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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1920)
THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TtflSDAr, OCTOBER 5. 1920 Random Shots "Who feeds MaeSwIney?" ii likely ' become proverb, like "Who Ktruck Blllr rattarBonT" "Who ! killed Cock KoblnT" "Who atoU the poat " and "Who's looney ni i' I aya Burrla Jenkins. You never can tell. The other venlnft two real nice looklna irlrlr i entered a grocery More. One of then rngaffed the pruncKhooter In conver nation while the other, In th mos! approved Meuth-llk manner. bred herself to tome apples and lemonl. They were what you would call 'nlce" girls, too. Almost In the highbrow class. Clever what? We heard a story of a little rlx-year-old girl who was planning her first trip alone on the varnished cam 'he. was going to Antloch for a visit, imd her parents were fretting aim whether she would be able to get off the cars at the right place. "Of course I will," she said, "I'll know Antloch by the smell." (She -meant 'he peculiar odors connected will) the potash plants.) "But," said her mother, there's the same smell at lloffland there's potash plants there." "Well," said the little girl, "then I'll Just stay right on the rain unt l I come to the second nmell. There's going to be some difficulty In deciding-a bet made by local sportsman hint Saturday. Dr. H. II. Dellwood and the two-Drs. Dashin went out together to slay the ehmive iuack we mean duck. The wager vas that Dr. H 11 wood would g(-t more ducks than the two lUsklns. Five dollars was up. The trip didn't net a Klngle dink. However, Dr. Hell wood saw two ducks floating in one of the lakes. It is reported that he claimed crr-Jit or killing them on a previous trip f,The problem is to decide whether, If these ducks had been retrieved, tlie .aan who bet on Jhe doctor would liave won. This game of golf promlsles exer cise, and, bearing in mind the day when we tipped the scales ut 220 and 1 n A , 1 ...... V. I . .... . . . . ay, iiiiit iiiinn, p nave ueciue.l ofDclally to go In for It. On the strength of the probable weight reduction, we have ordered our next pair of trousers four inches smaller In diameter. ' j j We think It Is the diameter, but may be the periscope we had in mind. Those mathematical terms are so -ontuslng, don't you think? A bride of the month Is greatly incensed at her grocer. She says he is taking advantage of her Inexper ience by selling her small eggs. Her opinion is that tney take them out of he nest too soon. One Alliance man Is now doing ttlement work. His creditors have finally cornered him. I The Kilkenny cats solved their. problem in short order, but there were only two of them, remark B. L. T. You will remember that those cats quarreled, fought and ate each other up. In order to draw the women vote, Bill Harper, the republican chair man, is behind a movement to put powder puffs In all voting booths next November. The Alliance team in tne ciap jhootrrs' league cleaned up 100 per cent at one place and went down to Inglorious defeat iu another. The Harvard team challenges all comers. ' Here is another chance for Alliance. Harvard Courier. I Oen of wisdom from Sunshine Kid: "What have you gained when you convince a foil he is one." The tourist from the East had stopped to change tires In a desolate region of the far So'uth. "I suppose," he remarked to a native onlooker, "that even In these isolated parts the bare necesltles of life have risen tre mendouHly In price." "Y'er right, stranger," replied the native, gloomily, "an' it ain't worth Irlnkin' when ye git it!" A man really feels i tch, when he's got a few dollars hU wife doesn't know about. It s.-ems utterly foolish in this day and age that men have to be cajoled Into advertising their business, when the value of advertising has been lroveu times without number. The newspaper's task is similar to that of the prencuer wun he tiles -o get people to accept salvation. It's for their own good, but most of the time they can't see it until tiny jtie junt about dead. 11. EJilckson of Sheridan, Wyo., was In Alliance Saturday, looking after business matters. ANGORA Th Oiner Klngery family attended the fair Wednesday at Bridgeport Frank Calvert and Olen Freeburn of Klmdale. Kas., visited friends 'ere the first of the week. They drove through in their car. Mrs. Jefferson, of Central City, mother of James Jefferson, Is here for a visit. I,. D. Carnlne and wife went to Bridgeport Wednesday on business. Mrs. N. J. Venell arrived last wrek from Ong, Neb., for a visit with her son, George Venell, -and family. The George Klock and Sylvester Wozny families visited Mrs. Klork'a and Mrs Wocny's sister at Ellsworth several days this week. The Trl C will not have their regular meeting on account of potato digging and other harvest work. Mrs W. R. McCrosky will entertain at the next regular meeting. The H. D. McWililams sale was well attended last Wednesuay of this week. The stock and household goods brought a good price. Those who attended the Morrill County Fair Thursday of last week were Harry Fellers and wife; J. W. Perkins, wife and daughter; A. B. Marsh and wife; B. M. Kelly and wife; Cecil Burry and Robert Hull. Joe Chapman, who travels for Grainger Bros, of Lincoln, was here for a brief business trip Tuesday. Frank Proudfit of Lincoln is here on business with the R. S. Proud fit Lumber Co. Lyle Carey and wife have a num ber of visitors this week. J. E. L. Carey and wife, father and mother of Lyle, are here from Denver. A brother, Floyd Carey, wife and chil dren came the first of the week from Wyoming. Mrs. Shearer, a friend of the Carey family, is also here forJ a few days' visit. There was a killing frost Tueslay night around Angora. Most gardens are black and wilted and the to mato crop is over. Threshing of wheat and oats is about ovtr and potato digging and corn husking w." . begin this week. There were fine crops of all kinds in this part of the country and farmers are well pleased with their yields. The Angora community club met Wednesday last week at the home of Mtb. W. It. McCrosky. There was a large crowd present and a fine dinner at noon. The club gave a community reception at the home of Mrs Lesl,e Boodry Friday riicht, October 1. There was a Jazz band aud several leading features of the comic world. Lunch was served too, and thu evening was one of much merriment. The club will take up i lie Htud of "Good Citizenship" ut the next meeting, which will be held October 13 at the home of Mr3. R. K. Maybell, with Mrs. James Per- kins as leader. run OLSTKAD "What AtA ' - . . ....... fuu, (iirnnu Crop Mrs. Fred Houser and small neiai" said the tractor salesman, daughter, Fteda, of Crawford. ar- "Oh, about sixty gallons an acre," rived Saturday for a few days' visit a,d tn farmer. American Legion with Mrs. L. A. Surprise. . Weekly. H. E. Ellis returned to his home' Rev. and Mrs. A. J. May of Hem Sunday morning. Mr. Ellis has been' Ingford were In the city Saturday In California for the past few months Mrs. May was having some dentai visiting friends and relatives. work done POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT I am the democratic candidate fdr the office of county commissioner from district No. 1. If elected, I pledgre you my best efforts In pro moting good roads in all parts of Box Butte county, and promise faithful and efficient service. JOSEPH DUHON, 96p Marsland, Neb. Imperial Theatre Tonight Tuesday 5th. WM. 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