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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1908)
Y - " Hj i il' 1"J ' "W 41 ft to I " ' : V ' Ik. 9 K. '- a "i- :,&..-'!- f ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Cenmercial Chili KeMs Regular Meet ing Monday Evening. If the members of the Commercial club will turn out to allof the meetings as they did Monday night, and if they will manifest the same amount of en thusiasm, the club will accomplish much more. A great deal can be and is being accomplished by the club, if the members will all pull together. ' The ,cltib is not a religious uor po litical organization, and it is for all the Alliance business men, as well as the farmers and ranchmen in the county. The committee appointed to collect funds for the club was out Tuesday afternoon and in a short time raised over 100, and secured five new mem bers. Regular meeting of the Alliance Commercial club. Alliance, Neb., Dec. 14, 1908. Meeting called together at 8 p.m. by tho secretary in the absence of both tho president and vice president. On motion, R. M.' Hampton was appointed temporary chairmanfor the evening. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The treasurer's report was read and approved. A motion by Rev. J. L. Vallow, sec oned by Lloyd C. Thomas, that an honor roll be opened for men who would give one dollar or more toward the support of the club, and that a committee be appointed to solicit mem bers for this purpose, was carried. Tho committee consisted of the follow ing members: V. D. Rumer, I. E. 'fash. C. V. Mollring, G. L. Griggs, C. C. Barker, F. v Harris, Lloyd C. Thomas, V. W. Norton, J. W. Guth rie, Jas. Graham, L. H. Highland, F. A. Pierson, Glen Miller, John O'Keefe. A committee representing the Wo man's Club was received, and a motion by Rev. J. L. Vallow that the ladies be extended all the privileges of members, entitled to vote, etc., was carried. The purpose of the visit of the com mittee from the Woman's Club was for the purpose of getting the support of theiCccimerciaLt-club- in -getting, a4i brary for tho city. A letter from An drew Carnegie to Mrs. H. M. Rowan was read. It was as follows: New York, Dec. 10, 1908, Mrs. Helen M. Rowan, Alliance, Neb. Madam: Yours received. If Alliance, Neb., has ho library building and desires Mr. Carnegie's assistance in getting one, those interested should have the prop er authorities address him on the sub ject, stating what the city will do for its part. Respectfully yours, (Signed) Jas. Bertram, P. Secretary. Mrs. Rowan stated that Mr. Car negie required the city council to raise ten per cent of the appropriation each year for the maintenance of the li brary. He would build the building only. The site and books would have to be furnished by the city. A motion by Prof. Haves, duly sec onded, that a committee be appointed to wait on the city council asking that they take the necessary steps to secure Mr. Carnegie's assistance, was carried. The committee appointed was G. L." Griggs, chairman; D. W. Hayes, Mrs. S. K. Warrick and Mrs. H. M. Rowan. A motion by C. C. Barker that the library committee be instructed to take up the matter of a building for library with the city council on a basis' of 10,000, this requiring the sum pi 1,000 to be raised annually for the maintenance of the same, was carried. The report of the committee on man ufactures and traffic was taken up and the coal rate question discussed, The letters written by the secretary to Mr. Spens, general freight agent, at Oma ha, were read.' ' A motion by I. E. Tash, duly sec onded, that the committee on manu factures and traffic take up the matter of coal rates with the inter-state com mercexcornmtssion, was carried. A irnotioti by L H. Highland that the committee on manufactures and traffic take the coal rate matter before Jthe inter-state commerce commission and that they endeavor to stay the re ported advance in coal rates on Janu ary 2nd until a hearing could be had, was carried. Rev. J. L. Vallow stated that Dr. E. L. Thomas of Fullerton, Neb., was desirous of putting a wholesale grocery in Alliance, the capital to be about $75,000. A motion by I. E. Tash that the secretary be instructed to write Mr. Thomas and extend him an invitation to visit Allianoe, for the purpose of looking over the matter of a wholesale grocery and that the entertainment committee tc instructed to care for him while here, was carried. The report of the committee on pub licity and statistics was read and ap proved. The report of the committee on or dinances and legislation was reenved, Mr. Barker and Mr. Tash both talked favorable to the annexation of the low er half of Cheyenne county to Box Butte couuty. Mr. Guthrie made a motion that a committee be appointed to draft and circulate petitions in Cheyenne couuty for the annexation of the lower half of the county. This petition was amend ed to state that tho question be tc ferrcd to the committee on ordinances and legislation. It was carried, A motion by Lloyd C. Thomas that the city council be requested to call a special election at the earliest moment for the purpose of voting on the sewer age question was unanimously cat tied. A motion by G. L. Griggs that the city council be requested to call a spe cial meeting at the earliest date possi ble for the purpose of calling a special ejection was carried. A motion by-Lloyd C. Thomas that the subject of a Y. M. C. A. for Al liance be relerred to the committee on civic improvement and health for the purpose of taking up the matter with the state secretary was carried. Mr. Highland talked on the ad van- tagc of a credit system for the mer chants and urged that one be estab lished. ' Mr. Guthrie talked on insurance rates and stated that the Alliance fire department is one of the best in tho state and in the finest condition. A motion by C. C. Barker that the secretary be instructed to write A. G. Beeson of Omaha protesting against the raise in rates for fire insurance in Alliance, aud asking for the reason for proposing to do so, was carried. The meeting adjourned on motion of I. E, Tash at 10:40. Llod C. Thomas, Secretary. i J RAILWAY NOTES AND PERSONALS X Mrs. F. D. Beers is visiting in Den ver this week. Engineer H. Rennau is in Omaha this week on business. , Eqgineej; W,,B. Iiosiw is sojourning in Chicago this week. H. Pauly and wife are visiting in Grand 'Island this week. Mrs. A. E. Bates is on an extended visit with relatives in, Kansas City. Engineer W. W. Cook has resigned and left last week for Kansas City. Machinist Wm. Healy will spend Christmas in Denver with his folks. Conductor R. J. Burke left today for an extended visit with relatives in Lincoln. L. E. Cook left a few days ago for an extended visit with relatives in Des Moines, Iowa. Foreman J. F. Lawler will leave in a few days for a weeks visit with his family in Sheridan. Jack and Jerry will leave in a few days for an extended visit to their old home in Hannibal. Engineer W. H. White and family expect to leave soon for Seward to spend the holidays. Lizzie Phillips will arrive in a few days from Sidney to spend(the holidays with her parents. Mrs. R. M. Rae left a few days ago for an extended visit with friends and relatives in Beatrice. Miss Irene Roupe will return from Lincoln in a few days to spend the holidays under, the parental roof. Fireman J. P. Carter and wife left Sunday to spend the holidays with friends and relatives in Table Rock. Mrs. F W. Irwin will arrive in a few days from Beatrice to make this her home, Mr. Irwin being employed here as fireman. P. I. Beach, who has been attending school at Lincoln for the past year, arrived this morning to spend the holi days with home folks. G..E. Cornu of the master, mechan ics office went to Lincoln Saturday to join. Mrs. Corpu, who has been visiting in Columbus for the past two weeks. Fireman F. J. Mahoney, who has been running on the njain line from Al liance to Edgemont, has been trans ferred to the Deadwood line. Felix Eckluud, traveling representa tive of the International Association of Machinists, was here Wednesday look ing after the interests of the machin ists. E. S. Parks, who used to run an en gine out of here a few years ago, is now running a switch engine out of Salt Lake City on the Rio Grande Western railroad. Engineers F. C, Wood and'G. F. Wilsoti have been assigned to runs on Crawford hill. Tho Burlington paint gang is at work painting tho Burlington hotel mid are doing fine work. Switchman M Landrigan and J. C. Ferrell, machinist, returned from Al liance, where they attended the K, C. council and report an elegant time. G. J. McElroy has been promoted to roundhouse foreman, effective Dec. 15, vice C. A. Laudbcrg, who has resign ed. Mr. Laudbcrg and family will leave iu a few days for an extended visit with rclativsi before locating per manently. L. H. West, a trusty employee of the Burlington employed in the bridge department, met with an accident near Kirk, S. D., the gth from which he died at the hospital in Deadwood the tttli. The deceased, together with ouie of his men, were going into Dead wood on a push car when they were stiuck by an ore train with the above result. A couple of the men with Mr. West were also considerably bruised up, but no more fatalities are looked for. Mr. West was 45 years of age and a single man. The Union Pacific work on the North Platte extension has been temporarily suspended and the teams are in winter quarters. The rigorous weather is unusual for this season of the year, and it is believed that this is the sole cause for the discontinuance of the work. It is stated that the engineer in charge of the work has given it out that the present force will not only bo put back to work early in the year, but that it will be augmented by the addi tion of three hundred teams and a cor responding quota of men. Quite an excitement was created during the time No. 43 was iu Alliance Monday afternoon. The electricians were busy taking down the overhead wires, tho underground wires now being in commission, and. as No. 43 engine was backing down the track to go to the roundhouse, just opposite the de pot the cab caught the sagging wires and pulled everything loose, A foreign laborer was struck on the arm by a cross-arm falling from the roof of the depot, breaking a small piece of bone off his elbow. Luckily no one was otherwise injured. L. Br Lyman will succeed Cl' Bf Rodgers as superintendent of the 'Bur lington at Wymore. William Weld enhamer will succeed Mr. Lymali as superintendent at Sterling. No ap pointment has been made to fill the vacancy of trainmaster on tho McCook division made by the promotion of Mr. Weidenhamer. C. B, Rodgers, who 'Iff being relieved at Wymore takes the position of genera)' m'aEh'ger of the Gulf Coast Line in Texas iu a short time. It is understood that he goes to the Texas road in response to an offer that looks big to his railroad friends. A special dispatch of the nth inst. from New York says that after having predicted in Chicago that "any man who is a bear on the future of this couutry will go broke," J. P. Morgan returned to New York last night from a remarkable , f rip on a special train over the Lake Shore and New York Central railroads, The journey was made in seventpeu hours and one min ute, which is one hour faster than the Twentieth Century limited. Mr. Mor gan was in a hurry to reach New York, it is said, because of a business en gagement, and for that reason procured the special train. The special made from fifty-eight to sixty miles an hour for the entire distance, with only six stops between Chicago and this city. It is estimated that the trip cost the financier $100 an hour, W. C, Brown, senior vice president of the New York Central railroad, was the only other passenger on the Morgan train. Two private cars were used, and two heavy baggage cars were attached to balance the train as it whizzed eastward. Lo comotives were changed six times at South Bend, Toledo, Cleveland, Buf falo, Syracuse and Albany. The rec ord run from Chicago to New York is sixteen hours flat. Raikead Notes frem Edfwr.Mt Edgemont Express. 1 J.T. Crandell, the head light man, has left the service. Conductor Mike Haskins of the Sheridan division is laid up with the grippe. Boilermaker W. A. Matthews is off on the sick list. Boilermaker F, M. McNamara is off on the sick list. Boiler Foreman John McNamara of Alliance was an Edgemont visitor Sun day. L. Bartlett, master mechanic from Alliance, was in Edgemont Sunday en business. U IxlxJbb i IU JN a CHRISTMAS For Men Wc are showing' for the man, nobby Neckwear both in ties and Scarfs, and pretty Pins to match. Wc offer a special in Silk Hosiery, 3 pairs in a box at $1.39 An especially attractive Walking Glove in Cape Goat at $1.25 Men like new slippers once in a while even if the old ones aren't falling to pieces. They only cost $1.50 and up. We carry the largest stock of Books and Music in western Nebraska. Handsome Holiday Books in sets and single volumes Many are beautifully illustrated and attractively bound. There is nothing that makes a more acceptable and lasting gift than a book. WHY NOT BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS? The Horace Bogue Store CONTRIBUTIONS TO SISTERS' ACADEMY It Weekly Report of Payments Tiwsri The Erection sf the ScnmI luHitng. HOW THE FINANCES STAND TODAY Previously acknowledged ,$14,655.00 J. Curran 5-00 P. Kicken , 10.00 W.' Buchsenstein 10,00 P. HoKan ..-- 3'o W. S. Simonson 10.00 M. E. Reardon, Jr. 10.00 I. J. Ingstrom. . . ,..,.., 10 00 Tot3l $14,713.00 Fireman P. E. Shanks is on the sick list aud has gouc to Alliance. Engineer J. H. Carter has heen transferred from Alliance to the Dead wood line. Dan Fitzpatrick, road foreman of engines with headquarters in Alliance, was in Edgemont Tuesday. Mrs. K. C. Spatz and children left this morning for Atchison, Kas., and other points to visit with relatives. Wm. Dawson, who used to be here as foreman of the roundhouse, bad the misfortune while working for the Union Pacific at Omaha to loose one of bis eyes. The news was given us by Mr, Ecklund, who was here on business for the machinists. Mr. Dawson is now in California. I BUSINESS LOCALS. "Crown" Mrs, H. C, Haken, public stenog rapher, Commercial club office. Phone 677. wwww 48-8w ' The Bee Hive store for all kinds of notions, candies, etc., etc. The ,4Crown" ' Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk. Try Pardy's Cottage Bread. Go to Pardy's Bakery for your Pies and Cakes, , Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk Pardy's Bakery is 114 West Montana 6treet. .--wwwwww Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk. FOR For Ladies There is nothing nicer for your wife or sweetheart than a nice Fur. We are showing Fur Coats from $75.00 to $40.00 and Sets $5.00 up. There is a large and handsome assortment of fancy Collars, Ties, Belts and Gloves at all prices. In the Hand Bag line there are handsome Alligator bags from $4. 00 up to $15.00. H you want a pretty Skirt or Coat or Suit we will fit after Xmas without charge. For Rent A large east front room, close in. Inquire at Herald office. Two story dwelling, eight rooms, with furniture. Corner Niobraria and Dakota street. Apply to F. B. Dismer. 40'tf. rj. The Geo. P. Bent 'Crown" Piano Christian Science services held every Sunday at n o'clock, in Odd Fellows' hall. All are cordially invited to attend. so-tf. The " 'Bent Crown" HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PERSONAL TAX? Remember It Draws Ten Per Cent Interest Taxes are due Nov, 1. Personal taxes delinquent Dec, 1. Land tax delinquent May 1. Interest 10 per cent from date of delinquency. Real estate advertised for sale the first week in October and sold for taxes the first Monday in November. In all com munications relative to taxes, please give description of property. Fred Mollring, Co. Treasure. "No bill so large, No bill so small, But this expert Can collect them all." Expert Bill Collector Phone 677 Commercial Club Office 5otf The Alliance and Box Butte county Anti-Saloon Leagues will pay $100.00 for the arrest and conviction of any person found illegally selling intoxi cating If 'uors in Box Butte county, Nebraska. 51. tf New Year is coming and most busi ness men who are -successful have all accounts straightened by that time. Let me collect those old ones that have been standing since the year one. Mrs. H. C, Haken. Phone 677. Wanted to buy small house in north or west part of Alliance. Inquire at The Hejt aid office. Pianos and Sewing Machines See Threlkeld Phone 498 If you want to rent a house, flat, store, or barn, see S. . riiHer. He has them. 30-tf. JMM. For the Children We have not forgotten the children. Besides Toys and Books we have Fur Sets and "Dorothy Dainty" Hair Ribbons, Perfumes and Music Rolls. f "Ni, I I gr "V fife! -lib! :3e; , is4k. A New Call Boy The, Burlington railroad endeavors to hire only ambitious young men for call boys, and all call boys look for their men at Wikcr's pantorium, op posite Hotel Charters, Phone 212. Sale and Supper The M. E, Ladies' Aid will hold a handkerchief Tind apron sale and serve supperin connection, in the Charters' hotel dining room Friday, December 18. Everybody invited. Christmas Entertainment There will be a box social on Thurs day, December -ith, at the school house in Dist. No. 130, eight miles north of Reno, with a program in the evening;'rtlien distributing of presents, after which will be the selling of tbe boxes. With each box sold there will be' a free ticket given for the dance. Hot coffee will be seijwed with the lunch. Wanted to Winter 300 to 400 cat tle, plenty df hay and range. D. W. Albright, Kenomi, Sheridan Co., Neb., or Hall & Graham, Alliance. Geo. A. Hills pavs 6 cents for hides. Furnished rooms for rent at 404 Wyoming avenue, or phone 205, Piano tuning and repairing, phone 49 Wanted Anyone having a car of more of potatoes' to sell, write us best prices; smooth, screened, matured stock. Johnson Bros., Nebraska City, Neb. For Sale Two milk cows, coming tresn. U c., Kosenberger, Hemmg- ford, Nebr. 3W Taken" ,Up One three-year old steer branded - on. left hip and 5 on left jaw. Owrier 'can have same by prov ing property and paying charges. -F, M, McCoy1. , 3w $100,000 to loan on real estate. F. E. Reddish. x.8w Carpet cleaning by the Vacuum sys tem. No more free rooms. .Prices right. Phone 507. L. H. Brown, i-tf Estray Mice Taken vv October 21, 1908, by the undersigned on his premises, section 31, twp 25, range 48, Box Butte county Nebraska. One red and white heifer, two years old and one red and -hit. steer, two years 01a both branded J. E. Wilson, tp Dec. 17-5-w Alliance, Neb, H i 19 Ml ) ti ; ,1 f ;i n u