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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1917)
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR- NORTH PLATTE, NEB., OCTOBER 2, 1917. No. 75 r f J .t. j. o'jtouitKi: found di:ai IX HEI TF.STFJtDAY Josoph J. O'Rourko, ono of thocarly sottlors In Cottonwood precinct, was found doad In ,bcd yesterday morning. Ho had retired tht ovonlng before In lis usual health, and the end came through heart affoctlon. Ho had made his homo with his brothors Tom and Frank, who lived on the O'Rourko homestead. The deceased camo to Cottonwood In tho arfy ,70', his fathor, OoConol O'Rourko, being tho first superintend ent of the McPherson national como tory. Mr. O'Rourko was a veteran of tho civil war, and though va cripple old not recoivo his injuries in tho lino of duty, but by falling from a brldgo whllo off duty. Ho served a term as county Judge, and since then hns been commonly known as Judge O'Rourko. In tho earlier days ho was an uncom promising republican and took an ac tlvo part in ikOUIcs. ' Tho deceased was past seventy years of age and Is survived by his broth ors Tom, Frank and Chanley, tho lat ter now living In Colorado. : :o: Must Enforce Light Law Chief Jones has received a -communication from Secretary of Stato Poov'o tolling him that the law relating to tho use of non-glart auto lenses must bo enforced. Tho secretary learns that in North Platte .and surrounding section thero aro a number of cars not equipped with tlie 'proscribed lenses. Chief Jones dislikes to make arrests, but under instructions from Lincoln it devolves upon him to see that all cars are provided with law ful (lights' and that owivtrs of cars not so provided are llablo to be pinched at tho first opportunity. 1 ::o:: FOR SAfiE 100 or more tons of stacked hay. Only six miles from Hcrshcy. RRATT, GOODMAN & BUCKLEY. Dr. Morrill. Dentist loth m II ... J Headwear to Suit Every Taste Never before has a season brought forth such attractive colorings and effects in , caps. We are showing many exclusive weaves and color combinations just the kind that make a hit with the young men. Stiff hat of standard value soft hats of varying shapes and weights. No matter wjmt your taste in headwear, we can suit you and fit you. Outfit Yourself For Winter From Our Splendid Assortments. Harcourt Clothing Co. County Agent Work Explained. In rosonso to a ca'l sont In to iho Agricultural Extension sorvlce nt Lin coln as to how a County Agricultural Agent may bo obUUnod for Lincoln county, meetings aro being scheduled for thte purpose of explaining how an agont may be had In tho county, tho work ho does, and tho benefits to be derived by tho fnrmorg. The foKow Ing meetings hav beon arranged thus far: Tuesday ovonlng, October 2, Fowler nclghborhohod, 13 miles southwest of North Plntto. Wednesday ovonlng, October 3, Dis trict 127, Osgood west school house. Thursday night, Octobor 4, District 82 school houso, 12 miles northwost of North Platto. Friday night, Octobor 5, Frank Strollberg school houso, G mllos west of North Platte. Pcoplo in district adjoining those whoro m'eotlngs aro hold aro urged to attond. For Instance Mlllor precinct will Join with Osgood tomorrow night. Tho civics department of tho Twen tieth Century club will meet Thurs day evening at eight o'clock in tho ilfiat room of tho II. & L. building. Rev. Hu wflll deliver a talk on Community Interests. ' Tho Happy Hour club will moot 'Friday aftornoon with Mrs. Mischke, instead of Mrs. Cornwell as formerly announced. . Mrs. W. V. Hoagland loft last ovon lng for Grand Island and other icastorn points to make official visit to Re- i bokah lodges. i Wanted Two isallealadlos ; ono for i pieco goods stock ono for notions, must bo Experienced. WV-cox Department Store. Tho U. S. W. V. auxiliary will meet tomorrow afternoon, at three o'clock In tho basoment of the public library buiCdlng. The Catholic 'ladies wlfl hold a so cial In tho St. Patrick's school base ment Thursday afternoon. Furnishings That Measure up Leations No matter' how exacting your requirements whether you demand extreme models or prefer conservative styles you will find ex actly what you want in our superb assort ment of Clothes and Furnishings for Fall and Winter Wear. AcDer .Co Men and young men who demand clothes that are above the ordinary in style, yet moderate in price, will find no better buy in the market than these new Adler Collegian Clothes. That's why we sell them. We have found that they exactly fit the needs of our customers and our customers are mighty particular buyers. Everything for the Little Fellows The boys and the children like to be brought here to have their suits and overcoats and . furnishings bought because we have an as sortment of styles which are sure to .please them. Mothers and fathers like to buy their children's clothing here, because they are sure of getting good, dependable mer chandise, at values that represent a consid erable saving. Bring the little ones in and see how well we can outfit them for school or "dress up." Juvenile Suits $3 to $6 Boys' Suits $2.50 to $13 Correct Styles in Hats, Caps, Men's Fur nishings Fashion's latest in Neckwear All the newest and most approved colors, patterns and effects in scarfs and neck wear, at different pricqs. Qur stocks are carefully selected, and represent unusual values. The new effects in shirts aro es pecially pleasing and the Avearing qualities of our shirts are unquestioned. 50c to $1, Manhattan Shirts $1.75 to $6 Whatever you need to complete your ward robe hosiery, underwear, sleeping gar ments, you can make your selections hero with the assurance that the styles are right and tho prices right. Stetson Hats $4.50 to $6 OAfcSCC II I . Walk Out Mny Occur A walk, -out of a'l union labor em ployed on tho now Union Pacific de pot Is pending according to tho story told by tho foreman of tho oloctrical gang. Tho Union Pacific concluded to do n cortnln part of tho oltctrica!! work with Its own men instead of giving It to tho St- Louis. company having the contract, and put two non-union men at work. Tho employment of those non union men was objoctcd to by tho union labor employed on tho bul,'dlng and tho electrical foreman has gone to Omaha to taWe tho mattor up with tho labor organizations. Ho said up on leaving Saturday night that If tho non-hnlon men were not called off tho 'work, a vvaCk-out woultj probably tako pTaco. Tho foreman expocts to rotum from Omaha today. Lecture Course Tangle. Last fall a contract for a Cocturo coufrso was made with a lycoum bu reau, Prof. Redenbaugh taking the lo cal management. Ho, however, was compelled to leave town, and no ono wVmld accept t'io .rospbns(iH'.i!ity oC looking after tho sa3o of tickets, and tho mattor was lot go by dofault. Last Saturday ovonlng was tho oponlng numbor of thlci course and tho Schu bort singers arrived only to find that no arrangement had beon mado for tho concord and they loft for tho town of their next engagement. FOR SALE ' Wo linvo for snlo several nlco cheap houses and desirable lots nt bed rock, prices., Sec us before you buy. 1JRATT, GOODMAN & BUCKLEY. : :o: : Tho third annual Sunset Sockk' will bo hold at tho Baptist church noxt Wednesday. Dinner will bo served at twolvla o'clock fallowed with a pro gram and a social hour. All residents of soventy years or over aro cordial ly Invited to attend. For Sale. Threo fivo room houses, closo in. Hi Smith, G04 oast Sixth street. 73-7 to Imm domes $18 to $3S LAXFOHD'S FIRST KXl'ISHIEXCE ' OX GUARD DUTY In a lottor to Ray Langford, Harold Langford telle this cxporlenco at Camp Cody: "I was ono of tho forty momhors ot Company IS on guard duty tho othor night. My post was guard ing a bunch of army wagons. About 3:30 In the morning I saw a dark nb Jedt approaching tho wagons. I run around tho end of tho wagons and called "Halt" bua ha kept coming. I repeated "halt" throw open tho Ohambor of my gun nnd liu halted. I called "who Is thero" Ho replied "tho commandor ot tli guard." I said "nd vanfln comandor of tho guard and bo roqognlzod!" Ho ndvancod and I hnlt odjhiui at six paces, looked him over, saw that ho was an officer, and sa luted him. Ho walked up to mo, ask mo if I know' my gonoral orders and I gavo thorn to him. Hb thon oaked what my special orders wore and I told him. I am not a coward, but wnon a follow Is In a strange land and somobedy comes snfcaklng up on you nt 8:30 in tho morning, it kind of makes you fool skittish anil your h'ood Uriglo. I must say that whon I hoard him say "Commandor of tho guard" I fojt greatly relieved and wanted to take tho old boy by tho hand and say "don't do that again or I am liablo to put a bulf.ot through you." Of course the officer was trying mo out to sec lfI was Htlcklng to my post, and how I would act whK'ii approachod. Haroid has been appointed captain of tho company foot ball tonm. Sammy Glfis Do Well Tho Sammy Girls, who cpnducted a lunch stand on tho county fair grounds ndtted at loast two hundred and fifty dollars. Tho recolpts wore in tho neighborhood of $300, nnd tho expans es; woro about $50. This is certainly a good rocord for tho girls. Tho money recolved will bo spent for yarn and other supplies neodtd In making cer tain apparol for tho sa'dtor boys in camps and in tho trenches. : :: : v.. iioy Acciucmuiir noi. TiV young son of D. R. Fulk; of Wal- hco precinct Is at tho General Hos pital In a critical condition following a distressing affair which occurred at tho WaVace school houso Friday ovon lng. Following tho dismissal of school W. C. Robb drovo up to the schoo'. house leaving a shot gun on tho coal box. His son and the Fulk boy woro playing In tho yard and playfully pick ed upj the gun with tho result that It winnt off and part of the chnrgo scat- terlngly onterod tho body of tho Fulk boy- Ho was at onco brought to this city and given tho nocossary medical attention. Tho condition of young Fulk this morning was such as to warrant tho physicians in expressing tho belief that ho would recover. Mrs. Fulk Is n sister of Mrs. Joe Bakor of this city. Tho Indies 'of North i'liitte nro cor- ply of Fatteni Hats, Friday, October 5. shown nl JlcVickor's Friday, October aicVICKIJlt MILLINERY, 100 Fifth Street. : ro: : Not Like Homo One of tho boys at Camp Funston, wrtlng to tho homo foCks says: "Whon a boy has boon accustomed to lying in bod until 7 or 8 o'clock In tlio morning, whon he has been ac- aistomod to being called throe or four times before gottlng up, and has been used to having somo one wash his dish o.s and clothos and whon ho has bcitn allowed to go whon nnd whoro ho ploasfei any time ho wlahod and now jumps out of warm bCankots Into the crj'd, chilly ntmosphoro of a lato fall morning at tho Bound of a shrill whlstlo at 5:45 o'clock, gets out In front of tho barracks, tho soldier's homo, whore hie soos through ton mln utos of sottlng-un oxorclsos, oats breakfast, washo his own dlshos makos his own bad, sweeps the floor npaco around his cot and marches out far a hard day's work at 7.00 a. m. ho nocoMir:y has becomo a vory much hangod boy. Evon If mothors or ' Ives cannot Imagine their men doing i ioso things It Is Just what thoy aro h Ing down in tho soldiers' training camp at Funston. ::o:: TO YOU Wo can Hi'H your property If priced rlcht. 1JHATT, GOOIWAX & IIDGKLEY. : ;o: : Soft water shampoo, pleclrlc inns sage nnd human hair switches nt the ( nates Doniity rnrlor. ::o;: For qnlck net Ion nnd satisfactory sale list your land with Tlioclocke. tf Try Splcor's Now Cnb If you do siro good cab Borvlco. Phono 247. tf Cliolco vogotables and cut flowors at Nortl) Platto Floral Co. Phono 1023 tf Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Hanson, of the North sldo, 'loft last night for Omaha to attond the Ak-Snr-Hon. If you wish to soo tho very latest models In niMlnery, call on JlcVIck cr's Friday, October Fifth. Archdeacon Ilowkor has bdPn In Al llnnco and adjoining towns for sovor.il days looking after Episcopal ohurch work. Tho Episcopal choir will moot for lrnctltfa nt Av'o church Wednesday ovonlng. To Mrs. G. W. Finn hris beon dologated Uio work of building up tho choir, nnd sho has secured tho prom- lso of a numbor of singers. SHOE The newest Styles in Hen's Dress Shoes. English or high toes, butthn or lace, black, tan or dark brown $3.00 to '$7.00. Sturdy Work Shoes, with single, halfdouble or full double soles. Medium or high tops $2.25 to $3.75. CffiOE: 1WARKET AVES YOU KEITH THEATRE FRIDAY EYEING, OCTOBER 12. Katherine Grey, as J'Madme La Grange" N'otlco to lVnter Consumers Dills for water uslctl during, July, August nnd Soptembor, 1917, nro now duo and nro payablo at tho water of fice. On- all bills paid on or boforo Octobor 20th a llscount of ono cont pier thousand gallons Is given. Dis count iorlod ends Octobor 20th and no discount can bo allowed aftor that dato. Ploasa bo prompt In paying your wntor bills and savo us oxtra oxpcn3e. HBRSHEY S. WELCH, Wattor Commlsslonor. ::o:: For Sale Four-room cottago. Six hundred cash and bnlaucoo on easy torms. Phono 79S-F 14. E. W. Wright. MEN'S FALL SHOES of . Distinctive ' Design found at the MARKET ONEY ON SHOES TWELVE AND A HAL? TIMES AS GOOD AS "WITHIN THE LAW" New York Tribune. "IT WILL CAPTURE THE TOWN." Chicago Journal. "The cast is splendid, headed by Katherine Grey, whose subtle manner and intense emotionalism makes her an effective lead." Columbus, O., Dispatch. SEAT SALE TUESDAY OCT. 9. 7:30 P. M. The first increase in price on these cleaners is coming soon. We stilj sell this revolving brush machine for $30. Come in and sqe it. North Platte Light & Power Co. lorrimgton
