Gives all the news
of Box Butte County
and Citv of Alliance
The Alliance Herald
VOLUME XIX
ALLIANCE. BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA ! THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1912
Largest Circulation
of any Newspaper in
Western Nebraska.
NUMBER 40
Box Butte County Fair and Race Meet, September 18, 19, 20, 1912
Big: Tlaxee 3Da.3rs' Sa,le
HORSES and MULES
At the Stock Yards, Alliance, Nebraska,
0
Thursday, Friday nf O A nA c
and Saturday 0 IIU U
The horse market will be in better condition, our dates
have been arranged to not conflict with other western sales,
we will have the buyers here, and the salesmen who will dis
pose of the stuff.
We want every ranchman and dealer or anybody else hav
ing horses and mules to sell to list them for this sale. We will
have plenty of buyers here. Bring in your horses and mules.
We will see that you get a square deal.
List them as soon as possible so that we can get a line on
what to advertise.
Commissions:
Single horses and pairs,
or more, (1.00 each
$2.00 each; 3
LESTER d SON
For further particulars phone 259
niiin witli the exjierience that Mr.
Hnrpis has and he will no doubt
prow a valuable assistant. Mr, Mar
gls will (U) the soliciting for the
com pan y.
-
O. II Moon and B. V. Doyle, who
Im ve been doing carpenter work un
der the rirni name of Doyle and
Moon, have dissolved partnership,
same taking effect last Monday.
Ka Ii of the above named gentlemen
will be in business for himself. They
are ootn experience carpenters.
('. T. lhiss of lletningford had
business In Alliance (his forenoon.
He informs us that the lleiningford
creamery, of which he is mammer.
starts out with ;i good business and
bright prospects
OLD SETTLERS' REUNION r
Dates Changed from September
20 and 21, to September 28,
Account of Fair
19,
BIG DOINGS AT HEMINGFORD
Saturday, September 28, will
one big day at llemingford,
enterprising people of Unit town
planned for a celebration to be
be
had
held
wy-7 v y va7 g 5 7 v yuj
ILOCALSandPERSONALS
Miss Nina Boysen went to Hera
l:nfford today where she will spend
the balance of the week selling mil
linery. A. P. 1-oe and C. D. Redtnund vis
it d Kilswortli Monday on a business
trip in the interest of the Forest
Dumber Company.
J. B. Johnston is taking a short
vacation from his Sioux county
ranch near t'urley and is visiting
Box Butte county friends. He re
ports good crops in his part of Sioux
county and Rood hay, but hay making
slow.
Last
bought
est, in
which
week Misvs Nina Moyscn
Mrs. Kate Wal bridge's inter
the New York! Hat Shop, of
she is now sole proprietor.
Misses Bra and IfM Moon and
Hannah Kn.eerbiirg WtnI to Mnti't,
(arden county, yesterday for a
week's visit.
Four Suuare ("lub wiu
'v ning at four o'clock
it, -i t. rian obarcb.
The tlirls'
meet Friday
at the First
Rev. O. S. Baker went to Scotts
bluff yesterday afternoon to look in
upon the annual session of the West
Nebraska conference of tin; fct K.
church which is being held there
this week. He will return tomor
row. Last we k O. II. Moon commenced
work OB a large barn Jar K. U Har
about a mile nor: beast ot in
ns
ane. It is t hirty-eight
with four; t foot poatt
ble root
and a gam-
that the part of Idaho where he has
been residing the pasrt year is not a
good farming country but that nun
fruit is raised there. He made the
Herald office a visit and put him
self ahead on our subscription books.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles By ana of
near Marsland are the parent oi a
fine baby giirl born Frilay miorniing.
Mrs. Evans and the baby are at SI.
Joseph hospital in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Rentfro from King-
bam. were in Alliance the fir.-: of
the week having their little boy
looked after, who is suffering from
an attack of append kit is. He is
much better at this lime.
Mr. MilW. livhiig one mile wesit
of 1! -rea. was thrown from a kWM
Monday and has a broken cottar bom
as a result. He will lie unable to
work fc.r sonic time, which is tin
fortunate at this time, of the year.
Mi-s Ethel Johnston left Monday
morning for I'e-ru where she will at
tend the Peru State Normal for the
next fourteen weeks. This year wil
finish her course at this institution
Mi V. S. CJrcHR of Seot.rsbluff
who was operated on ut. the St. .Ics
. ih boaoltal some d:iys ago, is get
tiam along very nicely, whi'ih will be
uood news to her friends in our
DjOlMbltorlac city.
Mrs. t'.eu. Henschoter,' from t.h
BcbtU neighborhood, w ho was opoi.n
ed on at the St. Joseph hospital
last week, is getting along fine, which
is gratifying to her friends both here
and in h;r own neighborhood.
J. R Barb
aiiliouh"ing a
Check 1 .1
of this wee
has had bills
public MM lion at the
Fit 111 barft on haturda.v
k. the sale to consist at
fifteen milk cows, three yearling
h iters and live two-year-old heifers.
Sale will begin at one o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Heiirv Mcrk was operated on
nrii 'el1. tho St. Joseuh h::i'.:ital la-t wick
for gad stones and appendicitis
Mere tlian six hundred all s uni
i were removed ;ind the surgeon. Ui
Sl.tgle. reports her todaj ;.s t : uw
tone espec ially well.
Dr. F. w. BoianU of tiataflnsford
came as far as (Alliance yesterday
with his bnthor, Join Boland, who
was returning to his home at Oma
ha alter visiting five weeks in Box
butte county. Mr. Boland thinks
this is a wonderful country and it
is po-s ble that he may go into bust
ness in this part of the west in the
near future.
fl, K. Ford and son. K. K. Fn,l.
arrived Tuosduy from Chlcan . The
froimr will spend a fw days look
ing after his banking interests in
this pari of the west, and the Junior
Mr Ford will remain in Alliaii e dur
iiu the fall and winter, OeMMfiM il
position in the First National Bank
Kuv. N. G. Palmer, pastor of the
M. B, church of Hemlngford. was In
Alliianee with C. T. Huas. "At the
Methodist conference held at Atkin
son last weeK, .Mr. t'aimer was ap
pointed to another charge, but we
understand that the Hemingtord peo
ple are determined to keep him with
them another year if possible.
Miss Josephine Hampton has been
visiting in the east for the past two
months and returned home a week
ago laat Saturday. While away. Miss
Hampton spent most of her time at
Toronto, Canada, where she has rel
atives. She says that they had an
exceptionally cool summer there anil
that she always wore her jacket
when she went shopping. She also
visited in Chicago and in Ohio. Miss
Hampton reports having had. a very
enjoyable time this past summer.
Mrs. P. M. Maxfield, who has
been ipastxr of the A. M. B. ehureb
of Alliance for several months, left
Tuesday for Cheyenne to attend the
Colorado annual conference of that
church. From there she will go to
Phoenix. Arizona, where she will
spend the winter. Mrs. Maxtnld
has been a consistent worker for
the colored clwirch members of Alli
ance, and her many friends r-ret
to see her go. She wish to thank
her fri n.:ls thru The Herald's col
umns for (lit ir kindness during her
stay in Alliance.
F. A. Brown, who has for a long
time been proprietor of the roomi;
house formerly owned by Oeo. Youfl
kin, litis sold his interest irthat es
tablishment, ami has. purchasetl the
Dismer restaurant. Mt. Brown has
bad considerable experience in loan
aulnc hotels and cafes and will be
able to conduct his business in an
up-to-date manner. The cafe will be
short orders. -Mr Brown informs us
open night and day an 1 will serve
that he is well pleased with the way
his business has started out.
A. D. A 'heson of Ainsworth, Iowa.
terminated a visit with his brother
.1 R. Acheson, and o:h-r relatives in
Altai! e last Saturday and le-i't for
his home, going by way of Ft. Mor
Ban, Colorado, where ne intend) d to
stop for a visit with frit D is. Mr.
Arhesou has been in lAlttaBCO fcwl
before but was espe'.'iall pleas)')!
with what he saw, particularly tin
surrounding cintry in 'his viinity.
Sept. inlier 1M, 20 and II, but OB a
count of thi Box Butte Counly Fair
in Alliance being held September I
to N, they very i-onslib'rately decid
ed to ( hang)' their date to MBtOttV
ber 28 and make it a one das o lc
taraifon in the nature of an Old Sci
tiers' Reunion
The people of lAUiance in particu
lar should show their appr iat ion
ot the action of the I lemingford peo
ple by attending this celebration on
the above date If possible. They pro
mise a big time and we have observ
ed that the Hemlngford people have
a habit or maKing goou tneir promis
es.
A. J.
A CHALLENGE
Nelson Offers to Engage
Lifting Contest
In
K. M
arri v d
ami BM
forui)- 1
Mai kon of
in Alliam-e
d,id
lived
fwin Falls. Iia .
last TjMIIMtaj
to locate here. He
near Alliane and
owns some lano souuiwest or n ie
Mr. Macken informs The Herald
Mrs nu.i ..:h ot il.iighatii a.-
in Alliance Sunday receiving treat
Mat for her ye. She rep m is h
daughter Agnes, who was uuerated
:i f(.r appendicitis in this oity .onie
time ago, as being perfectly well.
9
.Mi-s Portar at Hjraaabi h hi Alli
ance wi:ii a broken .utn. S . was
driving n or her home n Sumlay
ami the team became Bight' a d anil
ran awa. throwing h r oil. and
atone with oUUT injur! .-i broke h. -right
arm Her oawptl are ih
h i . a I ara ih-nk:ug oi bavin..; a
home and !;inu in 'Alliance that the
rhltoren may tara battf adaool ad-
a a' ag' s
m m
I,. D. Ilargis was ill ,l!i:ini
i dm- Mimday. Mr. 1 1 r-, s is iuw la
the m ploy of the Farm i s Cr am
cry Company of Heuiingford. For
the jiast mx years he has beeo tin
Dtoyod the Beatiice Cualinrv
Compan and understands the busi
ness fRM A to Z. T ie llemaugfonl
people are fortunate in g-t.ting a
A. I. Nelson, who gave a phyvacal
oulture demons tr;ii ion at the op i i
hnuse Tuesilay evening, offers to en
gage in a lifting contest ad will In
seen by the following cballooc
Which has boon sent The Herald
with ;i reu.uc.si to publish:
"Since my exiilb::ion at the opera
house, Sent. If. I have luard It r
naritod that tin- handling of tb
dumb Im'IIs dot s not require so much
muscle as it rea ui res the ;iack or
trick in their in wiling in the differ
cut uiovcmcnis or lif's, etc. For
the bell fit of ;liese gentlemen
would be glad to meei mi) man i it
Alliance in a contest of strength in
iuiv other lifts other than duflri
bells, viz.: Baen taaa to name ti)i
1 s-s than i lilts iisl each man t
make ea.h o:lnrs lift and the n un
her of pouiuls upon which either mat
(alia, the number of pounds of thu
lift to be counted against him. A
.1 KELSON."
FARMER LOSES BARN
hast Friday noon the large frame
barn of Bd Curry, who Hves several
males northeast of Alliance, was
burned together wiith some of its
eojiftents. The fire is supposed to
have been set accidentally by. a man
who was working for Mr. Curry. He
w as smoking in the bat a a short
while before the fire was dis-overcd
md PotDe ot the fire musiJ have fall
n troin Ills pipe 'Ming the nay on
firo. When the fire was discovered
it had gained considerable headway
the whole linside of the barn being
a mass ot names, in the nam wer
several head of horses including
fine blooded stallion. It was wi
much difficulty that the hor- re
gotten out safely, which .. I
have been dene Iwwl It Bl I d
miKli loniccr. Mr. Curry isi In
to,of hay, two wag twa i
ort hainess and a calf which " a
h barn. ir ') also s on facm
implements. The barn was fully in
siired but th colli en ts will b)- a to
tal lost).
A FINE ENTERTAINMENT
RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE
Appointment
the
of M. E
Coming
Preachers
Year
for
Rev. O. S. Baker, pastor of the
All an t M B. -liur'h. returtnd MO
day from Atkinson, Nebraska, arbor
tb -nn nil aoaaiOt Of the Northwest
Ntbn.ska otif reuce was fcati. W
are p!ea.-ed to know thnt Rev. Bak r
a.i - iippoiiitid l the pastoral)- m
V!Uan:e.
S one of t It- other appointin ir -were
as follows: Superintendent Chad
roa Dtatrlot, A. R Haislup; Alliaii
)inui'. k. M Washbuin; Hcniliig
foiil, C V Poaroli; lakestde J. I.
It. Joids; Marsland. D. R. Bell; M r
rimaii. C F. McFall; nuperintenil'iii
IMmt Ptoo Wat lint. J aV Cams.
We pay the highest market pric
es for Poultry. Cal Simpson &
Company, Corner J. Rowan's feed
store. (40-1M430)
Interesting Program Under Auspices
of Railway Employes and In
vestors Association
TO BE MADE ANNUAL AFFAIR
The first anuual onterui in incut of
the Railway Kmplo.ves and Investors
Association which was held in tbe
I'helan opera house las: Tuesda
evening was a great success. The
urogram was an unusually long on
aikd bad il no: been of unusual Ustsf
est. could not have. held the attention
ot the audience as it did. The var
0t of tlie I icg ram addeil to ill
interest. There were speeches gt
i) re. tatoraporaod w ith music, 1
instrument :il and vocal About mid
way of tin- program was a demon
itratton if pfcyatoal cttkura by a
Nelson and last, but not leas' in th
opinion of souie. a four round ipai
ring exblbiiion by lf Large ami i
K. I'ilklngton.
Mayor W. O. Barnes was to hav
presided, but on acnin-t ot his mabil
iiy to attend. Hon. K II. 4oyd aiti
in thnt capacity. At the opening of
the meeting, Mr. Boyd gave a few
appropriate introductory rtin.irks on
the "Object of Meeting". The oth
speakers were: F. II. O'Connor, wh
spoke on the subject, "Why Railway
Men Should Join the Kuiployes ami
Investors Association;" It. M. Iliimp
ton, whose subject was "loyalty of
Kuiployes to the Railroad Compan
ies;" J. B. Kennedy, "Reaso.i Way
his Organization Is Xeeefsary iunl
Oeheral Resume of Condi: loir Par
taining Thereto:" S. K. Wiirriik,
"Business Conditions in OaOSHsl ami
Influent e Of Adverse Legisla:i:Ti on
Propagation of Railway Improve
tin tits;" K. I) Mallery. "Where I
Stand on tin' Railroad Rota Quea-
f.n."
Before Mr. Mallery's address, an
opponuniiy was giveu for Impromptu
remarks from the audi ICia ami of
ficers of the organization K. F.
Shields took ibis ocas ion to epr. s
the thanks of tba eOTOBlittSS lr the
o opt ration and assist lin e ;f the
citizens in this i n ertamiinrit .
Tite music was no small part of
:he cvning'H entertainment. The or
chestra was ti niter the direction of
Mrs. J. T. Wiker, uaiotaii by th"
following aanod oaraoaa; Horbari
Blodgett, Haul W ThCflUU, Chas
Spacht. J. R pocM at. I J Rus
sell Viwal niusi wa r.-nib'red b
Messrs. A. J. Welch and HatfMTI
Hlodgett, and Miss liernice Kridle
haugh. Miss Doiothy Hi Miss An
gela Ware. Miss Mabel Weidellham
er and Mrs. C K. Bi'iintt
(Hill. WAN'IFl) FOR MOUSI
work Psrwansnl MRS. cforok
UND, !lh lairaita Ave.
Hot f 1440)
Millinery
...Opening,
We are having our
Grand Fall Millinery
Opening today, Sept.
12, and from now on
will be able to show
you the finest line of Ladies' Suits, Coats and
Millinery. Here is where you find up-to-date
wearing apparel. Lowest prices prices to suit
all. Come in and look our goods over.
SIMMONS'
GIVES UP LOSING FIGHT
Alone, Tired and Discouraged,
Nothing Seema Worth While"
and Elsie Daly Surrenders
to Grim Reaper
A HIGHLY RESPECTED TEACHER
"Dear Mamma
Well, the game of
too much for me
ting I've iugh!
against the world
and Daddy
life has proved
and I'm gutt
a losing fight
and am tired
and d I Be ou raged. Those who knew
her in Alliance say that she often,
spoke of her esteem for her rela
tives and especially of her father
who she said was the best man that
ever lived, t here can De no uouor.
that she was overcome by such de
pression as. Indicated in the letter
which she laft
of it all. I'm sorry to grieve you
Inn as I sit here alone, tired and
discouraged, nothing seems worth
while. Ob, .Mamma, dear, 1 want
to lay Jny head in youn lap and
be comforted. I'm so lirdd of
the knocks of this went' old
world and am homesick for home
and you and daddy and all. (iood
bye with all my love. From
your daughter, Elsie."
Thus wrote Miss KNie Daly, a
highly respected young lady who last
year in tight school near Lakeside and
had engaged to teach school west of
Alliance, in Ilox Butte county, win h
was to have com in need on .Monday
of this week.
After writing the above letter last
Saturday evening In her room at
the hotel in Alliance, she threw her
s)f upon tin' bed. and drawing a
iiullt over her head, she breathed the
fumes of chloroform until they had
done their deadly work and lit')- had
become extinct. I'pon retiring to
her room about six o'clo k, she re
quested the landlady net to a!l aof
in the evening if a telephone call
was recelv) for her, which she
seemed to be expecting a&d wh . i:
OMM later in the evening. Her re
Hues' was i otnpl ed Ith and she was
not called. Hir condition was not
discovered until nbcut the middle ot
the forenoon Sunday.
Her father. ;. II. Italy of W p
ing Wiiter, was telegraphed and ar
rived on 4.'! the next day. Her moth
er would have come also but was
prostrated tioti re.eipt rjf the s:ul
news. Arrangements were made f'ir
the funeral which was held in the
BpiaeoaoJ church in Alliaii .. at 1:80
a.m. Tuesday, conducted by Rev. (Jeo.
Ware according to tin- beautiful rit
ual of the F.pis -opal chiir.-h. It was
ii most to i dling serviic. The fath
er, hi it with ag, and iweiu Inline J
with urief. Wi-s pi sent, as w r aU i
two biMtlnv-i and UtTM sit.rs, W. H.
Daly, editor of the Cairo Record, of
Cairo, Nebr ; t'haa. A. Daly, lira,
S. K. Clothier. Mrs. ('has. Set ly and
Miss lli'iiha Paly Of Tryon, Nebr.
Tbi-re are tsa other brotken aoms
where in Um vert, probably in Wy
oming, but they OOoM nut be reach
ed by wire.
Rev. Ware paid a beiiiiii'.il tribute,
to the dooaaaed. Ha said that he.
hail known DOT for four or five
ear as "a beautiful, loving, pure
liild or Ood"i a.id sptke of " hat
laal hoar win n her m ad was sbatttr-
:i and tier heart broken, when she
was not r s otisible for her ac:t". Al
though sh. was known ti only a few
persr.i. in All: ui e, many slniw.il
th. ir )!.;,) irnHtathV by fi iral trib
utes The remains were tak n t:
Weeping Water for internum.
In cases of ibis kind runiors are
invarialily set iifloiit in r ar)l to the
cause if the rah act. We hive
n vr known an OKOOpttoa Ih-plor-able
as it is to tail' one's own lif
we bellevu as expressed by Rev.
Wii re ill Ills funeral sermon that
the one who cotnmi's the act is
s in in. s irrespon-'.bl.'. The Herald
Ins taken particular oaiM to invisti
giite this case.
Mins Daly was one of the ajaH
iiighiv roaooctad aoboo) laaciara of
western Nebraska While p4iysk-ally
able to perform the work of a school
teacher, she was subjected io per
los of mental depression, caused il
seems by physical ailments. At such
times she would become homes! k
CARD OF THANK3
To all who assisted us during our
bereavement we desire to express
our sincere thanks.
OEO. H. DALY
and children.
, .
HKPOKT OK Till. CONDITION OK
The First National Bank
CHAlcTKK NO. 42i.
AlUtiniM. in tb Mat
I !) i-lose nf tins! ness.
. I N"iirnk,
Sept. i. IthS.
UIseCKCi::
Loutm iiinl illwoimu $tHl,tHI 11
Overdrafts, mh.'umiI an)l iinsnfured l,4W t
1). H. bonds to eeiin cln ulatlon,... 60.KI0 00
f H. IIoidIs to S)o-ur)' 6. H S')islls 1.000 00
Ititukliig lions', furniture and flx-
t n res 10.000 00
Duo from national hanks
inot reserve aKeotH) Is.iTt H
Due from Stair and I'rlvatr
llaiiksantl Hankers, Trust
QolSPSnles, and Savlngl
Hanbii I.M7 0I
DiD' from approved reMTve
Mots aMWU
Cheeks unit othrcssh lo ins ,Wi i
BxckSBReS for 'lenrlngHouHe 7H7 00
Notes of other national
banks l.MMOft
PrSCtlODsl Iap r HallSSUf ,
nickels I lis HO
1.AWH 1. Mosr.V ItKHKHVK IN
iunk. vibi
speci' s,:cr no
lgal tender nun - I..V00U)
Total i'itli ami deuiaiid rrarrve 10I,1IU OJ
Knleuiptliin fund with I".
s TreaMiD-rt.) p-r cent of
In illation) 2 500 00
Tin ii I
:is.Nrj y
LI V HI I I I II-
puld In
I 'Ullilul slm'k
Surplus fui.il
t'lldiviiled lil-otits, leitsexpeiisesiiiid
tuxes luttll
National hat.k notes oiitstuiiiiliiic. . .
Due in other Nsl I Basks Ill.tftS 41
Din- tu Htste ami lrlai'
Baaka and liankrrs Iti,ia Hi
Individual ileponlts iute
Ji-,-1 to i'lie,-k -.THAW "4
Dim. out i i rlltli'iili's ,,( ,e-
lslt ,3li7 U
Time i-i t Iflcalesof dcponit lli .. i ii
I'llitllt SlllD'S 'mkIo l.OiSMHI
Total deposit
50,(100 00
.'0,000 00
T OOK ss
SAW i"
Total..
ttl l '- VJ
.5t.S0i.' 91
STATE OK NKHKAriKA 1
I oinil y of U Unite, f
I, S K. Wirrl.'W, I uslin ruf tin-aliovt iiumed
Itauk ln soleiunly NWear that l!. almvt)
slalemeiit is true to I lie best of my knowledge
aivd ii' llef. S. Ii. tV viiKD'K. ).i.shter.
I'iihhui Aiu-st:
HAS. ft, tTOSO, I
It. M. HsMnKiii, - Din-dors.
K. .1 W v- I
iahsertbsd ami ssrors t i fore m. this t
day of Srpl . VM,
lSK.Al.1 K, Ukiidish.
Notary tiiillc.
Mi osBssilasIa saottss July t, WW.
A. J. KENNEDY
DENTIST
4o)rhie in Alliance National Hank
( . r FosloBice.
Fhone
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'P f "I" wr 'r r 'r ' T T v"-
Dr. JAS. P. HAXFIELD
Dentist
OVER BRENNAN'S DRUG STORE
All Electrical Equipment
Evenings by Appointment
PHONE 525 RED
DR. L.W
Office
HO WHAN
Upstairs, First National Bank
Building
Phone, Office 362
Phone, Residence 16
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA