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in UIY1AHA ni OUU Fat Cattle Slow and Weak to Ten Cents Lower. HOGS 5 TO 10 CENTS HIGHER Unevenly Lower Trade In Lambs Steady With Friday's Close Ewes Look Nearly Steady, Good Kind Selling at $7.30. Union Stock Yards, South Omaha, Jan. 25 A very good run of cattle arrived yesterday, some 8,200 head. On account of heavy runs at other points as well as here the fat cattle market was a little slow at prices weak to about a dime lower than the close of last week.

Business In cows and heifers was also rather dull and the trend of values was lower all along the line. Veal calves were in fairly good demand at steady figures. Desirable grades of stockers tnd feeders were wanted and prices held very nearly steady for anything Hood enough to attract competition. There wa a lot of low grade stuff here and salesmen had to shade prices more or less on stuff of this kind. Cattle quotations: Good to choice choice beeves.

fair to good $7 common to fair beeves. good to choice heifers. good to choice cows, fair to good cows, 95.25 6.00; canners and cutters, $4.25 C5.25; veal calves. bulls, stags, good to choice feeders. $6.8507 65; fair to good feed 4rs.

common to fair feed-ore, $5.5006 30; good to choice stock-rs. fair to good stockers, 6.85: common to fair stockers. stock heifers, $5 75C75; Jj cows, stock calves, Y7.50. avfoout 12 300 hoes showed up yesterday. The market was generally higher than the close of last weea.

huik weni ar it.i.vy1 123, aou best heavies reached $7 35. A good many sales were made at the latter jprlce. when was top for the day. Sheep and lamb receipts amounted to 7,000 head The market for lambs was very uneven, prices being I020c be'ow Frldav's early trade and about with Friday's close; $10.60 was paV for a hunch of good fed westerns of (Jesirahle weight. Mulk of the offerings moved at $10.40010.55.

ged sheep were only moderately supplied prices were Just about steady with last A good kind of owes at $7.2507 30. Nothing of feed er weights was Offered. Shearing lambs sold as high as $10.00. Quotations on sheep and lambs: Tunbs, good to choice. fair to" good.

lamb clipped. $9 0009.50: yearlings, rood to choice light year lings, fair to choice heavy. $8,000 8.75; wethers, fair to choice $700 7.90; ewes good to choice. fair to good, mm MEN'S BANQUET 1 1 Over Oiiir Hundred Ticket Already Hold Speakers Have Keen fce-cared for This Event Owlnglo conflicting dates on the 'part of tie speakers secured for the Business Wen's Banquet, it may be necessary to change the date from February llO as previously planned, to February 23. Definite announce ment as tolthe date will be made next week.

Secretary Fisher of the Commer cial Club reports that one hundred and twenty-five tickets have already been Bold for this banquet. Among the speakers will be Lieutenant Governor S. H. McKelvie, of Lincoln, and A. B.

Cowley, of Marquette. McKelvie is eidtor of the Nebraska Farmer, and Mr. Cowley is a merchant of Marquette. Mr. Cowley, who is said to be the most successful individual combatant of the mail order business in this section of the country, will address the meeting on the "Mail Order Business.

Banquet at North 1'latte The North Platte department held a banquet Tuesday night to which -ve were invited, but on account of the necessity of catching up on business neglected quring our visit to the convention at Crawford we were compelled to send a telegram of regret. We hope to be with them later In the year. ILOYMlfeD 'MONDAY Business Manager of The Herald Filed for Democratic Nomination for State Ilepreeentatlve Lloyd C. Thomas, business manager of The Herald, filed Monday with the county clerk of Box Butte county for the nomination for state representative from the 73rd district, comprised of Box Butte and Sheridan counties, on the Democratic ticket. Lloyd's announcement will be found on the editorial page of The Herald this week.

He is of the opinion that "energy and ability will and states that It he should receive the nomination and be elected he will give bis time and attention to serving the interests of western Nebraska. Hii residence In Alliance since 1908 an dbls constant boosting for western Nebraska have given him a wide acquaintance. uritW IS "OLD KENTUCKY" Made of the Choicest Selected Burley Grown World's Best Tobacco RICH, MELLOW, LUSCIOUS Nothing like a chew of ftrst-cla: to put an cdnc on jmit ami give you all the rich, juicy -a. i faction that nature puts into the tol acco leaf. Old Kentucky lias the fruity-swett avor of the choicest selected Burley mi.

That leaf is the flawless product of ihrn tohncco-growitig, selected, reacted, examined leaf by leaf. Then liaiiJ-slcmtiwd and made into lus-k i r.s I'Iums, with the mellow flar'or retained. And it's made with pure food exactness in one of the world's greatest plug factories. When you're reveling in the rich, sweet, flavor of Old Kentucky, you're chewing the luscious result of the most modern methods of high-grade plug tobacco making. Is it any wonder that Old Kentucky is the most delicious chew on earth Try a 10c plug to-day.

You're bound to like it. Old Kentucky No. 4 Crawford Here from Canada Paul Crawford, of Lancer, Canada, left Saturday night for his home in the far north after a visit of a week In Alliance with his brother Fred Crawford and after a trip which included stops in Iowa and Illinois. Mr. Crawford is a constant reader of The Herald and stopped In for a chat and to renew his subscription for the coming year.

Found a Sure Thing I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, N. has used Chamberlain's Tablets for years for disorders of the stomach and liver and says, "Chamberlain's Tablets are the best I have ever used." Obtain- Me everywhere. Adv Jan MISS NATION IN COXTKST Alliance Yoiiiik l-ndy Kilter "lleaut) and Brains" Contest To Try-out un Film Actress Miss Kthelyn Nation, 302 E.

2nd street. Alliance, has entered the "Beauty and Brains" contest being conducted by Photoplay Magazine. The proposition is to send eleven young women to the World Film Corporation studios at Fort Lee, New Jersey, across the fiver from New-York City, where they will be given a thorough tryout as film actresses. All of their expenses will be paid on this trip and if they show any talent, they will be given contracts for a period of not less than one year at regular salaries paid to stars. No effort will be spared to make film stars of these young women.

Miss Lillian Russell and William A. Brady are among the judges of the contest. RHEUMATISM ARRESTED Many people suffer the tortures of lame muscles and stiffened joints because of impurities in the blood, and each succeeding attack seems more acute until rheumatism has i vaded the whole system. To arrest rheumatism it is quite as important to improve your general health as to purify your blood and the cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion is nature'sgreat blood-maker, while its medicinal nourishment strengthens the organs to expel the impurities and upbuild your strength. Scott's Emulsion is helping thousands every day who could not find other relief.

Refuse the alcoholic substitutes. Make Your Home Safe by Using Safe Home Matches They are the strongest, sturdiest, safest matches in the world. They light almost anywhere. These are real safety matches. They don't spark.

They don't sputter. The heads don't fall off. The sticks are unusually strong. They are non-poisonous and conform in every respect with the new Federal law. 5c.

All grocers. Ask far them by name. The Diamond Match Company uuutnis Nome of High School and Gnule Students Kiempt from the Semester KiamliiatkiiM In the grades below the high school, students who have not been tardy during the semester and who have not been absent to exceed five days, are excused from the semester examinations if they have an average of 90 per cent, with the grade In no subject below 80 per cent. In the semester examinations held Thursday and Friday last week the following students were excused from exa mlnatlons: Third Grade: Billy Bogue. Bertha Bye, Agnes Dunbar, Zan Dunham, Helen Macy, Herbert Miller, Stella Moore.

Dorothy Mote. Paul Thompson. Inez Young. Parker Davis. D-Neen Harmon, George Jeffers, Evelyn Kuhn, Ivon Looney, Verne Laing, Ruth Moxon, James Ponath, Eva Sanger, Mary Wilson.

Fourth Grade: William Blcknell. Charles Cross. Helen llav.es, King Bobbins, Phyllis Thompson, Mark Anderson. Opal Drake, Lily Graham, Hazel Herman, Dorothy Hurst, Anna Kelser. Mildred Pate.

Fifth Grade: Lester Cross, Verna Dow, Mable Garett, Fred Purdy, Margaret Schlll, Pearl Stevenson, Dorothy Schieb, Josephine Wilson, Maurice Dodd, George Herman, Ines Hagan, Agnes Miller, Ruth Ragan, Ida Simpson. Sixth Grade: Harold Beans, Evelyn Brlce, Novella Coursey, Oral Edwards, Dorothy Hampton, George Hill, Seth Joder, Raymond Lewis, Ruth Macy, Irma Miller, Clarence Ralls, Charlotte Roberts, Ray Smith, Ruth Stanton. Seventh Grade: Helen Anderson, Ivan Acheson, Pearlie Brandt, Helen Brown, Clara Brown, William Co-tant, Frances Grassman, Marjorie Grebe, Sterling Harris, Marie Howe, Glenna Lawrence, Robert Lawrence, La Rhea Lunn, Vivian Plumber, Lll-lle Simpson, Elizabeth Wilson. Eighth Grade: Abraham Barger, Kathertne Baker, Ray Edwards, Harold Gavin, Bertha Garett. Ruth Hawes, Elton Harris, Glenn Joder, Helen Lore, Eva Lawrence, Robert Macey, Victor Martin, Margaret Mc-Quire, Velma Martin, Idal Peterson, Will Phillips.

Eva Simpson, Helen Woods, George Vandervoort. High School High school students are excused from the semester examinations In each subject in which they have a grade of 90 per cent or better, provided they have not been tardy during the semester, have had no nb-sence for an unsatisfactory reason and not more than a total of five days absence, and have taken all the period examinations. The following students were excused from all semester examinations: Ninth Grade: Corinne Mollring, Alice Schill, Clarissa Soth, Viola Soth, Grace Spacht, Laura Weaver. Tenth Grade: Gladys Clark. Ralph Joder, Addle Markham, Maude Nas-011.

Anna Reeves, Dora White, Esther Sheldon. 4 Eleventh Grade: Kate Anderson, Florence Atz, Jeanette Haney, Dolly Hagaman, Oral Harvey. Eleanor Harris, Edith Vanderwark, Tressa Vandervoort, Nina Whaley. Twelfth Grade: Jennie Blaine, Freda Corbett, Hannah Cotant, Edna Donovan, Janet Grassman, Alice Graham, Marian Grebe. Marian Mote, Carol Nason, Ruth Nation, Carl Powell.

Katherine Schill. Helen Schott, Ralph Smith, Florence Whaley. fflnitniiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiniiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiwnmnmrc Learn Snell Shorthand By Mail: You Arc Positively Guaranteed a Position Any person with a common education CAN learn Snell Expert Shorthand in a few days and get speed for an office position in 6 to 12 weeks: or qualify for a $75 to $100 Government position in 3 to 5 months. It is twice as rapid; twice as legible, twice as accurate as any other system, no exception. You Can Learn by Mail Every student is guaranteed a position when competent.

Individual instruction day and night or by mail: shorthand, typewriting, bookkeeping, civil service. Send for sample lesson, free. SNELL Shorthand College Kittredge Building Denver, Colorado RAISED MISSION FUNDS Wyoming Conference of Advent In Wyoming and Western Nebr-ajka liaised More than Ouota Crawford, Jan. 24 The Wyoming conference of Seventh-day Adventlsts, which has its headquarters In Crawford, mroe than reached its goal in raising foreign mission funds last year, according to announcement just made by Secretary Asa Smith. Mr.

Smith says that the Wyoming conference at the beginning of 1915 adopted the plan advocated by the General or World conference of the denomination to raise twenty cents a week per member for foreign missions, and that the members throughout Wyoming and the western part of Nebraska entered Into the plan so enthusiastically that they gave f270 over their quota. The members of the church In this city will be pleased tn learn of the success that has attended their efforts. Mr. Smith said that every one of the seventy-five conferences In the United States and Canada joined in the same plan of raising funds for foreign missions, with the result that between a half million and threo-quartera of a million dollars was given for furthering the advent message in other countries last year. The same plan has been adopted for the raising of funds this year, and the church has also planned to Increase its force of foreign missionaries, especially in India, China, Japan, the Philippine Islands and other Orient al countries, according to Mr.

Smith The delegates from the Wyoming conference that will attend the biennial convention of the Central Union Conference which will be held In College View, February 8 to 15, will be made more acquainted during the coming convention with the advancement of the church this year. Elder N. T. Sutton, president of the Wyoming conference, will head the delegation that will go from this state. Among the others that will represent Wyoming and western Ne braska Include Elder C.

II. Miller, of Sidney, Elder E. H. Curtis, of Chey enne, Asa Smith, of Crawford, J. Fletcher, Broadwater, H.

A. Fish, Bellefourche, 8. Taul Curtis, Oar- land, and F. C. Clark, Craw ford, Nebr.

Delegates will also be present from eastern Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. Several of the leaders will also attend from the world's headquarters of the denomination In Washington, D. among them being Elders I. H. Evans and G.

B. Thompson, president and secretary, respectively, of the North American division conference. Bishop R. A. Underwood, president of the CentralUnion conference, will be chairman during the convention.

Clark for Representative A. E. Clark, editor of the Sheridan County Democrat, at Gordon, has tiled for the democratic nomination for state representative in the district comprised' of Box Butte and Sheridan Clark was formerly publisher of the Hemingford Journal, which was consolidated with The Alliance Herald last October and has been publishing a paper at Gordon foi some time. Mr. Clark In his announcement says: "Should I re-ci-he the nomination and afterwards le elected.

I have 'no axe to Krlnd' only so far as I could serve the people of the district." Old papers for sale at The Herald office. Five eents a bunch; six bunches for a quarter. WHEN YOU 60 TO DENVER ton Can Ilnd Modern Aecommoda-Hons, at Moderate Price- Hotel, Conveniently located In visiting a city of hotels, such as Denver Is, ono Is sometimes at a. tn to know where to put up. Few peo ple care 10 siop at some of the bum Places that have out a hotel bIrii.

and yet most of us prefer to not pay extravagant prices for hotel accommodations. To those who wish to find a mod erate price hotel, with modern con veniences, well located. Hotel Mid land, at Seventeenth and Arapahoe streets, will be quite acceptable. It is only a rew blocks up Seventeenth street from Union station, and yet It is near the business center of the city. Hotel Midland is conducted on the European plan, guests pay for their rooms only, getting their meals elsewhere.

There are good restaurants and cafes nearby. The rates at the Midland are low, considering the line location and good accommodations. Well furnished, steam heated rooms, with clean, comfortable beds, and privilege of bath, may bo had at 75 cents and one dollar per day; room with private bath, $1.50 per day. 7-4t-7169. SAGE TEA DiMS HI TO SHADE Don't stay fray! Hert's simple recipe that anybody caa apply with a hair brush.

The tn of Sage and Sulphur for re storing laded, gray iuur to its natural eolor dates back to gTandmothar's tame. Fh used it to keep her hair beaaUfally dark, gloMy and abundant. Whenever br bair fell out or took on. thai dull, faded or streaked appearance, this simple mixture was applied with wonderfu effect. Hut brewing at home is muaav aim out-of-date.

Kowadaya, by asking; at any drug store tor a 60 cent bottle of "Wyeth's Saga and Sulphur Iiair Rem edy," yon will get this famous ei recipe which can be depended upon tf restore natural color and beauty to- tin hnir and is splendid for dandruff, dry ffvoriuli, itchy scalp and falling hair. well-known downtown druggist any 11 darkens tlm hair so naturally an evenly that nobody can tell it has bev applied. Yon simply dampen a aponr or soft brush with it and draw thi through your hair, taking one strand a time. Hy niorniru; the gray hair dir it'ix'ars, and after another application or two, it hcrnmcs beautifully dark, glossy. sou ana auunaanc ItAII.KOAD NOTKS Ti Roope, of Lincoln, superintend ent of motive power, was In tidge- mont Tuesday and returned to Lin coin Tuesday night.

A. Brlce. an operator in the tel egraph office, who had been laying off the paBt two weeks on account of sickness, returned to work Monday. Business car No. 77, General Sup erlntendent K.

K. Young's car, which had been in the Plattsmouth shops for repairs, was returned to Alliance Wednesday. C. W. Graham, agent at Hemingford, who had been laying off for the past two weeks on account of the sh'kness of his father at Hazard returned to work Tuesday.

The first meeting of the Safety First Committee for this year was held in Alliance Monday. Nothing hat routine business and minor mat ters were brought up at this meeting. R. K. Reiner, a switchman In the Burlington yards in Alliance, left last week to spend a short vacation at Galesburg, 111.

Among his friends In the yards there Is a well founded suspicion that on returning Rezner will be accompanied by "Mrs." Ilez ner. A train of fifty-eight ears of shoep arrived In Alliance Monday night from Sheridan and left Tuesday morning for the eastern market. An other sheep train about the same size was made up In Sheridan Tuesday and passed through Alliance Wednes day. On Sunday, February 6, Rev. Ran dall, pastor of the Methodist church at Broken Bow, will give a "Safety First" sermon.

The sermon will be Illustrated with safety first pictures. About a year ago Rev. Randall preached a similar sermon. The meeting was widely advertised among the railroad men and be was greeted with a packed house. Quite a number from Alliance and vicinity attended the first meeting and the railroad officials feel that the service was productive of much good for the cause of safety as applied in railroad circles.

A number from here will doubtless attend the meeting an nounced for February 6. NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream in Nostrils Open Up Air Passages. To Ah I What relief! Your clogged nostrils open right up, the air paiHaii of your head are clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, tinulllintr, mucous discharge, headache, dryness no struggling for breath at night, your cold or catarrh is gone. Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Halm from your drugyist now.

Apply a little of this fragrant, autiwptic cream in your nostrils, let it (M'netrate through every air of ihf liesil Boot lie and heal the fcwollcn, inflamed mucous im iubrane, riving you instant relief. Kly' Cream Pulni i jut what every cold and ea-t 'rrli eiiirerer has beta seeking, It's jn-t KlelMid. The Alliance Herald prints all the news all the time. FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS Gordon HciMu-tinent nm- ers and DIm-ii-wmi Plan for New City Hall The following gardlng the Gordon volunteer Ara de partment Is taken from The Oor- do or January 13-At the City Hull Monday night of Is Week orctirrtxl th 1 tbi tlon 1 of 'officers for Hose Company No" vuiuuii, ana a majority of the members were present. The follow-ing officers were v.

presiuent; Gene Williams, cretary; Mark Howard, McCaughertv. rbitr iiam fer, asst. chief; Kd Smith, foreman Several matters of imports nee were brought up for dlscasslon. the most nronilnpnt city hall project. This Is something that the company has worked on for uuuui a year and they hope to accomplish somethlnir loflnU another winter that they may at least uttw a pmce 10 meet without having to wear an overcoat and hold an umbrella during meeting.

Much favorable mm man hu Ku heard by substantial taxpayers, many expressing their surprise at the condition of the old building and It does noi iaae tbem long to understand that somethlna must rfnno at early date In this -line for the good of mo iown, As we understand it. th nmnn new city hall would cost in the neighborhood at I7Ann THI. two-story building. 25x100 feet, with a uitHeuieni tne run length or the building, the a fff 111 Pit I sT It it nst themselves to famish the hall whea 11 is completed' without extra cost to the taxpayers, which In itself is some line uem. It IS OrODOSed tO rft Hi A tiaw halt on the present site where It Is con venient 10 an sections or tne city and a building su itable for the city of toraon ior years to come.

How Core Colds Avoid exnosure and drafta Wat right. Take Dr. Klna'a New ery. It Is prepared from Pine Tar. neaung oaisams and mild laxatives.

Dr. King's New Discovery kills and expels the cold terms, soothes tha irritated throat and allays Inflamma tion, search as you will, you cannot find a better cough and cold remedy. Its use over 45 years Is a guarantee of satisfaction. Adv No 2 Agisted by Police Matron A Mrs. Milhurn ami three child ren were stranded In Alliance the first of the week, en route from Og den.

Utah, to North Fork. South Da kota. She went to the secretary of the Commercial Club for assistance and by him was taken to Mrs. Sharp, ponce matron and superintendent of the city Mission, who secured trans portation for her and sent her on her way rejoicing. Mrs.

Mllburn, who Is a widow, will leave her three children with her mother to be taken care of while she works for their support. IMaiio for Kent or Bale Immediately Is fine used Instrument taken la trade near Alliance and can be delivered promptly, subject to approval after inspection. We will either rent or sell at very low figure and on purchaser's own terms rather than pay-storage or freight to Denver. Write at once for details. THE KNIOHT CAMPBELL.

MUSIC CO, DENVER, COLORADO. WILL TAKE OFFICE Alliance Mara Appointed Receiver' United! State Land Offlc at Valentine, Nebr. Hon. F. M.

Broome, editor tha Alliance' News, expects to take hi duties as receiver of the United States land office at Valentine as soon as the commission) arrives, which will be probably atoat tha first February. F. M. BKOOMK Mr. Broome's appointment was recently confirmed by the senate.

While in Lincoln week before last he resigned as state representative and Charley Tully was appointed by Governor Morehead to succeed him. Mr. Broome was at one time receiver of the Alliance land office and has since practiced law before tha land office here. Ills familiarity with land office work will enable him to take up the work without difficulty. The Habit of Taking Cold With many people taking cold Is a habit, but fortunately ono that Is easily broken.

Take a cold sponge bath every morning when you first get out of bed not ice cold, but a temperature of about 90 degrees F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this and you will seldom take cold. When you do take cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and get rid of it aa quickly as possible. Obtainable everywhere.

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