GEORGIAN DESIGN
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Another Convention
DuringfAugust.
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Local and Personal.
Charles Hayes has been very ill for
Several days past.
A social dance will be held at the
Lloyd opera house this evening.
Will Rolland, late of Omaha, who has
been visiting in town for a week, will
leave tomorrow.
Mrs. J. F. Clabaugh who was oper
ated upon recently at.the P. & S.- hos
pital is getting along nicely.
Mrs. J. B. Murphy returned Wednes
day afternoon from Omaha where she
visited friends for some time,
Leslie Bare left Wednesday for the
Hoy ranch in Garfield precinct, where
he will remain a week or two.
Joseph Dunn, of Wood River who has
been the guest of his brother for two
weeks, will return home Sunday even
ing. Miss Ethel Dean and brother
Lawrence, who visited last week in
Ogden, returned home Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Osborne, of York, who was the
guest of her daughter Mrs. George
Brown, left Wednesday for Boise, la.,
to visit for a month.
Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, of Sutherland,
who visited their son Attorney M. E.
and family this week, left Tuesday
afternoon for home.
Mrs. Sam Richards, of Omaha, came
Tuesday to spend a few days with
friends in town and look after her real
estateiinterestsjhere.
Engineer Billings, of theBabcock
Wilcox Co., of Patterson, N. J., came
the first of this week to install the
boilers at the new round house.
Mrs. Herbert Duke left at noon
Wednesday for Stapleton to be the
guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Neale for a couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Collins left yes
terday morning for California, where
they will spend several weeks visiting
friends in differentjparts of that state.
Mrs. Stuartliand daughter of St.
Louis who visited the fprmer's daughter
Mrs. Alice Kruger left a few days ago
for California to visit for several weeks.
Dr. Philip Miller, formerly of this
city, who has been practicing in Daven
port for a year past, came the early
part of this week to visit her father
Jacob Miller.
For bargains in choice residences see
Buchanan & Patterson's bargain list in
another column. tf
Mrs. F. W. Herminghausen returned
Tuesday evening from a thre weeks'
stay in eastern points. While away she
visited in Burlington, la.. Redding,
Mo., and St. Louis..
S. C.IWills, of Well precinct, wns in
town Wednesday transacting business.
Asked as to crop conditions, "Doc"
said they were pretty fair, but that rain
was needed to fill put wheat and rye.
J. E. Morrison, a former Gnndy at
torney, and well known in North Platte,
has been nppointed county judge of
ButFalo county to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the ousting of Judge Hallo-well.
The Chamber of,Commerce directors
held n meetinglWednesday evening and
received reports from the committees
on the electrolier lighting system, the
Fourth of July and the publicity fund.
That North Platto is to have the eloc
trolitr system for fourblocks on Dewey
two block on Front and probably on
other streets is now an assured fact,
nnd it will require but'a short time to
wind up the preliminary arrangements
preparatory to installing the system.
The committees on the publicity fund
reported pledges of about 52,100, with
tho saloon menand several other busi
ness men excepted. These will be
solicitod some time during tho coming
week.
Eupt. Snyder of the state sub-sta-tion,
who is a member of the board, re
ported that the dry land investigation
association would hold its convention in
North Platte some time in August.
This'association is composed largely of
federal officials connected with the,
agricultural department and who are
stationed at governmental experimen
tal stations in different sections of the
west. There will also be in attendance
officials from Washington and represen
tatives from experimental stations of
a number of the western states. This
convention! was secured through the
efforts of Messrs Snyder and Burr, of
the local sub-station, upon the excel--lent
showing made by the station. A
committee was appointed to arrange
fpr this convention
The Fourth of July committee, the
manager of the carnival company which
will be here the week of July 4th, and
a representative of the military band
appeared before thejdirectors and the
celebration was discussed at length. The
threo organizations will work in conjun
tion and promiso to give one of the
liveliest celebrations North Piutte has
ever known.
; Events in Society.
Mesdames; H. M. Grimes and E. A.
Cary went to Hebron, Nebr., a few
days ago to attend the convention of
the P. E. 0.
The Young People of the Christian
church held an enjoyable moonlight
picnic in the hills south of town Tues
day evening. Games were plnyed and
a basket lunch served.
The social held at the home of Mrs.
Mang Wednesday afternoon by the
auxiliary of the B. of L. F. and E.
was a very successful one. Mesdames
Wolback, Smith and Hirsch assisted in
entertaining.
, Miss Marie VonGoetz entertained a
large coterfe of her young friends at
cards yesterdajmfternoon in honor of
her house guest Miss Mary Rathke of
Greenwood, la. After the card playing
the guests were refreshed with sum
mer deserts.
Mrs. Albert Abel entertained a num
ber of young Indies Wednesday evening
Ttr a miscellanious prenuptial shower
for Miss Myrtlo Dowhower who will be
a bride of next week. Contests, games,
music and social conversation made the
evening a mo3t enjoyable one to all
present . Delicious refreshments were
served during tho evening and the
guest of honor presented with a beauti
ful collection of gifts for her new home.
Miss Minnie Lowe was hostess to the
J. D. club and a few friends Wednesday
evening. The evening was pleasantly
spent in guessing contests and music. In
the first contest the geographical ability
of the guests was demonstrated and the
prize awarded to Miss Lena Baskins.
The rose contest was won by Miss
Kathleen Flynn and Miss Lena Wangen
won in the third contest. Prices were
prettily decorated boxes of candy.
Nicely prepared refreshments "were
served late in the evening.
The Platte Valley lodge A. F. and A.
M. 32 held installation ceremonies at
their hall Tuesday evening. The follow
ing were inducted into thir various
offices: Charles P. Faulkner, worship
ful master, M Keith Neville, senior
warden, John McGraw, junior warden,
C. 0. Weingand, treasurer, F. E. Bul
lard, secretary, C. M. Reynolds, senior
deacon, Chester Williams, junior ddabon.
Bankers Life Insurance, Woodhurst's
Insurance Agency. 42-8
A bulletin was posted Tuesday stating
that the shops would close June 21st
and remain closed until July 1st, the
order applying to &U shops on the
system. Usually at this time of the
year a reduction in the working force
Ws made, and it is thought that the re
trenchment of expenses is made by
this year cutting the working hours
I instead of the force.
J. P. Burrows, who owns a farm
near Farnam, spent Wednesday in town
transacting business. A few years ago
he retired from the farm and moved to
Farnam in order to give his children
the school advantages of that town,
but expects to roturn to tho farm next
spring. This was his first visit to j
North Platte in two years. j
Law ronce Carpenter is carrying his!
right hand in a sling as a result of a '
"kick" while attempting to crank his
car Tuesday. There was a disconnection
and when he spun the crank the ongine I
back fired and the handle struck him on '
the hand breaking one of the finger
bones.
Hobo Arrested for
Stealing Money, j
A hobo giving his name ns Dunn nnd
Omaha his place of ubode, was arrested
ednesday morning on the charge of
stealing twenty-seven dollars from the
, residence of Mrs. Lottie Cronen on
I west Sixth street. Mrs. Cronen had
'laid n purse containing nbout $15.00.
dollars on the dining room table and had
gone uf) stairs for n rhoment. While I
temporarily engaged she heard foot
steps below, and upon descending con
fronted Dunn In tho hallway, who
asked her if she had n vacuum cleaner
that needed repairing. She answered
in the negative, nnd started to tho
dining room to see if her purse had
beendisturbed, and ns she turned to go
Dunn started out on n run. Picking up
the purse she fund thnt twenty-s,evcn
dollars had been taken from one of tho
compartments, but that eighteen in
another compartment had not been dis
turbed. Sheriff Snlisbury was at once notified
and after a short search picked up
Dunn and took him to jail. Upon boing
searched the twenty-soven dollars wero
recovered. Later Dunn was identified
by Mrs. Cronen ns the mnn who had
been in her house. Tho prisoner wns
arraigned yesterday and bound over to
the district court.
THE MUTUAL BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION.
The assets of this association exceod
the sum of half a million dollars. The
reduction of the rate of interest to bor
rowers has increased the demand for
loans; and in order to meet this demand
the association will ' issue n limited
amounted of its PAID UP STOCK.
Money invested in this paid up stock
draws six per cent interest, payable
semi-annually, and may be withdrawn
at any time upon thirty dnys notice,
such notice being waived where thore
are funds in tho treasury to meet tho
withdrawal.
T. C. Patterson, President.
Samuel, Gooznc, Secretary.
Local and Personal
Mrs. E. R. Plumer spent Wednesday
in Hershey on business.
Chas. P. Ross, of Omaha, trans
acted business in town Wednesday.
Mrs. R. M. Dean and daughter re
turned this week from n brief visit in
OgJen.
Miss Anna VonGoetz, of Omahu,
who is visiting her parents will leave
next week.
Miss Fern Stntes, of Valpnriso, who
visited in town this week, left Wednes
day afternoon.
The Epworth League and their friends
will hold a moonlight picnic in the hills
south of town tonight.
Mrs. Shick and daughter, of Suther
land, who visited friends in town, went
home Wednesday afternoon.
Robert Sailor.of Elm Creek, who came
the first of this week apend several
weeks here with his mother.
Miss Grace Ward, of Belgrade, who
was the guest of Miss Fern Perkins
for three weeks, left Wednesday.
R. W. Allison, clerk in the U. S.
land office, returned Tuesday night
from a two weeks' visit in Illinois.
For Sale Domestic Vacuum Cleaners
with or without brush, Mrs. M. V.
Mitchell, phone Red 104. 42-2
Chas Ballner and Miss Anna Maiman,
both residents of Curtis, were united in
marriage by Judge Grant Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Neibert and son were
called to Los Angeles Wednesday even
ing by the death of the former's mother.
Misses Alice and Lucille Wilcox and
their house guests tho Misses Short of
Denver, visited in Gothenburg Wednes
day. Let me show you the Rapid Fireless
Cooker, cooks quicker than any other
cooker on the market. Mrs. M. V.
Mitchell, phone Red 101. 42-2
Mrs. Fred Weingand, of Omaha,
came Wednesday afternoon to visit
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Stamp and other
relatives.
Mrs. Charles B. Winegnr and chil
dren, of Lebinon, Kans., who visited
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Victor Von
Goetz Sr., for a couple of weeks, left
Tuesday evening.
Misses Lucile and Geneveive Short,
of Denver, nrrived a fuw days ago to
visit Misses Alice and Lucile Wilcox
for a week or longer.
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W. H. McDonald has been in Omaha
for several days attending a meeting of
executive board of of the bankers' as
sociation, of which he is a member.
Henry Nelson and Mrs. L. H. Bull,
of St. Paul, Neb., came Wednesday
afternoon to visit their sister Mrs. V.
C. Christianson for a couple of weeks.
Christian Science Service Sunday 11
a. m. Subject. "Is the Uui verse. In
cluding Man, Evolved by Atomic
Force?" Sunday school 12 m. K. P.
hall Dewey street.
In the county court tomorrow William
George, of Brady, will answer to the
charge of nssulting Ed. Bohner, of tho
eame place. The atercation occurred
at Brady on May 1st,
Don't forget the lots in Dalson's
addition are on the market. It you are
interested call at the office or phone
Red 500, and we will take care of
you, C, F. Temple.
Bring Us
YOUR POULTR
We are now located in our new poultry house,
the first building ctjtlie U. P. freight de
pot, where we are prepared to purchase all
your poultry and pay you the highest market
price in cold cash. We have made a market
in North Platte for poultry and eggs; a market
that you can not overstock, so bring them in,
no matter how many.
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We Want
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Hens and Spring Chickens
and advise all that have poultry to sell to bring them in now
while the price is high
We are paying the following price per pound today
Hens lie Broilers 20c DuckslOc
Geese 7c Turkeys 13c Roosters 4c
We do not guarantee this price for any length of time but expect it to
hold up this week.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
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orth Platte Produce Co.
Mrs. II. T. Campbell, of Paxton, is
taking treatment nt the P. & S. hospi
GROCERY NEWS
Difference of opinion regarding
the place to buy groceries will
not occur if you buy here. It is
a common saying that you get
hotter goods for less money here
than clswhere.
Tulip Flour per sack. . .$1.35
Union Flour per sack . . 1.40
5c n sack less in 10
sack lots
Crackers large box per lb .06
Ginger Snaps per lb 06
Oatmeal, large pkg 20
Oatmeal, small pkg. 10
Lewis Lye per can 08
Pink Salmon per can 10
Alaska Red Salmon per can .15
Rice, Jap type, 4 lbs for. . ..25
Tomatoes. large can 10
Kingsfords Starch per pkg 08
Corn Starch per pkg 05
Gloss Starch per pkg. , . . 05
Macironi, ',) lbs 25
Grape Nuts, 2 pkgs 25
;. Corn Flakes, 4 pkgs 25
Oil Sardines, G for 25
, Sweet Potatoes, per can . . 12
K C Baking powder 25 oz .20
K C Baking powder 50 oz .40
K C Baking powder 5 lb . Go
Horse Shoe tobacco per lb .45
Star Tobacco per lb- 45
Swifts Premium I lams, lb 22
Pic Nic Hams, per lb . 17J4
Soda, 1 lb pkg 08
Yeast, 3 pkgs 10
Salt. 100 lb sack ... .75
Salt, Sulphurized Rock
per block 50
Corn (Grand Island) 4 cans.25
Ganulnted Sugar (cane)
18 lbs 1.hi
Granulated Sugar (beet)
20 lbs Loo
WILCOX
DEPARTMENT
STORE.
Mrs. Dunn and daughter Mario, of
Wood River, mothor nnd sistor of
Francis Dunn of this city, will visit the
latter Monday while enrouto to
Vancouver and other points to spend a
couple of months.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles A. Smith nnd
bnb'y, late of Kearney, visited the 'for
mer's brother' Ralph Smith and family
yesterday whllo enrouto to Pnyctte,
Ida., to tnko charge of thoir largo
fruit farm. ' -'W
Buchanan & Patterson's
..Bargain List of Dwellings..
1 Five room house and barn, South Dewey street.
$1,250.
2 Good five room cottage, corner lot, shade trees
and blue grass lawn, city water and sewer connection,
five blocks from high school. Price only $1400,00.
Easy terms. "
3 . Nice six room cottage 72 1 West Seventh street,
handy to new round house. Modern except heat. Price
2,200.
4 Extra nice 4 room cottage on West Tenth street,
in the 600 block. Price $1, 750.
5 Good eight room dwelling on West Tenth street,
in the 900 block. Price $1,700.
6 Extra nice five room cottage, modern except heat
blue jvrass lawn and shade trees, 3 blocks from court
house. Price $2900.00
7 Full two story frame dwelling of eight rooms mod
ern except heat, full lot, shade trees and blue grass.
Located on West Fourth street close to court house.
This is property that will increase in value and is a big
money maker at our price of $4, 700
8 Nice Seven Room Cottage and two Lots, out
buildings, shade trees and nice lawn. A bargain at
$2150.00.
: ATI of these properties are choice bargains and
can be bought on easy terms. Be sure and see these
before you buy,
Buchanan &. Patterson,
Sole Agents.
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