mmmmmmmmmmtm piHVM PLAN NOW EXCURSIONS EAST Republican Convention ex cursion tickets to Chicago at low rates in June. Also ex cursion rates from June i, in connection with convention and summer tourist rates to Lake and Eastern resorts. TO THE PACIFIC COAST Very low round trip rates commencing June ist for at tractive Coast tours, only $60.00; Shasta Sound. slighter higher via Route and Puget TO COLORADO Cheap excursion tickets to Denver early in July for the Democratic National Con vention. HELP US SETTLE UP YOUR COUNTRY Excursion rates twice a month from the East to the West, Excellent chances yet to secure irrigated lands along our line near Garland, Wy oming, and Billings, Montana, and Carey Act lands near Cody, Basin, Lovell and Worland, Wyo. Write your friends back East about these chances and send their names to D. Clem Deaver, Land seekers' Information Bureau, Omaha. 3VUuci, TUb. V. L. Wakklkv, G. I A., Omalia. NeL Wm. James, Exclusive Dealer in COAL & ...WOOD 'Phone No. S. Alliance, Nebraska. "When you plan your home remember the importance of Good Plumbing l do sanitary work and guar antee it. I install. Standard bath room fixtures. Steam and Hot Water Heat ing with modern, up-to-date Ideal Boilers and American Radiators right in mv line. FRED BRENNAN Some High-Class Short-Horn Bulls. 1 raised the bull calf that took fust premium, also calf that took fifth in same class, in open competition, at our State fair in September 1907. My herd took fourteen ribbons, altogether. 1 now have thirty bulls, from one to three- years old, which I would like to sell for fall delivery; a car load. I will sell from twelve to twenty; you take your pick for S100 each. I will keep them for two mouths, feed them oats, alfalfa, etc., get them in good shape. You take them in December, winter them at home, nnd they will do you some good. J. G. Ukenizur, 43 1 year Broken Bow, Neb. 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 petsonal tax and if the same is not paid In ten days, 1 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. MARSLAND. Dr. Curtis, the vetorinary, was in town Thursday. Truo Miller and family went to Allianco Friday night. James Gray was up from Alliance Sat urday, presumably in the interest of his insurance business. Mr. Small, of near Nye, is plastering Dr. Wllis's new house, which will soon bo ready for occupancy, Luther Clark add Edd Olrog have gone Into partnership in the potato business and are putting In a large acreage. Mrs. C. A. McGogy is having a large warehouse, buggy shed and stable, all un der one roof, built at the rear of her lot. Mrs. F. R. Bellamy and three daughters returned homo Saturday, after having vis ited the maternal home at Hastings for three weeks. Mrs. Dr. Willis returned homo from tho eastern part of the state recently and was accompanied by the doctor's brother, John Willis, who will visit here for a time. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ford, of the south table, were in town the other day to get a windmill, theirs having been blown down by the high wind. Mrs. Hughes had two demolished in the same storm. Charley Hizer, of Sioux county, was an over-night visitor at J. Sullenbergcr's on Tuesday and took out a load of shrubbery, native grown, to plant on his homestead. These Missouri people like to see brush growing. A large number of frnit trees from the Charles City, Iowa, nursery, were distrib uted at this place Saturday. They are fino stock and arrived in good condition. Ere long we expect to see a red apple country in northwest Nebraska. Supt. Phillips, of Box Butte county, will deliver an address to the 8th grade gradu ates on the evening of May nth. Mrs. J. M. Tollman, of the school board, will pre sent the diplomas, and Mrs. N. G. Poole will direct the music. Altogether we ex pect to have a feast of good things. One paragraph of the President's mes sage is particularly noticeable: "The man who preaches hatred of wealth, honestly acquired; who inculcates envy and jealousy and slanderous ill-will toward those of his fellows who, by their onergy and industry havo become men of means, is a menace to any community." Just so. To those living at a distance who have friends bnricd in the Marsland cemetery we would say: The waterworks at the cem etery are in fine condition, and now is the time to set out trees and plant flowers. People near by keep tho windmill running, and the large storage tank and 200 feet of hose will give you plenty of water at any time. Plant your flowers and trees, and thoy will be watered for you. Turning over the sod with steam pious has for the present been discontinued in this part of thu country, Heudric Bros, threw up the sponge, returned their engine to the company from whom it was bought, and have ordered another of much larger capacity. The expert sent here to direct the initiatory trial says that never before had he encountered sod so tough. After about three weeks spent here he departed. Mrs. C. R. Austin, a trimmer and sales lady for Mrs. Holdridge of Alliance, was here the latter pait of the week with a nice stock of milliner goods. Owing to the lateness of the season, the sales were not what they would have been if she had vis ited our town earlier. Everyone seemed pleased with the quality of the goods which were unlike the old, shelf-worn and picked over remnants shown here at other times. Our schools will close Monday, the nth, with 8th grade graduation exercises in the evening at the M. E. church, Five pupils will be graduated, Some of the gth grade pupils will take part In the exercises. On Tuesday the annual picnic will be held at the old Box Butte mill site. As there will doubtless be a scarcity of foliage on the trees, it would be well to carry umbrellas. Hcv. J. B. Currens, of Omaha, arrived Friday and was heartily welcomed by hfs many friends. He has mingled with the people of this state off and on for many years, and preached his first sermon for us just nineteen years ago, before there was either church or school house in which to hold service. How well we remember the text: ''For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son" &c. Quite a laage number of our people spent the entire week just passed, at Alliance, on a contest case. A young man named Bo vine, a stranger, contested the homestead entry of John Furman, deceased. The witnesses from here for the prosecutiou were Ralph Hollabaugh, Ora Dickinson, Eugene IKendric and Brush Hall. Those for the defense were Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Furman, Burt Furman, J. B. Walker, C. H. Richie and L. Nichols George Squibb, who has been a resident of this 'place and vicinity for twenty-two years, died on Friday morning at 6 o'clock. He was 40 years old on March 12 and was one of a large family of children. He had been ailing for two years and at times was very sick; however he had been better and had come into town to visit his brother, when he was again stricken, this time not to rise again' Funeral services wire con ducted at the M. E. church, Rev. J. B. Curran of the Presbyterian church, officiat ing. A large company of sympathizing friends were present and followed the re mains to their last resting place in Mars land cemetery. The pall-bearers were F. R. Bellamy, G. Dumon, H. P. Kendric, N. G. Poole, L. T. Poole and Mr. Clatter buck. G. M. Burns was funeral director. HEMINGFORD PcHtmutler W. I'. Wfilker. Editor. H. It. Jones was an Allianco visitor Monday. Dr. Eikner had business at tho county seat Wednesday. Mrs. Burleigh came up from the hills the first of the week. Wm. Dennis returned from his home at Manchester, Iowa, the first of the week. Anton Uhrig js having the up-stairs rooms over his store repapercdand painted. Mrs. Geo. Bener of Lawn, who has been under the doctor's care, Is improving. Mrs. Almeda Olds returned to her home at Chadron last Friday after a two weeks' visit with friends here? Mesdames Donovan and Elder came up from Alliance Wednesday to visit for a few days with home folks. O. T. Hedgecock, C. W. Brown, R. B. Green and L. Spitler were over-night vis itors in Alliance Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. LI. L. Bushnell took Tuesday night's train for Morrill, Nebr. Thoy expect to be gone several days. Mrs. II. Hall, who has been quite sick, is improving slowly and we hope to hear of her recovery soon. Clark Olds was sent as a delegate from Rosebud camp at this place to attend the Woodmen blow-out which comes od at Lincoln this week. Miss Etta Carter closed a very success ful term of schtol in the Rasmussen dis trict last Friday. The school closed with an entertainment in the evening. A. M, Miller is building more lumber sheds. There is not another town in Ne braska that has two as fine lumber yards as Homingford can boast. A. M. Miller and 0, J. Wildy can sell you what you want in the lumber line. This section of the northwest was treat ed to a snow storm which bordered on to a blizzard pretty closely Sunday night and Monday. Several inches of snow covered the ground Tuesday morning. This means lots of moisture and makes the farmers look pleasant. At 3 o'clock Monday morning K. L. Pierce started with his auto to take Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rowland and Dr. Little to C. T. Warren's home in Sioux county in answer to a message stating the serious illness of Mrs. Warren, They m.ide good time going and found Mrs. Warren pretty sick but the doctor thought it advisable to bring her to town. They proceeded on the homeward jonrney until they were near Chas. Posvar's place where the snow became so deep and the storm so bad that they had to get assistance. They finally reached Mrs. Posvar's where they re mained until Tuesday. They reached home some time near noon Tuesday after quite an expeaiencu with the storm. Mrs. Warren was pretty thoroughly tired out with the trip, but at this writing is im proving. .wwwwwwwww HASHMAN. Mr. Snoddy viSited at Cal llashman's Friday. Mr. Leo. Hashman visited with A. Ross Sunday. Carl Hashman expects to spend his time in Alliance for once. Miss Ada Hashman is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Vaughn. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Leishman visited with Mrs. James Skinner Sunday. We are having fine weather out in this vicinity a small snow and rain storm. Rollin Ross went spooning last Sunday night, and it rained and he had to stay. George Key has received the sad news of the death of his sister. He will attend the funeral. Unity Sunday school attendance last Sunday was 19. The lesson for next Sab bath is Matt. 3:2. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hashman visited the latter's brother, Chas. Lapham, at Fre mont over Sunday, then went to Omaha, where Mrs. Hashman will receive surgical treatment, John Weinel's horses became frightened at a team of mules driven by Carl Hash man and ran away, They broke down a few fences, but no damage was done the driver, wagon or horses. Notice. The starting of numerous fires in the al leys and neglect of same before extinguish ed is a very careless practice and may be the cause of a disastrous fire in the city. The public is hereby cautioned not to set out a fire while the wind is blowing, nor to leave one burning at any time without watching same. Anyone violating this order will be arrested and prosecuted. C. C. Smith, Mayor, Attest. W. O. Barnes, Clerk. Notice to Alliance Property Owners. Notice is hereby given all Alliance owners of real estate that alleys, vacant places and streets adjoining must be cleaned without delay, of all waste papers, refuse, manure, etc. Prompt attention and compliance with this notice will sayo costs. C. C. SMITH, Mayor, W. O. BARNES, City Clerk. For Sale. Avery com planter, good as new. L. E. Bye. I gsinGolars f Ms Love.! 00 x By Benjamin Franklin Napheys. 2 t t Copyright, 1008. by M. M. Cunningham, y "I tell you," snld Cnllnnder, "alio thinks you nro too formal, too cut nnd dried, too wrapped up In your profes sion. To her you're a fossil." "If I Tver you I'd kick him for Bay ing that," snld Galtloy. "Go ahead, Abbott, old man; you'ro far enough nway from the vlllago bo that your un bendlng from dignity will never bo seen." "Oh. I'll d worse than that to blm some tlraeT' returned young Dr. Ab bett glaring with comic malevolence at Callander. "I'll wait until ho Is In jured In soma of his schoolboy esca pades, and tbn I'll opera to on blm. Don't you fel the approach of another foolish attack. QeorgteT" Th threa young men sat In tba shade of a hugo mais of rock that marked the and of a long, Irregular rfdg of hills which Jutted out from tho mem rang to the west At th month of a tly canyon Just risible from ffe rocks a cl niter of summer cottagw Bbird whit atfaluit tho brown mb4 gray of their surroundings. aorgU Callander grvntod, strotkd his hulking body and took oat a patr of AeldglaMe from a cam at his sH. 'Wo, Folsom," he replied ait Woffth; "I dan't fro! unusually foolish at pras cnt. Rut this grand air and tate aa shtna and well, life In ganacai great ly appaala to me today, and so tfeanfs bo tailing whan I shall fiad It aaeaa sary to break out again. By Java," he weat an. pointing tho ftaMes at the faraway cottages, "tbera's my daar wlfa and th dear wlfa of our friend Hiram here, and yea, tho dtr sister of ray dear wlfa aforementioned, all laden with basket and maklag for Flagstaff hill." "Dear, dear," said Htram Qaltlay; "anybody also In tho party V "N-no, none that I can make oat Hold on, though; yea, there Is. They're passing Evergreen Inn now, and that discreditable simian Kamago has Join ed taera. I believe, Abbott, thafs what yon calUd him, wasn't It a dis creditable slralaa?" "Callander," demaadod Abbott utera- ly. "does Mfc Alice know that 70s two ungainly wretches ontlced me away with you this mernlng wltkout letting me know that she and other ladles wore bent upon a plenlc today?" "Miss Alice?" queried Callander. "Oh. you mean little Alllo, my wife's sister. Now that 1 think of It, Poi son. I believe she did say something about asking you to have lunch with them on Flagstaff hill today. She ask ed If I thought you would enre to Inave your bus hunting and whether you would make ono of so Informal n party. I belloro I told her" He broke off and loveled his glass at the distant hills. "Well, well." cried Abbott Impatient ly, 'what reply did you make? Some thing absurd, I suppose. Glvo mo those glasses." Callander adroitly moved out of reach of Abbott's arm and continued: "I forgot Just whnt I did say, but It must hnve boon something worthy of so ungainly a wretch. They're up on tho hill now, Folsom, and Uamngc hus taken his place beside Allie nnd Is car rying her basket" "That's a bad sign," Galtley put In. "That's tho way I began on tho day I asked Ella to bo my wife. You re member that picnic, Gcorgle?" "Certainly. Picnics are fatal affairs. I have no doubt that if Folsom wero on Flngstaff hill today he'd be the happy man Instead of Ramage. By Jove! Ho and Alllo havo strolled away from the rest and are picking wild llowors." Abbett groaned. "And I thought you were my friends ray boyhood friends. Here, give mo those glnsses, I say!" Again Callander eluded his grasp nnd lightly sprang across n tree trunk which spanned the creek that rattled down from the range of hills nnd Into the plain. Once safely across, he pull ed away the log and set It iloatlug downstream. "We are your friends, Folsom," ho declared from the opposite bank. "Haven't we patiently listened to your ravings about Alllo for the past bK months? Didn't we bring you out with us today on purpose to talk about her';" "And you," cried the young doctor, turning to Galtley. "I suppose you're in this attempt to keep me away from Miss from the picnic?" "Don't speak so harshly, Folsom," Galtley returned. "Let's go leave George and hunt fossils or something." "I've a notion to hunt you," Abbott nnswered, nnd ho stepped toward Gnltloy. "Oh, don't, doctor; don't, doctor!" Galtley screamed In a high falsetto us ho sprang down tho hill, with Abbett at his heels. At the creek bank Galtley paused to look back, and, seeing tho doctor still coming, he leaped Into tho stream and floundered across It. Abbett stopped nt the bank and be gan to throw stones nt bis tormentors. They moved out of rauge of tho mis siles and walked downstream until tho settlement of cottages came Into view from behind tho rocks where they had been sitting on tho other side of tho creek. Abbett followed them downstream on his side nnd bawled out half angry epithets at them. Callander, nfter n prolonged look through the glasses at Flagstaff hill, called out: "Oh, horrors, Folsom, Ramage has taken Alllo for a stroll to the top of Flagstnffl They're at the top now. I did so want you for a brother-in-law, nnd now I'll never hnvo n doctor In the family "Sto? them; Btop tlieml" cried Fol som, dancing up nnd down. "Do. please, Georgle, toss over those glass es!" "Couldn't do It This Is n Bight one doesn't see every dny. There he goes, flopping down on his knees before her. Farewell, Brother-in-law Folsom; fare well forever!" Desperately Abbott went to the bnnk, removed his coat and shoes and rolled up his trousers. "Look out," cried Gnltloy; "he's go ing to swim for It!" Abbett plunged In nnd had hardly taken two steps when ho slipped and fell. Immediately he aroso again, splashed across the stream and clam bered up on tho opposite bank. "Now," he grated, "I'll show you what It means to torment a ponccable mnn." "Walt" called Georglo from a Bafo distance; "be wasn't flopping 00 his knees, after all, so don't bo angry. You wouldn't raise black and blue lumps all over our pure, white bodies, would yon, Folsom?" "Yonll ee," retorted the angry young roan as bo took up the chase. The two led him along a devious path, fkrough thickets and over rough prnlrle grana and rocky stretch ea of plain. But his blood wm op, and be doggedly kept oa. They easily con tinued b tno lead and freqaestly stop ped to fcnt back neoMmg comments and to ropert what ceetM e aeon by looking through the grease. "Bay," cried Georgle after one such look at Flagstaff bill, "I wiah we were nearer, ee we could dlatract Hue's at tention teem what Ractage la saying to her. I know ehoM fee pleated to see you nnbendlag a little." "Thafa all sho's afraid ef," Galtley took np. "Sho's told my wife as much lota of time. Sho thinks you're a bora tiff t were born stiff, I mean." "No," bawled Callaader; "he means she thinks you're so wrapped up la your profession that you look upon even her love as a secondary affair, and she wants you t eeaaldar It the whole thing." "Phe thinks," boan Galtley as ha dodged a piece of granite which Ab bett hurled at him, "that you can't enthns over anything but strange bugs or foaalls or a now disease. Wo've of?n t4d nor that she's wrong" be ducked be avoid another atone "but we couldn't convince her. and this U oar reward to bo toand to bo chas ed acroe country Ilk Innocent rab bi U Yhcy were obliged to take up tl er'ws country again, for Abbett was will upon them. Down the creek wai ftti'tthor lot; from bnnk to bank, and th' drted across toward the cot tages, with Albert In full cry at their heels. 'I here was no more opportunity for ex -ended banter, although (Jaltloy now s'til then (lung baclwi stentorian wish llt.it Allco might seo them at the pres ent moment. When thoy drew near the cottages, the hares endeavored to shape their courses so that the hound must cross tin' foot of Flagstaff hill, but he gave up and ran to kennel at tho Evergreen inn. IIo came out an hour later with all marks of the chaso removed from his clothing. But the hunter of his friends still rankled, and he determined to see Miss Alice at once, then if ho had been refused to go back to the city. So ho bravely charged up Flagstaff hill to meet his fate. He found Alice, and at tho first op portunity he told her of his love. When, to his unspeakable Joy, ho found him self accepted he demanded to know whether or not he had beard the truth from his friends In regard to her esti mation of bis character. "Y-es, I did think that until this morning," nnswered the young lady. "But I know now that I was wrong, Folsom, dear. Mr. Ramage had n pair of powerful binoculars with him this morning, nnd I watched you every minute from the top of Flngstaff bill." A Congenial Occupation. "It Isn't everybody that gets u placo In life that's Just suited to him." said Mr. Ilobart thoughtfully, "but I de clare It seems as If Jed Loring had landed In the very spot iie'd choose abovo every other." "I didn't suppose anything would ever suit Jed," remarked Mrs. Ilobart, "a man that always thought everybody was better off than he and never ap peared to enjoy anything except other folks' misfortune. Where In the world Is he?" "While I was visiting Henry's folks," said Mr. Ilobart, "they took me across the ferry to the Island one day. I thought the face of the man that worked the gates looked kind of fa miliar, and ho gazed ut me real search ing as Henry and I stood there. " 'Aren't you Jim Ilobart that use J to live In Bushby?' he asked mo nt last. " 'I utn nnd still do.' says I, 'and it's Just come to mo who you nre. You'ro Jed Loring.' "IIo nodded that I was right " 'Got a Job that suits you here, I guess,' I said, for he's grown stouter and looks considerable cheerfuler thnn he used to when he was here In Busbby. "Yes, I have,' says he, real hearty. 'Why, this ferryboat runs back nnd forth every half hour all day long, and there's hnrdly a trip but what some body misses It nnd gets ns mad .as fury!' " A Question of Temporature. Husband Whnt Is the difference be tween tho love of a lover and the love of n husband? Wife About 300 degrees F. Har per's Weekly. Public Sale. The undersigned will sell at public auc tion on his premises 17 miles due west of Hemingford, on Monday, May 18, 190S, commencing at 10 o'clook sharp, the fol lowing property: Ten head of horses, 3 wagons, 3 mowers, 3 hayracks, 1 fake, 1 sulky plow, 2 break ing plows, 2 cultivators, 1 disc with seeder attachment, 1 binder, 1 harrow, 1 potato digger, I'lister, 1 threshing outfit. Pigs, all sizes, 1 full. blooded Chester white boar. Five dozen white Leghorn chickens, 5 dozen Plymouth Rock chickens. Two sets harness, saddles, spurs, sheds, poles, wood piles, lumber, all kinds of tools, wind mill, water tanks pumping horsepower, fanning mill, corn shelter, feed grinder. Household furniture and many other articles too numerous to mention. Come, there will be something for everybody. Terms: All amounts under Sio, cash; above Sio, six months' time at 10 per cent interests. Free lunch at noon. C. A. POSVAR. W. M. Fosket, Auctioneer. Stray Horses. We know the whereabouts of the follow ing horses One dark brown horse with star on fore head; left hind foot part white; fresh brand on the left jaw over another brand so as to blur it, Visible fresh brand B. Weighs about 800 pounds. One bay horse, few white hairs in fore head, same brand as above; weight about 900 pounds, Both are broke saddle horses and evidently used to a rope corral. One brown mare, weight about 1050 pounds, coming three years old, halter broke. Branded on right thigh " low down. We are very anxious to get any informa tion as to who the owners are. Chas. C. Jameson, Ellsworth, Neb, Estray Notice. ' Strayed onto my premises about No vember 1907, one blue roan mare tin branded, weight about 1000 pounds, age about' 7 years. Owner can havo same by proving property. Walter R. Kent, sec. 1 a, twp 26, R 46, Sheridan county. New Machine Shop. R. E. Rodgers, a practical machin ist, has opened up a general repair shop in Gadsby's carpenter shop, back of Bogue's store. He will give special attention to repairing automobiles, sew ing machines, guns and. all kinds of machinery. Reasonable charges and satisfaction guaranteed. Give him a call. Telephone 303. iS-tf wTnlriiiing. I am now prepared to put down tubu lar wells, deep or shallow. Satisfaction gnaranteed. For further information inquire at The Herald office or of Robert Littick, Long Lake, Neb. Warning. Any person or persons found guilty of marring or in any way destroying newly finished cement walks, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Attest: C. C. Smith, Mayor. W. O. Barnes, City Clerk. Typewriters for Rent Machines cleaned and repaired Expert Public Stenographer Work done neatly and quickly at reasonable prices. Lloyd C. Thomas Phone 2B1 Room 20, Rumer Block H. NELSON, Painting, Paper Hanging and Kalsomining Phone 641 AIiance Nebr. FACTS I The news items of the home com munity. I The things in which you are most interested. J The births, weddings, deaths of the people you know. J The social affairs of our own and surrounding towns. Thee are the Had of act thU paper give you in every Utue. They era certainlr worth the ubtcriptioa price.