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EIGHTEENTH YE Alt.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JULY 25, 1902-
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.awn Seats
Nc.it, comfortable atul durable. at prices ranging
from $2.50 to $5.00. Don't you need one? 5
Mattifings
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We arc a little overstocked on Mattings and must
close out. To do so wo offer the stock at very low
figures. Come and sec the quality and learn the
prices.
HOWE'S FDBNITUBE STORE.
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co.MPANiiiS Kiii'KKSiittTisn: Assurs:
Aetna Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conm $M,071,VMS
Home Insurance Company of New York . . . . 15,255,N70
Insurance Company of North America . . 10,079,479
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 Fire Insurance of Philadelphia 5,440,663
.Philadelphia Underwriters of Philadelphia 16, 394,695
Combined Assets 88,214,568
When you arc in need of Insurance get the best. It costs no more than the poorest.
T. C. PATTERSON, Manager, North Platte, Neb.
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Nebraska and Wyoming and pronounced the
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the spring trade. If you have used it you will buy
it again; if you have not used it, try it.
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Farm Implements, Wagons, Duggics,
Wind Mills, Pumps, Pipes and Fit-
tings and Tanks, Barb Wire.
Bale Ties, Lightening fi
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NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS. '
,luly U), 1002.
Hoard mot pursuant to adjourn
IllOtlt.-
1'rcsent full board and county
clerk.
The following described land belong
ing to Llnccln county was sold to
Mike- Ughiln for 622.5,00 and the deed
sinned: sti or ncl n of se and 8wi of
se-i of sec. 27, ti. 1), range 30.
IT pun proper showing to the satis
faction of the board that In assessing
of Wallace precinct for the year 1SDS,
A. 0. I'rcy was assessed with probity
unlawfully the following order Is here
by made:
To 0. F. Scharmami, County Treas
urer: You arc hereby author;'., d to refund
taxes paid by A. G. I'rcy for tlio fiiitn
of ul 20, It being shown to the satis
faction of this board that said taxes
were erroneously assessed against the
s;ild A. 0. I'rcy In "Wallace precinct
for the year 1303. .
.Us. S. llOlUUNS,
M. L. McCui.i.ouou.
The following claims were allowed
on the bridge fund as follows:
Chas. 1 Koss surveying and record
ing, allowed as follows: $10 OOon road
district No. 12 and $10.60 on road dis
trict No. 11.
Claim of John Ilylandcr allowed on
dlstrct IS for$i:J.50.
Claim or W. II. Clements allowed on
district is for S.0.2.-).
Claim of J. P. Harrows, allowed on
district 18 for$2l.f.O.
Claim of Albert Howe allowed on
lisli lct '23 for $1.00.
Adjourned unlit tomorrow.
July 22, 1902
Hoard met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present full board and county
clerk.
Claim of C. R hidings for coal
allowed mi the general fund for
383 00, also claim of C. I Iddiugs
lor lumber allowed on tlu bridge
Itmd for 230.00.
Claim of A. S. Baldwin, cobts in
county casC3 and olhoc expenses
allowed on general fund for 39.30.
Reports of A. S. Haldwin county
judge tor first and second quarters
of 1902 checked with his books and
ion ud correct and arc hereby ap
proved.
July 23, 1902
Hoard met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present full board aud couu.
ty clerk, when the following busi
ness was had and done.
Whereas, II. S. Kidgley, coanty
attorney for Lincoln cjunty, has
filed bills amounting to 5950.00 for
extra compensation for services
rendered Lincoln county for ex
penses, twenty trips to Omaha in
the case of the U. P. Kv nirainst
Lincoln countv, for iaiutor and
utenogiaphcr woik, for expenses
atteu ling coroner's inquests, for
piste ffice box rent and for postage
stamps, covering a period ot Ihree
years and six months, and whereas
the said II, S. Kidgely has not
shown to the Kitisfaction ot the
board that he has kept an accurate
account of expenses and the
amount of postage stamps iibcd and
lias not lurnUhed proper vouchers
for the same, and whereas the said
11 S. Ridgcly has not shown to the
satisfaction ot the board that he
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C&iva.s Shoes
Men's Canvas Shoes, leather
soles, per pair $1.25
Men's Canvas Oxfords,
leather soles, per pair. . 1.10
Hoys' Canvas Shoes, leather
soles, per pair LOO
Youth's Canvas Shoes,
leather soles, 13 , to 2,
per pair . .90
Ladics'Canvas Shoes, leather
series, per pair 1.00
Ladies' Canvas Oxfords,
leather soles, per pair .. .90
Misses' Canvas Shoes, leather
soles, ll'j to 2, per pnir .90
Children's Canvas Shoes,
leather soles, 84 to 1 1, per
pair ' 75
Store open evenings until 8:00
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Wilcox Department Store.
has been illowcd the services ot
janitor and stenographer or even
asked for the same, aud whereas It
is known to the board that the said
II. S. Kidgely docs not devote his
entire time and services to the
county and is conducting a private
business for which he may uccd a
postoflice box, aud whereas in the
opinion of the board a couuty ofl'io r
receiving a stipulated salary cannot
be allowed extra compensation for
services rendered the county.
Therefore be it resolved that the
entire bill be disallowed, provided
that upon satifcfaclory pioot and
proper vouchers being furnished by
said II. S. Ridgcly as to the amount
of postage stamps used and
the necessary traveling and
hotel expenses while per
forming work for the couuty out
side ef Lincoln county and within
the Btatc ot Nebraska that part re
lating t3 these items may be recon
bidcrcd, and provided further post
ollice box re-ut u.ny be pn -rated
between county aud private busi
ness, which resolution was re jicled
by the following vote: voting yes
J. 1). Kelilier, yoting no Robbins
and McCullouli.
On motion the claim of II. S,
Ridgcly for CiOO.OO fees and ex
penses in U. 1'. R. R. laud case In
the U S. nnitt in Omaha be dis
allowed. Votiug to elihallow, Rob
bind and McCttlluuijti, not voting
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buy Groceries and Dry CJoods where you can lj
do the best, don't you? Certainly. Then wc !
invito you to come and leiok over our line of
Dress Goods, Shoes, (Juccnsware and be con- ,
vinccd that wc will save you money.
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We arc hungry for trade and in order to build tfjf
up a large and prosperous trade wc have
cut the profits down to where the trade is
bound to come our way as soon as they find A.
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Wc still have a few llaby Spooris left which wc give
FREE
to Babies under one year old and
to all of our customers we give
away a chance to get a
$38 DROP HEAD SEWING
MACHINE
without paying one cent.
DEI WEEN THE RIVERS.
Charles McDjnald aud mother
have moved from Ilershey into the
house on the Gambel Land Com
panyM farm near Nichols lormcrly
owned bv J. C. Oygcr.
Mrs. W. M. llyiiiond departed
Tuesday lor Cheney, Wafchlnytou,
where hhc will join her husband
and son Frank who at the present
time are employed at or near that
place.
Dr.- and Mrs. ICvos of Ilershey,
went down to the county scat 011
business last Monday, returning
the leillowing day.
A, W. Arnctt has about seventy
live acres of corn in otic field that is
at this time Lilly live aud otic-half
feet 111 height atul all cared out in
line shape. For the number ol
acres it cannot be beaten iu west
ern Nebraska. There are a num
ber ot smaller fields that arc just as
ijood as tar as they go.
Jim Abbott was repairing bicycles
one day this week. He is up to
date in this work.
The second crop ot alfalla ts
about harvested for hay and t lie
most of it iu the stack up this way.
Over 011 the Max Heer ranch now
occupied by W. L. Hrownfield there
were three runaway teams in the
meadow the other day at the same
time, tsvo hitched to hay wagons
and one to a mower. They tangled
things up to some extent but done
no great amount ot damage.
M. Mickelscn, who is interested
in the Silver Lake Mine and Milling
Company, departed the early part of
the week tor there. His wife and
daughter accompanied him as far
as Denver, where they will yisit
until his return.
J. W. Abbott of Ilershey, ppent
the early part of this week at
Julesburg, his former abiding
place,
Mrs. I3d Ware and children of
Him Creek, arc visiting .relaliven
and old time Irieuds in this locality.
Lei, wuo is Willi a t'ircbliliig ma
chin1 in th.it flection, will come up
iu the valley where they will locate
We are picabcd to have theai with
us again.
The spring grain is about all
harvested is this vicinity and 1 0:11c
of it is iu the stack.
The hay damn recently put in at
the headgates of the old canal has
proven buccesnlul aud the mam
canal as well as all ol its laterals
are full of water aud its patrons
are iihing water on their corn.
Mrs. R. W. Calhoun of Nichol,
entertained relatives from Chicago
this week who were enroute for the
mountains 011 a pleasure trip,
1'aI Kwell, the jolly Dutchman of
the Grand Island beet sugar fac
tory, was visiting the boys and
looking after the beet crop in this
I locality this week. He seemed
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:s' auel Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hosiery, etc. ,
We want Fanners' produce and will pay the highest ''j?
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Yours for economical buying,
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well pleased with the present out
look lor a large crop of beets in this
locality.
Mrs, Albert McCouncll enter
tained the ladies' aid society last
Wednesday.
W. S. Cox and crew are harvest
ing the second crop of alfalfa 011
Mrs. Calhoun's farm at Nichols.
A German by the naaie of Peter
sou and family consisting of a wife
and three boys enroute by teams
from the eastern part of the state
to .Seattle, Washington, stopped iu
the valley about a mouth ago and
went to'work in the beet fields and
up to date they have earned about
two hundred dollars. They under
stand the business.
CARL tiBRLB.
MERCHANT TAILOR
lias fine line of samples
of Spring and Summer
Suitings. Also samples
of Suitings for Passen
ger Conductors and
lirnkciucn .
Excellent fit guaran
teed to all suits made.
If a Iff an Lto to You.
And nay como other imlvo, ointment,
lotion, oil 'ir nlltwcd hualur is 11a good ns
Hue'ldou'ii Arnleu Hnlvo, toll him thirty
yours of inrir vuIoiih curort of PiIoh, Hums
Dolls, Corns. Folonp, Uloorp, Cuts.
6uul"R, HrulsoH mid Slcm ErnptinnH
provo it's thh bo-t and chenprst, '2,'jo nt
A. V. Streitz'a drug store.
$1
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Union Pacific, from Mis
souri River.
To Donvor, Colorado
r (( Hirlngii, Mini I'unblo, Colo.,
t).WU.)uly 11 to. '11, inclusive, Aug.
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H. J. P. SIIUTE,
DENTIST.
All llranclicN ot Den-
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l'diMHilvniiln Collcpu
of Dental Surgery 'wu
Omce over Wilcox Dcpt
Store. 'I'liono III,
FITTED AND SUITED.
Fit that's that the thing. We
give it. Our suits lit and our
lit suits every time. Same
with prices. It's a way wc have
that never fails. Make you the
smartest, most stylish, perfect
httmg suit in handsome and dur
able material at reasonable
prices. Variety of patterns to
select from, ICvcry garment
warranted as to worhniansnip,
finish aud fabric.
Cleaning and repairing a
specialty.
F. J. BROEKER,