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Professional
eye service
Testing eyes ia a distinctly professional
work. True, it must be done before
properly fitted glasses can be secured.
But at Clinton's the professional side
is above the mercantile side.
Our optornetriot does not think of
selling n pair of glasses, but of
learning exact eye conditions. If
these do not make glasses advisable,
ho says so. And you can rely on his
advice. Let him examine your eyes.
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CLINTON,
Graduate Optician,
At tho Slga of tho Dig King.
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(iocn to 1'ort Snellliig
Frank 3. Stuart, who haa foeon en-
(jOVU Ail UlfJl UllgUiVUliUb vWW
rrn cities for a number of years, ha
been culled to roport at Ft. Snelllng
from Oreonfleld, Iowa, on August 27
Ho in tho tfon of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. ,
Stuart of tlrt city, and formerly re-i
aided hero.
Uojh Stationed nt (Jrent Lakes i
In a messago to. local friends rocoiv-j
Oil Wednesday Clarence Day, who was(
recently called to Omaha to report for .
naval sorvice, states that ho has been!
sent to tho Groat Lakes at Chicago in
company with Jcseo Vernon and Artlimr
McCabo, who left horo a fcwlays
ago.
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Eight Year Old Child Adopted
In 't,ho county coujtj "W)lhesday
morning Mr. and Mrs. James McEvoy
filed a docreo of adoption for Prostoit
William McEvoy, formorly John W.
Preston, of Omaha. Tho boy is oight
years of ago and has been In 'heir caro
slnco 1013.
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To Let Contract For Xcw House.
St, Ann's Churcli at Loxlngton will
lot contract for a now parsonage.
Plans and specifications can bo soon
at tho parsonage. Bids to bo in not
lator than August 24. A soparato con
tract will bo let for tho plumbing.
CITY ANT) COUNTY NEWS.
Miss Iluth Wlngot will leavo this
wook for Portland, Oro., to remain
several wooks.
'Mansol Ovonnan will loavo this week
for Dos Molnott to visit rolatlvos and
frionds for two wooks.
Try Dr. Smith, tho
Chiropractor. GOtf
llss llortha Votow, or Maywood, for
merly a roaldont horo, camo Wodnos
dny to visit local frionds.
Mrs. Math Welsh and four children
liavo returned from a vjslt with rola
tlvos In Council Uluffs. '
Dr. Morrill, Dontlst.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Cottoroll loft Tuoa.
day ovonlng for South Dakota to spend
u'fortnlfjht with rolatlvos.
''Mr. and Mrs. Thoodoro Ur.ooiio loft
for Grand Island Tposday ovonlng to
sp ond a wcolc or long or. t
Cholco vogotablos and cut iloworB ot
North Platto Floral Co. Phono 1023 tf
Mrs. Jofck Uoal, wlio has bcon vis
iting rolatlvos In Ogalnlla for several
weeks rbtutnwl Saturday ovonlhg. ,
MIhm Omen Truman, of . Pueblo, has
returned homo after an onjoynbto vfslt
with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bonner.
II, D. Hordllngor, ot Dos Molnos, lit.,
spent tho first of this wook horo with
B. T. Kellhor who Is visiting In town.
vMrs. W. It. Harding, wifo of con
,dlictor Iarding, of Omalia who spent
several days horo 1ms returnod homo.
Miss Anna 0. Loskoy, ot Kearney,
who was visiting with MIbb Ella lllako
for a wook, loft for homo Tuosduy ov
onlng. Mrs. Sarah Combs, who spent bov
ornf months In California w'th rola
tlvos roturnod homo TuoSduy ovon
lng. MtoaesB Holon Solbort and Holon
llegnn rotumwl a few days ago from
a vloit with drnnd iBlaiul rolatlvoB nnd
frionds.
Miss Margaret Mottln, who loft for
Portland, Oro., sovoral wooks ago to
vJtolt rolatlvos will remain thoro In
definitely. MIsBos Ethol nnd Mlnorvo
toWllllams will loavo shortly for Don-
vor to visit tholr brothor for n wook
or longor.
nrokon eye glass lonsos can bo ro
placod tho samo day ns order Ib glvon
In our Ioiibo grinding department.
1IAMIY DIXON & SON,
if Qraduato OptomotrUtB,
J. Boyd Allon who rcsldos wost of
town is tfuffering with blood-poislning
In his Jmnd which resulted . from a
tnnall Infection,
Frank Smith, of Omaha, formorly of
this city, camo Tuoaday afternoon to
visit hlB paronts Mr. and Mrs. J, I.
Smith for sovoral days,
MIbb Cathorlno Frances, of Wood
Illvor, enrno yostorday morning and
will spond BovcVo.1 CayB ns tho guest
of MJsm Hazol Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ceorgo Huntington,
who.spont tho llrtit of thiB wook nt tho
Huntington homo, loft Wcdnosdny
morning for Paxton.
JUautonanfc BJobort danty ofl Fl
Snelling will visit this wook with his
mother Mrs. Edith. Oantt boforo tak
ing up his military dutlos.
John O'Nell, of Lincoln, camo Wed
nesday morning, nnd will spond h ov
arii 1 days with hlB aunts Mrs. William
Stack, Sr., and Mrs. John Tlgho.
Miss Slollu Huntor, who had boon
employed at tlio 10c store, for sovoral
months, will loavo this week for Hast
ings to entor" a business collogo.
MIbb Mary Lacy, avIio has boon
Bpoiidlngv.,hcr vacation In, .ensqrp
polntu will return noxt. wook to ro
suiiio hor duties In tho Hub Millinery,
Thoso in nood ot painting, paper
hanging and docoratlng aro assurod
satisfactory work If thoy employ JuIIub
Hoga. Phono Black 092. 3Stf
Mlna Maymo Now ton of Marlotta, 0.,
who had boon visiting MIbbcs Mildred
nnd Josoplulno McKeJown flor soauo
tlmo, roturnod homo Tuondny ovon
lng. Chnrlos Pool, Bocrolary of Btnto, and
MrB. Pool, wont through this city
Tuosday ovonlng onrbuto from Lin
coln to Sldnoy whoro Uioy havo real
oslato lntorosts.
Owen Davis who 'was brought horo
from Montana last wook to onswor a
chargo of Btatuatory rapo hna fiiTnlsh
od a bond and will bo tried in tho
county court Aug. 22nd, Davis la not
yet twonty-ono years of ago.
Miss Duphno Stlckol, ot Kearney,
loft for homo Tuosday ovonlng having
terminated an onjoyablo vUlt of two
wooks with MIbs Myrtlo Bcolor. Whllo
horo MIbb Stlckol waa tho guest ot hon
or at sovoral social functions.
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To Kent.
040 acroa of hay land on shares 10
mlloa north of North Platto Joining tho
Fred Kusor land, ltontor to got two
thirds of hay In Btack. Wrlto nt onco
to L. C. Crandall, Lincoln, Nobr. tf.
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A Thrift Breeder
That is vltat one of tho customers of tho
McDonald State Bank calls his chocking ac
count with us.
He knows that since he has had . this ac
count he has saved money.
Ho has cut out needless oxponso because
his check book showed where it could be done
easily.
Ho has gained in business standing by
paying his bills by check. You can benefit
likewise. Come in and start a small check
ing account.
McDonald State Bank.
Former North Pintle Hoy. Killed
Edward Holnzlo, tho seventeen year
old son of Mrs. J. It. Johnston of
Allegany, Oregon, a former resident
horo, wna nccldcntlyt shot Wednesday
whllo hunting in tho woods there. Ho
was a grand Bon of Mrs. Mary Elder
and will bo romembored by a number
of local people. Intornient will bo
mado In tho Allegany cemotary. Par
ticulars havo not boo received nt the
present writing.
SftcinlM Lecture.
W. I). McDougnl tho socialist who
dollvorcd an nddrcfcs at tho court
houso Saturday ovcnlng to a largo and
appreciative nudlonco will return t6
North Platto and dolivcr lectures a
tho following places:
Platto Valloy School Houso Aug. 20.
?L1gnoll School House Aug. 21.
Inll School Houso Aug. 22.
Osgood School Houso Aug. 23.
North Platto Court Houso Aug. 24.
Horalioy, Aug. 25.
Everybody Invited to theso lectures.
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Th Maywood Fair
Tho arrangement commltteo of tho
third annual Southwest Nobraska Dis
trict Fair to bo hold at Maywood anr
nounco tho following attractions ;
County nnd individual agricultural ex
hibits, llvl) stock exhibits, monoplane,
balloon, wild west riding and races,
Forrls whool, merry-go-round and
dancing. Speakers will bo Governor
Kolth Novlllo and Stnto Superintendent
of Public Instruction W, II Clommons.
Proaldcnt C. A. Liston nnd Secretary
n. C. NorrlB promlao excellent cntor
tjntnmcmtS from (Sop)tombor lOtih io
17th.
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Notlco to Bidders.
Soalod bids will bo received by the
City of North Platto, for tho construc
tion of a two-story brick Firo Station
at North Platto. Nobraska. All bids
to ho fllod with tho Olty Clork on or
hofor) August 27, 1917 at flvo o'clock
p. m.
Plans nnd s'poclflcntlons may bo had
at tho offlco of B. M. Iloynolds, archi
tect North Platto, Nebraska,
Tho Mayor and Council rescrvo tho
right to rojoct any and nil bids.
0. K. ELDER.
01-4 City Clork.
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Earl Drako, formorly of thiB city,
camo from tho oastorn part of tho
Htnto -Wednesday to visit his brothor
Guy Drako for a fow days boforo loav-
Ing for Ft. Doming In n military com
pany.
Mnrquorifo Clnrk in "Miss Goorgo
Washington' at Uio Kolth Saturday Is
nn unusually nttractlvo offering. Miss
Clark sustains tho samo rolo with a
glrllshnoss and abandonment that
mnrkJho production ns out of tho usu
al, m
Mrond Mrs. Raymond D. Frank
aro oXDoeted horo In a fow days. Thov
uro enrouto to tholr homo In Denver
from a honoymoon trip to Now York
City. Mrs. Frank was formorly Miss
Hazol Oborfoldor, ot Sldnoy, arid has
froquontly visited local frionds.
Tho Infant daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.
George Huntington, who rosido near
Paxton. died tho llrst of this week
and waa brought horo for burial. The
funeral sorvLcos woro hold at Uio home
of Mr, and Mrs. Doll Huutlngton in
chnrgo of Uov. C. B. Hannnn. Tho
Lutheran choir oang sovoral hymns.
Tho now method of drying and pre
serving , vegetables rocontly approval
by tho government Is domonstraod In
tho window ot tho Eloctrlo Light Office
whoro sliced vogetatilos aro displayed
on trays and dried by olectrlc fans
from two to twenty-four hours after
whlcdi thoy con bo placed In packnge.4
nnd uaod sovoral months. lator.
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FOlt YOUlt AUTO SKltVICE
Call 125 for Tnxl day or night.
Also flvo or sovon passenger car for
uinorai service.
MOGENSEN-LOUDEN AUTO CO-,
Chandler & Elcar AKoncy.
Cornor Eighth and Locust Sts.
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On and After Oct. 1
WE WILL SELL
For Cash Only
READ THE REASONS
Your, own welfare is always the thing that deserves, your
most careful consideration. Upon you men and women,
as heads of your families, lies the responsibility of con
ducting your business in such a manner that will give to those
dependent upon you the greatest possible amount of comfort.
In making the change in our business method, which we
are now announcing to you, we have had this thought clear
ly before us. In any business there are three important and
essential factorsthe producer, the seller and the consumer.
The most important factor in any business is the consumer,
the man who uses the goods; He therefore deserves our
most careful attention.
fee '
$$tlAs a merchant's interests are very closely associated with
his customer's interests and of the general interest of the com
munity in which he lives and earns his bread and butter.
It will also be readily-seen that a merchant canrprosper only
in proportion to the good service that he renders. After a
very careful consideration of the subject and a thorough in
vestigation of the many communities where it has been tried,
together with an observation of conditions extending over
many years, we have reached the conclusion that:
Cash Business is Better for the General
Good of the Community than Credit Business
THE REASONS ARE VERY PLAIN.
(1) Credit 1ms ruined many more peo
ple thnn it has helped. People have estab
lished a reputation for being good pay
have been able to buy on credit at any
store nnd as a result have overheached
themselves.
(2) It is very plain that a Cash Sys
tem will benefit the entire community by
putting it upon a conservative basis. If
every family pays as it goes there will al
ways bo money in the ffnmily exchequer"
to meet tho emergencies which continually
arise in our lives.
(3) A Cash System will give every
man an honest chance, it will compel every
man to stand four squaro to tho world ex
actly as he is and give him n feeling of
independence which only the Casli Man
can have.
There is absolutely no question about
his being able to become more prosperous
and carry a bigger bank account under
such n system. Ho will know every night
exactly what ho-is worth and like tho "vil
lage blacksmith" of our school day fame,
"Look tho whole world in tho face, for ho
owes no man anything." It will entirely
oliminato from tho minds of us all tho
thought that "pay day docs not come tin
til tomorrow and tomorrow is a long way
off."
We had thought of discussing this
question with you from the merchant point
of view as. well as from the customer's but
after a thorough discussion among our
selves we have been unable to discover a
single instance where the merchant's in
terest is different from that of the customer.
Wo aro all living together in the same
community. We all help support our pub
lic utilities, our schools and our good roads.
Wliat benefits one, must in some degree
nt least, benefit tis all. It is good for us
all that wo nil prosper. While many peo
ple have tho idea that every merchant has
a fat bank account, tho reverse is true, at
least in our case. By changing this system
many important improvements can be made
(1) It will save tho merchant a large
part of his expense in doing business. There
will no longer be any forgotten charges to
account for at the end of tho year when wo
figure profits nnd loss, there can be no
errors in Cash transactions.
(2) 'It will enable the merchant to be
a better buyer. Cash talks loud in the mar
kets of tho world. There is nothing that
makes such tempting noise ns good old Un
do Sam's coin, the supreme standard by
which all the values in the world is now
gnaged.
We appeal to you as intelligent, ambitious business men and women to take the samo and
unselfish view of tho question and give it your most careful consideration. Wo believe it is for
tho general good of tho community at large, for the money you will save in our CASH
STORE Avill more than make up the little inconveniences which may arise at the time being.
Wo believe that our stand is just and right. Thero aro some merchants in our city who aro
skeptical and would like to take this action but havn't tho nerve, so join with us as wo havo
always united with you in a spirit of earnest co-operation and let tis all pull together to de
velop tho "Pay as you go" system and raako North Platto tho most prosperous community in
all this prosperous state. Our children will then developo into better men nnd women, our
homes will bo brighter, a GREATER SPIRIT OP CONTENTiArENT WILL PREVAIL AND
WE AVILL ALL BE MORE HAPPY.
D. F. Shoe Store
Diener & Fleishman, Props.
