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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1912)
n. instated f ctutr ems-HSUelttjg Wtbnm TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEI3., DECEMBER 20, 1912. No. 93 Jprift on '41v A Watch is the Best Christmas Gift GIVE watches to your women folks this Christmas. They will be appreciated because they combine sentiment and sense, beauty and utility. They will be in active use years after less prnctical things have been discarded. In woman's watches '11 12 f? 10 "a- 59 e Feature the Elgin Make Choice of three sizes. Filled or solid gold cases Priced from $1S.00 to $75.00. CLINTON, Jeweler and Optician. North Platte, Nebraska. Dedication Delayed. Owing to a delay in milking tho sents and other furnishings for the nerr'Iiap tist church, the dedication hns been postponed for thrco weeks. The date aet for the dedication nnd the Berviccs connected therewith was Decembor 'MM. The delay in tho arrival of the furnishings is n disappointment to tho pastor and membors. Local and Personal. Help wanted at Sanitary Laundry The Knights of Columbus will hold a social dance shortly aftor Christmas. Mrs. B. A. French returned yester day morning from a fiye weeks' visit in cities ot Iowa. Miss Anna Becker, of Gandy, is visit ing with relatives in the city and will return home this evening. Mrs. Charles Dill, of Chicago, who visited relatives here for two weeks, returned home yesterday morning. Mrs. M. E. Johnson formerly of this city, came down from Sutherland yes terday morning to visit town friends. Miss Jennie Rudolph will go to Den ver tonight to vis.it the home folks during her vacation from school duties. Will Hatfield formerly of this oity, is expected Sunday morning from Gillette, Wyo., to spend the holidays with rela tives. Mis. Thomas Tooler, of Schuylor, is expected the first of next week to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc Guire. Tak your picture to C. M. Newton's to be framed. Charles Martini, Jr., who has been employed with M. E. Smith & Co.. in Omaha for several months, will visit with his parents next week. Mrs. Fred Weingand, of Omaha, will arrive Sunday afternoon to visit the "Wendt and Stamp families. Mr. Wein gand is expected Monday evening Ben Layman was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Watts yesterday a few miles out of town. Layman is a deserter from Ft. Russell in Cheyenne, having left the fort July 22nd. Mr. and Mrs Butler Buchanan will soon leave for Los Angelewhere they will spend the winter. Mr. Buchanan finds that winter climate very bene ficial to his health. Mrs. Perry Carson is prepared to fill Xmas orders for hand painted china Call and seo the display at Howo & Maloney's Store. Yesterday was one of the most dis agreeable days we have had for months, tho wind blowing a steady gale and the dust drifting in clouds. It kept people indoors and Chrismas shopping was light. Ve nre in position to take care of your orders for Pennsylvania nut coal for the rest of the winter at $l3.f0pfr ton delivered in your bin. Place your order now so we onn protoet you. North Platte Lumber Co. Conrad Anderson was granted a divorce from Pearl Daisy Anderson in the district court Wednesday. They were married in Lexington Nov. COth, 1909. Grounds for suit wero adultery and drunkenness. The near approach of Christmas can easily be noticed by the increase in packago receipts and shipments at the postoffice and express office. At the Jatter office Agent Hensolt reported very heavy business. Miss Marjory Denn was taken ill with pneumonia the first of this week. Miss Buckley will entertain the T. M. E. club on Thursday evening, Dec. 20th. Mr. nnd Mrs. Sam Derryberry took possession of their new homo this week. The Christian ladies aid Society will hold an exchange at the Schatz store tomorrow. Leo Pass of tho Sacred Heart College, of Denver, will visit his par ents next week. Mrs. Jesse Taylor, of Council Bluffs, arrived Wednesday to visit her daugh ter Mrs. W. S. Leon. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Buchanan will leave next week for Los Angeles where they intend to locate. Miss Mildred Pizer, of Hastings, is expected to-day to spond tho holidays with Miss Mayme Pizer. Merit, quality and fair prices are waiting you at Dixon's. The mott splendid stock of the season. Mrs. E. A. Boyd and her guest Mrs. Hansen, of Laramie, will spend Xmus day with relatives in Cozad. Mr. and Mrs. Crook, of Carroll. la.. are expected in a few days to visit their son Dr. Walter Croofc. Mrs. Joseph Donegan returned yes morning from a six weeks' visit with relatives in Omaha nnd cities of Illinois. Look up Mrs. Huffman's Add. Miss Louise Ottenstein who is a stu dent at Notre Dame St. Mary's Aca demy will spend Xmas with home folks. Mrs Grover Crane, of Oshkosh, came down yesterday morning to visit Miss Kate Spies for a couple of weeks. Two choice homestead relinquish ments adjoining with natural irrigation half mile to a big lake, five miles from rail road station, 320 acres each, man and wife can take both. Sale or trade. Inquire at this office. The ladies of the First Presbyterian church have made the manse ycry com fortable nnd home like as their Christ mas gift to their pastor Rev. J. C. Christie. He will bo at home every Tuesday evening to his friends and the members of his church and congregation. We have for salo the most desiraLlo lots in Cody's Addition. Lot with 4 room house $900 to $1200. With 5-room house $1300 to S1C00. Roy Suubhu, Phone 301. The committees of the railroad ordeis which are in session at Lincoln discus sing measures to be presented to tho legislature, have under discussion the question of having two pay days each month. It is said that some members of the committees are opposed to such a plan. All untrimmed shapes worth up to 4.00 on tale 1.00 each at the Parlor Millinery, 300 East 3rd. Mrs. Edw. Burke. For Ladies Only! Having sold my location and fixtures to an eastern lady, I will feom now until January 10th, sell my en tire stock of Trimmed Hats, Shapes, Ribbons, Plumes and . . . Hair Goods at Give Away Prices. . . . This is no fake-call at my department at The Leader, and get goods at your own prices New Millinery Parlors. Mrs. B. F. Saylor, of St. Joe, Mo., has arranged for part of the front space of the upper floor of Tho Loader and equipping it with modern fixtures will open one of tho most up-to-dnto millinery parlors in tho west part of the state. Mis. Saylor comes highly rec ommended as a milliner, and has had years of experience in the business. She will carry nothing but high grade goods. Mrs. Saylor will come hero to reside some time after January 1st and will have her parlors ready for spring busi ness March 1st. Mrs. Huffman, who has conducted parlors at The Leader, will retire from buiiness January 1st "Money to Loan ? on furniture, pianos or anything of good value on your plain noto if steadily em ployed; pay back in small weekly or monthly payments. Mrs. B. F. Wil coxson 410 East 4th St. Office in resi dence, hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. P. J. Norton ahd daughter Irene will leave tomorrow afternoon for Donver. Earl Brownfield and J, W. Abbott, of Hcrshcy, wore business visitors in the city yesterday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred Rasmussen ard children, of Hershey, will visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martini next week. Miss Vlasta Voseipka. who spant the past thiee months in Kearney with her sister, returned homo yesterday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Trott and child ren, of Kearney are expected Sunday to spend Christmas with the Voseipka family. ' Messrs. Friend, Gulliaume and Day are making arrangements to hold a social dance at the Lloyd on Christmas evening. Miss Leta Atkinson, who is attending the Kearney normal, will come up this evening to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perritt. Local and Personal. Mrs. John Mullen, of Omaha, is the guost of Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred Elliott hav ing arrived hero Wednesday evening. Manager Westfall is providing patrons of the Crystal with exceptionally good vaudeville features. Particularly good was tho contortionist and his lady acro bat who formed the bill Wednesday night and Inst night. Miss Ruth Strcitz who has been at tending the Pestalozzi-Froebcl Kinder gnrotn training school in Chicago for several weeks will como homo tomor row to spend tho holidays with her par ents. All trimmed millinery worth up to 9.00 on sale 1.50 each. 300 East 3rd. Mrs. Edw. Burke. At tho meeting of tho Modern Wood men hold last evening tho following officers wero elected Venerablo Counsel, F. T. Redmond; Worthy Advisor, P. M. Sorcnson; Camp banker, James Rnnnie: Clork, T. M. Cohagn; Escort Richnnl Stegmnn; Sentry, Joseph Spies; Watchman, William Hcyso. camotan porters wiuio engagod in their favorito pastime of "soven come eleven" in an alloy In tho business district were sighted by "Chief Otten Wednesday afternoon, but mads good thoir escape, leaving six bits in change on the scene of action. Bishop Georgo A. Boechcr, of Kear ney, has returned from New York, where he went to interest capital in a project he has to establish a farm in tho western part of tho stato for tho boys and girls who are usually sont to tho reformatories. Tha bishop met with gratifying succoss and says that his plan will bo adopted and tried out. Omaha Bee. Tho Baptist ladies served an excel lent supper to several hundred patrons at the Masonic hall Inst evening. Tho Tribuno man enjoys church suppers and always attends, but the giving of them imposes nn tho Indias of tho churches an immense amount of hard work that might bo ovaded if tho men wero more liberal in their giving to tho church thoy or their wives attend. If men were as devoted to their respec tive churches as are the women, condi tions might bo different in a good many ways. According to the Other OmnhnDen ver railroads tho Union Pacific has not only closed tho Ogden gatoway, but has nailed barbed wiro over end across it. Tho Union Pacific people admit that tho gateway has been barred and nailed and that tho koy has been thrown away. Under the now order of things, if freight from Omaha gdes to points in Colorado over the Burlington to Denver and from there it is routed over tho Union Pacific to destination, it does not f',o unless tho full local is paid. There s no such a thing as a through rate ovor the Burlington to Denver nnd tho local from there to destination makes the aggregate rate practically prohibitory. Weather forecast: fair tonight nn Satuiday, not much change in tempera ture. Maximum temperature 41, a year ago 30; minimum temporaturo last night 12, a year ago 20. Owners of city property, lots or houses, can find sale for same by list ing with us. Property priced right finds ready sale. Buchanan & Patterson. J0f00nJt00$t$n$JJJe"$nJ A petition for divorce on the grounds of drunkeness was filed yesterday after noon by WaJlio JUelton ngainst Samuel Melton both of Wallace. Miss Pearl Howland who is employed as toucher in the Keystono school will, arrive this evening to spend two weeks with her aunt Mrs. Albert. "" Do you know of another dealer be tween Omaha and Denver who has four sizes of Pennsylvania Hard Coal on hand at the prenent time. We have and can furnish in any quantity. Pea, Chestnut, Stove and Egg, $12.50 to $13.50 per ton delivered. Phone No. 7 The C. F. Iddings Co. B. A. Wilson has had issued an in junction restraining tho city from re moying fences on his property at the corner of First and A streets. These are the fences ordered torn down by tho city in order that streets might be opened. O. E. Elder has lately purchased small tracts of land west of tho city of August Splinter and W. F. Cody, the tracts being of such shape as to indi cate a light-of-way for some purpose Asked as to whether tho land was pur chased for right-of-way purposes for tho Burlington, Mr. Elder simply siaii "1 can't talk for publica tion." As Mr. Elder has been local rep resentative in tha purchase of land foi tho Burlington, it is more than probable that tho tracts bought of Splinter nnd Cody wero for that company. Auction. I will offer at public sale at my place on Locust street between Fifth and Sixth ctreet, Saturday, Dec. 21, 191.2, all my goods consisting of everything carried by a second hand Btore. Tluc is a forced salo as I have been notified to vncato the building by tho first of January, and evory thing must go no matter what tho sacrifice. Salu starts at 1 p. m. Saturday and will bo con tinued from day to day until tho entire stock is disposed of. P. II. Sullivan, Tho Second Hand Man. 0 e & MERRY CHRISTMAS We've a Merry Christmas for Everybody. The best one that you ever had. How about "HIS" Christmas? It is always easy to get something that is just right for a Man's or Boy's Christmas if you go to the right store. That means come here! Look over the list below and check the articles you would like to see and we'll take the greatest pleasure showing you. Suit Muffler Shoes Overcoat Handkerchiefs Suit,Case Raincoat Hosiery Traveling Bag Auto Coat ;1 ' Gloves ' t Trunk' .',' . 'J Auto Robe , '?. Hat . ., .. 'Tie Rack House Coat ' - . Fur Cap ' i - - Collar Bag 'i ' ''. . . ... Umbrella " Moccasins ' Indian Suit , .. Neckwear Pajamas Slippers , Suspenders ' Underwear Shirts Sweater Special Christmas Offer With every Made-to-Measure Suit order we will give a pair of extra trousers absolutely free, v ' ILPo isLe McDONALD, The CRYSTAL The Home of Good Clothes. THE NEW WAY STORE a 0"0e$Hiceeee V&'c'tib Furnace Coke. To -Night and Saturday a PICTURES Locked Out Romance and Reality Power of Thought VAUDEVILLE. Johnsons In Areil Acts 10c and 15c The Fuel Without a Fault. We have just received a car of Furnace Size Coke which we purchased atlJcon aiderable below the market price and offer you the benefit of this purchase. One ton of coke goes as far as two tons of soft coal and holds a good hot fire over night. Fill up the fire box close the draft and have a hot white heat without any more trouble no soot. We ask Delivered $8.50 Per Ton. -3-S4 While it Lasts. PHONE NO. 7 PHONE NO. T The C. F. Iddings Co v v CI t MRS. G. S. HUFFMAN " I jttni iiiS J
