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TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., DECEMBER 29, 1914.
No. .98
HOY JtOBERTS WAIVES
rJtELIMIXARY HEARING
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Has Hud Now Knows Evidence Is
Against Mm.
In the county court yesterday
morning Roy Itoberts, accused of the
crime of murdering Vernon Connctt,
waived preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the district court. Ho
was remanded to the county jail with
out bail as the case is one which does
not allow for ball.
Kobe:ts is beginning to weaken and
does not show the nerve he has shovn
at all preceding hearings. Ho now
knows the evidence against liiui and
has all but confessed his guilt. On
different occasions ho has nearly brok
en down when questioned by the at
torneys. Sunday evening Roberts sent for At
torney Muldoon, who is assisting the
county attorney in conducting the
trial, and asked to have a talk with
him. Ho was informed that the evi
dence was strong against him, but
Mr Muldoon advised lilni not to plead
guilty unless ho was really so. Only
once did ho lose his temper. That was
when ho thought of the electric chair.
Ho stated to Mr. Muldoon that if ho
wont to the electric chair he would
"bo on the shoulders of the men that
sent him there as long as they lived."
For the most part, however, he was
calm and collected. He showed a
much greater inclination to talk and
told Mr. Muldoon that he would be
willing to talk to them whenever they
came.
Roberts' trial in tho district court
will be held at the next term which
convenes January 25th. At that time
ho states that his brother will be here
and that ho will have an attorney from
Lexington. Ho has been trying to
get his attorney since tlio arraignment
Thursday but tlws far has been un
successful. The hearing yesterday morning was
held in tho district court room as the
county court room would not begin
to accommodate the crowd of mor
bidly curious that was present. Over
a hundred were present and tho dis
trict court room and tho jury box
wero filled to capacity, many having
to stand. A large number of the
spectators were from out of town.
The web of evidence is so strong
about Roberts that there is little
doubt as to the outcome of the trial.
It Is anticipated to a small degree that
he will break down at tho last minute
and plead guilty and throw himself
on tho mercy of tho court.
"When told Sunday evening of the
confession of his mother and his step
father ho stated that they were both
liars. When Mr. Muldoon told him of
his mother's feelings toward him and
of his llttlo sister's testimony of hav
ing seen them carry tho body away he
was silent for a few moments and then
stated that Connctt was still alive. Af
ter that he talked very littlo until Mr.
Muldoon left when he asked that he
como again and talk with him.
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Beginning December 26th and Closing January 13th we will give you a discount
of one-fifth from the regular price of every article carried in our Dry Goods, Cloaks,
Dresses, Suits, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Notion, Gents' Furnishing and Shoe stocks.
These goods will be sold to you at regular price and one-fifth deducted from your
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& urn. JJunna this sale we will not oraen anv new goods in tnese departments, so it
will pay you to come early before the assortments are broken.
Wilcox
parfment Store.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parkis and little
daughter, of Clarhs, Neb., are visit
ing at tho home of Mrs. Parkis' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. G. D. Gold
smith, eight miles southwest of this
city. They arrived last week..
Farnilco Denied New Trlnl
The motion for a new trial in the
case of the state of Nebraska vs. Rob
ert Parmlee, charged with statutory
rape, was argued Saturday afternoon
before Judge Grimes by Attorneys E.
H Evans and G. N. Gibbs. Tho court
overruled the motion and sentenced
Parmlee to from three to twenty years
in tho penitentiary.
Immediately after the court's decis
ion the attorney for tho defendant
tiled notice of nppeal to the supreme
court. Mr. Evans will go to Lin
coln some timo this week to file the
petition before the supremo court. In
the meantime Parmlee is in the cus
tody of the sheriff. Rail cannot bo
fixed until tho petition is filed in tho
supreme court and It must be fixed by
that court.
Tho main argument for a new trial
was the non-resident juror who sat
on the case. However, that question
was formerly settled by the court. De
fendant also alleged that he had not
been given a fair trial. When asked
by the court why sentence should not
be pronounced lie spoke for several
minutes protesting his innocence and
asking for tho mercy of the court.
Lost Sunday, between town and
tho experimental farm, a new brown
muff. Reward for return to Mrs. Al
bert Durbiii
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH
The First National Bank
Member Federal Reserve Bank System.
CAVTAL AA'D &URI-T.US:
One Hundred and Fifty ThouoandDolIars.
STABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE
HAVE REEN THE FACTORS IX THE GROWTH .OF THIS
BASK, AND THE SAME CAREFUL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO
SMALL ACCOUNTS AS IS GIVEN TO LARGE BALANCES.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS.
Elks, Take Notice
That the banquet Is on Now Year's
Eve, and not on New Year's night, as
heretofore. Tho date on tho tickets
is not correct as they were left over
from tho last banquet. Do not bo
mislead. Tho number of tickets sold
is 10G, and Caterer Hupfer has decided
to. provide a few extra seats for rail
road men who can not know ahead
whether they will bo in or not.
COMMITTEE.
ieales L
umber
& Coal Co.,
Successors to The C. F. Iddings Co.
NoJLong WAITS when ordered.
No short WEIGHTS when delivered.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
ELMER COATES, Manager. PHONE 7
Jiiuuiic Muller Wins Wntcli.
Littlo Jlmmlo Muller won the watch
Saturday afternoon in tho pony con
test. This wns tho second award of
watches and four more will bo given
away beforo tho close of tho contest.
The five dollars in gold given as an
extra prize by the Davis garage was
won by Aileen Lynch.
Interest in tho pony contest con
tinues unabated, and the total vote
cast during the period between counts
is Increasing. Some of tho contestants
are holding back their votes, but there
is no advantage in doing tills, nB the
standing of tho contestants will not
be given publicity until tho close of
the contest.
Nobody but the secretary of tho pony
vote association, Edgar SchIlloi
knows tho total vote cast by each con
testant, and he will not give out the
information to any one.
Nobody can tell who will win tho
pony outfit, it depends on tho hustling
ability of tho contestants. Keep over
lastingly at it, boys and girls, tho pony
outfit is certainly worth tho ecort.
i Court Finors Union Really Co.
Tho tax case against the Union
Realty & Investment company was de-
I elded in tho district court Friday in
. lavor or the company.
Tills caso was taken before the
county commlsssioners early in the
fnll tifi.l flin 1. .,.,.. 1 Knluml I lw. ..v
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assessment of tho company to tho
amount proscribed by law for invest
amount prescribed by law for invest
bonds, etc, tho same as a bank. The
question under controversy was
whether or no this company came un
der the statute providing for such tax
ation. Tho court decided that it did
not.
Under tho assessment as raised the
company was paying taxes on its
stock as well as on its personal
proporty tho samo as for personal
property, taxes being assessed on tho
stock at that rato. Tho company
proved that it was merely a holding
company and that tholr stock con
sisted only of their real estato hold
ings. That It was taxable only as an
individual on tho real estate values
and not on tho stock.
Tho tnxes assessed against tho com
pany exceeded $1,300 and they
wero reduced by tho court to twenty
dollars.
The Simon Fishman store at Sidney
was closed last weok by Mr. Fishman
giving a trust deed of tho stock to the
creditors-.' Tho liabilities are said
to bo about $25,000. Tho creditors
will meet shortly and decide upon
some courso of action in regard to the
disposition of tho stock. Mr. Flshmnn
was ro-olectcd county treasurer at the
lato election and will hold that posi
tion ior two years.
Men began yesterday morning fill
ing C. C. Hupfer'a Ico house near tho
rear of tho Timmcrman liotol. The
Ico house caught llro somo weeks ago
but has ben rebuilt and covered with
corrugated Iron. Tho Ico thoy aro
putting up is about fourteen inches
in thickness and of a good quality.
S 10. Sharpies of Rrulo arrived In
tho city Sunday ti visit friends for a
few days
Jinuule Muller Thanks His Friends
I thank tho many friends for help
ing mo win tho watch in tho pony con
test, and hopo to win tho pony, as It
will be a great help to mo.
JIMMIE MULLER,
Phono Red C07. COG 13. Gth St.
A Strong Drama
' "Today," ono of tho most profound
and striking dramas of tho day, will
be presented at tho Keith theatre on
tho evening of January 11th. In this
drama it is shown that tho lovo of lux
ury forms tho greatest problem of
American life; that idleness among
society women lias reached tho per
nicluos stage; and that tho crazo for
outdoing ono's neighbors has devel
oped Into a national disease.
Christmas uus u Quiet Rii)
Christmas was quietly celebrated in
North Platte., Church services in the
morning wero well attended, and the
remainder of the- day was spent at
home either In entertaining friends, or
being entertained, or in family reun
ions. Nenrly GO dinners for the poor
were prepared under tho direction of
the Twentieth Century Club, and many
others were made happy by donations
from indhiduals.
Christmas Trade Satisfactory
The Chistmns business among lo
cal merchants exceeded expectations.
Trndo was soinowhat slow at tho start,
but tho five or six .days preceding
Christinas wero exceedingly busy ones.
Six merchants whoso lines appeal
strongly to Christmas shoppors, re
port that thoir trade was considorab
y In excess of last year, one of the tx
reporting a twenty-five por cent In
crease. As a whole, all tho merchants
express themselves as well satisfied.
Mias lllancho Fonda will entertain
this evening at her home nt a fiOO
paru
ARi: YOU THINKING OF
TIIK NEW COUNTRY?
Tho State of Colorado wishes, if
you aro In earnest to procure a homo,
say of 320 acres, to holp and promoto
you, barring speculators and investors.
THE GREAT DIVIDE, published 43
Post llullding, Denver, Colorado, is
anxious to tjtfl y&n all 'about It. Send
stnmp for sample copy today. Also
say what paper you rend thin In.
II. G. Knowles, pastorV the Chris
tian church, leave j today for Lincoln
whore he will spend a few day.i look
ing after sonic state board work.
Lltllc Dorothy Resnek Die-,.
After sulfcrlng lor over two wenka
with inllammntory rheumatism and
pneumonia, little Dorothy Hesack, live
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1)
W. Uosack, Jr., died Saturday night at
eleven thirty. The funornl was held
yesterday afternoon at two-thirty at
tho Methodist church and tho ser
vices were conducted by Rev. O. O
Woods.
Tho little girl was of a bright nnd
sunny deposition nnd had ondenrtd
herself to her littlo playmates as well
as to many older. She was a faithful
attendant of the Methodist Kunda
school. The sympathy of her ninny
friends and tho friends of the fam
ily aro extended to the bereaved par
ents and grand parents.
Organize Oil Couipnii).
Tho company of North Platte in n
which was recently formed for the ptir
poso of prospecting lor oil in Mc
pherson county, was formally or
ganized yesterday by the election of
C. T. Whelan president, Lorun Sturgls
secrotnry, and Arthur Rush treasurer
It Is the Intention of tho company
to sink a well as early In tho spring
as tho weather will permit on the land
from which the oil soaked sand win
taken last fall. The ownor of UiIh
land not only secured this oil bearing
sand while boring a well, but he n
countered a gas that partially bl w
his auger from tho hole.
It is reported that tho Standard Oil
Co. has secured a lease on 1200 acres
of land near the tract on which the
North l'latto company will opi rate
I June sot oral propositions for
trade: I'linn l"d for City Proper!) ;
Cit) Proper! ' for I'nrrn land; (It)
Properly for Slock. If )ou lime inf
illing el (his kind see inc.
C. F. TIl.MPLi;.
A dnnco will bo given this evening
at tho Masonic hnll by Messrs. Ernest
Rinckor anil Corbln Jones. Music will
bo furnished by Crowe's Orchestra.
Twenty-fivo Invitations have been giv
en out for tho dance
G. M. Smith, steward at the Elks
homo, returned Saturday evening
from Grand Island whero ho visited
ovor Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. Car
son. Mrs. Carson Is his daughter
An Insurance Folic), l'lre or Life,
menus eery nerd it na)s, "h lion lull
(en by limit & Goodmnii.
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Sold by Rush Mercantile Co , North Platte
Also by E. & W. Coker, Sutherland; Ganson & Ganson
Hershey; Jens Sommers, Maxwell: Jno. Fredrickson, Brady