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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1909)
'ft tottl TWENTY-FlFriL YEAH. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JUNE 20, t0J). NO 45. mm MALL'S, UMMER HOE UGGESTiONS Cool Oxfords for Hot Days. The new J PA Tan Ankle ( r A Bronze Oxford tP,),!jU Strap Pumps JtJ.OU This pump is made to fit, does not gap at ankle, or rub the heel, and we have this pump in all sizes and widths. Tan8S:a.nd!ic.iKH$1.75toS2.50 While Canvas Oxfords, fl 4 A A Regular price $1.50, for JI.UU Get one of China Decorated Plates. It will not cost you a cent. The Big TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS 5: . Sheriff Miltonberger spent yesterday in Gnrfield precinct nerving warrants on Beveral persona in that vicinity. The Indian Card Club will be ontcr tained tomorrow afternoon at tho home of Mrs. ChaB. A. Weir. Miss Edith Patterson has been of fered and has accepted the' "assistant principalship of th schools at Adams, Neb. Paul Arnold very pleasantly enter tained a group of his former school mates at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cary on Friday evening. P. A. White and Joe Fillion arrived Saturday from Hastings with Mr. Whito'n now Overland runabout car, which ii a very smooth running machine." Dr. Headrick, of Omaha: will visty North Platte Friday, July 9th, . at Pacific hotel, Chronic diseases a specialty. Consultation free. A. J. Salisbury and Will 6tten candi dates for the republican nomination for sheriff and clerk, respectively, made a trip to Wallace Saturday in the for mer's auto. Fivoapplicants took tho examina tion for rural mail carrier out of Wellflcet, given at the High School building Saturday by the Civil Service Department. Do you want to sell, or exchange your business? The Omaha Keo will run an advertisement for you at one cent a word per day. Thore will lie many out of their 40,000 readers who will answer your advertisement. Write today. In the case of Jamea Erskine, charged with stealing his dnughtor from tho custody of his divorced wifo, Judge Elder bound the defendant over to the fall term of the district court. Being unable to give the $1,000 bond, lie is now in the county jail. Dr. Yarger, Rev. Luddon and Rev. J. F. Seibert returned the latter parf of last week from Oshkosh, where they dedicated a Luthoran church that cost $2,700, and which has been completely furnished and all debts paid in full. Base Ball Goods Bats 5c. up; gloves from 25c up, at Rincker's Book Store. A party of advertising ugents, sup plied with a large amount of advertis ing matter, left town yesterday in an auto on a trip to Hershey, Sutherland and Paxton, and a similar trip will bo made to Maxwell, Brady and other points east. A petition containing 54G names has been presented to tho commissioners of Deuel county asking for a division of that county. Failing to secure tho re moval of the county seat from Chappoll to Oshkosh, the people of the north end of tho county now ask for u division of tho county. Tho North Platto band will hold benefit at tho Keith theatre on Friday night, July 2, for tho purposo of ob tnining funds to buy new uniforms Tickets bought for that evening and not used may bo used at any future time. Director Lowell expects a largo att'indanco and ho Hhou'.d not bo dis appointed. Monday afternoon U. S. Marshall C. P. Honsel, came into town with Leroy Kilgore, who was charged with stealing 2,600 postage stamps from tho Wyerts Postoffico in Cheyenne cpunty. Kilgoro was taken before Commissioner Day and was placed under n $500.00 boVd to appear beforo the grand jury tho first day of the next Perm or court at North l'latco. usnKoon neraiu. 1 Shoe Man. PERSONAL MENTION. C. S Clinton returned Sunday night from a short visit in Denver. Miss Elizabeth Stafford returned to to her home in Paxton Saturday morn ing. Mrs. Chas Lierk and mothor went to Gothenburg Saturday for a few days visit. Mrs. Dr. Ames returned Saturday morning from a professional visit to Omaha. Con Walker went to Ogallala yester day morning to transact some business affairs. Stato Supt. Bishop is expected to make a visit to tho Junior Normal this week. Col. Bill Beattio of Bradv Island transacted businoss in thia city, yes terday. Miss Loretta Murphy spent Satur day and Sunday as the guests of friends at Hershey. Rev. J. F. Seiberi has accepted an invitation to deliver tho Fourth of July address at Oshkosh. Mrs. J. P. Barnell and children left Sunday night for Buchanan, Mexico, for an extended visit. Miss Lulu Wymanloft Monday morn ing to spend a few woeks visiting rela tives in Denver. Mrs. John Murray returned Saturday night from Lincoln where she had gono to attend tho wedding of her son Ray. W. P. Snyder, Sup't of tho Experi mental, Station went to Kimball yester day on business connected with the station. C. L. BaBkins and sister Lena will leave tomorrow morninc for Grand Island to bo present at tho wedding of a relative. Miss Lottie McMurray who has boon visiting her sister Mrs. Asa Snyder, returned to her home in Brady Satur day morning. Gi?o. Rhodes, nccompanied bv his son Donald Rhodes, loft Sunday nieht for Los Angeles, whore they will make their futuro homo. Mrs. F. W. Rincker went to Omaha last night where she will submit to nn operation. Sho was accompanied by Mr. Rincker and Dr. Geo. B. Dent. Mrs. Frank Winn, of Kearney, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Davo Minshnll for a few days. Her daughtor Mary is oxpected up from Kearney tomorrow. Mrs. Wostfall and children, sister of Mrs. Dr. Crook, left Saturday for their home in CnToll, Iown. They were ac companied as far as Fremont by the littlo son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Davi3. Tug vote by which hides wern taken off tho free list, where tho Payne bill put them, shows how senators aro gov crned by local, solfish considerations in framing a tariff bill. Ten democrats repudiated tho party doctrine of free raw materials because thoy believed their constituents mostly democrats, approved of a duty on hides. New Eng land senators who have been standing by tho financo committee while it wnB bestowing executivo protection on tho cotton and woolen industries of their section, broke away from it in tho matter of hides becauso tho grent shoo manufacturers of New England asked or freo raw material, Somo of tho "insurgent" senators who havo been struggling to get cheaper cotton rind woolen clothing for tho people voted against giving them choaper shoes. Thoy w6ro afraid their farming con stituents would bo offended if thoy rotted against the duty. Chicago Tribune, Twins and Twins. O. E. Elder dropped into tho county clerk's office yesterday morning, nnd with nn cxpanslvo smile said, "1 have "Well" said County Clerk Elliott, "A man who is tho father of eight children and then announces the arrival of twins, is entitled to n cigar yes a box of them," nnd ho throw Elder tho monoy to purchase the box. Elder gather up tho monoy nnd dryly remnrked: "I will buy hay for thorn; thoso twins aro male calves." And then tho laugh was on Elliott. Lincoln County Stands Second. Tho average inhabitant of Lincoln county is probably not nwaro that in point of railroad milengo and vnluo of railroad property Lincoln county stands second in the Btatc Lancaster county standing first. i no assessed vnlue of railroad prop erty in our county .this year is $1,031, 5G0, ns against $1.G17,B11 in 1908, an increase of $11,025. Lincoln county's fifty-four miles of territory cast' and west is traversed tho entire length by tho Union Pacific, nnd with tho excep tion of about twelvo miles where tho roads dip dowp into Frontier county is trnvoled its full length by tho Bur lington. Railroad News. Port Chase wont to Los Atmeles Sun day night, .where ho wil1 make his fu turo home, While in town tho Inttcr part of last weak Ed Ahrens took tho examination of extra engineer. Will Jeffers, who has been visiting in town several days after returning from Excelsior Springs, will leave tonight for his homo in Ogdcji. B. C. Clinton, U. P. station agent at St, Paul, Nob., was tho guest of rel atives in town Sunday. Mra. Clinton and child rcn are in South Dakota living on Mr. Clinton's homestead. All west bound trains wero from threo to tan hours late Sunday night, due to a washout on tho northwestern at Dennison, Iowa. No. 1 did not arrive until 1:20 n. m., No. T 2:40 n, m. and No. 5 4:10 a. m. Monday'morning. The Denver Times in an article pub lished Saturday, says W. L. Park. general superintendent of tho Union Pacific, will succeed Gunl. Manager Ridgway of tho Donvor & Rio Grnnde. As yet there has been no confirmation of the report. William C. Patterson returned to Potter, Neb., Sunday after spending a few days with friends in town. Ho is looking after his contract to do tho grading for tho now sidetrack be tween Hershey and Cheyenne, w"..ich he will complete soon. Dr. J. S, Twinem returned laBt night from tho convention of homeopathic physicians, which was held last woek nt Detroit, Mich. Eight candidates woro initiated last night into the B. P. O. E.. nnd follow ing a lunch was served by Cnteror Weil. This will probably be tho lasi initiation until cold weather, as pros pective candidates Inck sufficient courage to tacklo tho untamed animal on a hot sultry evening. P TJ FREE WITH FIRE CRACKERS PUNK-FREE WITH FIRE WORKS'. STATIONERY BOOKS WALL PAPER LOOK FOR THIS SIGN- FREE with Roman Candles, Sky Rockets, Pin Wheels and. any fire article yoii buy at C. M. NEWTON'S. Cigar Factory Closed. Owing to differences botween Robert Mack, manngor of tho Mack Cigar Co., and W. A. Cnuffmnn, who lma monoy invosted in tho concern, tho Mack cigar factory lias been closed, and tho business will bo placed in the hands of a receiver. Mr. Cauffman stated yesterday that tho fnctory would be re-openod in tho nonr future. Sinco starting n few months ago tho business has had n phenomenal growth, and Cauffman feels nssurad that North Platto is an oxnollcnt point nt which to maintain a successful fnctory. L. 0. T. M. Reunion. Tho Past Commanders and Command era association of tho Ladies of tho Mnccabcos held their annual reunion in tho K. Ii hall from Saturday until yestcrdny. Tho association is com posed of tho members of tho L. O. T. M. of Nebraska from II nil county west and Its purposo is to further tho inter est Rnd havo tho membero becomo bet ter acquainted with the work of tho organization. The association convoncd on Saturday morning nnd spent the day in tho in itiation of now members. Sunday was observed as Memorial Day and tho la dies decorated tho gravcB of the de parted L. O. T. M. and K. O. T. M. On Monday tho School of Instruction was held nhd tho following officers wero elected, President, Mrs. Mag nolia Duke, North Plntte; Vico Presl- dent, Mrs. Minnie Cunninghnm Grand Islnnd; Soc'y, Mrs. Tobin, Sidney; Treas., Phoebe Lancaster, Kearney. In tho afternoon tho ladies nttended tho North Plattc-Sidnoy ball gamo and in the evening a dance waft held at tho old opera house. The next meeting will be hold at Grand Island in Juno 1910. Abstract of Assessment. County Assessor Bncon and his oflico deputy Miss Kato Clark havo com pleted making an abstract of the assess ment of personal property for tho year 1909. From the abstract these items aro taken: Total actual value of all personal property $1,123,153. Number- of cattla of all ages 55,701, assessed valuo $183,599. Number of horses 15,980, assessed valuo $175,518. Number of mules 8G3, assessed valuo $11,479. Number of Bheop 1,885. NUmber of hogs 24,484. There wore given to tho assessors for assessment a total of 1,510 dogs, 4G automobiles, 447 pianos, 450 organs and other musical instruments, 34G tele phones owned by individuals, 35 cash registers, G7 safes, 4G typewriters, 45 steam engines, 1,490 sewing machines, 1,278 watches nnd clocks nnd 3,G75 wagons and carriages. Tho total number acres of land under cultivation is returned at 85,212, and tho number uncultivated as 1,148,374 acres. Lost An umbrella in south part of town on Friday night. Information left at this ofilco will bo greatly ap preciated. Leo Hart spent Sunday with his fam ily on tho ranch near Maxwell. TsT I NEWS STAND POSTCARDS NOVELTIES. To Picnic Attendants. Tho picnic' at tho stato farm next Saturday is not a Fourth of July cele bration, nnd theroforo no fire crackers or similar nuisancos will be tolorntud on tho grounds, Attendants will ploaso bear this in mind. The Committee. North Platte Defeats Ogalalla. In a fairly good gamo of baseball North Platto dofeated Ogalolla Friday by a score of 3 to 2. Tho features of the gnme wero tho fast plays executed by Ogulalla's thrd basomnn nnd tho speed with which Ogalnlhi's first baao man didn't got out of chiof Lowoll's way. Short who started to piny first bns, sprained his foot and Lowell went in his place. Score North Platto 3, Ogalalla 2; hits North Platto 8, Ogalalla G; errors 3 each. Battories North Platte, Bell, Priest nnd Mnnn, Ugnlalln, .Nichols and Harrington, um pire Trout. A Big Train. A record achievement in tho move ment of a heavy freight trains has been accomplished on the Pennsylvania Railroad between Altoonn and Enola, nonr Hnrrisburg, Pn. To determine whnt could bo dono in actual road ser vice, as tho result of somo of the com pany's recent expenditures for improve ments, 85 steel gondola cars loaded with a total 4,451 tons of coal wero on Monday, Juno 14,. attached to locomo tive No, 1113, a freight ongino of tho most improved typo. The total weight of tho train was 6,151 tons, nnd its length from tho pilot of tho locomotivo to tho rear plntform of tho cnbin cor was 3,000 feet, nearly three-fifths of a mile. Tho run of approximately 124 milos was made in 7 hours nnd 15 minutes, the nvorago speed of tho train being about 17 miles per hour. Duroc-Jcrscy Pigs. The Experimental Substation offers for sale puro bred Duroc-Jersey pigB nt tho following nricoB: Boars $15.00. Sows $10.00. Theso nro pigs of tho best breeding type. Tho abovo prices hold good until July 30. W. P. Snydku, Sup't. j 30 For Sale. Boarding houso, 10 rooms, dinning room nnd kitchen, on 6th street, on- losito McGcrr's grocery Btoro, 44 foot ot. Next to Dowov streot. This is tho best location for u business block in North Platto. Also lots 10. 11 and 12. block 17. North Platto T. L. Co's addition, n southeast comer ndjoining tho Codv residonco on tho west. Inauiro of FREDERICK Kade. Fred St Mario of Brady Islnnd is visiting frionds in tho city for a few days. Bay C. Young of Brulo transacted business at tho Tcniplo Ileal Estate. yesterday. J. C. Hamilton nnd Alva Robinson of Wellflcet transacted business in town Saturdny. II. C. Philips of the north part ot tho county was a business visitor in town Saturday. N. M. Holcombe, of Maxwell, spent Saturday and Sundny in town visiting friends and transacting business, Frank L. Fox, n prominent lumber dealer of Lexington, spent Sundny as tho guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank L. Moonoy Albort Anderson has sold to Michael McGuillau tho undivided one-half inter est in tho west half of tho southeast quarter and lot 3, section 9-14-33, for a consideration of $2,970. Wc Have For Sale the Following Landi In Lincoln and Keith Counties. Section 25, township 11, rungo 28 ''Section 23, township 11, rango 28 Section 13, township 10, rango 28 Section 17, township 11, rango 28 Section 23, township 11, range 29 Section 31, township 11, rango 28 Section 15, township 11, range 29 Suction 11, township 11, rango 29 Price on tho abovo per aero $8.00 Terms can bo arranged on tho major portion nt this price. Southeast quarter of section G, town- Biup li, rango a:, por ncro $0.00. South half of section 18, township 13, rango 32. nor acre $17.50. South half of seotion 13, township 12, rango 29, por aero $10.00. West half of Bcetion 21, township 13, range 30, por aero 22.50. Southeast nuartor of section 13. township 12, range 30, por aero 25.00. Section 9, towiiBhip 13, rungo 30, por ncro 35.00. Sections 17 und21, township 16, rango 33, nor ncro 7.00. The abovo lands nro mostly nil good farm lund and tho major portion is first cIubs und we would bo glad to allow theso lands nt tho prices nnmcd. Wo huvo n largo list of other land both im proved and unimprbved. Wo have some very desirablo tracts undor irrigation uotii in uncoln and Keith counties. Correspondence solicited. PAYNE INVESTMENT COMPANY, Opera Houso Bik., North Platte, Neb. Feet Ready for the Fourth? Do your celebrating1 in cool, good looking, comfortable, footwear. Discard your heavy shoes. Our prices arc not prohibi tive wlitle the comfort af forded by our cool, low shoes is hard to estimate. FOOT COOLERS We have Oxfords. In lace or buttom styles; black, tan, oxblood, wine, champagne, and bronzo. We can place your feet in splendid condition for your outing on the Fourth. SOL HODES, The Home of Better Shoes. Will Build South of Platte. Tho following concoring the U. P. branch is found in tho Omaha World Herald: Union Pacific forces in camp nt Northport and grading aro said by officials of tho road to bo simply mak ing a terminal there for tha North Platto lino thnt branches off from tho mnln lino near North Platte. What will be tho next movo thoy say thoy do not know, but no orders aro givon and no money it set nildo for building farther on. Pcoplo who have been watching tlio survoys, howeror, assert positively that when tho road takes a new jump west ward it will bo built on the south ildo of tho Platte river and will go a little southwest toward tho Goshen Holo country which is west of tho Mitch ell val'iy and will thus bo going di rectly toward Mcdicino Bowj. It is at Medicine Bow that the main line of tho Union Pacific turns west after making tho tre.-nondous curve almost due north from Laramie. It has been 'assorted in tho World- Harald that tho Union Pacific project! a second line along the route indicated to connect with the main lino at Mcdicino Bo'v thus opening a now country along tho North Platte and at tho samo timo making what would be n second track and servo in a sense as a parallel doublo track would servo North Platto nnd Mcdicino Bow. Strictly spooking tho North River lino branches olf at O'Fallon's, which is near North Platto. Director Kruttschnitt has profesBod innocence ot any designs on tho Medicine Bow connection when inter viewed for publication, but tho peopio familinr with tho survoy know it will be built. Tho Burlington runs along tho north sido of the Platte and has its terminal at Bridgeport. $100 Reward for Stolen Cattle. I will givo $50 rewnrd for tho return of 13 head of cattle taken from my pnsturc on the Odencrantz Table, north of Etna. Some are branded II on right hip, somo not branded. Will also give $50 to find who took or disposed of them if evidencu is utrontr enough to convict them. AddrosB Heniiy Peter son, Etna, Neb. Notice to Overseers. Wo desiro to call tho attention of tho overseers of tho various road districts in Lincoln county, Nobrnska, that you should get tho fire guards plowed and In good condition, so that the county may bo properly protected from firo. County Commissioned. For Sale. Two Angus Bulls, ono 2-yenr old, puro bred but not registered; ono 4-year old, eligible to registry. Price $75.00 each. Exi'EIUMENTAl. SUI1STATION, W. P. Snydek, Supt.1 For Rent. Tho D. A. Baker resldenco, 321 West Third street. Tho Pritchard residence, 314 West First streot, 7 rooms with bath and toilet, all new. Buchanan & Patterson. W. R. MALONEY, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER A full lino of Caskets, Robe, etc. Calls answered tmnrmtljr. Dny Phono 12G, Night Phono 4"Bi