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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
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The Lockwood residence has been
sold to Ed. O'Donald.
Dr. Bellwood made a professional
visit to Hyannis this week.
Mr. L. V. Uiugsby and wife
were
up from Minatare last Monday.
Mrs. A. E. Morrison is visiting her
parents in Wyoming this week.
M. J. Colby of Bayard was making
the rounds of Alliance Tuesday.
Mrs. C. C. Smith entertained the
M. E. choir last Friday evening.
We regret to chronicle the sickness
of Mrs. S. J. Holarcge this week.
R. H. McMullen, a citizen of Hyan
nis, paid our city a visit last Friday.
H. C. Read of Dead wood, S. Dak.,
was an Alliance visitor last Monday.
Chas. K. Bassett of the Hyannis
Tribune was in the city last Monday.
A. H. Tumev of Merna was in the
city transacting business Tuesday of
this week.
Mrs. Ed. Mathews from Lead, S. D.,
paid Alliance a visit the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. M. T. Kean is the recipient of
a visit from her brother, James Hickey
of Vail, Iowa.
John W. Guthrie, who has been vis
iting in Iowa, expects to return to Al
liance this week.
C. Richie, a citizen bailing from
Marsland, was an Alliance visitor the
latter part of last week.
W. A. Bennett, a Burlington dm
ploye at Edgemont, was in Alliance
the forepart of this week.
U. N. Hoskins is visiting at the
home of his parents at Long Pine. He
will return in about two weeks.
Mtb. W. J. Hamilton and daughter
returned Monday from their visit with
relatives and friends at Chadron.
Father McNamara made a trip to
the northwest part of the county last
Friday to visit a person who was sick.
Jas. Dopson and John Ryan, both
from Guernsey, were seen upon the
streets of Alliance the latter part of
last week.
A number of new subscriptions to
the Herald since our last issue are ap
preciated by the now management of
the paper.
Mr. Jamison of Ellsworth, of the
Nebraska Land Feeding Co., was in
Alliance last Friday and paid this of
fice a friendly visit.
The Herald is in receipt of a neat
and convenient calendar for 1909 from
the Chattanooga Medicine Co., of
.Chattanooga, Tenn,
J. H. Krause was in from his ranch
the forepart of this week attending to
business matters, putting up at the
Drake while in the city.
Chevalier Crispini, violinist and
trombonist, is in Alliance trying to ar
range with local musicians for a musi
cale here in the near future.
Mrs. J. T. Carey of Hemingford was
in Alliance between trains the first of
the week; as were also Mr. A. M. Mil
ler and wife of Hemingford.
D. E. Lynch, roadmaster of the
Burlington west of Alliance to Edge
mont, was in the city last Monday,
putting up at the Drake hostelry,
H. G. Ganson, proprietor of the
eating bouses on the line of the Bur
lington railway, had business in Al
liance the latter part of last week.
Frank Caha, formerly county com
missioner, was at the county seat last
Monday on business. This was
Caha's first visit to Alliance since
fall.
The Congressional Record of
Mr.
last
the
19th inst. contains a speech delivered
by Congressman Norris of the 5th Ne
braska district on the Pension Appro
priation bill.
Mr. "Stubb" Griffith, brother of
Professor Griffith, the pianist at the
Jollo, has been giving great satisfaction
and is drawing large crowds. You
ought to hear him,
Hon. Geo. M. Adams of Crawford
met with a very paiuful accident last
week. He was in the way car of a
freight train at Marsland which was
doing some switching and was thrown
against the stove, resulting in a broken
rib and a bad burn.
Sam Albro, tra cling salesman for
the Woodward Caudy Co., of Council
Bluffs, has been working the towns in
this part of Nebraska. He returned
to Alliance Monday.
We learn that the wife of C. II.
Murphy, who was recently operated on
in one of the Omaha hospitals, is re
covering nicely. Mr. Murphy returned
from Omaha last Saturday.
Ray S. Canberry and wife of Mitch
ell were Alliance visitors last Saturday
stopping at the Drake hotel while in
the city. J. H. Shilds, also of Mitch
ell, was in Alliance last Friday.
Morning subject at the M. E. church
will be, "The Proper Us.e of Wealth."
The sermon to young people at 7:30
p.m. will have for its theme, "Dayid,
the Man After God's Own Heart."
H. G. Furman and Burt Furman of
Marsland were Alliance visitors last
Monday. Mr. Furman is one ol the
substantial pioneers of Dawes county,
owning a large ranch near Marsland.
S. C. Reck leaves on Saturday of
this week for an extensive trip to the
northwest. He will be gone about two
weeks and will visit Spokane, Butte,
Boise and other principal points before
icturning.
Miss Blanche McDonald, daughter
of Conductor McDonald, arrived Sun
day morning from Lincoln, where she
has been attending school. She made
a short visit with her father and re
turned to the capital city.
"How the germs must enjoy this
absence of sunshine weather," remarks
the Omaha Bee. If absence of pun
shine weather is necessary to their
enjoyment, Alliance and Box Butte
county germs must be very unhappy.
The card party and dance given by
the Daughters of Isabella, at the
Knights of Columbus hall, last Friday
night proved a most pleasant affair and
was well attended. The luncheon
served consisted of hot coffee, hot rolls,
cake, etc. The proceeds derived from
the entertainment will be used for a
charitable purpose.
R.J. Harshman of Minatare was
seen about the streets of Alliance Fri
day and Saturday of last week. Mr.
Harshman is connected with the In
ternational Harvester Company and
came up for the purpose of takiug the
overland route, via automobile, to
Guernsey, where he was to deliver the
machine.
Governor Shallenberger has ap
pointed Robert Graham of Alliance as
a delegate to the Dry Farm Congress
to be held at Cheyenne, Wyo., the 23d
of next month. G. L. Shumway ot
Scottsbluff and A. M. Morrissey of
Valentine were also appointed by the
Governor to help represent north
western Nebraska.
The many friends of Professor Grif
fith will be pleased to note that he has
returned to his work at the Jollo. Mr.
Griffith states that his mother is much
better and that tie is glad to be back
"in the old town." His brother, who
is a ballad singer, is here at the Jollo
and will provide the patrons of the
show with good entertainment.
At the card party given by Mrs. C.
D. Reed in honor ot the ladies' auxi
liary of the B. of R. T. last Friday
evening, Mrs, Deitleiu received first
prize and Orville Owens the consola
tion prize. An elegant luncheon was
served during the evening. There was
a large attendance and the entertain
ment was much enjoyed by those pres
ent. Little Miss Neomi Sweugle enter
tained seven of her friends last Satur
urday afternoon through the kindness
of her aunt, Mrs. Renswold. A lunch
eon was a part of the entertainment.
Those proseut beside the hostess were
Virginia Warrick, Mabel and Jannette
Grassman, Izetta Renswold, Dorothy
Hampton, Corynne Mollring and Wil
mina Brinkmau.
The reception tendered Dr. and
Mrs, H. A. Copsey last Thursday
night at the K. C. hall was a pleasant
affair and the newly married couple
realized at once that thev were surely
in the home of their friends. Father
McNamara acted as speaker of the
evening and among those to express
welcome to the young couple was Judge
J. J. Harrington, who extended the
congratulations of those present and
well wishes for a long and happy jour
tiev through life. A handsome library
table mid lamp were presented to Dr.
und Mis. Copsey.
Mrs. D. Fitzpatrick entertained at a
children's party Saturday evening in
honor of her daughter, Thclma. The
evening was spent in games aud other
pleasant amusements, after which a
delicious luncheon was served. The
guests departed wishing Miss Thelma
many pleasant birthdays. Those
present were Misses Thresa O'Donucll,
Vivian Holeway, May Newberry, Kate
and Hannah Kniest, Mac Barnes and
Julia Collins.
The following item taken from the
Harrison Sun, regarding the capture of
a bald eagle, will be interesting to our
readers: "Joe Kourath captured a
large bald eagle a few days ago at his
home near Montrose. He had set a
trap for the coyotes, and upon going to
the trap he found that the catch was a
large bald eagle. How to secure it
without killing it was what puzzled
him, but by watching his chauce he
finally caught it by the tip of a wing,
and after a great deal of strategy suc
ceeded in getting his arms around it in
such a manner that it was helpless.
He then loosened the trap with his
feet and took the prize home. Yester
day he brought it to town and sold it
to George Thurman, who will ship it
east tonight."
"DAILY DRIFT" EXTRACTS
The Nebraska State Journal is a re
publican party publication, but the
Daily Drift department contains some
items that sound refreshingly nonpar
tisan to us. Following are a few ex
tracts from a recent issue:
Generally the man elected to high
official position is a narrow partisan.
And that isn't as it should be. '
In Colorado where woman has equal
political rights with man, the legisla
ture is struggling along with but one
female member. The husband of that
woman is a minority member of the
household and has to do what he's
told.
The republicans of the Oregon legis
lature who voted for Governor Cham
berlain for senator did exactly right.
They had pledged themselves to sup
port the choice of the majority in the
state, and they simply did as they
agreed. Let the people rule.
On top of the fine of $1,623,900, the
Waters-Pierce Oil company ha3 been
ordered to get out of Texas and take its
well-boring machinery along with it.
No doubt the company will be obliged
to quit the state, but as to paying the
fine, it has yet an opportunity to ap
peal to the supreme court of the United
States, and that distinguished body is
inclined to be lenient toward male
factors of the first magnitude.
Hundreds of people, men, women
and children, went hungry to bed in
New York City on New Year's eve and
the revellers who made the rounds of
the swell hotels and cafes consumed
39,894 quarts of champagne, say noth
ing of other intoxicants of which no
record was made. The cost of the one
item of champagne is estimated at
about $200,000, a snug sum that might
better have been used to allay the mis
ery of the pitifully poor of that pitiless
city.
John Wot th Kern is a man of more
than average ability, a lawyer who un
derstands the law, but he is poor in
purse because he has allowed himself
to be dragged into politics when he
ought to have been looking after the
interests of his clients. On the road
to high official position, his wagon has
tippod over every time. His latest de
feat ib pet haps the most disappointing,
but if it cures him of the habit of run-
ning for office, he may yet feel cause
for giving thanks for his deliverance.
"No-bill so large,
No bill so small,
But this expert
Can collect them all."
Expert Bill Collector Phone 677
Commercial Club Office sotf
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Obeying Orders.
Cop right. 1W7, by K C. Pnrcclls
There was 11 column of us riding
along the highway In sets of foura
when one of the cavalrymen swayed,
lurched nml pitched from his middle
Just as we heaid the report of n rllle.
At the edge of the cornfield twenty
rods from the road was a puff of blue
smoke to direct us to the bimhwhncUer.
We had the fences down and were rid
ing toward the spot two minutes later.
Yur Is criicl enough, but bushwhack
ing Is simply murder. A farmer am
bushes himself and fires Into a column
of marching men. Whether he wounds
or whether he kills, the war goes on
Just the same. Tho government would
feel the loss of a mule more than of a
man.
"If your column- Is bushwhacked,
find the man and hang him. If ho has
a home, hum It.
Those were the orders, and every
man remembered them ns we rodo
down on the bushwhacker. We found
where he had knelt down to take aim,
hut he had disappeared. Fifteen rods
up the hill was a wretched pole cabin,
with the roof sinking In. It had no
door at the opening and no sashes nt
the windows. There was no lloor, and
the cooking was done at n rude fire
plnee. A girl who could not have been
over eighteen and who was poorly
clothed and barefooted sat at the front
door, smoking n pipe. She saw v.s
swarming up the hill, hut did not
move. Our cutses filled her ears a mo
ment later, but she puffed at her plpo
mid looked at us Indifferently.
"rhero Is the man who fired tho
shot? You heard it. You must know
who it was."
"Didn't dun hear nor see uuthln',"
she replied.
There was ouly one loom in tho
.cabin. Lying on the tioor under tho
rude bedstead, with his gun beside
him, was the man. We hauled him
outdoors without resistance. The wife
on the steps did not rise up nor cease
to puff. She did not look at us nor
at uim. The man was u squatter, per
haps twenty-two years old. He was
"white trash."
"Bring a rope'."
The man leaned up against au old
cherry tree and looked at wife and
baby. I was looking Into his face all
tho time. It was emotionless and un
readable. Not ouc human sentiment
swept over it. He simply stared und
suired and stared.
The baby had been nursed and croon
ed to sleep. The woman still held It.
Iler pipe had been smoked out. She
still retained it in her black teeth. As
the free end of the rope was thrown
over the limb of another tree not far
away the womau seemed to look at
her husband for the first time and
said:
"Jed, didn't I tell you tin' ho?"
"Keckou."
"He's bushwhacked one of my tnen
and lie's got to hang!" said the oulcer
to her.
"Told him not to."
"Will you go inside?"
"Fur why?"
"You don't want to see your own
husband hung, do you?"
"I'll sit yere," she answered as she
nettled down.
"Now, then." said the officer to the
husband, "do you want to kiss your
wife and child before you go?"
I looked to see soft lines come Into
the man's face, but I observed not 0110
single one. It was a face of wood or
stone. He looked at the woman nnd
at the child, aud It seemed ns If ho had
not understood. She did not even look
up. I doubt if they had over exchang
ed kisses. Perhaps he had never taken
the Infant in his anus. It seems cruel
now, when peace, has been upon the
land for a third of a century, but blood
ran hot In those days of war, and men
did not stop to think. The man was
walked to tho other tree, the nooso
slipped over his head, and half a dozen
pairs of lmiidfj drew him clear of tho
ground, his arms having been first tied
behind him. He said no word and
made no struggle. You would havo
thought that something like that had
been part and parcel of his dally ex
istence for years.
"Now we must burn the house." said
tho otUcer to the wife as the grewsomo
thing hung there, swaying in the
breeze.
"Hoekon you must," she answered as
she moved aside for us to past lu.
We brought out everything and made
a pile In tho grass. She assisted us In
no way. The baby woko up again, with
a wall, but before nursing and croon
ing again she filled und lighted her
pipe. One of tho troopers gave her a
match. When ordered to move, she
walked away about ten yards and sat
down under a bush. The old cabiu
was fired, and In a quarter of an hour
It had disappeared. What we had car
ried out could nine been taken away
In a wheelbarrow. The provisions con
sisted of a small piece of bacon and
about five pounds of cornmeal. Tho
bugle blew "Attention!" and the troop
ers began moving down the highway.
I llugcred behind to say to the woman:
"Your husband Is dead, your house
burned down, and what will you 'do
now?"
"Can't reckon to say," she replied In
careless tones.
"Got a father and mother to go to?"
She hlioolc her head.
"Any frlcuds to tako you InT
Another shake.
I took out and handed her a five dol
lar greenback, aud Hhe was Inspecting
It and giggling over It when I hastened
away. M. QUAD.
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AVERTED A DUEL
The 80ft Answer That Wat Returned
to the Challenge. I
Mrs. Minnie Waller Myers, In hot
"Uomatiee aud Ileallsm of the South.
lril Hlltf nntlfif " vtrAa 1111 noi.minf .
Pino of the last challenges to a duel
which occurred In Louisiana. The af
fair was betweeu M. Marlgny, who be
longed to one of the oldest families of
Louisiana, aud a Mr. Humble, a sturdy
x-blacksmlth of Georgia, who had be
Dino a man of political consequence.
Mr. Marlgny took bffoilse at some re
marks of the Georgian und sent him a
ihallouge. The big- cx-blacksmlth was
nonplused.
"I know nothing about this dueling
Imslttoss," he sftld. "1 will not fight
film."
"You must." said his friend. "No
,eutlomnu can refuse."
"I um not a gentleman," replied the
Honest sou of Georgia. "I tun only a
iilni'lvHtnlth."
"Hut you will be rulucd If you do not
tight," urged his friends. "You will
nave the choice of weapons, and you
pin choose so ns to give yourself an
equal chnnco with your adversary."
Tho giant asked time In which to
Icousldcr the question and ended by ac
cepting. He. sent, tho following, reply
po M. Marlgny:
'I accept, and In the exercise of my
privilege 1 stipulate that the duel shall
take place In Lake Pontcuartraln, In
dx feet of water, sledge hammers to
fbe used as weapons."
M. Marlgny was about five feet
tght inches in height, and his adver
tary was seven feet. Tho conceit of
the Georgian so pleased M. Marlgny,
ivuo could appreciate a Joke as well as
orpetrnte one, that he declared him-
udf satisfied, and the duel did uot take
place.
STREET LIGHTS.
How Throughfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.
Lighting tho streets of a largo city
I'ii olden times was a fnr different
(lilng from the illumination of out
horoughfares now. In 1C01 the streets
if London were directed to be lighted
villi candles or lanterns by every
uuiseholder fronting the main road
ruin nightfall to 0 o'clock, tho hour of
"big to bed.
In tho last year of King Charles II.'s
flgu one Edward Honing obtained the
Ight to light the streets with lanterns
'need over every tenth door from 0
'clock on moonless evenings until
ilduight between October nnd April.
I luring the reign of Queen Aniie Id
uly. 1780. Mr. Michael Coke intro
ucod globular glass lamps with oil
(Titers Instead of the former glim
lerlng lanterns. In 1710 an net was
issi'd which enjoined every house-
f older to furnish a light before bla
m r from 0 to 11 o'clock at night, ex-i-pt
on evenings between the seventh
Ig'it of each moon nnd the third after
t reached Us full.
In a few years a company was form
d to light the street from G o'clock
111 midnight, each householder who
lid poor rates being required to con
rlbutc for this purpose 0 shillings a
ear.
Gaslight, at its Introduction In the
"ginning of the last century, present
d such a novel spectacle to the eyes
f foreign ambassadors that they were
'i hi enough to Imagine that the brll-
i tnt lamps were a part of a general
'iimlnation to celebrate their arrival.
Harper's.
Light and Pain.
"Light Is good for toothache." said
! doctor. "Darkness Is bad for It
'you nro n toothache sufferer, haven't
u often noticed how the pain In yout
w Increases wueu late at night you
rn off the lamp and try to sleep7
Wit. you see. Is good for the tooth-
e. There arc n number of diseases
Is good for asthmn, cold In the
I 'iid. earache. These diseases In the
1 lark nil grow worse.
"Darkness Is good for a sick head
ache aud for neuralgia and for nausea.
Haven't you noticed It? Light and
( darkness they are remedies recog1-
inlzed at last, and today wo prescribe
them tho same as we do quinine 01
iux." New York Press.
Hugo I'nrtiui. wiltlni; In tho OutlntC
Magazine, says tli.it the hnpplcNt anil
tuoKt heniitlful pot on cm th today la
the Island of Moot en. one of the Society
Islands, In the mmtli seas. As n con
trust to HttentiotiH American method
this description sounds alluring:
"Whenever you are thirsty a word
will fend a lltN- brown hotly scram
hli!g up n till ui, in ue (mill;, and in
two mhiuteH 11 gwen iwounut Is ready
for you to qttaff-tlio nectar nf the Poly
nesian gods. It In worth the tr!v down
here to eat the native 'vlttuU.' tor you
get at every meal things you uever
tasted before, and each seems better
than Its predecessor; to see your dln
uer of fresh water shrimps, sharks
fins and ronsted sea urchins. The ba
nanas you eat thero are eleven varie
ties baked, raw, fried, dried grow a
fw rods back In the vnlleyi ditto the
breadfruit, the pineapples and about
everything else on the board. It's nice
to havo your morning coffee grown la
the back yard. Guavas grow in such
profusion they nre used as pig food,
grated cocoanut is fed to hens, whllo
sensitive plant is considered excellent
fodder for cattle.
"For perfection of tho human body
tho Tahltlan is unexcelled, if, Indeed,
ho is anywhere equaled. They are a
large race, both men nnd women being
noticeably taller nnd more fully de
veloped than Anglo-Saxons. I doubt it
any Society Islaudcr ever went through
n wholo day in his life without bavins
a wrcnth of (lowers ou his head or a
blossom behind his car. Tho love of
flowers Is Innate with man, woman and
child. They can't pass through a patch
of woods without emerging with a gar
land. Every gay mood calls for flow
ers on their hats, in their hair, behind
their ears, and their life is an almost
unbroken Bcqucncc of gay moods.
Scarcely a native on the Island of
Moorcn can speak a sontence of Eng
lish, but every one you meet greets yoa
with n courteous smile and the wel
coming woid 'InKira-na (Yorana)."
BUSINESS LOCALS.
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Household goods stored in basement
of Yonkin's restaurant. Terms reason
able. Enquire of S. W. Holt at Yon
kin's restaurant for further particulars.
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Dr. AllenjkntisLOpera house blk
For sale: Two well-bred colts. One
broke to drive single, the other halter
broke. Full brother and sister. In
quire of Ira Reed. 5-tf
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera Jiouse blk.
, For Kent A large east front room,
close in. Inquire at Herald office.
Christian Scieuce services held every
Sunday at 1 1 o'clock, in 'Odd Fellows'
hall. All are cordially invited to
attend. 5o-tf.
We have some special bargains in
harness and saddles nt McKeeu'a. Call
and see us. . 7-1
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house blk.
Geo. A. Hills pays 6 cents for bides.
Furnished rooms for rent at 404
Wyoming avenue, or phone 205.
For Sale Two milk cows, coming
fresh, C. E. Kosenberger, Heming
ford, Nebr. 3W
Wanted Nursing to do. Phone 503.
. 6-2W
Wanted A good, reliable man to
sell tea and coffee at once. Grand
Union Tea Co., Omaha, Nebr.
Wanted to buy small bouse in north
or west part of Alliance. Inquire at
The Heiald office.
Found Lady's brown muff Owner
can have same by calling at Bren
nan's drug store.
Few choice Leghorn cockerels for sale
Eggs, $t per setting. Call or write B. H.
Perry.924 Box Butte Ave., Alliance. 4-17
For Sale.
Some full-blooded light
Brahamas
They are
cockerels at $1.75 each.
choice. Christian Matz, Alliance. 5.3
Piano tuning and repairing, phone
498,
Sweet Wrinkle Telephone peas, ten
cents per can.
Eight bars good laundry soap for
twenty-five cents.
Eighteen pajmds new prunes for $1,
Three pounds first-class raisins, 25c.
At BENEDICT'S.
For Sale Full blood S. C. W. Leg
horn roosters, one and two years old,
$1.00 and $2.00. Phone or address
Harold Olds, Hemingford, Nebr. 7.-W
Persons who havo odd jobs of work
that they wish done promply, call on
S. Gliddon, phone 58, and they will be
served satisfactorily. ' t
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