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TWENTY-FIFIIl YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JULY 9, 1909.
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TO OUR SHOE SALE!
E'RE callincr you to a Shoe Sale that will
YY appeal to people who know Superior Shoes, y
want Superior Shoes and will buy them
when sold at such prices as as we are now offering
them. This sale is not inaugurated for the purpose S
of selling- Shoes of indifferent aualitv or a sIiod ii
worn accumulation. It's simply our Semi-Annual 5
Clearance Sale, the time when we clear out all the
coming Fall Shoes.
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IT'S YOUR GREAT SHOE BUYING OPPORTUNITY.
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ine price has been cut on every snoe in our store, we give beJow a lew ulus- Jjft
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trations of what we are doing in price cutting. Read these prices:
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR.
ffi All highest gracta Oxfords, patent blucher wing tip, military heel, welt,
4 Knob andMZambridge lasts, regular price $5.00, sale price
jft All our $4.00 grades, made in black, tan, oxblood, champagne, grey and
bronze, in patent calf, colt and kid, vici kid and suede leathers, now
$A All our $3.50 grades, in black patent kid and colt. Russia tan, oxblood,
fjft wine, black vici, chocolate vici, etc., regular price $3.50, sale price .
jSZ All our $$ grades, in black patent kid, vici kid, tan calf, ox blo.od, wine,
jrj button, lace and blucher, concave or Cuban heels, McKay or turn
. soles, regular price $3.00, sale price
4 All our $2.50 grades, made in black vici kid, dull calf skin, tan' calf, ox
J$l blood, wine kid, lace or blucher cut. ties and oxfords, low or Cuban
4 - heels, regular price 2. 50, sale price ,
vj All our S2.00 grades, made in black vici kid, patent kid, Cuban heel,
jtZ plain toe, common sense heel, congress Juliettes with patent tips,
regular price,2.oo, sale price
, BOYS', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR.
Z All our-$3.oo grades in black patent or vici kid, calf skin, medium or low
jft heels, also Russia tan, oxblood, wine, etc.. regular price S3, now
'ft All our $2.50 grades, made injblack patent and vici kid, foot form lasts,
broad heels, etc., regular price $2.50, sale price .J
2j All our $2.00 grades, all leathers and styles ' ' ' . ' - '
5 Regular price $2.00, sale1 price.
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$3.95
$3.15 1
$2.85
$2.35
$1.95 1
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All our $1.75 grades go at
All our $1.50 grades go at
$2.35
$1.95 I
$1.60 i
Sale Price ,
Sale Price.
All our Si. 25 grades go at
Sale Price ,
..v: $1.20 1
.V;. $1,00 fir
One lot of Men's highest grade shoes, "Crossets Brand" in black patent
calf, vici kid, velourand box calf, gun metal calf, etc., regular price frJ Aff
S4.00, 4.50 and 5.00, sale priqe ;. .l. aj)Za v jgjj
One lot of Barefoot Sandals, sizes a to 8 at 35C 9&
One lot of Barefoot Sandals, sizes 9 to u, at: , 50c
One lot of Barefoot Sandals, sies 12 to 3, at. . ' 656 jj
SOL HODES, The Shoery.
PERSONAL MENTION.
John Dratt returned Wednesday from
a short business visit to Omaha.
Goo Aloxandcr, of Grand Island,is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stionroyer.
Geo. French roturned yesterday
morning from a professional visit in
Omaho.
Wm. C. Hutchcria and wife aro
spending a few days visiting friends in
Loxington.
Fred Steinmyer returned yestorday
from a short visit with friends nt
Grand Island.
Miss Alico Rhodes who has been visit
ins in tho city returned to Lincoln yes
terday morning.
Rev. S. F. Carroll went to Omaha
Wednesday night to transact business
for a few days.
Gono Atkinson anil 'vifo of Brady ai-o
visiting their brothor-ln-law Robert
Royer and wifo, of this city.
Capt. Ruddy and wifo left Wednes
day night for Omaha where they will
visit f rionds for a short timo.
Miss Evolyn JcfTors icavos Sunday
for a month's visit with relatives in
Omaha and at points in Iowu.
Misa Mary Winn, of Kearney, is
spending tho week as guest of . tho
families of Hans Johnson and David
Minahall,
Mrs. D. P.. Wilcox and Mrs. J. A.
Wilcox roturned to their homo in Cozad
yesterday after visiting relatives for a
few days.
Julius Pizor loaves next week on a
business trip to Chicago and Now York,
tho purposo of tho being visit to buy
fall goods for Tho Leader.
Lost, somo timo ago, between town
and tho A. Cooledge ranch on tho
north side, a breaking plow lay. Re
turn to this ofllco and reccivo reward. I
Mrs. C. A. Weir and children left
yostorday morning for a visit with
relativos In Sterling, Donvor and
Pueblo, expecting to bo absent about
two months.
Sheriff Miltonborgor spent Tuesday
in Wellfleet taking a look at tho
political situation. Ho reports tho
fvt crops in fin a shape and tho prospects
for his re-nomination is good.
W. O. Thompson, of Lucorno, Col.,
a former resident of Nichols precinct,
has been transacting business in this
section for n few days past. Ho says,
a recent hailstorm in his section of Col
orado destroyed tho whoat crop and
badly damaged tho potatoes.
Mrs. Georgo Shuman and daughter,
of Lexington, mother nnd sister re
spectively of W. E. Shuman, aro the
guests of tho lattor and will remain for
a woek or ton days. Tho father was
a'.Jo hero Wednesday, but loft that
night for Denver.
ShorifT Miltonbergcr loft Wednesday
night for Omaha, whoro ho will attend
tho convention of tho Nobraskn
Sheriffs Association. Mr. Miltonborgor
thinks that ho can get the next con
vention' in January to como to North
Platte.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cary roturned
tho early part of tho wcok from their
trip to Now Haven, Conn., whoro thoy
went to attend tho graduation of thoir
son Bob from Yale. Thoy wero ac
companied homo by Miss Ruth Cary, of
Zanesvillo, Ohio, who will visit thorn
for several months,
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PUBLIC SALE!
Having decided to quit the dairy business, I will sell at public auction at my
farm one and one-half miles wesf of North Platte on WEDNESDAY, JULY 14tti,
1909, commencing at one o'clock my entire dairy herd consisting of
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FORTY HERD OF FRESH MILK "COWS
or will be fresh soon. These arc A 1 milkers aud in quantity and quality they are
second to none. This will be an excellent opportunity to get a first class family cow.
Thirty-five Cows with calves at foot, Forty head of yearling and two-year-old
Heifers, thirty-five steers ranging from one to three years, one coming two year old
Black Polled Bull,
FARM MACHINERY One new Eureka Corn Planter and 80 rods of check
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row or wire, one gang piow, one mine wagon, seven sets-ot work Harness, one com-
tht ot milk pails and cans for dairy route, and many other .articles.
nor wn annrovea securltv bearing tort ni
the terms of tho saio havo been fully complied with. FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
fly P1CIC uu
hull on hnnknhlo nnnor with Annrovnrl snmiWMr hnnrinrr fnrt
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cash: on Burns over that amount n credit of six months may bo
er can interest, ino property to do removed until
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i-iHf Col. T. F,. Watts, Auctioneer.
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Couacil Buys City Park.
At the regular mooting of tho city
council Tuesday evening, At which the
mayor and entire council were present,
the proposition of Wm. E. Shuman for
a city park was accepted and the city
purchased Blocks 4, 5, C, 7, in the
Rivordale addition, east of the city,
for the sum of 12000. When the streets
are closed tho park will be GS0 feet by
048 feet and will contain nearly 12
acres. A warrant for $800 is to be
Issued beforo Aug 1, 1909, and one for
$1200 before Aug 31, 1910, and the deed
stipulates that tho tract shall be used
for park purposes for at least ten
years.
Tho following communication who
received from tho Water Works Co, In
roply to tho resolution, which was
passed by tho council at ita last meet
ing.
Honorablo mavor and tho city council
North Platte Nebraska.
Gentleman Refering to tha reso
lution adopted by your body June 18,
1909, proposing to submit to the vote
of the peoplo a proposition to voto
bonds in the sum of $60,000 for the
purchase of the waterworks plant,
and requiring the North Platte water
works company to notify tho mayor
and council by tho time of tho next
regular meeting that this proposition
has been accoptcd, tho company begs
to say that it will not accept tho
proposition .
Tho company Is advised that by the
action of tho City of North Platte in
calllnsr for an atmraisal under the
original ordinance, a valid contract has
been closed between the parties where
by the city of North Platte has agreed
to buy and tho Water company has
agreed to sell tho waterworks system
for tho amount fixed by the appraisers,
towit: the sum of $85,021. Thd com
pany will stand upon its legal rights in
the matter and will demand from the
city tho compliance on ita part of the
obligation Imposed by such, contract
nnd the appraisal.
Kcspectlully yours,
North Piatto Waterworks Company.
By G. E. HoiTraaster, President.
Letter was refered to judiciary
committee. A petition asking for a
sidewalk on both sides of Mapel St.
from Front St. to Banks Addition was
received and rofered to tho committee
on streets.
A. E. Timmormau uppcarod before
tho council and asked permission to
movo his saloon building on to the west
half of Pino St. during the construction
of his now building. Tho permission was
granted.
City Enginoor Welsh wbb instructed
to survey tho main sower on tho north
side to ascertain if tho construction of
Sower Districts "P and A" for which
a petition was received, waB possible.
Tho report of tho city treasurer wa s
received and it showed that thore
woro no outstanding warrants for the
yeflr of 1908. The levy and appropria
tion ordinanco for 1909 was passed and
all back claims of 1908 and claims of
1909, with few exceptions, wore paBsod
nnd warrant issued.
Tho council vdiourned until Wednes
day evening July 14, when the water
works problom will again bo taken up
and considered. ,
Pa Rourk's Sterlings Win.
In tho best gumo of base ball on the
local grounds this year, Capt. Elliott
and his team went down beforo the
Omaha Western Lcngue Team Tuesday
afternoon by a scoro of 2 to 0.'
Paul occupied tho box for tho locals
and lot tho heavv hitters from tho
eastern part of tho stuto havo only
six hits. His ounnort was .rrood nnd
tho team as a whole plnyod a good nnd
steady game.
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Real Estate Transfers.
A. C. Bolck to R. C. Lancford. nil
southeast quarter section 4-12-34, $3,000
u. li. Waiter to Lacotta Phelps
southwest quarter Bection C-10-33, $C00
V. E. Robb to R. T. Wilson north
west quarter of northwest quarter,
southwest quarter northwest quarter
northwest quarter -southwest quartor
and southwest quarter of southwest
quurtor Bection 8-13-33, $4000.
Andrew Llddell to Union Realty Co
lots 10, 11 and 12, block 20, North
Piatto, $1,200.
W. P. Smith to W. A. Bryant north
hair section 15-13-34, $8,000.
Tortured on a Horse.
"For ton years I couldn't rldo
hprso without being in torture from
piles," writes h. S. Nan or. of Ruir ess
Ky., "when all doctors and other
remedies failed, Buckton's Arnica
Salve cured mo." Infallible for Pilai.
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Boils, Fever-
horos. JiCRoma, Bait Kheum, Corns
Guaranteed by Stono Drug Co.
Denies Receivership.
In tho application of W. A. Cauifman
for n recoivership for tho Robt. Mack
Cigar Co., Judgo GrimoB on Tuesday
sustained tho domurror filed by Robt.
Mack to CaufTman's petition and the
receivership donicd. This action places
tho cigar company in position to re
sumo business, which it will do next
Mondny,
That tho factory is to bo ro-oponed
at so early a dato, is a mattor of satis
faction to all. Mr. Mack, by manu
facturing superior cigars, has built up a
phenomonnl trado botli in and out of
town, and tho factory promises to be
come an important industry for North
Platte.
Kearney 7, North Platte 8.
In a gamo of ball Wednesday aftor-
noon that was strung out olovon inn
ings, North Piatto defeated Kearney
by a score of eight to soven. Lowell,
in the box for tho locnla, was suffering
from Boronesa, and with the exception
of an inning or two, tossed tho ball
liko a corner lot player, permitting the
visitors to mnko sixteen hits, whilo
North Piatto took ten off tho visiting
pitcher. Kearney came to town two
mon short, nnd to'.fill out Armstrong nnd
Swopo, of this city woro drafted,' the
lattor playing behind tho bat. Swopo
caught well, but lack of practico mado
it impossible for him to throw to tho
boys, and as a result North "Platte se
cured nine stolen bases. Othor than
Lowell's weak pitching, tho locals
played a good gamo, - and were charge
able with but two errors, while KTeor
n6y-modo nine. A numbor of brilliant
playa wore made in tho out fiold by
both teams.
The scoro by innings:
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A CwnmHBicatioa from the BsadL
To the Taxpayers of the School Dist
rict of the City of North Platta:
In Fobruary last, by your practically
unanimous ballot, you authorized tile
board to iisun bonds in the sum of
$40,000, bearing interest at the rate el
4 per cent per annunA and running ten
and twenty years, for the purpose of
erecting and furnishing two eight-room
school buildings; one in the Second and
one in tha Third Ward.
The matter had been before the Board
on a petition from the taxable of tha
Third ward for a number of monfche,
and action had been deferred pending
the result of tho vote upon tha amarid
ment to the 'constitution of the staAp
which was submitted to tke people at
general election In November.
This amendment authorized the atate
treasurer to invest the permanent sebpqf
funds of the state in such bonds aj we
proposed to issue, and up&n its adoption,
knowing that school funds of the. tftatc
of Nebraska had been invested in tha
securities of other states at a rata of
Interest as low as three and ona half
pet4 cont, we were fully confident that
the bonds of this district at the rata of
four per cent would bo taken by our
state treasurer without question.
Tho bonds were prepared, registered
by the state auditer as required by tha
statutes, and then advertised for sale,
tho bids to be opened on July 3rd.
During the interval between the ad
vertisement and July 3rd, the Secre
tary of the Board wan in correspon
dence with, and furnished tha history
of the bonds to forty-one dealers in
such securities: he also formally ten
dered them to the stato treasurer, who
at once replied that he had no funds to
place In four par cent securities, and
that all his available funds were
pledged to the commisalonera of Doug
las county at a higher rate of interest.
On July 3rd, the noarest approaafr to
an offer for our bonds was the letter of
a broker at Omaha, who said ha thought
ho might be able to place them at a
discount of six per cent. Not one dffer
from the forty-one inquirers, and
turned down by our own-state traps-
urer, although we believo he has ampin
funds to meet our necessity, and fctlll
meet tho requirements of Douglas
county.
After nrenarlncr the bonds, ami fore-
seeing no difficulty in placing them, w3
proceeded to entor into a contract for
the erection of tho buildings: and thefcr
ara. now under way. That contract
calls for specific Daymsnta at the cer
tain periods of construction, and tha
honor of this district, aa wall aa our
own demands that it be kept aa to our
part in good faith, and to the letter.
At n meeting of the beard held tWa
morning, the mattor waa fully dicf
cuBted, and wo determined, as tha
only alternative, to go to tha
people for authority to issue bend
bearing interest at tho i&te of five in
stead of four per cent, and in accor
dance with this decision, wa have called
a Bpccial election for tho 30th day of
tho present month. We feel confident
that by youc votes on that date you
will approve our action.
Tho bonds so issued may ba refun
ded after fivo years with others bear
ing a lower rate, at tho option of the
board.
Tho buildings now being erocfe.9,
while modorn, convonient and comfor
table, will bo Bovoroly plain. Not one
dollar will be expondod "for architect
ural embellishment, and stilt thair eost
will slightly oxccd tho estimate.
If this statement is not clear, any
mombor of tho board will bo, gladto
throw all tho additional light thavlB
possible.
w The Board op Education,
By Frank E. Bullard, President, M.
Keith Nevtllo, vice i'rosiuont, A. y.
Strcltz, Secretary, John J. Halligah,
J. G. Baoler, E. T. Tramp.
Dated July 7th, 1909.
Got those window flcreenn mnde now
P. M, SontiHBOH. Shop 107 IJGtli St.
Basket Picnic.
A vcrv oniovnblo baskot nlcnic was
held at O'Fallons school house erounda
on Saturday, July 3d. Tho women ap-
fioarou to vlo with ono anotner in maki
ng a spread of good things to eat.
When the tablecloths wero spread on
tho grass underneath the trees and-tho
contonts of the baskets placed thereon
the display was such that ono would
think tnat each and overy woman had
been a student in domestic sclonce in
her younger dayB. Three Icq cream
freezers woro turned by tho men, while
the women mado tho lemonade. A cool
breozo was blowing from the east
whilo the young and old ipent a delight
ful hour round tho tablo. After dinner
was over thero waa a game of ball and
soma foot races by tho boys. The pto-
filo were then called ,to the school
touse wliero a few songs were sung
and a very neat little speech waa
mndo by Mr. Ellsworth. The song
"America" and "God bo with you",
woro sung and all wont homeward re
solved to como again next year.
A move is already on foot to hold a
4th of July celebration nt this place in
one year. It is expected to have good
speakers, a nham buttle, bout races?,
awimmlHE; races, etc.