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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1912)
State Hlatorlonl 8oolety MOVilx stem- mmm mat & WvvHA'fii' TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., APRIL 2, 1911 No. 19 .iwn II" in V fir was ami iff ffe dtifcrime; So are great. vorti AjiTL s-ttf r- J1 aes -- The Pyramids oF Egypt tlmt avctc built ninny centuries ago ni'c still standing. The whole world looks at them wltli exquisite admiration. Storms and time have not destroyed their magni tude nor their symmetry. Jiut they wcie built one stone at a time. lithe PI1ZST STONE had not been properly placed, the Pyramids would not be there TODAY. A Fortune can bo built little by little, but not until after It is STA.1ZTED. If you wont a fortune STA.KT ONE NOW. Do YOU1Z banking with US. The First National Bank, OE NORTH PLA.TT13, XEMZA.SKA.. The Iurgcst Hank in "Western Nebraska. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS Dr. A. J. Ames made a professional yisif 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 aro 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 torday after visiting Dr. Ames for sev eral days. F. L. Mooney returned yesterday morning from a business tiip- to Lin coln and Omaha. Frank Obornohr returned yesterday from a month's stay in Denver and other western cities. The Presbyterian Aid society will meet with Mrs. Alex Fenwick, G03 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 the exchange at Howe & Maloney's store April 6th. Good home made baking and aprons will bo on sale. The first jury case to bo 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 the limit, and brought homo 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 a few days for Denver to visit friends. Marcott, Cohagen nnd 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 6-1. Lowest last night 20; one year ago 32. The 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. Wc pay highest cash market price for poultry and cream. North Platte Produce Co., 422 West Front St. The telephone company is now pre paring copy for a new directory that will be issued about the first of May. It has been just a year since the 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 bo "Ciyic 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. The floods in the east part of the state are said to be tho 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 -submerged, 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. Louis has arrived as usual, these shipments coming to Grand Island over the Grand Island and St. Joe road. The Tribune had arranged for a twelve-page paper today, but on account of tho delay of paperonly eight pages are printed. Curtain Draperies, a goodly assort ment. They help make your home beautiful. E. T. Tramp. The Senior class of the local high school held an April Fool party at the home of Miss Vivian Knox on Satur day evening. A series of clever games, jokes and contests made up the evening's entertainment. The 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 the contract to How ard McMichaol for the erection of a residence that will cost about seven thousand dollars. Judge John Grant will erect a three thousand dollar house on his corner lot on west Front street, tho contract for which has been let to Hownrd Mc- Michael. E. A. Warner has been awarded the contract for the erection of three cottages in the south part of town near tho irrigation ditch. They will ho of four or five rooms each. City Election Today. In tho municipal election being held today the issues are tho water commis sioner and license or no license. For commissioner the race promises to be close between Cunningham and Welch, the supporters of each claiming tlinv will nliipt tlinii. mnn ITti tn vna. j ... . ...., w,, .,..., terdayj sentiment seemed to bo in favor of a dry town, but those in favor of saloons effected an organization yes terday and there seemed to bo an im mediate change of sentiment following the beginning of their work. To day's indications aro that wet will win by n good-sized majority. 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 March records were broken: Highest temperature, average daily maximum temperature, average daily minimum temperature, average daily mean temperatuie, 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 but for persistent moderately low temperatures no other March in thirty-seven years has equalled by three degrees last month's mean temperature of, 23.1 degrees which is 12.1 degrees less than normal. LJr dulCS Skirts 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 rhp!r shnnp nnd Innks rhrmirrh lonrr service. There is style quality the up-to- A uaic mcaa ui liiu utai. murtcia die cuiuuuitu in them. The prices you will find most satisfactory, WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE. ikym ill .WW owv;w v tvkh m&pv.i hi i u I.W 77TE"T- M m&& P&SSfta - 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 tho Northwestern but had only sent out two or three when a bridge of the latter road at Arlington went out and forced a further abondonment of trains. No trains from tho east ar rived at this terminal yesterday. The 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. Tho P. E. 0. society entertained their husbands at 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 tho entertainment. Yellow and white were used in decoration. Refreshments were served. The concert which was to have been given at tho Bonner 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 tho de lay caused by tho Hoods in tho cast. A surprise party was held at the homo of John Johnson last evening by a number of friends who called to help him celebrate his sixteenth birthday. Enjoyable games were played and n nice lunch served. A marriage license was granted this morning by Judgo Grant to Charles Callihan ago 19, of Julesburg, and Miss Ethel Lawrence age 22, of O Fallons. Attorney L. E. Roach went to Lin coln last night to try tho Reid enso in tho supremo court this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Chase, of Mav wood, aro visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ira LJ Miltonbergor. Mayor T. C. Patterson has roturned from Lincoln where ho transacted busi ness last week. Chas. Cockle, of Sutherland, is in town today and mado Tho Tribune a business call. hdwaru Cokor, of buthorlanu, is trans uding uuuiness nuru luuuy, A. R. Yates, of Sutherland, is trans acting business in town today. The county commissioners aro in ses sion today. WisH jR A flu SJ"K. Listen? Those you meet judge you first fey the' CLOTHES yera vffixr. Thc one most necessary thing a man must do is dress luell. When you go to get a position, if you are not well dressed, the man you approach for ivork will say: "Vm sorry, hut lue really haven't a place open for you." If you have a position, and ivant to get a raise in salary, raise the standard of your appearance. You oive it to your employer to "look prosperous." It helps him prosper and ivill help you prosper. Remember, ive sell "up-right" quality clothing for "down-right" low prices. CLABj r UG H Everything for Men. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Editor Rassmusscn, of Hershoy is in town on business today. Earl and Guy Fear, of Wallace, aro visiting in town this week. Miss Tompkins, of Sutherland, spent the week end at the J. T. Murphy home. Mies Hannah Beckius and brother Peter, of Gandy, spent yesterday with local friends. MiBS Pearl Koontz closed a success ful term of school in district 79 Friday and roturned home. Frank Taylor, formerly with tho Wilox Department Store has accepted a position as fireman between hero 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 WolHleet. Mr. Trites, of Hastings, arrived Sun day to take charge of tho subscription campaign, which is being held by the Daily Telegraph. Tho Rebekah lodge will hold a supper in tho I. O. O. F. hall on Tuesday evening April lGth to which all aro in vited. A number of fancy and useful articles will be on sale. Lawrence Fryo was tendered a birth day surprise party by a score of his young school mates last evening. Numerous games were played, followed by an enjoyable lunch. Tho 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. 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. The Topsy brand on each and every pair. Ladies', Misses and Children's Underwear. All the new and wanted things in Muslin Underwear. Princess Slips made tip with neat substantial embroidery flouncings also the pretty lace eilects; corresponding trimmings nt neck and sleeves. Combination suits in all the different grades. Made of the best materials, 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. N .Kaharrara .tMimimswmilmaSBSXxS
