limp Wprirfintf
Gifts...
"We have a very pret
ty line of Cut Glass,
Silverwear, Knives and
Forks, Spoons of all
kinds, Clocks and Nov
elties of any kind that
would make a nice wedding-
gift. Would be
pleased to show you.
Clinton,
THE JEWELER
9'
lie Jfrml-WjfMjj ErHmac.
FRIDAY. JUNK 13, 19"02.
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mR.'F.W. MILLER, GRADUATE DENTIST.
Office ovor Streltz's Drag Btoro.
Don't torget the "Wickelow Wed-
'dlly, June 18th.
Mrs. A. Snow is spending a few
dayB in Cheyenne.
Mrs h. E. HastingB made a brief
vip'it in Cheyenne yesterday.
Oakley Swarthout came up from
Madison this morning tor a visit.
Just received a fresh car of Col
orado potatoes.
Harrington & Town.
Mrs. Emmone, ot the Third ward,
has been quite ill lor several days
past.
The D. ot H. social club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Airs. Colonel Owens.
' Miss Nellie Seyferth returned
Tuesday evening from a visit in
the eastern part of the state.
Miss Minnie CbaBe will go to
Lincoln tomorrow to take special
work at the Uniyersity for six
weeks.
Painting and Papering neatly
done. Work guaranteed.
Roy Shaffer.
The Christian aid society will
meet with Mrs. Roach on west
Fourth street. All are cordially
invited.
Mrs, L. B, Isenhart and mother
left yesterday for various pointB in
Kansas where they will spend sev
cral weeks.
Wednesday while herding cattle,
Peler Marovish wss considerably
bruised up by having his horse fall
on him, but nothing serious re
ulted.
p, L. O'Brien was in Council
Bluffri yesterday visiting his fam
ily Mr. O'Brien exnrcts to bring
In- family to North Platte to live
in the uear tuture.
Mrs. C. F. Ormsby arrived in the
city yesterday, being called here by
the death of her nephew, Logan
Church. Mr. Ormsby has been
has been here for several days
The Richelieu canned goods have
knneked out all competition and
we find it not necessary to ntiver
tise their goods or the Chase & San
born colfee.
Harrington .v Tomw.
Up to date only about a half
dozen dogi taxes have oeen paiu
There are several hundred dogs in
town and Chief of Police Hunting
ton will probably have a chance to
considerably reduce this number.
C. Xj. Cone, principal, of the
Paxton schools, spent several days
in tne city this week taking the
. etate examination for teachers'
certificate. These examinations are
held twice a vear. Mr. Cone was
-the only one taking the exam
illation.
..FLY SHEETS..
We sell
Burlap Sheet, 90-inclL..40c
Rlirlnn Sheet, i00-InClU4Sc
F
Single Fly rfets
Team Nets
Leather Nets
Summer Lap Robes
Store open until 8:00 o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
Wickelow Wedding" at Lloyd's
opera house June 18th.
The Kearney base ball team
came in on No, 11 this afternoon.
Leo Tobiu returned yesterday
from Omaha, where he accompanied
a car of cattle.
Mrs, Philip Fent returned to
Grand Island yesterday alter a visit
with her mouther Mrs. Mary Bakcrr
House for rent. Inquire of Mrs,
R. D. Thomson.
Mrs. A. J. Senter and children
expect to leave in a Bhort time for
a visit with relatives in Colby,
Kansas,
Platte Valley Lodge No. 32, A.
F. & A. M. will install officers at
their regular meeting next Tues
day evening.
Mrs. C. Frcdling and daughter
arrived from Ogalalla this morn
ing and arc the guests ot A. C.
Howard and wife.
The W. R. C. social will be held
at the home of Mrs. Jas. Mc-
Michael Wednesday, June 18th.
All arc invited.
MUb Ida Von Goctz expects to
attend the meeting of the National
Educational Association in Minne
apolis next month.
A nice rain fell Wednesday even
ing, which was tmuch needed in the
surrounding country. The depth
of the rainfall was 1.7G inches.
W. D. Hoover and family are vis
iting at Ucllevue and Omaha this
week. Mr, Hoover is attending
the Funeral Directors' convention.
Bogota Coffee a high grade
drink at a moderate price.
Mrs. Frank Carr and daughter
arrived Tuesday night from Repub
hcan City, Kan., and is the guest 'of
her sister Mrs. W. M. Chambers
Mrs. A. F.Parsous will entertain
a number of ladies at a Kensington
this attcrnoon and will be hostess
agaiti tomorrow afternoon at a sim
lar function.
G. H. Payne, of the Payne In
vestment Co., of Omaha spent
Thursday in town looking after
the land recently purchased by them
in this section.
Yesterday the band stand at the
court house was wired for electric
lights. Henceforth the band boys
will be able to read their music
without any difficulty.
Mrs. R. Chumley and daughter
Hazel came up from Omaha yestcr
day and will visit friends for a few
days. Mr, unumley will arrive
Seturday and make a brief visit
D. Brink and family, who recent
ly left, by wagon, for Loveland,
Col., reached there but later de
cided to go to Rocky Ford and
look over that section with the view
of locating.
The remains of a, man by the
name ot fticivaren were nrougiii
over fcom Gandy today. McLaren
died thirteen years ago and the re
mains were disinterred and will be
shipped to Decatur, III
Stoves stored, Gasoline Stoves
repaired. Repairs tor all kinds of
stoves..
Western Stove Repair Works
The ladies of the Presbyterian
aid society will give a lawn social
at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. W. II.
McDonald this evening at which
ice cream ana cane win ue servau
The grounds will be lighted with
electricity,
Tuesday was the hottest June
dav known in this city since the ear
tablishment of the local weather
bureau, the thermometer reaching
102 degrees. Previously recorded
the hottest June day waB in 1876
when the thermometer registered
101 degrees.
Wanted Girl (or general house
work. Mrs. W. H. McDonald.
A couple ot North Platte boys
and their ladies attended a picnic
in the country last Sunday, and
while enjoying themselves some o
the others present amused them
selves by reversing the wheels, qf
the carriage in which they rode out
thus raising the front of the carri
age. The young people returned to
town, drove around jor awhile, re
turned the rig to the livery barn
where one of the owners miliar.
hessecj the horses and put the rjg
away, and ppne oj ipp parties
noticed anything wrong with the
carriage until the perpetrators
hunted them up and told them
about it.
for Sale,
Six high grade and registered
Hereford Bulls, two and three
years old. Bred in Iowa.
- J. W. Payne.
McKccn Promofcd.
Superintendent of Motive Power
Samuel Higgins of the Union Pa
cific has resigned, his resignation
to take effect at once. The posi
tion made vacant by Mr. Higgins'
resignation will be filled by W. R.
McKecn Jr. who has been at Chey
enne for the past year.
Mr. McKccn is a very energetic
and firstclass railroad man and his
promotion will be pleasant news to
his North Platte lricnds.
Mr. Higgins has accepted a sim
ilar position on the Eric road,
which he held previous to coming
to Omaha.
Gun Club Elect Offlcrs.
The Buffalo Bill guu club held a
meeting Tuesday evening and
elected the following officers: Chas.
Seyferth president, W. S. Dolson
vice-president, G. L. Carter scc'y,
J. H, Fcdcrhoof trcas., Fred Oui-
mettc field captain.
The club will hold a big shoot on
the afternoon of July 4th, and will
hang up several nice prizes to be
shot for. A committee will be ap
pointed lor the purpose ot handi
capping each shooter according to
his previous scores thus giving'
each Bhooter an equal chance,
Editor Copper spcut Wednesday
in Ogalalla.
W. H. C. Woodhurst returned
last night from a trip in the east
ern part of the state.
Frank Buchanan left Wednesday
night for a two weeks' trip in the
eastern part of the state,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Goozce enter
tained a number ot friends at a
dinner party yesterday.
The reserved seat board for the
"Wickelow Wedding" will be up at
Stamp's on Monday, June 16th,
The W. R. C. desire to thank all
those who so kindly furnished
flowers for decorating old soldier's
graves.
The Union Pacific band will give
its second concert at the court
house park this evening. The boys
have been practicing faithfully and
their music is of excellent quality.
Tuesday night a bum was ar
rested for riding on the head end of
an eugiue, anu proven to he
woman in male attire While the
officers were rounding up several
other burns the woman made her
escape and left on the same train
on which she had arrived.
The Suuday school normal which
was conducted at the Presbyterian
church Wednesday and Thursday
of this week proved to be a most
profitable and interesting scscion,
although the attendance was not as
large as desired, Thobc taking
part in the program did excellent
work and it i believed that the
meeting will be productive of much
good, Last evening Prof, Currens
gave a lecture illustrated by stere-
opticon views, which waB well at
tended and proved both interesting
and instructive,
Eatray Notice.
Estrayed from the undersigned,
trom Section 12, Town IS, Range
30. one black, bald. faced, two-year-
old mare colt, large tor age, A liber
al reward will be paid for the return
of the colt or tor information that
will lead to its recovery.
Fank E)ii:r,n.,
North Platte, Neb
Keep Cool!
WKAK
Canvas Shoes
Men's Canvas Shoes, leather
soles, per pair , , $1.35
Mens Uanvas Uxlonla,
leather soles, per pair, . HO
Boys' Canvas Shoes, le.itlioi'
solps, pgr pair, , , , 1.00
nu til 'a Canvas Shoes,
leather soles, Wi to 2,
per pair
.'JO
radies'Cunvas Shoes, leather
soles, per pair 1,0Q
fyadjes' Canvas Qxfqrd.s.,
leather spies, per pair . ,
Misses' Canvas Hllops,lc'atlicr
,.)0
bales, HVj to 2, per pair
.90
.75
Children's Canvas Shoes,
leather soles, 8 to 11, per
pair
Store, open evenings until Hi00
o CIQCK,
Wilcox Department Store
3
RAILROAD NOTES,
:
M, K. Barnum transacted
bust-
ncss in town yesterday.
Chas. Pool, Jr., has been off duty
for several days on account of a
mashed finger.
II. W. Ho. veil, the genial agent
for the C. M. & St. Paul. Bpent
Wednesday in town,
Foreman Brown of the ice gang
was off duty a day or two this week
with an attack of malaria.
Several new men have been put
on the icing force during the past
week, as a result of a slight in
crease m fruit traffic.
Joe Filllou ot the tiushop aslt
been laying oil this week to nurse a
hand that was badly burned by
molten metal Tuesday.
Steadmau King of Osgood, Ind.,
arrived yesterday and accepted a
position in the U. P. shops. Mr.
King is a tnusicau and will play in
the band.
J. E. Humeasy, who has been
working at various places on the
Western district, has been as
signed to the split trick in the
telegraph office.
E. E. Norvcll, formerly night
operator at Sidney, is acting as
dispatchers' operator while W. A.
Miluer is working a dispatchers'
trick during the absence of J. F.
Clabaugh.
The semi-annual track inspec
tion of the main hue is being made
this week. The section foremen of
the Middle district, occupying the
track observation car, are covering
4hat district today and tomorrow
the foremen of the Western district
will coyer the west end of the West
ern district,
A Cheyenne dispatch to the Oma
ha Bee of Thursday says: Super
intendent Whitney of the Union
Pacific has gone to Rawlins to di
rect arrangements looking to the
capture of a ganir of holdups who,
the officials have been informed, will
attempt to hold up one ot the over
land livers near Table Rock, be
tween Rawlins and Green River in
the Red desert. Armed guards
Have been placed on all trains and
a special train equipped with arms,
ammunition, provisions, horses and
saddles is in readiness at Rawlins
to chase the robbers,, in cn,qe an at
tempt is made to rob a train.
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
The board of directors met in the
parlor Tuesday eyetung and ex
tended a call to Mr. John S. Nich
ols ot Neligh, Neb , to become an
assistant to the local secretarv.
The association is constantly
growing and the board thought
the work upon the secretary was too
much, so have very kindly called
Mr. Nichols, a young man desiring
to make the association his life
work.
Two men from the ice gang, one
batik cashier, one black smith ap
prentice, one carriage and wagon
manufacturer, one locomotive stack
nspector, one machinist and two
engineers helped to swell the mem
bership in two days this week and
more arc in sight.
Board elected Mr. G. C. ISngholdt
delegate to the world's conference
ot the V. M. C. A. to be held in
Christiana, Norway, August 20-24,
10 represent mc iortit l'latte Asso
ciation. Tins will be the greatest
conference in association history.
uo to the nieu's meeting next
Sunday and hear a good helpful
talk by the Rev. Thomas Greenlee.
What will you give to help save
men? Committee authorised to se
cure funds for the special meetings
of Caldwell and Wolfe are Dave
Brown, James Louden, W. B. Fink,
ana lua Burke. First appeal in two
years for money for special work in
this line. Response should be gen-
erqus,.
Burton W. Lambert, a member
of thitt association, now living in
Danville, III., writes to Secretary
Shcppard, "Have visited many as
sociations biiicc leaving North
Platte but have not found any that
suits me like the old homo associa
tion." We arc glad to hear from
him and to know that he is doing
well.
My, how the men are enjoying
the baths these warm daysj We
have room for others no bring them
in fellqwul Membership should
number 425 by June 30, 1902.
Por Rcut or Sale.
Seven room house with b;tlh
room on east Third street. Lare
barn and other outbuildings. In
quire of John Kelihcr.
BAT BREAD
Maclo from
RED SEAL
FLOUR
$1.00
PER SACK.
QUALITY GUARANTEED
Equal any Patents
I Wilcox Department Store I
"liit No no Hut AmvvJvnns on Giuivil."
I8ZI -The Old Reliable fire Insurance Agency -1902
Includes all the Qreat American Companies.
COMlWNtlCS KKl'KlCSlCNTltn: assists:
Aetna Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn $14,071,948
Home Insurance Company of New York 15,255,870
Insurance Company of North America 10,079,47)
Continental Insurance Company of New York 11,599,012
German American Insurance Company of New York. . . 9,419,457
Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn 5,953,444
Pennsylvania Kirc Insurance o'f Philadelphia 5,440,603
Philadelphia Underwriters of Philadelphia 16,394,695
Combined Assets $88,2i4,568
When you arc in need of Insurance get the beat. It costs no more than the poorest.
T. C. PATTERSON, Manager, North Platte, Neb.
Lost.
Between Fred Ouinictte'a and
Mrs. Lewis Baker's, lady'a gold
watch with initials 12. S. on bach.
Finder will receive liberal reward
by returning to Mrs. John Redmond.
Vlrulont Cancor Cured,
Startling nroofofn wonderful iidvunoo
in niodlclno in given by Druggist G. W.
KobortB, of KHznboth, W. Vn. An old
man thoro had long uulTorod with what
good doctors ronouneod Inournblo
ouncor. Thoy boliovid his cuso hopoloRa
till ho used lsh'otrlo llitturs and applied
Huoklon'nArnlou Salvo, vvhiuh treatment
completely cured him, Wlion Electrio
Bitters arc used to oxpol bilious, kid
ney and mieroho poisons nt tho eamo
tiino this pnlvo ovortrt ltn mntohlona bonl
lug powor, blood diBPasos, ulun eruptions,
uIooth una soren vanish, Bittors GOo,
Salvo 2oo nt A, F. Stroltn's.
Tho aiiitlioil, Not tho Monry.
Anil now comes John D. Hockufollcr,
Jr., and tolls us that "riches Is no bar
to hoavon." Probably not, In thorn
selves, hut U Is tho thing n man docs
In trying to got riches that lessens his
chances for heaven.
Wm True to III Htory.
It was told that an enterprising
magazine manager offered Stockton
510,000 If ho would reveal tho truo enU
of tho famous talo, but ho was truo to
li'.u story and declined tho affor.
Iiirronno of t'nnoer.
Tho Qonnan Imperial council oj
health has Issued tables referring to
cancor. Thoy show that tho number I
of cases lias materially increased since
1802, tho proportion of Increase sur
passing that ot tho population. The
a'go ot tho subjects averages younger
than In former years. Women aro
more frequently affected than men but
do not succumb to tho cancer In as
largo a proportion,
Iluril-Worblntr Novnllitn.
Great Is tho Industry and fortllo Is
tho Imagination 0f duw IJoothby, tho
KiirIIhIi novollst. Ir Iohs than night
years ho has published some twenty
Btx hooks, tho majority of which have
achlovod moro than ordinary success.
Mr. Iloothby Is a South Australian by
birth, Is 3D years old, and crossed Aus
tralia and traveled extensively In tho
ISast beforo ho sottlod down to uovol
writing.
VUlttiM In Nirltcerlnml.
In 1001 Switzerland Issued 25,772
pcrmltH to commercial travelers,
against 21,087 in 1900; 2,200 of tho
numbor for 1901 woro dollvorod on
payment of a license tax, and tho in
come from this sourco wan 327,790
franca (?C3,2C3.47),
FLY TIME
calls for
Screen Doors
Screen Wire
Fly Traps
WE
HAVE
THEM
Wilcox Department Store
JEWEL
FLOUR
9 0c.
PER SACK
Sold in North Platte t
Dynamo Can
On "The Overland Limited"
carry expert electricians, whose
special duty is to supervise and
see that the electric lighting- ar
rangements arc entirely satisfac
tory. Each sleeper has 70
electric lights, dining car 70,
bu (Tct smoking and library car 40.
Observation cars, dining cars,
buffet smoking and library cars
are equipped with twelve-inch
electric tans. Electric reading
lamps in every berth. Electric
curling irons in all ladies' toilet
rooms.
This famous train reaches Salt
Lake City 12 hours and San
Francisco 16 hours ahead of all
competitors.
If you contemplate a trip to
any western point the Union
Pacific offers you the highest'
degree of comfort and luxury,
with no additional cost and a
great saving of time and expense.
Full information cheerfully
furnished on application to
E. II. Gkngk, Agent.
D
R. J. P. SHUTE,
DENTIST.
All llranchcs or Den.
tUtry Nclcntincally
iluuc. Nitrous Oxtil
Um administered,
l'cniiKylyanla Collcuo
of Dental Surgery W
Onicc over Wilcox Ociit
Store, Thono 131.
T. W. VAN HIE,
CARRIAGE PAINTER.
Call jtnd get prices. All work
guaranteed.
Unman Building Front Street
CARL tiBRLB.
MERCHANT TAILOR
Has fine line of samples
of Spring and Summer
Suitings. Also samples
of Suitings for Passen
ger Conductors and
Urahemen .
Kxccllent fit guaran
teed to all suits made.
UNION PACIFIC TIME CA11D.
(Central Time)
WKHT HOUND.
No.
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.. Usui tr m
lUt I.IMVCH
:i Leaven
h I.eaiTUH
.. fi: (Ti p. Ill
l:ira. iii
,. 7:ir a, in
.. !!:up. m
,. 4:i0p. m
.. H:U0a, iu
., 13:3) p. in
., 7:16a. ni
.. HMO a. m
..10:10 ii. in
,1U:3U p. Ill
.. 4:00 a, m
17 l.cuvtm
III lA'UVCH
1 l.t'UVCH
KrolKlit)
freight)
KAHT HOUND.
No
2 I. eaves .
!(,' Leaves ,
0 Leaves .
4 Leaves ,
I H Leaves (KrelKhl),..,,
W) Leaves (l'rclBht)
8H Leaves (Freight)
7:1ft a. in
On trains No. 1 and !! uasseriuers must nav
I'ullmmi fare.
rrelKht trains No. 23 and 88 ston at all
stations. Other freights carry iiaHuunners
to points at which they stop.
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penvcrColo.