V) Semi Annual Clearing Sale. In order to make room for our Fall Stock we are going to put on sale our entire stock of Men's Clothing and Furnishings. Sale commence. Thursday Morning, August 19th. You want the clothes and we want the room, below we quote a few prices: Men's' Clothing. i .yVllfancY plaid and striiies1 in all shades go at unc-half 1 ptjiou. '' V $'30.00 Suit, at $15.00. $20.00 Suits at 510.00.. Airbus Drejss Blacks (and Bluti Serges go at one-third off. $30.00 Macks and Blues at $20,00. 18.00 Blacks and Blues at $12.00. And so on. All'our Trousers in all sizes and patterns go at one-half price. . Men's Underwear both two-piece and Union Suits, go at one-third off.' . All Si. or) Shirts in pleats and stripes, collars attached and detached go at 75 cents. All our Si. 25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2,00 Shirts go at $1.00. All our $2.50, $2.75 and $3.00 Shirts go at $200. All Straw Hats in all the new shapes go at one-half price. All Stiff and Felt Mats go tit one-fourth 4 oir. . All Men's Neckwear, rejjular 50 cent goods go nt three for $1.00. Men's Shoes, both high and low cut, in all the shades, tan, oxblood, patent, etc., go nt one-third off. Also Trunks, Grips, Suit Cases, Suspenders, Hose, in fact anything found in an up-to-date clothiers shop at one-fourth off. Nothing off on Fincks Detroit Special Overalls. Remember the date Thursday Morning, August 19th, and come early for these goods won't last long at these prices. No shelf worn goods as the New Clothes Shop has only been open nine months. chatz St. Clabaugh, 1 WATCHES. Our stock of watches speaks eloquently of good things, and there are many people whose hap py experiences confirm the reliability and worth of them Our success as watcn 1 sellers has not been f merely fortuitous, but is 2 the result of the unwav- arinir inrpnrrirv nnd knowl- Wlllgu..-b"V edire gained by long years of study. Lvery watch we sell is a guar- anteed time keeper. Mass Meeting. There will be a mass meeting of the voters anil taxpayers of North Pintle at the court house on Wednesday even ing, August 18th, at 8 o'clock for the discussion of the water bond proposi tion nnd for the purpose of effecting an organization to get out the votes in favor of said proposition. Under the law it will be necessary tp secure two hirds of the votes cast in favor of the bonds. This will require work and organization. I earnestly urge all voters favoring the water bonds to attend this meeting and help organize for victory. T. C. PATTEnsdN, Mayor. yes- common stock 219 and then fell buck to It t ft- 1 " ' ' Thus you have more reason to consider this store as an object wor thy your seeking. DIXON, The Jeweler 1 I Union Pacific Watch Inspector. $ give a Band Concert. Lowell's Cowboy Band will concert at the court house park Friday evening and following or during the concert, a silver collection will bo tak en for the purpose of purchasing addi tions to the uniforms. It is hoped that the contribution will bo libe-al; a free will expression of appreciation of the band for Us concerts given during the season. Let there be a big turn out, and let every man, woman and child contribute in such nmounts as they can spare. SCHILLER & CO., Prescription Druggists Klrst Door North of Klrst National Uantc Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Payne and daugh ter Grace uro now in San Francisco, having loft Seattle and Portland last week. F. W. Cross, proprietor of the Ne braska house, baB purchased tho prop erty of tho lato Gus Hesse, paying $2,000 for tho house and two lots, Miss India Clarke, who hud boen vis iting at Seattle for a couple of month, has left that city and is now at Sheri dan, Wyo., visiting friends. She will probably bo korau tfarou tirau next Union Pacific Not Taking Sides In reply to n letter to Genl Supt. Park askintr the position of the Union Pacific in tho water bond election, Mayor Patterson received the follow ing reply: Omaha. August 10th, 1909. Hon. T. C. Patterson, Mayor, North Platte, Nebraska. Doar Sir: I beg to acknowledge tho receipt of your favor tho 7th instant. In reply thereto, desire to say thnt when tho question of wnter bonds at North Platte was first brought to our attention about a year ago and agnin recently, wo distinctly decided thst the Union Pacific company would not tako sides either one way or tho othtr in the matter, but that it could and did not undertake to interfere with or influence tho individual action of any property owner, but in any case, action on the part of any individual did not represent tho views or attitude of tho Union Pacific other than as abovo ex pressed. Yours truly, VV. L. I'AitK, Gcnernl Superintendent. RAILROAD NOTES. In tho Now York stock market terdny Union Pacific went up to 211. Johnson, tho negro pugilist, passed throught on No. 7 Sunday evening and attracted much attention from people who were at the depot. Victor VonGoetz, Jr., returned Sat urday from n week's visit at tho Hoy ranch in Garfield precinct. Ho added to his avoirdupois and succeeded in getting a good brown color on his face. Tno 'aw known as tho Hartos net, which wan passed by the last legisla ture, proeldes that railroads must maintain telephones in their stations for the convenience of its patrons. Henry Deering, a former North Platte boy, but for several years a helper in tho Northern Pacific black smith shop at Missoula, Montana, has been visiting friends in town. Conductor Charley Weir returned tho latter part of last week from a week's visit in Denver. Tho work train on the branch nnd been pulled oil tempor arily, but was put back in servico yes terday. John Russell, now employed as a switchman in the railroad yards at Houston, Texas, arrived in town the latter part of Inst week and will visit relatives and friends for soma time. An Italian passeutrer on No. 10 this forenoon died just as tho train wap entering tho yards. He had been sick tho day and night provious. The body was taken off hero nnd will bo held pending an examination as to identify and residence. Thero ia now undor construction on tho Dclnwaro Lackawanna & Western railroad a cut-off which shortens the trackaco eleven miles and will cost $13,000,000. This shows what tho cutt ing off of a few miles means to a rail road. A bullotin just issued by tho Inter state Commerco Commission shows that during tho months of January, February and March, 29 railroad ac cidonts of noto wore recorded, In these 29 accidents. 59 neonle wero killed. 441 wero injured and damage to the amount of $298,000 resulted. E-RU-SA CURES PILES OR $50.00 PAID. More or less criticism of the condi tion of tho fence and buildings on the county poor farm west of town is I The ONLY non-narcotic and lawful Pilo Curo. becnuso tho U. S. Disuen- heard. Other property owners in thntfsntory sayB every ingredient of E-RU-SA is "Suitable for tho purpose for which vlr-initv Itnnn th.'ir tilnpps in irnnrf r. t is sold" (i Mies) ami tno Bamo nutnorlty condemns tho injurious narcotus vicinity keep their places in Kooa re- ((op8) .,j0 ,nC(cine8. Only reliable, up'to-dnto druggistn soil E-RU-SA In pun, iiu ,.o..w. (.udo jMorm 1'iatte: sciitiior & uo, btono Drug uo., and Mcuonnell & uraves. poor farm no immediately asKs wno owns tho poor farm tract, and upon be ing informed Lincoln county, ho natur ally utters exclamations of disgust. It is generally conceded that tho county would be ahead if It mndo the needed repairs on thu fences nnd buildings. Place your order now for HUNTER'S CRAB APPLES. $1.25 per Bushel at Wilcox Department Store. imtti i i - j-ir, pay only lor tno timu you uso it, nnu not for the time it is standing in the stable. That bents private ownership all hollow. A. M. Lock. New York dispatches stnto that Harrirnnn has secured an option on tho control of tho New York Central. Tho acquisition of the New York Centra' would irivo Harrimnn an ocenn-to ocean route by wy of thnt road, tho Chicaeo nnd Northwestern, Illinois Cen tral. Union Pacific and Central l'aclhe. Such a combination wtiuld result in Insurance ,i ,inafr.r, ,!.,,, t, n,.,i rf. greater traffic on the Union I -icific and and windstorm written by Bruit &t,nro raon Un tho piJy ln Narth liuuamun ia ino uinc unu uBuuyuirc. phuto, Hershey News. Mrs. A. Zimmerman and daughter, of Hig Springs, visited with A. A. Leister last week. L. U. Munger is taking a week's va cation, his stopping places being Oma ha and Peru. Harvey Van Doran of North Platte was the guest of Miss Mny Munger Saturday. Mrs. O. W. Sizcmore nnd children of North Platte wero guests of Mrs. R. B. Miller last week. Mrs. Warren Lanig has returned from a visit with her sister in Denver. Mrs. Albert McConnell and Mrs. Chas. Porterficld went to Cheyenne A Spanking Good Team Saturday to visit their brother Ed I Is at your command whenever you toll Wnre nnd remain during Frontier dayB. us you want it. This livery stablo is Ray Eyerly, of North Platte, spent PB.EU. fluI'I' ft '"." JS Sunday nnd Monday with his brother B(jrvjco t j8 ,Vh much youra as if you Loy. owned it. Tho difference is that you Messrs. Beeler, Wickstrom and till , ... ti , " i man, also iuisses uiancno u.hihoii unu Ruth Andorson mndo a short trip to tho county seat in Bccler's car Satur day. Miss Mabel Eshleman entertained six young ladies at a delightful dinner pnrty last Thursday. Mrs. J. H. Hershey and daughter Miss Helen wero guests nt tho W. F. Miller homo Sunday. Miss Selma Larsen returned to her home in Gothenburg Saturday. Owinir to runaway accident last Thursday John Nelson sustains a badly broken limb. Miss V"rdio Pickett returned to Scotts Bluff last Sunday evening. C. T. Trent took lid Ewoll and a friend to Culbertson in his auto Friday. D. B. white transacted business in North Platto last week. Sutrar Beet Manager Ewoll was look ing over tho sugar beot fields last week. J. W. Abbott took his car down to North Platto for repairs Friday. A. F. Heeler nnd daughter also Mrs. Will Dymotul transacted businoss in North Platte Wednesday. Mrs. Roy Montgomery iuviaiUnc to uttVe'U ut KbyaWnU. GO TO P. M. SORENSON FOR ' Furniture Repairing AND CABINET WORK. Also Woodturning. WINDOW SCREENS .... A Spe'cialj' Shop 107 East Fifth. I wry ! WHAT NATURECAUS LET NATURE CURE Turn to Nature and you win always uc un the safe side. We liave n Natuio Remrdylof CONSTIPATION A Treat for all Classes who Smoke. A Forest Kintr B cent cicrnr in his mouth for his own dolectntion, a few in his pocket for his friends, is to bo ac counted one of tho blest. .Resort; therefore, all yo who -aro Jowl of u good smoKo. to the cigar ana uumpen emporium the glzn abovo whouo door is J. F. SCBMALZRIED, m llwt we wnnt youto hy owl nrnvn tlinl NfttUI Con el- way tupply o tilro. It i Fruit Laxative And U'c composed of v etable odxsist oaly, direct (rote Nature s Labo raiory, carefully aad con., renieully 6cljdl, iJv for you to um atd wo bacK Nituio with out miarautcfl of your Biooe we tn ttantly if St bill to give f 25c.j McDoirell & Graves. 1V' wot-