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TWKNTY-SIXTH YEAE,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APRIL 5, 1910.
NO 21.
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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;
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I GINN, WHITE & SCHATZ.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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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
