Far Sight or Near
It makes no difference to us. Wo can
lit you easily, accurately and quickly
because wo carry a largo variety of
lenses in stock, suitable tor all Bights,
and wo are experts at adjusting them.
After examining your eyes wo will
prescribe the right lenses and vou will
find they help you to seo as naturally
as over, whether you are near or far
sighted.
Dixon, The Jeweler,
DR. 0. II. CRESSLER,
Graduale Denlisl.
Office over the McDonald
Stato Bank.
Charged with Dipsomania.
John Wntkins, of Brady, was.brought
to town this week and lodged in jail
pending a hearing under the dipsomania
law. Watkins is addicted to strong
drink in fact is a slavo to liquor and
at times becomes mentally unbalanced.
The intercession and pleadings of
friends have been of no avail; ho does
not apparently .possess the necessary
will power to stop imbibing. Tho com
plaint was filed by W. T. Elliott, of
Brady.
Plans for a rear addition to the
rooms occupied by The Leader are
being drawn. This' addition will be
sixty feet deep.
J. J. Halltgan returned yesterday
from Oshkosh. where ho had been at
tending the term of district court Tho
term was completed Wednesday.
Oxfords for the growing girl, women's
size, but with a low heel at $2.60 $3.00
Small, Tho Big Shoeman.
The precipitation this week extended
practically all over Nebraska, and a3 it
was badly needed to boost along small
grain, it can truly be said that -It was
a million dollar rain.
Paul Stone, who has resigned as high
school teacher, will go to Washington,
D. C, and accept a position in the cir
culation department of one of the big
daily papers.
Elsewhere bids are asked for the
construction of the Elks' building, which
will be GGxGG, three stories in heighlh
The bids must be filed -on or before
May 25th
Relinquishment on 320 acre home
stead twelve milea northeast of North
Platte tj trade for town property.
Inquire ofR.E.Louden,320 East Eleven
th street.
The material for the new front for
the Vienna restaurant has been order
ed, and it is probable work will begin
next week. The pressed brick selected
is light gray in color, making a natty
looking front.
Alfalfa, cane and millet, corn and all
kinds of gaiden seeds at Hcrshey's. '
The Lincoln Development Co. will
sow nine hundred acres to flax on the
ranch southeast of town this spnng
and this fall will, saw the tract to
wheat. This is on ground that js being
broken out. J . W. Payne, who is also
having 200 acres broken, will sow the
same grains.
. The Methodist church, led by the
ladies aid society, have adopted a unique
plan for raising the debt on their
property. They have divided the in
debtedness in one hundred share?; each
member is expected to take one or
more shares or a portion of a share, as
they are able. In this way all help
lift the burden.
Niagara Miid Silk Gloves for sale at
Wilcox Department Store.
The case of Nancy Johnson against
Ginn, White & Schatz, which is an
echo of the piano contest conducted by
that firm, was heard in tho county
court yesterday. The plaintiff claimed
that she had written more sentences on
a card than tho one to whom the
award was made, and brought suit to
recover the piano. The Judge has tho
caso under advisement.
Advo Jams and Jellies. Absolutely
Pure. Try them. At Wilcox Depart
ment Store.
The game of ball between the U. P
shop team and the high school team
which had been called off for Tuesday
was later played and resulted in a score
of six to two in favor of the shop team
The battery for the shop team was
. Rwnnn and Eaton, and Jones and Done
gan for the high school. Manager
Eichler, of tho shop team, announces
that he expectb to have a rattling g6od
bunch of players after they work out.
Halley's comet is now growing
brighter and is easily seen in the early
morning shortly before dawn. Tho tail
can now be seen for a considerable dis
tance from tho head. A week ago the
tail was very faint and only appeared
to bo about as long as half tho diameter
of the moon. It can now bo traced
for a distance of about five degrees or
about ten times the diameter of the
moon. In the present position tho tail
of tho comet points upward and to the
south, and is perfectly straight. The
head has become brighter during the
past weeK anu is now a nttio urigntcr
than a second magnitude star. Tho
position of tho comet is still about duo
east, and It is best observed between
4 o'clock to&4:Woctdck
Building Line to Julesburg.
Tho North Platte Tolephono Co. is
now stringing its lino of copper wire
through to Julesburg, where the line
will connect with the Colorado Tele
phone Co. Between this place and
Ogalalla tht present wire is being
replaced with tho No, 9 copper, and
tho construction gang has now reached
Sutherland, Next Monday another
gang will begin erecting poles between
Ogalalla and Julesburg, and it is ex
pected to have tho work completed
through to Julesburg by June 1st. It
will require twenty tons of wire be
tween North Platte and Julesburg, and
twelve carloads of material is now
strung along between'those two points.
DR. W. F. CROOK,
DENTIST,
Graduate Northwestern Unirereity.
Offlco over McDonald State Bank
Sturges Sell Ranch.
Loren Sturges this week sold his
ranch of 640 acres northwest of town
to a Hastings party for $16,000. He
takes in trade fourteen acres adjoining
tho city of Hastings which is improved
with a large modern houso. This deal
changes Mr. Sturges' plans. He had
ntended locating in Oregon, but ho
will now movo to Hastings'.
GEO. D. DENT,
Physician and Surgcsn,
Offico over McDonald Bank.
Phones lOfhco'130
l hones Resldcnco 115
Recovers Lost Ring.
Mrs . Mark Atchison was considerably
'wrought, up" a few evenings ago,
She had accompanied her husband on a
trip to Oshkosh and returningin the even'
ing entered the Pacific Hotel washroom
to wash her hands preparatory to eating
her supper. She handed her husband
her diamond ring to keep until she
finished and he laid it on the- window
ledge. Tho ring wa3 forgotten until
after they entered the dining room,
and when Mr. Atchison went for it
found it gone. Search wus immediate
ly instituted by Mr. and Mrs. Atchi
son, Mrs. Sitton, Vera and others,
but tho ring could not bo found,
Preparations had been made to have
persons searched, when about ten
o'clock Miss Sitton concluded to make
final search, during which she found
the ring on the top of the partition
in the wash room, to reach which it
was necessary for her to stand on a
chair. The supposition is that some one
picked tho rine from tho window and
placing the ring on top of tho partition
intended removing it when the pro
posed search was concluded and interest
in the matter had subsided.
Takes Shot at Lowell.
A midnight prowler took & shot
at Chief of Police Lowell Wednesday
night, but luckily a serious wound and
perhaps his lifo was saved by a mem
orandum book and a bunch of papors
in the outsido pocket of his corduroy
coat.
Lowell had an intimation that a crap
gamo was in progress In the west end
of town and started out to investigate.
Ho was not successful, and upon re
turning homo ho noticed two men
standing in the rear of the Ray Lang
ford residence. He walked past and
keeping an oyo on them saw ono walk
around to tho wc3t sido o tho house
while the other apparently stood guard.
Lowell walked south to Fifth and
thence west a block and eamo in on
tho west side of the house, and turn
ing a. corner confronted a man with a
drawn revolver who fired almost in
Lowell's face. The ball struck tho left
sido penitrating the thick corduroy coat,
a bunch of papers nnd a memorandum
book and lodging in tho thick leather of
a second book, theso papers and books
being in the outsido coat pocket. After
firing tho shot tho fellow dodged
around the corner and reaching the
alley made his escape, Lowell firing at
him as ho run. When the fellow took
to his heels, Lowell started in pursuit,
but beoame entangled in a go-cart and
lost enough time to let tho fellow get
too long a lead on him. Ho later
searched for him but could find no
trace.
In the rear of tho Langford house
was found a long piece of thick steel
which tho feilow no doubt intended to
use as a pry to force open a door or
window. During tho night tho police
corralled a number of suspicious looking
characters, but none proved to be the
fellow wanted. i,
Elks Building, North Platte Neb-
Sealed proposals will be received for
the erection of tho "Elk's Building"
66x66, 3 stories high, in the city of
North Platte, Nebraska, according to
plans and specifications thereof now
on file in the office of C. E. Shaeffer,
Architect, North Platte, Nebraska.
Bids must be on file with M. Keith Ne
ville, Sec'y. Building Committee, on or
before 8 p. m. Wednesday, May 25th,
1910.
A certified check of $500 must accom
pany each bid. The Building Commit
tee reserves tno right to reject any and
all bids. M. Keith Neville.
Sec'y. Bldg. Committe .
E. F. Seeberger, Choirman.
Do vou know that you can take ou
Lifo Insurance today, but tomorrow
may be too late, so let us write you
policy today in the New York Life.
Temple RealNEstate & Ins. Agency,
1 & 2 McDonald Block.
Tested Seed Corn for Sale.
I have a limited amount of calico and
yellow dent seed corn for sale. $1.00
per bushel at my farm 21 miles south
east of Bignell or $1.25 delivered at
Bignell or Maxwell. Write or phomo
O. D. Shaner, Maxwell, Neb.
John Grant has concluded to erect,
some time in tho future, a new bunga
low the exterior of which will be care
fully selected pine logs, with the same
material for porch pillars. He noticed
such a houso at Manitou Springs and
was at once impressed with it.
Too Soon For Her.
Apropos of those who uevur enjoy
tho luxury of a carriage save when tho
denth of some one maUes for a. free
ride lo the cemetery a clergyman told
of ii little girl standing at Fifth ave
nue and Thirtieth street, New York.
She was a ragged little thing, nnd she
was wntchlng the carriages rolling
past with the most wistful bluo eyes.
"Well. little one." he said, "would
vou like to own one of those car
riages?"
The hlue eves turned up. and there
were tears In their eorners.
"1 never rode In n kerrldge," she
said .softly. "Me little braider died
aforo 1 was born."
ACT QUICKLY.
The Midnight Sun.
The mldnluht sun Is not visible
south of the polar circle. It Is above
the horizon throughout tho tweuty
four hours at Uodo from Juno 3 to
July 7. at Tromso from tho 10th of
May to the '-"Jd of July nnd at the
N'orth ciine from the t'-'th of May to
tho '20th of July. There are corre
Mpondlng periods during December,
January and November when tho sun
Is not seen, but the diuUiress of tht
winter Is by no means so great as
might be Imagined. The whiteness of
the snow and tho glimmer of the
northern' lights mako a sort of per
lietuiU twilight.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in
North Platte.
Do the right thing at tho right
time.
Act quickly in times of danger.
Backacho is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
ney ill.
Plenty of evidence to prove this
Mrs. J. T. Hollenbeck, Dewey St.,
North Platte, Nebr., says; "During tho
past two or three years, I suffered
from a dull, grinding nche through tho
small of my back, directly over my kid
neys, and I could hardly drag myself
around. In the morning when I got up
thero was an oxtrcmo soreness across
my loins and it was hours before I
could walk with any degree or freedom
or stand erect. Tho kidney secretions
were also annoying on nccount of their
irregularity in passage. About a year
ago when I was feeling miserable, a
friend advised me to try Doan's Kidney
Pills and I procured a box atMcDonald
& Graves'Drug Store. In a Bhort time
after I commenced their use I improved
and it was not long before Lwas com
pletely cured, i novo since had no re
turn of kidney trouble."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States,
Remember the name Doan'sand
take no other.
Tho Makings In Chursh.
"1 uever know." said the
man. "what an Inveterate smoker I
am until recently In church, my first
visit for n long while. I found myself
mechanically rolling u cigarette. In
fact. I had It rolled aud was reaching
for a mutch when I suddenly camo to.
Sunnoso 1 hadn't waked up? Rather
) awful wWt?v'--&W "J&rtfcJ?srs;
For the Best Hail Insurance.
Mr. Farmer, do you know that there
has been A big reduction in the hail
insurance rates for this year and that
you cannot afford to let your crops go
uninsured and when you write this in
surance why not get the best? Write
it in the "National," a company with
Total Assets (Jan. 1, 1910) of 89.
328,707.25 and know that your loss
nervous w;u be settled promptly and liberally
TEMPLE REAL ESTATE & INS.
AGENCY.
C. F. Temple. Mgr.. 1 & 2 McDonald
Block
Just received a full lino of nictnrn
,
ana room mourunrp. bcraensui?, iut Jti,
Our Spring Suits.
Copyril.l 1910
Ih I louw n NupiKMituncr
If clothes have any influ
ence on the World's opinion
of a Man and they certainly
have- the Man we Suit this
Spring will bask in the sun
light of public esteem.
Our Clothes are Fashioned
for critical eyes, and thoy are
Tailored for critical tastes by
Master hands.
The Season's choice and
correct Models are ready for
inspection or choosing.
Suits $12.50, $15 and $20
along by easy steps to $25.00.
Our $20, $22.50 and $25.00
Suits will prove a great sur
prise to the Man who never
bought his Clothes here.
We touch your purse as light-
ly as possible and our splendid
values help you to oe nappy
in your Clothes.
J. B. McDonald,
The Home of Good Clothes.
THE
First National Bank,
4
of North Platte, Nebraska.
. UNITED STATES,. DEPOSITARY.
Capital and Surplus $130,000.
ARTHUR McNAMARA, President.
E. F. SEEBERGER, Vice-President,
. . M. KEITH NEVILLE, Vicc-Presidcnf,
f.llL. M00NEY, Cashier.
Headquarters for
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Mado of large, strong, high-grade stool wires, heavily galvanized.
Amply provides for expansion and contraction. Is praotically
everlasting. Novor goes wrong, no mattor how groat a strain
is put on it. Doos not mutilate or injuro stock.
Turns Cattle, Horses, Hogs and Pies
EVERY ROD GUARANTEED by U3 and guaranteed by the
manufacturers. Call and sec it. Wc can show you how It will
save you money nnd fence your fields so they will stay fenced.
FOR SALE BY
GINN, WHITE St SGHKTZ,
Do it Now-Tomorrow may be
too late.
It isn't safe to figure -that a hail
stocm will not strike your crop this year,'
Figure thatjt will and insure in thfsi
time tried and reliable company, wherew
every policy issued is guaranteed a
paid in cash capital and surplus.
Ask for prices and terms.
NORTHWESTERN
FIFLE & MARINE
INSURANCE, CO.
MINN E.APOLLS. MINN.
BUCHANAN & PATTERSON, Agents.
OMlfTi
NECKWEAR.
Some exceptionally fine
Neckwear ' has reached us '
lately. The colorings and
patterns are beautiful, the
quality of silk is extra high
grade, and tics made from
the latest designs.
Wilcox Department Store :
A One-Man Job
can be made , of paiuting any
ordinary sized house if you use
Heath & Milligan
BEST PREPARED PAINT.
It flows so smoothly and easily
under the hrush, because of the H.
&. M. individual process of manufac
ture, that in a given time a man can
paint well, far more surface with it
than with any other paint on the
market.
Also, because of the carefully se
lected materials of which Best Pre
pared Paint is made, you will need
fewer gallons to do the work.
Make a Double Saving
not only In Inbor expense but In the
money you spend for pnint by buying
less gallons. Como in nnd talk over
your requirements. ,
Schiller & Co.,
Family Druggists
North Platte.
Nebraska
I HIGH AS
THE SKIES
In freshness nnd purity nre our bakery
tjoons. xno manor wnac mq purcnaso
may bo either Bread, rolls or .any
thing in tho cake line, you nro cer
tain of securing the quality of goods
that cannot bo excelled for tho money.
DICKEY BROTHERS,
Confectionery, Pinnos Bakery,
To Cigar Smokers
who have not yet tried tho Forest King
cigar wo believe they will prove a rev
elation. In all our experience we never
knew a better five cent cigar than the
Forest King. It js Jtho llnost comblna
tion of good tobacco nnd skilled cigar
making wo have cvor seen. Try one
anu you'll want more.
J. F. SCHMALZRIED,
All Ready For Summer Driving
you will bo when your horse is togged
mt with ono or our nwtneia, our nuia,
rnnnv llnrlif nlntrln qtrtiti hnrncss. and
fine round leather, open or blind bridles.
Wo nave a line biock oi eumniur uuiou
goods, lap robes, that wo are selling at
reusonauio prices.
A. F, FINK.
JJ A. J, AMKS. MAHIK AMES. Q
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Doclors Ames & Ames, a
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:? Physicians and Surgeons,
Si J;
U Office over Stono Drug Co, -,i
tj Phonos I Office 273 g
J I hones Residence 270 6