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NORTH PLATTE, NEJUtASKA, JULY 10, 1909.
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This is not a sale of odds nnd ends of Oxfords, but a clean sweep sale of the best Oxfords for
Men, Women, Boys, Misses and Children that we have shown this season. All our Oxfords in
Black. Tan and colored leathers of all sorts Jo. Oxfords, Ties, Pumps, etc, in latest models. Just
note these styles and cut prices and Oxford yourself for the future. Do it nowl
The price has been cut on every Shoe in our Store. We give below a few illus
trations of what we are doing in price cutting. Read these prices:
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR.
All highest grade Oxfords, patent blucher wing tip, military heel, welt,
.Knob and Cambridge lasts, regular price $5.00, sale price
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
All our $3.50 grades, in black patent kid and coltr Russia tan, oxblood,
wine, black vici, chocolate vici, etc., regular price $3.50, sale price .
All our S3 grades, in black patent kid, vici kid, tan calf, ox blood, wine,
button, lace and blucher, concave or Cuban heels, McKay or turn
soles, regular price S3. 00, sale price.
All our $2.50 grades, made in black vici kid, dull calf skin, tan calf, ox
blood, wine kid, lace or blucher cut. ties and oxfords, low or Cuban,
heels, regular price 2. 50, sale price , . .
All our $2.00 grades, made in black vici kid, patent kid, Cuban heel,
plain toe, common sense heel, congress Juliettes with patent tips,
regular price 2.00, sale price
BOYS', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR.
All our $3. 00 grades in black patent or vici kid.calf skin, medium or low
heels, also Russia tan, ox blood, wine, etc.. regular price $3, now
All our $2.50 grades, made in black patent and vici kid, foot form lasts,
broad heels, etc., regular price $2. 50, sale price
AH our $2.00 grades, all leathers and styles . .
Regular price $2.00, sale price ..'
All our $1.75 grades go at
All our $1.50 grades go at
All our $1.25 grades go at '
Sale Price
One lot of Men's highest grade shoes, "Crossets Brand" in
calf, vici kid, velour and box calf, gun metal calf, 'etc.,
$4.00, 4.50 and 5.00, sale price.
One lot of Barefoot Sandals, sizes 2 to 8, at
One lot of Barefoot Sandals, sizes 9 to 1 1, at
One lot of Barefoot Sandals, sizes 12 to 3, at
i SOL HODES, The
AN ORDINANCE.
Being the annual appropriation bill
of oxponsea for tho city of North
Platto, Lincoln County, Nebraska, for
tho fiscal year beginning May 4, 1909.
Uo it ordained by tho mayor and
council of tho city of North Platto, No
braaka: ...
Section 1. There is hereby appropri
ated from tho occupation taxes col
lected by said city tor the year 1909
tho sum of $2,100.00 for tho purposo of
paying the salaries of the city's police
men, to be known aB tho "Police Salary
Fund of 1909."
Section 2. There is hereby appropri
ated tho whole proceeds of said G mills,
levied to provide and pay for firo pro
tection, to pay for and provide for fire
protection tor suid city, to bo known as
tho "Fire Protection Fund of 1909."
Suction 3. There is hereby appropri
ated tho whole proceeds of said city's
occupation tax on firo insurance com
panies for tho uso of tho North Platte
Firo Department to bo known as tho
"Special Firo fund ot rjusi.
Section 4. There is hereby nnpropri
ated tho wholo of tho 3 mill levy for
tho fiscal year of 1909 by said city for
tho lighting of streets to do Known as
tho "Street Lighting runu r.uu.
fJno.tion B. Thera is hereby annronri
ated tho wholo proceeds of Baid
city's 2J mill lovy on thp dollar
(VkA tn- anurar tnxns. to bo UHCd
n paying the interest and principal of
Bgy issued by said city which shall be known
KkVne tho "Sower Fund of 1009."
Sect on fl. Thero a hereby appropri
ated the whole proceeds of said city's
FORDS M
UST
HOW ARE YOUR OXFORDS? If ou can use another
pair, here's your opportunity. There's months of good
Oxford weather ahead of us, and we make this Great Ox
ford Clearance sale while the buyer still has an opportunity to
get full value out of his investment this season, and then have a
good pair of Oxfords ready for next spring.
BUY OXFORDS NOW!
.Sale Price",
Sale Price A .
one-half of ono mill levy on tho dollar
to pay the costs and expenses of main
taining tho systom of sewerage in said
city, which shall bo known .as tho
"Sower Maintenance Fund of 1909."
Section 7. There is horeby appropri
ated out of the general fund tho sum of
$1180.00 for tho anla-ies of the city
officials including tho janitor (except nB
neretororo provided in section ono (i)
to bo known as tho "Salary Fund of
1909."
Section 8. There is horoby annroprl-
atcd out of the moneys of tho general
fund for tho said fiscal year, the sum
of $3000.00 for bridges, streets, grades,
culverta and drains.
Section 9 There is hereby appronn-
ated out of tho monies of the general
fund for said fiscal year tho sum of
$2000.00 for sidewalks and street
crossings.
Section 10. Thoro id hereby appropri
ated out of tho moneya of tho general
tunci tor said tiscal year tho sum ot
$1000.00 for tho expense and main-
topance of tho North Platto Fire De
partment, including tho services ot
chief.
Section 11. There is hereby appropri
ated the wholo of said 2 mills lovied for
park purpose, to purchaso and im
provo a park or parks in said city, to
be Known as tno "fane und ot lyui.
Section 12. Thoro is hereby appropri
ated all the rost and residuo of tho
moneys of tho current fiscal year de
dyed from tho 8 mill levy for general
revenuo purposes not horotoforo ap
propriated to bo used by said city for
lawful expenses, city engineer, elec
tion, publishing, stattonory, accidents
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GO!
is
$3.95 i
$3.15!
$2.85 1
$2.35
$1.95 j
$1.60 1
$2.35j
$1,951
$1.60
$1,401
$1.20 j
$1.00!
$2.95 1
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2,
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black patent
regular price
35c
50c
656
Shoery.
and casualties and special engineering
for public improvements, and all of the
items herein appropriated undor aec
tiona 8, 9, 10. and 12 shall bo known as
tho "tienoral Fund of 1909." ,
boction 13. Tina ordinance shall tako
effect and bo in force from and after
its passage, approval, and publication
according to law.
Passed and approved this Gth dav of
July, A. D 1909.
thos. J. i atterson, Mayor.
Attest: Ciias. F. Temple, City Cloric.
(Seal.)
ABOUT PEOPLE. '
J. H. Edmiston Bays ho has 320 acres
of corn southeast of town that atunds
waist high and is growing at a wonder
fully rapid pace.
Rov. Portor of tho Methodist church.
accompadied by his family, lefUTues-
uay morning on nn extended visit to
their old homo in lllinoiH.
W.. C. Pattorson camo down from
Pino Bluffs with his grading outfit yes
terday morning and commenced work
on the grado for tho now doablo track.
, O. II. Tholocko and Keith Neville
camo in with a long Btring of bass and
cat fish Wednesday but thoy refuse to
ten wnoro tney caugnt tnem, or from
wnom inoy bought tnem.
Louis Thoelecko returned to his hnmn
in Omaha Tuosday night after spending
a few days in town. Ho was very much
surprised at tho growth and advance
ment wnicn nns taken piaco during tho
past live or aix years.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS 1
W. D. Waldo, who has a grading con
tract near Groaioy, Col., 1b homo on a
visit.
City Sup't Tout entertained the
mombera of tho Junior Normal faculty
at a C o'clock dinnor Wednesday even
ing. Ed Olson, of Norfork, has ante red
tho employ of Graham & Co. as a
shoemaker and Goo Tekulvo will go in
to tho store
Mr. Frank Willo of the Sunderland
Co.. of Omaha, is in tha city putting
tile work in tho now rcsidenco of
Goo. Fields.
Edgar Schillor and Dr. McCabe went
up the North Platto branch yoBtorday
mornincr to look nvni anmn ronl nnfntn
in that section.
Tho suite of rooms occupied by Hoag
lond & Ilongland havo been repainted
nnd ropapored, giving them a vory
neat appearance.
Conkcy'a Lico Powder going fast at
B. A. Wilnon'a Poultrvman. take ad
vantage of free offer. Won't injure
birds.
.1. W. Plllnlr wlin ailfllnnltr fltonri-
pcared from tho city several montna
ago, roturned Monday from California
wuere uc nau ocon.
Judge Eldor spoke to tho students of
the Junior Normal Wednesday morn
ing at their regular chapel exorcises,
on "Tho Battlo of Altoona."
Tho public road leading south from
tllf nntlHi rivnr lirii1ni linationn fillnrl In
with several thousand loads of dirt and is
now in good condition.
Ginn & White have boon awarded
tho contract for tho plumbing in tho
two houses which Mra. G. A. Huffman
Ib erecting on West Gth St.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dolaon went to
Omnhn Sundnv to nttond tho vvpildlnir
of their son Will, returning with tho
latter and Ins brido yesterday.
Tho county commissioners havo beon
employing their time tho irrcater nart
of this wool; in making settlement with
tne county o licials. u work that re
quires about a week.
Miss Maudo Hilliard and Miss Grace
Hilliard of Ogalalla, who havo boon
visiting at tho home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. I. Tucker returned to their homo in
Ogalalla yesterday mooning.
County examinations will bo hold in
the High School building on Friday and
Saturday of this week. Lack of room
in tho court house prevents the County
Sup't from holding those examinations
in nis oiuco.
Tho Wyman salo Wednesdav was well
attended and thn cattle sold well, tho
cows averaging closo to forty dollars
each. Tho proceeds of tho sale were
$2,800, the greater part of tho pur-
cnaBors paying casn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith are tho
happy parents of an eight pound boy,
the young man putting in nn appear
anco Tuesday evening. Congratula
tions aro cxtonded to tno fathor and
mothor and best wishes to tho boy.
Tho county commissioners have
created n new precinct, which has been
named Hansen. It has been formed
out of tho north half of Tablo precinct,
and in composed ot Town lu, Kango 20,
a territory six miles square.
Whilo playing in tho front yard of
Wyman's residence west of town Mon
day evening, Harry Woods had hia
face badly lacerated by a fox terrior
dog. He had beon holding tho dog
while somo girls ran away from him
and when the dog was loosoned ho
turned and bit tlio young man on tho
right cheok. Sovcn atichca were re
quired to closo tho gash.
Colonel W. F. Cody writes to friends
n Omaha that ho has decided to show
this year in several of tho intorior
towns of Nebraska. Last year a stop
was made at Omaha and then tho show
hurried on to tho Pacific coast. Tho
colonel says his now show under tho
management of himself and Pawnee
Hill is doing n bur business. The show
is now in Chicago for a week and will
then tour Wisconsin and Illinois until
August 7, Omaha Hoe.
Tho city council has annronriated
$3,000 for street work and $2,000 for
sidewalks and street crossings for the
nscai year, i nis ot course does not
necessarily mean thut tho full amount
will bo expended, but it will probably
bo needed. Last vcar onlv SI. GOO waa
oxDonded for street work, which proved
insufficient, and much that was needed
could not bu done. This voar tho strent
commissioner win not bo Hampered bo
mucn ny jacic ot tunds. and tho streets
will be put in oxccllent shape.
The growth of two of North Pliitto'a
industries in ovidonced by tho fact that
u. i . rramp lias insta lied n h a
grocery store an additional tolonhono.
muKing uireo pnonea used in his Btoro
. i.f . " n t . .
alone, ot winch two nro nr viito 1 nn.
metallic circuita, and tho othor an ex
tension phono on his desk. Thin ad
dition wns necessary on account of tho
rapid growth of tho telephone company
and thn fuct that tho neonlo liuvn mi
learned the ubo of tho telephone that
tho bulk of tho trading is done oyor the
phono. By so doing tho goods are
delivered nt the customer's door before
tho customer would have time to trot
down town. Merchuuta givo tho beat
attention to phono trudo, aa thoy aro
the most particular customora a storo
has and a class of trado that can bo
neiu by ciosd nttention to their ordors.
If in these dava a norsnn in without
phono it is because ho or she has not
learned that for fivo or six centa n day
thoy can save manv wonrv Htrm nnri
at tho Bamo timo be in direct communi
cation with nil tho vocations of life,
professional or mercantlle( In fact with
every ono, irionua and toe alike.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Mnymo McMichael is visiting
menus in Sidney for a few days,
W. II. Turuto returned vestcrdav
morning after a business trip to tho
const.
Dr. O. II. Cressler roturnod Tucidav
mgnt trom a snort professional visit in
Omaha.
Sum Richard and dauehtcr Lizzie
wont to ugallala Tuosdsy night for a
snort visit witn trienus.
Mra. Mary Dunn roturned homo Wed
nesday trom a visit of sovornl weeks
at Green River and Ogdon,
Frank Moonov and family aro ex
pected to arrive homo Sunday evening
from their trip to Wisconsin.
Mrs. II. S. White went to Ovorton
Wednesday nltrlit to visit hir ranch
which which is located near thoro.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Norris roturnod
Monday from Denver, whero Mr. Nor
ris went to consult a specialist.
Miss Flo Stamp left vestordav for a
fow days visit with her Bister nt Kear
ney and with friends at Gibbon.
Paul Mvors went to Sutherland Wed
nesday morning, whero ho did Bomo
engineering work in that vicinity.
Harry Hoy roturnod Wednesday
morning from Gothenburg, where ho
went on somo professional business.
Dr. Benttie. principal of tho Juriior
Normal school, loft last niirht to snond
Sunday with his family at Lincoln.
Miia Mario and Lucilo Martini went
to Ogallala Wednesday morning whero
they will visit their Bister for a fow
days.
Miss Wnlker and Miss Winnincr of
RoBsvillo III. who havo been visitinc
friends in thoclty left yostordoy morn-
tor JJcnver.
Mis. XT11I c.n. n..r....l...l
nurso of Omaha, camo in on No. 3 Tues
day night nnd is employed in tho Ralph
Smith home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George Schatz wore
summoned to Denver Tuesday night by
tho death of Mrs. Herbert Munson,
sister of Mrs. Schatz.
Mrs. Ed Ahrens who hns been mak
ing an extonded visit with hor parents
returned to her home in Sidney Wed
nesday night,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Thos. Ducrtrnn roturned
to Wood River Tuesday after a visit
with Mr. nnd Mrs. Thos. Burney. Mrs.
Duggan is u Bister of Mrs. Burney.
Mra. Gertrude Rebhausen returned to
hor homo at Columbus yesterday morn
ing, nf tor nttending tho funeral of tho
lata Josoph Schutz.
O. H. Tholccko and L. C. Sturcrcs
will lenvo tho first of next month on
thoir nnnual fishing trip to tho moun
tains ot oolorado.
Miss Mary Winn, roturned to hor
homo in Koarnoy Wodnesday morning
af tor visitintr with the families of HatiB
Johnson nnd David Minshall,
Mrs. Joseph Schatz will loavo in a
few days for an oxtondod visit with her
brother Albert Fisher, of Salt Lako
city. Sho will bo nccompanicd by Miss
All co Fisher and her eon John, both of
Salt Lako.
Miss Villa Whittakor left yesterday
for tho eastern part of tho, state,
whore she will visit for a fow days
and thon go to her homo in South
Dakota. After remaining thoro a few
weeks alio will go to Chicago to learn
the fall stylos of millinery.
Doolittle-Sclby Wedding.
Ono of tho most beautiful weddingB
which over took placo in North Tlatto
wns solomnizod at tha homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Selby, 420' West A St., Wed
nesdtfy ovoning, when their daughter
Hcrnico was united in marrlago to Mr.
Milton E. Doolittlo, of this city.
Promptly at 8:45 o'clock to tho strains
of tho wedding march played by Miss
Maymo McMichael, the brido and groom
entered and tooK tneir plnce under tho
beautifully decorated arch, whero thoy
wore made man and wlto by Kov.
Favorite of tho Baptist church, in nb
Bonco of Rov. Portor of tho Mothodist
church. Tho full ring coremony was
UBOd.
Tho house wns daintlv decorated with
a color scheme of white and pink with
a large urch of whito und pink flowers
In tho door way, under which was bus
ponded a largo whito bull.
Tno coupio was attended bv warren
Doolittlo. brother of tha groom, and
Allsa Daisy Mcmichacl. Tho brido wore
a very pretty gown of cmbroidorcd
Persian lawn, tho bridesmnid was very
rltitnflir titttmrl Xr nnln lttiin iff lilts Hm
groom und best man wore tho conven
tional black.
Aftor the ceremony a light lunch of
Ico cream and cuku was served to tho
thlrty-fivo relatives und intimate
friends. Miss Alico Fitzpntrick caught
the bride's bouquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Doolittlo will livo on
Iho Doolittlo fnrm Botithwcut of tho
citv wharo Mr. Doolittlo is foreman.
Out of town guests wero Mr. nnd
Airs. A. u. Adams nnd car a, U. H,
Adams of Gandy.
Tho brido camo to Nortii Platto from
Callaway with hor parenta five years
ago and has lived in our community
ovor ainco, and is a most popular young
lady.
Mr. Doolittlo has lived in our vicinity
manv years and is well known as an in
dustrious, nblo and nmbitioua young
man.
To Mr. nnd Mrs. Doolittlo wo extend
our hearty congratulations nnd may
thoy livo long nnd prosper.
Baptist Church.
At tho Sunday morning servico the
pastor will speak on "Putioneo In Well
Doing." All othor sorylcos of tho day
as usual excepting, tho evening servico
which will bo omitted on account of
tho pastor occupying tho nulpit of tho
Christian ahurch in place of Dr. Beattlo
who is visiting his fnmily at Lincoln.
Rev. R. B. FAVoniaiiT,
uty council rrocccdings.
Tho city council mot in an adjourned
session Wednesday evening, at which
the mayor, all tho councllmon but Yost,
tho city attorney street commissioner
and city engineer wero prosent.
A petition was received from the
Union Pnclflo Railroad Co. asking for
permission to join thoir 15 inch Front
street sewor to tho 18 inch north
brancli of tho city sewer at Front and
and Poplar street, all work to be paid
for by tlwu company and dono undor tho
supervision of tho city engineer. The
request was granted.
City Engineer Welsh, not having
completed his eatimnto for a now
wator plant, the matter was not dis
cussed. City Att'y Halligan with the
assistance of the city onginoer wan in
structed to draft nn ordinance calling
an olection to vot6 bonds for a 'new
plant, tho amount of tho bonds to be
insortcd at the next mcatincr after tha
report of tho city engineer had beerr
received.
City Attv Hal lean then brought up
tho matter of the new city pork. Ab
Mr. Halligan understood tno matter,
tho city could uso tho pint for nothing
clso but park purposo for ten years
and was to rcceivo nn unconditional
deed. Mr. Shumnn tnid that he intended
that if tho citv did not uso it for a
park for ten years, the land should
rovert to the previous owner. Tho
matter was flnnly agreed upon by Mr.
Shumnn agreeing to give a clear title
with tho only condition that it should
bo used for nothing olso but a parte for
ton years.
Petitions for sowor districts E and G
wero road for tho first timo, after
which tho council ndjourned.
Tho next meeting will bo hold on
Tuesday, July 20th, at which timo tho
estimate of the city cnginoer for a
now water plant will bo received.
Railroad News.
Elmor Saxon, electrician at tho Union
Pacific shops, has gono to Aurora,
Neb., for-a short visit with friends.
On No. G Wednesday morning woo
Marvin, the supposed loadorof t,hogang
which hold up and robbed tho Ovarland
Limited No. 2 at South Omaha a counle
of months ago. Ho waa in charge at a
u. . marsnni nnu was being taken
from Boise, Idaho, to Omaha for fifrl.
umnna reports ojre that tho UurwTg
ton will improve its high lino, which
runs through tho south pant of this
county, nnd instead of it boJng a
streak of rust, it will bo mafia a
tnrougn lino tor freight fqr Uw north
west. In this connection it ia said with
out apparent authority that tho im
provement of this high lino will knock
in tho head for n timo at least tito
proposed lino up tho Platto vofiey.
Fireman Roy BunnalT, of Wis city,
was rather badly injured at Wood
Rlvor oarly Tuesday morning. Tho
engino stopped at that station for
water and Bunnell was in act of pulling
around tho spout, when tho hook slipped
off and he fell from tho tank to the
groun'd, cutting a gash in his forehead
and badly bruising his hip. The engino
nnd caboose worn uncouplod and tho
lmurcu man wns tnnen to Grand
Island and placed in the hospital, whero
his wounds wora dressed.
Mrs. Munson Dies.
Mrs. Horbort Munson. noo Abhin
Shumnn, a formor rcsidont of North
Plntta n lior linmn In Dnnunx
Tuesday. For several ycafa Mrs. Mun
son had been in poor health, and in
honos that a chnngo would provo benc-
uciai, nor nusnanu disposed of nis in
terests in Now York City, which had
been their home, und moved to Denver.
MrB. Munson, during hor rcsidenco in
North Platte, had a largo circle iif
trienas nnu tney learned or her doath
with deop regrot.
Tho romains woro brought down
from Denver Inst night nhd a funeral
aervico hold nt tho Episcopal church nt
2:30 this uftcrnoon.
More Shops at Denver
Tho Union Pacific Railroad comnnnv
which owns tho shops used by tho Pull
man company nt Fortieth Btroot nnd
tho railroud tracks. Denver, ia tn fcnlrn
back this property for jts own uso and
givo Denver n pay roll of $000,000.
in onor, tuts means unit the Color
ado division of tho Union Pacific, which
now oinuracoa about sou miles of truck,
will huvo genoral ropuir shops at Den
ver, whero all enginoa und enra oper
ated by this division will bo kept in -
constunt repair. This work is now dono
in Omaha und Cheyenno, entailing
great inconvenioncc and additional ex
pense upon tho Colorado division.
Snccinl cut nrico on all Rnira Qlvna
9x12 feet to 12x15 feet.
The Huh Clothinq Dept.
$40,000.00
Tha school district of tho city of
North Platto in tho county of Lincoln,
utnto of Nebraska.
Sclruol Bonds.
Sealed bids will bo received by tho
undoraigned secretary of tho school
district of tills city of North PJatto,
Lincoln county, Nebraska, until G
o'clock p. m. August 9th, 1909,
for $10,000.00 registered school bonds
of said district.
Said bonds will be issued in denomi
nations of $1,000.00 each numbered
from ono to forty Inclusive dntod Aug.
2, 1909, mature twenty years from
date, but payable at tho option of tho
districtaftor ten years.
Bonds will bear five (5) nor cent in
terest, puyuble semi-annually, on Aug,
2d und Feb, 2d, ut tha Fiscal A goncy
of tho Stnto of Nebrasku, Now York
City. N. Y.
All bids must bo nccompaniod by a
certified chick or $500.00 mnde-nayifbto
to tho order of F. L. MotflWy,
Treasurer of said districts Trftj rlftht
Ib resorved to reject any tfnd nil lids.
Dono by orde of thb. Bonrtl-'At E9ii'
cation thiB 7th day of July 1909.
A, F. Streitz, Socretary.
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