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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1915)
( I RIGHT and spnrklinjj &ems are always a pleasure to look at they make for happiness and contentment and as a &if t they are always a source of joy and pride. Their &lory never pales. In buying diamonds and other precious stones or ems, quality must be your first consideration and in this it is essential that you have absolute confidence in the store you buy them from. Here there is no chance of ettin anything but what is riht. Even if you lack confidence in your own ability to jude quality in precious stones, you can al ways rely upon our &ivin you the best value you can buy for the price. Our knowledge of stone value is nlways ut your service, nnd a reputation for fair dealing stands in back of every purchase. Dixon The Jeweler UMON PACIFIC WATCH INSPECTOR 0H vumt a"ctio 7 Denial to Deception. My husdnnd, Klvln H. Friend, haa publicly accused mo of deception for .using my maiden name of Miss Ucrtlia Scott, and I tako tlie same mctliod to deny the charge. Tho facts are lie was the ono who insisted that I uso my maiden name when the license was socured, saying that It would be us ing too much red tape to nrovr me a widow and the mother of three chil dren. Tho real reason was ho in tended to uso that very fact to se cure a divorce, having learned beforo marriage of my having Insurance left mo by my former husband's deatl. Learning after marriage that tho mon ey was whoro I couldn't dispose of It, ho then took this method of deception foi4 securing a divorce. However, it hns placed mo In an awkward position nnd I will now pro ceed to use tho full extent of the law. BERTHA II. FRIEND. Miss Myrtlo Heeler returned to tho stato university Sunday morning after sponding the week end with tho home folks. Miss Lillian Porry, of. Scottsdalo, Fa., is tho guest of Mrs. C R. Morey whllo enrouto home from tho Panama exposition. Dr. Wurtolo reports tho arrivol of a baby boy at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Davis on east Sixth street yestorday. Earl Brownflcld, of tho Hcrshoy bank was In town yesterday whllo en routo homo from a visit in Lincoln and Omaha. ' For Kent. Sec. 9-11-34, G40 acres at CHc por acre, all good farming and hay land, 1G0 acres In cultivation, good 4 room houso, barn for S head of horses, gran ery 24x3G, cement cave 12xlS; good well, 10 ft. Sampson mill, 30 ft. steel tower, 10 ft. tank, 4 miles of cattlc wlro fence. School houso on east sec. line, G miles north of Wallace on B. & M. road, and 12 miles south of Suther land on U. P. rnllroad. Address W. R. Harding, North Platte, Neb. 90-2 Groat Showing by Tnlon PnelHc. Union Pacific railroad earnings for October show the greatest gnlnn in gross and net revenues for that month of recent years. Thq gross increase was S1.074..000 nnd tho net J83G,nuu. Tho not gain was made despito a. in crease ol $J2.!")0 in operating ex- pensese nnd a moderate Increase .n taxes. Offlcals of the road say the current month shows a lteavlcr ton nage on almost all parts of the svs-tem. To My Customers. The burning of my barn places mo In a condition wjicro I badly need all money duo mo, and I trust thnt those ndobtcd to mo will fully realize my unfortunate position and promptly pay tho amount due. In tho past I have favored you by giving you credit; will you not now favor mo by paying mo promptly tho money you owo me. JULIUS MOGBNSEN. DR. 0. H. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist Office over the McDonald State Bank. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. Harris Stuart spent a day or two In Grand Island with friends last week. Mrs. W. T. Green ha3 been visiting friends in Grand Island for several days. Mr. and Mrs. George Frater have returned from a visit with Lexington friends. Mrs. 11. I. Block has gone to Hast ings to spend a week or longer with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunlap, of Stapleton, were the guests of local friends last week. Robert Sailor has gone to Gothen burg to visit his aunt Mrs. Jap Lewis for a week or more. After spending a week here with relatives, A. A. Koso returned to Goth enburg a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Collins went to Northport Saturday morning to spond sovoral days with friends. Mrs. Harry Porter is enjoying a vis it from her father E. F. Rasmussen, of Minden, who camo last week. For Sale Hard coal stove, gpod as now, for quick salo, $15. G13 east 5th street, Phono Bk 370. 88-3 Charles Dixon, who has been visit ing his sister Miss Harriet at Grin nell, Iown, returned home yetstorday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Anderson, of Gothenburg were the guests or local relatives the latter part of last week. Miss Graco Hollman, ono of tho local teachers, submitted to an operation last week for tho removal of nor tonsils. Nealo Turpio returned Saturday morning from juermgo, lowa, wuere ho attended tho funeral of his wlfo'3 father tho lato B. V. Murphy. Mrs. Turpio camo homo yesterday accom panied by her mother who will spend several weeks hero. Alvin Raugh has acepted a position nt The Leader Dry Goods store. Charles Bogue left Saturday after noon for Omaha on business. Merl Laws has returned from Cozad where ho spent the week with rela tives. Miss Mao Winters, late of Oshkosh, is tho guest of her sister Mrs. Earl Lambert. Don't fail to seo our now ribbons, 35c and 40c values at 22c. E. T. TRAMP & SON'S. Miss Elizabeth Weir went to Chey enne the later part of last week to visit friends. Trainmaster Adams resumed work Saturday morning after being ill for a week previous. A new line of knit goods of all des criptions for ladles, misses and chil dren, just received at THE LEADER. Assistant Supt. J. P. Carey, of Om aha, spent Saturday hero on Union Pacific business. Charles Martini, Jr., of Omaha, who visited tho homo folks last week, left' a few days ago. M. C. Hayes transacted business in Omaha tho latter part of last week for tho B. of L. B. Miss Erma McMichael has returned from Wollfleet where she ' spent t. v.cek with relatives. Miss Mabel Anderson has returned from a visit with tho homo folks who live near Hershey. Mrs. Milton Marcott left tho latter part of last week for Sterling to spend a week with relatives. Miss Ada Toole has returned from Kearney where eho was tho guest of her mother for a week. Miss Emmy Burkland has returned from Sutherland, whoro alio vi3ited relatives for several days. Vctor Arfllerson loft the latter part of last week for Omaha to spend a week or moro with friends. Miss Catherine Hall returned home Sunday ovonlng from Kearney where sho spent last week with menus. Mrs. Fred Wolngand, of Omaha, ar rived hero 'Saturday to visit Mrs i Charles Stamp and other relatives. Mrs. Harry Cramer was among . . . . i i it., n I I T i UIOSC wuo aucuueu uiu uuruiuuiu rur 1 rar concert In Omaha last week. i MHWUil'WIIMIf liitWiHWMIW Wt-lll hid1 iliMIIMi IMillilH lll'l U 1 1 HI MUHW'j NURSES REGISTRY CITY HOSPITAL NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. GRADUATE NURSES PHONE 82 DOMESTIC NURSES We ore In a position to furnish competent nurses for physicians, on short notice. Call Phone 82 and state whether you want graduate or domestic nurse and we will cortiplote all the nrrangtments for you without charge. Do your Christmas shopping early. Our stock is now very complete. DIXON, Tho Jeweler Mrs. A. E. Hastings, of Lexington camo a few days ago to visit at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Har- riss. Mrs. John Knox has returned from Rochester, Mnn., where sho accom panted her daughter several weeks ago. Mr .and Mrs. Eli Hansen and baby hao returned from Grand Island where they vijltcd relatives for ten days. Mrs. Ivadelle Williams, of Hershey, visited relatives here tho latter part of last week whllo enroute home from Omaha. Sunt. F. L. Smith, of tho Suthorlnnd schools spent tho week end hero on business at the county superlntenu ent's office. Louis Thoelecke, of Omaha, ar rived her Friday evening to visit his son O. II. Theoejecko and wife fo sovoral days. Clark LeDIoyt, who has been work ing on tho branch road for soveral months, camo down last week to visit tho homo folks. N. B. Barkalow, of Omaha, who spent last week hero on busness per taining to tho depot news stand, loft Saturduy aftornoon. Miss Gertrude Baker and Miss Brooks, who are teachiiig In the Goth enburg schools, spent tHo week end with local relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDonald, who woro in charge of tho Union Pacllic hotel, loft Saturday for Bvanston, where they will reside. Joseph Raymond Clark of North Platto and Samerotta Demoroat or Casper, Wyoming, woro larricd Wed nesday by Ju3tlco Mlltonbergcr. Harry Lawson, of Grand Island, tho proprietor of Harry's Shoo Shop here, visited with E. N. Mickcr son tho later part of last week. Edward Henry, who was formerly employed nt tho Union Pnciflc hotel as day clerk, will tro to Chevennn in. day to accept a similar position. Mrs. Turloy, of Council Bluffs, who recently camo here to visit hor daugh ter Mrs. Asa Snow, has decided to lo cate on a ranch west of town. Mrs. Herbort Whito left Saturday morning for Denver to spend soveral days. Mr. Whto will leavq in a fow days and they will resldo In Far;o, S. D. MJss Eva Hoagland entertained a number of friends Friday afternoon In honor of her flftoenth birthday. En- joyablo games woro played and nlco refreshments served. A number of pretty remembrances woro presented to tho hostess. Master Lawronco Block ontcrtaine-l a number of llttlo friends Friday af tornoon at a birthday party. A series of games woro played and a lunch served In which a decorated birthday cako was very prominent. LOCAL AND PEHSQyAL. MIbr Wynn Sullivan has returned from a visit with her parents in Brady. Mrs. Cash Austin who lias been vis iting relatives in Shelton, is oxpoctid to return tomorrow. Cvrll Dnnpenn. who hnil boon visit ing his parents returned Sunday even ing 10 mo siaie university. Jerome Fltzpatrlck, of Omaha, came the latter part of laBt week to visit tho Fitzpatrlck family for a week. S. E. Denno, of Seattle, camo Sunday t spend a few days with1 Mrs. Denno who is tho guest of her sister, Mr3. P. J. Barron. Itov. Hnrman Is sponding this week in. the eastern part of the stato in the interests of tho Nebraska synod. Thomas R. Birth, nge GO, and Hnttie M. Olllver, ago 51, were united in nnirrlago Saturday afternoon by Coun ty Judge French. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gill, of Garileld enmo tho later part (at last week to visit their daughter Mrs. S. R. Dorry- borry for a couple of weoks. Charles Cunningham, of tho Cudahy Packing Co., visited friends hero last week. Ho Is a brother of Joseph Cun nigham who lived hero several years ago. Like tha Law of Avortioin(). Tho following interesting story about President GarOcUl is told lu the Amer lean Magnzlue; , James R. Gariield of Cleveland, son of the lato President Gnrileld, told ono of tho editors of the American Mnga zino the following atory about travel lag in 1S78 as a boy with hl3 father, who was campaigning. Ono night aft er a speech lu Michigan young Garfield said to his rather: "Why do yon r pent so much? Do you know that you said the samo things several times to night? Do you know that you said the same things tonight that you said this afternoon In Detroit?" General Gar field made this reply: "You happen to bo an especially interested party and notice these repetitions. Others do not I repeat the same statements dellber nicly in order that people may dually get them. Anything that I want an nudlence to get and remember I repent soveral times. In somewhat ilIH'eren form perhaps. Thin practice I hnv developed on; of my oxperlpnco. whk lias shown mo that people's, nttontlo H distracted In various ways and that a first or a second statement may not really get to tlicin You must Insist on mi idea or fact If you want to gel any whore with It." Whon the Thamoo Went Dry. In Stow's Annals Is an account of an earthquake which kIiooIc down many churches and houses while the river Thames "was dryed uppe. that all Lon don might walla over the name dry shod." This was in the year 1108. In 1501 camo an amazing ebb tide, wlien tho river was again so low that a man might rldo over It on horseback at Lon don bridge. In 1(!S7 n tremendous gak blew for thirty-six hours. Tho great storm blew straight down the valley ol tho Thames and kept the water back, so that the bed was dry. On Sept 11, 1710. the same thing happened ngain, and, according to the Weekly I'ntket, a paper of that date, people crossed Ihe river afoot both below and above the bridge, while tho sands lay so cleat to view that a silver tankard, a silver butted sword, a gold ring, a guinea and other long lost articles of valuo wera picked up. Furs Wanted Bring In your fura to us. Wo will pny you tho highest price. Don't ship thorn until you seo us. NORTH PLATTE JUNK HOUSE. LADIES' KID GLOVES For Christmas The scarcity of Kit! Gloves on account of the Europeon war, lias heen such that it has hecn almost impossible for us to get them at any price. During our recent trip cast we were lortunnte enough to buy of a manufacturer seventy-five dozen kid gloves for ladies, misses and childrcns, all shades and all sizes. Children's Gloves SOc a Pair. Ladies' and Misses' Gloves $1 25 and 1.50 THE LEADER, JULIUS PIZER. Sanitary CITY HOSPITAL 607 LOCUST STREET NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. PHONE 82 Newly Furnished Fireproof This institution ia now open for the Reception nnd Trentment of Surg ical, Medical and Qbstotrlcnl cases. A Strictly modorn Hospital for tho convenience of the physicians of North Platto nnd country tributary thercto.j. Money to Loan ON FARMS AND RANCHES Lowest Rateo and Best Terms. Plenty of Money on hand to Close Loans Promptly. Buchanan & Patterson The Policy in the Pocket la worth n dozen In prospect. Do not delay to get your l'iro Insurnnco Pol icy niado out and In your possession. 1'ou never know when or wlicro a flro Is going to break out. Bo prepared for It ut nil times oven if It never Iinppens, Tho cost of maintaining a good policy Is very small if you will let mo wrlto it. But your protection will ho. perfect then, C.P.TE MPLE ROOMS I 552, I.O.O.F. BUILDING, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. J To Start uickly In 'old Weather Use Crown the Gasoline of Quality At Garages Everywhere STANDARD OILCOMPANY (Nebraska) OMAHA BPS Wjt9 5S 1 st3(HHl!. i lBl!3;s;ii'"i"