CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.
M. K. Neville left Sunday morning
for Hastings.
Dr. Morrill, Dentist, McDonald Bank
Building.
Leo Newton loft Sunday morning
for Omaha to spend several jluys.
Charles Maupln left yostorday morn
ing for Omaha to spond a few days.
Jack White loft Saturday morning
for Sidney to spend a week or longer.
For Sale New house at 1212 west
Third street. Phono Black, 859. CO-G
Mrs. William Baldock and chlldron
visited with friends In Lexington this
week.
Miss Mndgo Flynn . left Saturday
evening for Sutherland to visit with
friends. ' . , ,
Doctors Dent and Redfleld spent
Sunday in Gothonburg on- professional
business. j
Mrs. H. A. Lavhead loft yesterday
morning for Kearney to visit frlonds
for a weeifc.
William Hutchins returned Sunday!
afternoon .from Kearney where ho
spent a week.
Henry Bretornitz left Sunday morn
ing for Sidney to visit relatives for
several days.
Mrs. F. C. Hoxie and daughter Geo
gie, came down from Ogalalla yester
day morning.
Highest market price paid for hides.
Wo buy dry bones, Iron and other
junk. North Platte Junk House. 27tf
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Healcy left yes
terday morning for Denver to visit
friends for ten days.
Mrs. M. C. Hayes, who had been vis
iting in Denver fqr a week, returned
homo Saturday evening.
Mr., and Mrs. Maurice GuiUiamo vis
ited the latter's sister, Mrs. Jack Ken
ny at Bignell, this week.
Mrs. J. W. Foster16ft Sunday morn
ing for Omaha "to visit, her Jwo daugh
ters for a week or longer.
J. B. Pielstlckor, of Dickens, Is
spending a few days with his brother
Frank Pielstlcker thlfj week.
Major White returned to California
Sunday morning' after' spending the
summer with the home folks.
Misses Evangeline 'and; Florence
Gough have gone to York to spend a
week or more --witlj- relatives.
Dell Teel and two sons, of Indlanola,
who visited at the Klein homo for sev
eral days, left Sunday evening.
Otto Weil Is now- driving a light
Mitchell bIx which he purchased a
few-days ago at the Davla garage,
Miss Marie Neville, of Omaha, who
visited at the Neville home here for
several days, left Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dean and chll
dron left Sunday morning for Man
chester to remain for several weeks
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Owens left Sat
urday evening to visit friends in Sid
ney, JUlesburg ana other western
towns.
Mis3 Florence Leavitt, of Omaha,
left yesterday morning after visiting
her brother A. It. Leayltt and family
for some time. . ,
Miss Ruth MorelioWe, of Milwaukee,
Wis., arrived here Saturday evening to
visit Miss Catherine DoAvning. for a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Thomas Gorham and children,
of Grand Island, are expected hpre this
week to visit Mr..and Mrs. Will Friend
nnd'OtheV relatives.
Mrs. W. R. Harding, of Omaha, wife
of Conductor Harding, visited here
Sunday while enroute to Estes Park
and cities of Colorado.
For Farm Loans see or write Geno
Crook, room 3, Waltemath building,
North Platte. - 41tf
Miss Mary Whelpley, of Fremont,
who spent several weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. H. ' M. Grimes, returned
homo yesterday morning.
Paul Kelne, of Chicago, who was vis
iting his sister, Mrs. Julius Hoga, left
Sunday morning. Mrs. Kelne and
child will remain here -a month long
er.
Miss Martha Crocker, or Bouldor,
returned homo yesterday morning af
ter visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John
Froderlcl for a fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Charloe Morcor, of
Wood Rlvor, visited local frlonds this
week whllo enroute homo from a visit
In wostem points by onto.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mcdco. of Om
aha, former resIdQiita hero, who visit
ed Judgo and Mrs. H. M. arlmos Inst
weok, loft yesterday morning.
Miss Mnrie Schatz, setonogrnpher In
Attorney Glbbs' office, loft yestorday
morniug for fDonvor to spend hor two
weeks' vacation with her sister.
Mrs. W. II. Mungor, xfho had been
visiting her son Horton Mungcr and
family whllo onrouto from Estes Park
to Omahaj loft at noon yesterday.
For Rent Clean furnished rooms,
$1.G0 up. 723 Locust St. " 67-tf
Mrs. P. J. O'Brlon, of Omaha, form
erly of this city, came Sunday morn
ing to visit her husband who is cm
ployed horo as passengor conductor.
Dr. D. T. Qulgley, of Omaha, former
iv nf Hits ltv. vislfoil hor this week
while enroute homo from Sidney whero
he was .called on "professional busi
ness.
PvprnM nlnvil. of Hi a Western Un-
inon office, returned yostorday morn
ing frnnr T.nramln whore ho snent Sun
day with his family who arc visiting
there.
Mrs. Joseph Sellor and daughter
Annabel, of Carroll, Iowa, came yes
torday morning to visit the former's
brothers, J. B. and FT C. Pielstlcker,
and son Elmor Sellor.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorn Bailey wero visit
ors In Cozad Sunday, making the trJp
In their car. Returning homo during
tho rain Lorn had quite a time keeping
the car out of the ditch.
Mrs. Mary Cohn, of Sheridan, Wyo
came a few days ago to visit her aunt
Mrs. Louis Roggo for a week or long'
er. Mrs. Cohn was formerly Miss
Mary Stovlo of this city.
Judge and Mrs. H M. Grimes wero
called to Bedford, Iowa, yesterday
morning in response to a message
stating that tho latter's mother was
in a critical condition.
During the remodeling of tho Meth
odist church the church and Sunday
school services will be hel'd at tho
Lloyd opera house. Tho first service
was held there Sunday.
Th9 Hendy-Ogler Co. will receive
two cars of Fords this week, which is
less than halt the number they need to
fill orders. They hope to get soverdl
more carloads in a short time.
AHss Vnrn. finucrh returned Sundav
evening from York where she visited
relatives lost week, and will leave in
a few days with her Bister Miss Mario
tor California to spend several weeits
Mrs. Eva Reese returned to Platts-
mouth yesterday morning after a vis
it of several weelo with tho Bonner,
Salisbury and Chamberlain families,
Mrs. Reese was a former, resident of
this city.
Friends in town received word Sat
urday of the death of Mrs. Stemback,
of Paxton, who was well Known noro
Tho funeral services wero held in Pax-
ton Sunday afternoon and tho remains
taken to-Iowa for burial.
Miss Edna Elliott left Saturday night
for American Falls, Idaho, whero she
will visit relatives, and if the country
proves agrceablb may decide to lo
cate permanentiyr It is ner intention
to at least remain a year.
The county grading outfit, which
has been at work on the south road
between the city and Hershey for two
weoks, is said to bo doing excellent
work. On tho low land, where tho
soil is of the alkali or gumbo nature,
It is intended to- place a covering of
gravel, which Will probably bo rolled
in by, tho use of tho big roller be
longing to the city, but which has not
of late years been used. It would
seem to us that mitny of the now made
roads roads might be improved by tho
use of this roller. At least it is worth
a trial.
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fnr from new round house. What
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for city property.
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PHONE 9.
In ordor to definitely ascertain If
bootlegging was carried on to any ex
tent or to such an enormous extent
as street talk Indicated tho local or
ganization of tho Dry Federation so-
cured the services of two mon from the
Allan Detective Agency. Those men
remained In North Platto for a num
ber of days and wero "on tho Job"
night and day. What thoy found out
Is 'printed below, with a dash repre
senting specific names or locations,
tho local federation not wishing to have
names or locations mndo public at this
time.
Tho men sent horo wero among tho
best tho agency possessed, they had
been trained In this particular line of
work, and adopted overy posalblo ruse
to sccuro tho Information thoy desired.
Their report disproves tho street talk
that bootlegging Is carried on exten
sively, and that as much boozo Is be
ing sold In North Platte as boforo tho
saloons went out of oxlstoncc. Tho
fact Is, no moro liquor Is boing sold
or consumed In North Platto than in
any other) prohibitory town of its
size. Iowa and Kansas havo boon 'pro
hibitory stato for years, and yet more
or less liquor Is sold and drank In
practically overy town In those states.
And this will always be truo so long
as boozo Is made.
On tho streets It has been said that
at two soft drink places vand at ono
drug storo liquor, could bo purchased
oven by tho uninitiated. It was at
theso three placos that tho two mon
sent horo paid especial attention and
used every artifice known to their bus
iness to learn tho truth. Their finding
will bo found In tho roport.
It Is truo that cases of bcor are
shipped to Individuals In town, taken
to their! home, rooming houso or olse
where, friends Invited to help drink
it, and In somo cases drunkenness fol
lows, a proceeding which tho law tol
erates. Buth the visit of the detectives
proves very conclusively that tho lurid
accounts of bootlegging In town are
much overdrawn and that, as usual,
North Platto's wickedness Is not half
as bad as pictured.
Tho report of the detective agency
follows:
"At tho request of the Dry Federa.
tlon Committee of North Platte, wo In.
vestighted the liquor situation In that
city quite carefully. We sent two ex
perienccd detectives to North Platto,
who spent a number of days Invest!
catine conditions. From our Invest!
gntion wo found 'that there aro two
principal sources of liquor In North
Platte, the one being the Brady sa
loon and tho other the lodge.
Considerable liquor is being con
veyed from tho Brady saloon to North
Platto, It Is brought up In nutos, in
different quantities and frequently a
group of men will conceal a case of
liquor In somo building and consume
It, and somo Intoxication theroby ro
sults. Tho first men wo noticed under
the Influenco of liquor in your city,
were coming doWn tho steps from tho
lodge rooms, and we aro sorry to
report that wo saw moro business
men and working men coming fromi
this place under the influence of liquor
than wo saw elsowhore.
From our investigation we aro con
vinced that thero is- not much traffic
In liquor other than tho two sources
above mentioned. Stories aro circu
lated to tho effect that liquor can read
ily bo obtained at two soft drink places
which were formerly saloons, but wo
repeatedly tried to got liquor at theso
places and saw numerous other men
make tho same efforts, without any
success whatever. All that theso
places sell Is near-beor, a non-lntox-icatlng
drink. It may bo that somo
close friends are able to get liquor at.
these places, but If so, it must bo with
considerable care and secrecy. Ru
mor also said that a certain drUg store
was handling liquor, but' ono of our
dotoctlves, who had a severe cold,
tried to get liquor at this place to
break up his cold and offered to sign
his namo nnd address, but tho drug
gist positively refused him. Wo bo
liove thero Is method In tho circulation
of rumors that liquors can bo readily
obtained at different places In tho city,
and that the authors of theso tales are
advocates of a wot town, who circu
late these stories for tho purpose of
convincing tho people that It would be
better to licenso saloons.
There Is a limited amount of boot
legging carried on In different portions
of tho city, principally by negroes.
Tho source of supply for much of this
Is tho Brady Baloon. On tho morning
of August 7th, a drayman with three
barrels in his wagon drove around
to tho Toarl of tho first houso west of
tho r shop whero ho unloaded
ono barrel. Ho then drovo direct to
Maplo street and unloaded anoth
er barrel nnd then drovo to the build
ing now occupied at present by tho
whero ho unloaded tho third barrel
at tho north hallway leading to tho
second floor of that building. Wo aro
of tho opinion that if tho. police force
of tho city desired to do so, thoy could
break up most of tho bootlegging, with
out much difficulty.
Upon a whole, liquor conditions In
your town nro hotter thnn In most
towns whero tho police aro not work
ing in harmony with the will of tho
people.
Though wo wore not requostod to
Invostlgato gambling at' all, yet wo
could not help obsorvo that consider
able gambling is going on In your cjty.
In ono cigar store wo happened to
noto a "spirited game In which thero
was about ?no.00 upon tho table.
THE ALLEN DETECTIVE AGENCY,
By L. S, STRAIN. Secretary."
WEDNESDAY
Is Safety First Day
In North Platte,
The ten-car Government
Safety First Special will be open
for inspection
From 1 p. m. to 9 p. m.
Between Locust and Willow Streets.
ADMISSION FREE
Learn what your government is doing
to safeguard the lives and property of
citizens. See what the Union Pacific System
and other railroads are doing to guarantee
the safety o passengers and employes.
This is the finest exhibition of its kind
ever put on wheels.
See the Safety First Special
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'OKA JEFrEKS IS I
v u'i'.nnr.ii to kii.hkii irnLSi
A simple and pretty wedding took
place ott St. Patrick's, church this
morning when Miss Nora Jeffcrs of
this city, was married to Elmer Mills
of No Wood, Wyo. Rev. Patrick Mc
Daid read tho nuptial mass and per
formed tho ceremony at half past six
o'clock. The bride woro a dainty gown
of whlto voile with trimmings of laco
and a largo whlto picture hat trimmed
with whlto malincand small rose buds.
She carried a boquet of whlto roses.
Miss Ellen McCarthy ivas maid of
honor and woro a pretty gown of flno
whlto material with trimmings of yel
low and a largo hat In corresponding
colors. Sho hold a boquet of yellow
flowers. Thomas Hagorty attonded the
groom. After tho ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served to tho relatives
at tho homo of tho brldo's parents In
tho Fourth ward. Mr", and Mrs. Mills
left on tho morning train for towns
on tho branch to visit relatives of tho
groom.
A number of useful and valuable
gifts wero presented by many friends.
Tho brldo Is tho daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Joffers, was born In
this city and educated In tho local
schools. For a numbor of years sho
has held a responsible position with
the Daily Telegraph and has won many
friends by her pleasing personality
both In a business and social way,
Tho groom, whom sho met whllo vis
iting friends In the west lant summer,
Is a rnnchmnn of No Wood, Wyo., an
Industrious, steady young man who Is
highly respected In his homo town and
among his associates.
Congratulations aro extended by n
largo clrclo of friends.
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A M. Lock 13 now considering the
advisability of erecting a two-story
Instead of a ono story building on his
Locust street lots. In either ovent-tho
contract for tho building will bo award
ed within a fow days. .
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$25.00 Reward
For tho return of llvor and whlto
polntor dog lost Sunday eleven mlloe
south of North Platto. Chns. Johnston.
Mnstor Choirles Lonorgan Is visiting
with friends In Grand Island.
Logan Marcott, of Brady, spent tho
wook end horo visiting friondi
Miss Ethol Fryo will entertain the
Catholic Girls' club Thursday ovonlng.
Mrs. W. S. Dolson nnd daughtor re
turned Sunday ovenlng from Grand Island.
Tho Presbyterian missionary soci
ety will meet in tho church Friday af
ternoon. MA and Mrs. C. J. Perkins nro spend
ing this week In Denver nnd other Col
orado towns.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Dobbins, of Stur
gos, S. D came a fdwi days ago to visit
tho latter's slstor, Mrs. William Mc-Hugh.
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Observor Shilling reports sixty-two
ono hundredths of an inch of rain
Sunday ovenlng. It camo gently and
COVOred a ncrlod Of two or t.hrnn linnr-a
Farmers In from tho south and east
yostorday reported tho fall apparently
ua iiuuvy as noro, wnuo woat tho fall
seomeu 10 nave ueon somowhat heav
ier. Mrs. Russoll Wymnn entertained flf
teon ladles Friday evening at a pro
nUDtial HhOWOr for MiRR Nnrn Tnffflra
who recolvod a numbor ,of pretty
pieces oi nnon. aovorni contests wero
held and prizes awarded to Miss Jos-
opinno Mcmurray anu Mrs, will Bas
kins.
MaBter Chester Balor returned to
Plattsmouth yesterday afternoon after
visuing ai uio Jjonncr home.
NORTH PLATTE
..General Hospital..
(Incorppratctl)
One Hall Block North ot Postoflice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for the
ideatific treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement casei.
Completely equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories,
Staff:
Geo. B. Den!, M. D. Y. Lucas, H. D.
J;B. Redfie!d,M.D. J.S.Simms, Ity.D
Miss M. Sieman, Supl.
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You can save and you will save, if. only you
get started the
Thrift Way.
The simplest and best way to save for
J Vacation Fund -;'.
Insurance Premium " '
Christmas Fund ' ,.
or any other purpose. Let us explain. 1 , . ..
"Thrift Savings Clubs"are organized here, only
at
McDonald State Bank.
North Platte, Nebraska.
THE BANK BEHIND THE THRIFT MOVEMENT.
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R. N. LAMB
PHONE 67