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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1911)
June, the Bride's Own Month JggggLggg X a Silver and Cut Glass the Bride's Favored Gift Cut Glass is pre-eminently a wedding- gift article, It combines beauty and utility, There are manifold uses for it in the new home and it is always acceptable. Let us show you the 'new Primrose, Daisy or Tris cutting they are incomparable with the ordi nary cuttings. Table Silver is one of the Prime -Necessities of Housekeeping and we are displaying many new and pretty pat terns, among which are the Mount Vernon and Montecello. They make useful gifts. DIXON, The, Jeweler Union Pacific Watch Inspector. 9 0l 0 DR. 0. II. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist. J Ofllco over the McDonald State Bank. S mm Miss Daisy McMicheal left this morn ing for points In California. The Girls' Friendly Society will irieet nt the Guild house this evening. Miis Alice Sullivan left Sunday for a visit with relatives and friends in Denver. Mrs. Gratten Foley, 'of Gothenburg, la the guest of Mrs. Dr. Lucas this week. Wanted Girl for general house work Inquire of Mrs. C. S. Clinton, 204 West Fourth street. The Rebekah. Kensington will meet with Mrs. Sam VanDoran, Friday, Judo 9th. The Club Nevita will hold a hap hazzard party at the home of Mrs. Lewis tomorrow afternoon.. Miss Maymo Pizer, a student at Wolfe Hall, Denver, arrived homo Fri day to spend the summer vacation. Gothenburg business men havo sub Ecribed2,000 for their Fourth of July celebration. Pretty liberal, don't you think. , The members of the Christian aid Fociety will meet with Mrs. J. C. Richardson, 1020 west Fourth street Thursday afternoon. New Departure Tonguoless and Busy Bee Cultivators at Horshey's, Cor. 5th '& Locust Sts. Mrs. A. F. Streitz ancftdaughtor Ruth will return from Omaha tomorrow MHi tr nr III Ka anAnmnnntul r Mtaa x Trill us ftv.VrV!ii'tiiiit.4 Jj u.iaa Collins, ateachor of Brownell Hall. - Mrs. Miranda Doolittle, who has been spending the past year with her son Milton and family at Long Beach, Cnl., will arrive here June 16th for a visit her Bon T. E. Doolittle. For Sale Household furniture includ itur leather parlor set. bed room suit. cupboard, store, etc. Mrs. Miller, Elk Lodging House. Roy Louden, who drives a medicine wugon and visits tho neighboring ounties, was stricken with small-pox Sunday and is quarantined at the home of his grandfather in the south part of tho city. If you wercbuying a now hat, and the dealer would lay out .several dif ferent kinds before you and tell you they were all tho same price. What would you do? You would compare them carefully, and try to pick the bast. Whyrnot fo the same in buying insurance? Tho prices are all the same so why not get tho best policy. See Temple before you renew, and ho will show you the best. Tho Platte Valley school, Dist. No. 8 will vote bonds to erect a modern rural school building to cost between five and six thousand dollars and it is e aid will be the finest rural schooj building in the county. The district is now advertising for bids for the con struction of the building, the contract will be let at an early date, and it is planned to have tho school ready ' for occupancy by the time the fall term opens. Buffalo county now has the distinction of the finest rural school, t itunted in District No. 11, and cost 317,000 For Rent. Houses, nice unfurnished rooms, store handing, storage mm aid safe deposit bflxeH Bit ATT & GoodmAn. Mr. and Mrs. John Singloton returned Saturday night from a visit in Omaha. Miss Alma Waltemath, who had been attending school at Washington, D. C, arrived home Sunday. -Mr. and Mrs. E. Plumer leave this Week for n visit with friends in' York. They will be absent a week pr ten days. Tho Nat Reiss carnival company, which gave n show here last season, will bo here the week of July 2d to tho 9th. Detnot Vaper Stoves at Hershey's Cor. 5th & Locust Sts. Albort Haspel expects his father and mother to arrive from Germany about the middle of July, and will make their future homo with him. Mrs. J. L. Murphy roturnad Saturday night from a visit with Rev. and Mioo Cnrroll at Wisnr, Neb. She was ac companied homo by Misg Carroll. D. J. Redmond, commercial pilgrim for the Funk candy company of La Crosse, Wis., stopped off Saturday to visit his mother, Mrs. Anna Redmond. Albert Haspel, the dairy man is somewhat of a poultry man on the Bide, having at tho present time something ovor 800 youngsters, many of them at the ago of toothsome frys. Champion Hay Sweeps at Hershey's, Cor. 5th & Locust Sts. Florence Iddings and Elizabeth Hin man were thrown out of a buggy and somewhat bruised by a horse owned by Dr. McCabe, which has been in several episodes of this nature recently. Tho girls were gnthering up a camping outfit yesterday morning and tho horse became scared at an automobile. For Sale Two short horn bulls one 3 year old, registered, und one yearling oligiblo.for registery. C. H. Bostwick, North Plnttc, Neb. Mrs. A. M. Dill was guest of honor at aparty given Saturday evening nt the Alex Fenwick home, tho attendants being tho more intimate friends and neighbors of Mrs. Dill. Tho honor guest was presented with a remembrance of the occasion, and as a token of the good will those present held for her. McCormick & Deering mowers, bin ders, Btackers, sweeps, and rakes nt Hershey's, Cor. 5th & Locust Sts. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Mecomber re turned Saturday from Jacksonville, Fla where Mr. Mecomber represented the local lodcro of the Order of Rnll Conductors at the biennial session of the grand lodge. A. B. Garrotson was re-elected to the head of the order at an increase of salary, which makes his salary $10,000.00 per year and the highest salaried ofllcornt the head of a labor organization in the world. This in crease or salary was given in recogni tion of Mr. Garretson's efforts in tho Jast years which has resulted in all con uctors in the United States receiving substantial raise3 in pay and nil work ing for standard pay. Mr. Mecomber is not very well impressed with Florida as an abiding place. f Why not own a farm in Utah? The State Board of Land Commission ers will furnish you the money to buy an irrigated farm. Then it will allow you to pay back the money in install ments from tho crops. The Land Commissioners of the State of Utah has just opened up 7000 acres of farm land under a now state ditch, called the Hatchtown Project, being located about 200 miles south of Salt Lake City. This land Is to be sold out with water rights in tracts'not to exceed 160 acres to one purchaser, and $30.00 to $35.00 per aero on the following terms: $5.00 per acre cash, balance divided into ten equal annual payments, inter est 5 percent. You understand this is being done by the state of Utah for tho purpose of promoting settlement, and is not being sold out by a set of men for, profit. Bee or wrlto, C. F. Tdrrtple Local AgOht, North Platte, Nebr. RAILROAD NOTES. Tom McGovern, employed in the Rock Island boiler shop at Falrbury, is homo for a week's visit. Sid Kccler, chiof rk In Asst. Supt. H. J. Roth's office aTOhoyennc, was a business caller in town Saturday. Dispatcher Bntcman has been con fined to his room for several days suf fering from an affection of the eyes The train schedule on tho North River branch was changed last week, the arrival of tho afternoon train being one hour earlier. Tho terminal improvements for tho North River branch at Goring will be a round house, coal chutt and a depot 24 x 72 foot Track laying on the extension of the North River branch from Northport to Goring will begin this week. Tho grade has been completed to a point whoro tho road crosses tho river. W. T. Prlco, claim adjuster from Union Pacific headquarters nt Omaha, was in tho city Saturday and Sunday checking up the damage from tho wreck west of town. While nt work Saturday evening about a boiler, a scalo of rust, uncom fortably hot. struck Pnt Roddy in tho eye causing him no little pain until it was extracted. Engineer Tom Guthcr lcss had a similar experience the same evening with a cinuer. Both men re turned to work and suffered no serious consequences. At Grand Island Thursday ovenlng L. W. Rollins, tho oldest living Union Pacific engineer, was presented with an honorary badgo. This badge is an em blem of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and entitles him to nn hon orary seat in the grand international division, and is the first of the kind ever presented in this atato. In the party who called on Mr. Rollins and made tho presentation wore members of tho Omaha and North Platte divis ions of tho B. of L. E., and tho presen tation speech was made by J. H. Fonda of this city. Parochial School Commencement. The 'ommencement exercises at St. Patrick's school ware held Friday after noon in the school building, and were u source of much interest and gratifica tion alike to the parents and the faculty. The graduating class who have finished their work ns far as the 8th grade con dated of fivo members, Katherino Horrod, Frances O'Ncil, Marie Schatz, Leo Tigho and John Boyle, .and their work reflcccts much credit on the Dominican Slaters who havo charge of the school. The work pf the pupils of the different grades in penmanship, map drawing, book-keeping, painting, embroidering nnd in fact all studies, have been on exhibition tho past two days and are truly n credit to nny school. Tho Palmar syetem of penmanship la the one taught at this school, nnd many of tho papers show a moat remarkable improvement for six months study. It hoped that Sister Imolda and her oflflclent staff of assistants, who leave shortly for tho summer vocation in K ontucky. will be returned hore at tho opening of the next term in September. Eight Grade Exercises. County Supt. Ebrightsnys that they were kept so busy Friday with tho Eight Grade examination that checking was not completed so that the ox net number in attendance could not bo stated, but that moro than 200 were there, all of whom have declared inten tions for ninth grade work next year. A splendid program was rendered und with exception of a sang by tho eight gradors of North Platto was carried out as planned. The assembly ro'm at tho high school wa3 crowded to tho doors and evoryono fulhA enjoyed tho fine exercises. Tho eight grade exercises aro some thing entirely new in this county nnd has proven so good and so successful that it will bo followed up with similar exercises in tho future. The de bate between three of the eight grades and one from tho rural school deserves special mention. The participants were: Archie Calllgan, Dist, ?D, rural school; Bert Hunter, central school; Mario Bowen, Lincoln school and Arthur Mc Cabe of Washington school, Everyone who heard the debate said thoy did ad mirably. Mrs. Wm. Maloney, Sr., was called to Boone, Iown, Sunday ovening by the death of her brother. Tho pupils of Misses Anna and Josie O'Haro will give a recital at tho Keith theatre June 22nd. Further particulars will bo announced later. For Rent- House Phono 219. on West Seventh If your idle surplus money Is noT eorning 7 to 8 per cent semi-annual in terest, it will pay you to boo Bratt & Goodman. For Sale. 420 acres improved farm only four miles from city. This is a snap. 2 sections unimproved farm land. Can sell one or both, Only $5.75 per acre. Eay terms. If looking for n good In ves tment this is it. 320 acres. 80 acres broken. 120 acres additional that can be broken, balance hoy and grazing. $16.00 per acre. Easy payments, 160 acres unimproved land only eight Wiles frorr North Platte. Part auitrfbU oc.ttnuvntion rr tho icnr of 600.00. BnArr & GOonmAN, Postal Saviiws Bask In Oam-iim. The postal savings department of the local postoffico waB put Into optratlan last 'inurdfty, and that It ia meeting with public approval and encourago mnt is proven bv tho fact that on th ! first day of its establishment the de posits amounted to $138. To date, the fourth da of tho new dtpertur the deposits havo reached tho gratifying sum or sj-15, Quito a number of then dopoilt8 were made by children, some ot wnom are unuor eleven years of age Besides tho deposits many cards de signed especially for tho ene&urare. merit of small savings, have Imm mMN uy tne local office. Thes card reei ble somowhat a p03t card bearing a ten cent stamp and are checked with nine other snuares for stamna. The cards are sold for ten cents and whea a card has been fitted with the ten Stamps of same denomination thev am returned to the postofflce, cancelled, and an account established for SI. no. the amount required or specified by the government. Postmaster Davis stated that he is particularly desirious and anxious that many moro of these cards bo taken as tho whole object and intention of the system ia to inculcate in the children a habit of saving and thrift which habit once formed is a sure foundation of sue cess. 'l no progress bo far established Is a better rtcord thnn bv anv nontal aav inRR bank in the state for a like period anu wo nope that every boy or girl In North Platto will "got tho habit" and begin to lay tho foundation for nn In- dependent life by converting their pennies into these atnmps and place them where they can't cot away from them. Ono young lad not yet eleven years of age, mado application at the local ofllco for somo U. S. government bonds, niju other youngBtera-should follow his splendid example. Theso bonds are issued in denominations of $20, $40, $00, $80 nnd $100. beniing2J per cent interest and aro not Bubjoct to taxa tion. Application forthesu bonds must be made before July 1st. At York. Neb.. Juno 13tb. 14th and Julh, the postmasters of tho state Will hold a convention, nnd tho postmasters who had somo cxpeiicnco with tho postal snvings banks will tell their brother Nasbies all about haw it works. . . , nnd thoy expect to havo un interesting anu instructive meet down there. Post master Davis is going nnd he will be prepared to givo his brothers some facts and figures that will awnkon now interest inho system. Notice. -All persons interested in securing a good ruad rond from North Platto to Maxwell aro invited to attend tho public meeting to bo held in the Court Houso Mondny evening, Juno 12, 1910, at 8 o'clock p.m. Plans nnd arrange ments will bo made for tho construc tion of this road and It is proposed to get stato old to the extent of one-half tho cost of tho bridgo over tho North Platte River. Tho proposed road will shorten tho dlstnnco to North Platto about 8 miles und will be of great ad vantage to farmers nnd all persons driving to North Platto from tho cast. Committee. JB. P. 0. E. Attention. Tho third danco of series No. 1 will bo hold In the Elk hall Fridav ovenlnnr. June 9th, following tho band concert. Entertainment Committee. Col. Cody Here August 19th. Colonel Cody hna written W. H. Mc Donald that August 19th has Jieen se lected as tho (lntf for tlin Wild Wmf show in North Platte. It is none two early to begin planning for mnklng tho event n red-letter duy for NorthPlatto. The Time to Buy. Real Estate Now ia certainly tho tlmo to buv a home. It is true, there is littfc prop erty moving at tho present time and for this reason aomo people are putting very low prices on their places In order to sell, mis ia certainly your chance. buy now and save from $300 to $500. I havo some choice proporty at bar gains prices. C. F, Temple. Card of Thanks, To our many friends who wora so kind ond true during tho long illness and after the death of our dear wife and mother wo desire to express our sincere thanks nnd (Bppreciarton. Yoil will ever be remembered. C. F. TitAcy, Mlt3. OltttA T. DeFohp. For Sale. Tho Paul Goss Residence on West Third street. Good two story dwelling and corner lot at a very low price and easy terms. Buchanan & Patterson. An order was issued last night from the ofllco of the county judge in be half of tho friends of the late Warren Kelly, restraining tho Union Pacific Co. from removing the boiloc of the. wrecked engine on car In tho com pany's yards, unll examined by an ex pert boiler inspector. A. S. Coatea, company watchman, returned to town Sunday afternoon from the scene of the wreck where ho had been on duty a good part of tho tlmo since Friday morning. For Exchange. Quarter section Improved farm for Income propetty, Equity $1700,00. BKATTft abotJMAN. I as First National Bank. of North Platte, Nebraska. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. Capital and Surpluc $140,000. x DIRECTORS: t ' ; C, F, SEEBER0ER, Prsk(Ml, t . : : M. KEITH NEVILLE, Vlc-Presliisnf. j F. L. NOONEY, Caskltr, 'V ARTHUR McN&MARA, J. J. HALLIGAN. jiff .fcr A Modern Institution For tho treatment of : medical and surreal cases. Open to th medical rofession. Special accotn on for confinement cao ses Trainingpsc hoolfor nurses in connection. Address all communi cations to tho superintendent Phoae S42 Cm. ftoliL nJ i HHcklnvllur mi flin Wn1f..nfl. began this morning. For Snln ltonunlinl.1 qulro at 7o; west Fifth street. Mr. mid Mm Alfl Grand Island aro tlio intoats of Mr and Mrs. W. T. Aldon. Tim vnimir Imlvtvlmtiflll I . ' ""p. l "UWAMIIU iillU undo or Arthur Hnvri.nurl from EnmaiHl. In nnn- rincutmr Mk ocean, and wlllarrlvo in a fow days. Wenthnr fnrppnnfr. Uve "KtwWx ii.(t. 1 .... .. . . '''-' 1 It.Ul'U and vlelnlt.v! iftiir innliriit-. ntwi w..t. Iiosdav. llfirlinst. in day 81, a year ago 7(1; lowest last night 48, a year ago 62. It is worse than useless to take any medicine Internally for muscular or chronic rheumatism. All that is needed Is a free addllcutlon of Chamberlain's Liniment. For Bale by all dealers. For Sale. Sevn npilltrrnoil Plf Unit rTln I C. ww. - " " IGUlQIfl, IOUr WPAkR r.lrl. fnnnlcn nt IA,. Mnn at Carson & Landgrnf 'a barber shop. ' CRYSTAL THEATRE To-Night MOVING PICTURES: "Bertha's Missien." 'The Golden Rule." VAUDEVILLE: Milano & Alvin Coinedv Sketch Singing and Talking. 10 and 15 Cents. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS Nptlco Is hereby given that tho City Council of tho City of North Platto. Lincoln Cmintv. Nulitvitilrn win uif. ..! a J3oard of Equalization beginning at ino nour or 7;;w o'cioclc p. in., of tho 520th flay of Juno, 1011, at tho Council Chamber In tho Court Ilotiso Hi the City of North Platto, Lincoln County, uuitiaitii, lur win p u r ih wo oi levying on tho real estato lying anil being within "Sowor District G-l" taxes for tho purposo of paying tho costs of the construction or a lateral sowor In said oowor uiHincc u-i" anu tnaL said ljLYI'H will lift hivlnil lln.in nnitli .i...l of real estato according to tho oxtont of bonollts to such property bv reason or the construction of said lateral sowor. and If tho said Council shall llnd such bcneiltH to ho equal and uni form such levy of taxes will ho ac cording to tho front foot of tho lots of real estato within said "Sowor Dis trict G-4" or according to such other rulo as tho City Council sitting as such Board of Equalization may adopt for the distribution or adjustment of such costs. All persons interested will Illu their objections, if any thoy havo, to tho assessing or taxes against their pro perty on or before tho 20th day of Juno, 1911, at 7:30 o'clock p, m (con tral tlmo) with tho City Clerk, JJy order of tho Mayor and City Council made tho 31st day of May, 1011. CHAS. F. TEMPLE, City Clork. NOTICE FOR HIDS. Notice Is hereby given that tho City Council will receive" bids for tho construction of cement cross-walks and approaches - and sidewalks to bo laid by the city for tho Hscal year of 1011. Bids must bo based upon tho spec lilcatlons of tho city engineer, which is on lilo in thoolllcoof tho cltr clork. All bids must ho In by 5 o'clock, n. m., (contral time) on tho 20th day of Juno, 1011. Tho Council reserves tho right to reject any or all, bids. ahAS. F. tfEMPLR, City Clerk- (latent iuTt N Df.ATTE. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS otlco Is horoby given that tho pity Council of tho City of North Platto. Lincoln County, Nebraska, will sit as a Board of Equalization beginning at tho hour of 7:30 nV.lnei? P.M., of ,tlw 20th day of Juno. 1011, at tho council chamber in tho courb houso In tho city of North Platto, Lincoln county, Nebraska, for tho purpose of levying on tho real estato' lying and boing within "Sowor Dis trict P" taxes for tho purposo of pay ing tho casts or tho construction of' a lateral sowor In said "Sowor District P" and that said taxes will bo lovlcd upon each parod of real ostato ac cording to tho oxtont of bonollta to such proporty by reason df tho construction of said lateral sewor, and If theBald council shall And such ben dllts to bo oqual and uniform such levy of taxes will bb according to tho front foot of tho lots of real estate within said "Sowor District P or according to such othor rulo as ho as tho City CounolljSlttliig as a board' of equalization, may adopt for the UIh trlbutlon or adjustment of such costs. All norfimiH lnfrflhil wlinn.i t..ii- objections, if any thoy havo, to tho assosslng of taxes against tholr prop erty on or boforo tho 20th day of Juno, 1011, at. 7:30 o'clock p. m., (cen tral tlmo) with tho city clork. By ordor of tho Mayorvand City Council madotholllstdavof May. 1011 CHAS. F. TEMPLE, City Clork. NOTICE PROP K RTY OWNERS "No tiro In hnrnlii irlvnn Hint- City, Council of tho City of North rjatto, Lincoln county, Nebraska, will sit as a Board of Equalization beginning at the hour of 7:30 o'clock. p. m., or tho 20th day of Juno, lOllf at tho council chamber in tho court houso In tho city of North Platte. Lincoln county, Nebraska, for tho purposo of lovying on tho real estato -Jy ng and bdlnir within "Sowor Dis trict F" taxes Tor tho purpose of pay ing tho costs of tho construction of a lateral sowor in said "Sowor District F" and that said taxes will bo lovlcd cording to tho extent of bonollts to such nronortv bv rnnKim nf tii structlon of said lateral sower, and If tho said council shall llnd such bono llts to bo equal and uniform nnch levy of taxes will bo according to tho front foot of tho lots of real ostato within said "Sewor District It1" or according to such othor rnloaa tho city council sitting ns such Board of Equalization may adopt for the distribution or ad justment of such costs. All persons Interested will Hie tholr objections, If any thoy have, to tho" assessing or taxes against their property on or beforo tlio 20th (lay ot Juno liill, at 7:30 o'cioclc, p. m.r (central time), with the city clerk. By prdor or the Mayor and. City Council mado the 31st dav orMav Bill. CIIAS. F. TUMPLE, City Clerk. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS Notice Is hereby given that tho City Council of tho City or North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, will sit as a Board or Equalization beginning at the hour of 7:30 p. m., of tho 20th day of June, 1011, at tho council chamber In the court house in tho city or North Platte, Lincoln county. Nebraska, for tho purposo of levying on the real estato lying and being within "Sower District G-3,! taxes for tho purposo of paying tho costs or tho construction of a lateral sewer In said "Sower District G-3" and that said taxes will bo levied upon each parcel of real estate according to tlio oxtont of bonollts to Mfch proporty by reason pf the construction of said lateral sewer, ami ir tho said Council shall Unit Ullflll IwitKlfllu i t lwi twmnl unlrorm such levy of taxes will be according to the Trout foot of the lots of real estato within said "Sower District G-3" or according to such other rule astho City Council sitting as such Board of Equalization may adopt for tho distribution or adjust ment of such costs. All persons Interested will Hie their objections, If any, thoy havo, to the assessing of taxes against their property on or beforo the 20th dav of Juno, 1011, at 7:30o'clock, p. m., (cen tral time) with tho city clerk; By order of th Mayor and City Counull jaarte th lUsUrf V uOtay, 1011. GHA2S. F, TRMPLc, CltfUlerk. lllllt 11 II V 1 I IS Y 1 lull LO V.M till l.lllliLI llll