Local flows in Brief.
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I". W. MILLXK, GRADUATE DKKTI8T
OJBeo orar StrolU't Drag Stora. 'Phone 82.
See Arlzina next Friday even
ing, chcupest chance of t lie season.
Tickets thirty-five and fifty-cents.
Miaa Colo, who had been Ihc
guest ol Mrs. ICIizabcth Donaldson
lor several days, left (or the wet.'
yesterday,
The silver tea net, raffled
Miss Carrie McMurray, waB won
by Claude Weinean' No. 28 being
the lucky number.
J, M Ray has resigned his posi
tion a poorma-ter, owing to the
fict that he will be absent from the
city this fall and winter.;
Wanted men lor berl rkldp, corn
cittlng and general farm work.
Long j -b, good wage, both dav
and niece work. Standard Cattle
Company, Ame?, Neb.
Mrs. C. F. UdlngH will cnlcrlain
n number of ladies Thursday after
noon In favor of Miss Woodbury, o
Council duff, who has been the
gust cf her bUtcr M's. T. U
O-eenlce.
Sivcral oldicrs of the city are
making arrangements to attend the
nitional O. A. R. reunion at
W.iHhlnirtoti next month, The nil.
road 4 ofTrtr a rate of about one fjfe
t jr the round tilp.
J. M. Riy leaves in a few day
lor Central City, where l.e has sic
cepted a position as manager of a
ga cunpany. lie" will be accom
panied by Mrs. Ray nnl they will
at leant bpund the tall and winter
there.
StoveB Btorcd, Gasoline Stovcp
repal'cd. Repairs lor all kinds of
BtOVCB,
WESTERN STOVK REPAIR WORKS.
TIiob. Crummy, manager for
Father Mackin, It an began baling
hay on the land south of Hershey
and will begin shipment h at once.
He expects to ship about 12U0 tons
to the wc&tcrn market.
W. 1 Collins returned Sunday
from Omaha, and while there went
through the Union Pacific shops.
II? say eleven cngiucK ol the 1700
clafln arc in the khops undergoing
repairs and that the m-n in all de
partments seem to be doing the
work well.
Mrs. Enma'O. Harper filed a pe
tition laut week for a divorce from
William J. Harper, alleging cruelly
and asking for the custody of their
children. She also nked that an
injunction be granted restraining
her husband irom visiting her home
and from selling any of the prop
erly. This injunction was granted.
The fact that Rock SpringB coal
t-clU in Omaha for one dollar a ton
leH than In North Platte, though
the haul 6 291 miles greater, is a
matter that doca not go down well
with the average North Platte citi
zen. That the coal ia sold cheaper
there than here U of course due to
the freight rate.
During Ins recent trip west, 15.
F. Secbcrger made contractu for
a butt lovr hundred tonx of alfalfa
luy. The greater part of this hay
will be baled near Hershey and
Hlypped from that hlalion. The
pitrchuicrrt arc principally Bhccp
men, who find that alfalfa hay U
equal to if not better than prairie
luy.
The beet crop Jh rapidly matur
lug and it id " expected Bhipmcnta
ll begin the early part of next
month. It la oaid that thu crop in
thia county will average clone to
fifteen tons to the acre, and that
the tJtal acreage will produce
eighteen thousand tons, To liar
vest, top and load the crop into
cara will be no small job. The
n venue from Una crop will exceed
Bcyenty-five thousand dollars.
One of the rooms in the Second
wind bhool building is overcrowded
to hucIi a condition that it hat been
Omul neccsnaiy to have half the
pupil attend in the forenoon and
ttte other half in the afternoon,
The crowded condition of the
hcIiooU U largely due to the closing
of the parochial school, which here
tofuro has had an attendance ol
n'KMit one hundred.
Willi Combs and Bon-in-haw, W
T. DitikH, of Nocth Platte, were
nrouix) -gathering up c.i'tle which
Hey ooiignt a wcck or so ago,
These cattle were bought to Iced,
anil will be tiken to Pawnee City
for that purpose and will be led un
der the supervision of Mr. Combs'
Hon who lives nt that place. The
average pries paid for two year old
Hteur was about $2) 00 Tyron
Graphic.
I Log:
T 'A I
$12-00
Finely Tailored
j Ready to Wear
Fall Suits,
The mate' LI ia a
fine woroted made
irom Aufltrallau varn.
The patterns are neat
n.l.t r. v.1 II ul V.V rftni-t.
Tfc ......
Ing style, and good
tat-tc. The cut is de
signed and executed
by the highest sala
ried arlinta in the
United State.
Judge Gr.mes went to Chapptl
yesterdjy to hold a term of district
court.
A little child of Lcm Steele wa
quite scveily ccaldcd the lattci
part of lant week.
The Presbyterian ladiet' aid bo-
ctetv will meet with Mr. Robct
Finney on Thursday aitcruoon,
Sept. 18ih.
Mrn. Maiy Ilutchinaon filed a pe-
tit ion in the district court last week
praying for a divorce from her hu'
baud Sylvester Hutchison on the
ground of desertion.
New samples for Fall and Whiter
Cl'Jlhmg. A. P. CarlbOP, agent,
Old stand.
The resignation of Rev. needier
was tormally presented to the ISpir-
copal vehtry Friday i veiling, but
no dt finite action taken. 15 very
effort will be nnde to Induce Mr.
Ueecher to withdraw his reblgua
tiou. TheGroceiy Clerks and the Y
M. C. A. baseball team played
game Athletic pink; Friday after
noon. At the end ot the Kcveutli
intiingthe core .stood Beven
Bcven and both sidtfB grew tired ol
playing nnd (prttT
MrB. J, C. Chnplu, formerly llv-
ing south of the river, a now lo
cated at Colorado City and during
the pabt Bummci'.haB cottducted a
carnage line to all points of interest
in and about Colorado Ci'y and
Mauitou.
Mrs. B. Buchanan nnd Mrs. I L.
Miltonberger rntcrtalned a large
number of lady fiiends Friday
afternoon at an "apple party," an
affair that proved unique and pleas
ant, isira, j. ii. uersliey was
awarded tue prt,'! lor torming the
most wordH out of the letters ppell
ing "apple."
ELLOW FRONT
SHOE
Geo. A.
arc ready for yon. A bigger stool; a greater number of
styles for you to choose from. There's style, character,
quality lit, in the Victor Shoes that readily distinguishes
them from any other named Shoo at an equal price, The
upper leathers In them arc hiyb grade carefully selected,
There are single or double
sole edges chvc trimmed
extension.' All sizes from
widths from A to E.
STAR
CLOTHING
HOUSE.
What's the
Difference
Between our Good Clothing and
the ordinary kind sold at the
same price?
A Close
Inspection
Will reveal the "inside'' differ
ence the hidden parts tailored
with a carc-to-cvery-dctail, in
suring.! permanent fit and
Lasting Satisfaction
In Every Detail.
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Clias Clinton, Jr., fell fiom a
fence the latter part ot .last week
and sustained a fracture of the left
arm.
The F. N. D, club held one of
their usual cnpyable dancing
parties at the opera house Friday
evening.
Martin Grcsp, now of Omaha,
spent yesterday in town on bubi
neBs connected with the Neoraaka
Seed Co., lor which he has been on
the road for several years.
J. V. Robinson, who has been
living in Nichols precinct, lelt yes
terday lor northern Iowa to lok up
a location. He is an excellent citi
z:n and we regret to see him leave
the county.
W. C. Cole, the Nichol hog
buyer, shipped seven cars ot hogs
to D?nycr and Cheyenne Sunday
The cargo la worth several thous
and dollar, and ia perhaps the
largest individual shipment of
hoga eyer made from Lincoln
county.
In the local churches Sunday the
ermonH delivered by the pastors
were tulogistic of the late William
McKlnley as a citizen and chris
tian, and bis life held up as an ex
ample of what we should be. In
several churches "Lead Kindly
Light" Mclvtaley'd favorite hymn,
waa rendered.
Next spring the ci'y authorities
should make arrangements to
iccure coarse gravel from the river
and cover a block or two of Dewey
street as an experiment. The first
coat ol this gravel might be a little
heavy, but In the end would prove
a money saver. Gothenburg has
experimented with river graycl and
finds that it makes an excellent
roadway.
STORE
Graham, Mgr.
The New Fall
Styles cf Our
Victor
Shoes
For the Men
soles with
or medium
6 to 11, all
$3 50
V
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Daniel McGcr, residing neat
Brady, transacted business in town
Saturday.
P. W. Sittnn returhed yesterday
Irom a brief ttip to Cheyenne and
Laramie.
M. W, Ciair retu n-d to town
Saturday after an absence ot six
months or more.
Judge Grimes returned Saturday
from Bayard, where he attended
the soldier' reunion.
Mis Ammon, who had been vi
siting Mr. and Mrn. II. S. Whitr,
left yesterday for the west.
Walter Covell, Jr , went to St.
Loula yesterday where he will take
a course In a medical college.
Karl Owens left the latter part
of the week for Evanstou. Wvo..
where his father is working.
Tommy Cope is expected here in
a few days and will probablv
spend the winter in North Platte.
The mother of MrB. Jan. Hart.
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who had been vimting the latter.'
l:ft for the cast yesterday morning.
W. C. Elder drove over to Well
fleet Sunday to look after his farm.
Mr. Elder will be absent about two
weeks.
Keith Neville left Sunday night
for Annapollp, Md , to resume bis
studies in St. John'a Military
Academy.
Miss Mabel Donchower, who
teacliCB in the west part of the
county, spent Saturday and Sun-
dag in town.
Mrs. Wiseman, ot Grand Inland,
arrived in town last eyening and is
the guest of her daughter Mrs. Geo
M. Graham.
Mrp. Jas. Ware, who is viPitiug
her hUBband at the Pawnee ranch.
spent Sunday in town as the guest
ol Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Hershey.
Mrs. C. O Welngand, who had
been vi,ittng relatives in Illinois
and Wisconsin for several mouths.
returned home Saturday morning.
J., Q. Wilcix, accompanied by
Hazel Fink, lelt yenterdav on a
trip to St. Joe, Mo , and Abilene,
Ks., on which he will combine bust
ncBa with pleasure.
. Tm. Shuman, who has been act
pg aa reporter for the Telcirraob
will leave the latter part of the
week for Lincoln, where he will en
ter the law department of the state
univcrbity.
McBsr8. Elder, Ginn, Evanp
Baldwin, Seebenrcr, Bacon, Bare,
Patterson, Robins and Love at
cended the republican Benatorial
and representative district conven
ions at Ogalalla Saturday,
Bruce Stewart, who has been
telegraph operator at Kearney, was
in town Saturday enroute to Ne
vaon, wuere ne win accept a very
lucrative position on Senalo
Clark's new road from Salt Lake to
Loa Augelcs.
Stricken With Paralysb.
Miss W. E. HcsB, sister ot Gus
A. Hesse, was btrickcn with paraly
sis Saturday evening, her. whole
right side being affected. The
atrokc also deprived her of her
speech. Her condition ia considered
very serious.
Judge Neville III.
Mra. Win. Neville received a tele
gram from Omaha at noon yester
day stating that her husband, Con
gresaman Neville, had been taken
suddenly i'l, and adytsed her to
come to Omaha at once. Mrs. Ne
vtlle lelt foi Omaha yesterday after-
noon.
Sup4. Baxter and As. t Supt. H
C. Ferris were in town yesterdav
Mr. Baxter spent all ol last week
on the Wyoming division, where
the tramc has beeu so great as t
almjst swamp the road. The traffi
which comei from the east over the
K P. to Denver thence west v
Cheyenne ban been unusually heavy
and that togeth r with the freight
handled over the main line via Om
aha has made the volume of bust
nesa the heaviest tver known it
the history of the road,
Lost last Saturday on tjie road
between the Patk farm and th
farm occupied by D. B. White it
Nichols precinct, a coon skin over
coat. A liberal r-ward will be paid
for the return of the coat to thi
oftlcc.
Six solid trains of stock
in
from the west yesterday forenoon,
A 1.1. . '
uigcmur wun ueverai otner trai
of miscellaneous freight. Duri
the day a half doecn trains came
:li
irom tuc cast.
Alaska Refrigerator
iXi
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Is the
jewel uasoiine
ft
$ We are selling these
0 to close out the stock.
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Hi
jj Our line of FURNITURE is very complete and, j
up to aaie.
& Look at our Hammocks. For style and price
jijjj! they cannot be equalled. jj
& Wc make the framing of Pictures a specialty. &
I E B WARNER., 1
Reduction in Car Gang.
Last Saturday a thirty percent
reduction waB made in the car re
pair force at this place, twelve
men bein either transferred or
discharged. The men affected were
Messrs. Cronen, Friberg, WeekB,
Walsh, Cubick, Shroeder, Scott,
Ricker, O'Keefr, Hamilton, Dun
ham and McGraw. Cronen, Cubick
and Shroeder hayc been transferred
to Sidney, where the latter will be
given the niht foremanship of the
repair gang. Weeks will be trans
ferred to Cheyenne if he wants to
go and O'Keefs to Sidney or Chey
enne. Hamilton will go on as ex
tra brakemau. This reduction is
in line with the announced inten
tion of the company to gradually
reduce the entire woiking force at
this point.
Joe Casey, an employe of the
paint shop, was also discharged.
It is understood that reductions
will be made in other department
in the near future.
Farmers are beginning to worry
lest they cannot secure sufficient
help to harvest the corn and sugar
beet crops. Laborers in this sec
tion arc Scarce and the bulk of the
farm work is yet to be performed -
U.J. Hansen, the well known
north side cattlemen, shipped sev
eral cars ot cattle to South Omaha
yesterday.
TOMATOES
Are High
That is if bought some places.
Our Price
IOg a can.
We sell '
Red Seal Flour 1st Patent
per sack $1.00
Jewel Flour 2d patent per
sack .. ; 90
Kerosene Oil per gal 15
Vinegar perg-al 20
White, Wine Vinegar per
gallon .'. 25
White Russian Soap 6 bars
for 25
Diamond C Soap 7 bars fbr .25
Pearline per pkge 04
Sa polio 9c, 3 bars 25
Paddle Bluing 10c size 07
Paddle Bluing 04
Yeast Foam, 2 pkgs 05
On Time Yeast, 2 pks 05
Shillings best Baking Pow
der, 16-oz. can 35
K. C. Baking Powder, 80-oz.
can 55
K. C. Baking Powder 50 oz.
can 35
K. C. Baking Powder 25-oz.
can 20
K. C. Baking Powder 15-oz.
can 13
K. C. Baking Powder 10-oz.
can 08
Dr Price's Vanilla per bottle .15
Syrup 1 gal pail 40
Kingsford's Silver Gloss
Starch per pkg 08
Kingsford's Corn Starch
per pkg 08
Walter Baker's Cocoa -lb
pan 25
SparcUJjgnt Matches per box .04,
Snlphcr Matches per hox . , . .01
1-gallon Jugs each jb
Snyder's Catsup pint bottles .23
1,000'lbs Sun Dried Apples 8c per lb.
Store open evenings until 8
o'clock.
Wilcox Dcpartiiicpt Store
best. Get one now.
ft
ft
bioves
The kind that last, ,
The kind that is safe.
goods at a very low ngurc $
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"Arizona" Friday NI3M.
The strong western drama, "An
zona" will be presented at the opera
house Friday evening by a 1 cal
company of acknowledged ability.
The play ban been under rehcari-al
lor seveyal weeks, and thoe who
have been present at recent rehear
sals say that It will be produced in
a very creditable manner and
worthy a large audience. A num
ber of those in the cast hare been
asHoelated with the production of
piny 8 for a number of years' and
thia will add greatly to the brilliant
manner in which it will be pro
duced. The proceeda will be devottd. to
the strike benefit fund of both the
machinists and boilermakers and
al.9-. . a .a.
hearty response and a big house.
Reserved" seatB will be fifty cents
and general admission thirty-five
cents. Buy your tickets early and
get seats reserved.
Esfrayed.
On or about August 13tb, dark
red cow with white face, weight
about 1050, about seven yearn- old,"
pipe brand on leftside. Return
animal to Cody ranch, or notify C.
F. Salisbury, North Plaite.
Tor Sale.
Six heavy young horscp, broke;
35 head of cattle, including several
good milch cowp, seven young
steers and a Hertford bnll. Also
plows, cultivators, harrow, mower,
rake, sweep, hay rack, wagon, corn
planter with checkwire, lister, po
tato .digger, and a variety dt bouse
hold gooda. The stock and articles'
can be seen at 11 y home ll; miles'
southeast of North Platte,. near
Sioux Lookout. :
Frederick KXde.
31 Years a Dyspoptlo.
R, II. Foster, 318 S. 2d St , Snlt Ljiltn
City, wrlios: ''I havo been both'oiod
with dyspepeln or indigestion for 21
Her; recently I Rot a bottio of Horblno.
Ono bottio cured mo,. I nm now tapering
off on tho second. I have reeommenuYd
it in m V frlnnila- If ia nii.:nM ,. l.
-50o nt A. F. Strolt.'a Corner Drug Storo
A Bargain
in
Steel Ranges.
W. M. Cunningham, the
Hardware Man, will sell the
Superb Steel Range, with
High Closet and Reservoir,
and $3.00 worth of cooking
utensils, for
$40.00.
This Range is strictly first
class and up to date in aU
respects. Call and see it
before buying,
Also Soils - - -
Hardware ana
Tinwar Etc.,
at Fair Prices.
Nppibinjr and Tin Work
promptly attended to,
W, Cunntnhan.
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