Semi -Weekly Tribune
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Entered at North Platte, Nebraska, I'ost
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FRIDAY, MAR. 15, 1912.
Evidently the people of Iowa con
aider President Taft a progressive.
That state is the center of insurgency
and yet the national convention dele
gates from the Sixth and Ninth con
gressional districts wero instructed for
Taft.
The republicans of tho Ninth Iowa
congressional district in convention at
Council Bluffs Tuosday endorsed Presi
dent Taft and instructed the two dele
gates to the nationnl convention to
support him to tho end. Out of more
than 150 votes in the convention, tho
Roosevelt-Cummins faction could sum
mon but twenty-three votes.
Well, we had another snow storm
Wednesday and it was no "slouch" of
a snow either. Three or four inches
"fell, and then during tho night a wind
swooped down on us that drifted the
snow more or less. Thero is now nbout
six inches of snow on tho level, prob
ably tho greatest depth we have had
in a dozen years -and this the middle
of March when ordinarily the farmer is
plowing in his fields. Western Nebras
ka seems to bo undergoing radical cli
matic changes.
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Let We Forget.
C. Cusack. of North Bend, Neb,
writing to tho Omaha Bee says:
I notice an article in your paper con
cerning Senator Brown and I want to
add my amen to it as it is all a fact. If
the people of this itnte fail to stand by
Senator Brown they arc not worthy to
be represented by nnv honest man in
tlw United States senate.
Senator Brown compelled tho rail
roads to pay their taxes of more thnn
$1,000,000 after putting up the fight erf
his lifo to win. Could ho not just as
easily have fought and lost and so far
as the people were concerned they
would not be any the wiser?
In this way Mr. Brown could have
taken a wad and lived on easy street
for the balance of his life and not have
to worry about going to the United
States senate.
The trouble with us common people
is that we forget too oasily what our
honest representatives do for ua when
there nro mlllons at stake.
Tho railroads tried hard to Keep Norris
Brown out of the senate six years ago.
The hardest fought political battle that
ever took place in Dodge county was
over tho delegates to the state conven
tion and tho cry was that we must clip
Ross Hammond's wings to prevent him
from being a political boss, but under
the surface it was to keep Norris
Brown from being nominated.
The state owes Norris Brown a debt
that thoy will never be able to pay and,
regardless of party, he should receive
a vote so that tho country everywhere
will recognize that Nebraska is en
lightened enough not to forget to honor
her men who are always found in the
front rank fighting for her best inter
ests. C. Cusack.
Former Stato Senator Sibley, of
Lincoln county, said at Lincoln the
other day that tho farmers prefer
Roosevelt to Taft, and that tho chief
objection to Taft was his stand for
Canadian reciprocity. Weill Has
Senator Sibley so soon forgotten, or
has anyone one failed to remembor,
that it was just a year ago that Col
onel Roosevelt was commending Pres
ident Taft for his stand for reciprocity
with Canada? Tho two wore of one
mind. Whero the difference? Kear
ney Hub.
After a conference Tuesday, partici
pated in by President Taft, Senator
Crano of Massachusetts, Director Mc
Kinloy of tho Taft campaign bureau
and Secretary to tho President Jlilies,
it becamo known that hereafter tho
litorary end of tho Taft bureau would
not indulgo in personalities nor attacks
, on Colonel Roosevelt or tho men who
are supporting him. President Taft in
sisted, it was said, that this method of
attack bo abandoned. While no definite
plan of campaign was mado public it
was said tho Taft leaders would devote
their attention largely to such issues as
tho third term, tho recall of judicial de
cisions and othor questions of national
interest.
To the Citizens of North Platte.
I am a candidate bv petition fur the
office of water commissioner nnd I ask
and will appreciate your support and
yotes the coming city election in April.
As to my qualifications nnd fitness
for tho office will state tnat I am fully
competent to discharge the financial
and other duties of the office in an
equitable and just manner.
I have designed nnd superintended
the construction of a number of buc
cesful waterworks plnnts in this and
othor states and I also prepared the
preliminary plans for tho new plant we
honed to build in this city.
While city engineer I made an ap
praisement of the valuo of the present
waterworks nlant for the citv. durintr
the mnking of which I gained an insight
into the condition ot tne plant, lenrnea
the sizes and locations of the various
mains, valves, hydrants, etc., and I
belieye that I know better than any
other man just what extontions and
betterments should be made to give the
host service to the greatest number of
citizens of North Platte. I am and
always have been a firm believer in the
municipal ownership of waterworks,
whose profits should go to the people
instead of a corporation. I have kept
myself well posted and up to date on
all questions of waterworks construc
tion nnd operation and. if elected, I
will do all in my power to make the
North Platte waterworks a success,
financially and otherwise, and give the
citizens an economical administration
of the plant.
I have been a resident of North Platte
tho greater portion of my life, am a
graduate of our high school nnd also of
the Iowa City business college and the
the University of Iowa. I am a tax
payer and property owner, all my
interests being centered in this city and
I am anxious to see the water
works a success. I therefore solicit
your votes, believing I can faithfully
and successfully mscliargo tne duties
of the office.
Hekshey S. Welch.
Socialists at Work.
What promises to be the most inter
esting of nil of the Socialist lectures is
tho last one of their lyceum course
which will be given at Lloyd's opera
house, Tuesday, March 10th, at 8 p.
m. Tho speaker will bo Mr. Ralph
Korngold and his subject is "Socialists
at Work."
Both socialists and tho opponents of
socialism will welcome tho opportunity
to henr something about what tho so
cialists are actually doing, even ti.jugh
it bo from a not unprejudiced observer.
Naturally, such a wholesalo program of
changes ns is advocated by their party
loaves tho socialists little- to do but
talk until thoy shall acquire a measure
of power. What are tho socialists do
ing with their power where they have
acquired a limited amount of it? For
in no nation have they ns yet a major
ity in any legislative body, though in
dications arc thattney will havo soon.
Mr. Korngold will tell his nudienco of
tho socialist program and what social
ists in office are doing in tho steps to
ward tho co-oporativo commonwealth.
Socialist Pkess Agent.
Political Announcements.
STATU SENATOH.
CHARLES A. SIBLEY
Farmer and Stock Grower
State Senator. 1907 8
Is a Candidate This Year. Your Sup
port Will Be Appreciated.
LEGISLATIVE UEI'UESENTATIVE.
At the solicitation of friends I hereby
announce myself a candidate for the
republican nomination for representa
tive from Lincoln county, subject) to
the approval of tho voters at tho flri
mary election to bo held April 19th,
1912.
Haiiky P. Stevens,
Maxwell, Neb.
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According to officials of tho anti-saloon
league only nbout fifty towns and
villages in Nebraska havo taken advant
age of tho now law to voto directly on
tho quostion of license or no license
at tho town oloctions to bohold April
2. Evory incorporated city and village
in the stato oxcopt Omaha and Lincoln
has its municipal elections on thntdatc.
It was to tako tho question of liconso,
which is gonornlly tho Issue in such
elections, out of the fight over offices
that tho law was passed, but not many
towns seemed to caro enough about it
to circulnto and file tho neccssaiy pe
titions thirty dayB before tho election.
Tho Nebraska Signnl says: "Mr.
Roosovelt'a anliouncomont of his will
ingness to nccopt a presidential nomi
nation seomB to havo had tho offoct of
making frionds for President Taft.
Many newspapers' that wore either in
different in their utterances or very
kindly disposed towards tho roilgh
rider colonel havo come out with rathor
strong criticism, oven donuhicntion, of
the colonol's apparent determination
to unhorse tho mnn to whom ho gnve
such strong support four yonrs ago.
When a considerable numbor of news
papers go in a cortain direction, polit
ical or otherwise, it is fair evidence
that some political opinion is headed
tho same way."
Wyoming Stock Suffers.
Stockmen in centrnl and northern
Wyoming nro making a heroic fight
againBt tremendous odds in tho attempt
to save their cattle, and despito their
efforts tho loss will be heavy. The
ontiro country is covered with deep
snow, nnd tho cnttlo aro unable to
rustle any forage. Hay is selling at $1G
to $18 per ton and senrco at that and
corn at $1.40 per hundred. Buying
high-priced foed will financially ruin
many of tho stockmen.
yes-
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Tho Lutheran Aid Society mot
terdny with Mrs. John Rodino.
Frnnk Tnylor has severed his connec
tion with tho Wilcox Dept, store.
Mrs. Borgestron, ofBrndv, is taking
treatment nt the P. & S. hospital.
Mrs. E. W. Crano entertained tho
Methodist Aid Society yesterday after
noon. Mr. Jenkins, mnnnger of tho Horshoy
Telephone Company, is a business vis
itor in town this week.
Harry O'Noll, who is interested in
tho now townsito of Staploton in
Logan county, wns in town a fow days
ago and purchased 27,000 feet of lum
ber and COO Backs of cement which will
bo used in the construction of a new
hotel at Staploton.
At Lexington Wednesday tho fall of
snow is snici to have been tho iieaviest
tho oldest old-timer has over seen in
that section. A mnn who was up from
Kenesnw yesterday says there
COUNTY ASSESSOR. (
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the democratic nomination
for county nssessor. subject to the
action of the democratic voters at the
primary election April 19th. My home
is in Fox Cieek precinct, where I havo
resided for tho past 23 years. I will
appreciate any support given mo.
PkteuJepson.
I heroby announce myself as aicartdi
date for the republican nominatibn'for
county assessor, subject to the decision
of the voters at tho primary election
April 19th. I have lived in Lincoln
county 28 years, 24 of which were spent
on a farm in Plant precinct.
F. J. DlENEIt.
I hereby announce myself ns a candi
date for the republican nomination for
County Assessor, subject to the decis
ion of tho voters at the primary elec
tion In April.
Lawrence P. Carpenter.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for tne republican nomination for
county assessor, subject to tho decision
of tho voters at tho primary election
April 19th, 1912. I nave resided in
Fox Creek precinct for seventeen years.
I will appreciate support given me by
tho voters. Homer H. Rodgers.
I am a candidate for tho republican
nomination of county nssessor subject
to tho decision of the votors nt the pri
mary election April 19th, 1912. I hnvo
lived in western Nebraska for twenty
one years, fourteen of which have been
spent in Hinmnn precinct. For tho
last four yoars I have been precinct
nssessor. Any support given mo will
bo fully appreciated.
A. W. Arnett.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself ns a demo
cratic candidate for county commis
sioner from District No. 1, subject to
decision of tho voters nt tho primary
election on April 19, 1912. I will ap
preciate any support given me.
F. W. IlERMINGIIAUSEN.
G. O. Shields, gavo a very interest
ing Illustrated lecture on tho gnmo. nnd
birds of this country nt tho Koith Tues
day evening before nn nudionco thnt
filled tho floor of tho house. Ho told
of tho benefit birds were to the farmer
in tho destruction of insects. Ninety
por cent of tho birds In this country
have already been destroyed, declared
Mr. Shields, and the other ten per cent
will go in tho next five years unless
drastic means are employed to stop the
slaughter. Tho farmers and fruit
growers of this country nro losing over
$1,000,000,000 n year by reason of tho
ravages of insects. A quail killed in a
cotton field in Texas had in its craw the
remains of 127 cotton boll wcovils.
Another killed in a potato field in
Pennsylvania had in his craw tho re
mains of 101 potato bugs. Another
quail killed in a Kansas wheat field had
in its craw tho remains of ovor 1,200
chinch bugs. A prairie chicken killed
in a cotton field, in Texas had in its
stomach tho remains of over 300 cotton
boll weoyils.
feet of snow
stato.
in thnt section
is three
of tho
Send Us Your Shipments of
Grain and Hay
Wo pay tho top market Threo cou
pons freo with returns on each car of
hay you ship us to handle for your ac
count Fifteen coupons and $3.50 in
cash will sccuro for your homo an elo
gnnt 42-Piece Royal Blue Dinner
Set worth $10.00.
Consign your hay to us nnd plenso
the ladies and also get a good price for
your liny.
Our Motto: Fair troatmont and
prompt remittances.
Sample of tho quality of theso dishes
can bo Been at tho ollico of the Semi
Weekly Tribune.
The F. C. Ayres Mer. Co.,
20th und Wnzee Streets,
Denver Colorado.
THE
LEADER.
LPT
the March Winds Blow; we won't, but
if we WERE to boast a little, we would
say that our line of SUITS, COATS,
SKIRTS AND WAISTS for Spring of
1912 has never been excelled in style,
cut, fit and workmanship. Styles are
new and distinctive, including the one
and two button models in all the new
weaves, such as whipcords, basket
weaves, homespuns, two tone and dou
ble faced cloths in military, Norfolk and
plain 24-inch jackets. These garments
are the result of the best designing.
SHOES
Our Shoe Department is now complete and ready to handle your
Shoe wants. Never has there been such a variety of classy shoes
collected in one store in this city. White jSu Buck and Canvas
Suedes, Tans, Velours and Vicis in shoes, oxfords, pumps, colonial
ties, etc., in all the new toes, including the Chicago, Pug, Spartan,
Atlantic, Coronation, Prudence, Kingsley. Perfect Fit Guaranteed.
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Horses,
Mares
and Mules
I will be at Garman' s Livery
am in North Platte
e e
turday,
March
23d, 12
Bring in all your, good sound horses that are fat. I buy for the Eastern
and Southern markets and pay best prices. Mules wanted up to eight years old.
Don't bring blemished or small horses.
PERCY GOSLETT.
coJzjr&Tr
Tieylrtice, JyJFront"
are to the women of America and
Europe, what Paquin. Drecoll and
Worth are to their followers. What
a corset should be, the Gossard is;
the tendency in fashions lies in low
bust; straight hips, flat back and all
of these essentials are correctly
embodied in Gossard Corsets.
You who may have found dis
appointment in front-laced corsets,
by being persuaded to buy one of the
many imitation of the Gossard Cor
sets, are especially invited to come
now and learn what a perfect front
laced corset really is. It is prat,
ically impossible to correctly adjust
a long, back lacine corsets, whereas
the longest front laced Gossard Cor
sets is adjusted with ease and accu
racy before your mirror.
The strength of Gossard Corsets
is in the satisfaction they nfford.the
marked improvement they make in
the figure, and withal), their com
fort. There is n model for every
.woman nt her price.
Wilcox Department Store
Local and Persanal
The coming Sunday Is St. Patrick's
Day, and no doubt it will be more or
less observed by tho Sons of Erin who
reside in North Platte.
In the police court Weduesday Stove
Welch and Dave Conger were fined one
dollar and costs for indulging in a fight
the day previous.
Mrs. Joseph Murphy left yesterday
morning lor Wisner, xseu., to visit
Miss Mary Carroll who formerly lived
horo.
Miss Kate Shaffer returned yesterdny
morning from nn extended visit in
Portland and Denver with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Lundeen, who is taking
treatment nt tho P. & S. hospital, is
progressing nicely.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Samuelson is ill with chicken pox.
Frnnk Cross, who has been ill for
two weeks, is able to be up today.
Mrs. Wm. Lewis is suffering with an
attack of lagrippe.
Myrtle and Vicinity.
Among those who marketed hogs last
week wos D. McNichol and W. S. Ross.
Japies Bowers, who left these parts
a year ago, is visiting old time friends.
A family by the name of Beattie havo
moved on tho George Stearns place.
Mr. Depew is moving to North Platte.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tatman were
North Platte visitors Thursday.
Will Lane and wife left for the east
Sunday.
Tho little son of Wm. Pittman is on
the sick list.
New Spring Millinery
My stock for spring in entirely new
and up to date, comprising a care ful
selection of the
Famous Fisk Pattern Hats
and extend a cordial invitation to the
Ladies of North Platte and vicinity to
call and inspect the line and get prices
now on display at the Parlor Millinery.
Mrs. Edw. Burke.
300 East Third St.
Notice to Bicycle Riders.
Bicycle riding on the sidownlks of tho
business districts is prohibited. Arrest
will follow first offense.
Wm. Otten, Chief of Police.
1 MILK fit CREAM
We mnke a specialty of
Dairy Products and can
furnish the best in large
or small quantities direct
from our own Dairy Farm
every ,. morning,
Phone your order in
and it will be delivered.
Dolittle Bakery.
$25
Low One-Way Colonist
Fare North Platte to Cali
fornia and Pacific Northwest
MARCH 1 to APRIL 15, 1912.
Special all-tourist-car trains will be run to Utah, Nevada and California
on March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 13, 14, 15, 1912, on which reduced price ta
ble d'hote meals will bo served. Other special features are
Fast Schedule Lounging and Smoking Car -Victrola Concerts
Destination of tho train is San Francisco, but it Will have sleepers for
Los Angeles via Salt Lake Route, which will be handled from Salt Lake
City in train No. 1, leaving Snlt Lake City at 11:50 p. m., arriving at
Los Angeles at 7:00 o'clock third morning from Omaha. Also tourist
sleepers to Los Angeles via Southern Pacific (Coast Line) from Oakland
affordidg a daylight ride along tho coast. Popular priced meals Omaha
to San Francisco only.
UNION PACIFIC
Standard Road of the West
Protected by Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals,
Excellent Dining Cars on all Trains.
For Literature and further information relative to
fares, routes, etc., call on or address
F. E. BULLARD, Agent,
North Platte, Nebraska.
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