DR. 0. II. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
OIlce over the McDonald
Stnte Bank.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Will Lano an wife, of Garfield, wore
shopping in North. Platto Thursdny.
Mrs. Arthur Fink, who has been 111
lor a week, la greatly Improved.
For Sale Duroc Jersoy boar. 2G0
lbs. Claus Anderson, Vallo Vista Farm.
Miss Ida Ottonstcln will entertain
tho Indian card club Thursday after
noon.
Mr and Mrs Bort Barber came down
from Lowellen to spend Christmas with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mlschko are
rejoicing over tho arrival of a ten
pound boy.
Mrs Loretta Walker has returned
from an extqndcd visit with her sister
in Bancroft, Iowa.
Mrs. J. A. McCormlck 1b assist
In g as stenographer In tho Bratt &
Goodman offlco
MIbs Hazel Preston left a few days
ago for Sallna, Kan, to visit relatives
for some- tlmo.
Mr. and Mrs. John McGraw spent
Christmas (witH relatives in Elsie, re
turning homo Sunday.
Messrs. Paul Nolan and Gcorgo Weir
will givo a social danco at tho Masonic
hall tomorrow evening.
For Farm Loans sco or wrlto Gone
Crook, room 3, Waltomath building,
North Platte. 41tf
Charles Thompson, of tho Lincoln
Scliool of Music, is spending tho hol
idays with tho homo folks.
Mrs. Andy Yost has been off duty at
tho Bratt & Goodman offlco for two
weoks on account of illness.
Miss Lillian Sturges and nicco Miss
Luclllo Boycrlo went to Bayard yester
day morning to spend a week.
Sidney Splllncr lato of West Point,
came horo recently to accopt a posltloo
as shoo repairer in tho Fink harness
Bhop.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira LeMnstor, of Den
ver, havo been visiting rolatlves In
town for Bovcral days, having arrived
Friday.
Dell Tccl, of Indianola spoilt tho
week ond with Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
Klein. IIo was accomparilcdby his
two sons.
For Sale Thoroughbred Yorkshire
Boars "tho bacon hog." Prices rea
sonable Inqulro of J. W. Payne or
Allison Wilcox. 9C-1
C. It. Shelly, publisher of tho Fair
bury News, spent Saturday and Sunday
In town as tho guest of Dr. und Mrs.
11. C. Brock.
More than half tho counties In Ne
braska havo no county bond Indebt
edness, Lincoln county bolng ono of
tho number.
Wlfrod (Stuart, of Lelxngtou, who
vlslstod at tho John Tlgho home, left
Sunday evening. Mm. Stuart will
remain a week longer.
Bort Brunkj who has resided In
Logan county for tho past thirty years,
has moved to Wheatland, Wyoming,
whoro ho purchased a farm.
Corbln Jones, now located in Omaha
In tho' employ of tho M, E. Smith &
Co. wholcsalo house, camo up to spend
Christmas with tho homo folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stlogor and chil
dren, of Victor, Colo, aro vlstlng rela
tives horo. Mrs. Stlogor wob form
erly Miss Anna Scharmannof this
city.
Tho Elks will glvo a dancing party
at tho homo this ovoning. It Is ex
pected that a largo numbor of tho
youngor Elks and tholr ladles will bo
present.
Dr. Gordon Cronln, formorly of this
city, who has been practicing votori-
nary surgOry In Chicago for a year
past and had boon visiting his mother,
left Saturday ovoning.
I. 0. Hlloy, Soth Shorwood and
Luthor Glnthor will leavo tho lattor
part of this week for Lincoln to at
tend tho convention of tho Socurlty
Mutual Llfo Insurance Co.
Itov. and Mrs. A. A. Oilman and
children leavo Saturday for Vancou
ver, whoro thoy will visit Mr. and
Mrs. Woolsoy for a fow days prior to
satllng for tholr homo In China.
For salo Puro bred Barred Ply
mouth Itock Cockerels and Pullots.
Also ono doublo seated carriage In
qulro of or address Blankonburg Bros.
1305 N. Locust, North Platto, Nob.
Phono Bed 851. jjc-4
A girl baby was born Sunday after
noon to Mr. and Mrs. Horton Mun
gor. Tho mother and daughter aro
getting along nicely, and tho father
and tho grandparonts are, of courso,
highly olatcd.
Mrs. Frank Fredcricl left last night
for Lodgcpolo to visit with hor daugh
ter Mrs. Geoige Sagor for a fortnight,
Tho Yeoman lodgo will havo a spe
cial meeting this 6vcnin g and take
In a number of candidates.
Mr. and Mrs. Gcorgo Scott and
daughter, of Cuba, 111., came yesterday
from Sutherland to visit Mr. and Mrs
M. E. Scott for a week or more.
Mrs. Kato Miller, of Chappell, has
been visiting her daughters Mrs. Chas
Thornburg and Miss Maud Miller for
a week.
Mrs. Jack Mann, of Sidney, former
ly Miss Maymo McMIchacl, Is visiting
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. James
McMichaoI.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hower have
returned to Sidney nfter an extended
visit hero during which tho latter was
taken 111 with pneumonia.
Indications point to an attendance
of 125 or 150 at tho Elks' stag ban
quet which will bo hold at tho homo
Saturday ovoning. Tho toasts will,
of course, bo tho feature of tho even
lng.
The county commissioners convened
In session yesterday and aro transact
ing business today. Yesterday they se
looted names from which tho Jury .for
tho January term of court will bo
drawn
S. Workman, living west of town,
who recently established a milk route,
says ho has no troublo in disposing of
tho product of sixteen cows. IIo ex
pects to increaso his dairy herd In tho
near future
Prof. N. Klein has recovered from a
slcgo of grlppo that confined him to
tho house for some time, and for sovor-
al dayB was bedfast. Mrs. Klein was
also afflicted, but not so badly as
tho professor.
Judgo Grimes, J. J. Halllgan, W. T.
Wilcox, P. F. Barron and W. V. Hoag
land left yesterday for Omaha to at
tend a meeting of tho state bar asso
ciation. Judgo Grlmos will deliver
nn address.
MIss'Holen Baker, of North Platte,
Is tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Stafford whllo In tho city supplying
at tho tolophono oxchango while Miss
Bess Ituhtor Is 111 with tho prevailing
grip. Sidney Telegraph.
L. W. Walker, who has been in Min
neapolis for about a year, arrived homo
Jldny night to visit his family. Mr.
waiiccr is now district salesman lor
n manufacturing company placing a
smoke consumor on tho market.
Mr. and Mrs. Nowton Buckloy, now
residing tfn Omaha, arrived Friday ev
ening to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Buckley s paronts, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bratt. Mr. Buckley returned to Oma
ha yostcrday, leaving Mrs. Buckloy
hero to completo her visit.
Mrs. Albort Maupln.'who had spent
tho past six wooks visiting rolatlves
in this city and Logan county, has re
turned to hor homo near Sterling, Col.
Mrs. Maupln Is tho daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Morrltt, of west
Twolfth street.
F. W. Hansen returned today from
a visit with relatives at Dalton. Mrs.
Hanson and children, who accompan
ied him, will remain thoro this week.
Shorlff Salisbury Borved a turkey
dlnnor on ChrlBtnins day to tho In
mates of tho county jail, of whom
thoro wero eight.
Leo D. Grimes, of Chattanooga,
Tonn., arrived Saturday ovoning for
a short visit with his parents, Judgo
and Mrs. II. M. Grlmos. Loo la a
member of a contracting and con
struction company that ha3 erected a
number of largo buildings in tho south.
Ho will return to his southern homo'
tonight.
An Ognlnlla citizen had been missing
chlckons, and ono night took down his
trusty shotgun and going to his chick
en pon laid in wnlt for a return of tho
thief. Whllo watching at tho chick-
on pon soma fellow sneaked up on his
back porch and marched oft with a
Jtalf of a hog which ho ho had hung
thero Strnngo as It may scorn tho man
got real mad when ho discovered his
pork gono.
A tolgram received In town yostcr
day announced tho death of Victor B.
Caldwell, prcsldont of tho United
Statos National Bank of Omaha. Doatli
camo Sunday night and was duo to
asthma and diabetes. Mr. Caldwoll
was woll known by tho bankers of
this city. Ho had mado frcquont trips
in his car to Wyoming and Utah and
when passing through would lay ovor
a day to visit acquaintances. Mr.
Caldwoll was considered ono of tho
host postod and most successful
bankors In Omaha.
Lots of peoplo luuo been having
trouble njlh their flour this,' fall
wo haven't had a single complaint on
our Purltnii flour, but hnvo had nn.
incrous compliments. Wo will con.
tlnuo to sell tills Flour nt 1&C0 per
sack tho balance of December, not.
witlistandliiir that flour litis ndvnnc.
cd ten cents per snck. Better antic!
pnto yonr needs ns Flour Is going to
bo much hlghor.
tf BUSH MERCANTILE CO.
JIAILltOAD NOTES
J. T. Stuart went to Omaha Sunday
to spend several days.
John Grace, formerly of tho local
machlno shops, has recently located
at Chadron.
Joo Larson spent Christmas with
his parents in St. Paul, Neb., return
ing yesterday.
Tho local shops closed down Friday
afternoon and work will not be resum
ed until January 3rd.
Peter Kasmusson resumed work in
tho baggage room Saturday after a
week's Illness. William Hought acted
as slbstltuto.
Lewis Helslder, of Duluth, Minn.
who was employed In tho local shops
flvo years ago is visiting friends in this
city this week.
Pat Haggorty, of Denver, formorly
of tills city, arrived hero Sunday morn
ing to visit his brother Thomas Hag'
gorty and local friends for a week.
Fergus Flynn, who has been cm
ployed nt DesMolnes for some time,
is spending his Chrlstmns vacation
with the home folks and will leave
Thursday.
Will Cralgle, formerly of the local
shops, but for a year or two working
for tho Northwestern road at Norfolk,
has been in town for several days vis
ltlng his mother and sisters.
Genl. Manager Ware, who has been
taking treatment at a Battlo Creek
sanitarium, returned to Omaha to
spend Christmas. Wo understand he is
steadily improving, which employes at
this tormlnal will be glad to learn.
A minor official of the Union Pacific
thinks Tho Tribune refers to tho new
depot too frequently and advises wait
ing until tho building is started. Per
haps, though, if Tho Tribune did not
mention tho matter frequently it might
bo forgotten at tho Omaha headquar
ters.
Tho Union Pacific has cut In eight
miles of now second track on tho Utah
division, between East Ogdon and
Gateway. A largo quantity of solid
rock was removed and -tho entire cost
of tho work was something llko $G00,-
000. Construction was! commenced
April 1. With tho cutting in the new
stretch, thoro remains but 225 miles
of Union Pacific main lino that Is not
double-tracked, all of this being in
Wyoming.
Australia's Military Bovs.
Australlnn boys begin their military.
i-un-vr iil uiu ugu ui iwcivo years,
when they enter the ranks of tho
"Junlw cadets" and drill under the
Instrtiotlon of their schoolteachers.
Their target practice is limited to
shooting what is popularly known as
tliu "twenty-two rifle.
At tho nizo of fourteen tho sehoolliov
Is graduated into tho "senior cadets."
and here his military training begins
In deud earnest. IIo learns to enro
for his rllle, which tho government
furnishes to him. Tho stnte nlso irlvos
him an olive drab military uniform.
Ho learns tho movements of sqund
and company formations and lenrns to
deploy ns skirmishers.
Tho Australian schoolboy becomes n
soldier Irrespective of his own wishes
In tho mnttcr, or thoso of his pnrcnts.
Truaucy officers, such as in this coun
try, watch the attendance at school In
Australia, halo Into court tho parents
or boys who nro nbscnt from their
mllltnry drill, and It is not an Infre
quent occurrcnco for heavy fines to bo
levied on parents who aro Indifferent
to their sons mllltnry education.-"
American Boy.
How Romans Took Their Food.
Tho Romans reclined nt their ban
quets on couches, all supporting them
selves on ono elbow and eating with
their fingers from dishes plnccd in tho
center of tho tnblo. Each was supplied
with A napkin, and knives wero used,
though it does not appear that every
ono wns supplied with one. Nothing,
It would seem, could be more fatiguing
than to partake of a repast In such an
awkward posturo or less conducive to
neatness, It being almost Impossible to
keep tho hands clean evou with water
supplied by the slaves or to prevent tho
food and wlno from falling on tho
clothing and tho draperies of the couch.
This manner of eating disappeared
durlug tho dark ages so far as tho
coueh was concerned, but the peculiar
ity of taking food with tlw fingers from
a common dish continued afterward
for luoro than 1,000 years.
Blsmareitf Card Trick.
The diplomat has many tricks up his
sleovo. Bismarck Included not only
drinking, but card playing. It was
when ho was negotiating the trenty of
Gostoln with the Austrian Blotuo.
"I then plnyed qulnzo for tho last
tlmo la my life. Although I had not
played then for long tlmo, I gambled
recklessly, so that thb others wero as
founded. But I know what I was nt.
Blomo had heard that qulnzo gnvo tho
best opportunity of testlug a man's
character, and he wns anxious to try
tho experiment on me. I thought to
myself, I'll teach him.' I lost a few
hundred thalcrs, for which I might
well havo claimed reimbursement from
tho state. But I got around Blomo In
that wuy and mado him do what I
wanted. Ho took mo to bo reckless and
yielded." London Chronicle.
Earl Stamp assisted the Gothenburg
band in a concert thoro Sunday aftor-noon.
A Doctor's
Story
By WILLIAM CHANDLER
Ono of my patients was a Mlsa
Young, an orphan, whoso uncle had
culled on me to visit her.
1 attended Miss Young for some time,
during which I not only made no head
way in improving her condition, but
lost ground. I noticed that whenever
1 called tho nurso was In the sick
room and never left it during my visit.
One day whllo 1 was with tlin tmtlont
having asked tho nurso to get me
sometning rrom tho bathroom adjoin
ing and Bhe was absent a few seconds.
Miss Young's face suddenly assumed ;t
pained expression, and sho whispered
in my ear. "She's kllllnir mo." Sh
had barely time' to say this and resume
ner usual expression when the nurse
returned.
Of courso I gave no sign to Miss
Ilaznrd, the nurse, of what had been
communicated to me, but 1 saw at
oneo that something must bo done to
free my patient from her ministration.
I called up Mr. Van Ordcu, the uncle,
nnd told him over tho ohono Mint I wnu
not satisfied with his niece's nurso and
wouiu not bo responsible for my pa
tient unless she wero rnnlncoil 1 w nn.
other of my own choosing. I received
no uennito reply, but before my next
visit was informed that since the pa
tlent had lost ground under my treat
ment ho hnd decided to onll in nnntii.
er physician. My services would no
longer bo required.
rutting together what mv nntfnnt
had told me and my dismissal at at
tempting to get rid of tho nursn. I
made up my mind nt onco that some
thing was wrong. But I dared not act
without more information and rnsolv.
ed to proceed cautiously. I soon came
w mo conclusion that I had better act
with my successor in tho caso and sent
my olllco assistant to watch thr
and discover who had succeeded me.
Sho reported that a recent graduate,
a Dr. Vernon, had called nt tho linnso
and I at once mado nn appointment to
meet mm and nut him in nossosslnn
of nil that I knew about tho sirarm
condition of affairs.
Vernon, possessing this knnwirwW
laid a great advautnee. slnco it u-ns
not known that ho had it, and ho could
thus tho better tnffu steps to make
more discoveries. Wo arrnnzod Hint, i
should make inquiries as to who the
parties wero and secure such other in
formation ns was possible. Vernon
was to do what ho could hv wnv nt
investigation In tho sickroom. I innrn.
ed that Miss Young was an heiress and
that her uncle was her cuardlnn till
she came to be twenty-one years old..
wiicn tne estate would nass into hor
own keeping.
Vernon found means to commnnlento
with the patient bv insisting that. tlir
nurso get something for him that
would remilro her irolnsr tn tlio l.-Unlmn
and ho learned that the medicine ho was
giving had a taste that it should not
have. Ho cave Miss Youmr n vlni.
which sho concealed under tho bed
clothes, and when ubout to take a dose
sho sent tho nurso to the bathroom for
a glass of water. While she was gono
tho patient emptied tho medicine into
tho vial, and when tho doctor onilod
ngaln ho took It away with him.
That cvenlnc Vernon and I in mv
laboratory Investleated tho contents of
tho vial and found traces of a slow
poison. The secret wns out tho
guardian wns killing his ward. In
vestigations mndo by Vernon, who was
by this time much interested in the
case, as well ns his patient, revealed
tho fact that with Miss Yountr nut of
tho way Van Orden would bo solo heir-
at-iaw to nor estate.
The question now arose. Whnt.slirmld
bo our next sten? Should wo inform
tho victim of this conspiracy of her
danger or navo the suspected parties
arrested without her knowledse? Ver
non told mo that his patient was in a
nervous condition, bordcrlug on col
lapse, and recommended thnt wo act
without consulting her. To this I as
sented. That snnio moraine Vnn Orden wns
arrested, and Miss Ilnzard was called
out of tho sickroom and nlso taken
Into custody. A now nurse whom I
had selected was roadv to tnkn hor
place and nt once entered upon her
duties. Vernon nnd I were In thrf'
house at tho tlmo of tho arrests and
entered tho sickroom with tho now
nurse. Tho natlent saw at once thnt
sho had been delivered from the tyran
ny under which sho hnd been slowly
dying and greeted us with n smllo of
supremo relief. Had I not been a mar
ried man I should havo been disgrun
tled nt seeing tho look sho gave Ver
non, for it was plain that sho had giv
en him her heart.
"Oh, doctor," sho snld to him when
sho know nil that wo thought best to
tell her, "how much I owo you!"
"Where do I como In?" I nskod.
"And you, too, of course."
Our patient wns not told that nn at
tempt hnd been made to poison her
nnd that her uncle-nnd nurso hnd been
arrested charged with tho crime until
sho hnd recovered her health. Her re
covery was hastened by tho especial
attentions, or, rather, tho dovotlon of
Dr. Vernon, nnd beforo sho wns in
formed as to what had occurred thoy
wero engaged.
Vnn Orden Jumped his bnll and dls
appeared. Miss Hazard's .counsel suc
ceeded lu having her acquitted be
causo tho prosecution failed to provo
that sho had any motlvo for tho crime.
Nevertheless It wns known that her
motive was a largo sharo of tie for
tune her employer wns trying to se
cure, or nt least a promlso of It.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
Mrs. Charles Whnlon has been quite
ill for several days.
Furnished rooms for rent. Inqulro
414 west Third street.
Thomas Burney is spending two
i weeks with relatives in Wood River.
Mrs. C. F. Iddings, who had been
quite ill for several days. Is Improving.
Miss Mabel McNeal left last evening
for Grceloy to spend a couplo of
weeks with relatives.
Frank Hahler returned to Sidney
Saturday evening after Bpendlng a
week with tho home folks.
Miss Ruth Jensen, of Omaha, who
spent last week with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. L. P. Jensen, returned last
evening.
Mr. and Mrs'. Charles Wilson and
daughter,- of Cheyenne, who spent
last week with. Mrs. Wilson's sister,
Mrs. Harry Murrin, went homo yesterday.
Thirty-First Annual Ball
and New Year's Party
GIVENjBY
ELKH0RN LODGE NO. 28,
B. of L. F? & E.,
AT
LLOYD OPERA HOUSE
Friday, December 3 1st, 1915
Dance Tickets $1.00
j are&i fin
Our Little Bird Tell Us
that you are going to build something, just
what, it didn't seem to know.
Well now, no matter what it is a house,
barn, auto shed, any kind of a shed, poultry
house or fence, come in and let us make you
prices on lumber and material.
Coates Lumber
The Home of Good
Money to Loan
ON FARMS AND RANCHES
Lowest Rates and Best Terms.
Plenty of Honey on hand to Close
Loans Promptly.
Buchanan 8l Patterson
The Nurse Brown Memorial Hospital
1008 WEST 5th ST.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
PHONE 110.
Ethical. Moral. Efficient.
This hospital is open for the reception and treat
ment ot Medical, Surgical, and Obstetrical cases.
This institution is modern, sanitary and well situated
away from the noises and discomfort which are attendant on
the city's center.
MRS. MARGARET HALL, Supt.
J. S. TWINEM, Physician and Surgeon.
Mrs.Roy Miner, of Cheyenne, form
erly Miss Evelyn Post of this city, left
last evening after visiting relatives for
a week.
Mrs. Tauer and son, of Kearney,
came a few days ago to visit tho for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McGulro. ,
J. E. Piorco and wife loft last even
ing for Kearney to locate. Tho former
had been employed hero for several
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Coates, of Duncan,
loft last evening after a week's visit '
with the former's uncle, Elmer Coates
and family.
Miss Florenco Iddings. attending
collcgo at Bryn Mawr, Pa.. and'Mlss
Nanino Iddings, a student at tho state
university, are spending tho holiday
vacation with their mother.
Mrs. Byron Oberst and baby, for
morly of Chicago, arrived last even
ing to make their homo here. Mr.
Oborst who has been here, for several
weeks met them in "Omaha.
Spectators 25c
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