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atate Historical Socitty Mortlt TWENTY-SIXTH YEAJl. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JIAY 80, IDlt NO 87 ?ryT5! fVrt m rvxf J TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS Tho Episcopal Guild will meet Thurs day afternoon with Mrs. J. J. Halllgan Tho Christian ladles served lunch In the Elks' building Saturday noon and evening and were liberallly patronized. Mrs. Anna Scott of this city and deorgo Hoim, of Jacksonville, III., wero married Sunday and left the Bamo night for Illinois. Mrs. J. S. Hoagland de'ightfully en tertained the Birthday Club Friday afternoon, and served elaborate re freshments. Loans exceeding twenty thousand dollars wore approved and granted at tho meeting of tho directors of tho building and loan association Saturday evening. Members of tho fire department ob sorved Sunday as memorial day. Pro ceeding to tho cemetery in uniform they scattered flowers on tho graves of departed members. Ed. Cornwell aged about twelve yeats and living in the south part of town, fell from tho loft of a barn Sat urday and sustained a fracture of the left arm. All members of tho D. of H. are re quested to meet Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock at the K. P. hall, to at tend in Tk body the funeral of Mrs. Tracy. A surprise party was given Chas. Stovie Friday evening by a number of his friends. A pleasant evening was spent at cards and at ten o'clock a nice lunch was served by Mrs. Stevio. Judge Grimes, 0. E. Elder and J. J. Halllgan are planning a fisMng trip to the Young ranch near Buffalo, Wyo. They w'll go shortly after July 4th and remain a couple of weeks. This section wbb visited by two fine showers Sunday, one at five in the morning, tho other a few hours later'. The two were sufficiently copious to well saturate the ground to a depth of tevcral inches. Fred C. Letts, late trainmaster at Laramie but recently transfered to Choyenne for sitniliar' service, moved his housahold goods to the latter place a few days ago, and he and Mrs. Letts are now Cheyennese. , Charley Bogue, who had been at Omaha for several weeks, camo up Friday to visit his family for several days. It will be Borne time yet .before the B. of R. T. committee completes its conference with the Union Pacific officials. Eddio Paul has been released by the Grund Island bao ball team, and it is probable that he will be signed by tho York team. Paul's work with the Grand Island team was not the best, but it is said he was not given a fair show. Fred D. Wright arrived from Beatrice yesterday and has accepted a position with The Tribune. Mr. Wright formerly lived in North Platte and is well acquainted with the greater num ber of our people, who remember him as a first-class editor-printer. A union memorial service was held Sunday evening at 'the Keith theatre and was attended by an audience that filled the seating capacity of the floor. Rev. Harman delivered Bormon ap propriate to the occasion, and in terested his audience. A male quartette led tho singing. Vaughan Hinman, of Sidney, has been in towi for a few days visiting his wife, who has been here for a month taking medical treatment, Vaughan is a busy fellow at Sidney. He conducts a cigar store, is building a new residence, and is also interested in a steam laundry which will soon be in operation. S. C. Bassctt, of Gibbon, is outraged in, tho laudable work of writing a history of the Oregon Trail so ar as Nebraska Is concerned. Mr. Bnssett proposes to devote considerable space to old Ft. McPherson and its association with tho overland travel, and also to the Mc Pherson national cemetery. Dr. F. W. Miller has been in town for a couple of days visiting his family. Dr. Miller has associated himself with on of the leading dentists of Fremont, and this partnership will necessarily lead to the removal of the family to that city. This move will be made about June 15th. The North Platte contingent to the .state shooting tournament returned home Friday. In tho three days' shoot, . with a total of 450 birds, A. D. Mc- Done)! led tho North Platte bunch with a score of 430, and in the state cham pionship flfty-bird shoot Henry Rob hausen tied with six others in a score f forty-eight, the high man securing fdrty.hltte. Will Let Contract July 1st. The plans for tho Carnegie library as changed and accepted by Mr. Carneeio's representative, have been received by tho local committee, and the contract for tho erection will be let about July 1st. 'Tho building will therefore bo complotcd by tho first of next year. Automobile Accident at Brady. While out riding In his auto Sunday with Beveral others, the car of Charles O'Rourke skidded and turned turtle Ono lady had a double fracture of the collar bone, ono of Mr. O'Rourko's daughters whs badly bruised and others in tho car wero moved or less Injured. Tho car, which had bean run but a short-time, was badly damaged. Ditching Outfit Arrives. E. E. Dresser, the advance agent and contractor for tho Hubbard Mammoth Open Ditching Co., is stopping at the Nebraska House and says that one of their big machines will bo here this week and will begin work for Mr. How ard and Mr. McNeel on their ranches northwest of North Platte. Hubbard Bros., do work for irrigation purposes as well as for tho drainage of swamp ands. Mr. Dresser will bn pleased to merit any ono who is interested in this kind of work. Lowell Gets Ribs Broken . An Omaha paper states that C. A. Lowell, late of this city, had three rib3 broken lost Friday while playing ball. He collided with another player with such forco as to fractur his slats. Band Concert. If the weather is favorable the cornet band will give an open air concert at the court house park this evening. Tho band has been diligently rehearsing for several months, and is in shapo to ren der a program that will be enjoyed by all. McConnell and His Baby Beef. John McConnel, of Somerset, who for several years has paid special attention to growing "baby beef," Bhlpped a car of young steers and heifers to the Den ver market last week. These animals were about a year old, averaged 8G7 pounds each and sold for $6.15 per hun dred. Tho Denver Record-Stockman snys: "They were considered by ex perts the best bunch of baby beef seen in these yards for many a day and at tracted a great deal of attention." Mr. McConnel recently sold a soven- year old bull for $300; the animal being sold on a mail order and shipped for in spection, and the buyer was well pleased. Juniors Banquet Seniors. The Senior class and the faculty of the high school wero the guests of the Junior Class Friday even ing at a banquet held at tho Masonic temple. The reception and din ing rooms were lavishly decorated in class colors, the menu served by the Presbyterian ladles was a very elabor ate one, and tho table spread with the finest of linen, silver, cut glass and hand painted china. Following this ex cellent spread, with Ralph Alden, as toastmaster, the following program was carried out: Piano Solo Leta Atkinson My Experience As a High School Student : Victor Halligan One Year In tho North Platto High School Mr. Schutz Teachers Charles Tlghe Skip Day Alice Fitzpatrick Piano Duet ...Florence Iddinc and Marie Dornn Counsel of 1911 Miss Welch High School Girls Eli Hanson Four Years With ClasB of 1911 Mr. Tout Vocal Duet . . . .Grace Rltner and Elizabeth Hinman New Work at Bridgeport. A forco of graders began work here last Monday morning on what Road- master Tooheysays is to bo aside- track extending 3,600 feet from the Burling ton ico houso eastward, paralleling the main track for a distance, but gradually diverging from it toward tho east. Mr. Toohey nlso says another side track is to be built at once extending northwest from tho water tank to be used exclusively for the eqipmcntof tho Guernsey lino. This ac'ivity on the part of the Bur lington is in lino with what has been predicted by The News-Blade for three years past. Tho last gap in the course or the road west will be complotcd by tho first of Juno, and in order to . make all this work effective it is necessary to build tho cut off between Bridgeport and Kearney, thus giving a direct line from the Missouri river to the Pacific coast. That tho work commenced here this week is the starting of tho long talked of line to Kearney there enn be no doubt, and that it will bo pushed to completion without further delay is be lyond question. Bridgeport NewB-BUde, Personal Paragraphs. Judge Grimes goos to Lexington to morrow to hold a brief term of district court. Mrs. Ralph Bixler will loavo in a few days for a visit with relatives and friends in Iowa. C. O. Weingand leaves) next Sunday for Texas to look after his real estate interests. Mrs. Alex Fenwick returned Saturday from a visit with lior daughter nt Basin, Wyo. 1 Mrs. E. F. Seebergor and Mrs. New man left Sunday morning for Sigour ney, Iown. Arthur McNamara loft Sunday night for Denver, expecting to return tomor row morning. R. L. Graves, who had been visiting in town for several days, left for Kan sas City Sunday. Mail Carrier McGrew left Saturday for Denver, where he will euond part of his vacation. Judge Grant returned Sunday (rom Omaha whero ho had been transacting business for a couple of days. Mrs. Everett York returned tho lat ter part of last week from a visit with friends in Cheyenne. P. W. Sitton left yesterday far Chi cago to transact business and to uttend tho Cougdon-Park wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Butler Buchanan re turned Saturday night from their pro longed trip in the south and east. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Green left Sun day morning for a visit with friends in Grand Island. Earnest Rincker will return this week from Quincy, 111., whero ho has been attending a commercial school. Mrs. Geo. W. Finn will go to Omaha Thursday to meet a niece who is coming from St. Joe o mako her a protracted visit. Carl Shacffer goes to Chicago this week to visit for a few days prior to tho Congdon-Park wedding, at which he will be best man. Grant Benson, of Omaha, has be"en visiting friends in town for several days. Ho has recently returned from Florida, where he had been recuperating for several months. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mason, of Lin coln-, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mason for Beveral days. The two men are brothers. Mrs. D. C. Congdon goes to Chicago this week to be present at tho wedding f her sen Guy, which occurs on Tues day of next week. Mrs. E. S. Davis and Mrs. S. W. VanDoran were at Gothenburg tho latter part of last week on business connected with the Rebekah Degree order. Mrs. O. E. Weil left Sunday morning for a visit with friends in Grand Island and other points in Nebraska, and thence goes to Iowa. Sho will bo ab sent several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bonner, of Kan sas City, nro visiting relatives and friends in town, having arrived Sunday night. Mr. Bonner is now in the ser vice of the Union Pacific as locomotive fireman. Durant Makes Statement. Mr. Durant ndvises us that ho stands ready at all times to do all in his power to hurry the completion of our railroad. Ho states that he stands ruady to bo within tclcgtaphic or telephonic call any time to return here over night to renow this railroad activity any timo it is the will of our people that ho do so, that while it may not be necessary for him to remain right on tho ground in the field night and day in action aa he has been for the last treo or four months "hitting tho hills like a cyclone ramrod- ding railroad"for us,yet that if it is the people's will, he will retain his railroad organization all intact just like ho has it today, that he will keep his railroad company all organized in good shape, tho taxes paid, the advertising up, his board of seven directors, four of whom arc in Lincoln, all on tho directorate as they are now, thut ho will koep his other affairs, no mattor what iio muy be doing, in such shapo that ho can throw them aside and return hero on call by our people uny timo und tako up right where ho Jjas Mef. off in pro moting of the road. I He states that our people should not i think for a minuto that he has quit, laid down, died or thrown up tho sponge or I been scared off in any way. On just ; tho contrary he says that if he had gono right ahead now and built tho road by calling tno donations that there would always have been a few perhaps who would Uuve said, "If tills follow Durant ! Had hly clone tho right thing at tho Satisfied Buyers! No sale inaugurated in North Platte, has proven so satisfactory to buyers as the Alteration Sale now in progress at The. Leader. We say satisfactory in a double sense, for while every customer has been fully satisfied with his or her purchase, ' it has been satisfactory to us, for we are rapidly getting rid of a our enormous stock, and this means less stock to move when the carpenters and plumbers gct.busy July 5th on the big alterations we will make in the rooms we occupy. Those who have not taken advantage of this Big Discount Sale are making a mistake, for they can buy the best grades of mer- ,(V 1." chandise at an actual reduction of from 20 to 50 ccntsori the dollar. This certainly means something to the economical t' 1 - . buyer. , - s - ; , ; ,. . ' Remember we are closing out all our Carpets and Rugs at ' a very big discount ' ' . THE LEADER, J. PIZER, Proprietor. right moment and stepped down out of the way, we would sure have got a freo road." So ho Bays thut hit only one sole object for stepping usldo now is to let tho U. P'b,. turn bo called, to sweep the pate as clear of obstacles as he knows how and give the U. P. that chance they have been asking for to build our people this railroad, but he says thot if they do not do so now In the promised time that ho stands just as ready later on to begin right where he has left off and build the road if it is tho people's will that he do so. Mr. Durant Bays he is only trying to do the right thing by our country and our people and nbovc all what ho is after is a railroad for us. Gandy Pioneer. For Sale A good loungo for $8.00. 315 East 2nd St. Bids For Two School Houses. The school board of District No. 127 hereby calls for bids on the construction of two school houses in District No, 127, one school houso to be located near the Catholic cemetery and ono about 1J mllos oast of tho fyatt School House. The board desiros bids on three kinds of construction hollow tile stucco, cement block, und fraino ubovo tho foundation and also on tho foundation alone according to plans and specifica tions in the office of County Superin tendent Ebright. Sealed bids will be received in tno office of Supt. Ebright dr In tho North Platto Post Office not later than 0 p. m. Juno 15th. Each contractor offering a bid must accompany tho bid by a certified check for $50.00 payable to Scott Reynolds, Treasurer. All checks will be returned when bids are rejected or contract signed, Tho Board reserves tho right to reject nny or all bids. School Board No. 187 Per W. P. Snyder, Director. Now is tho time to got rid of your rheumatism. You will find Chamber; Iain's Liniment wonderfully effective. Ono application will convince you of its merits. Try it. For salo by all dealers. Notice for Bids, Bids will be received by the secretary of the school board at Horshey for a six room brick school house. Plans and specification on file and may bo seen at Bank of Lincoln Co. Bids will bo received until ono o'clock p, m. Juno 10, 1911. Tho board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Homo labor to bo em ployed as far as possible. A certified check for $500.00 must accompany each diu payauio to secretary or school board. D. M. Lkyi'oldt, Secy. To Close Out The balance of our spring line of IiADIES' TAIIi(XR SUITS We will make a price on the 19 suits remaining that should interest vou. $15.00 Suits for $7.98 $18 and $20 Suits $12.98 $25 and $35 Suits $16.98 You will have to come early if you get one. Wilcox Department Store. Spirella Corset. The Ladies's Homo Journal. Deline ator, Vogtie, etc., are advertising the Spirella Corset. These advertisements arc of particular interest to coiect wearers. As local corsetiere for the Spirella Company I am in position to give you the benefit of ray training and experience. I guarantee your cor et to fit you, to be the proper model for you. I do residence fitting, will call, demonstrate the corset and ex plain it to you at your convenience. mdo nit v nitirr mno. in, iv. uuivb. 408 East Sixth St. Phone Red 202. .Stands for Choi- era, some people think. But I'm a smart chicken I know that C stands for Conkcy.l who can put tho kibosh on Cholera, Indigestion and Bowel Trouble in ; Jittlo chicks with Conkcy's) Cholera Remedy. Price 50c, Schiller & Co,, Agents.