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ATTENTION!
'.Will the People Wake Dp
Another meeting to consider the State Agricultural
School is called at the court house, Thursday, May 4th, at
8 o'clock, p. m. The towns of' Holdrege, Broken Bow,
Alma and McCook are sending delegations and making a
campaign. It is not enough to say the school should be
placed on the farm; other people may not know. The es
tablishment of this school will call for the expenditure of
$500,000. The school will be a permanent institution.
The North Platte trade alone will be benefitted at least
$25,000 a year. The state board will visit the several
locations this month.
Turn out to the meeting.
J. E. EVANS, Chm'n. Com. Club. O. E. FLDER, Secy
I OR. 0. ii. CRESSLER,
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a uiauuaiu ucuiiai.
5 Office over the McDonald ;
State Bunk.
Every thing ready to wear for Ladies
Misses nnd Children. ,
The Hun Clo. Dept.
J. E.' Vermillion has traded to Emma
. Bates 240 acres in section 26-12-31,
taking as payment the Bntes stock of
five and ten cent goods.
For Rent House and barn and 28
acres of land, one mile north of post
office. John Raynok.
J. J. Sullivan, of Omaha, came up
yesterday to attend the May Party. For
years "Jack" was ono of tho prime
factors in making these parties a suc
cess, and his interest in them has not
waned since removing to Omaha.
What nre you doing with your idle
money? Why not set it to work earning
7 per cent to 8 per cent semi-annual in
terest in - first mortgage loans. See
Bratt & Goodman.
Choice Dairy Butter. Phone E 50.,
The Travel and Study Club was
entertained last evening by Mrs. W.
H. McDonald, who gave a most in
teresting descriptive talk of hor trip)
to Panama, showing in connection there -with
many photographs of. Bcenes in
that country as well as of sections en
route. For fire, lightning, cyclone ana hail
iusuranco go to Bratt& Goodman, Lead
ing Insurance Agents.
We desire to express our eincero
thanks to tho friends and neighbors for
the many acts of kindness tendered
during the illness and at tho funeral of
the late Mrs. P. C. Joel, and for the
floral offerings.
Mr. and Mns. C. L. Watkins.
Outside of a dozen boosters who are
always willing to put up their time and
money for the good of the town, very
little interest is shown by our people in
the attempt to secure the location of the
state argricultural school. It is rather
discouraging to have our citizens show
a lack of interest in a proposition of
such magnitude as the Btate agricultural
school. North Platte may not be able to
land it, but certainly it is worth the
attempt. It is time for our people to
wake up.
Now is the time to get rid. of your
rheumatism. You will fird Chamber
lain's Liniment wonderfully effective.
Ono application will convince you of
its merits. Try it. For sale by all
dealers.
Lice and Chicks
To be successful with poultry
you cannot raise both. To rid
setting hens and chicks of lice
and mites use
Lee's Insect Powder
To rid poultry houses of lice,
mites and all vermon use
Lee's Lice Killer
The only killer of any value,
and do not accept any other
kind offered just as good.
Lee's Chice Food
will start them right all food
and no chaff.
For sale by
SCHILLER & CO.,
Family Druggists.
First door north First National Bank.
DR. W. F. CROOK,
DENTIST,
Graduato Northwestern University.
4 Offlco over McDonald State Bank F
Section 10-16-33 has been sold by
Anna Eisner to Wm. Bchrcns for
$7,249.00.
Albeit Connors hns purchased Lot. 2,
block 18, of Gertrudo Ritner and will
probably build a residence thereon.
Bo a live wire. Boost for North
Platte. Don't feel down in tho mouth.
Think of Jonah he come out all right.
So did Taylor's Addition.
H. B. Winter; vice-president of tho
American Drug Co., is in town today
interviewing1 local druggists. His com
pnny manufactures over one hundred
different remedies.
Tho rains of last week havo put
some ginger in business, nnd the
merchants are in better spirit in fact
the ending of the long continued dry
weather makes all feel more optimistic.
Miss Itachael Thomas, who had been
a guest at tho Garlow home for two
months, left today via Dnvor for Ft.
Leavenworth, Ks., to visit a sister be
fore returning to her home in Pittsburg,
Pa.
Down at Lincoln today thoy nre hold
ing a municipal election, the chief in
terest in which is whether the town
shall remain "dry" or change to "wet."
Indications have been that the "drys"
will win out.
A. M. Lock the latter part of last
week purchased the J. A. Peters pro
pertylots 6 and 7, block 11 for $2,
400. This Ib the fourth or fifth resi
dent property Mr. Lock has purchased
as an investment during tho past year.
While tho building season has not
fairly opened, yet there are a dozen or
more houses in vnrious stages of con
struction in tho different wards of the
city. It is not expected that as many
residences will be erected this year as
last.
E. R. Smith was down from Gandy
yesterday, and reports the air still full
of railroad talk which has been accen
tuated by the sudden announcement of
the Union Pacific that it wants to
build a road for the Logan County
people.
The total rainfall for last month was
2.48 inches, which is the heaviest for
April since 1906. The average for tho
month is 2.15 inches. Tho deficiency in
moisture since January 1st, as com
pared with the average year, is fifty
four one hundredths of an inch.
The men's meeting nt tho Kaith
theatre Sunday afternopn was attended
by about 100, which considering tho in-
clemont wenther, was n good Bhowing.
Evangelist Barrett conducted the meet
ing and deeply interested his hearers,
about half of whom asked for prayers.
Miss Helen Lundgrcn, a young lady
who has visited in this city a number of
times, was married on Thursday of last
week to John L. Swank, who is con
nected with the Martin undertaker
company. Tho wedding wa3 private,
and the same night the couple left
Denver on a trip to Florida and New
York.
The Lincoln county medical associa
tion held a meeting Friday evening and
by a vote of seven for and two against
passed a resolution declaring against
the location of the state tuberculosis
hospital in or near North Platte. If
the men of medicine do not consider
such an institution for tho public good
of the residents of a town in which it is
located, we presume tho rest of us
should ucquiseco.
For soreness of the muscles whether
Induced by violent exercise or injury,
Chamberlain's Liniment is excellent.
This liniment is also highly esteemed
for the relief it affords in cases of rhcu
matiim. Sold by all dialera,
Anmial Recital.
The Annual recital given by pupils of
the Dominican Sisters will take place
at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening, May
Third, at the Keith Theatre. With R
view to the educational advantage to bo
derived from hearing the best in music
tho sisters have secured for the benefit
of their students the services of Miss
Alma Reulman, an artiste from Cincin
nati, whoso beautiful voice nnd remark
able histrionic ability hnve won for her
the unstinted praise of critics in th
East. The pinno selections will be
given by 'the pupils of the sisters.
These numbers are of a high
order, bespeaking th careful training
necessary for artistic interpretation and
genuine musicianship. Below wo give
the program in full.
Allegro from Imperial Concerto op 5.
Piano Solo. . ,x .Beethoven
Florence McKay
accompanied by Marie Doron.
Heart's Delight Vocal Solo Gilchrist
Miss Reulman
Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsodic Piano
Solo Liszt
Hildegarde Clinton
A Dream Vocal Solo Bartlett
Miss Ueulman
Polonaise in E flat-Piano Solo Chopin
Irma Huffman
accompanied by F. McKay
The Famine Reading Longfellow
Miss Reulman
March Triomphalo Duo, for two Pianos
Gloria
Thco Schwalger and Virginia Dullard
Ave Marie Vocal Solo Schubert
Miss Reulman
Mid-Summer Night Dream Duo for
two Pianos Mendelssohn
Evangeline Her rod and Bertha Votaw
Her Cuban Tea Reading Phelps
MIbs Reulman
Grand Polonaise Duo for two Pianos
Weber-Liszt
Florence Donegan and Frieda Hammer
In the Night Piano Solo. .. .Schumann
Hildegarde Clinton
Violets Vocal Solo. Wright
' Miss Reulman
O Thou" Sublime Sweet Evening Star
Wagon-Liszt.
Irma Huffman
Song of My Soul Vocal Solo Breil
Eighth Hungarian Rhapsodic Piano
Solo Liszt
Minorva McWilllamB
Miss Reulman
Andante and Finnle from G Minor
Concerto Mendelssohn
Marie Doran accompanied by F. McKay
Dich Thoure Hall Vocal Solo DeKoven
Miss Reulman
Poet and Peasant Overture, Piano Solo
' Suppe
Marie Deran and Marie Bowen
Katharine Herrod and M. McWilliams
Rosalia Vocal Solo DeKoven
Allegro from Sonata op 57 Piano Solo
Beethoven
Florence McKay
King Robert of Sicily Meialogue
Longfellow
Miss Reulman
The Missionaries and the Plague.
Although letters lately received by
the Foreign Mission Boards show that
a month ago the plague outlook seemed
pretty black in Peking, Chefoo and
other cities of North China, cablegrams
just at hand indicate that a great im
provement of the situation has been
effected meantime, particularly in
Peking. While the dreaded epidemic is
by no means under satisfactory control
in Manchuria, th danger within China
proper seems to be practically ended.
The plague panic has incidently contrib
uted very much to the prestige of
missionary physicians. To them the
Chinese authorities have turned at every
danger point for precautions against
the incoming of tho scourge. At Pao
tingfu for several weekB Dr. Charles
Lewis, head of the Presbyterian hospi
tal, was called into daily conference
with the officials to adviso sanitary
measures and was intrusted with the
expenditure of a largo amountof public
funds to ward off the disease.
The above item from a church paper
is illustrative of the work being done,
In so called heathen lands, by the mis
sionaries of the various churches. It
also shows the esteem in which they
are held. Healing the body and curing
the soul is still the work of the church.
A dollar given to missions is a dollar
given for tho welfare of the world.
It Startled The World.
when the astounding claims were first
made for Bucklen's Amica Salve, but
forty years of wonderful curo9 have
proved them true, and everywhere it is
now known as the best salve on earth
for Burns, Boils, Scalds, Sores, Cute,
Bruises, Sprains, Swellings, Eczema,
Chapped hands, Fever Sores and Plies.
Only 25c at Stone Drug Co.
For Sale.
The southeast nunrter section 5-13-31:
CO acres in section 2-13-31, also block 3
South Park Add. to North Platte. For
price and terms address II. E. Nichols,
Sterling, Colo.
A. 3. AMES. MARIS AMES.
Doctors Ames & Ames,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Office over Stone Drug Co.
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I
THE WINNING
OF NELLIE
Br M. QUAD
Copyright. 1911. by AFrelntel Ut
prnry I n-
Jacob Ilrlff was a farmer, u dairy
man and a cattle rulstir, and he wm
worth $40,000. Ho kept eight or tei
men tho year round, nnd he wan I
good man to work for. Ills faintl)
consisted of only wife and dnughtee
tho latter being named Nellie.
Jacob nrlff was not n bonster In t
general way. There was only one par
tlctilnr thing he boasted of, and thai
wns that ho had never boon taken It
and dono for by a sharper. lie had n
sympathy for a man who had. No
that he was nlways bound to get thi
best of n bargain, but that ho wnnte
to protect himself.
When Nellie Briff was nineteen yean
old nloiiK came a college chap secklni
employment for tho summer. Ho wai
so superior to the averngo farm hnn
that he was takcu Into the house t
lodge. The father and mother saw thi
college chap and their dnughtor falllni
In lovo and for a time hud Uttlo to aay
The day came, however, whon Jacol
said:
"Look here. Mary, that young mar
Is going to ask us for Nellie prettj
soon."
"Yes, 1 think so."
Two weeks lator tho young man ap
proached the father In tho usual waj
and put tho question lu tho usual waj
and Htammcrcd und blushed In thi
usual way. und the answer was:
"I'm not saying yes or no Just now
I'll wait a wool-."
The next day but one Mr. Wllllami
was told to tako a certain horse tc
town and effect a trade. What wai
wanted wns n heavier horse for thi
farm work. Tho animal he took wai
perfectly sound lu- wind and limb,
though nothing was mild about that
Ho was simply cutitloncd as to thi
weight and strength of tho other.
"Is it a tcstV" nBked tho wlfo of hei
husbund when tho young man had
gono his way.
"Aye. Mary. I'm no horso trader, bul
I do contend that tho man who gctt
the worst In n horse trade will got the
worst In everything elms. Wllllami
gets or Ioscm Nellie on this."
"But ho has never traded horso be
fore, nnd ho Isn't used to tho way that
men Ho and deceive."
"But it's hla nntlvo wit and keen
ness I'm testing. I'm looking for hlra
to get cheated a little, but not too
much."
Five hours Inter Williams came back
on tho horso ho had traded for. His
look told of exultation. Jacob Briff
received the end of the baltor from
him and began n thorough lookover.
At tho end of twenty minutes he said:
"There aro wind galls, thero art
spavins, there Is a quarter crack, tho
horso Is blind In tho left eye, nnd bo
has a touch of tho heaves."
"Yes, but tho other had botts, poll
evil and wns going blind In both oyosl
IIo was hip locked to boot"
"Who. told you so?" '
"Why. tho fellow I traded with."
"Humph! Sound as a bell. Mn
Williams, you can't havo Nolllo."
"Because I'vo boon cheated in a
horse trado?"
"Aye, It was a test. You haven't
got tho shnrpness to hold your own.
You'll have to go."
"But, Mr. Briff, you havo been cheat
ed I" wns protested.
"Toll mo whon."
"Then you will. bo. No mnn la bo
sharp that ho can't bo taken In."
"Eh? Eh? Well, you wait till It
happens nnd then como bnck Cor Nel
lie, providing sho Is ready to iwalt a
hundred years. Aye, and you shall
havo half of what I'm worth to boot.
We'll talk no moro now. Havo ono of
tho men take this wreck out nnd ahoot
it. I'm $250 out of pockot."
' Mrs, Hrlff shed tears when she heard
the ultimatum. Miss Nellie was go
ing to, but sho didn't. After a talk
with her lover hIio oven smiled.
Six weoks passed away, and then a
stranger came. IIo ox pressed his con
viction that there was a box of silver
burled on tho farm.
It was the only thing In tho world
that would have excited tho farmer.
Trcasuro nnd on his farm! How
much?
"At least $000," roplled tho Btrnnger
"perhaps n thousand." What share
would Mr. Briff glvo him for locating
it?
Thoy haggled over this for n whole
day. Thon, at the solomn hour of
midnight, with a divining rod to lo
cate tho exact spot, tho trcasuro was
unearthed and carried to tho barn. It
was In n box which was old and
moldy, There was $000 In silver half
dollars, and tho coins wero wrapped
in browii paper $50 In a roll.
Jacob Briff hud mado a clean $400
In one' night, and the stranger was sat'
isfled with his end of tho business.
He had Mr. Brlff'H $200 In greenbacks.
A wcok passed away, and Jacob
Briff was arrested for pusslug coun
terfeit inouey. Not a coin of thut
trcasuro wits genuine. And then along
cuine Mr. Williams, and In u most Jo
vial way ho announced tlint ho wub
after n wlfo and half tho farm.
"Did you do It?" usked tho fnrmor.
"I did, 1 borrowed tho counterfeits
from the olllcera who had seized them
and then hired tho stranger to play his
port"
"But I thought you had no wit"
"Well, haven't I won Nolllo?'
"Aye, you havo, and now, as you
aro to bo my son-in-law. you must get
me out of this scrape. No decent
young tunn would want to hnve his
fat'ier-In law lu Jail whou the wed
ding vain? wu Viircn
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THE
Fir st National Bank,
of North Platte, Nebraska.
UNITEP STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital and Surplus $140,000.
ARTHUR AfcN&MARA. President.
E. F. SEEBEROER, Vice-President,
M. KEITH NEVILLE, Vice-President,
F. L. MQ0NEY, Cashier.
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A Modern Institution
For the treatment of medical and surgical cases. Open to the
medical profession. Special accommodation for confinement coses
Training school for nurses in connection. Address all communi
cations to the superintendent
Phone 642 Cor. Eighth and Locust
keith theatre; Thursday, May 4th,
OSCAR GRAHAM'S Great College Indian Romance
"A Prince of His Race."
with Oscar Graham, the Author, in the Title Role.
This is pronounced everywhere as being by for the best show
' of the season.
Oscar Graham is conceded by those who hove seen his per
formance as ono of America's foremost leading actors.
Prices $1.00, 75c, 50c and 25 cents.
UNION FLOUR.
Every one's favorite, There
is no flour that has such
a strong hold in the homes of
North Platte as Union Flour.
It's splendid bread making
qualities have won for it this
position of trust. Price $1,40
per sack at
Wilcox Department Store.
We Manufacture
Tents, awnings for store
windows, tarpaulin, wag
on covers and horse cov
ers, tents, cots and camp
chairs for sale or rent.
Grand Island
Tent and Awning Co.,
Grand Island, Neb.