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THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., MARCH 1, 1918.
No. 14
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310 VI H SHOW FOK THE M(J ATTENDANCE AT FOOD
DENEFIT OF JtFD CKOSS. JIKETIX LAST KVENIXi.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
"W. J. Tlley and Ed Dickey have Tho lloor of the Franklin auditorium
boon in Omaha this weeR making con- was packed and tho gallery well filled:
tracts with film companies and pur- by an audience that assembled to hear
chasing apparatus for a now moving Mrs. Meyer, of Iowa, and Sonator Col-
plcturo show that will bo oponed In by. of Now .Torsoy, toll of food condi-
tho Lloyd opera hdu.so, which has tlona abroad and tho necessity of j
been lensed for that purpose, and solf-denlul on the part of tho people
which will be operated for tho benefit of 'the United States In order that our
of tho Red Cross chapter of this city, "oys abroad as well as tho peoplo of.
The work being done by tho Red tho countries nt war might not suffer. )
Cross chapter has reached such en- County Food Administrator Goodman
urinous proportions that tho finance presided at tho meeting and Introduced
commftteo has for ''some time past the speakers. Mrs. Meyer, who has a
been up against the proposition of how son under the colors in France, Is a
to secure funds with which to buy dramatic and forceful speaker, and she
material for tho army of workers. At dI(l t hesitate, to call a spado by its ,
tho present rate material Is being rightful name. Sho chlded tho Am-
workod up, practically one thousand erlcan people for their lack of patriot-
dollars is needed each month to pur- is not more fully complying with
chase these supplies. With the view the food administrator's requests for
of assisting in furnishing these funds greater food conservation, and strong-
a picture show was suggested, hence ly intimated that as peoplo wo have a
the visit of Messrs. Tlley and Dickey yellow streak that Is quite noticeable,
to Omaha and the authority given thorn We aro Unwilling, she said, to make
to contract for films and- buy tho tho sacrifices the conditions require
necessary apparatus. that wo should make because we do
The work connected with the opera- not realize that we aro at war. Mrs.
tion of the show will be largely donat-(cyr niado a strong appeal to the
ed by citizens, thus reducing .the cost' audience to help win the war by
to a mlnimdim, and providing, it is practicing economy 01 ioou supplies.
hoped, quite a monthly fund for the
Red Cross.
There is no spirit of antagonism to
Senator Colby, who was a member
of the U. S. commission sent to France
to investigate food conditions, told of
oxlstinir tilcture shows In tho nitv In his experiences in Belgium and France
this move. Tho only desire is to 11,1(1 of the conditions as tho commls
create funds for a phase of tho war , slon found them. As a result of- tho
work that Is absolutely necessary and ! investigations, lie urged tho absoluto
in which the. women of the town aro ' necessity of food conservation on tho
engaginK with such great enthusiasm. Part f the. people of this country. At
::o:: ithe close of his address, which was
tup ivii rnv iVppt cTinn.' very interesting throughout, ho asked
' I j i hJ01u' (that tho audience so on record as to
Iiiito decided to close out their grocery their willingness to practice food con
dopnrtmont direct to the r customers, serving by standing, and every one
and to do so quickly will give a dis- Lood
iMM.m, (.i i. per coin inim regular Thc meeting will no doubt result In
)rfL's i, i .... . . . ' 80(1 ,n North Platte; we are pretty
Tho entire stock will bo sold In a certain to exercise greater economy in
few days time mid it Is your oppor- the use of those footlstmffs which aro
turilty to buy groceries nt wholesale essential to the success of our boys in
prices. Come now while the assort- the trenches.
went Is good ns there will not be any ..0..
more goods added to tho line as wo are' will Talk to Fathers and Sons,
quitting the grocery business. The services at the First Presbv-
WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE. terian church will follow the "Father)
" , iftnd Son Day" banquet. The Sons will,
"rather and Son" Unnquer. be tho guestB of the Fathers at the
Seventy-five fathers and sons were services and the Rev. J. H. Curry, D.
present at a "father and son" banquet o will talk to the Fathers and Sons.1
hohi at uie rresDyienan cnurcn wea- Sunday school at 10 a. m A. S.
nesday evening, enjoyed an excellent! Allen, superintendent You are Invited
uiniier servea uy uie muies or uie to attend all the services.
cnurcn, ana listened to several toasts.
Tho attendants were members of the
congregation, and each one seemed to
thoroughly enjoy, the evening. Rev.
Cnrry presided as toastmaster, and in
ltia introductory remarks spoke of tho
lllg Brother movonjent In many of the
charches In which young churchmen
throw a protecting arm around the
younger boys of the community.
The toasts proposed by Dr. Curry
were responded to as follows: "My
Boy and I," Elmer Coates; "My Dad
and I," Will Ritner; "If I had a Boy,"
W. H. McDonald; "The Making of a
Man," W. P. Snyder. A short talk was
also made on camp life by Butler
Mlltonberger.
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Mrs. Harry James arrived from
Denver yestorday for a visit with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Tatum.
Junior C. E. at 3 p. m.
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Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our thanks to
tho neighbors and friends for the
beautiful, floral tributes, andtho kind
assistance during tho illness and at
the time of the death of our beloved
father, John S. Larmon.
Mr. and Mi's J. S. Davis,
Mrs. Sylvia L. Peck.
Mrs. Carrie E. Chllds.
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Just this morning another new lot
of women's nnd misses dresses In silks
and serges arrived. When down town
visit, tho ready to wear department of
The Leader Merc. Co.
Four passenger trains loaded with
soldiers passed east last night, running
as sections of train No. 4.
Christian Scionco sorvico Sunday at
11 a. m., Sunday school 12 nooi.. Wed
nesday ovonlng meetings" 8 p. m.,
Building nnd Loan building room 25. ,
If. L. Pennington and Lawronco,"
Earhart were picked up by Officer j
Jones Tuesday for speeding on the-
streets and each woro fined $5.00 and
costs.
Everott Colby, one of tho spoakors at
tho food meeting nt tho Franklin
fudltorium, addressed nbout seventy
fivo Red Cross workors at tho federal
court room yesterday afternoon on
tho conservation of food.
Will SImants left Tuesday night for
Ogden to bring back R. D. Jones, who
Is wanted In this city on tho Charge1
of deserting his wife and three chil
dren. SImants nnd his man arc ex
pected to arrive homo today.
MoVlcker Millinery Saturday March
2, 1918 $5.00 specials. One day only.
Displayed In tho window of tho
Silver Front Cigar Store aro two
thousand dollars worth of war savings
certificates purchased by Engineer
Joo Schwalgcr. The stamps aro dis
layod not to exploit Joe's patriotism
and good Judgment as an Investor,
but rather to induce, others to buy in
such amounts as they are able.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cramer enter
tained a dozen young ladles at din
ner Thursday evening in honor or tho
eighteenth birthday of Miss Ireno Can
right. Table decorations in which Hags,
bunting and unique patriotic favors
wore in evidence, were an interesting
feature. The young guest of honor re
ceived many useful and beautiful gifts,
and all spent a most enjoyable even
ing. For Rent Furnished room, apply at
118 west Third.
If you bellevo tho old saying "Fine
feathers don't take fine birds," just
see OUvo Thomas nt the Crystal Satur
day afternoon and ovenlng In "Betty
Takes a Hand," In which she appears
first as a poor little girl and then as a
lino lady. The transformation worked
by the "fine feathers" In this picture
should prove convincing. Incidentally
Miss Thomas wears a black gown that
is stunning.
Every express bring in new lots of
women's and misses tailored suits and
spring coats. Don't fall to sec them
at The Leader Merc. Co.
I. E. Gilbert was called to Callaway
lust week to attend the funeral of his
brother O. O. Gilbert, who died at
Rochester, Minn., February lGth.' of
tumor on the brain. He had been tak
en to Rochester for a possible opera
tlon, but his condition was such as
to preclude hopo of recovery. Prior
to being taken to Rochester he had
been under care of physicians in
Omaha and elsewhere. The deceased
was a well known resident of Cnlla-wny.
MEN WILL LEAVE t'Olt
ITNSTON MONDAY NlOfllT.
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For Sale or Trade.
One good work horse, one spring
wagon suitable for light dray or buggy
purposes, one double set of light
driving harness. Call at the York Feed
Store. 14-3
BUY
MOTHER
IWAR SAVINGS!
STAMP
NEW
FOR
HIRTS
RING
Soon now you'll want new shirts; you could
"get by" during the Winter, but now its time to
spruce up a bit for Spring. You'll like the colors
and patterns of these neiv arrivals; they're well
made and fast colors. A fine variety.
Manhattans
IN
Silks and Madras
$1.75 to $12.00.
Bean Brummels
IN
Silks and Madras
$1.50 to $6.00.
HARC0URT CLOTHING CO.
North Platte, Neb.
Cutting Down
Your Clothing Costs
- Any number of smart
suit styles, that will please
men who value good clothes,
can be selected from our stocks
now aj. prices way below what
you would expect to pay for
suits of reliable materials,, re
liable colors and reliable
workmanship. Men! Take
heed! Act at once!
ADLBRS
SUITS.
$20 to $35.
Ton Lincoln county boys will loavo
next Monday night for Camp Funston
on train No. 1, thofe to go Into train
ing for subsequent sorvico in Franco.
Eight men from Mot'hqrson county
will come horo to entrain nt tho
same tlmo. On train No. 4 will also
bo one man from Uannor county, two
from Kimball county, cloven from
Choyenne county, four from Deuel
county and two from Keith county.
The Red Cross chaptor has prqvldod
comfort bags for tho ton Lincoln
county mon which will bo presented
to them before thoy leave.
Several mon from Garden. and Mor
rill counties will como down on the
branch train and leave with tho Lin
coln and Mcl'horson counties contin
gent. Train No. 4 leaves at 11:30 p. m.
and though tho hour Is. soniowhat lato,
we trust that a largo numbor of our
people will bo at tho depot to bid tho
boys goodrbyo.
Undor the quota fourteen men woro
to have loft Lincoln county, but when
the exemption board figured tho en
listments and Inductions, It cut down
the number to eleven, and this was
further reduced by tho absence of Jesso
R. Naftslnger, who Is at Jerry, Wash,
and will go to camp with men from
that state.
,. Tho ten men who aro to report at
tho county Jail , at four o'clock Mon
day afternoon Knd to entrain on No. 4
aro:
Ralph 1J. Henderson, North Platto
George Wing, North Platto
Guy W. Colo, North Platto.
Frank C. Stuart, North Platto
Leslie R. Wood, North Platte
Goo. T. Meyers, Elm Creek
Earl C. Leaf, Brady
Albert II. Moore, Herahoy
Moses 1'. Chappoll, Maxwoll
Frank H. McDonald, Pueblo, Col
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2." ItKWAltl).
For the arrest and conviction of
George Nelson, who has boon fraudu
lently collecting money for subscrip
tions to tho Omaha Bee. Ho is not, and
never hns been, an authorized agent
for Tho Bee.
Ho Is dark complexloned, haB brown
oys, is short in stature nnd a stylish
drossor.
Has been operating in central Ne
braska. Omaha Deo Publishing Co.
C. M. Nowton is the only authorized
agent for the Omaha Beo for North
Platte, and tho R. F. D. routes from tho
North Platto postofflce.
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Art Exhibit" Opeiis.
The Elson Art Exhibit opened Wed
nesday afternoon in the Frnnklin
auditorium. The attendance was smnll
owing to the inclemency of the weath
er. A much larger number was pros
ent yesterday afternoon and all ox-
press themselves as being highly
plensed.
Tho pictures aro oxcollont copies,
and are very well hung. The lighting
In tho Auditorium .could not bo hotter
and tho great diversity of subjects
makes It possible .for all tastes to be
gratified. A large crowd Is expected
in attendance this ovenlng, tho only
evening tho exhibit will bo open. There
will bo a very interesting program and
ample tlmo will be hnd to eco the
pictures between 7:00 and 10:30 p. m.
The program will begin promptly at
8:00 p. m. The public Is cordially In
vited to attend. Admission ten cents.
NEW IUI'0T WILL HE
OPENED A1IUUT JIAW'll 10th.
Oonoral Manager Joffcrs spent Tues
day ovenrng in town, and whllo hojo
inspected tho now depot. He was high
ly plonsod with Its construction, aim"
pronounced it, with ono exception, thd
finest and host dopot on tho lino of tile
Union Pacific, that ono oxcoption being
tho Donvor depot.
Tho plumbing work, material for
which hnd been delayed, is now bolnfe'
finished nnd tho grontor part of the
rumlshlngs havo arrived. Tho sottceX'
for tho main waiting room aro tho only,
furnishings lacking. These nro ex'
pactcd to arrlvo within a week.
Manager Joffors -was of tho opinion
that the building would bo formall)
opened for sorvico nbout March 10th
So far ns now known thoro will bo no
formal ceremony connected with tho
oponlng.
Tho cost of tho now building in
cluding tho furnishings Is in tho
yioighborhood of $135,000.
I Mr. Joffors takes considerable pride
'I.. . II II.. , 1 . j. . .
, in uiu iiuw uuiKiiug, . largely lur mu
reason inni u is located in mo lown
in which, as an errand boy, ho began
his railroad career.
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Mrs. Ora Sailor, who has taken
. charge of tho Millinery dopartmont ot
,Tho Lender Mercantile Co., luis been
ihusy tho past fow days oponlng up tho
stock' Bho purchased whllo In the
east. You shoiuld sen the lile lot of
1 beautiful hats.
fine
M
Tafaluria Supper This Evening.
The annual Epworth League Baked
Beai) and Brown Bread supper will bo
hold In tho dining room of the Meth
odist clinch this Friday at 5 o'clock
Tho menu will be: Baked beans, brown
bread, cabbage salad, scalloped pota
toes, corn muffins, doughnuts, pio and
coffee.
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Now silks and dross goods aro ar
riving daily nt The Loader Merc. Co,
Look them over when in tho store.
Wlion you want tho latest in waists
::t most reasonable prices sco tho best
in town at Tho Lcador More. Co.
Henry Westonfeld left this morning
for Kansns City. Enrouto ho will stop
at Camp Funston and visit his brother
('arl for a couplo of days.
There will bo a poclal mooting of
tho Sammy Girls' at tho Federal build
ing next Monday ovenlng and ovory
Sammy Girl is exported to bo prosont.
Dr. A. J. Amos, of Potter, came
down lost night with a patient which
ho -placed in a local hospital. He ro-
uiriieu 10 I'ouor hub morning.
Attorney C. L. IJasklns has moved,
his office from the McCabo building to f
the HUlto of rooms In tho B. & L. build
ing former'y occupied by Dr. SImnia.
Tho white bean crop of California,
amounting to 30,000,000 pounds, has
been commandeered by tho United
States army and will bo put under
military guard, according to an an
nouncement by H. Clay Miller, Pa
cific coast roprosontativo of tho
'Hvlsion of co-ordination of 'purchases.
lTnited States food administration.
Under tho direction of County
Director Dr. Cresslor, nil mon hore
siftor sent to a training camp from
L'ncoln county will havo their teoth
examined and treated freo of charge
by tho North Platte dentists who nro
nu nibord of tho state association. This
tr Atrnont Includes tho filling of tho
teeth. Tho mon who leavo for Camp
Funston noxt Monday havo boon
directed to appear nt tho dental offices
nnd have tho necessary work perform
ed, tho first of whom will report for
this work today.
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