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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1918)
I DWt Neglect Your Eyes I W . If they are giving you the least m v bit of troubl giving consult our Opt om- etrist about them as h e is a SPECIALIST give along this line of work and will you the best of care. We grind our own lenses. HARRY DIXON & SON. Ford Refuses Exemption. The Kord Motor company hrta do-kjf i.iiiiuu 10 nccepi cxeiupuon irom Tito i Garnold flvo-day suspended ordor.l gruutcd yogtortlay. Honry Ford said todnjyfS f "Although tno Ford Motor company Ib exempted, we do not care to take advantage of It. It is a rollof mousurot prompted by military necessity, and mo ioru piatus win romain cosed tno prescribed porlod. "It Is the best thing that has come- out or the food and fuel control, this suspension of production until the eastern congestion can bo relieved. " : :o: : Huy tlio Palmer Ranch. Van Lawrcnco and W. E. Eshleman. of this city, havo purchased the Jack I'almer ranch thlrty-flvo miles north of Heshoy. Thero are 3.5G0 acros In the , ranch nnd included in the sale were 315 head of cattlo, four horses, and all the hay and farm machinery The consideration was flftv-ono thous and dollars. Jack Palmor had lived on this ranch for about thirty ycara and was ono or tho moat wldoly known cattlemen in McPherson county. o: DR. 0. II. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist . Office over tho McDonald ' State Bunk. LOCAL AND PERSONAL For sale191G Ford touring, looks and acts like a now carbargain $285. Romlgh Garago. For Sale 16-stall barn with hay loft. Inquire of Robert Salcettl; 102-9 Lem Kldwoll, of "Wallace, wa3 in town yesterday while enrouto homo from Omaha. For Rent Furnished rooms. Spec ial rates to permanent roomers Phone Black 941. The high school basket ball team will play tho Paxton team at tho latter place February 2d. Dr. Morrill. Dentist. The condition of E. R. Plummer continues sorlous, tho trouble being Hardening of tho arteries and affection of tho kidneys and tho left lung. Dr. Geo;, 13. Dent and son George are In Omaha, going thero to visit Mrs. Dont and attend the funeral of of the lato Mrs. Andrew Liddell. Tho Hershoy Auto Co., has been In corporated with a capital stock of $25,000. Tho Incorporators aro J. W, Abbott, 0; H. Eyerly and G. B. Morgan. The homo of Engineer G. C. Williams was quarantined for small pox tho latter part of last week, his little daughter having contracted tho disease. Lost on tho streets between the Landgraf barber shop and tho post ortice, diamond setting from ring. Re turn to Landgraf barber shop and receive reward of $25.00. Elmer Coates wont to Denver last night to attend the annual .convention of the Rocky Mountain lumber dealers association. While In Denver he will investigate the coal situation. Mrs. Bruco Brown, of Brady, spent last weeK in umana navmg an x-ray ex amination taken of his' shoulder which , . j. -,r.ln MWWlJUU 1 1111. fc, i. VtlLl V UlUU ilU wooa wiui nym iu suffered a second fracture of the arm vpstcnlav to attend the fun eral of tho late Mrs. Andrew Liddell. The Christian Aid society will meet , , , , , Thursday afternoon in the church j. u. urooits, -who mm obbu 1UU.1...B .basement. All are invited to attnd a, vulcanizing shop at Gothenburg, , Tho la(les on tho rofresmment com lias returneu lo luwii wiui u.a iiuuu, .mittGft aro MnsilnmR Will Pnlflnr-k Miss M. Sieman, steam baths -and Swedish Massage, ladles and gentle men. Phone 897. Brodbeck bldg. 85tf W.' H. Potter, who jecently sold his farm south of Hershey has gono to Oregon., and. Washington to look up a location; Cyril Donegan, In training at Camp Funston, has been home for 'a few days visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Donegan. Miss Lillian Curry, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. II. Curry, camo Friday from Kansas City to visit her parents for a couple of weeks. Mrs. F. J. McDonough, nee Evelyn Jeffers, and son Joe, of Omaha havo been visiting relatives and friends Jn town for several days. Mrs. C. A. Lowell and two sons, who had been visiting at, tho I. L. Mlltonberger residence, left yesterday for their home in Chicago. For Sale: Price & Teeple piano, good as new. Inquire of or address C. A. Feather, Brady, Neb. 2-4" Tho Red Cross workers of tho Nichols neighborhood will hold a knitt ing bee at the home of Mrs. John Toillion next Friday evening. Tho LItorary department of the Twentieth Century club will meet with Mrs. Chas. Clinton, assisted by Mrs. John Dick, this afternoon. Elizabeth Baldock and Wm Albee. , Two Mexicans wero arranged before Judge Mlltonberger Saturday and pleaded guilty to stealing coal from tho Union Pacific company. Thfiy paid fines and costa amounting to $19.80 and vero released. Dodge cars will' be very scarce thi spring, tho factory Is behind ito orders now in tne miuulo or tno wnter, so would advlso an early order if you want your Dodge car this coming spring. J. V. Romlgh, Dealer. Mrs. E. F. Seeborger Is still con fined to the house by an Injury she sustained to an ankle when alighting from a train ten days ago, but she hoipes to regain hor normal condition by tho end of another week. A sold'ei named Jackson, who had been stationed at Ft. Riley an i 'nine hero on d furlough, had his overran gloves and overshoes stolen fr.vai the dfpet yifferday. Whllo he had hi back turned some fellow walked off with his -winter apparel. The funeral of tho little Espey boy who died from tho effect of a pointed stick entering the brain through tho ear, was held from the home Friday afternoon. Rev. Cram conducted tho service and hymns wero rendered by Mrs. Cram, Mrs. Crane nnd Mr. Loin lnger. Many sympathizing friends and neighbors wore present, and sent lloral tributes. BROTHER WAR SAVINGS STAMP Save and Serve EVen the small amounts deposited in The McDonald State Bank are of real help t in swelling the total resources which ultimately are used to develop local in dustry and thus give service to all. A Savings Account here makes your money increase at 4$ compound interest and is a National service whether you . eventually buy Government Bonds and Certificates or whether used for some other "v6rthy purpose. McDonald State Bank John Fnye Dies. John Faye. who had made North Fatto his homo for more than a quar ter or a century, died Saturday after noon at the Pulver hospital at the ago or nrty-iive. Death followed a para lytic stroke sustained quite a time beforo his passim: away. Ills wife was an inmate of tho Pulvor hosnltal for a long period and was finally taken to a state institution. a nroinor or tno deceased camo down from Goring Sunday to tnko cnarge or mo remains and arrango ror tno runeral. ::o:- Hushing Coal lo Scnbonrd. For the 24 hours ending at 3lx a. m yesterday, It was announced that 1,402 cars or anthracite and bituminous coal had been dumped at tldowntor terminals, compared with 1.4G1 tho day before, At tidewater yards wero 2,019 cars of anthrnclto and 1,469 of bituminous. The day provlous thore wero 2.29G cars of anthracite and 1,407 of bituminous. In transit within 24 hours of tidewater wero 1,041 cars of anthracite and 23G of bituminous. Thero wore 321 vessels waiting for bunkor coal compared with 371 the previous 24 hour period. , . to 'Sell VviiV Stamps. , War Savings Stamps, both tho 25 cent "Thrift Stamps" and tho $5.00 "War Savings Certificate Stamps" ylll be on sale In a few days at the offices of the Nebraska Telephone Company here, and throughout the state, accord Ing to the announcement received by Local Manager R. C. Pratt. Tho telephone company has been authorlz ed by the Secretary of tho Treasury to establish War Savings agencies at Its various offices. In addition to making it convenient for the public to 'purchase .the War Savings Stamps at its offices, the telephone company is encouraging its employees to save their money by buy ing tho stamps'. v Tho telephono company is n'so de voting a portion of Its regular ad vertising In tho various newspapers of the state to boosting tho salo of War Savings Stamps. 4, ,. ' : :o: : Mrs. Liddell Passes Away. Mrs. Molllo Liddell, of this clty died at an Omaha hospital Sunday afternoon following an operation for goitre two week previously. Follow Ing the operation other tpnoumonla set In. nnd this tended to weaken her con dition. The funeral will bo held in Omaha today and body laid along side hor husband who died in March, 191G Mrs. Liddell came to North Platto about eighteen years ago and wm employed as milliner in ono o" the dry goods stores. A couple of years later she was married to Andy Liddell, employed as a locmotlvo fireman and lator as an engineer. She Is survived by two children, Majorlo agod about fifteen, and Jamos about twelve years old. Also by soveral sisters who reside In different sections of tho country, one or more of whom were expected at the funeral. Ono ot these slster3 has offered to make a home for the two children. Mrs. Liddell was bright, onergetlc and lovable "woman, who had endeared herself to all acquaintances and her passing away Is dee'ply regretted by many. : :o: : Tho Women's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at the church promptly at 2 o'clock. A program will bo rondored by young girls at tho Baptist church next Friday evening In which several foreign nations will bo represented by costumes and flags. Tho yoVng people are especially Invited. Registration of Allen Kncmles Tho registration dates for Gorman alien enemies aro Fobruary 4th, 5th, Gth, 7th, 8th, and 9th, botweon tho hours of G n. m. and 8 to. ml. and tho placo of registration will bo at the postoffico whore they got their mall. Ho can apply at such office for blanks to fill out, which after being filled out should be returned to tho postmaster. It Is required that tho registrant pro cure, and fllo with his blank, four photographs of himself not less than 3x3 lnchos. Tho finger prints of tho registrant will bo taken. A German alien enemy Is any mnlo over 21 yenrs of ago who has not taken out his complete naturalization papers pr a malo abovo fourteen and under 21 ynars whoso fathor is not a naturalized citizen. If tho rglstrnnt moves from ono precinct to another ho must notify tho postmaster of such removal. A severe ponalty attaches to those who fall to reglstor. Tho (postmasters aro designated as tho registrars In all towns having less than 5,000 population in 1910. there fore Postmaster McEvoy will bo such registrar, for North Platto and not tho police officer as stated. Sammy Girls Entertainment. Tho patriotic ontqrtalnmont for tho bonofit of tho Sammy Girls- w.lll bo held at the Lloyd Opra House Friday evening, February 8th. Tho entertain ment, which will bo under tho direction of Mrs. W. J. TIloy, will bo of patriotic nature, introducing a number of novelties that will bo appreciated. The entertalnmont will begin at eight o'clock and Inst until ten, and bo followed by a dance. Tho admission will bo fifty cents for adults and'twonty-flvc cents for child ren. licet. Growers Ask More. An item of interest to nil farmers In this nart of tho stato who crow rsugar beets is that twelvo dollars per ton for sugar boots as compared with $7.00 per ton ipaid in 1917, is tho prlco that tho farmers who aro rals ing sugar boots in tho territory west of hoio propose asking'. The proposed contract, on tno part oi tno sugar com panles for 1918 is $8.50 "to $9.00 per ton, which cwlth tho bonus would not farmers $9.00 to $10.00 por ton. Tho growers, howoVer, aro insisting that under present conditions, they should receive $12 por ton. Tho labor ones ion Is ono of the moBt Important factors entering into tlio production of sugar beets In northwest Nobrnaka ::o:: Hello Girls Wanted; " '"Washington. Tho signal corps needs women tolophono oporatorB botweon 23 and 35 years old, who aro In good health ,nnd speak French rind Engllhl fluently, Experienced oporators pro forred. Salaries rango from $00 t $125 a month with rations and quarters tho same as received by army nurses Units of women operators to bo lic-nt abroad will wear dlstnicllv uniforms nnd be considered from military standpoint 'as in a slmllnr position to tho members of tho British women's auxiliary corps. Wives of army officers and enlisted men In Euro'po or about to go will be.accoptcd EUROPE NEEDS FOOD Food Administration Declares It In an Absolute Sin to Waste Food Food ' Has Become Sacred. Europo Is still sending an Insistent jcall ior more food. We must send it If the war Is to go on efficiently. If ffiro cat It all we cannot ship it, and Jbo food administration has already jtrlcd to picture how much that wheat Is needed by people who will starvo If Ithey do not get It, the food admlnlstra4 jtlon states. "For tho least bit of heedlessness Ion your part In food conservation some, one somewhere In tho world must suW ;fer privation," an official statement ideclares. "Tho food administration1 Jhas mastered the problem of Amerl-1 ca'B food In such a way that overyt jounce of food conserved and kept lnj ;tho currents of trade goes to an empty! stomach In Europo. ' "It Is an absolute Bin to waste food. Food has becomo sacred. 'Food means Ufa: it means aome .body's llfo, nnd you cannot escapo roi jsponstblllty. ' "There is Itho allied nations." no waste of food among 1 ::o:: Slrlko to Compcl'Peaco. A general strike Is on throughout Austrin, according to an 'Exchango Telegraph dispatch from Earls .which rqports 100,000 men quitting work in Vienna and Neustndt, closing down all tho war factories. Tho strikes aro .des crlbed as openly anti-Gorman and tho movement as loth political and econ omlc and ofpeclally aimed at obtain Ing pence. llrltlsh Sink Two Warships. In a naval action between .British and Turkish forces at tho entrance to tho Dardanelles, tho Turkish cruiser miuuuu, iormony tne uerman ures.aii was Mink and tho 'Sultan Yawuz Solim formerly tho Gorman cruiser Gooben was beached. This, announcement was made by tho admiralty Sunday nght. . . t . Card of Thanks. Wo wish to thank each and ovory ono of our many friends and neighbora who so kindly assisted us in tho sad and sudden death of our dear baby Alondor. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. L. Espey. For Kent. G40 acres, 94 cents por aero, cash All good farming or hny land; 1G0 acres In cultivation; good 4 room houso, barn for 8 horses, now gralnory 24x3G, wagon shed, good well, 10 foot Sampson mill, chicken house, cement cave, mnes or wiro ronco. u nines north ot Wallaco on tho C. I). & Q R. R., 12 miles south of Sutherland on U. P. R. R. School house on cast section lino. 2-2 W. R. HARDING. Timmorman Hotel, North Platto, Neb Notice of Flnnl Report, Estato No of Cora H. Osgood deceased in tho County Court of Lin coin County, Nobraska. Tho stato of Nebraska, to all per pons interested in said estato tnko notice that tho admlnstrator lms filed a final account and roport of his ad ministration and a petition for final settlement and dlBchargo as . such which havo boon sot for hearing bofnre said court on Fobruary 15, 1918, at p'clock a. m. when you may appear nnd contsst tho samo. Dated Jan. 18th, 1918. GEO. E. FRENCH, Co. Judge JANE COWL IN "THE SPREADING DAWN"- the romance of a generation from tlio Saturday Evening Post. Keith Theatre, Wed1. andVFhur. Jan. 23-24. ADULTS 25c. CHILDREN 10c. BE A s BOOSTER FOR NORTH PLATTE INDUSTRIES. Ask Any Grocer For cow BRAND FLOUR 11V. Made in the New Norths Platte Electric Mills. PUBLIC SALE The North Platte Sales Co. WILL OFFER AT PUBLIC SALE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY; r February 1st and, 2nd. COMMENCING AT 1 P. M. EACH DAY. Forty Head of good Horses and Moles, Forty Head of good Cows, Holstein, Jersey and Durhams. THESE CATTLE ARE ALL IN GOOD FORM. Also a lot of New and Second Hand Farm Machinery of all descriptions and New and Second Hand Automobiles, good work Harness. Parties who want to include machinery and furniture in this sale bring same in Friday, Feb. 1st. TERMS: Six months' time at ten per cent interest" All sums under $20 .'cash. Two per cent off for cash on sums over $20. NORTH SIDE BARN, Corner Locust & 8th st. North Platte, Neb. JULIUS MOGENSEN, Mgr. F. C PIELSTICKER, Clerk. WE BUY YODR 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 9fi. DR. J. S. TWIN EM, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Physician, Surgeon, Obstetrician. X-Ray. For your comfort and accommodation The 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. J. B. JtEDFEELD. EHYSICIAN & SUBGEOH Successor to Dra. RedQeld & Rodfleld PHYSICIAN &SUIM3EONS HOSPITAL Office Phone 642 Res. Pbons 871 DOCTOR D. f. QUIGLEY.. .. Practice Limited to ' Surtfery arid Itadluin Therapy 728 City National Bank Ball&lRff, Ohu&s, Nebraska!,