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8(fitc Hietcrice! tiecltiy aHt kite mi-WitM Wtiami- TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JUNE 3,1913. v v- No. 38. m s en fe r.; sv . i -' " v '-- A -V, -'if 'V, ." ,: ': ".",-. ) LOTS MnHNHHHa Go On Sale WEDNESDAY JUNE 4TH, 1913 On account of a few detail mat ters sale has been delayed, but will open up with a bound Wed nesday morning. We will show 1 the lots and make reservations today. Phone the Office PRICES I S.Wfa $175.00 per lot, $10.00 down, $5.00 per montfis ' These lots will jump $50 in value in the :-: next three months. :-: Local and Personal Mrs. Sidney Dillion and Mrs. Isaac 'Dillon left yesterday morning for Speer. The Royal Neighbors will have a regular meeting Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the K, P. hall. Missos Winner Spencer and Nello 'Coneallyof Wallace came yesterday to attend the Junior Normal. Mr. and Mrs, Ray (Humming and children returned this morning from a nrisit with relatives in Iowa. Misses Ida Carroll and Viola Eves have accepted employment in the Dickey confectionery Store. For Sale All my household furni ture. Mrs. Chas. Herrod, 702 west Fourth street, phone black 430. Miss Gladys Sheldon who attondcd school hore last term left yesterday morning for her home in Paxton. Pittsburg Perfect Electric Welded Fonce. The Weld that Held at Hershey' cor 5th and Locust. Pupils of Miss Fenton's room of the iWashington school held a picnic at tho "TMckgrovo Saturday. The youngsters had-a very jolly day. Mrs. W. F. Cody, who had been visit ing friends in town for a couple of weeks while onrouto to Cody, Wyo., from a visit in the oast, left last night. For Sale (MO acres three miles south east of Julesburg cornor, with in 70 fet - -of river, tilable and pasture. H. A. Fowler, 4559 Lake Ave. Chicago. Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Gaithsr re- turned a few days ago from Bertrand, where tfaey attended the Epworth league convention. Buy a Vacnum Ice Cream Freezer with screw top; will not leak. Saves time and money and insures cleanliness. For sale by Mrs. M. V. Mitchell, phone Red 104. Two additional government officials will have office in the federal building. These Bre H. C. Diesem, U. S. irriga tion engineer and Dr. W. T. Pritchard, U. S. stock inspector. Thoy will occupy offices on tho second floor. Fine six room modern house on West 2d St. for quick sale and is a bargain Finest location and one or the best homes in the city. C. F Temple. FOOT NOTE If you're looking for low price merely you don't want to buy "WALK nVEIt" shnnii. If wnn'rrt lonlflnrr for iinvarvinc 52 Quality and superiority, you do -want to buy "WALK OVER" shoes. Wilcox Department Store TO Harry Pizer began work at the soda fountain in the Rexall Drug Store the latter part of last week. . The family of H. P. Harden, former woather observer, loft yesterday for Wichita, Kans., to which point Mr. Hartlon was transferred a couple of months ago. The rain fall during the month of May was three and one-half inches as compared with 1.93 inchos in May 1912, and 1.73 inches in May, 1911. Tho high est temperature las): month was ninety six on the 29th. Lost, strayed or stolen a Scotch collio pup two months old: dark brown, shading to tan with white markings, tan leather strap for collar. Please in form O. J. Brooks, 221 cast Second St. An adjourned term of district court is in session this week, and a number of equity and law cases will come be fore Judgo Grimes for hearing. Yes terday forenoon tho docket was 'oallod and in the afternoon, among other cases, Mrs. Mary Baker was granted an absolute divorcofrom Joseph Baker, who deserted hor about ten years ago. Will Dorram, Jim Dionor, Roland Ginn and Louie Pappas, who aro night employes in the yards, were lined $5.70 each for entoring a hoso house and taking and wearing rubber coats and boots. Tho act was committed by tho boys Saturday night during thoneavy rain storm: tho ovident intention being to return the articles aftor the storm. They failed to return them promptly and Chief Bowman had a warrant issued, and what the boys looked upon as simply a "borrow," assumed a more sorious phase under the law. Fires will happen, and not always on telephone poles. Protect yourself by one of Temple's Policies. Dr. Marie Ames went to Kearney Friday to witness tho demonstration of the Dr. Duket tuberculosis treatment. Seven of tho sovonteen patients at the state hosnital in that citv wore inocula ted. All patients aro given two weeks rest and placed on a diet. After that time a second injection is given to be followed by a third after anothor two weeks rest period. But three treat ments in all arecivon this being figured as sufficient to insure a euro undor favorable conditions. A Warning of Hail Insurance. John Wing lost his one-half of 85 acres of rye by hail last Saturday night. He was wise by having it insured by Bratt and Goodman a few days before it was destroyed. With the fine pros pects for a big crop, no farmer ci afford to be without bail insurance. which Bratt & Goodman are writing this year at greatly reduced rates. See them today. 1 Tl:i:if7z v "7 indH ksLirr' UTJlrf FPs -"" , rz ' J -T 7 7 h--L? I x- AT 7 r -L ft 3 Ll b-tl 'nrv D OLSON'S ADDITION 46 SORTH PLATTE WICOLH COUNTY, NEBRftSKR. SCALE; IHCH zs-ZOO FB.ZY. We will have cars ready to show you these lots, day or evening. C. F. TEMPLE, Exclusive Agent :- PHONE 500 '" -: Railroad Notes and Personal. There has baon a lull in freight traffic during the past ten days but it is only temporary. Clark LeDioyt who has been em ployed at lidnoy for soveral weeks visited the homo folks last week. F,- W. Pfleglng; lato of Cheyenne, has been appointed signal engineer for the. Union Pacific with headquartors at Grand Island. D. O. Wilson, chiof electrician for the Union Pacific spent a short time in town Saturday while enroute to Grand Island. Tho stool framo for the water tank at tho now round house is now being erected, and work nn tho coal chute Is in progross. This chute will, it is said, be tho largest on tho U. P. system. J. J. Horrigan, who had been locatod at Boone, la., but wont to Sioux Falls, S. D., a few weeks ago, has returned to Boone. Ho left the latter placo oh ac count of short shop hours, but returned on tho promise of full working time. Conductor S. C. Macomber returned yesterday from Dotioit. Mich., where he attondod the 0. R. C. convention. The weather was so oool last week that evorybody wore heavy wraps. Mrs. Mecomber accompanied, him on tho trip which proved a vory ploasant one. So alarming have become the ravages of strange diseases upon the potatoe crop of tho United States that the Union raclllc railroad has volunteered to finance a special train of European and American agriculturists and patho logists over all parts of the system where potatoes are grown. The Union Pacific has completed its double track across the state of Ne braska, the recent completion of a thirty-nine mile strotch of new con struction completing tho 42G miles across the state. Between Council BlufTs and Ogden, tho eastern and western terminus of tho road, there are now completed 714 miles of doublo track, 426 across the stato being con tinuous. Samuel B. Warborough, one of the foreman of the new round house was killed Saturday aftornoon while working on tho water tank. A largo piece of Steele struck his head and he wa3 thrown to tho ground twenty foot bo low. When picked up he was uneon. scious and died in a short 'timo. His hoad was badly brulsen and tho bonos in his netk broken. The remains wro ihippod to his home In Omaha Saturday ovoning. He is survived by a wife who lives there. It is unofficially announced that tho Gibbons-Hastings cut-off will bo placed in service about June 17th. Freight from the northwest to Kansas City, St. Louis and other points southeast, and from those points to tho northwest will be sent over the cut-off and through this terminal instead of via Denver. It Is believed that this will Increase traffic through1 North Platte about twonty per cent, with a corresponding increase of engine and train crows. This will, of of course, prove, qnitr a. boost for North Platto. Flower Mission. The W. C. T. U. Flower Mission will give the following program Tuesday afternoon Juno 3, at tho Baptist church. Prelude, Mrs. Alphla Loon; song, quartetto by four young ladles: prayor, llowor mission work by Mosdames James Louden, Ella Hartman, A. P. Kelly; scripture. Mrs. Stella Banks; reading, What Flower Mission Moans by Mrs. T. T. Ovorman; paper, What aro tho Duties of Flowor Missslon Sup erintendents? Mrs. 'Minnie Porkins; reading, The Benefit of Flower Mis sions to tho large Cities, Mrs. Mablo Howard; reading and consideration of the Flowor Mission Report Paper. Mrs. Belle Morris; Flowor Mission Quiz, Mcsdames Mooney, Welborn, Greoson, LoMastors, Surbcr, Strison, Doan und Norris. Song, "Work for tho Night." White Ribbon Benediction, Nnmbors 0, 24, 26 by Mrs. Emma VanCloavo. Refreshments will bo served consist ing of strawberry short cake, cream and coffee. Price 10c. The publio in vited. Distribution of flowers to the sick as far as far as possible. Mrs. Minnie Perkins, State Sunorintondont of Flower Mission. Sale of Real Estate . The Mrs. B. L. Robinson place. 702 West 2nd (not lower place) to Mrs. Susan Adams, Consideration $2500.00. Salemade by C. F. Tjemple, The parents and friends of the Nichols school very successfully surprised Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and the teaehors, Miss Johnson and Miss Winterer, at tho Johnson home Thursday ovoning. They wero indeed a cheerful crowd and saemed to consider it a ioke to be mis taken for some of tho neighboring Russians. After enjoying a visit to gether and being gonorously served with somo splendid ice croam and take, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were presented with a berry spoon and each of tho toachors resolved a vory pretty souvenir spoon. The whole affair was a deolded success and resulted in a vory friendly feeling botween Russia and tho Unitoil States. Bargain List. Full two story frame dwelling, eight rooms, modern except heat, full lot and shado trees, nice lawn and outbuildings. GOO E. 3rd St., block from new school house, three blocks from high school. I ttVA v .,',.,3. . H . jk Bratt & Goodman buy and sell real estate, loan money on real estate long or short time, write the best and cheap est fire, lightning, tornado, cyclone and hail insurance, rent houses, and care for property of non-residents. They also write the best and cheapest life insurance in the great Mutual Life In surance Co. of New York. They also offer today some extra fine mortgage loans, netting 7 and 8 pep cent semi annual interest. These mortgages not taxable and are the best and safest in vestment for your idle money. See them. Local and Personal Mrs, J. F. Clubaugh was taken to the P. & S. hospital yesterday where an oporntion was performed. At last re ports she was resting easy. Ilonry Hanson, tho north side ranch man, is hauling out lumber from tho Blrge yard for tho erection of a barn 40x70 feet. Forty-threo thousand shingles are roquired for tho roof. The committees soliciting donations for tho Chamber of Commoreco pub- licity fund did not finish thoir work last weak, but will do so tomorrow or Thursday. Tho total amount of tho subscriptions will thon be announced. Woather forecast for North Platte and vicinity; Mostly cloudy with prob ably showers tonight and Wodnosday not much change in temperature. Mod erate winds. Highest tomporaturo yesterday 84, a year ago 89, lowest last night 58. a year ago 54. North Platto has secured anothor convention for 1914, the District Ep worth League Convention, ,thia placo having been selected as the next moot ing placo by the Bertrand Convention held last week. The torritory embraced is tho North Platto oonferenco district of tho Mothodlst church. Tho plant of tho Nebraska Telephone Co. in North Platte keeps pace with tho progress of tho town. LaBt month thoro was u not gain of twenty-oight subscribers in the city. Munagor Brown has been authorized to expend $2,000 in improving tho farmer linos out of North Platto that nro owned by tho company. Friday night fif ty-nino ono hundredths of an inch of rain foil, followed Satur day by 1.52 inches and last night by forty-one hundredths of nn inch, a total of 2,52 inchos In forty-eight hours. Saturday night's rain extended from O Fallon on the wost to Blgnoll on tho east and was heavy northeast of town but light northwest. East of Ft. McPherson rain was badly needed up to Sunday and small grain had begun to "firo,r w v i,. ,t ? ,r?t Good Jack for sale or trade. M. R. Magunson. Tho Presbyterian aid society has been postponed ono woek on nccount of tho banquet. Mr. and ilrs. Ed. Sullivan, of Omaha, formerly of this city, aro spending this weok with frionds. Tho North Platto Military band will give their weakly concert lit tho. Kolth thoatro, Thursday evening, Juno" 5th. Elsewhora Wntor Commissioner Welch publishes a notice to water con sumers. It is an Important subject and should bo road by all. During tho storm Saturday night a telephono post on Seventh Btroet was 8 truck by lightning, Betting the post on fire. Tho department was callod out. Tho remains of the lato John J. Sullivan will arrlvo hero this afterndon for Intermont, but ponding tho arrival of tho relatives the hour of the funeral sorvico cannobo announced. Wo wish to thank tho kind frionds and neighbors for thoir sympathy and uio ueauuiui uorai oitonngs nt tho time of the donth of our boloved son. Mr. and Mis. A. Andorson and Family. Tho members of tho North Platto Musicians Association wero pleasantly entertained at tho homo of Dol Bonner last evening. Following the monthy bushess session, cards wore piayod and refreshments served. Farmers and others crossing the South Platte river bridge complain In strong terms of the practice of throwing refuse on tho upper sido of the bridge. They say that during tho hot days last, week the stench arising therefrom was sickening. Horses Wanted. I want to buy cheap farm horsos,i or will hire men with teams all summer. Addross or inquire at Sutherland State bank. A, Notice. All tho accounts of Ginn, Whito & Schatz company contracted prior' to Aug. 19th, 1912 aro owned by Messrs. Ginn & Whito and are payablo at" the offico of E. H. Evans. All such ac counts must bo sottlod prior to 'Juno 1st or action will 'be taken to enforce collection. FOOT NOTES. "WALK OVER" shoes are now sold In more than 80 different countries. It is a great doal harder to discover n now country than it is to sell "WALK OVER"j.hoea ther aftor it is discovered. Wilcox Department Store ri f "'MaWmS'