The Power of
I CLOSING OUT SALE.
$1.00.
: See Our $1 Window.
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; ; Every article in Our south show window
A will be soldat $1.00 this week only.'
This is the greatest leader North
Platte has ever seen. You will, never
have such an opportunity to make $i
go as far as this.;!
DIXON, The Jeweler.
Inspector1 for Burroughs
Adding Machine Co.
Union Pacific
Watch Inspector.
SCHILLER & CO.,
Prescription Druggists
First Door North of
Plrnt National IWnk
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DR. W. F. CROOK,
DENTIST,
Graduate Northwestern University.
Office over McDonald State Bank
Jas. Martin was a Sunday visitor in
Gothenburg.
Miss Florence Mornn of Omaha is the
guest of her aunt Mrs. Jas, Fonda.
Supt. Archer, of the federal building,
has opened an office over the McDonald
clothing store.
Miss Isaboll Stafford of Paxton is n
Enest nt the home of her friend Miss
oretto Murphy.
0. E. Churchill of Chicago has been
the guest of her brother E. R. Churchill
Bince Friday of Inst week. .
Miss Mary Wetzell and sister of
Sutherland who have been attending
Chautauqua returned homo today.
( A plensant card pnrtywas held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Weisgerber
last evening. After the games light re
freshments were served.
Mrs. W. T. Banks and daughter
Bertha aro expected homo Friday frorri"
"nn extended visit in Seattle, Portland
and California cities.
Miss Mattio Hale, a former North
Platto young lady, win arrive the latter
part of this week for a visit with Mrs.
Geo. T. Field.
J. A. Johnson and daughter of Stock
ville, Frontier Co. who have boon guests
of the former's sister Mrs. J. E. Carroll
left for homo this morning.
Ira. LeMasters will arrive home the
last of the week from Fremont where
-ho has spent a week with friends. He
will drive up the Patterson car which
was left at Kearney Saturday for re
pairs. Have you seen those 14k solid gold
(pearl mounted fountain pens in Dixon's
$1.00 window. This week only.
Mr,and Mrs. Charles Hendy of Den-
- Acr,v returned homo Saturday. Tho
former attended the Ford auto conven
tion at Petrolt and the latter has been
the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
John Bratt for several weeks.
- The Third Ward Republicans will hold
a caucus at tho hose nouso on Friday
evening at 8 o'clock for tho purpose of
selecting eight delegntes to the county
convention to bo held Saturday, July 22.
Committeeman.
While returning home from Holden,
- In., Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Greeson re
ceived a message at Lincoln yesterday
stating that the former's fathenclied
- Bhortly after their departure from Hol
den, therefore thoy returned to that
city to, attend tho funeral.
Two games of ball are announced
for this week on the locnl grounds.
Tomorrow tho Yeomen will play tho
Cozad team, and Saturday the Willow
, Island team will be hero for a gomo
with tho Yeomen. Both games win bo
called at four o'clock.
A number of the young- friends of
Miss Irene VnnCleave gathered at her
homo Friday evening to help celebrato
her eighteenth birthday. Games and
music made up n pleasant evening. Tho
refreshments were nicely prepared and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Thn hnnrrl of directors of tho Cham
ber of Commerce held a meeting
last evening and adopted by-laws.
Amnnir other thines the bv-laws
provide for the appointment of
ton standintr committeos of five mom-
lr ;iph. . Tho members of thesocom
mittees will be nnmcd at a meetinc of
tho board next Monday evening.
W. W. Scott and Rev. Currens
organized n Sunday school at the Fyc
school houso on Sundav. Jul v loth. Lhas.
Hess superintendent, C. E, King
assistant, Florence Fye secretary and
Mrs. Fye treasurer, Tho hour of meeting
is 10:00 a. m. They have good public
Bchool in the district and with the
officers cliown and . uie mtorutrt anown
the attendance.! the organization,
by t
tne pro!1
day sc'
to
Est iv tfooi! b.ir,
JI1V l 1 I V. S 11-
i . hp fxrii fiir n tfm Sun-
t'ltrti I
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Herbert Dukq loft last vcnjn&'jfo'r
the Pacific coast to spend a month.
Tho Elks will hold one of their em'ov-
ablc dancing parties Thursday evening.
Mrs. Bailey of Cozad. returned homo
today after visitinir her son Lem and
wife.
Chas. Stevens of Orleans is visitinir
Glen Larimer and nttendintr Chnutnu-
qua this week.
Miss Ida Carroll returned last even
ing from Horshev whero shosnent the
day with relatives.
Mosdnmes Stroetor nnil Wnlrnth rn-
turncduhe last of thewoek from a ten
day visit in Lincoln.
Maurice Taylor of Cheyenne, visited
R. L. Mackay yesterday while enroute
east to visit relatives.
Homer Mussclman transacted' busi
ness in Ognlalla Friday and while there
umpired a ball game.
Mrs. A. 0. Kocken left vesterdav
for Hotchkiss, Colo, to visit her daugh
ter Mrs. Paulino Fotz for a month.
The ladies of tho Christian church
will hold an exchange nt Howe & Mn-
Ioney's store on Saturday July22nu.
Miss Lummie White of Hershev.
enme down lnstoveninp; to visit her
sister Mrs. Sizemoro during Chautauqua
T. J. Cottrcll and daughter Bessie of
Lead, So. Dakota, father and sister of
Roy Cottrell of this city nrrived today
to spend two weeks.
W. B. Churchill of West Grandville,
N. Y., who has been tho guest of his
brother E. R. Churchill for four weeks.
lef this morning for Idaho.
Mr. und Mrs. Lewis Diener nnd tho
Misses Johnson of Spokane, Wash.
are visiting tho former's brother,
Diener nnd family.
The Vincent Kandy Kitchen closed
Sunday evening as Mr. Vincent's duties
on tho road prevented him from devot
ine tho renuired time to tho business.
Tho stock will be offered for sale.
Money to loan. Long time or raonht
ly payments; Bratt & Goodman.
Ifarry Churchill, of the Batteship
Birmingham which, is stationed at.
Chnrlcstown, Mass., has obtained a
fourteen days leave and is spending it
with his father who has been quito
ill.
The Government Construction Co.,
which will erect the federal building,
shinned in hoisting and other machinery
yesterday, and tho superintendent of
construction nnd his family will arrive
todny. The preliminary work on the
building will bo started this -week, nnd
next week material will begin arriving.
The only safe way from loss by fire,
lightning, tornado, cyclone, windstorm,
and hail, is to insure with Bratt &
Goodman.
Miss Grace Payno is entertainng eight
young lady friends nt n housd party
this week. Last evening thdynttended
the Chautauqua meeting, this after
noon they are guests of honor, nt ncard
party, tomorrow afternoon a second
cotorio of Indies will bo entertained in
their favor and tomorrow evening an
informal party will bo held to which
a largo number of Indies nnd gentle
men nave received invitations.
UHII.,
Will
6kssr
For the next0Thirty Days I will sell at Reduced Prices as Follows:
SMcCormick and Dcering Harvesters and Binders, 6 ft cut $100.00"'
McCormick nnd Dcering 12 ft., Sulky Hny Rnckcs, self dump 27.00
International Hay Sweeps. 30.00
International Hny Stackers . . f tl.. . 45.00
Binding Twine, per UV . . . . ... 07
CI Dr.iin Hnv Swnnns .1ft (HI
.. . . ...
Dain Haystackers .... 50.00
Champion Hay Sweeps 30.00
g New Departure and other Cultivators 1300 to 17.00
34 Rrding Cultivators, single row . . v. . ...... 25.00
S Riding Cultivators, two row. . ; i ,fi . . , . ).. ..... 35.00
John Deer IG'ineh steel beam walking Plow '. 13.00
Three Section Steel Lever HarrowTeach . , ... .,. . , 10.00
Jq Disc Harrows ,". 10.00 Upward
(Si Press Drills 12 disc .-y w i . . . . . ... . ,70.00
Farm Wagons, Weber, Stoughton and Ft. Smith.. $05.00 and up
Spring Wagons , 55.00 and up
Rood Wagons i 45.00 and up
Buggies. N;VV ( : f GO.OO and up
Buggy Poles .' 5.00 and up
Low Down Farm Trucks; 30.00 and up
Gasoline Engines. ; . 50.00 and up
Woven Wiro Fencing, 20 inch,0"inch stay, per rod 30 cents
Woven Wire Fencing, 48 inch, (Unch stay, per rod -50 cents
Ranges ; ,22.50 and up
Detroit Vapor Stoves 7.00 and up
Gasoline Stoves ' 2.00 and up
Coal Oilstoves ........ , ... . . . ,( 0.00 und up ,
Base Burners k ,50.00 and up
Heating Stoves 4.00 nnd up
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Also a complete line of Hardware, Tinware and Granitewarc, Monarch Malleable Ranges, Sharpless
Cream Separators, Samson, Aermoler and Fairbury Windmills, Well Pipes, Pumps, and pipe fittings, Barb
Wire, Stock Tanks-and Hogwaterers, Field and Garden Seeds, Barn Paint, Poultry and Chick Foods, Condt-
tion Powders, Sickle Grinders, Rubber. Hose, Machine Oil, Axle Grease, Etc.
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r If you need anything in above lines I can save you money.
TOSBPH HERSHBY
TJ t JJU Kill i W in M...K, I M w&m Uhw I ii I 1 I Jkm )
Corner 5th and locust Sts. Telephone 15 NORTH PLATTE, NEB
":The Ghaulanqua Opens
Tlie third assembly Qf tho North
Platte , Chautauqua opened Sunday
afternoon under fuvorable conditions
and with nn nudienco of nbout 700
people present.
The evening atlendonco was closo to
ono thousand more than tho present
senting capacity of the big tent at that
time. The grounds present a nice ap
pearance, a dozen or . more tents for
individual use, in addition to those used
by the management and societies, hav
ing been erected and aro in uuo. These
tents nre located among the trees, nn
ideal placo for camping-out.
. The seatiug cgmcity .of-the, big tonfe.
which was insufficient for Sundny evOn
ing's crowd, was increased yesterday,
and hereafter all will bo able to secure
seats.
The opening session Sunday after
noon began promptly on time in charge
of Chas. F. Temple, who presided in
tho ajbsence of Judge Grimes. Tho pre
lude consisted of selections by Rounds'
Indies orchestra, which ha3 n member
ship of ten. nnd the audience was well
entertained by both orchestral and
vocal selections for half an hour.
The lecturer of the afternoon, W. R.
Bennett, of Ohio, was introduced and
for an hour and a half hold the closest
interest of his hearers'. VHis subject
was "Tho Man Who Can."
Mr. Bennot is not only a v logicnl
talkes ' but a capital entertainer;
ho introduces sufficient with
nnd applicable stories to mako his lec
ture spicy and to hold the strict ntten
ion of his audience. Ho is a rapid fire
speaker, and is cnthuinstic in his deliv
ery; and not for amomontdoes his aud
ience grow weary. In "Tho Mnn Who
Can" Mr. Bennot selected n subject
nnd trcntsitin a way thnt tends to
inspire ono to greater efforts; ho gives
a talk that must prove beneficial to
every onb who hears it.
Rev. Frank Crane was to have deliv
ered the evening lecture, but a tele
gram announced his sickness andinabil
ltyto be present Mr. Bonnet kindly
consented to take his place, and gave
tho audience" n strong talk on "The
Mnster Thought," and as a prelude ac
ceptably rendered two, vocal solos. This
second lecture was dvon more strong
than his afternoon efTort
Yesterday morning the joint session
of tho Junior Normal and the Teachers'
Institute opened shortly after eight
o'clock. There was a largo attendance
of teachers and much interest was
evinced. Addresses were made by Dr.
Beattio, J. O. Lynn, D. F. Dickerson,
W. P. Snyder, Miss Wahl and V. L.
Strickland, each taking up phases of
scnooi worn.
During the morning session Mis3
Wahl opened her Seton Indian work.
Over one hundred children wore pres
ent and wero much interested in the
work.
At thoviiftornoon session Mrs. J. G.
Beeler presiding. Thero was a largo at
tendance. Tho usual prcludo was, given
by Rounds' orchestra, followed by nn
intorestintr lecture by Mrs. Lnko on
"Equnl Pay for Equal Work," as It re
lates to the employment of women.
The lecture nnd cooking demonstration
by Miss Norton attracted tho interest
of a large audience of ladies.
. Illuyittondance nt last evening's ses
sion 'was tho InrgesU so frir. oyidonco
that the Chnutauqua interest is growing.
M. E. Crosby presided, and following n
fino program by Rounds' Orchestra,
Mr. Bcnnott dellvored his lecturo on
"The Young Man and His Sweetheart,"
nn address that should have been heard
by every man in North Platte.
Railroad Items.
Ch'ttrles Jenista spent Sunday in Grand
Island.
-GiTajpuiclcfinch will lenvo Thursday
for Portland to spond a month.
Asocial train of tourists fronvuaBtw
em points went through last cvening to
Yellowstone Park.
Howard Graham resumed work as
liaggago man on tho branch yesterday
after a month's vacation.
Mr. Jarvis of Omaha, U. P. hotel nnd
.dining car inspector, has been trans
acting businossin town for sovernl dayd.
The second track was "cut in" nt
Big Springs tho latter part of lastweok,
Asst. Supt. Roth coming down from
Cheyenno to bo present.
Governor Fenor, of Pennsylvania,
has signed tho bill which compels rail
roads to employ a conductor nnu tnreo
brakehinn on nil freight trains of more
than thirty cars.
Frank H. Adams, gonoral agent for
the S. P. iL. A. & S. L. Ry. at Los
Angeles and well known here, is spend
ing his vacation at Lexington whore he
was formerly in business.
Carl Liljenstophe, who spent several
months here last summer working with
the R. R. surveyors, roturned to tho
city Saturday after attending school in
Omaha for somo time.
W. L. Park vico-presidont nnd gen
eral manager of tho Illinois Central
Railway, accompanied by M. K. Bar
num" general superintendent, went
through the city in tho former's car Fri
day, onrouto to western points on business.
B. P. 0. E. Attention.
Tho fourth dance of Series No. 1 will
be given Thursday evening, July 20th.
Entertainment Committee.
Notice for Bids.
Bids will bo received by tho secretary
of tho school bonrd at Hershev for n six
room brick school house. Plans and
specifications on file nnd may bo soon nt
Bank of Lincoln Co. Bids will bo re
coiVed until one o'clock p. m. , July 22,
1911. The board reserves tbTMtt t- re
ject en; i nil M'l J i .
employed as far as pre -ihlo. A cei-hf'ufl
( hirk for !j '.!'). (O mini u 'ijany i .
lull .V i'h'l I'l r '. . 1 . 1 .,'
CRYSTAL
THEATRE
W. J. Cruscn loft this morning for
Lodgepolo and Sidney to fish.
Mrs. Addio Hall loft this morning for
Grnnd Islnnd to visit relatives.
Miss Gindys Cox of O'Fullons is tho
guest of Miss Cora White this week.
Miss Roso McGinloy, of Paxton, is
visiting Miss Mnry McGovernfor a low
days.
Mrs. Henry Brotcroitr. loft yeBterdny
for Gnndy to visit frionds for a vooc
or longer.
Dr; A. A. Ward, who had boon prac
ticing in this city for several months,
has moved to Tryou.
Attorney W. V. Honglnnd left todny
for Lexington to transact business for
a day or more,
THE
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First "National Bank,
of North Platte, Nebraska.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Capital and Surplus $140,000.
DIRECTORS: ;
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E. F. SEEDERGER, Prcsldcni, ,
M' KPITII MPVII I P fi t
F. L. MOONEY, Cashier.
ARTHUR McNlMARA.
J. J. IIALLIGAN.
To-Night
MOVING PICTURES:
"Beneath the Tower Ruins."
"In the Days of 49."
"The Phoney Prince."
5 and 10 Cents.
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A Modern Institution
For the treatment of medical nnd urtfcal cases. Open to the
medical profusion. Special flccoiiu...;uio,a, for confinement caw.
Training
P c'liioii'V the 'ip'tinti mlont.
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Summer Tourist Round-Trip
Fares to the Pacific Coast
From North Platte to California $60.00.
to North Pacific
Coast Points $55.00.
to California one
way via North
Pacific Coast .
Points $73. 20
Tickets on Sale jine 1, tq Sept. 30 inclusive. Final
return limit October 31, 1911.
In addition to above the, following-low rate will be
in effect. x
From North Platte to- California $50.00
to North Pacific
Coast Points $50.00
, ' " to California one
I way via North
Pacific Coast
joints. $65.00
Tickets on Sale August 2 to 11 inclusive and 14 to
17 inclusive. Final return limit October 15,
1911.
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STANDARD ROAD OF THE WEST.
Now nnd Direct Itoutp to Vcllowstot.o National J'arlc
Protected by Electric Block Signals.
Excellent Dining Cars on all Trains.
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