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TIIIUTY-TIIIRD YEAR.
NORTH PLA'ITE, NEB., FEURUARY 2, 1917.
No. 0
TRIAL Of ROY ROBERTS
WILL BEGIN MONDAY
SKVJJNTl'.MVE 3IEN SELECTED
FROM WHICH TO PICK A
JUltY.
Case 1m Likely to Attract Much
Interest and Court Jtoom Will
15c Crowded at Each of
ho Sessions.
Ttfio second trial of Itoy Roborts
for tho murdor of Vernon Connctt will
begin next Monday In the district
Court, Fdr this trial, under Instruc
tions of Judge Grlmos, soventy-fivo
mpn havo been selected by Sheriff
Salisbury and from theso a Jury, If
possible, will bo selected. In selecting
theso men Sheriff Salisbury aimed to
soouro thoao who aro compalratlvely
n6w rosldents of the county and
who aro not thoroughly cotlvorsant
with tho crlmo wlth which Roberts
Is charged. Should tho challenges of
tho prosecuting and defending at
torneys' exhaust tho number of men
who havo been summoned all, of
whom aro country resldewts Sheriff
Sajisbury will proceed to select an
additional list.
Sheriff Salisbury will go to Lincoln
today to bring Roberts to this city
for the trial. Since tho conclusion of
tho former trial Robdrts has lieeu
confined to the penitentiary at Lin
coln. In tho trial had tho defendant
was found1 guilty of murder in tho
first degree. On the ground of error
and' mis-trial an appeal was taken
to tho supremo court by Attorney J.
T.' Keefrv who defended Roberts In
tho lower court. Tha supreme court
decreed a re-trial of Roberts and the
case will . bo tho first to be tried at
tho February term of distlrlct court
which convenes Monday.
Tho formor trial arou3ed great in
terest, as Jt wa3 the first murder trial
in tha county in a quarter jf .
century. Tho coulrt house' wag Jam
med' with spectators at each session,
and toward tho' close of tho caso tho
Keith theatre was substituted for the
court room. It is probable that the
samo Interest or curiosity will be
shown In the re-trial.
The witnesses who testified inthe
first case aro pretty well scattered
over tho stato, but all have boon
found and served with a subpoena
by registered mall. They, as well as
tho nren selected for Jury purposes,
havo been directed to report at the
coirai room Monday niornlng.
Tho first case cost tho county
nearly two thousand dollars; the com
ing .trial will, It is expected, co3t more.
Tho prosecuting attornoys will bo
County Attrtrnoy Halllgan and Geo.
N. Gibbs, the latter having been tho
prosecutor in tho first trial. Attornoy
keofe will represent th,e defendant.
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For Sale
Looso .hay; phono 78CF2.
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Twenty men who 1id been emploayed
at the Union Pacific Ico houses during
the, busy season, comploted their work
yesterday morning and left for Oma
ha. Miss Ella Weaver, who spent the
past year in Portland with relatives,
returned! homo Wednesday morning.
Registered Balls For Sale
At North Platte, Neb.
We will have for sale at the
old stock yards on
Saturday, February 10, 1917,
25 head of Registered Shorthorn and
Hereford Bulls, from 18 months io 3 years
old. Part of these are of the Champion
first prize load shown at the Denver stock
show this year. We furnish pedigree and
an absolute guarantee .with every bull. This
will be an exceptional opportunity to pro
cure high class animals right at home.
Bred and Raised by GEO. D. HARRAH.
FOR SALE BY W, H. TURPIE.
AUTO HOAl) FH03I NORTH
PLATTE TO NATIONAL PARK
The suggestion that tho O-L-D auto
lout llroni Omaha to Denvor via Lin
coln bo changed in namo to the
"Buffalo Bill Trail," 13 not meeting
with a vory hearty endorsement 03
pocially from Lincoln peoplo. The
State Journal suggests that ff a
"Buffalo Bill Trail" bo laid out that
It extend from North Platto to Cody,
Wyo., thenco Into tha national park.
A glnnco at the map aUonco directs
attention to tho apparent saving of,
mileage of Such a route to tho part
the distance from North Platto to
tho eastern edgo of tho park not ex
ceeding 750 miles, possibly a UtMo
less, Tho route would follow tho North
Platto rlvofr from North Platte to
Douglas, Wyo., passing through
Bridgeport, Scott8 Bluffs, Torrlngton
and over a country which would;
not requlro n vory great outlay In
road building. From Douglas straight
northwest to the park, sand hills
would bo encountered but no monn
tlapa; In fact it is said that tho rout?
between those two points would be
over territory that ls loss rough than
is tho Eircoln Highway from Cheyenno
west.
Tho North Platto-Cody route to tho
National park would bo 500 mllos
shortelr than to go to Ogden' and
thenco north. .
' This proposed "Buffalo Bill Thrall"
Is worthy the consideration of the
public.
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It will Buro mako a clean up of all
tho Women's High Grade Coats; tho
very latest December creations which
aro all sure to bo next season's slylo;
the sizes run sixteen, eighteen, thirty,
four to forty-two; such high grado
coats as aro In this lot aro values up
to $37.50, your unrestricted' choico for
$13.75. Why" not be one of the first
and get first choico? At this price
they aro all sure to go out quick. Not
a coat in tho lot but what is worth
double and most of them thrco times
'the price" you payj If any' -remain un
sold they will bo packed next week
do not delay. Tho Loader Mercantile
Company.
This is ground hog day and tho an
imal will seo his shadow constantly for
tho sun shines strong. According to
tho old saw he will retire to his bur
row to remain six weeks In order to
escape;' tho cold weatlier. This may,
o'r may not prove correct
A number of local Yeomen will go
to Hershey this evening to assist in
instituting a homestead. Following
.the ceremonies a .banquet (will bo
served.
Tho temperature registered sixteen
below zero this morning, Just frosty
enough to mako a fellow step lively.
Warmer wcathor is in sight.
Potatoes are now quoted wholesale
In Lincoln and Omaha at $2,50 per
bushel, and Jobbers look for an ad
vance to $3.00.
Stock and Dairy Farm for Sale.
610 ncrcs located 7 miles north of
Maxwell, well and windmill, 8 miles
of fencing, C,"i acres In cultivation,
bnlanco hay and pasture- Price six
dollars per acre. Terms $1500.00 cash
and balance on easy tonus, six per
cent Interest. There Is n big bargain
in this property.
BUCHANAN & PATTERSON,
5-4 Agents.
PROPOSE CODY MONUMENT
AT NORTH PLATTE
BILL INTRODUCED IN LKMSLA.
TURK APPltOPRLVTIXG TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS
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Representative Richmond, of Oinalin,1
Father of tho Bill, Says tho Stato
Should Honor tho Old
' Scout.
if the Nebraska legislature ncriul
escos to the wishes of Ropresontdtlve
Henry C. Richmond, of Omaha, that
body will appropriate ton thousand
dollars for orectlug at North Platto
a monument to tho late Colonol Wm.
F. Cody. Tho bill appropriating this
sum was Introduced by Representative
Richmond Tuesday, and knowing Mr.
Richmond as wo do, wo havo no hos
Itancy in saying that ho will seo that
it' goes to tho sifting commlttco, and
that ho will us his influence In hav
ing the bill reported for passage'.
And why should not Nebraska thus
honor tho old scout, and why Is not
North Platto tho logical point for the
orectlbn of tho monument? Aa an
advertiser of Nebraska, Col. Cody sur
passed all othor individuals and, ,0,11
othor methods, for througji him the
commonwealth of Nebraska .was made
known to tho poonlos of ovory civil
ized nation on earth. More, too; tho
stato OAVos to Colonel Cody more than
it can repay for tho services he 'ren
dered In protecting tho early( settlor;
In blazing the trail that brought
thousands upon thousands of ..home
stendors, who later becamo tho bono
and Blnow of tho, land and played no
smlal part in making Nebraska what
she is today. As a good citizen ho
was honored for his courage, his hbn
esty, Ills loyalty to the .mafure ho
was a friend, to the young art Idql ; ho
was a man who will vor live not
only in tho memory of the present gen
eration but In the generations to come.
Time may efface tho remembrance of
good deeds of other men who flguVdd
in tho history-making epoch of Ne
braska, but not so with tho old scout,
and with a monunidnt to his memory
In North Plntto, thousands with hat In
hand will stand before It and do 'rev
erence to liis memory.
North Platto should bo tho site.
Horo for many years was his home,
hero he reared his children; it was
horo that he collected' tho nucleus of
that wonderful amusement caravan
sary that pitched Its tents In Eng
land, France, Gormany, Spain even In
tho valley of tho Nile; It was hero
that ho met General Sheridan and act
ed as his convoy Into tho then Indian-
Inhabited and buffalo-pastured wilds
of Nebraska and Kansas; it was horo
ho met tho son of a Russian czar and
escorted him to tho buffalo hunting
grounds; It was from North Platto that
tho expeditionary forces, with Colonel
Cody as chief of scouts, went out and
wrought havoc with the Sioux war
riors at Summit Springs and so de
moralized them that they no longer
Infested Nebraska; in fact North Platto
HI JV11AULLHI
IT under tlic 37
, In the Interim while Investigating or
looking about for a permanent Invest
ment there Is 110 more desirable place
for your funds than secured by 11 Cer
tificate of Deposit at this bank.
Why I Because It Is payable on do
inaiitl, yields n proiitablo rate of In.
terest, Is an nufo uh tills strong bank
and Is free of all red tapo.
Interest,. i (J months or a year.
Platte Valley State Bank
North Platte, Nebraska.
and Colonol Cody nre so closely as
sociated that not for a moment should
any othor site for the Nebraska mon
ument bo consklpTfifll.
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Parewoll Reception to Honkers.
The msmbors of tho Epl&copal pnr
Ish will tender a4farewoll reception to
Dean and Mrs. J. J. Bowkor at tho
Odd Fellows' hall next Tuesday even
ing between tho hours of olght and ten
o'clock. All mombors of the, parish
and their frlonds and friends of Dunn
and Mrs. Bowkor aro cordially Invit
ed to bo prosont.
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Kllcs Petition la Bankruptcy
J. J. Gottmnn, cigar manufacturer,
and for two seagons manager of tho
Ndrth Platto ball team, Hied an ap
plication for voljuntrny (bankruptcy
yoetordny. IIo lists his , assota nt
S2.729.50 and his liabilities at $5,083.09.
Of tho Indebtedness $Sll17 ls secured
by socurltlos valuoll at $1,560. IIo
claims an oxompttou of $691.
Jauunry Wonthcr,
The teniparnturo last 1110114I1, as
shown by tho monthly summary Is
sued by tho local wcathor bureau,
ranged from 5S to 21 bolow zero, with
a mean of 23, tho mpn bolng S de
grees warmer than January last yoa'r.
There wore seven days during U10
month when tho tomporaturo reached
a bolow zero point. Tho snowfall for
the month was C.2 Inches, making .74
of an Inch of precipitation when ro
dltcod' to wator. Tho precipitation In
January last year was .85 of an inch.
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Unreserved Naval Warfare.
A Washington dispatch -dated Jan
uary 31st says: "Gormany has declar
od unrestricted submarine warfare A
starvation blockade of England, tho
like of which the world novor has seen,
was announced to tho world today In
notos delivered to Amorkan Ambassa
dor Gorard in Berlin and to tho stato
department horo by Count von Borns
dorff. Thus begins tho long-foarcd cam
jjJgn of rutiilossness, conceived by
Ton Illndbbufg, It Is said horo, on va"
magnltudo nevor oven contemplated
by von Tlrlpltz. Again tho United
States faces sovoranco of diplomatic
rolatlons with Gormany with all its
eventual possibilities. President Wil
son's repeated warnings of "a world
ailro" and Secretary Lansing's "vorgo
of war" statement aro being recalled in
tho capital with feelings of apprehen
sion and misgiving."
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For Salo
0G foot lot on west Sixth street. Side
walk In, sower and gas In alley. $100
down, balanco easy paymonts. O. XR.
Robinson, 322 west Second. 0-4
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Tho city council will meet In regu
lar session next Tuosday ovonlng, nni
tho councllmon will probably have
mado their Investigation of gambling
and bo prepared to take Bomojictlon
regarding cigar stores and pool halls.
Eunice McMlchaol entertained a
numbor of hor young frlonds Wcdnes,
day aftornoon at a party given In hon
or of hor ninth birthday.
Pending Permanent
Investment
LOCAL AN1) PERSONAL.
Mrs. Will Hawing is enjoying a visit
from Mrs. Porter, of 'Suthanlaiur
f
Dr. Fetter Is onjoylng a visit from
his brother, who arrived from Brady
a fow days ago.
Mrs. Earl Hamilton and slstor-Mlss
Ruth FtUgerold, who have bo,on horo
this wook, leave. Sunday for Omaha.
Rev. Samuel Hardman, of Bnynrd,
will conduct tho services atjj tho
Church of Our Saviour 'Sunday.'' Fob
ruary 4 th. ' . ' V
Mrs. Harold . Chambers enmo. down
from Goring Wednesday ovaning to
visit hor mother Mrs. Elinor Coatos
for a wook.
Court Roportor P, j. Barron roturncd
Wodnosday ntternpoh irom Lexington
whoro ho (spnt tho first of, this wook
on 'business.
Goorgo Walsh and jVnna Luthpr may
bo s'oen at tho Crystal .tonight lrt tiio
Fox foat'uro "Tho Boast." A story of
a man's reformation.
Arch Deacon Bowkor, who took up
his new duties aa arch deacon Fob
ruary 1st, left this morning for Gor
ing, Chadron and Crawford.
A baby girl was born this morning to
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Muchllnskl.
Mother and babe aro doing nlcoly, Mrs.
Muchllnskl was formorly Miss Bortha
Andorson.
II. L. Hnsklns, of tho Horshoy, vi
cinity, and Frank Lltzlp of this city,
nro making arrangements to open a
co-oporatlvo club on Fobraury 15th
in tho Bratt building on Locust stroot.
A stock of genoral morchandlso will bo
carrlod.
Arch Deacon Bowkor recently re
ceived 0110 of tho one thousand child's
tocklngs which aro sent out from Now
York to.dlfforont clorgymon to be filled
with small coin donntlpns and tho to
tal to bo returned tq Now York and
then sent to tho children of tho fifteen
warring nations. Tho arch deacon
baa alrordy Bocurod two hundred and
Hfty ton-cont pieces.
Miss Anna Lockor, of Denver, for
morly of this city, and Josoph Baker,
son of Mrs. Mary. Bakor, woro mar
ried Monday evening at tho Dqnham
hotel In Denvor by Rov. Thoanis S.
Young of tho Broadway Baptist church.
After the ceremony tho bridal party
woro served with a six courso dinner.
Thoy aro oxpe'eted to roturn to this
clt(v this ntornopn to mnko thdlr
home. Both young pooplo-havo many
local friends who will wish them hap
piness.
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FroHh Cow.
Fresh young milch cow for salo.
Howard ranch Phono 790F031.
Chase 6c
Seal Brarw
"As good as Seal Brand Coffee"
In pound, half-pound and quurter-pound,
scaled nir-tigbt canisters
Ur. J. S. Twlnem Thinks Now Appcn.
(Ileitis Statuto ls a Good One
PIERRE. S. D., Jan. 31. South Da
kotanu will bo protected from unscrup
ulous practitioners who dlagnoso any
lllnoss as appondlcltls and then per
form an operation, unddr a bill pre
pared for Introduction In tho stato
legislature. This bill would require
that all appendices removed in opera
tions bo sent to tho stato laboratory
for examination. Thoso appendices af
ter examined would then bo returned
to their rospoctlyo "owners" together
with a certificate showing tholr con
dition. In tho ryout an appoiyllx was
not diseased tho ""ownor" would bo ro
llovod of any liability for payment for
tho oporatlon undor thp bill.
Comment on above from Omaha Be,
Jan. 30, 1917. This is a vory com
mondoblo proposition and should bo
a law In Nobrsnka, more especially In
North riatto, Lincoln Co., and each of
tho states or our lnnd. ,0
Thoro nro somo cases of appondlcltls
but thoy nro oxcoodlngly fdw It is
not with Nature's decroo nor that of
tho Almighty that so many aro re
moved. It Is bocauso of the financial
vnlud to tho surgeon.
(Signed) JOHN S. TWINEM.
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Following aro tho speakers who will
respond' to toasts at tho banquet In
honor of tho city superintendents, at
the Franklin School building this ov
onlng with Co. Sirpt. Gantt as toast
mlstrcss: 'Thrlfit Movement," Miss
Annio Kramph; "Community Co-op-oratlon,"
E. S. Davis; "Tendency of
Rollglous Instruction," Rov. C. B. Hnr
man. Charles McKeon and Miss Allco Loy
poldt, both of Horshoy, woro granted
a marrlngo llconso yesterday morn
ing. John Don camo down from Sidney,
Wodnosday to visit his family,
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Itaro llnrgalu in High Grado Piano.
Wo havo a now, hlgh-grado piano
located at North Platto, which for ln-,
modiato salo, no rcasonablo offer will
bo declined. Liberal terms to n re
sponsible 'party. ' lfvyou met quick yoit
will find this an opportunity to puV
cliaso a flno piano tromondously cheap.
If Interested wrlto tho Donvor Music
Company, Denver, Colorado, nt onco
for particulars. 0-C
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Public Snlo
II. S. Hasklns, who llvo3 thrco mllos
east of Horshoy, ton mllos west of
North Platto and ono mllo south of
NlcholB school houso will soil at pub
lic auction on Thursday, Fobruary 8th,
thirteen head of horses, eovonteon
head of cattle, ' oightcon hogs, olght
dozon whl to Leghorn chickens and a
lot of farm machlnory. G-2
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anborrfs
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LIERK-SANDALL CO.