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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1913)
A feNyt.. (2M SSW rf CkfUiimc fltnte Historical BcoUty iS7 TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., DECEMBER 23, 1,913. No. 96 ip &' 4k fjt$44444'C' (3U-W 'JUl'4kJ4D I COMING KEITH THEATRE COMING Dec. 29th and Week. The p Q9 1 f Grey block to., Featuring BILLY NEFF and MiNNIE GREY in a New Repertoire of Plays and Specialties. OPENING BILL ("The Call' of The Wilderness." A Three Aet Comedy Drama. Prices 10, 20 and 30c. Local and Personal Mis Blancho Miller, who teaches southeast of the city, is spending the holidays with relatives in Polk. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buchfinch left yesterday for Grand Island to spend Christmas with the Iatter's parents. Harry Lowell, who is studying law in Chicago, arrived in the city Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents. Wanted Colored woman wants bundle washings, 806 West 9th street. Leo Hart, a farmer of Brady vicinity, visited friends in the city over Sunday. He was formerly a resident of this city. Miss Elsie Ackorman; one of the in structors of the North Platte school of music, left today for Lincoln to spend Xmas with her parents. Mac Westfall, of Leads, S. D is visiting friends in the city for a few days. He was formerly proprietor of the Crystal theatre here. The Choir of the Presbyterian church gave a sacred cantata Sunday evening at the church. A large number attonded and the music was reported very good. Miss Alice Wilcox, who has been teaching in Porto Rico for the past several months, is expected to return home tomorrow. Word was received that she arrived in New York City yes terday morning. Mias Gertrude Baker, teacher in tha Gothenburg schools, is home to spend Christmas with her parents. Mrs. Albert Schatz, who was oper ated on a few days ago at a local hos pital is getting slong nicely. Donald Golden, who is visiting at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Duke, is reported on the sick list. Mrs. Tom Golden and two children, of Valley Junction, are visiting in the city at the home of Mrs. Golden's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Duke. Ben Elliott, teacher in mechanical engineering in the Wisconsin state university, arrived home Sunday to spend Corismas with his parents. Judge J. S. Hoagland returned Sun day evening from York where he at tended a meeting of the official board of the I. 0. 0. F. home. Judge Hoag land is president of the board. -E-. H...Mc Williams, superintendent of agencies for the New York Mutual Life Insurance Company, was a visitor in the city yesterday to look after the local office. He reports Mr. Goodman's office one of the best of the eighteen agencies in the state. Charlev and Jess Edwards left Sun day morning for Sioux City where they will attend a meeting or the salesmen of the Simmons hardware company and wi then tro to St. Louis to nttena a similar meeting at which all of the 500 salesmen employed by the firm will be present. Senator Hoagland Getting Busy Senator W. V. Hoagland applied to the state railway commission for ro port of the receipts of the Union Pa cific company at this station to get datn tor his plen before the commission for a now depot hero. The statistics show an onormous business out of this place which aggregates a largo amount of money for the company from' the passenger and freight receipts. He has received the following statistics: Receipts for freight coming in and going out, $200,010.97; passenger receipts for this station. S94.G95.CG, making a total of $300,700.03 and an average of $25, 058.89 per month. This report is for the year ending Juno 30, 1913. The re port shows a total of 870 cars of mer chandise shipped out and 1891 cars re csived. The number of cars of coal for commercial uho is even 500, and this amount was used by the private con sumers alone. These statistics would tend to show that North Platte is a paying station and that out of this enormous amount, the company could at least give us de cent waiting room accomodations here. Choice Bargains. Four roym house with full lot on west Eighth street, $1,050. Six room house, west Tenth Btre'ot, $2,400. Five room house, west Ninth, $2,300. Ten room house, east Eleventh St., $2,700. These are all fine bargains. Seventy elegant residence lots in wost end, south ok track, at $200 to $300 cash. Why not live in town? O. H. THOELECKE. The county commissioners met yes terday and transacted the routine business such as allowing bills. After the regular sesoion, they went with County Surveyor Cochran to tho river east of tho city to look over the propo sition of locating the proposed bridge for the Lincoln highway. Tho state engineer was to have met with them yesterday, but did not arrive. They will make a report of their investiga tion yesterday and submit it to the state engineer. A serious wreck occured Sunday at Black Butte: Wyo. when a fust frieght and passenger train No. 8 collided lmad-on. Four persons arc reported killed and among them was the engineer and and an electrical engineer by the name of Jack Christ, who was formerly a fireman out of this city. The wreck tied up the traffic on tho Cheyenne line for several hours. r -? THE FAMOUS 6K AMO" and "WINDMILL" ED GOODS None can be produced which will equal or excel them. Our "guarantee" goes with every can sold Apples, Figs, Here's Your Fixings for Christmas: Nuts, Christmas Candies', Xmas Trees, Holly, Oranges, Bananas, Grape Fruit, Dates, Heinz Mince Meat, either in jars or bulk. Apple Cider, Cranberries, Sweet Potatoes, Heinz Siveet, Sour or Dill Pickles Prices very reasonable, Celery, Lettuce, Fresh Tomatoes, Cucumbers', Parsley, Green Onions, Turnips, Carrots, Parsnips. The Famous Milwaukee Sausages are ijx Season. Braunschmeiger-style Leberwurst, Mettwurst (Fcinc) Knackwurst, Braatwurst, Blutiuurst, Goettinger-Style Summer Sausage, Butts from Young Pigs. We Handle Nothing but The Best, and Our Prices ARE RIGHTS ) E. T. Tramp on. Xy- 3C in 3 CUC 3C DC The Joy of Christmas Enjoy It hi Full!! bj Let us take care of your "what-to-eat worry. Tell us what groceries you need. Well deliver them.ina hurry. ' HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-PRICE SUGGESTIONS. Heinz's Plum Pudding Heinz' s Dill, Sweet and Mixed Pickles Olives in Bottle and Bulk Boxed and Christmas Candies Mixed Nuts Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in season Oysters, Sweet potatoes and Celery. Bulk Mince Meats Our Richelieu Canned Goods and Chase & San born's Coffee are sure to make your Christmas Dinner complete. Lierk-Sancfall Company. wfpftf f Mill' jm "viiiEtt ill I'llll i W'r vlp?QBfi 1 1: .. .tt-.- tW IIJMtei 1 km. - Y """" -T - ft-"Jill A- fS2 & W&& 5 ?xm VUBUl r FJUlrpV ..-?' r, nito, Vjr SSffiiWW "UOl ' Am ' till? MrV l kZ" r 1. ,V2Tr' iVA -&r .s2 i D ORDER A PACKAGE OF lTTUJlir I f ii e)FW iffg "j TO-DAY 1L DC DC DC DC DC DCZ Local and Personal. The Tribune wishes all its readers n Merry Christmas. J. E. Sebastian left last evening for Big Springs to look after insurance business. Frank Baldwin is homo from Knnsns City Vctinerary College, to spend Xmas wlthjhis parents. , Everett Fonda arrived in tho city Sunday evening to spend Christmas vacation with his parents. He is at tending the state university. Several teachers from over tho county have resigned thefo schools to take effect at the close of the fall term. Miss Ward, teacher of English in the North Platte high school is among the number that have resigned. She gives up the work on account of sickness in the family. Christine Younger, a little twelve year old girl who was traveling alone from Kearney to Northporl, was loft in tho city Saturday on account of miBsing te branch train She was taken in by some of our citizons and spent tho night at a lodging house and was put on tho train Sunday and sent on to her destinatiou. Leo Leon, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Leon, fell to tho pavement yesterday morning while riding a bicycle and was unconscious for several minutes. He was riding around the corner of tho court house and the wheels slipped on the ice let ting hirn full. He was picked up nnd taken home and soon regained con sciousness. We never offered belter bargains in real estate than now. Our list com prises nice homes, cheap lots, close in, some good farms and good farm land at low prices and on easy payments. See us before you buy; Bratt & Good man. The Grey Stock Co., which played at the Keith during the land registration and gave such excellent satisfaction, will return next Monday for an engage ment of one week, with an entiro new repertoire of new plays and specialties. The opening bill, "The Call of tho WIN derness." is a beautiful story of love in the frozen north, containing a fino vein of humor, and is equal, if not superior, to many of the high priced productions. In fact tho management positively guarantees to ploase or refund your money, and at tho prices of 10, 20 nnd 30 cents for the class of plays put on, thoy should havo capacity business evory night. If the business justifies it it is the intention to have other com panies of the same class to play here nt the same prices, thereby giving the public a chanco to bo entertained with good shows at a reasonable price. In fact, a circuit for that purposo is now being formed which will include a num ber of the larger towns in thiB part of the. state. Christmas servicos at tho Catholic church will bo nt C a. m. and 10 a. m. George Hollowuy, of Tryon arrived in tho city this morning to look after business. Ernest M. Close, of Stnploton, was a. business visitor in tho city this morning. Miss Mary Kollhor, of Maxwell, nr ived in the city Inst evening to visit for a short time. Carl Reynolds of Shelton arrived in tho city yesterday to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Mary Reynolds. Money Loaned on Real Estate Either straight loan for a term of years or out of onr State Building & Loan Assocication that can be paid back monthly, same as rent. Bratt & Goodman. Jamea Abbott, of Horshey, was a business visitor in the city .Saturday. Edward Jollif and Sam ' TliomaB, of Sutherland, wore business visitors to tho county scat yesterday. For Rent. Houses and rooms. Bratt & Goodman. EMPRESS THEATRE Tuesday, Dec. 23. "The EmpresB Car Mystery," in two reels. "Little Kaintuck," Wednesday Dec. 24. "Patho Weekly No. 71," . "Tho Sea Eternal," in two reels. Vaudeville' Matinee ChristmaB 3:30 p. m. Free to nil children undor twelve years. Como and bring tho bring "tho kiddies. uy Your Groceries Where You Get the Best And do it where you can get what you want We carry a full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries. Yellowstone Canned Goods, Dried Fruits', Christmas Candy and Nuts, Olives, Pickles, Jams and Mince Meats. Visit our Queensware department and get a gift that will be useful as well as beautiful. Dinner sets ranging in price from $7.50 to $14.00 per hundred piece set. Glassware and Kitchen Cutlery. North Side Cash Grocery, F. D.. WESTENFELD, Prop. Phone 244.
