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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1915)
DR. 0. II. CRESSLER, S Graduate Dcnlisf. Ofllco over tho McDonald ! ' One-Fifth Stato Bank. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS Off it M A missionary tea will bo given at tho Presbyterian manse this after noon. Tlie Monnrcli Malleable Iron Jtnnge, (lie Stay Satisfactory Itnngo nt Iter hIicj'v. opposite post office. 1'liono l.'i. Miss Lillian Sturgos, stenographer In the office of C. 1 Temple, Is re ported on the sick list this wok. Kor Rent Seven room house, bath, city water nnd lights, with full base ment) located at 1302 No. Locust. In quire of John Uurke. Vesper service will be held at tho Presbyterian church next Sunday evening from 5 to G In place of tho regular evening service. Miss May IJrowner returned the fore part of tho week to her homo In Goth enburg nfter visiting In tho city for several days with friends. Miss Alta Roblson of Arnold, re turned homo tho first of the week after visiting In this city for sovcral days with Mrs. Charles Burroughs and other friends. Nick Demos, who was put In Jail last week on tho charge of chasing a woman with a knlfo has had a chargo of burglary preferred against him and ho will bo tried on that chargo as soon as ho gets out of Jail. F. C. Letts Is reported convalescing nicely at his home. Ho suffered this weok with a slight nervous attack, duo probably from tho rc-actlon of Oils operation, but oth rw!so ho Is get ting along nicely. K O. Wohlford, of Sutherland, mado Tho Trlbuno a business call Wednes day. Ho recently sold Ills meat mar ket, together with tho bulldlnc. and has not yet decided In what lino of business to ho will engage. J. H. Breach, of Dickens, entered tho Nurso Brown Memorial hospital Wednesday morning for medical treat ment. It Is feared that ono of IiIb feet will have to bo nmputatcd. Ho has had trouble with It for two years past. Miss Sarah Sellers, of Somerqct, nr rlved In tho city Wednesday and stopped for a visit of a few days with County Treasurer and Mrs,'. At. N. Durbln. Miss Sellers Is unrouto homo from Ravenna where she visited relatives und friends through the hol idays and she stopped off liero on hor way homo. Daniel Madia, of Valentino, Neb., was brought hero tho early part of tho weok and is held on a federal chargo of Bonding obacouo literature through the malls. Ho will bo hold In ho county Jail to await trial in tho federal court. County Commissioner F. W. Hor lnlnglmuscn has on display in tho win dow of tho Huffman cigar store and tho Dorryborry & Forbes storo two pen sketches which ho recently com pleted. From tho uppearanco of them it scums that ho should be advised to ontor tho Held of art rather than wasto his time as a county commis sioner. ' Martin. Fedorhoof returned Tues day from Central City bringing with him a badly burned face. Ho was working In tho gas plant; at that place nnd ho received the burns through nn explosion of pent-up gas. Mrs. Paul Uartlott and' nophow Raymond Murray returned to Lincoln Wednesday morning. Tho men's brotherhood of tho Luth eran church will bo entertained Tues day evening next at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sandall, Jr., 303 oast Eight utroot. All membors aro urged to bo present as a fine ttmo Is anticipated. Tho question box will bo opened and there will also bo a debute atnong different members of tho organization. Tho ministerial association of this city held a meeting Monday morning at tho Presbyterian church for tho purposo of discussing different mat ters of benefit to tho churches. Plans for tho ensuing ycur wero discussed und it was decided to mako a moro unionized offort this year for tho bet terment of church conditions In this city. Wanted A place to do housework for porno old couple or lady. Phono Red 001. 100-3 Mrs. J. B. Jeter nnd daughter Ilelon loft yestorday for California, tho lat ter to resume hor studies in the unl- verslty of California at Berkeley and tho former to spend severnl mouths In Los Angeles whore hor daughter Beryl Is teaching music In ono of tho high schools nt a salary of $1200 per year. Judge and Mrs. John Grant leave today on a trip that will consumo two or throo months. They go first to Florida' thenco by steamer through tho Panama canal to San Diego to nt tond tho exposition, and after remain ing in Southern California for some tlmo will go to San Francisco to visit the Pannma exposition, Sum Hemphill left yestorday for Sumner, Nobr,, whoro ho Iuib n posi tion In a oh olllce. Ho was formerly a ltnotypo operator In this city. After four months of anxious wait ing for nows of his brother vlio was drafted Into tho Russian army, Julius Plzor received a lottor Wednesday from his father stating that tho bro i ther had been captured by tho Gor maus and was hold a prisoner, This brother lives on tho lino between Ger many und Russian Poland, and part of 'his land Is In ono country and part in tho other. At tho tlmo ho was pressed Into Russian sorvlco ho waa transacting business at u placo about 100 miles from his homo. Mr. Plzcr Js much gratified to learn that his brother is safo so far, but fears in event of an exchange of prisonors tho brothor may bo sent back on tho firing lino. 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 bill. During this sale we will not open any new goods in these departments, so' it will pay you to come early before the assortments are broken. Wilcox Department Store NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. LOCAL AND PERSONAL A son was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Alklro, residing on a farm south of this city. Dr. D. A. Footo of Omaha, arrived in tho city yesterdny to look after somo professional business. Gcorgo F West, of Kearnoy arrived in tho city yestorday to spned a few days hero on business and with friends. Charles Stroup, of Omaha, was visit ing friends and transacting business in this city yestorday. Ho was at ono tlmo located hero, traveling over west ern Nobrnska out of this city. Tho seven-year old son of Dolbort Tool of Indlanola was taken to Omaha this week to havo hla oyo doctored. Ho ran a pitchfork tino into tho oyo and it is feared the sight is totally destroyed. Mr. Tool formerly lived in this city. Ho Is a son-in-law to Mr. and Mrs. N. Klein. Saturday, January Oth SCOONOVER & North Platte's Busy Clothing Store SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK! Mens $20 Overcoats for this week $10.95 Hero you are men, all $20.00 Overcoats, the season's new est materials and styles at a gratifying low price. In heavy all wool materials such as Meltons, Kerseys and many rough fabrics,, positively val ue up to $20, ono (Mil QC week sale price . ..tplUidu Men's $12 Overcoats $6.95 All men's $12.00 heavy weight black and fancy mixtures, vel vet and convertible collars, plain and bolted backs, for this week (JP QK $3.50 Chinchilla Polo CoatS Children's $3.50 Chinchilla Polo Coats, belted, wool lined, in blue and grey, ages 3 to 9 $1.95 &mz fOM Miss M. J. Stewart, deaconess of tho Episcopal church, left Wednesday for El Paso, Texas, to visit relatives for a month. She was called there by lie illness of a brolicr. F. C. Plelsticker and Ray C Lang ford wero in Keystone Wednesday near whoro Mr. Langford was clerk, at a rarm saio. Air i'ieisucKcr niso visited In Arthur. . .fiO Per Cont Discount on Ladles' nnd Children's Conts. THE HUB. Louis Wornert, of Kearney, and Mr. Kauffman, of Grand Island, arrived In in tho city yesterday to spend a few tlmo hero on business. They arc own ers of the ten-cent store and came hero to look after business In connec tion with it. Harry L. Malono, 22, and Miss Mary E. Storm, 18, both of Stapleton, wero married Wednesday evening at tlio court houso by Judge Grant. Tho groom is a farmer of tho Stapleton vi cinity and they will make their homo on his farm. THE SECOND WEEK OF PRE-INVENTORY SALE nil 3C r Mrs. Will Stack is reported quite 111 will rheumatism. Tho 500 club will be entertained next Tuesday evening by Mrs. Frank Hoxle and Mrs. H. S. White at tho homo of tho former. Mrs W. H Munger entertained the Saturday bridge club Wednesday af ternoon. Twelve ladies were present and participated in the games. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stamp and daughter Miss Florance will move Into C. O. Welngand's house shortly. They will occupy It far tho winter during Mr. and Mrs. Welngand's trip to tho exposition. Mrs. Harry Boyle and daughter Katherino returned this week from Kearney wkere they visited for two weeks with relatives and friends. Mrs. Burr Lloyd and children re turned Wednesday evening from the eastern part of the state where they spent two weoks visiting relatives and friends. To Saturday, January 16th. jU Men's $15 Suits 1 week Sale Price $8.95 Here men is a saving opportun ity on a Dress, Business or Knock-about suit. Our $15 suits aro all wool, highest grade workmanship and give absolute satisfaction, one week sale price .$8.95 Boys' $5 Suits $2.75 You can't afford to overlook this suit sale. We've placed on sale all our boys' suits made up to sell at $5.00. They are in Norfolk, double breast ed styles, nobby mixtures in a, number of colors, one week sale price $2.75 - m Boys' $6.00 Overcoats All our Boys' $6.00 long Overcoats, belted back, convertible collars, sizes 8 to 17, this week sale $3.25 Gets Judgment for $130.00. The case of David Norris vb. tho Union Pacific company was decided Wednesday in the county court by County Judge Grant In favor of the plaintiff and he was given Judgment to the amount of $130.00 together with costs of tho suit which the railroad company will have to pay. Norris brought suit some time ago for damages alleged to be due on ac count of flood waters from the Union Pacific right-of-way being turned over his land and destroying considerable hay. He alleged that the company had done this without his consent and that a number of acres of meadow land was ruined. Ho asked judgment of $199.99 and costs of action will inter est on that amount from the date of filing. Tho case was argued Moh day and the court withheld decision until Wednesday afternoon. Jfo Wedding Hells For Them. Wllllo M. Metcalfe, 22, of Overton and Miss Emily Bnggott of this city applied Wednesday at the olllce or the county court for a license to wed and wero refused by the county Judge, i The two young people seemed so' anxious to get tho ordeal finished that Judge Grant mado inquiries and found that the young lady was not sixteen years of age as had been sworn to. She had the consent of her mother but her father said he would consent to the marriage but would not swear that the girl was over sixteen. They wero much disappointed by the judge's decision but wero nevertheless sent on their way to await developments of tlmo which Is a sure cure for lack of years Asks Divorce nnd Alimony Mrs. Daisy D. Murray filed petition for divorce Wednesday in tho office of tho clerk of the district court against her husband, Melville J. Mur ray. She asks for divorce, custody of the five minor children and alimony and other relief that Is just and equitable. Mrs. Murray states that they wero married In Stockvllle, Nebr., Dec. 1, 1S97, and that since then sho has been a true and faithful wife. She says that her husband Is guilty of extreme cruelty and that at times he has beat en and bruised her badly. They havo lived hero for a year and at ono tlmo ho was taken to Jail to keep him from abusing his family. That 'he cursed and swore at her many times and abused tho children. That about Juno first ho left her and Is now, she thinks. In Sterling, Col. That he Is capable of earning from seventy-five to eighty dollars per month and Is well able to support her and tho children. Tho children aro George V. aged 14, Hazel G., aged 9, Delbert A., aged 7, Sylvia E. aged 4, and William R. aged eighteen months. Notice. Woodward, tho sign painter, Is spending this Aveek In North Platte. Seo him for sign work. He gives tho best and most nttractlvo designs, tf Nick Demos, tho Greek who was ar rested on tho chargo of disorderly conduct In tho homo of Mrs. Lusk, appeared boforo Justice Mllonborger Wednesday and was given a sentence of thirty days In Jail. Ho was fined first for drunkencss and was later fined for disorderly conduct and des troying property. Mr. Van Pelt filed tho chargo of destroying property against him. No preparation is equal to Imperial Cream Lotion for chapped linnds A full 4 ounco bottle '-'c at Stone's Drufr Store. tf Mrs. DavlB, of Stapleton, entered the, Nurso Brown Memorial hospital Tuesday evening for medical treat ment Pat Lonorgan gave a well attended danco nt Maxwell "Wednesday even ing which was attended by a number from his city. P. J. DIENEll & CO. Itenl Estnto nnd Insurnnce Come and see ua for town lots in different parts of tho city. Good In vestments on easy torms. IIoubos for sale and rent. Wo havo also good bar gains in farms and ranches. Cor, Front and Dewey Sts., iipstalra. Court Fmors Mrs. Turner.. Decision was made Wednesday In the case of the Lois Shelton estato vs. Mrs. Belle Tumor, suit for tho re covery of a diamond, in favor of Mrs. Turner. The case was tried Tuesday in the county court an. took up the greater part of the day.. This Is separate from the'pther case that had been pending", for- somo months and was decided at the last session of the district court. The diamond under controversy Is known as the Jensen diamond and is one that had been pawned o Mrs. Shelton. The appraised valuation Jfi two Hun dred dollars. -MBit wm& m -ffwfr A i MW&m JBlltllll ' 'll .if KftXI Something new in Table Lamps. Bronzed standards with dainty colored shades. On account of arriving ln'te these are specially priced at $10.35. If it will ac commodate you wo will mako it $1.35 down and $2 per-month. Wo haven't many, so act quick- NorthPlatte Light &t Power Co. C. R. ;Morey, Manager. Auction Sale! Saturday, Jan. 9th 1:30 P. M.. AT ECHELBERY'S 600 LOCUST STREET Horses, Hogs, Poultry, Harness, Saddles, Farm Produce, Furni ture, Stores, Hardware. This is Everybody Sale. Bring in your goods andNgct the cash. Chas. Eche&ery, Wanag Col. McDermott, Auct Order or JlenrfturVoSi Petition for An poliitincut of rAamlnlNtrntor or AuV ' K iIhIu.hUI. to ' State ofNcbraa4a ....n.n.a .... . a. w Lincoln County, ml. In tho CouutyCourt In tho Mtttterjof thoEstato of Sarah Jfc Myers, Deceascdl&AVA) un rcuuing unuTiuinifMno petition' or Jennlo U, itowloyanaFannlo 10, Jlmm praying that Administration of imld Estate may be granted to Tlioiniw (J. Itowloy as Administrator. Ordered that JnnuaryVzfl, A. Xtt 19 15, at 9 o'clock a. m. lufa8nltfnol fur hear' Inp nald petition, when all pnrmma In terested In said matter may 'nnmmr n" n County Court to bo..h.eld. In .and for Bald County, and show ciuo why Hit prayer of the petitioner HliouhV not bo Rranted; and that notice of tho nun., dency of euld petition and Out linm In? thoreof bo Klvon to all perform In terested In said matter by prtljIJMlilnir a copy of this order In tho North J'lutltt Tribune, a seinl-wcokly nawMpuimr printed in said county, for ilirott wuo. cesslve weeks prior to uld day of hearlnp X uatea iucomuor 29, IBM JOHN OltANT. J5-3W l-oinily Judua 7:1 V ,n 'fl b&JBLT ,r$HMN St- ;