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SB) F. W. MILLEK, GRADUATE DENTIBT.
OlHeo ovor Strcltz'i Drnn Store.
Regular scrviccn maybe expected
at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath. A welcome to all.
During the storm Monday night
a valuable horse belonging to II.
Ottcn was struck and killed by
lightning.
Highest cash market price paid
for poultry. W. M. Whclan, North
Platte, Neb.
Farmers in the valley arc com
plaining of the effects of too much
rain, not only as to the effect on
crop?, but the bad condition of the
roads.
Tift and Murphy have twenty
eight teams at work on the McCabc
irrigation ditch in Bird wood pre
cinct. They expect to have the
work completed by the middle oi
next mouth.
Stoves stored, Gasoline Stoves
repaired. Repairs ior all kinds of
stoves.
"Wkstbkn Stovi: Rkiair Wokks.
The work of resetting all tele
graph poles along the Union Pacifi:
between Omaha aud Ogdcu, began
on the caBteru district a lew days
ago, and will be pushed as rapidly
as possible.
A quit-claim deed filed in the
county clcrk'd office conveys troni
C. 0. Hunter to Mabel Turpic
2,044 acres of laud southeast of
town, the same being part ol the
old Dratt ranch, ,
Alloiir$2.'50, 3,00 and' 35f). ahirt
waists at 51.98 on sale at The Katr
Friday and Saturday. ,
The fall bt over four inches of
rain bo iar tins month insures a
good hay crop not only in
the valley but in the hills as
well. There is' no question but that
the yield of hay this season will be
unusually heavy,
At the county clerk's office it is
learned that assessors tliin year arc
making, generally bpcaking, a
greater effort than ustlnl tn obtain
statistical information. Particu
larly is this true as to the acreage
of crops and the production of eggs
and butter.
The Board of Education held a
meeting Wednesday eyening, and
audited the books of the secretary
and treasurer and transacted other
routine business The Board will
meet again tomorrow evening aud
select tenchers lor ihe ensuing year,
Wu understand there will be several
changes made in the corps ol
teachers.
Dr. Seymour, the well kuowc eye
specialist, will be here Thurday,
May 29lb, ior one day only. Con
sultation free.
R. II. Landlord reports that he
is meeting with excellent success
in obtainng orders ior house num
bers, having Bccurcd over two hun
dred, and has only partially can
vassed the city. The city will un
doubtedly have street signs placed
on the street corners and then any
residence in the city can easily be
found with the aid of house num
bers. Mr. Langford is already
making preliminary arrangements
for gcttlng'outn city ihtcctory, ,
WHAT DO YOU
PAY FOR FLOUR
WE SELL
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THE BEST PATENTS
for $1.00 A Sack
SECOND PATENTS
90c A Sack.
FAMILY FLOUR
.80c A sack. .
CORN MEAL
40c A Sack.
Every Sack Guaranteed.
Wilcox Department Store.
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A MAN'S SHOE
IS rather a difficult article for a man to
buy right in most shoe stores, that is to
get it to fit him and suit him, and wear
him as it should: So many kinds of
shoes are soid that look well at first,
r-
and don't 'wear as they look, that it
troubles a man to know where, to -purchase
his shoes.
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Let us recommend to you
The Dougl&s Shoe
They are Stylish
They arc fearers''
They are Comfortable
We guarantee every pair to give perfect saticfaction'.
You know the price $300 and $3.S0u
iTAR CLOTHING HOUSE
Uo not fail to attend the sale at
The Fair Friday and Saturday,
May 16th and 17th.
This alternoon the Ladies' Guild
is entertaining Mrs. .Stuart and
Mrs. Cunningham and this evening
the two ladies will be guests of the
West End high live club.
C George Jones came in frotn Chi
cugcWcdricsday night and yester
day, accotnpanic 1 by. his wife who
had been vis'itiug her sister Mrs, j
Rlncker left for their home in Og-
detii
Remember that Thursday, May
29th, in the day that Dr. Seymour
will be here and you must' prepare
to call early if you wish to see lum,
as his time will be'fully occaplcd.
Tuesday evening Judge Baldwin
lAsued h marriage license to Homer
L. Oibbs of Mullen, Nebi, who will,
or has, wed MUs Josttle L, Walte,
a well known young lady of Myrtle
precinct.
C, II. Murrln, n popular fireman,
of thin city ( was united in marriage
at St. Patrick's church yesterday
morning to Miss Elizabeth C.
Facka, daughter of Win. Facka liv
ing south of town,
The contracts with "the members
of the Union Pacific ball team be-
came effective yesterday and from
now oh the boys will- be expected
to get down to active practice two
cvc'ulngs each week during the sea
son: Josh Peckham, of the precinct
bearing his name, transacted busi
ness lu town yesterday. Mr. Peck
ham is one of thu pioneer farmers
of the cast end of the county, and
notwithstanding the many draw
back's which he lias encountered,
has always lived happily and well
It oo$Ls less per clay to
))oqv ones.
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There is exceptionally good value in our
Men's Shoes
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$1.50 $2 00 $2.50
MEN'S BIIOKS-dootl woarluR-woll shnped-ossy llttlu,
Satin Calf Shoes with Loudon boos, tipped eo wed soltm gfl
in Congress or Lnoo .. ,, $I0U
MEN' SIIOES-Extrn booiI vulfio for tho priuo. Plump woinht,
smooth.-" finished Satin Calf- Lonthor doublo hoIob, nmvod ft
- London too. with tlpR, woll made, from too to heo Lnco. . ,PUU
MEN'S HI1QKS A good assortment ot rorvlceablo MioeB at $2.00
lie Viol Kid Sntln Cult- Kangaroo Calf with liuht, nnv Cf
dlum and honvy boIob-Luco. and Coiitfrwsa plain or tippod too.. vDU
viujow front
OHO. M. (JnMIAM,
Alanautir.
SHOE
JiifVtfMmilM
Mrs. Luce came down from Iulc6
burg this tnorniug to visit friends
and attend the party of the West
lind high five club.
The unusual fall of rain has re
sulted in inundating the streets
and sidewalks in the lower portions
of towni calling for the use of
rubber boots.
Wednesday's Grand Island. Inde
pendent say: "Miss Kathleen Fer
rar entertained a few fricndB. last
evening for Miss Louise Seebcrger
of North Platte.
The organization known as the
Royal' Sons of High'.Rollcrn is mak
ing arragements tor its bi-annual
banquet at Lamplugh's lake. The
fcvimt will be held when the next
moon is full,
W, II. McDonald has made a sale
of his two-story-house east of Mrs.
Wfitts residence to Wood W.
White, taking as part payment
White's property in the south part
of to.wn. The consideration was
about three thousand dollars.
Isaac Dillon ' tells us that he.
will complete his present railroad
contract in Oklahoma about the
middle of next month, and will then
accept another big contract. Mr!
Dillon says that his present voca
tion has resulted in making him
feel better physically than he has
for a number ot years past.
The afternoon party giyen Wed
nesday by Mrs. A. Muldoon and
Mrs. J, G, Beeler at the home oi the
former proved a pretty and pleasant
function. The rooms were dark
ened and lamps lighted, making a
pretty effect. A short musical
program was rendered. Refresh
ments were served at small tables
by lour young ladles.
wear good shoes tha
North PUtto.
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Mrs. C. II. Hearst is visiting
friends in Arapahoe.
C. l' IddingB is transacting
business in Omaha.
Attorneys Wilcox and Halligin
arc transacting business in Chap
pell today,
Mrs, John Sorenson returned
Wednesday frdm a visit with her
parents in Grand Island.
Judge Hoagland will go to Lie
coin Monday to argue a case lu the
supreme court.
The Degree of Honor sociai club
will meet Tuesday afternoon at
(he home of Mrs. i. 1 Sayrc.
Rcy. J. 1 Seibcrt goes to Pax
ton tomorrow evening where he
will cob firm a class on the iollotv
iug day.
J. J. O'Rourke was up from Cot
tonwood precinct yesterday and re
ported that rye in that section had
began to head out." The heavy
rains this week will insure a good
crop of rye.
The Richelieu canned goods have
knocked out all competition and
we find it not necessary to adver
tise their goods or the Chase & San
born coffee.
Harrington & Town.
Dixon, the Jeweler, is having a
special sale of spoons today at
which these goods are being offered
at figures considerably below the
regular selling prices. The sale
will be continued tomorrow,
If every man In North Platte
would stand'up for the town, in
stead of speaking deprecatingly of
its business enterprises and its
business conditions, it would be a
much better town. As one man
expressed it, they should change
their tactics and apply the energy
to building up the town that they
now use in trying, to tear it down.
Every man should ''root" for his
home town.
Manager Walker is putting elec
tric lights in a large number of
residences and wiil also wire the
Catholic church. Hc has over 200
residence lights contracted for in
addition to those on which his
force is now. at work. It is quite
evident that electric ljghtB hayc
come to stay, and it is also evident
hat the consumers arc satisfied
vith the ' charges- made by the
company.
When thinking about flour re
nember that Harrington & Tobin
ire the only people that sell.Minne-
,ota iloiir-Pillsburv's BestXXXX.
lso the product of the two best
nills in the state of Nebraska
North Platte and Lexington pat
jnts. Prices from 91.05 to; 91.25
icr sack.
The musical entertainment to be
.riven at ihe opera house on Wed
nesday .evening of next week in
.onncction with the disposition of
he base ball piano, promises to be
liute interesting Among the
features will be the first appear-
inceot McCorkle's Lalapalusers,
vhowill treat the audience to med
leys and a few almanac jokes of
rare old vintage locally applied,
riiere will also be a number of
vocal and, instrumental solos, reci
tations, and orchestral aud brass
and selections. Following the
program the disposition of the
iiano will be made. An admission
t twenty-five cents will.be charged,
Nolicc To Property Owners.
All property owuers are notified
that they must at once clean the
.illeys in the rear of their premises.
Failure to comply with notice
will result in the work being done
tud the cost taxed to the lot
owners,
J. R. Ritnek.
Sltcct Commissioner
Better Fix
Your Haying
Outfit
Wc have what you need
Stacker Kope
Tackle Blocks
Pulley Wheels :
Hay Forks
vForlc Handles
Harness ,
Strap Work .
Bolts.
Store open evenings until 8 o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
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needed for furnishing? a house complete will be to
found' at our store. Furniture ior the kitchen, to
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RAILROAD NOTES,.
M. A. Smith, Union Pacific agent
at Kimball, was a North Platte
visitor yesterday.
Since the first of last January the
Union Pacific has sold nearly ten
thousand acres of its lands in this
county.
Boilermaker Milliken, who has
been laying off for two weeks by
reason of tonsilitis, will return to
work Monday, '
M. K. Bartium came up lrom
Omaha- yesterday morning and
spent the day in town on business
connected with his official position.
Fifteen dagoes came in from the
east Wednesday night and yester
day were sent to the west end of
the Western district to work on the
grade.
B. C. Clinton, Union Pacific
agent at Lexington, was in town
Wednesday evening. He says that
present indications .warrant the
predictiqn that Dawson county wiil
raise a half million bushels of
wheat this year.
The report is current that the
Union Pacific will double track its
road from Lock wood to Central City,
a distance ot sixteen miles. Willi
this report is coupled another to
the effect that a branch will be
built from Stromsberg to Central
City, thus shortening the distance
from Lincoln to Cheyenne and
Denver some thirty-eight miles.
The Illinois Central now has
three districts equipped with tele
phone wire extending respectively
from Chicago to Kankakee, tOrty
miles; from Carbondale, to St.
Loiub, ninety-four miles, and from.
Duquoin to Ccntralia, thirty-six
miles. From Centralia to Kanka
kee, 127 miles, is now being in
stalled. Fred C. Letts returned Wednes
day night from Nevada, Iowa, and
will resume his run as conductor on
the Third district. Mr. Letls says
they are having an excellent busi
ness at their hotel In Nevada, the
rooms being filled each night with
commercial men. The only diffi
culty is that the house js (no small,
only' having fifteen ' rooms for
transients,
$10,000 To Loan.
We can make loans op good i:eal
estate security at 6 per- cent inter
est m 6iims to mit. -
John Bratt & Co.
Holds Up a Congressman,
At tho oncl of tho caiupiiitfi)," writes
Chump Clark, Missouri's brilliant con
grosoinnn, "from overwork, norxous ten
sion, Iobr of sloop nnd. constant spunking
I had nbout uttnrly collapeod. It mom
ml that all tho organs in my body wore
out of ordor, but throo bottles of Eloctrin
Bittors innuo in' all rh;ht. It's tho best
nil around inudieino ovor sold over a
driiKKist's eounlor." Ovor worked, run
down nibii nnd woak, Hiokly uomon m
splondld health and, vitality from Kloo
trio Ilittors. Try thorn. Only 50c.
Guarantood by A. l' Stroltz.
J4C0AT, NOTICE.
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All'ert llosow will Uko nntloi llinton tliolKh
ilny "I Miiy. 11J2, HiiiiuihI (Iihi', .tulnllir lu.rulti,
Mol ItU iNt It tn III tliotlliitrlct ctiurt nf Lincoln
t'tiunly, Nobriwltii. iiKlint you liuiilnmluil with
Win. Dli'kmiiMM, June lli'keunu ,uui cimrlcM
Alfred ltnhlimcm. Iliu nbloct onJ
mill txjtltlim nro tti fnrocloio n tui Jmi, which
nnlil tit lion r(H- by rrnaon o( tho lmvfhiinti at
tut hIi. from the L'ltuiity trmmnr ol t.tnroln
county, on tho -"7111 Jay iluy of Octobur, IHfl, tho
lUOHOUluwonniunriurtil M.-CIinTI XU, UlWlltlllp II,
nmuoitl. In Upcoln rminty, lor tho tlttllnqueiit
Uiim for the year lSi nntl prior nJ HiiUoiiuout
tMO. That tllero whs tluuuimuBoliltnx Ilea on
tho lit ilnr of Mny. 1U02. tint um nf ftivi f.'h nml'
thiiro U Mow tliio until sum of jtUU.fttf, tdKOthur
wun inieiaii in.TiiMi itt m ppr co it ivr luuium
f row Mny. I, IWtt, Anil the iiUlaUd iniy that
tho null! iiritmlMti may he tlcvrotxl to he witil to
tle'y the Hinount iluo thereon , nml for Knurnl
Miullable rtilluf. '
Yiiiwiro tranlKKl to onsttiT 8nM potltlon on or
bcforothitUXtl Uy ot June, 1DO-J.
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THE BIG STORE, W
We Excell
As Dcwcy at Manilla bia par
did well, .
So wc in our products' try "to
excell.
That this principle is appreciated
by the purchasing- public is
proven by the liberal partronagc.
accorded us. These cash prices
do the work: .
Cane Granulated Sugar 18
lbs $1.00
Cozad Morning Glory Pat- -
ent Flour per sack. 1.05
Cozad Valley Patent Flour
per sack . . .95
North Platte Patent Flour
per sack L05
Kerosene Oil per gal .15
BQst Gasoline per gal ' ,22
Arm Si Hammer Soda per lb .08
Cow Brand Soda per lb 08
Kingsfords Silver Gloss
Starch per lb 08
Kingsford Corn Starch per
lb ;.. .;08
Standard SwectCornper can ;08
Standard Vinegar 45 grain -
per gal. J20
45 grain White Wine Vine- '
gar per gal . , . .25
II. J. Heinz Co. Best Cider "'
Vinetrar per tral . . . . : ' j35
Large Lemons per dozen.. .20c
tf!-.1l TIih,i Wcl.J. Tl 1
4-lb box .18
Stock Salt. 100-lbsack '.(To
Sulphurized stoclc saltf 50-lb t .
biocics .50
Regular 30c Brooms . . . . . . . 25c-
t i ...
iasiern standard tomatoes
'per can.. 13
Regular 35c M.- & J.' Coffee
per lb 32
Regular 30c M. & J. Coffee
per lb .27
Regular 25c M. fS: J. Coffee
per lb .... 22
Regular 20c M.' & J. Coffee '
per lb ... .18
Regular 50c Sun Cur6d Jap- .
an Tea per lb ,'45
Regular 40c Sun Cured -Jap- '
an 'i ca per lb ;,35
Large pkg Vegetable Seeds !04
Large pkg Flower Seeds 04
Wc hayc now tfn sale a very
complete line of tresh
bulk Garden Seeds, also fane v.
Blue Grass, White Clover and
Union Sets.
. Orders taken ior Alfalfa, Ger
man Millet, Cane and all kinds of
Field Seeds.
. Your Patronage is Solicited.
THE HUB GROCERY (0.,
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