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We Thank the Public for Their Liberal Holi
day Patronage, and Wish One and All
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
CLINTON, THE JEWELER.
THE MIRROR, j
Making a Match.
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Mm. W. H. Shohonoy left last night
for a visit with friends at Ft. Collins,
Colo.
George Jinnnic, n senior at the state
university, in spending tho holidr.y va
cation at home.
Arthur Boyd returned to town last
evening and will renumo work in the
Wilcox Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Delaney will
upend Christmas with relatives at
Gothenburg.
Miss Alice 'Birgc, a studont at the
Htato university, is homo to spend tho
holiday vacation.
Mobc McFnrland and family left last
night for Cedar Itnpids, Neb., to spond
Christmas with relatives.
M. B. Crydorman transacted buslnesj
in Omaha several dayH this week, re
turning homo this morning.
Miss JesBlo Workman, who is atten
ding business college at Hastings, in
home to spend Christmas.
Mrs. E. A. Boyd went to Coznd to
spend Christmas with relatives. Mr.
Boyd will go down tonight.
County Commissicnor Springer, of
Brady, was in town Tncaday and Wed
nosday transacting business.
Mr. and Mrs. Joo Moonoy loft Wed
nesday on a ton days visit with their
daughters at Shelton and Grand Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Ncls Hummer and
(laughter hnvo gone to Sidney to spend
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ah
rons.
Tho county commissioners will meet
in session next Monday ami close up
tho huslnoos of tho year as far as
possible
Mrs.. 0, W. Slzemorotuid two children
wont tq Hortihoy this morning, where
thoy will , spend Chrlstmaji. with rcla
tlvos.
Mr," and Al Tift loft this morning for
Omaha and from thoro will go to Mc
Cook to visit. Thoy will return homo
via Donver.
Miss Louiao Weisgorher, who had
been making a protracted ntrty at Mis
Bouln, Mont., returned homo tho early
part of tho week.
Georgo Brownoll was called to Grcc
loy, Col., Tuosday by a tologratn un
nouncing tho sorious illness of hU
father.
Syl Friond, who had a boon night po
itccman, succecuH name Uliroyl as
chlof and JaBon Sawyer succeeds L. E
HastingB on tho night force.
jonn uuaunun nnu uohurt payers o
Grand Island, who had been visiting n
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Murrin loft Tuosday night for Cnl
ifornia,
It is announced that Horace G. Burt
formerly president of tho Union Puci
fie will' succeed A. B. Stlcknov as nroB
iifent of tho Chicago Great Western
railway,
Membcra of tho l E. 0. and thei
husbands will form a thcatro party a
tho presentation of "Little Johnny
Jonea" Saturday evening. There will
bo thirty In tho pnrty.
v. u. uonguon rpceivoii ins now
Cadillac uutomobilo yostorday and wll
nt once loam to successfully drive it
Thi cur is a hundriomo looking machine
lias four cylinders nnu runs vory
smoothly.
Mr. and MrH. Stroup, Jr., loft Wee'
neaduy for Chicago whero thoy wl
spond ChristmuH and the week follow
Ing with relatives. From thoro they
go to Topka, whero thoy will remain
ii few days.
Deputy l'outmaster Sturgos mild thi
morning that the Christmas business a
tho post-olllce had been ono-thlrd great
or than in any pruvioiiB year. This nn
piles to both recolpta nud shipments
This increase can bo taken as an ov
denco of tho prosperity of our people
Taft graduated from Yalo collog
nnd accepted a job as reporter in Cln
ciunatl at $0 a woek. lie didn't hugglo
about-itho wages; ho wont to work
Ono reason bo many men never got
unywhero is thut they profor to loaf
than to begin work at what they arc
worth. It is a hard blow to tho aver
age collcgo graduate to find that he
must start at tho bottom, but ho learns
it Bootier or later or else ho novqr
learnn anything.
W. lom Brown, who has been con
fined to tho house for n couple of weeks,
is reported much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Ginthcr are the
guests of relatives in town, having ar
rived Wednesday from Scotts Bluffs,
whore they havo been located for sev
eral weeks. Mr. Ginthcr is traveling
for the Baldwin Piano Co., of Chicago.
Leo Pong, of the American restau
rant, remembered acquaintances by
sonding them Chineso embroidered
handkerchiefs nnd silk mufflers, while
the Jap boys at tho 1'nlnco Cafe sent
out unlquo ivory tooth picks.
(Copyright, VKi, by A merle mi Preu Amo-
c! iMon.j
Ileim Teotl was to be married to
Johan Teplraltl. Hon was pretty as
u picture and was the envy of all the
girls of the village, ami all the young
men enrled Johan his possession of
her.
But ou the dny of tho wedding a?
tho young pair were leading a proces
sion to the little church nn ofllccr of
tho law stepped up to ltcna and laid
a rougn nana on ner shoulder, Sue,
the groom, the peasant nttendantr,
stood aghast. But the olDcer, never
faltering in h!n duty, led her nwny and
locked her up In a cell.
Instead of becoming a bride Ilena
became a couvlct. Her lover, con
vlnccd of her guilt, turned away from
her when the judge pronounced tho
sentence, and she went to her prison
home without n word of cither sym
pnthy or reproach from him. Only her
poor mother lcfrlcndcd her, wept over
her, oncournged her.
Itcna In prison fell Into a Rtupor. She
hardly know when It was day and
when It wns night. She hardly
thought. After awhile hIic began to
realize her position. Bhe raved and
tried to dash out her brains against
tho wall of her cell. But a sudden
thought camo over her a thought with
which was allied a heaven born hope.
Her beauty would she destroy It?
What UBo would It ever be to her?
0. II. Thoelccko reports thn follow
ing eoles of land during tho past week: Then a possthlo future reunion with
highty acres southwest of town to tho lover who had come bo near being
Promus Forfltedt, sovcnty-Bovcn acrca
north of Hershtiy to Dallas Carlisle,
01" acres north of Horshcy to T. C.
Sherman.
Last Monday was one of the most
busy days North Platto merchants have
had in years, almost equaling in tho
volumo of business tho preceding Sat
urday. Tho holiday trade, which closca
her husband occurred to her. In ten
ycara Hho would bo free
Hho know thnt Bho was Innocent, nnd
sho knew the jrfrl who had commhtcd
tho crime for which she wns accused.
But what could she, a prisoner, do to
provo tho real criminal? For ten years
her hands would be tied. Then per
haps Bho could begin to weave tho
thread of crldenco. And If sho sue
today, hhB as a whole, been very satis- cec,lc1 7 S"M,OHO Johnn wcro Rtln
factory to local merchants.
I ho Indoor Picnic Club was enter
tained Tuesday ovonlng by Miaa May
Walker. A featuro of tho evening wan
an electrically lighted Christmas tree
ladoncd with gifts for the mumbors,
nnd tho opening of tho packages and
tho nature of tho gifts created much
morrlmont. Tho usual picnic lunch,
spread on tho floor and surrounded by
tho jolly party, was uorved.
Gcorgo M. Cohn's phonomonnl musi
cal success "Little Johnny Jones" will
be presented In this city Saturday even
ing with nil tho original production and
by a company numbering seventy
people. No muBical play produced in re
cent times has made such a dccldod im
pression. Its music hns for n year been
tho moat popular in America whllo tho!
without n sweetheart? Ah, then she
would need her beauty. She would not
mar It by striking her head against the
wall.
From that moment her Iooicb were
nil to her. But there was no way of
watching It to uoto If It wnned. One
article of toilet waa denied the women
prisoners, a mirror. Often they would
plead with their Jailers for tho coveted
glnss, but It waH never granted them
As the years passed Itcna more and
more longed to hoc a reflection of her
fenturoB. She afiked her fellow prld
onors If her comeliness were growing
less. Tho most kindly of them told her
that sho wns every day more lwnutl
ful. A few Inhuman hclncM told her
Bho wns growing homely. Which
should she bellove? Oh, for a bit o
mirror, even tho tiniest, to get one
gllmpao of her fncel
Itcna waa cnvcntten wlimj nbo wai
play Iteelf 1b Bpolcen of by io most wmtonccd nDd hnA B'n"Kl fttoo Tm"
able critics ns most original and clover.
Mrs. Wingot, for many years a resi
dent of North Platto, diod at tho homo
of her (laughtor-ln-luw, Mrs. C. II.
Wlngct, Wednesday morning nt tho
ago of Bovcnty-throo years. Tho hus
band oi tho deceased was killed in tho
local tallroad yurds a scoro or more
years ago, and hor son C. II. Winget,
aieu n counio oi years ago
Sho is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. F. L. Itork, at prosont living in
Miasourl.
Thoy wore talking of criminal cason
tho othor day when u former doputy
sheriff rccallod tho tlmo when Col.
Bill Bontty, of Brady, had a fellow
arrested for stealing a saddlo which
waa subsequently recovered. Tho fol
low was about to bo brought into court
but looked So meek that Hill's big
hoart went out to him. nnd ho pro
posed to tho follow that if ho gavo him
a cheap horso that ho owned and had
without over having had that gllmpso,
Iter hair had been cut when she en
tcrcd tho prison nnd wns not long
enough for her to bco It. One day a
hair came out in her hand. It wns
white. Sho pulled out another. It, too,
wns white. They were all white
prison olllclal camo along tho corridor.
Sho stretched forth her hnnds nild
with streaming eyes Implored him to
bring her for Just one moment n mlr
ror. Ho shook It Ik head nnd pnssed on
Tho tenth year had half passed and
ltcna waa looking forward to freedom
and n possible vindication when ono
day an ofllclnl came to her and told
hor that the girl who nnd committed
tho crlmo, was dead and before her
death sho had confessed nil to a priest
ah soon ns tue formal legal papers
could ho executed the Innocent ono
would be permitted to leavo the prison
Then came word from Johnn that he
hnd loved llcun always, though ho had
bclloved her guilty. Ho had tried
conquer his love, nut u mm grown
stronger each year. Ho would not bo
freo to como to her till tho next any
loft nt Beatty's, ho would dismiss tho but ho would como then
caso nnd pay tho costs. Assenting to
Una tho follow loft tho country with
out delay. A fow days later Col.
Bontty discovered that tho follow had
stolen tho horso from a Gothenburg
party, nnd sinco thon his heart docs not
go out bo Btrongly to those accused of
theft.
Splendid Vacant Residence
Lots, imprnved with cement
sidewalks and sewer. $250
to $40n per lot. For Sale by!
Win. b. Shunian.
Itcnn dreaded tho meeting. When
her lover would boo that her beauty
had gone, that her hair was white, ho
would suroly turn nwny from her.
Sho did not nsk for n mirror now; shu
dreaded to seo what her face was lllto,
Sho would wait and note by her lover's
expression when ho saw her whether It
was ploaslng or disagreeable.
Tho hours till ho camo wcro houni of
torture. She had but little hopo that
any of her beauty remnlnpd and be
Iloved that htr fuco wan as wrinkled
as her lmlr waa white. But watt. She
would bco what It was In Johun's eyes
Sho Bent word to him to bring a mlr
ror when ho came.
Johan was there at last. A Jalle
ennio to Honn's cell and said she wns
wanted. IIo led hor to a reception
room, whero she stood alone. A door
oponed, nnd a man with grizzly hair
and n habltunl melancholy stamped on
his face entered. lie stopped, looked
nt Itcna eagerly an though confused
between two pictures pictures of tho
then and tho now. Presently n plena
urable expression began to steal ove
his features as a pleasing dawn rlse:i
In tho Bky, and, Hlartlng forward, ho
took her in his iirins.
"My iiiy'-sho gasped "Is It all
t;ono, Johnn? For the lovo of God tell
mo, and tell mo truly I"
"It Is different, Hweetheart. There
U n ppJoudld contrast of young face
ami Himwy liutr. Here, look for your
Heir."
IIo hold up a mirror, Heim turned
Von will bo
'Twill happen apain unless
you wear a pair of our water
proof shoes.
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mclus caused by WCt leet. Bona turned and looked. For a .1110
In every desirable last 1 0 11 B" Bt,,ncrt stunned by hor white
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(Copyright, 1903, by American Iroa Aao-
elation.
Mrs. nunnlman'H hobby was match
making. When Mr. Charles IVlwln
Lupton took up his residence In the
city of Mrs. Ilunnlman's home and
presented n letter of Introduction to
her, her first thought was bow to pre
sent him to society, the second how to
present him with a wife. She de
termined to invito the soclnl leaders
to meet him nt dinner nnd to give him
for n tabic companion n lady, also a
newcomer, In whose social preferment
she took n deep Interest.
Mr. Lupton was a man of forty, In
tellectual, good looking, well to do and
of aristocratic meln. nc had been
abroad for some time, and Mrs. Ilunnl-
man knew nothing of his nntecedenta
except that he was vouched for in Uie
highest terms In hta letter of introduc
tion. But no one would mistake 1dm
for anything else than a gentleman.
Miss Overlander, whom Mrs. Hunnl
man designed for Mr. Lupton's wife,
wns thirty-two years old and still a
beautiful woman. But a friend of Mrs.
Ilunulmun told some one, who told oth-
era, thnt Ml ms Overlander waa not
MLss Overlander at alL
When the dinner guests were asscm
bled In the drawing room, Mrs. Hunnl
man took Mr. Lupton's arm and led
him to tho lady beside whom ho wan to
alt at tablo. There was something bo
distinguished In both Mr. Lupton's
nnd Miss Ovcrlnnder's person and
manner thnt the hum of conversation
ceased, and nil eyes wcro fixed upon
the couple. Both bowed low, the man
mado somo casual observation, tho
woman replied by an assenting nod,
tho guests resumed their chat, and not
long afterward all passed Into tho din
Ing room.
There Is one thing thnt matchmakers
who ore real matchmakers never do,
They carefully abstain from any word
or act that will Intimate their Inten
tlona to the objects of their designs,
Mrs. nunnlmnn hnd thus abstained In
the present ense, though It had been
whispered nmong the dinner guests
thnt bIic had Intentions concerning Mr,
Lupton nnd Miss Ovorlaudcr, and dur
ing tho dinner the couplo were the re
cipients of curious glances. The con
versation between tho two seemed nt
first a trlllo constrained, and Mrs.
Hunnlmnn wns not especially encour
nged ns to the mnttcr she had In view.
Tho lndy Beemed not especially at
tracted to her dinner companion, who
showed n trifle of embarrassment con
sequent upon her coldness, nnd when
shortly after the soup Bho entered Into
conversation with the gcnUeman sit
tlntr on her other Bids Mr. Lupton
turned to the lady on his other nldc
and becamo unlimited.
But at a dinner patty otm cusnot
lgnoro hta or bar fltnne tonrpanfon
very long without being considered
rude, nnd Mr. Lupton nnd MIsb Over
lander soon found themselves forced to
entertain each other or sit In silence,
Tho lady by this tlmo seemed to have
mado up her mind to mnkc the best of
n bad bargain nnd ventured Bovcrnl re
marks to tho gentleman, who sat very
stiffly beside her restlessly fingering
tho ntcm of his wineglass and only re
plied In n perfunctory manner. It be-
came evident to several of the com
pany who were In the secret of the
hostess' mntchmnklng that Mr. Lupton
nt lenst was allowing a suro sign of
entanglement plnuo. Then he raddo
somo remark lu a tono too low to bo
heard except by MIbs Overlander,
whereupon Bho hnnghtlly turned her
back on him.
This was near tho close of tho din
ner. When the guests wcro departing,
Mrs. Hunnlmnn naked Mr. Lupton how
ho was pleased with tho lady she had
assigned him for the evening. Ills ro
ply wns a Bnort nnd an nngry turning
nwny. As Miss Overlander came down
from tho ladles' cloakroom she re
eclved the snmo question with regard
to Mr. Lupton. "Delighted," wns her
reply In n tone calculated to freeze the
marrow In the bones of the questioner,
When tho Inst guests were depart
lng, Mr. Ilunnimnn, who had gone out
to put n lndy In her cnrrlage, returned
with a blank look ou his face and
whispered to his wife:
"My denr, what do you think?"
"What?"
"Mr. Lupton nnd Miss Overlnnder
havo gone In the snmo carriage.
"For heaven's Bake! What does It
mean?"
Now, tho departure of tho newly In
troduced couple was seen by two men
of tho party who wero starting for
their club. Moved by curiosity, fhey
followed In their carriage. Two bourn
later they returned to tho Ilunnimnn
mansion and called for tho head of the
house. He came down from his bed
room In pajamas
"Hunnlmnn," said ono of the visit
ors, "It Is our duty ns your friend to
wnni yon that you nnd your wlfo nre
being deceived, There's something
wrong very wrong about MIhs Over
lander."
"Oh, heaveiiH!" exclaimed Mrs. Hun
nlmnn from tho lauding above
"Wo saw her leavo your house In n
carriage with Lupton. We considered
It our duty to you to follow thorn
They drove through the park for an
hour nud n half, then to u hotel, whero
they registered nH Mr. and Mrs. C 13
Lupton."
"c're mined," cried Mrs. Hunnl
man from alovo. "I'll never hold up
my head In society again."
At that moment there was a ring nt
tho bell. Mr, Ilunnlman opened tho
door nnd wns handed n tulotram. Ho,
rend aloud:
ThcmToj ror rtunlttrttr nn emtmsta mar-
ma aoapie.
THE:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
of North Platte, Nebraska.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital .... $100,000.00
Surplus Fund - - - 20,000.00
Stockholders' Liability - 100,000.00
Guarantee Fund for Depositors $220,000.00
(Not considering quick assets nnd cash resources)
DIRECTORS'
E. F. Sceberger, C. F. McGrew, J. J. Halligan,
F. L. Mooney, Arthur McNamara.
Where the Shoe Pinches.
Why do you insure your house, and furniture, and
stable, against fire?
Because if you don't, and they burn up, the loss
will fall on you.
Why do you neglect to insure your, life?
Because if you die and you will die soma day,
the loss will not fall on you but on somebody else
your wife or daughter, or aged mother, or invalid sister
or some other defenceless dependent.
You haven't viewed the question in this way?
Then think it over, and drop a card to the undersigned.
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
"STItONGEST IN THE WORLD"
PALL MORTON, Ii. P. NEELY, Manager,
President Omaha, Neb.
W. H. McDonald, Local Representative,
North Plallc, Nebraska.
CALL ON X
Workman & Derryberryf
FOR
Furniture Hardware Buggies
Wagons Harness Windmills
Tanks Feed Grinders Stoves
Ranges Oil Heaters Lincoln Paint
Varnishes Brushes Oil Glass Putty
r
Mutual Building and Loan Association
OF NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
ORGANIZED 1887.
ASSETS
$289,SS6.05
Office 622 Dewey Street.
In order to supply funds for loan applications npproved and allowed
by its board of directors, this association will issue n limited amount of
its paid up stock, in any amount from $100.00 to $5,000.00. This paid
up stock draws dividends at tho rate of six per cent per annum, payable
March 1st and Sept. 1st of each year, and may bo withdrawn any
time upon thirty days' notice.
All of tho assets of tho association being investedln first mnrtrnfros
on improved real estate in the City of North Platte nnd the nssopjaMon
being operated under the supervision of tho Stnto Banking Hoard. Hiere
enn be no safer investment.
T. C. PATTERSON, President; SAMUEL G00ZEE, Secretary.
E. S. DAVIS. Asst. Secretary.
A GIFT FROM SANTA
of a new set of single or
double harness is sure to be
particularly pleasing to a lover
and owner of horses, especial
ly when the harness comes
from Fink's, whose name is a
standard for all that is excel
lent in everything pertaining
to horses anc horse poods.
A. F. FINK.