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Correct time is worth money to your
Numerous disapointments are frequently
caused by an inaccurate time peice.
Bring your watch to us and we shall put
it in first class order so that1 you will
suffer no inconvenience on your trip.
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Let us look at it anyway. If it is in
perfect order, we shall honestly tell-you
so and there will be no charge for the
inspection
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Jeweler & Optician,
The Sign with the Big Ring.
DR. 0. H. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist .
Office over the McDonald
State Bunk.
Icity and coioty news.
. ' Merrill Cross and sister went to
-Horshey Sunday morning to visit
' friends.
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A boy..babyrwaa born last week to
Roy. and Mrs. 0."Wocd. All concerned
are doing nicely.
" . Mrs. Irene Crarto left yesterday af
ternoon for, Kearney to . attend, the
fVpwojfth league convention.,
Mrs. Frank Sullivan left Saturday
Evening for Grand Island to visit her
daughter and later visit relatives In
Aurora. '
Joseph Seller and son Lawrence are
vvlsitlnc this week with F. C. Plel-
sticker and Elmer Seller. They rpsido
Vance le'ft Thursday for Sterling,
Colo.,, to visit their sister, Mrs. Al
'bert Maupln.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F., Cram and
daughter went to Kearney yesterday
afternoon to attend the Epworth
,leaguo convention.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Owens will
leave soon for Omaha and cities of
Iowa, to visit relatives for some time.
Beforo returning they will spend a
week at Excelsior Springs.
Joseph Gamble sustained a dislo
cated ejioulder Saturday In a fall
from hte house while at wdrk on his
farm on the Jack Morrow flats. Ho
Is being cared for by local physicians.
Mrs. Bridget Moran who has been'
ill for some time is mujch improved
Miss Lena Basklns will begin work
in the telephone office in Ihe near
future.-'!
Riley Warren returned the latter
part of last"-week from Omaha where
ho spent a few days.
Mrs. James Hart and Bon expect to
leave next month for California to
visit friends for several weeks; f
Mrs. Frank Golden, of Broadwater,
is taking medical treatments for rheu
raatlsm at the North Platte General
hospital. .. - ; ' -.
Mrs. Clyde J. Fernandes, of Omaha
arrived here Saturday evening to bo
the guest of Mr. and Mrs Clyde Cook
for tvo weeks.
Misses Bessie Chamberlain and Cora
and Ethel Souser went to Overton
Sunday to attend the funeraL of the
late Irma "Wlnslow.
Mr.'and Mrtf. J. E. Plzer and Mr. and,
Mrs. Phil ;Plzer ,of Hastings, 'leittyes-
terday for Denver after vlBlting at the
JuHufl Plzer homo for a week.
Mrs. Clarenco Tollofsan and two
children returned to Sutherland- Sun
day afternoon after spending a week
with hoU mother Mrs. George Done-
hower. ,
Genl. Manager Joffers, Traffic Man
ager Monroo and a numbqr of other
Union Pacific officials passed through
on a special yesterday afternoon eri-
routo to Denver.
Dr. Rex Duncan, of L03 Angeles,
formerly of this city, came yesterday
afternoon, to visit Mr. and Mrs. .Isaac
Selby. for a few days while enroute
to eastern points.
Mr. and Mrs. Dochicl Johnston left
Monday for Chicago to visit their Bon
Dr. F. C. Johnston and family. They
will stop enrouto in Grand Island
and several places in Iowa
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STUUCK llYLlfjHT'Lf
A now barn on tho Garflold Guthr
loss farm twenty mlloa northeast of
town was struck by llghtnlns Saturday
nlghb and burned to tho ground. The
barn had Just beon completed at a
cost of irino hundred' dollars, and up
on wlilcli Mr. Guiharlosn had not
lakeu out an insurance policy.
uniy part or tno contents woro
avod, tho property bunrtul Including'
150 bushels of corn, some hay, ono
hog nnd twenty bundles of shingles.
Lightning early Saturday morning
struck the Waldo barn,, u half mllo
east f tho city limits and sot it on
Are. Sovoral men who woro sleeping,
In tho barn wcro awakened by tho
loud clap of thundor .and tho shook
and promptly extinguished the flames.
George Kopf living northeast of
town had' n horso struck and killed
by lightning early Saturday morn
ing.
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Notice o lVajcr Consumers.
On Tuesday night, Juno 13th, water
will bo shut off on the following
sitpeets according ito the following
schedule In order that valves and hy
drants may be changed ready for
paving: ' ,
West 4th St. from Locust to Maple
St. from 8:30 P. M. to about 11 P.. M.
East Gth street from Locust street to
Cottonwood street from ,10:30 P. M.
to about 3:00 A. M.
Locust street from Gth to 2d street
from 8:30 P. M. to about 12:00 P.;M.
No further notice -will bo given ex-
'copt ono blast of tho flrto whlstlo at
8 o'clock P. M. as , reminder.
HERSHEY" S.r WELCH,
, ' Water Commissioner.,
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Miss Irma Wlnslow, tho twelve year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George,
E. Wlnslow died at a local hosnital
irldByJafternoon after an Illness of
qvoVnontlig. Tho young girl was taken
111 with pneumonia and taken to tho
hospital where sho waB thought to ba
Improving dally but n. change calnd
last week which proved fatal. Miss
Irma was, an amiable bright and sweet
dlsposltloned girl who mado friends
with all who knew her. Her early
death will uo deeply regretted by her
many friends. The remains wero taken
to Overton Saturday evening and ac
pompanled there by many local people.
To tho bereaved parents ajul, other
relatives deepest sympathy- As ex
tended, i
Charles Johnson, golf Instructor at
tho Happy Hollow Cluh in Omaha,
spent Sunday in town, and whilo
hero went over the trpct tot land re
cently purchased by the country club
ftth; the view of laying out 'the .golf
links and suggesting tho location of
tho club house and other Improve
ments.
Mr. and Mrs., H. I. Block and Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Fleishman wero Goth-
onburg visitors Sunday, making tho
trip In the Block car. They encounter
ed rauddv roads at Ft. McPh
the Teturn trip, tho afternoon rain ex
tending that far east. From McPher
son os the roads wero tierfoct.
There Is no summer apparel qulto
so cool and practical for tho hot days
as a washablo skirt. They can always
bo Kept fresh and clean and when you
are making your solectlon, why not got
tho best obtainable, a Prlntzesa Wash
Skirt. E. T. TRAMP & SONS. 43-2
A Maywood man wh5 drove from
that town to North Plotto yesterday
said he never saw tho country look
finer or crop prospects moro en
couraging. Small grain, ho thought,
was tho finest he had over seen in that
particular section.
mm. m. v. junction entertained a
fow friends Sunday evening at din
ner in favor of Miss Boryl Hahn. Cov
ers woro Jaid for nlno and tho latter
part of tho evening was spent In
music.
Shorlff Salisbury will leavo today
for Harding, Mont., o tako William
Mooks In custody. Meeks is charged
with passing several worthless checks
among tho local tmorchants some timo
ago and was recently traced to Mon
tana.
Walter Christie Adams, the profes
sional female Impersonator who spont
sovoral months with his parents will
leavo Sunday for Now York City
where ho goes to fill an engagement
In fancy dances for sovoral months.
Messrs. Hupfor, Herrod, Henry and
M. S. Rebhauson, Hosford, Turple,
Bare and others expect to leave to
morrow morning for a day's fishing
at tho Liston lake south of Dickons.
Mrs. Edgar Schiller and chlldron,
of Central City, formerly of this city,
camo yesterday afternoon to visit her
mother Mrs. Whlttakor and sister Miss
Villa Whlttakor for a Week or longer.
Aid Society of tho Mcthddlst church
will moot with Mrs. A. P. Kelly next
Thursday afternoon,,, 705 West 2d
street. Those assisting aro Mesdaraes
Harris, Mooro and Lamb,
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For Kent
Flvo room house. 500 east Fourth
street, newly papered, modern except
heat. Inquire for key next d
XOHTJI PLATTE iriNS
. first tf$fc , num vsttona
With Todnnhoft in tho box, NteTth
Plukte dofoatffll Eustls Sunday after
noon by a scoro of seven to four.
Thlesspn started tho pitching for the
Vlsitorn but blew up in tho second lu
niiifr, when North Platto mado flvo
"runs, .ond In the third frataio wns re
placed by Tlbbetts, who hold the lo
caji down to throo hits and ono, run
ihfrlugVthe ienminder .4 tho gamov
The frame throughout was a vory
tlaterostlng one, spvornl thrillers be
ing pulled off In tho way of running
catches and doublo plays, tho latter
being mado by Longford to Ramsey,
Llnntrom ,to Gettmau and ' LlnsHrom
to Simons.
North Platto was credited with
eight safeties and EuhMs six; North
Platte made four errors and Kuatln
ono; Tllnhoft struck out eight men,
ThlosRon three nnd Tlbbetts eight;
Todonhoft sent three men to tlrst base,
Thlesson throo and Thlbbotta ciio. Two
base hits woro mado by Amen, Gett
mau. Simons and Carrlg. Tho at
tendance exceedod flvo hundred.
Tho score by Innings:
Noh .Platte.. 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 B-7
Eustls , Q 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 03
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LOCAL AJSTDrEltSONAL.
Miss Eva Dick left yesterday morn
ing for Kearney to visit friends.
Georgo Thompson loft
morning for Choppell to
yesterday
visit his
brother.
Miss Gr'dco ? Ogler loft yostorday
anorning for LoMoyno to spend sovoral
uuys wiiu lricnus,
William RItner and B. B. Boatman
will leavo next week for Laramie to
join a fishing par'tly,
Miss "Mario Martini . and brother
Charles . will leavo for Omaha this
week to visit friends.
Miss Flo Johnston loft yesterday
morning for Kearney to attend' tho
Christian Endeavor convention.
For Rent Eight room house, mod
ern except heat. Inquire of Geo. A
Austin, 417 east Fifth street 43-2
Mrs. Thomas Green and daughter
loft Sunday aftornoon for Grand Is
land to snond two weeks with rcla
lives'.
Mrs. J. Q. Wllcotc and children
went to Enid, Oklahoma, Sunday oven
Imr to snerid sovoral weeks ' with tho
honlo folks.
Miss Sadlo Trovlllo, who had been
attending a musical school In Oma
ha for several weeks, came homo Sat
urday evening.
Do not fall to see tho now waists
right In style nnd price.
E T. TRAMP & SONS
Mrs. Roy Minor, of Cheyenne, who
had' boon vlsitlnc her Blstoil. Mrs.
Harry Murrln for several. lays, loft
last, evening.
Miss Janet McDonald who Is at
tending Vassar college arrived homo
tho latter part of last week to spend
tho summer vacation
Frank 'Winn of Kearney, formerly
of this city, visited local friends tho
latter part of last week whilo enrouto
homo from westorn pilnts,
The Junior Auxiliary of tho Episco
pal church held ar- successful ex
chance and bazaar In tho basement
of the church Saturday afternoon.
Printzess Skirts are mado of tho
very best materials, porshrunk, and
laundry perfectly.
i E T. TRAMP. & SONS,
' TV. .T. T.ninlern.f wnnt. to York Satur
day night to attend a Knights of Col
umbus Class Initiation and later went
to Omaha bo attend 'tho stato conven
tion of Elks,
A. O. Kocken, ono of North Platto'a
early settlers who Is In his seventy'
fifth year, is in a serious condition at
his homo on west .Sixth. Ha Is suffer
ing from kidney and other organic
troubles.
Harry I. Block and fa'nilly and liar
ry Fleishman and family leavo July
2d In tho former's car on a trip to
Donvcr and Colorado Springs, return
ing homo via Cheyenne, Scotts Bluff,
and Alliance Thoy will absont
about ten days.
An average of twelve or fifteen tour
ist cars aro now passing through
tlally, si:ino of the tourists enrouto on
long trips. J. G. Cleman, of Portland,
Orel, camo in Sunday enrouto to the
Atlantic coast and driving a Marmon,
With which ho mado good time.
Elsowhoro In this papor will bo
found an announcement of a froo lec-
turo on Christian Sclcnco at tho Keith
theatre Monday ovonlng at 8:30, Juno
19th, 191G. Thoso lectures aro given
for tho purposes of Inftormlng Itlio
public, who aro Interested to know,
what Christian Sclcnco Is. All aro' wel
come
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Any ono wanting lco call on Joo
Spies, tho old lco man man, or phono
macK ioi. 37-tr
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Car Tor Snlo.
Second hand Reo for $225.00. Good
tires and all oihor equipment In good
condition.
HENDY-OOIER AUTO CO.
Telephone Your
Grocery orders to 32
They will given prompt and
carelul attention.
-Sandall Go.
At THE PAT
SATURDAY, JUNE 17th.
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For the first time
in twenty years
does Charnock, the hero of
Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brndyf?
Vitagiaph
"The Island of Regeneration"
see a human- being.
Alone on an Island In the South Seas, he hasbecome
semi-savage, mute, wild, and tho sight of beautiful
Kathrmo Urcnton is a ncwiensatlon to him. You'll
enjoy this and other Intensely Interesting scenes In this
S!x part Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature. '
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Afternoon 2 to 4. Evening 7;30 to 11.
SEE
Fidelity Reserve Company,
An old line, Mutual, Legal Reserve Company.
Home Office: North Platte, Nebr.
A Western Nebraska Company,, for Western Ne
braska People and especially for North Platte People
Assets ,Dec.C31, 1915, $384S.3L
LIFE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
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All forms of policqs, straight whole life plan, 1Q, 15,
20, 25 or 30. Payment life or Endownmcnt. Either life
insurance alone or in combination with health and accident
insurance. Our combination policy gives the most complete
protection of any policy on the market for the premium
payment.
n The menjbacklof this Company aro:
viriuiiiia: UIHECTOHS:
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Dr. Barton B. Baker, President. ,Dri Barton B. Bakcr.4.
Frank C. Pielsticker, Vice-President. John J. Halligan. -.
M. Keith Neville, Vice-President. Walter V. Houcland. ,
vunum ii. muuuuuiu, v, iv;u-i lusiuuiu. rreuencK ii, lemplo.
Charles F. Temple. Secretary. Charles F. Spencer. "Jfe
Charles F. Spencer, Treasurer.
There is $500,000.00 ofinsurancc money going out of
North Platte every year. Why not keep purl of it at' homd?
Office: Rooms 1 and 2, 1. O. O. F. Bldg.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS,
win wa tomntn lert Hunuay ror a
visit wltli friends, in Blair, nnd from
Uioro -will go to Omaha to attond tho
Elks convention. ,
Highest market price paldror hides:
Wo buy dry bones, iron and other
Junk. North Platto Junk Houso. 27tf
Howard Baker, of Denver, who vis
ited Mr. nnd Mrs. Thdinas Green laBt
week, has returned homo.
Dairy Inspector Healoy loft yester
day morning for Goring, Scotte Bluff
and other points In tho northwest
part of tho state.
Miss Hazel Minshall, ono of the Lin
coln teachers camo homo Friday ev
ening Uo visit itho homo folks during
tho summer.
Lot Landgraf & Hoga d6 your paint
ing, paper hanging and decorating.
Phono Black C92 or Black B70. 23tf
At the meeting of tho board of trus
tees of Midland College, Atchison,
Kan., lost -week, tho honorary degreo
of Doctor of Divinity was conforrod
upon Rev. O, H, Harman. of this city.
Ray Lnngford, Frank McGovorn,
Uay Cantlln, J. T. Koefo and Loren
Sturgos aro among 'tho local Elks who
aro In Omaha attending the stato con
vention and reunion of that order.
Tho now billiard and pool tables for
tho addition to the Green pool hall ar
rived yesterday morning and aro be
ing arranged.
Miss Tholma Frater entertained a
number of friends at a luncheon
In honor of Miss Beryl Hnhn Sun
day afternoon.
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Officer R, L. North returned Fri
day oven lng from tho western part of
this stato where ho transacted busi
ness for tho Union Pacific.
Mr. an dMrs. J, 5. Davis aro on-
oylng a visit from tho lattor's siBtor
Mrs. Chllds. of Knnsaa City, who ar-
cd hero, a few days ago to remain
Mrs. Dcering, of Grand Island,r who
spent a wcok with her daughter Mrs.
Thomas Green left foe homo yostor
day. v.
Ernest Howes ontortalnod a s'ooro
of young frlendB Inst ovonlng in honor
of his sixteenth birthday. Tho 'ovon
In fcwas spent In playing interesting
games. ,
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W. D. Fisher, Francis Dunn, Char
loy TIgho and J. II. Stono expect to
leavo tonight for Hastings to attond'
tho stato druggist's convention and
will do all in their power to havo
North Platto namod as tho pluco f6r
holding tho convention next yoar.
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KelliuiiilHlinienf; for Sale.
G40 acrea pasture lnnd,15 miles from
county seat. Good road. Just tho placo
for cattle and dairy farming Must bo
sold in ten days. $12G cash. Addross
owner. Box 1G3, OahkoBh, Nob. 42-3
NORTH PLATTE
..General HospiiaL
(Incorporated)
One Half Block North of Postoffice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for the
icisntlfic treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement cases,
Complatoly equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff;
Ceo. B. Dent, M. D. V. Lacas, U: &.
J.B.Redfie!d,H.D. J.S.Siaa$, M.D
Miss H. Sterna, Spt.
two weeks,