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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1915)
V RED PEPS PHILOSOPHY .... "Mfist npnnlo. nrv will Info tn spend 1 10 S an effort 0 Win a Da prize. the above at the STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Seebcrger made a trip over tho branch Wednesday as tho guests of Supt. and Mrs. Jeffcrs. James A. Rannle, of Portland, who waa called hero by tho death of his father, left for his home Wednesday oven In g. ' Palestine Commandery No. ' 13, Knights Templar, will have an Instal lation of iOfflccro next Thursday even ing, to be' followed by a banquet and a card party. The ladles of the Sir Knights will attend. Miss Jennie Cushing arrlvpd In tho city yesterday from Sidney for a visit with her slBtcr, Mrs. Dorr Tarklngton, She has been teaching school near Sidney and closed her term Friday evening. Sho will visit here for sev eral weeks. Thirteen carloads of Russian beet tendors camo in from tho east Tucs day night and the following morning were sent ovor the branch to Scotts Bluff whero they will be employed dur- InK tho season. Tho party had seven cars of baggage. Tho north part of tho county will lose ono of Us oldest In length of renldcnce and best known cltiaus next Tues day when W. S. Ross leaves for Mer rick county to reside. Ho has traded his ranch and cattle for a farm near Silver Creek. Recently. Tho Tribune Btated that a caso of Jelly had boon donated to tho Good Samaritan hospital by Mrs. Leo Park of Chicago wlioreas It should have rend Mrs. W. L. Park. This lolly was made by Mrs. Park at tho Park Btinunflr homo In Michigan, and was very much appreciated by tho hospital board. At a sneclal mcctliiK of the board of directors of the building and loan as- Honlntlnti Wednesday afternoon. Wl R. Malonoy waH elected a member of the Tjoaril" to 1111 tlio vacancy caused by th death of James Rannio. At this! meeting; loans amounting to $G,500 worn nnhrovort. and a commlttco an - pointed to draft resolutions of con- dolencb on tho death of Mr. Rannio. AYork well done Let us ropalr your Tho men members of th Midland watch. Tho work will bo dono by com- College Concert Co. woro plcasantlycn petont workmen and absolutely guar-1 tcrtalncd Wednesday evening at tlio anteed. Wo tako prido In tho quality Lutheran parish house by tho men's and accuracy of our work. Perfect run-, brotherhood of tho Lutheran church, nlng order is truo economy In a time Informal talks woro mado by the piece. Accumulating' dirt and rancid oil i guests as well aB tho hosts, and at is ruinous. It will cost you nothing tho close of tho recoptlon light re to let us oxamlno your watch. Damaged freshmonts were served. or broken Jowolry mado llko now.' Send In your repairs and wo will quote . EIGHT PKR CENT INTEREST you prices on samo, Wo mako a Bpec-1 Wo are Investing 'i fe'l deal of inon. laity of fitting glasses. ! cy these days In gilt edged mortgages CLINTON, Jowolor and Optician. ' on Improved farms and ranches ko ns to net tlio lender eight per cent. If COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS. ' you Iiavo Idlo funds or money not Hall Insurance. . . I bringing you that much come and see Wrlfn vnur nron now iteforo it is too lato. C. F. TEMPLE. mm raw MM M I f raYDY V 1 l'"'"H "" " m m 9 m Take No Trips to Top That ii cheeking account can sine you. Payments by check may bo ihn'do through the mull, and the matter of u receipt Is settled automatically, ,'" For a returned check, endorsed by the other party and cancelled by this bank, Is a legal receipt. With tlio start of spring not start a check account ami sine trips to pay bills! Platte Valley State Bank, "Absolute Protection for Depositors Under Nebraska State Guaranty Law" Nortb Vlotte Nebraska. BUY A Styleplus Suit For $17.00, and Save $4 to $8. Aj SINCERITY SUIT at from $20 to 527.50 and save $5.00 Buy a Lamm or Royal Hand Tailored Made Suit Get the best possible made lor less money than elsewhere. jfr or a Dean and Mrs. J. J. Bowkor are In Grand Island this week attending the convocation of the Episcopal church. Supt. Jeffcrs made a trip over tho branch Wednesday, returning that night and spending yesterday in town. Bert Young and Jay Lawyer were up from Somerset precinct and both were Jubilant ovor crop prospects. Pastures arc coming along In line shapo and small grain Is In fine con dition. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wills and family expect to leave next week for Osceola, Iowa, whero they will mako their home. Mr. Mills has been cm ployed with tho Electric Light Co., for several months. Mrs. Arthur Flnk entertained the members of tho Et-a-Vlrp club Tues day afternoon at tho homo of her mother, Mrs, Anna Guilllaumo. Re freshments woro served at the close oi an cnjoyaoic anornoon A line of trimmed hats, values from $4 to $G, will bo placed on sale at $2.75 Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8. New shapes, with llowcrs and vol vet trimmings. Exceptional bargains. McVickor's Millinery at Tho Leader The Lutheran Girls' Club under whoso auspices the Midland College Concert Co. anneared hero, netted about eighty, dollars on tho evening's entertainment. They feel vory grate ful to tho citizens for so liberally pat ronizing tho concert. "I have boon In Lincoln county for thirty years," said John Crawley, of Wellllcet, yesterday, "and I have never seen tho nrospects for crops so prom islng. Tho acreago of wheat In our section of tho county is very largo, and tho condition could not bo better." Children's Dresses mado of good standard cloths COc to $1.00 at Wll cox Donartmont Store Christian Science scrvico Sunday U , a. m., subject "Adam and Fallen Man.' Wednesday evening scrvico ovory I wcek at 8:00. To theso services a cor ' dial Invitation is extended to all. Sun day school 12 m. Building and Loan ; building, room 25. ig JOI it It. US llllUllt ' 258 BUCHANAN & PATTERSON. Preparing (o Handle MilllonH With expectations that fully G.000, 000 people from the eastern states will visit the Panama-Pacific exposi tion at San Francisco this summer) the transcontinental railroads arc pro paring to handle the nnttdpatcd rush of tourists to Sail Krancieeo. While shortly prior to and Immediately after i the opening of the exposition on Feb-. ! ruary 20 there was a fairly steady j I stream of exposition travel from tho eastern states, the situation at n,ros-j out is somewhat quiet. ' According to unolllclal figures thoj attendance for the first month of tho exposition reached the total of slight- i ly over 2,000,000 people, and since March 20 the number of people pass- lug within the gates of the exposition i has ranKed from .15,000 to 05,000 a day.! It Is on these figures which are regard ed as merely forerunners of ;thd throngs to be cured, for during tho summer months, that tho exposition olllclals predict that when the fair la closed on December 1 next, that ovor 22,000,000 people will havc witnessed tlio newest gathering of the arts of the world. Lecture by Engcno Debs. Tho local socialist party has secured Eugene V. Debs for n Icture which will be given June 2d at 8 p. m. at tho Keith theatre. Mr. Debs ncedB no In troduction to the public, as ho has for years been the most prominent llgure in tho political and labor Held. He Is tho Idol of tho working men, and is conceded by his enemies to bo one of tho best Informed men of the day. No one should miss this opportunity of hearing Mr. Debs, as this is his only appearance in Nebraska this year. As lecturer ho has no equal on the platform and he has a message for ev eryone to hear. The price of admis sion will be 25 cents, which entitles tho purchaser to one year's subscrip tion to tho Rip-Saw Magazine. Don t forget the date, Juno 2d at 8 p. m. at the Keith theatre. COMMITTEE. See the new "Bob o - Link" Bracelets. They are the newest. u p watch We have them. NSPCCTOR LOCAL AND PERSONAL J. G. Bocler went to Oshkosh on le gal business this morning P. L. Harper, of Wallace, spent sev eral days in town this week attend.-- ing to business matters. License to wed was sranted Wednes day to Leroy Bayne and Miss Pearl Stevens, both of this city. The Rug Sale closes Saturday at Wilcox Department Store. The Knights of Coluhbus class Ini tlattou announced for May lCth. has been changed to Sunday, May 23d Mrs. J. E. Pcterman returned to her, homo In Rawlins, Wyoming, Wednes day morning after having visited, for. a month with her father In this city L. E. Roach, the former North Platto attorney now living at Tulsa, Okla. arrrlved yesterday and will remain a few days looking after his property Interests. For Salo House Red 538. and lot. Phono 23-8 Mrs. Edward Grady and children formrly of this city, returned to their homo In Grand Island tlio fore part' of this week, after visiting Mrs. Johan na McGraw. Houses, l-'lnts, Rooms and Stores for rent by IS K ATT GOODMAN. Tho North Platte Produce Co. Is im proving its place of business on east Front street by tho addition of a largo store room and porch on tho south sldo of tho building. Wo mako a specialty of repairing glasses and replacing broken lenses Clinton, Jowolor and Optician Mr. and Mrs. Lawronce Wemert, of Kearney, aro expected this week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rebhausen Mr. Wernort Is ono of tho proprietors of the local ton cent store. Tho Women's Socialist Study Club hold an Interesting meeting Wednes .day evening at the homo of Mrs Frank Martin wlion they gavo a spo clal Dens program and "Red Day celobratlon. Tho houso was profuse ly decorated with special red lings and a program of music, readings and addresses was given. Among those taking part in the program were Mrs Cramer, Miss Ilogsett, Mrs. Axtell, A E. Bell and Mrs. Duke. At tho close refreshments woro served. Wo havo a lino lino of new novelties sultablo for graduating, wedding and birthday gifts. Pleased to show you CLINTON, Jeweler and Optician At a meeting of tho county commls slonors Wednesday, County Treasurer Durblu was directed and commanded to distribute to tho various funds and to tlio school districts entitled thereto tho taxes paid under protest by the Union Pnclllc. This protested tax amounted to $22,000 and has been hold by tho county treasurer pending tho outcome of a suit In court. Tho suit has not yet been settled, and in caso the decision Is unfavorablo to the county, tho money must bo returned to tho company. In tho meantime, how ovor, tho county by distributing tho monoy to tho various funds gets tho uso of it. For Quick Sale Modem homo, oxcept heat, desirable I location on west Second street. Mrs i Fred R. Glnn 408 west Second strcot - Phono 127. F. J. DIENEll & CO. Real Estate nnd Insuranco Coma and boo us for town lota In different parts of tho city. Good in vestments on easy terms. Houses for salo and rent. Wo havo also good bar gains in farms and ranches. Cor. Front and Dewey Sts.. upstairs. ft twtuy U P WATCH INSPECTOR The Coat and On every garment for ladies, misses and and children. Altera tions Free. This sale opened Saturday and many took advautage of this 5,0 per cent discount. You can serve your best interests by doing likewise. Many new suits and coats are being' received daily. Just received, 100 ladies' Dress Skirts in the latest styles for spring and summ,er wear. Do your trading here and get your books filled with Green Trading Stamps. Premiums are being given away every day to those who have filled their books The Life on an Indian Reservation Roy D. Spurrier, for many years a resident of Nichols precinct, and lately appointed to tho position of master farmer at tho Pino Ridg Indian Agen cy, writes The Tribune ns follows: "I havo tho position of farmer at the Ogalalla boarding school, Which is me largest school in the reservation service. It is located a half mile from Pino .Ridge and has tlireo hundred pupils, equally divided as to boys and girls. The Government clothes. boards and schools them free. There aro twelve largo buildings used as dormitories, schools and Industrial training. Wo havo un electric light and water plant, 'shoe, harness, carpenter, naint anu uiucKsmitli snops and farming and dairying whero the boys aro taught theso trades and domestic science nnd music departments for tho girls. This s mo oniy reservation tnat nas a printing plant, the foreman of which is a full blooded Indian. Ho is also the bandmaster and has a band of thirty five members. Last year a hospital with aceommo dations for fifty patients was erected, with a physician, two trained nurses and soveral assistants in charge. There Is an employe at the head of overy departmnt who trys to teach theso girls and boys something useful, but It is quite a task as they aro the laziest people on earth. I have complete charge of the farm- inK and stock department; have about ICO to 200 acres of alfalfa, farm 200 to 250 acres in grain, corn and pota toes. Thero aro 3000 acres In the place but wo pasture a large part of It. Have 1C0 Ilerford cattlo and between 40 and 60 Holstein cows for milk; havo some milk cows that they paid $300 for In New York Stnte. but they kqep a dairyman and gardener that tends to the milking and gardening. Each department haB a detail of boys to work half tho day and they go to school tho other half. I havo twenty on my details mostly boys from 16 to 20 years of ago. This farm is under irrigation, gets Its water out of White Clay, but the superintendent says he has never used tho water because the farmer before was from Maryland and didn't know h6w to run It. Wo work eight hours a day with Saturday afternoon off, also Sundays off. Wo put in our sparo lime trying to catch trout. Threo other employes and myself went out Saturday after noon, tho threo caught forty but I never got a bite; don't understand the business. The agency Is located at Pino Ridge. Tlio government hns about 76 to 100 employes thero and about thirty here. Thero aro threo churches, threo stores, a hotel, garage and livery barn at Pino Rldgo besides a postofllce and a Y. M. C. A. We havo a ball team hero (all Indians) that cleans nearly everything they play with. They are going to tour tho northern part of Nebraska this month. They defeated a visiting tenm with five or six snlnrled men last Friday 6 to 0 not so bnd for Indians is it? Tho government furnishes every thing hero for employes except groc or'Ies and clothing. Havo nice cottages to live in, all modom, nnd all furnished so you see it isn't so bad as it mlsht be. I llko tho work lino and I think I shall havo my family come up when school closes. ROY R. SPURRIER. Vacant Lots for Homes. Now Is tho time to buy that lot to build a homo on some day, oven If you do not wnnt to build now. Lots are Bteadily increasing in value, so tho tlmo to buy la now. Phono mo for an appointment to show you what I have, O, F. TtiMrliti. I Miss Anna Kramph went to Grand Island yesterday to attend the Eplsco- 1 pal convocation. IS NOW IN PROGRESS AT Leade JULIUS PEER. XolM CEMENT CEDENTS WM Y7 vv e provide everything for the mason or for the house holder who wants to do his own repair ing or improving. 'Best grades of cement, lime, bricks, plaster, white cement blocks, etc. Low esti mates, brombt service. Also everything in lumber and all sizes ol coal. We are asking cause we know we can faction in homest service, price and quality. THE HOME OF GOOD LUMBER. COATES LUMBER AND COAL CO. Mutual Building & Loan Association of North Platte, Nebraska. Organized 1887. Have plenty of money on hands to close loans promptly. Will loan on North Platte City property for building purposes or to assist its members in buy ing Tiomes or paying off mortgages. The monthly payments on $10l)0.00 loan are on principal $5.00 and interest $6.00 or $11.00 in all and on other sums in proportion. Suit SaleT I We are just starting our 2nd season with the "Ideal Lawn Mow er Grinder." After us ing this machine one season we find itgives entire satisfaction. We can make your old mower cut like new. R. W, Woman, 109 East Fifth. U Block East of P. O. CEMENTS TRMi sand, for your trade be give entire satis PHONE 7. ri f i iwnTAS ran. Njayra atom ete x i ' v aim v x ti ii nimfxf-i i liiii I X ,1U 'L B xi tiuni 1 4 1 1 ! , rt in r X 1 . - . "HUM - . f,- ! Ml II