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Clearance Sale
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Oman ueiccio in iciniuiiuii gruw uinas ,
corrected. A defect that is now unhdtice-' 'i:-9 -able
may develop until the injury can never ' '
be wholly removed. Eyo strain, unsuspected
because ihe sight is good, often causes .
headaches, nervousness and other distress.
Correct glosses end eye strain. Clinton's
facilities for testing eyes and grinding . ,n ,
Innnnn nnciicn nAtrnt( rtlncoao 'if- ,4
lUllb.L jjlUKklli .,-.'
Optical service with us is professional,
not mercantile.
Wc do not sell glasses unless they are needed
and arc the right glosses for the person "
needing them.
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CLINTON,
Graduate Optician,
At tho Sign or the Big King.
CITJf AND fiOUNTY NEWS
Mrs. Gub Anderson spent the week
end with nor daughtor In Horehoy.
Wash flktrta, Uio whol'6' ' stock nt
closo out prices at Wilcox Dopt Store.
Mrs. Henry Olson, of ablhorib'urg",
la visiting this week with Mrs. P. A.
Ostorborg, -
Die showing of early 111 styles lu
Sulta and Coats now at Tho Loader
Morcantllo Co.'s.
Miss MarKarot Darker left Friday
ovcnlng for Donvor to spond ten days
or moro with nor cousin.
Montana Zlmmer, of Choyonnc. Is
expected hero this week to visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wells.
I now have funds at 5A par cent
on choice bottom tablo land. Gone
Crook, Room 4, Keith thoatro Bldg.
TMra. William Whltlock loEt Sat-
day morning for tho westorn part of
tho Btato to visit for a short time.
MIbb Mario OBborno, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., who 'Was tho guost of Mr. and
Mrs. C. II. Moroy loft Friday aftornoon.
"'" Mr. and Mrs. Hilmor Thompson, of
Chappoll, visited tho former's parents
1ioro last wook whllo enrouto to Oma
ha. Mrs. Low. Auftgardcn, who vlsltod
with Mt. and Mrs. Jamos Dorram, loft
for Lowollon tho latter par of last
wook. v.'
Miss Elta Loutso Munslngor, of
Wnyno, arrlvod hero Friday ovoning to
visit wltli hor aunt Mrs. ltniph uarman
for twowooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jamos Roddy loft Sat
urday ovoning for Excelsior SprlngB
atid other oastorn polntB to spond a
couple of wcoks.
Ray Fast, -of Sutherland, who had
boon taking modlcal treatment hero
for somo time, returned homo tho lat
ter part of last wook.
Mr. and Mm. Guy Swope have re
turned from Omaha whoro they visited
lost week.
Mrs. L. B. .Kershon, of Muskogee,
spont tho week end as tho guest of
Mrs. B. B. Boatman
Mrs. Brooks Meadows and daugh
tor Jott a few days ago for Omaha and
other eastern points.
Mr. and Mrs. Porry A. Carson ro
turncd Saturday morning from a
wcok's stay In Omaha.
Try Spicor's Now Cab If you do
slro good icab service. Phono 247. tf
Mrs. Joseph Koontz and childron re
turned Saturday from a wcok's visit
with frlonds, at Genoa
You can buy a nloo smnmer dross
for about ono-half price at Wilcox
Department store.
Mr. and Mrs. William Malonoy, Sr.,
and Mrs. J, J. Horrigan will leavo
next month for Grand Island to mako
thoir homo.
Tho Loador Mortcanttlo Co. has add
ed a mllllnory department to their
business. MrB. Orra Sailor will bo
In charge
John Andorson, ago sovonty-aoven,
died at tho Pulvor hospital Friday af
tornoon of nophltls. Intormont was
mado Sunday.
John Dalgarn, ago 22, and MI&s Myr
tlo Peltbnii ago 22, of Elslo, wtoro
granted a marrlago Hconso, Saturday
morning by County Judgo French.
Tho Dawson County Fair1 will bo
hold Sept 18 to 22d; A program of
automobllo, motorcyclo and horso
.racos 1b being arrangoa and a carnival
company will hold continuous per
formances,
Tho Lincoln county lustltuto will bo
held in tho Franklin school Soptoin
bor 3dv to th Inclusive. Tho annual
rocoption for tho teachers and insti
tute Instructors wlll.bb hold Monday
OF
Ladies Pumps and Oxfords.
All $5.00 and $6.00 Queen Quality. Pumps and rt y fin
Oxfords, very latest styled, per pair O
All $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 Queen Quality
and Boston Favorite Pumps and Oxfords, latest frsy Mf
styles, per pair JZefi 7
Ladies' While Pumps, $2i50' and $3.00 Quality
per pair . .
4t
Ladies' White Canvass Button
Shoes ...... ..... i :
$1.98
$1.48 and $1.79
One lot of Ladies" Pumps, old styles, small and
narrow but excellent quality, per pair
98c
Wilcox Department Store.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
Tho Now Food Bill.
Tho food production bill that has
re m TnJinHrwi whnnint several ooen passed by conirrioss and aDDroved
mnnHia In PVicmr rntinrnwl homo Sat- 'v tho prosldent and that 1b In tho
nrrlfiv nvonlnir. hands of Herbert Hoover for onforce-
. . l , .. - i 'mont, Is summarized as follows:
Robert spont yesterday In tpwns on forty.Bix thousand four hutadred dol
tlio branch road. . iarB to bo used In stimulating produc-
Harrty Plzer left Sunday morning tion, for protecting and conserving
ovoning, Soptombo'r 3d. Tho faculty
I will bo Dr. A. E. Wlnshln. of Boston.
You mothers who have ooyb In uge.i , Mass.. Prof. Howard R. Drlcits. of
from 3 to 14 years should boo the woti-iSalt Lako. Mrs. Adda Turnlo and Miss
uonui wirgains nomg oirereu in eibIo Johnson, of this city.
Waists, shirts, kneo pnutfl; hoslqry am!
ahooe nt Tho Loador Mcrcnnt'lc ("o.'rf
Rfr-a. niiarlnt Rrlfinnnti . ami ohllrtrnn
4UIM iHlOO UII.UUUII1 lUItWIl., Ul -
bo, who woro guostB of .Mr. and Mrs.
Asa Snydor last wook whllo enrouto
homo from western folnts, loft Friday
ovoning.
CIO acres of liny land on sharos 10
jnlloB north of North Platto Joining tho
Fred Kusor land. Rontor to got two
thirds of hay In stock. Wrlto at onco
to L. O, Crandnll, Lincoln, Nobr. tf.i
J. E. Sebastian returned Frjday
from a visit In Chatypol with rolfitfvotf
and In othor western towns on busi
ness. Ho will loavo shortly, for SU
l'aui, Minn., to nttouu tho nmnmi
convontlon of tho Mlnnosota Mutual
Lire Insuranco Co. Mrhlch will bo hoia
In Wisconsin.
Farm and Ranch lbans at lavreat
rates and best terms Mo.iey on hand
to closo loaiiH promptly.
43tf BUCHANAN & PATTERSON.
Wo will rccolvo n limited number o!
ordorHi from coiiKiiuiorH only for gon-
nine j.'onnsyJVniuu encstnut size mi
tliraclio coal nt $10.50 por ton deliver-
od or $10 nt our yarns Delivery au
soluloly gnurantood.
LKYPOLDT & PKNNINflTON.
From Miss portha Thoolocko, for
morly county superintendent at NorUi
Platto, but now a homosteador near
Molroso, tyob., cornea a Bamplo ipack-
aco to tho Worlu-lioraia of Uio kinti
of potutoca Uioy ralso In tho forest
rosorvo. oponod for iiomostoadlnc In
1913. Thoro aro four tubers In tho
exhibit, and they comprlso ln.thom-
soIvob enough for a meal Cor a good-
slzod family. Thoy avorago nearly
six Inches In longth and a foot In clr
cumforonco. "This Is ovldonco," writes
Miss Thoolacko, "npt only of tho pro
ductiveness of tho onco despised sand,
hill, but of tho fact that tho 'Klnkttld
ors' aro doing their bit In this crucial
period of our country's nood." Tho
noason up thoro 'sho adds, is throo
wooka later than horo. World-Hor-ald.
for Grand Island to visit relatives for.
a wook or longer.
Mr. and Mrs. Llpplncott are making
nrranKomontB to lcavo this week 'for
Lcwellon to make their home.
F. J. Nichols and wlfo and J. H..
Stackhouso and wlfo of Wallace, spent
tho wook end horo with friends .
Mrs. John M. Vornon and baby xo
turned Sunday ovoning from Grand
Island whore thoy visited rolatlvcB.
F. J. Dunn returned yesterday morn
ing from Wood River whore ho epont
a few days with friends and relatives.
Mrs. John Monnlck, of Fremont, ar
rived horo Sundav ovenlne to visit her
mother Mrs. Charles Llork. Sr.. for'
Bovdral wooks.
Mrs. Irwin Howo and daughter of
Omaha, who have been visiting Dr.
and Mrs, W. T. Prltchard will leavo ,dltlons.
In a few days. Hog and poultry production to be
at,a pM(o nr..oooa ' stimulated as far as practicable,
a,;r"a ,i Tinana' in inri nucorf-' Increased production and conserva-
a,.. at tlon of dairy foods tu be encouraged
I Animal diseases to bo combatted on
i, larger scalo.
Simon Bros, will this week send a Increased offorts to bo mado to corn
number of their employes to Torrlng- bat Insect posts of plants and anlinajs.
ton. Wyo., whero thoy will roof a Further stops to bo taken to destroy
building. This work will rffiiutro about animal pests and predatory animals
foods, and for a Burvoy of Uio coun
try s food resources.
Staff of county aKents to bo lncrcas
6d until at least one agent will bo
stationed In practically every acrl
cultural county In tho United States
that will co-oporato with the depart
mont and tho state agricultural col
lege.
Women county agents for demon
stratlon work In homo economics to
bo Increased In ruiral countloa and
similar agents to bo placed In towns
and cities for flrat tlmo.
Farm help service to bo extended in
co-operation with United States de
partmont of labor to assist in bring
ing farmers and farm laborers to
fretlier.
. Country-wide survey to bo niado of
jfood on farms, In stores, in shops
and In homes. Estimates of family con
sumption on extraordinary farm con-
Wo solicit your careful inspection ond examination of
articles before you buy. For we are here to
satisfy our customers.
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Goo! Breeze Indoors .
The cool breeze of the mountain and sea
shore may be enjoyed in the home or office
equipped withan electric Fan. A wonder
ful Jsleep producer. Insures the baby's
health in hot weather. Operating cost is but
a fraction of a cent an hour.
North Platte Light! &Power Co.
two weeks.
TVAilirlit will lm tlin lnt tlmo. "Tho
Romanco of tho Redwoods" with Mary. oasos to bo oxtonded
.which Inuro crops and kill llvo stock.
Work for tho control of plant dls
A Check on Waste
Paying your bills by checks on the
McDonald tnte Bank is not tally
convenient, dignified and business'
x like, but it is a first aid to thrift.
" It checks waste. When you pay
out in cash you can't remember ex
. v actly what you have done with your,
money. Every check, besides bein&
ji receipt, is an account of your spend
ing. You thus see where to cut out need
less expenses and save money.
We have a check book for you.1
McDonald State Bank.
Plckford will bo shown horo. If you did'
not soo It last night bo sure that you
do tonight. , ,..
Tho Crystal attraction tonight will
bo "Tho Martyrdom of Philip Strong"
tho well known story written by Rov.
Charles M. Sholdon whoso writings
caused no llttlo dommont Mabel Trun
nollo and Robert Conness play tho
leads.
Mombors of Company B who istpent
tho wook ond out of town woro Mess
Sargennt Kenrnoy who visited rola
tlvoa In HaaUnga, Sargeanta Cook and
Hall and Prlvatos Carr, Noff and
Duma woro In Lexington. Mechanic
Ondrlch Sundayod In Valpralso and
Cook Allen was In Crete.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. C. Don and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Goorgo Young and Will;
Otton and two sons aro expected homo
this ovoning from their flBhlng trip
In tho Big Horn mountains. Thoy loft.
Buffalo Saturday morning and oxpoct
ed to mako tho homeward trip in four
daya.
Comploto showing of now fall Suits,
Coats, Drossos, SklrtB and Blames ni
BLOCK'S.
A. T. Yartor, of Brady, who was a
Trlbuno caller yesterduy stated that
ho Is now n potato producor. Ho has a
crop or nuy-ono acres ana inoy are
In tho pink of condition. Tho early
crop Is about ready to bo harvested
and tho lato crop could not bo moro
promising. Ho had an offor last wook
of ?1.35 por bushel for his crop,
Frod Elliott, Jr., of Omnha, wjio la
visiting In town, says that thO'Mc-
Koon motor works, In which ho la
omployed, has boon turnod over to Uio
govenimont for tho oxcluslvo manu
facture of parts connected with air
ships. In this work a largo forco of
men Is employed, uio plant running
to Its full capacity.
Tho fedornl govenimont promises a
reduction of ono and ono-half conts a
pound on beot sugar, and that this will
result In a saving of $30,000,000 to tho
pcoplo between now" and January
flrst. Por capita this Is thirty conts;
not much, It Is truo, but ovory llttlo
bit added to another llttlo bit mnkoa a
llttlo bit moro In tho saving lino.
A Ford automobllo with Hanged'
whoola and avscd for Inspoclton trips
by railroad officials, arrived horo tho
lattor part of Inst wook and has been
working In tho local yards and at
neighboring stations. Tho schedule
Bpood of tho car Is twonty-four miles
an hour but It will ulso run forty-nvo
mlloB an hour- along tho road. It Is
used to Inspect tho tracks and road
bed and was rocontly adopted by tho
U. P. railroad company, Tho party
aro enrouto to Ogdon.
oi. Survey of Beed supplies nnd needs
to bo mado and results published so
that farmers will bo assisted In ob
taining a sufficient supply of good
soed. Seed to bo purchased and sold
to farmors by tho department If nec
essary In restricted areas.
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Serious Accident.
Konnoth Hanna went out with Ivory
Brummett yoatorday afternoon to help
Grant Adams In tho hay field and was
'riding on tho sweep, and as they woro
nearlng tho stack Konnoth foil off and
was run over In such a manner that
his head had to pass through a space
of not moro than fivo Inches ana his
chin was caught bo ns to force his
lpwor teeth so hard against his upper
onos that all tho front uppers were
forcod out It Is a wondor his neck
and Jaws wero not br.okon. As It Is
ho seems nil right after tho doctor
fixed -him up, though ho Is bruised
somo about his fnco and Hps and his
uppor tooth mostly gone, nnd they
wero his second ones at that. Gandy
Ploneor.
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(lard of Thanks
Wo wish to thank tho nolghbors nnd
.frlonds for thoir kindness dulrlng the
Illness nnd at tho death of tho lato
Mrs. Donnldson; also for tho beauti
ful floral tributes.
EDWARD DONALDSON,
MRS. A. SCHWERDT AND FAMILY
Heavy Wind.
A heavy wind, reaching almost the
votoclty of a tornado, struck a soction
of country llvo miles west of town Sat
urday night. On tho farm occupied by
Charioy Shlnn niraira stacics woro
tazod and n short dlstnnco wost sever
al largo trees woro uprootod and ono
builuing blown ovor.
J:o;:
Like New Mown Hay
V
Is tho fragrant odor of our fine print
buttor. And tho tasto 1b Just as fine.
You have only to try It onco to reaUzo
what superlative butter Is. Try a
pound today and we will leavo It to
tho buttor itself to mako you a stoady
user of it. Ask for and ,get Alfalfa
Queen Buttor.
North Platte Creamery.
rnONE 62.
Corn Condition Improved.
Local showors during tho past two
weoks has greatly aided tho corn crop
in certain sections of tho county, and
tho crop as a whole will bo much
largor than was anticipated a month
ago. In somo sections corn Is late,
and tho ylold will depend largely upon
how early a killing frost comes., In
any ovont, howover, Lincoln county
will produco considerable corn.
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Wanted to Buy Threo heavy mares
not ovor 7 yoars old. Bring to 321 So.
Dowoy Saturdny Sopt, 1st. S. D. Car
noy. Red 173.
CITY AND CWTNTY NEWS.
Roy Louden, of Denver, formerly of
this city, Is visiting with local rela
tives. Ho has enlisted in the field ar
tillery. Mrs. Fred Bjorkland of Gothenburg,
came tho lattor part of last week to
vlslj, with hor daughter for a week or
loncor.
' . t t -. v-. . . iri. n e . ... .1 1
ago for Gothonburs to spond a week
with hor slstcr-ln-law Mrs. J. K.
Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McCraw, of west
Sixth street, aro rojotcing over tho ar
rival of a baby boy at their home yes
terday morning.
" Mrs'. John Rodlno and daughter Mil-
red left tho latter 'part of last woek(
to visit relatives In eastern Nebraska'
for, a couplo of wotns."
LI out. Brophy of Ft Sheridan who!
visited horo Inst wook with tho Qtton-
stein family spont Sunday In town
whllo enrouto from western points.
Mrs. Goorgo Saint and children Ve-
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lUUllIU LU UIUIUUIBL OUIUIUU VVUMUJg
attor Bponumg several weeics with hor
parents Mr. and Mrs, P. J. Gllmon.
Seo Julius Mogensen for all kinds
of P. &0. farm Implements and wag
ons. mt
Mlssos Ella Mnrgnjretv Kennedy and
Anna Kolberg of Omoha, visited last
week with tho formor's fa'thor John
Konnody whllo enrouto homo from a
visit In Uio mountains.
Mrs, and Mrs. Goorgo Wllklrts and
son moved horo last wook from Goth
enburg. The former Is connocted with
L, C. Carroll In tho mill which ho Te
contly purchased In ths city.
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PIANO FOR SALE. Wo have had
loft on our hands at North Platto a
now strictly high class piano, which
If takon at ontoo will bo sold at a posl
tlvo bargain. Liberal terms. If Inter
ested, do not fall towrlto The Denver
Music Company, Donvor, Colo. CO-6
DIENEIt & KENNEDY
Real Estate, Fire, Tornado and Hall
Insrnance. Special Agents Globo
Llfo Insuranco Company.
Cornor Front and Dowoy Sts., Upstairs
Phono Red 672. North Platto, Neb.
Office phone 241. Rea. phone 217
L. C. DROST,
. Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - - Nebraska.
McDonald Bank Building.
NORTH PLATTE
."General Hospital..
' (Incorporated)
One Hall Block North ol Postoflice.
Phone 58 '
A modern institution for tho
cientjfic 'treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement. cases.
Complefoly equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff: ,
Geo. B. Deat, M. D. V. Uca M. D.
J. B. Redfield, M. D. J. S. Sirams, H.D
Geo. B. Dent,
... Physician arid Surgeon.
Special Attention gWea te Surgery
and Obstetrics.
Office: Building and Loan Building
Phon t Office 130
f nones Reaidenc8 115
J. B. REDFIELD.
PHYSICIAN & SUEGEON
Successor to
PHYSICIAN SURGEONS HOSPITAL
Drs. Redfield & Redfield
Office Phone 642 Rea. Phone 678
DOCTOR D. T. QUIGLEY. . .
Practice Limited to
Surgery nnd Radium Tliorapy
728 City National Bank Btdldlag.
0 is aha, Nebraska,
DERRYBERRY & FORBES,
Licensed' Emlwtaera
Undertakers wi Faaersl Directors
Day Phone tii.
Night Pkoae Black 688
u.