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SEVENTEENTH YEAll.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, MAY 14, 1901.
NO. 82.
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i ; Housecleaning Time
is here, and vott will prob
ably find that sortie pieces
of your furniture looks
shabby; that they need to
be replaced by new. "We
are here to supply your
needs, and we arc confi
dent we can suit you.
Something here to please
every taste; something1
here to suit every pocket
book.
BLUE FLAME WICKLESS OIL STOVES for cooking. Uses
coal oil for fuel.
REFRIGERATORS
in several sizes.
WE ARE STILL SELLING
MAJESTIC RANGES.
Ginn & Weingand.
JOHN BR ATT.
E. R. GOODMAN.
JOHN BRATT & CO,,
Real Estate, Loans m Insurance
X NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. X
Cff"H.oforonco:-Any JBaxxls. 1ti TJotoraalttv.
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JOSEPH HERSHEY,
DEALER IN
Farm Implements,
Buggies, Wagons,
Windmills; Pumps,
WINDMILLS i PUMPS
PIPES AND FITTINGS
BARB WIRE
ROUND AND HALF' ROUND
STOCK TANKS
LOCUST STREET,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
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When You Buy Paint
Buy Good Paint...
And that means SHERWIN & WILLIAMS'
PAINT. We have been handling this make for
many years and have found that it gives excel
lent satisfaction in every instance. It may cost
a trifle more per gallon than inferior paints, but
it's cheapest in the end. It sticks and holds its
color longer than other paint.
We can furnish you any color or quantity.
A. F. Streitz, Druggist.
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.NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
A camp of Modem Woodmen wilt
be organized at Maywood next Fri
day evening',
J. II. Darner, of Coznd, baa
traded bis farm ot 372 acres near
Lexington for a flouring mill at
101 mo, Mo.
C. F. Ticruy of Broken Bow baa
invested seventeen thousand dollars
in the Smith ranch and adjacent
lands in Cheyenne comity,
The Chowin's stone block in Sid
ney has been Bold to C. C. Callahan,
the well known newspaper man.
The building was erected in 1888
and cost 514,000. 1
Harry 13. Worrell has been re
elected principal of the Oiralalla
schools. The school board of that
place evidently know a good in
structor when they come in contact
with him.
E. A. Calling, of Br.uly, will put
in 450 acres of corn this season,
the greater part of which has al
ready been listed. With a good
season Calling will have corn to
burn this fall.
David Harding, a wholesale
liquor man of South Omaha was
arrested at Lexington last week on
charge ol illegal sale of liquor, and
bound oyer to a justice court in the
sum of $400. At the time of arrest
Harding, it is alleged, was taking
orders for liquors.
Brady Review: we arc in formed
that a North Platte saloon keeper
proposes to establish a saloon here
this summer. He may find that it
takes more than talk to start a
saloon here, and that the people
here may have something to say in
the case.
SUTHERLAND SAYINGS.
Henry Campbell, of Paxton, was
in town Saturday.
A. Foyer, Abe Johnson, Miss
Hansen aud some others from thlfi5
locality took in the Bndeavbr con
vention at Paxton.
Banks Thurber, of North Platte
is looking 'after his recently pur
chased real estate in Sutherland
He expects to be here several days.
Frank Coates has his new addi
tion ready for the plasterer.
B. L. Constable i expected home
from New Mexico in the next few
days.
Grasshoppers are said to be quite
numerous on the south side ot the
river. So far none have been seen
along the irrigated lands.
John Pabner, of Lena, was in
town on Friday. He was accom
panied by his wife and his sister,
who were starting east on a visit.
Guy Crouuce, of Gothenburg, has
been in town for a few days. He
expectB to work for Rus Fowles
near Lilac this summer.
Sheriff Funk, of Kearney, spent
the week at the Hunter ranch and
attended the wedding. Mr. Funk
ib au old chum of Mr. Hunter and
helped him put down the rebel
lion in '63.
L. J. McMath, of Paxton passed
through town on Thursday.
John Bowman, a former resident
of Lincoln county but now
living in Oklahoma, visited with
friends in this section ibis week.
James Winner and wife started
Thursday morning for a trip in
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
0
lylaUfactUi-ed. by If or U7 JPiatte floiier TTjiiis
Used by economical houstnvifes in fifty towns in ,
Nebraska and Wyoming and pronounced the
equal of any flour manufactured in Nebraska,
fl Trial Sack uiiil Convince yoU of its njeflt
North Platte Roller Mills
G. !, I DDINOS
THAT SUMMER DRESS
Is what we want to show
you. We have every
thing new in thin goods,
comprising
Mercerised Cottons,
Silk Mulls,
Egyptian Tissues,
Persian Lawns,
India Linens,
Organdies,
Swiss,
Dimities,
Pique,
Satin Checks.
In fact iust what vou are look
ing for can be found on our
shelves.
AST-Store closes at 8 o'clock in
the evening.
Wifcox Deptat Store.
Mrs. A. Brewer and MisB Raney,
ot Perkins county, were on our
streets Friday.
Owens & Lyon have taken pos
session of their new building and
now have the Smoothest room in
the village.
An oculist aud piano tuner from
the county seat have been working
the town the past lew days.
A number of Miss Pearle Mow
er's friends joined together and
sent ior a couch for her. Miss
Mower has had very poor health
for the past six montliB,
F. O. Feltz, of Ogalalla, deliv
cred hogs to Shoup Bros, on Sat
urday. Corn is selling on the local
market at 45c a buohcl.
Alfalfa is growing fine and the
first crop will soon be ready for the
mower.
BETWEEN THE RIVERS. '
J. M Dwye informs us that W.
T. Miller has not leased the Sisson
farm for this season as was stated,
but only cultivates it for him.
Several parties from Hershey and
vicinity transacted business at the
county scat Saturday.
County Clerk Holtry was up this
way on business Monday, while en
route to his ranch on the south
side.
Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Brown, of
North Platte, and Mrs. Carrie
Struthers, of Sidney, transacted
business at Nichols on Friday.
Sugar beet growers are busy
planting tits seed at this time.
The soil is in Tine condition.
W. C. Cole informed us Saturday
that he. would run the cattle that
he had been feeding the past
winter up to AugiiBt before putting
them on the market.
Tom Ireland, of Moorefield, is up
in this locality looking after
patties who have horses and mules
for sale.
We understand that H. E. Stone,
who with his family, moved from
Hershey to North Platte last week,
has secured a job will the icing
crew.
J. C. Gyger of the Nichols cream
ery delivered butter twice last week
to Harrington & Tobin at North
Platte.
Fred Cole haB been off duty for
some time on account of a bruised
haud.
Seebergcr & Co, of Hershey now
own A. B. Goodwin's driving team.
Many farmers in the valley will,
as soon as they finish planting
corn, have to commence cultivating
the first that they planted.
Everett Ware, one of Hershey's
enterprising young business men
aud Will Haist of the same place
were at North Platte on special
business Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Pearson spent Satur
day and Sunday at the county
capital.
The early planted corn in this
locality is at this time large
enough to cultivate.
Owing to the scarcity of seed
the acreage of potatoes in the val
ley is limited this season.
"King" Cole of Spuds sold an
Omaha buyer a carload of mixed
hogs last Friday morning who
shipped them from that place the
same evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Toillin, Jr.,
were down to the county capital on
Saturday, returning in the evening
with a new carriage.
C. C. Wetzel is farming the
Guthrie laud aljlershey this sea
son.
Chan. McAllister marketed about
fifty bushels of barley at the North
Platte mills the latter part of last
week.
W. T. Miller finished planting
one hundred acres of corn and liar
rowed it over once.
A, L. McKinniH. who owns 1
large ranch over south where
he runs a large herd of Galloway
cattle,. says he kept off the recent
ViTc by hard work.
Lucien Stebbius who ih loading
baled hay in the city trom his land
on the south side, sold Harrington
& Tobin a carload Saturday which
was shipped by them to Kimball
He also sold a carload to the Mer
chants Drayage Company at
Omaha which was bhiupcd on
Mtfmluy.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
The effort to have you pull our competitors' chest
nuts from the fire and being charged by them for
the privilege. Compare these prices with those in
votir nrm bonk. Wc Mrivo vnn mnnnv. I
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We Sell
Potatoes 20c a peck, you save 20 per cent.
Vinegar per gallon 20c, you save SO per cent.
White Wine Vinegar per gallon 25c, you save 60 per cent.
Walter Bakers Cocoa 4-lb can 25c, you save 20 per cent.
Search Light Matches per box .04c, you save 20 per cent.
Pcarline per pkg .08c, you save 25 per cent.
Kingfonl's Silver Gloss Starch, per pkg ,08c, you save
25 per cent.
Kingfonl's Corn Starch per pkg .08c, you save 25 per cent.
1-lb pkg Church's Soda .08c, you save 25 per cent.
1-lb pkg Dwight's Soda 08c, you save 25 per ccnti
10-oz Can K. C. Baking Powder 08c, you save 25 per cent.
25-oz Can K. C. Baking Powder 20c, you aavc 25 per cent.
1-pint bottle Snyder's Catsup 23c, you save 84 per cent.
Ammonia per bottle 9c, you save 11 per cent.
4'b can Rex Dried Beef 10c, you save 25 per cent. ,
Kerosene Oil per gallon 15c.
Arbucklcs Coffcce 2 pkgs25c.
Lion Coffee 2 pkgs 25c.
XXXX Coffee 2 pkgs 25c. :
Yeast Foam 2 pkgs 05c.
One Time Yeast 2 pkgs 05c.
Dr. Price's Vanilla per bottle 15c.
140-lb sack Salt $1.05.
1-lb pkg Duke's Mixture Tobacco 35c.
1-lb pkg Old Style Tobacco 30c.
Horse Shoe Tobacco per plug 45c. '
Star Tobacco per plug 45c.
Standard Navy Tobacco per plug 35c.
Bottle Ax Tobacco per plug 35c.
rgjuStore open evenings until 8 o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
Astern Nebraska fizvj
j International! j wshinbI
Good Cheer.
Have you had a kindness vhowu
l'ass tt on,
'Twas not Riven for you alone
Pass It on,
I.i't It travel down the yearH,
I.ft It wipe another')) leant,
Till In heaven the deed appears,
Pass It on.
General Headquarters, W Fifth Ave.
Nebraska State Division. Myrtle. Neb,
Colors, Yellow and White,
Flower, uorc opsis,
Song, "Scatter Sunshine."
All letters, packages or Inquiries concern
ing Sunshine work Hhould bo addressed to
Mr. Anna I'i. Moore, myrue, ncu., aim
notices for publication should reach us not
later than Wcdnesdvas.
Branch Rkpokth
Mrs. Geo. Dolnh, president of
the Tryon band, reports that Mrs.
W. H. WmterB sent calico pieces
to Mrs. Ella Bolkcom, Nesbit; read
ing to Mrs. Dolph and dropped ten
cents into the treasury. Members
of the circle sent a number of arti
cles to the state division for futher
distribution. Mrs. Dolph- writes
that the box from the state division
was a snsprise to ub and that is
one thing which many members say
is ho nice about the society, being
remembered at the unexpected time
bv Sunshine friends.
The members of the Myrtle divi
sion Bent to general headquarters
$2.00 tor the special S-ouu tuna.
Many rollB of reading matter was
passed on, sunshine calls made,
and ravs that will add to another's
happiness was left at this office for
further distribution. Among those
active in the work the last mouth
waB Mrs. Blanche Wright, MrB.
Wilson. Zola Wilson and Mrs. Mc
Gue.
Mrs. 15. 15. PeaBley of Ashland,
Neb., as initiation fee, sends
"Vouth's Companion and books to
Lincoln band No 3, Bid. Wm. H.
Vanderzee, president.
At a syccinl meeting ot the Ex
ecutive Board of the International
Sunshine Society, held at Hotel
Savoy ou the 15th day of February,
it was unanimously resolyed that
each branch be requested to cele
brate once a year, a day to be
kuown as "International Day," by
a gathering for the purpose of rais
ing funds for the yearly branch
dues of "One dollar or more," sug
gested in the constitution. The
entire receipts of the day, whether
one dollar or one hundred dollars,
will constitute the annual dues of
your branch and you will please
forward same to headquarters to
help defray current expenses. Se
lect your day as soon as possible
and notify licadquarters, indicat
ing any assistance or suggestion
you would like to receive.
Miss Zelia Griffen Bent a number
of cards to this office. They were
forwarded to Mrs. Ella Bolkcom of
Nesbit. MissGriffcn is interested 111
cancelled stamps. Any one haying
such sunshine to pass on can mail
them direct to her address: Miss
Zelia Griffen, Alexandria, Nebras-ka-
Ncsbit SunshiucrB will have a
Sunshine flower garden this sum
mer aud many hearts will be made
glad with the blossoms itwillyield.
Lincoln Baud No. 2, Mrs, L. S.
Corey, 3040 Vine St., president,
will have a handkerchief sale on
their "International Day". Every
one is invited to send a handker
chief, if they a big result achieve,
great praise will be yonr due.
This baud is a Junior circle, but
they are lovers of Sunshine and
scatter mauy sunbeams as the days
go by.
GL.KANINGS.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Hogeboom of
Gaudy scut special cheer to little
Nettie Lamb of Nesbit, during her
recent illness. Mrs L. J. Letnbcr
gcr, president of the Geltner Baud
also remembered Nettie during the
month.
Misa Clarice Lausworth, of Agce,
sent good'eheer to Mibb ' Irving, of
Irvingj and a list of naroetf. was fur
nished' her to send reading 'and
other articles to.
Mrs. F. M. Sackett, organizer ot
Boone county, has t. ret urued from
Wisconsin and has taken up the
Suuuliiue, work in that county agaiu.