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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1916)
I i r i School Children's Eyes Should be examined by n competent optometrist before school starts ana" any error of refraction properly corrected. Many children are backward because of eye strain and whether or not your boy or girl complains it is your parental duty 'to make sure there is no error that is retarding them in their studies. We make, our examinations free and if it is found necessary that glasses be worn advise you so. , Office hours 8 to 12 and 2 to 6. HARRY DIXON, The Jeweler. REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Dr., Morrill, Dentist, McDonald Bank Building. - Miss Madge Flynn will leave in a few days for Quincy 111., to attend school. Mrs. W. E. Owens left Friday' after noon for Denver,,tq visit friends. A big assortment of the new Fall Suits on display at E. T. Tramp & Sons. Wanted Stenographer, steady em ployment. Apply Wilcox & Halligan. W. P. Snyder returned Wednesday evening from Denver where he spent tho.past week. Mert Mustard, of Osceola, who hart been visiting his brother Lewis Mus itard; has gone.home. Mrs. Harry Kelso and children left Wednesday evening tor Julesburg to visit for a short time. Mrs. W. P. Snyder was called to Denver a few days ago by the serious illnig.s of her mother, Miss Effie Christ will be home Tues day morning to resume her work as usual. Phone Red 185. GG-1 Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Goldsmith left a few days ago by auto to visit in the eastern part of the state. " L, A. Monroe, of Kansas City, came Wednesday to assist his brother W. E. Monroe in sign painting. Mr. and Mrs. Lind Cofesori", of Strohisburg, came a few days ago to visit with Miss Ethel Johnston. Mrs. George Monka entertained the Altruists Bible Class of the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Sobron, of Omaha, who visited the Bechon and Mecomber fam ilies for two weeks,, left yesterday. Special display of tailored and trim med hats, Sept. 1st and 2d, 191G. McVlcker Millinery at The Leader. Mrs. J. E. Sebastian and children left Wednesday evening for Chappoll to visit, relatives for a couple of weeks. Let Landgrat & Hoga do your paint ing, paper hanging and' decorating. Phone Black 002 or Black 570. Z2tt Miss Ro!a Bcutwell, who spent the summer at Topeka, Kan., has return ed and will re-entei- the North Platte schools. Select your Fall Gnrmonts- while tho nssortmonts nro still unbroken. E. T. Tit AMP & SON'S. Mr and Mrs. John Vosolpka and children who had been visiting in Den tor for tvy waks, camo honfb Tuesday evoning. ' For Sale Now houso at 1212 west Third street. Phono Black 859. GO-G Mrs. John Dick 'pleasantly entor talned tho ladles auxiliary of thi Harry E. Brown camp Wednesday af ternoon. Mrs. Theodore Lowq, Sr., will leave Tuesday uvonlng for Rawlins whero sho will visit her daughter for n week or longor. Mlss Hazel Young, of Hastings, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Carl Simon for several weeks, will leave Wednesday. Special attention has(beon given to our selection of Misses Hats. Call and sco our line. McVickor Millinery at The Leader, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell and children rpturncd Wednesday from Omaha whore tho'y visited three wcoks with relatives. Misses Llllio Bechbn and Lillie and Violet Carlson who visited the Mecom ber family at Tryou for several days, hnvo returned. Charles Dill, Jr., of Chicago, ctlnie Wednesdny evening to visit his grand parents Mr. nnd Mrs. Honry Yost nnd other relatives. Mrs. Charles Mann, of Sidney, nee Miss Mnyme McMIchaol of this city, camo this week to spend a fortnight with her parents. ' ' ' Miss Florence Beddor, of Myrtle, who had been visiting Miss Helen Koontz for two weeks, went home Wednesday afternoon. The Rowena Circle will meet with Mrs. T. S. Evans, 920 west Sixth street, Tuesday afternjoon. Every Yeoman lady is asked to present. t R. S. Baker has traded his residence on east Eighth street for the Mc Michael ranch at Mooreflold and will move there in a few days. Mrs. V. Oral Hodges returned Wed nesday evening from an extended vis it with relatives in Lincoln and other towns in eastern Nebraska. Rich! Ugai is displaying in tho Pal ace Cafo window an artificial branch of a cherry tree which was sent to him recently from his native country. It Illustrates how these trees grow in Japan. Mr. and Mrs. Steve MrGavoni. of California visited the Charlog Das kins family tills week while wirouto home from ens torn points. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Solbort and chll dron and Mr. nnd Mrs. Deaft lift Tues day evening for Hebron, Colo., to spend a weok on a flailing trip. Mrs. Rathbun, of Now York City, who had boen visiting nt the homo of Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Wurtole for several weeks, left Wednesday evening. Miss Lillinn Eaton and Mrs. Vorn Mann returned Wednesday morning from Avbn, Colo., whero they spont 8j?voral weeks with their parents. Friends in town have received word that Ralph Adams formerly of this city is very ill nt a hospital in Kansas City and an operation will bo portormed. Undertaker Malonoy spent Tuesday in Wellfleet taking charge of the fun oral of tho lato Mrs. Rennetta Fol chort, who died the first of the weok. Our coniploto stock of Pattern Hats and .Millinery Goods for Fall and Win tor4 merits your inspection. Your call will bo approcinted. Villa Whlttakor, Wilcox Department Store. Mr. and Mrs. Syl Friend, of Sher idan, formerly of this city, who had boon visiting tholr son W. S. Friond for several weoks, left Wednesday af ternoon for Denver to visit while on- route home. Charles Smith, who has beon em ployed as pianist nt-tho Pat tholvtre for seveial montliB, rostgned Wednes day, and left yesterday to tench in Great Falls, Mont. He is succeeded by Miss Nina Van Doran. A big new lino of petticoats, mer corized sateen in tho fancies, -taffetas with the cloth tops which makes them very reasonable. Wo also have a big lino of taffetas, have you seen them? E. T. TRAMP & SONS. Sherwood Woodhurst has accepted tho position of book keeper1 in tho electric light office made vacant by tho resignation iof Will Wnltemath, who becomes secretary and manager of the Waltcmath Lumber & Coal Co. Gngo T. Halloway, of this cltand Miss Crccy J. Bassett, of Lexington, were married on Aug. 18th nt Gibbon and returned hero this week to make tholr home nt Bignell. Tho bride is well known to many local people hav ing taught in tho rural schools for two years. Mr. Halloway Is a young ranch man who has Interests here and In Gibbon whero they will spend several months of each year. ItAILROAD NOTES W. T. Borry, of Grand Islnnd, spent Wednesday horo on Union Pacific buslnoss. Chlftf Encrlnanr Arniatrnni?. nf Om.. nl.t. ..... tl.i. n 41. 1- 1.-nl on company business. Loo Tlgho has roslgnud his position In the storo department of tho Union Pacific and accoptcd ono in tho Rexnll drug storo. Oltvo Runnels, son of nnd nsslstnnt to tho prosldent 6f the Pullman Co., spent a short tlmo horo this week while enrtouto west from Chicago." Englneors Claude Dolnny and Joo Sohwnlgdr lefii this morning for North part to spond n couple of days hunting chickens. James Connor, chief clork in tho master mechanic's offico in Omaha, ar rived this morning and will spend a few days hunting chickens with Will Morris. Conductor C. E, Vornon and crow, who for some tlmo had been on tho swing run on the uppor ond f tho branoh, hnvo boen transferred to tho lowor ond run. Engineer R, F. Baruoll, has beon ap pointed trnvollng engineer for tho Third district. Traveling Engineer Getty, who heretofore has had both tho Third nnd Fourth districts, will give nil his tlmo to tho Fourth. Tho coal pllos in tho Union Pncifio yards havo been burning for sovoral weoks, having ignited from spontan eous combustion. It is impossiblo tJ extinguish theso flames beforo sovoral hundred tons of coal is doBtrtoycd. ::o:: J. W. Abbott, of Whlttlor, who made Tho Tribuno a call yesterday, Bald his oats averaged a llttlo ovor forty bushels per acre. Wheat in that part of tho county is threshing out from flftoen to twenty-five buBhola per acre. Corn, ho said, would hardly yield fifty per cent of a normal crop. Havo youi ovor worn a Henderson Corset? A modol for ovory ilguro and our corset department Is complete. Our salesladies can help you solect n model that will bo porfectly comfort able, very durablo and at a oast that 1b "within reach of everyone. E. T. TRAMP & SONS. Miss Annn Ericsson, of Donver, who had been sponding tho summer in New York and Boston, spont tho fore part of the week with friends In town whllo enrouto homo. Lutheran AliiioiincemriilH. 9:45 a. in. Sunday school. 11 o'clock; morning" worship; ser mon subject "A Docolved- Worship or." 8 p. m. evening worship; sormon subJoct'Tho Workingman and tho Church." This will bo Labor day ser vice. Tho workirigmon nro cordial ly Invited, and will bo especially wet como. Mrs. Lnngston is oxpectod back Tor tho Sunday sorvlcoa. ::o :: Asks for u Divorce. Mary M. Goyer has filed suit In tho district court for dlvorco from Andv T. Gcycr to whom bIio was married In this city Decombor 25th, 190G. She olnims that ho abandoned her and for two years past has refused to support bar. i:o:: Henry Render Takes Bride. MIbs Cecil Falrehlld, formerly of this city who has resided at Miller for a year or two was married tho latter part of last weok at Lexington to Honry Bonder, a fireman on tho Union Pacific. They will spend a week in Colorado, aftor which lhoy will make tholr homo horo. Whllo in this city tho brido resided with her aunt Mrs, D. M. Tntum and . was omployed In tho Tramp dry goods department, r ::o:: Ilnglno Kicks, Arm Broken. Wlloy Wnlkor sustained a frncturod right arm Tuesday afternoon when tho motor back-fired when ho attempted to crank his car. Ho had taken out tho bnttory to havo It ro-charged, and henco it wna necessary to do tho crank act. Tho fracture which wasat tho wrist, was examined by an x-ray and promptly reduced. :;o:; Prof. Lconhnrt, who is ono of the recognized king of piano 'tuners has been in tho city this weok and through tho persuasion of many sKf our cit izens will bo horo noxt week, Mr. Leonhart has not tuned nny pianos for about two years and it will bo appreciated by tho people of North Platto 'to havo him with us again. Phono Red 225 or call in person at C. M. Ausitin'a Jowolry storo (on Front stroet. Leavo your order early to avoid disappointments, Loo Daly, of Omnlm, architect for tho now Catholic school, spont tho first of this week horo Inspecting itho building which is rapidly Hearing completion. Tho carpenter nnd plumbing work Is now being dono and tho school will bo oponcd not later than Sopt. 18th. A charming iino of hats in all now shnpos and colorings boing alijown now at McVickor Mllllnory at Tho Loader. Air v -f a : ' . ft Mci. t! 14 H ' JOE STECHER, World's Champion Wrestler . iJ J mjl O 1 Jj v 11 JLi 1, . WORLD'S CHAMPION WRESTLER, vs. ED DAVIS, of Indianapolis, Ind., North Platte. cpt. 4th 5 BASE BALL PARK 4:30 P. M. This Stechcr's first appearance in the West, and it's a rare opportunity to see tho peerless wonder in action. Davis has a wonderful record and among the big men he has conquered is Sorenoen, the wrestler who stayed with Steoher twenty-six minutes. Davis is the Intercollegiate heavy-weight cham pion and wrestling instructor for Indiana University and a clean wrestler that will give Stecher a sur prise. Weight 205 pounds, age 25 years TWO FAST PRELIMINARIES Thos. Hume, Silver Springs, N.Y. vs. ML Luttbeg, o Omaha. Ray Trabert vs. Dutch Manaver, Members of Alliance Fire Department, Champion Wrestling Team of Western Neb. 0 Reserved Seats on sale at Stone's Drug Store and Green's Pool Hall. Prices only $1.S0 anrf $2.00. Don't wait too long for tickets, they are going fast. r
