J EIGHTEENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APJUL l, 1902. NO. 25 APRIL SALE at "THE LEADER' 1 C4? Commencing Thursday, April 10th, and to Continue for the Balance of the Month. & 9 following1 low prices. No shoddy old goods, but everything' new Spring and Summer Merchandise the best money can obtain. ft Having made too heavy purchases for Spring vc find ourselves with too many goods; so we must reduce the stock at the 4 ft ft ft ft. ft ft Dry Goods Department. 9 quarters Unbleached Sheeting, reg ular price 25c, at 19c per yard. 9 quarters Bleached .Sheeting, regular price 25 cents, at 20c per yard. 10 quarters Bleached Sheeting, regular price 28Jc at 224c a yard. 224 yards Unbleached Sheeting, yard wide, for $1.00, regular price 64c per yd. Fast color Percales at 6c, 10c and 12j4c per yard . Standard Prints, fast colors, at 5c and fc per yard. Wash Goods the latest weaves for this season, price 7c, 10c, 124c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 35c and 50c per yard. India Linens, 8c, 10c, 12)4c, 15c, 2Cc, 25c, and 30c per yard. Imported Plain Lawns, 25c and 50c per yard. Silks, any style, 18 inch, 20 inch 27 inch and 36 inch $1.00 Taffeta Silks at 65c per yard. $2.00 quality Silks at $1.48. Millinery Department. By all means don't overlook this de partment. We have a Chicago trimmer and wc have an enormous stock on hand. We arc selling Hats 50 per cent cheaper than any other house this side of Omaha. Ladies' Trimmed Hats from $1.00 up. Laces and Embroideries. Velvet Ribbons, Silk nnd Satin Rib bons and Washable Ribbons will go at this sale at a large discount off. Dress Trimmings. You can find any style you wish at from 5c to $5.00 per yard. Hosiery and Underwear Department. Ladies' Summer Underwear from 5c up. Hose for Ladies, fast black, seamless worth 20c per pair, at this sale 124c per pair. Children's Hose, ribbed, fast black, worth 20c, at this sale 12c per pair, sizes 5 to 9 1-2. We are the exclusive agents for the Thomson Glove Fitting Corsets. Any style you wish, 50c up. Dress Goods Department. The late novelties for Suits, Skirts Waists. During this sale wc will give all linings free with Dress from 25c per yard up. Ready-Made Goods Department. Dress Skirts, Black Brocaded Worsted at $1.50, $2.00, 2.50 and $3.00. Golf Skirts, $3.48, $4, $5 up to $10. Ladies Tailor-made Suits from $4 75 up Shirt Waists, any style, any color, from 50c up. One lot of Silk Waists, assorted colors, broken sizes, worth up to $6.50, your choice $3.88. Ladies' Wrappers, Kimonas, from 50c up. Children's Wash Dresses, from 35c up. Ladies' Muslin Underwear and Sun Bonnets. You will find a large assort ment at the lowest prices. Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums Oil'Cloths, Lace Curtains, Bed Room Curtains The largest assortment to select from in Western Nebraska, at prices from 20 cents per yard and up on Carpets. 10c and up on Mattings. Lace Curtains from 75 cents per pair up. Shoe Department We arc the only house in the city that sell the Popular Brands, the (Jucen Quality, the Hamilton-Brown and The University. All of these brands arc the most popular and Best Wearing Shoes in the United States. Kvcry pair of these Shoes arc warranted to give good satis faction or another pair will be replaced free. During this sale a pair of Hose will be given witli each pair of Shoes from $1.00 up. Clothing and Furnishing Dept. Wo carry a very strong line of these goods. We offer men's suits spring styles, worth $8.00 for $5 00. Children's two-piece suits from 75 cents up. Space will not permit to mention all you can find in this large establishment. All we can say is competition in quality, quantity and" low prices cut no figure with us. Get prices from other places and then sec us. We will discount any prices here or at Omaha. This is not merely newspaper talk. We have the goods to back it up. Our Double Store and large upper store room is filled with merchandise that we advertise. The $40 Drop Head Sewing Machine will be given away to the lucky name on the 17th of this month. With each 25 cent purchase we dropacouponinthebox. Mail Orders Promptly TlJC T UPD Attended to. A JLXJL-y JL J7. SL JL I J. PBZER, Proprietor. BETWEEN THE RIVERS. Miss Jennie Ware who is teach ing in the schools at N rth Platte, was called home the last of last week by the illness of her mother, tip- who iB quite aged. She was much improved Wednesday and Jennie re turi e I to her duties. J. W. Lilea and crew of Nichols slit Ued corn for W. E Park on the Dillon farm Thursday. C. S. Trovillo was at the county seat the other day and returned horre with a new team of horses which he had purchased while in that citv. They were formerly owned by Joe Newman of McPlier son county. A large acreage ot com will be iR i....i : ilm vnllov Hip mm me JMilUlV.ll 111 tu. o week. Miss Kate Sullivan, who had boon the guest of North Platte iriends for the past two weeks, re turned home on Wednesday ot this wetk. J Amos Nourbenn, who has been Visiting his daughter Mrs. W. E Park on the Dillion ranch and al-o relatives at Buldjr, CjIo , lor th; past six weeks departed Wednes day for Brady w lerehe willspsnd a week with relatives after which he will return to his home at Albany, Wis. To say that the fanners in this taction of the county are all htuy with their spring work would be Mating it mildly. The ground is in fine coudttion aud they are all taking advantage of it by rushing their crops in as fast as possible. County Supt O. W. Neal ol North Platte was visiting schools in this pa-t of the county recently. E l Secberger ot North Platte wti in this vicinity the first of this week on business pertaining to the old canal company. Cyrus Fox of the north side re centlv purchased eight head of two three year old colts, which had C been wintered on the Dillon farm, of Mi. Watts tor 3iou w Jam McMieVmvl nnd crew North Piatte are at work on Vf. U. Ji-nkin's new tarni residence west of Flershey. Mr. and Mrs. H. Null ol Myrtle a'e visiting old time friends in this neighborhood while enrontu to Col orado by team on a tour ot inspec tion. Miss Gertie Smith ot Hershey is at North Platte receiving treat ment for her throat ot Dr. Bedell. A large acreage ot land in this country is ready for sugar beets as soon as the weather will permit planting. Tyler llollingsworth recently purchased a team of horses of Wm. Diamond with which he is farming over south of Ilershey. The party who turns a hand separator to extract the cream out of the milk from a dozin or fifteen cows each day dois not need to wa'k ten or fifteen milea each div to get exercise to keep him in good health. Mrs. Win Eves of Ilershcv, vis ited her son George near North Platte the lirnt of the week. D. M. Leypoldt has sold his res idence in Ilershey to George Ed rnUlen, but will retain possession of it until fall when it is reported that he will take up his abode at tin- county seat. Mrs. M. Mickelsen and daughter Garnett were guests ot North Platte friends this week. Alfalfa seed that was sown on the Stebbins farm over south about three weeks ago ia up and looking line. Y. Iff. C. A. NOTE3. Secretary Slieop.trd visited the Denver Railroad Y M. C. A. last Monday, reluming to his work here on Tuesday morning with re n .nvt-d zeal. A membership of 400 is his ambition. Just a little help from the members and fri-nds will surely bring this about. Twenty-five men were helped by a powerful address by Rev. Wim berly at the men's meeting last Sunday, Money for striking bag and base ball equipment it. coming m nicely. Others desiring to contribute can pay their money to the secretary. Arrangements are being made for a game of baseball between the shop and Y. M. C. A teams on Arbor day. Undoubtedly this will be an interesting affair. The mana ger of the shop team has kindly made a very generous offer of half I lie proceeds to help the Y. M, C. A. team cut. The new shop men are beginning to see the worth of a membership in the Y. M. C. A, and are joining1 it. Five ot them came in last Wedi nesday and others are about to yield to their convictions. Come in fellows, it is the the best invest ment you can make, M. O. Andrewson aud the secre tary will speak in the rooms next Sunday at the men's meeting at 3:30. "Dark and Bright Pictures" will be the theme. Lively song service for the first fifteen ininutcB. All men invited. V. C. T. U. NOTES. Our union is steadily gaining in numbers and interest. Our last meeting was held with Mrs. Hart man and was well attended. We solicit the membership of all interested in temperance. The union temperance meeting last Sunday eyeniug was a yery successful one. Mr. Getty's re marks were good and to the point. Brother Wimberly gave an enthusi astic and interesting address and the music by the Presbyterian choir was enjoyed by the audience. The meetings, we believe, are arousing people along temperance lines. Mrs. Barton expects to go from our union to the annual executive meeting of the state at Lincoln, April 2'Jth and 30th. Plans are being made to organize i silver medal contest class ol six or eight young ladies. This is a good way to educate the public. Our union expects to take up the study of the Slocumb laws in our meetings toon. One of our number while away recently met Carrie Nation and wan quite favorably impressed with her. She said that bhe is not the Ik Id character that some of the papeis would lead you to believe bhe is. Suchutauy. Seventy-two tquare feet ot Wall Paper at Newton's lor .- cents. Bnauty a ml Strength nro desiroiiblu. You uro ntrong niul vigorous", whun jour blood is pure. Mnny - nay, most women, fail to prop nr'y ditfOHt tlioir food, po bocomo pnlo, tullo'.v, thin find wak, while, the. bright noBs, fronhnoB8 nnd bonuty of tho Bkin nnd eomplnxion depart. Hoinody this unpleasant ovil, by eating nourishing food, and taking n small dosoof Ilorbiiif nftor onoh moal, to dlgoet what you have, onton. .r0 coute at Streitz's corner Drug OftRturo. A Generation Ago Coffee could only be bought in bulk. The 20th Century- way is the Lion Coffee way sealed packages, al ways cor-cct in weight, clean, fredi, uniform and retaining its rich flavor. IMS"' The Sugar Bed Acreage Dr. II S. Fcrrar, resident mana ger of the Grand Island sugar fac tory, spent part o' yesterday in town and made this olhcc a brief call. The Doctor informed us that the total acreage of sugar beets contracted for in Lincoln county now exceeds one thousand acres, and that there will be about one hundred and fifty more acres con tracted for within the next ten days. The total acreage in the Maxwell section is now 509. the other 500 acres being principally in the neighborhood oi Ilershey aud Sutherland. Lincoln county, with an average season, will furnish one-fourth of all tl.e beets used at the Grand Island factory. If this t-casou should prove as favorable for sugar beets as was last seat-on, the value of the crop will reach sevcnty-livo thousand dollars which is by no means n small sum. A successful crop this year meain a doubled or tripled acreage next year. Last year there were but eighty. five acres planted in the Maxwell section, this year the increase is fi00 percent. "The Missomi Girl." The Lincoln Slate Journal has the following to say of "lMie Mis. souri Girl," which will be rendered at the opera house ntxt Monday evening: A clean, wholesome and alto, eelher pleasant play was given be fore a well filled house at the Oliyer l.i.t evening. The play has been running f r some seven years and in known as "The Missomi Girl." The first thing observable in the acting is the apparent unity of all members t t the cast. They work well together, produce no discords and hence succeed in rounding out the several acts in a most accept able manner. The scenery is ap propriate and the whole outfit has about it an air of prosperity. Comedy is the principal clement in the play, chiefly sustained by S.ulie Raymond as Daisy and Fred Raymond as Cke, a gawky farmer lad, Barring the impossible facial make-up ol Mr. Raymond, both dc serye great credit for clean and conscientious work, likewise V. A. Vatney as Silas Grubb. Gordon Gray, in the capacity of a young and gentlemanly villian, is emi nently satisfactory because ot cer tain correct touches in acting quite unusual in the average stage villian. "The Missouri Girl" tanks well with plays of its class. II the aver age entertainment olfercd to the public were on a par with this one, there would be small cause for cen sure or complaint. ATTENTION! John Guild's Brewery, La Crosse, Wis. The Peerless and Extra-Pale Beer ia its purity of materials and care ful making-. Peerless and Extra-Pale is brewed to suit the taste of the most exacting; user, that it does is thoroughly proven by its steadily increasing; sales. There is no exaggeration in the state ment that this Beer is the finest in taste, the purest and healthiest Beer in the United States of Amer ica. You will never feel a bad taste in your mouth in the morn ing nor drowsy or sleepy, always jolly and ready to transact and attend to business. Please send your order for case of quarts or pints to II. SCIIUCHINOICW, North Platte, Neb. D R. .1. P. SIIUTE, DENTIST. All ltrnnrhrft nf hen tlntry Kt-leollllrally Hutu!. Nitrous nxltl i.iK auniiniHterrn. i rciiiiHyivanln Collecc nf I).il:il Knriti.rv 'II.I Oitlcc over Wilcox IJopt MM ,7 1 -)ke&t 0 UN Ifi V) ClYttSAVft . OtflT CROWN is:Cmamia SI w;,!rt pcMytnCouo. About a Wrong Notion That Some People Harbor. I Notions, you may imagine, ! nMn inn !......-..!(! - 1 1 1 ii u iuu uiMigiiiiicutu to count the cost of. Can't save much on them. No? Then, be good enough to test it on the following, in our mutual in terests: Thread per spool 04 Corticelli 50 yd Sewing Sillc per spool 04 Corticelli 100 yd Sewing Sillc per spool 08 Cotton Tape per roll 01 Hays' Waterproof Skirt Minding per yd 08 S. II. & M. Skirt Hindings per yd OS 7-inchIIorn Combs, Nicklc plated back, each 08 Vaseline, Genuine I)l;ic Label, per bottle 05 Flannel Covered Water Mottles 'each $1.00 2-qt Fountain Syringcs'Cqttal- ity guaranteed) each.. '75 24 Darning Needles 05 36 Sheets Writing Paper... .05 6 Slate Pencils 01 Thimbles Nickle plated each .01 Ladies Sun Monncts each ... .20 Curling Irons each 04 Hair Pins per bunch 01 White or Slate Sheet Wad ding 3 sheets for 10 Crochet Hooks each 02 Knitting Needles per set. . . .03 Shetland Floss per skein. . . .08 B6yStorc open evenings until eight o'clock. Wilcox Department Store. v-3Mu;a 1 Vy . COPVHlOHf THE HANG OF THE THING has a great deal to do with what is called style in fine tailoring and the hang of a fine Prince Albert, cut away or sack coat, as well as the fit and finish, is always perfect when made by an artistic tailor. When a man wants to look swell and correctly dressed he never fails to be fitted for Ins coat and trousers. Cleaning nnd repairing a specialty. F. J. BROEKI5B. CALL 0M-. I. .A. FCXBT I'Olt L- N D S. J He Ikih :mw acres of U. It. It. f landH which will he Hold on 10 yearn, 5 i time at a low jirlco per acre. omccover McDonald State Hank. Union I'aclllc Iand Agency. CARL GERIE, MERCHANT TAILOR, Has fine line of samples of Spring and Summer Suitings. Also samples of Suitings for Passen ger Conductors and llrakeiuen. Excellent fit guaran teed to all suits matie.