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Local and Personal
Henry Weil and family are expected
home this week from a visit with
the former's mother in Iowa.
Harry Smith, of Chicago, who has
been visiting hiB parents for ten days
will loave Thursday evening.
Miss Gertrude Pebhausen returned
Saturday evening from Kearney whore
she visited relatives last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sawyer, of
Rawlins, who visited with relatives here
last week, left yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. George Garman, of
Hershey, spent last week with the
latter's mother Mrs. H. IS. Welsh.
Attorney William Shuman has re
turned from Omaha where he attended
the state bar association meeting.
Attorney W. T. Wilcox has returned
from Omaha where lfo attended the
meeting of the State Bar association.
Miss Grace Shelton leturned to her
school at Ogalalla yesterday morning
after visiting in town for u week.
Rolfe Halligan returned to the state
university yesterday afternoon after
spending a week with the home folks.
Miss Vera Carrigan, of Cheyenne,
who visited Misses Irene and Dorothy
Hubbard left for home yesterday morn
ing." Mre. Shelton. of Paxton, who visited
her duughtera Misses Ida and Grace
lastweok, returned home yesterday
morning. ;
Miss Pearl Koontz returiredto Max
well yesterday to take up her duties in
the sohools after spending the holidays
with local relatives.
Sam Fox formerly of the. Leader who
. has been employed in Ogalalla for sev
eral months spent the latter part of
last week in town.
Miss Dea Hardin, who is teaching
music in Big Springs, spent the latter
part of last weekvith Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Garlisch. v
Four sizes of Pennsylvania hard coal,
pea, chesnut, stoveand egg size. 12.50
to13.50 per ton, delivored.
Phone No.7. The C. F. Iddings Co.
Mrs. Hannah Williams, of Muncie,
Ind., who had been a guest at tho homo
of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Scott, left Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. William Tanner, of 'Lexington,
who spent last week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Redmond, returned
home Saturday evening.
James Nolen, of Sheridan, who has
been tho guest of his brothers and
sisters for a week, left for eastern
points yesterday morning.
theatre Wednesday, Jan. 1
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Gaskill & McVitty, offer Wm. Anthony McGuirc's
Truth Telling Play
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Pretentiously Presented with a
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Is Marriage an Institution of God? or Man?
. . or Devil? For Answer See the Play .
Presented 107
Prices From SO
The Tale o
Tardiness
children are late at school
it's probably the fault of the watch you
are carrying, Don't scold the children for
taidines3 until you know thoy aro started on
time. You sot the household clocks by your
watch. Is it reliable or merely a guessing
machine. We can furnish you n handsome
up-to-date
Dependable Time Piece at $25
It has 17 jewels, expansion balance, patent
regulator, Elgin works in a gold filled ca se
Choice of three size.
INSPECTOR.
Master Vlodio Muchlinski, of Omaha,
who has been visiting his brothers fdr
two weeks will return home the fast of
this week.
E. T. Tramp will return tomorrow
evening from St Louis and other east
ern points where he spent a week pur
chasing dry goods.
Miss Irene VonTrot left Friday even
ing for Grand Island to nccept a posi
tion in tho orchestra of the Green
vaudeville play house.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cramer is attending
the meeting in Lincoln this week of tho
accredited teachers of the Lincoln school
of music in Nebraska.
Mrs. Elizabeth .Karr Langston left
the latter part of last week for Lincoln
to attend the meeting of the accredited
state music teachers.
The ice harvest at the Gothenburg
lake began yesterday and shipments to
tho Union Pacific ice houses in this city
will begin tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson and
daughter Delio, of Cheyenne who were
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murrin,
left for home Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Naveraux is expected
this week from Lexington to visit her
mother Mrs. George Christ and attend
-the Christ-Brosius wedding.
A twelve pound baby girl was born
to Mr. and Mrs. George Huntington, of
Birdwood, at the home of the former's
paronts in this city Saturday.
I would lent my furnished home
during January,
February and March.
W. V. Hoagland,
Little Frances Arrowsmith, of Ogal
alla, came down Saturday morning to
Visit her grand mother Mrs. N. F.
Clough forj week or longer.
Mrs. K. C. Baker formerly Mrs. D.
Q'Brifn, of thiscity, visited her sons
Lucius and Don Saturday while onroute
from Greeley to Eufula, Okla., where
she will reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Robinson, late of
Grand Island, are visiting their parents
in this city before leaving for Burling
ton, la., where tho former will tnke
charge of a moving picture show.
Owners of . cily property, lots or
houses, can find sale for same by list
ing with us. Property priced right fiuds
ready sale. Buchanan & Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horrigan, of
Boone, la., who visited the latters par
ents Mr. and Mrs. William Maloncy,
Sr., last week will return home today.
Vincont Haskell formerly of this city,
came up from Omaha Saturday morn
ng to visit a short time wiih town
friends. Ho is practicing law in
Omaha.
Paul Roberts, of the state university,
visited the Stamp family last week and
left Friday for Maxwell to spend the
remainder of his vacation with his
parents.
Miss Eva Haverstead, formerly of
this city, won the Ford car which was
oiTercd by the Gothenburg Independent
for tho largest number of subscriptions.
The young lady had 545,300 majority in
the contest.
cast of Exceptional Excellence
Scenic Detail.
times in Chicago.
Cents to $1.00.
Question
Local and Personal.
Sheriff Salisbury spent tho lattor part
of last week in Chappcll on business.
Miss Alice Wilcox has Issued invita
tions to a card party at her homo Thurs
day evening. tf ,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gricser are
spending two weeks with the former's
parents in St. Paul, Neb.
Rev. Cram announced Sunday that a
series of revival services will begin at
Methodist church Sunday evening.
Roy Surber is building a five room
cottage on west Fifth street on the
block north of the W. V. Hoagland
residence.
Mrs. Jack McGraw and Miss Esther
Hummell have returned from Elsie
whero they visited rclatlvca laBt week.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell and
baby will return Friday from Omaha
where thoy havo been the guests of
relatives for somo time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hatch havo gone
to Illinois, where the former has ac
cepted a position from W. L. Park on
tho Illinois Central.
For Rent New! five room cottage
modern except heat. Inquiro William
Maloncy, Sr., 803 East Gth strcot.
Tho Catholic Girls Club will be enter
tained Friday evening by Misses Bessie
Smith, Mary Tigho, Edna and Alice
Sullivan and Mrs. Edward Walker at
the homo of tho formor.
Charley Gambrel, of tho north part of
tho county, whose garago and automo
bile was burned laBt fall, has not been
dismayed by tho loss. He has purchased
n new car and rebuilt the garage.
Arleigh Jones of this city and Miss
Alice Howard who recently came hero
from Denver, wero married quiotly at
Gothenburg Inst week. They will make
their home with tho former's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones.
One of the largest orders ever given
at ono time by any American railroad
was recently placed by the Northern
Pacific. The order included sovonty lo
comotives and 9,035 cars, the aggregate
cost of which will be $10,000,000. The
rolling equipment is to bo delivered
next season.
The Brady Vindicator says: The pros
pects don't look very bright for nny
action being taken on tho electric light
proposition before spring. Several
council meetings have been called in
the past month, but it is impossible to
get all the councilmon together at the
same meeting.
We still hnve a small quantity of
Furnace size coke to offer at 8.50 per
ton delivered. Tho C. F I6dings C1
Phono No. 7.
Several loans were npproved by tho'
directors of the building and loan as
sociation at the meeting held Sat
urday evening. W. E. Starr, was
appointed a member of the board to
fill a vacancy caused by tho removal of
W. M. Cunningham. The board is con
sidering the advisability of meeting
twice a month or perhaps weekly in
order that business may be more expe
ditiously handled.
Merlo Arnold writes tho Tolopost that
he and four others from the University
of Nebraska, working through tho Y.
M. C. A-. will bo in Maxwell, Dec. 31
to Jan. 5, to "omphnsizo by life and
word the strength aad uplift of viril
Christian manhood." They will hold
meetings each night and be the guests
of the chuich people of Muxwell and
vicinty, and come as "the host typo of
college manhood.' Maxwell Telepost.
The contract for tho erection of the
now court house at Lexington was
awarded Friday to a Louisville, Ky.,
contractor for $9G,130. It took tho peo-
plo several years to decide that they
needed a new court houso, nnd several
elections were held before the required
majority of votes was cecured. Lincoln
county voters will wake up some day to
the need of a more secure building to
house records that aro of inestimable
value, and which at present are practi
cally unprotected.
Do you know of another dealer be
tween Omaha and Denver who has four
sizes of Pennsylvania Hard Coal on
hand at the present time. Wo havo
and can furnish in nny quantity. Pea,
Chestnut, Stovo and Egg, $12.50 to
$13.50 per ton delivered. Phono No. 7
The C. F. Iddings Co.
Tomorrow tho Burlington will install
a new system of train auditing on the
entiro system, doing away with auditors
who take tho place of tho conductors in
collecting tickets and running the re
venue department of passenger trains
Tho company will put on nudltors who
will get on trains wherevor thoy may
be, mako a check of tho number of
passengers, count tho cash the conduc
tor has collected, inspect tickets and
make a report to the general auditor
while on tlie train. A copy of this re
port must bo handed to the conductor
bef no tho auditor loaves tho train. He
may leave tho train at uio next sta
tion and board the next train
comes along.
that
Farm For Sale.
The northeast quarter (no) bection
twenty-four (24) township'thirteen (18)
rnngo thirty (30) about seven miles
fluthcaat of North Plutte on south side
of Platte river, all smooth land near
nills, good buildings, fifteen acres in
alfulfu, ono of best farms in Platto
valley. Price $10,000.00. Terms, half
asn. imiance on easy iimo at i per
cent interest. Address Joseph Hershoy
N'.rth Platte, Neb.
One-Tenth
Beginning December 26th and closing January 13th, we will give a
discount of one-tenth off of every article carried in our stock except Butter and
Eggs and XXXX Flour. The goods will be sold to you at regular prices and
one-tenth dedacted from your bill. This discount does not apply to case prices
on goods but to the regular broken stock. This is an unusual opportunity to
save on the most staple things you buy, so get busy.
Wilcox Department
North Platte, Nebraska.
Tombstone mld "Waves.
Americans by tho thousand visit
,lout St Michel every year, thcro to
xploro tho famous old monastery nnd
feast on tho renowned omelets of Mmo
Poularde, and most of them tarry en
route at St. Mnlo, tho gay watering
plaeo on tho Hrlttnuy coast, whoso
grim paht is recalled by the formica
tions by which It is begirt. Chateau
Inland, tho father of Fiencli romanti
cism, Is burled a) St. Malo, nud no true
American sightseer falls to pay a visit
to his tomb, nameless, which at high
lido is eovcivd by tho sea. Jules U
inaitre In a work on "tho great egotist."
ns ho calls Chateaubriand, tells how
the author bargained with tho mayor
of St. Malo for tlie grant of a rock
whereon to plant his tomb, which, he
stipulated, wna to bu a simple stone
with a cross, without n name, amid
the waves. "He was bent," says Cha
tcntibilniul'tf latest biographer, "on us
lonishliiR tho world, even when ho
.ould no longer be by to enjoy the ef
fect. Thuie was vanity In his very
skeleton." New York Press.
HunQ by an Expert.
Tho box ear nomad wiped the last
lingering pie crumbs from his lips with
a grimy ciuit sleeve nud dragged his re
luctant foijt oer to whero tho scythe
was Ills whole nature revolted
against touching tho thing, but he had
his part of tho contract to futlll. no
Hides, tho fanner was watching. With
tho scythe In his hands ho advanced
cautiously toward tho battle array of
Iron weeds In the fence corner and
mudo three or four half hearted Bwlpes
at them.
Then ho restcfl tho hated blade on
the ground and cAllod to tho farmer.
"Say, boss, this scythe ain't hung
right"
"Well," was tho retort "hang It to
suit yourself."
Whereupon tho hobo hung It upon n
convenient sapling and departed has
tily In tho direction ot tho railroad
trade Brooklyn Ragle.
Rlnht Try Itl
Get up right In the morning. Go to
lied right at night. Start with Joy In
jour henrt, hopo in tho future. kind
ness In your purpose.
If It Is a dark day, never mind; you
will lighten 't up. If It Is a bright day.
you will add to tho brightness. Give a
word of cheer, a kindly greeting and a
warm handshake to your friends.
If you 4a ve enemies, look up, pasa
them by, forget and try to forgive.
If all of us would only think how
much of human happiness Is miido'by
ourselves there would bo less of Im
; ii i tin misery.
If all of us would bear In mind that
happiness Is from within nnd not from
without there would bo a wellsprlug
of Joy In every heart and the sun
would fihliiovfoH'ver.
Try U-.lohii A. Slcli-hei In l.callo'u.
This Was Mado In Germany,
in n hi'coihI class coiupaitment on n
'German train In which a geiiili'iuau Is
Heated ciilcrs a woman with u iHnsNif
cheeo A ory hiioiik odor soon per
wide the compartment, and tlu gen
tlciiiiiii become iciMleH
Oh. piirdou inc. sli. nyw the wo
man "I in tnUliis my hiixliiiiiil a box of
llmhiirgcr ehecc. lie Is so fond of It.
and whcie ive are In the country none
can he bought. TIichiiicII Ih ipilte harm
less '
"Don't mention It!-' replies the man
Ah the odoi becomes stronger he lights
a cigarette
"Hxeuso me." speaks up the woman,
"this Is not a compartment for smok
ing As tor myself. I would gladly
stand tho smoke, but the cheese will
draw the odor ot tobacco." Fllegende
Klattcr.
For Exchange.
Equity in a 7-room modern houso sit
uutod in a good part of Kansas City,
Mo., for North Platto vacant or im
I proved. Call nt
I for particulars.
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