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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1914)
A w Have Yott a Clock? Good Everyone admires the dignify of the Tamhour Clock. Its plainly apparent character and reliability account for its great popularity in exclusive homes, either for the parlor, library or living room. It is made in solid mahogany, oak or mahogany finish, either with chimes or strike. Price $9.00 to $45.00. We cordially invite your inspection. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES WILL START CAMPAIGN DIXON, THE JEWELER. OR. 0. H. CRESSLER, g 5 (iraduafc Deniisf. S a Offico over the McDonald r State Bank. o o e CITY A3TD COUNTY 3JEWS Harry Goodall the Ogalalla attorney spent yesterday in town transacting legal business. The Ncvita Club will meet itii Mrs. Leslie BasklriS on -wesf Eighth street Wednesday afternoon. R. F. Cotterell, of the Wilcox storc, went to Ogalalla yesterday where he will transact business for several days. Sunt. Snyder, of the experimental sub-station, went to Curtis yesterday where ho will be one of the speakers at the farmers' instiute. A girl was born Sunday morning to Mrs. Andrew Kazcnager, in this city. Mrs. Kazenager lives in Tecumseli and is visiting relatives here. P. H. Lonergan expects to complete arrangements this week whereby he will operate a picture show at Brady on certain evenings each week. E. C. McLane, of the postoffice force, accompanied by his family, left in their car this morning for a week's visit with friends in Merrick county. Geo. C. Porter, socialist candidate for governor, will speak at the court house Wednesday evening, October 14. 'Everybody welcome. Ladies especial ly invited. Harry Cramer, of this city, expects to close up a contract in a few days for the erection of a grain elevator at Dix, and will also bid on the erection of one at Lexington. I am Just getting out a new list of city properties that are for sale; if interested, phone red 500 and one will be mailed to you. C. F. TEMPLE. Court Reporter P. J. Barron left yesterday morning for Lexington to spend a few days nt the district court session. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Elliott returned yesterday from a visit with friends in Hastings. They will remain in town until the first of next month and then go to St. Cloud, Fla., to spend the win ter. W. H. Gould, an inmate of the sol diers' home at Grand Island, has been spending several days in town visit ing friends. He says the veterans at the home are treated excellently and all are satisfied with existing condi tions. Ifhe grand lodge of Nebraska Odd FdJJows meets at Grand Island Tues day" and Wednesday of next week. Judge Hoagland, E. S. Davis, W. V. Hoagland and others from this city will attend. For Sale Large size hard coal heat er. Phone Bed 540. 74-5 Perry Thies, of Ogalalla was a busi ness visitor in the city Saturday. He came down to rent his beet ranch lo cated north of the river bridge and rented it to one of the employes of the Palace cafe. Remember, that the terms on lots in the Cody additions for this month are only $5.00 down, and $5.00' per month. Interest only G per cent. No Increase In the pricp, Now is the time to buy. C. F. TEMPLE Agent. Ben F. Sailor of Elm Creek, arrived in the city Sunday for a visft of a few days with his family. Mrs. Sailor has been here for some time and runs a millinery store. Mr. Sailor formerly ran the Elm Creek Beacon. The delegates from the Twentieth Century club to the state federation of woman's clubs left for Pawnee City last evening to attend the meeting, The delegates are Mrs. E. A. Gar Hch and Mrs. R. F. Cotterell. E. H. Kendall, reporter for the Tele graph, is expected to arrive home to day from a, vacation of six weeks which ho Spent in Wichita and other points in Kansas, visiting relatives, and at Victoria, Tex., where he visited his parents. He visited at different points along the route. At tho meeting of the executive board of tho Associated chnrltlos Fri day evening nt tho llbray building n plan of campaign wns instituted. Tho board will first got an expression from tho various churches and lodges of tho city In regard to what they feel that they can do and they will then make moro definite plans. Circular let ters will bo sent out In tho near fu ture asking for an expression of what thpy feel they can do. At tho meeting nil members of tho board were present and some of them brought In somo very favorable- re ports of what some of tho organiza tions ns well as Individuals would do in regard to charity work. They feel that It will get a good start this year and after it passes the experimental stage and the residents are made to seo what it will accomplish It will undoubtedly receive the support of the entire city. Thep Ian now Is to get these organi zations to pledge themselves to do wnat tney can towards getting in n fund and then to get to work on a good sound basis and look after the crying needs that are beginning to miiko themselves manifest This cannot be 1 dono without somo finance, which of , course must come fromt he residents . of this city. investments j Do you reallzo the Investment or saving proposition of buying n lot for $5.00 down and $5.00 per month? You know thnt lots do not go down in val ue as a city grows. You know that ! most lots in this city have moro than j doubled In tho last five years. Why j not buy a lot in the Cody addition as a , saving proposition ; then reap the ben I cfit of tho Investment in a few years I by selling at the advance price. 1 C. F. TEMPLE Agent. I . j John Ilaushcrr, an employe of tho . IT. P. shops, solved the high cost of I living problem this year Last spring I ho leased two lots adjoining his prem ises in the Trustees addition which lie planted to vegetables. In addition to raising ten bushels of onions, hun dreds of heads of cabbage and abun dant yields of beans, peas and other truck, he put out eight rows of sweet potatoes each row 110 feet long. Last Sunday ho dug his sweet potatoes and found the yield to be forty bushels. During the summer he irrigated the patch by means of a pump driven by a gasoline engine. A change is now being pht through in tho government engineers' depart-' ment that will effect some of the lo cal mn. The Irrigation and drainage Investigation, which has been under the experimental station in chnrge of Dr. Fortier, will be chnnged and put under tho public roads and rural en gineering department. It will still remain under the department of agri culture. This change will effect H. C. Diesem and Paul S. Jones, engineers In this city. Senator Hoagland, who had bcei campaigning with the republican state candidates, returned home Sunday. He will look after personal business for a couple of days and thei continue campaign work. He says prospects for republican success are bright; many democrats announcing their In tention of casting their ballot against Morehead. Mr. Hoagland makes a speech at all towns visited. Mrs. Win. Pace came up from Mnx well the latter part of the week and left on tho branch train to Join her husband who has a claim at Racket, twenty miles north of Oshkosh. Mrs. Pace was formerly Miss Myrtle Kell eher, eldest daughter of J. D. Kelle lier, of Maxwell. She was married to Mr. Pace at Gothenburg last spring but kept it, quiet until recently. (Arthur Pease the little son of C. J. Pease, is quite ill at tho Valerius homo on east Fifth street. He is threatened with typhoid fever. The little boy's mother died with the dis ease some time ago and two of the other children aro ill with it. The family has lived here only a few weeks. Mrs. H. M. Douglas left Saturday morning for Ogalalla to visit friends for a few days. The Smartest Garments of the Season are Here TSJow Each day brings us express shipments of Ladies' Suits, Coats Dresses and Skirts just out of the Eastern Markets and right up to the minute in style and workman ship, hearing the very latest decrees of Fashion. Styles for every type of Woman. Styles that tvill just suit you and at prices to suit your purse. Medium Priced Shoes Where can I buy good wearing shoes at a moderate price, is a question a great many people are asking themselves. The make of this class of shoes we carry is conceeded to be the strongest one made in this country. We quote you a few prices below which do not tell you as much as an examination of the shoes will do. Come in and let us show them to you. Children's Kid shoes, sizes 5 to 8, $1.00 Children's Kid shoes, sizes 5 to 8 .J. $1.15 Children's Gun Metal shoes, sizes 5 to 8 " $1.25 Children's Kid shoes, sizes 8JA to 11 $1.25 Misses' Kid shoes, sizes 11 to 2 $1.50 Children's Gun Metal shoes, sizes sy2 to 11 $1.50 Misses' Gun Metal shoes, shoes sizes llj to 2 , $1.75 Ladies' Vici Kid shoes $1.50 Ladies' Kid shoes $1.75 Ladies' Calf shoes $2.00 Ladies' Gun Metal shoes $2.25 Ladies' Kid shoes, Mat 'top $2.50 Ladies' Gun Metal slides, cloth top. $2.50 Little Gents' shoes, sizes 9 to 13. .$1.50 Little Gents' shoes, sizes 9 to 13.... $1.75 Boys' shoes, sizes 134 to 2 $2.00 Boys' shoes, sizes 2 1-2 to 5 $2.25 We also have a strong line of Men's shoes both for work and dress wear at $2.50 Wilcox Dept. Store This is a Suit Sea son. Suits have come in stronger this season than they have for many seasons. They please more people because of their pleasing and practical styles $12.50 to $40.00 Coats! Coats! You should see our line of beautiful coats in plain and cape styles; made in all the new fabrics and in all the leading shades, $5.00 to $65.00. Ail K5 $20.00 and $25.00 arc the popular price suits, and you luill find at this price that we are shoiving the largest assortment in all styles, colors and materials of any "store , in the city. Ask to see our special val ues at $20 and $25 Dresses Dresses The new Basque dresses in Serges, Wool and Silk Poplins, Crepes, etc. Very nifty and popular at $5.00 to $30.00 StlfirG f AsJc to see our sPac'd skirt made of all ivool Serge, d o O Q UA, to. with long tunic, all colors and sizes, special at - - p -.? O Children's Coats, and up II m E"iHf PS!! P29 iifsi iER3l LSI IM Lfij LSI IH 153 InhbmI nnli 1bmH3 HhmI IEmih EMfeiMioi sasis& The City's Only Exclusive Ladies' Ready-lo-Wear Children's all ivool stueaters, SSc and up Shop. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Tom Watts, of Grand Island, spent Sunday here with his parents. The Misses Mildred and Joscphlnex McKeown spent Sunday In Sutherland. Mrs. J. E. Evnns left yesterday for Omaha whore she will visit for a few days. Mrs. W. H. McDonald left Sunday evening for Omaha to visit for a few days. Mrs. J. II. Fonda left Sunday forJDm aha where she will combine business with pleasure. County Clerk C. W. Yost was a vis itor to Wallace and vicinity Saturday on business. Mrs. M. C. Rogers left Saturday morning for Sutherland to spend the day visiting friends. E.F.Seeberger returned Sunday from Denver where ho transacted business for a couple of days. ( Fred Griffith of tho Dickens vicinity visited In tho city Saturday on busi ness at the court house. Miss Aileen Gantt spent Saturday In Sutherland on business and looking after her campaign work. Attorney GIbbs returned Saturday evening from a campaign trip through the south pnrt of tho county. Mrs. E. S. Davis and son Robert left Saturday morning for Sutherland to spend tho day with friends. Albert LeDloyt, of Paxton, spent tho latter part of last week In town, re newing acquaintances with friends. J. C. Den returned Saturday from York, where he atended tho shoot. Ho reports a fine timo and a good shoot. Conductor Rort Culton, who had been spending .some time on his claim In Arthur county, returned to town Sat urday. William P. Longprce, of Fox Creek, was a visitor In the city Saturday transacting business at tho court house. Mrs. Andersen and daughter Miss Hlldah loft this week for Omaha where they will spend a few days visiting friends. Mr. nnd Mrs. It. M. Howard of the Flatts vicinity arrived In the city Fri day to visit for several days with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Whelan returned Saturday afternoon from a month's visit with Mr. Whelan's mother in Waddington, N. Y. Floyd Steele returned yesterday morning to this city after n business visit of three weoks In tho western part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. John Splinter of this city lefj. Sunday morning for Grand Is land to spend a few days visiting rel atives and friends. Miss Edith Pntterson who haH been spending tho past threo months at Spo kane, Seattle, Portland and Fan Fran cisco, will arrive homo next week. Attorney Jamoo T. ICcefo went to Kearney Saturday where he ofllclnted ns referee lor the Kearney Normul Cofutul)U3 College foot baUgamo. Government Irrigation Engineer II. C. Diesem left this mornfng for tho wobtern part of tho slato whore ho will spond n week on government work. Sarah Sellers, of the Vollilcet vi cinity' urrived in tho city last work for a visit of a few days at the A. N. Durbin homo In thi3 c'ty i.nd with oth er lriends. Victor Dergmnn of Brady Island was visiting in tho city Saturday and made a plensant call ut this olilco and asked to have his namo put on Tho Tribune subscription list. Amonfg the ladles attending tho Ak-Sar-13en coronaatlon ball at Omaha hiBt wcok was Mrs. Harry Flleshnmn, of this city, and Mrs. Frank Dacon, a former North Platto resident. Corbln Jones nnd Ernest Rincker returned Friday evening from tho lake country where they spent a week on a hunting trip. Thoy report a fine trip and good success hunting. Miss Nell Dye, of Sallna, Kans., ar rived in tho city Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. R. Malonoy. Sho returned with Mr. and Mrs. Mn loney and Mr. Pleistickcr In tho hitter's car. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Malonoy nnd F. C. Plelstlcker returned Saturday from a trip of a week through Kansns and Oklahoma in Mr. Plelsticker's car. They report a fine trip and good roads nenrly all of tho way. ' Monkey-t'nceil On I. D. J. Frederick, assistant road mas ter ut this terminal, received a live monkey-faced owl Friday which was shot by V. K. Drown of Dig Springs. Tho owl Is n rare species and seldom seen around hero. Looking at it from tho front it looks very much Hko a monkey. Tho feathers aro nenrly ns heavy as those of a water fowl. Mr. Drown winged It and sent it hero alive. Mr. Frederick Intends having It mounted. Return From Dljr flume Hunt. Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Kerr returned Sunduy Horn Glacier Pork, Mont., Where they spent threo weoks in tho mountains hunting big game. They did not have to successful a hunt this year as in former years on account or tho stormy wcathor, but they bagged one oik and one bear besides much small gamo nnd fish. They saddled out from fifty miles south of Glacier Pnrk and tho first night they striick a snow storm. Thoy camped over night nnd resumed their Journey tho following day about noon. Tho first week wns rainy and during tho second week they did most of their hunting. Tho third week it snowed nnd when thoy left tho biiqw lay thirty inches deep on tho lovol and much deeper than that on tho divide. On their return they rodo horseback for over twenty miles through tho snow, breaking the trail for tho par tics that followed them. Tho good hunting season wns Just opening when they left as 't always pIckB up after snow. Thoy had some good bear chas es in addition to tho gamo thoy got but Btarted them too Into In tho day to get them hoforo dark. Thoy chased somo grizzlies and had good hunting for grouse. Fishing was also good as the weather was warm dcsplto tho snow. A fine lot of heating stoves and ranges at Ilorshoy's, opposlto tho post office Notice (o FnrenK Children who carry .22 rifles, air rifles and other fire arms and who dis charge sumo Jn tho city limits aro causing much damage to property and complaint from citizens in their lo cality. This practlco must bo discon tinued at once or wo will bo compelled to arrest tho offenders and prosecuto them to the full extent of tho law. Dy Order, JOHN FRAZIER, 7G-4 Chief of Polico An EngineAnd A Policy. can do much to relievo one's anxiety In case of allre, but it is a question if tho policy Is not tho moro powerful. It Is a good thing to have, In any case, for tho flro is liable to wipe out every thing before tho engines arrive. Sup pose you let mo write you out a policy In a rellablo company? It will take a load off your mind for future days. , CK. TEMPLEK REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE ROOMS 1S5S2, I.O.O.F. BUILDING, NUKin l-Lflnt,IHtBRflSKA.