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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
Vint (Jrade or Clerical Examination
Will De Held orrr Northwest
on November
Tbe United 8tates . Civil Service
Commission announce an open com
petitive examination on November 6,
1916, at all the Important points or
r the northweit to secure eligible
from which to make certification to
11 vacancies in first-grade, or cleric
al positions in the customs service;
in the positions of clerk, storekeeper,
Sauxer, and storekeeper-gaugrr in
the In terns 1 Revenue service, and In
other positions that require similar
qualifications, as they mar occur In
the United States classified service
in the city named, or Its vicinity, un
less It Is found to the interest of the
errlce to fill any vacancy by rein
statement, transfer or promotion.
The examination will be in the fol
lowing subjects, each of which will
Have its relative bearing on the total
grade: Spelling, arithmetic, penman
ship, report writing, copying and cor
recting manuscript, geography and
clTtl government of the-United
States. Competitors who fall to ob
tain a rating of at least 7ft in arith
metic or 66 In report writing will
not be eligible for appointment. The
examination will require five hours:
Blanks may be obtaino dat Ihe local
jpostofflee. , ''-' ' ;
T. i ii 1 '.!'. ' - i !
"" A Good Housenotd Salve
Ordinary allmentg and injures are
mot of themselves serious, but infec
tion or low vitality may make them
dangerous. ' Don't neglect a cut, sore,
bruise or ' hurt because It's small.
Blood Poison ' has resulted from a
!pln-prlck or scratch. ' Fpr, all . such
ailments Bucklen's Arnica Salve is
excellent. . It protects and heals the
hurt; is antiseptic, kills Infection and
prevents dangerous complications.
Oood for all Skin Blemishes, rim iv
ies, Salt Rheum, Eczema. t Get an or
iginal 2-ounce 25c box from your
druggist. ,
Adv No 2
TEACHERS ENTERTAINED
.Members of t liriwlUn lliurcli Enter
tain In Honor of Faculty ami
School Hoard '
In honor of the school teachers of
'the Alliance public schools and the
School of Music, and the school
boiml, the members of the Christian
chunh entertained in the church
building Inst evening. The rhurch
was decorated with autumn leaves
and small sheaves of wheat, and arm
loads Of (lowers of all kinds, which
' save a very pleasing and unique ef
fect. The following program was
rendered : v
I'lano Solo . MrB. OraiiRe
Ladies' uartet, "Slumber Song"
Mesdatues Spencer, I'onath, A. R.
Reynolds and M. M. Reynolds.
"Welcome Address. . . Mrs. J. G. Dole
Vocal Solo . . : . . Mrs. W. D. Fisher
..Addres Rev. If. J. Young
Response Mrs. W. It. Tate
"Vocal Solo . . . Miss Virginia Droome
About 135 were present, including
all the teachers and members of the
Hchool board. It was a most enjoy
able occasion, and one that will long
be remembered by all that attended.
WHAT AIUH'T IT?
800,000 bushels of grain is the es
timated crop of Box Butte county.
What if It tdioultl burn? Do you
want to work all summer in the hot
sun, and then be cheated out of your
year's income in a very few iniiiuteM?
It never min to take a chance. ' A
trifle over two cents a day will pay
for a policy for one year, covering
11.000 on grain of all kinds, thresh
ed or unthreshed, whilu in barns,
-granaries, cribs, dwellings, or Mack
r ricks or MiocWh, 011 cultivated
.lands or in process of threshing.
Protect yourself net it insured.
Swe'SittKldy At .Mollrtng they will ex
plain. -J9-3t-.r017
To the Public
"' "T fel that I owe the manufactur
ers of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy a word of
jra1ltutl" wnU'd Mrs. T. N. Wither
all, Gowanda, N. Y. "When I lu'Raii
taking this medicine 1 was in nrfnt
:pain and feeling terribly sick, due to
an att.ick of summer complaint. Af
ter takint: a done of it 1 had not long
to wait for reliff as it benefitted in.'
.almost immediately." Obtainable ev
erywhere. .Adv. sept
Reception for MIsm (inonl
Invitations are out for a reception
to be given tomorrow evening at 424
laramie in honor of Miss Mattie
Claire GifTord, the new instructor in
elocution and dramatic art with the
Alliance School of Music. This is
the opening reception of the school,
and Mrs. W. R. Pate and Mrs. W. M.
Weldenhan er are hostesses. Miss
jftlord comes to Alltauce recom
mended as a young lady of exception
al talent and ability, and she will no
doubt be well received by Alliance
people and will soon be made to feel
Jherself "at home".
NOTICK
"1 will be at the city hall between
1:30 and 3:30 p. m. dally for the
next few weeks, to receive special
taxes as per ordinance No. 215.
ARCHIE GREGORY.
,38-2t-4971 City Treasurer
YOUNG CHICKS and sweet corn
for sale. Mrs. E. J. Reeves.
28-H-4969
Won I lace at Broken How
Charles Schafer took first money
in the 5-mlle motorcycle race at Bro
ken Bow Sunday. On the last lap
an exhaust valve on his Exoelslor
broke, but he managed to crawl in
ahead of the others. Undaunted, he
ntered the 10-mile event on a Bro
ken Bow man's Harley-Davidson. and
came out with the second prize in it
When Charley gets on a motorcycle
on a good track, there's Just one
thing he does open 'er up snd lets
'er go. '
ASHBY
Ashby. Nebr., Sept. 7 John 1UU
ton of near Survey came In to town
Sunday and met the train.
J. R. Rentfro came In Saturday af
ter a trip through Colorado.
Miss Gladys Dunn, who has been
visiting for the past month out near
Spade, came home Monday.
Mr. Ash of Lakeside came down
Saturday and went out to visit with
Mrs. Nice out south on the reserve.
F. H.' High returned to his home
in Nelson after a week's visit with
Dr. Thomas and family.
Floyd Oownlng, King Bros, and
Lewis of Survey shipped a car of
mixed hogs to the Omaha market
Sunday. '
' 11. E. Morrill, manager of the Ash
by Lumber Co., went to Rapid ICty
Saturday afternoon, on a business
trip and a visit with home folks.
Art Halloren, 8. Nelson and Wm.
Thurston went to Alliance Friday.
Mis Bess McCool is making her
sister, Mra.'L. R. Uubbard, a visit,
from, Ellsworth.', ' '
Mrs. Mildra. Binder left Saturday
for her home after being out all
sumnrer at the Stansbie ranch. '
, Miss Mary : Porter came In1 Friday
from Orchard 'and .went out to Sur
vey where she is employed to teach
school. , , . '
Mr. Washburn came In Friday'
from Omaha and went out to visit
with K. E. Melvln for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Engberg went
to Hyannis Friday evening on No. 44.
Misses Ida and Lula Colson, Allie
Anderson, oJhn Case, Wm. McKlnley
Burton, visited with John Skipper
Sunday, from Bingham.
Wm. Engle went to his home in
Gordon, after working all summer on
the Stansbie ranch.
Howard Spick came In from Teka
mah Friday and went to Martlndale,
where he will teach the Satchford
school for this term.
Ed Jeffers, the plumber, came
down from Alliam-t and began work
on the W. II. Nickerson home.
Ashby. Nebr.. Sept. 2 Mrs. E. C.
Montgomery went to Hyannis Satur
day evening.
Ed Maupin from out north came
down Friday to help with the car
penter work on the W. B. Nickerson
home.
II. E. Morrill spent a few hours in
Hyannis Saturday afternoon ou buai-J
neas.
J. W. ltlxzy and wife of Spade was
trading in town Monday with the lo
cal merchants.
C. I). Ray and wife and Miss Ruth
spent a few days out at the Stansbie
ranch last week.
Miss Irene Coole of Nelson stopped
oft" here last Saturday to make her
friend Miss Neva Thomas a few days
visit.
The base ball dance given Thurs
day night by the Hyannis ball boys
was well attended from this vicinity.
Mrs. H. Kline came in Saturday
from Hyannis after a week's visit
there.
Miss Norma Graham of Hastings,
Nebr., came in last week and Is visit
ing with the A. G. Storey family out
south of town.
Chas. Bassett of Hyannis made a
business call in town Saturday.
Art Halloren came in Thursday af
ter visiting a few weeks with home
folks In Ottawa, Kan.
Mrs. O. E. Sutter and small son
left Monday for a few weeks' visit
with home folks and friends In Pork
Port. Mo.
Miss Agnes Frasier returned back
to her home Monday after a few
days' visit with the J. P. Babb fam
ily. BINGHAM
Bingham. Nebr., Sept. 7 School
began Monday in the Burton district.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Castle's home
was gladdened by t lie appearance of'
r.ine-poun baby girl September 1.
Mrs. A. D. Conner and son Laur
ence i.iv spending a lew days isititir:
Iriei'dc in Alliance, also fifteiidinis
til" Labor Day program.
Mis. Patrick bought some line
cok of Mr. Gamble Saturday.
Mn Cnmstock and Jirs. Richards
o; i.iUttorlh were ueis at Him tj-
toii lonie Friday.
Joseph Sellers returned recently
from Omaha where he had been with
a shipment of cattle.
Mrs. Frank Carter and children of
Seneca, who have been visiting the
former's sister Mrs. Failor returned
to their home Saturday on 44.
The Woman's Club of this vicinity
were nicely entertained at the home
of Mrs. J. G. Beck Thursday. Inci
dentally It was the first birthday of
Cloyd and Colomb Conner, who with
their mother are visiting there. A
nice dinner was served. Some kodak
pictures were taken before the ladies
left.
McKinley Burton will leave about
the ISth to enter business college at
Broken Bow. "Mc" will surely be
missed in these parts.
On September 9 Mrs. Applegarth
will entertain the Woman's Club.
Excepting Mr. Sellers, the whole
Sellers family are enjoying the
whooping cough.
A bazaar was held in the Granning
district school house Saturday night
the 4th.
Miss Opal Thompson was taken to
Alliance for further treatment for
her limb that was injured sometime
ago.
John G. Beck is laid up with a ter
ribly injured band.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton gave a nice
party Friday night to the young peo
ple of their neighborhood. By re
ports, all had a good time. A nice
supper was served at a late hour.
FIRE OOES $800 DAMAGE
Residence of E. II. 11 tern an Nearly
Consumed This Afternoon Own
er Was Asleep la Flame
HARKING IKX1 8AYE1 OCCUPANT
Aroused from a deep slumber by
the persistent barking of his bull
dog, E. 11. Bateman at 2:10 o'clock
saw flames licking the celling over
his head, while the floor around him
wss Just beginning to smoke. Hast
ily snatching his trousers and shirt
he got out of the house barely in
time to escape Injury, and probably
death.
The residence is in West Lawn,
just south of the railroad track. How
the fire started will probably never
be, known. As soon at Bateman
grasped the situation he telephoned
In the alarm and the fire department
made a hurried run, as usual. Ar
riving, they made an effort to exting
uish the flames with the large chem
ical engine, but it had little effect, on
account of the headway gained by
the flames before they arrived. The
fire had started either In the kitchen
of In a small coal shed at the south
end of the house. When the Are
boys arrived the roof of the kitchen
and bedroom was a mass of flames.
As soon as It was seen that the
chemical engine was not able to cope
with the situation it was decided to
lay a line of hose to the nearest plug.
This plan was at first abandoned on
account of the great distance, but it
was later seen that it was the only
method that would result In saving
any of the house or contents. One
thousand feet ofhose was lalnd, and
the water turned on, and after fifteen
minutes of valiant work by the fire
department the blaze was under con
trol. A call was sent out for the
Burlington donkey-engine, but it ar
rived too late to be of any assistance.
The plan was to use the donkey-en
gine instead of laying the etxra
amount of hose.
A piano, sewing machine, bed
stead and most of the other furniture
in the house were damaged beyond
repair, some of the pieces being com
pletely consumed. I lie, piano was
nearly new, and is practically a tota
loss.
The tire boys deserve much credit
for the work they performed In i.
tinguishing ths flames, as they brav
ed the terrltlc heat and went into the
thick of the fire. While they put out
the tire effectively, they suffered
some burns ou their arms and faces
that will require several days to heal
So far as can be learned, Mr. Bate
man had no insurance on his proper
ty. He had recently made some ad
ditions to the building, which made
the loss heavier.
SELECTING jEO CORN
letter Itelng: Sent to Farmors of (his
Section Regarding Selection of
Net Year's Seed
The Box Butte Farmers' Associa
tion realizing the Importance of good
seed takes this means of calling your
attention to the selection of next
year's seed corn.
The late cold season held the corn
back so that with an average frosf
date this fall, there will be lots of
corn that does not mature. What
this means is that next spring will
tlndus in a very bad shape for desir
able seed corn. The dry season last
year, placetl us with very little good
seed corn this spring, but present
indications are that it will be very
much worse this following spring if
due provision is not made.
The very fact that in our dry land
conditions, most any size, shape, or
kind of ear usually produces corn
that will grow, has made us rather
indifferent as to the kind of seed or
class of seed we plant. When we
stop to realize that the acreage o
corn In Box Butte county according
to agricultural statistics is greater
than any two other crops put togeth
er, we would then realize how this
product 1011 In the county could be in
creased or decreased by the use of
good or bad seed corn.
The right and only way to pick
good seed corn is by field selection.
Here you have the advantage of see
ing the parent stalk,vthe position of
the ear on the stalk, the t hrlft iuess
and size of stalk, freedom from suck
ers, and inotit of all, the state of ma
turity at the date selected. Picking
from the bin you never know what
you are getting no matter how nice
the ear looks.
Corn If picked from the field and
properly dried need not be dead ripe.
A light frost will not Injure seed corn
In the field. If the conv is picked
when it shows the dent well, then
dried thoroughly and stored In a dry
place during the winter, it will pro
duce you a good strong germinating
seed.
The association asks that the date
of September 15 be set aside as
"Seed Corn Day in Box Butte Coun
ty." If yo uare busy threshing it
may be you will have to pick out a
day close to this time. Do not de
pend upon buying seed from your
neighbor next spring, for everything
indicates that he will not have it. Re
member September 15 as "Seed Corn
Day."
Yours very truly.
F. M. SEIDELL,
County Agricultural Agent.
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
The Water Fight
In the writeup of the Labor Day
celebration we inadvertently omitted
one of the most important events
the water fight between the two
teams of the Alliance fire depart
ment. This fight was won by Leon
ard Pilklngton and Phil Thomas, who
were pitted against Dutch Maunler
and Frank Strickland. The fight
was an exciting one, but was a little
one sided owing to the fact that Mau
nler and Strickland were too excited
to turn their stream on with full
force. The participants and the sur-
rounding territory were well soaked
with city water.
NOTICE OP SALE
Notice Is hereby given that on Sat
urday, the 15th day of September,
1915, In front of the city hall in the
city of Alliance, Box Butte county,
Nebraska, at 2 o'clock In the after
noon, I will offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash, one gray-brawn
male, supposed to be about two
years of age, and unbranded, said
mule to be void as an est ray. --'
C. W. JEFFERS.
38-61-5981 Chief of Police.
DiUousnees and Constipation
It la certainly surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable
feelings caused by biliousness and
constipation, when relief Is so easily
bad and at so little expense. ' Mrs.
Chas. Peck, Gates. N. Y.. writes:
About a year ago I used two bottles
of Chamberlain's Tablets and they
cured me of biliousness and consti
pation." Obtainable everywhere.
Adv. sept
Enjoyed Western Trip
Bernard Holsten and Lloyd Tully
returned home last Friday from their
western trip,' on which they visited
all the points of Importance on the
coast, Including the San Francisco
exposition. 'Bernard say S they visit
ed every -place of Interest "between
Vancouver, B. C, .and Mexico", to
they evidently took in som territory.
He says they had the time of their
lives, but were glad to return to Alli
ance and home folks. '
STEERS FOR SALE 520 head of
two-year-old steers. 76 per cent
white faces. Weight about 800 lbs.,
average. ' Price 86.60 per cwt. 8tand
all night and weigh next morning.
Delivered at Keystone, Nebraska, Oc
tober 1. Write or see A. L. Bowen,
Scottsbluff. Nebr.
30-H-5032I
STRAWBERRY PLANTS should
be set out during September. Buy
them from J. P. Barger, Phone 9.
38-7t-4961
HOUSEHOLD GOODS for sale. Va
cant rooms for rent. At 519 Big
Horn avenue, AUiacne, Nebr.
38-2t-4960$
GLASS OF SALTS IF
Eat less meat if you feel Backachy or
have Bladder trouble Salts
fine for Kidney.
Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their efforts
to filter it from the system. Regular eat
ers of nieat must flush the kidney occa
sionally. You must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
acids, waste and poison, else you feel a
dull misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache, diz
Kiness, your stomach sours, tongue is
coated and when the weather is bad you
have rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment; the channel
often get irritated, obliging you to get
up two or taree times during tbe night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
unj flush off tbe body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table-
spoonful in a gUaa of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine and bladder disorders dis
appear. This famous salts is made from
the aeid of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate slug'
pish kidnevs and stop bladder irritation.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; harmless and
makes a lelightful effervescent lithia
water drink which millions of men and
wuien take now and then, thus avoiding
eenous Udnay and bladder diseases.
HOTEL ROME
OMAHA
Room Without Bath $100 or' $1.25
Room With Bath $1.50 Up'
Cafe Prices Moderate
ROME MILLER
Proprietor
Dr. W. J. Mahaffy
DENTIST
Gas Administered Lady Assistant
Over Post Offlce
Alliance ' : Nebraska
THE 1 STAR HOTEL
6.1 Light, Airy Rooms
Steam Heat
Electric Ligitts
Free I lathi
EUROPEAN
RATES: 60c and 75c per Iy.
SI 3-31 5 Firth Street
SIOUX CITY, IOWA
RUBBER STAMPS
I The FotT PsrwTisv
KIDNEYS
THE "PRUDENT MANS WELCOME - fe
HE HAS HS MONEY H THE BAVf M
The man with money In the
goes to talk bastness.
To have money In the bank, PUT it there! let It STAY; con taut
ly ADD TPLlT. mayt to ONE DAT, , by tons bad investment,
lose the savings of lifetime.
We shall gladly give you our
figuring on making. (; i ,., r,,,, j . ,
i Make OUR bank YOUR bank.
First State Bank
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ALLIANCE.
Biinint;
Are You Going
to Build?
A House? A Barn? A Granary? A Machinery Shed? A
Chicken House? Anyq Kind of a Building?
If you arts we cxtoiul you an utg-eiit invitation to call and
see us. We'll not only be jrlal to furnish you with the build
ing material, but we'll help you all we can in drawing up your
plans. Whether your bill be large or small, we take a pride
in tinning out lumber tbat will make the building a permanent
one, and one that you'll be satisfied with after it is finished.
QUALITY AND SERVICE FIRST
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Groceries
and Feed
GROCERIES AND FEED
We carry a clean line of
We invite you to call at
the nOTEL ASHBY when
m town for a good meal or
clean, fresh bed.
fresh groceries, flour and
feed. All kinds of overalls,
shirts and shoes, etc. If
your goods come from this
store you are assured that
they are good, fresh, ' pure '
and clean.
HTJBBARDS ME R CAN
TILE COMPANY
ASHBY, NEBRASKA
Old papers for sale at "Thelleral 1
fflce. Five cents per bundle.
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