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FINAL CLEAN UP OF
CLOAKS SUITS SKIRT
If there is a lady in Lincoln County that needs a Coat, Suit or Skirt and has the money to pay
for it, we are going to sell it to her if price will dp it.
LADIES' COATS
We Have Made Three Lots of Our Ladies9 Coats.
Lot 1, Coats that sold at all prices up to
$12, your choice of the lot for ,
$5.00
Lot 2, All $15 to $25 Coats, either cloth
or fur fabrics, all high grade and of the
best workmanship, your choice of the
entire lot for -r - . -
$10.00
. Lot 3, Consists of all high grade Coats that .
have sold for $30, $35 and $40; coats
that are not only stylish, but far above
the average grade, your choice of ..airy"
coat in the entire: lot for -.,-.- -
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$15.00
LADIES' SUITS
Your choice of any suit .in the stock, at ab
solutely -4A AC&JLJL XT ML 3&2.
Ladies9 Skirts
: Consisting of all the new styles anct better
cloths, selling up to $12 each, We offer
, yjour choice of any Skirt in the stock
$3.00
The Sale Started Saturday, January 16th, and Will Close Monday, February 1st.
Remember we want to close out. every Fall and Winter Garment and have offered you a price that. if you want the,.
. goods should make you come and buy them. Come early so as to get your choicef 4 . ,
Wilcox Department
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
A son wan born Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs, Leonard Robinson, residing on
'Wusi diawi m..ivvy'J ,,
Mrs. 0. A. Slvits, residing on a farm
north of tbo city, Is reported quite HI
with a severe case of la grlppowri .-'
Postofllce Inspector ItimnedV? of
Omaha spent yesterday In this city
chocking up tho local ofllcQ for' tho
past form. Ho found tho affairs In tho
local olllco In good slmpo.
Wilber Woller, employed on tho
-'StebblnB ranch near this city, was In
' ' tho city yostorday to receive medical
treatment for a dlscolated wrist, tho
result of a fall on tho ice.
County Surveyor R. L. Cochran re
turned Sunday from jlie Moorefiold vi
cinity whoro ho Bitont about ten days
"working on somo road engineering
work. Ho roports that tho snow in
that vicinity Is nearly a foot deop on
tho level,
' Harry Bartholomew, for somo
' months past clerk in Lorn Bailey's pool
hall, has doparted from our midst, ac
cording to roports, and left no nd
. dross much to tho discomfort of a
'favored few in this city, No word haB
boon received from him Blnco Satur
day evening.
Fresh Frozen Fish from now until
Drs. Slrams and Lucas wore called
to tho Dickens vicinity; yesterday on
consultation.
Work on tho McKay building is progressing-
nicoly and -It-will bo ready
.for- occupancy Jy nox week. It will
tfoccuplwWthW Plait Light
as offices and display
after Lent at
STORE.
TRAMP'S
GROCERY
212
Deputy United States Marshal Sam
monB was visiting in tho city Satur
day ovening on business. Ho camo
horo to servo a subpoena on R. A.
- Scott ot this city who Is called as n
witness in somo bank litigation in
' Tennessee. Mr. Scott is to report
". thoro February 1st.
A With hogs nearly two conta a pound
. less than last fall and still on tho to
boggan, the feeder looks with a wrlnk
iljod brow on his fast disappearing pllo
6f corn that is worth sixty conts a
jfctfushel. Tho avorago foodor will toll
' ybu that ho Isn't laying up much nionoy
feeding sixty-cent corn fr Blx-ccnt
0lOB8i.
i& U'h onough to simply nnnounco tho
-Vcomlnir of "Mutt & Jeff In Mexico" ami
f tho house will bo packed as It always
Mb when Bud Fisher's brain folks como
fatn town, therefore tho mnnniror of tho
i Keith Is not "kidding you" when ho
j nuvlscfl you to secure your seats in ad
'vanco and avoid disappointment at
to box olllco. It'll bo horo on Saturday,
J'Ta Mutual Bulldlnc & Loan Assoc!
'Vtlon of North Platto haB plenty of
monoy on hand to closo loans prompt-
ly. Borrowers in this association
ilnako a saving on tho ropnymont of
4 their loans equal to $250.00 to ?3GO.O0
'oh a thousand over any competing
building and loan association. 00-9
",'Tho total receipts of tho United
States land 'olllco last woek woro not
sufficient to buy 000 poundB of Hour for
tho poor Bolgians or anybody else
and Uio futuro does not hold out any
thing nioro brilliant. Thcso conditions
may cool tho enthusiasm of thoso good
democrats who want to bo rogistor and
rocoiver, iiiasmuch as their salary
eomefl largely from tho olllco receipts.
For ShIo r Trudo
949 acres Improved land, $4,000. Will
consider city property in oxchango.
- 0. II. THOELECKK,
& Power Co.
room.
Hugh Scoonpvor, of the H. Scoonoy,
or & Co. clothing stpro, left Saturday"
evening for Chicago to spend a week
or tfcn days visiting relatives and
friends and transacting business.
Mrs. A. 0. Howard will entertain
tho Rowcna Circlo at her homo on
south Dewey street this afternoon.
Members of tho Culture Club wero
tho guests of Mrs. J. Q. Beeler yostor
day oftornoon.
When you aro making your Now
Years resolutions, why not resolvb to
at once subscribo for shares In tho
Mutual Building & Loan association.
No better plan for accumulating your
savings. See tho secretary' about it.
Do it now. 00-9
Wo now havQ had six weeks of
pretty fair winter weathqr, with moro
or Iobs snow on tho ground during the
period. For Lincoln county thlB is
unusual; wo sometimes havo two
weeks of snappy weather but it is gen
erally followed by a warm periou mat
justllloB a man In going coatless. This
back cast winter weather Is, however,
moro healthful than tho radical chang
es this Is borno out by tho statement
of local physicians that their business
has boon quiet for six wcoks past.
Somo Talk of League
A Jjasobajl meeting was called for
Sunday afternoon for tho fans oMhls
city but it did not materialize on" ac
count, of poor, .attendance. Tho princi
pal speaker of tho meeting was' un
ablo to bo presont.and tho meeting1 was
called off until a later date.
Tho meeting was called for tho pur
poso of discussing next season's pros
pects and to talk, over tho possibility
of a western Nebraska league. Tho
league proposition as it now stands
would include eight towns in western
Nobraska and would provido for
games every day. Somo of tho towns
smaller than North Platto are-talklng
strongly of this proposition and it
would furnish somo good sport if it
could bo managed.
Tho proposition of Manager Robin
son's resignation is also causing somo
Billiard Tournament Closes
Tho Elks' billiard tournament which
has been iri prdgress for tho past
month under the captaincy of Jones
and Rinckor closed last ovening vith
a score of 1029 to 959, seventy, points
in favor of Jones' team. Thirty-five
men on each team played their games.
Tho tournament feed wil bq held
Thursday ovening In tho banquet room
and will be an oyster supper. Stew
ard Smith announces hat ho will have
oysters served in all styles and enough
for everyone.
Another tournament will begin at
tho club Saturday evening. Steward
Smith announces that all who wish .to
enter this tournament must give or
send, their names in to him before Fri
day evening of this week, H will get
tho tourament off before lent and all
games must bo played before midnight
comment among tho directors of the February 12th. Tho feed will bo. a
association. Thoy hope to convince
him to tako tho team for another year
and if thoro is any change in the man
agement to let him have assistance In
uiu wuy ui it iiuiu luuutibu .
Notice.
Woodwnrd, tho sign, painter, Is
spending this week in toorth Platto.
Sco him for sign work. Ho gives tho
best und most attractlvo designs, tt
Ladies!
Hero is your last and best buying
opportunity of tho season. Take' your
pick of any Coat, Suit, Street or Party
Dress In tho Storo, no matter whether
tho former prlco was $18.50, $25, $30,
$35, or oven $40 for only 9.99, at
BLOCK'S Ladles' Outfitting Storo.
steak fry at tho Vienna Cafe. All who
wish to enter tho tournament must
get their namea in and all who wish'
to enjoy tho feed must get their games
played before the time set. Several
wero left out this tlmo on account of
their falling to got their games play
ed in time.
Fresh Frozen Fish from now until
nftcr Lent nt TRAMP'S GROCERY
STORE. 212
Missionary Pugcnnt Thursday Evening
The ladlc3 of the BaptlBt church will
T, . ,., 'present a msslonary pageant Thurs-
l'ormer Resident Dies , tlay cvenlng of this week at the church
A telegram announcing :ho death of n tho nnturo of tho reproducton of
Mrs. Lucy Huntington, wifo of E. J. Ellis Island. Over thirty ladles will
Huntington, formerly of this city, was tako part In this and tho platform at
recolvcd hpro yesterday by A. E. Hunt- tho church has been doubled in size
Ington, tholr son. Death occurred at so that the work can bo put on
MUTT& JEFF
IN MEXICO.
Keith Theatre
SAT. JAN 30.
Seats -go on sale Thursday
A. M. at Box Office.
Lower Floor. $1.50 and
$1.0.0.
Balcony $1.00, 75c and
50c.
Matinee
Saturday 2:30
PRICES
ADULTS $1.00 and 75c.
CHILDREN 50c and 25c
Grand Island about three o'clock yes
terday aftornoon and was duo to paral
ysis. Mr. and Mrs. Huntington camo to
this city In 1872 and lived horo until
about four years ago when thoy ro
moved to Grand Island. There thoy
mado tholr homo In tho Old Soldiers'
homo. Mr. Huntington was a votoran
of tho civil war and came horo shortly
after having been mustered out of ser
vice. Horo they raised n large family
and wero well known to many over
tho county.
Mrs. Huntington was soventy-nino
years of ago at tho tlmo of hor death.
Sho had been ailing only a few hours.
A fow yoars ago sho suffored a para
lytic stroko and when tho second one
camo yostorday sho was unnblo to sur
vive it.
Mrs. Huuttngton was a member of
tho Baptist church In this city and was
ono of tho first members of that church
In this city, Hor husband, sovernl
children and a number of grand chil-
dren survlvo hor. Her son, A. E.
Huntington, left last ovening for
Grand Island whero the funoral will
bo hold and burial bo made.
Thl3 Is something that should be of
Interest to everyone In tho city as It
deals with a very vital question now
confronting America and American
people, that of Immigration. Cos
tumes and mnterial have been Bocured
by tho ladles from New York city and
thoy will present an Interesting pro
gram which will bo mado tho moro
realistic because of tho costumes and
scenery. The Immigration question
Is one of groat moment nnd almost con
sternation and a good crowd Is ex
pected to enjoy this reproduction of
tho nrrlval 01 tho Immigrants.
Admission to tho entertainment Is
free and ovoryono is invited, A silver
offering will bo taken to help dofray
tho exponso of getting tho costumes
nnd scenery. Tho Indies have beon
working diligently to got this ready
and ovoryono intorested should attend.
JJOCAL AND PERSONAL
Dan Fowles, of Gandy, well known
in North Platte, was attacked by a
cow last week, knocked down and had
a s'honlder bladofbrokeri.
Fqr,'Jlent 2, Jqrge' front, rppms for
light housekeeping. 514 east 31 st. 2?2
Misfl 'RoxiO'Murphy, who. teaches-in
the Sutherland schools, visited, Jn the
city over Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Murphy.-
D. B. McNeel and Frank Barber re
turned Sunday from Denver, where
they attended a stockholders' meeting
of the Farmers' Life Insurance Company.
IIss Hejon Gleasqn was hostess at a
party Saturday qvening,, the guests be-
lngmembers of tno rresbytennn Sun
day school class of which sho is a
member. Tho evening was pleasantly
passed at gomes.
FURS AT HALF PRICE AT
BLOCK'S.
Tho stork visited Mr. and Mrs. Verne
Mann Saturday at the Good Samaritan
hospital and left a fino eight pound
boy. Mr. Mann could scarcely contain
the Joy that was within him Sunday
and yesterday but is getting moro ac
customed to tho new status of things
by this morning.
Messrs. Will, Robert and J. H. Hor
ner and George Riddle, of Wallace, aro
In town today visiting friends and
transacting business. Thoy say that
a largo quantity of corn is being ship
ped from Wallace, tho prevailing prlco
being sixty-two cents, Walloco pre
cinct raised considerably more corn
last year than needed to supply local
needs, although many hogs and not a
few cattle are being fattened.
VALVE-IN-HEAD 7fe)
(& MOTOR CARS
Tho J. S, Davis Automobile Company
roports that so far this month it has
orders for sixteen Bulcks. The 1915
Bulck's "Valvo in Head Motors" are
certainly growing in popularity. Buy
ers are every day seeing tho necessity
of buying a standard product, some
thing that has been fully tested and
found to give tho purchaser uninter
rupted use of his investment. Every
Bulck owner gets prompt and efficient
service; the kind that will give him
the motorlnc pleasure he expects.
jjuick reputation, so pre-emiuuimy
firm and fair, was not won by chance;
but is due to tho policy established
with tho production of tho first Buick
car, and so consistently adhered to
over since that of giving the owner
the maximum of service for tho mini
mum cost. No matter what priced
Bulck car you purchase, it gives tho
maximum service for which It was In
tended. When better Automobiles are Built,
Buick will Build thqm.
F. .1. DIENER & CO.
Rcnl Estate nnd Insurance
Como and Bee uu for town lots in
dlfforent parts of tho city. Good In
vestments on easy terms. Houses for
Balo and rent. Wo havo also good bar
gains in farms and ranches.
Cor. Front and Dewey StB upstairs,
Superintendent W. P. Snyder of the
experimental substation returned tho
first of the week from Washington, D.
C where ho attended a conference re
garding co-opcratlvc work at the ex
periment farm.
JOHN S. SIMMS, M. D.,
Physician nnd Surgeon
Office B. & L. Building, Second Floor.
Phono, Office, 83; Residence 38.
With prospects good for Furiu Crops
this year, this Is the (into to buy our
low priced Farm Lands. FIvo Dollars
per aero nnd upwards, easy terms One
Hccllon, fenced, somo cultivated, good
well nnd wind mill, only tweho, miles
from this cHy. Can exchange for
North l'lnllo properly. Will pay to
see this. 11HATT & GOODMAN.
David Paulson, of Overton, was
brought to this city this week to tako
treatment at tho Good Samaritan hos
pital.
Mrs. A. C. Young, of Washington, D.
C Is visiting In tho city this weok at
tho A. W. Shilling homo. Mr. and Mrs.
Shilling formorly lived In Washington,
Lost Brass plated brldlo with driv
ing lines attached. Return to this of
fice and receive reward.
Tho ladles' aid society of tho Chris
tian church will meet Thursday af
tornoon in tho church parlors.
Among those who attended tho ses
sions of Organized Agriculturo at tho
Unlvorslty farm at Lincoln last week
woro Mr. and Mrs. Harry McComb, A.
R. Shurrah and Paul Ottenstcln.
Cough Mcdlclno for Children
..Never give a child a cough medl
clno that contains opium In any form.
When opium is given other and moro
sorlous diseases may follow. Long
expcrlenco has demonstrated that
thoro is no hotter or safer medicine for
coughs, colds and croup In children
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It is equally valuablo or adults. Try
It, It contains no opium or othor
harmful drug. For sale by nil dealers.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT. WITH
The First National Bank
-of-
Member Federal Reserve Bank System.
OA.riTA.JL, AND SlXRrE,17S
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
STABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE
HAVE 'BEEN THE FACTORS IN THE GROWTH OF THIS
RANK, AND THE SAME CAREFUL ATTENTION IS GIYEN TO
SMALT UjCOUNTS AS IS GIYEN TO LARGE BALANCES.
TNTERFr -''AID ON TIME DEPOSITS.
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