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An Alarm Clock.
The alarm clock of today is a very dif
ferent article both in looks and actual
worth, from the unreliable sort of
other days.
We carry the "Big Ben," "Spasmod
ic" and several other reliable makes,
absolutely guaranteed as to their ac
curacy, both by the manufacturer and
by us.
And they arc surprisingly good
looking too.
'"Every Man in Church"
Day Observed Sunday
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W I $1.00 to 3.50
J&&SL. flZ-&--v6 Jeweler
MBB$8m lIlIlLOn9 and Optician.
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The pastors of the cy havo united In
n movement of the "Every Man In
Church" day and will observe the day
In this city next Sunday. The mov -ment
is in connection with the men'B
movement that has been in progress
all over the country for the past few
years, and a special effort will be made
to have every man in church o"f some
denomination next Sunday. ?t , -
A committee consisting of Dean
Bowker of the Episcopal church bb
chairman, and Rev. Cram of the Meth
odist church was appointod at a recent
meeting of the ministerial association
and they have charge of the organiza-
ing to get every man out. Window
posters cave been printed and placed
in the windows and bear a special in
vitation to all men.
At each o( the churches there will be
special music and special addresses to
men. Women are also invited co at
tend. The different brotherhoods of
the city will make a special effort along
tho line of bringing men out to church
and the hearty co-operation of all
people is asked. At some of the
churches the brotherhoods will take an
active part in the program for the day.
UNDER THE OCEAN
Changes In the Sea Floor From
Shore to Shore.
Railroad Notes
THE BIG MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE.
It Starts at Iceland and Bisects the
Ocean Down Almost to Capo Horn.
In Places It Rises Above tho Surface,
Forming Groups of Islands.
Local and Personal
Mrs. W. T. Wilcox will entertain at
a kensington next Tuesday aftornoon.
S. H. and Irvin Johnson, of Ingham,
were business visitors a t the court
house Wednesday.
Fred Pierson, the banker at Suther
land, was In the city Tuesday visiting
at the court house.
County Treasurer A. N. Durbin wu
reported on tho sick list Tuesday with a
bad case of lagrippo.
Ttnv C. Lancford was a business
visitor visitor to Flatts Tuesday where
he acted as clerk at a farm sale.
Ed Johnson and Charles and Oscar
Carlson of Brady, wore business visit-
ora to the county seat Tuesday.
Judge H. M. UrimeB and Court Im
porter Barron loft Wednesday morning
for Chappell to hold district court.
Attorney J'. G. Beeler was a. profes
sional visitor to .Ogalalla Wednesday,
going there to loolr uf tor somo legal
business.
Attornoys W. V. Hoaglarid and W.
T. Wilcox loft Wednesday morning for
Chappell to attend tho session of dis
trict court. They have soma casts be
fore tho court thero.
C. L. Patterson, chief of tho Union'.
Pacific secret sorvice with headquarters
at Omaha, was in tho city Tuesday
looking after Bomo official business and
calling on friends.
Receives Estimate
on New Bridge
The lots in the Cody Addition are
certainly winners. V lots sold in the
last two weeks. Twelve new bunga
lows to be erected by one man. and
at least twenty more by individuals
this spring. I guess that will make
some showing. Let me show you what
wc have left.
C. F. Temple, Agent.
County Surveyor R. L. Cochran re
ceived a letter yesterday morning -from
State Engineer D. I). Prico with an es
timate on tho cost of the new proposed
bridge across tho Platte river here for
tho Lincoln Highway. Mr. Price es
timates tho cost of a bridge such as
would bo adequate for the needs nt
$50,000. nnd of this amount tho state
will pay half if tho county votes bonds
for tho first half.
County Surveyor Cochrau haB been
working for somo time on the bridge
plans and has planned n bridge that
would adenuately meet tho needs. He
haB surveyed tha grounds nnd finds that
tho bridgo would bo about 1,000 feet
long and it will require a fill of about
1,(100 feet as tho river measures about
2,000 feet wide at tho proposed loca
tion. Tho bridgo will be built entirely of
concrete and will bo mad up of several
arches. The roadway will bu wide
onough for two vohicles to pass easily.
It will be a bridgo that will last in
definitely and will get stronger the
longer it stands. ,
Mr. Prico recommends in his letter
that tho county board- bo instructed to
call tho vote on $25,000 bonds and states
that this will cover tho expense well.
Ho can build a cheaper bridge, but it
would not meet the ncods as tho one he
Blalock Purchases the
Ritner Feed Store
W. H. Blalock, who resigned ns
yardmaster for the Union Pacific com
pany a short time ago, purchased the
Ritner feed store last Tuesday and will
operate it in the future. He did not
take charge of the store until yesterday
morning as thay spent a few days in
voicing tho stock and gettlrfg ready
for the transfer.
Mr. Blalock has been in the employ
of the company for a number of years
and has a host of friends among tho
boys who will regret to learn of his
resignation, but all will join in wishing
him success in his new work. He
showed tho qualities of a hard worker
in that he worked up to the position of
trust that ho has held with the" com
pany here.
Mr. Cochran in tho near future allowing
tho bridgo comploted. Thero havo
been several of theso bridges built in
tho past two yoars since the law has
been in effect. Tho best of these are
located at Bayard, North Bend and
Monroe. Tho Monroe bridge was tho
last to bo comploted.
Tho Presbytorinn bible class will hold , has proposed. Ho will send plans to
Us monthly mooting at tho homo or
Mrs. Wm. Eahelman 118 South Syca
more Friday aftornoon. A good at
tendance is desired.
Cream Separators at Hershoy's,
cornor 5th and Locust streets.
A. A. Schofzleft the firstof tho week
for Kansas Citv to spend several
days on a buying trip for tho furniture
department of his hardware store. Ho
cxpoctB to bo gone all week.
T. II. McWilliams, of Omaha, repre
senting tho Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, was in tho city Wednesday visit
ing at the office of Bratt & Goodman
local representatives of that company.
S. M. Soudorof the county treasurer's
office left Monday evening for Omaha
to spend a week visiting friends and
looking after Bomo business matters.
Ho will also attend the county trcas
ucrj' convention which is being held
this week.
Tho funeral of Mra. Inmnn was hold
Tuosday aftornoon from tho Luthoran
church, Rev. Harman ofilclating. The
attendance was large and tho floral
offerings profuso and beautiful. In
terment wbb in tho Nortli Platte
cemetery.
Tho damage case filed the first of the
week by R. II. Fowles wasupfor hear
ing Wednesday in tho county court nnd
was continued until February 20th. Mr.
Baright.one of tho defendants, appeared
but was not nrraigncd and the case waB
continued by consent of both parties.
Tho Travel and Study club was en
tertained Monday evening nt tho home
of Mrs. Geo. B. Dent. A vory dolight
ful evening was enjoyed by tho Inrgo
membership present. Tho feature of
evening was a talk by Mrs. Wilson
Tout upon health and diet. At a Into
hour a nico luncheon wns served.
For Rent Second house west of tho
Federal building. Inquire at 122 W.
Fifth Btreet.
J, W. Burgner will resign his posi
tion with tho C. F. Iddings Co., March
1st and will associate himself with Bert
Cullender and open n lumbe and coal
yard at Keystone This village is on
tho North River branch nnd is tho near
est railroad town for tho greatest
,numbor of homesteaders who filed on
claims in tho forest reserve, conse
quontly it ought to prove a good trad
ing point.
For Sale,
Nico homo on East Gth, North Platte,
with 8 rooms. Modern except heat; will
be on Lincoln'8 memoral roa'd when it
comes through; easy terms on part; will
take team of mares as part payment
on balance. For particulars write
Perry Martin, Bayard, Neb, or inquire,
Wm Mnloney. N. P.
In preparing for the general teachers
mooting which was held in tho high
school building some timo ago, Supt.
Tout organized a doublo quartette
nmong tho teachers of the city schools.
This club, made up entirely of the
teachers of the schools sang Boveral
pieces for tho program given nt that
timo nntl the matter was dropped. A
few days ngo Supt. Tout received an
invitation from the president of the
West Central Nebraska Teachers' As
sociation asking this club to furnish n
few selections for the general progrnniB
of their convention which will bo held
at Gothenburg tho last of March. Tho
personnel of the club is as follows:
Sopranos, Miss Anderson and Miss Mc
Voy; altos, Miss Ilartman and Miss
Hanks; basses, Mr. Brenneman nnd Mr.
McGrow; tenors, Mr. Flowers and Mr.
Tout.
A now and complete assortment of
muslin underwenr now on display. All
the new nifty crepe gowns, princess
Blips nnd all that goea to make tho
underwear wardrobe complete.
E. T. Tramp & Son.
The employes of tho local postofiice
department with their ladies will hold a
banquet on the evening of Februnry 21,
at tho I. O. O. F. hall in commemoration
of Washington's birthday. Postofiice
Inspector Georgo II. Booker will bo the
guest of honor and all the railwny mail
clerks running into here will bo invited
ai guests. L. C. Sturges will act as
master of ceremonies nnd toastmaster
nnd several addresses along instructive
lines and in commemoration of tho day
will bo given. Tha locnl force are con
templnting mnkingthiH an annual affair.
For Sale Upright piano in good
condition for quick sale. Inquiro of R.
F. Cotterell, U10 east Fourth street.
Moose Order a Sure Go.
The organization of tho Moose order
in the city is nearly consumated. M.
E. Cornell of Omaha, special represen
tative of that order has been in the
city for the past few weeks canvassing
for charter members nnd now has over
two hundred signed up.
The Mooso order is n largo order, one
of the largest fraternal orders in the
United Stntes, and Is growing vory
fast. It id much on tho order of the
B. P. O. E. but is not so expensive. A
chartermombership costs only $5 nnd
the membership fee will be $25 as sobn
ns tho orgnnization is completed. Mr.
Cornell will institute the lodeo on the
evening of Februnry 18th in tho I. O.
O. F. hall. They have as yet no rooms
for n meeting placo but expect to build
a club house aa soon as the organization
in consumated. Tho membership here
comprises a good class of men and the
lodge will undoubtably grow in popular
ity as soon as tho organization is com
plete nnd tho lodge stnrted on a work
ing basis.
Sheep For Sale.
I have 450 sheep for sale, will give
plenty time on land security. Address
A. A. Martin, Seneca, Neb, 1-t
The Boventeen-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Beaucnmp, residing
northwest of tho city, is reported very
ill with nn ailment that seems to bafile
tho- physicians. ' The young man has
been sick for somo and his trouble
started with an ahcess on his side. It
has spread considerably and breaks out
in a new place every few days. He had
a bad plnco on his left side up under
tho arm that appears to bo a hole nenrly
through tho walls of his thorax. Several
physicians have been called in and all
find it a peculiar ailment. Ho is re
ported improving some but suffers a
great deal of pain.
L, A. Katterfield, the socialist lec
turer from Chicago, spoko Tuesday
evening at the court house to a large
audience. Tho district courtroom wns
packed and people wero sitting and
standing nround whorever they could
find a place. Ho spoko on the subject
"How to Get What You Want," and
pleased his audienco very much. Mr.
Katterfield is a fine speaker and has a
message for everyono whether they
think with him or not. His address
dealt largely with Uie question of how
to live and live economically.
During this weok Henry Wnltemath
has put up six or seven hundred tons
of ico from the Union Pacific lake. Al
Tift did tho cutting and hauling.
A sketch of the "landscape" of the
ocean bed Is given by Dr. A. 13. Ship
ley In an article In the Edinburgh Re
view: "The passengers and the crew of a
liner racing over the mirfnee of the
Atlantic me apt to Imagine that under
them Is a vast layer of water of vary
ing depth sparsely Inhabited by a few
fish As u mutter of fact, the whole of
this great ocean is teeming with life.
If Instead of taking ship wo could take
to the water urn! walk across the bed
of the Atlantic to America, starting
from tho shores of western Europe, we
Bhould In effect be trawling through a
succession of now countries. Not only
would the surrounding physical condi
tions vary as we advani ed, but the
animal unil plant life would vury lu
correlation with the altering physical
conditions.
"Walking farther and farther toward
the depths of the Atlnntic, wo should
soon lose all sight of the algae, aud the
shallow water tlsh the plaice and sole.
whiting, skntcs, dogtlsh and others aud
cod would give way to tho megrim
and the hake. The sea floor would
gradually change from rock or gravel
or stones to sands and ultimately to
mud or oozes of various tints, their
original colors often modified by the
action of tho decomposition of organic
particles 'in them nnd on them. All
these finer deposits arc derived from
tho neighboring land nnd .are blown
seaward by oltshoro winds or washed
down by rains and streams and carried
out to tho sea by rivers.
"Tho distance to which One matter in
suspension may be carried Is very
great Tho Kongo Is said to carry Us
characteristic mud as far out to sea ns
COO miles, and tho Ganges and tho
Indus ns fnr as 1,000 miles.
"Except In tho neighborhood of such
great rivers a subaqueous traveler
would soon pass beyond what Sir John
Murray hns called the 'mud line.' a
lino that limits tho terrigenous deposits
everywhere surrounding dry land.
Having reached this limit, we must
proceed warily, for at tho mud line.
at an average depth of a minureu
fathoms, we shall find ourselves at the
edge of the continental shelf, that rim
which extends seaward to a varying
distance from all land areas, the rim
on which Great Britain rests. Beyond
lies tho continental slope, a preclplco
more or less abrupt and more or loss
high, descending by steep declines or
terraced cliffs until depths of 2.000
fathoms nre reached.
"The Atlnntic. compared with the
other great oceans, has an unusually
largo area of comparatively shallow
water. Of Its total area 27.5 per cent
Is covered by water less than 1,000
fathoms deep; 18 per cent lies between
1,000 and 2,000 fathoms and 47 per cent
between 2.000 and 3,000 fnthoms; tho
remnlnlng 7.5 per cent Is still deeper.
"At the foot of tho contlueutnl slope
lies nn illlmltablo plain of a uniform
dull, grayish buff color, flat aud fea
tureless as tho desert, and only diversi
fied by nn occnslonnl ns yet uncovered
rock or wreck or the straight lino of a
recently Inld cable. This plain con
tinues with' senrccly a change In scen
ery or in level until wo npproach the
great mld-Atlnntlc rldgo. As Bruco
has shown, this ridge, which roughly
bisects the Atlantic, extends from Ice
land as far south as flfty-threo degrees
of south latitude, with a slight and
qulto Inexplicable break just under the
equator. The ridge runs almost parallel
with the eastern contour of North and
South America, which. In turn, ns tho
ordlnnry map will show, roughly cor
responds with the western contour of
Europe and Africa. From time to time
tho rldgo rises above tho surfneo of the
water, as In tho Azores group. St.
Paul's rocks. Ascension. Tristan da
Cunhn aud Gotigh island.
"Having ascended tho eastern nnd
descended the western slope of this
mld-Atlantlc ridge, we should again
traverse plains of grayish ooze fnr
more extensive than any level land
tract known to jieosranhers. and ns wo
nppronchod the American coast we
should gradually pass through. In re
verso order, the zones of life trnversed
when leaving Europe. On the eastern
coast of America the slope Is much
more gradual than on the western
const of southern Europe nnd Africa "
Thomas Watts left Tnesday evening
for Grand Islnnd where he will take up
his work In tho secret service depart
ment of the Union Pacific.
Superintendent W.i R. Cahill, of
Omaha, wns in this city Tuesday after
noon lookinjr after some business con
nection with the local shops.
C. E. Fuller, of Omoha, superinten-
tendant of motor power and machinery
for tho Union Pacific, was in this city
Wednesday looking over conditions in
the local shops.
W. T. Beery, master mechanic of
this division of tho Union Pacific with
headquarters at Grand Island, wns in the
city Tuesday looking after business
matters for the company.
The Club jtfevita nnd their husbands
and friends wero entertained at n
Valentine party Tuesday evening 'at
tho homo of Mr. nnd Mra. L. B. Dick.
Each member was asked to bring their
husband and to invite two friends, A
largo number attended and a pleasant
evening wns enjoyed. The house was
tastefully decorated in honor of the
seaaon with valentines and cut flowers.
The evening was spent with games
and contests and with a social converse
nnd in the contest the prize was won
by Bert M. Reynolds and the consola
tion prize went Mrs. Ada Lewis. A
nice two course luncheon was served
and nt a late hour tho guests departed
expressing themselves as having en
joyed the evening very much.
Rincker's Lilac cold cream best for
chapped and rough hands. For sale
only at Rincker's Book & Drug store
prico 25c. 5-3
Again prosperity is with us. Start now to buy
a home. Here are some real bargains:
523 So. Chestnut St.
412 So. Walnut St.
5 rooms on one floor. Lot G2J ft. x
132 ft. Barn for two head of horses.
Price $1000.00. Terms $300.00 down,
balance $25.00 per month. 5 per cent
interest.
321 W. "C" Street.
8 rooms, two story- House built on
1J story plan. Connected with sewer,
and has city water in house. Electric
lights. Good cellar. Lot Gl x 125 ft.
Nice lawn and trees. Price $2300.00.
613 E. 3rd Street.
5 rooms on one floor. Lot 5G x 132 ft.
Nice trees. Price $1550.00. Balance
in Building & Loan about $1,000.00.
leaving $550.00 cash.
7 room house, 5 down and 2 up. Bath
ahd lights in house, with pressure tank
in cellar. Good cellar. Barn and other
good -outbuildings. Lot 55 x 129 ft.
Price $2100.00. Terms $300.00 down,
balance in monthly payments $25.00
with 5 per interest.
8 So. Willow St.
' G room house on one floor. Bath and
lights in house. Connected to sewer.
House in excellent condition. Cellar 12
x 14 ft. Good chicken houses and yards
Lot G6 x 132 ft. Nice yard and trees.
$1500.00 loan now on place that runs
for five years at 6 per cent. Amount
over this to bo cash, Price $2600.00.
Told the Truth.
A fow days after tho new farmer
had purchased a horse from a thrifty
Scot ho returned In nn angry mood
"You told mo this horse hud wou half
a dozen matches against some of the
best horses In the country, no enn't
trot a mile In six minutes to save him
self. You lied to me!" he denounced.
"I didnn He. It was In plowln'
matches he toolc sax prizes." calmly
replied Sandy.
As She Saw It.
Tho Mothor If you grow up to be
polite, my dear, nnd have good taste In
dress nnd marry discreetly 1 shall he
perfectly satisfied. The Daughter
(nged twelve) Then I don't need nn
education! Isn't tlint lovolyl Cleve
land Plain Denier.
Tears
Homer
lu mortal miseries nro vain.-
C. F- TEMPLE
Room 1, 1. O. O. F. Building.
Stability, Efficiency and Service
lltivo hoon tho lxuotors
in tho growth o tho
First National Bank,
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A'OjTCTJJ PLA.TTJ5, XJSKRASKA..
CAJPITAX, AA'D SUUPLUS:
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
ORGANIZED 1887
Mutual Building and Loan Association
OF NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
Assets December 1, 1913, $568,896.07
Paid up stock pays six per cent dividends and may be
cashed'at any time on thirty dys' notice.
Monthly savings, installment stock, pays eight per cent
dividends.
Either stock may be subscribed for AT ANY TIME.
This Association is operated understate supervision and
the stock affords an Investment that cannot be excelled for
safety.
S. G00ZEE, Secretory.
T. C. PATTERSON. President.
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