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The Alliance Herald.
Official Publi
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Butte County.
Largest ClrcU'
lation of any Al
liance Paper.
VOLUME XII.
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1904,
NUMBER 2
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Christmas flt the Churches.
At the Baptist ctuucli a very pleas.
ant ami successful entertainment was
given Saturday evening, the program
being a longtliy one and those taking
part are to be commended for the oal
expressed throughout the eveninc. A
handsomely arranged tree was a most
pleasing feature of the exercises, es
pecially to the clnldien, was loaded
down with beautiful presents for the
little ones, who were perfectly do
lighted with what the tree held for
them.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
General nrni Personal Mews of Alii
anco and Vicinity.
At the First Piesbytcrian church
beautiful Christmas exercises were held
under the direction of Misses Fav Van
Hoskirk and Bessie Mitchell and Mrs.
Kustin. The entertainment consisted
of a lcnghty program hv the children
and Mr. Hemingway as Santa Glaus.
As at the other churches a finely dec
orated tree well filled with presents and
candies did much to interest. Taken
as a whol'. the congregation was de
lighted from start to finish and spoke
very highly of the manner in which the
little ones had been trained.
A Happy New Year to nll.
Have von made that lesohition?
The Christinas exercises at the M.
E. church drew a large audience, Sat
urday evening to witness the exercises.
The program although short was very
entertaining throughout. The exercise
ot the little "Brownies" composed of
a class of small boys made a pretty
picture as they entered the house
diawing a large sled followed by old
Santa. A larpe tree also was noticahle
nt this church, which was well laden
with gifts and candies for the younger
folks besides a handsome silver com
munion set presented to the church by
Rev. and Mrs. C. V. Ray. Mrs'.
Santa also came in for a visit.
The Feast of Christmas 1004 was
celebrated with due solemnity and de
votion in the Catholic church. The
altars were tastefully decorated with a
profusion of roses, hyacinths and smi
lax, presenting a very impressive and
beautiful sight, lighted up by many
tapers. Christmas services began by
High Mass at fi o'clock a. m. A very
elaborate Mass was sung by the choir.
The Offertory Solo, "O Dies Prae
clara" sung by Miss Bohn being worthy
of particular mention, on account of
its really artistic rendering. Miss Mc
Dermott presided, with her well known
ability, at the organ. The greater
part of the congregation went to Holy
Communion. There was a second
Mass at 8 a. in. At 10 o'clock Mass,
the children's choir under the direction
of Miss Bohn more than delighted the
congregation by the devotional singing
of Christmas Hymns. It was the
children's first public effort and they
did splendidly. Father Galvin poach
ed a short sermon appropriate to the
occasion at each of the Masses.
m. ETTuuuaiToTES.
Miss Madge Hill returned today
from a few dava visit at Linrohi.
R. H. Watkius returned yesterday
from n two weeks visit at Omaha and
Fremont.
The Ladic's Union will bo enter
tained next Wednesday afternoon bv
Mrs. Carl Nelson.
Win. Welch, a well known stockman
of Bingham, transacted business in
the metropolis Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Gilman and
family spent Xma yry enjoyably with
Hcmingford friends.
Mrs. Kustin, county super iulendonf.
scnt Christmas among friends and rel
atives at Heniiugford.
Miss Delia Strong, of Lakeside,
spent the holidays in this city with her
brother, K. C. Strong arid family.
Geo. W. Young left last Saturday
morning for Lincoln, where he will
spend the holidays with his family.
A number of buisted water pipes
throughout the city is the result of the
sudden cold snap the first of the week.
Principal D. W. Hayes of the High
school is in attendance at the state
teachers meeting now in session in
Omaha.
Ira Bushnell of the Palace meat
market attended the nin.siiuerado ball
at Hcmingford Monday night and re
ports having had a good time.
Mrs. J. C. Minor of Lincoln is in
our city spending a few days with her
son, W L. Minor, the traveling rcpre
setative of the International Harvester
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bicnnnncaino
np from their ranch at Orlando Satur
day and spent the holidays with their
relatives in this city.
Talk about your Christmas gift; well
it wasn't in it with the one Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Hutchinson received Christ
mas night, their present being n
little daughter.
Mike and John Hagarty and sisters,
Misses Mayme, Nora and Margaret
came up from Bridgeport to span J
Christmas under the parental roof.
Their cousin, Miss Norn Ryan, ac
companied them.
J. T. Foster of Selway, Mont., ar
rived a few days ngo,to visit friends in
the northwest part of the county
where he formerly resided. He has
been in Montana three years and is
prospering in the stock business. Mr.
Foster is in towrr todav.
Evan Sage, son of our popular sta
tion agent, L. S. Sage, came from the
east last Skturday and is spending the
vacation with his parents. Mr. Sage
finished a course in the University of
Uncago last summer anil is now pro
fessor of latin in a college at Hillside,
Wisconsin.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. C. M duty re are en
joying a visit from their son Carl. He
is now employed by the Canadian Pa
cific as conductor out of Nelson, Brit-'
ish Columbia. Carl will visit his par
ents ami many Alliance friends until
after New Years when he will return
to his field of labor via Denver.
Services will be held at the church
as usual. Sunday school at 10 a. m.,
preaching at rr a. m., and 7:30 p. in.
Morning subject: "Forgetting the past
and Reaching Forth." Evening sub
ject: "1 have set before you an Open
Door." Junior League at 2:30 p. ru.
Epworth League at G:3o p. 111. All
are cordially invited to attend.
The Sunday school teacher's meet
ing will he held at the home of W. W.
Norton with W. B. Wetherell next
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. in.
Bible Study class will be held at the
home of E. J. Swanson. and also the
Epwordr League business meeting will
be hold on the same evening after the
Bible study next Tuesday evening at
7:30 p. in. All members are urged to
be present as this is the first meeting
in the year and ought to be well at
tended. The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. James Bollwood Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The regular prayer meeting will be
held in the' basement of the church
next Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
All are invited to attend,
Services in the First Presbyterian
4 church next Sunday at the usual
hours. The sacrament of the Loid's
Supper will be administered in the
morning. It is expected that the
Christmas music will be repeated in
the morning.
Fireman Runyon and his good wife
are rejoicing over the arrival of a daugh
ter December 21.
The trains have been running con
siderably behind their schedule time
for the past week, the delay being
caused by the severe cold weather and
heavy snows east and west of Alliance.
A number of the secret societies of
Alliance will change their places of
meeting to the Zbinden hall after
Jan r. Nine lodges have already been
booked for this change.
The marriage of Lewis Montgomery,
of Alliance and Miss Julia lohnson, of
New Castle, Wyo., was solemnized at
the M. E. parsonage yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock by Rev. C. W. Ray.
The end of another year is upon us,
and quite a number of Alliance mer
chants ha'e already began taking an
inventory of their stocks preparatory to
their stocking up with new goods for
the spring trade.
J. B. Krnest is in town from Alliance,
Nebr., to visit for several days with
his family. He arrived just in time to
welcome a bright little stranger to the
family circle, who came Saturday
morning. Carroll (la.) Sentinel.
Attorney J. E. Porter of Crawford
was in the city Saturday on land office
business. Mr. Porter was elected coun
ty attorney of Dawes county at the
last clectiorr. There is only one thing
wrong with Mr. 'Porter his politics.
Edgar S. Bellwood came up from
Avery, Saturday, to spend Christmas
with his paronts, Mr. and Mrs. James
Bellwood. Mr. Bellwood is manager
of the St. Louis Press Brick company
at Avery. He returned Wednesday.
Miss Loise Krajicek, the efficient
clerk in Mr. Fletcher's insurance office,
was treating her friends Monday with
delicious bon bons, the Columbia In
surancs company having sent her a
large box as a Christmas remembrance.
Win. Boland, son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex. Hill, who has been in a
hospital at St. Joseph, Mo., for the
past three weeks has had two opera
tions performed orr him for kidney
trouble and word reaches us that he
will have to undergo a third operation.
There is nothing so necessary for a
people to enjoy a happy arrd prosper
ous year as to begin it aright. Eyory
citizen of Alliance and Box Butte
county should see to it that the year
1905 starts properly bv calling at this
office and order Tun HiiKAi.n for the
next twelve months. It will be a profit
able investment.
Miss Bessie Pcrrin, who is studying
medicine at the University of Colorado,
is spending her vacation during the holi
days on her homestead near Alliance,
having arrived here Sunday evening.
This is her third year in the school
of medicine and will soon complete the
course proscribed bv the medical
authorities, and, of course, capture the
sheepskin.
Mrs. Martha A. Sullivan who came
here three weeks ago to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Pardee.dicd Thursday.
Mrs. Sullivan was 75 years of age and
her home was at Joplin, Mo., where
her remains were taken for interment
this morning, accompanied by Mrs.
Pardee. A funeral service was held at
the home last evening by Rev. Dr.
Boguc of the First Presbyterian church.
Alex Muirhead drove; down from
Heniiugford last evening accompanied
by his brother, Dr. A. L. Muirhead,
who visited him a couple of days. The
doctor practiced at Heniiugford a few
years ago but is now a resident of
Omaha, where ho is connected with
the Creighton Medical, college. The
doctor and brother made Tin: Ur.i(.i.i
a visit and chatted over old times at
he former county seat.
Mike Elmore arrived in the city Sat
urday from Cumberland, Maryland, to
spend Christmas with his mother and
stay a couple of days looking after
his business interests. He drove out
to his ranch Monday and left Tuesday
for Missouri going from there to Mary
land. Mr. Elmore has lost none of
his genial nature and as usual received
a warm reception from his host of
friends in this city. He was accom
panied here by his sou Michael who
with Johnny returned to Maryland to
enter school.
W. S. Raker of Gretna, Sarpy coun
ty, spent a couple of days in Alliance
this week visiting a number of old time
friends. Mr. Raker, who is post
master of his town, is one of the most
prominent republicans irr the eastern
part of the state, his name having
been prominently before the con
gressional convention at Omaha last
fall. He expressed himself as favor
ably impressed with the prosperous ap
pearance of Alliance and thinks that
this section of the Btate will continue
to advance rapidly.
The school children will, aflar Jan.
0, have to lay aside the pleasures they
are now enjoying and again settle
J own to their studies as that is the
time set by the school board for the
opening of the last half of the school
year. Let each pupil take his or her
place on that day with a firm determi
nation to make it a profitable season of
study to themselves and to thoir in
structors, and then when the vacation
of summor comes you can with satis
faction and pride, look back over your
work and say, "Well done."
Sheriff and Mrs. Itccd Return.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Reed, who have
been in the East for the past siv weeks
visiting relatives and friends, returned
home Monday. They repot t having
had "a high old time." Among the
most important places visited bv them
was Mr. Reed's old home and haunts
in his boyhood days, but they are
changed and there are man' new faces
that are tilling the places of his ac
piaintnncos of younger days, some
having died, while others have left
Ponu& Ivania for the west, as he did.
This was his first visit to his old home
in twenty-two years. Among the
places visited by them were: Sunbnry
and Williamsport, Pa., Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Boone and Perry, Iowa. While in
Washington they had the pleasure of
viewing many national and historic
places, and also had the honor of
spending an evening with Congress
man Kinkaid. They also looked in on
one or t.vo sessions of congress, just to
sec how the affairs of this nation wore
being handled by the men in whose
hands they are entrusted. All in all
it was a visit a& well as a sight-seeing
tiip that will ever ho remembered by
them and envied by others. They
were accompanied on their visit east
by his brother, Emanuel Reed and wife
of Perry, Iowa.
A Pleasing nnterlainnicnt.
Last Friday night the pupils ot
Misses Fanny McCoy and Mae Heath
gave a joint entertainment in the Letan
church which was attended by every
one in both communities. There was
barely standing room in the building,
and all present enjoyed greatly the
splendid literary program that had been
carefully prepared by teachers and pu
pils. Both of these schools, No. r and
No. 124 rani? among the best in the
county in large attendance and are
presided over by two of the most en
ergetic, progressive teachers who spare
neither time nor labor that their pu
pils may be a credit to the county
schools. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Wilson were among the visitors
and participated in the program to the
great pleasure of the audience.
Sensational Charges Withdrawn.
From the accompanying affidavit
which we publish it evidently appears
that there was a grave misunderstand
ing in the item which we published
in 'last week's issue concerning certain
charges and counter charges between
F. W. Lester and W. C. Bavnc. We
are glad that the affair has been set
tled amicably and from the sworn
statement here below it would appear
that there was no foundation for those
charges. The affidavit is as follows:
State of Nebraska. Box Butte County, ss.
I, W, C. Bayne, being first duly sworn.
depose and say that I tins day state that
v. w. uester never to nry Knowledge mis
treated myself or family and that the funds
this day paid me arc in full settlement for
any charges I have made against him, and
that th charges were made for the pur
pose of securing money which I am in
need of. W. C. Bavnij.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
nth day of December, 100.1.
I). W. Bim.KK, Justice of the Peace.
On Sunday morning at rr o'clock
the funeral services over the roiiiains
of James A. Rodgers wore held at
the Baptist church by Rev. G. C.
joffers. The local lodge of Modern
Woodmen assembled at thoir hall and
having inarched in a body to the resi
dence of the deceased in South Al
liance they escorted the remains to the.
church. The W. O. W. and the
Royal Neighbors were also represent
ed by delegations. Many artistic and
appropriate floral designs presented by
the local lodges and by sorrowing
friends made manifest the esteem in
which the deceased was held. Thc
funeral was attendod by a large con
course of people. The interment took
place in Greenwood comotery.
nt $3. per hook, which can bo used as
desired, all in one night or otherwise.
These cninmuUtiou tickets n'"c a sav
ing to subscribers iniumneh as nil the
best seats will be ?r, each.
The "Beggar Prince" company is a
fin one of Koine thirteen years stand
ing and contains some exceptionally
fine singers among them being Irene
Palmer, prima donna, suprnno; Ger
trude Hutchinson mczo snpraua:
Leliu Thome, suprnno, Addie Mum
ford and Winfried Peterson, contral
tos, F. W. Walters and Jay C. Tay
lor tenors, George Byron Bronti and
Carl Linbctg, baritones", F. A. Wade
and Jack Spaulding comedians, Iran
Rudisal, musical director and a select
chorus of excellent voices.
Any one desiring to help secure the
company and at the same time first
choice of seats "subscribers day" at
the "wholu?alc" rate should call at
Holstun's Pharmacy and sign the list
for the number of commutation books
desired.
Big LMi'igToTllTTv. A.
The Modern Woodmen will hold a
grand rally at Alliance on February 7.
Hon. A. R. Talbot of Lincoln, Head
Consul of the ord-ir will deliver an ad
dress to the public in the afternoon
and assist in the exemplification of the
secret work in tho evening at which
time a largo class ol candidates will
be adopted. Several uunrby camps
will be present. Remember the date
and make up your mind to 'become a
member of this grand beneficiary so
ciety.
The lovors of that class of operatic
drama which "chases skeletons from
feasts, and paints landscapes in the
brain of man," are soon to bo favored
by the arrival in Alliance of tho jolly
Delhi Pringlo Stock Company. This
is one of the greatest things of its kind
ever seen in the western country, ns it
carries twenty people, hand, orchestra
and special scenery; besides all this it
travels in its own private car. 'The
Delia." At this time Miss Pringle .is
taking the. largeir cities ,of Iowa, fly
storm, and the press of that state,
with one accord, is singing the praises 1
of herself and tho most excellent com
pany which she has rallied to her sup
port. Especially is mention being made
of Bill and Bob, the champion bag
punching bull dogs of the world, and
one journal of good repute stakes upon
authority that an offer of money, al
most unbelievable as to tie amount
has been refused by Miss Pringle for
these two marvelous canines; the of
fer is said to have been made by the
Ringling people. All persons should
drive dull care away for a season, and
sec this great combination at the
Vliolan Opera House for three evening
performances, commencing Thursday,
Jan. 5II1., and for the matinee of Sat
urday, Jan. 7th.
The indications were that tho
weatherman did not fare well Christ
mas day, for he opened wide the throttle
to his cold blast machine before the day
had half passed and as a result nearly
knocked the bottom out of the thoi
inomcters and drove inhabitants of
part of the globe to their coy corner
on top of the stove. Have u well filled
stocking and a fine repast next Christ
mas for him, which migh have a ten
dency toward persuading him to give
us milder weather on that day at least.
The entertaining and eloquent lec
ture delivered at the Congregational
church Monday night by Comrade W.
R. Akers, was listened to by a po d
audience with marked interest. Mr.
Akers has bestowed much study on his
subject. Jerusalem and its Environ
ments," and an evening is- well spent
in hearing him. His address was well
supplemented by "Tic Wondrous
CrosB," sung by the male piartott,
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Season of Opera for Alliance.
Alliance has an opportunity to se
cure F. A. Wade's famous "Boggar
Prince Comic Opera company for two
nights.
Manager Broome of the Phelan
opera house, has 011 foot a plan which
if it can he satisfactorily arranged will
give lovers of good comic opera two
nights of their favorite amusonietit by
the above excellent organization, pre
senting on Tuesday evening, January
24, "Fra Diavolo" and on Wednesday
ovening "The Beggar Prince." The
engagement depends on an advance sub
scription sale of at lbaat 200 commuta
tion books of four tickets to each book
Begin the New Year Right.
This is the proper time for every
body to balance accounts a;.d thus
find out "whore they're at." Tho pub
lisher of Tin-: Hiikai-p doairos to do
this and requests nil persons having
accounts against him to present same.
Card of Thanhs.
We desire to extend our sincorc
thanks to the many friends who so
kindly assisted us during our late be
reavement, Mks. J. A. Ropc.uks and Famu.v.
G. T. Rpnr.itKS.
Good 4 room house for rout. P.
J. Nolan. 2-3t.
SPECIAL TLKM OF COURT
U. S. Covin Sentenced for Six Years
anil Charles Brown Three.
His Honor, Judge W. II. Weslover
arrived in the city Wednesday morn
ing and convened a special term of
court in tho forenoon. Benjamin S.
Caviu who committed an assault on
a young girl last week, mention of
which was made in last week's issue,
ontured it plea of guilty and was sen
tenced to the penitentiary for a term
of b!x years at hard labor. Cavin is 7J
years of ago. It is our opinion that
ho will he a subject for the asylum
inside o( six months,
Charles II. Brown, colored, who
broke into the section house at Girard
Christmas day securing a considerable
amount, of money (and jewelry, also
plead guilty and was given three years
at hard labor.
Sheriff Reed took the prisoners to
Lincoln yesterday.
A representative of Tins Hkkalo
from a personal talk with our adver
tisers, learns that a very satisfactory
holiday trade has boon tendered them
and as a matter of fact they have
enjoyed a splendid trade throughout
the entire year.
The Christinas exercises at Lakeside
wore pronounced a most excellent en
tertainment. They were irr charge of
an Alliance boy, A. E. Judson who is
teaching school there this winter.
A large number of Alliance people"
attended a dance nt He-uingford Mon
day evening. They all report having
had a fine time. Chas. Bachmnn of
this city furnished the music.
Along with our fancy hand painted
China and Haviland china, wo have
glassware, lamps and white and dec
orated dinner sots at a surprisingly low
figure. Geo. Darling.
Carr you afford to do without the
official publication of the county for
1905 when it can be had for the small
sum of 1.50 in advance ?
The buvs and girls say that hugging
(the stove) was an exceedingly pleasant
pastime last Sunday evening, and no
turning down of lights.
Messrs Ernest Olday and Charley
Bniikiuati visited among their many
friends at Hcmingford, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Keofe, of Hem-
'ngford, spent Sunday and Mondaj in
Alliance the guosts of relatives.
Register Bruce Wilcox and family
are visiting Mrs. Wilcox's parents at
Bridgeport this week.
The Social hour club will hold it
next meeting at tho homo of Mrs. L.
A. Shawvor.
II. C. Armstrong passed through
this city yesterday enroute form Omaha
to Sheridan.
Don't forget George Darling's house
furnishing store when irr need of goods
in his line.
James Collins, living north of Alli
ance has been seriously ill for several
days.
Tinware, enameled ware and all
kitchen utensils at Geo. Darling's,
