"T & A j.-.i r .- ('V V S5T f sf IKOM , 'i . , i T rr (- u T (-- 1 1 - 4-K.La.i- --. "jl; HOUSE Nothing is more interesting than the manufacture of high grade lumber. We buy only of the best manufacturers ami hence can assure jou the lest of every thing in the line of Uulltllnu Material. t&in'xw&&ti&iiuarw!' -S5SEP call and see us ouk pricks ake right PHONE 73 Forest Lumber Company r "3SRS3?. tt. JC" kik'T -ruu -.-.jtssiM t-a-s n crr CB2lf SAiif 5 Stt Nt I II ' i T T rprf,.! Si ' 4--H .' ,4 ' - J ii 7 UJi1 V "f ' l:"n For that small repairing we have the fixings, Hoards for sidewalk laying, fencing and the like, can be had from us at reasonable price. Trv Dierks Coa Co )ers Also agents for Nebr. Central Bid. & Loan Asso. Phone 22 Stock and Stockmen, 1 Moomuw. Nob. Cuttle branded Ciltliolll' LTOlS n rllit hip Horo bi.inded s'iriii on ri;;la shoulder ll'inch cm S. W -i of mmiIoii 30, '.'t'.lj.uid-idj ti-eiit now O'MAKA Stockmen: It will pay yon to advertise your brands in this paper. The Herald has the largest circu lation of any newspa per in Western Ne braska. Nebrnsku .stock (iiowcr h Association, (lneorpor.itid.) A. M. Modlsett. pioslricnt, llushiille; 15. M. Il.imptou, vlet-presiiUnt. Alliance; K. M Scarlo jr., secretary-treasurer, Og.il.iU.i Executive committee K. 1'. Myeis, Lena; 15 II. Kliic.iitl. liliiglium; .folm lire in, Alliance;!!. 15. VanHoskirk, Alltmu'i; K. I. Lowe, Hyannls; .lobii SI. Adams, Poller: It. M. Allen. Amo; It. LIm-o, Lodgepole; Kiert Kldred, Orlando; i:. f. Harris, Chadron; L. V. Hiekell, Kimball; Koboit Oi.iliam, Al liance; Jolm Conway, Dunning: .!. li Cook, Again; A. K Heed. Alli.imc. I 11 A i gv" Lzrr i i J f mm ? IHLI.IMi Iio Hutu, Nib ( altli lir.miltMl us Dnitim toil hip. also with tin' bar OVlM llISU"l(l llf uudiT bi a ml AlviniilfflRTSSn suli U ih'Ii iiUP .I'l I IIMI II dKKl, 111 lO'VMNllIp 111111' HI AI.I.INIX l.alri'sldi', Ni'b Oattli' br.indwl X in' "-ilit Id). ll.mi' In Twp. !!6, ninKO 1. Slier dan count. t J5?iiiS A.,y af yy i i -TsVf " MARSLAND. Daviil Loch has returned from Missouri A. McLaughlin ahippod cattl lat Men day, Pern Wonrlt shipped A cur of ier Priilav. C. H. llichey hurt n horse hilled by No. 42 Thursday morning. Mrs McGogy and Mr. Jaoolvson eia Crawford visitors last Snturdaj'. George Hichuj has rtturiiwl liame after a six week' visit at Laramie, Wyo, K. T. Gnigg, August Hohd and C. G. Ilollilmugh were hi Crawford last Satur daj. 11. G. Fut man shipped cattle to Omahn last TiiMday. John Purmaa aoeompauiad the shipniQUt. Carl Tollman has began the erection of .1 new barn. A real liarn, such at. they build in Iowa. Wm Thomas is having n well rtrillwl at his house east of town. Myron Jackson is doing the work. Kay Ilamaker is the new operator at the depot. He was a former llolmont boy, the son of J. 1. Ilamaker. Miss Konm and Mrs. Sullenlierger were Crawford isitors last Saturday and attuud uil Mrs.. Moredith'.s millinery openiug. A. K. Hyurs roturnod from the oastern part of the state last Saturday, h.iingben in Omaha and at his old home in York. C. McMillan, Nick Joralemon and other farmers of North Table hae threshed and arc drawing thoir grain to this tnarkut. Some of the machinery of the new dip ping vat put in at N. li, Poole's, bloke down recently and for the present bnsinass is suspended. Mr. and Mrs Henning boarded 41 last Friday and accompanied Mrs. Henning's parents, who were enroute from Lincoln to Spokane, as far as Ardmore, where they spent several hours with Mr. and Mrs. G A. Waldridge returning to Marsland on 42 Mrs. A M liyers gave a pleasant house party last Saturday night, there being twenty-fue youugand old people in attend ance. Games and music were the pastime of the t:ening and a fine lunch was served b the little girls. Those who had the pleasure of attending this, social function were Mrs. 1J. T. Gregg and daughter Fay, Mr. and Mrs George Gregg, Mrs. C. G. flollibaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Homing, Mrs. L. Snow and three daughters, Kev. Shrivcr, Mr. and Mrs Uichey, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sullenberger, the Misses Ilickey, Kcam Thomas, llazle and I (alley Fur man, and Messrs. ISacon, Kichey, l'urman and tve Hunsaker Hros. h MOSLCU & 'J'ULLY Jes1!, Neli Stool, branded as fcliow on eltlllil' Also J -O er side. Tow 11 slil p and range 43 i ) n on cm s , side. R onellli- 1 i-s J? Canton. county, Xeb, ( UltltAN llltus Moux. v 1 JUIIljr,.l''i. lL5 (I'rosi II Cross) TRy'S""" '" uliflsldu Also LxtA I lion left tliigb. .' on 1 1 ITnderslojie on lift ear. Horses branded MimciiHi'.itlla on left juw mill U on left (.boulder. U- 1 1 V'rlV wMiJi'i r5S?Wj STOIJM I.AKL UNl II, KOlinUTUKAll VM, cieinan, xeu. Y$ir Ah In eut on -' rlKbl or left bip; left ear cropped. Horsestiranded (J on Itfi J.iw. v BSsiai I For a S-ull " - Line of... Staple, no it Fancy Groceries AN INDIAN JOKiItt. KtrklnRlici'K'M I'iihi r, Wbleli Dr. llimc illnde .Nil Attempt to Viwuier. "U I? n notorious fncl thnt thpt ntp but (cv, bnrmrlKts nn in tl'o tu iii tltoumin nf lud'. i" hi 'hi. i'Jtrt'". ntlll 1 Upil'f 'to lOKIl'l It AH B lllMlllf Hon to 1. ic i-njojinl Hip frie:i V lp u: a nil 111..H wli vrn n tvnti In ivi t h'Iikp f the word," crimen Hl foiniot nipnibcr of cnttjircaa from Ohio l't con vorwitlrnt with n frtf.id. "Tlu wa to whom I rt'fir wns known na Klukltitfhet-R nftd wm n Kiowa. Ho wh it line, hntulaomc- and tall opwlmon of Indian nmiihaoil. llo and niwlf 'locntn faat fi'lcnds ntul Oftl'lt lillKll tOgOtlllT. "1 rwall nn Incident In which Klcl; Ingborg played ti pint. It wan an tin poilant confi'ii'iu'i' bi'twoon lr. lloo of Plillnik'lphhi and 11 di'legutioii of Kitmas and wan lipid nltnual within the shadow of Port Sill. In tho touri of Ida u'inurlcH Dr. Kow nrgi'd the ti'd innn to follow in the steps of the lndimtiloim while man Id set n pluoi of land, till It, raise 11 fnnilly and be eouiD u eltien of Mhont the comimiully might lie proud. At the eotieltislon of IiIk rcmntki lr. Ito'tc nnnouticeil that he wiih wlllliii? to be inlerroirnled. "Kleklngberg took the door. He si!d, 'Why don't white men do jh white innn nays?' ItaishiK hla mm and polutlm; to Pint fill he continued, say lug, 'Lota white men there pot no mpmwN. no fa nn they carry guim!' "Dr. Hose was ilum founded. It would have been certain denth to have truthfully cxplnluptl to the lndlnns the reason for the itntion of tho troop at Port Sill. And mo Dr. Koe made no nl tempt to nnawer the question, which hud 11 demoralizing effect upon the eon f ei ence. "A day or two Inter I met Kicking berR. I Inriuheil why he made smell u Bpeeeh imd told him he hud done wrong, lie nearly went Into cou.mi1- tilons with luughler and regarded Ills act n (iient Joke, lleemorlug him self he wild. " i know doctor could not answer question. I know, mime as doctor, gov ernment keeps 'J.000 soldiers at fort to Hhoot us down if we don't behave.' " Washington .star. '' ' i f ( ', & iiei'iili! I Oltui.il )ublicatif)ii of the County. Largest Circulation of any Alli ance paper visits nearly every home in the county. We do not any that The Herald is tho onlv good prtper in Alliance but the fact that it has nearly twice the circulation of any other is evi dence that The Herald leads. Prints all tin: nuws that's- worth printing. The I lerald enn be had a whole year for the small sum $150 HOLSTEN'S PHARMACY.... is One of the Most Up-to-l)ato Drujr .Stores in Nebi a ska A SELECT STOCK OP Prescriptions Carefully -? uonrpounaea , s ra Watches and Daimonds. Fine Watch Repairing . a Specialty f K K Alliance, Nebraska. T. 33. HOLSTEN, Proprietor. - -- ----- - -- - ------ j The Price of a Heating Stove Doesn't cut much ice if the stoc will sno you one lialf your t coal lulls. That is exactly what our best henters will do. And the pticos of these stoves nro low too, At the honed of our J line of heating stoves mo COLES' HOT BLAST BECK WITH' S RETORT OAK ROUND OAK AND QUEER THINGS TO PAINT. ! Then we have a Int go line of cheaper heatcis -you will also find the latgest nml best line of Steel Ranges Cast Ranges and Cast Cool. Stoves, nt Irrcsistablo Pticcs "Nuff Sod" Call and see them nt I t, . md' .L1 JZU W J-Z3JZiJZZi& . -"- --- --- - --- -1 S mo u Fincsl Tens f Superior PJours ) That Can't be Beat In Town.... j rE j -yw g M Qucenswnre, M III II HI umt Enameled ware Homer Bnscuc and May Ganison, sho have been eiuplocd at the Steeti cafe foi snmstitne, iveie mairied WeJ nebday evening by Judge lieny and left on the morning train for Ilyannis whetc they exiect to locate. Rcnl Tstato. 1 can locate you stead. on a Gjo acre homg- For Sale Good farm in Custer county and desirable ranch property in Holt count). To lixchange House and lot in auce for quarter taction near town. Alli- .IOS NKIU'Ii T J UuWli WRi? 111 " v f 3pf ' X 1: Yiutiv lleiiiliicfiiril, .Nil. ( utile lir.iniled flying liorseslioo on nirlit bip us Incut. Home i.iiu'Ii see i'i-.'7-ra Horse ranch in UN)-43 M.illnda, Neb. On left hide. N on left Mrto .1. It. Nerud. Alliance, Nob. 3 5 connected aii iiIiu'b on loft hidl. litlDKO on bead of Pino I'reek, Sberldan county. I'OINT-OI'-ltOCKS KAMMI. JOHN O'KLUl'E .1 PONS. Alliance, Neb. Cattlu bra 11 lied OK ou left hide: also ok and OK ou left bide. CALL ON. "V)0wrs ot "Sau "DtaWuci, I D. RODGERS. rvwvsrv Wm. James, Exclusive Dealer in COAL & WOOD 'Phone ISo. 5. Alliance j Nebraska. ts3E?E223b& - 5StSp 3 xv r Mil ILL HUOS., Pcbtll, Nob. Cattle branded on light thlxh or XV on rlRlit side. Township 27, ranee 45,8herldan county. F. M. WALLACE 1)11 AY LINK Moving Household Furniture and Trunks a specialty . . Phone No, i Young's grocery, Alliance For Fine Boot and Shoe Repairing call on I. D. NjCHOLS Also has in stock a new line of GENTS' SHOES of the best manufacture and at pricos that will suit. Call and examine the stock before you buy and you will save money. At H. Madsen's old stand, first door soutt.of Cigar Factory. For Sale A ranch of 480 acres deeded land and 320 acres leaned land 10 miles from Alliance. Land lays nice, i.jo acres under cultivation, good house and other buildings, splendid well with windmill, all under fence, fine groe of largo trees, lots of small fruit. This is one of the best places in the county. Price $2,100, half cash, five years time on balance at 8 per cent. T. J. O'Kubke. A IJnrijuin. Owing to aguaud ill health I will sell my ranch thiee miles not th of Alliance on veiy teasonable terms. This is one of the best impioved places in the county. There are 1120 acres of deed ed land and 320 acre, of leased land, all fenced, good soil and nice laving; 1 Go acres is good hay land; 1G0 acies under cultivation) 20 acres seeded to biomos glass. Good fiame six loom house, bum, gianaijos, cow stables, corn cribs, corrals, 2 good wells, wind mills, tanks, etc. : all improvements in good condition. Will also sell machinery and fanning utensils it desited. Libeial terms. See Christian Mat, owner, or T. J. O'Keefe. Notice. Owing to the fact that the services of a United Status Land Commissioner have been groatlv in demand since the passage of the Dewliomuatoad bill, I have decided to again attend to all kinds of business before the United States land office Having had several years' experience in the work, all matters will receive proper and prompt attention. Homestead filings, finnl proofs, contests, etc., can be made before me at any place in the land dis tricts in which the lands desired are located. 1 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 attention when reported to me, T. J. O'Kkefk, United Status Commissioner for the District of Nebraska. Peculiar StilrJrctN I'nr rlcturoi So le! tod ! Mmli'iitH. A noted 111 tint was addressing his elasb. "Young men." he said, "when you be gin to paint don't choose peculiar nml uncanny Mibjocts for your plenties. Some of you, though, despite me, will choose such subjects. That has boen the case with nil my clumo.s. "A country lad painted under mo a picture of Nebuchadnezzar eating grass. Tho picture was Intended to be horrible and sad. In 11 gaunt liinil bcnpe the king, nearly naked, crouched on IiIn hamla and kiues. Ho was cit ing greedily of a big bunch or grass that ho hell In his left hand. His as pect was bestial and Insane. The pic ture wasn't badly done, but whoever looked at It laughed. "Another student of mine once point ed a picture that he called 'The De liverance of Jonah.' On a sea beach Jonah knelt, his hands clasped and his lace turned skj ward in grateful prayer. The whale win disappearing. Its vast bulk was sinking into the sea. "A joiing Australian painted 'The Pound of Flesh.' In this composition the Judge anl the multitude of bpectn tors looked ou while I'm tin held a long knife against the bated ribs of Shy lock. Sbyloek was howling with wide open mouth and arms stretched out In an npjK'al for mercy, and the blood was be'jinnlng to Mow fiom his side. When this picture's disagncnient with Shakespeare's tet was pointed out to the young Australian he &a!d, smiling indlfieiently, that an erior of thut sort did not interfeie with the picture's value as a work of art. "Among the tieer subjects that my pupils lunc chosen to paint there have lieen lepers, snakes, tombstones, rats, tailors, worms, skeletons and surgical operations." Pittsburg Press. Nebraska Hide and Leather. Co Established 1878 Dealers in Hides, Tallow, Furs, Cow and Horse Hide Robes, Leatherand Saddlery Hardware Always Reliable. C. BURNETT, Nebraska City. Nebraska. gr. FIRE INSURANCE AG-ENT RCPnC&r.NT3 THC FOLLOWINQ INHUHANCC COMPANIES. Hartfoid I'tie liisitiunee Compiiny. Noitb American of Philadelphia. PhomiK of IlliKiklyn. Ne York. Continental of Now Yoik C'ltj. Muslin l'Iro lnsmiini'e Compiiny. New York Underwriters, Now York. Coiiuueri'l.il t'nloii Assurance Co., Iindon Office Ip-Stiilis, I Ictchcu ltlock. Liverpool. London ami Ololifl Ins. Co. llurmnii American Ins. Co., Nmv York. I'liimei-s mid .Merchants Ins. Oj Ltucoln. Columbia Flie Instiraiici' Conilwlij. l'hlladi'lphhi Unilrrwrllers. I'huunl I us. Co., Hurtfiird, Conn. Alliance, Nebraska. Tht! .Indue Slleneeil. In the famous trial of the denn of St. Asaph, Mr. Hrsklne, the groat Hugllsh lawyer, put a question to the Jury rel ative to the meaning of their vetdlet. Mr. Justice P.uller objected to Its pio prlety. The counsel reiterated his ijues tion and demanded an answer. Tht Judge again Interposed his authority In these emphatic words: "Sit down, Mr. Krsklne. Know your duty or I shall be obliged to make you know It." Mr. Hrsklne, with equal warmth, re plied: "I know my duty as well us your lordship knows your duty. 1 btand hero as the advocate of a follow citi zen, and I will not sit down." The Judge was silent, ft ml tho advo cate persisted in his questions. Dray and Transfer Line. W HEN YOU GO TO LEAN L TOWN, 'on t worn about what to do with jout Huuxel ild fjooJ: S. A. Miller wiL take ctiaige of then ; j.I'ji i'ler in a nite, dry and cool pUcs -mil pi ni'! bf them vhriwr desired, ("bargei ioi Jble. The only spring dra lino hi tho .sty Phone 139. S. A. Miller. Palace o.vi: iii.ock wi:sr or 'IIMiNI'.tt .IIINDLN . , llUII.lil.VO. 'I'lione Ti i v e i v 23 a- - n. II. DKSOl'l, IJrp. Good turnouts, sttict attention to our Ihim irs, and courteous ttcatiueul to all has won foi u;- the excellent patrnnage we enjoy." Tnus. stiajcd. 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 regard for return of same. Jacob Sciireiner. Tin- Iutc!llK'iit Mole. "Valuable mule that," wild the Kill vllle citizen to the prospective purchas er. "Saved my life once." "Indeed! How Was that''" "Saw a Hash of lightning making straight for me an' kicked It all to pieces 'fore It could lnnd!" Atlanta Constitution. A Ilenleil Ai-Kiimcnt. A man who was charged with as saulting his wife pleaded that he had only had a heated urgument with her. It nftorward transpired that tho "heat ed argument" consisted of his beating his wife with a redhot poker. London TIt-IJlts. The cow tree of Venezuelu yields & pahitublo grjylsh milk which, hardens Into u toothsome gum. The finest human hair Is golden, and red Is tho coarsest To Everywhere nnd Bock. THE hurlington's low summhr ratbs. The Burlington offers excursion rate in every direction so low that there is no excuse for staing at home. Below are somo of thqnr Chicago and back Daily low ratoa either direct or vm St. Louis with stop overs at St. Louis, Kansas City and Omnha. World's fair stopovers at St. Louis on tli rough tickets. Colorado and Utah there and back practically half rates all summer. To many points in Indiana. Ohio and Kentucky September G, 13, 20, 27 and October 11 at ona fare plus 52 for the round trip. . iTo Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Great Lake region the ideal summer country daily low rates to tnke you away from home. L. S. Sagk, Ticket Agent. VISIT THK OLD FOLKS. One fare plus $2 for the round trip 'to a great many points in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Tickets on sale beptemper o, 13, 20, 27 and October 11. Good via St. Louis and for stopover at the great expo sition. Final limit thirty thirty days. See me for full particulars or write to L. W. Wakoley, general passenger agent, Omaha. L.. b. sack. 1 icket Agent. The Buff Wyandotte chicken is con sidered the host all round strain and a. poultry yard without them lacking.. L. A. Suprise has a number of such choice fowls to soil and those interested had better see him before they are sold. Old papers for sale at this office. FRED BRENNAN Plumbing, Heating. Stenrn and hot water Phone, No. 356. ALLIANCE, NEB, Proposals for Uoad Grading On th ground wneru Sections 10, 20, i'l and :Tp. 2s N It Itu'ornur, bills villi ih received SHturlny. OctoiMT 20, lflrti, for Hie irradlilj;. building of embankment or excaintlng for dltcln-siiHrfMUirtd to construct a road iwar lliu pluee mentioned. U. W. Lour will l present to doeUtnutO wliwo mid bow tho work Is mi ul red to be done. IIUIhwIII be reci tveil for tlm work an it whole or by tho yard. Mddcrs will be required to execute 11 liond to ijmuro completion of work as per contract. The right to reject all bids Is reorvel lly uroer L'oe.Nrv OojimIssioskiis of Uox llutte County, Nebraska (IctolHji- 5, lwt. 1 Appulntincitt of Administrator. State of Nebrnskn, I liux llutte (uuty In county court. In the mutter of the ootute of Docy It. Ault, difoaseil. On reuillMK and llllnp the putltlon of LU Muv Ault, praytui; that administration of Mild entutc may he gruuted to her us uduilu- SOrdereil thut October i, A. I), 1904, at 2 o'clock p 111., is usaitjuiHl for heatinir salil po tltiou when all pursoiie tateretod in said matter muy appear at 11 county court to bo bold 111 and for said comity, and show cause why tho pruje. of iwtltloner should not be grunted: and that notice of the tendency of said petition and tho hearing thereof, beglfen to all lKirtom interested In said matter by publUhlug a copy of this order in TuK Al.iu anck Uekald, u weekly newspaper printed In said county, for threo succosstre weeks, prior to said day of hearing. Dated Oct, 7, HIM. , . 1) K. Spaciit, County Judge. (Atruocopy.) (sEALl fpOot. 7