Who Won the Wine?
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HAPPY NEW YEAR.
DIXON, The
A Burlington "Straw".
Local Agent Stroup, of the Payne Investment Co., is in
receipt of a letter from Geo. H. Payne, of Omuha, in which
he says he has sold the Burlington company the right-of-way
through three sections immediately east of Keystone, a sta
tion on the Union Pacific's North
sections lay between the Burlington grade just east of the
Keystone station and a point east up to which the right-of-
way had previously been obtained. Mr. Payne, also says that
the Burlington desires to purchase a strip of land south of the
U. Pi station at Keystone for yardage and station purposes.
This action on the part of the Burlington is a "straw"
indicating" that it intends to beirin construction work on the
Platte valley line this year.
SCHILLER & CO.,
Prescription Druggists
First Poor North of
Klrst National Dank
To Aid Sufferer.
Tomorrow evening, in connection
with the tuberculosis exhibit, a meet
ing will be hold for the purpose of
donating financial aid to the earth
quake BufFercrs of Southern Italy. It
Ib planned to have M. Solcetti, who re
cently "returned from that country, to
mako an address, telling of the condi
tions of the people prior to the disaster,
and Others will deliver short addresses.
At the close ,of the meeting funds will
bo solicited. It is urged that there be
a large attendance at the meeting.
The Revival Meetings.
Tho revival meetings, previously an
nounced in these columns, opened Sun
day in charge of Dan Shannon, and the
attendance so far has filled tho seating
capacity of Unitarian hall, which haB
been provided with 400 chairs.
Mr. Shannon ia a plain, forcible
Bpcakor, and his remarks are deliverad
with such earnestness as to go direct to
the hearts of his auditors.
The singing, under tho direction of
Mr. Ross, assisted by a choir of twenty
fivo voices, is one of tho features of
the meetings.
Already a number have announced
their intention of leading a now life.
Have you got your
Pan? See Birge.
Dust
Joint Installation.
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. held
joint installation services at the K. P.
hall Saturday evening. T. C. Patter
son acted as installing officer for the G.
A. R. and the following were inducted
into office: Ashley Peters, Commander;
W. C. Elder, Senior Vice; J. J. Meyers
(f Junior Vice; J. S. Hoagland, Chaplain;
" P. H. Ruddy, officer of tho Day; A. Mc
Michael, Quartermaster; J. E. EvanB,
Adjutant; S. Warnock, Guard.
Mrs. Church installed the W. R. C.
officers as follows: President Anna
Brown; Senior Vice Pres. Mary Friend,
Junior Vice Pres. Mary Warnock,
Treasurer, Sota McMichael; Secretary,
Etta Bonner; Commander, Cora Fuller;
Guard, Margret Knapp; Color Bearers,
Addie Robinson, Rhoada Foster and
Elizabeth Crusen.
The warfare which some of the
manufacturers of food stuffs are wag
ing against Dr. Wiley, chief chemist of
the government, is rather to his credit
than discredit. Dr. Wiley is only in
Bisting that foods be made as nearly
pure as possible and that colorings,
nreservatives and adulterants bo of
such nature as not to be poisonous
The general public will stand with Dr.
Wilov In his domand for puro food
Btuffs.
Harlow Shoes
FOR MEN
(SMALL,
The Big Shoe Man.
521 Dewey Street.
Jeweler.
River branch. These three
DR. 0. II. CRESSLER,
Graduate DenJist
Office over the McDonald
State Bank.
Federal Court Adjourns.
The January term of federal court
opened yesterday morning and ad
journed last night at ten o'clock. The
jurors were present, but wero not em
paneled. Two cases wero tried and
several motions heard. Sam Bowers
charged with making a false affidavit
for tho nurnoso of obtaining a nension.
pleaded guilty and was fined One hun-
dred dollars and cost.
Tho injunction case of the Union Pa-
cific ngalnt Lincoln county - seeking
to restrain tho county from mak
ing highways on tho outer 100 feet of
tho right-of-way claimed by tho com
pany, was argded before the Judge,
and he will hand down a decision later.
Have you got your
Dust
Pan? See Birge.
Cold Wave.
Weather Observer McDowall hoisted
the cold wave flag yesterday and the
cold wave made its appearanco this
morning, coming down from the north
with a fury that lowered the tempera
ture twelve or fifteen degrees in two
hours' time and reaching a point 4 be
low zero at 9:30. This temperaturo with
the strong wind and drifting dust and
sand makes the day a particularly disa
greeable one, and few people are on tho
streets. The weather forecast is: Snow
tonight or Wednesday, with a rising
temperature tomorrow.
For Rent.
180 acres and 80 acre valley farms
cIobo to North Platte, also several
tracts of good hay, alfalfa and grazing
and in this and adjoining counties.
Come and tell or writo us what you
want. Bit att & Goodman.
Farmer's Institute.
Mr. Editor: Mr. J, IS. Iridic, presi
dent of tho Sutherland farmers' insti
tute association, informs me that thoro
is to be a meeting of the officers of the
farmers' institute associations of Lin
coin county in North Platto on Satur
day, January 9th, for the. purpose of
forming a Lincoln County Farmer' In
stituto organization, I suggest that
this would bo a proper time for tho
officera of the North Platto association
to come out of hiding and resurrect tho
North Platto farmers' institute. There
will bo a scries of institutes on tho main
lino of tho Union Pacific from Big
Springs to Horshey during tho last
week in January. There may still be
an opportunity to get North Platto into
this series. W. P. Snydek.
The Y. M C. A. Donation.
Peonlo aro not rushinir forward with
any great haste to swell tho fund to
purchase rugs and linoleum for tha Y.
M. C. A. rooms suggested by Tho Tri
buno in Tuesday's issue, yot tho con
tributions aro coming in every day. Tho
donations un to today were:
Mrs. Sarah Bangs $5.00
The Tribune 1.00
Rev. J. F. Seibert 1.00
O. W. Brotemarkle 1,00
W. M' Cunnlmrham 1.00
C. O. Woingand 1.00
V. VonGootz.. 1.00
G. W. MdDowall 1.00
L. W. Walker...., 1.00
Theso free will offerings should bo
sent to Tho Tribune office.
Etta Lockhart and some of the
SOCIETY NOTES.
The N. T. E. club will meet Friday
evening with Miss Kate Spies.
The Indian Card Club will meet with
Mrs. Albert Schatz Wednesday after
noon.
The Club Ncdofic will meet Wedner-
day afternoon Rt the 'home of Mrs. Ada
Lewis. All members are requested to
be present, as officers for the ensuing
year will bo elected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dill pleasantly
entertained the members of thn Luth
eran church council and their Indies
Friday evening. It was Mr. Dill's
birth anniversary, and quito unexpect
edly to him, the guests presented him
with a fine rocking chair.
Miss Hannah Koliher gavo a prettily
appointed seven o'clock dinner Satur
day to twelve young ladies compli
mentary to her visiting guest, Miss
Josephine Chapman. Tho table was
tastily decorated in cut flowers and tho
placec ards were of a dainty floral
design.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mooney en
tertained tho McDonald families at a
Now Years dinner in honor of the birth
anniversary of Charley Reynolds. Mr.
and Mrs. Mooney also informally enter
tained a nnmbor of friends in tho oven
ing of tho same day,
s;vfnnn vntino- Indies were the cruests
of Mrs. Geo. Finn Saturday ovenmg at
an informal card party. Miss Marie
Von Goetz and Tom Watts won the
first prizes and the consolations wore
awarded to Miss Swcnson and Rolfo
Halligan. At a Iato hour a very en
joyable lunch was served.
Mrs. A. B. Hoagland entertained
about thirty guests Saturday after
noon in favor of Miss Kathrine Kricker
and Miss Jane Scannell. The amusing
feature of tho afternoon was a plant
guessing conteBt in wnicn miss ueien
. ! tt 1
Patterson was successful in winning
the prize. At fivo o'clock a dainty
lunch was served.
Tho Friday evening session of tho
500 Club at the Cunningham residence
was ono of the most enjoyable of tho
season. Tho members and guests
present numbered twenty-eight. Tho
house was decorated with California
peppers, sent by MrB. Milton Doolittlo,
a tormer memnor 01 ine emu. uanc
ing on the third floor of the house fol
lowed tho serving of refreshments.
Sixty Elks accompanied by their
ladies were present at tho reception
given at Odd Follows' hall Saturday
evening and tho two and one-half hours
passed delightfully. Tho amusement
feature was a reproduction of Monte
Carlo, a half dozen or more gaming do-
vices being in evidence. "Stage
money" waB furnished each ono and
with this tho bets wero made, tho
ladies "bucking" tho various games
with as much iiitenscnoss as the men
Leo Tobin. Clarence Newton, Keith
Neville, Louis Tobin nnd others offici
ated as croupiers. Tho hall was pretti
ly decorated by Florist PasB with palms,
ferns, cut flowers nnd tho whito and
purple colors of the order. A buffet
lunch was served in tho dining hall, the
tables being profusely decorated with
roses, carnations and fernB. Misses
Alma Waltemath, Irene Hart and Jon
nio Scannell served, and Harriot Dixon
and Oletha Powell presided nt tho
punch bowls. Tho theatre orchestra
furnished music throughout tho even
ing, and the usual eleven o ciock toast
was responded to by tho members.
Ono of the very delightful functions
of tho holiday season was given by tho
Monday Evening Bridgo Club at the
homo of Miss Irma Clinton on Now
Year's Day. Tha receiving hours wero
from three until six nnd during that
time tho young ladles received over
sixty of their gentlemen frionds, The
house was darkoned and electric lights
helped to mako tho affair a most brill
iant one. Tho rooms wero attractively
decorated in tho huliday colors, red
carnations, fernB, tho conventional red
Christmas bolls' and mistlotoe, the lat
ter creating much merrim6nt during
Gay Soubrettes in "The Burgomaster" which appears at
The Keith Thursday Evening, January
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Vfi OLD WAY
NEW WAY
"W. W. BIRGE.
the afternoon. In tho dining room tho
refreshment table with its handsome
centerpiece of liberty roso3 and dainty
appointments presented a very protty
sight. Here tho guests wero Borved
with a buffet lunch, consisting of fruit
8alnd, fancy cakes, coffee, salted nuts
and mints. Tho Misses Hildegardo
Clinton, Carrie Marti and Virginia Bul
lard assisted in Berving. Tho young
ladies wore handsomely gowned and re
ceived their callers with a Happy Now
Year greeting. Tho out-of-town gucsta
who received with the club ladies wero
the Misses Cummings, Patterson, Hoy,
Groves and Chapman.
Balm of Gilcad-Tho best Cough
Syrup.
Schiller & Co.,
Family Druggists.
Strcitz Meets J. H. McConnell.
In a letter to Tho Tribune, A. F.
Streitz, now viistingin Washington, D.
C, writes as follows:
Knowing your interest in and friend
ship for all former North Platters
thought 1 would tell you 01 ono 01 our
delightful trips.
On Dec. 15th Mr. Stewart took my
son and myself on ono of tho Southern
railway's nice lino of steamships down
tho Potomac to Old Point Comfort
where wo spent the day in n delightful
visit with our old friend J. II. McCon
nell, who was master mechanic at
North Platto from 1872 to 1885 and dur
ing that time did bo much for tho town
and peoplo. Ho inquired after tho
welfaro of a largo number of our early
citizens and was greatly pleased at tho
progress of tho town and its future,
remarking that tho timo he lived at
North Platto was one of the most
pleasant periods of his life, and ex
pected to make the town a visit during
the noxt year if possible.
He haB retired from active business
and is going to spend tho winter in tho
south visiting various resortB and tak
ing life easy, going further south as
it gets coldor nnd spending tho coldcBt
portion in Florida. Wo rambled through
all parts of historic Fortress Monroe,
watched their drill and saw them lower
the flag at sunset. Tho battleships
Maine and North Carolina wero in
Hampdon Roads under orders to nail
for Venezuela. Wo took a launch and
boarded tho Maine, spending an hour
visiting and inspecting tho various
parts of that great fighting machine.
At seven p. m. we bid Mr. McConnoll
good bye at the wharf and started up
the Potomac and after an all night
ride arrived Bt Washington nt oight
o'clock.
Imngino how disappointed wo wero
on arriving homo to find by that "great
medium of information" The Tribune
that our friend Burton Lambert, a
North Platto boy, was aboard tho
Ma!no and such is tho size of this great
ship that wo did not happen to meet
him.
For Rent.
An ideal rooming houso with bath,
close in. Just what you want.
8 room houso suitable for two fam
ilies $1750 per month.
Other good houaos closo in at reason
able rent. Seo
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14th.
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your order now, as our supply
of DiiBt Pans is limited. Wo
handle the best coal mined.
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EKEITH THEATRE;
OIIA8. A. STAMP, ManaRor
ThuEyeLBl January 14
Return Engagement of
Ruth White ana
Harry Hermsen
.IN.
The
Burgo-
master
With over half a
hundred people
and a 60-ft. Car of Scenery.
Prices 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50,
Seat on sale at Clinton's.
This Space
Belongs
LAMB
and his Mules
Copyright, 1903, by American Proas Asso
ciation. Montgomery Stout's business often
keeps him late at his office, and nt
times when funds cotno In after bank
hours ho carries them home with him.
streot car line passes within n few
minutes' walk of his house, and In this
distance lies tho only danger. Ho car
ries a revolver, but what uso la a
weapon when ono Is dropped by a rap
on tho back of his head?
Stout wan one of a younger sot of
men In his suburb who wero together
great deal nnd constantly Joking ono
another. He talked to them about his
nocturnal trips home, his fear of
footpads and what ho hoped to accom
plish In caso of attack. Ono night
when ho was passing a dimly lighted
plnco between tho street car lino and
hla houso he was Bclzcd from behind
by both arms, a hand was thrust In
his pocket and $500 In bills taken, to
gether with his revolver, so that when
tho robbers ran awny ho had no
woapon with which to pursuo thorn.
On reaching his houso ho found sev
eral of hla friends, whom ho excitedly
told of hln adventure and his los3. '
They sympathized with him dcoply,
and whilo doing so two others of tho
set, Mark Hamlin and Hon Turner,
walked In. Stout wns somewhat sur
prised to And callers so late at night-
was 11 o'clock but, after all, thoro
was nothing remarkable In tliclr visit
After listening to his account of tho
robbery and asking many questions,
Mark Hamlin handed him the pocket
book of which ho had boon robbed
nnd confessed himself tho robber.
Then there wns a general Jollifica
tion. Stout brought out drinkables nnd
cigars, and all agreed that a very
amusing and practical Joko bad been
played.
Some months after this Stout was
again on his way homo at night, this
tlino with $1,000 In his pocket that had
como lu late, when nt tho very samo
spot as beforo ho heard tho order:
"Hands upt"
At tho samo tlmo ho folt tho cold
muzzlo of n gun near his car and hands
rcllevlug him of everything ho pos
sessed. Then tho man with tho gun
said to him:
You walk around tho block boforo
you go homo and rcmombcr that you'ro
watched. Any attempt to uso a tele
phone for tho noxt half hour will ro
suit In a holo In you."
Now, tho threat was lost on Mr.
Stout, for ho know It had only been
made as a bluff. Tho robbers would
not bo likely to wait to bco that ho
completed his walk. Besides, tho
volco that gavo tho order was very
like that of Mark Hamlin.
"Just wait a bit. ray flno follow,"
thought Stout, "nnd wo'll boo whom
tho Joko Is on this tlmo."
Ho was within a Btono's throw of his
house. Darting to it, ho went In, got
a revolver tho robbers had taken tho
ono ho carried ran back on tlptoo to
And them dividing tho spoil Under a
gas light
"Hands upl" Uo yelled In a sten
torian voice.
Thcro wero but two men, and both
raised their hands.
"Leavo tho things on tho Bldowalk,"
cried Stout, "and, mind, no lowering
of hands."
Stout said this to gain tlmo to think.
Tho men remained motionless.
Now turn your bncks and go on
down tho Btrect."
Tho men hesitated, then after a word
with each other did as they wero told.
Stout followed till ho curao to hla prop
erty, picked up every nrtlclo, then
Qrcd his rovolvcr.
At tho shot tho robbers took to their
heels, and Stout -went homo nnd to
bed chuckling nt tho way ho had got
oven with his practical Joking friends,
Tho next morning ho telephoned "tho
gang" that,Hamlln would break a bot
tlo of wlno at noon at a popular restau
rant, telephoning nnmlln nlso to bo
thcro. At half past 12 nil had arrived
except Hamlin, who enmo n few min
utes later.
"My friends," Bald Stout, "this prac
tical Joking has gono far enough. I
drovo off two of you last night and
rocovcrcd tho property you had taken.
Ono of the two I know. Mark namlln,
you owo me nnd this party tho wlno."
"I? Tho wlno? What do you moan?"
"I mean this: When you played your
gnmo on mo aomo tlmo ago and I
found tho boys nt my house, you and
Bill Turner coming In later with my
pockotbook, I took tho Joko good
naturedly and opened my larder. Last
night I turned tho tables, drovo you
uway nnd recovered my property. You
owo tho wlno."
Hamlin Btood gaping at his frlond in
RHtonlsluncnt.
"Do you mean to Bay I robbed you
last night?"
"Como; no blufflngl I mado you and
your pal, whoever ho was, drop tho
swag. I got it and flred a shot after
you to Hcaro you, at which you took to
ybur heels."
namlln continued to gapo, Put tno
others told him to own up Hko n man
nnd pay tho wlno. IIo mado another
offer nt a denial, but being met with
the cry of "Shamol" pushed tho but
ton and ordered lu champagne. For
an hour thero was u merry party all
except Hamlin, who novcr opened his
mouth, bearing tho chaff of his friends
without Irritation. At tho end of tho
feast ho said:
"I glvo you nil my word of honor
that I had no connection whatever
with this robbery."
Thon tho party looked at ono another.
"For heaven's Bako," exclaimed
Stout, "did I get tho hotter of a pair
of real r abhors?" j,
AJi'd thWcC, WhB tan WiptosTon of Ihtgh
for. T. tits WltT Bt)nUfo.