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TROUT, PIKE AND CATFISH,
during the latter part of each week from now until the end of Lent.
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Local and Personal.
Fred Warner wns a passenger to
Omaha the first of the week to spend
a fow days looking after business
mnlters.
County TreBurer A. N. Durbin re
turned "Wednesday afternoon. from, a
trip to Stapleton, Arnold and Gothen
burg to look qftor some tax mattors.
"lie feturmju hom.c just in time to avoid
tho storm
' "ense to wed was granted Wednes
day in the county judge's office to
wiiHnm-r.lnssmoro. 89. and Miss Eliza
Anderson 25. The groom In a resi f
of Sutherland and The Y livefl
Orleans, Neb,
Charles O'Uotirko, of Brady, was
visiting in the city with friends Tuesday
afternoon. Ho announced that ho has
sold out his share in tho hardware
store at that place to his partner, Sir.
Kratzonstcin.
Rooms with or without board in mod
house, C1C West Eourth street, phono
Red C9C. ' 3-2
J. W. Slutts and daughter left Tues
day evening for Los Angeles, Calif., to'
spend the remainder of tho winter.,
They went out thoro early in tho fall
but wore called homo by the death of
Mary E. Slutts.
Councilman A. D. Hoagland hnd tho
misfortune Monday of losing his pocket
book with about eighty dollars in it.
Ho has no idea where ho, lost it as ho
mndo n drive with his cur after ho last
rcmombered using it. i1 ' '
T. J. Baldock and son, W. M. Bnldock.
havo bought out tho grocery depart
ment of Tho Hub store and will operate
it under tho name of Baldock & Son.
They will take charge of tho depart
ment about February 2.
Mrs. Frank McGovorn entertained at
n party Monday ovening at hor home.
'Twelve young ladies woro. present nnd
the ovening was delightfully spent with
gomes and contests. At a -lata hour
rofrpshmonts were served,
Mr, and Mrs. Bert M. Reynolds nnd
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reynolds returned
tho first of tho week from n visit of n
few dayB with their brother, Edgar C.
Reynolds nt Koarnoy. Thoy mado tho
trip in Scott Reynolds' car.
Ellis VnnPolt, of Oklahoma,
City, enrolled this week in . tho
North' Platto business college. lie
is u stenographer and telegrapher but
is posting in preparation for the civil
sorvica examination. v
Tho men's brothorhood of tho
ChriBtlun church mot Tuesday ovening
nt tho chnrch for a study of Acts. The
meetings have formerly been held on
Sunday but from now on thoy will bo1
held on Tuesday ovenlngs.
W. J, Tiley and a number of tho J
local homoslend of American Yoomun
went to Cozud Wednesday and in tho
ovening held an 'initiation. Several
new members wero inltiatod into tho
Cozad homestead. They mado tho trip
to Cozad in cars,
Tho Et-A-Vlrp Club was very pleas
nntly entertained at tho homo of Mis,
R. Malmsteln Wednesday afternoom
Tho afternoon was very enjoyably spent
in contostn and kensington. Dainty re
freslimonts wero Borvod, all agreeing
that Mrs. Malmsteln was an ideal on
tertainer. Tho next meeting will be
held at the homo of Mrs. 0. A. Gar
man. Dr. Woods Hutchinson will lecture ot
the Keith Thoatro tomorrow evening
on"ThoPrlco of Sunshine." Tho ad
mission to this lecture is only. twenty
five cents. Tho management of the
theatre has promised to havo it warm
and comfortable and this famous man
ought to bo greeted by tho largest
audienco that has over attended n
lecture in North Platto Arrange to
attend and also see that your friends
attend. The admission to a lecture of
this high type is usually at least fifty
cents and often sevonty-flvo cents, One
dollar will buy for admission tickets to
thin lecture,
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and Staple Goo
Most Reasonable Prices.
TRY US AND BE SATISFIED
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An Omaha paper states that the
Union Pacific has placed an order for
5,000 freight cars', the first of which
which will be delivered in April. This
is ono of tho largest orders ever placed
by a railroad.
Mrs. 0. B. Frozier underwent a
lejicato operation yesterday morning
fot tho P. & S. hospital, Slifl IB K
portedgetting along. ns well as could
be expected. Miss Ida Reade, a grad,
uate nurse from Omaha is attp.iding
hor.
Two marri-M ,ccngcS' were .gaue(J
rT tno otUCO Ot
. Thoy we
urn tno omco ot tno coumy juugo yes-
were granted to Andrew
Sutherland and Mrs.
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Anna Jackson ,415, of Lilac," Nobr., and
to Charles F. Peckham, 5G, and Mrs.
Matilda Soger, 52, both of tho Gothen
burg vicinity. The former couple was
married by Judgo Grant,
Word has been received from Emil
Voscipka that he has taken a position
with tho C. M. Wood & Co., a firm in
San Diego, Calif. Mr. Voseiplca is
offico manager and general agent for
the company. He says that ho likes
tho country very woll nnd that the
weather is fine.
"Mrs. H. I. Block lett Wednesday
ovening for Chicago nnd Now York
City to visit tho eastern markets and
buy the spring stock for tho Block
Lndies' Outfitting store. She expects
to be gone a month nnd on her return
will stop oh" ot Syracuse, N. Y., to visit
her parents and other relatives.
License to wd was granted Wednes
day afternoon in the county judgo's
office to John S Boyle, 22, nnd Mis3
Elsie Slmrns, 20, both of Wellileet.
Tho wedding was yesterday at tho
homo of tho brido'a parents. M'.
Boylo is an enetrprising young farmer
of that vicinity and they will make
their homo on a farm.
Miss Marguerite Axtel has, resigned
her position ns teacher of school No.
12. County Supt. Chnppell is having
troubles of her own in keeping the
schools supplied. This is tho second
school in tho county within tho past
two weeks that has booh left without a
teacher and thero nro none on tho
waiting list.
E. G, YVeston sustained n painful
Injury Wednesday ovening when ho
wns thrown from the switch engino in-
to.npilo of ico nnd had his foot severely
bruised up. Mr. Weston Is a switch
man and was riding on tho front of tho
jjbVigine while doing omo switching
along tho Ice chutes, Tho Injury will
lny him off for several days.
fifA ttornoy J. G. Heeler und J. J.
Itallignn will loavo noxt weok for Lin
coln whero thoy will appear thoy will
appear before tho supreme court in a
jciiso of the Kearney Power nnd Electric
company involving a water light to
LdOO cubic feet of water frpm thoPlijtto
Eiver. Tlia company hns had this right
since 1832. Heeler and Halllgan will
appoar for tho Irrigation company.
' Twenty-two now mombors wero tnken
Into tho Yeoman lodge hero at the meot-
j ihg Tuesday evening in tho I. O. O. F,
Hall. At tho close of tho ceremonies n
flunch was served to tho members. Tho
local homstcad is making n campaign
for members and expects to have a
membership of five hundred before tho
wintor is over. The lodgo hero is now
one of the lnrgest in tho state outside
of Omaha nnd Lincoln and thoy expect
.before spring to have the largest
membership in tho state.
The Catholic Girls' club was enter
tained Tuesday ovening at tho homo of
Miss Vnunitn Hayes on Wast Ninth
street. MiE8 Gertrude Wnlkor was
tho guest of honor and the meeting
wns in tho form of n shower for hor.
'I'ho members of tho club presented her
with six beautiful hand-painted plates.
The evening wns spent playing 500 nnd
tho first prizo wi3 won by Miss Anna
O'Hare. Miss Ireno Hubbard won tho
second prize. At a late hour dainty re
freshments were served. Miss Hayes
was assisted by Miss Genevieve Otton
atcln and Mrs. Homor Hud.
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Bucking Snow
Thirty Years Ago
'She threatened blizzard of Wednes-"
day recalled to Engineer Bob Douglas
an experience he and others had on the
29th of January, 1884 -thirteen years
" y"Bterdny: Snow had blocked the
St. Joe- & Sfahd" Island" read fo? 55Vcr:'.
days and Engineer" lintto Smith and
Flftmeh Will Stack with the wedgo
til&w attached to engine 107, and
Engineer Douglaa and Firemen Pat
Bowen with ongine 336 as pusher,
wero sent out of this terminal to clear
tho track between the Island nnd St.
Joe. They managed to succcaatully
negotiate all obstacles Until they
nearcd Baileyville, Kan., wlrefo they
encountered a drift really worth the
name. Tho engines were backed about
two miles and undor a full head of
steam a lun was made for the drift.
Thcro was a shock, a volcano of flying
snow, and then the locomatives stopped,
buried in adrift sixteen feet deep, from
wl'ich they could not be released by
their power. The enginemon succeed
ing in opening the cab windows and by
shoveling the snow into the engine
deck managed to dig themselves int6
the open. As the men stood on the
top of the drift not oven tho stacks pf
the engines could be seen, and only
the smoko and stenm-indicted their
presence in the drift. Following the
anow plow engines was a train with 150
shovelors, and though the drift was
struck at 5 p. m. it was not until four
o'clock tho noxt aftornoon that the
engines were rcl'-ased, notwithstanding
tho shovelors worked nil night. During
this time the temperature ranged from
twenty to twontyseven below zero,
nnd tho wind blew a gale.
A New Club.
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Join our Singer Sowing Machine club
nt 50 cents. Fern Perkins, Atrent
1009 AVest Fourth St. Phono Red 4G8.
The Now York offices df tho Union
Pacific report a decreaso of $400,000 in
the not oarnings for December ns com
pared with tho corresponding month
last year. This is the reason why there
hns been a "trimming" of expenses nt
North Platto as well us elsewhere along
tho line. At tho Union Pacific head
quarters in Omaha it was stated that
the normal number of men nnd tho
normal working hours would bo re
stored with tho roturn .of business in
the Bpring.
A fow days ngo thu weather man at
Denver, who signs himself ns the Old
est Inhabitant, announced that n storm
was duo in theso parts for Wednesday
or yesterday that would tho worst that
has struck in years. Seemingly his do
ductions from tho relative positions of
Jupiter nnd Mais was faulty in some
way or another. Tho storm that struck
Wednesday afternoon was only n re
minder that this was at ono time a
rathor frigid country at rare intervals
and that the elements could still act up
a little If they choso to do so. But tho
wenthor has turned oft" to bo idenl nnd
will now competo with many of 'tho
places that have a much moro notable
roputntion as n winter resort, rtnd the
slight fall of snow was only enough to
countorbalanco some of tho effects of
tho dust and germs.
Tho Lincoln County Medicnl society
met Wednesday evening in tho oflico of
Dr. Vorhees Lucn3 for a discussion of
different questions concerning the medi
cal profession. A good representation
of the North Platto doctors attended
but nono from out of tho city. Tho fol
lowing papers wero read: 'A case of
Appendicitis," Dr. W. J. Redfield;
"Demontration of Malarial Cresents,"
Dr. John S. Sims; "Foreign Body In
tho Bladder," Dr. Fred J. Wurtele;
"Chronic Supurating Middle Ear." Dr.
Vorhees Lucas. Tho society will hold
another mooting in ono month.
James White, of Sutherland, wns
visiting friends in tho city yestorday
and today.
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Got News From Homo,
Tliero nro eighteen consulates In New
York, representing that number of
Central and South American countries
Whero Spanish is spoken. This docs
not Include Spain. Tho "compatrloto"
In "hard luck" with n little knowledge
of tho googrnphr of thoso countries can
operate anions all of tuctn, In oach con
sulate representing himself a native of
tho country to whoso representative he
applies for nld. Ono of theso beggars,
a negro, unfolded a sad tale to a con
Hill general. The olliclal asked the vis
I tor from what part of his own cftiti
try ho entui. The negro was not well
posted on his geography, for In men
Itloliod the uutuo of tho capital and
added that ho had Balled from tliero
for tills country. The capital happens
to lie 5.000 feet up In the mountains,
"he consul general smiled, then gave
the mendicant n quarter, sitylilg: "That
Is for the valuable Information that
our country has advanced to the stage
where they nail ocean vessels from tho
mouiiUiiu tops It has been a long
time-since ! huh home, and I really
didn't know lt"-New York Tribune.
Palestine's Water Bottles.
Of all the iiuit sights to lie seen In
the ancient city of Hebron. Palestine,
none Is more Interest In;: than tin "wa
ter makers' market." where the goat
skin water bottles mo nude and sold
by the thousand yearly. Lying upon
the ground In rows may' ho seen be
tween two hundred and three hundred
goatskins awaiting- purchasers. Each
skin is 1 minted, either with water or
air, so that the buyer may kuow It Is
perfectly water tight The majority
of tub skins used come from Arabia,
While n largo number aro received
from tho tabunons. They nhj-DFougut
to Hebron by tho camel cimtVrths and
aro purchased by tho tanneries and
turned Into bottles. They pass through
many prOCeses, and a tanner will
spend n week upon n single skin before
It Is rendered water tight nnd service
able. From Hebron these odd bot
tles aro sent to all parts of the east,
thousands going down into Egypt and
tho Sudan every year. Argonaut
Poetlo Heredity.
Or poetic families, tho Colcrldges,
like tho Tejmysoiis, are hard, to beat
The author of "Chrlstobel" had a
daughter and two sous all poets. The
Urst. Sarn. wrote lyrics which, ac
cording to Dr. Gnrnett, entltlo her "to
rank high among English poetesses."
The eldest son. Hartley, In tho same
critic's opinion, was a sonneteer
"among the most perfect In tho lan
guage." Derwent, the other sou, wrote
some very be.iutlful versus In Knight's
Quarterly Magazine of ,1822 and else
where Dorwent's son. Mr. Ernest
Hartley Coleridge, Is the author of a
volume of poems. The lion. Stephen
Coleridge has seveial volumes to his
credit us n poet, and everybody who is
a verse lover knows of the late Mary
E. Coleridge, whonc beautiful gift ap
peared through a volume of poems In
1007 And thero Is an B. P. Coleridge,
who has rescued certain translations
of tho classics from ridicule. Loudon
Chronicle.
The Unexpected.
Labouehino's gift of repartee Is Illus
trated In Thorold's "Life of'rieiiry La
bouchero." "Labby," only six years old, bad Just
gouo to 'a prlvato school. Before
breakfast, tho morning after his ar
rival, tno now boys wero placed in a
row and asked whether thoy hnd all
LflU nnawored ,n th"0 mnrmatlve, until
ivnclwwl 1mti tnntti fnn, xr rtnn linv
tho turn of Henry came. "No." ho
said firmly. "And pray why not?"
wound up the master Indignantly, after
a long lecturo on tho enormity of the
crime of neglecting tho cleanliness of
the teeth "Because I h'avcu't got any,"
smiled Henry suddenly.
And ho showcil'lils toothless gums
he was Just changing his bnby teeth
to tho discomfited moralist.
The Discouraged Poet.
"Everything seems to bo going
wrongl" sighed tho poet. "I nsked the
maid at my lodgings this morning what
had become of tho paper that I'd loft
lying on my desk."
" 'Oh. sir,' fnld she, 'I thought it was
waste pnpor. and I throw it In the
wasto paper basket.'
" 'No.' said I, 'It wasn't wasto paper
I hadn't written anything on It yet.' "
Youth's Companion.
Baby Seals Fear the Water,
it is a curious fact that tho fur seal
was once a land animal. The bnby
seals are actually afraid of tho water
They would drown If thrown Into It
and have to learn to swim by repeated
efforts. When onco thoy havo been
taught to swim, however, they soon
forget to walk.
Got on the Bear Side. '
"So you owe your success as a stock
speculator to stoicism?" nsked the In
terviewer. "Yes," explained tho broker. "When
over tliero wns n declining market 1
mado a practice to grin and bonr It"
Buffalo Express.
To Compose Her.
Edltor-What's tho trouble out there?
Ofilco Boy A lady out In tho hnll has
hysterics. Editor Havo her escorted
into tho composing room nt once. Bos
ton Transcript
That Wedding Fee.
Mrs. Bonham Did you pay tho min
ister In cash? Bonham Yes. fool that
1 wasl If I hadn't I could have
stopped pnymont on tho check. Now
York Globe.
Our chief want In life Is somebody
who hhnll make us do what wo can.
This l tho service of n friend Emerson.
Pretty Wadding
at Sorenson Home
A very pretty wedding was solemnized
Wednesday morning nt 8 o'clock at tho
homo of Mr. and Mrs.' P. M. Soronson,
307 Etibt Second street, when their
daughter, Miss VcrnaAL Sorenson was
mnrried to Mr. Ira W. Whitaker of
Meckling, S. D. Twenty of tho closj
relatives of tho couple witnessed the
ceremony which was performed by Rey.
J. C. Christie of tho Presbyterian
church.
The couple entored the parlor unat
tended to the strains of a wedding
march played by Miss Clara Sorenson,
sister of tho bride, and took their
places in front of a largo pyramid of
palms, ferns and white and pink
roses by the largo window, and tho
words were said that joined them as
man and wife. The floral decorations
wero palms and ferns and pink and
white Kiilarney roses.
Tho bride woro a gown of brown
brocaded Bilk poplin and a hat to match
and a corsoge of C. W. Wnrd roses.
She is one of the moBt charming and
talented young ladles of our city nnd
has lived here moat of' her life. The
groom is an estimable young man and
is engaged in farming in South Dakota,
After tho ceremony a three course
wwdding breakfast was served, and at
the bride's table "four generations Were
represented, headed by the great
grandmother of tho bride, Mrs. Keen,
who is in her eighty-seventh year.
At noon Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker
left fGP itl extehded wedding trip
through tho oast Thoy expect to be
gone several weekB and upon their re
turn they will make their home on a
tarm near Meckling, S. D. Best wishes
are extended to them by their many
friends.
Miss Lucile Keller returned Wednes
day evening from Overton whero she
had been for some time on a case.
Miss Keller is a nurse at the North
Platte general hospital.
The ladies of the Episcopal guild will
hold an exchange tomorrow at Schatz's
store. Cakes, pies, doughnuts, cookies,
bread and baked beans will be on sale,
The patronage of tho public is so
licited.
The parties who borrowed my tiling
spade and my rubber pump will please
return them at once and oblige.
2-2 J. F. FiLLlon.
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Miss 'Roma Jones, who has been
visiting in" the city with Miss Alma
Waltemath, expects to leave Sunday
for her home in Denver.
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Banlocounsel and advice, to be of benefit to this com
munity, must be Reliable.
After years of actual contact with conditions existing in
this section, the officers of this bank have acquired the exper
ience necessary to give reliable advice on'money matters.
We want every person in Lincoln County to feci they Have
access to the counsel and aid of our officers.
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The Platte Vailey State Bank, ,,
"NORTH PLATTE, NEB. . ''
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CAPITAL $50,000.00
R?as,iBteM'3aa
the new year with the intention of serving our
customers with the same high-class service
. we have in the past year and with' the best
goods obtainable anywhere. We carry the
famous
"Yellowstone" Brand
ot canned fruits, jams and vegetables, anti
mony other standard brands.. A full line of
fancy and staple groceries, queensware, and
kitchen cutlery.
ISIorth Side Grocery
F. D. WESTENFELD, Prop.
Phone 244
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Dispatcher's Office
s To Remain Here,
Chief Dispatcher G'. A. Zentmoyor re
turned from Omaha tho first of tho
week and announces that the dispatch
er's office will remain here for tho time
being, at least, and will not be moved
to Sidney as was reported several days
ngo. Thero has been considerable talk re
garding the many, changes tho Union
Pacific would make in their systom on
this division, presumably in retaliation
for tho demand mado upon thorn before
tho railway commission for a new depot,
but most of it' has been traced down
and found to bo merely talk. The
office here is at a terminal and is seem
ingly in good location nnd at present
thore is no Veasou for changing It.
M. E. Crosby, .secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, refigived a
letter yesterday from . L. Rasher,
president of the city council at Scotts
Bluff, asking in regard to tho oppor-
tunities here for a variety store. Ho
stated that he has a friend who wishes
to get a good location and wanted in
formation regarding this place.
Robert McMurray, residing soutn
west of Brady, held a farm sale Wed
nesday afternoon and will leave in a
short time for Canada. He went to
Canada twoyears ago and remained a
year, returning last spring, and likes,
the country there very well.
tor Sale.
640 ores 10 miles south and half mife
cast of Stapleton, all fenced, 300 n.
pasture, 110 a. in cultivation, about
60 a. in rye, good 4 room sod house,
frame stable, grainery, concrete
chicken house, well, windmill, cistern,
water piped to house, bearing orchard,
plum and cherry. This is a good buy
at $9.00 per acre. Might take small
property in town for part payment.
Geo. E. Hardin, Myrtle, Neb-
For Thirty or
more Years
Wo have been making, repairing:
cleaning, and altering clothes foi
tne people of North Platte. We
have aimed to give satisfaction, and
we guess we have been successful,
else the people would not now pnt
ronze us. Give us a chance to do
your work .
F. J. BROEKER.
Entrance north of the Nyal drug store. "
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