SfLK
GRADUATION
DRESSES IX
SILK, YOILE nnd
ORflANDIES at
LOWEST
PRICES.
LOCAL AND PEItSONAL.
John Knox wont to Wallace yester
day to attend the funeral of tlio Into
Clarcnco Allison.
Mrs. Stovo Baldwin left at noon
yesterday for Omaha and other cas
ern points to visit friends.
Your cholco of any Wool Suit worth
up to $40.00 at $15.00 whllo they last.
BLOCK'S.
J. B. Thompson and J. A. Thomp
son, of Elsie, wcro among the out-of-town
peoplo hero yestorday.
E. D. Spencer and W. G. McClln
tock, of Wallace, wore horo this wcok
to look after business matters.
J. R. White, of Sutherland, was In
town yesterday. Ills son who was a
victim of diphtheria is about convales
cent. Miss Blanche Thornburg loft Wed
nesday evening for Grand Islnnd to
visit her mothor nnd slstor, who rcsldo
there.
Charles Soyferth and mother left nt
noon yestorday for Omaha to romaln
for a fortnight with Dr. Qulgley and
fnmlly.
Miss Mary Carroll, of Wlsnor, who
wiih tho guest of Mr. and Mrs.- Jos.
Murphy, went to Ogalalla "Wednesday
morning.
Flfty-flvo members! of tho high
school cadets hnvo pledged thomsolves
to go to camp nt Gothenburg for one
wcok beginning May 25th.
"Girl Problem"
"The Girl's Education"
Presbyterian Church
SUNDAY 8 p. m.
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FOR SALE BY
John Herrod, Grocer.
Your unrestricted choice of any
Wool Suit in the store, worth up
$40.00, at
SUITS NOT INCLUDED.
260 Coats and Dresses of all des
criptions at Greatly Reduced Prices
Ladies" Outfitting Store
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
250 Coats! 250
Now on salo at greatly reduced
prices at BLOCK'S.
D. Boctcll, of Pnxton, enmo down
yesterday to visit his slstor for sov
oral days.
Mrs. L. C. Hastings and son returned
tho first of tho wcok from a short visit
In Kearnoy.
An occaslonnl examination of your
eyes by an optometrist may save a
world of futuro trouble. Harry Dixon,
Jowclor & Optometrist.
Tho work or remodeling tho Green
pool hall will begin tho early part
of next week. Mr. Green has pur
chased new furnishings complete, In
cluding eight blllard and pool tnbles.
Tho advanco sale of seats for tho
high school play at tho Keith this
evening lias been very heavy and lndl
cations nro that thoy will havo tho
largo patr'onngo which their talent do
sorvcB.
Tho plato glass front for tho new
Brodbock &. Son building arrived Wed
nesday and is being placed. Mr. Gott
ninn expects his fixtures horo in a
fow days and will probably bo ready
to liavo his opening next tweck.
W. S. Dolson plans tho erection
of two bouses on his promises on
west Sixth. Ono a bungalow north of
Ills residence, tho other n two story
houBo on tho slto west of his homo.
Work on tho bungalow will begin
noxt week.
Yesterday wo talked with farmers
from Horshoy, Sutherland, Brady and
Wolllleot, and thoy all said that so
far tho dry wcathor has not dono
any particular damage At Brady
thoro was about un inch of rain th6
early part of tho wcok.
Clarence Allison, a well known
ranchman of tho Wallaco vicinity,
dlod yesterday morning at tho ago of
fifty yoars from a complication of dls
cases. Ho Is survived by a wlfo and
an adopted daughter. Tho funeral sor
vices will bo hold today at Wallaco
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THE ATTRACTION AT THE
KEITH MONDAY EVENING
Tho Trlanglo Pine Arts Motion
Plcturo Co. is offering an Innovation to
tho lovors of tho photo drama. Tho
programs consist of a drama and a
comedy, tho drama In five or six parts
and tho comedy In two or threo reels.
This makes a splendid evening's en
tertainment as It pleases both those
whoso tastes run to tho sublime and
tho ridiculous. In addition to this
novelty of tho service thoy are offer
ing In their casts some of the best
known and pleasing actors, Dorothy
Gish, Mary Roland, Norma Talmnge,
Douglass Fairbanks, Fatty Arbucklc,
Eddlo Foy and tho little Foya are
numbered among tho casts.
Tho first of these programs to be
presented hero will bo shown at tho
Keith Monday evening, May 22d. This
will consist of "Old Heidelberg," a
flvo part drama with Dorothy Gish and
Wallace Roid, and tho two part Key
stone comedy, "Fickle Fatty's Fall,"
with Rosco Arbucklc.
No ono should fall to sco this Initial
program .
Sees Overwhelming Sentiment.
Washington, D. C, May 13. (By a
Staff Correspondent to tho Chicago
Tribune) Justice Charles E. Hughes
will be nominated for tho presidency
on tho first or second ballot at the
ropublican nntlonal convention next
month, if tho overwhelming sentiment
of mcmhors of his party in the house
and senate, expressed In a secret and
confidential poll, may bo taken ns a
criterion.
Of 2117 republicans In congress tho
justice Is tho first cholco of ninety
threo representatives and sixteen
senators, and tho second cholco in
favorito boii states of thirty-one, n
totol of 140 nnd a majority of all
mcmhors, dosplto tho fact that twolvo
other names aro voted for, ten of
whom may bo considered to bo active
candidates.
In answor to tho question, "What
is your first cholco for tho republican
nomination for tho presidency," tho
house members balloted as follows:
C. E. Hughes Oil, A. B. Cummlngs
17, T. E. Burton 10, John W. Weeks
12, L. Y. Sherman 11, P. C. Knox 9,
Elihu Root 7, Theo. Roosovolt 7. C.
W Fairbanks 3, R. M. La Follotto 3,
Jnmos R. Mann 2. Wm. E. Borah 2,
Noncommittal in.
On tho saino question tho nionibors
of tho sonnto expressed their prefer
ence as follows:
Hughes 1G, Burton 2, Root 3, Rooso
volt 3, Cummins 3, LuFollotto 2, Wcoks
2, Borah 1, Shorninn 1, Noncommittal
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Klllo Range Shoot.
Dlsngrooablo weather last week
prevented many talcing part In tho
shoot, on tho rifle range, and on ac
count of tho high wind tho last day of
tho shoot was called off.
Tho total scores mado tho first day
was ns follows: Garrison 192, Jackson
1S7, Novlllo 172. Robinson 171, Peter
son 79, Soronson 73, Likes 75.
Tho second day total scores woro:
Jackson 199, Ruasoll 173, Shilling 1C0,
Garrison icn, Blrgo 131, McMlchaol
75, Lincoln 72.
Tho mon shot nt rapid flro at 2Q0
and 300 yards, and at slow flro nt
300, COO and GOO yards.
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Last ovonng nt flvo o'clock ono bun
drcd nnd thirty-four cars woro count
ed standing on Dowoy, Front, Locust,
Sixth, Fifth nnd Fourth streets. Over
ono hundred of theso belonged to
Where Roes He Stand I
Answering this question ns pro
pounded by The Telegraph, tho edi
tor of The Tribune submit:
He believes the word of Clifford
f'olo or any other man until such time
as ho catches Clifford Cole or the othor
man in a lie, and go far he hnn not
mught Cole.
He has little confidence in a man
uno will pervert the truth In an
i attempt to cover his past sins of
commission.
He Is skeptical of tho sincerity of
the man who far years follow a vice,
goos on a period of probation and
turns reformer (?) before the proba
tionary period expires. For this reason
hr told the editor of tho Telograph
that he would tell him later whether
lie would Join the Telegraph In a cru
sade against such vices as might exist
l.i North Platte.
He falls to see the consistency of
yi lling for a clean town in ono col
umn and publishing the advertisement
of Jhidweiser beed In an adjoining col
umn, or in supporting state prohibi
tion and at the same time run threo
colunin ads for tho Nobraska Prosper
ity League, an antl-prchlbition organ
ization. Ho has never been one of those
who suffers from periodic spasms of
purity, tnkes n lapse and goes wrong,
and then becomes a reformer again.
Ho stnnds ready at any nnd all
times to back any consistent and hon
est movement to bettor the moral con
Oltions of North Platte, but that move
ment must bo led by slncero men.
Ho will fllo a complaint against
any man ho knows to be boot-legging
without any action of the council,
city attorney, county attorney or any
one olso.
Ho knows that houses of prostitu
tion have existed since the Adamic
age, and he has sense enough to know
that thoy will exist so long as man
and woman live; he knows that they
cannot bo entirely suppressed in
North Platte; but ho believes that
they can bo driven off the mnin
streets and is honest In his desire to
see this end accomplished and that
the strictest possible regulation pre
vail. Ho is opposed to card playing for
money, nnd in tho early days was
personally responsible for a cessation
of open gnmbling in North Platte. He
is not, however, opposed to playing
card games for pastime and amuse
ment in cigar stores or elsewhere
where the loser pnys a chip for each
gamo lost. Ho considers this no more
harmful than It Is for women to play
for prizes at their afternoon card
parties. Ho himself delights in games
of casino and rheumy and loses as
many chips as ho wins. Ho offers his
servico nnd Influence to break up any
poker games that may bo played, will
assist in the raid if given the oppor
tunity and glvo evidence In court.
Ho bolioves that under present con
ditions in North Platte a decent pool
hall is more beneficial than harmful
to tho young men, and until tho cltl
zens provide a hotter plnce for young
men to assemble ho will oppose any
action taken toward closing n well
regulated pool hall.
He bolklvos 'Chat some timo tho
peoplo of North Platte will awaken to
their moral obligation; that then they
will provide a place of clean health
ful, uplifting amusement fortlieyoung
mnn, for tho railroad man who has
no homo of his own but much spare
timo at his command; for tho older
people who yearn for recreation at
tor a busy dny; givo tho city such a
placo and there will bo but Uttlo
domnnd for cigar store card rooms,
or public pool halls; the fallen women
will bo less In number, thoro will be
an end to poker games and tho not
gain In morality to the town will bo a
thousand times greater than through
tho Pharisaical vlco crusades.
This is tho answer to the Interroga
tion. Tho greater or lessor degreo
of esteem lield by the Telegraph
for Tho Trlbuno editor Is of supremo
indifference to tho latter, nnd nny at
tack made will go unheeded, prcfer-
Ing to allow tho public to Judge as to
whether It .Is warranted rather than
to tnko spaco In those columns to
mnko a defense
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Cut Worms Destroy Alfalfa.
J. W. Payno tells us that sixty-five
acres of alfalfa on his farm southeast
of town has boon destroyed by tho
ravages of whnt ho presumes to hnvo
been cut worms. This sixty-flvo aero
Hold was sown last summer, mndo nn
oxcollcnt stand in tho fall, looked lino
In tho early spring, nnd thon lator
died out. IIo is now plowing up the
field nnd will plant It in corn.
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100 Spmg Suits at less than Half
Prlco at BLOCK'S.
Josoph Wcoks, of Grand Island,
enmo Wednesday evening to visit his
sons for several days.
FIRE, TORNADO,
HAIL INSURANCE
DEDICATION EXERCISES OF
ORKfJON TRAIL MONUMENT
Dedication exorcises of the Oregon
Trail monument will bo held at tho
court houso grounds Saturday after
noon, Mny 27th, at two o'clock. Pre
ceding the sorvlcos a concert will bo
glvon by the North Plntto Military
band.
Tho program of the afternoon will
bo as follows, Mayor E. II. Evans,
presiding:
Music by tho Band.
Invocation, H. G. Knowlos.
Presentation of monuments by Rob
ert Harvey, chairman Orogon Trail
Memorial commission.
Accoptnnco of monuments by T. C.
Pnttorson.
Address by Mrs. Charles II. Anil,
state regont of tho Daughters of tho
Amorlcan Revolution.
Address by Governor Morohend.
Address by II. M. Bushnell, state
president of Sons of tho American
Revolution.
Benediction, Dean J. J. Bowker.
If the weather Is Inclement tho ex
ercises will be held In the assembly
room of tho high school.
SOME
Were you to choose the kind of bottled soda to drink, would you
chooso the bottle of soda that was made by methods In vogue years
ago or would you choose a bottle of soda thaivas manufactured In a
thorough, modern equipped factory with all tho latest machinery such
as Automatic filling machine. Rlnsers and Sanitary soakers and stcrli
zcr. After theso cleaning processes the bottles are rinsed under pres
sure from your city mains allowing a nlco clean stream of water
passing into each bottle under a pressuro of thirty-five or forty
pounds always insuring a sanitary package.
Bottled sodas prepared by some manufacturers to start with the
bottles aro dumped into a tank of cold water and washed by hand,
nothing aided to kill impurities or to sterlllzo tho bottles, after this
washing process they are filled with so called soda water and go to tho
consumer and often times aro full of impurities. Therefore is It any
wonder tho public demand better pure food regulation?
Wo have always prided ourselves in- the quality and cleanliness of
our packages and a great many of you are personal witnesses of our
growth in tho short time we have been with yout
I have heard of soda water bottlers, since I have been in tho bot
tling business that would try to push poor and dirty and cheap sodas off
on tho- chldren. But will truthfully and frankly say to tho public that
I never built up my bottling business to the present standard by stoop
ing to such methods. Our growth has been mado by quality goods and
a squaro deal and a boost for the town wo live In and theso things
I attribute to our success in tho bottling trade.
When you drink a bottlo of Porter's Star Pop whether it bo night
or day you may rest assured that it has past tho rigid inspection
as to quality and sanitary conditions.
From various sources and for reasons not easily understood, er
roneous and false statements have often been mado relative to Bottled
Soda water, for the apparent purpose of creating a prejudice in tho
public mind against all beverages familiarly known as soft drinks.
To contradict such falso and malicious statements and to dem
onstrate that bottled soda water particularity is tho purest, most health
ful and most refreshing of all summer beverages and it is only neces
sary to consider tho following simple truths which aro easily proven
and cannot bo contradicted.
1st. Absolute cleanliness is the first requisite of every successful
bottling shop.
2d. Puro carbonic acid gas In beverages is healthful, refreshing
and tonic in its action upon the digestive organs.
3d. No flavoring or coloring which is harmful and no deleterious
drugs are ,now pormitted to bo used in bottled or fountain soda -water.
4th. There is abundant medical testimony to prove tho beneficial
Influence and refreshing effect of carbonic acid gas upon the appetite
and digestion. Ask your doctor about it.
Tho bottler does not mako. tho gas, but buys it, purified and
liquified from the largo manufacturers, thus insuring none but the pur
est and best gas.
We wish to thank tho public in general for their loyal support and
your support has contributed to our success and especially do we thank
tho dealers in getting behind our goods and to help in making them
a success.
Star Bottling Works
II. M. PORTER, Prop.
Her Cooking
A Pleasure.
Tho gas range truly takes all tho
troublo out of meal preparation.
If b the up to date, safo and sano
way of cooking.
Wo want you to see our assort
ment of gns ranges. Well explain
how economical they aro, how easy
to cook with, how quickly they per
form their duty without smoke or
dust or ashcB.
When you onco use ono you'll
wonder how you ever did without it.
North Platte Light & Power Co.
I'nrk Designer Arrives.
James V. Craig, of Omaha, super
intendent of Forest Park Cometory, a
landscape gardenor and designer, ar
rived last evening, and today in com
pany with tho public park commis
sioners will visit the parks and se
cure t,he information nocessary to
design tho improvements which will
be mndo as rapidly as tho funds will
permit.
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Miss Marguerite Roddy, who visited
Grand Island friends Inst wook, has
returned home.
Wm. Dunn, of Wood Rlvor, came
yoetcrdny to visit his brother Frank
Dunn for a fow days.
Miss Alice Fltzpatrlck closed a suc
cessful tprm of school In Brady last
week and has returned homo.
Arthur Tramp has roturned from
Lexington where he nsslsted the band
during tho G. A. R. convention.
Your eyes don't amount to much un
til they begin to bother you. Today
that's tho timo. Harry Dixon, Jeweler
& Optometrist.
FACTS:
furmers who enme in to attend the
0. H. Thoelecke.
circus.
C H. MOREY, Manager.