IBA L. HARE, Editor and ruMIshor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year by Mall In Advance....
One Year b Currier In Ailrniiccf L0
Entered at North I'Uttc, Nebraska,
I'ostofflco an Second Class Matter.
TUKSDAY. SEl'TKMHKK 1, 11)17.
LOCAL AND PEItSONAL
Mhw Vada Tannahill returned Sum
day morning from a three veoks' vlalt
In Colorado.
W. II. McDonald went to Omaha
Sunday night to tranmict busluoss for
a dhy" or two.
T. L. Qreon roturnod Saturday ev
ening from Cheyenne whero ho at
tonUed tho horso races.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hemphill re
turned Friday evening from Alnsloy,
wlioro thoy went by auto.
MIsb Bortlia Thoolooko roturnod to
Omaha yestorday morning after vis
iting hor brother for a Avcok.
Mrs. York Illnman loft yeetolday
morning for Lincoln as delegate to
tho National DcfeiiHO convention.
Boautlful now fall UIousch arriving
dally. Do not fall to boo thorn.
15. T. TRAMP & SONS.
JV111 Otton and son who spent sov
oral wooks on a fishing trip In Wyom
ing, roturnod home Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Virgil, of Oma
aha, arrived bore yostorday to ac
eovpt positions In the Qoldon R'uilo
strs.
Mrs. Cliarloa Warnlck of Hollo
Plain, la., arrived horo Saturday ov
mlng to visit hor cousin Mrs. P. A.
Norton.
!Ire. P. J. Qllmnn and Mls Anna
Kramph spout yosterday with Mr. and
Airs. Dert Harbor on tho farm nonr
Lowollon.
Mildred Crowilor loft yasterdoy
morning for Omaha In company with
hor aunt who arrived horo from Den
ver Snaitlny.
Mrs. Wm. ainrn of Porry, la., who
had beon tho gnoat of Mrs: Fred Glnn
left yostorday morning for Lewollen
to visit rlatlvu.
MrT.""WlI1!on Tfilit and daughtor (ro
turnod Saturday ovonlng from a visit
wlth-rolntlvoH in York and otliem eas
tern "-'points.
After spondlng u wook at tho M. M.
Dotoy h6mo, Mlssos Fay Miller and
Curtrudo Dotoy returned to Grand Is
land Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Dorryborry and
chlldron. who spont a week In Gorllold
with tho lattor's paronts' returned
homo Saturday ovonlng.
Lynn Huddart, formorly of this city,
l0 has been In Ogdon for" Hovoral
mouths past, camo the latter part ot
l:.t woolc to visit frlondB.
Mrs. Robort Massoy and daughter
Mario and Dorothy wore horo Satur
day onrouto homo to Omaha from an
oxtonded visit In California.
Miy ittiiUMr. Luke Ilealoy and
grandson Darrel Healoy, who had
been vlaltlflt in Dottvor for ten days,
caniohome ula monllug.
MIrh Ella, Mwrgarot IConnody. or
Omahn, la vltltlng her father John
Konncdy while onrpute home from a
two Aveoto? vlBit In the mountain.
Mr. am airs. W. I RiclmrdB ..left,
fiuimuy morning 'ior unmna wnro tho
loimnr wiu irnnanct uubiiiots for tho
IJ. L. B. and tne latter visit her
brother Samuel Onico,
Out fall lino of Suits and Coats was
n' vrr bettor and biggor and now Is tho
oppnrtuno tlmo to mako tho right oo-
lCtiil).
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
a logal holiday, yoatorday was
ob.s rvod by tho railroad shops, tho
bowks, poBtofflco, Uie county officoa
and tho harbor shops. Other than
thQsb busluoss moved along about as
UHfftU.
RETIREMENT OF PROMINENT
NORTH PLATTE MERCHANTi
Aitnouncomont is mado of tlio"per
mnnont retiromont of J. B. McDonald
tho woll known clothier of North
Plntto, ho having decided to relinquish
buslnow horo and will tako up other
Intorests in Omalli at tho earliest
pousiblo date.
Starting in a small way in tho mer
cantile bustnoss In North Platto some
1G years ago Mr. McDonald linn gone
ahoad by leaps and bounds, and "The
Homo of Good Clothos" ncods no In
troduction to tho pooplo of Lincoln
county or tho public residing tribu
tary thereto.
The fcundor of thlsrollablo cloth
ing emporium has always ontortalned
tho ideas of old-fnHhloned buslnoss
ownors and has handled no goods but
thoso of tho vory hlghost quality. His
stock Is now bolng ndvortlsod for salo
by The T. K. Kolly Salos Corporation
of Minnnoapolis, Minn. Tho salo will
commenco on Saturday noxt, Sept. 8,
at 0 a. m.
Tho dopftrtura of Mr. MoIJonald
frnni Mm linaliiPHM nnrl Rnplnl Ufa of
North Platto will moet with univonml
regret. Always prominont in fraternal
and social llfo ho haB dono much In
furthering tho alms (of many worthy
obocts. We wish him all success and
good luck in his now snhoro.
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KAILKOAI) NOTES
Clnudo Dolanoy was taken ill with
rhoumatlsm last wook and Is taking
troatmont at tho City hospital.
T"l .1 . .1 f T1 1 1 r l.n.1 1 1 . .a nmnlnlf.
ijlimiiU 1U11Q YI1U lliiU ulilitfJ-(
od In tho local maclilno sliops lott tne
lattor part of last w ook for Omaha.
Thomas O'Noll, who had boon om
tloyod In tho local shops for sovernl
months, roturnod to his formor homo
In Lincoln Saturday.
Conductor and Mrs. Powers, now of,
Pacific Grove. Cal.. wore horo Satur-
day whllo onrouto to Omaha whero
thoy formorly resided. Mr. Powers wns'
a conductor on tho North Platto-Om-i
nil ii tiiin f r n nl...i1tnH i P .mnMM nllil limit'
tuui lull itii ti minium ui uuio iinii iud
ponsloncd a year ago.
Chns. Boguo. B. of R. T. chairman,
will lcavo In a few days for Chicago
to attend a conference of tho general
chnlrnion of that order. It Is under-
alf1 tlint ittlu itiftai Inif Its n i rai ttn
t portnnt one to brnkomon and devolop-
nioms aro anxiously awiuieu oy mom.
W. L. Richards and C. F. Tracy have
gono to Omaha for a meeting with tho
Union Pacific officials at which tlmo
features of tho new olght-hour law
will bo incorporated Into the work
ing schedule of enginoors. Tho B. ot L.
F. and E., tho 0. It. C. and the B. of
R. T. will also hold conforoncos for a
similar purposo.
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Toli-phono Restraint.
In a Htatcmont Issued by tho Ne
braska Tclphono Co., this paragraph
appears:
As tho war continues tho govern
ment's roquJromcnts for trained tel
ephone men and for sdrVlco ami equip-,
moilt uro Increasing. Tho prosont busi
ness activity is also likely to bo ox
tonded as the war goes on. In tho In
torests of all, wc htope that our pa
trons will ask for no additional equip
ment unless nbsolutoly osaontlal to
tho conduct ot tholr buslnoss and that
thoy will put ovory posslblo rostralnt
on the unnecessary and extravagant
uso ot of our local and long dlstanco
service."
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W. P. Snydor left this morning for
Lincoln to spond sevoral days.'
W. T. Borry, of "Grand Island, is
spending today in town on U. P. busi
ness. Mi O'Connoll, of Ponca was tho
suwt of Mrs. William Wnltomath this
rwoek
Mrs. W. V. Hoagland loft this mom
In for York and othor points In oast
cm Nobraskn.
Mr?. W. F. Saunders loft this morn
ing 'or Valparaiso to visit relatives for
a woek or longer.
W. P. Conklln, suporvlsor of tho B.
fc B dowfcmont lit tho Nobraf'tn
dlvNion, ia spondlng today horo on
bcsinoss.
Miss llolon Adair, ot Koamoy, Bis
ter of William Adnlr of this city, was
hero this morning whllo onrouto homo
from Donvor.
AhIjh Curbs Hcmorcd.
' Tho members oft ho cemotory board
would ask all tho pooplo Intoro&tr d in
the cemotory to visit thg same and
note tho recent improvements; which
have been made by tho board. Tho
board has used its boat ontloavo'.ri ta
beautify the cemetery and in lino with
tills work it desires to ask all lit
owners who havo cither curbs or fen
cos around tholr lots to romovc the
same ns soon as they can "powdbly
do so. The board dosiros to put all
tho lots in grass and will then arran
ge to take care of the samo without
oxponse to the lot ownors, and in
order to do this with convonloncc the
curbs and foiicos should be, romovod.
Tho board thorofore requoata that the
lot owners tnko this step as soon as
possible.
Mrs. C. L. Raskins has been olected
sccrotnry of tho cemetery board In
place of B. B. Oborst who roslgued.
CITY AND iVoifTNTY NEWS.
W. R. Malonoy Is transacting busi
ness in Ogalalla.
Mrs. William Hubbard loft a few
days ago for Choyonno to visit rela
tives and friends for two wooks.
Jorry Bowon, of Arthur, formerly
a local druggist, is visiting with his
daughtor Miss Mario Bowon this
wook.
MrB. Ilany Murrln, who has been
visiting In Choyonno for ten days. Is
oxpocted to return tho lattor part of
of this week.
Miss Holen McNoal, formorly offico:
gin m uie oiuco or jja o. u. Dont,
has accopted a position in tho Brooks
studio and began her duties yesterday
morning.
A number of ladles woro ontortalned
at a theatro party at tho Kolth last
ovonlng by Mn. Ohas. Clinton Jin
honor of Mrs. Frod Lathrop of Chi
cago. I want to buy a good milch cow.
Phono Rod 852.
Norman Edwards, of Brady, came
last ovonlng to visit tho Banks and
Elliott families whllo onrouto to Cal
ifornia to visit with his family who
havo beon thoro for novoral mouths.
Girl wnntodfor genoral housework.
Phono 78SF11.
Clay McCroary, of Kansas City, died
suddenly in that oitv VAatra.-flnv TT.i
was a brothor of Mrs. J. H. Hershey,
formerly of this city, and had fre
quency vlsltod in North Platto In tho
earlier days.
Work on tho lntorlor of tho addi
tion to tho O'Connor store has been
complotod and two archways have
boen arranged to connect tho new
rooms with these now in -use; The
goods will bo moved this wook and an
opening will bo hold on Saturday.
Soptombor 8th.
Middles, all sizes, good stylos with
long sleoves, just tho thing for school
woar. Wo aro closing out tho ontlro
lino nt 98c, regardless of cost.
E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
Architect Bort Reynolds stated yes
terday that ho hoped to clo3o tho opp
tract for tho erection of tho Blanken-burg-Roynolds
apartment houso this
ovonlng. Thoro1 is a difference of', a
few hundred dollars botweon thd erec
tors and tho contractors, and ho hopod
this would bo adjusted today. The
building will bo erected at tho cornor
of Third and Locust streets.
Friday ovonlng Dr. II. C. Brock dis
covered that the window oi 4ils garago
mm uoen lampa cu with ana ho im
mediately roillllrpil it. Thn tiayI nvnn.
ing ho noticed another had been cm-
uucu unu wetigou open wiyi a largo
stick. Ho waited that ovening undor a
tree near by and shortly after throo
men or largo boys camo to tho gnrago
uuu woro uooui 10 oiuer uy tne win
dow, lllllnnk thn ilnnr nml tnlrci Min
car. Tho doctor flrod livo shts which
caused tlio mon to make a hasty exit.
Tho Lincoln county Institute onon-
od hero yestorday morning In tho
Cenlril building with an onrollmont of
ono hundred and twenty-six. Tho
mootings will contlnuo this wook in
tho mornings nml aftornoons of each
day. An informnl reception was hold
last evening In order that tho Instruct
ors and teachers could -beconio bettor
acquainted. An onjoynblo musical
progrrm was rondorcd during tho ov
onlng ,
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Tho Optimistic Vlow.
Tho Itlslng Young Artist All that 1
have accomplished in art 1 owe to tho
struggle for tho iie(;osarlos of llfo. The
Cartoonist That's' the way to look nt
It if the cost of living goon high
enough you'll be greuter than Michel
migolo. Art Young In Masses.
Her Taato.
"The uetrcss you wore talking about
is crazy over free notices."
"I should say so, Even when she
goes to lunch tho Urst thing she orders
is n pun?." Bultlmoro American.
Don't Do It Till Thoy Aro Rocolpted.
How to cut jour grocory, meat and
conl bills lu half:
Uso an ordinary pair of scissors.
Loulsvlllb Ilorald.
Ono Roason.
Sho I wondor why mon Ho so. lie
Hecnuso their wivos aro bo blamed in
quisitive Boston Transcript.
Monwlll wranglo for rollglon, wrlto
for It, fight for It. dlo for lt-nuytblng
but livo for It Colton.
Notlco of Final Report.
Estnto No, 1451 of Mary Jane Apple
gato, decoased. in tho county oourt of
Lincoln county, Nobraskn.
Tho Stato of Nebraska, to all per
sons Interested In snid ostato tako no
ttro that tho Executor has fllod a final
account and roport ot his administra
tion and a potltlou for final sottlo
mont and dlsohnrgo as such Executor
Wjhlch havo beon sot for hearing be
fore said court on Soptombor 28, 1917,
nt 9 oclock a, m.. when you may ap
pear and contest tho Bnmo.
Dated Soptombor 4, 1917.
GEO. E. FRENCH.
4s25 County Judge,
WOOL SUITS
COST TO SOAR,
SAYS EXPERT
FARMERS MUST JlAISE 7.1.000,000
MORE SHEEP FOR FORMAL
PRICES, KOHX TELLS THE
NATIONAL RIREAU
Appeal IVlrcd to Hoover for Confer-'
once on Cninpalii 1 Room the
Inustry; Meeting In Chlca- ;
go in September. j
The undermentioned prices will pre
vail in retail storos throughout tho
country noxt year, unless the sheep
on American farms increases largoly,
according to Louis H. Kohn, Chicago,
who addVrossed tho National Sheop and
Wool Bureau yosterday at a lunch
eon in tho Hotel LaSa'llc. j
Men's Suits, present avorago '
valuo $25 ?40 to $50
Mon's Overcoats, present av
erage valuo $25 $40 to -50
Moil's Winter Caps, present
average value $1 to $1.50. ..$3 to $5
Woolon Mltiton, prosont av
erage valuo $1.50 $2.00
Woolon Stockings $2 to $3
Mon's Woolen Socks $1.00
Men's Woolen Underwear, pre-
sont valuo $3.50 $5 to $G
Figures prosonted showed tho pros
ont wool deficit at 510,000,000 pounds,
that Imports havp Jboen Increasing
tho last five years and American wool
production has been decreasing, and
that Amorlcan farmers must raiso 75,
000,000 more sheep If tho wool mar
kot is to roturn to normal.
Of tho $150 Which tho Tlnitnd Kfnfrxa
government pays to equip a soldier,
$100 goes to the purchase of wool, ac
cording tn Mr. nrnill
idont of tho bureau.
With this sorious advanco in cloth
ing Tiricos in vlow, the announcement
of tho absolute and final c'oslng tint
cf tho Mon's and Boys Clothing Stock
of J. B. McDonald tho Home of Good
Clothes, in North Platto, Neb., ernes
very opportune. It is tho completion
of tho most complete and gigantic un
dertaking ever boforc attcniDted in the
clothing line in North Platte. After a
ooriod of over 1G years In business in
this cltv whero his name has becrimo
a Household word. Mr. J. B. McDonald
has decided definitely and permanent
ly to retire from tho merchandise bus
nos. This high class stock nosds m
introduction to the woll dressed men
and young men and bovs of North
Platto, and w0 are infofmod that it
will sunnrcedes all provlous attempts
In remarkable pricing.
Thai first shot to bo fired will b
Saturday morning, September 8th, at
9 o'clock. Wo fool Justified In stat
ing thero aro hundreds of economic
dressers who havo purchased tholr
clothing for tho past 15 years at, J. B.
McDonald's st'oro, and when a de
pendable and high grade stock of this
character is thrown on tho market
with sweeping reductions mndo in pric
es It behooves tho most careless of
you to take advantage of such an ex
ceptional Bavlng event.
Unless their domand for higher
wasres is met by Friday, 4.000 ship
builders nt Portland will strike. TJiey
nak for an increase ranging from ten
to thirty per cent.
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Mr. and Mrs Phrlo Snint, ..n
dren, of Curtis, are visiting Mrs.'
w. inun a uuruiiiB lur. aim Mrs. John
Lincoln. Sr.. this week.
Notlco to Hunters
N'otico is horeby given that' no hunt
ing or trespassing will bo allowed on
lands owned or loasod by us cither bo
foro or during tho hunting season.
HENRY HANSEN.
C H. WATTS
P. E. McGRAW
C. P. HOWARD
c?-tf T. S. McCRONE.
Dodge Brothers Cars are
economical to drive, safeto
handle and dependable for
the hardest service.
A marvelous oversale
simply shows that the, people
of North Platte appreciate
real goodness built into a car
when sold at a fair and hon
est price.
An early order is your only
protection on a delivery of a
Dodge Car this fall.
J. V.
DEALER.
Sheep and Cattle
FOR SALE
Farmers'tiila Is tho year and the
time of the year to get stock to eat
upyour rough feed. I have on
harm and forsale3000 feeding lambs
nnd ewes, and 500 cattle. Come
and talk to me.
C. H. WALTER,
NORTH PLATTE.
mam
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
W. T. Banks has roturned from a
visit in eastern points.
Miss Holon Smith loft Saturday ev
ening for Omaha to visit rolntlvos and l
friends for a few days.
Roy Banks will roturn this week
from a business visit in Omaha and
Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boylo arid
daughtor Katherlno, who have roaided
in Lowellen or sovoral months past,
havo returned hero to mako their
homo and the former has acceptod a
position in tho O Connor store.
Farm and Ranch loans nt lowest
rates nnd best terms. Moiicy on hand '
lo close loans promptly.
43tf BUCHANAN & PATTERSON. I
Ncarly 3,000 skilled telcphono ongl-!
noera and maintenance men from the
Bell systom have boen organized into'
signal corps batnlHoru tor servlco
with the armies in tho field. Tho bat
talion organized in Nobraska left for
Chicago a few days ago.
Merchants roport Saturday as hav
ing boen a very hoavy trade day. It
was tho first siemi-monthly pay day of
tho Union Pacific and a half month's,
salary of employes was put in circu
lation, and added to this was an ex
ceptionally largo farmer trade. ,
After a period of theatrical drouth, i
we aro to have a roal show Friday
ovonlng of noxt week, with a touted
ensomblo of soventy-flvo and an au
monted orchestra of fourteen men.
The attraction is "Watch Your Stop,"
a rocognlzod succoss in tho east, a fas
cinating evening's entertainment that
promises to bo well worth your
money.
KEITiVoiStWIDAY, SEPT. 14
Most Stupendous Organisation Ever in this Section
75 PEOPLE. Augmented Orchestra of 14 men,
Prices 51.00 and $2.00. Saio opens Sept. 11,7:30
p. m. Mail orders now n accompanied by remittance.
The TRACTOR PAYS ITS WAY
If the man who runs !t gives it a chance by wing an oil made
specially tor it.
STANOLIND
GAS ENGINE TRACTOR OIL
Recommended by leading engine builders and manufacturers, ti besf
(or the tractor became it is made for the tractor. Clean, carbon
free and stable nt high temperatures. Lubricates both cylinders and
external bearings. Cuts friction, to n minimum.
Use Stanolind It means more power at the draw bar and less time
out for repairs.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
M. E. Church.
Do forget the First Annual Social
of tho Methodist people. Tho tlmo is
Tuosday evening a the church at 8
o'clock. Evory niombor and adhereut
of Uie church is urgod to bo present.
Rofreshments will bo sorvod by tho
Indies. A gci;d program is in storo for
all.
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Trustee's Sale.
Notlco is hereby given that on tho
1.1th day of Soptembor, 1917, at 2
p. m., In the Brntt building on North
Locxst stroot, between Gth anl Front
streets, C. L. Raskins, trustee of tho
ottnto of Honry S. Hnskins, bankrupt,
will soil at public auction to the
highest bidder, all of tho stock and
fixtures locatod at the place aforo3aid.
That said salo will bo conducted until
the hour of 3 o'clock p. m.
si-sM C. L. BASKINS, Trusteo.
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Estrny Hogs.
Takon up Friday night, August 31,
three hbgs weighing about 150 each.
Owner can have samo by proving
property and paying charges.
C. SODACOTT,
North Platto.
Mrs. Frank Newburn left tho lattor
port of last week for Greon River to
make hor homo. Mr. Newburn formor
ly of the Wostorn Union offico was
rocently transferred there.
FOR YOUR AUTO SERVICE
Call 125 for Taxi day or night.
AIpo flvo nr seven passenger -car for
funeral service.
MOGENSEN-LOUDEN AUTO CO-,
Chandler & Elcar Agency,
Corner Eighth and Locust Sts.
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