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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, MAY 4, 1909.
NO. 29
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Attorneys Beclor and Halllgan wont
to Grant yesterday to nttend tho
sessions of district court.
Tho missionary socioty of the Pros
byterian church will hold nn exchange
at Howe & Maloney's storo Saturday.
Tho theatre orchestra returned this
morning from Gothenburg, whcrelhey
furnished music for a May dance last
night.
Lost on the streets April 24th a black
pocket book containing threo $5 bills
and some silver, Finder please leave
at this office, and receive reward.
The county commissioners convened
in session yesterday and will devote
sevoral days to considering road mat
ters and to allowing claims on file.
G. F. Copper, a former nowspaper
man, but now in the employ of the
legal department of the Union Pacific,
transacted business in town.
Otto Mesmer, who recently came here
with his family from Chicago, will be
come a permanent resident, having ac
cepted a position as carpenter with Con
tractor McMichael.
Rev. Geo. Williams and family are
expected tq arrive from Lexington to
morrow and Rev. Williams will begin
his w.ork as pastor of the Presbyterian
church next Sunday.
The LoMasters frame building is
being blocked up preparatory to re
moval to make room fo the new
cement block and brick building which
is to be erected on the site.
At recent meeting of tho Modern
Brotherhood of America it was decided
to hold an old-fashioned box supper on
tho evening of May 12th, to which tho
public generally is invited. Tho full
program will be published later.
J. B. McDonald and J. G. Bcclerhave
been appointed delegates to the na
tional irrigation congress which meets
at Spokane, Wash., August 4th to 9th.
The appoints comes from Governor
Shallenberger. Mr. McDonald will
probably attend. . 1
sol Jlodcs, tho shoe man, lias in
stituted a voting contest whereby each
customer is given an opportunity tol
cast votes for the most popular teacher
in Lincoln county. A customer is en
titled to one vote for each twenty-five
cents worth of goods purchased.
The Pathfinder car, which was ex
pected to reach here Saturday, was
stuck in the mud in Iowa and did not
reach Omaha until Sunday. Over in
tho Hawkeys state the road3 were so
heavy that on some days only thirty
five or forty miles were made. The
car will probably reach here tornorrow.
Tho Stato High School contest will
be held next Friday night! at Alliance,
Nebr. Although this is a hard placo to
reach from Brady, Robert Beatty ac
companied by his father and Prof. True
will drive across country and meet his
competitors. Hero's hoping ho brings
another gold medal to Brady. Brady
Vindicator.
As usual, North Platto escaped the
severest part of tho storm of the latter
part of last week. In tho west thero
was snow and a zero temperature, in
the far east there wus n heavy fall of
snow, and in the south a cyclone swept
through several states, killing a hun
dred or moro, injuring COO to 800 and
destroying property worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
rtKUUNAL MbNllUN.
Con Walkor left Sunday night on a
business trip to Greeley, Col.
Mrs. Robert Royer returned yestor
daA" from n visit with friends in Omaha.
Mrs. Blanche Owens left last night
for a visit with her sister at Callaway.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Wilcox, of
Cozad, wcro visitors in town Sunday.
Judge Grimes went to Grant yester
dnv to hold a term of district court.
Mis3 Edith Wondeborn left yesterday
morning for a visit with friends in
Sutherland.
P. M. Sorenson, who had been visit
iyg In Omaha for a few days, returned
yesterday morning.
Mrs. W. S. Dolson and daughter Mrs.
John Wolbach loft last night for a
visit with friends in Omaha.
Leon Rittonhouso and Mr. Rice of
Lowcllen aro the guests of the for
mor'B sister, Mrs. Sarah Brooks.
Frank Fonda, of Omaha, came up
Friday to attend tho May Party and
visited his parents until Sunday night.
Arthur Crydormnn, of Denver, came
down Friday to visit friends and in
cidentally attend tho engineer's May
pnrty. '
Supt. Tout of tho city schools and
County Supt. Ebrlght were in Ogalalla
Saturday attending tho Keith county
teachers' association.
Henry Weil returned yesterday from
Omaha. He savs that Mrs. Woil, who
had an operation performed last wook,
is getting along nicely.
Major L. H. Dow camo up from tho
national cemetery Saturday and tho
following day left for hla. new post of
service at Fayettevillc, Ark.
Edward Guggenheim camo up from
Lincoln yesterday and was taken out to
Gundy by Arthur Hoagland in his auto
mobile. Joe Stono accompanied them,
Arthur Boyd will leavo next month
for three months' visit at hin old home
in England. He will be accompanied by
Sam Gavins, formerly of this city.
C. W. Baskins, who had been at Ex
celsior. Springs. Mo., for three weeks,
returned home Saturday. Ho was con
siderably benefitted by his stay at that
1 USUI b.
Mrs. Keith Npville loft Sunday for
Charles Town, Va., where sho will visit
her parents for a month or moro vvhi'o
Mr. Neville, who left for Douglas,
Ariz., yesterday, settles up the estate
of his father at tho latter placo.
W. M. Maupin, state labor commis
sioner, spent Saturday and Sunday
visiting his son, who is book-keeper in
tho McDonald State Bank. Mr. Maupin
in ani old newspaper man, and natural
ly drifted in to see Tho Tribune man.
Mrs. J. W. Little, of Toronto
Junction, president of the G. I. A. to
the B. of L, E., made an official visita
tion to the local division Friday and
visited friends over Sunday. Tho meet
ing held Friday afternoon was largely
attended and proved very interesting.
Another Candidate for Sheriff.
Arthur Salisbury, who lately sold his
livory stnbln, Informs us that ha wjll
bo a candidato for tho republican nomi
nation for shariff at the primaries. Mr.
Salisbury has been a rcsidont of North
Platto for many years and has a largo
country acquaintances.
April Weather.
With ono exception, last month was
tho coldest April wo havo had since
1876, the mean temperaturo for the
month being forty-four degrees, whilt
the average for tho month is forty-
nine. There was also loss precipitation
than usual, tho average for the month
being 2.04 inches while tho total for
lust month was but seventy-two one
hundredths of an inch. Tho month was
ono of much wind, the total reaching
7,305 miles, with a maximum velocity
of forty-eight miles per hour.
Lived 152 Years.
Wm. Parr England's oldest man
married tho third time at 120, worked
in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years
longer. People should bo youthful at 80.
James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky., shows
how to remain young. "I feel just like
a 16-year-old boy," he writes, "after
taking six bottles of Electric Bitters.
For thirty years Kidney trouble mado
life a burden, but tho first bottle of
this wonderful medicine convinced mo
I had found the greatest euro on earth."
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Dr. Longley Becomes Student.
Dr. F. H. Longley, of this city, has
gone to Lincoln "to take a rest from
uctivo practice and becomo a student
for work in tho practionora' course of
the medical department of tho state
university. Dr. Longley thus becomes
at the age of seventy-six a student
In the university which he helped to or
ganize, for in 1869 ho was appointed a
member of the board of regents while
a resident of Washington county. The
doctor has been a practioner for fifty'
threo years, and' for thirty-flvo years
has been a resident of North Platto.
Guild Benefit.
The Episcopal guild will bo given a
benefit at tho Keith theatre picture
show on Monday evening of rex tweok.
May 10th. Special pictures have been
ordered, ono the history of Joseph, nn
other The Prodigul Son. The musical
program will bo especially good, in
eluding two solos and several choruses
from well known cantatas. The beau
tiful hymn ' 'Jesus Lover of My Soul
with orchestral accompaniment will be
sung and will be carried out in notion
by pictures. Altogether this promises
to be the most interesting picture show
program ever given in town.
Mrs. Slack Dies.
Mrs. H. M. Slack, who had been an
invalid for several years, died at her
homo near Maxwell about six o'clock
Sunday morning. The funeral was
held yesterday forenoon. The deceased
was a pioneer resident of North Platte,
coming here at an early day, but had
been living at Maxwell for six or eight
years. Sho leaves four Bons by a lirst
marriage, only ono of whom, Marvin
Dickinson, is, a resident of this section,
tho others living in tho west. Mrs.
Cruten, Mrs. Elder, Mrs. Brown and
several others of this city attended tho
funeral.
Engineeri' May Party.
Botwoen five and six hundred per
sons woro present nt the twenty-fifth
annual May Party 6f Division 88, B. of
L. E., held at the opor house- Friday
evening, and whother there ni a spec
tator or as n dancer each seemed to en
joy tha function, Tho number on tho
floor was not quite so large sb at some
previous May parties, but this on'y
tended to mako tho dancing all tho
more enjoyable for thoso who wero
there on plcasuro bent.
Tho decorations were simple but ef
fective, cylindrical designs, wrapped
with tri-colorcd bunting and studded
With electric lights being susponded in
tho center and at cither end of the hill,
and to these were attachod beautiful
May baskets which had been trimmed
by Miss Whittaker, Miss Dye and Mrs.
HuiTman. During the evening tho la
dies prosent cast thoir votes as to the
merits of tho baskets with the result
that tho one trimmed by Miss Dye re
ceived tho greater number of votes and
that lady was awarded n prize of five
dollars, while tho other two contestants
wero presented with handiomo bou
quets. On tho stogo on a raised plat of
green, tho words "Twenty-seventh An
nual May Party" had been formed of
pieces of coal and trimmed with white,
which with the stage scenory as the
back ground presented a very protty
appearance.
Tho concert prccoding the grand
march proved an enjoyable feature, in
cluding several selections by Hart's
orchestra and a mala quartette by
Messrs Clinton, McGovom, Sclby and
Robinson, and a solo with quartette
chorus, with Miss Irma Clinton as
soloist, and Mrs. W. W. Whito and
Messrs. Boyd and Clinton as membors
of the quartette. Both selections wore
heartily applauded and the singers re
sponded to tho encore.
Following the grand march, which
was led by J. II. Fonda and daughter
Miss Blanche, a program of thirteon
numbers wcro danced, then tho cus
tomary hour for supper. Following this
intermission dancing was resumed and
continued until about 3:30.
Tho party was certainly a most suc
cessful one, and to Thos. Orton, chair
man of the arrangement committee,
and the members of tho several com
mittees, credit is due for tho pleasant
manner in which everything was con
ducted.
Benefit for Boys' Band.
On Thursday evening of this week an
ontertamment under tho auspices of
the W. C. T, U. will bo given at the
Keith theatre for tho benefit of the
boys' band. Tho program will bo as
follows:
Selection by tho band.
Pruyer by Rev. Porter.
Music.
Short temperanco talk by Rev. Fav-
orlght.
Scene from "Mary Stuart" in which
tho impersonations will bo as follows:
Queen Elizabeth, Myrtle Boolerj Mary
Stuart, Irma Huffman; Lady Hannah,
Mamio Pizer; Lord Leicester, WHlio
Ritner; Earl of Shrewsberry, Paul
Scharman; Paulet, tho jailor, Master
Johnson , and maids of honor, all in
costume. This sceno has been pre
pared under the direction of Mrs. W.
C. Ritner and will prove a pleasing and
interesting one.
Recitation "Go Way, Beckie, Go
Way," Willie Siobold.
Music.
Tho proceeds of tho entertainment
will go toward furnishing uniforms for
the boys' bHnd.
Under tho instruction of Prof, Gar
lisch this boys' band of about twenty
members is becomlug proficient ''in
music and nro deserving of tho financial
encouragemont from our citizens. W
hope to bco the theatre crowded next
Thursday evening.
To Maxwell and Brady Readers: -
Do vou know that wo ronresont the
Nebraska Central Building & Loun As
sociation of Lincoln, Nebraska, and
that li you wish to bulla or improve
your property that you cannot get
cheaper monoy than they can furnish
you, tho same to bo paid back in Rmiill
monthly naymonts. Call on us whon
in town or write us and wo will bo glad
to explain their proposition to you
Temple Real Estate & Ins. Agency,
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North Platte, Neb.
misiness on the branch Keeps up
wonueriuiiy wen, in ioct as tne roau la
extended westward triune naturally In
creases, Tho train out yesterday had
aqout twenty cars and tho coach was
woll filled with passengers.
Railroad Notes.
Henry Sudman will open a general
storo at Sarben, a station on the branch
between Glenburnis and Keystone, A
lumber yard has already boen estab
lished thero.
Omaha papors state that bids sro be
ing received by the Union Pacific for
grading tho roadbed for tho second
track between Watson's Ranch and
North Platte.
Tho tracklayers on the North Platte
branch ore now working west of Fin-
ley, and are about twonty miles east of
Northport. Lnst week tho usual
amount of track was not laid, no work
being dono on Friday on account'Of a
shortage of material.
Charles McEvoy, an employe of the
local shops, will wed Miss Ellen Kil
dnre of Ogalalla on tho morning of May
12th, tho ceremony to be solcmnizqjl in
St. Patrick's church in this city. Fol
lowing tho ceremony tho couple will go
to Ogalalla on train No. 11, whero a
reception will ba held at tho homo of
tho bride's parents.
Real-Ettate Investment.
Seven and one-half lots, threo of
them on Sixth street in tho wost part
of town at S750.00 if taken at onco.
It has been a long time sinco you have
heard of lots at $100.00 a piece.
Two lots, northeast corner, on west
Fifth streot. Fine residence location
at $800.00.
Nice fivo room houso in south part of
town, seven blocks from court house.
Rooms all large, with two closets,
pantry and bath room. Houso practi
cally now. Nice lawn, chickon house,
and yard nnd good wash houso. This
placo with two lots $2050.00 or can bo
bought with only ono for $2350.00.
All tho above proporty can bo bought
for part cash and the balanco in easy
payments.
Inquire of Tho Temple Real Estate
& Insurance Agency, 1 and 2 McDonald
block.
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Capital .... $100,000.00
Surplus Fund - - - 20,000.00
Stockholders' Liability - 100,000.00
Guarantee Fund for Depositors $220,000.00
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