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Local News in Brief.
DR. .P. W. MILLEK, OBADOATE DENTIST.
Offlcs ovor Sticlti'i Drag Store. Tliono 82.
Buy Augel Food Taffy at Hup
fer'a. F. 13. Bullard received a telegram
the latter part of last week an
nouncing the death nf his father in
Pennsylvania.
The interior of the Methodist
parsonage is being repainted and
rcpapcrcd throughout prior to Rev.
Randolph taking possession.
The newly organized dancing
club, which haB a membership oi
twenty, will give its initial party
at the opera house this evening.
Hay prices have advanced a lew
pointb during the past few days
and that article has been selling
for better than seven dollars, per
ton.
The First National Bank has re.
ccntly purchased an automatic
computator, which the employes
find a great convenience in getting
the total of a long list of figures.
Dr. F. W. Miller left yesterday
for Candy where he will devote
Bcveral dayB to attending to the
dental wantB of the people of that
village and vicinity.
Fred Kade tells us that the prices
which he obtained for his stock,
implements and household goods
at the sale last Friday were quite
satisfactory. Mr. Kade will make
ltis future home in this city.
If John N, Baldwin were to come
up from Omaha, he would find
North Platte a quiet as a Puritan
village. We have attended church
Hocials at which more thriljlng
events have occurred than have
transpirred on the btreets of this
city during the past week.
J. B. McDonald keeps bin head
working and is putting some very
attractive and telling placards in
The Model sliow windows. His
latest, giving sugar beet statistics
and the future possibilities in that
line, has attracted a great deal ol
attention.
Frank Crick requests us to say
that the item relative to htm,
published in these columns and
also in the Sidney papers, was
much overdrawn, Frank says he
docs not desire to be classed as a
frontier desperado, though some
people try to make it appear that
way.
Charley Samelson, an employe of
this office, who formerly winged
coolies at Tien Tsen, China, and
Plulipinos in Samar, bagged fifteen
prairie chickens in fifteen) minutes
u day or two ago down in Mylandcr
precinct. Chickens in that section
are very plentiful but the tanners
prohibit hunting,
New samples for Fall and Winter
Clothing.- A. P. Carlson, agent.
Otd stand.
A sixteen year old son ol W. N.
Parcel was caught Saturday night
in the act ot burglarizing McCul
lough's store on Front Btrcct. He
wau detected by Night Policeman
Gaunt and one of the clerks in the
store, and had a box of shells In his
possession at the time. He wac
placed in. jail and will remain there
pendinga preliminary examination
It is uitueraliy believed that the
bov had' an accomplice, but he re
fuses ijf divulge any name.
Taffy of all flavors at Hupicr'j
A eccrc or more church friends
were entertained Saturday evening
bv Mr. and Mrs. M, Doolittle on
llio occasion of their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. The cven-
iug was devoted to old fashioned
games, which were entered into
with such upirit and zest that much
fun resulted, During the evening
Rev. Beecher, in behalf ot the
guests, presented Mr, and Mrs
Doolittle with a handsome cut
glass pitcher and a piece of silver
ware. Kelresumcnts were cervea
Missed It!
You could have killed tha
chicken if you bad used ou
GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
We have Single Barrel Shot
Guns and Double Barrel Shot
Guns at ail kinds of prices.
OUR SHELLS
arc Winchester Brands.
12-trauirc New Rival Shells
ncr box 45c
10-irauire New Rival Shells
ncr box . . . 50c
12-p-autrc Rcncatcr Smokeless
Shells per box 60c
10-irauire Rcncatcr Smokeless
Sheila ncr box 65c
c
Wilcos: . SopEkrimoai Stan.
ear Demonstrates
The Servicability of
Cm
CLOTHING
With the new arrivals this week our stock of stipurb
winter apparel is complete and we arc prepared to show
the largest and most varied assortment of fashionable
apparel for
Men, Young Men, Big Boys, and
CORRECT
DRESS
FOR
MEN
Little
that has
played in
want you
enormous
ever been
this state,
to sec now,
collection
Overcoats.
Men's Swell Suits and
clude every fashionable shape that is made this season
by.'thc most exclusive tailors. They arc cut from rightly
tested fabrics, handsomely lined, perfect in every detail.
The suits arc perfect examples of high-class tailoring art,
perfect fitting and including every little .nicety that the
well dressed man wants. The richest sample fabrics, as
well as beautiful fancy patterns. Siall be pleased to
show them to you,
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Star Clothing House.
Wanted A boy for light work on
ranch. Enquire at 13. Blanken-
burg'a Harness Store.
The Rebekah Kensington will
meet Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. J. F, Schmalzricd.
The advance agent of the Schu
bert Concert Co., was in town yes
terday for the purpose of getting
some lodge or society to play the
company.
C. W. Collins, of Washlnton, D.
, will discuss politics from a re-
publican standpoint at the opera
house this evening. Attend and
hear a good political talk.
The Masonic lodge is making
arrangements to tender a banquet
to Rev. Geo. A. Beecher and John
Sorenson on Tuesday evening of
next week. It will be a fitting
fraternal farewell to two members
who have been active members ol
the lodge.
Colonel Cody and his partner
Nate Salisbury have been sued for
fifty thousand dollars by J. M.
Myers of Baltimore who was in
niured at Indianapolis last May
by a premature explosion of1 a can
non during a performance ot the
Wild West Show.
Mrs, Elizabeth Donaldson enter
tained a number ot friends yebtcr-
day afternoon in favor ot Mth. Y.
W. Conklin, of St. Louie, who is
the guest ot friends in town. The
guests were principally thone who
were friends ot Mrs. ConKliu when
she redded here and the afternoon
proved a very pleasant one.
YIVow FRONT
I SHOE STORE
Geo. M. Graham, Mgr.
Shoes that
This storo has n standard ot quality that permits only shoes
made- of dopondnble matortals a plnco on our shelves. A. storo that Is a
sato plaoo at whloh to obtain your footwear noods.
Victor's
or doublo solo wolghts in all sizes
Other Men's Shoes at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00.
...for tie Boys,..
You'll llnd hero juet auuh
durable gIioos iiu you'll want.
SOYS' pobblo calf lncn
'shoes nil Holld uud tf 1 fcf
good stylus at ipl.tv
SOYS' Kangaroo nnd
Bntln Calf Ineo shoes tf tyt
bostotstylonudqunlitvipi. i O
BOYS high prndo IJox
CnlfshoeP.with double (T) AA
extension soles tit.... tDv.Uv
Boys.
CORRECT
DRESS
FOR
BOYS
dis
Wc the
of
The
Overcoats in
The ladies of the Episcopal guild
win tender Airs. u. a. ueccner a
farewell party at the home of Mrs.
C. S. Clinton next Friday afternoon.
The guns of North Platte hunt
ers have hardly grown cold trom
the chicken campaign and now
the wild ducks are coming in quite
plentiful. This section is quite a
paradise for hunters.
W. C. Elder goes to Medicine
precinct tomorrow to look after
business matters on bis ranch. Mr.
Elder is getting his ranch property
iu Bbape so that it will make him a
comfortable home when he retires
trom office.
Gen. Jacob Bucb, head of the
Christian Volunteer, passed
through this city on bis way to St.
Louie, to meet Commander O. B
Vail, who is assigned to the com
mand of the Volunteer forces of
the United States.
While in Chevenne Saturday The
Tkwune man met John Sorenson
and found him verv busy becoming
acquainted with his new duties as
foreman of the Union Pacific car
penter shop. Mr. Sorenson has
about forty men under him, and
the entire force is kept very busy.
A deed was filed in the county
clerk'a office last Friday conveying
trom the Union Pacific Railroad
Co. to the Lincoln County Land
Co. la,223 acres ot land in Deer
Crcclc precinct for a consideration
of $13,682 36. Vc understand this
laud was purchased for npeculaiive
purposes.
are
i ii 1 1 1 1 in i inl"
right.
aro shoes ot our own maUo nnd designing
for men, Thoy como In all tho Into
Inst ehapos-tho best
uppor leathoro-slnglo
$3.50
nud widtliB, . . .
-For the Girls-
ThuroV everything in shoea
you'd wnnt tor Uio girls hero tor
dress or school,
GIRLS' cnltluco shoes for pohoo,
Htrong nuil sol'id. but good stylo,
hi SU0B8J4 to 11, 81, 25
ailtLO' iluo box onlf wiutor hIioo
that aro In dretwy shuprs, wnr
well, nnd nrooney,8loH (J 1 CT A
8)4 to 11,81 23,11 to 2 .L.OV
Other girls chocs in Kid nnd
Calf lentliors nl ?1, $1.25 up to W.
i PERSONAL MENTION.
E. F. Secbergcr left yesterday
for a brief business trip to Denver.
Mrs. J. II. Stubbs returned Sat
urday trom a brief vtsit in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Knowles
ot Somerset precinct, were visitors
in town yesterday.
Mrs. Millard Hosier and Miss
Nina Mason returned yesterday
from their vLit in Iowa.
Mrs. Jennie Criswcll and daught
er Florence, of Green River, Wyo.,
arc visiting friends in town.
A sister of Mrs. A. Coolidgc, liv
ng north of town, arrived, front
New Hampshire Saturday.
Mrs. P. II. McEvoy and daugh
ter Miss May have been spending
the past few days in Omaha.
Mrs. John C. Raynor, who had
been visiting friends iu town, re
turned to Cheyenne yesterday.
Dell Hunttugton left the latter
part of last week for Greeley, Col.,
where he will work at his trade.
Miss Kate Gibbs has been spend
ing a tew days in Ogalalla as the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. Wimberly,
S. A, Hultman, a prominent
stockman living iouth of Suther
land, transacted business in town
yesterday.
Mrs. II. A, McManus, ot Webster
City, Iowa, who had been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Weir, returned
home yesterday.
Mrs. H. S. White returned the
latter part of last week from her
visit in St. Louis, Kansas City and
Hiawatha, Kas.
L. E. Jones, A. B Goodwin and
D. M. L;ypoldt were down from
Nichols precinct yesterday trans
acting business
Jno. E. Evans and Arthur Ham
mond returned Saturday from Lin
coln vbere they atteuded the I. O.
O. F. convention.
Mrs. Geo. T. Austin lett yester
day for Sheridan, Wyo., where her
husband is now engaged in the
restaurant business.
Mrs. Bangot ot the Third ward,
spent several days in Sidney last
week visiting her husband, who is
firing outot that placj.
Mr. qnd Mrs. Fred Elliott, who
returned from their western trip
Saturday morning, left last night
tor Omaha, their future home.
Mrs. II. V. Hilliker and children
are the guests of iriends in town
while enroutc to their home in
Green River, Wyo., from a visit in
Grand Island.
Mrs. Nellie Ackermann left the
latter part of last week for Hoi-
yoke, Col., in response to a tele'
cram announcing the serious 111
nc38 of a Bister.
Mrs. Snow and children expect to
leave soon for Grand Island to re
reside, Mr. Snow who is in the em
ploy ot the Union Pacific, having
oeen recently tranterrea to tuat
point.
Dr. and Mrs. Vorhees Lucas
came up from Kearney the latter
part of last week, We understand
tnat they will occupy the Fred
vveiugauu residence in the near
future'.
Rev. Wimberly and family lett
Saturday lor Ogalalla, to which
charge Mr. Wimbeaiy has been as.
signed, Many North Platte people
regret the removal of this estimable
family.
J. S. Hoagland returned from his
trip to Lincoln Saturday, He was
accompauied by Mrs Hoagland
who had been visiting relatives in
Lincoln and other points for sever
al weeks.
Ld Iveliher, who recently sub
miiiea 10 an operation lor appen
dicitis, writes home from Omaha
that he is making very satistactory
progress toward recovery and that
if nothing unforeseen occurs he
will leave the hospital on the 25th.
lust.
mr, uuu mra, juun narpen, wuo
1 M T,.- rt .
had been visiting the families of C.
15. Norton, W. H. Flkea and John
N. Uonner, left Sunday for Seattle,
wasu,, tuetr tuture Home. Mr,
Harpeu has for years been employed
as an engineer at Omaha.
Mr. and Mtb. W. L. McGce.
ivimwiij' w tuis vujr uui uuw JU
cated at Nebraska City, arrived
here hunday morning enroutehome
from a trip to the Pacific coast. Mr.
Mcuee iellfor Omaha today out
Mr, McGce will remain in town
tor a few days visiting friends.
Notke!
No hunting allowed on Cody
lands, All trespassers will be pro
secuted to tull exte
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Alaska Refrigerator
Is the
w The kind that last,
W The kind that is safe.
Ml
(j) We are selling these
to close out the stock.
Our line of FURNITURE is very complete and jg
ifi up to date.
i Look at our Hammoclts.
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they cannot be equalled.
We. make the framing
E B WARNER,
JOHN UKAII. E. K. GOODMAN.
JOHN BRATT & CO.,
I Real Estate, Loans Insurance
Idle floncy Invested In Ollt Edged Securities
X NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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O RAILROAD NOTES, $
Gus Pries, of the bridge and
building department, spent yester
day in town.
Will Stack, who has been in town
for a week, will probably be trans
ferred from Cheyenne to this city.
Will Httpfer, who is firing' an en
gine out of SJdney, returned to that
place yesterday after a brief visit
in town.
Several of the Union Pacific.
guards were discharged the latter
part of laBt.wcek, and returned to
their respective homes.
Conductor Arthur Wyman, of the
Denver branch, was in town yes-
terday, having come through with
the branch train.
H. y. Hilliker will be down this
week from Green River, and alter
visiting friends for a day or two
will return with his lamily.
After several changes had been
made, Fred Weingand was finally
transferred to Omaha, where he
will work in the Union Pacific paint
shop,
The caterer at the Union Pacific
boarding car reported sixty-six
men taking meals yesterday moru
itig. This included the few .guards
still rcmainiug on duty,
Mr. Hendendahl, for many years
head of the air brake department
I Union Pacific but now with,
the Westinghouae company, visited
North Platte friends yesterday.
Asst. Supt. Ware was out on the
Western district Saturday and
Sunday paying off the station men
and section hands and the grading
gangs, Yesterday he paid off on'
the Middle district
O. V. Morrison, foreman at Sid
ney, has been assigned two assist
ants, a say toreman and n night
foreman. Morrison had eighty-
eight men under hia supervision at
the beginning ot this week,
YOUR
LAUNDRY EXPENSE
Will be less if you buy
your Soaps of us, etc.,
We Sell
Diamond C Soa
7 bars for
oap 6 bars
.25
White Russian !
for
.-'3
.08
Lewis Lye per can
UUt'lf ' "J 1'V.l uw . . .
.07
r il
CnnnlinOc 1 bars
& Z
, v V h I X
Ammonia large bottle 09
Kingstoru a stiver lijoss
otarcu per pug. . , , ( i , , ;4
.08
I n;rr f)Q
Yeast Foam, 2 pkgs 05
On Time Yeast, 2 pks 05
Ked Seal 1 lour Best Patent
per sack S1.00
Jewel l'lour 2d patent per
sack 90
Store
open evenings until 8
o'clock,
. 1 Wilcox Department Store
best. Get one now.
ft
ft
ft
goods at a very low figure $
. Oti
For style and price
of Pictures a specialty.
to
W. F. Hulls, late lorcman of the
car repair gang, who went from
here to Huntington, Ore., where
his wife has been visiting for some
time, has accepted a position at
Walla Walld, Wash., with the Ore
gon Short Line.
Roadmaster Hammer came down
from CMeyenne Sunday for a brief
visit with his family. He will re
move his family to Sidney as
soon as he can secure a house. His
daughter Miss Ida may remain, in
town and continue her studies in
the high school.
Two stretches of new road bed
on theUnion Pacific near Archer,
Wyo., which were constructed in
order to avoid both grade and
curve, will be connected with the
main line this week. This new
track, however, will not be used
much until it settles.
Old-time friends of J. E. Grace
and John McCabe, the former in
charge of the blacksmith shop and
the latter of the tin Bhop at Chey
ennd, will be interested in knowing
that they are getting along nicely
nnd don't look a day older than
when they left North Platte.
Two more of the new engines
ordered by the Union Pacific were
received in Omaha a few dayB ago
and will be sent to the Wyowing
division this week. When a few
more of these "Jiill climbers" have
been received, the 1C00 class of com
pounds now in use in Wyoming
will begin to be transferred to the
Nebraska division.
Alex Stewart, general foreman ot
the Union Pacific shops at Chey
enne, told us while we were there
Saturday that the tnotiye power on
the Wyoming division is in good
shape, and as proof, of the state
ment showed us the engine failure
sheet for the day before, which con
tained six failures between Chey
enne and Ogdcn. The Cheyenne
shops seem to be well filled with
workmen, but of their ability as
mechanics we were not able to
judge during our brief tour through
the shops. About eighty engines
are running out of Cheyenne.
For Sale Two Poland China
Boar Pigs, hix months old. Ad
dress J. V. Robinson, North Platte.
Wanted.
r (Tiwo hundred head of horses and
two hundred cattle to winter. Have
plenty ot feed, water and shelter;
price reasonable.
W. H. Turpie.
i .
His Life In FerlL
seemed to hnvo Rono all to
'fltea Alfrorl l?Af nf WalfnM
"I iuet
niocec" writes
Tex.. ''bllliousncFB nnd 11 lnmn hnnk hn.i
mndo lifo n burden. I couldn't ont or
eleop nnd felt almost too worn out to
work when I begun to use Elootrio Bit
ters, but they worked wonders. Now 1
sloop lllto n top, enn oat nnythln?, hnva
irninod In strength and enloy hnrd work."
They pivo vigorous henlth nnd now Uf0
to wenk, siokly, run-down pooplo. Try
them. Only GOo nt Stroita's drug Btoro,
NOTICE.
No hunting, or
any of our land.
trespassing on
s26.
Mylander Bros.
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