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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NpB., OCTOBER 20, 191 1,
No. 71V
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I TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS g
0. E. S. Kensington will meet at
Masonic hall Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lena Salisbury loft this morn
ing for Paxton to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Hoyt Hart
Mrs. Steve Baldwin has returned
from a two weeks visit In Davenport,
la., and Chicago.
Mrs. Harry Dixon and Mrs. E. J.
Vandorhoof havo issued invitations for
card parties at the home of the former
on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
of next week.
For Sale A Bcckwith Cabinet Grand
Piano cheap-$80.00 cash if sold at
onqe. 202 South Locust St. Gltf
Frank Carr, arrested on tho charge
of bastardy, with Mrs. McGuiro, living
southeast of town as tho compluinlng
witness, had a hearing in Justice Sul
livans court Wednesday and tho case
continued.
Mrs. Nettie HarrinEton. who has
been visiting North Platto friends,
will leave Sunday for her homo in
Stockton. Cal. Mrs. Harrington lived
in North Platto prior to 1900.
Miss Opal Deoring, of Grand Island,
will bo married next week to Dr. Wm.
F. Dugan, of that city. Miss Deering
is well known hero, having frequently
visited her sister Mrs. Thomas Green.
Mrs. W. F. Leon entertained twelve
ladies yesterday afternoon in favor of
her mother, Mrs. Taylor, of Council
Bluffs, who leaves for homo today after
visiting hor daughter for a month.
Tho flrst number of tho Lyceum
course Will bo given at the Keith
theatre this evening, the attraction
being tho Fishor Shipp Concert Co,
The company is said to be a most ex
cellent ono.
Tho county commissioners will meet
in session next Tuesday and, further
consider the application for tho- iorma
tion of the Platto Valley irrigation dis
trict. The state engineers went over
E. W. Mann left today for Cozad on
business.
C. 0. Weingand rotUrncd last night
from a business trip to Omaha.
Ms. Cornott loft this morning for
Sutherland to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ackormnn left
last night for Lincoln to spend a week.
Don Scroggin, of Lincoln, III., is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Verno Mann this
week.
K. L. Graves, of Kansas City, has
boon visiting friends for a day or two
while enrouto to Denver.
Patrick Maloney loft yostorday for
Albibn after visiting his brother Wil
liam Maloney, Sr., for several days.
For RentTwo nice furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. 720 W- 2nd St.
Mrs. Lester Walker Will entertain n
number of ladles tomorrow afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Richmond Birge.
Mesdames Amelda Smith and C. M.
Cox, of Chappcll, returned homo today
after spending a few days in town.
Tho Philathca Girla will glvo a
Hallow'een party n&xt Friday evening
in the parlors of tho Presbyterian
church.
Elsie Brown, of Hershoy, suffered a
fracturo of tho collar bone this week
while playing baskot ball in tho school
yard.
A. O. Kocken and John Evans re
turned this morning from Lincoln
whore they attended tho I. 0. 0. F.
convention.
Mrs. J. E. Sebastian and baby, of
Chappoll, who havo been in town for
several days visiting Mr. Sebastian,
left this morning.
Christian Science Society Sunday
11:00 A. M. Subject "Probation
After Death." Sunday school 12:00 M.
K. P.hall, Dewey St
Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
tained a dozen friends
evening in favor of
Frederick Warren.
The Catholic ladies will havo on
sale at Howe & Maloney's tomorrow
LIbcoIh Cessty Whm Prizes. Nwlh Platte Snutae Branch Ne, 1.
I i -1 Jt.
Af ihn ,W fni-mln rnniirm hold at greni ucni oi goou cncer worx IMS
n,o.,i e,t- m. ,...t nf u),im. been done during tho year 1911. Our
VfVflVinuYi kJI't.UKO Vino t.v ,...vi ..... I i
many samples of farm product were w Kivo to, 4,10 serving edy .
,'nr.nln ,ilnt.v- tnnt thran Where the Call Seems to 1)0 tllO .
premiums. Thcso were: First premium f8- Vegetables,, fruit, jelly and
on four varieties of apples, first Preserves Passed on to needy ones.
Mmtnm nn Knot thn omrnr !, nml Post cards sent, sunny letters Written:
second premium on host display of al- wlng Wfttr passed on, several palra
passed ont furniture, etc. Flowors
sont to the sick and shut-ins, picture
I books to several sick children. Con
tributions, Mrs. J. E. Evans, ladies'
nice coat muff, pretty hat; Mrs. Jos.
Murphy, several packages of clothing,
hat' Mrs. Syl Friend, books, clothing,
quilt pieces, and 'soveral pieces of fur
falfa and mlllots
Lincoln county was represented n(j
the congress by Harry P. Stevens, who,
lives Bouth of Maxwell, and while it is
not stated, it is believed that the pro
ducts on which premiums wero glvon
woro grown by Mr. Stevens, who Is.
ono of tho county s most progressive
farmers.
niture. Tho Star a buslnoss house in
The Lyceum. our, city donated about two dozen, new
Tho manager of, tho Lyceum Courso.l caps; Mrs. Minor Hinman, package
this year has tried a nowiplan of getting clothing; Mrs. C. W. EdwRwta, eloth-
the tickets into tho hands of the ing Mrs. A. M. Lock, clothing; J. H
purchasers. Soason tickets wero In- Weeks, clothing; E. N. Ogior, clothing;
closed with a stumped, self addressed
envelope and a letter of explanation
and mailod to 200 people who had pur
chased season tickets and a few others
who had been patrons of the Chautau
qua and who had stood for the higher
things in life as exemplified by tho
platform. Tho stamped envelop was
for the purchaser to returri the tickets
in case thov woro not wanted 6r to
forward a check in payment of same.
Mrt. Don, Mrs. VanCloave, Mrs. Stninp,
magazines; Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs.
Zentmeycr, Mrs. J. K. Ottcnsteln,
Mn, E,A. Cary, Mrs. Barbor, clothing;
Mrs, Fred Marti, children's books,
skoee, clothes; Mrs. Dr. McCabo, boys
ettpe and clothing; Miss Bulah Henley,
clothing; Mrs. Dr. Elms, little girls
clothing, Mrs. Meston, a large variety
of clothing; Mrs. Ray LsRgford, box
full pretty things: Mrs. Neil Turple,
No time was set for the return and net I box full of toys, picture books, etc;
over half of tho tickets hove been c- Mrs. Strahom, shoes, magazines; Mrs.
counted for. They will alt' We returned I Blankenburg, outing flannel and maga-
or paid for. season ticReta at $1.50 for I zinea; Mr. Powoll, clothing. A young
Garlow enter-
at bridge last
Mr. and Mrs.
the course of fiVo numbers are for Bale
at tho Keith Theatre box office and
from tho principal of. tho high school or
the superintendent All season tickets
will be withdrawn from public sale
aftqr tho first number is given. Singlo
admission will bo 50 cents for each of
the following numbers except the four
artists which will bo 75 cents, and
Edward Amherst Ott. You will be sup
lady.'df Sutherland sent a valiso full of
clotWng.
When a call for help was mado for a
widow with five littlo boys, several re
sponded at once, Mrs. Dr. Mc
Cabo, Mrs. Marti, Mrs. Ray Lailgford.
Sho received clothing for horself and
boys, and one dollar In cash was given
by C. S. Clinton.
A "box was mado up and sent to a
porting a great institution and doing little crippled girl containing articles of
yourself a good turn by enrolling among clothing and toys.
the Lyceum natrons and securing as I Miss Sullivan, our news reporter, is
many season tickets as you need. also a Sunshiner, having given n va
riety of clothing to a worthy invalid,
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'tbeppseddlstx
now ready for final action. " serves, SdughnUts etc.X ' .nrch Wnovn ns tho miild house. Bids L... V '
At the annual meeting of the dlrec- j . it. VanCleavo visited Lexineton I
tors of the St Joseph & Grand Island I ahd Overton Wednesday, having ohargo I chairman of rcctort committee, up to
For Sale.
whov!ehea to thank Mim Sullivan
- - . i rr ca " I viiouitiuu Ut
road, Ernest Sponger yas re-olected,ij of the Bibltf schoojiperlpd in the church NoyeimW 15th.
general manager. Mr. Stenger was
formerly stationed at North Platto as
assistant superinteadent of tho Union
Pacific
J. A. Munroo of the Union Pacific
was promoted from general, freight
traffic manager
charge of traffic
rectors of tho
to vice president in
by- the board of dv
Union Pacific road on
Friday. Tuesday afternoon howas
nromoted to the same position on tho
Oregon Short Line. Mr. Muirtpo will
havo headquartera in Omaha.
John Bailey went to Grand Island
Wednesday and the Independent re
porter caught him as follows: Big Bill
Bailey, as spick and span as a graduate
from a law school on fashionable
Fifth avenue, was in tho city from
WnnmiAU' vnstnrdav. Biff Bill, known
oc thn nlri North Platte 'nitcher. has
been working for tho Overland put of
Kearney and haB not been in tho city
for soveral years.
"I Am Well"
writes Mrs. L R. Barker,
of Bud, Ky., "and can do
all my housework. For
years I suffered with such
pains, I could scarcely
stand on my feet After
three different doctors had
failed to help me, I gave
Cardui a trial. Now, Heel
like a new woman."
rallies held at thefee places,
Tho Misses Fishor, of Springfield,
III., will arrive Monday and visit their
Unt Mrs., Edwipa Schatz, while en
route home from bait Lake.
John Bryan, district manager of tho
American beet sugar company, was
called .to Manito, Utah, today by the
serious illness of his mother.
Mrs. Jenkins left this morning for
Joliet, III., where sho was called by tho
serious illness of hor father J. C.!Kcen
a former resident of this city.
The marriage of, Miss Sadie Thomas
and Will Jones Bickley will tako placo
ot the homo of tho bride on West
Second street at eight o'clock Monday
oVening, Oct 23d.
Davo Jordan, of Albany, N. Y., has
been in town for a couple of days visit
ing A. D. McDonoll, and was tho guest
of honor at a game supper last night.
Weather forecast: Cloudiness with
rain or snow tonight and Saturday.
freezing. Highest temperature yester
day 45, onp y.fc&r ago 45; minimum tem
perature yesterday 23, one year ago 23,
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Barber returned
Wednesday evening from a two months'
visit in Mew York and other eastern
cities. They were accompanied homo
by the former's mother who will spend
tho winter here
H. Edmund Dickey, proprietor of tho
moving picture theatres in this city,
has rented the former Scoutt residence
at Twenty-fourth nnd Second avenue,
and will move his family hero from
North Platto his former home. Kear
noy Hub.
Tho committco reserves tho 'right to
reject any or all bids.
J. Q. Wilcox,
T. C. PATTEItSON,
Arthuk McNamaim.
hCom.
Como In littlo girl, come in from your
play,
Go to Howo & Malonoy's' for bako
stuffs .today, .
Buy bread, pies and cake, beans, pick-
ness.
A special plea was mado for shecis,
pillow Blips, . towels, and nujht
dresses for a sick girl which was an
swered by Mesdames Puiver, Irving,
Murphy, and Perkins. '
A convalescent was mado comfortablo
by a pair of carpet slippers given by
Mrs. Kcgan and other articles by Mrs.
Den.
Mr, and Mrs. Moso McFarland pro
vided cheer nnd practical sunshine in
in tho way of a largo cooked Iturkey
and everything to n)ako up a splondid
dinner for a family of four. Father
GIVEN AWAY FREE
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i A4$2SO Harley Davidson 4,-H6re Power
Motor Cycle, Magneto Ignition . . . .
A Ticket With Every Pair of Slioes
Yellow Front Shoe Store,
DIENER & FLEISHMAN.
les and krout,
Go quickly my dear, before all is sold and mother both convalescent, and two
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Take
CARDUI
Tho Woman's1 Tonic
A woman's health de
pends so much upon her
delicate organs, that the
leasttrouble there affects
her whole system. It Is
the little things that count,
In a woman's life and
health. If you suffer from
any of the aches and
pains, due to womanly
weakness, take Cardui at
once, and avoid more seri
ous troubles. We urge
you to try it. Begin today.
Fisher Shipp Co.
Tho first number of tho North Platto
Lvceum Course will bo given in
tho Keith Theatre Friday evening,
Oct. 20 at 8:30. It is an entertain
rhent by tho Fisher Shipp Concert Co,
Some of our neonlo may havo heard
these artists in their evening of music
and readings and these are enthusiastic
in their nraises of the work of Miss
Shipp and her associates. Fisher
Shipp is ono of tho strongest Imperson
ators and readers on tho Lyceum
platform. Hor work is above . the av
erage and that is saying a great deal
for tho average of professional readers
is going up Veijy fast. Tho Lyceum
public' are becoming export in judging
of Lyceum work and artists who do
not show a high degree of ability aro
soon down and out Fishor Shipp will
please and season ticket holders should
bo Buro and attend. Single admission
I tickets to this entertainment aro 50
conts for everybody.
out,
Buy celery and honey, and doughnuts
you'll bring,
Tomorrow our feast will bo fit for a
king. ,
Saturday October 21st.
The little three year old son of John
Beverage wandered away from the
L. C. Applegato home, Mohday morn
ing, and was not found until somo time
in the afternoon, when it toddled into
tho Hockridge yard. Tho distanco
travoled by tho child was not less than
fiYQ miles, but asido from being stiff
from walking it was unharmed. Suth
erland Free Lance.
Fred Pierson stated tho other day
that he had sixteen hundred acres of
winter wheat planted and expected to
enlarge the acreage to the extent of
five hundred acres. Certainly, with a
good year, this amount of wheat should
produce nearly enough grain to supply
Lincoln county with flour for a time.
Sutherland Freo Lance.
Tho Hastings Republican, in a half
column nrticlo, says that the Burling
ton's lino up tho North Plntto valley
will be completed within tho next
twelve months. The information, says
the Republican, comes from a well
known railroad man who can bo relied
upon.
There will be no services in the
Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday
Oct 22, owing to tho delay in getting
tho re-furnishing done. Wo hopo to bo
ready for the re-opening by October 29.
The Pastor.
Delia M. Earm, of Gothenburg, and
William C, Dpdd, of Farnam, were
married by Judgo H. M. Grimes.
Mr. atid Mrs. Homer Mylandor, of
Orchard, Colo., aro visiting tho Jotter's
parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Wm. Ebright.
havo known no
jonly for their
littlo girls that would
Bunshino or gladness
thoughtfulness.
Just now our clotlieB press is about
empty, winter coming on, wo wish
every housekeeper in our city to see
if there isn't something in tho houso
which can just as well be passed on
while it is yet good. '
Several families havo,bccn roportcd
to our president Mrs. Elder nnd baby
clothes hnvo been asked for.
We wish to speak of and thank tho
press for tho courtesy and kindness
shown in communicating toi tho public
our notlco and appeals. And also
friends who havo bo generously res
ponded and helped us in any way,
Mrs. Minnie Perkins.
Phone C50 Secretary.
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A carefully chosen array Of above 500 characterful patterns
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1S.OO TO SS45.00
x EDW. BURKE,
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Phone 642 tor., bighta. find Lchu
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Mrs. Ruby Hoyt submitted Jto nn
operation at Dr. Twlnom's hospital yes
terday and is resting easyt
George Mudd and familyjreturned a
few days'agiTfrom a visitin Oklahoma!
CRYSTAL
THEATRE
For Real .
Furnished C room cottage nnd barn
at 320 West 3rd St.
9 room houso near Second Ward
school house at $20.00.
Other houscB,, furnished and unfurn
ished rooms, storage room nnd safety
deposit boxes. uratt & uoouman.
To-Night
And Saturday.
MOVING -PICTURES:
Indian Brothers,
Captain Nell.
The Reporter.
VAUDEVILLE.
Lulu Carter & Co., Singing,
Talking. Comedy Two Acts
10 and 15 Cents,
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Drought togother under one roof will be thousands oi
exhibits from all western Btates, making tho groateBt
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for better fruit growing, grain raising,, alfalfa rauilng,.
etc. Motion pictures, bands, specialties,
etc., will furnish amusement.
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