W. A. Htfttrafcl,
TUNER AND REPAIRER
All work guaranteed. Best
of references. Country orders
receive prompt attention.
Residence 602 west Fifth St.,
North Platte. Phone 627.
Pleise leave orders at New
ton's Book Store; phone 261.
GO TO
P. M. SORENSON
FOR
Furniture Repairing
AND CABINET WORK.
Also Woodturning.
WINDOW SCREENS
.... A Specialty.
Shop 107 East Fifth.
Hunting Prohibited.
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed land owners and lessea of land
in Hall Precinct, that no hunting it
hereby premittcd on the land owned 01
leasee! oy us, and any person found
thereon will be prosecuted under thi
law relating thereto.
Smrover & Murlett Geo Kopf
H. Waltemath G. V. Long & Som
Frank Steel Geo. Shanks
FredMalone Blankenburg Bros.
Geo. T. Patterson Charlie Robinson
Loren Purdy
Frank Ebele.
DR. ELMS,
General Practice of
Medicine, Surgery
Together with his
Specialty, Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat.
Your Glasses Carefully Fitted.
Office and residenco 413 East Fifth St.,
on ground floor, no atnirs to climb.
Phone 559.
North Platte,
Nebraska.
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NOTIUK KOI I 1'IIIILIUATION.
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U.S. Land oillco al North I'lattc Ncl.
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. Notice Ih liuruhv idvcn thai SVIIIIan
11 Tumi'- of North l'lallu, NoU, who on Jul)
luh. IM. iiiatlo lloiiioiui'uil Kmry No. Stall,
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(jjn-lir nonlr half iioriliitam. uuiirtur um
li-irili.TOni uiuriur, rti-cduu M, UtwinlilD IH
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iti-mllan. hu itlu.l utillcu of Intention ti
U HMi ilnnl lWt ycur proof, lo uitalitlili clalii
t(. lliu In il atnivo ilihCrjud, liuforu lli
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or Iwforii the tlili day or .lauunry, Mil.
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Dcjiarutiiiiior tliu Inturlor,
Uiillt il hiati'M Land oilco
Nortli I'lllllf. Nl'lira.Ln.
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Ulcd in this ullli'u Uy.iucob L. HniUrn
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Nil. UIZllJ tnatlu lluv W. ilia fur HI.'
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caiu iiaruta aru uuriuy nouiiru to upihia
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ivrailnii at lu uviouk u. in, on i'uliruary 11
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lliuaald onleiiaftl,arliJg- Inn jirncrafll
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and ulni'tj d Hat ncli noilcti iwelrcn li- dun
ioirnuuii(atiori
A ., . W- IU O. Wooi-iinnsT.
Alone in Saw Mill at Midnight
unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms
or cold, W. J. Atkins worked as Night
Wotchmnn, nt Banner Springs, Tenn.
Such exposure gavo him n severe cold
that settle on his lungs. At last ho
had to give up work. Ho tried many re
medies but all failed till he used Dr.
King's New Discovery. "After, using
ono bottle" ho writes, "I went back to
work as well as over." Sovere Colds,
stubborn Coughs, Inflamed throats and
sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Croup and
Whooping Cough get quick relief and
prompt euro from this glorious medicine.
60c and $1.00. Trial bottlo free, Guar
anteed by Stono Drug Co.
SOLID COMFORT
in our fivo cent cigar forfthnso who
wish to enjoy a smoko that will glvo
pleasure and gratification at low cost.
Our fmo brands of clxnrs are the acmo
f fine flavor and quality.
J F. SCHIHALZRIEn.
Santa Claus is on the Road,
nd will arrive In North Platto 'the
night before Christmas." What will
papa or the "boyB" need as much as a
new harness, n handsome driving whip
or lap robo. or a blanket for an Xmas
trlft? Our Christmas stock is ready for
pur Inspection, and you can choose
iomo beauties from It at Fink's.
A. F FINK'S
You Needn't Mind the Storm
oven If you hnvo calls to mao or
npinir that must bo done. Call un
this livory stable and order a cnrrlago
to help you fullflll your duty. Then
you can call or shop un long as you
want in Doth comfort nnu myle. You
como back untired and with dry shoes
and skirts. Well worth our mojerate
charge for ihe carriage isn't it?
A. M. Lock.
Road No 327
To All Whom It May Concern:
The snecial commissioner ntmointcd
for tho purposo of locating a public
road,
Commencing at the S. W. corner of
Section 17, Township 10, Rango 33 and
running inenco cast on suction lino to
tho S. B. corner of Soction 17-10-22 nl.
on section line, has reported in favor
of tho location of said road as follows:
Commencing nt the S. W. corner of
Sec. 17, T 10, R 33 running eaat six
m lea on section lino to the S. W.
corner of oc. 17 T 10 R 82. thence
south on Bcction lino about 100 rods to
tho railroad right-of-way north of tho
i rack, thenco southeast to DickenB
alone tho rtahUof-WUV nnd mnnnrtlncr
thorcat with road no 102. and all cloin a
.1.. -ui.-. i . . . r
iw uuiiicu ur oujocnuns uiereio must
be filed in tho offico of tho county
ciuvk, on or boforo noon of tho 17tn
day of Feb., 1010. or such road will bo
08tnDll8hPd without mforonco thoroto.
uaxou worm riatte, Neb., Dec-10-09.
F. R. Elliott,
County Clork.
ROAD NO. 330.'
To all whom it may concern:
'PI... r..,....l..l " I. 1 ..
mu uuiiiiiuaoiuiiur uppumicu xor ino
yurpoaoof locating u tmblio rouil ao
followa:
Oommuncine- nt the
17, township 12, rnngo 28 nnd running
i orui on uuu miio lino
tn Ilia lul.l mil MnJ l.l .. 1.
m'Z:rMr r :
townsldn Vt. Unnirn 5. nni.i w,.,i L t.
83 feot wldu, has reported In favor of
tho establishment of said road nnd nil
cinimB tor uamngo or objections there
to most bo filed In tho ofllco of tho
county clerk on or boforo noon on tho
12th day of Febrnnrv, 1910, or such road
will bo established without reference
morcio.
Dated North Platto. Nob., nnrpmhor
S,1009.
P. R. Elliott,
County Clerk.
Copyright, 1909, by American Prcas Asao
cintiun.)
"WWW HE IE s the tree?" wills
pert'd Jin, I'lilliinder unx
loudly un lierhusbiiml shook
the uiiow from his tout and
carefully wiped his feet un the brum!
uew doonuat.
"Couldn't get one," returned Philan
der moodily.
"Couldn't Ret one! Why not, Jnracs
PUIIunderr
"I Turcot It. nulla, until Just ns 1 got
oft the train, and u that whh the Inst
train from town I eouldn'l very well
tvnllf buck unci look tii n tree. U.v that
time . the shops would all be closed
and"-
"Walk bnek! Such nonsense! Of
course If you haven't tluniubt enough
of the children to buy I hem a tree"
"My dear." Interpolated I'lillniider
desperately. "don't way aiiotlier word
I'll flud u tree somewhere tonight If
1 have to rob the church of the Sun
day Hehonl tree!"
He tlirimt IiIh arum Into bl overeoni
and criiHiied IiIh hat. hut Mrs. Plillan
der put nut a detaliiliiK hand.
'James." she mid seriously, "you
cannot llud n tree In Itose UelchfR to-
nlKht. Vou know there Is not a shop
In the IlelchlH. mid where else would
you look for n tree?"
1 kIiiiII walk Into the woods and ills
one." returned Philander, witn dignity.
"Well, you eniiltl do that, .Inhies, but
It Is 11 o'clock now and there Is no
moon. Vou will lose your way."
"Nonsense!" returned Mr Phllnnder.
"1 hope I know my way around Itose
delKlttH. I saw n very handsome pine
tree lu thnt Rtrlp of woods haelt on the
Turkey hill road. I could walk there
blindfolded and lay my hand upon thai
tree." he asserted rashly,
"Very well." returned Mrs. Philander
reluctnntly. "1 hate to have you ko,
Jnmes. hut the children will he. bo dis
appointed. The presents nre nil ready.
nnd 1 have hern up In the attic nnd
got the hnse for the tree and all the
orpnnients In fact, everything Is ready
except the tree.'
"The tree will soon be here." said
Mr. Phllnnder primly ns he Jerked on
his nrctli-s nnd "turned up hls 'coat col
lar, ".lust hrliiK me the sptule from
the woodshed. pleaFo." he added.
"A spade. Jnmes! I thought they
chopped trees down. The ground Is
frozen."
"Of course, the ax by all means." re
plied Philander Irritably. He was
vexed with himself for having forgot
ten to order the tree, which was one
of the necessary adjuncts to the Phil-
nnder Christ mns. lie had never for
gotten II before. lie mennt to order
It that morning nnd have It sent to his
suburban home later In the day. but
an Important business matter had drlr
en the remembrance of the festival
from his mind until his wlfe'n greeting
when he opened the door recnlled It to
his attention.
He sallied forth, bearing the nx, and
wnded through the newly fallen snow
to the comer of the street, where he
turned tnwnrd Turkey hill road. The
snow was only rIx Inches deep, nnd
the wnlklng wns not so bad. (Jray
clouds hung low, nnd there wns a thick
flurry of flakes ns Philander turned the
corner. When he reached the strip of
woods It was snowing heavily, and he
could only guess nt the location of tho
particular nine he bad In mind.
He whistled cheerily ns he walked
along, for his spirits were rising. He
felt n warm glow stealing over his
tired frame ns he anticipated the de
light of the three smalt Philanders
when they beheld the selfsame tree
that they had so warmly admired a
short while before set up In their own
parlor, ablaze with caudles and rich
with gifts.
Mr Phllnnder Btnpped nnd thmshPd
bliiHt'lf vigorously with his arms.
There was li faint-grayness in the air
that wns reflected from the fallon
snow, and tuert was the tickling rush
of flakes In his eyes. WJien he rorteh-
cl the very opening In the woods
wltere they had admired the tree ho
fumed around and looked carefully up
nitd down the rood. Of course he
could see nothing, nor was there the
fa I n I est tinkle of bulla, It was a
very lonely spot.
Mr. Philander knew thnt the strip of
woods was private property, and he
nlsu ItntMv that he could make It all
rliht with Lake, the owner of tho
woods, on the following day, as 1jo
lived four miles away and It was Im
l)sshle to Hk his permission now.
Although Mr. Philander had stated
that he crntld put hand on the trep
in the diiru. he round U miner a uuu
m mnw tn d after mi. ne lost
himself several times In the dense
thickets, ""d nil the tree trunks seem
ed Ulifilltilliiit' In his touch. Then, all
at once, he emerged from the under
brush, and spicy hough of plun brush
ed liN face.
"Hit It. by Jove!" he exclaimed ne
dug the siiiw a wny front the trunk and
wllh n few lut.v blows laid the tree
low nnd dragged It trailing throe :b
the snow lie lost his hearings once or
twlre. and llnalt.v ut n moment wl n
ri atuMrt liMtMbMl si rtaMuiita Uum
that night, he found himself standing
before his own gate.
He enrted the tree around to the
uncle door, and with Mrs. Phllnnder's
help It was taken Into tho house- and
set up In the parlor.
Mr. Phllnnder thawed himself out In
front of the kitchen stove oiid quaffed
fragrant coffee that his grateful wife
bad prepared.
It Is a beauty. James." she said
gleefully: "the llnest we ever hud.
How delighted the children will be. I
am Borry. tiiougn. you nre so urcu.
dear."
'Oh. I'm all right now. Bella." said
Philander cheerfully. "1 was worried
nfter 1 found that 1 had forgotten the
tree, but I closed out that deal with
Weils today, and I waa busy every mo
ment." How lovely that you pit the con
tract. James!" cried his wife excitedly.
"That Is u lino Christmas present for
you!"
"You bet yopr life It Is. returned.
Philander Jocosely. "Now let us fret
DRAGGED IT TRAILING
the tree reifdy for the klddlos,
Every-
thing handy?"
"There Isn't a thing for you to do,
dear, save to hang Ihcm on the tree."
said his wife, lending the way to the
lighted parlor, where "the tree stood.
Its symme'rlcal branches glistening In
the light nud exuding a fresh balsamic
odor
"Ily Jove. It Is the handsomest tree
we ever hnd!" exclaimed Mr. Phllnn
der. surveying the shapely conifer ad
mlrlugly
They were soon nt work, nnd pre
ontly the benuMful tree blossonii'd
forth In glistening festoons of gold and
silver tinsel. A -radiant star tipped
the highest point, while daintily dee
orated gifts Imrdcncd the branches and
were heaped at the base.
It wns with unusual satisfaction that
the Philanders retlnsl that night. They
were loth to leave the resplendent tree,
but utter weariness drove them to bed.
It was daylight when the tlrst de
llchtrd shriek from a small Phllnnder
nwoke liN tiled parents Mr Phllnn
der groaned dismally lie aeli'il from
head to foot, and he wtw sf k rnnn
lack of sleep Mrs. Plillnrdcr was
eijually tired: but. with the self nb
negation of mothers lu general and
mothers In particular ou ChrHmns
morning, she pit up and went down
Hnlrs to enter Into the Jvys uf the bap
jiy I'hlldren.
When Mr Philander (time dtrwn
Mnlrs to breakfast the children cnlb
eml about htm eagerly.
"I'alher." asked Jack, the eldest. "N
Mils the very tree we saw last Sunday
when we walked along Turkey hill
road? Is thN the very tree?"
"Who te'd vou that, lack?" asked
Mr Phllnt'dor slrirply
"Oh. uieMier dkl. I told her I had
'cen It sotrewhere before, nnd she said
It was Ilia very tree."
"i fvuU tfuMjr Uuwh UIujaI UP
3?
V
v. ,
ft-nlled Hessle, dragging her new doll
remorselessly by Its flaxen hair. -
"An' I linked It came that wny, tool"
protested Robin Indignantly.
"It's a Santn Claus tree, bnblos. so
don't feel bad about It. Run away
and play." snld Mr. Phllnnder reassur
ingly. Then he turned to Jack. "Yes,
it's the very same tree, my boy," bo
said proudly.
"It doesn't look like It, father," Bald
Jack bluntly. '
"Doesn't, ch? What's tho matter
with It?"
"Oh. nothing. Ifa fine, but It Isn't
the tree we saw." Insisted the boy ob
stinately. "Never mind, never mind." returned
Mr. Philander good nnturedly.
He sought his wife, who was helping
Norah with the breakfasL "Our tree
was a great success, uiy dear," he said
genially.
"It Is beautiful." replied Mrs. Phllnn
der happily. "The children nre so do
lighted." "Well. I'm glad of that. I was tell
ing Taylor jesterday morning going
down on the train that Christmas was
not Christmas without a tree, and be
said that It wouldn't be Christinas ut
their house, then, for they were uot
going to have one."
"How strange!" uttered Mrs. Pbllan
der. "Why not. pray?"
"Oh. I don t know, lie said some
thing about hard times. He said the
good, old fashioned Christmas suited
them well enough: thnt they would
hang their Rtocklnga before the Ore
nnd nil that, you kuow."
THROUGH THE SNOW.
"Dear, dear! I think the cu'lldrou
prefer a tree Just the same." ald Mrs.
Pblluuder regretfully. "Pisir little Tom
my Tuylor! We must Invite Ul lit over
to see the children's tree this uftc
noon."
"Yen. Indeed, that will be an excel
Ipiii plan. Suppose we Invite a few
people to spend the evening and enjoy
the tree with us. We can put ou some
small rcineiiihrnnccs nnd have a Jolly
ttiue. said Phllauiler. uariultig up to
the subject as he provueded.
"That will be delightful." ugreeri
Mrs. Philander. "l.et us ask the Tuy
lorn."
"Sure, we'll usk themr chuckled
Philander. "I'll shirw Taylor th way
to keep ChrJsttuitH,
That afternoon Mm. Philander IjurIikJ
herself In prejuirliiB for the eveuhig'
eutertaiiiuieut iue laymrs uau no-
eepted gladly, uud so had the other lu
vlied guests, aud Mr Philander, who
was, the soul of hospitality, walked
about nnd rubbed hU hands with pleas
mil niitlclpatlou.
lie made sundry trips to the cellu
for apples and elder and rmeked great
bowls of tints. He carried In huge
iirin loads of wood fur the tlrvplucv nud
mirveyiil the rnurluu; bluafiu with wai
plUl'l'Ilt HUtlsfUt-tftftl.
It was ut that mUoient thnt JitcL
Philander hiirwt nblslly In. "'OU, fa
tuer. xvhat du thlnkn- he Iw'pui
breathleHnly,
"WeHTaiy boy, what is It now?1' mrtt
ed Mr. IHillaiiiVer Indulgently an be
warmed his coattalls comfortably.
"1 heard Mr. Taylor telling some men
thnt somebody chopped down thu tree
f'.'om his front lawn last night!"
"What tree?" asked Mr. Phllandei
absently.
"Why, that tree you know, the Nor
way pine that stood on their front
In wit!"
landnr. "Mrs. Tcylor told me It wa
the pride of her husband's heart."
"How did It happen. Jacl7" flsuea
Philander, with Interest.
"Mr. Taylor said bis wife beard somo
ono chopping nbout half past 11 last
night, but die didn't think nnytuing or
it, nnd this morning they 'found tho
tree was gone only the stump loft."
"That's very strange." observed Mr.
rhllauder. "Hard luck for Tuylor."
"Aud. father." continued Jnck ear
nestly. "I was In the woods on Turkey
bill road today and that little tree wo
saw last Sunday is mere yet. iou
didn't cut It down. I knew that one
wasn't It!"
Mr. Phllnnder paled slightly.
"Why. father." pursued the terrible
Jack with n directness born of auddeu
revelation, "this is Mr. Taylor's Xree!
I knew I'd seen It before!"
Mr.J'hllnndcr shrank from their hor
rified gaze.
"The Taylors will be here In n few
minutes. Jnmes." snld Mrs. Putlandet
coldly.
"My dear. I must have got turned
around In the storm, but the Lord
only knows how 1 got In Taylor's
yard."
"It's on the other side of the woods,
father." said Jnck yinpathet!cnHy,
"and I guess you walked right through
and Into Mr Tnylor's yard."
"I must have done that." gronned
Mr. Phllnnder, Then with sudden In
spiration he stripped the tree of Its
ornaments nnd candles nnd carried It
through the bouse Into the back yard,
ne scratched n match, nnd tn live min
utes the Philander Christmas tree was
a churred"ruln
"Too bad. old chnp." said Taylor
commlseratlvely ns Philander agi
tatedly explained the nbsence of the
tree "That's one reason why I don't
believe In Christmas trees They are
apt to tnke fire., and there you ure.
I nm glad It hapened before we ar
rived!" "So nm I." ejaculated Mr. Philander.
Rut nil the little Philanders agree
that It was the most beautiful Christ
mas tree they ever had.
A TRUE STORY OF
CHRISTMAS AT SEA.
Copyright, lt9. by American PreHH Aiisn .
elation.)
The gathering of "old snlts." otHclnl-
ly known as the Harbor club, was In
session nt Captain Truman's store,
down by the dock. Outside the wind
howled ami shrieked throtmh the rig
ging of the fleet of coasting vessels
warped alongside the Main street
wharf, and unconsciously the men
hitched their chairs closer to the lire
as a fiercer btast rallied the windows
During a tempornry lull In the storm
Cnp'n SI Tuttle broke the silence with
the following narrative: . - .
'"Twns Jest seeh a Christmas .eve
an this, along back In the eighties,
when I was roundln' old Hattera's lu
the good ship Tlrzah Ann. You recol
lect her. don't you? Hailed from (Jreen
port nnd could smash through any gale
that ever blowed.
"In course 'twas some wet on deck,
and the further we pounded along the
rougher It got. and finally we had to
turn nnd run afore the wind. Never
paw sech a gnle to hang on! We
plowed through seas you could only
guess the height of. And dark! You
cmildn't see your hand nforo your face.
"There was five of us aboard, and
we was pretty well tuckered out next
mornln'. but daylight showed no let
up, and. to make things wuss. a heavy
snow sot In. Seemed ns If It turned to
Ice to wunst soon as It hit the deck,
nnd afore you could say Mack Robin
son the rlggln' wns froze solid, mid u
dozen men with axes couldn't hnve
enst loose Ihe dory.
"Along nbout six bells the fust mate
took the wheel, nnd I went below, to
get a bracer, when there come a heavy
crash, and both ninsts went by the
board. I went up the companlonwny
In two Jumps, but afore 1 reached the
deck the water was ponrln' Into the
fo'cnstle In tons, and the ship begun
to heave and wnllow like n stuck pig.
"There warn't any use tryln to
launch the dory, even If we had bad
time, and In two shakes of a dog's
tnll he Tlrzah Ann rose high on the
top of a huge comber, quivered "ke a
dyln lion and then plungid head first
beneath the wnves with all on hoard.1
Captain SI Btnpped and leisurely bit
off n chunk of cut plug, when some ono
asked, "How did you escape?"
"We didn't." drawled the captain.
"Every bluuied ono of us wuz drnwn
dad." W. F. H,
ChrlBtmfl Superstitions.
IX Christina day on Sunday cm,
A troublou winter ye arianeo, .
Mlnslvd with waters strnns:
dond ttisr ahntl be without fnhlo,
Fdr th auinmcr shall be reunonable,
With torms at time among.
Wlnea that year shall all be Rood:
Tin harvwBt shall be wet with Hood,
Pestllencei fall on many a rountry.
Ere that sickness shall have passed
Arid whll Kreat temimsts last
Many ymrau peoulu dead shall tnv.
Princes that year with Irtm shall diet
Tbfero shall bte bhftnslnjr Of many fifriu
hiah.
ArotmM knights great debate.
Many tfdlnjs shall cbVfte to mepl
Maiiy Wives shall lw weeping titan",
Uoh df tkAtt tint! Krtat estuiV.
The faith shall thun b hart truly,
Fdr divers paints at heresy
That shall then appear
ThrouRh the trmptlrm of tlta fiend.
And dlvws mnttirrs unkind
BJiall bring ((mat dancur near.
Cattle Hhnll thrive, one and the other,
Have oxen: tttuy shall Kill each other.
And some beasts-they shall die.
Both fruit and corn will not be good,
Apples will tie neurcu for food.
And ships shall suffer on the sea.
-From Harlelnn MB. in UrlUsh Alusautn,
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