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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, SEPTEMBER 10, 1001.
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Picture Frames to Order. 1
We are carrying one of the largest and
finest lines of Picture Moulding ever brought
to North Platte and are prepared to make
Picture Frames tor order on VERY SHORT
- NOTICE. Usually we can fill your order
in twenty-four hours after receiving it.
Our Picture Framer is an expert and
will do you excellent work. .
e The prices are moderate and the work 3
is guaranteed to be satisfactory.
C. A. .HOWE 1
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The North Platte Pharmacy,
. f Exclusive Agents.
Free Sample Shade Cards.
WheCYoti-Buy Paint
Buy Gfiffi' Paint...
And that means SHERWIN & WILLIAMS'
PAINT. We have been handling this make for
many years and have found that it gives excel
lent satisfaction in every instance. It may cost
a trifle more per gallon than inferior paints, but
it's cheapest in the end. It sticks and holds its
color longer than other paint.
We. can furnish you any color or quantity.
A. F. Streitz, Druggist.
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DEALER IN
Farm Implements,
Buggiek, Wagons,
Windmills, Pumps,
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People Xaovra ia Xortk Platte.
A Holzmark, who baa been in the
dry goods and clothing business in
uothenburg since 1885, closed out
his stock this spring and has lo
cated in St. Joseph, Mo., where h
bandies gents furnishing goods
He and wife arrived Irom Chicago
last Saturday and have been busy
tbis week packing and loading
tbctr household goods, which they
are shipping to St. Joseph. Their
many friends and customers wish
them success a their new location
Gothenburg Independent.
On, Wednesday Rev. W. D. Crane
loaded his household goods into a
car and sent them to University
Place, Lincoln. Next Monday he
and his family will go to University
place where they will establish
themselves in a home and then Rev
..rane vyill return here and remain
until conference. Mrs. Crane and
Miss Mildred will reside at Univer-
aity Place and the latter will study
music at me conservatory. Lex.
ington Clipper.
Mrs. Fred Letts has resigned the
management of the Pacific Hote
and has gone to Iowa to visit rcl
atives. Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Wol
cott ot Omaha assumed cbarire of
the hotel Wednesday. Sidney
Telegraph.
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W. A. Paxton is pasturing about
two car loads of cattle on the old
Canal Company's land, near Spuds.
The ground ib in fine condition
for plowing and a number of farm
ers arc busilv enirafrerl in tlmt
worn. Tbe indications at the
present time are that there will be
a large acreage of fall grain bowh
this fall.
Koy Ericsson of Maxwell opened
up uis Becond term of school at the
Platte Valley school house Monday.
Ernest Gibbon and family of
. ....
Spuds will depart bv team tor
Colorado to locate as soon as he
can dispose of his present crop.
u. Mcuaugblin and family expect
to depart for the vicinity of Gering
with a view of locating as soon as
they can dispose of this season's
crop.
The parties residing'in the local-
tyof the Platte Valley school
house who have been i
to make an overland trip to Okla
homa to locate have lately given
up the trip owing to the fact that
it is a dryer country than thiB and
will remain in this country where
they can make a living.
The highways through the
country are in a bad condition
caused by the late rains.
H. H. HollingBworth who has
had charge ot a section crew for
some time past is at this time
working oh the section at Hershey
where bis family has resided dur
ing his absence.
A son, of W. W. Young of Lodge
Pole is looking atter bis father's
coal, lumber and hardware business
at HerBhey during Manager Hill's
absence in the east.
Seeberger & Co. at Hersliey are
shipping considerable small grain
this, season from that point.
We are informed that Prank
LimpiiB, day operator at Hershey,
and ISarl Adams, night operator at
that place, have both been assigned
HARNESS
We have what you want in this
line
Team Harness,
Concord Harness,
Horse Collars,
Work Bridles,
Heavy Traces, '
Trace Chains,
Hamc Straps,
BoltJIamcs,
Clip Haines,
Hook Hames,
Burlap FlytSheets,
Leather Fly Nets,
Cotton Fly Nets.
Store open evenings until 8
o'clock.
Wilcox Department 'ftope,
to Egbert, Wyo lately and that a
new crew has charge of the station
at Hershey.
While you arc out shooting ducks
beware of the gay and festive
prairie chicken and lay low.
Miss Sadie Trovillo is attending
the Nativity school at North Platte
that began on Monday, Her par
cnts took her down on Sunday.
Wm. Ware Ib quite ill at his
home just west of Hcrshc'.
A Bcrics of club dances arc now
being held at the hall in Hershey.
Mrs. A. M. Stoddard at this
time is visiting in the lake country
near lvcna.
Ed Ewcl 6f Grand Island was the
guest of 15. F. Seeberger last week
on business pertaining to the sugar
beet crop in that country.
coMMissiomnur fkocbxdznos
Sept. 5, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Present full board and
county clerk.
Bids for building jetties in the
river at Brady Island were opened
and examined and contract awarded
to A. Abercrombie at $1.25 per lin
eal toot, his bid being the lowest
and best bid.
Board adjourned until tomorrow.
Sept.G, 19Q1.
Board met pursuant, present full
board and county clerk.
Bill of A. It. McNcel for services
and mileage 'as county csmmissioa
er allowed on the ireneral fund for
thirty-four dollars, wnereupon the
board adjourned without date.
STATS HEWS.
A
woman at Syracuse became
msane from reiding trashy novels,
whereupon the Nebraska City
News wants to know how a woman
who would read that kind of liter
ature could become insane.
The Willow Spring distillery
at O ill ah a has been shut lown for
some time but has resumed at half
its capacity
Tbe death rate at Lincoln last
year was 1.18 per thousand, which
places it among the lowest of the
cities of the country.
The state university footba'I
team will go to South Bend for a
three weeks' training nrior to the
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pening of the season.
A 14 year old boy named Van
Cleve, Bon of the matron of the in
dustrial home at Geneva, suicided
by taking carbolic acid.
A Syracuse man cut from a plum
rce in his yard a brunch of a little
over four inches in lcncth contain-
ng twenty perfect plums.
A Hitchcock county man killed
eleven rattlesnakes in one nest tbe
other day, and secured enough ma
terial to start a button atgre,
H. B. Reed shipped in 900 head
of steers last week from New Mex-
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ico and will winter them on bis
Keith county ranch.
The Farmers' Bank of Broken
Bow which closed its doors last
week has liabilities of $48,000, but
t ib believed it will be able to pay
out.
Chas, Wake brought to our office
Tuesday an apple grown last year
which is still sound, It had been
kept in the cellar and gone through
tbe fioodB of the past Bummer.
Cozad Tribune.
G. C. McAllister has traded his
homestead in Logan county. Colo
rado, sight unBeen, to a man in
Indiana tor a buggy. George !b
now anxiously waiting the arrival
of the bucrirv to see who imf
skinned. Chappel Register.
The Overton high school build-
ng was totally destroyed by fire
Tuesday night, entailing a loss of
$5000, on which there is $3000 in-
avrance. The building, a two.
story structure, a fine library
valued at $400, besides the furni.
turc wasdcsiroyed. The fire oriel-
nated up in the belfry next to the
roof and spread wirh such rapidity
that all efforts to get it under con
trol proved futile.
The youngest son ot Jamca Mc
Mullart was bitten by a rattle Btiake
while at the cemetery with his aunt
Miss McAleese and Miss McKce.
Tuesday afternoon. The child
was walking between the turn
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tauica ana uie snaKc, wuieu was
coiled up in ttic grass, struclc'him
just below tbe shoe, top. Prompt
attention was given the woundaand
aside from a slight swelling there
has been no bad effect. Sidney
Telegraph.
A state exchange is advocatfni
the organization of a society for the
prevention of cruelty to vegetation
That's right. It should be done
Just think ot digging the eyes ou
ot potatoes pulling the cats frcm
corn, eating the heads of cabbage
pulling the beards out of rye
threshing wheat, cutting the heart
out of a tree, spilling tbe blood o
a ocet, tearing the skin of a peach
breaking the neck of a squash
scalding the lettuce, quartering
tbe apple, squeezing tbe lemon and
many other such outrages.
Railroad Notes.
The wrecking outfit which had
peon stationed at Sidney for sever
al years, has been brought to this
city and will be dismantled.
L. A. Mullen, chairman of tbe
grievance committee of the B. of
P., will go to Omaha tonight on
business connected with that order,
Only twenty-four cars of lrult
were iced here in twenty-four hours
endiug yesterday morning. The
fruit, shipments nrc falling off very
rapidly.
CabooBc No. 2114 passed through
Sunaay westward bound. This
tbe iifBt one to arrive here painted
according to the new order a box
car red.
E..B. Heinzlc. who has been cm-
ployed in night car repair gang.has
been, transferred to a similar post
tion , in the day gang and began
work Sunday.
A 'solid train of foity cars of
stock thirty-two cars of sheep and
elgn,t of cattle passed east yester
day. It was a train that railroads
like ,Vo catch.
Large quantities of .California
drie fruit are now "being shipped'
overj the Uniou Pacific. This is
saidito be an indication that enough
cars'could be secured to transport
the fruit in a green state. ,
ton.
SOLID
OPLE
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e Have Led,
We Lead and We Shall
Continue to Lead.
Why? Because we do business
strictly on the merilB of our goods,
The Buyer who is after hiimoney'B
worth of Furniture, quality and
styjc will run against it in our bIiow
luujii. ,ic nave juhi u orcaiuing
spell before our tall line ot goods
arrive. During this time, wc will
unload at a great sacrifice. Below
are' a few of the many bargains.
$15,00 solid Antique oak side
board only $11.00
20.00 solid Antique oak aide
board only 18.00
20.00 solid Golden oak side
board only 13.75
45.00 solid Antique oak buf
fet only 35.50
18 00 combination book case
and sec. Gold oak only.. 14.00
15,00 combination bqok case
and sec, Gold oak only 12 00
12.00 Gold oak ladies' writing
desk, only 9.75
8.00 Gold oak ladies' writing
desk, only 5.50
25.00 Mahogany ladies' drcps-
inir table only 19.00
6.00 Popular Kitchen cab
inet 4.10
24.00 Black ash bed room
suite , 18,00
16.00 Antique oak upholstered
rocker 8.00
Your pocket book wont be M T
after taking advantage of this Bale.
E. B. WARNER.
We Still
Sell
Tom&ioei :
U 10 Cents
&. Can.
Wc Also Sell-
Waltcr Bakers' Cocoa A lb
cans . 2C
Sage, tf lbpkg 04
Hops, yi lb pkg 04
Chipped Beef, Rex brand.
Yi lb can m
Chinned Beef, Libby & 'Mc
NciJl'c, YAh can 13c. 2 cana
Veal Loaf, lb can in
Veal Loaf 1 lb can 20
Kippered Herring per can . . 20
Lard, 3 lb pail 35
Lard, S lb pail .
Lemons per doz 2s
K. C, Bakinir Powder. lO-nr.
can na
K. C. Baking Powder, 25-oz ,
can
K. C. Baking
20
35
ss
14
r Powilor. SfWir
can. ,
K. C. Baking Powder, 80-oz
can
Snider 's Catsup, 1-2 pint, bot
tle k . . . . :
Snidcr's Catsup, 1 pint bot
tle. ,
Kingsford's Silver Gloss
23
btarch
Kingsfosd's Corn Starch ....
Lewis' Lve ncr enn
08'
08
08
07
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Merry War Lyc per can. . . .
Yeast Foam 2 pkirs
On Time Yeast 2 pkgs
Arbuckle's Coffee 2 pkgs... 25
Lion Coffee 2 pkgs 25
XXXX Coffee 2 pkgs., 25
Searchlight Matches per box 04
Pcarline per pkg. .,. . . . tj. . . 04
Sapoho per nkg 9c, 3 for . . . 25
Soda, Schillincr's Best fier "!
nkrr ' ns
Soda Arm & Hammer per
pkg 08
Sbda, Dwight's, per pkg. . . . 08
Gold Dust, 4-lb pkg 18
Grnnulatcd Sugar 15 lbs for 1.00
JSock Salt per hundred fin
Salt' 140-lb Sack 95
lablc Salt 2 sacks : . OS
Cheese best full cream ner'
pound is
Xcrioscnc Oil per gal 15
ior.se oiioc Tobacco per
Plug 45
Star Tobacco per plug 45
Standard Navy Tobacco per
pUiRT 35
Battle Ax Tobacco per nlutr 35
T. Tobacco ner nluir
Duke's Mixture per lb 35
Gothenburg Best Patent
lUotir per sack , . .$1.10
Snow Flake Patent Flour
per sack $1,00
Red Seal Patent Flour per
sack 1,10
Jewel Patent Flour per 1
sack 1,00
Corn Meal, 25 lb sack 35
Store open evenings until 8
o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
Well Dressed Men...
Pay particular attention to,
their clothes at the change of
season. This is essential to
correct dress. The new
Fall styles are coming innow
and we have the latest pat
terns in the stylish Fall
fabrics. You need to come
now if you want your choice
of exclusive designs,