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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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JOE STECHER, World's Champion Wrestler
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WORLD'S CHAMPION WRESTLER, vs.
ED DAVIS,
of Indianapolis, Ind.,
North Platte.
cpt. 4th
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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.
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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.
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