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Oh! Earn
We don't sell just "Ham." We sell
Armour's "Star5 The ham of hams
"The Ham what am."
ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
GRADUATED NURSES IN ATTENDANCE
HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Bcllwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copscy
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Address all communications to
THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL,
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REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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1'bocnlx of lllooklyn. New York.
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Niagara Klro Insurance Company.
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ilommerelal Union Assurance Co., London
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OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
a,la,ce Livery
H. I?. COTJBSEY, Prop.
(Successor to C. C. Smith)
ONE 111 lCK WEST OF
THE NK V ZHINDEN
HUH. DING. 'Phono
I.EOA I. NOTICE.
To I.lr.li) Jackson ;
You uru liuruby notified that on tho 4th (lay
of November. HOT. 1, tho uudorilKned, John
JCi'Ofc, purohused at public tux sale of tho
trotiMirur of llox Hutto County, Nebraska,
the following doscrlhod prouilso-. situated In
llox Hutto County, Nohruskn, to wit; ixl No.
II, In Hlouk No. Si, original town of Allluncu,
llox Huttu county, .Nebraska, for tho tuxes
for the years l',nj uud irotj. and O. V Ilren
nun, then County Treasurer of llox Hutto
County. Nobraika, Issued treasurer's oortlfl
cutoof tux (.alo No. &i, then-fore, uud I liavo
since pittd as .subsequent laxu after sumo
bceaniu duo and dullmiubut. tho taxes for
the ytnn, 1007 and J9GS; that Mild land was
tuxed for yours IPU5. ISO), 1907 and ltKts In tho
name of Lizzie .laukson.
You uru further notltlod tlmt after tho ox
plrutlou of three months from date of sorv
Ico of this notleo that I will apply to tho
treasurer of llox Hutto County, .Nobrasku. for
a tux deed for tahl Lot No. ll. in lllock No.
95, original town of Alliance, Uox Hutto Coun
ty, Nubruska.
Dated this 7th day of July. lfWl.
.loi n KEErc,
Purchaser uud Owner of
Kp.Tnly&!t said Certificate.
Lawn Swings at The Gadsby Store.
AND MEATS
Jas. Graham
"ON THE
Wallaces
Transfer Line
Household goods
moved promptly
and transfer work
solicited. Phone 1
Fronk Wallace, Prop'r.
Liverpool, London and Globe Ins. Co.
German Amorlcan Ins. Co., New York.
New Hampshire
Columbia Flro Insuranco Company.
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Flremans Fund Insurance) Co.
Rochester German Ins. Co.
Office t'n-Stnlrs.l'lctclier lllock.
Boards
of ail descriptions
for any part of a
house or barn.
Dierks Lumber Coal Co.
Phone 22 D. Waters, Mgr.
surra.
Good turnouts, strict attention to our business,
and courteous treatment to all has won for us the
excellent patronage we enjov. Trv us.
LKQAL, NOTICE
To J. U. Wjatt, V. N. Corneal und Barney
Hlloy:
You nnd each of you are hereby notified
that on tho 4th day of November, HOT, I. the
uudorstKncd, John Kcofe. purchased at
public tux sale of tho treasurer of llox llutte
County, Nebraska, the following described
premises situated In llox i utto County, Ne
braska, towlt: Iot No. lO.ln lllock No. 27,orlfl
nul town of Alliance, Itox Hutto County, Ne
braska, for the taxes for tho years lwi und
leOtl, and O. W. Itrenuan, then County Treas
urer or llox Hutto County. Nebraska. Issued
treasurer's certificate of tux sale No. 44 there
fore, und I hao since puld as subsequent
tuxes after same bocuiuu due and dollixiuent,
the Uixe for tho years HOT and IPCWi that wild
land was taxed for years ItUi, lpoti and UW lu
the name of J. II Wyatt, and for the your
lls lu the namo of W. N. Corneal.
You and each of you ure further untitled
that after tho expiration of three months
from dute of service of this notice that I will
apply to the treasurer or llox Hutto County,
Nebraska, for n tux deed for said Lot No. 10.
In lllock No. 2T, original town of Alliance,
llox Hutte County. .Nebraska.
Dated this 7th day of July. Jf)i -
John ICkete,
, I'archusvr and Owner of
FpJulys-Jt atd Certificate.
Jill
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A. ID. ILTETW"
Al'CTIONEER
ELLSWORTH, NEBR.
Col. New has had 25 years'
experience and is one of the
most successful auctioneers in
the northwest.
Dates made at this office.
When a Plumber is Needed
send for us. We have plenty of time
now to attend to all classes of work
This is not our busy season and it will
pav you to have your
PLUMBING, HEATING, FITTING,
etc, attended to now before the rush
of work begins. We are thoroughly
posted in our business and an order
from you will promptly put all our
knowledge nnd skill at your service.
The cost will not bo great.
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J. N. Stuugeon
S. G. Young
Sturgeon & Young
DRAY LINE
(Successors to G. W, Zobol)
Office Phone 139.
Residence Phone 142.
BIhHrZifefaut'JH v
Making Money
On the Farm
III.-Corn Culture
By C. V. GREGORY.
Author of "Homo Courso In Modern
Aqrlculturo"
Copyright, 1909, by American Prett
Association
PREPARATION to raise n largo
crop of corn should begin In the
fall of the previous year. Plow
Ing for the crop should by nil
menus be done the fall before If possi
ble. Weed seeds will sprout and he
killed by frost. Insects that are hiber
nating In the ground will meet the
snme fate. Frost Is olio of tho farm
er's best friends In many ways. The
effect of freezing on the exposed plow
ing Is to crumble It more thoroughly
than could be dune by half n dozen
dlsklngs. If the land Is clover sod, as
It should be If tho highest yield Is to
bo expected, tho freezing will break up
the sod better than cun be done In any
other way. In sotno enses. however,
where there Is considerable late fall
growth thnt 1." ntfnllable for fall and
winter pasture, It Is better to let tho
plowing go until spring, oven If It docs
niako n little mora work getting It In
Ehapo.
Gathering Seed Corn.
Even more Important than fall plow
ing Is the selection of seed corn early
In the fall and storing It carefully for
the winter. The plnn of going through
the field early and picking the seed In
a sack Is sometimes advocated, but on
most farms this Is too much of nu un
dertaking. A better way Is to go out
and husk a load ns soon as It Is fairly
well ripened and before any very hnrd
frosts come. If this Is picked from the
best part of tho field there ought to be
at least three or four bushels of good
seed ears In it. These can be sorted
out and the remainder spread over tho
bottom of tho crib or fed to the hogs.
Half a dozen such loads will usually
furnish nil the seed needed. It is a
good plan to save about twice ns much
seed ns will be required, so that selec
tion can be more rigid In the spring.
If there nre no very severe freezes
before husking begins In earnest some
more seed com can bo saved by put
ting a box on the side of the wagon. In
which the Ijcst ears may be thrown. A
better quality of seed may be obtained
lu this way becnuso of n wider range
of belectlon. It Is not safe to depend
on It iMitlrely, however, because a hard
frcoro when the corn Is full of moisture
may 1:111 the germs and muko it worth
less f-T ecm1. The first thing to do
with newly gathered seed Is to hang
It up where It can dry out quickly.
An opeii shed Is the best place for
this, as tho air can circulate readily,
while the roof keeps off the frost. A
good way to hang tho com Is to tie
a number of ears on a long binding
twine. After tho corn Is well dried
out and before extremely cold weather
comes It should be put In tho storage
room. The attle Is n good place, pro
vided there Is some provision for ven
tilation. If tho corn Is dry some freez
ing will not hurt It, but cold nnd
moisture together nre very Injurious.
Selecting and Testing.
Along In February the corn should bo
sorted, picking out only those enrs of
fair size, well filled at the butts and
tips nnd symmetrically shaped through,
out. Further Instructions for selecting
com will be given lu article 0. After
the corn Is sorted a few ears should
be taken from a number of ears In dif
ferent parts of the seed room nnd test
ed. A fold of moist flannel between
two dinner plates makes a good tester
Put the corn between the layers of
cloth and set It In some out of the
way place In the living room In three
or four dnys It will be ready to exam-
no. V 6F.KD EAltH AKE I'LKNTIFCL.
Inc. If nil the kernels show strong
sprouts try a second test If this glvos
the snme result the vitality of tho seed
niny be taken for grauted. If some of
the kernels fall to germinate and oth
ers have weak sprouts the Individual
ear test should be used.
For this helect a box of any con
venient size and put Into It three or
four Inches of moist sand or sawdust.
On tills pinee u strip of muslin which
has boen marked Into Inch squares.
Lay down as many ears In 11 row on
tin1 floor ns there are squares lu the
box Take four to six kernels from
each ear. selecting them from different
parts, nnd place them In 11 square cor
responding to the number of the ear
from which they came. Cover the
kernels with throe or four layers of
moist Hoth uud with some more of
the sawdust or sand and set awny ns
before. Wuuu the kernels germinate
you have n complete record of the vi
tality of each ear. Those hi which
one or moro of the kernels failed to
germinate should be discarded. Those
that show weak germination should be
put lu n pile by themselves. If there
Is enough seed without them they
should not be used at all. If there
Is not enough of tho strong seed tho
other will hnvo to be used. By put
ting It on the warmest, driest soil It
will mnke n fairly good growth.
Grading the Seed.
After the corn has been tested It
should be run through n seed corn
grader. This will remove tho Irregular
butt and tip kernels and divide tho
rest Into severnl grades, according to
size. If tho corn Is well graded In this
wny nn edge drop planter will glvo tho
best results. For kernels of different
sizes, however, tho full hill drop Is
preferable. Tho calibration of tho
planter Is nn Important point If nn
even stand Is to bo secured. By block
ing up tho planter so that tho wheels
nre clear of the ground and running
through n pailful or so of ench grade
of corn plates enn be selected thnt will
drop tho desired number of kernels
ninety-five times out of n hundred.
Those plntes should be put with their
particular grnde of corn In readiness
for planting time.
Preparing the Soil.
With graded seed of high germlnnt
lug power nnd n planter properly cali
brated u good stand Is nlmost certain.
Tho next step Is to prcpnrc tho soil to
receive tho seed. In sections where
there Is uuy danger of drought it pays
to run over tho fall plowing with n
hnrrow early In the spring. This crum
bles the surface and checks evapora
tion. It also encourages tho weeds to
start, only to be killed by tho disk
later. As soon ns possible nfter tho
small grain Is lu the disk should bo
Bet to work on tho corn ground. If
there Is time It pays to doublo disk, ns
tho soil Is left In smoother nnd finer
condition. After disking tho ground
should bo hnrrowed occasionally until
planting time.
In many cases corn follows corn, nnd
the plowing must be done In tho
spring Spring plowing should not be
no. vi conN nusKiNa time.
very deep, ns It makes a looso layer o
dirt Into which the moisture cannot
readily rise from the subsoil. As n
consequence the furrow slice dries out.
und the growth of the young corn
plant Is checked. A disking before
plowing will cut up the stulks nnd
provide u line Inyer which will fall
Into the bottom of the furrow uud help
to restore cnplllarlty. In soils that are
liable to bake, ench day's plowing
Bhould be harrowed before leaving the
field at night. A little work ut this
time will prevent the formation of
clods and save ten times ns much trou
ble trying to pulverize thorn later
Three or four additional harrowlngs
will usunlly put the spring plowing
into first class shape for planting.
It Is better to check than to drill
when growing corn for grain, as It
can be kept cleaner, with n resulting
larger yield. Kor fodder or silage
drilled corn gives more tons of dry
mutter per acre nnd Is more .easily
handled by tho corn binder. In some,
of the states west of the Missouri
river, where the soil Is light nnd rain
fall scanty, listing gives the best re
sults. The number of kernels to use per
hill depends upon the richness of the
soil. On the nverage corn belt soils
three kernels per hill will gle the best
results. Very rich soils can support
four, while on poor soils two arc
enough. It pays both In looks and lu
ense of cultivating to drive Btrnlght
while planting nnd to take pnlns to
have the rows check straight cross
wise. Cultivation.
As many harrowlngs v p""-!Mp
should be given the cor;i beswivti
planting time and the time It comes
up, If heavy rains hnvo packed the
soil or If It Is badly Infested with
weeds It will pay to follow the planter
marks with the cultivator before har
rowing. As soon as the rows can bo followed
the cultivator should be started. If
any deep cultivation Is to be given it
should bo the first two times over, be
fore the soil Is filled with corn roots.
After the corn is six or eight Inches
high some form of surface cultivator
that will not disturb tho soil to n
depth of more thnn two or three Inch
es should bo used. In the western part
of the com belt, where the fields nr
large, the two row cultlvntor Is becom
ing popular. If the corn Is very
strnlght both ways these cultivators
work well after the first time over
nnd enable one mnn to handle at least
half ns much more land.
The problem of cultivating a corn
field several hundred acres In extent
such as Is found In mnny of the great
corn growing regions of the pmlrl?
states, has beon greatly simplified
since the two row cultivator came lute
use. With tho porfeet working con
planters now In the mnrket tho rows
of com may be made so straight that
the two row cultivator can be used
without difficulty. This tins brought
nbout facility of cultivation which
has added largely to the yield in many
parts of the country. Before the com
ing of the double row cultivator there
was danger that much of the laud of
the western portion of the belt would
become too weedy for corn culture
Miss M. Ruth Taylor
TEACHER OF PIANO
324 West Idaho. Phone 205
GEO. W.MILLER
GRADUATE
PIANO TUNER
Repairing a Specialty
Phono 605 507 Sweetwater Ave.
RUTH QHLSON
Trained Nurse
Phone - 321
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY
AT UW.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
EUGENE BURTON
Attorney at Law
Office in rooms formerly occupied by
H, C. Noloman, Fir at Nal'l Bank blk
Phone 180. ALLIANCE, NEB.
H. M. BULLOCK.
Attorney at Law,
JLJL.IA.TNOJm, N J30.
WILCOX & BROOME
LAW AND LAND ATTORNEYS.
Long experience in state and federal
courts and as Register and Receiver U. 8.
Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and
efficient service.
Office In Land Office nulldlng.
ALLIANCE - NEBRASKA.
DR. G. W. MTCHELL,
Physician nno Surgeon Day nnd nlglitcrlls
Ofllco over Horuo Store. Phono ISO,
Drs. Copper noil & Petersen
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
(Successors to Drs. Prey & Halfe)
Over Norton's Store
Office Phone 43, Residence 2a
DR. O. L. WEBER
DISEASES OF
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Scientific Refraction
GEO. J. HAND,
IIO.M EOl'ATllIC
I II Y S I C I A N AM) Sl'ltQCUN
formerly Interne Homeopathic Hos
pital University of Iowa.
Phono S5I.
0(11 co over Alliance Shoe Store
Residence Phono 31.
DR. C, H. CHURCHILL
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
(Successor to Dr. J. E. Moore)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK
Office hours U-12 a.m., 2-4 p.m. 7:30-9 P.m.
Office Phone 62
Res. Phone, 85
H. A. COPSE Y, IVi. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phono 300
Calls answered tirotnntly day and night from
oOllce. Offices : Alliance National Hunk:
Ualldlnif over the PostOtHce.
DR. CHAS. E. SLAGLE
WITH
DR. BELLWOOD
Special Attention
Paid to Eye Work
Drs. Bowman & Weber
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
First National Bank Bldg. Rooms 4-5-6
Office hours, 10 to 12 a. m.,
1:30 to 4, 7 to 8 p. m.
Office Phone 65 Res. Phone 16 & 184
Dr. H. R. Belville
All first-class up-to-date work done in
most careful manner
PHONE 167
Opera House Block Alliance, Nebr.
T, J. THRELKELD,
Undertaker and Embalmer
OFFICE PHONE 498
RES. PHONE 207
ALLIANCE, NEBR.
THE GADSBY STORE
Funeral Directors and Embnlmers
FUNERAL SUPPLIES
OFFICE PHONE 493
RESIDENCE PHONES 507 and 510
LLOYD O. THOMAS
Notary Public
Public Stenographer in Office
405 Box Butte Ave.
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