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vTVrt',K!P .u Semi -Weekly Tribune OUR AIM The May Discount AT THE LEADER- Sale Ira L. Bare, Editor and Publisher. SOHSCRIPTION KATES. Ono Yonr by Mail in ndvaice $1.2u Ono Yoar by Carrier in advance $1.60 Entered at North Platte. Nebraska, Post ofllco as Second Class Matter. Is to promote the interests of our customers; do all we can to make their dealings agreeable and profitable; and contribute to their enterprises our conservative co-operation, foresight and timely counsel. For the b6nefit of parties going away on Summer vacations we have for sale . TRAVELER'S CHECKS In all Denominations. Make This Bank Your Bank. TUESDAY, MAY 21. 1912. i ' c Up to Saturday night tho Toft managers laid claim to 192 delegates and tho Iloosovelt managers 370. Taft therefore needs 48 and Roosevelt 170. The republicnn primary election in Ohio will be held today and much dq ponds upon the result as to th nomina tionofTaftor Roosevelt. It is gener ally bolieved that tho one who gets tho Ohio delegation will receive the nomina tion in June. Tho campaign has been a warm one, with both candidates cover ing tho state. President Taft feels con fident of securing tho delegation. The redskins now living in tho United States number 265,683, as against 237,190 of a decade ago. The director of tho census reports that C6.6 per cent of thorn are full-blooded Indians, There are at least 300,000 Indians in North American, and their number is in creasing; they are not "vanishing." Indeed, ethnological experts say thnt the continent harbors perhaps more ab origines than in tho days beforo the white men came. In tho hunting stago of civilization tho land could not support many Indians. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs. Joseph Schwalgor has been on tho sick list for several days past. Edward Salisbury, of Stapleton, spont tho last of tho week in town en busi ness. Miss Edith Holcomb left Saturday for Brady to spend the summer with her paronts. Tho Harriman lines have ordered 115 engines for fall delivery, part of which will como to the Union racnlc. Mrs. Daggett, of Gothenburg, was called hero tho last of the week by the death of hor grand daughter. Miss Margaret Jones has been se lected ns valedictorian for tho class of 1912 and Miss Floronco Iddings as sa lutatorian. Louis Hadoan has been appointed road-master of tho North Platte branch, with headquarters at Northport. J. P. Scott having resigned. ' John Keith, late of Los Anergics. spent the wook end with town friends and left Saturdny for Sutherland to look after his interests in that city, Misses Both Cunningham nnd Gor trudo Baker, who havo been teaching in Gothonburg, will return next wedk to spend tho summer at homo. Mrs. Sidnoy Dillion. of Spear, and sister Mrs. Brown of Rayannn, who visited tho Walker family last week, loft for Ravonna Friday. Tho motor 'service on tho Callaway branch has boon discontinued and is succeeded by a roal iocomotivo pulling a combinod freight and passenger train. George. Morgan, formerly of this city, visited friends nnd relatives in town Friday. Mr. Morgan is conducting a moving picture theatre in Ogalalln. ThoB.ofL. E., in convention at Harrisburg havo decided to meot once in threo years, instead of every other yeur as heretofore, Tho noxt conven tion will theroforo bo held in 1915, Asst. Gent. Managor Ware came in from'thewost Thursday night and re mained until tho following night. He reported fair freight traffic on tho Union Pacific, but passenger traffic is vory light. At a meeting of tho high school nlumni Friday evening officprs for tho ensuing yoar were elected as follows: president, James Martin; vice-president, Loretta Murphy; secretary and treasurer, Will Votaw. The Harmony club wore delightfully entertained Friday evening by Mes- damcB C. O. Womgand and Albert Muldoon at tho homo of tho former. Card gamos woro played for a couplo of hours after which Misses Floronco Stamp nnd Grace I'nync assisted tho hostoBs in Berving a two courso lunch. Fifty-Bix New York babies, each ' about ono year old, arrived at Omaha Friday in clntrgo of nurses and atton ' dants, and distributed in homes between that city und Kearney. Ten woro loft ' in Omaha, 22 in Columbus, 2 in Fro mont, 2 in Schuyler, 2 in Elkhorn, 10 in Grand Island nnd tho remainder in Koarnoy and nearby towns. Anothor car of tho little ones will arrive next month. Lots in the Trustee's nnd Riverdalo additions havo recently been sold as fol lows: Lot 3 block 8 Trustee's addition to Eugene Picard; lot C block 3 Riverdalo addition to Frnnk Luwronco; lot 6 block Q Trustees addition to Charles McGuire; lot 4 uiock u Trustees auuition to j, a. Coghill; lot C block G Trustees nddition to George Harlan. Residences are are being erected on sovornl of these loti t now and tho othor buyers will build -Boon. Eleven Prisoners Attempt Suicide. . Sick ut heart, as well us physically, ' from tho effects of eating scraps and other foul foods, und believing denth far more onjoynblo to tho life in tho Doug las county jail "bull pen," in Omaha, eleven prisoners formed a suicidu pact and ntteiripted to tako their own Hvob Friday morning. Tho course they choso was two gas route. Ono of the prisoners, Jamos Hlgley, serving sixty days, was taken to the county hosital at noon in a dying condi tion. His recovery is doubtful. Two other prisoners were unconscious when i found, but their condition is not serious. The other eight were pnly mada very sick by Inhaling the gases. McDonald State Bank, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. chas. Mcdonald, President. Local and Personal Mrs. Miller, of Hershey, spont Fri day and Saturday with town friends Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kosbau havo re turned from a two weeks' visit in Omaha. Miss Elizabeth Hinman returned last evening from a few days' visit in Omaha with relatives. Georgo Bays, of Denver, is visiting his cousins ftlesdamos Jonos, Bailor and Smallwood this week. The high school cadets left Saturday morning for Gothenburg, to spend two weoks in camp. Mrs. Roland Mnlmstein and baby Went to Grand Island Saturday to spend a week or more with relatives. Mrs. Jesso F. Sayre, of Denver, who visited hor brother Harry Murrin and family last week went homo Saturday. Press reports are to tho effect that the Union Pacific anticipates tho heaviest traffic this fall that it has had since 1907. The M. B. A. held ono of their bi monthly social dances in the K. P. hall Friday evening. A large crowd was in attendance. Mrs. George Schatz will leave the first of Juue for California to spend tho summer with her mother and sisters. Mr, and Mrs. M. F. Holcomb, of Brndy, who visited their daughter Mrs. Jumes Louden last week returned homo Saturday. John F. Monroo and daughter Mrs. Florin Muchlinski will leave in the near future for Now York city to spend a montn witn relatives, Mrs. John Petorson,,of Big Springs, who has .been tho guest 'of Mr. "and Mrs. John Stenball for a week returned homo Saturday morning. Tho commencement exercises of the Brady high school will be held tomor row ovening. The graduates are Misses Edna Gilman, Elizaboth Ditto and Mary Aborcrombie. H. F. Carson, formerly of this city, will make tho address to the class. That do luxe through coast passenger train which tho Union Pacific will nut on is not yet a reality but will be within three or four months. Officials say thero is really no need of the train, but tho traveling public demand it. The time between Omaha and Frisco will bo cut down four hours. Notice of Sheriff's Sale. Notico is hereby given that on Sat urday, Juno 1, 1912, at 2 o'clock p. m. I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at public auction at the county jail in tho city of North Platte. Lincoln county, Nebraska, tho following goods and chattels, towit: 1 black mnro nbout threo years old, weight about 1200 pounds. 1 black mare about four years old, weight about 1200 pounds. which said goods and chattels were levied upon by me, A. J. Salisbury, sheriff of Lincoln county, Nebraska, upon an execution issued out of and under tho seal of tho county court of Lincoln county, xseDrasKa, upon a judgment rendered and docketed in said court in favor of John S. Twinom und against Albert Bench. Dated at North Platte, Nebraska, this 17th day of May, 1912. A. J. Salishuky. Sheriff of Lincoln County, Neb. Model 35 Buick, 31 H. P. 102-inch wheel base. Price $1,125 F. 0. B. North Platte. Equiprhent Top, Dust-hood, Wind-Shield and Prest-O-Lite Tanks, 5 Lamps, Hdrn, Tools, etc. X Tires 32-inch Q. D. No. 2, Universal Rims. When we say we can climb the Experimental Farm hill with five people, we mean it, We have never published anything we can't demonstrate to be a fact. No other car has climbed the Experimental Farm hill with the car carrying its rated capacity of passengers, except the Buick. S. DAVIS AUTO CO., NORTH PMATTE, NEB. w. h. Mcdonald, Cashier and Vicc-Prest. Union Pacific Blameless. North Platte, Nebr., May 18th, 1912. Board of inquiry convened at North Platte, Saturday, May 18th, to investi gate injury to one Walter Herzog, an employee of the Kit Carson circus find: That said Herzog was a trespasser on Union Pacific property; that Herzog was riding on cars oeing handled by Switch Eng 1244; that said cars were in no way connected with the Kit Car son circus; that said Herzog had been put off of cars by switchmen and also cautioned by switchmen to keep off of cars and paid no attention to warning and got on cars and fell bctweon same while cars were being switched. We further find that the Union Pa cific is in no way respsnsible and that the said Herzog is solely responsible for the injuries he received. S. W. Derryberry, Merchant. F. R. Elliott, Merchant. J. P. Carey, Assistant Supt., J. R. Smith, Assistant Supt., John McGraw, Gen'l Foreman. Myrtle and Vicinity. Tho heavy frost the past week in jured tho early gardens, rir- Harry Lee and Mrs. Rosa Richardson woro married at North Platte last Tuesday. Mr. Richards and family visited Ed Wright's last Sunday. Mrs. W. S. Ross and son Jack took in tho show at North Platte Wednes day. Tho whooping cough is prevalent in this community at present. While going to Gandy a few days ago, Jim Grambrel had tho misfortune to run his auto against a tree, throw ing his wife and little boy through the wind shield. Tho little bov was se verely cut about tho head but is getting nTnncr nlrplv nt thin rorltinir iU" along nicely at this writing. it. DOUBLY PROVEN. Tribune Readers Can No Longer Doubt the Evidence. This North Platte citizen testified long ago. Told of quick relief of undoubted bonetlt. The facts are now confirmed. Such testimony is complete the evidenco conclusive. It forms convincing proof of merit. Mrs. A. G. Westburg, 708 W. Fourth St., North Platte, Nebr. says: "I hold, if anything, a higher regard for Doan's Kidney Pills today than when I recom mended them August 7, 1907. Another member of my family hus since been troubled by kidnoy complaint and has rccoived a world of benefit through tho use of Donn's Kidnoy Pills. I told in a previous statement now I obtained relief from a dragging pain in my back and trouble with my kidnoys. A doctor diagnosed my case as a floating kid ney. Many a day I was unable to stand on account of tho pain through my kid ney and tho kidnoy secretions were un natural. An operntion was advised, but luckily I learned of Doan's Kidney Pills and procured a supply from Mc Doncll & Graves' drug store (now Schiller & Co's) nnd began their use. A fow days' use removed the pains and restored my Kidneys to their proper working order." For salo by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foiter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. Now York, solo agents for tho United Status. Remember tho name Doan's and tako no other. Continnes to be the great merchandise festival in North Platte and the business transactions since the sale opened is evidence that the people appreciate our efforts to give them great bargains in the most seaonable and reliable merchan dise. Twenty Per Cent Discount is the magnet that draws the crowds. Here are a few of the bargains we offer: Boys' and Girl's Hose at this Sale, 25c Bicycle Ladies' white Shirt worth up to $1.50. .. Laces worth up to Waists 15c yard at 600 pairs Ladies' Oxfords and (D 1 QA Shoes worth up to $5 VPi07 One lot of Children's Oxfords sizes from 8 to u, worth updj Q to $3..., di i y Misses' and Boys' Oxfords, sizes from 1 1 lA to 2, worth up $3.00 One lot of Men's Shoes worth up to $5 Breken sizes Men's Hatsj worth up to $3 . . . One hundred Ladies' DressdJ i QO Skirts worth up to $ 1 o, choicej51a O $i quality Boys' Waists at sale We have received a new we invite your inspection. The Copper In a Cent. A penny Is made from almost chem ically paro copper, -wtych rs obtained by tho ncyt electric methods. Iiformerly that refining of copper waa an expen sive process, but with tho utilization of. electricity tho expense has boon ma terially decreased. Tho copper is plac ed at 000 cod of a tanfe which is filled with water. This is coiled tho anode or positive polo. Tho action ot a pow erful oloctric current releases tho cop per, carries it through tho water and deposits it on tho negative- or cathode poh Tho result is ffiait is known as "electricity' or "cathode' copper. It is what pennies nro mado of. Whilo tho "electrolytic" Is tho purest known copper, tho lake" copper brings a slightly higher prlco in tho market This is bocauso there is a small amount of silver in nil tho copper frotn tho Lako Superior regiona It is so small that it cannoti bo separated at a profit Silver, however, is a better conductor of electricity than copper, and thero foro for commercial purposes tho lako copper Is in such demand that U brings a better prlco. Now York Press. Pattern and Trimmed Hats at half price at Parlor Millinery. 300 East Third St. tS?W kills thk WXM?$ Wm ANDALL ?IH3? Wmk ?mM RED CATTIE UcdSMJ P&MIEH IKE b IKBcaRW igS& pouubyike, Jf$M! SHrugc!) 14c 39c 3c One lot Men's Spring Under- Qr wear worth up to 75c O C White and colored Handker- k chiefs for men Misses' and Children's ready fjtin made Dresses, worth up to $2 0 C 15c French Gingham, the best A made, per yard 1 55c Silk Mulle in all shades, IQ per yard : ZC All our best Prints at this sale, Ef per yard OC Ladies' ;20c Fast Black Hose ft per pair y Q All-Wool Ingrain Carpets, ir, sold up to 85c per yard taC Men's Work Shirts good 9(1 ones tlC All sizes Men's Dress Shirts, J? Q regular price $1.00 0 C per to( $1.48 $2.19 $1.39 this 39c line of goods in our ready-to-wear department to which lhis new line is being sold THE LEADER, J. PIZER, Proprietor. Union Realty and Investment Company. Paid up Capital $50,000. Surplus 50,000.00. OFFICERS AND T. C. PATTERSON, President, First Mortgages op Real Estate Bought, Sold and Negotiated. This company, is prepared to loan money of investors on first mort gages on real estate, amply secured and drawing eight per cent semi annual interest. Money so invested will be exempt from taxation. A Pool in Cggs. A company of barnstorming actora rushed Into a railroad eating house. Tho tragedian grabbed a dish contain ing six hard boiled eggs and swept all tho eggs on to a plato in front of him. "Hoy, glrir shouted tho leading man. "Set up them eggs again. This guy's run pool!" Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post- Told Him. "See hero, landlord," said an angry tenant after bo had signed tho con tract, thls houso la full of sower gaa." Tes, that's what I told you." "Told mo?" "Yes. You asked mo If thero was gas In every room and I said thero was." London TatJer. Wise Rats. Talkatlvo .Passepger When tho rats desert a ship beforo it sails it's a suro sign that tho ship is unseaworthy, isn't it? Bailor Not always. They might havo discovered that a Chineso cook has shipped. Her Worst Fear Realized. "No, mother," said tho beautiful bcirosa, "I shall not marry tho 'count I do not lovo him." "Alasl" the good old lady eobbed. I'vo always feared you had inherited yonr father's plebeian idim" Judge's Library. A Mnn With a HUtoryv Tbcroigoes a man with a Tery in teresting history," said one assistant librarian to another. "You dont say so," said tho other. "How do you know?" "I'vo Just given it to him!" xms tho reply. WloWo Weeds. Jncfc There's ono good thins about widow's woods. Tom Whafs thnt? Jack They rarely Interfere with tho growth of orango blossoms. 6me Old Btory. Gabo Johnson is always broke. WhafH tho matter with him? Stove He's always trying to get Ticb jukk Cincinnstl Ksqulrea at remarkably low prices. DIRECTORS B. BUCHANAN, Sec'y and Treas. Itemized. Houso Owner What! Five dollars for mending a llttlo leak? Stern Plumber No, sir; a dollar for tho leak, $2 to como to tho houso and $2 to go nway again. Chicago News. 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