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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1912)
Commissioners' Proceedings. May 9th, 1912. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present Streitz, Roberts, White and county clerk. BJTha following claims wete allowed on the general fund to wit: F J Warren, justice Jifeea vs Fitz-- gerald, 1.95 1 L Miltonberger, sheriff's fees vs Fitzgerald G6.G2 j Sundry persons, Halligan inquest as follows: , A B Hoagland, juror, 1.10 WJ O'Connor juror, 1.10 Ray C Langford juror, 1.10 F W Rincker juror, 1.10 II G Fleishman juror;' ,1. 10 E T Keliher juror,la6 T B Halligan witn'osB, 1.10 Daniel Antonides witness, 1.10 C M Hardin witness, 1.10 Frank Weeks witness, 1.10 Margaret Craigie witness, 1.10 Mario Crnigio, witnoss, 3.10 H A Bybee witness, 1.10 Bessie Bundy witness, 1.10 E W Keahl witness, lHO G W Schwordt Witness 1.10 C G Clauson witness, 1.10 Christ Christus witness, 1.10 Ada Bybee witiless, 1.10 Ben Hartman witness, 1.10 W R Maloney coroner's feo3 1G.50 Total 38.50 School Dist. 88. use of school house general election 1911 3.00 School Dist. 101, use of school house general election 1911 3.00 Julius Pizor mdso for county poor, 17.10 C. M. Newton covering three desks (2 claims) 12.00 Harry Dixon repairs on Gadding machine, 15.00 S C Wills special commissioner on road No 71, 3.00 Sundry persons birth and death record 4th quarter 1911 as follows: J A Moore Maxwell, 4.50 Mrs. W W Sadler Hershey, 13.05 C M Trotter Brady, 4.00 Total 22.50 n W M Welsh "Co supplies for Co. Supt. 7.45 Lincoln Book Store supplies for Co. Supt. 4.95 Hammond Printing Co. suppliesjjfor Co. Treas. 7.50 " Sundry persons birth and death ret cord 1st qr 1912 as follows: J A Moore Maxwell, 3.75 IJC FfTemplo North Platte, 15.50J Dr. W W Sadler Hershey, 1.75 Total 21.00 John Jones erecting booths and re pairs on same 6.00 D W Besack delivering primary elec tion ballots throughout the county 52.00 Henry Breternitz cleanine sidewalks nround court houseblock, 12.00 DerryD'erry & Forbes mdsej.for jai 1.99 1 Paul G Meyers surveying curb line at county jail 3.00 T M Cohagen freight and drayage and concrete bridge fund, 27.16 F J Dioner bailiff April term of court, 10.00 T F Watts bailiff April term of court 6.00 -& North Platte Telephono Co., phone rent county offices for April, disallowed , for $40, 21.25 Sundry persons surveying and platt ing, EJ Sec 21, and Wi Sec 32 for tax able purposes as follows: R L Cockran, surveying and platting same, 26.80 E D Drake, chainman, 5.40 Wm. Schott, flagman, 4.00, total 35.20 A B Yates, hall rent for special election April 9, 1912, (disallowed for 1.00) 6.00 A B Yates hall rent for primary election, 6.00. M Kuhns, mdse for county poor Max well 5 claims, 66.03 Wilcox Dept store, mdse for county poor 2 claims, 115.75 G W Brown mdse for county poor 2 laims Hershey, 14.05 A F Beeler mdse for county poor Hershey, 17.10 Tramp & Westenfeld mdse for county poor No Platte, 5.30 E C Newman mdse for county poor, Somerset, 18.80 Murphy & Johnson, coal and lumber for county poor, Brady, 32.69 Hub ' mdse for county poor North Platte 15.50 Harry Carothers, meat for county poor, 2 claims Maxwell, 6.90 C O Weingand clothing for county poor, No Platto 15.50 J B McDonald clothing for' county poor, No Plattle 2 claims, 30.95 Mecomber & Lannin, mdse for county poor No Platte 2 claims, 49.10 Rush Mercantile, mdso for county poor, No Platte, 40.00 D A Rundstrom medical sorvices county poor 2 claims Wellfleot, 15.00 Chas ISngman, moving blade ma chine Brady to Maxwellj 3.00 G S Williams, moving blade ma chine Brady to Maxwell, 3.00 Following claims allowed on bridge fund to wit: C B Wood, nails for bridge, 16.20 H D Jorgensen, blacksmith work or bridge, 8.45 ' W H Merrick & Co nails and hard ware for bridge, 45.20 ' Following claims were allowed on road district funds to wit: J G Caster, road work allowed on Dist 11, 6.00 Nels Forstedt, road work allowed on Dist 11, James Sadie road allowed on Dists 10 and 11, 6.00 Henry Breternitz road work allowed on comrr Dist 1, 28.80 James Shoun. haulincr clay on road No 187 and 191 and grading allowed on Corn's Dist No 3, 500.00 Chas Robinson Hauling clay on road o 11 and 191 and grading allowed on om'r dist No 2. 300.00 Application of J L Lewis & Co for iquor license at Dickens is this day withdrawn by attorney for applicant. Whereupon tho board adjourns to une 5th, 1912. AFIA, the Albino A Story of a Narrow Escape By Ciarlssa Mackic Now. Mr. ITonturcl. It is jour turn to tfnu j..:. io.u::r;.ta rnuossur YJj..m tiUc cS'.iUstf ..rft.i.' steamship :;; aiiw. vuli o laiV rf tourliiH. was alilrt.ny iix- .aiu.Mii iouk. Uo, .last's, tttfctf.i Aiis. Hanford. as the ?vu .ou;urt.) u-. x tle..' chairs Into vlfesu .fcj It;.. "I '-:i-'w pvjsltive Iy that jui ..:.u uii ,." . i.u.v -.. ..'.i tli.it albino d:-.iji(ii&iu J''4 b.u-ii . i vVlrn." "An iilbnii) drat,oui.-tu ' ...;., . Hi Ar thur Clnylou. Ye nnl. wi:- .i sight: Was your uun l..ypi-:tu. Avutl-.ui. Mussulman or (hnnUau'.'" "lie wns not exactly u a b.'uo; ho was very fair mid light halted, was ho not, James?" questioned All. Hanford. referring to hot- husband, who a listening with a BUiile of ninufeumeut. "Light beaded," he corrected, "llaila had an Egyptian mother, an Arabian father. The mother was a Christian and the father a Mohammedan; Ilallu was an out and out htiuthen and Is now for all I know." "That is not all of your story," pro tested Miss Emellne Gray. "That sav ors too much of tabloid Action." "It isn't much of a story," admitted Mr. Hanford reluctantly. "Indeed, I don't understand bow Harriet got tho idea there was a story conuected with Ilafla." "I never suspected there was until I saw you kicking him down tho steps of tho hotel," retorted Mrs. Hanford quiet ly, and amid tho laugn' that followed Mr. Hanford began his story. "Well, Hafla, tho heathen, came to mo tho first day we arrived iri Cairo and, after assuring mo that ho was the most efficient interpreter and guide be tween tho Red sea and tho Atlantic ocean, he produced innumerable tut tered bits of paper that he sworo were recommendations from former patrons, and as I did not care to examine them I was compelled to take him nt his own valuation. "Of course, I "was mainly interested in the excavations nround Nairn Belaks and Hafla professed to have been born in the very shadow of tho Nana pyrn mlds, so I was confident that our ex pedition would bo accomplished with out mishap, as ho was doubtless well acquainted with tho vicinity. "These pyramids are a half day's journey to tho east of Cairo, and on tho morning of our start my dragoman appeared with two camels, and soon we wero leaving tho city streets be hind and rocking over tho sandy road past tho waterworks and out toward tho Arabian desert. " 'Master,' reni'arkod Ilafla to me a few hours later as we ate luncheon beside a little spring of water, 'I have been thinking that there is a pretty pyramid much nearer than that of Naua, where there arc jio excavations being made nnd where all is peace and quietness Instead of dirt and disorder. One could sleep refreshingly there.' " 'Hafla,' I said sternly, 'wo go to in vestigate, to observe, to discover, not to sleep. Wo shall sleep when we re turn to Cairo. Removo the luncheon and let us bo on our way.' "With ill grace my albino dragoman tossed tho remains of our meal into tho sand and brought my camel to its knees before me. We rode on in si lence for several bours. Instead of tho cheerful conversation which had light ened the burden of the sandy journey wo maintained an unbroken silence, for Hafla was sulking openly, nnd I was out of patience with him and be ginning to hnvo serious doubts as to bis integrity. " 'You said it was a half day's jour ney,' I exclaimed at last. 'It is now 5 o'clock nnd we nro still in tho desert' " 'I camo the long way, master,' growled Hafla moodily. " 'Why did you do that?' I demand ed, thoroughly angry. "Hafla shrugged his shoulders. 'I bavo forgotten the short way. Besides, it is rough and infested with robbers, " 'now soon "shall wo arrive at Naua?' " 'In an hour, master, but I will ques tion this caravan.' "Approaching us across tho sun bath ed sand was a string of some ten or a dozen raggod looking camels, whose riders wore tho dirtiest and most ras cally looking lot I'd seen in many a day. " 'Don't lot thorn know wo nro alone, Hafla,' I warned him. They look like robbers. "nnfla rolled ono of bis queer light colored cjes toward mo as ho nodded reassuringly. IIo hold a few mlcutes' low toned conversation with tho lend ers of tho caravan, and Own, dismiss ing them wltb a rough spoken word, bo turned nud wntchod them as they disappeared behind us through the golden sunset bans. " Wbon tho first etar has risen we shall boo tbo pyramid of Kauu, master,' said Hafla good naturodly, and from that moment bo chattered on with high epirlta until I bad almost forgot too bis moroeo fit "Just after tbo sun bod set and whllo tbo Bwift twfUgbt woo fatllng, blotting oat distant oasis or nearby sand dune, I thought I board tbo soft padding of camel hoofs Dowsing ne on tbo Band, and I strained my eyes to tho toft and flaw as through a thick gray veil a ahadowy caravan of men H nnd cameln passing U3. In nn instant they wore out of sight ahead of us, and I liolloved tho vision to bavo boon nn hallucination of sight nnd bearing, so I did not mention tho matter to Hafla, and afterward I was glad that T did not. "All nt onco u dnrlc shnpo loomed out of tho twilight, nnd just above It 1 saw tho dim luster of tho first star. " 'The pyramid!" 1 exclaimed. " 'Have I spoken the truth, master?' deiuatuled Ualla proudly. " 'Yes, Ilafla. Is there not a camp nearby whero the expedition in chargo of tho excavations hnvo their quar ters? I would speak with tho great man in charge. I bavo letters of in troduction, nnd I would spend tho night In his camp.' "There was an instant's hesitation, nnd then nafla's volco enmo BOft nud velvety through tho semldarkness. " The camp of tbo lenrned men lies n half mllo beyond tho pyramid. It Is on a high slope far nbovo tho sand fleas.' "'Xovcr .mind. Ah, some of them must L3 hero now. There Is a light within tho pyramid.' "Afterward I learned that tho light was a Small lantern carried up tho out- sldo of the odlllco to guide us on the I way. " 'Lot us get off hero and sec if Pro fessor Georges is Inside.' " 'That la n groat Idea of the master, assented Hafla eagerly, and ho .slipped from his camel nnd commanded mine to kneoL In another Instant 1 was on the ground nnd stumbling down Into an excnvatlon, nt the end of Avhlch was nn oblong of light. It wns the open doorway to a pnssago leading into tho pyramid. 'As I entered tho passageway I put my bauds to my lips and uttered our old college yell In order to apprise Georges of my arrival. What hap pened afterward seems ns dreamlike as tho shadowy caravan I saw In tho desert. "Around a corner of tho passageway a long brown arm shot out nnd extin guished tho swinging-lantern thnt had lured me there. Then a score of lean fingers attacked mo In the darkness, and I was aware that 1 was being robbed of watch and money and -whatever elso of value I possessed. But, quick as lightning, my hnud had snatched nt tho revolver at my hip, and I managed to free my right arm and Are It among my enemies. "The flash and tho echoing report. threw the robbers Into panic. Tho wounded ono yelled terrible curses upon mo unto tho twentieth generation until distance silenced his voice. "I groped my way Into tho open nlr and beneath the stars found ray camel. Ilafla nud his beast had disappeared. I wonder If any of you ever tried to mount a camel when bo wns standing humped before you and you didn't know tho password that would niako him drop on his calloused knees. Well, I tried even' wny I could think of to make that jcamel kneel. I prayed to him, and I sworo In seven languages, but be stood there in the moonlight, with s'ulky, protruding lower lip and obstlnato poise. Onco I essayed to climb up by tho gorgeous trappings of leather that served as harness, but bo turned and snapped at mo viciously. "I was qulto in despair when sudden ly out of the shadow of tho pyramid there camo a single word hoarsely whispered but qulto audible, a word of command that brought tbo camel to his knees In a trice. I scrambled upon his back, turned him about as he aroso to his heifeht, and away wo went over tho track wo had come. I trusted en tirely to tho enmel to take mo back, to Cairo, and we reached there just as day was dawning. My camel choso bis own way, and we entered tho city by way of tho citadel, and 1 inquired of a soldier concerning tho pyramid of Naua, and I told him of my ndventuro of tho previous night. "Ho laughed and assured mo that I had never been within twenty miles of Naua that Ilafla had deliberately led me to a small tomb which wns a ren dezvous for a gang of robbers, nnd ho said that tho shadowy caravan was without doubt the vlljalnous band-who had robbed rue. " 'Your guldo was Ilafla. tho albino?' he asked skeptically. "I nodded assent. '"Then It Is a. wonder that your throat was not cut,' ho said dryly aud turned his back. I placed tbo matter In tho hands of tho police, and toward evening they returned my watch, but tbo money had disappeared beyond re call. "I was preparing for bed -when a servant informed mo that n dragoman awaited my coming in tho vernnda of tho hotel. I suspected it wns Hafla and wont down. Thoro bo was, his cloak drawn closely about his faco qulto dis guising his features and complexion, but I caught tho gleam of his palo, wicked eye. " 'Master,' ho whined cringlngly, 'my camel ran away f.vltli me, nnd I re turned too lato to bo of assistance to you. Shall wo start again for tho pyra mid el Naua in tho morning?' " TTou may start now,' I said rudely, and then it wns tlrnt Mrs. Hanford saw mo admlulster a well deserved kick to nana, tho albino. That is tbo end of tbo story." "Oh, James, I wrald bavo died of fright If I had known you wero In Bnch dangerl" cried his wife. "Not much danger in euch a pack of cowards," reassured her husband eas ily. Tho ladles of tbo party soparnted from tho group and chatted togetbor, Tho four men grow closer. Is thnt tho reason yoa had a sud den attack of rheumatism in your left arm, Hanford V askod Arthur Clayton. What waa It a knlfar" "Yea," grinned Mr, Hanford roe-folly. Stoughton and Fort Smith Wagons John Decrc Plows, Samson and Aermoter Wind Mills, Pums, Pipes and Well Material of all kinds, Pittsburg Electric weld Fencing, Barb Wire, Nails aiftl Hard ware, Monarch Malleable Ranges, Detroit Vapor Stoves and Perfection Oil Stove?, Sharpless Cream Separators, Queen Incubators- and Chick Food, Farm and Garden Seeds. HPDGHI1 & Ja. Ml &U hJ? M. JS. J& Cor. 5th and Locust !tfSE3S22SZ2KMEErSL eatrice Cream Separator Short Orders a Dop in the next time and have a .'trial of the most up-to-date place in the city OPEN AllrfX, NIOHT. Opposite Depot Summer Tourist Round- Trip Fares to the Pacific Coast from North Platte to Cali& fornia and North Pacific Coast Points From North Platte to Cali fornia one-way via North Pacific Coast Points From North Platte to Califor nia and North Pacific Coast Points - From North Platte to Cali- (nvma nna.iirm, 3 n - . r . Pacisic Coast Points via North $55 Union Standard Road of the West. Now and Direct Route to Yellowstone National Park. Protected byJAutomatic Electric Block Safety Signals Excel" lent Dining Cars on ALL Trains, For additional information and Illustrated California and Pacific Northwest book, call on or sddreso F. E. BULLARD, Agent ERAL! P V - G jk jm iu? 9 Phone 15 500 to 1,000 lbs. capacity per hour from $50 to $75 Highest Market Prlco Paid for Crcnm. Poultry Leader Incu bators and Brooders at Factory Prices. SIMON BROS., North Platte, Neb. Specialty With Us. PALACE CAFE Tickets on salo to California Juno 12 to 20; final return limit August 31; August 29 to Soptombor 5; final return limit October 31. Tickets on salo to North Pacific Const Points May 15, to 17 final return li.uit July 15; May 27 and 28 nnd Juno 3 to 6; final return limit July 27. Juno 27 to July 5; final return limit August 27. July 11 nnd 12; final return limit September 11. October 12, 14 and 15; return limit November 13. ' Tickets on sale May IS to 17 final return limit July 15, May 27 and 28; nnd June 3 to G; final limit July 27. Juno 12 to 20; final return limit August 81 June 27 to July 5; final return limit August 2X. July U-lg final return limit Sep tember 11 August 29th to September 5; final return limit October 31. October 12, 14 and 15; final return limit November 15. Tickets on salo Juno 1 to September 30, inclusive; final return limit October 31.. $75 Tickets on sale same dates and samo limits at $G0 faro. y with Pacific A. I. AMES. MARIE AMES. f H Doctors Ames & Ames, A :) Physicians and Suracons, ij Office over Stono Drug Co. s5 8 Phones I Office 273 ) 6 l nonoa f Residence 273 . fj . Referee it Sale. "Notico is hereby given that by virtua of nn order of snlr Issued to mo by tho district court oi Lincoln county, Ne braska, on the 2f'th day of Dec, 1911, in an action thovein pending, wherein Olivers Christian and David 13. Martin are plaintiffs and Claude II. Kecd, nlso known as C. H. Reed, is de fendant, and also .an additional nnd and supplemental ordor issued to mo' by tho district wurt of Lincoln county, Nebraska, o" tho ll(h day of April, 1012, in said action, I will on the 8th day of Jure, 1912. nt the hour oi 1 o'clock p. in. of Haid day at tho oaat front door of tho court house in tho city of North Plntte, Lincoln county, Nebraska sail at public auction, to tho highest bidder, the following tdescrlbed lnnd. tow't: The east ono-linlf and the south-west quarter of section twonty flve in township fifteen, north of rnngo tl'irty-throo west of tho Gth P. M.; nnd nlso all of spi-tion twenty-pino and the west one-hnlf and the north-east quar ter of section thirty in township fif teen north of range thirty-two west of the Gth P. M. ; all in uincoln county, Nebraska; also sixteen school lnnd leases, made by tho "tnto of Nebraska, on the 11th day of August, 1897, for n term of twenty-five years, from Jan. 1st, 1893, for tho following stato school lands, to-wit: all of section thirty-six in tnwnihip fifteen, north of range thirty-threo, wc9t of Gth P. M. in Lin coln county, Nebraska, and of tho in terests created by said leases in said land, and the improvements thereon, ench of snid leases covering forty-acres of said section thirty-six; all of tho abovo described real estate and school land leasoB will be offered for sale in quarter section tracts, nnd at tho same timo all of tho abovo described real estate and school land leases will be offered for salo as one tract, and tho bid or bids will bo accepted which will amount to the greater sum. Tho terms of said salo will be one fourth cash on day of sale; tho balnnco on March 1st, 1913, on which date the promises will bo conveyed and deliv ered to tho purchaser or purchasers. Dated this 27th day of April, 1912. W. T. Wilcox, Roforee. Sheriffs Sale. By virtuo of an order of snlo issued from tho district court of Lincoln county, Neb., upon a decreo of lore-' closure rondured in said court wherein tho American Investment nnd Trust Company, a corporation, is plaintiff and Victor A. Palm, et al are defend ants and to mo directed I will on tho 5th day of Juno, 1912, nt 2 o'clock p. m., nt tho enst front door of tho court house in North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said decree, intorost and costs, tho following described property towit: Th west half of section nine iwj, lownsnip sixteen (W), rnngo (31), Lincoln county, Nebraska. Dated nt North Platte, Ncbrsakn, April 30th, 1912. AJ. Salisbury, Sheriff . Sheriff's Sale. By viitue of an order of aalo issued from tho district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, upon a decree , of foreclosure rendered in said court wherein Union Realty and Trust Csm- iiany is plaintiff nnd Peter E. Burnett s defendant, and to mo directed, I will in tho 8th day of June, 1912, at 2 o'clock P. M., at tho east front door of tho court house in North Plntte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said decreo, interests and costs, tho 'follow ing described property, to wit: All of tho northwest quarter of sec tion fourteen (14), town thirteen (13) north of rnngo thirty-threo (33) west of the Gth n m in Lincoln county, Nebr. Dated North Platto, Neb., May 2, 1912. , A. J. SALiBnuny, Sheriff. Sheriff's Ssle. By virtue of a decree rendered in tho district court in nnd for Lincoln county, Nebraska, on the 24th day of April, 1012, in an action in which James T. Fccnoy is plaintiff, and James W. Hunt and Henry Lindbeck are defendants, which decreo ordered mo as shoriff of Lincoln county, Nebraska, to take pos session of tho property horcinafterdes cribed and further ordered thnt upon tho failuio of tho said James W. Hunt to pay to the plaintiff the sum of one thousand six hundred eighty dollars and sixty-threo cents ($IG80.G3), with seven per cent interest from date and costs of this suit taxed at two-hundred twelve dollars and forty-fivo cents ($212.45) within 5 days from tho date of said decreo, I should sell tho said proporty as upon execution and bring tho proceeds into court. And whereas I have .complied with the order of said court and have taken possession of tho property below des-, cribed, nnd whoreas, said James W. Hunt has not paid Raid sum. Now, therefore, I will, on tho 18th day of May, 1912, at the hour df 1 o'clock P. M., of said day, at tho stock yards in the east part of the city of North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebras ka, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said decree, and the amount duo thereon in the ag gregate, being tho sum of one-thousand six hundred eighty dollars and sixty-three cents (1G80.G3), and two hundred twelve dollars nnd forty-flve cents ($212.45), and accruing costs, the following described porsonal proporty, to-wit: 1 dark bay mare, G yrs. old, wt. 1200 lbs. , 2 bay maro colts, 2 yrs. old. wt. GOO lbs., each; 1 block maro colt, 2 yrs. old, wt. GOO lbs.: 1 bay gelding, G yrs. old, wt 1200 lbs. ; 1 bay maro, 0 yrs. .old, wt. 1200 lbs.: 1 gray gelding, G yrs. old, wt. 1200 lbs.; 1 gray gelding, 4 yra. old, wt 1300 lbs. 1 bay maro, 10 yrs. old. wt. 1100 lbs.; 1 black maro, 4 yrs. old, wt 1200 lbs. ; 1 bay maro, 4 yrs. old. wt. 1400 lbs. ; 1 bay gelding, 6 yrs. old, wt 1400 lbs.; 1 black mare, 7 yrs. old, wt 1200 lbs.; 1 black maro, 9 yra. old, wt 1300 lbs, A. J. SALisnunv, Sheriff. l 1 PI I, r