Thursday, March 20, 1919
THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
L&$lfyvUrkre 1A( Social News, Church Notes and Lodge Doinrs 'fesKTijr
-VsV rilOne JU of the Week as Told the Society Reporter SSSjg
Mrs. John McDonald entertained a
number of the city teachers Thurs
ay evening of last
ent having been associated with her
. nursing, auring the "flu" epidemic
Victrola music was enjoyed, and each
suest was glyen a palm reading. The
j-vuiib iaaies declare that hereafter
"r, win always consult Mrs. Mc-
xinnia wnen any question of mo
ment arises. Dainty refreshments
JT ii u ' nnd everone enjoyed a
-u-iiiiuiiui evening.
ainner party was given last
week by Mrs. Smart, of Cheyenne
-nvr. in nonor of Mian Elslo Jnhn.nn
who will leave us soon. The decora
tions were green and white, and the
piace cards were creon hnt wiih
bands of white; bearing the name of
me guests. Much excitement was
caused during the dinner by the
violent ringing of the door bell, and
the arrival of a telegram. Agitation
r, V I .1 n .1 i .
ouuoiuru, uowever, wnen rt was
lound to be from Mr. and Mrs. John
eon, of North Platte, announcing the
coming wedding of there daughter to
Mr. John Stryker, of Kearney. Eevry
one spent a very enjoyable evening
nerce & Jenkins sold the John
animek ranch of 1120 acres, twenty
ve mnes west or Hemingford, to
tan ii. Foster of Mitchell, consider
atlon being $10 per acre. Jo' n Shi
men nas in turn purchased his
Drotner'a rarm of 320 acres three
miles south of Lawn church at $25
per acre and will become a resident
of Box Butte county. Mr. Foster
eold his Kinkaid section north of
Mitchell to a local ranchman for
312.50 per acre. .
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The Denny Bergin homestead of
480 acres, two miles north of Curly,
In Sioux county, sold to Albert Holm
gren of Mitchell for $4800 this week.
The sale was made through Pierce &
Jenkins of Hemingford.
C. H. .Hubbell has sold his Kin
kaid homestead near Curly to J. O.
Ball, an adjoining ranchman, for
112.50 per acre. Mr. Hubbell has
repurchased a farm of 240 acres one
mile northeast of Berea and will im
prove same this summer. In the
meantime' he will reside on the B. U.
Shepherd ranch.
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E. R. Herrenkohl of Thurman, la.,'
has rented the Veeder farm four
miles southeast of Hemingford and
has occupied the same this week. He
also purchased two lots in Melick's
addition to Hemingford and will
build a house here this summer.
George Baker has begun the con
struction of a number of new houses
In Melick's addition to Hemingford.
He has arranged for a block of this
new addition through Pierce & Jen
kins, agents, and will sell the houses
as fast as he constructs them. He
already has over a dozen applications
to purchase, and about twice that
number of applications to rent.
H.. G. Tuttle of Berea is of the type
of men who help develop a new coun
try. He purchased a Quarter sec
tion of land for $40 per acre about
a year ago, adjoining the townsite of
Berea and improved same, and this
spring disposed of the property for
$75 per acre to Lew Lauer of Iowa,
who has. moved on the place. Prior
to this sale, Mr. Tuttle had purchas
ed 320 acres of land Just east of Be
rea. He Is repeating the process of
developing and improving this tract
of land and will without doubt
achieve the same success that he did
with the other problem of develop
ment. Nothing could be better for
the county than to have a score of
such men as Mr. Tuttle. working
along the same lines. He not only
helps himself, but raiseB the value of
all the adjoining lands by his meth
ods. l x
Albert Schott had the misfortune
to get one of bis hands under a saw
at the Forest Lumber company yard
last Saturday and us a result lost the
fore finger of his right hand. He is
geting along as we9Il as could be ex
pected. The Omaha automobile show last
wek broke all records for attend
ance, number of cars exhibited, and
amount of cars sold. Hotel men
stated that the show attracted one of
the largest crowds of out-of-town
- visitors of any show or convention
for years. A spirit of optimism pre
vailed on all hands. One of the fea
tures were exhibits of Omaha-made
automobiles and tires.
A. C. Adams, well known Lincoln
capitalist and president of the Prai
rie Potash Company, is in the city
today on business.
The countycommissioners of Box
Butte county are in session this week
The chief item of business is the pro
position of caring for the roads of
the county. The commissioners are
endeavoring to work out a plan by
which the limited funds available can
be made to the most good In all por
tions of the county.
The Nebraska Telephone Company
Is Installing a new toll board In tho
Alliance exchange. The Installation
will take from 30 to 60 day and will
makethe handling of long distance
calls much easier and efficient.
W. It. Harper, Earl D. Mallery and
Lloyd C. Thomas, of Alliance have
been commissioned as delegates to
the U. S. Good Boads Association
meeting at Mineral Wells, Texas,
from April 14th to 19th, the appoint
ment coming from Governor McKel
Tie under date of March 10th.
Secretary Lane announced futher
progress during the month of Febru
ary in the classification f public lands
by the Geological Survey of the In
terior Department. The classifica
tions during the month were confin
ed almost wholly to those under tne
enlarged-homestead and the stock
raising homestead laws. Under the
stock-raising homestead law, per
mitting entries of lands chiefly valu
able for graxlng and the raising of
stock in tracts of 640 acres or less,
lands were designated during the
mnth as follows: Colorado 87,460
acres; Idaho 46,215; Montana
916.791; Oregon 92,686; Wyoming
111.
A carload of registered Hereford
duiis will arrive in Alliance on Sat
uraay, aiarcn ZZnd, and will be
Placed on sale at Carroll's sale ham
They are bred by Clyde Turklncton
og Letts, Iowa, and are recommend
ed as the finest load of bulls ever
brought to the sand hills. Full details
can oe secured from thn nnnnnnmv
ment made In this issue of The. Her
aid.
miss Katnerine Quisle who has
maae ner home In Alliance for the
past two years returned Tuesday to
ner nome in lowa.
ivev. bpier was called to Mullen
last week to preach the funeral ser
mon or Mr. Harding, and old time
resldent of that place. Mr. Harding
is me ratner of the auctioneer Col.
L. E. Harding.
A committee of firemen froni.Mit-
chel spent Wednesday In Alliance In
specting the City Hall. Mitchel Is
planning on building a new city hall
and the committee spent several days
inspecting tne buildings in different
towns along the line. The delegation
was headed by W. C. Rundin.
J. W. Scbultz from Colorado
Springs spent Wednesday looking
over our city.
On last Wednesday at the home
of the brides grandfather occured the
wedding of Ethel Carter. and Mr.
Charles Wilson both of Aliance. 1
Miss Wilnia Mote spent a few days
1st week In Lincoln visiting her Bis
ter Mrin.
The Mrch Division of Oe Method
ist Aid Society will hold a food sale
at Mallerys Grocery Store Saturday,
March 22.
We will have a car of flour and
feed In this week. Your money back
if not satisfied is the guarantee
Farmers Union. 1 ' j
The local cream market has taken
another Jump. The creamery- is this
week paying 64 cents per pound for;
butter fat delivered at the creamery.
, C. L, and L. E. Powell are advertls
ing this week a big clean up sale t
the farm three miles north of town
C. L. Powell last week sold bis farm
to T. C. Bradley and with the family
will move to Alliance to live as soon
as the sale is over.
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, Casper, Wyo. The Wyoming
Eastern Oil syndicate and the Allen
Oil company have filed with the state
land board an assignment to them by
the Western States company, thru H.
A. Rispin, of the east half of section
36-36-65, in the Lance Creek field,
on which the pioneer well of the
Western States and the Ohio is lo
cated. The assignment of property
is alleged to have been made two
years Bgo, but laid away. The Mid
west interest in the property is con
fined to stock ownership and control
of the Western States thru purchase
from Rispin, the latter being heavily
Interested in Wyoming Eastern.
MctluMlixt Church
The Sunday school has been reor
ganized with Brother Drake contln
ued in the superlntendrncy. Let tho
sntlre school rally to his leadership,
and keep up the fine increased at
tendance of the past months. The
members of the orchestra are faith
ful, and wishing to have several
more pieces In the orchestra, a call
Is made for new recruits: who win
KOI'Kli Till.'. Jriiut.-i.-t i answer" It will be a Ann nnMri 1
There will be a Union Meeting of 004' ILd. "n Juration.
. . . . I uv nr i ill llll n 11 II I IH' I inp WTt liinKit. '
tne cnurcnea In the Mothndiit i. .m v. ..r V "
church. Next Sunday evening at 7:80 you have recently .3 . , "
Won;:n?derCn?rstraUn8P'0 ' ved hear u!fs iermon The inu-!
woman s Christian Temperance sic win thrin . j YL
SSbSS nY" T,nn,"K f -ur f"'J" ' J- fTt you.1"6 """""f
Big Jubilee Drive." Come to this Enworth Lm,,,J , . 't ... !
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The Omaha X-ray Society has in
vited all the doctors and dentists of
Iowa and Nebraska to meet with
them at the Hotel Fontenelle, Oma
ha, ton April 5, to hear lectures
from Dr. Gordon of the Mayo clinic
and other authorities. Special at
tention will be paid to the new meth
ods brought forth by the experience
of the army experts in France.
Night Marshall Oscar Reed picked
up John Collett at the station Satur
day morning and in the hearing at
police court folowlng Mr. Collett paid
a fine of $10. for having in his pos
session several quarts of whiskey.
The Rumer Motor Company this
week received a car of Case tractors.
Several more shipments are expected
within, the next few days.
Mr. Fred Harris of the Alliance
National Bank Is a candidate for the
seat in the ctty council from the
Second ward and is a particularly
qualified man for the place. Mr. Har
ris is an authority on finances and
would be a valuable member of the
city board. ,
The Farmers Union Co-Operative
Association has barrel and sacked
flour.
Chas. Chilton is making the pre
liminary preparations for the erec
tion of a residence in Belmont addi
tion. Mrs. J.-W. Ellis, Niobrara street,
left Saturday for Litchfield, where
she will spend a couple of ' weeks
with relatives.
Chas E. Murphy, stockman and
rancher of the Lakeside country was
an Aliance visitor Tuesday. Mr.
Murphy has a large bunch of cattle,
about a thousand bead, and says that
they are doing exceptionally well this
winter. On the Murphy ranch are
some potash lakes which were just to
be developed when the end of the
war came and the activities of the
potash producers ceased, but he fig
ures that the business will be stab
ilised and that soon the work will be
taken up again.
Institution,
Red Letter
ing and learn more nmnni
The program la as follows: -
Opening Song, America, Congrega
ion.
Scripture Lesson,
Mrs. need.
Prayer, Mrs. S. J. Epler.
Solo. Mrs. Wright.
Address, Mrs. A. A. Lay-ion.
Pledges and Collection.
nosing song, The Star Spangled
uuiiuer, congregation.
Benediction, Mrs. A. J. Keaons
i e w. c. r. u. will hold their
All Day Institute at the home of
Mrs. W. E. Lotspeirti, 6th and Tolu-
ca Ave., rnursday, March 27. bogliv
ning at 10:30 oclock. The following
o I'lugram:
Song America.
Short business session.
Song Onward Temperance Sold
iers.
What can my department
make the World Better.
Americanization Mrs. Sharp.
Anti-Narcotics, Mrs. J. u. Beck,
Christian Clt zenshlp, Mrs. W. E,
Cutts.
Flower Misison and Relief Wnrir
-
iurs. in oses vvrignt.
Health, Mrs. S. It. Smith.
Institutes, Miss Vera Snencer
Mother's Meetings and Whit nih.
Don iiecruits, Mrs. F. M. Phelps.
Medical Temperance. Mrs. H a
Glass.
Scin title Temnerance
Miss Mabel Young.
boclal Meetings and
Days, Mrs. J. A. Keegan
Temperance and Labor. Mrs. O. o.
Genty.
Work among Soldiers and Sailor
Mrs. J. A. Bacon.
Song Arouse Ye, Good People.
Question Box conducted bv Mrs.
Vance.
Noon tide Trayer at 12 o'clock,
Ca'ateria Lunch from 12:00 to 1.
30. also a social good time.
Opening Devotlonals. Mrs. S. J.
Epler.
Song Our Trust is in the God of
Battles.
What our W. C. T. U. can do for
the hospital Mother at Fort Sheridan
Mrs." J. A. Keegan.
Reading, Mrs. E. G. Laing.
Song What's the NewsT
Address Our Duty as Citizens.
Mrs. Lay ton.
bong Are You In the Ranks?
Reading, Mrs. Stansberry.
Discussion The Jublie Drive. Led
by Mrs. Stansberry. .
The Membership Drive, led by Mrs
Vance.
Mission work and Americanization
Mrs. Sharp.
Mrs. Laing will tell us about the
Red Cross Work.
Mother's Meeting and Recruiting
of Little White Ribbons. Mrs. Phelps
bong o Rouse Ye. Christian
Workers.
Dismissal and Benediction, Mrs.
Reed.
Bring some article for lunch and
spend a day with us. You might like
us if we once became acquainted. We
know we will like you.
Mrs. Phelps li arranging a nice
program for ner part on the program
and all mothers wl,th little ones are
urged to be there and enroll your
lltle one as a Recruit.
Every one are urged to bring the
questions that have been perplexing
you, to t1 is meeting. We trust that
they will be answered to your entire
satisfaction.
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These are great days in which we
are living. Intelligence continues to
Increse. Almost anybody can distin
guls' the real from the false. The
sermon subject for Lord's Day morn
ing is "Imitations". A union meeting
under the auspices of the W. C. T. U.
with Mrs. Layton as speaker will be
held at the Methodist Church In the
evening. Next Sunday will be a star
day In the calendar. Witnees your loy
alty to the Lord by giving Him this
day for worship. The church will be
gin a meeting on Sunday April 6th.
Every member is ex'ected to culti
vate Bervlce and prayer and this will
week meeting of the Church on Wed
nesday evening. Young peoples pray
er service at 6:30 each Sunday even
ing. Come to the church with a mes
sage and a welcome.
Stephen J Epjer,
Minister.
The City Mission Board have
planned a home cooked food sale to
be held in the window at Duncan's
grocery store next Saturday p. m. be
ginning at 1. o'clock. Any one wish
ing to help this good cause, bring
some thing for sale, wheather you
are solicited or not.
By orders of the Committee
PUERBYTKRIAX CHURCH
Services Sunday March 23. The
Sunday School at 10 a. m. is the
Power House for character building.
J. L. Overman Supt. Morning Wor
ship 11 a. m. "The Way to Victory"
Evening Service (Union meeting at
the Methodist church auspices of the
W. C. T. U.)
The Christian Endeavor Society
will meet at 6.30 p. m. Supt. W. R.
Pate will speak on he subject "The
Art of Building Character." Plan to
be at this meeting. All are cordially
welcome to these services.
A. J. Kearns, pastor
Ths Herald $J.0, worth more.
all of our young neonlo be lovi' n,i
the non-members respond to the gen
eral invitation.
At thn e VOll In r hnnp IK.
i saini, will be under the auspices of the W.
i. v., and in charge of the pas
tors' wives. It will b
the amiiated Protestant churches,
and should have the eenemiin mii,l
port of all the church members. An
overflow meeting will be arrnnrerf if
the congregation cannot be seated In
tne auditorium. Let us make It a
rousing meeting.
FIRST lUPTIMT imiU'll
First Baptist church Rervlnoa ul
the usual hour Sunday mornln nn,i
evening Morning subject The Sec-
ona coming of Christ.
Lvenlng service will be a 11 n Ion
service at the Method 1st chlirrh In
the Interest of t' e W. C. T. U.. I
A. A. Layton, pastor. j
Experiments conducted for ten '
years at the University of Nebraska1
North Platte Experimental Substa-I
tlon show that early seedlnir nf
spring wheat, oats, barley and cm
mer In western Nebraska inakpn het-
were made with four seeding dates.
averaging March 25, April 6, April
o ana April JO, ror ten consecutive
years. The average yields of all
crops were materially better from
early than from late seeding. Bar
ley outylelded all other crops, and
on account of its high yielding pow
er and high food value, its growing
is advocated. Emmer, often called
spelts, yielded low, and there seems
little Justification for growing this
crop In western Nebraska. There
was little difference between the val
ues of spring wheat and early oats,
either as a feed or cash crop. "Spring
Grains in Western Nebraska," Ne
braska Experiment Station Bulletin
172, may be obtained free by writing
Nebraska Experiment Station, Lincoln.
The Nebraska Laundry Owners
Association will meet in Omaha at
the Hotel Rome on March 27-29. A.
E. Evans of Lincoln is secretary.
Otto Rice of Chicago, president of
the national association, will be pres
ent. Some interesting figures on
costs of production will be present-ed.s
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 4, 1919
Loans and Discounts $ 905,179 26
United States Bonds and Stamps 129 054 90
Federal Reserve Stock.. 3 000 00
Banking House 10,000 00
Cash on Hand and in Banks and Due
from U. S. Treas -310,510.37
V f 1,337,744.113
aI,,1al $ 60.000.00
f,UrhJ5 Vi i 60.000.00
Undivided Profits a t-ta a
Circulation 49 997 50
Deposits ..: 1.199.067:39
I ,.137,744.53
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THE NEW ERA VICTORY FUND CAMPAIGN OF TUB PRESBY
TERIAN CHURCH IN THE U. S. A. FOR FORTY MILLIONS OP
DOLLARS IS THE CHURCHES WHOLE BUDGET FOR ITS
WHOLE WORLD TASK.
Invest in a Work for Humanity.
THE CHURCH WILL USE YOUR GIFTB,
To Preach Good Tidings Unto the Meek.
To Bind up the Broken Hearted. '
To Proclaim Liberty to the Captives.
, To Open the Prison to them that are Bound.
To Proclaim the Year of Johovahs Favor and the Day of Vegeance
of our God.
To Comrort All that Mourn. i
To Give unto All that Mourn a Garland for Ashes, the Oil of Joy
for Mourning, the Garment of Praise for the Splrw of Heaviness.
' - Hie Victory Fund Campaign Culminates Thrpoflu
nut the United States In the Every Member ami
, Adherents Enlistment In the Cause with m Definite
Pledge Sunday March 23, 2-0 p. m.
' FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ALLIANCE, NEBR.
CXMPKRATINa
A. J. KEARNS, Pastor.
Anri'ounceme
JUS IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF, THE COMPLETION OF OUR
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II PLANS FOR THE OPENING OF MODEKNLY EQUIPPED UNDER-
JUL TAKING PARLORS AT 128 WEST THIRD ST. ' NOTHING THAT
WOULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND
NOTHING THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE FURNISHINGS OF THE PAR
LORS HAS BEEN FORGONE, ALL OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH OUR
NEW AND MODERN MOTOR HEARSE, IS NOW AT THE SERVICE OF
THOSE WHO MAY NEED OUR SERVICES. m ' '
IN CHARGE WILL BE MR. HARRY E. WELLS, OF MUCH EXPER
IENCE IN UNDERTAKING AND IN THE DIRECTING OF FUNERALS.
ALL CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT, WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED.
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