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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1911)
UIUIO tllttlUflCNl bot'tol, Wat TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE,XNEI3., AUGUST i8, 191 1. "No. 54. Ladies' Wash Dresses We will place on sale today about twentytfive high .grade Wash' Drosses, all made in the neWest styles from fine materials. These are dresses We have sold from $5.00 tpv$7.5o. j We want to make a quick close out of the entire lot and have put a price on them that will interest you. Wilcox Department Store. GIVEN AWAY F A ,$250 Harley Davidson 4-Hore Power Motor Cycle. A. Ticket With Every Pair of Shoes. Yellow Front Shoe Store, DIENER & FLEISHMAN. ... ? i TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS 8 A nine pound boy arrived at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hanson Wednes day morning. Wanted Girl for general housework. 215 W. 3rd. St or Phono Red 284. Robert Willis, of Bridgeport, has been transacting business in town for sevoral days. For Rent Three unfurnished ' rooms 123 West 8th St.' W.B. Salisbury ha$ recovered from typoid fever with which he has been ill for several weeks. The M. B. A. lodge held a social at the Dickey Ice Cream parlor Tuesday evening which was a splendid eucccse. A young machinist took up his nbode with Mr. and Mrs. HVJ. Milletts a few days ago. All concerned are doing nicely. Attorney Crissman, of Cedar Rapids, la., arrived Wednesday afternoon to confer with R. F. Reed relative to the Taylor addition. Senator and Mrs. W. V. Hoaglnnd and thoir-gucsts, Mr. and Mrs. Drain will leave- in thd former's car next week -for Cheyenne to attend the Frontier . celebration. Dennis O'Brien and son Lucius left yesterday for Wood River in answer to a message stating that the former's father Edmund O'Brien, a well known pioneer there, died Wednesday of old age. Mrs. Huffman is showing' the new -white felt fall hats at The Leader. That wild weBt window at Ginn, White & Schatz's, tho work of Arthur . i mi. I - Hammond, is not nan oau. incro is found tho coyote, rattlesnake, emigrant wagon, tho Indian, tho buffalo and tho old scout, Colonel Cody. Mrs. J. H. McCarty and son, of Butto, Mont., who spent the past two months with her brothers w. is. una J. R. McNeel, loft Wednesday for New York to spend six weeks after which mio win go uy uoni iouuivubiuji, h-jiu, to spend tho winter. Tlu rniintv commissioners have been in session more or less of tho time for ten days looking after road matters and making tho levy in the dif ferent precincts. When this latter work is cdmplotod they will audit and allow claims on file. Much to the relief of the family, tho quarantine on the Waltemath homo was lifted a few doys ago. P. H. Sullivan returned Wednesday from Denver where he spent a week with his daughter Mrs. Gus Chamber lain. W. T. Green loft yesterday morning for Cozed where ho will spend several days installing tho heating plant in a new school Jiouse. Charles Jeffers, of Green lljver, sec retary to Superintendent Wm. Jeffers, spant Wednesday in town ns the guest ofMr. and Mrs. Albert Schatz, while enroute to Omaha: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Strahorn left Wednesday night for Cherokee Park, where they will remain until the "hay fever season" has passed. John will while away tho timo catching trout. James Bechan, of Rosedalo precinct, marketed a load of homo grown1 water melons Wedncsdny, the largest of which weighed forty-four pounds. He brought in another load yesterday. Henry Lonergan, who came hero from Utah a few day ago is figuring on opening a picturo if ho can sccuro show a suitable room. Ho was engaged in the picturo show business in the Mormon state. Diamonds are a good investment. Our stock is very complete. Dixon, The Jeweler. Will Landgraf and Perry Carson have purchased the former Nelson Barber shop nt Grand Island which they will take possession of next month. Mr. uarson will nave charge or the new shop. A Somerset man in town Wednesday said: "We claim Durbin oyer on tho Medicine. Ho was raised nmong us, married his wife over hero and wo fee that wo are represented at tho scat of government." Leave your order for Hunter's plums, for delivery next week, at Wilcox Department Stoke. Tho supnrintondont of construction of tho Postal Telegraph Co. spent a day or two in town this week investi gating conditions prior to beginning work on tho local plant. This work, for which' tho material has boon or- dercd, will begin tho latter part of September. The total cost of tho improvements will bo in tho neighbor, hood of $50,000." 'T 1 Personal Mention. t 4 Miss Evelyn Daly expects to Icavo next week for Lincoln to visit friends. Dr. John Sims, of Alma, arrived' to-1 day and is a guest at the Bo'eler home. . ' Mrs. Harriot Gibson will loavof to morrow for Denver to spend two weks or longer. Mrs. James Hart expects to leave early in September for Chicngo to visit ler sister. Miss Bertha Anderson will leave Monday for Oakland, Cal., to spend several weeks. Julius Pizer will loavc Monday, for eastern points to purchnso fall stock for Tho Leader. A Miss Florence Antonldes returned Wednesday from a two months' visit in Iowa and Illinois. Miss Orra Hall loft Wednesday even ing for Eylcria to visit relatives for two weeks or longer. i Mrs. John Rodlno returned n few ago from GoUienburg where she visited relatives a week. i Mjss Margaret McCarthy of Ognj&lla, is expected today to visit Mrs. Chas. Templo for a week or moro. Mrs. Baker, of Lexington, arrived Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Pcale, Mrs. Joseph II. Stone is contemplnt- ng a trip to Chicago early in Septem ber to spend a fortnight or longer. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Smith and farjilly where returned today from Kearney they visited friends for a week past. Mrs! Justine McCarty, of Ames, Iowa, arrived Wednesday to visit hor parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mason for several weeks. Miss Agnes O'Neii, of Lincoln, ar rived today to spend n week with hor cousins Misses Mary Tigho and Florence Stack. Miss Gcnin Malonoy has been ' off duty at tho Newton Art Store for sov- cral'days owing to nn attack of la- grippe. - Miss Anna' VonGootz, of Omnhu, fa visiting her parents whilo onrouto to Greeley, Colo., to visit her sister Mrs. K. D. Small. Mr. and Mrs. Ilormnn LoDoyt nnd daughter Marie, arc expected home today from n two week's visit in Denver. Miss Mary Berry, of Columbus, O., arrived Wednesday afternoon to spend a fortnight with Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tanner, of Lex ington arrived today to visit Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Redmond and attend tho show tomorrow. F. J. Fnrlcs and wifo and Dr. and Mrs. Sternly, of Aurora, arrived to day by auto to spend a few days with tho Hastings family. Mrs. Charles Dill nnd children of Chicngo arrived last evening, being summoned here by tho serious illness of little Donald Yost. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Austin nro en joying a visit from tho former's mother, who arrived yesterday from Sabetha, Kansas. Mrs. Frank Dontlor nnd duughtor Erna, of Donvor, who spent tho past week with relatives in town, loft this morning for home Mrs. Julia Cody Goodman will arrivo tomorrow from Omaha to attend tho Wild West show nnd visit her son Ed and other relntives. Misa Dorothy Lineberg, of Sidnoy, will arrivo tomorrow to attend tho Wild West show and visit Miss Hazel Rourko for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quinn, of Den ver, nro visiting tho formers sister Mrs. Johanna McGraw, while enrouto home from Grand Island. Miss Edna Westfall, of Carroll, la., who has been visiting hor sister Mrs. Walter Crook for soveral weeks re turned homo Wednesday. "Mr. and Mrs. Lnwrenco Wernott, of Kearnoy, will arrivo today to visit tho lattor's brothers Ed, Henry nnd M. S. Rebhnusen nnd attend tho Wild West show. mr. nnu Mrs. i-reu UnrJow have ns their guest the formor's brother Her bert Garlow, of South Omaha, who ar rived a fow days ago and will remain two weeks . Miss Bessie Smith, who has been visiting relatives in Aurorn, Neb., for some time was called homo Wednesday by tho death of her uncle the Into George tannin. Mrs. Mory Lcighton, of Des Moines, Iowa, is expected Sunday to visit ller cousin Mrs. J. F. Clabaugh for soma tlrno whilo enrouto homo from a visit In western cities. The Primary Election. Tho Vote polled nt tho primary elec tion Was much hoavler than nt former primaries, especially in this city, whoro tho total voto on tho republican candi dates for sheriff was 802. Thl9 honvy voto, however, represented about 250 democrats who voted nt loast part of tho republican ticket. Whilo tho re turns nro not officially known, tho ab stract of tho Voto ns reported shows tho nomination of tho following republi cans: Durbin for treasurer. Yost for clerk, Salisbury for sheriff nnd Crosby judge. Meyers for surveyor, Ebright superintendent nnd Prossor for district court clerk, had no opposition. Indica tions nro thnt J. W. Abbott has been nominntcd for county commissioner. Tho democratic nominees are probably McGeo for sheriff, McNcol for treas urer, Conncally for clerk, Grant county judge, Cochran county surveyor, Dolan clerk of district court and MlssChappoll county superintendent. Salisbury's majority In North Pintto was 279, Otton's five, Murray's thirty Tomorrow the Dig Day. So fnr as tho number of strangers within our gates is concorncd, tomorrow promises to bo the biggest day North Pintto tins oyer known, for it is tho dnto of tho Cody bIiow. Advices re ceived from all points.enst, west, north and south nro to tho effect that practi cally 'everybody is coaming, nnd tho Btrcots promise to be a surging mass of humanity. Tho show will urrivo early tomorrow morning from Grand Island, and tho enclosed arena will bo placed on tho lands of Colonel Cody west of tho city. Arrangements are being madb to run a train from tho depot to tho show grounds. No streot pnrndo will bo givon, this fcaturo of tho show having been abandonded several years ago. There will bo two performances, ono at two o'clock, tho second nt eight in tho evening. Tho sterling silver loving cup which the homo-folks hnvo secured for Colonel Cody, will bo presented him just ns ho leaves tho nrena at the closo of tho afternoon performance. . . A New Operetta with a Love Story. A charming romanco about a princess and a naughty prince sot to waltzes thnt rcfuso to let ono's foot behave nnd overflowing with irriBistnbly nmusing situations is only n skeleton iden of "Tho Spring Maid", tho now oporotta from Vienna in which Werbn and Lucscheraro sending the piquant Hun garian prima donn, Mlzzi Hajos, and great company of nenrly ono hundred to tho Keith on Friday evening, Aug. 25th. Throughout this saucy opora flits Mizzi Hajos llko a joyous sunbeam. Sho is tho bewitching Princess at Carl- bad, and a willful little sprite with mischiof in her heart. Her doting father discovers hor at tho public square, dressed aB ono of tho spring girb and sorving sparkling drnughts to tho visitors. Princo Alada from Hungary, a royal flirt who pre fers springs girls to princesses, is making desperate love to her and she has determined to teach him n lesson and enlists her friends in tho plot. Chnporoned by a comical old auntie her father in disguise she loads tho prince a merry dance until ho declares ho cannot livo without her, spring girl though sho be, Then he finds she is n real princess who has been flirting in her turn. She boxes his enrs before the crowd and sends him away, but finds that hor heart went with him and it requires a comic opera author to straighten out the tangle happily. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weir hnvo as guests Miss Lena Reedy, of Decatur, III., Mrs. R. G. Brunner and daughter and W. J. Kcnkcr of Schnoctady.N. Y. The party will remain in town for about two weeks and tlion go to Denver and other Colorado points. Mrs. McArthur and daughter Naomi of Omaha, visited friends Wednesday whilo enroute homo from Denver. Tho latter was a truest at the Payne house party last month. Mr. nnu Mrs. . A. Thomas are ex pected today from Sutherland to at tend the Wild West Show. Whilo hero they Svill bo guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Templo. Mrs. James Babbitt and Mr. and Mrs. (Farmor left Wednesday night for jRlvornido, Cal., to visit A. E. Babbitt I for several weeks. Will Turpio returned tho first of tho week from Lincon whoro ho traded somo land in eastern Nebraska for a new 40 Buick Car. i Mr. nnd Mrs. LonrBnllov havo ro 'turneil from a week's visit in Missouri with rolntivoa, Electric fnns hnvo been placed in the Elk club rooms. i As with an expensive; high-power racing automobile, so with groceries. The human "machine needs the best fuel to get the greatest efficiency from It just like the motor car. Give the. (most auto bad gasoline and you get poor speed feed the bes't man alive on' improper food and you see a human wreck. You, owe it to your self for your health's sake, for yom pocket's sake to feed our stomach wVth the finest groceries with god wholesome food. That is your fuel Buy groceries fWtJieir "fuel" value, get dura Rush Mercantile Company. L George Lnnnin Dies Suddenly. Gcorgo Lnnnin, ono of our woll k'nown and highly rcspactod clfcfofcnB, died nt his homo in tho Fourth wart! at' nine o'clock Wednesday evening. Death, which came very suddenly and unexpectedly, wnsduo te heart failure, after an illness of ten days, the naturoof which was not serious enough to causu tho anxiety of his family, until a fow minutes boforo deiitly. oc curred. In apparently good hcalthlMr. Lnnnin loft his family and repaired to his room. Whilo preparing to .rotlro ho was taken violently ill nnd.,thq ministrations of a loving fam(lv'nnd kind frionds proved futile in rofttorlng him. lho cr of otrlckon lamiiywcro totnlly unproparod for tho blow,' Avjjich takes away tho husband nnd father eaves tho homo dark and lonely. Mr. Lnnnin hns resided in our city for al most forty years during which ttirtv ho wns known as nn unassuming, sternly and honest man. Of a quiet nlid re tiring disposition ho was intimately known by only n few but by a 11 ho was respected nnd cstoomed. , Mr. Lnnnin hnd of Into booiy, em ployed ns wntehmnn at the ico houses, but for many years previously hnd held tho position of trade foroman witlf. tho Union Pacific. " Ho was a mombor of. the A. OiU. W., Mystic Legion and Modern Woodmen. To mourn him are loft his wifn nnd eight children namely, daughter Mrs. Russell Wyman, sons Robort, Georgo, Frank, Will, Roy, Harry nnd Raymond, all of this city. The funoral services wcro hold nt tho Episcopal church yesterday afternoon. Tho attendance was unusually large, ninny friends nnd fraternal ordcrjythus showing tho esteem in which th'efy' field tho departed man. The floral q'ffe'rlngs wore magniflclent uid tho servide'.very Impressively conducted by Rov; Chap man. Tho romnlns were laid to rest In tho rnmlly lot in tho local conotery.' Mrs. Koontz, of Wnllaco, who has been visiting hor son John Koontz, loft yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Goorao Frnncover, of Chnppoll, arrived yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bonrdmnn. First shipments of Ladies' Fall Suits nro just In nt Wilcox Dopnrtmerit Store Mrs. Jnno Mitchell, of Lexington, who has been viflitlng hor son Moore nnd fnmlly, left yesterday. Mr. nnd Mrs. O'Rourko nnd family of Brady, arrived today to visit Mr. H and Mrs. Moore Mitchell. Mrs. I. L. Miltonborger will Jenvo tho first of tho week for Lincoln to visit her daughter, Mrs. Cul Lowell. Superintendents McKcown. nnd, Ni Innd of Cheyenne, returned yesterday after an. inspection trip up th branch us far no Northport. ' fri Jtts tilts J Mrs. Vaughn Hinman and children, of Sidnoy came down yesterday to visit relatives. She was. accompanied by hoY slater Mis Mary "Dlstel. HARNESS SALE During the month of Sep tember I will sell all Harness Saddlery Goods and Hard ware at cost prices for CASH Note these prices; HEAVY HARNESS $-15.00 Harness will soli for $40.00 $05.00 Harness will sell for $00.00 $10.00 Harnoss will sell for $35.00 $35.00 Harness will sell for $30.00 $32.00 Harnoss will soil for $27.00 HEAVY BUGGY TEAM HARNESS $42.00 Harness will Bell for. .... .$35.00 $35.00 Harness will Bell for,. T... $30.00 $32.00 Harness will sell for $27.50 SINGLE HARNESS $17.00 Harnoss will sell for $14.00 $20.00 Harness will Boll for $10.00 $13.00 Harness will sell for $10.00 SADDLES $15.00 HiiddleB for ,.$40.00 $37.00 Baddies for $32.50 $22.00 saddles-for $19.00 $18.00 saddles for .$14.00 TEAM BRIDLES $0.00 Bridles for $5.00 $5.50 Bridies for $4.60 RIDING BRIDLES $4.00 Riding Bridles $3.25 8.75 Riding Bridles 2.75 2.00 Riding Bridles 1.50 COLLARS. $5.00 Collars for $4.50 3.75 Collars for 3.50 MJ.G0 Collars for 3.00 1.00 Baker Collars for 85c 1.25 Land fed Collars for 1.25 Everything goes at proportionately low prices: Horse Blankets, Fly Nets, Sweat Pads, Halters, Second Hand Harness, Hardware, Team Hausing, Team Pads, Team Lines, Heavy Tugs, Light Tugs, Saddlo BInnkots, Spurs, and all other goods arc included in theso cut prices. P. Forstedt, LOCUST STREET, NORTH PLATTE, NEB. BSC