Flowers for the Ladies
and a
SPECIAL PROGRAM
on the
Opening Day
Mail Inquiries
and orders will receive
prompt attention
Goods shipped on approv
al by Parcel Post
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The announcement made in this newspaper last week hascreated much interest among the ladies of Alliance and this portion of western Nebraska. This store, the only Exclusive Ladies'
Rcady-to-Wear Store in western Nebraska, is going to set a mark that will bo appreciated by its patrons. It will pay you, as one of those who appreciate good clothes, to make us a visit, sec the
goods and prices. It is our aim to provide our customers with the latest styles at the lowest prices consistent with quality. No one has better buying facilities. No one can offer later goods and
later styles. When you purchase your clothing at THE FASHION SHOP you can depend on having the latest and best. Wc arc starting out from the very first with complete stocks in all lines,
which will be constantly replenished with new goods. The goods carried by this store will be of the highest grade, pleasing and attractive. You will find the newest models and exclusive patterns
of quality better than the average. The prices are no higher than those of inferior goods. Wc invite the most critical inspection of goods and prices.
Do not forget that the opening date will be
Saturday, March
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You will find on display at this store a complete stock of the latest styles in:
DRESSES. The soft Oros dc Londre, Chiffon Taffetas, Georgette Crepes, etc., in the smart afternoon, dinner and semi-dress models.
SPRING COATS. Hundreds of styles in Spring Coats. Every coat a correct, new spring style. Checked coats, fancy plaid coats, white chinchilla coats, mixture
coats, fine all-wool serge and poplin coats, new loose-back styles, belted coats, leather-trimmed coats, etc.
TAILORED SUITS. The newest goods. Of superior quality. The copies of the foreign models show many entirely new ideas. Colors: New Reseda, Rose, Hague Blue,
Copenhagen, Mauve, Bayelar, Black, etc. Materials: Gaberdines, Poiiee, Poplins, Taffetas, Silk Poplins, Gross dc Londre, etc.
SILK TAFFETA PETTICOATS. NEW SEPARATE SKIRTS. A LA PRINCESS CORSETS. WASH and SILK WAISTS.
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LADIES' RBST ROOM puts you under no obligations to buy
It is always opem for your convenience ""jO fl fl "fl '7 Come in and get acquainted
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Hemingford Department
Roy Armstrong journeyed to Alli
ance Sat or day.
Kiss Geraldine Shull was in Alli
ance, Monday evening.
Several auto loads from here at
tended the Bevan sale Tnesday.
Emmet Johnson of Siowx county
interviewing our merchants this
M. S. Shull is away this week, and
me are informed he is looking for a
location.
Miss Mary Iodence from near Mar
pie was doing some shopping in
town Wednesday.
Clark Mickey and his mother, .Mrs.
John Mickey, spent a couple of Hays
in town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mabin were
among those who took in tin- movies
at Alliance Monday eveninc.
Mr. Womack is unable to be at hi
position in the olds Iruu Store this
week on account of Ml health.
Mr. and Mrs. .'. T. LutUr were
among those who went to Alliance to
attend the show Monday evening.
The tine showers we h;ie leen get
ting the last few days are getting 1 1n
around in tine shape for the catly
crop...
.l.i Wood went down to Mitt lu ll
last Saturday where l.e made final
proof on his homestead, returning
Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Moravek returned
Wednesday to her home near Canton
having sp Mit the last week in town
with friends.
The ha by daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Hughes, who has been so
dangerously ill with pneumonia, is
considerably better.
Jim Curry came in from his home
near Curly Wednesday and a couple
of days with his father and mother.
Grandpa and Grandma Curry.
A Mr. Sharp is jeweler at the Olds
Drug store. By installing a repair
shop and securing a first class jewel
er Mr. Olds has filled a long-felt
want.
Mrs. B. K. Klsea and hod Jake El
sea came in from Sioux county Mon
day. Mrs. Elsea remained in town
for a few days, but Jake retimed to
their home Monday evesinr.
Mrs. Gladys Woods, better known
around here as Kidy Burleigh, and
who has been very critically 111 at
her borne in Montana, is some better,
a fact we are pleased to state.
Mrs. It. Marshall and scn Frankie
who have spent the li.st three
months with relatives here left Wed
nesday for San Diego, Calif., where
they expect to make their home.
Tiie Bevan Bros., having' docided
to leave this country, sold at public
!ile last Tuesday all their stock and
machinery. Everyfhinir sold well.
There was a lar-ec rowd in attend
ance. Mr. and Mrs. I'. K 'hi istensen re
turned Tuesday from a month's stay
in Omaha where Mrs. Cliristeiisen un
derwent an operation on the eyes,
from which she lias nearly recovered,
and her eyes were much improved.
Mrs. Barrett and daughter left
here for Omaha Wednesday. From
there they will go to Council Bluffs.
Iowa, to join Mr Barrett, who left a
few days a no. The Barrett family
leave behind a host of tnentls who
wish for 'them the best of everything:.
The Difference
Between the Cost of Good
and Cheap Printing
is so slight that he who goes
shopping from printer to
printer to secure his printing
at a few cents less than what
it is really worth hardly ever
makes day laborer wages at
this unpleasant task.
If you want good work at
prices that are right, get your
job printing
At This Office
LOOKOl T .OTKS
Miss Erna Mirk el is on the sick lisi
at this writing.
Bud McLaughlin is isitint Mr.
Male's home at present.
Miss Emma Barry is visiting Fitz
gerald's at this writitrc
John Liggett and wife were visit
ors in Alliance Saturday.
Mr. Male and Alfred McLaughlin
were callers at the Fitzgerald home
Sunday.
Mank Keneau is talking about leav
ing the sandhills and going to Meek
er, Colo.
Miss Alice McLaughlin and mother
were callers at Miss Etna Birke) s.
Saturday.
Lee McLaughlin and Julius Birkel
are noted as famous skunk hunters
in the hills.
The dame at McLaughliu's was
well attended and an enjoyable time
is reported.
The dance at Male's. Monday, was
well attended, and everybody reports
a tine time.
We were all glad to see the siililing
face of Willie Sherlock at Hale's
dance Monday.
The school in district ( is well at
tended and the pupils are all trying
to make up for lost time.
Charles Soth is going to leave the
hills Toj- the table land. We always
hate to loose a good neighbor.
Maylne Fitzgerald has fiuite a turn
keeping her herd of sheep together
at school. They all keep get! in i:
sick.
Miss Maggie Fitzgerald was get
ting along nicely after her sick spell,
but caught cold and is reported some
worse again.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford and
sister Miss Haark departed lor Ster-j
ling. Colo., where they will make
their future home.
Menry Smith was in town Friday,
and on the way home was accompan
ied by Misses Violet and Clarrissa
Soth, and also by his sister.
PATENT CHAFING IRON
Ijim uI Bleu Orgauijinz 4 oa-span? lit
Manufacture sew Puieal for mm
Uttili-uad KatMMeal
W. il. Wilsou. L. L Dunbar, C. L.
Wilson and James Irwin are organiz
ing a company for the purpose of
manufacturing and selling a newly
patented "chaing iron" for use on
railroad engines and tenders. The
patent is known aa the Wilson and
Dunbar patent and is the connection
between the engine and tender. The
new patent takes up the slack be
tween the two and tills a long-felt
want, us heretofore it has been nec
essary to shorten the dram bar be
tween the two every few months.
With the new patent installed it is
not necessary to shorten the drawbar
oftener than three years. The law
does not allow more than one-half
inch slack. A model of the new pat
ent has been tried out for seventeen
months on a local freight engine and
has fulfilled all the claims of its in
ventors. A technical description
will be given in a later article in The
Merald.
CROWDS AT STYLE SHOW
Living Models Seen at Harper I)e
t.rtineiit Store This
Afternoon
Rare Old Bible.
I. G. C.iltner, 2-4 Harris avenue, is
the poFsiHsor of a Bible which he
says has been in his family murn than
100 years, relates the Irelianaitolia
News. This Bible was in the Hood
in West Indianapolis and was rescued
though in a somewhat damaged con
dition. It is a folio of more than l.Onu
pages and contains not only the gen
erally accepted books of the Old and
New Testaments, but the apocryphal
books of the Old Testament. It is print
ed In rare old Germau text, and the
illustrations, which ar numerous, ap
pear to be of a much earlier date than
the book itself. The iilowing I a
translation of a part of the full rage
title of the book: Bihlia: That is
the entire Holy Scripture of the Old
and New Testaments with their trans
ktfion into our Herman mother-tongue
as begun by Ilerr Doctor Martin Lu
ther in 1022 and completed in l,:!t,
and afterward with thu summaries of
Merr .lohann Sanbcrti, also with di
verse instructive explanations above
every chapter, by Ilerr f o tor Salo
mon; now provided with entirely new
and beam if u) copper pictures; wi;tt a
preface by Merr Johann Michael J t 1
herrn. Published by the Johanii
Andrea Tradea company, 174, Nures
berg.
The Harper Department store was
thronged with ladies this afternoon
and a few brave men scattered
thru the crowd to see the showing
of spring styles worn by a number of
living models. The store had been
prettily decorated for this festive oc
casion, and six or seven hundred la
dies of the city prevailed themselves
of the opportunity of seeing the fit
ting garments of the season displayed
In a becoming manner. The spring
coats in the novelties, chinchillas and
coverts were certainly smart, the
suits of taffeta, serge and silk pop
lins showed good selections and were
"classy". The (Jage hats were in
pre-eminence and were popular with
the ladies, as were the shoes and
other garments shown. Suits for
young men were displayed, and arti
cles for apparel for misses, children
and boys were worn.
The elevated center of the store
was used for the promenade, and the
models could be well seen from any
dace on the lower Iloor. Five hun
dred carnations were given away, and
music was furnished under the dii
ectorship of I'aul Thomas, by Nor
man McCorkle. W.-'i. Latnon. Harvey
U luley. Harvey Kills, and Mr. McEl
lianey. The event was a pleasant one
for the onlookers, and this evening
the showing will probably be wit
nessed by more than double the number.
ENGINEERS EMPLOYED
Lincoln Finn Employe! by Council
! Draw I'Iuiih and Sjx-cifica-Hons
for IJeMrvoir
By unanimous vote, at a special
meeting held Monday night, the city
council decided to employ Crant and
: Fulton, a Lincoln firm, to draw up
the plana and specifications for the
; new city reservoir. By the terms of
their bid, for one-eighth of the cost
; of the job, this firm will take charge
; of the preliminary plans and will fur
nish a man to supervise the construc
tion, guaranteeing that everything
will be according to specifications and
taking all responsibility in this re
spect from the members f tha oaa-
cll.
The new reservoir will have a ca
pacity several times greater than tho
standpipe and will permit of direct
pressure when needed, wblrh Is suf
ficient grounds for a maic-ial reduc
tion in insurance rW.
The cost of the ir,. rur will b
I SO, 000, aud with the funds bow oh
hand and the income in thin depart
ment it is estimated that tU oat an
be cared for without iL.uw-ug th.
city in debt.
In the Couuty Court .r I to a Butte
County, ivcinjo-lu
In the Matter oi ttt EbiU wi Mict-
uel Bayer, deceased.
Notice to all persons interested In
said estate is hereby Klven that Mary
Bayer, Administratrix of said eetati,
will meet the creditors of said estate
at the county courtroom in the city
of Alliance, said touut), uu lug 1 3 ti i
day of March, 1916, and the 18th day
of September, 1916, at the hour of
10 a. m. for the purpose of tho hear
ing, adjustment and allow a aco of
claims ugainst said estate. All per
sons having cluiinb or uetuandt
against said estate must hie the sam
in said court on or telor - the 18th
day of September, Jt.lti. or said
claims wilt be f uevct bui-cl.
Hated this 3 1"' day of January.
1916.
L. A BERRY.
(SEAL) county Judg-t.
Burton & KedJl.-.h, Attorney.;.
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xom'KTo uitiiwTons
In the Matter of the Instate of Henry
C. Spauldiug, licensed.
In the County Court of Box Butte
County, Nebraska.
Notice to all persons interested in
said estate is heresy given that the
administrator with the will annexed,
of said estate, will met I ihu ci editors
of said estate at the county court
room in the city or Alh.u . ! :,aid
county, on the 19th day oi August,
1916, at the houi of 9 o'clock A. M.,
for the purpose of the heaving, ad
justment and allowance o. claims
against said estate. AM perpons hav
ing claims or denr.nri? against said
e8 late must file the aiu ' said
court on or before the 19t day of
August, 1916, or said claims w,ll bn
forever barred.
Dated February It, 1916.
L. A. LEKUi,
(SEAL) County Judg.
ll-5t-684-6615
Legal Blanks for
Sale at This Office
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