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A y u i 1. i ; i: HI MTTTm.Tm r.im )VE ARE AGENTS FOFL-. HARCOURT&.C0. IN COO POtlATCO LOUISVILLE, KY. THE LEADING STATIONERS AND. MANUFACTURING ENGRAVERS ORDERS FOB ENGRAVED CARDS, INVITATIONS. PERSONAL AND BUSINESS, STATIONERY , ETC. May be left wilK ua witK the assurance llat the work whet completed will mark the user aa'Catrfcfand meet every require meat of the most discriminating taste. CLINTON, Jeweler and Optician. m a 0 DR. 0. H. CRE5SLER, Graduate Dcnlisl. Ofllco ovor tho McDonald State Dank. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. YOUR CHANCE. We have a few gilt-edged firtt mortgage real estate Joan?, netting good rate of interest, payable semi annually, rvnning from $250 upwares. These mortgages are exempt from tax" ation. Come and see us, Bratt & Goodman, Hiney Shultz purchased a new twin cyclindor Hnrloy Davidson motor cycle of Miner Hinman Snturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Don returned last evening from a short visit with relatives in Arapahoe. Mrs. J. R. Lucas and two children of Ogalnlla camo down Saturday to visit here siBtor Mrs. Alhort Muldoon. John L. Davis manager of tho North Platte Garage has leased the now gar age which, will ho erected hy A. M. Lock. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Flynn aro re joicing ovor tho arrival of a bnby hoy which was born to them tho last of tho week. 1 Judge II. M. Grimes, Court Reporter Cary, Attorney Willcox, and Halligan went to Ogalalla yesterday whero court will bo in session for about ten days. Tho M. I). A. social club will givo a leap year danco at tho K. P. Hall Wed- csday, Feb. 28th, All members and those holding invitations arc inviicd to bo present. MrF. Piatt, of Knnsas City, state speaker for the Yeomen, spont Satur day as tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tiloy and loft that night for Ogalalla to aJdress n meeting. Sho will return to day to tako part in the Ycomon pro gram tonight. Tho funoral of tho lato William Hub artt, held Friday nftornoon, was at tended by quite a largo number of north aide residents, who knew tho deceased for many years. Tho funoral was in charge of tho local Grand Army Post. The new coal chutes in Ogalalla aro completed and in working order. They aro able to load coal on engines from Ihreo different tracks. Tho outfit there is ono of tho best on tho entiro system and cost about $100,000. .. School district No. 48 and school dis trict 38, of Frontier county, aro making jarrnngomonta to consolidate and a tjmsoting of tho school bodars was held for this purpose Aho last of tho weok. Tho question waH continued until March 4,1st when a second mcoting will bo called. Nebraska wbb in tho grasp of n bliz zard. Sunday, tho storm extending pract ically tho entiro longth of tho, stato. Fortunately tho temperature was not low, and tho storm did not provo sor ious. Hero In north Platto tho fall of snow was less than an inch. Tho last issuo of tho Oshkosh Herald nnid: Robt. Dickey of tho firm of DickpylBros., of North Platto, was in town the foro part of tho week. Wo understand that ho is considering ,tho establishing of u bakery hero. Wo need such an Institution and Oshkosh is a goodjlocation. V. E. McCarty, formerly of this city, Is ono of tho Incorporators and stockholders of tho McCnrty-Korn CandylCo., of Ogden, which recently filed nrticlcs of incorporations with n capital stock of $15,000. Tho now com pany takes ovor tho C. C. Hupfer stock, valued at $12,000. Tho banquot held at tho Rltncr cafe Friday ovening by tho brotherhoods of tho different churches wns attonded by eighty gentlemen. William Ebright tilled tho position of toastmustcr and called upon Mossrs. J, II, VanCloavo, Edgar Schiller, M. E, Crosby, Wilson Tout and W. M, Cunningham, each of whom gavo an interesting talk on tho work of their respective churches and the good which is being done by tho biblo classes and brotherhoods. Tho principal addreBS of tho ovening was made by Bishop Geo. A, Bcuchor, of Kearney, Tho bunquet was served in five courses, each course bringing forth flattering remarks. Tho object of this meeting was to bring the churches Into closer relation and combine in the cfFort to strengthen them. John Davis returned Saturday morn ing from the automobile showinOmnha. John Frederic! loft Friday evening for Colorado to visit in and around Denver. Attorney Albert Muldoon returned Friday evening from a business trip to Omaha. Abo Marquis came up from Omaha Sunday to transact business for a few days. Vemc Langford, of Omaha, is ex, pscted tomorrow to visit relatives for a few days. Allison Wilcox went to Sarben yes tordny morning to remain several weeks. Miss Emma Parsons, of tho nursing staff of tho P & S hospital, is on tho sick list this week. Attorney Albert Muldoon went fo Ogalalla yesterday morning to spend a week on business. F. C. Piolstlcker returned Saturday from a week's stny on business in ad joining western towns. Miss Cleo Chappell returned Saturday from Mooreflcld, where she spont a week visiting schools. Mrs. G. W. Miller, of Scotts Bluffs, arrived Saturday to visit her daughter Mrs. Josso Van Dyke. MisH Essie, of St. Joe, will arrivo shortly, having accepted a position as milliner at tho Hub. Miss Alice Birge returned Sunday morning from nn extended visit with friends in Lincoln. Sanfoid Hartman has purchased n new five passenger Buick touring car of tho Davis garage. Miner Hinman returned Saturday from Omaha whore ho attended tho automobile show last week. T, M. Akers, of tho Colorado Milling & Mining Co., arrived , yesterday to spend several days on business. Mrs, James Payne returned Friday evening from Omaha, whero she spont several days with her daughter. Miss Lucy Dunn returned list even ing from a two weeks' visit with her aunt Mrs. T. E. Gorhnm in Grand 1 1 Bland. Mrs. McCellan nnd daughter, of Koarnoy, arrived tho last of tho week and will mnko nn extended visit with tho former's nunt Mrs. Jennie Calhoun. Supt. Tout, of tho city schools, left yesterday for St. Louis to attend tho national convention of school super intendents and educators. Ho will be absent about ten days. Miss Agnes Thornton, ono of the lo cal teachers who has been ill at her home in Neloigh for some timo, Is reported much Improved nntl expects to resume her duties next week. Attorney R. R. Horth, of Grand Island, wns in town Saturday and as an agent for Robert Taylor purchased 320 acres of Isolated land in town 12, range 31, ntthoU. S. land ofllco. County Superintendent Miss Cleo Chappell visited nine rural schools last weok and reports thorn in lino condition nnd compliments tho teachers on tho excellent work which they nro doing. Residents of tho south part of. .tho county aie urging Ex-sonator Sibley to becomo a candidate for tho republican nominntioQjor stato senator. At last reperts Mr. Sibley had not decide to ncquiesco to thodomnndsof his friends. Mrs. Joseph Murphy, who1' had been ill for some time, has recovered, Mrs. Pattee left Sunday evening for Pittsburg, Pa., to visit her mother for several weeks. The Methodist Aid Society will meet with Mrs. Brown, 821 West Sixth St. Thursday afternoon: Tom McGovcrn, of Fairbury, has been in town for n couple of days past visiting relatives and friends. V. R. Stow, of Omaha, arrived the last of the week to accept a position as wire chief in the new telephone office. Miss Nona Wait, of Farnam, is tho guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry E. Smith this week, having arrived in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Owings nro moving from tho Seyferth house on east Cth street to their new homo nt 708 E. 6th. Miss Kathcrinc Seyferth, who spent tho past three months In San Francisco with her brother nnd other relatives, re turned yesterday morning and after spending a few dnys will leave for Minnesota to spend several weeks. Dispatcher Leinbaugh left last night for Little Rock, Ark., to investigate a position that has been offered-him as chief dispatcher on tho Iron Mountain road. If conditions are satisfactory he will accept and locate there in tho im mediate, future. Files for Assessor. Lawrence P. Carpenter, a son of Lincoln Carpenter, a former sheriff, nnd a young man who has made Lincoln county his homo since enrly childhood, has filed for the republican nomination for county assessor. While Mr. Car penter has been on the road for a wholesale house for n year or sn and hqs.miule North Platte his headquarters he accounts Well precinct, tho residence df his parents, his home. He has filled several clerical positions in North Platte, has proven himself a man of in tegrity, and is highly esteemed by all acquaintances. He possesses the ability to well conduct the duties of the office which he seeks. Mr. nnd Mrs. Geo. E. French, who had been in Chicago for a couple of months, returned Sunday night. Mrs. French had been receiving medical treatment in that city, Ebut the im provement in her condition is not as great ns was hoped. Evidently Colonel Bryan is' not al together satisfied with any of tho dem ocratic presidential candidates in the field. In nn address nt Denver lnstwcek he sniu: 1 would rather see governor Shnf froth of Colorado nominated for the presidency than any democrat yet men tioned." The building and 'loan association directors met Snturday evening and ap proved loans amounting to about $5,000. It was ordered that the fifteenth series bo declared matured .with tho payment of the dues for tho month of May, making the series run 123 months. Bishop Geo. A. Beecher, who came up from Kearney to address tho ban queters of the men's forward move ment at the Ritner Friday evening, re mained over until Sunday and occupied the pulpit of the Episcopal church at tho morning service. A large congre gation wns out to hear and greet the Bishop. In the Buick and Reo line we sel strong, well built cars at moderat pri ces. Inspect our line before buying J. S. Davis Auto Co, Messrs. Guy gwope and George N. Gibbs have been appointed a committer by at least twenty-five of the business men nnd enthuinstic base ball sup porters, to organize what will be known as tho Western Nebraska League;. This league will embrace Lexington, Willow Island, Cozad, Gothunburg, Ogalalla and North Platte. A tWonty fivo gajno schedule was drawn up by tho committeo last evening artd Sub mitted to the aforsnid cities subject tb their approval. The organization of this league should meet with the ap proval of every citizen. Tho,jn in chni go will put forth every ejrort to Becuro the best games possible mid a team selected from tho most efficient players will be organized in the near future. It is their intentitfn tb havo two or more games on the local grounds every week. For Sale. , A Belgian draft horse, weight 1950 pounds, excellent condition, extra gentle temper, well trained, price $500. 8- Inquire of J. S. Davis. Fire at Gothenburg. A fire at Gothenburg Saturday night destroyed the three storyjbrick building owned by Martin Servers and occupied by George Back's jewelry store, D. F. Hinkley's drug store, Frank Halve Btadt's flour and feed store, Platto Valley cattle company offices, Johnson & Nelson's grocery store and Peter Edwall's meat market and two one story buildings. Tho loss is $45,000, mostly covered by insurance. For Rent. 7 room modern residence in North Platte, SEJ, Sec. 31, Twp. 9, range 30, Lincoln county, NEJ Sec. 4, Twp. 9, Range 30, 22 acre chicken and garden farm 3 miles west of North Platte. . W. V. Hoagland, North Platte, Neb. Combination Public Auction ' of horses, cattle and machinery at tho Tift barn, North Platte, Nebraska, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29th, THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH, ir THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH. At the first salo we will offer 100 HEAD OF HORSCS These animals will include work horses, fat horses for the market and colts. There will also be offered nt this sale several thoroughbred stallions. A NUMBER OF MILCH COWS will bo offered for sale. Some of tho cows are fresh and others will soon be. FARM MACHINERY.' Wo will also offer for sale a' lot of farm machinery of nil kinds, also hay ing" muchinery. Terms will be announced at sale, wHIdh will begin at 12 o'clock, noon. All parties who have stock or machin ery they wish to sell, can bring it in and it will be included in this sale. Tbusu phs have been inaugurated far tbi tjJOTfffsfl of bringing buyers and isteflg&s t$gihRr, and the promoters hafte;: -Qfll&'guirMent interest will be njJiitol&S&S'ft) warrant a continuance of tthl&g 'sgjjtfg iieypnd the dates. If you ljjSvbl .tfjHMng to sell, call and see us or '.WR&iv 'These sales will bo held ffndgQfejvTer,, s0q there will be no post pojxrimjynt qn apcaunt of tho weather. ' ' ... E. L. Jones & Co., North Platte, Nebraska. Mps. Elizabeth Cramer spent Sunday fn Maxwell with friends. . ,' James Elliott, of thoRexall Drug Co., B,ne;n'fe Sunday with friends in Brady. E-arl Brownfield, of Hershey, trans acted business in the city yesterday. Miss Bertha Banks, of tho Lexington s'chools, spent tho weok end with her parents. Frank McFadden, living north of Paxton, was in town yesterdny making final proof on his homestead. For Funds Awaiting Investment. Crystal Theatre To-NisSht PICTURES . Lovs's Renumcintiori;. Pals. Atlanta Auto Races. VAUDEVILLE. Kennedy and Burt. Singing and Talking. We suggest the use of a Certificate of Deposit vith The Platte Vulley State Bank. On all such temporary deposits remain ing six months or more we are pleased to allow interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. Fpur months or more 3 per cent per annum. The Certificate of Deposit is convenient becauseit may be transferred without dis turbing the earned interest and without the formality of notice to us. If you will have any amount of idle money you are invited to deposit it here where it will be absolutely safe and avail able when needed. The Platte Valley State Bank, Capital $50,000.00. NORTH PLATTE - - - NEBRASkA. 10c. aftd ISc. I WMHWBfWIUHrilllll IE tiU7'!r!iti?iJguii!JBip,iHj'.ar;i?l Women's Suits IN Spring Styles. An excellent collection, showing- the subtle ways in which fashions differentiates between the passing and the coming sea son. Coats are shorter, and have roll or hand turned collar, tuxedo collar or round collar in shawl effect. The skirts are trifle wider and most of them are in panel effect or strapped and trimmed to match the coat. PRICES $13.50 to $35 WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE. Wkfm www wMA iyj 7 mm I f If NEW iSHADES FOR SPRING We confidentially say that in no other shop can you find such a wide variety of new spring fabrics. More than 500 all wool patterns, the choicest selection from the bestlooms over the sea and in this country awaiting the selection of men who, like yourself appreciate the true value of correct dressing . Nowhere will you be greeted by a keener desire to render excellent service in matters of correct dress and we assure you that when you order us to cut and make to your individual measurements a suit of Kahn Tailored Clothes $20 to $45 You will order for yourself clothes of a higher grade for con siderable less money than you have been in the habit of paying We can deliver to you in a weeks time and to your entire and lasting satisfaction. Come in at your earliest convenience and let me show you my line before you place your order for spring clothes. Its up to you to get the best for your money here. Let me show you. EDW. BURKE, The Reliable Made-to-Order Clothier for Men. Room 9, Waltemath Building. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OF NORTH PLATTE, NEB. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $145,000.00. With our ample capital, long experience in banking, and assets of three quarters of a million dollars, we are in a position to give you the best possible service. ' E. F. SEEDERGER, Prcs, F. L. M00NEY, Cashier. Union Realty and Investment Company. Paid up Capital $50,000. Surplus 50,000.00. -OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS- T. C. PATTERSON, President, B. BUCHANAN, Scc'y and Treas. First Mortgages on Real EstatelBought, Sold nnd Negotiated. This compnny is prepared to loan monoy of investors on first mort gages on real estate, amply secured and drawing eight per cent semi annual interest. Money bo invested will bo exempt from taxation. Kt