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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APRIL 15, 1910.
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DREBERT CLOTHING CO.
The World's Foremost Makers and Designers of Men's Apparel
have contributed to our immense stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats
and Furnishings for Spring .and Summer of 1910. - - -
Right here at Drebert Clothing Company's Store
you can select your goods from the products of the best
known manufacturers in the country. We handle the
best goods and the best known goods in every depart
ment. The following lines represent the best there is.
You can get their goods inNorth Platte only at this store
"MILLERMADE" Princeton Clothing for Men.
Ide Collars and Shjrts. Buster Drown Hosiery. ,
Crown Suspenders. Munsing, Union Suits.
Great Western Gloves. Wilson Bros. Underwear.
Stetson, Tiger and Tween Hats,
French Shriner and Umer Shoes and Oxfords.
Fink Special Detroit Overalls.
Imported Straw Hats.
Each of the above lines represent ABSOLUTELY THE BEST in their line. If there were any $
better we would have them. Come m and see what we, our unequaled values can do for you.
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Si TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Rev. Goo. P. Williams spent several
days at Gibbon this week attending a
meeting of the Kearney Presbytery.
Members of the A. tt. Club and their
husbands were pleasantly entertained
Monday evening by Dr. and Mrs. H.
C. Brock.
Miss Mary Gutherless made final
proof Wednesday on 480 acres of land
which forms part of her real estate
holdings north of tho river.
T. T. Keliher, who had been in Chica
go for a week, spent Wednesday in
town while enrouto to Cheyenne. Ho
will assume his position with the
Illinois Central road on May 1st.
Rev. S. F. Carroll will return today
from Omaha where for several days ho
had been attendinS a conference of
priests of the diocese of which the
North Platte parish is a part.
City property continues to advance
and vacant lots will never be cheaper
than today. Better buy now even if
you are not ready to build. We have
some to sell on easy terms.
Bkatt & Goodman.
A formal complaint has been filed
against John Shatter, a fourteen years
old, asking that he be sent to the re
form school at Kearney. Tho boy is
somewhat of an incorrigible, and that
school is undoubtedly the best place for
him.
About fifty responded to the invita
tion to join tho choral club Tuesday
evening, and the interest shown at tho
first meeting was such as to warrant
the assertion that tho organization will
be a most successful one. E. C. Ringer
was selected as director and Prof.
Garlichs organist.
Members of the American Woman's
League will remember that a very im
portant meeting will be- held at Mrs.
Stebbins' Saturday, April lGth, at threo
p. m. Bring a friend with you. They
will be interested in hearing of the
great convention to be held in May.
Sunt. Clark, of the child's savings
instituto at Omaha was in town a fow
days ago and through Dr. Mario Ames
made arrangements to have sent to tho
institute a daughter of John Shatter, a
child of Bessie Easton and a babe of
Mrs. John Beatty, who has been de
serted by her husband.
So very American that it appeals to
every American. "Tho Lion and tho
Mouse," that famous play which ran
for threo full years in New York, and
which has been seen by millions of
play-goers. It will bo presented in this
city by Henry B. Harris at the Keith
next Alonday pvening. The production
lias had an extraordinary success since
its first appearance on tho stage and it
would appear from the interest that is
being taken in this famous drama of
Charles Klein that it will endure for
many years to come.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Loudon returned
yesterday from a protracted visit at
Salem, Ind.
A case of diphtheria developed Wed
nesday in the family of Chas. Sandall
of the Third ward.
Mrs. and Mrs. T. J. Ryan will en
tertain the Gorham-JefTers bridal party
at a six o'clock dinner Tuesday.
Tho Tuesday afternoon bridge club
held a very pleasant session Wednes
day at the homo of Mrs. J. J. Halligan.
If you want insurance that insures
and have your loss paid promptly insure
with Bratt & Goodman.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Dick have been
in Omaha this week, where Mr. Dick is
taking treatment for gastrical indiges
tion. W. H. C. Woodhurst will pass the
fiftieth mile stone in life's journey next
Sunday, and he has invited a dozen men
friends to spend the evening with him.
Mrs. Maurice Fowler entertained a
score of ladies at a kensington Wednes
day afternoon in favor of Mrs. II. L.
Walsh, of Pittsburg, Kan., who is visit
ing friends in town.
G. II. Branz and Miss Annio Glynn,
of Brule, were married at the Halligan
residence Tuesday evening by Rev. C.
H. Chapman. The bride is a sister of
Mrs. H. J. Halligan, of Brule.
Farm loans for a term of years can
be secured from an eastern loan com
pany through Bratt & Goodman. If you
want to make a loan or pay ofT an old
loan, it will pay you to see them.
Part of tho furnishings ordered by
Mrs. Louisa Peters for tho Timmer
man lodging houso was received this
week. Mrs. Peters hopes to havo the
rooms ready for occupancy in about
two weeks.
Fremont Watts & Sons will hold
their annual sale of Short Horn cattle
on May 4th at the ranch two miles west
of town. Their offerings will bo fif
teen one and two year old bulls and
iU'teen cows and heifers.
For Sale Single Comb Rode Island
Red and Single Comb White Leghorn
Eggs. $1.00 for 15.
Wm. Otten, 900 west Fifth street.
Tho foundations for the two cottages
to be erected by Wm. Moloney on
Sixth street in the Trustee's addition
havo been laid, and the carpenter work
will at onco begin. Picard Bros, aro
making excavation for a residence they
will erect in the same block.
Judge Dean, of Broken Bow, has filed
his petition with the secretary of state
as a democratic candidate for congress
from this district. Recently ho was a
candidate for supreme judge. Ho is
said to bo popular and a vote getter.
Hastings. Grand Island nnd Kearney
havo appointed committees to confer
with other central and western Ne
braska towns relntivo to tho campaign
for tho removal of tho state capital to
a more central location. Tho capital
removal is no longer a joke,
Ed Murphy, of Brady, was in town
yesterday on business connetced with
the probate court.
Arthur McNamara went to Omaha
lastnight where he will transact busi
ness for a couplo of days.
County Supt. Ebright attended the
Brady high school declamatory contest
the early part of the week. The several
contestants acquitted themselves
creditably.
Tho trap Bhoot between the Gothen
burg and local gun clubs was postponed
from yesterday until today, tho North
Platte team going to that place this
morning.
Tho electric light company is now in
stalling the fixtures in the Timmerman
building. These fixtures are very hand
some and in keeping with the interior
finish of the building.
The work of remodeling tho Bratt
residence will begin next week. In ad
dition to an entire change in tho
interior a large rear addition will be
erected and now und wider porches
added.
N Tho owner of the steam plow now
breaking 1000 acreson tho former E.
W ranch has taken a contract for break
ing out a tract on tho Ebright ranch
southwest of town.
Tho Wilcox Dept. Store has ordered
now fixtures for the section of floor
formerly occupied by tho hardware de
partment. Tho ready-to-wear depart
ment will be increased in size and a
carpet and rug department will be
added.
For Sale One of tho best paying
business propositions in North Platte.
Good reasons for selling. Inquire nt
this office.
John E. Evans, administrator of tho
estate of tho lato W. H. Wolty, made
final distribution of the funds of the
estate yesterday, thus settling the mat
ter in a little over a year, The estate
amounted to abont $8,500, one-fourth
of which went to, Mrs. A. J. Miller, the
remainder to heirs in Now York, state.
. Architect Shaeffor is now getting out
tho detailed plans for tho Elks building
and hopes to have them in tho hands or
contractors oy tho lirst of May. Tho
building will have a very pretty ex
terior and nicely arranged interior.
W. S. Rodman, landscape gardener
for tho Union Pacific, has a' gang of
men employed in setting out one liun
dred thousand catalpa trees on the
company's tree plantation east of town.
These are being sot ont on cultivated
ground.
Joseph Mikuleck, a globe trotter, ar-
nveu in town luesuay evening, lie
started from a point in Austria
February Cth, 1900, and so far has
tramped, in a zig zae couruo. somo
twenty-five thousand miles. He visits
the capital of each state and secures
tho autograph of each governor. Ho
makes hfa expenses by selling postal
cards.
J,. D,: Drake, ving south of Max
well, died the early part of this week.
Genl. Supt. Ware came in from tho
west yesterday morning nnd spent the
day in town. Ho was accompanied by
Mrs. Ware.
Miss Lillie Graham, who had been
visitincr her nnrontn in thn unntl. nnf
of the county for several months, has
returneu and resumed her position, at
the Vienna.
Dr. Vnnrh
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Liverpool last Saturday and is oxpected
to reach New York tomorrow. He will
arrive homo tho eariv nart of next
week.
During tho past ten days several let
ters havo passed between Colonel Cody
nnd Mrs. Cody, and it is now pretty
certain that a reconciliation botween
theBo two will occur. Tho Colonel has
promised to visit Mrs. Cody at his first
opportunity.
Missess Irma HufTmnn, Myrtle Beeler
and Agnes Bukewell, accompanied by
mombors of the high school faculty
went to Gothenburg this morning to
attend tho declamatory contest. Miss
Huffman will represent the local school
in tho contest.
In tho county court next Monday tho
rilrhtS Of thf RpnHqll rlnlmnnta in Hin
estate of the late W. D. Lylo will bo
determined. Tho claimants affirm they
aro distant relatives of Mr. Lylo und
they were discovered indirectly through
tho efforts of A. R. AdamBon, of tills
city, who caused a notice to published
in almost every nowspapor in Scotland.
Picture frames to order. First class
work, reasonable prices. Soronson,
107 E. Fifth street.
An aged German woman nrrived
from Boone county yesterday to in
vestigate 160 acres of land which she
had purchased with the understanding
that it was within three miles of North
Platte, when in fact it is located in tho
sand section in Somerset precinct,
about twenty-five miles from town.
She desired to sell it for $2,000, and
was much surprised to learn that it
was not worth half that sum.
For the Best Hail Insurance.
Mr. Farmer, do you know that there
has been a big reduction iu the hail
insurance rates for this year and that
you cannot afford to let your crops go
uninsured and when you write this in
surance why not get the best? Write
it in the "National," a company with
Total Assets (Jan. 1, 1910) of 9,
328,707.25 and know that your loss
will be settled promptly and liberally.
TEMPLE REAL ESTATE & INS.
AGENCY.
C. F. Temple, Mgr.. 1 & 2 McDonald
Block.
Cummings Almor' Electrocuted.
Ray Cummintrs cmo near belntr tho
victim of n fatal picctrocution Tuesday
evening, and asf.t was, his condition
for a timo wns somewhat critical Tho
wires of tho electric company had
become short circuited nnd Mr. Cum
mings started out to ascertain tho
cause. Ho found tho trouble in tho
rear of tho Timmerman block, vhero
old wires used a year or so ngo to
convey olection returns to tho opera
houso had been left dangling from tho
cioss arms and had crossed the electric
light wires. Cummings was in tho act
of climbing tho polo to freo theso
wires when his foot slipped and throw
ing out his hand to savo himself,
grasped tho old wire which proved to
bo a livo one, and at the same timo
one of his legs slipped into tho coil at
tho end of tho wire and ho fell to tho
ground. Ed. McOawloy, who Is em
ployed by the telephone company, was
near nnd ran to Cummings' nsaistnnco,
as did also a number of other men,
who attempted to grasp Cummings
and null him loose, but were nushed
off. by McCuwley, who know that con
tact with Cummings meant n stronger
current nnd his probably death ns well
as ofthoso who touched him. McCnwley
found n dry board nnd standing upon
it cut tho wire nnd released Cummings.
Ho wns conveyed homo and Dr. Droitt
summoned, who found him imrtinllv
paralyzed, but ho responded to treat
ment and under subsequent treatment
it ia believed ho will fully recover.
Next week we will open
our Carpet, Rug and Linol
eum Department showing the
nicest line of this class of
goods in the city.
Wilcox Department Store.
Desires to be Popular.
Tho Tribune Btnted Tuesdav that
Wenther Regulator McDowall could
win greater admiration if he would
give us rain within n week. Mr. Mc
Dowall. like everybody else, an-
prociates popularity and he hastened
gain more. Ho wound tin his rain
producer before tho ink on the Tuesday
Tribune had dried, and gavo us n
sprinklo that evening, just to seo if
tno prouueer worked. Wednesday
morning no oueu arounu, set tno
machine in motion with tho result that
wo had showers throughout Wedncsdny
and yesterday forenoon.
TJianks, Mr. McDownll.
City and County Enumerators.,
Tho enumerators appointed toviako
tho census of North Platto nro William
Hoyso for tho First ward, Theo. Lowe
for tho Second ward, and Clyde
Hollingor for tho Third ward. Theso
enumerators began their work today.
To assist theso enumerators in ooijur
ing an exact census of every person
in town, tho citv council hna emnlnved
John Frazior to make a canvass of tho
city, nnd when ho has completed his
work ho will check up with tho en
umerators to seo if tho reports tally.
In this way it is believed a very
completa census will bo taken.
Tho enumerators for tho districts in
Uio county outsido of North Platto and
tho precincts included in each district
are ns follows;
Antelope, Garfield, Harrison and
Table precincts V. W. Richmond.
Birdwood. Lemon nnd Rnaecinln nre.
cincts Miss Ruby Hoyse.
liucnannn, Plant and Well precincts
-G. A. Schrccongost.
Cottonwood nnd Fox Crock precincts
-H. H. Rodgcrs,
rnv un.L.T... t ii i
D. L. Hopkins. " '
Tnn frnrtL f!nolln nrl Ta(Tmi
cincts Miss Birdie Stanloton.
Dickens, Nowell. nnd Willow pre
cincts O. M. Jenkins.
Hinmnn and Osgood precincts E. B.
Ream.
Hall and Myrtlo precincts E. C. Al
lison.
Hooker and Wallace
Frank E. Woods.
Kern, Miller nnd Sellers
Watson Kunkle.
Medicine and Somerset
Mrs. Viola Burton.
Peckhnm and Walker
vacant.
Sunshine and Sutherland precincts
David C. Wilson.
prccincts-.preclncjjj
precinct-
prccincta
Erroneous Report.
A report wns current in town this
week that following an order of re
trenchment grading for tho Union
Pacific double track west of Paxton
would be discontinued for tho present.
Inquiry of Engineer Stimson, in charge
of tho double track work, brought tho
responso that no such order hud been
issued, and that tho grading would bo
extended to juiesburg ns rapidly as
possible. Work on the grade is be
pushed with much speed.
being
For Sale.
Two houses on west Second street.
ono house on west Third street, and
home residence in tho west end. For
terms nnd prices call nt my residence.
MRS. VV. !'. UODY.
Forty Acre Tract For Sale.
Roy B. Tabor, trustee, has
for sale a 40 acre tract about
one-half mile from city limits
and just south of the right ef
way purchased by the Bur-,
ington railroad. Price $1200.
For sale by
W. E. SHUMAN.
Dramatic Rtf&tal
Miss Allen's class wiil give a recital
at the Keith Thoatro, Friday evening,
April 29th, A varied and interesting
program of readings, dramatic scenes
and physical culture work is being pre
pared. Miss Allen leaves for Cozad
this morning and will bo in Gothenburg
to attend tho declamatory contest'
where Irma Huffman her pupil, wllj
giyo scenes from Les Misorables. The.
reading wns arranged by Miss Allen.
Just received n full lino of picture,
and room moulding. Soronson, 107 E.
Fifth street. t
To the Public.
I dosiro to announce that during tho
season I will handle the Lamplugh
spring wnter ice. moso desiring good
uiuuk wuwjr ice. xnoso ueainng gooa.
puro ice can phono 1C1 nnd orders will'
e promptly tilled. Joseph Spies.
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The Brilliancy of
Sunlight
is more neatly approached by the new General Elec
tric MAZDA unit than by any other lighting fixture on
the market excepting an electric arc lamp. It is des
tined to put electric light in every store, however small.
No illuminant can compare with the G.E. MAZDA
light in low cost or high efficiency for electric current.
The Small Storekeeper
Can Save Money
by installing three or four or five of these units to illu
minate his entire premises. They are unrivalled for
show window lighting. Consult with us about our spe;
cial offers for store lighting with G.E. MAZDA lamps.
North Platte Gas & Electric Co.
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