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THE ALLlANCiv HiMriL.D
LLOYD 0. TNOMAH. lulns
JOHN V. THOMAS, Editor
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If Yon Only Knew the Labor
, Thai Goes Into Every "Ad,"
Yoa Would Never Skip
Another One
Hy .T. II. HAMILTON
Feier Advertising Manager of Wanamaker's, Philadelphia
Every little tlTec-line item you read has turned the wheels of
to oe great f-:tcry. Every time you see a cut price the number of
gray he:. : ihc worid has been increased.
Main an ailvrrt iwiiient is planned a Year before it ever finds
lt way into print. One advertisement in Philadelphia a few
jeiiiH ago opened tip the copper mines in Colorado six months
before it ever appeared. A thousand miners began digging cop
per on a contract of brass Ix-ds that were going to be made that
were going to lie advertised.
You see perhaps some piece of muslin wear advertised here
whose trimming is pretty, or some gown whose design is elegant.
The chances are that a hundred styles were discarded or changed
to get this one for you. And all the while the buyer of your
favorite store was picking and choosing he had you in mind,
lie was building the advertisement that would catch your eye
and please your fancy and your pocket book.
r If you had been there you would have heard him tclliug the
manufacturer, "My customers are particular. They must have
the bost that there is at the low est price that can be made. You've
got to give me something better than you give to anyone else'
Every one of these tuyere is nghting for you, and it is up
to y ou to show your loyalty to them.
The 6tore that advertises to trick its customers is almost a
r lif in this present day.
Many a time you find a bargaiu that turns out letter than
the advertisement claimed it to be, and you think somebody,
somr where, has made a mistake. Hut there was no mistake. It
Via put there purposely to win your coutidence.
Every ounce of human ingenuity is brought to bear upon the.
a Ivcttising of the present day. To write the real story of a
i..!g!. item would be to write a chapter in the history of com-mere.
These merchants who have
gave out; these buyers who have studied every angle of their
rork, are try ing to tell you through their advertising just what
thev have done for you. And the least you can do is to read
what they have to say.
The report of all their efforts is in this paper today. Tut
advertising news to you should
Herald Readers Should Read
The Ads In
Nebraska, for transmission through
moral and Christian principle than in
figured on costs till their eyes
le interesting news after this.
This Paper
OuOKlI WtVtK UUF li'S BtLL
! Francis Vigo's Bequest to Indiana
Community Named After Him Dis
regarded by His Heirs.
The phrase "the Vlgo bell that was
never rung nor hung" refers to nn In
cident connected with the enrly his
tory of Vlgo county, Indiana. That
county was nuined In honor of Col.
Francis Vlgo, a mini of French or
Spanish birth, who cume to this coun
try be fore the Revolutionary war, be
enme n prosperous trader at St. Louis,
nnd widely known ns "the Spanish mcr-
i chant." In 1 77S-7I he advanced con-
sldernble money to Ocm-go Rogers Clark
to nld the latter In his niove
i inent to capture tho Northwest
j territory, then held by the British. The
i money thus advanced was used by
; Cenernl Clark In procuring supplies for
his campaign, nnd It constituted a Just
claim against Virginia, In whose serv
ice and behalf General Clark was act
ing. After the Revolutionary wnr this
claim against Virginia held good
ngnlnst the United States, nnd was
finally paid to Colonel Vigo's heirs,
but not until long after his death. llo
died In 1S.'!a nnd ids will, dated De
cember 0, 1 83 1, contained the following
provision: "Whereas, the county of
Vigo bus been mimed after me, nnd I
feel toward It and Its citizens a great
l"gree of esteem and affection for
many favors conferred and services
renderd me, especially by the Inhabit
ants of Term Haute, It is my wish,
will nnd desire, nnd earnest request,
that If the claim aforesaid (the Vir
ginia claim), Is recovered,, nnd tho
amount duo me paid to my executors,
they, or some of them, shall pay out
of the same $."00 to tho county of Vigo,
to bo laid out by the commissioners of
said county in the purchase of a bell
for the courthouse of said county, on
which shall be Inscribed : 'Presented
by Francis Vigo.'" By an uct of con
gress of .Tune 2, 1ST2, the claim of
Vigo's heirs was referred to the court
of claims for adjudication, and It was
allowed nnd paid In 1S77, nearly 1(H)
years after the money was advanced.
Tho Vigo bell was never rung, though
the lunguage of the will shows It was
tho testator's earnest desire that it
should bo.
GREATEST OF ALL SPOP.TS
Real Thrills in the Pursuit of the Afri
can Elephant Beast Not Afraid
of Anything.
"For many reasons tho chase of tho
leplmnt stands ut tho apex of sport.
As a nian-killer In open combat ho
rank? with the lion und the African
buffalo, lie is the only beast that fears
no other. While ho will almost In
variably run from the scent of man,
he is as Invariably ready to uttack on
the slightest provocation. Fear docs
not exist for hint. Ilia overwhelming
bulk, power, speed und intelligence
make him supreme beyond the range
of rivalry.
"As though this were not enough to
establish his pre-eminence, he alone
carries a trophy which Is one of the
Htnple products of tho Industrial world.
The value of ivory rises; it never fluc
tuates. Nor is this nil. In the mind
of the East the elephant Is Intimately
associated with dignity, pomp, pageant
ry und kingship; but In the mind of
tho native African he Is king a king
In his own right.
"In this regard, let It bo afllrmed that
no elephant born lu Africa has ever
docilely paced a hippodrome stage,
trundled a circus wagon, or taken chil
dren for n ride In tho park. Those
sleep-walking cattle known to the
American public as elephants come
from India, and are mere bustard
cousins to the king. You may have
seen the African elephant In captivity,
but never lu subjection. Chain him
to the floor behind iron bars, and after
ten years he Is still quick to throw
muck in the face of the man that Jeers
at him." George Agnew Chamberlain
In Century.
Progress by Kicking.
A naval lieutenant, assigned to com
mand a submarine, found the storage
batteries in what he considered an un
safe condition and reported to his su
perior, a rear admiral. The superior
considered the lieutenant's action
merely a "kick." He refused to have
oil batteries examined, even after in
vestigation showed that the subordi
nate olllcer's "kick" was based ou fact,
and accepted the vessel as it stood.
The matter went to court-martial.
and the rear admiral was acquitted of
negligence. Secretary Daniels disap
proved the finding of the court.
Any superior who objects having his
subordinate kick occasionally is Dot
deserving of his runk. Bureaucracy,
wherever it has developed to curso
democracy, is based ou precisely the
theory this rear admiral appears to
have adopted; that all wisdom is cen
tered in the heads of chiefs, and that
the only thing that need concern sub
ordinates is the following of orders
without questioning or protest. The
world advances by kicking. Cleveland
I'laln Dealer.
Soils and Wheat.
The influence of different soils on
the composition of wheat Is the sub
Ject of un investigation undertaken by
the United States bureau of iliemls
try. The effect of several kinds of
soli will be tested uuder Identical at
mospheric conditions. The program
contemplates transporting to the Ar
lingtou experimental farm 1-320 of uu
acre of soil, three feet deep, consist
lug of ubout 10 tons each of sandy
clay, marl, muck and a good agrlcul
tural soli, ami iu each of these plant
the same kind of seed, will be grown.
WUKMWUUU KAUWLLD ftb,
Pestiferous Plant Holds Distinctior
of Being Menace to Crops and
Cause of Hay Fever.
Wormwood ragweed Is Its name and
It fins tho vll distinction of being n
double pest. It Is a menace to culti
vated crops and Is charged with caus
ing a large percentage of fall hay fe
ver. Its scientific name Is ambrosia
Mfe I
A rW i
Pestiferous Ragweed.
nrtemlsfolia, though why the rd
ambrosia is use, I ii. connection with it
Is rather bard to see. It Is common
in the middle and northern states
where it overruns many Ileitis in the
late summer ami early fall. It Is one
of the many weeds that should be
fought from this time on till frost In
order to prevent its seeding.
SILO IS NECESSITY ON FARM
Practical Experience Has Shown That
Silage Is Most Excellent for
Beef Cow and Steer.
The first step In corn harvesting is
the lilling of the silo. Tlie.silo is nun'
generally acknowledged to be a ne
cessity on the dairy farm or even on j
a farm where beef nnd butter making 1
receive only the average nniount of
attention usually given to them by the
diversified fanner.
The experiment stations and practi
cal experience have shown that silage
is .hist as good for the beef cow and ihe
beef steer us for the dairy cow. At
acre of corn will yh Id more feed for
cattle when properly put Into a silo
than any amount of ground. All ol
the corn crop Is uiili.ed when con
verted Into ensilage, hence the crop Is
worth at least HO per cent more to the
dairy cow for the production of milk
nnd butter than It Is when fed as dry
fodder uud grain.
Silage is now used by thousands of
dairymen and stockmen for summer
feeding to tide over the season of
short pastures that come nearly every
yeur. The man with u well-tilled silo
for summer use need never have thin
cattle, and In this way silage cheai
eus production materially, for it is
much cheaper to keep fresh than to
rebuild it after it has been lost.
SECTION-FLOORED SWINE PEN
Both Sleeping and Feeding Space Can
Be Arranged With Flooring to
Insure Dry Bed.
A large pen for bogs with space for
both sleeping und feeding can be ar
ranged with n Uoor ou one-half to in
sure a dry bed. The size of the whole
pen Is 8 by 10 feet so that the floored
Section-Floored Pen.
section of the pen h 8 feet square. It
Is made of strong materials, usually
2 by 4-Inch stuff, and rests on cleats la
the bottom of the pea.
MAKING MOST OUT OF SHEEP
Animals Must Have Reasonable Care
Do Not Fail to Furnish Ample
Supply of Water.
To make the most of sheep, one
must give them reasonable care at
leust. Most of the profit lies In the
success with the increase, and If they
are allowed to go through the summer
In a poor, scrawny condition, it will
take more feed to finish them in the
full, and the ones that are kept for
breeding stock will be unfit to start In
the winter.
Our green pastures will help us out
greatly in feeding them, und la the
fall we will have our green corn and
perhaps sorghum to feed, but uo mut
ter how plentiful the feed, we should
not full to supply them with cleun
water.
Blain Horse & Mule Commission Coe
Grand Island, Nebraska
Our Motto: "Service and a Square Deal"
Auction Every Tuesday and Wednesday. Private Sales, Daily
For Information write or wire us
DISTRICT COURT TO
CONVENE ON NOV, 28
Total of Caws Unfed Iinok like .
Husy Term for Judge Westover
Jurymen Are Urawn
The next term of the Hox Butte
county district court will be conven
ed in the conrt room of the Box
Butte county court house in Alliance
Tuesday. November 28, with Judge
V. H. VVestover of Rushvllle presid
ing. Jerry Scott will bo tho official
court reporter.
The petit jury for the coming
term has been drawn. It will be
composed of the following: Ed Cur
ry, Chan. Moore, W. A. Coleman, II.
P. Coursey, Charles Bauer, C. A.
Ross. Emory Abley, T. II. Barnes,
Joseph Duhon, Albert C. Wripht.
George Snyder, Jr., John P. Knapp,
E. M. Banks, J. M. McLean, Ed Oz
mun, Henry Merk, C. Klemke, Kay
Mark, A. L. Aeheson, George Young,
J. V. Gaddis, E. A. Hall, V. A. Ran
dall, and W. A. Clark.
The new coart docket for the com
ing term will be out In a few days
and will show a total of 95 cases.
There are three who are asking for
naturalization, beinsr Martin Chris
tian Hansen, Sidney Richard Fuller,
and Frank Rojka.
Eight criminal cases are on the
docket for attention, being the case
of the state vs. Homer Kent, charged
with gambling; state vs. Charles YV.
Nation, gambling; state vs. Charles
Buel, burglary; state vs. Nellie Wes
ton, alias Nellie Thompson; state vs.
William l)illinn; state vs. Rudy Mc
Fall, intoxication, an appeal; state
vs. Walter Marshall, wife desertion;
and state vs. Timothy Maloney, wife
desertion.
Of the total of 0." canes, 83 are
civil actions, 46 being new cases and
37 old ones. The civil actions aro
divided as follows: seven to quiet
title; twenty foreclosures; ten ap
peals; seven guardians nck for per
mission to sell real estate; five are
action? at law; four are ejectment
proceedings; twelve ask for divorce
from their better halves; two are
equity cases; six nsk for damages;
three cases are injunction proceed
ings: one is n partition action; there
is one breach-of-promir,p suit; one
foreclosure of a mechanic's lien;
and six appeals from the actions of
tho hoard of commissioners.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eldred were
up rrom the ranch at Orlando Thurs
day to attend the wedding of Miss
Mae Newberry and Frank Abegg.
Miss Newberry was ring bearer at
the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred
when she was a little girl.
Viilted States Land Ollice,
Alliance. Bfcbr.
T. J. O'KEEFE, Register.
J. C. MORROW, Receiver.
The Alliance Herald is an offl
' 'la! newspaper for the publica-
ion of land office notices. Legal
' -ares are charged for these no-
tlees. as follows
Final proof notice, payable
In advance $7.00
Isolated tract notice, pay
able In advance .... $9.00
Ttnd office application blanks
'or final proofs are kept at The
Herald office and will be made
" rut without extra charge. We
re pleased to furnish lnforma
' tion for Herald readers on land
office matters, with the excep-
Mon of legal advice. There are
" a neuter of able attorneys ad-
mortising in The Herald's col-
qmns who should be consulted
on legal business pertaining to
the land office. For Information
call at Tbe Herald office or
vrrtte.
Iiiforuuttloa I)eartuient,
The Alliance Herald,
Alliance, Nebraska
Notice of Final Account
In the matter of the estate of Ht
riiiu Wilson, deceased. In the County
Court of Box Butte County, Nebras
ka. The State of Nebraska, to all per
sons Interested in said estate, take
notice hat the executor has filed a
final acocunt and report of his ad
ministration and a petition for final
settlement, distribution and dis
cbarge as such, which have been set
for hearing before said court on De
cember 13th. 1916. at 10 o'clock A
M.. wtieu you may appear and con
test he same.
Dated November 16. 1916.
U A. BERRY,
(SEAL) County Judge
Burton & ReddUh. Attorneys.
50-4t-7(3-7530
Consign Your Shipments
WAN! AD DEPARTMENT
I?ST Pair of gold glasses be
tween Central school and Nebraska.
Rooming House. Finder leave at
Herald office and receive reward.
f.O-lt-7822
FOR RENT
Furnished room for rent in mod
ern residence close to down-towa
business district. Furnace heat a.nd
both. Phone 175.
j FOR RENT 3 modern rooms ov
er fashion shop. Call Ash 3091.
nO-lt-7811
! "R7)MSFRrEriT132 Chey
jenne Avenue, Alliance, Nebraska.
, 44-tf-7682
fThP'riTvTo furnished
i rooms, 321 Big Horn. Phone Wal
nut 8092.
' 48-21-7798$
WANTED
LADY COOK WANTED; without
children. For ranch work. Phone
171. 39-tf-
FOR SALE
FOR SALE Ranch within tea
miles of Alliance. 1900 acres. In
cluding ho e fiirm land suitable fur
alfalfa. Will Hell part interest or
whole ranch. A bargain and a money-maker.
Address Box 7823, caro
Alliance Herald. f.O-tf-7823
FOlTsALE Heating stove in
good condition. Cheap. Phone 349.
Lloyd Thomas. Herald office.
50-3t
MODERN nine-room house, locat
ed In choice residence district In Al
liance, for sale at reasonable price.
Phone 340 or inquire at Herald of
fice. 42-tf-7636
THREE good organs for sale.
Practically new. Talen In exchnng"
on pianos. For sale at bargain pric
es. Wiker Music House, Alliance,
Nebr. 4 2-tf-7626
FOR SALE Five-room house, all
modern, at 1)27 Laramie.
l8-tf-7791
MISCELLANEOUS
MONEY TO LOAN on Box Buu
eouiity land ud ranches lu the Shad
hills. No delay in making the loan,
we inspect ou lands and furnlHb tb
money at once. J. C. MoCorkle. Mt
Corkle Building. Alliance, Nebr.
t-tf-t5r.4
KKCOUI) FOU TRAINMEN
Railroad wen can secur a very ua
ful book at Tbe Herald office. It la
ially time book for trainmen and en
glneroea. The price la reasonable.
l-tf-:72S
MOVK ITUMTIKK SAFELY
We have equipped our dray waa
nns and autc truck with the latest
ppllances for moving furnltur
without marring or scratching or
damage. Up-to-date wagon pad
will be used by us on all moving Job
JOHN R. SNYDER. Phone IB.
17-tf-5950
Money to loan on real estate. No
inneeessary delay In getting loan
Apply to H M. Bullock, Room 4, Red
dish Bloj-k. Alliance.
Notice of Suit and Attachment
Marie Ash will take notice that on
October 26. 1916, The Mallery Gro
cery Company filed its Petition In thi
Justice Court of T. D. Roberts, a Jus
tice of the Peace, at Alliance, Box
Butte County, Nebraska, against said
defendant, the obligation and prayer
f which is to recover a judgment of
$74 and costs, from money due on an
account, and also an affidavit to ob
tain a judgment against thb money
and property of said defendant, said
judgment has been made and said
suit Is now pending; the said cause
has been continued until December
28th, 1916. at 10 o'clock A. M. Said
defendant ts required to answer said
petition on or before thtr 28th day of
December. 1916, at ltf o'clock A. M .
and upon failure so to do, judgment
will be rendered against her and the
property and money so attached, will
be used to apply on said judgment.
MALLKRY GROCERY CO.,
By Burton & Reddish.
Its Attorneys. 50-3t-782-7529
anta Claits
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can supply many of
his. needs.
Get wise, Mr. Mer
chant, advertise in
thi9 paper NOW and
tell him of your stock
of goods.
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