Mi I: m &h f i fe p-." '-: t Chas. E Ford, President A. S. Rked, R. M. Hampton, Vice Presidents. S. K, Wakrkk Cashier, G. Hampton, Ass't Cashier. First National Bank, ALLIANCE. NEBRASKA. Capita!, $50,000. - Surplus and Profits, $20,000 Chas. E. Ford, A. S. Reed, R. Directors: M Hampton, H G. Wariick, S. K. Warrick. Colorado Coal. Wo have a. new lot of Canon City Coal sells like hot cakes because it is that i The Best. Forest Lumber Co. 'Phone No. 73. Jltl.'wf V,! Coal Company. Prices are pretty firmly fixed and we cannot always sell our black diamonds at the figures we would like to. But we do always see you get 2000 lbs. for a ton. Dierks' Lumber I Coal Co. 1 ) iamonds, Watches, 1 U(Rv J) Gold Jewelry, e cd s Repairing in all its Branches. Souvenirs Hail orders promptly attended to.- sa. XIU. O. Barnes Jeweler and Optician. 9 I. M. HOLLIBAUGH, Proprietor. L. WILSON, Manager. RANCH SUPPLY STORE ibWik 9 m uC'LL e e m EVERYTHING 5S1 TW MARSLAND, NEBRASKA. HOLSTEN'S PHARMACY.... Is One of tlie Most Up-to-Dnte Drug Stores in Nebraska Prescriptions Carefully C orcrooTinded -& HEMINGFORD. ilCelth I I'leri-o Is. fully authorized. 1 so licit subscript loin and Job work mid collect and receipt for sumo, and transact all other business tn connection with his position us mi accredited reprosontittlvoof this puper. I A SELECT stock or Watches and Daimonds. Alliance, Nebraska. Fine Watch Repairing . " , a Specialty . T. E. HOI.STEN, Proprietor. Dray and Transfer Line. W '4&fe tf Phone 139. HEN YOU GO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worrj about what to do with your Household Goods S. A. Miller will take charge of them: store their gig in a nice, dry and cool place and pack and shi " them wherever desired. Charges reasonable. The only spring dray line in the city . S. A. miller. Shcrifr'b Sale. II virtue of mi order of hide isiuuil by the clerk of thi district court of Hox llutto coun ty, Nebraska, uKu ii decreo rendered by wild court lu favor of Charles .1. llcnjunitn. plaln tltl, unit iwalust Marzelt Leppurt. defuiulaiit. X will offer on the 3d day of May, A. I). 1904. at lUo'o'oHc u. in. on said day. at tho west front door of the court house In Alliance. In said county, sell th? following described renl estate, to-wit: , . . Southwest quarter hectiwii 10, township 2(1, north rwiKo U, wostsl.uh principal meridian, In llov llutto county. Nubruxka, at public uuctlou to the highest bidder for cash, to silt isfy said order of sale, la the sum of $85 00 and Interest, costs and nccr lna costs subject to nil unpaid taxes. IKA EE,. Shell i said Count) V. Ci Slinoi.son. Attorney for I'lalntllt. P P April 1 Notice to Kcdccm. To Isaac Holt, tb knowa and unknown heirs of lsaiw Holt.iUvwisod: You and euca of you are hereby notified that on the 8iu day of July, llrt.. C. I'.Stevun pur chased ul tax sale the southeast niuirler of section 3u. in township Si of raiiKO W, lit Hox llutto -utility, Nebraska. That sa d land was taxed In tho name of Isaac Holt, and that said purchase of tax sale of said land was intuit I lor years ls!)7, IWTs, lf) arid HXW and that suliswiuent tuxc have been paid on said land bvO. 0. Htiiveim for the years lWl and llttj. - Thill the time for redemption of the aforebiild I. ....I ...III .,.nl.u,m till, Will illlV of JlllV. 11104. Dated. Alliance Nnhmska, this 15th day of J Mnruu, HUM. fp-Mcli. Is 11. C. 8tk.vk.vs. Administrator's Notice. Statu of Nehraska, i itsKa, i inty Dux llutto C'ou At aPHUiity court, hehl At the county court ruiiiii, in mid for said count), March li, A. I). I '.HI I Present, I). K. Hpaclit. county juduu, In tlie matter of the estate of Henry II. Miller, deceased. On reading nud Mini; theputitloii of Annie r.ultli, prayiiiKthut administration of said es tate may be granted to her as administratrix. Ordered that April 15th, A. 1). 1U0I. at 1 o'clock p. in., is assigned forbcarim; sulil po titlou, when all peroii8 Interchted in said matter may appear at a county court to lie held in and for said county, and show muse why the prajez of (wtltiouer should not bo granted: and that notice of tho pendency of said petition mid the hearing thereof, IikkIwii to alt persons Interested lu mid matter by publishing u copy of thN order in Tub Alli ance HlinAl.l), a weekly newsputier printud In Mild county, for three successive weeks, prior to said day of heurlnir. I) K. .Spaciit, County .Indue. (A true copy.) (st.Al.) fpMeh. 23. For Sale Cheap i II. P. Fairbanks gasoline engine, in good condition. Apply at this office. For rent An east front room in good location. Inquire at this office. Mrs. Kcmlrick is still very ill. G. L. Taylor wns in town Saltirtlny. Miss Anna Beaumont was sick Inst week. Geo. Nordness wns in Alliance Sat urday. Jamo Gmlinin was in from Mnrplc Monday. Alex Muithond was up from Alliance Tuosdtiv. Miss Kate Hanc came up from Alli ance Sunday. C. J. Wildy litis iccoived four cars of lumber this week. Joseph Knpcr sold some fmc potatoes to H. L. Bushnell Moudav. C. R. I'olen bought n team from Anton Uhrig the first of the week. John Mahin is very sick with tonsili tis and is under Dr. Kikner's care Miss Esther Necland began a school in the Beaumont district Monday. There will be services in the Catholic church Sunday, April 17, at 10 o'clock. F. E. Olds came down from Chadron FridayAivcning to spend a few days here. Principal Campbell of the Adventist school departed for Valley county Mon day. Big reduction in overshoes, mittens, gloves and nil other winter goods at Bushnell's ttorc. A baby daughter wns born to Alex Muirhead Tuesday, April 5. Mother and child doing well. The Congcrgational people at 6 en gaged in the laudable work of having their parsonage painted. V. M. Hollinrakc was called to Adair, Iowa, Tuesday by n telegram telling him of his mothers illness. f Frank Nagelschncidcr has entered the employ of A. 11. Pierce and will wotk on the dray line this summer. Dan" O'Keefe has patented a potato cutter to prepare seed potatoes which is said to be something great. A. W. Patrich left Monday to take ! his work as a miller at some point west, wjicre, the reporter did not lean!. C. J. Wildy has received a car load. GOLD MEDAL flour from Minneap olis this week. $1. 50 per sack, try it. Will Johnson and family moved up irom the sand hills the first of the week. They will reside on the Church farm this summer. B. E. Johnson has a complete line of buggies, wayons and farm iuiplimentb. He offers them at bed rock pi ices. Call or write him at Iletningford. Little Elsie Gieen was unite sick with a sore throat the first of the veek, occasioning iiei patents borne anxiety. Dr. Eikncr treated her and she is con siderable hotter. Mis. II. II. Funk euteituiued the following ftiends at dinner Fiiday eve ning it being Mr. Funk's birthday an niversary: Mr. and Mis. C. II. Bur leigh, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Olds, Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Davidson of Alliance. Mrs. Shetler has been appointed dis trict manager for a New Vork bible house and hencefoith will travel from town to town appointing local agents. She went to Alliance Wednesday even ing to deliver a consignment of books which she sold there recently. A pleasant social occurred at the Bushnell home last Friday under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor society. Refreshments and games oc cupied the evening and at a late hour all repaired to their home after spend ing a thoroughly enjoyable evening. A profitable term of school has been closed in the Adventist colony south west of town. A very good attendance and interest is reported and it is thought that a splendid foundation has been laid on which to build up the school contemplated by this denomination at this point. Mrs. K. Romer will sell twenty-five head of cattle consisting of one and two-year-old steers, seven cowa with their calves and some 'two-year-old heifers and short yearlings at the G, & M . stock yards at 1 p. in. Saturday, April 0, 1004, No discount for cash. Evorybody come. No by-biddiug. There is much complaint about tho sand pitch on this side of sand canyon north of here. It is said that it is al most impossible to pull a heavy load there and if done it istoo hard on the horses. This ought to he fixed and our energetic (?) merchants who ex pect trade from Pine Ridge should sec to it. Rev. Gardner, our former minister and the pioneer preacher in the county, writes from Silver Creek to be remem bered to his friends and states that while he and his wife have both been victims of the gttppe that he has not missed an appointment this week. Ho expects to go to California before nnother winter. A larger vote was polled at tho village election Tuosday than usiml. Then; were two tickets in the field the "cold water" ticket, which was opposed to granting n license for a saloon and the "whiskey" ticket, whioh favored grant ing a license if a majority of tho fieo holdcis lavoied it. Owing to bettor organisation niu no scattering of votes the cold water candidates were elected with one exception. The town board for the ensuing year .vill bo, provided lhu qualify, as follows: James Barry, Alotutn Sherwood, A. II. Piurco, B, E. Johnson and A. M. Miller. It may not be out of place to call to the attention of the new towli board the fact that a couple of rows of trecu on each side of main sheet would detract from tho general dcsolutcncss of the view of that street which we aa citizens constantly get and which predisposes strangers on getting off the train to think that they have arrived at the get ting off place. Nothing helps appear ances of a town like trees. This ought to have been done years ago but be cause none of us hope to die here we have neglected to make the place hab itable forgetting that we have to live here. And as very few over get away it may be that many of us will be here for some time to conic. We who live heiedonot tealizohow barren the town looks, destitute as it is of trees, and the common keeping up of prosperous places until we have been rtwety for a few weeks. Then we do realize it. And besides Iletningford is prosperous and as happy as is possible 'without trees. Its tip to the bourd. cantonT IIem G. II. Clayton was trnding in ingford Wednesday. W. A. Randall lost a fine cow Tues day by others hooking her. Clarence Meek visited a few days this week with his sister, Mis. Con Bass. J. Scott Hood will assist Arthur Bass in his fat in and ranch work timing this mouth. J. Meek of Malinda now holds a clerkship on the ranch of'J. Moravek & Sons. Miss Pearl Broshur begun a three inonth'tenn of school in district No. 31 Monday. The Misses Johnson, from Sioux county, were visiting with Miss Edith Broshar, Thursday The Easter rain Sunday was wel comed by all and the rain prophet has it, rain on Easter rain for seven Sun-" days. Mrs. J. W. Broshar returned homo Saturday after an extended visit of wo or three weeks in Dorsey, Nonpareil and Lawn piccincts. M. A. Sheldon was on his ranch in Sioux county, west of Canton. Satur day, put out a crop of spuds and Sun dayed at the Broshar ranch. While the mail carrier was on the sick list Thursday ye scribe had charge of the overland flyer and United States mail between Canton and Lawn. .As it is a custom on Easter to see who can eat the most eggs on the above morning John Ilickey and Lee Hood contested fo the honors, and after a lengthy race Ilickey succeeded in getting out side of twenty-one while Hood was close after him, eating a bakers dozen, 13. Ilickey now wears the champion belt. Next. Tdunlar 11 In The Good Old Summer Time" People bought their Staple and Fancy Groceries at Graham's grocery store. Now winter is here and they buy them just the same and so they will the whole year through because he carries the best selected stock in the west. Prompt attention and courteous treatment is what customers like and what thdv always get at .... GRAHAM'S GROCERY STORE Phone 50 Corbin Building W frHf,fjfmr0f .!.!.,..,.,......,?........ '4 V ft f 3 :":":"t-:"i-:-:-:-i:-s-:..:-$.:.H"S-:-5,':-j-:-!-:-?H' F. J. Brennan & Co. DEALERS IN" SdW? Drugs, Perfumes nd Toilet Articles.! Paints, Oils and Wall Paper I T?ycscxVotvS CaTettWQ e,owpoMv&.c&. , I S'arn8k &aJ&?al Alliance, Nebraska. v-:-'!':--:"M-;:::":":;::::"::::..x::-.:..:x...j....:..:..:.. x Y j2jjj-2j2ajaaj I Farmers and Stockmen We are prepared to make you wells of any size or depth and furnis an abund ance of water for hand or wind poweiv i Acheson & Joder vvaa vrT3V ra inri'iws's 'n5'Sr5T5rsrr'rii'$ryTj'ST'4i' II ! II I I II I - I III .. HIM 1 Am King Schlitz Export and Brail Bottled Beer W. I-I. McBrayer, Atherton, Paris Club and Sam Clav Whiskies. Try our Bottled in Bond Whiskies. They must be good for Uncle Sam's guarantee is on the neck of each bottle. Family and Mail Order Trade solicited Goods delivered on short notice to any pnrt of tho city. 'Phone 13. eaaoooo80oiioor ooooooooraooooe The placing of a few dollars monthly in the ... ALLIANCE ... National Bank will soon enable you to buy a comfortable home. r 9 M. Knioiit, President W. II. OottlilN. V. I'rn-.l.lent 0. II. CONNKTT.Oasliler. glfi f e008aaeoea9ee9se9r'--',-'9e3e90aeectie A. C. Iverson is putting in si new dipping tank. Miss Clara Fendrich is spending a few days with Mrs. Hartlett. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Necland enter tained a few of the young people recent ly. Charles Tucek returned home last Friday after a prolonged visit with Pot mesils. House moving is almost on the daily order. Tim Morrisy was at it last Saturday. Mr. Shepherd and Mr. Horlin of Ida were on the river hunting duck one day this week. Hugo Lichte and wife moved to the homestead of Mrs. Lichte, intending to stay there this summer. A pleasent surprise was given to S. Iverson by some of his neighbors on his coming home from Chadron. John l'otniesil went to Chadron last Friday to take his brother, Jim, and Fred Lichte, home. They have been attending school there. Mr. and Mrs. Smith from Hay Springs were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett last week. Mr. Smith oper ates the barber shop at that place. The Mirage Irrigation Co. had a bad break in their ditch, as part of the flume across I'e'pper creek was washed away. The boards on the end were rotten and gave away .as soon as the water was turned in. FIRE INSURA'NOE AGENT REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING! INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hartford Fliu Insuriinco Company, North American of I'lillndelphiu. I'liounlx of lllooklin. New York. Continental of New York City. Maim Flro Insuruncu Company. Now York Under writers. New York. Commercial Union Assurance Co., London Liverpool. London ami Globe Ins. Co. German American Ins. Co., Now York. Farmer and Merchants Ins. Co.x Line Columbia Klro Insurance- Company. Philadelphia Undurw rlters. I'liounlx Ins. Co., Hartford. Conn. Office L'p-Stulrs, llctchcr IHocU. Alliance, Nebraska. Palace ZHjI-v ery Bain s. oni: lii.ocic vi:st oi' tiii:ni:wziindi:n . , IIL'H.IIINO. 'Phone T2 11. r rescn, i?roi. Good turnouts, strict attention to our business, and courteous troatmeut to all has won for us the excellent patronage' we enjoy. Trv us. Nebraska Hide and Leather. Co Established 1878 J Dealers in Hides, Tallow, Furs, Cow and Horse Hide Robes, Leatherand Saddlery Hardware Always Reliable. L. C. BURNETT, M'gr. Nebraska City. Nebraska. m m X