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The Alliance Herald
VOLUME XIX
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY,
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When You Travel
A I road or at Home
take a book of
C. Issued by this Bank in any
amount and combination of
$10. $20, $M and $100. As eate
as your unsigned check-book,
yet away Tady for you to
use anywhere.
C Pay for hotel service, tickets and purchases at stores with
"A. E. A." Cheques, Your signature makes these cheques good
ar.o idcr t'r you to the i rangers you deal with. Ask for
fv-rttic. .1,. -.iuat.ua.
IMWBS BY
First National Bank
PUBLIC SCHOOL EVENTS
Scries of Events, Including High
School Commencement Ad
dress by Gov. Aldrlch
NEBRASKA THURSDAY. MAY 15,
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS if
Mis Asms Killed left on 44 to
day for' Otnahn. where she will i sit
1912
Largest Circulation
of any Newspaper in
Western Nebraska.
NUMBER 23
Burton bad bus
house In Bridge-
CLOSE OF GOOD SCHOOL YEAR
Are You Thirsty ?
Are You Dry ?
If so don't neglect to visit our Soda Fountain.
We have made several changes for our convenience
as well as for the comfort of our guests. In making
these changes we have had in mind sanitation and we
have our fountain arranged at present in such a way
that it will be kept as clean as any in the state and we
court your inspection. In the line of drinks and
fountain dishes we are in a position to serve the most
fancy and new delicacies, such as:
Banana Split Cantaloupe Sundae Egg Matted Milk
Egg Lemonade Fruit Podding Snow Ball
Call and give us and our Soda Fountain a trial.
F.J. BRENANN The Corner Druggist
DR. L.W. BO WHAN
Office Upstairs, First National Bank
Building
Phone, Office 362
Phone, Residence 16
ft." A poor piano is dear at any
price. Mrs. Ida II, Boas lias the
agency tor thtS part of Nebraska
for the best pianos made, n-2-1249
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT UNITY
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA
Dr. JAS. P. HAXFIELD
Dentist
OVER BR EN NAN'S DRUG STORE
All Electrical Equipment
Evenings by Appointment
PHONE 525 RED
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A. J. KENNEDY
DENTIST
4Ottce in Alliance National Bank HIU T
Over fostoBce.
Phone 391.
14 I I ' I'll H"M Mil M 4
A Sunday
last Sunday
of Alliance,
school was organized
at Unity church, west
with Mrs. Elk inner as
su per in ten den t . Two o'clock in the
afternoon is tlx' hour set for con
VcnlBf, A cordial imitation is ex
tended lo a" Ono do s; to at
tend. An effort will he BUMN to se
cure preaching BCrvtoS following Sun
day Hchool, announcement of which
will be made through The Herald
when arrangements for the same
have been completed.
Sehool will close May 24th, ami
these are busy days for both pupils
and teachers. The first event to
mark the approach of the close of
scnool was the Junior-Senior banquet
given in the High school gymnasium
Saiurday night of last week. Other
events are as follows: Senior clans
play at I'helan opera house, Mav
17th; Baccalaureate sermon at the
Open house. May lllth; Alumni
banquet at High school gymnasium,
Wednesday, May 22nd; High school
graduation exercises at I'helan Open
house, Thursday evening, May 2:'.d,
ai 8: 16 o'clock; and county and city
Kighth grade graduation exercises at
the I'helan opera house, Friday, May
24th, at 2 .:: p.m. The Kightli grade
exercises will be held in the afternoon
to accommodate the people from the
country , tints enabling; them to re
turn home the day the exercises are
held.
Senior Class Play
The senior class play will be giv
en at the opera house, Friday even
ing. May 17th, beginning an S::tO o'
clock. The class will present "Hicks
at College", a play written for the
senior elass of the University of
Michigan and played with success
not only there but in many High
schools thruout the country. The
play was successfully presented by
the High schools of Kalrbury and
Omaha of our own state. Admission
60 cents and :!5 centfe.
Union Baccalaureate Service
A union baccalaureate service will
Ik? held at the Chelan opera house.
Sunday evening, May l!th, at 8 o'
clock. This service, as are all the
church s. 1 vice of the public schools,
will be a union service, the pastors
or members of the various ehur.'hew
part icipating.
The following is the program for
the service:
Vocal Duet
.. Misses Acbeson and Dun an
Prayer Rev. 0. s. Baker
Scripture Lesson . . U v Ceo. Ware
Music Ladies' Quartette
Sermon .. .. Rev. A. L Godfrey
Vocal Duet
...Miss Kridelhaugii and Mr. Welch
Benediction
High School Commencement
Exercises
cAffino, Corsets
FOR SALE AT
BOGUE'S
COUNTY EIGHTH GRADE
Tlie county eighth grade gradua
tion exeeriaea will be held Jointly
wiili the Alliance city eighth grade,
Friday, May 2 , at 2:.'!0 p. in., at
the Ptielan opera house. The ex
erciser will be held ill the aftern.ton
int"ad of evening for the conven
ience of persons from a distance
who may wish to attend.
liOHT OK KSTRAYWD A Mis
conn Fox Hound, black body, tan
fane and legs, long ears, very thin,
and a mournful, soulful look in its
eye. Answers lo moat ativ name,
but preferably "Hill". "Champ
Clark", or " Madge B " When last
tjecn, ;h tied luoe wilii a collar
and chain. This animal has a pe
curiai likiug for anyone from the
neighborhood of St .losvph. Mo. A
reward of $.',.011 for the return of
rtaid dafl 'o Kugeue Burton, County
Attorney, Mtinnne, Mnbrnsna
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TEACHERS' EXAMINATION
The regular state teachers' exam
ination will be held at Alliance May
17th and IMh, m which time the
firal examination for city slate cer-
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DKI.I.A HKKD. Co. Supl
In buying a piano the rule holds
good that the bnnl is the cheap
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
There will be Civil Service exam
(nations at Alliance. .May 22 and
June I, to fill a number of positions.
A printed announcement, giving par
tictilars. may be seen in the lobby if
1 be post office
Kugeue Burton returned Siuida .
morning from u ten days' trlu to
Missouri, flopping at l.iiu-olli oil lu
return Being an ardent ailmirer of
M011 Champ Clark, he purchased N
tons' dawg while in St. .toe and
brought it home wi.h him as a token
ol his adiuiia'ioti foi and loyally to
tun Missouri statesman Hut al-i-.
the be-1 laid plans aom -times lid
in disappoint metila. And. ait w ill be
s. en by Mr Burton's advert isein, 111
in another column. Hie bouu' dawg
dUapiiearrd soon after his arrival in
Xlliaiu" Whether he look the back
track for his NatiVi state 01 luad.il
diiiect for Waslnngtoii. D. (.'., we do
uot know but will goon be able in
acortJUii, as the lii lie want ads in
The Herald never fail to produce 1.
suits, and Mr Burton's ad no doubt
will locate the homi' duw for bltn.
The commencement address will
le given by Oov. C. 11. Aldrlch. Al
liance people should embrace this op
poKuniiy to hear Nebraska's govern
or. There will be no charge for ad
mission. Admission, however, will
be by ticket andd those desiring tick
ets may secure same without charge
at Holsten's Thursday. The follow
ing is the piogram:
llano 80I0 .. .. Mrs. C. K. BenueU
laroentkm Kev. . A. Witte
Music Hiah School (i- henna
Address Hon. C. H Aldrlch
Vocal Solo Miss Kmma NnftaO
Pit'senta ion of Diplomas
D. W. Hughes, Secy . Board or
Bdncnttanj
Piano Solo ...Miss Iteulab Smi.h
Benediction .. ..Kev. A. L. (Jodfrey
Eighth Grade Exercises
The Knghih grade exercises, coun
ty and city combintd, will be held
a; the operj, liouse, Fllday. Ma 24,
at 2:.!ti p.m Dr. I. N. Rnnnk Pt
Lincoln. 1111 mber of the Bt ntn board
ndntntlon and one of lb-- mosl el
OtlUtnt seakers in the state. will
c.' er the address. Tiiere will le
no charge for admissioii, but as in
, lie ca-e of Lite ili.li school colli
nun em. nt even is. s. ad ml anion win
be b lick-' I licse who wish to
attend will secure their tickets at
llol-'.n's. Friday. The following i
1 lie program :
Mu'ir High SiHlool Orchestra
Invocation Kev. Jas. Brow 11
Chorus, "The Kvening Wand" ..
Kighth Oracle
Address, "F.ducat 1011 fr I'roflt"..
Dr. I Roach
( lioru. Away to lite Fields"
P.ignth (Jrad.
lU-.n.-slici ion
a
Xttorney Kugeue
liwss a the court
port Monday
The airls' Four Square Club will
meet on Friday evening at the home
of the IfJsscs N'Htion
Attorney Win. Mitchell made a
(tip to -the North Platte valley the
flrsl of the Week "ii legal business.
0
Mrs. B. II Fernald arrived last
Friday from MeAM ;ter. Okla., for a
visit with Alliance friends.
.
Mr. Dickson, slater of Leroy Saf
ford of this city, came up from Mln
atare yenterday to spend a few days
In Alliance
After a temporary absence from
the advert taring cotnnuui of Ton Hnr
aid, The Famous comes back with u
half-pagO anjiouiKvemetit of a fine ar
ray of clothing bnrnjeJon.
Misses Klsle and Bess Bloomfield
whose home is in Albia, Iowa, and
who have been wintering In B1 Paso,
Texas, arrived in Alliance Tuesday
morning for an indefinite stay.
Nothing is too good for Norton's,
eidher in the way of goods for their
-ustomers or advertising spare to
tell the public about them, hence
the fine big ad on the first page of
this Issue of The Herald.
A gala day for sure. Aeroplane
flights, five big bands two mile par
ade, cowboys, cowgirls, Indians and
a riot of all bright colored trapping
on the day we have Kit Carson's
Buffalo Bamh with us. 2:!-l-126rt
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On Vknewday of last week W.
M. Jdfcuston of Kskridge. Kan.-as, ar
rived in Alliance for a visit with
his brother, .1. N. Johnston, whom
he had not met before for eighteen
years. Of course the two brothers
Stern glad tj; nun again, and had 1
good visit.
a
Jos. Kime of Strealor, III., arrived
in Alliance Wednesday of last week,
since which time lie iias been Uxjk
ing after his real estate interests
in Box Unite C U . f. He is ou of
The Herald's 01 ny outuf-Nebraska
subscribers, and favored this office
with a call soon after his arrival in
Alti-ince last week.
Send your worn-out carpets to
the Lincoln Bug Factory, Lincoln.
N'ebr. They will make thein into
rus for the regular price and pay
the freight both ways This offer
is made rather than putting a so
licitor in the territory. Write for
price-list and shipping taga.
2.1-4-1 52
Kev. Clark, father of Mix Kobt.
Craham, stopped in Alliance on Ids
way from hi home in Illinois to Se
attle, where he went to attend the
general assembly of the United Pres
byterian church. Mr. Clark lias been
preaching for about fifty years and
occupied the pulpli of the church on
bust Sunday mom ing iu Alliance.
I 'a st master 1. K Ta-ii made a trip
to Crawford Tuesday to see if ar
rangements -ould be made to secure
the Foil Kobinsou band and troops
for the stockmen's convention next
month. He. was royally eutertaiued
by Col. C. H. Murray who expressed
himself as being favorable to com
ing to Alliance with the troops at
that tune but ihimuiI well do so mi
account of its being during the time
of the annual target practice, which
is a very important affair in mi lit 1
i-il cles.
The lionu-e Bogue tore adopted
a annuls method of advertising Un
w.ek. The tags with the s'rang.
hieroglyphlc, caused some cooalenui
: 11,11 among a nun. Iter of pc.-oiis who
though It was the wuik .t a Blu k
Hand gang One lankily nW4hlM '
uge in tie- city hall over night, so
We are told. A number of small
boy. w ho had been a. -customed to
sp.iiding too much lime on the streets
Mt night, stayed close home one
pranlni at least But. come to find
out. 1 here is nothiug about the plan
to cause fright, as will be seeai by
the magnificent Bogue ad iu this is
sue of he Herald
IN O RTON'S
(THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE)
wvT v.
The Best Clothes in
Alliance for the
Price You Pay
W are not going to tell you that
thi-sc Men's New Suits for Spring are
something that tht:y aren't.
We haven't found it necessary to resort to exagger
ation, llim-flain or buncombe to sell suits for Men.
And if these things w ere necessary we wouldn't sell
men's suits
It's a Pleasure to do
Business on the Square
We're going to tell you what these Men's New Suits
are, and that is good styles of good materials, and
good values at the price you pay whether it be $1 5,
$20, 125, $2S, or $.v.
Norton's is advertising clothing not imagination
If you want good dollar for dollar values in Clothing
visit Norton's today.
Don't pay your clothing money for imagination
Be proud of your feet by wearing Florsheim Shoes, $5.00
Cluett and Arrow Shirts Gordon Hats
NORTON'S
KnoM Us for Best Values )
Notice of Annual Meeting
Notice it hereby giv en that the Seventeenth Annual
Meeting of the Nebraska Stock (iroweri Association will
he held ai Alliance, Nebraska, on the 20th ami 21st ol
June, A. I). Id2. for the election of officers for the en
suing year and for the transaction of any other btisiltetl
which may come before the meeting.
K. M. 1 1 IMfTON, President.
CHAS. C. Jamison, Secretary.
