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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
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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
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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
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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.
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WICOLH COUNTY,
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SCALE; IHCH zs-ZOO FB.ZY.
We will have cars ready to show you these lots, day or evening.
C. F. TEMPLE, Exclusive Agent
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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.
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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
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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
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