IRA L. llAItK, Kdltor nml Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Onn Ynnr liv 31nll In Advance. . . .$1.25
Olio l'cnr by Carrier in Advance $1.50
Entored at North Platto, Nebraska,
Poatofflco as Second Clasa Mattor.
FRIDAY, XOVK3MKH ilO, 1017.
Joseph McUec is Wounded.
a pniitnirrfim risceivea at Orady an
Hint .Tninnli Me.Uua. 01 that
place, was wounded Novembor 12th
by a gun ihot wound tluough the
thigh, tne femur bone lwing lracturcd,
and also that ho was soriously 111. Mr.
McGSo wont to Canada a couple ol
yearn ago, enlisted In tho lnialitry, and
for a year pnet has been on the Uring
lino in Franc. He is a Spanish-American
war votoran, and wan a member
of Company IS organized in North
Platto at that time.
Now Auto HIiimv Room.
The Durbin JAato Co. hau loasod the
room on Dewey street lately vacated
by C. M. Nowton and will occupy it as
a show room. AUorntions have been
mado so that cars will bo drlvon i
from the roar. The room on Locust
street will probably be retained us a
ork shop.
The Du.bin Co. has addod the. Oldo
mobllogto tho Studebakor lino carrlod,
and arc showing both tho six and olght
cylinder models.
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No Dcclaradoii A fiiiiiHt Austria.
Washington. Prosidont Wilson will
not ask for a declaration of war
against Austria at tho oponlng of con
gross. Tho watchful waiting policy
is to bo observed. It is still believed
officially that Austria, will, In time,
suo for a separato peace and tho
United States wants to remain in a
position where sho can aid hor in
such a movement.
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Sapping German Man Power.
Washington. Secretary of War Bak
er, in his wcokly summary of tho war,
says that tho allies hone to break
tho woBtcrn Carman lino by continued
pounding, slowly and rolontlossly sap
ping the Touton man power. On the
latter, cutting dowu ttic man powor ol
Germany the allies ar: cta.dng nil. Tho
enormous losses inflicted on tho Gor-
maiiB' during tho past week are con
sldercd ovon inoro important than tho
gains of torrltory mado. Tho allios
havo been moving steadily forward
during tho last weok and nro holding
overy men of gsiuuu occupied.
KEITH THEATRE, MONDAY NIGHT, DEjC. 3
QUEEN OF THE SEASON'S MUSICAL COMEDY
v THE NEW YORK CASINO THEATRE
SENSATIONAL MUSICAL COMEDY
FLORA BELLA-
50 PEOPLE. EXCELLENT CAST. ENTIRE NEW YORK PRODUCTION.
20 delightfully distinctive Musical Hits. Music by Chas. Cuvillier. Book by
Cosmo Hamilton. Dances by Carl Randall. Lyrics by Percy Wayman. Staged
by Richard Ordinski. REALLY THE BEST GIRL AND MUSIC SHOW THE
CASINO EVER PRODUCED. PRICES 75c, 51.00 ipl.50, plus war tax.
Scats on sale at box office Thursday.
The Nurse Brown Memorial
Homeopathic Hospital
1008 West Fourth Street.
For tho treatmont of Medical, Surgical
and Obstetrical Patients,
JOHN S. TWINEM, 31. 1).
Geo. B. Dent,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special Attention given to Surgery
and Obstetrics.
Oilico: Building and Loan Building
p. a i Office 130
PhoneB Residence 115
-I) It. HAROLD A. FENNEIt
Osteopath. ,
Iiclton Building
Office hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. in.
7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
Phones
Offico Black 333 Bos. Black 10ZO
Office phone 241. Res. phone 217
L. C . DROS T,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - - NebrasKU.
McDonald Bank Building. "
Strayed or Stolen,
from rily paaturo twelvo' InUca south of
Tryon somo timo during tho season,
12 head of cattle branded as follows:
Roan yearling heifer" branded horse
shoo on right shoulder - one branded
CO on loft side, .ono with oar. lock-
brand on right hip, Boven head branu
cd with 10 on either right or left hip,
hack saw on loft side, lazy J on right-
and some with 7Y on right side, ojio
with hack Baw on loft Bido and JO on
right hip, ono ibranded three G connect
ed on left Bide. . .
Liberal reward wil be toald for ro-
turn of cattlo or for Information lead
ing to their recovery.
J. A. BANTA,
91- Tryon, Neb.
Nollco to Contractors
Directors of School District No. 55,
Sutherland, Lincoln county, Nebraska, '
will rocolvo bids at tho offico of tho
secretary until 8 o'clock a. m., on tho
7th day of December, for tho con
struction of a now school building at
Sutherland. Heating and plumbing
to bo let separately. All bids to be ac
companied by cortlfled check for 5
of amount of proposal; 75 bond re
quired of successful contractor. All
proposals to bo scaled and addressed
to Geo. C. White, Sec'y., Sutherland,
Nobr.
Plans may bo had at the Coates Lum
ber Co., North Platte, or at the offico
or tiio secretary.
Tho right Is rosorved to reject any
or nil bids.
86-C GEO. C. WHITE. Sec'y.
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Small-Pox Precaution.
Owing to tho increuso of small-pox
among tho school children and to pre
vent its furthor spread, tho boardof
education at a recent meeting and in
consultation with tho city physician
und state bacteriologist, passed the
following resolution:
"That each toachor dally carofully
onsorvo tho physical condition of ov
ory pupil, and that thoso who com
plain of hoadacho or backacho tor
show signs of fever or eruption, bo
requostod to roturn homo for a period
or tnroo days, and romaln undor obser
vation of parents and family physician
for further Bymntoms of snmll-nov.
nil-such pupils being Immodiatoly ro-
porieu to tno supormtcnuont."
A P. STREITZ, Soc.
CAR HAUL SIXTEEN PER
CENT GREATER THAN 101(5
Statistics which havo just become
avallablo show that in tho months of
April to August, 1017, inclusive, those
uomg tno urst live montns alter tno
entrance of tho United States into tho
groat war, our railways handled 16
per cent moro freight traffic than in
tho same months of 191C, which year
broko all rocqrds up to that timo. Tho
traffic handled In theso five months
of 1917 was 50 por cent greater than
that moved in tho samo months of
1915; and, in fact, excoeded tho total
traffic moved in any ontiro year prior
to 1901.
In the six months, May to October,
inclusive, thoro wero moved 150,000
moro carloads of unthraclto than In the
samo months of 191G, an incrcaso of
18 por cent, and 751,000 more car
loads of bituminous and lignite coal
than in tho samo six months of 191G,
also an incrcaso of :8 per cent.
A total of 110,000 carloads of frolght
havo had to bo haulod to tho national
army and national guard camps; and
up to tho timo of the latoat report over
17,000 carloads of frolght Had noon
handled for tho shipping board.
Tho railways this year havo had
to handlo tho largest passongor bUBl
noss over known. This has boon a
Borlpus obstaclo to needed reductions
l.t tn1tt cini.ulfVn Tti nflflttinn hn- I
twoen August 1 and Novomber 12 thoy or'dB;
transported 1,200,000 soldiers to train
ing camps, cantonments and points of
embarkation. This troop movement
Commissioners' Proceeding.
Soldiers Tako Insurance.
A lottor from Camp Cody to tho Boo
says: Approximately tho second mil
lion or war risk inBtiranco has boon
reached at tho division insurance of
fice, it was announced by Captain P.
1 TTl.lU.rnn Cn,. .. I .. ,.f n ........ .. T.1
Fifth Nebraska infantry, North Platte '"X00'1 ,ui, U,H0 ot approximately
woo., cnairman or tno conimittoo that """'
wont to Washington for instructions I . " ::o5:, , ,
several weeks ago. Applications aroj Signal Corps Needs Mechanics.
Coming in from onllstod mon for, WaBhlngton. Tho signal corps needs
straight lnsuranco, all for tho maxl-' thousands or chauffourB and mochan
inum, $10,000, oxcopt Ono. Ono hun- iclans, not only to drive cars, but for
dred officers took tho first $1,000,000. mechanical work on airplane ongines.
Interesting features of tho ivorkings It was announced that as quickly as
pf, tho law crop out. A cook in tho posslblo squadrons of such mon will
135th infantry (First Minnesota) i bo organised and sont ovorsoas. Mon
draws pay or $38 per month. Ho has 1 ot draft ago can enlist in tho air sor
a wife and four children. Ho will bo vlco until Decombor 15.
obliged to contribute $19 por month to !:
their quppait nnd the govornmont will FREE OF CHARGE
give $42.50 additional. Ho said ho ; Any adult sufforing from cough, cold
would tako out $10,000 Insurance. If 0r bronchitis, is Invited to caU- at tho
ho does, In case or total disability ho drug store of Stono'o Pharmacy nnd
would get from Insurance $57.50 KCt absolutely froo, ;iv samples bottlo
monthly for '240 months and tho gov-'nf noschee'H Gormnn Svrint. a sooth-
orniriont would glvo him $75 more. If mB and healing remedy for all lung
lio Bhoitld be killed his family would troubles, which haH a successful record
rnnnlvn llin Inaiirnnnn nnnv nml f (in., nit.na im ...imi nnul
$57iB0. moro per month, making them nlghh 's rost froo from coughing, with
an inepmo &f $115 lor 20 yrara. night's rost froo from coughing, with
vet mis cook win proimuiy growl freo exnoctoration in tho mornliiR.
ub most cookb do. satd t'aptain Hal- Regular sUos. 25 and 75 cants. For
llgan. snln in nil clvillitod countries.
Novembor 26, 1917.
Board met nursuant to adjournment,
present full board and county clerk.
Tho followliiK claims wore anoweu;
Sundry persons dragging rtlads,
$12.80. '
E. C. Iioostotter. oruiKO wont, aoa.iiu
Wosley Cockle, dragging roads,
$11.50.
Thos. Bovcrldge, road work Dist 19,
$5.00.
Norman Spidel, road work Dist. 17,
$7.25.
Chas. Spldol, road work Dist. 17,
$9.50.
Joo Shaw, road work Dlat 55, $C.OO
W. J. Shinklb. bridge work, $10.80.
Leah Baskins. cravo for John
Barndt. $10.00.
Wilcox Department Store, goods for
county poor, $89.82, '
L. R. Guniden, road work District
3. $23.50.
DoWitt Cantroll, road work Dist. 3,
$49.00. l
L Mocoo. road work Dist 3, $20.50,
R. L. Rhine, road work Distr 3,
$66:50.
Wm. Jopson, road work, Dist. 3, $4
Erl Williams, road work Dist. 3, $4
ErnoBt Rose, road work Dist. 3, $9.
P. A. Johnson, dragging roads, $7.
Peaso & Son, blacksmlthing, $13.90.
Joo Spies, road work, $29.45.
Wm, Potors, making test wells for
NORTH PLATTE
..General Hospital..
(Incorporated)
One Hall Block North ot Postoftice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for the
iciantific treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement cases.
Completely equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. B. Dent, M. D. V: Lucas, M. D.
J. B. Redficld, M. D. J. S. Simms, M.D
FARMERS
Talk to Me before employing your
Auctioneer.
COL. DICK HAYES,
' IB SOUTH WILLOW ST.
Phono Black 997.
DERRYBEERY:- & FORBE8,
Licensed Embalmers
Efldertabers and Funeral Directors
Day Phone 234.
Night Phone Black 688.
W. A. CAUFFMAN,
AUCTIONEER.
Terms reasonable guarantee
satisfaction. For dates see
M , , M , Farmers this Is the year and the
j. r . uiaDaugn, in or in riaue. time of the year to get stock to eat
up your rougn teed. 1 nave
Sheep and Cattle
FOR SALE
OLD LINE ON
Soldiers and Drafted Men
GET YOURS TODAY.
J. E. SEBASTIAN. State Mrrr.
Office: Brodbeck Bldg.
Phone Office Red 612
Residence Red 348
NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
BLACK DIAMOND
DEHORNING PENCIL
For Sale at
A. F. FINK'S
Harness and Saddelry.
Every pencil will dehorn 50 calves
from 10' days to 10 months old'for
$1.00.
A forfeit, .of $5 for any calf that
fails to dehorn. Call and get one.
Phone Rdd 456.
Notice to Bond Buyers
Directors of School District No. G5,
Sutherland, Lincoln county, Nehr., will
receive bids at the offico of tho secre
tary until 12 o'clock, noori, on the 7th
day of December, 1917, for $36,000.00
school bonds bearing six per cent semi
annual Interest, bonds in denomination
of $1000.00 each and payable three
bonds each year commencing July
1st, 1922.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
GEO. C. WHITE, Sec'y,
8C-G School District No. 55.
Phone 201.
SALK DATE Tuesday, Dec. 11th.
Lewis GrucBjc, nine miles southeast of
Xorth Platte. Good horses, cows
and general sale.
A. M. aroKK.-BUPDlIes, S13.00.
Sundry persons, bridge work, $52,
Sundry porsons, road work Dist. 52,
$245.00.
Sundry person, road work Dist 1G9,
$34.70.
Paul Meyer, oxponsos, $1.45,
Dr. Dent, county physician, $130.25.
C. L. Qrant. blndo machine, $30.00.
II. C. Alklro, haying roads, $5.0j).
Carl Erickson, dragging roads,
$20.50
A. B. Hoagland, grador work
CMC! in
James Edington, road work, $78.00. i
Qua Manion, house rent, $10.00. j
Star Boittling Works, compound,
$0.25.
State Journal Co., supplies, ?G8.25.
Millburn & Scott, supplies, $123.35.
School Dist. 48, holding olcctlon,
$10.00.
Sehcool Diet. 87, holding eltction, buyers. Phone mo nt my expense. Live
$8.00.
on
hand and for sale 3000 feeding lambs
and ewes, and 500 cattle. Come
and talk to me.
C. H. WALTER,
NORTH PLATTE.
.R. I. SHAPPELL,
Auctioneer.
SUTHERLAND, NEB.
Have a tvido acquaintance among
DOCTOR D. T. QCIGLET. ..
Practice Limited to
Surgery nnd Radium Tliorapy
728 City National Bank' Building.
Omaha, Nebraska.
THE MOtE BUEAD
AND BUTTE It THE
YOUNG8TEU EATS
tho sturdier ho grows. And what a
lot most hoys can get away Avlth, Es
pecially it tho broad ho spread with
bucIi delicious eroamory huttor as is
to bo had lioro. No wondor ho llkos it.
You will too onco you tusto it. Try a
pound today and with Its first taste
you'll rosolvo that horoaftor no othor
huttor will satisfy you. Prlco no high
or, but quality host -
i North Platte Creamery.
PHONE C2.
WE BUY YOUR HAY, GRAIN. SEEDS AND LIVESTOCK.
We soil Coal, Flour, Graham, Whole Wheat, Corn
JIeal, Corn Chop, Barley, Chop, Salt, Shorts, Bran, Tankage
and Cotton, Linseed and Alfalfa Meal, mixed Chicken Feed
and all' kinds of Grain.
Quality guaranteed and SERVICE THE BEST.
Leypoldt & Pennington,
EAST FRONT ST. PHONE 99.
Remington Co., machlno, $60.00. '
L. C. Smith Co., machine, $101.13,
School Dist. 82. olcctlon, $1G.00,
Sutherland Froo Lance, $2.50.
J.. I. Holcomb. suppll08, $3.00.
"Jvron Oberst, graves and digging,
$20.00.
' A J. SflllBbury, mileage nnd expens
es, $G51.G8.
Sundry parsons, births and deaths,
$22.50.
Mm. M. Post, houso rant, $0.00.
Vospor MoCormlok, bridgo work, $70.
C. O. Welngand, meals for jurors,
IG.H6.
Kor work in Road Dist. 14 Q. A.
Schrecocnfiost $7.50; 12. Thomns $5.00;
Roger Waltomath $3.50; John Ramus
$03.50; N. A. Schrocongost $7.50; E.
Hefnor $12.00; M. Roy $12 50; C
Jackson $15; K. Cordon $8.50; Luto
Roy $20.00; R. Balllngor $5.00; Clydo
Cooper $17.50 ;- John Coopor $5.00; E.
Votaw $10.00; Paul Gorkln $10.00;
D. Gorkin $12.50; J. Zoiglor $02.50;
Geo. Koostor $5; W. F. Remus $20.00;
O. Furnish $7.50; II. Koostor $12.50;
II. T. Koostor $5,00; V. Howard $15.00
niircu uemus, ronu worn uisi it,
$23.00.
II. C. Koostor, road work, Dl6t.f5,
fu.uu.
Chas. Howard, road work, Dist. 55
C. Miller, road work, Dist. 47, $5
John Greenwood, road work, Dist. 47,
$5.00.
Jamos Roso, road work, DJst. 2
$2S.G0.
Adjournod to Novembor 30, 1917,
- s . A. S. ALLEN, Co. Clerk,
Stock a Specialty. Will hIho handlo
Thoroughbred sales.
.T. B. RlDFEELl).
PinrSICIAN & SUJIGEON
Succoasor to
PHYSICIAN ft'SUIKJ EONS HOSPITAL
Drs. Redfleld & Redfleld
Office Phone 642 R&a. Phone 67C
E. y. FETTER,
Physician
X RAY ,
Ofliice: First National Bank Building.
Notice of Petition
Estate No. 1509 of Mary J. O'Hare,
deceased, In the county court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska. To all per
sons interested in said ostato take no
tice that a petition has been filed for
the probate of, an instrument burport
Ing to bo the last -will and testament
of said Mary J. O'Haro and for the
appointment of Anna and Josio O'Hare
as executors of said will, which has
been sot for hearing heroin on Novem
ber 30, iai7, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Dated November 1, 1917.
6 GEO. E. FRENCH.
n6n27 Countv Judcre.
NOTICE EO CniSDITOItS
Estate No. inn nt T.na.io Tni.n.in
deceased, In the County Court of Lin
coln, County, Nebraska;
The State of NbraBka, as. Creditors
of said estate will takje notice that the
time limited for presentation and nilntr
of claims against said ostato Is March
it, ivib, aim ror settlement or said es
tate is November 9, 1918; that I will
sit at tho county court room In said
county, on Decombor 14, 1917, at 9
o clock a. m.. and on March 14. ims. nt
9 o clock a. m to receive, oxamlne,
hear, allow, or adjust all claims and
objections dul Hied.
io, GEO. E. FRENCH,
nl3dll Countv .ludire.
Phono 308
ALBERT A. LANE, '
Dentist
Rooms 1 and 2 Bolton Building
North Platto, Nebraska.
Notice to N'on-Rcsldcnt Defendant
Byrdo M. Johnson, dofondnnt, will
tako notico that on tho 10th day of
Juljv 1917, Frank L. Johnson, plain
tiff, filed his petition hit ho District
Court of Lincoln county, Nobraska,
against said dofendnnt, tho object und
prayor of which aro to obtain a di
vorce from tho Baid defendant on tho
grounds that tho defendant willfully
abandoned tho plaioilff without good
cause for moro than two years last
past, nnd on tho further grounds that
dofendnnt committod adultory and
plaintiff has not cohabited with do-
fondant sinco tho dlscovory of said m;v,i irnn cn nn nor nn
UUVIIOVl
Big Prices for
and all kinds of
You aro required to answer said po-,
tltlon on or before Monday, the 31st
day ot Decombor, 1917.
n20- FRANK L. JOHNSON.
Notico
To David Porter, non-resident de-
fondant: You nro hereby notified that
Clean Cast Iron $10 per ton.
Bring your Furs to mo bofdro you ship
aim got my price.
L. LIPSHITZ.
DIENER & KENNEDY
on tho 2Gth day of July, 1917, Lottlo Rcai K8uito, Fire, Tornado and Hail
In the District Court of Lincoln Coun- " 8nmucc' apeciai Agents
jjiio lnsuranco company.
Globe
ty, Nobraska, tho object and prayer of
which aro to obtain a dlvorco from Corner Front and Dowoy Sts., Upstairs
you on the, ground of non-support and phono Bed 572. North Platte, Nob,
uAirumu uruuuy, uuu lur uiu cuaiuuy
of tho tnlor. children, tho issuo of said
marrlago to-wit: David Porter, aged
14 year b ; Norvln Portor, aged 12 years;
Dorothy Portor aged 10 years; Els
worth Portor, aged 7 years; Ruth
Portor, aged 2 years, You aro required
to answer said petition on or boforo
Monday, the 31st day of Docember. Biskt years a QoYersjaeat Veterlaar-
.S oae-fealf block sonthweet ef tke
n20-4w Her Attorney. Court Hoasft.
Hospital Phone Black 33.
House Phone Black 633.
W. T. PRITCIIARD,
GradnRto Voterlnarian
liKOAIi NOTICK.
William Warren nml th
hetrs. Uovtsees. locrntees nnl nnrRnnnl
representatives of William Wnrron and
all other persons Interested In the es-
iHiu ot wuuam warren; josio warren,
and the unknown heirs, dovlsoes, lega
tees and personal representatives of
Josio Warren and all other porsons in
terested in tho ootote of Josio Warren,
defendants, will hortiby take notice that
uii mo a hi uay ot tN.ovemuer, 1U17, Eliza
Klser, plaintiff, in an action wherein
tho said Eliza Klser is plaintiff and the
aboVo named defendants, are defend
ants, filed her petition In tho Bistrict
toun ot Lincoln county, Nebraska,
against said defendants and enoh of
them, rialntltr alleges in her petition
that she is tho owner in foe simple and
in tho possession of North one-half of
I.Ot 10 In Countv Hlnrk'n Knlw.H vlalnn
of tho South one-half of tho Nortlfoast
wuurier ot soci on 32, In township 14,
North of ranire 30, West of the Cth P.
M, except that part of Lot 10 lying:
West of Lots 7, 8 and 9 In said Sub
division deeded toAntonStonner.as said
lot 10 Is platted and of record In tho
oilico of tho County Clerk of Lincoln
ucuniy. Aourasita, all located In Lin
coln county. Nebraska, and that the
said plaintiff has been in the open and
advorse possession of tho samo as
against tho defendants and as against
nil persons claiming by or through the
defendants, nnd each of them, and
against the whole world, for moro than
ton consocutlve years last prist; tho ob
ject and prayer of plaintiff's petition is
iu uuiei uue in uio piuinurr. in nnu to
North one-half of Lot 10 in County
Clerk's Sub-dlvlslon of the South one
half of the Northeast Quarter of sec
tion 32. in township 14, North of range
30, west of tho 6th P. M., except that
part of Lot 10 lying west of Lota 7, 8
nnd 9 In said Sub-dlvlslon, deeded to
Anton Stenner. as said lot 10 Is platted
nnd of record In the office of tho Coun
ty Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska,
and to exclude each and all of tho said
defendants from all right, title. Inter
est, claim and demand In an to said
land of whatsoever kind or nature and
for such other and further relief as
nitty be Just and equitable.
You are further notified that said
District Court on the 8th day of Novem
ber, 1917, made and entered an order
permitting service by publication upon
each of the said defendants for four
consecutive weeks, aB required by law.
And said defendants are further notified
that they are required to answer said
Betitlon on or before the 24th day of
ccembor, 1917.
ELIZA KISETt,
,mMm By OEO. N. GIBBS,
nl3a7 Her Attorney.