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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
1
Blankenburg Brothers of North Platte Nebraska offer purebred Shorthorn bulls eligible for registry. Prices right and inquiries invited at their farm.
The town saw large crowds at a circus and Fourth of July events while C A Moore and James Patterson plan auctions of horses, dairy cows, and cattle. County actions, bond debates, and local notices fill the week as residents await state events and updates on local improvements.
Engineer Mike Salcetti tours Italy while a severe Sunday storm wrecks the Lexington depot interior after a lightning strike. Supt. Anderson and Asst. Supt McKeown visit Cheyenne to ensure Denver specials move without delay. Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Roosevelt’s daughter travel in a private car to Denver and Yellowstone. Burlington employees resist political organization as the line remains officially neutral.
In June the local yard processed 36,695 freight cars, down from 48,860 in June 1907, a drop of 7,165 cars. In transit at the local plant the June tally was just over two thousand. Fruit seed cars rose by 800 compared with June 1907.
A farmers basket picnic at the state experimental farm next Thursday draws attendees from Brady Maxwell Hershey Sutherland and north and south county towns. The day includes farm inspection at 10 a m, basket dinner at 1 p m, free ice cream and lemonade, a 2 p m talk by Hon E G Brown, and a 4 p m ball game between the state farm employer and the sand hillers. Supt Snyder promises a hearty welcome and a profitable day.
Mrs E R Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy that cures her throat and lung trouble when other treatments fail. The remedy, sold at Stones Drug Store for 40 cents and 1.00, offers a trial bottle free.
A Whittier California shower note recalls North Platte connections. A party of Los Angeles ladies including Mrs A L Davis and Miss Anna Sorenson visited North Platte friends Mrs J B Jeter and Miss Rankin, with a surprise wedding shower for Anna Sorenson in honor of her fiancé Charlies Rankin. Gifts were plentiful as the afternoon passed pleasantly.
Picard Bros promote a new two story house with a lot at 220 South Cybaranix, near East sidewalks. Listing highlights the property location and asking price.
The Experiment Station offers a limited number of pure bred Duroc Jersey pigs at ten dollars per head and fifteen dollars for immediate selection. Purchases require payment at selection. pigs may be held until Sept 1 if not delivered. If a pig dies or is unsuitable, a substitute or refund is offered. Supt. P. Sydne, Experimental Substation, North Platte Nebraska.
Notice from a resident six miles northeast of Wellfleet Nebraska seeking information about a black mare three years old unbroken and weighing about 1000 pounds. A reward is offered for information leading to recovery or identification of the horse and any persons involved.
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