IK YOU ARE GOING
TO ORDER CO-A-L
DO IT NOW!
Don't do as ho ninny have 1ono in the past possibly you
included and wait until llin last piece of coal is gone and a
real cold upell is upon us and then expect tlic coal man to de
liver your order in ten minutes. Keincinbor there arc probably
hunderds of others in the same boat with you.
ORDER YOUR COAL SUPPLY NOW HAVE IT IN YOUR
felN FOR THE COLD WINTER WE CAN SERVE YOU
BETTER NOW.
There is always a possibility that the supply will run low
before new shipments arrive during the winter. A snow
blockade, a car shortage, a strike of miners, etc., may cause
serious difficulty. It costs no more to be prepared,
WE WILL SELL YOU COAL ANYTIME
But wc do earnestly ask you to think and be prepared.
WE'VE GOT COAL TO SELL LOTS OP IT ANY IND YOU
WANT BOTH NUT AND LUMP.
We Feature
MONARCH, KIRBY and PEACOCK
Forest Lumber Co.
COAL SPECIALISTS
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA
AT LEAST PLACE YOU II OliDKU TIIH
DAY DKKOHK YOU AUK OUT YOU
WILL ALWAYS HAVK COAL Til UN
to -1
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C n')in.i;ion
Box & Side Pleated
Skirt
COMMERCIAL CLUB
SECRETARY REPORTS
leim or Accomplishments .Made and
(hit lino Work to be Undertak
en in the Nfr Future
Combination 1'lcated Skirt
with alternate pro tips of box
pleat Hill gjde pleats.
PLEATING
I'ver.uhlng In
Accordion, Side, Knife, Box
Suntmrst and Combination
Pleats Sixty Models
BUTTONS
Tie K.ft StyVah
Shapes and Sizes
Hemstitch and 1'icot Hdglng
EMBROIDERING
Braiding, Eeading, Cording
Scalloping, done on Gar
ments Button Holes
The Ideal
Button & Pleating
Company
107-100-111 So. 16th
OMAHA, NEIJIt.
Street
Real Estate. Loam and Inror
ance. F. E. REDDISH. Reddish
Block.
15-tf-6727
hecretary II. M. Hush iu-11. Jr.. of
the Alliance Commercial Club, hah
iMHUt'd liia first ijuarterly report. The
if port includes u resume of the work
or the club during the first half of
the fiscal year. The report not only
sets lortii l ho accomplishments bin
suggests a program of things to Ik
accomplished. It is well worth tht
time and trouble of any citizen of Al
nance or anyone interested in th
good of the city to read. Following
U the text of the report.
in accordance with the desire of
the hoard of directors of the Alii
ance Commercial club, it becomes
I he pleasant duty of the secretary to
report in detail the activities of tht
ciun lor tue quarter ending October
31, 1916. This report also Includes
a resume of the accomplishments of
Hie club for the first half of the fls
tal year beginning May 1, 1916.
ny way of introduction it will not
seem amiss to recall that the Alli
ance Commercial Club wt.-iit through
an unsettled period after May 1
int.. ... ... . . .
i aukusi at or that year
when the present secretary assu ued
"is duties. The club maintained an
active program durum that interim
but was unquestionably handicapped
by an unsettled condition which did
not inure to the benelit of the club.
.loo much credit, however, cannot be
accorded to the board and the tem
! porary secretary. Mr. Guthrie, for
the work accomplished under those
I circumstances. Notwithstanding that
iiepiocuide condition the club made
substantial progress and demonstrat
ea its abiiiiy in town promotion
throughout the entire period. The
records from August 15 to this date,
which covers practically the quarter
for which this report is. specifically
intended, we leave with you for your
conclusions and comment as to its
merit.
in giving i hi'-, one must necessar
ily be brief, aud we will not deviate,
except in a few instances, from the
plan of merely enumerating the man
ifold matters which the club was di
rectly and Indirectly responsible for.
SOIL SURVEY of Box Butte coun
ty accomplished by the co-operation
of the Commercial Club for which
they expended $100. The actual cost
of this survey, the burden of which
was borne by the government and
the gtate, totaled approximately S2,
500. One cannot appreciate what
this resultant means to the county.
It will be a monument that will prove
of Infinite value In the future.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRA
TION. Expended 1600 In giving the
citizens of Alliance a free Fourth of
July celebration.
WELL IRRIGATION. Through
the co-operation of the Commercial
Club the state and county officers
have conducted an exhaustive re
search on the probability of obtain
ing water for irrigation purposes
This experiment has not been includ
ed as yet and it Is still hoped that
some material advantages will result
from that effort.
STOCK. ME.VS CONVENTION.
A liltle diSMHtlcfactlon was ex
pressed at the holding of the stock
men's convention this year and be
cause of the loss of the convention
next year. The officials of that or
ganization expressed a desire arid
purpose to ll i.lt the convention to
si t Icily business sessions. That con
clusion was contrary to the desire of
I he business men of Alliance, for
their object In expending funds and
time was to attract the stockmen
class here, which resulted in adver
tising Alliance and in bringing of n
large amount of trade hero. Since
he conventions henceforth are to be
confined to a few official delegates it
loes not neem desirable for the club
to spend any money on It and the im
pression seems to be that it is best
that the convention be held else
where, It cannot, be denied that un
der the old order the stockmen's
onventlon was a credit to Alliance
md It was therefore determined ic
hold next year a Stockmen's Reun
ion, which will nbly (ill the place of
i lie convention.
ROAD WORK Considerable road
work was accomplished but space
will not permit of going into detail
on that particular phase of the clubV
work.
It secured the state convention of
the Knights of Columbus.
Secured tlio state convention or
commercial clubs.
Aided In holding garden contests.
This stimulated a desire among the
younger generation for horticultural
pursuits and Is a matter that should
bo encouraged in the future.
BASEBALL. Appropriated $250
and lent every effort toward a suc
cessful baseball etam ncd it is hoped,
that while the venture was not en
tirely successful 'bat It limy bo bo
next year.
Assisted In sending A judging team
to the state contest.
Entertained the T. P. A. conven
tion, bringing 250 members.
Entertained I E. O. convention,
bringing 125 members.
The above enumerated accomplish
ments constitute the greater part of
the work minus details, that was ac
complished by the club during the
interim mentioned.
Following is a review of the ac
complishments of the club from Aug.
15 to Oct. 31:
STATE FAIR EXHIBIT. - Aided,
in a state fair display of Box Butte
county. This was accomplished with
out any expense as formerly to the
Commercial club, and at a reduced
ost to the county.
Entertained Uordon boosters at a
smoker.
COUNTY FAIR. About one
month of the secretary's time and
'he office was consumed by work on
he county fair. The fair held was
successful beyond the expectation of
all. It was the first fair held for
tour years and despite the hardships
incurred it was a successful fair. It
brought to Alliance a large mimhei
of people who expended considerable
noney here which would otherwisi
Have gone to different communities.
It afforded good amusement for th
iitizens of Alliance and in an educu-
ional sense was a great Incentive for
the betterment of the agricultural in
I list ry in this county. A county fair
should be held again next year. The
commercial club took care of a large
portion of the work, handled the fin
ances and directed the holding of the
fair. The commercial club will pay
nil the premhni s and make up the
deficit of $24 0 incurred. In addi
tion to that the club expended $275
on permanent improvements on the
fiiir grounds. This all reverts to
the business interests of the city of
Alliance and 13 an asset of credit to
the community.
Co-operated with the State Asso
ciation of Commercial Clubs in their
proposed good roads and publicity
bill.
Conferred with state engineer re
garding proposed permanent im
provement on highways in this dis
trict. Held a successful Labor Day pro
gram at an expenditure of $110.
Recommended consolidation of
rural postofllce routes between Huv
Springs and Alliance.
Assisted in promoting the new hos
pital.. Assisted in banqueting the North
western branch of the Medical Soci
ety.
Curried out several advertising
trips for the county fair.
Recorded the roads In the "Blue
Book," "Tib." and several other nnh-
licutions.
ROAD EASTWARD ALONG TUP
BURLINGTON. The Commercial
Club raised $500 in order to put the
road to the potash plants in such a
condition that the trade will contln
ue 10 patroniie Alliance. As a re
suit of this expenditure the countv
commissioners of Sheridan countv
;iie uoiun aaaiuonai woik on that
roao.
Aiding in idacuiK sneclal nor
iiutte potato exhibits at Chicago.
1u1ng in placliiK special no
uutie agricultural exhibit at Chica
go.
1 roviueu material for sevomi
luousanu rolders on Box Butte coun
ty, to be distributed free by the Bur
lington railroad.
MiggesiP.j an Improved telesranh
service lor .in.ime, which resulted
in a promise from the otliclals that
said service will be materially im-
proved.
Succeeded in havine Alllancn list.
ed on the local potato bulletin.
Alliance placed In the market
pages of several large papers as a po
tato center.
Road reports issued and circulated
In order that the general condition
of the roads will be Improved.
Alliance recorded on crop and rain
reports.
Furnished material and
Ing for special Box Butt uriiA.11 1
in the Omaha World-Herald for Nov-
emDer 12.
Furnished material and Hni..
Ing for a special article on Box Butm
county In the Omaha Dally News for
November 2.
Submitted material for Rpeclal ar
ticle to be run on Box Butte county
in trie Nebraska State Journal.
Ran a special train to Hynnnis on
their Home Co.: Ing Day without any
expense to the Commercial Club. A
good advertisement for Alliance.
Staged a largo smoker for (lection
night.
Gave advance notice for farmers
to protect their potatoes due to car
r-hortage. Attempted to relievo car
shortage by appeals to railroad offic
ials and the state railway commis
sion. EMI'LOVM E N T BUR E A U. N u m
ber of people reqnestlnK help, 88;
number of positions filled, 73.
STATE CONVENTIONS to be held
in Alliance County Commissioners
and County Clerks. Dec. 12-13-14;
Knights of Columbus, in May, 1917;
State Association of Commercial
Clubs, In May.
DISTRICT CONTENTIONS and
entertainments. Doctors of north
western Nebraska; district conven
tion of Odd FcIIowb, January, 1917;
Stockmen's Reunion, June, 1917;
County Fair, Sept., 1917; Labor Day
celebration, Sept., 1917; fourth ot
July celebration, July. 1917.
ADVERTISING AND CHARITY
The secretary's ollk-e has had no for-
11 ill applications as to the investiga
tion of advertising or charity. This
is a department which the nu rchants
and members should use as much as
possible. There is no question tlmt
the very presence of such a plan pre
cludes a number ol false, f;iko unii
fraudulent v.ifliltT!! unit the mer
chiiiiM Would otherwise be imposed
Upon for. The saving that the Com
mercial Club accomplishes in this di
rection is far grcuier than any one
appreciates. It is hoped that the
members will resort to the use of this
protection more frequently in the fu
ture, for unless you report the mat
ter and bend the. solicitors to us, we
cannot puss upon the merit of it.
PUBLICITY. During the period
from August 15 to October 31, the
secretary's oliice has been directly
ftiul indirectly responsible for the
following amount of free publicity
ln-the various publications. This is
not by any means a complete record
for one can readily discern the im
possibility of recording the full
amount of this publicity. The fol
lowing is a list of publications with
the number of lines, for the period
mentioned above:
Omaha Trade Exhibit 404
Lincoln Tru.jp Review 913
Nebraska State Journal 898
Lincoln Daily Star 514
Omaha Daily Bee 264
Omaha World-Herald 155
Miscelalneou8 publications, includ
ing other dailies, farm journals
and state papers 1,100
Alliance Times 3,288
Alliance Herald 2,944
Alliance News 1,224
Total number of lines for two and
a half months 12,704
This would averuge 46,864 lines in
a year, as compared with 32,083
lines for the previous year. At an
average value rate of ten cents per
line, this advertising is worth to Al
liance lor this one quarter alone $1,
J70.4O. As an average for this year
and compared with last year, this is
an increase for the year of $1,477.10.
The nature of this publicity has been
very much diversified covering in
Ki-m'i'ui 1 ue activities of the Com
mercial Club, business improvements
crop reports and boosting matter of
every kind and description. One can
not over estimate its value to a city
or community.
Future l'i'oHsals
Adoption of a new town slogan.
Entertainment of Odd Fellows
convention.
Entertainment of state convention
of county commissioners, supervis
ors and clerks.
Paving.
Club Rooms.
Make Alliance the center of a pro
posed unit of the State Dental society.
Buy uniforms for the band and aid
them in every possible manner.
Obtain more state and district con
ventions for Alliance.
Publicity and advertising that will
place farmers on the unoccupied
lands of the county.
Establish a government weather
bureau at Alliance.
Place a public telephone in the de
pot. Gain more members for the club.
Better roads.
Issue an advertising pamphlet on
the county and the city.
Get out a community calendar.
Install municipal heat.
Civic Improvements.
Banqueting the football team.
County fair in 1917.
Stockmen's Reunion. Labor Dav
and Fourth of July celebration.
in closing your secretary desires
to call the attention of the members
to splendid work of the board of di
rectors. The progress made bv the
club In the past has not been accom
plished by the work of any one man,
whatever be his office, but has been
due to the concerted action of the
club membership acting largely
through the board of directors. The
present board have been liberal with
their time and attention to club mat
ters, and I hope that the members
will realize the sacrifices that they
nuve maue in so doing, it has been
my pleasure to work with a large
number of members on various mat
ters and to every one I desire at this
time to express my thanks for their
aid and co-operation. It is the spir
it of unity that has accomplished
things for Alliance in the
mat win continue in times to come.
uespectruny submitted.
H. M. BUSHNELL. Jr..
Secretary.
Sufferer From Indigestion Relieved
"Before taklne Chamheriain'a
Tablets my husband suffered for sev
eral years from indigestion, causing
him to have pains In the stomach
and distress after eating. Chamber
lain's Tablets relieved him of these
spells right away," writes Mrs.
Thomas Casey, Geneva, N. Y. Ob
tainable everywhere.
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Typewriter ribbons of all kinds
The Herald carries the largest stock
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