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ME cnnnot tell you all nbout
Box Butto County in this
little pamphlet. Thou's
too much to tell. The writ
er is goofl: the soil the best in Xo
braskn; the climate mild; and the
rainfall plentious so that the crops
are always good. We're always ready
and willing to answer letters, tele
grams, or if you call in person our
auto is ready to show you the land
without expense to you.
OUR PRICES
820 acres, well improved, 12 miles from Alli
ance. $25 per acre on easy terms.
160 acres, 8 miles from Alliance. $15 per
acre.
500 acres, & mile from Alliance. Well im
proved. $-12.50 per acre, easy terms.
1280 acres, 10 miles from station. Good val
020,000 pounds of butter per year;
several wholesale houses, two news
papers, sewerage, with seven miles
of mains; two national banks, with
capital of $225,000 and deposits of
$900,000; passenger depot costing
$80,000, ten passenger trains daily,
seven church edifices,, forty fraternal
lodges and labor societies and four
social clubs; Box Butte county Fair
association with grounds and $10,000
stock; large stockyards, live miles of
cement walks, 125 cement street
crossings, and U. S. land office for
western Nebraska.
BOX BUTTE COUNTY
is 80 by 36 miles in size, or 1,080
square miles, with a population of
, , about 12,500; 60 school districts; taxes low and county out of
ley inncl. lao nqres un debt potntoes, the quality of which can not be excelled any
der cultivation. Jiair whereare one of the most valuable crops; wheat, oats, small
improvements. fcJ per grain and many staple crops flourish here. County was set-
acr0, , tied in 1HH5 and Ihhq.
820 acres, 4 miles
north of Alliance. Good
land. $20 per acre.
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list.
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GRAIN FIELD NEAR ALLIANCE
ONE OF THE FOUR ALLIANCE SCHOOLS
ALLIANCE HAS
Three graded schools,
with high school, enroll
ment more than 1,000,
three modern buildings;
St. Agnes Catholic acad
emy, three large hotels,
water works, with nine
miles of mains; electric
lights, with day service;
telephone system, with
many rurAl lines; cream
ery, which manufactures
1910 PRODUCTS.
E. T. KIBBLE AT LEFT
A Few of Our Recent Customers
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J. P. Barger, Chariton, Iowa.
Ed. Rumell, Reserve, Nebr., Rich
ardson county,.
Dan Eicher, Milford, Nebr., Seward
county.
Mi. Davidson,. Orchard, Nebr., An
telope county.
Wellman and Bulgrin, Wa'co, Nebr.,
York county.
Petersen, Aurora, Nebr., Hamilton
county.
J. W. Smith," Mason City, Nebr.,
Custer county.
There are many others.
E. T. Kibble & Company
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to refund the expenses of anyone com
ing to look over their lands who find the
ffame not as represented. We will also
refund expenses to all parties buying
land of us.
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NEBRASKA NEW
Large Sections of Capital City
UnderWater.
0 STREET BECOME!) A CANAL
Water Five Feet Deep on Parts of
This Thoroughfare Both Antelope
and Salt Creeks Are Out of Banks.
Train Service Is Badly Interrupted.
Lincoln, Aug, 30. Many portions of
Lincoln arc under water, duo to tho
heavy rain. A total of 8.3S Inches fell
between 9 o'clock and morning- Rs
elans living west of the viaduct are
leaving their homes and many have
taken refuge in the F street school
bouse. Tho engine house of the peni
tentiary is flooded and the lighting
plant is out of commission.
Both Antelope and Salt creeks aro
out of their hanks and O street for
many blocks is under. water, in some
Instances to a depth of five feet and
more. Near the stnte farm tho street
car tracks are all under water and
parties from University Place coming
to town had to use wagons to Twenty
seventh and Holdrcge, where they
used the cars nearly to the Rock Isl
and depot, where again wagons were
pressed into service. To get acroro
the water at the Rock Island persons
had to pay earlier in the morning 25
cents, which price has now been cut
flown to 10 cents. Several basements
on O street were flooded. The new
Burlington yards are under water, as
la most of that section of the citv
Ono long freight train is stalled in
Hie water, while trains from the west
cannot get to the station. In East
Lincoln many acres of land was cov.
(Instructive electric storm. The gov
ernment guage here registered six
and one-half inches at 7 o'clock a. m.
More dahiage has been done to the
county roads nnd bridges than in any
storm since 1885, when a waterspout
damaged the railroad property more
than was attended in this one.
AGED WOMEN BADLY BURNED
Clothing of Mrs. Vergln Catches Fire
From Explosion of Gasoline Stove.
Utica, Neb., Aug. 30. An alarm of
firo was turned in from the homo of
Alex Vergin, being caused by an ex
plosion of a gasoline stove. Mrs. Ver
gin, mother of Mayor Vergin, was en
veloped In flames. She had presence
of mind enough to rush out of the
kitchen nnd Jump Into a rain barrel
which was standing back of tho house,
submerging herself in the water up to
her neck. Airs. Vergin is very old
and it Is hard to tell what the out
come will bo. Her arms, face and head
were badly burned.
Burning Horse Sets Fire to Barn.
Hastings, Neb., Aug. 30. With burn
ing flesh dropping from its sides, a
horse broke out of a blazing barn
owned by W. A. Dickon, near here,
and ran two miles to a barn owned by
Wllhclm Vollnier and there started a
second fire. Eight horses burned to
death in the Dieken barn. The Voll
nier barn was partially consumed be-
loro the flames could bo extinguished.
Election of Officers Approved.
Lincoln, Aug. 27. The following or
der hus been issued by Adjutant Gen
eral Hartlgau: The election of Will
iam H. Orris and Walter D. Sonne
Bcheln, company B, First infantry, as
first and second lieutenants, respec
tively, is heroby approved, to rank
Irom Aug. 15, 1910.
THRILLING RACE FOR BRIDE
Frontier Sport at Grand Island Has Ex
citing Incident.
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 27. During
the Frontier day entertainment there
was an exciting feature not booked on
tho program when Jay Palmer, man
ager of tho local Independent Tele
phono company, and himself some
thing of a horseman, undertook to en
ter tho "race for the bride." One of
the western equestriennes was given
a lead of 150 yards on a swift pony.
The race was to the cowboy who
would first overtake her and lift her
from her horse upon his saddle. Palm
er, by cutting across a part of the
field, overtook the woman rider before
the other entrymen eached her. When
he undertook to lift her from the sad
dle, both Palmer and tho horsewoman,
Miss Bennet, fell from their rapidly
galloping horses and the big audience
was horrified at the sight. Fortunate
ly, however, Miss Beniet was not at
all injured. and Mr. Palmer not serious
ly. Large crowds attended the fron
tier events which close today,
NEBRASKA MURDER MYSTERY
Cornerstone Laid at St. Paul.
St Paul, Nob., Aug. 27. The cor
nerstone for the new Catholic church
ered with water, including that part ending which is being erected in
of the city in which Is located the
Davenport tract, whore It was pro
posed to locate a new high school.
Cellars Flooded at Seward. ,
Seward, Neb., Aug. 30. Four and
three-quarters Inches of rain fell here,
flooding cellars, damaging curbing on
newly paved streets and damaging the
new Thomas block. Three trains from
the west are detained here by the
washouts at Milford. The new con
crete work on the Boyes-Hulshlzer
mill is washed out nnd the water is
running over the dam. The rnin
gauges at Ulysses and David City re
corded seven and five Inches, respec
tively, which will cause the river
hero to rise rapidly. The Stevens
barn was struck by lightning and
burned.
Heavy Damage at Osceola.
. Osceola, Neb., Aug. 30. The heav
iest downpour of rain In this county
hi ite history was accompanied by
this city by St. Potor and St. Paul's
congregation was laid in the presence
of a largo assembly of Catholics from
the different pnrts of the county.
Adventlsts in Session.
York, Neb., Aug. 27. The state camp
meeting of the Adventlsts of Nebraska
openod for a twelve days' session. It
is ostlmated there will be more than
1.000 In attendance. Many loaders of
tho church from all parts of the Unit
ed States will be here.
Mrs. Wllber Burned.
Hastings. Nob . Aug 27 Mrs. K. K.
Wllber wat, seriously burned while
kindling her firo with kerosene. Hor
clothing caught fire and she ran out
side and rolled in the grnss to put out
the blaze. She has U(tle chance to re
no i er.
Body of Mrs. William Shera Found
Riddled With Bullets.
Murray, Neb., Aug. 29. Mystery sur
rounds the murder of Mrs. William
Shera, an aged woman, whose body
was found with three bullet holes In
the head in a little store she conducted
at Rock Bluff. It is assumed that a
robber perpetrated the murder, but no
definite clues have been discovered.
Mrs. Shera, after a night passed at
the home of her eon. Wi'l Shera. as
was her custom, was last seen walk
ing toward her store, which was situ
ated five blocks from any other house.
She had made arrangements to depart
soon for Omaha to visit with a daugh
ter, and when the dnughtor, Mrs. Ada
Keonan, failed to see her and tele
phoned an inquiry to Rock Bluif, a
search was made, which brought about
the discovery of the body.
WINDMILL DROPS; 30 FALL
Two Fatally Injured When Too Many
Picnickers Climb Tower.
Bruning, Neb., Aug. 29. Saveral
people were injured, two fatally, and
two fcoverely, when a windmill towor,
Pixty feet high, on which were perched
thirty spectators of a picnic perfprm-
ance, partly collapsed, throwing tho
occupants to tho ground, fatally injur
ing two and severely injuring two.
John Knutzen had his back brpken
and cannot live. Mr. Schrock 'sus
tained what are declared to be fatal
internal injuries. James Meyer was
badly cut nnd bruised. Mr. Rasher
was badly bruised and had a leg'bro
ken. Others were but slightly hurt.
Many Corporations Slow Pay.
Lincoln, Aug. 29 inujgu .only
three duys until corpoiatums wlnci
have not paid tneir uuujict. ceupuiun
tax L,.- . . .... ...! btiu re
mains Dttwt-tn -i.j jtna 1,200 which
have not rem.tted to tne secretary of
state. Many ot the Lig corporations
"got In and ieceied their permits to
do business for another year. The
Rock island railroad has not paid its
tax for the last year yet, though a
penalty attaches to any violtion of the
law. Sept. 1 the corporations which
hnve not paid are subject to a penalty
Of $10. and if the fee is not paid by
Nov. 30 the corporation ceases to exist
upon the proclamation of the governor.
Cambridge Map to Bellevue College.
Omaha, Aug. 29. George Hamilton,
A. B., of Cambridge university, En
gland, has wired his acceptance of tho
chair of Latin at the Bellevue college.
Mr. Hamilton was educated in Amer
ica and received his degree with hon
ors at Cambridge university, and later
passed a year at Oxford university.
Cold Near Alliance.
Alliance, Neb., Aug. 29. A severe
frost was experienced throughout this
district, which killed all young vege
tables and also a large amount of corn.
C. C. Smith reports half an Inch of
Ice on a barrel of water that was
standing outside on his ranch, about
six miles east of here.
Brakeman Killed at Belmont.
Alliance. Neb., Aug. 29. J. W. Hag
gard, employed by tho Burlington rail
road as a brakeman, was killed at Bel
mont. In uncoupling a helper engine,
he in some way fell under the pilot.
He was Immediately rushed to Alii
ance, but died before he got there.
Lexington Man Killed by Horse.
I.cxinpton, Neb., Aug. 29. The horse
which Camlllo Glllett was riding be
came frightened at an automobile.
The animal reared and then fell bark
wauls on top of young Glllett, knock
ing him unconscious. He died without
regaining consciousness.
Omaha Storm May Claim Victim.
Omaha, Aug. 29. Fears aro enter
tained by the friends of J. Laurie Wal
lace, the artist, that he Is buried in
the ruins of his studio at 4370 Izard
street, which was blown down in the
wor3t wind nnd rain storm of the year.
Death Takes Miss Crummer,
Omaha, Aug. 29. Miss Lillio Crum
mer, for fifteen years an instructor In
the women's branch of St. John's col
lego at Shanghai, Chlnn, died at the
local Presbyterian hospital of an ill
ness contracted in tho Orient.
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Three persons Poisoned.
Seward, Neb., Aug. 27. Burdetto
Boyes and his cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
Olmstead, were poisoned by ptomaine
in potatoes and the services of a phys
ician was needed to keep up the heart
action until they were relieved.
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