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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, N5EB., JANUARY 5. 1912.
No. 94
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Beginning December 26th and closing January I3:h we will give you a discount of one
fifth from the regular price of every ariicle carried in our Dry .Goods, Cloaks, Dressed, Suits,
Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Notions, Gents Furnishing and Shoe stocks. These goods will be
sold to you at regular price and one-fifth deducted from your bill. During this sale we will
not open any new goods in these departments, so it will pay you io come early before the as-
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Wilcox Department Store.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Not alone in quantity can, your grocery money be
made to go further. You can save both in quantity anch
quality at this store.
Qunnity alone does not make a bargain. Quality is
as necessary as quantity in n bargain. For instance,
a pound of cheap coffee is far dearer than a pound
of moderate priced coffee. For
a pound of bad coffee will not brew so many cups as a
pound of good coffee.
So with' most groceries. All our goods are bargains
both in quantity and quality- Your grocery money
buys more here than in any other store in town.
A comparison of tho following prices with those charged by others will
assure you of our good fnith in quantityonly n trial order can ussuro
you of tho suporior quality.
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Miss Hazel McGuire, of Cheyenne, is i
visiting friends in town. J
Mesdamea J. W. Lylea and George
Ream nro visiting friends in Gothen-!
burg this wovk. - i
For Rent Five room houre at 414
South Walnut. Inquire of owner at
C19 South Chestnut. s
Stilesm n wanted to look nf ter our in
terest in Lincoln and adjacent coun
ties. Salary or commission. Address
The Hnrvy Oil Co. , Cleveland, Ohio.
A flan." fD!u Hi) oil htovo ignited tho
bidding m h nn in in tho house occupied
by James Bhaffer this morning, but tho
burnir g heduing was carried from the
house b-f re the m rival of the hose
companies that responded to the alarm.
Notwithstanding the sevoro cold
weather the bridge gang which is work
ing on ho oxUn-ion of tho railroad
from Caliivay to near Candy in Logan
county c.'tuii.ueu steadily at work. The
bridge work is now almost completed
to Arnold and it is reported that as soon
as the bridge - ork is complet d to that
point the work on laying tho stool will .
begin. Tne citizens of Arnold are
making treat preparations for a ,
barbecue and big rally on tho day tho
first train reaches that point, and have
extended invitations all ovor the
counery to people to be thero,und help
them celebrate the event.
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)j TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS 1?
Miss Irma Huntington left this morn
ing for Grand Island to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Irvin went east
this morning to spend two weeks with
friends.
Miss Zita Worlemont, who has been
visiting her cousin Irene Hubbard, left
this morning.
Frank Barnhart left this morning
for Ft. Collins, Colo., after visiting
the Markis family.
Raymond and Gladys Leonard will re
turn tonight from a two week's vhit
with relatives in Missouri.
Miss VeraCarrigan, of Cheyenne, will
roturn homo tomorrow after visiting
Miss Mario Martini for two weeks.
Geftiino crushed Oyster Shells. Make
''ileraheyPifth nnd Locust.
jsJohp W. StnfTord, of Ogalalla, and
Miss .Lula Harris, of this city were
granted license to wed yesterday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Frazier returned thi3
morning from Denver whero she was
called by the illness of her brother-in-law
Geo. Friburg.
Mrs. A. P. Kelly entertained her
Sunday school class at a taffy pull last
evening. The affair was a very pleas
ant one to all present.
Tho M. B. A. lodge held their instal
lation of officers last ovening in the K.
P hall. After tho business'meeting
two hours wore spent in dancing,
Stamps orchestra furnishing the music.
A banquet was served in tho dining
room at midnight.
Tho caso of tho state of Nebraska vs
Mrs, Amos Foster for tho breaking
and destroying of fences bolonging to
Brawsons was up in tho county court
yesterday. The defendant was found
guilty nnd fined accordingly.
Mary B. Caldwoll, of west Fifth
street, was called to Portland Wednes
day, on nccount of tho . death of her
daughter, Mrs. Dabnoy. This latter
lady visited bore for a fow days lait
April, Hor death" was caused by in
juries received in a railroad accident
about two months ago.
Strayed.
Dec, 22 bay driving horso fi years tul
branded Y on 1 ft shoulder, wire cod
on loft front foot. Probably on the
road between North Piattennd Dexter.
Anyone kn-.iw.ng anything in regard to
tho whereabout of animal please com
municate with R O. Chamborlnin.
Boosters Banquet
The most representative gathering of
the commercial and professional Inter
ests of North Platte that ban ever
assembled marked the informal luncheon
held at the Ritnor House Inst evening.
Thti'objeet of the gathering was toifrora
closely cement the relationship of the
va "us business and professional men
of the town and through this "get
together" nnd "stand together" action
increase and expand the commercial
interests of tho city; to meet and talk
over the needs of file town and cr,v t ;
to advnnce ideas as to advert nig our
advantages; in other words to boost in
whatever way possible for Lincoln
county nnd North Platu.
Ninety men prominent in tho business
circles of the town surrounded the ban
quet tnbleB and were nerved to t
splendid six cours- luncheon. When
justice had been done this meal, .1. B.
McDonald, as toastmastor, in his intro
ductory remarks, outlined the object of
the luncheon; and asked for responses
from the following toasts:
"AdvertWng tho Town," Harry
Dixon; "The Fanner's Institute,"
Frank Pielstickcr; "The Business Men's
Association," 13. J. VnnDorhoof;
"Good Roads," W. J. Forbes; "Tho
Trnde Excursion," J. Q. Wiicox; "Cat
alogue Houses,'.' E. T. Tramp; "Tho
Press," Ira L. Bare; "Tho Needs of
North Platte, '' T. C. Patterson; "Hos
pitals," Dr. Quigley.
Each of the subjects were well
treated; they wore plain talks from
everyday business men, and good sug
gestions wuWTmade by each speaker.
By a rising vote it was unanimously
agreed to hold a similar luncheon each
month.
City Ccuncil Meeting.
Tho city council met in regular ses
sion Tuesday ovening with five members',
present. ,
City Attorney Ilnlligan .Was in-
tutrucUd to draft an ordinance' to be
ISumrTTUed tothe people in which "tho
council ask that thq, .100,000,, which
had already been voted for new 'water
work -, 'ha usod Tn the purchase of
the present plant and the extra $15,000
to be uatfd In the oxtonding and im
plying of , the plant. The date for vot
i ig upon this proposition wns not set.
The reports of tho city treasurer, city
clerk and polico judge with reference
to funds were received and show
the total collections foi the general
fund for 1911, $11,452.97, out of which
$6,285. tt) bus been used leaving a bal
ance of almost half. The request for
tho withdrawal of the Hinman tract ol
land irom the city limits wns withdrawn
by Attorney E. II. Evans. All bills on
file were allowed and ordered paid.
Presbyterian Church.
Two large stoves have been plated in
the basement and services are being
held there for the present. It is hoped
that tho fumaco repairs will bo here'
soon. Morning theme, "Tho Prospect
for Peace." Evening topic, "World
Advance, Real or Apparent
Woathor Forecast Increasing cloudi
ness, probably snow tonight or Satur.
day. Not no cold tonight. Maximum
temperature yestorday 20; a year ago
30 Minimum temperature this morn
ing -8; a year ago 21.
Frank Newman, of Grand Island, is
visiting nt the Moonoy lesidence this
week.
J. T. Combs, of St. Joe, trnnuncted
business with D. E. Morrill.
Railroad
Gfi 55 (r 3 Cfr9 y&
R. E. Mnhoney, of the railroad sur
veyors staff, was called to Omaha tho
first of tho week by the death of n rela
tive. Somu eastern roads arc making
rather drastic reductions in tho forces
employed. In tho west tho Missouri
Pncific was tho first to loy off a conBid-
rablo numbor of shop men.
An nvorago of forty cars of Icopor
ay has been cut from tho Union
Pacific lako east of town this week.
Ice for the passenger service hn8 been
shipped in from Laramie.
Gerrit Fort, passenger traffic mana
ger, has received advices that at tho
Canadian National exposition, held at
Toronto August 28 to September 11, tho
Union Pacific had been awarded n gold
medal on its olectric block signal device
displayed there.
Engineer "Bob" Douglas suffered a
bnd fall Wednesday afternoon while
crossing tho tracks frornXtho round
house to tho depot. The right sldo of
his face was badly bruised nnd the
right oye discolored.
Supt Colilll, of tho NebroBkadivlsion,
was In town n day or two this week
ookintr over local conditions. With
practically all passenger trains more or
CB8 belated, and other conditions not as
they should be, the lifo of a railroad
superintendent is not a happy ono theso
days.
Twice in tho past week crews have
been Bent out to relievo passenger
train crowa whoso sixteen hours of
continuous service had expired. This
does not indicate that everything is
'lovloy" on tho Overland, and would
eyidenco tho need of more nnd better
mechanics in tho shops.
Several unconfirmed reports affecting
the Union Pacific official family have
roached this terminal. Ono is that the
office of general superintendent has
been abolished, nnothcr that upt. Mcr-w
Keowii has been granted an indeter
minate leavo of absence. Tho Tribune
i not in position to any th it cither of
those reports is true.
The severe weather, which lus been
accompanied by heavy, snowfalls all
ver Wyoming, is playing havoc with'
tho flockmastors of that stair. Railroad
(Iviccs received in Oinnha nro to the
tho effect that the losses of tho Wyom-
ng sheepmen will be unusually heavy,
oven if a Chinook wind should sweep
over the statu now nnd melt tho snow.
Engineers, conductors, firomon and
brakemcn in the employ of tho Chicago
& Eastern Illinois rpad have received
, New Year's gift in tho form of an
increaso in pay. Negotiations were
begun eight months ago for wngo ad-
vuicoH and nn, agreement was roached
hereby each of thq classes of employes
named recoives nriJincreaso dating back
to thdt time and another at the bo
ginning of the )rcBcnt year.
Josep't 1?. lioilnn and Gladys Ciltlwell in the world's most popular opera "The
tiiit tilr, ' it tin- krith Th ttrc WHmi div, i imury loth.
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Parts you do not see are as important
ns parts that are exposed. Really, its
more particular in plumbing work to be
suro a good job is being dono on cov
ered parts than on uncovored parts.
What you require is good work, and
that's what you get from this shop.
Our plumbing inspires confidence.
R. F. STUART,
Shop Phono 309. Res. Phone 083
217 East Sixth Streot.
REGMST3ERED
PERCHEON HORSES FOR SALE
1 yearling Stallion,
( 1 threo-yenr-old Maro,
1 two-year-old Mare, '
1 yearling Mare.
THOS. E. DOOLITTLE,
North Platto, Nebraska.
Special Tonic Shompoolna
dono at your own homo.
MISS BIRKINS5IAW
Phone 089.