AI.UAXCK II KHALI). FKIMUAKY 15, 1917
the ALLIANCE HERALD
M.OYI) C. THOMAS. IIu1iicm Manager
JOHN . THOMAS, Klitr
MKOIUiK I:IIi;K, City ftlitor
Published every Thursday by
TMri MURAIJ) PUrlUSMINO COMPANY
Incorporated
Lloyd O. Thorns.. President 4. Carl Tbnmaa, Vice Pre.
John W. Tliomaa. Secretary
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HEMINGFORO DEPT.
Cal Cox was up from Alliiinre Mon
day on btislncr.s.
Airs. Alice 1 uiiIh is spending a few
days at the Knycart homo.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ersklno were :
Alliance visitors between trains Tues
day.
Mrs. Mabel MrClung was an over
night visitor in Alliance last Thurs
day. Mert Ohlt of the Dunlup neighbor
hood was chopping in town last
week.
Mrs. A. M. Miller entertained the
M. K. Ladies Aid at her home last
Wednesday.
Barney Shepherd autoed to Alli
ance Monday afternoon returning the
same evening.
Miss Devona Dickinson went to Al
liance Saturday for a short visit
with home folks.
Kupe Walker, Frank Speilman and
A. M. Miller autoed to Alliance last
week on busines.
Miss Koso Carroll returned last
week from York whero she haa been
attending school.
L. It. May returned Monday from
the eastern part of the Btate where ho
has been on business.
Miss Mary Iodence came down
from Chndron Saturday for a short
visit with home folks.
Russell Melick Is nble to be out
again after a few weeks with scarlet
fever and complications.
John Cairo of the Canton neigh
borhood was attending to business
matters in town Monday.
Mrs. Pearl Sorenson was a passen
ger to Alliance on 4 4 Tuesday to have
some dental work done.
Bill Katen was an east bound pas
senger on 4 4 Tuesday for Alliance
he returned the same day.
Miss Alma Rosonberger came
down from C.lrard Saturday for a
short visit with home folks.
Phillip and Charlie Michael re
turned from Douglas, Wyo., where
1'hllllp filed on a homestead.
W. M. Krsklne returned Sunday
from Kearney where he has been for
the past few days on business.
Mine Pauline Dowd and Miss Mona
O'Neill were Staurday and Sunday
visitors in Alliance last week.
Mrs. Karl Hockey entertained the
young ladies Kensington club at her
homelast Thursday afternoon.
Miss DesHle (.rimes came in last
week from Cutiey where she Just
closed a succebsful term of school.
Carl Forstrom and Norbert Fron
aphel went to Crawford Friday re
turning Saturday morning on 44.
Dr. McEw'en who has been con
fined to his home for the past week
with lagrippe is able to be
again.
out
Otto Uhrig returned Tuesday from
Omaha and other eastern points
where he has been visiting for the
past month.
"The Two Oles1' that showed at the
opera house Monday night, Feb. 12,
was well attended and the show was
very good. We hopo to have them
make our town again In the near fu
iure. The basket ball games Saturday
night bet we. n Crawford and Hem
Ingford was attended by one of the
Urgent cio' 'Is they have had at a
game this Mason. The Crawford
boys met d 4 eat to the tune of 13 to
31. hilt the Crawford girls car
ried nway M.e honors by a score of 10
to 20 the i i..ch were the fastest here
this seasi
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Profess .
OltMAIi NOTKS
Hendricks was In Oina
of the week attending a
.thods for Bible School
Itrown. head of the De
partment of Rural Education, spoke
at a farmer' institute In Johnson
last week
The Y. v C. A. held a kenslngton
Friday a". 'noon in the parlors of
Mount V .mi hall, and the girls en
joyed op , f their usual good times.
Presld. : Hayes and Professors
Beck, Go. ' , Letter and Delzell at
tended a ; e. ting of the Schoolmas
ter's Club i-i Lincoln Friday evening.
Dean Hoi. will tpeak at a teach
ers' Institute in Neligh Friday.
A number of faculty members will
attend the National Rural Life con
ference vhich begins in Lincoln Feb
ruary 22. President Hayes will have
a part on thp program. He will dis
cuss "The Part of the Normal School
in the Training of Rural Teachers."
Professor Chas. Weeks who was
formerly at the head of tho Depart
ment of Agriculture In the Normal,
Is visiting here this week. Mr. Weeks
in superintendent of the Fort Hays
Experiment Station, which is a
branch of the Kansas State Agricul
tural college.
The basketball team won games
last week from Cotner and Wesleyan
and lost one to Wesleyan. All three
games were fast and clean and af
forded plenty of entertali.ment for
the splendid crowds which witnessed
them. Gaines this week with Grand
Island and Doane will clo the sea-
Nebraska, for transmission inrougn
son on the home floor.
One result of the agitation made
by the Department of Rural Educa
tion for community co-operation Is
shown by the following: At Hubbard,
Nebr., as a result of suggestions
made by Professor Brown, nine
farmers built an Ice house and filled
it with ice. The plan will be for
one man to deliver Ice to the other
right one week, a second man
the
next week and so on. They will sell
to outside farmers at 50c per 100
lbs. This is only one example of
what community co-operation will
do.
MRS, SWEENEY DEAD
Agel Woman Died Friday at Home
of Her Daughter Hero Fun
eral Held Monday
The death of Mrs. Katherine Swee
ney occurred Friday morning at 10
o'clock at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Koso Reunion, In this city. Old
ago Is given as the cause of death.
She was 82 years of age when the
final summons came. Funeral serv
ices were held Monday at Holy Ros
ary Catholic church.
Mrs. Sweeney was born eighty
two years ago in Cumbria county,
l'eiui. Late she moved to Iowa,
coming to Box Butte county from
the Hawkeye state some twenty-five
years ago. She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Rose Rcardon, of
this city and by four grandchildren.
NEW HID IU.CF.IVKI ON
m oitiii.i; iaiLiiN;
Judge Westover when here last
week declined to conllrm the bid of
J 13,7 DO for tho McCorkle building,
owing to the fact that another und
higher bid had been received. Os
car O'Bannon made a bid of $15,000
and as an evidence of good faith had
it guaranteed by A. Meeker. Judgo
Westover has allowed the new bid
der until May 9 to complete the deal.
If the deal has not been closed at
that time the sale will be completed
at the price of $13,750. The build
lng cost originally some $29,000.
NOTICE
Conrad H. J. Koch and
Koch, first and real name unknown,
his wife; John Burkart, Jr., and
Burkart, first and real
name unknown, his wife; John Doe
and Mary Doe, his wife, will take no
tice that on February 5, 1917, The
Alliance Building und Loan Associ
ation of Alliance, Nebraska, as
plaintiff, filed its petition In the
District court of Box Butte County,
Nebraska, n gainst the said defend
ants, the object and prayer of which
Is to foreclose two certain mortgages,
rxecuted on April 8, 1910. and Sep
tember 1, 1910, respectively, by
Conrad H. J. Koch, upon the follow
ing described property, to-wit: Lot
2, Block 7. FlrBt Addition to Alli
ance, Box Butte County, Nebraska,
to secure the payment on two prom
issory notes for the sum of $600.00
each, which said notes are now due
and payable, and that there is now
due and payable on said notes, the
sum of $1226.97, with interest there
on at the rate of 9.95 per cent per
annum, from January 28, 1917, for
which sum, with Interest and costs.
plaintiff prays for a decree, that the j
above named defendants be required
to pay the same, and that in default
of such payment, said premises may
be sold to satisfy the amounts found
due thereon: that the rights, title,
Interests and liens of said defendants
be found to be Junior and inferior to
the mortgage liens of Plaintiff, and
that spld defendants be foreclosed of
any and all right, title, interest and
equity of redemption, and for such
other and further relief as may be
Just and eqjitnblc
You are required to answer said
petitiou on or before the 2nd day of
April. 1917.
Dated February 14, 1917.
The Alliance Building and
Loan Association of Alliance,
Nebraska, Plaintiff.
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Ne (m iliar 0erett In Two Arts to
He I'rcM'iiUMl at the I'lielau on
Washington' Hi Hilda)
"Arctleannia," or "Columbia's
Trip to the North J'ole," a spectacu-
lar operetta In two acts, will b nre-'
sented by the pupils of Emerson ;enjoM. Dy au ln attendance. An
school at the Phelan opera house on i r',!'0;?'" aS , giVen' Ile"
Thursday evening. February 22 I fr("jhrapnt wrre nerved.
Washington's birthday. There are! Mrs rian.l v.n.i,,n
twenty-seven in the cast, and these
will be assisted by more than 100
pupils In the various choruses. The
proceeds of the entertainment will
be used ln making the final payment
on the school piano. The admission
Is thirty-five cents for adults, and
twenty-five rents for children. Adult
ticketB may be reserved free at Hol
sten'j drug store after 8 o'clock on
the morning of February 22. The
following is the argument of the
play:
PART FIRST
The operetta opens at the North
PoH In the land of the "Midnight
Sun." Aurora Borealis and her
Nymphs and Fairies at play. Chorus
"Nymphs of tho Polar Star." The
Sprites, "Frost" Ice, Icicle, Sleet,
Snow and Hail appear In frolic and
fun. Distant cornet heralds the
coming of the Prince. Chorus, "Hail
to the Prince." The Prince arrives.
Grand Council, means to prevent the
North Pole being discovered under
discussion. A mysterious object
sighted. Its arrival. The first to
land at the North Pole. What is It?
The Sjars and Stripes planted on the
Pole. Arrival of Uncle Sam and
Columbia on the cruiser America of
the. White Squadron. March and
Drill song, "Columbia Guards," un
der the command of General Great I
Am. Song, "A Newspaper Report
er." Prince Tolar, through Freez
ing Point, master of ceremonies, wel
comes Uncle Sam. Each of his sub
jects contr'bute something. Aurora
Introduces her tiny Snowflakes, who
express their greetings in a song the
size of themselves. The Reporter
and Freezing Toint have a tilt.
Freezing Point gives reply In song.
Grand Finale, "Nadjy Gueen of
Night."
PART SECOND
Interior of the Polar lee Palace.
The Fete. Celebration In honor of
Columbia's visit to the North Pole.
Arrival of the Nymphs, couriers to
the event. Song, "Dingle. Little
Hells." Grand Entree, lead by Freez
ing Point. Prince Polar, Uncle Sam
and Retinues, Queen Aurora and
Train, Columbia and Guards. Report
er, Snowflakes, Pages, Sprites and
Nadjy Queen of Nlsht. Chorus,
"Welcome." The Fete begins, in
troducing Scalp a Head, Continental
Jr., Agriculture. Song, "The Three
Little Coons," two tiny Rose Buds, of
Columbia's Train, Miner, Mechanic,
Commerce, Finance of the IT. S. Hans
Yokensplel and Mike O'Calaghan,
tho two Jr. Immigrants, song, "The
Little Maid's from School." Father
Time. The Seasons, Spring, Sum
mer and Autumn. Eskimo and
Trained Bear. Aurora's Amazon
Guards in Grand March. "Amazon,"
song and drill. Aurora and Colum
bia, duet, "Song of Gladness."
"Queen of Night," by Nadjy. Arriv
al of Santa Claus. Chorus, "Ha!
Ha! Ha! Santa Claus." An Invita
tion accepted. All go home with
Santa Claus. Chorus. "Good Night."
Cast of Character
Prince Polar Gilbert Conklin
Jack Frost Robert Lanlg
Ice Frank Mounts
Sleet Ih) Anderson
Hall Paul Thompson
Snow Glenn Worley
Ice James Ponath
Freeing Point Verne I-fllng
Polar Bear . . . Parker Davis
Eskimo Billie Bogue
Father Time Fred Purdy
Santa Claus King Robbins
Uncle Sam James Dacy
The Reporter Frank Rathburn
General Great I Am
. Clifford Robinson
Mr. Scalp a Head . . Chester Hagan
Continental Jr .. Howard Cogswell
Commerce Willis Nation
Miner Wynn Robbins
Agriculture Arthur Lynn
Finance Clarence Gibson
Man of Labor William Irish
Jake. Jim, Joe, Three Little Coons
Merle Pyle, Marshall Rowe,
Harold Jeffers.
Aurora Borealis . . . Helen Anderson
Columbia Ruth Donovan
Nadjy Betty Shaw
CKKAMF.UY PAYS PKKM1V.M
FOIt 8WK17T CKKAM
Mr. Spencer of the Alliance Cream
ery, during the course of a conver
sation this morning, told a Herald
reporter that the Alliance creamery
is very much in need of sweet cream
for use in their ice cream department
They pay a premium over the churn
ing cream price for good owcet creum
More than this the creamery makes
it their business to thoroughly ster
ilize all cream crm brought to them.
By turning high pressure steam into
cans toiscther with scalding hot water
j the cans are thoroughly cloaned and
kept sweet.
Tho Allinace Creamery Is paying
the highest delivered price for cream.
the pric t now being 3s cents. Mr.
Spencer stated that all cream pur
j chased will be paid for the same day
i as delivered where requested,
i AM cream is pasterlzed at the
i creamery which makes It an abso
: lutely pure product. No germs can
live after the cream ha bee through
I this process. J
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The reception held Thursday even
ing for the sixty-two new members
9 . I. rM.i.i . ....
.luc ?" "urcnwas Highly
Friday afternoon at a 1:30 luncheon
In honor of Mesdames Sedgewick
Clips, dough. Butlpr. Mitchell. Hom
er Berry, Knight and Gantz.
Mrs. C. L. Drake entertained Sat
urday In compliment to Mesdames
Sedgewick and Giles of Deadwood.
Mrs. J. E. Hughes was hostess at a
one-thirty luncheon Tuesday. The
affair was in a nature of a kenslng
ton. Bridge was also a passtime.
Mrs. A. F. Bundy entertained th
Look Out class of the Methodist
church last evening. There was a
large attendance and an excellent
time was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. M. E. Coleman was the hos
tess at a delightful valentine bridge
party at her home yesterday after
noon. The decorations were in keep
ing with the day. A luncheon was
Berved.
Mrs. M. E.
last evening
kenslngton.
Coleman entertained
at a dinner party and
The Woman's Club is scheduled to
meet this week at the home of Mrs.
Ira E. Tash on Friday. Program:
Roll call. Literary Pragram. "Mil
itary History." "Early Malls and
Newspapers," Mrs. Wiker; "Evolu
tion of the House," Mrs. Robert Red
dish; readings by Mrs. Ray Stans
bury and little Vadanno Tash.
Wm. Mahaffy entertained about
fifteen of his little friends at a Val
entine party Wednesday evening
from five until nine o'clock. Games
were played and refreshments served.
The Ladies Aid of tho Baptist
church met Wednesday with Mrs.
Th oin a 8 Ackerman, about forty be
ing present. Next Wednesday after
noon the Aid will meet at the home
of Mrs. N. S. Coker.
The Baptist Church are sending
delegates next Monday to Bridgeport
where there will be held an .-lssocia-
tional rally for Sunday schools and
.oung people. A number of state
workers are to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Worley, living
some fourteen miles from this city,
were very pleasantly surprised Mon
day night by a party of their. friends.
They left Tuesday for Minatare where
they will make theeir home in the
future. Dancing and cards provided
the amusement for the evening. At
a late hour a luncheon was served.
There were some fifty in attendance,
there being a number from this city
there
The Ladies of the Baptist church
are planning to give Alliance a genu
ine treat this coming year. They
have made arrangements with the
Red path Lyceum Bureau to provide
them with a lecture course to be put
on in Alliance. The Redpath bur
eau Is recognized the country over
as the standard by which all other
Farmers and Dairymen
Deliver Your Cream to the Alliance Creamery
We pay the Highest Delivered Price
and Are Now Paying
We Will Pay You a Pivmium
for Sweet Creani
WE NEED MUCH MORE SWEET CREAM FOR OUR ICE CREAM
DEPARTMENT AND WILL PAY YOU A PREMIUM OVER THE PRICE OF
CHURNING CREAM. BRING YOUR SWEET CREAM TO US.
We are equipped to and do sterilise your cream cans by high pressure
steam. We keep your cans clean and sanitary for you.
CREAM PAYED FOR SAME DAY AS DELIVERED WHERE REQUESTED
Alliance Creamery Co.
bureaus of a like nature, whether
handling lecture courses or chautau
quas, are judged.
Mrs. F. W. Lester was hostess
Thursday evening at a dinner, thea
tre and card party. Pink and white
were the colors used in the decora
live scheme, American Beauty roses
and carnations being used in profus
ion. The free-for-all at cards was
won by Mrs. Grace Kennedy. Mes
dames Sedgewick and Giles of Dead
wood were guests of honor. Each
was presented with a beautiful bou
quet of cut flowers. There were
about twenty-two ln attendance.
About twenty-five couples were en
tertained at a Valentine party at the
Elks Club rooms last evening. It
was an Informal affair. Dancing
was the order of the evening. Mu
sic was furnished by the Wiker or
chestra. Punch was served.
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold a home cooking exchange
at Duncan's grocery next Saturday
afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock.
The ladies of the Christian church
will meet next Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. II. J.
Young. Mesdames Jack, Ryckman
and Lawrence will assist in serving.
The M. E. Ladie3' Aid held a very
delightful session yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Davenport.
Action was taken to have a spring
apron sale some time ln April.
The ladies of the M. E. Aid will
meet Wednesday, February 21, with
Mrs. F. W. Hicks, 724 Toluca ave
nue. This Is the monthly birthday
meeting and a good program is ex
pected. Come and have a pleasant
time.
Mrs. F. W. Hicks entertained Sun
day at dinner ln honor of Mrs. J. A.
Madden of Sheridan, Wyo.
The M. E. Ladles' Aid will hold
their annual Dollar Day, February
21, at the home of Mrs. F. W. Hicks.
Each lady is supposed to either earn
or sacrifice for one dollar and tell
her experience. All ladies are wel
come whether they have earned one
dollar or not.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
church staged an out-of-the-ordinary
social Thursday evening, being a
"missionary trip around the world."
Those attending gathered at the de
pot at the Methodist church. The
journey started off by a visit to Alas
ka, which in other days might be
recognized as the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Dow. Alaska was cover
ed with snow, all decorations being
in white. Northern games were play-
From Alaska they Journeyed to
the Hawaiian islands, located about
In the neighborhood of thcriiome of
Miss Hattle Itenswold. Here the
decorations were in green. A Haw
aiian song was rendered by Misses
Charlotte Mollring and JanetGrass
man. Messrs. Truman and Donovan
created considerable laughter by
their stump speeches. R. E. Holch
put on a Hawaiian dance. Several
vocal selections were sung by the
King Herald girls. Brazel was the
next Btop, at the home of Miss May
Graham. Everything native was
used in decoration, the color scheme
being, ln green. A delightful music
al program was given here. Norman
McCorkle and the Misses Martha
Hawkins and Marian Grebe gave pi
ano selections. Rex Truman gave a
vocal selection. Luncheon was serv
ed to some fifty guests.
Mesdames Davenport, Gregory.
Hicks and Tarker were hostesses to I
For Churning Cream Delivered at
The ALLIANCE CREAM LRY
the members of the Ladles' Aid of
the M. E. church yesterday afternoon
at 812 Toluca avenue. Mrs. Parker
was program superintendent. There
was a discussion on "The Relation
of the Ladies' Aid to the Church and
Pastor." Mrs. J. A. Mallery's topic
was, "Should the Ladles' Aid See to
Strangers. If so. Why and How?"
Mrs. Bennett's subject was, "Should
the Ladles' Aid Have an Aim for
Membership and Money? If bo,
Why and How?" Miss Ruth Layton
pleased all with her singing.
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WORTH" A 4JOOD 8 HOW
"The Winning of Barbara Worth,"
a play dramatized from the novel by
the same name by Harold Bell
Wright, was the attraction at the
Phelan last night. The play was
well put on. The company carried
its own scenery and mechanical ef
fects.' It was a decided relief from
some of the attractions that have ap
peared in this city in the past. The
show was a high-class one. The com
pany plays four days at Omaha next
week. The company was greeted by
a fair-sized attendance, but nothing
like a high-cjass production of this
kind deserves.
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