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The last week's closing for invoice has delayed the quoting of prices on our
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But we will meet any price quoted in Alliance and in addition give you the celebrated Norton Quality
goods that have built the reputation of this store for the past 26 years
Get (Norton's Prices First
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DR. SLAGLE RETURNS
Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Slagle return
ed (he first of the week from their
trip through, the eant. Most of the
time was tvpent at Buffalo and Niag
ara Falls. They also visited Chi
cago and other IlHnote points.
VALLEY MEN HERf
Ed. II. ReJd, Del Skinner and Wra.
Austin, of Torrlngton, Wyoming,
were in Alliance yesterday. They
drove back with two new Ford cars
which had been shipped here for
them from Denver. Mr. Re4d Is a
prominent North Platte valley man,
being connected with aome of the
largest business Interests In the
valley.
ROMIQ GOES EAST
Councilman P. E. Romilg will leave
Friday morning on an eastern vaca
tion trip. He and the family will
pend most of their vacation on Nar
ragansett Hay, in Massachusetts
and Connecticut. They wIM also
visit relatives In Allentown, Penn
ylvania. The trip will take In New
York City, Washington, Chicago, and
many other interesting points.
BIG CROWDS ATTEND CRYSTAL
Fight were shown, and Curly the
Crow, the only survivor, made a
short talk.
Starting Monday evening, a series
of pictures, illustrating the famous
Panama Canal, the ocean, trip to
San Francisco, end the exposition
grounds, were shown by Prof. A
Hoover, who has made a thorough
study of the canal. He was very
familiar with his subject and had
pictures that were very interesting
His lecture will undoubtedly help
to draw many vteltora to Sun Fran
cisc.o in 1915 when the Panama ex
position opens.
REV. BROWN TO GORDON
Harry Dubuque, manager Of the
Crystal theatre, has been putting on
some features lately that are at
tracting big crowds. Standing: room
was' at a premium Saturday night,
when the picture of Custer'a Last
Rev. J. B. Brown,, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, has an
noucced thut he will remove to Gor
don, to accept the pastorship of the
Presbyterian church at that place.
Rev. Brown will preach, his last ser
mon in Alliance on August 10th. He
will preach his first sermon at Gor
don on September 7th.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown came to Al
liance three years ago, he having
been a missionary In Syria before
that time. He received a call some
time ago from Gordon and believes
that there is a very good opportun
ity there.
Mrs. Win. Broderick anl daughter,
Vera, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Carroll. Mrs. Broderlick is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
and is from Three Forks, Montana.
She arrived Saturday evening and
will visit until September 1st.
MESSAGE FROM FR. MINOGUE
. Gray & Guthrie have received the
101 lowing message, written on a
post card, from Father Minogue, who
was located in Alliance for some
length of time. He Is now in Ire
land. On the picture sideof the
card it shows a young man kissing
the blarney stone. His message
reads, "Greetings from the land of
the shamrock. How are you all?
have Just landed. Very pleasant
Journey. A Jolly time on board. Ire
land is still green. I can imagine
Alliance, 6000 miles away. How i
friend O'Donnell? Just kiss the pic
ture on the other side. You have
the secret. It's wonderful. Best re
gards, T. F. Minogue."
PHONOGRAPH SALES LEGIN
The demand for the new Kdlwn
disc phonograph, advertised by Geo.
D. Darling in this issue of The Her
ald, has been so heavy that it has
been difficult for dealers to secure
a supply. However, Mr. Darling has
received hia first Installment and
has commenced selling theih. His
fdrHt sale, or one of the first, was
to an out of town party one day
this week.
VISITING RELATIVES
Mrs. F. G. Utter and three daugh
ters, Clara, Hattle and Florence, of
Joliet, Illinois, arrived in Alliance
last Saturday noon for a visit with
Box Butte county relatives. Mrs.
Utter is a sister of Geo. G. Gadsby
and Mrs. Wm. Culver, at whose
home, thirteen miles northeast of
town, she and the three girls spent
Sunday. They go to Denver pome
time this week for a visit, . after
which they will return home via
Alliance, stopping again in this city
a short While.
COUNTY PURCHASES
NEW ENGINE
The board of county commission
ers has purchased a new steam
tractor engine for the purpose of
pulling the big power grader. The
old engine was not of sufficient
power to properly handle the grad
er. Commissioners Hashman and
Reck, in company with the. county
engineer, made a trip to Oncoln
the laBt of the week to make the
purchase.
TAKE FORD AUTOS
Del Skinner, Ed H. Reld and Win.
Austin, of Torrington, Wyoming,
came down to Alliance Tuesday, re
turning yesterday with twp Ford
automobiles, which had been ship
ped here from Denver for them.
BAND WILL PLAY TONIGHT
The Alliance band will play in
front of the Bee Hive this evening.
offiicially opening the big nine cent
sale. They will be refreshed with
ice cream by the store.
Fred Huckey, of Hemingford, was
in the city the last of the week.
Cafe Changes Hands
An important change In the res
taurant business of Alliance took
place yesterday morning when Carl
W. Bicknell became manager of the
Grand Restaurant at 214 Box Butte
avenue. The place will be thorough
ly renovated and the appearance
Improved by painting. Work on the
Improvements has been commenced
and will be continued until the
place will be a model of its kind.
Special efforts- will be made to fur
nish patrons Just what they want
in the culinary line, cooked and
served to suit the most fastidious.
As wHl be seen by their ad in The
Herald the new proprietors have
adopted as the motto for their place
or Business, A Model or Cleanli
ness." The new manager Is an energetic
young man who has had some ex
perience in restaurant business, and
goes dnto this enterprise with an
enthusiastic determination to make
a suedes of it
home on their ranch, eleven miles
enst of Alliance.
MARRIED
Mr. Verner E. Pedersen and Miss
Anna E. Bauer were married Tues
day, July 15, at the noon hour, in
the home of Mr. Geo. G. Gadsby.
Rev. W. L. Torrence, pastor of
the United Presbyterian church,
pronounced the words which started
the young couple out together for
life. Mr. and Mrs. Pedersen ex
pect to take a trip to the Black
Hills, after which they will be at
Lutheran Picnic
Lutheran, mission festival and pic
nic next Sunday, July 20, a Berea.
All Lutherans of Box Buite coun
ty and their friends are cordially in
vited to attend the annual Lutheran
mission, festival and picnic which
will be celebrated next Sunday, at
Berea. A big tent will be erected
on the grounds next to the school
house lot In which two services will
be held, a German BervUce in the
morning commencing at 10:30 o'
clock, conducted by gev. Titus Lang
of Alliance, and an Englisih service
in the afternoon, art 2:30, in which
Rev. J. Heseman of Rushville will
preach the sermon. The rest of the
day will be spent in social enter
tain ments. Lunch and other re
freshments will be amply provided
for and can be had at a small cost
at the stand. Everybody is welcome!
$50 REWARD
The undersigned will pay the
above reward for information of the
whereabouts of hte son, Lyle Mar
tin, who is 17 years of age. weighs
about 146 pounds, 6 ft. 4 fh. tall,
brown hair, blue eyes and smooth
face, and tanned by out of door
work. Left home Sunday, July 13,
1913. Retain the boy and send in
formation to FRED H. MARTIN. '
Route wayne, Nebraska.
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The Famous
has none but brand new
goods. No old goods to be had here
SHOES
$3.50 Oxfords
4.00 Oxfords
5.00 Oxfords
SHOES
. $2.65
3.00
3.75
Not old styles new goods
Men's Work Gloves
Odds and ends
HALF PRICE
Men's $1.25 Mocha Dress
Gloves, small AQr
sizes, sale price Tt
SUIT CASES
$2 value, di QQ
sale price pl0 J
Men's Newport Silk and
Lisle Sox, worth -J Q
35c, sale price 1VC
HEN'S ELGIN SHIRTS
$1.25 values (LQn
sale price O y C
Poros Knit Underwear
shirts and draw ers QQ
sale price VL-
25 Per Cent Discount on
any Boy's Summer Suit
John B. Stetson Famous
Softand Stiff Novelty Hats
$4 values, In colors only
sale price
$2.50
BOYS' WASH SUITS
sale price 39c
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Sale
12th Annual Summer Clearance
TEN ROUSING CLOTHING BARGAIN DAYS
For ten Busy Days, Profits will be forgotten, costs
will be disregarded in our mighty effort to clear
this stock of all summer goods. This is our great
est sale and you know what that means. Come
early, early buyers get best selections; don't delay,
delays bring disappointments.
And this means for you, Mr. Clothing Buyer, that right
now in the height of the season we are quoting prices
that you usually obtain in September on these goods.
You will have months of hot weather yet in which to
wear these tine goods and think of the wonderful sav
ings. This store put the lid on high prices 12 years ago
and is still setting the clothing pace.
SALE BEGINS THURSDAY, JULY 17th
Price Smashing Sale
of Nifty Suits
Absolutely All Wool Suits
in our regular stock worth
up to $15, clearance
$(0)85
Treat yourself to
one of these
All of our tine $18, $20 and $22.30
Ready-to-wear Summer Suits,
your choice, clearance - -
$
A
50
200 Hart Schaffner & Marx
$25 Suits. Quality in these
clothes does not fluctuate,
they are changed in price but the
quality remains the same. Your
choice of any of these suits at
$
75 Very Fine Hart
Schaffner & Marx $30
Suits. These are the
diamonds of ready-to-wear
clothes. Clearance sale price
$
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The Famous One-Price Clothing Store
NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA'S LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE
ALLIANCE
BOYS' WAISTS ROMPERS BOYS' WORK SKIRTS BOYS' SUMMER CAPS BOYS' NECKTIES
Sale IQp 50-75c values, QQp Sale QQp Sale 1Qn Sale cr
Price I Sale Price wuu p rice OOU price Price ww
The Famous
Defies Competition and
Sells Clothing for Less
NEW COLLARS
Corliss-Coon Collars, 15c
grades, all new f
7L
styles, sale price
STRAW HATS
All of our breezy new Sen
nits and Yacht Straws worth
up to $3.50,
sale price
59c
Genuine Porous Knit
, Union Suits
Sale jr
. Price I OC
Men's 75c Union Suits
Sale Price 39c
B. V. D. Shirts and
Drawers
Sale Price
33c
Bo s Straw Hats
Wirth up to 75c
Sale Price 19c
Kady Suspend rs
50c and 75c values
Sale Price
33c
23 Per Cent Off on All Our Tine
Raincoats, Including Hart Schaffner
& Marx
20 Per Cent Discount on All Dress
Pants
BOYS' ELK SHOES i At
Sale Price ipl.V
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