fUUANCE ifeRALD JOHN V. THOM S. Iviltor Published every Thursday by The Herald Publishing Company. Incorporated LLOYD C, THOMAS, Bres Tieas. P. A. IMKHSON. VIC PTM. JOHN W. THOMAS. Sec'r Entered at the postofflce at Alli ance, Nebraska, for transmission through the mails as second class no attar. . Subscription, $1.50 per year In ad vance. The circulation of this newspaper Is. guaranteed to be the largest In western Nebraska. Advertising rates will be furnished on application. Sample copies free for the asking. thbrsday, January 18, 1911 The wedding of Miss tistlicr Brown the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Brown, of Wavervlllo, to Mr. William 0. Woods of Ling!, Wyom Sng, occurred Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock t the residence of the bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Weat. The residence was beautifully ! orated In green and white. Miss Elsie Atkins of this city played the wedding music, and the bridal party ejrtered the drawing room, as the bridal chorus from Lohengrin was played. Miss Minnie Lydn was maid of honor and Mr. Oscar Brown was best man. The ring ceremony wa used and the bride was given in mar riage by her father. The ceremony WW performed under a chandelier, which was attractively deora'ed with mistletoe and white rihhcns. Miss Brown whs attired In a travel ing gown of bins cloth with a hat of the same shade and carried a DOM quet of bride's roses. The ceremony was followed by a reception after wnich Mr and Mrs. Woods departed for GiDClBMtl. where they are spend ing tb holidays. They will later go to Denver for a brief stay before re turning tO Llngle, Wyoming, where they will reside permanently. Ash vHle Citizen. A .number of young people wcv entertained at the home of Ch.is. Tally, Tuesday evening. Dancing and cards were the order of the ev ening. Light refreshments were '(.! at midnight. Tbo.se ln were the guests were Misses Fran ces and Ethel Nolan. Emily Skiles nnd Merlam Sea well; Messrs. Ward Rttbendall, Bob Reddish. W. R. MetK, Eugene Ford; Mr. and Mrs. 5V. T. Sohlupp. The Domcst lc Science section of the Woman's flub last Friday nfier neon, was an enjoyable event. A' par.fr on Uncocked Food was given by Mrs. James A. Armour. A pian.) selection whs given by Mln Beulah Smith with violin obllgato by Caul Thomas. IMano solos by C. A. Ander son and Miss llaltie He. -w old were rendered. The lunebecii was served 1n cafeteria w.yle, each ordering a fa-vorite dish. All kinds of tempting dishes were displayed at this style of luncheon. The next mee.ing of the club will be in fhe way of literary work and the subject will be "Pas sion I'lay", meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Campbell. 821 Box Butte Ave., Wednesday afternoon January 15th. Labt Tuesday evening Mrs. J. T. Pecklnpaugh entertained at a diuner party. The remainder of the evening was spent playing cards, i A meeting of the Ladles' Mission wry Society of the First Presbyter , Inn church met at the homee of Mrs. W. C. Mounts this afternoon. IMS subjeet was "China", with Mrs. Montgomery as leader Capers on ' I China were given by Mrs. Vance and j other members, responding to the roll call with current events. Re freshments were served and a short inimical prowrwm rendered. H. P. Toohey whs honored Monday might by a smoker given In the Zollinger rooins, by John Burke, as hct. The entertainment for the ev ening was curds. Those present were Meeers. John Wiker, John Burke, O. O. Burke. F. M. Broome. Ralph Beiil, Ray Mark, Dr. A. J. Kennedy, Dr. Boland, Roy McClus key, Robert Reddish Hiid Fred Mr I lonald. M,rs. J. E. Rice and daughter Ruth returned home from an extended trip through the east touching points In the eastern jwirt of the state, Iowa and Illinois. R. R Reddish, who has been on the sick MM for several weeks, is reported a very little better. SHOWER FOR MISS ROWLAND s jr ftXftKXSrJCft Exhibit and Sale FOR FIVE DAYS ONLY Oriental Turkish & Persian Rugs and ART WORK such as Clunv and The Daughters of Isabella gave a tshower for Miss Agnes Rowland, at the "home of Mrs. John O'Keefe. The house was decorated with hearts and cuplds In red, festoons from the chandeliers to the corners of the rooms biting in abundance. A cozy corner was arranged for a doll bride in pink swtln, and her groom. Miss Rowland there found showers of many beautiful presents. A two course luncheon was served The table and dining room were in har mony with the reft of the house, and a hugh hixiuet of pink carnations were showered on the bride-to-be. Those present were Mesdames Dr. Copsey, Trlplett, ntoce and sister, Lock wood. Shot, Driscoll, Mel.aine. Reardon, Rrunnan, Newberry, Ham i; on. Rut-chsensteln. Yount, Kennedy, Conners, Vaughan, Burke. Jaek Reardon, Frank O'Conner, Annie O'Conn r and Mrs. Dwyer. 1 Drawn Work, Battenburg, Luncheon Sets, Head Scarfs, Bulgarian Art Embroidery DELIGHTFUL HOUSE PARTY (Omitted last week I Miss B. Irene Shamp of Denver returned home Inait Friday, after be ing the guest of Miss Minelle High lUld at a house party over New Year's. There were entertainments galore during her stay in Alliance Four eouples of young people enjoy ed the elegant New Year's dinner, namely, the Misses Highland, Shumv, Virginia Broome, and Messrs. Hom er .Moiyneaux, it. sineuii, i- I., smuii and L. H Bennett There was a watch party after theatre New Yar's eve, and the next night a h. .lire party, a chili supper and the Bliuf ball. is: PRICES ON DRAWN WORK 54-inch Lunch Cloth, value $6 and $6.50, will go for . . . 45-inch Lunch Cloth, value $4.50 and $5, will go for .... $3.75 $2.75 Mrs. Simmons' store will be open every evening till 9 during sale Also, Cuffs and Collar Coat Sets We have an assortment of Silk Kimonas Mosaic Jewelry And many other things that will interest the ladies Come in anil we will give you a good bargain on anything we have in the store SIMMONS' 4M4 '.'.4o' 444f r JM3M FREAD-BROWN At the residence of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Brown, 42:: Missouri avenue, at 8 o'clock p. m, Wednesday, Juiiuitry l". 1913, occur red the wedding of Mr. Samuel K. Tread and M i.-s Ethel M. Brown. Kev. A. L. Cod trey, pastor of the t'niled I'reshytei ian church, officiat ing. After the iviiionj had SMS performed the guests wen- invited to partake of an appetizing wedding supper. In the preparation of w hi !i the bride had done her part The groom is one of the Burlington's faithful employees-, holding the post tlcn of brakeman The bride is one of Alliance's highly respected High seh '.ol girls. They took the midnight train for the east last night, expect ing to be goue on their wedding trip about a month. aTter which they will take up their residence In this city. EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Geo. G. Ware will preaeh both UOni lag and evening next Sun day. GKO. G. WARE, Missionary. ihoue 98. CHRISTIAN CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Bible school rally. 11:00 a. m. Breaching. Subject. "Jesus, the Wonderful Counsellor." 6.45 d. m. C. K. 7:0 p. tn. Breaching. Subjeet. I "Baofcolidera." FRANK ALUW WOTKN , l'hone MtiMlor. j.M-MANUEL GERMAN EVAN GELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH ! Corner Yellowstone Ave. and 7th St. I German services every Sunday at 10: SO a. m. English services next Sunday ev ening at 7:::o ii in. German-English parochial school five days of the week till June. B v e r y bo d y welcome. TITUS LANG. Pastor. ! 703 Niobrara Ave., phone r.59. READER AND IMPERSONATOR Francis Dowling, reader and lm lersonutor, will speak in the Chris tian church bctsement next Tuesday n.ght. January 2:1b. The reading he uiveB will be an extract from the book "Shepherd of the Hills", by Harold Bell Wright. The admission will be 16 cents for children and 35 cents for adults. The rollowinj; rec ommendation from the secretary of the Regents of Education of South Jakota speaks Tor itself: To Whom It May Concern: The writer tuts heard Francis S. Bowling on several occasions, has had the pleasure of meeting and vis iting with him, atul takes pleasure in expressing his appreciation of Mr. Bowling's ability as am entertainer, as well as his quality as a gentle man. Further, the writer feels that any KtttBOtOO before whom Mr. Bowling may appear, may be safely guariui- , teed an evening of real entertain ment and enjoyment, and that they will leave his presence better ecpiip led to meet the affairs of life, be cause of having come into contact twith the inspiring personality of this man. Respect fully. FRED W. FORI). Secy. Regents of Education. State of South Dakota. WE ARE KING A number of Alliance young peo ple will produce the play "We Are KlaC" for the benefit of St. Joseph's Hospital, a; the opera house about the first of Februray. Further par ticulars will be Riven later. EXCHANGE CHURCH SERVICES Rev. Sidney Topping of Scott sbluff, missionary in charge of the North llattie valley missions of the F.plsco pal church, including Sc-ottsbluff, Ger ing. Bayard, Minatare, Mitchell and McCrew, exchanged services the pest week with Rev. Geo. G. Ware. Rev. Topping held services at Alli ance Sunday morning and evening and at Mullen Monday evening, and Lev. Ware conducted services Sun day ;it ScottHbluff and Gering. PURCHASE GRADER The county commissioners, roaug niaing the iced for a high grade machine for quick and satisfactory grading on the roads of the county, have purchased an Austin Giant Grader from the Austin-We.-tern Co. of Chicago, at a cost, of $4m. $$ GET WISE ADVERTISE $ $$ GET WISE ADVERTISE $$ 9c WHAT'S U P BEE HIVE 9c Oh! the LEADING VARIETY Is holding one Qf their wonderful 9c Sales Hore than one-half the stock is being sold below cost Sale begins Saturday, the 18th, and ends Saturday, the 25th 9clBEE FOLLOW THE CROWDS TO THE The Only Leading Variety Store of Alliance, Nebraska HIVE 9c