John. E. Erlrtaon, superintendent
of Btcx K yards on the Ilurtington eys
tem, wa here looking after the lo
cal yard lwt week, 4npectlng the
nerw yards, recently finished, and
the change in the old yards.
J. V. KnlRht, of HennlnKford. has
been visiting his father, W. K.
Knight, for a couple of day a. lie
had a shoulder dislocated tho other
day, disabling him from hard work
tor a short time. 1
W. F. Knlflht and wife go to
Hemlngford today to vtelt 'hlr son,
J. F. Knight.
Mr. J. N. Johnston, went to 8c.ot.tg
bluff Tuesday with her oldewt daugh
ter. Mm. D. II. Fernald, who has
been visWtoig them here for some
time. ,: ;
The A. M. E. church will enter
tain with a Rose Drill and Mow and
Arrow Drill on AuguNt 16th. The
location of the entertainment has
not yet leen decided upon.
8. K. Warrick, cashier of the First
National liank, was In the city on
Friday attending to biMiaewa mat
ters. He had been on a trip to
Mem a and Broken "Bow. Mr. War
rick returned to Scottabluff Friday
noon.
Mlaa Maude Severns, of Geiing,
topped tn Alliance Monday noon,
on her way to Newcastle, Wyoming,
where she will spend a lew weeks
visiting with friends. She alo ex
pects to vtelt a short tiane in Sheri
dan. Mm. M. F. Nolan and daughters
a Xupung 'PUIS Pf bjubjj
enlng or a month's trip In the
west. They went first to Portland,
then down Uie coast as far an San
Diego, and will return home via
6alt Lake City.
Charlee M. Western eld. of Den
ver, representative for the Mergen
thaler Linotype Company Chicago
office, was in Alliance Saturday on
a business trip.
A. E. Grebe, formerly associated
wttb hie brother at the Alliance
Art Studio, has moved to Scott
bluff, where he has established the
Platte Valley Picture Shop. Hie
mother t there keeping house for
bim.
The stook firm of Jas. Fenjtfns &
Son, have sold to Will Dixon, of
Newcastle, Wyoming, four carloads
of southern cows. The cattle were
shipped on Tuesday.
Erl II. Reld, an attorney of Tor
ring ton, Wyoming, and known to Al
liance boys and girls who attended
the Nebraska state university re
cently, passed through, Monday, go
ing east on hla way to Lincoln to
marry Mia Dorothy Watklns, of
Lincoln. She wns a Delta Gamma
and he a Phi Kappa Psl, when at
the University. They will make
their home at Torrington.
Forty oars of sheep came In Sat
urday front Montana, on their way
to the Chloago market. Another
train of thirty earn waw fed the same
day. They were on thHr way to the
Omaha market.
Mrs. J. A. Wolverton went to Ot
tnmwa, Iowa, on Saturday to visit
her sister, Mm. Bartness.
John Wlker returned Saturday
from a bualness trip south.
A course In the Hastings Business
College will help ou to a good pos
ition. Ad v-:i7-ltr24H
.Masting ttualnera College gradu
ates begin work at a salary of $50
to I00 a month. Adv-37-lt-24H
Write the Hastings Business Col
lege, Hastings, Nebr., for their liter
ature. If you are going to school, it
will pay you to attend where a
court reporter teaches shorthand,
where an expert accountant teaches
the bookkeeping. Ad V-37-U-24 1 4
Cy Laing, proprietor of the Cen
tral Cafe, 4 a fine advertisement
for a good cafe. Cy was formerly
chkrf of police In Alliance and ha
always been known as a heavy
weight. Since purchasing the Cen
tral cafe from "Bill" Becker a
short time ago he has toad i big
buslneas and reports it keeping him
very buy.
Perry Brandt ihad, a hand crushed
Friday night. While holding a nerv
ous colt, it suddenly Jerked the
rope, catching .his hand against a
wagon wheel, crushing it rather
severely. ' I
Chas. C. Jameson, of Ellsworth,
was tn Alliance the first of last
week. He drove his Studebaker I au
to over to Chadron and back from
Alliance, returning to Ellsworth on
Friday. I
J. R. Phelan, owner of the big
Phelan ranch eight miles southeast of
Alliance, Is lln from Denver, where
he has been making his home for
some time. i .
Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell, of Hem
Ingford, were In the city Tuesday.
Mr. McLaughlin, of Marsland, was
1n the city on Tuesday.
Mrs. Michael Elmore and son,
Michael, of New York City, former
ly residents of Alliance and well
known to many old timers, passed
through Alliance Sunday, bound for
Gillette, Wyommg, where they will
visit for a couple of weeks with
Mrs. Elmore's siter. They will Mop
at, Alliance on their return eir&t.
Mm. F. E. Purcell, a Bl&ier of
Mrs. C. A. Dow, who has been vls't
ing the Dow family for a bhort
time, left on Tuesday for Harding,
S. D.
W. J. Mahoney, a Burlington fire
man, whose home has been at Alli
ance, has been transferred to Raven
na and will move there about ilia
15th of this month. He left on
Tuesday and will be followed by
M:s. Mahoney.
Wm. Shumway, manager of the
Foster Lumber Company, at Craw
ford, mas In the city TueRiJ:iy on
his way to the North Platte Y'Hlly,
where he has an Irrigated farm.
George Cook, of Madison, S. D., Is
the new Jeweler at Hrennan's.
Dan Zimmerman, of Somerset, Pa.,
a millionaire cattleman and capital
ist, who has large interests in this
section of the state, as well ns In
Wyoming and Montana, was In he
city. Saturday.
County Judge L. A. Berry left tho
first of the week for Lander, Wyom
ing, where he will spend seveMl
weeks on a hunting and fishing trip.
Iinwder Is in a nook in a corner of
the Rocky Mountains, and fishing Is
plentiful. In Judge Berry's absen'-e
Attorney B. F. Oilman will act as
county Judge, having been appointed
by the county commissioners.
Fred Melick, a Hemingford busi
ness man, was in Alliance Wednes
day taking In the carnival.
Attorney B. F. Glhnnn made a
business trip to Scottsblurf tho first
of the week.
Mm. J. W. Bowman of Lewlston.
Montana, Is here visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. E. C. Drake.
Mrs. Norman Williams, who Is vis
iting relaitirveB at Winona, Minn.,
writes friends that she is enjoying
herself greatly and te rapidly recov
ering from the erfects of her recent
operation at the Alliance hospital.
Dr. C. E. Slagle, Cal Hashiuan
and Pete Schott are recent pur
chasers of Ford autos from Lowry
& Henry, agents.
Margaret Zehrung, ' who was re
cently operated on at St. Josephs
hospital for appendicitis, Is rap'dly
recovering.
Mr. and Mm Dannie Crilley, of
livlngrton, Montana, are visiting
Mm. Moran, of Alliance. She will
return to Livingston with them In
a short time for a visit there.
Mrs. .Jack Mann, of Bridgeport,
came up the first of the week and
took with her to the ranch her two
nieces, Misses Elizabeth and Jose
phine Wilson, who will visit her for
a month.
Bill Becker returned on Saturday
from his extended auto trip with.
Mrs. Becker and the rest of the
family. Bill started out in his new
Studebaker auto and covered several
hundred miles, visiting eastern Ne
braska, Kansas and Colorado points,
getting back as far as Bridgeport in
the car. They took the train on in
Saturday noon.
J. B. Saeger left Monday night for
Ludlngton, Michigan, where his wife
is spending the summer.
Mrs. J. C. Berry and Mrs. Jack
Ward are entertaining at a Kens
ington party this afternoon in honor
of Mm. Ewlng Wright of Dunning.
St. Joseph Hospital Notes
Mr. Bovine who was operated on
some time ago at St. Joseph Hos
pital returned to his home In Mars
land, Wednesday noon.
Mr. Robbins of Chadron wss oper
ated on last Saturday anil 13 making
good progress toward recovery.
Mra. Jackson who was operated
en wine time ago at the Hospital Is
getting along fine and will Unve for
Ki home soon.
Mrs. Fred Reeves who ha been
in the Hospital for some time and
who underwent an operation is much
Inijioved in health and has fone to
her home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Cox nre re
joicing over the arrival ot a little
daughter, who came to mr.ke her
home with them. Mrs. Cox and
daughter arc at St. Joseph Hospit
al. Sister M. Gratiana of St. Anns
Convent, Buffalo, New York, who
was sent here for treatment, was
operated on last Monday morning by
Dr. Slagle, a large tumor being re
moved. She has been very sick fol
lowing the operation but Is reported
better this morning.
Vera Lowry was opera'ed on this
morning t tie Hospital mid Is get
ting along all right. S'jo is the
daughter of Lincoln Lowry. the par
age man.
REPORT OF ATTEND
ANCE AT FIRES
Following is a report of the at
tendance of volunteer firemen at
fires, as registered at the club
rooms, date of fire, location.
July 22. 6 p. ni. Ill Cheyenne
Ave., residence of Queen Snow. Com
pany No, 1, H. H. Anderson, T. P.
Rolfion, Ray Trnbert and Geo. R.
Nation. Company No. 2, J. W. Lig
gett. D. E. .!acobs, Lloyd C. Thomas.
Hook and Ladder, H. P. Large, Wm.
Monler.
July 31. 3 p. m, 820 Box Butte
Avenue, residence of Glen Miller.
Company No. 1, Geo. Watson. L. C.
Watson, Rk-haird Young, H. H. Hud
erson. Ward Hall. Company No. 2,
Frank Merritt, N. T. Shawver, Lloyd
C. Thomas, F. D. McCormick. Hook
and Ladder, Harold Snyder.
August 1. 711 Missouri Ave. 6:30
p. m. Company No. 1, H. H. Huder
son. Geo. Watson, R. F. Young, L.
C. Watson, Ward Hall. M. G. Hold
rldge. Company No. 2, E. Bullock,
J. W. Liggett. Lloyd C. Thomas, B.
Rowland, I). E. Jacobs. Hook and
Ladder. W. Root, Wm. Maunier,
Frank L. Fox.
A number of other firemen we.-e
at these fires but failed to register
after the fires. Blanks are provid
ed for this purpose at the club
rooms. Members will not be given
credit for attendance unless registered.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
T. G. (Dad) Winder, who presides
over the destines of the Electric
EVERYIHMG
in the summer goods line has taken
a big fall in price at the Norton store
buys a fine cassimere or worsted up-to-the-minute
style of suit.
Worth up to $16.50.
Men's and 1 J ft6
Boys' Oxfords 1" UN
Straw Hats, 1-2 price
Show with the carnival company, cel
ebrated his fifty-third birthday at a
local hotel last night, upon which
Joyous occasion there were present
most of the members of the carnival
company. "Dad" swears by his
beard that he H fifty-three, but it
4s on record that he fought In the
battle of Bull Run over fifty years
ago and was a brave and valiant
soldier.
DERR-SHARP
Mies Bertha L. Sharp, of Scotta
bluff county, and Joseph Derr, of
Box Butte county, living near Malln
da, were married yesterday after
noon by acting county Judge B. F.
Oilman.
Alliance Concert
Band
Open For
Fair Engagements
Stock M
HAVING finally made a deal for the above stock of merchandise we find an over supply of. Summer Goods. In
order to reduce this supply and also to become better acquainted with the people of Alliance and vicinity we
are going to offer all Summer Goods at a tremendous reduction.
Following are a few of the many low prices we are making: . .
Our line of
HOSIERY
reduced as follows:
20c values now 1 5c
35c values now 25c
65c values now 50c
Children's Parasols
4
15c values, 8c
20c values, 11c
35c values, 18c
Ladies' Parasols, l2 price
Silk and Lisle elbow and
two button Gloves
$1.25 values . . 89c
.85 values . . 59c
.65 values . . 39c
.25 and .35 values 19c
Muslin Underwear
reduced
a
SUMMER I
WASH (jOOUS reduced
!3 - lA
Ladies' and Children's
Gauze Underwear
15c values now,9c
25c and 35c values now 19c
50c and 65c values now 39c
In addition to the above we have extra values on the hook at prices that speak for themselves
J
Ladies' Waists KcsJleer
All of our Laces and j during
Dress Trimmings reduced 3 this sale
Oxfords for Ladies and Children
We will not consider cost in making
you prices on this line
Ladies' and Children's Dresses and House Dresses
One lot at 69c Balance at reduction of 25 percent
100 pieces of silk on sale at prices
that are bound to make them go.
Japanese Grass Rugs at price
We will also give a discount of 10 for cash on everything not included in this sale
Embroidery
In this line nothing will be reserved
1 lot worth 10c now 5c
1 lot worth 15 and 20c now 11c
1 lot worth 25 and 35c now 19c
1 lot worth 40 and 50c now 33c
.ome in ana get acquainted, lake advantage ot our reduced prices by it" ij" (fTTir
supplying your present wants and future needs. Remember, we are not r C
offering you junk, but are offering as good, clean line of merchandise as you will find anywhere " ' U m
ARMS, Prop