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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1918)
BRIEF BITS FOR BUSY READERS Mr. end Mrs. A. P. Gordon are the proud parents of a baby boy born Monday. Mother and boy are doing nicely. ! J. D. Emerick, the abstracter who was first afflicted with the smallpox and then the influenza, is out again. Jay feels that he has at least had his share of the epidemics. to I The Alliance Herald furnishes all kinds of sales books, coupon books, loose-leaf ledgers and supplies, on prompt notice. Phone 340. We will toll for the order. i Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clifford have sold their home in the eastern part of the city to Carl Joy. The Clifford family expect to spend the rent of the winter on theii ranch. Ed. Schulti, a farmer living north of Berea, was in the city on business Tuesday. While here Mr. Schultz asked that he be placed on The Her ald's mailing list to receive the paper regularly. Miss Leona Shreve, formerly a teacher in the Chadron city schools, hac Joined the staff of The Alliance Herald. Miss Shreve's excellent edu cation and training will fit her admir ably for newspaper work. L. Smith, chief clerk to general superintendent at Burlington head quarters, has been confined to his home for a few days with the in. fluenia. He Is getting better rapid ly and Is expected soon at his desk again. :i Fred Hoover, well known Box Butte county ranchman, living west of Alliance, was in the city on Tues day. Fred has been suffering from an attack of influenza in addition to the rheumatism with which he has been afflicted for some time. IO I Noel Young, son of Ed Young of Alliance, is expected home on a fur lough for Christmas. Noel has been taking a course of training in the navy hospital at Goat Island, Cali fornia, and will complete this before receiving his discharge. D. E. W. Jones who is in charge of the erection of the new Omaha Potash Company's big plant at Lake side was in the city Tuesday on busi ness. Mr. Jones was in charge of the erection of the Alliance federal building before he got into the potash huisness In which he has been en gaged for some time. tor Camp Cody, the army cantonment at Deming, New Mexico, where sever, al thousand Nebraska boys spent many weary months training during HEMINGFORD the early days of the war, is to be abandoned, according to official notice by the war department. The boys of Company O, Alliance's vol unteer company, went first to Camp Cody under the command of Captain Jack Miller. Some of them are In this country and many of them are In France. It won't be long until they all are home again. Oh, Boy! Won't there be a "grand and glorious time" when they get home. J. Carl Thomas, one of the six ' Thomas boys, who resigned his posi tion with a Scottsbluff newspaper In October for the purpose of going to Camp Kearney, California, with the ; Nebraska draft men ; nd who did not get to go on account of the close of hostilities, is now employed1 by the Burlington at the yard office. Carl was for a number of years on the staff of The Herald and is one of the most expert linotype machine operator-machinists in the state. He is now getting a rest from the hard grind of newspapar work. I O! Oluf Kuhn, the first Alliance volun teer fireman to return from the big war with an honorable discharge In his pocket, meaning that he is home for good, returned Monday. Oluf has been In training at a number of the camps and says that it is certainly good to be with home folks again. Olaf says that the boys have learned the following general orders for mess time by heart: 1. To take charge of all the spuds and gravy in sight. 2. To watch your plate in a mili tary manner and to keep careful watch for any stray sausage or chick en. 3. To report any bread sliced too thin to the mess sergeant 4. To repeat all calls for second helpings. 5. To quit the table only when satisfied that there is nothing else left. 6. To receive but not to pass on to the man next to you any pie, cake or fried chicken left by the N. C. B. P. or cockroaches. 7. To talk to no one who asks for onions. 8. In case of fire in the mess hall grab and stow away all eatables left by others. 9. To allow no one to steal any thing in the line of grub. 10. Call the mess sergeant when discovering potatoes not covered by gravy 11. To salute all chickens, beef steaks, ham or eggs. 12. Be especially watchful at the time for eating and to challenge any one who gets more prunes than you do. Wilson McMillan left Friday night on 4 2 for his home in Grand Island after spendng four months here working for F. W. Mellck. Mrs. Addie Eaton left last week for Mitchell to attend her son who is seriously 111 with Influents. Mrs Elmer Vaughn returned from Edgemont, So. Dak., where she had been visting relatives for a few days. Lloyd C. Thomas and wife autoed up from Alliance and out to the Ken ner ranch Sunday. Mr. Arthur Dow left Saturday night on 4 2 for Bellvadier Nebr., where he will sDend the holidays with his parents. D. W. Butler was a between train visitor In Alliance Sunday. Mrs. Bud Thompson from Angora Nebr. came up Saturday for a visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Wllker autoed up from Alliance Sunday. Johnny O'Keefe and family of Alli ance attended the funeral services of Julia Abley that were held here Friday. Word was received the first of the week announcing the safe arrival the in New Yory of Toney Kuhn and Thomas Katen both boys being with the American forces In England. Mrs. Hattle Hutchinson and Mr Earl Hockey were shopping In Alli ance between trains Thursday Mr. Ray Snow who has been em ployed for the past six months at the Whit Front barber shop here left Monday for Evingston Montana. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Michael and Andrey were in Alliance shopping Monday. Mrs. Browne Church is cooking at the Arlington Hotel during the ab of Mrs. Addie Eaton. Mrs. Win: Saling and MrB. Chas. Wnhl were shopping in Alliance Monday between trains. Mr. Bud Kinsley left last week for Texas where he has gone to sell pota toes. Mr. Claude Reynolds enjoyed a short visit with his sister from St. Joe the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yeoman left for Omaha Saturday night. Mrs. Yeoman was called to the bedside of her sis ter who is critically ill with influenza Mr. Erie Anderson was an east bound passenger Sunday night on 4 2 for Clarks where he has gone to spend Xmas with home folks. Mrs. Clyde Graham and Vera auto, eri to Alliance Monday to do some Chrstmas shopping. Miss Vera Garland left Sunday for Garland Nebr. to spend her holiday vacation with her parents. Juletta Abley eighteen year old daughter of Mr. andMrs. Emery Abley died at the hospitl In Alliance Wednesday of Influenza and compli cations. She is survived by her par ents two brothers Dale and James and one sister Nellie. The remains were brought hero Thursday afternoon and the funeral was held Friday. The 3 year old son or Mr. and Mrs. John Wiltsey died at their home here Sunday night following an attack of Influenza and complications. F. II. Reasor, formerly chief clerk to the American Railway Express Company claim agent, has gone to Omaha to make his home. He pur chased the Interest of his partner In the cutlery business and the Barnett system of razor sharpening In Omaha and goes there to take charge of the business. Mr. Reaaor'a friends at the boarding house suaplclonod that there might be other rernons for hlr departure so they took, no chances and he was the guest of honor at a tin shower on Wednesday night o List week. He now has a fu'l assort ment of tinware sufficient for a large family and we trust that he will not disappoint those here who are hoping (hut a certain attractive young lady will soon preside ovnr the tinware In a little cottage in Omaha. Greet Scientists Error. The theory that the "arth Is a sphere and moves about the sun was held by a large part of the ancient world and was dropped and discredited largely through the Influence of the greatest philosopher and scientist of all times, Aristotle. Did you get the flu Or did the flu get you? Whichever it was There's nothing that does Make a feller feel so punk As lytn' In his bunk A flghtln' the flu The long nights thru; To learn on gettln' up That the doctors don't know What the blasted little pup Looks like that caused It all so Yeah boy, we're sure glad we're all here But we'd sure feel better If We had a bottle of beer maybe. By one who has been there. KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH DESIRABLE V 1 1 ?? Sl 'JC0'" a. 1 HELP WANTED Many of the American doughboys in France who when on leave stepped out for afew hours pleasure found themselves badly handicapped by their lack of knowledge with the French language. They were also without newspapers until special papers were started for them. One language was common to both them and the French the language of smiles. A jolly smile always brought an answer. 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In past years we have been content to observe Christmas in the fashion prescribed by both giving and receiving little remem brances while gathered around the time honored Christmas tree. Christmas this year will be the greatest in the history of America for have we not been given, by the victory of our armed forces with those of our allies, the undisturbed privilege of living as free people, in America, under the Stars and Stripes. As we look back over the year about to close we find that it has been an extra-ordinary one Extra-ordinary in the fact that through the hearty co-operation of the producers of western Nebraska, we have been able to exceed all former yearly records of production. Of this record we are doubly proud. Proud because of the unquestionable evidence of a spirit of appreciation on the part of you who are developing rapidly the resources of our Community, and proud of the splendid showing of success. We have, at all times, endeavored to pay you the very most in return for your products and believe that our policy of fair dealing one and all alike has met with your approval. May the New Year bring a continuance of our pleasant relation. WE OFFER 72c Per Pound For BUTTE R FAT a price never before paid, and paid for cream delivered at the creamery. THE ALLIANCE CREAMERY CO. I