Itato Hifitorlosl Sooiilf
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE; NEB., MAY 29, 1914.
No. 37
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Local and Personal
District Judge H. M. Grimes left-jes-tcrday
morning for Scotts Bluff to look
after some business.
E. A. ltoborts returned yesterday
from a business trip of a few days at
Rawlins and Cheyenne, Wyo.
S. Cyprcanson, of Hutchinson, Kans.,
arrived in the city "Tuesday to spend
several days viaitimrfrionds.
A. P. Kelly and daughter Miss Sarah,
and Miss Elva pay went to Gothenburg
Wednesday by auto to visit tho vcadets.
J. G. Ogle, of Lincoln, arrived in the
city yesterday to visit for tho day with
his sister, Mrs. Mary P. MooneyJ and
family.
Miss Linnette Westfall, of Carroll,
la., arrived in tho city Saturday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. W. F.
Crook. .
Mrs. Andrew Lidell and son and
daughter expect to leave next week
for Dowagiac, Mich., where they will
spend tho summer.
Mrs. John C. Strahorn loft Wednes
day morning for Battle Creek, Mich.,
whore she will an invalid brother for
tyo weeks.
Prank Feinburg, who conducted tho
..auction sale for the Glinton jewelry
store, left Sunday for Nashville, Tonn
where he will open up a bij; . auction
this week.
Mrs. L. E. Hastings and two chil
dren expect to leave Sunday evening
for Philadelphia and other eastern
points where they will make an ex
tended visit.
Peter Meyers, of Pay ton, formerly
a resident of this city, returned home
' Monday afternoon after spending a few
days in the city visiting friends and
transacting business.
The Stapelton baseball aggregation
will be in the city Sunday and clash
with the local team. The gamo last
Sunday was fast and the locals played
an almost errorless game. This one
will undoubtedly be as' Interesting. .,j
Work was begun this-week of remod
eling the home of J. J. Halligan. Mr.
Halligan is paving the house raised
4ind a basement put under it and ho
will also havtf.new pdrches miilton. A
sleeping porch .will be built on the rear.
Contractor Martin has the , contract' for
the work. x " ;''
Hard coal stove for sale cheap if pold
-at once. Mrs. M. V.. Mitchell, red 104.
E. R. Goodman was a business vis
itor to Ogalalla Monday, on land busi
ness. He reports the death of Charles
Mentor, an old resident ot that vicinity
and well known hero, which occurred
Mouday. Mr. Mentor was a veteri
nary surgeon and a pioneer resident
of this part of the country. Paralysis
was the cause of his death,
Harcourt & Jensen showed a repor
ter a latter the first of the week from
-a man in Ireland, containing an order
for a pair of trousers. He stated his
-reason fqr ordering here was that he
-could not got a fit in trousers in the
old county,, The order came about
',300 miles. F. T. Larnio sent the
-order and he formerly lived in Colum--bus
and is well acquainted with the
firm here.
the Best Quality at the Most
Reasonable Rates we are at '
the Head of the Column
We make Ice Cream). for Wholesale and
Retail Trade. We have many Pleased
Customers. Are you one of them?
' Try us once and you'll come again. Ice Cream in Va
nilla, Chocolate and Strawberry Flavors,Sherbets in Orange,
, Pineapple, Lemon and Grape.
Special Wholesale, Prices, and also Special Prices for
Party Orders, Socials, Etc.
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POULOS BROS, Props Phone 17
Our Motto: "The Best at the Lowest Price."
H, J.Handley left tho first of tho
week for Norfolk to spend a few days
looking after business matters.
J. C. Williamson of Kansas City,
well known hore, spent Wednesday and
yesterday visiting friends and trans
acting business here.
Ralph VanOrsdel, of Omaha, was in
this city tho first of tho week trans
acting business. He represents one of
large law firms of Omaha.
Ray C, Longford left yesterday fqr
Grand Island to attend the
annual convention of the Nebraska
bankers' association for group five.
F. C. Pialsticker, Oliver Carroll, 0.
H. Thoelecke and J. W. Small wood
wero business visitors in Wallace and
vicinity Wednesday, driving oyer in
Mr. Pielsticker's car,
Lawrence Carpenter left Tuesday for
Big Springs to spend a , few days on
business. From there ho will. go to the
Black Hills and spend some ttmo visit
ing in the northwest. ,
"Oh you Juno Brides" Schatz will
help yon.
Mrs. Wood White and family and
Mr,s. Bogue and family left yesterday
morning with their lunch baskets for
Gothenburg to spend tho day visiting
tho cadets in their encampment.
The fourteonth annual convention of
group five of tho, Nebraska Banker's
association started yesterday in Grand
Island and will hold over today. . The
North Platta banks aro represented
there.
Painters and carpenters are putting
the finishing touches on the new B. &
L. building, but it will probably bo tho
latter port ' of noxt week before the
building is turned over. to the associa
tion. Henry Appleford, of Maxwell, was
viBiting friends in the city Wednesday.
He recently droye from Long Beach,
Calif., to his home in Maxwell in a car.
Mr. Weil started with hjni but Ms car
broke down and he was obliged to give
up the trip.
Ben C. Clinton and family from S,t.
PaulJsNebr., arrived in the city Tues-
day and stopped for a short visit with
Mr. ClintoriB brother? C, S".Clinton and
family. TKey, 4nd Mrs,- Earfe Clinton
left Wednesday evening ,for Los
Angeles where' they will make their
home in the future.
iThe funeral pf Arthur Wessburg was
held yesterday afternoon from the
Baptist church at 2:30, Rev. Barton
officiating. The floral tributes were
numerous and a large number attendrd.
The pall bearers were Harold Lang
ford, George Weir, Carl Nolan, Andy
McGovern, Raymond Tiehe and Robt.
Gantt. Intcrmontwaa in the North
Platte cemetery,
Go to Schatz's overstocked sale next
week.
Dr, George B. Dont returned Tues-,
day from Omaha where ho went to
have his son George Jr., operated upon.
ne got word from there that Ithe boy
is getting along nicely and that he will
he able to return homo in tho course of
a few days unless complications set in.
He is in the Methodist hospital under
the charge of Dr. Gifford. Mrs. Dent
remained in Omaha with tha boy.
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City and County News.
W. H. McDonald goes to Omaha to
night and will drivo home a new Stude
baker car.
Claronco Bowman arrived a few
days ago from the east and will spend
several weeks visiting his undo M. H.
Hosier.
Roy Welborn returned Wednesday
evening to his homo in this city after
spending some time in Colorado on
hunting trip.
Paul Bretzer pnteH.nlnprl n nnmlior
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homo on West Eleventh street A
pleasant evening was reported by all
who wero present.
Mrs. W. D. Scott and daughter, Miss
Delia, left yeste'rday for their homo in
Huntley, Nebr.. aftor visitinc in the
city for a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Owens.
Joe B. Hayes will in tho near future
make his route in a Ford runabout, tho
Standard Oil Co. having provided all
its Nebraska travelers with cars' of
that mako.
H. V. Hilllker, transportation inspec
tor,, spent yesterday in town looking
over company property and suggesting
corrections In matters that were just
right.
C. T. Whelan returned yesterday
from Omaha. He dtove Joe Hayes'
car from Omaha to Kearney and had
quite a strugle, as the roads were very
muaay.
The week old baby girl of Mr, and
Mrs." Glen Ferguson residing on South
Pine street died last night at about 11
o'clock;. She had not been well since
her birth. The funeral will be held
today,
Mrs. Belle Swarthout, who had been
visiting in town for a week, returned
to Plattsmouth last night. Sho was ac
companied to the latter place by her
sister Mrs. R. D. Thompson, who may
decide to spend tho summer there.
Yesterday afternoon the parents of
the eighth grade pupils of the Lincoln
school presented the principal, Miss
Emma Smith with a vanity case and a
souvenir spoon, as a testimonial of her
efficient and satisfactory work. The
presentation speech was made by Mrs.
Mary Elder.
Tho text books for the 1914-1915 read
ing circle work have been chosen by
tho.state authorities and are announced
as follows: for the city teachers, "Mc
Murray's Standard City Teacher." and
for tho rural teachors, Betts & Hall on.
"Better Judgment.-" "
Tho Royal Neighbors social cjuh,was
delightfully entertained Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. ' Charles
Lierk. The afternoon was spant with
social converse and at its close nice re
freshments were served. Mrs. Lierk
was assisted by Mesdames McGrew
and Davis.
Tho Benton & Co., land case which
was to havo been heard in Omaha this
woek was continued on account of the
court's boing unable to sit on the case.
Judge T. C. Munger was busy and
Judge W. H. Munger is physically unfit
to sit on a case on account of his health.
Local attorneys represent the defen
dants and they hope to have a hoarihg
soon.
A number of cadets returned last
evening from Gothenburg where they
havo been in camp. Tho remainder of
the company will return today. About
thirty-five went down and a. fine time
was enjoyed. The camp was kept in
regular rnilitary order, and a feature
was a ball game Wednesday with Cozad
and one yesterday with Gothenburg.
They also entertained visitors from this
city.
SATURDAY SPECIAL
At the Cash Market. Pork Roasts
pound. Phone 26.
17c per
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How about your eyes? Does the bright
sun hurt them and cause them to blink?
Are you troubled with occasional
headaches? Do you sometimes sec
black specks following you around in
the distance? Do "your geyes run
when lacing the wind If so, there is
something radically wrong. You may
need glasses and you may not. At any
rate you cannot afford to take chances.
Cunsult us at once. An examinat
ion wll cost you nothing, and we will
eradicate the trouble for you promptly.
CLINTON,
REGISTERED OPTICIAN.
611 Dewey St.
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Decreased Rates
Effective May 1st
Mr. E. B. Perrigo, of tho North
piatto Electric Company, arrived in the
city joaterday from Omaha, to figure
oUt the rate reduction in tho electric
plant, and he announces that the re
duction has been fisrured out and is
effective May 1st, and the payment of
bills June 1st, will be under the revised
rates. The maximum rate of fifteen
cents perk. w. hour has been changed
to twelve cents.
'' Tho changed rate acehcdule will bo
as follows from now on: Commercial
rates, from one to fifty k. w. hours,
twelve cents; from fifty-one to one
hundred k. w. hours, eleven cents;
from one hundred and ono to ono
hundred and fifty k. w. hours, ten
jents; from one hundred and fifty-ono
k. w. hours up, nino cents. The rates
for resiliences go up in steps"Df twenty
live and aro as follows: From one to
twenty-five k. w. hours twelve conts;
from twentv-six to fitfv k. w. honrn.
eleven cents; from fifty-ono k. w. hours
up, nine cents.
This decrease in rates will nnturnlly
curtail tho earnings of tho plant, but
Mr. Perrigo states that they hopo to
increase tho volumo of business by
these rales so that it will produco tho
same as the old rates yielded. And
above all they intond to givo first-class
service.
Mr. Todd and Mr. French are now In
New York City for the purpose of buy
ing tho new machinery. The machin
ery will havo to bo made to order and
it will probabhbo ninety days bofote
they can deliver it, but they hopo to
have tho power house completed so that
the new machinery can be installed as
soon as it arrives. Work on it will
probably bo begun in tho course of
thirty days. Tho foundation will bo sot
on the travel bed and that willJIneces
sitate a great deal of labov.
. "To the people of North Piatto it
may seom that wo aro paying little
attention to the work hero," said Mr.
Perrigo, "but the conditions hero have
commanded more of our attention than
many larger places and wo want to get
things fitted up right as soon as possible,
It is our aim to give the .best possible
service hero and we want to get ev
erything inrilnning order as soon as we
can." - '
ANGEL FOOD SPECIAL
10c EACH '
Saturday, Hay 30th. Just the Jhiag to take
tor your lunch or with ice cream. Wc are
making a speciality of nnc pastry and our
large assortment will be sure to please you.
DOOIITTLE BAKERY.
The Lutheran brotherhood defeated
the Episcopal brotherhood last o zoning
in a hard fought gamo of ball ot tho
ball grounds by a score of 19 to 14.
While the game may not havo been tho
fastest of tho season it was undoubta
bly one,of tfte most interesting that
has ever "been played on tho local
grounds. The gamo was characterized
by hoavy hitting and sliding in tha
mud. It was also a great factor in dis
covering tho real fans among the
fairer box lind some very ardent fair
followers of the diumond were in evi
dence. Tho pitchers were used bv each
team and tho Lutherans had two seta
of batteries. Batteries were ns follows;
Lutherans, Scharman and Ache, John
son and Sandnll; Episcopal Edwards.
Bullard and Munger.
We wish to thnnk our monv frionds
and relatives nnd Company "Q" for
the beautiful floral offerings nnd for
services rendered uurintr our recent
bereavement; in the loss of our beloved
son. brother and cousin. Mr. and Mra.
A. Wessberg, 'Mabel and Essie Wess
berg, Abnor Wessborg and George
Wessberg.
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Local and Personal
Archie Watts of Kearney, was visit
ing friends in this city a few day this
week.
George Smith, of Omaha, arrivod in
"city Wednesday to visit friends and
transact business.
Miss Fona Scott resigned her position
in tho telephone office thin weok and
loft for her homo in Kansas.
Frnnk Barbor has invested in a now
Buick car which- ho purchased of the
local agent, tho Davis, garage.
Adam Christ left Wednesday morn
ing for Gothenburg to spend tho day
visiting tho cadot encampment,
"I should B!bble,' Schatz's Sale
starts Monday.
Mrs. Thos. Hoaley and son Darroll
went to Omaha Tuesday to havo a
specialist oxamino Darrcll who has had
nn ailment thnt through timo might
become serious.
Wednesday was visiting day at the
cadets' encampment in Gothenburg and
a number went down from here to visit
tho camp.. Tho return, baseball game
with tho Cozad high school team was
also played op that day.
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"Colonial's
Ladies: I havo the handsome Parisian Colonial
Pattern in Patent arid Dull Kid.
They are made with extra long counters and the
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C,P. TTElWnPUE,
REAL F.S1 AYE, LOANS AND INSURANCE
ROOMS S.2EB2, I.O.O.F. BUILDING,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
Miss Vera Bartholomew of Gothent,
burg Is visiting in tho city this week
with friends.
Harold Blalock returned Snnday from
Cheyenno where ho spent several days
visitiug fiiondi.
Mrs. Sailor left the first of tho week
for Elm Creek where she will spend
several days visiting friends.
Soo Schatz's Full Pago Sale Ad'.
Dick Baker was able to be out on the
strcot this weok aftor having been con
fined to hi8home for several days with
an Injury. t trJu
Harry Samelson and family returned
yesterday from Omaha where they
spent several days visiting relatives and
friends.
Mac Westfall, of Load, S. D,, Is ex
pected to arrlvo next week to visit
friends and participate iii some im
portant matters. It is rumored that
Mr, Westfall will again mako .North
Piatto hla home.
Robert Gantt returned this week
from Lincoln whore ho has boon- att
tending the stato university and will
spend a fow days horo boforo" return
ing to tho university for tho final ex
amination. MmmmBMmmmmimmmmmmmm
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IT IS EASY TO START
a disastorous and destructive fire almost
heedlessly. How often a discarded
match among rubbish or paper has beep
the trilling cauie of a great lossl You
may bo very particular yourself, but
your employees may not. Bo prepared
for loss by covoring any possible prop
orty loss with a good Fira Inaurance
policy in any of the Companies that I
ropresont. And don't delay about it,
either
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