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VOLUME XIX
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA I THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912
NUMBER 13
Condensed Statement of the Condition of
The First National Bank
of Alliance
FEBRUARY 20, 1912
Deposits Dec. 5, 1911
Deposits Feb. 20, 1912
$506,123.40
437,868.84
Shrink, I 68,756.56
Deposits Dec. 5, 1910
Deposits Feb. 20, 1911
$503,478.75
384.773.31
RESOURCES
Loans
Overdrafts .
U. S. Bonds
Banking House
Cash and Sight Exchange
LIABILITIES
Capital and Surplus .
Undivided Profits
Circulation .
Deposits ....
$421,881.06
432.61
51,000.00
10,000.00
111.719.18
$595,032.85
$100,000.00
9,366.51
48,297.50
43 7,368.84
$595,032.85
Shrink, $118,700.44
A shrinkage in deposits of $68,
756.56 is shown since our last
statement call on December 5th,
1911. During the same period one
year ago, the deposits dropped
$118,700.44. This shows our com
munity in relatively better shape
now than one year ago, due to the
spirit of conservatism which has
been so marked during the past
year.
Dr. JAS. P. HAXFIELD
Dentist
OVER BRENNAN'S DRUG STORE
Alt Electrical Equipment
Evenings by Appointment
PHONE 925 RED
DR. L. W. BOWHAN
Office Upstairs, First National Bank
Building
Phone, Office 362
Phone, Residence 16
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA
cfe Corsets
FOR SALE AT
BOGUE'S
WILL GIVE SERIES OF SUPPERS
Presbyterian Ladies Will Begin Ser
ies With a Waffle Supper.
The Ladies Aid of the First Pres
byterian church have decided to re
model the kitchen and dining room
of their church, and to raise the
money for this purpose will give a
series of suppers.
The first of these suppers will be
a "Waffle Supper" Riven on Tues
day evening;. March 12, at the spa
cious home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Mount.
Following is the menu: Waffles
and maple syrup, creamed chicken,
mushed potatoes, Wot biscuits, pick
les, cabbage salad, jelly, doughnuts.
j coffee. From 5 o'clock on.
DECLAMATORY CONTEST
Local Contest Tuesday, March 12,
to Decide Representatives
to District Contest
ELEVEN LOCAL CONTESTANTS
JAMES H. KENNEDY
Dentist
New office
First National Bank Building
PHONE 23
E. C. W HIS MAS
You know the name and my
success and the pre eminent
position I hold in the decora
tive world of today, which
comes from the better way of
doing things, better material
and my guarantee of your sat
isfaction at all times. Phone
and I will give you prices on
all kinds of painting, paper
hanging and kalsomining.
1 also have in stock
Wall Paper, Lead, Oils, Turpentine
aid Alaeastine
Phone 709
E. C. WHISMAN
DEATH OF BOX BUTTE LADY
On Saturday night occured the
death of Mrs. Elmer Vaughn, who
resided several miles west of Hem
ingford. Mrs. Vaughn leaves a hus
band and one son of nine years to
morun their loss. Death was caused
by heart trouble. Interment was
made in the cemetery at Heming-ford.
ELECTION OFFICIALS
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening, the following clerks
of election were appointed for the
city election to be held April 2:
First ward Judges: Smith P. Tut
tle, N. A. Kirk, J. A. Mallery;
Clerks: R. E. Knight, F. W. Irish.
Second ward-Judges: Geo. Leid .
Tom Lawier, Gregory Zurn; Clerks:
Cnrl Spacht, Frank Potmesil.
RETURNING FROM THE SOUTH
A. J. KENNEDY
DENTIST
fOtbce in Alliance National Bank Blk t
over rostomce.
'Phone 391,
-l' l"M--l"M' M-I M -l-Mt !
AGENTS, 96.00 A DAT.
Word received from Horace Bogue
conveys the information that he is
returning from his southern trip via
New York. After a very pleasant
two weeks' visit at the home of his
parents. Or. and Mrs. H. P. V.
Bogue, at Crockett, Texas, he took
in the Mardi Gra at New Orleans
and from there went to Datonya
Beach, Florida. He Is now in New
York City ordering a sprint; stock of
goods for his Alliance store. He is
expected home in about two weeks.
The local declamatory contest, to
decide who shall represent the Alli
ance High School in the District de
clamatory contest, will be held at
the Phelan opera house, Tuesday,
March 12th. Eleven young people
have entered the contest and have
been working hard to make it a sue
cess. The following is the program
to be given:
Music.
Oratorical Class
The Rights of Men Northcott.
Charlotte Mollring.
John Brown - Flnley, Charley
Spacht.
On Being Found Guilty of Treason
Fred Sweeney.
The Old South and the No
Grady, Jay Vance.
Music.
Dramatic Class
The Prisoner of Zenda, Olive Har
ris. Melody Richards, Lura Hawkins.
The Death Risk- Twain. Evalyn
: McBurney.
The Going of the White Swan -Parker,
Pauline Montgomery.
The Burgomaster's Death- Wil
ford, Nell Tash.
Music.
Humorous Class
The Minister's Black Nance
' Phelps, Devona Dickinson.
Mrs. Casey's Visit to the Beauty
Doctor -Capwell, Ieone Mallery.
Music.
Decision of Judges.
In order to defray the expenses
of the contest an admission of 25
cents will be charged. Seats may
be reserved at Holsten's, Tuesday.
The program will begin at K: 15
sharp.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
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RECTOR CO., Holdrefle. Nebr.
Snow Drift Flour at the
Fair Store, $1.50 per
sack. Phone 589.
LADIES OF ALLIANCE
We trust that you and your friends
will be at our store some time dur
ing the day or evening of March
18th, 1912, and we may have the
pleasure of showing you our coin
plete line of Gage Pros.' famous
millinery. We know that you will
, apprec-iate t lie superior Styles of
t
these hats. We want yon to be-
I Metre, as we already know, that any
woman when attired in a Palmer
( Karment and wearing a Cage hat is
at her best. Thanking you In ail
vance for Uie favor of a call at the
Toggery, Yours respectfully,
HARPER'S TOGGERY STORE.
Opposite Post OfflM,
itet4tee
Buy your Easter honnet at Simmons.
ALLIANCE MARKET REPORT
Following are the prices paid for
produce, Thursday, March 7, 1912:
Butter 25
Eggs 7ty
Potatoes 1.00
Alliance now has a band but It is
not the one organized last summer
by T. S. Jones, who came here from
Crawford. It is called the High
school band but it is not composed
entirely of High school boys. J. S.
Wallace is leader. There are now
j about a dozen other members of
the band and more to join soon
They have been practicing in The
HeiHid office but having secured
quarters in the basement of the
Phelun Opera House building. will
practice two evenings each week
there. When the personnel ot the
band has been completed The Her
14 will give a list of the names of
members.
FREE. The Bee Hive Store is
giving away a real silk shamrock
Call and get one.
We always lead at Simmons.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oody,
on Monday, a boy.
Marvin Hunsacker of Lakeside was
in Alliance on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Lodz, who resides
northeast of Alliance, la reported
kk
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Crouch were
op from Angora Saturday on busi
ness. JDr. Lee went to Marslaud on 43
Wednesday to inspect cattle at that
point.
J. T. Wlker went to Minatare on
Tuesday on business connected with
the Bennett Piano Company.
Dr. Gilbert made a hurried trip to
Sheridan this week, going Tuesday
and returning Wednesday night.
Mrs Mnthcws of Mareland, Nebr.,
has been spending a few days with
Mrs. Richard Waters of this city.
John Wallace has purchased Rice
Brothers' dray line and intends in
the near future to buy an auto truck.
Dr. .Sprague, state veterinary and
Inspector, from Crawford, was in At
llanc a few days this week in
apecting horses.
Miss Dorothy Berryman of Colo
rado Springs arrived In our fair city
a few days ago to spend a few days
wjth Mrs. Dr. Lee.
Father Dolan from Chadron and
Father Hums from Sidney were as
sisting Fr. Donnelly this week In
forty hour devotional service
Miss Agnes Rowland returned
from Omaha Tuesday, where she
ei- ... - . . .
"has been receiving treatment for"
some time at the St Joseph hospit
al Mrs. Hartshorn, wife of the chief
elec trician of .the Burlington at Alli
ance, left last week for an extended
visit with friends and rclntives in
Havelock.
R. M. Weideuha liter, passenger
brukeman out of Alliance, left Wed
nesday for Galesburg for a visit
with his father, who is a conductor
at that point.
Mrs. J. B. Ijifch left for Ames, la.,
to make her home with her son,
Thomas, who is attending school at
that point. HI health was the cause
of her departure.
Vern Dundas, who has for some
time been employed by the telephone
company In this city, left Tuesday
for Riverside, Calif., where he In
tends to seek employment.
H. P. Coursey made a great rec ord
as auctioneer at the Trenkle sale
last Friday, selling I6.27H.10 worth
of stuff Inside of four hours. TMs
is going some for a general farm
sale.
. Mrs. W. M. Robinson, wife of the
manager of the Bennett Piano Com
pany of Omaha, accompanied by her
children, arrived in Alliance last
week to spend a few weeks on their
ranch several miles north of Alll
ance
Mrs. Bates Copeland lert on 42
Sunday morning for Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, where she was called on ac
count of the illness of her sister.
Mrs. R E Murray. She will remain
until her sister's health has tin
proved.
m m m
The Herald learns that twenty
five dollars of more of the proceeds
of the Washington birthday dan..-,
given by the B. of I.. F E.. was
donated to charily and distributed
through the Crand Lodge of that or
ganixat ion.
Ro Sin 1 1 h . the genial jeweler who
has been employed by F J Hrcnn.ui
for the past tew ears. will snort It
take ins leave from this city to re
turn to his home at I.in otn Mr
Smith will take up the jewelry bus
incus again in Lincoln. He is sec
ond to none in his line of work and
we feel sure that success will follow
bim in bis new field.
Building Time at Hand
See us tor prices on all
kinds ot Building Material
S. A. Foster Lumber Co.
A. L. CONKLIN, Mgr.
O 1ST 33
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
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Our NewGoods Have Arrived
We have just opened that fine line of
Candies from New York
SATURDAY SPECIAL
Your choice of li
15c towels for "C
You are invited to come in and see our large stock of New
Goods. Bargains in every department.
Denton's Variety Store
313 Box Butte Ave.
Large line spring hats tit Sim
mons. Don't forget thut St. Patrick's day
dinner in the basement of Holy Ros
ary church, from noon till .1 p. 111.
Price 60 cents. Everybody Invited.
The program for the evening's en
tertainment will be published next
week.
The Alert fire department recent
ly received several new devices
Watch will greatly add to the popu
larity of their club rooms. They
have turned part of their rooms In
to a gymnasium and have put In
quite an assortment of apparatus, in
cluding rings, parallel bars, etc.
Miss Winnie Keller of Dead wood.
S. U., arrived in Alliance last week
to take charge of the ladles' fur
nishing and dry goods departments l
the W. W. Norton store. Miss Kel
ler Is an experienced clerk In these
Bpeclal lines unci Mr. Norton Is very
fortunate in having procured her
services. She will be ably assisted
by Miss Minta Painter, who was also
recently employed by Mr. Norton.
J. C. Berry is now traveling sales
man for the H. P. 1. .hi Company,
wholesale grocers of Lincoln. He
went on the road for them the first
of last week. His territory consists
of northwestern Nebraska and the
Guernsey line of the Hutiington in
Wyoming. With headquarters at Al
liance he finds it possible to spend
his Sundays hi home, which Is very
ugreeiible.
a
l.iisi Tuesday night the members
of the Yeoman lnlge of this city
were entertained by Mrs. Piatt, of
Kansas City, at the I (). (). P. hall.
She spoke about the lodges and al
so rendered several readings which
i'i i' wry much appreciated by her
audience. Kpiall did "The De
pot Clock" receive a very heart
cutionist and her repertoire seeJM
u dimmed
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Nohe. Jr., and
little son. Hume, bid Alliance friends
POOdkj Monday mornlug and depart
ed for Colorado and Arizona. Mrs.
Nohe and the boy will visit in Colo
rado Spriugs for some lime, reinaln
iug there until June or later. Mr.
Nohe goes on to Crown King, Aii.u
na. where be will hold a responsible
position with the Mouteuma Mining
and Milling Company, a firm in
which his father is interested. While
their many friends in Alliance re
gret to see them leave this city,
they will be pleased to know that
they will be pleasantly located and
that Philip has a lucrative position
with a company that has valuable
holdings and will, no doubt, In the
near future be making big money
out of their properties.
Corsets and hosiery at Simmons.
Marvin Hunsaker of Lakeside was
ii. Alliance yesterday. -
Doyle Johnson of Mitchell was
visiting Alliance friends the first or
he week.
The H. P. O. E. of Alliance will
hold a fair some time next month.
The exact date of which and partic
ulars will be given in The Herald
later.
M. O. New, the Jolly traveling
salesman for the Seward mills, was
1 1. inflicting business In this city the
first of this week and incidentally
visiting friends, of which he has
many here.
A. K. Allen was in Alliance Sun
day. He has a homestead In the
Kedlugton neighborhood, west of
Pridgeport, on which he resides, but
occasionally returns for a few days'
visit to this city, where he formerly
lived
Or. P W. Poland came down from
li iningrord on 44 yesterday, re
turning on the local this morning.
He is well pleased with the people
M the town and surrounding country
where he is now located, and evi
dentlv they are pleased with him.
as he is already receiving a good
practice. Ilemingford is a good bus
iness town, much better we believe
than the average town of its size,
and is surrounded hy a splendid
country. The business or profes
sional man who becomes established
there is fortunate.
Mix Mluelle Highland left for
Deuver a week ago Tuesday to at
tend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
Dr. W. H. Lougeay, wife of a prom
inent specialist at that place. The
funeral was held February -8 Mi
nelle returned home last Monday
morning.
