St r,A ji Utt wr 1 s WHEN THE PRICE WOULD APPEAR ATTRACTIVE THE QUALITY, PERHAPS, HAS BEEN SACRIFICED There is no risk taken when you buy a CHICKERING SON (Boston), I VERS & POND, PACKARD, KURTZMANN, STERLING, KOHLER & CAMPBELL, HARVARD, HUNTINGTON, besides, a number of less expensive Pianos that may be seen on our floors and are regarded as leaders in their respective grades. YEARS FROM NOW you would regard the price of the Piano you purchased now as small if then you FOUND that you had in your home a Piano that had proven satisfactory. Time alone will demonstrate the musical valua of a good Piano and the honor of the house that sells Our aim has always been to sell the class of Pianos that would secure for us the confidence and esteem of the public. No Piano concern can produce a better asset than a satisfied community of buyers, and we are in Alliance to stay. Call and see us in our new quarters, Brennan's old drug store, opposite postoffice PIANOS SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS IF DESIRED c s s ID. Groceries and Provisions A fall line of fresh goods to order from Our prices are right Telephone orders filled promptly Phone 55 S. W. Cor. Box Butte Ave. and Dakota St. ; one block north of Burlington station, on west side of street ALLIANCE HOSPITAL Graduate Nurses in Attendance HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Bellvvood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copsey Open to All Reputable Physicians. Address all communications to ; THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL, Alliance, Nebraska. SPECIAL RATES sDPKiiira- c5s is-crifcviirMiEK iio Horneseekers' Excursion Rates first and third Tuesdays of each month to your locality; advise your eastern friends of land and industrial chances in your country. Low One-Way Rates, March ist to April 15th, to Cali fornia and the far Northwest. To the East. The usual summer excursion fares will be announced later, for those planning a vacation tour of the East. Pacific Coast Summer Tours. Attractive excursion fares, embracing a tour of the Coast, will be in effect during the coming summer. Consult the nearest ticket agent of the Burlington. He is currently supplied with special rate sheets and!) descriptive publications for all kinds of tours, or write the General Pas senger Agent, giving as definite an idea as possible of the trip you have in mind. It will Bayjl NELSON PLKTCH13R FIRE INSURANCE AG-ENCY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hartford I'iro Insurance Cotnpnny. North American of i'lril&uolpma. E'hocnlx of Hlooklyn. Now York. Continental of New York City. NluRurii Klro Insurance Company, Connecticuii firo Ooinniurr'lm Union Assurutipe Co.. IondoijFlremu)i 1'und IriMinineoOo. uurnmnlu Klre ins. uo. tutuof Ornliliiv Uj5) if 1 1 I f 1 1 Popular Sheet Music, commencing Saturday, i 1 .- W ' 8 be a pleasure to advise you RODGER fully. F. L. SKALINDER, AGENT Alliance L. W. WAKELEY, G. P. A., Omaha Liverpool. London and Glooe lus. Co. Gerinun Amerlcun Ins. Co., Nuw York, New lliunimhira Columbia Fire Insurance Company Phlliuloluhlii. Underwriters I'Hoenlx In N.. Hartford. Conn KociioMoruurm.ui ins. t o. Office I'rt.Stulrs.l letclicrlllock Wallace's Transfer Line I lousehold goods moved promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone 4 Frank Wallace, PropV. THE BENNETT W. C. ENGLISH, Mgr. Several G-ood Second-Hand Organs from $10 Hemingford Happenings. Ben Price and wife spent Sunday at Orville Kidwell's. Ora and Luko Phillips returned from Alliance Saturday. Ethel Campbell is helping with the work at the Kussell House. Mrs. Fred Necland spent a few days the first of the week with Mrs. Wildy. Dr. McEuen's ofllcc Is being moved across the street just south of post master Walker's. McClusky Bros., are putting up a carpeuter shop across the street north of the opera house. Horry Pierce and family will occupy rooms in Mrs. Curtis' residence until Ed, Wildy can give full possession. Mrs. Bowser and son left for Powell, Idaho, Monday, where they will join Mr. Bowser who went some time ago. The closing out sale at C. J. Wlldy's department storev began Monday and will last until the entire stock has been sold. Rev. Waterman went to Marsland Sunday to hold services at the Metho dist church Sunday evening, returning Monday. The funeral ef A. H. Pierce was held Wednesday afternoon at the home. Rev. Burleigh conducted the funeral services. The St. Patrick's ball that wns held' at the opera house March 17. was well attended. Everyone seemed to enjoy the evening. Win. Fosket went to Alliance Satur day to help Mr, Coursey with some sales. He. returned Monday going to Pine IUdge, Tuesday' where he had sale for Mrs. L. B. Hill. Mrs. tversou and son Andrew re turned from Arco; Idaho, Friduy. An drew has been working at the carpen ter trade for the past year there. Mrs. Iverson has purchased a home in Den ver and will move to it. HulrtieTTiat Mrs. E. Lynch is quite sick. Annabel Loer is on the sick list. Little Buelah Durr is on the sick list. Geo. Denton is having fine luck with his well. A. Ross and wife visited at Arthur Loer's Tuesday. Arthur Loer and wife were Sunday callers at Geo. Denton's. John Durr and family visited Sunday with his father Calvin Durr. Arthur Hubble and John Durr returned home from trapping yesterday. Miss Ethel Tallada is visiting at the home of her cousin Mrs. Loer. Edwin Dunlap returned home today after a short stay with A. Loer. John Chapman and wife visited with Geo. Denton one day last week. Nickoly and Horn went through here on their way to Hendrickson's ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Hubble and John Durr's visited at Ganes Chapman's Sunday. Mrs. Ida Tyran and son and Roy Den ton are visitiog at the home of their brother Geo. Denton. Rollin Ross and Earl Tallada drove through from Wind Springs to Alliance slopping over night at A. Loer's. Ever) one is rejoicing over the fine weather and roads, hauling hay, comiDg home from trapping, breaking horses to ride and drive and cows to milk. Reno Notes Mrs Hier and Gladys visited with the Blair's Thursday. Mrs Chas Leistritz and children visited at the Hiar's last Sunday. Ben Keeler of Alliance is visiting with his sitter Mrs. Hier and family. It appears that spring ha coma indeed, but don't be deceived byappaanmw. J, P, Hazard was down in our neighbor hood last Wednesday. He came with the niwuwvuuwa ! -7-f ill IWHPWWUI..' '!'"- March 12, for one week only intention of doing some surveying' for Ed Zurcher and Henry Hior but it had to be postponed on account of sickness. Clias. Leistritz returned home Wednes day after being away two weeks baling buy. Jesse Liston received word that his father was no better, in fact he is worse if there is any change. Henry Hier returned from Illinois last Monday where he went two weeks ago to attend the funeral of his brother, CANTON News scarce this week. Frank Ewirig was in Hemingford one day last week. Chas. Lockwood moved his cattle back home last week, John Moravek and family were trad ing in Hemingford Saturday. Frank Caha and family were tho guests of Louis Barta and family Sun day. Lee Rowland and wife wero the guest of Frank Ewing's one day Inst week. Jake Winten and family moved north of Hemingford where they have leased the place of Chas. Root, The dance at Mrs. Crawford's St. Patrick's night was well attended aud all reported a good time. Henry SafTord and wife, Chas. Satt'ord and Miss Edith Broshur were the guests of Bennett Curtis' this week. The party given at Nicholson's in honor of Miss Ireno Staggs was well attended and everybody had a good time. Hope they give another one f-oon. quaker"valley Sunday school and preaching at Mr. Shoffner's next Sunday. Dr. Churchill spent last Sunday at home returning to Alliance Monday. Miss Miles is spending a few weeks with Miss Beck who is in poor health. Mrs. Eastgate has gone to Alliance to receive medical aid as she has not been well for sometime. Allen Jamison and family, Mr. and Mrs. Shoflner and Arthur Dix were Sunday visitors at the home of Dr. Uaworth. Mr. Wilson was surveying in Quaker Valley last week. He did very satisfactory work although it changed some of our supposed boundary lines a little. Ed Owen arrived at Reno with his car Saturday night from Ackworth, la. James Jamison, Cassius Farley and Leo Haworth are helping him haul his goods. Messrs. Baccus, McDonald and Camp bell spent Sunday and Monday at the Beck lake hunting, but Quaker Valley ducks do not believe in being shot on Sunday so they had to come home empty banded. Robert Shoflner, who was called to Indi ana on account of the sickness of his little son Robert, did not arrive there until he had passed away. These bereaved parents have our heartfelt sympathy in this great trial of affliction, but what consolation in the words of Jesus, "of such is the king dom of heaven." Box Social at Berea. The box social which was to have been held in the Berea school house on Friday evening, March 25, has been postponed to Friday evening, April 1. Everybody invited and a good time guaranteed. An interesting program consisting of speaking, dialogues, etc., is being prepared for the occassion. The proceeds of the evening will be used in securing an organ for the Suu day sohool. Advance Census Schedule for Farmers The following information regarding advance farm schedules to be sent out by the U. S, Census Buronii will be in teresting to many Herald readers: A" great increase in the accuracy of (he census returns from the farmers, a con at (5 cts per copy CO. up siderable saving of the working time of the farm enumerators, and the removal of much of whatever misapprehensions nd prejudices may exist among farmer - nit regard to the census arq the impo aut results expected by the United itvrH Census Bureau to follow the um n( t,io Advance Farm Schedule, which ha ! -n adopted and will be circulated, throui mo rural postmasters, among the farm. r a short time before the actual census taking The employment of this advance schud ule is a distinct innovation in census methods. It is the logical and practical outcome of the Census Bureau's persistent effort for some time past to give the farm ers a clear and comprehensive preliminary knowledge of the Farm Census questions and to induce them to keep written records ' of their farm operations and equipment in I readiness for the call of the enumerators, I beginning April I5 next. ' Four million copies of the schedule will I be printed and the distribution of them among larra owners ana tenants win oe intrusted to the farm enumerators soon I 1 ' . . ! f I 1 . . It alter iney are commusioneuauoui April 1. Postmaster-General Hitchcock has prom ised the assistance of bis department in the effective distribution of the schedules, and he will issue instructions relative thereto to the rural postmasters. They will be required to address and forward to the farmers receiving mail at their offices the advance farm schedules supplied them by the enumerators. In a note to farmers on the front page of the schedule, Census Director Durand states; "In accordance with the act of Congress the census of the population and farms of the United Slates will begin on April 15, 19I0. On or soon after that date an enum erator will call at your house for the pur poe of obtaining the required informatoin concerning your farm "Many of thequeitions which will be asked you concerning the equipment and operations of your farm cannot be accu rately answered by you without consider able thought and the making o( careful calculations or estimates. Therefore, this form has been sent to you in advance, so that you may study the questions at your convenience and have the answers written down before the enumerator comes. "You are earnestly requested to read this form and instructions carefully, to write down the answers to all questions that apply to your farm, and to keep it un til the enumerator comes. By doing this you can save yourself much time and con tribute greatly to the success of the agri cultural census, "Besides the information concerning your farm, the enumerator will also ask you the names, ages, and other facts con cerning the members of your household." Closing Out Sale. To Tiik Thade: After nearly a quarter of a century of active business rela tions with you It Is with regret that I announce tny Intention of retiring. But owing to reasons best known to myself It Is imperative. Therefore beginning Monday, March 21, 1910 my entire stock of goods, buildlug and fixtures will be placed on the market at a price immaterial of costs, and all familiar with my stock know thnt It is the larg est, cleanest, up-to-date merchandise that was ever offered to the trade at a wholesale price and I would urge all interested to come us earty us possible to avail themselves of this magnificent opportunity to lay in supplies for sea sons to come in all of our different de partments and save a great deal of money. Owing to the fact that I have no mar gin on the goods thus olTered for sal, my terms are absolutely eiit.li, produce, or short bankable notes. You will find all kinds of seasonable goods: (Sroeeries, provisions, salt, flour, china und glass wure, furniture, paint, hatfc. caps, overalls, clothing, shous of every description; ladles hatb, -suits, jackets, dry goods, hosiery, carpets and rugs and most everything usually oarrlud in n department store. Conuliislvoly: Words oannot express my gratefulness to all ousUmiers who have bean patrons for &o many years und I wish you all well, prosperity und Jong life. Your Truly, Calvin .1. Wu.nv. P. S. For tho buutU of the host of patrons, will statu that this place will be continued by Jlve wtdo nwaku, honest, reliable successors, C. J. W, ew Brennan's Drugstore Patronized by careful and discriminating buyers The one place in town where you can buy really go o d chocolates m ie Bee Hire m 210 Box Butte Ave. Big Stock of New Goods at Prices Lower than Elsewhere See' Our Bargain Table! Shoe Repairing PROflPTLY DONE All Work Strictly First-Class n. D. Nichols BOX BUTTE AVENUE AT ALLIANCE SHOE STORE Repair Work Sewing Machines and Organs. Have secured the services of a prac tical mechanic and can guarantee all work done by him. Don't trust your work to travelling repair men. This man will be here permanently. Re pairs and parts furnished for all ma chines. Phone 130. Geo. D. Darling. READ EAT. Noiips lira n no uumiomuu ii 1 11 1 1 ;i 1 i LOOK FOR LABEL None genuine without it 1 III' II 1 I CAl 1 lie AiiiaucenacKe oure