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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1916)
LOCAL AND 1'EIlSONAL William Powoll roturnod Wednes day nftornoon from Ognlalla. A Kodak, a glJu you know tlioy want. IlEXALLi DllUQ STORE. L. L, Walksr roturnod Wednesday evening from a butlnoco vlU In ScotUi Bluff. Mine Blanche Hunter will loave thli evening for Cfclar Falls to ipend a fortnight. EIlECTOrt at NWton's. 9G-3 MrB. H. I; Duhirry and daughtor liavo gone to Omaha to visit ralatlvoe lor a wook. t Mr. and Mrs. Ilonry Sudman, of Sarbon, arovlsIting thla week with lo cal friends, ' Miss Holon Sl.uart, of Loxlnglon, 1h expected horo Alonday to visit Miss Mario Black. Dr. Brook, Dentist, ovor Stone Drug Store. Elmer pallor loft Wodnosday ovon Jng forarroll, la., to opond a wook with hlBiniother. Mrs GCorgo McGinloy, of Ogalalla, Is Bpciullng u few days with Mr. and Mm. S. II. Carnoy. MrH, V. L. Zimmerman loft tho first of this wook for Scotts Bluff to spend a week or longor. WanteuVGlrl for general houso worlc. Best wagc and no washing Mrs. Charlos Whelan. 95-tf Mrs. B. F. Sundorland, who had been visiting In Lincoln for a week, ro turnod riomo a low- daya ago "A Murdorer til Bay" will bo tho tJtlo of tho chap'tor of Gloria's Ro mance at tho Kolth tonight. Candles, Huts, oranges, apples, In groat variety at Wilcox Dopnrtmejit BtOTO. . Joseph Oborfolddr and W. II. Miles, of Sidney, visited horo Wodnosday -whllo onroulo to 'Omaha on buslnosa. Lost Handbag containing money and Soars Itoobuck chock. FJndor ro turn to thlB offlco and recelvo' reward. Mr. and Mrs. Dill aro enjoying a visit Xronj tho luttor'fi mother who camo Wednesday morning from Chey enne. Miss Hoaslo Smith, who Is teaching In Horshoy, will como down this ev ening to spend two wookn with her parents. Mis. V. Vincent and chlldron camo a fow days ago to vkiiL hor paronts Mr. and .Mrs. L., L. Gray during tho holidays. ' , ' William Hoalsbn anil Kuba B. Lois tor, of Ilorahoy, wore granted a per mit to wed by County Judge French Wodnosday. John Lincoln, a student at tho Kear ney Normal, is expected horo tomor row to spond tho holidays with tho hoino folks, MIbb Cathorlno Johnson, who has boon attending school In Lincoln, will comu. homo Sunday morning to spond two weeks. Miss Murgarot McGinloy, of Koy etono, formorly of thlrf city, Is visit ing with Mrs. S H. Carnoy this Week whllo onrouto from Lincoln and Bur-woll. Mrs. Earl Wilson who was visit ing In Omaha and other point In onatorn Nebraska, rd'urncd home Wed nesday evening. Mrs. Osborno, of York, who spent iovoral month with her daughtor Mrs. George Brown, rill return homo Sunday morning. Mrs. A. .7 Neflle of SUipletoii, who had been visiting her daughter Mrs. Herbert Duke, left Wednoedny after noon for Konntfly. ' Boys look for, Uie BRECT'OR'-' Show at Newton's Saturday. 9G-3 Mr. and Mr8 Andy MoGovorn, of Brady, will afrjvo hro tomorrow to spond tho hoII(Ji? with Uio Marti and Donolson fanilnoH Mr and. Mrs. Oscar Smith, of Omaha, ar0 oxpootod horo tlita wook to vlalt tho formor's paronts, Mr, and Mrs." J. I. Smith, for a w.Cek. W. F. Wlllglng, of Dubuque, la., ar rived hero, yotlrorday morning and hae accepted a position as watah repalror In tho Austin Jewelry store. Mrs. Bockton, who had boon em ployed at tho Wilcox storo for sovoral months, resigned Saturday and left yesterday aftornoon for Chicago. Ted Boguo will arrive horo this ev onlng from tho sEato university and will assist In Wa Llork-Sandall gro cory during Ills two weeks' vacation. Claronco McCabo and sister Miss Mnrlo McCabe, who aro students at Ndaro Damo unlvorslty, arrived home this wook to spond tho holiday vaca tion. Miss Eaima B. Smith, principal of tho Lincoln school, will leave thla ev ening for Farloy, Iowa, where sho will spend tho holiday vacation with rela tives. C. S. Wilson, of Hot Springs, S. D., roprcsontatlvo of tho Yeoman lodgo thoro, visited with W. J. TUoy this weok whllo onrouto west lo aottlo a claim, Mrs. Iona Naylor, of Chadron, atato wardon of tho Robokah assombly, spent, tho first of thla wook visiting Mrs. W. V. Hoagland, Aire. E. S. Davlo and other members of tho Itobokah lodgo. Tho Christmas program at tho Kolth will bo tho FIn0 Arta drama, "Tho Lltllo School Ma'am" wil.li Dorothy GlHh and tho KpyBtono Comedy "Ilia Wild Oats," with Ford, Storllng aa .the fun maker. . Phono ub your ordor for Xmos Clgana. Wo hnvo thorn, all kinds. Largest rt.ock of pipes in tho city ?6c to '$'10.00. Wo will deliver Xmaa Day. H'. A. D. SMOKE HOUSE, Opposite Dopot, Phono Black 172 ' Word was received morning by local frlondea of Ex-mnyor P. S. Hoacock City, father of Mlsa Ruth Neacock who recontly terminated a visit of ornl weeks with Mosdnmoe Earl Ham ilton and N, E. Buckley. Wcdneaday of thfyllcrJlh ock jm-Falls An Appropriate Chrlslinns Present. In giving a Christmas present wh) not gho ono (hat will give (ho great-1 est comfort and pleasure, and what' cnii gho more comfort and pleasure lit n (line when (hey are needed (liani an Insurance policy pnynltlo to (ho wife I and children? Kspcclnlly Is this (rue of J our (10 Year Inslallmcnt Endowment Policy, Dial not only prolecls (lie fam ily during (lie period of life (hat Ihcy need protection, hut If you live llirniigli (hat period (lie same money (lint you have paid for (his prolecdon comox hack (o you at ago (10 In (lie form of, a Having ncconn(, which assures you1 maintenance In your old age. Why not call today and lot us ex plain (his policy In detail I'lniJITY.ItKSKKVK COMPANY, , Phono 55), L Ot 0. K. Bldg. Prcsbylorlnn Program. m Tho Presbyterian Sunday school vlll have a Christmas Iroo at tho church nt 7H5 this evening. Tho tree will bo llghlted, and n short program rondorod but no gl3.s distributed. It will bo a giving rather than receiving Christmas for tho school. Gifts suit able for tho poor and suffering both nt homo and abroad will b0 brought by tho scholar and turned ovor to a coramJLteo who will later distribute them. Sunday at ton o'clock the regular Chrlstmna exorcises will be held I" tha auditorium of tho church. Those exercises will consist of ongs and recitations and thoro will bo a repre sentation of Itho manger in which the Christ child was born. Contribute Christmas Box. Through tho efforts of W. R. Hod shlro and other members of the local camp of th0 Spanish War Veterans fifty-two dollars were secured to de fray Itho exponso of a Christmas box to members of Company E on the Mex ican bordor. This sum was expended for, cigars, confections, tobacco - and other articles which are not down on tho Christmas bill of fare furnished by Undo Sam to his soldlor boys. This box was shipped by express Tuesday to Llano Grande, Texas. A number of other boxes were ahlp- pod hy relatives and friends of Com pany E, and .accompanying the boxes woro. tho hearty good ".wishes for a "Merry Christmas." ::o:: Methodist Sunday School. Tho Christmas exercises ot the Meth odist Sunday school i will be held-In tho baaomont of tho Presbyterian church Sunday morning, commencing at ton o'clock. Treats wjl! trlbuted but thora will bo no tree. A program of songs and recitation ap propriate to Christmas will be rendered. o: LIERK-SANDALL COMPANY, The Store that Strives to Please in Quality and Service. 9F.TERAL 3IEN IXJTJREB IN A WRECK AT GOTHEXBUKS Mrs. Tolltz has sold hor 480 acres ot laud south of Horshoy to O. W. Fow lor, luto of Kansas, and has moved to town, Tho purchaaor Is a brother of John and Gobrgo Fowler, who llvo southwest ot town. Thoro aro nbout ono hundrod acres of cultlvatablo land In tho tract, tho icmalndor grazing land. A happy Christmas thought T&L O X) J&l ISfsL Tho gift that adds to the good times nt 'the moment; that indoors and out gives zest to tho merry making AND THEN prcsorves the happy picture story of all that ejocs to make the day a merry one. Our storo is alive with Christmas suggestions. - Everything photographiceverything up-to'date. REX ALL DRUG STORE PHONE NOS 4. Christmas at Church of Our Savtwir. Sunday morning Holy Commntrton 8 o'clock; morning service 11 o'clock. Tho Christmas choral celebration, Ut which wo Invito all, will be held ae usual at midnight on Sunday, Wgh- nlnu at 11:15 and lasting for dqe hour. :t: Dwtln Farnum will appear at Ui Kolth Saturday afternoon and eve- In "Bon Illalr," Bon Blair, tho boy a quivering, Horror-stricken mite of hn manUy, alone on tho prairie, cringing with fear of n brutal father, while overhead, tho sky glowing red In rc llcctlon of his homo fast Grumbling to ashes, and tho grave ot hla only friend his mother. Then Bon Ulalr the man strong, determined and resourcoful as only Duatln Farnnm can doplct him, a wonderful lllustrnl Ion of tho man who tights llfo's battles nlono, and who has tho couirago of hla conviction. "Hon Blair" la a play unusual In It skillful contrasts of life on tho prnlrla and on Broadway. Tho "Bon Dlalrti" of real life will loud a wonderful coun terpart In this Bon Blair of tho creon. Prof. O. W- Nonlo, formerly of this city nnd lulter a teaohor In tho state normal at Koarnoy, Is no-,v director of tho rural dopartmont of tho state nor mal school at Stevens Point, Win., and reports say that he Is morotthnn "mak lnc good." Wo nor Kind to loarn df Mr. Noalo's buocosh. Tho Trlbuno wishes eaoh of Its sov eral thousand rondorB a Merry Christ mas. May your "stocking" uo won filled with articles you roally dostro; may Uho day bo full of sunshine, und may your giving bring you moro hap pliKJss than our receiving. Thoso whOfToad. "Tho Blue E;n volopo" ns It ran sorlally In tho Woman' sllomo Companion roconUy, will bo Interested to know that it will bo presented on tho screen nt tjio Orystal Christmas night. Lillian WaU? or 'takes tho part of Lesllo Brannan. Evorythlng in tho vogotnblo lino for your Christmas dinner will bo found at our storo. Como and aoo our lino and you aro cortaln to mako pur chases. LIERK-SANDALL CQ. Notlco Thft cement block building nt Eighth and Locust streots formorly occupied by tho North Platto General Hospital will horcaftor bo known na tho North ern Building. 07-2 E. LINDBLAD. TWo eaatbound freight trains col- HdeiD at Gothenburg at nine o'clock Tuasdny evening- and sevecal be dtH-LgtaeJjirujji who wore on their way to the South Omaha market were serious ly injured. The engine of tho second uratn struck the caboose of the train ahead where several of the men were sleeping. The caboose caught fire and was completely destroyed. Three of the Injured men were broughb to the City Hospital where they were giv en attention. They are O. V. Stock ham, age sixty-four, a farmer of Sedgewlck, Colo, who "tvos thrown out of fh eabooae and Injured on the back, left ankle and left temple. His wife w Informed" of tho accidont and was xpeat&l Kero yesterday. John Dono van, age forty, of 1033 Fox street, Den ver, was thrown among the wreckage and sustained a sprained back, lacera- tlona on the loft temple and briulses on the right limb. Word has been sent to hla mdther who resides In Sacramento, Wllbor Koll, age thlrty-t.wo a stock- man of Blanco, Colo., who was caught botjrcoh tho engine and a irofrlgcrator car when tho caboose- caught fire, waa burned on the right hip and both limbs were burned, almost to tho knee. His mother and brother arrived hero from Fullorton Wednesday morning and his wife was oxpectcd from Blanco yester day. ::o:: Mrs. Louis Llpshltz and children left today f"? Omaha where they will visit relatives for ten days. A number of local people have been disappointed this week when tho dally papers did not arrive until lo,te In tho afternoon. Postmaster McEvoy wishes to state that It Is due to the delay of the trains which have been running from ono to cn hours late for ten days. Frank Plank Went 'to North Platto Mopday morning, returning In the ev ening with his son Einll, who for. tho last thre0 weeks had been at a hbspltal where ho had an operation for ap pendicitis. Gothenburg TImes? Mrs. Browning, ot Tacoma, Wash., and Mlsa Margaret Amen, of Hastings, left last evening for HasUngs. after visiting at the, Gettmari' ltome for sev eral weeks. ' " - Vry Anolent Warfares. At tho beginning ot tho Chlno-Jnp. ancao war ono of our military attaches Attended a Chlneso review. A Chlncso regiment took tho field nnd went through a curious performance. They carried long bnmboo fishing rod things, nnd with these they rushed at ono an other, yelling wildly nud making very queer gestures and griinnces. "What's tho,ganio?" asked our at tache "This jroglniont," a Chinese general answered, "is ono of our oldest. It is now practising a form of assault which dates from prehistoric times. The Idea is to trip tho enemy with tho long wand, throw wntcr in his faeo nnd in his bewilderment at this extraordi nary treutment to cut off his head." First In Something. According to their own account, tho children wero first In something at school. Ono waa first In reading, nn other in .arithmetic, another in sports. Bortlo nlono remained silent HVell, Bertie, how nbout you?" his undo uekod. "Aren't you first in any thing?" "Yes," enld honest Bertloj "I am first out of tho building when tho bell rings." Now "York Times. HUtory Repeats. Two men were ouco talking over their respective sons' careers nt col lege, nnd ono remarked; "Well, I sometimes feel llko saying, ns did Anron in tho wilderness, 'Re hold, I poured In tho gold nnd thcro camo out this calf.' "Now York Amcr-lean. Christmas Money for the Future. Wouldn't it be a pleasant thing to know that your loved ones would always be provided with Christmas money after you are no more? The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company will write you such a contract that will provide for the payment of $50.00 or more each and every Christmas as long as they live (20 years guaranteed.)- The cost is very small and becomes less every year. Rates for women same as men. For full particulars call or write ' J. H. HEGARTY, Local Representative. . McCabe Building,, North Platte, Nebraska. 1 Phones 90 and Black 400. C 11111 We Sell But Few Loads of Lumber For Christmas Gifts But you couldn't give your good wife or family a better gift, than your promise to build a new home for them in the spring. Try it this Christmas and see how delighted they'll be, and when the spring time comes, see us for Lumber and Building Material. Coates Lumber & Coal Co. North Platte, Nebr.