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Stntc Historical SfielfW S& JW mi-1!fcMj 9tlttU!& TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., APRIL 14, 1914. No. 24 ''t' patte & ate USA , Railroad Hot Air j Startling railroad "dope" comes from i Sioux, City via Lincoln which, in the I event the plans are carried through might seriously effect North Platte. Howovor, we are not inclined to place , much credence in the report. Accord-1 ing to the story, engineers arrived in Sioux Oity a few days ago to survey a route from that city to Julesburg, for the purpose of shortening a transcon tinental routo from New York to San Francisco. As planned, trains would leave Now York Central road, take the Lake Shore route at Buffalo, the Illinois Central at Chicago the new route from Sioux City and the truck lino of the Union Pacific at Julesburg. The pres ent coaat to coast rout from Chicago to Julesburg is 803 miles. It is mado over the Northwestern to Omaha and thence west by way of the Union Pa cific. The Illinois Central lino is 500 miles from Chicago to Sioux City. If a straight line were cut from Sioux City to Julosburg, a 270-mile lino would cover the distance, making a 779 mileage from Chicago to Julesburg and shortening the Omaha route ninety-four miles. Mrs. Austin Dies in Denver. Mrs. Horace Austin, for many years a resident of this city, died Saturday noon at her home in Denver of a com plication of diseases and genoral debil ity resultant from old age. She was 72 years old at the time of her death. She has been quito poorly for some and her daughter Mrs. Harry Dixon, was called there last weekon account of her ser ious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Austin lived in this city for a number of years. They left six years ago for Denver and have, made their home there since that time. They are well known here and their many friends will regret to learn of Mrs. Austin's doath. Mrs. Austin leaves her husband and five children to mourn her death. The children are Mrs. Harry Dixon and Cash Austin of this city, Mrs. Frank Wn'gner of Snohomish, Wash., Mrs. Charles Marvin of Sugar City, Colo., and Judd Austin of Denver. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home. Interment was In Den ver. The Colonels Visit Town. Col. Beatty and Col. Marcott, of Brady, Col. Jim White and Col. Henry Fulk of Sutlforland. and several other democratic colonels were in town Fri day and Saturday: They held several conferences, it is said, to determine "who will be who" when it comes to candidates for county offices this fall. As the democratic colonels from the rural districts are "in the saddle" it is understood that they did not deign to invite to their conferences Col Jim McDonald, Col. TomHealey, and other democratic colonels residing in the city. The latter may feel a little peeved over this lack of brotherly consideration, but they probably have learned ore this'that the "boys" who manipulate the democratic machine in Lincoln county don't live in North Platte. Elks Organize Ball Team. The local B. P. 0. Elks have organ ized a baseball team for the purpose of playing a game with the Grand Island team here during the Elks convention next month. Attorney George N. Gibbs has been appointed manager and has called the first practice for tomor row evening. All the Elks who are baseball artists are asked to be out for practice and a good bunch has already signified intention of trying for a place on the team. A match game will be played with the high school boys the. , last of the week. The following men are already worklpg for a place on the team: Rincker, Bujlard, Culton, Evans, Gibbs, Keefe, Jones, Cochran, R. Lang ford, Dick Baker and SturgiB. These men are all experienced players and the prospects for a fast team are encoura ging. Passenger Traffic Light. In view of the very light passenger traffic, railroad men are led to wonder why the Union Pacific maintains so many passenger trains in sorvice. Formerly when special Pacific coast rates wore granted, nearly every through train would have an extra car attached in order to accommodate the passengers. This year, however, the cut rate has resulted in very little in creased business. A day or two ago train No. 8 had one through passenger when it left Cheyenne, and had but ono when it reached North Platte. It fre quently occurs that the first class trains have less than a dozen passengers Don't let the contract for your plumbing before you talk with R. F. Stliart on the matter. His price will nterest you. Local and Personal Jess Smith spent Sunday visiting his parents in Gothenburg. A girl was born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Swope. Miss Blp.ncho Thornburg spent Sun day in Gothenburg with Miss Mabel Smith. Shoriff McDaniel, of Sidney, spent Saturday in town looking after official business. Earl Spaulding and Clarence Tollef son, of Sutherland, spent Sunday in this city. Mrs. W. H. McDonald and daughter Janetleayes this week for a visit with friends in Kansas City. Dan Abbott returned yesterday morning from Elm Creek where ho spent Easter with his parents. Miss Ruby Manuel, one of the teach ers in the city schools, spent Saturday aud Sunday visiting ber parents in Kearney. i Miss AltaRobison, of Kearney, who has heen spending several days in this city visiting friends returned homo last evening. Mrs. A. W. Peterson and Miss Anna Wetzel, of Sutherland, spent Sunday in this city visiting with Mrs. P. H. Lonergan. A girl was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds at the home of Dr. and Mrs. V. Lucas, Mrs. Reynolds' parents. Mrs. Charles Godbey, of Hastings, arrived in this city yesterday and will visit for two weeks with Mrs. J. E. Fillion, Jr Nick Adamy, proprietor of the bowl ing alley, returned Saturday from Col umbus where he spent a few days visit ing friends and relatives. Miss Janet McDonald, who is attend ing a preparatory school in Chicago, arrived homo Friday evening to spend part of the Easter vacation. Attorney J. G. Beeler and daughter Miss Myrtle and. Miss Elizabeth Hin man returned Sunday morning from Denver where thsy spent several dsjs on a pleasure trip. William Buchtel arrived' in the city Saturday from Paxton find will visit friends here for a few days. He has ohanged his residence from Paxton to Brady Island. The ten waste paper receptacles pur chased of Simon Bros, by the city are being placed in position on the street corners in the business section. Two of the receptacles will be placed in the Fourth ward. W. W. Burr, government soil expert, is spendingjseveral days at the state farm. He has been in Washington, D. C, all winter and will soon leave for Denver, whore ho will make his 'head quarters for the summer. He will' travel out of Denver gathering data on soil for the government records. C. F. Temple received word yesterday morning from Fred Gnrlow announcing that he would bo here with the Buffalo Bill historical pictures May 13th and 14th. The pictures give a reproduc tion of the battle of Wounded Knee, Summit Springs and War Bonnet. They have been having big runs in all the big cities and were nt Omaha for a week. Rooms at Commercial House $1.60 per week and up, 21G East Fifth street. The fire whistle blow Sunday after noon at about three o'clock for the first ward and a number of the firemen camo to headquarters to go to the fire, but upon arriving they found that they wore wanted to scrub out tho Lloyd opera house in preparation for the danc'o last evening. The firemon were to do the work Sunday and at the ap pointed hour none of them had arrived and the whistle was blown to call them out.) Attached to the west bound Los Angeles limited Friday evening were two cars of lions, tigers and leopards and other animals enroute to Los Angeles where they will be used in making films for moving pictures, Accompanying the animals were a couple dozen people of all nations to be included in tho scenes. These pic tures will be staged as African jungU scenes. Three teams and six men were put to work yesterday morning by Street Commissioner Salisbury to clean out all alleys in the city. Yesterday and today wero appointed clean up days for the entire city and all tho people are asked to clean out their yards. All tho gar bage found in the alleys will he hauled away by teams hired by the city. It is estimated thnt the work will require all week and several more men will b put to work in order that it may be finished up this week. A littlo co-op-erution by tho citizens wpuld help very much in getting tho city clean for the beginning of spring. Sues for Seventy-five Hundred. Myron Craven, by his attorney Wm. E. Shuman, filed an action in tho dis trict court Saturday wherein he seeks to secure a judgment of $7t500 ngainst D. B. McNeel, Jr , for damages sus tained. The petition recites that on December 12th, 1013, tho plaintiff, who was in the employ of the defendant, was giren an unruly and uncontrollable team to drive, that these vicious horses ran away, and thnt tho plaintiff sus tained the fracture of two bones in his right leg and other injuries. As a re sult of this accident he was confined to a hospital for several months. Tho case will come up for hearing nt the ne?t term of tho district court. May Build New School House. Charle3 Lawrence. Jatnea White nnd another member of tho school board at O'Falions wero in the city Saturday on business with a local architect in regard to building a new school house in that place. The school house they now have is one of the best country school houses in the state and has taken the prizo several times for tho ordor in which it is kept nnd the arrangement of the campus. Thoy are now planning to erect a new brick building nnd put in a high school. They hbpo to make it the best country high school in tho ntatc and will have an agricultural laboratory in the basement. The people of thnt community also make the school house a great social center. Charged Arsault and Baltory Complaint was filed Friday evening before Justico M. J. O'Connell against Peter Roderick by Robert Isdell, the contractor who has charge of tho con struction of the new building nnd loan building, on the chaigo of assault and battery. A case was heard last week before Justice O'Connell against Ro derick in which Robert Dean suod for the collection of $112.50 board. The court granted garnishment papers on Mr. Isdell, who employs Roderick, and the argument nrose over this point. Roderick was arrested Friday evening and lodged in tho county jail to await hearing. He appeared before the court-Saturday morning and'tmtored- a plea of not guilty. His bond was fixed at $100 and ho was remanded to jail upon being unable to furnish it. The Study Cub Tho Study club met with Mrs. Quig ley Monday evening. ;nrs. Dent read an interesting papea on: "The Califor nia Missions," then Mrs. McDonald gave a very practical paper on "Left Overs," she gaVe a week's menu that sbe had actually tried out and told of some very wonderful meals she had served from loft overs. Some of the housewivus there said they thought her paper ought to be published it was so good and practical for' these high prked times. Each member answered roll call by giving a seasonable recipe. Then Mrs. Quigloy gave a demonstra tion of Spanish salad which was later served with a dainty lunah. Tho club meets next time with Miss Walker and will be entorjained by a parlor talk by Bishop Beecher. XX Waugh-Bundy Nuptials. A wedding was solemnized Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Epis copal church when Miss Evangeline Bundy was married to Allen Waugh. The ceremony was performed by Dean J. J. Bowker of the Episcopal church and the couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Wright. Tho bride is a daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Greeley Bundy of this city and the grcom is a son of L. Waugh resid ing in the country. They will mako their homo near this city where the groom is engaged in farming. I Farming Implements. A full line of P. & O. Plow Co. Canton Goods, including Plows, Har rows, Disc Harrows, Listers and Lister Cultivators, Manure Spreaders, andtheCelabrated Bain Wagons nnd Tiger Press Drills. Samson, Aermoter and Monitor Wind Mills, Pumps nnd Pipes for deep and shallow wells. Electric Weld, Grand Island nnd Square Fencing. Sharldss, Jersey and Domo Cream Separators. Waterloo Boj Gas oline Engines. Hardware, Stoves, Barb Wire, Nails. Poultry Netting, etc. Jos. HEitsiiEV, Cth and Locust, Phone 15 oppositopostofllco' Rnymond Ticho left Fridav ovoninir for Omaha to spend a few days visiting relatives and friends. Drugs. For all acute or chronic diseases, the Indicator Homeopathic remedy, always the safest, quickest and host. In this department for the treatment of Chronic Eczomn, Psorinsis, Pruitus, Lupus, Gout, Rheumatism, Glandular Swellings, Menstrual Irregu Inrities. Arteris Sslerosis and Cancer. Radium Bromide Pure. Twinem Drug Devt. $10 FREE $10 Given Away Every Week i . . . . and continuing until the close of the season of the American and National base ball leagues we will give a ticket with every $1.00 purchase with the names of six American or National base s. First prize $5.00, will be given to the person holding the ticket for the teams malting the most runs for the week. I Second prize, $3.00, to the one holding the ticket with the least number of. runs or the week. Third prize, $2.00 to the one holding the ticket with the second highest number of runs for the week. When there is more than one winning ticket prize tWeen the lucky holders. An Ordinance No. 47. 'An ordinance concerning tho water works of the city ot North Platte, Ne braska, regulatihg and governing tho same, establishing wnter rates, rules and regulations for the governing of water consummers and others, providing for installation of the meters and payment ami regulation thereof, and to protect said water works,, including pipes, hydrants nnd other apparatus from injury, and pro viding penaltiesjropealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances, in conflict with this ordinance. Be it ordained by the mayor and city council of the city of North Platto, Nebraska. Section 1. Rules, etc. Part Contract With Consumer, Violations. That tho rules, regulations and water rates and the rental and the salo of meters here inafter specified shall bo considered a part of the contract of every person, company or corporation, who Is sup plied with wnter through the water works of the city, and every such per son, company or corporation, who is supplied with water through tho water works of the city, and every such per son, company, or corporation by taking wator shall be considered and held to consent to be bound tho re by; and when ever any of them are violated or such others as the said city or wnter commissioner may hereafter adopt, tho water shall be cut off from tho building or place of mich violation and shall not bo let on again except by order of tho water commissioner, and on pay ment of $1.00 for the expense of shut ting it off and turning it on, and upon such other terms as the said water commiseionor shall determine and a satisfactory understanding with the party, that no further cause for com plaint shall arise. Section 2. Applications For: Evory person, company or corporation desiring a supply of water must mako applica therefor to the water commissioner upon blanks to bo furnished by him for that purpose. Section 3. Same Rates to Apply Un til Moter is Installed. Rontnls, How and by Whom Paid, Credit Prohibited. The water year shall bo divided into four quarters of three months each, said quarters to begin on tho" first dav of July, October, Junuary and April of each year. Until meters aro installed as hereinafter provided, water may bo furnished consumers not supplied with meters at the same rates and upon the samo torms of payment as haveliereto foro boon established, as shown by the schedulo of rntes now on file in the oflico of the water commissioner. All water shall be measured by meters, bills must bo paid quarterly and aro due on the first day of each quarter and all officers of the waterworks depart ment are poitivt'ly prohibltpci from al lowing credit to anyone. The wuter Beginning Tuesday, April 14th, ! Quality Clothes. comissionor shall shut off tho water from any premises, the owner or oc cupant of which fails to pay tho water rate and rent for twenty days after such rate and rent becomes due. All water and meter rates shall bo charged to and collected from tho owner of tho premises and tho samo shall be a lien on said premises and real estate where used, nnd may bo collected by said city at any time after tho same becomes due, by civil action in the courts, and it shnll bo the duty of the wator commissioner, in his quarterly roport, to roport the names of all parties delinquent in pay ment of their wnter rato and charges, and meter rent and charges, showing the amount due from each delinquent, togethor with a description of tho property upon or for which tho water has boon used or supplied, nnd thereupon tho city council shall by resolution, direct the city clerk to file with tho county clerk of tho county, a certified copy of the roport and resolu tion directing thnt tho umount assessed against the different premises, as 3hown by said report, bo placed upon the assessment rolls and tax books of said county for collection ns other taxes. Section 4. Water will not be turned on in any house or private sorvico pipe oxcept upon tho order of the water commissioner or his duly authorized agent nor until tho applicant shall havo paid the rent due and plumbers are strictly prohibited from turning tho wator into any sorvice pipe except on on tho order or permission of tho water commissioner, or hiB duly authorized agent. This rule shall not be construed to prevent any plumber from admitting water to test pipes, and for that purpose only. Section 5. Use Limited t o Custo mers. Extensions without Permission. No consumer shall supply water to other familios, nor sudor them to take water oil his premises, nor after wator is introduced Into building or upon any premises, shall any person make, or employ any plumber or other person to makt, any tap or connection with tho pipe upon tho premises, for alteration, extension or attachment, without permisssion of the water commissioner. Section G. Meter Rentals, Installing Meters, etc. Itshallbetho duty of the water commissioner to proceed at once to provido and install meters upon nil sorvice connections not provided with meters at tho1 present tirno and thoroaftor all water furnished by tho city of North Platte, except for build ing purposes, shall be delivered through and measured by meters and no new connrctiina shall hereafter bo made nor new service furnished until moters shall hnve been installed to measure surh service. All water meters used in connection with the waterworks .will be equally divided be-7 ! & CO system of said city shall bo Btandard manufacture to bo approved by tho city council nnd to bo put in place or re moved by the "'water commissioner or employee of tho city designated for that purpose, said motors to bo fur nished end installed by tho city of North Platte and title thereto to re muin in sold city unless acquired by the consumer ns hereinafter provided. vnu property owners on whoso prem ises maters aro Installed by the city will be held responsible for their safe keeping and for any nnd all injury to meter from external sources anil fpr dnmago due to hot water or freezing. Every water consumer shall pay a monthly rental for tho uso of such moter at tho following rates: Each 8 inch moter, 50c per month; ench S inch motor, CGc per month: each 1 inch meter, 75c per month, all meters in excess of 1 inch to be charged- at special ratos to bo fixed by the 'council, said meter rent chargoB to becomp duo and pnyablo quarterly in advance, commencing July lit, 1914, provided, however, that evory such water con- Bumar, in uou 01 ino payment ot trie metor rent charges, as nbovo provided, shal havo tho right to furnish a meter at his own expense, to keep tho samo in good ordor and repair and to pnt in place, or remove tho samo at his own cost. All work, repnirs and removals of such moters to bo done under tho supervision and direction of tho water commissioner. All such motors to be of standard manufacture and to bo ap proved by the council. Provided, fur ther, than it shall bo tho duty of the vater commissioner to keep on accur ate account of the cost of the motor und cost of installation for each meter furnished nnd instnllnil hv nnlrl ntv for any consumer nnd any consumer who snail receive service and water through any moter owned by said city mnv at nnv Hmn t)iirrlinnn nml nnnirn same on payment of actual cost of purchase and installation of'said meter as shown by the records of said wator commissioner, ana proviuea lurtner, that if any consumer or consumers shall so elect' to acquire ownership of said meter or motors eo owned by said city said consumer so desring to purchase shall havo applied on tho purchase price lift Rhnwn llV nnfrl wnfai inmml,atnnn.'a record, 75 per cont of all rental charges imm uy nnu nccrcuueu 10 mm upon tne records of tho water commissioner for tho particular motor which ho shall so elect to purchase, and such acquisition at any timo shall bo in lieu of mater rents and charges hereinbefore reserved and same shall not thoreafter bo charged. The cost of installation above re ferred to shall include replacement of nny servico pipes which are in such condition or are so located that meter (Cor c'ud d on Paro 8)