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Alliance Herald a S OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES EVERY MEMBER OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA V i'EER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES EVERY DEPARTMENT. HEADQUARTERS FOR 18,000 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN - I TOLUME XXI ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1914 NO. 43 A SURPRISE BIG BOOK JOB Th THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRATION Special Train to Ijenve Alliance at 7: HO o'clock Friday Morning with Alliance Crowd OPENING NUMBER FRIDAYEVENINB INVESTIGATING MARSLAND FIRE ORGANIZE FOR BIBLE STUDY DINNER PARTY DELAYED PAPER Fortieth and Twenty-fourth Wedding Sixty Page Hook Printed Thin Week Anniversaries Celebrated on September 24th Mr. and Mrs. Levi Batton of Gal lon, Mich., who have been visiting at ttie home of Mrs. Batton's sister, Mrs. Ben Price, three miles west of Memlngford, were Riven a surprise dinner party on September 24, that being their fortieth, or ruby, wed ding anniversary. While the sur prise was given to Mr. and Mrs. Bat ton, the occasion was also a celebra tion of Mr. and Mrs. Price's twenty fourth wedding, which occurred on tke same day. At about the noon hour a sumptu ous dinner was served, in the dining room of the Price home, which was beautifully decorated with red carna tions. The guests, besides the vis itors from Michigan, were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rockey, Mr. and Mrs. Or ville Kldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ab ley, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Abley, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Price,' Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Green, Mr. and Mrs. James Best, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Curry, Miss Mthel Price and Miss Delia M. Reed. The event was one that will long be remembered by those who were resent, because of the enjoyment it afforded to all. The afternoon was pent in a social good time, enliven ed by music. Mr. and Mrs. Batton were the recipients of quite a num ber of beautiful presents. They and Mr. and Mrs. Price received the con gratulations of their friends with wishes for many wedding anniver sary returns. COMMERCIAL CLl'll NOTES In a postal card notice to members f the club. Secretary Fisher says: "Don't ask why THEY don't do something, "Why don't THEY keep the streets a little cleaner?" "Why don't THEY co-operate like live tewns do?" "Why don't THEY tend the boosters on a visit?" Did you ever stop to think that "THEY" eans "YOU"? Attorney Mcintosh of Sidney has been invited to speak at the Com mercial Club smoker to be held at the city ball on October 9th. Mr. Mcintosh is a well known speaker and will be well worth hearing. A meeting of several Alliance bus iaess men was held at the city hall Taesday evening, for the purpose of formulating a proposition for a large grocery house, which has ask ed for a proposition to establish a branch wholesale grocery here. The house desires to know what location ould be provided for them, what patronage they would receive, etc. The club Is preparing data. Members of the Seward County Farm Management Association have through their farm demonstrator sold $3500 worth of alfalfa seed this season. One order for 140 bushels came from South Carolina and many sales of seed were made in Nebraska by the association. The farmers and their farm dmeonstrator is put ting them in touch with people who are willing to pay good prices for algh class seed and already the dem onstrator has made hundreds of dol lars for the farmers through their sales bureau. Seward Times. Remember the Commercial Club smoker at the city ball on Friday, ctober 9th. Important business will come up at this meeting and ev ery member is urged to be present. If certain actions are taken, don't kick if you fail to be present. A Five Dollar Hill Fret E. G. Laing. proprietor of "Mod ern Clothes for Men," is giving away a $5 bill to the person who turns in a list of names made from the let ters found in the words "Modern Olothes for Men". The list that has the most words will receive the $5 bill. The list must be turned in be fore noon 12 o'clock Saturday. 5 Above are shown the twenty-two cars (in two rows) containing the "Roosting Roosters" from Crawford, who Tisited Alliance on Kerteiber 15th. Arah L. Hungerford, captain, is in the third car from the left of the reader, and the fourth car contains the boosters for the fire demrtineut. Crawford is iu the race for the 1010 convention of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association and are making an active campaign. They are making big preparations and will undoubtedly be selected as the place for the convention in January ItflO. Held Edition of Herald and Journal off One Day One of the largest jobs of print ing ever turned out in Alliance is the product of The Herald's job de partment this week, a sixty page (including cover) book, containing the conference minutes of the Meth odist church. The conference was recently held in Alliance. i 1100 copies of this book were! printed and turned out from Mon day to Thursday of this week. The composition, which was done on The , Herald's new Intertype machine, in-1 eluded many Intricate tables and oth er difficult work. In spite of the fact that the job was so large and required so much work, It was turn-, ed out two days ahead of time. On account of this Job The Alliance Her ald and The Hemingford Journal, which is printed in The Herald shop, were delayed one day. SUCCESSFUL HORSE SALE 862 Head Were Listed, 58.') Sold, Bringing in Over ftSO.OOO, Most ly to Local Parties The last sale of the season of the Alliance Horse Commission Com pany, of which Oscar Braman is manager, closed on Friday of last week with a record that was very satisfactory to all. A total of 862 head were listed of which 583 were sold at good prices. Over $30,000 was realized from the sale, all of this except 530 going to local peo ple. This auds a big amount of cap ital for local circulation. All of the sales held this season have been suc cessful and they will be continued on a broader scale the coining year. Will" Return to California Mrs. M. U. Ellis, after spending the past several months at Browns ville, Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island and Alliance, will leave In a few days for her home at Lob Angeles, Calif., after a very pleasant sojourn with relatives and old time friends in this city. While here, her sister, Mrs. Enoch Boyer, gave her the op portunity of meeting a larger num ber than she could otherwise have done, by giving an "at home" party, which was attended by twenty-five guests. The time was spent mostly In social Intercourse, with Victrola and piano music, ending up a pleas ant afternoon with light refresh ments. Moonlight Welnle Roast On Monday evening several young ladies desiring to spend a social time together decided to first be entertain ed at the Imperial theatre, this part of the evening's entertainment being a "Dutch treat." After leaving the show they repaired to the Grassman home, where a moonlight "weinie roast" was held, which was enjoyed until a late hour. The following composed the party: Misses Edna Bowman, Edna Donovan, Marian Grebe, Marian Mote, Helen Schott, Hannah Cotant. Ruth Nation, Janet Grassman, Mable Grassman; chuper one, Mrs. M. E. Grebe. Farewell Party for Leidy A farewell party was given for Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Leidy at the home of Charlie Nation Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Leidy left on Wednesday for their homestead at Ellsworth. A large number of their friends attended the party which was in the nature of a fine chicken din ner. Guild Met at Parish House The Woman's Guild met Wednes- ' day afternoon at the Parish House at 2:30 o'clock. There was a good attendance. Mrs. Roy Beckwith was I hostess. Hyannis will celebrate Its third annual Home Day Friday, October 2. A special train, filled with Alliance boosters, will leave the Burlington station at 7:30 o'clock Friday morn ing, leaving Hyannis that night at 10 o'clock on the return trip. A program of unusual interest has been arranged and the day will be Interesting from start to finish. Chief among the features of the pro gram are an automobile parade, cow boy parade, cowgirls' pony race, rid ing contest, roping contest, broncho busting, etc. There will be a dance In the evening. ANGORA ITEMS . Angora, Nebr., Sept. 25 Mrs. O. A. Dove is at Lynn visiting her ions at the ranch. Earl Justice, the Donald grocery man, was in Angora Thursday. . Misses Mae Bell Lawrence land Rose Sherlock attended the Bridge port fair Thursday. A. G. Stoner, Ray Ely and Bred Case with their families went Bridgeport Thursday. Dr. A. A. Ward made a busl trip to Lynn Friday. to ess Harry Barber returned from Om aha Thursday. Geo. H. RobiiiBon has greatly llm proved his store building west of the postoflice, with new cement walks and other repairs. ' Tom King went to Denver first of the week to accompany Mrs. King home, who has been ill in a hospital at Denver. Sept. 26 Friends in Angora have received invitations to the marriage of Miss Lueila B. Crawford of Corn- stock and Leo D. Carnine of Angora, which will take place at the ho?f.;.g the bride's mother, Mrs. N. J. Craw ford In Comstock, Oct. 8th at eleven o'clock a. m. Sept. 28 R. K. Maybell and R. H. Atwell went to Lynn Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ely entertained at dinner Sunday. The guests were S. D. Henderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Crouch and Mr. and Mrs. Lov enburg. Miss Fern Wlngert of Cairo was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dove Saturday. Miss Wingert will teach at Goodstreak. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Elliott of Ca iro returned to their, home Sunday after a two weeks' vlBit with their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Sherlock. S. J. Hodges has moved to his cot tage In town, recently purchased from J. H. Powell. A. R. Parsons, section foreman at Alliance, visited his daughter, Mrs. Win. Orr, Sunday between trains lUX'KEY-P! ESTER Miss Albertena Rockey and Mr Robert Piester were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents, , Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rockey, Thursday afternoon, at 1:30. The immediate t family were the only witnesses. They i left immediately in their car for Hastings, and from there will go by j rail to Memphis, Tenn., the home of tne groom s parents, iney win ne at home to their friends at the home which has been prepared at 616 Nio brara Ave., after Nov. 15th. MH'AL news Attorney Lee Basye returned on Monday from Lincoln, where he went a week ago on business. j Mr. and Mrs. Harry DuBuque are spending the week on their ranch at Belle Fourche, S. D. They went Sunday morning, making the trip In I their new Reo roadster. j D. N. and C. W. Matthews, of Ells worth, were in Alliance on business Monday and Tuesday. R. L. Shettler, of Hemingford, was a business caller in Alliance on Monday. MW Thressa Pearl Right Will Give Recital at Plielan Opera House First of This Season The Alliance School of Music Is to give a series of entertainments dur ing the fall and winter months. The first one will be a recital by Miss Thressa Pearl Hight at the Phelan Opera House Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. Miss Hight Is a member of the faculty of the School of Music, and is recognized as a leading enter tainer In readings and impersona tions. The program for the evening Is as follows: ' 1. A Boy In the Dime Museum. 2. The Calf on the Lawn. 3. Scotch Dialect. "She Wadna bite her alnflesb and blind." 4. Her First Appearance by R. H. Davis. 5. Italian Dialect. Da American Girl. 6. Child Dialect. (a) Elmer Brown. (b) I'm Fat. (c) Girls Don't Have no Fun. (d) Somebody Did. (e) Essay on "Men". 7. White Aialeas. 8. German Dialect. Mrs. Brittzenhoffer'a Troubles. 9. Jim Fenton's Wedding. J. G. Holland. 10. Where the Flag la Full of Stars. II. Van Dyke. MARRIED ON MONDAY MORN Burlington Railroad Employe at Al liance Weds Fair Young I jitly from Otnaha Ten o'clock a. m., on Monday, Sep tember 28, 1914, was a happy hour at the puarsonage of the Christian church In Alliance. At that time Rev. H. J. Young, in his usual happy manner, pronounced the sacred words that united the life destinies of Mr. Elmer H. Hoffman and Miss May Grace Ross, as man and wife. Besides the contracting parties and the officiating minister, there were present Mrs. H. J. Young and Mr. Wm. Ort, friend of the groom. The groom is employed by the C. B. & Q. KtWlroad Co. as brakeman, running out of Alliance. He came from Kansas City, where his parents reside. He has been in this city several months and already has many warm friends, particularly among the railroad men. The bride, a beautiful and accom plished young lady, came to Alliance from Omaha, where she has been making her home with her parents. She has been in Alliance only a few weeks, but by her cheerful disposi tion is rapidly getting acquainted and forming friendships among the best people of the city. She is much Interested in church work, she and her husband both being members of the Christian church. CHARLES ELY WON LAW SUII After llelng out for Only Forty Min utes, Alliance Man Received Verdict of Federal Jury A federal jury in the United States court at Norfolk, after being out on- I ly forty minutes, returned a verdict in favor of Charles Tully, ot Alli ance, in which he was sued for $20, 000 by a Norfolk bank. This was the second trial of the case, the for mer case a year ago going against Mr. Tully. A motion for new trial was granted by Federal Judge Mun ger of Omaha, and Mr. Tully was vindicated at the second trial. Two years ago Mr. Tully sold a bunch of stock to a feeder by the name of Cass Moore, who gave the Norfolk bank his note for $20,000, although Mr. Tully had no connec tion therewith. The claim was made that Mr. Tully was a partner and therefore responsible. The Hen that Lays the Golden Egg According to reliable statistics the value of poultry products last year in the United States exceeded that of any other farm commodity. Every farmer and his wife and children are Interested in poultry culture and most . people In the small towns, and not a few In the cities find both plea sure and profit in raising chickens. But in poultry culture, as in every thing else, people who go about it in the right way have the best success. If you want to know how to increase your income from poultry, take the best poultry paper published The Poultry Item. We will send it to you, with three monthly magazines and our own paper in a club all one year for only $1.75. It Is one of the be6t club offers we have ever been able to make to our readers, and ev ery subscriber Is entitled to it both new and old. Fire Discovered in Phillips Brother t Store at Maryland Relieved to Have Reen Incendiary State officials are investigating the origin of a fire which started In the basement of the Phillips Brothers store at Marsland last Thursday night and which was discovered be fore much damage had been done. Both Ira and Ora Phillips, proprie tors of the store, were out of the town t the time of the fire. When they returned, they were not allow ed to enter the store until an investi gation had been made. Deputy Fire Commissioner F. E. Romig of Alliance went to Marsland Saturday and a Lincoln deputy has since visited the place. The result of their Investigations is not known but it is believed that the case will be probed to the bottom. Charges are being made by different parties at Marsland regarding this fire and other recent fires which were more disastrous. KINCAID ITEMS Ktnkald, Nebr.. Sept. 30 George D. Workman returned home last Friday from Ashland where be has been on business for the past few days. Mrs. Claud Rice left Saturday on the noon train for an extended visit at Bayard. Lester and Bert Rodgers are ex pected to return home from the west soon. Miss Ethel Hembry started out Friday evening to call at the II. E. Smith home, but finding the way long and lonesome and the coyotes numerous decided to return home and wait for daylight. Mr. Stafford has hired out to work for Mr. Smith this week start lng to work at 6 o'clock Monday. . B. C. Soth who has the honor of being employed to look after the stock and welfare of the Heart ranch reports every thing getting along nicely but threatens to fire some of the hired help if things are not cur ried on a little moru satisfactorily. A crowd of eleven bright eyed, laughing boys and girls made their happy appearance at the little sod Bchool house in Dint. No. 93 Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock and waited patiently for the appearance of the teacher. Henry Smith and sister were call ers at the Stafford home Sunday af ternoon stopping on the way to A 111 ance where Olah attends school. A large crowd of people from the Klnkaid neighborhood were shop ping in Alliance Saturday. Ihe dance given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cantwell Saturday night was well attended by friends and neighbors in the sui rouiiuiiig country, also a large crowd from town among which were Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Rodgers and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coursey. The lunch consist ed of sandwiches, pickles, coffee and cake. Exerybody reported a fine time. wr. ana Mrs. u. A. Jones were aroused from their peaceful slum bers Sunday night between 11 and 12 o cloclo, by the loud Mrkin- of their valuable dog and Mr. Jones thinking surely thieves and bears were around, called his wife and to gether they made ready to meet the enemy. Mrs. Jones taking the lan tenr advanced slowly into the dark, followed closely by her husband, who was heavily armed with dangerous weapons. But seeing nothing they concluded it was only the howling of coyotes. Miss Ethel Hembry met with quite a serious accident Sunday af ternoon while strolling over the hills she was unfortunate enough to step on a cactus, one of the thorns pierr ing her foot, requiring quite a seri ous operation to remove the sume. Th patient is reported to be resting easily at this writing. LOCAL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Cravath. of Gr ayson, came in from their ranch Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fellers, of Fullerton, Nebr., who have been visiting them for three weeks. They are cousins of Mr. Cravath. Mr. and Mrs. Cravath returned home on Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Fellers taking the train for Fullerton. Henry Cramer, Pete Simondson and Carl Jefford of Broken Bow vis ited friends here the first of the week. They purchased a carload of hogs at Hemingford. They left on Tuesday for Scottsbluff. They are making the trip in an auto, coming to Alliance via Valentine. Miss Ruth Craft, of Morrill, came over Wednesday for a visit with her mother and aunt. Mrs. F. W. Lester, before she goes east to attend school. W. W. Wood and Mrs. Wood have returned from their vacation trip, spent with their daughter on her homestead in Montana. Judge Wood reports plenty of hunting and fish ing. MIbs Wood is well satisfied with her location and enjoys the in novation of living on a homestead. Mrs. G. J. Appelburg, who has been visiting friends for a month In Denver, returned to Alliance Satur day morning. AlliaiM I'lwkon Teacher Training Club Elected Olllcers tast Sunday Afternoon For more than a year past, Sunday afternoon meetings have been held by the Men's ' Brotherhood of Alli ance, composed of members of sever al churches. At a recent meeting it was decided to broaden the scope of membership and systematize the work by admitting women to mem bership and adopting a course of study, with a competent Instructor in charge, or make room for a new organization to take up the propos ed work. Accordingly a meeting was called to be held at the First Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon, at which time It was decided to organ ise the Alliance Ulnon Teacher Training Club and adopt a course of Bible study, with special reference to qualifying Its members for serv ice as Sunday school teachers. Hurl but'a Teacher Training Lessons was adopted as the manual for a series of lessons. Each member of the club will pay for his or her copy of the booklet, about thirty or thirty- five cents. Incidental expenses of the club will be met by collections or small membership dues, the same to be decided upon at the next meeting. Officers tos the first year were elected as follows: John W. Thomas, president; J. N. Johnston, vice presi dent; Miss Vera Spencer, secretary; C. H. Fuller, treasurer; Rev. W. M. Seel, M. A., Instructor. The regular meetings will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoons. Meetings during the month of Octo ber will be held In the M. E. church, the next month in some other church and so on until each of the churches represented in the membership have been occupied. ' It Is desired to secure a member ship of one hundred or more. As the first of the series of lessons will be taken up next Sunday, all persons who contemplate uniting with the club are urged to be present at that time. Visitors will bo cordially wel comed, whelhor they wish to become members or not. CLOSE OF WAR ATLAS OFFER jut Insertion of Advertisement Of fering AlLvt of the War In EurojKi Free The advertisement of an atlas of the war Id Europe, free with a sub scription to The Herald and the Om aha Dally News, appears for the last time in this issue. All persons who wish to take advantage of this offer should Hend In their subscriptions Immediately. It is earnestly hoped by all Amer icans that the European war will close very soon, but even If it does, one of these maps will be a good thing for future reference, and every family should have one laid away for that purpose. A year's subscription to The Omaha Dally News and The Alliance Herald secures you one of these fine maps absolutely free. If you accept the offer at once. Episcopal Church Notice Following is the notice for St. Matthew's church for Sunday, Oct. 4: 7:30 a. ni. 10:00 a. m. 11:00 a. in. sermon. 7:30 p. in. Holy Communion. Sunday School. Morning prayer and Evening prayer and sermon. Subject:' The Man the Bible Calls a Fool. After working hard all day you owe yourself some amusement. The Picture Show provides this in a pop ular form. On SUNDAY, however. YOU owe GOD some, at any rate, of your time. Where are YOU going next Sunday? GOD caiU YOU to worship on Sun day. It is a DUTY and it should be a PLEASURE. The Episcopal church offers a hearty welcome to ALL who realize this, and who value a SCRIP TURAL Service. 90 per cent of our Prayer Book is Bible. Subject 8unday night, "Can't I believe as I like?" Dean A. Tborold Eller, Rector. ADDRESS ON TEMPERANCE National W. . T. U. Iiecturer Will Hpeiak In Alliance People of Alliance who wish to hear a good kneture on temperance will be give a treat at the First Presbyterian ekurch Friday evening. Mrs. Ada Unri a, national lecturer of the W. C. T. ., will deliver an ad dress. She hi an able speaker. The local W. C. T. U. members very much desire a large attendance. Admission will be free and all are cordially invited to attend. The lec ture will be preceded by music, be ginning at 7:31 o'clock. No Woiimu's Club Meeting The meeting of the Alliance Woman's Club which has been an nounced for rriday afternoon, Octo ber 2, will not be held at that time.