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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1909)
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAlt. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 10, 11)05). NO 57. Jporth ft f & TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS ...... . . . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Neils Rasmus son Sunday, n son. Rev. O'Toolo, of Lexington, oc cupied the Episcopal pulpit in this city Sunday morning. Geo Tekulvo and Cash Austin went to Brady Sunday to witness the North Platto machinist-Brady base ball game. During the past three yonrs a Lex ington real estate dealer has sold the same farm four times. In the first sale the price was $3,300, the second $1,000, the third $G,000 and tho fourth $8,000. Ginn & White, who secured the con tract for furnishing tho two nuw school buildings ,with heating plants, havo 'received the material and the work of installing the plants will begin ut once and pushed as rapidly as tho constructipn work on the buildings will permit. The local machinists' base ball team went to Brady Sunday and played tho team of that village. Tho game was called during the fifth inning on ac count of rain, the score being 4 to 5 in favor of Brady. A number of rooters accompanied the team. Millard Hosier, Claude Dclanoy and Henry Rebhausen leave tomorrow for Anaconda, Mont., to attend the nation al meeting of tho trap shooters. While away they will visit Portland, and en route homo will stop over at Walcott, Wyo., for a few days fishing. Judge Grimes returned Sunday from Glen Eyrie, Col., where ho spent a week fishing for trout. It was his in tention to fish in Ro:k river with his son Lee, but when he arrived there ho found that Loe had boon ordered for service elsowhere, so the Jucgo trckod to Glen Eyiie. In our Friday's isstfe, we wero mis informsd as to tho runaway fn which Chns Dixon's horse was the principal actor. Tho young man did not tio the horse to tho bicycle, as was stated, but the horse was standing untied and swung the bridle over tho handlebars and becaming scared ran uway. Furnished rpoms for rdnt at 221 So: Locust street; phone 232. President Wnlker, of the Electric Light and Gas Co., who returned from Chicago tho latter purt of last week, tells us that while there bids for the apparatus for tho North Platto gas plant wero opened and awards made. Tho contract for supplying tho various material was awarded to sovorol differ ent firms. As soon as the matorial ur rives the work of erecting tho plant and laying the mains will begin. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Seasonable Footwear AT REDUCED PRICES. 4 You can afford to have an extra pair of Ox- 0 fords perhaps when you can buy them at such re- duccd prices as we are offering-. It is real economy & and real comfort to have a chancre of shoes duriner ft ft . & not weatner. ft & LadieB' Kid Oxfords, X. regular price $1.75, salo rf c( price Ql.dV ! Ladies' Kid Oxfords.low ft heel, regular price $2.00 (t yr ftp sale price p 1 1 1) & Ladies Tan Button Ox- fords, regular prico 2.25 nr VP sale price $1."D f Ladies Tan Laco Ox t fords, regular price 2.50 (j (r salo price ipZ.UU fa Ladies Kid Oxfords, . ..! ii'O nn ..i $2.50 prico rico ft Ladies lias Patent Anklo Strap Pumps, Patent Lacennd Button Oxfords Tan Anklo Strap Pumps Bronzo Oxfords.Tan and j uroen uxiorus, regular qc V price $3.50, salo prico... p.Ou Groen Oxfords, regular ft ft ft Twenty per cent discount on Children's, Boys' and Girls' Oxfords and Barefoot Sandals. ft ,1V ft $ Small, The Big Shoe Man. f ft Tho Presbyterian aid socioty will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. E. Prosser. Oliver Carroll, for Bcvcral months past with Howe & Malonoy, has re signed and accoptcd employment with the Union Pacific as brakeman. Miss Ethel Jacobs returned the lat ter part of last week from Kearney, whero Bho attended tho wedding of Miss Lela Tibbitts, n former resident of this section. City Engineer Welch and Chas Thomp son spent Saturday in Ognllala, making the pcliminary survey for tho new water plant which will soon be con structed. Mrs. Gcorgo Lannin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowhowcr nnd Mrs. James Pell and son and daughter spent Sunday in Hcrshcy as tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Eshlcman. Rev. Herbert Covcll, rector of two Episcopal churches at Long Island City, N. Y., arrived last week and will spend this month at his father's ranch north of town. Tho delivory team belonging to the Rush Mercantile Co. took another spin Saturday afternoon. This timo tho wngon was badly damaged, scattering tho groceries around und shaking tho drivers up. Miss Alma Waltemath returned home yesterday morning after a visit with friends in Hershcy. She was accom panied by her friend, Miss Garnet Micholson, who will be her guest for a short time. Mr. nnd Mrs.E. T. Tiamp and son Herbert loft Sunday morning on an automobilo trip to, Grand Island. Leav ing the car there, Mr. Tramp nnd son will go to Omaha for n few days, leav ing Mrs. Tramp to visit friends in tho Island. Dr. D. T. Ouigloy left last night for Lincoln to deliver an address before tho Epworth League assembly on the sub ject of "Flies as thoy Relate to Sani tary Conditions." The Doctor will probably visit Chicago before returning home. Joseph T. Doncgan formerly of this city,,and Mr. Moorchouso of Cheyenne, wproem ployed na machinists on the Steamer Transport Sheridan which loft San Fronciaco on Au'gGth, for Manilla, Enron to they will visit Japan, Yuam and Honolulu, fhey will return lo San Francisco Oct lGth. Mrs. Winifred Dolancy, who had been visiting in Iowa for a couple months, has returned to town and afte dis posing of her household goods will locate nt Norfolk, Neb. Mrs. Dclanoy was re-elected a teacher in tho city schools, but later sent in her resigna tion. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft & ft Ladies' Patent Colt 3- ft button Oxfords, Russia Calf Oxfords with suedo V? top and Bronze Ankle m Strap Pumps, regular r Z. price $4.00, salo price.. JM.IJ Men's Patent Colt and 3, Green Calf Oxfords, regular prico $1.50, sale rjc price $0,10 Men'H Velour Calf, Tan Russia Calf Oxfords, Russia Calf and Vici Kid Oxfords, regular (j-i eft price $1, sale price pi).uU ft ft ft ft ft Men's Tan Russia Calf Oxfords regular prico $3.50 salo price $2.85 ft Men's Tan Oxfords, reg- & cc .. ular prico $3, salo prico. .pZ.tHl ft Attempt to Buy Influence. A sensation was sprung on tho local public Friday evening by tho publico Hon in tho Daily Telegraph of an at tempt on tho part of tho waterworks company, through its attorney Albert Muldoon, to purchase tho infiuenco of that paper to defeat tho water bonds nnd assist in securing the pnssago of n franchise. Briefly told, Mr. Muldoon called Mr. Kelly into a conforenco, broached to him tho subject of using his infiuenco und that of his paper against tho bonds, and offered him $G00 of which $350 wns to bo cash in hand nnd $250 additional in tho event the bonds wore dofented. Mr. Kelly, favoring the bonds,. considered this an opportunity to ensnare the wator company and proceeded to take tho offer, accopting $350 nnd giving n duplicate recoipt for tho money, the roceipt plainly stating tho conditions exneted of Kelly "to pay for work and labor of Daily und Wtokly Telo graph in assisting in defeating water bonds; tho said A. P. Kelly and Telegraph to use best endeavor to defeat naid bonds." Receiving tho money, Mr. Kelly immediately roported th matter to Mayor Patterson and members of tho council, and a day or' two later the expose appeared in the Telegraph. This attempt to uso boodle to control infiuenco to defeat tho bonds cannot be too strongly condemned, and it will, as it should, havo its infiuenco in making tho bonds mo-e popular and thq wuter company more unpopular; in fact tho best movo that Mr. Muldoon, as repre sentative of the water company, can now mnko is to wire President Hoff inaster to come to North Platto and sell the wnter plant to the city at any price the council sees fit to oiler. It is generally reported that the company sent a bunch of money into North Platto to infiuenco the bond election, of which tho amount offered Mr. Kelly is but u small part. Wheth er this fund will bo distributed is doubtful, as tho expose will havo a ten dency to make any attempt in this di rection a delicate one. In this connection it may bo said thero is u recognized legitimate way in which individuals,, companies or .corporations, enn use newspapers in which to pre sent their view3 or pleas that is to buy advertising spaco, and signing the articlco nnd tho publisher reserv ing the right to indicate that such is paid advertising by inserting the word "advertisement", ut the head of tho article and also reserving the right to opposo tho views presented. Such is a purely legitimate transaction, but when tho individual or company buys or at tempts to buy, tho editorial inlluonceof the paper, or attempts to silenco oppos ition, then it becomes illegitimate und should bo condemned and exposed. This attempt at bribery was certainly an unfortunate movo for both the water company and Mr. Muldoon, and thero is no exeusublo grounds upon which either enn stand. Mr. Muldoon contends that ho was merely buying advertising space, but the receipt which passed between him nnd Mr. Kelly is bo written as to pre vent KUch construction by tho reader, especially as it says "said Kelly and Telegraph to uso best endeavor to de feat said bonds." If that construction of language docs not mean n purchase of infiuenco and not merely advertising, it is unfortunate that wording was not different. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowry spent Sunday in Brudy. Toilet Soap Value. We sell three 8-oz bars of Cocoa Castile Soap for 25 cents. It is the best Soap for this Hard Water lathers freely, removes dirt and grease quickly and is healieg to the skin. Call and see bur large assortment of toiletsoaps. Schiller & Co., 1st door north First Natl, Bank. Lumbermen Win Ball Game. 4 In tho game of ball Sunday after noon between tho lumbermen and tho clothiers tho formor won by a scoro of twenty-thrco to fifteen. In tho early part of tho gamo tho scoro was de cidedly in favor of tho clothiers, but Dick Baker took a frosh hitch on his trousers and from that tlmo on thero was no doubt ns to the final outcome of the game. Schntz & Swope formed tho battery for tho clothiers and Abraham son, Hnlligan, Birgo.nnd Shaffer for fthe lumbormon. The gamo was full of plays thut proved amusing for tho spectators. Child Drowned. Tho five year old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Gerkln, of Well pre dnct, foil in n cistern Friday ovening and was drowned. Tho child was loaning against a dry barrel nt tho edge of tho cistern when tho staves collapsed and she fell headlong into the cistern which was twent-six feet deep afTd with considernblo wnter in tho bbttom. Mr. Gcrkin anrt son had gone t& Moorefiold, and Mrs. Gcrkin wns alone. She heard tho cries of tho child, but she was powerless to render aid in timo to save its life, but later went to a neighbor's, secured holn. nnd tho body of the child was taken out. U. P. Work at Bridgeport. A special to tho Omaha Bee from Bridgeport says: The Union Pacific Railroad company has instituted con demnation proceedings in this county 10 condemn right-of-way amounting to about 115acros, through tho property of Mrs. Laura E. Young und Mrs. Adu Melvin, just nt tho north end of tho bridge across tho North Platto river at this place. The petition rpcites that this -oal estato is required by the company for side tracks, for work shops, depots, machino shops, switches, turntables, water stations, nnd for the storing of railroad material, Tho company sought to purchaso this property from tho ownors, but, being unable to agree on tho price, woro forced to condemn. It is tho declared intention of tho company to mako a station at the point indicated, and to erect Hhop3", roundhouses and other di vision facilities, making it u division on tho North Platto river branch of the road, which they nro building from tho town of North Platto to Medicine Bow, Wyo. Tho new Btn'tion will bo called North Bridgsport, and a regular pas senger train will bo put in operation, to run daily from North Platto nnd re turn, in nbout ten days. Telephone Ruling. Tho Nebraska State Railway Com mission mndo tho following telcphono ruling on July 14th, 1909: 35a. Discontinuance of Scrvico for Non-payment. A rule of n telephone company that telephone rent must bo paid in advance is reasonable, and a subscriber refusing to comply therewith is not entitled to scrvico from tho com pany. CouuterclHhi does not justify non-payment. A telephone company may enforce tho paymont of fts current dues and tolls by tho summary method of deny ing sorvico regardless of tho fact that tho delinquent putron claims tho com pany is indebted to him. 35b. Deduction from Rentnls on Ac count of Defective Service. A tele phone subscriber is presumed to know thut his telcphono is liablo to get out of order, und, if it is situated in tho coun try, that some timo may olapso boforo it can be repaired; and such subscriber is only entitled to n deduction from his bill subsequent to tho expiration of a reafonablo time after tho company had notice of tho trouble and failed to re pair it. Men and Boys Clothing. Now is tho timo you enn do yourself somo good. Wo will do tho right thing with you. Can't quoto prices horo ns thoy would do you no good in print, but como in, look over our lino and if quality, stylo and prices suits then let us fit you out with one of the host makes in tho market. Como now wo mean business. Wo will mako you somo money. If not already a customer of ours wo extend you u speciul invitation to como in nnd get acquainted with our u. iv. quality 01 clonics. Tub Hun Ci.otiiino Dept. H. McVoy, of Paxton, spent yester day in town transacting busiuess. Clint Anderson, of the Loup district, transacted business in town yastorday. Albin Snndall spent Sunday in Brady, where ho wont to be present nt tho ball gome. Wm. Bcntty, of Brady, was in tho city Snturday transacting business nnd visiting his old fricndB. Mrs. Ed. Blankonburg two daughters nnd Miss Gertrudo Bnkcr spent Sunday m me uionia'nuurg rancn near uan nett. PERSONAL MENTION. ' M.C. Wcstfnll spent Sunday with friends nt Maxwell. Minor Hinmnn mndo n short trip to Fremont Sunday. O. B. Fraser left Sunday night for a short visit in Denver. Dr. Ames made n profcssibnnl trip to Tyron Saturday. W. C. Patterson went to Denver Friday night to spend n fow days. Mr. and Mrs. W. T, Brown left Sun day for Scattlo to visit tho exposition John Brntt returned Saturduy morn ing from n short business trip to Oma ha. Misses Loretta Murphy and Bella Craigic spent Saturday with friends nt Hcrshcy. Miss Mnudo Owens left Snturday for a visit with friends nt Denver, Salt Lake and Odgen. Arthur Snlisbury went to Contrnl City Snturday night for n short visit with friends. E. D. Warner returned tho latter part of last week from a visit to tho Seattle exposition. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy loft Sunday night for a few weeks visit nt Colorado Springs. Mrs. W. M. Cunningham nnd Mrs. Wnlker returned Saturduy from a week's visit in Denver. Mr. nnd Mrs. B. A. Wilson loft Fri day night for Salt Lako City to attend tho annual G. A. R. reunion. Alonzo McMichnol left Snturday ove ning for Suit Lako City to attend the annual G. A. R. reunion. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Mansfield loft Friday night for nn extended visit nt Scattlo und other western points. Mrs. W. H. Woodhurat nnd Mian Mnblc Doneho'wor left Sunday night for an outing at Chorokco Purk. Dr. McCubo and fumily went to Om aha Saturday night and will visit with friends in that city for a short time. Rev. Carroll wont to Colorado Springs Sunday night nnd will recuper- uto in tho mountains for n short time. Miss Laura Murray returned homo Sunday ovening after spending a week with Miss Lillian Hendy of Maxwell. Mrs. Mary J. Anderson, of Glcnwood, Iowa, arrived Saturday night nnd will visit her sstcr Mrs. Neils Rnsmusscn for a short time. Rev. Porter nnd family, who had been visiting relatives in Indiana for two or threo weeks, returned home Snturduy morning. Mrs. Carter nnd Mrs. Sutton havo been the guests of their Bister Mrs. L. E. Roach. Tho former luft for hor homo today, but Mrs. Carter will re main several wacko. Rev. Otto Zimmerman and fumily of Myrtle wero in tho city Friday on thir way to Belgrade, Feb., to attend the Methodist conforence. From thero thoy will go to Texas and localu on 11 farm. Syl Friend, wife and Mrs. J . F. Fil- lion loft Saturday morning for a monlh'H visit with Ed Friend in Denver. Mr. Fillion accompanied them ns fur us Ogallnla where ho has u big plumbing contract. WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO. Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us Strong and Healthy. All tho blood in tho body passes through tho kidnoys once every throe minutes. Tho kidneys filter tho bood. They work night nnd day. When healthy they romovo nbout G00 grainB of impuro matter daily, when unhealthy some part of this impuro matter is left In tho blood. This brings on many dis eases nnd symptoms pain in tho back, headache, nervousness, hot dry h kin, rheumatism, gout, gravol, disorders of the eyesight and hoaring, dizziness, ir regular heart, debility, drowsinoss, dropsy, deposits in tho urino, etc. But if you keep the filters right you will havo no trouble with your kidnoys. Mrs. A. G. Wossborg, North Platto, Nehr., says: "During tho pust four years I was a terriblo sufforor from kidney disenso and hackncho nnd tho doctors suld I had a lloating kidney. 1 had acute pains through my kidnoys and some days I could not stand on that account. Tho kldndy secretions wero too frequent in pussago and contained heavy sediment, like brick dust. I was advised to havo an operation performed out 1 wouiu not consent. 1 then leurned ot Doan's Kidney Pills and got a box, in a couple of days after I began their uso tho pains became less sovero and tho swellinir In mv r unit k dnov disaii poured und within six weeks I wns com pletely cured. Hinco that time I havo felt no symptoms of n return of the old trouble. I nm glad to givo Doan's Kidney Pills my recomrnondution." For Salo by all Dealers. Prico GO cents. Fostor-Milburn Co., Now York. bolo Airents for tho united btntcs, Remember tho name Doan's and take no other. Notice to Democrats . I am a candidato for tho office of County Commissioner, 1st District, sub ject to the decision of tho democratic electors nt? th Primary Election, Aug ust 17th. Tho no-y lnw provides that voters nt a prlmnry election may WHITE IN tho name of n candidate If tho democrats will wrlto in under tho col umn marked Democrat: l-'or County Commissioner 1st. PUt. Volu for Ono A. F. STREITZ Democrat my name will bo printed on tho official ballot. A. F. S'rnmTZ. Special Sale on mens' dress shirts, Golf and Ncg)I gco. 1 lot, nil aires, regular -prico 75c, .119 1 lot, all sizes, regular prico 1.25, .98 1 lot, all sizos, regular prico 1.50, l.!!5 All bovs' shirtH in ncrcnlo nt re duced prices nt TUB HUH CLOTHING JJUl'T. Brady News. I'rom tlio Vlmllontor. Hcrshoy Welch, civil engineer, com pleted tho surveying of tho mnin streot last wock nnd Wednesday morning tho Bourd recoived the bluo print of tho grndo established. It is to bo hoped that this will bo adopted and that n uniform Bystem of grading nnd plncing of sidewalks will bo thus started. It took nenrly thirty days for h mail pouch to mako tho trip from North Platto to Brady. Tho mail was ilatcd July Cth nnd arrived horo Tuoduy, August 3d. Tho contents wore damp and Postmaster Springer immediately reported tho matter to tho postnfilco authorities at Washington. Last evening tho members of tho Brady High School basket ball team nnd substitutes took No. Ill to North Platte where they wero royally enter tained by Miss Banks tho assistant principal of our higli school. Tho yninig ladles returned Jaat night on No. 4 and woro unanimous in stnting that thoy had tho best tlmo of their life. Father Haley camo up last Sunday ovening and Monday morning tho work on tho now. Catholic church began. It will bo a splendid little edifico 28x40 and tho Catholics of this community are to be congratulated upon their ontcrpriso. Wo can 000 no reason why tho two church orgnnizations here cannot bo successful. Last Saturday oveniutr tho build ing committee of tho school Board mot and opened tho bids for the addi tion to 1110 scnooi nousu uiiu lounu mat W. T. Elliott hud by far tholowostbid. Monday Mr. Elliott furnished bond for $1,000 and tho contract wns t?rned binding him to coinpluto Hho building, which is 28x 10, by tho .first day of Sep- temuer. 'Twas A Glorious Victory. There's rojoieinir in Fedorn. Terin. A man's lifo has boon saved, und now Dr. king's Now Discovery is tho talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages. "I could not work nor get about.'' ho writos. "and tho doctors did mo no good, but, after us ing ur. King s New Discovery threo weeks. I feu like a now man. and can do good work again." For weak, soro or diseased lungs, Louglis nnd Colds, Hemorrhages, tiny Fever, La Grippo, Asthma or any Bronchial affection it stands unrivaled. Price 50c. und SI .00. 1 rin I Bottle free. Sold and guaranteed by Stone Drug Co. MTI1RF.CA1ISEXV LET NATURE CURE Turn to Nature nnd you will always he on the safe side. Wo havo a Naluta Remedy for CONSTIPATION we wont youto Uy anl J?, ptovo tint Nature can tl- Cf " ! 1.. - In". 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