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PUBLISHED l'MDAYS.
T, J. O'KUKFE PublUhar
J H. KNtKST Assoclato Kdltor
Entered at the postoffico at Alliance,
Nebraska, for transmission through the
malls, as second-class matter,
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Display, per single column Inch per
month 5
Business locals, per lino first insertion .10
Each subiequent insertion, por line .05
Legal notices at statute rates.
tSTTUK Herauj Jslho Official Publica
tion of Dox Hutta county and its circula
tion is nearly twice that of nny other Al
liancc paper.
Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance
A law to tax bachelors who cam over
$30 a month at tho rate of $25 a year,
is being advocated by the Hastings
Tribune. Hotter go a little slow, there.
It is said that Senator Dietriches
quite a singer nml lover of popular airs,
but ho absolutely refuses to consider
"The Good Old Summer's Time"
a sweet melody.
A Washington dispatch states that
on U. S.' District Attorney Summer's
arrival at the national capital ho dined
with Senator Millard. It is staled that
the meeting of the NcbraskaiiB was
decidedly warm, and why shouldn't it
be?
Tho much discussed revenue law
has been sustained by tho supreme
court csminisstoticrs and hencuiuith it
will continue to be a, living letter of tho
law. A few technical clauses telative
to insurance were cut out. but other
wise the .law stands ns adopted.
Cougiessman Kiukaid has introduced
a bill appropriating $75,000 lor the
purchase of n site and construction of
a federal building at North Platte, to
be occupied by tho postoffico and land
office. "Jtlr. Kinkaid, please remember
that Alliance is right In lino for just
such a bill.
Marc C. Perkins, for a number of
years manager of the American Press
Association at Omaha, has purchased
a half interest in the Columbus Tele
gram from Edgar Howard and will as
sums business management 6f that ex
cellent paper Mr. Howard will con
tinue as editor, Messrs. Howard and
Perkins are splendid follows with a
whole lot of ability and tho Telegram
will continue to sparkle and prosper
under the management of such a strong
"team."
No further developments have trans
pired in tho Hastings postoffico scandal
further than the icturn of Senator
Dietrich from Washington last Mon
day. On his arrival at Omaha, tho
accused Senator kept aloof from the
public and 'newspaper reporters. With
tho axcoption of u closeted conference
with Attorney Charles J. Green, whom
it is said, and which is also denied,
will bo his legal advisor, Dietrich made
few calls and left tho same day for his
home at Hastings. Tho senator failed
to appear in court to answer to the
indictment brought against him and
will take a few days to make his
defense. In the mean time the people
of Nebraska will await with intense in
terest the devolpment of this caso in
the hope that justice may prevail and
the state's high standing be sustained.
If thcra. be corruption, let the guilty
suffer. .wwwww.
One of tho most interesting and
unique exhibits at the St. Louts exposi
tion will be that of tho state of Ne
braska. This feature will be a theatre
where moving pictures will be shown.
With tho small appropriation allotted
for the exhibit, the erection of a state
building was out of the question, but
in its place tho commission has decided
on presenting the industrial and agri
cultural advantages of Nebraska to
gether with its uucqualed range and
cattle and sheep growimi interests.
Besides those, there will be views of
the many state and government build
ings, citios and towns. The collection
of views will include scenes of harvest
ing, tin ashing, planting, the cattle
round-up, and the cattle industry, ex
tending from the time the cattle are
shipped from the ranch until they are
converted into beef at South Omaha.
There will be scenes from the state
lair, the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival, and
many other interesting views. An ex
pert photographer from Chicago, witli
a moving picture machine, has been at
work out in the state for several
months and has now nearly completed
his work. The theater at the World's
fair will be fitted with electric lights,
electric fairs and lounging chairs. A
lecturer will explain the pictures dur
ing the progress of the show. All vis
itors will bn presented with a small
souvenir, containing statistical informa
tion concerning the resources of tho
state. The visitors will bo asked to
leave thoir cards so that additional sta
tistics of a more bulky nattito may bo
mailed to thorn. A unique and catchy
name will be given tho theater, but it
has not yot boon determined upon.
The oxits of tho theater will lead into
tho Nebraska agricultural exhibit,
whoro tho rgal grain will be shown.
The slate will also have exhibits in the
horticultural, dairy and uthor build
ing's. In addition to the theater, en
tertainment rooms will be provided in
the Agricultural building, in lieu of a
state building, where Nebraska visitors
may tako their meals, check tho bag
gage and enjoy a rest. This novel
scheme of bringing tho state of Ne
braska so prominently before the pub
lic first found its origin in tho brain of
President Wattles of tho commission.
Mr. Wattles gained much valuable in
formation in the way of management
at the timo of tho Trans-Mississippi
exposition, when he took an important
pait, and this experience proved of
great value with tho limited means
for such an exhibition at that required
at Saint Louis next year. It is said
that this exhibition will excel anything
in stato attractions, and we arc pleased
to nolo Mr. Wattles' achievement in
tho interest of Nebraska.
Iiculli Not Much Surer Tlinn Tnxd.
If the new revenue law is declared
unconstitutional there need be no fear
on the part of the taxpayers of the
statu that complications will arise and
so tangle up other provisions of tho
statutes of the state that thcte will be
no officials to make assessments. Tho
precinct, township and other assessors
provided for under tho old law will be
found doing business ut the old stand
and there will bo the same oppoi Unti
tles afforded to commit perjury in re
tttininfr personal or other property for
assessment, as existed heretofore. The
knocking out of tho new law will not
leave a largo staff of count assessors
to .draw salaries and perforin no duties
and qven if it did, the old assessors
coull bo re-instated.
Tho .office of county assessor is a
creation of tho new revenue bill pure
and simple, although in another section
of tho statutc'his election is provided
for with that of other state and county
officials.
Under tho constitution and common
law an office cannot bo legally created
unless there aro duties requiring it.. By
killing tho revenue law tho courts
would at tho sarno timo do awuy with
the necessity for the office of county
assessor, causing tho offico to become
a sinecure, making it illegal and con
sequently repealing it and leaving the
old sections in regard to precinct and
township assessors in full force and
effect.
In case, however, that the office of
couuty assessor should still exist after
the new was declared invalid, there is
another resource by which to provide
for the making of assessments. In one
section of the old revenuo law it is pro
vided that where the assessment rolls
records and books arc destroyed and
done away with, from any cause, it be
comes necessary to make another as
sessment, tho county boards shall have
full power and authority to appoint
.officials to make the same..
Another section makes the county
treasurer collector of all taxes levied.
Levies are based upon estimates from
previous years of the lump valuation of
all the property in a jurisdiction. As
tho treasurer must collect the taxes he
would have to make an assingment on
which to base the obligation of the
citizen to the county if no assessors
were provided for. This, could legally
be done by the appointment of deputy
treasurers and collectors, as in collect
ing distress warrants.
The citizen who has his hopes pre
maturely raised to the effect that he
will rest in peace next year, undis
turbed by the visits of these obnoxious
minions of the Jaw, will receive a rude
awakening from his dreams of bliss.
The old adage, that there is nolhing
surer than death and taxes has never
been declared unconstitutional. The
assessor conies around just as sure as
th'i ducks and geese fly north and
south says the Lincoln Star.
Judicial Vote.
The following shows the vote by
counties for judges of the Fifteenth
Jtstrict, 1903:
HarriuK
ton We.st
ovfcr 307
M3
311
tm
IOM
330
3t2
153
57U
710
KM
Fisher
Ilrown 409
Boyd .. 712
Book sm
Dhurry OH
Holt is
Keyal'nhu... 307
Sioux Hi
Dawes, oort
llox Uutte... US
Sheridan .... 31S
Totals WS3
Wills
l5
337
uoa
lioo
355
131
rvi
3f
33S
5305
ib3t
310
571
177$
311
151
505
587
17l
57ftl
For Rentt Good six room house,- close
in. Inquire at The Herald office.
Homo and Foreign Pttc:
Tho trusts havo bren tunod in u-
lalt that thoy nro colling their prod
ucts to foreigners at lower prleos than
thoy soil the saino goods to Aniorlcau
consumers. So much 1b conyHod. Wo
may stick a pin right thete. Now
comos tho explanation, the oxcune.
Foreigners aro given lower price:!. It
la said, "to offset transporta'Jjn
chargos and luty," "to meet English
manufacturers," "rr.thtn than bo
forced out of tho marko "' "to moot
forolgn prlcoB.", Hut when -hla is said
tho fact rcmalnn that tu" price is
made lower and that a protu I? made
on the lower price. And this is tho
only material point
Ten Millions for Relief.
Taking dispatches from Washington
at their face value, wo would supposu
that Secretary Shaw had directed that
$10,000,000 bo taken from tho treasury
and doposltcd with national banks of
fering tho requisite security In the
orm of United StateB bonds.
If ho has in fact done such a thing
It is a pretty serious matter. It la
not to bo supposed that ho has disre
garded precedent and the law as it
has always beon. construed with ro
cpoct to deposits of pablic money in
banks.
Tho law provides that collection?
under the internal revenue laws mart
be deposited In designated bank de
positories. In another section it p.o
Vldes that public money excepting
cURtoinj duties collected may bo c:
deposited.
Tho meaning must bo that money
may be deposited when collected, but
cot after it has been turned lntc the
treasury. ' After It has been turned
into tho treasury that which come3
from customs duties is not distinguish
able from that derived from any oth
er source. In order, therefore, to com
ply with tho provision that custom
duties muat not bo deposited -in banks
It in necessary to hold thnt only money
Relived from other sources can be de
posited, and that It mus. bo depos!'.eJ
f;s colloctod and before it Is placed in
ho treasury.
Construing the low tints, ns It t ia
a Mnwnir, it-Henry Ainriyr.
. touching story or tho early days
if thr Indian Mutiuy is told of the
a..':J'.nlad massacre. Seven cadets
1n't out from England wore murder
d uoforo they had time to Join tholi
-laments. Tho eighth, a boy of six
cs: was left for dead, but survived
n rplto o! horrible wounds for foui
ry.i, hiding himself in a ravine. On
:Jo fifth day ho was discovered, drag
jtd to the native lines and thrust into
t Ut:t as a prisoner.
Ho found there a Christian cato
.lifsl, who had been formerly a Mi.
' n:'tan, and who was being tortured
iy the Sepoys to make him renounce
Kn faith. Tho catechlst's coitt-v
.ind given way, but tho gnllant fiuy
.Ish lad himself only sixteen yfc..
if age urged tho unhappy catccr.'.uT
'Don't deny Christ! Never ' dc
Ght,l&t!" rtclll reached Allahabad
ttmo to rescue both catoehlst And e'r
.tlgn. But tho ensign, Arthur Chr ::
itp'l of his wounds four days zi
Weill's arrival
Gold In New Vurlc Storei.
During tho two weeks followlr. t
Christmas there is more gold coin in
eltculatlon In Now York city than at
any other time of tho year. Many of
the gold pieces handed over tho coun
ters In tho stores havo been Christmas
gifts
IIUFOIIT OliTIlK CONDITION OK
The First National Bank,
CHANTER NO. 1228,
At Alliance, In the stato ot Nebraska, at tho
close of business November 17, 1003.
itEHouitcrn.
Loans and discounts $10s,29d 25
Overdrafts, hi-cured und uniecurel 3,010 Hi
U. S. IkjikU to soeuro circulation.... U',500 00
llnaklriK house, furniture and fix
tures 8,000 00
Due from nntlonal Imulcs (nut re
serve aKenU).. . UM.iOl 28
Duo from state b.uiUsnnil bankers.. 170 19
Duo from approved lesorvo h.xuiUh I5,'.hJU (18
Checkn nud other rush Items....,,., 1,232 OS
Notes ot other nutlniukl Innlts 1,550 00
I'Vnctlonul paper currency, nickels
und cents 93 75
Law rut, .Money Hkskhvk in Bank,
viz:
Specie Sl.H7 2.-i
U-Bal tender notes 1,000 00 5.U7 23
Bodeinptlon fund with U.S. treasur
ies per cent of circulation) ojj 0
Duo from V. H. treiiMirer, otherthnn
5 percent redemption fund... 2 50
Total s $:it,G6S 10
LIAUILITIKS.
Capital stock paid lu $50,000 00
?urplu- fund 10,000 09
Undivided protttH, less oxpuuses and
tUMistmhW attTPH
National bank notesuutstnndlnK.... 12.MX) 00
Duo to Ktuto banks and bankers . .. 7,030 85
Individual deM)slts subject to check 100.013 Oil
Demand curtttloates of deposit. ... 'l.tM II
Tlmoeerilllnttosof depo-.it 10,553 01
Total . . . . S'-'U.ty.s 10
Stato of Nebraska, county of Box Ilutto, ss.
I. B. SI. Ilmnptou. cashlor of the almvo
iiuuumI bunk, do solemnly bncnr that the
ntKivi) btutenicnt Is truo to tho bust of my
knowledge und lmllef.
B SI. Hampton, Cashier.
t'oitltECT Attest:
A. 8. Kkkd, I
V. A. Hampton, V Directors.
K. C. Hampton, )
Subscribed und sworn to lu my presouco this
25th day of November, A. D, nwi
. , T. .1. O'Kkkke,
Uidted States Commissioner
keai. for tho District ot Nebraska.
How About That
New Suit or Overcoat
For tho Holidays?
Fabrics for business or dress suits,
Medium or heavy weight overcoats.
Extra trousers; fancy vestings. and
the like, in smooth, dressy wors
teds in neat stripes; fancy cheviots
in plaids and heavy blue serges.
We stand back of
Fit and Style
OHAS. BRUCKNER
First door south Charter Hotel.
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present for friends remember that wc cany both a large and complete stock of
China, Queensware, Glassware and Pictures
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Ladies' Si. 25 Kid Gloves $ 98
Ladies' S1.50 and S2.00 Kid Gloves 1 47
Ladies' ribbed fleeced Vest and Pants 25
Children's ribbed fleeced Vest and Pants. . . - 10
One lot Corsets, choice. .. ...., 48
Heavy Suiting, 52-inch 1 . , 56
Heavy Suitings, all wool 48
Heavy Skirtings , . . . J7i
Outings , " . 05
Our Cloaks and Suits must be closed out this
season, to avoid carrying them oyer.
145 Jackets and Capes in 0n0l0tatS2.ro
each, worth up to S12 00
S12.50 Jackets ." . 895
S20.00 Jackets , 13 75
S10.00 Jackets .... C66
S5.00 Skirts 3 10
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Still prevail at W. W. Norton's store.
read the following, then go and get the
i tioys unuerwear
Good lined and facedMittens.t $
Good work Glove. ,
Better Glovcsand Mitts, more money.
Men's and Boy's Caps ,
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Shoe Sale
Reductions
"Will close at less than cost all Oxford
Ties and Slippers &
We have the Celebrated Florsheim Oos.
shoes for G-ents in all the new styles
Reduction for the
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S7 and Sio Skirts 4 98
Men's heavy fleeced Shirts and Drawers,
75c value -50
Heavy wool Shuts and Drawers !!. . .'.... 75
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" Mcu'ji Work Shirts 35c and 50
Men's heavy, serviceable Suits 4 90
Sio and $12 Suits 8 88
Equal 1 eductions on our S20, S25 and S30 Suits.
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