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TWENTY-FOURTH YEAJt.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, OKGKMHEll 11, l!M)U.
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Tho mnrriago of Lewis Hutchins nnil
Miss Kato Hartman occurred nt tho
Catholic church Tuesday morning, Rev.
Carroll officiating.
Wanted Janitor for Presbyterian
church. Apply to Butler Buchanan.
Silas R. Barton, Grand Recorder of
the A. O. U. W. and Stato Auditor
elect will be hero next Monday night,
Dec. 14th, to visit Tate Lodgo No. 64,
at their annual meeting for tho election
of officers. All members are requested
to bo present.
Fur trimmed Felt Slippora for ladies
and children. A very nico Christmas
present. Small, the Big Shoe Man.
Merchants say tho holiday trade is
opening up in very good shape, the
people showing a desire to make their
purchases early. This is tho proper
way. The one who leaves his or her
buying to the last day selects from a
depleted stock.
John nnd Oliver Shaner, of Maxwell,
were in town yesterday transacting
business. Oliver recently moved to
Illinois, and is here on business con
nected with his farm. He will prob
ably movo back to Nebraska in a couple
of years.
C. L. Ross, of Myrtle, and Miss
Marie Ockermnn, of this city, wore
nnited in marriage by Judge Elder
Tuesday forenoon. The couple im
mediately left for Myrtle, where- they
will reside on a farm.
Manager Stamp has had application
for a number of seats from Maxwell,
B'ady and Hcrshey people for the pro
duction of "Tho Devil's Auction" next
Monday evening. Attendants will not
be disappointed in this excellent and
amusing play.
Chafing Dishes, Leather Goods, Hair
Combs, Fountain Pens, Cut Glass,
Watches, Diamonds and the finest line
of jewelry ever displayed in our city.
Call early and get the best selection.
Dixon, Tho Jeweler.
Tho vaudovillo at tho opera house
picture show this week is among the
nest that has appeared. The work of
these people together with the excel
lent pictures and fine illustrated songs
lias made tho opera house an attractive
ace Tor those seeking amusement.
There will be tho usual chango of pro
gram tonight.
At tho meeting of tho board of edu
cation Tuesday evening it was decided
to give the schools n vacation from
December 18th to January 4th. A, res
olution was also passe! objecting to
tho high school or any of its associa
tions snaring in benefits of tho picture
shows on the ground that such would
detract from the evening Btudy hour.
A wrestling match between Jimmie
Show of Missouri nnd 0. M. Penning
ton, of this city, is announced for Sat
urday night at tho opera houso.
A well nttended nnd very enjoyable
dancing party was given at the Ma
sonic hall Tuesday evening under tho
management of Harvey Van Dorau.
Tho big national corn show at Omaha
opened Wednesday forenoon, and al
ready tho success of the affair is guar
anteed. North Plattn and Lincoln
county will send a number of visitors
to the show.
We handlo nil kinds of Milwaukee
Sausages, tho best manufactured.
Come and see what wo have.
TitAMr, Tho Grocer.
Word was received Tuesday night of
tho death of John Barnell at the sy
lum nt Hastings, to which institution
ho was taken several months ago.
The remains were brought here yester
day and funeral services held this af
ternoon from tho Baptist church.
Rev. J. F. Judkins, eolportuer with
wagon No. 13, of tho American Bap
tist Publication Society, stopped at
the Baptist parsonago Wednesday eve
ning on hiB Way to Grand Island. He
was in prayer-meeting with Rev. Fn
voright and had a largo part in making
helpful for the twenty-two members
who were present.
t Tho COO Club held a particularly en
joyable session Tuesday evening nt the
homo of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Dent.
Owing to tho illness of somo members
and others being out of town, only five
tables were called into use. In serving
Mrs. Dent was assisted by Misses
Kricker, Scannoll nnd Bare. Tho next
session of tho club will bo held at the
Cunningham rinidonpi mi Mm nvoninir
of January first.
Pearl desk and manicuro novelties
aro very much in vogue this season.
wo have selected a superb line for tho
holidays.
DIXON, The Jeweler.
Local officers were notified Wednes
day to bo on the watch for four men
who sawed their way out of the Grand
Island jail Tuesday night. One of the
escaped prisoners is Thomas Hnley,
charged with robbing tho po3toffice at
Callaway, and while confined in the
jaii in this city several months ago,
sawed his way out of jail but was sub
sequently recaptured.
A dninty Christmas package of per
fume makes a pleasing Christmas gift.
For'salo at Schiller & Co.
Tho following officers were elected nt
the last regular meeting of tho Worn
nn's Relief Corps: President, Mrs. C
T. Robinson; Senior Vice President,
Mrs. Sylvester Friend; Junior Vice
President, Mrs. S. W. Wnrnock; Chap
lain, Mrs. Kato Brown; Conductor Mrs.
Mary Fuller; Secretary Mrs. John N.
Bonner: Treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Mc
Michael. Men's tan and black Houso Slippers.
Warm and comfortable. Small, tho
Big Shoo Man.
Attend tho Keith Theatro Wednesday
night, Dec. 16th, and see tho five act
comedy drama, "A Modern Woodman,"
given by thirty local people, directed
by Walter M. Ellis, who has been suc
cessfully presenting his play in various
cities in Nebraska during tho past
vear. You'll eniov it whether n Modern
Woodman or not, and besides you want
to go where the crowd goes,
Holiday and decorntive boxes of sta
tionery at prices to suit all purses.
SCHILLEIt & Co.
Quit a number of citizens nssembled
nt tho Commercial Club rooms Tuesday
eveningto discuss the proposed tuber
culosis exhibit nnd lectures, but Mr.
Cisper, who was to have been present,
failed to make connections, nnd will
not bo here until December 17th. Citi
zens nrcsent at tho meeting were in
favor of sccurinK tho exhibit, and ar
rangements to that end will probably
bo made when Mr. Uospor arrives.
Diamonds for Christmas are a safe
investment, as well as an always nc
coptable gift. Wo arc offering this
season somo exceptional values in fine
diamonds. Let us show you wo can savo
you money. UIXON, I he Jeweler,
Amone tho very many clover things
that have become part and parcel of
tho ka eidoscopic performance of Lhns.
II. Yale's "Everlasting Devil's Auc
tion" nro n number of exceedingly
funny and intricate trick scenes that
are each year introduced in this popular
show play. Air. laio siaies mat in
tho nresent twentv-eichth edition there
will bo no deviation to this rule, and
that there will bo introduced a new
and very laughable trick sceno entitled
"The Magic Picture Gallery," in which
"Toby" the transformed donkey, again
meets his old enemy "Chars", tho
sprito, resulting in the introduction of
a series of now tricks, odd mechanical
effects, sceno leaps, star and vampire
trap workings, etc., all of which will
provo moBt interesting to tho oldest
or youngest theatre goen At tho
Keith Thoatro noxt Monday evening.
Among the items of cash which the
treasury department will need the coin
ing year, says a Washington dispatch,
is $60,000 for tho federal building nt
North Platte. Thero is some question
in the minds of local residents whether
this means a partial pavment of tho
sum appropriated for tho North Platte
building or whether It means that the
original ppropriation is insufficient
to construct such a bui dinir ns the ar
chitect has designed.
Palmer's Perfumes and Sachet Pow
ders. There are none better.
SciliLLEit & Co., Exclusive Agents.
Evangelist Dan Shannon .cannot be
gin meetings here until tho first of Jan
uary. He was held a week longer nt
Oregon City thnn expected. In five
weeKs meetings there con verts wero
reported, more than half of these being
men. Up to tho timn ho left 200 had
united with tho Baptist church and
many had united with other churches.
Shnnnon is now in Corning, Cal., and
cunnot get through there until about
the holiday season. Then he will come
to North Platte.
For Sale.
Pure bred Duroc-Jersey boars. Good
bono and shape. Also pure bred Barred
Plymouth Rock nnd Buft Orpington
Cockerels. Will take grain in trade.
Call on or address Blankenburg Bros.,
North Platte, Neb.
Railroad Notes.
Will Voscipka held the number which
drew the hundred dollar cut glass punch
bowl and glnsses oltered at Uixon s.
Conductor McCormick and Brakeman
Tracy, tho survivors of tho wreck at
Boric, huve been dismissed from ser
vice. They were to a certain degree
responsible for tho runaway train.
Orders have been issued to scrnno un
and load about twenty cars of sand
from tho vicinity of tho ice lake. This
sand will be distributed at points along
tho road and used for bedding stock
cars.
Followins: tho charco that tho run
away train which was wrecked at Bor
ie some time ago was not properly in
spected at Laramie, thirty men have
been added to tne enr inspection nnd
repair force at that placo.
About ono hundred Greeks, who had
been employed on construction work on
the North Klvcr branch, came down
Wednesday nnd remained in town until
last night, when the greater number
of them left for the east.
Harrv Bruechmnm. a loner time resi
dent of Grand Island, wns struck by
train No. 6 at one of tho crossings in
that city Tuesday and instantly killed.
Ho had a plain view of tho incoming
train, but failed to notice it.
Tho State Journal savs that tho two
bigrail-oad projects of the coming year
in Nebraskn will bo tho building of tho
Burliniiton from Nowark to Guernsey
and the completion of tho north river
branch through to Medicine Bow. This
is n consumntion devoutly wished by
the people oi XNorin t'latte.
It is said that while in town Tuesday
Supt. Anderson called a number of
Third district trainmen into tho office
nnd delivered n vory straightforward
temperance lecture. Tho "Colonel"
pointed out that intcmpernnce was not
only immoral, but it persisted In would
cost tho men their positions.
Trades.
Why not trade something that you
havo got that you don't want, for
something that you do want? I havo
drug stocks, hardwaro stocks, grocory
stocks livery barns, automobiles.
houses nnd lots, farms, etc., located
nil nvnr thn mnntrv. 1 wnnlrl tn tn
got a few tracts of land to trndo for
somo of these things. Call and see me.
DH. D. E. Mokiull,
Office over McDonald's Bunk.
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Mrs. Fred Richnrda left Wednesday
for u visit with relatives nt Odessa.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Lambert. Sr.. left
Wednesday night for a visit with rel
atives nt Hastings.
O. H. Thooleckc will tro to Lnrnmie.
Wyo., the early part of noxt week for
tho purpose of closinir n real estate
deal.
Miss Bossio Smith returned Tuesday
morning from a two months' visit with
friends at Salt Lake City.
Edward Walker left Wednesday
night for Memphis, Tenn.. where he
will combine business with pleasure
for a couple of weeks.
Arthur Plummer. of Denver, has
been transacting business in town and
adjacent points for a couple of duys,
having arrived yesterday morning.
Afro ITnInn Wlilfn tirtm lino Knnn
...u. i. iii.v, iv ..v .... a U i. v- i
visiting in Pennsylvania since returning
from her Europenn trip, will arrive
homo the early part of next week.
O. M. Brotemnrklo, who nrrived
from Cumberland. Md., Tuesday to
nssumo charcro of tho Y. M. C. A., wns
accompanied by his wife nnd child. Tho
tribune welcomes theso worthy people
to North Platte, and trusts they will
find their residence with us over plcns-unt.
Mr. nnd Mrs. G. W. McDownll nro
expected back from Denver tomorrow
night, nnd u. 1 . burns, who has had
charge of the local weather bureau
will return to Denver. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Burns during theirstav in North Plntte
havo won the esteem of nil with whom
they have become acquainted, and
these regret their departure.
The Waterworks Franchise.
The ordinance granting a franchise
to tho water company has passed a
second reading in the city council and
will come ;up for final passage at the
next meeting of that body.
i. ins ordinance provides for a twenty
year franchise with tho option of pur
chase by tho citv at tho end of each
fivo years, tho valuation of tho plant
in case of purchase to be determined
by three appraisers. It Is also pro
vided that tho water company shall lay
three miles of six inch mains; part of
this to bo used in replacing present two
inch mains, nnd the remninder in ex
tensions to outlying districts. Thirty
four additional hydrants nro to bo
placed, making n total of eighty-eight
In return for tho nriviloirc of this
Trnnchiso the ordinance provides for a
eduction in hvdrantrentaland in water
for domestic use. At present tho city
s pnying $60 per year per hvdrant:
under the new frnnchise the price will
bo $40 per year per hydrant. In other
words wo are now paying $;i,2iu per
year lor mty-four hydrants, while
under the new ordinance or Irnnchiso
wo will pay $3,f20 for eighty-eight hy-
irants.
Tho ordinance nlso call3 for a straight
reduction of fifteen per cent on water
charges for domestic purposes. This
is certainly n liberal raduction. and
ono thnt should satisfy the people.
iho ordinance also vests in the coun
cil tho right to adjust, regulate or lower
water rates ounnir tho lie ot the lrnn-
ehise, and also reserves the right to the
city to grant a franchiso to another
company or to erect a municipal plant.
It seems to us that tho ordinnnco is
fnir, and asks about all tho conces
sions necessary.
1 1 TEE CHRISTMAS SHOPPER 1
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K. C's Elect Officers.
Tho local lodiro of Kniirhta of Colum
bus held an election of officers Wednes-
lay evening with the followine result:
Grnnd Knight, Leo Tobin; Deputy
Knight, Chan. Ell; Chancellor, Chns.
I'nss; Warden, r. J. McUovern: Re
corder F. T. Redmond: Trens.. Wm
Connelly; Fin. Sec, J. J. DoRolf; ArJ
vocnte, Uan McKee; Lecturer, Job,
Suinn; Inner Guard, W. J. Landgraf;
uter Guard, M. D. O'Keefe; Trustee,
W. u. waloney.
Followinir tho election a bannuet was
held, the menu being Borved by Mrs.
Armstroug. C. A. Weary, of Washing
ton. D. C. who was oxnectod to meet
with the council, w'red that ho had
changed his route, but would meet with
them on hia return from Denver.
Pawnee Bill Joins Cody.
William F. Cody. "Buffalo Bill." is a
guest at the Paxton hotel. Ho arrived
in Omaha from New York Tuesday
morning onroute to liis homo in Cody,
Wyo. He stopped oif to take in tho
corn show. His sfln-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gnrlow of
North Platte, met him in Omaha.
Mr. Cody has just completed an ar
rangement whereby he will take in
Major Gordon Lilly, as a partner in his
show business next season. Mr. Lilly
is known in tho show world ns "Paw
nee Bill", and tho two shows will be
mergod into ono.
"My principal object in doinir this."
said Mr. Cody, "in that I want to get
somo younger blood associated with my
show. I don t want the show to pass
out of existenco when I do. I want to
perpetuate it for tho next generation.
so it may know something of what
frontier life wns."
Mr. Cody says his show has traveled
16,000 miles the past season und given
11)8 performances without miBsinir one.
Colonel Cody will leavo Wednesday
night for Cody, Wyo., where tho town
have prepared a public reception for
the founder of the town. During all
his trips in this country nnd in foreign
Innda Colonel Cody has had his heart
tet on making Cody ono of the finest
western towns and oventually to make
it the main entrance to Yollowstono
National Park. To that end he has
built n fine stag lino to the park from
Cody and has several splendid mountain
resorts along tho route Uinnna boo.
Who is looking for jjifts that give comfort, that adds attractiveness and that are not
soon cast aside, is invited to visit our store. Here she or he will find those
things that tend to make the home surroundings pleasant and enjoyable. This store
is full of gifts that will be appreciated by the one who receives them. For instance,
we have:
A Magnificent Line of Leather Couches, Rocking Chairs, Chiffoneirs,
Library Tables, China Closets, Sideboards and Brass Beds; hundreds
of Handsome Pictures; Fine Carving Sets and other Tabic Cutlery;
in fact so many substantial articles suitable for gifts that we cannot
enumerate them. r? tty rji
The range of prices on these articles is such as to suit the pocketbook of all. Your
inspection of our stock is respectfully solicited.
4 GINN & WHITER
kislmas Cloak. Suit and Fur Sale
at THE LEADER.
We have just received a large consignment of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Cloaks,
jj the latest and finest that have been shown this season. We place them on sale and
ly will guarantee to save you from twenty-five to fifty cents on every dollar you invest.
Ej Any one wishing to buy a cloak or suit or set of furs for a Christmas gift should call
gj early and get the advantage of a full stock.
THE LEADER,
JULIUS PIZER, Proprietor.
Baptist Church.
Much interest is manifest nmontr us.
Ono man was baptised last week.
This man nnd his wife received the
hand of fellowship lust Sunday morn
ing. In the evening a young lady came
forward and then on Wednesday night
asked for church membership. Thero
may be a baptism next Sunday niirht.
The morning service will bo given to
tho last sermon in tho series on
"Work". Tho evening meeting will be
evangelistic, followed by tho young
people's meeting as usual.
See tho fitio line of Christmas china
at Rincker'8 book Btore.
Stormy Weather Coming
pretty soon. The season for
wet walking, wet feet, and
pneumonia. That is, if you
are not provided with stormy
weather footwear. Be wise
and secure a pair of our
Water and Weather
Proof Shoes
Prices: $3.50, $4.50, $5.50
and $6.00.
S MA. J -i L
The Big Shoe Man.
521 Dewey Street,
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Mutual Building and Loan Association j
OF NORTH PLATTE, NEB. j
ORGANIZED 1887.
ASSETS
$2S9,8S6.05
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Office 622 Dewey Street.
In ordor to supply funds for lonn applications approved nnd allowed
by its board of directors, this association will issue a limited amount of
its paid up stock, in nny amount from ?100.00 to $5,000.00. This pnid
up stock draws dividends at tho rato of six percent per annum, payable
March 1st and Sept. 1st of each year, nnd may bo withdrawn at any
timo upon thirty days' notice.
All of tho assets of tho association being invested in first mortgages
on improved real cBtuto in tho City of North Platte and tho association
being operated under tho supervision of tho State Ranking Board, thero
can bo no safer investment.
T. C. PATTERSON, President; SAMUEL G00ZEE, Secretary;
E. S. DAVIS, Asst. Secretary.
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McDONELL & GRAVES, NORTH PLATTE, NEB.