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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1908)
KUraX X-iO-tX. 3-K -. PHELAN OPERA HOUSE THURSDAY NOV. 19 t i PRICES: $1.00, 75c, 50c and 3$c. Slits on sale at Holsten's Pronounced by all as the Great Play of the Generation A Beautiful Fascinating irrestible Western Romance "THE GIRL AND THE STAMPEDE" By Victor E. Lambert ----- Full of Dainty Sentiments; with Beats and Throbs of Thrilling Situations, Bristling with Newness, with Truth and Sound Reasoning. Music AUGMENTED BY A SYMPHONY ORCAESTRA 25 PEOPLE HEADED BY GRACE LAMBERT HAYES A REALISTIC ATMOSPHERIC SCENIC PRODUCTION SEE THE NOVELTY OF THE SEASON THE FAMOUS MONTANA COW-GIRL I BAND Street Parade at i 4 p. m., Concert ; at 7 p. rn. ALLIANCE IS TO HAVE A BUSINESS COLLEGE Jbtw RMtwitor is ti bt in Al wM Siafc k the City M. The Alliance Corotmercial club met At the club office Monday evening and although the attendance was not what it should have been, an interesting meeting was held, and it was very cvi dent that everyone present was inter ested. The minuted of the meeting, as tiven by the secretary, are as follows: Alliance, Nebr., Nov, o, 1908. Meeting; held in club office, Called to order at 8 '.30 by President Pliclan. The minutes ol the last meeting were read and the paragraph reading, "A letter from the Model Milling Com pany, of Tccuraseh, Nebr., relative to moving one of their mills to Alliance, was read," was amended to read, "A letter from the Model Milling Company, of Tecumsch, Nebr,, relative to moving one of their mills to Alliance was read, and a motiqu that the secretary be in structed to iuform them that the pro duettos 0 wheat in this locality, was oot auKoMnt to warrant the moving of the miljf to Alliance, in the opinion of the clue, was carried." Tm rtpoct of the treasurer, F. W. &rrirwH read and approved. Mr, Norton, chairman of the com mittee on publicity and statistics, re Mfted that stationery bad been se ittred. Mr. 1, E. Tash, chairman of the committee on membership" and enter fefcetnent, reported that the committee yecurcd several automobiles and met Vke President Willard, of the Burling ton, and his party, while they were jpMstag through Atliauce, but that on Account of lack of time, they were un able to take a trip over the city then. However, an Invitation was extended Mr. Willard to attend a, banquet to be given at some convenient time. Mr. F. E. Reddish, chairman of the committee ou local trade, including good roads, reported that by the efforts of this committee, attention had been tiven to the railroad crossings near town, and that they were now in good condition. Mr. Reddish also reported that the county commissioners have promised to extend the county road south of town to the county line. President Phelan reported that Mr. C. A. Newberry and himself, who con stituted the special committee appoint ed by the city council to recommend a .competent engineer for the purpose of looking over the city and sewerage plans, bad decided that it was the best plan to secure the best engineer that could be gotten, so the committee recommended to the city council that they employ Mr. Andrew Rosewater, who is the city engineer of Omaha, And who is employed by the govern ment. The city council accepted the report of the committee and the date set for Mr. Hosewater to be in Alliance is Friday, November 13th. He will look over the plans for a sewer, and also over the ground to be covered, and will speak in the evening at the city hall. A letter from the clerk of Sheridan, Wyo., was read. It states as follows: t Sheridan, Wyo., Nov. Ti, ujoB. 1 Mr. j. k. j'rielan, Alliance, Nebr. Dear Sir: Referring to your letter of the agth ult relative to the sewer system of the city of Sheridan, beg to advise as fol lows; Wo havn a Rnentlr lank, nnrl nl. I though it is not as complete as the plans called for, and it was slighted in several ways, it is working in a very satisfactory manner. The. main is twenty-one inches in diameter, , fall is five feet to the mile, although this is exceeded in a number of places. The price of our ordinance books is one Dollar per copy, out. 1 am scnuing under seperate cover a complimentary copy to the town clerk of Alliance, and you can Undoubtedly profit by some of the information relative to sewers con tained therein. 1 wIbIi to assure you that any as sistance we may be able to render you will be a pleasure to us. Yours truly, (Signed) C. W. Sheldon, clerk. President Phelan reported that sev eral of the annexation petitions were being circulated but that a report could not be given until the next meet ing. Mr. B. Anderson, a new member of the club, was present and stated that he will open the Alliance Business Col lege, which is to be the name of a new educational institution to be opened January 3, 1909. There will be full commercial courses, as well as separ ate classes in bookkeeping, steno graphy, typewriting, etc. This school will also take up the practical branches those that are almost entirety neg lected in the western business schools such as show-card writing, wiudow dressing, ad writing, and the principles of advertising. In the commercial courses there will also be instructions in correspondence, penmanship, arith metic, commercial law, banking and other branches that all young men who commence a business career should know something about. While tho practical and scientific part of the in struction will be given close attention, the moral side of business life will not bo neglected. Mr. Anderson also stated that the young men and women of Alliance who are engaged through the day and who wish to improve their prospects by acquiring more knowledge will bo given opportunities through evening classes in bookkeeping, short hand, etc. Mr. Anderson's temporary office is with Phelan & Black. A motion by Rev. J. L. Vallow, seconded by W. W. Nortou, that the entertainment committee he instructed to extend on invitation in writing to Geo. B. Harris, president, Dauiel Willard, vice-president, and Geo. W. Holdrcge, general manager, of the Burlington railroad, to attend a ban quet to be tendered to them at some time that will be convenient for them to be here, was unanimously carried. A motion by Rev. J. L. Vallow that the commercial club give its endorse ment and moral support to, and that it assist in every possible way, the busi ness college to be opened in Alliance, was unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned ou motion of 1. E. Tash, duly seconded, at 9:15 p.m. Lloyd C. Thomas, Secretary. Hath if Mrs. J. K. SturgftM Mrs. Enoch Boyer received the sad intelligence of the death of her mother in Los Angeles, Calif., last Monday evening at 8:30 of paralysis. Deceased was well known in this city, wheie she resided before removing to California. She leaves two sons aud three daugh ters to mourn her death. Mrs. Stur geon was fifty-eight years old, and a member of the M . E. church in which faith bhe departed this life. She made her home with her daughter and the separation of these two by death causes extreme sorrow, as mother and daugh ter found much happiness and lovable pleasure in their companionship. The purchase of O'Connor's City Bakery has been effected by Philip Nolle who will, after entirely renovat iug the place, open a first-class bakery, I cateriug to all desiring anything in the ( bakery line. Good bread and fancy cakes a specialty. The place will be reopened for business about Monday, November i6tb. All their old patrons as well as tho new ones, will be gladly welcomed. 4H44-HMHH-HKHM I RAILWAY NOTES AN PERSONALS f4KrH"KKM"HMMHM"r Fireman L. Jensen is sojourning in Denver this week. Mrs. Chas. Myers is visiting rela tives in Dcadwood. Mrs. A. E. Wright is visiting rela tives and friends in Longmont. Brakcman E. P. Craig has loft the service and will move his family to Sheridan. Mrs. C. F. Gillespie is spending a few dayB in Cheyenne this week with her parents. Mrs. C. G. Olson will leave in a few days for an extended visit with rela tives in Kansas City. Mrs. W. F. Reid and son left for Denver yesterday morning tor a few days visit witTi relatives. Mrs. W. F. Rosenkranz left Satur day for an extended visit with friends and relatives in Omaha. Thos. O'Neal, general boiler in spector of Lincoln, was in the city Wednesday on business. Mrs. W. A. Miller left Wednesday oil 43 for a two weeks visit with friends and relatives in Dcadwood. Fireman H. J, Scverr3 and wife left Tuesday for an extended visit with Mr. Severn's parents at Newcastle. It is rumored that F. B. Miller, superintendent of the Sheridan divi sion, has resigned and E. E. Youug, now superintendent of McCook, will go to Sheridan, Gen'l. Sup't. L. B. Allen arrived on 41 Wednesday from Chicago, where he had been attending a meeting of t,he operating officials. i Miss Harriet Sutherland, formerly of this city, passed through here Mon day for Dcadwood for a visit with her parents, Miss Sutherland is now liv ing in Denver. V. T. Kissinger, Sup't. Telegraph, and C. V. Fraher, Gen'l. Foreman of Lincoln were in the city for a few hours Wednesday going west on 43 to inspect new work over the division. G. L. Griggs was called to Newcas tle Sunday night on account of the serious illness of bis father. Since theu we have received word that Mr, Griggs died Wednesday morning at two o'clock, Elmer E. Lewis, a traveling sales man in the employ of the Ravenna Creamery Co., was accidentlv killed in the Ravenna yards last Saturday. Lewis had alighted from a freight train and was crossing the tracks to go to the depot when he was struck and run over by a switch engine and in stantly killed. The steel on the Union Pacific is now laid as far as Lisco, about twenty six miles below Bridgeport. Laying track was suspended for a few days because-of a number of bridges, but has now begun again and the force is being increased. Kilpatricks', who have the work of grading, have re ceived orders to finish up eight more miles of grade, or up to about the point where it is supposed the road will cross to the sodth side. We be lieve there will be speedy developments now, as it is unreasonable to think such a force has been concentrated on the work simply to grade as far as Bridgeport or Norlhport, says the Ger ing Courier. , W. Rhodes, was week checking in Edge- up the car office of H mont last situation. Sam Whetson is a new hostler who has gone to work in the shops here. A. H. Miller, a brakeman, has been transferred to the engine service and is now a fireman. J. M. Peterson, who was a fireman on the Hot Springs run, ha3 been pro moted to engineer. R. W. Bryant has been transferred from the Alliance to Ravenna run to a run on the high line. ' Engineer Charles Wells is pulling trains 41 and 42 in place of Engineer Nolan, who is laying off. F. vv. Schule has been transferred from the car repairing gang to the round house as truck packer. R. J. Rapp and G. Carmichacl have been promoted from their work in the louud house to be firemen on the road. Geueral Superintendent Allen and Superintendent Birdsell were in Edge mont Wednesday on company busi ness. lO E. W. Reed, who has been running a switch engine in the yard3 at Al liance, is now running an engine on the road. Jack Anderson, one of the switchmen in the yards here, fell from a car this week and is suffering very much with a badly sprained ankle. Fireman R. Driskoll, who has been workldg on the Deadwood line, has had t6 lav off on account of sickness and has gone to Alliance. John Fay, who was a carpenter at Newcastle and then at Alliance, has gone to Deadwood where ho now has charge of the carpenter work there. Pjreman H. T. Conley, who has beerttygprking on the Deadwood line, has been rjafprrgd to Alliance and will work out of there on the main line. Edgemont Express. Engine 720 left here Wednesday for repair? at Alliance. J. F. Martin is a boiler maker who has gone to work here. D. German, who was chief clerk in the office of the master mechanic at Wymore and later chief clerk in the Frim the StafMan DivisiM (Sheridan Enterprise) Conductors Ward and Young have been temporarily transferred from Al liance to Sheridan division. Engineer Cole of Alliance division is working on the east end of Sheridan division for the present. Engine 221 1 has been put in freight service again, as the entire assignment of passenger engines are on the division between Edgemont and Sheridan. Engineers Kantock, with engine 3137, btalcup with engine 3123, Kelly with engine 3172 and Tratcher with engine 31 11 have gone west, hauling gravel. L. R. Paine, brakeman for Ralph Richardson, had his foot smashed Wednesday evening while attempting to get on his train when leaving Sheri dan. His lantern went out, leaving him in (lie dark, and he missed his footing and the wheel ran over all of his toes. The surgeon in charge at the hospital, where he was taken, has not decided how much of Paiue's foot will have to be amputated. ' (Sheridan Post) E.W. Fitt, fuel inspector,' came in on No. 43 this morning from Denver. W. A. Macomber arrived on No. 41 Wednesday from Sioux City and will be employed as stenographer for the chief dispatcher here. This makes an additional man in that office. It (s rumored here that the Northern Pacific is making arrangements to run thejr fast passenger train, the "North Coast Limited" over the Burlington from Chicago to Billiugs, then over Northern Pacific tracks to Portland. This arrangement, if put into effect, will shorten the train's running time about 60 or 70 hours. No comment nced.be made on the benefit Sheridan would derive from an additional daily passenger train each way. BWFCLB being made of two separate fabrics, it is warmer than a single fabric of twice the thickness. The good house wife puts a double blanket on the bed for the same reason. DwooVd REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD WEAR DUOFOLD UNDERWEAR The outer fabric in Duofold excludes the cold, the inner retains the heat. BWFfltB being made from two light fabrics inter-knit, it has warmth with out bulk or weight, the inner fabric being made of very fine combed cotton and attached to the outer fabric of wool, keeps the wool from shrinking. The good housekeeper, in washing a piece of lace, sews it to a cotton fabric to eep it from shrinking. OUFOLO being made with the inner fabric of very fine cotton, it is soft and can therefore be worn by those who would like to wear wool but think they cannot. 0UF01D has twice the absorbing and ventilating qualities of a single fabric. Two Piece and Union Suits NORTON'S MMFMB ' being made of two separate fabrics with the air space between, bears to the human body the, same relation as the double window1 of the house. Air being a non-con ductor of cold, the garment being made of two separate fabrics with the air space between is warmer than a single garment of double the thickness, MMFIIB'S inner fabric of cotton with air cells between the impurities of the body are absorbed by the outer fabric, while in the ordinary single garment the impurities are retained next to the skin. PHELAN OPERA HOUSE Three Nights Commencing THURSDAY, NOf. 12 The Talanted Actress ' " , RUTH CRAVEN Supported by a fine company including the finished actor HARRY L. BECK ,f in a fine reoertoire of nlavs Jnrfrcnparrl wWU pleasing: specialties Thursday the Opening Night "BESS OF IDAHO" A Beautiful Four-Act Comedy Drama. A Western Play with the Blood and Thunder left out. PRICES: 2Sct 35c, and 50c. THE VARIETY STORE Opposite Skating Rink Just Received A Large Shipment of Enameled Ware Milk Pans, Stew Pans, Preserving Pans. Pudding Pans, Sauce Pans, Bake Pans, Biscuit Pans, nixing Pans, Etc. at 10, 15 and 20c. Worth double the amount. Also DISHES Decorated and Plain, Honest Dishes. Plates, Platters, Soup Bowls, Vegetable Dishes, Etc. At prices that Avill surprise you. Fry Pans at 5c, 10c, 15c and 20c. The Variety Store VJE. Mtt HiaiM. GItu m the readier m mam raCPff JW rqmmr uck u c tmmm u- wmmmmmmimmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm tenetthe mm? me. MiTMr !mu will prove a welcome vUttr to eery member of the family. should head your list newspaper and periodica snbscriptioa. ae si I' i x $ A h 1 m "TO 1