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Published Every Thursday by
Tit Herald PnWisWf Cimpany.
T. J. O'KEEFK Editor
J. B. KNIEST Associato Editor
Entered at tho Dostofllco at Alliance,
Nebraska, for transmission through the
mails, as second-class matter.
Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance.
You better look
jury will get you.
out or the grand
Congress lias voted $800,000 for re
lief of the sufforers of Italy.
"We need more money," says an ox
change. That's strange, indeed.
W. J. Bryan contemplates a trip to
Florida and Cuba during the month of
February.
Those who bet on election will please
report to tho grand jury. Don't all
-speak at once.
Not satisfied with giving away li
braries, Andrew Carnegie is also giving
luway tho steel trust.
' "Lucifer," of tho Alliance Times and
Bro. Woods, of tho Gering Courior, aro
after each other with tongs and pitch
forks, so to speak.
The editor of tho Oshkosh Herald
was proscnted with a beer mug for a
Christmas present. And Oshkosh gouo
dry. By gosh, that's a cruel joke.
The Standard Oil Company will not
bo called upon to pay the fine of
$20,000,000, imposed on It by Judge
Landis. John D. Kockelellor can now
rest easy. -
Congressman Mondcll of Wyoming it)
opposed to a rcductiou of the tariff on
coal, Congressman Mondcll is as bad
as the railroad on coal rates. Both
should receive a trimming.
ColIter'B Weekly says that manufac
hirers should label such imitations as
ucarsilk, leatherette, celluloid collars,
corn sirup, etc. We fail to see the
need of labeling celluloid collars.
A press report from Tennessee states
.Mliat the stato att6rney was shot at by
' an enemy but missed. Tho lucky
disciple of Blackstono can consider that
he has another shot coming if he does
not make himself scarce in Tennessee.
President Roosevelt would like to
capture a white rhinoccrous in Africa.
This should not seem a hard task when
we think how easy it was for him be
fore election to make the American
people believe that black was white.
T. H. Bunch, an Arkansas grain
dealer, has been fined 15,000 for tak
ing rebates from the Missouri Pacific
railroad. It's hardly fair to "hand"
Bunch such a "package." He is tho
first man to discover anything on the
Missouri Pacific worth taking.
Nebraska, according to the agricul
tural report of the U. S. for 1008,
ranks third as producer of corn, third
in winter wheat, fifth in oats and sixth
in spring wheat. Surely this is evi
dence enough of the value of Nebraska
real estate. Texas, with 200,000 acres
greater urea, produced 4,000,000 bush
els less corn than did Nebraska.
Leading republicans are alarmed
over tho progress made by the socialist
party and declare they can't understand
the cause. Ignorant blindness, indeed.
With a high court dissolving the fine
against the oil trust, the iniquitious
scandals emiuating from the Panama
Canal deal, the unjust imprisonment
of Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and
other labor leaders for violating no law,
ask why men turn to socialism.
The Sugar Trust.
Columbus Telegram.
We have beet sugar factories in Ne
braska, and every man, woman and
child in the state pays a tax to enable
those factories to make money. They
tell us the sugar factories arc "home
industries." That's all right to tell
but it is a lie, just the same. If some
Nebraska man wants to learn just how
much of a "home industry" one of
those sugar factories is, let him go to
any one of them and try :to buy some
sugar. Then he will find that the real
home of the factory is in Kansas City.
Let him go to the Grand Island factory
and be will be told that the price of
sugar in Grand Island is the price at
Kansas City and other Missouri river
points, with the local freight added.
The sugar has never been shipped a
4 is
mile. No freight has been paid on the
sugar, but when some citUcn of Ne
braska goes to buy the product of that
"homo industry" at Grand Island he
will make quick discovery that he is
very far from tho homo of cotnmon
houcsty and common fairness. There
was once a school of Ancients which
worshipped every animal and reptile
capable of doing injury to man. If
those Ancients could como back to
earth and settle in Nebraska they
would not find it necessary to go out
and hunt up a man-injuring animal to
worship. Every day and every hour
they could be singing hymns of praiso
to tho protective tariff, which goes
about the world on a mission of rob
bery. And the Aucients might be able
to kneel in plenty of company at every
cross-roads in Nebraska when worship
ping the most infamous monster that
ever cursed humanity by the aid of a
tariff for thievery only.
Governor Sheldon
Mnnn?c lllianna
iiviiviw nin(iiiWw
Beforo going out of office Governor
Sheldon appointed D. W. Hayes, sup
erintendent of Alliance schools, as a
member of the Nebraska State board
of education. This is good news for
Alliance and our citizens greatly ap
preciate the kindly feelings the governor
has always shown towards us. Inddi
tlon to its other duties as having the
complete management of the state nor
mal schools, election of faculties, etc.,
the board has had the power of location
Of the state normals. This appointment
conies as a recognition of the rights of
Western Nebraska.
Have A Great Time
at Hemingford
Gregory Zurn, district deputy grand
master, I. O. O. F., in company with
S. Pardee, Herb Wood, Geo. Parker,
Thos. Lawler, E. T. Henry, S. B.
Libby, A. S. Mote, C. W. Richardson,
W. Aspen, C. Wilson, J. T. Tody,
Chas. Brinkman, Frank Potmeisel. W.
B. Young and wife, Moses Wright and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mounts, and
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Stille went to
Hemingford last Monday afternoon
where the officers of Hemingford lodge,
I. O. O. F., were installed.
After the installation a grand ban
quet was served in Green's hall, which
was partaken of by about 150 guests.
The whole affair was a successful event
from evcrytandpoint. The Alliance
itcs returned next morning on 42,
Keeps His Promise.
Sometimes during campaigns candidates
for offices are easily persuaded to make
pledges which are occasionally forgotten,
especially if the candidate is not success
ful. This is not the case with Geo. M.
Adams, former member of the legislature
from this district and democratic candi
date for the senate last fall, who failed of
election. During the campaign Mr.
Adams told the writer that he would sup
port Alliance for a state normal school and
in a letter received from him this week he
offered to go to Liucoln to work for it if
our citizens so desired. Mr. Adams is a
successful business man of Crawford, has
wide influence with the members of the
new legislature, and his kind offer is ap
preciated by Alliance people, none of
whom regret the splendid vote Box Butte
county gave Mr. Adams last November.
Degree of Honor
Installed Officers
The Degree of Honor had a good at
tendance and an interesting meeting
Monday evening. During the session
the following officers were installed:
Past Chief of Honor, Mrs. J, G. Beck.
Chief of Honor, Mrs. Geo. Davis.
Lady of Honor, Mrs. Louis Buech-
senstcin.
Recorder, Mrs. B. Mewhirter.
Chief of Ceremonies, Mrs. Lizzie
Taylor.
Usher, Miss Lida Cox.
Financier, Mrs. A, T. Lunn.
Inne&, Watch, Mrs. Ella Cox.'
Outer Watch, Miss Jessie Taylor.
After lodge closed, officers and mem
bers were served delicious refreshments
at Thiele's.
Sweet Wrinkle Telephone peas, ten
cents per can.
Eight bars good laundry soap for
twenty-five cents.
Eight pounds new prunes for 1.00.
Three pounds first-class raisins, 25c.
At BENEDICT'S.
Superintendent Hayes goes to Lin
coln this afternoon to attend the meet
ings of the executive committee of the
state teachers association and the
schoolmasters club, ,
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RAILWAY NOTES AND PERSONALS
Mrs. Henry Pfenning is visiting rel
atives in Lincoln this week.
Mrs. J. F. Holly is visiting relatives
in Nickcrson, Ncbr.. for a few days.
Engineer and Mrs. C. B. Gibson left
Sunday for a few days visit with rela
tives in Denver.
Mrs. H. J. Sevcrns and Mrs, I. J.
Jcssup are spending a few days in
Edgcmont this week.
Engineer C. R. Withatn and wile
left yesterday for a few weeks visit nt
their old home in Aurora.
Mrs. W. J. Reid and sou will leave
in a few days for an extended visit
with relatives and friends in Denver.
Engineer H. R. Beans and wife will
leave Friday for an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Shainbaugh,
Iowa.
C. F. Greene and S. E. Klappal
started the New Year right and went
to Crawford to partake of a possum
"feed."
Mrs. J. A. McDonald and little
daughter, who have been spending the
holidays with relatives in Glcnwood,
Iowa, returned today.
W. J . Cheshire and family will leave
in a few days for an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Villisca, Iowa,
returning via Kansas City.
Engineers S. G. Tillett and G. L.
Miiliken left Monday morning for Mr.
Milllkcn's ranch near Bayard. Oh,
how the rabbits will Suffer.
Miss Irene Roup left a few days ago
to resume her studies in the Wesleyan
University after spending the holidays
with her parents iu this city.
A special train consisting of five cars
occupied by D. Willard, G. W. Hoi
drcge, C. E. Spens, L. B. Allen and
J. C. Birdscll passed through here to
day enroute to Billings.
Mrs. Wm. Hansen and two daugh
ters are expected to arriye iu a few
days from Denver. Wm. Hansen, is
now employed here as car foreman and
they will make this place' their home in
the future.
F. J. Stern, who has been employed
as car foreman at Alliance for the
past seven years, has been assigned to
other duties effective January 6th.
Wm. Hansen of Salt Lake will be Mr.
Stern's successor.
A well grounded rumor is afloat that
E. P. Bracken, formerly superintendent
of the Sheridan division and later , su
perintendent of the Brookfield and
Galesburg divisions, is to be appointed
general manager of the Colorado &
Southern, with headquarters at Denver.
No doubt the Burlington will gradually
inject their talent into the management
of the newly acquired road, thereby
introducing their system of operation.
There is a rumor iu railway circles
of the Burlington building from
Kearney to Northport and from Kirby
to Guernsey, thus making two direct
lines west. But railway building in
the winter time is always more active
than at any other season of the year.
Generally it is the newspaper men 'who
do the work at that time and it is diffi
cult to run many trains on roads built
by quill drivers. Thu accession of the
Colorado & Southern by the Burling
ton system is subject for much spec
ulation. Everything indicates a large amount
of railroad building in the state in
1909, says the Sheridan, Wyo., Post.
The recent sale of the Colorado &
Southern to the Hill roads gives that
system a big share of the present mile
age in the state, and seems certain to
promise the early completion of the
line from Guernsey to Kirby iu the
northern part of the state. It is ex
pected also that having acquired the
Colorado & Southern, the Burlington
will complete the gap now existing on
the Colorado road from Wellington,
Colo., to Cheyenne. The extension of
the line from the present northern
terminus of the Colorado & Southern,
Or". Junction, to Kirby, Wyo.. will
necessitate the building of 175 miles of
new line. The North Platte extension
of the Union Pacific, now within thirty
miles of the Wyoming line is expected
to be continued into the state next
spring; the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Puul has completed surveys and is
buying a right of way into Sheridan,
and is evpected to construct 124 miles
up Tongue river to " the northern
metropolis next summer; the Saratoga
& Encampment will push on through
the state into Colorado as soon as the
weather will permit in the spring; the
Northwestern will undoubtedly build a
line of fifty miles from Shoshoui to tap
the Copper mountain district early next
spring, and the Laramie, Halm's Peak
& Pacific will continue its extension
from Laramie, Wyo., into the .rich coal
and livestock fields of northern Colorado.
Railroad Nates from Erifemont
Edgcmont Express.
W. A. Bennett, road foreman of
engineers, has gone to Crawford.
Engineer Hagc of the Alliance di
vision has left the service.
E. P. McElvcy has been appointed
roundhouse foreman at Alliance in
place of B. Landberg, who has resign
ed and gone to Washington.
Ed O'Donncll, machinist, who used
to work here last summer, and is now
employed at Helena, Montana, on. tho
Great Northern, passed through here
Wednesday evening to that place, hav
ing visited with his folks in Alliance.
There has been a lot of stealing from
cars and the company is doing its best
to discover the offenders but so far
without any success.
Chas. Myers is now extra passenger
engineer on 41 and 42 betwen Alliuuce
and Edgcmont.
Fireman C. C. Gillette of the Al
liance division is on the sick list and
has gone back to Alliance.
Engineer Wm. Moulton of the Dead
wood line has been transferred to Al
liance. Superintendent J. C. Birdsell with
special car 84 went east Monday on
train 44.
Engineer P. J. Nolan, who has been
pulling trains 41 and 42 from Edgc
mont to Alliance, is laying off and has
gone to his ranch west of Alliance.
B. W. Benton, who has been run
ning an engine out of Alliance for some
tune, is now night engine inspector at
Edgemout.
The Burlitigton railroad has a force
of Japs putting ice in the big ice house
here. The ice is being shipped from
the Marsland lake.
Mrs. K. C. Spatz arrived here on
the morniug train Jast Friday from her
trip to Atchison. Her husband went
down the road as far as Alliance to
meet her. ,rrwrww
FriM the Sheridan Division
(From the Post)
Vice President Daniel Williard is
sceduled to arrive at Edgemont next Fri
day with his special train to make an in
spection trip over the entire division.
Business1 is again dropping off and it is
expected several train crews will be pulled
off temporarily. Very little business is
being received from the north, except
what is being turned over from the Billings
and Northern at Billings.
No 45's train into Sheridan. Monday
morning, in charge ot Conductor McNaliy,
lost control of the air and run down the
hill into the yards. Engineer Wagner
was just bringing out No. 44's engine and
was hit by No. 45's double header at the
south end of the yards. All three engines
were slightly damaged, No. 44's engine to
such an extent it had to go back to the
house and another engine furnished. No
one was injured, nor any cars derailed.
Gone Forever.
.Ten years ago a Box Butte farmer
put his initials on a dollar bill. The
next day he went to Alliance and spent
it with a merchant. Before the year
was out he got the dollar back. Four
times in six years the dollar came back
to him for produce, and three times he
heard of it in the pockets of his neigh
bor. The last time he got it back was
four years ago. He sent it to a mail
order house. He has never seen it
since and never will. That dollar bill
will never pay any more school taxes
for him, will never brighten any more
homes iu the county of Box Butte.
Trade at the "Bee Hive" store where
your dollar buys the most anyway, and
where you may get it back again. 4- it
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$ REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS X
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a.I" HALllUIDOE, Bonded Abstractor 4.
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Maverick Loan & Trust Co. to Francis
T. Parker, sw 5, 8-249, 850.00
Charles S. Marine and Lorenzo Snow to
George Hitschew, sw 4, s, se and sw 5; se
e sw, sw 0; nw 7; n nw, ne and ne se 8; w
nw and nw sw 9, 28-52, $9,000,
Arthur Bass to Otis Bass, e 11, sw 12,
26-52, $3,000.
Harry E. Jones to Hattie E. Sherwood,
ne X of 32, 27-49, 52,500.
Wanted to Winter 300 to 400 cat
tle, plenty of hay aud range. D. W.
Albright, Keuomi, Sheridan Co., Neb.,
or Hall & Graham, Alliance.
Carpet cleaning by the Vacuum sys
tem. No more free rooms. Prices
right. Phone 507. L. H. Brown, t-tf
WE PRINT
SALE BILLS
ANB PRINT THCM RIGHT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEti.
Widely Known New York Structure
Which May Be Razed.
One of the best known structures In
New York city Is the Madison Square
Garden, recently the scene of Impos
ing demonstrations lu honor of the
Democratic and Republican caudldates
for the presidency. The Garden Is now
In danger of being torn down and re
placed by stores and skyscrnplng ofllco
buildings. An effort Is being nindo to
bring about Its purchase by the mu
nicipality. The building was erected
originally as a sort of public enter
prise, the Idea being that It would fur
nish the city what It very much need
ed n great structure for the holding
of exhibitions and large public meet
ings of various kinds. Its tower Is
noted for Its architectural beauty and
THE MADISON SQCABE OAHD12 TOWER.
Is surmounted by a statue of Diana,
the work of Augustus St. Gandens.
The flcbleuess of the city's growth
defeated the very purpose for which
the structure was built, as, Instead of
being In the center of the city's zone
of theaters and hotels. It soon found
Itself on the outskirts. In consequence
the theuter and the music hall have
been losers. The arena has been the
chief source of Income, but it wns not
rented often enough at the price of
$1,000 n night to counterbalance the
losses. It has been the scene of the
gay and fashlonuble horse show and
the Old Guards' ball, of the livelier
French ball nnd the Arlon ball, of
prizefights, of bicycle races, field sports
nnd the military show, of auto
mobile shows, electrical shows, the
sportsman show, tho circus yearly, the
Wild "West nnd ninny kindred amuse
mentsT It has held great, crowds nt
political rallies nnd at civic demon
strations. On Its roof, In the shadow
of the graceful tower, where he had 11
studio. Stanford White, the nrchlteot
Whose genius worked out Its beautiful'
lines, was slnln by Harry Tlmw amid
tho gnyety of an opening night.
SYSONBY IN A MUSEUM.
Rare Honors Accorded Skeleton of a
Famous Race Horse.
An honor never before bestowed on
any other rnclug horse In the world
fell to tho lot of Sysonby, probably the
greatest race horse of the century.
SYSONBY IN ACTION, IN LIFE AND DEATH.
when that equlne's memory was per
petuated by the mounting of this won
derful racing machine's reconstructed
skeleton nt the Museum of Natural
History, New York, In a position de
pleting him In full flight over the turf,
with nil four feet "In the nlr."
Sysonby was foaled at James R.
Keene's Castleton breeding farm,
Kentucky, In 1002. Both sire nnd dam
were Imported from Englaud.
In his brief career, running as a two
and three year old, Sysonby captured
all tho rich turf events of his day,
winning fourteen of tne fifteen races
he ever started In. The ofllclul life
work on the track of this great speed
king was the running of only twelve
and one-half miles, for which he won
$178,100, said to be one of the largest
earning performances of any horse In
the world.
A Messenger's Message.
"Sam," asked the flrst messenger
boy, "got any novels to swap?"
"I got 'Big Foot Bill's ltevenge"
replied tho other.
"Is It a long story?"
"No. You can finish It easy In two
messages." Ally Sloper.
Ending the Troubte.
"I thought you were engaged?"
"Well. 1 was for awhile."
"DM sho throw you over?"
"Oh. no. I found out sho had an
artificial arm, so I broke It off." New
York Herald.
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TRIPLE SURPRISE.
It Came With a Pleasant Opting In
New Auto Car.
A well known author, who for some
years has been an enthusiastic ad
mirer of the automobile, had an amus
ing experience, which she describes
lu the Bohemian. A new model al
ways attracted her attention, she de
clares, and when she came out of the
New York hotel where Bhe was stay
ing and Baw a fine new car standing
unoccupied by the curb she stopped to
admire It:
While I examined It and gazed with
envy n frlond, nlso interested In autos,
cume down the steps and approached
the machine.
"Isn't it Btunnlng!" he said.
I agreed enthusiastically and addftd
that the machine was tantalizing me,
as I did so long to take a spin, that
my chauffeur was 111 and that I was
afraid to run my car through the city.
"Why, I will take you," he said. "I
haven't anything to do this afternoon.
Where shall we go?"
We got in, and I suggested Coney.
To make a long story short, the de
lightful ride gave us an appetite. We
stopped for dinner and then went out
to Sea Gate to call upon friends. As
we were crossing the bridge on our
way home at about 11 o'clock my
friend Inquired, "At what garage do
you keep your machine?"
At the question a terrible possibility
dawned upon me, and with the re
membrance of a certain unfainlllarity
that he bad displayed at the first In
regard to tho running of tho car the
situation became Instantly clear. Ho
had thought that the machine was
mine, and I had been equally secure
In the belief that It was his. In other
words, we had calmly gone off with
some one else's property.
You may Iranglne our feelings. We
felt confident that we would be ar
rested on our way uptown. We rolled
up to the hotel Inwardly quaking.
After much Inquiry nnd explaining
we found the indignant owner. For
tunately he knew me slightly and had
a well developed sense of humor, In
spite of a rather forbidding expres
sion as we first faced him with our
unfortunnte story. I think he believed
us.
His parting remark, however, was
rather puzzling, although he said It
with evident cordiality:
"Whenever you'd like to use the ma
chine again Just lot me now."
A SURPRISED CAT.
Gautier's Pet and Its Experience With
a Parrot.
Of all cat Btorles the best Is one told
by Theophllc Gnutler, the French nov
elist. He kept many cats, the favor
ite being "Madame Theophlle," and she
was his constnut compnulon by day
and night. One day a friend, who
was going nway a short time, brought
Gnutler a parrot, to be taken care of
during his absence. The bird, finding;
Itself In a strange place, climbed up
to the top of Its perch In a rather
frightened manner. Madame Theophlle
had never seen a parrot beforo and
regarded the creature with manifest
surprise.
After u period spent In profound
meditation, summoning up all tho no
tions of natural history she had picked
up in the yard, the gardeii and on the
roof, she plainly came to the conclu
sion that the newcomer was a green
chicken. This result attained, the
next proceeding of Mndame Theophlle
wns to lay herself flat on the floor,
like a panther, watching her prey.
The purrot did not like this at all; It
ruffled its feathers and rattled Its
chain uneasily. Then Mndame Theo
phlle came creeping nearer, her nose
quivering, her eyes half closed, wlill
slight thrills of pleasure ran along her
backbone at the Idea of the meal she
was about to make. Another moment
and she sprang upon the perch.
The parrot Instantly straightened up
nnd said In n deep bass voice, "Have
you breakfasted, Jacko?"
This utterance so terrified the cat
that she sprang backward. All her
ornithological Ideas were overthrown.
"And on what?" continued the par
rot gravel y. "On sirloin?"
The cat cast a glance at her master
as If to say: "This Is not a bird. It Is
a gentleman. It talks!" And then
she promptly hid herself under tho
bed, nnd from that refuge she could
not be Induced to stir during tho
whole day, St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Adages of Morocco.
In an article on the people of Morocco
a writer In Paris Figaro snys: "They
have some queer adages nnd some that
closely resemble ours. Thus they say,
The camel cannot see its hump, but
plainly sees the one of Its neighbor;'
He who depends on his neighbor will
go to bed hungry;' 'A wise enemy Is
better than a stupid friend!' 'Cross tho
rushing stream, but beware of the
quiet, noiseless one;' 'In this world
there are three things not to be trust
edluck, women nnd horses;' 'Mount
ing a horse, loosing the hunting dogs
and hearing earrings rattle drive dull
care away.'"
A Heavy Load.
Pop (looking up from the paper)
I see there's a new baby hippopotamus
at the zoo. What are you laughing at,
Johnnie? Johnnie (who is almost as
bright as he looks) I was Jus' laughln'
to think of the stork carryln' a hlp
perpotnmus! Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Compensation.
"Speakln of de law of compensation,"
said TJncle Eben, "an automobile goes
faster dan n mule, but at de same
time It hits harder an balks longer."
Washington Star.
Every one knows best where hU
own shoe pinches. German Proverb.
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