One Day Optical Service
By the installation of a complete lense grinding
plant under the supervision of a competent optician we
are now in a position to give our patrons a most satis
factory service. We can now make in our own factory
a new lense or match any old lense from the broken
parts same clay as order is given. We guarantee our
optical work.
You are invited to avail yourself of this service,
Our business is growing very rapidly and we have the
good will of hundreds of satisfied customers.
If your eyes need attention our optometrists are
thoroughly competent and you may rely implicity on
the satisfactory results of our advice and the glasses
we prescribe.
HARRY DIXON
Registered Optometrist and Optician,
Service, Satisfaction Quality.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
"Indiscretion" with Lillian Walker
ns the star, at tho Keith Wednesday.
Miss Florence Grindcl left Friday
t evening for Grand Island to visit with
friends.
Mrs. Dlttmar, of Ogalalla, who came
hero to take medical treatment, left
Saturday.
Miss Pansy DavlR went to Grand Is
land Saturday afternoon to spend a
few days
William Burke, of Omaha, came here
Sunday evening to take a position as
mail clerk.
Dr. Morrill, Dentist.
Mrs. Harry Stage returned Satur
day evening from a flvo clicks' visit
in Butler, Mo.
Rev. Graham, of LoMoyne, spent tho
latter part of last week with Hov. and
Mrs. Rohert White.
A son was born Saturday morning
to Mr. and Mrs. Willis D- Jones, and
died, shortly after birth.
Mrs. Sanford Ha'rtnlan and daugh
ter, Nell Hartman, went to Omaha
fjriday evening to spend tho week end.
I now have funds at 5 per cent
on choico bottom table land. Gone
Crook, Rooms 3 & 4, Waltemath Bldg.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Buckley will!
leave this week for Portland, Ore., to
visit tho former's mother for a fort
night. Mrs- W. H. Mungor returned to Om
aha yesterday noon after visiting for
a few days with Horton Munger and
s family. I
MissfMildred McKeown returned the!
latter! part of last week from Bethany (
where she visited Mr. ana, Mrs- H. G.j
Knowles.
Tho Catholic ladies' society will hold ,
a social and entertainment In the base.i
mont of the St. Patrick's school next
Thursday evening. j
Tlio Ideal llakcry Iinndlos exclusive
ly the state farm milk and cream, tf
Miss Mao Winters, of Oshkosh, for-,
merly of this city, camo tho latter
part of last wieck to visit her sister
Mrs. Earl Lambert.
A brick column facing the alloy was
torn out of tho new Twinem building
Snturday when struck by a dray team
- entering tho narrchv alloy.
Mrs. David Crockett, of Grand Is
land, formerly of this city, camo Sat
urday evening to visit her son Arthur
Hcl.Mird and family for a week.
Mrs. Elmer Mills, of Nowood, Wyo.,
nee Miss Nora Joffors, of this city,
camo Sunday evening to visit her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jeffers.
If you need a house dress or house
apron, why worry to make it when
you can get such nico ones ready made
at
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
The ladies' aid society of the Pres
IxytJbirinHr I'huirch, wilWmcet tin tho
church parlors Thursday afternoon,
entertnlned by Mesdames Coates, Arch
and Redenbaugh.
Dr. Brock, Dentist, over Stone Drug
Store.
Mr. and Mrs. August Kock, of Ak
ron, Iowa, who spent several months
in California, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wendeborn last week
while enrouto home.
Have your painting, papor hanging
and decorating don0 now by Landgraf
Tioga. Wo also do sign work. Phone
Blk G92. ' ' 15-tf
Miss Anna O'Haro returned Satur
day morning from Chicago arid., Ro
chester, Minn,, where she accompanied
hor mother a month ago. Tho latter
is taking medical treatmont in Chica
go.
Thomas McGuire, formerly of this
city, is visiting his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Charles McGuire. Ho has resided
In Shelton, In, tor somjs time, is
a member' of an Iowa regiment and
spent several months on the border.
A flro at tho Frank Frcdericl farm
near this city Friday ovening destroy
ed two largo rhlcken houses, ono
hundred an(i thirty small chlckons and
thirty setting hens. Tho flro -was
caused from a small stoVo in one of
tho buildings.
Eye-strain may manifest ltsolf in
organs remoto from tho seat of
trouble. Optometry's work is to trace
these reflex disturbances to their
source.
HARRY DIXON,
Jeweler and Optometrist.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Souser, of Lin
coln, who were married last week,
aro visiting the former's mother Mrs.
E. C- Souser this week. The bride
was formerly Miss Minnie Ward, of
Clarks, Neb-, and is a finished mu
sician. Mr. Souser is associated with
an insurance company in Lincoln.
(wm.missionkhs vavou kw
hmugi: at biudy
A FARMER'S MONEY
Part of your money goes into the
soil to bring back harvest profits. '
Your profit money can work for
you in the McDonald State Bank at
4 per cent interest.
Your "working capital" for reg
ular expenses can be most con
veniently kept in a checking ac
count here. '
If you have a legitemate need for
borrowing money you" can get it
here.
This bank works for the best
interests of farmers.
We want your account.
M? Donald State Bank
North plattc.nebr,
At a recent mooting tho county
commissioners dlscussod tho need of n
now bridgo across tho Platto river
south of Brady and the verdict arriv
ed at was that tho old bridgo is unfit
and unsafo and should bo replaced
with a new structure.
Tho commissioners thoreupon pass
ed a resolution to tho offect that a new
brldg of concreto and steel be erected
at an npproximato cost of sixty thous
and, dollars; that it be a stato aid
bridgo, one-half of the cost to be borno
by the stato and one-half by Lincoln
county, and that Lincoln county by
and through its commissioners agrees
to pay one-half the construction price.
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Burton Lambert Milking ('ood.
Burton W Lambert formerly of
this city, who learned tho machinist
trado In tho local shops, and is now
warrant machinist nt tho government
navy yard at Bremerton, Wash., Is
certainly making good. Ho rocontly
'purchased a number of vacant lots on
one of Brcmenton's residence streets
and Is having flvo cottage erected
which ho will rent or sell. A Brem
onton paper says: "Mr. Lambert camo
to town a couple of years ngo, as ho
says, with only his job, and lino ac
cumulated a small fortune." Mr. Lam
bert is th son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L
Lambort, of this city.
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Urge Conservation of Jleut
Tho Omaha llvo "stock exchange.
Ijliich fears a shortage of meats and
foods, passed a rosol.ution Saturday
encouraging stockmen and farmers
to discontinue marketing Immature
cattle, hogs and sheep and further
that they put to tho fullest use all
rough pasturo and grain In feeding
and fnttoning cnttlct Tho directors
held tho exchango responsible to as
sist in tho movement.
This action was taken in co-operation
with a natlon-wido campaign now
being carried on by tho national live
stock exchange, in the conservation of
meat and food sources, at a special
meeting of tho directors.
Taken to Asylum.
John Swnnson. a man about thirty
five years of age, who had been living
at tho Peter Jepsen farm in Fox Creek
precinct, was taken to tho asylum at
Hastings Saturday night by Sheriff Sal
isbury. Ho had been given a hearing
Saturday and adjudged insane. Ho
had twice beforo been epmmittod to
tho asylum, onco ho was dischargedi,
tho other time he mado his escape. He
threatened tho life of members of tho
Jepsen family and they filed the com
plaint which resulted in the hearing
and commitment to the asylum.
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Preparing Cull for Volunteers
A Washington dispatch dated yes
terday says: The War department pre
pared today to issuo instructions to
recruiting officers which would bo In
offect a call for 500,000 volunteers to
fill up tho regular army and. the ex
isting units of the National Guard.
All recruits enlisted slnco tho dec
laration of war and those to bo en
listed hereafter will bo notified that
they will bo discharged at the close
of tho war, putting them In tho status
of war-tinio-volunters.
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KJslier to Become I) (II I or.
W. D. Fisher, former secretary of
thn Chamber of Commerce, and for
several months Vst socretary of tho
Uolso, Idaho, Commercial Club, has
purchased, n half Interest in the Ster
ling, Col., Entorpriso and will become
managing editor. Ho will assume his
nciw work May 1st. The present own
er of tho Enterprise is an uncle of Mr.
Fisher, and for a year or so past ho
has been insistent that his nenhow
tyiko up newspaper work-
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Dogs Lost Howard
Lost, April 9th, black and white
pointer bitch and a black Shepherd
dog. Finder return to Otto Mesmor
; and receive reward or phono 70GF14
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.Sunday Wedding.
A quiet wedding occurred Sunday
attornoon nt the Homo of Mr. nnd Mrs
John Koontz when their daughter
1'eari becamo tho bride of Goorrro
Amen. Tho ceremony was tierformed
ny Rev. Robert White, of tho Presby
terian church. Tho bride has boon
ono of Lincoln county's, successful
school teachers nnd has many friends
in city ami county- Mr. Amen, who Is
a bright, go-nhead young man, located
hero a couple of years ago as a tailor
and Is doing wtell.
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Notice to Bidders
Plans and specifications for a two
story brick and tilo building slzo 44x
124 aro now ready and can bo seen at
my store. All bids must bo in Moiday,
April 10th. R. N. LAMB.
Community Mausoleum
Tho better wny of burial is a com
munity mausoloum, a plan that Is be
ing adopted in many of the cities and
tciwms in this country. Thoy arc boau-
tifui in nppearanco nnd are a living
momoriai to our dead. These build
ingB vary in sizo and arrangement.
out mo gonoral plan is tho same
sealed recoptnclos In which tho una
kots aro placed- Tho progress of tho
times doinnnds a different method for
the burial of our lovod ones, nnd thosn
community mausoleums are unquos
tionably thn solution. Thoy have dig
nity, durability and magnificence; they
aro sanitary they aro tho kind of n
resting place that wo should all do
siro for members of our fnmllloe who
pass on- Funeral directors tho country
over endorse them; community clubs
and commercial organizations pass
'resolutions commending them; and
In prntlcHy overy town whoro thoir
advantages havo boon oxplalned the
peoplo havo thought woll onough of
tho mausoloum plan to olthor ' erect,
or make plans to oroct, ono of thoao
building. To Tho Trlbunoo thoy
strongly npponl as the modern wny of
ontombmont.
Conrad Walker, of this city, is now
engaged In intorotlng tho pooplp of
North Platto in n community maliHo
leum, nnd his plans aro being well ro
colvod by thoao with whom ho hag
convorsod.
Bees "Wanted
Wantod To Buy About 25 Colonic
Italian beos. J. Loren Hastings, 210
Willow St, North Platte. Nebr. 2G-3
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LA BIHS MVAYV Al I'QJUl
A HK1) CROSS ciucli:
Tlirty or nioro "'lfuMoB mot' at tho
Chamber of Commerce rooms Saturday
afternoon and organized a local cir
cle of the Red Cross socloty- The na
ture of the work expected of the local
circle was discussed and plans out
lined. Officers wore eloctod ns follows:
Mrs. Geo. B. Dent chairman. Mrs. J.
S. Slmma vieo-ohulrmnn, Miss Sylvia
Watts secretary. Mrs. G. T. Ftold cor
rosponding secretary nnd Mrs. E. S
Davis treasurer.
The circle will moot In tho Cham
ber of Comniorco rooms noxt Thurs
day afternoon nnd all ladloB Interostod
in this uWrk, which ls of a patriotic
and moht worthy nature, aro urged to
attend
A Suit nt cost; now Is tho opportune
time.
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott returned
Sunday5 from an oxtcndivi visit In
Montana with thoir son Prof- Edward
Elliott.
For Solo.
(140 ncros of land north of Horshoy
nt $5.00 per acre. $500.00 down, tlmo
on balance. Gono Crook, North
Platte. Neb.
NA
TIONAll PI
A VliKV
K01II1UT10X AS
hi:dxi:ss .MKAsnti:.
Washing on. Tho drys In congros
aro preparing to launch a tight for na
tlotial prohibition nw n proparednoss
measure. The grain ls needed for
food loaders claim. At tho prosont
time the grain used in manufacture of
boozo would feed no Ions than twolvo
million men for a month- Tho bill will
bo made part of tho proparednoss nnd
constructive policy. Th grain Is need
ed as food, at this tlmo, ovory avail
able source of production bolng or
ganized and taxed to its oxtromlty by
the situation. It Is nlso stated that the
browory lnborors will bo needed. I
the Held of action and this will also
bo mado an Issue.
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F. .1. 1)1 KN Kit & CO.,
Real Estate nnd Insurance.
Como nnd seo us for town lots In
different parts of the city. Good In
vestment,, on easy terms. Houses for
sale and rent. Wo havo also good bar
gains In farms and rnnchos.
Cor. Front and I)c,ley Sts-, upstairs.
Wm. Farnum In "Tho Sign of tho
Crosscut tho Crystal Thursday.
Deadlock on Prohibition BUI.
Lincoln sncclal to Omnha Boo: After
a wopfc oi effort on Uio part of thoso
,ln'intor6&ed In 'bringing an ngrcomont
by tno cotuerouco committee on tuo
lirolUliltlon It looked tonight (Sunday)
as if a deadlock between tho house
nnd sonata would result.
In tho faco of tho announcement
Snturday by Governor Novlllo that If
the legislature failed to pass a bill ho
would call an extra sosslon, lendors
of either houso havo thus far shown
no signs of yielding. Tho lowor houso
passed a bill regarded as bono dry.
Tho senate so amended It as to inako
it what frlouds of the houso bill do
claro to bo distinctively wot. Con
ference committees havo leon unable
to reach an agreement Speaker Jack
son of tho houso tins Issued tho fol
lowing statement:
"Tho house win not roccdo from Us
position that It will not permit tho
manufacture and sale of near boor In
Nebraska. It ought not to. I am In
favor or staying hero until July, If
necessary, so I believe, is tho majori
ty of tho hOiUse."
Sennto lendors havo mado no direct
answer, but aro understood to stand
firmly by the chlof nmendmentg to tho
houso bill.
NOTICi: (11? SI'HCIAI. HI.KCTIO.V
Notice ls horoby given that a apodal
election will bo hold In thu city of
.North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebrns
kn, on .May l!ith, A. U. 1U17, nt tho
plncos hereinafter specified In the sev
eral wards of tho city, for tho purpose
of onablliiK tho voters of tho city hav
ing the legal right so to do to voto on
f.'lV .following proposition, to-wlt:
Shall the mnyor mid council of tho
city of North l'luttc, Nobrnskn, huvo
tho power and bo authorized to Issuo
ten thousand dollnrs ($10,000.00) City of
North Platto Bridgo Honda In denomi
nations of ono thousand dollars
($1,000.00) each dated July 1st, A. D.
1917, duo In twonty years from dnto,
but payable nt any tlmo after ton
years at tin- ontlnii nf unl.i niv
draw Interest nt tho ntto of llvo per
eont nor annum paynblo soml-unnunlly.
principal nnd Interest paynblo nt tho
olllco of tho stnto treasurer of tho
Stato of Nobrnskn; said bonds to ho
Issued for tho purposo of obtnln'lng
money with which to aid In tho con.
structlon of a wagon bridgo ncross tho
South l'Intto river, commencing nt n
point on tho north bank of tho South
lMutto river where n continuation of
tho center lino of Locust street In tho
city of North I'lntte, Lincoln county,
Nebraska, Intersects snld north bank
In tho southenst uunrtor (S. 12. M) nt
tho southwest quarter (H. W. W) of
section four (4), In township thirteen
(13) north of rnngo thirty (HO), west
of tho Gth P. M. In Lincoln county, Ne
braska, running thonco In a southorly
dlroctlbn across tho South Plntto river
about Ilfteen hundred (1500) feet to n
point on tho south bnnk of said river
about twenty-flvo (2G) feet oast of sta
tion No. 10, of Kond No. C, Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraskn, at the enst odtfo of tho
south cud or tho present timber
bridge. Said bridge to bo approxi
mately fifteen hundred (1500) foot In
lenirth nnd of sulllclent width for two
teams to pnss oneh other nt any point'
un nam iu iiikc unii 10 o constructed or
concreto nnd steel, nnd to comply
with the plans nnd spcclllcntlons
prepared nnd furnished by tho stnto en
gineer of tho stnto of Nebraska, nnd
said ponds representing approximately
one-fourth of tho entire cost of tho
construction of snld brldwo ns horeln
boforo set forth, tho entlro cost of
Which IS tO bo llDmnvllilntnlv fnrtv
thoUf&nd dollars ($40,000.00) onc-hnlf
of such entire sum Is to bo borno by tho
stnto of Nebraska Aid us provided for
In Article ti, Chnptor 2S, Sections 123 to
133 inclusive, of tho Hovlsed Stntutes
oi iNournsKn, tor tno yeur 1013, and
ono-fourth of tho entire cost Is to ho
borno by Osgood precinct In Lincoln
county, Stnto of Nebraskn, In pursu
mice of tho provisions of Chapter 8,
Article 4, Sections 11 to 45 Incluslvo
of the Revised Statutes of tho Stnto of
Nebraska for tho your 1013.
And shnll tho propor olllcors of said
city bo authorized to levy and collect
a tnx annually In tho same manner ns
other municipal taxes may bo lovled
and collected In an nmount sulllclnnt
to pay tho Interest nnd principal of
sum nonciH ns iney muiuro, ns provided
by In iv. until snld bonds nnd Interest
are paid on nil tho nronortv within
snld city us shown and valued upon tho
nsseHMiViont rolls of the assessors of
smti city, .said bonds aro to bo iioko
tlablr In form nnd the Interest shnll bo
ovldeneod by coupons to snld bonds nt
tnehed. Should tho State of Nobrnska fall
to Kraut snld aid anil should OskoocI
Precinct In Lincoln County, Nobrnska,
fnll to Issue bonds In tho sum of Ton
Thousand Hollars ($10,000.00) In aid
of tin- construction of said bridge, thon
tho bonds of tho city of North Platto
herein submitted shall not bo issued.
The ballots to bo used In said election
shall havo printed thereon:
"Flt Issuing Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) of tho city of North Plutto
bridge bonds In denominations of Ono
Thousand Dollnrs ($1,000.00) oneh bour
Iiik Interest nt tho rato of 5 por cent
per milium pnynbln soml.nniiuully. In
terest and principal paynblo nt tho
ofllce of tho Stnte Treasurer of tho
State of Nebraska, said bonds to hour
unto or .liny 1st, A. I) llil7, mid bo
duo In twenty yours from date but
puynwo m nny lime nrtcr ten yenrs nt
to option of snld city, and for levying
nnd cdlocting n tnx nnntinlly to pay
tho interest and prlnclpnl of said bonds
ns tin v mature.."
'ACVINST IssuInK Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00) of Cltv of North
l'latl. bridge bonds In denominations
of (mi- Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
each benrlnif interest at tho rato of fi
per cent per annum paynblo seml
unnuMlly, Interest nnd prlnclpnl pay
able .it tho olllco of tho State Treas
urer of the Stnto of Nebrnskn, snld
bonds to benr date of Julv 1st. A. D.
1917. a nil be duo In twenty years from
dnto but payable at nny time after
ten ycirs at the option of wall city, nnd
ror levying nnu collecting a tnx an
nuallv to pay the Interest and prlncl
pal of said bonds us they mature."..
Thou- voting In favor of said nrono
sltlnn shall mark their ballots with a
crown opposite the paragraph begin
ning ' For Issuing Ten Thousand Dol
lars 110,000.00) of the Cltv of North
Piatt. Hrldgn Jiniuls." nnd thosp voting
a gul ii "t snld proposition shall mark
their ballots with a cross opposite tho
l-ir:.eraph beginning: "AO A INST Issu
ing T.-n Thousand Dollars ($10.000 00)
of Hi. city of North Platto Bridge
lionilM "
Polling places for snld election shnll
be nt Hie following places to-wlt: In the
First Ward nt No. H0 1 Dewev Street,
Hliif .n Building: In tho Second Ward,
In flu- court room on tho second Moor
of tl"- county court house In Lincoln
Count v. N'obrnskn, In snbl ward: In the
Third Ward, In tho hose house sltunted
on Vine street between Sixth and Front
streetH lu snld ward end In the Fourth
Ward. In thn Hose House situated on
Nortli Locust street In snld ward. The
polls at snld election shall be kept
open between the hours of 0 o'clock a.
m anil 7 o'clock p. m. of snld date.
H. H. KVANS.
Attest: Mnyor.
O. T5. Kt.DF.n.
(KRAI.) City Clerk.
Bl7ml 1
Own Your Own Home
Residence Park Addition Subdivision just open
ing in southwest part of city. Splendid lots in a
beautiful addition at rock bottom prices.
See
WM. LYMAN
518 North Locust Street.
Mogensen's Next Sale
WILL BE
SATURDAY, MAY 5th.
Farmers get your sloqk in shape for this sale, and have
the stuff listed so as to acl it on the advertising bills. All
stock and other goods must be listed before April 25th, in
order to be advertised.
th, in
ERHM9M
Dodge Brothers
Hupmobile
Chevrolet
J. V.
Cars and Repair parts
in stock at North Platte.
107 W. OthST.
ROMIGH, Dealer.
PHONE 844.
NowSorvlco Station this Spring.
SEED POTATOES NOW HERE
We have now received our carload of Early Ohio
Seed Potatoes from Red Rivcvallcy, Minn. As this car is
already partly sold, would advise you to plnce your order in
time.
Also have car tankage djie, we have on hand nut size
cotton seed cake, old process Lindsecd meal, calf meal, pig
meal, egg-mash, milk-mash, alfalfa-meal, chop, bran, shorts,
and chick-food.
V
R. N. LAMB.
PHONE 67.
Wnri-J OF FINAL ItFI'OHT.
Kstate No. 1138 of John .V. Dormer,
incensed, In the County Court of Lin
coln county, Nebrnskn.
The Htnto of Nebrnskn, to nil persons
Interested In snld ICstnte take notice
that the Administratrix has II I nil u llnul
a count and renort of her administra
tion and a petition for final settlement
and dlschnrio ns such, which havo been
set for hearing before snld court on May
11, 1017. at U o'clock n. in., when you
mpy m linear and contsst the same.
Dat. d April 10, 1U17.
OKO K KIlKNCir.
n.I7-3iv County Judge
Jn-dl& -ry
This Is The Busy Building Season
Let's Have A Building Room!
Every building that is built brings just so much
prosperity to the community.
GET BUSY AND BUILD?
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We ure usually busy, but never so busy that we
could not be busier, mid will rjet busy with your
building business as soon as submitted to us.
SEE US FOR LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL.
Coates Lumber & Coal Co.
North Platte, Nebr. '
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