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NORTH PLATTE, NEB., AUGUST 11, 1914.
No. 58
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
F. C. Plelstlcker returned from the
east this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Brown nnd
son were passengers fort ho cast this
morning.
Miss Colla Gorham of Grand Island
visited. In the city over Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Duchflnck.
Mrs. Fred Rasmusscn of Hershoy
arrived In the city yesterday morning
for a short visit with friends hero. .
Charles Martini returned yesterday
to his home In Omaha after visiting
in the city for a wok or more with
relatives.
Miss Floronce Stamp arrived homo
yestorday morning from Maxwell
whero she spent the week end enjoy
ing a houso party at tho Nugent home.
Miss Nellie Birkinshaw lins return
ed from San Francisco, where she had
neon visiting friends for several
weeks.
Mrs. W. H. Stongor nnd daughters,
who had been visiting at tho W. II.
McDonald homo, loft for Salt Lake
yesterday.
H. V. Hllliker and daughtor, Miss
Maroia, of Denver, arrived last cvon
ing and are guests at the Streltz res
idence. Mrs. Thomas O'Nlol and son re
turned yesterday morning to their
home In Lincoln after visiting in tho
city for two weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
Mlchaol J. Walsh.
Mrs. Corlgan and daughters, who
had been the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Burney, returned home yester
day. They wero accompanied to Shel
ton by 'Miss Lela Scott.
Harry Dixon left Sunday for Roches
ter, Minn., to visit his wife and daugh
ter. His daughter, Miss Harriet, Is
confined In the Mayo Brothers' hospi
tal at that place where she recently
underwent an operation.
' Isaac Deats, Chas. Hanor and Chas.
Yost and two sons returned the latter
part of last week from Saratoga, Wyo.,
-where they spent ton days fishing.
Their success was somewhat embar
rassed by rainy weather, but they suc
ceeded In catching more trout than
they could eat.
Suit was filed Saturday in tho coun
ty court by tho Wra. H. Swanson Fl)m
company against P. II. Loncrgan et al
for the collection of money alleged to
be duo for flUnBihsed-sincai.the first -of
the yea?.' Tlio pontiffs, through their
attorney, J. C. Hollman, allege that
they have rented a number of films to
the defendant and that he has paid on
ly a small portion of tho money duo
them. They allege that there Is still
due them the sum of $229.13 and they
ask for judgment for that amount with
interest from the date of filing the suit
and also costs of tho action.
Secretary jj. E. Sebastian wishes to
announce for the benefit of those who
are not yet enlightened that the Lin
coln County Agricultural society and
the Fair association are one and the
samo thing. Many whom ho has solic
ited for membership to tho agricultur
al society wero undor tho linprcsion
that it was useless, while as a matter
of fact they wanted to join the fair as
sociation. A membership paid to tho
agricultural society will be used for
the furthering oft he county fair.
INSURANCE
When you liao secured a policy
-written by Itratt & Goodman against
loss by lire, lightning, cyclone, torna
do, hail nnd windstorm, jou need not
orry.
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Thomas & Johnston Mowers, and Rakes, Boss and
Champion Slacker and Sweeps, Samson, Aermoter. Monitor
and Fairhury Wind Mills, R. & 0. Canton Plows, Cultivators,
Wagons,Elc, Pumps, Well Pipe and Fittings, Waterloo
Boy and Glade Gasoline Engines, Sawyers Gandy endless
and other Belting, Rubher Belting, Rubber Hose any'desircd
length, Alfalfa, Cane, Millet and Garden Seeds. Chick Food,
Oyster Shells, Charcoal Etc., Blatchford's Calf meal t
Binding Twine.
Arcotom Paint, Cattle Dip and Fly Spiay, Casolineand Oil
Ranges.
Jos. Hersliey
5th and Locust Street, Opposite Postoffice
PHONE IS
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
Tho wrecking outfit went west this
morning for the purpose of taking out
tho trucks from a number of bunk
cars at Hershoy and Roscoe.
Another carload of machinery for.
tho electric company was.rocelved yes
terday and unloaded on the site of
tho now plant at tho cast end of Front
street.
So far this season T. M. Cohagen has
handled fivo carloads of peaches, dis
tributing them through local mer
chants. Ho expects another carload
In a day or two.
able for light housekeeping. Inquire
at G03 west Fourth street.
For Rent Furnished rooms suit
Frank Hoy, who was down from
Garfield yestorday, says corn on the
west half of Garfield table -Is In fine
condition, whllo on the east half the
crop has been badly damaged by tho
dry weather.
Weathor forecast for North Platte
and vicinity: Unsettled weather to
night and Wednesday; probably local
showers. Highest tempornture yes
terday 81, a year ago 82; lowest last
night 57; a year ago 02.
For Rent A fivo room furnished
house. Inquire 315 E. Eloventh. G7t4
Willis Todd, president of the North
Platte olectrlc company, arrived,, in
tho city this morning to spend the day
looking after somo business In con
nection with tho work of building the
plant hore.
A carload of Oklahoma watormelons
were received yesterday consigned to
T. M.'Cohngen, who will sell them to
local morchants. This shipment will
supply tho market until tho home
grown melons begin to come in.
A collision at the ice houses early
yesterday morning resulted In badly
wrecking a caboose and several cars.
Supposing that a train that had been
standing on one of tho tracks had
pulled out, another backed In on the
samo track.
The Royal Girls of the Methodist
church will have charge of tho re
freshments at the Kandy Kitchen next
Thursday afternoon and evening, and
respectfully, spllclt the patronage of
the public. ' By patronizing tho Kandy
Kitchen at that time you help out the
exchequer of the Royal Girls, as they
receive a percentage of tho sales.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Adamy will leave
shortly for theft Jtarm In., t)ioStaplp
ton vicinity whero they will make
their future homo.. Mr. Adamy pur
chased the farm early In the spring
and he Is now having the house re
paired and painted preparatory for oc
cupancy.. He was a pleasant caller
at this olljce yesterday and asked that
The Tribune' bo sent to his address.
The new baseball uniforms arrived
the later part of last week and they
wero used In tho game Sunday after
noon for the first tlmo. The uniforms
are good and it sure loolec 1 much bet
ter lc- see a least two of tho players
attired In tho samo klndo f suits. They
I'VH.rA much more like .i ln'l liar.
a:u yesterday the spell ueemod to
n.H'o nermeated their plrv.'lng ttblll-
Lost French briar pipe in case.
Gold trimmed and with amber stem.
Lost ntball game Sunday afternoon.
Roward for return to this office.
OUR KKAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
LOANS,
arc safe and nonnlur with those who
luuo idle money. See
RKATT & GOODMAN.
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Htrdtt ooricrs Hinc Trouble.
In tho county court yesterday Wm.
Bell was fined ton dollars nnd mats
and John Griffith was placed under J
a ?500 bond to keep tho peace. Tho
two men Hvo on tho Blrdwood nnd be
came Involved In nn altercation In
which Griffith's noso was broken by
a blow from a gun which Bell sought
to tako away from Grlillth. Tho lat
tor had Bell arrested for assault and
Boll filed a counter complaint charg
ing Griffith with threatening to shoot
him.
Loculs Take Third Game
Tho Independents captured the third
in tho series of games with the Kansao
City Red Sox by the score of 4 to 1.
The gome was fast and oxcltlng and at
no tlmo did tho Interest lag. Only two
errors woro mndo on cither side. The
visitors scored ono In tho first rouud
and that ended them. Several times
they got a man on third, but always
Jono3 tightened up nnd let them down
without a score. Tho Independents
scored two In the third, ono in tho
sixth nnd one In tho eighth.
Will Cancel Obligation.
Tho Lutheran brotherhood will on
tertaln tho Episcopal brothorhood nt
the stato experimental farm Thurs
day evening. Conveyances will leavo
tho court houso at 5:30 and at C;30
and all members of tho two brother
hoods aro requested to be at tho start
ing point at ono of those two por
iods. This outing Is given as a cancella
tion of nn obligation arlBlng from n
defeat of tho Lutherans by tho Epis
copalians In a series of thrco ball
games. A very jolly tlmo is antici
pated. ,
Restraining Order Issued.
In the district court Saturday Judge
Grimes issued an order restraining the
coimty clerk from placing on tho pri
mary election ballots the names of
candidates for commissioner from tho
Third district. This result was fore
casted In these columns Friday, and
as a result D. B. White, the present
commissioner from that district will
hold office until January, 1917.
Mrs. A. P. Carlson has had as her
guests for a few days Mrs. Chrlstlan
son and daughter, of Omaha, who aro
enrouto homo from a visit In Pacific
coast points.
Rase Rail Tournament.
Much Interest is belnc disnlaved in
the base ball 'tournament that will bP,
hem In this city on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of next week, and 'for
which prizes of $375 have been hung
up Tho teams which will contest are
Ogalalla , Hershoy, and Cozad, all
strong teams.
Wednesday afternoon Ogalalla will
play Cozad, and Hershoy plays North
Platte.
Thursday afternoon Ogalalla plays
North Platto and Cozad plays Hor
shey. Friday afternoon Horshey plays
Ogalalla and Cozad plays North
Platte.
Each afternoon the first game will
bo called at two o.'clock and the sec
ond at 3:45.
The Wur Game
Tho Belgian consul admits that ten
Liege forts have falen. Tho German
troops are occupying tho town of
Liege, but not all of tho surrounding
forts.
Tho French and Gorman armies aro
lining up for n general battle and In
dications are that Alsace will bo the
scene of tho first general engagement.
Tho full levy of fighters between
tho ages of twenty nnd fifty has been
mndo by Germany. TI1I3 gives that
country a fighting forco of nine mil
lion men.
Six hundred German spies have been
arrested in Belgium, one hundred of
whom havo been shot.
Paris reports that Austrian troops
have fallen hack before tho Servians
on tho Bosnian frontier.
Ships reaching Now York report
hearing wireless messages that the
North German Lloyd steamer Kron
Prinz Wllhelm had been captured by
tho British cruiser Essex.
Activities in Japan indicate that
country Is to get Into tho war game
as an ally of England.
England denies loss of war vessels
by German Sub-marlno boats.
Germany Is concentrating troops on
tho Russian frontier nnd fighting In
that section Is early anticipated.
Boosting the County Fair
J E, Sebastian, secretary of tho Lin
coln county agricultural society, an
nounces that the premium lists aro
now ready for distribution and that ho
has a large numbor oft hem at his of
flco for those who wish them. A nice
lot of premiums Is being offered this
year to tho residents of Lincoln coun
ty and It Is hoped that they will all
take advantago of this and that tho ex
hibits will bo better this year than ov
er bofore.
Mr. Sebastian also stated that ho has
a large amount of advertising ready
and he desires that tho district mana
gers In tho different parts of tho coun
ty apply at tho olllco and got tho ad
vertising matter and tho premium
lists to distribute.
Tho entertalnmont features of tho
fair and festival aro such as will nt
tract many. Tho festival committee
1 is this weok In receipt or a contract
, from tho Pain fireworks display com
pany which will assure Its coming hero
for tho fall festival. This company
1 puts on tho best fireworks displays of
any company In tho United States and
tho program that was submitted by
them to tho committee and accepted Is
a good ono. The othor entertainment
features aro also getting well undor
way of preparation.
.Money to loan on real estate.
IIKATT & GOODMAN.
1WISH to announce to the public that I have opened up - an Up-to-dale PrANO AND
MUSIC STORE in the CLINTON JEWELRY STORE... &n sqll .you a Pianoyour
own terms. Call and sec inc. "
A. A. SCH ATZ.
Local and Personal
Stovo repairs. P. McGovem, 511
Locust streot, PJtono R. 200. BG-4
Tho Christian ladies' aid eocioty will
meet in tho church basement Thurs
day afternoon.
a iinn wuh horn Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Tlmmer, residing in tho
country south of tho city.
Short receipts of hogs at South
Omnhn vestcrdav sent the price up to
nine dollars por hundred.
Tho Catholic GlrlB club will bo -entertained
tomorrow afternoon at tho
homo of Mrs. Homer Huff.
1 Wnnted Girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. E. F. Seoborger,
west Fourth street.
Word was received this morning that
they had u good rain of about a half
Inch at Hershoy. Just how general
tho rain Is has not been definitely
learned.
Tho Kansas City Red Sox loft this
morning for Hershoy where they aro
scheduled to play tho Giants this af
ornoon. From there they will go on
up tho line nnd play at Sidney and
Ogalalla.
County Commissioner D. B. White
loft this morning for Sldnoy to attend
to finnin mutters of nersonal business.
From there ho wllg o to Sterling and
ho will spend several days In western
points looking after business matters.
Jluvoy Jackson, rcsid .; south of
lficet, was a visitor in tho city
jostcniay. Ho camo over tc meet his
1 Bf(. Mrs. Huttle Shirley, who ar
rlvcdf rom Colorado. From hero they
drovo to McCook In a car.
Wanted Girl for general house
work. Inquire of Mrs. E. N. Ogler,
218 south Dewey.
A girl baby was born yesterday to
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McGIll of Ellis,
Kans., nt tho homo of Mrs. McGlll's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erhart on enst
Second street. Mr. and Mrs. McGIll
wero visiting horo with tho lattor's
parentss.
Tho Sunday school classes of tho
Presbyterian Sunday school enjoyed a
picnic last evening In tho canyons
south of tho city. They drovo out in
tho ovcnlng and enjoyed a nlco pic
nic supper and remained for tho even
ing, returning at a lato hour. Mrs.
Lincoln's class entertained Mrs. Schil
ler's class and all roport a fine time.
Tho Prcsbytorlan Sunday school will
hold Its annual picnic at tho Dillon
Grovo, Wednesday afternoon,, August
12th to which all tho members of tho
school and congregation aro Invited.
Thero will bo sports and a good tlmo
for all and supper will bo sorved a
bout 0:30 so that all will ho able to at
tend, Conveyances will bo nt tho
church at 3 o'clock for those who caro
to rldo.
FOR HUNT
Houses, furnished and unfurnished
rooms by II rat t & Goodman
PI ANOS
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CASH OR CREDIT.
Harvest Moon.
The harvest moon Is the full moon
that makes Its appearance nt the time
of tho bnrvesjoRi about tho autuinnal
equinox. It rises nt the same time for
several dnys. l
Cordons.
Mrs. nenpeck You wero tnlklng In
your sleep last night nenry. Mr. Hen
peck I beg your pardon, my dear, for
having Interrupted you. Stray Stories.
Very Much Gone.
"Edith, is that young man gone?"
called the landlady at ten bells.
"Yes, completely." came tho answer.
Michigan Gargoyle.
It never occurs to fools that merit
nnd good fortune nre closely united.
Goethe.
Miss Lola Scott left yestorday for
Shelton whero she will spond several
days visiting friends. .
R UNTAL PROPERTY
Entrusted to our euro uIwiiyN re
ceh cs conscientious treatment.
IHIATT & GOODMAN.
Kurso HroMitflciuorlnl Hospital
1008 West Fourth St., city.
This hospital has a good location
for quietude and rest, oxcollent facil
ities for comfort and convenience,
thorough equipment for tho treatment
of Medical, Surgical and Confinement
cases For Information nddress,
MRS MARGARET HALL, Supt., or
MISS LULU MAXWELL,
Head Nurse.
NOURISHING
ICE CREAM
It is the purity of our Icecream
thut mukes it not only delicious
but nourishing, We invito you to
inspect our ico cream plant and
aeo the sanitary conditions under
which it is made. Everything
wllich enters into its composition
is abiolutely puro and every
utensil Is as clean as you would
like it to be. Try our ico cream
onco and you will order it again.
W supply ice cream for. parties,
banquets and clubs. Let us give
you an estimate.
Stone Drug Co.
How to Cure u Sprln.
A sprain may bo cured In about ono
thlrd tho tlmo roqulrcd by tho usual
treatment by applying Chamborlaln's
Llnlmont and observing tho directions
with each botlo,. For salo by all dcal-ors,.
NORTH PLATTE
Three Big Nights
Commencing y .,- f py
MONDAY, Atlgo 1
B.M. Show Grounds
Amusement Purveyors
Extraordinary
In their own train ol cars,
BOYD C?
URROWES
SHOWS
Acnowledgcd Aristocrats of
Tented Showdom.
A new Metropolitan Success
livery INight.
Rand Serenades Daily.
Free concerts on tho show grounds
each evening.
Seats enough for all the Town.
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So low flint whnln fnmlll.
I IflfiS can afford to attend the
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