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' Published Every Thursday by
Tht HtraM PnWiSrirBf Canjaiy.
T. J. O'KKEl'E Editor
J. B. KNIEST Associate Editor
Entered at the postoffice at Alliance,
Nebraska, for transmission through the
mails, as second-class mattfer.
Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance.
F. J. IJcUold went to Omaha Tues
day afternoon to spend a few days on
business.
James Gray has been on the Guern
sey branch the past week looking up
insurance business.
The Alliance foot ball team win give
a dance next Thursday evening to
which ft general invitation Is extended.
All Odd Fellows aro requested to
attend lodge next Tuesday night.
Election of officers and royal Bupper.
Lady, with good education, desires a
uositiou in Alliance as clerk. can
civo good references. Address box
1 198, Alliance 49-2W
The Alliance band will give a grand
ball in the Phclnu opera house New
Years to dance the old year out and
the new one in.
Dr. C. W. Kreamer with gun and
dog has been spending some time on
his ranch near Hyannis. Ho returned
last Sunday noon.
Mrs. M. Elmore and John P. Elmore
left for Omaha Tuesday afternoon.
They were met there by Mike Elmore
and all went to Albany, New York.
Mrs. Lloyd C. Thomas and sister,
Miss Pearl Liveringhouse, are enjoying
a visit from their parents, Mr, and
Mrs. John Liveringhouse, of Wayne,
Nebr.
Miss Mac Davis of Havelock is visit
ing her brother, Geo. E. Davis for a
few days. Miss Davis arrived from
Sheridan last Saturday whore she visit
ed relatives.
Mrs. Apian of Ru9hville, who has
been conspicuous in the Eastern Star
doings in this city, was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Woods Tuesday
and Wednesday. ,
, Father Roach was at Hyannis last
Sunday where he offered up holy Mass
to the satisfaction of the parishincrs in
that locality who have not been for
tunate in having services on Sunday in
the past.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McCluer were
passengers yesterday afternoon for
Chicago where Mr, McCluer will pur
chase new goods, They will also visit
relatives at Paxlon, 111., for a couple
of days before returning to Alliance
ten days hence.
The talented actress, Ruth Craven,
supported by the Harry L. Beck Stock
company, played an engagement of
two nights at the opera house last
week. The well known actress merited
the applause of her audience and her
support is well selected,
Word was received here from Dixon,
III., that a daughter came to gladden
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buett-
ler on November 8th. Mr. Buettlcr
formerly resided in this city and was
employed by the B. & M. as foremau
over the construction work on the new
depot.l
W, C. Heelan came up from Omaha
to attend the funeral of John O'Keefe,
St., who was a bosom friend of the
young man. Mr. Heelan is studying
law at Creighton college and says that
he is progressing satisfactorily with
the course pursued. He returned to
Omaha yesterday morning.
Ed. Miller, whose ranch is ten miles
southeast of this city, has just com
pleted a substantial baru on his place
and also purchased three car loads of
cattle this week for shipment. Mr.
Miller is in company with Neal Boone
in the purchase of live stock.
The game of foot ball lrit Sunday
on the home grounds between the Ft.
Robinson team and the. local ball play
ers was won by the latter by a score of
23 to 6. It would seem a good scheme
tor the soldier boys to practice up be
fore tackling Alliance again ou the
gridiron.
A wrestling match will take place in
the opera house on the night of Nov.
ijth between "Sport" Smaha of
Ravenna and Hans Licdtke of Alliance.
The winner takes gate receipts and
pays loser's expenses. Music will be
lurnialied by a male quartette. Ad
mission jo cents.
Rev. Frank Gustafsonl entertained
the patrons of the Crystal theatre Jast
Tuesday night with his interesting leo
ture or rather talk on the subject,
Just for Fun." The speaker was
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
loaded with stoties of all kinds and ex
pression witty and well rendered. He
is an entertainer of a high degree and
will no doubt some day be a dis
tinguished light in the lyceum circle.
Wm. E. Hollenrake, son of J, Hoi
lenrake, of Runningwater precinct, who
is in the Phillipine islands serving as a
soldier for Uncle Sam, will receive his
honorable discharge on the 36th of
this month, when he expects to return
home in time to eat his Christmas din
ner with the old' folks at home. Will
also expects to visit in California, Ore
gon and Washington on his way home.
In the terrible collision that took
place on the Union Pacific near
Baric, Wyo Engineer, J. C. Schley,
ono of the victims to lose his life, was
a relative of Henry Broich of this city,
whose granddaughter ho married a few
years ago. He leaves besides
his wife, two children. Mrs. W. S.
Ridgell went over to Cheyenne last
week to assist Mrs. Schley in her hours
of distress.
CJ. L. Shumway of Scottsbluff pass
ed through the city yesterday on his
way to Omaha, where be went to at
tend the democratic banquet. He was
accompanied by his wife's mother, who
will spend some time at Fort Dodge,
Iowa, with relatives. We hope there
will be enough consolation in the dem
ocratic victory in the state that those
stalwart party leaders may enjoy the
gathering and we only regret our ina
bility to be present.
Thanksgiving with its blessings will
be observed a week from today and the
nation is called upon to make it a noli
day of rejoicing and good cheer. After
all, mankind must turn to the creator
of all things for. the blessings of life and
substance. A bountiful harvest has
again prevailed and the granaries of
the land are well filled. Peace and
good will prevails throughout the land
and there should be no reason why the
American people should not rejoice
and give thanks to God for the bless
ings conferred.
Gray & Guthrie were over to Denver
last week attending a meeting of the
western agents of the Equitable Life
Insurance Society of New York. Sev
eral of the head men of the concern
were there. The report of the busi
ness done for the company by Gray &
Guthrie surprised the general mauager
and others of the society who are ten
derfect and look upon this part pf the
west as a howling wilderness. The
territory assigned to the Alliance
agents was estimated ou the map and
the general manager almost had a fit
over its vast area compared with other
agencies and the amount of busineas
done was also a wondpr to his royal
highness. Its all in knowing how.
C. 0. Aspenwall
Goes to Iowa
By orders from headquarters of In
ternational Harvester Co., C. O. As
penwall, their manager at this point,
has been transferred to Council Bluffs,
Iowa, where he will assume charge of
the company's business. He is suc
ceeded by W. E. Acker, of Omaha,
who has taken charge of afairs al
ready. In the removal of Mr. Aspenwall,
Alliance loses one of its most pro
gressive citizens, and we regret to see
him leave. He has always been a
moving spirit in the progress and en
terprise of the city and no doubt we
will often feel his absence. Socially,
Mr. and Mrs. Aspenwall are most pop
ular. They heve always shared in the
doings of our people aud made life
most pleasant for all who came in
contact with them. But as the old
saying goes, "The best of friends must
part," so in this case. Mr. and Mrs.
Aspenwall can rest assured that they
will take with them the best wishes of
the majority of AUiauce people. They
have disposed of their residence proper
ty to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Regan, who
will make it their home in a short
time.
Mr. Acker, who assumes the place
vacated by Mr. Aspenwall, is a capable
machine man and it is said that ho
possesses the ability necessary for the
responsible position ho assumes. The
Herald desires to welcome Mr. Acker
and hopes to see him become so well
pleased with Alliance that he will join
with us in opposing the scheme to
move the official department of the In
ternational Harvester company to
Crawford as contemplated.
Thanksgiving Services
Union Thanksgiving service will be
neiu at me rresoyienan cnurcn next
(Thursday at it o'clock a.m.
Andrew Rosewater
Talks on Sewerage
Last Friday evening Mr. Andrew
Rosewater, city engineer of the city of
Omaha, gave a talk in the city hall on
.the question of sewage. Mr. Rose-
water spent the afternoon looking over
the city and examining the plans in the
city hall. He was introduced by Mayor
Smith, who explained the purpose m
getting Mr.' Rosewater to come here..
After explaining the history of sew
ers and the methods and plans used by
tho ancients for making their cities
sanitary he explained what was ne
cessary for Alliance. Speaking of the
sewer which he put in at Hastings,
Nebr., he said that the city had pur
chased eighty acres east of town to
use as a park and that the waste water
was used for the purpose of growing
garden truck, etc., and that it was a
great success. He believes that it
would be a mighty good plan for Al
liance to purchase at least forty acres
south of town for the purpose of park
ing and to ubc the waste water from
the sewer when built.
In explaining the septic system of
sewage Mr. Rosewater said that the
cess pool does not destroy everything
put into it, while the septic tank docs
this. The cost of the septic tank
amounts to very little. He put a sewer
in at Independence, Mo., in 1898 and
used the septic tank system. The
cost is only xo per year. The sewer
should be flushed twice a day, the
flush tanks holding from 300 to 400
gallons of water.
Speaking of the growth of a city and
the manner in which a sewer effects
this to a great extent, Alliance
is just now at the turning point. Un
less the city adopts modern conven
iences and uses the right methods it
will not continue as it should.
Speaking of the amount of waste
matter thrown off into the soil each
day, Mr. Rosewater stated that this
amounts to about four pounds each
day for each person. In a city the
size of Alliance this amounts to 3,600
tons each year. It does not take very
long to impregnate the soil and the
water carried through it, causing ty
phoid fever aud other diseases of like
nature,
The benefit of a sewer to Sheridan
has been so great, he states, that tho
population of the city has doubled in
the last five years. There are 180
miles of sewers in Omaha and $ 100,000
is spent there every year tor sewage.
After the sewer comes pavements, ex
tended waterworks, etc., and it adds a
new impulse to the city.
In answer to questions asked by
parties in the audience he stated that
the estimated fall of the sewer in Al
liance would be two and one-half in
ches per hundred feet and that an
eighteen inch pipe, such
as is speci-
fied in the plans, would carry off the
sewage for a city of 25,000 people,
and that a fifteen inch pipe will do for
15,000 people, and that the sum of
$46,000, which is the amount that can
now be raised, is more than ample to
build the sewer.
Wednesday morning Mr. Rosewater,
in company with J. P. Hazard, spent
some time 411 the south part of town
looking over the grounds generally and
the Omaha engineer will make a writ
ten report of conditions. Mr. Rose
water states that the sewer plans now
iu the possession of the city are prac
ticed in every detail,
Lloyd Thomas,
Secretary of Commercial Club.
Father of G. L. Griggs
Answers Final Summons
G. L. Griggs, chief clerk to General
Superintendent Allen of the Burlington,
mourns the death of his father, who
passed away at his ranch home iu
Wyoming recently. The funeral took
place at the old home in Beatrice last
Saturday. In speaking of the de
ceased the Beatrice press dispatch
says:
"The funeral of the late Lewis T.
Griggs was held here yesterday, inter
ment being made in Beatrice cemetery.
The deceased was a pioneer resident of
Nebraska. He was born in Clinton
county, Indiana, April 17, 1843. He
served as a private in tho Eleventh
Indiana cavalry aud served until the
end of the war, He emigrated t6 Ne
braska iu 1866 and located ou a home
stead in 1'awnee county, later moving
to Osage county, engaging iu the im
plement business in Beatrice. In 1890
he located in Wyoming, where he re
sided until Ills (loath. He is suuived
by a wife, live childtan, two brothers
aud a sister. His brothers are N, K.
Griggs of Lincoln, Nulir., and T. J.
Gnggs of DeWitt The sister is Mnry
1 lii-.- t n. ,1 vv.. ti, -i,.m.
Iron are Mrs. Moll'io E. ' Daniels and
Burt Griggs ot Buffalo, Wyo.; George
L. Griggs of Alliance, Nebr.; Clifton
C. Griggs of Eureka, Utah; and Kirk
Griggs of this citv. Mr. Griggs be
longed both to the Masonic and Odd
Fellow lodges and was a staunch mem
ber of the G. A. R."
Democrats Control
Next Legislature
Complete official election returns
from the state show that the next state
senate will be composed of twenty
democrats, while the republican sena
tors will number thirteen. The house
of representatives will be made up of
sixty-eight democrats and thirty-two
republicans.
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Humor mid Philosophy
By DUNCAN M. SMITH N
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
If there is one thing that a married
fcian knows better than another, it Is
the fact that he Is boss of the house
bold, and so, secure and happy and
content In the knowledge, he doesn't
jive a rap who runs it nor hflw.
Some men like
to talk Just as
well as any wo
man that lives,
but the men are
not so generous
of their talking
and want to be
paid for It.
It Is hard for
a man to consent
to make himself
ridiculous, but he
generally can be
made to do so
for a considera
tion.
A wife who Is able and willing to
support her husband is entirely justi
fied in requiring him to stay In nights.
It is bard to convince n man that he
ts wrong when his living depends upon
his being right.
There are lots of men who dou't un
derstand women, but at that they don't
hold any edge over the women.
Lots of people will work nnybody for
mouey except themselves.
It is curious, but when u man makes
It hot for you a coolness is sure to
arise.
The wise, up to date man hi figuring
on the expenses of matrimony always
to be safe figures In the cost and ali
mony. If you engage In n lawsuit, you are
almost sure to lose even If you win.
Don't be so puffed up In your own
conceit. It Isn't nt all safe. There are
bo many prickly people always around,
and they are great on the puncturing
act
1
Some people who do as they please
don't.
Sometimes.
A man of peace often surprises his
acquaintances by his strength and
agility and fighting proclivities when
they get him In a corner.
Just Like All the Rest,
have discovered perpetual
"I
mo-
tlon."
"Pshaw!
What did you go and dc
that for?"
"What's the harm iu it?'
"Nothing partrgulur, only I was ex
pecting something original of you."
LEGAL. NOTICE.
Tho BUto of Nebraska, I In the County
Box llutte County, t . Cou.rt ,-
In matter of the utute ot Morris HeUojg.
deceased.
To tlio creditors of said estate:
You will take uotli-o that I will bit at the
county court room In Alliance, on Mouday.
May I7iu, n09 at 10 o'clock a.m. to receive aud
examine all claims, against said estate, with
u low to tlielr adjustment and allowance.
The Urao limited for the presentment of
claims aRulnst said estate is six months from
the lOih day of November 10Oo. unci the time
limited for their jiaymeut is ono year from
Mk1 lUtli jlajof November, !. AH clolrun
auaiuat wwl estate not protested to the court
liysald 17th du of Maj.JftW. llt 1 forver
barred. . ,
Wltne-s toy tisun and the seal of our Conuty
Court this 16th day of .November ,MW.
fBKALT. I A llKBUV
fpNoviO-Sv County Judge
C LISTEN
I I GO OUT I
MAKING A TIGER SIT DOWN.
Methods Used to Train the Beast Far
Show Purposes.
Fifteen foot of slack rope were
permitted the animal as the trainer
directed him once more to tho scat,
and once mow ho failed to under
stand. Then, says? n writer in Ev
erybody's Mngnzine, the order to
hoist was given, mid as the men
pulled the tiger felt the collar tight
en uhout his neck. His head grad
ually was lifted up until his fore
legs loft the ground, and he pranced
on his hind paws. With the four of
strangulation and the instinct of
self preservation, bis brain became
a mental mud puddle. He beat tho
air ' witli his fore paws, whirled,
squirmed and wriggled in a vain ef
fort to gel out of the collar that
clutehed his throat. Every move
ment of his body brought him near
er to the seat over which hung the
block and tackle. When he reach
ed it an assistant grabbed his tail
through the bars of the cage and
pulled him toward the little stool,
while the trainer punched him
against it with the iron bar.
"Swing him clear of the ground,"
ho called. "We'll make him take
that seat. All together now !" And
as the men laid their combined
weight on the rope the big cat was
hoisted until his hind legs dangled
two feet above the floor, dancing a
madman's jig. The helpless, chok
ing brute fought the useless fight
of a hsh out of water. Had not the
muscles over his throat been like
solid rubber tires he would have
strangled as he curled his body into
a coil, trying to escape the weight
that hung from his own neck.
With much pushing and hauling
the struggling beast finally was
landed on the seat. But the mo
ment he felt support under his feet
he leaped for the floor. He was met
by the trainer, who walloped the
sore, sensitive nose with the hick
ory handle of his whip and follow
ed this up by firing the burning
powder of a blank cartridge straight
into the nostril. The tiger turned
to run, but the trainer yelled, "Lift
him. boys !" And as the erew threw
their weight on' the rope the beast's
head and fore legs were yanked
from the ground, and he pranced
along for a few steps with only the
claws of his hind feet touching the
boards. When the momentum of
his own body had carried him clear
of the floor he swung back, sus
pended in the air, more like a life
less tiger skin than a blood filled
beast of flesh and sinew.
Tragedy of a Kisa. ,
He had not known her very long,
but as she stood in the moonlight a
white dress and a blue sash set off
her figure so well that he thought he
had never seen a prettier picture.
And then he did an awful thing
he kissed her. The innocent girl
shrank from him in horror, and the
young man realized that ho had
gone too far. Indeed, as the pant
ing girl strove to collect herself suf
ficiently to express the scorn surg
ing in her bosom the young man
thought of the beating lie must en
dure the next day from her father
and brothers and of the long ac
counts of the fight that would ap
pear in the newspapers. Fortunate
ly he had his hat in his hand and
turned to go. But the girl struggled
to speak. She would' express her
contempt for his action though it
killed her. "When," she said in a
low, faltering voice, full of deep
seuted hatred, "are you coming
again? 'Atchison Globe.
Breaking the Ice.
Beautiful Ella came into the
room and drew her low seat so close
up to her father's big armchair that
he looked up from his newspaper to
see what wns the matter.
"M"r. Wilkins likes you, father,"
she said as soon as she saw that she
had his attention.
"Well, I have been under the im
pression for some time that he liked
Bome one here," remarked tho old
gentleman, "but I've never seen any
indications- that I was the one."
"Well, you will tho very next time
you see sir, wukius, saiu me ueuu
tiful girl, with conviction.
"What's he going to do?" de
manded pa.
"He's going to aBk you if you will
consent to be his father-in-law,"
explained the beautiful girl.
Expert Evidence.
At the courts a case concerning
motor driving was being heard,
when the chauffeur declared that
when driving at forty miles an hour
he could, if necessary, pull up in ten
or twelve feet.
"Urn!" said the judge.
Then tho next witness an ex
pert gave his evidence
Said his lordship, "If a motor car
were traveling at forty miles an
hour and the brakes could bo put
on in such a manner as to stop, it
within ten or twoho feet, where
would tho driver go ?"
"Depend- erv much on the bort
of life he'd boon liing," said the expert.-
'London Graphic.
TRADING FOR A WIFEV
Indian Believed He Had Made a Deal
and Had to Be Bought Off.
''He mys ho would like to trade
with you for your wife!" It camo
out at last. It was a startling propo
sition indeed. For a moment we were
both too breathless to comment.
Finally my husband yielded to hia
impulse for amusement, aud, smil
ing at me, he replied:'
"Ask him what ho will givo for
her." s
"He says six ponies, lieutenant."
"Oh, tell him she is worth Iota
more than that."
'Tie will give you twelve ponies
for her."
My husband again replied that he
would not trade for anything like
that, so the Indian kept raising his
bid. He offered twenty ponies, then
twenty ponies and a squaw, then
finally twenty ponies, a squaw and
a papoose. At length, wearying of
the nonsense, my husband nodded
his dismissal of the subject. But
the Indian seented td think that the
apparent holding out for a higher
price constituted a trade when the,
final offer was not rejected. He
appeared satisfied, but soon signi
fied he wished to finish the bargain
Of course my husband immediately1!
objected. My savage admirer con
tinned unaccountably insistent, and
amicably to rid himself of the In
dian's importunity my husband told
him I was not fit for more travel;
that I needed to go to rest at once.
The Indian was not content and
continued, with some of his com
panions, to hang around the camp
until one of the men told them they
must now return to their camp, as
we were all going to retire. When
they had reluctantly departed my
husband laughingly told the lieuten
ant, who had not been present dur
ing the purleying, of the incident.
The latter looked grave and ex
pressed a fear that the Indian, in
the belief that he had made a trade,
might cau-e trouble when the bar
gain was not kept. My husband as
sured him there was no agreement
and the buck had no basis for such
a claim. TJie lieutenant explained
that the failure to reject the last
bid and the presence of witnesses to
the price haggling were all that the
Indian considered necessary to make
a binding affair of heart and honor.
Of course termsjiad to be reached,
and my husband, for the only time
in his experience with' the red nien,
or, as far as I know, with any man,
agreed to compromise. He bought
them off 'and appeased tlielr disap
pointment by a gift of good, hard
money and a lot of tobacco. Army
and Navy Life.
Signboards In Japan.
From the island empire come
these examples of "English as she is
Japanesed:"
"Tailor, native country; draper,
miliner and ladies' outfatter; the
ribbons, the laces, the veils, the feel
ings." "Hand-painting post-cards."
"Extract of fowl kept."
"Photographer executed."
"Head hair cutter."
"Writing for another done here."
"Specialist for the dicease of chil
dren' "Best perfuming water, anti-flea,
dealer of."
"Notiess Our tooth is a very im
portant organ for husiness life and
countenance as you know; there
fore, when it is attacked by disease
or injury, artificial tooth is very use
ful. 1 am engaged to the dentistry
and I will make for your purpose.
Pepys' Sparrow.
Bider Haggard classes sparrows
with rats as "vermin." However,
sparrows huve had plenty of friends
in past ages. Cattullus' poem about
his Lesbia's pet sparrow is one of
the prettiest things in Latin litera
ture and in a passage of Plautus
"sparrow," "dove" and "hare" occur
together as terms of endearment.
Pepys, too, writes of a pet sparrow
"To dinner with my father and sis
ter and family, mighty pleasant, all
of us. And, among other thangs,
with a sparrow that our mercer hath
brought up now for three weeks,
which is so tame that it flies up and
down and upon the table and eats
and pecks and does everything so
pleasantly that we are mightily
pleased with it."
' A Child's Philpsophy.
It is ono of the prime secrets of
happiness to recognize and accept
one's natural limitations, but phi
losophy of this kind is perhaps
hardly to bo expected of children.
A little girl had sent back her,
plato two or three times and had
been holped bountifully to all the
good things that go to make a grand
uinnor. Finally she was observed
looking rather disconsolately at her
unfinished plate of turkov.
"What's the matter. Ethel?"
asked Vm John. "You look
mournful."
"That just tho matter." said
Ethel. "I am moron full "
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