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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1910)
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, MAY 17, 1910. NO S2. S P JB 0 1 y L-v S A. Lv E THREE DAYS ONLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY May 19th, 20th and 21st We will Offer Special Prices on the Following Goods THURSDAY 9 Ladies' Suits ONE-THIRD OFF From regular price on all of our this Spring styles of Ladies' Wool Suits. We have them in a fair range of sizes and colors. Ladies' Skirts $7.48. One lot consisting of 30 Ladies' Skirts, regular price of this lot was $9.00, $10.00 and $12.00 Sale Price $7.48. Silk and Net Waists. $3.50 Silk and Net Waists $2.79 $5.00 Silk and Net Waists $3.98 $6.00 and $7.50 Silk and Net Waists $4.98 Embroideries. 9 CENTS PER YARD. One lot medium width Embroideries. Regular prices 10c, 12T4 and 15c ' Sale Price 9 Cents'. Zephyr Ginghams. 71 Cents Per Yard. One lot of 25 pieces of Zephyr Ginghams all good pattern and colors. Regular price 10c a yard. Sale Price 7 Cents Per Yard. Hea.vy Laces. Four Cents Per Yard. - This lot is made up of heavy trimming 'Laces from one to five inches wide. Regular prices from 5c to 7c. Sale Price 4 Cents Per Yard, Sale starts promptly at 7:15 a. m. Thursday, May 19th, and closes Saturday night, May 21st, 1910. WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS fUaMyU4UUUtrikuAf Judge Grimes and Attorney Halligan were passengers to Sidney Sunday night. A. W. Plummer, of Denver, visited friends in town the latter part of last week. A carload of material for the new front of tho Weil building arrived yes terday. Marion Carrier, of tho Birdwood country, transacted business in town yesterday. The interior of tho Episcopal church is undergoing a general renovation, and on account of this work no services were held Sunday. You can make your red stove lids like now if you use Stovink. For sale at Schiller & Co's. Mr. and Mrs. Zentmeyer returned Saturday from their wedding trip and are getting ready to move into the D. W. Baker house lately vacated by Harry Dixon. A car on train No. 64 was derailed at Willow Island early yesterday morn ing, calling for the services of tho wrecking crew and delaying traffic several hours. For Sale Houbo and lot at 709 west Fourth street. Inquire at house or shoo shop. C. Newman. The Rexall drug store is displaying in its show window another bunch of rabbits seventeen in number. These animals find a ready sale, and as an exhibition prove quite an attraction to the paBsers-by. The season for the state base ball league opened Saturday. Grand Island defeated Kearney 8 to 2, Red Cloud won from Seward 7 to 6, Fremont de feated Superior 8 to 2, and Columbus won from Hastings 7 to C. Tho Burlington railroad company has authorized the expenditure of thirty million dullars in extensions, improve ments and enuinmcnt. That sounds as though that company sees no impending ilnancini criais or .a jec up on mo fctMMil lirWpVrtty ttt m LoVnVry Mrs. Grant Dowhovver, who is visit ing friends at Lathrop, Cal., writes that she is very favorably impressed with that section of California. Sidewalk contractors report an abundance of work on hand, and say that indications point to a busy season. This year will see sidewalks completed on practically every street in town. Robert Baskins was tendered a sur prise party by a number of his boy friends Saturday afternoon on the occasion of his twelfth birth anniver sary. The games played and the re freshments served made the afternoon an enjoyable one. Robert was remem bered with a number of gifts. R. J. Donelson, of Kewanee, 111., has been visiting O. D. Shaner, at Maxwell for Beveral days. Ho is favor ably impressed with that section of tho county and will probably invest in farm land. Air. Shaner and Mr. Donelson were visitors in town yester day. Union Flour. The very best, at Wilcox Department Store, Tho Union Pacific shop team won a game of ball Sunday afternoon from a pick-up team by a score of nineteen to ono. This one-Bkleu contest was witnessed by a couplo hundred people. Stanley Swope and Fred Ouimettc formed tho battery for tho shop team and Guy Swope and Tod Banks for the pick-ups. The Burlington claim agents aro making good headway in settling with the farmers who lost property in tho prairie fire southwest of town. So far they have made settlement with every one approached. The agents say that the total settlements will amount to a sum exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Homer Mussellman and Harry Reece returned yesterday from Grand Island where they witnessed tho' gamo of ball between the Kearney and tho Island state league teams. The game was a great one; the score standing one to nothing In favor of Kearney. Each team secured two hits and each mado two errors, anil during the came twenty-four batters struclf out, Two IhUuVunU pWjflU inAv tttJ Uttrfd, Dr. Walter Crook is in Omaha at tending the meeting of tho state den tal association. Mrs. J. F. McAbee returned Satur day from a protracted visit with rela tives in Omaha. Mrs. W. F. Cody will leave tho latter part of this month for the east, where she will visit for some time. Charley Dixon, attending the Kear ney military academy, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents. George Schatzell, of Sioux, Falls, spent Saturday with Dr. A. J. Ames while enroute home from a visit to tho coast. At the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning Rev. Geo. F. Williams J will deliver tho baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the city high school. Dr. A. J. Ames receiyed a message Friday that his oldest "'daughter living atRcdfield, Minn., had given birth to a daughter, but his rejoicing was short, for on the following day a telegram announced the death of the infant. Beginning May 18th there will be a special sale of all hats in the millinery dept. at tho Wilcox Dept. Store; 25 per cent discount. The alumni association held a meet ing Saturday evening and decided to tender a reception to tho graduating class at the Gilman residence on Satur day evening May 28th, this to tako tho place of tho banquet usually given. W. D. Waldo, who is now working his grading outfit on tho double-track west of Ogalalla, came down Sunday to engage additional men. All the sub contractors havo troublo keeping a force of men, aB the latter work a few days, get filled with "grub," got a few dollars ahead and then leave for greener pastures. Tho spring party given Friday after noon by Mrs, E. A. Cary proved a very pleasant function, The house was dec orated with snow balls and other spring flowers, and a "garden contest" proved nn enjoyable entertaining fea ture for tho guests, Mrs. York Hinman (wciffnatkoJJiizi. RttfrV&taArptU vaMj porved si the close. Dr. II. C. Brock is in Omaha attend ing tho sessions of tho state dental society. Mrs. Walter Crook left Saturday for Carroll, Iowa, where she will visit rela tives for a month. Construction work has begun on the Payne residence on west Fourth street and the Brock residence on west Fifth. About a dozn young men returned yesterday from Gothenburg whore they spent Sunday with the cadets in camp. Mrs. Geo. A. Saint and son arrived from Chicago yesterday afternoon and will spend the summer at the Gilman home. Deputy Postmaster Sturges is con fined to his room by a well developed case of measles, which of course he does not relish. U. G. Applegate, of Cheyenne, nd minstrator of the estate of G. W. Applegate, tranacted business in the county court yesterday. Davis and Chorpenn'ing report tho sale of a Ford car to a party at Key stone and a Bulckcar to a Willow Island resident, both sales having been made last week. W. B. Conklin returned to Chicago Sunday night after visiting friends for several days. Mr. Conklin was ngree ably surprised at tho progress North Platte has made since his last visit here several years ago. For Salo Five horse power gasoline engine in good running condition. Price cheap. Inquire of J. R. White, at Ce ment Works.' C. O. Weingand returned Sunday night from his visit to Texas. Ho spent most of his timo in Hidalgo county, in the southeast part of the state, in which Colonel Bryan owns a tract of lund which ho is improving. Mr. Weingand says tho soil in that section is wonder fully fertile, and with tho aid of irriga tion three crops aro raised during the year oriionBj bentis.and cotton. This land sells for $100 por acre and the not value of tho crops grown each year is greater than that sum. The crops grown include sugar can", cotton, boaris, ulfalfi, bWcJml on'd fVulftJ tff all kratf;. The Last of the Trustee's Acreage Lots. Out of almost 1,000 acres, originally belonging to Roy B. Tabor, Trustee, there Is left for salo only tho following acreage tracts. All tho remainder of tho' acreage tracts have been sold. The number of tho unsold acreage tracts, which are situated in Plattvtew Sub division just east of tho city, and which aro city blocks in slzo and location, are as follows, and tho prices are ns given below: IJLOCK NO I'HICB 6 i.. $275 7 225 8 180 0 250 10 .250 13 275 14 225 15 ; 220 1G , 225 17 300 33 250 31 325 35 300 30 275 37.,- 300 38 250 39. "... 7 v..-.. :'.27B 58 :.; 350' 59 ,.350 CO 350 61 275 62 320 63 315 65 305 Each of these blocks aro plainly marked with tho number, upon a 2x4 stake, painted white. Parties desiring may oxamino tho different blocks and make selection. If preferred, tho under signed will go and show these blocks. Terms five por cent discount for cash or one tenth of purchase price down and ono tenth every three months. For salo by Wm. E. SllUMAN. A Man Wants To Die only when a lazy liver and sluggish bowels causo frightful despondency." But Dr. King's New Life Pills expel poisons from the system; bring hope and courage; cure all Liver, Stomach and Kidney troubles; impart health and vigor totho weak, nervous tmd uiljmj. 25c v Stdtfd DrJg Co Special Sale in Millinery Dept. Your choice of any Hat in my entire stock at n discount of twenty-five por cent. Wilcox Dept. Stoke. The Federal Building. Mayor Patterson is in receipt of a letter from Senator Burkett in which ho says: "I havo your lotter of tho 10th inst. I called up tho supervising ar chitect at once by telephone, and ho tells mo that the schedules of North Platte havo just been taken up and that tho plans would probably go on tho market for contractors' bids about September 1st. Burglarize Grccion Grocery. The Grecson grocery store was broken into Sunday night, tho cash register rifled of several dollars in small change and a considerable quan tity of goods taken. The thief effected an entrance by means of tho collar door. That the fellow was a novice J was evidenced by his attempt to get mm uiu cuhii register uy unscrewing the upper part of tho machine, No cluo has been obtained to tho per petrator. The Mothers' Club will meet Wednes day afternoon with Mrs. N. McCabo on west Fifth street. Chasing coyotes with an automobile is a new way of hunting but that is tho way C. H. Walters and his brother Fred did it a week ago Sunday. And they would havo got their game, too but after gaining rapidly on the coyote while crossing a stretch of prairie they had to give up tho chase when the sly creature led them up to a plowed field surrounded by a wiro fence. Wallace Winner. By a sudden welding Saturday of supposedly irreconcillablo factions tho senate, by a voto of 56 to 10, adopted a compromise amendment to the railroad bill for tho regulation of relative clmrcres for hauls. The agreement was tv.nM,.,i chiefly for the reason that each faction apparently thought it was getting the better of a shrewdly-driven bargain. Some senntors now suggest the su-' preme court may havo to arbitrate the question as to wtrfcta faction's iuuV mterft is rtBb.