x a
ZUbc gifts of vcstcroav
those that are the treasured mementos of years gone by the tokens of love,
friendship and good will. In many instances they have far outlived the giver;
but the spirit that prompted them has been reciprocated in kind, again and
again, by the memories these one-tinie gifts invoke.
Perhaps it is an old-fashioned brooch, a broken set of earrings, a ring worn
thin, an old-fashioned watch they arc the gifts that, surviving all others,
have come down through time to find a permanent place in our affections.
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Things of greater intrinsic worth have long since departed and been forgotten;
others of lesser value have soon outlived their usefulness and been relegated
to the ash heaps of dead memories. . . .
But these are. the cherished gifts. They wore created for that purpose. . And
the giver, in selecting them, but exercised that spirit which had always made
him dear to us. They seem to personify his own affectionate regard.
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Certainly if there is a Gift Store, it is this. Where else can youfind those
things so thoroughly symbolical of affection and the wish to be remembered?
' Why, that is what they were created for!
THIELE & GUENDEL
Proprietors Barnes Jewelry Co. '
forth every -fTort to save the steers
but It w.ia useless. The Ions of four
teen steers runs up Into money and
should Act us a Ipbhoii to others who
mlKht unthinkingly do the sumo
thing.
CONGRESS TO SPEND ..
MONEY FOR THE WEST
Alliance Gets Appropriation of $15,
OOO for Completion of the Fed
era! Building
Congresa resumed business at the
old atand Monday with little out of
the ordinary to warrant extended dis
cretion according to news reports.
The congratulations and condolences
feetweeen members who had been re
elected or had been relegated to prl
pate life, were spoken In the lobbies
Cfctormer days where men of opposite
parties threw themselves Into one an
other's arms, being entirely missing
from the picture.
It was business from the beginning
and outside of trie warm receptions
accorded Vice President Marshall
and speaker Champ Clark as they
appeared in their respective places ns
the presiding officers over the two
houses, the wheels of legislation be
gan to grind early, betokening a de
sire to accomplish everything possible
within the time limit set by the con
stitution for this session, namely
March 4.
The roll call In senate and house
disclosed that the entire Nebraska
delegation was present, a number of
the members coming in on early
morning trains, to be on band when
'the gavel fell, calling the house to
Messrs. Lobeck, Sloan and Shallen
berger came in together from Chica
go, as did Oreen of Council Bluffs,
la. Representative Klnkald arrived
Monday morning, by the southern
route from Nebraska. Representative
Ueavis has been ni Washington since
shortly after election, while Repre
sentative Stephens arrived In the
capital last week. Senator Norrls has
been in Washington for a fortnight
Sefhator Hitchcock arriving on Satucr
day.
On Tuesday tne President's mes
sage to congress was read. It was one
of the shortest messages ever sent to
congress but is full of suggestions.
The complete text of the message ap
pears elsewhere in this Issue of the
Herald. It la well worth reading
clear through to the end.
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The Appropriations
Nebraska and South Dakota come
In for their full share of the appro
priations and Alliance is right at the
head of the list, scheduled for an ap
propriation of $15,000 for the com
pletion of the federal building now
being erected here. Following is the
schedule of appproprlatlons for build
ings in process of erection:
For public buildings in process of
erection:
Alliance, Neb., postofflce, for
completion 15,000
Belle Fourche, S. P., for con-
tlnuation 25,000
Buffalo, Wyo., for comple
tion 31.500
Carroll. Ia., postoftke, con
tinuation , .... 25.000
Central City, Neb., continu
ation 15,000
Chadron, Neb., postofflce,
completion 40,000
Chariton. Ia., postcttice for
continuation 45,000
Charles City, Ia., postofflce
for completion 10,000
Cherokee, Ia, postofflce for
continuation , 25,000
Cody, Wyo., postofflce for
completion 10,000
Glenwood, Ia., postofflce for
continuation 25,000
Grlnnell, Ia.. postofflce for
completion ,f - 18,000
Maquoketa, la., postofflce
for completion 15,000
Redfirld, 8. D-, postofflce for
completion 13,000
Wahoo. Neb., postofflce. for
completion 39,500
Washington, la., postofflce
for completlonn 5.000J
under lue reclamation service:
For North Platte project. Nebras-ka-Wwomlng.
$1,170,000. this be
ing $70,000 over appropriation for
1917.
For Bellle Fourche project $274.
000 being $176,000 increase over
1917.
For Shoshone project, Wyoming,
$252,000 a decrease of $509,000
from 1917 appropriation.
Included In the estimates for 1918
as presented to congress through the
treasury department are the follow
tog appropriations other than for
federal buildings:
Indian school. Genoa, Including pay
of superintendents, $$!.
000; general repairs.
$7,5000; addition to hos
pital. $2,500; employes'
quarters, $7,120; purchase
and erection of steel water
tank, $2,400; In all 88,320
Insane Institution at Canton
S. D 60,000
Support of Sioux of Yankton
tribe (S. D.) 14,000
Education of Sioux nation
(S. D.). Including erec
tion and repair of. build
ings 200.000
Support of Indian school at
Flandreau. S. D 83,955
Support of Indian school at
Pierre, S. D.- (an Increase
of $22,000 over 1917) ... 82,025
Support of Indian school at "
Rapid City. S. D. (a de
crease of $18,000 from the
1917 appropriation) 65,500
Support of Sioux of different
tribes, including the San
tee Sioux of Nebraska . . ,307,000
Hot Springs reservation .... 10,000
Support of Indian , school at
reservation, Shoshoni, Wy. 36,725
Support of Shoshones' em
ployes (Wyo.) 6.000
Roads and bridges, Shoshone
reservation (reimbursable) 25,000
DATES OF COMlVd
KVKNTS IX NKHKASKA
December 4. 5, 6. 7. 8 and 9 Annu
al Poultry and Pet Live Stock
Show at Beatrice.
December 6, 7 and 8 Annual Con
vention of State Irrigation Assoc!
ation at Bridgeport.
December 12, 13 and 14 State con
ventlon of County Commissioners,
Supervisors and Clerks at Alll
ance.
December 12, 13 and 14 Nebraska
Farmers' Congress at Omaha.
December 19, 20 and 21 State Vet
erinarlans' Association meeting at
Lincoln.
December 20 and 21 Convention of
National Farmers' Equity Union at
Omaha.
January 1, 2, S, 4, 5 and 6 State
Poultry Show at Kearney.
January 15. 16. 17. 18. 19 and 20
State Improved Live Stock Assoc!
ation meeting at Lincoln.
January 16, 17 and 18 Annual con
. j ' m 1. i ir.i a
miuo 'vi ixruriBii volunteer
Firemen at Auburn.
January 16, 17, 18 and IIS Winter
Apple, Floral and Potato show at
Lincoln.
PHIMAItY TIlACIIKIt
HAS SMALLPOX
Miss Kva Crocker, a primary
teacher at the Central school, is 111
with smallpox, hating been quaran
tined Thursday afternoon at her
rooming place at 615 Box Butte ave
nue. Sho left school Wednesday of
last work to consult a physician and
then learned that she bad smallpox.
The school was dluildd at noon
that day and the entire building fum
igated. The fact that school was to
be dismissed anyway for the Thanks
K.ving holidays made It very conven
ient to give the building a thorough
fumigation. When Miss Crocker
complained of not being well It was
tbxught she might have la grippe, as
vt has been an epidemic of la
giippe in the schools and several of
the teachers have been compelled to
have substitutes tench fot them.
MAIL YOUH CHRISTMAS
PACKAGES KAULY IS CALL
Post-offlce officials have Issued the
suggestion. -Do your Christmas
mailing early, and that means do It
no." Fearful of a rush of business
In the several days before Christmas
which will Jam the postal system so
that some mall, will necessarily be
delayed, postal officials have issued
the warning that all may have an op
portunity to provide themselves and
their relatives and friends against
disappointment.
According to one, It Is absolutely
urgent that mall coin in fi,
tountrles gets away at once If Christ
mas ueuvenes are Doped for. The
censorship of the belligerent coun
tries spells delay and even countries
not at war will have delay.
Postal employees all over the
Country am lnnklne rnrur. ik
dread to the Christmas parcel-post
iuitu. ii mose wno usually wait un
til the last minute will hurry up,
mall their packages and mark them,
"Not to be opened until Christmas,"
they will confer a series of Joys, one
to the recipient and one to every pos
tal employee who has to handle the
package.
FOURTEEN STEERS TUllNED
INTO CORN STALKS DIED
Farmers should heed the warning
against turning cattle Into the corn
fields at this time of the year. It Is
almost bound to prove fatal as the
poison In the stocks now acts quick
ly. Fourteen head of three-year-old
steers belonging to E. T. Kibble of
t his city were turned Into the corn
stalks at the Kibble ranch east of
Alliance with the result that they
died Wednesday and Thursday sight
A veterinary was called and he put
MJOTTSBLVFF TO HAVE
WHOLESALE GROCERY
Through the efforts of the Com
mercial Ctub at Scottsbluff that town
iS no WaSSUred of a whnlennla
ery nrm, according to reports. It is
huiu mai uaymona uros. & Clark,
Wholesale arocera of I.lnpnlfi him
closed a deal for property along the
Duningion ngni or way on First
Btreet, east o f what is known as the
Bowen storage track. The plans for
a building are said to be under way,
to be of brick, and large enough to
take care of a branch of this kind.
Work on the proposed building is ex
pected to be started In the near fu
ture and to be rushed to a rapid
completion. It la stated that A- E.
Brown. Who for no in A tlma hua hun
a traveler for the firm, la slated to
manage the brick house.
REGARDING POTASH INDUSTRY
Omaha. Nebr. Omaha nsnnl
have Invested about $1,000,000 In an
Infant Industry in the western part
of Nebraska within the last ninety
days and already they are being paid
immense returns upon their Invest
ment, ine money has been spent in
the alkalal flats and Ink hnrfa hith
erto deemed worthless, but now are
proving to be veritable gold mines,
as they are giving large amounts of
commercial potash. Potash on the
market today Is bringing nearly $J
a pound.
This Dotaah industry In wxalom
Nebraska was first made possible
through the investigation of E. A.
Cudahy, of the Cudahy Packing Com
pany, and W. A. Page, of the Amer
ican Smeltlnar and lipflntnc rum.
pany, together with the Redlcks and
a numoer oi capitalists. They be
gan silently by securing long-time
leases on larua tmrta nf nlknlui flute
and lake beds in Garden and Sheri
dan counties.
Nearly $500,000 ha hpn Invoui.
ed in evanoratlne ntanta at Ifoffl.inil
and Antioch. The method of getting
the potash la to sink deep wells Into
the hard pan soil. These, wells are
cased with iron and the water,
strongly Impregnated with the pot-
asn, is pumpea to tne evaporating
plants where the ininera lis separat
ed from the water. This 4s done by
boillne off tha water, leavlne noth
ing nut tne potash, salts and crys
tals. More than a thousand men are
given employment in these fields.
At another place, instead of separ
ating the potash from the water by
the evaporating method, hues metal
tanks are used and the sun evapor
ates the water.
A HAUMARK SPECIAL
DIAMON
D RINGS
at Prices Surprisingly Low
Nolhirjj but the best of Its kind
is ever knowingly admitted to this
store. W hen we announce a conces
sion in price it means on ihc same
excellent quality you always expect.
We and hundreds of other Hallmark
Stores combined and imported direct
an enormous lot of selected diamonds
of pood quality and mounted them in
solid pold rings. To appreciate just
how this co-operative Hallmark Stdre
buying gives your dollar extra pur
chasing power, you have only to sea
these Diamond Kings at their excep
tionally low prices. '
treasured by values elsewhere
even in bijf New York stores experts
will know that, as priced by its, part
of these diamonds, cost you nothing.
Better come early, as these rins are
sure to rrn fast. Diamond, you know,
arc inclined to increase in value and
are therefore considered a good investment.
Do Your Christinas Shopping Karly at
F. 15. HOLSTEN'S
Jewelry and Drug Store
A4 1S.00
M A4d. $18.00
W A50 10.00
M A55 $.00
H A 57 SJ5.00
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WHY BUSINESS IS GOOD
Burlington Ofllclal THIs Why Traffic
is ko Heavy l'otato, liert aitd
drain Shlpnieuu Large .
A Durlington traffic man was ask
ed why business is so heavy on the
road and replied according to a
news story in the State Journal,
"Easiest thing on earth to answer."
He name's the large crop of potatoes,
sugar beets, grain, etc., as one of the
causes, and says: "You know why It
Is heavy In the grain producing sec
tions of Nebraska. That is no mys
tery to you. You know that the
farmers are howling for grain cars
and that the westbound business is
heavy the manufactures or the east
bought with grain money from the
farm. Easy to explain so far as
eastern Nebraska is concerned.
"Now take the short grass country
where the cattle Industry is the big
thing. The cattlomen had a big
year. They have sold a big crop of
cattle, produced at little cost and
with practically no loss. In the
same region they have raised great
crop of potatoes and harvested a
great deal of hay. Then take the
sugar beet producing regions of the
northwest and weBt. 'The boet crop
was good, brought a big price and
the Industry is booming. Two new
Hueiir factories aro to be pla?d In
operation next year on Durlington
northwest lines. Thousands of acres
of beets have been contracted for and
to produce these beets means an in
crease In population. An increase
in population means more business
for the railroad. Boets and potatoes
have brought big returns during the
past year. Many instances are
known where the potato crop per
acre brought a greater net return
than the land has been held at.
"Get a little farther out Into the
oil and coal producing regions. New
oil fields are being opened and old
oil fields are rapidly Increasing their
production. To get the oil means
that machinery must be bought and
shipped and once the oil Is got It
nrust be shipped. The railroad is
handling a vast quantity of oil now.
"The iron producing territory on
our lines has bad a season of won
derful richness. With the demand
for Iron ore and the high price of
iron the business, has been heavy.
Tonnage baa been heavy and gives
evidence of growing heavier.
"The demand for coal is greater
than the supply and the roads are
now bending their energies to get
enough of this necessity into the
hands of consumers to last thru the
winter. The price of coal, like other
things, has gone up.
"Then the sheep industry has been
unusually good bo good, in fact,
that sheep men are getting alarmed
over it. With ewes selling from $7
to $9 where a few years ago $5 was
a high price, with wool selling at 30
cents where a short time ago it was
hs low as 20, you can see for your
self that there Is some boom there.
In fact, the price of sheep Is so high
that sheep men are seriously debat
ing whether It will be wise to contin
ue In the business. .With the
ended and woo lbelng shipped lavr
from Australia and other British poav
sessions a price tumble is sure t
come. The wariness of those aheap:
men may keep the prices up for m
while longer than they would stays
umerwisp. . .
"The Northwest Is reeking wttJS
ready money too much, In fact, tsf
make the situation look the best. 19
has such a boom-like appearanesi
that a great many are hedging staff
getting ready for a change, but k
the meantime traffic will keep unv VS
will hit ttmn nnnneh for hnaineaat fka
take the slump so many are looktatf
for whnn thu alumn pnmni '
"People have the money to pay fia
what they buy and the ready so'
change of money for products of tfc
farm and factory makes good trsw ;
portatlon- business. Business w0
DAntlniiA trnrA until tha tr ah
CLAIM SERUM FAULTY '
Several Sarpy county farmers
have lost all the way from 1S9
2 00, hogs from cholera after
were Inoculated, have laid the
ter before Senator Hitchcock,
gressman Lobeck and several '.
officials and legislators In an effevtf
to Interest them in the serum M
cholera whfch, they claim, has Xumt
faulty In many eases. An Invest
tion is promised In the serum bwssv
ness. One farmer near Oretna Baa
a suit pending against a serum tm
pany for $S,000.
SOLDI KHS KXPMTED HOMRT
According to a letter received: att
Beatrice from one of the rompT
C boys doing duty along the MextsM
border In Texas, there Is a possi
lty that the Nebraska regiments wUi
be relieved from service before
ChriKimas. 1
Clean roiton thi'b wnniod nt, 'Pg
Herald ottici. We p;) I! w cents
per pound. Wcolva r:e wnnted.
Sound, alert, 45 h. pT,
weight 3005 pounds,
this describes the 6-30
5-passengerChalmerSe
It is the kind of an auto
mobile most motorists
search for in buying
their second car. A
sensible price-$1090.
(Alsric f klMraU)
LOWBY & HENRY
Dealers '
Alliince, Nebraska
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