if
Satisfying
the ladies
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BecauS6:women insisted on having
watches small, beautiful and ac
curate,, manufacturers have made
them reliable timekeepers and
about the prettiest ornament a
lady wears.
Clinton makes a feature of ladies'
watches.
You can see the latest styles now.
bracelet and chatelaine models
each watch tested by our expert.
It's an equisite display. Step
in and see it. You will not be
asked to buy.
C. S. Clinton
Jeweler and Optician
At the Sign with the Big Ring.
DR. 0. II. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
Office over tho McDonald
Stat Bunk.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
For Quick Sale Household goods
and fruit, 121 E. 11th.
Dr. Morrill, Dentist.
For Sale lG-stall barn with hay loft.
Inquire of Robert Salcettl. 102-9
The Eldeen Club will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Edward Weeks.
Misses Alma and Helen Waltemuth
are spending this week with friends in
Denver. x
Of all the bargain sales tho one that
saves you tho most money is at Tho
Leader Mer. Co's.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm- Hodden left yes
terday morning for Denver to remain
a week or longer.
P- H. Sullivan has returned from a
three months visit in Richmond, Va.,
New York City and Washington.
gA lot of apron teheck ginghams nt
8c yard on sale at The Leader Mer.
'Company.
Mrs. A. C. Howard and children loft
Sunday night for Seattle, Wash, to
spend several weeks with relatives.
For rent Rooms in modern home
convenient to round house. - Phono
Black 89G.
Mrs. Thos. Mitchell of Lexington
camo yesterday to visit Mrs. M. V.
Mitchell and family for several days.
Mr. and Mrs- George Dlenerof Plant
nreclnct, left Sunttay for San Diego,
to spend the remainder of tho winter.
Sateen petticoats 89 cents; silk
petticoats $2.95; and other garments
at pro'portionately low prices during
Block's January Clearanco sale.
E. R. Plummer has been confined to
the house -for a week past with
stomach trouble and nervous break
down. Mrs. Edwlna Schatz and Mrs. Albert
Schatz and daughter leave for Los
Angeles tomorrow to remain seeral
weeks.
Mrs. Peck and daughter, who had
been spending several months at tho
Ottonsteln residence, left for tho ea&t
Friday.
IXl'ItEASED JltSINESS (TIT AMI) COUNTY NEWS
AT THE l'O&TOWU'E.
Mr. and Mrs. Bookwalter, u
Tho North Platte postofflco was Ognllala, spent tho week end at tho
inmlo n central office for all of the. Con Walker home.
ofTlccs in tho county. There aro 12 H. L. Pennington returned Satur-
district officers. This offlco handles day from Omaha whoro ho had boon
all tho accounts and furnlshoa all the transacting business for a icouplo of
supplies. Wo have added ono more days. j . t ' i '
clerk to the forco this year, and also
a now rural route of 34 miles on the
north side of tho Matte Ulvof. The
postal receipts of tho office last year
were ?32,000; the year before $2(5,000.
Our money order business increased
about 40 per cent, and about 35 per
cent more 'packages insured. than form
erly. Thero is ono trouble tho postoflce
would llko ,to have remedied this next
year, and that is when writing to
friends, if the writer would in ad
dition to giving tho town and state
would also give the street number and
box number, it would save tho office a
god deal of time and tho patrons much
Inconvenience.
Dr. Urock, Dentist, over Stono Drug
,Storo.4 ' f tt
Mfs. C. O. Halnxhd 'daughter
have returned to their homo nt Mel
rose Nebr.i after VlsltirTg her .parents
Mr. and Mrs." Con Walker.
Committees appointed to canvass the
clfy for subscriptions to the Armenian
and Syrian relief began their "work
yesterday.
Ralph Vroman, who is now with the
balloon corps at Ft. Omaha, spent the
latter part of last week In town visit
ing friends.
J. W. "Payne is having a bad siege
of his old trouble rheumatism
Which has confined him to tho houso
for two weeks past.
Will Waltomath, L. B. Dick, Elmer
Coates and R. D. Blrge returned Friday
afternoon- from Lincoln where they at
tended the state lumber dealers' con
vention. Waists at Block's formerly priced
at $3.50, $4.50 and $7.50 are now
offered at $1.98, $2.98 and, $4.9S.
Certainly a chance to secure bargaiiu
in waists.
Mrs. E. F. Seeberger returned Thurs
day night from Omaha where she' ac
companied Mrs. Liddell and remained
for a week or so following Uio oper
ation performed on the latter.
Governor Neville is receiving soma
publicity as a candidate for United
States senator. Why not? Ho has
certainly made good as governor, why
not boost him a peg higher?
A telegram message from Omaha
yesterday stated that the condition of
Mrs. A.. Lindell was still "such that tho
attending physician, Dr. Dunn, hold
out'?nb hopo for her recovery.
Fjjr Sale Two lots and two houses,
ono ten room and onb five' FObinf all
modern except heat. Will trade for
land. Inaulro of J. Habler. lOOtf
T. C. Patterson, chairman of the
Lincoln County Council 'of Defense,
will go to Lincoln this week to attond
a meeting of the State Council which
will hold sessions Friday and Satur
day.
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Every winter coat in tho houso to
go. Lots of choice coats to select
from to lit women, misses and children
at 'prices tho lowest on record at The
Leader Mer. Co. -
The annual meetrng of the stock
holders of tho First National bank
was held Tuesday. All of the old
officers were re-elected, D. B. Mc-Neel
president, C. O. Wickstrom vice-pres
ident, Otto Schurman vice-presldnt and
G. S. Thompson cashier. Ono thous
and dollars was placed in the surplus
fund and tho balance will bo carried
ns undivided profits. Hershey Tlmen.
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Make A Fresh Start
" ISfow is the time to start on a new and
better basis.
Put the patriotic spirit of service and
economy into every daily act.
Thus you, can have a larger Savings
Account at the McDonald State Bank. You
can thus easily form new and thriftier
habits that will benefit you.
Save more so you can lend money to
the Government so you can help those
brave boys who need your aid.
Small deposits are.welcome here.
McDonald State Bank
Go East to liny GoodN.
.Mrs. Harry I. Block and son leave
tomorrow for Syracuse, N. Y., whore
they will visit relatives for ton days
at which time Mr. BJock will Join Mrs.
Block on a trip to New York whore
they will spend several weeks "purchas
ing spring garments for the Block
store. In speaking of the trip Mr.
Block said Uiat his 'purchases will be
heavier than over before, due in part
to the fact that with his enlarged
modern store he will have moro room
for merchandise and a much better
opportunity to display it, and partly
toan anticipated heavy trade next
spring, for the customors of tho Block
store aro growing in number oa.'li
season. To make room for tho now
stock, Mr. Block is now "holding a
January clearance sale.
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Florence Wilcox Featured
Tho Sunday Lincoln Journal con
tained individual pictures of ten girls
at the s state university who are mem
bers of the Freshmen Girls' Commis
slon.and included in the ten is Miss
f lorcnco rwucox or tins city, Tina
commission Is chosen for tho 'purposo
of promoting good spirit among tho
members of tho first year class and
help thorn got acquainted. It has
given ono party for all tho freshmen
girls and plans later to entertain all
members of the class in smaller
roups.
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Red Cross Work for Girls.
Next ' Saturday morning at ten
o'clock Mrs. W. H. McDonald will
"Sir
ifieet on, tho third floor of the Federal
building all girls between the "ages, of
ten nnd fourteen who desire to eriga&o
in RedJross work .-Quito a number of
girls of this age have been assisting
in the work under Mrs. McDonald. and
It is her doslro to enlist others, for
sho finds they are very holpful and
the services of those who have already
assisted have been much appreciated
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Tho postponed meeting of tho Re-
bokah kensington will bo held in tho
I. O. O. F. hall on Friday aftornoon
or. tins weoK. ah members aro re
quested to bo present as thero is busi
ness of Importance to be transacted.
Mrs. N. Clausen nnd Miss Mario
Frolkoy of Stapleton visited at the
Con Walker home last week.
Tho county commissioners are in
session this week making semi-annual
settlement with Icounty officials and
transacting such otlier business as
may come before them.
Como and carry away a bungalow
apron from Block's for 59 cents.
The dato of tho patriotic play to bo
given by tho Sammy Girls under tho
direction of Mrs. W. J. Tiley, has
not been definitely settled, but will be
sometime near February 15th.
C. W. Burklund and Will Cokor,
of Sutherland, were visitors in town
yesterday and mado Thp Tribune a
call.
Mrs. A. E. Timmorman and chlld-
dron returned from a visit with ro
latlves at Stella, Nobr., yesterday.
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WHY IS NORTH PLATTTE FIRM?
Because Its Citizens Hnvo Learned
Tho Truth.
After reading this generous nnd en
couraging roport from Mr. Rocors.
thoso who havo tho mlsfortuno to suf-
for, as ho did will naturally long to
got similar roller. But to got tho
earao good as Mr. Rogers had, you
shouldd got tho samo remedy. There
aro of cduirso, othor kidnoy pillB but
thoro aro no other Kidnoy pills tho
samo as Doan's. That Is why North
Platto people demand tho gonuirio.
M. C. Rogers, prop, of harness storo,
514 Locust St., North Platto, says:
"Once in a while my kidneys havo be
come disordered and If I did not
attend to thqm, I (would get bad toff.
My back would becomo laino and thoro
would bo a stoady acho In It, When I
tried to etraighten up aftor citting, a
sharp pain -would catch mo. I know
my kidneys woro tho causo of tho mis
ory, for at such times thoy acted too
often, especially, at night. Doan'a
Kidnoy Pills havo always relieved
any signs of such trouble, putting my
kidnoys In a normal condition. I
know thoy can bo depended upon and
I am glad to rocommond thorn,"
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidnoy remedy got
Doan'a Kidnoy Pills tho samo that
Mr. Rogora had. Foaton-MUburn Co.,
Mfgro., Buffalo, N. Y.
At tho Presbyterian church Sunday
two now. bible classes woro organized,
one for Voung indies with Mrs- Curry
ns teacher and a men's class with Dr.
Curry as Instructor. Both start with
ainlOo membership.
Ray Cnntlln is contemplating enlist
ing in the navy as n fireman on an oil
burning vessel. For several years he
was a member of tho Michigan Naval
Reserves, which would givo him a
credit standing In tho navy.
I now havo funds at 5 por cent
on choice bottom table land. Gone
Crook, Room 4, Keith thcatro Bldg.
Clarence McCabo, son tf Dr. McCabo
who has been at Ft. Leavenworth for
several months, has passed an examin
ation for tho electric signal sorvlco of
the aviation corps. He Is now awaiting
a call to Kansas City for. further In
struction. "Jack" Hartor, who now headquar
ters at Salt Lake City, with a territory
extending from that city to this city,
spent Saturday in town visiting with
frlonds- Ho is with tho Marshal Oil
Co. but is carrying side linos that eai n
him good money.
Miss M. Sicman, steam baths and
Swedish Massage, ladies and gentle
men. Phono 897. Brodbcck bldg. 85tf
Dr. Walter Crook's lntest car ii a
72-horso power four-cylinder Mercui,
which ho, with Mrs Crook, brought up
from Omaha last .eek. Doctor says
It Is powerful, speedy and In every re
spect "some" car. Tho soiling prlco
of tho car is $3,700.
' "Hay prices aro all shot to pieces,"
said a dealer yesterday. "At Omaha
lffsji Friday there were 400 cars of hay
in the outer railroad yards and thirty
flvo on tho salo tracks. Tho high
prices this fall and winter has result
ed in heavy shipments and the markets
are at present glutted."
'Dodge Brothers Motor Cars do stand
up in any and ovory hard sorvice.
Try asking the next mixed bunch of,
automobllo ( owners or oven dealers
.their opinion of tho "worth ol
tnTs car. It will bo good information
locyou to have, nnd may, help you In
the selection of your next car. J. V.
Rpmlgh, TDeiVler.
?Just arriVcd our spring Avhlto goods,
organdies, flaxons and batistes. Now
is tho opportuno tlmo to buy while our
lino is extensive "We havo much from
which to mako your selections E; T
Tramp & Sons.
Committees wero busy yesterday
selling tickets for tho Red Cross
musical to bp given at tho Franklin
auditorium by Miss Zora Trovillo, as
sisted by Prof. Doucet, Miss O'Hare,
Mrs. C. Ernest Melton and Miss
Mackey. Tho program 'promises to bo
ono of the best over given in town and
will merit a largo audience.
The Methodist Aid society will hold
their regular meeting at tho church
parlor Thursday afternoon. As this
meeting will bo devoted to Red Cross
work tho ladies aro requested to como
ns early as convenient; work com
mencos at 2 o'clock. At 3 o'clock Dr.
Runyon will have a biblo reading to
which all aro Invited.
All our now spring models in CorBots
on display in our corset department.
E. T. Tramp' & Sons.
No, 17 was again nnnullcd lust
evening, evidence that up to Sunday
evening tho traffic condition in
Chicago had not undorgono much
improvement. It is rolatod that Satur-
evenlng out-going passongors at a
Chicago depot wore furnished fifteen
Pullman sleepers in which to spend
tho night, no trains being able to
loavo tho depot.
"Patrons on rural routes should not
ovorlook tho fact that In order to get
dally dollvery of mail thoy must keep
tho snow blocked roads open," said
Postmaster McEvoy yesterday. "This
is a requirement of tho postofflco do
partment. Not only must tho public
roads be kept opon, but the road to
each Individual box must bo In such
condition that tho carrier can reach
tho box without gottlng out of his car.
Patrons must seo that thoso require
ments aro fully observed."
Governor Neville says ho Is sorlously
contemplating calling tho Nebraska
legislature to assemble in special
session to consider two and porljapa
tnreo specific questions. First of
theso will bo to amend tho law for
tho purposo of allowing soldiers Bor
ving with tho colors outsldo tho stuto
dp-voto. Second, to act on tho pro
hibition amendmont to tho federal con
stltutlon, and tho third, woman's suf
frage, depending on what progress
that causo makes In tho senato at
Washington. Omaha Beo.
W. V Hoagland spent Saturday In
Fremont jittchidlng a meeting of re
publicans from different parts of the
stuto.
Twonty por cent discount on Child
ren's dresses and coats a Block's, tho
bargain storo of tho town.
It: McFariand received a pen of six
white Wyandotte chickens from n
breedor In Canada Saturday. They
cosl'IUty-flve dollars but Mac says tncy
aro worth tho prlco.
Tho Ladles Auxiliary of tho B. of R.
T. will hold their regular meeting arid
kensington at tho K. P. hall Friday
afternoon, Jan. 18th. Mesdamcs Cool,
Gutherlcss and Stack will entertain.
A$ult that sold formerly nt $10
ia now being offered at $19.85 at
Block's. Theso suits must go regard
less of the loss to Block.
A Good Investment
A year ago, I sold a local
engineer a, used Dodge Brothers
car of the 1916 model. He to$:
mc a few days ago that ho woul
not take today what he paid for
the car and the upkeep had been
practically nothing.
I have often said that one of
our used Dodge cars, rehuilt in
my shop and guaranteed against
mechanical delects, will outwear
two new cheaper cars. Service
is built into these cars and their
Conductor Bob Massev wears n scr-
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viceM)auge wun two stars, uno son is ijr innfT
a prlvato at Camp Funston, nnother 0 '
is a lieutenant at tho Kelly aviation I n0v have a used 1917 car, a
field. ...
newer model touring car, which
stationed in tho Chicago office of tho will give any buyer equal value
Union Pacific for Boveral years wlH
return to Omaha In tho near future to
accept a position as superintendent of
car service.
Wo will take a Ford car In exchange
on a Pluno. Walker Music Co.
Tho weather of tho past few days
has ben so unlike our usual January
weather that wo are beginning to fool
a little skeptical of Observer Shilling's
efficiency. Tho snow was all right,
but wo didn't need the bolow zero
weather.
and service, and I guarantee it to
do so. The price is reasonable.
Drop in and sec it and try it out;
J. V. R0MIGHr
Dodge Brothers Dealer
6th & Locust.
North Platte.
YOU'VE TRIED THE REST
NOW USE THE BEST
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"COW BRAND"
FLOUR
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Every North Platte Dealer Can Supply You.
KEITH THEATRE
MONDAY NIGHT
JAN. 21.
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Mail Orders Received Now.
Prices $2.00, $1.50, $1.00.
Seat Sale Thursday at 7:30 p: m.
Plfls War Tax. Curtain at 8:15. .
DR. J. S. TWINEM,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Physician, Surgeon, Obstetrician. X-Ray. '
For your comfort and accommodation Tho Nurse Brown
Memorial Homeopathic Hospital. Homeopathic medicine " for
acute and chronic diseases. A trial will convince you that there
is no system of treatment its equal.
Office phone 183. Residence phone 283.
Hospital Phone 110. '
