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EMBER 16, 1919.
Call Thone 111 for package de
livery. S
K. & S. messenner rot? Ice,
phone 111, will run errands for you,
deliver packages or niessaRe to any
part of the city, rrompt service. 5
AI.UANCK HAS MOST
HTUATKUIC IXM'ATI.
If Some Loved
One
has answered the last call in
a distant city, we can take
immediate charge and re
lieve you of all the details.
Our reputation is a guaran
tee of proper attention.
Geo. D. Darling
MOTOR AMBULANCE
Day Calls and Night Calls
Phones Day, 139; Night 8,
299, 933.
(Continued from Tape 1.)
time."
The experience of Senator Currie,
ax the experience of all Investigators,
proves that centralized marketing
and organized distribution Is the one
factor that promotes more quickly
than any other set of conditions the
community In which the activities
nre the greatest.
A commercial yard and packlnn
house at Alliance, serving the vast
tributary territory, of which Alliance
Ic Justly the center, can mean noth
ing but Increased land values, better
stock, more lions and cattle fed, all
resulting In a more satisfied com
munity, In that better living Is made
possible.
The development of a community
through good roads, better schools,
and Immediate trading-centers makes
not only those who are already here
now wealthy but brings others wno
want to farm the productive soil of
western Nebraska.
Alliance
Nebraska
Avail yourself of the conven
ience of the K. & S. messenger serv
ice, 315 Box Butte, during Christmas
week. Call phone 111 and your
packages will bo delivered to any
part of the city.
Uoy Close, an emplaye of the
Alliance Creamery company, sus
tained a sprained knee a week ago,
and has been unable to report for
duty since. It will be several weeks
before he will be able to resume
work.
$100 FINE RESULT Of
PASSING SHORT CHECK
County Judge Ira E. Tash assessed
a fine of 1100 and costs against a
man named Cook In county court
Monday morning. Mr. Cook wrote
two checks, amounting to $5
against his account In a local bank
when he had already Issued checks I
to the full amount of the account.
He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Ialng shortly after cashing the
checks and was allowed to spend
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night In the county Jail in medita
tion. As it was his first offence, tie
was permitted to return to his jab
and pay his fine in installments.
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and WM
Bring
Use the K. & S. messenger serv
ice. Call phone 111 and have your
Christmas parcels delivered.
The funeral of Mrs. J. S. Mosher,
who died Sunday at her home in this
city, was held today.
Charles Wldman, brakeman,
was the only one injured in the
wreck Monday morning near Anti
oca. He received a sprained shoul
der and some bad bruises when he
Jumped from the train. W. II. Har
per, hia brother-in-law, drove down
to the scene of the wreck by auto
mobile and brought him to Alliance.
f 2.00 a year and worth more.
HOLD-UP IN YARDS
A police call issued from out of
the depths of the railroad yards this
morning at 3 a. m. or thereabouts.
It developed that two Mexicans had
been held up by masked robbers and
relieved of $108 in cash.
The whole thing appears most
mysterious and up to this time hasn't
been satisfactorily cleared up.
PBSSSS1
F. E. HOLSTEN
The Hallmark
Jewelry Store
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Nearly Everyone f
'Will Admit f
That a Bank account will be a distinct asset to them from the mo- x
ment they commence it But if they haven't been in the habit of g:
saving it means some real effort to change the ways of disposing of
the pay check. Why not commence the habit of laying aside t
A REGULAR PERCENTAGE OF YOUR SALARY? To encour-
age the systematic saving of money we have organized the follow
ing clubs. You will find just the thing you need to stop the drain jS
of financial odds and ends. Read of the helpful plan below. "
Christmas Saving Clubs
Start December 20
There are two classes of Savings Clubs which we have organized to help you form the habit
of thrift. Both continue for fifty weeks. In one you commence with a given amount and each
week increase te deposit by an amount equal to that with which you commenced the account.
Thus, in the 2c Club: First week, deposit 2c ; second week, 4c ; third week, 6c ; etc. The other
club includes those members who deposit a certain sum weekly for fifty weeks; with no in
crease in the amount deposited. The various clubs and the amounts foliow:
50 Weeks
With Deposits in Multiples
50 Weeks
With Straight Deposits
lc Club amounts to
2c Club amounts t
:r. 10c Club amounts to
$12.75
$25.50
$63.75
$127.75
25c Club amounts to
' 50c Club amounts to
$1.00 Club amounts to
f 5.00 Club 'an unts to
$12.50
.$25.00
$50.00
$2.70.00
X-Club includes those making any amount regularly, the same ca m week. iV
Interest at 5 Will Be Paid on Your Money :
The First State Bank
ONLY BANK IN ALLIANCE THAT GUARANTEES ITS DEPOSITORS PROTECTION 3?
The
Children
to see Santa Claus Friday at the W. R. Harper Department Store,
at 4 to 5 o'clock, Friday, December 19th. A present for every Boy
and Girl. Come one come all.
Do Not Delay Your
SHOPPING
Our store is permeated with the Christmas
spirit it is a great treasurer house of Christmas
gift suggestions ornamental, practical, simple
and useful.
Shop Early in the Day
It is much more comfortable to shop then, for
yoti will find the stocks in orderly display and our
sales-people able to give you their best service.
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Four Great Groups of
Women's Warm
Winter Coats
$22. 75, $37. 95, $59. 75
and $86.00
lieduced in price regardless of former selling
price, these heavy winter coats are exceptional
values.
An opportune time when every woman needs
a warm coat comes this sale, but we advise an
early selection, for these is but a limited number.
Slippers the
Practical and
Dainty Gift
Xcvc have we shown as pretty
and dainty n selection of allppers
for party wear or house wear than
at tho present time.
BOUDOIR SLIPPERS OF
FELT
In black, blue, old rose, coral,
Copenhagen blue, pink, lavender,
etc.. trimmed with fur and ribbon
rosettes. Five different styles
from which to select
$1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50
Women's High Shoes
The balance of a recent larpe
sale haa been placed in one group
for Saturday at SM.05
Fashion Glories in
Velvet Hand Bags
Four Groups for Saturday
$4.48, $10.75, $18.50, $25.00
Fascinating new styles and
shapes that bring out the richness
of velvet and velvet that brings
out the grace or shape. Wonder
ful silver effect frames that pic
ture a whole Dutch landscape or.
frames of French gray silvw or
velvet covered.
Choice of black, brown, navy
and taupe. Very specially priced
for Saturday at
$4.48, $10.75, $18.50, $25.00.
Make a Gift With Ribbons
This busy department is aglow with a wonderful variety of new ribbons, and you know
ribbons are indispensable to a gift worker, because they can be utilized to just hundreds of
beautiful things. On display are hundreds of wonderful new ribbon novelties which can be
copied, and we will be glad to help you with suggestions.
You will find here many novel gifts as Boudoir Caps, Breakfast Caps, Bootees, Jackets,
Telephone Screens, Tin Cushions, Hair Bows, Opera Bags, etc.
Special Wednesday, GEORGETTE WAISTS - - $6.98
ULTIMATUM
Sam's last note to Carranza was
the last word In diplomacy
Our offerings of today are the last
word In modern merchandising. Let
us sound a note of warning Don't
come too late or like the Mexicans,
they may not be there when you
arrive.
An "Old Fashioned" Price oh
Women 's Pure Thread Silk
Hosiery
Monday we offer a fancy lace boot with seam back
at a remarkable price ! They are silk to the knee, with
lisle tops and double soles, and the colors are black,
, cordovan and greys. "While they are run of the mill,
you have our assurance that they are well worth up to
$1.75 the pair; Saturday only $1.19
W. R. Harper Dept. Store
This is a Cash Store
If You Do Not Believe
It. Try to Open a
Charge Account.
Big Store-Alliance, Neb.
THIS IS A
CASH STOKE
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