We Now Have a Complete
Stock of New, Modern
Kurtzman Pianos
This store is now rightly called piano headquarters for Alliance. The
new and well selected stock of these high grade pianos is on display in our
store. This piano has been the favorite musical instrument in Alliance for
the past eight years and will continue to be held in the highest esteem. Out
of over 600 instruments sold in Alliance during the past eight years more than
100 of them have been Kurtzman and all are giving complete satisfaction. Do
not forget to see us before you purchase and investigate the piano proposition
thoroughly.
Mrs. J. T. Wiker, one of the best known piano authorities in this section,
has taken charge of our store. For the past eight years she has been associat
ed with this management, hence she needs no introduction to Alliance people.
Before you purchase a piano be rare to investigate the high
grade Kurtzman. Prices are reasonable and the terms of
payment are easy. Yon are invited to call at the store.
A Complete Line of Victrolas and Victor
Records. Your Inspection is Invited.
National Music Supply Co.
MRS. J. T. WIKER, Manager
West Third Street, Opposite Fostoffice
of town which when completed will
be a modern home In every detail.
Mr. Covington came tip from Alli
ance one day last week and sold a
fine piano to Mrs. Ike Woods. The
Instrument was delivered Saturday.
The" dance at the opera house on
Tuesday, given by the Christy or
chestra, following; the show, wan well
attended, and a very enjoyable affair.
C) the rain, the beautiful rain.
which visits this locality every Sat
urday night and Sunday so hired
men can rest, Is surely beautiful
rain.
Mrs. F. W. Mellck. Mrs. Earl Roc-
key and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Rockey
are some who were in attendance at
the Sunday school convention in Al
liance recently.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown spent Fri
day and Saturday in Alliance. They
were In attendance at the Sunday
school convention and visiting with
friends. They returned Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. McEuen are taking a
much-needed rest and vacation at
present camping at the Yellowstone
Park. They started overland in
their auto the latter part of the
week.
Word comes from Rev. and Mrs.
Palmer from Chicago that they are
enjoying their vacation, notwith
standing the hot weather. We hope
to see them return very much bene
fitted by the rest and outing.
Frank Lahr of Lincoln visited at
the Deaumont home a few days last
week. He left on 43 Friday for the
Yellowstone Park to join his wife
and family, who are sojourning
there. Mr. Lahr is a brother-in-law
of Mrs. Beaumont.
' D. W. Butler was taken with a
hemorrhage of the nose on Tuesday.
For a time the condition looked pret
ty serious. He was hurried to bis
home in Alliance by auto. The lat
est reports are that he is doing nice
ly. We hope to see D. W. around
again soon.
Mrs. Merle Johnson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Woods, arrived
from her home in Iowa last Wednes
day for a visit with her parents. Mrs.
Johnson has visited here several
times before and has a host of
friends who are pleased to have Id-i
with them again.
Mr. and Mrs. Hull and daughter.
of Angora were over-night guests of
Mr. and Rupert Walker Sunday
night. They were enroute to Hot
Springs, So. Dak., for a week's out
ing and rest. They resumed their
Journey Monday. Mrs. Hull is a sis
ter of Mrs. Walker, and visited here
for some time last summer.
The fellow who on the first trip
out with a Ford drove up to a gate
and said, "Whoa," and the one who
after running his car Into the ditci
said, "Come out of there," are not in
it with the one who drove his auto
truck up In front of a store and tied
it to a hitching post with a rope.
That was a mean trick, George.
The Tom Christy minstrels played
to a crowded house here Tuesday
night. Mr. Christy is a comedian of
unusual ability and far above the av
erage comedian, adn Is supported by
a good company. The crowd which
greeted them here Tuesday evening
speaks more for the Christy's than
any words of ours could, as this is
the second time he has visited our
town In this capacity. The crowd
and encores must have been very
flattering to Mr. Christy.
GRADUATION RECITAL
Alliance . School of Music Presents
Kdna Claire Itowman as Gradu
ate, Thursday, August 81 ,
Miss Edna Claire Bowman, grad
uate of the Alliance School of Music,
will appear in graduation recital at
the Christian church Thursday even
ing, August 31. Miss Bowman is a
graduate of the piano department,
and has been a student with Mrs,
Edith Swan-Zediker.
The program for the evening will
be as follows:
I Moszkowskl. "Etude Melodlque" I
II (a) Conradi "Song of the Brook" '
(b) Field. Nocturne, "Noontide"-
III Liszt 1
. . "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
IV Beethoven . Concerto in C Minor
(a) Allegro con brio.
(b) Largo.
(c) Rondo.
Orchestral parts on second
piano, by Mrs. Zcdlker.
Pi-eNentatloii of Diploma
Ilev. Iwis Mclntyre
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H. E. Rhodes (Dusty), who was
city edit r of The Herald for a num
ber of months and who went to Ok
lahoma last December, has accepted
a position with the North Platte
Semi-Weekly Tribune, starting there
on September 1. Dusty'a experience
with Nebraska climate and people
while at Alliance was so favorable
that he has returned to the state to
"live and die."
pHEMIHGFORD DEPT.
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Goge JoneB bad business in Al
liance Friday.
Carl Spacht was In Alliance be
tween trains Sunday.
Dr. Wallace, dentist, is here this
week professionally.
Ed Mabln and wife were Alliance
visitors the first of the week.
Alex Mulrhead was a business vis
itor in Alliance during the week. .
Hallie Curry from the Platte coun
try visited friends here recently.
Dr. Franklin made his usual Sun
day visit to Hemingford Sunday.
3. A. Grimes was in Alliance Sat
urday attending to business matters.
Mrs. Sharp went down to Alliance
Monday for a short stay with home
folks.
Miss Jessie Elliott left Tuesday on
44 for a visit with relatives near
Sterling. Colo.
Miss Lea Lloyd and Mrs. Earl
Rockey visited in Alliance Friday
and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Phillips are Den
ver visitors this week, having autoed
over, Sunday.
' Miss Freida Dun bom was a be-tween-tralns
shopper in Alliance one
day this week.
The Misses Hattle and Detsle
Grimes are attending Institute at Al
Hunce this week.
Mrs. C. 11. Henderson and Cora
Henderson of Curly were visiting
Mrs. A. P. Haynes Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Butler, baby
Miurice and Mru.MV. F. Walker au
tvd to Alliance Wednesday.
Mrs. D. W. Kenner came up from
Al'iance for a few days' visit with
fcer friend Mrs. 1. R. lker.
Mr. M Lain from the Marple
si ighborhood shipped cattle fron;
lh. place t Oti'.'iliH thH w -ek.
Arthur Ic:oyh' mine up from Al
liance Sunday to join the wife and
riiildren In a visit with friends here.
P. M. Klnsella and daughter Mary
re having dental work done at
Alliance a couple of days this week.
Mrs. A. Mulrhead and -daughters
Kuth and Fay are enjoying an out-
iiig at Hot Springs, S. D., at present
UtUe Harold Olds had the mis
fortune to get his fingers caught in
the cogs in a washing machine Tues
Bert Langford and wife and Miss
-Arum Moravek went down to Alii
rc Friday returning the same ev
ening.
tMss Leila Cory returned from
.tWnont Saturday where she had
beaa visiting for some time with rel
ative.
Miss Gertrude 8ummert returned
to her home near Dunlap Saturday
after a week's visit with friends in
(vs.
Rev. Burleigh and daughter Mrs.
Bay Woods with Sid Pounds at the
wlked autoed to Alliance Friday
waning.
Mm. T. A. Greene returned from
Tea TumII, Wyo., Friday where she
a been visiting her mother and
brother.
Mrs. Nathan Hockey and Mrs.
August Danbom were Alliance visit
ors over Monday night returning
Tuesday.
Mr. Cox from the Nonpar 11 neigh
borhood departed Tuesday for the
old home in Wisconsin for a visit
with his aged mother.
Mr. and Mrs. George Carroll and
the Misses Rose Carroll. Blanche
Wlltsey and Margaret Uhrig visited
Alliance Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L..F. Leavitt and
son Ira expect to leave in a few days
for an extended visit with friends in
Paris, III. They will go by auto
route.
Mrs. C. J. Wlldy and Mrs. Brad
Fenner with their Sunday school
classes picniced on the river one day
last week. They all report a very
enjoyable time.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker and
Mrs. M. Greene autoed down to An-
iloch Sunday and spent the day with
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson, return
ing the same evening.
Jack Malcolm, foreman of the
tank gang, left here Tuesday, going
to Oakland to Join th other boys,
who left here Saturday. They have
a contract to erect a large tank at
Oakland, Nehr.
We are glad to state that Miss
Nettle Uhrig who was operated on
for appendicitis at the St. Joseph
hospital. Alliance, recently, is doing
nicely. Her many friends are glad
to hear of her recovery.
Mrs. 11. R. Olds and daughter
Frances left on 44 Sunday for the
eastern part of the state where they
will visit friends for a couple of
wokn. afier which Miss Frances will
euter school at Hastings for the year.
The gain; who have been working
on the hi ?i water tank for the Bur
lington at this place finished their
work here Friday and shipped to
Oakland. Nebr., Saturday. The boys
made n any friends during their stay
here, who were loath to see them
leave.
Mr. Erwiu living on the old Good-
enough place met with quite a heavy
loss when his cow barn, several loads
of grain and quite a considerable
amount of grain burned. The origin
of the fire is unknown but It is
thought it was started by one of the
children who were playing around
the barn.
Mitchell's baseball aggregation ar
rived here Sunday for a game with
the local team. The day was very
disagreeable but both teams put up
a fine game. The score was 3 to 0
la favor of the home team up to the
last half of the eighth inning, when
a couple of small errors by our boys
let the visitors score two runs, tieing
the score. The ninth was a shutout
for both teams and Mitchell scored
one In the tenth, giving the game to
the visitors. The Mitchell boys are
fine fellows to meet and made a
number of friends here by their gen
tlemanly conduct while here. Come
again, boys.
(Too late for last week)
Mrs. McClung spent a couple
days la Alliance this week.
of
Jay Woods and sister Mrs. John
son autoed to Alliance Monday.
Mrs. B. U. Shepherd was an Alli
ance Visitor the first of Dim wock
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baker were Al
Iance shoppers one day recently.
Mrs. Coleman of Alliance is visit
ng with Mrs. Belle Brown at pres
ent.
Mrs. McClung and Mrs. Pearl Lor-
ensen were In Alliance last Thursday.
Mrs. Ernest RosenberKer moved
Into rooms over the Frohnapfel store
recently.
Byron Fosket shipped stock from
this place to the Omaha market last
Friday.
Miss Agnes Moravek is visiting
her sisters, the Mesdames Caha and
Langford.
Miss Margaret Kllleen is visiting
with her friends the Misses Delslng
at present.
Mrs. Nathan Rockey and Miss Lea
Lloyd were Alliance visitors Monday
of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharp have moved
Into the house recently vacated by E.
uosenberger.
Mrs. Williams and son were in
from Sioux county Tuesday doln.g
some trading.
Mr. Covington of Alliance, repre
senting the Haddorff Music Co.. was
in town Monday.'
Mrs. Byron Fosket and little son
visited with the Michael families in
town during the week.
Miss Mable Gibson returned last
Tuesday from Hastings, Nebr., where
she had been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Willis Young came up from
Ellsworth last week to help care for
her mother, who has been quite sick.
Airs. Nellie Ulllen who has spent
some time with her parents here re-.
turned to her home In Colorado last
week.
Mrs. Addle Donovan and children
came up from Alliance Tuesday snd
are guests of her mother, Mrs. Belle
urown.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rockey and
Mrs. C. Olds attended the Sunday
school convention at Alliance last
Friday.
Mr. Wlllford . came over from
Chadron and spent a day iwth his
wife and son and other relatives here
recently.
The work on Clark Olds' new res
idence is rushing and the house will
soon be ready for the masons and
painters.
Misses Eva and Edna Brown went
over to Gordon Friday for a visit
wlthjhelr sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Clark.
Mrs. Ed Zurcher and little daugh
ter returned to their home at Craw
ford Saturday after a few days visit
with friends here.
Mrs. Weir who is suffering from
blood poison was taken to the Alli
ance hospital last Saturday. We hear
that the lady is Improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brott were At
Uance passengers Saturday. "Chick'
went down to get some dental work
done and the Mrs. to visit friends.
A. Q. Danbom la erecting: a fine
brick bungalow In the southeast part
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