present A M Miller gave a dinner at his home at which ho entertained all tho old "-oldiers who were in town and man) other guests. The ladies of tho Congre gational church sorvod a most excellent dinner at the homeot Mrs H. tt, Johnson. AUCTION SALE! I3C COWS eincJ on n I) MARSLAND. v. ' vr I" ' j. . 1 f - V 1 i B? V ?( - W " 111 make more dollars for you than eight or nine cows without an Empire and save you a whole lot of work and bother. There's no question about it, for the EMPIRE ruenanTno CREAM SEPARATOR is the separator that makes the most dollars for you. Wo don't ask you to take our word for it, but wo DO urge upon you the fact that when you buy a separator, you owe it to yourself to got tho one that is going to give you the best service. The perfect simplicity of construction of tho Empire makes it worthy your careful consideration, for simplicity means few parts, little friction, casv running, little wear, no breaks, few repairs, little oil, no trouble, long life, bigger piofits, the most dollars for you. You can't afford to buy a separator until you have investigated tho Empire Those who have it. wouldn't give it up; those who know of its merits want it; those who investi gate it, buy it. That's why tho Empire is rapidly outstripping all other separators in sales and popularity; thirty times as many Empires were sold in 1904 as were sold four years ago and wherever it is known it be comes the most popular separator in the community. That means something TO YOU. You want the separator that is proving its worth and value in actual cvery-day use. All we ask is a fair investi gation and to try an Empiie before buying. ,naWTTB SOLD ON. EASY TERMS. W. E. SPENCER, Agent ALLIANCE, NEBR. f Cream received Wednesday and Saturday of each week at Zbindcn Feed Stoic. 3' liggggj srasra ii tJH9RBB3bb 1 MBiBt aHHW IT WILL PAY YOU TO GO TO N.FROHNAPFEL The llcmingford Merchant WHEN YOU WANT DRY GOODS, GROCERIES OR CLOTHING In Everybody's Mouth T Newberry's Line of Buggies. Prices lower than ever before. Stylo and finish unsurpassed. Road wagons from S28. to $85. Top buggies from $40. to Sioo. Spring wagons from 350. to Sioo. Freight on buggies ftom Omaha to Alliance is Si. 51 per 100 lbs. And from Chicago to Alliance it is 32.71 per 100 lbs. We are prepared to meet any and all prices on the best as well as the cheapest buggies. See them at -fNsMNEWBERRY'S ISUDJSOIS FL1CTCHER FIRE INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING IN8URANCE COMPANIES. Hartford I'iru Insurance Comniny. North American of Philadelphia. I'hocnlx of Hlooklyn. Now York. Continental of New York City. Niagara Klro Insurance Company. Now York Underwriters. New York. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ixindop Liverpool. London and Globe Ins. Co. German Amorlenn Ins. Co., Now York. Tanners and Merchant Ins. Co., Lincoln. Columbia Flro Insurance Compauy. Philadelphia Underwriter. I'hoenlx Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn. Office I'p.StnIrs.rictchcr Block. HEMINGFORD. UCelth L. I'lerro Is fully authorized to so licit subscriptions and Job work and collect and receipt for m ime, and transact all other business lit connection with his position as an accredited represontatho of this paper. Dray Phone 139. and Transfer Line. W el; ts ctS 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 thee in a nice, dry and cool place and pack and sbi them wherever desired. Charges reasonable The only spring dray line in the city, S. A. Miller. FRED BRENNAN Plumbing, Steam and hot water Heating. Phone, No. 356. ALLIANCE, NEB. Wm. James, Exclusive Dealer in COAL & ... WOOD 'Phone No. 5. Alliance, Nebraska. Checkered LIVERY AND FEED BARN JAMES KEELER, . Proprietor. Wanted Position, by man and wife on ranch. Can furnish best refer ences. State wages. Address X care DR. J. G. BRENIZER iini.r.ni:ii ()! Pure Scotch and Scotch Topped SHORTHORN CATTLE BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA. Herd headed by CRIMSON SCOTT, 177035, Straight Scotch Breeding. Herd numbers 90 breeding cows that weighing 1400 to 1800 pounds, a large number being pure Scotch, and as good breeding as w as eer brought from Scot land. Experience has taught me that for breeding purposes cattle shipped in are very little good the first ear, their consti tutions must become accustomed to our high altitude and our grass. Hence ani mals raised here are preferable. I intend to raise them here. Good, first class Nebraska breeders, the equal to anything raised in the U, S. Come and see me. (20-Cm) Alliance Hiu'ald. 23-2" F. M. WALLACE DRAY LINE Moving Household Furniture and Trunks a specialty . , Phone No, 1 Young's grocery, Alliance. For Sale: House and two lots, two blocks east of First National bank. Enquire at the house or saloon W. N. Corneal. 6-tf J. C. Osborn went to Alliance Monday. Jo. and Victor Herncal were in town Thursday. Otis Bass and wife were in from west of Marsland Tuesday. Ora Phillips went to Peru for a few week's schooling the last of the week. Lee Rustin came up from Alliance Thursday and will visit hero several weeks. Mrs. L. A. Richards went to the Black Hills the last of the week and a new oper ator has taken her place. Insure your house, barn and livestock now, Lightning season just beginning. K. L. Pierce, gent. J. C. McCorkle and wife accompanied by Miss Inice and MnsterNor:nan attend ed Memorial services here. There will be a dance at the Dunlap Cheese Factory on the evening of June 9th. Every one is invited to attend. Committee. First Stale Bank, Safe, conservative and reliable. The best place to deposit your idle funds. We carry burglar insur ance. Miss McDougrtl closed a successful term of school in the Beaumont district last week and left at once for Peru where she will attend school this summer. Notice All those knowing themselves indepted to me will please call and settle same with John -Anderson in the Millet pharmacy. I have sold out and want to collect all outstanding dqbts'at once. tf Geo. F. Hedgecock. There is considerable talk of celebrat ing the Fourth here this year. It takes a great deal of work and some money to do this and if the people desire to spend the Fourth here it will be a good thing. Hem ingford was never known to have a poor celebration, Franz Prochazka and family, Joseph Prochazka and family and Rudolph Dubek and family arrived from Austria Hun gary Sunday aud went out to the Peltz neighborhood where they will stay for a time until they buy property or otherwise settle themselves here. The band boys went to Alliance Wed nesday where they hae an engagement to play at the Stock Grower's convention. The boys are taking a great interest in the band and engagements of this kind will en courage them to stick together and further perfect their organization. Fred Harris, wife and two Iwbiun came up from Lincoln Tuesday to spend a few days visiting with Mrs. Connell, Mrs. Harris' mother and other relatives. Mr. Harris is a conductor and the rush of busi ness necessitated his return to Lincoln the last of the week. Mrs. Harris Will remain some time. A. D. Millet purchased the drug store of Geo. F. Hedgecock Wednesday and as sumed possession at once. Mr, Hedge cock will devote his time for the present, to the improvement of his homestead near Canton. Mr. Milieu will retain John Anderson as registered pharmacist and no doubt will continue to receive the large patronage that has hitherto been given this business. A much larger crowd than usual attend ed tho memorial day services in Heming ford. C. H. Burleigh delivered the ad dress of the day in the forenoon and in the afternoon the procession was formed and the usual ceremonies were performed at the cemetery, There are thirteen of the old soldiers left and nearly all were Supt Birdsell was in town on Wednes day Mrs. Ada Roam went to Belmont on 42 Saturday A K. Byers was traniaoting business in Crawford, Friday. Drs, Bell wood and Miller were up from Alliance, Friday. A. V. Byers and C. II. Rlchey wcro Belmont isitors on Wednesday. Karl Thomas came up on 41, Monday, having spent eight months in the Alliance school. Miss Attic Snow went to Alliance a week ago and still remains in that metropolis visiting friends. Roy Richey and Miss Ada Ream attend e 1 tho strawberry social at Belmont Wed nesday night Sheriff Birdsnll was down from Chadron etlnesday on olHci.il business. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Wilson wore in from the homestead twenty miles west of town, Wednesday, Arthur Wtor, of Chadron, who is work ing in the intorcsts of life insurance, was at tho Commercial Thursday. School, at this place, closes Friday next. A program will bo rendered Thursday and a picnic held in tho grove Friday. Henry Moore, who gardens quite exten- sivelj at tho liendric ranch, has twenty-six hundred fine young cabbago plants set out. H. P. Kendric captured an old coyote and seven cubs recently, which ho is keep ing 'til July 1, when he will offer them for sale, Arthur Bennett has placed his barber chair in the office, of the Commercial and solicits the patronage of thoso in need of a shave or a hair cut. Mr. and Mrs. Griff Joralcmon and grand j father Joralemon returned home on Thurs day from North Table where they had spent two months among relatives. F. A. Hendric has, wo understand, ta ken a mile of grading on the Gueruscy ex tension west, and will run fourteen teams. He will start at once fo the field of his la bor. A. E. Poole, tho youngest son of Mr and Mrs. G. J. Poole, who has been farm ing in tho vicinity of Sheridan, Wyo., for a couple j ears, came home recently to remain indefinitely. We understand thai Peter Watson, the horse man of this valley, contemplates holding a fair at this place in the early autumn and will give a prize to the owner of the best colt sired this season. Rev, Boyer of Canton was domiciled at tho Commercial Saturday night. Ho went to Belmont Sunday morning, to attend the dedication of the Baptist church but tho rain fell steadily all day, there was no attendance and no dedication. David Loch, a former resident of this place but who went to Maryville, Mo., the first of March, died at ths home of his son, March 23, having lived but a short time after his arrival there. "Daddy" Loch, as be was familiarly known, was a lonely old man, some seventy years old, who had seen much of sorrow and hard times. He was a member of the church at this place. LAKESIDE LIGHTS. On Saturday, July 1st The STANDARD CATTLE COHPANY 'will sell at Mullen,Neb.,10:30a.m. at PUBLIC AUCTION, to the highest bidder for cash, aproximately the fol lowing1: 300 Head of Horses and Mares which include the company's best haying teams for mow ers, sweeps and rakes. Saddle horses and some mares with colts by their side. This number will also include about 60 head of young native marcs and geldings (by pure bred Percheron staljion), raised on the company's ranch and running from yearlings upward. Also their best wagons, mowers, harness, and a large assortment of various kinds' of farm machinery. In addition to the above auction sale, the Standard Cattle company will hold the following sales: At Pass Ranch, Friday July 7th. At Big Creek Ranch, Monday,; July 10th. At Carve Ranch, Wedndesday, July 12th. At these sales they will offer for cash to the high est bidder all of their haying and farm machinery not included in the Mullen sale. V. E. Mite, assisted by Qeorgc Tracewcll, will conduct the Mullen sale, and George Tracewell the three sales on 7th, 10th and 12th of July. 22-8W A Big Come-down in lumber is not at nil likely, unless the unexpected happens. Prices arc tnoro likely to go up. H'c carry n full line of LV fll ItE R AND COAL C.nr'lk: Dlerhs' Lumber and Coal Co. D. WATEHS, Mnur. Also agents for Neb Cent. Bid. & Loan Ahso. 'Phono a We are beginning to recover from Sun day's downpour. Special meetings are to begin at Luella next Monday night. Rev. Lyons is unable to fill his appoiun ments on account of a severe cold. Our local merchants have filled up their stores with a nice line cf new goods. Quite a number of our young people ex pect to attend Junior Normal at Alliance this season. C D. Hancock has his blacksmith shop erected again out at the ranch and is ready for any business that may come to him. Every body is so busy in Lakeside and vicinity that they scarcely have time to talk write or think about anything but bus iness. Misses Flora and Mae Cook arrived home from Alliance, where they have been attending school Monday. Mrs. Cook is expected the last of the week. Rev. J. B. Brown is expected to fill Rev. Lyons' appointments at the Foster and Campbell school houses Sunday, June n. Campbell, n a. m. and Foster,, 3 p. m. Several of our people turned out yester day and observed the day by property decorating the graves of our dead. Lake side has one old soldier hurried in her cem etery. The Epworth League will give an Installation program Sunday evening i , place of the regular preaching service. Installation of League officers will be the closing number, Everybody invited. Mrs. Rebecca Stevenson has her claim house so nearly completed as to move therein when with her deft and nimble fin gers she will complete the inner decora tions, papering, cleaning, etc. She moved yesterday. Miss L. M, Herrick, a deaconess, ar rived in Lakeside on 41 yesterday. She came fresh from the school at Evanston, 111, How long she may remain is uncer tain, but at present she is a visitor at the R, A. Cook home. TELEPHONE $ The Palace Heat Market 1 '"' For a Leg of Mutton A Loin Roast A Fresh Fish or . . . A Soup Bone If you haven't time to cook them, we can send you a Steak, a Chop or some Ovsters QUICK! ji Phone 131 BUSHNELL dc OLD AY. m T) iamonds, Watches, U Go Id Jewelry, Repairing in all its Branches. . Souvenirs . . . Hail orders promptly attended to.- A7. CX Barnes Jeweler and Optician. 9 A WORD WITH YOU WOODEN TANKS AND sheep Dipping Vats cattle We make a superior article in our factory and want you for a customer. Our material is the best and our prices are right. New list just out. Send for it. FOREST LUMBER CO. - Alliance, Nebr. Absolutely Pure Paint ! STANDS THIS CLIMATE BEST Every Gallon Guaranteed.. FOR SALE BY F. E. HOLSTEN