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Thursday, Dec. 17
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MAHARA'S
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25 Colored Stars 25
riirth, Melody Music,
Funny Commedians,
Pretty Octoroons
Street Parade at Noon
- prices:
Reserved Seats, 75c
Gallery, sOc
Children, 25c
Post Card Albums
25c tl $2.51
Largist Stick in tin City
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Published Every Thursday by
Tfw HmM PrtHsWnf Company.
T, J. O'KEEFE
J. B. KNIEST .
Editor
Associate Editor
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( LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
T. J, Heal made n trip io the Platte
vnlley yesterday.
Attorney Mitchell had legal business
at Bridgeport Wednesday.
Hugh Beal is back from an oxtended
visit at tioiurtage anu oiuer poims,
Wm. Welch of Bingham came up
yesterday noon to transact business.
Genial "Jack" Riordan of Grand
Island was an Alliance visitor last
Sunday.
Barney Halbiir and wife, from near
Hemingford, were in the city yesterday.
JaB. Gray went to Hyannis yester
day ton 44 to look after insurance" busi
ness.
' B. F. Ankeny was a passenger from
the east last Sunday on his way to
Crescent ranch.
Mrs. Daffron Miller arrived today
from Kansas City where she has been
for several weeks.
A. H. McLaughlin returned last
Sunday from Kansas City, where he
has been for several days.
Undertaker T. J. Threlkeld was
called to Edgemont last Monday to
take charge ot a funeral.
Col. Gearhart at the opera house
December iGth. This is the lecture
you have been waiting for.
Miss Kegina Burlew came down from
Hemingford last Saturday and is spend
ing the week with friends in this city.
The firm of Gray & Guthrie have an
ad in this issue that tells a whole lot
about insurance in a few words. Read
it.
Mining interests near Butte, Mont.,
called the popular prssenger conductor,
Chas. Matthews to that city last Sun
day., ... y
The young son of Mr. and ' Mrs.
John Daugherty has been very ill with
pneumonia, but' is improving at this
writing.
Superintendent Hayes of the city
schools made'a trip to Lincoln on edu
cational matters the latter part of the
week.
DR. T. ALLEN,
DENTIST
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-'Phone 391.
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When you plan your home
remember the importance of
Good Plumbing
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1 do sanitary work and guar
antee it.
I install Standard bath room
fixtures.
Steam and Hot Water Heating-
with modern, up-to-date
Ideal Boilers and American
Radiators right in niy line.
FRED BRENNAN
Tom Collins, whose serious illness
was chronicled in the Herald, has so
far recovered that he is considered out
of danger.
Miss Bonnie Thorp, who has been
the guest of her cousin, Mtss Mae
Shrewsbury, for a couple of weeks, re
turned to Grand Island Tuesday. ,
John Pilklngton has returned' from
his trip to Peoria and Bloomington,
111., where he sold a few cars of the
famous Box Butte-county potatoes.
The Holsten jewelry department has
another employe in the person of Ted
Copland, who arrived recently from
the Parlor City Cedar Rapids, .Iowa,
"What to Buy Him," is the vexed
question that the Famous Clothing store
settles for hundreds of Xmas buyers in
an attractive ad. in this issue of The
Herald.
Rev. H. H. Millard, educational sec
retary of the Nebraska Wesleyan uni
versity, spent a few days in Alliance
this week on business pertaining to that
institution.
U. S. Court Commissioner Clyde
Spangole came up from Bridgeport last
Friday on his way to the state capital
where business matters called him for
a few days, returniug last Monday.
Everybody come to the oyster sup
per social at L. J. Schill's, six miles
southeast of town, Friday evening,
December nth, for the benefit of
school district No, 34.
Come out Sunday evening and hear
Col. Gearhart lecturo on "Civic Right
eousness" at the M, E. church. This
is a union meeting and you are invited
to attend. There will be no admission.
Miss Marie Walbridge of Marsland
was brought to the Alliance hospital
suffering with a severe attack of typhoid
pneumonia. Her condition is improv
ing under the good care she is receiv
ing. Edward, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Newberry, fell from his
bed the other morning and dislocated
a hip, which required the attention of
a surgeon. The little sufferer will, re
cover rapidly for nature b especially
solicitous to the young.
Miss Edith Swan has decided to go
to Indianapolis, Ind., this month to
pursue musical studies. It is the hope
of her many friends that she will re
turn to this city where her musical
ability is recognized and appreciated.-
Miss Mary Smally is also among
those who have decided upon leaving
Alliance. Wc regret to see all this
musical talent forsake us. M i s b
Smally has made many friends during
her stay in Alliance, and her vocal
ability has been the source of many
complimentary remarks She goes to
Oklahoma Ctty, Okla., some time this
week, where she will make her home.
The best wishes of her Alliance friends
will surely accompany her.
Mrs. Nellie Hilller, accompanied by
Mrs. W. W. Norton, departed Tuesday
morning for Los Angeles, Calif., where
they will spend the winter. Mrs. Nor
ton will enjoy the company of her son,
Ward, who is attending school there.
Mrs. Hillicr will enjoy the delightful
climate of that section of the country
until spring, when she will return by
way of San Francisco and Portland,
stopping off at Sheridan to visit her
daughter, who resides at that place.
Mrs. Hillicr will later go to her old
home in Canada to spend the summer.
As to her future residence, she is un
decided, but will doubtless come west
to be with her daughter,
A social gathering occurred at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Gavin
last Saturday afternoon in which about
thirty-five guests participated. The
event was in honor of Miss Lulu Wirt.
The popular game of cards "500" in
terested the guests aun the success of
Mrs, Cogswell in scoring the greater
number of points entitled her to first
prize. Mrs. C. C. Barker scored in
the consolation prize. A sumptuous'
luncheon was enjoyed by the guests.
F. D. Weidenhamer, brother of W.
M. Weidenhamer of this city, and well
known to many of the citizens here,
having visited his brother fn this city
several times, has been appointed
superintendent of the Colorado Mid
land railroad with headquarters at
Colorado Springs, and became effective
December xst. He will move to that
city from Denver, where he has been
making his home for some time. Mc
Cook Republican.
Rev. J. H. Houston, who has occu
pied the Baptist pulpit since the de
parture of Rev.'G. C. Jcffers, haSbeeu
selected as the permanent pastor eflthe
church, and moved his family here
from Bridgeport yesterday. Mr. Hous
ton is a pleasant gentleman and the
Baptist congregation is to. be congratu
lated on securing his services since the
retirement of their worthy 'riaator, Rev.
Jeffers. .
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A. D. New of Ellsworth was in -Alliance
yesterday, having just returned
from Hay Springs. He has been in
that vicinity for the past six weeks,
during which time he cried about twenty
sales in Sheridan and Dawes counties.
Mr. New is a pioneer settler in Sheri
dan county and his services as an, auc
tioneer are so satisfactory that begets
about all the business in that line.
DONATES 10 PER CENT.
Geo. HeHring wW Have Special Sate
far Academy Benefit.
In the kiudness of his heart, Geo.
A. Mollring has decided too help tho
cause of St. Agnes' academy putting
on a special sale next Tuesday and
Wednesday, when 10 per cent of the
profits of the sales will be donated to
ward tho school. Mr. Mollring wants
to see everyone take advantage of this
offer and will make prices so reasonable
that it will be an inducement to buy
and thereby help the cause of the
academy. Remember what you buy
at Mollriug's on next Tuesday and
Wednesday will assist "in the good
cause. Don't forget this and be on
hand to take advantage of the bargains
offered.
Notice to Patrons
Will McCoy now rides around with
as plutocratic air as anybody, having
become the owner of Bud Betzold
2-cyhnder, "brown" auto, yesterday;
He gave a quarter section of land
located about seven miles southwest of
Alliauce, for the machine and received
a few hundred in cash on the deal. A
good "swap" for all concerned.
Owing to poor health, Mrs. W. H.
Zehrung, accompanied by the little
ones, left Tuesday morning for Rogers
ville. Mo., the home of Mrs. Zebrung's
parents, It is hoped that the lower
altitude will prove beneficial to the
lady's impaired health.
Mrs. C. C. Frahm, sister of Mrs.
Chas Brennan, returned to her home
at North Bend, this state, last Tuesday
morning, after a pleasant visit of (wo
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. Eckman, and sisters, Mrs. Breunan
and Miss Clara Eckmau.
With this issue The Herald concludes
its fifteenth milestone. We can con
fidently assert that the business of the
plant has kept pace with the progress
of Box Butte county and the city of
Alliance and we wish to express thanks
to our patrons for the same.
We wish to cull the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Stur
geon & Young, in another column. They
are successors to Geo. Zobel in the
dray and transfer business. All orders
intrusted to their care will receive
prompt and careful attention.
The election in the new county of
Morrill, which is a part of Cheyenne,
will take place the 22nd of this- month.
The county convention was held at
Bridgeport last week and candidates
nominated.
The county commissioners 'will con
vene tomorrow.
The first of the new year will soon
be on us and there is no better time to
balance accounts. It is best for every
body. The Herald is sending state
ments to all delinquents and we desire
settlement this month. If you have an
account against us, present it, as we
wish to find Qut where we're at,
"square up, and thus start the 'new
year right." The Herald.
Miss Myrtle Gilkinson left yesterday
afternoon for Kansas City after several
weeks' visit here with relatives and
friends.
The W, W. Norton store is prepar
ing for a preinventory sale from Dec.
14 to 25th inclusive. .The facts per
taining thereto arc set forth on the last
page of this issue and there is some
thing to interest all.
Conductor Baclnnan, who has been
having a hard siege of typhoid fever, is
on the improve. His brother, Judge
C. M. Baclnnan, arrived from Omaha
Sunday and will remain with him till
he has recovered.
Miss Stuckey of Hyannis is a guest
of Mrs. Chas. Matthews this week.
Mrs. Matthews, entertained in honor of
Miss Stuckey Monday evening in which
several guests participated at cards
and luncheon,
H. E. Jones, the land man of Hem
ford, accompanied by his wife, Mrs.
E. L. Everctts and Simon Iverson,
braved1 the cold 'weather and rough
roads yesterday to visit the county
seat with Jones' auto.
Last Tuesday, being a holiday of
obligation in. the Catholic church,
namely, the anniversary of the imma
culate conception of the Blessed Vir
gin, services at Holy Rosary church
were the same as on Monday,
Q?jris Matz of this city is quite sick,
and bis son, C. Matz. and daughter,-
Mrs. Ed. Beuthner and husband, all of
Lincoln, arrived yesterday morning to
be at his bedside. Mr. Matz is well
along in years and his illness weighs
unusally heavy on him.
. Julius Adler of Seward spent Tues
day in Alliance looking after business
interests of the Adler estate. Mr. Adler
stated tbat he had a number of appli
cations to lease the building occupied
by the Hill grocery but has not yet de
cided on whom he will let have it.
The old frame building on the first
lot south of the - opera house is being
torn down and thus another land mark
will give place to a modem brick struc
ture, which T. J. .O'Keefe, owner of
the lot, is arranging plans to build in
the early spring.
Miss Nora Waddick, of Grand Is
land, who has been visiting with her
brother, Lew, for the past two weeks,
will return home Sunday, Miss Wad
dick thinks Alliance is a good town and
one tbat can rightly boast of genial
hospitality.
In The Herald's report of election of
officers of Alliance council, Knights of
Columbus, the name of Chas. Brennan,
elected treasurer, was omitted. Also a
correction in the name of warden,
Robert Driscoll was elected in place of
Sam Burchell.
The rooming apartments over New
berry's hardware store, so long con
ducted by Mrs, Nellie Hilller, are now
under the supervision of Mrs. U. N.
Hoskins, who will hereafter take good
care of the "Humdinger brigade."
Col. G. A. Gearhart, lecturer, will
address a union meeting at the M. E.
church next Sunday evening on the
subject, "Civic Righteousness." The
Col. comes very .highly recommended
and you will be well repaid if you come
out to hear him.
Mr. .and Mrs. Jas. Thomas were
made exceedingly happy last Saturday
night by the arrival of a boy baby at
their home. This is their first bom
and- of course "Papa" Thomas' is as
proud as a peacock. And why shouldn't
he be?
JUST RECEIVED
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A Big Choice Line of
XMAS GOODS
Including Belts, Belt Buckles,
Sash Pins, Back Combs, Ribbon
Combs, Barrettes, Lavelers, Shirt
Waist Pins, Silk Scarfs, Head Shawls and a
nice line of Ladies' Hand Bags.
These Are Useful and
Make Very Acceptable
a Jr i esen ls
I have also received at this time a big line of Hair
Rolls and Puffs in all Popular Colors. : :
When trying to select your Xmas Goods, call on
me and if the above mentioned fail to please you,
remember that I carry the only and Made
work in Drawn Work pieces and Cluny Lace
Centre Pieces and Doilies to be purchased in
the city. :::::::
Please Call
MRS. R. SIMMON
FIRST STATE BANK
HEMINGFORD, NEBR.
Capital and Surplus, $15,000.00
Keith L. Pierce, Cashier
Notary Public in Bank & Insurance Written
Highest Interest Paid on Time Deposits j
Real Estate Loans, any size, made or negotiated
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AT 17 CENTS A DAY
Such is the New Model No. 5 Oliver
Typewriter
To everybody. everywhere it is
17 cents a day
To everybody everywhere 'it is a most
welcome Christmas gift:
To the young it is an education to the
old it is a convenience to the business man
it is a necessity to the professional man it
is a safeguard to the business woman it is
an essential to the Bociety woman it is an
acceptable aid.
To everyone everywhere is offered
this extraordinary gift opportunity for the
coming Holidays:
You can' buy an Oliver on this new
plan at the regular catalog price
$100. A small first payment
brings the machine. Then it's only
17 cents a day and pay monthly.
To learn more of this plan and to learn all
atout The Oliver Typewriter, address or call ujxm
L. 0. THOMAS, President
Western Specialty Co. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
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