We have a complete
Lenses Grinding Plant
In which we are able to replace broken lenses or
make new ones the same clay 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 NOT TO BREAK
Investigate them, it will pay you.
Harry Dixon & Son. .
DR. 0. II. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
Office over the McDonald
Stat Bunk.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. It. H. Langford and daughter
Alice returned yesterday from d, pro
tracted visit with relatives in Ogden.
Christian Science service Sunday 11
a. m. Wednesday evening meetings
every week at 8:00. Building & Loan
building, room 25.
FLOUK PACKER WANTED
XOKTII PLATTE ELECTRIC- 3IILLS.
The Methodist ladies were accorded
a generous patronage at the cafeteria
supper served at the church parlors
last evening. The menu was excellent
ly prepared. f
Capt. P. R. Halllgan, chairman of
the Insurance committee at Camp Cody,
announces that the soldier boys at that
camp have taken out ten million dol
lars insurance to date.
Lieut. Roy Cochran, stationed at
Fortress Monroe in the coast artillery,
spent several days in town this week
visiting friends, leaving for the east
last night. Lieut. Cochran is looking
line and is enjoying his work In the
service of Uncle Sam. ,
Please phone mo your Christmas or
ders for magazines, also for "True
Voice." Mrs. M. V. Mitchell, phone
Red 104. 94-1
, The Union Pacific is getting out ser
vice flags for each of the districts
and will display them at the terminal
stations. The tlag to be displayed
here will include a star for each North
Platte employe who has entered the
service.
Freight traffic through this termin
al has decreasd materially during the
past week, due It is thought to the
pooling of traffic by the roads east of
Chicago, whereby both east and west
bound freight is diverted from the
Union Pacific.
The Elk dancing club gave an en
joyable party at the homo last even
ing. There was a good attendance not
withstanding the rather inclelment
weather.
J. M. Knox, who suffered a paralyt
ic stroke Saturday has regained the
use of his body, but his mind at times
becomes effected and the services of a
care-taker is constantly needed.
Feridnand Streitz and William Brod-
beck, who have enlisted in the 23d en
gineers' corps, will pass through North
Platte the early part of next weok
from San Franclco to Camp Meade,
Annapolis Junction, Md., where they
will be im training.
The music and art department of the
Twentieth Century club was enter
tained Tuesday afternoon by Miss
Irene Stuart, and as n sibstitution for
the regular program the members
enjoyed a talk on American art and
American artists by a Mr. Yard, who
travels for an art house.
Supt. .T,qu recommends the forma
tlon of a community chorus following
tho holiday vacation,' In which both
women and men will , be included.
Those community choruses aro found
In nearly all the larger' towns" andao
proving a success. The towns receive
the benofit of good - music and the
chorus members enjoy tho work.'1
One of the many articles which the
Red Cross is asked to send to Franca
aro well pumps. When the Germans
retreated they completely devasted the
country, destroying the pumps, icut
ting spokes from the wheels of tho
farm carts, felling orchards and
wrecking farm houses. Some of tho
land owners aro now filtering back
to their ruined farms and one of their
needs aro pumps.
The remainB of Geo. II. Meyer, of
Brule, a soldier who died at Camp
Funston Monday of pneumonia, were
Interred yesterday. At tho request of
tho parents the dead soldier was given
a military funeral, drummers Hodges
and Garrison of this city, several
other members of the Spanish War
Veterans and eight high school cadets
of this city carrying out tho military
part.
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Every Woman Loves a Diamond
First of all the wants a ring; then a diamond in anything. A Brooch,
a Bracelet or LaVallierre or a Diamond for her hair. The sparkle
of these precious gems, enshrines her heart with Love and lends a
lustrous beauty to her face, which makes all else seem commonplace.
To Make Her Happy Buy it Now
Diamonds appeal naturally to most everybody. Their
exquisite beauty, their staple value, and the fact that
their is absolutely no loss nor any depreciation from
wear makes diamonds considered a very wise purchase.
We have recently added some very choice stones to our stock.
At the tame time we have a number of very fine quality
Diamonds which were bought some time ago and which can
tint now ha ilunliested for the Dries. We are sure la nlease vol)
both in stones and mountings. May we demonstrate to you wbyj
Diamonds are Contidered a Safe Purcha$i
DIXON, The Jeweler.
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Soloiis Consider Small Pox.
At n meeting of tho city council
Tuosday evening tho bunion of tho
discussion was tho small pox situa
tion and its different phases. While
conditions aro Improving and It Is 1o
lloved will continue to improve tho
great need is a pest house. Tho "coun
cllmun canvassed In their minds the
entire town, but failed to find a build
ing that would be suitable for mich
purposes. Hero Is an instance that
stumps tho councilman; A man or
woman rooms at a certain house, ho
or she Is taken with tho disease, tho
household demands that tho roomer
be removed, but with no pest-houso,
where Is tho roomer to bo removed?
Elsewhere the city advertises for
parties who will room and take care
of small pox patients. There may bo
such persons, and there may not only
tlmo will prove.
In tho meantime quarantine regu
lations are being moro tightly drawn
and enforced and it is hoped to stamp
out tho tliseuao eventually.
Christian Church
Services af tho Christian church will
begin at 9:45 a. m. on Lord's day, Dec.
9th. The morning servico will con
sist of bible school, comunion and ser
mon. The entlro membership of tho
church is urged to hear this scrmoon.
The theme of the sermon will be "Tho
Scrlptual Qualifications of Church Of
ficers." The sorvice at night will be
gin at 7:30 o'clock. The night sermon
will be evangelistic and tho theme will
probably bo "A Volco from Behind."
All are cordially welcomed to these
services. T. A. LINDENMEYER,
Minister.
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For Rent.
G40 acres 94 cents per aero cash.
All good farming or hay land; 1G0
acres In cultivation; good four room
houso, barn for 8 horses, new granery
24x3G, wagon shed, good well, 10 foot
.sampson mill, chicken houso, cement
cave; 1 miles of wiro fonco; School
house on east section line; G miles
north of Wallace on C: B. & Q. R. It.,
12 miles south of Sutherland on U. P.
R. It. W. It. HARDING,
Tlmmerman Hotel, North Platte. Neb.
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First Lutheran Church.
Rev. C. Franklin Koch, Pastor.
Morning worship 11 o'clock with
special sermon on tho very important
subject of "The Second Coming of
Christ." . a
Evening worship 8 o'clock. Sermon,
.1'The Lost Opportunity Regained."
Sunday school 9:15 a. m.
Strangers welcome at all these ser
vices. ,j, ,
Meeting of';tho Mission Band, Satur
day, December 8th, at 2 o'clock, at the
parish house.
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v M. L. Church. I
Sunday school 9:45 a. in
Preaching 11 a. in., themo'"The Fooh
ishness of God.''
Ep worth League G:30 p. m.
At 7:30, special music by tho or
chestra and sermon. A cordial Invita
tion Is extended to all.
FOR SALE 10 ROOM HOUSE.
Two full lots, choice location, beau
tlful shade trees. Also a number of
pieces of good furniture for dining
room, living room and bed room. Call
afternoons at 218 W. Fourth St. 943
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SOLDIER'S LOT NOT SO BAD
American Fighters at the Front Not
In the Trenches Continuously
Plenty of Amusement.
Tho trouble with the American pub
lic is that they have heard and read
so much of the great war nnd Its hor
rors Uiat they think their boys aro go
ing to be contlnunlly in tho midst of
bloodshed and constantly In discom
fort, nnd they concentrate on the ter
rible side of It and ask, "How long
will It be before he Is killed?" They
don't seo that that is pot all there Is
to It," declares a war correspondent.
It Is natural enough of course. A
man writes n book about tho war,
tnkes ono Incident, and nnother, nnd
another, makes chapters of them, with
tho result that tho man nnd womnn
who read his book rend a succession
of horrors, and they think it Is all llko
that. They don't realize, or they for
get, the weeks between these "hor
rors" and discomforts.
A man Is In tho front trench under
fire, say, two days, and sent back four,
or perhaps four days nnd sent bnck
eight. Usuully u brigade Is In tho
"fire sector" 32 days. Then It is sent
back to tho rest billets for nn equal
time. Hero the men aro In practical
ly no dunger perhaps nn occasional
Bhell. They aro together In Jolly com
radeship, having lots of amusements
football, baseball plenty to do. They
aro well fed, well equipped, well
amused.
Of course, the grouchy soldier Is go
ing to have n grouchy time, but tho
life of tho American soldier on tho
western front Is going to ho Just about
what ho makes it. If ho goes into it
In tho right spirit he will find that it
Isn't so hnd as It Is cracked up to be.
And then he will bo in a great state of
indignation because tho reports of it
have made it seem so awful.
When ho realizes that it isn't bo
bad, he mustn't forget to sit down and
tell tho folks at homo I Ho knows it's
a lot bettor than ho thought It was go
ing to be. But they don't
1'ATKIOTIC MEETING IS
VERY SI.1MLY ATTENDED.
A rnthor sliinly attended patriotic
meeting was held nt tho Franklin audi
torium Wednesday evening, which had
been called tohcnr nn address by L.
W.. Trestor, assistant director of tho
Red Cross work In Nebraska.
The bnnd played on tho streets for
tho purpose of drawing out a crowd,
but this did not have the desired result
and tho nttondnnco did not exceed a
hundred.
Mrs. Geo. H. Dontj presided nnd
introduced J. J. Hnlllgnn, who Bpoko
on tho county dofonso council; M. E.
Crosby, whoso talk was on tho war
work of tho Y. M. .C. A.; and Miss
Annie Kranip, who advocated the pur-
chaso by tho North Platte public of
$500 worth of Red Cros3 stamps. . Mr.
Trestor was thon Introduced and spoko
for thirty mlnutog on the Red Cross
work abroad, (.ha need of oabh indi
vidual making sacrifices' In order to
win tho war, and that soon tho Red
Cross will nSk tho poople'fbr donations
of two hundred and fifty million dol
lars to carry on tho work. Mr, Troster
voiced tho predictions of others that
the war will last at least flvo years,
and perhnps ton, and that the pooplo
must furnish tho funds to carry It on.
This mcniiB thnt uncrlflces must bo
made, nnd that tho peoplo must wnko
up to tho fact that wo aro at war.
Next March, when tho Amorlcnn
troops aro in tho trenches In large
numbers and tho cnsuallty lists are
dally published, wo will then realize
tho awfulnoss of the strugglo and tho
need of tho Red Cross work.
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I THE OPAL RING 1
I By EFFIE STEVENS. I
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Try Dr. Smith, tho
Chiropractor.
GOtf
GEHRQTHER5
MOTOR CAR
Two and n half years ago Dodge brothers cars were
placed on the market, and today Dodge production is second
only to Ford, and is now second largest producer of motor
cars in the world.
Below we quote two examples of the way Dodge
Brothers cars sell at widely different points.
Gain in Massachusetts
Registration the first 6"
months of 1917.
Dodge 1888
Overland 1733
Buick 1688
Chandler 763
Maxwell 728
Hudson .720
Chrevrolct 700
Oakland 614
Reo ; 515
Gain in City and County
of Denver first 9 months of
1917.
Dodge 207 117
Overland.. ..205 39
Buick 109..... ...33
Chrevrolct 96 90
Maxwell 94 24
Studchaker....35 9
Oakland .1J 30
Reo ..ZS 5
Mitchell 2
No other car ahove listed is as young as the Dodge in
years, nor any of their makers as old as Dodge Brothers in
experience in building cars.
i
Time, care, quality and high ideals must and do
bring success in the manufacture of automobiles and just a
a few short years are enough to inform the general motor
buying public.
Moral:-It pays to build good cars.
I belive that it pays to sell good cars.
DODGE BROTHERS. CHANDLER. CADDILAC.
MOTOR CARS.
yim.,,.,,,
'Service for Our Owners'
North Platte.Ned.
0 Productive Christmas Gift
It lint heller gilt could you present
nny member of your family than nu In-Icrest-henrlng
bunk account!
A Savings Account may ho opened
for any amount of $1 or more nnd
draws 1. (Tho bank-book showing
tho Initial deposit may ho presented
as tho gift.
A Certificate of Deposit for larger
amounts earns i for six months or
for a year and mnkes an Ideal gift for
women and children.
(JIvo a hank account to overy member
of your family this year and start them
at once on tho road of Investment.
It's not a hit too early
to see nhout this Today.
Platts Valley State Bank
L Worth Platte, Nebraska.
L North Platte, Nebraska.
After two sleepless nights, during'
which nil the Intent superstition of his
linturc hnd come to the front, Harold
Ashton decided thnt he would rid him
self of his Ill-omened opal nt tho onr
llest possible moment.
He had hud nothing hut lit luck
since he owned the thing, the crown
ing piece being his quarrel with his
hancee, Marlon Hulbert. She hnd de
clared that the great gem In 1(8 unique
petting was too showy nn nrtlclo of
Jewelry for u mnn of good tasto to
wear. He hnd thought differently, nnd
the outcome hnd been life final dis
missal. Yet how to dispose of the ring wns
something of n puzzle to tho unlmngl
nntlve Ashton.
Finally he decided that the thing to
do would be to lose It. But tho simple
nnd obvious methods of ridding him
self of It, by cnstlng It from a rap
Idly moving train, or hurling It Into tho
ocean from the deck of a steamboat,
never so much ns entered his head.
Later In the day Ashton dropped
Into his friend Jim Benton's oillco for
a chnt, and tho sight of tho trim-looking
young woman, Industriously pound
ing away upon the typewriting ma
chine, put n new Idea Into his head.
"Miss Brown," he asked, "have you
time to address an envelope for me?"
"Certainly," replied Miss Brown, fin
ishing tho letter she was at work upon
and Inserting an envelope In her inu
chlne. Ashton walked over to her side and
told her the address In n low tone.
After thanking Miss Brown, Ashton.
hurried from tho oillco, with the enve-,
lopo safe In his pocket, and back to
tho seclusion of his own room, where
ho gave himself up to fho pleasant
task of packing tho opal up prepara
tory to losing It.
He did the ring up in n small box,,
upon which ho pasted the address
which he cut from tho envelope.
When Ashton had shoved his box
through the slit labeled "parcels" at
the post olllce, he felt moro llko him
self than he had done for some time.'
The next morning, drawn by thnt'
Irresistible lniluenco wlilchiis supposed!
to draw murderers to the scenes of'
their former crimes, often to their ownj
undoing, Ashton wns sauntering past;
Packard's Jewelry store, when ono of!
the clerks hailed him with : "Mr. Pack
ard wishes to seo you a moment."
With sinking heart Ashton meekly;
followed the clerk Into tho store.
Mr. Packard looked at Ashton shnrp
ly through "his spectacles, as ho In
quired: "This Is your ring, Isn't It?"
Ashton's face grew vdry red under
the keen scrutiny of the old man.
"Yes," he stammered, pretending to'
examine the ton-fnintllnr ring which;
Mr. Packard held out to him. "I I
lost It."
"Huh!" ejaculated the Jcwclcr.(
"Looks more like theft. It camo to us
by mall. I knew In u minute It wns'
yours, for wo never inndo another one
Mice It," and he pointed to tho pe-
cuuur setting.
At two o'clock that afternoon hot
mado his way to the Shirley thcater,i
whero thero was to bo a popular-priced'
matinee for children. As ho hud ex-,
pected, thero was u largo crowd col-!
lected before the entrance. Into thlsi
Bcethlng, pushing mass of Immunity
Ashton forced his wuy.
It seemed nn Idcnl plnco to loso nny
thing, whether one wanted to or not.
When ho could advance no farther,
Ashton slipped tho ring from his lin
ger, nnd without so much ns glunclng
nt those about him, slyly let It fall;;
then he bucked out of tho crowd us.
rnpltlly as ho could, nnd hurried from1
tho scene.
Early that ovenlng, ns ho wits smok
ing a lonely pipe, and cimgrntulnting!
himself upon tho fact of his having nt
Inst lost his unlucky opal, tho door-was1
Qung open and Ted, tho curly headed
young brother of Marlon Hulbert, en-
tercd. 1
"Door was open downstnlrs so I.Just1
camo right up," said Ted, iiouchnla'nt
ly. "Got n noto from sis," and, milk
ing a sudden dlvo into tho depths v of 1
his trousers pocket, ho drew forth ui
crumpled note, which ho tossed to'
Ashton.
Ashton opened It with trembling fin-,
gers and read:
"Please come to mo this evening.!
I wish to restore to you somothlng of'
vnluo which you have lost. MARION."'
Ho got rid of Ted In short order, and
then struggled Into evening clothes'."
"Poor llttlo girl," ho thought, co'm
mlserntlngly, as he hastened his prep
arations, "she's hnd as hard a tlmo
of It as I have had, and now she's
given In and sent for mo to toll mo
that sho wishes to mako up and restore)
herself to me."
So, when ho entered the Hulberts'
parlor, Ashton sprang forward and,
clasped her unresisting form In his1
urms.
It wns not until n triumphant Ash
ton wns bidding a blushing Mnrlon
good night that that young person re
membered to say: "There, I camo near
forgetting to return your lost prop
erty." 1
"I supposed that you had already
returned It," Ashton replied, with a
meaning smile.
"Of course not," Marlon pouted. "I
wanted to glvo you your opnl ring."
"Whero on earth did you got it?l
demanded tho amazed Ashton.
T took my email nlcco to tho the
ater and when I reached homo I found
It cnught In the plaits of my skirt."
Now his opal Is Ashton's most? treas
ured pleco of Jewelry.
(Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
