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.TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., MAY 3, 1912.
No. 28
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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L. C. Hansen returned the first of
tho week from a week's visit in 'San
Francisco.
Mrs. Harry Yorko went to Hcrshey
Wednesday morning to visit her mother
Mrs. Tillits.
Clifford Hale, of Grand Island, is
visiting local friends, having come up
to attend the May party.
Emil Vahrenwald, of Mayflower,
spent thii early part of the week with
relatives and friends in town.
Henderson corsets in all new designs
for all proportions of figures at Tramp's.
John Erricson, of Kansas City, who
came here to attend the funeral of his
mother, returned homo Tuesday.
Mrs. Harriet Gibson has recovered
from her operation for appendicitis at
the P. & S. hospital and returned home
yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs Carson, of Grand Island,
who were called here by tho death of
the lutter sister the late Mrs. Seibert
will leave today,
I. W. Roes, of Elsie, came in Tues
day to attend the funeral of tho late .1.
B. ilees and visit his daughter Mrs.
Jack McGraw.
Miss Laura Murray and Mrs. Rich
mond Birgo will give a pro-nuptial apron
shower for Miss Geraldine Bare to
morrow afternoon at tho home of the
lattor.
All the new wanted colors in the
Topsy hose for ladies, misses and child
ren at Tramp's.
Mrs. Brown, of Ravanna, was oper
ated upon at St. Luke's hospital tho
first of the week and is recoving in a
satisfactory manner.
Mrs. H. B. Drake returned to Broken
Bow on the morning train after visit
ing her niece, Mrs. Wm. Hubbart, for
two weeks.
Mrs. Guy Robinson, of Grand Island,
is expected next week to visit her
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Day and at
tend the Episcopal convocation.
Mr. and Mrs. James Norton and
daughter, of Denver, came down Wed
nesday morning to attend the May
party and visit the former's parents
for a week or more.
Ladies if you contemplate buying a
spring bonnet it will pay you to call
and get prices before making your se
loctiop. Parlor Millinery.
United States Deputy Marshal, of
Chadron came down Wednesday even
ing with a fellow named Mason who
was arrested for bootlegging. The
prisoner awaits trial in the county jail.
Wanted' A girl for general house
work. Mrs. C. F. Iddings, 319 West
Fifth street. tf
Two months ago Jame3 Flynn in
jured tho fingers on his left hand
while at work on his engine and has
been having same treated. The results
are not proving satisfactorily as blood
Eoison has set in and amputation may
e necessary.
Bids for the care of the county poor
was openedby the county commissioners
Tuesday. There were two bids, one
from Airs. Pulver the other from Mrs.
George Harvey. The Mr3. Pulver bid
was considered the lpwest and best and
she was awarded the contract.
For Rent The Breternitz ranch 10
miles north of town. Can give pos
session at once. For particulars phone
Black 134.
The county commissioners have made
application to the state for financial aid
in the construction of the new bridge
north of Sutherland. Under the re
cently passed law, the state furnishes
one-half the cost of the construction
price. The appropriation made by the
last legislature has been about absorbed
by applications from different sections
of the state.
For Sale.
Pure bred Scoth Collie Pups, eligible
to registry. Also eggs for setting from
pure bred Baried Plymouth Rock
chickens. Inquire of or address Blank
enburg Bros.t North Platte, Neb. 2G-4
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Night
and Saturday.
PICTURES
La Favorita.
Oh, Those Eyes.
The Sentry on Guard.
The Coin o Fate.
VAUDEVILLE
Mrs. J. D. Cox will entertain tho
Homo Missionary society this afternoon.
Harry Trognast, of Sidney, was
among the out of town visitors at
tha May Ball.
Mtas Grace Payne, who has been
seriously ill for some time, has re-coyered.
leave Sunday for Denver where they
win visit ior two weeKs.
The Degree of Honor will hold a
social in the K. P. hall on Monday
evening of next week.
Theodore Lowe will return today
from Salt Lake, where he spent the
past month on business.
Miss Mabel Hayes, of. Cozad, visited
Miss Irene Richards Wednesday and at
tended the May party.
Mrs. H. S. White has as her guest
week Mrs. George Copper, of Omahn,
who formerly resided here.
Mrs. Smith, of La Hunt, Colo., ar
rived last evening to visit Mrs. Wol
back and other friends.
The P. E. 0. society held a meeting
at the home of Mrs. E. A. Cary in the
Fourth ward Wednesday afternoon.
Phil Pizer returned to Ogalalla yes
turday after visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Pizer for several days.
Fred Warren will leave next week
for Indianapolis as delegate to the
National Socialist convention.
Ginn, White & Schatz, have been
awarded the contract for the plumbing
work in the new Locke garage.
Pictorial Review Patterns, the most
reliable, stylish patterns of today.
E. T. Tramp.
Dr. Philip Miller has rented roomsJ
over the btar clothing store ana is
fitting them up to be used as an office.
Miss Josephine McGinley, of Og-il-alla,
who came down for tho May ball
and to visit at the Martini home has re
turned to Ogalalla.
Attorney Kirby, of Iowa, visited
Jacob Miller yesterday, while enrouto
home from Gandy where he has been
trying a case.
Mrs. Margaret Bates, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E.
Prossor while enroute home from a
trip to Idaho.
Flies are coming, Screen Wire at
Hershey's, Corner 6th & Locust Sts.
Phone 15. 25-4
Rev. S. F. Carroll and sister, Miss
Mary Carroll, of Wisner, who , had,
been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Murphy have returned home.
Have you seen the now English
serges, cotton suiting with all the ap
pearances of wool. Prices 15 cents and
25 cents per yard, at Tramp's.
Clark Buchanan has been offered and
has accepted a position with n leading
abstract company in Seattle, Wash.,
and in company with Mrs. Buchanan
will soon leaye for that city.
Art Yates purchased a Ford car at
the Hendy garage yesterday and drove
same to Sutherland. This is the second
car Mr. Yates has purchased within
the last week.
Through an oversight we neglected
to announce the birth of a son tho
latter part of April to Mr. and Mr3.
John Ottenstein, Jr., of Salt Lake City
formerly of this place.
Mrs. 0. B. Whipple, of Los Angeles,
is expected today to visit Mrs. James
Hart while onroute east. Mrs. Whipple
was formerly Miss Laura Postal of this
city.
W. F. Sack, of this city, was mar
ried yesterday at Kearney to Mi.ss
Mary Ritzern, of Blue Hill, Neb. The
groom is an employe of the Union Pa
cific, and will make this city their
home.
Special reduced prices all this week
at the Parlor Millinery, 300 East 3rd
St. Mrs. Edw. Burki:.
One car on Conductor Graham's train
No. 35G running extra was derailed ut
Perdue Wednesday causing trains No.
8 and 5 to bo delayed some time at
Lodgepole. Train No. 53 picked up the
wreckage which was slight.
Editor Rasmussen nnd family of
Hershey, visited relatives in town the
first of the week and attended tho
May ball. Mr. Rasmussen has recent
ly been appointed postmaster of Her
shey. y
Special Millinery sale at Mrs. Huff
man's Millinery department at The
Leader. Will sell anything in stock at
J off. my now spring stock is included
in this sale. Stock is still complete
and prices lower than others. One
third off means a $G.OO hat for $4.00.
Cash only on these prices. Would be
pleased to sell my entiro Btock and re
tire. Don't miss this sale, its money
for you. Mrs. G. S. Huffman, at the
Leader.
E. E. Dickey has received tho ma
chinery lor installing on nrtuicial ice
plant which will have a capacity of
six tons each twenty-four hours. This
is about the amount of ice Mr. Dickev
requires each day during the heighth of
the ice cream season, in packing the
wholesale shipments. With the aid of
tho new plant he will be able to freeze
500 gallons of ico croam doily, Mr.
Dickey supplies retail dealers as far
west as Sidney on tho main lino, and
Bridgeport on the branch, also a num
ber on the main line east.
Committees are Successful.
Tho six committees appointed to
solicit subscriptions for the publicity
fund, made a partial canvass of tho
business and professional men yester
day nnd secured subscriptions of about
$l,600.It is believed thatwhen the can
vass is completed more than $2,000 will
have been secured. Tho committees
will continuo tho canvass today.
Buys Abstract Business.
O. E. Elder yesterday purchased the
abstract business of Butler Buchnnan,
which includes a full and comprehensive
abstract record of tho county. Whilo
Mr. Elder has been doing a largo busi
ness for several years, tnd has accur
ately made his abstracts, the owner
shif of the records mimimizes his work,
and places him in position to handle
the work more expeditiously. With
tho records jo the Buchanan business
in that particular line. Mr. Elder will
remove tho records to his office in tho
Keith theatre building.
The Buick Beats the Ford.
The local Ford agents took water
yesterday at tho Experimental Farm
Iiill when the Buick easily outclassed
the Ford. The Buick car climbed the
hill with a load of passengers and the
Ford was unable to even make a good
showing with just tho driver alone in
the car. Carpenter tried to climb the
hill with his model T touring car but
hod to unload tho passengers shortly
after starting and never even reached
tho hard part of the climb. After over
heating the engine furiously and boiling
tho water out, he gave up in disgust.
William Hendy tried the hill with his
fast (?) roadster and was unable to do
anything but boil the water. On the
way back to town the roadster driven
by Hendy was easily passed and run
away from by the car from the Davis
garage. Buick.
Notice.
Story of the Wreckof tho Titanic,
tho Ocean's Greatest Disaster. By
Marshall Everett. Anyone wishing
this book can phono 309 and leave
orders. Only one dollar.
Charley Newman, who has conducted
a shoe shop on Locust street for a
number of years, sold the business yes
terday to E. CanrighL Tho latter is
an old resident of the county, having
lived on a farm north of the river for
many yenrs prior to moving to town.
He is an experienced shoe repairer and
will give you satisfactory work.
To tho G. A. R., W. R. C, 0. R. C,
neighbors and friends, we extend. qur
heartfelt thanks for their kindness and
assistance to us in our recent bereave
ment. Signed: Mrs. H. T. Crockett,
Mr. and Mrs. John Crockett, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Howard.
The following members of tho Y. M.
C. A. were elected as directors at their
annual election last month: C. O.
Weingnnd, M. E. Crosby, W. E. Mann,
Dr. Voohees Lucas and M. E. Scott.
A. G. Knebel, R. R. secretary in
charge of the railroad association in the
west nnd southwest will arrive here
this afternoon nnd meet a committee in
regard to important business relating
to the local association.
The W. R. C. will meet at the home!
of Mrs. Allen Chamberlain, 708 W First
on Tuesday, May 7th, from 3 to 4.
All are welcome; in unity there is
strength.
Rev. John Cleland, of Portage, Wis.,
left this morning, after visiting his sis
ter Mrs. C. F. Iddings for several days
while enroute home irom tho west.
Frank Smith returned to Omaha Tues
day evening after spending a few days
at the parental home.
Mrs. Joseph Baskins, of Alliance, who
visited relatives in town last week has
returned home.
Our Big Sale of Women's Suits
Opened Wednesday With a
Record Breaking Attendance
And no wonder! for the values we now offer are
the most remarkable ever seen in this section of Ne
braska so early in the season.
This is not a sale of odds and ends or last
season's left-overs or resurrected "has-beens" from
years gone by. It would be easy enough to make
low prices on old stuff that no one wants. But these
suits are all new and desirable every one from a
good maker every one in a fashionable model of re
cent origin. Qualities and styles to suit every taste
and fancy and a complete assortment of sizes for
women of all proportions.
Every Suit was made
for Spring Business.
Ever reduction is genuine and the saving in
volved on every Suit is sufficiently large to warrant
you in making your purchases now, even though you
may not have intended to buy until a little later, The
savings are too great to be overlooked, and the
values are too great to last long. Here's the way
we're letting them go.
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$30 and $35.00 Suits at $24.48
$25.00 Suits at $19.48
$20.00 Suits at.
$15.00 Suits at.
$14.48
$9.98
Wilcox Department Store.
SCHILLER & CO.,
Prescription Druggists
First Door North of
First National Hank
Mrs. R. O. Chamberlain left this
morning for Sutherland to visit friends.
Samuel Howes returned today from
Iown, where he had been employed for
several weeks.
Wanted A girl for general house
work. Inquire of Mrs. II. C. Brock,
714 west Fourth street.
Don Clabaugh will go to Grand Is
land Tuesday to play in the orchestra
for a big dance on that evening.
J. W. Miles came up from Brady
yesterdny and trnded liis Model T Ford
car in on a new 1912 Buick roadster.
"Bob" Conway, who has been con
ducting a sale at the Johnson Cash
store, will leave tomorrow for Denver.
Silas Clark, of Maxwell, has been
awarded the contract for erecting the
new school building at that place. His
bid was $19,000.
Charles Tighe and Francis Dunn, tf
the Nynll drug stire, 'will go to Lincoln
next week to take an examination be
fore the state board of pharmacy.
Good Gates Add Big
Value TcfrYoiir Fatm"
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ate the finest looking and least expensive gates made. They
always hang straight and trim can t possibly sag. The boards
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Wo carry In stock complete Cnn't-Saff Gates ready to hang; also tho
Gate .Steels, which Include 8 nntflo steel uprights, double truss triangle
brace, hinges, latr screws, bolts, washers and even n lightning socket wrench;
also direction bheet showing how to assemble the gates, so you can build
them yourself and save money. Como in and see them.
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FOR SALE BY
W. B1RGE.
10c. and 15c,
Money Money Money
We have plenty of money to loan on
real estate security,
28-4 Buchanan & Patterson.
For Sale.
Thoroughbred Plymouth rock eecs1
for setting. 50 cents per setting or $3
per hundred. albekt haspel.
Drop in and inspect our line if you wish to buy a suit of
clothes. Our large line of goods from the medium
priced goods to the highest quality never fails to com
mand attention. We also carry an excellent line of
fine haberdashery that is well worth the attention of the
good dresser, and the discriminating man never fails to
find our line of fine shirts exactly what he wants.
The E. & W. shirts show a distinction of styles that
marks the ultra smart.
Weingand,
THE QUALITY PLACE.
Funeral of Mrs. Seibert.
The funeral of tho late Mrsv A. M.
Seibert was held from tho Methodist
church, tho Eastern Star attending in a
body and rendering the ritualistic ser
vice, nnd Uev. C. C. Wilson, of Gothen
burg delivering the address. Tho choir
rendered several familar hymns and
Horton Munger, by request, sang
"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." A
large number of friends wore present
at tho services.
Agnes Clara Smith, a daughter of
Mr. nnd Mrs. G. M. Smith, now of this
city, was born at Mattawan, Mich.,
Dec. 22nd, 1873. The family moved
to Nebraska and located at Chnpnell,
where the deceased was united in
marriage to A. M. Seibert in Auguflt
1897. Following tho wedding tho couple
moved to Cheyenne, where Mr. Seibert
was employed in the Union t'aciiic train
service. A couple of years ago ho was
promoted to passenger conductor and
moved to North Platte, whore they had
since resided.
She leaves of her immediate family
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G M. Smith
of North Platto, Mrs. Carsofc of Grand
Island and Clyde.Sinithof MeclicinoHnt,
Canada, her husband, A. M. Seibert,
and children Dorris and Helen, ngo 10
and 13 voars respectively, to mourn the
loss of a loving wifo and devoted mother
besides a host of friends here and at
Cheyenne whero sho was well and fav
orably known.
Tho deceased was a consistent mem
ber of tho Methodist church nnd was
affiliated with tho Eastern Star fraternity.
Rev. T. S. Sullivan, of Elm Creek is
Visiting Ft. McDaid.
R. D. Thompsan is transacting busi
ness in Hershey this week.
Ed Robinson went to Omaha Wednes
day to spend a few days.
Tho W. B. C. will hold a nodal at the
K. P. hall Snturday afternoon.
Mrs. McGoe, of SuthoHnnd, is spend
ing tho week end with friends in town.
Frank Buchanan began work as
brakeman on the U. P. the first of the
Week.
Lyman Welsh has gone to Omaha to
locate if conditions prove favorable in
his line of work.
Mrs. Charles Johnson will leave
shortly for StromBburgund Polk to visit
relatives.
George F. Cooper, formerly editor of
tho Independent Era in this city visited
friends in town this week and returned
to Omaha Wednesday morning.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Notico is hereby given that on Tues
day, May Mth. 11)12, at 2 o'clock p. mM
I will sell to tho highest bidder for cash
at public auction at the county jail in
tho city of North Platte, Lincoln coun
ty, Neb., the following goods and chat
tels, to-wit:
Ono bay maro about fivo years old,
weight about 1150 pounds,
Ono black mare about seven yoars old,
weight about 1200;
which said goods and chattels were lov
ied upon by mo, A. J. Snlisbury, sheriff
of Lincoln county. Nobraska. unon an
execution issued out of and under the
Yesterday the tcklo on tho HC coun couT of iMn
ou.mwuy uiu lieu wudliiuu luuiuuuu --,, 7sTli-nlrn imnn n 4il,ont
vj f iwwk ( wj'Wt mm juufjitivuv
point eight miles east of Stapleton. It
is expected that tho track will bo laid
into tho latter place by Saturday of
next week.
Af tor visiting his parents for several
days Oscar Smith returned to Alliance
last evening.
rendered nnd dockoted in said court
in favor of John S. Twinem and against
Albert Beach.
Dated at North Platte, Neb., this 2d
day of May, 1912. ,
A. J. SAMSnuitY.
Sheriff of Lincoln county, Nob.
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