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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1915)
THIRTIETH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., APRIL 9, 1915. No, 23, LOCAL AND PERSONAL The Saturday afternoon bridge club , will lio nntortnlneil tomorrow nft'or- noon at the homo of Mrs. L. AV. Walk- J er. Mrs,. M. C. Harrington, of Denver, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Hor rod, having arrived last night,. She will remain several days. Mrs. J. E. Petcrman came down from Rawlins, Wyoming Wednesday .morn ing to visit a month or so with her father, 13. F. Roblson, and family. Tho Epworth league will hold a monthly social and business meeting at the homo of J,. G. Sawyer, 1303 west Sixth street this Friday evqnlng. Judge and Mrs. J. S. Iloagland loft Wednesday morning for Paxton to spend tho day. Mr. Hoagland had a lawsuit on at that place Wednesday. Miss E. Chrlstensen, of Hershcy, underwent an operation nt tho Nurse Brown Memorial hospital Wednesday She is reported getting along nicely. W,. H. McDonald, of the McDonald state bank left Wednesday evening for Denver to 3pend a few days on busi ness. Christian Science service Sunday 11. Sunday school at 12. Wednesday cv oning meetings every week at 8:00. To the meetings a cordial Invitation is ex tended to all. Building & Loan build ing, room 25. Tho Mothers' club was pleasantly en tertained yesterday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. W. V. Hoagland, Despite the inclement weather a large at tendance was reported and a pleasant afternoon vfas enjoyed. TPil Wrltrlit llvlnir nnrtli rf town Inst. a horse the first of the week. Death bf tho animal was due to tho carelessness of some hunter ;a stray shot striking tho animal in tho leg causing blood poison. For Sale Thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rode egg3 50c per setting, or ,$3.00 per 100. Albert1' Haspel, Phone T7S3F21, or address Route 1, North Platte. T. M. Cohagen reports that Wed nesday he was called out to the edgo of the city whore ho had to uso a team to pull a horse and buggy out of tho mud. Tho condition of tho roads is the worst it lias been In many years. All kinds of hauling is almost an Im possibility and anempty wagon nearly mattes a loau lor a team. - , . ; Reading About a Garment Will Never Convince You of Its Surpassing Style f I ,"he average man I or young man JL is able to form a fairly good opinion of the quality of an article from reading about it. But, when it comes to appreciating the style, he must see it he must slip into it and look himself over. Collegian Clothes embody the highest type of fabric and tailoring known to modern manufacturing The poise of every garment is per fect. The general lines are distinctive. However, if you are really keen for an excel lent style an individual style, visit us and review these new Srring models. HARCOURT & JENSEN. Mrs. M. H. Douglas is visiting with friends In Grand Island. y The llttlo daughter of Dr. und Mrs. H. E. Mitchell Is reported quite 111. Dick Dakor was n business visitor to Keystone yesterday, rotumlng last evening. Lester Murdock has recovered from a caso of scarlet fover and tho quar antine will be lifted shortly. John Holcombo left Tuesday evening for Columbus to spend a few days vis-1 iting and on buslndss. 1 Attorney Albert Muldoon returned, Wednesday evening from Arthur where he spent the day on business. See the new waists at Wilcox Do-J partmcnt store. j Mrs. George Brown was able to leavo tho Good Samaritan hospital this week after taking medical treatment for some time. State Engineer Thompson and D. D. Prlqe former state engineor, arrived in tho city last evening to spend a short time here on business. Ed Botsford, former manager of tho Cody ranch, left this morning for Pawnee, Oklahoma, whore he will mnko his home In tho future. Mrs. T M. Detty was able to leave tho Nurse Brown Memorial hospital yesterday after being confined there for medical treatment. She roturnd to her homo In Hayes Center. Ernest Rlnckcr, Corbin Jones and Mlllege Bullard wll givo a social dance this evening at tho Lloyd opera house. Tho White-Starr orchestra will furnish music for tho occasion. Extra 'well made children's dresses 50c each at Wilcox Department Store. Following is the m.oun for the com mercial dinner which will be served Monday In the Christian church base ment April 12th: Chicken pie, mashed potatoes and gravy, browned parsnips, apricot puddingy and coffee. Price 30c. Tho Indian card club will be en tertained next Wednesday at tho home of Miss Alma Waltemath. Tho session will bo a complimentary party to Miss Hannah Keliher who leaves soon for Omaha to make her home, Special display for Misses and Chil dren Wednesday, April 1'4. McVICKER'S MILLINERY, At Tho Leader. The local lodge of Royal Neighbors is planning to send a number ..of dele gates to-'tlie district convention of. that order which holds April lGth in Kear ney." .Six delegates will go from here. They are: Mrs. Max ,JMcGrtow, "Mrs. J. F. Scmalzrled.i Mrs. Everett .York, Mrs. H. B. Hlnkle, Irs,.-Charles Lierk and Miss Irene Schott. 1 Queen .Quality Shoes sold only by Wilcox Department store. The W. C. T. U. meeting which was to have been held Tuesday has been postponed until next Tuesday,- April 131H. The meeting will' be held at the home of Mrs. Eli Hansen, 214 South Chestnut street. Tho meeting will bo especially for mothers and a fine mothers' program Is being prepared.) Dr. T. J. Kerr and Mrs. Axtou wm each give a talk to tho mothors and special music will bo given. W. R Snow a noteu lecturer irom California, will give another of his interesting lectures at the Court house next Monday and Tuesday ev enings at eight o'clock. Mr. Snow spoke here about six weeks ago and there have been so many requests that the local socialist party nas ueciueu to have him apear again. Admission free. Ladles especially invited. Come early so as to bo sure to get a seat. Lecture begins promptly at cignt. p. m. Ptflt KENT Store Hulldliifr North of McCabo Drugr Store. HUATT & GOODMAN. Hospital ltccelves Many Donations. Many donations havo recently been received by tho Good Samaritan hos pital which aro much appreciated by tho management. Many of tho dona tions como from Individuals and a large number from the ladles' auxil iary board, tho result of tho hospital teas which havo been holding every week for somo time past. Following aro somo of tho donations from individuals: Howe & Maloncy, desk chair; Mrs. J. McQraw, grape Juice and an nlr cushion for invalids; Mrs. Church, flannel Jacket3 and pa tients gowns; Mrs, Wilson, fruit and patients' gowns; a friend, ilowors. The ladles' auxiliary mado tho following donations: Sash curtains for all tho windows, writing desk, reading tabic, settee and two chairs for front olllcc, two bath towels, twenty-seven -wash cloths, four Jied-sldo tablo covers, two dressor scarfs, ten linen tray cloths, two stand covers, four pillow slips and a largo amount of miscellaneous linen. Meeting of Men's Club Postponed. A meeting of the men's club of the Episcopal church was scheduled to be held last evening in tho basement of tho church but had to be postponed on account of the water in the base ment. Tliis meeting was called for tho es pecial purpose of getting together for a social evening and for taking up a proposition of Dr.. Wurtele rela tive rb forming a male chorus within the club under tho direction of a com petent leader to be used in the church service as well as for social purposes. Tho plans as they now stand aro to got every male communicant as well as the "brother-in-law" and get them to gether for his purpose There is suf ficient talent within tho church to get together a company of male singers about thirty or forty, in number It Is hoped that this can be do'no In tho near future., A meeting of the men's club will be hold at a later date, probably next week to take up' the matter,. Fords in Minnesota The registration of motor cars in Mlncsotn from Nov. 1, 101.'!, to Nov. 1, 19H, showed 2.i,.VJ cms sold. M this number 9,5197 ' were Fords, mid tlie nearest competitor was only 2,511. Up to November 1, 191,4, Minnesota had Issued 01,185 motor licenses, mid of tlicso 19h'97 were Fords. The Ford's nearest competitor sold only 5,781. High School Entertainment. Tho high School students lrtivc bocu at work for some time on an enter talnment which will be given at tho high school auditorium on Friday evening April lGth, A part of the pro ceeds of the evening are to be used to defray expenses of the cadet en campment which will bo held at Goth enburg during the last week In May, and a part will bo used in tho base ball fund. This Is an entertainment wor thy of a large patronage, Eight of tho High School Cadets will present a fancy drill which has been taught by Mr. Munger, the Girls' Glee Club will sing several selections, the famous High School MinBtrels will fur nish music and the latost burnt cork Jokes some of the Jokes aro so late that they aro not out yet Dorothy Hinman will present a humorous read ing, and besides all this there will bo a side-splitting farce comedy in wmcii Thurston Woodhurst, Jack Hlisuanu Clcll Cool Claude Peters, Georgle Hoxlo and Catherine Hall aro the characters. This laughable play, en titled "An Afflicted Man", Is full of Interesting situations from first to last there Is a laugh In every line of It., The admission will bo 35 cents to adults and 25 cents to grade school pupils. The Rebekah kenBlngton will meet at tho I. O. O. F. hall this afternoon. All members aro requested to bo present, mi It Tells You How to Build Them The kind of home you want is a homelike home not just a house. Well, here is a beau tifully illustrated booklet, called "Homelike Homes," that shows floor plans and interior as well as exterior views of many such homes. We want to help you with your home-planiiinn. Don't you want a copy of "Homelike Homes"? It is free. This is a little book you will value highly ; it is worth, keeping. Talk over your plans with us. We can help you and will gladly do so. i W. W. BIRGE COMPANY. jpTlL. Mi-1':' " A. ; "f" Sll Mm, ORDER YOUR FORD NOW. am Buy the car that is on the streets and country roads EVERY DAY. We unload 14 Ford Touring Cars Tomorrow Which will be all wc can get until May 1.0th. drHer your Ford and commence drawing interest on your investment. Detroit papers announce the Ford Motor Co. will surely sell 300,000 cars which will distribute $15,000,000 back to tho purchasers. Ford Touring Car $S25. Ford Roadster $475. Ford Coupelet $735. , Ford Sedan $1010. These prices in North Platte. AH Cars Equipped with Electric Bullel Headlights and Speedometers. Call or Phone 34 for Particulars. The largest and best equipped Garage with work shop on second floor East of Omaha to take care of you. Hendy-Ogier Auto Co. Keep-Children off Streets. Tho parents of children who aro out of school on account of tho scarlet fever epidemic aro asked by tho board of health and tho school administra tion to keep their children off the streets as much as posslblo and not permit them to run about and play with other children. This measure Is kindly asked to pre vent any chance of tho dlseaso spread ing over the entire city. Whllo the children themselves may not havo the disease they still tako tho chance of contracting It from somo of their playmates. Sovoral of the residents of tho Second ward havo spoken about the way children havo been allowed to run about arid It isdeemed unwise- by tho board of health as well, with tho num ber of cases already reported In that part of the city thcro Is considerable danger of it spreading over the city unless overy precaution Is taken and it will be only for a short time. Tho picture shows Is Unother placo whore thero Is much chance for children get ting tho dlseaso and it is adlvscd that the children who might be exposed to It refrain from attending them for a short time until tho disease lias had time to run itself out. Obedience to UiIb request will be much appreciated both by the school administration and the board of health as well as by tho parents of children who havo not "had the dlseaso. I TIPPERARY BOOTS I and OXFORDS Are a Sensation in the East. We liavp Them. Sand, Grey and t, J3ea.d Tops- All Sizes and I Widths OUR PRICE in. ii- .ii. i AUT03I0HILE INBUKANCE Cars costing $3,500 and over, writ ten at a rato of $1.25 por $100.00 cover ing fire and theft; cars costing from $1,500.00 to $3,500.00, flro and theft, $1.50 per $100; and cars costing leas than $1,500.00, flro and theft $1.75 per $100.00. Compare theso rates with what you aro paying. 22t2 C .F TEMPLE. Reliable Insurance of All kinds. Hcrnliey Times Items Two cars of emigrants arrived slnco last Issue and are locating on farms on the BIrdwood. M. II, Davis, of Moorehead, Iowa, nrrlvcd Friday and E. B. Cummlngs, of Cozad, who arriv ed Wednesday. Tho local station shipped out 100 cars during tho month of March, as follows: 7G of hay, 23 of stock and 1 of seed,. Twenty carB were shipped In, 7 coal, 2 lumber, 1 cement,'y 3 corn, 2 wheat, and 4 emigrants. Tho ticket sales wero $650.01. Will Loypoldt has lost about four teen head of hogs with cholera in tho past few days, and about thirty more uro sick. Ho had about 100 head. Dr. Guffy, of Sutherland Is there' today ln noculatlng tho herd Willi cholera serum and It Is to bo hoped tho dls easo will bo checked. . A deal wus consumated Monday whereby W. Lanlg, of North Platto be came a partner with his brother, John, In tho blacksmith shop, having pur chased Mont Ware's interest. Warren is an experienced man In this line of work and two firm of Lanlg Bros, will stand for a guaranteo of first class work. Warren oxpectB to move his family hero as soon as ho caiu.flnd a residence. Mr. Waro, tho retiring member is undecided as yet In what Hue ho will tako up but will continue to mako Hershey his homo. Stato Engineer M. L. Johnson and former Btato engineer D. I). Prlco left this morning for Suhtcrland to look aftor tho now brldgo thero. From thero thoy go to Bridgeport to look after business matters. County Surveyor It L. Cochran and City. Engineer C. J McNaniara loft to day for tho Wolllloot vicinity to spend work. Shorlff Beals, of Ogalalla, waa visit ing In this city laBt evening on busl noBs, rotumlng homo this morning. D, C. Wilson of Sutherland, waa vis iting in tho city yestcrdny with his son, Deputy Sheriff Itoy Wilson. Ernest Rose, of tho Maxwell vicinity, was visiting in tho city this morning. HARRY'S SHOE SHOP FARM LOANS. We have plenty money on hand ' tocloseJoans promptly on good '' farms and ranches. BUCHANAN & PATTERSON. Low Round Trip Fares to Pacific Coast $50.00 $50.00 $67.50 FROM NORTH PLATTE San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego. - Portland, Astoria, Tncoma, Seattle, Everett, Belllngham, Victoria, Vancover, New Westminster, San Francisco, Including trip through Portland, Tacoma, or Seattle In ono Direction. Correspondingly low lares Irom other points. Final return limit three, months from Date ol sale. Thflfte f.irnfl nnrmit viniMnrr luttlimif nilrlif Snnnl mllrnml fnv. Iko Ik Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco (open until December 4) and tho Panama-California Exposition. San Diego (open all year) j also stppover at Denver, with free side trip to Colorodo Springs and stopover at Salt Lake City when your ticko t is routd VIA UNION PACIFIC STANDARD ROAD OF THE WEST. For lleuutiful Illustrated booklet "Cnllfornhi and tho Expositions" Nr,102 nnd furtlio information relative to rate, rouU-i, stopover ami sldo 'rip privileges apply to F. E. BULLARD, Agent.