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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAJl.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JIAY 80, IDlt
NO 87
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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
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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-
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chandise at an actual reduction of from 20 to 50 ccntsori the
dollar. This certainly means something to the economical
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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.
