The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, December 28, 1917, Image 12
IKA L. BARE, Editor and Publisher GOVKltNMKNT TAKES OVBJt ALL RAILROADS TODAY. Atjnpon today ovory railf'diJy In the united statos will patw Into tuo pos- SirnscniPTlOV iiates- mtiwlon una control oD iho United Ono Year by Mall In Advance. . . .SI "51 atat08 Bovomnient. Socretary McAdoo Ono l'car liy Cnrrlcr In Adrnncc $l0l wl'l ' tho director general of the . I rvlflrn.ift.i ......In... jmoreu ni worm riaue. NcurasKn, Poatofflco as Second Clasa Matter. FRIDAY. DEt'EJIHEH 28. 1I7. A Iilltle Friendly Advice. ' The Tribune dlsllkos to havo any ono got Into trouble, and lionce It would ndvlsu cortaln pro-Gormans In North Platte and Lincoln county to do less talking. If thoy 1 n m 1 h t In pursuing the trnck thoy aro In, grlof Is In sloro for jthom. This Is no throat; It Is just n little bit of friendly advloo, with the Information added that practically oVory nlan In North Plntto and Lincoln county who has publicly made un patriotic remarks Is known and his namo Is in "the book.". When tho ax falls it will fnll hoavlly. 0 bllimry. Honry Doobko was born In Ontnro- vlllo, 111., Sept. 7th, 1876; died In North Platto, Doc. 21Bt, 1017. Ho was .qonfirmod as a youth in tho Lmthoran ohurch with which ho wns Identified until his death. IIo Jnovod to Lincoln county with his parents in 1895, rtisld Jug horo until his death. I in ID felt M l.rrwl 1... 11.. . - . 1 1. .. n..u urothors and two Ulsters. Tho funornl was hold from his lato homo on Monday last with interment at Roscddlo cemotory. Rov. Koch had charge of tho sorvlcGsat tho house nnd tho inombers of tho Mooso lodgo at tho gravo. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS I. R Gllbort and family wore Christ ina Kuonta of rolatlvos In Cozad. 11, AV Lawboad and family .spont Christmas with rolatlvos in Kearnoy. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nowmoyor havo boon visiting friends In Central City tnlswcok. Jamos Hart was called to Choyonno Wednesday by tho sorlous Illness of n frlond. 'Mr. and Mth. T. L. Green and daughter havo boon guests of relatives In a rand Island this wcok. Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Distal aro ro Jolclng ovor tho arrlvnl of a baby daughter Christmas morning. Mr. and Mrs. Will Esholman and Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Bird, spont Christmas with relatives In Sutherland. Frank J. Taylor, of Bt. Paul, Nob., Is vlBltlng his slstor Mrs. J. II. Curry whllo onrouto homo from n business trip to Ogalaila. Tho Epworth Longuo will hold Its Blxth annual watch mooting and party In tho Loaguo room of tho Methodist churcr Monday ovonlng, Docomber ;tlnt. A pnrillnl InvllnMm, l !.... w. ...... iiMiuuuii 10 uAiuiiuuu to tho young pooplo who would like to meet with thorn. Tho big cost In getting ojjt big nows papor ndvortlsomont quoting prices, during tho grout Invontory salo will .be ollmlnatod nnd this money spont In giving greater bargains to' tho tfooplo. You must como to tho store and see real monoy-anvlng bargains nt The Leador Co.'s. ::o:; .Episcopal Church Services Sunday. 8 a. nl, holy communion. DMfi . m., Sunday school. 11 n. m., morning prayor and ser mon. 7:30 p .111.. Sunday school festival servlco. In n statement accompanying the presldont's proclamation IHuud Wed nesday Ib a statemont in which It Is announced tlintj when congress ro artonnilod he would aak that dollnlte guarantees bo glvon that tho railroad properties will be maintained In ns good ropalr and ns com pic to equip ment ns whon taken ovor, and that the not operating Income In each case shall equal the averago not oporatlng Income of tho throe years preceding Juno 30, 1017. Prosldont Wilson says In his state ment: "I have exorcised tho powors ovor tho transportation systems of tho Country which were granted mo by tho net of congross of August, 1916, bo cause It has become Imperatively nec essary for mo to do so. "This Is a war of resourcos no loss than of mon, porhaps ovon moro than of men, and It Is noccssary for tho sources that tho transportation sys tems of tho country should bo orgnn Izod and employed under a single nu thorlty nnd a simplified method of co ordination which has not provod nos Bible under privnto management and control. "Tho commltteo of railway execu tives who have boon co-onoratlnc with tho govornmont In this all-Important mattor havo dono tho utmost that It' wn3 posslbo for them to do; havo done It with patriotic zeal nnd with great ability; but thoro woro difficulties that thoy could neither escape nor noutrallzo. "Tho public lnterost must bo first served, nnd, In addition, tho financial Interests of tho govornmont and the financial interests of the railways muBt bo brought under a commo'n director, DK. 0. H: CRESSLER, 4 tlraduale Dentist Ofllco over the McDonald Stat Hunk. Miss lloxlc Weds. MIhh Holon Hoxlo, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Frank Hoxlo, was married nt the home of hor paronts on west Fifth I streot Wednesday afternoon to Dana K. j Hammond or Santa Anna, California. J The coromony was porformed. by Rev. .Curry, of tho Presbyterian church, In j the presence of members of tho family. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond loft the same levelling for Santa Anna, whero thoy will nmkn fhnlr linnin ATr llnnimmi.l Judge Grimes finished the last case Is dean of n college In the California of tho Docombor term of court Wod- town, and has the distinction of being needny, but will begin tho grind again 'tho youngest man In this country In ua January zom, wiiion win Do tlio such a position. It was whllo tho bride was visiting in California a couple of yoars ago that sho mot Mr. Hammond, LOOAL AMI PERSONAL first term for 1918 No mattor what bargains you can got olsowhero, theroJs blggor bargains nt nntl tl10 acquaintance then formed cul- I f n 4 .1 I u 1 1. Tiie Leader Mercantile Co.'i annual' ",",u"m 1,1 1110 marriage wouncsuay. Invontory salo. I T,1 Broom comes of a vory wealthy ' ramiiy. i inu stiaio oar association win moet n , .... .... l T Innnln .! . 1 . , . "1 1 O. I 11U11 JUUIIU , HUU HOI HpOIU I1U1C 1 vn.n t,? ?? y tomo.rro but.of the time at home since the family ,. .iioM 1 woing auBeni in " ' "'"-x.callforn n and also In th TTnumii s so; :- The Story of a Tragic Love. "Tho DIrd of Paradise," which will bo prosentcd nt tho Koith January 21st, is a Bu'por molo-drama telling of tho tragic lovo and solf-dostructlon of Lu- ana a beautiful Hawaiian princess. Re sisting tho demands of tho priest to ueconio a Goddess of Polo.Lunna meets, loves and marries an Atnorlcan doctor. Finding that sho cannot hold his love. sbo returns to hor pooplo and lcarn3 that a volcano ls In oruptlon. Know Ing that, according to hor bollef, If bIio offers hersolf a human sacrifice to Polo tho or.uption of tho volcano will cease and dlsnstor will not overtake her friends, bIio hurls horsolf Into tho molten lava. Tho scones of tho piny nro In Ha waii, aro beautiful, and a foaturo aro flvo Hnwaltnn slngors and ukolole players. ::o:: Commissioner Hermlnghausoii who largoly handles tho county charity, especially tho demands In North Platto, says tho applications for relief so far this winter havo not been as many as usual. Ho has weeded out somo of tho professional nlinB-scokors; tho "undoHorving follows" as he terms them. Hy doing this tho charity ex penses of tho county havo boon con siderably lessoned. C. F. Spencer, room G. Reynolds building, real estate, farm loans, and and Phonographs. W. R. Mnlonoy Co. nil kinds ot Insurance and bonds. Agent Tor tho old lino Bankors' Auto mobllo Insurance Co., of Lincoln, Nob. Thoy Insure you against loss by .fire, thoft, tornado, liability nnd property! damage and collision. In fact a com plete covorngo. A spoclal policy for fnrmors. Soo mo foe rates. Phonos offloo Black 391, rcaldonco Black C80. registrants that nono of them will nttond. ThoSovcnth Nebraska reglmont, of which North Platte's governor is colonel, ls at last to receive federal recognition, after a wait that has al most exhausted -tho patloncc of the most foroboarlng member. Tho Altruist bible clnss of tho Methodist church will hold a konslng ton at the homo of Mrs. Harry Porttfr this afternoon. All members aro cor dially Invited to como nnd brlngtholr knitting. It Is not likoly that North Platto Islands, whoro sho was employed as a teacher, yet she ls known to many of our people ns an unusually bright afiil attractive young woman. For several months prior to hor marriage she had been filling tho position of clork In tho offlco of District Court Clerk Prosser. Sen Ices of Christian Church." Lord's day morning, Dec. 30th, nt 9; 45 n. m. Blblo School, communion and sermon. Tho nlcht service will begin nt 7:30 o'clock nnd will consist of evening worship and sermon. ' Monday night, Dec. 31st, is the timo Bet for the annual ompioyos win so far aB tliolr work lu innnMm concerned, bo affected by the Union grogntton should attend this service Pacific going undor federal operation. Reports of tho officers and various de Whothor thoy will bo sworn Into the' nartmont of th rnlt will 1m federal service ls not known, but pos-!sonted at that timo. The election of slbly this may occur. George LeDloyt tells us that tho sugar boot piles at Nichols have bean pretty well cleaned up, though quite a tonnage btlll remnlns at Blrdwood. He BnyH a considerable per contngo of tho alloed beets havo frozen and thawed nnd aro In a mushy and moldy con dition. , It Is understood that the Western Union ls planning on opening an office in tho business district. Tho company finds that tho average busi ness man Is adverse to walking sever al blocks to a telegraph offlco when tho office of another company Is close at hand. All the women's coats to boclosed out In four lots: All tho cloth coats up to $18.50 on salo at $12.95! nlF'Thn cloth coats un to $20.50 on skin nt $15.85; all tho cloth coats up to $3d.bb on salo nt $19.65; all tho cloth coatsup io tot.ov on Baio at szu.C5. All must go out quickly. Those prices will sell cm ut The Leader Mercantile Co.'s. During November Nebraska. Colo rado,. Michigan and Arizona combined saved 1,232,208 pounds of red meat' by obsor.vanco of meatless days, and saved 727,285 pounds of , white Hour , Buali and Dick. uy ooHorvanco or wiioatless days. The figures ore made puhlic by tho food. administration. Thrco states, of which Nebraska was one, saved 221,229 pounds of BUgar by limiting tho amounts sold to consumers. officers for the onsulng year will take Place. u s.r.'t.i- The aiinunl roll r.nll nt ihn ship will occur and each iheber Is requested to respond with a verse of scripture or some item of Interest from personal experience. Refresh ments wll be served and a general good fellowship service ls anticipated. T. A. LIndenmoyer, Minister. : ;o: : First Lutheran Church. Rev. C. Franklin Koch, Pastor Sunday School. 9:4R nVWir Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Special sermon on the question, "Will A Man Rob God?" Evening worship, 8 o.'clock. New Year's Message, 'The Expulsion Power of a Now Love." On Sunday afternoon there will bo conducted tho Annual Every Member Canvass. Strangers -and friends welcome at all -the servlcos of tho church. ::o: : Presbyterian Church. Tho sorvlces at tho Presbyterian church Sunday aro as follows: Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching 11 a. m. and 7:30 d. m. Junior C. E. 3 p. m., leaders Misses -i:o:: Christian Science Service Sunday at 11 a. m. Building and Loan Bldg room 25. A cordial Invitation Is ex tended to tho public, i" Morrill Dentist PlVtTfM'l"'iil;il,AA:t.J:.i....i..--i Keith Theatre ii i iw 1 1 imfm i t ni gwicirr - victomt How to Start your Account In our Christmas Thrift Club Perhnpyou havo not started one of these nccouhft because you didn't know exactly how to dq.ifc t is very simple. In the first place it floesn t mattor what amount you wish to secure by a certain time next year, what purpose you want tho money for, or how much you con afford to lay aside from your income. t Jt decide these things for yourself according to what your needs, desires and circumstances are, and then come , in and ask for a "Thrift Club" membership record to suit your requirements. Come in today if you can. This means you, whether you ore a younjster or a fcrown up, whether you live in the city or in tho country. McDonald State Bank Wed. &.Thurs. January 2-3. In the lirchtest story over screened. The story of a real detective nnd a ilirl who wns linton. Thi klnH f gleet their job. Adults 2Sc. Children 10c. WE BUY YOUR HAY, GRAIN, SEEDS AND LIVESTOCK. We sell Coal, Flour, Graham, Whole Wheat, Corn Meal, 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. North Platto people expanded so much energy during tho week preced ing Christmas that thoy aro "resting" the remainder or this week. Tho quloUido of tho town Is reflected by the comparatively few streets. O. D. Eolls, of Pockhnm precinct, was In town yesterday, having ac companied his brother this far on a trip to Denver. Mr. Eoll8 wns Red Cross solicitor for Peckhani nreclnct. people on the and whllo In town made a roport to Socretary Tomplo. V WILL IT Hi: A HAPPY HEW YKAlt rojt vol' i With Christmas behind us, tho New Year stands near nt lmnd. Will It bo a happy New Year for you? It can bo, but you must make it so. The mice of complete happiness remains "ilways tho same, "HARD WORK AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO RIGHT LIVING." Resolve to savo somo money this year, thon como horo with ono dollar or more, deposit It, receive your bank book and kcop your account growing throughout the coming year. You will nnd in so "doing that It Is easier to keep the resolution for tho Savings Account makes It a fact. Platto Valley State Bank n V J0 "IE. YOU HAVE TRIED EVERY THING ELSE WITHOUT RESULTS, TRY CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL ADJUSTMENTS AND GET WELL." ACUTE and CHRONIC DISEASES CONSULTATION .and SPINAL ANALYSIS FREE! DR. L D. SMITH CHIROPRACTOR. Office 5-6-7 Building & Loan Bldg., Permanently located in NortK Platte, Nebraska. Poultry Show JANUA EY 2d to 5th, 1918. The Lincoln County Poultry Association will hold its Fourth Annual Show in the 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 possible can should use their spare time to try and raise a few birds of some kind, this will greatly aid in the meat supply of the country. t 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, but more are coming, gradually .becoming a great poultry producing people here in Lincoln Co. and you will be pleased to see the fine pecimens 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 No'rth Platte and makes possible the offering of many splendid premiums. For any information address J. A. MacDONALD, Secretary, or M. C. ROGERS, President, North Platte, Nebraska.