JIA L. DA HE, Editor and PuMiihor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES?
Ono tcnr by Mali In Adtnncc, . . .$14!!
One fear by Currier In Adrunre. .il&O
Entorcd at North Platte, Nebraska,
Pootofflce us Second Class Matter.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917.
July Weather.
Whllo wo lmd nlnctcon days last
month that roglstorod ninety or above,
tho month aa a wholo was four de
grees coolor than July of last year,
but two degrees warmor than tho av
orago for July In forty-throo years.
Tho hottest day last month was 104,
and tho hottest July day wo havo ovor
had was 107. Tho precipitation last
month was 1.18 inches, which Is loss
than half tho normal for July, yet In
July, 1910, It was but flfty-nlno ono
hundredths of tin Inch. Tho deficien
cy in precipitation wince January first
os comparod with tho avorago for tho
same 'porlod, Is loss than half an inch.
Tho highest voloclty attained by tho
wind during tho month was forty
eight miles. Though wo had but 1.13
lnchos of rain, wo had fifteen thundor
storms during tho month, ovldonco
that thundor and lightning dooa not
nocossarlly moan rain.
Thoso statistics aro taken from tho
monthly summary Issued by Obsorvor
Shilling.
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UliuiitniHiun Mo von Along Well.
Though tho attondanco at tho af
tornoon sosslons of tho Chautauqua
has not boon as largo as anticipated,
tho ovonlng audiences havo woll filled
tho big tont. This was particularly
true Wodnosday ovonlng at tho ron
dltlon of "Pinafore," when tho num
bor presont was greater than tho Boat
ing capacity. Tuosday aftornoon BUIb'
llawallans gavo an onjoyablo musical
program, and also furnished tho pro
ludo in tho ovonlng procedlng tho loc
turo by Wm. R. Bonnctt, whoso sub-
Jct was "Tho Path to Power." Wod
nosday aftornoon mombora of tho
Pinaforo company gavo a concort, and
In tho ovonlng Iproducod "Pinaforo" in
a vary accoptablo mannor, tho singing
bringing forth hoarty applause
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Dry as a llono In Kansas
In tho westom part of Kansas tho
drouth is roportod oxtromo by thoso
who como from that section, tho grass
In tho pasturo having burnod to such
an oxtont as to furnish no food for
stock.
During tho past ton days sovoral
wostorn Kansas stockmon havo boon
in town intorviowlng roal ostato men
ns to tho possibility of loaslng pas
turo land that thoy may bring their
cnttlo horo. Ono man who could not
loaso land purchasod sovoral soctlons
north of tho rivor and has brought or
will hring from his Kansas ranch sov
oral hundred head of cattlo.
, f Com Surprises Everybody.
Tho way in which corn holds up
v, during tho hot, dry woathor is sur
f prising everybody. In somo Ilelds
whoro tho cultivation has boon poor,
. tho crop has boon damagod badly and
in; some instances 1ms passed tho ro
covory stage, but gonorally speaking
In Holds Avhoro cultivation was thor
ough tho corn still Iiub a good color, Is
tassollng and tho moro advancod
shows oar formation. With an nb
eonco of hot wind, corn in many sec
tiona of tho county can stand nnothor
wook of dry Avoathor.
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Died
Bomlta Ruth, Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mil's. Fred Pottorvillo, was
born at Sldnoy, Nob., May 2G, 1917,
and dopartod this llfo July 27, 1917,
ago two months and ono day, at Elm
Crook. Funoral Borvlcos woro hold
at tho Christian church, Rev, Ives of
tho Episcopal church of Sldnoy offi
ciating. Tho llttlo ono was lold to
rost in tho North Platto comotory. Tho
grlof strlckon parents havo tho doop
oat sympathy of thotr many frionds in
tho loss of their first horn. XX
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Company L Appreciates Courtesies
Bolng unablo to moot and personally
f' thank tho many pooplo of North Platto
' for tho many good things thoy havo
i dono for us Blnco wo havo boon horo
I tako this moans of thanking thorn
in bohalf of tho mombors of Company
L, 4th Nobraska Infantry. I can as
Buro you that wo aro rogrotful In
leaving tho many kind frlonda wo
havo mot and that tho romombranco of
; opr. stay horo will always bo ono of
, pioaauro.. lt. f. g. TRACY.
, , ::u::-
Ognlalln Contributes to Mess Fund
Captain Halligan rocoivod a draft
for $210.50 from Ogalalla Wodnosday
. morning, that flum iroprosonting tho
donations of cltlzona of tliat town to
" tho Company B moss fund. A num
hor of Ogalalla and Keith county
hoys nro members of Company E,
Hhonco tho Intorost takon by tho rosi
donts of that town In tho mow fund
::or:-
Mra. J. F. Stout and baby, of Oma
y.lm, who woro visiting at tho Hunttng-
ton home, loft yesterday morning for
, homo. Mrs. Stout waa formorly Mlsa
Poarl Wooka of this city.
OITK AND nouNa'y NEWS.
Master John O'Koofo is 111 with an
attack of typhoid fevor.
Dr. Morrill, Dentist.
Miss Ituth Davidson Is assisting in
tho Wostorn Union office.
Mrs. John Guyman left Tuosday ev
ening for Paxton to visit rolatlvos.
For quick action and satisfactory
sale list your land with Thnclcckc. tf
Miss Marian Lawson will leavo
shortly for Omaha to visit friends.
Dr. Smith, Chiropractor,
. Building & Loan Building.. 60tf
Eileen Priest was takon ill a week
ago with a slight attack of typhoid
fovor.
Wanted Bookkeeper and stenog
rapher, apply at once, J. V. Romigh
Garago. 58tf
Miss Marjory Heed, of Ogalalla, came
tho first of tho wook to visit Mrs.
Jack Boal.
Miss Sarah Kolly roturnod Wednes
day morning from a visit in Cheyenne
and Denver.
Mrs. John LoMastor has rotumed
from Donvor whoro bIio visited her son
for a month.
For Salo Havo threo now cream
separators will soil cheap. 203 south
Dowoy. 041
Miss Stella Huntor will leavo short
ly for Hastings to tako a course in
stonography.
Miss Ituth WIngot will leavo short
ly for Portland, Or., to visit relatives
for two woeks.,
Mrs. Straycr loft Wednesday morn
ing for Falls City to vlBlt rolatlves
for two wooks.
Mrs. Clydo Cook will lcav6 shortly
for Dotrolt as dolegato to tho C. W.
O. F. convention.
Lost Wntch at II. A. .Donolson's
cigar storo. $5 roward. S. R. Jof-
l'ory, Jr., North Platto, Nob. 58-1
Mra. J. J. Horrlgan and son spont
tho foro part of this wook with Mr.
Horrlgan In Grand Island.
Miss Helen Stuart, of Loxlnglon,
who has boon jlaltlng tho MJsses
Stack, will leavo toomrrow.
Mrs. Frank Dlstol, who was visit
ing In Choyonno and Denvor, roturnod
homo tho first of this weok.
I now havo funds at 5 por cont
on choice bottom tabic land. Gono
Crook, Room 4, Keith thoatro Bldg.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tuckor havo re
turned from Beatrice whoro thoy vis
ited relatives for two wooks.
Mrs. W. II. Fochlingor, of Falls
City, who wob visiting her sister Mrs.
Strayor, roturnod homo Wodnosday.
HIIss 31. Slonian. steam baths and
Swedish Massage, gentlemen and la
dles. Phono 897, llrodbcck building.
MIbb Josslo Bakor, of tho Westom
Union offico, will loavo this week for
Colorado to visit or a cjouplo of
wooks.
Tho caso of William Keollng who
was charged with raising a chock
from $24 to $54, was heard in tho
county court Wodnosday. Tho dofond
ant ploadod not guilty and waa bound
oVor to tho district coujrt in tho sum
of $500.
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Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Stuart and Mr.
and Mrs. II. C. Bowon, of Loxington,
Bpont tho foro part of thlB woekAhore
with frionds.
Thoso in need of painting, paper
hanging and docoratlng aro assured
satisfactory work If thoy omploy Julius
Hoga. Phono Black G92. 38tf
Morlo LawB, formorly with the
Landgraf harbor Bhop, has ontored the
omploy of tho Union Pacific as loco
motivo fireman.
Riloy Warren will loavo shortly for
Evanston whoro ho will remain for
sovoral months running an onglno out
of that terminal.
Mrs. II. P. Sponco, of Morrill, left
tho first of this week after visiting hor
paronts Mr. and Mra. F. W. Cross
for a fow days.
Mrs. Emma Poor, of Tho Leador
Morcantllo Co., is taking hor summer
vacation, part of which alio will spend
In Harrlsburg, Pa.
Ray Cantllu has boon off duty this
wook duo to a Bpralncd wrist which
ho 8iistalnd Sunday night in alighting
from a moving auto.
Miss Floronco Koarnoy, of Hastings,
slstor of William Kearney of Co. L,
camo tho first of tho wook to visit her
brothojr) and Mlsa Mario Stack.
Dross Goods In our window 19c;
spoclnl for Friday, Saturday and all
next week.
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
Park Thornton camo homo friom
Kearney Tuosday ovonlng to visit lo
cal frionds. Mr. Thornton waa a
toachor In tho high school last year.
Miss Zoo Watts, who has boon em
ployed at tho O'Connor Btoro for sov
oral weeks will rcalgn noxt wook and
will toach In School District No. 5.
Tho middles on salo for 98c aro won
dorful bargains, to fit girls and grown
womon. A lot of childron's middles at
49c to fit girls 8 to 10 yoara, on salo at
Tho Leador Morcantllo Co.'s.
Mrs. Fred Elliott and children will
not, as stated in Tho Tribune, return
to Omaha noxt weok. Thoy oxpect to
ronmln with Mr. and Mra. S. Goozce
tho romaindor of tho summer.
Broken oyo glass lenses can bo re
placed tho same day aa order Is given
in our lonso grinding department.
HARRY DIXON & SON,
tf Graduato Optometrists.
Miss Agnes O'Noil, of Lincoln, for
morly of this city, will anrivo horo in
tho near futuro to visit hor cousina
Mlasoa Mario and Floronco Stack
wnuo onrouto 10 wovaua to Bponu a
yoar. "r
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Notice to Hunters
Notlco Is horoby glvon that no hunt
ing or trospaBsIng will bo allowed on
landB owned or leased by us either bo
foro or during tho hunting season.
HENRY HANSEN.
C. H. WATTS
P. E. McGRAW
C. P. HOWARD
57-tf T. S. McCRONE.
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E STRAY NOTICE.
Takon up on or about tho 9th day
of May, 1917, on my farm sovon mlloa
southwest of tho elty of North
Platto, ono rod cow, six or seven
years old, branded on loft hip but an
imal eo wild that brand cannot bo
doscrlbod. Owner is roqueated to
call, provo proporty, 'pay charges and
tako animal away. II. P. LARSON.
5G-5 Routo 3, North Platto.
COMPANY
1
Fred J. Mack, at ono time a resldont
of North Platto, haa boon appointed
Lieut-Colonel of tho Sixth Nebraska.
Sovoral yoalrs ago ho was colonel
of tho Second regiment N. N. G. When
a resident of North Platto Col. Mack
was employod as a book-koopor in a
lumber yard. This was moro than
twony-flvb ycara ago, but ho will ho
romemborcd by oldor residents.
Wait Until the
Telephone Beli
Stops Ringing
Party lino telophono sub
scribers occasionally report
that as they begin talking
another person on the lino
will Interrupt, ns though ho
too had been called.
This trouble occurs bo
causo the party called re
moves his receiver from the
hook before the bell stops
ringing.
If the receiver Is lifted be
fore tho bell stops ringing on
n party line the ringing cur
rent will flow through the
bell of tho other put ty on the
Hue, causing It to ring.
Party lino subscribers
should not lift the receiver
from tho hook until tho bell
stops ringing. Otherwise the
other party on the lint will
bo annoyefl.
Office phone 241. Rea. phono 217
L. C . DROS T,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - - Nebraska.
McDonald Bank Building.
OLD LINE LIFE Policies
ON EASY TERMS
J. E. SEBASTIAN. Stato Merr.
Minn.Mutual Lifelns.Co.
Phone Office Red 612
Residence Red 348
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Holstein Cows.
I nil! linvo n cnrlond of Holstoln
Cows about July 1st. Thoy aro ns
good as money can buy. If you need
ono or moro see mo
Am selling nil kinds of cattlo In
any numbor desired, In addition to
inlying hogs.
Phones: Offico 159 Houso Red 030.
C. H. WALTERS.
DERRYRERRY & FORBES,
Licensed Embulnierg
Undertakers und Funeral Directors
Day Phone 234.
Night Phone Black CSS.
LET US INTRODUCE
QUALITY TO YOU
Quality In Cigars has has been our
aim alnco we began making clgara in
North Platto ovor thirty years ago
Wo put quality In tho first cigars we
mado, and "that samo quality is in the
cigars we make today. Schmalzrled's
Cigars have stood tho test of those
moro than thirty years. What greater
ovidenco of quality could you dostreT
If you havo not been smoking Sshmalz-
dled's cigars, try them they aro cer
tain to please.
J. F. SCHMALZRIED.
SCRAP IRON
$6 per Ton.
North Platto Junk House.
Geo. B. Dent,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special Attention given to Surgery
and Obstetrics.
Office: Building and Loan Building
PLn Oflice 130
Phonei Residence nB
E. W. FETTER,
riiysicinn
X HAY
Office: First Nntlonnl Jlnnk Building.
Phono 308
ALBERT A. LANE,
Dentist
Rooms 1 and 2 Bolton Building
North Platto, Nobraska.
The Nurse Brown Memorial
Homeopathic Hospital
100S West Fourth Street.
For tho treatment of Medical, Surgical
and Obstetrical Patients.
JOHN S. TWINEM, M. 1).
J. 1$. KEBFIELl).
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Successor to
PHYSICIAN &f SURGEONS HOSPITAL
Drs. Redfleld & Redfleld
Office Phone 642 Res. Phone 676
DOCTOR D. T. QUIGLEY . .
Practice Limited to
Suriyory und Radium Therapy
72S City Nntlonnl Dank Building.
Omaha, Nebraska.
DR. HAROLD A. FENNER
Osteopath.
Helton Nullding
Office hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
Phones
Offico Black 333 Res. Black 102u
NORTH PLATTE
..General Hospital..
(Incorporated)
One Hall Block North ot Postoflice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for tho
cientific treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement cases.
Completely equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. B. Dent, M. D. V. Lucas, M. D.
J. R. Redfleld. M. D. J. S. Siraras, M.D
Hospital Phone Black 633.
House Phone Black 633.
W. T. PRITCIIARD,
Graduate Veterinarian
Bight years a Government Veterinar
ian. Hospital 218-south Locust St.,
one-half block southwest of the
Court House.
Notlco to Creditors.
Estato No. 1489 of 'Thomas Henry
Sullivan, deceased, In tho County
Court of Lincoln County, Nbraska.
Tho Stato of Nebraska, ss: Credi
tors of said estato will tako notice that
tho time limited for presentation and
filing of claims against said ostato in
February 10, 1918, and for settlement
of said ostato Is July 5, 1918; that I
will sit at tho county court room in
satd county, on AuguBt 10, 1917, at 9
o'clock a. m., and on February 10, 1918,
at 9 o clock a. m., to receive, exam
ine, hear, allow, or adjust all claims
and objections duly filed.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
J10-4w County Judge.
Road No. 107.
To Whom It May Concorn:
Tho special commissioner appoin
ted to locnto a road as follows:
Commoncing at tho southwost cor-
nor of soctlon 22, township 12 north,
rango 30 west of tho 6th P. M., on
Road No. 152, thonco north on soctlon
lino botweon Sections 21 and 22, and
Soctlons 15 and 16, to connect with
Road No. 68 at tho west JA cornor of
Soctlon 15. commonclne acaln at tho
SW cornor ot Section 10, Town 12,'
Rango 30, whero Road No. 68 intor-j
sects with Road No. 194, thonco north1
on section lino botween Sections 10,
and 9 to point about 30 rods south of.
tho NW cornor Soctlon 10, Town 12,
Rango 30, thonco northwostorly to in
tersect with north Hno of Soctlon 9 to
NW cornor ot Section 9, intersecting
with Road No. 22, road to bo 66 feot
wldo, has roportod In favor of tho
samo.
All objections thoroto or claims for
damages must bo fllod In tho offlco of
tho county clerk on or boforo 12
o'clock noon ot tho 2d day of Octobor,
A. D. 1917, or such road will ho al
lowed without reforenco thereto.
Datod at North Platto, Nob., this
20th day ot July, 1917.
J27-4 A. S. ALLEN, County Clork.
Vnrnting l'nrt of Kond No. 08.
To Whom it May Concorn:
Tho special commisBlonor ap
pointed to roport on tho vacating of
that part of Road No. 98 as follows:
Commencing at Station No. 98 on
tho section lino bctwoon Sections 23
and 22. town 12. imngo 31.and running
thonco northeasterly along said road
and terminating at tho southwest cot
nor of Section 2, Town 12, Rango 31.
vacating that part of Road No. as be
tween stations 5 and 25, has reported
in favor thoreof.
All obloctlons thoreto or claims for
damages muat be filed in tho offlco of
tho county clerk on or boforo 12
o'clock noon of tho 2d day of October,
A. D. 1917, or such road will bo vaca
ted without Tofcronco thoroto.
Dated at North Platte, Nob., this
20th day ot July A. D. 1917.
J27-4 A. S. ALLEN, County Clerk
Notlco of Petition.
Estate No. 1491 or Homer F. Fort,
deceased In tho County Court of Lin
coln County, Nobraska.
Tho Stato of Nebraska, to all por
sons Interested in said estate tako no
tlco that a petition has beon filed for
tho appointment of Minnlo Scott as
administratrix of said estate, which
has been sot for hearing horoin on
August 10, 1917, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Dated July 16, 1917.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
J17a7
County Judges.
NOTICE TO GHEDITOIIS
Estate No. .1483 or Estclla Belle
Slmms. deceased. In tho Countv Court
of Lincoln County, Nebraska.
The Stato of Nebraska, ss: Creditors
of said estate will take notlco that tho
time limited ror presentation and ill
Inp of claims against Haid Estate Is
February 27, 1918, and for settlement
of said Estate Is Juno 22, 1918; that t
Will sit at the county couit room In
said county, on July 27, i917, at 9
o'clock a. m., and on February 27, 1918,
at 9 o'clock a. m , to receive, examine,
hear, allow, or adjust all claims and
objections duly flled.
GEO. E. FttE.VOir,
J26-4v County Judge.
Road IS'o. 108
To Whom It May Concorn:
Tho special commissioner appoint
ed to locate public road as follows:
Commencing at tho southeast corner
of tho southeast quarter of Section 19,
town 9, rango 27, thonco north on soc.
tion line between Sections 19 and 2Lw
in town 9, rango 27, about 170 rods to
a point at tho edgo of bluff on section
lino, thenco around tho edgo of bluff
on tho oast side, (which is about 30
rods), until reaching tho section lino
between sections 19 and 20 in town 9,
rango 27, thonco north on section line
about M0 rods, terminating at tho
northeast quarter of Section 19, town
9, rango 27, road to bo C6 feet wide, has
reported in favor of tho samo.
All claims for damagos thereby or
objections thoroto must bo flled in tho
offlco of tho county clerk on or be
fore 12 o'clock noon of tho 10th day
of October, 1917, or such road will bo
allowed without reforenco thoroto.
Dated at North Platte this 27th day
of July, 1917.
A. S. ALLEN,
J31-4. County Clerk.
Legal Notlco
To Fred. J. Malone, deceased, and tho
unknown heirs of Fred J. Malone, de
ceased, and all other persons Interest- -ed
in tho estato of Fred J. Malone,
deceased, and tho unknown owners
and unknown claimants of lot seven
(7). in Block thlritv-six f30). of the
original town of North Platto, Ne
braska, you and each of you will here
by tako notlco that on the 3d day of
July, 1917, Tho Mutual Building &
Loan Association of North Platto, Ne
braska, a corporation, plaintiff, flled
its petition in tho District Court of
Lincoln County, Nobraska, against said
dofondants and each of thorn and
against Julia Malone, a defendant in
said action.
Tho object and prayer of which pe
tition aro to forcloso a certain mort
gago deed upon Lot seven (7), in Block
Thirty-six (36) in the original town
of North Platto, Nobraska, execute by
tho dofondants Fred J. Malono and
Julia Malono, on June 20th, 1914,
to securo ono certain bond executed by
tho defendants to tho plaintiff of oven
dato with said mortgage in tho sum
of $700.00 anid' on which said bond and
mortgage thero is duo the sum of
$590.50 with Interests at 7 2-10 from
May 26, 1917, and to forcloso and cut off
any interest of the said Fred J. Ma
lono and tho unknown heirs of Fred
J. Malone and all others parsons In
terested in the estate ot Frqa J. Ma
lono and any interest of tho unknown f
ujiu uiuuiuwn uiiuiuanis OI IOI
SOVon (7). block t.hlrtv-lv in
original town of North Platte, Ncbras-
ku; anu to nave an accounting of tho
amount of money due tho plaintiff
from tho dofondants on nnld
and to havo said real estato sold upon
uio muuro or tno aorenunnts to pay
tho amount found duo on said bond
and mortgago within 20 days from tho
dato of said decree, and for general
equitable rellof.
All of said rinfnnrlnntn nrn rnnitrlwi
to answer said petition on or beforo the
uin uay or August, 1917.
THE MUTUAL BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION,
By WILCOX & HALLIGAN,
Its Attorneys.
Notlco to Non-Rcsldcnt Defendant.
Sadie L. Bruco, alias Sadie L. Strom
berg: Tho abovo named will tako notlco
that on tho 30th day of Juno, 1917,
Gcorgo E. French, County Judgo of
Lincoln county, Nobraska, issued an
order of attachment for tho Bum of
J88.28 in tho caso pending In said
court wherein C. F. Blanko Tea & Cof
foo Company, a corporation, Is plain
tiff and you aro defendant; that prop
orty of tho dofondant consisting of
ono table, ono largo box of goods, ono
crato of bedding and glass, ono pi
ano, three pieces of furnlturo crated,
ono bundlo of chairs, otc, one trunk
and suit caso, ono bundlo of rugs,, one
heating stovo, ono brass bod, ono sow
ing machino, ono top range, ono roll of
mattresses, ono box ot dishes, one
Ironing board, ono cook Btovo and ono
hoatlng etovo, altogether fifteen (15)
bundles and cratos, havo boon at
tached undor said ordor.
That said case waa continued to
tho 2lBt day of August, 1917, at 9
o'clock a. m.
C. P. BLANICE TEA & COFFEE COM
PANY. By Muldoon & Oborst, Its Attorneys