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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.
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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.
