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I'WENTY-SIXTH YEAB.
NOltTU PLATTE, NEBRASKA. DECEMBER 23. 1010
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jj TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Tho county commissioners adjourned
Tuesday evening until December 27th
County Supt. Ebright will sow seventy
acres of alfalfa on his farm southwest
of town next spring.
F. L. Mooney has moved Intohia new
houso in tha COO block on west Third.
His parents aro living with hitn.
Carrier window at tho postofllco will
bo open from 9 until a. 10 m. and from
6 to 7 p. rn. on Christmas Day and
Monday following Xmas.
Another Bnow storm occurred Wed
nesday night, an inch or more falling.
West of this point, especially at Chey
enne, the fall waB heavier.
A son was born Tuesday to Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Meston, and there in
happiness in the household. Tho mother
and son are reported to be doing nicoy
We have an entire new shipment of
china cups and saucers, plates, etc., for
Christmas traue.
Buchanan Co.
Business among tho merchants has
been fairly good this week, but not as
heavy generally speaking as last year.
Quiet trado is reported from all towns
in the state. .
Just received! a lino of whito china
for china painters.
Buchanan Co.
During the past three weeks Louis
Tobin has been spending tho greater
part of his time at points on the North
River branch buying hay. He has pur
chased hundreds of tons in that section,
which he has begun shipping out.
Wanted to sell One three year old
black Percheron Stallion. Registered
No. 52422. L. E. Ebright, two miles
west of Experimental farm.
At the post ofllco it is said that tho
shipments end receipts of Christmas
packages exceed in number any previous
year. Yesterday and today the mail
carriers started out with all the pack
ages they could possibly carry.
Tramp handles the Kamo brand of
canned goods, coffees and other goods.
There nre none better.
Married: At the home of the bride''s
parents, on the north side. Frank A.
Kueller, of Corning, la. and Miss Ruby
E Ellmwood. Tho newly, wedded pair
left Thursday ovening after the cere
mony for their new home near Corning
where tho groom is a prosperous farmer.
Rev. Geo. T. Williams, of the Presby
terian church, tied the knot.
Our display of plain and fancy china
is tho best shown in tho city. Tramp
Grocery.
Tho mpst artistic 1911 calander to
reach this ofllco comes from the Har-rington-PIunior
Mercantile Co., of Den
ver. The subject of tho picture from
a painting by E. Irving Couso Is "Tho
Master Workman," representing a
Santa Clara Indian weaving a ceremonial
robe or blanket on his quaint loom and
is faithfully reproduced from actual
life. Tho coloring of tho picture is sim
ilar to the original and is certainly a
work of art, and as it is 16x20 inches in
size makes an adornment for any ofllco
or room.
A number of social events aro planned
for next week in favor of the young
people who are home from school for
the holiday vacation.
For Sale Snmo choice Poland China
Boars, also somo Red Polled Bulls.
Payne's Dairy Farm,ono half milo south
oi xMorin natto.
Tho condition of Mrs. Peter Peterson,
who had a paralytic atroko ten days ago,
1b reported to be considerably improved
She can now move the affected part
and the senso of feeling has returned.
Safety Razors, Pocket Knives and
Purses for holiday gifts at SchilIor& Co.
Rather a omall audienco attended tho
Skoygaard musical entertainment at
tho Lloyd Tuesday evening. Tho pro
gram was excellently rendered by both
the violinist and tho vocalist.
Don't forgot to leave your order with
Louden for your fatted turkeys and
chickens.
A. W. Arnott, of Hinman precinct,
returned Wednesday from Denver
where he went to purchaso a car of
cattle, but found the prices to high to
suit him.
A. R. Adamson is receiving many
orders for his book from former North
Platte people. Alex Stewart.of Washing'
ton,D. C, order ten copies which he will
distribute among friends who formerly
lived here.
Every thine in tho bakery lino. Take
homo one of our fine fruit cakes. Your
Xmas dinner will not be complete with
out one these cakes.
Enterpiusr Bakery.
It will probably bo information to
most of our readers to lenrn that the
hay crop of Lincoln county is of greater
market value than the corn, wheat,
barley, rye and potato crop combined.
Such, however, is the repoit given out
by the state industrial commissioner.
Gift books and Christmas cards in
endless profusion at Rtnckor's.
Tho city will enter into a contract
with A. M. Lock to furnish 'a team of
horses for the new hose wagon. This
team will bo reserved specially for that
purpose and will thus be ready at nil
times. For this service the city will
pay Mr. Lock sixty dollars per month.
Strike Prospects Increase.
A Chicago dispatch dated December
20th sayB: Labor Commissioner Neill
admitted tonight that relntions between
western railroad managers and tho
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
are becoming so strained, that an open
rupture may tnko place soon. Tho
engineers, employes of sixty-ono rail
roads, have threatened to strike unless
granted n wage increase.
He has held daily sessions with tho
engineers and members of the railroads'
committees for nearly a week, but
neither side has conceded a point and
seem unwilling to yield anything toward
harmony.
Warren S. Stono, grand chief of the
engineers, telegraphed for tho members
of the executive committee of the Engi
neers' order and declares the likelihood
of conciliation small. It is said if a
strike is called it will not affect all the
roads at once, but would begin with
Romo of the most important nnd con
tinue until all of the roads are tied up.
ABOUT PEOPLE. .
Miss Grace Payno is home from Om
aha to spend the school vacation.
Mr. nhd Mrs. Thos. Golden returned
Wednesdny from a visit in Denver.
Henry and M. S. Robhauen will spend
Christmna in Kearney with their sister
Mrs. Wornet,
C. A. Howe, of Osbko3h, cumedown
Tuesday ovening nnd will remain until
after Christmas.
A. D. McDonell left Tuesday for
Indiana wharo he will 3pend Christmas
with relatives.
miss isauoiie uornn, employed as
teacher nt Gretna, is home lo spend
holiday vacation.
Mrs. Josephino Brcsnhan left the
early part of tho week for a vlstt with
friends in Los Angelas.
Frnnk McGovern will spond Christ
mss with li is parents in Denver, leaving
for that city tomorrow night.
Mrs. West, nee Nora Fenwick, of
Basin, Wyo., is tho guest of her par
ents, hnving arrived Tuesdny.
Louis Tobln will spend Christmas in
Omaha with Paul Tobin, who is attend
ing tho Creighton University.
Mrs. R. B. Favoright. loft Wednes
day for Alton, HI., whore she will visit
relatives for a couplo of weeks.
SJieriff Miltonbergor was called to
Dayton, Ohio, the early part of the
week by tho illnesB of his father.
Miss Fcna Bceler, assistant teacher
of biology In the state university is
homo to spend the Christmas vacation.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Gus Chamberlain and
son will arrive from Denver tomorrow
night to'Bpend Christmas with relatives.
Miss Olive Watts, n student ut the
Kearney state normal, nrrived home
Wednesday ovening to spend tho holiday
vacation.
Arthur McNumara will spend Christ
mas with his daughter, who is making
her homo with her aunt, Mrs. Bnrknlow,
in Omnha.
Mrs. James Dorram and Mrs. Edward
Spccht have been visitors in Omaha for
a couplo of days, having gone dqwn
Wednesday night..
Cody Boal, who is a student of the
Culver military academy atCulver, Ind.,
returned home Wednesdny to spend the
holiday vacation.
Mrs. F. J, Dentler, of Denver, is
the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Robinson, nnd will remain until
after Christmas.
T..C. Patterson wont to Omaha Wed
nesday night and returned lust night
with IiIb daughter Miss Ruth, who has
been released from quarantine after
being ill with scnrlot fever for eight
weeks. She had about recovered when
she suffered a second attack of tho dis
ease, thus prolonging tho quarantine.
Ends Winter's Troubles.
To many, winter is a season of trouble.
Tho frost bitten toes und fingers, chap
ped hands nnd lips, chilblains, cold
sores, red and rough skins, provo this.
But such troubles fly before Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. A trial convinces.
Greatest healer of Burns, Boils, Piles,
Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Sprains. Only
25 cents nt Stone Drug Co.
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Supt.,
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Lincoln County Crops.
The stnto bureau of labor and statis
tics has issued a bulletin giving tho agri
cultural productions of tho stnto by
counties for tho yenr 1910, and from It
the following relative to Lincoln county
Corn Totnl acreage 09,317, yield per
Is taken:
acre 22.2 bushels; total bushels 1,538,
837. Winter wlfept-Total ncroage 13,821,
yield per acre 13.2 bushels; total bushels
182,487.
Spring wheatTotal acres 7,647,
yield per acres 12 bushels; total bushels
91,704.
Oat.i Acreage 10,841, yield per acre
20.5 bushels; totnl bushels 345,240.
Barloy Acreage 4,359, yield per
aero 12.5 bushels,; total bushels 98,077.
Ryo Acreage 5,023, yield per acre
13 bushels, total bushels 05,299.
Alfulfa Acreage 10,108, yield per
acre 3.12 tons; total tons 31,724.
HnyAcrengo 125,134, yield per aero
16G0 pounds; total tons 103.801.
Potatoes Acreage' li082, yield por
aero Gl.3 bushels; total bushels 00,320.
In addition to tho foregoing Lincoln
county raised 58,482 bushels of speltz,
11,101 tons of millet, 8,302 tons of enno
and 10,392 tons of beets.
Lincoln county was third among the
counties In thoiproduction of ryo, third
in tho tonnngo of hay, fifth in barley
nnd nineteenth in alfalfa.
The total value of all theso products
was in round numbors $2,574,000.
The value of tho hay nnd nlfalfa crop
was $400,000 greater than tho valuo of
all other crops.
country, and merely tends
the conudenco the
Buys Local Telephone Plant
A denl was consummated December
19th, 1910, nt Lexington, which rcsultod
in the purchnso of tho stock of E. Mi F.
Lcflnng, A. E. Grnnthnm nnd Eben B.
Wnni'T In tho North Plntto Telephone
Company.
While the now owners assume charge
nnd direction of the company affairs at
once, the property will still bo operated
as tho North Platto Telephone com
pany. Eben B. Wnrner, ono of " the
former owners, will continue in charge
ns general manager and under his effic
ient management the present high
grade of service nnd company's progres
sive policy will bo maintained.
During tho cdming yenr the Nebraska
Telephone Compnny will spend $50,000
in North Plntto reconstructing tho pres
ent plant, or it might bo said construct
ing a new plunt. Tho entire central
office apparatus will bo new nnd of the
typo known as common battery or cen
tral energy, which is tho most efficient
and practical type of equipment that
telephone engineers of tho present ago
invo been ablo to dovise.
A complete cable plant will be con
structed, outside, nnd will result in
eliminating tho largo number of wires,
which aro now on tho poles. Telephone
troubles on a plant of this kind are re
duced to an absoluto mlninum. The in
stallation of this plnnt will place in ser
vice for the North Plutte public a tele
phone exchange second to none In tho
to illustrate
Nebraska Telephone
Company has in tho future development
of this city.
As n result of this deal tho new
through circuits of the A. T. & T. Co.,
recently constructed from Omaha to
Denver, which render it easily possiblo
for all "Colorado and Nebraska points to
talk to practically all parts of the
United Stntes, will bo connected Into
only ono other office between Omaha
and Denver and that Is Grand Island.
The stockholders of this progressive
institution resides principally in Lex
ington nnd North Platto and tho won
derful development made was due to
tho tireless energy nnd tho ability as
organizers and executives of E. M. F.
Leflang, of Omaha, A. E. Grantham, of
Lexington nnd Eben D. Warner, of
North Platte.
In acquiring this property the Ne
braska Telephone Company have merely
taken ono step further In their desire
to plnco nt tho service of their sub
scribers n universal telephono service.
At the present timo their ex
change property consists of an ex
change at North Platto of 1100 sub-
cribors, an exchange at Ogalalla of 215
subscribers, an exch ango at Brulo of
100 subscribers, and an exchange at
Big Springs of 00 subscribers, nnd also
u mull exchange at Keystone, a total
of five exchanges and of 1500 subscrib
ers. In addition to this Gonoral Man
ager Warner was active and Influential
in organ izing exchanges at Sutherland
with 200 subscribers nnd Pnxton with
100 subneribers. Tho toll lino proporty
consists of a polo lino from North
Platto to Julesburg carrying ono No. 9
copper metallic circuit of iron wire, ono
terminating nt Big Springs nnd tho
other at Sutherland.
A brlof history of the affairs of tho
North Platto Telephone Company af
fords an excellent illustration of the
development of North Piatt and the
western territory and of the marvelous
growth of the telephono Industry tar
ing recent years. Three yoara and one
half ago tho North Platto Telephone
Company owned only ona exchango,
located nt North Platte, with a list of
800 oubseribera and did not havo any
toll lino property,
For boya and girls grown ups, too,
there is no hosiery liko Armouk- Plato.
Thev (rive twico the wear nnd navn
darning troubles. Wo have n fino Btock
nnu an tho sizes.
Small, The Big Shoeman.
Mrs. Edward Burke, of Lead, S. D.,
arrived Wednesday and will remain a
guest at the W. E. Shuman residence
until aftor Christmas. Mrs. Burke ia
enrouto to Excelsior Sorlnzs. Mo..
where her husband Is taking treatment
for rheumatism.
Well Krswm People Married.
Alphonse PIcard and Miss Cora
Sluder were united in marriage Tues
day evening by Rev. Patrick McDald
nt hia residence. The bride was at
tended by Miss Effle Chriat and the
groom by Maurice Gullliaume, and fol
lowing tho ceremony a wedding supper
was served at tho American restaurant.
The samo night the couple Uft for Cal
ifornia, where thoywlll spend a ninety
day honey-moon.
The bride is well and favorably
known, having resided here since early
childhood, graduated from the high
school and has since filled a position at
Tho Hub dry goods Btore. Mr. PIcard is
one our loading contractors and builders
and a most worthy young man. We
unite with many others in extending
congratulations.
Nothtng nicor for a Christmas gift
thnn a delicate niece of china. Make
your selection at the Tramp Grocery
erry Christmas
AT THE
Star Clothing House.
Everything- for everybody at everybodys price.
Suits,
Overcoats,
Trousers,
Shoes,
Gloves,
Mittens,
Bath Robes,
Pajamas,
House Coats,
Sweaters, .
Shirts
Underwear,
Union Suits,
Wool Hose,
s Cotton Hose, ,
Lisle Hose,
Silk Hose, all' colors.
Handkerchiefs from 5 cents
to, $1.00,
Wool Mufflers,
Silk Mufflers, - - , -i
Suspenders,
Capes, , . '
Fancy Vests, ''
A special lino of Hats
Steton, Soft and Derby Hats,
Swellest lino of Fybush
Bros. Bags, Grips und Suit
Cases you ever saw.
Mr. VanDerhoof has made a speciul effort for tho holiday
trado. Your patronage is solicited. The largest men's store in
Western Nebraska.
'THE star clothing house.
For Sale.
Fumed Oak, Circassion Walnut and
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Birdseye Maple Furniture and other
fine furnishings. All new. Also New
Mason & Hamlin Piano,
Also my modern residence property at
No. 716 East Sixth Street.
Rare Bargains for Quick Sale.
J. R. McKIRAHAN, M. D.
THE
First National Bank,
of North Platte, Nebraska.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital and Surplus $140,000.
ARTHUR McNAMARA, President.
E. P. SEEBERGER, Vice-President,
M. KEITH NEVILLE, Yicc-Prcsluenf,
F. L. M00NEY, Cashier.