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.
