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y.t TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR.
g PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
Judgo Grimes went to Omaha
Sun-
day night.
Miss Jessie Workman returned
to
her school at Hastings last night.
Francis Flynn returned Sunday night
from a visit with friends In Denver.
Miss Grace Greves, of the Kearney
Normal faculty, is the guest of Miss
May Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hart returned
tho lattor part of last wcok from their
trip o Iowa.
Miss Lottie McMurray, of Brady,
was a Christmas guest of her sister,
Mrs. Asa Snyder.
Frank Weingand Bpent ChristmnB
and 'several days following with his
wife in Omaha.
F. H. Stroup returned yosterday
from Chicago, to which city ho jour
neyed last Thursday. f
F. P. McGovern returned yesterday
from Denver, where ho spent Christ
mas with his parents.
Miss Mabel Coleman, of Denver, is
the guest of Mrs. Geo. Field, having
arrived Thursday night.
Frank Cryderman, who will wed Miss
Ethel Bartley tomorrow evening, came
down from Denver Sunday night.
Miss Edith Rouesche, of Hershoy,
spent several days in town last week
as tho guest of Miss Aileen Flynn.
Will Jeffers, assistant superintendent
of the Utah division, spent Christmas
and Saturday with relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rasmussen re
turn? d to Ogulalla yesterday after hav
ing visited several dayn at the Martini
homo.
Miss Harrison, who had been visiting
her sister Mrs. Wilson Tout, for Bever
al davs. left yesterday for Colorado
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Grace, who wore
wero enrouto from the west to Omaha,
HtonDed over in town Christmas to
spend tho day with relatives.
Miss Lonore Cummings will arrive in
toyvn Friday and visit fr(enda for a few
days while enrouto to her homo in Chi
cago from a protracted stay at Long
Beach, Cal.
Harry Pool, of Omaha, spent Satur
dav and Sunday with North Platto
friends. Tho young' man has sprung
up like a bean pole tho past few years
and manv failed to recognize him at
first glance.'
One-Fifth Off.
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From December 28th to January 10th we will give you a discount of one-fifth from the
regular price of every article carried in our Dry Goods, Cloaks, Suits, Notions, Gents' Furnishings
and Shoe stocks. These goods will be sold to you at regular prices and one-fifth deducted from
your bill. During this sale we will not open any new goods in these departments, so it will pay
you to come early before the assortments are broken.
Wilcox Department
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
The Baptist aid society will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Hansen on
west Front street.
The Presbyterian aid society will
meet Thursday afternoon with Airs.
Frederick Perritt.
Martin Nelson and Miss Nannie
Johnson, both of Brady, wero morried
by Judgo Elder Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie Baker and son Charley,
of Maxwell, have been guests at tho
Wnrnock homo for several days.
We are assured a new depot by tho
Union Pacific just as soon as we got a
now hotel, it is tncretoro aoumy im
portant that wo get the new hotel.
County Judge Elder haB issued one
hnndred and twenty-one marriage li
censes since January 1st, and in a num
ber of instances he performed thn cere.
mony.
J. M. Ballard, who had been in Colo
rado for several weeks, taking care pf
his brother, leaves thin wcok for
Somerset, whero ho will spend tho
winter on his ranch.
The volume of Christmas trade in
North Platto was in oxcess of last year
and the class of merchandise purchased
was of a better class. The merchants
aro, therefore, well satisfied.
Judge Elder issued six- marriage li
censes Thursday ana two baturaay
Those Saturday wero to Roy W. Martin
and Miss Violet E. Robb of Sutherland,
and to H. J, Lutsk and MisB Jennie II
Hill of this city.
A double wedding occurred at tho
Fickenscher homo near Brady Christ
mas, Coleus Stevens of Brady marrying
Emma Fickenscher, and his brother
Peter Stevens, of Sidney, being united
in marriage to Mary Fickenscher.
S. K. Bnsheo, of Kimball, reptescn
tativo from this district, has gone to
Lincoln to bo on hand a few days be-.
fore tho convening of tho legislature in
order to acquaint himself with tho drift
of proponed legislation
A large congregation attended tho
0:30 service at the Lutheran church
Christmas morning. Tho pastor deliv
ored a Bermon appropriate to the day
and tho choir rendered tho musical
program in an excellent manner.
Tho remains pf the mother of J. I
Smith, who died in Idaho tho early part
of last week, were taken through to Dan
viild, 111., Friday for inlerm6ht. Mr.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 29, 1908.
Smith accompanied tho funeral party
east, and will remain in Danville for n
couple of weeks.
Tho entertainments given by tho sev
eral Sunday schools Thursday and Fri
day eveningB were largely attended,
tho seating capacity of tho churches
being taxed to tho utmost. The exor
cises wero bright and cheerful and
proved interesting to tho auditors.
At tho homo of Mrs. W. H. Borden
Thursday afternoon twonty-Bix child
ren of the neighborhood wore enter
tained by Santa Claus and as each ap
peared boforo him ho was told their do-
sire. Santa requested that each speak
a piece or sing n sorig, and thoso re
quests wero complied with.
Tho question that now perturbs tho
minds of North Platto people is wheth
er the acquisition of the C. & S. road
by tho Burlington will have any effect
on the contemplated lino up tho North
Platto valley "by tho latter company.
speaking for one, we feel confident that
the Platto valloy lino will bo soonor or
later constructed.
A largo audience was present at the
Epincopal church Sunday evening to
hear the choir rendor the enntatu, "Re
deemer and King," The rendition was
oxcellcnt, tho choruses being evenly
balanced and the solos, duet, trio and
quartettes well rendered. Tho accom
paniment was Prof. Garlisch on tho
organ, MIbs Wolch violinist, Hcrshcy
Welsh cello and Earl Stamp cornet.
Tho remuins of Gcorgo Ballard, who
died in Sterling Inst Thursday, wero
brought to this city for interment Fri
day night and the funeral held Sunday
afternoon. Death was duo to consump
tion, tho deceased hnving gono to Colo
rado a few months ago with the hope
that a change of climate might provo
beneficial. Ho leaves a wife and two
children,
Social Events for the Week.
Among the social events for
this
week aro tho following:
Bridge Club at tho homo of Miss Nel
lie Bratt this evening.
Crydermun-Bartloy wedding at tho
Epiecopal church tomorrow evening.
Meeting of Indian Card Club nt tho
homo of Mrs. M. Douglas.
Twenty-sixth nnnunl ball of Elkhorn
lodge at opera house Thursday evening.
Five Hundred Club session at tho W.
M". Cunningham residenco Friday even
ij)R.
John Home ChiloH. assistant district
uttorncy at Denver, spent yesterday in
towh.
Prospects Good for New Hotel.
A. D. Calkins, of Lincoln, who spont
tho early part of last wcok in town in
vestigating hotel conditions, has re
turned and tho preliminary steps to
ward bui ding a hotel aro now being
taken. At a meeting of citizens hold
at tho club rooms Saturday afternoon
two committees to help along tho pro
ject were appointed. Ono was to so
curn subscriptions to stock for tho now
entcrpriso and consists of Messrs. E.
F. Seebergor, W. T. Wilcox, Harry
Dixon, Leo Tobin and Keith Novillo;
tho othor committee consisting of
Messrs. Patterson, Evans and Halligan
was appointed to look up a site.
Tho proposition, in brief, is to put up
a throo story hotol at a post of $50,000
including the slto, tho funds to bo ob
tained by stock subscription. Of this
$50,000 Mr. Calkins will subscribo
$1,000. and he will furnish tho hotol at
n cost nt $15,000 and operate it him
solf, and agrees to pay tho stockholders
as rent six'per cent per annum on tho
amount invested, Mr. Calkins to pay
taxes and insurance; in othor wo-ds the
stockholders get six per cent not on
their investment. With this form of a
proposition, it it believed that sufficient
Hubscriptions to build the hotel can bo
obtained.
Mr. Calkins has conducted tho Wind
sor Hotel at Lincoln for a number of
years and has been succoBsful, and to
have such an experienced man at tho
head of a new North Platte hotel
would mean n house second to nono in
the smaller towns of tho west.
Still Building House.
If ipild weather prevails, it is prob
able that building operations will con
tinue actiyo during tho winter, Yes
terday work began on two residences.
Picard Brothers will build a residenco
for L. L. Gray in tho south part of
town at tho cost of nbout $3,000. Tho
other residence will bo built by White
& Lesky for Robert Derryberry at a
cost of $3,500. Both these Iioubcu will
havo two stories.
Adolph Schwerdt Dies.
After suffering for months from
heart trouble and attondontllls. Adolnh
Schwerdt died at his mother's rceidenca
on eoBt Ninth street, Saturday morning
and was interred yesterday nt 2 o'clock
in tho city cemetery. lie was born in
Red Willow county, Nobraskn, thirty
two years ago, but haB resided In our
city the greater part of his life and was
well known. Ho was an Industrious
vounir. man of nuiot. kindlv disnosition.
and will bo sadly m(od mpro espec
ially by hid mother, who has long been
m iceuic health.
Store.
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The North River Lines
In speaking of tho strugglo of Hill
and Harriman for railroad supremacy
in Wyoming, Saturday's Omaha Boa
had this to Bay regarding the Union
Pacific's lino through to Madicino Bow.
Harriman novar hesitates to spond
millions if he can sco n way to shorten
the Union Pacific, tho road which ho
looks upon as a model of construction
and on which ho has lavished millions
in tho last seven years. To cut off tho
circultouB route around Salt Lake, ho
ordorcd his enginoors to build a lino
straight across tho lake and this was
dono at tho oxponso of mllliono. To
shorten tho lino in and out of Omaha
Lane cut-off was built, a saving of nino
miles at an expense of $3,000,000. To
avoid tho climb of Shorman hill on tho
run to Donver, the Borlo-Carr cut-off
was built. To inBuro aafoty in travol
tho Union Pacific has boon provided
with' automatic electr'o signal devicos
at an expense of millions of dollars.
To assist in getting tho heavy trains
over tho road tho Union Pacific has
been doublo-tracked from Omaha to
WatBon's ranch at tho oxpenso of more
millions and now to oavo the climb of
Sherman hill and to avoid moro miles
another cut-off is to bo built in tho
spring running between North Platto
and Medicino Bow.
Cheyonno will soon bo off tho main
ino of the Union Pacific, for thoro
no doubt that when this cut-off is built
t will bo looked upon as the main larrf
tory and tho route over which tho heavy
tonnago and the through trains will bo
run. Tho cut-off which will run from
North Platto to Medicino Bow, cross
ing the Colorado & Southern at Wheat
land, will savo forty-six miles in travel
and in addition to this distance it will
savo a climb of 1,000 feet over tho
Shorman hill.
The lino Is now built as far us North-
port from North Platto and from
Northport It will go slightly northwest
to wneatlanu anu will then follow iho
water grado of the Laramie river to
Medicino Bow.
Harrington & Tobin,
Wholesale Hay
and Grain. . . .
Parties desiring to settle their
accounts may do so by calling"
at our office. Room k, Keith
Theatre building
NO. 97
Oyster Sapper.
An oyster supper will bo served at
the Vienna Rostaurant Thursday night
for those who attend the Fireman's
Danco and others.
Tho Platto Valloy Farm & Cattle
Company lost flvo hcud of ono and two
year old stoors from black leg last
week, bo E, M. Loach, manager of this
department, vaccinated 800 head at the
Apploford ranch the other day. Goth
enburg Independent.
Harrington & Tobin have
an office in the Keith Theatre.
All desiring to sell Hay and
Grain will find us there.
Room 5. Telephone 250.
Notice,.
All accounts duo Tho Lerder must
bo sottled by tho first of January, 1908,
if credit for tho future is desirdd.
Statomonts will bo sont to all debtors,
Till? Luader,
Julius Pizor, Prop.
Dissolution Notice.
Notico is hereby given that tho firm
Bragg & Schrlebor has this day Weoti
dissolved by mutual consent. All ac
counts duo the firm will bo paid, to
Horiry Schriober who will also pay all
bills owing by tho firm. ' MT
A. BitAaa.
Decqmber 21, 1008.
A Few of Our
Regular Prices:
Yoast Foam 4c, 3 for 10c
10-pound pail Syrup 45c
10'OZ Duko's Mixture Tobacco.... 80c
Walter Baker's Chocolato lib pkg..20c
Horse Shoo Tobacco, per pound 4Gc
Pcrro Vau'a Maplo Syrup, per gallon
$1.25
Nono Such MInco Meat, 3 pkga 25c
Kraut, per can 10c
Hominy, per can , lQc
Corn Starch, per pkg 05c
Laundry Starch, per pkg ' 05c
Search Light Matches, 12 boxos 45c
Gum, all kinds, 4c, 3 pkgs for....,, 10c
lOOlbs Sack Salt 75c
IG-oz can Royal Baking Powder 45c
Lewis Lyo, por can 08c
Best Patent Flour, per sack...,,. 1.35
Wilcox Department Store