A WORD ABOUT PERSONAL SERVICE
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"NOUR purchase of a watch or a diamond,
of silver tableware or personal jewelry,
wjII be much more satisfactory if
your choice is guided by expert
advice.
We lire nlwnya glad to help our patrons
with suggestions, to give them the benefit
of our years of experience.
this service costs
nothing, but odds
Immeasurably to
your satisfaction.
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Jowolcr-Optlcian
DR. 0. II. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
Office over tho McDonald
State Bunk.
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CITY AND COtJflTY NEWS.
W. Christie Adams has returned
from a visit with friends in Omaha.
Mrs. Asa Snow left Saturday morn
ing for Goring to spend several weeks.
Miss Anita Allowio, of Omaha, left
Thursday ufter a visit with Miss Hazel
Smith.
L. C. Hansen and sdn Freeman left
the latter part of last week forCouncll
Bluffs.
Miss Gertrude Nelson, of Ogalalla,
visited her sister Mrs. Hunt here last
week.
Percy Sanders and sister, who visit
ed tlio Rlstlne family in Gothenburg,
have returned home.
Mrs. Edward Adams Who .visited at
the Pulver home last week, has re
turned to Grand Island.
Mrs. J. R. McWilliaras and son Wal
lace went to Ogalalla Sunday,, to visit
relatives for.a week. vK,
Clean Up Sale, of all Wool Stilts. All
our suits formerly sold up to $17.50
now $10.00. BLOCK'S.
Tho Senior class of tho local high
school will hold a picnic in the lillls
south of town tomorow.
Mrs. Hazel Scott left tho latter part
of" last week 'for- Omaha"-vhero she
will make her future home.
Miss Tlllio Johnston, of Ogalalla,
formerly of this city, is visiting this
week with Mrs. James Danze.
The higli school glee clubs will give
a concert at Horshey Friday evening
and at Cozad Saturday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Murpliy left Saturday
morning for Wisner to visit Miss Mary
Carroll, formerly of this city.
Miss Hazel Hainline,, who visited at
the Pulver home last 'week, has re
turned to her homo in Grand Island.
Harry Doran, of Burwoll, is ex
pected here today and will be married
tomorrow to Miss Jessamine Flynn.
Clean Up Suit Sale, all Wool Suits
formerly priced up to $23.50 now go
ing at $15.00. BLOCK'S.
Tho graduation exercises of the
eighth grades will bo hold at the Keith
theatre Saturday afternoon, May 27th.
Tho Tilllkum Glrl,'s cfub held a
social and business meeting in tho
basement of the Episcopal church last
evening.
MisH Edna WoodJing, of Kansas
City, Is expected here shortly to visit
her brother W. C. Woodring for a
. fortnight.
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For Sale Chenp.
Two houses, lot and barn at 1005
nortli Locust street, also 101 acres
of hay land to lease. Write T. B. Mc
Govern, 271G Franklin street," Omaha
Neb., 294
The Man With A
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You can't persuade the busy business man,
progressive fann,er, or thrifty railroad man with
a bank account to go back to the old way of
carrying his money around with him.
He now deposits his money and checks, as he
receives them, in the bank and pays his bills by
giving his check on his bank account.
If you haven't already started a bank account,
you don't know what you are missing. Start
now and get the benefit of the many advantages
offered the "man with a bank account."
McDonald State Bank.
North Platte, Nebraska.
The Bank Behind The Thrift Movement.
J. W. Lanham, of Stromsburg, who
had been visiting with her daughter
Mrs. L. E. Toole returned homo Satur
day morning.
John Sellasan and family of Lara
mie, who wore guests of tho Fred
erlckson family for two weeks, left
Saturday morning.
Miss Harriett Dixon, who has' been
attending college In Grlnnell, In., is
expected tQ return home the latter
part of this month.
Optometry can't give you new eyes,
but it can bring your present ones to
tho highest efficiency. Harry Dixon,
Jeweler & Optometrist
Miss Maude Ericcson of Sutherland,
and Mabel Ericcson, of Boulder, Colo.,
HrrlveH hero Sat,UTday morning to
visit with Mrs. L. E. Toole.
Mrs. Harry Henckle, of Montpeller,
Idaho, Who was tho guest of Mr. and
Mrs. H. P. Henckle, left Friday af
ternoon for St. Louis.
City Property to Trade for Farm
Land. Address postofflco box 617. tf
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Buckley, of- Om
aha, arrived hero by auto Friday ev
ening and the former has assumed IiIb
duties -with Bratt, Goodman & Buck
ley. Mrs. Margaret Wilson, who recently
sustained a broken ankle in an auto
necident and has been taking treat
ment at the North Platte General hos
pital, is getting along nicely.
A wonderful new T)arltone Binger
is. announced this month by tho Graf
anola Company. Louis Graveure sings
"Mary" and "My Dreams" with won
derful expression. Dixon the Jeweler.
For Farm Loans see or write Gene
Crook, room 3,' Waltemath building,
North1 Platte. 4uf
R. D. Hart and Guy Russoll were
fined one dollar each and costs in
Justice Sullivan's court Tliursday af
ter being found guilty of cutting down
twenty cedar trees on the farm of
J. R. Russell. The case was appealed
to a higher court by tho defendants.
The Harrison Sun relates that 10
cars of cattle wore shipped from Om
aha and North Platte to Harrison re
cently tho trip occupying about one
day, and that 35 calves were born on
the train. Only one of tho cattle died
out of tlie 238 shipped. Lexington
Clipper.
Wo must make room for our sum
mer stock which is arriving dally. We
have therefore placed on sale tlio on
tiro stock of spring suits which for
merly sold from $15.00 to $37.50 at
$10.00, $15.00 and $20.00. BLOCK'S.
Tone is the ono quality you consider
In the purchase of a piano, violin, or
mandolin. You should use tho same
care in selecting a talking machine
Tono is tho one point in 'which tho
Grafanolas excell all others. We are
anxious to demonstrate to your satis
faction. Dixon, tho Jeweler.
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Bids Wauled.
Bids are asked on the Meyers prop
erty at 402 east Sixth street, consist
ing of lot and 5 room house, tho
houses and lots at 415 and 423 cast
Eighth street, each of the latter two
houses having three rooms. Address
T. G. Rowley, North Platte, Neeb.
Route 3. 31-3
Bank Account
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THE U. 1. WILL ItKDUCE
FREIGHT KATE OX KRICK
C. J. Lane, general freight agent
of the Union Pacific, was In town
Saturday audi while hero Informed
Mayor Evans that the company had
decided to make a reduction on tho
freight tariff on paving brick from
Kearney to .North Platte These pav
ing brick are made In Kansas and
reach tlio Union Pacific at Kearney
and from that point to Nortli Platte
tho local rate 'Of flvo cents a hundred
pounds applies. Tho Union Pacific,
which bears quite a portion of tho
paving expense, considers tho reduc
tion a mutual transaction between It
self and the city, and will make the
rato three and one-half cents.
It is estimated that to pavo tho
created) district will: require seven
thousand tons of brick, and tho saving
to the city and property owners on the
freight reduction will be about $2,100.
For tills saving wo havo Mayor
Evans to thank for it was upon his
dnitiatlvo that the reduction was mado.
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Bartholomew Will Kcturn.
Harry L. Bartholomew, a former
resident of North Platte is now a first
class fireman on tho battleship Texas,
which has but recently returned from
Cuba to tho Brooklyn navy yard. In
a lengthy letter to Tho Tribune lie
confesses ho did not treat some people
In North Platte tho way they should
have been treated financially, but that
ho Is saving his money and when his
term of enlistment expires ho Is com
ing back to Nortli Platte, square up
with everybody and begin life anow.
He says ho has found no place he
likes so well as North Platte.
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Official Changes.
V. A. Wirt, former trainmaster at
this terminal who was transferred to
a similar position at Omaha, has been
appointed assistant superintendent of
tho Kansas division with headquarters
at Kansas City. Trainmaster Vic An
derson, of Grand Island, succeeds
Wirt at Omaha, and Chlof Dispatcher
Geo. A. Zontmoyor, of this city lias
been promoted to trainmaster at
Grand Island. V. W. Cummlngs be
comes chief dispatcher at tho local
office. Congratulations aro extended to
all these "boys" on their promotion.
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For Kent
Sulto of four rooms, over Huffman's
Cignr Store. Soo Huffman. 32-2
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Celebrate Xlncty-Sovcnth Anniversary
Tho 'Iiebekah Degree lodgo and tho
I. O. O. F. hold a Joint meeting Thurs
day evening to colobrato tho nlncty
Bovonth nnnlvorsary of tho organiza
tion of Odd Fellowship. An appro
priate program of music and read
ings was rendered nnd a banquet
served. About ono hundred and fif
ty wore present.
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Hnuly Is Still Wet.
Tho Tribuno stated Friday that
Brady would bo a dry town this year.
This was erronoous. Mr. Yartor had
closed his place Monday and Tuesday
In order to perfect his application for
a Hcenso nnd this was responsible for
a report reaching hero that ho would
not tako out a Hcenso. Tho saloon
oponed Wednesday nnd Is said to bo
doing a good business.
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NOTICE
Any ono wanting Ico call on Joo
Spies, tho Mold lc man, or phono
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Julius Plzer returned Saturday
from a week's business visit In Grand
Island, Lincoln and Omaha.
During this time we will give you special
prices on all of our Ladies9 Wool
Suits. We have divided the suits
into four lots as follows:
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LOT 1 LOT 2
$19.98 I $14.48
LOT 3 LOT 4
$9.98 1 $4.98
We have a very good assortment of colors and sizes, but
if you want your choice you will have to act quickly.
Wilcox Department Store
OGALALLA KUSIXESS 31 EX
WILL VISIT THIS CITY.
, While enrouto to North Plntto Sec
retary Fisher, of the Chamber of Com
merce, stopped over in Ogalalla for
a short time, visited the officers of the
commercial club and invited them to
visit North Platte. This invitation
was well received nnd will bo accept
ed In tho near future. Arrangements
will bo mado to send down a delega
tion of seventy-five or a hundred of
tho Ogalalla boosters, and thoy will
bo entertained by a visit to the stuto
farm, an inspection of tho several hos
pitals and visits to tho business
houses. Luncheon will bo served and
every effort mado to pleasantly enter
tain the visitors.
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Students Please Hlr Audience.
Th6 concert by tho boys' and girls'
gleo clubs of tlio high school Friday
evening was acorded a patronage that
.filled the seating capacity of tho uu
dltorlum. Without going into details,
the entertainment can bo summed up
as splendid; the selections by both
clubs bcjlng heartily rocoived and on
ooro after oncorp was given Jn fact It
was fortunate that their fund of songs
wore so strong and that thoy were
enabled to glvo a difforent selection
upon each recall. Miss Dorothy Illn
man gave threo readings that wcro
good, and tlio evening closed with a
clover blnck-fnco comedy In which a
dozen girls took part. In this closing
stunt tho girls wcro woll costumed,
and were tho girls who rendered a
Chinese song. Taken as a whole, tho
big audlonco was exceptionally woll
pleased with tho evening's entcrtnln
ment and North Platto audiences are
critical.
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Kcceivcs 3Iednl
Co. Supt. Allcon Gantt received a
communication from A. G. Kittell, ed
itor of the Nebraska Farm Journal
In which ho enclosed a gold medal and
certificate of achievement for Eugeno
Johnson of Hershoy, Neb., winner of
tho Nebraska boys' and girls' club
work. ,
The medal and cortlflcnto woro
given by tho Journal and sent to Miss
Gantt at the suggestion of tho Ex
tension Service of tho College of Agrl-
culturejn charge of the contests. Tho
county .'superintendent In each county
is designated ns tho county leader In
tho club work and their signature Is
attached to tho certificate.
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3IAKE OFFER
On material on old Front Street
linrn Site, must no sold.
IIRATT, GOODJIAX & BUCKLEY.
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Mexican Faces Serious Charge.
Jesus Agrular Is bolng held In tho
Jail at Omaha until tho Juno term of
federal court in this city when ho
will uo tried for opening by fraud and
deception a letter addressed to ono
Lino Vasquor, Dcnvor, Colo., and ab
stracting therefrom a postal monoy
order for oloven dollars. He was ar
rested in Colorado and taken to Om
nha and tho caso transform! to tho
North Platto fedoral court. Ho was
placed under ono thousand dollar
bond and was, unnblo to furnish It.
Tho Indictment was returned hero
from tho fedoral grand Jury In April.
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For Your Xoxt Order of
Feed, flour, cabbago, potatoes, ap
ples, sand hill seed potatoes of all
kinds sco J. Mogonsen at tho North
Sldo barn or phono 29. 22-tf
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Misses Ircno Schott and Lola Wal
ters nro assisting as stenographers
at tho Dnvls garage.
Mr. and Mr, I, Otto Well arrived
last night from Los Angeles, making
tho trip of 1800 miles in a Ford car.
Thoy camo ovor tho southern routo,
through Arizona and Now Mexico, and
say tho Journey was an enjoynblo and
lntercting one. They will remain oust
until August. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ap
pleford made tho trip with the Wells,
but on account of tho Illness of Mrs.
Applcford the Applofords wero de
tained nt WnlBcnburg, Col. Thoy wero
nlneten days on the road.
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Will Investigate Territory.
In reply to a letter written by the
Horshey Bcotgrowors' Association, an,
official of tho Great Western Sugar
Co., of Donvor, replied as follows:
"Wo havo not up to this tlmo seri
ously considered your territory, but
wo will endeavor to" nrrango to make
an Investigation of tho same In tho
near future."
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Claims Hu Was Kobbed.
Ross Howard, of Hershoy, was ar
rested last week on complaint of Geo.
McKano who claims that during the
closing hours of tho Bnloons last Sat
urday, Howard caused him to become
Intoxicated and while in this condi
tion robbed him of ono hundred nnd
forty dollars. Tho caso will bo tried In
tho county court.
Qonl. Supt. and Mrs. Win. Joffers
visited local rolatlves and friends Sat
urday while onrouto to Choyonno.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Mccombor loft nt
noon Saturday tor the east, Avhoro Mr.
Mccombor will attend tho O. II. C. convention.
ImaamKcvutxMmt fcffiWw5ra5Kaujffl
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WHETHER you plan a new house or changes in
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Every piece that pnsses inspection la stamped "Curtis."
If you expect to build, a "Home-Bool:" will bo a mine of
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"Better Built Homes," $800 to $3,000; "Homelike Homes,"
$300 up i "Attractive Bungalows," best types. They show
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Some ono told us tho other day
thnt tho Union Pacific Is now soiling
old scrap rails for $1G.G0 por ton, In
1893 thoso rails could bo purchased
direct from tho mills at $111.00 por
ton.
W. -T. 1I0LHERXESS
Ecctrlcnl Supplies
Wiring Storage Batteries
Morsch Bldg
Phono 17fi.
Telephone Your
Grocery orders to 32
They will given prompt and
careful attention.
Lierk-Sandall Co.
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