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The Alliance Herald
Official Paper of City of
Alliance, County of Box
Butte and United States
Land Office
Largest circulation of
any newspaper In West
em Nebraska.
Official Organ Nebraska Stock Growers Association
VOLUME XX
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA I THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1913
NUMBER 31
SPORTING
AFFAIRS
A FINE CHAUTAUQUA
NORTON SELLS STORE
F. E. Stearns of Scottsbluff Purchases
Alliance's Largest Mercantile
Establishment
ARE NOW
K. E. Stearns, a prominent North
Platte valley business mac, who has
been .Identified with western- Ne
braska for over twenty-five years,
has purchased the W. W. Norton
mercantile business, for a consider
ation close to $50,000. Mr. Steam
Is a son of B. M. S tear as, who es
tablished the Chicago store in Alli
ance about the time the town start
ed. Soon afterward Mr. Stearns
moved to Bayard, where he entered
the mercantile and banking business,
where he was located until about
three years ago, when he moved to
Scottsbluff and weut into business
there. He sold out his store there
some time ago. Mr. Stearns is rep
resentative In the Nebraska legisla
ture from the 75th district and oc
cupied a desk next to Representa
tive Earl Mallery during the laBt
session of the house at IJncoln. Mr.
Stearns brings his wife and three
children to Alliance to make their
home. His wide' acquaintance and
honorable record In the valley will
assure Alliance people that he will
make a valuable citizen and busi
ness man to our city.
W. W. Norton started In business
here before tne town of Alliance
wias started, locating his first build
ing Just east of where the fair
An Evening of Enjoyment
MISS JULIA NEWCOMB
Reader, Recital Wednesday evening,
July 16th
Mis Lyman and Miss N.ewcomb,
who will give a program Wednesday
evening at the Opera House uncfer
the auspices of Alliance Woman's
Suffrage Association, come highly
recommended. They are well known
in Omaha and vicinity where their
work is constantly In demand. This
is their third annual tour through
Ne-braeka and they have won many
friends and an enviable reputation in
the various towns where they have
given their program.
Want NewStreet Lights
P.-tition Being Circulated for In
stallation cf Street Lights
. in Northwest Part of
Town
Residents and property owners in
. the northwest part of town ure pt'tl
tiouing the city council to place
street lights at the corners named iu
the copy of the petition given be
low. This petition will be present
ed to tle city council at its next
regular meetlu.
Petition to City Council
Alliance, Nebr., July 7. 1913.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Alliance, Nebraska:
We, the undersigned taxpayers of
Alliance, Nebraska, hereby petition
you to order street lights placed at
the following street corners In the
Ity of Alliance:
Box Butte Avenue and 10th street.
Laramie Avenue and 10th street.
Cheyenne Avenue and 10th street.
Box Butte Avenue and 11th street.
Laramie Avenue and 11th street.
Caeyenne Avenue aud 11th street.
Wo K'liev that the placing of
theso lights is a necessity on ac
count of the fact that it is very
dark at these corners and on ac
count of the fact that the automo
biles use these streets very fre
quently, making !t dangerous."
I. O. O. F. INSTALLS OFFICERS
I. O. O. F. lodge No. 168, of Alli
ance, installed the following new of
ficers for the ensuing term of six
months, on Tuesday evening: H. li.
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INVOICING
grounds are located. Part of the
lumber in this building was hauled
from Chadron. He came here first
to go into the Insurance, land and
loan business, but a short time af
terwards started a flour and feed
business, later on changing Into the
general merchandise line. From a
email store he litis built up, by good
business judgment, the largest gen
eral merchandise store in western
Nebraska. He has accumulated dur
ing the last twenty-five years over
8,000 acres of fertile Box Butte coun
ty land, besides valuable city real
estate. Mr. Noton will devote his
time to his real estate holdings and
other business Interests in Alliance.
Mr. Stearns Bit arts out with a bar
gain giving summer goods sale next
week, as will be noted by his adver
tisement In this paper. He will keep
Herald readers posted, by interesting
advertisements each week.
Assisting in the big sale which be
gins next week wttl be Henry Stef
fes, an experienced and wll. posted
salesman from Scottsbluff. No, chang
es are made In the sales force at
the store.
Mr. Norton secures four hundred
acres of irrigated land in. the deal.
160 acres are In the Imperial Valley
of California and the balance under
the Tri-State canal, near Bayard.
Brandt, N. G., A. J. Macy, V. O.,
Lloyd C. Thomas, secretary, R. E.
Iyester, War., M. E. Grebe, Con., C.
C. Rodgers, Chap., L. H. Brandt, I.
G., W. S. Kerne, O. G.
Better Program at Crystal
Harry-Dubuque, manager of ".the
Crystal, is making Improvements in
the Crystal program. Since the re
cent remodeling of the Crystal in
terior, the patronage has been rap
idly increasing. Mr. Dubuque be
lieves in giving his patrons the best
that can be secured, so has arranged
to change films every night at tills
popular picture and vaudeville house,
starting next Monday.
In addition to change of films, Mr.
Dubuque is now getting his vaude
ville acts from the Gate Citv Theat
rical Exchange, of Omaha, who are
affiliated with the well known houses
of Edward J. Fisher, of Seattle;
Chas. Jacobs, of Denver; Western
Circuits of Minneapolis, Chicago and
Des Moines. .
Eagles Buy Building
The Eagles have purchased the
Pardey building on. Fourth street,
for $t,000. This builWUng. which is
brick and two stories In height, is
considered a bargain for the price.
The lodge will remodel the first
floor, putting In shower baths, and
ctlur club conveniences, Including
gymnasium, using it for their club
rooms. They are now using rooms
on the second floor cf 'the Mallery
building. The second floor of the
building just purchased will h .leas
ed, bringing in a substantial in
come. Chancellor Buchtel Here
Hon. Henry A. Buchtel, Chancel
lor of the University of Der.vcr an.d
foimerly governor of the stUe of
Colorado, was In Alliance on Tues-
diiy, making The Herald a short vis
it between trains. Governor Buch
tel is one of the leading public men
of the west today, having a recoid
in public life that any man ';ould be
proud of. He lias been on a le.-ture
tour of the west, covering eleven
states on this trip. He is noted as
a public speaker and alway draws
larjre crowds.
Speaking of the opportunities for
the young people of today, h said,
"There are greater opportunities to
day for clean, honest, manly young
men than ever before in the history
of the nation. Our nation offers
great opportunities to the young men
and young women who are properly
trained for the battle or life. Gieat
advancement Is being made in every
avenue of professional aud commer
cial life. Equipped with a :;jm edu
cation, a sound body and a desire to
make toed, the young man of today
can. look forward to gre.it things."
Governor Buchtel left oa the nion
train for his borne In Denver.
WILL GO TO DENVER 100 STRONG
Now that Denver has been select
ed aa the national coiivetiiton city
for the Elks for 1914, the Alliance
members are planning to go in a
band of 100, aompanied by the
Fort Robinson military band. They
I sill make a big showing avl are
biaiuug oui eariy to perrect plans.
Edited by " DOC
BATES COPILAND
G
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James Keeler, the Overland man,
made a Chadron trip today, accom
panied by Geo. Snyder, Mesdames
Keeler and Cevpeland.
Cal . Cox returned yesterday from
his overland trip t Phiillpsburg,
Kansas, and stated that Mounts did
n't have anything on Newberry, as
he had to pull Bill Into Kearney
Mounts didn't write about that.
Loquacious Diet
Missionary (to cannibal) What
makes the chief so talkative today?
Cannibal Oh, he ate a couple of
barbers this morning. Minnesota
Minne-Ha-Ha. ,
Reports from Ix Angeles dated
July 9th are to the effect that "Bud"
Anderson was operated on for ap
Indicltlc by Dr. C. C. Thomas, as
Bisted by Dr. Byron. Palmer. Ander
son h.is been a patient at St. Cath
erine hospital at Santa Monica ever
flnce his fight July 4th with Leach
Cross. This in a way Is a good ali
bi for Anderson's poor showing with
Ci....i
The Alliance Cubs Journey to Ard
more Sunday to play a return game
on the latter grounds.
Johnny King pitched a great
game against Wichita last week,
holding the Wichles to three hits
and three runs. Also winning again
this week against Des Moines, al
though allowing 10 hits In the Des
Moines game, which would' have
spelled defeat had not his team mate
pulled him out of the holer Heavy
But the Infield
Pulled
Hole.
Him Out of a
batting secured two home runs, four
trifles and three singles. Guess that
is giving a pitcher proper support.
President Navin of the Detroit Am
erican League Is after King and Hag
erman. Willie Richie by the masterly man
ner in which he defended his title
of lightweight champion proves to a
great host cf writers and also fans
who have In the past six months
dubed him the "cheese' champion",
"paper champion", "foot-light champ
ion" and all other petty remarks
possible L.o hand a fighter heading
the lightweight division. Richie
fought a grand clever fight, taking
all that the hard hinting, asgres?ive
.Ice Rivers could send his way. Rv
era fought his usual rushing fight
rrcm the first tap of the gong but
in Richie he met a quick thinking
fi'ihter who takes advantage of all
openings whein presented, which
spells defeat to the aggressive ruh
ing style such as Joe Rivers'. Champ
ion Richie is very much in demand
at present, especially so in the theat
rical line, also every leading light
weight is after a date. Leach Cross,
Tommy Murphy, Freddie Welch are
the logical contendeis. It Is quite
likely that Richie will do a four or
six weeks vaudeville before fighting
again. .
Never was a favorite pulled down
and set back with such a slam as
was "Bud" Anderson July the 4th.
Going into the ring a two to one
betting favorite, to be so far out
classed by the fighting dentist. Ieach
Crofs, that he looked like a rank
novice. Anderson took one of the
hardest beatings of any lighter that
has been In a Ios Angeles ring in
years. Reports received the 8th
state that Anderson is in the hospit
al in very bad shape. Cross Is clam
oring for a meeting with Richie,
which he undoubtedly will receive
fcr a September or October date.'
and he will give the ehamnlon a
harder fight than Rivers did.
The Crawford bartenders, better
known as the Red Sox. will play the
Alliance bartenders, better known as
the Alliance Giants, Sunday after
noon at the fair grounds. A big
crowd is expected. Alliance is go
ing to make a fine showing. Be
there to boost.
Mr. and Mrs. J-eon L. Smith re
turned Sunday noon from their east
ern honeymoon trip. They, went
first to Rock Falls. Illinois, where
his parents reside. The 4th of July
was spent at Dixon, 111. They also
vis.ted at Galesburg, Sterling and
Chicago, In Illinois, and at Omaha on
the return trip.
wws if
" Miss Ella Robinson, of Toledo.Oh
lo, a sister of W. M. Robinson, of
Orkin Brothers, arrived with him
Friday morning, going to the Robin
son farm west of Alliance. Miss
Robinson has an excellent reputa
tion as a surgical nurse. She will
visit at the farm for about a month.
Miss Eva Ross made a trip over
to the North Platte valley on the
fourth. She visited friends at Tor
rlngton, Mlnatare and llenry. At
the last named place she fished In
Little Moon lake. She returned
Monday noon.
George Darling Is unloading a car
toad of furniture this week.
Ed llenry and Henry Spurgeon
made a trip to Harrison by auto on
Sunday, returning M6nday noon.
Ernst Powlew, of Bingham, was an
Alliance visitor on Wrednedny.
Miss Hazel Hdppach, of Rushvllle,
sister of Mrs. Joe Westover, came
over for a visit Wednesday.
Ora Phillips, the Marsland mag
nate, was down on business yester
day. Ora says that the constant
strain of a big and growing business
at Marsland requires a little rest
occasionally and he runs down to
Alliance for recreation and to visit
with friends.
We are In receipt of the following
rard from Dr. C. E. Single, sent
from Niagara Falls, Ont. "July 7th.
iMrs. Single and I are enjoying the
falls today. Dr. Slagle." Doctor
and Mrs. Slagle are taking a short
vacation, visiting eastern points of
interest.
Mrs. E. E. Young has loaned the
beautiful forest fire picture, pur
chased by popular subscription for
the Y. M. C. A., to the nubile li
brary, to be used until the construc
tion of a Y. M. C. A.
Attoney Eugene Burton haa loan
ed his large painting of Secretary
W. J. Bryan, to the nubile library.
rTVr pkture, which is f Utcge si
Is valuable and will lie an attractive
library picture.
Pete Schott has taken his old
home at 714 Cheyenne Avenue. Mrs.
Schott and children, who hive been
visiting for several months with her
relatives in Council Bluffs Iowa,
will return to Alliance about the
20th cf the month, and be at home
at the above address.
Mr. McNamara, father of Rev. Fr.
McNamara, deceased, formerly Cath
olic priest at Alliance, was In the
city cn Monday In connection with
the settling up of the estate of Fr.
McNamara.
Father Donnelly returned Monday
from a trip in the snnd hills.
Rev. Janus B. Brown made a fly
ing trip to the North Platte valley
Tuesday, returning the next day. He
went on the Guernsey flyer.
C. Mosler, manager of the Star
Ranch, was In Alliance Tueday.
Miss Ada Suiter has gene to Lake,
side to reside on her homestend.
Dr. H. A. Copse y was called to
Pawkn Monday to attend a man
seventy-one years old by the name of
Beam, who has diphtheria. He went
down again Tuesday on the same
case.
Airs. Norman Williams, who was
operated on at the hospital for ap
pendicitis, is rapidly improving. She
was removed to her home on Box
Butte avenue last evening.
John W. Thcmas, evlitor of The
Herald, received a telegram yester
day morning sta'lng that his brother
living at Abingdon, III., had d.'tJ
Tuesday night. Mr. Thomas left cn
42 last night to attend the funeral.
Railway Officials Coming
A spe4al train of five cars will ar
rive In Alliance toniglit, bringing a
number of Burlington officials on an
extended Inspection trip. Beside
the Alliance officials who are accom
panying theni over this part of the
system, will be vice president H. E.
Bryam. chief engines T. E. Calvert,
and A. W. Newton, general Inspect
or, malntennaee of way and struc
tures. From Alliaiue they will go to
Dead-wood, then south to Denver and
east to Chicago from there.
PTOMAINE POISONING
C. A. Dow, superintendent ef the
city light and power department, and
family were taken seriously ill early
Tuesday morning from ptomaine poi
soning, caused by eating canned pork
and beans Monday evening for sup
per. Mrs. Dow's sister and one
child, who were visiting them, were
both taken sick also. Hard work by
& physician brought them all out of
danger and they are all Improving
tevlay.
Big Tent on High
.Mecca for Hundreds. Closes
Friday Evening
GREAT BAND COMING
The Redpath-Jlorner Chautauqua,
which began Monday afternoon, is
drawing big crowds. The high class
entertainment furnished Is very
pleasitng and many people are at
tending every afternoon and even
ing.
A very attractive program has
been arranged for today and tomor
row, it Is as follows:
Thursday Afternoon
The Flsher-Shlpp Company. Con-
cert company. With her are Miss
Pauline Harrington, contralto, and
Mr. Lloyd A. Ixar, mandolinlat, man-
do-vlolifct and pianist.
Chancellor Bradford, onev of the
great men of the Methodist church,
of Oklahoma, will lecture.
Thursday Evening
The Fisher-Shipp Company in full
concert.
Dr. Mitchell takes the man. Job as
Webert Liked
Convention Editions
Secretary of Post K, T. P.
Writes Regarding the Daily
H. A. Webbert, secretary of Post
K, T. P. A., at Kearney, was snt
copies of the dally edition of The
Herald Issued during the Stockmen s
convention, held June 25, 26 and 27.
Here is the letter, received yester
day:
H. A. WEBBERT
The Job Printer
Printing, Engraving, Embossing
Kearney, Nebr., July 8, 1913.
Mr. L. C. Thomas,
Alliance,' "Nebr. v , v"- v -
Dear Sir: I receivedi the ccpies
of the Herald that you sent and
want to say that they were dandles.
I have never seen any better in the
line cf a country paper. .The print
was fine, also the articles that were
contained In the sheet. I wish I
could have had the pleasure of par
ticipating In the festlves.
Yours,
11. A. WEBBERT.
Another Unlucky
Trip for Barnes
Alliance's Ex-Mayor Says That
He
and Autos Do Not Mix
W. O. Barnes, ex-mayor ef Alli
ance, was ravcred last weeK wi:n a
visit from two nieces, Misses Minnie
and Henrietta Lutt, cf Mcllne, Illi
nois. The young ladies, who had
never been In this seetion of the
wild and wooly west before, had been
on a trip to Colorado points and
r:cpped off on their way back to vis
It "Uncle Walter."
Barnes Is noted for being "right
there" when it comes to 'being a
dandy little entertainer, and he U
abo ncved for being a regular Jonah
when it eomes to bad lu k with un
u;o wltneKs his trip to Chadron
creek, when he blew out stenn tires
cn a new car. But July 4ih was a
balmy day and "Uncle Walter :ht
that perhai s his HI luck would sleep
through the day, so he hied himself
down to the Home or the Fcrd and
hired the big Mitchell Six, with
Chauffeur Willlanir.a to dlive for
him. landed wKh t'.enty cf goed
things to eat and drink thev started
brUbt and early.
About twenty five mile n jr.h.
while sliding smoothly down a hill,
loud BANG. BANG, hur-X on tie
ears of the occupants cf the car.
"I'm shot," moaned W. ()., and fell
limply on the cushions. He was re
vived by a dash ef cold Niobrara wa
ter in the fa?e. A little investiga
tion disclosed the fat that it w.ts on
ly a $12 tire. After putting In a new
one they proe-ede-d to the pienk:
grounds, and after transferring the
goodies from basket to hungry
mouths, the rcu'e for Chadron was
again taken up. Then the Htle ele
mon of bad auto luck perched him
self on the radiator and raised
h!!$?&etaoin for miles and miles. It
will suffice to say that they did not
get bae.k to Alliance until the after
noon of July 5tb and that a total of
ni3 worth of tires was used, to say
nothing of miles and miles of blue
smoke.
Junior Normal Notes
Chautauqua wen-k and a breiler.
That 7:20 recitation period Is making
some of us hustle a little. in Mon
day morning the writer awoke (half
an hour after rising) to the fat that
he had a short twenty niinu to get
breakfapt and reach the classroom.
"Man wants but little here below, nor
wants tnat little long 1 nere are
School Grounds is
an example for this 20th Century In
business. In politics and la all the
world's activities, lie calls this ad
dress "Job, or the WorM'ej Ash
Heap."
Friday Afternoon
The Royal Italian Guards Band
and Slgnor Lacerenza brings the
Chautauqua toward Its close. In
music, the band Is the Chautauqua's
climax. This band was organized by
Victor In Venee four years ago and
this Is the fourth trip to America.
F. E. Gordon will lecture. He to
a tall, stately, scholarly man from
Oklahoma who can keep you inter
ested from start to finish. .
Friday Evening
Closing concert by the Royal Ital
ian Guards band and Slgnor Lacer
enza. Don't miss It for It will be a
fitting climax to five days of inter
esting entertainment.
occasions however when to have the
lower extremities long Is useful. At
the chapel hour we listened to Mr.
Mcintosh, altas Curly the Crw, in
a thrilling account of the Custer
massacre, of which he claims to be
a sole survivor; his escape being as
crlbable to the fact that he Is a
nephew of the Indian chief Rain-lathe-Face.
Even a skilled workman is liable
to an occasional slip and to probably
weil-advltnle if he be not too anxious
to strenuously defend himself from
he Imputation as was the physi
cian who figured in the following dia
logue: The Impressible "Say,
Doc, I understand that the patient
you have been treating for liver com-
jdalnt b.8. jjist died M ot heart dis
ease: nr. Deausure tcmiungiyj
"Young man, when I treat a patient
for liver compialnt, he dies of liver
complaint!!!'' Apropos of slips, a
slight misprint occurred In the Nor
mal Notes recently. The writer
spoke of a teacher being required to
"put pupils through a prescribeel
area cf text book In a given time."
Somehow, the last word "time" got
ehangrd to "brine". Bv the way, a
good many of the text books now
umbering the field ef rural educa
tion might very well Indeed be sub
merged in a barrel of good strong
pickle and left there. None, would
be the loser.
Paul Dlx from the Broadwater
neighborhood has been up here shak
ing hanels with "auld acquaintance"
for a day or two. Two years and
many changes since he was here as
a student. Welcome Paul back to
the Junior Normal. ,
Good Program Coming
MISS JOE LYMAN
Juvenile Impersonator, Recital
nesday evening at Op
tra House
Wed-
The program to be given by Miss
Joe Lyman and Mii-s Julia New comb
Wednesday evening at the Opera
House under the auspices of the Al
liance Wcman's Suffrage Associa
tion is one that will please a'l. There
are classical songs and standard
readings for those who enjoy heavy
numbers. Vaudeville songs and
dances for those who enjoy -lighter
things and Juvenile songs and stor
ies for the little folks.
There will be an lrl6h musical
sketch, also Scotch dialex-t readings
and songs, whWh never fall to
please. The pros ram . will close
with a short negro skete-h, including
goou wnoieseme joses ana songs
which will send one home the hap-
' pier for having spent an evening of
j laughter and en-oyment.
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