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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1909)
Wk (Morth is TWENTY-FIFTH YEAJt. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, AUGUST .17, 11)00. NO 51). - . Seasonable AT REDUCED You can afford to have an extra pair of Ox- & fords perhaps when you can buy them at such re- 0 duced prices as we are offering1. It is real economy and real comfort to have a change of shoes during , hot weather. Ladies' Kid Oxfords, regular price $1.75, snlo price Ladica' Kid Oxfords.low heel, regular price $2.00 sale price Ladies' Tan Button Ox fords, regular price 2.25 sale price Ladies' Tan Lace Ox fords, regular price 2.G0 sale price Ladies' Kid Oxfords, regular price $3.00, sale price Ladies' Patent Ankle Strap Pumps, Patent Lace and Button Oxfords Tan Ankle Strap Pumps Bronze Oxfonls,Tan nnd Green Oxfords, regular price $3.50, sale price... $1.50 $1.75 $1.95 $2.00 $2.50 $2.85 Twenty per cent discount on Children's, Boys' J and Girls' Oxfords and Barefoot Sandals. S Small. TW Rfcr Shop jr i Three cars of cattlo were' brought in from the J. M. Mooney ranch Sunday and were shipped to South Omahn yes terday. The condition of the corn betweon Kearney and Gibbon is reported by train men to be in bad condition, many fields being beyond the recuperative stage. "Uncle Josh Perkins," a play with a strong and stirring plot, will be pre sented at The Keith this evening by n company that comes recommonded as one of ability. Jacob Fawcett, one of the supreme court judges, and a candidate for re nomination to that position, spent Sat urday in town getting acquainted with some of our citizens. Judge Grimes returned Saturday from u trip to Bridgeport and Sidney. At Bridgeport he paroled two young horse thieves and at the latter place sentenced a follow to the penitentiary for statutary rape. The young eon of John Shaffer and another boy wore out spearing fish with a pitchfork Sunday, and the boy walking behind young Shaffer stumbled and losing his balance jabbed his fork into Shaffer's neck, making rather severe wounds. The Wehn Telephone Co. has re ceived several cars of poles for the con struction of a lino down the North River branch from Bridgeport to Norh Platte. With a daiiv train service soon to be inaugurated nnd a telephone ser vico between the two points named, the people of the North Platte valley will soon have those modern facilities for which they so long wished. Julius Plzer roturned tho latter part of last week from his business trip to Now York. He found tho weather al most unbearably hot in that city, but managed to endure it by taking almost daily trips to nearby seashore resorts. Mr. Pizor says all lines of goodi aro advancing in prico, particularly ready made garments, which have gono sky high on account of tho long continuad strike of the tailors in New York. II. C. Stanley, a supposed travoling man whp registered. at tho Pacific tho begin'ing of last week, suddenly depart- od op. Thursday without paying lor hiB meals and room, amounting to $8 or S9. Ho told a hard luck atory about losing his Docket book and wns waiting for u check from his home. After borrow ing a littlo change from Manager Sit ton he disappeared and the mana'go mWt li rtoW trot On hid Vfall. Footwear PRICES. Ladies' Patent Colt 8 button Oxfords. Russia Calf Oxfords with suedo top and B onze Ankle Strap Pumps, regular price $4.00, sale price.. $3.15 Men's Patent Colt and Green Calf Oxfords, regular price $1.60, sale prico pJ.D Men's Velour Calf, Tan Russia Calf Oxfords, Russia Calf and Vici Kid Oxfords, regular q- r price $1, sulc price .pJ.uU Men's Tan Russia Calf Oxfords regular prico $3.50 sale price $2.85 Men's Tan Oxfords, rcg- prv ulnr prico $3, sale price. pZ.DU Tho Gilbert barber shop has been removed from Front street to the Ottcnstein building on Sixth street. A mnrriafo license was issued Sat urday to O. M. Morton nnd Mrs. C. C Coates, both of this city, and they wero later united in marriage by Rev Porter. Anker Boo, of Nichols precinct, filed an information yesterday against Charlie Lawrence charging him with willfully killing a hog valued at twenty five dollars. J. B. McDonald and Platte White left Sunday morning for Cheyenne in their cars, accompanied by Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Fillion, Miss Harriet Friend and Dave Day. Found On tho ball ground Friday, a lady.s coat. Owner can have sumo by sending to Tom Green's billiard hall a id paying for this notice The primary election is being held today, and by reason of tho contest for sheriff and county clerk, considerable activity is being shown in town. The vote in the county outside of the towns is expected to bo very light. Will Ross and hd Wright, who were down from Myrtle Saturday, said corn in their immediate section is in first r.lass condition, nnd they were of tho opinion that one more good rain would make the crop. Tho county commissioners will re c nv9ne in session tomorsow. it is expected that the delayed returns from tho state board of equalization will have been received by that time, in which event the tnx levy for the pros ent year will be made, A. 13. Timmerman will today remove his saloon to a littlo framo building h lias erected on tho rear of his lot, which ho will occupy while tho now brick building is being erected. Tho building now occupied by him has been pur chnsed by C. F. Perry and will be re moved to the Third ward and used as a stable. School time will soon bo hero, and you will need to got your boyB an girls clothed for that purpose. Tho Loader has just received a fall line o goods from which you can dress tficm from head to foot, whether you Want to mnko tho goods up or buy tho garments ready made, TUR.LlJAPKIt Tho reported activity of both tho Uri ion Pacific and Burlington engineers in tho Bridgeport section is good news for North Platte. It indicates n certainty of the immediate building nf tho Med cine How route bv tho Union Pacif and makes brighter the proapects fo t it... i: ...J .1... VT....I. m..... tho Burliniilon line uii thu North Pluttu valley. The Episcopal Sunday school expects to hold a picnic at Dick's grove tho last week in August. Mrs, John M. Decker and children came up from Mnxwell Saturday even ing nnd left that night for Boston, Mass. J. G. Lcmmer, of Cedar, Fulls, la., has arrived in the city nnd accepted u position with tho North Plntto Mill & ruin Co. as stenographer. A. M. Bolton, of Dickinson, N. D., is Oxpectcd to arrive hero today to IHp nstnll new machinery for tho North Platte Mill & Grain Co. Buttermilk during hot wenther. Ask your doctor, Cc at the fountain. Stone Duuo Co. Grand Island had made arrangements for n game with North Platte on tho Island grounds. Inst Su"dny, but ni hility of n number of the North Plntto players to get released from railroad service compelled them to cancel tho date. Have you ovor tried Oil Meal as food for your stock? If not you will bo sur prised at the results. Mixed with mill feed it will produce that nice glossy appearance on stock. The North Platte Mill & Grain Co. handle it in car lots. Call and p,ct prices on .same. One of tho cars conveying the bnll players from Moorefield broke down n dozen miles out of town and tho oc cupants hired a team to bring them the remainder of tho distance. Tho disabled it car was toweu in anu repairs wero completed yesterday, tho players re maining until this morning, Twenty thousand yards of1 iHTibrbidor- ies just arrived at Tho Leader, which aro placed on sale at' prices Hint will save you from 25 to CO cents on the dol lar. Don't fail to see them. The Lkadeiu Tho North Platte Mill & Grain Co. lms received a shipment of pulleys, hufting, sprocket wheels and steel conveyors to pe useu in maKing im provements in their mill before start ing on the now wheatcrop. Tho com pany has also received a shipment of twenty chilled iron rolls which they had reground and rccorrugated at tho Sun derland Corrugating Works at Omahn. "North Plntto us far ns lawns nnd trees areconcerned beats any town you see in the east," remarked Rov. Her bort Covell, of Long Island City, who is visiting his parents. "But thre is one thing that detracts from your other wise beautiful little city, and that is the rank growth of weeds along your streets nnd on the vacant lots. Clear these away nnd your town will bo a gem in attractiveness." The Union Pacific is preparing to en- largo its terminal facilities at Grand Island. These improvements includo n $20,000 freight depot. To provide room for the new depot, tho city of Grand Is land has closed Kimball nnd Plum streets and opened Oak street. Busi ness at Grand Island has increased con siderable of late, more business coming nnd going over tho St. Joseph nnd Grand Island, which requires transfer nt Grand Island. The North Platte Mill & Grain Co. has purchased from Fairbanks Mors" & Co. a four ton type registering scale with n controllnblo dump for unloading grain and will install it at once at their mill and elevator. This is tho latest and most accurate scale built by the Fairbanks & Morse Co. With thu type registering mechanism it is nn imposs ibility to mnko an error in tho weights, ns by tho movement ot a lever tne ex act weights are impressed by a steel die into a card in duplicate form. 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 hcalie to the skin. Call .and see our 'large assortment pf toiletsoaps. Schiller & Co., 1st door north First Natl. Bank. State Ball League. The gossip of organizing a state ball league composed of teams along tho Union Pacific has been rovived, nnd it is proposed to call n mcetir.g some time this full and organize for tho 1910 season. The plan Is to organize a Bix club circuit composed of Fremont, Con trul City, Grand Island, Hnsting, Kcnr- rtcy and North Platte. Those ore six towns that havo always had good teams und tho games havo been well bud- ported. Wo bcliuvo that this plan to form n lencrue of tho nbovo towns will bo receivrd with fnvor in North Platte, though there must bo u reasonable limit to tho salaries pMd teams us n whole, or individual p'nycrs. Real Estate Sales. Buchanan & Patterson closed two largo rcnl estate deals last week, tho total purchase price of tho two amount ing to $35,000. The purchaser is a Mr, Carpenter, of the vitt part of tho state and a brother of tho gentleman who recently purchased GO') acres of tho former Mylunder rnneh. Thu land pur chased by Mr, Carpeni r was section 9- 10-31, tho cast half of which was owned by a Mr. Nunn, nnd thi west hnlf by Buchanan & Patterson, the prico for the section being botween $21,000 nnd $25,000 and the other tract sold Car- penter was the Geo. ' A. Walkor plnco of l320 acres southwvt of town, for which $10,500 was obti'ld.- The west half of sect iomU. is part of the former Meyer land r'rajjtly bought by Buchanan & Patterson (oitho Un ion Realty Co'., which ji thu same) und the firm has nlso sold tho east hnjf of section 8, which wns 1 1 jo included In tho Meyer deal, thus closing out I'tlyi Moyer place two or tin co Weeks nfteij purchasing it. t Getting Ready for Fall Trade. Julius Pizer returned lust wcek from Now York, where ho cpont n moptli buying a fall stock for Tho Leader, und judging from the utilount of goods now being received, Mr. Pizer's pur chases evidently made quite n hole in tho stocks carried by the wholcsalo hojBCs. Mr. Pizer went east early this season in order to purchase fall and wlntor goods prior to the passage of tho tariir bill, which caused a rapid advanco in many lines of goods. By making his purchases early he received the advantage of the former low price, nnd his customers will reap tho benefit of those low prices. Mr. Pizer anticipates n heavy fall trude in North Platte, und lms accordingly bought u larger stock than usunl, and thu forco of clerks aro now busy marking and plucing tho goods in order to bo ready for an early full trndo. Every department of tho big Btoro will ho found chock full of tho latest goods, und customers will find nt The Leader the most complete assortment ever brought to Nrth Platte. Ball Games. In the second game of ball played with the All Stars of Omaha Friday afternoon, tho loculs won by a score of three to one. John Bailey, the veteran Blab artist, was in the game and not only kept tho visitors down to fivo hits, and struck out six, but fielded the position in fine form, making seven or eight assists. In tho fourth inning Eddio Paul mado n homo run, and there wore 11 number of sensational plays that kept the small crowd of spectators in good humor notwithstanding tho intensity of tho sun. the visitors mado their one run in tho fourth; while tho locals mado one in the second and two in tho seventh. Saturday tho team from Maywood came up and played the locals, hut proved to bo too slow company for Elliott's men, tho scoro stnnding seven to two in favor of North Plntto. Tho Maywood team brought a vory good battery, but tho Bupport givon at times wns vory weak. Tho North Piattes took ten hits off the Maywood pitcher, while Muy wood took six oif Lowell, Tho U. P. shop team of Omaha arrived this morning nnd will play the local tcutn this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. At Conoy Island park Sunday after noon tho Machinists ball team met defeat ut the hands of tho All Stars by a scoro of thirteen to ten. Priest nnd Ouimotte was tho battery for the machinists und Schatz and Pass for tho All Stars. The hitter secured n load in tho oarly part of the game und maintainor, H throughout. WantedHay uutfi.to put up 100 acres of hay adjoining city on shnreB or for cash. Wm. E. SlIUMAff. In nn address delivered Inst week boforo statu health association, a speaker fluid that a femalo lly may ho como the progenitor of 02o.000.000. 000,000 flies during tho aoueon. You can easily boo, thoreforo, how fm portunt it is thut you kill UvVry fly JIUBBIUIU, Good Bye!-Tans-Good Bye! Kvery sort of Tan Oxtord we have in stock must go. When we say "Tans" we mean all our colored low cut shoes Tans, Chocolates, Wines, Oxblood, Greys, London Smoke, Bronze, etc. 25 PER CENT We want to start the season with new Shoes, hence this great sacrifice to close out, at once, the Tan Footwear we have on hand. Tans for men, for boys, for misses and children, all are ordered out of the house. They must go at once. SOL HODES, THE S1EOEK. PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Knto Oilman roturned yester- qfty" fro from her visit in Chicago. Kecgan and two sons returned Saturday from Mnrcngo, Iowa. Henry Ritter returned to Fnirbury Friday night after spending- several days in tho city. Ray Murray, 6f Lincoln, spent Sat urday and Sunday with Mrs'. Murray and other relatives. Frank Foster fcjtttrhcd 1 Friday night frorn a three weeks' visit ut points in Montnnn nnd Wyoming. Miss Kortlnng, of Omaha, is tho guest of tho Misses Wultcmath, hnving urrived Saturday night. Miss Ailecn Gantt, of Lincoln, ar rived Sunday ovening und will visit friends for a week or two. Miss Evelyn Joffers returned Satur day from a fivo weeks' visit with friends nt points in Iowa and at Omnha, Mr. and Mrs. Jolm Bonner and two daughters luft Saturday morning for u two weeks visit with friends nt Omaha Joseph Sorenson and boh, of Omuha, who had been visiting at tho homo of P. M. Sorenson, roturned homo Friday night. Miss Murgaret Ware, of Blair, spent tho lntter unrt of lust week in town while enroute to Denver to visit with' friends. Miss Ruth Stroitz and brother Ferdi nand left yestorday morning for n week's visit with tho Hillikcr family in Denver. Missus Dolly und .Bessie O'Shea re turned to their homo in Lincoln Satur day after n visit with their aunt Mrs. P. T. M-.Geer. Rov. Carroll and Mr. nnd Mrs. Job. Murphy returned Saturday morning from their two weoks visit at Colorado Springs and Denvor. Mrs. M. B. Walker, who had been tho guest of hf r undo W. M. Cunning ham for saveral weeks, left yester day for hor home in Pittsburg. Mr, nnd Mrs. J. M. Mooney expect to leavo tho lattor part of this week for Connecticut, where they will visit Mr. Mooney's mother and other relatives. They will nlso spond some time In Bos ton and other eastern cities. Walter States, of Denver is visiting relatives in town, having arrived last night and will remain until tho end of tho month. Ho is n member of tho famous Cook drum corps of Denver, and was with that organization nt Salt Lako City during tho recent' G. A. R. reunion. Mr. nnd Mrs. Thomns Henloy nnd son roturned Saturday night from a bx weokH visit in Donvor, Los An gelos, San Francisco, Portland nnd Seattle, in each of which cities they met former Nprth Plntto p.coplc. They had W vifgt with Mr.Vnnd Mrs. ChaB. Rankin in Los Angeles, Milton Doo- littlo at Long Beach, C. L. Wood nnd daughter Kate nnd Will Naumnn in Frisco, James Lnngley nnd Mr. Wein borger at Portland and with Duno WillinmB at Seattle. Mr. Healey says their trip watf very plous'atit artd Inter tnftlrip;, DISCOUNT. 0. M. Pennington Ief Saturday night on n business trip to Columbus. ,' R. L, DouglnB went to Sidney Friday night on n short business trip. iS. II. Grnco, of Omaha, Bpont Sunday vith North Platta relatives und frionds. Mr, and Mrs. Goorgo E. French nro visiting in Omahn, having loft for tlinr city Saturday night. ?77i Mrs. M. F. White Ib visiting friends at Edelstcin, 111., where she will prob- nuiy remain ior two montns. Tho Misses Alma nnd Helen Walte muth aro hostesses at a party this nf tar noon given in fnvor of Miss Kortlnng of Omnha. Misses Mab"l Jeirers and Lucy Dunn loft yesterday for n visit with relatives and frionds in Grand Island and Omaha. Miss Harriet VonGootz returned last week from a protracted visit with hor sister Mrs. C. B. Winegnr, who is spending the summer at Fraser, Col., a cool retreat in the mountains. Mrs. J. H. Tonic nnd daughter Callio and Mrs. Max Reimbold nnd daughter Teresa, of Los Angolcs, aro guests ut tho J. K. Ottenstcin rcsidonco whilo onrouto to St. Louis, Mo., and Quincy, III. Mrs. G. F. Huffman has returned from Omaha und othor enstern points whore she had been purchasing fall millinery. Judging from tho stock arriving Mrs. Huffman expects a heavy fall trade. In any city you will find the best residence district adjoining the city parks. The same will be true in North Platte in n few years. The city park purchased from Roy B. Tabor, trustee, is to be improved with trees, etc., next spring. It will probably bo the only public park North Platte will la - ... have in many years. It will contain eleven acres.' Now the onnortunitv exists to buy residence lots adjoining the city park site. These lots are im proved with five-foot cement side walks, graded streets and sewer, and the prices and terms are right. The Trustee still has for sale a number of corner lots adjoining the park sito. These arc for sale by WM. E. SHUMAN. Commissioners' Proceedings. August 12th, 1909. Board of equalization mot samo as yesterday. No returns from state board, tho bourH takes a recoss until August 18th, and roconvonos as a board f county commissioners. Board spent day computing school values. Adjourned until tomorrow. August 13, 1900. Board met same us yesterday. Con tinued computing school values. Adjourned until August 18, 1909. Notice. All persons knowing thomaelvtos i debted to mo will pleaso Call at my hs's (denco uutf BottW. & Rjtjrip at