WANCE jfcRALD
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1912 OCTOBER 1912
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THURSDAY, OCTOBKR 24. till
WOODROW WILSON.
Wwto by American Press Association
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THOMAS Rl LEV MARSHALL.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
National
President
WOODBOW WILSON
Vice President
THOS. R. MARSHALL
State
Governor
JOHN MOKEHEAD
Lieut em ant Governor-
HERMAN D1ERS
Secretary of State
A. T. GATEWOOD
Auditor of Public Accounts
HEN'KY C, RICHMOND
State Treasurer1
GEO. E II ALL
Supt. Public instruction
R V CLARK
Attorney General
A. M. morkissev
Com. Pub. Imd and Bldgs.--
U 'II. H A ST 11 AM
Railway Commissioner- -
CLARENCE E HARMON
IT. 8. Senator1
A. c iff ft if jBHireHWBB
Congressional
Congressman . s xth District
W, I TAYLOR
Legislative
State Senator-
MEN BREWSTER
State Representative--
II r. WASMI'Mi, SU
County
Cou n t y At urney
eegene BURTON
County Assessor
JOHN J ELI NEK
IN ORDER THAT THE
PEOPLE MAY KNOW
Some Light on the Subject as to
Who May Contract for the E
rection of County Buildings
COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANNOT
Whether we favor a proposition
or not. (re believe in a full, Tree and
rair dlOOttseioa of every important Is
sue that affects the public. In the
present discussion of the proposition
to bond Box Butte county for n new
court house, we shall be pleased to
see nil the arguments that can be
produced, either for or against, pre
senter! to the voters of the county;
and for that purpose the columns of
The Herald are open; hut when we
see a misstatement of fact that
mlKht mislead voters we consider It
a duty to correct the same, if wo
can.
We are Informed Unit, a.s an ar
gument against the issuance of the
court house bonds, the statement Is
being circulated extensively thruout
the county that County Commissioner
Rack wishes the bonds to ( ai ry at
the coming election in order that he
can, n.s a member of the county
board, help let the contract for the
construction of the building to him
self. Aa a matter of fact, under the
Htatutes of Nebraska he would have
no right to be interested financially
in such a contract, either directly or
Indirectly, while holding a county of
fice, and such a contract would be
Illegal. Eurthermore, we are reli
ably Informed that Mr. Reck would
not be in position to put In a suc
ceesful bid, even If he were not
county commissioner, for the follow
ing reasons: The construction or
buildings costing from I7S.060 up
wards is done by large construct ion
companies having facilities Tor hand
ling such work that make it prac
tically impossible for the smaller con
tractors to compete With them. These
large construction compaiihs seldom
If ever bid on the smaller jobs,
those coining under $50,000, but if a
$75,000 building is to be contracted
for, there will, without doubt, be
plenty of them to submit bids that
will croud out the smaller contract
ors. In this connection il may be ob
served that the many buildliigs con
structed by Sang C. Reck In this
part of Nebraska (MM In the class
under 140.900,
If the contract for tha construc
tion of a court house for liox Butte
county Is let next year, it will be at
a time when Mr. Reck will be chair
man of the board of county ec nmis
sloners. He says he would prefer to
have the honor of being chairman
of the hoard at t lie time a suitable
court house shall be construct! d. to
having the contract for building it
himself. Laying all prejudice on the
subject aside, it looks like an oppor
tune time for the county to proceed
with the building Of a court house,
which practically every voter in the
county concedes must be built with
in a w rears, n the count) cm
have the benefit. without extra
charge, of the knowledge and experi
ence of a practical contractor and
builder as chairman of the county
board. It looks like the part of wis
dom to not turn down t he opportun
ity.
Special Sale
on the
Well Known
Parker
Fountain
Pens
lien Brewster of Chadron and II
F. Wasmund. Sr. of KushvUe. can
didates on the democratic ticket far
state seua'or ami representative, are
in Alliance today. Ti.t-je two candi-kiw-s
are strong in their home coun
t.s A good vote from Hox Hutte
county for each of tie '.u will maun
their election.
$2 00 Pens
for -
$1.50 Pens
for .
$1.50
$1.00
F.J.Brennan
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY
Program at M. 6. Church, Sunday.
October 27. at 10 A. M.
The annual Rally Day exercises
will be helil at the Methodist church
next iMQdsj morning A fine pro
gram has been arranged. One of
the featurer will le music by the
young people's choir of forty vin es.
A banner will be awarded to the suc
I sful class in the contest for get
ting the largest number of s( -ho'ars
iuring October. The program is as
follows:
Opening Song Methodist Hymnal,
No. lot;
Scripture Heading. Mtb I'sa.
apt Pate.
Gloria I'atrl Choir.
Prayer Rev. o. S. Baker.
Song - -Tabernacle Song Book. No.
ML
Reading Load on, O King Etern
al -Mabel Weidenhamer.
Shepherd Song Lurea Lunn.
Recitation, "Do It Now"- Joseph
ine Acheson.
Exercise -Miss Dickenson's Class.
Reading, "Thy Word Is Like I
Garden, Lord" Mabel Orassman
Exercise- Who Is on the Lord's
Side Miss Phillips' Class.
Recitation Selected (ieorge
Warrick
Exercise Why I lxve Jesus Miss
Baker's Class.
Reading Selected Lura Hawkins.
Song -Hymnal No. 196.
Ben ed lot Ion.
CHANGE IN BUSINESS FIRM
The name of the Alliance Tailor
ing Company will be changed to the
Alliance Cleaning Works. Stanton
& Stanton are now managers, instead
of Stanton & Keeley E. H. Stanton,
a cousin of D. R. Stanton, senior
member of the firm, arrived rrom
Illinois on Monday of this week and
has taken the place of C. M. Kc Hey,
who retires from the business. Prop
er change will he made in their ad
In next issue of The Herald.
FAIR AND HARVEST BALL
Colored Masons Give Annual Enter
tainment Next Week
Harry Bowman
Will Recover
Alliance Young Man. Who Escaped
Accidental Death. Recovering
Shelton Lodge No. 87, A. E. k A.
M.. will give a fair and harvest ball
In the M. B. A. hall. Tuesday and
Wediicsdnv evenings, October 'S.
and :;o. 1911. A cordial Invitation is
extended to all to attend. Admis
sion, season ticket, .'15 cents.
The entertainment Tuesday even
Ing will consist of a drill. Wednes
day evening the annual harvest hall
will be given. Good music will be
furnished and good order maintained.
COM MITTEE OX ENTERT'AINM ENT
C. W. Cl'MMINGS. Chairman.
GEO. .1. CCRT1S. Secretary.
JE-SE SELBY.
FORMER ALLIANCE
TRAVELING MAN DEAD
E. II. Rood of Lewellen, and fur
tot rl J of ftl I in uce, died recently of
pneumonia. He eras a son-in-law of
Cal LaramoA, living near Alliance.
He had a wide acquaintance with the
LrareUaa fraternity, of which he was
a member, traveling out of Alliance
t r sonic time. He had a large num
ber of friends in Alliance.
VISITING SISTER
Mrs. Erank Biedcrman of Dead
wood is visiting her sister. Mrs. Har
ry Thiele.
PROMINENT SCOTTSBLUFF
ATTORNEY IN ALLIANCE
Wm. Morrow, of Scottsbluff, and a
prominent attorney at that point, was
in Alliance Wednesday between the
trains on his way to Lincoln to ap
pear in a case before the supreme
court. Mr. Morrow is prominent in
North Platte valley affairs.
CHRIS HANSEN IN
BAD ACCIDENT
Chris Hansen, a prominent Box
Butte count. v farmer ami rancher,
living southwest of Hemingford, was
in Alliance Wednesday on his way
home from Morrill. Nebraska, where
he hail gone the first of the week
to be attended by a physician at
that place.
Mr. Hansen, while driving with
Walter Klenke to Hemingford last
Saturday evening, was thrown from
Hie rig and badly bruieed. The team
was scared by a motorcycle and ran
away, destroying the rig. Mr. Klnke
was not injured.
HALLOWE'EN ENTERTAINMENT
The M. B. A. lodge is planning to
have a Hallowe'en entertainment to
consist of dance, supper. Gypsy queen
from Missouri to tell fortunes, etc.
The public is Invited to attend. Ad-
I mission, ladles, 10 cents, gentlemen.
L'5 easts, and includes everything.
Music by Alliance's larorttea, Minnie
Wiker and Mabel Nation.
While hunting ducks at Bronco
lake last Saturday morning. Harry
Bowman, of Bowman & Son. propri
etors or the Hotel Draks, was acci
dentally shot wfth a twelve guage
shotgun, which fell against the dash
beard of the spring wagon in which
he was riding, the hammer striking
the dashboard and breaking off.
In company with Ered Hitchcock.
Clinton Ewing and Ered Platte, Mr.
Bowman left the hotel at 4::io in the
morning for Bronco lake for duck
shooting Mr. Hitchcock travels for
the Wheeler-Mosher company of St.
Joseph, Mo., Mr. Piatt is night clerk
at the Drake, and Mr. Ewing travels
for the Men Biscuit Company.
The men had been shooting for
siMue time and had a large number
of ducks. They were about ready
to return to town and while Hitch
cock and Bowman drove around the
lake the other two men waded thru
to meet them. Hitchcock had been
holding the loaded gun and Mow man
was driving when they came to a
wire fence which Hitchcock got out
to hold down while Bowman took the
gun iind started to drive the team
across. As the horses started across
the fence they became scared and
started to run. The Jerk of theag
ou caused the gun to fall against the
dashboard, the hammer striking it
and breaking off. The gun was on
half cock which was safety but the
extreme force of the blow caused
the hammer to fall before breaking
off.
The team started to run and Bow
man, with one useless arm, endeav
ored to hold them with his left arm.
Hitchcock ran after them and catch
ing the bridles, stopped them. Bow
man had held the lines with his left I
arm and knees.
The charge or shot entered Bow- j
man's right side at the bottom of the
ribs and tearing all of the flesh off
the ribs on its way upward. Mine I
out Just below the collar hone. Bow
man was d reeled in heavy underwear
WOOlM shirt, sweater and coat. The!
Charge carried n large piece 01 this
colthing with it In its way thru the
flesh, and it was necessary lor the
doctors to extract these, pieces in
.in Mtaa the wound. The other men
were called rrom the lake and with
two of i hem holding Bowman and
oil- driving the horses on the run,
tie came to town, stopping, in front
Of Dr Copsey's ofrice Dr. Copsey
was on the street and niter looking
at the wound Immediately sent Movv-
uuin to the hospital where the How
of blood, which had been heavy, was
stopped and the wound dressed. In
( outing to town Bowman took liand
kerehiers and pressed into the wound
to stop the flow of blood.
No hope was given for his. recov
ery at first as It was thot that a
number of the shot had entered his
luiiiis He rallied wonderfully, how
ever, and it is BOW believed that
none of the shot entered the lungs.
His hghi arm was rendered IMC.' CM a
first, but he is able to move it some
what now. If complications do not
set ill it is believed that the w.iund
will iK-gin to heal In the next three
days and that his recovery will be
assured.
Mr. Bowman and his father came
here from Deadwood, S. D. He was
married to a Deadwood girl last A
prll. The family came to Deadwood
from Beatrice, Nebraska, where he
was raised. He was formerly em
ployed in Wlebe's dry goods store
at Beatrice. He has been traveling
for- M. A. Else-man ft Brother, or
Chicago, the novelty house. He also
carried two specialty lines, Poineroy
neckwear anil Luwler Brothers' wool
en goods.
Mr. Bowman's sister, who is a
graduate nurse, is attending him at
tin hospital He passed a good
night last night and Indications are
that he will make a rapid recovery -
m
BANK REMODELS VAULT
Mecause of the increasing demand
for safet.N deposit boxes the First Na
tional Rank has found it aeoeeaarj
to remodel its vault to allow (he in
si. illation of fitly more of ihe.e box
es This burglar proof vault is pro
tected by the best safety devi'-es
procurable and is known as one of
the most modern and completely
equipped in Nebraska.
WHAT WE NEVER FORGET
according to science, are the thing
associated with our early home life,
such as Hucklen's Arnica Salve, that
mother or grandmother used to cure
our burns, boils, scalds, sores, skin
eruptions, cut. prams or bruises. For
ty years of cures prove its merit.
Unrivaled for plies, corns or cold
sores. Only N cents at Ered E.
Hotaten'e.
Advert iseineut
GET WISE ADVERTISE $
THIRD PARTY SPEECH
Political Issues to be Discussed from
Bull Moose Standpoint
Opera House Friday Night
Hon. J. L McBrien. ex superin
tendent of public instruction of Ne
braska, will deliver an address at a
rally of the progressive party, to be
held at the Phelan opera house, at
7:30 p.m., Friday, October 26. He is
considered one of Nebra ska's beet
orators, and without doubt all who
attend this meeting will be interested
in his address. It is expected that
music wil be furnished by the 'Alli
ance Concert Band.
In the afternoon or the same day,
Mr. McBrien will deliver an address
at a rally to be held at. Hemingford.
Which Is the hotbed of the new pro
gressive party in northw,tern Ne
braska. From Hemingford he will
come uo Alliance in time for the ev
ening meeting
The Herald advises all Its readers
who can conveniently do so to at
tend one or both of these meetings.
If there Is any reason why progress
ive voters should vote for a third
term candidate candidate for presl
dent, they should be told what that
reason is; and we know of no one In
this state better qualified to tell
them than Prof. McBrien. He is
one of the leaders of the third par
ty In the nation, as well as in the
state.
DELIGHTFUL BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Mae Newberry entertained a
number of Alliance young people
last Thursday evening In honor of
the nineteenth birthday of Miss Huth
Morris, at the Newberry residence.
Sixteen guests were present and a
most delightful time was reported by
all.
MRS. MITCHELL ENTERTAINS
Mrs. Wm. Mitchell entertained at
a dinner party at her beautiful home
last Thursday evening. The guests
prtsent were Mr. end Mrs. J. T. Wl
ker, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson,
Mrs. Arthur Swnnsnn of Carrington.
N. D., Mrs. Helpbringer or Dead
wood, S. D.. and Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry Gantz
THEATRE PARTY
Mrs. A. .1. Nelson entertained a
number of her friends at a theatre
party Friday evening.
MRS. GANTZ BETTER
The many friend; of Mrs. Harry
Qantli who was operated on at Si.
Josephs hospital Monday, will be
glad to learn that she is somewhat
better and is now getting along
very well.
WILL RETURN TO
LIVE IN ALLIANCE
Tom O'Keefe, whose visit to Alli
ance is noted elsewhere in this is
sue of The Herald, Will return here
about March or next year to live, nc-
corttint to his pxeaenl plans. He
WUI spend the winter in the south.
probably m norma, rc'urmug uwc i
after the severe cold weathr is
over.
Tom will he bare until probably af
ter election, attending to business
matters and looking after his prop
erly interests here.
FINE JOB OF WORK
The Herald job department is turn
ing out a bunch of fine printing for
the Lingle Supply Company, of Lin
gle, Wyoming, including a bound
book of lithographed stock certiri-
cates.
TO SUPREME COURT
County Judge L. A. Berry made a
trip to Lincoln Wednesday to try .
case before the Nebraska Supreme
Court. He wil return probably Kri
day or Sat unlay
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
ii. e Wasmund. Sr.. is the demo
cratic candidate tor representative
in this, the fid representaiive dist
rict, consisting of Sheridan and Roi
Mutie counties. He is a man of
sound business si use and industry.
Raised in agricultural ami slock
pursuits lie knows the needs and
wants of our people and is not afraid
to speak up in defense of our inter
.sis f r Wasmund is unswerving
i:i honesty and inlegrity and won't
VOta with any lobby which he knows
to be opposing the bisi inter 's of
stockman, the shipper, the farmer,
merchant or business man engaged
in legitimate trade
B Mr. Witsmmid is sent to reprt
eni us them will be no apolosie.s
necessary ror any vote he casts, or
bill he ravors. Give your support to
a man who stands tor your inter-.sis
and is willing to fight t'earlissly ror
the right, and Mr. Wasmund is the
man you can depend upon as a loyal
rriend, a progressive thinker and as
ririn a.- the rack of tlibraiter. Ills
iudusirv and good judgment hav.
made him sucesrul as a farmer and
stockman and he will make god as
our reprea.-niMCvc Kus-hville Sland
urd.
SURPRISE PARTY
FOR MRS. BUCHMAN
On Wednesday evening occurred
one or the most complete surprise
parties or the season, the victim be
ing Mrs. Wm. Buchnian, at hef home
on East Third street, when friende
and members of Rebekah Iodge No.
104 calmly walked in with well filled
baskets and took full possession of
her home. Mrs. Buchman had just
returned from the Rebekah Assem
bly, which convened in Lincoln this
year, being a delegate from Alliance
lodge No. 104.
A social time was spent admirim;
the programs, badges and pictures
of the attendants at Assembly; al
so, pictures of the new president, the
home at York, the guests there, etc.
In fact, it was a regular llebekati
love feast. In the meantime Mrs.
Buchman had gained possession of
herself and with her amiable husband
lavored us with an hour of splendid
music.
An excellent four course luncheon
was served by the assistance of Mrs.
IL E. Lester. Mrs. John Snyder and
Airs. Jas. Scott. Then rollowed a
free-ror-all talk on Rebekah work,
the good that has and shall be ac
complished before the close or the
year. Truly a Rebekah spirit pre
vailed, and the guests were IcaUlO
to leave at the midnight hour.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
John Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Iester, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Zuni,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Meek. Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Reach. Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Cour
sey, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Snyder, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Carroll, Mesdameus
Williams and Frazier. Miss Novella.
Coursey and Master Harvey Coursey.
Guests of honor: Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Buchman.
ATTEND WEDDING
AT SCOTTSBLUFP
John Wallace and wife went to
Scottsbluff Wednesday to attend the
wedding of his niece. Miss U'illa Wal
lace, to Arthur Selzer of that point,
the same evening. They returned
today.
RETURNS TO ALLIANCE
11. M. Baker who moved from Al
liance about two years ago to West
ervlUe, Nebr., where he was engug
ed in mercantile business tor a while,
has gon on the road again for Mor
ris & Co., with headquarters In this
city. His territory lies in western
Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyom
ing. His family will arrive in about
a month when they will again lake
up their residence here The Herald
is pleased to welcome them back to
Alliance.
DEATH OF INFANT
Jean Elizabeth, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs B. H Eeniald. died
Friday morning, October it. The Mi
neral was held Sunday, at :; p.m., a
short serv U e belaf conducted at the
grave by Rev. A. L. Godfrey, paetor
of the I'nited Presbyterian church.
The funeral was deferred until Sun
day, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Fern
aid from Oklahoma.
SAVED BY HIS WIFE
She's a wise woman who knows
just what to do when her husband s
life is in danger, but Mrs. R. J.
Flint, Braiatrae, Vt., Im of that kind
She insisted on my using Dr King's
New Discovery," writes Mr. F. "for
a dreadful cough, when I was o
weak my friends all thought I had
only a short time to live, and it com
pletely cured me." A quick cure
for coughs ami colds, it is the most
ufe and reliable medicine for many
threat and lung troubles grip, bron
chitis, croup, whooping cough, uuin
y, touailitis, hemorrhage. A trial
will oOOViaee you. 5o eta, and JLUU.
Guaranteed by Fred E. Holsten.
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