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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1917)
miilU'C lil'f'IMtMEMIEll HY (;OU,MY ;)01) Al)M)IJS'iSTHATOR' POUBLE.SPECTACLES. OLD FASHIONED BIFOCALS '7" mpruvemeTtt i (ft CyfeCtiOfk rVjRTOKjGLASSESJ Harry Dixon & Son, Optometrists, DR. 0. H. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist Office over the McDonald State Bunk. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Dr. Morrill. Dontlst. W. C. Dolan, of Maxwell, was a "business visitor In town Saturday. For qnlck action and satisfactory 6nle list your land with Thoclcckc. tf Mrs. Ella Mao Uuiyon Is spending the Christmas season with relatives In Kearney. Wanted Girl for general house work. Good wages for experienced girl. Mrs. J S. Twhiero. Phone283. tf The Presbyterian aid society will meet Thursday afternoon In the church basement. "Mr. and Mrs'. Deuel and' three child ren, of Laramie, are Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Moody. I now have funds at 5 per cent on choice bottom table land. Gene Crook, Room 4, Keith theatre Bldg. County Attorney Ksefe loft Sundiy night for Sioux City to spend Christ mas with hi3 brother und sister. Elmer Seller, of tup North Plutl,e creamery, left Sunday night for Iowa to spend Christmas vith relatives. For Sale Largo, new $150 cabinet mahogany talking and playing grapha phone, for $75. Phono Etack 151. Mr. and Mrs. George Schrecongost came in from Well precinct Sunday and left yesterday for Denver to visit a daughter. Leave your orders early at Martl's Moat Market for Buffalo meat from Pawnee Bill's Buffalo Ranch, Pawnee, 97-3 - Bort Snyder, a well known McPher son county ranchman, spent Saturday In town visiting friends and transact ing business. Mrs Franc-la r.unn left Sunday af ternoon for Denver to tp'end Christmas with relatives. Mr. Dunn will go to tho same place tonight. Frank Nugent, formerly of Maxwell, now located at Laramie as agent for the Ford automobile, spent Saturday in town while enroute homo from a visit In Omaha. Paul Harrington will leave tho lat ir rmrt of this week for Denver to visit relatives and to assist In closing out tho year's business of tho Harrington Mercantllo Co. Tho Harrington Mercantllo Co. Is now storing considerable hay, using as store houses a hay barn at Maxwell, tho barn on east Front street and tho buildings on the fair grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Shireman, of Kearney, wore .'jests of frlonds in town Satur day, night while enroute to Donver to jpend Caristniaa with Mrs. Shire man"d p'Cits, Mr and Mrs. C. I. 1'attfitrnn. ' Wanted Young girl or woman to assist with housework . Mrs. Jesso Edwards, 608 west Fifth street. 98tf Paul Thompson, formerly an em ploye of tho state farm, but now at Camp Funston, spent Sunday at the (J TT Tlorrvtinrrv linmn Ho left ves- KJ, V . .J.J.-.-,J - " " V , terdayMr'dr' His hoirio:In the east part of the state. Engineer Beatt. who was severely burned in the face ty scaping stcun from hla engine gviril weeks ago, reSirirtl 'inlay from Omaha where ho n.id been taking treatment. His burns have pretty well realed. Twin girls, weighing respectively nine and ten pounds, were born Satur urday to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Priest, of McPherson county, at tho M. E. Ellis maternity home. Tho mother and girls are reported to bo doln nice ly. The farmers' non-partisan league Is now being organized at different points in tho county. The object of the league seems to be to "place the reigns of government, both state and national in the hands of the farmer to the end that they may secure a better price for their products. Saturday closed a very satisfactory holiday trade for the North Platte mer chants, all with whom we have talked reporting heavier sales than last year. Some of tho merchants feared that the war conditions would result In a cur tailment of Christmas purchases, but this fear was ungrounded. Not only did tho people buy generously, but thoy purchased a higher class of goods than usual, Falr prices Yocommondod by prlco committeoiof Lincoln county, Nebras ka, and published by authority of tho Federal Food Administrator Tor, saui county: Sugar, per pound ?W Flour (Nebraska No. 1 patent) 48 lb. Sack $3.05 Flour (Nebraska No. 2 patent) , 48 lb. sack $2.95 Rye Flour 12 lb. sack 76c Rye Flour, 6 lb. sack 40c Graham Flour, 12 lb. sack 75c Graham Flour, G. lb sack 40c Corn Meal, 12 lb. sack 75c Corn. Meal. G lb. sack 40c Potatoes (Nebraska) per pound . .2Vic Butter, creamery, No. 1, pound. .. .55c Eggs, best No. 1 Storage, per. dozen Bread (U. S. standard loaf) 1G oz. loaf ' 10c Bread (U. S. standard loaf) 24 oz. loaf 15c Bread, (U. S. standard loaf) 32 oz. loaf 19c Bread (U. S. . standard loaf) 48 oz, loaf .: 28c Theso prices aro for cash over the counter. An additional charge may bo made for delivery or credit to cus tomers. Wlillo these prices aro fixed by tho committee, they aro subject to change 1 according to the fluctuations of tho wholosalo markets. These prlco lists will be published each week, or moro frequent if necessary. P."A. Whlio I as uen visiting In 6m aha "for a weokpa"t and will rfimal'i there until tho om' of this week. Mrs. C A. Dill and daughter Ger trude, of Ohlcago, aro visiting friends andfj-elatlv s ho:c during the holidays. s6vo"rai hundred ions of flllnolTcoal loft on tho ground -nt tho former-Seventh street coal dock, Is being sold to railroad omploycs at tho rate of two dollars per wagon load, or about a dollar a ton. We Wish You 4 m A Merry Christmas PALACE CAFE RICHI UGAI. it Hop Meetings Poorly Attended. The series of meetings hold last week at different points In tho county for tho purposo of Interesting farmers In Increasing the hog production of tho county wero poorly attended. Theso meetings were hold at Brady, Max well, Hershey, and In this city, tho latter being held Saturday afternoon, and although there wero many farmers In town not moro than a dozen were present at tho meeting. It seems rath er difficult to get thd farmers interest ed In this phase of tho country's need but perhaps they Intend to Increase the hog production without bolng so licited. : :o: : Wortninn Gets First Lieutenancy. Art V. Wortman, formerly local ed itor on The Tribune, is now a first lieutenant in comantl o the 181st Aero Service Squadron, having re ceived his commission last weok. "I expect to sail for Franco short ly after tho first of tho year." ho writes. "Kelly Field Is sending out about fifteen squadrons a weok and It Is posslblo that I will leavo tho last of this week." THE UNIVERSAL CAR A Christmas Suggestion THE SEDAN is high-class in appearance and appointments. The seats are restful, and deeply upholstered with cloth of high quality. Large doors give convenient en trance on either side; plate glass windows make it a closed cur for inclement weather, and give fresh air when open. With high quality in appearance and equipment there is the simple and safe control in driving. A woman's car a family car for every day in the year. Ford Sedan $695 f. o. b. Detroit. HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO. Mrs. M. E. Ellis has found time to knit four pair of socks and two hel mets for the soldier boys, though she considers there is moro efficiency in a well-manned machine gun than in ply ing needles. In tho old days Mrs. El lis stood guard during Indian depre dations and "got" an Indian who was creeping up tho Wild Horso valley In Colorado at tho time tho Kansas Pa cific road was being built between Kansas City and Denver. Contribute Saturday was certainly a busy day for tho members of tho advisory com mittee of the exemption board. It was tho last day for the appearance of those whoso names wero Included in tho first eighty-three questionnaires sent. In one room Judge French and C. L. Basklns wero at work, In another Arthur Hoagland was helping out the boys, and in a third W. II. C. Wood hurst was busy, and In a fourth Coun ty Clerk Allen was assisting tho boys in filling out tho questionnaires. Dur ing the early part of tho afternoon there wero from a dozen to twenty registrants In the rooms all tho time. Public Snlc. Thursday, December 27th, at 2:30 in front of Derryborry and Forbes Imple ment Store on Locust Street there will bo a public sale of tho following: 1 Caso Hay Bailor; 1 International G H. P. Gas engine. Terms cash. Wilson and Zimmer. Owners. 9S-2 FOR SALE At the Guaranteed Used! Car Sale at, the Romigh Garage. 1917 Dodge touring car, fine condition, extra tire, runs like new, and will now outlast two cheap new cars. A real bargain at $675.00. Come and look at this car, also J a few others which are real bar- Poultry Show How -to Adorn . j The Church For The Holiday CHURCH, decoration should bd started nt least a week bcroro unrisiinns. ueiicr uu euny uuu do tho work deliberately rather than, leavo It. and rusn nnu slight uio un dertaking nt tho last moment. Hnvo decorations light and use color sutllclcnt to mnkc them cheerful. Work 111 lui'iny ui icu ii uu nuui'i Kvcrlnstlnir llowcrs aro cood for tho purpose. Bunches of Immortelles can bo broken up, wired into small minciii cs und used In various ways. Theso cau bo hud In white, red, yellow und other colors. Work color Into tho trarlnnds nt nroDi or Intervals to relievo tho somber cfr feet of tho heavy dark green wreath ing. Pampas plumes aro excellent where they can bo used uwny from, gas-lights or danger ot fire. Holly branches nro most useful nnu appropriate. Laurel, boxwood, wild snillux, brunches of evergreen trcc9 and tlssuo paper wreaths, bells and, garlauds all work In together enreci tlvely where- a llttlo taste anu juug-i ment nro used In tho nrrnugemcnt. Buy materlnl without uoiuy as ueaij ers usually sell out completely boforcj Christmas. Letters for mottoes can bo cut from gold, silver or colored paper or sheet; wadding. For covering mantels In uio nomq bouchs. wild smllnx nnd, holly aro generally used ; also for stair ratlines. Ground nine garlands nro used for festooning around tho wulls and celling, over doors, stnir rails, etc. Outsldo decorations may consist of garlands over tho front door, wreuthoq i . .i..intn ni on tno uoor aim on uiu .kuiuiiubid the entrance to tho yard. i Tn nlnnts the Norfolk Island pmo, nraucarla, palms, large ferns, uspldls-i tra, buy and box plants In tut) aro use ful where they can be had. Churches oftentimes aro able to borrow somo of theso from members. Where this is dono nrraugements should bo niudq to keep the uuumng sumcieiuiy wuru nil tho time tho plants nro in tho; church to prevent damage. I'lanis won wrapped In paper will carry qulto h, distance without Injury in very cold. weather. A closed cur is uscu oy ilorlsts for cold weather plant dellven ies. Now York Sun. gams. J. V. Romigh, MOTOR CARS. :.: :.: t.i s.i t.t Xt Xt i.t i.t 5,t :.: it i.t t.t it i.t $ g :.t i.t i.t it a M. NEWTON Book Store New Location JSdunaJzried Building. 504 Dewey Street 3 i.t :.: i.t i.t :.: t.t i.t i.t i.t i.t it it it i.t W. A. CAUFFMAN, AUCTIONEER. Terms reasonable guarantee x ' n i . sausiacuon. ror uaieu see J. F. Clabaugh, North Piatt. Tho Wondrous Season?, H- Chrlstmas-tho samo old story; Sweot wltli ItB awcot oiu way; Tho glftB and Uio boiibb and glory, Tho spirit or yomn anu pmy. iChrlBtmas-thG fabled Santa, ' Tho treo with its magic ugni, mi. rn ..n.l Mm flrllinR nnd trUmDOtSi ( Tho toys and tho tlnsol bright. ' Tho lottora to good old Kris, Tho arms of tho muo cnuurcn And tho lips that aro awooi 10 kjbb. Chrlstmas-tho changeless beauty, Older, and still so young With its glory of childhood Bplrlt And Its talcs ot tno lairy iomkuo. , Chrlstmas-tho streets to Bliow it. iiln ii mm with their brilliant sight; iTho windows of charm to glow it, I ' (III - .1 ...... .hMitIj. Ilrvllt 1110 10BWVU UIIU Uliittu Chrlstmaa-and still appealing With Its utter glory to men As over tholr gray hearts stealing Their boyhoou comes again. Christmas Iho samo old blessing, Tho holy and lovely spoil Of tendorest trust and confessing, ,,, And tho glory of nil things well. Chrlstmas-tho wondrous reason, As fresh In Its Joy today Ab It was In tho vanished visions Of tho childhoods far away. uammoro aun. JANUARY 2d to 5th, 1918. The Lincoln County Poultry Association will hold its Fourth Annual Show in the LLOYD OPERA HOUSE in North Platte on the above dates. This year of all others the association is trying to promote the Poultry industry of the Cummunity in support of the Food Administrator of our government. Every person who nriftftthiR can should use their sDare time to try and I ri raise a few birds of some kind, this will greatly aid in tlta mnnf iimnlv rf tYtt cniinlfV. On exhibition at the show this year will be some of the best birds of the country. All ready every exhibition coop of the association has been spoken for, and we are coming, gradually becoming a great poultry producing people here in Lincoln Co. and you will be pleased to see the fine cpecimens that will be on exhibition. One of the best judges of the country will be in charge and free information will be given to anyone who wants it. $1.00 for member ship entitles the member to exhibit any number of fowls he or she wants too. The exhibition is backed by the Chamber of Commerce of North Platte and makes possible the1' offering of many splendid premiums. For any information address J. A. McDONALD, Secrelarv. or W. C. ROGERS. President, North Platte, Nebraska. Mr. Santa Claws Man TtfR.BANTA GLAUS IV B ili L i. , w u it . y vXease ten me why You coma with your reindeer out of the skyt Do nou act from the stars those bright, shiny toys That vou brino us down here if we're good little boyst Mr. Santa Olaus Man, won't vou nlcase tell me why You don't fall straight down when you come from the skvT Do the. clouds hold you up or docs pld Mr. Bun Watch over your sleigh till your journey is donet Mr. Santa Olaus Man, aren't you ever afraid Your sleigh won't hold all ihn imix nnu havn mndfit And aren't you afraid you'll Perhaps my new sled or my sister's new dollt Mr. Santa Olaus Man, do the birds ever fly As far up as you live up in the skyt And are you great friends with the man in the moonf Does he ride in ' your sleigh or isn't there room? Oh, please, Mr. Santa Olaus Man, let me know About all these things that 'have puzzled me to. Oan't you manage it, some' how, my mind to relieve, wncn you come aown our chimney on next OhrisU mas evet -nttsburgh Press. Phone