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SEVENTEENTH YEAll.
NOltTJI PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JUNE 21, 1901.
NO. 48.
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KEEP COOL.
SHIRT WAISTS
AND
WASHABLE SKIRTS
ON SALE AT
THE LEADER
Our entire line oi Shirt Waists, all sizes, former price $1.25,
$1.50, $1.75 and $2.00, have nil been put on one table and will
sold at
White Pique and Linen Skirts, worth up to $2.00, all put in
one lot and will be sold at
Boys' Shirt Waists, all sizes, at 35 cents. Ladies' Wrappers,
500 of them worth up to $4.50 each, your choice.
$2.35
and as cheap as 75 cents.
MILLINERY.
r.-u'irs .and Children's Trimmed Hats, 43c, 68c, J9e, $1.50,
S':CL uid $2,75, worth three times the money.
J. fIElR, Ptop.
Housecleaning Time
is here, and you will prob
ably find that some pieces
of your furniture looks
shabby; that they need to
be replaced by new. Wc
arc here to supply your
needs, and wc arc confi
dent wc can suit you.
Something' here to please
every taste; something
here to 'suit every pocket
book.
BLUE FLAME WICKLESS OIL STOVES-for cooking. Uses
coal oil for fuel.
REFRIGERATORS
in several sizes.
WE ARE STILL SELLING
MAJESTIC RANGES.
JOHN BR ATT.
E. R. GOODMAN.
JOHN BR ATT & CO.,
Real Estate, Loans Insurance
X NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. X
: JOSEPH HERSHEY,
A Pretty Wedding.
Lawrence Hayatt Daingcrfield
and Miss May Francis McNamara
were united in marriage at the
home of the bride's parents on cast
Third street Wednesday evening.
Rev. C. P. Wimbcrlv of the
First Methodist church officiating
u the presence of members of the
family, relatives and a few intimate
friends.
The rooms of the residence were
profusely decorated with cut flow-
crs and foliage plants. At 8:25
Miss Hannah Kelilicr began ploy
ing the wedding march and a few
minutes later the bridal couple,
attended by Miss Blanche and
Chas. McNamara, entered the par
lors and took a position in the
archway 'neath a floral emblem.
The bride wore a handsome gown
of white organdie trimmed with
orange blossoms and carried a
bouquet of bridal roses. The
bridesmaid was costumed In white
with pink roses and enrnations,
and the groom a'ld best man were
attired in the conventional black
The ring service was used, and
the ceremony was very prett'.
Following the ceremony a wedd
ing supper was served The tabic
was profusely decorated with cut
flowers, the piece de rcsistence being
a fruit pyramid trimmed with roses.
At each cover was laid a piece of
bride's cake tied with baby ribbon.
This wedding menu w.tb very
elaborate. Mr. and Mrs. Daingcr
field were the recipients of many
handsome presents, the gift of the
groom to the bride being a very
pretty ring set with opal, the bride's
favorite stone. The couple left on
the midnight train on a trip to
the groom's parents at Albany
Mo., stopping enroute at Omaha
St. Joe and other points. A large
crowd of friends assembled at the
depot to bid them good-bye, but
in this they were partially die
appointed, for the couple entered
the rear .Pullman from the Locust
street entrance to the depot.
The bride is so well known to
our people that but few words o
introduction is necessary, suffice to
say that she has been one of North
Platte's most highly esteemed and
popular young ladies. She is re
fined, educated, pleasant and
always agreeable and the groom is
to be congratulated upon having
secured for his life companion a
lady possessing so many excellent
qualities.
Mr. Daingcrfield is an exemplary
young man who holds a position in
the U. S. weather bureau at Chey
enne, and for a time was stationed
at the bureau in this city as assist
ant to Observer Piercy. He is
possessed of a strong character,
excellent morals and is every inch
a manly man. Acquaintances haye
nothing but good and kind words
to say of him, and he deserves the
liiyh esteem which he holds.
Tun Thihunk unites with a large
circle ol friends in wishing Mr.
and Mrs. Daingcrfield a long and
prosperous married life.
A. M. Darling bought a stock of
goods at Minneapolis and shipped
liiuusccoia, rney were left in
storage until he could find a loca
ttml nnrl u1irti It. 4a .1.
I " ...... " iji. wuiiii; iu UIIUII
& boxes he lound that nearly all were
empty, ue estimates Ins loss by
tins legerdemain to be sometliinjr
like 55,300.
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
June 17, 1901.
Hoard met in regular session,
present full board and county clerk.
The following official bonds were
considered and approved.
W. H. Cloyd, road overseer Dis
trict No. 51; Albert Howe, overseer
District 25, Samuel Bowers, over
seer District 10.
Board adjourned until tomorrow.
June 18, 1901
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment present full board and county
clerk. H. F. Kellncr is hereby
authorized to construct a wing dam
twenty-five feet long fifty feet west
of the south end of the North Platte
bridge, and shall receive for build
ing said dam the sum of fifty dol
lars when completed to the satis
faction of the board of county com
missioners.
J. V. Alexander is hereby etn-
ployed.to haul sand on the public
road south of the city of North
Platte at 25 cents per cubic yard.
Settlement wan made with road
overseers as follows: Thos. llan-
rahau district 32, claim allowed for
$30.00; David Love district 5,
claim allowed for $30.00.
And now at one o'clock p. in., the
county commissioners of Lincoln
cotiutv convened as a board of I
equalization and proceeded to ex
amine the several precinct books
and bchcdulcs as returned by the
several assessors of the county.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
June 19, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; present full board and
county clerk. The board continued
work looking over the assessment
returns of the precincts and com
paring same. Adjourned until to
morrow.
DEALER IN
Farm Implements,
Buggies, Wagons,
Windmills, Pumps,
WINDMILLS i PUMPS
PIPES AND FITTINGS
BARB WIRE
ROUND AND HALF ROUND
STOCK TANKS
LOCUST STREET,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
71'
re
Paint is Ckeap
only when you buy the right
kind. We handle that kind.
Devoe's Mixed Paint.
Carriage Paint,
Wagon Paint,
Murphy's Varnish,
Linseed Oil per Gallon, 75c.
Wc have a full line of Brushes
lrom the cheapest to the best.
ErStorc open evenings unti
8 o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
BETWEEN THE RIVERS.
R. W. Calhoun of Nichols, whose
lands and crops were damaged by
the overflow of the P. & M. irriga
it ion canal at that place, was at
North Platte Tuesday to sec it the
proper parties would not repair
the ditch.
J. M. Dwyer, who wants to pur
chase from fifty to seventy-five
head of yearling btecrs, was inter
viewing some of the county stock
men at the county seat and vicinity
on Tuesday.
It is encouraging to everyone to
watch the progress of all kinds of
crops and stock in this neighbor
hood.
Max Beer informs us that the
picnic to be held in his grove just
south of the Nichols bridge on July
4th, will take the cake,
During the present fine weather
farmers are too busy in their liny,
corn and sugar beet fields in this
locality to leave home.
W.C.Cole of Spuds, purchased
a carload of fat hogs over in the
vicinity of Myrtle recently, which
were delivered at North Platte on
Wednesday of this week and
shipped from there to South
Omaha. The consideration was
?5.25 per cwt.
Foreman Krickson of the Nichols
section, was at the county seat one
day this week on business pertain
inir to work on his section. He
was accompanied by his wife.
There is quite a hit of old shelled
corn for sale in this county.
J. II. Hershey of North Platte
has been devoting much of his time
during the past two weeks to look
ing after business on his raticu in
the valley.
Qaite a tonnage ol nUalfa that
had been cut prior to the late rains
and left on the fields has been more
or less damaged.
Section foreman IQrickson, who
was injured at Nichols last Octo
ber, and was incapacialed lor work
tor about tiht mouths, carried a
policy in the Woodman Accident
Co. of Lincoln, Neb., and lately
received ?352 84, the full amount
due him. Mr. Urickson highly
recommends this company to any
wishing to take out an accident
policy.
Louis Tillion had a couple of out
buildings destroyed by the high
wind of last week.
Mrs. Mary Spurrier of Nichols
badly sprained her foot a few even
ings ago by stepping in a hole in
WE ARE STILL
IN TOWN
While our competitors figure on whether it is
the time they close up, or the fact that they
get long prices for their goods on time.
That's the matter with their business. We
go right ahead. There's nothing bothers us
about our business except to get our deliveries
out on time.
We Sell
Snow Flake Patent Flour, per sack .$1.00
Gothenburg Best Patent Flour, per sack 1. 10
1 2 -pound Sack Corn Meal 15c
25-pound Sack Corn Meal 30c
One-pound Package Dwight's Soda 08c
One-pound Package Church's Soda 08c
Ten-ounce Can K. C. Baking Powder oSc
Twcnty-fivc-ounce Can K. C. Baking Powder, , 20c
Kingsford's Corn Starch, per package 08c
Kingsford's Silver Gloss Starch, per package.. 08c
Yeast Foam, 2 packages, 05c
On Time Yeast, 2 packages, 05c
One-pint Bottle Snider's Catsup 23c
Dr. Price's Vanilla, per bottle 15c
Ammonia, per bottle 09c
One-half pound can Rex Dried Beef. 10c
Search Light Matches, per box 04c
Walter Baker's Cocoa, -lb can 25c
Vinegar, per gallon 20c
White Wine Vinegar, per gallon 25c
Kerosene Oil, per gallon 15c
Pcarlinc, per package 04c
HO-pound Sack Salt $1.05
Arbucklc's Coffee, 2 packages 25c
Lion Coffee, 2 packages 25c
XXXX Coffee, 2 packages 25c
1 -pound package Duke's Mixture Tobacco 35c
1 -pound package Old Style Tobacco 30c
Horse Shoe Tobacco per plug , 45c
Star Tobacco per plug 41:0
Standard Navy Tobacco per plug ice
Battle Ax Tobacco, per plug 35c
Store open evenings until 8 o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
the garden while getting plants
for a neighbor.
Merchant Drown of Hershey
went down to the county metropo
lis on Wednesday of this week with
a load of country produce which he
disposed of in that city re
turning home the same even
ing with a load of flour, graham,
etc., that wan manufactucd at the
nulla 111 that city.
STATE NEWS.
It appears that lightning does
strike twice in the same place or
nearly so. It was at Hastings a
gold brick was sold to a banker
some months ago and a day or two
since two strangers, card sharpers,
euchred a farmer near there out of
$2,500. With bo mauy Nebraska
farmers having such sums in the
bank this business is likly to be
worked for all it is worth.
SEASON
Requires
Stacker Kope,
Wood Pulley Wheels,
Hay Forks,
Grind Stones,
Carriage Holts,
Machine Holts,
Leather Fly Nets,
Fly Sheets,
Cotton Fly Nets,
Sweat Pads,
Housings,
Clevises,
Double Trees,
Single Trees,
Oil Cans.
Machine Oil.
We have these and every
thing else in the tool line
that you will need .
Store open evenings un
til 8 o'clock.
Wilcox; Dep&rifemeriu j&itfe, !
The cream iries operating at
West Point, Albion, Norfolk,
Columbus, Tildcn. Atkinson,
Waterloo, Newport, Dazilc Mills
and other north Nebraska points,
will consolidate and do their churn
ing all at Omaha, where it is ex
pected the combination will manu
facture three million pounds ot
butter a year.
General Thayer has just pre
sented to the State Historical so
ciety two swords of historic value.
One was presented to him by the
ofliccrs of the old First Nebraska,
ol which he was colonel and which
distinguished itself at Donelhon,
Shiloh and other bloody struggles.
The other sword was given him by
the Omaha Light Artillery.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Tekamah have formed a company
with a capital stock of $30,000
which is to handle the live stock
and grain of the members and also
buy lumber and other material for
those who belong to the company,
furnishing it at wholesale prices.
A train crew on the Omaha road
had a light with two tramps who
refused to get off the train when
ordered. In" the fight the tramps
were pretty badly used up and then
locked up in a bov car until the
.train reached Dakota City, where
they were turned over to the
ofliccrs.
FANCY WORK.
A full lino of G
7 Embroidery Silk, Lunch k
Cloths, Sofa Pillows,
fa SUmp Linens of all kinds. Stump- fa
CiiiR I'attoriiB, Embroidery Noodles a
mid Iiooiih. v
t ""Aiivorie IiuvIiil' 11.00 worth of C
Hlilcnr Unens will receive one free A
k'Hson. to
Mrs. II. J. CLARK. ?
At Mr lirlififm!! nn'a ottnrwttn At li
fa Church. ' ' fa