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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1916)
KeeLocK, the Screwless Mountings WITH THE BULLDOG GRIP. No screws to work loose. Lenses can not work loose. Less breakage of lenses. If you arc having trouble with your lenses working loose, fund you sure are if you are wearing Rimless Glasses), call and let us NEW show you our KeeLocK fc THE d a perfect lens mounting . C S. CLINT Look for the sign with tiio Big itintr. DR. 0. 11. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist Office over the McDonalJ Stnte Bank. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. W. T. Green is spending this week in Omaha on business. Jerome Campbell left yesterday for Hershey where he will be employed for some time. Miss Ida Harvey, of the Sutherland teaching staff, spent the week end with friends in this city. j Mrs. George T. Field returned Sat urday morning from an extended visit in Dotrlot with relatives. Percy Schott who has been employ- ed in Omaha for several months is spending a w eek here. A. W. Plumer is transacting business Oman on east Fifth street was also in Denver this week, having left for quarantined by reason of the exist that city Saturday night. ! ence of scarlet fever. Mrs Ada Lewis returned Sunday' Loose hay is being sold and doliv evening from Council BluffsJCaftor cred in town at live dollars a ton at bpending a week with her sister - which price there is little money for Mrs, G. Phillips, of Keystone, who'"10 srer- , ,Baled is worth visited friends for several days left "roud el? 1 dollars- A Period of co- for home yesterday morning. H. G. Somors, of Arthur and J. G. Brown of Lewellcn, are among the business visitors in town this week. Mrs. C. It. Morey returned Saturday evening from a visit with friend? in tho central part of the state and at Stapleton. Frank Gassner, of the local shops, known throughout the county and has is off duty on account of an injured excellent clerical ability, foot which was caused by dropping a' j, t. Keefe spent the greater part large casting on It. J of last week in Sioux City on legal Messrs. Clabaugh and Weaver will business. He went there for the pur give a dancing party at .the K. P. hall, pose.pf taking evidence in a case of this evening. Good music and a good separation between husband and wife, time is promised to all attendants. but when tho warring people met they G. E. Winslow returned Saturday j concluded to kiss anil make up. afternoon from Dickens whore he has John W. Fowler, living int Sellers been superintending the building of a precinct, twelve miles southwest of new school house for several weeks. town, filed yesterday for tho repub- The Presbyterian ladies' aid society ' H,can n'" for county commls will meet in the church basement , s f n the Third district, Mr. Thursday afternoon, entertained by i fowler is one of the most progressive Mesdames Fcnwick, Elder and AUen. , armors and stockgrowers in the ooun- , ty and an excellent business man. I will trade my equity In a property ,,... worth $2500 In Banks' addition fo:- llvo County Superintendent Aileen Gantt stock, farm Implements etc. $1200 In will leavo next Monday for Lincoln to Building and Loan. G. II. Wilson, attend tho Forward Movement con- night clerk U. P. depot. louti Fred Pierson, of Sutherland, is spending a few days here. He reports tho condition of Mrs. Pierson, who re cently submitted to soverul operations, to be much improved. Rev. Robert White, who went to Central City, the latter part of last week to visit his wifo and children was detained there by the sickness in tho family and could not return in time for services Sunday. Sarah Robekah lodge Xo. 10 will meet In regular session Friday evening at 7:30 In the I. O. 0. P.'liall. There will bo initiation, after which a sp-' cial hour wl l bo enjoyed and refresh-1 ments served AH members aro urged ; to bo present and visiting Rebekahs aro invited. John McConnel, the cattle breeder, of Somerset precinct, took a carload 1 of Polled Herefords to tho Denver cat- Applcntlon for Druggist Permit, tlo show last week and had them en- tored. They aro puro bred animals MaU(jr of AppllcatIoI1 of j, 0 Pat. and will probably prove premium Sot-'tcrg(m for DruggIflt Pormlt ters. He also took along a car of liogB NoUco ,g Here,jy Glyoni Umt j Q which ho sold on that market. Patterson did upon tho 17th day of Tho handsome store building at Pot-j January, A. D., 191C, fllo his applica tor, erected last year by Dr. A. J. tion to tho City Council of North Amos, formerly of this city, was par- Platte, Lincoln County, Xebraska for tlally destroyed by fire Sunday night. permit to sell Malt, Spirituous and Tho lower floor was occupied by a Vinous Liqulrs for medicinal and mo drug store, in which tho Are origl-j chanical purposes only on or at 719 nated. Tho loss on tho drug stock Is ' North Loucust street, in tho city of placed at $5,000, and the loss on tho North Platto, Lincoln County, Nobras bulldlng at $4,000, with insurance on ' ka, from tho 1st day of Fobruary both. W. II. C. Woodhurst received to tho 1st day of May, 1910. a wiro yestorday from tho Insurance If thero Is no objection, roinon companles to adjust tho loss, but as stranco or protests filed within two ho is Just recovering from tho grippo weeks from January 18th, A. D 191C, ho could not go yesterday but proba- said permit will bo granted, bly will In n day or two. ' J. O, PATTERSON. OLD Screwless Lense Mountings 9 Registered Optometrist The Episcopal guild social will bo held In the basement of the church Thursday afternoon. P. W. Hernilnghausen tiled yester day for the democratic nomination for county commissioner front the North Platte district. Wo understand the plan of forming a drainage district in the valley has been dropped by te projectors by roa son of the strength of the opposition. It is probable, that a smaller district embracing lands owned by those who favor drainage will be organized. wanted Girl for general house- work. Mrs. J. S. Slmms, Phone 3S. a. J. Salisbury yesterday filed for tlle republican nomination for sheriff, Art's record as sheriff has been, so satisfactory and he Is so popular thut it wm do a mighty courageous man who will contest either his nomination or his election. Tho residence of II. X. Getty on south PInn w.th nnnrnnHnnil vratnnlnv for smaU pox h,s dnughtor Hclcn 1 ing the victim. Tho homo of R. It. iniuiiii uohi weainer may lenu lo au- vance prices. For Pure Jersey Milk, Phone 7S3F14, and it will be delivered. 103tf Arthur Ilonirlnnil lifiH film! !ia n nnn. dWat0 f0p the ropubtoan nonilimtIon fQr county c,opk at Aprllpri mary. lie has been a resident of tho j city for twenty-five years, is well ferenco of county superintendents of Xebraska schools, which begins there January 2Gth and continues for several days. Tills conference is to plan a campaign of promotion for tho schools of Xebraska and to devise ways and means of placing them at tho head of the column. Each superintendent will be given a program of action for 191C and will take into consideration tho educational needs of tho schools In all sections. n . Lincoln Highway Tonight The Lincoln Highway picture film will lin nlinivn nf tlin Tv"oit1i flila nvnn. . . . n wmMlnrfllllv lnteresUng fl 8h ag R do(jg Bcones San Franclsco. T)l0 a(lmlsslon wll, ,)0 twonty cont8 for a(lulta and ten cents for children, SKLKCT DELEGATES TO (I. 0. P.. STATE MEETING. A number of republicans met Satur day pursuant to a call Issued by Sec retary Soudcr of the republican county central committee for tho purpose of selecting delegates to a state meeting of republicans to be hold at Lincoln Wednesday of this week. At thiststato meeting dolcgates-at-largo to tho na tional convention will bo nominated and business pertaining to the pnrty organization will bo transacted. At tho meeting Saturday the follow ing were named as dolcgates: W. V. Hoagland, C. M. Haydon, C. A. Llston, S. C. Wills, L. Carpenter, C. A. Sibley, G. S. Thompson, Scott Reynolds, D. Johuson, J. W. Fetter, J. W. Green, W. II. C. Woodhurst. C. L. Country man, O. A. Bacon, I. B. Bostwick, Dave Love, Frank Hoy, D. E. Martin, I. L. Bare, A. P. Kelly, W. T. Wilcox, O. E. Elder, John Fowler, W II. Ing los, A. J. Salisbury, Frank Cokor, C. E. King. E. K. Soudor, J. L. Hardin and P. L. New. It is not known Just how many of the delegates will go, but It Is prob able that Lincoln county will bo fair ly well represented. ::o:: 790 Employes Receive Checks. Yesterday was Union Pacific pay day and seven hundred and ninety checks were received for disburse- to North Platte employes. Two hun dred and eighty of these were for employes of the shops, round house and car repair department and totaled $22,000. The remaining fivo hundred and ten were for engine and train men, yard and stntion employes and track hands, and aro issued through Station Agent Bullnrd. Tho total of these latter checks could not bo ascertained yestorday, but probably not less than $55,000 to $C0,000. Among them were a number of engineers' checks exceed ing $200 each. It Is safe to say that the total paid out at North Platte yes terday was not short of eighty thous and dollars. That's quite a bunch of money. ::o:: . ' The New Passenger Rates. Effective last Saturday a new tariff rato from Nebraska .towns to points outside the state went into effect. The now rato does not effect passage from one point In tho state to another with in the state, but If you go to Chicago from North Platte you will pay $18.82, whereas the old rate was $15.75; tho old rate to Denver was $7.57, tho new rate $7.87; if you go to Kansas City it will cost you $11.G8, wheras the you formerly paid $8.88. To Cheyenne, however, tho rate has been lowered from $C07 to' $5.88. Enters Thlrty-first Year. With this issue The Tribune enters its thirty-first year. L. A. Stevens be gan its publication In January, 18S5 In June, 1885, the present publisher purchased a half interest and in tho spring of 1891 bought Mr. Stevens in terest and has since continued as pub Usher. In the same year it was chan ged from a weekly to a semi-weekly paper. It started with a subscription list of about 700, and of this number near ly one-half are still regular readers. ::o:: Buys Another Paper A. V. Wortman, who recently pur chased the Hebron Champion, wrltci that ho has contracted to purchas another paper in that town and will consolidate the two. Ho further says that Everett Kendall, reporter for tho Dally Telegraph, will becomo assocl ated with him and thnt tho two will publish a real paper. Both Wortman and Kendall are active young men, and have tho ability to succeed In the newspaper game. ::o:: Harriet Dixon Dislocates Dip. Harry Dixon left. Saturday for Grin noli, Iowa, on receipt of word that his daughter Harriot, who Is attending Grlnnell college, had fallen nnd dis located a hip. Tho accident occurred Thursday when she stoped on a piece of ico whilo crossing tho campus nnd foil in such a manner ns to causo tho Injury. :;o:: Dr. Fonda Recovering Mrs. J. II. Fonda writes from Chica go that her son Dr. Everett Fonda is now out of dnngor. An operation for appendicitis had been porformed and he was getting along well when ho suffered a rolapso and Mrs. Fonda wont to Chicago. Shortly after her arrival ho began Improving. -::o: Cutting Second Crop of Ice. Tho second crop of lco on tho Union Pacific lako east of town Is now being cut and shipped to tho local Ico hou sos. Thet first cutting yielded about 15,000 tons; this second crop wiM bo about tho samo tonnago. Tho Ico Is about twelve inches thick. ::o:: .WcNuiimni Recovering. City Englnoor C J McNamnra, of this city, wns oporatcd upon for np pondlcitis at an Omaha hospital last Thursday. A canl from Mrs. Me Namara states that ho is getting nlong nicely. It will be several weeks, how ever, before ho will bo able to return home. In order lo avoid carrying over our slock of Ladies' Coals we have divided them into three lots as follows: Lot 1. All of our Ladies' Cloth and Ordinary Coats in medium and cheaper grades, your choice Lot 2. Ladies' finer cloth and Corduroy Coals including several Wooltex Garments, your choice Lot 3. Our finest quality wool and Corduroy Coats the highest grade Garments shown in North Platte, your d! A Q choice - J.iW&0 These goods will be sold al this price beginning Salurday, and continue until Feb. 1st. Winter is just vbeginning in earnest and you will get lots of good out of a new coat. These prices are such that you can't aflord lo do without one. SOCIETY A3fl) CLUBS. Mrs. Ella Huxoll, will entertain tho Nfvltn club tomorrow afternoon. The M. M. M. club will meet with Mrs. Leslie Baskins Friday afternoon. Tho B. P. O. Elks will hold a social dance at their hall Thursday evening. The Indian card club will meet with Mrs. G. T. Field Wednesday afternoon. Airs. James Dorram will entertain tho members of the J. F. F. club Tues day afternoon, Jan. 25th. Misses Inna Johnston and Lucille McFarland will" entertain the T111I kum Girls' club tomorrow evening at tho homo of tho latter. Miss Edith Wondeborn was hostess to tho Lutheran Girls' club Friday! evening. Tho young ladies spent tho evening in kensington work after which the hostess served a nice lunch. Tho Entre Nous Club mooting which was to be held at tho home of Mrs. W. B. Brown on east Sixth streea to-, morrow afternoon has been postponed. for two weeks on acount of tho death of Mrs. Moody's mother. Prof. Redcnbaugh's class of Presby terian young men and Mrs. Edward Ogler's class of young ladles wcro en tertained at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Shuman Friday evening. Inter esting games wcro played and nicely prepared lunch served. ::o:: Fire Department liiiiiquct Tho members of tho North Platto Flro Department to tho number of CO will hold a banquet at tho Vlcnni 1 Cafo Tuesday ovening of next week and will have as their guests tho city of ficials. A splendid menu has been prepared and the toast list includes somo of tho best spcll-blndcrs and story tellers in town. Tho flro hoyf , aro looking forward to an evening' that promises to ho replete with pleas ure. ::o:: Prank Kiickn Injured Frank Facka, who lives seven miles from this cty was injured In a runa way near his homo tho latter part of last week. Whilo returning homo his team became frightened by a dog which blocked tho roadway and caused thorn to overturn tho wagon, catching Mr. Facka In such a manner as to crush sovoral ribs. Ho will bo con fined to the house for somo time. ::o:: For County Commissioner I respectfully announco myself as a candldnto for tho republican nomina tion for county commissioner for tho Third Commissioner District, subject to tho decision of tho voters at tho primary olectlon April 18th. My homo Is In Sellers precinct. JOHN W. FOWLER. 13e Per Pound For Hides IF NOT FROZEN. $8 Per Tom for Bones. North Platte Jurik House Lock's Old Barn. Final Clean OF Ladies' Coats Depart ment Drow Lino at Indians. At u recent gathering of life Insur ance men one of tho old timers exhib ited a copy of a permit which bad been attached to a policy issued by tho Mutual Life In 1SGS. This penult read: "Tho within assured has permission to reside In any settled part of tho states of California, Nevada, Oregon or Washington territory and whilo so residing to make trips (as n passenger only) on' first class steamers plying be tween the ports of Washington terri tory, tho states of California and Ore gon and tho Sandwich Islands mid to proceed to anil return in llko manner., or by public eonveynnco overland. "Provided that written notice be given by the assured whenever any trip to tho Sandwich Islands or to tho Atlantic states is undertaken, to tho general agent of tho company at San Francisco, Cai., and provided also that on the overland routo tho said assured to take his own risk by deatli from hostlla Indians." Wall Street Journal. Courage and Courtesy. It Is recorded of General Sheridan that ho was onco asked who, In his opinion, was tho most rcllablo of tho corps commanders, nnd ho unhesltnt- lngly answered GcnernlyUnncock. said, "if I wailted "iff mnn to Ho stay where I put hlni, if I located him at night nnd wanted to find him right there in tho morning, I'd select linn cock." And then further Sheridan said: "For genuine politeness nnd gcntlo regard for women Hancock was in comparable. If Mrs. Hancock camo Into his room twenty times In half an liour ho would always stand up." There is a compliment indeed. The bravest commander wns the most courteous to women, and, what was best of all, ho Included bin own wifo among tho objects of his courtesy That is something mnny men forget they nre courteous to all women ex cept to their own wives. Ohio Stato Journal. Original of Falstnff. Sir John Fastolf was tho original of Klinl:iutin!irfa lnlfilnff mill tn lil iliiv was a continual butt for tho Jests of j the town and borough of Southw.irk. Though ho had fought at Aglncourt, I when Jack Cado Invaded tho borough lie showed great cowardice. When Cado was yet somo way off Fastolf had armed nnd fortified his house nnd gar risoned it with veterans of tho French wnrs. On tho urrivnl of Cade, how over, bo withdrew his garrison and fled to tho Tower, leaving his neighbors to tho mercy of tho rebels. Fastolf's mat rimonial adventures seem nlso to havo been another source of unpopularity, for, having married a widow named Scrope, ho seized her property and kept his stepson out of his Inherltnnco dur ing his own lifetime. London News. M oney to Loa ON FARMS AND RANCHES Lowest Ratco and Best Terms. Plenty of Money on hand to Close Loans Promptly. Buchanan & Patterson Up $6.48 Store. Explosion on Submarine Four men wore killed and ton oth ers Injured, fivo of them dangerously, In an explosion which occurred Sat urday afternoon on tho submarlno E-2, whilo tho crnft wns undergoing re pnir in dry dock at the New York navy yard. -One of the men killed was an enlisted electrician and tho other three civilian workers. At least three of tho ten now in the hospitals aro not ex pected to live. The cause of tho ex plosion Is being Investigated. KurliHI Candidate for Vice President. Elmer J. Burkett, of Lincoln, for- I mer United States senator, has an- ! twilltw.rwl liln mittillilmit. f. Hw niii.t.. Ilcan nomination for vico president of tho United States. In his nnnouce ment ho says ho hopes to becomo the candidate of tho western half of tho country, nnd efforts will bo made to have the western stntes support him. Mr. Burkett served six years lis a congressman from tho First Nebras ka district, and an eiiual period as United States senator. Ho Is regard ed as a strong mnn. ::o:: Miss Hilda Anderson Is off duty a tho county judge's office this week on account of Illness. Do you sco the point? Tho girl means you. .Aro YOU insured? Slio I s all right you can toll Hint hy her happy contoncd look. .But how about you? Aro YOU contented in tho samo way? Suppose anything should happen to you today, tomorrow, or the day after, how would your family faro? Aro .thoy .protected .from .poverty should you die suddenly? If not, it is time you thought about it. Let ns wrllo you a policy now. C. F. TEMPLE, Room 1, I. O. O. F. Bldg. I i
