Fireman Trcuklo whs n pnMnfC?r $p Crawford Tuosdny. A&fiU runiminRs of KnRUwood Ih UikitiK m short vwH-llon. Mm Hnrry Hamilton Iihh iron- to Lincoln for a fow days" vlM with relative. A. H. Athertoii. More house clerk, has Kone to Iowa for a hhort vaca tion t Claim Ant PhlHIps of Alliance wan attending o company bualneiw on the hih line teat week. Pink Ayero ha been as1;nMl to the section between Kedfern and Myotic, relieving Foreman Riley. While here their liule son hail a very awtoua MM of pneumonia, which delayed their Roing nome time. Conductor lxrd 1 aain in charge jcA a train on the high line, relieving he crews of Randall and (Jrlffelh, who have rrtiirned to the main line. Mr. and M.ra. Will Mclntyre, who have been in Alliance for some time, guests at the home of Mr. Mcln Ayre'a starter, Mrs. C. E. Wills, re turned to their home in (Jlendive, Montana, last Tliurxday morning. Mr. Allen, wife of paasenKer en gineer Fred Allen, left on No. 44 Tuesday for hakontle and their fine ranch near that place. Mrs. Allen has been in Alliance since before Christmas. Fireman Hulinke. who lias been pending the dull neason on his ranch near lleela, was sent for and Came to Alliance Tuesday. Mrs Ruhnke will remain on the ranch until they can get a family to take charge for the winter. Traveling Knglneer Morrison will toot get to go to Lincoln as planned On Tuesday he received a message to come to the high line where there Is so much snow that the company is having trouble keeping the cuts open. Tbe new arrangement of the train dispatcher's offices In Dead Wood was completed last Monday. The operators have been established in a corner room formerly occupied by Supt. Holtorf. Chief DtepttCtWf I I' lpbrlnger Is in the general room which was used by the dispatchers. Supt. Holtorf now has his office In the northeast corner of the building. Karl Callander, at one time n freight conductor hare, now yard master at Seneca, was an Alliance visitor Tuesday. Mr. Callander has beh suffering from rheumatism and has been off for some time. Since going to Seneca Mrs. Callander has put in a millinery and notion store, a business that Seneca needed bad ly. On Tuesday b tnlng a unmber of Dr. Hershiuau's young friends as sisted him in celebrating his twenty sixth nlrthday for the fifth time. The party was at the home of Miss Mlnelle Highland. An elaborate five course spread was served In the dining room. A handsome feature of the lunch was a large birthday cake with twenty-six burning candles. Dr. Hershman was the rocipiont of many useful as well ns beautiful presents, among which was a fine dapple gray saddle horse. Dr. Ileish man was taken by surprise but man Rgttd to thank his friends n a few well chosen words. At a late hour the young folks departed, after wish ing him many happy returns of the day. No. -'04 of Jan. Ill, in charge of Conductor Hill, ran over and killed the little son of Section Foreman Nelson of Redfern. It is supposed that the littU fellow was standing on the high bank in front of the sec tion house and that the jar of the train loosened the snow and the child slid down with the snow under the train. The little mangled body was laid to rest tthc following day In the cemetery at Hil City. On the new time card effective .Ian. 21, No 44 Is due into Alliance at 12:50. ma kin a change of one hour and thirty minutes There is no change on No. 43. On the new card No. 43 and 44 meet in Alliance. No 42 on the new card Is due into Alliance at 12:1.3 a. m., making the train ten minutes earlier. No change on No. 41. I ALLIANCE DEFEATS SIDNEY First Game of Series for Western Nebraska Basket Ball Cham pionship for 1912. The Sidney High school basket ball team was defeated by the local boys In a fast and hard fought game in tlie High school gymnasium Saturday .evening. This wa the first game in the series for the championship of western Nebraska. Last year Sidney .succeeded In winning the champion ship as they did not lose a game of tha series. This fact made the local (boys all the more determined to win Saturdny evening. Sidney had also made an enviable record this year on their tour of the eastern part of the state before the holidays, as they won the larger number of their games. The game Saturday evening as hotly contested throughout and din ing the first half the teams seene d evenly matched. The score at the end of the first half stood 10 to 15 In favor of Alliance. In the second half the local boys came back strong and succeeded in getting away from their opponents for a large number of baskets scoring 22 to Sidney's !, and winning the game .",7 to 16. Ob erfelder for Sidney did some fast work at guard while all of the local boys are to be equally commended The fast passing and excellent team work the special features, Nolan and Schafer at forward doing the basket shooting for Alliance. Darnell held down center and easily OfetclMssd his opponent. Keegan, (i rah am and Bpaohi as guard did some great work holding their forwards down to but (few baskets. After the game the Alliance boys gave a reception to the Sidney team in the WkU KhOOl building. Refresh, ments were served and a short pro gram rendered, The second game of the series will be played in the High school gym naslum Friday evening, between Al liance and Scottsbluff. Game will be called at I: SO, It is reported that Scottsbluff has the strongest team she has ever had. A good (MM is assured. Come out, and cheer on the boys by your presence. John Daugherty, residing south of Lakeside, was in town last Tuesday. 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