THIRTIETH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., NOVEMBER 16, 1915.
No. 86
She Sfcuigwk limes
New York, October 28tli, 1915.
Buy Your Clothing Now!
First England, then Italy
and now
RUSSIA BUYS CLOTH
HERE FOR $7,350,000
American "Woolen Co. Will Make
Material for 1,250,000 Long;
Army Overcoats.
WOKK FOIl 35.000 PERSONS
Contract, Signed Yesterday, Lnrgcst
of Its Kind.. Requires 13,000,000
rounds of Wool.
PARCELS POST BUSINESS
SHOWS RIG INCREASE
Tho Russian Government signed a
contract yesterday with the American
Woolen Company for 5,000.000 yards of
heavy woolen cloth, which is designed
to supply 1,250,000 overcoats for the
Czar's soldiers.
The contract Is said to represent
tho largest single order or purchase
ever made of any one particular style
and quality of cloth. It is expected to
take six months to complete. About
35,000 operatives will bo repulred to
do the work using approximately 1800
weaving machines and looms and con
suming 13,000,000 pounds of cleaned
wool stock in the process.
At the Russian Consulate, 22 Wash
ington Snuaro North, the contract was
signed by Colonel Nicolal Golojovski,!
Mlltary Attache to tho Russian Em
bassy at Washington, and Lieutenant
Mikhael Alezeew, a Russian fabric ox
pert, on behalf of the Russian Govern
ment, and William M. Wood, President
of tho American Woolen Company.
The total amount of the contract is
$7,350,000.
"Negotiations had been on for sev
eral weeks to determine the exact
amount of the purchase," said Presi
dent Wood, "and, pending that, wo had
already begun to work on the cloth. It
is tho largestorder of its kind ever
given to an American manufacturer.
I want to express my satisfaction with
tho business like manner in which tho
representatives of tho Russian Gov
ernment havo handled the transac
tion Tho cloth is to be made into uniforms
in Russian factories, and shipments
are to be made direct to Archangel
and Vladlvostock, thoHrst within two
months, a second in February, and tho
final shipment in March.
"Theso American overcoats are to
servo tho Russian soldier both as a
uniform and a blanket In tho field,"
said Mr. Wood. "As may bo known,
tho Russian Army does not furnish Its
soldiers with blankets as a part of tho
genoral equipment.- Instead, theso long
overcoats aro made with hoods which
tho soldier draws over his head for
protection when asleep in tho Hold."
Only a part of tho manufacturing re
sources of the American Woolen Com
pany will bo engaged In filling this
order. There aro forty-five mills op
orated by tho company, but a numbor
of them make worsted goods.
"Such a largo order would not or
dinarily como hero except for war
necessities, bocause the Amercan man
ufacturer has to pay wages so much
higher than tho European manufac
aurer that it would ordinarily bo prac
tically imposslblo to meet competi
tion," said Mr. Wood.
"I hope President Wilson will bo
ablo to And some way to protect tho
American manufacturer against con
ditions that will como after tho war.
To my mind I can see no other way
of accomplishing that than by a tar
iff to prevent tho markets hero being
flooded with goods from abroad tho
moment European Industries aro ro
vlved. Tho Payne-Aldrlch tariff law,
under tho conditions which aro bound
to prevail, will, as a matter of fact, bo
a low tariff.
A semi-annual count of parcel post
matter is made by tho local post-
office theso counts being mado for tho
first fifteen days of April and October.
Postmaster Davis furnishes tho fol
lowing figures nnd comparisons:
First fifteen days of October, 1914
Numbor packages dolivered at post
office 217, by el'ty carrier 441, by rural
carrier 152, by special carrior 927,
dispatched 435, total 2,187.
First fifteen days of April, 1915
Delivered at postofflco 321, by city
carrier 499, by rural carrier 204, by
special carrior 1205, dispatched 752,
total 2,981.
First fifteen days of October, 1915
Delivered at poslofflce 294, by city
carrier 320, by rural carrier 378, by
special carrcr 1,529, dispatched G47,
tdtal 3.1G8.
Tho total numbor handled the first
fifteen days of October, 1915, was 981
greater than during the similar per
iod in 1914.
Taking October first to fifteen as a
basis tho local office would handle
7C,032 pieces of parcels post this year,
but to 'this must bo added tho Christ
mas rush of about 9,000 pieces, which
will make tho total approximately
85,000.
Tho daily average pounds of mall
handled for the week ending Novem
ber 14, 1915, was: Incoming 1,320
pounds, 'outgoing 509 pounds, total
1,829 poupnds.
Tho average number of pieces of
mall handled each day at tho local
office will exceed forty-five thousand
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
Special Baptist Meetings
Thursday, Nov. 18th, will bo observed
by members of tho Baptist church as
follows: At 10 o'clock in tho morn
ing prayer meetings will bo held at
tho following homes: Bybee, 320 south
Walnut; Deats, 221 south Sycamore;
Matson, 1218 west Second; P. H. Han
sen, 809 east Fourth; McMullen, 315
west Ninth.
Tho ladles' auxiliary of the Bap
tist church wlirineet in thq church
basement next Thursday afternoon at
3:15 in tho regular missionary meet
ing, followed by a prayer meeting.
EacliTady la expected to bring a lunch
basket, and at 6:30 a picnic supper
will be served. At 8 o'clock an nd
dress will be given to which every
body is invited.
Furs I Turn!
For young and "hi. set-? or separate
Muffs or Scarfs at lowest prices at
BLOCK'S.
Mrs. P. A. Norton returned last ev
ening from a month's visit in cities in
Iowa.
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Mrs. Harvey, of Omaha, camo last
evening to visit at the Den home for a
few dnys.
Maywood will soon begin tho In
stallation of a new electric light and
power plant.
Ml new Fall Coats selling at Re
duced Prices at BLOCK'S.
Mrs. E. Bowles, of Omaha who was
the guest of Mrs. Ora Sailor slnco
Friday, left at noon yesterday.
Archio Elliott, a fireman, fell from
the engine tank at Kearney yesterday
morning and broke a bono In his loft
leg.
Mrs. Edwlna Schatz and Miss Eileon
Kelhor, of Omaha, who visited Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Schntz, havo returned
home.
Dr. Brock, Dentist, has moved his
offlco to-tho Reynolds building over
Stone's Drug Store. 83tf
Mrs. Sebastian Schwalgor and chil
dren returned last evening from Grand
Island whore they visited relatives
for somo time.
Schrlldkret Is an orchestra con
ductor of note. Hear the Hungarian
Orchestra at tho Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening.
Miss Hazel McGuire, of Cheyenne,
arrived Sunday night and will re
main for a few days as tho guest of
Mrs. F. W. Rlncker.
For Rent Eight room houso and
bath at 510 west Fifth -street. Inqulro
of Mrs. M. E. Watts, 316 west Fifth.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cole, of Now
York, arrived here yestorday and will
visit the lattor's brother John Den
for a couple of weeks.
R. G. Smith, former wlr e chief of
tho local telephone office, camo up
from Grand Island last evening to
spend a few days on busincsss.
Herbert White has tendered Ills res
ignation us salesman at The Leader
and expects 'to leave next week for
Fargo, N. D to accept a position.
Tho suit you admired some time ago,
only It was perhaps a little too ex
pensive, for you, if It's still hero, you
can buy it now nt Half Price.
BLOCK'S.
Tho funeral of the late Mrs. John
Anderson was held Saturday after
noon from tho Swedish Lutheran
church. Rev. Beshler was in charge
of-the services.
Hero is one of tho many rea
sons for tho Scarcity of
Woolens.
Charles Maun in went to Omaha a
few days ago to spend a few days.
Henry Hansen returned yesterday
from Omaha where ho went last week
with two cars of cattle,
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J. B. McDonald and Henry Hansen
will go to Omaha this week to at
ttnd a Shriners' meeting.
Mrs. Maud Walker, (of Sholton,
camo this morning to visit her undo
L-. L. Walker and family for a week
or more.
Virgil Bloyd, of Kansas City, who
has been making his homo with his
brother Eoverett Bloyd for two months
while employed with the Union Pacific
Co., resigned Saturday and returned
home.
Tho ladles of the Christian church
will meet at tho church Thursday for
a work day, and as this is tho regular
aid day, tho usual 10 cent lunch will
be served in tho afternoon. Everybosy
invited.
Word was received by friends tho
latter part of last week of tho death
of Mrs. Shelton. In Oklahoma. Sho
was formerly a, resident of this city
and tho mother of Mrs. Milton Mar
cott. Tho remains wcro taken to
Beaver Crossing, Neb., for burial.
Tho Lady Forresters wore enter
tained' at tho homo of Mrs. J. I.
Smith last tvenlng in honor of Miss
Lucy Dunn, who was presented with
o Jacobean rocker. Contests wore
hold and card games played following
which nlco refreshments wero sorved.
Tho Omaha Boo states that Beard,
tho Omaha foot ball player who had
his shoulder dislocated in tho garao
In this city Friday wll bo ablo to play
In tho Omaha-Sioux City gamo noxt
Friday. "Chick" Neville, who was In
jured in tho Lincoln gamo and could
not play in tho North Platte gamo, is
again back In lino.
Harcourt 8c Jensen,
North Platte's Modern
Clothing Store.
Out They Go.
ALL FALL SUITS
At Half Price.
In order Lo clean up the balance of our Suit Stock containing
of the very newest and up-to-date Fall mocfels, we place on sale
the entire stock of Suits at
EXACTLY HALF PRICE.
This means that you can buy now.
$15.00 Suits
for
$20.00 Suits
for.
$25.00 Suits
for
$7.50
$10.00
.$12.50
$30.00 Suits
for.
$35.00 Suits
for.
$40.00 Suits
for,
$15.00
$17.00
$20.00
COATS! COATS!
AT GREATLY REDUSED PRICES!
300 Coats in Plushes, Corduroys, Velours, Mixtures, Ural Lamb, Baby
Lamb, Sealets, Zibelines, Hindoo Lynx and many other fabrics at prices never
heard of before. Many of our coats are Fur trimmed and with the New Chin
Chin Collars, come in, try them on examine them, compare our prices, that's
all we ask of you to do before buying your new Fall Coat. '
Ladies" Outfitting Store
North Platte, Nebraska.
Now s tho lime to buy a Piano at
tho Gaston Music Co.'s Cut Price
Sale this week. Aro you going to
buy a piano? Well then, como in and
see us this weok. 511 Dewey street.
Mr. anil Mrs. Frank Barnoll anil
daughter Gladys returned last even
ing from Morristown, S. D where the
formor spent two weeks and the latter
a month.
Wo had tho greatest suit season in
tho history of our business, wo there
tore enn afford to sacriflco tho remain
der of our suits at Half
BLOCK'S.
Wanted A girl for genoral house
work. Apply to Mrs. W. II. McDon
ald, 407 west Fifth.
Ashton Manning, sentenced to the
penitentiary from ono to ten years for
burglarizing tho Brock dental office,
was taken to Lincoln Saturday night
by Sheriff Salisbury.
Latest Hair Dress 25c, Coatos' par
lor.
W. P. Byron, of Gothenburg, was
elected president of tho Nebraska
electrical association at tho mooting
hold In Omaha last week. Byron is
a "live wiro" all the time.
For Farm Loans seo or write Gene
Price. Crook( room 3 waltemath building,
North Platte. ' 41tf
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uoport compneu in tno onico or mo Th DraiTi0 flro m tho Bouth part
stato board of agriculturo go to show nf ,hn fimmtv iaBt Wook Wncd sovoral
tha't 227,000,000 bushels of corn wero hundml ton8 hay but destroyed no
grown In Nebraska this year; added I bulIdlngs. Tho flro traveled at tho
bu
aincs
to which aro 70,000,000 bushels of
wheat and 71,000,000 bushels of oats.
Mr. and Mrs. Benton A. McMIchacl
becamo tho parents of twins Satur
day noon, two boys, ono weighing sov
on nnd tho other eight pounds. So
for they aro accommodating llttlo fel
lows, ono sleeps all dy, tho other
all night, so only ono must bo looked
aftor at ono time. Tho mothor and
boys aro roportcd to bo doing nicoly,
and tho father is strutting proudly.
All Fall Suits at exactly half price.
BLOCK'S.
An informal reception was hold last
evening at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs.
G. S. Huffman in honor of Boy. and
Mrs. Stump, of York, Pa., who aro
visiting in alown. Tho guests num
bered fifty and wcro tho members of
tho Luthornn church who woro per
sonal friends of tho guests of honor
during their residence horo twenty-flvo
years ago. Mrs. Stump was presented
with a pretty hand painted plate.
Flowers woro used In decorating tho
house. During tho ovonlng a delicious
threo course lunch was sorved.
rato of eight miles an hour.
Casper Bolllsh, of Medicine pro
duct, Is In town today. Ho says his
spring and fall wheat avoraged twon-ty-Ilvo
bushols to tho aero, oats forty,
and his corn hardened in vory good
shape.
Wanted COO peoplo to listen to
Schlldkret's Hungarian Orchestra at
tho Presbyterian church Wednesday
night, November 17th. You can not
afford to miss It.
Albert Durbln transacted
In Ogalalla yesterday.
James Eddy will go to Ogalalla
Thursday to spend a fow days. ,
Tho Lutljoran girls will bo enter
tained at tho Novlllo homo Saturday
evening by Miss Emma Burkland.
Children's fur sots from $1.48 up
per set at BLOCK'S.
Seo our now stylo muffs in the mol
on shape, mado iOf all kinds of furs,
plushes, baby lpinb, and urnl lamb,
from ?2.48 up at BLOCK'S.
Johnnio Baker, formorly with tho
wild west show, Is spondlng a fow days'
horo whllo onrouto to Chicago. Ho
camo down from Denver yestorday
morning.
Weathor forecast for North Platto
and vicinity: Partly cloudy and
warmer tonight; Wednesday probably
showors and cooler. Fresh winds
Highest tcmporaturo yeaterdny 51, a
year ago 40: lowest last night VJ, a
year ago 13.
Thrco carloads of western feeders'
woro received hero this week ono for
J. O. Purbaugh, one for J, B. Plel
stlckor nnd ono for Fred Walker.
These men all havo nn abundance of
good feed to fit them for market.
Wallace WInnor.
In the dounty court yesterday a
writ of replevin wns granted In tho
caso of Swnncutt ngalnst Reynolds.
Tills Is a caso whoroln Swnncutt, who
Is owner lof tho Maxwell & Brady Tele
phone Co., sought to romovo a tolc
phono from tho Reynolds farm resi
dence on tho grounds of misuse.
FOR Till: ONE WITH IDLE 3IONI
A few first real estate mortgages UK
kiiiiih of $100 anil upwards. Those
draw 7 niitl 8 interest and aro not
taxable. Tlioy are nindo on n conscfv
at h e baols to good parties. No bet
lor Investment for jour Idle money.''
' IMATT & GOODMAN
FOR SALE
Houses and lots In different pnrts
of the city. Tell us what you want.
Wo may havo It nt a bargnla ami on dividends iicnrly pay premiums,
easy terms. I IHtATT & GOODJfAN.
IlItATX & GOODMAN. District Agents.
OLD LINK LIFE INSURANCE
.No better nor cheaper written than
flint written by us n Tho Mutual Life
of Now York, Let ns show you how
The Call For Help
when a flro Is raging brings lo tho
mind quickly the necessity of flro In
surance. Every homo should bo in
Hured. You may bo ns careful ns you
plcnse, but flro will break out whoro It
Is least expected. Got n policy from mo
without delay, nnd bo on tho safo side.
Tho companies I represent nro nil re
liable nnd prompt payers.
CJF. TEMPLE,
REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE
ROOMS I.O.O.F. BUILDING,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
great many cans of
Heinz Baked Beans
because it is well understood
that thcyare as good, if not better
than the beans prepared at home.
Housewives have been quick to
avail themselves of this perfect
substitute.
"Perfect" Jbecause Heinz Beans,
with or without Tomato Sauce,
are scientifically prepared in a
cleanly manner, and really oven
baked
The big demand proves that
they are delicious; the Heinz
name proves that they arc good.
it is uecause we Know tins that
we are willing to pay more for a
can of beans that costs you the
same.
LEIRK - SANDALL CO.