IflMONIXS
We kfcve jim Reived g Very fine lot of, steel
blue, pd-fectlyVodnd, perfect cut and very bril
liant dkrmfeds.
We can snow you better goods at lower prices
thari you can- find 'else where. x
We do'oufown diamond mounting k our own
shop.
DIXON, Tfce Jeweler.
J, U. P. Watch Inspector.
&R. 0. It CRESSLER, I
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State Sank, 3
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Mrs. Shanner of MnxWell Is visiting
friends here.
The Ladies Guild will meet with Mrs.
Lovl Duke Thursday afternoon.
A groHpipicture of the Junior normnl
studenttf'was" taken yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Maxwell were
guests of North Platte friends Sunday.
J. II. Fonda is romodolmg one of the
houses ho owns on west Seventh
street
Mra. George Zefttme'yer Is rit'ertafn
ing the members of the 'Pan Hellenic'
this afternoon.
Fairmont Creamery Co., J. F. Fillion,
Agfc Top price, fair Jreatnient
North Platte people are invited to
celebrate the Fourth at Bignell. The'
place is Wriall but a big time is
jirotnised.
' Mrs. Ed Goodmdif entertained a num
ber' of young ladies Saturday afternoon
in favor of Miss Warrington of Lex
ington. During the months of July, August
and September the United States land:
ofllco will cl&sd Saturdays at one o'clock
in the afternoon. '
A party of young ppople guVo n
kitchen .shower to Mr. and"Mrs. Arthur
Boyd last evening at the! home of Mr.
ifnd'Mn Earl' Stamp. " '" N'"
New Departure Tongueless and Busy
Bee Cultivators at Iforohey's, Cor. 5th
& Locust Sts.
Otto Thoelecke returned yesterday"
from a business trip to Holt and Rock
counties: Crops' in that section of the j
Jatate are in pretty oad-shape.
Mrs, V. E. Lucas entertained a"';
party of lady friends at a kensington '
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Gratton Foley df Gothenburg.
' '.Detroit Vapor StbVcs at Hershey's,
Cor; 5Ui & Locust Sts. ,
Mr; Stelnw'all; a-former Union Pacific
foreman, is moving a house from the
fdfmer Neary'farm to the' ffrustce'rad-,
ditlori and will remodel and enlarge it
Miss Fenna Beeler went to Kearney
yesterday to attend a house party given
by the Mioses "Brown, daughters of the
United States senator. She expects to
visit at" Kearney for a week.
Petitions have been' issued' asking the
council to' submit for rejection or ac
ceptance by the voters the' ordinance;
recently passed granting a -twenty five
year franchise to the Nebraska telep
hone company.
The growth of western Nebraska is
well illustrated by McPhe'rton county. In
1690 that county had a population of
'Mi'Vn'-lSOdlt was 517, and in 1910 it
h'aVf grown to 2,470. McPiierson county
has been populated with Kinkaid home
steaders, and Iri most instances they
are makingjnoney.
Twelve couples of yotmg people
constituting the livost "bunch" in
town, held a picnic at the Dick grove
Sunday and from hearsay their reputa
tion as live wir'es was well sustained. '
Picnics are held for'pleasure, why not
get all out of them possihle,
Two "peeplngToms" werediscovered'
at the P. H. Sullivan residence Sunday
evening. ThdyVbrtf peering into the
roont occupied' by" Henry Sullivan, who
immediately arose and armed With a
stick wont 6utSIde tho house, where
upon the peepers made a hasty exit
The Sulliyan family have since laid in a
supply of guns, and a return visit of
tho fellows will be' warmly received.
Notice.
Sealed bids will bo received by the
county clerk of Lincoln county, Neb.,
up until noon on the 1st day of July
1911 for baskets and burial of paupers.
The county commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
F. R. ElHott, County Clerk.
Work' Will SbM St.rt.
ufter you take Dr. Klrig's New Life
Pills, and you'll quickly enjoy their fine
results. Constipation and indigestion
vanish and fine appetite returns. Thfcy
regulate stomach, liver, and bowels and
impart new strength and energy to tho
whole system. Try them. Only 25 cents
at Stone Drug Co.
Miss Irene Blauvelt,y8iator of Mrs.'
Fred Warren, returned ,to her homo at
Endicott, Neb., after threo wcek'B
visit here.
Glenn Thomas, stenographer in the
office of Engineer Stimson of tho U. P.,
was taken to tho company hospital at
Grand Island Friday night Ho has
been very sick for several days.
A very good quality of Southern
watermelons made their appearance In
tho local market the latter part of last
week. They retail at four cents por
pound.
Rev. Porter held preaching services
at tho McNeel school house Sunday
aftorndn. Ho was accompanied by Mr.
J. Kennedy of New York City, who is
on his way home from the coast ,
Mrs. Borden, aged CC years, mother
of Arthur Borden of Wallace, died at
his homo Friday night of cancer of tho
stomach. Tho remains wero taken to
the former home of deceased, Repub
lican City, Nebraska.
The south room of tho Hinmun
building, bn Dewey street is being im
proved with a metal ceiling and new
front Thoroom will bo occupied by
Minor Hinman ns a garage and sales
room for the Chnlmer-Detroit car.
Salesman Kearney, for tho Wright &
Wilhelmy Co., who, has been making
regular pilgrimages to this section for
years, will make orth Platto his home'
in the future. He moved his family
hero from Norton, Kas., last week.
v Supt Dickerson, instructor In the
sciences in tho Junior Normal, was de
talned from his Work yesterday morn-'
ing on account of not being able to
make connections with the train Sun
day night at Lexington, the storm there!
being tod severe to venture out of the
house ,,
A fine rain fell Sunday night which
will keep com in fine growing condi
tion. From all over tho county comes
tho renort thnfc rnrn In In mH-nAtrntV
. , t-,
condition. With tho increased acreage
of corn the loss of the small grain crop
will not bo severely felt if corn does
well.
Pitcher Moon of the Gothenburg!
team was in the city Saturday talking;
baseball with local fans and incidently
advertising the big Fourth of July cel
ebration at his home town, He says'
great preparations are going pn for the
event and ho took occasion to extend &
hearty invitation to all our citizens to
como and spend the. day with them.
C. H. Watts, of Fort Morgan, Colo.,
has) moved his family and effects onto'
the W. B. Ellis ranch, which property1
ho acquired somo time ago, tho con-'
sideration being in the neighborhood of1
$20,000. Mr. Ellis will movo to town
after his sale, Juno 27th, and wilt-occupy
one of the threo cottages which
ho bought on east Eleventh st
Undertaker Maloney says he has been
out in many a storm but nothing quite
as bad as Friday Viight when leaving
Wallace. The electrical storm was tho
worse that'has visited that section for
a long while, but thoy had no rain to
speak of. Ho was called to Wallace to
prepare the body of tho late Mrs". Bor
den for Bhipmeht to Republican City,
Neb.
Senator W.V. Hoagland' was not in
the best of spirits yesterday morning.
He had planned on making a necessary
trip to Qandy in his car but was obliged
to postpone tho journey on nccount of
an accident the previous .night whop
taking a pleasure jaUntwith his fanily.
Theparty was nearing the bridge east
of the" city; when a' sudden jolt of the car
broko a spring, and then had to trail
slowly back to town.
The ball game .Friday afternoon be
tween tho Sutherland and Yeomen
teams resulted in a score of 20 to 4 in
favor of the Yeomen. Evidently tho
latter had a little surprise package up
their sleeves and handed it out liberally
to the Visitors. Tho team is strength
ening up and will give the North
Platters a strenuous strugglo at the
next session if even one half that is
said about their many new finds is true.
For Sale.
160-ecres of land five miles south of
Hershey, Neb., improved, ninety acres
under cultivation. Price $25 per acre.
Good terms. Address J. B.Montgomery,
Cozad, Neb.
County Judge Grant transacted bual
ncsB In Omaha Friday.
Chas. Vest, tho Wellflcot liveryman,
Was in tho city Saturday.
Milton and Deo Raney of Wallace
were visitors at tho county seat two days
last week.
Dr. Kerr reports' a fine baby boy at
t-be hmeof Mr. arid Mrs. JeeQuinl-en.lO
miles west of 'the city.
Mrs. Joe Jeseup went to Grand Island
Thursday night to visit her mothr,
Mrs, Carlton.
Con4cter John Erksteln has been
transferred hero from the Denver run
and will llvo on West Sixth street
Mrs. Wm. Malohev has returned
from Bayard, Iowa, whre she was
called three weeks ago by the death of
her brother.
Mrs. rfoonk. who makes her home
With her son John, was taken to the
hospital last week to havo a cataract
removed from her eye.J
Work of laying off ground and mak
ing a road to' approach the now school
houso site a mile cast of tho Bratt
school, was begun last week.
"Mrs, Frank McKesson of Lincoln was
a guest of Mrs. J. J. Halllgan Saturday
and Sunday, on her Way jto Denver and
points of interest in Colorado.
, Conductor Mike Graham has been
transferred to Greeley, Colo., and will
havo the passenger run on tho motor
car. He moved his family last woek.
Dick Baker of the Iddings Lumber
Co., went to Gandy Friday on business
connected with the establishing of a
branch yard In the new town of Pleasant,
vale.
The residence prdperty owned by
Mrs. Sarah Bangs, 702 West Fourth
St, and occupied by upt Tout was sold
last week to Chas. Herrod. Considera
tion $3,900.
" Wanted A good mare pony. Inquire
at A. F. Fink's harness shop: S. W.
"Manon.
J. A, Markett of tho old Longley
place,. sold a fine horse to Maurice
FiJwlor last week fbr $200. The'annlrnal
Is considered one of thtf best in this
section and Maurico had been after it
for a long tlmo.
Will Turpio, who went to Wyoming
about a month ago with Messrs. Mont
gomery, Kelly and Ed., Coker, to look
over tho couutry with a view of acquir
ing somo land, returned Friday. Mont
gomery and Kelly havo located .In tho
northwest part of the state.
Lincoln county farmers are beginning
to invest in silo tanks. Am6ng the latest
to make sUcli purchase are F. J. Bremerj
wno taxes one oi iw-ipn capacity ana
Albert Haspel one of lQO-JOfl capacity. ,
Other farmers of tliiaimroodiato section
contemplate purchasing tanks.
E. R.GqOdman 'mado a trip' Intq '.tho
southwest part of the county last week.
It'is his Opinion that with a good rain at
this time and again about the tenth of
July corn will bo assured, for it docs
not show signs of suffering from the
drouth.
A year ago hogs worn selling at a ton.
'cent figure in South Omaha, today they
oro six cents. That is a drop of forty
por cent Has any one noticed that he
is getting ham, bucon and lurd forty
.per cent cheaper than a year ago.
Thoso who notlco such a difference
pleaso hold up your hands.
Some people think ttieir local paper
don't amount to much "is never read
nohow" until thoy happen to jump the
traces, get into Borne devilment, go
fishing on' Sunday and tell tbelr best
girl they had to work, demolish a car
and their passengers in a "joy ride"
then how quickly thoy come running to
have the news suppressed.
Leo Pass, who has just returned from
school Work at .Denver where he. pre-
sjded behind h bat for the Sacred
Heart1 school team; has bcen persuaded
by 'tho Yeomon. to captain thefri"team,
arid will proceed to reorganize and in
ject life into the 'organization. - ' Those
who witnessed his work Friday in tho
Sutherland-Yeomen game Bay ho la'the
goods and expect to see some rattlimr
good games" pulled off here in the near
future. A game for next Friday was
booked last woek botween the Yeomen
and Gothenburg clubs, and' arrange
ments made to have the Carnival band
furnish music during tho game,
Bishop Beecher has not abandoned
his idea of establishing" a farm for boys
at some point In western Nebraska, on
which will bo sheltered, fed and worked,
the homeless boys of the larger ipwns
of the state. One man from Brazil,
South America, whom the bishop met
at a" small hotel the other day and who
heard him speak at the Sunday services
about the" boys' farm, gayo him a cash
donation for the purpose and stated
that he would do something handsome
in the matter in tho near future. "This
is the first deposit on tho boys' farm
proposition," said the bishop, "and I
feel sure the plan will-win out and be a
big field for usefulness in helping the
boys who have gotten a wrong start"
A Dreadful Weusd
from a knife, (run. tin can. rustv nniL
.fireworks, or of "any other nature.de-
manusnromnt treatment with uuck en'
Arnica Salve to prevent blood poison or
gangrene. Ita the quickest, suresthoaler
tor all such wounds as also for Burns,
Boils. Sores. Skin Eruptions. Eczema.
Chappod Hands. Corns or Piles. 25 cents
at atone urug Uo.
S. B. Parr and" wife dopertcd Sntur-,
day morning for St Paul, Mlnn.,whoro
he will take up tho study of wireless
telegraphy. Thoy will make n visit tit
r-.ii i, . i, . V
winymon, wis., cnrouto anu otner places
of interest
Wm. Dietrich was up from Maxwell
Saturday on business contiected wi
the construction work of his new bull
Ing. He says work on ssmo is pftfere
ing nicely and expects to have it com
pleted the last of August
At a meeting of tho Mothodlst Ladles
Aid, Society last wpek tho members
adopted a resolution favoring the prop
osition mado by Secretary Tout of the
Chautauqua that they servo a lunch on
tho Chautauqua grounds during the
coming Bcsslon. They chose Frldf
night and the concession will TsVrf anted.
A nico lunch will bo made up arid 'put m
a paper sack. Hot coffeo wttib pro
vided and patronB are thus assured oi
clean Buppor, tho serving of Which Will
be freo from flics and dirt Outdoor
eating in tho summer timo is disagree
able unless these can bo eliminated.
Tho paper sack lunch guarantees a
clean meal. All of the ladies' societies
of the different churches havo been
offered tho samo concession for other
evenings and some of thorn will un
doubtedly accept '
Tho Keith theatre was packed to the
doors JPrlday night by an Interested
audience to listen to the concert by the
North Platte band. Previous to olcn!
Ing tho doors of tho halt the band ren
dered several pieces In front of the
theatre which drew a big crowd. Tho
band, by frequent and earnest practico
of late has mado great improvement
and tho concert was fully enjoyed by
ovoryone. The proceeds from tho bene
fit amounted to almost $100, fifty por
cent of which wont to tho band. About
$175 has been raised by subscription
Which will go a 'oiff ways toward buy
ing necessary music, paying for uni
forms, etc. Tho band boys expect
to piay at mo state i? air tm s year
and perhaps will go to Omahtfor tho
Aksarben festivities.
Wins Fight for Life.
It was a long and bloody battle for
life that was Waged by James J).
Mershon. of Newark. N. J., of which
ho Writes: "I had lost much blood from
lung hemorrhages, and was very weak
and run down. For eicht months I Was
Unable to Work. Death seemed close on
my heels, when I began, threo weeks'
ago, to use Dr. King s New Discovery.
But it has helped me greatly. It Is
doing, all that you claim." For weak,
sore lungs, obstinate coughs, Btubborn
colds, hoarseness, In grippe, asthma,
hay-fever or any throat or lung trouble
its trunreme. 60 cents and $1.00. Trial
-bbtjtle free. Guaranted by Stone Drug
Co.1
"SO DAINTY"
"SWELL"
"EXQUISITE"
Are some of the striking
expressions of apprecia
tion heard every day in
our store adva'rtced'by the
many ladies who come to
see the demonstration of
beautiful creations in
China and. Queensware.
And not only the ladies
admire that dainty Ran
som Haviland China ands
the Decorative ware, the
Versailes Haviland, but
the array of pretty novel
tie's attract the eye of the
men too and they carry
home many articles to
decorate' and make their
homes attractive. '
On a large display coun
ter is a beautiful showing
of decorative Ware that
should demand a lot more
than we ask for it. Carry
away any article you want
in this lot for io cents.
And just to remind you of
the excellence of the groceries
we handle we want to again
call your attention to the eel
ebrated "KAMO GOODS "
THE TRAMP GROCERY
112 East Front Street
I
Tremendous Earthquake
Will Occur.
A genuine shaking up on prices on our entire line of
Brandagec Kinkaid Suits from '
June 19th to July 4th
If you arc proud of your ability to select a suit nf ex
ceptionally smart styleif you know exceedingly good
values--we want to see you. Each and every suit is
strictly liand tailored. Every style and pattern the
latest. In models we have them for all shapes. We
will give you a fit that is a fit. We don't ask ynu to
believe us until you have made an investigation.
Yours for business,
THE HUB CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
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First National Bank,
of North Plalte, Nebraska.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital and Surplus $140,000.
DIRECTORS:
E. r. SEEIERGER, President,
N. KEITH NEVILLE. Vice-President.
F. L. MOOfjiEY. Cashier.
ARTHUR McN&MARA,
J. J. 1IALLIGAN.
A Modern Institution
For tho treatment of medical nid surreal cases. Open to tho
medical profession. Special accomodations for' confinement cases.
Training school for ndrses in connection. Address all commu
cations to the superintendent
Pkrae 642 Cor. Eighth and Locust
Summer Tourist Round-Trip Fares to
the Pacific Goast.
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From North Platte tok California $60.00
to Norlh Pacific coast points $5$. 10
, - to California one way via
i North Pacific coast points $7,3. 29
Tickets on Sale June 1, to Sept 30 inclusive. Final return
lhriit October 31, ton.
In addition to above the following-low fares will be in effect:
From North Platte to California $50.00
to North Pacific-coast points $50,60.
v ( ..to California one vayv via '
North Pacific coast points $65.00
Tickets on' sale June 10 to 22, inclusive, and June 27 tpJufy
5, inclusive. Final return limit September 1.5th. Also
August to 11 inclusive, arid 14 to -17 inclusive. Final
return limit October 13, 19 11. "
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STANDARD ROAD OF THE WEST.
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- Protected by Electric Block Signals.
Excellent Dinieg Cars on all Trains.
For ull additional Information, and Illustrated California and I'aclflo
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Vv North Platte, Nebraska.