ttUttrtclCctW
Snte
IfoMjr fflm
,Stw.
&
TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JANUARY 10, 1913.
No. 99
Jprilt
3mi
W4fl''v4
T
w
'
Local and Personal.
The Lutheran ladies will serve a ban
quet supper to the city fireman Jan.
23rd at tho Masonic hall.
Wanted Man to take care of heat
ing plant. Wilcox Dept. Store.
Tho Presbytorian bible class will meet
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Palph
Garman, 403 west 3rd street.
Christian Scicnco Scrvico Sunday
11:00a. m. Subject "Sacrament." Sun
day school 12 m. K. P. hall, Dewey St.
Mrs. Carl Norstrand, of Omaha, who
had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Posey for ten days, left this morn
ing. Mrs William JeiTcis and Miss Eileen
Keliher, of Cheyenne, came down Wed
nesday to visit Mrs. Edwina Schatz.
The former left for Omaha yesterday
to spend a few days.
Weather Forecast: Snow and much
colder tonight and Saturday, cold wave
by Saturday night. Highest tempera
ture yesterday 30; a yeiirago 9. Lowest
temperature yesterday 8; a year ago -G.
The positions held by North Plntte
men in the legislature is as follows:
Rolf Halligan book-keepor, Earl Car
penter messenger, E. W. Crane cus
todian of the senate, A. E. Hunting
ton door-keeper.
Bring in your live hens and springs
Saturday we will pay 10 cents a pound.
North Platte Produce Co.
The average salary paid teachers in
the North Platto schools is $G5.45,
which is higher than in any other town
in the 5,000 to 10,000 class in the state.
Hastings ranks next with an average
of $64.00, and Plat smouth is at th
foot with an average of $-10.25.
This is the season of the year when
merchants hold clearance sales that are
inaugurated in order to dispose of cer
tain classes, if not all classes, of winter
goods. These sales are reflected today
in The Tribune's advertising columns,
and patrons are offered discounts on
regular prices of from twenty to thirty
per cent. It is an opportunity for the
individual purchaser to save a consider
able sum of money.
Woodmen of the World, are now or
ganizing in your city. The W. O. W.
have a surplus of over $17,500,00000.
...wl )iir rtni nrn cm ndpflllato 1)0813.
Railroad men are especially invited to
investigate. "
C. F. Temple,
Clerk Lucas Camp No 237.
F. A. Baughan,
- Organizer.
The city council met in regular bi
weekly session Tuesday evening, the
business transacted being largely of a
routine nature. Reports of city of
ficials were rocoived, bills audited and
allowed, bond of Police Magistrate-elect
Walker approved, and credentials issued
to three membors of the council who
will represent tho city at tho convention
of municipalities to be held at Lincoln
next week. Minor changes wero ordered
to be made at the water plant.
You say you nover read advertise
ments? Yes you do, you are now reading
this. Well, hero goes: we have just un
packed and hate an extra force busy
marking and arranging a total of 14
cases of dry goods, our recent pur
' chase while in the cast. All these
goods go on sale tomorrow at abso
lutely unheard of prices. For instance,
American Pilgrim prints all colors 2ic
per yard. Amoakeag apron checks at
5J cents. Amoskeag outing flannels 7J
cents. Real Serpentine Crepe, a big
line of patterns, 11 cents. These and
hundreds of other equally good items
just as cheap, no limit. All you want,
we havo many thousands of yards.
Read the big yellow bills out today.
Come in and see us and we will help
you solve tho high cost of living.
E. T. Tramp & Son.
2JCMB3
One - Fifth Off
r TSf ) '
u
Beginning December 26th and closing January 13th we will give you a discount of
one-fifth from the regular price of every article carried in our Dry Goods, Cloaks,
Dresses, Suits, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Notions, Gents' Furnishing and shoe
stocks. These goods will be sold to you at regular price and one-fifth deducted
from your bill. During this sale we will not open any new goods in these depart
ments, so it will pay you to come early before the assortments are broken.
Wilcox Department Store,
SOME PLATTE, NEBRASKA-
?
ifOV
R
mSBGSSffl
Mrs. Ernest Roland is yery ill at her
home on east 5th street.
Mrs. William Shohoney left this
morning for Ft. Collins to visit her
mother ana otner reiauvc 101 iwu
w'eeks.
A boxing contest between Hargis, of
Grand Island and McCarthy of Ravenna
wilKbe pulled off at the Lloyd on tho
evening of January 23rd. Both men
have had much ring experience, and it
said McCarthy has yet to meet his first
defeat.
The inauguration of the parcels post
has made a noticeable increase of re
ceipts at the local postoffico. Many
articles formerly shipped by express are
now received or sent out by po3t. Sev
eral paokages of eggs have been handled
by the local office.
The American Yeomen will hold a
public installation of officers at Odd
Fellows' hall Saturday evening of next
week. In addition to the installation
services nnd thero will be drills by both
the ladies' and men's toams and a
musical program. All friends are invited.
Big 5 Cent Dance at the
Lloyd Thursday evening of
each week.
C. F. Pockham, David Earll, John
Earll, Warren Earll, J. E. Northay and
Iaaac Putman of Gothenburg, wore in
town Wednesday to attend the adminis
trator's salo of the estate of James Put
mnn which was hold at the courthouse.
The former offered $T0 more tlnn the
mortgage which was $975 and it was re
ferred to the court.
Passes Bogus Checks.
D. T. Oliver, Harry Mills nnd
Levin who were engaged in the clean
ing and pressing business here for
several months, left tho city Wednes
day evening after passing several
bogus checks and taking money for
houso rents due the McConnell real
ijstato company.
Ono of the checks was used by Mills
at the Carson & Lnndgraf barber shop
amounting to $3.00, a second one was
passed at Huffman's cigar store for
$G.0Q and the third at the Pitlnco Cafe
amounted to $7.00. The banks re
fused to ensh same and a search for tl .,
guilty party was mode. It was learned
that the three fellows had purchasod
tickets to Cheyenne but Officer Otton
has been unable to locate them although
he has sent several messages along the
line, Oliver had been rooming at the
McConnell homo and while there col
lected several houso rents which he
failed to turn in. Tho three men are in
debted to a number of the local busi
ness houses-
For Rent Room, 40G Bast 3rd.
The W. R. C. will hold their monthly
social at the home of Mrs. D. J.
O'Brien, 015 west 3rd Wednesday after
noon. Lost Tuesday between Schatz hard
ware store and residence of Earl Stamp,
a.packago of dress trimmings. Return
to this office and recoivo reward.
A special meeting of the Lutheran
aid society will bo held Tuesday after
noon at 3 p. m in the parish house. All
members are requested to be present.
George Sidney in '"Bizzy Izzy."
"Busy Izzy." the 1913 edition of mu
sical, songical, .jokical entertainment
conceived for tho special purpose of
presenting George Sidney to his friends,
the American public, which comes to
the Keith next Tuesday evening, will
bo a two-act potpourri of a little of
everything that theatre-goers like. The
first act will bo devoted to a depart
ment store with "Izy" making him
self generally useful as the proprietor.
A number of pretty girls in swell
clothes will be found and every now
nnd then they will let their customois
wait while they come from behind tho
counters and sing something. Then
when they have all done everything
which the atage manager has arranged
to be done in the department store half
of the evening, the curtain will fail nnd
and in ten minutes will shift to a big
summer hotel. Uho audience will learn
from the program that "Izzy" has
tradod his store for tho hotel and the
stago manager will havo arranged a
number of outings for tho summer
girls, tho Johnnies and the pther guests.
In all this Izzv is manifest as tho pre
siding officer, nnd are one is awnro of
tho passage of time two urn! a hnlf
hours have been spent in laughing, lis
tening and admiring. Truly not an
irksome way to spend an evening, still
just the kind that theatre-goers seem
to enjoy, and its a business to lurnisu
what the public want.
Will Install Electric Elevator.
Postmaster Davis has been advised
by the treasury department that an
olectric automatic oluvator will be in
stalled in the federal building for the
transportation of people to and from
the second and third floors of the build
ing. The elevator shaft was provided
in tho building plans, but there was
some question as to whether the elva
tor would be installed. Thu informa
tion received by Postmaster Davis is
good newc, as tho elevator will prove a
preat convenience to those having bus
iness with the U. S. land oflico and
with the fedoral court when it is in
session.
My Addition to North Platte.
Is now ) cadj for sale. Nice lots,
high and dry. Good terms and if you
want to build in the B. & L. will take
contract for of the price of lots and
give deed and abstract. Call up the Ne
braska Real Estate Co., and I will take
you out and show them.
I. L. Miltonberger. 98-2
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walls, of Bridge
port, who visited in town this week
nave returned home,
Mrs, J. E. Posey and bnby left this
morning for Omaha to spend n week
with relatives and friends.
The
CRYSTAL
Tho ladies of .he B. of L. F. & E
will hold a social at the K. P. hall on
Tuesday evening Jan. 14 to which nil
members and their ladies are cordially
invited. A ton cent lunch will be served.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
Sunday School nt 10 a. m. M. E.
Crosby, Supt. Prenching services at
11 a. m. and 7:30p.'tn. Holy communion
the Sacrement of Baptism and the re
coption of new members will be observed
at the morning sorvice. Evening theme:
"Tho Print of Nnlls." Endeavor at3 and
G:40p. m. Prayer servtco Wednesday
evening. Rdv. J. C. Christie.
lo
Henry Polandor, ol Holdrego, ar
rived here the fore part of this week to
engage in the piano tuning business.
- Night
and Saturday.
PICTURES
Sharps and Chaps.
The Lighting of the Loves
Way. , 'm
Will Buyers.
VAUDEVILLE.
Singing and Talking.-i '
10c and 15c
off
N
I JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE. :(
HERE WE GO!
All our Suits, Overcoats and Men's Trousers at one-fourth off. The regular prices are still on the ticket take off one
fourth, pav us the balance and the garment is yours. A square proposition, certainly!
Could anything be more fair? Walk right in don't stay away and lose! Its not the biggest reduction that means the
biggest values by a long shot! Our clothes are exceptional values at regular prices every stitch of them guaranteed. We are
simply closing out winter stock before spring stock arrives and we make this sacrifice in order to turn the stock into money
speedily. Its good business for us to do so.
Its Fair! Its Square! Its a Money Saver! Its the Clothing Sale of Jhe Year!
Warm Underwear at a Big Saving.
The celebrated Staley Wool Underwear. It never sold below reg
ular prices. Here is a rare opportunity to buy at greatly reduced
prices, the following numbers;
W50 Natural wool, regular price $1.50 per garment, now $1.30
147 Natural Merino, regular price 1.75 per garment, now $1.40
127 Cream, regular price 1.75 per garment, now $1.40
154 Tan, regular price 2.00 per garment, now $1.50
W73 Oxford gray regular price 2,75 per garment, now $2.00
W78 Block, regular price 2.50 per garment, now $1 .75
Superior Union Suits, all sizes, 20 per cent discount
Fleece Lined Underwear.
Men and Boys' Outing Flannel Pajamas at 20 per cent discount
n
Boy's Knickerbockers, all ages, the biggest and best line in North Platte.
20 per cent discount
Heavy Wool Shirts, in Oxfords, Tan, Gray and Blue, Military or regular
collars, 20 per cent discount.
Cluett Arrow Brand Dress Shirts, 2.00 and 1.50 values sale price $1.35.
Monarch Dress Shirts, sale price 85 cents.
Mnllory, R ival and Stetson Hats at 20 per cent less than regular prices.
Lots of winter weather ahead, Come in early and get tho first choice.
SALE BEGINS SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, I9I3
b. McDonald, The Horodh:
I J.
-3