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Hail Does Much ,'
Damage to Crop.
A destructive hnilstorm swept over
the vnllcy between Hershey nnd Pallns
Tuesdiiy night nnd damaged crops to
the extent of thousands of dollars. The
greatest dnmugo is appnrent just cast
of Hershey where big corn fields that
prior to the storm had stalks wnlst
high nnd beginning to tnsslu out, arc
now nothing moro than fields of stubs
ranging from six to eighteen inches
high. As the storm traveled east from
Horshoy it grow less in violence nnd by
tjfe time it ronched the Baker school
ht-uso it had spent the greater part of
its, fury. Npt only was; there n great
loss of corn, but the mnny fields of
beets suffered severely; in some fields
the giound is almost bare, while in
others about half the leaves wero
pounded ofT. Alfalfa also shows evi
dence of the soverety of the storm; in
some fields the second crop, just about
ready for cutting, was mowed olF or
pounded fiat on tho ground. Along the
roads it was noticed that tho dense
growth of sweet clover was broken oil
as completely as though mowed.
Potato vines were divested of all leaves
and only stubs of the stalks or yine
remain.
In some of the houses many window
lights were broken, nnd nfter tho storm
hail stones as Infge ns the nvcrngo egg
were picked up.
Crops in tho valley worn never in
better condition, nnd this is particularly
true of corn, therefore tho loss will be
Very heavy. Very little of the corn in
feSPtlon where the hall was the
haavjpif. Wll) OrlWUMt t0 anything. Tho
foniHS Will recoyor to some ?xtcnt but
Hie crop will bo liglit. A lii-ovy rain ac
companied the hail, and on the following
evening in low ground boot fields two
Inches of water was standing.
Announcement.
Wo wish to announco to the public
that wo have now taken possession of
the .Creospn's Grocery Sre nl WQ
would be pleased" l mM bH iurfrionds
nt that pinto, ll U our intention to con
duct tho business in n first class way,
to handle the same line of goods as for
merly carried and hope to be able to
satisfy all those used to doing their
buying of Mr. Greeson. Call and give
lyi a trial nnd wo canJprpve our worth.
CIIA8.,Liekk, Jr.
Oscar Sandali.
Chasi Herrod will leavo tomorrow
for Load, S. D., nfter. an extended visit
with relatives here. "Mrs. Herrod will
remain in town for a month longer.
Local and Personal.
Everett Fonda returned to Omaha
Tuesday evening after visiting the
home folks for several days.
Lewis Dienor returned yesterday
morning from Denver where ho trans
acted business for some time.
Mrs. Fred Woingand, of Omnhn,
who visited tho Stamp and Wendt fam
ilies last week, has gone home.
L MrnndIrs,. G. Vnrner, of Omaha,
who nro onrouto to Los Angelos, spent
th first-df this week in town.
; MtesLetn Atkinson returned tho
firsjoftnls week from an extended
visit with relatives in Michigan.
Jnck Wolcott ond sfster Miss Helon,
of Omnhn, wno wero guests of Miss
Irene von Trot hnve returned homo.
Dr. Hart, of Iown, is expected the
oarly pnrt of next week to visit his
daughter Mrs. Fred Pnyne for some
time.
Miss Kathleen Fiynn returned last
evening from n two weeks' visit in
Kansas City nnd Hot Springs with
relatives.
Miss Mary Murphy, of Omaha, who
visited her sister Miss Kate Murphy at
the P. & S. hospital this week will
lenve Monday.
Mrs. Harrison, who had been taking
treatment at St. Luke's hospital for
some time, left that institution yester
day afternoon,
The Crystnl thentre presented nn
unusually good bill Wednesday ovoning.
The two real srwclnl, "For Loye nnd
Country" was a touching pictures of
romanco during tke civil war and was
well received. "A Woman's Folly also
held tho attention of the audience and
Was strongly prcsonted,
W. D. Waldo, who had been working
his grading outfit on n road over in
Iowa, has sold his horses and equip
ment to u party in that state. Ho had
nbout seventy head of horsed and a
largo outlU of scrapers, dump carts and
wngons. Mo xpect.9 6 buy a new out-
it and continuo work as n grading contractor.
Frank P. Dickorson, president of the
Hershoy commercial clnb spent -yesterday
in town transacting business. He
said yosterdny would be somewhat of a
red-letter dnv for Hershev ns it wns
tho dnte set for letting the contract
for installing , the water nnd
electric light pjant. Through the
efforts of tho organization of which Mr.
Dickerson is president, Hershey has se
cured an alfalfa meal mill, work on
its construction having bogun this
week.
600 Automobiles in
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few days ngo a news "tern in nn
Omaha papor stated that in one of the
eastern counties of the state there was
one automobile owned for each twenty
eight inhabitants of the county. Several
North Platte men thought the showing
somewhat remarkable nnd so expressed
themselves, not knowing that prncti-"
cnlly the snmo proportion held good in J
Lincoln county. Asked yesterday ns to
tho number of automobiles on which
tho two dollar nnnunl license tax was
being pnid, County Treasurer Durbin
unid about itf hundred, peihaps n few
more or n few less; and there are prob
ably n few lato purchases on which the
license tax has not yet been paid. We
are supposed to have a population of
17.000 in the county, so if you divide
the number of people by the number of
cars you have one for each 28J people.
Figuring the average cost of ench enr
at $000, nnd that average is low, you
find thnt the people of Lincoln county
hnv over a half million dollars in
vested in automobiles; the cost of oper
ation is not less than placed extremely
low $75,000 a year and the deprecia
tion not less than $125,000.
The county treasurer is receiving
on nn average of $100 per month for
automobile license fees. This money
is apportioned to the three commis
sioner's road district funds and U8Qd in
rad building the law says for permfl--npnt
roads, This is, at least, sufficient
to build n mie or two of good roads
each yonr nnd that's worth soma-'
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in, t. church
Sunday school, 0:45 a. m. Preaching I
11 n. m. Subject, "A Hid Gospel'"
Epworth league 0:15 p. m. There will
be no proaching service in the evening!
on account of tho ChnutnuciUh. I
To Automobile Owners.
. If yourcnr does nit suit you bring ft!
in and trade it to us for a new one. We I
Will entertain a number of nrnnnsitmns
during the remainder of this week.
'J. &. uavis auto uo.
Mid-Season Clearing Sale
Is attracting more attention every day. Our customers
are pleased with the sroods that are offered and find new
lots every day. Remember and see our windows for the
daily specials.
Lace Curtains
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We are selling1 all our odd pairs
of Curtains in this sale. If you need
either a cheap or a finef pair you
find what you you want in this lot as
there are curtains that sold
as high as io.oo a pair....
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Wash Dress
Patterns
There are still a few of those 8
yard dress patterns left priced at from
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Parasols
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Ginghams
MONDAY
Muslin Underwear
Real Estate Loans.,
Buchanan & Patterson b'avc plenty
of money on hand to make real estate
loans on farms ranches and city prop
erty. Loans closed promptly, no delay
Rates and terms the most favorable.
Wilcox Department Store
Mr. and Mrs. Fleischer and children,
of Omahn, who visited Mr. and Mrs.
Livingood this week while enroutehome
from Ogden, left yesterday afternoon.
George Osborne left a few days ago
for Grand Island to transact business
for a few days.
Miss Anna Pielsticker left Tuesday
evening for Portland to visit relatives
for several weeks.
Mrs. Walter Ross left the first of
this week for Omaha to spend a fort
night with friends.
For bargains in choice residences see
Buchanan & Patterson's bargain list
in another column. tf
Miss Nina Rasmussen entertained a
number cf young friends the first of
this week in honor of her four
teenth birthday. Nice refreshments
were served.
The drouth in and around jNoith
Platte was broken Tuesday nigKt by a
rainfall of fifty-five one hundredth
inches. More was needed but we are
always thankful for .small favors.
Misses Alma and Helen Waltemath
expect to visit friends in Kearney next
week.
Dr. L. C. Drost and family left yes
terday for Albia, la., where they wIU
visit relatives" for a time and then take
a run to the lakes in the north part of
that state where they will fish for a
week or two. They expected to reach
Albia Saturday evening".
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Its the time of our CLEARANCE SALE--the time that thrifty persons-persons who enjoy saving a few dollars look forward to and we've Cut Prices to the limit!
We are going to bid farewell to all profits.
UNTIL AUGUST 2NDi
- ; J we will sell our Summer Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings, at ,
PRICES THAT WILL MAKE YOU SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE "
Investments made here now will pay large dividends. Don't know where you can find any other investment that will pay as well-but keep the price in your
until you see what s what-afterwards your purse strings will open of their own accord. '
It's Your Great Buying Opportunity and You've the Chance Right Now
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Men's Fine Two and Three Piece Suits
$12.5Q to $13.50
Values
Sale
Price
$13.00 to $18.00
Values
Sale
Price
$11
$20.00 to $22.50
Values
Sale
Price
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XTRAGOOD Boys and Children' Clothing
at 20 Per Cent Discount
Childrens fine Wash Suits, $1.25 to $1.50 values, O C
on sale at (SC
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joys cxira rvmcKcroocKers at ZU ner cent di
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Boys Scout Suits, complete with hat, leggins fl'V r
and knap-sack, $3.00 values, . now bZt t)U
MEN'S FINE DRESS SHIRTS
Arrow Brand, $1.50 to $2.00 values, on sale $1.25
Monarch Brand , 85c
$25.00 to $27.50
Values
Sale
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ooys cxira rvmcKcrnocKers at ZU ner cent d scnunr
ildren's Indian and Cowboy Plav Suits, lust it ff
thingfor Chautauqua week. &i.ko values, at .H LI III
Men's Soft Negligee Shirts at 20 per cent discount
Men's Work Shrrts, all sizes, on sale at 40c
SUMMER UNDERWEAR
Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, per garment 35c
Superior Union Suits on sale at 20 per cent discount
Men's Fine Trousers on sale at 20 per cent discount
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Night Shirts and Pajamas, all go at 20 per cent discount
Shoes at One-Third Less Than Manufacturers Cost
Men's Fine Oxfords, in black and tan qolors, $3.50 to
$5.00 values, on ,sale at .' $2.00
STRAW HAT BARGAINS
Men's Sennets, Split, Turbans, etc, all go at one-half
regular price
Mallory's Cravenetted Straws, in Sennets, Chino and
Milans, on sale at ! $2 00
Genuine Panama Straw Hats; all go at. ...'..' " $375
Mens Felt and Cloth Hats at 20 per cent discount
Lots of other extraordinary bargains.
Come in to-day and see!
The first choosing is always the best.
The Big Sale Is Now On
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J. B. MCDONALD, The Home of Good Clothes
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