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emt'HleeliI (Tribune.
TIIIRTY-T1IIRD YEAR
NORTH PLATTE, NEB,, MARCH 2, L917.
No, 14
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CITY AM) COUNTY NEWS
Lots of now dress goods and silks
nro boing opened up overy day at Tho
Leador Mercantilo Co.'s,
Charloy Thoniburg will loavo.thls
ovonlng for Chadron to work In tho
shops. Mrs, Thornburg will leave next
week.
Engineer Sebastian Schwalgor left
last evening for a few days' visit in
Omnlin, spending part of tho time at tho
auto show.
Mrs. Victor Anderson entertained at
bridge at tho Tlnimennan liotel last
evening aftor which refreshments woro
served at tho Gem.
Brakoman Jas. Jodor, iwlio has boon
omployeu; on tho branch at Goring
sinco last fall, came down Wednesday
night to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dretornltz, for
merly of this city, who spent several
(weckB hero with rolatlvos, returned
to Portland last evening.
A homestead of tho Yoonion wlll be
instituted at Mooreflold tomorrow ev
ening. Several members of the North
Plntto homestead will attend.
Got what is right in style and price
in ladlos' suits coats, skirts and dross
es at Tho Economy.
II. S. HASKINS, Mgr.
Christian Science socioty, Sunday 11
a. m., subject of lesson sonnon "Christ
Josus." Building and Loan building,
room 25. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
Women's and misses' now spring
stylo suits, coats, drosses and skirts
aro coming in by express every day
from America's greatest fashion cen
ters at Thd Leader Morcantilo Co.'s.
Wanted) A man in tho Nebraska
state prison expects to bo released on
parole. In A'pril if he can get a place
on a farm at $15 per month. Phono
or -writo Rev. Robt, White, North
Platte.
Piatt Whito Is spending this wcok
tn Omaha while enrouto homo from
Kansas City.
Eldorly woman wanted for house
work. Writo to Box 592 North Platte.
Moro snow last night, moro this
foronoon well we weed about five
inches of precipitation this month, so
let's nl consider tho snow a Mossing.
For Sale A 1917 model Ford touring
car with olectrlc startor. Car only
used throe months. Good n8 now.
Post office box 508, North Platte, Nob,
Dean Burnett, of tho state agricult
ural collego at Lincoln, spent Wcdnos-
day In town, coming here to attend ,
tho hog sale at tho state sub-station.,
Aiuto oil, gas onglno oil, harvostor
oil, all kinds of oil and uxlo groaso at
Tho Economy. i
II. S. HASKINS, Mgr.
Miss Fosta Grimes, of Omaha, who
Js a membor of a theatrical company,
Is visiting with her mother, Mrs." W.
B. Salisbury.
Wcathor forecast for North Platte
and vicinity: Probably unsettled aijd'
colder, tonight and Saturday, Highest'
tomporaturo yesterday 28, a year ugoi
30; Iowost last night 20, a year ago
3.
Mr. and Mrs. W II. LoDloyt were
tendorcd a surprise party Wednesday
ovonlng in honor of their tAveuty-ilfth
woddlng anniversary. About two hun
dred friends, neighbors and out of
town guests woro present and pre
sented tho host and hostess with many
boautlful articles of cut glass and sli
ver. A musical program in which
Mlssos Mario LeDioyt, Zolla Dorram,
Adclo LoDloyt, Mesdames Frank
Laughlln and B A. Cram took part,
was greatly enjoyed. Late In tho ev
ening a dinner was served. Those as
sisting In serving wero Misses M,arLo
Crook, Marion Lawson, Helen Smith,
Florence Gunnell, Elslo Waltcmath,
Altha Miller, Roglna Nolan and Mar
jory Den.
MEN WHO WERE IN THIS
VOU.H A STATU ASSOCIATION,
! k. . xn i:u a miti'CToit
fITV PIPTV VP A PC A HA Six hundrod nulo donlers of Nobras
Ul I 111 II IDMi) iUIU ka mot at ho Hotel Fontonello hi
pmaha Wednesday evening, tilled tholr
.., . ' 'stomachs on beefsteak and then pro-
TWO OLD TMIGIiS HI' AH OF SOL COcded to organic tho Nebraska Aw
CHNTKNNIAL CKIiKHHATlON i tomobllo Trade Association. OITIcers
AND JIAY CO.MIv and directors woro elected, and Jn tho
' ' '.selection of directors for the three
N. Oglor, of litis city,
IV. T. Murphy, Former rnion Tactile
your term 10.
-All over the Gountey -
-THE NATIONAL COFFEE-
ONE POUND CAN . . 45c.
TWO POUND CAN 85c.
LIERK-SANDALL CO.
OUR NEXT SEMI-MONTHLY
PUBLIC SALE
WILL BE HELD AT
North Side Barn, North Platte
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917.
Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., rain or shine, as sale
will be under roof. We will offer at this sale
100 HEAD OF MIXED CATTLE
Cunsisling" of yearlings and two year olds, and about
twenty milch cows coming fresh.
A NUMBER OF HORSES WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE
ONE 10 YEAR OLD JACK.
TWO CARS OF NEW AUTOMOBILES
Will be offered for sale if they arrive on time. In addition there
will be a number of second-hand cars on sale.
TO THE PUBLIC: It is our attention to hold these sales twice
a month, and all .farmers and others who have stock or farm
machinery they want to dispose of aro invited to bring them in
ayd include them in our sale, We charge two percent for selling.
TERMS OF SALE: All sums under $20 cash, above that
sum 10 months' time at 10 per cent.
These semi-monthly sales will be published ex
clusively in the North Platte Tribune and Tryon
Graphic. Watch these papers for announcements.
JULIUS MOGENSEN.
COL. L. M. McCLARA, Auctioneer,
GERMANY ASKS ALLIANCE
AGAINST UNITED STATES
INTKUJUi: WITH .MEXICO ITM'OV
HHKI; .UPAS TO 1113 ASK HI)
TO JOIN IN COMHISi;
li'iia mm nf iUn ivt nvlilnnnn flint Vit
Engineer, ami Soldier Clms. II. & ,rotty won known in tho state ns
llooghklrk liefer to Incidents nn auto desilor anil llvo wiro busings
Happening in I8(i7. ,nan- The association hope tn include
I in Ks membership till of tho 2.000 auto
That N6rth Platte's proposed soml- dealers in tho Htnto.
contonninl colouration is attracting at- - : ; ;
tontlon tho country over and that It J A Moses Wanted
Is of ospoclal Interest to men who in During tho past wook this office has
tho plonoor days woro rosidonts ofjbeieti doluged' wltli lottera for publlen
North Plntto or the country adjacent,! tlon on tho "rummy" and "social cou
rts! ovidoncedl by two lotters which : tor" subjosts. "Wo can't publish all of
The Tribuno received tills weak, tho i those, and wo don't know, ovou if
writers of which woro In North Platte: wo woro to publish all, that It would
fifty years ago. do any particular good. Agitation wlth-
Tho first letter comes from T. I out action doesn't accomplish nny
Murphy, who Is now an Inmato of tho tiling, though, of courao, through ngl
homo for aged and disablod railroad tntlQn action may later como. Thcwe
omployos at Highland Park, 111. Mr. ' letters almost without oxccJptlon
Murphy writes ns follcl.Vs: como from thoeo who fuvor tho tolcr-
' Through the kindness of Mrs. C. ntion of card gamoB in cigar stores
A. Dill I have received a icopy of tho 1 until tho people, or tho city, ostab-
Trlbuno of February Dth. North Plntto1 lislios a better placo of recroation and
to mo is tho most saerod placo on this ! wltliout oxcoption favor a social con-,
planet I fim saw North Platto in tor. Practically all ask "who will
1SG7 when It was the en(i of tlie Unloni start tho ball rolling?" Thor is a
I'nciuc traclc. in Uioso daj"s all tho: can Tor a Mosoe or Mosesc who will
onglnos on the Union Pacific burned, respond?
wood. Tho principlo dangers in those ::o::
days woro Indians. Tho first railroad February Weather
men massacred by thorn was fourt Tho tomporaturo last month ranged
miles West Of Plum Creek (now Lo.X- frmii Rivnnfv.Hirn rJmvn
iukuuiw. mo oiigmcor aim uronian greos below zm but fortunatoly ;
wuiu buiujiuu unu hul m uio lire oox flier vnra nn v t iron i avs In tho t.won.
find burned. I got tho roinalns of both ty-olght when tho zero mark was!
bodios out of tho flr-a box of ongine reached, and the moan for tho month I
No. 53 tho next morning. Was liiirhor than fo- ' average Feb-'
"I was in North Platte tho day tho nIary. Tho precipitation during tho
ra lroad mon toro da.vn Seth Mobloy's ,.,00th utas thirty-flvo one-hundredths!
printing oitico. uoionoi park bad the 0f an nch ns compared with forty
first fprlntlng office In North 'Platto Ono hundredths as Uio average. In
nnd tho first work of his son W. L. February, 1010, tho precipitation -was
Park was in tho office. Gonanal Grant olgthy-ono ono-hundroilths and in Fob
and General Sherman wero warm j-uary, 1915, It 1.11 lnchee. During
frlcndB of Colonol Park. i tll0 m0nUi there woro sovon cltar days,
;i was in North Platto when Goner- an,i tb0 total movement of wind 5320
al Sherman mado the treaty with tho miles.
Sioux Indians. I ' ::o::
"If I nm living nnd In health I hopo .TaSs! Itiipmi'insiiiliifes Suit.
to ba nt you,r colobration. , . R. T,,)a ,iinnntH, ,int,i Wri,ma.
Washington Stirred by u Note In the
Possession of President Wilson
Which Instructs the Ar.
rangeiueul of (ho Plot
"Among tho old ttmo onglno men
running cut of North Plntto I romom-i
her Getorgo Vromnn. Frank Tracy, .T.
day has this to say of a forinor North
Platto resident:
"Michaol J. lluiloy, defendant In tho
T. Knox, Chas. Ell, W. J. Stuart, D. C. ' fa " 'maroi"o88 bTonc o
Congdon. George Austin. John Sulli- "m"80 S,U $1 500 000 and Judgo'
van. Warren Lloyd pnd others, also f!? n , Jf ho St Louis i
Major Dill who came to North Platto UX nm bate court were mado do-!
y " tUeu rulK an ongine on up for ?7 000 thoy loftntt, ,.or IIor
' oau- , , petition sUUea that 'representations
Tho second letter conies from Chas. of frlondship' for her by Ilurloy and
II. Hooghklrk, of Lawton. Ia. He says: hor f(vlth ln hls rctondod frlondahlp'
'Sovernl weeks ago I saw in the cnUBCi i,or to bocomo Involved In a
North Platts Semi-Weekly TrlbunP an flnnnclal way."
artlclo asking the old settlors of North '. . (. .
Platto eind VIciltnity lto holp mako ; Hcthodlst-Presbjlcrlan
tho semi-centennial colobration a Sumny BChools 10 a, ni.
grand success. I thought it would b; Morning worship 11 o'clock. Itobt.
of interest to you and tho people of lilto will speak
North Platto to know that General Mr- Evonlnff womUip 7:30. I). A. Cram
Arthur was captain of Co. I, 36th U. S. j nneuk
Infantry and was stationed with hisi' ' ....
company at North Platt0 guarding tho Tho muslc nn(l' art (iopartmont of
railroad bridgo across tho North Twpntloth Century club woro the
Platto river I with a squad of recruits ,csls )f Mrs na,ph Sinlth Tuo3(iay
for tho 3Gth Infnntry passed through ovonlnK Tho sul)ject for discussion
your town about tho first of Jobrir-v. was ..Tho Humnn nn(ii Scientific side
1807 and marched south to Jack Mor-iof MusIc.. aml W1V8 (n8CUfl80a ln tho
rows o d ranch, then called the June- round tublo nmnnor. DuriB tho ov
lon City. Wo marche.i from there cninB Mr Frtulk undmnan gavo two
through Julesburg and Ft. SodglAlck to, oxcollont readings and tho guests were
Ft. Morgan a short distance east of alf)0 ont0rtained with Victrola soicc
Donver. As I remombor it wns asovero tlon of JoUll McCornilck.
winter and lots of suffering, and es
pecially ranchmen, as fuel waa very
scarco.
Tho Tribune will bo glad to hear
from men who woro hero jn tbo early
days and reminiscences from them
will bo appreciated.
: :o.-:
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, of
Kearnoy, camo last ovonlng to visit
tho lattor's slstor, Mrs. II, A. Law
head, for a -weok.
Miss AUco Langford roturnod yos-
torday from a two weeks' visit with
frlonds in Omaha and points in Iowa.
Tho girls of tho local high school
aro making arrangements to form a
gymnasium class.
Tho Ideal Bakery handles exclusive
ly the stnto farm milk and cream, tf
Mrs William Stegnll entertained the
Entro Nous club In a pleasant mnnnor
Wednesday afternoon.
::::
Nollco
Charles F. Ithoadoa will Uiko notice
that on tho 23rd day of January, 1917,
Goo. E. French, county Judgo within
and for Lincoln County, Nebraska, is
sued an order of attachment for the
sum of $94.85 in an nction ponding bo
foro him wherein Lottie Cronon Is
plaintiff and Charles F. Hhoudes do
fondant, that property of tho defendant
consisting of money duo dofendant
in tho hands of tho Union Pnclfic Rail
road Company, has boon attached un
der said ordor. Said cause was con
tinued to tho 2Gth day of March, 1917.
m2-3w LOTTIE E. CRONIN.
Plaintiff.
Washington, March 1. Revolution
of how Gonnany, expecting war with
tho United States ns tho result of its
submarine campaign of ruthlowmctm,
plotted to unite Moxlco and Japan
with It for nn attnok on tho United
States, has stirred tho Capital to Its
depths.
Members of congress, many of
whom havo ibeon hesltatlng before
Prcsidont Wilson's requost for full
authority to deal (nfltli Germany ln
tho proi(jnt situation, went to the
cnpltol today reading documentary
ovidonco of tho Intriguo which 'pro
posed, to soparato Japan from its nl
llos and add tho United Statiea to tho
list of nations which Gormany hopos
to soo conquorod In Its dreams of world
domination.
How Gormany, confident that unre
stricted submarlno warfaro is tho In
strument by which it will bring Eng
land to its kneos, proposed a triple
blow, Is rovalod ln a set of Instruc
tions from Gorman Foreign Mlnistor
Zimomian to Gorman Minister von
Eckhardt ln Moxlco City, which was
transmitted through count von Horns
torff, Into onibasHndor bora.
Unit Offered Mexico.
At ono smleop, Gormany proposed
to weaken tho entente nlllanco by tho
dofoctlon of Japan, strike a crushing
blow at England's naval power by
Quitting off tho vital supply of Mexi
can fuol oil and thoroughly engngo
tho nttontlon of tho United States
by an Invasion, in which Japan was to
bo Invited to Join nnd for Ulilch Mox
lco should bo rdwiardied) by recon
quering its "lost provinces" Toxns,
Now Mexico and Arizonn.
Tills astonishing documont dnted
Uorlln, January 19, 1917, contents of
which havo for somo tlmo boon In
possession of tho United States gov
ernment shows "plainly that Gor
many, wkll o making repeated prof
testations to tho United Slates that
It had no Intontlons of resuming Its
sea campaign of rutluossnoiH, was
making tho final arrangements for Its
execution .two weeks jioforo It was
announced, and had ovon gono so far
In consideration of tho consequences
that It proposed to moot thorn by tho
attack of Moxlco nnd Japan upon the
United States,
IMcures (Jennnny Supreme.
Gormnny pictured lto iMoxilao, by
broad ilntlmatlon, England and tho
ontcnto allies dofcatod1; Gormany nnd
Its allies triumphant and In world
domination by tho Instrument of un
restricted wnrfaro.
A copy of Zlmmormann's Instruc
tions to Von Eokliardt, sent through
Von Rornstorff, Is ln possession of
tho United Stntos government. It Is
an follciAH:
"Uorlln, Jan. 19, 1917. On tho 1st
of February wo lntond to bogln sub
marlno warfaro unrestricted, in splto
of this It Is our Intonton to endeavor
to kcop neutral tho Untcd Stntos of
America.
"If this nttompt Is not successful,
wo proposo nn nlllanco on tho follow
ing baBis with Moxlco: That wo shall
mako war togothor and together mako
peace. Wo shall glvo general flnnn
clal support nnd It is understood that
Moxlco Is to rcconquor torrltory In
Now Mexico. Texas nnd Arizona, Tho
details nro loft to you Tor sottlcmont.
"You aro Instructed to Inform the
president of Moxlco of tho nbovo ln
tho groatost conildonco, ns soon as It
Is certain that thcro will bo nn out
break of war hvdth tho United States,
and suggest! Mint tho president of
Mexico, on his own Inltlntlvo, should
coninuinlcnto with Japan, suggesting
adhoronco at onco to this plan; at tho
sam time, offer to niodlato botween
Gormany nnd Japan.
"Plonso call to tho attention of tho
president of Mexico thnt ho omploy
jnon of ruthlosft submarlno warfare
,now promises to compol England to
mako penco in a fow months. (Signed)
ZIMMERMAN,"
Tjiis' documontl has ibecn tn tho
hands of tho govornmont since Presi
dent Wilson broko off diplomatic re
lations with Gormany. It lion boon
kept secret while tho president has
boon asking congress for full author
ity to deal with Gormany and Iwihile
congress has boon hesitating. It was
In tho prosldent'a hands whllo Chan
cellor von Uotlimnnn IloUwcg was
declaring that tho United Stntos had
placed an Interpretation on the sub
marlno declaration "novor intended by
Germany" and that Gormany hnd pro
moted and honored friendly rolntlons
'With tho United States "ns an holr-
loom from Frederick tho Great." Of
Itself. If tlioro woro no othor, It Is
considered a sufficient nnswor to tho
Gorman chancellor's plaint that tho
Unltod States "bnisquoly" broko off
rolatloiiB without giving "nuthentlo"
reasons for its nction.
: :o:
, When down town shopping drop Into
Tho Lwdor Morcantilo Co.'s. for you
cannot holp but profit by each nnd ev
ery visit. Our sales clorks will bo vory
glad to show you all tho now latest
stylos of nil sorto and kinds of mer
chandise that's coming In very day
nnd being opened up and plncod on
our eountors and sholvos. nil nt big
bargain prides, Wearai holding down
tho prices.
Mrs. Anna Soyfortli returned last ev
ening from Omaha aftor vlsltng hor
daughtors for a couplo of wooks,
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fcnwlck left yes
terday morning for Omaha and other
eastern cltlos of this state,
Clydlo Trotter returned yesterday
morning from a business visit in Omn-ha.
The Ford Motor Co.
WILL NOT ALLOW DEALERS
TO STOCK CARS.
This means your signed order at onee that we
may order your
F ORD
for future delivery.
Touring Car $395.05, Runabout $380.05
HENDY-OCIER AUTO CO.,
nOTHER AGAINST DAUGHTER1
The Great IRENE FENWICK in
"THE CHILD OF DESTINY"
A Metro wonderplay which frankly portrays
a story, that all mothers and daughters
should go to see 5 Tremendous Acts.
Crystal Theatre
MONDAY, MARCH Sth.
Prices 10 and 15 Cents.
.1
A OrOOCl
Recom m e xi ci a, t i o n
ThtfBiisiness man has confidence in tlie boy or other em
ployee with n bnnk account. He knowa that any one who can
save for himself can save for him, and that the money saved
stands for character.
t
It does not menn how much you hove saved, but the fact
that you hove shown a determination to do a certain thing; that
' a saving bank book is in itself a good recommendation.
You can have this kind of a recommendation by coming to
the First National Bank nnd opening an account. One dollar
will do to start and you con add more whenever you have it.
Four Per Cent Interost Paid on Savings.
First National Bank,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBR.,
Cor. Fourtli & Dewey.
North Platte, Neb.
