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.4- Ik will ftrifattrc.' wa TWKNTY-SIXTH YEAE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APRIL 5, 1910. NO 21. rn ttUi Ginn, White & Schatz. Owing to weather conditions we have de cided to continue our Furniture Sale one y - week longer. The chance of a life time to buy Furniture at wholesale prices. Having bought the Wilcox Department , Store stock of Hardware, Stoves, Ranges, Etc., we must make room, therefore this great sacrifice of from 15 to 50 per cent. No space or time to quote prices. Just ' " step in and see for yourself. Sale Ends Saturday, April 9th, 1910; 1- : I GINN, WHITE & SCHATZ. r3 I 23 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS ! r rv5 Tho drat annual ball of the Modern Woodmen will bo held at the opera house this evening. ' Mrs. C. S'. Clinton and Mrs F. H. Gnrlow will entertain the 500- Club at tho homo of tho former this evening. When Howard does your piano tuning and repairing it's right. Phone 261. Newton's Book Store. Mrs. W. H. MjDonald left yesterday for San Diego, Cal., where she will remain until the latter part of June. The Bignell correspondent of the Brady Vindicator says R. Hansen, of Cottsfield, Neb., will move his flouring mill to Bignell. The district court jury found Perry Sawyer guilty of assaulting J. L. Stingley, but could not agree on the guilt of Johnson, who was tried on a similar charge. H. P. Stevens, living south of Max well, was in town Friday with a load of hogs. He oays tho North Platto buyers pay from forty to fifty cents per hundred moro .then tho buyers at Maxwell. It is possible that the trustees of the B. P. O. Elks will this week authorize the building committee to erect tho proposed Elks' building. About half of tho funds necessary for the construc tion of the building will be subscribed by the members of the lodge. W. T. S. Conner, of Dickens, who is engaged in tho real estate business, spent the latter part of last week in town. Liko others, Mr. Connpr thinks the. appeal to the govornor for aid for tho prairio fire sufferers was not war ranted by tho actual conditions. Tho North Platto telephone company has on the road twelve carloads of material for tho various lines they are constructing and rebuilding, and ap paratus for central offices. This gives some idea of tho work the company is doing in tho way furnishing means of ctjmmnicatlon , for the ' pVopfd of western FieowJKU. Mrs. Guy Robinson left Sunday for ber homo in Lexington after a week's visit with relatives and' friends in town. Tho tennis club has completed a very fine,doublo tennis court op west Second street and will soon begin tho season's games. Judge Grimes did not before leaving town pronounce sentonco on Perry Sawyer nor the two Wellfleet boys who plead guilty to burglarizing tho John son drug store. Cement sidewalk constructors re sumed work yesterday after the win ter's lay-off. Whother tho weather for the next two weeks will permit of this class of work is somewhat problemati cal just at present. Tho Davis & Corpenlng garage sold five automobiles last week, one to J. R. White of Sutherland, two to J. W. Abbott, of Hershey, one to Mr. Brossius of Logan county, and ono to Mr. JenBen of tho same county. Mr. Howard tunes for Miss O'Hare, Miss Ottenstdin, Miss Bonner and tho leading music teachers and musicians of tho town. May ho not bo yours? Coulter Elder, son of Judge and Mrs. Elder, is a scarlet fever victim. The house has been quarantined, tho Judge temporarily making his homo with his daughter Mrs. Guy Boyer and the young ladies of tho household living with friends. The precipitation in March was but nineteen one-hundredthB pf an inch, as compared with eighty-seven one hundredths as tho average for tho month. Tho deficiency for tho first three months of the year bb compared with sho average for that period is 1.19 inches. Farmers say rain is rather badly needed to moisten the top of the ground. "The Great Divide" company seems to bo a little unlucky in its visits to North Platto. Last season when it was here a violent storm blew down tho stacks at tho electric light plant, there was no current and candles and engine headlights wore used on tho Btago. unsi ovenintr tnc wind was not so .strong, but it was so disagreeable that many were deterretl tiara attending lao periormanco. Roy Srfrbcr has contracts for erect ing several houses in the country, also ono houso in town. Mr. and Mrs. A..B. Yates, of SuthJ erland, were called here Sunday by tho death of Mrs. Edward Yates. Contractors complain of a scarcity of carpenters, the demand being much greater than the supply. Judge Grimes adjourned court for two weeks Saturday nnd left yesterday for Perkins county to hold the regular March term. Miss Hannah Keliher is recovering satisfactorily from an operation performed at tho Cunningham hospital tho latter part of last week. Mrs. II. Otten and daughter Alice loft Sunday for Nampa, Idaho, where Mrs. Otten will look after Borne 'real estate sho owns in that section. The deep well which tho Union Pacific is having bored has now reached a dopth of two hundred feet. Solid rock has been encountered and the 3 ork is going rather slowly. Tho big black draft horse owned by. Geo. T. Field, died Sunday uight of colic, although a veterinarian worked with tho animal for twelve hours. Tho horse was valued at $260. Dick Woods, who owns four blocks in Riverdalo addition, has let tho contract to A. E. Huntington for the erection of a $2,000 house thereon. Mr. Hunt ington began work yesterday. Quite a number of (farmers who lost houses and barns in the prairie lire have started to rebuild. Among tho number are Goldsmith, England, Meinko and Wendoborn. Lost On tho road between town and a point five miles southwest or between Derryberry & Forbes andthopostofflce, a lady's gold watch and fob. Finder please return to Derryberry & Forbes and receive reward. The absorption of tho Pacific Express Co. by tho American Co. occurred Fri day, but tho free delivery of express matter has not yet been inaugurated in North Platto on -account of tho non- orrivtA ,of tho wagon. ,Tbo vehiclo ti expected to arrive soino time this week. The three year old daughter of Mr. and'Mrs. Partridgo, of tho Third ward, died yesterday morning. Mrs. John Weinberger and daughter Elizabeth left tho latter part of last week for a visit with relatives and friends in Omaha. If tho councllmen are not too en grossed in learning tho election returns, a regular meeting of tho city council will be hold this evening. Rev. Poter C. Johnson, of Tecumseh, who was pas tor of tho local Methodist church thirty years ago, arrived last night to attend tho funeral df his brother. Mrs. A. M. Hall, of Norwalk, Ohio, formorly of tills city, writes Tho Tri bune that they will leave this week for California, whero they will mako their futuro home. At a- special meeting of tho city council last wock the two sewers in the south part of town and tho sower in District li in the Third waru were ac cepted. Mr. and Mrs. Ell Etchlson, of Or chard, Col., havo 'been in town for a few days, having been called here by the death of their daughter, Mrs. Yates. Among the freight sent up tho branch last week was a stoam plow consigned to partlcB at Lisco. This is ovidonco that much virgin sod will bo broken in that section this year. If tliero is any enthusinsin for a baso ball team in North Platto this season, it has not yet mado a public appear ance. The players of last season do not seem to bo keen for a local team unless a liberal sum for the defraying expenses is forthcoming. In the case of Martin Magnusson against L. P. Hansen, in which tho plaintiff sued for tho valuo of a hog which died shortly after ho had sold it to tho defendant, the district court jury found for the plaintiff. Tho same ver dict was rendered in the county court. Chas. B. Hanford and company will present "Tho Taming of tho Shrew" at tho Keith next Monday evening, Mr. Hanford has presented Shakes perlan plays in .Nprth Pla,tte several, times in tho past, 'and nhfs ability nVa delineator is well known to our people. The Burlington has cut down ex penses by laying off several hundred men at division terminals and in Iowa a number of train crows huvo been pulled off. This retrenchment camo as a surprise, as business on the road was supposed to be heavier than usual at this season of tho year. Regular services were held in tho auditorium of the Presbyterian church for the first timo Sunday. Attendants were moro than pleased with tho beauty of the interior, and tho service was mado tho mora impressive and enjoy able by tho music rendered by tho large choir and the accompaniment of the new pipe organ, which Mrs. Cary handled nicely. Edward Jphnson, an old soldier who for several years had been a sufforor from cancer of tho face, died early yes terday morning. Ho suffered greatly during the last fow months of his life, but boro his burden pationtly. He leaves a wife and six children, three of tho latter being residents of tho city. Tho deceased was a brother of Rev. Peter C. Johnson, who arrived from TocumBeh lust night to attend the funeral. Apples! Apples! Just received a nice lot of Jonathan, Wino Sap. Genitan, Gano and Ben Davis apples. These aro good, butmust bo moved at once. $1.15 to $2,00 per bushel. THE TRAM I' UIIOCEKY. Naval Oranges 39c, 33c, 29c, 23c, 14c A Dozen. The quality is now unusual ly fine. They are full of juice, the flavor is unusually good. Our saving to you is brought about through our buying an unusually large quantity, thus securing every price concession possible to obtain, which we in turn pass on to our customers, If you call we think you will be im pressed with the desirable nature of our offerings. Wilcox Department Store, Special Privileges. What are They? Because tho poles p,f an electrical dollvcry system are STATIONARY in tho atreota and alleys, electric com panies n.ust secure official permission from tho city for Die right to do business. If electrical energy could bo delivered in tho samo manner as potatoes, kerosene or coal, our delivery system would bo MOVABLE and not stationary, and wo would not require a special franchise from tho city. In these two paragraphs aro expressed all tho "special privileges" po8oseed by an electric company. Could our poles and wires be converted into horses and wagons, our legal standing would bo the samo as that of the merchant or manufacturer. Tho distinction which exists istho result of a NATURAL law willed cannot bo changed. Our use of tho streets for tho electrical delivery system Is simply an economical arrangement for the greatest good of the greatest number. Tho streets aro owned by the people in common to avoid the payment of tolls for traffic over private property. It is precisely for tho same reason that our distributing system' is placed In tho public highways taking up little space, and causing little Inconvenience to aVokl tho cost of privato rights of way. Private rights of way for an electric company would mean greatly increased investment in tho distributing system. If purchased interest would have to be paid on tho additional capital employed; if leased rents would have to be paid. In either case the additionnl'expenso would havo to be included in the price for service. And the streets would still havo to be used to some extent in crossing from block to block. The so-callod special privileges of our electric company are, therefore the result of adhering to what is clearly the most economic method of delivering electrical energy to a community. North Platte Gas and Electric Ct. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. Geo. E. Frqncli returned from Omaha Sunday. General Manager Mohlor wns in town Sunday nnd spent part of tho day with Claude Dclany. Mr. nnd Mrs. Thos. Green and daugh ter havo returned from their vislt in Grand, Island. Rev. Chamborlftln went to Gothen burg Friday and officiated at tho Jcnnings-LaJnBon wedding. Miss May McWilHams and Miss Mabel Jolfers have gone to Omaha for a ton days viBit with frlonds. Mrs. Geo. B. Dent and children re turned Suh'ddy afternoon from their protracted viBit In San Diego, Cal. Mrs. W. A, Tannor, who had been visiting her parents for a week, re turned to Lexington Sunday, morning. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. P. Norton roturned Sunday from Excolsior Springs, where Mr. Norton had been taking treatment for a couple of weeks. Miss Kato Soyforth assisted hy tho Misses Hartman, Clinton and Bare, will entertain tho Indian card club tomon- row afternoon. Mrs. Julia Woostor, who hild been viBitingher sister Mrs. J. W. Van Derhoof for a weok, returned yester day to her homo in Broadwater, Wis. Mrs. Mary Dunn and daughter who had boon at Ogden for threo weeks re turned home Sunday morning. Mrs. Dunn is much improved in health. Geo. M. Babbitt, who had been sick for some timo at tho -Grand Island soldiers' homo, has taken a sixty-day furlough and will visit relatives in town. S. T. Bryan, father of Mrs. J. W. Henderson, will leave next weok for Oregon to look up a possible location for tho Henderson fnmily, who desiro to acquire a fruit farm. Misses Nell Bratt and Alice Wilcox will go to Lincoln in tho rtear futuro to visit friends and attend a social func tion to be given by tho sorority of which they arb members. Mrs. O. E. Weil has been visiting the SchufT fnmily at Grand Island for sovcrnl days, lenving for that city Friday. Upon her return sho will bo accompanied by her slstor who will mako her home here. Miss Mabel Duku returned from her homo ut North Platto Friday nnd will begin preparations for tho dobato which will bo held April 15 between tho two State Normul schools. The girls will debate in Peru nnd tho boys at Kearney. Kearney Hub. The proposition to issue $26,000 for a new school building at Gothenburg enrried Tuesday by a vote of 197. to 51. Saved From The Grave. "I had about given up hope, aftor noarly four years of suffering from a aevoro lung trouble, " writes Mrs, M. L. Dix, of Clarksville, Tenn. "Often tho pain in my chest would bo almost unbearable and I could not do any work, but Dr. King's Now Discovery has mado mo feel like a new person. Its tho best medicine mado for the throat and lungs." Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hay fever, la grippe. hemorrhages, iionrsencss nnd whooping cougn, yioiu quicKiy w ims wonuor ful medicine. Try it. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle's free. Guaranteed, by Stdnd jurug Lio. Barnum Goes Wkk Park. Press dlspatchcB the latter part of last woek announced the appointment of M. K. Barnum as superintendent of motivo power of the Illinois Central, the appointment being made by General Manager W. L. Park. For several years past Mr. Barnum has held a similar position with the Bur lington. Mr. Barnum was formerly district foroman of tho Union Pacific at- North Platte, later master me chanic of tho Nebraska division, and then ho went with the Burlington. Ha is recognized as ono of. the best motive power men In the west, and that his ability is recognized by Mx Park- is evidenced by his Beloction by. t)m latter. Mr. Park is surrounding hlm self with men, vho, Vmadeuood" on the Union Pacific. ( , Artificial Ice. Tho Lexington Artificial Ice Co. will begin delivering artificial Ice in this city about April 15th. A liberal supply will be kept in storage and all orders can and will bo promptly filled. i M. B. Smith. Lee Johnson Senteaced. Leo Johnson, of Walker precinct, who was arrested last November on the charge of Btealing cattle from Qulnn, Byrd and others, and plead guilty, was sentenced by Judge Grimes Saturday to eighteen months at hard labor in the penitentiary. Taken from this sen tence will bo the time that has elapsed Bincohis nrrcst on the .12th day of No vember. Public Sale. Tho undersigrted will offer at public salo at his farm seven miles south of North Platto noar tho Montague place on Friday, April 8th, eight head of work horses, three sets of good har ness, seven head of cattle Including four milch cows, ono sow and four pigs, farm implements of all kinds, ana all kinds of household goods nluo chickens, turkeys, ducks nnd geeso, Sale begins at 10 o'clock. Free lunch at noon. L. L. CLlNKENHEARri. T. F. Watts, Auctioneer. The Call of the BIsod for purification, finds voice in pimples, bolls, sallow comnlmclnn. n nnnritpari look, moth patches and blotches on the Bkln, all signs of liver trouble. But Ur. Klng'B Now Life Pills make rich red blood; give clear skin, rosy cheeks. fino cnmnlnjcfnn. hnnlfh. Trv tlmm 9Ki at Stone Drug. Co. House Cleaning .. Necessities Furniture Polish, Sunshine Finishes, Sulphur Candles, Floor Wax, Formaldehyde, ChlQrido'Limc, Moth Balls, Insect Powder OilXedar, Paints and Brushes.' Schiller & Co., lot door north lot Nat'l Bank