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.
