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TWENTY-FOURTH YEAE.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JANUAKY 12, 1909.
NO. 101
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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.
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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.
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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
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H count ot twenty per cent will also be given on these goods. H
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This discount applies for cash only. As this sale only continues for ten days K
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we would suggest that the buyers visit our store as early as possible.
THE LEADER,
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