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Newspaper

North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune

Location

North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1908

Page

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Marriage and civic notices mix with holiday sales

The report notes the marriage of Lewie Hutchins to Miss Kate Hartman at a Catholic church service led by Rev. Carroll. It covers job ads, upcoming visits by officials, theater ads, school board decisions, jail escape news, Christmas gift ideas, local business promotions, and community events from North Platte, with various residents and organizations named.

Hannoconanna Manor Lewie Hutchins Kate Hartman Carroll Presbyterian Church Butler Buchanan Silas R. Barton State Auditor Tate Lodge No. 64 John Oliver Shaner Maxwell Oliver Illinois Nebraska

For Sale Pure Bred Duroc Jersney Boars and Poultry

For sale pure bred Duroc Jerney boars with good bone and shape. Also pure bred Barred Plymouth Rock and Buff Orpington cockerels. Will take grain in trade. Call on or address Blankenburg Bros., North Platte Neb.

Blankenburg Bros North Platte Neb

Runaway Train Wreck Fallout and Local Rail Updates

Officials dismiss Conductor McCormick and Brakeman Tracy over a wreck at Borie. Scraping sand loads for track bedding, expanded car inspections, and a push to complete the North River branch to Medicine Row are noted. A Greek work force return and a fatal hit at Grand Island are reported alongside a temperance lecture to district train crews.

McCormick Tracy Borie Alon Laramie The State Journal Nebraska Burlington Newark Guernsey North River Medicine Row North Platte Anderson Third District

Trade for land to swap with stock items

D E Mann seeks land in exchange for a variety of nationwide holdings including drug stocks hardware stocks grocery stocks livery barns automobiles houses farms and more. He invites calls at his office above McDonald’s Bank to arrange trades.

D. E. Mann McDonald's Bank

Visitors and arrivals greet North Platte residents

Mrs Fred Richards left Wednesday for Odessa to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Lambert Sr left for Hastings. H Thoelecke to Laramie Wyoming next week for real estate work. Miss Bessie Smith returned from Salt Lake City. Edward Walker left for Memphis to mix business and leisure. Arthur Plummer of Denver has been in town. Mrs Helen White returns from Pennsylvania and Europe. O M Brotemarkle arrived from Cumberland to lead the Y M C A with his family. The Tribune welcomes these visitors and residents to North Platte as Mr and Mrs G W McDowall head back from Denver and EB Burns returns to Denver.

Arthur Plummer Denver Helen White Pennsylvania O. M. Brotemarkle Cumberland the Tribune North Platte G. W. McDowall EB. T. Burns

City Council Approves Water Franchise Plan with Revisions

The council passed and advanced to final passage a twenty year water franchise with city option to purchase. It requires three miles of new six inch mains, eighty eight hydrants, hydrant rental and domestic water charges cut by fifteen percent, plus power to adjust rates and to consider future public or municipal water options. The plan includes appraisal-based purchase valuation and annual rate adjustments.

Knights of Columbus Lodge Elects Officers for Year

The local Knights of Columbus lodge held an officer election on Wednesday night. Grand Knight Leo Tobin led a slate including Deputy Knight Chas Ell and Chancellor Chas Pass. A banquet followed, with a menu prepared by Mrs. Armstrong and C. A. Cleary of Washington DC, who planned to meet the council on his return from Denver.

Grand Island Thomas Haley Callaway Schiller & Co Woman'’s Relief Corps Mra. C. Robinson Sylvester Friend S. W. Warnock Kate Brown Mary Fuller John N. Bonner J. A. McMichael Lodge Knights of Columbus Leo Tobin Chas Ell Chas. Pass F. J. McGovern F. T. Redmond Treas Wm Connelly Fin J. J. Dektoff Aggvocate Dan McKee Dos Uinn W. J. Landgraf M. D. O'Keefe W. R. Maloney Mra. Armatrong C. A. Cleary Washington, D. C

Buffalo Bill Cody Guest in Omaha Prepares Show Merger

William F. Cody aka Buffalo Bill visits the Paxton in Omaha en route to Cody Wyoming. He plans to merge his show with Major Gordon Lilly known as Pawnee Bill to keep the frontier legacy alive. Cody notes 16000 miles traveled and 19% performances without a miss last season. He departs for Cody with a public reception planned, aiming to turn Cody into a western gateway to Yellowstone.

William F. Cody Buffalo Bill Paxton Hotel Omaha New York Cody Wyo F. H. Garlow North Platte Gordon Lilly Mr. Lilly Colonel Cody Yellowstone National Park

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Town and County News C.L. Ross Myrtle Marie Ockerman Ady Herae Ares Dixon Opera House Board of Education Keith Theatre Walter M. Ellis Schitzer & Co Commercial Club Casper Noor Tig Chas. H. Yale Yale Magic Picture Gallery Toby Chars Keith Jimmie Show Missouri O. M. Pennington This City the Opera House Masonic Hall Tuesda Sane Harvey van Doran Lincoln County John Burnell Hastings Baptist Church J. F. Judkina American Baptist Publication Society Baptist Parsonage Faroright Geo. B. Dent Treasury Department Washington Dispatch Palmer's SculLier & Co Dan Shannon Oregon City Shannon Corning Cal Will Voseipka Dixon's North River Branch Harry Bruechmann Fred Richards Odessa Mra. Lambert, Sr H. Thoelecke Con Mies Bessie Smith Wil Friends Salt Lake City Edward Walker Memphis Tenn the Waterworks Franchise K. C’s Pawnee Bill Ginn & White Thar Shradher Julius Pizer Rincker’s Book Store Mutual Building and Loan Association OF Dewey Street City State Banking Board T. C. Patterson E. $. Davis Samuel Goozee Alice ATURE
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