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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. MAY 9, 1911.
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fc'TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Mrs. John Murray will return this
week from a month's visit with her son
and daughter in Lincoln.
Mrs. E. R. Goodman returned Satur
day night from n month's visit in Lin
coln and Omaha.
Mrs. Mary Sukraw, living north of
Maxwell was in town yesterday making
final proof on her homestead.
Derryberry & Forbes have recoived
for their own use an International auto
mobile, for which car they havo taken
the agency.
Mrs. W. C. Elder and daughter Miss
Kate Clark went to Omaha yesterday,
tho former to have her eyes troatcd and
the latter to have glasses fitted.
Supt. Tout of tho city schools has
been engaged as instructor in tho Gar
don county teachers' institute which
will be held at Oshkosh in August.
Guy 0. Congdon Iato of this city, and
Miss Evn Park of Chicago, will be
married in the latter city next month.
Carl Schnflfer will attend as best man.
Messrs. James Rannie. T, M, Coha
gen. P. H. Sullivan, John Boyer and
A. E. Hungington went to Lincoln
Sunday night to attend the state lodge
of the Ancient Order of the United
Workman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mang havo re
turned from tho Mang farm where for
two weeks they bad been helping take
care of the elder Mrs. Mang who had
beena sufTarer from pneumonia.
Tho sun made it appearance Satur
day forenoon after being in hiding for
about ten days. With the coming of
higher temperature vegetation, will be
boosted along at a lively gait.
Richard J. Sharp, for thirty-threo
years a machinist employed in the
Grand Island shops, died at his home in
that city Friday. Ho was known to a
number of North Platte railroad men.
The Williams Jubileo Singers pleased
a good sized audience nt tho Keith Fri
day evening with their harmonizing
voices. Each selection was enthusiastic
ally applauded. The company appeared
under tho auspices of the Ladies' Guild,
and they netted $53.85.
A Wffll lfrmwn vnnn rr mnn In Mrtifli
Platte secured a marriage license Sat
urday with the expectation that tho
young lady, who is n resident of Den
ver, would arrive here Sunday to -become
his wife. Tho aforesaid young
lfidy failed to appear, for some un
known reason, and the. expected cere
mony was forced to be called oif. Yes
terday the young man called at tho
County Judge's offco and asked that
the license be cancelled.
Lee Sickles, representing the Camp
bell Bros, show, which comes hero op
May 18th, was in town yesterday mak
ing contracts and securing city license.
Mr. Sickles carried a badly burned
hand. He had scratched tho hand) tied
it with a cloth saturated with turpen
tine. While holding a lighted cigar in
his hand the saturated cloth took fire
and before he could extinguish the
Hamea or tear off the cloth the hand
was badly burned.
ll SPECIAL NOTICE, if
turday, May 13th, at Nine O'clock, a. m.,
This Stock will be sold at both Auction and
North Platte, Nebraska. THE LEADER
Sales
Will Observe AscewieH Hay.
Pnlestlnb Commandry, Knights Tem
plar, will as usual observe Atcension
Day, May 25th. A'serylco will bo held
at the Presbyterian church in the after
noon with a sormon by Bishop Bcccher.
Following tho servico officers will bo In
Stalled, and then a warm dinner will be
served to knights and their ladies. In
the evening they will indulge in a dance.
Files for Sheriff.
I. L. Miltonberger has filed for tho
republican nomination for shoriff, n
position which he has crcditrbly filled
for a numbor of years. So well, in fact,
has he performed tho duties of the
ofllco, nnd so popular is he with the
voters, that his candidacy becomes n
very strong one from tho start, and it
will be a Btrong man indeed who can
wrest tho nomination from him.
Postal Savings Bank Here.
Postmaster Genoral Hitchcock has
designated North Plattq as one of the
postofilces as a postal savings depos
itory. This information was made
known yesterdny through n Washing
ton dispatch appearing in the daily
papers. Just when Postmaster Davis
will be authorized to receive deposits is
not known, but the dnte will probably
bo not later thnn Juno 1st. The object
of the establishment of these banks
will Inter bo given in these columns.
Mail Matter Handled.
As stated ip these .colums Friday, an
accurate account of 'ho mail handled in
the local post office is being kept for
thirty days. Last Friday tho number
of pieces received and forwarded ex
ceeded eleven thousarid. Each piece of
mail, in the courso of delivery, is
handled from Beven to eleven times by
the postoffice force, so that the work
last Friday was equivalent to handling
one piece or mnu at least, luu.ouo times.
This gives some idea of the work
being done in the local office, nnd to
this must be added tho work of selling
stamps, issuing nnd cashing mortoy
orders and keeping up tho records of
the office, the latter item alone being
no small task.
When the people of Nerth Platto
voted to give the postoffice force a re
spite from work on Sunday, they favored
a clhss of employes who merit the favor.
At the Elks' meeting last evening
the use of the building was granted for
giving receptions to the Lincoln commercial-pilgrims
who will be here on
May 18th, to the Omaha commercial
club which comes on tho 23d, and to the
state board of public lands and buildings
when they come here to view tho site
which North Platte has to offer for
the location of the agricultural college.
The plans of the North, Platto
Carnegie library are not altogether
satisfactory to Mr. Carnegie's repre
sentative, who has suggested, some
minor changes in tho interior arrange
ment. These will be made nnd then the
committe will bo in position to ask for
bids.
Messrs. Votnw, Halligan, Alden,
Greeson nnd Ebright, representing tho
local high school, went to Kearney yes
terday1 to participate In the track events
of tho high school meet.
THE BIO
This tremendous stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings,
Ladies' and Children's Dressess, Trunks, Valises, Carpets and Rugs, will be trown on the
market at a great loss. The most marvelous, stupenduous, gigantic sales ever known in the
history of modern merchandising.
people wanted. CaJI
I Shop and Road News.
Fireman George Mang has been con
fined to the house for about two weeks
by a bad case of inflammatory rheuma
tism. In a train that arrived from the east
Saturday wore R half dozen locomotives
consigned to the Southern Pacific and
allied lines.
Grading on the doublo track of the
Union Pacific began in earnest last
week, and nt intervals of every few
miles a grading camp is to be seen. The
grading is to be completed by Septem
ber first.
The Maxwell Tclepost says the Union
Pacific has purchased 3,600 pounds of
alfalfa seed of W. C. Dolan, of that
town, which will be sowed along tho
company's rlght-a-way in Lincoln,
Dawson and Custer counties.
Three men connected with the Union
Pacific headquarters at Omnha arrived
Friday and were taken over to Gandy
by Arthur Hoagland in his car. Their
mission to Gandy was in connection with
tho building of the proposed line from
Callaway to that village.
While the people of Cheyenne do not
like to admit that the construction of
the lino west from Northport will be
extended, to Medicino Bow and that
their tewn will be out in tho woods as
far as the Union Pacific is concerned,
nevertheless they aro considerably
wor led over tho proposition, and it is
having an effect on real estate values,
we are told.
The people of Gandy do not Beem
to' place much confidence in the state
ment that the Union Pacific will build
a line frOrri Callaway to that place.
They are inclined to stay with Promo
tor Durant and his promised road, and
so far have not shown much of a dis
position to desert him. They arguo
that tne union raeutc nas promised
several times in the past to build a
road for them, but the promises have
not been kept, and now they think that
tho Union Pacific is simply attempting
to omit Durant out ot tne new irom
which th company now gets practical
ly all tho business nnd will continue to
get it whether they build or not pro
viding of course that they can bluff
Durant from going ahead with his prop
osition. The Grand Island Independent
saya that J. H. Stone of this city will
erect a cement airdome in that place,
having leased nfrontago of twenty-four
feet and will build ' one hundred feet
deep, Mr. Stone in company with Irv
Armstrong recently purchased n pic
ture show in Grand Island and tho new
building is to house the show during
the summer months.
Supt, Chamberlain, of the M. E.
church, has invested in & Buick runa
bout which ho will use in going from
station to station throughout tho North
Platte district. As much of Rev.
Chamborlain's travel is overland, the
car will provo a decided timcsaver.
Bnker Perfect and Glldden Black
Wire at $3.00 on Saturday. Ginn,
White & Schatz.
ATTRACTION SALE WILL BEGUN NEXT
Thursday, May 11, at
Silver AsaivHMjy.
The First National Bank of North
Platto will bo twenty-five years old to
morrow, having opened for business
May 10th, 1880.
Tho bank was organized with a
capital of 550,000.00 by James Suther
land, A. D. Buckworth, Charles F.
Iddlngs, William Neville, Samuel
Goozee, A. U. Wyman. J. II. Millard,
F. B. Johnson nnd William Wallace;
tho first officers boinrJ. H. McConnell,
President; A. D. Buckworth, Vice
President; James Sutherland, Cashier
and Samuel Goozee, Ass't Cashier.
On Oct. 29th, 1880, Mr. Sutherland
sold the controlling interest in the bank
to T. J. Foley andWllllam B. Conklln
who became president and cashier re
spectively, Mr. Gooze continuing as
assistant cashier. May 10. 1887, Arthur
McNnmara was employed as offico boy.
, Tho names mentioned constltued the
force until May 4, 1892, when Messrs,
Foley and Conklln disposed ef their in
terests to E. M. F. Lcflnng and his as
sociates and tho following officers were
appointed: E. M. F. Leflang, President;
Ernest Davis, Vice President; Arthur
McNamura, Cashier, and M. C. Har
rington, Assistant Cashier. Owing to
the donth of M. T, Tpbln, his partner,
Mr. Harrington was obliged to resign
his position us assistant enshior In Feb
ruary, 1894.
January 14, 189G, having purchased
the Leflang interests, H. S. White be
came the bank's president nnd A. P.
White vice president. F. L. Mooney
was appointed assistant cashier in Jan
uary, 1901. In February, 1904, H. S.
White, tho universally beloved presi
dent of the bank and citizen, died
suddenly, necessitating a reorganization
of the bank under its present manage
ment In the spring of 3906 tho old charter
of the bank having expired a new twenty
year charter was applied for and granted
by the comptroller of tho currency,
alter a special examination of the bank.
Tho present directors of the bank are;
J. J. Halligan, F. L. Mooney, M. Keith
Neville, E. F. Seeberger nnd Arthur
McNamnra. Tho officers are:
Arthur McNnmdrn. President.
E. F. Seeberger, Vico Presldont.
M. Keith Novillo, Vico President.
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r. jj. muuuvy, kubiiiui.
Assistants aro A C. Krnmph and W.
H. Munger, Jr.
Tho bank has a capital and surplus of
$140,000.00, and deposits of nearly
$600,000.00. It has the reputation of
being oho of tho strangest and, most
conservative banks in tho state.
Confirm CUss of Seventy-five.
The .lUkht Rev. John J.., Lower,
bishop !6f St Paul, made ah official visit;
to St. Patrick's parish Saturday and at
n lorenoon service confirmed & class of
seventy-five. To witness this service a
large congregation was present, nnd
assisting the bishop wero priests of
Lexington, Elm Creek, Sidney and Rev.
Mc Daid of the local church. The confir
mation rite was impressivo, the sermon
by the bishop strong and eloquent and
the music by the choir inspiring, the
whole forming a service that will long
be (remembered. A large majority or
the class were children, and tho girls,
gowned in white presened a pretty ap
pearance. Residents of near by villages
were represented n the class.
Private Sale.
4 p. m. Ask for Lloyd B. Jeep, Sale Manager.
TfctHouw
Finest Line of Men's Oxfords in the City.
Mallory Rain Proof Hats.
J. b. Mcdonald,
THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES.
Kimball Wants Hespital.
So far as is known Kimball is tho
only town that desires the locution of
A. 1. A I t L t I.. .1 .
me suua nospuai lor indigent consump
tives. It 1ms sent a petition asking
that tho hospital bo located there.
In this connection, we publish tho res
solution recently passed by tho medical
Rnrlotv nf thin nnnntv
' "Be It resolvedly the mudlcal society
of Lincoln county, Nebraska, that tho
said society be in no way considered as
inviting the location of a hospital for
indigent consumptives, as provided for
by an appropriation of tho recent legis
lature of this state, at North Platte,
Neb., r In the immcdiato vicinity of
said city. Said society and the mem
bers therefore desiro to suggest that
the proper location for u hospital of
this character is in tho vicinity of some
small town rather than a city of tho
first class."
Vic VonGoetz, who purchased a pic
ture show at Lexington lat week
came up to spend Sunday with his
wifa. Mr. VonGoetz is bo far well
pleased with his investment, and be
lieves it will prove a money maker.
Look for the large Posters.
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Bring yoitr best Spring Suit
thoughts here, sir, and see how welC;
we can meet your requirements, o
Nothing could plcaso us move
than to havo your most critical in
f1
spection of
Suits.
pur handsome
new
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Tho fabrlcstho models and the '
tailoring speak in no uncertain tones
of our clothes excellence.
Como nnd learn how fairly our
clothes aro pricedlearn of our
excellent service'in providing youl
with perfect iltting clothes clothes
adapted to your personality.
There's a great deal of satisfac
tion in being correctly dressed, and
it is assured when your clothes arof
brought liere. ' ' '
The city council held a special moot
ing Friday evening to hear the protests
of thoso who objected to having cer- i
tain land on the south limits of tho city
incorporated into thn city, There are .
several of these objectors, and in one
or two instances the city limits on the
oast and west of this land extends fur
ther south than does the land in nue-'..
tion. These owners, bv reason of the
growth of the city, kave profited not
only in tho advance in the price of the
land owned by them, but have' enjoyed
the advantages of good streets and?
walks to the edge of their properties, -"
of electric lights, Borne have firo pro
tection and other matters of benefit to
them havo been theirs. If the properties
are taken into tho city, tho land can be
sub-divided into lots nnd sold to good
advantage if the owners olect 'to do
so.
Judgo F. G. Hamer, of Kearney,. has
announced himself as a candidate . for
tho ropublldan nomination for judge of ;
the supreme court. Judge Hamer Is
well known In Lincoln county, having
at ono time filled tho iudereshin of the
district of which this county was then a
part.
PEER, Proprietor.
Sharp.