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Magnificent
BENNETT PIANO
GIVEN AWAT
IN MAHOGANY, WALNUT OR OAK CASE
To the lady receiving the largest number of votes from subscribers
to The Alliance Herald
Tho regular selling price of this piano is Three Hundred Dollars. It is a better instrument than many pianos that sell for $325
to $400. These pianos are carried in stock by the Bennett Piano Company at their Alliance
store, where they may be inspected by interested persons.
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The Alliance Herald has purchased one of these magnificent pianos to be given as a present to the lady who receives the largest number of votes
during the next few weeks from subscribers to the paper.
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Our Plan
Commencing Friday, January 21, 1010, every
person paying on subscription to'The Alliance
Herald during the time of this contest will be
entitled to vote for the contestant of his or
her choice, at the rate of one hundred votes
for every dollar paid on subscription, whether
arrearage or on advance subscription. The
lady having the largest number of votes at
the close of the contest, or election, will re
ceive the $300 Bennett Piano, in either Ma
hogany, Walnut or Oak case as she may pre
fer, delivered absolutely free to her residence
in Box Butte county, or if she does not re
reside in Box Butte county, it will be deliv
ered at the freight depot in Alliance, proper
ly crated or boxed for shipment.
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Nominations
Any reader of The Herald may nominate a
lady acquaintance as a contestant. There is
no limit to the number of nominations that
may be made, but the right is reserved to
drop the name of any one nominated if she
receives no additional votes within a reason
able length of time after her nomination.
Grand List of Additional
Presents
In addition to the Magnificent Bennet Piano,
we are preparing a large list of additional
presents, to be given to ladies who are con
testants but fail to receive the piano. A list
of these presents will be published soon.
Greatest Offer Ever Made in
Western Nebraska
We believe this is the greatest offer ever
made by any newspaper in Western Nebraska.
5,000 Free Votes
At the time of her nomination, every con
testant will receive 5,000 votes free, .in ad
dition to what may be given her on subscrip
tion paid. If any lady shall be nominated by
more than one person, she will receive the
5,000 free votes only on the first nomination.
Now is the Time to Nomi
nate and Vote
We expect this contest to continue only a few
weeks. Subscribers, and persons wishing to
become subscribers, who wish to make nom
inations or vote for persons nominated by
some one else, should act promptly. We re
serve the right to close nominations at any
time after Thursday, January 27th.
Number of Votes will be Published
Each week we will publish the number of
votes received by all contestants up to the
evening preceding publication day.
Herald Employes Barred
No member of the family of any person em
ployed in The Herald office will be permitted
to be a candidate for the Bennett Piano
which we are soon to give away to the lady
receiving the largest number of votes from
subscribers.
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
Miss Wilma Wood is visiting rela
tives in Lincoln.
Mrs. H. B. Austin of Morrill is vis
iting friends in Alliance.
Miss Nina Nation returned to her
school in Marsland Sunday.
V. C. English left Tuesday on a
businebs trip to Mitchell, Nehr.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Stan
ton, a daughter on Sunday,. Jan. 23.
Rev. A. L. Godfrey returned to Alli
ance Friday from a visit to Angora,
Nebr.
The Woman's club will meet Friday
afternoon at 3 p. m. with Mrs. G. L.
Griggs.
Mrs. W. H. Zehrung is reported as
being quite ill at her home on Niobrara
avenue.
Postmaster J. A. Campbell of Long
Lake' was an Alliance visitor the fore
part of the week.
The H. G. L- S
the home of Miss
evening last week.
F. J. Brennan expects to move iuto
his new location in the Rumer block by
the first of the month.
Mr, and Mrs, Michael Bayer wel
comed an addition to their family Sun
day in the shape of a bouncing boy,
Mrs. Shoop, mother of Mrs. Dr.
Slaglc, has been quite ill the past week
but is much improved at this writing.
Father McNnmara loft Tuesdav
morning for Chicago, where he was
called by the sudden death of an aunt.
Joy's orchestra havo engaged the
Phelan opera house for the evening of
February 2, when they will give a
dance.
J. W. Nation, traveling representa
tive of the Hammond & Stephens Co.
of Fremont, was in the city on busi
ness yesterday.
H, A, Bowman, traveling represen
tative of the Burley Gyrell Co., of
Chicago, transacted business in Alli
ance the past week.
J. B. Gray took a trip to Ardmore
Sunday, and from there drove to Mt.
Rose. J, B. reports sleighing as still
good in the country.
The Swastika Dancing Club will
give a "dance Thursday evening at the
Phelan opera house. Joy's orchestra
will furnish the music.
Miss Dorothy Hoag, public steuo-
Eugene Burton, where she is prepared
to do all kinds of stenographic work,
At a meeting held last evening by
the congregation of the Christian
church at tho home of Mrs. A. I.
Coles, it was decided not to sell the
lot which the church owns.
State Secretary Baldwin of the State
Board of Missions of the Christian
church stopped over in Alliance yester
day on his way to Lincoln from Scotts
bluff. Mr. and Mrs. George Stanton are
the proud parents of a nine pound girl,
who came to gladden their home Sun
day morning. Mr. Stanton has been
setting up cigars to all of his friends.
Ben Cody of Bayard, Nebr., andi
Mrs. Lonnie Barngraver of the same
place, were quietly married at tho of
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form of measles. We are glad to say
they are all improving and able to be
up.
Miss Rose Krajicck, who has been
confined in the Alliance hospital for
the last three weeks recovering from an
operation for appendicitis, was able to
return to her home Sunday afternoon,
and we are glad to say is progressing
very nicely. t
At the county judge's office on Tues
day, Jan. 25th, Norval Ham of Hecla
and Miss Lillian Page of Hot Springs,
S. D., were united in marriage. Mr.
Ham is the son of Stephen Ham, a
wealthy ranch owner of Hecla. The
young couple will make their future
' home on Mr. Ham's ranch.
D. W. Butler, manager of the Nor
ton store at Hemingford. will return to
fice of County Judge Berry, on Tues-1 Alliance tho latter part of the week to
day, Jan. 24th. They will make their tako UD ms residence with us again and
future home in Bavard on Mr. Codv's! ,ook after ,,is Pioperty interests. The
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ranch.
Yesterday noon, at County Judge
Berry's office, Mr. Charles Busse of
Esmond, 111., and Miss Ruth Ferguson
of Mitchell, Nebr., were united in
marriage. Immediately after the cere
mony they took a train for Mitchell,
their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dietleln came
down from Crawford Friday morning
and will spend a week with Mr, and
Mrs. Wm. Motris. We understand
that Ray is soon to receive n well de
served promotion and a very substan
tial increase in bis salary.
The last three days have been very
anxious ones for Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
aiarica. ineir,ouiy cinuj, jack, a
bright little fellow of four years, has
been dangerously ill with convulsions.
He has had the best medical utteution
and Tuesday evening was reported out
of danger.
Mr, and Mrs. Newberry left Sunday
morning for a combined business and
pleasure trip. Thqy will . bo joined at
Omaha by Mr. Aspenwall, fornieily of
the International Harvester Co., at
Alliance. Their trip will include a
number of eastern cities and Niagara
Falls. They will be gone about two
weeks.
The family of L. W, Mackey of West
Lawn have been having a very serious
timo with the measles. The last day
of December Mrs. Mackey's brother,
John Miller, came down; then the sis
ter, Mibs Carrie Miller; in a few dat-
Mrs. Mackey, making Jlnee sick at one
grapher, is now located in the office of 1 time, and all having a very seveic
Norton store has been sold to B. E.
lohnson, who will take active charge of
the business upon 1ib return from the
east, where he has been buying goods.
Miss Bessie Bullock returned Friday
from a very pleasant visit with her
friend, Mrs. Ray Dietlein, of Crawford.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Dietlein
entertained about fifteen lady friends
iu her handsome new home. After
two hours spent in playing "500,"
dainty refreshments wero served. In
the evening the gentlemen and ladies
of the International Harvester Co,
were invited and a very pleasant even
iug was spent playing that popular
game, "500." Mr- and Mrs. Dietlein
pioved themselves royal entertainers.
A draft for $14.00, covering the
amount of prizes won by the Alliance
city schools at the Industrial exhibit at
the State Teachers' Association last
November, was received by Supt.
Hayes some time since- About four
teen prizes in all were secured by the
Alliance schools. The 1st piize, a
sum of $4 00, was awarded them for
the best collection of photographs of
public school buildings, which also in
cluded interior views of the same.
Other prizes ranged from 50c to J2.00.
Monday night witnessed the opening
performance of the new vaudeville and
moving picture show now being put 011
at the Phelan opera house by Chas. H.
Hewitt and family. Mr, and, Mrs.
Hewitt are both accomplished vaude
ville artists and came hum troiu Hello
Foutche to tuku up thair peiiu'anuut
wesidcuce iu Alliance. The perform-
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anccs nave so tar been tirst class in
every respect, and patrons are well
pleased with the shows and can be as
sured that nothing but good clean pic
tures and acts will be put on. The
pictures will be changed every evening,
and Mondays and Thursdays will see
an entire change of the vaudeville acts;
these, with the illustrated song, are
well worth the price of admission. Sat
urday afternoon will be given over to a
matinee at which the popular prices of
to, 15 and 20 cents will prevail.
The building in which the Bennett
Piano company is now located, having
beeq sold, will make it necessary for a
change in place of business soon, but
we were informed by General Manager
Robinson while here on Monday that
Alliance will continue to be headquar
ters for western Nebraska and the
Black Hills; W. C. English will be re
tained as manager of this territory and
Mrs. J. T. Wiker continued on the pav
roll as local representative-
C. A. Hewett, manager of the Hew
ett Vaudeville company, informs us
that he has decided to make his home
iu Alliance, being influenced iu making
this decision by his de?ire to' give his
children the benefit of good schools- In
view of the fact that this city is now
his home, he is interested iu the var
ious enterpiiscs and institutions of the
city, hence will devote a part of the
pioceeds of the Hewett entertainments
in the Phelan opera house next week
for the benefit of the Alliance Volunteer
Fire Department. The offer is for the
entire week.
Rev. D. B. McLaughlin reports a
series of very interesting meetings in
the school house at Adelia, a little
town in the north part of Sioux county.
A new church will probably be erected
there iu the near future. Four men
recently started a subscription for that
purpose by pledging $400.
We are sorry to learn of the serious
illness of tho wife of Dr. A. J. Ken
nedy, of the film of Kennedy Bros.,
dentists. Dr. and Mrs. Kenuedy only
leceutly arrived in Alliance from Bay
City, Mich. Mis. McMahon, mother
of Mrs. Kenuedy, and from the same
city, has arrived to care for her daugh
ter in her illness.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Loucks left
Sunday for Sheridan, Wyo., where
they are engaged in the florist's bnsi
ue. rimy may loturn and open up
a florist's More iu Alliance il a suitable
location can be becured.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
In addition to the magnificent Bennett Piano and
a large list of other valuable presents offered in The
Herald's voting contest, we make the following special
offer: To the first lady who receives 8,000 votes, in
cluding the 5,000 nominating votes, a ten dollar due
bill on any store in Box Butte county that she may
choose. To the first lady to receive 10,000 votes, in
cluding the 5,000 nominating votes, a ten dollar due
bill on any store she may select in the county.
The lady receiving the first of these Special Premi
ums will not be eligible to receive the other; hence the
two due bills will go to two different ladies.
These two Special Premiums will not affect the
contest for the Piano and other Premiums, a list of which
will be published next week. The two ladies receiving
the two due bills can continue to contest for the other
Premiums.
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GREAT PIANO CONTEST
VOTES FOR MOST POPULAR LADY
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