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Phono 188. JACK LUCKY, Mgr.
L. E. Balllnger, well known Blng-
large output. Mr Taft also visited
Hemlngford and other sections of the
county.
C. U. Carpenter has on exhibition
In his carpenter shop a monster
ham stockman, was in the city on horned owl which was captured by
Friday of last week on business. I tne son of George Clark on the lat-
' ter's ranch. The owl is a big fellow
Martin King on Tuesday finished and 8omething very unusual in this
he deal for the sale of nis aire section of the state. It is for sale.
tract of land near Angora, me saie
nric was 112.50 ner acre. Martin
Joe Smith, the new proprietor of
win no devote all of his tlmw to the the billiard parlor In the Reddish
uto firm of King & Smith, local block, left Sunday night for Denver
Hudson agents.
to purchase new equipment. Joe ex-
j pects to serve luncheB, Ice cream
Born on Monday, October 1st, to : candy and cigars. The billiard par-
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Thomas, a seven-: lor was re-papered and re-painted
pound boy, named Philip Edward. this week, placing it in fine condi
tion.
J. O. Walker is now in charge of
the Antioch State Bank and the new
It is
First
R. M. Hampton, the Alliance
banker, Just "plays In luck" all the
Lime. Mr. Hampton bought 206 head
of cattle In April from Gene Hall for bank is already under way
$65 per Head. He gave i&.OO per closely associated with the
head to Mr. Hall to keep and pasture state Bank of Alliance,
'.hem during the summer. On Satur-
flay Mr. Hampton sold the cattle for
$86 per head, a clear profit of $16
per head. He never had seen the
ttle from the time he purchased
them until they were sold and didn't
Jose a head.
Fred Johnson, who was employed
by W. O. Barnes In the jewelry busi
ness at Alliance fifteen years ago, was
n the city Sunday visiting old
friends. Johnson Is still an "alarm
lack Jeweler."
Seven hundred and sixty-three car
loads of cattle passed through the
Alliance yards during the twenty
four hour period between 12 o'clock
Friday night and 12 o'clock Saturday
night. During the first twenty-seven
day sin September of 1916 a total
of 2,740 carloads passed through
Ravenna. During the same period
in 1917 a total of 3,180 cars .passed
through the same yards.
B. F. Lockwood of Sidney, former
ly of Alliance, was in the city Sat
urday visiting old friends. Mr. Lock
wood is proprietor of the Sidney
hotel. His son, Guy. and family
were his hosts while here.
Simon Spry says that Omaha isn't
the same old town any more and that
fellow who goes down there has
the dickens of a time finding any of
the boys, because he don't know
where to look for them. In the old
days, before May 1st, they were easy
to find because each one had his par
ticular haunts and a place before the
mahogany. But now things are
changed and you have to know what
particular brand of sort urins. eacn
fellow likes before you will know
where to locate him.
Tom Miskimmon of KlRin, Neb.,
an old friend of F. F. Stephens, the
baker, bought 320 acreB of Box Butte
county land near Berea last week.
Mr. Miskimmon will move onto the
land in tme to farm it next year and
will make a valuable addition to the
farming community of the county.
Jack True, representative of the
Lexington Six automobile, sold a new
car this week to Joe Caha of Hera
ingford. Jack is expecting a carload
of the newest autos the latter part
of this week. He Is receiving a fine
business for this popular car. which
ts daily making many friends.
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'The baby daughter of Rodney El
dred, aged one week, died on Sunday.
The body was shipped to Kearney
for burial.
T n Ilosa of Denver, prominent
operator in the Salt Creek oil fields
of Wyoming, who is becoming inter
ested in the western Nebraska potash
fields, was in the city on Tuesday.
He left for Pittsburg and New York
Cltv Tuesday noon, expecting to re
turn to Alliance the end of the wees
Sam Graham was down from Hem
BKford on business Thursday.
nnrr Taft. representing the Nor
folk Tannine factory, was In the city
the first of the week for the purpose
trntini' for the entire bean
crop of Box Butte county for the
year. The nomoik iaciuu
Mrs. Ralph Waldo Beal
Vocal Studio
Miss Grace Luther, a former Al
liance girl, is now a graduate nurse,
iccordlng to advices received here by
Friends of Miss Luther. She received
her diploma from Wise Memorial
hospital at Omaha.
Lowry & Henry last week secured
title to three lots on West Third
street, purchased from Mrs. Chris
tina Fox, the consideration being in
the neighborhood of $3,000. Lowry
&. Henry will erect a new garage on
the lots that will, it is said, be one
of the most complete garages in west
ern Nebraska. Work will start on
the new garage as soon as the mate
rial can be secured and tho ground
broke.
John Moravek and son, Charles, of
the Canton neighborhood were in
Alliance the last of the week attend
ing to business matters.
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Ilione 188. JACK LUCKY, Mgr.
Dr. J. J. Jeffry went to Lexington.
Nebraska, the last of the week to get
his car, which he was compelled to
lpnve there on his return trip from
Davenport, Iowa, a short tine ago
on account of the condition of the
roads.
Lincoln Lowry attended the fair at
Crawford last week and visited a
number of western Nebraska town on
business connected with his firm.
I). .1. Pollock, a popular stockman
of Scottsbluff, was in Alliance Friday
on business.
Tom Lynch, an Omaha attorney,
was in the city the last of the week
attending to legal business.
Mrs. J. V. Anderson and son, of
Guernsey, Wyoming, have been visit
ing at the W. 0. Marcy home the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Albright of
Long Pine are the parents of a baby
girl born on Thursday.
Mrs. J. E. Rice visted her husband
at Omaha the past week. Mr. Rice
is in a hospital there, but is very
much improved and expects to re
turn home this week.
E. J. Malone, a Burlington brake-
man, has resigned ana lias joined
the regular army.
County Clerk W. C. Mounts and
Mrs. Mounts, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Laing, the past week
have been enjoying an automobile
trip through Rocky Mountain Na
tional Park in Colorado. The county
clerk welcomes the opportunity of
taking a short vacation from his
duties. He has been some busy this
spring and summer as much of the
work in connection with the registra
tion and examination and certifica
tion of men under the draft has
fallen upon his shoulders in addition
to his regular official duties.
Mrs. C. O. Davenport and daugh
ter, Miss Cynthia, left last week for
California for an extended visit with
relatives.
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J. H. Show of Omaha was in the
city Thursday on business connected
with the Potash Reduction Company
of Hoffland and also on business in
connection with the roads east of
Alliance.
Here comes the flag.
Hail it!
Who dares to drag
Or trail it?
Give it hurrahs
Three for the stars,
Three for the bars.
Uncover your head to it!
The soldiers who tread to it
Shout at the sight of it,
The justice and right of it.
The unsullied white of it.
The blue and the red of it
And tyranny's dread of it I
Here conies the flag!
Cheer it!
Valley and crag
Shall hear it.
Fathers shall bless it,
Children caress it
All shall maintain it.
No one shall stain it.
Cheers for the mOoti that fought on th wave for it.
Cheen for the loldieri that elweyi were bravo for It.
Teen for the men that went down to the grave for It.
Here comes the flag!
Youth' Companion.
Hand from Scottsbluff will supply th
music. Joe Htecher, former world'i
champion, and Carl Kchoulti of 8iou
City will put on a wrestling match
goon time is assured to all who at
tend the celebration.
William Mitchell, acting as referee
In the case involving the Uradner-
Orant county line dispute, was at
llyannie and Oshkosh a part of last
week taking testimony In the case.
The testimony as taken down by
Jerry Scott, district court reporter.
The trouble dates back to the time
of the division of the county and In
volves a strip of land about three
miles wide.
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Harry aGntx of this city has turned
down an offer to act as one of the
attornies for the Federal Land Hank
at Omaha, it is said. His business
connections here are such that he
I was compelled to decline the offer
extended to hiin.
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Libby drove of Crawford, was a
week-end vlstor here with her friend,
Cyril Havllk. She returned to Craw
ford on Tuesday.
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Cyril Havllk, who has been em
ployed at The Right clothing stor,
left Tuesday noon for Crawford to
spend the time from then until Fri
day with friends. He leaves on Fri
day with the Hox Butte quota of
drafted m i tor Camp Funston, Kansas
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The Wiker Music House has been
doing a big business In Victor Voc
t rolas the past week. They were al
most sold out the first of the week
and were compelled to wire Omaha
head quarters for six new machines.
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Mrs. B. II. Shepherd and Mrs.
Mabel McClung of Hemlngford were
Alliance visitors on Sunday.
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Mrs. William Huckmau visited
with relatives at Hemlngford on Sunday.
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William Clark and M. E. Mutton of
HoKiingford were in the city on busi
ness Saturday.
St. Joseph feeder show last week
Ith a car load of Black PoUnder
cattle and thereby Increased his
purse by $200.
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Judge l A. Berry was at Rush-
vllle the first of the week attending
thethe session of the Sheridan county
district court In session there.
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W. R. Harper left Monday night
for Denrer.
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Fred Campbell of the Campbell
Cash Store at Antioch was In the
city on business on Monday.
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The Maccabees will meet at Red
dish Hall on unpaved Box Butte to
night, (Thursday).
YE EDITOR'S TROUBLES
and rolled over on Vocel. His com
panion. Jacobs, summoneu help and
Vogel was taken to the home of his
mother.
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Plume ItB. JACK LUCKY. Mgr.
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Miss Frazler of Chadron Normal
school, was in Alliance Saturday in
the interest of the extension work of
chadron Normal. She met a num
ber of the teachers at the county
superintendent's ottice in hc court
house on Saturday afternoon.
There was a large crowd in attend-1
ance at the C. L. Powell Kale Friday
afternoon. Mr. Powell, who has been
engaged iu the dairy business, deter
mined when he found he could not
get satisfactory labor for the opera
tion of his dairy business, and as
one son is attending the State Uni
versity and the other was called to
the National army, to sell off his
dairy herd. Mr. Powell was reluc
tant to sell his business, but felt thai
ho had no other choice. He stated
to a Herald reported that he would
be willing to take the milk from
some of his cows from now until next
spring and at the end of that time h
would be pleased to give the cow to
the person caring for her. Col. II.
P. Coursey did the selling at Friday's
sale and, as usual, made things inter
esting in that vicinity for a while
. Miss Mary Regan and her mother
left the last of the week for Lincoln
Where they will make their home.
Their address is lf.08 Garfield Ave.
Miss Regan's sister, Mrs. Robert
Harding, has been a resident of Lin
coln for some time.
Dr. George J. Hand is acting city
physician during the absence of the
city physician. Dr. H. H. Bellwood,
who left last week for Chicago. 111.,
and Rochester, Minn., to attend a
series of idinics.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Smith, who
were guests at the L. H. Mosher
home here, have returned to their
home at Farmington. 111. They spent
a week in Alliance and while this was
their first trip to the west they en
joyed it all aud expect to return for
another visit at some future time
Before coming to Alliance they vis
ted at Denver and Billings, besides
making a number of side trips from
thos;e places.
The Police Magistrate suspended the 'ha Kinselln of Hemlngford was
tine during Hulan's observance of the " ousiness caner in Alliance on lues-
speed law in Alliance. The Judge aa-
said he would keep up with the city
council in this instance at least.
Hulan is said to have made the state-j(h4i
mem mat nis car was ioo iasi ior
Alliance's" speed ordinance and that
he didn't own slow-going cars.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hollamnkes
of Hemlngford were here the first of
week on a shopping trip,
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Mr. and Mrs. Dlles Howell return
ed to their horn at Blng on Saturday
cards are the I following their stay in this city.
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The Bingham Red Cross auxiliary
lu hueu m nblnir 11 AA tir . i-t K , . mn mi at
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wide assortment of designs and sty I es ,in , ghwtB d mow caf)eH Th
from wjilch to select YottT Old afJ dong whe waltinK for tne
The new nanneled
latest thing in engraved stationary
Your Alliance Hers Id offers lou a
plate, if in good condition, can be
used on the new panneley designs
Kngraved Christmas cards may al
so he ordered here.
receipt of supplies so they can start
knitting operations.
The Poor Editor Is holding his
fiend. A Merchant has just Been la
and told him to Raised with the Mall
tinier houses. The Merchant does not
Relieve In Advertising aud uses 8ts
tlonery furnished by an Axle GrtsSS
concern. No Wonder the Poor Editor
is holding his flesd.
With apologies to George Edict.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Dr. L. W. Bowman was at Hay
Kibble has purchased six Springs Sunday night, having boen
i .men mere on proiessionai Diisinega.
He returned to Alliance on Monday.
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nuarter sections of land from Wil
liam King. The land is located about
nine miles west of town.
M. M. Hullo, i. returned early in
the week from a six weeks' stay at
Pocatello. Idaho, where he had been
looking after business affairs.
W. J. Bogard has resigned SS chief
c lerk Si the Burlington stock yards
Mrs. Gus Larson is at Ravenna vis
iting friends.
F. E. Slussen and I). 11. Fishborn
Joe Smith, who recently sold his
cafe at 2 Li unpaved Box Butte ave
nue to Mr. Kidd, has purchased the
Byers' billiard hall at the corner of
unpaved Box Butte avenue and Sec
ond street and is now in possession
of same. He is contemplating con
verting the place into a cafe and
lunch room within a short time.
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H. V. Dleutchler, formerly employ
ed on a randch in the sand hills, but
. " 'l . . , . , : .,,,. . now ;!ving in Wyoming, was award
C m,," CI yZ V p" arc based SiS - ZX' l k
lrew OlSOn place of 2. W0 acres, lo
ated south and west of Heining-
ford.
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Fred Johnson, who in 190.! was
mploved at the Barnes Jewelry Co..
was In the city visiting with friends
on Sunday. He now lives in Omaha.
Bert Duncan and Charles Howe
Phone 587
Res. 501 Laramie Ave
See Us, And See Best
DRAKE& DRAKE
OPTOMETRISTS
WK CAN KIT YOU WITH QLASHK
FOR kVKKY PURF08B
We Can Duplicate any Broken Lena
UStt Box Butte Ats Phone 121
Jess Miller, proprietor of the Al
liance Hotel, has purchased a new
Jackson "Eight" touring car from
the western distributers. The Rumer
Motor Co
The Rumer Motor Company the
past week sold a new Crow-Elk-Hart
car to M. J. Comas of Antioch. Mr.
Comas drove the car home.
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Ray Stansberry is wearing the
smile that will not come off. The
cause is the arrival of a baby girl at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stansberry
The young lady has boen named
Mary Ellen.
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James K. Walker is now located at
Great Falls, Montana, aa cleam agent
for the Great Northern. Mrs. Wal
ker expects to move the household
goods to Great Falls in about two
weeks. She is at the present time
enjoying a visit at the home of her
mother.
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Walter Vogel, a rancher living
west of Alliance, is recovering from
a fracture of tho leg sustained on
Mr. Dleutchler was the possessor of
ticket No. K-71, which was the win
ning ticket at the Antioch celebra
tion almost two weeks ago.
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A number of Alliance people re
port having seen an aeroplane flying
over the city early Friday evening.
The belief is expressed that the ma
chine was probably on a trial (light
STRAWBERRIES
WALNUTS
AND CIDER!
24 full hIzo quarts Fancy Straw
berries. 98.00; Black Walnuts' ft. US
per bushel; Sweet Cider, 90.00 per
barrel of fifty gallons. Apples by
the Barrel or car load, ask for deliv
ered prices.
WK KH AM RkRRY FARM.
Sal. m, Nebraska
Tum5R?iilsD'
Downtown location In strictly
modern private homo. Newty fur
nished; suitable for gentleman who
works downtown or on railroad.
Phone 347. 44-tf-8665
made an auto trip to Gordon on Sun-lout of Denver.
day.
The C L Lester Company is hold-
on Monday s member of the I nittd ing an inspection of war horses at the
SPir..t Serviee was in Alliance Muriington stock yarns nere u.uay
inveatiimtinn the case of George The inspection started yesterday and
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if..Ii,.......r....r vhn was fined siiiti conunuen over lonay. i ne noises
and costs by Judge Tash in the coun
ty court for desecrating the flag
Rothenberger s case was neara oe
are oeing purchase!! ror tne i niteo
States government. No grey horse
are being accepted. All horses must
fore the county court on the advice be fifteen hands and one inch high.
of the United States District Attor
ney. It seems that -the case was
called to the attention of the federal
government with the result that a
secret service agent visited Alliance.
The agent left Alliance for the east
ern part of the state, the home of
Rothenberger
Riders are bringing 9130 and light
gunners $160.
George I). Darling is in Chicago
this week on a buying trip.
This week Dan Wataon sold fifteen
hundred bushels of wheat at Omaha
for $1.92 a bushel, to total of $2,880.
TWO ROOMS for light housekeep
ing. Telephone R. 436.
forsaTeTs
der "Reo" Roadster. In perfect con
dition. Inquire Dr. Jeffrey. Phone
865. 1 1 -tr-8679
WOR SAL&V-Tarse soft coal and
three hard coal heating stoves. F. B.
Reddish. 42-2t-8637
LOST AUTO TIRE Pennsylvania
Vucuum Cup casing with tube on
spare rim. Inflated ready for use, be
tween Crawford and lakeside on
Thursday. September 27th. Size of
casing, 31x4 inches. Reward for re
turn to Keeler-Coursey Company,
Alliance, or D. A. Thomson. Iake
Mide. 44-2t-$-8863
M EN WANTED Thres miles east
of Alliance. Nebraska, lo.-ated cn
Burlington Kailway at HoffUnl,
Nebraska, tlftod wages to all classes
of liibor. based on 2T, cents per hour,
Itu-luding board and room tor com
mon labor; car fare refunded after
sixty days service. Ample accom
modations for married men with
families. Address: Potash Reduc
tion Company. Hoffland. Nebraska.
4 4-tf-8667
All taxes now unpaid are delin
auent and have been so since the
first of the month. They will be ad
vertlsed for sale the first of Novem
ber. The office of the county treas
urer has been a busy place so far
this month and it Is some job, so
the treasurer says. The list of prop
erty to be advertised has been pre
pared and now whenever owners pay
their taxes the treasurer scratches
off the notation on the list of prop
erties to be advertised.
.
Mrs. P. Van Graven and little
daughter, Patricia, left last week for
an indefinite stay at the home of Mrs
Van Craven's parents in the slate of
Washington. Her sister. Miss Eunice
Overton, who arrived about a month
ago, intending to spend the winter
here, returned with her.
Ul im FOR ' HAM I. SALES.
ETC. Lt'NCHHH FOR SALES AND
OTHKK SPECIAL OCCASIONS PUT
UP COMPLETE TO OIUUCK. FIG
URE WITH US. STEPHEN'S RAK-
ERY. aiO BOX BUTTE AVENUE.
PHONE NO. 640.
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The Charles Lods family was quar
antined Monday noon at the home of
Mrs Belle Brown on unpaved Box
Butte avenue on account of the ill
ness of the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lods with scarlet fever. Mr. Lodz
was allowed his liberty. He Is a
ranchman Bring some 20 miles
northeast of Alliance.
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L F. Hulan was arrested recently
for the violation' of the traffic ordi-
I nance of the city, the specific charge
Thursday when the horse he was rid-1 being speeding. He was assessed a
ing stepped into a gopher bole, fell fine of G and costs, s total of $10
E. I. Gre?g. who has been 111.
threatened with nneumonia. Is re
ported to be somewhat better,
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Calling cards for the ladies are
printed promptly and neatly at The
HeYald office. The priceB are reason
able. Fhone 340 for samples and
prices, or call at the office.
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Dave anil Tom Briggs and their
families from nar Antioch were in
town on Monday on business con
cerninv the leasnig of certain lakes
In that territory.
A. B. Wheeler is now back on the
job firing for the Burlington. He
had been off the Job for some months
due to illness with smallpox and
complications. He made several
trips to his old home at Lincoln aur-
ing the time he was off.
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Miss Grvce Coleman, dati,"hter of
Mr. and Mrs. t. Coleman, who for
some time past has been employed
as a stenographer at the Government
Experimental Farm at Ardmore,
South Dakota, has returned and has
resumed her studies at the York Bus
iness College.
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Mrs. W. A. Coleman returned from
York where she accompanied her
daughter, Miss Grace Coleman, who
is now attending business college
there.
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On Friday of this week Bayard
will have a "Patriotic Flag Raising
Day" sad a general invitation has
been extended to the people of Al
liance and western Nebraska to at
tend. It is stated $1,000 has been
expended for the entertainment, in
cludlns an addreas by Hon. W. B
Andrews at Has tins The Boys'
FOR RENT Two modern rooms,
furnished or suite. Gentlemen pre-
Peter Becker won first prize at the f erred. Phone 90.
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