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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1918)
4ft ."St.- 4fc iort!t 'It '4 TIIIRTY-FOURTII YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NE., JANUARY 18, 1918. No. 2 Ik ofribune. COUNTY FOOD ADMINISTRATION I at ono time to last for a week or even GOODMAN MAKES STATEMENT a longer porlod, anil thus save sevor.il delivery charges and also save tho oxpeuso of tho niorohant making tho unnecessary trips. The price of Hour has been reduced by tho price fixing commltteo as you Tho United States Food administra tion Is seeking to stablllzo prlooa of food products, to eliminate specula tion and to lncrcaso production. It is a war measure and as it accomplishes , will observe by watching tho papora, Its purposo many of its benefits will and tho price of corn meal will soon bo permanent. (bo reduced. Other food products will It Is a large undertaking and to ac-'bo reduced if possiblo from time to complish geat results it is nocessary! timo. to have co-operation. Tho Food administration cannot do It is tho dusty of every patriotic all it hopes to, but remember it 1? citizen to help tho Food administration dcing all it can for tho consume, in ovcry way possiblo. I Our boyB and men who have gone to The food administration has Uccns- war aro making great sacrifice i and ed the wholesale dealers irt food and wa must all make some and not com- tho flouring mills through out the plain if every thing is not Just th . way United States for the purpose of pre- wo would like to havo It. venting the prices from, soaring as Remember wo are at war and all they usual do In war times. If the should do his part. price of flour and sugar , as well asi many other, food products had not been controlled in somo wav tho speculator would havo taken advant-j ago of tho shortage of tho supply and! E. It. GOODMAN. County Food Administrator : :o: : Temple Announces Change. This Is tho method which T iIpmIim no tolling what wo would bo paying to use in informing my friends, client for shch foods today. The dutiea of tho age and public, that I havo voluntar commltteo which fixes tho retail llv reslcned tho Secretnrv-shln of tho INDUSTRIAL HEADS AFTER M SCALP OF OARFlELR.jf prices of food In Lincoln county, tho eamo as in every other county In tho United States, is to establish a fair retail price for cash over the counter, allowing an additional charge to bo made for delivery or credit to cus tomers. These prices aro arrived at by taking the wholesale prices and allowing tho merchant a fall profit for doing business. - If tho wholesale price goos up nr kdown tho retail price -will be changed accordingly from timo to time. . On account of the margin of profit allowed the merchant it is necessary that ho mako a reasonablo charge for delivering goods and extending credit thus giving tho cash customer who purchases his goods over tho counter a lower prico. The customer who wants to ftavo on Iho delivery charge can order enough Fidelity Reserve Company which I havo held tho past two years . - I leave that position with no ill will or bad feelings, and I desire to thank the patronage given mo and the confidence placed In mo during my period in office as secretary. I expect to con tinue my resldonco at North Platte, and havo accepted the position as assistant State Manager in tho Se bastian Agency for the Old Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company In tho Offices of J. E. Sebastian, State Manager, Brodbeck & Sons nidg. Pleaso remember that I am in a position to glvo you the best dound life insuranco that money can buy and earnestly solicit partonag und welcome a visit from you in my new location. Office Phone Rod (312, resi dence Phone 783F3. F. F. TEMPLE. ltlnnio iho Itlalroail. Again Tho Trlbuno Is forced to kissuo but four imaoB hecauso the naner Industrial America rose in a body-(for today 1b burled" somowhoro in yosterday to protest against tho or-h local yard, or on somo sldo i track dor of Fuel Administrator Garflold, f between Onmba and North Pluttp. suspending operation of all largo? -::o;: manufacturing plants of tho oust for ThousnndR of Cars Tied Up. a period of Hvo days beginning last Omaha railroad mon say that light night at midnight, in order to oon- Uio.w there is a freight ombargo rn sorve tho supply of coal. shipments of practically overy corn- In Chicago and Immediate vicinity modlty to Chicago and points beyond, it Is figured that a million nnd a half This ombargo exempts dressed meats, workers will bo out of employment 'other foodstuffs and everything in tho for ilvo days, and in Now York the loss way of munitions or government 8ip to tho working peoplo in tho five duya llei. Thus, with the manufacturing is estimated at ninety million dollnra. .plants slnd down in tno territory cast Ii Is alleged openly by som? that; of tho Mississippi rlvor, could mean Garfield has usurped his authority nothing moro than tightening tho om but ho contends that tho Lovor bill -bargo up perhaps another notch, empowers him to tako such action If Tho embargo Is already felt by tho ho findB it advisable. It Is plal.uyl local roads. Right now the Union jvtdcnt from tho number of protoita Pacific has moro than 2,!0U loaded roeolved from all over the country that1 freight cars tied up along Its lines, tho people In majority do not believe -They aro loaded with commodities that tho need for taking a drastic stop'oj Chicago and boyond. Tho llur was at hand. Even tho government t Ungton haB moro than half as many shipping program will bo dolayed byiand tho Northwestorn has closo to this ordor. It la learned from tradail.000, with tho other Omaha-Chicago centers that tho supplies of food andHnos coming along with 300 to 800 material on hand Is woll distrlbutqdscars each. Omaha Bee. and will hold out over the period oils :rn:: inactivity. E Gus Gundorson, tho stockman who r:o:: . lives sovith of Horshoy, Is in town to Open House . day onrouto homo from Now York City Miss Wright and tho' girls -ot tho4wnoro ho had boon visiting relatives Sonlor and Junior High School Oymitf?r u month. Mr. Gundorson Bays nubitim classes invito tho people of lNow or, ,s nlly wj,th wnr, not,v1,Uos North Platto to tho Franklin Audit- streets thronged with soldlors, troop orlum tonight for an open house. ThqUshl!,s leaving for Franco overy fow girls nil show tho work of tho cgulur f B",1?' aml on, tho outskirts of tho city gymnasium classes, will glv i somo a "hlp31 :"" ,b scn maneuvering at special stunts and close with an ox.: different heights in tho air. When ho ,hlbltion basket ball game. Thero lair1011 ow votk tno coai situation was no admission or charge of nnv klnd.mr,uz,"K The program will begin at 8 o'clock! Attorney Robert Boatty returned and you can como and go at your vvilKplast night from a business trip to .:o:: kOshkosh and left this morning for Will Schott, express agent at Junc-IPgalalla to look after logal matters, tion City, Kan., left for that place to-R Lieut. Percy Schott who had boon day after visiting tho homo folks forjihomo on a. short furlough, returned several days. ' (Jthls morning to Camp Cody. -- . . -,. THE . EARLY BUYER. SECURES CHOICE IN SELECTION" There' a lot of shrewd men in this community; and they're ail taking advantage of the i Values in Our January Sale Suits, Good buys for you Now's the time to buy over coats. We have reduced our prices to reduce our stoelt3. Frankly, we do not believe that these prices will be equalled again until after the war. $30.00 Suits $24.00 $25.00 Suits $20.00 $22.60 Suits $18.00 $20.00 Suits $10.00 $18.00 Suits: $14.40 $15.00 Suits $12.00 $12.50 Suits $10.00 You should, too. Clothing prices are ad vancing because wool is scarce and they will continue to go higher. In fact, they're ever proposing a 60-40 combination in materials, 60 per cent wool and 40 per cent cotton. Even if they do not use that per cent of cotron, "ALL WOOL" will be mighty scarce. Be an "Early Bird" And Get tho Pick o these SPLENDID VALUES Come to this store, now. Buy for the future. When you consider that prices are going up, up, up, you'll get everything from sox to suits while our January Sales are on. an Overcoat MR. MAN Good-bye for the suits good buys for you. Prices reduced to reduce our stock. Same smart styes; same good materials; but prices are way, way down. Get in on this chance EARLY. $30.00 Overcoats $24.00 $25.00 Overcoats $20.00 $22.50 Overcoats $18.00 $20.00 Overcoats $1(5.00 $18.00 Overcoat $14.40 $16.00 Overcoats $111.20 UNDERWEAR Remarkable Values Broken lines, you'll congratu late yourself if you get in on the big reductions we've made to close them out quickly. $G.00 Unions $4.80 $4.00 Unions v--$8.20 $3.50 Unions' :-L-$2.8!) $2.50 Unions $2.00 $2.00 Unions $1.00 $1.50 Unional--Jll l'---jfi.20' TROUSER Clearance Get the most for your money; buy an extra pair or two of'' trousers, while we are selling them so much below regular. $6.50 Trousers $5.20 $5.00 Trousers $4.00 $4j50 Trousers $3.G0 $3.50 Trousers $2.80 $3.00 Trousers $2.40 V MEN'S FURNISHINGS At Little Prices Get a plentiful supply of shirts, ties, gloves and any of the other little things every well dressed man has ubc for; they're all included in this January sale at prices that mean a saving. Gloves. 20 per cent, qff Tiep 20 per cent off Hoserrr20 per cent, off Handkerchiefs20 per cent oil Mufflers 20 per cent off Harcourt Clothing Co LOCAL AND PERSONAL -t A cmr on nn outgoing frolgbl train was durnilod nenr tho brldgu Inst night delaying trnrtlc for a timo. Kor Snlo: Prico & Tcoplb piano, good as now. Inqulro of or atldrcHO C. A. Fftathor. Brady, Nob. 2-4 The first sonil-hnmtnl apportionment or tho Stato .school monoy fct 1U1S glvoa Lincoln county $0,344. John and Goorgo Woinhorgcr woro called to Oniulm this week by tho roHoub illness or tholr father Audrow Wcinbergor. Lost On street, lcathor onso con tainlng not of three gold-handlod BcisBors. Flndor 'pleaso return to this office aiid receive roward. For quick action and s-ntlsfactorj Mile list your inrtd with Tlioclqckc (f Cy Shaw, a farmer living north of tho rlvor, forked over $14.80 in Judgo Mlltonbergor's court Wednesdoy on tho charge of drunkenness. C. P. Ilaasch, who had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. S. Alien for ton dayu, left this morning for bin homo in Valloy City, N. D. Mrs. Thos. Katen, who had boon visiting her daughter Miss Hazel Knt- on, wns called to her homo in Alliance Wednesday night by tho illnoss of her husband. You must viBlt tho store overy day during Tho Leader Mor. Co's. January Inventory sale. Now lots gotton out overy day. Mrs. John Jonos and Mrs. I. L. Datlor returned today from Lincoln whoro thoy "woro called by tho death of their grandmothor who had attain ed the ago of eighty-threo. Word has boon received that Merrill Cross and Abnor Wossburg who woro with Co. E. at Camp Cody havo been sent to tho officers training camp at Leon Springs, Texas. Tho Sammy Girls' will bo given ft party in tho basement of tho Epiuco'pal church tomorrow ovoning. All tho girls are requested to bo presont. Tho basement will bo oppn at 7 "30. Mrs. Addlo P. Armstrong has filed her petition in tho district court pray. ing for a divorco from hor huBband, A, L. Armstrong, on tho ground of desertion. Sho asks for the custody of their three children, John Wilson, a Kearney man woll known In North' Platto, died. in,that city Sunday'at tho aKdI?BixtyU;lKht.t-- -w-wJS He was a former shorlff oT Buffulo County, a former president of the' state volunteer fireman's association and prominont in Masonic circles. Mrs. L. L. Borthe ontertalnod the J. I P. Club Tuesday aftornoon. Tho prizes in tho bard gamos wore won by Mcsdamos I. E. Trout and Omar Huff. The guests of tlio day wore Mosdames Ray Snyder' and Lawhead. Tho club Avill meet in two weeks with Mrs. Andy McGovorn. All but 200 ot tho Lincoln County men who have filed their questionaires have been classified, and tho bo.ird will claBBlfv thoBO 200 today or tonight. Cards havo boon mailed to ull who havo been classified. Thoso claiming agricultural or industrial clarifica tion must make tholr appeal direct to the district board at Omaha. All tho women's tailored suits aro being closed out at Tho Loader Mor. Co. All tho grades up to $20. GO clos ing price $14.85. All tho finer suit values up to $47.50 closing prico $23.05. Now is your chance, Chief of Pplln Jonos baa received IiIb instructions which are to govorn the registration of alion enomica in North Plutto. It is with him the?o mon niUHt rcgistor. Other alien enomles residing in othor parts of tho county must bo registered at the varlouo post- offices. Today's papers state that Kaiser Bill is ready to hurl a vast army at tho wostorn front in a final dnsporate attack. Por this purposo ono million mon havo boon brought from tho Kuesinn linos. The alllos report that thoy aro ready for tho onslaught of the Germans. During tho yoar 1917 Sutherland shln'ped oiit 417 cars of 11 vo stock nnd farm products and shlppod in iilb cars of merchandise and building material. Among tho out slilpnionts woro 221 curr of stock, 22 cars of wheat and two cars of apples. Tho tickoc sales woro $12,G05.C4. Thoro was a largo attendance at tho danco nnd card party given by tho LlkB last evening. Tho dance mutta furnirhed by tho flvb IlawaUaitB is t buld to havo boon a disappointment, but thoy rendered somo fairly goou vocal music, and tho two -women of tho company gnvo good exhibitions of tho hula hula dunces. Subscriptions made to tho Y. M. C. A. war work funds aro now duo and paynblo to tho commltteo who solicited your subscription or direct to c o. Wolngand, county chairman, North Platto. Tho stato treasurer of this fund is now calling for tho doferrod payments nnd nil who owo unpaid subscription arc urged to make pay ment at tho earliest possiblo date. l'rotCHtnnt Episcopal Cluircli. Sunday, Jan. 20, 1918. S a. hi. Holy communion. 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Morning prayor and ser mon, 7:30 p. m. Evening prayor. et. rnuis, worm siuo, 3:oo p. m. Sunday school, Evory momber of tho parish is ro quostod to bo presont on Sunday ovon fng as aftor tho sorvlcb a Parish mooting will bo held at which time the financial report of tho yoar ending Jan. l, 1918 will bo road. Please bo proBont. Rov. Arthur Dittos Jonos, Rector. XKBltASKA HAS 22,000 i 31KN UNDER COLORS. Approximately 22,000 Nebrnskans will ho placed In tho first class, ac cording to Cnptnln Walter Andoraon, who hnB charge of drafting under tho new crnlBsiflcation ordered by tho de partment of war. Nebraska lias 118,000 mon regis tered under tho solectlvo draft law. Nebraska's quota for tho first draft was 8,200 men, of which 85 per cent havo gono. Including nntlonnl guard and volunteers who enlisted tho stato has contributed 22,000 soldiers. : :o: :- News NotCK. During 1017, 920 Baloons in Chicago wont out of business, Involving a loss In revenues to -tho city of $920,000. This waa announced at a meeting of the flnanco committee of tho council ,io framo tho annual bulgot. Tho food administration has decid ed that all meats oxcept pork may bo oaton on moatloss days in a group ot western 'statos, in which growers havo boon forced to market thoir stock bocauso of tho scarcity and high prico of foodstuffs. Another marked decrease In tho sinkings of British merchantmen by mlno or submnrino in tho last wool: 13 noted in tho report of tho admiralty issued. In this porlod only Bix merchantmen ot 1,G00 tons or over woro Bunk, nml In addition two morch-ant-mon undor 1.G00 tons and two fish ing vessels. Tho resolutions commltteo of the United Mine Workers' of America, in biennial convention Is oxpocted to re port favorably a resolution advocating government ownorship of the coal mlnoB of tho country, provided thoy are conducted along dombcrntla linos. Tho resolution will doclnro that tho union minors shall havo representa tion in the operation of tho mines. Anything olso than this, minors de clare, would not bo democracy. Dealers, wholesalers, manufacturers or Votallors who keop on hand moro than a 30-dny Bupply of staplo food articles will bo henceforth adjudged guilty of hoarding. This is a now rul ing of tho fcdornl food administration. Formerly thoso concorns woro allow ed a 00-day supply of stock. ThQ immediate taking over of all tho packing plants in tho United Statos wll bo urged Upon Prosldent Wilson by a dclegntton roprosonting every craft in tho industry and headed by John THtzpatrick, prosldent of tho I'hicago. Federation -of Labor. S3v Good Buys I have two light used cars, both with electrical equipment, both completely overhauled in my shop, guaranteed to be in mechanical condition for 30 days from date of saie. These are real bargains, as I never pay premiums to take in second hand cars. They were taken in right and can be bought cheap er than ordinarily. One is a 1910 Maxwell, in fine condition. The other is a 1916 Chrevrolet. The prices are more than right and I guarantee that the cars are right. Como in and look at them. X . ROUGH, Dodge Brothers Dealer 6th & Locust. North Platte. W. A. CAUFlFMAN, AUCTIONEER. Terms reasonable guarantee satisfaction. Epr dates see J. F. Clabaugh, North Platte Phone 201. f
