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Wht Jlortk IJIatte innt-titehlij tribune. . i '. i THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, NORTH PlAlTE, NEB., .AUGUST 29, 1916. No. 65 r 5 s 2 sr. -. ) mr- , HOWARD l'LKABHULLTY AM) (SETS INDETERMINATE SENTENCE John Howard, who shot and killed Floyd Walker, bettor known as "Sliver King," In a bunk houso at Blrdwood about tho middle of June, appeared be fore Judge Grimes yesterday after noon, plead guilty to manslaugnter and was given an indotormlnnto sen tence of from one to ten years In tho stato prison. Both hien, colored, wore employed as section hands on tho Union Paclilc. Howard began tantalizing another negro by shooting over his head, ' whereupon Howard turned his gun on Walker the latter ran from tho houso nml foil dftftd ft few S'tODS from tllO doorway. Howard fled frqm tho bunk houso, but was found a short time ar torwards in an alfalfa field. TTnwnnl Announced a week ago that he was about ready to plead guilty to 'manslaughter, ami nnnuy conciuueu yesterday to do so. He will bo taken to Lincoln In a fow days.,, Meets Former Resident. During his trips in KansaB and Mls B,ri v t. nedmnnii met two1 formor North Pl'atta resldonts. C: L. Williams and Dick Kellner. The former is lo caltoU at BxcoljBlor S-pp'lngst, whero in mmiiirts n confectionery store, and his son-in-law has a furnishing goods store next dpor. His jaugnter uruce is in poor health from heart affection. Tv oil nor 1o fit. silver Lake. Kan., whore he, owns a -double store, employing five clerks in addition to hlmselWand wife. Mr. and Mrs. Kellner expect to visit North PJatte next mjemth. 1 0 No Band Concert This Week. Tho weekly concert by the Municipal band will not be held this week, but Instead will bo given Monday evcu . ing. They., change is made' In antici pation of a big criawd being In town to seo Joe Stecher, and that many of them will remain until tho night trains.. The concert in 'the evening will be one -way ;of entertaining them. . The regular-concert will be given the following Friday evening. Carpenter. Given Ten Pay. Frietrd Carpenter, of Hershoy, was arrested in that village Saturday even ing pn the charge of being drunk and . fHnnrrlorlv. TTn wna tnken hfiPorn Just ice Leypo.ldt who sentenced him to ten uaysin joai. cmeriii, o.uisuury wua re--ouested to cet him and see that h&was '""T5ropisrty committed for tho requisite tlrao and he promptly responded to the request. ::c:: John Hahler, of Sidney, spent San day at tho Julius Hahler home. ITALIAN FOR CANNING V $1.60 Per Box. We have a car of Italian Prunes bought direct from the growers, due to arrive the Zast of this week or the first of next. This car will only last three or four days get your share of them at: Lierk-Sandall Co. Tramp & Sons Rush Merc. Co. F. D. Westenfeld Wilcox Dept. Store. James Louden John Herrod or R. N. Lamb. PHONE 67. NORSE MEMORIAL UnQPITAI HOMEO AIIIIC Take Note: Efficient Surgery, Excel lent care of Obstetric Patients, Confi-, dencc in Medicine and choice of Rem edy to cure Quickly, Safely and Permanently. JOHN S. TWINEM LOCAL AND PERSONAL f nnnil lfntvl coal stnvn for salo! in- nnlrn nt 11K unfit Rlplitli nfrpnt. ' nr cnll Red 188. Mrs. Q. C. Loomls left n fow days niro for Omaha to remain for a coliplo -of weoks. Tho county commissioners woro In session yesterday transacting routlno business. , , Wanted Good girl for generol housework. Inquire at C23 west Fifth. Phono Black 855. C5-3 Mrs. Emma Poor, of The Leader, is taking a two weeks' vacatton which bogan yesrterday. Mrs. C. E. Bolton, of Farnnm, visited for sovernl days past with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen. Art Tloole; of Kearney, came a few days ago to visit his sister, Mrs. Hnr ry Boylo, for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Josso Van Dyke and children, who spent thrco weeks at Estos Park, have returned home. Vnr nnt Furnished rooms, ail modern, Including heat. Call at 115 oast 8th street or phono Red 188. Jay Park, of Chicago, arrived yes terday to visit at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McDonald for a fow days. Mr, and Mrs. Jlo-hn Singleton, who unnnt nnvornl months In California, are expected to return homo this weeK, Mrs. Mary Elder returned last even ing frem-vMelrose where she visited her sister, .Mrs. John Baker, for two weeks. Miss Ida Carroll, who has been vis iting for two weoks In Hastings and other eastern points, will return Thursday. Miss Nathalie Hemingway, of Hampton, who visited hero this week with the Hoxlo family, left at noon yesterday. . George Frater, of tho Rincker Drug Co., will leave today for Cheyenne, Denver and Colorado Springs to spend a flortnlght. Miss Marjory Carmlcheal, of Al liance, camo a fow days ago to visit her sister Miss Betty Carmlchaol who resides hero. A number of young folks held a pleasant picnic east of 'town last ov erilng Jay Park, of Chicago, was tho guest of honbr. Mrs. Bert Culton, of Melrose, who bad been visiting her mother, Mrs. Chris Brodbeck, left for Sidney yes terday morning; PRUNES BROWN PASTOR KNOWLES PRESENTS RESIGNATION LAST NIGHT. Harry G. Knowles, for flvo years past pastor of tho Christian church, presented his resignation to the boatd of trustees nt a mooting last night. Tho resignation takes effect January first. Mr. Knowles resigns in order to engage in the national evangelical work, and while itheso duties will car ry him to many "parts of tho country, ho will have his headquarters In Lin coln. His first work In this Hno will bo In California shortly after tho first of January. Under, tho pastorate of Mr. Knowles the gifowth of 'the Christian church has been phenomenal. When he came hero five years ago tho membership was 110; today it is 530. Not only Is Mr. Knowles a strong pulpit orator, but ho is a wjondcrful organizer; an pnogctic worker who apparently never tiros. Not only has he proven a hu man dynamjet. in his church work but he has been a booster for all things which are for -tho moral, intellectual and commercial good of North Plntto. It was with regret that Mr. Knowles "presented his resignation, but in his nqw position his field is broader, nii opdsgrtunity for greater work Is given him, and incidentally ho receives a flattering increase In salary. Tho Tribune In common with overy citizen who knows Harry G. Knowles truo worth. Blnceroly regrets that he has tendered his troslgnation. : :o : : Wheat Drops Eight Cents On acount of tho cxtrema weakness in tho future market cash wheat suf fored a sharp decline of from 7 to 8 cents per bushel in the Omaha market yesterday. The demand for wheat was fairly active, but tho sellers wore not anxious to lot go at the prevailing prices and as a result only a small percentage of tho samples were sold. No. z Hard wheat sold around 1433 to ?1.44V6, as compared, with sl.5li pn Saturday. No. 3 hard sold a about 'the 3ame prices, as did the Nl. 2 hard, and NoM sold at about ?1.34 to $1.38. Machinery Being1 Installed Tho long delayed boiler for ithe new Best laundry arrived Saturday, and with it came two men who are in stalling tho dozen or more machines which go to make up the equipment, From tho number of machines to be installed it is ovident that the Best laundry will bo equipped to do work both rapidly and well and at the low est minlmurti of cost. Nuusc Brown Homeopathic Hospital.' Miss Mable Wilson, of Hqrshoy, who jvas operated on, is doing nicely, 1 Mlsa Myrtle Johnson, ot JulOaburg Colo,, underwent a minor operation Thursday. Mrs. Oscar Wells and little daughter of Stapleton, will leave the hospital today. Miss Florence Antonldes was oper ated on Friday. -::o: .MONEY TO. LOAN Always have money to loan on Itenl Estate; straight .-loans for u term ' of years, or out ot our Ncbrnsku Suite Building, Lonn Association, return able In monthly puyniciits same us rent. No wilt, If clear abstract. BHA'IT, GOODMAN & BUCKLEY. . : :o: : Wheat Crop Best, In Years. A considerable portion of tho wheat in Lincoln county has been threshed and the reportSj generally speaking, show the yield to be tho best in u num ber of years. The average throughout the county will bo nearly twenty-nve bushels per ncro. The quality of the wheat is gobd, and the prlco Is high er than it has'been for many years. ::o:: Sutton Brims Thirty Days. Tim Sutton, who was arrested the latter part lof. last -week on tho charge of bootlegging, or attempting to boot- log, was given a hearing In the coun ,ty court and pleading guilty was given ninety dollars and costs. Being unable to pay the fine, ho will lay In Jail for thirty days. ::o:: For Salo Five bushols homo grown alfalfa a Red at $12 per bushel. Inquire of B. Barber, 803 west Fourth. Mrs. Harry A. Smith and baby, of Negauneo, Mich., will leave tomorrow morning after a visit of several weeks at the J. I, Smith homo. Mr, nnd Mrs. Pros Lannln, ot Goth enburg, camo last evening to place tholr four year old son lri the City liospltnl for treatment. Miss Ilolon Kotntz entertained twelve yieung ladles at a matinee party Saturday artornoon in favor of Miss Dolla Stearns, of David City, who Is her guest. ,Prof. Loonhardt, who had beon In poor health fjsr some tlmo at his homo In Gibbon, has resumed, his pi ano work and Is visiting this city tills week. Geo,rgo Guthard, who' lives twenty threo miles north and west of Paxtou, was in ito,wn yes'torday getting bills printed for a salo he will have Sep tember 14th. Ho will sell thirty-three cattle, six horses and farm Implements, Tho Lutheran ladles' aid society and their families and friends will bo en tertained by Mrs. Haspel and Mrs. Jackson on tho church lawn Thursday evening A short business mooting wll bo first held at tho parish houso at 7:30. Tho Christian ladles will begin serving their regular commercial din ners, Monday, Septembor 4Ui In tho church basement. Following Is tho menu: Roast pork, veal loaf, escal- lapca potatoes with cnocse, poirn on cob, fried cabbage, brown sweet nota toos, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, corn bread, apple pie, ice tea and cof- LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Hutli Elsasscr, of Cheyenne. who -visited her brothor Edwnrd El sasscr and. family for u month, loft for homo Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wolsllog, of Kan sas Ctly and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Allen, of Farnam, spent tho week end at thl Arthur Allen homo. Mrs. Andy Llddoll nnd children aro expected homo next week from Dow aglac, Mich., and Rome, 111., whore they spent tho summer. Mrs. E. S. Davis and children loft tho latter part of last week for Rlv- orton, Iowa, to attend the golden w.ed- dlng of Mrs. Davis parents. Mrs. Frank McDonough nnd son, of Omnhu. and Mrs. T. C. Gorham and children, ot Ornnd Island, are guests of relatives and friends In .town. Tho public is invited to attend the lco cream social to bo given by tho .Catholtc ladles nt tho home of Mrs. M. C. Hayes tomorrow evening. "Tho Reapers," wth John Mason showing tho power of tho mind ovor physical disability will form the pnegrnm at tho Keith Thursday night. Miss Lillian McCrackon, of Boulder, Is visiting her Blstor Mrs. H. M. Grimes whjla enrouto homo , from Bedford, Iowa, where she was called by her mother's death. Tho Presbyterian ladles aid will hold a benefit at the Candy Kitchen Wednesday, Thursday and Frldny of this week. Tho ladles will appreciate the' patronngo of 'tho public. Friends in town received cards to-j day announcing tho birth of a 7j pound boy to Mr. nnd Mrs. Hnrry A. Plercy, of Tlonopah, Nov. Mr. Plercy was a former rosidon'ti of North Platte. More or less oxcltomont was cre ated yestorday afternoon by a ru mor that a railroad striko had bcon ordered o -become effoctlvo at 12 o'clock last night. It was later learn ed that thore was no fouhdatlpn for tho rumor. k J. Broad, of tho Bank of Golden, was hero Sunday to make arrangements for the shipment of tho bodies of the Arasmlth family who were killed noir Cozaa Saturday. Mr. urpa a naa been a neighbor to the family for twenty- three years. While hero he was tho gugBt of Attorney and Mrs. J. G. jjfteiqr. :::: The best and safest luTCNtincntH for idle money ure our mm inortgngc rcnl estate loans, netting1 seven to eight per cent Interest, not taxable. These ioiiiiN nro always nnule on u sure con- scrvutlvn basis. c attend to till do tails, see BllATT, GO01WAX & BUCKLEY. World's Champion Wrestler, VS. ED DAVIS, of Indianoplis9 Ind. North Platte, Sept. 4th. This is Stecher's first appearance in the West and it's a rare opportunity to see the peer less wonder in action. Davis has a wonderful record and among the big men he has conquered is Sorensen the wrestler who staid with Stecher twenty six minutes. Davis is the Intercollegiate heavy weight champion and wrestling instructor for Indiana University and a clean wrestler that will give Stecher a surprise. Weight 20S pounds, age 25. Reserved Seats on sale at Stone's Drug store and Green's Pool Hall. Prices only $1.50 and $2. Two Corking Good Preliminaries. PLANS TO ItltMAK THK IMIADLOriv BY LAW Washington, Aug. 28. President Wilson's plan for breaking the dead rock betweon tho railroads and their omployoa, which was discussed In con ference today,' was an follows: "An olght-hour law for railronds, to beconio cttcotivo at a dnto far enough In the futu'ro to gtvo tho railroads opportunity to prepare for It. "A law patterned aftor tho Cana dian act, which creates a commission of Investigation ami 'prevent lock-! outs and strikes while disputes aro being Investigated." This plan was discussed by tho president with his party lendors in congress as a basis for the next stop after the railroad managers havo for mally announced their refusal to ac cept tho plan of settlement tho presi dent previously proposed. Thoy wore oxpocted to do this nt 2:30 la'cloclc this afternoon nt a White Houso con ference. Strike tinier Given Washington, Aug. 28. -All tof the railway brotherhood committeemen leaving for their homes last night car ried full instructions ns to how to proceed In caso a strike In called. Thoy had official notices, duly signed and scaled, Hint a striko had been called and will forward 'these tlo tho chairmen ot tholr respective locals Immediately upon arriving homo, sub ject to release by telegraph, m Especially prominent among tho "printed Instructions Is tho warning thnt the employes shall remain oh' company property onco a striko is de clared. Insofar as ciuld bo learned, tho plnni ot 'tho brothorhoods to continue run ning supply trains to the Mexican bor der; enough pasongcr trains to keep nocossary business moving, and pos sibly somo milk tra(nsr announced last week, has net beon abandoned, i :o: : The total numbor ot visitors nt tho Federal SajCot.y iMrst spcolal train during Its Btny in -North Platto last Wednesday was two thousand nlno hundred and sixty. Compared with tho attondnnco at other towns whoro tho train stopped tho men I p. chargo stated that this number was unusually largo. Mr. and Mrs. Gcorgo Colin and chil dren, tof Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of "this, city, left last evening after visit Ing with Mrs. IJ0UI3 Roggo and other relatives, -Clarenco Day, whb has boon em 'ployed In eastern cltlos for several months, Is expected hero Saturday morning 'to visit his parents, Mrs. Thomas Hnlllgan returned laBt evening from Fremont whoro sho was called by tho serious Illness of her mother. Labor Day Celebration IIAILROAD NOTES Richard Wood loft yesterday morn ing for Kansas City to spend a fort night or longer, Avory Smith began work at tho Barkalow nows stund, succeeding Georgo Shilling, who resigned. General Manager Joffors and General Superintendent Stenger spent a shore tlmo hero Sunday whllo enrouto cast. Conductor P. W. O'Brien, who was takon 111 lnsb week, left Friday for Omaha to remain with his wlfo while convalescing. " , A now position has beon created at tho freight house, that of chief clerk, aud It will be filled by F. T, Rcdmoud formorly cashier. Tho coshlershtp, filled by Earl Stamp during Mr. Red mond's ubsence, will bo retnlned by Mr, Stamp. lioi; FOK KENT Modern rooms over Duko store, sin gle, double or In suites. See IHtATT, GOODMAN & BUCKLEY. ::o:: For Sale Furniture, call 102 west Sixth street. Mrs. E, M, Smltlu Mrs. E, Lloyd Is expected to return today from a visit with friends in Oga lnlla. Mrs. J. I. Smith will lo'avo tomor row morning for Omaha to spend a fow days. Mrs Ella Huxoll retained Inst even ing from Grand Island whore sho vis ited friends for ton days. Tho ladles of tho Christian church niro asked 'lo attend a kenslngton In tho church basemont Wednesday after noon it two o'clock. ' Earl Stamp left Inst evening for Maxwell to organlzo a band. Twenty mombors have already Joined and re ceived 'their instruments last week. Under a now ruling of tho postof flco department, no deliveries will bo mado on legal holidays, but tho gen oral dollvory and parcels past win dows will bo open from nino until J ton o'clock In the mftrnlng. , ' Open Boason for nil water, fowls and Jack snlpo is Scptembor lGlh A Do combor 31st, and for yollow leg Bnlrio beginning Soptembon 1st; Tills is promulgated -by tho federal game wnr den. Ht L. Ponnlngton has Ihrcshcd 932 bushels ot wheat .'from thirty-eight ncres on thoTurple ranch.'Ho-leased the land and liut In the crop no a Bldo Issue last fall, andhas boon rewarded luindsomdly. go; FOR SALE. 360 acres pasture land, twblvo miles southwest of North Platto to oxchango for city lots. Address O. L. WAT KINS, North Platto. -FC2-3 feo.