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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1917)
II El) CROSS FUND MAY REACH $RO00 OF Bring Your EYE TROUBLES To us. We are well equipped to give you the best service possible. Our Optometrist who has charge of our optical department devotes his entire attention to our optical trade. WE GRIND OUR OWN LENSES and can replace broken lenses or make new ones the5 SAME DAY order is left. Harry Dixon & Son. Graduate Optometrists. ., DR. 0. II. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist Office over the McDonald Stats Bunk. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Dr. J. S- Twlnem, who was Berlous ly ill for some time, has resumed his practice. Oharloa Martini, Jr., came down from Sidney yesterday morning to vis It the homo folks: Miss Isabello Stafford came yester day morning to spend tho week end with. Mrs. J. B, Murphy. Dr. Morrill, Dentist Avellno . Gates, , of , Omaha, is visit ing this week with his mother Mrs. William Gates. Mrs Anton Pushman, came "Wednes day evening to spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Smith. ""MrsL Allison and daughter, of "Wal lace, are here this week atendlng tho festivities and visiting friends. Misses Catherines and Mario Hahler, of Sidney, aro visiting with Mrt. and Mrs. Julius Hahler this week. Mrs. Robb, of Lexington, came to this city yesterday morning to visit with her son Allen Robb for a week. Mrs. Robert Lannln and baby, of Grland Island, aro guests this week at tho homo of Mrsfl Georgo Lannln. ' Paul Harrington, who spent tho past three weeks in Denver with the home folks, returned yesterday morning. Mrs. Harrison Bunnham, of Cozad. camo yesterday morning to visit her daughters Misses Vera and Maud "War rington. Miss Catherine Feather, of Ogalalja, camo, yesterday to visit her sister Mrs. Edward Weston during semi-centennial week. Mrs. James Guymans who had been visting relatives in Schuyler and at other) eastern points, returned Tues day evening. , Robert Armstrong and daughter de parted yesterday morning for Port land to spend several weeks with tho former's mother. Mr. and Mrs, 3. S. Reynolds, formerly living south of Brady, but now res sldents of Kearney, ?tro spending the nveek with. frLerixls4n arid near town. F. A. Stroup, formerly stationed here as agent for tho Payne Investment Co.. arrived Wednesday and will look over tho field Iwith a view of permanently locating. Wilfred Stuart, of Lexington, came today to spend two days with his family who aro visiting at the Tigho homo. They Mill return .home to morrow evening. Will Boll, of 'tho B.irdwodd country, reports a very heavy rain In that sec tion Tuesday morning, a regular cloud burst that .washed out more or less corn. Tho&ralnfall. in that section Wednesday 'evening was also heavy. P. S. Speck, of Moorefleld, transacted business In town Wednesday. Georgo Young, of Wellfleet, was among tho visitors in town Wednesday. Dr.. Morrill, Dentist Mrs. Fred Payne returned Wednes day ovenlng from a visit (wjith rolatives In Iowa. Mre. P. S. Evans has returned from Grand Island where she visited with friends for a week! Miss Albina Hahler, of Sidney,' came Wednesday to spend this week with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hahler. Mr), and Mrs, Clifford DoMott, of Scotlts Bluff, will visit this week mflth their aunt Mrs. Clara Van Doran. Engineer James McNeal, who had been employed In Cheyonno for several months, returned here Tuesday morn ing. Miss Mildred Pizer, of Grand Island, came a few days ago to visit with her cousin Miss Maymo Plzer for two weeks. ' I now have funds at 6 per cent on choice bottom table land. Gene Crook, Room 4, Keith theatre Bldg. Mr. and Mrs1. Frank Farrcll, of Fon da, Iowa, aro expected hero today to visit their, daughter. Mrs. F. C. Piel stlcker. i For Salo-r-1916 Dodgo touring car, good condition, cheap; will now out wear trvo cheap cars. J. V. Romlgh, dealer. 48-2 Mrs. Gus Hollo, of Omaha, camo Wednesday afternoon to visit Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Murphy and other friend's . Hog Millet Seed for sale. Inquire of Thomas Orton, 209 south Maple street, North Platte. 47tf Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Kellher, of Chi cago, aro expected hero this week to visit at he homo of Mr. and, Mrs. Al bert Schatz for a week. Mrs. Beocher A. Parker, of Rawlins,- formerly of tills city, arlvod hero Wednesday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Lowe. For Sale Few pieces of good fur niture. Inquire at 714 east Fourth street. Phono Red 504. 46-3 Mrs!, Josoph Seller, of Carroll, la., who had been visiting her brother F, C. Plelsticker and Mrs. Plelstlcker for some time, left Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Norton and fam ily, now of Grand Island, arrived hero Wednesday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Norton fori ten days. See II. IJ. Lnndb'rnf for painting, paper hanging mid decorating1. Phono Black C70. 11-tf Frank Wlnslow and wife, of Omaha, formerly of tills city, aro vlsitng this week at ho homo of tho former's par ents Mr, and' Mrs. Georgo Wlnslow. Alvln Welngaml', of Rossvllle, 111., arrived Wednesday for a visit with his brother and sisters In tills city. Ho has frequently visited North Platte and is known by many of our people. Anna Phllamaleo, of O'Fallon, who had a hearing before the board of In sanity Wednesday was not considered in a condition for tho asylum, and was placed in tho care of her son at Belgrade. Supporting the Government This is a time for every citizen to support the United States Government, and many are doing so at considerable cost or sacrifice to themselves. We have joined the Federal Reserve Banking System established by the Government to give greater financial stability and strength to the member banks and protection to their depositors. You can give your support to this great Gov ernment enterprise and also obtain its protection for your money by becoming one of our deposi tors. FIRST NATIONAL BANK As tho returns como In from tho country precincts tho Rod Cross fund In. Lincoln county c6ntinuos to grot' and has nearly reached tho sum that It was thought possible to raise Tho most Enthusiastic did not think it possiblo to ralso tho $19,000 allotted to Lincoln county, but It wbb figured that $G,000 could bo talsed In town and $8,000 In tho county outsldo of North Platto. Tho subscriptions In tho city havo exceeded $5,000, and the precincts so far reporting glvo nearly $5,000. However, In only a fow of tho pre cincts has tho soliciting work beon completed. Up to yesterday morning Suther land reporter $900, Brndy $908. Wal laco $700, Osgood, $500, Horshoy $432, Deer Creek, $250, Sollors $200, Fox Crook $200, Gaslln $180. Wellfleet $134. Garfield $27, and n irulmbor of othor proclncts more or loss. It Is expected that tho canvass In tho country pre cincts will bo completed today. In tho nation at largo the ono hun dred million asked for lias beon over subscribed by from six to ton millions, ::o:: Exemption Hoard Selected Tho next movo In tho solectlvo draft program is tho oxemptlon board be fore Iwlhlch. those who aro selected for srvlco will appear and claim their ox emptlon, If they havo any such "claim. Tills board will bo composed of Sheriff Salisbury County Clolrk Allen and Dr. Geo B. Dent, tho latter, having beon appointed by Governor Neville. In their work this board, will bo igovorned entlroly by tho rules promulgated by Uio federal government, but thoso who appear and fall to secure exemption may appeal to tho fedoral exemption board. Whether all thoso who havo regis tered are to appear beforo the board before tho quota is selected, or wheth er tho quota will be selected and! only thoso selected appear Is not at tills timo knchvii. It Is understood this board will begin Bitting about the first of August. Bud Storm. A severe windstorm, accompanied by one-fourth of an inch of rain, swopt over tho city at eight oclock Wednes day evening. Tho storm camo up Just at the time for tho opening of tho pro gram at tho celebration grounds, where several thousand people had" already assembled! and as tho first waft of wind readied that portion of the city thero ixB a general scurrying fon homo. 'Hundreds of autos were on the grounds, and It Is to tho credit of the drivers that, In the jam at tho park entrance and on norm Locust street, no accidents occurred. The wind swept over tho city with a Iluiry that for a timo promised' to rleach tho velocity of a tornado. Sov oral good sized trees were uprooted, the streets and lawns Btrewn with branches and the decorations on tho streets badly twisted and! considerable wrenches from tho moorings. At the celebration, grounds tho top of tho big tent was wrlpped opon and a dozen or more tents of the concessionaires wore blown down, and tho contents scat tered around. Tho rain was a godsend to tho farm er, but tho wind was financial disaster to tho celebration committee In the way of loss of revenue. ::o:: Vice-President W. L. Park, of tho Illinois QentraH raiiroad, and .Mrs. Park, arrived last ovenlng In their special car attached to train No. 5, and will visit friends for a few days. Mrv Park as a boy and young man was identified with pioneer days of North Platto and it )w(as hero that he began his railroad career as a freight brake man!., Ho Is .now tho virtual head of ono of tho greatest railway systems of tho world. When lovers meet and woo and wed do tho silly geese think they are de termining tholr own fato? Thoy should pause Intholr laughter some night and thoy might catch a faint whisper near them. It Is the fairies discussing (Whether or not they are suited to each othon. That at least is what little Lady Eileen belioves In tho photoplay of that name at tho Keith Saturday might with Marguerite Clark as Eileen; for Elloen Is Irish anj she believes in fairies Iwjlth all hor soul. Guy C. Congdon, of Chicago, ar rived yesterday to visit his parents, Mr1, and Mrs D. C. Congdon, and Ills wlfo and child, tho latter having been here for a month or so. Mr. .Congdon now has charge of the rofrlgerator car servico on tho lllnois Central railroad, a position that is responsible and. ex acting, but which ho is said to be fill ing in a very efflclont manner. Governor Keth Nevillo Bpent Wed nesday In town, arriving in tho morn ing and roturning to Lincoln tho same Ight. The Xlovoror is head over heels In work connected with war prepara tions, as practically nil work connect- tod) with tho selective draft and reg istration passes through his office an,i woll as much of tho work concerning tho Nebraska Btato guard. ' R. E. Haskoll, Bert Snyder and Jim Fogg aro among tho oldtlmo cowboys who aro In town. Theso three men rode tho rango in this section of Ne braska thlrty-flvo or moro years ago, and thoy woro tho real stuff. They got together yesterday and recalled many reminiscences of tho early days. Harry J. Poll, living south of Max well called on Tho Tribune yesterday and reorted a nice rain In that sec tion Wednesday evening. Thoro was a heavy wind but no damage, Crops in that section, ho says, are looking fine. Among Tho Tribune callers yester day was Harry M, MaBon, who lives UwKlvo mllos south of Hersliey. Crop conditions In that section aro fairly good but need rain. Tho rain Wednes day night did' not reach his section of tho county. Gall Kano in tho Brady-made feature, "As Man Mado Hor," at the Crystal Saturday afternoon and ovenlng. Ileal Estate and Insurance. Come and seo us for town lots in different parts of tho city. Good in vestments on easy terms. Housos for saio ana rent Wo havo also good bar gains in farms and ranches. F. J. DIENER Si CO- Cor. Front ond Domoy Sts-, upstairs. "With a Colonial Furnace in Your House There are No Cold Rooms If there is any room in your house that you and your family keep away from on the coldest days If there is any corner or nook or turn in any room that puts a chill up and down your spinesthen the fault lies with your heating plantt You might burn fuel enough to have a conflagra tion, and still shiver I If you have suffered from lack of warmth and comfort at any time then now is high-time to look into the merits of the Green COLONIAL Furnace Has Green's Dome Heat Intent,'! First of all, with the Green COLONIAL Furnace, you get perfect combustion. The gases, as well as the solids, are consumed. b tumuusuon. SfroomfhJ?,?1"0 Heat InWn?ificr ctracts the hcat-and sends it up into the rooms, without any gas or smoke. You have a big, roomy firc-pot direct and indirect draft compactness strength, a five-year guarantee that no part, excepting tho grates, wlSK St or cr?ck in five years-nd a life guarantee of this 'furnace against manufacturing defects. Any school-boy can get highest service out of the Green COLONIAL Furnace ilfelSVS'i 8kI11-and takcs tehty Hle attention. It is on the job night and dayl SuSntt keeps tie ri& amouof Look closely into the advantages of the Green COLONIAL Furnace Make all the comparisons you like. Take your viewpoint-think of your own economy. catalogue?11 nW ty 3Sking fr Q frCC COpy o iUustratid, descriptive We Sell and Install the "Colonial". SIMON BROS II NORTH PLATTE HOYS WHO HAVE MADE GOOD North Platto is entertaining this week several formor North Platto boys who havo "mado good" in no uncer tain way. Among theso aro W. L. Palnk, Vice-president of tho Illinois Central railroad who began his ca reer here as a freight brakeman ; Wm. Jeffors, vlco-presldont and general pianager of tho tJnlon Pacific who started as messenger; boy In tho as sistant superintendent's offico in North Platto; Alex Adamson, a for mer fachlnlst in the local shops, now assistant manager; of the copper plant at Douglas, Arda, tho largest concern of its kind in tho country; and Clar ence Howard, also a formor employo of tho local shops, ncwj president of tho Commonwealth Steel Co., of St. Louis, which is capitalized at many millions of dollars. North Platto takes Just prldo In theso men who Jtilirough individual mot'lt havo ibecomo factors in tho big busi ness circios or uio country, anu tneir oldi friends aro extending them a wel come vtlma As m sincere as it 4s hearty. ::o:: Mrs. William Baldock and chlldron, bf; Molf)drta,i frmer residents, aru sponding this week with Mrs. Bal- dock s parents Mr. and Mrs. James McMichael. Mrs. Eva Reese, son Guy and daugh ter Mrs', Chester Bailor, of Platts mduith, formerly of this city, who vis iter tho first of tho week with tho Stamp and SChwaigor families, have gone homo. Seo Julius Mogonsen for all kinds of P. &0. farm Implements and wag ons. 34tf Frank Dunn is enjoying a visit this week from his brother William Dunn, of Wood Rlvor, who camo yesterday OLD LINE LIFE Policies ON EASY TERMS J. E. SEBASTIAN. Strtto BTirr. Minn.Mutual Lif elns.Co. Phone Office Red 612 Residence Red 348 NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Mr. and Mrs. Carl NolBon, of Brady, aro guestB of Mr. and Mrs. Albort Ablo this week. Mrs. M. F. Harrison ontortnlned tho World Wldo Guild very pleasantly Tuesday ovenlng. Among tho Wallat-o visitors In town this week aro Mil and Mre. J. O. Pur baugh and Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Puir Mrs. SIdnoy Dillon of Mumpor, a formor resident, camo a fow days ago to visit Mrs. L. W. Walkor. Mrs. Hersted and sons, of Pnxton, woro among tho visitors yostorday w(ho damo to witness tho historical parado. Mrs. Kato Sullivan, of Brady, ar Irlvod hero Wodncjsday-, to spoild n wook with hor daughter MIbb Wynn Sullivan. 0ur Ice Cream is onjoyed by tho children and adults allko. And because it is rich, creamy, wholesomo and puro, It is a food as woll as a dossort Ordor It sont to youm homo in gallon contalnors. For youf health's sako ask for Porfoctlon Ico Cream. Mado by North Platte Creamery. 1'IIONE 03. NORTH PLATTE ..General Hospital.. (Incorporated) One Hall Block North oi Postoftice. Phone 58 A modorn institution for the scientific treatment of medical, urgieal and confinement casei. Completely equipped X-Ray and diagnostic laboratories. Staff: Geo. B. Dent, M. D. V. Lucas, H. D. J, B. Redyd, M. D. J. S. Skms, M.D HOT WATER An automatic Water Heater cives vou t hot water at the turn of the faucet. You " . merely open the faucet at any time, day or night, and you have hot water, one gallon or a thousand. Plenty of hot water for any purpose all the time. 1, ; North Platte Light & Power Co. WALTEMATH Lumber & Coal Co. t All Kinds Building Material Everything New. Phone 20 1 Block East Freight House
