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fltote Historical Society j& (vj raw- TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., APRIL 2, 191 2. No. 19 Moxth femwt mamm rf 4'l4''i'4' WS' ss - JS--'- was Mtjftff HiTieat rf wrir jZa aume; So are fea Vortenes The Eyramids of Egypt that wore built many centuries ago arc still standing. The whole "world loolcs at them -with exfjuisite admiration. Storms and time have not destroyed their magni tude noi- their symmetry. Jitit they ivcro built one stone at a time. If the EIRST STONE had not been properly placed, the not bo there TODAY. Evramids would A Fortuno can be built little by little, but not until alter it is STARTED. If you wont a fortune START ONE NOW. Do YOUR banking with US. The First National Bank, OE NORTH PEATTE, NEHRASKA. The Largest Hank in Western Nebraska. J TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS jj uktet ivw... " Dr. A. J. Ames made a professional yisir to Brule yesterday. James Wilson, of Wood River, is vis iting friends in town this week. Johnson Horner, of Wallace, is visit ing L. E. Mehlmann this weak. Philip Pizer, of Ogalalla, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Julius Pizer this week. Mrs. Alphonse Picard. is assisting in The Hub millinery department. Mrs. Crosby, of Sutherland, is visit ing her son Attorney M. E. Crosby and wife. John Knox returned Sunday from California where he transacted business for two weeks. Francis Dunn, of the Schiller Drug Co., will spend Easter holidays with relatives in Wood River. Charles Nolan left yesterday for Wood River, to visit relatives for a week before leaving for Montana to locate. Carl Lemmerer has resigned his posi tion at the North Platte Mill and began work as machinists helper in the round house. The abandonment of passenger ser vice is proving a great hindrance to the traveling public. A number of North Platte people have urgent business in Omaha and Lincoln this week, but are unable to get out of town. Mrs. Salward and children of Suther land are visitors in town this week. William Lundy left for Oshkosh yes terday after visiting Dr. Ames for sev eral days. F. L. Mooney returned yesterday morning from a business tiip- to Lin coln and Omaha. Frank Obernohr returned yesterday from a month's stay in Denver and other western cities. The Presbyterian Aid society will meet with Mrs. Alex Fenwick, C03 W. Sixth street, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Hatch left Sunday for Willow Springs, Mo., called there by illnes of her sister, Mrs. Robt. Finney. Remember tho exchange at Howe & Moloney's store April 6th. Good homo made baking and aprons will be on sale. The first jury case to be heard in the district court will bo the Icelander charged with assaulting the two women at O'Fallon several months ago. A. D. McDonnell and Millard Hosier returned last evening from Keystone, where they went Saturday to hunt duck. They killed tho limit, and brought home about one hundred. DON'T FORGET. That your idle money can earn 7 to 8 per cent semi-annual interest in safe first mortgage loans on good in come property. Nothing safer, Bratt & Goodman. Fred Elliott expects to leave in n few days for Denver to visit friends. Mnrcott, Collagen and two or three others brought in 114 ducks Sunday which they had killed near "tho points" east of town. Herman Rincker of Crawford, arrived yesterday to visit his brother, F. W. Rincker and family for a week or longer. Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wednesday, warmer tonight. Highest temperature yesterday 55; one year ago 64. Lowest last night 20; one year ago 32. Tho spring term of district court con vened yesterday, tho day being devoted to a call of the docket. The jury re ported for service this morning. There are not many jury cases. We pay highest cash market price for poultry and cream. North Platte Produce Co., 422 West Front St. The telephone company is now prc nnrincr conv for a new directory that will be issued about the first of May. It has been just a year since tho last directory was issued. In the future tho directory will be issued thiee times a year. All trains nrriving from the west to day will be held at this terminal, such instructions having been received this morning. All the passenger trains that have passed east since Saturday noon have been held at Grand Island and Columbus. Dress linens. In the white and nat urals all grades at exceptionally low prices. E. T. Tramp. The subject at the monthly banquet of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening at the Timmerman Cafe will be "Civic Improvement." As invita tions have been issued to many who are not members of the organization, it is expected that nearly 200 men will be present. . Tho floods in the east part of the state are said to be the most severe ever experienced, and the financial loss to the railroads and farmers will be enormous. From Fremont to Valley the Platte valley is one vast lake, in the Norfolk section the country is .sub merged, and along the Platte in Cass county thousands of acres of land are under water. No Omaha freight has been received in town since Friday night and at the freight depot this morning it was said that it was not known when any would arrive. Freight from St. Joe, Kansas City and St. Loui3 has arrived as usual, these shipments coming to Grand Island over the Grund Island and St. Joe road. The Tribune had arranged for o twelve-page paper today, but on account of the delay of paper only eight pages are printed. Curtain Draperies, a goodly assort ment. They help make your home beautiful. E. T. Tkamp. The Senior class of the local high school held an April Fool party at the home of Miss Vivian Knox on Satur day uvening. A series of clever games, jokes and contests made up the evening's entertainment. Tho house was decorated in green and white as was also the elaborate two course lunch served. Dunce caps were given for prizes to a number of the guests. Miss Knox was assisted in entertaining by Misses Mabel Sawyer, Marie Doran, Edith Armour, Mary Craigio and Villa Bergman. New Residences. E. T. Tramp has purchased the cor ner lot on Fourth, west of the Brock home, and has let tho contract to How- am iMcAiicnacl for the erection or a residence that will cost about seven thousand dollars. Judgo John Grant will erect a throe thousand dollar house on his corner lot on west Front street, the contract for which has been let to Howard Mc- Michael. E. A. Warner has been nwnrded the contract for the erection of throe cottages in the south part of town near tho irrigation ditch. They will be of four or five rooms each. City Election Today. In the municipal election being held today the issues are tho water commis sioner nnd license or no license. For commissioner tho race promises to be close between Cunningham and Welch, the supporters of each claiming thov Will elect their mnn. Hn to ves- terday: sentiment seemed to bo in favor of a dry town, but those m favor of saloonB effected an organization yes terday and thero seemed to bo an im mediate change of sentiment following the beginning: of their work. To day's indications are that wet will win by a good-sized mojority. March a Record Breaker. Tho monthly meteorlogical report issued by the local office, U . S. weather bureau, shows March, 1912, was ab normally cold, wet and cloudy, and that the following low Murch records were broken: Highest temperature, average daily maximum temperature, average daily minimum temperature, average daily mean temperature, average daily sunshine, highest wind velocity. Great est monthly precipitation and snowfall records were broken also. There have been other Marchs with periods of severer cold the record being five con secutive days wite minimum tempera tures ranging from two to twenty-two below zero in 1880 bnt for persistent moderately low temperatures no other March in thirty-seven yeurs has equalled by three degrees last month's mean temperature of 23.1 degrees which is 12.1 degrees loss than normal. "I I ' uiorts A splendid collection of distinctive Skirts awaits you. Perhaps it would be of interest to know that we put the same care into the selection of our separate skirts that we give to our finest suits or coats, perhaps a little more, for separate skirts that are really worthy are not easy to find. These skirts fill all our requirements which are your requirements perfectly, There is cloth quality in them fabrics of high grade that Vinlrl rhfir shnnR nnd lnnks throiifrh lonrr service. There is style quality the up-to- 0& Ante tflpnc nf thr. VrQt mnlrfrs nm pmhnrliprl V : 4.1 tu -: . :n nA . in Liicui. i Jit: pi ncs yuu win uiiu iiiuai, r,v crtttcfrt rtrrr W WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE. .9n ft H&ZffiSH ffit vw:shhs ,,i uo hi 3&&ni . : 1 ffi & 'rfv'VNUA.KI KM Pfe Mil -? 111 it CM In i ' i ll nwwQW VfyrmiVv Listen! Those you meet judge you first toy the CLOTHES you wsor. yIr ffT "M ,ru.jrr.- " i X tV The one most necessary thing a man mast do is dress we)). When you go to get a position, if you are not well dressed, the man you approach for work ivill say: "Vm sorry, hut we really haven't a place open for you." If you have a position, and want to get a raise in salary, raise the standard of your appearance. You owe it to your employer to "look prosperous." It helps him prosper and ivill help you prosper. Remember, we sell "up-right" quality clothing for "down-right" low prices. H CLABA UG Everything for Men. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. WHAT BRATT & GOODMAN DO. Loan money on real estate on one to five years' time or out of their state building & loan association payable monthly. Rent houses and care for property. Rent storage room and safe deposit boxes. Write the best fre, lightning, cyclone and hail insurance, also automobile, plate glass and surety bonds. See them. They will treat you right. Sunday tho Union Pacific began running trains out of Omaha to Fre mont over the Northwestern but had only sent out twoorthreo when a bridge of the latter road at Arlington went out nnd forced a further abondonment of trains. No trains from thu enst ar rived at this terminal yesterday. Tho only eastern train to arrive last night was one that had been made up at Grand Island. This morning no trains were reported in sight. Yesterday afternoon a train was made up hero and sent to Cheyenne to accommodate local traffic. The P. E. O. society entertained their husbands nt tho home of Attorney and Mrs. W. T. Wilcox last evening at an April Fool party. Unique games, stump and April Fool jokes were pro vided for the entertainment. Yellow and white were used in decoration. Refreshments were served. The concert which was to have been given at theHonner home by Mr. Arvid Samuelson, of the Lincoln School of Music this week has been post poned for two weeks, Mr. Samuelson being unable to come owing to the de lay caused by tho floods in the enst. A surprise nnrty was held at the homo of John Johnhon last evening by a number of friends who called to help him celebrate his sixteenth birthdny. Enjoynble games were played and u nice lunch served. A marriace licenso was granted this morning by Judgo Grnnt to Charles Callihan ago 19, of Julesburg, nnd Miss Ethel Lawrence ago 22, of O'Fallons. Attorney L. E. Hoach went to Lin coln last night to try tho Hoid caso in tho supremo court this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Chase, of Mav wood, aro viBiting Mr. and Mrs. Ira L? Miltonberger. Mnyor T. C. Patterson has roturned from Lincoln where ho transacted busi ness last week. Editor Ransmussen, of Hershoy is in town on business today. Earl and Guy Fear, of Wallaco, aro visiting in town this week. Miss Tompkins, of Sutherland, spent the week end at the J. T. Murphy home. Miss Hannah Beckius and brother Peter, of Gandy, spent yesterday with local friends. Miss Pearl Koontz closed a success ful term of school in district 79 Friday and roturned home, Frank Taylor, formerly with tho Wilox Department Storo has accepted a position as fireman between hore and Grand Island. Dave White who was ill with blood poison caused from a corn on his left foot, was released from St. Luke's hospital tho last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Durbin havo as their guests this week Mr. and Mrs. Charles Durbin, of Wollfieet Mr. Tritos, of Hastings, arrived Sun-j day to tnke chargo of tho subscription campaign, which is being hold by tho Daily Telegraph. Tho Rebckah lodge will hold a supper in tho I. 0. O. F. hall on Tuesday evening April ICth to which all aro in vited. A number of fancy nnd useful articles will be on sale. Lawronco Fryo was tendored a birth day surprise party by a score of his young school mntes last evening. Numerous games were playod, followed by an enjoyable lunch. The young host received many gifts from his guests. For Sale. A Belgian draft horse, weight 1950 pounds, excellent condition, extra gentle temper, well trained, price $500. 8- Inquiro of J. S. Davis. EASTER GREETINGS. of Sutherland, is in mado Tho Tribune a Chas. Cockle, town today anil business call. Edward Coker, of Sutherland, iB trans acting business horo today. A. B. Yates, of Sutherland, is trans acting business in town today. The county commissioners aro in ses sion today. Now comes the thoughts of spring and summer wearing apparel. We have nothing to sell except the very best, up-to-date reliable merchandise. Henderson's Fashion Form Corsets. If you will examine the new corset styles now, you will learn exactly how your figure will appear to be fashionable. The Henderson corsets are designed according to the most exclusive fashion requirements. The Henderson Corsets are constructed to give the best service without losing their shapeliness. Henderson Corsets in all the new designs for all proportions of figures to be seen in our corset department. TOPSY HOSE. One of the most satisfactory hose on the market today, Why? because they give perfect satisfacion. The quality cannot be surpassed. For price there is no competition. I he I opsy brand on each and every pair. Ladies', Misses and Children's Underwear. All the new and wanted tilings in Muslin Underwear. Princess Slips made up with neat substantial embroidery llouncings also the pretty lace eflects; corresponding trimmings at neck and sleeves. Combination suits in all the different grades. Made of the best materiuls, daintily trimmed with lace and embroidery, at popular prices. Corset covers and gowns made up pretty yet sub stantial. Look over our line before purchasing. THE TRAMP Dry Goods Department. M i a t jsr xiis-.ar.x'xiiiiiussai.iieruumtam
