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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, MAY 2B, 1909.
NO. 86
AM 1J11 X X XX' XXX XXJfXJl.
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Ij TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
The next social function by tha Elks
will bo on the evening of Juno 14th.
The city band will give its weekly
concert at tho court house this even
insr. Judge Grimo will open the Juno term
of district court next Tuesday. It will
bo a no jury term.
If you want the best quality In
canned goods, get the Kamo brand at
the Tramp Grocery.
Steel ceilings are being placed in the
rooms occupied by Haley's saloon and
tho Stingloy meat market.
Andy Liddell has purchased tho N. A.
Davis residence on west Third street
for a consideration of thirty-one hun
dred dollars.
The city council of Kearney has mado
a contract to purchase the water plant
at that place. The price is understood
to bo around $150,000.
R. L. Graves, of Newark, N. J.,
writes The Tribune that he expects to
visit North Platto during the summer,
probably about July 1st.
Real cstuto values in North' Platte
are not dropping. Tom Haley turned
down an offer of $1,400 for his vacant
residence lot on west Fifth.
Mrs. Lawrence L, Wcrnert, of
Columbus, nee Annie Rcbhausen, is the
guest of friends in town, having ar
rived yestorday morning.
A broken wheel derailed n car on a
freight train near Vroman Wednesday
night, requiring the services of the
wrecking crew to get the car bnck on
the rails.
Eli Raney and Emma Parker, both
of Wallace, wero united in marriage by
Judge Elder Wednesday evening. The
contracting parties are well and favor
ably known in tho south part of town.
At the meeting of the Indian Card
Club Wednesday afternoon, with Miss
Nell Hartman as hostess, the fork was
won by Mrs. C. A. Weir and the booby
prjzo by Mrs. J. F. Clabough.
Millinery to bo closed out at leas than
one-half the usual prices.
The: Leader.
LeoTobin returned Wednesday night
from his trip to San Frencisco, a
jaunt that was hurried but none tho
less pleasant. Mrs. Tobin and children
who had boon visiting in Denver, re
turned with him.
An electric piano for uso at tho
Keith theatre has been received,
placed in tho lobby and will furnish
music for tho public generally. Its real
purpose is to attract attendance at tho
picturo show.
The grade entertainment at tho high
school auditorium Friday evening was
well attended nnd the participants ac
quitted themsolvcs creditably. Par
ticularly pleasing was the cantata pro
duced in costume.
John Crawley, of Medicine precinct,
has filed a complaint against Chas.
Vest, charging him with assault with
an open knife with intent to do great
bodily injury. The hearing has been
set for Juno 10th.
For Rent The Front Street Brick
Livery Barn. A rare chnnce for the
right party. Bratt & Goodman.
While in town Tuesday Supt. Ware
said that the contract for grading the
double track between Watson's Ranch
and North Platte had b?en let, but it
was not certain that the rails would be
laid this yenr. The policy of the com-
fiany id to let tho road bed settle beforo
uylng the track.
A slight fire occurred Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Mary
Alexander, resulting in. tho loss of bed
clothing, carpets and some damage to
tho woodwork. Tho fire originated
from a small stove in the room, and
took place during the temporary ab
sence of Mrs. Alexander, but fortun
ately there wero roomers in the house
who extinguished the flames.
Men's Low Shoes:
$4.00, $4.50, $5.00.
We arc offering this serson an assortment of
good Oxfords for Men to an extent never before at
tempted by us They were all made for us by some
of the acknowledged best makers of Men's shoes.
There are Tans. Greens, Oxbloods and Blacks made
up in shapes and patterns comprising all the newest
approved ideas. Let us show them.
Graham &
Yellow Front
PERSONAL MENTION.
Sam Grace, of Omaha visited friendB
in town Wednesday.
F. L. Mooney was tho guest of rela
tives in Lexington yosterday.
Mrs. D. A. Baker, of Denver, has
been spending this week with North
rlatte irlenus.
J. G. Beeler, who accompanied Robt.
McMurrny to Now York City, returned
homo Wednesday.
Mrs. S. W. Wnrnock returned Wed
nesday from a visit with her son and
daughter at Kimball.
Mrs. J. W. Boyer left Tuesday night
for Sidney and other towns in the wost
part of the state.
P. A. Norton went to Omaha last
night to toko electrical treatment for
sciatica rheumatism.
Mrs. E. J. Cunningham, who had
been visiting relatives in town, returned
to Blair Tuesday night.
B. A. Elias came down from Chey
enne yesterday and will visit relatives
and friends for a few days.
Joe McGraw, who is railroading out of
Grand Junction, arrived in town yester
day to visit relatives and friends.
Sam Gavin arrived in town a few
days ogo and will remain until he nnd
Arthur Boyed leave on thoir trip to
England.
Jack Sullivan spent Wednesday in
town while enrouto home from the
Ogden hot springs whore ho had been
taking treatment for rheumatism.
Miss Ruth Streitz, who has been at
tending for the past year tho Bristol
School at Washington, D. C, is ex
pected to arrive homo tomorrow.
Miss Arta Clara Boal, grand-daughter
of Mrs. W. F. Cody, will graduate
from the regular course of tho Oaks
mere school at New Rochelle, N. Y.
next Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Artz nnd two sons
of Edgemont, S. D., have been visiting
friends in town for a week. Mr. Artz
is in the employ of tho Burlington and
says ho is getting along nicely.
H. Otten left Wednesday night for
Nampa, Idaho, where he will look over
the country with a view of buying a
fruit farm and removing his family
thereto.
District Supt. Chamberlain wiU spend
Sunday in Lincoln attending tho in
stallation of Chancellor Davidson of the
Wesleyan University. Rev. Chamber
lain is ono of tho trustees of that
school.
Alumni Banquet.
Tho annual reception and banquet of
the Alumni Association of tho North
Plnttn liicrh nnhnnl will Jin hnlrl Rntur-
day evening at the Masonic hall. The
reception will be held at half past
eight o'clock and the banquet at nine.
it is expecceu mat a largo numoer 01
members ef tho association will bo
present.
To Members Fire Department.
All members of the Volunteer fire
department are requested to assemble
at the Second ward hose house at 9:30
a. m., Sunday, May 30th, in dress uni
form for tho purpose of marching to
the cemetery and decorating graves of
deceased members. All who can are
requested to bring flowers. By ordor
of the chief.
New Time Card.
A new timo card will go into effect
on the Union Pacific Sunday. Only
three trains will be effected. No. 11'
will nrrivo about forty minutos earlier,
No. 12 will be about thirty minutes
later and No. 4 about twenty minutes
later.
Thero has been a rumor that 13 nnd
14, the local trains, would run through
to Julesburg or Sidney, but there is no
foundation for the report. Trainmas
tor White Iiob recommended the
placing in service of a combination
passenger and freight train between
horo and Sidney that will run on
schedule time. Whether his recom
mendation will bo accepted is not at
this time known.
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Shoe Store.
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SATURDAY MORNING SPECIAL
SALE OF BOYS' SHOES.
This sale will open at 9
o'clock sharp and close at
12 o'clock noon, Satur
day, May 29th.
Saturday morning from 9 o'clock
until 12 o clock noon we will sell the
following lots of broken sizes and odds
and eTfds in Boys' Shoes at a great re
duction. This will be an opportunity to buy a
good pair of shoes at a real bargain.
Lot No. 1--Regular price $1.75, at
this sale $1.00. Sizes 13 1-2 to 5 1-2.
Lot No. 2--Regular price $2.00,
sale price $1,25. Sizes 12 to 5 1-2.
Lot No. 3--Regnlar price $2.50,
sale price $1.75. Sizes 1 to 5 1-2.
The few pairs of "Timekeeper"
shoes we have left will be sold at the
following prices: Sizes 9 1-2 to 11 1-2
at $1.98. Sizes 1 to 6 at $2.48.
We will give coupons for our decor
ated Dresden China Plaques with pur
chases at this sale.
SMALL,
The Big Shoe Man.
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Schatz enter
tained a scoro of relatives nnd friends
at a seven-course dinner Tuesday evon
iriff in honor of their fortieth wedding
nnniversary. Tho rooms were decor
orated in red und this color scheme
wns carried out in tho place cards and
tho piece do resistance tho turkey
was served on a platter which has seen
sorvice since the day when the worthy
couple wero bride nnd groom.' The
dinner was a noteworthy ono, and elic
ited tho. commendation of the guests.
The host gave n toast, telling of the
sunshine of his forty years of married
life, and at the conclusion all drank to
the health of tho lady who hud brought
this forty years of happiness to "tho
man of tho house."
The guests at this pleasant gathering
were Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Schatz,
Mr. and Mrc George, Schatz, Mr. and
Mrs, Albert Schatz, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fisher of
Salt Lake, Mr. Joseph Ottman of Og
den, John Schatz of Salt Lake and Tim
T. Keliherof Cheyenne, Murcellinn, Ed
wina and Eileen Ivcliher.
The Misses Dunn. Miss Grace Pnyno
and Mrs. Foster assisted in serving.
Class Recital.
Tho third annual recital by the music
pupils of the Dominican Sisters will bo
given at The Keith next Tuesday, Juno
1st, at 3 p. m. There are twenty-four
numbers on tho program, part vocal
and part instrumental, the whole form
ing a recital that is certain to provo a
most pleusing and interesting one to
every lover of tho better class of musi
cal compositions. The final number
will be a ladles' quartette with Misses
Clinton, Strahorn, Mollyneax and Rich
ard as participants.
Previous recitals by the pupils of the
Dominican Sisters have proven delight
ful, and tho coming one will equal, if
not surpass, those of the past. Certain
it is that tha recital will be worthy a
nrge audience.
Tickets will be on sale at .Clinton s
nnd at Howe & MaIony's.
Mrs. Kitzmiller Sues for Divorce.
The following disnatch from Grand
Junction, Col., to the Denver 'imes,
will be of interest to North rlatte
people, the couple mentioned, having
lvea here lor some time.
"Sensational charires are made in a
suit filed for divorce May 21th by Mrs.
C. A. Kitzmiller against her husband.
a well known mining man, in which she
charges innuelity und names btella
Barth as 'jo-resnondent. In her com
plaint Mrs Kitzmiller says that in the
spring months of 1908 the defendant,
whilo living in Grand Junction, became
associated and consorted with Stella
Barth and since that time has been
almost daily in the company of tho
woman, 'und has taken her to various
towns and cities outside of Grand
Junction.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
of North Platte, Nebraska.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital -Surplus
Fund
Stockholders' Liability
Guarantee Fund for
(Not considering quick
DIRTCOTORSi
E. F. Seeberger, C. F. McGrew, J. J. Halligan,
F. L. Mooney, ' Arthur McNamara.
JOHN LEMMER, Pres. and Mgr.
NORTH PLATTE MILL and GRAIN CO.
NORTII PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Manufacturers of
High Grade Flour, Corn Meal and Mill Feed
BUYERS AND SHIPPERS OF GRAIN.
We pay highest mark t pric for all kinds of Grain.
Farmers exchange you r wheat for flour, it will pay you.
All orders for Flour and Mill Feed promptly filled.
We make daily delivery in the city,
We ask the citizens of North Platte and, of the country tributary to North
Platte to give our jfoods a trial and let us convince you that they are equaled by
few and surpassed by none.
North Platte Mill and Grain Co.
Commencement Exercises.
This huB been high school commence
ment week in North Platte. Beginning
with tho baccalaureate sermon Sunday
evoning ond class day programs Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, tho exer
cises closed Wednesday uvening with n
cluss address by Chancellor Datidaon,
of the Wesleyan University, and tho
presentation of diplomas by President
Bullard. of tho board of education.
The class day exercises Monday and
Tuesday ovonings were fairly , well at
tended,' and tho members of tho class,
each of whom gave an oration, ac
quitted themselves in a manner that
brought forth favorable mention. The
program was interspersed with musi
cal selections.
The commencement exercisos Wed
neBduy evening was more largely at
tended than wore tho class days. Fol
lowing a selection by the boys' orches
tra, an invocation by Rv. Chapman
and achorus by grade pupils, City
Supt. Tout introduced tho speaker of
tho evoning, Chancellor Davidson, who
gavo one of tho most interosting talks
a North Platte audience had heard in
years. The subject wns "Tho Man of
the Hour," antf in tracing tho origin of
man, tho sponkor may have shocked
some of his orthodox hearers by his
implied belief in the theory of tho ovol
ution of man. The chancellor illus
trated his addresses by the recitnl of a
number of stories which brought force
to the points he desired to impress
upon his hoarora. The address through
out wan intensely interesting and the
speaker held the attention of hia audi
ence closely.
Following tho address, Mr. Bullard
made brief remarks to tho class and
then presentad tho diplomas. Tho exer
cises concluded with a selection by a
male chorus.
To the fourteen young ladies and
gentlemen who so well onrned their
(liplomua, Tho Tribune extends con
gratulations and wishes for each a
successful career in whatever vocations
they may engage.
Vill Run Vaudeville.
Commencing next Monday tho Keith
theatre picture show will have regulur
vaudeville attraction. These featuros
together with the moving pictures and
th electric piano will make that play
house a popular resort.
Notice to Dog Owners.
Dog tax tags for tho current fiscul
year have arrived and nil owners of
dogs must pay license to city clerk and
receive tag or doga will bo killed.
C. A. LdWKLli, Chief of Police.
For Sale.
Two Angus Bulls, one 2-yeur old,
pure bred but not registered; ono 4-year
old, eligible to registry. Prico $75.00.
each.
ExncitiM kntaIj Suhstation,
W. P. Snydek, Supt.
$100,000.00
25,000.00
100,000.00
Depositors $225,000.00
assota and cash resources) ,
Buys Back Land.
J. W. Payne has bought of tho
Lincoln Development Co. 570 acres of
tho land which he sold to that company
in the fall of 1007. Tho consideration
waa $10,140, or about thirty dollars
per aero. Tho land lays in sections 22
and 27, town 13, rnngo 29.
Mrs. J. C. Hupfer, who it visiting
her daughter at Oakland, writes that
sho is having n dolightful timo. She
may conclude to visit the Seattlo ex
position beforo returning home.
Rev. W. H. Scofleld, of Hansen,
Neb., who had been visiting his brother-in-law
W. P. Snyder for n woek, re
turned to his homo Wednesday.
Tho interior of tho Vienna restaurant
hrs been rcpapored and repainted giv
ing this populur enting house a neat
nnd attractive appearance.
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You'll find that you really can't afford not to 3
spend that $ 18.00 to $25.00 for a suit when
you see these "Miller Made" creations which we j
offer at these prices. No matter how many clothes K
you have, here's a chance to get something in an extra j
suit of unusual value for H
$18.00 to $25.00. I
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Smart new styles in Shoes, Hats, Neckwear, Shirts, I
Fancy Vests, etc. I
John B. Stetson Hats, $4 to $6. j
Tiger Hats $1 to $3. t
Panama Hats $6 to 20. !j
Other Straw Hats 25 cts to $3.
Our line of Men's Underwear is complete in cotton, SI
lisle and silk. They are all here, the short .sleeves, '
the long, short and long legs, porous knit, athletic
and elastic seam,
Let Us Show Them.
Schatz & Clabaugh,
Specialists in good clothes from head to feet ft jr men and
nothing else. , t
520 Dewey Street. North P ialte, Neb.
R. L. BAKER, Secretary.
Don't fail to aeo the latest hata
ofTorod at The Leader at $2.50 and
$2.98.
The B. P. O. E. are preparing to
initiate a class of a dozen or more on
tho evening of June 28th.
Tho most strenuous "knocker" in
town not mentioning his name now
admits that after all the banana bo't is
all right.
Alfalfa, Cane, Millet and all kinds
field and garden seeds at Horshoy's,
KM. I. T ..,,.1 at-
Here's Your Chance.
I have for sale tho J. W. LeMastcrs,
rosidonce on west Third street at a
prico that will prove interesting to
any ono who desires a homa or to those
who wish an investment or a chance to
speculate Come and see ma.
O. E. Elder.
You'll'see 5 smart styles in jj
them. You'll see none but u
pure all wool fabrics, woven u
by the best mills in the u
world. You'll see models u
designed by master artists u
exhibiting- all the best ideas u
in good clothes, They're u
th best values ever known
$18lo$25. I
These needn't prevent your i
looking1 at the higher priced
clothes at $28 to $35. You'll
see some of the finest goods )
ever made, clothes that are )
not to be matched in town,
we lead in that sort of j
goods we're getting a lot g
of trade on these clothes, j
They're all pure wool or j
worsted and a fit for every- 1
body. j