THIRTY-FIRST YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JANUARY 5. 1917.
No. 102
KKXKST afcCOKK SENTENCED
FOR STEALING A 3IULK
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Ernest McCord appeared boforo
Judgo Grimes yosterday afternoon
and pleading guilty to the charge of
stealing a mule, was glvgn an lndc
tornilnato sentenco of from ono to ten
years In tho penltentlnr'. Last Friday
McCord was arraigned In th0 county
court and pleaded guilty to stealing
a mulo from his brother-in-law" "Wil
liam Wilson who lives near Suther
land. Tho theft occurred on Decem
ber 18th, and a wool: lator he sold tho
animal to Maurice Fowler, but tho
animal was recovered a few hours lat
er and McCord was nrrostod the same
day. Tho evidence against McCord was
80 plain that he know that It was use
less to plead otherwise than guilty.
It Is said ho Btolo and sold tho mule
in order to secur0 funds to release his! Motcalfo, of Omaha, as his private aec-
Charles Llork was oil duty at his
placo of business for sevoral days on
account of tonsllotls.
City Attorney J. T. Koofo returned
Wednesday from Sioux City, where ho
visited frlonds for two wooks.
Miss Ruth Stroltz roturnod to Lin
coln this morning after having spent
Mil) holiday vacation' with hor par
ents. Lost On the stroots last evening
an Elk pin, with "wlfo of an Elk" en
graved thereon. Finder return to this
office and rocolvc rovvard.
Mr. and MiV Louis Dorr and family
ofC Evanston, Wyo., former residents
hero, loft Wednesday ovenlng after
visiting relatives for two weeks.
Governor Neville has solectod Lee
automobllo, which was being help nt a
local garage for a repair bill.
1VI11 Uso City Water
Tho Union Pacific company has en
tered Into a contract with the city to
havo tho water needed ot tho round
house supplied by th0 city plant, and
to this end av six-inch main Is being
laid from west Ninth street to tho
round house, a distance of 1500 feet.
This change is made. for the reason
that tho city water, contains les3 sol
idsthan the water from the company
"wells, and further, tho company
pumps arc not sufficiently heavy to
drawtho wator from tho wells and
give the required pressure at the round
house.
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Mr. andi Mrs. Isaac Selby and
daughter, who had been visiting In
Chicago for ten days, returned home
yesterday.
rotary. He Is a son of "Dtok" Mot
calfo, tho veteran nowepapor man.
For Sale About 70 acres between
rlvors, 2 miles from, town. Fine for
dairy or poultry. Fair Improvomonta;
$3000, part time. C. W. McGrew, North
Platte. ' , 102-3
Mrs. York Hlnman and daughtor
Dorothy went to Fremont yesterday
to atteml tho funorai of the lato Minor
Hlnman, an undo" of tho Hlnman boys
of this city.
Weather forecast for North Platte
and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sat
urday, warmer Saturday. Highest
temperature yesterday 39, a year ago
43; lowost last night 18. a yoar ago 7.
During! this snow and wot woathor
you need overshoes for yourself and
tho balance of tho family. Buy them
now at summer prices during The
Leader Mercantile Co.'s sale, and save
yourself some money.
Tho Platto valley beot growers' as
sociation will hoi d a meeting at Hor
shoy this attornoon. Messrs. Sccberg
or Thoolccke, Bard and probably oth
ers from town will attend.
Ralph Aldon rotumed to Aurora,
I1U, Wednesday after spondlng tho
holidays with his paronts Mr. and Mrs.
W. 'T. Aldon. Enrouto ho will visit In
Lincoln.
Paul Koch and tho two Mortln boys,
of Horshoy, hnj a honrlng Wednesday
on tho chargo of assaulting Ed Brown,
of tho same place. They pleaded not
guilty and thc hearing mnB sot for to
morrow. i
For Sale Sovoral good Roland
China Boars. Inqulro of W. W. Birgo.
W .0. Fowler, lato of Kansas, who
racontly .purchased tho Telltz farm of
480 acros south of Sutherland, 'has
purchased the other qunrtor of tho
samo section, forinorly owned by L. E.
Roach, thus making him a full sec-'
tion. .
All sorts of big bargains aro now to
b0 had at Tho Loader Morcantllo Co.'s
storo during clearanco In Hosiery for
tho wholo family. You will not find
wnr time prices on Hosiery.
Thoro Is no bottor tlnie than now to
fit tho wholo family In winter under
wear. You can afford to buy and lay
away for next winter during tho salo
at Tho Leader Morcantllo Co. Under
wear is being sold at old timo prlcos,
loss tho big special discount during
tho Cloaranco Salo. In some Instances
you almost got two buUs for the price
of ono.
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,ron KENT
Three room modern steam healed
'flat, close In, rent reasonable.
BKATT, GOODMAN & BUCKLEY.
GOVERNOR NEVILLE TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
KcHh Neville, 'of this city? took the
oatli of offlco and was formally Inaug
urated ob governor of Nebraska yostor
uay.'Tho oath of offlco was takon nvhllo
tho Joglslaturo convened In Joint sos
BloiPnnd' was administered by Chiof
Justice Morrlssoy. Tho houso chain
bor wag crowded to the limit bylntor
eatcd spectators. Following tho oath
of offlco Governor Novlllo rend his In
augural address, which was listened to
wlji much Intoroat, especially that
liart whtoh rolatod to tho onforcc
mont of tho prohibitory nmondmont.
The governor suggested .thirteen moaa
uros to enforce prohibition, nnnioly:
Strict regulation of drug storos.
HgcliiBlon from tho state ot bovor
agojof Inforlor quality or containing
harmful Ingrodlonts; additional chem
ists, needed In this work.
Drinking clubs to bo prohibited.
Penalty for'itolo to fall on landlords
ns atoll as tonants.
WATCH WAIT
OUR ELEVENTH
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annual
January
Sale
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WILL TAKE PLACE SOON
OUR USUAL SALE WITH UNUSUAL PRICES!
Even with the advance in prices, we are still to have
a real sale. As always, we bought much new mer
chandise which hasn't all arrived, consequently de-;
lays our sale. Watch for our bills which will be out
soon. Read them carefully. Real values as always.
Watch this space, we will tell you
more about it.
E.T. Tramp & Sons
Drn
.' Common carriers to make monthly
reports of linuor handled.
Municipalities to bo glvon powo,r to
mako. law effective.
PJanta manufacturing bovoragos to
bo strictly regulated. 1
A'mplo appropriation to enforco pro
hibition amendment.
Greater power for governor over 7o
cal officers.
Other recommendations by (Govern
or Novlllo aro:
Establishment pf liubltclty bureau.
Slate and national officers to bo nom.
Inated by petition county officers at
primary.
Qitadrtonnlal elections, state and na.
tlotial alternating,
School officers on non-partlBan bal
lot
Encouragement for Irrigation.
Commission without pay to build
stato house piecemeal. t
Support for National Guard.
Contlnuanco or supremo court com-
t . i -Sl.. . .
consolidation of hotel, anu,ioouue
partments. ' '
Good roads, with slatc body to nd-
vlso county authorities.
Amendment of workmen's compen
sation law.
Development of water powor.
Economy In expenditures.
Theda Bara with Claire Whitney, Stuart Holmes and
William H. Tooker will be seen at the Crystal tonight in a
master picture reviving a play that has been witnessed by
thousands, East Lynne . The scenario was prepared by
Mary Murillo and she has given it a modernized, American
version of the story. 10c and 20c.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS
TAKE UP THEIIt WORK.
Local Station Scores High.
During tho past season an experi
ment was conducted by tho United
States Dopartmont of Agriculture and
various Experiment Stations In which
cloven varieties of spring wheat wore
tested at eleven stations In tho Great
Plains Area, from Toras to tho Cannd
lan border. Tho tabulated results
show that th0 nvorago yield of tho
oloven varieties at tho olovon stations
was 12.1 bushels per aero. Tho avor
ago yield of tho eleven varltlca at North
Platto was 1C.5. Only two stations
secured1 as high yjold as tho North
Platto Substation. Those two aro
distinctly spring wheat regions
North Dakota and Montana.
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Will Put Up antes.
In ordor to Insure greater safety at
tho Locust street crossing tho Union
Pacific will Install pneumatic boll
gates. For a couplo of yo$ra tho com
pany requlrod all tralns'to como to a
dead stop before passing tho crossing.
but this was found to bo not only In
convenient but oxponslvo. Tho pnou
inatlo gates woro thoreforo decided
upon, and they will be Installed Immed
iately: Gates of this class wor0 used
a number of years ago, but did not
provo satisfactory.
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Joint Installation.
Following tho dinner which tho W,
R. C. will servo at tho I. O. O. F. hall
at 12:30 tomorrow, Joint Installation
of tho W. It. C. and tho O. A. R. of
fleers will bo hold.
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"KATZEN JAMMER PICNIC"
Auspices of the Episcopal Guild, Keith Theatre,
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 16th and 1 7th
New Songs!
Fine Specialties!
175 PEOPLE! New Dances!
Prices 75 and 50 Cents.
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The nowly elected offfclals of Lin
coln jcou'nty ontered upon thoir duties
yoatordayiaftonioon. Those officials
aroS.M."Soudor county. trea,sjiT0r,
A. S. Allen county cl.orlc and J. S
Koch county commissioner and P. R.
Halllgau county attorney, all tho
othor officials having boon rc-olectcd
oxcopt Commissioner Springer mhoso
term has not expired.
Messrs. Soudora and Allen enter up
on work with which thoy aro thorough
ly conversant, both having boon depu
ties In tho respective office thoy now
fill. Tills being truo tho work In those
offices will proceod without a hitch,
and tho business will run ns smoothly,
as boforo tho clvingo occurred.
Commissioner Koch la now to of
ficial work, but ho Is a thorough busi
ness man and will roadlly "get on to
tho ropes." Ho Is ono o tho early
Bottlom In tho section south of Hor
shoy whoro ho owns a largo and woll
CITY ANT) COUNTY NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. John Strahorn loft
Tuesday afternoon for Donver to Bpenj
a week or longer.
..'.Alias "Esther Hogsottnf' Accepted
afioHiUotTaa pianist; In athe orchestra
at tho Kolth thoatro.
J. G. Hartcr left Tuesday evening
for Omaha whoro ho was called Uy tho
Illness of a rolatlva
F, W. Ilonnlnghauscn returned tho
llrst of tho iwook from a vsllt'wlth rol-'
atlvca In Wisconsin.
J. D. Hayes, of Omaha, who has
boon visiting nt tho Gcorgo . Austin
homo, will leav this week.
Mrs. Gus Anderson loft a fow days
ago for Horshoy whoro she will visit
lior daughtor for a wook. J '
Mrs. Harry Dybqo and children loft
Tuesday afternoon for Grand Island to
spend a week with relatives. .
Miss Vera Carter, of Tryon, camo
stocked cattlo ranch, and IiIb success ' lloro tho flrst of 1,10 wo v8lt tho
In llfo Is ovldonco of his business. niiuor anu Airs, miancs riglio.
ability. Fred Glnn, who had been vlaltlng
County Attornoy Halllgan will office Ills family for ten days iroturnod
block on Front stroot, and Btarts In to
day to get a lino on tho state cases that
will comb up for trial at tho Fobru-
ary .iorm of court, among "which will
bo tho Roberts murdor case. Attor
ney Halllgan Is Just homo from tho
Mexican bordor, whoro ho was sta
tioned for sovoral months.
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Wanted Dining room girl and ox-
pcriencod kitchen woman to holp cook
at tho Owl Cafo.
"Tho Heart of a Hero," a 6-part
story of Revolutionary war times and
especially of the llfo of Nathan Hale
will bo shown at tho Crystal Saturday
night. Nathan Hale Is a character you
aro all familiar with yet you really do
not know him or tho deeds ho perform
ed until you havo soon this characteri
zation of him by Robort Warwick,
This story will bo IntonBoly lntorost-
ing to all tho boys and girls who aro
studying history and It Is our opinion
thoy will got a lxfttor Idea of tho times
dopltetod than In a number of history
lossons. Your children will nljvays
bo thankful If you tako thorn to boo
It and you, yourself, will onjoy It as
much as thoy, Rogular price lPc and
lGc.
NURSE BROWN MEMORIAL
HOMEOPATHIC IIOSITPAL
Tho llfo of this institution comos
through tho successful uso of tho truo
and tried Homeopathic romouy: notn
lng healing moro quickly, moro easily,
moro pormanontly.
lloro Is a hospital that Is making 1U
solf known by good tobhiUb In Major
and Minor Surgery, and which Is the
Homo of Orlflcial Surgery witli nc
comnllshmonts that no othor system
can daro challongo In tho treatmont of
acuta and chronic dlsoasos.
1008 West Hh St. North Platte Nofc.
Jolim S. TwlBom, J& I)
to Durnngo. Col., Tuesday aftornoon.
Miss Holon Cros3. iwho visited her
parents during tho holidays, has re
turned to hor school near Sutherland.
Carl Nicholarson, of Lexington, who
was visiting with Angus McLano and
William StratiBB, has returned homo.
Earl Barhart, who was thrown from
a horso sovoral weeks ago and sus
tained o broken anklo, was ablo to
resuaiio work yosterday morning'.
Evory winter cap In tho houso to bo
sold. Wo havo thorn to fit tho man and
tho boy, all to go ut Bmiiimor prices
during tho salo 'at Tho Leader Mor
cantllo Co. ,
With tonight's chapter of "Gloria's
Romanco" will bo Bhown tho B-nart
featuro from Kipling's atqry,x "Tho
Light that Failed," as acted by Robort
Edeson and Joho Collins.1
Dr. W. T. Prltchard loft Wednesday
night for Lincoln to attond tho Inaug
uration of Governor Novlllo and to
look aftor matters portalning . to tho
Btato offlco to which ho has "0011 ap
pointed.
Shorlft Salisbury wont ,-to Omaha.
Wednesday night to bring back Ernest
Stjuiii against whom a complaint has
boon illod for obtaining a sult-df clothos
from tho Star clothing Iioubo undor
mlsroprct ontatlons.
Katzonjummor Picnic makes things
buzz.
W. H, Johnston, a former North
Platto'rcsldont who has lived In. Color
ado for tho past thirteen yoars, is
spending this wook. . visiting tfrlonds
la town. Ho has closed out bis busi
ness In Cqlorado and la onrouto to
Omaha, whoro ho may' concludo to
locate.