LOCAL AND PEKSONAL
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Charles Strass visited friends In
Lexington Sunday;
Judgo Eller of Tryon was a business
visitor In town yesterday.
Miner Hlnman' returned yesterday
from'a business trip to Omaha.
Master. Martin Lawrence left yestor
day for Laramie to visit relatives.
Arthur McCabo returned Saturday
from a, visit with relatives In Omaha.
Mrs. C. E. Miller will entertaiu the
memhors of the Entre Nous club this
afternoon.
The Lutheran sewing circle will
meot at the parish house Thursday af
ternoon. Silk Dresses and evening gowns at
Half price at BLOCK'S Clearing Sale.
A. Mc Lane loft Saturday morning
for Cozad to spend the greater part
of the summer.
James Dabbltt, Sr., 'left Sunday
morning for Grand Island to remain
for some time.
Misses Gilbert and Monnett, of Stel
la, Neb., arrived Sunday to visit with
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Tlmmerman.
When you want something delivered
and want It quick, call Splcer's Parcel
Delivery at Huffman's Cigar Store.
Judge and Mrs. H. M. Grimes, who
have ben spending 'several weeks In
Indiana, will return home this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowen, of
Grand Island, who had been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Will Yost for some time
returned home Sunday afternoon.
Miss Cree eDlner returned Friday
evening from the eastern part of the
state, where she visited friends last
week.
Middy Blouses, 75c values 49o; $1.50
Middles 95c, at Block's Clearing Sale.
Mrs. C. A. Butts, of Grand Island,
came a lew days ngo.to spend a couple
of weeks .with her mother, Mrs. C. J.
Bradley.
Part of the material for the new
bridge east of town arrived Saturday.
Work on driving the plies will begin in
In a few days.
After visiting for two weeks with
Mrs. L. L. Vetter and family, Mrs.' M."
D. Moorehead returned to her home
in LoRoy, Iowa, Saturday. ;
New Spring Wool Skirts values up
to $4.00 now going at $1.9S at Block's
Clearing Sale.
5S.50 EngTlsnTialn Coats, Silk Poplin
$2.00 at The Fashion Shop.
$S.50 English Rain Coats Silk Poplin,
tan and blue, only $3.95 at The
Fashion.
C. J. Perkins has traded h (surest
dence property in the 1000 blocKfcbn
west Fourth street to North & Robin
son, of Grand Island, for 400 acres of
land located southwest of town.
Twenty-five cent Eiffel Fibro Silk
Hose at 16 centa at The Fashion Shop
Earl Drake, formerly of this city,
who has-been employed in Laramie
for two years, visited friends in town
Saturday Avhlle enroute to Wood River
and Grand Island to visit relatives.
Attorney .J. S Hoagland left Satur
day for York on business connected
with the Odd Fellows' home.
Mrs. Hester A. Tweed, of Fairfield,
' Neb., returned homo Saturday after
noon after spending a fortnight with
her daughter. Mrs. H. A. Phillips.
Miss Velma Jones, of Sidney, arrived
here Saturday morning to be the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. William Morris for a
week or longer.
Sure you will want one of those
vanity gloves when you see them. They
are fine for hot weather. Derryberry
& Forbes are going to give them away,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Muldoon will
leave the early part or August on an
auto trip to Colorado and Wyoming,
and will sDend the time fishing. Mr.
Muldoon has hinged the back of the
front seat of his car so that it can be
laid back and thus form a sleeping
couch nnd this will be their sleeping
apartment during the trip.
Summer Street Dresses, regular val
ues up to $0.00, now going at $2.9S at
Block's Clearing Sale.
Mrs. S. G. Keeney and daughter re
turned to their homo lit Indianola, la.,
Saturday morning. Mrs. Keeney is
a sister of E. S. Davis and had been
his guest for several days while en
route home from San Francisco.
Mrs. Sarah Combs left Saturday for
Kearney, where sho will visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Neale, for two
weeks.
Hearing a commotion among the
chickens Friday afternoon, Mrs. Thos.
Slmants went out to Investigate. Bo
fore leaving tho house she armed hor
self with a wash stick, and upon
reaching the chicken yard found that
a weasel had killed two young chick
ens and had hold of a Leghorn hen.
The approach of Mrs. Slmants did not
seem to frighten the animal and it
kept Its hold on the hen until killed
by well directed blows with the stick
Tho killing of a weasel in North
Tlatte Is a ram cfurpnc
Nolson Hammer went to Sidney yos-
torday to visit his (laughter for a few
days,
Isaac Selby who had been 111 with
small-pox, was released from quar
antine Saturday evening.
Lester Donolson has returned to
Gothenburg after a visit with his
brother H. A. Donelson.
Dr. J. G. VanNoss, of Mason City,
la., arrived a few days ago for a visit
with his sister Mrs. Lochlel Johnston.
Mrs. John Dick and children who
had been visiting friends In Chicago
for three weeks, will return homo
Thursday.
Mrs. C. P. Earhart and children
lef t Saturday evening for Grand Isl
and to spend a couple weeks with rela
tlves.
Tho Lutheran Brotherhood will be
tho guosto of Mr. and Mrs. P. Qualloy
at their ranch north of the river this
evening.
Mrs. Emily Coates left Saturday ev
ening for Chlcngo where she will take
a course in a fashionable dress mak
ing parlor.
$2.50 Fancy Striped and Flowered
Shirt Waists at $1.25 at The Fashion
Shop.
Twenty couples of young people at
tended tho social dance Friday even
ing at the Masonic hall in charge of
George Weir and Paul Nolan.
L. E. Roache, who has been here for
several weeks transacting business
will leave this week for his home in
Tulsa, Okl.
Mrs. Caroline Hupfer left yester
day morning for Oakland", Cal'., to
spend the remainder of the summer
with her daugher.
rMs. Mollle Tucker, of Oakland,
Cal., who spent the past four months
visiting her mother, Mrs. Hupfer, re
turned home yesterday.
Miss Lucy Dunn entertained a dozen
friends at cards Friday evening in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Will Dunn, of
Wellington, Kan.
Paul Lucas, formerly of this city
but who has resided at Ogden for two
years,- is a guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bunting this week.
"Misses Dora Carothers of Maxwell
and. Pearl Miller of '.Carlton, Mo.;.ar
rlvetlJheroycsterday and will visitor
a couple of weeks with, Mrs Martin
Houso Dresses, regular $1.00 sellers
"now going at 49c at Block's Clearing
Sale.
Misses Helen and Hazel Minshall en
tertained a number of friends the lat
ter part of last week inihonor of Miss
uisie ueicnmer, or Amnerst, who was
their guest
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weeks who
came up from Grand Island to visit
friends, left yesterday for Los Angeles
to visit several weeks with their sons
Floyd and Frank
Mrs. Patrick Norrls and daughter
Mildred left yesterday for Logan, la.,
to visit for a couple of weeks. En
route homo they will spend some time
with relatives in Omha.
Summer Street Dresses, regular val
ue up to $6.00, now going at $2.9S at
Block's Clearing Sale
Mrs. Harry Parrlsh and sister Mrs.
Pearl Tyler left Sunday for Lodge
Polo where they will visit rela
tives for a few days before leaving
for Colorado to spend several weeks
30years of knowing how
Has taught us
What we're doing now
Mr. and Mrs. Lochiel Johnston re
cently received word of tho birth of a
daughter ito Mrs. Ira Johnston, of
Grand Island, wife of their son who
died last February and was well
known here.
Local friends recoived word yester
day from Omaha that Fred Letts who
recently submitted to a second opera
tion for gall stones at ono of the hos
pitals thero was in a very weak con
dltion and tho attending physician
could not give any encouragement for
his recovery for three or four days.
For Tuesday special we will sell
KUIOXAS, the -1.50 values at 98c for
this one day only, and they are reg
ular Klmonas, too.
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
Theiflredeparment responded to a
call from tho Fourth ward at seven
o'clock yesterday morning to tho for
mer Coleman meat market. Tho fire
wnfj dlscovere(1 by Messrs. Baker and
Westenfel(1 who own tll0 adjoining
stores, and whllo opening their places
i of buslnes noticed tho smoko coming
' through tho front door and windows
Threo weeks ago Mr. Coleman closed
out his business and tho room still
contained tho fixtures but has not been
occupied. The back door had eben
broken for some tlmo and it Is tho
general belief that tramps had been
using it for sleeping quartors and had
dropped matches. Tho fire started
from a corner of tho lloor and burned
up the sldo of tho cooler. Tho dam
ago ensuing bofore the flamps wore ex
(Ingulshed was slight.
Presented with a Jewel.
Robert ,H. French, of Kearnoy,
grand custodian and representative of
tho grand master of the A. F. nnd A.
M. of Nebraska, was In town Friday
evening and met with tho local lodge.
Tho lodge was opened in ample form
and was for the purpose of presenting
Charles McDonald, past master of
Platte Valley Lodgo No. 32 with the
Robert G. Jordan gold moduli Mr.
McDonald at this time being tho old
point of membership. He Joined the
est inomber of tho order In the state in
order In Rodgorsvllle, Tenn., In the
winter of 1S51 nnd has taken an
active part. In the work for sixty-one
years. Mr. Jordan was the first
grand master of the order In this stne
nd the first to wear this medal which
t the death of tho wearer Is next giv
en to the oldest inomber.
Mr. McDonald was a warm person
al friend of Mr. Jordan nnd assisted
hint in establishing the first Masonic
lodgo in Omaha in 1SG5. Sinco then
Mr. McDonald has been a master Ma
son, royal arch Mason, Knight Tem
plar and a thirty-third degee Mason.
He was Instrumental In organizing
the Platte Valley lodge Janunry 15th,
1S70, at his ranch at Cottonwood
Springs and it was removed to this
city in 1872. At the ago of elghty
hnjffwuw onln, en,..l l"ba eaJhe
nine Mr. McDonald Is still one of the
most popular and faithful members of
tho lodge and has tho distinction of
being the oldest resident of Lincoln
county, having como to tho state in
1S55, fo the county In 1SG0, and to
North Platte in 1872.
Tho medal contains a raised mlna-
ture of Robert Jordan a Masonic em
blem and is engraved with Mr. McDon
ald's name and number of years ho has
been a Mason.
The Loom End Sale.
Our Seventh Seml-Annual Sale open
ed more successfully than ever be
fore. We have more and better bar
gains than any of our previous sales.
Talk about your real snaps, we've got
them.
Ask anyone who bought-Saturday,
do not take our word for lt Como In
and satisfy yourself. We are making
each day a day of bargains. Some
thing new and interesting each day.
Remember this sale, the only one this
season, last one week only.
E. T .TRAMP & SONS.
lhinze Injured in Auto Acldcnt.
James Danze, an employe of the Da
vis garage and catcher for tho Booster
ball team, was injured Sunday after
noon in an auto accident nnd is under
the care of physicians at the General
Hospital. While on his way to the
ball grounds at two o'clock he was in
vited to take a short ride by Charley
Durbln. They were returning on tho
road west of the cemetery when tho
car struck a rough.. spot on west
Twelfth street where the sewer pipe
from the round house to t he river had
recently been laid and the car turned
turtle, throwing the ocupants out and
happened to pass ih his car a short
Ho was badly bruised on tho back,
foreheud and hips, and was uncon
sclous for some tlme.Mr. Durbln's in
Juries were slight. The injured men
were picked up by Richie Ugal who
happened to pas In his car a short
tlmo after the accident. Dr. Redfield
was called and after an examination
found no bones broken but Mr. Danze
will be confined to tho hospital for
some time.
Jlcv. Christie Goes to Edgar.
Rev. J. C. Christio delivered his
farewell sermon nt the Presbyterlnn
church Sunday and accompanied by
Mrs. Christie left yesterday for Edgar,
Xcb whero ho has accepted a call
Mr. Christie had received two calls,
ono from Edgar the other from a
church in tho northwest, the latter
paying a salary of $1,800 por year,
but he preferred Edgar. Tho church
there ha3 a membership of 180, a
men's club of sixty, and the work In
all respects promises to bo pleasant.
Rev. Christie and Mrs. Christio
leave behind mnny friends both with
in and without tho church who will
wish them well In their new field.
Don Clabaugh began work yesterday
as traveling salesman for tho Star
Bottling Works.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ray Mudgo wero called
to Wahoo Saturday by tho illness of a
relative.
Sateen Petticoats In all shades; $1
values 49c; $1.50 values 79c at
Block's Clearing Sale.
. See thoso Vanity Gloves in Derry
berry & Forbes' window. They are go
ing to give them away Friday and Sat
urday.
Vladlo Muchllnski, nn employe of
the ico houses was Injured tho latter
part of last week by a cako of Ico
falling upon his shoulders.
. Mr. and Mrs. Low Williams, Miss
Kato Leonard, Miss Adclla House, Mr.
Knight and Jerry Illova, of Anselmo,
Neb., enrouto to Denver, wero in town
yesterday.
For Rent
Fourteen room house, all modern
and in good repair. Centrally located.
For particulars Inquire of Mrs. R. D.
Thomson, 514 west Fifth.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
Miss Elsio Wcsburg will return to
day from Omaha where sho visited
with friends for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Allen, of Boone, Iowa, Is visit
ing with Mr. nnd Mrs. Ralph Ford this
week.
Miss Florence hidings returned yos-
terday afternoon from Bryn Mnwr col
lege located nonr Philadelphia.
Tho Royal Neighbors will hold their
regular meeting at tho K. P. hall to
morrow nftornoon at throe o'clock.
Mrs. Taylor, of Grand Island, for-
morly of this city, arrived last oven- visiting pitcher's record wns tho same.
Ing to visit Attorney and Mrs. John ' Each tenm mado ono error. Tho Boost
Grant. ' ors sonrml nun In tlm flrsl nml mm In
Mrs. Hnrrv MKclmll nnd nhllilrnn '
left this morning for Omaha to visit
tho former's parents for a couple of
weeks. :
Mrs. Tim Hanllln nnd daughter Nol-
Ho returned last evening from Hast-
ings where they were called last week
by the deatluof a friend:.
Mrs. Gus Hollen, of Omaha, who
had' been the guest of Mrs. Joseph 1
Murphy and Mrs. John Day for somo
time, returned home Sunday.
Chas. McDonald hns purchased a
32x50 foot metal covered building of
Joseph Hcrshcy nnd Is hnvlng it moved
to his farm southwest of town.
Miss Fern Curleo, Mrs. Inez Green,
Guy and Elgin Kindell, of Pino Bluffs,
who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Mann, returned homo this morning
For Sale One dining room sot, two
mahoghany chairs, ono dresser, iron'from Atlantic City to western points,
bed and spring. Call Friday or Satur- tho (i8tnco to bo 3,400 miles, on a
day morning at Dr. Crook residence, (lftccn llay Wng0r in a Cadillac car
302 west Third street. nmi untn ho reached Omaha wns fiv6
Weather forecast for North Platto l,nys ahead of his schedule. After
and viclnty: Unsettled tonight and
Wednesday; probably showers; no
chango In temperature. Highest tem
perature yesterday 89, a year ago 90;
Iowes last night 09, a year ato 03.
At tho annual meeting of tho Library , 0"r D1B Discount Sale closes Satur
Board held last -veiling the follow-,day n,Bht; It will pny you to drop in
ing olllcers were elected: President, aml seo wl,nt wc lmvc to offer. CLIN-
Dr. N. McCabe; vice president, Mrs.
Thomas Axtell; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Anna Kramph.
In the ball gamo last evening be
tween tho Christian and Lutheran
Brotherhoods the scoro was 0 to 0. Tho
battery for tho former team was Mann
nnd llollowcll and for tlio Lutherans
Johnston and Sandallv
The Five Hundred club wll be enter
tained Thursday evening by Mes
dnnies Harry Dixon and J. J. Hnlllgan
at tho home of the former In honor of
former memhors who aro visiting In
this city, and also Mrs. Don Adams, of
Omaha.
The case of James Hornsby who was '
charged with harboring a number of
dogs on east Ninth street by Health
Inspector Hoagland enmo up in Judge
Mlltonbergor's court yesterday and ho
was fined $1 nnd costs, the fine to be
suspended If he took tho dogs out of
town, which ho did.
Last evening E. J. Van Derhoof,
Harry Porter and Elmer Coates were
appointed an executive committee to ;
arrange for the amusement features at
tho county fair this fall. It 1s plnnncd
to havo theso features surpass by far
any yet hold In connection with tho
fair.
Mrs. Joseph Hershoy is ulsplaylng
this morning corn and oats stalks'
raised on the Hershoy Locust Grove1
farm, on tho south sldo. The corn Is
sixty-six inches long and tho oats sev
enty inches. The field corn enmo from
a four aero patch, the oats from a
seventeen acre field.
Pretty Cut Glass Bud Vases 75c, $1,
$1.25 and $1.50. CLINTON, tho Jowol
er. Ladles: Switches, etc., made from
combings and cut hair. Highest prlco
paid for hair. Dyeing and bleaching
and repairing a specialty. All switch
es mado short stems, soparato loops.
All work guaranteed. Como and see
our work. Moved from 208 Third
strodt ito 505 Ms Ddwcy atreet, up
stairs over Illnman's garnge.
COFFIN & MAUK,
Lady and Gentleman Export Hair
Manufacturers.
$1.50 Vollo and China Silk Waists
now 95c at Block's Clearing Sale.
About forty ladles woro pleasantly
entertained at a luncheon given Satur
day by Mrs. T. C. Patorson compli
mentary to her guest, Mrs. Don Ad
nuis, of Omaha. Tho guests wero
served at small tables, and following
tho luncheon 500 was played. Other
out-of-town guests woro Mrs. Milton
Doollttlo and Mrs. W. M. Cunning
ham. Ono of tho pleasant features or
tho afternoon wero tho vocal solec
tions by Mrs. Adams, who is a finished
pianist as well as vocalist.
For Sale 21 head of maros and
colts, ono lnruo registered French
draft stallion, all for $1750, on 5 years'
tlmo at 0 por cent interest, real ostato
security. J. bMLbi,
48-2 WollHoct, Nol),
Week Old Chicks
For sain at ten cents each. Inquire of
tf i Harry Lantz, 321 east Fourth. 42-2
Two (ionics of ShuNOut Hall
Tho first gamo of ball Sunday af
ternoon botween Centrnl City nnd tho
Boosters wns by far the best gamo
plnyed on tho local grounds this sea
son, resulting In a scoro of two to
nothing in favor of tho Boosters. Both
, teams played air tight ball, and as
I to hits, strike outs and errors, honors
1 woro oven. Three, doublo plays wero! VMto ,n entirely now role, nnd sho
'made, and theso with tho small lead,wl11 00 800 llt tll Kc,Ul t"oatro Mon
j tho Boosters had over tho visitors, and m' Jul' 19 us Cherry Malloto In W.
'which might at any time bo evened ,N- ScllB9 wonderful production nnd
up or overcome; kept tho Interest
tonso throughout the game. Artloy
In tho box for tho Boosters struck out
eight men and gave seven hits: tho
t thlrtl, while tho visitors succeed-
cd in getting but ono mnn on third.
About llvo hundred witnessed tho
gamo nnd were exceedingly well
nlonsod with tho wnrk nf lintli lonma.
Tho scco(1 gnm(J yc8lorilny wua na
8,)Cctaculnr as wua tho onn nn Snn.lnv.
tho UooS)tera winning by a scoro of five
nn,in rn,n ,, ,,, ,u.
and no errors, while Centrnl City mado
two hits and ono error, ono of tho hits
being a scratch. Luby occupied tho
box for tho locals nnd was given su
porb support throughout tho gamo.
Holllday repeated hfc threes-bagger
performanco of Sunday and Gettmnn
was also strong at tho bat.
Certainly tho fans havo no complnlnt
to make of tho Boosters' work In these
two games.
R. L. Shape, of Atlantic City, was In
this city Saturday and loft for homo
that evening. Ho wns rldlnc throuch
passing Elm Creek ho wns stuck In tho
mud cloven times, lost time, becamo
discouraged and returned homo.
Whllo here ho visited with Harry
Reese.
j 1 tuoJowolor.
ON FARMS AND
1 Money to Loan
Lowest Ratco and Best Terms.
Plenty of Money on hand to Close
Loans Promptly.
Buchanan & Patterson
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brombt deliveries.
orders, large and small, quickly.
Many families have been supplied wil
coal in a hurry by
winter and have appreciated our service.
COATES LUMBER AND COAL CO.
THE HOME OF GOOD LUMBER. PHONE 7
Mutual Building & Loan Association
ol North Platte, Nebraska.
Organized 18S7. (
Have plenty of money on hands to close loans
promptly.
Will loan on North Platte City property for
building purposes or to assist its members in buy
ing homes or paying off mortgages. The monthly
payments on $1000.00 loan are on principal $5.00
and invest $6.00 or $11.00 in all and on other
sums hwjoortion.
Boij rs in this association can pay their
loans otf&jih a saving of 25 to 30 per cent over
any compeng association.
"Tho Spollcro."
Knthlyu Williams is already known,
and needs no introduction1 to the lovers
of tho silent drama. Sho has been for
tho past three years Identified with all
tho great Sollg wild animal produc
tions nnd her courngo hns been envied
in every country In tho world. Sho
now comes to the people of North
visualization of Rex Beach s" famous
novel, "Tho Spoilers." i-
This stupendous production' wljl !;
colvo Its Initial presentation July 19,
1915, nt the Keith theatre, North Platto
Nob.
When one considers that "Tho Spoll
ors" In book form when first pulilljaiidd
sold for $1.50, and was tho largcqf
tho six big sellers of Its time; thotbedt
scats for tho play of tho name nefmb
sold for cost $1.50, taking three hours
for presentation and those who haVb
seen tho play, read tho book and wit
nessed tho picture, proclaim, tho pic
ture superior to both; tho picture be
ing exhibited for ono-stxth tho prlco
which tho book sold for in tho first
edition, requiring only two hours of
one's tlmo to thoroughly digest tho en
tire story, ono will readily realize that
tho moving picture business Is worthy
and deserving of, Its prominence, its
Importance, nnd educational value.
Matinee 2:30; ovonlng 7:30 and
9:15.
Lost
Sunday, ono brown mnro, branded
bnr cloven on hip. When last seen
was dragging rope. Phono Red CG0.
Gago Ilolloway returned Saturday
from a week's visit In Omaha and
Gibbon with relatives.
Picked up In Tho Leader Saturday,
a noto for $300 paynblo to James
K. Long. Owner can havo samo by
calling nt this ofllco nnd paying for
this notico.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Slocum, of Mns
sona, Iowa., who spent several wcoks
at tho exposition, enmo Saturday even
ing to visit Mr. nnd Mrs. William Hud
dart before returning home.
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