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Local News in Brief.
h. C. Newport has sold his inter
CBt in the While IOIcphant livery
barn to his partner, Wm, Mills
A game of ball between the Co-
zad and North Platte Junior teams
will be played at athletic park the
latter paat of this week-
ICvtngelist Atwood and wife will
begin their gospel meetings at the
tent opposite the Baptist church
this evening, and cordially iuvitc
the public to attend.
In the county court ycttcrday
Mrs. J.R. Fav, living north of the
roller mills, wan fined ten dollars
and costs for disorderly conduct, n
man by the name of Hollingsworth
being the complaining witness.
Quality is Doolittlc's queen card.
Low-priced goods arc kept lor
those who Insist on having them,
but you arc never advised to buy
them.
John Kcdmond one of the best
amateur ball pitchers in the west
is in town and will be engaged to
play with the Union Pacific team
during the remainder of the season.
Two other playcrp, a catcher and a
first baseman, will also be secured.
For sale 1,000 bushels of shelled
corn. Inquire of N. B. Spurrier.
A very handsome girl baby ar
rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Kclihcr Sunday night and
there is much happiness in that
household, Tim walks with a
high and proud step and the ex
pansion of his chest is greater
than ever.
A fine, registered Polled Angus
bull for sale very cheap.
Tiros. 10. Doomttli:.
Fire Saturday noon destroyed
the Jones' barn on west Front
street together with the delivery
team and harness owned by M. L.
McCullough, the Front street
grocer. The origin ol the lire was
unknown but it is supposed that it
was due to the handling of matches
by small boys, as several were seen
around the barn just prior to the
lire.
J. M. Alexander, one ot the early
settlers of Garfield precinct, has
traded his ranch and stock for the
Johnson livery barn and residence
in Gothenburg, valued at about
$6,000. Mr. Alexander owned
960 acres of land, twenty head of
cattle, fifty hogs and five head ol
horses, He took possession of
the Gothenburg property last
Thursday.
Those DccrJng Mowers at Lock
& Salisbury's are going fast, but
they are in position to fill all orders.
Several of the best amateur ball
teams in the cast part of the state
are making arrangements to make
a tour oi the towns along the Union
Pacific and arrangements will be
made to have them come as far west
as North Platte. In the meantime
efforts will be made to strengthen
the local team aud put it in such
shape that the visiting teams will
have to play strong ball in order to
win.
Orders for Bremer's creamery
butter none better nndc can be
left with Giun & Welngand.
To the push and energy of
Misses Mrytlc Kichards, Bertha
Oleson and 1011a Yost wan due the
magnificent float of the states
which appeared in the Fourth of
July parade. These young ladies
performed all the work in decorat
ing the float, preparing the cos
tunics and looking after the minor
details, and though this entnilcd a
vast amount of labor they should
teel repaid by the success which at
tended their efforts, for the float
was a thing of beauty.
Your Yard
Will Look Better
If you use our
RUBBER HOSE,
LAWN MOWERS,
GRABS OATOHERB,
SCYTHES,
SNATHS.
INVESTIGATE!
jguStorc open evenings until
6 o'clock.
vvilcox Dpknt
S Men's Modern
2 a.t Low Prices.
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MEN'S
very light in weight and summery in pattern,
checks and stripes in distinct over plaids. For
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MEN'S LIGHT WEIGHT CHEVIOT SUITS, ALL WOOL AT fa
$6.00. 8
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W ana boy $2,5U to $lU.OU. bee them.
2J Odd Summer Coats at 50 Cents.
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JJJ g ONE PRICE AND
wsiai ujuuiiiirsii house, $ S
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W. A. VOLLMER, Proprietor.
HARNESS
Wc have what you want in this
line
Team Harness,
Concord Harness,
Horse Collars,
Work Bridles, .
Heavy Traces, ,
Trace Chains,
Ilamc Straps,
Holt Humes,
Clip Haines,
Hook Haines,
Burlap Fly Sheets,
Leather 1 ly Nets,
Cotton Fly Nets.
Store onen eveninirs until 8
o'clock.
Wilco Department 0fcone.
The Presbyterian Ladles' Aid
Society will meet with Mrs. J. F.
Clabaugh, on Thursday afternoon,
July 11th. Important business.
Franz A. Bruckner, of Denver, re
pairer of piaiiOH aud organs, is in
town and will remain here for
several weeks, Mr. Uruckner is an
expert at this work and his charges
arc reasonable. lie can be tound
at Slack it Kellncr's Btore 011 cast
Sixth street.
I'). K. Ktpley brought to this
office yesterday liberal sample ol
his patotoeH. They are very large
and smooth aud if they can be
beaten by any raised in "the sand
hills, we would like to "be shown",
although wc are not 1 rum Mis
souri. The Held party sent out by the
United States Bureau of Forestry,
which consists of six foresters, a
botanist, a teamster aud a cook,
left Kearney Saturday aud are
working their way up the Platte
valley to this city. The party is in
charge of W. h. Hall, a trecBpccial-
1st, and the object of the trip is to
make an investigation of the for
estry conditions in Nebraska.
Alter reaching this place the party
will follow up the North Platio
valley to the Wyoming line The
party will average from Fifteen to
twenty miles per day.
Clothing
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$7.50 and $10.00,
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Serge Suits that hundreds fti
of men have given the stamp of ft
approval by buying, made by 2i
the most skilled tailors into reg- q
ular broad shouldered Sack ft
Suits, of a fabric that is strong ft
yet light in weight, suits that
are really worth $14.00 and Sf
Our special price $7.50 ft
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There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning.
W, C. May, as receiver, took
charge of the Peoples' State Bank
of Gothenburg on July 5th. It is
believed that depositors will be
pain about hfty cents on the dollar,
Charley Kitzmiller who of late
haH been playing more or less ball
with the Kearney team, came ud
from that city Sunday. He will
prouauiy remain here permanently
and play with the Union Pacifies
remainder of the season.
Alice Wilcox entertained about
thirty-fivo of her girl friends Sat
urday evening koin six to nine
o'clock in a very pleasant manner.
Among the amusements were tar
get shootiug and throwing balls
through an aperture in a stretched
canvass. TIiIb created much spqrt
for the young folks, and they all
greatly enjoyed the occasion. Sea
sonable refreshments were served
the latter part of the evening.
Yon arc not importuned to buy
at Doolittlc's The unpurchasiug
spectator is always welcome. A
look toilay may mean a purchase
tomorrow
Jeff Adams, a farmer of Logan
precinct believes in dreams, nays
the Lexington Ptoticer. Last
summer he dreamed aeveral times
that the year 1901 would be a good
otic for small grain, and his dreamt)
made such an Impression that he
put to crop 200 acres ot winter
gram. It is all 'fiucr'ti Bilk," and
during the past week Mr. Adams
aud teams aud men have been biiBy
harvesting the same, and you can't
make him believe that dreams arc
all contrary,
Sol Solomon who was shot in the
leg last week with the wad of a
blank cartridge was taken to Oma
ha Sunday night. The physician
Hays Solomon was getting aioug
first rate, but the latter became un
duly frightened over the possibility
of blood poisoning and insisted
on going to Omaha for treatment.
He was placed in charge of W. T.
Wilcox and Dr. Cnmnhpll wlm hn.
pened to be going to Omaha that
uighjt. Mr. Solomon is a member
of several lodges and they arc
loouiug aitcr nts wcitarc,
to
to
to
to
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t PKOPLU AND EVENTS. A:
Mrs. II. C. Langdon will make a
brief visit in Omaha this week.
C. F, Iddings leaves this week on
a business trip to San Francisco,
Mrs. W. II. Mainwaring leaves
this week lor a visit with friends
at Cheyenne.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Patterson
went to Omaha Sunday night for a
few days' visit.
Mrs, A. O. Kockcn and daughter
Miss Adda expect to leave shortly
lor a visit in Colorado.
Mrs. II. M. Grimes and son Lcc
and Mrs. W. M. Cunningham left
Sunday morning for Portland,
Oregon.
Warren Lloyd contemplates uiak
lug a trip to eastern New York,
slopping enroute at Cleveland and
Buffalo.
MIsb Grace Duncan left Sunday
night for Detroit. Mich., to attend
the sessions of the National Teach
ers' Association.
Mrs. Fred Lathrop of Kcwauee,
Iil., will arrive tomorrow after
noon for a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Gibbs.
Mrs. Fred Letts and daughter
Laura came down from Sterling,
Col., yesterday morning and arc
spending a few days with lriends
lti town.
W. H. McDonald left Friday
evening for Rawlins to spend a few
days fishing and incidentally learn
something of the oil fields in that
vicinity.
Miss Francis Furnas is expected
here in a few days for a visit with
her sister Mrs. Chas. Ware. Miss
Furnas is enroute from Ohio to
Oklahoma, where she will in the
future reside.
Miss Ida Frauzcn. one ol the
successful teachers ot the county,
leaves this week for a trip to
Pacific coast points. Knroutc
home she will take in the Yellow
stone Park.
Valentine Docring left Saturday
for Germany to visit his mother,
who is now eighty-five years of age.
If the mother is strong enough to
stand the trip Mr. Dcering will
bring ber back with him.
$2.50
For Men's and Women's $3.00, 3.50, $4.00
TAN SHOES.
A special price a very low price to close them
out. We believe the best time to sell anything at
a bargain price is when jt can be used to the best
advantage. Now is the time for Tan Shoes, they
are the cool, comfortable, easy-to-wear Shoes for
hot weather, the sort of weather that's here and
likely to be here for nearly three months to come,
There are a number of styles in both the Men's
and Women's fine, shapely, well made Tan Shoes,
$3. $3. 50 to $4.00 qualities for $2.50.
Yellow Front
GEORGE M.
S doors south 1 O.
"THE COOL
C. C. Gunncll was down from
Paxton yesterday looking after
business matters.
Homer, Nina and Lena Kcctor
went to Klwood, Neb., Saturday to
visit an uncle.
Miss Nina Reed of Lincoln is cx
pected here in a few days to visit
her sister Mni. Harry B. Moore.
Henry Hoagland, of Lincoln
arrived in town Sunday for a visi
with his brother Judge Hoagland
Miss Irene Hartman who had
been visiting her parents for a few
days returned to Lexington yester
day.
W. H. English, the rustling
piano salesman lor A. Hospc of
Omaha, has been in town for a day
or two.
Emery Wclton and family ol Lex
ington have been the guests of
North Platte friends for severa
days past.
Airs. Louisa wciniraud and
daughter Miss Amanda, of Ross
villc, III., arc the guests ot rcla
tives in town.
Mrs. Frank Kuhus, of Axtcll
who had been visiting her sister
Mrs. W. J. Roche, returned home
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Opclt of Lincoln is the
guest of her son Clyde Opelt at the
Pacific Hotel and will probably re
main several weeks.
Division Master Mechanic Bar-
num spent Sunday in town, going
to Sidney the same evening and
retnrn-ing to Omaha last night.
Geo. L. Carter and family left
Sunday for a two week's visit in
Lincoln. As one of the fish war-
dene Mr. Carter will make an
official inspection ot the slate fish
cries at South Bend.
Editor Copper returned yester
day from a trip to St. Joe, Mo.,
and points in Kansas. In the sec
tiou he visited corn gave the ap
pearance of badly suffering for
want of rain.
"Ohl lor a lodge in some vast wil
dcrness,
Some boundless continuity ot
shade."
So sighed the poet. If he had
known of them, he might also have
sighed for one of Doolittlc's Ham
mocks and one ot North Platte's
charming girls to help him enjoy it
Shoe Store,
GRAHAM, Mgr.
North FUtte, Neb.
STORE."
Wall
Paper
The largest lino ever shown
in the eity
Prices far Below
Last Year.
Make your selections early.
You will find just what
you want at
WARNER'S
Furniture Store
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McEvoy re
turned Sunday from a visit at
Cozad.
Miss Jessie Dullard left yester
day for a visit with Miss Jean Jack
son at Kcmerer, Wyo.
Chas. Seyferth went to San Fran
cisco Sunday where he will visit
relatives for some time, and may
decide to locate therc.
Misses McFadden and Minden of
Sidney, joined the North Platte
party who left Saturday for Detroit
to attend the N. 13. A.
Three business firms in Sidney
adyertise that they are going out
ot business. If true, it is prob
ably due to the abandonment ol
that town as a division terminal.
Mr. and Mrs. h. H. Daingcriield,
who had been visiting relatives in
town for a few days while enroute
west from their wedding trip, went
to Cheyenne Saturday night.
Death of B. F. Murphy.
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was
boru in Nevada Dec. 12, 1850. died
at the Presbyterian hospital in
Omaha July 3, at 3:30 p. in. oftcan
cer of the bowels. Mr. Murphy
passed his early boyhood in Neva
da, and after moving to various
places came to Brady about three
years ago. While living here he
joined the M. W. A. lodge No. 2,008
of which he was a devoted member,
carrying a policy for $1,000. The
deceased never knew a sick day in
his life until January 1st, 1901,
when he first began ailing. He
gradually grew worse until two
weeks after, when he was sent to
Omaha where better medical skill
could be obtained; but of no avail.
He lingered on until 3:30 p. m. July
3d. when he quietly passed away.
Deceased led an honorable life;
always happy when at work. He
leaves a wife and seycu children,
several brothers and sisters aud a
host of friends to mourn their lo&s.
The funeral was held from the
Brady church July 5, at 10:30 a. m.
in charge of the Woodmen, a very
large congregation attending.
Notice to Students and Teachers.
Section 8a. of Sub-div. V1T.
of
the school law provides that the
county superintendent shall, on
the third Saturday of July, con
duct an examination of annli-
cants for admission to the State
Normal School at Peru.
In accordance with this
law.
July
I will hold an examination
ncuu mm
Bhktha Thoiclkckh,
County Supt
UTAH
AN IDEAL CLIMATE
Tlio first white man to sot foot
on
do
Utah soil, Fnrthor SilveBtro Voloz
Eacalnnto, who rouuhed tbo Great Salt
Lake on tlio tKlth day of Sent.. 177
wroto in his dairy: "Here the climate
1b ho delicious, tlio air ho balmy, that it
Ib a ploaBure to breath by dav and by
night," The ollmato ot Utah is one of
the richest in endowments of nnture.
On tho Bhoroe of the Grent Salt Lake
especially- and for fifty milos thorefrom
In ovory direction the climato of
climntos h found. To enable porsonB to
partioipato n tlioso Bconic and climatic
attractions and to roucli tho famoim
Health, Bathing, and Fleaiura Resort
ol Utah, the union Pacific has made n
rato to Ogden and Salt Lake Citv of
ono fare for tho round trip, plus $'J.0O,
rrora Missouri Kiver, to bo InolTect Juno
18th. to 30th. IncluBivo. Julv 10th. to
AUU. 3lBL innllislun Pnhim limit Dnf
3lat, and ?30.00 for tho round trip on
July 1 to 0 IncluBivo, Sept. 1 to 10 ioclu
eivo. Prfinnrt innnlnlv Inw Rnton tmm
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For full information, pall on or ad
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