4I,I.IAN K IIKKAI 1. THURADAY, NOV. 29, 1917
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East point school has closed for a
two days Thanksgiving receas.
A. M. Miller of Hemlngfonl was
to Alliance on hualnps on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lo Bawyc Is vislUng her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M Kuts, at Lin
coln. llo mho to wv 0M clmilar for
the Kexall ne t "' e'k
at Rolstrn's.
Mrs. Elliot of North Plnttc, Neb
raska Is In t hr city visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Wayne Leonard.
Miss Martha Lux has returned to
ber duties as cashier at the Alliance
hotel after an lines of several weeks.
Miss Hess M. Held, formerly of Al
liance who has been until recently as
sistant to the secretary of the Nat
ional Automobile Insurance Co., at
I in,. ..In U'ill lit- ut Kcottshlllff .
where she has accepted a position In
one of the banks.
Mrs. Lloyd Thonvis underwent I
serious operation foi tppcidcitll at
St Joseph's Hospital Tu-sd.y morn
ing. She Is plOtTWMlai l. voi; bly, and
iOdlCatlODI : ;e t ti ; 1 1 she w'll not be
confined n ,no hospital for more
than ;i couple f weks Icnier, when
she should 04 fcMt to he t moved to
kOf home.
Pete Watson, well known western
Nebraska veteran settler, who lives
at Mitchell, paid Alliance friends a
visit on Tuesday. Pete looks as hale
U mi. h forMho world known KoxhII
thie 'ent Sale next wwk on Thnr-
iliiy, Friday
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Plan to attend the Epworth
Lf-aKUe Pay Social at the Metho- led on the site of Alliance
dist Church Friday evening, Decem
ber 7tti.
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and Saturday, at Hoi- " " 1 "V "r V"w -j
aitl omce some inieremuiK morion u
old times In "Box Butte county,"
about the time the bones were bur-
F. A. Bald, prominent Central City
attorney bad real estate man, was
In the city the first of the week on
business.
Attorney Miles of Sidney stopped
over In Alliance Tuesday morning.
He was on his way to attend court
at Hyannis. A
Mrs. Mary Cook has returned to
her home In Lincoln after a short
Visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Barnes.
Mother Provlncla of Stella Niag
ara, New York, came Thursday for
a visit at the St. Joseph's Hospital,
Od St. Agnes Academy.
You can help the Epworth League
to assist others by attending the Pay
Social to be held In the Methodist
Church Friday, December 7th.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Leonard have
moved to Alliance from Raton, N. M.
Mr. Leonard will be employed at the
Burlington yards.
NOV Is the time to lay in the wi ti
le.' Hupply of coffee and tet at the
Roxull One Out Sale on December
lit, 7th and l.
Mother Rosalie of St. Joseph's
Hospital went to Denver Friday, re
turning Sunday morning with Moth
er Borromea, who Is seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hanna of Sene
ca arein Alliance visiting their dau
ghter, Mrs. Maude Brown. Mr. Han
Da Is a rancher living near Seneca.
Miss Vera Spencer came home
from Chadron Tuesday morning, to
be home for Thanksgiving. She is at
tending the state normal at Chadron.
Mr. and Mrs. Win, Nelmann re
turned Tuesday night from a ten
days' trip to eastern Nebraaka points,
including Beatrice, Lincoln and Om-
Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Christensen
bave moved to Alliance from Ken
ton. They now reside at 618 Big Horn.
We are glad to welcome the new
eomers. C. H Pollard of the Chadron Jour
nal called at the Herald office Tues
day evening. He wan returning home
from Omaha in a Ford, and wua de
layed at this point on acount of a
broken crunk shaft.
Joe Smith has purchased the foun
tain from the Kldd Cat which baa
old out in preparation to moving to
Antioch. Joe intends installing the
fountain in his place of business at
213 Box Butte Avenue.
A goose haiKiuet is to be given at
the club rooms this evening, start
ing at eight o'clock, by the Alliance
Fire Department. Every member of i
the department is urged to be present
and brin with him his family or a
friend.
The real estate and insurance
firm of Wright .v Wrtffhl will move
the first of the coming week into
the quarters in the Mounts Building
on unpaved Box Butte Avenue, va
cated by the George Fleming Cigar
Store.
Donald Spencer returned to his
Studies at Nebraska University at
Lincoln Sunday, after spending a
eek in Alliance assisting at the Al
liance Creu cry until Roy Taylor,
the new buttermaker arrived from
Omaha.
Mr. : nil Mrs. J. C. Morrow went to
Lincoln Monday night to spend
Thanksgiving with their daughter
who is intending the university.
We wouldn't blame Mr. Morrow if he
took time enough off this afternoon
to see the big football ga e.
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In the mid semester pledging
at the state university we notice
that Miss Theresa Morrow who is at
tending college this year pledged
Alphi Phi. We congratulate Miss
Morrow as this sorority ranks among
the best at the University of Nebras
tfk Colonel Tom Majors of Peru was
Is the city on Tuesday. Colonel Ma
jors bas Just closed a deal for his
farm west of Heniiftgford, property
L. J. Case, crop expert with the bu
reau of markets, IT. S. Department of
agriculture, who has been putting out
the dally market reports on pota
toes from Alliance this fall, is ex
pecting to leave within the next few
days for Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he
will he stationed for fifteen days. He
will then go to California for his va
cation. The ladies of the Episcopal
Guild will give a roast turkey and
cranberry supper at the Parish house
on Thursday, evening, December 6th.
The tickets will be on sale soon and a
general Invitation is extended to all
to attend. These ladies have always
served excellent and delicious Bup
pers ond the menu for next Thursday
evening Is a good one.
There is room In the Alliance Vol
unter Fire Department for new
members. On account of the fact
that a number of the boys have gone
to war there are a number of vacan
cies to be filled in the membership.
which is limited to seventy-five.
This live organization is un asset to
the community and every yong man
who is eligible should Join.
Mrs. George Osborne, living three
and one-half miles south of Heming-
ofrd, was operated on Wednesday at
St. Joseph h Hospital. The magni
tude of the good work done at the
hospital Is hardly realized by the
average person who does not know
that the building is filled practically
all the time and that operations are
performed there practically every day
Mrs. W. E. Spencer is in New-
York City this week for a short visit
wnn ner eldest son, fc.arl , who en
listed in the aviation corps last
April, mid who is In New York await
ing the call to sail to France. Earl
was astudent at Ames. Iowa, col
lege when he enlisted. He has un
dergone some extensive training dur
ing the past tow onths and is now a
f Mil Bad giid obsecer
Hardy Williamson, the celebrated
grand opera tenor, who was to have
appeared at the Phelan Opera House
Friday evening in concert, with Ed
ison, was unexpectedly and suddenly
called to Vancouver, B. C. and will
1 be unable to appear. George D. Dar
ling of Alliance who had made ar
ranemenis tor tlie concert, was
much disappointed to learn on Tues
day noon that .Mr. Williamson would
not be able to appear.
The first trip of the Antioch stage
line was made Wednesday morning
and the line was busy all day tin
first day. It is now running regular
ly on schedule time. H. li. Black of
Demi wood, S. Dak., who secured
the contract for the line, has well
equipped Eord cars for this work
The complete schedule is published
elsewhere in the paper today. It
will prove of much benefit to Alliance
and its neighboring towns to the east
Dr. W. J Mahafiy. well known pro
fessional man, bus leased a tine irri
gated farm in the North Platte val
ley and will proceed to have it fanned
for him next season. Dr. Mahafty will
continue to give his time to his large
Alliance practice, but will probably
spend his Sundays in the valley
watching the pigs lay on fat and
listening to the encouraging cackle
of the hens as they announce the ar
nvai oi iresn eggs nfty cents per
dozen.
The Fire boys are busy today get
tun- the tug goose supper ready for
tomght but some of them are tak
ing time enough to hunt for Dr
Hand s lost travelling bag and the
five-dollar reward that goes with the
finding of it. The buys are a little
in doubt about the description of the
articles contained therein shouldb
it be nightBhirt or nightgown? A per
usal of the want ad inserted in The
Herald today does not say which.
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Violators of the liquor laws have
a hard time in Alliance. Lyle Rose
and Roy Kiles were each fined one
hundred dollars In police court Mon
day morning by police Judge Roberts
when they plead guilty to being
drunk and having intoxicating liq
uors in their possession. Con Bos
tlan paid ten dollars fine and costs
and Jack Draper paid firteen dollars
and costs for being drunk. It Is
Which be has owned for many years, much more expensive than it used to
He is prominent in O. A. R. circles be to get drunk, especially on booties
aad a well known east j n Nebraaka whiskey.
Alliance man. "Well, I just want to
say." said the eastern N. C, "that
they ought to extend bis territory
over here. "
All Alliance stores closed today
Thanksgiving. Practically every
place Of business with the exception
of thedrug stores, bakeries, cigar
-inns, and restaurantB are closed.
One mail delivery was made at the
postofflce this morning and the gen
eral delivery winnow was open irom
ten o clock until noon. Hut the poor
printers "Yahoos" as B. 8. calls
hem. are ((impelled to labor at their
tally tasks and gladly, too, for
here is some pleasure in getting out
newsy newspaper like the Herald
Ineai that's tooting your own horn.
lake H inian of the Palace Meat
Market believes that he was un
reasonably criticised for selling su
gar In lots of one sack to a custom-
f, Mr. Herman stntes that he was '
under the impression that there was
no rule against this and that he had
nade enquiries of food officials and
ounty officers before doing so apd
hat they did not advise him other
wise until a wire was received from
he state food administrator, and that
he Immediately discontinued the
practice as soon as he was advised
hat it was not allowable.
Wauneta Hoy, nged nin - years.
four monthes and seven days, the
laug1 ter of Mr. and lira Charles D.
Hoy of Alliance, died at U ur o'clock
Monday morning from diphtheria.
Burial wan made at three o'clock
Monday ofternoon. Rev. A. A. Lay-
ton conducted short services nt the
grave. Mr. Hoy is Alliance represen
tative for the Singer Sewing Ma-
hine Conpany. A younger daugnter.
who has been illwith th siirue mal
ady Is now recovering.
T. H. Towers returned to his home
in Lincoln last Saturday. Mr.
Towers spent nearly six weeks in Al
liance buying potatoes for the W. L.
Miner commission firm at Lincoln,
buying a large number of cars during
that time, shipping some of them and
Belling others to buyers who arrived
later. Mr. Towers is authority for
the statement that Mr. Miner will
build a large warehouse in Alliance
next spring, which will enable him
to handle the potato business here to
much better advantage.
Down at Wayne they founded a
club for last Hallowe'en night, called
the Zarathustra club, and gave a
party. A reporter who was pres
ent, making mention of the affair
said: "Dressed in sheets and pillow
cases the guests were taken up a
ladder to a second-story window,
where they were ushered into a
room decorated in black and white,
where various stunts were pulled
off. In a room entirely in red, white
ind blue, I'ncle Sam and a Red
Cross nurse were operating on the
kaiser. They found a yellow streak.
u bag of gall, two gizzards, a bottle
of beer, a dish of sauer kraut, but
narry a heart."
Superintendent W. M. Welden-
heimer of the Alliance division of
the Burlington will probably leave in
a few days to accept a position of
high authority on the Milwaukee
railrod, with headquarters at Chica
go Mr. Weidenheimer has been lo
dcatea at Alliance in his present po
sition for several years and Is one of
the most popular officials of the sys
tem. He has an extended acquain
tance among the members of the rail
road fraternity. His many Alliance
friends regret to see he and his fam
ily leave the state, but are pleased to j
know that he will have a position of
greater authority and responsible on
:he Milwaukee if he accepts the offer
made to him by President Byram.
politician.
Mr and Mra. George A. Heilman
were called to Galena, Missouri, on
Thursday of last week by a message
announcing the serious illoeas of
Mra Hell man 's mother Mr Beeaoa
to acting manager of the Forest
UtmkK QfWBJWMr'g yard in the aa-
or Mr. tteuman.
An Alliance man was traveling
with an eastern Nebraska cltisen
in the North Plate valley the other
day by auto. The eatern Nebraska
citlaen had heard a great deal about
Secretary FUher and his road work.
Why in biases don't Pisher fix up
these reads?" asked the eastern N 0.
"This la out of his territory" said the
If the weather will permit, Secre
tary Pisher of the Community ciub
will spend Friday and Saturday with
ihe new auto truck, marking the
roadi between Alliance, Bayard and
Seott' bluff. The colors on the Al
liance -Scottsbluff rood will be yel
low, white and yellow. Where they
branch off to Bayard the colors are
red white and black. At every main
intersection where the road branches
off to other towns a four by four tim
ber will be set in the ground painted
white. On this post will be fastened
h three-foot sign painted black on
white, showing the direction to towns
with the mileage and distance. In
the corner of each sign will be paint
ed theletters "A. C. C. "which mean
"Alliance Community Club."
L. E. Bliss of Omaha was in Al
liance Saturday, being held here by
the tunnel accident. While taking
in the town, Mr. Bliss ran across his
old old friend, Secretary Fisher of
the Community Club. Mr. Bliss re
cently disposed of large fa:m hold
ings ne ar Norfolk and WU enroute
west in search of a new location.
Of course he was told the many ad
vantages of Box Butte County, and as
a result of the railroad cccident the
county will probably very soon have
him for a citizen, as he is favorably
impressed with the situation here,
and will buy or rent a place near Al
liance if a suitable place can be
foud. Mr. Bliss has a want ad in this
issue of the Herald in regard to farm
or ranch land.
Box Butte "Bean Kings" are hav
ing some trouble getting their
crops threshed this fall. It appears
that every threshing machine is not
necessarily a "bean thresher" and
some of the growers are beginning
to get worried over the outlook.
According to some of the growers,
there is only one thresherman who
seems to be succeasful, so far and
he has his hands full. Clyde Ship
ler, one of the Alliance "Bean Mag
nates", reports that he is going to
get an old fashioned flail and a
yoke of oxen and get his out of the
pods in that manner. Clyde ship
ler. Hoy Strong aad "Dad" Ewing
the bean combine, sold their entire
crop several weeks ago at a good
price. If C ey get them threshed,
they get the money. If they don't,
they don't get it
QUALITY GOODS
AT LOWER PRICES
At a time when cut prices are being an
nounced by merchants; when claims of
immense bargains are being made, the
buyer it often bewildered. At such a time it is to tho advantage of the care
ful buyer to renicber that Mollring's, The Quality Store, has built up a busi
nes that leads because that at this store the prices are always marked below
those at the average store.
Mollring's Store offers unusual buying advantages A larger stock of goods
than any other store of this kind. Ooods purchased in quantities which give
1he maxim the maximum discounts. Many of the prices on our stocks of
Ladies Ready -to-Wear and Dry Goods
are lower than the cost of the goods today from the maunfacturer. Visit this
store before you complete your purchasing trip.
In behalf of the Alliance Chapter of the Red Cross and in our own behalf, we
wish to thank those who took advantage of our Red Cross sale to save them
selves money and to assist the Red Cross. We wish to thank the Red Cross
ladies for their sincere and earnest support in making this sale a success.
At Mollring' store you will find many new goods, seasonable and fashionable
and priced for the careful buyer.
GEjO. A. MOLLRING
The Quality Store
Announcing the Opening
of
Aliiance - Antioch
Regular Auto
Service
ALLIANCE TO HOFFLAND, 80 cents.
ALLIANCE TO ANTIOCH, $1.00
HOFFLAND TO ANTIOCH, 50 cents
CAR NUMBER ONE Leave Alliance 8:00 a. m. mountain time; Arrive at
Hoffland 9:40 a. m. central time. Arrive at Antioch at 10 a.m. central
time
Leave Antioch 11 :20 a.m. central time. Arrive Hoffland 11 :40 a.m.,
central time. Arrive Alliance 11 :20 a.m. mountain time.
Leave Alliance 2:00 p. m., mountain time. Arrive Hoffland 3:40 p.m.
central time. Arrive Antioch 4 p.m. central time.
Leave Antioch 5:20 p.m. central time. Arrive Hoffland 5:40 p. m.
central time. Arrive Alliance 5:20 p. m. mountain time.
CAR NUMBER TWO Leave Antioch 9:20 a.m. central time. Arrive Hoff
land 9:40 a.m. central time. Arrive Alliance 9:20 a.m. mountain time.
Leave Alliance 10 a.m. mountain time. Arrive Hoffland 11 :40 cen
tral time. Arrive Antioch 12 o'clock, noon central time.
Leave Antioch 3 :20 p. m. central time. Arrive Hoffland 3 :40 p.m. cen
tral time. Arrive Alliance 3:20 p.m. mountain time.
Leave Alliance 4:00 p.m. mountain time. Arrive Hoffland 5:40 p.m.
central time. Arrive Antioch 6:00 p. m. central time.
NOTE For special night trips see the driver in advance. We appreciate
your business and you can depend uponour service if the proper ar
rangements are made before hand.
HEADQUARTERS
Alliance The Alliance Hotel. Phones 148 and 919.
Antioch Kidd's Hotel and Bakery (Blair's old stand) two blocks south of
the post office.
H. B. BLACK, General Manager
