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Popular Box Butte County School
Teacher Asking or Appoint
ment at Hemlngford
WILL QUALIFIED FOR PLACE
Mm Bertha K. Parkyn, who U
tmchinc school In the wfiKern iart
of Xhm county, wa la Alliance lat
Batnrlnv on bulnna connected wWh
hor claim on which she recently
made final proof. While In (own
ahe Informed The Hera4d that ah?
a a candidate for appointment ea
poatmlwtreaft at Meminjtfonl, and as
we happen to know something about
her qualifications ft is a pleasure to
jnentloR them In this connection.
"Tears 60. when tone editor of this
paper wl A teacher In the suolhern
part of the state, Mis Parkyn was
one of his pupils, and kt la no .lis
paragement to the others to my
that she was one of the be. After
wards when the writer was county
superintendent Miss I'artrym was one
of the teaaherft of 'the county, and
again it is not saying too much of
her ia botng one of the most suc
cessful teachers of the county.
For some years past she n.-i . been
making her home in Box Butte coun
ty. She taught In the Hemlngflord
school two years. About five years
go she filed on a homeetead claim
in the western oant ot the county.
southwest of Ilemlngford, slirce whletf
time she has taught In the neighbor
hood of her claim.
Miss Parkyn Is well qualified for
the position of postmistress at Hem
fcngford ana in our opinion is deserv
ing of die appointment. It will
please The Herald If the "powers
that be" shall decide- upon her for
the place. If the appointment were
left to a competitive examination,
or oven to a popular election of .the
patron of the Hetnlngford post of
fice, she would stand a wplemltd
chance of securing it.
CARL THOMAS EA8T
Uisler Linotype- Company, manufac
turers of the linotype machine, for
the purpose of learning to repair
find operate the standard linotype
machines. By becoming a linotype
machinist he sill earn greatly In
creased waxes, although his work wil
necessarily be In the larger cities
where numbers of these machines
arc used.
Carl's position at The Herald of
fice has been filled temporarily by
his brother, Harold, who is an exper
ienced operator.
T. P. A. MAQAZINE8 ARRIVE
The 60 extra copies of the special
T. P. A. edition of the Omaha Trade
Kxhlbit arrived yesterday and can
be procured at The Herald office
There la one for every member of
Post M, so be sure to call and' get
yours.
ROBINSON COMES AGAIN
V. If. Robinson arrived In Alliance
yesterday noon on train No. 43, ac
companied by his family who have
been spending the winter in Council
Bluffs. They went to their farm
west of Berea last evening Via auto.
They will make their home on the
farm during the summer and fall.
Mr. Robinson was very pleased with
the progress the big club piano sale
is making.
FIREMEN MEET
J. Curl Thomas, who has been lin
Otype operator for The Herald for
eome time, resigned the first, of the
week and started Tuesday evening
for New York City, where he expects
to enter the factory of the Mergen-
, The fire department held a meet
ing at the club rooms last evening.
Regular routine business was taken
up and the oommifttec on tournament
made a report. Everyone is helping;
line up things for the tournament
JOHNSTON-BAUER
Mr. Janus Bell Johnston, son of
J. N. Johnaton of Alliance, and Miss
Minnie Bauer, daughter of Prank
Bauer, of Alliance, were united in
marriage by Rev. A. U. (lodfirey at
'.cn o'clock Tuesday morning. They
have a large number of relatives
here who were not informed of the
(get that the marriage wan to be
performed, 1 being In the nature of
a pleasant surprim to them. They
left on the noon train for Mitchell,
godng from there to his homestead,
which 1p in Sioux county, forty miles
west of Alliance ami twenty-five
mlHes north of Mitchell.
Want Paved Streets
The sentiment in favor of paving
Box Butte avenue is constantly grow
ing stronger and the business men
are giving It serious discussion. The
best move made in recent years was
to put In. the cluster lights, and now
that it worked such Improvement
the proposition of paving is receiving
serious consideration. It would dis
pense with the dust and mud and
give the street a mur-h better ap
pearance. Box Butte avenue is
wide enough to allow a parkway
down the center, which would give
It a beautiful appearance
TORNADO FREAK COMING
Mr. Robinson, manager of the pi
ano department of Orkin Brothers,
advised The Herald yesterday that
the piano described In The Herald
week before last, which had a large
stick of lumber drrven into one end.
will be brought to Alliance next
week and placed on exhibition at the
Alliance branch. This piano has at
tracted thousands of people fn Oma
tha and will no doubt do the same
here.
It Omaha and other points in eastern
Nebraska and Iowa on their honey
moon trip. Mrs. Wakeman is the
daughter of Mrs. N. B. Berry of
Antloch. Mr. Wakeman is employed
at the Antloch store. They both
have h wide circle of friends. They
will be at hoope to their friends at
Antiorh Hfter May 15th.
MAY BALI,
The Daughter of Isabella will
give thf :r annual May Ball at the I
opera house on the evening of May I
2nd, I
Important to
Fire Departments
Fire department entering teams
in the Tournament at Alliance will
remember the change made In the
rules at the convention In North
Platte in January. All teams enter
ing are required to deposit $26 with
ie secretary, E. A. Miller, of Kear
ney, Jhlrty days before the tournament.
RETURN FROM WYOMING
Messrs. Norton of Alliance and
Butler, Kisenberger and Caha of
Hemingford, made a business trip t
Wyoming points the first of the
week. They made a record drive
back from Lusk Wednesday in a
Ford car. Mr. Norton affirms that
there are ;197 gates on the route.
No one disputes this, as he ought
to know.
MRS. HARGRAVES RETURNS
THANKFUL TO NEIGHBORS
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Toff wifth to
extend their heartfelt thanks to all
their kind neighbors and friends who
in many ways assisted them during
the late Illness of their child. Lit
tle George Is getting along ntcely
and will undoubtedly soon be per
fectly well again.
Mrs. Monte Hnrgraves returned
Friday morning from York, Nebras
ka, her former home. She went to
York to attend the wedding of her
sister, Kstella Detrick, to Ralph Lynd
of OiltneT. They were married ear
ly Wednesday morning, departing In
the afternoon for lx Angeles, Oalif.,
where they will tnnke their home.
Garden and Flower Seeds
BERRY WAKEMAN
Miss Manchie Rebecca and Mr. Conj
ey Paul Wakeman, of Antlo?h, were
married yesterday afternoon at four i
o'clock by Rev. J. H. Brown of the
Pint I'resbyterian church, at the
parsonage. There were present at i
the wedding only a few of the inti
mate friends of the bride and groom.
After the wedding the guests went
to the. Central Cafe, where an elab
orate wedding dinner was served.
Those who were present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Coney Paul Wakeman, L.
U. Blair and daughter, W inona,
W. Rooker, Miss M. Wilson, J. K
Prior, Mrs. Fanny BwltMr, Mr. and
Mrs. T. P. Berry.
The happy couple departed for the
east on 42 last night. They will vis
The most important thing to be
considered In starting y.iur garden
Chis spring is GOOD SKEDS. For
this reason you will do well to go
to . J. Hamilton's Fair Store to
make your selection. He has in
stock the following reliable seeds:
Webster's Mammoth Packet, Hinli
(Jrade, iowa 8eeds; Northup, Kins;
& Co., Minneapolis, Minn., Sterling
Northern Seeds; Mandeville ft
King Co., Flower Seeds; and the
well known I). M. Ferry ft Co.
Seeds,
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Big Confirmation Class
The Right Rev. Geo. Allen Beech
er, D.D., will arrive in Alliance Sat
urday noon. He will preach at th
eleven o'clock servk? BundaV morn
ing at St. Matthews Episcopal church
and will administer the right of con
firmation to a class of thirty-six.
There 'will be Holy Communion at
7:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:00
a.m. No evening service.
Bishop Headier will hold services
in the Platte valley this coming
week, commencing at Bridgeport on
Sunday at night, accompanied by
Dean Ware.
building without htl knowledge and
that In this way the suspicion that
he was takl.ng current was verified.
Stevens was placed In custody of the
sheriff until bonds of $500 were giv
en, to await the preliminary hearing
on Saturday, May 3rd. The penalty
for this offense, if found guilty, Is
a fine of $60 to $300, or 30 to 90
days In Jail, or both. ,
Don't forget that The Herald has
just received a large assortment of
paper for May baskets and May day
decorations. Phone 340 or call at
121 Box Butte Ave.
RENOVATING HOTEL
landlord C. L. Drake, who by the
way is one of the best known hotel
men 1n western Nebraska, Is putting
Hotel Drake into tip-top shape since
taking charge of It again on Wednes
day of last week. The enitre build
ing Is being gone through, renovated,
re-papered, painted, etc. New rugs
will take the place of the old carpets
and other furnishings put In for the
convenience and comfort of guests.
Mr. Drake says the building will be
in as good condition as R ever was,
if not better.
Elks Initiate
The Alliance Elks initiated thred
candidates on Friday evening,
Messrs. Ross of Rushvllle, Nines of
White Clay, and Frank Potmesll of
Alliance. There were big doings
and an enjoyable t&tne was had.
This was the first opportunity the
new entertainment commitee had to
show their talent, and its members,
Messrs. Brazelton. Schlupp, Gantz
and Lockwood, took the laurels by
their excellent work.
Friday afternoon some of the vis
Uors from out of town were treated
to the enjoyment of a mock arrest
and mock court. Things looked ser
ious until some of the witnesses
were unable to keep their faces
straight, giving the deal away. Ev
eryone enjoyed it though.
The Elks gave a dancing party on
Monday evening for the especial ben
efit of the visitors from Gordon who
stayed over.
There will probably be a big class
initiated a week from tomorrow, Fri
day, from Crawford.
Stevens Arrested
In writing a sketch of Washington
a pupil en. led her essay by saying:
"Washington married a famous belle,
Martha Curtis, and In due time be
CttBM the lather of his country."
O. D. Stevens, proprietor of the
lai-ge pool hall at the corner of sec
ond street and Hox Butte avenue,
was arrested at noon today, charged
with taking ele. trU ity without meter
in his pool hall, it is said that he
placed a wire on his electric Unlit
wires so as to get curreit withojt
it going thru the meter. It is said
that another meter was placed on
the electric wire pole outside of the
Keystone I
. RBSTAUKANT
109 Box
Butte Ave
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
HOME C00KIN6
ADAUNE WATSON, Prop
THE FAMOUS
makes the
lowest prices
! 148 Men's Shirts
Broken lines
sues 16, 6l, 1 7
only a few small sizes
your choice,
75c values,
25c
Men's Night Shirts
a dandv for
75c
Nice silk finished Shirts
in white
1 Military collar
$1
fine white I lantlekrchiefs
" for
25c
VALE COLLEGE
STYLE CAPS
Made for us at
New Haven
75c $1.50
. They are the latest
FOUR
The progressive character of Alliance's larg
est clothing house is esMcially emphasized
by the visible showing of our spring stoeks.
Months ago we planned the present season's
campaign intelligently, carefully, thorough
ly. We show the highest styles, foremost
values and lowest prices. WE KNOW there
is not a good second in sight. We want YOU
to know it, If you will call and THE
look you will be convinced. FAMOUS
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150 All Wool Suits I
Regular (12 50 Values n
$K) I
DAYS
THE FAMOUS
has the
latest styles
We show in Men's and Boys' wear the
fashions approved by the best dressed
men in the centers of fashion, the metro
politan cities of America. Our lines were
bought in the best markets of American
New York, Boston. Philadelphia and
Chicago. They were bought under fav
orable conditions and we can THE
and will save vou money. FAMOUS
Our principal
attractions are
Large assort
ments Higji qualities
! (j and u
Low prices
Halt Schaffner fc Marx
Fine Suits
A large interesting line
All colors and svlns
K 100 MEN'S SUITS
H All the new colors. They are If
m easily worth (18. Our price m
M Union Miie I f
Blue Serge
Suits
Frtn flt tare mmfacturars at
$12.50, $15, $18,
$20, $25 and $30
Regulars, Stubs and Stouts
j 1913 Spring Styles S
1 Alco Make I
m including f-W jMt ffl
I Norfolks fP Q
fl Hand mad ffl Mm
p callaisand IB I B
fj shoulders PJ MW Q
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothe are better than ever this season. The
new Young 'Men's Department has been the biggest success in their
history. The new Easadjust Waist Band is a wonderful invention. Come
In, we will be pleased to show you. No obligation to buy is incurred.
Ste the new Broadway Stripes.
The Proper Hat
in your style and size
is here in stock fresh
from the factories of
John B. Stetson
Mallory Waterproof
and Imported lines
At this price we show our
largest range. The world's
standard, Hart Scnffner &
Maix
SOFT SNAPS FOR ECONOMICAL BUYERS I $
l rr- . l i- l i i I u I I
PitWi Slipon See th"sj Boys' 50c and Boys'
Rain C'utf Bos' Suits 75c Neckties
$4.5 $6 $2.50 K:'C;:39c 9c
25
RAH! RAH
Hats, all colors
69c
'po Boys' all wool
Spring Caps, 50c val.
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THE ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE
A STORE FOR MEN
THE FAMOUS
Alliance
Neb.
EXPERIENCED SALESMEN TO SERVE YOU
Boys' Waists
sizes 5-15
19c
Rompers, 50c grades
Standard makes
39c
Beautiful assort
ment of new
neckwear
Balkan, Bulgarian and
Grecian Patterns
50c
Wonderful line of Men's
Shirts
$1.00
A new shirt free il they
fade
New Oxfords
Douglas and Tilt
$3.50, $4,
$4.50, $5
NVw Lints
Mn's Union Suits
Spring Weight
69c
All Wool Blue Serge
Pants, cuffs, belt loops,
side buckles,
$2.95
all
sizes