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MtMi rilr ?itr 0 v lA f TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., MAY 1,7, 191: No. 32 Wxt JMr AjffvwmAV I. Graduation Gifts. Special Articles are on Sale for this Occasion. We have mode a great effort to out do all former displays and now invite you to inspect this beautiful display of gifts for young men and women graduates. See our window displays. Gifts for Young Men Gold Watches $11 up Signet Rings Watch Fobs Signet Cuff Links Tie Holders Card Cases Signet Stick Pins Watch Charms Gifts for Young Women. Gold Watches $11 up Collar Pins Jabot Pins Signet and Set Rings Necklaces Ivor' Goods Toilet Articles Souvenir Spoons A gift selected from our stock will be a lasting mDmento of the happy occasion and your friendship for him or her. Let us have the pleasure of u call. DIXON, THE JEWELER. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS W. F. Canada special agent for the Union Pacific came up from Omaha on business yesterday. Dr. Voorhees Lucas will leave Mon day morning for Shelton to perform several surgical operations. Mrs. W. R. Maloney, Jr., was hostess to the M. M. M. club on Wednesday afternoon. Summer refreshments were served at five thirty. Hi Smith and J. S. Davis went to Omaha on No. 12 Thursday night to drive home the new Hudson "33" which Mr. Smith has just purchased The Doolittle Bakery has leased both floors of the building which Joseph Morsch will erect on Dewey street across the alley from the Howe & Ma loney store. Steel was laid into Stapleton Monday and the road is now being surfaced. This latter work has been completed as far west as Arnold. The branch will be put in service in about two weeks. Pattern and Trimmed Hats at half price at Parlor Millinery, 300 East Third St. Sheriff Salisbury had a rather lively time while taking Al Gerkin to the asy lum. The patient became very unruly and boisterous, handcuffs were neces sary and even then Gerkin plunged both fists through a car window. The Class Day exercises of the class of 1912 held, at the "auditorium in" the central building Wednesday and Thurs day evenings were of an interesting order and attended by a large audience who were generous in their applause and loud in the praise of all who took part. Miss Agnes Hamilton came down from Sutherland today to spend a few days. Mrs. Frank Avery and baby returned to Paxton today after a short visit with town friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yost and daugh ter Lydia will leave tonight for Oma ha to spend a week or longer. Mrs. Guy Cover will entertain the members of the Coterie club at a kens ington Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Neil, of Charlestown, W. Va., will leave Monday after spending a month with her daughter Mrs. Keith Neville. Christian Science Society Sunday 11: A. M. Subject "Mortals and Im mortals." Sunday school 12 M. K. P. hall Dewey St. Don L. Love, of Lincoln, has been engaged to speak at the commencement exercises at the Keith next Wednesday evening. A. C. Coberly, who conducts the north side barber shop is mouring the loss of his valuable bird dog which was poisoned last evening. Mrs. Martin Cowee, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. S. Chamberlain for several weeks, has re turned to her home at Atwood, Colo. Friends in the city received word this week of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bixler, formerly of this city who are now residing at Oak land, Cal. W. J. Hendy returned last night from Omaha, where he went for the purpose of seeing if he could secure Ford cars. He was not successful, as the Omaha distributor is away be hind in filling orders. Every Ford agent is short of cars, Charley Hendy, the Denver agent, is "shy" fifty-two. W. R. Scott, vice-president and gen eral manager of the U. P., spent yes terday here on business. Thomas Horan, formerly of this city, spent Wednesday in town while enroute from Cheyenne to Omaha. Charley Fredericy has re-entered the employ of the Vienna Cafe, a position he formerly held for several years. Mr. Barry, of Hershey, spent Wed nesday in town, having camo down with his two weeks old child to have its eyes treated by local physicians. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Neville and children expect to leave next week for Charlestown, W. Va., to spend the greater part of the summer. Woather forecast: Fair tonight and Saturday, warmer in east portion to night. Maximum temperature yester day 75; one year ago 82. Minimum temperaturo this morning 43; one year ago 60. Pattern and Trimmed Hats at half price at Parlor Millinery, 300 East Third St. Train No. 15 struck a man at the Oak street crossing in Grand Island last night instantly killing him. The man was riding a wheel and attempted to cross the tracks as the train was pulling into the yards. He was about thirty-five years of age. As yot he has not been identified. For Sale or Trade for farm land, young cattle, milch cows or sheep on a dollacjjasis. Two of the finest and best bred trotting stallions in Ullinois, a few brood mares, young colts and sucking colts. Any ono interested can get any information wnnted by ad dressing me through the editor of this psper. D. J. McDonald. Aurora, 111. Dr. D. T. Quigley mado aprofossional visit to Ugalalla yesterday. Miss Mattio Ralston, of Wellfleot, accompanied by her sister Mrs. J. H. Kelly, of Gothenburg, left yesterday for Now York and next Tuesday will sail for Europe. Charles M. Hayden, of Wallace, has just purchased a Model 29 Buick, color wine and black, of the J. S. Davis Auto Co. Mr. Huyuon urovo his new car homo Thursday evening. At the annual encampment of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. held at Beatrice this week J. S. Hongland was elected n delegate to the national encampment, and Mrs. Anna Church elected a mem ber of the board of administration of tho W. R. C. A. B. Smith, a resident of tho Fourth ward, was arrested Tuesday evening on tho charge of wifo beating. It is claimed he, while drunk, struck his wife on the head with a billy, and also lambasted a man who attempted to protect the wife. Officers elected at tho Masonic mooting this week were: Worshipful muster, Rev. Chnpman; senior wnrden, Arthur Boyd; junior wnrden, Claude Faulkner; trensurer, Samuel Goozec; secretary, F. E. Bullurd; trustee, Frank Mooney. W. S. Clark, formerly of this city, spent the first of the week at tho Meston home and left Wednesday for Detroit nccompanicd by his young son Edward who has mado his home with Mr. nd Mrs. Meston for the past lour years. The graduating exercises of the Kearney state normal will be held next week. Among those who will receive diplomas are tho following North Platte teachers: Misses Alice Albec, Ella Blnke, Hazel Minshall, Olive Watts and Nellie Workman. The Fourth After Supper Sale is on Saturday Night at 7 P- m. Almost unnecessary to advertise this event, It has already secured a following who have found it pays to be on hand bright and early at these week-end merchandising events. Some of our best departments made liberal contributions of good merchandise for this week's-end sale and we didn't take the prices that they carried but made our own, for the After Supper Sale must give you goods at a lower valuation than you can buy under any other circumstances. A slow old-time merchant would be horrified at the way we put prices on the toboggan at these After Supper Sales. The After Supper Sale is certainly appreciated. Men's Walkover Shoes, $5.00 cus tom grade made from glazed Kangaroo leather, on tho new recede toe last, after q Q supper price ba,l ' Men's Walkover Shoes, $5.00 cus tom grade, made from either patent or gun metal leathers in the new recede toe -j jyQ last after supper price DJ, Men's Tan Outing Shoes blucher stylo, mado from soft elks skin leather, an ideal work shoe, $2.50 quality after on supper prico DltO Ladies' Silk Petticoats, made on the latCBt style, black and all tho popular colors, regular $2.75 garment, After q g Qn Suppor Prico tpIs'O Cotton Torchon Lace and inser tion from 1J to 3i inches wide, regular 5 and 10c values, -jl after supper price J2C Imitation Shadow Lace and Bands 1J to 4 in:heg wide, reg ular 10 to 15c values, jl after supper price 2C Kid Body Dolls, just tho kind you will bo pleased with tho wear of, nico bisque heads, the kind that sells for 50c, after yn -suppor prico olC Kid Body Dolls, nice quality but small, tho regular 25c jn kind, after supper prico 1"C Local and Personal. Miss Elizabeth Weinberger is the gupst of relatives in Omaha. Miss Anna Krnmph returned yester day from a short visit in Omaha. Tim Lake and family loft yestorday for Paxton to visit relatives. Miss Clco Chappcll visited the Her shey and Sutherland school this week. Mrs. Jessie Pennington has accepted n position as saleslady in tho Wilcox Dept. store. Mr. nnd Mrs. Mylander, of Maxwell, yisited Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Horner this week. Keith Neville has returned from Omaha nnd Columbus where he at tended shooting tournaments. Assistant General Agent Gounan, of Omaha transacted Union Pacific busi ness in town yesterday. ' Messrs. Mike nnd Wm Sheedy have returned from a short visit with rela tives in HnBtings. After visiting his sister Mrs. Joseph Morsch for severnl days, Edward King returned to Oshkosh yesterday. An enjoyable stag party wns given the last ot the week by Miss Ulnnclio Thornburg to a number of hor girl friends. A number of tho members of tho local Masonic lodge nro planning to attend Grand Lodge in Omaha next week. Carl Richardson, of Boone, In., who visited Dick Stegman this week while enroute to San Irnncisco, left Wednes day evening. J. Neill, of Harrisburg, III., who is traveling with the Cole Bros, circus, visited his boyhood friend O. W Size more Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Shohoney loft last evening for Omaha to spend several days aftor which thoy will go to Excel sior Springs for several weeks. Wiedmnn's wild west show exhibited to two fair-sized audiences Wednesday and gave a performance that was very sntlsfsctory to the attendants. Miss Lillian Eaton, of Denver nrriyed Wednesdny evening to spend the sum mer with her sister Mrs. Vorno Mann. Miss Eaton resided here three years ago. Pattern and Trimmed Hals at half price at Parlor Millinery, 300 East Third St. The eighth grade exercises of tho Lincoln county schools announced for June Cth hns been chuuged . to the afternoon of June 5th at; tho Keith theatre. Mrs. II. M. Thornton, delegate to the Enstern Star convention al Fre mont, left for her homo nt Goring this morning, after a brief visit with Mrs. E. A. Cary. Mrs. Jesse F. Sayre, formerly of this city, is visiting her brother Harry Murrin and family while enroute from Grand Island to Denver, where she now resides. The old frame building which was used as a boarding house by Mrs. Har per on Dewey street is being moved to south Walnut to make way lor tho new block to be erected by Joseph Morsch. Mrs. W. C. Elder is expected home Sunday from Beatrice, where she at tended the V. R. C. convention. En routu homo sho will visit friends in tho eastern part of the state. Building Notes. Picard Bros, havo tho following houses ,in the various stagos of con struction: Dr. Crook west Third, E. R. Goodman west Fourth, Georgo Tckulve two-story Trustees' addition, Charley McGuire Trustees' addition, Charley Keen $1500 Taylor's addition, E. J. Picard $4,000 east Fifth, E. J. Picard $2,500 north side, adding story nnd remodeling J. I. Smith house on west Third. Locnl contractors arc examining plans for tho new laundry building on west Sixth, the Morsch block on Dewey and tho Paulson rcsidonco on west Fifth preparatory to submitting bids. Perry Carson has purchased a lot In the Trustoo's addition nnd expects to erect a residence thereon this season. P. & S. Hospital Notes Dr. E. W. Fetter, of Brady, visited at the hospital this week. Leroy O'Dell of Oshkosh, who has been taking treatment at the hospital is getting along nicely. Mrs. Chas. Vernon, who submitted to nn operation Inst week has recovered and was discharged. Dr. Morriss, of Oshkosh, was among tho visitors nt tho hospital this week. James Hanson, of Big Springs, who hns been taking treatment for somo time is improving. W. A. Fiestorman, who was shot at Oshkosh soveral weeks ago and has been a patient at tho hospital, is im proving satisfactorily The case of the stato of Nebraska vs James Sophoulis, n Greek, nnd a fellow workman, was up for hearing in tho county court yostordny morning. Tho defendants are charged with assaulting Georgo Stathas. Tho county attorney agreed to dismiss tho case by the defendants paying tho costs, which thoy agreed to do. Mrs. Hnrry Scott left yesterday morning for Sutherland to visit hor sister. She was nccompanicd by Mas ter Melvin Yates. Crystal Theatre To -Night and Saturday. PICTURES With a Kodac. SinsofThe Father. Reunited. VAUDEVILLE Billie & Goynell Everett. Comedy Singing and Dancing. 10c. and 15c. RECEIVING UUM jjj 1 WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE jsi I Mawriwrarl mm in tmw w i ' i i . 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