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SUBSCRIPTION HATES:
Une Year bj ilnll In Advance. ...IL2&
One Tear by Currier In Advance.. $L60
Entered at North Platw, Nebraska,
PoRtolUco as Second Class Matter.
FItlDAY, SKPTEMBER 29, 1017
COAL SHORTAGE TO BE
REMEDIED BY GOVERNMENT
Coal will bo commandeered by tho
fedoral fuol administration and shipped
to Nobraska and othor non-coal pro
ducing states to wupply any emergen
cy shortage during tho fall or winter,
according" to Randall K. Brown, lioad
ol tho Coal Hill Coal company of
Omaha who nejcolvod this informa
tllon whllo in Washington. Mr. Brown
, lias Just roturnod from tho oast.
Togotluir with Dr. Webber of Wa
lioo, chairman of tho flue! committee
of tho Stato Council of Defonso, Mr.
Brown callod on tho fuol admnlstra
tlon whli'o In Washington.
On his return Mr. Brown said: "Dr.
Wobbor askcid Assistant Fuol Admin
istrator Nlms if it would bo possible
for tho admin latrotlon to commandeer
coal at tho mines, and sco that It was
distributed in Nebraska or other Btatos
whoro coal Is not mined extensively,
-If fluch states woro facing a sorlous
shortage.
"Mr, Nlms rolled that tho admin
istration "would cortalnly do this if It
bocamo necessary, and would eoo that
am sections wore supplied with nocos
Bary coal.
"When wo asked him about Uio flx-
(lng of coal prctB, ho said ho could
glvo no definite ossuranco as yot Just
when tho prices wdifld bo fixed at tho
retail yards. Ho eald ho 1ml no posi
tive Information that it wouCd bo re
duced as early as Octobor 1."
Statei Flood Administrator "Wattles
shas a letter from Washington stating
fyuh'at fuol administrators In oach' stato
will soon bo appolntod. Theso will bo
ysoparnto and distinct from tho food
' administration In tho tato. and will
bo appointed by Fiuil Administrator
GarllcCd at Washington,
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For Salo.
' Thrco five room houses, close In. HI
Smith, 604 oast Sixth stroot 73-7
Last Wodnosday Jack Shultz como
down from North Plutto. On the train
' ' ho mot an oj'.d frlond who Induced him
to partako sovorail tinios of tho con
tonts of a bottlo of "whiskey, and tho
, result -was when ho gQt off tho train
at Lexington ho wan in such a soused
condition that Chlof Mason took him
in. Beforo Pollco Magistrate roltz
Wodnosday night ho Xoasod up and
was lined $10 and costs, In all $14.80,
wmcn no paid and was discharged
Loxington Pionoor.
Progress on Buildings
Brick laying on tho now K. C. bmild
lng began yesterday. Tho forco of men
omp'.oyod guarantcos an arjy com
pletion of that part of tho work.
Concrete lloor Is being laid in tho
now Lamb building on north Locust,
and tho work of plastering Is well
along. Tho front remains to bo placcid.
Concroto foundation wa'Jls for tho
now creamery building on wost Sixth
street nro now being poured. Tho firm
will install practically all now machin
ery with an output double tho capacity
of tho present Want
Work on tho ro-modollng of tho
Hallos building is being pushed ati
rapidly aa men can bo soaured. It is
probablo, howr(vor, that tho building
will not bo ready for occupancy much
beforo Novombor 1st.
Contractor McMlchaol has not yet
started work .on tho city haJM. Orders
for material, however, has been placed
and tho old buldlngs on tho sito will bo
removed In a fow days.
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Christian Church Notes.
Tlioro woro fair sized aullonces
prosont at both services ilast Lord's
day. Tlioro was an lncroaso of eight
in attondanco at tho BIblo school ser
vlco ovor tha procedtng Lord's day.
Tho auidlonco at night was ploased
wlUi tho rondoring of tho violin solo
by Miss Anna Llndonmoyer, and were
very attentive and dollghtod with tho
ovcnlng sormon.
Tho minister and family aro now oc
cupying tho parpjonngo and ready to
recolvo company. Tho mlnlstor is al
bo ready for any &e,rvlco which ho may
bo callod upon to do ooth for tho bono-
fit of tho mcmbors of tho church and
for tho benefit of tho pooplo of tho en
tiro community. Ho wi;i respond
choorfully to any domands mado upon
his time. HIa resildonco phono num
ber Is. Black G43.
Tho Bbrvlcea of next Lord's day wKl
bo exceedingly Interesting and holp
fufl. Itt tho morning aftor thci regular
l)lblo ooliool sobsIoii beginning at 9:45
tlioro wfl bo a special program eou
slstlng of Promotion Day oxorclscs,
from tho Cradle Rofl, Boglnnera,
Primary and Junior Dopartments.
rrlKiro will bo a largo attondanco fori
tills sorvlco. At night tho mlnlstor
will preach tho third of his eorlos of
sormons ou "quostions concerning
llfaM Tho thomo will bo "What Aro
Uio EfcjnontB of a Successfu'l Life?"
Tho young pooplo of tho city as well
as the oldor ones will bo lioipeu uy
tills eorlos. All nro cordially Invltod
and strangers and vIsltorB In tho city
ara klndfy wolcorao to attend theso
Bcrvlcoa. T, A, LINDBNMEYER,
Mlnlstor.
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Mrsi Agnes Boycr loft Wodnosday
the j. b. Mcdonald sacrifice
SALE GOING STRONG
for Port Huron, Michigan, as a defio
gato to Uio national convention tof tho
Lndloa of tho Maccabcfls.
"Whoop 'or upl Lot 'or, Go! Sell Uio
goods at somo tprlco." This is the
sogan theso days at tho J. B. McDon
ald Store, "Homo ot Good Clothes."
Many thousando of dollars worth of
uowly arrivod fall moincliandlso novo
been added to tho oCready largo and
comprohenslvo stocks on account of
tho presont firm bolng forced to ac
copt ebmo largo shipments of can
celed goods of ovory Bliapo and char
acter which woro ordered many
months ago, and whkh had boon mado
to tho firm's Bpoclof orders andBpecl
ficatlona to suit tho special needs of
his trado.
Mr. McDonald Bald yes, but tho man
ufacturers said no, and tho final oiit
como has bcon settled and tho goods
takctn out of tho carrier's hands. They
aro now bolng thrown into this sen
sational salo. Now and nobby linos
of slilrts, sweaters, men's and boys
macklnawB, "Staloy's" pure wodl un-
dorwoar and a host of other well
knlawn stupfo merchandise all on sale
at bargain prices In many cases 50
to C0 Iosb than presont wholesale
prices. Tho profits havo ali been
whittled off and a hlg sllco of tln cost
as woll, In this sweep of seasonable
morchandlso to closo out this Btock
irrevocably and nbsolutoly.
In a genoral talk with Mr. McDon
ald ho exproasteid himself as being
mightily surprised and pQoased with
tho way tho pooplo havo responded to
tho announcements which havo boon
printed oxclusivoly in this ipapor. No
salo in tho history or North Platto has
brought tho buying public from such
Jong distances. Evory day brings ipeo
l".o from CO to 80 mllos distant, all
clagor to stock up ahead with tho cood
tilings that aro being offered whero
tho pins havo boon knocked from un
dor tho present high (prices. Whllo
It was Impossible ho says, to display
morrl than a small section of Uio bar
gains tho first days of tho sale ho has
mado it his business to enlploy eatra
holp to work aftor coslnsr hours in
sorting out slzo assortments and
grouping togcthor of small Hots and
lort-ovors, and in red-tagging thorn in
bargain sections for a new display
each morning. Thief salo opens oach
morning at a o'clock.
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J. II, Cunningham, for many years a
resident of North Platto. but for sov-
oral years rosIdlnK In Los Ancror.es.
died Sunday In that city. Tho deceas
ed was won known in tho city as a
railroad man and later engaged in bus
iness as a grocor on oast Fouirth. Ho
had also filled tho position of council-
nmn. Ho had been Boriousfy ill for
sovoral woks nrecodlnc tho final
stuxnmons.
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Fair Notes
Tho Sammy Glnla havo a booth on
tho grounds and aro sorvtng soup,
Bandwitchos 'and coffoev Mrs. J. W.
McGraw is chef.
W. Buchanan, a woll known breeder
ot Keith County has on exhibition sov
oral Shiro horso3 that aro admired by
all lonctrs of lino animals.
Tho Davis Auto Co. has a big tont in
which to dsplay tho cars and trucks
tho company soils. It is a popujar
placo with all automoblllsts aa they
all want to boo tho now NaBh work.
Harry Porter is on tho grouinds with
a booth Or two in which his bottled
goods and cfatablcs aro for sai!e. A
pubtlc evont without Harry on hand
would not seem Just right.
Tho rain Monday night mado the
track a llttlo heavy for Wednesday's
racecs. Thle; management did its best,
however, in getting tho track in as
good shapo as it was on that day.
Visitors to tho grounds can bo well
entertained It they caro to spend the
monoy. Merry-go-round, Ferris Wheel
Wild Wieist Show, freak and other
tont shows aro numerous. These
wero fairly woll patronized Wednesday
night and last night.
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Tho colored section hand at Klm-
baT.l who killed a follow laborer, apso
colorod, last week, was turned loose,
tho corner's Jury rendering a verdict
that) It wag an act of bgi f-dofense, as
tho man killed camo at tho othor with
an open razor.
I now havo funds at 5 per cent
on cholco bottom tablo land. Gene
Crook. Room 4. Keith theatre Bldg.
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FOR YOUR AUTO SERVICE
Call 135 for Taxi day or night
Also five or seven passenger car for
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MOGENSEN-LOUDEN AUTO CO-,
Chandler & Elcar Agency.
Corner Eighth and Locust Sts,
We Promote
CATTLE-RAISING
The McDonald State Bank has always
been active in promoting cattle-raising in this
section of Nebraska.
Our faith in this business is evidenced
each year by the liberal loans made by us to
men who aro raising cattle and we arc ready
to take care of you promptly any time.
This is the bank that helps clients make
money.
McDonald State Bank.
Up to and Including Sontembor 14
Socrotnry of Stato Pool had issued
llconses to 140,700 aubomobllo owners.
Ho confidently oxoocts to mako it
bettor than 150,000 boforo Decombor
31. Thoao figures do not IncCudo Uio
MconsoB issued to ownerB of motor
rycios, TJi World) Atoianac 'iwl
mates) Nebraska's- population flo bo
1,258,624 today. If thoso flguros aro
correct Nobraska has ono motor vo
hlclo for oach 8.9 of Its population.
This Is bottor than an nvorago of ono
io coca two tamiuos.
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WRY IS NORTH I'LATTTE FIRM I
ENGINEER JOHNSON CREATES
FEDERAL ROAD DISTRICTS
Stato Engineer Johnson In creating
highway districts under tho fedoral
and stato laws has linked Lincoln
county with Buffalo, Dawson, Keith
and PCjrkins tcountlos in a district.
Theso highways will bo doveCoved
with a federal good roads appropria
tion of $1,000,000 and a liko amount
from tha stato. Work toward a per
manent system of highways in Ne
braska to T)Q started nfext spring,
according to present plans. Mr. John
son declared. When comploted the
highway system will furnish a con
nected net of roads which will ptoce
Nobraska in tho front' rank of good
roads states, Mr. Johnson says.
Federal and state funds are to be
allotted among tho counties on tills
basist Mr. Johnson said: One-thfird
of tho total sum tn proportion to tho
area; one-third In proportion to the
population, and one-third in propor
tion to tho mileage of rural and star
mall routes in each county.
Counties are expected to uso tholr
own iluhds In ctonnectlon with those
provided by tha fedjeral and stato
governments, and aro given authority
to voto special, lovios not exceeding 5
minis for tho payment of bonds which
may bo Issued to secure money with
which to carry on tho work. Ordi
nary county road funds may also be
devoted to permanent, highway con
struction. Tho stato engineer Is now working
upon tho apportionment of stato and
federal funds for ach county, and
wll announco It shortly.
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Lutlicran Announcements
9:45 a. m., Sunday school Bervlc
11 o'clock, morning Avorahlp:
mon subject, "Friends wlthi Jesus
8 o clock, ovoning worship: Be
subject, "Tho Antodoto top Disc
agomont and impatience." l
Th!e( Rov. C. F. Koch, tho aggrosllvo
and onorgetio ossoclato pastoq of
tho Kountz Memorial chulrch, On(iha,
will preach and' conduct tho sorsvpea
of tho day. Tho pastor loft yostptay
ior a iw nays- visu in umana, wjiro
ho wi'l preach onco on Sunday ilfr-ho
church of which he expects t
come pastor tho 1st of Novombe
"Tho Lutlieran Holpeir" will
publlshod tills montli. Tho publ
lias been nnablo to do tho work
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Must Enter Nnuftnal Armyi
Provost Marshal Gonei"ail Croi
In a statement issued Tuesday sal
number of instances had bein roptrt-
ea wnoro men Bunjoct to can tor
national army had enlisted in tho
ular army, tho national guard or o
branches of Uio military steirvlco of
their names had been posted cal
them for examination. In all
Instances tho mon aro dlsichargediRind
ordered to Toport to tha national my
examining boards at their own ex
pense.
Phone 308
ALBERT A. LANE,
Dentist
Rooms 1 and 2 Bolton Building
North Platte. Nol
lika.
You Cannot Afford fto be Without
at the Price We Quote.
Because Its , Citizens Huvo Learned
tiio xruui.
Aftor roadlng this gonorous and en
couraging Toport (from. Mr. Rogers,
inoso wno navo uio misrortuno to suf-
for, aa ho did will naturally long to
got. sunuar roiior. uut to got tho
somo gooa as ior. uojrors nad. you
shouldd got tho samo remedy. There
nro ot GduirBQ, other kidney pills but
tlioro aro no othor ttldnoy dIIIb Uio
samo as Doan's. That 1b why North
i'latto pooplo demand Uio gonulno.
m, u. itogors, prop, of harness store,
514 Locust St., North Platto, says:
"Onco in a whllo my kldnoys havo bo-
como disordered and it I did not
nttoud to thoui, I Would get bad toft,
My back would bocotno lamo and thoro
would bo a steady acho in It When I
trlod to etralghton up aftor cl.ttlng, a
sharp pain would catch mo. I know
my kldnoys woro tho causo of Uio mis
ory, for at such times Uioy actod too
often, ospoclally at night. Doan's
Kldnoy Pills havo alwayB rolloved
any Blgns of such trouble, putting my
kldnoys In a normal condition.
know they can bo dopondod upon and
I am clad to recommond thorn."
Prlco 50c, at all 'dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for1 a kidnoy romody got
Doan's Kldnoy Pills tho some that
Mr. Rogors had. ' Fostor-Mllburn Co
Mfgre., Buffalo, N. Y.
Wq have in our line on
such pianos as those whosl
beauty of tone and design wil;
be the same after years
hard usage as they are to day
Many years 'of experience!
has taught us that only Strictly'
High Grade goods sold atj
right prices will vin in the
end. ' '
We might offer you pianos
that look and sound all right,
today and for a good many
days at less money, V but wc
have learned to ofler onlj
those whose correct plan o: '
construction and tone gives
them an honored place in the
musical world today. u
No firm in the State can or ever will be able to offer you, for any' reason, a better,
piano than we. t
Why put your money in a piano thaMs offered you buy a crafty salesman who can
promise anything but does not have to back it up.
WHY PAY TWO PROFITS?
We do not handle pianos on commission or consignment. This saves any buyer money.
I ou cannoc auora to ne wunoui a piano at me price we quote, it it is not convenient
for you to pay cash our payment plan will suit you better than any other. We can save yo
money and at the same time leave no regrets. "Make haste slowly" in selecting your piand
as you only expect to buy one. '
COME SEE AND HEAR FOR YOURSELVES
ELIZABETH BONNER CRAMER, Dealer
703 . Fourth St. North Platte. Phone Blk 498
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