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PUBLISHED FRIDAYS.
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Entered at the postoffice at Alliance,
Nebrailta, for transmission through the
mails, as second-class matter.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Subscription, Si. 50 per year in advance.
COMMISSIONERS'
PROCEEDINGS.
Alliance neb., Jan. 13, 1903,
Board of county commissioners met in
regular session. Members present, Frank
Caha, chairman, Geo. V. Loer and Geo.
V. Duncan, members, and S. M. Smyser,
clerk.
It appearing that John J. Pierson was
assessed for the southwest quarter section
28, township 25 north, range 49 west, in
the years of 1S93 and 1894 and that in
those years said tract was government
land, it is ordered that the county treas
urer refund to him the taxes assessed there
on to the amount of $20.95,
Bid of Elmer L. Vaughn for lease of
poor farm accepted and-contract in accor
dance with his bid ordered drawn.
The following official bonds were ex
amined and approved, to-wit.
j. J. Pierson, assessor Wright precinct.
A. L. Kennedy, assessor Snake Creek
precinct.
E. E. Ford, assessor of Lawn preciuct.
C. V. Brennau, assessor Second Ward
precinct.
Emory F. Ablcy, assessor Xonpnriel
preciuct.
John Severson, overseer road district
No. 10.
Ole Moe, overseer road district No. 4.
J. M. Vanek, justice of the peace Lawn
precinct. " '
Isaac Hockey, justice of the peace Dorsey
precinct.
Reports of the following officers for 1902
examined and approved.
S. M. Smyser, county clerk and clerk of
district court.
J. V. Baumgardner, superintendent.
Ira Reed, sheriff.
D. K. Spacht, county judge.
The following estimate of expenses for
1903 was made-
County officers $4000 00
Precinct officers 15
District court expenses 3000 00
Fuel 500 00
Incidental expenses 1500 00
Election expenses 130000
Support of poor 1500
Bridges 3000 00
Books and stationery 200 00
Institute fund.. r., 75
Board adjourned until tomorrow at 9
o'clock.
Geo. V. 'Loer, Chairman.
S. M. Smyser, Clerk.
Alliance, Neb., January 14, 1903.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same officers as on the first day.
Ordered by the board that all interest
due on the personal tax of John Fitzgerald
and Frank Cantrell be rebated and the
treasurer accept the amount of personal
tax due from each.
Ordered that the treasurer refund to
Emmett Johnson the taxes paid on s sw
' of .section 30. town 27, range 52 west
for the years of 189G and 1897 for the rea
son that said taxes were levied at a time
when said tract was government land, the
said taxes amounting to $7.11 and interest.
Ordered that Geo. W. Duncan be and
he is hereby appointed overseer of the
poor.
Board adjourned until tomorrow at 9 a
m.
Geo. V. Loer. Chairman
S. M. Smyser, Clerk.
Alliance. Neb., January 15, 1903.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same officers as on the first day.
Board proceeded in a body to visit the
poor farm and make inventory of and ex
amine county property.
Ordered by the board that the following
appointments be made, to-wit.
C. A. Rowland overseer road district No. 1
Isaac Rickel " " " 2
N. M. Hayes " " " 7
Board adjourned until tomorrnw at 9 a.
m.
Geo. W. Loer, Chairman.
S. M. Smyser, Clerk.
IN I'URiMSIIINV. CONDITION.
Alliance llulliling und l.onn Association
KIcct Directors, Hear Year's Weport-
The annual meeting of the stockholders
df the Alliance Building and Loan associa
tion was held Tuesday, January 13. This
was done in accordance with a provision
of the by-laws of the aasoccation for regu
lar annual meetings and the purpose of
the meeting was the transaction of the
general business of the corporation and
the election of directors for the year 1903.
The annual reports of the seretary and
treasurer were read and approved.
The vote for directors resulted in the
election of the following members- B. V.
Gilman, W. II. Bart?, G. V. Clark. R.
M. Hampton, J. J. Adams, L. B. Johnson,
S M. Smyser, C. C. Smith and J. F.
Fleming. Tee regular officers will he
chosen by this board on next Tuesday
evening.
The association begins the new year
with bright prospects.
Additional Local.
Alliance Lodge No. tfiB, I, O. (). F.,
installed the following officers last Tues
day for the ensuing year: Noble Grand,
Wm. Mitchell; It. S. NoMe Grand. H. V.
Beach; L. S. Noble Grand, L. S Poolo;
Secretary, John Baumgardner; Treasurer,
S. A. Franklin; Warden, Wm. F. Buch
man; Inside Guard, D. G. Miller; Outside,
Geo. Roach; D. C. Taylor, Vfcn Grand
elect, not being present, was not installed.
Hereafter the lodge meets on Tuesday
night.
The work of numbering the streets
of the city, which has been talked of for
some time has taken definite form under a
petition to be presented to the city council
praying that some kind of uniform system
of numbering the business and residence
portion of the city be adopted. The peti
tions at The Famous Clothing House for
signatures and the blanks should be
promptly filled. Alliance is getting of a
size that this is necessary for "'rangers
and a convenience to residents. The cost
will not be great and there can certainly
be no reason why any should object to its
being done.
H. A. Mark, our ex-photographer, is
still in town. There must be "something"
keeping him. But he informs us he will
tear himself away Monday. Going first
to Mitchell and Gering for a few days'
visit, after which he will take the road as
demonstrator and salesman for photograph
materials. Chief among the houses Mr.
Mark will represent is The Coloplatin Co.
of America for which he has the oxclusive
territory of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming,
west part of the Dakotas, Montana, Utah,
Idaho, and part of Oregon and Washing
ton. Fpr the present, at least, he will
continue hoadqunrters at Allinnce. The
immediate possibility is the establishment
of a stock house. We join with his old
patrons in wishing him succesh. He has
made up a nice collection of lantern slidos
and when he gets back east to his old
home he can show what the woolly west is.
Leonard Sampy was down from Non
pariel precinct Monday. Mr. Sampy is
now situated so that he can enjoy life with
out any of the hardships experienced by
the average Box Butte homesteader in
early days. He now has all the land and
stock he dosires and his place is one of the
best improved in the county. He has
eight acres seeded to Brome grass, which
is its fourth season, and this fall he threshed
about six hundred bushels of seed. He
thinks it is the only kind of grass for this
country and intends to seed down about
beventy-five acres next spring. Mr. Sam
py deposited several dollars in The Hhr
alii exchequer on subscription paying
two years in advancesaying that his bet
ter half couldn't keep house without The
Herald and he wanted it as long as he
lived and he thought he was good for a
number of years yet. Here's hoping you
are, Mr. Sampy.
Attention, Stockmen.
Dr. C. E. Menter of Ogalalla, Neb., will
be in Alliance January 24, 25 and 2O pre
pared to any work in the line of vetetinary
surgery and dentistry. He is also pre
pared to treat every ill that the horse or
cow is heir to. Give him a call. 1-16-2
For Sale Four hundred acres school
land, 20-year lease, 15c per acre cut 120
tons hay last year, is under Alliance canal
and 300 tons of of hay can be cut annually
$1,500 cash; 1C0 acres under proposed
Farmers' canal, deeded, no improvements,
five miles from Bayard S500 cash.
These lands must be sold February 1. Ad
dress Dr. J. H. Lono, Bayard, Neb.
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Look at that underwear window,
Norton's. It's a fine selection.
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Pilkington's Best at $1.10 per sack.
The best in town. . Every sack warranted.
Harvey's Bowling A
I Ieathf ul exercise and amusement for
ladies and gentlemen ....
THREE FIRST-CLASS ALLEYS.
F. T. HARVEY, Proprietor.
East Side of Main Street.
BEGINNING ON
Saturday, January 17th,
Our great clearance of Winter Footwear during the
next 15 days we propose to make a clean sweep of
all broken lots. I lere is a few of themoney-saers:
75 Pairs Gents' Patent Colt, High Grade S5.00 Shoo,
at .
38 Pairs Gouts' S3. 50 Kangaroo Calf Shoe,
at ...
56 Pairs Ladies' Fine Vici Kid $2, 50 Shoes,
at
26 Pairs Ladies' High Grade Patent Leather Shoos, hand-turned
and extension soles, S3. 50, $3-75 ad S4.00 shoos, now at
A Lot of Misses' School Shoos in Vici Kid and Kangaroo Calf,
regular price Si. 50 and Si. 75, now at
SALE BEGINS SATURDAY. DON'T MISS IT.
ALLIANCE CASH SHOE STORE.
WILD ANIMAL FIGHTS.
Unnrmnnn I'll) ftti'iil Kiiri't lJvponrioil
In Ttivnp I'lerrp CoiHl.fttri.
Ill tlt pitched Imt ties which iwne
thnifi tnkt plnco Iwtwwn ll o grant
rnrnlvoin nml th hirgwt nml moat
powerful of thf v 1 1 Hit? the forces of
ifinnl wurnffe. desperation nnd IknIII.v
rtirnctli must br exhibited on n twtilo
never t Istnvhero kith, unys 11 writer In
LchIIc'h Weekly. Such combats tlt oc
cur, but Imve Hul'limi been wltnoHsctl
nml tlll less frequently described. Two
or three lions sometimes combine In
such 1111 attack, but from the marks
Hceii on liull'nlo It Is probable that
sometimes there Is 11 single combat, for
It can hardly bo supposed that the buf
falo could often pc from more than one
Hon.
The number of foot pounds of energy
put Into such u struggle must be some
thing extraordinary. The efforts of n
lion, which can strike a mnn's arm
from the shoulder and leave It hang
Iiir by a strip of skin or which can
carry 11 cow over a high stockade, en
deavoring unsuccessfully In close grips
to tlrag down or disable a buffalo bull,
must be' on a gigantic scale, and the
strength which can shake him off and.
It 1 believed, occasionally crush the
Hon afterward must be even more
nmar.ing. A buffalo bull lins been cred
ited with engaging three lions In mor
tal combat and making a good light
before he was disabled by one of the
lions hamstringing him by biting his
legs from behind
ISrrori of Diet.
An Insurance man of my acquaint
ance ate hearty breakfasts, with intuit
anil coffee, n hurried hineli at noon,
but itlno with meat, and 11 heavy dinner
at night. lie took no exercise, nlwnys
rode between house nnd olMce, bpennic
fat and bloated, and his blood became
bo o . 'oiidcd that he readily succumb
ed to disease at forty-five. The won
der was that he II veil so long. He was
n type of the average well to do cltlaen.
Like him. most of us en I too much,
says a writer In Good Housekeeping.
Diet should depend upon temperament
and vocation. At hard work out of
dy'ors one requires more nutriment than
at t?dentnry labor Indoors. A gradual
reduction In diet, even an occasional
fast, will cure many ordinary Ills. Add
deep breathing, fresh air. body build
in j; oxerclses. plenty of sunshine, wa
ter Inside and out. and It Is astonish
ing how much butter one feels.
I'rlern For Senium.
Much has been said of the practice
of buying and soiling sermons, a prac
tice, by the way, of no very special
novelty. Just before Toplady was
about to bo ordained Osborne, the book
cellcr, the friend of Johnson, offered
to supply him with n stock of original
sound sermons for a trifle. "I would
sooner buy secondhand clothes," was
the tart reply. "Don't be offended,"
said Osborne. "I have sold many to u
bishop." The price of sermons, ns of
nil else, has varied with the times. In
1540 a bishop of Llnndaff received from
the churchwardens of St. Margaret'B,
Westminster, for a sermon on the nn
iluuclation n pike, price 2s. -Id.; a gal
lon of wine, eigutpencc, and boat hire
In nil Its. -Id. In the seventeenth cen
tury Bormons seem to have been valued
at about 5 shillings each.
Making It Clear.
Religious examination papers are nn
ancient nnd unfailing source of joy.
The latest one to be put In evidence
' comes from nn English church training
college. Cnndldates for admission uro
required to give in writing some nc
count of the religious instruction they
hnve received, nnd a recent answer to
the first two formal questions ran as
follows:
Question: What Instruction have you
had In religious knowledge?
Answer: None.
Question: By whom was It given?
Answer: By the vicar.
The thing might have been expressed
more logically, but not much more
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tender ol dirt in bundles
left with us. Improved
methods and macliinory
enables us to do this with
out injury to tho cloth
impounding, hanging,
tenting or ripping in our
work.
Immaculate cleanliness,
desirable finish, satisfied
customers nre the lesults
obtained.
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Superior floors,
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Staple and
Fancy
GROCERIES
RANCH SUPPLIES.
The Best of
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Our Prices are Right.
&Aic "3ts a 'ixvaV draw.
Jas. Graham.
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INSUnANCC COMPANIES.
! HiUtfurd l?lr Insuninco Co.
I North Ainetinnn of Philadelphia.
, Phoenix of Brooklyn, Now York.
I Continental of Now York City,
Ninfctirn Kire Iimnrnnre Co.
Now York Underwriters, New Yoik.
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tif I.miilmi.
Liverpool, London nnd Globe In-
office I'p-sttilrt,
rictchcr niock.
Mrs. Thos. Regan...
Has a Large
Assortment
MILLINERY,
T ADIES'
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L wear,
dren's
Haterials, Embroidery Materials,
Stamped Linings, Hair Goods, etc.
Opera House Block....
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YOUR
FUEL!
Hcbeson & 3rober's,
HARDWARE
Choice Winter Apples ! I
Eleven different kinds from 60 cents
up at the Alliance Apple Cellar in the
Capt. Corbin Building.
ALSO PURE HOME MADE CIDER.
Entrance in the Rear.
Alliance Cash Meat Market.
WILDY & LOTSPEICH, Proprietors.
ONE DOOR SOUTH
Fresh and
FISH AND
Cash Paid for Hides.
Dray and Transfer Line.
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The only spring
Phone 139.
Alliance Bowling Alley,
V. S. RIDGELI-.. I'ROi' kiutok.
"ujc 5wsi Crpow&a o "KeAttes Ce&Tves aw&T&esl.
Appointed Amusement Place in the Wast,
and Invite All to Call. Ladies
Especially Invitod.
Bowling, Billiards and Pool.
CIGARS, TOBACCOS AND
SOFT DRINKS-
FLETCHER
Agent. I
surnncu Co.
Guniiaii American Insurance Co., j
nun l Dili. 4
Farmers and Morclinnts- Insurance i
Co., of Lincoln.
Columbia Fire Insurance Co,
Philadelphia Underwriters.
Phoenix Insurance Co., of Hart i
lora, uonn.
Alliance, Nebraska.
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TAILOR MADE Suits, i
Waists, riuslin Under- fi
Fancy Notions, Chil
Headwear, Battcnberg
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And be more comfortable by using I
GOSPER'S I
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WEATHER STRIPS. J
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ON DOORS AMI WINDOWS. u,
BEST - MARKET.
You can find it with a Y
lot of other good things
in Stoves, Enameled
ware, etc., at
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OF OPERA HOUSE.
Salt Meats,
OYSTERS
HEN YOU GO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worry
about what to do with your Household Goods.
S. A. Miller will take charge of them; store them
in a nice, dry and cool place and pack and ship
wherever desired, charges reasonable
dray line in the city.
J. Qinii.
ONIJ DOOR NORTH OF
Young's Grocery.
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