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The Alliance Herald.
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Official Publi
cation of the City
and County.
Largest Clrcu
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VOLUME XI,
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA! FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1904,
NUMBER 13
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POTATOES
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We can handle po
tatoes now any day
that weather per
mits. Only well
sorted Early Ohio
wanted.
Alliance Grocery Co.
In Alliance 16-30 of every month.
Office over The Famous . . .
'Phone 391. m
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Coll at the Midway.
Abley A: Wilson handle the onlj t'nlon
AlndtIlccr In town. O-tf.
'Matting and linoleum at 13. 1". Lock
wood Co's. "Kitchen to parlor."
For Sale A No. i milk cow. Inquire
at this office.
Our spring line of carpets and rugs are
here. Call and 'see them. 13. F. Lock
wood Co's. "Kitchen to parlor."
Wanted Well sorted potatoes.
A. D. Rodccrs.
Rowan's for flour, rye and graham.
For rent, eight room house. Inquire at
Rodgers' grocery.
'' Specialties in lace curtains, portieres and
couch covers at B. F. Lockwood Co's.
"Kitchen to parlor."
For Sale Pure blood Hereford bull.
Jos. Manion, Alliance; residence, Sec.
I-27M8.
For Sale Cheap National cash reg
ister No. 47 with tape: used one year.
Apply at this office.
A large assortment of automobile go-carts
and baby carriages at B. F. Lockwood
Co's. "Kitchen to parlor."
Ncsidcncc for Sale.
Brand new 5-room house, bath room,
pantry and cellar. Two porches. Fin
ished throughout in hardwood. Price
$1,600. i-tf R. B. Hamilton.
Furniture and all house furnishings
from "kitchen to parlor" sold on easy pay
ments. B. F. Lockwood Co. "Kitchen
to parlor."
Ranch For Lease.
Five hundred acres of irrigated hay land,
four miles east of Bridgeport. For par
ticulars see M. H. Hagerty, Alliance', or
John Hagerty, Bridgeport.
Carpet Weaving.
I am prepared to do all kimds of carpet
weaving. Leave orders at residence three
blocks east of Alliance National Bank, or
Star Restaurant. J. W. Johnson.
Macaroni wheat for sale. C. H . Evans,
Marsland, Neb. 11 -4
For Sale Black English Shire stal
lion, four years old next June; weight
1425. He is a splendid animal. An
drew Tschacher, Lawn, Neb., resi
dence 7 miles south of Lawn.
We've got 'cm
You've heard of 'em
The "No Mend"
Linen Knee Hose
for Boys and Girls
25c a pair
Try 'em once
If they don't wear
Your money back
i.
:T&oue
CONGHESSIONAL CONVENTION
Kinluiid Hcnominalcd Harris
mul
Miles Cloctcd Delegates.
The republican congressional conven
tion held in this city yesterday was well
attended, nearly every county in the dis
trict being represented, M. P. Kinkaid
was re-nominated for congress and E. C
Harris of Chadron and W. P. Mile1 of Sid
ney were elected delegates to the national
convention. Mr. Kinkaid was expected
to attend the convention but a message'
was received stating that he was unable
to come. The convention was called at 2
p, m. and adjourned at 5. In the evening
a smoker was given the delegates by the
Business Men's club which was a pleasant
affair. Alliance always entertains her
guests most hospitably and the visitors ex
pressed themselves in the warmest terms
of their reception on this occasion.
Emory Abley of Nonpareil precinct is in
town today.
II. T. Ward of lecumseh, Neb., is in
the city today on business.
Mrs. Burris entertained the Anona club
very pleasantly Tuesday evening.
D. W. Butler made a trip to Hot Springs
the first of the week.
E. E. Soder( a well known citizen of
Bayard, visited Alliance friends Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gregg are the
happy parents of a son, born Tuesday.
Fred Mollring went to Omaha on busi
ness Monday morning.
Mrs. E. W. Stewart will entertain the
Ladies Union Wednesday afternoon, March
23-
Mrs. A L. Shipley and little daughters,
Hazel and Clare, weut down to the Platte
Wednesday morning to visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Abley of Nonpareil
precinct were the guests of Postmaster
Tash and family acouple of days this week.
Charles Shindler accompanied his mother
to Hemingford Sunday where she will
spend sometime with her daughter, Mrs.
Green.
Miss Minnie Bohn was taken ill last
Monday while visiting at the VanBoskirk
ranch and ha's been under the doctor's care
since returning to her home.
The First Presbyterian church holds ser
vices in Bell's hall. Sunday morning topic:
"Thursday of Passion Week." There will
be union services at the Methodist church
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Anna M . Hosier of North Platte
was here Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day of last week organizing the Ladies so
ciety of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. The ladies will hold their meet
ings in Bell's hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Lynch returned last
week from Lincoln where they went to look
at the farm they recently purchased. Mr.
and Mrs. Lynch's friends will be pleased
to learn that they have decided to remain
in Alliance another year.
S. M. Smyser went to Lincoln Tuesday
to attend the meeting of the democratic
state central committee. While at Lincoln
he received a telegram announcing the
dangerous illness of his mother at Shawnee,
Oklahoma and left for that place Wednes
day. Last evening members of the M. E.
church surprised their pastor. Rev. C. W.
Ray, by presenting him with a beautiful
library chair after prayer meeting. Such
acts of appreciatiou go a great ways to en
courage ministers in their religious work
and for the betterment of mankind.
The annual meeting of the 'Ladies Mis
sionary society of the First Presbyterian
church met at Mrs. W. C. Mounts Friday
evening, March 11, and the following offi
cers were elected: President, Mrs. H. P.
V. Bogue; vice president, Mrs. I. J. Smith;
secretary, Mrs. E. S. Martin; treasurer,
Mrs. M. A. Standen.
The Herald enjoyed a visit from sever
al newspaper men who were delegates to
the republican congressional convention
yesterday. Among the number were, Bros.
Ketcham of the Crawford Tribune, Wis
ner of Bayard Transcript, McMullan of
Sidney Republican, Gapen of Sidney Tel
egraph, Perkins of St. Paul Republican,
Hascall of Ord Quiz and Welton of Mul
len Tribune.
Editor E. L, Heath of the Cody Cowboy
was one of the several newspaper men in
the city yesterday. Mr. Heath is a brother
of 'Gene, who established and published
the Grip for several years and who was
recognized as one of the most able quill
pushers in the northwest. 'Gene is now
publishing a paper at Westfall, Oregon.
The Herald acknowledges a pleas ant call
from Mr. Heath.
Alliance merchants have been the vic
tims of specialty soap men of late. There
was Pete McCann of the Cudahy company
who advises his customers to "save the
wrappers," and there's the genial Mr.
Pennell who insists that it is far better to
discard the wrappers and save the clothes
by usiug Kirk's ''White Russian." Now,
what's the-poor housewife to do where
there's such conflicting authority on such
an important domestic subject? Its n
question worthy of important consideration
before the annual convention of the
National Woman's SulTer(lng) association.
These men who go about tha country de
stroying the happiness, of thousands df
homes by such conflicting soap stories
should be taken before the womon of the
country in convention assembled and
made to explain why they will insist in
spreading this disturbance. The soap
question must be settled at once.
In Old Mexico.
A letter received this week from A. II,
Grove who recently removed to Mexico
where lie has mining interests contains the
following news which will be of interest to
his many friends in this county. He ,is
now located at Velardena.
"We arrived hero O. K. Had a pleas
ant trip and like the couutry very much.
It is montainous and the elevation is 7800
feet. In traveling from Valardena to camp
which is a distance of three and a half
miles wo rise 1700 feet. There is no wag
on road, everything being freighted up and
down on burrows. The natives here live'
in holes dug in the side of the mountains.
They have no stove or tables, cooking over,
a camp fire and eating on the ground. At
night they roll themselves in blankets and
use a rock for a pillow. Their principal
diet in beans and tartadoes which is made
from corn and flour and they resemble
"slapjacks." Roth of our children are
down with the measles. The weather is
fine, just like June in Nebraska; hottest
weather herein April, May and June which
is also the rainy season. Now be sure and
send The Herald to our new address for
we are lonesome without it."
Death of Margaret Shrewsbury.
Margaret Shrewsbury, beloved daughter
of Mr. and Mrs T. B. Shrewsbury, died
at the home of her parents In this city
Tuesday morning of congestion of the
brain, after a lingering illness. The re
mains were laid to rest in Greenwood
cemetery after funeral services had been
conducted at the M E. church yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. C. W. Ray
officiating. The floral tributes were beau
tiful and expressed the high esteem in
which the departed soul of Margaret was
held. The dead girl had just reached that
age when she was at the threshold of
young womanhood, like the rose that
blossoms from the bulb, most beautiful in
the morning of its existence. Margaret
was a God-loving daughter who devoted
her short life to religious work and doing
such acts that lightened the burdens of
humanity. As a itevout member of the
M- E. church and a teacher in the Junior
League, Margaret did faithly work, and
while poor, blind man is not given to know
the destiny of a soul departed, we do feel
that tier's has found a happy abiding place
in the bosom of that Creator whom she
loved and obeyed while in the mortal state.
Among those who attended the funeral
were Mrs. Shrewsbery's brother and sister,
Benj. Young and Mrs. Dr. Surver of
Indianola, Iowa.
In Honor of Our Mayor.
Mayor Buechsenstein was the recipient
of a beautiful present Monday night by the
local organization of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, of which he is past
master workman. The gift consisted of a
unique watch charm designed symbolmatic
of the order and embracing the hearty ap
preciation of the donors for Mr. Buech
senstein in the following sentence, "From
the Boysof 202, P. M. W."
M. E. Church Notes.
Ladies' Aid society will meet Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Geo, E. Davis.
Revival meetings will begin next Mon
day evening and will be conducted by Evan
gelist Dr. J. W. Mahood and Rev. 'J. M.
Tibbetts, Gospel singers both of Souix City,
Iowa.
Services will be held at the church next
Sunday as follows: Preaching nam and
730 p. m. Morning Subject: "Let Us Lay
Aside The Weights." Sunday School 10 a.
m. Junior League 2:30 p. m. Epworth
League 6:30 p. m. All are cordially invited
to attend.
There will be a Union service of the
churches held at the church in the evening
and the following topics will be disenssed.
"The Liquor Business And its Municipal
Finances," by Rev. H. P. V. Bogue," The
Evil Objects ot Gambling," by Rev, C. W.
Ray; "Social Evil," by Rev. W. M. Howie;
" What is implied in Good Citizenship?"
by Rev. G. C. Jeffers.
Services will be carried on from next
Sunday night in the Methodist church.
The pastor will preach Monday evening
and Dr. Mayhood and Rev. Tibbetts will
be here for Tuesday night. Let clerks,
hotel people, business and professional
people and railroad men and all others at
tend these meetings and hear the gospel
preached and sung. Plan to come each
night and bring your friends. Be sure and
hear these consecrated men each evening
for these meetings will last only two weeks.
MURDERED IN
COLD BLOOD
Henry Miller of Alliance Shut Dead
on the Connolly Itanch in
Sioux County.
THE DEED OF A DEMON
'Hint Cries to Item en for Vengeance 'I lie
Oounrdlj Asmh.nsIh Hides in Atutuisli.
Killing Ills Victim Without Provocation
or Wnrnlng I nines Connelly Charged
wltli the Am ful Crime.
The awful tragedy enacted at the
ranch of James Connolly, in Sioux
county, Tuesday forenoon, in which
Henry II. Miller of this city lost his
life, has cast a gloom over the com
munity, and the thought that there
lives in this law-abiding state n man
with Riich murderous instinct is dis
tressing to say the least, and he he
whoojver he may let the wrnth of
justice come upon him.
According to information received
the crime and events relativu thereto
are as follows: Henry Miller and
James Connolly had become involved
in dispute over the ownership of cattle
that had strayed or were stolen. One
animal a steer that was in Connelly's
possession, was the principal conten
tion. Connolly was in Alliance last
Monday, when Miller informed him
of his intention of going after the steer.
The same day the deceased,
accompanied by Hnrry Desch,
went out to Sioux county ar
riving at the Connelly ranch Tues
day forenoon. They were met by
"Lou Ray, tin employe, to whom Mr.
Miller explained his errand and asks
for Connelly. When told that he was
not in the house he went out to find
him and have a talk over the matter.
According to the evidence of Desch,
Miller saw Connelly n short distance
away and weut toyard him when Con
nelly fired with a rifle and Miller fell
dead, his body being pierced with a
bullet. Connelly is then said to have
rode horseback toward Scottsbluff.
Harry Desch and Lou Ray at once
went to neighboring ranches and gave
the alarm. . The coroner of Sioux
county was notified but failing to ar
rive by Wednesday evening, the re
mains of the murdered man were
brought to his home in this city by
Guy Lockwood, who went out to take
charge of the body.
A coroner's inquest was held yester
duy at the Hell building and the testi
mony given by those who witnessed the
crime was substantially the same as
here given, and the jury's verdict was
as follows:
We, the jury, find that said Henry H.
Miller came to his death from a gun shot
wound at the hands of James Connelly,
said wound being inflicted by said James
Connelly feloniously, unlawfully without
provocation by said Henry H. Miller
A. S. Reed,
W. W. Norton,
J. S. Mbkiney,
L. N. Worley,
lOHN BRENNAN.
L. F. Smith.
Attest: J. F. Moore, Coroner.
The funeral of Mr. Miller was held
from the family residence this forenoon
and was attended by a large number of
friends who in life held him in the
highest esteem, Rev. C. W. Raj' of
thcM. E. church conducted the serv
ices. Deceased leaves a wife and
daughter. He was an influential citizen
of Alliance and served his country in
the war of the rebellion, losing an arm
during his army life.
Bowling Tomorrow and Sunday
The Overland bowling team of
Denver will contest with the Alliance
bowlers at Ridgell's Saturday and Sun
day. The O vet land is the "crack" team
of Denvet and lovers of the sport will
appreciate these fames. A small ad
mission will be charged at the door to
all who have not contributed towards de
fraying expenses.
Rev. Embree, pastor of the Congrega
tional church at Hemingford, was in the
city Tuesday enroute home from Merna
where he united in marriage John O. Wil
sou of Reno and Mrs. Hannah Hircock.
The groom is well known in Alliance and
the bride is a popular lady of Custer county.
Rev. Embree made The Herald a pleas
ant visit and became a subscriber to the
official paper,
RAILROAD NOILS.
Brnkemon John Dabro is tinging for the
pile driver.
Mrs. Josm) Heath is reported enjoying
good health again.
Engine 3330 one of the D4 arrived in
Alliance Inst week from Havalock alien.
Brnkoman ltd Owou ot the local freight
between Ravenna and Sen oca has left the
service.
Charlie Elliot, a machinist and five help
ers of the B. & M. shops were laid off last
Monday.
Miss Mayme Haggerty came up from
Bridgeport to spend Sunday under the
parental roof.
Engine 3300a D3 used on the High lino
leaves this week for Havclock shops for
general repairs.
Engine 293 is once more ready for ser
vice after receiving a general overhauling
in Alliance shops.
When one happens to notice the new
suit the Hila Grand has donned it is a
sure reminder of spring.
A. O. Block, one of the cooper smiths of
the B. &. M. shops was laid off last Mon
day on account of not enough work.
Brakeman II. P. McGuire returned to
work this week after being on the sick list
for ten days, caused by a badly sprained
wrist.
The many friends of Brakeman U.S.
Johnson of Brooksfield, Mo., will bcpleased
to learn that he is very much improved at
this writing. 4
Conductor P. D. Johnson left ou No. 42
Monday night for Lincoln to attend the
grand ball to bo given by the B. of R. T.
Lodge No. 170,
Engineer D. C.Tnylor was brakeing in
engine Tuesday. 'Dal""is vory proud
of his new engine which is to bo uwid be
tween Alliance and Guernsey, '
W, J. Buffingtou arrived on No. 42 Fri
day night after spending a couple weeks in
the Black Hills and left Saturday night for
Lincoln and Omaha for a week.
Conductor W. H. Kennedy left last Fri
day night for Bridgeport on No. 301 to take
charge of the pile driver where they are
driving new piling on the Platte river
bridge.
Engine No. 206 was lately taken off I'
blocks and once more placed on hor,r'' -after
receiving a general ovetf y,
Alliance shops, Beinr a light' .. !J- v ,
will be" used on'NoV- and' 44 'between"
Alliance and Ravenna.
We understand that the tonnoge and car
limit has been raised between Newcaatle
and Edgemont. Eighty loads now consti
tute a train. We used to think the sixty
car trains were large enough. We really
don't object to the eighty car trains if we
did not have to lay in Newcastle two or
three days waiting for the eighty cars.
The committee appointed to call upon
the wives, mothers and sisters of members
of B. of R. T. have been at work the last
week recruiting members prepanory to an
organization of the ladies auxiliary. They
report that they have met with unbounded
success ot which Hardstruuele No. O42
of
should have reason to be justly proud. '1 he
boys sanction this move on the ladies part
with hearty approval.
Mining News of Local Interest.
The following information regarding
mining, published in the Wjoming Tribune
at Cheynne, last week will prove of interest
to the Alliance stockholders,
"Hon. A. A. Sp.iugh was in the city this
morning and gave a Tribune man some
interesting information regarding the work
th.it is now lieint' dnnn nn ihi- silmr fll.inrn
copper mine in Muskrat canyon, south of
Manville. 1 tie mine is ow neu by tile bun
rise Copper Mining company, of which Mr.
Spaugh is the president. The mine has
been worked with two shifts of men all
winter aud enough ore has been taken out
to warrant the shipping of it at once. The
mine is fifteen miles from the railroad and
the ore will be hauled to Manville by team.
It is expected that a car load of high grade
ore will be shipped daily beginning the
first of April. The ore has been contracted
for by parties from Rapid City, S. D and
it will be shipped and smelted. The ore,
running as it is at present, contains from
27 to 33 per cent copper and the vein s
widening as the shaft is sunk deeper. 1 t.e
company has also struck a small vciu of
gold which will be developed with the
expectation of finding a good body of the
ore before a very great distance is reached.''
Abe Uhry, the peaceable and gentle
manly representative of Donald & Porter,
Grand Island, was in the city recently,
and we beg to inform Mr. Donald that
while Abe was in the company of certain
specialty men his behavior was above re
proach. If Mr. Mertchisen does as well
on his next trip up this way, there's no
fear of the community being shocked. But
these soap men, well perhaps we had
better not say too much. They're married.
HILLINERY I
Saturday, March ig, will occur our
annual
SPRING OPENING!
Street hats and tailor-made hats
now on display.
MRS. THOS. REGAN.
The Winter Season
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.
Business Local Column.
Advertisements in this column will be
charged at the rate of 10 cents per line
first insertion and 5 cents per line each
subsequent insertion.
Advertisers should remember that The
Herald's circulation i'h much larger than
any other Alliance paper and has the, lar
gest circulation in the city and county.
Dr Allen, dentist, opera house.
Old papers for sale at this office.
Go to Dr. Reynolds for dental work.
Scars building. 'Phone 213.
See F. E. Reddish for loans on real es
tate. Dr, Koons, dentist. Office upstairs
Norton block.
For storm windows and doors see Forest
Lumber Co
70 cents for spuds at C, J. Wildy's, Hem
ingford, Fresh Jersey milk cow for sale. C. J.
Wildy, Hemingford.
Forest Lumber Co. make a specialty of
manufacturing dipping vats.
See Humphrey, for picture framing-, up
holstering and furniture repairing.
Picture framing, upholstering and furni
rfng - C , Humphry. 7-igf
Notice I will not bo responsidlo for
any debts contracted by my wife Winni
tred E. King. Wm. Kino.
Harold B. Miller, M. D.. physician and
surgeon, office and residence 3-a south
Seventeenth street, Lincoln, Neb,
Dr. Reynolds, the dentist, is now per
manently located in the Scars building,
first door west of Blackburn's store.
For storm windows and doors see Geo.
Gadsby.
For Sale A quarter section of land,
ten miles northwest of Alliance; good
house, stable, granary, etc. Will sell
stock on the place if desired. - Pete
Weinel, Alliance, Neb.
i.oiiqk niHFnoijv.
Kovai, lliiiiii.ANDEiis Alliance' Castle No.
4't tm'cts very second and fourth Thursduy
uvenliiK In V. O. W. Hull. VMtliu,' Olunsmcn
cordlallv Invited.
K. 1'. Woods, n. W. Leidv,
Seo'y. L. l
L. O. T. M. Meets ovcry ilr-t unci third Frr
duy at Eiit'lo Hall. Visiting Maeciihees eol
(lliilly Invited. Mug. K. J. IIf.iv.oi.I), h. ('.
Mils. Annib Vount. It. K.
U. OV It. T.-llurdstriiRRle Lodge, No. Mi
Meets every Sunday afternoon at 2,,
Eagle hall. Visiting brothers welcome
J. A. Dunning, W. I.
M. Hakoraves, Sec'y.
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I Open Day
land Night
STEEN'S
CAFE
S HORT ORDERS
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