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Scenes of Alliance and Box Butte County.
VALUES IN LAND
are steadily increasing. Here, in Box Butte Countv,
within the last three years, there lias been a won
derful advance in land values. Practically all the
government land has been taken up, and farming
and grazing lands are commanding largely in
creased prices. Unimproved land can now be
bought at from ten to thirty dollars an acre and is
rapidly advancing in value." Several tracts of im
proved land are for sale at reasonable prices, and
within the next six months will be greatly ad
vanced. Buy now before prices go up.
Limited, indeed, is the quantity of land on the
market. The decrease has been rapid. Govern
ment land exists no more in Box Butte County.
The ranches are becoming the homes of the own
ers. Men arc improving and beautifying their
places with the expectation of remaining on them
permanently. Every year shows a decrease of land
on the market, and "soon is will be most difficult to,
obtain.
Buy now while there is land for sale.
and rolling prairies afford a pleasing contrast to
the rugged little hills, while the many streams help
to complete the varied scenery which" is one of the
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Alliance,
Nebraska
HOME ADVANTAGES
arc always considered seriously by the man who con
templates taking his family into a strange country.
This section offers unusual charms to the man look
ing for a home. The climate is exceptionally
healthful, many of the most common diseases in
other sections being unknown here. Here nature
has been most lavish with her gifts. The green
country's chief charms. Fresh, pure air, full of
ozone, gives life and vigor to everyone, while the
perpetual sunshine makes every month in the year
the best month. The class of people who have set
tled in this favored land, arc intelligent, honorable
and kindly, and form a community into which it is
both a p'casnre and advantage to enter.
A man's home is his castle.
warrant the engaging of the best of educators, so
that the most modern methods and the best appa
ratus practicab'e are placed before the pupils. An
excellent State Junior Normal 'School t located at
Alliance turns out yearly many good teachers, and
also gives opportunities to all who so desire to learn
the profession of teaching. The last session of the
Legislature provided for a new State Normal School
in this part of Nebraska. Alliance is the logical
location for this new institution of learning, and no
doubt this city will be the choice of the Board that
will locate the new Normal School.
liUrJitiRton Park, Sear Railroad
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES
to be found in Box Butte County are hard to sur
pass. From the earliest settlements it has been a
matter of pride with all the people to maintain good
schools and to see that all the young people were
educated. The public schools are well supported
and employ excellent teachers; the country schools
are favored in every way possible, and are so lo
cated that all children find them easy of access. The
school funds are in sufficiently good condition to
In addition to the two splendid school buildings
now in use for the grades, a fine new $30,000 High
School building was completed last year. This
building is one of the most "up-to-date" structures
of the kind in the state, and is thoroughly equipped
for High School work.
One of the Alliance School Buildings
The above-mentioned schools make Alliance the
educational center of Northwest Nebraska Added
to these the new State Normal will niale this city
take rank among the most important school centers
of the West.
ST. AGNES'
CATHOLIC
ACADEMY
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ERECTED
SUMMER
OF 1908
The St. Agnes' Catholic Academy was completed
and furnished last year at a cost of nearly $40,000.
It is modern in every way and well equipped, and
has already become one of the prominent educa
tional institutions of the state.
ALLIANCE CREAMERY.
An institution that shows the substantial develop
ment and growth of this country is the Alliance
Creamery, It is one of the best equipped cream
eries in Nebraska, although the output is not yet -as
large as that of some in the eastern part of the
state. At the present rate of increase it will, how
ever, within a few years rank among the first in
the amount of butter manufactured.
The equipment is of the most modern type, in
cluding refrigerating plant, cream ripening and
sterilizing equipment, best improved churns and
butter workers, etc. At present the creamery has
a maximum capacity of 10,000 pounds of butter per
daw The amount "of butter churned in 190S was
rather more than 235,000 pounds. This year it will
probably be nearly double that amount.
As the price paid for butter-fat is practically the
same as is paid at Lincoln and Omaha, dairying
here is much more profitable than farther east, on
account of pasture being so much cheaper. At
present the Alliance Creamery is paying out about
10,000 per month for cream, which is so muth
clear money to the farmers who sell it, as there is
practically ho expense in producing it,
ALLIANCE,
the county seat of Box Butte County, is one of the
Neighboring Notes
From Kiiilnlllo Itcconlcrt
Mnrccllns Now, one of Alliance's on
terprlslng business men, nml a son of
A. 1). New, was In town this week.
Mrs. ltecson nml sister of Allluuce,
friends of Mr. nml Mrs. It. II. Gammon,
nro visiting nt their homo this weuk.
The public school system is well organized in this
county, having 62 school houses and employing 92
teachers, the number of both school houses and
teachers having increased about 50 per cent within
the last two years.
I'rom Hrltlgenort Nows-Hlndes
Governor Shallctibergcr this week
appointed B. II. Parmer of Bridgeport
a delegate to represent western Ne
braska nt tho Trans-Mlsslssippl Com
mercial Congress which convenes In
Denver on August 10 for a six-days'
session. Mr, Farmer has aeceptcil tho
appointment ami will explain to the
Congress tho commercial importance of
Bridgeport and tho great North Platto
Valley.
W. W. Norton of Alliance was In
Mitchell night before last, his business
in this sectioti being to arouse Interest
In tho people for a demand for a state
normal school at Alliance. Mr. Norton
was one of tho pioneer merehunts of
Mitchell, his building where a part of
the Mitchell Mercantile store now
stands on the corner ot Elm street and
Center avenuo being ono of tho first
buildings erected' in Mitchell. This
bulldiug was later burned by tho only
seriously destructive lire over had In
Mitchell. Mr. Norton had not been
hero for Reveral years, In which time
the changes hnve been such that he
could not have recognized tho place.
HEfllNGFORD HERALD.
HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEIL, AUG. 1 9, I909.
Hemingford Happenings.
from
From Scotts Bluff itepubllcant
Scotts Bluff county may havo to pay
tho oxpeilscs of a representative of tho
State Hoard of Equalization to that
county to gets its assessment abstract.
Though tho board lias written and
telephoned and telegraphed tho returns
havo not been sent In. Now the board
is seriously considering sending out
nn agent us it can under the law at tho
expense of tho county to get tho ilg
ures. Omaha Bee.
Articles of incorporation of tho
Scottsbluff Sugar company were filed
last Friday with the county clerk at
Gerlng. They were also filed with the
secretary of state at Lincoln Monday.
The company Is organized under tho
laws of Colorado and tho incorporators
arc W. A. Dixon, Caldwell Martin und
Charles Waterman of Denver. The
capitol stock is $1,000,000 and A. V.
Ofllcer will be general manager of tho
company. Tho filing of tho articles
with the secretary cost the'compnuy
5.103.00. .Uww,
W. C. T. U. Notes
active, rapidly growing cities of the middle west.
Its population is about G.ooo, and it is a division
point of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
road. A pay roll amounting to $60,000 a month
goes to the employes of this road. In the public
schools there is an enrollment of about 1,000 and a
corps of twenty-five teachers, while the pupils and
teachers are well housed in three handsome brick
buildings.
The leading church denominations are repre
sented by seven churches, while many of the fra
ternal and benevolent organizations have strong
lodges. The main street is lined with many well
built and substantial buildings, and the number of
attractive homes is a matter of comment to all
visitors.
INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE.
The best evidence of the prosperity of this coun
try is to see it with your own eyes; but photographs
furnish indisputable proof of the correctness of the
statements herein made. "The camera doesn't lie."
The cuts herewith are photogravures of Box Butte
County farm scenes and views in the city of Alli
ance. These could be multiplied' by the hundreds
if sjce permitted, but these arc sufficient to give
some idea of what is being done in the development
of this country, and what it is destined to become
in the near future.
The VV. C. T. U. holds Us next
meeting Tuesday, Aug1. 24th, with
Mrs. Bartlett Young, 222 Toluca Ave.
Abolition of tho Rum Power.
A series of heart-to-heart talks on the
above named subject by Prof. J. L. Mc
Orien, ex-state superintendent of public
instruction of Nebraska:
TALK FIVE
Do yon think me an agitator, a radical,
a fanatic on this question? If you do,
then I ask you to consider with what truth,
force and conviction Archbishop Ireland,
the eminent Catholic divine, speaks against
the saloon. He says: "The American sa
loon is responsible for the awful intemper
ance which desolates the land and which
is the physical and moral plague of our
time. The drink which intoxicates is
dealt out in the saloon, and there tempta
tions to use it are multiplied through con
scious and deliberate plannings. Let us
waste no words on the possible, or ideal,
saloon; when this is discovered,, and is
something more than a rare exception, it
will be time to discuss it. The saloon of
today trades in and fattens upon intem
perance, and all the dire evils which ac
company or follow from intemperance are
to be laid at its door."
If you think Archbishop Ireland a radi
cal or a fanatic on this question, let me
beg of you to ponder over the declaration
of the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church in their address to the General
Conference at Baltimore, in igoS; "There
ought not to be nay, there must not be
any reaction from the wrath with which
all good and Christian citizens pursue this
sneaking, law-breaking, and murderous
traffic. It deserves neither charity nor
mercy. There is no law it will keep, no
pledge it will honor, no child it will not
taint, no woman it will not befoul, no man
it will not degrade. It feeds upon dis
honesties of conduct and on the shame of
brothels, It stimulates all revenges and
makes the murderer dance upon the body
he has killed. It falsely claims to be a
great public interest because it employs
thousands and pays heavy taxes. But no
money in the pockets of employers, and
no taxes in the treasury of the city, county,
state or nation can balance the monetary
losses of the nation through this traffic.
No profits, however real or immense, can
compensate for the corruption of our poli
tics, the emptiness of the drunkard's home
or the fullness of prisons and graves.
Kiso here and now pledge eternal enmity
to this foe of man and God."
Do you want a piano? See me. I
have several to be sold within the next
thirty days at prices that will surprise
you. Cash or installment. T. I.
Threlkeld.
Rex Moslier is still on the gain
his recent illness,
Ira Bushnell is up from his home
stead for a few days.
Mr. Kletnko returned Sunday from
his trip to Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Maliin left last weok for somo
eastern point in Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. I'icrco left
Thursday for Seattle, Wash.
W. Nicholson of Wbtsllo Creek came
in Thursday to do somo trading.
Robert Curry, who has been on the
sick list, is still confined to his bed.
Monto Green was up from Alliance
a few days befoto leaving for Omaha.
Mr. lvcrson, who has only been ill n
few days, passed away Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr. Sampson returned from Mack
foot, Idaho, whero ho has been working.
Miss Nellie Carter of Bayard is here
on a visit with homo folks and old
friends.
Mrs. Russell was up from Alliance
Thursday visiting with Mrs. A. M.
Miller.
Ralph Jackson, wife and two daugh
ters are hero visiting with relatives and
old friends.
Amos Ablcy stopped off for a short
visit with his folks while on his way
homo from Seattle.
Dr. Little was called to Rushvillo
Sunday, his sister-in-law being very ill
with typhoid fever.
Miss Bertha Parkyn was in town
visiting for a short time before leaving
for her homestead.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wiltsey are tho
proud parents of a ten pound baby hoy,
born Wednesday night.
Norbert Frohnapfel returned homo
from Omaha Saturday whero ho went
with his wife and sister-in-law.
Tho Crawford,base ball team played
the Hemingford team on tho homo dia
mond Sunday, tho score being 8 to 2
in favor of Hemingford.
Mrs. Unrig went to Omaha Saturday
with the intention of entering a hospi
tal. Miss Godfry accompanied her
there, while Mr. Uhrig weut as far as
Alliance
H. L. Bushnell sold out his stock of
goods all but his meat market. Mr.
Bushnell has been one of our mer
chants in Hemingford for about eleven
years. Barge Bros, bought his stock
of goods.
A house warming was given Satur
day evening at tho home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Wildy. Qmte a nice crowd
gathered and enjoyed the evening bo
fore Mr. and Mrs. C. J. left on their
trip to Illinois
Tuesday, Aug. toth, occurred tho
wedding of Mr. H, M. Tschacher and
Miss Emma Anucn, Father Becker
performing the ceremony at tho Catho
lic church nt Hemingford. A largo
number of friends attended tho wed
ding. Their many friends extend con
gratulations and best wishes,
Homestead
Littlo Fern Hiser was quite sick a
day or so last week.
Mrs, Miller spent tho day visiting
with Mrs. Ernest Kinsley last Thurs
day. Mrs. Garvy drove over from her
homo to spend tho day with Mrs. Mil
ler ono day Inst week.
l'orry Ball atarts with his threshing
machine tho last of this week, going
first over near Hemingford.
Mr. Hawkins has bought Mr. Thorp's
mower and is now running two ma
chines over A. D. Weir's place.
John Leathers has bought a well
drilling outfit from Warren Bros, and
will drill a well for himself and others
soon.
A party for tho young people at the
homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Jerry Wells,
ono cvoning last week, was enjoyed by
somo of our neighbors.
Walter Scott, they say, never stops
his mower from morning to night, ex
cept to change teams at noon, not even
letting it stop for dinner. Ho drives
while tho boys eat dinner, then ono of fe
tho boys takes tho machine. He has
already cut over 1C0 acres with ono
machine
Mrs. John Ryan nnd Mrs. Robert
Spoon drove to Canton with cream
Friday last, tho distance from their
homes being nine or ten mites. Seems
liko it would bo a good plan for the
creamery to arrango for a receiving
station out here in Homestead neighborhood.
During the storm a week ago the
hail and wind did much damage with
us. In our locality tho storm seemed
to develop into a cloud-burst, and the
water at one time was seven feet deep
in a draw near Mr. Grant's bouse.
Mr. Garvy's crop was almost totally
destroyed, many of his potatoes being
washed clear out of the ground. Syl
vester Grant's crop of oats was badly
damaged, and John Heirlino's crop of
rye, all cut and in the shock, was
washed away, while Ote Bass' water
tank was washed away and at last re
ports he had not found it yet.
BUYERS and
We Get Them
Together
MUTTON, Hemingford
The Old Reliable
Hardware, Harness and Implement Firm
In order to make room for new goods will make special
prices on
Buggies, Spring and Farm Wagons
Agent for the well known Deering Hay Tools and Harvesters and J. I,
Case Threshing Machines.
In HARNESS My motto: "How Good; Not, How Cheap."
Anton Uhrig
l EMINGFORD, NEBR.
N. FROHNAPFEL
Hemingford, Nebraska
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