lie
Wxt Hoi'th
THIRTIETH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., DECEMBER 28, 1915.
No. 99
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr. A. J. Anios, of Potter, 1b spend
ing a iow uays uuru.
TUo city council will meet this ev
ening to opem the bids for the park
"bonds.
Mrs. E. N. Ogler, will eutertaln the
Et-A-Vlrp club Tuesday afternoon of
next week.
Miss Villa Whltaker loft a fow days
ago for Central City to visit her sister,
Mrs. Edgar Schiller.
Miss Edith Rlggs of Chappoll, came
a few days ago to spend two weeks
at the home of h'er brother.
Rev. and Mrs. 13. A. Cram and fam
ily have gone to Western, Nob., to visit
relatives for a week or more.
Mrs, C. L. Stuart of Grand Island,
fnrmnrlv nf this cltv. left laBt oveninc
after visiting her mother, Mrs. Owens,
for ten days.
One-Tenth off on Groceries at "Wil
cox Department Store.
Mrs. Allison Wilcox is confined to
the house with a severe attack of
grippe at tho home of her mother Mrs.
J. W. Payne.
Mrs. Orra Sailor, who recently Bub
mitted to an operation at tho City hos
pital, returned to her homo the latter
part of last week.
Freeman Hansen, of Council Bluffs,
came the latter part of last week to
make an extended visit with his grand
mother, Mrs. Emma Pulvcr.
Mrs. W. A. Buchfinck and son re
turned today from Grand Island where
they visited last week with the form
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gorham.
Money to loan on Ileal Estate by
BltATT & GOODMAN.
F. A. May, commercial manager of
the Nebraska Telephone Co., and Wil
liam Butt, an assistant, are spending
a few days hero on business at tho
local office.
.TESSUr GIYES TALK ON
DRAINAGE PROPOSITION
Wanted Girl or elderly woman for
general housework in small family
Good wages to right party. Apply at
this office or send application td P. Q.
box 394, city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shuman and
daughter Dorothy left last night for
nmnim to snend several days. Mr
Shuman will attend the bar associa
tion. He is a member of the legisla;
tlve committee of the association.
Don't forget that sale at Wilcox De
partment Store.
MissMargharetta Burke, daughter of
Mr. and arid- Mrs. Chas. Burke, form
erly of this city, will be married Jan
uary 5th to Walter Charles Kloop, a
Texas ranchman. They will be at home
at Muleshoe. Texas, after February
first.
For Rent Rooms for light house
keeping. Inquire at this office.
Friends in town have received word
of the death of John Lambert at
Grand Island. Mr. Lambert had beon
in the employ of the Union Pacific as
engineer for many years, but had been
retired. He was at ono time a rest
dent of this city. Death was due to
pneumonia. -
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Sails
bury arrested Edward Jacobs, who
has been wanted by the officers at
Carrollton, Mo., for several months on
a chargo of forgery. Jacobs forged
two checks, one for ten and another
for twenty dollars in that city after
which ho disappeared. Sheriff Sails
bury recognized him from a picture
and desciptlon which was sent hero
some timo ago.
Tho C. W. B. M. auxiliary of the
rhristlim church will give an open
Saturday afternoon from
to 5 o'clock at the homo of Mrs. E. M.
Smith, to which tho public Is invited.
The auxialary is very anxious to raise
a certain amount toward tho support
of a worthy girl through tho Mission
school next year, so your prosenco at
this reception any tlmo between tho
hours named will bo apreciated. Como
and bring some ono with you. if It is
husband, brother, or sweetheart.
nnp-Fifth off on Shoes at Wilcox
Department Store.
Tho Central City Nonpareil of last
week d'ovotes nearly a column in dos
crlbing tho new fixtures recently in
stalled by Edgar Schiller, formorly of
this city. In tho drug store ho lately
Tinrchased In that town. In concslud-
inc tho article tho Nonpareil says
"Mr. Schiller has boon In business
In Central City, only threo months and
is i.niiriinp- nn fa. fliTo trade. Ho Is
IprogrcsBlvo In his ideas, courteous
and accommodating, ana won acsorv
ing of tho liberal patronage that Is
Advocates of tho drainage district
who are conducting a campaign of
education on tho subject, held a meet
ing at the Farmers' Exchango InBt
evening. Nearly ono hundred wcro
present, and with the exception of a
half dozen they wcro owners of tho
land within ithe proposed district.
Practically all thoso who attended tho
opposition meeting in tho afternoon
ore present at the evening meeting.
Chas. Lawrence presided as chair
man and tho early part of tho evening
was devoted to remarks by J. G. Beel
er on tho legal phases of tho drainage
proposition and answering questions
fired at him by tho opposition.
Engineer Jessup was Introduced by
tho chairman and for about an hour
poke on drainage under tho heads of
its need, tho results, the benefits that
would accrue from thorough drain
ago in, tho proposed district, and tho
cost of tho ditch. ,
Mr. Jessup made It clear that he had
no personal interest in tho proposed
ditch. Ho Is an employo of tho gov
ernment and at tho solicitation of men
Interested ho had been sent hero to
Investigate conditions and If a ditch
was feasible to mako an estimate of tho
approximate cost. Ho found that
three-fourths of tho land was practic
ally non-productivo by icason of be
ing water soaked, that it was possible
to construct a ditch at what ho con
sidered a reasonable tax per acre, and
that as to the benefits derived there
was no question in his mind. Ho gave
instances where land had been re
claimed through drainage and said
that sooner or later all Irrigated land
must be drained. He said in Colorado
alone 1,000,000 acres of land once un
der irrigation had become practically
non-productive and tho only method
of again making it productive waa ,by
drainage. Ho pointed but that: thous
ands of acres of land in the valley
now renting for not moro more than a
dollar per acre, would if properly
drained rent for six or eight dollars
per acre. This being true, he sub
mitted to his hearers if it was not a
good business proposition td Invest1
thirteen dollars per acre in having it
drained. If land now in wild hay
bringing a revenue of one dollar per
acre, would produce aTevenuo of
twenty dollars from sugar tyeets. after
drainage, certainly the drainage1 cost
would prove a wise investment.
Following his talk Mr. Jessup ans
wered many questions that wore asked
him, some of which were portlnGnt
while others were scarcely worthy of
consideration, yet ho freely and fully
answered all.
START NOW
IT DOES NOT MATTER
Whatever yoiu income is, you can now
save a part of it "the Thrift Way."
Any amount, from $5-00 to $500 can be
secured during tho next fifty weeks. You
can have almost any sum of money you
want for Christmas next year.
THERE ARE 16 PLANS
You may start with as little as one cent
the first weolc, or as much as $10.00.
You may increase your deposit a few
cents each week, or start with the larger
payments first and gradually reduce them to
a few cents each week.
The Thrift Christmas Club
THE MANY PRIVILEGES
There are no dues to pay no cost to
join. You may take out as many member
ship cards as you like for any amounts
desired.
Make the small, deposits each week, or
for several weeks dn advance. Two weeks
before next Christmas you will get a check
for all you have saved, plus 3 per cent
interest.
You will never miss the small sums you
lay aside in your Thrift Fund.
Your enrd is rendy for you.
EVERYBODY IS INVITED
To become a member of the Thrift
Christmas Club. There is no one who can
not benefit from having a Thrift account.
Simply decide how much you wish to save
for Christmas or for any other purpose.
Then come to the bank and ask tho teller
to show you the many plans by which you
can accomplish this purpose.
Come In and ask' for it
McDonald State Bank,
North Platte, Nebr,
"THE BANK BEHIND THE THRIFT MOVEMENT."
KKWOIll)
1VH1 bo paid for Information leading
to arrest and conviction of parties
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Miss Irma McMichaol spent tho week
caught stealing plumbing or electric emi with relatives In Wellfloet
light fixtures from properties bearing
our "for rent" cards.
BltATT & GOODMAN.
Weather forecast for North Platte
and vicinity: Unsettled tonight anuj
Wednesday; proably snow; warmer
tonight. Colder Wednesday forenoon
rJnd evening. Highest .emporalturo'
yesterday 22, a year ago 19; lowest
Mrs. Don Roborts returned yester
day afternoon from Cheyenne, after a
weok's visit with relatives.
Mrs. Georgo Langlols, of Omaha,
formerly of this city, came last week
to visit her (mother, Mrs. Charles,
Perkins.
Roy Ames of tho Curtis agricultural
school, camo tho lattor part of last
week to visit Dr Mario Ames during
last night 1, a year ago G,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Georgo Shlndle, tho holidays.
of Cheyenne, who wcro marncu at biu- w c McDormott left this morning
ney last week, are visiting tho lorm- f Grand Island to spond a fow days,
er's grandparents Mr . and Mrs. Geo. MrfJ McDormott has been thoro for
Ico on tho Union Pacific lako cast
of town was reported eight inches
thick yesterday. Fourteen inches Is
tho desired thickness. Al Tift will
again put up tho Ice.
One-Fifth off on Dry Goods at Wil
cox Department Store.
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
McDonald
afternoon
December 13, 1915.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Hormlnglmusen, Springer.
White and county clork.
Claims allowed on general fund:
C C Hupfor, meals for Jurrors,
$57.55.
Mrs Lemon, meals for Jurors, $22.75.
Henry Litts, repairs, $1.95.
Emma Pulvcr. caro county poor.
$323.
Graco A. Dolly, damages on road
One-Tenth Off on Groceries
Rose. Mrs. Shindlo was farmerly Miss BOVoral ,jaySi
nimlvH Tinift finrnlto. nf fillOVOnnc.
Charles Strauss, o tho
Georgo W. Ilendrick lato of Bill- Bank. rotUrned Sunday
Ings, Mont., who visited Mr. and Mrs. from T. ontrtnn. whero ho snont tho c53, $118.35
W. J. Tlley last week, left Friday oven- ,nH. ,.. nf 1nHt ,VPR, I A. B. Hoagland, services, $C9.50.
Intr for (Jrantl lsiana 10 engage m
Yeoman work. ,
One-Fifth off on Furs at Wilcox De
partmont Store.
Mrs. Albert Muldoon was called to
Rockwell, Iowa, last week by tho Ill
ness of her mothor, and word received
Sunday stated that death had onsued
Saturday night.
Miss Roso Roscndahl returned to
Gothenburg tho latter part or last
week after a visit with hor sister Mrs.
Charles McNeal of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ahorns, of
Sidney wore hero last week, enrouto
to Omaha to visit tho latter's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Nels" Hammer.
Miss Hattlo Nolson , of Gothenburg,
who waa tho guest of local friends has
gono home.
Eugene Dolanoy loft a fow days ago
for Gothenburg to visit frjonds and
relatives.
D. B. White, sorvlces and mileage,
$40.10.
E. II. Springer, services and mile
age, $G0.90.
F. W. HerminghauBcn. services and
niiloago. $54.40.
On commisionor districts:
David Scott, hauling sand, district
1, $23.75.
W.S. Moort & Sons, dralnago ditch
district 1, $300. ,
Wm. Potor, making test wolls,
Sutherland brldgo on (bridgo fund.
$50.
J. F. Snydor, road woilc, district 32,
$G9.
"Whereupon tho Board adjourns until
December 20, 1915.
C. W. YOST, County Clerk.
Dccembor 20, 1915.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present HormlnghnuBen Sprlngor,
Whlto and county clerk.
Claims alowed on general fund:
TOR KENT
Houses, farms, hay and other lands.
Storage space and safo deposit boxes,
. BEATT & G00D3IAN.
Beginning December 27th and closing January 13lh we
will give a discount of one-tenth off of every article carried in
our grocery stock except Butter and Eggs. The goods will be
sold to you at regular prices and one-tenth deducted from your
bill. This discount does not apply to case prices on goods but
to the regular broken slock. This is an unusual opportunity to
save on the most staple things you buy, so get busy.
Wilcox Department
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
Store,
Howo & Maloney caskets for county
paupers. $1G0.
Hamond & Stophons Co., supplies,
throe claims, $21.09.
Hamdnd & Stophcnn Co.. supplies Co.
Supt., $89.82.
W. It. Maloney, sorvlces as coroner,
two claims, $50.
I. L. Baro. printing, $92.50,
W. V. Hoagland, services, state vs.
Bcatty et al, $300.
D. A. Rundstrom, medical services
county poor, threo claims, $104.
E. C. Hoatetetter, bridge Work,
$2G.70.
John Remus, road work, district 14,
$30.
W. D. Waldo, grading, commissioner
district 3, $336.44.
Smith Bros., fill nt Medlclno Creek
bridge, on commissioner district 3,
$281.50.
Tho board ugrees to glvo tho several
parties making a dralnago ditch on.
tho south sido of road No. 1G, begin
ning at tho northwest corner of Sec.
24, T. 14, R. 32 and running east ono
mllo, tho sum of $217.50, divided as
follows: on commisionor district 3,
$150, and district 1, $G7.50.
Tho county treasurer is horby au
thorized to correct tho 1914 personal
tax of Ed Walker from an assosBed
valuation of $2G5 to $100 on account of
excessive assessment.
Whoreupon tho board adjourns until
tomorow.
O. W. YOST, County Clork.
Card of Thanks.
.Wo wish to express our alnccro
thanks to our any frlonds and neigh
bors for tholr sympathy and assist
ance during tho llfo and at tho timo of
tho death and funeral of our mother,
MraJ. Sarah Hughes. Also for tho
many beauttful floral offerings.
A. W. HUGHES and FAMILY.
Furs Wanted
Bring In your furs to us. Wo will
pay you the highest prlco. Don't ship
thorn until you soo us.
NORTH PLATTE JUNK HOUSE.
accorded him."
