n m tt. Special of COAT S9.16 LADIES' SUITS n. i j r-j w n ,t ri 4 m u tm v m w m tar ia r i iv t KJT U AW Y t.t Vr- TO U Hf V .I IsF T tt ' jl i wii ratty Starting Wednesday, May 5th and continuing until May16thwe will offer all of our Ladies' Suits and Coat 5 at Reduced Prices. We have divided these garments into lots and will of- ier them as follows:: hot 1, Ladies' Suits $19.43 Consists of all our Suits that sold from $25 to $35. The fin est and best made suits carried in this city. Lot 2, Ladies' Suits $12.48 This, lot is made up of Suits that were sold up to $20. They are - extra well tailored,, made in the same lactones that make our higher priced garments. newer garments, but the skirts are narrower, but they are certainly bargains. Lot 4, Ladies' Coats $14,48 This lot is made up of all our finer gradeQ Coats selling up to $25. There is a good assortment of styles and colors. Lot 5, Ladies9 Coats $9.48 This lot includes Coats thai were sold at $15; all the latest styles and first class tailoring. , Lot 69 Ladies' Coats $7.48 This lot is made up mostly of $10 garments. There is quite a line of different cloths and colors. Lot 3, Ladies' Suits $7.48 This lot is made up of last spring's styles of suits that sold as ' high a? $35. The jackets are about the same style as the CHILDREN'S COATS AT 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT These garments we are offering you are not job lot goods or goods made anyway to give the appearance for a price but are made by two of the best factories in this country that are noted for their high grade work. We are just beginning to have real spring weather apd.;y:pu will have a long season to wear these garments. Come early so as to get your choice. i "' Wilcox Department Store DR. 0. H. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist Office over the McDonald State Bank. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Henry Westenfeld has resigned his position in the Green pool hall. Norman Connelly has gone to Hot Springs, where he will spend a couple of weeks. Fred Elliott returned the Ilrst of this week from a short visit with his son in Omaha. Miss Pearl McVicker, of the McVlc kcr millinery, is spending this week in Chicago on business. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Watson who visited Mr. and Mrs. Iloy Bunnell this week, have returned home. Airs Pari Simon exnects to leave shortly for Hastings to spend a couple of weeks with relatives. Mrs. Frank Kelso, of Grand Island, spent the fore part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bunnell. Mr. and Mrs. James Smallwood will leave soon for Paxton to spend a couple of months on their ranch. Miss Floronco Donegan left the ilrst of this week for Lincoln to visit her brother Cyril who Is attending school there. Miss Anna Whalen, of Wood Ulver, who visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGovern this week, lias returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rasmussen and children of Hershey, spent the first of the week with the Martini family and attended, the May ball. Dixon, the Jeweler, has found it necessary, owing to his increased opti cal business to enlarge and otherwise Improve his' optical rooms They now present a very attractive appearance. Mr. and Mrs. William Dolson, Jr., of Omaha, came up the first of the week to attend the May party and visit the former's father, W. S. Dolson. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fikcs, who had been visiting friends In town for a few days, resumed their trip to tlio Pa ciflc coast Wednesday morning. Plans and Suggestions for your home.Are You Interested? William Moore, who had been em ployed nu salesman in tho dry goods department of the Wilcox store for a couple of years, resigned his position a few days ago. Horace Barraclqugh, formerly of this city, came' thj's week from his home In Los Angeles to atttendthofun eral of his mother the late Mrs. Frederick Barraclough. Fine cabbage and tomato plants for sale. Henry Yost. 410 west Eighth street. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Letts left Tues day for Omaha where Mr. Letts will probnbly enter a hospital. Th liome of B. R. Fletcher, in the south parf of town, has been quaran tined on account of small pox. Mrs. Fred Elliott, Jr., and children of Omaha are expected in the near future to visit relatives for several weeks. Miss Marie Stack will go to Lexing ton Saturday to spend a short time with her cousin, Mrs. Wilfred Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Elias, of Ventura, Calif., are expected here soon to make their home. They are making the trip In their car. John Bailey, formerly of this city, came from Kearney Monday to attend tho May ball and spend a few days with friends. Ms. Fred Elliott entertained a few friends at luncheon Sunday in honor of Miss Nellie Birkinshaw who will be a June bride. Misses Marie and Adaline Winn, of Kearney, visited friends in town the early part of the week and attended the May party. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Well, who had been visiting in town for several days returned Tuesday to their homestead in Arthur county. A pretty diamond neck chain makes a lovely gift for a young lady. We hnve them at reasonable prices, from $5.00 to $75.00. CLINTON, Jeweler and Optician,. J. M. Harker, father of Mrs. Charles Stewart, left Wednesday morning for a two months' trip to the coast. Be sides taking in the exposition he will visit Portland Seattle, Los Angeles, Snn Diego and El Paso, Our big cut price sale on our trim med hats occurs Friday and Satur day, May 7 and 8. Some wonderful values will be placed on sale one third off original price. Make your choice early while the selection is good. McVicker's Millinery, at The Leader. John Bratt, of this city, has been ap pointed a member of the committee of 100 citizens of the state whcMvill ar range for a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Nebraska as a state, which occurs March 1st, 1917. Ar rangements for a proper observance of the event was launched In Lincoln this week. The funeral of Edward Gamble took placo from tho home of Mr, and Mrs. H. Parker In Plant preclnt Saturday, May 1st. Tho funeral services wero conducted by Rov. J. C. Christie, pas tor of the Presbyterian church of North Platte, assisted by tho Rev. O. O. Wood, of North Platte. Mr. Gamblo was born In Ireland In 1822, was activo up until tho time of his death. Ho leaves threo sons and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Parker of Plant precinct, Mrs. M. A. Sharp of Toronto, Ont., Jo seph Gamble, Plant precinct, Stow art Gamblo and John Gamblo of Mlnne apolls. Interment at the Merrlan cera etcry. Revival at Dickens A great revival is In progress " at Dickens whicli is sweeping many peo ple into the Kingdom of God. Rev. Earle D. Sims, a returned missionary from' China, and who is now evan gelist of the Nebyuska Baptist state convention,! came to- Dickens about three weeks agp and commenced the maetingsj An old Baptist church building from the country near Dick ens had Just been moved into town and located on a lot given them by tho II. & H. Lumber) Co., and thero has now been many renairs mndo, to the building, brick foundation, new roof, coucrete baptistry and other repairs at a cost of over $300 and last Sunday Mr Sims dedicated tho property with out debt. Over twenty-five people have been converted in the meetings. Two weeks ago Mr. Sims organized the First Baptist' Church of Dickens with ilftecn members and since then seven teen others have united with the church mostly by baptism. A largo crowd is baptized every Sunday night. The house Is full at every service. A fine Suiytuy school lias been started with Willis Preston, superintendent; Mrs, Lattlmore, Mr Frlsto and Miss Conover as teachers and Myrtle Turn er, secretary. Next Sunday tho Baraca and Phlathea class will bo organized, electing ofllcers. Last Sunday evening a Baptist Young People's Union was organized with twenty young peoplo electing as ameers: President, Charles Jackson; vice-president, Lennle Ben nett, secretary, Fred Jackson; treas urer, Edna Bennett; organist, Velma DeMilt; lookout comniltttee.MaeEgglc ston, Myrtle Turner and Wm. Boyce; devotional committee, Lena Conover, Arch Jackson, Charles Turner; social committee, Velma DeMilt, Violet Ben nett and Mrs. Lennio Bennett.' A pulpit committe has been appoint ed by tho church consisting of W. A. Lattimore, Charles Jackson, George Turner and Willis Preston, who are iiqw soliciting money for a preacher's salary and tlio church expects next Monday night to call a pastor for all his time to make Dickens his home and have regular services every Sun day In tho town. Mr Sims will con tinue his meetings all this week with services every night, baptising next Sunday night again, and a closing servico Monday night, then the next evening Mr. SiniB will commence meet ings at Wellfleet. XX Lutheran Announcements. next Regular services of worship Sunday morning at 10:30 and evening at 8; sermon subjects, "The Lord's Letter to tho Lukewarm Church" and "Tho Risen Lord's Appcaranco to the Apostlo James." Special music at both services. Sunday school hour at 12 o'clock m. Luther league at 7:15. Brotherhood meeting Monday even ing at Dr. o. H. Uressler's. Ascension Day services on Thursday evonlng at 8 o'clock. No services on Wednesday evening. Mission Band tomorrow p. m. at 2 o'clock. Wilcox Lets Contract for New Rouse. W. 'T. Wilcox has let tho contract to A. Picard for tho erection of a new two-story residence of tho biuiKnlow type on his lot in tho 700 block on W. Fifth street. Tho present house on this lot will be moved to tho Inside lot and tho new house built on that Bite. It is understood tho contract price is upwards of $0,000. Will Go Rush Fishing A party of ilshermen composed of Cdl. John C Den. O. E. Elder, Ed Rob hausn, Dick Baker, Tom Green and Arthur Plumor leave early Sunday morning for Endor's lake whoro thoy will spend several days fishing for bass. The trip will bo mado cross country In automobiles, and with fair roads the party will arrlvo at their destination in line for evening fishing Sunday. If they do not have good suc cess at Ender's they will push on further nortli to a chain of lakes In which five and six pound bass aro fre quently caught. You can easily Imag in Dick Baker attempting to land a six pound bass. directed by Rig Audience. An audience ,that almost filled tho seating capacity of tho Keith greeted the Midland College Concert company Tuesday evening. Tho company is composed of ten musicians, a reader and a solo vocalist, and the program rendered was of sucli variety as to prove enjoyable. All the nlno numbers on tho program wore encored. Miss Vora Best, the vocalist, has a very pleasing voice, and tho reader, Miss Millan, is one of the best that North Platte has over heard. Arthur Tramp, of this city, who is a member of tho company, was given an ovation when ho appeared In an euphonium solo, and responded to an encore. Mr. Tramp has a natural tal ent for music, Is cultivating It and the progresss ho is making was evidenced Tuesday evening in Ills splendid work. County and Neighborhood News. James Cooley, who for fifteen or more years lived In Myrtle proclnct, died recently at Shoshone, Idaho, to which place he removed several years ago. A county declamatory contest will he held in the court house at Gandy May 28th. The contestants will bo divided into two classes, high school students and grade pupils. Tlio editor of tho Tryon Graphic broke his glasses last week and not being able to borrow any could not set thq type needed for his paper. At the annnual school meeting to bo held in Juno, tho peoplo of Wallace will discuss the proposition of Issuing bonds for a now school house. Ten or twelve Wallace residents wore in town Wdnesday attending as witnesses the Dancer-Bartmess contest case in tho U. S. land olllce. This con test Involves a homestead of 100 acres near Wallace, Dancer alleging that Bartmess had failed to establish resi dence upon tho land or to placo Im provements thereon. Read Horshoy's advertisement c a closing out sale in this Issu). Her sliey tho hardware man. 12tf Fine Plants. Tomatoes, Cabbago, Sweet Potatoes 50 cents per 100 postpaid. C. R. Shall Lexington, Neb, 29-8 City Council Proceedings. Tho cnu'uSI'imtic body mot in uus sioii Tuihy even'n; and th; (in.. subject considered was street drain age, a system of which It is evident wo need. City Engineer MeNamtira was instructed to "get busy" and evolve some plan whereby less water will rim through our streets or stand In low places and become stagnant. Tho recent explosion of n water tank called tho councllmen's attention to tho fact that tho then existing ordi nance relating to plumbora and plumb ing was uot Just what It should bo, and a now ordinance was Introduced. Tills now measure provides for a plumbing inspector whose duty It will bo to In spect all plumbing and it must bear his "O. K." A fee of $15 Is required for every plumber's llconso Issued, and any one uttomptlng to do plumbing without a ilenso will bo given over to tho keoplig of Sheriff Salisbury or something worse If such Is possible. Tho ordinance will bo published in pamphlet form so that ho who runs may read. There petitions were presented, ono for a sidewalk on tho north sido of Ninth street, nnothor that certain streets In tlio south part of tho town be opened, and still another that J. F, Ilinman bo given the right to put in street scale; in front of his proporty oir Locust street. Tho ilrst was re ferred to tlio proper committee, tho second to Engineer McNaniara and. across ino oiner was written "nix." The pollco forco complained that they had no way of answering the "distress slKnar," otherwise known as tho police alarm. They stated that thoy needed a tolephono booth so that they could easily, and quickly learn what husband wa3 culling Ills wifo, what wifo was using a rolling pin on her husband, or in what particular houso some thief was carrying off all tho movable proporty. under the sys tem now In uso, two much time elapses between tho alarm and tho ascertain ment of Uici trouble. The. matter was referred" to tho police cominitlue. Ono of tho oouncllmcn wnntcd to of fer a reward to Any one locating tho comnilttoo appointed to draft an or dinance or contract for street lighting. This commltteo was ap pointed several months ngo, but have not yet mado their report. It Is learn ed outside of official circles that tho committee has hold a number of mootlngs. have hold several confer ences with President Todd, of tho elec tric company, aro now about ready to report and will probably do so at the next meeting of tho council. F. W. Hanson presented his petition, application and bond for a plumbcr'H license ana it was granted. Claims on lite amounting to about $4,000 wero allowed, and tho following day a good part of tho sum was placed In local circulation. And then tho councllmen whistled "Homo, Sweet Home," In unison. Special terms on lots In Taylor's Addition and (iraceland Addition to close out tho balance. Monthly pay meiits of 1F5.00 to BIO."", Build a homo now while lumber Is cheap. JIOLLMAX & HEJ1ASTIAN, Hargalus In Homes, Seven Room Frame Houso with two full slxty-slx foot lots. Walks In front and around house. Good chick en houses and yards. Lots nil fenced and filled. Windmill on vacant lot with piping for watering wholo lot. Nlco lawn around house, and every thing In excollont shape. This 1b tho Frank Bretzer property on west 11th St. Prlco $2700.00 on easy terms. Flvo Room Houso with two full 60 ft. lots on N. Locust St. Barn for 4 head of horses. Nice lawn and largo trees. Electric lights. Everything In good condition. Price $2800,00. Seven Room, Two Story, frame houso on W. B. street. Lot and one-half of ground with house. Modem In every respect except heat, Largo barn witli cemont iloor,. Walks nil In, and ovorything In good condition,. In ono of tho nicest locations in tho south west part of tho city. Prlco $4000,00, Eight Room Houso with two full GO ft. lotB on west 7th St., being tho old Ryan proporty. Only four blocks out. If sold within tho next thirty days, $2500.00. Now Bungalow, 5 rooms on east 3rd St. Nlco basement and cellar. Nlco trees and lawn and ovorything in ex cellent condition. Ono of tho .nicest small homes In the city. $3000.00. Oood terms. Flvo Room Houso on west 9th St, Only six bloiks out and modern ojecopt heat, Corner lot with nlco trees and lawn. Certainly a bargain at $2200,00. V. F, TEMPLE, Agejit, Room 1, I. O. O, F, Dldg. J'liono Red 500, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Beclor. who had resided In Horshey for a number of years, havo moved to tills city. 8 Exclusive Agents. Office phono 241. Res. phono 217 L. C. DROST, Osteopathic Physician. ' North Platte, - - Nebraska. McDonald Hank Building. J. 11. REDFIELI). , PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Successor to HYSICIAN & SURGEONS HOSPITAL Drs. Redfiold & Redfiold Oillco Phono 642 Res. Phono 670 Hospital Phono Black 633. Houso Phono Black 633. V. T. PRITCHARD, Graduate Vctorlunriim Eight years a Government Veterinar ian. Hospital 218 south Locust St., one-half block southwost of tho Court House, Noith l'luttc, Neb. DERRYRERRY & FORBES, Licensed Embulmors Undertakers and Funeral Directors Day Phono 234. Night Phone Black 588.