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NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JANUARY 26,-1915.
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February 18
Only 24 more days to
hustle votes and to the
best hustler will go the
fine pony.putfit.
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.Get yoyr Friends to i)Uy their goo9b
at the Pony Stores ahdrtlius secure." votes.. ,
Vaoous neeueu m uie jlulujlc migm us wen
be purchased now and by doing so you
get the advantage of pony5 votes which you
cannot get after February 18th.
These are -the Pony Vote Stores
Rush Mercantile Co.
McDonald Clothing Store. "
Dickey's Bakery and Confectionery. , .
Dickey's Sanitary Laundry.
I. S. Davis Aulo Co. ,
Crystal and Keith Theatres.
Ike ralacc Lale. - c -
Brooks Studio.
Dixon's Jewelry Store.
Coates Lumber & Coal Co.
Howe & Maloney, Furniture Sto;e:
Block's Ladies' Outfitting Store.
Schiller's Drug' Stores.
Marti's Meat Market.
The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
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TltlAL OV HOY HOBEKTS
begins this morning
FAKMKKS MET SATURDAY
TO ORGANIZE COUNTY' UNION
Tho trial of Boy Iloborts, charged
with tho murdor of Vernon Connott,
begins this morning in tho district
court and tho court room was packed
to capacity at an early hour. People
from nil over tho county canio Into
tho city to uttend tho trinl and stand
ing room Is at a premium. A deputy
had to bo placed at tho door to hold
tho crowd back.
Roberts unusual nerve- which has
been shown throughout all tho pro
ceedings so far has gradually failed
him and he appears this morning as
any other human being charged with a
crime of such proportions. For tho
past sovcral days ho hni had little to
say and would not at any time discuss
tho crime even to tho other prisoners
at the county Jail.
Yesterday tho relatives of tho mur
dered man arrived in tho city for tho
trial at which thoy will bo witnesses
to establish tho idcnttlty of tho body of
tho missing man Mrs. Vernon Con
nott arrived yesterday morning from
Bird City, Kansas, with her father-in-law,
A. J. Connott, and hor brother-in-law,
Roy. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Connott
of Chllllcothe, 111., arrived on an early
train yesterday and I. E. Connett of
Edgar, arrived last evening
A. J. Connett, father of the murder
etl man, stated yesterday morning to a
roportor, "It is hard to have to look
at tho man you know murdered your
own son and not want to tako tho law
Into yoitr own hands. However, wo
aro living in a civilized country and
are willing to let tho law take Its!
course and If It fails wo will not bo
responsible."
"Vernon was a good boy," ho said, "I
never know a kinder hearted boy and
ono that was better help in case of
sickness, Ho was so good to his wife
and little girl and was honest and up
right with everybody."
Mr. Connett is a man past seventy
years of age. Ho Is a G. A. 11. man and
an Odd Fellow and says ho has friends
wherever he goes. Ho fought for four
lyears in tho rebellion and yesterday
tvuru uiu aim wmi which no null gone
into battle with General Grant'B forces.
The shock of tho murder has worried
him very much and ho cannot conceal
his anxiety over tho courso tho law
will take.
Tho attorneys began this morning
selecting the jurymen which will elt
on tho case, Attorney Keefo and
Roberts on one side of the table and
County Attorney Gibbs, Attorney A.
Muldoon and the Connett family on
tho othr side pf the lablp. This will
probably take .the geater part of to
day and tomorrow mid possibly'longer.
'Saturday morning's temperature
was the lowest of the season, twenty
one be(ow zero as registered at the
weather bureau ofllco. Sunday morn
ing it was seven below and yesterday
morning eight below.
Opposed to ChnngcN In the Game Law
While homo Sunday Representative
Woodhurst liad a conference with lo
cal sportsmen regarding tho game
laws, and tho bills which have been in
troduced amending those laws. Among
tho amerciaments Introduced is ono
prohibiting tho uso of automatic or
"pump" guns, another closes the quail
season for five years, another limits
tho chicken season, to thirty days,
and still another closes tho Chicken
season for two years Mr. Woodhurst
is a member of the game and fish com
mittee of the legislature, and for this
reason ho was besolged by local hunt
ers and solicited to recommend that
tho game law remain Just about as It
now stands.
About thirty-flvo farmers and fam
or's wives attended a meeting at tho
court houso Saturday which was con
ducted by 0. E. WoTd of Lincoln for
CLUJJS AND SOCIETIES
The Indian card club will bo cn
tortnlucd tomorrow nftornoon nt tho
homo of MIsh Ida Ollonsteln.
Tho Royal Neighbors Social Club
Z n rl f nrZh.,,, . iZ 1, n ! "' o entertained this afternoon by
tho purposo of organizing a branch of M Wl, r. t ,, .-
tho National Farmers' Educational and MTB- "mon bil wosl ll 8trm-
Ladles! Get Busy! Come and profit
by our loss In offering you your
choice of any Coat, Suit, Wool or Silk
Dres3, or Party Gown In tho store that
formerly sold up to $40.00 this week
only while they last at $!).9f, at
BLOCK'S, tho Store that Keeps tho
Prices Down on Women's Apparel in
North Platte.
Falls mid Ilrcnks Ann.
Mrs. C. Arrowsmlth, of Ogalalla,
fell Fiiday evening and broke her
right wrist, from which Injury sho is
suffering copsldorablo pain. Mrs. Ar
rawsmltli was visiting at tho homo
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clough
in the Second ward, when tho accident
occurred. When tho flro whlstlo blew
Friday evening sho ran out on the
porch to try and locate tho flro and
slipped on tho Ice.
Fresh Frorcu Huh from now until
nfter Lent nt TKAMP'S GROCERY
STOKE. 2t2
Mrs. J. D. Taylor, of Council Bluffs,
arrived in the city Sunday for a visit
of a few days nt tho Thcodoro Lowo
nomc
John Bratt returned homo Sunday
evening from Denver where ho spent
several days looking aftor somo busi
ness matters.
Harry Block of tho Block Ladles
Outfitting Storo, Is tho latest purchas
er ot a Buick car This weok ho bought
a now "C 37 " t
F. J. Duncan of the C. O. D. Cleanors
returned Sunday evening from Coun
cil ijiuiis. town, wnoro no spent n
few days visiting rolatlvos and friends.
County Commissioner E. II. Sprlng-
rr, of Brady, arrived in tho city yes
terday to attend tho sosslon of tho
commissioners at tho court houso.
Cody Boal returned homo Sunday
from Donvor whoro lio wont to visit his
grand father, W. F. Cody, formerly of
this city.
Mns. James Hart returned homo Sat
urday from Anamosa', Iowa, whoro
ho accompanied tho remains of hor
mother, Mrs Mary Dunn, for burial,
Atornoy W. E. Shuman, of this city,
recolvcd word Saturday from Presi
dent C. J. Smyth of tho stato bar asso
ciation advising him that ho bad been
appointed a member of tho legislative
committee of that body.
Co-opcratlvo association
Tho meotlng hold tho greater part
ot tho afternoon, during which Mr.
Wood spoke on tho purposo and Im
portance of such an organization for
tho "economic distribution of tho ne
cessities of life." Tho puropso of tho
organization is to reduco tho expense
of getting products to tho markets and
factories and to get the finished prod
ucts nioro directly nnd economically
from factory to tho consumor Tho Idea
is to do away with tho speculators, tho
gamblors nnd other unnecessary mld
dlo men.
Tho organization also has a social
and educational sldo and it is tho pur
poso of Mr, Wood to get locals organ
ized In all parts of tho county as well
as a union county organization. At
tho meeting Saturday afternoon n com
mittee, composed of Mcsors. Bostwlck
and Llnderkugol was appointed to ar-
rango for a sorles of meetings through
out tho county. Another meeting will
bo hold horo on tho afternoon of Feb
ruary 20th, beginning at ono o'clock.
In this county there arc already
six silcli organizations. Mr. Wood
represents tho stato organization
which is in turn a part of tho national
organization.
Decides In Favor of IIonglnndH.
Tho court sitting on tho case of Ded
rlohs vs. Stephenson et nl decided In
favor of tho defendants In tho case
and granted them possession of tho
ninety-seven acres of land under con
troversy. Tho case was a long drawn out a
falr) and involved several questions.
From the ovldenco It seems that Dcd
rlcliB had deeded his land to ono Abor
cromblo to avoid paying a Judgment
rondercd in tho county court against
him by ono Roberts. That Aborcrom
blo was under agreement to return tho
land to Mrs. Dedrlchs and later did so
accepting from nnd returning to Mrs.
Dedrlchs a fair remuneration for tho
purposo of getting by tho law.
Dedrlchs was later divorced from his
wife who deeded tho land to Hoagland
& Hoagland for attorney's fees and
costs, the firm paying her ?200 ox
cess. Followlne this tho" woman was
converted in somo ovangollstio meet
ings and decided to return tho proper
ty to her husband ana sho immediate
ly filed suit, iri Juno, 1914, to- regain
possession, of tho 'property. Simul
taneously with this sho, and hor hus
band effected a reconciliation and were
re-marrled.
Several witnesses woro called In tho
case, among them Mrs. Dedrlchs, who
pulled out tho tremolo stop with tho
fountain attachment and gave somo
Interesting testimony, shouting hallo
julahs and praises all tho while. Tho
caso continued all day Friday and until
lato afternoon Satuiday after which
Judge Hostctler rendered his deci
sion. Mrs. Thonins Uiirnoy Dies
Mrs. Maggie Burnoy, wlfo of Engin
eer Thomas Burnoy, passed away this
morning at flvo o'clock at her homo
on east Fifth street aftor an Illness
of only three days. Sho'Vas flfty
threo years, four months nud fourteen
days of ago at tho time of her death
which was caused by diabetes from
which sho had been a sufferer for a
number of years.
Mary Dugagn was born In Tennessco
Soptomber 12, 18C1. When but a Bmall
girl she camo to Nebraska with hor
parents and thoy setttcd at Wood Riv
er whoro she grew to-.womnnhood and
was married. Slio enmo to this city
with hor husband twenty-five years
ago last November and thoy havo con-
tnucd to make their homo hero since
that time.
Mrs. Burnoy warf a member of tho
Catholic church and was a faithful and
consistent workor there until a fow
years ago when sho was tnkon 111. She
suffered for sovoral ycarB but was tak
en violently ill only Saturday morning.
Sho was also a membor of tho Degree
of Honor, tiro Maccabees and tho La
dies' Auxiliary to tho B. of L. E. Sho
leaves to mourn hor demlso besides
her numerous friends, a husband,
four brothers and two sisters, all of
whom wll bo lioro for tho funeral. Tho
brothers are James anil Thomas Dug
gan of Grand Island and John and
Will of Wood River. The sisters are
Mrs. James Corrlgan of Sholton and
Mrs. Stono, of Shorldan, Wyo.
Requiem high must) will bo said
tomorrow morning at clgt-thlrty at St.
Patrick's church over tho remains
and thoy will thon bo taken to Wood
Hlvor whoro tho funeral and burial
will bo had.
RAILROAD NOTES
Tho "GOO" club will be entertained
this evening at tho homo ot Mrs. T. C.
Patterson. Mrs. 1 atterson will bo as
sisted by Mrs. Walkor.
Tho Cnthollc Girls' club will be it
tortnlned tomorrow evening nl tho
homo of Mrs. C. E. Cook on west Sixth
street by Miss Ethol Fryo.
Tho Music department of tho Twen
tieth Century club will bo entertained
at a musical evening at tho E. F. Sco
bcrger home. All members and their
husbands nro Invited to bo prcsont.
Mesdnmes II. M. Grimes, w. T, Wil
cox", E. S. Davis and Butler Buchanan
will ontortnln Friday evening at tho
Buchanan homo in favor of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Schiller who aro to leavo
shortly for tho west.
Tho third of tho series of auxiliary
teas to bo given by tho Indies of tho
city for tho boneflt of tho Good Samar
itan hospital will bo held Friday nr
tornoou nt tho homo of Mrs. C. F. Ri
dings on wc3t Fifth street.
Tho M. M. club was delightfully on
tortatned last evening nt tho liomo of
Mr. nnd Mrs. F, J. McGovorn. Thoy
woro assisted by Mr, and Mrs. J. Guy
Swopo. Thirty guests woro'preoont
nnd a pleasant evening was enjoyed
with cards and a nlco luncheon was
served. Tho guests of tho club Woro
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Rclnior, of Omaha,
who aro guests in tho city of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Posey, at tho Union
Pacific hotoL
If you nro looking1 for tho Rest uiul
Cheapest Flro and Life Insurance, Sco
JJRATT & GOODMAN.
At tho regular meeting of tho B. P.
0. Elks lodgo last night it was an
nounced that nt tho next meeting
thoro would be initiation nud feed.
Several new members nro to bo initi
ated into tho order nt this meeting.
Attorney N. H. Wilson returned Sat
urday evening to Lincoln nfter spend
ing a fow days In tills city on pro
fessional busincB3. He appeared in
tho district court last week on behalf
ot tho plaintiff ft, in tio caso of Dcd
richs vs. Stopijphson et,ol, f .
Conductors Hastings and Garrison
woro off duty last week on account of
Illness.
Engineer Gcorgo Brown loft tho
latter part ot last weok for Excolslor
Springs Mo., to spend two weoks or
moro taking treatment,
Engineer Elmor Moody loft Sunday
night for n wcok's visit with his
brothors In Kansas City. Ho was ac
companied by Mrs. Moody.
Twonty-Blx car loads of horses woro
slilppod through this city Sunday from
tho west enrouto to Europo to bo used
in tho war. Thoy consisted of both
cnvalry mounts and artillery horses.
Conductor F. 0. Letts is expected
homo this evening frpm Omaha whero
'no hns boon taking medical troatmont
and recovering from his second opera
tion .at an Omaha hospital. Ills con
dition is reported much improved
Master Mechanic W. T. Beery, of
Grand Island, was in tho city Friday
ovonlng to tho nttcned tho "Safety
First" mooting. Ho was located hero
for sovoral years but was lntor trans
ferred to Omaha nnd Inst spring was
sent back to Grand Island.
Carl Skaggs, fireman on tho Union
Paciflo out of hore, loft Saturday
morning for Donvor to spend a fow
days, from thoro ho will go to Kansas
City and points In eastern Kansas to
visit Tclatives for a fow wcokB. Ho ex
pects to bo gono a month or moro.
FOR RENT
Modern nud other houses, vucnnt
rooms, Slorngo Room nnd Sufo De
posit Poxes by PRATT & GOODMAN.
Govornor Moroltcnd yesterday ap
pointed A. M. Morrlsoy, deputy stato
attorney general, as chlof Justlco of
tho supremo court to fill tho vacancy
caused by tho death of Judgo Hollen-beck.
ltllliousnesH nnd Constipation Cured.
If you nro ovor troubled with bil
iousness or constipation you will bo
interested in tho statement of R. F.
Eorwln, Peru, Ind. "A year ago last
wintor I had an attack of iudlgestloh
followed by biliousness 'and constipa
tion. Soeing Chamberlain's Tablets
89 highly rocommondcd,I bought a
bottle ot them and thoy helned mo
irlghfawny." For sale by all dealers.
Closing Out Sale
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Gasoline Engines,
All at Cost or Below Cost
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Opposite Post Office.
Will Complete Guernsey Branch.
In a speech nt Donvor Thursday,
Halo Holdon, president of tho Burling
ton Tallroad, said that his company
would Immediately renow work on tho
Guornsoy branch In Wyoming. This
branch Is tho uncompleted link on tho
Burlington's now water grndo route
from tho Missouri river to Billings of
which tho proposed lino up tho Platte
river from Newark to Bridgeport will
be a part.
It has always boon understood that
as soon as tho Guornsoy lino Is com
pleted, work on the Platto valley lino
would commence. It thcroforo seems
reasonable to predict that work on tho
latter will bo started bofoio tho close
of tho present year and that Burling
ton trains will bo running into North
Platto tho early part of 101C.
Why Not Have a Gas Stove in
Your Mome?
MONEY TO LOAN ON HEAIi IS
TATE. 1JRATT & GOODMAN.
Lem Bailey returned homo Sunday
ovenlng from Denver where ho spent a
short time on business.
Every Woman will
appreciate the quick
hot fire at a moment's
notice No coal or ash"
es to handle, no dirt.
A Clean Kitchen
All tho Time
North Platte Light & Power Co.,
C. R. MOREY, Manager.
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