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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1908)
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAIt. NOIIT1I PLATTE, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 22, 1908. NO. 95 JOS. M. GAITES PRESENTS BtMe Jprtlt "" "keith theatre V Saturday Hap Ifi z. Evening, lvv U IIHMMHHHHHMnMHB That Phenomenal Musical Hit KEITH THEATRE Saturday jx ofi Evening v Little Johnny Jones Laugh! Why it's a Jolly Old Scream. The most Emphatic Musical Comedy Success ever scored in America. Seventy People. Chorus of forty. SCALE OF PRICES: Fifty Cents to One Fifty. Biggest Musical Comedy on Tour. Twenty Pop ular Song Hits. Its whistled and sung in every tongue. You can't afford to miss, it : : : : : Now in its fifth big year. Thirty-four weeks in New York and 22 weeks in Chicago, and they are laughing yet in both places. PLAY AND ALL THE MUSIC BY GEO. M. COHAN, "SO II TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS r i j Miss Marie VonGoetz, a student at the state university, arrived homo Fri day night. Buy the boy an Ingersoll watch. It will please him;. Dixon, The Jeweler. Robert Waldo, lato of Cheyenne, nr rived in town a few days ago and suc ceeds Jessn Crow as time-keeper at the shops. Bulk Oystors at Wilcox Dept. Store. Mrs. J. J. Halligan was hostess at a chafing dish supper Friday evening, eight guests being present and enjoying the dishes served. Wo handle all kinds of Milwaukee Sausages, the best manufactured. Come and see what wo have. Tramp, The Grocer. Dennis and Thomas Kelly have pur chased of C. J. Wyman the northeast quarter of Bcction 29-14-31 for a con sideration of $3,840. The land is un improved and adjoins the land owned by tho Kelly brothers in Hinman pre cinct. The Fremont Commercial Club is now in correspondence with the owner of tho Leavitt sugar factory inquiring if it is not possible to use it for some other purpose, or reviving the sugar beet industry. It seems to us that tho only proper thing to do with tho Leav itt factory is to remove it to Lincoln county where sugar boets can be suc cessfully grown. If you are undecided as to' what to give, wo can help you out, for wo have tho largest lino of new and novel gifts in tho city. Dixon, Tho Jeweler. G. W. Whitney, ot Maxwell, trans acted business in town Saturday and made this office a call. Mr. Whitney was ono of those who made a search of the Geiso farm, and helped to haul tho plunder away. The articles found wero certainly of a varied nature, and in cluded many things that Geiso had little or no use for. New Belts in Christmas boxes at . Wilcox Department Store. , At tho Sunday evening sorvico at tho Baptist church, which was attended by n congregation that crowded the build ing, seven persons announced their in tention of leading a better life. Theso In nddltion to the einht persons who similar steD tho Sunday evening nrevious. At the closo of tho services threo wero baptized. A Few of Our Regular Prices: Yeast Foam 4c, 3 for 10c 10-pound pail Syrup 45c 16-oz Duko's Mixture Tobacco.... 30c Walter Baker's Chocolato lib pkg..20c Horse Shoo Tobacco, per pound 45c Perre Vau's Maple Syrup, per gallon $1.25 Nono.Such Mince Meat, 3 pkgs 25c Kraut, per can 10c Hominy, percan 10c Corn Starch, per pkg 05c Laundry Starch, per pkg 05c Search Light Matches, 12 boxes 45c Gum, all kinds, 4c, 3 pkgs for 10c lOOlbs Sack Salt 75c 16-oz can Royal Baking Powder 45c Lewis Lye, per can 08c Best Patent Flour, per sack 1.35 Wilcox Department Store PERSONAL MENTION. Harry Porter transacted business in Gothenburg yesterday. Miss Grace Mooney has gone to Lex ington to spend the holiday vacation. Miss Fern Stamp has gono to Omaha to visit relatives for a week or so. Mrs. M. H. Douglas and Miss Jennie Scannell roturned from Omaha Satur Mrs. Guy Congdon went to Denver last night to spend Christmas with her parents. Miss Eunico Babbitt, a teacher in tho Lincoln schools, is homo to spend tho holiday vacation. Miss Nollio Bratt has returned.,. from an extended visit with her sistor, Mrs. Chas. Hendy, in Denver. Miss Alice Wilcox and Rolf Halligan, students at tho state university, aro homo to spend vacation. Jesso Crowo has resigned tho posi tion of time keeper at the shops and loft last night for Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Vernon roturned Saturday night from their trip to Los Angeles and other Pacific coast points. Mrs. Dorr Tarkington and Miss Jennie Cushing went to Sidney Inst night to spend Christmas with rela tives. Miss Sw'enson, a former trimmer at Burke & Co., is the guest of friends in town and will remain until after the holidays. Mrs. P. H. Ruddy has been enioying a visit from two brothers, tho Messrs. Talmago, ono residing at Glen Eyrie, Col., tho other at Mitchell, Neb. J, J. Halligan went to Denver Satur day and accompanied homo his daugh ter Lucille, who had been recoiving treatment in that city for a couple of months. Will Issue Thursday. Tho Friday issue of Tho Tribune this week will bo Issued Thursday evening, on account of tho following day being Christmas. Thoso having news items or advertising for that issue will please Bend them in before noon on Thursday. Beets Pay Well. O. H. Eyerly, who was in from his farm in Nichols precinct Saturday, Buys his forty-ono acres of sugar beets averaged n little better than sixteen tons to tho aero and the percentage testgavo tho beets a valuo of $1.35 n ton. This gavo him an . avorago valuo of eighty per acre and made tho beets a profitable crop. "ice'Harvcst-Will Soon Begin. Horry Lamplugh says tho ico on his lako is now fully ten inches thick and when two moro inches aro added lio will begin harvesting tho crop. Ho has just completed a new ico Iioubo which, together with his old house, gives him a capacity of three thousand tons. Ho announces that the price of ico next season will bo fifty cents per hundred in small lots. Buy best Wo The Remodel Rooms. The room occupied by tho now firm of Schatz & Schatz, successors to Hup fer & Lowe, is being remodeled. Tho section of tho room that has been used for card tables will be lengthened and two pool tables placed therein while the rear end of the room over tho cellar will bo converted into a card and read ing room, which will also bo supplied with a writing desk and stationery. 1'ho entire room will bo repainted and repapered, and tho Messrs. Schatz will aim to have tho finest place of tho kind in town. Elsewhere, the school board of Dis trict No. 5 Hall precinct, ofTor a re ward of one hundred dollars for tho ar rest and conviction of tho parties who have been breaking into tho school houses in that district and destroying the furniture. Tho board arc inclined to think the guilty ones aro North Platto residents. Tho parties have even gone so far as to set fire to pictures and mottoes hanging on tho walla. Make the most of your money. your gifts whoro you can get the goods at tho least possible prices. can save you collars, dixon, Jeweler. Saturday wob a very busy day with our merchants, and tho Bales for tho day exceeded thoso of last year in most instances. Not only were tho farmers in from tho country in largo numbora and bought liberally, but a big volume of trade camo from Union Pacific em ployes who received their pay checks that day. Holiday and decorative boxes of sta tionery at prices to suit all purses. Sciiim.kii & Co. J'. I. Smith received a telegram Sat urday night announcing tho death of his mother at Hailcy, Idaho, whore Bho was visiting a daughter. Tho deceased spent three months with her son in this city about a year ago, going from here to Idaho. She was eighty one yearB of age. Christmas Turkeys Wo havo plenty of nice plump also chickens and ducks. Give u Harrington & Tobin have an office in the Keith Theatre. All desiring to sell Hay and Grain will find us there. Room 5. Telephone 250. Federal Court Jury. The following petit jury has been drawn for tho term of federal court which convenes in this city January 4th. Alex Meston, North P'atto. S. J. Hilferty, Wallace. H. G. Gumaor, Oshkosh. W. E. Young, Cozad. Wm. Bouttyv Brady. John Ewbanks, Kimball. J. R. Allen, Ogalalla. E. C. Richard, North Platto. A. R. Burg, Dlx. J. II. Noraworthy, Gothenburg. Chas. Hendy, Maxwell. Edward Ogicr, North Platto. G. II. Bestor, Cozad. J. S. Brady, Kimball. D. A. Kingery, Hutchinson. -Charles Ward, Cozad. W. F. Ryan, Gothenburg. Wm. Zorn, Harrisburg. Sam Richards, North Platto. C. O. Martin, Triangle. II. E. Bushnell, Oshkosh. Trot Roberts, Maxwell. II. E. Worrell, Sutherland. - L. R. Whito, Lexington. John Mercer, Harrisburg. P. J. Howitt. Lexington. J. E. Welch, Paxtoir. J. R. Minser, Freeport. Ray D. Smith, Chappell. O. A. Grubb, Dix. Wm. Cunningham, North Platto. O. J. Lloyd, Overton. Henry Tilgnor, Lowollon. William Blankman, Gothenburg. D. W. Newman, Gothenburg. A. B. Beard, Bethol. Wallace Oustorhoudt, Sidney. Ed Winters, ,Tryon. A. W. Arnett, North Platto. C, D. Cooper, Goring. Wedding Announcement. Mr. nnd Mrs. Robort Mooro havo issued cards announcing tho mnrriago of their daughter Miss Ethol Lucilo Bartley to Frank Reed Crydorman, which will tnko pluco in tho Episcopal church in this city on tho evening of December 30th at 8:30. A reception will bo hold at tho Garlisch residence following tho ceremony, to which tho intimnto friends havo been invited. Tho couplo will mako their homo in Dcnvor, whoro Mr. Crydormnn is in tho employ of tho Union Pacific. P6w- Palmer'o Perfumes and Sachet dorH. There. aro nono bettor. Schiller & Co., Exclusive Agonto. Lincoln County Girl Wins Honor. Miss Vorna Sivors, whoso homo is in Garfield precinct, thin county, but who is attending tho Shclton high school, carried off tho honors in a cooking con test at that placo in which sixteen high school girls woro contestants. She won first prizo in tho bread making contest, first for tho best cako, and tho swcop stako prizo. - In addition to winning tiio cash andothor articles offered as prizes, Miss Sivors was given a frco trip to tho Omaha corn show as tho representativo of tho Shclton schools, Kerson Oats for Sale. Gcnuino and puro Kerson seed outs for salo. Prico 50 conts nor bushel. Call on or address Harry Snnnor, two miles oast of Bigncll. Roney's Boys Concert Co. Ono of tho on joyablo entertainments of ilia Bcason will bo tho appearnnco of Roney'B Boys Concert Co., which cornea January 19th undor tho auspices of the Ladies' Guild. For twenty yoara Ron oy has boon giving tho boys' concorta; when tho boya get too old or whon their voices chango, ho dismissoa thorn and gots othera, thus always having, as tho namo indlcntcs, a boys' concort company. Mr. Ronoy is a prominont teachor of music in Chicago and always has tho best talent at his command, and it thcroforo follows that his boys aro musicians of ability that thoy are musical prodigicB, ' UNHAPPINEBS DISPELLED. Hen and Women Unnntmoaa About It. Jinny women woop and wall and rotuit 'o bo com fort od because tholr onco mag nificent trosaoa havo become- thin and faded. Many men Incllno to profanity bocnuso tho files blto through tho thin thatch on tholr cranlums. It wilt bo Rood nowa to tho mlsorablo of both Boxes, to learn that Nowbro's Horplcldo has bcon placed upon tho mnrlcot. This la tho now scalp uormlcldo and antiaoptlo that acta by destroying tho norm or microbe that Is tho underlying causo of all hair de struction. Jlorplcldp la a. now prepara tion, mado aftor a now formula on an ontlrely now principle Anyono who haa tried It will toatlfy ns to Its worth. Try It yoursolf and bo convlncod. Sold by leading drugKiatn. Bend 10c. In Btampa for aamplo to Tho Horplcldo Co., Do trolt. Mich. ' Two tilzoB 50 cants and $1.00. MeDonoll & Graves. Special Agents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones mourn tho loss of their fourteen months old son, who died Friday nnd tho funeral held Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. C. F. Chapman. For Sab. ones; ub your vou. TMortn Market, J. L. Stingley, order and wo will please you Platto Meat Prop. So many people have praised and endorsed "Little Johnny Jones" ub ono of the brightest, moat original and liv liest of musical plays that there is a tremendous curiosity in this city to witness tho porfortnar.ee. It will ho seen hero next Saturday evening at the Keith and everybody is certain to bo 'pleased. Don't overlook nn Eastman kodak when looking for Christmas gifts. Thoy will bo appreciated by any ono to whom thoy ore given. KINCKEU'S UOOK &TOIIH. Wm. Hoey, a switchman nt Gales- burg, III., met death in a singular man ner Saturday. Just after ho was thrown to tho ground by a slight collision, a steer sprang from a cattle car, tho door of which had been loosened, and alighted on Hoey, killing him. Don't overlook our lino of decorated china when looking for Christmas gifts Nothing makes a liner or moro appre ciative present. Rinckkr'b Book Stork. Tho stock yarda at Oshkosh havo been enlarged to accomodate 550 head of cattle with two loading chutes nnd FairbankB otock scales. J. C. Foster, of Omaha, succeeds Leslie Hoagland ns cashier of the Farmers' Bunk of Gundy. A considerable quantity of Laramie ico is passing through to Grand Island for passenger service use. Fifty calves, well bred, good sizo and good color. T'irco high grado Short Horn bullB for exchange. A. Coolidgb, North Platto, Neb. "B" in the Circle of thoso who wear our easy and hand some shoes, and you will never havo cause to complain of tired feet. Wo pride ourselves upon tho excellent mako of our shoes throughout, from the selec tion of tho leathers to tho finishing of tho shoo. They are made in all sizes and widths, on tho best and most ap proved lasts, and aro not only 'easy-fit ting und stylish, but very endur'abloalso 8MALI The Big Shoe Man. 521 Dewey Street. Christmas Hints FOR THE LADIES It is always a perplexing question with the ladies "What to buy the men for Christmas." Men like a useful article. We submit the following list, any one of j, which would be a very acceptable present: A SUIT OF CLOTHES AN OVERCOAT OR CRAVAT SMOKING JACKET 13 ATM ROBE TRAVELING SET (for collars, cuffs and handkerchiefs) TRAVELING SET (shaving outfit and brushes) COLLAR BAGS SILK MUFFLERS HANDKERCHIEFS All the Novelties SOX, SHIRTS in Neckwear, HATS, CAPS Suspenders, Etc. BOOTS and SHOES Come in and look over our display. Everything New and the Latest. SCHATZ 8 GLABAUGH, Clothiers and Gents' Furnishers. 320 Dewey Street I