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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., MAY 10. 191-7. No. 36 '
LAMB LETS CONTRACT
FOR $16000 BUILDING
CLYDE 3lc3IICHAEL, THE COX
TJtACTOJt, HAS HKGUX. COX
STJtUCTlOX, WILL HUSH lVOHK
New IJullding will lie J 1x121, Two
Stories and n Second Floor Will
bo Added lo llio 1'resent
KiilMIng
North Locust street gavo furthor
ovldonco of Its position In local com
mercial circles the early part of this
wtfek when It. N. Lamb lot the contract
to Clyde McMlchaol for buildings
that will cost not loss than sixteen
thousand dollars. Tho contract calls
for tho erection of a new building
44x124 foot, two stories, the extend
ing of tho present building back to tho
alloy and tho addition of a second
story thereto. This will give Mr. Lamb
a building 88x124 feet, both floors of
which will bo used by him for his
wholesale and rotall grocery business.
Contractor McMlchaol began work on
tho foundation of tho nowl building
"Wednesday and his orders are to rush
tho construction with all posslblo
haste.
The ontlro second floor will bo used
for carrying stock, and will bo reach
ed by an oloctrlic frolght elevator.
Roof skylights will give tho needed
light and ventilation.
With tho completion of tho now
building Mr. Lamb will Increaso his
wholesalo stock to about double tho
present, and will specialize in sugar,
Hour, canned goods, potatoes, apples
and fruits.. Ho has already placed two
salesmen on tho road. Job Scott, who
has been with Mr. Lamb for a couple
of years :vtill travel west, and Chas
A. Moore, late with tho Horrod groc
ery, will cover tho eastern territory
Slnco moving into bis present build
ing last October Mr. Lamb's volume
of business has doubled, and ho be
lieves that with tho additional facll
ltles which tho now building will af
ford, oven greater gain can bo made
over the present volume.
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Monday's Triangle program at the
Keith will show Bosslo Love in "Nina
tho Flower Girl," a fairy story of
modem times, filled to tho brim with
smiles and chokes and thrills. It Is the
dearest character she has ever por
trayed. You'll romembor Nina for
many a day. With this will bo shown
tho comedy, "A Noble Fraud'
itKGismmox day to he
MADE A HOLIDAY
Registration day for sorvlco undor
tho war army bill will bo mado tho
occasion for patriotic demonstrations
all ovor tho country.
Tho dato soon will bo fixed by a
proclamation of tho president and Sec
retary Bakor, as chairman of tho Coun
cil of National Denfcnso. has asked tho
stato councils of defense to tako tho!
lead, with tho nsststanco of tho Cham-!
bor of Commerco of tho United States
and tho national commltteo of patri
otic and defenso societies in making It
a momorablo occasion.
Thoro will bo celebrations In honor
of tho men who roglstor, with talks
by governors, mayors, presidents of
chambers of commerco and othora, all
sounding tho noto of parlotlsm.
Tho plnco of honor In local parados
wKll bo gtvon to young men of regis
tration ago.
Committees of men and womon will
bo at overy registration booth to pin
an emblem on each man who registers.
This may bo a rod, white and blue
ribbon drawn through tho button hole
or possibly a button bearing tho words
"I am registered are you?"
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llrotlierliood Men Discuss War.
Thirty members of tho brotherhoods
of tho Methodist and Prosbytorlnn
churches mot Wednosday evening In
tho basomont of tho lattor church and
debated In a lively and interesting
manner tho proposed action of tho
United States In sending troops to
Franco. Thoso who opposed such a
move woro W. V. Hoagland, W. E. Shu
man, Butler Buchanan and Dr. Mor
rill, whllo thoso speaking In favor of
Bonding tho troops woro M. B. Cros
by, F. L. Moonoy and E. J. VanDor
hoof. Tho debato continued for
about an hour and a half and was
somewhat fiery In Its nature.
Following tho talks refreshments
woro sorved.
Latost recruits to Company E arc
karl Carlton and Fred Peterson, both
signing Wednesday. Carlton Is the
Bhoomakor at tho Shoo Markot and
Peterson Is employed as a clerk In
tho postofflco. Tho latter is, by rea
son of his position in tho fedoral ser
vico, exempt from draft, but patriot
ism called him to tho colors.
A program is being prepared for tho
dedication of tho now St. Patrick's
school which will bo hold tho lattor
part of this month.
Mrs. E. R. Plumer loft yesterday
morning for Choyonnc to visit for a
couple of days.
Bridge Election Day.
A special election Is being hold In
tho city today for voting on tho propo
sition to lssuo $10,000 bonds to aid in
tho construction of a stool or concroto
brldgo ncross tho rlvor south of town.
Tho brldgo Is to cost $40,000, tho state
to pay half, tho precincts south of tho
river one-fourth and tho city one
fourth. Tho south sldo products voted
practically unanimous on tho bonds,
and North Plntto should do tho samo
today.
Tho prosont brldgo lias reached a
condition where tho ropalrs aro enor
mous, equalling each year for sovor
al years past doublo tho lntorest on
tho proposed bonds, nnd oach succeed
ing year thoso ropalrs will bo hcavlor;
in fact the brldgo Is now in such shapo
that to keep up ropalrs Is simply an ox
travagant oxpondlturo of monoy. A
now bridge will moan a saving to tho
taxpayers residing In Uio torrltory
effected.
If you bavo not voted, do so this af
ternoon.
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Subscribe for Liberty Honds
Tho First National Bank of this
city has subscribed for $10,000 of tho
Liberty bonds Issued by tho govern
ment. Any of our cltlzous who do
sire to subscribo for thoso bonds can
do eo through tho Fist National, or
they can bo obtained direct from tho
liank wflion thoy arrlvo.
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Tho- boys of tho Franklin nnd Cen
tral school classes aro requested to
bo at tho Lloyd opera house tomorow
afternoon at two o'clock to bo given
part In tho program for tho semi
centennial colobratlon In Juno.
Fergus Flynn arrived hero last ev
ening to visit relatives. Ho has boon
employed In tho Great Northom shops
at Wilmar, Minn., for somo tlmo. Bo
foro returning ho will visit his par
onts at Keystone.
Mrs. J. L. Davis tmd son, of Portland,
formerly of this city, who woro visit
lng hor sister Mrs. Sarnh Ostcrhout
and brothor David Scott, loft this
morning for Lexington and Republican
to spend a week.
An eight and one-half pound boy
ms bom yesterday to Mr. and Mrs.
Porcy O'Brien, of Denver, formerly of
this city. Mrs. O'Brien was formorly
Miss Lillian Sicks.
R. II. Dill, of the U. P. freight house,
was handing out cigars this morning
ovor tho arrival of a baby girl at his
home. All concerned aro doing nlcoly.
W. D. Holdornoss loft today for
Chimney Rock on business.
XOHTH PLATTE MEX
EX LI ST FOR
THE NAVY
SPRING CLEARING
on all of Our Spring Suits, Coats and Dresses
We are not going to wait until the season is over, when you have no use
for a Suit or Coat, but Right now in the heart of the season we place on
sale our entire stock of wool Suits at One Third off the regular price. We
have about 75 New Spring Wool Suits left, made of Poplins, Gabardines,
Serges, Wool Velours and Jersey Cloths. They come in all the leading
shades and made up to the minute in style. Be on hand tomorrow morn
ing, First come, first served, splendid selection for all those who will respond
at once to this Great Clearing Sale call.
One-Third OFF the Regular
Price on Any Wool Suit in the House
$15.00 Suits at - $10.00
$20.00 Suits at - $13.34
$25.00 Suits at - $16.67
$30.00 Suits at - $20.00
$35.00 Suits at $23.34
$40.00 Suits at - $26.67
25 Per CentjjDiscount
On any Silk Suit in'the Stored
20 Per Cent Discount
On all of our new Silk Taffeta or Geor
gette Dresses. You know that our
Dresses ore nothing but the very
latest in style.
150 COATS 150
At Cost and some Less Than Cost, divided into 4 great lots, as follows:
LOT 1 All of our Coats in wool Serges and LOT 2 Beautiful Coats in Poplins and Ve-
Poplins, values up to $10, d jk Q ouvs and fancy wool mixturesh" 4TQ
Sale Price Q an( Pis, values up to a0
LOT 3 Our most attractive and stylish Coats, LOT 4 Our very best Coats, the cream of
full length, some half lined J- A fQ the stock, values up to (tf"t)
with best quality silk; vaP t 1 UL Mfk $40, your choice at vl I I X
ues up to $25, going at. . $17.48, $19.98 and VL0.tJ
Come and help yourselr. Look at the regular prices, and deduct the discount and
it will mafcte you happy to see how much money you have saved on your spring
apparel.
300 New
Summer
Wash Skirts
Now on
Display
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Ladies" Outfitting Store
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
300 New
Sum mer
Wash Skirts
Now on
Display
Ton young North Plntto men leavo
tomorrow for Omnha to tnko tho ox
nmlnntlon for tho navy, having en
listed yoatordny through Loron Hast
ings who has unlisted In tho naval
reserve nnd has boon designated as re
cruiting offlcor.
The names of tho young men aro
Ainos Kneor, John Golso, Clnronce
Doolcy, Harloy Dooloy, Harry Calkins,
Stanley Griffin, Albort Nelson, John
Dwkman, Dolnioro Dory nnd
Bradley.
Whllo Bomo of us aro Inclined to
think that Notth Plntto had boon a
llttlo slow In furnishing recruits, tho
total of young men who lmvo onllstod
In the regular army, tho navy, In Com
pany E and with tho officers' training
corps, has boon probably as largo as
rrom othor towns or North Plattos
alto.
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Bread 1'rlcos Sour.
Anothor advance In the prlco of
bread was made Wednosday and tho
two sized loavos now sou for fifteen
and twonty conts. Tho fifteen cont
loaf weighs sixteen ounces and tho
twenty cont loaf twenty-two ounces.
Flour yosterday was $4.G0 a barrol
higher than whon tho previous nd-
Vanco In broad wins inndo, and bakora
claim that thoy hud boon losing 1
conts on each lonf of -.bread thoy
made and sold. Under theso condi
tions it was necessary to increase tho
size of tho loaves somowhnt and add
a nlckol to tho selling 'prlco of each of
the two sizes. Tho bakora sav they
iogrot that it was compulsory to in
creaso uie prlco, nut is was necessary
if thev woro to nnrvlvo In IiiisIiiorh.
it Is prohablo that the latost advance
frill largely curtail tho snlo of broad,
aB many ueonlo will concludo t int thov
tcinn savo monoy by baking their bread.
iln any ovont broad Is bread thoso
.days, and unless wo cultlvato a tnsto
for tender nlfalfa somo of us may eo
hungry boforo this cruol war Is ovor.
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Wauls Possession f Children.
Mnlinl Cnhlll of llnrslinv. linn fllnil n
Ipotltlon In hnbous corpus In tho dls
trlct court to gain possession of Georgo
Cnhlll ago nlno nnd Lorono Cnhlll ago
four !ho aro In tho possession of Ed
ward, Frank nnd Paul Cnhlll. Sho
states that Edward Cahlll, fnthor of
tlio children has neglected to suupport
them and sho asks tho court to placo
them In her enrc. Tho potltlon states
that tho children aro treated unkindly
by Paul and Frank Cahlll and havo
been doprlved of their freedom nnd
says that sho is healthy and strong
nnd can glvo tho children a good
homo.
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Contest Closes .Timo Iflth.
In ordor that all thoso lntorcstcd
mny know, The Tribuno Is authorized
to announce that tho contest for queon
of tho semi-centennial will clobo at
nlno a'clock Juno Kith. Tho last t)t
tho ballot boxes to remain opon will
do tno ono -nt Tho Oasis,
Contestants and friends of contes
tants -will pleaso keep tho closing date
in numt.
Xow Hook nt Library
Tho following books hnvo rocontlv
uoon ndiiea to tho public library:
uiggors soven Keys to Dnldpato.
Blndloss Brandon of tho Engineers.
uoslior Pooplo Liko That.
Bowor Gringos.
Boach Heart of tho Sunset.
CanfioUl Bout Twig;
Canuold Ileal Motive.
Dodge Skinners Dross Suit.
Fitch At Good Old Siwash.
Grey Wild Fire.
Hucston Pruduonco of tho Parson
ago.
King Tho Sldo of tho Angles.
Mannors-Peg O' My Heart.
Megruo It Pays to Advertise
Porjler Just David.
Portor Road to Understanding.
Shuto Ileal Boys.
Smith Evolution of Dodd.
Sponrmnn Nan of Music Mountain
Tnrklngton Gontlomnn from In-
dlnna.
Wobstor The Thoroughbred.
WIstor VIrclnlan.
White Tcss of tho Storm Country,
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Mrs. Swtin Swnnson wont to Lincoln
ad Omaha this morning.
Fred Elliott loft this morning for
uncom to visit relatives.
Mrs. Androw Anderson loft this
morning for Lincoln to visit frionda
Tho ward schools will close Friday,
j uno 1st, with appropriate programs
Mrs. J. L. Moonoy returned to Don
vor UiIb morning aftor spondlng a fow
days horo.
Mrs. W. E. Owens has gono to Miss
ouri to visit tho homo folks for sovor
al wooks.
Englnoor William Wolsh rotumod
last ovonlng from Omnha wflioro ho vis
ited for sovoral days.
L. L. Walkor roturnod this morning
from a short visit in tho custom part
of tho stato.
Miss Margnrot Iloakoy was callod
l oro from Omaha this wook by the
serious illness of hot mothor.
Tho boyB' and girls' gloo clubs of
tho high school will hold a banquet at
mo notoi Mccabo this ovonlng.
Mrs. James Hart and Mrs W II Bla
lo-k will go to Omaha noxt wook to
attend a mooting of tho Red Cross so
ciety.
Tho four year old son of Wm. Paul-
mnii, living south of Horahoy. foil
from a wagon and ono of his logs was
uroKon,
Dr. Saddlor, of Horshoy, loavoa
shortly for Chicago to tako a post
graduato courso and will bo absent
I about two months. Mrs. Sadlor will
DKAFT ARMY WILL HE
SUJLMOXEl) SKl'TEMHER 1.
Wnshlngton, May 17. In rosponso
to a suggestion from Sonntor Jones of
Wnshlngton thut tho now flolectlvo.
draft army holp harvost crops, Secrc
tary uaKor today disclosed that It Is
not expected to call out tho first GOO.
000 mon boforo September 1, becnuso of
"tho dopleted stato of our supplies'," i
nnti tnnt tnorororo will bo no "np
preclablo Interference with tho labor
supply of tho country until thnt dato."
After stating Hint tho labor ques
tion was rocelvlnc sorlous attention
from nil departments. Socrotnry Bak
er wrote to Sonntor Jonoa
"Owing to tho dopleted stnto of our
supplies It will not bo urnctlcablo to
call out tho first 500,000 mon to ho!
raised unuor tho provisions of tho bill
now ponding boforo congross until
about Soptombor 1, so thoro will bo
no npproclnblo Intorforonco with tho
labor supply of tho country until thnt
dato.
"Whon thoso mon nro rallml thov
Ul hnvo to bo continuously tralnod
with the colors until thov aro sont
nbrond. As tho porlod of trnlnlnc be-
foro thoy aro Bout nbrond will bo nt
tho host nil too short in Justlco to tho
mon, it must bo Intonslvo nnd continuous."
Tho halt million mon will bo distrib
uted in thirty-two mobilization enmps,
throo of which will bo In tho west In
offoct tho project Is to build thirty
two towns comleto with nil nocos-
sary equipment nnd fncillttos. It
will requiro G.000,000 foot of lumber,
which was adopted bocauso tho nrlco
of canvna was so high and tho supply
so snort, it tents woro used It would
roqulro two complete Bets n year to
keo'p tho men undor cover.
Thoro will bo 15,000 buildings In each
oncampmont. Thoso will lncludo
qunrtors for offlcors and men, stnblos,
kitchens, moas halls, bath houses and
storerooms In addition to numerous
structures for apoclnl purposos. Tho
mujorlty of tho barracks will bo long,
low ono-8tory nifalra.
luacli town will cover n llttlo moro
than a aqunro nillo of ground not in
cluding tho big trncta of land nocoa
anry for drilling nnd military opera
tions during training.
Tho quartormnator's department hnB
laid 'plana for tho orectlon of contrnl
groups of warehouses and storgo
buildings, which will bo Bltuated con
veniently na to trnnsportntlon lines
nnd will bo tho supply dopota for tho
enmps, .
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Tho high prlco of lumbor, which a
local dealor says has advanced about
llfty per cont during tho pnat alx
months, hns offoctod building opera
tions In North Plntto to u considerable
extent this spring. Tho proposed no
tion of thp'govornmont In tnklng ovor
tho lumbor plants of tho northwest In
ordor to socuro mntorlul for ships will
no doubt rosult in furthor ndvnncos
in price, nnd not an ndvnnce but
briniTH lin thn niinnllnn iih In wlinflinr
certain classes of lumbor enn bo pur-j
clinsod nt nny prlco. Practically all
tho travollng salosmon for tho wliolo-
snlo lumber firms havo boon taken off
tho road,
If husbands wlould trial n tholr wlvoa
to bo na economical and ns IhkoiiIous
with tholr mlllinory as Mnrlo Doro Is In
tho fonturo ''Common Ground," show
ing at tho Keith Saturday night, comic
wrltors on that BUbJoct would dlo of
starvation. Making twolvo huts from
whoro only ono blossomod boforo la
tho nccompllBhriiont of tho llttlo lndv.
Tho hat In reality is a monstrosity but
tno "Kid" loves It.
Thousnnd tomnto nnd cnbbuno
plants to soil nt prices that aro right,
nt my Iplaco, 2005 oast Fourth strcot.
it. McFarland. - ao-2
Miss Jossio Baker, who was omnlov-
ed ns tolophono operator for tho Union
Pnclllc, hns takon a Position ns clork
in tho Western Union offico.
Just received
the newest,
niftiest Sum
mer weight
Oxfords for
MEN who
want to keep
theirfeetcool
and look like
a fashion
plate. SELZ,
of course.
You will be
surprised to
see what a
few dollars
will do for
you at this
Shoe Store
for Men
Harcourt
Clothing
Company"
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
A little extra attention to your Ford car, a little
adjustment now and then, will holp to keep it in
prime condition and add to its ability to 6erve you.
Bring your Ford car here. Why take any chances?
Let those who know how, those who use genuine
Ford parts, take care of your car. To be sure of gett
ing the best servico from your Ford car let skilled
Ford men care for it. Prompt attention assured.
Touring Car $300, Runnhont $345, Sedan $045,
Coupelet $505, Town Car $595 all f. o. b. Detroit.
On display and for sale by
S i ntlNDY-U CO. j i
accompany him.