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VOLUME XV111
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA l THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 1911
NUMBER 4
Safety for
Valuables
You should have
secure one at nomina
Do you keep your valuables
around the house or in inse
cure places?
Have you jewelry, mort
gages, insurance policies and
other valuables lying around
M danger of fire and thieves?
ety deposit box. You can
ital at
The First National Bank
Alii ice, Nebraska
Capital, $30,000 h Surplus, $50,000.00
Resou es, $650,000.00
CHAS. L. FORD, Presider S.K. Wakkick, Cashier
R. . Hampton, Vice Pre; er' H. C. Nicholson, Asst. Cashier
PROMINENT FIREMEN WHO WILL
BE AT ALLIANCE
Herewith we present photon of
two prominent members of the Ne
braska Volunteer Firemen's Associa
tion, both of whom will be In thin
city during the Convention. The
first Is H. L Boyse. Clerk of the
District Court of Thayer County and
second vice president of the Association.
In the hotel business and the repu
tation of the Drake is se oml to
none 111 this section.
REV. HARRIS LEAVES
Rev. Harris. Rector of the Kplsco
pal church of Alliance, has resigned
hla pastorate here and will remove
about February 1st to Starke, Flori
da, where he owns a tract of good
funning land.
Kev. Harris has been here for some
time and la well liked. His success
or has not yet been appointed.
TT. J W Outhrle, who Is a mem
ber of the committee, has returned
from a business trip over the west
ern end of the state and he reports
that Scott sbluff, Mitchell, Crawford
and Sidney will Join the State Asso
ciation at Alliance this month
LEAVE FOR MEXICO
Two more of the leading business
men expect to leave for an extend
ed trip to Mexico next Monday.
They are James Hunter and John O'
Keefe. They go from here to Kan
sat City where they will be Joined
by Joe Vaughn, who left the Inst of
the week for that city.
From Kansas City the three will
probably go on an extended tour
through Oklahoma, Texas; then
1( vn to Mexico City nnd on down
south to the Pacific coast; then
ai und up through New Mexico, Ar
izona, California and up north
thrum h Wnnhlinrton iinri Orpimn.
It Ik probable that the trip will J ENTERTAINS AT FIVE HUNDRED
take from two to three months, the
gentlemen taking their time and ! The home of I'ercy Cogswell was
stopping over from time to time nt 1 the scene of a verv delightful five
points that Interest them. The Her- hundred party last Thursday even-
LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.
P. J. Hogan, who has been con
nected with the government land of
fice In Alliance for some time, has
been promoted to an Important pos
ition with the government at Wash
ington, I). C. Mr. Hogan will soon
leave to take up his duties there.
H. L. BOYSE
GEO. T. HAND, M. J.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fit .ed.
NOTICE
DR. A. GAISER.
DENTIST.
Office, Room 10, Rumer
Phone 525, Alliance, .Nebr-
bit , Sl2aJIlal2"StVS 'I 'I'1
KENNEDY BROTHE
DENTISTS.
Office in Alliance National Bank
Over Postoffice.
'Phone 391.
I M ' ' ' ' t ' J
The Teachers' Reading Circle will
meet January 14th at the High school
in Alliance. All note books must be
handed in at that time.
DELLA M. REED, County Supt
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank those who assist
ed me in the Fair store contest. In
which I won the range. I appreci
ate your efforts which enabled me
to win the ueautlful prize.
GLADYS MeCOOL.
The second is H. V. Winter, of
Norfolk. Mr. Winter has been the
treasurer of the Norfolk Fire De
partment for twenty years and is
Treasurer of the State Association.
NOTICE
A smoker will be given by Hose
Company number one of Alliance
Fire Department, Tuesday evening,
January 10th, beginning at 8:30. to
all members and exempt members of
the department in general.
aid has arranged to give Its readers
little sketches from time to time of
the points visited by them. We wish
them ;i sate t rip
FIFTY FIREMEN FROM NORFOLK
Judge Rldgell has a letter from II.
R. Green, chief of the Norfolk fire
department, dated January tad. In
which he says: "We have engaged
twenty-five rooms at the Murlington
llotl to accommodate fifty people,
and we hope to be there with that
many. We leave here Monday, Jan
uary 16th, at 8:05 p. ni., via C. ft N.
W. to Crawford, and arrive ;it Alli
ance at 11:45. January 1 7th. 1 think
all are coming who are entitled to
couie, and all are looking for a big
time at Alliance."
Ing. The gtiests were seated at ten
tables and the house was beautifully
decorated with autumn leaves and
Christmas decorations.
Mrs. Joe Andrews won first prize;
Mrs. Kd Marks second; Mrs. Will
Schlupp, the free-for-all prlie; Mrs.
Hively and Mrs. McCltier won the
booby prizes; and Miss Helen
liroome won the prize for original
poems.
Mrs. C. D. Peckenbaugh. of Ster
ling, came over for the party.
A delicious four-course luncheon
was served, after which the guests
departed, expressing their apprecia
tion of the good time shown them.
MILL WORK
TANKS
STORM SASHES
COUNTERS
AND
SHELVING
tSgr A SPECIALTY
A. P. LEE, rig.
NEW YEAR'S FEAST AT DRAKE
H. W. WINTER
Although New Year's day was one
of the coldest ever seen In Alliance,
many of the people braved the ele
ments to partake of the dinner pre
pared by the expert chef at the Ho
tel Drake.
In addition to the usual aumber of
transient gueBts there were Mr. W.
V olltner. Mr J Krldelbaugh and
....u'.iitei', Bernice; Mrs. Holloway
ami (laughter. Vivian; Mr. and Mrs.
VV R. Blrney; Dr. F. M. Knight;
Reuben Knight ; Mr. and Mr. F. M.
Broome and daughters; Mr. and Mrs.
H. J Ellis and family; Mr and
Mrs. E. C. McCluer; and Mir. and
Mrs. Lloyd C. Thomas.
Mr. Barrett, tlie proprietor, has a
good patronage and Is running a
first class hotel in every way tie
has had many year's of experience
MISS MABEL WORLEV
ENTERTAIN8 C.
C.'S
Mis Mabel Wotiey entertained
the (1 C.'s last week at a bouse
party on her father's ranch. The
girls report a dandy time and few
mishap.
SALE IS BIG SUCCESS
The special closing out sale of E.
O. Lalng was a success troin the
start. The half-page ad In last
Thursday's Herald, comblned with
',500 bills, started tftve sale off .vlth
a tiang on Friday. Mr. l-alng will
sell everything out by Saturday
night, as will he nwtmJ by his a I in
this issue.
BUYS CHECKERED FRONT BARN
II P, Coursey has purchased the
Checkered front livery hern nnd has
taken possession today. -He has re
moved hla stock over from the 1'al
ace barn and Is ready for business
at the new place.
He state that he will be In a po
sition to care for both his old custo
mers and those of the Checkered
front barn. Mr. C. C. Smith, who
owns the Palace building, will con
duct a private barn there, doing no
livery or feed business.
Mr. ki sey purchased part of
the Checkered barn stock and will
now have a large barn to care for.
He has made a success of the livery
busineaa In Alliance and has a very
good patronage.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell,
tiny Springs, step-fatiuer and m
of Monte Hargraves, spent se
days visiting with blza the fir
the wick They left for humr
day noon.
BUYS OLIVER TYPEWRITER
J. IL Carter, managor of the local
branch of the Colorado Film Ex
change Company, of Denver, has just
purchaaed a latest model No. 5 Oli
ver typewriter from the Herald Pub
lishing Company, local agents.
Mr. Carter is building up a good
business for his company In this ter
ritory and is well pleased with the
little city of Alliance
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Alliance,
buy, for tl
tioned is a
our announcement in the last issue of this paper that this sale was to b a bone-fide closing
sale we have been swamped with customers who are taking advantage of the cut prices. We
iold hundreds of dollars' worth of goods, but it takes a little time to close out an i nmense
is like this, and there are still many, many extraordinary bargains in this i nmense
CERIES and CLOTHING. We are going to sell every article in the entire stock and if
iS gate you will find that these prices are the west ever offert 1 to the buying public in
to the store; take your time and look ovei i goods and note the prices. You will
rices will sell the goods themselves. Note the prices quoted below. every articles men
mine bargain.
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H our window; we still have
oys' Caps left at 15c.
2 for 25
,. V Shirts, value
75c, Sale
25
H sizes 13 to 20, value
O, Sale Price
81. OO to $5
Hats, assorted styles, val
a $3.00, Sale Price 50
Groceries
500 assorted Lamp Chimneys, value
20c, 15c, 10c, Sale Price,
15. 10. 5
Extracts, value 15c, 25c, 35c per bot
tle, Sale Price 10. 15. 25
100 packages Cigar Clippings, value
20c, Sale Price 10
Chewing Tobacco Natural Leaf,
Town Talk, Yankee Girl, Spearhead,
value 10c plug, Sale Price 5
500 Boxes Mica Axle Grease, value
10c, Sale Price 5
Ladies and Girls
250 Ladies' Corsets, value 75c to
$2.00, Sale Price IO
Ladies' and Children's Short Cloaks,
value $10 and $15, Sale Price
81.50 85
Hooks and Eyes 1 per card
Fancy Braids at 2 Per yard up
Embroideries and Laces at 1 '3 val
ue
All kinds of fancy Buttons at 1 3
value.
We still have a few Ladies' Waists,
value $1.00 to $3.00, Sale Price
25
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F" Sale Closes Saturday Night, January 7, 1911
&. LAIN
308 Box Butte Ave., Alliance, Nebr