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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
W. T. Green is spending this week
in Omaha on business.
Jerome Campbell left yesterday for
Hershey where he will be employed
for some time.
Miss Ida Harvey, of the Sutherland
teaching staff, spent the week end
with friends in this city. j
Mrs. George T. Field returned Sat
urday morning from an extended visit
in Dotrlot with relatives.
Percy Schott who has been employ-
ed in Omaha for several months is
spending a w eek here.
A. W. Plumer is transacting business Oman on east Fifth street was also
in Denver this week, having left for quarantined by reason of the exist
that city Saturday night. ! ence of scarlet fever.
Mrs Ada Lewis returned Sunday' Loose hay is being sold and doliv
evening from Council BluffsJCaftor cred in town at live dollars a ton at
bpending a week with her sister - which price there is little money for
Mrs, G. Phillips, of Keystone, who'"10 srer- , ,Baled is worth
visited friends for several days left "roud el? 1 dollars- A Period of co-
for home yesterday morning.
H. G. Somors, of Arthur and J. G.
Brown of Lewellcn, are among the
business visitors in town this week.
Mrs. C. It. Morey returned Saturday
evening from a visit with friend? in
tho central part of the state and at
Stapleton.
Frank Gassner, of the local shops, known throughout the county and has
is off duty on account of an injured excellent clerical ability,
foot which was caused by dropping a' j, t. Keefe spent the greater part
large casting on It. J of last week in Sioux City on legal
Messrs. Clabaugh and Weaver will business. He went there for the pur
give a dancing party at .the K. P. hall, pose.pf taking evidence in a case of
this evening. Good music and a good separation between husband and wife,
time is promised to all attendants. but when tho warring people met they
G. E. Winslow returned Saturday j concluded to kiss anil make up.
afternoon from Dickens whore he has John W. Fowler, living int Sellers
been superintending the building of a precinct, twelve miles southwest of
new school house for several weeks. town, filed yesterday for tho repub-
The Presbyterian ladies' aid society ' H,can n'" for county commls
will meet in the church basement , s f n the Third district, Mr.
Thursday afternoon, entertained by i fowler is one of the most progressive
Mesdames Fcnwick, Elder and AUen. , armors and stockgrowers in the ooun-
, ty and an excellent business man.
I will trade my equity In a property ,,...
worth $2500 In Banks' addition fo:- llvo County Superintendent Aileen Gantt
stock, farm Implements etc. $1200 In will leavo next Monday for Lincoln to
Building and Loan. G. II. Wilson, attend tho Forward Movement con-
night clerk U. P. depot. louti
Fred Pierson, of Sutherland, is
spending a few days here. He reports
tho condition of Mrs. Pierson, who re
cently submitted to soverul operations,
to be much improved.
Rev. Robert White, who went to
Central City, the latter part of last
week to visit his wifo and children
was detained there by the sickness in
tho family and could not return in
time for services Sunday.
Sarah Robekah lodge Xo. 10 will
meet In regular session Friday evening
at 7:30 In the I. O. 0. P.'liall. There
will bo initiation, after which a sp-'
cial hour wl l bo enjoyed and refresh-1
ments served AH members aro urged ;
to bo present and visiting Rebekahs
aro invited.
John McConnel, the cattle breeder,
of Somerset precinct, took a carload 1
of Polled Herefords to tho Denver cat- Applcntlon for Druggist Permit,
tlo show last week and had them en-
tored. They aro puro bred animals MaU(jr of AppllcatIoI1 of j, 0 Pat.
and will probably prove premium Sot-'tcrg(m for DruggIflt Pormlt
ters. He also took along a car of liogB NoUco ,g Here,jy Glyoni Umt j Q
which ho sold on that market. Patterson did upon tho 17th day of
Tho handsome store building at Pot-j January, A. D., 191C, fllo his applica
tor, erected last year by Dr. A. J. tion to tho City Council of North
Amos, formerly of this city, was par- Platte, Lincoln County, Xebraska for
tlally destroyed by fire Sunday night. permit to sell Malt, Spirituous and
Tho lower floor was occupied by a Vinous Liqulrs for medicinal and mo
drug store, in which tho Are origl-j chanical purposes only on or at 719
nated. Tho loss on tho drug stock Is ' North Loucust street, in tho city of
placed at $5,000, and the loss on tho North Platto, Lincoln County, Nobras
bulldlng at $4,000, with insurance on ' ka, from tho 1st day of Fobruary
both. W. II. C. Woodhurst received to tho 1st day of May, 1910.
a wiro yestorday from tho Insurance If thero Is no objection, roinon
companles to adjust tho loss, but as stranco or protests filed within two
ho is Just recovering from tho grippo weeks from January 18th, A. D 191C,
ho could not go yesterday but proba- said permit will bo granted,
bly will In n day or two. ' J. O, PATTERSON.
OLD
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9
Registered Optometrist
The Episcopal guild social will bo
held In the basement of the church
Thursday afternoon.
P. W. Hernilnghausen tiled yester
day for the democratic nomination for
county commissioner front the North
Platte district.
Wo understand the plan of forming
a drainage district in the valley has
been dropped by te projectors by roa
son of the strength of the opposition.
It is probable, that a smaller district
embracing lands owned by those who
favor drainage will be organized.
wanted Girl for general house-
work. Mrs. J. S. Slmms, Phone 3S.
a. J. Salisbury yesterday filed for
tlle republican nomination for sheriff,
Art's record as sheriff has been, so
satisfactory and he Is so popular thut
it wm do a mighty courageous man
who will contest either his nomination
or his election.
Tho residence of II. X. Getty on
south PInn w.th nnnrnnHnnil vratnnlnv
for smaU pox h,s dnughtor Hclcn
1 ing the victim. Tho homo of R. It.
iniuiiii uohi weainer may lenu lo au-
vance prices.
For Pure Jersey Milk, Phone 7S3F14,
and it will be delivered. 103tf
Arthur Ilonirlnnil lifiH film! !ia n nnn.
dWat0 f0p the ropubtoan nonilimtIon
fQr county c,opk at Aprllpri
mary. lie has been a resident of tho
j city for twenty-five years, is well
ferenco of county superintendents of
Xebraska schools, which begins there
January 2Gth and continues for several
days. Tills conference is to plan a
campaign of promotion for tho schools
of Xebraska and to devise ways and
means of placing them at tho head of
the column. Each superintendent will
be given a program of action for 191C
and will take into consideration tho
educational needs of tho schools In all
sections.
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Lincoln Highway Tonight
The Lincoln Highway picture film
will lin nlinivn nf tlin Tv"oit1i flila nvnn.
. . . n wmMlnrfllllv
lnteresUng fl 8h ag R do(jg
Bcones
San Franclsco. T)l0 a(lmlsslon
wll, ,)0 twonty cont8 for a(lulta and
ten cents for children,
SKLKCT DELEGATES TO
(I. 0. P.. STATE MEETING.
A number of republicans met Satur
day pursuant to a call Issued by Sec
retary Soudcr of the republican county
central committee for tho purpose of
selecting delegates to a state meeting
of republicans to be hold at Lincoln
Wednesday of this week. At thiststato
meeting dolcgates-at-largo to tho na
tional convention will bo nominated
and business pertaining to the pnrty
organization will bo transacted.
At tho meeting Saturday the follow
ing were named as dolcgates: W. V.
Hoagland, C. M. Haydon, C. A. Llston,
S. C. Wills, L. Carpenter, C. A. Sibley,
G. S. Thompson, Scott Reynolds, D.
Johuson, J. W. Fetter, J. W. Green,
W. II. C. Woodhurst. C. L. Country
man, O. A. Bacon, I. B. Bostwick,
Dave Love, Frank Hoy, D. E. Martin,
I. L. Bare, A. P. Kelly, W. T. Wilcox,
O. E. Elder, John Fowler, W II. Ing
los, A. J. Salisbury, Frank Cokor,
C. E. King. E. K. Soudor, J. L. Hardin
and P. L. New.
It is not known Just how many of
the delegates will go, but It Is prob
able that Lincoln county will bo fair
ly well represented.
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790 Employes Receive Checks.
Yesterday was Union Pacific pay
day and seven hundred and ninety
checks were received for disburse-
to North Platte employes. Two hun
dred and eighty of these were for
employes of the shops, round house
and car repair department and totaled
$22,000. The remaining fivo hundred
and ten were for engine and train men,
yard and stntion employes and track
hands, and aro issued through Station
Agent Bullnrd. Tho total of these
latter checks could not bo ascertained
yestorday, but probably not less than
$55,000 to $C0,000. Among them were a
number of engineers' checks exceed
ing $200 each. It Is safe to say that
the total paid out at North Platte yes
terday was not short of eighty thous
and dollars. That's quite a bunch of
money.
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' The New Passenger Rates.
Effective last Saturday a new tariff
rato from Nebraska .towns to points
outside the state went into effect. The
now rato does not effect passage from
one point In tho state to another with
in the state, but If you go to Chicago
from North Platte you will pay $18.82,
whereas the old rate was $15.75; tho
old rate to Denver was $7.57, tho new
rate $7.87; if you go to Kansas City
it will cost you $11.G8, wheras the
you formerly paid $8.88. To Cheyenne,
however, tho rate has been lowered
from $C07 to' $5.88.
Enters Thlrty-first Year.
With this issue The Tribune enters
its thirty-first year. L. A. Stevens be
gan its publication In January, 18S5
In June, 1885, the present publisher
purchased a half interest and in tho
spring of 1891 bought Mr. Stevens in
terest and has since continued as pub
Usher. In the same year it was chan
ged from a weekly to a semi-weekly
paper.
It started with a subscription list
of about 700, and of this number near
ly one-half are still regular readers.
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Buys Another Paper
A. V. Wortman, who recently pur
chased the Hebron Champion, wrltci
that ho has contracted to purchas
another paper in that town and will
consolidate the two. Ho further says
that Everett Kendall, reporter for tho
Dally Telegraph, will becomo assocl
ated with him and thnt tho two will
publish a real paper. Both Wortman
and Kendall are active young men, and
have tho ability to succeed In the
newspaper game.
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Harriet Dixon Dislocates Dip.
Harry Dixon left. Saturday for Grin
noli, Iowa, on receipt of word that his
daughter Harriot, who Is attending
Grlnnell college, had fallen nnd dis
located a hip. Tho accident occurred
Thursday when she stoped on a piece
of ico whilo crossing tho campus nnd
foil in such a manner ns to causo tho
Injury.
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Dr. Fonda Recovering
Mrs. J. II. Fonda writes from Chica
go that her son Dr. Everett Fonda is
now out of dnngor. An operation for
appendicitis had been porformed and
he was getting along well when ho
suffered a rolapso and Mrs. Fonda
wont to Chicago. Shortly after her
arrival ho began Improving.
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Cutting Second Crop of Ice.
Tho second crop of lco on tho Union
Pacific lako east of town Is now being
cut and shipped to tho local Ico hou
sos. Thet first cutting yielded about
15,000 tons; this second crop wiM bo
about tho samo tonnago. Tho Ico Is
about twelve inches thick.
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.WcNuiimni Recovering.
City Englnoor C J McNamnra, of
this city, wns oporatcd upon for np
pondlcitis at an Omaha hospital last
Thursday. A canl from Mrs. Me
Namara states that ho is getting nlong
nicely. It will be several weeks, how
ever, before ho will bo able to return
home.
In order lo avoid carrying over our slock of Ladies' Coals
we have divided them into three lots as follows:
Lot 1. All of our Ladies' Cloth and Ordinary
Coats in medium and cheaper grades, your choice
Lot 2. Ladies' finer cloth and Corduroy Coals
including several Wooltex Garments, your choice
Lot 3. Our finest quality wool and Corduroy Coats the highest
grade Garments shown in North Platte, your d! A Q
choice - J.iW&0
These goods will be sold al this price beginning Salurday,
and continue until Feb. 1st. Winter is just vbeginning in earnest
and you will get lots of good out of a new coat. These prices
are such that you can't aflord lo do without one.
SOCIETY A3fl) CLUBS.
Mrs. Ella Huxoll, will entertain tho
Nfvltn club tomorrow afternoon.
The M. M. M. club will meet with
Mrs. Leslie Baskins Friday afternoon.
Tho B. P. O. Elks will hold a social
dance at their hall Thursday evening.
The Indian card club will meet with
Mrs. G. T. Field Wednesday afternoon.
Airs. James Dorram will entertain
tho members of the J. F. F. club Tues
day afternoon, Jan. 25th.
Misses Inna Johnston and Lucille
McFarland will" entertain the T111I
kum Girls' club tomorrow evening at
tho homo of tho latter.
Miss Edith Wondeborn was hostess
to tho Lutheran Girls' club Friday!
evening. Tho young ladies spent tho
evening in kensington work after
which the hostess served a nice lunch.
Tho Entre Nous Club mooting which
was to be held at tho home of Mrs.
W. B. Brown on east Sixth streea to-,
morrow afternoon has been postponed.
for two weeks on acount of tho death
of Mrs. Moody's mother.
Prof. Redcnbaugh's class of Presby
terian young men and Mrs. Edward
Ogler's class of young ladles wcro en
tertained at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Win. Shuman Friday evening. Inter
esting games wcro played and nicely
prepared lunch served.
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Fire Department liiiiiquct
Tho members of tho North Platto
Flro Department to tho number of CO
will hold a banquet at tho Vlcnni 1
Cafo Tuesday ovening of next week and
will have as their guests tho city of
ficials. A splendid menu has been
prepared and the toast list includes
somo of tho best spcll-blndcrs and
story tellers in town. Tho flro hoyf ,
aro looking forward to an evening'
that promises to ho replete with pleas
ure. ::o::
Prank Kiickn Injured
Frank Facka, who lives seven miles
from this cty was injured In a runa
way near his homo tho latter part of
last week. Whilo returning homo his
team became frightened by a dog
which blocked tho roadway and caused
thorn to overturn tho wagon, catching
Mr. Facka In such a manner as to
crush sovoral ribs. Ho will bo con
fined to the house for somo time.
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For County Commissioner
I respectfully announco myself as a
candldnto for tho republican nomina
tion for county commissioner for tho
Third Commissioner District, subject
to tho decision of tho voters at tho
primary olectlon April 18th. My homo
Is In Sellers precinct.
JOHN W. FOWLER.
13e Per Pound
For Hides
IF NOT FROZEN.
$8 Per Tom for
Bones.
North Platte Jurik House
Lock's Old Barn.
Final Clean
OF
Ladies' Coats
Depart
ment
Drow Lino at Indians.
At u recent gathering of life Insur
ance men one of tho old timers exhib
ited a copy of a permit which bad
been attached to a policy issued by tho
Mutual Life In 1SGS. This penult read:
"Tho within assured has permission
to reside In any settled part of tho
states of California, Nevada, Oregon
or Washington territory and whilo so
residing to make trips (as n passenger
only) on' first class steamers plying be
tween the ports of Washington terri
tory, tho states of California and Ore
gon and tho Sandwich Islands mid to
proceed to anil return in llko manner.,
or by public eonveynnco overland.
"Provided that written notice be
given by the assured whenever any
trip to tho Sandwich Islands or to tho
Atlantic states is undertaken, to tho
general agent of tho company at San
Francisco, Cai., and provided also that
on the overland routo tho said assured
to take his own risk by deatli from
hostlla Indians." Wall Street Journal.
Courage and Courtesy.
It Is recorded of General Sheridan
that ho was onco asked who, In his
opinion, was tho most rcllablo of tho
corps commanders, nnd ho unhesltnt-
lngly answered GcnernlyUnncock.
said, "if I wailted "iff mnn to
Ho
stay
where I put hlni, if I located him at
night nnd wanted to find him right
there in tho morning, I'd select linn
cock." And then further Sheridan
said:
"For genuine politeness nnd gcntlo
regard for women Hancock was in
comparable. If Mrs. Hancock camo
Into his room twenty times In half
an liour ho would always stand up."
There is a compliment indeed. The
bravest commander wns the most
courteous to women, and, what was
best of all, ho Included bin own wifo
among tho objects of his courtesy
That is something mnny men forget
they nre courteous to all women ex
cept to their own wives. Ohio Stato
Journal.
Original of Falstnff.
Sir John Fastolf was tho original of
Klinl:iutin!irfa lnlfilnff mill tn lil iliiv
was a continual butt for tho Jests of j
the town and borough of Southw.irk.
Though ho had fought at Aglncourt, I
when Jack Cado Invaded tho borough
lie showed great cowardice. When
Cado was yet somo way off Fastolf had
armed nnd fortified his house nnd gar
risoned it with veterans of tho French
wnrs. On tho urrivnl of Cade, how
over, bo withdrew his garrison and fled
to tho Tower, leaving his neighbors to
tho mercy of tho rebels. Fastolf's mat
rimonial adventures seem nlso to havo
been another source of unpopularity,
for, having married a widow named
Scrope, ho seized her property and kept
his stepson out of his Inherltnnco dur
ing his own lifetime. London News.
M
oney to Loa
ON FARMS AND RANCHES
Lowest Ratco and Best Terms.
Plenty of Money on hand to Close
Loans Promptly.
Buchanan & Patterson
Up
$6.48
Store.
Explosion on Submarine
Four men wore killed and ton oth
ers Injured, fivo of them dangerously,
In an explosion which occurred Sat
urday afternoon on tho submarlno E-2,
whilo tho crnft wns undergoing re
pnir in dry dock at the New York navy
yard. -One of the men killed was an
enlisted electrician and tho other three
civilian workers. At least three of tho
ten now in the hospitals aro not ex
pected to live. The cause of tho ex
plosion Is being Investigated.
KurliHI Candidate for Vice President.
Elmer J. Burkett, of Lincoln, for-
I mer United States senator, has an-
! twilltw.rwl liln mittillilmit. f. Hw niii.t..
Ilcan nomination for vico president of
tho United States. In his nnnouce
ment ho says ho hopes to becomo the
candidate of tho western half of tho
country, nnd efforts will bo made to
have the western stntes support him.
Mr. Burkett served six years lis a
congressman from tho First Nebras
ka district, and an eiiual period as
United States senator. Ho Is regard
ed as a strong mnn.
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Miss Hilda Anderson Is off duty a
tho county judge's office this week on
account of Illness.
Do you sco the point? Tho girl
means you. .Aro YOU insured? Slio
I s all right you can toll Hint hy her
happy contoncd look. .But how about
you? Aro YOU contented in tho samo
way? Suppose anything should happen
to you today, tomorrow, or the day
after, how would your family faro?
Aro .thoy .protected .from .poverty
should you die suddenly? If not, it
is time you thought about it. Let ns
wrllo you a policy now.
C. F. TEMPLE,
Room 1, I. O. O. F. Bldg.
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