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U. N. Hosklns returned last
Saturday mornins;. Mr. HosklnB'
tejlrlirt are slowly improving. If
We to walk he will return to Alii
Moe about January tat.
Mrs. Short, wife of BraJienian
goon, ha gone to Hebron, Nebr,
to spend Christmas with home folks.
Mr. Shoop, who has been firing
here, haa gone to Hastings.
Messrs. Horn and Jenson, who
were firemen here during the rush,
Jkftv resigned and gone to Chadron.
Fireman Ross went to Crawford
Monday to be gone until after Christ -
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B. F. Streeter and W. M. Unruh,
who until business fell off were era
aloyel as brakemen, had planned to
tart to Denver at midnight last
Friday. To pass the evening they
went to a dance. During the even
lag one of their overcoats aud a cap
were stolen. In the inside pocket of
the overcoat were their passes and
about fifteen dollars In money. They
stayed over until Monday but were
usable to get any trace of their
property.
Miss Inez Deck is again on duty
4n the post office, after a two weoks'
cation spent with relatives In Io
wa Sho was accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. J. Q. Beck.
Mrs. A. E. Nelson is planning to
entertain quite a family party during
the Holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Bern
ard Basaett and MIh Valeda will
arrive on No. 42 next Friday. Mr.
Bassett is a Northern Pacific engin
eer out of Livingston, Mont. Mr.
sod Mrs. John Keneer of New Cas
tle, Wyo., will arrive Sunday. Mr.
Keneer is proprietor of the Klordan
Hotel at New Castle. The three la
die are sisters.
Que Hillebrand, yard master at
Crawford, left on No. 42 Tuesday
sight tor a month's vacation in Chi
cago. He was at compunicd by Mrs.
Hlldebrand ami their little son.
ON TELEPHONE DUTY
Conductor John Leidtkn, local
chairman of the Grievance committee
of the B. of It. T., is making prepar
ations to go to Chicago about Janu
ary 1st. There will be a meeting of
the Grievance committees of the O.
R. C. and B. of R. T. and general
managers of the western roadB, at
that place. Conductor Zollinger 'will
represent the O. R. C. of Alliance.
Brakeman Sexton left Sunday
morning for McCook to upend Christ
mas with his family. He will return
January 1st.
Brakeman Fred Vaughn has asked
for a lay-off, and will spend Christ
mas with relatives In Broken Bow.
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Mr. ano Mrs. Smith left Saturday
for Denver to make their future
home. Mr. Smith was a C. B. Q
fireman.
Machinist R. Hagenjos left Tues
day night for Chicago, where he will
upend the Holidays witli relatives.
iHe will return to lite duties In Alli
ance January 17, 1912.
C. Jagger left last. Sunday for a
two weeks' vacation in Denver with
his parents.
Brakemen McCarty and Weidenha-
mer left Monday noon for a two
days' visit at Denver. They expect
to attend some good shows and do
mmm Christmas shopping.
Switchman Lucas has resigned
and gone to Denver. Before going
he neglected to pay his room rent.
(Such work as this makes it hard for
a man to get credit.
Dr. Hershman. the 0. B. & Q.
medical examiner. Is planning to
spend his vacation in Hastings, Nebr.
Dr. Kun., also in the company's ser
vice, will go to Boulder, Colo., to be
gone until after the new year
Mrs. W. 8. Mtz and Master Sid
ney returned to their home in Mys
tic S. I)., Saturday, after a week's
Til it with friends in Alliance.
The NebraskR Telephone Com
pany has Issued from the general of
fice at Omaha a little booklet en
titled, "On Telephone Duty; True
Stories of the Intelligence and Hero
ism of the Girl at the Switchboard.'
The booklet contains a number of
nhort thrilling stories, interest in
which I greatly increased by know
ing that they are all true stories. We
suppose that anyone interested suf
ficiently to send for the booklet can
obtain It by sending stamps to cover
postage, and addressing Frank Vull-
ta, Publicity Manager, Nebraska Tel
ephone Co. Omaha, Nebraska .
HEMINGFORD
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0 APION
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December 15.
Mrs. Nellie Iamon, Miss Vella
Marsh and Miss Josie Donlvan
spent the day Friday at the home of
Geo. Hagaman. All report a good
time.
see
O. G. Clark and family and Miss
Nellie Brown were guests at the
home of W. B. Coker, Sunday.
Mies Shirley Hagaman is spending
a week in town, visiting her sister.
Miss Bonnie, who is staying in town
and attending High School.
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John Wright and wife visited
Tuesday at the home of J. C. Haw
kins.
The children of R. M. Worley arc
reported quite sick nt this writing
W. S. Coker and brother, John
were callers at the lester ranch on
Wednesday night.
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Miss Ethel Hagaman is visiting
her brother's family, in the sand
hills, at present.
Aunt Sallle Underwood and Mrs
Oeo. Hagaman were visiting Thurs
day with Mrs. W. S. Coker. They
report a good time.
F. W. Iester, wife and grandson
were seen on our streets Thursday
of this week.
Geo. Clark helped W. S. Coker get
started to bail hay.
A FE8TIVE OCCASION
In response to artistic, poetic In
vitations to "come and enjoy Christ
mas cheer", sent out by Mrs. W. M.
Weidenhamer, iHfi Bog Butte avenue,
thirty-six of her lady friends gather
ed at her home Saturday afternoon
and were entertained in an unusually
elaborate nod beautiful manner. The
curtains of the home were drawn and
the rooms illuminated with electric
lights nir.ny colors, and profusely
decorated with cut flowers. The
eight course luncheon, served at
1:30, displayed the taste of an epi
cure. "Ami the glad circle round
did yield ihetr souls to festive
mirth and wit.'' The table decora
tions were also suggestive of Christ
mas, a tri" containing a present for
each guest being the center of at
traction. After luncheon a guessing
contest furnished interesting and a
musing entertainment in which Mia
Marcus Frankle was awarded first
prise, an elegant brass fern dish.
Mrs. Hamilton received second prize,
while Mrs. Cant, the consolation
prize. The event was thoroughly en
Joyed by all present.
prosperity there, and will continue to
keep them posted on Alliance hap
peg tags.
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EXPERT BOILERMAKER
P. Douel, who left Alliance
NUTTY BECOMES NUTTY
A man by the name of John Nutty
became mad with Jealousy over u
young wtuniun at Butte, Montana, and
last Saturday shot and killed the
girl's mother and probably fatally
wounded her father, and seriously
wounded Joseph Williams, a pros
pet tor, aged fifty years, in a saloon
at that place. Nutty shot at the
girl twice but failed to hit her.
Jealousy of Williams is said tti ha.
caused Nutty's act, and his ' nutty"
ton' MlH II was also probably due to
oei indulgence in liquor.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES
Quite a number of The Herald's
exchanges issued special holiday e
dition last week, including the fol
lowing: The lleiuingforu Journal is
sued a nobby twenty 5-column pages
and colore'! cover. The Lingle, Wy
oming, Herald, publishd at The Her
aid office in Alliance had eight ti
colunui pages and trover and was oiie
of the neatest papers we have seen
this year. If w do say it. The
Mitchell Index gave its readers
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eight t column iiaiic; and , oii.i . i
Tuesday night with his wife and lit-1 l1)Wr . uillo ,,,.,., Ma ukt,
tie boy for lencr. where they will
reside, may be properly termed aii
expert boilerinaker. He haa worked
as boilertnuker and as hoilermukcr
inspector for sixteen years. Ills
father and grandfather before him
were boilermskers so that it is not
surprising that he took naturally to
4Ae bollermaker'a trade. He worked
at the shops in AUlaace for some
time, but a few weeks ago was sent
to Sheridan, Wyoming, where hi
services were nettled tor a while
The a mpany has had some trouble
in kecuring workmen that could prop
erly handle the repairing of oil burn
4ng locotiK:ti e-s; .-nine of the officials
learning that Mr Deuel wee an ex
pert in that line of work wired for
hi in to go to Denver, where they
have that class of work to be done
He went from Sheridan to Denver
little more than two w.eka ago Af
ter working there a while he was
furnished transportation to move
there. Mi came to Alliau e the
ftitit of the wick, arriving lu re Sun
day morning, and after loading his
household goods left as above slated
tor the Colorado nu t ropol..-. Tin
Herald wisht Hum health and
wise The Kushville Recorder, and
also the Crawford Courier The Craw
ford Tribune giving iu readers ten
,; column pages ami colored cover
Diali Howell returned from Ansley
the first of the w'cek, where he has
been the past month.
William Gosha, well known here
ftai sold out and leaves for Texas,
where he will make his future home.
Frank Anderson sold his ranch,
near Bingham, and bought a farm in
Missouri, where he will farm to his
heart's content.
John Skipper and Pearl Coteon are
to be married in Alliance Thursday,
December 21, and Karnest I'ollis and
Fay Kdiuohdsen on Wednesday, De
cember 27. We wish them all the
happiness of a long and prosperous
life.
Miss Ka Mason returned Tuesday
from the east, where she has been
for the past month.
There was an invitation party at
the home of Mrs. Anna Welch ou
last Tuesday evening. All present
enjoyed themselves Immensely, anil
the music was great.
see
William Emerson is going to sell
out his ranch, northwest of Bingham.
He will go to Minnesota, where he
is Interested in real estate.
Mrs. Oeo. Carroll went down to
Alliance Thursday on the local, and
had some dental work done. She
returned on 4:: Saturday, accompan
ied by Mr. Carroll.
Mrs. Luke Phillips and Mrs. C. C.
Hucke visited with Mrs. Geo. Hedge-
cock on Thursday.
B. E. Johnson was attending to
some business matters In Alliance,
between trains Wednesday.
Mrs. Bert Mart, who has been vis
iting with her parents and other rel
atives In Iowa for the past two
months, returned home Thursday on
4.1.
Chas. Moravek came in from Sioux
county Wednesday, Miss Agnes re
turning home with him for a few
weeks' vlBlt with home folks.
Mrs. B. E. Johnson left on 44
Thursday for an extended visit with
her sleter and other relatives in
Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. M. HuHon are visit
ing relatives and friends in Iowa and
other eastern points. They expect
to be gone until after the Holidays.
MrB. Lena Britton, who lias been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Potmesil, and having sonu
dental work done, returned home
from Alliance on 4:! Thursday.
Emil Rockey and Rev. Cox were
passengers to Alliance Saturday on
44.
B. L. l'enner went over to Chad
ron on 4:: Saturday, to be at the
bedside of his mother, who is critic
ally ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Shumaker were in
from Pine Ridge Saturday.
Ora Phillips autoed up from Alli
ance Friday.
A. Uhrig had the misfortune of
losing a valuable horse Friday night.
Clarence Rosenberger left for
Kansas City the latter part of the
week, looking after some business
matters.
A. H. Mabin, Kd. Mabin and Bud
Kinsley went up to New Castle, Wy
oming, Saturday, for a few days'
visit with their brother, John Mabin.
THE BEE HIVE CHANGES HANDS
OYSTER SUPPER AT FAIRVIEW
There will be an oyster supper ai
the Fain iew church New Year's
night. A programme will be render
ed and an enjoyable time is ant hi
puled. An admission of 25 cents will
I" charged, the proceeds to be used
fee the support of the chut. Ii 0rk,
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY
Mails close at the Alliance post
Office as follows, Mountain time:
East Bound
ll:-'n am for tram .o. 44.
U;t)0 p.m. for train No. 42.
West Bound
11:10 p.m. for train No. 43.
11U0 p.m. tor train No. 41.
aouth Bound
L8;M p in for train No. :;u;t.
11:00 p.in for tralu No. 301.
On Sundays und holidays all night
mails close at ti.oo p.m. lnsteud of
11:00 p.m. IRA K TASH, P. M.
Dr. Bolund, phone 6.
W. S. Kewer of Chicago litis pur
chased tlhe Bee Hive store, and will
take possession January 1st. He ex
pects his wife to arrive next week,
and they will make their home in
this city. Mr. Kewer has been in
h men untile business before, and
alii i Ionium around for a mutable
location, decided that this was the
best opening he had found. A I will
! be seen by the Bee Hive advertise
ment this week, it Is the intention
to vacate the room now occupied by
the Bee Hive at 210 Box Butte ave
nue and remove to the corner of
4th street and Box Butte.
While welcoming Mr. and Mrs.
Kewer to our city. The Herald re
gnus to see W. B. Parker ami bis
wn'i leave. They have been in
no: I Ii w i stern Nebraska aud W wini
ins many years and have decided to
seek a warmer climate. They are
goin firwt to Springfield, Missouri,
aud may possibly go still farther
south before locating permanentl.
A baby boy came to gladden the
bono el F.iuory Corou and wife last
Sunday evening This is the first
A. M. Miller, Fred Abley and
Geo. Hedgecock autoed to Alliance
Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr.
Shlply, Sr., which was held Tuesday,
at 10 u. in., from the M. E. church.
Mrs. John Armstrong, who lias
been visiting with Mrs. Benj. Kuhler
tit Gordon, returned home on 44 on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. U. Shepard, who
has been visiting with Mr. Shepard's
niece at Johnstown, Nebr., for the
pi st two weeks, returned home on
44 Tuesday.
James Evans came up from Alli
ance on 47 Monday.
Ceo. Wlltsey was an incoming pas
senger on 44 Sunday.
Kmii Rockey
paeeeager on 13
was an
Monday.
incoming
B. E. Johnson shipped a car of
bogs Monday night.
Ed. Wildy was a passenger to Al
liance on 44 Monday, returning on
4:; Tuesday,
Miss Dells Peltz was on Incoming
passenger on 4.'t Tuesday.
Mrs. Win. Curry's niece and little
daughter left on 43 for their home.
H. E Part ridge and Geo. Baker
were Alliance visitors between trains
Monday
Cliff liuhble went down to Alliance
on the local Tuesday evening.
Xmas Hardware
A suitable present for every
member of the family
Coaster Wagons, Sleds, Skates, Air Gun'
Pocket Knives, Rifles, Shot duns, Tool Sets
Community Silver Knives and Forks, Spoons, ft
Child's Sets. Carving Sets, Chafing Dishes, j
Casseroles, Coffee Percolators,Serving Dishes, j
Safety Razors, Electric Washing Machines r
and Carpet Sweepers
NEWBERRY'S
HARDWARE CO.
December Travel Bulletin
TO THE PACIFIC COAST. Inquire about the personally conducted
through tourist sleeper excursions to Los Angeles, via Denver-Santa
Fe Route a route of sunshine and mild climate.
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS. The attractive south land is claiming its
own in Winter tourist patronage. The Winter excursion fares to
southern resorts are extremely favorable and involve but a modest
outlay for a tour of the south.
INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION, Chicago, December 2nd
to 9rth, 1911.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS, Chicago, December 5th to 9th,
1911.
AMERICAN LIVE STOCK .MEETING, Denver, December 12th and 13th,
1911.
NATIONAL SHEEP SHOW AND WOOL GROWERS' CONVENTION, O
niaha, December 14th to 16th, 1911.
J. KRIDELBAIO, Agent
Alliance
L W. WAKELEY, G. P. A., Omaha
G. M. Wood
N. S. Cook
WOOD & COOK
Painting, aper Han glrg, Ct mt rg
Carriage Work a Specialty
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
PHONES 434 and 679
ltc. 1). W. Montgomery returned
from the eastern part of the state,
lure he has been for the past two
weeks While gone he visited his
aged parents at Pawnee City. He
attended the Pore tat hers' Day eele
brat ii ii at the First Congregational
church of Omaha Sunday night,
where he delivered an Illustrated ad
dress m "Our Pilgrim Fathers in
England. Holland ami America." He
also was iirmriii at the Neglect e. I
Field Surveys meeting Monday, spok
tn of elsewhere in this issue.
Mis. J ti. Heck and Miss Inez
Beck returned Friday morning from
a visit to several cities in which Lhey
formerly resided, among them being
Minneapolis, St. Paul. Chicago, Rock
ford. Des Moines and Omaha, in-
boy Id the Coruu family, and the dudiug a isit to Mrs. Iteck moth
first grandson of Mrs. Abigail Cornu. Jer. who lives south of lies Moines.
gl-. &
i Christmas Greeting i
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4 Yt: wish to extend the season's greetings to H
the people of Alliance and vicinity and call at-
tention to our fine line of goods suitable for p
jj holiday presents, including: S
I China Cut Glass
gj Cutlery Silverware
I Chafing Dishes
H and many other articles to be found In a
j first-class hardware store
i I L. ACHESON
PHELAN OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
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Office st Rodgers' Grocery, Phone 1
JOHN GARRETT
Successor to Frank Wallace
Transfer Line
Household goods
moved promptly
and transfer work
solicited.
Res. phone 583