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You will want to make somebody happy by giving them a nice Christmas present. Our store is
full of goods that will please you. Here are a few of the things we have:
LAMP DEPT.
We are showing 25
banquet lamps from $1.15 to $8.50.
This is the largest variety ever shown here.
CROCKERY DEPT.
We have 5 patterns of English Decorated
ware, 1 pattern of Decorated China, 2 patterns
of plain white China, Syracuse and Hayiland.
We have full crates of these and you can
make up a set to suit yourself.
CHINA DEPT.
We have
Chocolate Sets, t . J
Solitare Sets, '
Table Sets,
Cake Plates,
Bread and Butter Plates. - -
Chop Plates,
Celery Dishes.
Salad Dishes,
Olive Dishes,
Comb and Brush Trays,
Mush and Milk Sets,
Berry Sets,
Sugars,
Creams,
Cups and Saucers,
ajid almost everything you can think of, all in
a great variety of patterns.
GLASSWARE DEPT.
27 patterns of Wa'er Sets,
Wine Sets,
Berry Sets,
Table Sets,
Tumblers, . "",.
Footed Jellies, etc.
HARDWARE DEPT.
Pocket Knives
Shears,
Razors,
Carving Sets,
Skates,
Nickel Plated Tea and Coffee Pots.
Granite Ware, etc.
SILVERWARE.
Table Sets,
Syrup Pitchers,
Tea Pots,
Bread Trays,
Castors,
Cake Baskets,
Pin Cushions,
.Mugs,
Calanders,
Thermometers,
Ink Stands,
Mirrors, etc.
NOTION DEFT.
Purses from 5 cents to $1.25,
Cotton Handkerchiefs,
Silk Handkerchiefs,
Embroidered Handkerchiefs,
Mufflers,
Embroidered Pillow Shams,
Side Combs,
Fancy Hair Pins, etc.
GLOVE DEFT.
Ladies' Kid Gloves,
Ladies' Silk Mittens,
Ladies' Wool Mittens,
Children's Mittens,
Men's Gloves,
Men's Mittens.
The Largest Line in town.
CURTAIN DEFT.
Chenile Curtains $3.25 and $4.25 a pair.
Lace Curtains $1.00 to $6.00 a pair.
Window Shades all prices.
Chenile Table Covers from 35 cts. to $1.75.
KNIT GOODS DEFT.
Ice Wool Shawls,
Silk Fascinators,
Wool Fascinators,
Child's Tarn O'Shanters.
Child's Roman Toques, etc.
UNDERWEAR DEFT.
We have the best variety ever shown here.
OVERALL DEPT.
Heavy Cottonade Pants 75 cts. to $1.00.
Duck Coats all prices.
The best Overall you ever saw for 65 cts.
HAT AND CAP DEPT.
Queen City Hats $2.00.
Plush Caps,
Fine Cloth Caps,
Scotch Caps,
Boys Scotch Caps,
A Large Variety.
LINEN DEPT.
We have a few fine grade table cloths
with napkins to match.
Turkish Towels.
Linen Towels, etc.
CHRISTMAS GOODS.
Celluloid Handkerchief Boxes,
Celluloid Glove Boxes.
Celluloid Necktie Boxes,
Celluloid Work Boxes,
Celluloid Collar and Cuff BoxesL
Celluloid Toilet Cases,
Celluloid Photo Albums,
Celluloid Picture Frames,
Celluloid Jewel Cases,
Celluloid Hair Pin Boxes.
We can't give you a full list; call and see
for vourself.
Toys. Toys.
Everything to make the little
ones happy.
The above only gives you a small idea of the endless variety we carry. It will pay you to come early, as we are dispos
ing of a great many of these goods now the supply will not last. Our ptices are marked with our usual narrow margin.
Tours for a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Tear
- THE WILCOX DEPARTMENT
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
STORE. - 1
The commission of the present
postmaster ot North Platte will ex
pire April 10th, 1898. Applicants
for the position can. govern them
selves accordingly.
A decided drop in freight traffic
on the Union Pacific has occurred
within the past week. Business on
the road.however, invariably drops
at this season of the year.
The county commissioners have
been in session since "Wednesday,
the greater part of their time being
taken up in looking after road and
bridge matters and the allowance
of claims against the road and
bridge funds.
John Davis, late night police
man, has accepted a position as a
member of the Union Pacific detec
tive torce and entered upon his
duties as such yesterday. He went
west last nisrht to look after some
matters. He will be on. the road
the greater part of the time.
A very important meeting is to
be held at the Methodist Episcopal
church this (Friday) evening at
7:30. All members and friends of
the church are earnestly requested
to be present. Come promptly in
order that we may be able to attend
the schooi meeting at the court
house. C. C. Snaveiat, Pastor.
Miss Luna Eells, formerly of
this city, is now one of the leading
members of a high-class musical
company which has been giving con
certs in the principal cities of the
east. Since leaving here Miss Eells
has devoted nearly all her time to
receiving vocal instruction in a Cin
cinnati musical conservatory.
We are told that a supper will
be served to the members of the
Presbyterian Sunday-school at
Keith's hall on Christmas evening.
On Saturday evening of next
week Prof. Garlichs will give a
Christmas tree party at Keith's
hall to the members of the juvenile
orchestra and their friends. The
affair promises to be exceptionally
I ileasant.
M. H. Douglas is looking for
the fellow who a few days ago
robbed his clothes-line of several
ivrticles of apparel. The clothes
were taken between the hours of
four and six in the afternoon.
The Kearney Hub of last even
ing saj's: "News reaches here
from North Platte that Colonel
Cody will raise an army ot 10,000
men to go to Cuba to fight if the
Sfovernment recognizes the Cubans
as belligerents."
Colonel?
How about this
"We have a few :
NICE PIECES
OF CHINA
which we want to
close out. A pretty little sou-
venir spoon with a 50-cent pur-
chase.
CLINTON,
The Jeweler.
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On next Sunday evening the
Lutheran Sunday-school will hold
exercises at the church and render
:a verv interesting Droirrain uoon the
The weather forecast: Fair ..km- f u,o Pi,Pf.
child. On Christmas eve the school
-will have a tree at the church, from
-which presents will be taken and
distributed among the children.
and continued cold to-niirht. Sat
urday fair with rising temperature.
The maximum temperature yester
day at North Platte was 34 degrees,
minimum in past 24 hours 12, at 7
a. m. 12, precipitation none. For
the same period and time one 3'ear
ago the maximum temperature was
44 degrees, minimum 22, at 7 a. m.
24, precipitation none.
The Home Forum held its an
nual election of officers last even
ing with the following result:
President, Mrs. H. L. Walsh; vice
president, J. Q. "Wilcox; second
vice-president, A. D. Orr;secretary,
D. M. Hogsett; treasurer. Mr. Day;
historian, B. L. Robinson; orator,
Mr. Kinkade; porter, Mrs. Chapin;
guard, Ezra Simpson; trustees, J.
Q. Wilcox, A. D, Orr and Dr. Wm.
Eves.
Eight hundred and one pupils
are being instructed in the fifteen
school rooms of the city, an average
of nearly fifty-five to the room.
And yet some people seem to think
greater school accommodations are
-not necessary, At the meeting at
the court house this evening Rev.
Foulk, who is a member of the
hoard of education, will depict to
the audience the over crowded con
dition of the rooms and tell of some
of the great disadvantages under
"which both teacher and pupil labor.
If you are a public spirited citizen
and take an interest in the welfare
of our schools, you will be present
at the meeting this evening.
Chas. W. Brooks has been con
fined to the house by sickness for
several weeks past.
W. F. Gates has purchased a
lot in the south part of town and
may decide to build thereon in the
A telegram
received Tuesday
evening from St. Louis announced
the birth of a boy baby to Mrs. W.
J. Stuart.
D. M. Hogsett has accepted an
agency for the sale of the Ideal
windmill. One of these mills was
on exhibition during the irrigation
fair.
Louis Thoelecke will retire from
the jewlery business as soon as
he can dispose of his stock and will
give his attention to his fine farm
on the south side.
County attorney Beeler is mak
ing arrangements to move over from
Wallace a house which he owns in
that village, and by adding thereto
will make a residence for himself
and family.
D. P. Wilcox, late of the Gandy
Pioneer, is visiting his brother J. Q.
Wilcox and will remain in town for
a couple of weeks. Having quit the
Pioneer after a successful career of
two years, Mr. Wilcox will seek a
new location.
The November term of district
court adjourned Wednesday even
ing, the docket having been pretty
well cleared. Many cases of years'
standing were closed up, ard the
clerk of the court is mighty well
pleased that he will not be com
pelled to further look after them.
The fair and supper given at
the opera house 'Wednesday and
last evenings received a liberal pat
ronage f ron the public. The supper
tables were well patronized both
evenings, as were also the booths
at which the fancy work was offered
for sale. The Columbia Dramatic
Club entertained the audience by
giving a play on the stage.
The Modern Woodmen held an
election of officers Wednesday even
ing with the following result: P.
M. Sorenson, V. C; Jas. Rannie,
W. A.; John Sorenson, E. B.; T. M.
Cohagen, clerk; J. W. Fisher, es
cort; John Kriijieck, watchman;
Cyrus Burch, Sentry; Dr. Wm.
Eves, physician; John Sorenson,
delegate to state encampment.
There was a large attendance of
members, and following the elec
tion a lunch consisting of sand
wiches, coffee and celery was served
and a general good time prevailed.
John Cur-tin will be taken to
the Lincoln penitentiary to-night
by Sheriff Miller.
The members of the Cody Guard
and their friends will pass a few
hours this evening in dancing at
Keith's hall.
O. D. Franklin, who had his
foot crushed by the cars Sunday,
has been taken to the U. P. hos
pital at Omaha. Mrs. Franklin is
with him.
Watches, clocks and jewelery
at cost, at Thoelecke's.
I. A. Fort, North Platte's rep
resentative at the national irriga
tion congress, received recognition
by being appointed a member of
one or two committees.
Mike McLauchhn, who had
charge of the coal schutes in
this
city for a year or so, passed east
yesterday morning to accept a
similar position at Columbus.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigar.
In the district court Wednes
day Margaret Dikeman was granted
a divorce from W. A. Dikeman, and
Nellie G. Chambers secured a legal
separation from T. F. Chambers.
The members of the Baptist
aid society were entertained yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. A. R.
Bonner, while Mrs. P. W. Sitton
entertained the Presbyterian
society.
Mayor Baiter and a number of
other citizensburned a fire guard
west of the city the early part of
the week, as a precaution against a
re-occurrence of the prairie fire of
several years ago.
Watches, clocks and silverware
at your own price at Thoelecke's.
Personalty taxes aggregating
between eight and ten thousand
dollars have been received at the
county treasurer's office during the
past two weeks. On Monday last
over 160 receipts were written.
If you want to give a present
that will be appreciated as a work
of art as well as a token of remem
brance, buy something from the
magnificent line of French and
Carlsbad novelties in China ware at
Harrington & Tobin's.
According to the statement of
the Washington correspondent of
the Lincoln Journal, the register
and receiver of the North Platte
land office each received a salary of
$2,152.30 during the past fiscal year.
These positions are still plums
worth striving after.
C. L. Patterson will sow one
hundred acres of alfalfa on his farm
in Nichols precinct next spring.
Dr. Fisher is now arranging for
a bicycle road race to be held about
the middle of January. The course
will bearound "the horn." Several
have volunteered to enter the race,
the first prize in which will be
valued at fifty dollars.
Prior to my removal to my new
quarters in ths Meyer building I
will make a cut price on many goods
in stock. If you wish to secure
bargains that are bargains, call at
my store before January 1st.
Mrs. G. S. Huffman.
Observer Piercy was directed
to display the blizzard flag Wed
nesday evening in anticipation of a
snow storm. There was a decided
fall in the temperature and an ac
companying high wind, but no
snow. Mr. Piercy will, however,
endeavor to give us a snowfall for
Christmas.
For sale Show cases and
tures at Thoelecke's.
fix-
with a view of having
in a regiment which is
Several men in town claim they
were approached yesterday by an
agent of the Cuban insurgents,
them enlist
said to be
forming in Omaha. This agent
said he was authorized to offer men
twenty-five dollars per month and
expenses for their services.
Dr. Fisher informs us that he
has already entered the names of
seven competitors in the musical
and oratorical contest to be held ip
January, five of whom reside in this
city, one in Sidney and one in Lex
ington. The Doctor thinks there
will be little trouble in securing
the required number of contestants
in each event.
telegram
asking
In reply to a
for his views on the Cuban ques
tion. Governor Holcomb on Wed
nesday replied as follows to the
New York Journal: "The bellig
erent rights of Cuban revolution
ists should be recognized by our
national government. Their vali
ant fight, so long continued, to free
themselves from the joke of Euro
pean'Oppression, entitles them to the
svmpathy of every American. In
the event of war with a foreign na
tion Nebraska could furnish 1,200
well drilled, thoroughly organized
and equipped soldiers, including
infanty, cavalry and artillery and
has 200,000 able bodied citizens
ready to defend oiftx country's
honor."
It Has Paid Otfyets,
It Will Pay YbU
To come and inspect our new line of goods for
the Holiday trade
We will sell you goods cheaper than you can buy
the same article in Omaha or Chicago. Come
and be convinced by seeing the goods and get
ting our price
Yours for low prices and good goods,
DJJSTOA7, Jeweler and Engraver.
Alili GOOES STG-SA'ViJX) PSSE OIT CSAUG-E.
e Sell
Furniture.
There i no two ways about that.
We sell it cheap too. We have all grades from the
cheapest to the best, Just now our stock is very com
plete. You can find a good Christmas present for the
young or the old. Something in the line of Fancy
Rockers at very Low Prices.
Folding Beds, Chiffoners, Side Boards, Chamber
Suits, Household Sewirjg Machines, Stands in
Onyx Wood and Reed, Book Oases and Desks,
Couches and Lounges, Easels, Slipper Cases
Foot-&tools and many other articles at extremely
Low Prices
We have just received a new line of Picture
Moulding and if you expect to get your pictures
framed before the holidays, bring thern in now. We
have Feathers, Down and Hair by the pouncj for cush
ions or pillows. Call and see us in our new location,
Odd Fellows' Block.
E. B. WARNER.
anta Claus Headquarters.
Toys, Dolls and Fancy Articles,
and a Store Full of ... .
Christmas Goods,
C, M? Newton.
Come in and
gee tbem
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