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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 80, 1910
NO 90
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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Rev. G. F. Chapman wont to Ogal
alla Wednesday afternoon where he
held Episcopal services.
The county commissioners were in
session Tuesday and Wednesday and
then adjourned until Tuesday of next
week.
Tho dancirfg'party given Wednesday
evening under the auspices of the
Lady Hustlers at Masonic hall was at
tended by a much larger crowd than
usual. Although tho floor was some
what crowded, the attendants had a
pleasant timo.
There are eleven "wonk" school dis
tricts in Lincoln county districts where
tho tax is insufficient to maintain seven
months of school. These will rocclve
$785 from tho state, this sum having
been apportioned this week by State
Supt. Bishop.
A real estate mortgage for eighteen
thousand dollars was filed yesterday on
Lincoln county land owned by parties
residing in Lincoln. The loan was han
dled by 0. E. Elder, who on tho same
day ppid into tho county treasury $700
taxes on land owned by non-rosidents.
Strayed From the former Powers
ranch south of tho city, a salt and and
pepper Gordon setter dog, had on
a collar with namo B. A. Voss, Brad
Bhaw, Neb. Reward for return of an
nimal to B. A. Vos3, sixteen miie3
south of town or address same at North
Platto.
Sheriff Miltonborgor returned Wed
nesday night from Franklyn, Ohio,
whore he was called bv the illness of
his father. Ho arrived there two hours
before his father died, but tho latter
had been In an unconscious condition
for two days previous. Tho deceased
was well advanced in years.
For Sale Same choice Poland China
Boars, also some Red Polled Bulls.
Payne's Dairy Farm.ono half mile south
of North Platte.
Postmaster- Robbins, of Wallace,
spent a couple of days in town this
week, returning homo yesterday. The
-Captain has just recovered from a Bar
ious illness, tho first time ho had been
"on his back" for fifty years. Hois
still feeling a little weak, but hopes to
soon be himself again.
Col. Moses O'Brien, claim adjuster
for tho Burlington road, spent n day
oV two in town this week. He has been
transfered.from Sterling, Col., to Sher
idan Wy., whore his jurisdiction will
extend over seven hundred miles. The
Colonel will therefore not visit us as
frequently in tho future as ho has in
the past.
Wanted A girl for general house
work. Inquire at 417 East Fifth street.
- It Ib quite a whilo since wo have
hoard fronour friend Jim Wilson, of
Kearney, a former superintendent of
the North Platto waterworks, but tho
following from tho Kearney Democrat
Bhows that Jim is still ono of tho
boys: "Jim Wilson sent a grand
pinno to a lady friend in Chicago and
told her to put it in her Btocking (as a
Christmas gift.")
Tho Knights of Columbus elected offi
cers as follows Wednesday night: Grand
Knight, W. R. Maloney; deputy Grand
Knight, Chas. Ell; chancellor, Louis
Tobin; recorder, J. G. Lemmor; finan
cial secretary, C. J. Pnss; warden, J.
D. O'Keefe; treasurer, Wm, Connilly;
Inner guard, W. J. Landgraf; outer
guard, Fergus Flynn; advocate, George
Austin; trustee three years, George
Tekulve.
Members of the Birthday Club, their
husbands and several invited guests en
joyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Cunningham Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. II.
Douglass. Several novel contests and
games were introduced for the enter
tainment of tho "boys and girls," and
from a pretty Christmas tree gifts
were distributed to each one present.
These gifts were in the shape of toys,
and created considerablo merriment
when delivered to the recipients. Albin
Sandal!, appropriately costumed, played
the part of Santa Glaus. Elaborate re
freshments were served at tho close of
the enjoyablo evening.
On January 20th a good roads meeting
will bo hold at Lincoln and one of the
objects will be to prepare n bill to be
presented to the legislature asking for
an appropriation to aid in the construc
tion of a state road across the state.
The nrobablo routo of this road would
be up the Platto valley. Iowa has part
ially constructed such n road, and other
middle west and far west statos would In
time make connections, Uiub eventually
having a highway across the continent.
The plan is favored by many of the
commercial bodies of the state, and
thev will have representatives at the
meeting at Lincoln next month.
Beginning December 27th and closing January 12th we will give a discount of one -
article carried in our grocery stock except Butter and Eggs and XXXX Flour. The goods
at regular prices and one-tenth deducted from your bill. This discpunt does not apply
goods but to the regular broken stock. This is an unusual opportunity to save on the most
buy, so get busy.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Georgo Rendle returned Wednesday
from a week's visit in Grand Island.
W. T. Alden left Tuesday on a busi
ness trip to Grand Island and Omaha.
Mrs. E. D. Warner returned yester
day from a visit with her parents at
Sutherland. h
Mastor Leslie Baroleft. Wednesday
for a week's visit with Willie Hoy at
Garfield.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nolan, of
Wood River, visited friends in town the
oarly part of tho week.
Perry Carson mingled with old time
friends in Gothenburg a couple of days
tho early part of tho week.
E. A. Boll returned Wednesday from
Kansas City, whero ho had been visit
ing friends for several days.
Mrs. Jones, of Reno, Nov., arrived
Inst night and will mako an extended
visit with hersisterMrB. P.W. Rlncker.
Mrs. Wm.'Neill, who had been visit
ing her daughter Mrs. M. K. Neville
for several weeks, loft Wednesday for
her home in Charlestown, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor VonGoetz. Jr..
returned Tuesday evening from Gar
field, where they apent several days
with Mrs. VonGoetz's parents.
Judge Grimes, J. J. Halligan and J.
G. Bcoler went to Omaha Tuesday
night to attend tho meeting and the
baHmiet of tho state, bar association.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rourke returned
yesterday from Rochester, Minn.,
where Mr. Rourke had been taking
treatment for tho last four weeks. Ho
is greatly improved.
Conductor Fred Mapps, now on the
North Platte-Kearney local run was
married at Kearney last Saturday even
ing to Miss Pearl Warner of that place.
Tho brido has for some timo resided in
Kearney and followed the vacotion of
a trained nurse. For tho present they
will reside In Kearney.
The seuson just closed was one of
the most successful the Grand Island
sugar factory has) ever had. Twenty
oix thousand tons of beets were worked,
of which Lincoln county furnished about
one-third. The company paid the beet
growers of this county fifty thousand
dollars in round numbers for tho 1910
crop of boots.
Seventy-five thousand people saw
Arch Hoxsey of the Wright team of
aviators break the world's record for
altitude at Los Angeles Monday. Ho
soared more than two miles up into tho
sky, his barograph registering 11,474
feet, or almost a thousand feet above
the altitude of 10,499 feet recently at
tained by Lcgagneux at Pau, France.
There has been found in Ohio a
county the county seat of which is not
reached by either telegraph or railway.
And over COO indictments have been
returned against citizens of that county
for selling their votes. The barter is in
many cases said to havo been open and
above board for years, votes now sel
ling for them $2 to $20.
One-Tenth
THE WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Salvation is Not Free.
With Billy Sunday salvation is not
on the free list. So far as Billy is in
terested the brand of salvation which
he pours out is on tho "revised upward"
list. Billy has just concluded a season
at Waterloo, Iowa, where he socured
3,354 conversions aa well as $7,800 in
cash sometimes called Mfllthy lucre,''
"long green" and "the root of nil ovif."
Kearnoy Democrat.
Opening of Hair Dressing Parlors,
Mrs, C. M. Newton will open her
hairing dressing pnrlors at. the Newton
storo on Monday and Tuesday of next
week. Part of tho furniture nrrived
some timo ago; and tho electric hair
dryer and tho electric yibrator wero re
ceived Tuesday, so that tho parlors are
now complete in equipment. Mrs. Robb,
an experienced hair dresser of Lexing
ton, will assist Mra. Newton at tho
opening. These parlors are a needed
addition to North Platto and will no
doubt bo largely patronized by ladies.
Ladies are invited to call and inspect
tho parlors on the opening days. Music
and a souvenir for each lady caller.
For Sale.
Block 3 South Park Addition to North
Plntte; the southeast quarter section C-
13-31, also CO acres in section 2-13-31.
For price and torms address II. E,
Nichols, Sterling, Col.
Entertainment at Y. M. C. A.
A "New Years Greeting" is the offer
ing Secretary McAbeo of tho local Y.
M? C. A. offerB tho people of North
Platto at the association rooms Monday
evening, Jan. 2nd, 1911.
For some timo past Mr. McAbce has
seen the need of repairs at the local
rooms, and as a means of providing
funds for that purposo has decided on a
series of entertainments, tho proceeds
to apply to the repair fund.
Hrfls fortunate in'having secured for
his initial number the services pf W.
J. Cole, nn elocutionist of marked abil
ity, of San Francisco. On this occa
sion Mr, Cole volunteers his services,
tho proceeds of a silver offering to bo
given to the association . Ho will be
assisted by local talont and the public
Is invited. Tho affair should receive
recognition of a moral and substantial
nature.
Married .
On Christmas evening A. F, Marsh
and Miss Mabel Kugler, wero united in
marriage at tho home of Anton Stenner,
uncle of tho bride, near Spear post-
office, this county. Tho coremony was
performed by Rev. Case in. the presence
of relatives and a few friends. The
bride was attended by Miss Edith
Stenner and tho groom by Theodore
Ames. Following tho ceremony a wed
ding supper was served, and later the
couple proceeded to the home which Mr,
Marsh had prepared for the reception of
his bride.
Wanted to sell One three year old
black Percheron Stallion. Registered
No. 62422. L. E. Ebright, two miles
west of Experimental farm.
Off on
The Story of "Isle of Spice."
With fresh scenery, fncos, costumos,
electrical and stage effects, tho "Isle
of Spice," B. C. Whltnoy'B piquant
musical mixture, comes to the Keith
next Monday evening. It is only a
mythical "isle" tlmt is supposed to lie
in the Sea of Japan, oomevhoro be
tween Sakhalin and Formosa, but it is
always summer there, alwoys merry
and tuneful, and tho inhabitants lire
their lives as do other folks; have their
love affairs, their joys and their sor
rows, and mako their funny Httlo laws.
Hence tho plot of the play. King Bom
poka takes unto himself a wife every
seven years. These wives, according
to a decreo of tho King and his chief
advisors, Lord Kashon, tho Court Treas
urer, and his brother, Lord Kennor,
have to undorgo a period of training in
the Tomb of Silenco for seven years.
At the end of this timo, she la supposed
to know enough to hold hor tongue, so
she is reloascd and married to the king.
TereBa, the hereditary owner pf one-
half the spice fiolda in tho kingdom,
has been educated in America, and
while there meets a young officer of
tho U. S. Marines, Lieutenant Katchall,
and there is a mutual loyo affair.
Upon her return to her native isle,
Teresa is scloctcd by tho King for his
ifext wife. Teresa, of courso, objecta
strenuously to tho "tomb" and to the
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Lots and Small Tracts of Land
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A. WICKSTROM, Supt.,
HERSHEY, NEB.
Groceries.
King. Kashon and Konnor insist that
Teresa go to the "tomb," in order to
conform to the law, and to further their
own scheme to place Asbena, their
ally, on the throne. The King endeav
ors to have the "tomb" law set aside.
This is opposed by Koshon and Konner,
who are planning to get Teresa put
away for., seven, years, bo as get po
seasfonf her "rich' 8fIco fleldtr. ''This Is
tho condition of affairs when Lieutenant
Katchall lands on the island with a de
tachment of marines from the U. S.
gunboat Roosevelt. Katchall meets
Teresa, learns the state of things, and
to prevent the marriage, places the
island under the flag of the United
States.
Two marines, Mackinaw and O'
Grady, are sent up in a balloon for prac
tice, the balloon lands on the island near
the King's palace, and the occupants
are taken for messengers from the sun.
Theso men are introduced to the King
by Kashon as a magician and an astrol
oger. The King commands tho astrol
oger to produce money for him, and on
his falluro to do so, they are both sent
to tho Tomb of Silence as a substitute
for Theresa, and then the King orders
preparations for his wedding. Tho
Lieutenant trains tho guns of his war
ship on tho King's palace, Teresa turns
over tho spice fields to the King, tho
sallor3 aro released, the King marrios
HERSHEY, NEB.
4.42 acres from $80 to $500 each. 2
According to Location.
per cent interest on Deferred Payments. Apply to ft
tenth off of every :q
will be sold to you $
to case prices on
staple things you
tho candidate who had been in the
"tomb" (Asbena) and there is a happy
understanding for all.
A QhcsUsh of Competition.
Under the Injunction now in operation ,
against the Nebraska Bell company,
that concern la forbidden to purchase
any competing lines, Aa to whether er
no the ilor.th.PJae compaay is a com
potlng line of the Bell, there Is a differ
ence in opinion among Lincoln phone
men. District Manager Campbell of
the Bell company Btatea that the long
distance line used by the North Platte
company from North Platte to Jules.
burg has alwaya been a Ball line, the
North Platte company being a subli
cense of the Bell interests. Secretary
Hood of the Nebraska Independent as
sociation Bays that both the Bell and
the North Platte companies have lines
between these two points, they being
practically parallel, Under these cir
cumstances, Mr. Hood thinks that the
two lines are competing and he can
not understand how the purchase ia
possible. Lincoln News.
A wage incroaso of from 10 to 26 per
cent has been granted the engineers of
the Pennsylvania railroad east of Pitt,
aburg, This puts them on an equal
footing with the engineers on the lines
west of Pittsburg. The advance is ro
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