t V'OIN Nl.U The Alliance Herald. Official Publi cation of Box Butte County. Largest Circu lation of any Al liance Paper. VOLUME XI, ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA: FRIDAY. AUGUST 19. 1904. NUMBER 35 ' & . . it Saturday will be our August Sale of BLANKETS! "Get vour Blankets for winter when you can get them CHEAP! "Sc Horace Boque Stor r j. 2 dr. ick,jca.:m:icx5, In Alliance 1G-30 of every month. In Alliance 1G-30 of every month. Office over The Famous , . . 'Phone 391. Office over The Famous . . CC0990CC00f80e9S00 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 is 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. Dr. Koons, Norton block. dentist. Office upstairs Forest Lumber Co. make a specialty of manufacturing dipping vats. Picture framing, upholstering and furni ture repairing C. Humphry. 7-10-tf See Humphrey for picture framing, up holstfjing and furniture repairing. ' . For Sale Carriage cash or on time. J. C. and phaeton, for WILSON & 13ho. "Irish Mail"! Do you know what it is? Vour boy does and he wants one. Geo. Darling. 32-tf For Sale Folding beds, good values; nothing wrong: we need the room and money. Geo. Darling. j 32-tf. Harold B. Miller, M. D., physician and surgeon, office and residence 321 south Seventeenth street, Lincoln, Neb. Strayed. July 27, from my place in east Alliance, one red cow with white spots 'on face) branded F U on left side and right hip knocked down. $5 reward for return of same. Jacob Schreinkr. For Sale. Forty head of young pigs. E. A. Feather. Ranch Tor 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. Strayed. Strayed from Alliance one cow branded IX on right hip, Keystone brand on side, white face. Please leave information with M. A. Standen, Alliance. zo-tf Contest Notices. All persons contesting lands have the right to publish notices in any newspaper they desire provided such paper is pub lished in the county in which the land is located.' Taken Up. Stray steer, at my ranch near Lawn, about two years, Hereford stock, branded VT (connected) on left side. Owner can have steer by paying all expenses. Sec. 31-28-51. Louis Homrighousbn, Notice. Persons "desiring to enter homesteads or make final proof in other land districts can do so without going to land office. Address or call on-T. J. O'Keefe, U. S. Commis sioner for the district of Nebraska, Alliance. Notice. Owing to the fact that the services, of a United States Land Commissioner have been greatly in demand since the passage of the new homestead bill, I have docided to again attend to all kinds of business bofore the United States land office Having had several years' experience io the work, all matters will receive proper and prompt attention. Homestoad filings, final proofs, contests, etc., can be made before me at any place in the land dis tricts in which the lands desired are located. I will also visit points between Broken Bow and Crawford upon request, Any violation of the land laws or irregu larities of governmental acts will receive the proper atten:ion when reported to me. T. J. O'Kkkfk. United States Commissioner for the District of Nebraska. Buy at wholesale, "Crex" matting now 35 cents per yard, others sell it at 50 cents per yard. Geo. Darling. LOCAL HAPPENINGS General find Personal News of Alli oncc nnd Vicinity. Grandma Sweeney was quite ill the first of the weak. Wm. Manchester was a Denver visitor over Sunday. Fred Huffman was down form Maryland today on business. Atvin McClmmhan of Seottsbluff was in tlm city yosterday. Mrs. Smjrer is expected home from California Sunday. General Manager Holdredge of the H. St M, is in the city todny. George Darling returned from a visit to Load City. S. D., yesterday morning. Harney Zurn of Crawford was in Alli ance this week looking up land busiues3. Services in tho First Presbyterian church next Sunday at 11 a. m. No evening service. A. D. New will move his family to the new home near Lakeside some time next week. Mrs. John Brennan wont to Hot Springs Sunday Where she expects to remain for a few weeks. Mrs. Mary McDermott and daughter Mae left Sunday night for a visit in the east and at the World's fair. W. G. Simonsou arrived from Denver last Tuesday to look after business inter ests and call on his many friends. Yesterday was pay day on the railway and as a result the pocketbooksof the boys have been somewhat replenished. C. O. Mcrris of Bayard passed through the city yesterday on hiR way to Grand Island, Omaha and the World's fair. Mrs. Wm. Mitchell and daughter, Miss Poarl, will start for St. Louis tomorrow to spend a couple of weeks nt the exposition. Engineer Mike Nolan of the Burlington has gone east on a little vacation jaunt and will also take in the sights at the World's fair. Mine Nellie Alexander returned from Jlemingford Monday evening where she spent a few days visiting her mother and friends. All former members of W. It. C. are requested to moot with Mrs. L. F. Smith, Saturday, Aug. 20, at j p. m. Important busiuess. E. A. Hall had three cars ot choice steers ou the South Omaha market Wed nesday which hu sold for $3.05. Mr. Hull returned yesterday. f Mike Butler has sold his ranch property asout twenty miles northwest of Alliance to a party form southern Illinois. The consideration was $5,500. Mrs. Frank Rolnnsou and children left last Saturday for South Dakota, where they will keep house for Mrs. Hsbinson's brdther, Wm. Broich. Jos. and Ed Heardon returned from their eastern trip last Saturday. Their pleasure trip Included the world's fair, St. Joseph, Kansas City, Crostou and York. Miss Anna Nagelschneider of Heming- ford was in the ctty yesterday, returning home the same day accompanied bv her sister Clara, and cousin, Miss Nettie Uhrig. Miss Minnie Morris is entertaining Misses Nellie Nelson and Mayme Dargan of Chadron. The young ladies, arrived Wednesday evening and will return to Chadron tomorrow. W. C.' Phillips of Canton was a pleasant caller at this office this week, Mr. Phillips has been busy the past few weeks building a sod house in his neighborhood, which will be the home of new land owners. The Burlington has plans and specifica tions completed for an electric plant of its own and which will be installed at an early date, we are informed. The en tire yards of file company will be lighud. Miss Myrtle Gilkerson, who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Roardon,. for the last two months will return to her home in Kansas City tomorrow. Miss Gilkerson made many friends during her visit here. A. D. New came up from Ellsworth to day. He iuforms us that Claud Morton was killed by lightning on the Spade ranch yesterday. The unfortunate man was 26 years of age and formerly resided at Chadron. Dave Walmesley returned from Denver Wednesday; where he has been visiting for several days. Denver is a very fine town to visit in and there are some exceedingly clever people living in the mountain city. Eh. Dave? The lawn sociable given by the ladies of the Catholic congregation last night was fairly well attended. The weather was anything but favorable for an outdoor party owing to the rain of the afternoon and the cool atmosphere that followed. Those who did attend were amply repaid by the pleasure afforded and the delicious refreshments served. Tho ladies and children in charge arc to be complimented pn the efforts put forth to entertain the visitors S. K. Warrick of the First National bank returned yesterday from n trip of six weeks, most of his time being spent nt the old homo'm Virginia and St. Louis. Mr. Warrick was .accompanied by his family who are still in the east. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Nolau rejoice for the advont of a son born to them last Mon day. Also Dr. and Mrs. Bettleheim, Who are at home to their first baby, a son, born to thorn at the home of Mm. Bettlehuitu's parents in Sponrflsh, S. D., recently. The second-hand Store conducted by J. C, Wilson has changed hands, Mr. Wilson selling to His, brother, W. M. Wilson. The former was compelled to dispose of his Allianco interests on account of poor health and will remove to Colorado from whence he came. www Albion, the seven-year-old son of Mr. ..Mrs. E. A. Hall stepped on a rusty nail last Sunday and fur a while serious results developed, but the prompt attention of a of a physician dispelled further danger from blood poisoning. Marshal Boon was absent from the police force a while last week being on tho ranch looking after horses. The peace and dig nity of the town was kept at high water mark by his able substitute, A. Caruwoll. Even the printers behaved. The Nonpareil ball team is coming to Alliance Sunday afternoon to give the local team another game. The last game between these clubs was a decided victory for the six-poiul town but it aint a sure thing for them on this occasion. It will be a good game without doubt. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. ' Foley have again changed their place of residence since lcaviug Alliance. They are now located at Cumberland, M. 1)., where Miko El more has large railroad conlractn and in which Mr. Foley will bo interested. J. M. Kuhn and L. S. Baker wure down from llemingford yesterday. Mr. inker, who was recently elected principal of tho Hemingford school, lived north of llem ingford when a boy but has been in Iowa for the last ten years. Mr. Kuhn says that crops in his suction aro looking well. Mrs. Tash ami Mrs. Kustin sent .to Hemingford today to attend the funeral services of Miss Hetrick, aunt of ,MrpC. J, Wildy, who was killed in a runaway ao cident yestorday. Miss Hetrick's remains will be taken to Canada for interment, W. A. Manchester and K. E. McCool hava secured control of the pool and bil liard hall next to the Steen restaurant, for merly owned by Johnson&Joffurs The new proprietors aro genial men and those find ing pleasure in tho gamost will be pleased to patronize this already popular resort. A dance, which proved a most enjoyable affair, took place in the now barn of Eb. Garrett, in Simonson's addition, last Fri day night. About twenty-five couples par ticipated. The building was just com pleted and Eb's friends concluded to take advantage of the opportunity to have a good time. Hev. J. M. McConnell is expected to ar rive in Alliance, Friday or Saturday from Zwiuglo, Iowa, and will occupy the pulpit In the United Presbyterian church at n a. in. and 8 p. m., Sunday, August 21. Sun day school as usual, and Young People's prayer meeting at 7:15 p. in. Everybody welcome. . Captain Corbin's handsome new auto arrived last Saturday and. was tried here for the first time Suuday morning. The vehicle is engineered by a chaffeur who thoroughly understands his business. As the steam carriage speeds over the streets with the lightness of the wind, it is the ob served of all observers. The Bridgeport ball team and the Bay ard tossers met ou the diamond at the former place lapt Sunday and the Bayard ites didn't do a thing to them, winning by a score of 13 to 7., We hadn't ought to tell it, but several Allianco ball players were mixed up in the defeat of the Bridgeport team. They were, Guy Lock woud. L. S. Ellis, Verne Hampton, Art Wiker and Bates Copeland. Judge Berry was the only delegate to represent Box Butte county in the congres sional convention at North Platte Tuesday. Yet the lonusomeness that surrounded the genial delegate did not dismay him and he figured as one of the most important fac tors in the convention when it came to the nomination. Judge Berry stays that the resolutions adopted were of Simon pure democracy with no trimmings, Clean cut, as it wore. A delightful evening was spent at the home of Miss Inice McCorkle Wednesday evening, where she onjertained a company of frionds numbering about twenty-five. The nature of this pleasant event was a leap year party given in honor of the normal girls who have spent the summer under the the hospitable McCorkle roof. The girls assumed the gallant role of going tc the homes of the Knights of their choice and escorting thorn to the brilliantly illu minated parlors and lawn. At the conclu sion of the evening's pleasures tho .sterner sex regretted the hour for leaving and in their droams that night they 110 doubt had tnnny visions of tho leap year party which only coinos once in such along time. The editor ot"EM'rovonir," J. W. Canada, of Denver, passed through this city on his way to the Black Hills last Sunday. The August number of this splendid western magazine is tho most at" tractive yet issued. The field covered by Ulis publication is oue of great interest, and the mngatinc, which is enlarged with this issue, is doing Its work well in getting a class of matter that no other publication gives. Last Monday was a holiday of obliga tion according to the calendar of tho Catho lic church and sorvices wore held as usual. The occasion for this religious observance was the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. In older communities, where the circumstances will permit, this event is one of special eclat. The little childrou honor tho mother of the saviour in a most beautiful manner, thus inMilliug in their hearts aud minds a lovable dis position. Watchman U'Donuell of the" Burlington yards discovered several hoboes among the freight cars last Friday afternoon and with the assi.stancc of Marshal Boon they were taken in ns suspicious characters. Of the outfit two wore discovered to be young women attired in masculine garb. They stated they were from Dead wood and took this method of concealing their identity. Neither of the fair damsels were over six teen years of age, but it was evident that they were no spring chickens when it came to vice and an adventurous life. Thomas A. Burko, brother of the Burkes ot this city, and Miss Laura llobbins niece of Mrs. Nellie Hillier, wcrounited in matrimony in London, Ontario, Canada, July 27. 'The ceremony took place at St, Mary's church, Uev. Father McKoon of ficiating. ,130th the bride and groom are well known in this city and the informa tion will bring .with it the well wishes of their many friends here in the west. They will reside in Lincoln, where Mr. Burke is employed as an engineer for the Bur lington. Tho Junior Normal scholars and also thn'.o who have acted as instructors lfad a pleasant time nt the school house Mendty evening as a sort of a social con clusion of tho institute work. An interest ing program had been arranged, which In cluded declamations, reading and music. Not the least of the evenings pleasures were the refreshments, both dainty and plenti ful. Tho Juuior normal hn proved a complete success and the attendants will, no doubt, be greatly benefited in taking the course, A. L. Harrison of the Candy Kitchon has made arrangements to go on tho road in the near future for a well known notion house and will have for his territory' Wyoming and Montana. This- does not mean that the Harrisons will discontinue business here for Mrs. Harrison, who has been au able assistant to her husband will conduct this popular resort. Brother Har- riscn is an old time knight of the grip aud in his spare moments will return to his former occupation, which will take him out of the citj' only part of thy time and in the fall of the year. A stranger with an uubnlnncod mind was taken into custody by. Sheriff Kaed Monday. He was decidedly off yet in his insanity he fooled many with stories of adventure and experience. His greatest trouble seemed to be of a family nature and he wait dasirious of securing a divorce from his wife who was very quarelsome and liable to start a rough house whenever he went home. The next day lis got it in to his distorted brain that his warlike spouse had secured a legal separation from him and he '..as therefore happy. The stranger was apparently harmless and the authorities finally released him aud he went his way rejoicing. Who he waB or from whence he came was information the sheriff was unable to gather. Another old-time razor, with a history attached to it, has turned up in alliaace. It was, until recently, the property of "Dad" Johnson, who has handed it don to his son for care in the future generation, The razor was the property of Mr. John son's great grandfather and was carried through the revolutionary and Blackhawk wart. It is just such a looking shavjng knife as that spoken of by Tub Herald some time ago, which is the property of Engineer Allen and was once owned by the great Ethan Allen of revolutionary fnme. Both the razors were manufactured in Sheffield, England. The Johnson razor ha rather a gruesome history and it is said that it was used in shaving the dead continental soldiers who fell before tho Engilish army. It was alo used during a trying position as a weapon of defence by its owner in an Indian altercation at the time of the fierce Blackhawk war, and many other thrilling stories in which the razor helps to make interesting history is told by Mr, Johnson. FATAL ACCIDENTS Miss Mnlittln Hetrick lulled by Falling lrom a Wagon Martin Gillcran Thrown Trout IlisliorsWrind Dies front Injurigf - Jf Word wns received hora tlifrunprniug of the stiddon and tragic ddath$. Miss Matilda Hottick of IlomihgfofU, which occurred yosterday oftofntoofhout 2 o'clock, botweett lShnarc'B ' rtfjjch nnd Johnson's sheep much, Homti $5, miles west of Alliance. Harry Wildy, who recently-arrived hare from LoHzbnrg, III., accompanied By UicducottSdd were on their way from Hotningfufti.td Mis Hclrick's ranch with n load of lumber. While making tho descent bf ft stoop grade or hill thu harness on one of the horses broke, lotting tho wagon run against thujtoatn. Thoy lmcnme un manageable and .started to run, tit the excitement of tho moment tho lady full from tho wagon and the wheels passed over her body, fatally crushing hot. "Mr. Wildy wn3 slightly injured, his wrist being fractured. Reaching the side of Miss Hetrick, sho naked for a drink of water and to grant this roquat mid also to secure asjfstunculie was obliged to go a mile c U thokiniaYos't ranch promisus.' On Mr. Wilder re turn hu found tho injured wutuoiiwus dead. Tho remains f uru - tallpji . to Ilumingford from where they, wm'bc shipped to the old homo at .Walllen, Canada. .. ' '' 'jfoj, Miss Hetrick was au aunt of Mils, y, J. Wildy of Hemingford, having with resided in tho family of her niece for several years. Deceased was about 40 yeans of ago. This accident, which has cost the life of such au estimable htdy, cast a pall oyorthe community in which Miss Hetrick resided for she was held in the highest esteem. Site nlso had several warm frionds in this city and only re-, cent! paid them a visit. , Jp The homer of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilloran who (aside n mile and a half north of town, has hoen doubly afflicted in the pant two weeks und the parents Jiavp itidqad called on to bear a'heil crdss. ' Recently thoy lost thuir baby and this week death in a tragic form again culled ou tho housohoid, taking away their son Martin. The lad, who waB about 11 years of ago, wan ou hw way to town.iidiuK a hore Monday evening and when near the corner on Box Butte avenue, whatfo Al Wikar rn sides, the animal stumbled ovor a piece of wood in tho street and fell.. Ma'rtin was thrown with violence to the ground, stt iking on his head. The woight of the hotscalso fell upon him and he ie ccived several internal injuries besides concussion of the brain. Those who witnessed the accident hurried to his assistance and found him unconscious, bleeding profusely at tho mouth, nose and ears. He was carried to the Wiker residence and a physicinu summoned, livciy efiort to bring tho boy hack to consciousness was unavailing aud ho lingered in that condition until Wednon day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Hib suffer ings wore suvaront thnos and tho rugged nature of tho child' refused to yield to death mitil every effort wan exhausted; then followed an interval of compouuru and in u moment he fell calmly to sleep and thu soul of Martin Gillcran passed away in peace. The funeral took place this afternoon trom tho Church of tho Holy Rosary, Rev. Father Barry officiating, and tho remains wero laid to rest beside those of the household. Mr. and Mrs. Gillcran aro indeed in deep sorrow ovor tho death of tin. if children, hut to those who ic resigned to the will of tho Creator wlto does all things for tho best, tho disap pointments and trials of life are light ened. The Christian spirit shown by those who did so much to imsist the bereaved parent in their trial is to be commended and proves conclusively that charity is a living virtue in the hearts of the people of Alliance. The Slay ton Jubilee singers, under the auspices of the normal institute, gave an entertainment at the opera house Tuesday night, which waV well received by the large audience present. The Slaytons are accomplished musicians and take special pains in their musical work. This con cludes the series of entertainments arrang ed by those inldreated in the junior normal institute and the selections were highly appreciated by all. It was well worth the exertion and expense of securing the vari ous classical features and we only regret that they have been concluded. A muiicnl program will he given Sunday night at tho Baptist ohurph by tho Baptist llymnwrlters under the auspices of the Young Pooplo's soclBty. The original hymns and old-time songs to bo rendered will bo interesting to all nnd especially to tho older folks. There has been some shipments of cattle during the past few, days but tho striko situation .Mill retards any great rush. Pot niesll & Son of Dunlnn had two car loads in the yards and several' cars camo over tho Guernsey branch." The dally papers tglL 1iow tho packing l)onoa aro running fn full force and the skin flint reports sent out would Indicate that the strike is all off and all this, bat the oold fnat still remains that the price of cattle is ruinously low and the demand for stock at the packing centers will not warrant shipments. It is a bad state of affairs ami there are a lot of liars somewhere in the rnuup. Tho watermelon soawn was formerly opened in this city laat Saturday when tho Alliance Grocery company received a car lond of tho fruit. The melons wero of the finest kind grown and exceedingly sweet and juicy. Tho grocery boys satisfied tli cravings of the poor newspapor men of the town by sending around samples of the watermelons, for which they have they have the craft's everlasting thanks. Of course, there was a siege anatomical dis turbance in newspaper circles tho next day as a result of overindulgence. It is said a certain quill driver was compelled to seek the assistance of a doctor to relieve him of that griping pain nnd it can be laid to the melon for the 'M. D. announced that 'the due had turned the lining of the editor's digestive dullickecty green aud warned him 6 refrain in future from eat ing the whole melon. The editor returnod yasterday from a ten days' trip through eastern Ne braska and westorn Iowa. ' While tho spring season wai cold and anything but favorable to the corn crop, preienl in dications in tlioie sections point to a good yield. Tho only danger that may bo in the way of suoli a result would come from an early frost., A visit was nindo to South mlll4S.lfl! WM(1(1A.rlrtff 'Pllrt Clrf T.lf-1.. tuft Mliliu .4ia piniuiuj, n. lull IVIWV 4l tutu time. But the ulost active business among the packors seemed to be tho disposal of the accumulation of odds nnd ends to the consumers and producers who are com pelled to pav increased prices for the same, thuSshOwfugCorjohiilvely who lisar the burden of-tho strike. There were a num ber of cattle an tho market but no bidders for the common Mock, One bunch of 75 steers, weighing 1.300 pounds each sold at $3'r5 Ouly those who are obliged to blup will do so until prices ar hatter. As to Uurlinpton Changes. Tho following extract from Vd-uo-nluv'a edition ot the Lincoln D.nly Star )',ioh littio r.f units t ion of ho rorettt rumor that tho Hnrliiuton ss tent in Nebraska would soon und' ro changes in management. The Star says: General Superintendent T. E. Calvert of the Burlington returned from tin. e.i.t TUesday morning and when asked about his promotion to the advisory board n Chicago, said it was practically settled tint he was to leave Lincoln. "There are no now details of the affair," ho said. "There has been no successor appointed to fill my place here, nor will there be for some time yet. What will occur when the change is finally made has not yet even been considered, as far as I know, by the higher officials at the general lieadmiarteia." Mr. Calvert has been cast lur keveral days, and it wai supposed pians for the new regime would bo discus sed before his return to Lincoln. A report that has been hinted at fur several days came from high autn.jritv Tuesday that Assistant General Sut.c-riu-tendent G. W. Uliodei wsuld be prom ited to tho general superinteudency of the wen side, with headquarters at Alliance, i'.r. would be the western half of the newly arranged Nebraska lines, and would m volve considerably more responsibilu than Is now held by .the superintondr-nts of the divisions hi that pnrt of the sst-rn Mr. K nodes has denied several similar report, aud it is not known whether t.ic U-.ext tcheme is better founded linn H, -others. Reunion and Tair. Attention u called to tho co.ning reunion and county fair to he hold at Goring as follows; Reunion September 13, 14, 15. Fair Septenihar 15, 16, 17. The reunion, which has been a feat nroof western Nobaska for many ears, will receive every careful attention pos sible to make it a grand success. Tents will he furnished to nil old soldiers aud their families and to others after the soldiers are supplied so long as there are any. Wood" and hay will be furn i&hod free, aud a big barbecue dinner will be sorvod to everybody by the Woman's Rolief corps. Prominent' speakers will be in attendance, and good music will be provided. Full particulars will bo given as the time draws nearer. The county fair will afford on the last two days a full quantity of the usual sports, races, ball games, etc., with other interesting features we can not enumerate as yet.