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. tmx- TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE NEB., AUGUST 8, 1911. No. 51. 1 Personal Mention. 1 Mrii ft fc ft ttKi JM 1 Judge H. M., Grimes transacted busi ness in Kimbnll Saturday. Mrs. Fred Elliott returned Sunday morning from a visit in Omnha. Leo and Will Sullivan of Omaha arc sponding a fow days in the city. Sidnoy Butler returned Sunday from a short visit in Superior, Neb., with friends. Charles Blnkcy of Omaha visited his aunt Mrs. B. L. Robinson the last of the week. Miss Fern Garrison loft last night for Kansas City to spend a month or longer. F T. Rcdmonfltand son Leonard at tended the ball gamo at Denver Sun day. J Attorney Goorgo Gibbslcft last even ing for KansaB Gity to spend three weeks or longer. P. W. Rinckcr returned Saturday from Denver where ho spent several days Inst week. Miss Minnie Seaman returned Sat urday morning from Omaha whero she spent two weeks. Mrs. W. J. Stuart returned yesterday from a two weeks viBit with her parents and sister in Chicago. Mrs. Davis, of Kansas City, is visiting her sister Mrs. J. Q. Wilcox, having arrived a few day ago. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kemmy, of Max well, visited the latter's sister Miss Liliio Graham, Saturdny. J. J. Itourko returned Saturday after noon from Broken Bow where hovisitcd a week with relatives. Will'Baldock will leave shortly for Stromsburcr. Mo., and other points, to spend two weeks or more. Prof. V. V. Wostgate, of Lincoln, has been a guest at"the Experimental Sub-Station for several days. Bert Rodgers 'came home Saturday morningifrom Pennsylvania where ho .spent a montn wun reiouvcs, Paul Tobln, of,Denvor, arrived hero Saturday and will visit at the Herrod home for a week or longer. MissiLizzio Jovce arrived the last of the week to spend several months with her nicco Mrs. John Herrod. Ethel and Frank Jacobs returned Fri day evening from a six months' visit with relatives in Eugene, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. John Keliher, Jr., of St. Louis, arrived Friday evening to spend two weeks with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Rasmussenleft Sat urday afternoon for Denmark, Neb., to spend several days with relatives Miss Hazel Henderson has returned from an extended visit in California and will visit relatives here indefinitely. Fred Garlow and Louis Tobin re turned last evening from Denver where . t 1 1 T tliey transnctcu ouainetss since- r nuuy, 1Ii33 Helen Patterson, of Denver, who has spent several weeks with lnnal friends, will leave this week for homo. Mra. J. F. Clabautrh and son ar rived homo Sunday morning from an ex tended' visit with relatives in western cities. ' MiB3 Lillian Hendy and her friend Miss Dolan of Maxwell who have been vlsitintr in Denver are expected home today. - Miss Matilda Hirshbruner, of Col umbus, went home Saturday evening after visiting ten days with Miss Alice Fitzpatrick. The Misses Caldwell, of Council Bluffs, returned home Saturday morn tno-nftor visitine thoir cousin Fred ---o Garlow and family. Miss Rotrina McGovern left Satur day afternoon for Denver, after visit intr Misses Ida Ottenstein and Blancho Fonda for a week past. Mrs. Hattie Gantt will return to " Basfn, Wyo., in a few days after an extended visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fenwick. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Christenson, of Ft. Smith, Ark., arrived the last of the . week nnd will spend two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Newton. Mrs. S. H. Grace, daughter Stasia and grand daughter Alice Ryner left Saturday for Chicago to visit relatives, expecting to bo gone three months. Mrs. Frank Baxter, of Denver, will visit in tho city next week, making the trip in her touring car. Mrs. Baxter was formerly Miss Francis Bristol of this cjtV. Mrs. Mary McNamara and daughtor mm nf Pnm-in. Til., who having been visiting local friends whilo storm. In somo sections tho hail cov enroutehomo from Douglass, Ariz., ered the ground to tho depth of threo left yesterday afternoon. inches. Buy 100 Cattle. E. A. Calling and "Doc" Bird, of Gothenburg, were in town Friday and Saturday and purchased 100 head of cattlo of tho Facka boys, Fowles nnd others, which they shipped out Sunday. They will return hero in n few days nnd purchase all thoy can secure at satis factory prices. Horse Races. Tho North Platte driving association announcos a three-day meet on tho track' west of town August Kith, 17th and 18th. There will be from threo to fivo events each afternoon, trotting, pacing and running. Quite a number of out-of town horses will be entered for tho several events. Elk's Picnic. Tho local lodge of Elk's will hold its annual picnic nt tho Ottenstein grovc in the south part of town Thursdny evening. All Elks, their families and lady friends nrc invited. "Just bring your lunch," says tho invitation, "and tho committee- will do tho rest" Tho big doings start at 0:80. "The Miller's Daughter." "The Miller's Daughter," a four act drama, will bo presented nt tho Keith noxt Friday evening under tho auspices of tho Brotherhood of Yeomen. Tho play Is said to bo a strong one nnd tho cast has been carefully selected. Stamp's orchestra will furnish mtlsic. Prices are 35, 50 "and 75 cents. . Transcontinental Travelers. Enroute from Coney Island, N. Y., to San Francisco on a wager of two thousand dollars, Mr. and Mrs. David MacFayden arrived in town yesterday. They travel with a , wagon drawn by four mulc3, in which is carried camp equippago and clothes, but McFayden, under his contract, is not allowed to ride and a man nccompnnies tho outfit to see that the conditions of the wager are carried out. Mr. and Mrs. MacFayden pay their expenses by singing and taking collections and sell ingcards. t Will Lane Seriously Hnrt. Will Lnno, a well known farmer of Myrtle precinct, was kicked by n horso Saturday forenoon and tho left side of his face badly cut and bruised and his left arm so badly injured as to necessi tate placing it in n sling. He had gone to the Bcsack barn in this city to hitch up his team and as he entered the stall one of the horses, without warning, gayo him a jolt that rendered him un conscious. A physician wns summoned, and at first, it was thought both the jaw and arm were broken, but later it was found tbat they were but badly cut and bruised. Tho injuries are severe and will keep Mr. Lane from work for some time. Rushing Out Cattle. The last issue of tho Wallace Winnor says: P. L. Hnrper, who probably has as accurate information in the matter as anyone, says ho hns never seen the country so thoroughly depleted of cattle as at present, that is, considering the ability of people to hold to thorn. And he expresses the opinion that in many cases they are rushing them out need lessly, particularly tho young cattle that rnight bo carried through tho winter on various kinds of coarso feed, of which tliero will be a great deal in the country. Anyone who can manago to worry a bunch of young stock through the winter oven if not in the best shape will find them increased in value to a much greater amount than it will cost to take them through. Destructive Hail Storm . Portions of Lincoln county wore vis ited by a hailstorm Friday afternoon, the storm covering a track about fifteen miles wide east and west and covering a greater nrea north and south. Within this area tho hail was moro severe at some points than others, the greatest damage occurring on the tab's land east of Moran canyon, where cornfields were stripped, alfalfa beaten into tho ground, window lights broken, and in one instance smngles nattered irom tho roof of a house. In this particular section some of tho hailstones meas ured eigiit inches in circumference. Pigs calves and chickens unablo to reach shelter were pounded to death, and horses and cattlo woro bruised by the force of tho frozen missies. On the Spurrier farm in Nichols precinct sov oral hundred bushcl3 of apples wero knocked from the trees and tho corn on this and adjoining farms badly dam aged. One farm house ovor south cov ered with a felt-rubber composition r oo fine was so badlv mmctured that tno rooi rosommeu a sieve niter inc jj TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS" jj Ed. Burke is now associated with tho clothing department of tho Lvndcfr L. L. Zook of Chico, Cal., is spending tills week at the Experimental farm. Harry. Barraclough wns Uikcnitl Nvith blood poison Snturday and removed to r t ii i . i i. at juuko s nospitni lor treatment. Thirty ono cases will be trlod in the county court in the next ten days and Judge Grant is about tho busiest man in town. Misses Lola Salyard and Mnbol Wbne, of Brady, who woro gwest of Mr., and Mrs. M. E. Boardmnn, left Saturday evening. Dick Stcgman is of! duty at tho Rush Merc. Co. this week nursing a hand which ho injured in a game of bnll recontly. Robort Douglas and family returned Sunday from Gandy where thoy,-attended tho funeral of the late William L. Douglas, ' T. H. Kearney, of tho Bureau of Plant Industry of Washington, arrived today to investigate conditions nt the state farm. Louis Tatchor was fined $1.00 and costs Saturday jn Justice Sullivan's for being drunk nnd disorderly C on the public streets. j Tho Lutheran Aid Society held n farewell party for Mrs. John Boyerlo at which sho was presented with n :iset of Bilvor orango Bpoons. A two course lunch wns served. Dr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Redfleld have been visitors in Omnhn for several days. Sunday they woro tho guests of Jionor at n breakfast at which twenty-fivo rela tives wero present. J. N. Eckman, in charge of tho Lin coln Development Co'b business' at Bignell, has returned from nn extended visit nt Lincoln. Ho snys politics-" at tho state capitol aro beginning to slzz. Geo. B. Hunt, advanco agont for Richard Carlo and Edna Wallace Hopper made arrangements, yIth, Man agor stnmp Snturday ior thoir ap pearance here on Aug 14th In; Jumping Jupiter. Frank McGovern, Tom Guthorless nnd several others will make up a fish ing party which will meet Barney O' Nell at Cheyenne on August 20th and proceed to Laramie to spend two weeks. All persons aro warned against hunt ing or tresspassing on my land. J. K. Crow. LnBt week the McDonald Stato Bank received its certificate from the stato banking board showing that it has com plied with tho requirements of tho stato guaranty law nnd depositors nre therefore guaranteed by the bank guaranty fund. Mrs. Delia Walker and two daughters of St. Diego, Cal., have been guests nt tho Major Walker residence sinco Friday. Mrs. Walker formerly lived in North Platte, leaving here in 1877 with her husband who was later killed in Sandusky, Ohio, by tho premnture explosion of dynamite. Rawlins Ginn, just returned from a visit of several weeks at Kansas CJty and other points, became ill at Omaha and when n physician was called it was found to bo nn attack of typhoid fever developing and has been confined to his bed since Monday. W. H. C. WoodhurstissufToring from typhoid fcvei; which developed Satur day. For n wee'' or two Mr. Wood hurst hud not been feeling well, nnd last Wednesday his ternneraturo ran so high thatn physlcinn was called. Treat ment laneu to reduce tnc lover nnu it has assumed the typhoid form. Rubber Gloves Are a Necessity for ladies performing house hold duties especially during canning and preserving season Only SOc & pair. Tnlcuai Powderi, Cold Cream, Chamois. SCHILLER & CO., family Drunnlsto. 1st door north IstNat'nl Bank Societies, Clubs and Social Functions. Mrs. Roll nnd Bntio will entertain the Nevitn Club tomorrow afternoon. Tho Cotorio Club will meet with Mrs. Geo. Trexler tomorrow afternoon, Tho Lndy Hustlers wllj give n danco in Uie Masonic hall Wednesday night, August 9th. Tho Episcopal Guild will meet with Mrs. Moses McFarlnnd Thursday after noon. Mrs. Clin. Stamp will entertain tho members of tho Mothers Club tomorrow nftcrnoon. Mrs. F. T. Redmond entertained a numbor of oldorly Indies Friday after noon complimentary to hor mothor, Mrs. Nnnco. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rinckor ontor tnined a few friunds nt cards Friday evening. Enjoynble refreshments woro served. Miss Mnrgnret Dnlstrom entertained tho "Gleaners" club on Fridny after noon. Summer refreshments woro served. Mrs. Kathcriric Fryo was tendered a birthday supriso party Thursday even ing by twenty of hor intimato friends and neighbors. She wns presented with a beautiful cut glass dish ns a remcm- berance of the day. A delightful lunch. was served. Little Zclla Dorrnn was tendered a surprise party Saturday afternoon by n acoro of her small friends. Tho occas sion being her tenth birthday sho re ceived many pretty littlo gifts. Frozon deserts wero served during tho after noon. A Visit in California. Notcs of a recent trip to Cnlfornin y W. P. Collins. Myself and wife aro just back, aftor a pleasant sojourn in California, whero wo mot a number of North" Platto people, and on tho whole had a very pleasant time. Wo boarded tho train on tho (1th of Juno, nnd without incident, nrrived at Sierra, Nevada, whoro the mountains wero covered with snow. Hero tho Southern Pacific rnllwny'com pnny has forty-three miles of snow sheds to protect the track. Hero n long drift of snow nbout n foot deep brought the train to n standstill, nnd the pnssengcrs got out, nnd humorously snow bnllcd ench other. A warning whistle soon cnused the boligcrents to scurry for tho train, nnd in duo tlmo tho journey was resumed. After emerging irom tno snow Biieds, a chango of scono und climate wns entored upon, aB a profusion of wild flowers bedecked tho right of wny. Aftor passing sovoral picturesque Btnall towns, vineyards, fruit and vegbtnblo farms, we nrrived nt Sncrnmento, tho capital of California. It stands on tho east bank of the Sacramento river, 125 miles from the sen. Its fine streots, which at all hours of tho day aro thronged with pedestrians and vehicles, are lined with tall buildings in which thoro nro stores stocked with nil kinds of merchandise. Tho surrounding country is n veritable paradise, and on the river there is n great commercial activity. Mr. and Mrs. Whipple, with their automobile, wns nwniting our nrrivnl, and gave .us a hearty welcome. Mr. Whipple wns general foreman of North Platto shops for a lengthened period, and ho and his good wife woro popular citizens, Mr. Whipple is now superin tendent of the McKeen Motor Car Works at Sacramento, and is n man of considerable importance in the commun ity. Afterpartuking of broakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Whipple wo entorod tho automobile, and with Mr. Whipple for chaperon, Btartcd out to lake in the sights of tho city nnd surrounding country. Tho Whipple fruit farm was at once n surprise nnd a delight, nnd wo fensted on oranges nnd lemons, nnd drank grnpe julco toour hearts content. From Sacremcnto wo" wont to San Joquin Valley, 110 miles distant, nnd round our way to uio ivy-wild uancn, the picturesque homo of Mr. and Mrs. Olds, nnd met MIbs Ella Dillon, who has lost nono of her old time vivacity. Mr. Olds was station agent at North Platto for a lone time, and ho and his Kood wife wero esteemed citizons. Tho driveway from the public road to their ivy and vino embowered residence a decked with shrubs and flowers in bloom. A twenty aero ranch seems diminutive. but such are common in California and astonishingly productive. Mr. Olds do votes one ten acres to alfalfa, und on the other is tin orchard devoted to a vnrloty of fruit, oranges and lemons being plentiful. The alfalfa supports ten cows whose milk yields cream which commands twenty-six cents a pound during tho summer, and forty cents in winter. 'At nil times thero is n great demand for tho product as tho sale of cold Storage butter is prohibited in California, Mr. Old s health has been failing of late, but Mrs. Olds is hearty J as over, and being a lover of horses, has nn excellent team. ( Having spent somo tlmo with those old frionds, we wont to Los Angeles, a city celebrated alike for architectural grandure nnd business activity. Hero we put up at a hotel, and woro called up6n by John Sorenson, a North Platter for many years foreman of tho U. P. carpenter shop. He is nov general fore man of the Southern Pacific ear depart Scots on Sale Friday, Aug. 11. Monday, August 14 Prices 50c, 75c, $1, 1.50 nnd $2.00. In His Greatest Success "Jumping WITH WALLACE H0PPERt (Specially Engaged.) EDNA AN'EXOECL'ENT COMPARAND SOME GIRLS. REMEMBER THE DATE MONDAY, AUGUST 14! ment, nnd has somo 000 men under" his charge. At tho invitation of Mr. Sprn son, wo visited tho Southern Pacific shops, whoro somo 1,000 men fin4 em ployment. Hero wo met David Adnmson, Jr., who grow to manhood in ourcHy, nnd is nephew of its historian. Liko many other North Platte boys, "Davie" has made his mark, and thinks seriously of exchanging mechanics for agriculture and spending his latter years in tlto open. He ib at present foreman ,o the machine shop and unlversiullv esteemed. Alcxnndor Cnnnon, another Hprth Platto boy, claimed our acquaintance and tondod a hearty greeting. 110' has I has charge of tools and machinery und is prosperous nnd woll. Wo accompanied Mr. Soronson 'to nis home, nnd met his son-in-law Mr. Ran kin, nt one time conductor on thfl li, P. He at present fills a liko position, ontho S. P. Mr. ISoronson has aged somo ffnco he left tho Plutte, but is hale, hearty and prosperous. ,tl, Dny following we met John Wnlton, a former U. P. store keeper nt tho shops and wns well entertained by himself nnd wife and precocious baby boy. IJo holds a position in tho office of tjip S. P. L. A, nnd S. L. Ry. Co, WuIbo met Mr. Gillette who drifted - from North PlatU) scenes and into thy real estate business, with offices in the Union Trust building. Wo nlso met Rox Duncan, n son of Dr. Duncan, was raised in North Plntto, nnd now follows his fathpr's profession, also Frank Brnzzleton, n former North Platte store kcepor who is chief clerk in nn office of tho S. 'P. Ry. During our stay in Los Angeles, we took n trip to Loug Bench, a fashion nblo watering place, and met Captain Hamilton, nn old tirno North Platter, who runs an apartment house, nnd is prosperous. Wo hnd a ploasantstay at tno nomo or Mr. nnu Mrs. Doollttio nnd son Maraton, and enjoyed the company of Mrs. Arundale and her daughtor, Mrs. Gilfoyl and grand daughter. Cochrano Puttorson, who grew to man hood in our city, claimed our ncquain tanco. Ho follows in the footsteps of his father nnd has n large blacksmith, wagon and machine shop nnd employs n force of men. He keeps his yncht and has a beautiful home near his placo of business. Wo noxt took a trip to Pnlo Alto, n beautiful little town nnd mot "Tony" Stolly, a North Platte boy, nnd accom Jupiter IM ::: panied him to his homo, whoro wo re newed acquaintnnco with his mothor nnd slstor nnd brother Francis, who is studing medicine nnd will soon qualify as nn M. D. Aftor partaking of a sumptuous dinner Mr. Stolly took us for n driVo, nnd wo pnssod through tho beautiful grounds of Stanford Univer sity. Mr. Stolley holds a position In tho offico of tho auditor of tho S. P. Ry. Wo next wont to San Francisco, tho city of quakes Uint nttrncted tho attention of tho civilized world. Tho go-a-head spirit is appnront everywhere, nnd the rush and roar of traffic and business is in the streets as formerly. Tho sons of North Platto nre scattered far nnd wido, nnd hero Wo mot Mr. Crydermnn who gnve us n henrty greeting. Ho is In the employ of nn nuto tiro compnny nnd is prosper ous. Wo ran ncross Frank Soyforth, son of tho Into Edward Soyforth, who was a respected old time citizen, and William Nauman whoso father con ducted n meat market in tho early days of our city's history. Kate Woods. whoso family wns woll known and esteemed in North Plntto In enrlydays, govo us a hearty greeting, nnd Inform ed us that her father Is halo and honrty, nnd doing woll. Wo nlso moot Will Conies, son of Henry Cordes, who is secretary of tho board of trade, Wo noxt crossed tho bay to Oakland, and in doing so, witnessed a scene that bafilcs description. Thoro wns shipping everywhere. War vessels, nnd vessels of all nntlonulties, nnd stonmors mov ing on tho waters ns if imbued with life. Oakland is a woll built, busy city, nnd In it wo ran across John Nau man, a ono tlmo North Plattor and re ceived a hearty welcomo. In tho course of our wnndorlngs, wo visited tho Southern Pacific shop sand mot our old timo friend Chnrlea Moncgan. "Charley" looks older, but ho has lost nono of his happy disposition, and is as frolicisomo as ever. Mr. Monegan was a machinist in tho U. P. shops for many years, and ser ved In tho city council; always taking nn keen iutorest in local politics. Old time citizens of North Platto nro bo coming fewer every yenr, and oevornl, like friend Monegnn, hnvo drifted to other places. Wo sojourned in Oak , land nnd neighborhood for a woek, but concluding there is no plnco liko homo, wo made tracks for tho Platte, an renched homo without incident.