We Hear So Many People Say
But I am going to put it off as long as I can" you say,
'jfor after I begin to wear glasses, I shall have to keep it
up." But listen Suppose you have "keep il up" with
injured eyes and impaired vision, as a consequence of your
procrastination? And that will bo the inevitable rpsult.
You may postpone the wearing of glasses a lew years but as
a consequence suffer from impaired visual power for many
years. Will the sop to your vanity compensate for the dis
comfort and perhaps distress to follow?
We are always ready and willing to examine your eyes
and if you need glasses will be plcaseto fit you out, and if
you do not need them will tell you so.
C. S. CLINTON,
REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST.
THE SIGN WITH THE BIG KING.
..WML 0. H. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
Office over the McDonald
, State Dunk.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.
Dr. Brock, Dentist, oror Stono Drug
Store. ,
Mrs, Arthur McMullon is assisting in
tho Gom candy kitchen.
Mrs. E. ,W. Mann will entertain tho
Elite club tomorrow afternoon.
For Rent After January 1st, tho
double storo room of Ottonstoin'a.
Mrs. P. J. Barron and children re
turned yesterday afternoon from west
ern points.
Dr. H. C. Brock will loavo this ev
ening for Omaha to spend Bovoral days
on business.
Dr. John Slmms left yesterday af
ternoon, for tho eastern part ' of tho
state on business.
For Salo Medium bIzo hard coal
humor. '414 , oast Elovontli Btroot,
phono Black 845.
Tho Episcopal Guild will hold a so
cial in the basement of tho church on
Thursduy nftornoon.
John Glkas, of tho Union Cafo, will
loavo today for an extended vlBlt in
Omaha, Lincoln and Chicago."
Mr. and Mrs. Will Yost und daugh
ter, who visited In Grand Island last
weok, camo homo Saturday ovonlng.
Heating Stovo For Sale Good ns
new. Call at 607 Dowoy. 75-2
Miss Ella Mao 'Lanypn loft nt noon
y68tordny for Lincoln to spend a week
at tho. Christian Sclonco convention.
''rho Christian aid society will meet
in tho church basement Thursday af
ternoon. A good attendance la desired.
I hnvo buyers for three small farms.
"What liavo you for snlol
71tf 0. II. THOELECKE.
KEITH NEVILLE
Democratic Candidate for
Governor
A NATIVE SON
X practical man of tho pcoplo who
has niado a 'success in business and
to whom tho tricks of tho ambitious
politician aro unknown.
Ho offers a constructive program
that will benefit tho peoplo of Ne
oraska and his candidacy is in har.
mony with tho strong Domocratlo plat
form adopted by his party nt Hastings.
Ho bolloveu that tho highest duty
f any publlo. sbrvant is to carefully
ea to it that tho will of tho peoplo,
as expressed at tho polls upon alt
questions, id carefully carried out.
Tho two Republican newspapers in
North Platto aro supporting his candl
itcy and tho voo of uoarly flvo to
one given him at tho primary tilocflon
by tho pooplo of his home town, among
whom ho was born and raised, is proof
absolute that ho Is a mau of character
and standing and a safe ono to bo
atrustod with tho business affairs, as
"Well aa tho oifforcomont of tho laws of
the state, , .
Votu ior a homo-grown man and a
continued, economical and buslnoss ado
mlnlatratloa o uUto affairs:
Mrs. Honry Mchlmann returned to
Donvor Sunday afternoon aftor visiting
for a month with her son L. E. Mehl
mann. 1
Mrs. Mary Duffy of- Chicago came
a few days ago to visit with Mrs. W.
II. Engl6s. Tho ladles were girlhood
friends,
MIbb Lillian Bcachon of the Gem
candy kitchen, loft a few dayH ago for
HGrshcy' to spend a week with her
parents,. i ,
Mrs.,Mugnolla Duke and Mrs. Lottlo
Cronin will loavo noxt week for Lin
coln 'fo'nttend tho Degree of Honor
convention.
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers was called
to Omaha yesterday by tho Illness of
hor dpghtor, Mcs. E. White, formerly
of ithls city.
Soft "Water Shampoos, Electric Scalp
treatments and Massage. COATE3
BEAUTY PARLOR, 505 Dewey,
phono lied C55. 75t4
Mrs.E. N. Inman returned Satur
day evchenlng from Parsons, Kansas,
where sho spent two weeks visiting
with her parents.
Lillian Glsh" In "Daphno and tho
PIrato" and tho comedy "Tho Judge,"
with Charles Murray, will form tho
program at tho Keith Thursday night.
Mrs. M. J. Forbes and Mrs. B. B.'
Boatman will entertain Friday after
noon at .a. Kensington at tho homo of
tho former on west Fifth.
Mr. and Mrs, It, II. Dill aro onjoy
ing a visit from tho lattor's father, O.
M. Wheeler, who camo Jiore from Choy
onnb yestorday afternoon to spend a
weok.
Mosdumes G. B. Dent, T. C. Patter
son, J, H, Hcgarty and' T. G. Thomp
son loft yostodday morning for Hast
ings to attend tho Woman's Club con
vention. Mr, and Mrs. Bort Naporateck .re
turned yestorday afternoon from Salt
Lako City, whoro tho former visited
for a month and tho latter spont tho
Bummor.
Tho Presbytorlan aid society will
meet Thursday afternoon In tho churoh
basement Thoy will bo entertained
by Mesdamos Iddlngs, W, II. Blalock
and J.B. Jotor.
A. W. Woodruff, who has been as
sistant superintendent for tho Union
Pacific botwoon this city and Grand
Island, wns transferred yestorday to
tho Wyoming' division.
E. R. Goodman returned yesterday
morning from an oxtonded visit In
Donvor and other Colorado points.
Mm. Goodman and son will remain in
Donvpr;for two weeks.-
Mrs. B. F. Tool, of Farnam, who had
boon 'taking troatmont at tho North
Platto General hospital for Bomo tlmo,
roturned homo yostordny aftornoon af
ter visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen
for threo days pravious.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hutchison and tho
formotfa mother, who have resided in
Kansas for two years past, havo ro
turned hero to j-osldo on a ranch. Mr.
Hutchison was Xormorly employed lh
tho local bluckBmlth uhop.
Honry Walthall and Blnncho Sweet
in uio six pari icaiuro "Tlio Avenging
Conscjtmco" will bo tho featurw at
traction at -the Crystal Wednesday
night. This Is a Griffith production
and that nlono will testify to tho morlt
of tho production.
Tho ladles' aid socloty of tho Motho
dlst church will meet noxt Thursday
afternoon- nt tho homo of Mrs. A. N.
Anthony, 1003 west Third Btroot. Tho
hostesses 'Vlll bo Mosdamos M. L. Mc
Dermottt, Caldwell, WHlorton and
Swanson.lJ ,
"Jack" Ballard, of Dickons, spent
yestorday in town transacting busl
noss and visiting frjonds. "Jack" was
formerly a stono and brick layor of
thlB city, but a dozen or raoro yoars
ago ho concluded that ranch lifo
would bo more to his liking. Ho took
a homestead near DlckenB, added oth
er acres, and says that ho now not
only cnlovu lifo but luv linn ilnnn ulrtv.
six and two-thirds bettor financially
uian wnon living m town thoroforo
Juck is always happy.
Farm and Kaach loans at lowest
rates and best lerws. Mosey oh kaad
to closo Iohbs promptly.
43tf BUCHANAN & PATTERSON.
That .bucking inulo which no ono at
mo rair grounus was ablo to rlda. was
grown on tho Wosloy Wilcox ranch
souuiwost or town, wesloy has told us
aovoral times that tho mules ho raised
woro somowhat different from, thoso
grown by other pooplo, and whtlo wo
thought vv inulo was n mujo whothor
raised In Missouri or Nebraska, wo
aro now ready to ndralt that WUcox'b
mules aro In somo. particulars su
porlor to all others. Wo havo no Iiob
itancy in saying that that particular
mum la ii wnoio enow in nsoir,
County Fnlr Races
Tho racing program Tliursday, Fri
day and Saturday, interspersed with
bucking horso and initio contests, was
such as to win tho plaudits of tho
spectators. Tlio Gould trotters and
pacers woro driven to tho limit and in
each race tho finish was close and ex
citing. Gould and his drivers aro en
titled to credit for tho satisfactory
manner In which they conducted the
ovonts; they gave -the peoplo tho real
worth of tholr money In each: race.
The Blankonburg pacor, entered In
the Lincoln county daco, .won many
friends by Kb spirited performance
nnd neat gait. In tho handB of an ex
perienced tralnor tho pacor can devel
op much greater speed. The' running
racos wore as good as tho pacing and
trotting, In fact tho whole speed pro
gram was all that could be expected.
Tho motorcycle raco had flvo en
tries, and tho boys mado good time on
a soft dirt track. F. II. Hull, of Sld
noy, finished tho five miles first in G:40,
Rouhon Crock second and Fred An-f
dorson third. Hull wns an easy winner
by considerably over a lap.
Thoro wefo but three entries In tho
ten mllo auto raco, King Rilby of Osh
kosh driving a Buick. Minor Hinman
a Chalmers and E. M. Smith a stock
Marlon-IInndloy, Riley won in 13:15,
gaining nearly two laps on Hinman,
who was second, Smith taking third
placo Hinman drove a longer wheel
base than Riley nnd could not make the
turns on a soft dirt track as swiftly as
Riloy.
In tho slow auto raco E. M. Smith
won first and Honry Idding second;
Joe Knadjl took first in tho slow race
for Fords and Dr. Kcdfield second, and
in tho auto obstacle raco Max 'Von
Gbctz took first and Nealo Turpie
second.
DRY FEDERATION SECURES
RIG MAN FOR TALK
Secretary Strcltz, of tho Lincoln
county dry federation, received word
yesterday that Dr. Wm. D. Phifor, of
Denver, will bo hero .for a tnlk noxt
Sunday evoning. Dr. Phifor la a "big
gun" In tho prohibition ranks, nnd by
reason of his prominence and in or
der that as many as possiblo may hear
him, tho several churchos of the city
will unite in making it a union moot
ing and it will bo held at tho Keith
theatre at eight, o'clock.
As -Dr. Phlfer is a resident of Den
vor, It Is probable that In his talk
ho will tell his auditors about con
ditions in Colorado since prohibition
went into effect last January. The
Doctor comes recommonded as a vory
forclblo speaker, and ho is cortnin
to a'ttract an nudlcnco that will puck
tho theatre.
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Better Rabies Contest.
In the better babies contest held- in
connection with tho county fair, thirty-seven
boys and twonty-seven girls
woro examined. Helen Edwards,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jcsso Ed
wadds, of this- city, received tho high
est score, 08.5, and the boy receiving
tho highest score was Russell Gllnes,
son of E. S. Gllnes, also of this cfty;
whoso marking -was 97.5. Each of
thoso receiving a loving cup.
Tho seven girls receiving tho high
est Bcoro were: Helen Edwards 98.5,
Volma May Shappoll 98, Edna Bollo
Gilford 97, Minnie Irma Humphrey
97, Mary lone Stamp 97, Dora Ocstrich
9G, Lucillo Swopo 95.5.
Tho Boven boys scoring highest
were: Russell Eastman Gllnes 97.5,
James Lauren Bookman 97, Cleo Mor
ris Patterson 9G.5, Garden Benjamin
Layton 96.5, Keith LaVerno Soper 96,
Horaco Eugeno Crosby 96, Donald Ford
9G.
Each woro given a medal dqnatcd
by tho Woman'B Homo Companion.
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TniYclIng McnV Banco.
Tho commercial ambassadors who
make tholr headquarters in North
Platte woro hosts at a dancing party
glvea Saturday evening at Masonic
hall. Thirty-four couples woro pres
ent ami tho function was unanimously
pronounced ono of tho most enjoyable
over held in town. In fact tho pleas
ures of tho evening woro so many nnd
great that to satisry tho moro enthusi
astic tho hands of the clock were turn
ed backward for well a fow minutes,
anyway. Tho niuiic was splendid,
everybody was Jolly, thahosta" woro
courteous in tho oxtremo and tho re
freshments woro refreshing pray
then, why should not ovcrybody havo
had a good-time?-
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Qunll la Town
An unusual Bight waB witnessed on
tho lawn at tho Ray Longford resi
dence yestorday forenoon whon a
covoy of twony-flvo quail alighted and
made themsolvos "ut home" for a tlmo.
It Is not unusual to seo a single quail
in town, but 'not before had such a
largo covey been seen.
Tho Right Not to Laugh.
If ono woro to nccuso you of polsoa
Ing your grandmother you would pre
sumably amilo in unruffled fashion and
gp about your affairs without feeling
any imrdcii of nccusatlon'. But If ono
accused, you of lucking u senso of hu
mor you would first of nil resent it in
dignantly, and. furthermore, for an In
definite time to como you would oo
conscious of a deslro to dlsprovo the
chnrgo, scrutinizing anxiously every
phrase that might conceal some subtle
hidden test., emitting now nnd then
forced laugBs on suspicion. Perhaps
you boast your emancipation In mun.v
fields where public opinion customarily
rules. You wear n straw hut when
you nlcnso; you object to tho lnslgnis
of mourniugj you flaunt your readiness
to discuss any subject hi mixed com
pany; you do or do not servo butter at
four dinner table. Yet yon aro afraid
you may not laugh in tho right places.
Many n one who proclaims his right to
Individuality of opinion fenrs ai assert
an equally luallcnablo right not to
laugh. Deep In his heart he dreads the
withering uccusatlon that ho lacks a
senso of humor. Burgos Johnson In
Harper's Magazine.
Death and Life Masks.
In tho .preparation of death masks
tho usual method Is to cover tho face
of tho dead body "with oil nnd then ap
ply plaster of parls. Tho oil prdvonts
too closo adhesion to tho skin and
makes it possible to rcmovo tho plas
ter when it has hardened. A mold is
thus formed, Into which fresh plaster
Is poured. Tho resulting cast Is tho
death, mask. Death masks nro of
courso exact resemblances of tho faces
from which they nro made, and tholr
valuo is Impaired only by tho changes
of contour which may havo been caused
by death itself. Tho custom of taking
death masks is very nuclcnt and wide
spread ns well. Tho Romans, jnado
thorn of wax, tho Egyptians of thin
gold plate. A fow specimens havo been
found among tho American Indians.
Lifo musics nro similarly made, but
mobility of expression Is necessarily
fiucrlflcod. Now York Times,
Mr and Mrs. James Hurt who hnvn
been visiting relatives In Chicago for
sovorai wcoks, win return tho lattor
part of this weok.
Sunday School Elects Officers.
Tho Methodist Sunday school held
an election of offlcors Sunday after
noon as follows: Superintendent, C.
E. McLane; assistant Btiporlntondent,
Mrs. Wilson Tout; secretary, Russoll
Langford; assistant secretary, Carl
Harris; treasurer Miss Florenco Wll
cfbx; librarian, Miss Esthor Kolly;
nsslt&nnt librarian, ' Miss Beatrice
Ward; treasurer of tho Sunday school
building fund, Miss Marlon Cross; su
perintendent of tho cradle roll, Mrs.
Fred Rector; chorister, Miss Nolllo
Hartman; pianist, Miss Alta Derry
borry. ::o::
. Stnrt County Campaign.
Tho Lincoln county dry federation
will open a county "school houso cam
paign this -week. Tho first meeting
will bo hold at tho McNeel school
houso Octobor 6th, at the Platte Valley
school October 9th and at tho Ellis
school houso Octobor 12th. Other meet
ings "will bo announced later.
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Public Salo of Stock.
Chtv.. A. Wyman, living two miles
west of North Platte, iwlll havo a pub
lic salo Octobor lS'Ui, at which he will
offer twenty-three head of horses,
sixty head of cattle, forty hogs, nnd
a lot of farm implements and house
hold goods. 76-5
Why They Walk In Circles.
"If you wero lost in a desert or in a
forest and tried to find your way out,"
says a well known scientist, "you
would bo almost suro to walk in a
circle." This well known fact Is duo
to a slight inequality in tho length, of
tho legs. Careful measurements of a
series of BkoMons havo shown that
only 10 per cent had tho lower limbs
equal in length, 35 per cent -had the
right limb longer than tho left, while
In 55 per cent tho left limb was th6
longer.
Tho result of ono limb being longer
than tho other will naturnlly bo that a
person will unconsciously tako a longer
step with tho longer limb, and conse
quently will trend to tho right or loft,
according ns tho left or right leg is tho
longer. Tho left leg being moro fre
quently the longer, the inclination
should tnko placo moro frequently to
tho right than to the left, and this con
clusion is quite borne out by observa
tions made on n number of persoas
when walking blindfolded. Tho in
equality in tho length of limb is not
confined to any sex or race, but seems
to bo universal in all respects.
Julius Plzor will leave tomorrow for
Omaha to spend tho remainder of this
weok.
M. II. Davis, of tho Sutherland school
board, spent yesterday In tho city on
business.
Miss Sadlo Trovlllo loft Sunday ev
ening for Omaha to take instructions
In volco culture
Jamos Clinton will go to Omaha
this week to attend tho Ak-Sar-Ben
and visit friends.
Mrs. W. W. Groves, of Bayard, who
hfd beon visiting with-Mrs. J. W. Mc
Neel, left this morning. i
Mrs. Cordon of Paplllion arrived,
horo a fow days ago to visit hor sister
Mrs. John Ell for a weok or longer.
Mrs. Gcorgo Stiff, Mrs. E. Hespln
and Mrs. E. J. Eggabroad, of Gothen
burg, visited with Mrs. Guy Cover last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Starr aro en
Joying a visit from Mr. and Mrs. W
H. Star, of Overton, who camo last
week.
Charles Vaugh and Miss Florence
A. Stearns, both of this city, woro
granted a marriago llcenso Saturday
afternoon.
Courtesy In Business Pays.
In tho American Magazine is a story
by Fred C. Kelly to prove that cour
tesy in business pays. It has to do
with Gcorgo C Boldt, manager of the
Waldorf-Astoria in Now York city and
former manngcr of a Philadelphia hos
telry. "Ono night when all tho hotels in
Philadelphia were crowded and It was
almost imposslblo to obtnln a room a
man and his wifo drovo up to Boldt'fl
hotel and asked in a tono of despair 11
ho could not glvo them a placo to sleep.
"J Yes,' Boldt told them; 'you can
tako my room. Thnt'a all I have.'
"Tho next morning tho guest told
Boldt that a manngqr with Ills sense
of courtesy would bo nn assured suc
cess in n much larger hotel.
" 'And,' added tho guest, 'I'm willing
to provide you with tho hotel.' v
"Since then that sumo guest has in
vested many millions of dollars In ho
tels uudor Boldt's direction. The guesl
was William Waldorf Astor."
FOR EXCHANGE
610 acres grazing nnd farm land.
Want city property or small farm. ..
71tf O. n. THOELECKE.
Closing Out
Sale
, On account of our small
amount of room, we are closing
out our entire stock of Grocer
ies and Canned Goods
AT COST.
You will appreciate this sale
by coming in and pricing the
goods.
Show Cases and Fixtures all
go in.
FRUIT SEASON IS HERE.
Pint Jars 35 cents per dozen.
Quart Jnrs 45 cents per uozon
3-Quart Jars 55 cents por Doz
Thoso nt nhovo prico whilo
they last.
ECHELBERY
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One Naturally Feels Chagrined
to see his neighbors making improvements,
which are just as badly needed on his own
premises. The thing to do is to follow suit.
You'll feel better and' your property will be
benefitted. Keep pace with the improvement
of the day and see us for
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL
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Member Federal Reserve Bank System.
CAJPJTCAli AND SURPLUS:
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
STABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE
HAVE BEEN THE FACTOES IN THE GEO WITH OF THI8
BANE, AND THE SAME OAEEFUL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO
SMALL ACCOUNTS AS)IS GIVEN TO LARGE BALANCES.
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An Eye Catcher ,
Tonight and every other night you can
call attention from far and near to your
v business with an electric sign. Up and
down the street as far as you can see,
it will flash your message.
EDISON
MAZDA LAMPS
Tho 5 and 10 watt EDISON MAZDA Sign Lamps '
give from 40 to 65 per cent more light than the old
style carbon lamps nnd coat only one-half as much
to- operate.
Our sign expert will gladly tell you more about -,
this new economy, and explain how you can cot the .
best results from electric signr for your business. - '
North Platte Light & Power Co.
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