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Serai -Weekly Tribune
Ira L. Bare, Editor and Publisher.
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Oio Ydar, cailiiil advfcnco ..11.26
Months, c&sh In advance flScts
Kotoml at North Tlattc, Nebraska, I'cwtofllce
as second Class manor.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909.
Pages Nine and Ten
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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Sam Richards, who is conducting a
business nt Lexington, arrived on No,
11 Wednesday.
II. M. Porter, the pop mnn, mode, a
business trip to the towns west of hero
tho latter part of the week.
Dan Atkinson, of Kcarnoy, came up
from Maxwell Tuesday and left Thurs
day morning for Sutherland.
Tho term of federal court, which con
vonoB next Monday, will brlnjr to North
Platlo nt least ono hundred jurors and
witnesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hahlcr are
spending a few days recuperating in a
camp on tho banks of tho Ncoshi River,
hear llumbolt, Kansas.
James Brltt and Stanley Kctcheel,
tho two pugilists who have gained con
siderable notoriety of late, passed
through to Denver on No. 1 Wednes
day. Joseph Hcrrod, district foreman at
Columbus, camo up on No. 11 Wednes
day. Mrs. Herrod, who has boon visit
ing in tho city for several weeks will
return with him.
About twenty couples attended tho
dancing party at Masonic hall Wednes
day evoning. Tho warm weather did
not apparently dotract from tho enjoy
ment of tho evening.
At tho meeting of tho Chautauqua
concession committee, the concessions
on tho grounds wero awarded to Dickey
Bros. They will servo ico cream, soft
drinks, conectionory and bakery goodB.
M. B. Smith, owner of tho artificial
ice plant at Lexington, was in town
Wednesday and established a local
agency with Joo Spios as agent. Tho
first carload will bo sent up tomorrow.
The ico will bo dolivored nt fifty-flvo
conts per hundred pounds.
Frank Turplo who has been attending
tho Colorado school of mines is visiting
for a woek with friends and relatives
in town. Ho will spend tho summer
prospecting on his mothor's timber land
in Missouri and next year he will at
tend Columbia University in tho city of
Now York.
Girl Wanted For genernl house
work, apply 010 West Third street.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Friedman, who
had been guoata nt the Pizor rcBldoncc,
loft Tuesday for Duluth, whoro Mr.
Friedman will ongngu in businoss. It
was tholr intontion to romnin in town
for a month, but tho building to be
occupiod by Mr. Friedmnn was com
pleted oarlier than expected.
Tho North Platto ball team returned
Tuesday night from thoir western trip,
having played fivo games, winning at
Kimball, winning ono gamo at Choy
onno and losing mo, losing at Sidney
and winning at Ogalallo, or winning
throo and losing two games on tho trip.
Tho gamo at Ogalnlla Tuesday was a
good ono, tho Bcoro being onu to noth
ing in favor of tho North Platto team.
Success of One Man.
S. J. Koch, of Nowoll precinct, camo
to Lincoln county twenty-three years
ago with sixty contfl in his pocket. Ho
waa then a young man of eighteen, and
for fivo years worked on tho Nowel
ranch in that precinct. Like all other
thrifty young men, Jake Koch was
anxious to get a home or farm of his
own, and his first investment was to
purchase a timber-claim relinquish
mcnt, which ho lator entered as
homestead. As ho earned money he
mado impravementa on the land, then
began getting togothcr a bunch of
cattle. By thrift and close application
to business Mr. Koch prospored, and
today ownt 1210 acres of valley land
worth $30.00 per acre, has a herd of COO
cattle, and several thousand dollars
worth of horses, and on this property
does not owe a cent. The home of Mr
ivocn is a most cormortablo one, sur
rounded by trees and a bluo grass
lawn, with substantial barns and out
buildings. Just n short time ago he
markotcd $'1,-100 worth of cattle in
South Omaha.
Thin mention of Mr. Koch is not to
giro him undue publicity, but to show
what brain and brawn can accomplish
in Lincoln county.
Railroad News.
Tho Union Pacific now has a cream
expresB car service. Tho car comes
west as far as North Platte on train No.
13 and returns on No. 4.
About fifty cars of Sherman gravel
per day is being shipped through to
points on tho first district whare the
double track had not been ballastod.
Wo havo just received direct from
Colgato & Co. thoir new packogo of
Talcum powdor twico the sizo of tho
25c package, for 35c, A big saving to
talcum powder users. Violet and Cash
mere bouquet Udors. At Schiller &
Co, Family Druggists.
Tho Union Pacific have recontly is-
iuo a folder entitled "Tho North Platto
Valloy, Nebraska." It contains many
typical pictures of westorn Nebraska
and an olabornto description of itn
possibilities and opportunitus. If the
assertions and statements aro true, wo
livo in a richer and more fertile coun
try, than that along tho river Nile.
Special Agent Tim Koliher of the
Union Pacific has just recovered Borne
Japaneso goods supposed to bo stolon
from cars In tho Cheyenne yurds. Tho
goods, consisting of some Japanese
fancy beaded curtains, wero found in
tho homcB of two switchman, Ott and
Bostwick. The men claimed they had
found tho goods in tho yarda. They
wero discharged from the service on
tho company ponding nn investigation.
Beginning July 1st tho stock inspect
ion law H. R. No. 137 affecting stock
shipmonto in counties where Bnipperc
huvo petitioned for a stock inspector
and nro entitled to ono. goes into effect.
It requires tho inspection of stock bo-
,forc shipment. Stock to points having
inspection, nowovor, such as (Jnicago.
Kansas City, South St. Josoph, South
Omaha and Sioux City is not affoct-jd
Tho law makos it incumbont upon rail
road companies as well as the shippers
to seo to it that that tho measuro is
compliod with.
Tho Burlington has asked for bids
for tho construction of forty-fivo miics
of road from Kirby to Shoshoni. This
link is part of tho second lino to bo
built by tho Burlington from Nebraska
to Wyoming, and is dostincd in time to
bn tho low grado froight lino from Ne
braska to tun north coast country, via
Hastings, Konrnoy, North Platte,
Bridgeport, Guernsey, Orin Junction.
Shoshoni, Kirby, Frannio and Billings.
This lino wns financed at tho timo of
tho panic, and plans were mado to bo
gin throwing dirt nil along tho line
from Kearney to Wyoming and in
Wyoming. In fact somo grading wns
dono along tho lino of the North Platto
river west of North Platte when tho
first nnnouncemont was made.
A Former Nerth Platte Boy.
Tho following concerning a former
North Platto boy is taken from tho
Milwaukee Free Press: Prof Edward
C. Elliott of tho department of edu
cation has been given the chair of
"director of courses in education" by
the board of regents of the nnlvcrsity
of Wisconsin.
Prof. Elliott is one of tho best known
educators in America. He is a Chicago? n
by birth, but was educated at tho
university of Nobraska to which state
his parents removed in 1885.
Ho received his degree of bachelor of
scienco in 1895 and followed with
mastors degrco two years later. In
1905 ho received his doctor's degree at
toachers college of Columbia university.
From 189G to 1899 Prof. Elliott was
city superintendent of schools at Lead
villo, Col. Boforo that ho had hold tho
position of instructor in science.
Prof, Elliott came to the university
of Wisconsin in 1905 from Columbia
university whero he had obtained his
degree of doctor of philosophy.
During the past thrco years he has
been in charge of the special investiga
tions for tho United States bureau of
education and also of tho consulting
cgislativo service.
Prof. Elliott is tho author of several
works on education, notably "Some
fiscal aspects of Public Education in.
American cities" which appeared in
1905 and "State School Systems," an
exhaustive trcatiso in two volumes the
second volume of which is just off the
press.
Dr. Elliott will spond Saturday with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott
on his way homo from Denvor, . where
10 delivered a scries of lectures at the
university of Denvor.
Talented Company.
Mr. Sanford Dodgo and his talented
company gavo a spirited perlormanco
of "Tho Three Musketeers" nt tho
theatre last night to a vory apprecia
tive and enthusiastic audience.
Sanford Dodge makes n splendid
D'Artagnan, giving thnt fnscinating
rolo with spirit, dash and good dis
cretion. His comedy work Is espe
cially good and ho was warmly ap
plauded.
MisB Louiso Marshall is very cup-
able as tho queen. Sho has n very
pleasing personality nnd a sympathetic
voico which fits tho part to perfec
tion, and sho showed much dramatic
power in tho scenes with tho cardinal,
especially in the last act. Her work
was vory good throughout. Helena
(Mont.) Independent, September 1G,
1908.
Guy C. Barton Dead.
Guy C. Barton died at Omaha Wed
nesday evening nt tho ago of pearly
seventy years. Ho had been in poor
health for sovcral years. Tho deceased
was a resident of North Platto for
about a dozen years, leaving hero for
Omaha in the spring of 1882. While a
North Platto rcsidont ho was engaged
in tho cattlo business with M. C. Keith.
Mr. Barton erected and occupied tho
largo brick houso in tho east part of
town now owned by W. M. Canning-ham.
Notice.
Parties caught Fishing, Hunting or
tresspassing on the Birdwood ranch,
or any of tho Wallaco land will bo
prosecuted to tho full extent of the
law. T. F. Watts Mgr.
On No. G Wednesday, was a soldier
who camped in North Platte thirty
years ago. Ho was on a furlough from
Fort Russell nnd stnrtod cast from
Choyonno on a bicycle but encountor-'
ing tho deep mud, ho abandonod it.
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a thought suggests itself and
that is, to get hold of a box of
GINGER SNAPS
Mybut they look good so
(enticingly golden and crispy.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
board of equalization of Lincoln County,
Nfihr.. will mflefc In Rpnnlnn .Tnnn 99 9.1
and 24 in the commissioners room in the
COUrt llOURO. for tho niirnriHn nf hnm-inrr
nny complaint that may be mado with
ruitiruncu iu uiu ussessmont ot tno
property of Lincoln County, Nebr.,
Dated North Platto Neb. June 8, 1909.
F. R. Elliott
County Clerk.
JOHN LEMMER, Pres. and Mgr. R. L. BAKER, Secretary.
NORTH PLATTE IWIIX and GRAIN GO.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Manufacturers of
High Grade Flour, Corn Meal and Mill Feed
BUYERS AND SHIPPERS OF GRAIN.
We pay highest market price for all kinds of Grain.
Farmers exchange your 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 goods a trial and let us convince you that they arc equaled by
few and surpassed by none.
North Platte Mill and Grain Co.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Notice is hereby jjiven that
tho
Estray Notice.
Taken un on or nbniit. Anril Rfh mno
on section 23, town 12, rango 30, by tho
unuersignca wno there resides, one
brown maro colt, about two years old,
small, no brnnds. Owner can havo
same by proving property and paying
charges.
Ij. L. CL1NKEN11EAIID,
North Platte, P. O.
A SPRING DRIVE
is ono that is always pleasurablo and
invigorating and those who wishfcto
indulge in it should seo that their
harness is O. K., and if it is necessary
to havo a now ono buy it boforo tho
wurm davs of Snrinctimo como nnd
you will havo tho benefit of it for tho
season. Our stock is worthy of your
inspection.
A. F. FINK.
You Have the Satisfaction
of knowing your rig iB cverthlng that
is considered good form when you hire
it from us. Wo will send to your resi
denco whenever you ordor it, or a light
turnout for ladies' or gentlemen's driv-
iug, at reasonable respectable rates
You always get complete satisfaction
and pleasure from both horses and
carriage from
A. M. Lock.
A Better Finish
Than the Natural Grain
Cnn easily Ixj obtained on lnors, o kl floor
ami woodwork by minis C)l Nnmel (It'
viirnUli nutria In nil colors) unit our new
imlctit Rrulnlni; proct'M,
liAsy work for tho anmtcur. No technical
training necessary
Mado by Tho Ohio Varnish Company
Cleveland, O,
Stone Drug Co.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
of North Platte, Nebraska.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital -Surplus
Fund
Stockholders' Liability
$100,000.00
25,000.00
100,000.00
Guarantee Fund for Depositors $225,000.00
(Not considering quick assets and cash resources)
DIRECTORS
E. F. Seebcrger, C. F. McGrcw, J. J. Halligan,
F. L. Mooney, Arthur McNamara.
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Workman & Derryberry's
MoadsLy Afternoon
JUNE 21st
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f. the Wonderful. Wonderrii WONDRk
WASHER Demonstrated
We take the streaks out of dirty shirts in less
than a minute, and do more work and better work
with less work than you ever saw before. The
demonstrator from the factory will be here. Do
not forget the place.
WORKMAN & DERRYBERRY
DATE IS MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21st
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
:Keith Tlaeatre:
two nights;
COMMENCING
Monday, June 21st
the popular favorite
MR. SANFORD DODGE,
and his excellent company.
Monday, Alexander Dumas' Historical Drama
"The Three Musketeers."
Tuesday, Shakespeare's Greatest Play,
HAMLET"
(MR. DODGE fifi
as HAMLET)
Grand Scenic and Electrical Productions.
Seats on sale at Clinton's.
Prices, 75 Cents, 50 Cents and 25 Cents.
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