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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1909)
Bfata lllitor!cliiSrdcly Jjtottlt i't TWENTY-FOURTH YEAE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JANUAKY 12, 1909. NO. 101 4 Railroad Notes. George Cohn, formerly of this city, la now car foreman for tho Burlington road nt Gillette, Wyo. Matt Walsh has gone to Havelock, Neb., where he expects to enter tho employment of tho Burlington rond. Tho Union Pacific hao received its share of tho 125 standardized engines built by tho American Locomotive Co. for the Harrimnn lines. The coal chutes at Pino Bluffs, Wyo., were entirely destroyed by firo Thurs day. Tho origin of tho fire is attrib uted to sparks from n passing locomo tive. Genl. Supt. Ware and Supt. of Mo tive Power Fuller went west tho latter pnrt of last week on n tour of inspect ion of tho Wyoming Division. Although tho votes of numerous em ployes materially assisted tho demo cratic, railroad and boozo interests in the late campaign, tho Union Pacific now sees fit to discharge various cm playea for alleged consumption of in toxicating liquors. Just another simple case of the "before and after" treat mentSutherland Free Lance. Conductor S. C. Mecomber of this city, chairman of tho O. It. C. legisla tive board, has been in Lincoln for sev eral iaya sounding members on pro poped railroad legislation. Mr. Mecom ber spent the winter in Lincoln two years ago, and may remain there dur ing tho present session of tho legisla ture. A. R. Adamson has been notified that ho is retired from the servico of the Union Pacific R. R. Co., and will re ceive a liberal pension. He hns been twenty-seven years in tho employ and is gratified. There are now eix veter an railroaders on the pension list at this point, and it says much for the company that it cares for employes when age or infirmity unfits them for active duty, and does not cast them on tho scrap pilo like usolcss, worn out tools. Harriman Secures N. Y. Central. Announcement is made that E. H. Harriman has secured control of the Now York Central road, thus giving him an unbroken chain of rails from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is be lieved that his control of the New York Central carries with it tho control of the Northwestern syBtem. The acquisi tion of theso systems easily makes Harriman tho railroad king. Watts Kunklo loft Sunday for Pen dleton, Oregon. School Bond Election. Elsewhere is published a notice for a special election to bo hold February 9th for the purposo of voting on a proposi tion to issuo bonds of the school district of North Platte in tho sum of forty ; thousand dollars for tho purposo of erecting two eight-room school build ings, ono in tho Second ward and tho other in the Third ward. This is n mator that tho board of education has had under consideration for several months, and after full in vestigation as to tho needs of the dis trict, directed tho proposition to be submitted. Wo believe that tho need of addition al school accommodations is admitted by everyone convcrsnnt with present conditions and that the bonds will carry without serious opposition; in fact the need of additional accommodations aro so urgent that there should be no oppo sition whatever. Surveyors in the Field. Tho Omaha Bco is authority for the statement that surveyors are now in the field mapping out the way for the new cut-off to bo built from Northport to Medicine Bow, which in time will be come the main lino of the Union Pacific. The building of this cut-off means much to North Platte, and it will make this city n division for practically two lines of the Union Pacific one by way of Cheyenne, the other by way of Wheatland. This will not only increase the number of engine and train crews, but it is announced from Omaha that all tho light repairs on engines on the eastern division of the cut-off line will be done at the North Platto shops. Red Cross Stamps. North Platto people who purchased Red Cross stamps during tho holiday season will be interested in knowing that throughout the country twenty five million wero Bold and that the Btamps netted tho Red Cross Society $230,000. This sum will bo used in fighting the great whitn plague tuber culosis and will bo handled by the Red Cross Society, the very name of which insures that the money will be honeBtly and intelligently expended. Poultry Wanted. Farmers who have chickens for sale should seo us. Highest market price paid in cbbIi. J. L. Stingley, North Plutte Meat Market. Mrs, Oshkosh Friday eveninu and left the same night for Kansas City. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. There aro twenty musical gems in "The Burgmastor' which appears at Tho Keith Thursday evening. For Sale Half dozen full blooded Plymouth Uocks for salo. Call on P. W, Oleson or phono D214. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cunningham will entertain a numbor of young people thin evening in lavor of miss Lenoro (juni mings, of Chicago, who is n visitor in town. At tho Friday evening session of the N. T. E. club, Miss KnUilcon Flynn nnd Isaac Howard won the prizes. Minn Kate Spies, at whose home tho chit met, proved her ability as a successful hostess. Mrs. Julius Hnlilcr and Miss Ducrtrnn will entertain the Altar Society at tho nome ot tne former wednesdnv after noon of this week. Beginning at threo o ciock retrcBhtnents will bo served, the menu including chicken salad, waters and sandwiches. Tho public in cordially invited to attend. Mrs. P. W. Oleson, living southwest of town, was tho recipient of a surprise party last week on the, occasion of her birth nnniversary, many of tho neiuh born attending. At tho close of this delightful occasion Mrs. Oleson was presented with a set of knives and forks. Tho annual harvest of ice by tho Un ion Pacific, which uses 125,000 tout yearly, is now in full blast at Evunston Laramie, this city and Gothenburg. Several hundred men ore employed in this work and soveral extra train nnd engine crews are placed in Bervlco to move the ico from the above points to tho icing stations along the line. Supt. Tout, of the city schools, and the committee appointed by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. will shortly meet nnd mature plana for the Lincoln birthday centenary on February 12th, at which timo the bust of Lincoln, secured some time ago by the high school will bo un veiled. It is the intention to secure some well known orator of tho state to deliver an address on that occasion. Mrs. Walter Ross and two chiidren of North Platte, and her sister, Miss Nellie McCancc. camo down to Cozad Sunday mornincr and were met by their lather, (Jhas. Mcuance, and went out to tho farm to attend the funeral of Mrs. Stauger Mrs. J. S. Kinmnn returned from a Christmas visit to her daughter at North Platto. Sunday morn- Frnnk Maryott name down from Ung. Her grandson, Clifford Dornm, came with her to remain on tho farm. Cozad Republic. ONE-THIRD OFF CLEARIN 33t per cent off on Men's Clothing. For a few days only we will give one-third off on Men's Suits and Overcoats. Just stop and think of buying any Overcoat or Suit in the house at one-third off. Everything else goes at one-fourth off during this sale. Guess this will hold even for some time. $30 Suits and Overcoats goat .,- $20.00 25.00 Suits and Overcoats . goat $16,65 20.00 Suits and Overcoats goat SI 3.35 18.00 Suits and Overcoats goat $12.00 v 15.00 Suits and Overcoats goat , , $10.00 When you buy goods at this sale you know you are not buying any old shelf-worn or carried-over stock, as every ono knows our stock is both clean and new, having been in the house only sixty days. The Sale is now going on. Come early and get a first choice. Schatz & Clabattgh? uiotniers. 1 one-third off The Killing of Volley Mann. The last issuo of tho Keith County tfows contained in full the confession of Lafayotto Dale, alias Harry Dalo Smith, who was arrested on thn r.lmrrrn of killing Volley Mann near Dexter last aummer. From this confession we make tho following oxecrpts: "Ho (Mann) flxod up his horses for tho night and wont to bed ho slept on the cast sido, I slept in tho middle, Mrs. Goiger slopt on the west sido, she cau tionod mo two or threo times, whispered to mo, I shook my head, I said vory low, I can't do it. Tho revolver was in my hip pocket hero (ho puts his hands on his pocket) sho pulls it out and hands it to mo undor tho clothes I raised it twico, I could not do it. to shoot him it dropped out of my hand, she spoko up vory ugly, this was in tho morning, I would judgo about 20 minutes to four, just getting daylight, she says givo it to mo sho enys, God dam film I can shoot him, ha was nslcop at this timo with his back to mo, sho grabs the re volver holds it closely behind his right ear she shoots him, sho drops tho re volver, I picks it up and puts it in my hip pocket. She walked around on tho east sido of him she catches him by the shoulder, she rolls him over on tho ground, I was making a very slow movo she sworo a big outh, God dam you sho says can't you como around hero and help me, I was awfully scared, sho ordered me to go through his pockets she says I think he has got quite a bunch of money, I failed in doing so she put her hand down in his left pocket, shu pulls out an old ish pocket book, eho gave me a very uly look, sho says I don't think you aro much good you are too slow for to catch cold, I Bays probably I am, sho pulled up the ux just as though sho was going to hit mo with it. Mrs. Geiger hustled around and picked the clothes up, called me to help her put the mattresB and stuff in tho wniron. and I did so and now sho says lot us got this stiff in. I stood for a little while, oeforo I undertook to help hor, didn't know whether I had better help her or not, she sworo at me, for God's ako to como and help her nnd I did. I helped her put him in the wagon, now she says we will get a bite to cat and got away from here as quick as wo can. Sho had breakfast ready, she ordered mo to eat somo breakfast, I told her I didn't want any, sho Buys if you don't wan't anything to eat, for mo to go and get tne horses nnd get the harness on them, and got to hell out of hero and get rid of this stiff. I did so. I harnessed up tho horses, I hitched them up to tho wagon while sho was putting in cno stove. ono (skcs mo stovo ana turns it upside down on the blood that came fromVolley Mann, covered it up with ashes and dug up tho ground thero n littlo with tho ax. Sho cot ovory thing in tho wagon, I throw tho linen on tho seat, she jumps thero, she grab:) thn lines and says to mo for Gods saku hurry up and got in tho wagon, till wo get out of here. I trots in tho wagon. sho drovo very fast till wo como to tho bridgo across tho river, she says to mo I think thero is Water enough In then? to cover him, I says for Gods Bake what aro you going to do, she turns nround and looks nt mo with that devils eye just as though sho could cut my throat, sho hit tho horses and drovo pretty fast, sho turned west I think that we mot a rig, but I do notrcmom- uer wnat Kinu it was, wo enmo to a ranch houso, tho houso was middling cioso to tno rona, sno says to. mo you had hotter go in there and seo if you can get somo oread and somo sugar, sho stopped tho horses, she says see how much money you have got, I pulled tho money out ana looked it over there was $8.25, and a Mexican ploco of monoy, a hnlf of a dollar. Shu say ior mo to skip over to time houso as quick as I can, I goes over asks the lady of the house if oho can spare mo a loaf of bread and somo BUgar. nnd she sayByes, I think I can. During this timo I think there were four men in the garden closo by tho houso. One man I think, had just como in there since I went in. 1 takes tho bread and sugar, pays tho lady for it, goeB out to tho wagon, jumps in tho hind end nnd she drives very fast for a littlo picco then she hands me the lines. Sho looks across east of the road and says there will bo a good pla:o over thero in that sand bank for to put this stiff, we have got to get rid of it as soon ns wo can, sho hands mo tho lines again. I'll go over in here she enys nnd seo if it a good place. I Bat in tho wagon waiting un til she camo back but sho beckoned for mo to drivo on down in tho draw which I did. Sho grabs the ax out of tho wagon and started to dig a hole in the Band bank. I was not fast enough for ner, she comes over to tho wagon, shoves mo to ono sido and says you nro too dam slow, if I was as slow ns you aro I would scratch a hole and bury my self. All right, I Bays, I'll keep out of your way. Sho looked at mo a second and hor eyos pierced mo right through. She says, ain't you going to help me. I says I ain't particular whothcr I do or not. Sho spoke up to mo and says, You had better help me. it won't be well for you if you don't. I therf stepped up and helped hor tnko Volley Mann out of tho wagon, pulled him ovor to tho holo she had dug and thero we put him. I scratched down a littlo sand when she says to me, open up the front of his shirt ho might havo a ung of money nround his neck. I did so, didn't find nothing there. He had two light shirts on and a pair of woolon pnnts and a pair of ovoralls. Endorses Commissioner Walter. The last issuo of tho Wallace Winner says: C. H. Walter went to North Platte Wednesday by way of Sterling nnd will enter on his duties as county commissioner today. Mr. Waltor is a gentleman that the pcoplo down here swear by, and wo will just drop a hint to tho peoplo of North Platto that if thoy want to make themselves solid in tho south part of the county tha host way to accomplish that end is to treat our representative well and often. Sheldon's View on Marriage. In his Inst mossaga to the Nebraska legislature Govornor Sholdon touched upon tho question of marriago aa fol lows: "I recommend for your earnest consideration a change in our marriage laws so that it will be impossible for any man or woman to marry unless a cortificnte from a physician licensed to prnctico in this state has been presented, containing a statoment that their health is good and that they are capablo of producing healthy offspring." Fast Mail Train Time. Durintr the month of December. 1003. the Durlington's fast mail train made somo remarkablo records on the run between Chicago and Omaha. This is an exclusive mail train, currvlny tho Chicago morning papers and the over- inn u mans irom tho Atlantic seaboard. It is scheduled to mako tho run from Chicago to Omaha, 494 miles, in twolvo hours, or forty-one nnd ono-sixtb miles an hour. During December thiB train reached Council Bluffs on time twenty eight days out of tho thirty ono, and the total minutes lost for tha thrca other days was seventeen. Elegant Costumes to be Seea. Tho nicturcsoue Highland Scottish costume is tho climax in costuming ef fects in "Roney's Boys" concerts, nnd who are soon to appear here. Each of tho five boys wearB tho tartan of a different Scottish clan. On wears tho Gordon tartan, anothor wo urn tha Vic toria piald, another the historic old Mc Luchlnn. another tho Wallace tartan. and another tho Hunting Stuart. licBidcs those, the little vocalists wear the cotta and cassock for their sacred songs, fancy dress Mexican costumes with tha sugar loaf hats, cadet uni forms and immaculate sailor suits of whito duck. Tho costumes aro usually in keeping with tho songa. Thoy add immeasurably to the interest of tho progrnm, nnd ovory number springs n surprise of somo kind. Tho Ronoy Boys appear hero January 10th undor tho nnspfecs of the Ladles' Guild. Arthur Bovd snont Sunday with rela tives in Cozad. 1 g Sale! K ONE-THIRD OFF January Clearin At The Leader beginning Monday, Jan. nth and closing Jan. 22d. Twenty Per Cent Discount On every dollar's worth of goods bought in our store. This applies to everything except Queen Quality and Red Cross Shoes 25 Per Cent Discount on La- $ dies9 Cloaks and Furs. s 3t Our spring line of Laces and Embroideries, Insertings, French Ginghams, l eft Prints of all descriptions, Percales and Muslin Underwear are all in and a dis- H t& . K H count ot twenty per cent will also be given on these goods. H n This discount applies for cash only. As this sale only continues for ten days K IS we would suggest that the buyers visit our store as early as possible. THE LEADER, I! Ti II IS PI7RR