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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., AUGUST 23, 191:
No. 59
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One of the finest, modern, seven-room houses
in North Platte for sale at a bargain. !
Two story, frame house, seven rooms, bath (fully equipped) base
ment under whole house (8ft. cealing in basement with 1 J4 ft. fall to
sewer), Oak finish throughout. Electric lights. Hot and cold water up j
and down stairs. 66ft. lot with board fence around back and good
chicken house. All walks in front and around house in. Nice lawn.
House built not quite one year ago.
Most' of the rugs, all linoleum on kitchen, pantry and back porch,
and some furniture left in the house, which is all new.
Parties owning this property wish to go away this fall, consequently
have placed a very low price on the property. Several hundred less that
the property can be duplicated for. See or phone me at once about it,
so that I can show you the property and quote you prices and terms.
C. F. TEMPLE.
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I TOWN AND COUNTY HEWS jj ,
Mrs. Frank Powers I1113 been spend
ing this week with friepds in Callaway.
Mrs. Tour, of Schuyler, is n guest at
the McGuire home.
Girl wanted for general housewofk.
Apply at 414 west Sixth street.
Will Klenk returned Wednesday from
St. Louis where he spent his summer
vacation.
Vincent Roddy and Lawrence Murrin
returned yesterday from a visit in
Cheyenne.
Mrs. Mary Maloney and daughter, of
Denver, are.guests of Mr and Mrs.
Will Richards.
Mrs. Geo. T. Field and sister Miss
Baker have returned from a trio to
Colorado points.
Mr. "and Mrs. John Den and daughter
Majory returned Thursday from their
trip by auto to Denver.
Mrs. Ed. Brown, of Lodgepolo, ar
rived W ednesday night to visit at the
Sebastian Schwaiger home.
Mrs. Dick Rannio and baby will leave
tomorrow for Greeley, Colo., after
visiting, her parents Mr. and Mrs. John
Johnson tor several rnonths.
Something new to remove sunburn
and tan. Cocoa Nut Butter Cold Cream.
Sold only at The Rexall and Nyal Drug
Stores. 59-4
Twenty-five hundred bushels of
wheat is being marketed daily at Goth
enburg. The mill there is twenty car
loads behind with its, orders for flour.
Neale Turpie sold 270 head of cattle
yesterday to a buyer of Nelson, Neb.
They will shipped out in a few days.
This pretty well cleans out .the bunch
Neale has been holding.
E. N. Ogior returned yesterday at
noon from Burbank, Cal., where he
-was called by the illness of his father.
He left his father in about the same
condition as he found him. The trouble
is incurable and physicians offer no hopo
of recovery life may go out any day.
Mrs. Fred Rasmussen and children
returned to Hershey this morning.
Christian Science Service Sunday
11:00 a. m.-Subject "Mind". K. P. hall,
Dewey St.
Miss Margaret Barker i3 in Denver
attending a convention of modistes,
and picking up new ideas in that lino
of business.
Miss Sadie Trovillo returned Thursday
from Hastings where she had been
visiting friends for a week.
Mrs. Wm. Facka left for her home
in Dickens Thursday after taking
treatment in the P. & S. hospital for
several months.
My wife, Dora U. Brown, having loft
my bed and board, I will not be re
sponsible for any debts contracted by
her. James E. Brown.
Albert Strein and Miss Ethel McKim,
of Gothenburg, were married by Rev.
Porter at the Methodist parsonage Wed
nesday afternoon.
Every contractor in town is rushed
with work, two remarking yesterday
that they did not care to figure on now
work a3 they had on hand all they
could possibly finish before cold weather.
The Chautauqua at Gothenburg, con
ducted by the Redpath-Hoinor bureau,
netted the local promoters fifty dollars.
That isn't much, but it is bf-iter than
$900 "in the hole," which was North
Platte's experience.
Miss May Dolan, of Chicago, a for
mer resident of Maxwell, and who is
now a guest of Miss, Alice Plumer of
the latter place, visited friends in town
yesterday. Miss Dolan is assistant
principal of one of the public schools in
Chicago at a salary of $135 per month.
It 's pretty difficult for the godLord
to please everybody. Just now the hay
man wants hot dry weather to get up
his crop, as does also the farmer in the
valley whose corn is now hardening; up
on the table land where there is much
late corn the farmer is praying for
rain.
Crab"App!es for Sale.
Fine Whitney crabapples for SOcts
per bushel at the farm. N. B. SrURKiER.
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Tho GL,A.D JJA2VX) jroo.s out to tho mnn who
hns VaOA'SV rX Tllll JJAAVt'. Monoy in tho
Ijimh onnhlos you to onrry out rour plnns and to
got others to Join you in nn ontorprlsc. Try to
put through it donl without nono .liOA'JJV Ol
YOUli 01rIV; yon will rull. Try It with SOM1S
ifOA'73V tlmt Is yours; you will suocooil.
Wo shnll gladly AOV1S12 YOU on huslnosss
mnttors, nny tltnv, l'roo oi" ohnrgo.
IDo YOUIi lumlcing wltJi
The First National Bank,
OlT2iOJZTiT PL,ATTJl, 2i15BKSKA,
Tho Turgost linnlc In Wostoi'n jSobrnslcii.
Local and Personal
Phil Deats is erecting a hollow tilo ,
and stucco house in tho south part .of
town.
ForSale-12 lots Bank's Addition
with sewer and water connection.
Carl. Lintz.
Mr. nndMrs. Wallace Baskins, of,
Staploton, have been visiting North
Platte friends for n couple of days. '
Fred Lumberk, tho "Sunny Monday"
man of the Fairbanks Co., is trans
acting business in town today.
Mrs. J. Clark, of Walnut, Iowa, who
has been visiting her sister Mrs.
Richard Owons for six weeks, will re
turn home tomorrow.
Francis Flynn, who hnd been spend
ing the school vacation at home, loft
last night for the Leland Stanford
university at Palo Alta, Ca'l.
Pete McGovcrn is nursing a badly
sprained forearm, sustained a few days
ago by falling from a scaffold while
working at tho high school building.
Chas. Hendy, Sr., Will Hendy, Misses
Lillian Hendy, Grace Mooney, Alfa
McKinley and W. M. Baskins and
family leave tomorrow on an auto trip
to Cheyenne, Estes Park and Denver.
Lont On streets between Fifth and
north side, a small black change purio,
containing a five dollar gold piece and
silver change. Return to this offico and
receive suitable reward.
Weather forecast Fair tonight and
Saturday, warmer tonight. Maximum
temperature yesterday 85; a year ago
G2. Minimum temperature last night
53: a year ago 50.
Don't forget the big dance at the
Lloyd opera house tonight. Fivo cents
a dance. Good music, fine floor, en
joyable time for everybody.
Indications point to a large attendance
at. the Lincoln county Sunday school
convention to be held at the Presbyter
ian church in this city tomorrow and
Sunday. The first session will be held
at ten o'clock tomorrow forenoon.
D. T. Oliver wishes to announce that
he has been for ten years a practical
cleaner and dyer and has references
from the leading plants' of tho country.
Wardrobe Tailors and Cleaners, over
Star Clothing house.
When the contractors had finished
laying two blocks on Pino street, a
shaft n the ditcher was broken,
necessitating sonding to New York for
repairs. The work has sincb been
transferred to Vine street vher tho
oxcavation is being made with pick
and shovel.
O. II. Thoelecke and Frank Piel
sticker returned last night from their
trip to Wyoming and the Yellowstone
park, They spent two weeks at Ther
mopolis, taking batlis in the hot springs,
drinking mineral water and fishing for
trout, thence made a trip througl' Jthe
Yellowstone park.
Doputy Postmaster Sturges returned
lastnight from Centennial, Wyo., where
he spent two weeks trout fishing. The
sport was fine and he had a very enjoy
able outing. Dave Day who accompanied
him, will remain a week longer and ac
company Ray Langford on the daily
excursions.
C. J. Gambel, of Myrtle precinct, had
the misfortune last night to have his
garage and automobile burn, botli the
building and the car being consumed.
Mr. Gambel carried insurance on both
the car and garage in the Bratt &
Goodman agency. The origin of tho
fire is unknown but it is presumed a can
of gasoline was in some way ignited.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson, of Los-
Angoles, who had been visiting in
Omahn, arrived in town Wednosday
ovenincr and will remain until tonichr,
Mr. sorenson is general lorcman oi tne
Southern Pacific car shops with about
600 men under him. While their visit
here is brief they have met many of their
ojd friends, and all have neon pleased
to meet them.
Tho Wardrobe Tailors and Cleaners
have the latest improved method for
French dry cleaning party dresses.
An official call for a state convention
of the progressive party in Nebraska
was prepared yestorday in tho office of
Govornor C. H. Aldrich. It bears the
signature of A. G. VVray as chairman
and John C. Sprechor as Becrotary.
The convention is to bo held in Omah
September 3. The business of tho con
vention, as enumerated in tho call, is:
Tho formation of a new party, the
adoption of a party name, the nomina
tion of eight presidential electors, n
United States senator and a state
ticket from governor down. A state
central committeo will also bo chosen.
City Blocks For Sale
In Plalleview Subdivision.
Lot No.
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Groceries.
Green Apples per peck AllC
Fresh Sweet Potatoes 6 lbs . DC
Prices Baking- Powder lib can iC
Bob White Soap y bars for.. Zt)C
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Swifts Empire Bacon per lb.
Swifts Premium Hams per lb j O2G
Meat is advancing' and this price will
pot be made soon again.
Dry Goods.
Mens Hose good quality per pairJaC
Mens Work Shirts gx)od ones tiC
Black Sateen Underskirts O 7 C
Lace Bed Spreads J) J ,0
Shoes.
; Gun Metal Button onfr-i AQ
style lasts 3)1.70
Childrens School Shoes sizestf A
n to 2 per pair 3)1, &"
these items are displayed in our south window.
Wilcox Department Store,
CLUBS AND SOCIETY.
Twenty ydung people held an onjoy
ablo moonlight picnic at the Hall grove
northeast of town Wednesday ovening.
Miss Florence Stack was hostess of the
evening and Miss Ruth McGuire, of
Chicago, tho honor guest.
Miss Margaret Doran entertained a
number of friends Tuesday evening in
fnvor of her friend Mis3 Helen Hughes
of Gretna, who has been her guest for
some lime. Various games formed the
evening's entertainment, and at the
close refreshments were served.
The J. D. club was very pleasantly
entertained Wednesday evening by
Miss Lena Wangon. Cards were the
entertaining feature of the ovening.
Miss Margaret Craigio was awarded
first prize and Miss Nell Berkinshaw,
second. Refreshments were served at
midnight.
A very enjoyable meeting of tho
Catholic Girls club was held Tuesday
evening when Miss Hannah Keliher
entertained at 500, assisted by Misses
Hubbard, Hanifin, Ottcnstein and
Elias. First prize was won by Miss
Ethel Doncgan and at midnight re
freshment&were served.
A congenial, crowd of friends sur
prised Mrs. William Stegal and Mrs.
Asa Snyder Wednesday evening at tho
home of the former, tho occasion being
tho birth anniversary of both. Mr.
McMurray presented each with a hand
painted plate as a token of their
friends' esteem. Eight tables were
placed for the card games in which the
royal prizes wero awarded to Mrs. Robt.
Owens and Mr. McMullin and consola
tion emblems to Mrs. Weinberger and
Mr. Savin. A number of instrumental
and vocal selections wero rendered.
The invaders furnished the refresh
ments to which all did justibe and de
parted for homo at a late hour wishing
their hostesses many more happy birthdays.
For Sale.
100 acres of well improved
miles southeast of North Platto.
of Jos. Hershey.
land 7
Inquire
The
Airdome.
Price 1
$550
7 2.98...' $450!
55........... 2.53 $800
56 2.69 $800"
For sale by WM. E SHUMAN.
To -Night
and Saturday,
PICTURES
The Cat and the Canary.
The Extension Table.
The Foreman's Cousin.
Temple to Close Out Taylor's Addition.
In-order to close up the sale of lots in Taylor's Addition within a
short time, Mn W. L. Crissman made a contract with me before leaving,
for the sale of the lots he has in this addition. He reduced tho prices
on the lots from ten to twenty per cent and made terms that any
one can handle.
The lots that are left for sale are scattered through said addition,
many of them being between houses already built, which would make
the lots worth at least fifty per cent more than they were worth when
the addition was opened up, however, theseu lots will be sold at lower
prices than originally quoted. See me at once, as there arc not many,
and they will not lost long.
c. i temp;l;e.
Commissioners Make Levy.
The county commissioners wore in ses
sion Wednesday and made the annual
levy on tho taxablo property of Lincoln
county.
Tho county levy this yenr is thirteen
and eight-tenth mills, soven.nnd sovon
tenth mills for the goneral fund, two
and three-tenth mills for the . bridge
fund und three and eight-tenth mills for
tho road fund.
Tho state levy Is five and one-half
mills, tho city lovy is twenty-one and
one-half mills and the levy in the North
Platte school district is thirty-six mills.
The North Platto resident will pay a
total levy of seventy-six and eight
tenth mills on tho dollar of assessed
valuation.
Miss Anita Stelzor, who has been
spending the past week in Sutherland
with rolatives, camo down this morning
and will spend several days with Miss
Maudo Owena before returning to her
home in Lincoln.
Last evening Will Hendy established
a now speed record between Tryon and
North Platte, covering the thirty-five
mijes of sandy road in one hour and
eight minutes wjth a Ford car.
Mrs. Wilcox returned last evening
from Cozad, whore she had boen vlsit
her son D. P. Wilcox.
Hershey Times Items.
Tho senate measure passed increasing
tho pay of all rural carriers. 'The basis
is a twenty-four mile route and the
minimum rate will bo $C00 and the
maximum 31,200 per annum according
to length of route. This will Increase
the carrier's salary on routo No. 1 out
of Hershey about $100 per annum and
carrier No. 2 will receive approximate
ly $G0 per annum increase.
Fred Marquette, living south of
Hershoy, had quite a Bmash-up last
Thursday afternoon, when a tlouble
treo on tho hay rack ho waB UBing hrokq
and scored his team of mules starting
them to run away. They pulled him'
up against the front boards of tho rack
dislocating his shoulder blade and
breaking a couple of ribs. He is
getting along nicely at this writing. '
Tho newa comes from up tho Bird
wood creek that ono of Wm. Matthew
Bon's girls had climbed a corn stalk to
see how the corn was getting along
and tho stalk is growing faster than
she can climb down. She is out of
sight. Three men have undertaken to
Icut down tho stalk with axes and save
the girl from starvation but it grows
so fast that they cai't hack twice in
tho samo place. Tho girl is living on
nothing but raw corn and has already
thrown down four bushels of cobs.
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