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LINCOLN N12I1 Alliance Herald. Official Publi cation of the City and County. Largest Circu lation of any Al liance Paper. VOLUME X, ALLIANCE, BOX BUTJE COUNTY, NEBRASKA! FRIDAY, SEPT, 4, 1903. NUMBER 37 1 HE m & 4 BIfr m .&. Mf ;.'; my-.. tv RANCH n EN AND H A Y E R ' S GROCERIES at the lowest price. See us before you buy. Water Melons on Tap. Alliance Grocery Co. .j rR. KREAM1CK, In Alliance 16-30 o every month. Oflice over The Famous . . . . 'Phone 391. 0 leeeeae A. Henline recently returned from South Omaha, where he delivered a car of live stock. Mrs. E. P. Sweeney and son Fred re turned Tuesday from an extended visit with relatives in Illinois Mrs. O. M. Gilbert, after two weeks' visit at.St. Joe, Mo., returned home Thurs day and Oscar is himself again. Mrs, R. M. Hampton and Josephine are back from Hot Springs where they enjoy ed a pleasant summer outing. John R. Webster, who is interested in the Colvin ranch affair, in company with legal counsel from Omaha, was in the city last week. Ira T. Payne of Grand Island, on his way home from Hot Springs, stopped off in this city one day last week to visit his old friend, Al. Wiker. C E. Thatcher left for Washington last Sunday, making a visit at Denver and Kansas City on his way east. Mrs. Thatcher will go later on. S. II. Desch is now comfortably located in one of the Sanborn cottages, this being more convenient to his place of business than heretofore on the Woodbridge place south of the city. Tom Campbell, who has been ranching it west of Crawford for some time, return ed to this city Tuesday and is now en- , gaged in getting the Ridgell bowling alloy jn shape for business. y K. W. McDonald, special representative for the New York Life Insurance Co., who was in the city in behalf of some business relation with his brother S. R., returned ,to his home at North Loup Monday night. R. M. Jamieson of Omaha was an Al liance visitor this week, Mr. Jamieson has faith in Box Butte land having purchased -a quarter section. He will move his family here in the spring and become a perman ent resident of the county. Fred Raymond went to Hemingford last Monday to secure more storage room for potatoes that will soon begin coming to market in large quantities. The firm of Raymond & Quivey of this city will pur chase large quantities of the tubers both here and at Hemingford. Work has begun on a new dwelling being erected for Mrs, M. J. Richardson in tho southeast part of the city. The work is under the supervision of J. II. Dustrud, which is sufficient guarantee that it will be first-class in every respect. It will cost in the neighborhood of $2,000. A corn stalk measuring 10 feet in length and containing well developed ears of corn, grown by Geo. E. Douglas, 4 miles southeast of Alliance, is on exhibition at the postoffice. The sample would do credit to any Iowa corn field and is quite a convincer that Box Butte county can also raise corn of more than ordinary size and quality. ' Wanted, a delivery boy at the steam laundry. One who will attend strictly to .'business. 3t 'Don't forget to have your children's eyes y examined by Dr. Barnes Saturday the 19th at the parlors of the Hila Grand. Hem ingford, Monday the 21st. office with Dr. Eikner. Dr. Barnes, the Eye and Sight specialist will be at the Hila Grand Saturday the 19th. At Hemingford Monday 2r, office s with Dr. Eiknar. Millinery Opening. Ladies ready-to-wear hats and tailored strest hats. 'Mrs. Thos. Rbga.v. Special Una. of children' hats at 90c. - - -1x8. Thos. Rbga.v', Capt, Corbin visited Hemingford Wed nesday afternoon. Engineer C. C. Smith fractured an arm Sunday at Crawford. Miss Minnie Vanberg returned to her home at Aurora las night. School begins Monday morning. Parents should see that their children are enrolled the first day. Mrs. L. Sampy and daughter, Mrs. B. U. Sheppard of Nonpareil visited friends in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Morton of Ringgold, Iowa, is visit ing at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Bruce Wilcox. Mrs. W. H.Bartz and daughter Pearl returned this morning from their extended stay at Long Beach, Cali. Elmer Englchorn left Sunday night for the east and will attend a business college at Grand Island or Omaha.' Thos. Keefe and son Frank who visited relatives in this county for the past week returned this morning to their home at Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. Fanny Parker, mother ot Mrs. Watson, left Thursday morning for Grand Lodge, Mich., for an extended visit with her daughters. Miss Lena French, who will teach the Seventh grade of the Alliance public school the coming term, arrived Tuesday morn ing from Kearney. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Fossey returned to their home in. the North Platte valley Tuesday morning after a pleasant visit of ten days in this city. Conductor Perry is erecting a cottage, 26x2s, in the southeast part of town. Con tractor lorris has the work under way and when completed the dwelling will make a cozy little home. Mrs. B. A. Feather is confined to her room this week on account of sickness. We are glad to note the lady is not in a serious condition and a few days' rest will doubtless improve her health. Geo. Darling returned Friday from Minneapolis. He also visited at Exeter, s former -home, and would have attended the state fair were it not for tho fire in his store. He reports an enjoyable time. James Graham has his grocery establish ment nicely arranged after a great amount of hard work. The stock is artistically displayed and the interior of the store will vie with anything seen in larger cities. Arnold Zbinden of Seattle, Wash., ar rived iu the city Saturday and visited his brother Jules till Tuesday when he left for Sweetwater to see another brother. He and Jules will make a trip to Omaha and Chicago in a few days. The oyster season was ushered in last Friday in this city and as a result those who relish the delicious bivalves rejoice exceedingly. The crop is said to be a good one; the hard-shell denizens of the deep being rich and juicy. After three months of sightseeing on the Pacific coast, Sam Smyser Jr., returned to Alliance last Sunday, The young man took in about all there was to see in the golden gate state and his store of top ographical knowledge has been increased. E. C. McClure is in the east purpose of laying in a stock of greatly for the fall and winter goods. He expects to purchase an exceptionally large stock in anticipation of an active winter trade, and whoever deals with "Mac" realize that he knows just what to select to please his customers. Professor Steidley, a state Sunday school worker, and Miss Haines, who is doing inter-state primary work in the interest of the Sunday school will deliver addresses next Tuesday night in the M. E. church. These persons are highly recommended and should be greeted by a large audience. The weather of the past few days has brought about a great amount of physical agony and as a result the community is wearing that indigestive expression. Cool nights together with watermelon and other griping luxuries are responsible for this sad state of affairs. But there's a better day coming after the good old summer time. The Alliance Weakly Hard Times com mends Mayor Buechsenstein and the city council on their business-like administra tion of city affairs. Now, if we can con vince the caustic editor of the Pioneer tfrip that Louie's "No. 5" is much bet ter smoking than cigarettes, our good work toward the uplifting of erring tumanity of the fraternity will have accomplished something. H. II. Bogus is back from the east. New York, and other points, arriving last Sunday. Mr. Bogue was on a buying trip and reports that lie made the most desir able selection of goods for the trade. The stock was purchased at prices that will move the goods rapidly. Mr., Bogus also combined pleasure with business on his trip and spentveral days at the Atlantic sea shore resort. DEATH Or GUY HAGUE. Young Man is Fatally Injured by Being Thrown from a Horse. A fatal accident in which Guy Hague, one of Box Butte's most worthy young meu met death, occurred last Saturday morning at the hay camp of the Hague ranch, about seven miles south of this city. Mr. Hague had been in the city Friday, where he spent tho time visiting friends and transacting business. He remained over night and started early Saturday morning for the hay camp on horseback. In order to reach the camp it was neces sary, to pass through a gate which was, as a rule, left open, but on this occasion it was closed. Guy's horse was jogging along at a lively rate, the rider directing his attention toward some men in the field, when with all its force the animal tore through the wire gate throwing its rider headlong to the ground and with such force as to produce Concussion of the brain. Young Hague,, as stated by one of the hay makers who witnessed the accident, attempted to raise when he struck the ground, but the horse being tripped by the wire it dragged along, fell and rolled over the half dazed rider, thus finishing up the deadly work. Young Hague was- im mediately taken to the dwelling placo on the field where he was made as com fortable as possible. Medical and surgical aid were summoned, but nothing could be done to relieve the dying man and he breathed his last at 4:45 in the afternoon, never regaining consciousness. Guy Hague was born Jan. :, 1879, at Nevada, Story county, Iowa. Together with his parents, Mr."and Mrs. A. Hague, he moved to Box Butte county in 1887, where he has since resided. The deceased has three brother living, John and Lee of this county and Edward who resides in Ta coma. He also leaves a sister who is a resident of Buffalo, Wyo. The fun ei al of the deceased took place Sunday afternoon at the M. E. church, Rev. E. C. Horn officiating. A large con course of people including the Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen, of v;hich orders he was a member, attended and every respect shown the deceased whose life was so suddenly taken away The remains were shipped to the old homo at Nevada Monday morning, where they were buried beside those of other members of the family. They were accompanied by the bereaCcd parents and Miss Mabel Johnson. The deceased carried an insur ance policy in the Woodman order for $2,000. The death of Guy Hague forcibly illus trates the expression, "fn the midst of life we are in death." This young man was in the best of health with an appar ently long life ahead of him. In conver sation with friends the night before his death Guy made the remark that he be lieved he would live to be one hundred years old, t His tragic death tells its own story. But we can not conclude the obituary of this young man without refer ring to his noble character and sympathetic disposition; he possessed a warm heart for those in distress and one of his last acts of charity was that of assisting a neighbor whose property was recently destroyed by the elements. Caught in a Mowing Machine. An accident which may be said to be al most miraculous in its nature occurred at the Simonson ranch near Lakeside last Saturday. Charles Wright, a young man employed in hay making on the ranch, went to the assistance of a lad whose team, hitched to a mower, became unmanngable. In making" a grab for the bridle of one of the horses the bit broke and young Wright fell directly in font of the cycle, which was in gear and working. His hat fell on the bar and was cut to pieces. Whether it was this that saved Wright's life is not known, but the sickle was thrown out of gear thus preventing a shocking accident. As it was, the young man received several deep gashes in the limbs from the prongs of the sickle bar, which arc painful, but he is on his way to recovery with no serious results, Mr. Simonson brought the in jured man. to town that he may receive the best of C2J Death of Mary Coleman. Mary, wife of Stephen Coleman, ans wered death's summons Tuesday evening at the family ranch home, death resulting from peritonitis. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman formerly resided in Alliance but during the past four years have made their home on their rauch thirty miles north of Mul len. Deceased was born October 10, 1879, in Ontario, Canada and was identified with the Presbyterian church since her girlhood. The fucoral services was con ducted by Dr. Horn at the M. E. church Thursday at 2 p. m. and the remains laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery. Fills Two Vacancies. ' The school board held a meeting Tues duy evening and appointed C. C. Smith as a member of the board vice R. W. Mont gomery, who has left the city. The board also hired Miss Ada Post of Lincoln for the third grade to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Mrs.Lora Rustin, the repub lican candidate for county superintendent The ladies aid of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. Shrinor next Wcdnei.day afternoon, The ladies of the Catholic church will meet with Mrs. Buechsenstein ijcxt Wednesday. The ladies' union of the First Presby terian church will meet with Mrs. Claude Humphrey next Wednesday. A wandering street fakir held forth in this city Monday night, gathering about him an inquisitive audience. He"mct with fair success in his "smooth dealings" and as a result there are several Allinnctites who have learned that it does not pay to play another man's game. Mrs. Thos. Regan nnd Miss Mid Regan arrived home from Chicago last Sunday where they purchased a handsome line of goods for the fall trade. The' new stock will bo here in a few days and the ladies of Alliance will have tho pleasure of seeing all that is new in the millinery art. Sunday at the Baptist church, G. C, Jeffcrs, pastor. Subject of morning ser mon, "Tho Savior of the Lost." The Lord's supper follows, Evening discourse, "Moving Ships." Sunday school, at 10 o'clock. Juniors meet for reorganization at 3. C. E. meeting at 7:15. Midweek prayer service Thursday evening. A wel come to all services. W. E. Coutant received information re cently that to him and his worthy wife was born a son on the 25th of August in the city of St. Louis. We are pleased to note that the newcomer and his mother arc in the best of health and Mr. Coutant is wearing pleasant smiles in anticipation of making the acquaintance of his new born son in a short time when he will bring to Alliance. . i A railronO box car traveling tho streets of Alliance is a common sight. It is hauled about almost as conveniently as n lumber wagon. The streets of this city are not to be equaled in Nebraska for their uniform grade level and asphalt-like smoothness. A French automobilist would look with envy on our thoroughfares for speed courses, and if wo were French and had the price we'd invest in such a luxury. While in Colorado last week the writer met several former citizens of Alliance, among them A. J. Simonson and J. S. Paradis at Denver and John S. Carman at Cripple Creek. Mr. Simonson is doing a splendid real estate and loan business aud is one of the busiest men in the city. Late Denver papers contain a column writeup of a deal he is negotiating which involves a quarter million of dollars. Mr. Paradis and sons operate a job printing office and seem to be doing well. Albert's health is poor. He had an operation performed for floating kidneys and is now afflicted with a tumor on his face. Mr. Carman has been engaged in the lumber and hardware busi ness in Cripple Creek since '97 and has been very successful. Rev. Horn Leaves Alliance. After a five years pastorate in Alliance, Rev. Dr. E. C. Horn is called to a-new field of labor at the request of Bishop C. C. McCabe,, Dr. Horn has received 347 persons into church fellowship but on ac count of removals, deathst etc. the mem bership now numbers 297, a net increase of 367 per cent over the number enrolled five years ago. The benevolent collec sions have inoreased more than 600 per cent, while the amount raised and paid on church building and improvements exceeds by several hundred dollars the entire origi nal cost of the church building, parsonage and grounds. This unprecedented work together with the fact that Dr. Horn has four college diplomas and an experience of four years as instructor in two universi ties doubtless caused the Bishop and church authoiities to select him for this important post, Dillon, the site of the Montana State Normal and a county seat. Among other things t he letter with, particulars states that the salary is Si, 200 per year besides parsonage and that tho parsonage is a fine new one and no debt upon either church or parsonage and that Dillon is the best appointment on the district and to be pre ferred to Butte, Helena or Anaconda. Rev. Horn and his estimable family will leave week after next for their new home. It is with regret that wo are called upon to part with Rev. Horn. During that gentleman's residence of five years in this city he has done great good in the cause o religion and society in general. His manly character, and charitable disposition will be a lasting monument to his memory in Alliance. The Pringlc Dramatic Co. The Delia Pringle Dramatic company, who concluded a four nights' engagement at the opera house in this city last night, was greeted by large audiences at each entertainment. The company is certainly a good one, every member thereof shows excellent stage training. The music also is worthy of commondable notice. The company lunouncas its intention of mak ing a return date soon and will doubtless bo again greeted by a large audience. Engineer Jainus Devlin returned this morning from Chicago whore he has boon receiving medical treatmont for several weeks. THE NORMAL SCHOOL ' MUDDLE. Kearney Selected as tho Place for tho School. Well, tho unexpected has again oc curred. Instead of northwestern Nebraska securing the muclAalked-of normal school it got left. And with it went a fine banquet of stuffed chicken and champagne together with, cloud-sweeping oratory by Sam Smysc, Judge Berry and others in behalf of our beautiful little city. Who'd a thought that tho great state of Nebraska would send out such a near-sighted junket ing board an that which recently infested our town, partook of our matchless spring chicken, sipped burgundy of tho vintage of '67, ran off with our especially imported Havanas and then handed the normal school over to Kearney, (a town somewhere in Nebraska?) Oh, base ingratitude! Will Alliance ever entertain another such ag gregation? We don't know; go ask Sam Smyser, Billy Mitchell, Judge Berry, or some of tho other boys, they know moro about tho "con" game than we. Kearney has the school and Alliance can return with northwestern Nebraska tb her position of paying taxes for which no benefit is received, except the privilege of voting at elections for candidates named by the eastern part of the state. If the needs of location were taken into consideration, 'Alliance and this section of tho state would have undoubtedly been recognized. All this was carefully ex plained to the locating board while here, and figures presented proving this fact. So far as tho report of the balloting of the board shows, Alliance and the needs of this community were not considered of sufficient importance to draw forth even one complimentary vote. O, if we only hadn't fed that 'gang spring chicken; it wouldnVhave been so bad. All of the mombers of the board pledged themselves to vote for tho location whose needs for life schools were the grwatost, hence the people of this vicinity took courage and hoped that the board wouid do as it promised. The one hnndru.l aud eleven ballots taken without one vote for Alliance proves" that such assertion was made without serious regard for truth, But the selection of Kearney has brought forth several features that may yet bo the means of wresting it away from that city. In the first placo it is said that the site offered by that. city is composed of city lota cut .into, four separate parts by streets. Vtcfcordhig to the provisions of the statute the tract must be in one whole body. In the second place, it h said that the bid of Kearney was changed after it had been opened. And thirdly, objection is based on the contention that the board, under the statue, has not the power to make the location. The statute creating the board defines the duties as the supervision over the normal school and hence it has abso lutely no authority in this instance. SLIGHTLY SCORCHED. Darling's Furniture Store Vistccl by Fire Tuesday Night. An alarm of fire turned in Tuesday evening at 9:30 brought the department promptly to Geo. Darling's furniture and undertaking establishment where a well developed blaze had started in the base ment. Mr. Darling was absent from tho city at the time. An order for a burial casket had been received from Mullen late Tuesday aud Undertaker Erlewine and his assistant, W. M. Cary, had repaired to the basement of tho building to trim the coffin. A large Rochester lamp was brought into use and it was this that caused the conflagration. While the men were at work the lamp exploded scattering inflamablc fluid over the room In an in stant a large quantity of excelsior and other material was afire. With rare pres ence of mind and at the risk of their own lives the men succeded in breaking the window and throwing the lamp out of the room. They then made their escape to the upper floor nnd immediately turned in alarm of fire. Had it not been for the prompt response of f lie department and its effective work we would have a different story to tell. As it is, the damage amounts to several hundred dollars, All the caskets in the basement were ruined by fire and water as was also the case with a quantity of goods on the ground floor. The damage to the building includes a broken plate glass and badly scorched floor. The building and stock were fully insured. Miss Minnie Morris will hold her dancing school in the opera house to morrow night. Miss Maine Laravae has returned from Rushville arjd will resume her place us teacher in the citv schools jjext Monday. J. D. Scott, court roporter for Judge Westover, came down from Rushville Thursday and spent a couple of days with Alliance frionds. Mrs. Jidwnrd I'iko arrived today from Clarindn, Iowa, to visit hur daughter, Mrs. A. E. Pearson. Mrs. Pike says there lias been treat damage by the recant floods in western Iowa. HAYING TIMjE Is here. So are We With Special Prices on provisions of all kinds. Call in and see us before buying1. Lee Acheson 'Phone No. 4. L. Business Local Column. Advertisements in this column will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per lino first insertion nnd 5 cents per. lino each subsequent insertion. Advertisers should remember that Tub Herald's circulation is much larger than any other Alliance paper and has tho lar gest circulation in the city and county. Have you tried Rowan's flour? 1 Dr Allen, dentist, opera house. Old papers for sale at this office Go to Dr. Reynolds for dental work. Sears building. 'Phone 213. Thornton pays six cents for hides. See F. E. Reddish for loans on real w tate. v For storm windows and doors sua Forest Lumber Co. v Take hides wlfcre you will get the most for them at Thornton's. Wantku A good girl to work at laun dry. Call at laundry ,t' , G-aG-tf Forest Lumber Co. make a specialty of manufacturing dipping vats. All kinds of screen doors and windows mado to order by Geo. G. Gadsby. Two furnished rooms for rent. Mrs. J, Sl.OAN. See Humphrey for picture framing", up holstering nnd furniture repairing. Dr. Cook, the optician of Lincoln, will make, his next monthly visit to Alliance, Tuesday, August 18, and will be at the office of Dr. Bellwood. Help wanted at the Barry House, Dr. Reynolds, the dentist, is now per manently located in the Sears building, first door west of Blackburn's store. For screen doors and windows call on Geo. G. Gadsby. Picture framing, upholstering and furni ture repairing -C. Humphry. 7-10-tf Try Rowan's fresh graham flour. Wanted. Plain sewing, by Mrs. A. F. Snydor, at patrons' homes. 'Phone 378. Plain Sewing Taken. The undersigned, located two blocks west of the Rumor More, and door south of Mr. Quivey's residence, is prepared to do plain sewing of, any kind, children's garments a specialty. Prices reasonable and all work guaranteed. Mrs. Ada Lounsbur"v. GROCERIES AT O O S T Commencing July 6 Mv entire stock of groceries and queensware will be offered for sale at acjtual cost for O A S H Having decided to quit the business and to close out the ontire stock within 60 days, I will mako prices of special inducements to cash purchasers. The stock will all he closed out in the next (SO Days A. BLACKBURN 0 i