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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Carl Lommer expects to leave this
evening for Denver to spend a couple
of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Moso McFarland are
expected homo in a fewdays from their
tour of California.
Ben Elliott, of Omaha, arrived here
Sunday morning to visit his parents for
a couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Pizer, of Hastings,
arriyed Sunday and will visit Mr. and
Julius Pizer for a week.
County Superintendent Mrs. Rich
mond, of Ogalalla is the guest of Miss
Cleo Chappcll this week.
James Middleton, of Gothenburg,
spent Sunday in town visiting friends
and attending Chautauqua.
Miss Florine Lucas returned the last
of the week from a fortnight's visit in
Callaway with relatives.
Miss Myrtle Beeler left today for
Chicago to visit her sister Mrs. John
Simms for a couple of weeks.
Bishop Beccher, of Kearney, con
ducted the services in the Episcopal
church Sunday morning.
Miss Helen Watts, of Corning, la.,
who has been the, guest of relatives for
a month will return home tomorrow.
Mi3S Alice Plummer and mother, of
Maxwell, are Chautauqua visitors this
week, having come up by auto Sunday.
KTa William ("Jniint. rntnrnpd Snndav
from Bolvidere where he attended the
funeral of the late Mrs. Fred Morgan.
Fred Morgan returned Sunday from
Belvidere where he accompanied the
remains of his wife who died recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hirsch and
family returned Sunday morning from
a jnonth's visit with relatives in Arapa
hoe.'v Floyd Richardsons ball team defeated
Ed. Peters nine Sunday afternoon.
Score 9 to 6. Paul Nolen umpired the
game.
Mrs. Mary Alexander entertained
the Rowena Circle of the Yeomen Fri
day afternoon. Refreshments were
served.
Verne Brewer' and Miss Blanche
Ganson both of Hershey were granted
license to wed yesterday by Judge
Grant.
Miss Mayme Pizer leaves this evening
for Salt Lake where she will visit rela
' tives until her school in Denver . opens
this fall. K
License to wed was granted yesterday
afternoon to John J. Blodgett age; 62;
of Siberton and Clara J. Bradt ago 54,
of Ord.
Mr. and Mrs. Cryus Stebbins who re
cently moved to Witch ita, Kans., are
visiting their son Ike Stebbins and wife
this week.
Mrs. Moorehead, of Leroy, la,, went
homo yesterday morning having visited
her daughter Mrs. Francis Vedder for
some time.
0. N. Sebastian, of El Centro, Cal.,
' arrived Saturday morning to visit his
brother J. E. Sebastian and attend
Chautauqua.
Mr .August Molzer, Miss Ackerman,
and the Misses Lillian and Ester Cin
berg, of Lincoln, Neb., are the kguests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cary.
Miss Pauline Matrose and Mayme
Gribin, who have been visiting Miss
Mayme Pizer, will return to Denver
this afternoon.
Edward Barraclough will leave to
night for an extended visit in Colorado
Springs, Denver and other western
points of interest.
Taxes were paid on one hundred and
ten dogs yesterday. Police Otten re
quests all dogs owners to obtain tags
or the dogs will be killed.
Arrangements are being made by the
North Platte ball team to play the
Gothenburg team on the local grounds
Friday afternoon of this week.
Mrs. Philip Fent and two children
of Council Bluffs, returned home yes
ternay morning after spending a month
with her sister Mrs. Mat Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ritner an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Grace Mae to Herbert Frederick Tramp
at 721 west Fourth street Wednesday
evening, July 31st.
Bratt & Goodman writes the best
and cheapest fire, lightning, hail,
cyclone and tornado insurance. Don't
watt until yeu have a loss. See them
tftday.
Wanted A good girl for general
housework. Mrs. Arthur Hoagland.
In honor of Mrs. Ralph C. Orr and
Almond Schrman of Norwalk, 0., who
are her guests Mrs. Geo. Prosser en
tertained a number of lady friends at
an informal kensington Friday after
noon. A dainty lunch was served and
the guests found their places by hand
painted cardtf.
Lost Scotch collie dog, six months
old, tag No. 26 on collar. Return to
Mrs. C. F. Iddings. 519 west 5th St.
Reward.
Harold McKinley, of York, is visiting
his sister Miss Alfa McKinley.
Mrs. Charles Dill, of Chicago, is ex
pected in the near future to visit rela
tives. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lake entertained
the Modern Brotherhood of America
Friday.
Master Darrcll Healey has leturned
from Omaha after visiting friends for
some time.
Mrs. John Fenwick, of Laramie, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Alex Fen-
tvint tltia wnnb -
W. D. Waldo returned yesterday
from Omaha where he transacted busi
ness for several days.
Mrs. Harry Calkins roturned kst
night from a two weeks' visit with rel
atives in Storling.
Mrs. John Dimorick, of eastern Ne
bracka, arrived last evening to visit her
mother Mrs. L. L. Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Den and
daughter Lucille, of St. Charles( Minn.,
arrived Saturday evening to visit the
former's brother John Don and family.
Charles Maxwell, of Baird, la., who
came here with his son last week re
turned home Sunday. The latter will
remain here several weeks for the bene
fit of his health.
Mrs. Harry Kelso arrived from Grand
Island Saturday and will make this city
her home, Mr. Kelso, who is a traveling
man, having decided to make this city
his headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Walker and
daughter and Mrs. Isaac Dillion re
turued yesterday from a visit at the
Sidney Dillon ranch in the extreme
northwest part of the county.
Weather forecast: fair tonight and
Wednesday, no in change temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday 75, a
year ago 82; lowest temperature last
night 52, a year ago 5G.
International Vice-President Ames
addressed the striking employes of the
Union Pacific at a special meeting in
their hall Sunday morning and held out
great encouragement to the men rela
tive to the strike settlement.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Daisy Francis McMicheal
and William Meyers Baldock at the
home of the bride on Tuesday evening
July 30th at eight o'clock.
The Altar Society of St. Patrick's
church and their families are cordially
invited to make use of the Chautauqua
tdntf which 'Mrs". J. H. Donegan ' has
placed on her lawn for their convenience
during Chautauqua.
The Junior Normal chorus were en
tertained at an open air party at the
Bonner residence Saturday evening by
their instructor Mrs. Elizabeth Cramer.
A very pleasant evening was spent by
all.
Money (o loan on real estate. Bratt
& Goodman.
Mrs. P. A. Norton is enjoying a visit
from her cousins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Gavin and Curtis Gorman, of Clinton,
la., who are enroute home from a
visit in Pacific coast cities, Denver, and
Salt Lake.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Watts left
last evening for Laramie to bring dowp
Lee Cowman who is being hold there.
Cowman is charged with selling
horses to Allen Woods which were
mortgaged to the First National Bank
for $200.
Mayor T. C. Patterson returned last
night from Atlantic City where he at
tended the national convention of build
ing and loan associations. The official
report showed that the associations of
the country have assets of over a
billion dollars. Woodrow Wilson demo
cratic candidate for president, ad
dressed the convention.
This is the time to buy real estate.
Some of the best bargains in houses
and lots are offered. See us before
you buy. Bratt & Goodman.
Surveyor Charley McNamara has
gone to Logan county to lay out a
townBite on land owned by J. S. and
W. S. Hoagland of this city. The new
town is on the Stapleton branch nine
miles east of the latter town and will
be called Hoagland. A postoflice has
been ordered established, the railroad
company will be asked to establish a
station and a general store will be
opened as soon as the town is platted.
LIFE INSURANCE.
The best ever written. See Bratt &
Goodman and have them explain it.
You will want it sure.
For Sale.
My bungalow on north Locust street
with all modern conveniences; good
barn and chicken house; half block of
fine sandy soil free from alkali in bear
ing orchard. Also eight city lots south
of the house in f ruit and shade trees.
E. A. CAUY.
Decreased Cattle Shipments.
South Omaha cattle receipts were
very light last week, only 7,084 head,
fully 800 short of the previous week,
when the Fourth of July holiday cut
down the supply, and 10,200 short of
arrivals for the second week of July
1911. During the Christmas holiday
week ending December 29, 1907, rough
weather cut down the week's receipts
to 5,750 head but aside from that the
last week's receipt are the smallest
since the last week in July, 1904, when
only 4,931 cattle were received. The
shortage ia country wide. At the six
leading western markets only 97,800
cattle arrived as against 157,908 cattle
at the same points for the second week
of July, 1911. a falling off of ovorGO.OOO
head and a shortage for the first naif
of July as compared with a year ago of
over 135,000 head.
Fireman's Picnic.
The annual picnic of tho North Platto
Fire Department will bo held at the
Hall grove north of tho river next
Sunday. Only members and cx-them-bers
of the department will be ad
mitted. Those attending will meet at
the Fourth ward hose house at 9 a. m.
The Committee.
Arrested for Blackmail .
Sam O. Jennings, of Lexington,
formerly deputy sheriff of1 'Dawsb'n
county and n candidate for sheriff las.t
fall, was brought to this cityjaat even
ing by Sheriff Beaton, of Lexington,
and placed in the local jail for oafe
keeping. Jennings is charged with
attempting to blackmail F. Ly Temple,
president of the First Nntional Bank,
of Lexington, by threatening to kill
him and members of his farfnly if he
did not deposit $8,000 at a certain point)
east of Lexington. Implicated with
Jennings in the schemo to extort
the money is Arthur W. Bellamy, who
was arrested before Jennings was ap
prehended and made a confession fol
lowing his arrest. (
Between July 1st and July 12th Mr.
Temple received three threatening.
with a lead pencil instead of written!
this course being pursued in order to
disguise the hnndwnting. In tho first
letter Temple was directed to place
$8,000 in five, ten nnd twenty (lollnr
bills in a tin can and deposit the. can at
a certain point on a road six miles east
of Lexington. Failure to comply with
the demand would result in Temple's
death.
Upon receipt of the letter- Temple
called in the sheriff and several friends
and after dis'cussing the matter, decided
to await further developments. In a
few days another letter was received in
which tho demands and threats were re
peated. The sheriff then decided to
tako action. Giving it out that ho was
going to Lincoln, ho took a train to
Kearney, doubled back to Gothenburg,
where ho was met by a couple of de
puties and taking an automobile drove
to a point near where it was demanded
the money should be deposited, then
crawled to the designated point They
awaited the coming of the Dlackmailers
until .well toward morning, but they
failed to appear. They returned to Lex
ington and met Jennings and Bellamy
on the streets. That tho two men
should be around at so early an hour
aroused the first suspicion. Acting on
this clue Ira. Weidman, a Denver de
tective, was employed.
Last Friday the third a,nd last letter
was received. In it the statement was
made that the ruse employed by the
sheriff was known; that this was tho
last letter that would be written, that
if the terms wert not complied with
Temnje's child would be killed and his
death would follow. Tho detective in
the meatime had been busy and he con
cluded that he would arrest Bellamy.
who is not bright intellectually, andi
put him in the swcat-boXs'-This he.djctf
and first naked Bellamy to writxrfpis
name, and then print the name of P, L.
Temple, which he did. The printing of
the name was compared with the letter
and was found to be identical. Then
he was charged with blackmail. Bel
lamy broke down, cried and admitted
that ho had written the letters and had
been forced at the point of a gun to do
so by Jennings. The arrest of Jennings
followed, and when confronted by
Bellamy he denied that he knew the
latter. Bellamy throw tho charge of
conspiracy at Jennings, whose ruply
was vile denunciation of Bellamy.
Later the home of Bellamy was visited
and a pad of writing paper was founa'
on which was the impression of the last
printed letter
From the time of the receipt o the
first letter until the two men were ar
rested, Mr. Temple and family slept in
the attic of their home and employed a
guard to defend them against possible
danger.
Bratt & Goodman have a few choice
T per cent and 8 per cent first mort
gage loans ranging from $200.00 up
wards. Nothing safer or pays better for
your idle money.
Gordon Cronin, who has been inspect
stock at Alliance for somo time, has
returned home for the summer.
Francis Sandall sustained a sprained
ankle at Willow Island Sunday where
he went to play ball with the local
team.
Mrs. O. E. Garrison and children,
who have been visiting relatives in
Omaha for several weeks, are expected
home today.
The Puzzle Club girls returned tho
first of the week from tho Holcombe
ranch near Maxwell, where they spent
two weeks in camp.
Wanted A girl for general house
work, Mrs. E. A. Harper, 314 W. fith .
Mrs. M. Boax, of McKeesport Pa.,
is visiting her brother Alex Fenwick
this week while enroute home from a
visit of several months in California.
FOR RENT.
The store building on corner of
Locust and Sixth streets. Also houses,
rooms, storage and safe deposit boxes.
Bratt & Goodman.
The
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July
Clearance
Sale.
The merchandise lines enumerated below are offered to the public
at the following loss:
One lot 15 cent French Ginghams at 10 cents per yard.
All our 60 and 70 cent Wash Goods, to close out at 39 cents per yd.
One lot 50 and 60 cent Silk Mullc, all shades, to close out at 25
cents per yard.
One lot of 25 and 50 cent Wash Goods to close at 15 cents per yd.
Ready-to-Wear Department.
All our washable Dresses washable Skirts washable
Coats, washable Suits and washable Waists at '
One-Third Off.
This means that a dollar's worth of merchandise costs
you 66 cents. These prices are for cash only.'
We must clean out our entire summer stock in order
to make room for our mammoth fall stock.
These inducements are not made on trashy goods, but
on that high class of merchandise which The. Leader has
reputation, of carrying. Do not delay too long; you need
these goodsn,Qw anjcl UQ.w.is .the time-'to buyw' . ., V
Many other lines are offered. at reduced "prices; to
quote all would require too much space.
THE LEADER,
J. PIZER, Proprietor.
The only store that offers the public real bargains in first-class merchandise.
Extends Call to Rev. Christie.
At a congregational meeting of the
Presbyterian church held Sunday morn
ing, July 14th, with E. A. Cary acting
as moderator, tho Rev. J. C. Christie,
of Lipton, Iown, was unanimously ex
tended a call to become the pastor of
this church. Ho was immediately noti
fied by telegram of tho action and his
acceptance was received by wire yes
terday morning.
He is a man of exceptional learning
and has made a host of friends at Lip
ton and wherever ho has been. While
in No rth Platte early in June ho made
many friends who will welcome him
upon his taking up of his new charge.
At this timo he ho has started on nil
way to Scotland and Europe for a vaca
tion trip and he will not assume his
active duties at North Platte until
September.
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To-Night
PICTURES
The Swastika
A Soul Reclaimed.
Rubes Easter at Atlantic
City
10 and 15C.
To Whom It May Concern.
I am pleased to state that I had my
buildings and stock insured in tho Col
umbia Fire Underwriters of Omaha,
Nebraska, and that I sustained a loss
by one stroke of lightning on July 10,
1912, losing a fine work team and a
mulo colt which were all piled on top of
each other, and that I have this day re
ceived settlement of said loss in full
and want to soy that tho company has
made a prompt and satisfactory settle
ment in every respect. Bratt & Good
man, agents for this company, adjusted
this loss. JULIUS MOGENSEN.
Tho Club Nevita has been nostnoned
and will meet July 24th with Mrs. Dick.
Mrs. Heathman and daughter, of
Lamoni, la., left this morning for home
after visiting at tho Fenwick home.
Miss Nevada Winters, of Hastings,
arrived last evening to visit her sister
Mrs. Earl Lambert.
Mrs. Richard Owens has as her guest
her Bister Mrs. Clark who came from
Iowa last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lambert and
children roturned last evening from a
threo weeks' visit in Hastings.
Mm. W. M.'Cunnintrham entertained
a few friends 'at one o'clock dinner
Sunday in honor o Bishop George A.
Beecher of Kearney.
Tho Esperantista will hold a picnic at
tho Chautauqua grounds on Wednesday
at 7 p. m. instead of the regular meet
ing of the association at tho public
library rooms. All esperantists are invited.
While Traveling
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It is unsafe to carry large sums of money onTttie
person.
You can procure at this bank American Bankers '
Association Travelers' Checks in denominations of;
$10, $20 and $50, which con be cashed as needed in '
all parts of the world.
We also have safety deposit boxes in which you can
place your valuable papers for a very small rental
charge of $1.00 and up per year.
Call and see us.
.
McDonald State Bank,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Estimate of Expenses.
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I, Chas. F. Temple, city clerk in and for tha city of North Platte, Lincoln
county, Nebraska, hereby certify the following estimate of expenses was
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BONDS AND INTEREST. 'g
To pay intorest on $1000.000.00 water bonds 2500JM)
To pay interest on $29,000.00 sower bonds '.' " ' ' 120010
To puy principal on one sewer bond $1000.00..., '.'." " loOQQO
GENERAL FUND. tT
To pay tho salary of city officers , 2500 CO
For streets and alleys, sidewalks, crossings etc GOOO'flO
For sewer maintenance and flushing ronnnvln
For lighting streets and alloys. ? '..V;;;. 7:.x.'35offi
Ior incidental expenses of tho city t, t 2500'flO
POLICE FUND. t
To pay salaries and incidental expenses 2500'00
FIRE FUND. &
To pay salaries, incidental expenses, hydrant rental and for supplies,... 5000;00
To pay salaries, supplies and incidental expenses' ' 2000.
, , WATER FUND,
To pay salaries, repairs, extensions and improvements and incidental expenses
for operating the watorplant 30 OOfiCOO
North Platto, Nob,, July 8, 1912. CHAS' P TEMI Cl 'C1f
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