REDUCED PRICES
Important To Automobile Owners,
In keeping with our policy to furnish our cutomers
first-class work at the least possible cost, we are
pleased to announce after carclul observations and
data kept by us on batteries charged since the
installation of our new Kectificr sixty days ago,
the following reduced prices for charging batteries,
jeffeclive since April 1st. 0
6 Volt Battery
12 Volt Battery
18 Volt Battery
24 Volt Battery
New Price
- $ .30
.75
1.00
1.25
Old Price
$1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
J. S. DAVIS AUTO CO.
Exide' Distributors.
"WE CAN DO IT."
INVOLUTION NOW SKKMS
IMMINENT IN GKIUIANY
UU L. 1JAUE, Editor nnd I'ubllnker.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Your hj Mall In AdTWice....$1.2J;
One Ycnr by Carrier In Adrauco.
Entorod at North Platte. Nebrtmka,
Postofllco na Second Class Matter.
FltHlAY, APRIL 27, 1017.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.
Suits and CoatH ut cost.
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
ClmrloH Loth spont tho first ot this
wook visiting irlonds In Kearnoy.
Dr. Morrill, Dentist.
Vlncont FitziKitrlck roturnod- Wed
nesday from .a short stay in uinaim.
For Sale Motorcycle Call ut 318
south Sycamoro or phono 202. flu-2
.. S. S. Morgan, of Wallaco, spout a
fow days hora this weok on business,
Tlio Ideal llakcry bandies exclusive,
ly the Ntnto farm milk nud cream. If
Postmastor Prank Cox, of Suther
land, spent a fow days hero this
weok. ,
Porcy Schott was called to Sallna,
KansaB, rocontly uy tuo uinoss or nis
brothor.
Hrlnif In your Moi-iiki) battery and
bnvo It put In Hhape.
, WILIiAim SKRVICK STATION.
Frank Huehannn wont to Kearnoy
Tuosday ovoning to sporid a fow days
on business.
Save from $5 to $10 in buying your
spring suit, coat or dross during tho
swing at hlouks.
Dr. ami Mrs. Naatnan of Wallaco,
spont tho lore part of this week horo
visiting frlomlB.
Goo. A. Moonoy was tnkon to
tho aonornl Hospital Wednosday to
take treatment.-
Havoltno Motor Oils nna Groasos-r
Ponnsylvanliv. Vacuum Cup TIrea,
0,000 nitlos guarantood, now to b
had nt tho Romlgh garago. 107 WcHlfGoatcm' Iloauty Parlors.
6th Btroct.
20-4.
sos Ethel and Ilolon Sousor
will Ieavo Sunday for Grand Island
t6 Visit frionds.
, Mr. and rMs. It. A. Scott, of Suth
erland arp vlsitllng with' Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Scott.
You can cut tho If. C. of L. If you
act now and buy your spring outfit
at ULOCK'S Anniversary Salo.
Comity Attornoy and Mrs. P. R.
Halllgan left at noon Wednesday for
Lincoln to visit rolatlves.
I now have funds at 54 per cent
on choico bottom tablo land. Gono
Crook, Rooms 3 & 4, Waltemath Bldg,
Julian walkor rcsigncu his po
sition In.tlio Green pool hall ami has
accoptcd ono in Lowollon.
Robort Warwick in "A Girl's Fol
ly," at tho, Crystal Saturday afternoon
and ovoning.
Miss Mnybollo Hurko has accoptcd
a position as stenographer In tho of
fice of tho Stacy-Grangor Co.
Any porson desiring' omplovnont
call at numbor 10 cast Front street
North Plntto. 20-2
Clarence MacKay, who was called
hot'o this weok by tho death of his
father, returned to lloldrego Tuos
day.
x Harold Langford will lcavo short
ly for Salt Lake City, Ogdcn and oth
or western points to spoml two
wo ok s.
Wo aro prepared to tako caro of
any and nil skirt customers. A big
and varied assortment to solect from
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
Tho ladles' auxiliary of tho IJ. of
L. F. and E. mot Tuosday nftornoon
and held a luncheon nt tho Gem Can
dy Kitchen.
Anothor now lot of wotnon's and
misses' skirts, suits, coats, Just ar
rived and placed on salo at Tho Lead
or Morcantllo Co.'s.
For Ront Good dwelling house two
blocks from contor of town. For fur
tbor particulars soo Paul Harrington
120 cast Front street, phono 012
Attornoys Shumnn, Crosby, Oborst
Halllgan, J ml go Grlmos nnd Court
Reportor llarron will go to Tryon
Mondny . to attend district court.
SOl'T WATKR Shampoo, Electric
Massago, best Toilet Articles, nt
Phono Red
29-:
JlCti.. fiOG'fc Dowoy.
1IKAIUI OX THE STREETS.
ROME Tho popo was Informed to
day by papal representative in the
Central powers that tho strike
which have rngod thoro within the
'past! fow wookto aro now) approxi
mating a revolution. It Is bollovml by
those aironts that tho revolt Is spread-
I Ing nnd that It will tcrminato in an
open demand of tho people for peace.
AMSTERDAM Tho now antl-gov-
ornmont solclallst party precipitated
dlsburbnnco at tho Tuosday meeting
the Rclchstng which for a time
threatened to end tho moot in an up
roar. Tills body charged that tho gov
ernment was nwupoiiBlble for tho food
rlsls and doninnuuri a discussion of
tho mnl-admlnlHtrntlon. , Tho Reich-
stng. adjourned not to meet again un
til May second. Reports of serious
strike troubles and riots continue to
como In from various sources and
thoy aro manifest In almost all of the
larger cities of Germany nnd-Austrla.
Fidelity Encouniges I'liirlotlsnt.
At a meeting of tho Hoard of
Directors of tho Fldollty RoHcrvo
Company Saturday night, thoy adopt
ed the following clause for their
policies:
Military and Naval Sorvlco RIdor
Applicable only to tho Gormnn-Amcr-
can wnr.
Tho policy to which this rider Is
nttncliGiii shnll cover tho Insured
hereunder wbllo ongagod in Military
or Naval Service, not Involving acr
onatlc dutlos, during tho German-
American Wnr, while In tho ontI
ncntal United Statos, without oxtrn
premium, and to tho same extent as
n any othor occupation classified as
medium, anything In tho policy to tho
contrary not-with-standlng.
If tho Insured horeln should leave
tho confine of tho continental rnltod
States fori military or Naval servlco
during the Gorman-Amorlcan war,
: :o: :
lied Cro"s Society Meeting.
Tho meeting of tho Red Cross Socl
ety was bold Wednesday ovoning in
tho fcdoral court room and attended
by forty IndloB. Tho Food Supply
was discussed by Secretary Durliin oi
tho Chambor of Commerce. Mrs. C.
S. Spencor spoko on gardening for
school' childron, and luldirestU-s on
this subject wero given by Mrs. J. S.
Sininis, W. H. Dlnlock, Mrs. C. F. Ri
dings and Miss Annlo Kramph. A
committee mas appointed to give
add'rossos at tho ward, contral, Junior
high nnd Catholic schools to .inter
est the childron In garden work. The
committee Is as follows: Mcsdamcs
J. S. Slmms, Wilson Tout, Edward
Davis, W. II. Blalock, James Hart and
Principal Davlos.
Fanners in from all sections of the
county, nnd ospoclally tho wost and
southwest sections, toll of tho havoc
wrought rurnl telophono linos by the
storm of Thursday of last weok. On
linos running oast and wost practical
ly all polos wont down, as the storm
camo from tho north. Labor i3
mighty scarco In tho country, nnd by
reason of this It will bo somo time
before all tho linos ran bo again put
in service.
Paul Harrington Is now 'shipping
out tho last of 300 tons of liny ho had,
pur chased and expects to lcavo
North Pmtte May 10th to tako
charge of tho Arkaiufcs office.
During his stay In North Platto Mr.
Harrington has ontorcd prominently
Into tho buslnoso nnd social Ilfo and
all acquaintances villi regret his go
ing. It. A. Framo, who hns n bunch of
300 cows on a ranch south of Hor
shoy roports tho arrival of 1G0 calves
and more coming each day. With
Indications of cattle gradually grow
ing scitrcer and prices tending up
wards, a bunch of 200 or 300 spring
calvos ought to look good to tho own
or.
Tho Initial work on tho now Pizor
building on Locust street was started
this week, and there is a rumor that
anothor now business block on that
street will be constructed this year.
Tins is our business section expand
ing, and ns theso navi storo rooms
are created a tenant seems to be In
wnltlng.
In speaking of tho rocont un
earthing of fifteen million pounds of
storago sugar In Omaha, a local gro
jor stated that ho had just received a
letter from a southern broker Aviio
ald that .he had 000,000 sacks, of
sugar which ho would put on tin
market If ho could secure cars for
Its shipment, but ho couldn't got tho
cars. Every day brings evidenco
that the high price of food stuffs
Is not wholly duo to a scarcity, but
to speculators and othor things.
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Mrs. Myrtle McCcllnn who returned
horo last week after being ordered
by city officials to leave tho city or
appoar in tho district court to answer
several charges, was arrested Mon
day evening and is a prisoner in tho
county Jnil mlioro she causos consid
erable trouble by becoming hysterical.
V. J. DIEXER & CO.,
Real Estate nnd Insurance.
Come and seo us for town lots In
dlfforcnt parts of tho city. Good In
vestments on easy terms. IIousos for
salo and rent. Wo havo also good bar
gains In fa,nns and ranches.
Cor. Front and Dawtay Sts-, upstairs.
A Military Highway
Why not use part of that seven
tillllcin war un'ptourlaUon In mak
ing n military highway boticon Now
York and San Francisco via tho kin-
coin Hlgliwliy route. Tho distance is
in round numbors 3200 miles, and a
pormnriont roadway can bo built for
not to exceed $15,000 a mllo, or a
total of $50,000,000 for tho completed
road. This latter sum Is but- rt small
fraction of sovon billion, and as a
nicasu."o of propnrodncss tho high
way would bo practical. It would also
bo used by hundreds of thousands of
autos nnd other vehicles annually.
This schemo Is not visionary; it is
practical and: would bo of wonder
ful bonollt to tho government in Avar
tlmos and to tho public in times of
ponco.
Would you llko
To know how
Motion pictures
Aro really mado?
You would? i
Thon seo Robort Warwick and
Doris Kcnyon In "A Girl's Folly," at
WAN NOTES.
The first gun for the United
States In tho war with Germany was
Hired April 19th when a gunnnor on
tho steamship Magnolia, an American
vessel, hit and sunk a Gonnan U
boat nt a distance of 1000 yards while
In Uritish mtitoib. Tho smbmarlno was
about to attack the Magnolia when
tho shot was fired.
Secretary McAdoo, of tho U. S
treasury, Wednesday handed tho
Hrltlsh embassador a treasury war
rant for two hundred million dollars
tho first loan mado to any cntento
government by tho United Statos
under tho $7,000,000,000 war finance
measure.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
has assured: the Omaha Live Stock
Exchange that tho object of tho
government will not bo to fix prices
of food products. The secretary do
claros in a telegram that regulation
will bo confined to controlling specu
lation. "It is not suggested," Secre
tary Houston says, "that maximum
prices bo fixed to producers, but
simply that power to fix prices gov
ornlng tho distribution of products
bo given tho government to bo usod
If necessnry, to control uneconomic
speculation and manipulation In the
handling of food products,"
Tho British public has been ol
omnly warned- by tho British food
controller! that tho country's shlo
"ping Is being dally depleted in largo
volumo by the German submarines
and that severe nrlvatlono mennced
England boforo the next hnrvst. Ho
Insists on limiting tho consumption
of bread to four pounds per cnplta
per weok. Tho doplotion of tho re
servo stocks of food, stuff Is causing
tho controller much anxiety.
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tho Crystal thoatiro on Saturdayj and
you will got your i1sh. Mntlnco 2 to
5 p. m.
::o::
Will Enforce Dry haw.
Governor Novlllo is reportod to
have bogun organizing his forces pre
paratory to tho strict ctnforcomont
of tho now prohibitory Hnjuor law.
Knowing Governor Novlllo as wo
Lincoln county pcoplo do, wo feel
certain that tho govornor will not
side-stop In enforcing tho law to tho
lottcir. Tho loglslaturo provided n
fund of $50,000 Tor tho enforcement
and evory cont that I3 spent undor
tho dlroctlon of Govornor Novlllo will
bo effoctlvoly and well spont.
w
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Again the busy nctivitiool the farm have
commenced. Every cStmtry in the world is
looking to our fanners for food. It behooves
'us all to do our very best this ycnr to raise
the best crops possible., Ilho bank is closely
connected with every fanner in this commun
ity and we aro ready at all time to give them
the very best possible batik service during the
coming crop season. May wo be of service
to you.'' , iH
Platte Valley State Bank'
North Platto, Nebraska,
f
Mathewson & Shank
FOR
MASTERING AND STUCCO
'hone Red 317 or Blk 907.
Ono of tho most striking features
of "A Girl's Folly." Is tho great ro
volvlng stngo shown In this produc
tlon. Settings nro plnced on tin
stngo and tho stago is revolved so
that tho sots always havo tho sun
falling on them at tho samo angle
wbllo tho day plrogrosse and tho
picture is bolng filmed. Crystal Sat
urday matinoo nnd ovoning.
Tho prlzos offered by Tho Lead
or Morcantllo Co. In the boys' nnd
girls' contest Inst weok wero award
cd to Darnell Qulnn, Leonard Monroo,
Honry Hanor, Ina Smith, Mnry Lou
don, William Clark, Leo Leon and
David Livingston.
Capt. R. E. Haskell, whoso ranch
Is on the head of tho west Blrdwood
crook, spont Wednosday and yestor
day in town. Mr. Haskoll Is ono ot
tho old-tlmo cntlomon of the vfrst
part of tho stato, having lived horo
slnco 1877.
Don't fail to seo our window dls
play of tho now spring wbol and silk
' sport sweaters and middles. BLOCK'S.
LEWIS ELECTRIC
WASHER
Has all of the lat
est improvements
and is an unusual
ly quiet and
smooth running
machine.
It will pay you
4
well to investigate
before buying.
NORTH PLATTE
OF 2868 COUNTIES IN THE U. S.
1750 ARE DRY
The Whole Country
would be dry if roofed over with
OUR PEERLESS SHINGLES
They Shod Water Like A Porpoise
Coates Lumber & Coal Co.
North Platte, Nebr.
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.
WM. LYMAN
518 North Locust Street.
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O. B. CHICAGO
Even This 30,000
Will Not Be EboimIi
There will be 30,000 Smith Form-a-Trucks
built this year but even this
huge production will not be enough.
So if you have waited for further proof
of the yonderful economy efficiency
service value of this tremendous
achievement in motor transportation,
don't wait another day.
Over 10,000 users over 450 lines of work
are all the proofs you need, and there is
not a single Smith Form-a-Truck owner
who will not t-y that he has cut delivery and
hauling costs ircm 50 to 75.
This year you not only Ret this wonderful attachment at
the price of a uood pair of horses, but you get it adapted
to any Ford, Maxwell. Buick, Dode Bros., Chevrolet or
Overland Car. So you can seLct the power plant you like
the best have the most confidence in.
Smith Form-a-Truck is the mute hauler of the world
the master economizer in hauling and delivery cost
the master saver in equipment investment.
Come in today for a demonstration but don't put off
your order.
North Platte Truck Co.
GEORGE GARMAN, Mgr. North Platto.
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LIGHT & POWER
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CO.
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