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and receipt for name, und transact all other
business in connection wun iiuiuumuu m
accredited re prwimitatlvu of thin paper.
Isaac Rockoy is on tho nick list tins
week.
Misa Ina Osborn went to Alliance
Friday evening.
Mary Hcrncall departed for her home
at Hccla Sunday evening after closing
a very successful term of school in the
Phillips district.
The Ladies' P. C. gave a reception
at the homo of Mrs. A. M. Miller for
Mre..Ward and Mr?, Rustin, and on
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Johnson en
tertuined the club in their honor.
G. W Hatch has bought a barber
shop in Lead, S. D.. hut will not take
possession until March. Up to that
time he will work at his trade in one
ot the shops there.
We have made arrangements where
by we can send money'in any amount
to any point in the world. For large
amounts we issue drafts and for small
amounts we send money direct. First
State Bank.
liugene Frances Leaver and Mrs.
Cora B. Miller were married at Casper,
Wyor, at n o'clock on December 19.
They have gone on a short wedding
trip and will be at home at Casper
after Christmas.
There being in' the neighborhood of
m knvs which have not been presented
and as one of these keys will surely
unlock the cabinet containing $20, 1
am very anxious to have them brought
iu. and tried and the matter off my
hands. H. L. Bushnell.
Miss La (forty of Alma, Neb., after
trying school teaching on the plains
fjjr two months, has decided to return
to "her home during Christmas week
and will not return to finish out her
term.
BUGGIES I I have just received a
car load of buggies, spring wagons,
road wagons, lumber wagons, feed
grinders, sulky plows and harrows. By
shipping goods in car lots, I am iu a
position to make customers the lowest
possioie prices. v- unu ecu iu. n.
E. Johnson.
My. and Mrs. Funk departed for his
old home .at Funk, Neb., to spend
Christmas with his folks. Master
Funk accompanied them, of course,
and Harry wa6 full of the anticipation
of showing him to his old friends.
They will return by way of Lincoln
where they will visit with Mrs. Funk's
sister.
Mr. Allie Mabin and Miss Almeda
Vaughn were married at the M. E.
parsonage at J 1 o'clock on Wednesday,
flight visit the stores of Alliance and if they were posted on values
they would tell you to a man that Rumer will save you 20 to 35
per cent on all kinds of merchandise. They might add it takes
cash but the prices justify the inconvenience. From this date
until December 25, we will make the greatest slaughtering of pri
ces ever known in Alliance. The price on every ladies tailor made
suit, all our ladies' and children's cloaks and every man's suit and
overcoat is going to be slashed and slashed again. We don't want
a garment to carry
We have 300 ladies, and children's jackets to sell at $1.25, $2.00, $3.50, $5.00, $7.50 and
10.00, worth $2.50 to $20.00. We have 200 ladies tailored made suits to sell at $3.50,
$5.00, $7.50, $10 and $12.50, worth from 57.50 to $25.00. We have 1,000 men's suits
and overcoats, all kinds and all prices but they have got to go and you will get them at
half to two-thirds the price credit stores will ask you. Children's overshoes 35, 45 and
50c. Mens overshoes $1.00 and $1.25. We ask you again to simply get our prices the
goods will sell themselves 1 t 1 f . 1 1
RUMER'S CASH STORE,
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December 23. Beth of the contracting
parties grew up here and are favorably
known in the communi.y. Mr. Mabin
has .resided on -the .Kicken or lower
ranch as it is called ever since it was
adquircd from Mr. Kicken -and no
doubt concluded there was not much
joy in the bachelor manner of life.
And more than this he found the one
girl for him so Wednesday's transac
tion at the parsonage is the sequel to
it all. The newly married folks went
home at once and we wish joy, and a
long and happy married life. Who'll
be next?
Mrs. J. W. Christy was found dead
in her room at 2020 Burt sheet,
Omaha, presumably murdered, though
in the light of the facts as brought out
at the coroner's inquest a verdict of
suicide was returned. H. F. and G.
M. Goodenough of Mullen went to
Omaha immediately upon receipt of the
telegram announcing her death and re
turned with the remains on Sunday,
burial taking place hero on Tuesday.
A large concourse of people gathered
at the Congregational church and list
ened to the sermon which was delivered
by Rev. J. H. Emberec, the Congrega
tional minister. Mrs. Christy was a
member of the Congregational church.
Beginning with married life the de
ceased had 111010, perhaps, than her
share of-trouble. She and her husband
were uncongenial and lived very un
happv. The details are quite well
known and their repetition would serve
110 good purpose. During the summer
she made a move to get a divorce but
her husband finding this out pursuaded
her to live with him again. He then
mado a sale of all his personal proper
ty and his real estate inducing her to
sign the papers. He then gave her
S262 and deserted her. He wrote a
letter from Omaha askiug her to come
there and bring the two oldest children.
She complied but he had left and could
not be found. At the rooming house
at Nineteenth and Farnam, where she
stopH?d, she became acquainted with
two vouni! men from Iowa, McElvery
and Dan McGann. McElvery was
from Woodbine and McGann from
Duulap, both little towns near Logan,
where Mrs. Christy was brought up.
McElvery waB 17 and McGann 20 or
21. Mrs. Christy made up her mind
when she became satisfied that Christy
could not be found that she would go
into the rooming business, and accord
ingly began to look around and finally
decided on 2020 Burt street. She gave
Mrs. Smith, whom she bought out,
$150 in cash and notes amounting to
over the season
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$200, for the furniture. She rented
the building. Fearing that her' hus
band would find out her whereabouts
and make her trouble she put the bill
of sale in ban McCann's .name. At
the same time these transactions were
going forward she was working to get a
divorce through her attorney, l, A.
Fitch, of Omaha. Becoming dis
plqascd with her bargain she made a
deal whereby Mrs. Smith took the fur
niture back at J 100. In the -meantime
Attorney Fitch had warned her that
McCann was a rascal, having looked
him up. Mrs. Smith's money was in
Council Bluffs and Mrs. Smith and Mr.
McCann went there to settle up, Mc
Cann acting as agent for Mrs. Christy.
The money was paid and McCann re
turned, got his belongings and skipped.
During the time these things were
transpiring in the Bluffs .Mrs. Christy
called on her lawyer and receiving ad
ditional warnings returned to find her
trusted friend gone. She and her law
yer went to the police station and
swore out a warrant and the reporters
finding it out spun their first sensa
tional stories. That evening she wrote
the letter, a certified copy of which ap
pears below. Her whole mind accord
ing to her attorney was taken up with
her divorce and while the loss of the
money left her with but little cash she
seemed to regard it -is an incident and
not as a calamity. The letter:
Omaha, Nkii., I)kc. 17, lixtt.
Driu Haiivk:
I write this In a hurry and trust you can
read It. I have lost everything 1 hud. The
business run behind awful, so I thought best
to sell and sold Tuesday. You know 1 told
you everything was In Dan McCann's name,
so when the deal was mado Mrs: Su.iili and
li tin went and made out thu deed, sold for
$100.00 and four notes lack she paid Dan uud
ho cauie rlKUt home. I did not see him -got
tils wheelaud skipped. I was down town and
he was to meet me. When he did not coaia,
put tho police onto him hut cannot Had a
tracoofhlm. I have lost it all; aui stuyluK
with Mrs. Smith. I am coming homo to stay
at present, will you send mo $15.00 by return
mall? liow U baby and kiss htm for me. Do
you or mother want mo to hrliiK anything
liaek? lint le.
Mr..!. V. Cuhisty,
, 2ft Hurt St., Utuah.1, Neb.
I certify that tho foregoing letter is a true
copy of a letter exhibited to mo by Oeorico M.
UoodenouKh, brother of Mm. .1. V. Christy.
Keith L. 1'iKitct,
8icAl. Notary Public.
It was brought out at the inquest
that the letter was written by the testi
mony of Mrs. Smith who furnished the
paper and stamps. She mailed it at
the nearest letter box and complaining
of being tired went to bed. The letter
was received here Saturdaj" morning.
Mrs. Smith awakening at about 10:30
the next morning, according to her tes
timony found the door to Mrs. Christy's
room fastened. She says she feared
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something was wrong and phoned to
attorney iMtcli. He and a detective
came and found the door so fixed that
they could insert an arm and remove a
chair, which was against it and enter.
They found the quilts spread smoothly
over the body like one would cover an
other and the body beneath rolled in a
night dress with a towel saturated with
chloroform bound round her head. A
search oi the room developed that her
rings and best dresses were all gone.
The coroner's jury rendered a verdict
of suicide but they were not in posses
sion of the letter above published nor
of other very material facts which may
not. now be given out. Her brothers
have a theory that McCann and Mrs.
Smith, wishing to remove the com
plaining witness against McCann for
embezzlement and to get her clothes,
committed the crime. It is known
that Mrs. Smith was drunk during the
early part of the evening. The evi
dence looking toward murder is:
1st Lfck of taking to heart her loss
of the money.
2nd Her letter home for money to
return with.
3rd The robbery of her dresses,
etc.
4th Bruises on her head and face
which could he made only by a club or
blunt instrument.
5H1 Her hands being under her and
the bed clothes smooth.
Every effort will be made to clear up
the mystery and some startling devel
opments mav come within a few days.
A letter from Attorney Fitch stating
that new facts discovered sustain the
theory of murder was received Wed
nesday morning.
HnMiNT.'ORD, Nun., Dec'. 23.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
who assisted us during our late be
reavement. Mk. and Mks. M. H.
' GoonKSouou and Family.
I At the regular meeting of the Ladies'
j Progressive club December 19 the fol
' lowing resolutions were unanimously
adooted:
Whereas, As our sister, Mrs. Cath
erine Christy, has departed from our
midst, the club has lost-one of its loved
members;
Resolved, That while we are filled
with sadness at her death, we as a club
will hold in gratetul remembrance all
the pleasant associations we have en
joyed with her in the past.
Resolved, That we unite in extending
our sympathy to the bereaved family
in this dark hour of trial.
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DUNLAP.
Will and Fred Lichte made a trip to
Chadron.'
Simon I vera came' home from Chad
ron intending to remain.
Fred Lichte will go to Chadron to
attend the academy after New Years.
Miss Elsie Neeland came from Chad
ron to spend the holidays with brother,
Fred.
H. A Peters from Moormaw was in
Dunlap this week.
Miss Alice Whiting will begin to
teach in the Miller district after New
years.
a William Fendrich passed' through
Dunlap after a visit with his mother.
If you want to have a good time at
tend the Dunlap dance on New Year's
eve.
W. A. Hampton, President
A. S. Reed, Vice President
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First National Bank,
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA.
Capital, $50,000. - Surplus and Profits, $20,000
Directors: W. A. Hampton. A. S. Reed E. C. Hampton. R. M Hampton.
NELSON FL1CTCHER
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT
REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Hartford Tiro Insuranco Company.
North American of Philadelphia.
Phoenix nt lilooklyn. New York.
Continental of New York City.
Majxnra Klro Insurance Company.
Now York Underwriters, New York.
Commercial Union Assurancu Co., London '
Office Cp-Stnirs,
Fletcher lllock.
Palace Liveiy Barn
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onk ULUCK wkst of Good turnouts, strict attention to our business,
tiik Ni:w zniNDF.N . , ami courteous treatment to all has won for us the
iil'II.DINO. 'Phone T2 excellent patronage we enjoy. Trv us.
Nebraska Hide
Dealers in Hides, Tallow, Furs,
Cow and Horse Hide Robes,
Leather and Saddlery Hardware
Established
1878
L. C. BURNETT, M'gr.
Nebraska City.
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Potmesil Bros, were dipping their
cattle this week; also B; L. Fenner, T.
Katen, W. Bame and T. Morissev had
.their cattle -dipped, at the Potmesil
tank.
Rye chop for sale at the Dunlap mill
75 cents per hundred. We also carry
a full line of groceries, shoes and sta
tionery at lowest prices. Custom
grinding done every day in the week
give us a trial. B. Fendrich Co.
In giving an account of a dance that
recently occurred in the Dunkip neigh
borhood The Herald stated that the
music was furnished by Messrs. Bren
nan, Urbanosky and Blondell. This
was a mistake due to wrong informa
tion. It should have read music was
furnished by Messrs. Fendrich, Bren
nan and Urbanosky. Ed.
R. M. Hampton, Cashier
G, Hampton. Ass't Cashier.
Liverpool. London and Globe Ins. Co.
German American Ins. Co., New York.
Farmers and .Merchants Ins. Co., Lincoln.
Columbia Flru Insurance Company.
Philadelphia Underwriters. .
J'houuK Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn.
Alliance, Nebraska.
and Leather Co.
Always
Reliable.
Nebraska.
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