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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1917)
,4, Blueses for Every Occasion Plain Tailored and FancBlouses are one of the most essential parls of the well dressed woman of tdday. We have the m season's latest, most stylish blouses, Fancy Silk Blouses. Everything in the Voiles and Organdies;,, beautiful combina tions of laces and embroideries, and besides the style and beauty of this large assortment of blouses, they fit every figure. Surely you can make a very satisfactory selection. Prices ranging from 8e to $6.50 .t; t RAMP & SONS. T Glasses are becoming to people when properly se lected and fitted. If you are not pleased yith the appearance , of your present glasses call at our optical de partment. Our business is to properly correct errors of refraction and properly fit frames and lens to your individual requirements. DIXON, THE JEWELER REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST. A Bottle and a Message By F. A. MITCHEL 9 DR. 0. H. CRESSLEK, Graduate Dentist Office over the McOonnld State Bunk. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Ear Corn for sale 1203 North Lo cust, Phono Bk. 4G0. 11-2 Charlie Chaplin in "Easy Street" at the Keith tomorrow night. Miss Marian Lawson spent Sunday -with friends in Sutherland. Dr. Morrill, Dentist. P. D. Bakor and son of Wallace, are spending this week in town. Mrs Nellie Dick, who wa3 taken violently ill last week is improving. For quick action and sn!isfaciosy sulo list your land with Thoeleckc. tf William Hodshlro returned Satur day evening from a buslnoss trip to Oklahoma. f Wanted A housekeeper in a farm homo with two male occupants. Phone 784F011. Wagner Bros. 11-4 Missos Katie Miloe, Ruth Wlnget, and Iva Mills spent Sunday in Suth erland with the latter's aunt. About two Indies of snow fell Sat urday night and Sunday, adding two tenths of an inch of moisture to that already in tli0 ground. Mrs. C. R. Meyers and chldren leave today for Storling!, Colo., to make their home. Mr. Meyer having been transferred to that place. Landgraf & Hoga, paintors, decor ators and paper hangers, havo re ceivdj their sample books of 1917 wall papers. Call Black 692 or Black 570! and the samples will bo shown you at your home. 7-4 Somo farmers say their wheat Holds look very sick; whilo others say their fields look very good. Thaws and freezes during the winter has injured the stand to some extent probably, butj ,g to cut dow1 tno COHt A thlrty-alx W. H. McDonald, who Is a mem ber of tho legislative committee of tho state bankers' association, left for Omaha last night to attend a meet ing of tho committee, lie will visit Lincoln before returning. When tired or worn out send your washing to tho North Platte Laundry. Phono 113. 8tf W. V. Iloagland left yesterday to vlsjlt Odd Follow'a ledges at Norfolk, Ponca, Omaha and Lincoln. At- Ponca he will attend tho northeastorn Ne braska convention of twenty-flvo lod ges which is being hold there this week. A solid train of fifty flat cars load ed with Bulck automobiles enrouto to Loa Angoles, passed through tho lat tor part of last week. The automobiles were covered with canvass to protect thorn from the weather and cinders from tho engine, and wore trans ported on flat cara on acount of the scarcity of box cars. John E. Evans has purchsacd the houso on the corner of Third and Lociuet formerly owned by Maurico Fowler and will romove It olthcr to the rear end of his lots or else buy a lot and remove It thereto. It will be removed iuorcd to make room for tho apartment house whlsh will bo erected by B. M. Reynolds. Work on tho lat ter will bogin in tho immediate future. Tho Darktown Minstrels given at lllgh School auditorium Friday even ing by tho class of 191S was given a liberal patronage and a sum of sevon-ty-flvo dollars netted which will bo used to furnish a banquet to the class of 1917. Loren. Hastings acted as in terlocutor and tho ond nion woro Messrs. Oman and Sludor. Their sketches, Jokos and costumes wore vorv original and brought fourth much applause. Considerable opposition to cut ting down the width of residence streets to thirty-six feet in proposed paving districts is developing among property ownors. On Fourth street tho majority of the property owners seom to favor tho wide street. Tho real object in narrowing tho stroets It Is yet too early to cry. Tho Trlbuno's weather bureau pre dicts an early thaw which will fill tho low places witli water from tho ground and tho Icq and snow and make travel In tho hills rathor discomfiting. Wo are nrettv certain to have bad roads In comes. foot street will cost tho owner of a Jack Crisp spent tho weok end on business in Ogalalla, Mis3 Illldogarde Clinton will leave today for Omaha and Lincoln whoro she will visit friends for a fortnight, A number of noighbors and friends tendored Mrs. Anna McLano a sur prise party Saturday afternoon at Uio home of her daughter Mrs. Joseph Schwaigr. Mrs. Anna McLano left Sunday ov erling for Cozad and other eastern towns to visit relatives for1 some time. Judge J. W. Eller, of Tryon,, trans acted business in town this weok. Frank II. Whyte yoaterday pur chaacd tho W. P. Collins residence on Second street together with most of tho furniture. Mr. and Mrs. Collins will leavy some time between now and April first for southern Califor nia, whoro they will mako their future home. Don't forget tho big sale of .women's latest styfe dresses in wool and sorgo materials, all sizes, and the most wanted colors. Sale starts this morn. Ing at Tho Loader Mercantile Co.'s Lato arrivals and all must go. All tho up to $22.50 drosses at $12.35; all tho up to $18.00 dresses at $9.85; all tho up to $14 drosses at $7.05. Don't put off coming as they will all bo gone soon. Miss Cnthorino Sullivan and Mrs. Williams, of Grand Island, cam Suai 'day ovonlng to visit the former's sis ter, Mr. Herman Slouthor for a weok. Mrs. Herman Sleuthor will ontortain a number of young ladlos at an In formal party this evening in honor of Miss Catherine Sullivan nnd Mrs. Wil liams of Grand Island. For Salo or Trade My rosldenco proporty at tho corner of Maple and B streots. Sovon rooms and modoin ex cept heat. Phono Rod C10. 11-3 WM. MORRIS. Just yostorday morning wo received direct from tho makors about forty womon's high gradjj dressos, every ono of thorn tho vory latest stylo and color. Most of tho lot straight lino and ploated stylos. Those dressos should havo roach ed us In Decombor, and to close out tho lot quickly wo are going to slash tho pricos and sell CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Tho Mothers' club will not hold tholr bi-monthly meetings during LcnL Tho AK Chapter P. E. O. will meet Wednesday nftomoon with Mrs. Geo. Prosser. Mrsi Robort Arnold will entertain tho Eldeen olub on Wednesday after noon. Tho club Novlta will bo entertained at h'oi homo of Mrs. O. H. Thoolccko tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Frank Whlto entertained a number of friondi vory pleasantly Friday evening at a dinner. Mrs. Julius Plzor entertained, a fow ladles nt a luncheon Friday after noon complimentary to Mrs. E. A, Garlichs. games wero played. Mrs. Sam Kellog, of Porcivnl la., and Mtb. Baker of Detroit wcr0 out-of-town guests. As sisting In sorvlng weto Misses Ihucol Bnrbor, Cnthorino Hall, Hildegardo Clinton and Georgian McKay. Ono hundred ladles will be entertained nt a luncheon this afternoon. Tin: wiND-ur'or'wAu NOT YKT IN SIGHT Tho earl of Derby, in a speech ' In London Saturday predicted the war would bo long continued nnd grow In intonslty and blttornoss with tho critical porlod months nhond. British shipping amounting to 7,485 ton8 wis reported sunk Saturday as th0 result of Gorman blockade mcus uros. Throe of the four stoainora sunk, tho Quconswood, 2,701 tons; Marlon Dawson, 2,300 tons, and Mnrlo Leon- Thq Et-A-Vlrp club has decided to hardt, 1.4G8 tons, wore presumably dlscontlnuo meetings during Lent and' subinarln0 victims. Tho fourth, the on aIicII 11th will hold the opening Lady Ann of 1,010 toiiB,wns sunk by a spring Uucettng. i mine. Gorman 'reports attribute mnrk- A !L,1.n,. OI,lu ,n ntnrlnlii.! 1 BMCC08B to UlO OpOrutlOllB Of illdl- od tho latter part of last week at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Win, Baskins. Tho evening was pleasantly spent In music and games. Tho first of u Bcrles of afternoon parties was hold at the Pattorson homo yestorday when Mrs. T. C. Pat torson, Mrs. Edith Gantt, Misses Edith Pattorson and Ailocn Gantt ontcTtain el fifty ladies at cards. Tho decora tions wore in the national colors, red nnd whlta carnations and small ilags bolng used. Tho place curds wero sug gestive of Washington's birthday and sniall ilags wero used in decorating tho tables and desserts. Progrosslvo vldual U-boats Within tho last few days. Ono submarlno, It Is announced, sank 50,000 tons of shipping In twonty four hours, whilo nnothor averaged 7,000 tons a day for ilvo days. ;:o:: Notice to Public. As Saturday night nnd pay day nover como for somo pcoplo I hnvo de cided that in order to givo every ono a squaro deal to do an nl30lutoly cash business. So don't ask for credit nnd you won't bo refused. 9-2 YORK FEED STORE. : ;o: : Men's Sweator salo at Tho Lead or Mercantile Co.'s store. All must go, and have mndo price to move thorn. sixty-six foot lot ninety dollars less! all tho $20 and $22.50 grades at $12.35; I than, will a forty-six foot street, or a all tho $15 to $18 grades at $9.85; all saving of $720 to tho block. : ;o: : tho $12.50 and $14 grndos go nt $7.05; bIzoh run from sixteen to forty-two. This Is an opportunity to get two Come For Sale Uargo frame barn at 102 Wost 3d dresses for tho price of ono. tho valloy when this thaw street. Must bo sold at once. Inquire early becuuso they will not last long, of B, M. ueynoius or pnono uuu ooo. ai tiio Lenuer .Mercantile uo. on EBJjROTHERS A convertible sedan such as you would expect from Dodge Brothers. A pleasing com bination of smartness and comfort. Designed and built complete in Dodge Brothers Works. v It will pny you to visit us and examine this car. The fasollne cousumptlon Is uauaually low. The tiro mlleefe it unusually high. The pries ol ths Sedan, complete. Is 91180 Touring Csr or Roadster, 9780 Winter Tourlnf Car or Roadster, 9000 (All prices f. o. b. Detroit) J. V. ROMIGH 107 W. 6th. St. Phone 844. a I'm u fisherman myself, and beforf 1 wns u fisherman 1 was a Hcafarln' mUB. So I can truly wiy that I'm n wtef. iiinii till over, tint now I'm tivlif In clover. There he stories of bottles with uiw sngeV In 'nuu ilupmwd from mlna otn' . down', that (lie mwtotiKos hehi" vfrltroii for a joke. This hits miulu pustOim think that all messuKes found In bot tles are Jukes. Rut this Isn't so. as 1 can prove, for 1 picked up ono of them bottle, myself, and the pussons that the message was written to are llvin" and etui vouch for my story. But the utwwmgc I in thltiklif of was a differ ent kind from the Jokos. One day when I was pullln' In my net with a catch o' mackerel I saw a bottle bobbin' u and down. It flouted near me, mid I had only to put out tin oar to take It In The cork wu'n't sealed, hut It was driven In so tight that 1 had to cut It out. Thoro wns a paper Inside and a messago on It, writ ten with a lead pencil. This Is the way it read: On Stcamur Kllen Hathnwny. Ship Koln' down In n gnlo. I kidnaped Stephen Outright. He's llvin' with Math- w Drake, No. llonnett Strcot, Haiti- more, Maryland. SAM 8HAHKEY. It didn't seem to mo that If a feller was goln' to mako a Joko he'd write Unit sort of a ono. So tho next day 1 lakes tho messago to Boston and bauds It In at a police station. They called It a fake or something llko that, but said they'd seo that It got to tho party what It was written to. Not hearlu' uothln' from it for somo time, I forgot nil about it. I Jlst kept on fishln'. Ono day a young feller como down on to tho dock whoro 1 was lncndln' my net and looked nt uio and asked If I was .lack Bunker. I said that wns my name. Ilo stood lookln' nt mo kind o' queer for nwhllu; then h'c said: "Mr. Bunker, If you had n wish granted whnt would tho wish he?" "My friend." I mild, "I'm nothln' but a fisherman. I hain't got no tlmo to bo thlukin' about whether or not I'd like tho sky for a blno bandannar." Tho feller wns ti-studyln' mo nil tho while, and when I'd said that ho says: "Mr. Blinker, is that your boat tied up alongside the pier?" "I reckon It is," I Bays. "How would.you llko n now one?" "How would 1 llko n now ono? "What d'yo take mo for a lunatic? Of courso I'd llko n new boat in placo o' that old trap. I'm thlnkln' that the next tlmo 1 git caught out In it galo sho'll let me' down into the brine." "Is there anything elso you'd like, Mr. Bunker?" I looked up at bhn, wonderln' cf ho was loony. "Young feller." I says, "1 reckon If I'm goln' to gut these nets mended I'll havo to shut you off all to (meet. I'd llku a new house on tho bluff over thoro, all furnished, with n gardlug. I'd llko a thousand dollars u year to keep It up. I'd like tho cellur stocked with good grog. Now Pvo tolo you all this perhaps you'll let mu alono for awhile." Ilo turned nwny without sayin' noth In' more, and I thought ho was mad. I was sorry, but 1 didn't seo why he should taku up my tlmo asklu' fool questions, so I thought no more about it. Less'n u month after that somebody begun to build a house on tho bluff. When 'it was finished It was tho pur tyest llttlo shack I over seen. And ono day when 1 come down to tho dock I found n single sticker about thirty feet long, bran' now and rigged out with everything needed, 'anchored out about a cable's length. And tho queerest thing about It was that on her stern was painted tho same iiamu as my olo tub. I asked who was her owner, but nobody seemed to know anything ubout her. ; That afternoon I como In early from fishln', nut bavin' no luck, and as 1 rounded up to the pier who should I seo stuudln' ou It but the lunatic that wns askin' mo how many things I'd llko to havo if I could get 'em. When I'd throwed tho painter mound a post tho feller said to me: "Mr. Bunker, when 1 was hero some tlmo ago I think you said you'd llko a house." "Yes, and it gardlng. Aro you goln.' to begin that racket ng'In?" "Do you see that houso up on tho bluff?" "In courso I do. My eyes aro as good Us when I was at sea and could take In a bird on tho horizon." "That houso Is yours. Tho cullar Is well stocked with grog, and there Is plcntj of room for a garden." "My friend." said 1. "I'd bettor do you a favor. Krom what madhouse I did you escape?" I "You also said," ho went ou. not no 1 tlcln my remark, 'that you'd like a I boat. There she Is out thure" pointed I to the new boat, still rldln' at anchor "and In a deposit company's vaults in Boston nro some ! per cent bonds that will give you a thuiisaiid dollars a year Income." "Seo here, stranger." I wTls boglnnlii' when ho stopped me. "I'm .Stephen Cnrtrlght. Your null ing tho bottle with tho Sharkey hum sagu hi It has res ilied hi my being restored to my parents, who aio very rich. Go iiji to your now Iiouko on tlo bluff ami you'll find them thoro wait ing to thank yen for being Instru mental In giving them bnck their son." Well, now. mohby I'm not bavin a Jolly old agol