Historical Socfty
Stat
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TWENTY-SIXtlHt YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NE JUNE 30, 1911,
No. 43.
Morth
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GROCERY SPECIAL
for Saturday and Monday
Rex Lye
per can
Pyramid Washing Pdyde?
2 packages A J. .
Jello or Advo Jell
2 packages. . t . . 7
Gallon- can Apples
per can ..,..).. 1 1
Standard Corn
3 cutis
Alaska Red Salmon .
1 pound can . , .
Alaska Pink Salmon
1 lb can 2 cans. .
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V i
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6c
t.5t
15c
29c
25c
15c:
25c
Diamond C Ham.
per 'pound ........
Swift's Premium. Harns
per )Ound . ,
Sunlight Bacon (high grade)
v per pound'.
1
Rex Bacon
Rer pound
Picnic Hams .
per pound.
Silver LeaftSLard ......
3 pound pail.
Silver Leaf Lard
5 pound pail.
17k
17k
22k
17k
Ilk
37c
60C
Wilcox Department Store
LTOWN AND COUNTY MEWS j
Mrs. Christiansen, residing six miles
south, is reported seriously sick.
Mrs. Roy Montgomery of Hershey
was the gucsU of friends here Wednes
day. V
Mrs. H. J. Long, of Portland, s
visiting her sister, Mrs.. James W. Mo
Evoy for a month.
Mrs. Julius -HaW returned Tuesday
flight from David Citywhere she haa
been visiUngAher, mother.
Rev. R. B, Favpright Has returned
from Philadelphia where he attendod
the national convention of the Baptist
church.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs,
Hector Shivers of Tryon died Monday
from cerebro spinal meningitis, aged
3 weeks.
Mrs. Colonol Owens, of Ogden, has
been visiting friends in tow,n this week
while enrouto home from the cast part
of the state.
Mrs.RoyMurry and baby, accom
panied by her sister Miss Doyle, are
guests at the John Murray home(1 hav
ing arrived yesterday.
Attorney W. E. Shumnn has pur
chased a "E. M. F." car and expects
to havo it herein time to take a pleas
lire jaunt July Fourth.
Sheriff Miltonberger went Jo Dickens
' yesterday to replevin some animals and
farmlmplements, among the property
taken being 125 cattle, 25 horses and
some hags.
The contract for erecting the two
school buildings in District No. 127,
south of the city, havo been awarded
to John Pyle, and work on samo will bo
begun at once. The buildings are to bo
completed by Sept. 1st.
Albert "W. Gerkin, claimed to be.
dementetf arid not a flt person to be
permitted to run at large, was taken
before the insanity commission yester
day1. The case' was continued for thirty
days, meantime Al 1b taking the liquor
cure at Grand Island.
The race track northeast of town
drew quite a crowd Wednesday after
noon to witness a horse race, Wm.
Graves of Roaedalp precinct having
entered his buy against a horse owned
hv Mr. Montcronterv of Hershey, the
latter's animal winning the money,
Quito a sum of money was staked on
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the outcome.
The Nat Reiss Carnival contfnues to
attract 'the crowds and if anything the
interest is growing. There is nothing
on the grounds objectionable, and every
body finds plonty to amuse. The clos
ing nights will bo bumper ones for at
tendance, especially Saturday night
when everybody goes promenading here.
Taken all in all tho carnival is the best
that has ever been here.
It will bo considered a favor by tho
management of tho Chautauqua if you
will lot us know tho names and ad
dresses of thoso who live in our terri
tory who would appreciate tho issues of'
tho Chautauqua Herald as thoy como
out Any friends who live in tho
country or neighboring villages may
receive tho succeeding issues without
cost by notifying Secretary Tout by
letter, post card or phono. Offlco 100,
Residence Black 212.
Fairmont Creamery Co., J. F. Filllon,
Agfc. Top price, fair treatment,
Geo. T. Field is planning on a fishing
excursion by auto to Cherokco park,
Colo.
Mrs. Edgar Schiller will entertain a
party of lady friends at a kensingteR
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. B. J. Guynan left Tuesday
night "for a visit with relatives in
Mpfltn(i Washington and British
P9lpmh.
J,. N, Bayen, a stranger, was fined
$500 and costs Wednesday morning in
Justice gullivaajs court.for, carrying
conccaieu weapons.
Mr. and Mrs. E, A.. Cary left Tues
day- night for Portland, Oregon, and en-
route will visit friends at Billings,
Missoula', Yakima and Dallis.
A. F. Beeler came down in his car
from Hershey Wednesday, accompanied
by John Lanning. They followed tho
crowd to tho Carnival grounds.
J. R. Stephenson, representing the
American Radiator Co., of Omaha,
made his annual pilgrimage to this sec
tion Tuesday, drumming up trade for
his firm.
Ed. F. Rourke find Miss Maudo A.-,
Fye, two young people of Sutherland,
secured a marriage license Tuesday
evening and early Wednesday morning
were married by Rev. Father McDaid
at the parsonage.
Mrs. Grace Scott returned to her
home at Kearney Wednesday morning
after a pleasant visit with her friend,
Miss Vlasta Voseipka, 208 Vine St A
kensington was given in her honor
Tuesday afternoon. ''
Sidnsy is to have a big celebration
tho Fourth, and will draw many from
this locality. Two big features of the
day will bo tho ball game between
the North Platte and Sidnoy teams,
and boxing contest between two well
known fighters.. Many of tho railroad
boys are going.
Mrs. Sig. Schavland and two children
of Iowa who have been visiting her
mother about 20 miles north of tho city,
stopped here two days the guests of
Miss Laura Schavland, Supt of tho Pv
o r. i fi . mi ii , jt. !
oi a. nospitai. inoy conunucu ineir
journey homeware Wednesday morning
and will visit their old home at Madison,
Neb., whore Mr. Schavland formerly
conducted a largo mercantile store.
The time of tho county court was
taken up Tuesday morning in tho mat
ter of Ginn, White & Schatz vs. J. E.
Vermillion, a suit brought to recover
$250 for balanco duo on a heating plant
installed by the firm. Tho case was
continued until yesterday nj. 9 o'clock
for argument Attorney Evans appeared
for the prosecution and Atty. Roach
for defendant Judgo Grant,will give his
decision in tho matter this morning.
A. F. Frame, tho well known ranch
man from Hershey was mingling with
tho merry makers hero Wednesday and
greeting old friends. Mr. Frame has
a great .ileal of faith in tho futuro of
Lincoln county, and said that even
though small grain and corn should
not pan out well, in his section, there
is hay n plenty, that will make feeding
a profitable business. Ho ook par
ticular notice of tho country along tho
road as ho came to town and said the
fields present a city of haystacks, al
alffn fields growing on every hand.
Master Harry Pizcrreturned Tuesday
from a visit with his uncle at Hasting
Mrs. George Manery haa returned
from a visit at Keamoy, where '$sr
husband is employed.
Sylvanus Trusty, of Wallace Hvaita
the city Tuesday interviewing &pt
Eferight regarding the propos'erecUe
of a shool house in district No! 50.
Hershey will celebrate July 4th with
plenty of sports and amusements aaq
herewith extends an iriyitatjon toNprth,
Platte apd vicinity by, deception Cany?
nMttee.
Miss Mfnnlo Lows, tfiriphr. in AU
torney ShumanV office 'wiUI-spsndva
month's vacation. visiting with ,rqlattv
in Rock Springs, Wyo., and." Salt Lalca
City. Sho expects to Btarton her pleas
ure trip next week.
W. J. McKinty, representing tho
Fiss, Doerr & Carroll Horso Co., of
Kansas City, Mo., bought sixteen head
of horses Tuesday from Hubbard Bros.,
who had a gang, at work draining sloughs
northwest of tho city.
The Modern, Brotherhood)f America
has made arrangements with Secretary
Tout pf tho Chautauqua for a rest tent
on the Chautauqua grounds. This tent
wHl bd fitted up by tho M. B. A. lot
members of tho order and their friends.
Comforts and conveniences of this kind
are appreciated by thoso who need them
and use them and a lodge or society
which attends to theso wants, fills a
need. This is tho second organization to
ask for this concession.
Master Butler Miltonberger, In a
letter to his mother, stated that the
cross country club boys reached May
wood Sunday afternoon whore they
drovo stakes and camped until Monday
afternoon, and had a happy time fishing
and bathing in the fine lake. Evidently
tho boys had a real tasto of camp lifo
Friday night, at least one can draw
such conclusions from, his reference to
their experiences. He says, "Oh you
camp lifo in a storm." The bovs are all
vell and enjoy their outing. '
The funeral services for tho little son
of W. J. Potter of Hershey, who died
in a hospital at Omaha Monday while
under; the influence of chloroform, was
held Wednesday at tho residence,
burial being mado in the North Platto
cemetery. Mention of tho death of tho
boy was mado In Tuesday's issue, but
tho iteam in the Omaha papers was
misleading as it stated that .the family
lived in North Platte. Tho child, who
was but four years old, had swallowed
n kernal of-corn that lodged in his
throat, several weeks ago, and ho was
taken to Omaha nfter tho doctors hod
failed to extract it Ho, died while on
tho operating table.
Hon. H. M. Grimes addressed tho
Junior Normal Wednesday morning on
tho subject, "The. Courts," and he said
many interesting us well as instructive
things about tho workings of tho ma
chinery of the laws of tho land. In tho
near futuro Supt Snyder of,tho experi
mental farm will talk to he teachers
at the normnland It is planned that
later the toachers will make an excur
sion to tho farm where a practical dem
onstration of tho mothods of dry
farming will bo presented. The normal
has been very fortunate this year in
securing able-' speakers and thoy will
no doubt profit much by tho many prac
tical talks given,
Pan Begas f keck.
A horso buyer of South Omaha, pro
' feislng to bo II. P. Hanson, of North
Platte, attempted to pass a check for
f!ftQ on a horso dealer in that city Tues
day, tho fellow having bought somo
WVscs, gave the check in part payment
saying ho would pay tho btilanco Wed
nesday morning. Persumably tho man
i who sold tho horso meantime becamo
! suspicious and -wired the McDonald
bank of thla city whether n check by
H. P. Hansen was good. The bank
took Up tho matter by phono witli Mr.
Hansen, tho ranchmen, living north
west of tho city, who disclaimed any
knowledge of having, given his check
for that amount to anyone. Word was
then sunt to tho horso dealer at South
Omaha of tho worthlessness of tho
check, and Chief Otten also wired tho
chief of polico at South Omaha to ar
rest tho irtnn as it is supposed he Ib tho
tame party who passed bogus checks
mounting to about $90.00 on G. S.
Ifuffraan, tho cigar dealer, O. E. Well,
of tho Vienna restaurant and choPnlHCO
Cafe4 -
A warrant was sworn out in polico
court Wednesday by Otto Weil against
Thos, Fitzgerald, for passing-worthless
checks, Ho is supposed to bo tho samo
party that passed Uiq check forJJGOO In
Omaha, signing his namo as Hansen.
Died iHHftfHtr
Mrs. Rose-Griffith, who was brought
here from 3alIoway, a few woeka ago
for medical treatment, died Wednes
day .evening at 8 o'clock in tho P. & S.
hospital. r&atk was due to dropsy and
&c'fAplication of ailments from which
IRe deeeaaed had Buffered for a long
time, 8ho -was tho sister of Mrs.
fjlanfta Owens, of this city and the
aunt; ? -Mrs. Will Spiegel and Pony
SawyieV. Iter husband, Geo. Griffith,
who Ms been here during her confine
ment in the hospital, is a well to do
Tanchman of Curtis. Sho was 43 years
of age.
A delegation of the Odd Felloes
Lodgo;iof which Mr. Griffith is a mem
ber accompanied the remains to Curtis,
pn train Nb. 18 yesterday, where, inter
jpant w4He '!. - k .
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"BusifiesVia U. S. Lasd Office.
Final certificates by counties from
Jan. 1 to Juno 80, 1911.
.COUNTY ENTKIE3
Banner 0
Cheyenno S3
Custer. 11
Douol . , '7
Dawson.. t 3
Garden ....34
Kolth 19
Kimball 30
Lincoln.. V..T 93
Logan 11
MrriU... ...-..... 7
Mcrherson,;, ;.43
PerkipB 14
Total
811
The North Platte Chautauqua
aaecg raasaasamsmmamammmammmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
July 16th to 23rd Inclusive
H. M.
PHOnitAM.
Sunday, July 1W -Afternoon.
Grim oa, Presiding.
2:30 Judgo
Prelude Round's Ladles "Orchestra.
Lecturo William Raiaey Bounott
Who Can." .
EvouUtft
800 Rov. W. S. Portor, Presiding.
Proludo Round's Ladles Orchestra.
Loeturc- Dr. Frank Crano of Illinois
You Do WiUi It?"
of ;Ohto. Sublet,
:-vv
"Tho Ma
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Subject, , "What . .Will
ACRES
2,635
10,334
2,295
2,000
300
11,588
8,305
14,305
31,701
5,102
3,200
19,927
4,521
Mowlay, July 17 Forenoon.
8:10 Joint session of tho Lincoln Coumy Toachora' Instituto and
tho North Platto Junior Normal School,
8:10 "What Ought tho Eighth Grades Do for tho Boyu and Girls
Who Comploto Thorn T" Dr. J. A, BeatUa of Cottier Univers
ity, Principal ot tho North Platto Junior Normal,
8:45 Daljr Devotional Exorclaoo ot tho Instttuto,
8:55 "Tho School and Cltkoashtp," dupt. J, O. Lyae of Mlndea,
Nebraska.
9:30 "Drawing and SkotclUng, Tho first leMone, Primary Puplta.
(1) la Number Work. (2) In Language Wprk, (S) la Busy
'Work. (4) In Objoct Drawing from copy bfcjfUf,' la' Brush
Work," Supt. D. F, Dlckorson ot Lexington, Nivasa.
10:05 "T3ie Value of Scientific Agriculture In Sobools." aunt. W. P.
8Hdr ot the Nebraska Experiment Substation, at North
Platto.
10:40 Observation of the Chlldrott'a Work under the direction ot Miss
Annotto Wahl ot The Kindergarten School of Gtaftaio. ,
11:25 "Modern. Geography," 8upt. V. L. Strickland o Nfllfu, Neb.
11:55 BuBlueas and Executive Session,
9:39 C&Udren'B geion Indian work under the eUrectlqtv of Mleg An
a&tte 3Vahl .of Chicago. This work will laet uaMl jjearly nooa
ana win oe opea to tue inspection- pi all.
I
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Affcernpbn.
2:00 Mr. J. G. Dealer Presiding.
Prolude-Round'a Ladles Orchestra,
LoctureMra. Loriora M. lake of St, 'fififtlif Mo. 'gubJectVEqual
Pay tor Eqiial Work." . ' 'Tr SJk
-lecture ana uooKine u9iuuBiraiion uy wiSflrwrenceviNorioR
4
4:00-
Of ChioAgo.
Subleet. ''BeveraKes and Sandwiches :'i
8:00 Mr. M. E, Crosby, Presiding. .
' t Prolildo1 Round's Ladles Orchestra. ", ' ;
Locturo William Ralnoy Bennett of Illinois; Sub'Jocti "The
Young Man and Ills Swoetheart."
11G.233
Jaaior Nerwal Alteadance.
The attendance at the junior normal
reached 100 Wednesday and tho total is
being added to dally. Last year the
maximum attondanco was 101. County
Supt. Ebright is well pleased with the
attendance and with tho wors of tho
normal.
For Sale.
160 ecrcs of land flvo miles south of
HershoyNob., improved, ninety acres
under cultivation. Price $25 per acre.
Good terms. A'ddrcss J. B. Montgomery,"
Cqzad, NcB. c"
8:10-
8:10-
8:45-8:55-
9:,30-
Tuosdsy, July ForcaioOtH.
Joint Suasion of tho Lincoln County Toachor'a Institute and.
tho Nortel Platto Junior Normal School,
"Tho Concroto in Teaching, IlluBtrat9d by tho Tables ot Com
pound Numbors and Other Units of Moasuro," Dr. J. A. )Boat
tlo ot Cotnor Unlvorelty, Lincoln', Principal of tho North Platto
Junior Normal School.
-Dally Dovotlonal Exorcises of tho Instttuto.
'Prlumrv Work in SchoolB"(wlth cIbbb of chlldrofi) Miss Maude
Mollynoaux ot North Platto.
-"How tho School May Help tho Homo nnd tho Farm," Professor
, W. W. Burr of tho Nebraska Exporlmont Substation at North
Platto. , ' J
10:05 "CltUonshlp," Supt. J. O. Lyno ot Mlndon, Nob.
10:40 Observation of tho Children' Work undor tho direction of
Mies Annottef Wahl of Tho Klndorgarton School of Chicago, r
ll:25--"Tho Value of Naturo Toachlng In 8chool," Supt. WllBon Tout
of North Platto City Schools. , . '
11:65 BuslnoBS and Execuilvo Sossion,
9:30 Chlldrpn's Soton Indian Work undor tho direction of.Mlsa An-
notto Wahl of Chicago. - ' '
Attcntoon.
2:00 iW. M. C, Johnson, Presiding.
-y-. Concort by Round's Ladles OrchOBtra of Detroit, Mich.
.4:00 Locturo and Cooking Demonstration by Miss Florence, Norton
of ChlcBKo, Subjeot, "Somo Quick Broads and Special ..Dishes
' Continued on Elghtli.Pagp.) , -
Our Sale Closes Monday.
For Saturday and Monday you will find
still further lots of new up-to-date mer- v
chandise on sale at prices that mean
. something to you. We are going to do
our part and it is up to you if you want to
save money.
. . . Wilcox Department Store . .