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NOftTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JULY 5, 1910.
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JULY 17th to 24th, INCLUSIVE.
LIST O IT TALENT
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Forenoon Sessions.
Dr. J. A. Beattie, Cotner University, Lincoln.
Wm. Ebright, County SupL Lincoln county.
P. M. Whitehead, City SupL Gothenburg.
Miss Abigail Manning, South Omaha City Schools.
Mrs Genevieve Richmond, County SupL Keith Co.
J. 0. Lyne, City SupL Minden, Neb.
Wilson Tout, City SupL North Platte, Neb.
Jessie Lamb Stockton, County SupL Perkins county.
V. L Strickland, City SupL Nelson, Neb.
E- A Garlisch, Music Director, North Platte City School
Afternoon Sessions.
Lou J. Beauchamp, Lecturer and Philosopher.
The Dunbar Company, Musical Artists, (2 days)
L B. Wickersham, Popular, Lecturer.
A.'McMurray, Lecturer and Platform Manager every day
Miss Florence Norton, Good Cookery, every day.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher, Dramatic Lecturer (2 days)
Senator A B. Cummings, of Iowa.
i Eureka Quartet, Popular Favorites (3 days).
Everett Kemp, Interpretive Recitals.
Chas. 0. Merica, Lecturer.
Shungopavi, Moqui Indian Magician, Lecturer and Scholar
Lipski's Royal Hungarian Orchestra, (3 days.)
Evening Sessions.
William Sterling Battis, Interpreter of Dickens, (in costume.)
The Eureka Quartet (three days).
Bill Bone, Entertainer.
Ross Crane, Cartoonist and Clay Modeler.
The Dunbar Company, Musical Artists, (3 days).
Father Daly, Lecturer.
Arhur McMurray, Platform Manager and Lecturer, every day.
Lipski's Royal Hungarian Orchestra, (3 days).
Lowell's Cowboy Band (week days) .
SPECIAL FEATURES
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Goo'd Shade, Picnic Parties, Tenting, City Water on Grounds, Brilliant Electric Lighting, Special Police protection at Nighty .,
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Telephone Connections from the Grounds,
WHY NOT PL AN TO ATTEND EVERY SESSION.
Send for complete program to
M. KEITH NEVILLE, President
WILSON TOUT, Secretary.
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1 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS g
Mrs. W. J. Stuart will entertain the
Birthday Club Friday afternoon.
The Episcopal guild will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Saml. Goozeo.
E. C. Ringer has returned from Kan
sas, where he visited relatives for sev
eral weeks.
Mrs. J. J. Halligan has been suffer
ing greatly for several days past from
a felon on one of her fingers.
Wanted At Once Good woman or
girl at Enterprise Bakery.
J. J. Halligan spent Saturday in
Lincoln making an argument before
the state board of irrigation.
Miss Villa Whittaker leaves tonight
for Meckling, S. D., to visit her moth
er, who has been in ill-health for some
Jime past.
Engineer Rush Dean has returned
from Ogden, where he was called by
the illness of his wife. He left her
much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schiller leave '
tonight for a visit in Ida Grove, Iowa,
and thence to Meckling, S. D., to visit
relatives of Mrs. Schiller.
Miss Whittaker will continue the
sale of light colored ribbons atone-half
price as advertised.
R. C. Orr, who had b'een visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. E. Prossor loft Friday
for his home in Norwalk, Ohio. Mrs.
Orr will continue her visit here for a
time.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. VanDerhoof left
Sunday for Denver whore they will re
main a few days and then go to Grants
Pass, Ore., to visit the Pr'itchard fami
ly. They will also stop over a few
davs in San Francisco.
14k and 18k weeding rings made of
onepieco of gold, not soldered, are the
best and will last n life time. We have
all sizes. Dixon, The Jeweler.
Ed Keliher returned the latter part of
last week from Omaha where he had
p-nno to have a final examination made
of his injured eye. The occulist pro
nounced the treatment ho had taken
jiad the desired effect and further
trouble is nbt anticibateUti Ed has re
BumeU hia adtles in the traWmaSlitf 'a
QfflW.
The Club Nevita will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. T. V. Austin.
Miss Bailey, stenographer for Bu
chanan & Patterson, spent Sunday and
yesterday at her homo in Omaha.
Miss Evelyn Jeffers leaves the latter
part of the week for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. W. L. Cary, in Omaha. v
Dr. Marie Ames delivered the address
at a celebration hold at Brule yester
day, at which there was a large attend
ance.
Quarterly services were held at the
Methodist church Sunday, Dist. Supt.
Chamberlain occupying the pulpit in
morning,
Judge and Mrs, II. M. Grimes went
to Lewellen Saturday where the Judge
was the orator of the day at n big
celebration held yesterday,
For Rent Furnished room at 221
cast Fourth street. Call at 2 p. m.
or 8 p. m.
Judge and Mrs. J. S. Hoagland went
to York Sunday where the Judge de
livered an address yesterday at the lay
ing of the comer stone of the Odd
Fellows' homo.
Mrs. John W. Boyer, deputy organ
izer for the Ladies of the Maccabees,
has gone to Port Huron, Mich., the
homo of the order, where she will
transact business for several weeks.
The old frame building on the lot
north of the new Veamillion block in
the Third ward has been torn down to
make room for a one-story cement
block building 22x64 foet which Lars
Hansen will erect. Ve understand
Mr. Larsen has a tenant for the room.
We have just received from the dia
mond cutters of New Vork a direct
shipment. If you want to seo what
diamond values really mean take a look
at these. We think they are by all odds
the finest and best assorted lot we have
yet received. That means a great deal.
Dixon, The Diamond Merchant.
Tho proposed three story hospital
building in the Third ward will cost
in the neighborhood of thirty thousund
dollars. To finance its construction
stock is being issued, twenty thousand
dollars having so far been subscribed
by Mr. Lamb and others. Work on
tiie building will begin as soon as the
rcmainaer oi me biock mis ueen buu
ecrllk.
Miss Evelyn Daly, who had been at
tending school at Hastings, has re
turned home to spend the summer
vacation.
W. C. Patterson, who has a grading
contract on the Union Pacific, spent
tho latter part of the week in town.
Ho will complete his work about August
first.
Julius Essig, formerly of this city
but of late years living at Holbrook,
Oregon, has been in town for n few
days visiting friends. He returned last
Friday from Germany, where ho had
been spending about eight months.
Chas. Pass brought to this alike Sat
urday a ripe tomato grown on a vine
in his garden. The plant was set out
the middle of May. This is certainly an
early date for ripe tomatoes. Mr. Pass
cut n head of cabbage for his Sunday
dinner which he had also grown in his
garden. Certainly Mr. Pass knows
how to produce early vegetables.
Somo hay on the lowlands has
already been cut, but the harvest
will begin in earnest this week. A hay
buyer is quoted ns saying that tho fu
turo market does not look very bright,
giving as a basis for his prediction tho
cessation of construction work by the
railroads in Wyoming nnd Colorado,
which will materially effect the demand
for hay.
Tho Women's Auxiliary of the Epis
copal church held its annual meeting
Friday evening and elected the follow
ing officers: Mrs. II, M. Grimes, presi
dent; Mrs. F. W. Rincker, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Geo. W. Finn, secretary
and Mrs. W. H. C. Woodhurst treasurer.
During tho past year tho auxiliary
earned in various ways ninety-two
dollars, fifty of which was given toRov.
Alfred Gilman to aid in his work in
China.
The weather report issued by tho
local weather bureau for tho month of
June, shows the month to have been a
little warmor than the nvprago, whilo
the rainfall for the month was a half
inch below tho average. Tho precipita
tion for last month was 2.75 inches,
while tho average for the month is
3.25 inches, iho ueliciency in pre
cipitation since January 1st aggregates
0,83, this as compared with a like
p'erib'd in p-UBt year's,
Democratic County Convention Call.
Pursuant to the call issued by tho
State Democratic Committee a mass
convention of Lincoln County Demo
crats is hereby called to meet at tho
county court house in North Platte, on
Saturday, July !), 1910, ut 2:30 o'clock
p. m. for the purpose of selecting nine
delegates to the Democratic State
Convention to bo huld at Grand Island
on July 20, 1910, and for tho purpose, of
electing n county central committee
and for such other business ns may
come before tho convention. It is de
sired that every precinct be represented.
Dated this 2nd day of July, 1910, at
North Platte, Nebraska.
William Bhatty, Chairman.
Notice.
To all our customers that did not get
to i:ive in their order for Advo Canned
Gooda for fall delivery . We wUl take your
order nt the same price until July 10th.
Wilcox Di:jaktmi:nt Stoke.
Commissioners' Proceedings.
Juno 27, 1910.
Board of county commissioners mot
pursuant toadjournment, present Com
missioner Streitz and county clerk.
There being no quorum present the
board takeB a recess until June 29, 1910.
James Bechan is appointed ovenieer
District 27.'
At one o'clock p. m. the board of
equalization met pursuant to recess
taken. Present O. A. Bacon, county
assessor, county commissioner Streitz
nnd the county clerk. '
Board of equalization takes u recess
until tomorrow. Juno 28, 1910.
Board equalization met as per recess
taken, present Struitz and Walker,
county commissioners, and the county
assessor and county clerk.
Juno 29, 1610.
Board of county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment, present Com
missionors Streitz nnd Walter and coun
ty clorkf'
Bond of Jnmes Bechnnp Jr., toad
overseer' In District No. 27, is hoioby
approved.
Homer II. Rodgers is hereby ap
pointed overseer of Road District 40.
L. II. Larson is hereby appointed
overseer of District No 20.
PurmlBEion is granted tho Farnam
telcphono exchange and Moorefield
farm nnd rnnch telcphono company to
erect polls nnd wires on public roads
of Lincoln county, Nebraska, providing
such poles uro set two feot within the
outer boundary line of such public
roads and not placed to interfere with
road crossings; the boundary lino
of county roads to be determined by a
competent surveyor.
Board of county commissioners ad
journ until tomorrow.
Tho board of equalization meets ns
per recess taken, present Streitz and
Walter, county commissioners, county
assessor and county clerk.
Now comes Herman Johnson uaking
the board of equalization to correct error
in assessment on south half northwest
quurtcr and west half southwest qu ar
tier section 2-12-30, corrected on nc-
count of double assessment.
Improvements to the nmount of
$1200 was ndded to east half southwest
quarter nnd west half southeast
quarter section 2-12-30 on account of
error in former assessment.
Correction of error in nssessmont of
lots 3 and 4, block 8, Peniston's ad
dition to North Platte.
A. F. Nugent notified to appear bo
foro tho board of equalization and show
cause why the assessment on lots 1, 2
and 3, block 24, Maxwell, should not
bo raised.
By tho removal of improvements pn
lot 3, block 18, Wallace, thoassosBtnent
is reduced from $310 to $180.
Whoreupon the board of equalization
takes a recess until tomorrow at 1 p
m.
Juno 30, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
present Streitz und Walter and county
clerk.
Ruy C. Langford, county treasurer
You are hereby directed to refund to
tho owner of lot 3, block 18, Wallace,
tho sum of $0.9(5 on account of orror In
assessment.
Rny C. Langford, county treasurer;
You aro hereby directed to refund to
Jack Frazler, lots 1 to 4, block 139,
North Platte, tho sum of $29.20 on nc
count of error in assessment.
Tho following claims wore allowed:
I. V. Daily, road work in Road Dis
trict 37, $50.00.
Pnxlon & HorBhey ditch company for
23,
32,
51,
damage done to ditch by placing flume
under same, 100.00.
R. F. Nelson, road work Dist.
100.00.
II. D. Lewis, road work Dist.
150.00.
C. G. Clark, road work Dist.
100.00.
1 Trusty, roud work Dist. 43, 100.00.
Henry Coker, bridge work, 9.00.
E. C. Hostetter, bridge work, 14.40.
M. A. Carrier, bridge work, 118.00.
II. L. Jcrgenson, bridge work, 22.00
Wm. Dyrriond, bridge work, G9.25
Carl Lunkwltz, bridge work, 80.00
J. K. Eshlemnn, biidgo work, 13.50
Chas. Porterficld, bridge work, 7.00
Ben McMichael, for building porch
at jail allowed on genenalfund for 43.00
Vacation of Road No. 285. Road No.
285 now comes before tho board for
final action, the same being considered
for the public good, therefore the road
is granted as prayed for in the petition.
Board of county commissioners ad
journ until tomorrow at. one o'clock
p. m.
1 o'clock p. m. Tho bourd of equali
zation mot agreeable to recess taken,
presenjb Streitz and Walker, county
assessor and county clerk.
Tho bourd continues equalizing. Five
p. m. the uonru taxes a recess until to
morrow at 9 a. m
July 1, 1910.
Board of equalization mot agreeable
to adjournment, present Commissioners
Springer, Streitz and Walker, county
assessor and county clork.
Continued equalizing until one o'clock
p. m., whoreupon the board of equali
zation takes a recess until tomorrow
at 1 p. m.
Bourd of county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment, present
Springor, Walter and Streitz.
Tho following claims were allowed
on tho general fund:
A. W. Gray, supplies, $0.00
Dorryborry & Forbes, hose for court
houso, 8.00
Sundry persons, inquest. 2G,90
Sundry persons, surveying, 82.20
O. E. ISlder, Bpecinl commissioner
2.30. ,
University Publishing Co., 15.00
Rasmussen Printing Co., 2.00.
A. M. Lock, Borvice3, 3.50
Buchanan Co., mdso, 9.75
G. W. Graham, caro of poor, 15.15
' (Concluded on Pag'o 8.)
