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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1919)
Thursday, VcbruAryriair 4 BRIEF BITS for BUSY FOLKS At Last lodge, B. of R. C, No. 114, has plans made for a big dunce at the Armory on Friday erining. February 28. The popular Are de partment orchestra of six pieces has fceen engaged for the evening and already the tickets are selling like not cakes. The boys have no de signs on huge profit, but rather Just an enjoyable evening for their friends. . If you have not already done so, you should secure a couple f the tickets. The price of admis sion will be $1 per pair. Any soldier discharged for disa bility may get full information rela tive to rehabilitation and vocational ducation by writing to Mr. Uel Latnkin, District Vocational Officer, Federal Board for Vocational Train ing, Division of Rehabilitation. 815- 14 Chemical Building, St. Louis, lfo. The grain elevator Is not super seded, but it's a has-bln. K-B. Cashier J. O. Walker has pur chased the T. J. O'Keefe farm four miles north of Alliance. The place is one of the best in the county com prising a half section of well-improved farming land and brought the snug sum of $20,000. The club room" at the fire hall s to be refurnished at once. The ew pieces of furniture have been selected and nothing will now stand in the way of the boys getting what they fully deserve In the way of bet ter equipment. The cost is about $300. "The auto show which will be held in Omaha, March 10 to 16, will mean lore than merely a show in the an- ex and audi-torium proper," says Clarke O. Powell, manager. A crent aiany of the prominent dealers in Omaha have recently moved Into their own establishments; several ew buildings have been built which tompare favorably with the best in thi country. Dealers as a whole are leaning up, decorating and getting ready for the show. There will be more cars on exhibit this year than , tver before. Late word has been re ceived from the factories that many f them were not able to get cars ut for the eastern shows but they will have them ready for the western shows. There will actually be more 1919 models shon at the Omaha show than any of er show In the ountry. The bill rendered some weeks ago to the city for the street traffic signs erected during the Tenrose Romig regime was ordered paid by the City Council at the last meeting. While rlginally the signs were sent on ap proval they were used and destroyed while in the care of the city and the ouncil took the stand that the bill f about $11 was a just one and should be paid. Beware of the "Slicker Citizen" who tries to trade you stock in some more or less doubtful enterprise for your Liberty Bonds which are the safest security in the world. He is ot only unpatriotic but is interfer ing with the government's plan' of war financing. Dan R. Conway, at one time em ployed as foreman of The Herald composing room, passed through Al liance Sunday enroute to Billings, Montana. Dan has been at Sccits bluff sinle leaving this place. His wife and baby left Sunday morning from this city for Iowa, where they will visit with Mrs. Conway's par ents for a few weeks before joining the husband at Billings. Dan is an exceptional printer and the members ef the typographical union regret his departure. A word of appreciation before the ndertaker arrives is better than a whole armful of flowers after. K-B. Attorney T. A. Munson, of Ster ling, Colo., had business in Alliance Saturday. Mr. Munson Is handling a number of civil cases growing out ef real estate disputes which makes it necessary that the cases come to trial here. He. is one of the prom inent legal lights of northeastern Colorado and in the last election was defeated for the office of District Judge by the small majority of one hundred votes. His opponent, re publican, conceded the election nf Mr. Munson, in fact, until the official count was made and the true result determined. The district Is normal ly six to eight hundred republican. Formal opening of McVicker Mil linery, Friday, Feb. 21. Three prizes consisting of a $2 50 ictrola and a four-piece bed-room suite worth $250 for the ladies, and an office safe cabinet for the gentle men, will be given away when .mer chants and their wives come to On a ha for Merchants Spring Market week March 4 to 6. Entertainment features arranged for to date arc: T'MM.ay evening, reception 8 it mu sical at the OmaLrx Chamoe. of Commerce; Wednesday evening, huf tJ. supper, theatra party and mid . Bight dance at Hotel Rome; Tpum iay evening, dance, priie d'.'if ig ant refreshment at Hotel liit; - Tan Watson's sale held Monday was one of the best to be held in thts section for some time. The live stock brought mighty good prices and all went well. The day was ideal for the holding of a public auc tion and Mr. Watson had spared no expense In the use of printer's ink. Terliy, the road to a successful sale begins at the fountain head of pub licity the columns of The Herald. Mr. Keith manager of the A. H. Jonea Co, branch in this city, made a business trip to Casper and other Wyoming points this week in the in terest of the company. Mr. Keith reports a business much greater than was anticipated and prospects for the coming season mighty good. The Annual State Conference of the rV.iuchtera ot the American Rev ohitirn will be held in Omaha, March 18 o 20. at the Hotel Fon-tcn-Mle. Tbts conference will be made on of delegates from every chapter in 'the state, with State Re gent Mrs. K. O. Drake of Beatrice presiding. Omsha chapter will en tertain th conference. One cf the Important features of the conference will be the election of a Btate regent. r Sam Trenkle, living on the Wor ley ranch southwest of Alliance, will sell "off his personal property and eight hundred acres of land at pub lic auction, next Wednesday, Febru ary 26. Just what his plans for the future are wc do not know, but we do know that Sam realizes that a public sa!e depends largely upon the proper advertising and is therefore taking advantage of the exceptional value of The" Herald columns as an advertising medium and in this Is sue has a full page announcement of the sale. Turn to it and read tt carefully it will pay you well. When you hear a knocker com plain about the cost of munitions that were never used, remind him that it was the knowledge of these munitions and trained soldiers get ting ready for the big drive that made Germany realize how hopeless was her task. The preheat cr for the light plant urged by Supt. Campbell some time ago will now be purchased and in stalled. At the city council meeting last week Instructions were given the committee to order the equipment at once. While the Improvements planned will cost about $1400 they will be the source of a great-saving in fuel and will In a very short time earn the cost for the city. The butterfat market Is six cents stronger in Alliance this week and butter has soared a nickel again. Egg9 are bringing but forty cents per dozen still. Artistic Millinery, prices, at McVlcker's. reasonable The government has guaranteed the farmer the price of his wheat. The Victory Liberty Loan will be a splendid opportunity for the fanner to show hfs appreciation... Coursey & Miller unloaded a car of Ford cars Monday. The machines are already sold and will be deliv ered to their new owners as rapidly as is possible. J. H. Vaur.han had business in 1 Antfoch Monday afternoon. The jun ior member of the Arm is in Omaha this week on business. Dollars protected by the fighting Yanks must bring those heroes honie. The war 1s practically ended but war work is not. The tremendous labor of the details of adjusting the accounts and paying the bills will occupy the time of a large force for many months to come. The Ord nance department of the army alone is in need of 200 senior cost account ants at entrance salaries ranging from $2,200 to $4,200 a year; 300 Junior cost accountants at entrance salaries ranging from $1,200 to $2.- 000 a year; and 300 clerks qualified in accounting, at entrance salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,800 year, for service at ordnance estab lishments throughout the' United States and in the headquarters at Washington, D. C. The collection of the Income tax also calls for the em ployment of an additional number of accountants. The income tax unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue is in need of a number of traveling auditors and resident auditors at en trance salaries ranging from $1,800 to $4,500 a year. All of these po sitions are open to both men and wo men. Visit McVicker Millinery Shop and cee the exclusive models being dis played, Feb. SI. A. Isaacson, recently returned from eastern markets, says New York Is not the New York of old. In all walks of life women are to be found filling positions formerly held by men. The elevators of the large hotels are all manned by fair ones and on every hand there is the. evi dence of the effect of war upon the industrial life. Comparatively few Ncbra3kans have any Idea of the enourmous pro portions to which the ice cream busi ness of the state has grown. The frozen delicacy Is shipped in im mense quantities to every adjoining state. The capital invested amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars and the ice cream production of 1918 despite the war limitations, amount ed to more than $3,500,000 In value. How many Nebraskans know that one of the most, famous archelogists In the world, who is also one ot tno most noted landscape artists in Am erica, is a Nebraskan? Robert F. Glider of Omaha, who has been em ployed on the staff of the World Herald for more than thirty years, is the man. Dr. Gilder is a member of the famous Gilder family, being a brother of the late Richard. Watson Gilder, noted literary man, and of enneatte Gilder, who was also a famous literary character. He has contributed notr.ble articles of aden ine magazines .and he Is an admit ted authority among the archeolog- l3ts of the world. Dr. Gilder's land scapes occupy a place or honor in some of the privnte galleries of Am erica. Yet this modeRt Nebraskan prefers to work on the World-Herald here-fourths of the year, and spend his vacation in scientific research and painting. One of the big meetings during Organized Agriculture In Lincoln, February 25 to 28. will be that of he Nebraska Corn Improvers' Asso- latlon. Many live suojects vital to Nebraska farmers will be discussed. For the three general sessions the subjects are: Pasture crops and manarement, co-operative marketing and problems during "reconstruction. Among the listed speakers are F. M. Seldel, Alliance; Searle Davis, Weep- ng Water; F. D. Kelm. Lincoln: A. R. Maiden, Collegevlcw; T. A. Kies selbnch. Lincoln; J. O. Shroyer, Humboldt; J. Frank Barr, Omaha; I. C. Filley. Lincoln: L. C. Herron. Omaha; J. W. Shorthill, York; W. P. Snyder, North Platte; C. W. Pugs ley, Lincoln. KNOCKS OUT PAIN THE FIRST ROUND Comforting relief from pain makes Sloan's the World'fl Liniment This famous reliever of rheumatic ache, soreneMj stiffness, painful sprains, neuralgic pains, ana most other external twinges that humanity suffers from, enjoys its great sales because it practically never fails to bring speedy, comforting relief. Always ready for use, it takes little , to penetrate vUhouirubbing and produce results. Clean, refreshing. At all drug' stores. A large bottle means economy. NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream In Nostrils Open Up Air Passages. To Ah! What ut.-il ' ''ogeednoti trila open right up, He air ;adsagea of your bead are clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuffling, mucous discharge, headache, dryness no struggling for breath at nigbt, your cold or catarrn is gone. Dont stay stuffed up! Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little -of this fragrant, antiaeptie cream in vour nos trils, let it penetrate through every air passage of the bead; soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed niucou ' membrane, giving you instant relief. Ely's Cream Jialm is just wbat every cold and e tarrb sufferer has beta seeking. It's jatt pleaaid. In the damage suit brought by George A. Mollring against W. D. Rumcr.ua owner of the building oc cupied by the Mollring More for damages caused by mater the plain tiff was given the verdict and al lowed $1,300. To enable the Jury to better decide the extent of the damage and the cause of such a visit was made to the store by tho augu.it body last Friday afternoon. The suit was brought for the sum of $3,000. but the court decided that none but actual damages should be allowed. A leaky toilet raused the flooding of the rear end of the store and while the defendant attempted to show that the overflow was due to tampering with the same the court ruled that Mr. Molrlng in no way had control of such conditions and that the only phase to be settled was the extent of the damage done. i STOP CATARRH! OPEN NOSTRILS AND HEAD Says Cream Applied In Nostrils Relieves Head-Colds at Once. -1 (...IM.M. I.I . . lllll t t- . I t t t I -t If your nostrils are clogged and your head is stuffed and you can't breathe freely because of a cold or catarrh, just get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Halm at any drug store. 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Your druggist has it because It II well-known and in big demand. Try this for Constipation Keep the bowels on schedule time with Dr. King's New Life Pills, the system freed from poisonous wastes, the complextion clear, the stomach sweet, the tongue uncoated, the breath untainted. 'Mud. vet positive in action. How About That Hog House? Every farmer who goes into the hog business right makes - good money. No farmer makes the maximum profit on his farm unless he raises hogs. And there never was a time when hog raising was so profitable as right now. To go into the business right you need first of all a good hog house you must give brood sows and young pigs the best possible protection from extreme heat and cold. Come in and talk over a hog house with us-or let us come and talk to you. We have complete, practical working plans for hog houses and will gladly give you prices on them. We also have plans for a number of other farm buildngs. W. M. BEVINGTON, Manager. NEWBERRY'S HARDWARE CO. 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