Worthy Weclcling Rings fV" l I.' , l v . If The custom of placing the wedding ring on the fourth finger owesjts origin to the pretty fancy of bygone days that aV special nerve ran from-this fiturcr di- rectly to the heart. As the pledge and symbaj-of mutual affection, the plain gdid band Is atill ' in greatest favor. - ."' Our wedding rings are'haiidwrought and seamless, in either 14 XJt kt." gold. Finer rings are not made. In the two popular styles the wide band and the plump, narow bandwc' carry all sizes in stock. CLINTON, Jewelsr and Optician, At Uio Sign of the Big Ring. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. Dr. Morrill, Dentist. Franki.Hahlor, of Sldnoy, will visit with t&p. homo folks UiIb wcok. E. T! kollhor, of Omaha, will visit Mr. and -Mrs. Chnrlos McNamara this wcok. MIs8 Iola Short, of Shorldan, Wyo., waa tho guoat of Miss Efflo Dwrbln last weoTc. Fred Potorson has roturnod from a ton day visit Jn Colorado points of Jntdroat Miss' Mary Egan, of Omaha, a former rosldont fwfco apont two weeks horo, has roturnod homo. Miss tllnncho Fonda returned Friday morning from Sholton whoro she vls ltbd flrionda for a wcok. For Sale 1015 Reo touring car, good running, ordor, oxtra tiro. Choap. J, V. Romlgh garago. Mrs, Qulmby Lamplaugh, of Donvor, Ifloxpoe-tod horo thlB week to viBit Mr. andMfs.John II .A Day. Pro-life 31. Elliott roturned Friday evening from Omaha whoro ho tran sacted .business for a wcok. Mr. T. Borry camo Saturday morning from Grand Island to vIbU local fr lends for sovoral days. Mrs. Fred Loudon and haby loft Frl ' day ovonlng for Grand Island to spond Bovciral days with rolatlvos. J. J. Frator. of Rising City, who vis ited Ms brother Goorgo Frator and family last weok, loft 'Friday. I Charles Martini, Sr., of Sidney," la expected horo thin week to. vlBlt tho homo folks during tho colouration. Edward WIUb of Osceola, formerly ofthls city, wlio spent tho past two wook horo, loft Friday ovonlng. ' Mr. and. Mrs, Olio RoBmusaon ro turnod Saturday from a visit with tho lntton's. Bistor In Colorado Springs. filr$and Mrs. Roy Murdook loft Sat urdaywraornlng for Parnoll. Kans., to mako an cxtondod visit with rolatlvos. Mrs. J. W. Sinclair and children roturnod Friday from an oxtendod vis it in Detroit, Michigan, with rolatlvos. Dr. Brock, Dentist, ovor Stono Drug Store. Mr. and Mrs. Charlos Weir and daughter Ellfcaboth, naw of Grand iBland, will visit this wcok with friends. Julius Walker, formerly of this city, rocontly accoptod a position as dark In mho Baltimoro hotel, 'at Kaunas City. Mi and Mrs. C. L. PatterBon of Denver, aro oxpoctod this Iwtoek to visit roiauves ana attonu tno aoim-uon tonnial. For Salo Ono used 1910 Maxwell .touring car, In good condition, small mlloago, at a bargain. J. V. Romlgh garago. Mrs. Roy Banks and son Thomas returned Friday evening from a visit of sovoral weeks with relatives in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Clamdo Mocombor, of Ravonna, Inftio wore guests of tho ter mor's parents last weok, loft Friday aftornoon Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Rasmusson, of Mlndon camo tho latter part of last wook to visit tholr daughtor Mrs. Har ry Portor. , Mrs. John Horrod roturnod Sunday from Denver whore Bho mado an cx tondod visit with hor Bistor Mrs. M. C. Harrington. Robert FInnoy, of Evanston, for merly of this city' camo Saturday morning to visit relatives and attend tho colouration. Mrs. Goorco Allowav returned to ,hor homo In Aspon, Wyo., tho lattor part of last wook after visiting with tho Bird family, For a quick hay crofc sow Billion Ddllar Grass now. Best homo grown seed $5.00 por 100 pounds. 4G-2 W. W. BIRGR Miss Elizabeth Hlnman .who had boon employed. In tho Dixon Jowelry Btoro for Bomo timo resignod tho lattor part of last wook. Bortha Vogolsang and Bistor Neta, of Fremont, who Bpont last wook at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan liavo gono homo. Quarter section land sovon miles south of Julosburg for salo at $27 per aero by owner. Address box 198, Qrand Island, Nebr. 47-2 IIUns M. Sicilian, slcnrn baths and HWOUIHIl iUUHHngO. K011U0IU01I 1111(1 10 dies. Phono 897, Brodlicck building Ira Slmp.Bon, of tho Murphy Auto Co., of Omaha, formorly of this city, camo a fow days ago to visit Mr. and Mi's. A. J. Salisbury. Mrs. Harris, who spont sovoral months with hor daughter Mrs. J. B Rounolu left Saturday jnornlng for Orant Forks, N, D; Mrs,, A'. J. Friazler and daughter Tyrono, roturned Friday from Eddy vlllo whoro they attondod tho wedding or a rolatlvo. Mosdamos F. W. Rlnckor and G. T FJflld rotiuirncd Saturday morning from Fremont wnoro thoy attended tho E, O. convention. Mrs. J. J. Horrlgan and son who havo boon visiting relatives In Grand Island and Omaha for ten days aro oxpoctod to iroturn today, Frank Gannan, of tho wostorn part or tins stato, spent last wook with his brothers Ralph and Goorgo Garman and attondod tho druggists' convention At tho annual mooting of tho Wos torn Nobraska Bar Association at Scotta Bluff last wook, North Platto was rocognlzod by tho oloctlon of W. T. Wilcox prosldont and P. R Hatllgan troasurtor of tho association i iwn 1 & PATRIOTIC BURDEN THE FARMER The burden is upon the former, placed there by world-war and crop-shortage. Loyalty and highhpHces demand Si crops. imSfa The American Farmer can more than fullflll his duty with adequate aid in tilling and harvesting. Let the people help. m The McDonald State' Bank offers sound and safe financial facilities and a personal service to farmers that reaches farther than the usual confines of banking, 1 Use uswe are, always service. McDonald State Bank NOWTH PLATTE, HEaw, OF I Hand Concerts. . u rrt Tho North Platt$ . Municipal Band, under direction of,. Earl Stamp, .lias bcqn ongnged to pjay concerts Wpd nosday, Thursday and. Saturday ev enings of this wook, in, addition to furnlshlne music for tho celebration during tho day. Mjr. Stomp has pro pared progroms which will show the ability of tho capable musicians under jils direction, s woll ob being design ed to suit tho tastes of all classes of concort goers. , Ffcillowlng aro tho plrogVams tor AVodnosdny and ThurBduy ovpnlngs, that for Saturday to bo published lat er. Wednesday, Juno 27. March "InvoroOglll" Llthgrow. Overture "Orpheus" Offenbach. Waltz Tiros Jollcf Wnldtoufol. Serenade "La Ploama" Yradler. Norwclgian Dance No. 2 Grelg. Intermezzo "Shadesof Night" Frled- landdr. Operatic Rng J. Lonzburg. "Star Spangled Banner." .. .. Thursday, Juno 28th. March "U, S. Ship Rhode Island" Allen. Overture "Morning, Noon and Night In Vienna F. Suppo. Valso Romantlque "Alpino Sunset" King. Selection "Martha" Flotow. Modloy "Sunny South" Lampo. Novolty "Trombonium" Withrow. Overture "Protzlosa" Skaggs. ' Hungarian Dance "No. 5" Brahms. March "Glppsland" Ltthgow. "Star Spangled Banner." .. .. Wild Wrecks Tent. Tho violont wind storm Friday night rlnned tho tdn of tho tont at tho cele bration grounds and broko off ono of tho main poles. A now ana larger tont was wired for and It arrived Sunday morning and was placed In position yosterday. Tho now tent which will bo used for tho Clndorolla and Queen's balls, Is much larger than the ono damaged. The Parade Route. Tho route of tho historical float pa- rado to ho given at two o'clock Thurs day aftornoon will bo as iollcww: Starting at to Moat garago on east Front tho panada will move west on Front to Locust south on Locust to Third, east on Third to Dowoy, north on Dowoy to Front, west on Front to LociuHt, north on Locust to tho city park. IJnll Is Not "Formal. While tho Queen's ball will bo the miriRt. nlnlioratft nocial functlion ' tho city has ovor known, It will notf 'bW a formal affair so far as gowns and ov enlng suits aro concerned. The weath er promises to bo Iwarm, and men will not bo asked to wear; full dress suits RoportB nave been curront that such would bo required of tho mon, but this 1b incorrect. Comfortable dancing clothes will bo tho order of tho even ing. ::o:: "A , .(LmmcfMntq Delivery. Wo would bo glad to demonstrate to you tho qualities of tho (Choyrolct "490'', and proposo to outdo , tho, por fbtmanco of any light car, first as to speed, second as to pulling powjer on low gear and third as to pulling pqwor on high gear. .Tho field Is open to you, Mr. Bwor, try this car out to your satisfaction;. Drop In any tlmo at our temporary location. Now building ready soon. J. V. Romlgh. Dealer, Chovrolot cars. Sorvlcc Dodgo and Chovrolct re pair parts on hand for our owners at North Platto, that'B what wo call ser vice, no costly waits or delays. J. V. Romlgh Garago. 47-4 ::o:: Swedish Lutheran Picnic On July 4th tho usual summer picnic of tho Swedish Lutherans con gregation will ho held at the Frank Strolberg farm homo six miles west of North Platto. Tho picnic will begin with a good program at 11 o clock after which dinner will too served, 35c for adults and 20c for children. There will bo Ladles Aid auction, fish pond and Tefreshmonts will bo sorved throughout tho afternoon. Como bring your friends and onjoy a day in tho country. ALB IN OLSON, Pastor. ::o:: Hair Switches I havo a nice assortment of genuine human hair switches at reasonable prices. I also make switches from combings. Mrs. W. Hansen, 314 cast ::o:: Decorations Aro Fine Never before havo tho business houses and Btreots of North Platto Ibeon so prbfusfely decorated. Tho front of practically every business houae in tho down town district has "boon decorated and flags and stream ers aro suspended across De)woy, Lo cust and Front. Tho decorations were placed by an Omaha decorator. I II "fl " II II Mini I EVENTS IN SOCIETY Charles Pass spent Sunday 'inSid- .Miss lihvbrtz, of Sldnoy; is 'tho gfuest of Mrs. William Bortoh this week. Mlas Holon Bird left Saturday even ing for Sutherland to visit frlonda. Fred Hansoll has gone to Minne sota to Join a fishing party for two weeks. Mir. and Mrs. Emll Kosbau left Sun day for Colorado Springs to visit with friends. RovV P. Motiaid i?pnt to Alliltnco Sunday ovonlng to attend if retreat for a weokty ' pL Mr and Mrs Albert Schatz and Wy roturned tho lattor part, of last 'wcok from Omaha. Mrs Mullen of Omaha, is oxpectod horo this week to visit at tho Fitz paUrick homo. Mrs. John Bratt returned Saturday evening from a visit with her daugh ter In Denver. Who Is tho King Who Is tho King who will bo crowned at tho Queen's ball Thursday evening by tho Lord High Prolato? That id a question that has boon asked by nun drods. Well, Tho Trlbuno can't ,fcell you Thoro aro J'ufct two men .Who mow uio socroi anu inoy positively refuse to dlvulgo. Tho. Identity of tho Klnc will not bo known until ho ap poam arrayed In his robes at tho ball ItAILBOAD NOTES Mrs. H. P. Honcklo pleasantly en- tortalned tho Elite club Friday after noon. Mrs. F. J. McGovorn entertained a few friondB very pleasantly Friday af ternoon . Mrs. Arthur Artz was hostess last Wednesday aftornoon to tho Eldeen club at a Kensington. , Tho Club Nevita spent a' pleasant aftornoon Thursday with Mrs. Fred Duncan.v An out-of-towh guest was Miss Pauline Roth of Omaha. Mrs. James Golden entertained the membeirs of the Happy Hour club Fri day aftornoon. Airs. Earl Davis, of Portland, was an out of town guest. A score of neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde GIddeon tendered them a Burpriso party Friday oven ing. It being the fifth annlvorsary of tncar weuumg uiey mere presonteu u with a largo rocker. Tho evening was spent in games and music. : :o: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Okorson and fam ily, of McCook, camo a fow days , ago to visit tho formor's Bistor Mrs. H. P. Honcklo for a weok or longer. Farm and Ranch loans -at lowest rates and best terms. Honey on hand to closo loans promptly. 43tf BUCHANAN & PATTERSON. Chortles Boguo camo up from Omaha Sunday aftornoon to visit lilo family for a wcok or longar. Englneor John Hlitobrandt; who has boon on tho Koarnoy branch for some tlmo, spont Sunday hero. Conductor Will Basklns loft Fri day morning for LaramI6 tojhoro ho was reconny transiorrcu. A. L. Kanold, grand chairman of A. L. Kanold gonoral chairman of from Omaha on business. Pat Haggorty, of Denver, formorly of tho local round houso office, 1b visiting this weok with his brother ThomaB Haggorty. William Gorman, formerly special watchman for tho Union Pacific, wis horo Saturday whilo onrouto to Lara mlo to tako chargo of engineering work . A. C. Burton of Medicine precinct who was In town yosterday, says that tho buu and hot winds .bus damaged ryo and wheat on hard land, but on sandy soil both aro doing fino up to dato. Mrs. Phllamaleo, ago 53, was brought to tho county Jail Sunday in demented condition and hor son and two daughtors at Bolgrado havo boon notified. Sho had been keeping hduso for a homesteader, taken sick and hor Ulnoss was of such a nature as to af foot hor mind. Dr. Gordon ac companied her to this city. Sho talkB constantly on roliglon. Bocauso an Insufficient number of applications wero rocolved for tho ex amination for postornco cicrK anu car rlor in North Platto, Uio examination has boen poatponod to July 14, 1917, In vlow of tho scarcity of applicants applications will bo accoptod from any malo persons mpio win becoino is yenrs of ago within thirty days ox tno ox nmtnation dato. Application blanks and information may bp. securod from, Mrs. L. Gleason at tho postonlco. Brokon oyo glass lonsea can bo ro- placod tho samo day as oruor is givon in our lonso grinding uopartmont. . HARRY DIXON & SON, tf Graduato Optometrists Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fogg, of Partis Kan., arrived yostorday aud will spond tho wook in town. Mr. Fogg is on old tlmtr; ho rodo tha rango In this section in tho good old cowboy tluxj5 anu wo suspect no coiuu sun icaca Bomo of Uio boys out at Uio calobnlttc-n grounds soma tricks about staying on a real bad horso without nouiding loathor. ., Estate NO. 1483 or KBtella polio Slinmn, deconsed, In Uio county Court of Lincoln Oountv. Nebraska. Tho Stato of Nebraska, us: Creditors or saiu estate wm taxe nonce unit im time limited for presentation and ill litK of claims iiKulnn tmld Estate i February 37, 1018, uml for settlumon of said Estate Is June 22, 1918; tha will sit at the county couil room said county, on July 27, i917, at ! o'clock a. m... and on February 27. 1918 nt 9 o'clock a. ., to receive, examine. hear, allow, or ndjust all clnlnm and Mr. and' Mrs. Horman Stacy, of Ironwood, Wis., arrived hero Sunday ovonlng and will visit tho latter's sis ter Mrs. W. L. Richards for a weok. Martin Bishop and foulr friends, of Detroit, Michigan, spent tho lattonpart of last weok visiting his undo T. M. Cohagon and family while enrouto to Montana by auto. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wado, of Orvlll- vlllo, Cal., formerly of this city, vis ited horo tho lattor. part of last week with Mire. Mary Alexander and other frlonds whilo enrouto east In Uie case of Charles Turner for bootlegging lwilch was Dried In the county court Friday, tho defendant was found guilty by the Jury and fined $100.00 and costs. On Juno 12th Mrs. Turner was found guilty on a similar chargo and fined ?100.00 and costs. FOR YOUR AUTO SERVICE Cnll 125 for Taxi day or night. Also f lvo or seven passenger car for funoral isorvlco. MOGENSEN-LOUDEN AUTO CO-, Chandler & Elcar Agency. Corner Eighth and Locust Sts. OLD LINE LIFE Policies ON EASY TERMS J. E. SEBASTIAN. Stnto Mtrr. Minn,Mutual Lifelns.Co. Phone Office Red 612 Residence Red 348 - NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. NORTH PLATTE ..General Hospital. (fncorporated) One Halt Block North ot Postoflice. ( Fbne.53 A modern institution for the citBtlfic treatment of medical, urgieal and confinement casei. Completely equipped X-Ray and diagnostic laboratories. SUuT: Cm. H Dttt, M. D. Y. Lieu, M. D. J.lKidfitU.M.D. J.S.Swh,M.D SAFETY FIRST , . Sewerage connection on three floors. " - . More Sunlight More Ventilation. An abundance of hot and cold water. We acknowledge having the only sanitary soaking and sterilizing machine for cleaning bottles, in North Platte. Just a little touch of more goodness in eacL bottle. ' Our factory built to preserve your health, Our products will help you. Ask your dealer for theni Cleanliness and carefulness our watch-word. Costs no more. Why trifle with yourself? You can't afford to take the chance. . , We.want ytiu to be with, us We are for you. The "STAR" on the bottle. u J!; Yours to give satisfaction. "I . j ., t, . STAR BOTTLING WORKS CARLOAD OF STORZ BEVERAGE JUST SAY "STORZ" in bottles: incases. i ASK YOUR DEALER ;tar bottling work; DISTRIBUTORS Our Ice dream Is enjoyed by tho children and adults alike. And Ibecauso it is rich, creamy, wholesome and puro. It 16, a food as well as a dessert Order it sent to youit home in gallon containers. Tor youf health's sake ask for , Perfection Ice Cream. Mado by North Platte Creamery. PHONE 02. suTv'riiiiiiTTimT'miii 1 " . tun . A244 One Naturally Feels Chagrined to see his neighbors making improvements, which are just as badly need on his own premises. The thing to do is to follow suit. You'll feel better and your property will be benefitted. Keep pace with the im provement of the day and see us for Lumber and Building Material Coates Lumber & Coal Co. North Piatt, Nbr. objections, uuiy nied. GEO. E. FRENCH. J26-4w County Judge,