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SHORTAGE WILL
SOON BE OVER
Better days are ahead, according
to a bullHln Issued In the. Interests
of the railroads, which have bee.i re
ceiving some undesirable publicity,
not only from the government owner
ship advocates, bnt from shippers
who haven't been able to pet cars as
faHt as they thought they should. Ail
that is needed la a tilth' p.itlvnre,
and the worst of the trouble will
soon be over.
The railroads have been Tared
with a har.l situation, almost from
the moment that they took back the
lines from the government. Despite
the odds, they have surceeded in
hauling more loaded ears than ever
before. A summary or their achieve
ments follows:
"As a result of the 'outlaw
strikes and other conditions the
railway managements some weeks
ago were confronted with a very
difficult problem. Transportation In
all parts of the country had been
greatly slowed down. No class of
shippers could get anywhere near
enough cars to ship their freight. and
the country was confronted with the
danger of a coal fhortage," especially
In the northwest and In New Eng
land. "Under very unfavorable condi
tions, partly due to the fact that the
cars and other facilities had been re
turned to them by the government
In bad shape, the railway manage
ments set determinedly to work to
put the efficiency of the railways
back on Us pre-war basis and if they
could not-move nil the business of
fered, to at least move more business
than ever had been moved before. It
requires time to do this, of course.
It Is too early yet to say that they
actually already have 'gone over I h.
top', but the progress so far :n1e
has been such that there is good !
eon for believing that they will g-
over the top'.
"Throughout the year 1920 up to
the present time, in spite of all
their difficulties, the railways have
moved more freight than they (' '
the year 1919. Recently they hare
been moving more freieht than t'.uy
ever moved in the same season in
any year. The statistics for the first
three weeks of August, 1920 show
that in those weeks the number ot
loaded cars o ffrelght moved was
2.868,758. This was 251,044 more
than in the same weeks of 1919.
"When it became plain that the
coal situation in the northwest was
acute It was decided that to prevent
a fuel famine In that territory the
railways, for Borne weeks to come at
least, must deliver 4.000 cars of
coal a day at ihe noits on Lake Erie
for trans-shipment by boat, to the
head of the lakes. The railways are
now delivering more than this
amount of coal to those ports. They
have been moving weekly to New
England more coal than the amount
It wus determined they must mo've
there tc meet next winter's needs.
"In order that the grain crops or
the west and the coal output of the
east could .be handled wlln any ap
proach to satisfaction it was neces
sary to transfer many box cars from
the eastern railways to the western
railways and 'many coal cars from
the western railways to the eastern
railways. By strenuous efforts Ihe
railways have succeeded In trans'" t
ring 40,000 box errs from the east
ern to the western r:iiiw;i.'-. a-."
ab M 30,000 coal Cuis fiom t'.e
eveitern to the eastern railways.
"While the tranM'orlnt'en p'mbb r.i
which confronts the country h:is tu t
jet been solved, the facts show tba
t!io railways have been rapidly over
coming the effects of, the outlaw
strikes and are in: food prog
ress In Increasing the efficiency of
e peration. t'nfortunale iy. i.iat y of
he cars which they have brn com-
eile.l to furnish to shippers are not
.i good condi lot. especially ears lor
ihe handling of grain. This Is due
( j the tact that so much of tin
Equipment was in very bad shape
when the railways were returned to
he owners. The work of Increasing
the number of cars repaired and re-
hiclng the number in bad order Is
being pushed as fast as conditions
will permit, but It will necessarily
take a long time to put all of the
equipment In satisfactory shape."
happy vomi:n
AMJOItA
Pearl Carter made a business trip
to Wyoming last week.
Mrs. C. M. Dove went to Alliance
ast Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna King of Alliance was
a guest last week at Fhe A. L. Jacobs
Lome.
Miss Mamie Daxon and mother
left Saturday night for Neligh, Neb.
Miss Anna William Daxon accom
panied them to Alliance.
Mrs. George Venell Is very sick
with blood poisoning. It was caused
by sticking her finger with a nut
pick. She Is at Alliance now for
medical treatment.
Mrs. Leslie Boodry and, daughter
Ila went to Broadwater Saturday for
a fhurt lslt with relative;.
George Venell and children, Bus
ter and Lucile, wi-re in Bridgeport
Friday night to see Mrs. Venell who
was in that city for medical treat
ment. Operator Jameg who wa3 here for
two weeks has been sent to the sta
tioir at Torrlngton.
Several Angora people are attend
ing the Morrill county fair at Bridge
port this week.
Claude Wilbur has had a new
kitchen built on to the It. S. Proud
fit cottag.? which adds much to the
convience of the bouse.
Mrs. A. B. Mark entertained a
number of friends at dinner Sunday.
Leslie Boodry and daugter, Phoebe
were Bridgeport visitors Saturday.
Joint Burry Is finishing his new
house and expects to move in the
near future.
W. K. Powell and wife were Alli
ance visitors Monday.
O. A. Woods and wife of Gering
accompanied Mrs. D. M. Woods to
Angora Saturday for a visit with W.
K. McC'rosky and family.
C. A. Glel and family returned
last week from' Lincoln, where they
had attended the state fair. They
report a very pleasant trip.
L. I). Carnine and wife are in
Omaha this Veek attending Ak-Sar-
(Jordon Temple, wife and daughter
motored to Bridgeport Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Temple is again on night
duty at the depot.
Stop Worrying--Let
Curtis "Best"
Do Your Baking
Have you experienced the joy of baking with selected flour?
There is a world of difference in the results to be obtained.
"We have carried for many months the best flour we can buy
flour that particular housewives have tried, and found not
wanting, to the smallest perfection.
WE URGE YOU TO TRY A SACK TODAY
"It Will Simplify Your Baking"
Buy Your Winter Coal Now
You should be laying in your winter's supply of coal right
now. We are receiving shipments of coal from time to time,
and we suggest that you place your order TODAY to be filled
as soon as your turn comes. You will not be able to get it
cheaper for several months.
OWL CREEK
Lump or Nut
KIRBY COAL
Lump or Nut
MOFFAT COAL
Lump oT Nut
All Kinds of Rock Salt
We have a large supply of all kinds of Rock Sale, suitable
for any use on the farm, in the 6hape and form most convenient
for you to handle. .
Stephenson & O'Bannon
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
. HAY, GRAIN, FEED, FLOUR, AND COAL
Plenty of Them In Alii inec, an
(toexl It eaoit for It.
Wouldn't any woman be happy.
After years of backache an! sulk
ing, Days of mis ry, nights of in rest
The distress ef urinary troubles.
When she finds freedom.
Many readers will profit by the
following.
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dizzy spells and headaches that can r
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Doan's Kidney Pills always regular
my kidneys and cure me of the at
tack. I would advise anyone who
may have attacks of that kind to
take Doan's. They can get thrtn rt
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Price 60c, at all dealers. Don".
Biiuply ask for a kidney remedy get
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John Wickman, who was operate.!
on for appendicitis at the St. Jos
eph hospital, Is reported doing nice
ly. However, we are sorrv to renort
that his wife was taken to the hos I
pital Monday, andunderwent u all;.-
liar -operation. !
il. E. Westover. of Lakeside
brought his small daughter, Beatrice
to Alliance Wednesday, for morlicx! !
attention. The girl wns riding r. !
horse and the horse threw her, I
then fell on her. She suffered n
broken collar bone. Mrs. J. S. Adams j
Is caring for the girl.
Edwin Blum, small eon or Mrs.
Louisa Blum, while playing on one
of the slides at Central school, Ml
from the top, and broke both of hi a
wrfsts, injured his knee, and hip.
A. E. Spruce and wife, of Mars-j
land, were in Alliance, on businea.i ,
Wednesday.
ill ytfSE
UILDING YOUR
WEALTH
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l.y little the amounts grow till each addition is a respectable sum.
'Where eloos the gain come from? Not from your pocket. Nor from ours. It is the result
of production. Money placed in a bank is given an opportunity to work and to produce.
THUS A DANK BUILDS YOUR WEALTH
Mai t with a small deposit if you will. Add to it when you can regularly if you can do so.
It will not be long till you can fairly sec it grow
MAKE THIS BANK YOUR BEST SERVANT OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US TODAY
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK
Alliance, Nebraska
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A
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That rare, rich old-time tobacco taste
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Besides, Spur Cigarettes have imported
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