Our Purchases have been made early and
consequently we ajre in a position to offer
exceptional values this year.
NEW GOODS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
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Every show case is bubbling over with
new, snappy goods for your inspection.
Courteous clerks who aie willing to show
you our beautiful goods.
DIXON, The Jeweler.
SHOP EARLY
SHOP EAJRLY
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We have a complete
Lenses Grinding Plant -
In which we are ahle to replace broken lenses or
make new ones the same day your order is given.
If you are having trouble with your eyes consult
Dixon's Optometrist about them as he is a
SPECIALIST
along this line and is equipped to give you the
best of service.
GUARANTEED HOT TO BREAK
Investigate them, it will pay you.
Harry Dixon & Son.
DR. 0. H. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
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Office oyer th 'McDonald
Stata Bunk.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
J. J. Halllgan transacted business in
tho west part of the state yesterday.
Tho musical hits of tho "Flora
Bella" musical comedy can bo pur
chased at tho Walker Music Co.'s store
after "Wednesday.
Diamonds are a safe investment and
prices aro sure to bo higher. Our
ChristmaB stock Is complete. DIXON,
the Jeweler.
Tho ladles of tho Christian church
hhii TTinnf nt thfi church Thursday af
ternoon. As on election of officers
will be hold a largo atendanco of
inembors is desired.
Tho ladies' guild will meet In the
bas,cment ofj tho iEpiscopal church
Thnrnrtnv nff nmnnn TTnaf flHflfia will bfl
Mosdames Grimes, Wolbach and John
Dick. A cordial, (invitation is extend
ed to all members Of tho guild to bo
present.
The road leading west from the cem
etery to the Pizor place 1b being grav
eled and promlss when packed lo be
come a b Deed way. This road was
graded some time ago, was afterwards
harrowed and rolled, and now gravel
ed. Tho gravol is obtained from the
former Cody ranch.
Dr. Morrill. Dentist
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Crook return
ed yestorday from a visit in Lincoln
and Omaha. Having acquaintances
on tho Syracuse foot ball team, Dr.
and Mrs. Crook rode from Omaha to
Lincoln on the team's special train
and were guests of tho team at tho
training table at tho Lincoln hotel.
Tho C. H. Walter Company will uso
tho former Cody ranch as tho base of
its cattle buying and feeding. At
present they have 500 head of cat
tie and 2,000 head of sheop on the
place, and will probably keep a large
number or bogs in tne future. It is
tho intention of the company to place
a hog wire fence around tho entire
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. W. It. Harcourt, who
were married in Council Bluffs No
vember 24th, arrived homo Friday ov
enlng. Mr. Harcourt will soon enter
the aviation service, and during his
absence Mrs. Harcourt will mako her
homo with her parents Mr. And Mrs.
L. P. Jensen who will move to this
city in order that Mr. Jensen may as
sume tho position of manager of tho
Harcourt Clothing Co.
Suffers Paralyse Stroke.
Councilman John Knox, of tho Sec
ond ward, suffered a paralytic stroke
Saturday night and yesterday his con
dition was pronounced critical. Tho
paralysln effects Ills entire body and
he is unable to talk or take food.
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Slovens Buys 200 Cattle.
Harry Stevens, of Blgnell, is in town
today for tho purposo of driving home
two hundred head of two year old
Btcors which ho purchased of tho C. H.
Walter Co. Mr. Stovons will put thoso
steers on ensilage feed and expects
them to do well. r
Sell HolHtein Cattle.
Tho C. II. Walter Co. sold twenty
oight head of Holstoin cows Saturday
to J. H. Adams, of Maxwell, who we
understand will uso them In estab
lishing a dairy herd. Theso cows are
part of several carloadB Bhipped in
from tho dairy district of Wisconsin
by tho Walter Co. and wore a fine
bunch of animals.
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Harcourt Enlists In Aviation.
W. It. Harcourt, tho clothier, while
in Omaha last week successfully pass
ed the necessary physical and mental
test for admittance into tho aviation
corps. Both examinations aro very
rigid especially tho physical, which
covers a period of sovoral hours. Mr.
Harcourt expects to bo called within
a week or ten days.
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Dr. Solliy Arrives in France.
A cablegram received yesterday by
Mrs. Claudo Selby, announced tho safe
arrival of her husband Dr. Solby in
France. Dr. Selby was commissioned
in tho First Nebraska field hospital
corps Under Major Speolman, at Lin
coln. The Nobraska corps waB as
signed to tho ono hundred and fifty
first field hospital sanitary train of the
Itainbow division and sent to, camp
in Now Jersey. On Octobor lGth tho
corps embarked for Franco, but after
being out five days returned to port on
account of a leaky boilor. Tho corps
again embarked November 15th, and
tho cablegram received yestorday an
nounced its safe arrival at a port in
Franco.
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District Court Convenes.
District court convened yesterday
and surrounded by a dozen attorneys,
Judge Grimes mado a call of the
docket and a list of tho cases ready
for trial noted. The Jury reported
this morning and the trial of Jury casos
will begin aB soon as. a Jury is em
paneled this afternoon. Thero aro a
number of criminal cases, mono of
which nro particularly Important.
Perhaps tho most interesting aro those
against Charley Turner for handling
and selling booze and tho gambling
cases of Nick Chlros and Lcm Bailey.
Twenty-five divorco cases aro docket
cd and about ono hundred equity and
damage cases, Tho court will be in
session for at least threo weoks.
"Do your Xmas shopping early' if
you aro planning on pictures for Xmas
presents; let this rulo apply, and so
give ub enough timo to finish your pic
tures and llnlBli them right.
88-C BROOKS' STUDIO.
A 3IcKsnH) from tho Baltic Fields.
L. W. Troster, assistant director for
Nobraska of tho American Bed Cross,
of lOnmhha, will bo In North Platte
Wednesday, December Gth, and dcslroB
to moot all tho officers, chairmen of
committees and other parties interest
ed in tho local Red Cross work at two
o'cloclaln tho aftornoon at tho fedoral
building.
In tho evening at 8:00 o'clock tho
Lincoln county chaptor of Red Cross
will hold a public mooting at tho
Franklin auditorium at which meet
ing Mr. Trestor will speak on the Rod
Cross Work in Europe Everybody
invited. Patriotic music.
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I'rlrato Williams Dies
Private Orvillo Williams, of Com
pany E, whoso homo Is noar Blgnell,
died at Camp Cody Saturday follow
ing an operation for abscess on tho
brain. The body is oxpected to arrivo
today and will be taken ot Blgnell for
Intermont.
.HJs widow, under tho now war risk
Insurance act, will bo paid $25 a month
for '20 years and $20 additional com
pensation during her llfetimo, or until
she might remarry.
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Wilcox Appointed Committeeman.
J. Q. Wilcox, of this city, has been
appointed as ono of the twonty-elght
men who will constitute tho retailors'
conimlttoo of tho Nebraska food ad
ministration. Tho appointment was
mado by Food Administrator Wattlos.
Tills commltteo will meet in Omaha
nex Friday afternoon in conforonco
with Mr. Wattles, who will oxplain tho
work to bo done. In tho ovening a
Joint mooting of tho wholesalers and
tho Tetailors will bo held.
Restaurant and hotol keopors of tho
city havo received lottorB of Inquir
ies from tho hotel and restaurant de
partment of tho stato food administra
tion aB to tho actual number of poundB
of meat, wheat flour and sugar thoy
saved In Octobor and Novemboras
compared with tho Bamo period In
1910. Tho owners aro now figuring
out ,tho saving thoy havo mado, and
find that It 1b somewhat of a tnsk to
ascertain tho actual amount. This
food conservation, tho hotels and res
taurants find, is no Joko on tho part
of tho federal government, for it tho
ownors fall to respond to tho In
quiries thoy aro Bubjoct to a revo
cation of their licenses, for all eating
places aro now conducted under a
federal license.
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Slionts for Sale.
Nice bunch of Poland China shoats
for salo at tho Howard ranch. Phono
790F031. 92-2
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H, L. Pennington, of this city, has
been appointed as official correspond
ent for tho hay and grain reporting
sorvlco connected with tho U, S. de
partment of agriculture Mr. Pen
nington's duties will bo to furnish at
regular intervals tho condition of
growing grain and hay, tho yield whon
harvested, tho total production and
the movemont of Iwy and grain whon
ready for tho market.
11AILKOAD NOTES
Thoo. Lowe, Jr., who for sovoral
months has beon employed as switch
man, loft yesterday morning for Ft.
Morgan, Col., to look over a business
proposition.
When tho new dopot Is completed
tho buildings now used us a dispatch
ers' offlco and ticket oftlco will be
moved to tho west end of tho yards
and used as bunk houses.
District Foroman McGraw haB bo
como a coal merchant, that is ho has
boon directed to soil at a dollar a ton
tho coal which has boon loft at tho
vacatp coal dock ou west Sovonth
strcot. This coal 1b about tho Bamo
aB screenings but might possibly be
used in furnaces.
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Big November Business
The magnitude of tho buBlnoss trans
actions of Loypoldt & Ponnington ot
this city can bo gained from tho fact
that during tho montn of Novomuor
tho firm paid out in this locality for
hay and grain over Bovonty tnousanu
dollars.
During last month tho firm bought
4373 tons of hay, equal to 440 cars or
2200 wugon loads.
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Miss Albeo floes to Washington
Miss Allco Albeo, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Win. Alboo, of east Elovonth
Btreot, was tho third young lady to
recolvo- an appointment In Washing
ton and 1b now employed in tho reve
nue bureau and her particular duty
is operating an adding machine.
Whon tho women of tho Fourth ward
registered for sorvlco In tho capacity
they designated, Miss Alboo signi
fied hor willingness to nccopt any po
sition in which alio might servo. Later
Bho took tho examination, paBsod and
ponding a call from tho government
accoptcd a position at Augusta, Mont.,
as tcachor at $100 per month. Novem
bor 13th sho received notlco to report
at Washington, and resigning as teach
or loft for that city.
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Nearly Half Beglslrants Harried
Tho classification of Lincoln county
draft registration Bhows that of tho
total of 1753 registrants, 819 are mar
rlod rfnd 934 single. Ono hundred and
ninety-two married men havo beon
called and accepted, and forty-one re
jected: while of tho slnglo men 211
havo been called and accepted and fif
ty-six rejected.
Of tho 1753 registrants. 1GC9 aro na
tive born, twenty-two aro naturalized
citizens, forty-one havo taken out their
first papers toward naturalization, and
121 aro aliens who havo takon no stop
toward becoming citizens.
Ono hundred and oighty-flvo of tho
roglBtrants aro foreign born, dlvidod
as follows: Russia 10, Japan 21, Don
mark 13, Norway 5, Sweden 15, Mex
ico 43, Austria-Hungary 11, Germany
9, Greece 40, Italy 6, Canada 8, Ire
land 2, Scotland 1, England 1. Thero
are nineteen negroes among tho registrants.
Try Dr. Smith, tho
Chiropractor.
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Warmest November on Record.
Last month was tho warmest No
vember that North Platto has exper
ienced 8in.co tho establishment ot tho
woather bureau forty-four years ago.
Tho normal for tho month during that
nnrlnil 'linn lmon 35.1 docreea while
tho moan for IubI month was 40 do-
grccs. Tho coldest day last montn
was on tho first day of tho riionth
wlmn it roclstored 24 decrees. Tho
precipitation last month was sovonty-
ono ono nunurcutns or an men as
pnmniirnil with fortv ono hundredths
aB tho normal for November. During
tho month there woro twenty clear
days, four partly cloudy and six cloudy.
This information is outnineu irom uie
monthly summary issued by Observer
Shilling.
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But Little Good Com.
A colored woman living with hor
husband on a claim in Arthur county
spent two days picking out what sho
thought appeared to bo sufficient
hard corn from among tho soft to
mako a wagon load. Tho com was
brought to town Saturday and a deal
er looked it over. It apnaarou sound
but whon an car was broken tho
cob was found- to bo soft and moldy.
It is gonorally conceded that tho per
centage of good, hard corn in Lincoln
and ndjoining counties is extremely
small. Farmers tell ub that tho qulck
or this Boft corn Is fed tho bottor, for
tho longer it is loft tho softer and
more moldy It will become.
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FOR YOUR AUTO SERVICE
Call 125 for Taxi day or night.
Also flvo or seven passongor oar for
funeral sorvlco.
MOGENSEN-LOUDEN AUTO CO ,;
Chandler & Elcar Agency, j
Corner Eighth and Locust Sts.
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List your property for quick salo
with Spencer. Somo bargains in
farms, ranches and city property.
Room G, Reynolds building.
COL E. L. JONES
AUCTIONEER
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Maxwell, Nebraska,
bred llvo stock Bales.
Phono mo or (Maxwell Stato Bank.
Makes a specialty of farm? pure
for dates at my expense