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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1909)
I i NEW "CUCKOOS ff : OF CONGRESS, Term Applied to Members Who Recently Stood by Roosevelt. mB5&qw0 A K R fc Is if w .' i i All Winter Stocks Marked at Final Sweep ing Reductions for Quick Clearance February 13th to :20th All remaining "Winter lines are now rounded up and priced to force a quick clearance. Profits are cheerfully sacrificed in order to clear decks for Spring. "New season-new goods" is our rigid policy, and we take a big loss without wincing to immediately send flying all that's left of our cold weather stocks. This final Clearance event is so well known to our friends and patrons so famous for its genuine bargains in the worthiest and most desirable garments and merchandise, that its importance requires little emphasis. But we would again stress the fact that the goods involved are hurt in price only. All are from our regular stocks, and the trustworthy quality of every item in the Sale, however low its price, may be confidently relied on. We urge early choosing, as many of the biggest bargain lots are small and -will quickly vanish. THE UTE SENATOR MORGAN,' All Womens' and Misses' Suits at ls off Every remaining- Tailored Suit in our Winter stock is now offered at a clean-cut reduction of under its original selling price. These garments are in the very smartest styles of the period, made of the most desir able materials and splendidly tailored in every detail. If you have the slightest need of a fresh suit for wear ing during the balance of the Winter and the early Spring, don't fail to get one of these. All $ro Suits reduced to $ 6.66 All $15 Suits reduced to $10.00 All $25 Suits reduced to $ 16.39 All $35 Suits reduced to $23.33 Fashionable Dress Goods at 4 Underprice We include in this Clearance a number of this sea son's most desirable dress fabrics, in black, plain colors and mixtures, at reduction of under regular prices. The bargains are too good to last long, and we strong- ly urge early choosing. At 69c to 1.33 per yd., best quality Voiles in black and colors, worth $1.00 to $2. "" At 49c to 1.23 per yd., Panamas in blacks and colors, worth 75c to 1.75 At 19c to 59c per yd., Serges in all colors, worth from 25c to $1 per yd. Sale of Silk and Net Waists $7.50 to $15 Values at $5 All others at $3.75 A number of the most attractively styled, beautifully made Silk Waists will be closed out during this Sale at really startling reductions. Not be cause there s any fault in them all are crisply fresh and perfect but be- ?5Tv mW cause we need their room for inpom- In the collection are dressy black Waists of Peau dc Soie and Tatfela, as well as a number of charming styles in fancy colors At $5 we have marked all Silk Waists formerly priced at $7.50 to $15. And offer the remarkable values at $3.75, consisting of all waists up to $7.50 Children's Coats at Half Bargains that, no mother of a little girl who needs a coat will want to miss. Choose any one of the warm and be coming coats still in our stock, and take it at just half price. Good selection of styles and -colors. $2 to $10 Coats Now $1 te $5 MILLINERY CLEARANCE! To make a clean-sweep of everything remaining in our Millinery department, we have made radical reductions throughout this stock, as fol lows: ALL TRIMMED HATS y3 off li&S&k. . . 1 1 H I Hi sW' : A Among- these are the best liked styles in all the favored colors of the season, including a variety of beautiful hats for both street and dress wear. Trimmings Including Plumes, Buckles, Fancy Feathers and all other trimming- materials at 4 off $2.50 to $20 SU irts at $2 to $18 Big bargain news briefly told.. Stylish separate skirts for street and dress wear, rep resenting the remainder of our this winter's stocks, are offered at a discount of 20 per cent under regular prices. Comprised are beautiful Skirts made of Panama, Voile and Novelty Worsteds all splendidly tailored and styled to the minute, at 20 per cent off. ONE-FOURTH OFF on all Fancy Belts, Bags, Collars, Scarfs, and Jew-elry Women's and Hisses' Winter Coats at off Handsome Directoire and Empire Coats Coats with a grace and style that will make you glad to wear them next Winter as well as for the next three months at price savings of one-half. These are made of handsome and serviceable mater sals in black and colors, and the collection includes loose, tight and semi-fitting models. They are the best values this town could show at regular prices. As now reduced they are bargains extraordinary. $2q Coats, made of Kerseys 48 in. long, $12.50 $5.00 Coats at $2.50 $7.50 Coats at $3.75 Sro.oo Coats at $5.00 $20.00 Coats at $10.00 Saving of 20 Per Cent on a flunsing " Underwear "Munsing-" Underwear represents the standard of quality in Knit Undergarments for women and children. In fineness of texture, good fit and serviceable wearing quality it is without a worthy rival. Only on the rarest occasions can these under garments be bought for less than the staple price fixed by the manufacturer. This is such an occasion. To clear our remaining1 Winter line, including- separate pants and vests and combination garments, we have clipped 20 per cent off regular prices. $5.00 Union Suits, all fine wool, $4.00 $4.00 Union Suits, all fine wool, $3.20 Garments, 65c 49c $ i. 00 Garments, 79c All prices, grades and sizes Undermuslins at 20 Underprice Our entire stock of Muslin Underwear, including- all grades from the simplest to the most elaborate, is marked .ft TM at nnai clearance prices. 1 nese goods are of exceptional quality, made of fine cambric, nainsook and muslin, cut in liberal sizes, daintily trimmed and finished with painstaking care. At our sale prices, the "value-wise" will buy a heaping plenty for pres ent and Spring needs. Specimen values: 200 Corset Covers, 25 to 50c, at 20c to 39c THE HORACE B0GUE STORE w Next to the Postoffice M XK 'A I' ll tyi. -J - It Wat Ha Who Originally Used Tltlo, Giving It to Those Who Ranged Themselves With President Cleve land In Hit Controversies With Con gressNow Revived on Secret Serv ice Question Panama Problems. nv ciiauues w. authur. Washington, Jan. 23.- (Special. Five million or more barrels of cement will le required In the construction of the dams In connection with the Pana ma caual. Most of this supply has linen contracted for. nnd shipments in Tcrv hirne minntttles are being mado to the Isthmus. The worrying part ot. tho enterprise Is in the character of tho' soil along Ihe route of the canal. Con-I trary to t- general belief, there aroi comparatively few quicksands encoun-i tercd. F.xperts who retur- from Tana ma and tell of their Investigations aft-1 or reaching Washington say that tho soil is what Is called muck. It swaga and changes bo that n patty of govern ment offlclals down thoro may start out' In the morning over tho Panama rail road, and on the return trip the same day It has often happened that 150 yards of the road rails, ties and eVery-J thing have positively disappeared la Bplte of the fact that the line has been in operation for years. But the Infor mation is that eventually the dlflleul-j ties will bo overcome, though It Is ad mitted thnt the cost will be frightful. Thirty thousand laborers nro now em ployed In the work of excavation, or about C.DOO more than were utilized byl the French company when operations' were commenced years ago under tho famous De Lessens. The invention of tint Htpnru shovel, the use of steel dumpi cars and the powerful spreaders used! when the dumping grounds are reached! enable the Americans to do four times' as much work In a month as tin French accomplished. Unskillful Riders In Inaugural Parade.! Just now there is much scurrying around to engage horses for ofllciflls from many stuCcs to ride In the inau guration parade on March 4. Quite iv number of the tluest horses which nre ridden nro brought licre by their own ers from their respective homes. These, ns u rule, are well trained animals unit are also showy beasts IJut more thutii half of the nags that will be a ecu on Pennsylvania avenue at Judge Taft'd Inauguration will be secured in this! city and In the neighboring counties of Maryland nnd Virginia. Some of the country animals are not used t city sights, and they cot up all sort of capers on account of the noisy, bnnds, Ray decorations nnd the shout of rfae multitude as the pageant wends.) Its way along. And any number of colonels on the staffs of governors are poor riders, having dltllculty in stick ing to Ihe saddles General Ilnrrlesvf head of the District of Columbia na- tloI guard, was a young man out ln the far west when the Grand Duke-j Alexis visited this country. lie says that one of the native guides out there! had an Idea thnt all the foreigners! were of royal blood, and, a European' havlng-bcen unhorsed, the fellow shout ed loudly, -Come back here, every-, body; one of them kings has fell off. Chinese Minister vs. American Custom.' On account of the recent death of! the emperor of his country Dr Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, la compelled to observe a three mouths' period of mourning He has declined this season all social Invitations. Dr. Wu uses In the stationery line our style of mourning paper He adopts more of our customs than any Chinese who ever belonged to the diplomatic' circle here Former Chinese ministers' used mourning paper and cards that' had unusually heavy borders. But! for the taking off of the Chinese em-J peror Dr. Wu would have bad a gayl time in Washington this year Called White House Cuckoos. The thlrty-tive members of the house! all Republicans-who voted to sus tain 1 1. ii i.t Itmstuil j,i his posl-i thiii lii lcjranl to i'h- swrpt service) question ;u i i in,; relet red i us "cuek-, 00s " . in- I .; :' inUoi Mi.riui or Ala-J bftii(a gi.0.i!I 1 iilli- tht.t m,:it toi coiti-H, ci' who viM.il l. P:i entj Clerrluml through thick and tl:i:i undi rerardlew of his whacks at the legls-' latlre bodies Nick Longworib, the' president's son-in-law, was paired with1 a Democrat and did not vote. Will B. a Notable Affair. j On the last Saturday In this month) President Roosevelt Is to be the star' guest of the Gridiron club at the annu al dloner of this famous organization. This will be Mr. Roosevelt's farewell to his newspaper friend before going;' to Africa, where he will remain forj perhaps a year The Gridiron men ex pect to have a great deal of fuu at the expense of the head of the nation, but Mr Roosevelt Is always on bis mettle and enjoys tuch tills Immensely. Thw Gridiron autograph book is one of tbs most valuable and interesting in tho; world As the club Is a dining organl-1 cation solely and has no bouse of Its) own, this autograph collection Is going to be placed In the library of congress, together with a number of souvenirs and menus. In a case specially arrange ed therefor. A