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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1914)
T From Friday's Dally: Frank Mann from Lakeside an In tnan today making proof - on hta land. Norman McCorkle leaves this after noon for a few days' pleasure trip to Omaha. . i :. : Ray Thompklns wag arrested Jan. 4 on charge of loafing. Cae Van dismissed Jan. 6, 1914. " -v ' Ethel and Frances Nolan left last eight for a few days' visit with friends at Lincoln. Roy Hutchison and wife came up from Ellsworth yesterday to do some shopping, returning home today. Mrs.' Geo. Smith of Alliance was operated on Tuesday in Omaha at Gt Katherlne hospital, and is doing very nicely. Mrs. Jay Can- and Mrs. Fred Vaugn were called to Broken' Bow yesterday to the death bed of their father, J. G. Painter. I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson, of North of Lakeside came la yester day to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. hner Peterson for a few days. Chas. R. Robert and Sarah Gam ble were untried tai marriage by Judge Berry, January 3. The' bride it of Alliance and the groom is a rancher from near Orlando, where the couple expect to make their future home. John Halsteadt and wife returned last night from Grand Lsland where they were visiting their daughter. Stopped off in Alliance today on the way to their home, twenty miles south of I-Aketslde. From Saturday's Dally: Dr. Merrick returned today from a trrp to Edigemont. H Jesse Watson was down today from the ranch on business. Mrs. Elliott of Hemdngford came down today ; on,, 44 on .butdmess, re turning today on 43. Harry Dubuque expects to go to Hot Springs, S. Dak., to join his wife for a few days. I Engineer B. W. Beardon left on 43 this noon to take a helper en gine on Crawford Hill. Howard Wilson of Whitman came In yesterday to visit his mother and 4ster, returned today on 44. Logan Champ and E. G. Lalng re turned this morning from Crawford, where they" witnessed a wrestling match. L. L. Alridch, sheriff from Falls City, came yesterday to take Benj. Grltms-tead back today to Falls City with him. The wrestl'tag bout at Crawford last night was good. -The wrestlers were Kid Florian of Whitman and Kid - Edson of Alliance. Kid Edson won. . I The hardware and implement stock of E. C. Kendrick ft Company of Marsland was burned out this morn ing at S o'clock. It is not known bow the fire started. Mrs. Anna Zehrung received word her father, J. J. Watts, of Spring field. Mo., has a stroke of paralysis, and Mrs. Zehrung expects to have to go to hdfl bedside at any time, as be is not expected to recover. From Monday's Dally: O. L. Stanley was quite sick day and Saturday. FYi William McLaughHa to la town from the Box A ranch. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hart, Saturday morning. Mrs. Pete Swaneon came down to do some shopping this morning. i C. A. Newberry returned yester day from a trip to Chicago and Mil wautoee. Ev Reck, who has been in the hos- dtal several weeks. Is now able to 1e down town. Wes Thompson, a former ranch man south of Alliance, now of Ida- do, is in town on business. Miss Eunice Burnett, Mrs. W. D. Eedtker, Mtaa B. Smith and Mr. Dar row gave a concert in Hemingford Friday evecbig. The Knights of Columbus will give a luncheon and smoker tonight; In the club rooms. They expoot to put on a play tn the near" future. . Miss Devona Dickinson, teacher in the Hopkins district northeast of Hemlngford, was vterttdng her parent In Alliance over Saturday and Sun day. I ' '; "' . Miss Ola Burmood was operated on at St. Josephs hospital this morn ing by Drs. Hershman and Copsey. She was getting along very well this afternoon. O. E. Colrrkk, a member of the Adams Expreea company force in Al liance, 4a on a thirty days' vacation trip to Nemaha; Nebr., St. Ixuls, and otlnt points. .A Joint recital will be glvpn at the opera house Friday eventing, the twentieth, by John lYmee, Jr., dram atic render and impersonator, and Mr. Darrow. I Miss Bar lot Richards was operated on Saturday mornIm at the hospital for Bippendicitte. Drs. Hershman and Oopeey performed the operation. She is getting along very nicely. Frank ColMne, a plumber, wag ar rested and fined fifty dollars for va grancy, couldn't pay fine h b la city jail. He refused this morning to work, so will be fed on bread and water. Paul Lewis, 18, was arrested Wed nesday for drunkenness and disorder ly conduct. Judge Zurn gave him a good lecture, and he is out on two hundred fifty dollar bond until the next term of district court. I James Cobey called at The Herald office today for leave of absence blanks. He has purchased a quar ter section of land west of his claim in Garden county, Sec. 8-23-47, and wishes to go onto it for a while to make improvements. Bob Ray was arrested Thursday for gambling and solWng liquor to minors. He waived examination and was given one thousand dollar bond. He w&e unable to raise his bond so will be held in the coimy tjatil until next term of district court, May 4. J. T. Banning, representative of rlhe Columbia Fire Insurance com pany, is staying In the city for a few days looking nfter buaiuess. Mr. Banning la a popular man with his customers ami as well as the travel ing men with whom he associates. George E. Davis returned this morning from Lincoln, where he went to the bedside of his mother several days ago. His mother is now recovering from a severe case of gallstones. The weather in Lin coln dropped to twelve degrees be low zero while he was there. I Elder G. W. Berry of Angora was the guest of Prof, and Mrs. G. M Burns at dinner today noon. He came In on 304, leaving on 43 for 1 lam tag ford. Mr. Berry is a Seventh Day Ad vent 1st minister, and will conduct services for that church at Hemlng ford and at Crawford. From Tuesday's Dally: Dr. Merrick is quite ill with la grippe. Maud Spacht is off duty on ac count of illness. Dr. C. E. Slagle returned today from his eastern trip. I A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Manger, February 2. I A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs Jesse Helling. February 7. I A girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs J. C. Henley, February 9. Chas. Lewis Griffin took up a po sition at Holsten'e yesterday. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Montgomery has pneumonia. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Haggerty Februay 1. O. L. Powell of two and a half units north of town is quite iD J. E. Porter, attorney or Crawford was fa town on business today. George Richardson of Broadwater was in the city today on business. I The Elks will give a dancing party Friday evening at tbefr ctufo rooms. J. J. Dole, master nvecJuutlc, went to Iiimoln yesterday on 42 on busi ness. I Mr. and Mrs. Claude Vaughn re turned today on 4:1 from a visit to CluHaga. Miss Iaura Johnson, teacher In Chirks district, was In town yester day on bustnem I William Morris, who has been quite 111' with 4 congestion of the lungs, is greatly Improved. I Supt. W. M. Wetdenh-tmer and Oeml.Bupt. E. E. Young went to Edgemont today on 43. Mrs. M. C. Hubble returned yester day from Omaha; where she has been for the past week. The Ladles' Aid of the Baptist church will meet wikh Mra Dr. Bow man, Wednesday afternoon, at 2: SO. Mr. and Mrs. W, R. Harper return ed today on 43 from Chicago, where thev have been buying their spring I Lewis Calkins had the misfortune yesterday to get fragaments of a toothpick lodged h his throat and had to have medical attention. I Phil. A. Boooo of SheridKuut, Wyo., who is we'll known kn Alliance and has many friends hero, will pass thru on 42 tonight on his way east. I K. L. rear, O. L. Harris. W. II. Roland, C. E. Will arte and Chas. A. Burlew of HemlAgford, were in Alli ance yesterday on business. A ifcramload of sheep came In last njght from the Guernsey line. They feed in the local yards and go eat to the Omaha or Chicago markets. The Ladles' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church will meet at the church Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Wilson will be hosbosee. LeRoy Brewer, fireman of Ard- mor is visltin friends here and Harry Townley of Alliance went up to Ardmore to take Mr. Brewer's place on the road. Tom Rowland returned from an extended visit in the east today. He reports great storms and cold weath er thruout that part of the counlry. Mr. Rowland visited in Chicago, New York and other eastern cttles. James Donovan was arrested last night for drunkenness and disorderly ornduct. He was given his prefer ence of putting up one hundred dol lar bonds and leaving town to take the Keeley Cure, or remaining tn the city Jail. He paid his bond and will leave tonight for Grand Island. From Wednesday's Dally: E. M. Banks left today on 43 for Gordon, Nebr. A. T. Lunn left on 43 today for; Crawford on business. i Dan Watson was In Alliance today from Berea, on business. , Mrs. 'Rolls Johnson, of Iteming-' ford, was in town today shopping. Mrs. W. L. Austin left on 43 to-1 day for Marsland to visit a few days. Chas. Bushnell of Antioch was in f town Tuesday and today on busl-; ness, returning to his home today. ! Mrs. I. L. Acheson left last night on 301 for Denver, where she will visit relatives and friends for about a week. i I ! Mrs. B. W. Bearden left today on 4 43 to visit her husband for a short time. Mr. Bearden is on the helper) at Crawford. -I- ' ! Mrs. II. D. Cartlandt of Bridge port stopped off In Alliance today between trains on her way to Car ter, Montana, for a visit. Superintendent C. D. Peckenpaugh of Sheridan, Wyoming, passed through Alliance today in his priv ate car enrouts to Omaha. Miss Effle Wolfe, who has been; visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Eng land, left last night on 301 for Den ver to visit her nelce. Dr. Frey. I Ray Cameron stopped off hers yesterday between trains. He was enrouts from Ellsworth, where he has been visiting relatives, to bis home at Scottsbluff. Mrs. Tom Halpln and daughter arrived from Sheridan, Wyoming, last night. Mr. Halpln la working at the Union Cleaning Works. They will make their residence In Alli ance. I Miss Julia Frostrom and Carl Frostrom are down from Heming ford. Miss Frostrom has been rls- IIKLtM)! WALT MASOX Herald reader ran now have a vllt with Walt Mfton, the genial poet who write his dally bit of philonophy for the big clly newspapers. Beginning to- day, till feature wllP be carried exclusively In The Herald In Al- liance. Other features will be added later. . Watch for them. Itlng here several days. Mr. Fros trom Is here on business. He re turned to Hemingford today. William Dunbar, aged sixteen, and Ord Lewis, aged fourteen, were sentenced by Judge Berry Tuesday to the reformatory. The boys were charged with stealing oats from C. A. Newberry, and a cow hide from the railroad, and several small arti cles. I Owendoleyn Davis came yesterday to Tlsit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. George J. Hand for a few days. She has been visiting In Grinnell, Iowa, for several months and also her sis ter Mrs. Fred Black for a couple of weeks at Lakeside. She will re turn to her home at Alberta, Cana da, the last of the week. From Thursday's Dally: Joe Smith's little boy had his ton sils removed yesterday. I Roadmaster Lynch of McCook di vision was In town Wednesday. i Florence C. Dalen, the nurse, left today for Bridgeport for a few days. R. A. Westover of Lakeside was In town yesterday and today on bus iness. 4 W. II. Lane of Bayard was a vis itor to Alliance yesterday on busi ness. ' Mrs. Ed Jeffers slipped and fell this morning giving her right arm an ugly fracture. Albert Nelson was operated on at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday, and Is doing very nicely. I M rs. E. C. Drake was called to Mlnatare today to the bedside of Mrs. Homer Sickles. I Sherman Thompson of Angora made a business trip to Alliance to day, returning on the noon train. I Joe J. Eret and Lorina A. Ed wards were united In marriage Feb ruary 12 by Judge Berry. The groom was from Douglas, Wyoming, and the bride from Chicago. The Skin and Not the Blood Until recently H has been a gener al accepted theory that ecaema was u diseiwe of the blood. Scientific in vestigation have taught us that oo ze ma la positively a skin dlttease and curable thru the ekhi alone. Mer ited Eczema Remedy is applied direct ly to the diseased skin. Do not de lay trying Merttol Eczema Remedy F. J. Brennan, Local Agent. BUSINESS GOOD FOR PLUMBERS Extreme Cold Weather Causes Pipes to Freeze and Burst. Turn Your Water Off The extreme cold weather Thurs day night caused an epidemic of frozen and bursted plumbing. The plumbers of AlUaace were kept busy all day long repairing breaks In pri vate homes. W. D. Zediker, who has a force of several men working for him, reported approximately fll ty calls during the day. Manager Dow of the city water de partment ordered a good supply of meter tops by wire. Meters are a- bout the first to suffer in a cold POSITIVE PROOF 8hould Convince ths Greatest Skep tic in Alliance Because ft' the evidence of ait Al liance ohlzea. Testimony easily investigated, The strongest endorsement of mer it. The best proof. Read it: Mrs. J. E. Whaley, 422 E. Oregon St., Alliance, Nebr.. says: "Over three years ago my kidneys became badly disordered and the kidney se cretions were unnatural. Whenever I stooped, sharp pains darted thru my loins and ft was hard for me to straighten. I tried many remedies bu all fatted to help me until used Doanr's Kidney PUW. They brot relief 4m a short time and I contin ued usio them until I was - free from kidney complaint. I have had no reason to c hangs my high opinion of Doan's Kidney Pins since 1 rcoonv mwtiided them some years ago." Price 60c, at ail dealers. Don't slm ply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Whaley had. Pouter-MUburn Co.. Props.. Buffalo. N. Y. WILL SPEAK OS t'ANADA lcturer, Writer and Kkplorer Will tJlve NMTh Illustrated With Moving Picture L. O. Armstrong, the noted lectur- er. , writer and explorer, will give an illustrated lecture on Saturday. ebruary 14th, at 2:30 p. m.. at the Crystal theatre. The following rtlcle taken from the Falrbnry N ews and Gaxetts tells of his lecture there. "Mr. L. O. Armstrong, a Canadian lecturer and explorer, will give his Illustrated Travel Talk on Western Canada at Steele's Opera House on Thursday evening, January 2th at 15. Mr. Armstrong will use mov ing pictures and colored slides. This an entertainment that appeals to all classes. It Is humorous and ed ucational and the lecturer Is worth listening to when talking about the White, Black, particularly Yellow nd Red skin races and their future relations to one another. "Mr. Armstrong was selected by the United States Federal govern ment men t and the state govern ments of Vermont and New York to conduct the Tercentenary celebra- ions on Lake Champlain and was made master of Pageans which last ed one week. The Rochester, N. Y. Herald says: Beginning with a fas cinating picture of fisher folk of St. Johns, Newfoundland, and of the coast of Labrador, views were shown of Montreal and Quebec, of the North Woods and of the St. Law rence river. Many pictures were shown of the Immense Canadian Northwest. Pictures of farm homes nd grain fields, herds of cattle. sheep and goats . The pictures plainly were not posed for. but were real, and depicted, the Canadian far mer at his best. The pictures of farm home scenes drew many com ments from the audience. When a familiar picture was shown of child hood life on the farm one large man In the audience was heard to remark n a tone of recollection: "Gee! I used to do that when I was a kid." A 8trong Indorsement W. 11. Holmes of the Decorah, la., Journal says, "I have been a suffer er from Piles and Henunorhoids for years. I got no relief until my drug- glM recommended Merttol Pile Rem-; edy. Before I had token half the1 Washington,- February 6. The In imckage the dtaireas was gone and'diamt or ths Fort Hall reservation I have had no trouble since. I woudd j in Idaho are the first tribe which te not take a thousand dollars and be'to receive the benefit of Secretary back in former condition." F. J. Lane's new uolkr of substantial e Urennan, Exelundve Agent.. . i ALLIANCE HAS ALL-STAR TEAM i High School Girls Win First Gams Played Here This Season, Last Night The girls' basket ball team of the Alliance High school defeated the Kimball giirld at the high school gym - Friday evening to the tune of' ui! to '. in spite of the frosty weath-1 er a good crowd was present to wit-. ness the game. The temperature of the gymnasium was very ooiuforta-i ble, and the basket ball fans enjoyed wat hing an excellent girls' game. Kuth Nation appeared to be the moat brilliant player of Alliance's be a great increase in the beef pro alUttar team, scoring 14 points. How-!ducWon on the reservation. ever, all the members of the. team showed thulr knowledge of the game. The Kimball girls have defeated Sid ney twice this tienou, so the de feat of Kimball by the Alliance team will be easily appreciated Following is he lineup of the to;fidtwe In the ability of the Indan teams: Alliance Right forward, Nel - lie Wright (1st half), Charlotte Moll - ring (2d half); left forward, Ruth Nation; center, Helen Hewett; right guard, Izetta Renswold; left Guard,! May NaJon; substitute, Roth Btur - geon. Kimball Right forward, Jen- nie Brann'igan; left forward, Grace Atkins; center, Agnes Forsling; right guard, Dora Bristol; left guard, I Jota-phitne Larson. PAT tiETU FREE HIDES City's Star Boarder Returns to Alli ance Sunday After Short Trip tn State Capital Pat Smith, the far famed city, boarder, who says that bread and! water is good enough for him, that he likes Alliance and would rather board with the city all his life, than to take a Job, was shipped to Lincoln last week in ths hops that hs would like the climate there and locate. But when Pat arrived In Lincoln ths minions of the law saw him, hailed him to ths police station and finding that hs was from Alliance they very kindly purchased him a ticket and sent him back to this point. Pat says he Intends to stay now. Exoslleat for Stomach Troabls. "Chamberlain's Tablstt ars Just fins for UMBSch trouble,1' writes Mrs. O. C Dunn, &K3!sunss!fiB! me great relief from the firai, sad sines Uk- ) log one bottle of Ihern J feel like a different person, ror est of su oeaien. asrer-tiMment. Sixty Years iho Stamford CHEAT, 3 fl Cream of Tcrfsr Pcrri;? KadafrcaCrcpsr , WOULD IjOWKU STATE KATES Express Companies Are Trying to Figure How They Can Re duce Hate to Compete- . The recent reductions mads in ex press rates by the express companies In accordance with an agreement with the Inter-state commerce com mission, affected only business that Koes from one state to another. This makes an odd situation in rates., . It is now cheaper to ship a package to Chicago than to Omaha or Kansas. City than to Lincoln. The rates on a seven pound pack age by Adams Express from Alliance to different points Is: 7 lbs. to Omaha, 66c. 7 lbs. to Lincoln, 66c. 7 lbs. to Denver, 31c. 7 lbs. to Council Bluffs, 36c. 7 lbs. to Chicago, 45c. 7 lbs. to St. Louis, 44c. 7 lbs. to New York, 67c. 7 lbs. to Kansas City, 39c. The express companies ars plan ning to give new rates on stats bus iness to correspond with the Inter state rates. INDIANS WILL RAI8E CATTLE Secretary Lans Prsctices Policy of Getting Indians to Raise a Greater Amount of Stock 1 1 oouragement for Indian tribes In raising more Mve stock, especial ry- ,.jttle. Thl r enervation la trnlcjrf of many others where ths land I particularly striLable for Uve stock grazing, and where at the present tune It is not half utilised for that purpose. At the present time there are about 4,000 cattle on the reser vation, though there is ample rang for at least 16,000 head of stock. From an available balance of about 125,000 in the treasury to the credit of the Fort Hall Indians, Secretary Lane recommended to ths President that $20,000 be expended in the pur- I base of bulls, cows and heifers, and I a few horses of an improved type. The result of this expenditure should The same action will be taken in re'tml to other tribes whenever pos sible, in order that the Indians may be encourgaed to get the most from their stock lands. In initiating thia polity the secretary expressed con- i to become succttwful stock raisers, ; and herders. He beliss that a real opportunity Is opened for them to aid the West la producing enough beef cattle to supply a demand now j ahead of production. . . XKW CI.KUK AT HAHPF.K'S Herman Stoneslfer, who was for merly employed for several years bf the King-Peck Clothing Company, and by Brandels ft Sons, of Omaha, arrived Tuesday morning to accept a position In the clothing depart ment of Harper s store. He is an experienced man, and comes well recommended. Advertise In Ths Herald the -psr ts people read. VALENTINES Fine line of Valentines and Valentine Post Cards Just received, both comic and artistic. -THE- Quality Variety Store 313 Box Butt Ave. Mrs. Izetta B. Ut3;iich, Prep.