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Stnlo IIlBtorlcnl Society The Alliance Herald. Largest Circulation of any Newspaper in Western Nebraska. Official Publication of Box Butte county, VOLUME XVI, ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA! THURSDAY, AUG, 5, 1909 NUMBER 34 L2 RAINY DAYS Come to everybody. Life has more ups than downs. Right now, while you are making, you ought to be saving; then when the downs come you will have something to fall back upon. Where is the money you have been earning all these years? You spent it and somebody else put it in the bank. Why don't you put your own money in the bank for yourself why let the other fellow save what you earn? BE INDEPENDENT .' AND START A BANK ACCOUNT WITH THE i FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALLIANCE THIS FAMOUS "Monarch" Brand FOR Violin and Cello FOU SALE BY PAUL. THOMAS HERALD orncc itiKxakjAMT GEO. T. HAND, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted. W'Ul We always give you the Most of thcBest for the Least J. A. Berry, Mgr. f KREAMER& KENNEDY' -.- lrjl. i iw J. wi Anffirp in Alliance National Hank Rife .. z - - ---. - -- .. - - -. Over Postoffice. J, .r,u i . w,.. .j. ruuuo jy ..jm.x:w!m4":m4"Jh For Sale Choice land, improved, i to 3 miles from Alliance. Price, $20.00 to S27.50 per acre if sold soon; also good land for $8.00 per acre. E. T. Kiiiule. 33-2W r. Wanted Girls to work at Alliance Steam Laundry; good wages; steady employment.' Strings BUSINESS LOCALS. IA(WWWW I am now ready to make contracts for cement woik to be done as soon as the weather will permit. John Ped erson. tf Before ordering anything in the line of office supplies of traveling salesmen or mail order houses call up the West ern Office Supply Co., and let them show you samples. Phone 58 or 340. For Sale Five quarter sections ot fine land, 14 miles north of Alliance. Will sell part or all. Mrs. Matilda Hood, Alliance, Nebr. 33-4W Swimming. I have been to great expense to pro vide a suitable place for this recrea tion, and since it is established am en deavoring to keep it in first-class con dition. At least 2,000 gallons of fresh water is forced into the tank each day. I am forcing it through a small heater to take off the chill- Of course I can not heat the entire tank. I hope for the patronage which the expense incurred warrants. 33-tf L. A, Bbrry. For Sale at a Bargain Five room house with two or five lots of ground in Duncan's addition, also 20 yearling pullets now moulting, some Rhode Island Reds, Call or ad dress 515 Big Horn Ave. 33-2W M,.. J. Baumgardner. Cement Contractor For estimates on cement walks, ce ment blocks and all kinds of concrete work, see J. J. Vance, West Lawn, Alliance, Nebr. Phone 551. 34-4W Eat Little Heat In Summer. The ninount of food devoured Is IMMENSELY BEYOND any ueeds or demands of the phys ical system. The heat of the body must always bo sustained nt nearly 100 degrees. In sum mer we huvo only to combat n few degrees of lower tempera ture, but In winter by food nnd clothlne wo must raise the body heat from zero outside of us to 100 degrees nbove zero Insldo of us. It plainly will not do ta eat in summer as we do In winter, as much or of the same kind of food, if we consider heat alone. But In summer we live, as n rule, more active lives nnd pass off superfluous bout with great ease and rapidity, while the sur face of the body is cooled by perspiration. It is probable that most people digest anil assimilate and dis pose of waste SO MUCII BET TER IN THE WAKM SEASON that they cut more than in win ter ami ought to do so. The Irnd of foods used should, how. ever, bo very unlike. It Is al most Impossible In summer to eat too much of ripo fruits, while of meats very few should eat largo nhiouuts In warm wenthcr. Meat should not be cooked In summer as much as in winter. e DUSINESS LOCALS. Box Butte County Fair The preliminary work for tho county fair tho coming fall is making good progress, although those who aro tak ing the lead in the matter find that it takes more time and labor than most of them had anticipated- In order that Herald readers may know better how the work started and how it has been carried on so far we will givo a brief resume of the same: The first official action in regard to the matter was taken at a meeting of the Alliance Commercial Club, June 14th, when a committee was appointed to devise plans for the organization of a county fair association, or in other words to "start the ball rolling." A meeting of all parties interested was called for Monday evening, June 28th, to hear the report of the commit tee and take action upon the same. After discussing the various phases of the subject; adjournment was taken till Wednesday evening, July 7th. At this meeting it was decided to issue lifo memberships in the association for ten dollars, the same entitling to free ad mission to the fair, a large number of names having been secured previous to the meeting on that basis. Officers were elected, including a board of man agers, and it was considered that the matter of organization was perfected; but when the board of managers esti mated the probable cost of holding a fair such as would be expected of Box Butte county it was found that the plan of organization would not yield sufficient revenue. It was not prac ticable to increase the membership fee after having secured a large list of names, hence it was decided to call another public meeting to organize on a plan that would yield the required revenue. Accordingly on Friday evening, July 20th, a well attended meeting was held in the city hall. After a thorough dis cussion participated in by most of those present, it was decided to incorporate an agricultural and fair association, issuing shares of $25.00 each, the same to be paid in instalments as agreed up on. A committee to draft prospectus was elected, as follows: J. M. McNa mara, L. H. Highland, I. E. Tash, J. A. Berry and C. C. Barker. Tho following-named persons were appointed a soliciting committee: Marcus Frank le, W. D. Rumer, R. M. Hampton, W. O. Barnes, J. M. McNamara, L. H. Highland, I. E. Tash, F.J. Betzold, Geo. Mollring and J A. Berry. Last week we published a list of tho names of those who had subscribed for stock, up to Saturday night, July 24th, except the following that were inadvert ently omitted: Wm. James, 4 shares; Robert Campbell, 4; R. Garrett, 1. Also, L. G. Bowman should have been credited with four shares instead of two. Since the above date the following have been added to the list of stockholders: Name Siiuies Name Buaiies C. C.ClouKli 1 Wm. Sherlock 1 S. I). Grrtlmm 1 J. P. Welnel 1 P.M. Dillon 1 Quo. A. Iteed 1 C. L. Hu&hinun 1 A.Curry 1 U. W. Hushes 2 it. C. Shoffncr 1 O'Keefu Hros 4 Elmor Tumjileton.. 1 K. C. KoutiH 1 O. W. Lu in mon 1 T.H. Itarnes 1 J. K. Biiow 1 Wntson.; Watson.. 1 P. Kubenilull 1 K. Vaughn 1 .1. K Wilson 1 W. II. Mathtes 1 W. L driflltli 1 Hurry-Myers 1 J. II Sklnnur ...... 1 Everett Cook 4 Furd Trenkle 1 O. A. Putmun 1 W. H.arifflth . ... 1 N. Fletcher,.., 2 John Lister 1 A. H.OrovB 1 F.ll. DUmer J Frank Iluuer 1 It. II. Watklns.,... 1 niKtioll llros 1 Joe Curey 1 Homer Oriino 1 l W. Luster 1 J. D. Workman..... 1 P. It. Workman.,.. 1 J.A. Keefiuu 1 Heel llros ,,,, 1 N. 51. HityeH 1 Chas. 'Human . ... 1 John PUkiniUoii.... 1 Wm. Mitchell 1 A meeting of stockholders to elect officers and transact such other busi ness as may properly come before them has been called for 2 o'clock p. m. today, to be held at the city hall. It is expected that this meeting, in ad dition to effecting a permanent organi zation, will select a site for the fair grounds, set dates for the fair, and transact all other business necessary to be transacted before the fair, except such as can be attended to by the officers and committees. While the meeting for this afternoon is to be a stockholders' meeting, all persons who have not yet subscribed for stock but wish to do so are request ed to be present. Obituary On Tuesday evening of this week an old-time and well respected citizen of Alliance passed away after a short ill ness. About two weeks ago John Doran was taken sick with pleurisy. In spite of all that tender uursiug and physician's skill could do for him, he grow worse. Operations were resorted to in tho effort to save his life, but all in vain. Mr. Doran was a boilcrmaker em ployed in the C. B. & Q. shops and had many friends, especially among tho railroad men. Ho leaves a wife and three children, to whom we ex tend sincere condolence. The funeral was held at Holy Rosary church at 9 a.m. today, under the aus plcosof tho Knights of Columbus, of which he was an honored member. Off to London and Paris Mr. and Mrs. Horace Boguc and two children left Sunday morning for the cast. Mr. Bogue will take a vacation of six or seven weeks from tho arduous duties imposed upon him by his grow ing business. Ho will visit England and also continental Europe. While the object of the trip is rest and recre ation, ho will combine business to some extent, by purchasing some goods in London and Paris to import for his Al liance store. It was not fully decided when they left whether Mrs. Bogue would accom pany him across tho "big pond" or only ab far as to New York. If she goes to Europe the boy and girl will remain with relatives at Jamestown, N. Y. until the return of their parents, Alliance Snipe Club Celebrates On last Monday evening the mem bers of tho above club ran off its cele bration of the late "Snipe Hunt" at the rooms of its victim. Plentiful re freshments were served and tho, even ing was passed in story-telling, speech making and violin selections. The general topic, however, which dominat ed the gathering, was the experiences of the members at the recent snipe hunt, which was fully described in our columns of last week. Everybody voted that occasion a most enjoyable and memorable one. About 10 p.m. it was evident some of the members were getting uneasy as they asked to be excused, giving as their reasons that their wives and sweethearts would be impatient at the late hours they were keeping, but later developments showed these excuses were subterfuges. The remainder oi the party broke up at 11 p.m., assuring the host of their gratitude and swearing everlasting friendship to each other. To he brief, the following day was a busy one for the members of the medical profession and the subject of "Snipe" hunting was anything but a popular topic. Tho good feeling of the night before seemed for the time dispelled by the ill feeling of the day after. However, the boys all feel better now. A little laxuess and a little fun are good for the best ol men. Married Yesterday afternoon Mr- F. C. Wal bridge and Miss Ollic Richards were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Rev. J. M. Huston pronouncing the words that mado them man and wife. These young people have a largo circle of friends in this city who will be pleased to learn of the happy event, and who will join Tho Herald in the best wishes for their joy and prosperi ty that we can find words to express. They will make their home in Al liance, Mr. Walbridge continuing his position as assistant at Huss' Cafe. Golden Rod Bottling Works C V. Brunell and V. W. Dundas. the new proprietors of the Golden Rod Bot tling Works have commenced a campaign to increase the business, and are starting out with very encouraging success. Mr. Bru nell. having resigned his position with Miller Bros, to take charge as manager of the soft drinks business, is devoting his entire time to that. This week he is doing some work on the Guernsey line in the interest of their shipping trade. Busi ness ol this kind helps to give Alliance prestige as the leading town of western Nebraska and we ate pleased to see it prosper. Another Victim of a Railroad Accident On Tuesday afternoon of this week tho people of Alliance wcro again hor rified to learn that a man had been al most Instantly killed in tho railroad yards, Fred P. Brennan, whoso moth er, Mrs. Mary Brennan, resides at Riverside, Iowa, began work here ns a switchman on tho ifith ultimo. That ho wa3 an experienced railroad man is shown by tho fact that ho watt a member of the Switchmen's Union, Notwithstanding his proficiency he was destined to lose his life in an accident which no 0110 could forosco, and which perhaps was unavoidable. A string of nine cars was being pushed by a switch engine and Bren nan was on top of one, either the sec ond or third from the end. Tho first car jumped the track and had gone but a short distance when the second left the rails and began doubling to the opposite side. Tho last that anyone saw of tho unfortunate switchman be fore he was cruohed under the merci less wheels ho was descending from the car and had hold of the grab iron on top. Whether he jumped and fell back under the wheels or was shaken loose and fell between the cars is not known. He lived about thirty minutes after the accident, most of which time ho remained conscious and gave thoso about him information about his rela tives. A sister, Mrs. Nora Gordcn, of Den ver arrived yesterday and left on No, 42 this morning with tho remains for Riverside, Iowa, whero interment will take place. Loose Leaf City Directory About two months since, we cm ployed a man who Is conversant with city directory work to compile a list of the names of residents of Alliance with a view to publishing a city directory at horhe instead of permitting it to go to a city outside the state as heretofore. Press of work prevented tho completion of tho work as soon aB we had expect ed, but we havo taken up tho matter again and expect to have tho director ies ready for delivery soon. This directory will bo published loose-leaf style, and will otherwise be a great improvement over the direct ories of Alliance previously issued. One special feature will be that the society, church and lodge directory, railroad and post-office time tables, etc., will be corrected several times each year and tho corrected leaves issued to holders of directories free of charge to them. These can be insert ed in a moment, and thus will be kept up-to-date, something that has not been done before in this part of tho west. A ru-canvass of the city will be made at once in order to insure the greatest possible degree of accuracy in the com pilation of the work, and wo ask tho co-operation of all parties interested in seeing Alliance take the lead, in order that this directory may be mado the most nearly absolutely accurate of any yet issued, which we fully expect it to be. Yours for greater Alliance, HURALD I'UJII.ISIUNG COMPANY, Barn and Out Buildings Burn A firo yesterday afternoon destroyed the barn, coal hou3e and other out buildings on the premises of Street Commissioner John Carlson, on Chey enne Ave. The loss is estimated to bo about $300, which is covered by insur ance to the amount of $17$, The origin of the fire is unknown. G. A. R. Reunion General Order' No. I. Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, North Platte, Reunion District: The Annual Reunion will be held in Mitchell, Nebr., Aug. 31st, Sept. 1st and 2nd. Comrade P. T. Jones of Mitchell, Nebr., is hereby appointed Adjutant. P. T. Jones, Marcus E. Getter, Adjutant. Commander. Exchanges please copy and do not let the people forget. A Fake Hold-Up Thero was a good deal of excitement among tho railroad boys Monday morn ing caused by the roport that nn at tempt had been mado to hold up 36 at Belmont by piling steel rails on tho track and flagging tho train with a ' torch. Tho Tuesday morning dailies gave a lurid account of tho attempt to rob tho express car of a shipment of a quarter of a million dollars' worth of gold that was boing shipped cast from tho Black Hills. It turns out that tho story of an attempted robbery was a hoax, as tho following facts show: A young man by tho name of Walter Bergcr, who has been working on Tol man's ranch near Belmont went out on a coyoto chase Sunday evening. By tho accidental discharge of his gun ho wounded 0110 of his fingers qtiito se verely. Being near the railroad track he decided to como to Alliance to havo tho injured finger dressed, and accord ingly planned to flag 36. Fearing that tho train would not stop ho placed a steel rail across tho track and mado a , torch of a piece of paper and a sock. Tho train stopped, of course, and ho told the trainmen that two masked men had tied him to a post, had put tho rail on the track and wcro otherwise preparing for the hold-up; but aB tho train approached ho worked himself loose from tho chain with which ho was fastened, seized tho torch and stopped the train just in time to avert the wreck which tho two robbers had devised JtiBt what will be done to young Bcf ger we cannot yet say, but ho will probably be given a lesson that will deter him from concocting another such story soon. ' Fall and Winter Samples Received Jos. Orchowski, the tailor, has just received his fall and winter samples, ine ever shown in this city. Call and examine. Ladies' and gents'' tailoring done by first class tailors. Everything up-to-date. The Old Silver Dollar - - How dear to our hearts is the old sil ver dollar, When some kind subscriber pre sents it to view The liberty head, without necktie or collar, And all the strange things that to us seem so new; The wide spreading eagle, the arrows below it, The stars and the words with the queer things they tell, The coin of our fathers! We're glad that we know it, For some time or other 'twill come in right well The old silver dollar, the "wagon wheel" dollar, When paid on subscription we love it so well. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wood yesterday morning. Tho new comer is fine and dandy. En gineer Wood says he now has three jacks and a queen that can't be beaten. Alliance is becoming a city of cement walks. There's room for many more, but the good work already done makes a noticeable improvement over the old walks. Especially are the cement crossings better than the old planks that are being removed to make place for the up-to-date construction. Charlie Fisher of Diller, Nebr., who bought land in this county last year of the Nebraska Land Co., was urj last week looking over the couutry again and attending to business matters. He called at this office to renew his sub scription to The Herald, and seemed to be well pleased with his investment in Box Butte county. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller and child ren returned last Friday from their annual overland outing tour in the Black Hills country. The drove about 300 miles in all and the trip was spent most of the time in and about Hot Springs. Miss Agnes Adams, after a most pleasant visit with relatives and friends in this city, returned to Omaha last Friday morning.