XLhc Ibevalb. PUBLISHED 1 RIDAVS. T, J. O'KKEFK PublUher J B. KNtKST Associate Editor lin tared at the poMnHlee nt Allianco, Nebraska, for tranmlilbn through the malls, all sceond-clniii matter. CSTTiik IIhiialii i the Ofllaiftl PullUe lion of Box Butte Comity and h elfdfla lion Is nearly twi:c that or anr other Al liance pnpcn ADVKUTISINO KATES: Display. por single column inch par month 5 BusinsM locals, par line first in wllon . to Kneh sulmofllient insortion. per Hn .05 Legal notices at statute rate. Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance. nr.MOfiiuiic. national tickitt. l'or I'nnMuilt, A I ION II. I'AHKI'.K of New York For Vice President. IIRNUY C. DAVIS NVM Virginia. intMonitATic cot .vi y tickkt. l'or Count v Attornes, VM. MITl'lir.hU Por County (,oininltHMcr. (HlndPlrtrlei) AM'. .lOHNMiN. FUSION JN THE COUNTY nud tlusr who liae been Knit transgrc sbns of the laws Tins 11 thr , kind of material required in a western county especially, where tlicre is ti! tendency to override oidei. Hut one attempt nt outlaw is sufficient for a , criminal under Mitchell's prwoetitton, Tlie itotiiltmtkMi of A. C. Johnson tor comwlieloiier of the firnt dtotrict wa r1o n comitiontlabls utovt. invjoliti son i one of Alliance's inett pfoirflwiiro citizens and tm old resident. He is thoroughly rabble of filling the posi tion for (lie good of the county and will, if elected, distinguish I1U1 conservative judgment and good business ability. This candidate will poll large vote from the ranks of the opposition for he numburs his friends not by imity lines bill b bis personal popularity, for everyone who is acquainted with "Dad" lolinson has a good word for him. The conventions made no mistake in the nomination of these candidates. The people's party selected the fol lowing delegates to the state convention: Ira D. Reed, H. II. Funk, A. D. Rod tfets, Virgil I'uttnau, A. S. Reed. Richaid Hcvtui. NAMES OF NUMBERS. A Strong Ticket Nominntctl nml llnr mony Prevails. Box Butte county democrats and populists will go hand in hand tlnougli tho coming campaign and will hao nn opportunity to tojoice ovei their good judgment next November. At the democratic and people's party conven tions held at the court house last Satur day the parties ngtoed to unite for the common good of all voters. At the democratic convention Judge Beiry was elected chairman and Win. Mitchell secretary. On motion the delegates present were entitled to cast the entire vote of their precinct. A committee on resolutions, including James Devlin, T. J O'Kcefo and F. McCoy, was selected and brought in tcsolutions endorsing 11 fusion of tho democratic andipcople's parties in the state for the destruction of the iniquitous railway oppression that exists, also condemna tion of Gov. Mickey's administration in favor of these corporations. Tho com mittee also endorsed the official actions of the county officials, all of which were leceived by the convention with cheers. The chair also appointed Dr. Lee Edwards a committee of one to wait on the people's party convention and as certain their desire rcgatding the pro posed fusion and also to make notifica tion of the nomination of Wm. Mitchell for county attorney, which was done by acclamation, on motion made by S. M. Smyser. The report as given by Com mitteeman Iidwatds wus accepted by the populists also the resolutions as passed in the democratic convention. For the office of county commissioner tbeie were two names presented by the democrats, namely, J, W. Wehu and Virgil Putman. Tho other convention bad in the meantime placed in nomi nation A. C. Johnson of this city and A. D. Rodgcrs reported the same to the democratic convention with the de sire that their candidate receive the endorsement Mr. Mitchell received in the people's party convention. A bal lot was taken and Mr. Johnson received a majority of the votes and was there fore declared tho nominee. On motion, the democrats proceeded to elect delegates to tho state conven tion, which lesulted as follows: Wm. Mitchell, Robert Giahatn, H. H, Funk, T. J. O'Kcofe, James Devlin, J. B. Kniest. On motion, Win. Mitchell, was re elected county chairman and T. J. O'Kcofu secretary tor the ensuing year. At the people's party licndqiuuters things were running smoothlv and the work of the convention was of fahort duration but the inteicst taken by the dclogatos proved conclusively that they bad the wollfare of the party at heart. Geo. W, Loer of Nonpaieil pre cinct was elected chairman and A. D. Rodgers secretary. The work of en dorsing Wm. Mitchell for county attor no was completed with cheers by the delegates and the nomination of A. C. Johnson was carried with the same en thusiastic spirit. The iosolutions as adopted by the democrats in lefereuce to the necossity of fusion in both county and state met the hearty ap proval of the delegates of the people's party. Ira Reed was ie-olectod chair man of the county central committee. Tho endorsement of Win. Mitchell for aUornov demonstrated tho good iudemout of the convention. In hi capacity as county attorney he has made for himself an excellent reputa tion and it is a common expression that ho should be re-elected to the ofllce Mr. Mitchell has paid strict attention to the interests of the tax payers aud also to the law and order of the county and he has demonstrated his ability in securing the conviction of evil doers WUr Twelve-In Cnlleit n llocn nntl Twenty 11 bcorc. "Dozen" Is from the French dou mine, 11 collection of articles generally numbered together. It is used in the Herefordshire poems, lliOO, and shows French for the llrst time encroaching upon English numeral1. This enshrines n grent historical fact, for from 12-0 to 1US0 It wan the custom to look to France an lender of all Europe In art, chivalry, fcslilon, war and learning. "Hcore" for twenty ennio Into the lan guage nearly at the same time, but wii vox exelimlu'ly French. It comes l'n:tj tli-' .'ui( lo-S.ixon seor, the root of i.l.e.ir. !.'! 0. tear, and means to cut. Cur ::.!. fticrs. to avoid the difficulty of hirj. niiii'bers. used to keep ac counts by cutting notches In a stick, called r. Ully, and after twenty such notches they cut off the tally, which thus became a "score." These were used In England for keeping the ex chequer uccounts, even to the begin ning of the nineteenth century. A cricket score wan once spoken of as bo many notches, and the rind of pork Is scored. The word Ts flrst used in a poem called "The Bestiary" and In "Cursor Mundl." London Answers. PAPER MAKING MACHINES. HEMINGFORD. ikdtli L I'hrro Im fully nutlii.rUcd to 11-ilMi'isi Millions nml Jnii wjrk tind rulii t and receipt for Mime, nml trans i t all oilier Business In crtiinoptloii vrltli h's position us iin accredited rcprrsfiitiitheiif this pnr L. C. Hood was in town Tuesday. Bernard Fendrich was in town Mon day. James Kennedy was iu town Satur day. Mrs. Rustin wont to Murslntid Wed nesday, Willie Walker was quite ill the Inst of the week. A. D. McCnndles returned to Wy more Friday. H. R. Grtionsuul fnniU wont to Alli ance Saturday. Andrew Tschachar was in from Winten's Monday. V. R. Hcriicnll took in the uncus at Alliance Saturday. M. E. L. Everett is riding a fine new coaster brake bicycle. Jacob Stalheber was an Alliance vis itor the last of the woek. A. II. 1'ieiceaud wife were the guests of T. L. Hopkins Sunday. Judge Sanders of Sidney speut n few bonis in Ileiningford Thursday. . August Yost of Scotia. Neb., is visit ing with James Cipry and family. James Holliniake and wife enter tained H. II. Fierce and wife last Sun day. G. W. Hatch returned to Lead Monday after a brief visit with friends here. Mrs. I let man Schultalbeis is very ill with riieumalism and is unable to oh tain nnv telief. John Montague of Willow Cieek is visiting his brother James Montague of Dtinlap this. week. II. II . Funk went to Alliance on business connected with the seoing of the ciicus Saturday. A. B. Canfield of Bennett, who is bete buying horses was laid up Mon day with the neuralgia.. C. E. Calder and James Mcintosh of Alliance were in town Monday being on their way to Marsland. Quite 11 bad hail storm followed the shower Tuesday afternoon doing con siderable damage to all crops in this vicinity. Henry Brits moved from the Mitchell tanch in Dawes county to his home stead in Liberty precinct the first of the week. Hedgccock has worked at the barber trade during his absence from Hcming ford which has been for several months. He stands well in this community and should do well in Marsland. MARSLAND. will stop at the Al'tanco iiurtnat for a few dais. While gone Miss Harris engaged for the coming school year in ' Sioux county at the ndiaiued waes of ?55 per month and board inrluded. She also took advantage of the land grab , Mr. Gray, the traveling man wus in town Tuesday. George Richey is taking in the sights nt Laramie, Wyo. Carl Tollman entne down from Wyoming last week. L. Snow and daughter Ava were Alli ance visitors lecently. Mrs. A. H. McLaughlin is very sick. Dr. Hftrlwull in attendance. Mrs. J. O. Bennett returned fiom n visit with her husband at Mystic Fri day. Mr. Vincent, late of Valentine is our now opeiator, Mrs. Gregory having ic signed. Robeit Westley of Alliance, son of Rev. Westley was a visitor at J. Sul- leubergei's Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carincl Cheney are made happy over the arrival of a daughter at their home. Mrs. L. Snow is having a visitoi in tho pel son of her little granddaughter Rcgnia Cramer of Alliance. George Hatch came down fiom Lead, S. D., Monday night and went down to his tanch 011 the Runniningwatar. An agent for the Acme Implement company was taking an inventory of thoir stock laying around town, Sun day. Mr. Ellsworth, who was very sick for some time, recovered sufficiently to accompany his son back to Hubbell, Neb. A. Hodge of Craw ford passed through this place on his way to Alliance Mon day, and stopped at the Commercial for a short visit with Thomas Lytic, an old-time friend. MibS Addie Harris, who taught the school in this place last school year who went up to Lusk at the close of the tenn for a visit with her sister, stopped off here Friday night remain ing till Sunday night visiting friends. She was on her wav to Lincoln and Tliey Were Invi-nt.-il by I.onln Holi er!, 11 Yuuiik frenchman. The Inventor of machinery for paper making, us distinguished from mere pulping machines, was Louis Robert, n clerk iu the, employment of Messrs. Dldot of the Ehhoiiiio.h paper mills, near Paris. In 17DS he completed a sruull model for 11 continuous web of pnper on an endless wire cloth, to which rotary motion wus applied. Con tinuotiH length wan tlnm secured, though at llMt the width wna only tlrnt of an ordinary piece of tape. A muchiue soon followed producing a width of twenty-four Inches, for which Robert hud a patent from the French government aud a reward of 8,000 francs. Messrn. Dldot bought this patent and the machines, and In 1801 Induced u well known English Arm Fourdrlnnler to tako It up. Ilelped by a clever young mechanic named Donkln of Dartford paper mills they ho Improved the machinery that a Fourdrlnnler machine Is still the practical equipment of every paper muking establishment the world over. London Globe. and secured a section of land in Sioux county, which happens to lie in such a valuable locality as to he hi demand for laiiEe and she contracted to rent the grass the coming year nt one bun died dollais, and can get that contin otislv. She left workmen on the ground erecting a house and breaking wd. For pluck Riid energy we'll put up the Nebraska school teacher. Mrs. II. L. Richardson and sou Harley left for Laramie, Wyo., Thurs day last after a two months visit in this place. Little Harley who was called "every body's baby" is sorely missed by the whole village. C. H. Richey has placed the Com mercial hotel in the hunch of an exper ienced workman. S. J. Evans, an ar tistic painter and wall decorator is now busy in the building and it will soon be a thing of beauty and joy to the travel ing public. How agteoablc it must be to the tnivelinfi man. away from home tiled with travel and wearv with busi ness to find Mime one interested enough 111 then benalt to tix up a nice cozy homelike place for them, just such as the Comuieici.il is fast becoming. We .11 e glad to learn through the daily uewspapeis that .1 former Dawes county boy ljs come into notoriety and is now down east hobnobing with such noted men as Parker, Hilland Belmont. We icfer to John G. Mahcr who with out a doubt took his first steps in popu larity when he deliiered a 4th of July oration at the fust celebration ever held Marsland. That was an occasion never to be forgotten by the older inhabitants. When John Lucas toasted an ox whole, and Col. William Evans read the Declaiation of Independence, and Jewel Wheeler acted as master of ceremonies and marshal 0 the day and got so angry because the choir wouldn't march iu the procession that he felt con strained to use some scriptuio language. It's our Maher that's now in the swim, "and we'll all feel gay when Johny conies matching home." Buy at wholesale, "Cre" matting now 35 cents per yard, others sell it at 50 cents per yard.- Geo Darling. ATTOnSLVS WILLI AH MITCH ELI ATTORNEY AT LW. ALLIANCE. NEBRASKA. orriCE I'hoxe IN). KrstncNcr. Pnosijsoa. pTcTrOLiiiVI ATTORNEY AT LAW. Hooros 1.2 and 3, First National tnk butld i nar. Allinucts, Nob. Notary Iu olllce. A.i tornoy sit Luav .. ' ALLIANCE, M.BRASKA. Collections given Prompt Attention. lTaTberry ATTORNEY AT LAW. ALLIANCE. - - - NEBRASKA. SMITH P. TUTTLK. IKA E. TASII. TUTTLE & TASH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. REAL ESTATE. North Main St., - ALLIANCE. NEB. Guy Lockwood RKAIHATi: CHICAGO .SCHOOL Ol' i;mu.i.minc . Funeral Director and Embalmer Phonos Office 214. Ros 205 r.pcrt l.uily Attcudunt .. Alliance, Neb. Semi-Annual Report of County Treasurer. Until ml Ileila. There Is a story told of the eminent Dr. Abernethy, who was us blunt uh he wna learned. He wus called to prescribe for nu old lady In falling health, who prided herself upon being and who looked the very pink of neat ness. Her dress was spotless and her cap Immaculate, and her friends spoke of her us that "sweet old lady." After much questioning, which was almost Impertinent, and a careful diagnosis of the case the doctor said grutlly, "Mndamv you are 111 because of filth." Of course she was horrified, but he went on, "Your bed Is not properly aired, and In consequence you ure be ing slowly poisoned to death." Commissioner.' Proceedings. Alliance, Neb., July o, 1904. Board of county commissioners met pursuant to adjournment. Present, J. W. Wohn, chairman, Geo. W. Loci nieinbei, and S. M. Smyser, clerk. County Treasuiot's report for tho first half of the year of 1004 examined aud approved. 1 he balance remaining 111 the general fund at end of Juno 1904 of $844.30 ordered transfer! ed to account of levy of 1904 and the following balances ie maining in the funds mention woro or dered transferred to the county general fund of 1904, t.o-wtt: Bridge fund $413 00 Road " 32 45 County seat fund ........ 1 49 Poll tax fund 16S 00 Poor farm fund 169 47 Jail fund 170 20 Advertising fund -530 ?070 97 The following claims wore allowed: C. A. Posvar, for tax orroneously deducted from claim $q 70. H. H. .Bellwood, county physician 555 00. Board adjourned sine die. J. W. Weiin, Chairman. S. M, Smyser. Clerk. Read Geo, Darling's announcement on page 3 of this issue. loluvj. Smith returned from his trip to Thermopolts, Wyo., Tuesday, where he has been greatly benefited by the hot springs. Ed Mabin writes that he got through with the horses O. K. and that they have sold them. Ed aud his father are at Canton, HI., their old home. Notbert Frohnapfel went to Alliance Saturday aud will have his household goods and his stock moved up at once, his building being nearly completed. J. B. Steinhoff of Beaver Crossing, Neb., 3old a pair ot ponies to Earl Fosket Wednesday, out of a bunch he is taking to the eastern part of the state-. C. J. Wildy has put in n full line of furniture and undertaking goods on second floor, having secured a com petent embalmer and hearse when ever desired. A. F. Miller was in from Dunlap the first of the week and stated that tbeie was an excellent rain at his place Mon day and that his crops would turn out fairly well in spite of the dry weather. Mike Tschacher, while boat riding at Dunlap the first of the week had the misfortune to lose n pocket book con taining about J3o. n is probably re posing in the bottom of the Niobrara. Strayed Between Box Butte post office and Hemingford since May 1, one two-year-old w bite faced roan steer branded K on right jaw. Liberal re ward paid by Robeit Kettleman or C. J. Wildv. Hail insurance. Reasonable equit able and safe. It pays to insure. Let me explain the plan and you will be suited. Under the new law hail in surance is a much better and safer thing than formerly. Fire and lightn ing insurance at very low rates. K. L. PiLKcn, Agent. After four weeks of dry weather, biokon only by a couple of light show ers, this locality received a good soak ing Tuesday afternoon. Monday a good tain fell in the vicinity of Dunlap and Tuesday moining a fine showci of about twenty minutes duiatiou teK be tucou bete ami Marsland. MWW JANftWl'lj "EIPTS B jCOMMISMOX NCES Stiiti taxpft 1 Sl.fcHO 03 I $103 IS 1.7fc5 00 School luml lease 1,14130 $ 003 31 1144 S M Couutyut'liernl funil 5.551 TO ii,H73 ."W ll.iai 73 437 Oi S44 30 llrldgo fund ... .... 1,4IMK 1.0IN 117 l.SKtt 87 413 00 Itoad " 3'.l7--'l 11M 70 473 41 3U 4"' Weil " 113 :v (ax, Comity sent fund U7 73 3 13 SI 31 .1 4H Poll tax - 1!j3 UJ 1 1, OUti 00 1,04100 1(W 00 Poor farm " tWs 14 :wi 13 44 80 iy 47 .Tail " 'M7 71 I 3s5 52 4SJ 97 170 ill Advertising " 2W &0 48 SO .'100 35 30 Protest " 322 77 I 4! P7 540 !7 3177 City of AUlunee mi K 1 1.3W 24 1,541' 3d 100 65 433 15 Alliance water bond U13 in I 1,182 9i W 15 2.0-W 82 electric lidht 70 28 ! 54 07 103 12 4 Iti 13 67 " sidewalk 22 10 ' 22 10 Ilemlilixfortl vtlliiKC Ill 13 31 S3 140 33 2 81 2 72 Wilier lion 1 "Ill 2 70 School district Hind 7,800 11 7.P00 10 10.414 21 .'..Cy 01 Ueiiorui school " .......... 102 02 1 2.027 411 2.034 0i 03 37 8 43 bcliool IkiiiiI " 3,Uli7 01 I 722 IX) 730 57 '3,0-0 42 HlKllHtfhool " 11 lis '33 ' . 11131 School Judgment" '3 48 120 0 CS $I0.5!5 40 520.245 12 r.7.3IS 10 $840 81 J14.051 07 In the above statement the sum of S3, 889.67 transferred from various county funds to the County General Fund is included in receipts of General Fund and in dis bursements of other funds. Total balance Total commissions KeilempMoii money on hand. .14.C51 07 840 61 03 30 115,301 00 l'irst National 11-ink ,5I1 7il Alliance National IIuU..., 5.208 30 l-'irst State Hank 1.383 70 Fiscal Aipncy 5H 47 fSciiool orders...., 2,73s! U5 Cash in vault 5s'.i 30 $15,501 00 State of Nebraska, ) Bo Butte county, f I, C. W. Brennan, treasurer of Box Butte county, Nebraska, do solemnly swear that the above is a true and correct statement of all monies received and paid out by me from January 7, 1904, to June 30, 1904, and balance on hand July 1, 1904, as shown by the records of this odice. C. W. Brennan, County Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to by said C. W. Brennan this 30th day of July. 1904. S. M. Smyser, County Clerk. 1 nrcrnnYT tfi K I 1 1 r I 1 '1 p KJll.UU ONE-FOURTH OFF Ale Hoiriis of St. Paul, Minn., is teaching an excellent denominational school for the Scandinavian Lutheran chinch at their church southeast of here. An excellent lecture was de livered by Rev. George of St. Louis, on Sabbath school topics Wednesday evening. The convention on the same date was also excellent. The Columbia Fire Insurance cum pany have paid Robt. Curry in lull for his loss of the two-year-old colt by lighning lecently.' The kind of fue and lightning insurance want is the kind that pays its losses promptly in cash. When in the notion to insure remember I am the Columbia agent. K. PlttKCK. E. L. Everett has undertaken an other business venture in the shape of the barber shop aud pool room at Marsland. He has engaged Ole Hedge cock to run it for him and will devote his time as heretofore to his luptdly in creasing trade iu Hemingford. Mr. t A mA -4 ! d 6 ! ) t 9 it l- 6 t- -I.L l "4 -4 9 !' 9 l if. T -- ' if 4f 4 -J - it 4 - i - -4 i i i i ft ft ft ft ft ttr l ft I- ft ft ft ft -' I ft ft ft the regular all-the-season prices. These are no old, out-of-style goods or past decade we offer, but all new and up-to-date goods. You will find this a genu ine money-saving shoe o jf. 1 iziy ft ft It L. I i'i I i- 4" ft ft r This sale closes Saturday night, Aug. 20th, 1904, at tie Alliance Cash Shoe Store JSeiyNo Goods Charged or Sent on Approval at this Sale. JULIA V. FREY, C9TEOPATH1C PHYSICIAN. Olllce two bloc Kr- nortli of Tluns building, I'lione 25s. Hours, s to 12 ii. in.. 1 -J!0 to 5 ). in. J. E. MOORE, M. D. ri.irrcur.it iw.ock, ai.i.ianci:, "i:n. Calis answered Telephone No. 02. from ofllce day or night. DR. L. V. EDWARDS 1'IIYSICIAN AND SUKGEON OfHce over I'ostoHlce. ALLIANCE, N'KH H. H. Bellwood, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Uoistcn IlulldliiK. - ALLIA? 3E, NEB L. W. BOWMAN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office in First auce Nebraska. National Hank block. API DR. Q. W. COLLINS HOMEOPATH Thirty jears experience. Diseases of women and children and non-surgical re moval of gall stones and enre of appmltci tis, .specialties. Ofllce flrst door west of O'Connor's bakery. 'Phone day or night, 110. Dr. J. R. Taggart, D.V.S. Is prepared to treat any and all diseases known to the horse and Cow. Special attention to dentistry. All work guaranteed Ham North of Palace Liverv. 'Pho 101 SEE Jos. Carey & Co. For house moving, well boring making and cleaning cesspools moving box cars, ete .... ALLIANCE, NEBRARKA. ft ft ft ft ? ft t ' & l ft .ft 'ft ft ft ft ft ) ft ..4. :ft ft ft T t. FRED BRENNAN Plumbing, Heating. Steam and hot water Phone, No. 356. ALLIANCE, NEB. ZBINDEN BROS,, DEALERS IN Flour 1 Feed. "Home Vr Comfort" Flour Is Our Leader. Try It.... , -ST1 i 1 PHONE 103. tl)i: MAIN HUMPHRY :: Undertaking and . . :: Embalming Company &. ftftftftft$ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft iA A fa A - .mau w w u m Calls snswered promptly day or night. Claude Humphry, Undertaker. Hrs. Humphry, Lady Assistant Residence phone 269. s. a -J f A m m tL's; sum -a Jv&fm-;f-i&m ."