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"It's the
Ideal Way
of Buying a
Good Watch"
That's what n gentleman
said who just joined Dixon.s
South Bend Watch Club.
Everyone who needs a good
reliable timepiece should take
advantage of this exceptional
opportunity.
Why carry that old watch
any longer when you can get
n watch you will be proud to
carry, on easy terms for less
money than the regular instal
ment way?
JOIN
THE SOUTH BEND
WATCH CLUB
The South Bend Watch w3
are offering on our Club plan
is not only a beauriful piece
of workmanship, but it is a
watch which will give you life
long accurate service.
The man who wnits until
the last moment to join our
South Bend Watch Club may
be too late.
$3.00 down, $1 per
week at the lowest
cash price.
Act Now While There Is
T
lnici
Vepr Tho Watch While You Pay
BIX0N,
The Jeweler.
S&ffiBcnT
Local and Personal
J. C. AskwiK returned from Denver
Wednesday.
Irs. Clyde Pennor, of Stapletonfwho
was Injured in a runaway thrpo weeks
ago is seriously ill at tho P. & S.
hospital. '.
Printzess coats and Buits nra going
at sacrifice prlceB, one-half off on evory
garment. E. T. Tramp & Son. m
"Miss Peail Howland'a school in dis
trict 5 closed Thursday. A pio social
and entertainment wero held at, night
and n largo crowd nttonded.
W. J. Jonefi, who arrived hero from
California, recently has opened a con
fectionary store orf tho north sido. Mr.
Jones formerly conducted a grocery
store in this city.
jack Allavio and daughter Miss
Francis, of Council Bluffs, aro visiting
in the city at thq homo of J. I. Smith
and family. Mr. Allavio is traveling
engineer out of Council Bluffs.
Tho North Platto Laundry, tho Laun
dry of Quality. tf
Genl. Passenger Agent Ford donios
tho rumor that truins No. 10 and No.
14 aro to be consolidated and one of
them discontinued. Ho says both trains
will bo continued but tho arriving timo
of one of them will soon bo changed.
.TohnMcGrnw, better known ua
"Shorty" McGrnw, left Wednesday
evening for his homo in Baltimore to
visit hia parents. He Iibb not boon
homo in six yeurs. "Shorty" was em
ployed aa pin setter in tho bowling
alley.
Coma buy a suit or a coat at hnlf
price. Could you do better than that.
E. T. Trump & Son.
Frank VanDerhoof, of Otis, Colo.,
arrived in -tho city Wednesday and
spent a few days visiting hid cousin, E.
J. Vanderhoof of tho Star clothing
company. Ho carno hero to meet his
wife who is returning fr6m nn extended
visit in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Seeberger leavo
tomorrow for Pnsco, WubIj., where they
will spend a month visiting Goorgo and
Charley Austin, brothers of Mrs. Sec
bergor. Mr. Soebergorwill devote part
ofLhis timo while thero to decreasing
the number of fish in tho SnnKo river.
Tennis rackets, bafts .and nots nt
Rlncker Book & Drug Co., Blue Front.
A number of tho formers who have
put out boets thlB-year ara nfrnid that
they will have to replant them. The
ground was in such condition nf ter the
recent rains that it is baking to a great
extent and they fear that this will pre
vent the beets from growing.
The Mlllor school, southwest of town,
closed the spring term Wednesday and
as a fitting (inule held u picnic in the
Doolittlo grove. A fine dinner with ico
cream and cake as trimmings was
aorved ond voried amusements were
furnished tho pupils. A number of tho
parents of the scholars were present.
Three furnished rooms tor rent. In
quire 414 West Third streot. tf
To tho lover of (lowers n visit to the
Pass greenhouses is worth while, for
ceitnlnly the scene is a pretty one.
Particularly attractive aro the largo
beds of carnations, trom 1,000 to 2.000
of which aro in bloom nil tho time. The
hundreds of showy geruniums und tho
multiplicity of plants rich in foliage and
bloom givo evidence of the pains taken
by tho MesBrs. Pass in producing the
best of everything-. Tho carnations
f frown this winter have been particularly
argo and perfect bloom,
Recruiting Station
In Federal Building
Pnul Gantt rcturnep TuesdnyovenftiR
from Lincoln whore ho went to consult
with Urigndier Genernl Hall in rejjard
to thu Ruard company hero and brougt
back the information that tho man had
been given a room in tho federal bullet
ins for a recruiting station. The men
here who are organizing tho company
will attempt to got the required num
ber by Saturday evonlng and they
opened up the recruiting offica yester
day. Tho company here is about twenty
three or twontyfour men short of tne
required number on account of some of
the men being rejected at the physical
examination. Gantt left yesterday for
Brady and Gothenbarg to get tho re
cruits at those places and expects to
fhave more than tho required number.
A company of scouts was organized at
Brady, but they were unable to get the
commission. They had enlisted about
thirty-five and a largo proportion of
these havo signified their willingness to
enlist in the North Platte company. A.
number of men from Gothenburg also
signed up to go in with the North Platte
men. A guard post will bo organized
hsrt if possible and be ready for
mobilization t anytime.
Given a Surprise rarty.
Mrs. Ernest Wickwise was the reci
pent of a "vory pleasant surprise Tues
evening when twenty-four of her
neighbors and friends assembled at the
homo of Mrs. Wm. Booth and proceeded
in a body to the home of Mrs. Wick
wise to help celebrat her twenty-ninth
birth anniversary. The evening was
delightfully passed in games and other
amusments. In game contest Mrs. J.
J. Weaver wpn Iqdies prize, Mr. J. J.
Weaver the gohtlemfin pflZe and Mr.
C. J. Perkins booby prize. At a late
hour refreshments were served. And aa
an evidence of esteen in which she was
held she was presented with tokens of
remembrance. All left with the feeling
that they had spent a yery enjoyable
evening. XX
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Lutheran Church.
Regular services on Sunday at 10:30
a, m., and 8 p. m. Topics of sermons:
"One of tho Hebrews Groat Songs"
and "Victory through Vision." Sun
day school at 12 m, Luther league at
7:16 p. m. Mission band tomorrow
afternoon at 2;30. Tho regular monthly
meeting of tho brotherhood next Mon
day evening at Scharmann's, G22 West
Tenth street. A good meeting and a
good timo are in store.
Let Schatz's New Electric Cleaner
do your spriog cleaning. For rent by
thcldoy, reserve your day now.
il'ki A. A. SchatzCo.
Paul B. Smith, a ranchman living
southwest of tho city, was injured in a
runaway south of the city Tuesday. He
was driving a spirited toam and a
tumble weed was blown along side of
tho rig frightening tho team They ran
and overturned tho buggy and thow Mr.
Smith out; He held to tho reins and was
dragged for Home distance. His face
was badlv cut and his right eyo injured.
although it is not thought that his sight:
will bo Impaired.
.!Xhc Et-A-Virp club met and spent a
verjr qnjoyuble afternbon at' tho home
of Mrs, Goo. Vosiepka Tuesday. In the
contest Mrs. Ed. Dickey won tho prize;
and in making the best and neatest
crepo paper Mrs. N. Rasmusson
waa awarded first prizo. Dainty re
freshments wero served. Noxt meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
W. I. Quinn, May 19th.
A Vory pleasant surprise party was
given Tuesday evening to Mrs. Elizo
Haines at the homo of her daugh
ter, Mrs. A. W. McKeown, the occasion
being her sovonth-soventh birthday.
About twenty friends werelnvited In
and the evening was enjoyably spent
with social converse nnd nta late hour
nico refreshments were served. Grand
ma Haines received a number of nico
presents
Wanted 1914 Spring Chickens.
We will pay you this week for
spring chickens that will weigh from
1 to 2 pounds, 30 cents per pound
live weight. This price will not
last. Bring them in while the price is
high. North Platte Produce Co.
Cal Lowell, of Omaha, former deputy
sheriff of Lincoln county, was in tho
city yesterday visiting friends and look
ing after business matters. He is now
aHBiBtunt chief in the Union Pacific Mr
vico and is working on the enso of tho
two men who were arrested last week
for looting a-box car.
Dr. J. II. Gain of Lincoln, veterinar
ian for tho state agricultural college, is
visiting nt tho experimental station
this week testing tho cattle for tuberculosis.
Present Needs.
Do you need any of the following?
Our line is complete.
Oil Stoves Gasoline Stoves Refrigerators
Ice Cream Freezers Garden Tools
Garden Hose Sprinklers Nozzles
Mammocks Garden and Flower Seods Swings
Porch Furniture Paints, Oil and Glass
In fact -anything in tho Furniture or Hardware Line.
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A. A. SCliA T2 CO.
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HARDWARE
Central Committee is
Appointed by C. of C.
The board ef directors of tho Cham
ber of Commerce met in the library
building Tuesday evening for tho pur
pose of appointing the committee for
tho carrying on of the enmpaign for n
new courthouse and transacting other
business. Tho following men weio
named on tho central committee: J. G.
Heeler, O. E. Elder, A. F. Streltz. II.
M. Grimes and Ray C. Langfoid. This
committee will nppolntcommittomen in
all the precincts and net as an advisory
corrimitteu for tho entire county.
Plans for n campaign were talked and
it was estimated that it would require
several hundred dollars for carrying on
the campaign. This will bo taken from
the next year's publicity fund of tho
Chamber of Commorcc. Architect Gcr
nandt sont in a detailed description of
tho building he proposed for this county
nnd also sent several post card pictures
of it and six cuts lor the nawspapers.
The question will probablyToe submitted
to tne vote nt tne timo of the primary
election, August 10th.
Tho annual election of the board of
directors was also arranged and it was
decided to hold it Wednesday, .May 20,
the plnce to be decided later. At this
time a now secretary will also be chosen
as tho present secretary, M. E. Crosby,
feels that ho has to much work to de
vote the raquirad time to the club.
Communications from Arnold, Broken
Bow nnd Alnsley were read to the
Hoard which requested the North Platte
Eeople to assist them in staking out the
ranch of the Lincoln Highway to
those towns. The gun club also asked
for aid for the shoot that is to bo held
here soon and the board voted to give
them $25, which was asked by the local
men, A communication wan received
from Dr. Condra In regard to putting
on his pictures of Nebraska industries
and farming en May 12, but the board
expressed the opinion that this would
bo an inopportune time nnd will advise
Dr. Condra to that effect.
Mbnev To Loan on Real Estate.
Private money or out of our. Ne
braska State Building & Loan Associa
tion payable in small payments month
ly, same as rent. No delay. Money
always on hand. Bratt & Goodman
Test Wells for Electric Plant
Engineer French, who hns charge ,pf
tho work of building the electric .anil
gas plant here, is getting the work well
lined Up for starting tho building oper
ations ns soon as the grqunds aro
ready. Tho drawings which ho has
made were sent to Dmaha last week
nnd they will be token to headquarters
where detail drawings will be made.
He has also engaged William Peters,
a local well disrerer. to put down test
wells on tho grounds and determine how
deep they will have to go in order fa
get down to gravol. Tho foundations
of the plants will be put down on the
gravel bed in cider that they will lio
absolutely solid. Mr, French stated
that ho has examined several of "the
large buildings in tho eity and t6Urid
that tho foundations wore cracked and
that, they will guard against this dif
ficulcy. Conditions aro favorable for a record
yenr in the Singer sewing machine
business. The Singer has a place of
honor in many homes in this locality.
Wo will senu to your homo for im
mediate use, your choice in stylo for
GO cents per week payments. M. Per
kins, Phone red4C8, 1009 West 4th St.,
North Platte, collector nnd Singer
agent. 30tf
The Elks baseball team has
bUn
doincr some heavv practice this week
for the game next Wednesday after
noon with the Grand Island aggrega
tion. This game is one of the big at
tractions of the convention next week
and will be n fast game. The local
Jodgo has a fast bunch of players lined
up and aro getting in good form. Tho
Grand Islandlodge also has a fast team
and will put up a good fight.
All PrlntzessN:oats and suits on sale
at one-half off.
E. T Tramp & Son.
Miss Pearl Howlnnd was tendered a
surprise party at Idylwild, tho homo of
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. W. Wright last Tues
day night. Dancing was indulged in
until the "weosma" hours. A supper
of coffee, sandwiches, cake and pickles
wero served at midnight.
Jumes D. D. Hunt, 23, and Miss
Llna A. Patterson, 18, both of Staple
ton wero married Wednesday evening
by Judge Grant nt the courthouse. The
groom is a farmor of tho Stapleton
vi:mity and they will make their homo
near there on n farm.
Macey's Alfalfa Seed.
The "egg1 yellow" kind. See
at Derryberry & Forbes.
sample
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FURNITURE
Just What are You
. Looking for in Flour?
Is It Taste?
Is It Purity?
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Is It Quality?
flour is the cheapest food you can buy.
Do you want the very best what you
Is It EcOnOTTiV ? know to be absolutely the best a flour you.
can depend on or get your money back?
ALL TIHS IS GUARANTEED BY US IN EVERY SACK OF
PLEAZALL FLOUR
The Money-Back Flour.
Wilcox
Meet to Organize
Ball Team
A well attended and enthusiastic base
ball meeting was held Tuesday evening
in the ofllce or (Jounty Attorney ueo.
N. Gibbs and plans were consumated
forjj Organizing an independent base
ball team for North Platte for this
summer. With the baseball material
that is in the city a good strpng team
can be organized and several towns
nearbv are askinc for games this
summer.
Plans aro to organize a team and hire
a number of good players and pay
them put of the gate receipts nud in
this wav do nwny with taking ft sub
scription for tho support of a team.
Several of tho nearby towns have or
ganized independent teams and are
asking for gamos, nnd the prospects
for n good season or Dan tnis year are
good.
At the meoting Tuesday evening O.
R. Robinson of tho postoffice .force was
elected manager and captain and the
men were ordered to report soon for
practice. They will probably hold their
first practice next Sunday. Robinson
leased the grounds several days ago
and ha soon as the men get in condition
they will have some games on the looal
grounds.
Some Fish.
Loren Sturges and Frank Pielsticker
went to the Liston ranch, south of
Dickens, Monday afternoon nnd re
turned Tuesday with five hundred black
bass which como from Mr. Liston's
private lake. The recent rains caused
the lake to overflow nnd the fish were
washed out on tho low land where they
were stranded when the water receded.
They wero scooped out of the shallow
pools alive and kept until Sturges and
Pielstickor.who wore phoned by Mr. Lis
ton.arrived at the ranch. Mr. Liston
directed that 150 of the 500 bo distrib
uted among his friends in town, nnd
tno others used in tho fish fry to be
given by the Elks nt tho country club
next Tuesday. The fish averaged about
one pound each.
If looking for a safe investment
there is nothing better nor safer than a
first mortgage on good income real
estate guaranteed by good parties.
These mortgages range in sums of i
$300.00 and upwards and net 7 and 8
per cent semi-annual interest, not tax
able. No better investment for idle
money. Braltcc Gqodman.
Ruth Elder Presented With Medal.
Tho chapel exercises at tho high
school wero especially interesting Wed
nesday morning and much enthusiasm
was aroused among tho students when
Supt. Tout presented Miss Ruth Elder
with tho mednl for winning second place
in tho district oratorical contest at
Coznd. Twenty pupils of the high
school were also presented with certif
icates from the Zahner school of pen
manship. Tho high school glee club
also gave a selection.
For Sale.
Five Pure Bred Short Horn Bulls
from ns good families as are in the
Herd Books. Bred right nnd priced
right.
tf W. W. Birge.
NOTICE FOR rUDUCATION.
Serial No. 0710
DEPARTMENT OP TUB INTERIOR.
United States Land Office
North Platte. Nebraska. Anrll 27. 1014.
Notlre It hereby iflvcn that Henry W. Greeley,
'of North I'latte. Neb., who on N6v. 0. 1908.
made lunncstead entry No. 0776 for
SS Section 6, Township IB N. Range 29.
1 W. of 6th Principal Merldan, has filed notice
1 of Intentton to tnako llnal fiva year proof, to
1 establish claim to the land above described
before tho reifiitcr nnd receiver at North Platto
' Nebraska, on tho 25th day of June.
1914.
Claimant namea aa wltneMsci: CarlMcGrew,
Pr.ink Kbele, William Reynold, and Joeiiph
Ellsworth, all of North Tlatte. Nebr.
m5-8 J. E. Evans Rcgitter.
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Dp you want to make your bread and
bakings more delicious and palatable? Do
you desire that wholesome taste of the
sweet ripe wheat?
Do you want to make those beautiful rich
creamy white loaves with crisp crusts from
flour that is milled with Scrupulous care
and inspected by an expert chemist for its
cleanliness and purity before it is packed?
Do you want the best value for your
money a flour that will make more loaves
of bread to the sack a flour that costs no
more than than other aood flour? Such
artment
lability, Efficiency and Service
Havo boon tho Factors
in tlio frroT.t1i ol tho
First National Bank,
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ISORTIt PLATTE, ATJ5J3RASICA.
A it -,
GAJPJTAZ, AXO SURPLUS t
One Hundred and Fiity Thousand Dollars.
Refrigerators
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And don't forget that we just received three big cars of
Furniture and Rugs. Get our prices.
A. A. Schatz Co.,
HARDWARE
Stops Squeakinj
because there's
Eureka Harness Oil will
Your Harness Black, Soft and
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Store.
We have them in all sizes
and shapes, at prices
ranging from
$9 to $50
Sole agents for the Her
rick and the Crystal Solid
White. Let us show you
and get yours early while
we have an enormous
stock to select from.
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