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fatti SlMIjr ritei Hlstotlcnt SciW TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. . NORTH PLATTE, NEB., FEBRUARY 13, 1914. No. 7 &a Motth y:fl n una ) j !jt JMrs. George Rannie Dies, Mrs. George II. Rnnnio died yester day morning at hor home 1020 Pine street, aged 23 years C months, 12 days. Death was due to pneumonic, and complications, from which she had been suffering for the past few weeks. Mrs. Rannie was formerly Miss Dorothy Johnson and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of this city. She was married to Mr. Rannie on February 3, 1911, and to this union were born two children. She leaves to mourn hor death, her husband, two children, father and mother, two sisters Julia and Mary Johnson, and two brothers, Irving and Henry. She has been a member of the Lutheran church. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2.C0 from the Lutneran church, Rev. Harman officiating, and interment will be in the North Platte cemetery. 0. 0. D. Cleaners and Dyers. Next door to the Ritncr Hotel. tf Mrs. Frank Martin will entertain the Degree of Honor social club Tues day afternoon Feb. 17th. Den't fail to see Gebrga and Vestine tonight and tomorrow night at the Empress. Comedy and Dancing. "Miss Nell Hartman, one of the tea chers in the local schools, is reported sick with a severe attack of tonsilitis. Tho literary department of the Twen tioth Century Club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Skinner, Sixth and Locust. Attorney A. A. Muldoon returned this morning from a short business trip to Broken Bow to look after some legal ma tters. Christian Science service Sunday at 11a. m. Subject "Soul." Sunday school at 12 m. K. P. hall,. Dewey street. Wanted By man with family, place to work in country. Have boy old enough to make good hand. W. E. Hordwick, 1303 West Sixth St., North Platte, Neb. 0-2 Lutheran Sunday Services at 10:30, morning sermon subject, "The Worst of all Famines", Sunday School at 12 m: Luther-Leaguo at 7:-15 p.m. Evening at 7:30, subject of Sermon: "In the Light of the Burning Bush." Loren Sturges, of Hustings, has been -visiting his son and daughter in town and also looking after business affairs in Nebraska preparatory to removing tho gulf coast section of Texas where ho purchased land a couple of years ago. Mrs. Charles Lamperts, of Seattle, Wash., arrived in the city yesterday morning for a visit of a few davs with Mrs. L. E. Hastings and other friends. "Mrs. Lamprrts was formerly a resident of this city and was known here, as Miss Jessie Ries. For Rent 8 room modern hquse steel range, kitchen cabinet, linoleum on kitchen, pantry and bath room floor. Inquire of J. F. Roddy, 420JE. 3rd St. Phono Red G03. v Mrs. Ray C. Langford was hostess at two social functions this weak, a kensington Tuesday afternoon and a card party Thursday afternoon. At the former about sixty were present and at the latter sixty-five. Room decorations were carnations and '3weet Speas. An elaborate two course luncheon was served on each occasion. Tho North Platte Laundry, the Laun dry of Quality. 6tf A meeting of tho chamber of com merce was called for Wednesday even ing in the office of tho secretary, M. E. Crosby, for the purpose)f discuss ing some important questions. There was not a quorum out g'and nothing definite was done. The men represent discussed plans for anotheriget-to-geth-er meeting which will be; held some time the latter part of tho month and after shprt discussions of a few's ques tions of minor importance closed tho meeting. Full plans of the nextget-to-gether meeting will bo announced later. I have money on hand tor a few choice loans of about $1,000 to $1,500. Either town or farm'prop erty. C. F. Temple. Frank Palmer has been'Jgive the position of overseer, bv the Platte Valley IrrigationDistrict's board, of the completion of tho cement bridges, checks, drops, etc., which was con tracted for by Lawler and Pierson last fall and which contract was dropped by the latter. We nro informedj'the work is to be completed by day labor in place of letting a contract, and that work will be commenced as soon as tho frost is out of the ground and the weather will permit. Hershey Times. Former Resident Dies at Grand Island The body of John A. Dolson, who died Wednesday at Grand Island, was shipped hero last evening for burial. Mr. Dolson was a resident of this city for a number of yearand was eighty five years and eleven months old at tho time of his death. Death'was duo to Bright's disease and heart failure, from which he had been suffering for soveral years. Mr. Dolson is the father of Win. Dolson and Mrs. Schott, of this city and also of the late J. S. Dolson who died recently in Michigan. He has a number of friends here who will regret to learn of his death. Tho funeral wns held this morning at 10 o'clock from the Catholic church, Father McDaid officiating. Tho pall bearers were chosen from the G. A. R. and tho Engineers, both of which organizations ho was a member. They wero as follows: J. S. Hoagland, John Evans, Ashley Peters, Ed. Rebhausen, James Flynn and John Bonner. Inter ment was made in tho Catholic cemetery Letters Sent Without Postage. Postmaster Davis has received word that letters and post and postal cards that are mailed without tho postage prepaid can now bo sent to the ad dresses and the postage collected at tho other end. However, parcels and other matter cannot bo sent unless at least a nart of the postage is paid. In either case double the amount due will be col lected from tho addressee, that is, double postago will bo charged on letters and cards and double the amount re maining due on parcels upon which part payment has been made. This applies only when letters have been mailed by mistake and if is thought that the per son mailed the letter without prepaying merely to get out of paying postage, they will not be taken. Heretofore when letters were mailed without postage the addressee was in formed by card and they were required to return the card with the postage in a letter with a two-cent stamp. The expense toythe addressee will remain tho same, but tho letters will bo de livered to their, destination in better time. Presbyterian Church. Next Sunday is "Men's-Go-To- Church" Sunday. All tho men of tho city aro invited to attend some church on that day. Manhood is what the church exists for. Morning theme: "Charatpr Decides Destiny." Evening theme: "The Influence of Habit in Forming Character." Sunday schoo at 10 a. m., Junior C. E. at3p. m., prayer service Wednesday evening, Boys Atlotic Club Monday and Thurs day. You are cordially invited. Lost Bunch of keys, a house key and two Yal keys op a buttonhook. Return to this office. Counting by Knots. It was the custom of tho Aztecs to. keep their accounts by means of strings. The numbers wero indicated by knots. A single knot was ten, two slnglo knots twenty, and so on. Tho hundreds were Indicated by double knots. The color of the string Indi cated what tho numbers referred to. Soldiers were red, gold yellow, silver white and corn green. This method is btlll In use on the sierras of tho Argen tina, where tho herdsmen keep tale of their t lunges In a similar way. Sev eral strands depend from one. the first of these strands being reserved for bulls, tho next for cows, the milk and dry being differentiated; tho ne.t for sheep, and so on. Knots were proba bly among the first methods of man to record figures the knot or the mark ou a bit of stick. In the English hop gar dens the tallyman (generally the local schoolmaster) goes around with the tally and its mark, and the most civi lized Chlcagoan still ties a knot In his handkerchief when he is asked "to he sure to remember." Chicago News. Tennyson and the Horse. Tennyson onco arrived at Ilasloiucro statlou carrying a parcel of books, and as his own carrlago had not arrived to moot him ho wns glad to accept the offer of a lift home. Going up tho steep hill to lllackdown. Tennyson, with his characteristic consideration for animals, suggested that they and tho books wero too heavy for tho pony to drag. The two men therefore got out anil wnlkcd for some distance In front of tho trap, until they discovered that the books had dropped out. Tho owner of fho pony asked Tennyson to stand at tho animal's head whllo ho went back for tho books. These ho found a hundred yards or moro down the hill, and on his return he found tho pony had been restive, but had quickly bocomo quiet Knowing that it dislik ed strangers, ho wondered how Mr. Tennyson had kept It quiet What was his surprise to learn that tho poet had managed tho affair by holding a watch close to tho animal's ear. Local and Personal .Tho ladies of the Christian church will give an exchange tomorrow in tho win dow of Howe & Maloney's store. Mrs. Geo. Dent entertained the Study Club Monday evening with a chaffing dish demonstration at her homo on west Fourth street. Mrs. Tout gave a good talk on "Intelligent Eating" and ejich member answered roll call by giv ing a good housekeeping suggestion. It was one of the most enjoyable meet ing this season. We have a fulllino of rugs oi nil de scriptions and are putting them on sale nt lower prices than you can buy thorn from Kansas City. This is tho largest and most completo line of rugs that has evor been in tho city before and the range of prices will suit any pocketbook. See us before you buy. Howo & Maloney. Henry Weil of North Platto and a undo of Mrs. Lew Peyton, have pur chased tho lots on Front street which for some time have been the nronortv of M.IA. Bonham and John Anderson. ii appears mat ne coniempuues me erection of a hotel building there if future conditions should warrant. Sutherland Free Lance. The North Platto Laundry, tho Laun dry of Quality. 6tf Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Smith of Osceola returned home yesterday morn ing after a visit with Mrs. Smith's pat ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Goldsmith, residing eight miles southwest of the city. They came here to look at some land with the intention of buying and will probably move hero in the near future. Tho Greeting 'of Democracy. The story that the kaiser loves mo3t to toll his Intimates, declares Mr. Wil liam Armstrong in the Woman's Maga zine, concerns tho visit of his brother. Prince, Henry of Prussln. to America. Tho Incident happened just as tho prince was landing at Now York. He side him on deck stood Admiral von Tlrpltz. On tho dock was a dense crowd. I'Vom Its midst a stentorian voico called. "Floury. Henry!" Tho prlnco did not understand that the hail was meant for him until the admiral, smiling broadly, said. "Your royal highness. I think some one wnnts to speak to you." Then Prlnco Ilcnry looked over to ward the human megaphone, who still continued to bawl out his name. See ing that ho had caught tho royal gaze, tho owner of the voice shouted. "How's mil?" Not Sam's Fault. Sam Sncdeker. the commissary man and held In the community to be a good churchman, annoyed tho minister extremely by getting up and walking out of the church whllo the sermon was in progress. Tho preacher spoke to Sam nbout It "It isn't my fault, doc." Sam pro tested. "It's a sort of allllctlon I got." The preacher told Sam he'd better see the camp doctor. A few days later the preacher met the doctor. "Did Sam Sncdcker come to you for advice?" asked the pre-iclier. "Yes." said the doctor, "but I told Sam I Couldn't do anything for him " "What was Sam'n uilllctlon?" "Allllctlon! He didn't cay anything nbout that. Sam said he'd been trou bling you by walking In his sleep." Now York Post. Militant Margaret. Militant minded women wero known In England before the suffragettes, one of whom lies In Henry VII.'s chapel Margaret, countess of Richmond. Its builder's mother, with her brass ofllgv by Torrlgiano. She bated the Turk, and sho made, as Camden reports, a sporting offer to tho chivalrous of her day. "On the condition thnt princon of Christendom would combine them selves and inarch against the common enemy, the Turk, she would most will ingly nttoud them nnd be their laun dress In tho cninp." That position of Inundress to tho crusaders would have been an easy one, for It wns the fash Ion to make vows to chango no un dcrclothlng until tho holy sepulcher was regained. Chlcngo News. Labor Saving Postman. One of the sights to bo remembered In Portugal, said the Rev. II. O. Fen ton, lecturing at the Itoynl Photograph lc society, was that of tho postman de Uvcrlug his letters among the con g le gation nt church on Sunday, therebj saving 'himself many a weary wnlk. I'all Mall Gazette. The Word Improve, improve at first meant to rebuke, to condemn or disapprove. In the French It means precisely the oppo site of the English word. Milton use It In the sense of Increase. Only In tho course of ages did it take on thr present signification' of bettering. Unsociable. Gnbe Smith Is an unsociable cuss Isn't ho? Stove Should say so. Why, that guy wouldn't oven talk In his sleep. Cincinnati Enquirer. Special Services At Baptist Church Monday night occured tho first of n series of special meetings which tho church expects to hold during the month of February. THore has been a splen did audience present for the first meet ings and great interest has been mani fested. Singing is tho special feature of this meeting. Tho local church has secured tho servicos of Charles Gray, an evan gelistic singer of ten years experience, to conduct this part of the service. Ho arrived Monday afternoon and took charge of the music and is doing the solo work. People who hoar him have no hesitancy in saying that ho is tho best singer they havo evor heard. Ho will conduct the large chorus which has been organized nnd will sing solos every night. The people of North Platto and vicinity aro Invited to attend these ser vices and a hearty welcome is assured all who como. The meotings will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m. Everyone should plan to bo present on time. Do not mias the inspiring song service. A Meetinjj for Men Only. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. Chas. Gray tho evangelist, will addross a meeting Tor men only at the Baptist church on tho subject: 'A Real Man." This service will be of special interest to men. Mr. Gray has had n wido exper ience in dealing with men and has workeu in many of the largo rescue missions. At this service there will bo special music. All men of tho city and vicinity aro invited and urged to bo present. For Rent A six room house close in. Inquire G.-Marsch 2093, 4th st. Tho Roval Neighbors will hold their ragular meeting at tho K. P. hall this evening at b o clock. Mrs, L. F. Caufman was onorated upon yesterday morning at her home on West Tenth stroet. Tho oneration wns preformed by Dr. J. S. Twinem and the patient ib getting along nicely. New stirinc merchandise is dailv ar riving nt The Tramp Dry Goods Dept WeaiTidr Forecast for North Platto and vicinity. Fair tonight and Saturday no important chanire in temnernturo. Moderate variable winds. Highest temperature yesterday 15. a voar ano 3 j; lowest last nig it -2, a year ago 13. For Rent Second house west of tho Federal building. Inquire at 122 AV. Fifth street. The members of the local Mnsonic lodge have issued invitations to all the members and thoir families to help celobrate the anniversary of tho dedica tion of their temple oh the ovening of February 23. A fine program is being nrranged ann all are anticipating un in teresting meeting. ",u to Hjlluclnntio.i. Answering the iiui'.tlou "Will yon plen- "X plain ho-v a person is lifted by four pei'Mii.. placing their Index lingers under !.! shoulders and legs by means of slight lifting foico til time of Inhaling a long breath by each person and by the person about to be lifted?" Edgar Lucien Lurkin In the New York American says: "I have been asked this question many times. If u person actually has been lifted and those doing the lifting think that the 'law of gravity Is par tially suspended' then the llfteis are under self hallucination or aulo sug I gestion In to far as their Impression of I lifting Is concerned. They actually lift far more than they think, but they ill not admit this, as they are par tially seir hallucinated in the belief ' that tho body of tho person will rise. I And if they really succeed In lifting the man two Inches they think It a foot. Auto hnllucluntlon Is a remnrkn bio mcntologlcnl phenomenon and Is 1 now bqlng studied by nicntnllsts here , and In Euroie with minute care and I research." Foolishness of Betting. Being firmly convinced thnt a cer tain contest would termlnato In con formity with his opinions, a farmer In New York state wagered his now auto niobllo against a wheelbarrow on the result of tho contest In question nnd lost. Giving up the property, ho grim ly trudged seven miles to his home. Probnbly his fnmlly noticed that he had a grouch too. Considered in tho calm, clear, cold light of pure reason, tho gentleman succeeded In proving himself a near relative to a California cannry otherwise known ns u donkey. Had ho won the bet tho result wquld havo been pretty much the same, for betting Is not argument, evidence or proof of anything. It adds no force, power or dignity to any opinion or set of opinions. It Is merely the outpour ing of tho gambling spirit, and thnt is a spirit that has led many a man to utter beggary who might havo adorned n home and ornamented a community. Detroit Free Pro-.- Local and Personal. I Novel Washing Machines nt Her shey's, corner 5th and Locust streets. George nnd Vestine this evening and tomorrow evening nt The Empress in a , Comedy nnd Dancing act. IU E. Worrell, of Sutherland, was a business visitor in tlu city this morn ing, calling at tho court house on some legal business, The hearing of M, E. Shull wns hold yesterday afternoon beforo United States Commissioner O. E. Elder and tho case wns continued until March 4. Rev. Ives, of Ognlalla, was visiting In tho city yesterday with Dean Bowker to arrange for the Deanery mooting which will be held at Ogalalla next week. Tho W. O. T. U. will give a "Francis E. Willard Memorial" program at the homo of Mrs. A. P. KellyJ 705 W. Second St. on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17th at 3 o'clock. The Catholic Girls' club will be en tertained this ovening by Miss Pearl Howland at the homo of Mrs. A. A. Schatz. M. E. Conway of Chillicothe, Mo. arrived in the city this morning to ap- poar in the Conway estate matter that will be heard this afternoon in the county court. John Hoadbird, an old resident of tho Pnxton vicinity, deid at his home there yesterday morning, aged 70 years. Undertaker Moloney went up from hero to look after tho body, which was shipped yesterday to the former home in Defiance, Ip., where the funeral will be held. wmsmm REMEDIES, TOILET ARTICLES, CANDIES No matter what No mattor when If you got Rexnll IT'S RIGHT. SCHILLER & CO., Cor Gth and Dewoy European Nostalgia For West Africa. There Is a wonderful charm about West Africa, hays Major Troinearno In "Somo AuBtrnl-Africnu Notes and Anecdotes." which few Europeans can throw off. Then he tells of n man who, after living for ten consecutive yenrs In a lonely part of southern Ni geria, made up his mlivd to have a trip homo and sailed away In splendid spir its. The Gold Const ports wero part of West Africa, and so ho managed to make himself fairly at home while there, though tho life onboard ship was alrcndy beginning to bore him. nnd ho wished thnt ho had never left Nigeria. Sierra I.cono he did not like at all. as it was not the West Africa which appealed to him, and he began to loirr for his home in the bush. Aft. er lenvlng that port and with no sight of land to cheer him ho became des perate, and on arrival at Las Pnlmns ho declared: "I shall go no farther. I must return at once. I hnve had quite enough of Europe." Open Windows at Night. It is dltllcult to get doctors to agree and to agree with tho patient listener. For years 1 had been a slave, to tho open window, the fresh air at night That doctrine of the open bedroom window was my obsession, but recently doubt crept In. By accident the bed room window had been closed, and I slept peacefully and woke refreshed in a closed room. There wns no ven tilation of tho official medical variety. To a medical Journalist I put the prob lem of the window at night, nnd. to my astonishment, he told me that I am an animal when 1 sleep and do not want fresh air at all. "Look at the animals! When they sleep they choose the stulllest nooks they can find, and they know what Is best for them. Shut your bedroom windows ut night and open them hi the morning." And when I reflected on tho dormouse and tho dog I nni en couraged to tuck my noso with the other animals. London Chronicle. An Old Caddlo's Retort. He Is an old caddlo on an east coast course, and being n noted flguro on tho links he endeavors as far as possible to caddlo only for thoroughly efficient golfers. Occasionally, however, ho finds himself accompanying a "foozler," and on theso occasions his dignity Is in jured. Ono day recently ho found himself caddylng to an old gentleman who was out, clearly, more for exercise thnn for tho lovo of tho game and who was playing shocking golf. Iiy tho time the twelfth hole was reached ho had been In most of the bunkers en route and had succeeded In breaking a club. "I think I shall give up this hole." ho remarked at last to his Indignant caddie. "Na, mi." re torted the old worthy bitterly: "feen lsh the course, sir feenlsh the course. Ye'vo gotten other four clubs to smash yet an nine blinkers tao duo It In!" Glasgow News K&xadlL MILLINERY Notice to the Hat Buying Public. Wo nro opening an exclusive hat shop in the city of 'North Platte nnd will display nbout March 1st, an exhibit of tho most charming nnd original models to bo found in the eastern mar kets. Wo assure our patrons tho best in style, quality and workmnnship, also tho most courteous treatment. We re spectfully ask a share of your patronage. Location 3 doors East of tho First Na tional Bank. Watch for our opening announcement. McVickeii's Millinery. Tho Poet's Banknotes. In "ThoTrngedy of Isabella II." it h said that tho nnfortunnto Spanish quncn. blessed with genoroiiR Impulses, was exceedingly charitable. Unfortu iiately she had no notion of the value of money and would want to giveaway minis out of all proportion to the oc casion. Once the queen had command ed a largo grant In aid to n man of let ters, and the steward, In order to give her n Just idea of its magnitude, decld ed to present the donation In the form of ninny banknotes of small value enough of them to paper the walls of tho boudoir. Isabella was startled she would never havo believed, sho said, that thero wero so many banknotes in the world. "But no matter." sho con cluded. "Since banknotes are so easy to get, It Is quite proper to send the poor poet plenty of them." Reallstlo Dream. A Hanover college professor was an noyed by tho pranks of a freshman in his classes. Ho resolved that If that Individual would not reform he would "kick" him out of tho class. The other morning the professor wns seen coming to college with a slight limp In his gait He was met by a brother member of the faculty nnd nak ed why he was limping. "1 dreamed Inst night that 1 was 'kicking out of one of my classes, and when I woke up this morning I found thnt I hnd a very sore toe. I must havo struck tho bedpost" In dianapolis News. Deeds and Mortgages. Lord IJarrenhurat You must benr In mind, Gwendolen, thnt wo of the no bility must do nothing unworthy of the deeds of our noble ancestors. Lady narrenhurflt (nee Gotrox of Now York) Deeds of your nucestors? Indecdl How'd you live If It wasn't for the mortgages of mine? Puck. Milk In Naples. In Naples the cows mid gonts are led through the streets and milked at the doors of the houses. People lower their cans by a string from tho uppm windows; the animals are milked into the cans, which are then hauled up again Too True. "Our washerwoman says it's funny nbout colors In dress goods." "What'H funny about them?" "That folks call 'em fast when they won't run."- Haltlmore American. Widows In Koron. Widows In Korea never remarry, no matter how young they mny bo. Even though they had been married only a month they must not take a seeond husband. F.J DIENER&iCO. Real Estate & Imsurance. Come and see us for town lots in different parts of tho city. Good in vestments on easy terms. Jlounes for sale nnd rent Wo have also good bargains in farms and ranches. Cor. Front nnd Dewey Sts., upstairs. FARM LOANS Plenty of Money to Loan on Farms and Ranches. Rates and Terms Rasona ble. Buchanan & Patterson. DOLLARS Can De Made By Roadlnjj this Ad. Ranges Cook Stoves $3.50 to $35 Bod-springs and Mntresses com pleto $5 Dressers and Commode $5 to $15. Wjo furnish a 5 room house for $75 Cash or payments, new Sewing mnchlnoa to ront$l.E0 per month, sell nt $20. Furnished housos and rooms for rent. Top prices for metal, rub ber and iron. Como and look tho goods over. Echelheryi GOO Locust Street.