in
COOKING EXHIBITION!
OF THE
t majestic
alleable and Charcoal Iron Range
HT OUR STORE
E WEEK SEPTEMBER 14th to SEPTEMBER 19th - ONE WEEK
Ore
II ON
FREE!
$7.50
Set of Ware
With every Majestic Range sold during
this Cooking Exhibition, we will give ab
solutely FREE one handsome set of ware
as shown, This ware. is worth $7.50 if it is
worth a cent. It is the best that can be
bought. We don't add $7.50 to the price
of the range and tell you you are getting
the ware free, but sell all Majestic Ranges
at the regular price. You get the ware free.
Remember this is for exhibition week only.
Ware will not be given after this week.
This ware is on exhibition at our store, and
must be seen to be appreciated.
Come in any day during the week.
Make our store your headquarters. Have
coffee and biscuits with us.
Come, if you intend to buy or not; the
information gained will serve you in the
future.
EVERYBODY WELCOME
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Facts About
The Great Majestic Range
It is the only range in the world made
of Malleable and Charcoal Iron.
It has, beyond any question of a doubt,
the largest and best reservoir.
It uses about half the fuel used on other
ranges, and docs better Work by far.
The Majestic All Copper Nickeled
Reservoir heat;s the water quicker and hotter
than any other. It is the only reservoir
with a removable frame.
The Charcoal Iron Body of the Great
Majestic Range lasts three times as long as
a steel body. .
Being made of non-breakable material,
there is practically no expense for repair
ing the Majestic.
As for baking, it is perfection; not
only for a few months, but for, all time to
come.
A Great Majestic Range lasts three
times as long as a cheap range, but it don't
cost three times as much.
PROOF Wo don't ask you to tiiko our word for any
of the nbovo statements, but if you will call at our store,
a man from tho factory, whuro Majoiitic Ranges aro
mado, will provo to your mitiufnctioi) that tliosu aro ab
solute facts, and will show you innny moro reapona why
iho Great Majestic Ilango is absolutory tho best that
monoy can buy.
EVERYBODY WELCOME
W. H. MERRICK & C
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Maxwell, Nebraska.
PYRICHT
We are Busy! Why?
We have a stock of clean, up-to-date
goods that will bring
business to any jeweler. The
dealer with the complete stock
is the one who gets the busi
ness. Call on us and you will
be convinced that we have a
full stock of everything up-to-date
in the jewelry line.
Dixon, The Jeweler
U. P. WATCH INSPECTOR
8 DR. BROCK, DENTIST, 1?
ii is
U Over First National Bank. )
Phone 148
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John Cox Dead.
John Cox died about C:15 this morn
ing at tho homo of his uon R.
V. Cox at the Elk rooming house,
death being duo to trouble incidont to
old ago, a general breaking down of
tho system. Ho sank into sleep and
passed away without a struggle.
The deceased came to Lincoln county
in 1882 and located on a claim south of
Sutherland. Ho remained there for
several years, and then forced to give
up the homestead on account of the
drouth returned to Excelsior, Iowa
where ho had resided prior to moving
to this county. He returned to North
Platte in the early UO's and had since re
sided here.
A wife and three children are loft to
mourn his death, tho latter being U. V.
Cox, J. D. Cox and Mrs. Robert Dean,
nil residents of this city.
Tho funeral will bo held from the
Elk lodging house at four o'clock to
morrow afternoon.
One thousand styles of llcecc Inied
godUa-just arrived at,The,LchuV!r. -, .
Shop Forces Play Ball.
Base ball fans in North Platto were
treated to a good game of ball yester
day afternoon, tho opposing teams be
ing the.foremen of the Union Pacific
Bhops at Omaha and a similar bunch
from thtf Cheyenne shops tho object of
playing in this city being to split the
distanco each team would need to trav
el. About thirty boosters accompanied
tho Omaha team, and a half dozen or
more camo down with the Cheyennese.
Tho hostilities began at 2:30 in tho
presence of about 300 spectators, and
for ten innings tho game was closely
contested, the players giving evidence
that they were not novices in tho na
tional game. The first two innings
were somewhat raw, but tho following
were of the well done variety nnd it
was anybody's game up to tho tenth
inning, and the crowd howled itself
hoarse. A number of brilliant plays
wero made, John McCabo and George
Likert, former North Platto boys, dis
tinguishing themselves.
Tho batteries wero: Omaha, Bock,
Davids and Fitzpatrick; Cheyenne, Mc
Cabe, Cronland and Parkinson. Oma
ha made seven hits and Cheycnnn
three. The score by innings was:
Omaha 4 00000002 1-7
Cheyonno 2 3000000 1 0-G
James Hart, of this city, officiated
as umpire and gave excellent satisfac
tion. Tho managers of the two tcamB de
sire us to express their thanks to the
North riatte uanu tor tne music ren
dered, and in behalf of the teams ex
pressed their thanks to the people of
North Platto for tho courteous treat
ment given them, saying that they had
thoroughly enjoyed their visit to our
city.
Will be Largely Attended.
The reception which Mrs. Katie
Brown will give tomorrow afternoon to
the children she welcomed into the
world, nnd lso to their mothers, will bo
largely attended, those who nre to bo
guests evincing much interest in this
novel function, and at the same time
will be glad to take occasion to con
gratulate Mrs. Brown on her seven
tieth birth anniversary. All mothers
and children who have been attended by
Mrs. Brown are cordially invited to be
present.
Fine residence lots for sale, im
proved with 5 foot cement sidewalks,
etc
Wm. E- Shumau.
Miss Jennie Sayre, of Grand Island,
is the guest of friends in town, bavin
arrived Ihb latter prt.bf last Wbett.
Hoffmaster Meets with Council.
President Hoffmaster, of tho North
Platto Water Co., arrived in town Fri
day, and that evening attended a spec
ial meeting of the city council called for
the purpose of hearing any proposition
ho might have to ofTer in connection
with tho granting a new franchise to I
the company. Mr. Hoffmaster pre
sented a statement showing tho re
ceipts and expenses of tho plant for tho
past six years. The total receipts dur
ing that period were $80,082.20, and tho
operating expenses $42,515. HI), leaving
a not revenue of $37,530.70 for the six
years or an average of $0,250.12 per
year to pay interest cha rges on an in
vestment of $139,000, or on the $85,000
valuation as found by tlio board of ap
praisers. Figuring in a depreciation of
two per cent per year on the plant,
this net yearly sum is less than six
per cent on the $85,000 investment. Mr.
Hoffmaster said that if tho council
doubted tho figures presented by him,
he would bo glud to have that body ap
point a committeo to go through tho
books, and also to examine the com
panys' bank account. Tho invitation
was accepted, and Councilmen Tobin,
Goodman and Yost wero appointed such
committee, and will make a report at a
meeting of tho council to bo held in tho
near future Two of the committeo
examined the books Saturday and it is
understood that tho statement submit
ted was found correct.
Mr. Holfmaster also stated that his
company would lay 18,000 or 20,000
feet of additional mains at a cost of
from $23,000 to $25,000, and allow tho
council to name tho number of hy
drants to be placed on these additional
mains, but limiting tho number to one
for ech 500 feet of mains or a total
of thirty-eight or forty hydrnntn. At
present the city is paying $3,105 for
fifty-four hydrants, but Mr. Holl'master
stated that tho additional hydrants
would ha put in for an increased cost of
$835 per year, making tho total yearly
cost of ninoty-two hydrants an even
$1,000.
In putting in these extensions to the
muins tho number of domestic users
would not bo very largely increased at
present, as n majority of tho residences
are already suppliod with water through
email mains, so that the increased
revenue to tho company would not lie
largo.
For Sale My residenco property;
house in excellent repair, two lots,
shado and fruit troos, lawn, barn and
electric light. Will bo sold cheap if
tnltan during next three weeks.
GKd. B. Kwinoh.
Fire Ruins Clothing Stock.
Tho stock of clothing and furnishlnf?
goods owned by Schatz & Clabaugh and
located in tho McDonald Bank block,
was heavily damaged by firo Saturday
at midnight. At that hour there were
many people on tho streets following
tho close of tho carnival, nd thoy wero
first apprised of tho firo by an explosion,
followed by n burst of (lames through
tho rear windows which leaped boyond
the roof of tho building. An alarm was
instantly spread, tho hoso companies
responded promptly nnd upon arrival
wero confronted with a seething mass
of (lames and a very denso and hot
smoke. Streams of water were turned
into the room and within fifteen min
utes the (lames wero extinguished.
The store had been closed a few min
ute after cloven o'clock nnd it was a
few tninutcH before twelve when tho
firo wns discovered, yet during this
short interval the (lames had burned or
charred the stock in tho rear half of
tho room, while the goods in tho front
half wero either charred by tho intense
temperature of tho room, blackened by
tho smoke r damaged by water, and
tho room tho following morning pre
sented an appearance that mado ono
feel that ho would not liko to offer
moro than thirty cents for stock nnd
romovo it.
Tho fire started in tho rear of tho
room beneath an overhead gallery, and
evidently burned fiercely, for much of
the ceiling noath tho gallery is burned
through, parts of shelving and counters
wero consumed, nnd sovernl day books
and ledgers, for which there wero not
room in tho snfc, wore burned, or nt
least so badly charred as to making tho
writing illegible.
The firm carried a stock valued at
from $18,000 to J20.000, on which thcro
insurance amounting to $14,000, Just
what thu pcrcentagu of loss will bo can
not be ascertained until the stock is
gone through by tho adjusters, but it
will certainly bo heavy.
Tho origin of tho fire is not known,
hut the most plausible theory advanced
is that there was a leakage from tho
gas plant both electric light and gaso
line being used and that an electric
spark from a defective insultation, at
some point whero tho wiro crossod n
pipe, cnused tho uccummulated gns to
ignite nnd explode, thus cnusing tho
(lnme, noticed by by-stnnders, to burst
through tho roar windows.
Must Take their Turn.
Tho Tribuno office is boing flooded
with commnnicationnon tho court houso
question, some favoring and othors op
posing tho proposition. These articles
aro so numerous that wo cannot find
room for them as fast as thev nro re
ceived, and thoy will bo published in
tnoir turn. Moth sides will, however.
bo treated fairly no favoritism will bo
shown.
Fpr sale, two sections of good hay;
twenty cents per aero; b!x miles north
of Wallace, section 5 and 9-11-31. Ap
ply to Harper Real Estate Co., Wallace,
Neb.
rrounto riotico 10 creditor.
In thu county court of Lincoln county. No
braNka. In tlio matter of tliu estate of Albartlnti
Pamolson, deceased
Notion Is hereby ulvmi, that tlio creditor
of Hid unlil ilecenHed will meet tlio administra
tor of KtUd eHUte, lieforo im County JikIko
of Lincoln county, Nelirunliii, at tlio county
court room In Bold county, on tho :id day of
Oetolxir. 1WH, nnd on tlio M dny of April
HKjO, ml) o'clock a m. each day, for tho pur
posoof prummtlmr their cUIium for examina
tion, adjustment and allowntico. Six month
aro allowed for credllorN to iirc.simt tholr
claim and 0110 year for tho admlnlHtrator
to ttcttln . Hnlfl estate, from tho 11 It day
.July. IWKt This tiotleo will bo mibllHlipd
In tho North Platto Tribune, for olKlit
tnicee.silvo iiiililluatlotiM prior to tho !td day
of October. MM,
VltnenH in v hand and noal of nald court thin
8th day of Hentimibor, A, 1). MM
w, u. ici.nrcit.
n8-I County Judiro,
China Painters.
We have a full lino of Whito Saxony
China, also iluvlland, for decorating.
, (JiJlNTb Thto JeMslct, .
Millinery Openin
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY
September 10th, 11th and 12th,
at The Leader.
MISS A. McCLOSKEY, OF CHICAGO, will have
her opening on the above dates with the
LATEST CREATIONS
for the season of 1908, and cordially invites the
ladies of North Platte and vicinity to attend and
see the styles she has to offer.
The Latest Aerial Machine
can't be of higher or better
quality than the Forest King
cigar, which is a pure Havana
filler, well made, excellent
flavor and which we sell , for
five cents. We don't hesitate-to.
call this our leader.
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