NORTH PLATTE SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION JUNE 26th to 30th, INCLUSNSk .
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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
NOHTH PLATTE, -NEB, jt5NE 26, "1917..
No. 47
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"SAVE THE WASTE AM)
WIN THE WAR,"
In a letter to Tho Tribune, Herbort
Hoover, Head of tho food conservation
commission, writes that lio has Invited
ovory minister whoso namo ho could
securo to preach upon tho s(u,bject of
Food Conservation on Sunday, July
1st. Ho also expresses tho hope that
next Sunday will becomo known as
"Food Saving Day," and that It may
bo made tho purposo and motto of ov
ory household In America to "Save
tho Wasto and Win tho War."
Mrl Uoowor says It Is highly Im
portant that overy pound of food bo
saved and Urns old in supplying tho al
lies as well as ourselves with food In
tho futulre.
Peoplo must know, says Mr. Hoov
er, that conservation of food is ab
solutely necessary and If wo do not
do so noiv) wo m!ust later sovoroly suf
for. With statistics of food supplies
before him, and with knowledge of,
what is required, Mr. Hoover's warn-,
ing is uaseu on iacis anu suouiu not
go uriheedod. 1
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Heavy Draft on lied Cross.
A Washington dispatch dated Sun
day said: ew demands on tho Amer
ican Red Cross disclosed today by El
liot Wadsworth, acting chairman, show
that tho hundred million dollar fund,
$15,000,000 of which remains to bo
subscribed in tho final campaign round
up tomorrow, may not last longer
than six months. The need for relief
work in nearly all tho allied coun
tries is looming so high, said Mr.
Wadsworth "that ouf $100,000,000 can
easily be spent Iwfcthln six months
oven though tho Red Cross.practico ov
ery economy and give aid only to tho
most worthy causes."
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jtfotlce.
To my many friends and all auto
mobile and bicycle owners: I havo
just returned firom tho east where I
havo finished a courso In tiro repair
ing in ono of tho largest and most ef
ficient auto-tire ropair plants In the,
United States and havo bought and in
stalled hero ono of their! best up-to-dato
machines. Ouir doors aro now
open and wo aro ready for work.
Skilled wofrkmanship guaranteed and
work warranted to glvo entire satis
faction. NEW iMETHOD TIRE RE
PAIR CO, 511 iNorth Locust street,
North Platte. W. N. Rose, manager
and workman. 47-2
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Canning School Creates Interest
Tho canning school held in tho
Franklin domestic science 'room Fri
day and Saturday by tho, state uni
versity extension and in charge of Miss
"Alleen Gantt'wasvory successful and
a largo number of ladles took advan
tage of this opportunity to learn what
to can and how to can it. On Friday
tho preservation of carrots, tomatoes
and rhubarb was demonstrated and
on Saturday tho meeting was dovoted
.to epinnach, beans and other vegO;
tables. This school of Instruction will
bo hold open until evory lady in the
city has finished hor course.
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Governor Neville Expected.
Governor Keith Neville writes J. B.
McDonald that he will make a mighty
effort to visit North Platto tomor
row. The Governor is a mighty busy
man theso days, tho war preparations
demanding much tlmo and action from
him", Ho says Mrs. Neville and chll
dren.Jeavo shortly for West Virginia,
'and "foV'thls 'reason will not bo able to
visit North Platto this meok.
ainny TIsltors In Town.
Up to last evening several liundned
visitors, tho advance guard of tho
thousands who will bo hore during the
week, ortrivod Sunday and yesterday.
About half of theso aro former North
Platto people, or those who havo come
to visit friends during the rsfcelc. Our
personal columns tell of many of those
who aro hore. '
FORD
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Authorized Sales and Service
Ford Touring $360v
Ford Runabout $345( f. o. b
Ford Sedan - $645 Detroit.
Ford Coupelet $505
Factory Production or May
83,616 CARS
Largest One Day Output 3216, or better
than two a minute.
WE NEVER CLOSE AND WELCOME ALL VISIT
ORS DURING OUR CENTENNIAL WEEK
Gas 25c Per Gallon
HENDY-0GIEF AUTO CO,
Cor. Fourth and Dewey.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Fred Elliott spent yo3torday In,
Kearney.
Dr. F. J. Wurtolo spont yestorday In
Kearney on business.
Attorney W. E. Shumnn transacted
legal buslnoss In Lexington yesterday.
Francis Thayro loft Sunday morning
for Paxton to spend a week with rel
atives, Joseph Knapp returned Sunday
from a visit with relatives in Colum
bus and Hastings.
Mlas Noll Snoll, of Cozad, camo a
few days ago to visit at tho Schultz
homo this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Rector aro enjoy
ing a visit from their daughter Mrs.
William Hoenshell, of Ogden.
Mrs. R. L. Hoaton, who had boon
In Excelsior Springs for several weeks,
roturnod homo Saturday afternoon
Misses iMario and Isabelle Doran,
who woro visiting relatives In Omaha
and Grotna, returned home Sunday ev
ening, For Rent Small apartment, iurnlsh
ed, closo In. 108 west Second. 47-1
Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Smith are enjoy
ing a visit from Harold and Ruth
Green, of Rushville, who camo a fq.v
days ago.
Mrs. F. C. Holtzschue, of St. Joe,
arrived hero Saturday evening to visit
her brother Joseph Knapp for a week
orl longer.
Miss Virginia Athon, of SenttleJ
cumo eaiuruay aiiornoon to maico an
extended visit with hqr sister Mrs. P.
J. Barron,
Mr. and Mrs. Nealo Turpio are en
joying a visit from tho former's moth
er; Mrs. Turpio, of Chicago, who came
Sunday evening.
Mrs. P. J. Norris,- daughter Mildred
and son Frances will leave the first of
next wook for Omaha, Kansas City and
Excbtofor Spring's o Bpj'end several
weeks.
Among the old tlmorl3 who arrived
yestorday is Isaac Watts, of Corning,
Icfajt, who is accompanied by his fam
ily and aro guests of Mir. and Mrs.
Ray Langford.
Attorney M. E. Crosby left tho lnt
tor part of last week for Davenport,
Neb., to meet Mrs. Crosby and chil
dren who havo beon there for some
tlmo visiting relatives.
W. M Dunn, Lawrence and S. E.
Allen, County , Judgo R. J. Stack, John
Nealo, SI W. Warren- and Fred Pop-
ham, of Tryon, attondod tho special
meeting of tho Odd Follows Friday ev
ening. W. E. Shufnan and daughter Dor
othy will leave about July 10th on an
Vxtond'ed trip, gdjing to Vancouver,
thonco by boat to Seattle, thonco to
Los Angeles and east over tho south
ern route.
,.,'Judgo Grimes, who went to Chad
ron to hold court for Judge Wostover,
returned Sunday. In tho celebrated
Omaha-Chadrotl blackmailing case,
which it was expected tho Judgo would
hear, a change of venue was taken
and tho trial will occur at Alliance,.
Let us demonstrate to you the su
perior quality of our NON-BREAKABLE
GLASSES. Wo make them in
tho Nose Glass and the Ridding bow,
CLINTON, Registered Optometrist,
-The Sign of tho Big Ring.
Tickets Ton the Queen's Ball may bo
obtained in advanco at Dixon's jewel
ry storo. The tickets will also bo
on sale at the auditorium on tno
erbunds tho evening of tho ball.
Tho banks of this city announce that
thoy will close at noon on Thursday.
oponlng as usual uio rouowing morn
ing
North Platte, Neb.
GENERAL MANAGER JEFFEHS
. BECOMES YI( E-I'UESIUENT
Tho Omaha. Boo of tc'ay announces
that Gonornl Manager JcfTers has beon
named as vlco-presldent of tho Union
Pacific, tho order to becomo tffootlvo
July 1st This Is a now office tho
board of dlroctors has created. It, is
umdorstood that Mil. Joffers rotalns tho
position of general manager, .ind ihaft
nis now uuo givos mm aumiono
From mossongor ioy in tno assistant
superintendent s offiieo in North Platto
to vlco-prosldont of ono of tho greatost
rnllroadB in tho world, has boon tho
caroor of Will Joffet-s, who Is still un-
dor forty-two years of ago. His rlso
is only ovldenco of what Is possible
theso days to tho young rollo;v who is
made of the right kind of stuff. Will
Joffors has won his spurs on merit;
and morlt alono, which makes his as
cendancy all tho moro brilliant, whllo
congratulating Mr. Joffers, this writer
will not feet altogether satlslleu until
ho can address him as presldont of tho
Union Pacific.
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Knights of Columbus May Build.
Tf. Is httrhlv nrobnbln tlint within
the next year a splendid thrco story
building will occupy tno lots on uew-
oy Btroet, north Qt tho Hotel McCabo,
ownod by tho Knights or Columbus
lodge. Such a move was contemplated
aDOUt a year ago. uui wns uroppeu Be
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cause it could not be satisfactorily 11
nanced. Howovor, tho financial part
of tho project can ncfrt bo arranged,
and thero is a probability that tno
building will bo erected.
A local business man has mado a
proposition to lease thoflrst and sec
ond noons of tho building for a porioti
of ton years at a satisfactory rontnl
The third floor wot1ld bo used for Jodga
purposes
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Water Still Troublesome
Tho high wator in the North Platte
river mado fulther Inroads on tho fill
at tho oast cud of tho Lincoln High
way brldgo cast of town Sunday night,
and a dozen or moro mon worked with
vigor! yestorday to save the onibank
raent from being washed out Thous
ands of bags of sand havo been droppod
into tho wator-creatod excavations,
brush and trees have boen used to stop
tho wash against against tho fills, nnd
yet tho boiling, rushing aters 'con
tinue to oat into and undormlno uio
embankments. Whether tho fills can
be saved depends upon the stago ot
water d'urlng the week.
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Democrats nrc Perturbed.
Tho "scaro head" linos In today's
Omaha Beovtell of the perturbed con-
dfcion-ofcertaln-democrata of tho stattfi
over Uio possibility of Governor Ne
ville entering tho army as colone of
tno Sixth regiment. Tiieso democrats
aro not so much concorned over tho
Governor going to the front and be
ing shot full of holes as they are over
the ascendency of Lleut-Govarnor
Edgar Howard to tho governorship.
Lawd! What a blow that would be
especially to tho anti-Bryan fellows.
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Concessionaires Aro Busy
Tho colobration grounds waataubUBy
placo yesterday afternoon when the
concessionaires began erecting mioir
tents.. There aro moro than a score
of those and thoy aro placed, south of
Uio grand stand,. Included in the
amusement features are tho western
danco hall, a merry-go-round, a muse
um of rroaks, tlio plantation singers,
"Spidora," Tho Wlilp and tho silo-
drome. Tho Hot weinio man is tnero
in force, as is also tho knife rack man
and other similar devices.
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Fntnro Improvements
Among tho improvements mapped
out by Uio Union Pacific at this ter
minal for tho futluiro Is tho erection of
a machine shop .near tho round house,
Uio razing of tho present Bhop, and
Uio building of an artificial Ice plant
to supply tho quantity needed by the
rofrlgoratlng service. It may bo sev
eral years before these Improvements
will bo mado, but thoy aro certain to
come.
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Konnoth Gjoisct, of Green Bay, Wis.,
camo a fcjA days ago to accept a po
sition as window ,trlmmer In tiho
Wilcox department store.
W. It, Malonoy, W. J. Landgraf, F,
J. McGovorn and Carl Simon, who
went to Denver to conduct tho Third
Degr'oo h(brk in tho K. C. lodge, re
turned yesterday.
Mrs. G-doxgo Yeoman, of Omaha,
formerly of this city, came last even
lng to Tilsit with Miss Florence Stamp
and other local friends.
Mrs. Frtd Elliott dr., and childrtn
of Omaha, camo last evening to spend
stvoral weeks with tho Elliott and
Goozoo famllios.
Miss Catherine Haggorty, of Denver,
arrived here tho latter part of la3t
wook to visit her brother Thomas
Haggorty.
Miss Mary Carroll, of WIsnor, for
merly of this city, camo Sunday to
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. John Skow and baby
loft a few days ago for Kuvennn to
visit rolatlves for a couplo of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Crittsilold, who wcro
married in Council Bluifs two weeks
ago, will returu tomorrow evening.
James Hart and F. T.. Itodmo'nd re
turned yestorday from Denver whero
thoy attended the K. of O. banquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Larson, of Ed
dyvlllo, who woro guosts of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J, Frazior, loft Saturday.
Miss Mabel Mornnt, of Chicago, for
morly of this city, Is visiting this week
with Miss Esther Kolly.
Mrs. Wilfred Stuart, of Lexington,
and baby camo last ovonlng to visit at
tne Tiguo homo
Miss Vorna Kronquest returned to
Amnerst Saturday afternoon,
crrr and county news
Miss Thqlma Frator is assisting In
tho Frator drug etoco.
Mrs. Gun Chamberlain and son of
Donver, camo last evening to spond a
week.
Mrs. Guy Roblnson nrivod this
morning from Portland to visit her.
parents. ,
Percy Schott, second llda'tonant of
Company E, vas called to Omaha last
evening.
Mrs. Bort'Barbon and daughtor Al
berta, of Lowollen, aro visiting Mr,
and Mrs. Frank Barber.
Miss Georglo Hoxlo, who had boon
attending school at Itockford, 111., ib
turned yostorday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Honry Woimlck, of
Kimball, aro hero this wook to visit
wlUi Mr. and Mrs. Honry Well.
A. F. Whcolclr, of Blgnoll, is in town
today onrouto to Galosburg, Michigan,
whoro ho will visit for a month.
For Sain Fivo room hnnnnr with
linHnniniiK. Mnrlnrn nrnnnt lion Tn
quiro nt 907 oast Fifth streot. 4G-3
Mrs. Georgo Miller and children ar
rived from tho oast last Frtlday evening
to visit Mr. and Mrs. Win. Rector.
Herman Thoolccko, Jr, of Omaha,
has boon vistlng his undo O. II.
Thoelecko and family for a wook past.
Tho Rco Auto Co. have leased tho
building now used by J. V. Romigh
nnd will opon a Eavago thero in tho
near future.
Chas. O'Rourko, formerly of Brady,
now located at Flomlng, Col., Is In
town to visit frionds and attend tho
celobratlon.
T. C. Patterson rot'ulitncd yestorday
from Washington, D. C whero ho vis
ited his son Llout.-Col. George Patter-
Son for a week.
Mrs. Crook and chlldron, formerly
of this city, will como from Omaha
this wook to visit tho Hlnman and
Langford families.
Mrs. L. D. Newton nnd chlldron, of
Wollflcot nrrlvodhoro today to visit at
tho homo of hor mothor Mrs. John A.
Baker for two w(eoks.
Tho 1733 ranch near Kearnov was
sold by W, L. SHckol yestorday to Mark
ana ueorgo Woods, of Lincoln. The
consideration was around a half mil
lion dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. , Chrdstianson
havo returned from a visit" in oastorn
points and will loavo In ,a, tow days
f&r RIchflold, Utahr to maico ..an ex
tended visit. v
Dr. nnd Mrs. O. H. Cressler and
daughter Mildred returned at noon
yostorday from San Francisco fwtiore
thoy were called two weeks ngo by tho
death of tho late Rov, Crosslor.
Having moro Initiatory work than
possible to perform on tho regular
meeting night, tho Knights of Pythias
mot Suaiday afternoon and gavo work
in tho throo degreos to the assemblod
candidates.
jp tfovjbrqor .F. L. Hoix, of Wyoming,
win accompany tno unoyenno ticioga
tlon to tins city Tuursdny. Arrange
ments aro being mado by a dozen or
moro business mon to ontertaln him
at lunch.
Thoso In need of painting, paper
hanging and docoraUng aro assured
satisfactory work if thoy employ Julius
lloga. Phono Black G92. 38tf
Contractor Klaas, of this city, loft
yostorday for Horshoy to begin work
on tho Lutheran church which will bo
built In tho Huebner district south of
that village. The church will will bo
24x40 feet. ,
Bill Smith, tho colored section hand
arrested for threatening to fill Bill
Anddrson full of lead, ploadod guilty
to assault in Justico MUtonborgor's
court Saturday and was fined fivo doll
ars and costs.
Miss Mildred Fitzpatrlck who hns
beon taking a cfcurso in nursing in St
Catherine's hospital In Omaha for a
year past, camo Sunday to visit with
tho homo folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Wllklns, of
uotnenburg spont tho wook end hero
Tho formor will bo associated with
tho now Canroll mill and ho and fam
ily will reside hero In future.
Miss Gortrudo Hanks, of Portland
formerly of this city, spont tho wook
ond with Misses Elslo Langford and
Lillian Sturgos whllo onrouto to Fre
mont.
A community 'picnic will bo hold at
Uio Zaulorl farm south of Horshev July
4tn. A program consisting of snoeehou
ball games, horso racos, and roping
and riding contests has beon arranged
Tho regular lodging accommodations
of tho city aro already pretty woll
fillod, but tho committee has about 400
rooms In prlvato rosidoncos on its list
Tents on tho fair grounis will nccom
modato about 1200 pooplo.
Stono setting and brick laying on
tho now dopot bognn yostorday. Throo
stono sottons and throo brlck-layorB
a- o at prosont employed, but tho force
ol tho latter will bo Increased as rap
Idly as tho mon enn bo secured. Six
hundred and fifty thousand' brick will
bo used In tho construction of itho
building.
Tho pooplo of Koarnoy havo applied
to tho union Pacific for sovoral ad
dlticnal cars in which to transport to
this city tho crdftld that will como
Thursday. Tho Koarnoy agont has
boon assured that tho cars will bo
forthcoming If thoy aro not nooded by
tho United States for tho transporta
tlon of troops. Undo Sam has first
call on all passenger equipment. Tho
Kearney peoplo aro oxpocted to ar
rlvo on train Nd. 1U.
BIG SHOW OPENS TODAY
WITH OUTDOOR SPOltTS
North Platto's soml-contonnlal colo
bration will opon thts nltornoonntitmo
o'clock at tho city park with a- pro
gram of outdoor sports consisting of
tno pursuits and pastimes indulgod
in by tho residents of this Soctioh fif
ty years ago. Thoy will Include shoot
ing up tho town, tho hanging of a sufl
poctod haiso thief, riding outlaw
jjorsos and stcors, relay races, and In
addition thoro will bb circus acts on a
platform In front of tho grand stand.
At 4:30 Lucillo Bollrnont will mako a
balloon nsconslon and pnrnchuto drop.
To morrow's program, In addition to
tho above, will lncluVlo Uio battlo of
Summit Springs, Nebraska's famous
Indian bttlo which will Uiko placo at
8:30. nils Mil (bo followed by. a big
display of flroworks, concluding with
tho Cindorolla ball, which is referred
to olsowhoro,
Thursday will bo Koartioy, Choybnno
and North Platto Day, tho day on
which tho big historical parado will
bo glvon.
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Englnoor Johnston roturnod this
morning from a visit In Omaha.
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H We freely admit we are in business for the purpose of making
ft legitimate profits.
::: At the samtf'time'our greatest
:;t and square de'aling.
We back up our goods with a
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The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend the
FREE DEMONSTRATION
Odors Pure Malted Milk
The Purest, Most Healthful and
Desirable of Foods.
This product contains more real nourishment than
any brand of malted milk on tho market.
It Is tho result jof 44 years of constant malting ex
perience. It leaves no sickly aftertaste 30 common in
many other brands, as the sting of tho malt is eliminated.
Free Demonstrations as; follows
TUESDAY, JUNE 20,
ItEXALL DItUG STOHE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, '
NORTH SIDE DKUG STORE
THURSDAY, JUNE 28,
ERATER DRUG STORE
FRIDAY, JUNE 29,
RINCKER DRUG STORE
SATURDAY, JUNE 30,
STONE'S DRUG STORE
COORS MALTED MILK
will be sold at tha above named storas. Consult
your physican in regard to COORS MALTED
MILK.
DIVISION CHANGES ON
THE UNION PACIFIC
Omaha papors stato that effectlvo
July 1st changes will be made In tho
divisions on tho Union Pacific, an addi
tional division to bo added. According
to this report tho Nobrnska division
will lncludo tho main lino and all tho
branches botwoon Council Bluffs and
north Plntto, with G. O. Brophy as sup
erintendent. Tho Wyomlug division
will oxtend from North Platto to Raw.
llns with A. W. Woodruff as superin
tendent, and a Uilrd division (will com
prlso tho main lino wost of Rawlins,
with H. A. Boll as auporintondont.
It .is expected Unit hla re-arrango-mont
of "divisions will rostislt in Bomo
official changes at torminal points.
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Business Houses Will Close.
.Many of our business houses havo
signified tholr willingness to close from
12 m. to 5 p. m. TJiufrsday on account
of tho parado and other features. This
will give all emproyos an opportunity
to nttond tho colobration booked for
tho nftorinoon at tho grounds. Tho com
mlttoo denlros that all tho buslnoss
lvoHmos that can possibly do so, closo
during Uio nbovo hours.
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