r1 hi tn h ., ,; M" .y J Spring Has Come and now is the time to get busy We iiave a large assortment of FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS in packages Onions Peas Beans Sweet Corn Turnips Pumpkin also Onion Sets in large quantities B O o We want your trade A. D. RODGERS V FIRST STATE BANKi of Hemingford, Nebr. Our first consideration The safety of the funds de posited with us. Our next To take care of the legitimate demand for money to carry on business in our territory. We want well secured conservative loans from ranchmen, farmers and merchants, all the time. Our depositors, whose balances are good, receive spe cial recognition when they become borrowers, both in the length of time given and the rate of interest charged. A deposit account in some!good bank is a business necessity. H No one conveniently located not toibe a customer of the First State We have a Savings bank 5 in the county. $1.00 opens an account. Write 2 S for particulars or call in eoaai J0" NOTICE Owing to the fact that our patronage has increased nearly one-third in the last 30 days, we would kindly ask patrons to give us their orders as early as pos sible. Phones 131a and 131b. Palace Meat Market S. H. DESCH, Prop. NELSON ITLICTCHlSIt FIRE INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hartford Klro Insuranco Company. North American of Philadelphia. I'hoenlx of Wooklyn. Now York. Ooiillnentiil of Now York Olty. Niagara Klro Insurance. Company. Connectleutt Klro Commercial Union Assurance. On., London iBL L f h mci iii 1 -rnn "-''"Pf'Ty ri fr if witriff" Palace Livery Barn C. C. SMITH, Prop. (Successor to S. II. Dcsch) ONE HI .CK WEST OF THKNR'VZIHNDEN llUII.DtNG. 'Phone Checkered Froni LIVERY AND FEED BARN OSCAR BRAMAN . Proprietor. ( to Hemingford can afford Bank. for every boy and girl person. Liverpool. London and Olobe Ins. Co. German American Ins. Co., New York. Now Hampshire Columbia Fire Insuranco Company. Philadelphia Underwriters. I'hoenlx Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn Office L'D-Stnlrs.I'lctchcr lllock. Wallace's Transfer Line Household goods moved promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone 1 Frank Wallace, Prop'r. Good turnouts, strict attention to our business, and courteous treatment to all has won for us the excellent patronage we enjoy. Try us. HEMINGFORD Postmaster W. t Walker, Kdltor. Mr. Hutton had business in Crawford one day last week. Miss Dotlic I'iorco was a Crawford visi tor Sunday and Monday. Hay Woods was an over night sojourner in Alliance Monday night. A. D. Weir and Orr Foskct were passen gers Monday evening for Alliance. Mrs. Burleigh returned from Lakeside. Sunday where she went some timo ago. H. . Jones, C. Olds and Pete Jensen were in Alliance Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Robt Anderson, brother of onr genial John, returned to his home at Oakdale Monday evening, Mrs. Thomas of Alliance was the guest of Mcsdamcs K. L. and A. H. Pierce a couple of days last week. O. T. Hedgecock went down to Denver Sunday. He will probably visit his brother at Boulder before he returns, Uncle Zeke Mabin returned Saturday from Omaha where he went several days ago to get an artificial limb. C. W. Brown got back from California Sunday well pleased with the coast" country but says that Box liuttc looks good to him. Chas. Burlew came homo from Omaha the first of the week. Chas. has been suf fering from a siege of rheumatism and came home to rest and recuperate. Miss Gladys Burleigh had the misfortune to step on a nail the fore part of the week inflicting quite a painful injury. We are hoping that there will bo no serious results. C. G. Hayes of Bradford, Ills., a former resident of this county was visiting his old schoolmate, Superintendent Phillips last week. He was agreeebly surprised at the improvements in the country. A number of the friends of the Buels ar rived from Oklahoma the latter part of last week. These people have taken land in Sioux county and are preparing to move out soon. Hero is wishing them success. Miss Edith Broshar returned to school this week after an absence of a couple of months with sore eyes. We are glad to say that she has nearly recovered and with the aid of spectacles she is again able to resume her studies. Henry Peltz and family took their de parture last Tuesday for their new home at Linwood, Neb. While we regret to lose the Peltz family from our midst we sincerely hope that they will be satisfied in their new home. We predict an early return to old Box Butte and should our predictions come true we extend to them a hearty welcome in advance. As this is no longer a night station, Mrs. Richards who has been operator here for the past three years departed Sunday on 41 for a visit with her parents at White wood, S. D. Should she decide to again resume her position as operator for the B, & M., she has a job awaiting her at Ardmore. Mrs. Richards has a host of friends here who will be glad to have her make them an occasional visit. MARSLAND. Jas. Gray of Alliance transacted business in this place the last of the week. The McGogy.Poole Trading company shipped a car of potatoes east Saturday. Carpenters, Anderson of Alliance and Eversull of Belmont are working on Dr. Willis' new house. Chas. Hitchn of Manville, Wyo., spent a few days recently with his father on the ranch six miles west of town. Mrs. Richie returned home Sunday night from a week's visit with her daughter Mrs. G. A. Walbridge at Edgemont. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden came down from the homestead recently and took out a four horse load of supplies, lumber, etc. Mr. and Mrs. C: T. Gregg and the three younger children left Monday evening for a visit with relatives in the eastern states. John Kay was here Tuesday to receive a fine Hereford animal which was shipped from Kansas City. Those who saw it said it was a beauty. Edgar Nation of Belmont has moved to the B. H. Miller ranch and will work for J. M. Tollman who has leased the place for a term of years. Gene Hall of Alliance was in this place the latter part of last week and purchased a bunch of cattle from Charley Posvar, the consideration being $7,000. Mrs. T. E. Squibb came in on 41 Sun day after a month's stay at a hospital in Omaha. She is much improved in health, her many friends are glad to know. Rev. Shriver left Tuesday night for Ar kansas, after about four years residence in this place, He expects to make his home in the red apple country hereafter. W. J. Dean was here Monday in the in terest of the Alliance Creamery company, He is placing some separators for sale with the McGogy-Poole Trading company. H. C. Redmbaugh and wife registered recently at the Commercial hotel. Mr. Redmbaugh is the expert sent here to put in operation the steam plow purchased by Kendrick Bros. G. M. Burns and family went out to the entertainment Saturday evening, given by the Lawn school which has been conducted by that excellent instructress, Mrs.' E. E. Ford We understand it was the closing exercises. Kendrick Bros, are now at Fritz Hoff man's place with their steam plow, wheie they will turn over about two hundred acres of sod. Tho McGogyPoolo Trad ing company will have about one hundred and fifty acres broke. The young pcoplo of this place gavo a very nice entertainment at the school house Friday evening and the house was packed to its utmost capacity. The principal number on the program being a play en titled "Out In the Streets," There were also readings and music, both vocal and instrumental, and every one seemed sell pleased with tho entertainment. Two gentlemen traveling for a wholesale grocery house have been in this vicinity ta king orders from ranchmen for groceries, which come C. O. D. This is scarcely a fair shake for our homo merchants who ac commodate people when they are shy of cash and we are Informed that almost every one who ordered through theso strangers, are owing grocery bills to tho home merchants. To say tho least, this is no way to encourage home enterprise. Our people have again got busy fighting fires. A strip in J. 0. Bennett's pasture burned Wednesday and another fire of large proportions raged in the H. II. Mil ler pasture Saturday. It is estimated that about one thousand acres were burned over by the latter, also some young timber. Both fires were started by sparks from B. & M. engines. But for tho help of ranch men from far and near vho went out to fight, a greater scopo of country would have been burned over. A very exciting runaway occurred in the suburbs of town the other day. Mrs. Geo. Gregory and daughter were driving along the road when the steam plow of Kcndrick Bros, coming up over a hill in front of the team and so near there was no chance for the occupants of the buggy to turn round. The team took fright aud ran away scatter ing everything as they went. The ladies managed to climb out of the vehicle with out being injured but tho horses did not stop unlit they fetched up at home. Tho Messrs. Kendnck ordered a livery rig to take the ladies home and they also settled all damages. CANTOR E. J. Ryan is breaking his pony to drive to the buegy. Clifford Hubbcl hauled Sioux county hay to Hemingford last week, Mrs A. D. Weir and son were over to Thorps last week on business. Emmet Johnson threshed last week. Mr. lohnson will have some wheat to sell. Robt. Spoon went to Hemingford last week. Mr. Spoon has put his windmill to work. Perry Hall's pump is out of order and he is having some trouble getting water for his stock, Charlie Hiser has been plowing. Mr. Hiser said he thought it was time people were farming. Ed Leathers went to Alliance last week to file on his homestead which joins John Ryan's on the north. Mr. Lovell bought a new Empire Cream separator from the Alliance Creamery rep resentative, last Saturday. Mr. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Thorp were among our numbers who attended to busi ness in Hemingford this week. Nicholson South's well is out of order, Messrs. Ryan, Hiser and Spoon tried to fix the pump but failed to do so. Mass was celebrated for the first time by our Catholic neighbors in this vicinity last week. The priest from Crawford was in attendance. A, D. Weir took his spring wagon to Al liance last week and had a new bed made and when it returned home his wife hardly knew the wagon. A. D. Weir lost one of his horses last week. The loss of the horse put Weir behind with his farm work, but we hope he will come out all right. Garfield Ball is now on his second well, having drilled iG feet and struck boulders and started the second and at the same distance struck the same thing. There is another Missourian at John Ryans. He is looking for a homestead. We are getting Missourians all around us. This one is quite young, only 77 years old. Mr. Dean, representing the Alliance Creamery company, was in our commun ity a few days last week. He arranged I for a receiving station at Curly, where 1 there will be a lot of cream received for ' shipment to the Alliance creamery. J We are having a fine little Sunday school at our homestead school house. We hope that every one who believes in Sun day school and in prayer, will remember to ask God to give us wisdom and strength to fight the wiles of the devil. When we hear any one talking about a preacher they always use the word reverend. How many times can you find it in the bible? County Treasurer's Notice Owing to the time it took to forward all back taxes up to date, I have been delayed in getting out all delinquent personal tax notices but now give all due notice that I am going to give everybody not having re ceived notice, a statement of their delin quent personal tax and if the same is not paid in ten days, I will be compelled to collect same with extra costs. Now, I mean business and am going to collect taxes due the county from everyone, Fred Mollring, County Treasurer. S. C. Reck will quote you prices on all kinds of milt work, tanks, screens, Storm sash and repair work. PROPER ASSESSMENT County Assessor Sweeney Engaged in Listing Property for Taxation. 1 What you goiii' to do when the as sessor comes 'tound?" , This is the nil importnut question that now confronts tho tax payers of Box Hutto county. County Assessor E. P. Sweeney and his deputies are busily engaged in listing nil property subject to tnxulion. Now, it is well for those affected by this proposition to sea to it Unit they mnka full and com plete report of their holdings so (lint there will bo no trouble later on, or discovery that certain property has been overlooked. Moneys in banks, loans, mortgages and securities arc subject to tnxation and licnco must be listed with the assessors or his deputies. So strict lias the law been mndo on this point, that in default of same, the county assessor is empowered with tho right to double the taxes on property not listed. Hence it will be seen that it is best to make a complete report of taxable property. Teachers, Farmers, Boys and Girls The Box Butte county educational rally will be held in Hemingford April 18, at 1:30 o'clock p. in. A subject of equal interest to teach ers, patrons, boys and girls will bo dis cussed by Deputy State Superintend ent E. C. Bishop and several of tho best local talent speakers of tho county that can be secured. No one who can possibly nttend can afford to miss this meeting. An important feature of the program wiil be the organization of tho boys' and girls' clubs, consisting of potato growing, bread baking, butter making, sowing, etc., and it is desired to have every boy and girl in the county enter these contests. A lecture will also bo given in the evening by Superintendent Bishop on "Tho Progress of Education." Tho fact that Mr. Bishop has been invited to give lectures in several of the east ern colleges is sufficient to show Ida efficiency along these lines. Come and hear him. The First Locomotive. When and whero was the first loco motive made? One of tho standard encyclopedias gives this history of tho origin of the locomotive: "Although there were numerous predictions aud suggestions of steam propelled carriages, notably those of Sirlssaac Newton in 1680 nnd others, tho first locomotive that de serves tho name was that of Richards Trevithick in 1803, True, Cugnot made a steam-driven road wagon in 1769 and Murdock in -4, but Trevithick was without doubl '.'iu father of tho loco motive. Ho found that plain wheels had sufheient adhesion and that cogs were unnecessary; ho used high pres sure steam; he turned the exhaust into the stack and so discovered its effect on the fire, called it the "Blast pipe." His first engine had four wheels, all drivers four feet six inches in diameter. The boiler was six feet long and had a return line, bringing the chimney or stack at the same end as the fire door. Thete was only one cylinder but tho length made up for two, as it was eight inches in diameter by fifty four inches long. Unfortunately circumstances pre vented Trevithick from following up the developement of the locomotive and as a consequence many of his ideas have been accredited to others. Between Trevithick's engine and the 'Rocket (1829), which is sometimes called the first locomotive, men had not been idle by any means. Bleukinsop in 1812, Hcdley with his Puffing Billy in 18 13, Oliver Evans in tho same year, and others make up the list. Iu 1825 the first public railway was opened, in Stockton and Darlington railway, and George Stephenson was engineer. Its first engine was the locomotive which was built by Stephenson hi 1825. He also built tho Hope, Black Diamond, Diligence and Experiment in 1826. Timothy Hackworth's Royal George, a rebuilt engine, went into service in 1827, but none was entirely satisfactory and a prize of $500 was offered in 1829 for the best engines. The Rocket, Novelty and Sauspareil entered and the Rocket won, although some claim this was due solely to the failure of the others, caused by poor work aud mater ial, This was the famous Rainhill, England, trial which is so often quoted and in which twenty-nine miles per hour was made." Pardy's Bakery is 114 West Montana street. NOTICE OI ELECTION. Notlco Is hcroby.gtvon, that on Tuesday, tho "tli dny of April. HUH, noxt, at tho rood Moroof .lurry Howan In tho l'lrat Ward nnd lit tho City Hull In Urn Becond Ward, til tl.o city of Alliance, In Hex llntto county unit Ntutnof Nebraska, nil olti'tlim will 1h hi'lil for niii)or, treasurer, clerk nnd engineer for kiiIiI olty nnd 0110 councilman for wild 1'lrst Ward nnd 0110 councilman for wild Second Ward, which election will lw open nt nlno o clock In tho morning, nnd will rontluiio open until seven o'clock In tho afternoon ot tlio samo day. Dated March 12th. A. 1). 11HW. W. O.Haiin ns. Olty Clork. Lf.OALNOTlCi:. Rtntn nf Nohrnskn, I llox lttittoOoiintv. f" In tho County Court. In tho matter of tlio cstntu ot John .Initios PlilllltiM deceused. 'I'd tlio creditors of mild est 11 to ! You tiro hereby notlllrd, that I will U nt tho County Uourt Hoom In Alliance, llox llutto county, Nebraska, In snld county, 011 tho lUU day of September 1W8 to rooolvo and oxiimtno nil clnlmsngutnst said Kstnto, with a vlmv to their adjustment nnd allowance. Tho tllno limited for the presentation of claims iipnliiit mild Kstalti 1st) months, from tho J2th day of March A I)., IlKM nnd tho tlmo limited for payment, of (Wits Is Ono Yenr from said 12th dai-of March unN. Witness my Iniiid and tho sent of said Coun ty Court, this Cth day ot March HHW. hkai,1 L. A. HKKHY, fp Mar. 13-6w County Judpo. Notlco of Snlo I'udcr Chattel .Mortgage. Notice Is hereby plvoti Hint by virtue of 11 chattel mortgago, dated March 1, 1007, unit duly tiled In thoolllcu of tho county clerk of llox llutto county, Nebraska, nit tho 2.1th (lay of Mnreli HW, and executed hy K. II. Heoson to .1. II. Vaughn to secure payment of tho sum ot iOOO.00. nnd upon which ibero Is now dun tho sum tit 000 St Default having boon made In tho pnymuut of said euin, and 110 suit or other proceedings nt Inw having been Instituted to recover thu said ilohi or uuy part thereof, therefore. I will sell tho property therein de scribed, vl.i My entire steam laundry cqnlp ineiitiindoutllt consisting principally us fol lows: Ono 01 Inch Wilson iminglo.otio 30 Inch body Irotier t frny Mfg louo neck Imnril Ironer. 0110 whirl mid collar Ironer, 0110 shirt press, nil Troy Mfg.. 0110 Weltou starchcr (shirt) ono blower, tank nnd irnH nhuit cotnnlotn. one sir section dry room, ono Troy extractor, two Troy tulica, 0110 Troy copper march cooker, one collar and curt (sturdier, ono oluht horso power IiIkIi speed cllinnx ( l'roy) engine, onn 20 horun power bollor (Troy Mftf.,1 il foot 1 11-10 BlmfUiiK, novon 1 11-10x10 drop luiiiKors and polite complete, onoSx'.'x7H RiUvnnlrcd Iron water tank, all nlpliiK, pump nnd Injectors complete. All heltlnu. counters, Htovcs, Nholv ltiK, tables Mind nil other articles not heroin eniimeratrtl however munll n part ot thin Mdg. All kept tit my laundry In Lot 10, lllock IT.', llox llutto Ave., Alliance. Nebraska. All tho Inuudry and only laundry outfit I own, nt public auction at tho liulldlne located on Lot In, lllock Si, original town of Alliance, in llox llutto county, Nebraska, on thu JHth day ot April IlKM. at ono o'clock p. in. ot eald day. Haled Mnrch CO, 1WA. J. II. Vauohn, William Mitchell, Attorney. Aioripaeco, fp Mar. 30.417 NOTICK TO DCI'LNHANT. Krunk W Hharp, defendant, will tnko notlco that on tho 5th day of March, 1008, Watson & Watson, the plalntltTn herein, (lied their pe tition In thu County Uourt of llox llutto coun ty, Nebraska. tiRnlnxt tho mild dofotulnnt, tho object mid prayer nf which Is to recover tho Hum of four hundred nnd twenty dollnrs duo plaintiffs from the defendant, and that a mini of money in tho possession of tho Ohiciico, lliirlliiKton tc Qulncy Itallroad Company has liecn attnchoJ by process of garnishment Is sued out ot said court, which Raid fund In tho possession of said railroad company It In NiiiiKhtto apply to thu payment for tho said claim of tho plalntltTH. You arc required to answer said petition on or before thu 4th day of May, 1WM. Dated March 21, 1U08. Watkon & Watson, Fp April 2-4 w 1'lnlutlIT. Notice to Credit 01 h. The Htato of Nebraska, 1 . In tho llox llutto County. (" County Court. In tho matter of the Ustato of Oustnf .Tuiiseil, Deceased. To tho creditors of snld estnto: You nro hereby notllled. That I will sit ut tho County Court Itoom In Alliance In said County, on tho 20th day of Octolwr, IlKM. to receive and examine nil claims against said estare, with 11 view to their ndjustniunt and allowance. Tho tlmo limited for tho pre hi il lation of claims uualnst Hnld estnUi is hIx months, f-.mi tho 2.1rd day of April, A I). IlKM. slid tho time limited for payment of debts Is ono yur from said 23rd day of April, MK Witness my hand and the seal of said Coun ty Court, this With day of .March, IP08. I8EAM L. A. IIKUitY. rp April 2-4w County .ludgo, I.CRilNntlcj, In the District Court of llox Ilulte County, Nebraska. William J. Earl, 1'lalntIfT, 1 vs. I Daniel W. Karl. Helen Earl, ( Myra 1'erklns, et nl Defendants. 1 Notlco 1h hereby given that on tho Oth day ot April, 10OH, William J. Karl, I'lulntlrt. tiled bin Petition In tlio District Court ot llox llntto County, Nebraska, wherein Daniel W, Karl, Helen Karl. yra I'erktns, Crunk I'erklns, hus band of defendant, Myra I'erklns, John It. Karl, George N. Karl. Lawsoii hurl, Agnes Karl wife of defendant. Lawson Karl. Ithoda Hell, William Hull hunhuud of defendant, Ithoda Hull, Harry Hurt, Kmma Ilulcer, Law rence Hulucr husband of defendant, Kmma Ilulcer. .losenhluoM. A Hard, Daniel U. Allard luiKhand ut defendant, Josephine M. Allard, Luciau.l. Archer, Muria Archer wlfo of ilefeu duul, LuclauJ. Archer, Lnwson L Archer. Klla Archer wlfo of defendant, Lawson K. Archer. Kllen It. Alluid. I'erry L. Allard hus band of defendant, Klleu It. Allard. Alice A. C'ulIor.Churlos i Cutler husband of defendant, Alice A. Outlor. Stephen Hhermaa, George Maxham, tlattlo C. Hpooner, (leorgo Spooner husband of defendant, llattlo O. Bioouer. Hussell 11. Archer, Addle M. Archer wlfo of defendant, Hussell II, Archer, Kstello Hon.. Mr. ltoss. llrst real name unknown, husband of de fendant, Kstello Hoss, Urace Colby, Mr Colby, first real name unknown, buslmnd of defen dant, Grace Colby, und Myrtha Mnxhiun, heirs ot .tool T.Kurl.deeeasod.woru made defendants, tho object und prayer of which naid petition are to foreclose n tax Hen based on a certain treasurer's certificate of lax sale, dated No vember 4th. H1W. for tho delinquent tuxes for tho year UttJ and subsequent, taxes paid by plaintiff for ilio years lttH, 1WJI, 1WG. 11)00 und 11)07, which said treasurer h certlllcute of tux salo was Ufued by tho treusurerof llox Hutto County, Nebraska, to this plaintiff, for said tuxes upon tho West Hulf of tho Northwest Huurterof Section 5, and the Soutb Hulf of leHouthwcst Quarter nnd tho Kast Hulf of tho Northeast Quarter of Section 0, all In Township 24, of llango 4. In llox Hutto Coun ty, Nebrusku. Tho amount claimed by plain tiff upon said tax Hen Is tho sum of ix.& with interest thereon as provided by luw, from April 4th. 1UW. That (d 70 of which said sum Is for attorney's fee and tho sum of 44,00 for publication of redemption notlco. Tho pray er of said petition U for 11 decree of foreclosure declaring the aforesaid amount, together with Interest thereon und costs, to he 11 lirst Hen upon the aforesaid real estate, aud that said real estate may Ihj sold under an order of tho court to satisfy tho same uud thai suld defen dants and this iiUlntiff bo forever barred and foreclose! of all Interest or clulm In uud to sulci real estate or uny part thereof, as tho heirs of Joel T. Karl, decensed. You und each uf you nro required to answer said petl- vu wii ur ijuiuru no miii uuy or piay ivuti. William J. Kaiil, I'Jaiutirr. Hy W. Mitchell, his attorney. fp April (I, 4w Bids for School Building. Sealed bids will be received until May 1st, 1908, for the erection of a school house in district No 12, Box Butte county. The building to be of lumber and 32x20, v. ith concrete foundation. Separate bids are required on the building and foundation. Plans and specifications may be seen at the county clerk's office, Board reserves the right to reject any and ah bids. Further particulars may be had of Peter Kicken, director, Peter Belgum. modera tor, P. H, Zobel, treasurer, or C. J. Ben jamin, all of Alliance. April 2 4W