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Commends Supt. Pate
From Sidney Telegraph, April 2j:
Prof. V. R. Fate, who has been
superintendent of the Sidney schools
for the past five years, was tendered
the superintetidcncy of the Alliance
city schools and has accepted the
same.
His acceptance was contingent upon
securing his release from a contract
with the Sidney school board. A
special meeting of the board was held
the first of the week and the members
decided that owing to the large advance
in salary Prof. Pate would receive at
Alliance over what the Sidney position
was paying him, that it would he an
injustice to insist upon his remaining
here, and he was accordingly released
The Alliance position pays $i,8oo fier
' annum. . ' ' '
Pi of. Pate has been doing Junior
Normal work duriug 'the summer
months at Alliance for the -past three
years, and this gave the Alliance people
the opportunity to become acquainted
with him. This no doubt led to the
present appointment.
Puriug the time he has beep con
nected with the Sidney schools Prof.
Pate has not confined his work, to the
school room but has been wide awake
and active in all matters which had to
do with the school district, town a'nd
community. It is but a just ti Unite to
him to state that the advancement of
our schools to their present efficiency is
due in a great measure to his wise
supervision It is -with regret that the
Sidney people part with him and his
estimable family.
Prof. Pate has been further honored
by the appointment as principal of the
Alliance Junior Normal. This appoint
ment was announced Tuesday by State
Supt. Bishop. He succeeds W.D.Hayes,
who was also his predecessor in the
Alliance schools, Mr. Hayes has been
appointed president of Peru Normal.
No successor to Supt. Pate has as
yet been selected bv the Sidney school
board.
The position of principal of the Sid
ney schools to succeed Prof. Earl Cline
has been tendered A. J. Stoddard, of
Auburn, Neb- Prof- Stoddard was
principal of the schools in his home
town for several years and is now
finishing a course at Peru. He comes
highly recommended by the school
authorities at Peru and others who are
acquainted with his school work.
Two Not of a Kind
The editor of the Chadron Journal
manifests a sour grape disposition in
the following editorial last week:
Possibly it is just as well our delegates
did not win the Alliance-Chadron debate
for if they had won Alliance would doubt-
Ettre SfocA of MILLINERY
Flowers and
ONE-HALF
Sale
less have gotten out an injunction to pre
vent us from holding the victory.
The editor of the other Chadron
paper, The Chronicle, shows a more
generous disposition towauls Alliance,
The following is taken from his writeup
of the debate at Chadron between
representatives of Alliance and Chadron
High schools:
Aside from the individual benefits re
ceived by the debaters, the goodwill and
friendship between the schools as a result
of the debate cannot he estimated. We
wish our rival contestants of the coming
j ear all kinds of success but reserve the
highest honors for Chadron.
Church Debt Raised
Last Sunday was a red letter day
with the Alliance Methodist church as
on that day subscriptions wete taken
to completely cover the indebtedness,
$2,500.00 on the church and pmsonage
property.
Key. Dr. Jesse W. Jennings, who
was pastor of this church some fifteen
years ago. but w ho is now manager ot
the book department of the Methodist
Hook Concern at Kansas City, was
present and preached morning and
evening and assisted in securing the
subscription to wipe oltt the debt.
On Friday, and Saturday 'he, in com
pany with Rev. Vallow, made numer
ous calls, re newiiig old acquaintances
and making new ones- The Doctor
seemed to enjoy his visit here and we
are sure, it was a treat to those who had
the pleasure of listening to him and
his able discourse-
Tribute to Memory.of Harry E. Tagg
Grant County Tiibuue, April 21:
Harry E. Tagg died last Sunday
evening at the dome ot ins tattler, in
Omaha, the result of a general nervous
breakdown. For about five years Mi
Tagg has been ailing and during tht;
past two years Ins health has failed
steadily.
He was a member of the firm wf
Tagg Bros. Live stock Commission Co
of South Omaha, and for a year or
two made Hyannis teuipoiary head
quarters during the shipping season,
and was well and favorably known in
this vicinity.
Harry was exceedingly popular
among his associates, being of a geniul
nature and his death has caused
sorrow generally sin South Omaha,
where he was well known.
He was born in Wisconsin in 1867.4'
consequently was in his 43rd year,
over 22 years of his life having been
spent in the live stock commission
business.
C C. Street was down from Alliance
Wednesday shaking hands with old ac
quaintffuces. Chailey is agent for the
Watkins Remedy Company with ter
ritory around Alliance, and reports
meeting with good success. Oshkosh
Herald.
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Among Those Who Play 500
Last Friday afternoon Miss Emma
Soules and her sister entertained at the
Fletcher home in honor of Mrs- Nellie
Hilliei of Sheridan. Twenty-eight
ladies passed the afternoon playing
500. 'Mrs. Regan and Mrs. McCluer
cut for first prize, a souvenir spoon.
Mrs. McCluer won. The consolation
prize went to Mrs. Dr. Slagle. The
guest of honor prize was a fine gold
spoon. After the games a very delici
ous three course lunch was served
On Monday afternoon Mrs. John
Breuuan entertained in honor of Mrs.
Nellie Hillier. The ladies enjoyed the
time with caids and music. The
dainty lunch was greatlv enjoyed by
all.
Mis. R- E. Mtirry invited twelve of
her friends to play 500 with her last
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Lindley
Ellis won first prize, 41 china plate. A
very pretty framed picture was given
to the guest of honor, Miss Sadie Mc
Cauley. Mis. Murry invited her
guests into the dining room at 5:30 and
treated them to an cldhbiate feed.
Twelve ladies spent last Saint day
evening at the home of Mid. Mort.
Johnson. Everybody plated 500 until
11 p. m. The first prize, a hand
painted cup and saucer, was given to
Mrs. A. E. Nelson. Mis. IL N. Hos
kins was given the compilation prize, a
goo'd celluloid deck of cards- A dainty
three course lunch was served on the
card tables by the hostess assisted by
Mrs- Grebe.
Alliance Choral Union
There is always a best time to do a
thing, and usually that is the present
time. This is emphatically true, it
seems to us, in regard to a choial
uiiiuii 111 this city. The success of the
cantata, "Queen Esther," given last
week by a large number of Alliance
singers who nau never neiore under
taken anything of this kind together,
is an indication of the success that
might be expected of a choral tinion
composed of the same singers and
others that might wish to join,
We hope that persons who have
musical talent and taste for this line of
work will see that steps nre taken with'
out delay for the organization ,of a
choral union in our city.
Big Orders for Sewing Machines
When Geo. Darling waB in Chicago
last month he gave an order for twenty
five Free sewing machines- The fact
that the Free factories are running at
their full capacity and still are so be
hind in filling their orders that Mr,
Darling has not yet received these
machines is an indication of the grow.
iug popularity of the celebrated Free
machine. A previous 01 der for seven
machines was recently filled and the
twenty-five machines ordered last
month are expected soon.
Removes from Omaha to Alliance
E. T- Enyeart, son of A. S. Enyeart
of Hemiugford, arrived in Alliance
from Omaha, April 14th, to take charge
of the Alliance Tailoring Compan 's
shop. He has been wot king in one of
the leading tailoring shops of Omaha
during the last five j ears, and
qualified to do the work that
is well
will he
entrusted to him in this city.
He and his wife expect to make this
cit their pel manent home, Mrs. En
eart having arrived on Tuesday of
last week. We are glad to extend to
them the welcome which we are sure
they will receive ftoin the people of
Alliance-
Time to Start Something Else
York News:
It is time for a sensible word on the
subject of capital removal, which has
furnished Nebraska editois with mater
ial about long enough. Everybody
knows the seat of government, of this
great state will never be changed un
til Western Nebraska has u larger"
population. When that time comes
Broken Bow will hav a much better"
chance to be chosen for the high honor
than any of the towns which are bid
ding for it at present. The geographi
cal center of the state' will be considered
when removal day arrives, and a town
as tar east as Grand Island or as far
south as Kearney need nut apply
Hastings is, of course, put of the ques
tion. Npw let somebody start some-'
thing else.
Engraved and Embossed
Cards and Stationery
We have completed arrangements
with a firm of the,best engravers in the
west by which we can supply on short
notice, engraved cards, embossed
stationery, engraved wedding tnvita
ions, or anv thing else that may be de
sired in fine engraved or embossed
work. Readers of The Herald who are
thinking of securing anything of this
kind should call at this office and see
samples,
Hsice.
Parties having dogs they do not wish
to t)3 v citv tax on will save exnense to
city by bringing the dogs to city hall
and I will have them disposed of. Dog
taxes are due May 1st.
D, Lahdkigan,
I7'8t Chief of Police.
Home raised Short Horn bulls for
sale. James B. Leith, Box 1066, Alli
ance, Nebr. 12-tf
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Trimmings
PRICE
State Capital Removal
For some years past there have been
occasional efforts made to set on foot a
movement to relocate the state capital,
theFe effoits usually emanating fiom
Omaha. Not much attention has been
paid throughout the state nt large to
what lias been snid bv Douglas county
papeis and politicians on the subjectof
the telocation of the state capital until
tecently. Howexet a few weeks since
a certain gubernatorial, backed by
ceitain special iuteiests of Omaha and
South Omaha discoveied an opportun
ity of making political capital by pro
mulgating a so called pluttoun, one of
the planks ot which declared for the
leuiovul of the state cupitol to some
town nearci the center of the state
Of course it was to be expected the
editors of the papers 111 the towns
suggested as possible locutions for the
state capital fell over each other in
their haste to endorse that particular
plunk of the aforesaid platform. It is
possible that some of those interested
really thiuk there is a possibility- of the
state cupitol being taken away from
Lincoln, bu( toouewho 14 thoroughly
acquainted with (he. state , the idea is
pteppsteriuis. Although Lincoln is
sqme distance frpm .the, geographical
center of (he state it is pot so fur from
the geographical center of the popula
tjou, and.it has, railfoad facilities that
make it eas,;ut iccess to n larger
tiuiubei of people in the state than any
other point, that could po sibly be
named. ,A htte study o( the uiupuf
Nebraska, will quickly convince anyone
of this, fact. 1 he (owns spoke of as
candidates, for the cupitol, 'should it he
relocated are. H.mtiugs, Kearney,
Grand Island, Cohiiiiu.s add Broken
Bow. hi older tor it to be telocated
it would-be necessaiy for one of these
towns to secure tnoie votes than
Lincolq.. In u contest between either
of them, and Lincoln it is probable
that about two thuds of the voters of
Douglas county would be against Lin
coln, but' to offset this the vote of
Lancaster county would be practically
unanimous for Lincoln so that Lincoln
could safely count ou an even break in
the votes of the two most popular
counties of the state, having u total of
about one sixth of the states population
so that in trying to prognosticate the
result of a contest between Liucoln
and either of the other cities named
these two counties may be left out of
consideration. As between Lincoln
and Hastings, all of south east Neb
raska as far west as the western line of
Seward and Saline counties, also the
north east part of the state leaving out
Douglas county and the northern and
north west part oi the state would be
almost unanimous for Lincoln, and the
votes in the south central and south
w est part would he divided to some ex
tent. To one who will analyze the
situation with unbiased mind there
appears to he absolutely no show for
Hastings.
If the contest should be between
Kearney and Liucoln, the vote against
Lincoln would be considerable heavier
along the line of the Union Pacific
railway and in the north west part of
the state south of the main line of the
Burlington, hut a good many votes that
Mould go to Hastings from the south
central and south west part of the
state would go to Lincoln. Kearney
would probably he able to hold a larger
vole than Hastings against Lincoln,
but not anywhere enough to secure a
majority.
Grand Island could probably secure
the heaviest vote of anv ot the fivo
towns nopied if the other four weio
eliminated in a contest with Lincoln,
hut still the most heavily populated
part of the state outside of the two
comities above mentioned would he
agaiint Grand Island and in favor of
Lincoln. Grnud Island no doubt
could secure the largest vote in the
north west part of the state, including
the enthe panhandle of any of the
towns named hut she would lose most
of the voles in the south west part,
and it in doubtful if that city could
secure one third of the total votes of
the stole tu a contest wjth Lincoln, for
the stato capital.
As far as Columbus and Broken Bow
are concerned, either, of them would
stand so small a show of securing as
many votes as Liucoln that neither of
them is seriquslv considered as a can
didate for the capital bv persons who
are at'all posted on the geography and
population of tho state. Columbus is
little if anv neaier the center of
population thau Lincoln and it's rail
road facilities are not to be compared
with those of the capital city. Broken
Bow would suit us in this part of the
state, of course, and is nearer the geo
graphical center than any of the other
towns named, hut it would receive
practically no votes south of the Platte
river, or in the western part of the
state south of the main line of the
Burlington or in the north east part of
the itate, east of V e east line of the
sixth congressional district.
We iuvite parties who are interested
in the matter to file this paper away
and if there should really be an effort
made to re-locate the capital, compare
results after the election has been
made with the analysts which we have
herein given-
In our opinion however the agitation
for removal of the state capital will
subside after the third Tuesday in
next August when the primaries for the
candidates for state officers shall have
been held.
Mrs. A. H. Copsey of Alliance, who
haBbeen visiting her mother, Mrs.
O'Brien, and other relatives and friends
in Broken Bow for a couple of weeks,
returned to her home Tuesday morn
tug. Custer Couuty Chief-