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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1910)
n tttt. kV 'sT , "'! V'!& Magnificent BENNETT PIANO GIVEN AWAY ! EOTHSIHSGOTWrBIWSSSCS msMKmsmssmasstoaMasiMmmsssgn IN MAHOGANY, WALNUT OR OAK CASE To the lady receiving the largest number of votes from subscribers to The Alliance Herald The regular selling price of this piano is Three Hundred Dollnrs. It is u better instrument than many pianos that sell for $82ri 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. 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. I Our Plan Commencing Friday, January 21, 1910, 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. 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 Matfe 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 .r),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 Aveeks. 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. Our Lincoln Letter Lincoln, Nebr., Feb. 14. (Special Correspondence.) On February 3 the Lincoln State Journal, page 1, faecond news section, bad the following head lines: STATE GENERAL FUND FULL MOKE THAN $100,000 IN THE LONG DEPLETED VUND Immediately under this headline ap peared the following: "For the first time in the history of the state, so far as known, the state has $100,000 in the general fund and the state is out of debt." There is an interesting story con nected with this. After many years of republican mismanagement the state of Nebraska found itself burdened by a debt of over $2,500,000, all in interest bearing warrants issued by republican treasurers. The Holcomb-Poynter administrations reduced this debt ap proximately half a million dollars,' the demo-pop administrations being tbe first to reduce instead of increase" the state's outstanding indebtedness. Later a republican legislature introduced and passed what is known as the "Sheldon law," which provided for a heavy tax for the especial purpose of wiping out the debt. The law was successful, but the people paid a direct tax in order to wipe out a heavy indebtedness incurred under republican mismanagement. The democratic legislature of 1909 amended the Sheldon law, thus reduc ing the tax burden upon the people. But that same legislature enacteu 1110 corporation tnx law, which has already, withiu twelve months, brought $70,000 in fees iuto the state treasurer. The oil inspection bureau has also added something like 10,000 more than ever befoie turned over to the state in any one year- Thus, under democratic administration, within twelve months, a burdensome tax is removed from the shoulders of the people, and a surplus of $100,000 piled up in the general fund. The more you study the record of the present "democratic administration the more certain it becomes that the democratic legislature of 1909 was the best in the history of the state. The law enacted by the late legisla ture regulating the sale of oils and gasoline in Nebraska, which took ef fect April 1st, 1909, has lesulted thus far in a saving to the consumers of oils and gasoline in this state, tor a period of nine months covering its operation to January 1st of the present year, of $158,320-72, The new law in effect reduced the specific gravity test on gasoline from 68 to 62 degrees, which permitted the sale of Kansas and Oklahoma oils and gasoliue in Nebraska, which were formerly excluded by the provisions of the old law from our markets. On the very day the new oil bill took effect the wholesale price of gasoliue in Ne braska was reduced 2z'j cents per gal lon. Under the old law the railroads refused to pay inspection fees to the state for the reason that they contend ed they were exempted from the pro visions of the act, by reason of the fact that they were users of oil and not dealers. The new act specifically in cludes oils used by the railroads. Tliis is only another piece of legislation enacted by the late democtatic legisla ture that has resulted in a great bene fit to the people, and will, during the present bi-enniuiii, make a direct sav ing to the consumers of oil in Nebras ka of at least a quarter million dollars. Ambng the important laws passed by the last legislature is the so-called cor poration tax law. This law imposes an occupation tax on all corporations, both foreign and domestic, doing busi uess iti the state. The tax is based on the capitol stock of the corporation and runs from $5.00 to $200.00. Under the provisions ot this law, the state collected this year more than $70,000.00 from the various corporations in the state. The right of the state to levy this tax has been tested and sustained by the supreme court of the state. As the principle has now been established in our law, the legislature can modify the law and change the rates to be paid bv the various corporations. In the so-called reform legislature of 1907, a law very similar to this was intro duced and defeated. The corporations were strong enough to defeat this pro posed law in 1907, but thanks to the democratic legislature, this law was passed and the state has been the beneficiary. William Hayward has announced himself as a candidate for congress in the first district. "Pulchntudinous Bill" will have plenty of contestants for the nomination- This is taken as a sun that Sheldon will again be in the race for the gubernatorial nomination, which will be sad news for Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich has been entertaining the idea that he would have a walk-auay for the nomination. The g. o. p. leaders are still trying to figure out how they can defeat the Humphrey law, better known as the "Oregon Plan" law. They hesitate about taking it into court, so they are trying to have it quietly ignored be cause of a couple of misplaced commas. What is this law? O, it merely gives the people the right to name their own senators, that's all. Of course the re publican managers are "ag'in it." C. C. Jamieson, manager for the Richards & Comstock Cp. at Ellsworth, was in Alliance Monday and Tuesday on ki'S'Hess. W, N. Wilkinson ot Long Lake dropped into The Herald office while in the city last week and set himself ahead on subscription. Special Election Notice Notice is hereby given that on Fri day, the iStli day of March, 1910, next a special election will be held in and for the city of Alliance, Box Butte county, Nebraska, which election will be open at 9 a. m. on said day and will contin ue open until 7 p. m- of the said day. Said special election is called for the purpose of adopting or rejecting the Initiative and Referendum law for the City of Alliance, being Chapter 32 of the Session Laws of the State of Ne braska for the year 1897 entitled ,as follows: "An Act vesting a right in the voters of any city, county, town, village, school district, or other municipal subdivision of the state of Nebraska, to propose ordi nances, contracts, agreements, or meas ures', and enact the same into laws for the government of such municipal divisions or subdivisions of the state, by a direct vole of the people who are qualified to vole in such tespective jurisdictions; vesting a right to the voter of any such city, countv, town, village, school district, or other municipal subdivision of the state of Ne braska to by a petition refer any ordi nance, aereement. contract, or measure, enacted or proposed by the legislative body of any city, county, town, village, school district, or other municipal subdi vision of this state to a vote of the voters of such iurisdiction and to reject the same by the ballot; to prescribe the manner 01 such legislation aud to provide puni i hment for all offenders against the provisions of this act." The polling places in the First ward of Alliance shall be in Mark's hall at the corner of Wyoming and Laramie avenues anb the polling place for the Secoub ward of Alliance, Nebraska, shall be at the City Hall. Copy of the proposed law can be had at the city clerk's office. D.ited this 12th day of February, 1910. F. W. IRISH; City Clerk. Wonders of Wireless Telegraphy From time to time during the last two years, press dispatches have told stories of the wonderful work of wireless tele graphy, particularly in the saving of lives in cases of shipwreck. One of the latest was the rescue of the crew of the ocean steamer, Kentucky, by the steamer, Ala mo, less than two weeks since, a call for help by wireless telegraphy having given the rescuing ship notice of the linking condition of the Kentucky. For the fifth time in little more than a year a disaster of the sea was turned into a triumph of heroes by the courage of the man at the key. Here is the record as compiled by the Denver Post: Jan. 23, 1909 Liner Republic, wrecked off Nantucket; 1000 saved by Jack Binns, wireless operator. Aug. 27, 1909 Steamer Ohio, wrecked off Alaska coast; 200 saved by George E. Hccles, the operator, who drowned at his post. Jan 12, 1909 Liner Slavonia, wrecked off Azores; 410 saved by wireless call. Oct. 12. igog Steamer Antilles, blown ashore oil Florida coast; too saved by wireless. Feb. 4, igio The Kentucky sinks; 46 saved by wireless call. Governor Hanley at Alliance. On Saturday evening, March 12th, the people of Alliance and vicinity will have the privilege of listening to a lecture by Hon. Prank Hanley, ex-governor of Indiana, which will be delivered in the Phelan Opera House. Mr. Hanley ranks among the most interesting orators of the present day, and we believe the people of this part of the west will ap preciate the opportunity of hear ing him. Further announcement will be made through The Herald later. We understand that he is to speak in only one or two other places in northwestern Nebraska on this trip. Ingratitude Worst of All t ANNOUNCEMENTS, f v.:..:..:4.'.j.HH,MM!4'H'H FIRST PKESDVTKKIAN CHURCH The morning topic will be, "God's Omnipresence;" evening, "The Burn ing Bush." The Ladies' Aid Bociety will meet next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Gavis. METIIOUIbT EPISCOPAL CHURCH Morning topic, "Turning the World Upside Down;" evening, "That we May be Rich," A cordiul invitation is ex tended to all. UNITED I'KESUYTEKIAN CHURCH At the morning service the subject will be the fourth commandment- Usual evening preaching service at 7:30. The Young People's Christian Union meets at 6:30 o'clock, the following hour be ing spent in a service designed to he of especial interest aud profit to the young people. All will be made welcome. Moves Back to Herald Building Since disposing of The Herald a little more than a year ago, O'Keefe Bros, have officed with Hall & Graham in the rear of the First National Bank. The room there not being large enough to conveniently ac commodate two firms, they have removed to The Herald building and now occupy the front part of the south side, where they are doing business under the firm name of the O'Keefe Land Co, rtislr telephone number is 324. rairvTew A thief may be honest in some things, a dead beat may have charity in his soul, but an Mi grate has no redeeming traits. Ingratitude steals the nursing bottle from the lisping infant, tramples mother love under foot and sneaks in the night and de stroys iiowers growing on the graves of the departed. Ingrati tude knocks at your door on bleak and cold days, conies in. and warms by your li reside and grows strong again by partaking of your food and wearing your clothes. It then repays that debt by lifting his head with a hiss and burying its poisonous farigs in your back. Ingratitude begs medicine and food from you when you are sick and when you grow well again it laughs at you because you are so easy ileeced; ingratitude trusted with gold steals it; trusted with honor be 1 trays it; trusted with virtue de stroys it. The thief can reform, the sinner repent, but the soul of the ingrate is dead and the still small voice will not pene trate it. Exchange. UAI'TIST CHURCH. Morning topic, "The Open Door," evening, "An Expett Dectectiva." Good Hinging ut all services: everybody made welcome. ST. MATTIUW'S UI'ISCOPAt, CHURCH Lenten services Sundays, Holy com munion at 8 a. m, except on first Sunday. Sunday morning prayer. I.itany and ser mon at 11 a. m., except on first Sundays, when Holy Communion will be substituted for morning praver, Sunday evening prayer at 7.30, except on 4th Sundays, when there will he no evening' service. Wednesday, Liiaoy at 4 p. m , Friday, Litany at 4 p. m. and evening prayer and address at 7 30 p. m. HOLV ROSARV CATHOLIC CHURCH Order of Services: Sunday Masses, 7.00, g:oo, and 10:30 a. m., except on the third Sunday of every month when the order is ojod and 10:30 a m. Evening service every Sunday even ing at 7:30. Hev. W. L. McN'amara, Pas tor. Two Moving Picture Shows Left Three moving picture and vaudeville shows running simultaneously meant a freeze out for one of them, even in as good a show town as Alliance, hence the Hewett Vaudeville Co. has vamoosed to Bridgeport, we understand, Younkin has moved the Crystal to the Phelan Opera House, where he is making a hit with special attractions. The Garrick, erst while called the Idle Hour, is putting on an attractive program and we understand is getting a liberal patronage. Two good mnoino nirlurn shows can do a pood busi ness in Alliance, but more than that is too many. www Cement Contractor. For estimates on cement walks, ce ment blocks and all kinds of concrete work, see J. J. Vance, West Lawn, Alliance, Nebr. 3Q-f Several flocks of wild geese were cn here a few days ago Mrs. George West visited with friends in Alliance last week. Miss Citron from Alliance attended the social Monday night. Who said spring was here? tt 'dudtu't feel like it with thia njrih wind. Mr. Davlg from near hm-ea .-mended church at I'-irview lat Sut1d.1v Last Sunday,, heing a nice day, there was a large crowd nut at ciuircli. Mite Haves of Illinois is here vininrtg his grandpa and other relatives Three or four of Mr Aspdeu' children are sick witu u grippe thin week. The Welkins medicine won was seen on the xi reels here several day the pat week. School opened Mundav, the attendaoctj being small 011 account ot so nun y child ren being sick. The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Hartley's last Thursday. The next meeting will be at Mrs bred Nasun a ret). 43. Klmer Shanks from the xaudhills spent Saturday and Sunday with 1'. J. Lawrence and family. He went to Alliance Monday to build a store house for the Nolle bakery. The valentine social at VVm. Aspden's Monday uigllt was well attended, about 75 being present. S41 40 were realized from the sale of valentines. An all-around good time was had, everybody enjoying them selves. Ben Teagle, who was found dead at his home last Thursday, was buried in the Catholic cemetery near Alliance Friday. Ben was very much respected by all who knew him, which were many, both in town and country. He came to Box Butte county about twenty years ago. David D. Lewis, who died at his home at Alliance last week, was born at New bridge, Wales, sixty-six years ago. He there married Miss Ann Jones. Coming to America, he settled at Nanticoke, Pa , where he remained two years He then moved to Mahaska county, Iowa staying there about twenty years, and then came to Uox liutte twenty-three years ago. lo cating on a claim in the Fairviow neigh borhood, where he lived until three years ago. He leaves a wife, two sons and four daughters, also a brother at Beacon, la., and one sister in Wales. Broken Bow is to have a new high school building, electric lights and probably a fins new court house-