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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAJl.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, MARCH 5, 1909.
NO. 12
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Nonlo Turpio left Wednesday night
for Belle Plain, Iowa.
Miaa Villa Whittaker, who had been
n Omaha for several weeks, returned
home yesterday.
Judge Elder united in marriage Tucs
lay ovoning Edward M. Fox and Clara
M. Hclmcamp both of Garfield precinct.
The sale of the stock and farm ma
chinery by W. H. Turpio Tuesday was
veil attended and the property as a
rule sold well.
Rob Finney, who had been in Omaha
or some time receiving treatment for
hi3 injured back, returned homo the
"arly part of the week.
One thousand dollars has been sub
icribed for the erection of a Presbyterian
hurch at Lisco, one of tho new towns
on the North River branch.
Ex-Supt. Anderson, of tho Wyoming
-livision, accompanied by Mrs. Ander
i on, left Choyenno Tuosday for Long
Jeach, Cal., where they will romain for
i everal monthn.
The Omaha Bee's Washington cor
lespondent announced the arriyal in
Washington on Tuesday of "Major"
llullard and Arthur McNamara, of
North Platte. Tho title of "Major"
i i likely to now cling to F. E.
A bad washout occurred on the Union
I'acific Tuesday night at North Bend
i nd train No. 11 did not reach hero un
til late in tho afternoon. The damage
was repaired Vi;dnusday and yester
( ay's trains were on time.
The sale of thoroughbred Shorthorn
i attln at Watts and Sons ranch Wed
nesday was not as largely attended as
vas expected. A number of hoad were,
liowovcr, sold, some at very fair fig-i.-res,
other at prices below their real
"alue.
In a recent interview E. II. Harriman
i tated that tho peoplo of the country
through which hib roads pass need not
( xpect any oxtensions during thopres
t nt year. This is due, Mr Harriman
fciys, to the unsettled business condi
tions of the country.
Among tho callers at this office Wcd
i esday was F. A. Johnson tho Wellfleet
( ruggist. Frank was at one timo a
lasident of North Platte, going to Well
lteet about twenty years ago He has
j rospered In that village and owns a
c Dnsiderable tract of land in that section.
W. C. McKeown assumed thosuperin
t indency of the Wyoming division
! londay and his first offilcial act was
t) announce the appointment of
H. J. Roth as assistant superintendent.
I Ir. Roth's family will remain in town
in til after the close of school.
II. B. Sanderson, living south of
Sutherland, made this office a call Tues
c ay. Two years ago ho located on a
tact of land and subsequently pur
chased another quarter,, Hia crop last
j ear brought him sufficient money to
build n frame house, a barn to shelter
t m horses, fence tho land, and make
other improvments.
John II. Day and wife ind son Dave
w ere called to Denver yesterday by tho
d mth of Mr. Day's neice, Miss Loretta
I ockenburger, daughter of Ed Hockon
lurger a well known engineer. Tho de
c jased was well known by a number of
North Platte young people, having vis
i ed hero about a year ago.
Drink Mogul Coffee.
T. E. Heskett, who is ongaged in
sieep raising north of Sutherland,
cilledat this office while in town Tucs
dty. Mr. Heskett hold his last year's
ool crop until a short timo ago, and
Ly doing so received seventeen cents
j or pound, whereas last summer and
fall tho price was but twelve. The clip
''rom Mr. Hcskett's sheep average
i, bout six and one-half pounds each.
The city council hold a briof session
1 uesday evening, but little business
1 aing transacted. The street commis
e oner was instructed to ascertain tho
c )st of moving tho First ward hose
i ouso from its preset location to the
i nir of the Murphy lot on Front street,
i nd the matter of the refund of tho
( Dunty jail sower tax was referred to
the sower committee.
Thoro arrived in town Wednesday
i vening Prof, Alfredo Battolli and Eng.
Attolph Schneider, two foreign journal
ists, who are making a trip around the
world on foot. They loft Now York
October 7th. At San Francisco they
-vill bo joined by Silvio Ortonas, a
I 'ranch journalist, and Albert Wilckes,
i n American writer. These men aro
I laking the tour for scientific research
i nd nn invostigation of oxisting
olitical, social and industrial con
ditions, which will bo embraced hi a
teries of publications. We acKnbw
ledge a call from Prof. Battel!, whom
wo found to bo an interesting talker.
J. W. Rowland was given employ
ment In the tinshop Tuesday.
Mrs. M. II. Douglas has been the
guest of friends in Omaha for n fow
days.
Miss Loretta Erhnrd left yesterday
for a few days visit with friends in
Omaha.
I. W. Heist, of Maxwell, was in town
yesterday making final prof on his
homestead. -
J. II. Rowland, lately living near
Maxwell, has movod to a farm he re
cently purchased southwest of town in
tho Montague neighborhood.
Engineer C. W. Baskin has been off
duty for Borne time on account of
sciatica rheumatism. The trouble is,
however, yielding to treatment.
W. L. Cnry, of Omaha, has been in
town for several days, coming here on
account of thn llnoss of Mrs. C. T.
Whelan.
Mrs. Eugeno Schipfcr, who had been
a guest at the Seeberger residence, left
for hor homo in Sigourney, Iowa, Wed
nesday. Prof. Leonhardt, the piano tuner,
will visit North Platte" about March
12th, Ho expected to be here this week
but was called to Chicago on business
matters.
Tho homo of W. T. Wilcox has been
quarantined for several days on account
of the development of a light case of
diphtheria, the youngest daughter being
the patient.
All regular services next Lord's day
in the Christian church. Bible school
10 a. m., preaching both morning and
evening. Everybody invited. Accom
modations for all. Always plenty of
room here. L. C. SWAN, Pastor.
Miss Russell, who for thirty years
has been connected with n Bchool of
women at Nagasaki, Japan, is a guest
of hor nephew, Rev. Chas. F. Chap
man, while enroute to Ohio. Miss Rus
sell is nearly eighty years of age, and
is making the trip from Japan alono,
J. W. VanDorhoof has purchasod two
lots of Keith Neville nt tho corner of
Third and Cottonwood streets- and is
figuring with a contractor for tho eroc
tion of a residence It iu probable that
Ed Vanderhoof will also build a resi
denca on one of the lots.
There will be a regular meeting of the
B. P. 0. Elks next Monday evening,
and as there will bo several candidates
for initiation a large attendance of
members is desired, Monday evening,
March 22d, the annual election of
officers will be held.
Among the North Platte people who
attended the inaugural ceremonies at
Washington yesterday were Miss Clara
Rankin and Helen Jeter, who left for
that city Saturday. They will visit at
the national capital for several weeks
and enroute homo will stop over with
friends in Indiana.
Ed. Ewell, of the Grand Island
sugar factory, has been in the HerBhey
and Sutherland sections this week
making beet contracts for tho coming
secson. The company would like to
secure 2,000 acres in this county this
year, but Mr. Ewell docs not know at
this timo whether ho will be able to
secure that amount.
Rev. George Williams, of Lexington,
who spent Tuesday in town, has practi
cally accepted tho call extended by the
Presbyterian church of this city, and
will probably begin his duties about
April 15th. Rev. Williams was favor
ably impressed with North Platte and
wo can assure him that those of our
peoplo whom ho met were favorably
impressed with him.
Baptist Church.
Full and attentive audiences greeted
the pastor again last Sunday. In tho
presence of as largo a congregation as
the houso would hold, one more person
was baptized Sunday night. A deep
and intense revival interest prevailed.
On Wednesday night forty-fivo persons
gathered and twenty-six different ones
took part in the mid-week service. If
possible this was the best yet of the
many good meetings of tho church for
prayer and conference. A general dis
cussion of family worship took place
and it was found that this Hervice is
maintained in many of the homes. An
other good day is expected next Sun
day. Much deep interest prevails
and peoplo are just at the point of de
cision. All who aro interested in higher
and better things aro invited to all of
tho aervicos,
It Saved His Leg.
"All thought I'd lose my leg," writos
J. A. Swenson, Watertown, Wis., "Ton
years of eczema, that 15 doctors could
not euro, bad at last laid me up. Then
. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it sound
and woll." Infalliblo for Skin Eruption,
Eczema; Salt RhUem, BoiU,FTer Sores
Burns, Scalds, Cuts and Piles. 25c at
I Stones Drug Store.
Dales and Gcigcr Plead Guilty.
Lafayette Dales, under indictmont
for the murder of Volly Mann on Octo
ber 6th at a point noar Dexter Siding,
appeared in tho district court at Oga-
lalla Tuesday and was allowed by Judge
Grimes to plend guilty to murder in tho
second degree. Ho was given a life
sentenco by Judgo Grimes.
Mrs. Jennie Gcigcr, who is nlso im
plicated in tho murder of Mann,
through her attorney Albert Muldooon,
filed a petition for a continuance to on
able them to obtain further testimony
rolativo to tho sanity of tho woman.
Muldoon read to tho court letters from
officials in asylums in Now York state
which set forth tho woman is an incur
able and has escaped from tho asylum
saveral times and that she was unable
to distinguish between right and wrong
and that this dofect or disability has
existed from her birth. Judge Grimes
ovorruled the motion for a continuanco
and sentenced her to thirty-nipo years
in tho penitentiary.
"The Grand Duchess."
Tho National Opera Company will
present "The Grand Duchess" nt Tho,
Keith next Monday evening, March 8th.
This popular offering was presented in
Dead wood, S. D., February 2d, and
tho Daily Pioneer-Times in speaking of
the production, said in part:
It was a thoroughly pleased and ap
preciative audience that witnessed the
presentation of Offenbach's "The
Grand Duchess," at the Dead wood
theatre last night. It is a comic opera
of a decidedly superior quality, full of
tuneful music, amplo opportunity for
chorus work and numerous chances for
the display of individual ability. The
prima donna, Mias Ethel Balch, is an
artist of vorsatile talents. She has not
only a beautifully clear and sweet so
prano voice of excellont quality, but she
is gifted with unusual dramatic ability.
She has evidently been trained under
tho most exacting conditions and has
a finish that givos her work a classic
umoothncss.
Beats All Records.
Moro moisture fell last month than
during any February Bince establishing
tho weather bureau in 1875. The total
for tho month was one nn.d Bixty-one
one hundredths of an inch. Tho aver
age for tho month is forty-nine one
hundredths of an inch, and the nearest
approach to last month was 1.29 inches
in 1903 and 1.38 in 1883. 'The excess of
precipitation since January first, as
compared with tho yearly average, is
ninety-nine one hundredths of nn inch.
Kosbau Found Guilty.
Henry Kosbau, who wbb arrested
last week on tho charge of stenling n
cake of soap from tho toilet room at
the court house, had his trial Tuesday
afternoon before n jury and found guil
ty. Ho was assessed a fine and the
costs of tho case, the whole amounting
to $32.95. Ho was given twonty-four
hours to secure a bond for the amount
or tho money.
Land Sales.
Tho Lincoln County Land Co. has
sold to Otto Weideranders tho west
half of section 7-10-27 for a considera
tion of $2,734.40.
A deed has been filed which conveyB
from tho Union Realty & Trust Co. to
Peter Bergman seetion 31-13-30, for
tho sum of $9,000.
For Sale At a reasonab'e price,
good new five room houso and bath. All
rooms large. Lawn, shade treos
started; two lots nnd houso on the
corner lot. 302 So. Chosnut nnd C.
Sts.
Card of Thanks.
Wo desire to express our gratitude
and thanks to those neighbors and
members of the Ladies of tho Macca
bees and Degree of Honor for the kind
ness shown, assistance rondored, and
floral offerings during tho sickness and
at tho funoral of the late Mrs. James
Weidman.
James Wkidman,
James McGovekn and Family.
Near Death In Big Pond.
It was a thrilling experienco to Mrs.
Ida Soper to face death. "For years a
severo luiifj trouble gave me intense
suffering," she writes, "and several
times nearly caused my death. Allrcmo-
i dies failed and doctors said I was in
I curable. Then Dr. King's New Dis
covery brought quick reliof and a cure
' eo permanent that I have not been
troubled in twelve years." Mrs. Sopor
lives in Big Pond, Pa. It works wonders
i in Coughs and Colds, Sore Lungs Hom
, orrhages, LaGrippe, Asthma, Croup,
Whooping Cough and all Bronchial
' affections. 60c and $1.00. Trial bottle
I free. Guaranteed by Stone's drug
I store.
SPRING OPENING
ear. fji i i
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Wy(v HWl. Am
Just drop in while down town and let us show you that it is
a pleasure for us to show goods.
Schatz & Clabaugh's
NEW CLOTHES SHOP.
Cane Granulated Sugar
18 pounds $1.00
Tulip Patent Flour per sack $1.35
Gothenburg Patent Flour per sack 1.35
Gothenburg O. K. Flour per sack. 1.30
3-lb pa'l Swift'B Silver Loaf lard. . .40
5-lb pail Swift's Silver Leaf lard.. .65
5-1d pail Swift's Premium lard 70
Perrio Viaus Maple Syrup porgal. 1.25
Corn Syrup 10-lb pail 40
Lewis Lye per box 08
Diamond C Soap, 8 bars 25
Pearl White Soap, 7 bars 25
Gold Dust, 41b pkg 22
Paddle Bluing 10c size 07
Paddlo Bluing 5c size 01
Kingsfords Silver Gloss Starch
per pkg 08
Kingsfords Corn Starch per pkg.. .08
Best Gloss Starch per pkg 05
Best Corn Starch per pkg 05
Sapolio per pkg 9c, 3 for 25
Arnmoijia per bottlo 09
Seeded Raisins 12-oz pkg 08
Currants 12-oz pkg 10
Bulk Raisins, largo, per lb 08
Coconnut, the best, i-lb pkg 15
Cox'h Gelatine 13c, 2 pkgs 25
Knox Gelatine 13c, 2 pkgs 25
Royal Baking Powder 1-lbcan 45
Dr. Prico'B Baking Powder 1-lb can .45
10-oz can K. C. Baking Powder 08
Cash counts. Buying groceries or any other kind of
goods on time costs you greater interest than any bank in the
country would charge you,
your account. II you don t believe it give it a trial.
Wilcox Department Store.
Schafz & Clabaugh's
31
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HwTkiv Wf
ftWwJ&wi
Kuttar .vi?s$L.
Miller-Mado
Princeton
15-oz can K. C Baking Powdr 13
25-oz K. C. Baking Powder .20
5-lb can K C Baking Powder 80
Pumpkin, per doz $1.10, per can.. .10
Hominy, per doz $1.10, per can... .10
Kraut, per doz $1.10, per can 10
Sliced peaches (in heavy syrup)
per can 20
Standard Corn, par caso 1.C0 per can .08
Standard Tomatoes, per caso 2.25,
per can 10
Soaked Peas, per case 1.40,per can .00
Fresh Pens, per doz 1.10, per can.. .10
Cove Oysters largo can, 8 oz 15
Covn Oysters limall can, 4 oz 08
Sugar Cured Bacon, per lb 15
Salt, best grade, per 100 lb 75
Soda Crackers wooden boxes
per pound ()G
Oyster crackers wooden boxes
per pound 00
1 ull Cream Cheese per lb 20
Shredded Whoat Biscuits, 13c tier
pkg, 2 for 25
Grape Nuts, por pkg 13c, 2 for ... .25
Mothers' Oats, large size, per pkg .25
Duke's Mixture tobacco 16-oz pkg ,35
Horse Shoo Tobacco per pound 45
Ynnkeo Girl Tobacco 18 oz plug.. .35
Kerosene oil per gallon 15
1 hen it saves that dispute about
mmmmi
Never in the history of
North Platte has the men
tunity of selcctin their
rn.ru" from thn Urrr nnrl
.... i: i u..
un-iuuaic lines biiuwu uy
-. us a v:s:t -0 our new
"Clothes Shop" will at
once convince you that
we can back uo what we
say. You will find
All the New Patterns
in Green, Brown, Grey
and others, with the new
patch pockets, fancy cuffs
and all that goes to make
a spring- outfit "Classy."
Our Line of Shoes,
Hats, Shirts, Neckwear,
Etc., for Spring are also
"It" with a big "I.-"
REPORT OP THE CONDITION
Of THH
Bank of Lincoln County,
of IlerHlicy, Nob., Charter No. 7M, (Incor
loratL'il) In the State of Nebraska, at the
clone of liimtncHB Kubrunry l, I WW.
UKSOUUCKS.
r.oaiiH ami illHCounts
Overdrafts secured and un
Hccurcd i
HankltiK house,' ' "f ur'iifture
and fixtures
Current cxpenncH and taxes
paid
Duo from nat'l stato and
private banks and bankors
Canli
w.vn (It
BM 07
1,600 00
230 18
2.1,202 1)1
8,110 IIS
100,080 OtJ
$ 10,000 no
1.200 00
401 Ui
Total .
MAHILITIKS.
Capital tdock paid In
nurniuH Hum
Undivided nroflts
Individual dcnoHllH sublcct
to check (15,001 S3
Demand ccrtlilcatcN of dc
wmlt 2.:n7 no
TlmccertlllcatcH of deposit. 7,405 73 63,331 00
iuiui... tou.wu m
btateof Nebraska. County of Lincoln, ars
i in. iMiiin. mi iiui miy intai mat mo
above HtatLMiRMit Ih a correct and truo copy
of Uie report made to tbe State Hanking
H'lllioil lilnlr I. .....I... ua....nH ll,i il. .
iHiiiiu. j . w, AjuiuiT uaHiiicr,
AttCHt: CAIII WlOKHTHOM, ( nirprlnrn
KAitr. Huownfikm) turioni
NUiiHrrlnofl. ami uwnrn to luifnm m iiu
M day of March. WW.
AiiNoi.ii V IlKr.i.Kit, Notary I'ubllu
DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFICS.
llrtloat with erh Ul la Fife Ititf tg.
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French
No. V0l nica
1. Fnveri, Congestions, Inflammations 23
X. Worms, Worm l'over, or Worm Disease, .'is
3, Colic, Crying and Wakefulness of IafanU.23
4. Diarrhea, of Children and Adults , '25
B, Dysentery, arliiliigs, Illllous Colic 23
7, Coughs, Colds, Ilronchltls '25
H. Toothache, Kuconcliu, Nnuralgla 39
O. Ilcudarhc, Kick Huudacho, Vertigo 2A
10. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Weak Htomach 33
13, Crimp, Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis , 2,1
14, Hult Kheiiiii.Kruptlons, Kryslpula 23
13, It lifiimntl or Hlieiimatlo Talus 'J5
1(1. l'orer and A mm, Malaria 23
17. l'lles, Illludorllloodlng, External, Internal. 'J3
IH. Ophthalmia, Woak or Inflamod Eyes US
10, Catarrh, Influenza, Cola In Head 23
20, Whooping Couch, Spasmodlo Cough..., ...'JJ
31. Aalhina,0i!rcs8ed,Dimcult Breathing 25
37, Kidney Dispose, Gravel, Calculi 23
28. rVrrvous DcMllly, Vital Weaknes 1.0(1
20. Koro .Mouth, l'over Bores or Canker 23
'JO, Urlnury Incontinence, Wetting lied 33
31, (lore Throat, Quinsy and Diphtheria lid
'J3. Chronic Congestions, Headaches sa
77. Grippe, Hay Fever and Summer Colds.. ..ta
A small bottle of Pleasnnt Pellets, fits the ttSt
ockct. Hold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price.
Mcdlrnl liook tout free. r
, llUMI'llllEys' IIOMKO. ilBDirjIHE COCornir
Wlll'iuu and John Streets, New York. vw,wwuor
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