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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1916)
When left to us, is not pexplexing, for we can undoubtedly solve this for you to your entire satisfaction. Christmas Trees and Decorations We are undeniably Headquarters for Christinas Trees and Dec orations, Lest you forget, we say it yet, that our Trees and Decorations are the best on the market. We have taken pains to secure only the heaviest, bushiest trees obtainable. OUR HOLLY is extra well berried and green leaved, and our MISTLETOE is very attractive to the feminine eyes and is sure to produce the desired results. Be sure to place your orders early to get your pick. CHRISTMAS TREE HOLDERS The best and most practical tree-holders ever offered. In color to correspond with your decorations, and will hold any par lor size tree securely. Christmas Candies and Nuts We are headquarters for Woodward's Pure Sugar Candies and our supply is unlimited. Remember Woodward's Candies are the kind you always come back for, because they consist of nothing except the best of materials and workmanship. 1 The demand for these candies exceeded our expectations last Christmas, but we are prepared to take care of all and every, one this year. Special Prices for Churches and Schools in Large Quantities. Far the next two weeks we are going to have qn attractive spe cial on Woodward's Chocolates, Regular Fifty Cents a Pound Value for Thirty Cents. topped varieties, Order a pound These aVe the hard and soft center and nut and absolutely the finest that can be had. now ior immediate delivery. Nuts! Nuts! Nuts! Nuts! The old saying used to be that Nuts were an injury to digestion and should not be eaten too freely. Doctors now proclaim that the little fruit is not only harmless, but beneficial, and should be eaten regularly, with the exception of after a hearty meal. We handle nothing but the No. 1 grade in all our nuts, which is far cheaper to buy than the lower grades as they are free from all rots and shells. California Oranges This week California Navel Oranges will be the cheapest that they have been for some time. Special Sale Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday of this week on these Bright and Juicy Navels: Regular 60c Value for 50c a Dozen Regular 50c Value for 40c a Dozen Regular 45c Value for 35c a Dozen Regular 40c Value for 30c a Dozen A Half Box of Oranges, or a box .of our Extra Fancy Eat ing Apples would make an appreciated Christmas present. "Save When You Buy and Save After You Buy." LIERK-SANDALL CO. S IIP We1 Sell But Few Loads of Lumber For Christmas Gifts But you couldn't give your good wife or family a better gift, than your promise to build a new' home for them in the spring. Try it this Christmas and see how delighted they'll be, and when the spring time comes, see us for Lumber and Building Material. Coates Lumber & Coal Co. North Platte, Nebr. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. Mir, Tlllio Kabnu has gone to Sid ney lo ncoopt a position. A son was bo.ti tho first of this week to Mr. ami Mrs. It. A. Kennedy. J. W. McGrnw transacted rnllrwiJ business In Omaha tho flru of tht weok. A bnby j;lrl was born Tuesday night to Mr. ond Mrs. Ebar Murphy and died shortly aftur birth. Miss Matilda Thlode, of Tryon, who was oMurntutl upon at tho Nurae Hrown hospital rocontly, la doing nlctly. Mrs. John Monlck le!t n fow days ago her homo In Kramont after visit ing hor mother for sovoral weeks. Mrs. II. A. Cram and daughter re turned Wodnosday afternoon from Sld noy whero they s'pont a weok visiting tho forinor's father, Itev. Lowls. Miss Doris Clnrk'a, of Papillton, who was tho guest of Miss Hlldeganle Clinton for ton days, left Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lovl Edls will leavo this ovenlng for San Diego whoro they will spend th0 winter and probably locate.' Dr. Hunstrom, of Wallace, spout yesterday hero with his brother C. L. Uundstrom who is enroute west from Omaha. Mrs. Ray C. Langford returned Wednesday ovenlng from Kansas City .... . t i . . i . wuuiu 8uo visiiea relatives ior iwo weeks. Mrs. Baker, of Detriot, Is expected horo this month to spend several weeks with hor daughtor Mrs. Qcorgo T.' Field. Miss Ruth Wlngot resumed work at the O'Connor store Wednesday morn ing after being off duty on' account of Illness fo r several days. Miss Thelma Prater Svho has been alltondlng thes tatjui university wlll return next week to spend tho holi days with her1 parents. Twin boys wore born Wednesday morning to Mrls, Claude Faulkner, widow of the lato Claude Faulkner who died tho latter part ofMny. Tho remains of Oscar Falk, who camo to his death by his own hand a fow days ago, -wore shipped to Chey enne Teusday evening for Interment. Eight young people were entertain ed at the homo of Mrs. John Wein berger Tuesday evening. Card games mere iplayed and an oyster Bupper served. Miss Elslo Langord' who has mado her horns in Green River for a year past twill arrlvo hero this weok to spend tho holidays with tho homo folks. Mr. and Mtb. Merrill A. Scott, of Lexington, who wero married hero Wednesday by Rev. B. A. Cram will locate In tills city. The former Is employed- as fireman. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Whltaker and baby of Macklln, S. ' D came tho first of this twoek to visit Mrs. Whlttakor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Soron gon for several weoks. ' Tho boys arid girls classes of tho Presbyterian church were entertained Wednesday evening by Mrs. C. F. Idd ings. Tho guests wero entortained with music and games. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Huff aro re joicing over tho arrival of a daugh ter which was born to them at tho Twlnom hospital Tuesday evening. All concerned aro doing nicely. FriendB in town have received an nouncements of tho birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Frloburg of Denver. Mr. Frloburg was1 a resi dent of thl3 lty for a number of yearti. At tho meeting of tho Loyal Mystic Legion hold Tuesday evening the fol lowing officers wero elected to servo next year: P. W. C. Harold A. Fennor; W. C Casslus M. Austin; W. V. C, Goo Walker; Prophet. Katherlno Frazler; socr'etary, Fred J. Dlener. Marriages licenses were granted dur ing tho past three days to Elinor Maur or of Farnam and Vera Miller of Woll floot; Claudo Maine of Tablo, and Ella Lamort of Callaway; William B. Walker of Ola and Jeanetta Flower of Somersot; Morrill A. Scott and Morna Lincoln of Loxlngton. W. T. Green was taken to a local hospital Tuesday afternoon nnd Is in onno Tuosday evening for Intonnont. has boon dll for some timo and It was thought that his illness was caus ed from n number of decayed tooth. Ho had those teoth removed and infec tion sot In his gums, paralyzing his face. Tho Lincoln County Land Company case against Charles Sibley and the Slbloy Land and Cattle company to recover Section 25, Township 10, Range 29, valued at $10,000.00 was settled In tho district court Tuosday afternoon. Sibley claimed adverse ipossesslon of tho land which he had occupied for twenty-eight years but Jiaa no claim of right or color of title and according to tho law all of his acts thereon wero considered as trespassing. A Bit of .Conclusive Evidence By TJLUAM CHANDLER 1 i Whon my mother died, leaving my father nnd myself alone In tho houso, wo tried running It ourselves, but It soon bceatno evident that wo two men must liavo n housekeeper. Mrs. Jennings she was a widow was onguwid. Father hnd retired from buslne and devoted himself to tho euro of hi on&to, having a sort of- oaiee at home In which was a desk ho had used when he wni a manufacturer. He was vci.v laitlcul.ir about hi i'tutlowery, usln . a cerUla l.iud of it.,hv on which In had his nnmo and nddress printed In bluo ink. He was very crotchety about tho use of this paper and If called upon to wrlto anything whon not at his desk would send for some of It. I remember 1 oueo asked him to glvo mo an order for some securities ho desired me to sell for him and when I handed him a pen and a sheet of my paper he required mo to go to his desk nnd gef somo of his own. I mention this, for It is an important fenturo In my story. "When I married I proposed to father that I bring my wlfo to our home uml turn over tho housekeeping to her. But ho said there would bo friction. Ho had always been heafl of Ms houso, and n woman usually wishes to be head of her house. My wlfo would not bo content to bo his housekeeper. She would wish to bo her own house keeper. I was very sorry for this, for I saw no reason why tho threo of us should not Uvo together pleasantly and comfortnbly. However, Mrs. Jenutngs seemed to mo to be nn excellent woman and took such good caro of father that I felt consoled nt leaving him In her cate. Besides keeping houso for him, sho helped lilm with his correspondence and other matters pertaining to tho euro of his estate. All this was of especial importance becuuso my wlfo and I wero to go uround tho globo for a wedding trip and wero to sojourn a year on odv way buck In Munich. My wlfo was devoted to music and design ed to tako n eourso of instruction there. Wo sailed from Sun Francisco and received no word from hoiuo till wo reached Japan, whero I was handed n cablegram stating tlint my father had been taken 111 while wo wero on the ocean nnd had died. It seemed neces sary for mo to return nt once, but It would bo u great disappointment to my wife to go with mo, and Bho would not let mo go without her. Tho upshot of tho matter was that I cabled Jim Wilson, n cousin of mine, to pay off Mrs. Jennings and closo tho house. I htfard nothing from Wilson Id re ply to my cablegram for months. Then ho wrote mo that ho had been absent when my message camo and as soon ns he returned had hastened to comply 'with my request Whereupon Mrs. Jennings had handed him a bill of salo of all my father's property exe cuted a month beforo his death. Sho refused to leavo tho houso nnd claim ed possession of everything which by my fathers denth was mine. It was plain that I was not a good judge of human nature. I hnd certain ly boon deceived In tho housekeeper who hnd evidently prepared to beat mo out of tho wholo or at least a 'part of my property. I did not know whether tho bill of sale would stand, but I sure ly expected nn expenslvo lawsuit or a compromise in which I might have to pay largely. Of courso there was nothing to bo done but go homo at once. My wlfo went with mo, and In duo tlmo wo land ed In America. I refrained from see ing Mrs. Jennings until I had consult ed my attorney, and after, an lntervlow ho. asked her by telephono whoro wo might seo the bill of sale by which sho claimed my father's property. She re ferred us to her lawyer. To him wo went, nnd ho showed us tho document. It was wrltton In writing like my fa ther's, though his hand seemed to have trembled when ho wrote It. It simply stated that for and In consideration ol $1 ho sold to Mrs. Snrah Jennings all his property. On asking why ho had done this wo wero Informed that shr had taken care of him during his lust Minus, his ov. n son having descried him to go on a trip abroad. Ho had therefore given her his property in stead of leaving It to her by will. And now I must return to my fa ther's punctiliousness with regard to his stationery. I noticed at onco that tills bill of salo was not written on the paper ho nlways used. This excited a suspicion that It wns not genuine. As to tho handwriting and tho signa ture, I could find no fault with them. Wo demnnded tho right to liavp tho document examined by experts hi chlrogrnphy. This was accceded to with tho usual result. Tho experts disagreed. Then r called In a man who wns familiar with the inanufne turo of paper. He examined tho pnpor on which the bill was written and by its texture, water lines, etc., pronounc ed It bo of a lot manufactured by n certain paper company. When a sura pie of this lot of paper was submitted to Its manufacturers they said that It had been put out to ho trade on u ditto two months after my father's death, Hero wns a clear caso of forgery. My father could not have drawn or signed the 1)111 of sale, for he was not living when It was executed. This evldenco having been Impnrted to Mrs. Jennings' lawyer, ho transmit ted it to her, nnd sho le'ft for ports tm known. Later my wlfo and I returned to Europe, Literary Inference. "Who wroto The heights bv great men reached and kept wero 'not nt tnlned by sudden flight, but thoy whllo their companions alept wero tolling up ward In tlio night V " "I dunno. Must have been some pool who hadn't heard about tho eight hour day."-Wnhlngton Star. Not Asking Much. "1 presume ynii hope fortune will smile on you somo day," remarked tho cheery Individual. "Xo." roolled tho pcsslmlstlo man. "Tin so tired of her frowns tlint I Would bo satisfied If sho sltnply gavo mo n noncommittal look." Spokutiw Re. view. CLEAN UP SALE Until December 30th we will offer Standard Firestone Tires for sale at the following prices: 32x3 Firestone Non Skid S. S. Casings, Cut price $14.00. Regular price $16.95. 32x3 y Firestone Smooth S. S. Cut Price $12.50. Regular Price $15.15. 33x4 Firestone Non Skid S. S. Cut Price $19.90. Regular Price $24.10. 33x4 Firestone Smooth S. S. Cut Price $18.10. Regular Price $21.50. HENDY-OGIER AUTO COMPANY. Eat Alfalfa Queen Butter It is always lrcsh and sweet and made in a clean Creamery. If for any reason your grocer does not supply you with Allalfa Queen Butter, call at the Creamery or phone 62 and wejwill see thatj"you get what Want. Watch for coupons in every carton, they are valuahle. We have only a limited numher of premiums so hegin saving coupons at once. North Platte Creamery. First'Door North of Post Office. HEALTH HINTS Do not try-to stop Haby from crying, but If too prolonged Ho him face down until ho stops. Hatho anil feed regularly. Do hot allow to grow pug nose. Massage gently tho sides of tho nose downwards. Mothers, this is Baby's Drug Store "IT' cannot judge drugs, in fact, neither can you. Depend upon us. Every thing here for "IT" from soap to food of absolute purity. Introduce us to "IT," we like the little ones just as much as you do. Stone's Drug Store Wa are oflonto for "Woorover" Rubber Goods, g & toan a ssn. Mutual Buildin OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. ASSETS $840,000.00 To Prospective Building & Loan Borrowers; Non-resident Building & Loan Companies are adver tising the fact that they have reduced the monthly payments of horrowers to $1.10 per month on each $100.00 horrowed, making the monthly payment the same as the Mutual Build ing & Loan Association of North Platte. 7'hcy fail to state that of the $1.10 paid to the non-resident company, there is only thirty-five cents credited as a principal payment, jhe halance Seventy-five cents heing taken for interest. Of the $1.10 monthly payment to this association on each $100.00 horrowed sixty cents is for interest and fifty cents is credited as a principal payment. This difference in the amount credited the horrower will result in the borrower in the non-resident company be ing compelled to pay not less than $25.00 more on each $100.00 borrowed in order to discharge the deht than they would if they were doing the business with this Association. Mutual Building & Loan Association OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.