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VOLUME XII.
EBRASKAi THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1905,
NUMBERW'J
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Official
Paper of Both
County and
City
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Save Doctor Bills
BY EATING
FRESH FRUIT
EVERY DAY
At GLEASON &
FRANKLIN'S
Ice Cream Parlors
Another car of Puritan
ilour, the best flour in
the city, at A. D. Rodg
ers 9999 (?) hats, 25c, Norton's.
Buy feed and flour at Ptlkingtou'e.
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk.
E. E. Barr, J'hysician and Sur
geon. Calls answered promptly day
or night. Phones: Office 201. Resi
dence 151. wwwwwwv-ww I2-tf
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk.
Go to the Alliance National Bank to
deposit your money. Oct. 7-tf.
Dr. Koons, dentist. Office over Norton's.
Wanted A woman cook. Apply at
Hila Grand hotel. 24-tf
Buy your sheet music at Miller Bros,
and hear it sung on the talking
machine. . 33-tf.
For Sale: House and two lots, two
blocks east of First National bank.
Enquire at the house or saloon W.
N. Corneal. fi-tf
Buy "America patont" flour at Pil
kington's. 25tf
If you want bargains, look at Miller
Bros'.'s, io, 15 and 25c counters. 23-tf
' For Sule or Trade.
i desirable acre of land adjoining
the city of Alliance. See Win. James
the coal man. 24-4.
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk.
"America patent" flour is the best in
town at Pilkington's. 25th
9999' (?) hats, 25c, Norton's.
BUSINESS LOCALS. I
RAIN MARS
PLEASURE
Thousands of Visitors in Al
liance to Celebrate the
Fourth.
WATER FLOODS TRACK
Most of the Races Cancelled on
Account of the Mud and Water
Crnvttord Wins in the Ball Game
with Alliance Balloon Ascension
and fireworks Very Interesting.
The glorjous Fourth of July was
ushered in by the Alliance celebration
committee by the salute of 100 guns at
sunrise. During the preceding day and
late into the night visitors continued to
arrive and when dawn proclaimed the
coming of the natal day the stseets of
the city were already well filled with
humanity. 'A cool brcezo swept over
the land and the rays of old Saul as
they appeared above the sleepy-look-ing
sand hills to the east proclaimed an
ideal day for the festivities. On al
most every street corner and available
nook those anxious to turn a dollnrhad
booths erected and soon the sound of
hot wienies and lemonade echoed from
one street to another. During the
morning all awaited the arrival of the
special train from Crawford carrying
the 10th regimental band fioni Ft.
Robinson, the Crawford ball team and
many rooters. At 9 o'clock the special
arrived and soon the crowd, headed by
the gaudily uniformed band, marched
up Box Butte avenue and counter
marched, filling the air with patriotic
strains that stirred the souls of every
one on the thoroughfares. '1 The ap
plause that greeted the colored boys
was deafening and the leader signified
his appreciation by gracefully bowing
in return.
THE I1ANU CONCERT.
After the parade the band gave an
open-air concert during which the most
popular and classical music was rend
ered under the directorship of Prof.
Tyrrell.
riliu' DEPARTMENT'S RACKS
This was followed by the first con
test, a hub-and-hub hose race between
companies Nos. 1 and 2 of Alliance.
The purse of S25 was won by No. 1 by
a very close margin. The second race,
a wet one, was run by the same com
panies, No. 2 winning out in 32 seconds
against 38 seconds. . Purse $ 15.
ORATION or THIS DAY.
After the races of the fire depart
ment tle crowd filled the opera house
to overflowing to listen to a speech by
Hon.W. R. Akers. The captain was
at his best on thijtoccasion and in the
judgment of man', made one of the
best speeches of his life. The speaker
was patriotic enough to stand up for
the stars and stripes when right pre
vailed, but at the same time he pointed
out several dangers that confronted the
government over which such a noble
emblem floated and earnestly petitioned
all to act in unison to ward off such
evils that forshadowed the republic in
which we were celebrating on this oc
casion. After the speech there were
several patriotic songs by the chorus,
which put a fine finish to the oratory
of the occasion. An intermission of
one hour followed in the program when
the people departed to take an hour's
rest and to replenish the wants of the
inner man.
NO PUI1LIC MARRIAGE.
At one o'clock there wa3 to be wed
ding on the public square and the
happy couple was to recoive $25 in
cold cash, but as the Alliance young
men are too shy and the ladies did not
urge them there were no entries and
the matter was declared off. We all
counted on a lively skirmish in this
instance by some of our good looking
young drug or dry goods men, but we
missed it a mile. Such a snap and let
it go by ! If the writer had onlv been
eligible, that prize would have boon
captured instantly. But the young
jnen of Alliance don't seem to know n
matrimonial bargain when its offered
them, so it had to be passed by.
T1IK IIAI.I.OON nous UP.
A change was made in the time for
the balloon ascension. Instead of
waiting until G o'clock, the hour sched
tiled, Prof. Baldwin asked permission to
make the ascent at 1 130, aB' the bar
ometer indicated a change for rain.
The aeronaut soon hadhis airship under
way ond as the huge bag of gas shot
up into the air Baldwin entertained the
audience with a series of acrobatic
"stunts" on the trapeso. The balloon
struck a current of air when it had
reached a height of nbout 2000 feet
and drifted slowly southward. When
Baldwin cut loose from the balloon ha
dropped fully 100 feot before the para
chue opened and for a time the crowd
stood silent as if anxious as to the aero
nKul's fate. But there was not a hitch
in the spreading of the big umbrella
and Baldwin lit in the railway yards
near the coal chutes unharmed.
RAIN AND RACKS AT THE TRACK.
If the weather man had been out at
the race track about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon of the glotious Fourth there
would have been something doing in
the way of a lynching. As it was,
fully 3000 people started out to see the
races and ball game. Women and
children dressed in spotless white gar
ments, with red, white and blue sashes
were beautiful to behold on their nr
rival at the grounds but in less than 20
minutes, what a change I Heavy clouds
arose in the west and soon a drenching
shower of the wettest rain that ever
came down half drdwned the crowd.
Men, -wtirliou and children grouped-to-gether
about the grand stand and be
tween buggies to get out the downpour,
but it was useless, for the elements
knew not mercy and all wore treated
alike. White drssses and pink para
sols, blue sashes and red ties, wilted in
one withering mass under the opening
floodgates. Dainty feet in Oxford tans
stood ankle deep iu water. The col
ored gentlemen from Ft. Robinson,
dressed in their uniforms of blue with
yellow stripes, looked like a cart load
of drowned rats.
After a half hour's waiting, the sun
again appeared and arrangements were
made to start the game of ball between
Crawford and Alliance. A new dia
mdnd was platted in the grass and the
game played.
CRAWFORD WINS TUT. UALL GAME.
The visitors were first at the bat and
b good stick work brought in two
scores. Alliance followed with two
scores. Then followed several innings of
weak batting but the Crawford team
piled up five scores. Not until the lat
ter half of the game did the home team
redeem itself and a tie was on. But it
it wasn't Alliance's day to win and no
more scores were made until the sev
enth when three more were earned.
Crawford succeeded iu scoring seven
times and the game endd by a score of
7 to 5. Pitcher Steele for Crawford
struck out eleven, Condon, for Alliance,
5. Badgley's hit to right was the hope
of the home team, but the fielder's
phenoniinal catch blasted all hopes.
TUB RACKS.
The track was in such bad condition
thai the ladies' and gentlemen races,
also the bicycle racos were cancelled.
In the pony race, which was spirited
and created much interest, Dick Hen
derson won first money, Sio, and Harry
Boon second, $5,
The saddled cow horse contest was
unique and many stranger to cow
camp antics wore amused. Link Low
ory of Angora took first prize, Sio;
C. L. Lester of Alliance second, S5.
The relay race was the star perform
ance of all the events. The riders
were unable to speed the horses to
the limit, .owing to the .muddy tracks.
Several horses fell, but luckily no one
was injured. The prize money was
divided between C. L. Lester, C. C.
Mulloy and Volley Wilson. 550.
The broncho busting contest de
veloped into a one rider exhibition. The
antics of the rider, Chas. Eckinan, and
his horse were"" laughable and the
audience cheered them time and again,
Purv, Sio.
This concluded the sports nt the
race track. Foot races followed and
these occurred at the lower end of Box
Butte avenue, during a shower of rain.
The first race was a free-for-all for
men, prizes 50 and 4. mere were
ton in the race. First money was taken
by J. O. Dnnovan, second by Benj. J.
Fernald.
The boys' foot race, under 12 years,
resulted in John Fitzgerald winning
first price, ,13, nnd Willie. Darnell (a
colored lad) winning second, $2.
In the littlo girls' foot race,
Rathburu won first prize, ?3,
Minnie Main second, $2.
This concluded the program,
Una
and
with
tho exception of the open air band con
cert, liU'works and firemen's dance at
the opera house, which were well at
tended. The fireworks were unusually
fine and fired off to the best advantage
by Glen Hampton and W. O. Barnes.
The daico at the opera house waB at
tended by more than 300 people. The
Ft. Robinson band furnished the music,
which was grand.
Thus closed one of the most sociable
pvublic demonstrations over hold in this
city. The only thing to mar tho pleas
ures of the day were the rain showers.
NOTES.
The prize of $25 to the largost family
from the country proved a tie between
Chas. Porter, from near Crawford, and
Frank Phillips, residing ten miles south
wost ot Alliance. Eacjnamily consist
ed of eleven children, hence tho purse
was divided.
The Chas. Poller family of eleven
children drove a distance of sixty miles
and won the $25 prizo to the family
driving the longest distance to the
ccjebfatiot . ' " - ' "
Pete Watson and family of Sioux
county were at'the celebration. In fact
a celebration in Alliance don't seem
complete without jovial Pete. He
brought hit) fine saddle pony with him
and acted as one of the marshal's aids
during the day. PctO has a nack in
handling crowds in his firm but gentle
manner.
Tin: Herald force recognize the
kindness of the 10th cavalry band for
the musical selections rendered in front
of the office. If the sacred innnlxjrs are
anything like those before the great
throne in the holy city we all want to
go there, even the "devil."
The window displays throughout the
business patt of the city were artistic
and metropolitan in appearance.
Receives Degree.
Kev. C. W. Ray, of tlje M. E. church
returned from his old home iu Indiana,
whither he journeyed on the sad mis
sion of burying his devoted wife, whose
sudden death occurred iu this city last
May and which was chronicled in Tin;
Hj:rai.i nt that' time. The remains
of this good woman were laid to rest
in the cemetery at the old home.
While at Greencastle, Rev. Raj was
greatly surprised to learn that tho do
gree of D. D. had been conferred upon
him by the Nobraska Wesleyau Uni
versity. Two such honors are passed
on each year. The other was confer
ed on Rev. C. C, Wilson of Holdredge.
Rev. Ray has the honor of receiving
this degree at ttie youngest age of any
minister in the state, being 33 years
old.
His parishouers recognized the dis
tinction by sending tlicir pastor to the
World's Convention of the Epwotth
League, which is being hold in Denver,
commencing Wednesday of this week
and concinuing until and including next
Sunday, defraying the expenses of their
representative of the League. Rev,
Ray received his first degree five years
ago and the second three years ago.
Gregory Knocked 'Em Out.
The caso of the Arlington Nursery
Co. vs Gregory Zurn, in which the
plaintiff wanted to collect a bill for
gooseberry bushos against defendont,
came up for trial iu Judge Berry's
court, Monday morninp, but owing to
the fact that the nursery company was
not represented, the cause was dis
missed in favor of defendant. Mr.
Zurn wa3 on hand to make a strong
fight against the claim, which he de
clared to be unwarranted.
KILLED ON THE TRACK
Tragic Ucntlt of a Valuable Stallion
and Serious Injury to the
Rider.
' While George Potg'er, who resides
in Westlawn, wns-exorcising his valu
able stallion at the nice track on the
morning of the Fourth, ptcparatory to
entering one of the races that day, he
mot with an accident in which tho
animal hot-rode was killed almost in
stantly and ho wa3 badly injured.
Whilo tho stallion was running at full
speed it struck with such foico into the
point of a 2x4 scantling projecting from
a post boside the track that the timber
was driven through its body. Tho
stallion reeled and fell to the ground
dead. PetRr was thrown headlong to
tho ground beide bis charger. When
those who hurried to the assistance
of the-injured man they found him
unconscious and for a time thought
him dead.
Mr. Pctgcr was romoved to his home
and it is now thought that he will re
cover, though he was badly hurt.
The stallion was considered valuable,
and is a severe los3 to Mr. Petger. ,
RAILWAY NOTES AND PERSONALS
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General Superintendent J. R. Phelan
was inOmaha tho foro part of the
tfeek
A meeting of the Enginmen's Sched
ule committee wa3 hold in the general
superintendent's office Saturday.
The heavy rains Saturday caused
several washouts on the Sterling divi
sion between Holdredge and Sterling.
The narrow guagc line between Nemo
and BuckBwas washed out in sevcraJ
places by tho heavy raiiis Sunday night.
Superintendent McFarlaud came up
from Sterling to accompany the Texas
Bankets association special to Denver.
Master Mechanic C. J. SaborhaRen J
of the Sheridan division, attended the
Enginmen's Schedule committee held
in Alliance laqt Saturday.
On account or the washouts during
the past week ou the Sterling and Mc
Cook divisions, the C. B. & Q. is di
verting its trains over the U. P.
Mr. E. Gillette, superintendent at
Sheridan, accompanied the Irrigation
committee special as far as Alliance,
returning the same daylo Sheridan,
E. W. Bell, superintendent of bridges,
returned from the Black Hills Sunday,
where hs has been for the last month
repairing and constructing bridges dam
aged by the 'washouts.
Engineer C. II. Rockcy and Mir.
F. E. Allen accompanied Mrs. Honwy,
wife of deceased Engineer Ilorncy, to
Galosburg, 111. The remains of Mr.
Horney were buried at Galosburg.
B. C. Johnson is enjoying a visit from
his father this wcek.They accompanied
Brook's sister as far as Billings on her
way to Portland and spent a few
days in the Black Hills sight seeing,
G. G. Yeomans has resigned his
position as purchasing agent for the
Burlington, effective July 1. L. N,
Hopkins, formerly supply agent at
Chicago, has been promoted to the
place.
A special train of six cars for tho
1 exas Hankers association went through
Alliance Saturday afternoon on the
way home from Portland by the way of
Denver. Conductor Ryan was in
charge of tho train.
Engineer John Francis Hornoy, the
well known engineer, died at his home
in this city last Saturday evening at
9:30. The remains wore takeu to the
old home at Galesburg, III., for burial
Monday night. Deceased leaves a
widow and two daughters.
Tho senate committee on irrigation
matters, with a special train of five cars
in charge of Conductor Zollinger,
passed through hero enroute to Guern
sey, whore they go to look over1 the
Platto valley irrigation project. They
spent last week in the arid districts of
Montana and Wyoming where it is
proposed to construct government ir
rigating canals.
See F. 'E. Reddish for loans ou real
estate. 27.it
Death of Mrs. Chas. iWtmnn.
Mrs. Charles Hartman, sister of Mrs
F. N. Young of this city, died at her
home in Nevada, Mo., July 4th. Tho
body was brought here today by her
son Charles and interred in Greenwood '
cemetery, services boing held at thcJj'
grdvo by Rev. Jeffers, Mrs. Hartman'
resided hero for several years and had "
many warm friends. Her mother, "
Mrs. Foster, eiuno from ScottBbluff to '
attend tho fuuoral. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of many
friends.
Dr. Bnrr Will Lcavo Alliance
Dr. E. E. Barr has decided to movo
to Hyannis where ho will open n drug
store nnd practice his profession. Tho
doctor is enjoying a godd prnotieo hero
and would not lonVo weio it not for the
fact that he considers Hynntiis an ex
ceptionally good location. He has had
an extensive practice iu that locality
for sevond years and a number of his
friends have been trying to pursuado
him to locate there for sometime. He
expects to go tho first of next week.
There are many who will regret to seo
Dr. Barr and family leavo Alliance.
A severe storm visited tho Platto
valley last Friday and as a result, con
siderable damage- was done in tho vi
cinity of Mitchell. Tho Index says
that nt Morrill there was a small tor
nado. In lower Mitchell valley and in
and about Geriug, crops were almost
if' not wholly destroyed by hail last
night, and this forenoon the oaBtcrn
slopes of Scotts Bluff were still white
with hail, while in the canon below
there were drifts of ico from three to
five feet in depth. At Gering thin
morning lightning struck tho steeple of
the M. E. church and also another
building ou main struct. Hertf in
Mifchdiitrrurarnlicriinluri.'
tirely inadequate und woders aro
cssary for street pedestrians.
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Will Leave Alliance.
Geo. W. Clark tofumod hist Thurs
day from the south, lutving travelad ex
tensively throughout Knnsas.Qklahoma
and Indian torritory. We had hoped
that Mr. Clark would finally decide to
remain in Alliance, whaie he is an old
mark, but in this we are disappointed..
Together with his brother John ho has.
engaged iu the lumber business at
Ramona, Ind. Ter., and will arrange to.
remove there as soon as he disposes of
his interests in this city. It ft with re
gret that the many fiiends contemplate,
tho removal bf the Clark family from
our city.
Slightly Injured.
B. E. Johnson of Hcmingford met
with an accident the afternoon of tho
Fourth, while standing iu front of
Joder's drug store on tjhx Butte avenue.
A screen iu one of thcSwindowH of tho
second story fell, striking Mr. Johnson
on tho headcutting the scalp open and
causing blood to flow freely. For n
while he felt faint and ill, but soon re
gained strength.
How They Do It in Custer County.
A wife beater in Custer county was
visited bv a party of neighbors, who
gave him a severe beating for his in
human act. The whipping post of tho
past, was again brought into use. The
whippers wore fined S5 oach, by Judge
I Aimour at Broken Bow
For sale About sixty spiing shoats,
choice, for S2.00 each, at my place
ten miles northeast of Alliance. Otto
Vogel.
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House Cleaning.
Can supply the services of a thorough
and experienced man for general house
cleaning. Phone 139, Geo. Darling.
Wanted.
First-class saddle maker, two har
ioss maker to make farm haruows, one
good man who understands putting up
hay harness made from summer oak
harness leather. Thoso harness will
bo for sale by Geo. A. Hills. 23tf
Steam Threshing.
Dilling Bros, will be prepared to do
steam threshing this soasoh. Those
desiring their service can find them at
Box Butto Postofllco, whore mail is
received. 28-4W
For sale 45 head of cattlo at Mrs.
Hood's ranch, fourteen miles north of
Alliance. 27-41