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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1918)
4 L. Ill II YOUR EYES Are you giving them proper care? Are they in good condition? Your eyes are the most import ant thing that you have, give them some consideration. If you are having the least bit of trouble with them call in and see our Optomet rist. HeisaSPECIALISTand can give the best of service. HARRY DIXON & SON. OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS. WE GRIND OUR OWN LENSES. DR. 0. H. CRESSLER, Graduate Dentist ' Office over the McDonald .State Bunk. LOCAL AND PEBSONAL Auto Buyers. Among the auto fouyorsntlils wook wero Mux McQrow who purchased ft now Mitchell six, Ed Dlokoy who drovo a Nash Blx up from Omnhn, and Ed Vfth norhGor who Invested In an Olds- mdbllo olght. Tho Coattfs liumbor Co., has put u new Mnxwoll tfirek on tho streets. : :o: : New Sloain I'lant. Tho Union Pacific will put InsU now bollor plant nt tho- shops, work to start In tho immediate future. Tho now battery of boilers will IncreaBo tho capacity by sovoral hundred horse power. The old plant 1ms proven In sufficient nnd unsatisfactory, and a change lint been contemplated for sonic time. JIcGovcrn Succeeds Murray. Frank McGovorn succeeds Frank Murray as resident agent for tho Standard Oil Co., Mr. Murray having tendered his resignation last week. Tho territory covered by tho North Piatto agont Ib from Lexington to Pax ton and ho looks after tho fanner busi ness as well as tho town trade In the territory. WOltl) PltOM T1IK HOYS WHO AUK IX SKKYICK. ; Leonard Wolf, Loo Babbitt and V. W. Flynn, tho latter of McPhorson county, loft Tuesday night 'for Jof forson barrucks whore thoy will onllst ltln the coast artillery. Carl Westonfeld, nt Camp Funston, is enrolled hmong tho first-class Hundreds of now silk blottsoa now on display and snlo. The most beauti ful line of thorn wo ovor had. Prices range from $1.98 to $14.50 at Block's tho ladles store of tho town. Ellis F. Howard and Miss Flora R .Young, both of Wollfloot, Wore united in marriage by Judge Woodhurst Wed nesday. Tho brldo is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Joo. M. Yousic. woll irHr::. B!.0.,iIljw.1 htiown residents of Medicine precinct. iiiJl l L niiuuLiiik nun o it rdtick and chickon huntor. C. . IT.. 1.1 T I.. - ....... .1 I Wliiinir In ! ilnv nr turn from fnmn ("Vvlvl on a thirty day furlough. Ho has not regained his strength very rapidly since his sickness, nnd will bo met In Denver by his sister, Mrs. Chas. Yost. Albln Snndall, a fireman on tho .battleship' Texas, is now presumably on tho North sea. Two or threo Ameri can battleships are with tho British licet in that wntor, and tho Texas Is thought to bo ono of them. , Arthur McCabo, of tho Great Lakes training station, arrived homo last .evening on a week's furlough. Ho hns ;passed his tests in tho radio school at On acrounf of nn epidemic of Small pox in Koarnoy nil schools, picturo shows, churches and lodges have been ordored closed by tho mayor. : :o: : ' Stores For Kent. The'storos ot tho Masonic Teinplo will bo for rent nftor March 1st. Will partition to suit tenants. For parti culars sco A. F. Streitz, Custodian. Gtf. hog growing on tho Murray fnriiv south of Maxwell. , ::o: C. S. Clinton returned yesterday from a brief business visit in Omaha. Mr .ond Mrs. Ed Weston have gone to Hot Springs, Ark., to remain for a couplo of weeks. McVlcker Millinery smart $5.00 hats. Saturday, March 9, 1918. Mrs. C. R. Morey returned Tuesday night from Hastings where sho had been visiting relatives for ten days. Tho regular county teachers exam inations will bo hold Saturday, March lGth at tho usual places. 16-2 Tho Service class of the' Presby terian church was very pleasantly en tertained Tuesday evening by Misses Florence and Francis JohnBton. For Rent Furnished room in mod ern house, 305 west 3d. Phone Black 171. 15"- Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hupfer and daughter Mary left in their car Wed nesday morning for St. Louis, where they will visit relntives for a couple of weeks. Finlshinc work on the new depot is dragging alonK slowly and it is not now certain when the building will bo ready for occupancy. Furniture for the main room arrived Tuesday. Dr. Brock, Dentist, over Stone Drugj Store. " Mrs. Peter Mylander will leave today for a visit with friends in Ogalalla and Lewcllen for a month and will later leave far Pennsylvania to spend the sun nier with if Jal'vos. For Sale. An Electric Starter for a Ford. In good condition. Price $15.00. Box 508, North Platte, Nobr. 1G-2 V. D. Coates, of Becson, 111., is visiting his brother E. C. Coates, hav ing arrived Wednesday. Mr. Coates formerly lived at Sutherland, moving to Illinois eleven years ago. Hie young son of John Korte, who had an operation for horrla, was dis , charged from tho General hospital "Wednesday and taken to his homo in the south part of the county. For Sale Tho latest model Dodge touring car. In splendid condition. New last September. Box 508, North Platte, Nebr. 1G-2 Six soldier trains passed through Monday evening and night as sections of trains No. 10 and No. 4. Some of tho men were from Camp Lewis, Wash., others were sailors from the Mnre Island navy yard. For Rent Furnished room, apply at 118 west Third street. A daughter was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Will Payne, or tho Royal Cafe. It wjll do your heart good to sco all tho now and pretty things for spring wear now shown at Blocks. Ilorton Munger returned yetserday from a visit with relatives In Omaha, Fremont and Silver Creek. For Rent: Largo sleeping room for four, $5 each per month, 218 E. Gth. 15-2 Eugene R. Turner, a printer of Om aha and Mrs. Minnie Blumerthal, of Chicago, both middle aged people, wero married by Judge Woodhurst Wednes day morning. For Sale Single Comb White Leg horn Cockrels, $2.00 each. Chas. Dameier, Sutherland, Neb. 13-4 John Curry was arrested at Max well tho early part of the week on tho charge of having failed to register. He is held in Jail pending an Investiga tion of the charge. 'For Sale Largo comfortablo nine room house, thoroughly modern, large basement, back yard all enclosed. Located In good residence district. If you nro going to buy a home you should look at this before buying, tf L. C. SAWYER, 908 W. Gth. If you want Fruit of Forest trees, Shrubbery or Bulbs, give me your or ders any time this month for April delivory. Also over-blooming Straw berry plants $1.50 per 100. Phone Red 732, P. O. Box G2G. R. McFarland, L. H. Gardens. Miss Margaret O'Callahan has re sumed her duties in tho alteration de partment at the Block Ladles Outfit ting Store. We have spent four solid weeks of time in New York City studying your wants, in spring apparel, and wo now have on display tho largest and most beautiful stock of spring garments we ever liau. uiocic s. Charley Horrod returned Tuesday from Omaha where he went to Investi gate tho different branches of army servico wher,o men aro needed. Ho has ubout decided to take the civil service examination for a position in the supply or quartermaster s depart ments. Tho club Nevita was pleasantly en tertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs Hayes. Tho afternoon was spent in sewing for Red Cross. A short program in which Mrs. Carl Brodbock sang and Mrs. Floyd Richeson gave a piano solo was much enjoyed. A dainty lunch was served. Tho guest of tho day was Mrs Richeson. .:o: : Por Sale or Trade. Ono good work horse, ono spring wagon suitable for light dray or buggy purposes, ono double set of light driving harness. Call at the York Feed Store. 14 1 rt , n 11 ..1 ' surplus ui jiun on i ohm. Cochran Pattorspn, foreman In a ship building plant at San Pedro, Cal., writes his brother T. C. Patterson that North Platte men should, be discourag ed from going to California to seek labor In tho ship plants. " Mr. Patterson says there Is a surplus of labor on tho coast; "a hundred men for every Job," as hp expresses It. There was a time when the California ship yards needed men, and it was so advertised, but the rush was so great that the demand has been many times over-supplied. . 1 "War Stump Bay. Friday, March 22d, has been named by Secretary McAdoo as War Savings Stamp Day and In every city and vll 1 will be mado to boost the sales of the stamps and certificates. mnntlnc of the church council to bo . I .. 1 1 .. .... . Ifnmlnif ntrfltl ni. It lU RY. nay u. iangioru is uiu county cuuu- - , ... .., -,, i, ,.rni ht.ln man oi uie war stamps comimuuu mmr ,, nnt,)nr, ntlnmteil l,o la mnli ni, nrriiritmmnnta for n lilt? . - ""i .. ., . ..0w...w..u "-a i a p i. ., 11.11, , la 1. nt irnnii' nun drive on that day. Ills plan for the day has not been fully completed, but ho will have enlisted in tlio worK a largo number of our people. The de sire to have North Piatto and Lincoln Ed Burko In Hospital. 'Ed Burko is confined in tho General Hosiiital suffering from a broken leg. wuntj w.t, " r ... w.w , , ..it. . , T ,, -i i l i nr m.,. ct.,..,u Aionuav niKiu uurno ami i-,uhho vuuu, - iiiu luiiur uuo in iiio uiuu yi XTniir citta imiv rnnta fnr wnninn mill for Canin Funston. becumo Involved in Misses aro coming on every orpress at a quarrel, Wood insisting that Burko The Loader Merc. Co. Don't fall to pay ium .uu uiiukcu iu uu uu. un look them over when in the store. refused to pay, whoro upon Wood istrucic nun in tuo iaco khoukhik nun down. In the fnll Burke broke a log. : :o: : CIVAH03 - ,JciL' ffiarf - vicTOfcv-ijjs 6 FARMERS Make this Bank your meeting place when you come to town. Here you will find firm friendship and an understanding of local con ditions. Your neighbors come here to meet in social manner, or to talk over business mat ters. If you are already one of our valued cus tomers, come often; if not, "et the habit", for this is A FRIENDLY BANK. McDonald State Bank NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. UNCLE SAM EXPECTS YOU (nnd every other man, woman andchild in the U. S.) to buy as many War Savings and Thrift Stamps as your circumstances will permit. Until you have purchased to the amount of $20 you have not met his per capita expectations. We' sell them. THE PLATTE VALLEY STATE BANK. Mr. Murray may decide to engage InClm Oroat Lakes and exnects to bo rsetit to soino satlon on tho Atlantic 'coast next week. Sidney McFarland, looking "fino ns a fiddle," is homo from Camp Cody on a short furlough. He reports all tho North Platte boys at Doming getting along nicely, but becoming more nnu more ininntlent to go to tho battlo front. In a letter to W. B. Harcourt this weok Leonard Itodmond writes from Camp Funston that of tho 275 nioii that woro in his company only sixty remain, the others having been sent east. Leonard Is daily expecting or ders to entrain. : :o: : In a letter recdlvcd this week by a friend, Loron Sturges stated that ho had witnessed a general rovlow of tho American troops in Franco by General Pershing. It wns said 500,000 men participated in tho review, but Sturges said it scorned us though there woro flvo million of them. Win. G. Vasholz, who registered at Maxwell, has enlisted as a wireless electrician at Omaha, tlio local ex emption board having received such word Wednesday. Vasholz'B father was at ono time a niombor of tho Kaiser's body guard, but now lives In tho northern part of this state : : :o: : Homo Grown Trees for Sale. A fine lot of homo grown elm trees from 5 to 12 feet high. Inquire of or address It. Owons, 221 ID. 12th, or nhono Bed 528. i 15-2 .:o: Bids to bo Opened Monday. TW.1 nM 1. . nnunUllfltlnn ff flin I Sff X LutSSnn church will opd Vt a and $40,000. :o:: Baptist Church. . Sunday school 9:15. Morning wor ship 11. B. Y. P. U. G:30. Evening worship 7:30. Theme: "World con quering Love." Tho male quartette will render a special number. You are in vited to innko the Baptist church your church home. A, ,C. HULL, Pastor. : :o: : J. E. PIlo left tho early part of tho weok for California, where ho expects to secure employment In a ship build ing plant. : :o:- Town Lots for Sale. The sixty-one lots in tho Town Lot Co's. addition belonging to tho Hlnman estate has been placed In my hands exclusively for sale. Thoy aro vno lots, havo been priced low and aro a good .buy. I can furnish money to build to those who purchase lots. GENE CROOK, Koith Theatre Bldg. Some Shoes. Gen. Pershing has requested ship ment of 18,590 pairs of shoes for each 25,000 men monthly, which is approx-. mlately nlno pairs of shoos per man ner year. This quantity Is in excess of actual consumption and is being used to, build up a resorvo for all troops in Franco. When such a supply Is ac cumulated, the quantities por man will bo reduced. The Quartermaster General's Depart ment now has on hand and duo on out standing contracts, 7,504,000 Hold shoes and 7,873,000 marching shoes. It will bo necesary to securo moro than a million additional shoes during tho year. : :o: : For Kent. Improved farm of 100 acres 26 miles from Kpystono. Omaha Furn iture & Carpet Co., 1211 Farnam St. Omaha. Nobr. 9-12 THE UNIVERSAL CAR These are economical days and so the Ford Car becomes a more intense necessity to you every day, because by reason of the universal service the Ford supplies every day it has become a large part in the "businoss of living". It is a daily necessity because it proves a daily economy. You have the choice of a variety of bodies, from the snappy runabout to the de luxe. Sedan. Runabout. $435; Touring Car, $450; Coupelet, $565; Sedan, $695; One-Ton Truck, $600. These prices f. o. b. Detroit. Your order solicited. HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO. The Family That Lives Here Has Genuine Home Life Less steps in doing your housework Mor'i living space within the samo wall spacer Better light air and outdoor view Easier to live in and work in AND CHEAPEN TO lJUILD These aro some of tho advantages of building your. NEAV HOME from the PRIZE DESIGNS shown In our magni ficent collection of This Year's Collection of plans now on display in our office. We havo. the PLANS and the MATERIAL; wo nave the equipment to HELP YOU GET JUST WHAT YOU WANT. It will never cost you less to build than RIGHT NOW for every item is bound to rise; increasing demand for othw purposes and the man who BUILDS NOW, or in the VERY NEAR FUTURE, will bo taking advantage of con ditions in a way that will benefit him greatly. We are not pessimistic but we wish to go on record as having slated publicly AT THIS TIME that NOW IS THE TIME TO. GET BUSY WITH YOUR BUILDING. We are in a position to do better for you NOW than we MAY in the future; National conditions MAY affect us right hero; but NOW, at least, we can help you GET JUST WHAT YOU WANT IN A BUILDING. ASK AHOUT OUR "FREE VLXX" OFFER. COATES LUMBER & COAL CO. Graining System m Isn't it almost a crime to use unsanitary carpets when the Chi-Namel Graining System will make any old floor suitable for rugs? At 2c per square foot it is the cheapest and most sanitary floor finish any one could buy. ' Come in and learn to grain. It will tnke only five minutes Will outwear new hard wood finished with the ordinary varnish. STONE'S DRUG STORE. No Reason on Earth! Why you should not uao Gold Medal oxcluslyely. The prlco Is tho samo as other flour and tho quality you know makes It the leader everywhere. Use "BOTTOM DOLLAR BARLEY FLOUR" to holp meet tho requirements ot tho Food Administration. YOU WILL USE "GOOD MEDAL" EVENTUALLY WHY NOT NOW? ALL GOOD GROCERS. Leypoldt & Pennington WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS "IF YOU HAVE TRIED EVERY THING ELSE WITHOUT RESULTS, TRY CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL ADJUSTMENTS- AND GET WELL." ACUTE and CHRONIC DISEASES CONSULTATION and SPINAL ANALYSIS FREEl DR. L. D. SMITH CHIROPRACTOR. Office 5-6-7 Building & Loan Bldg., Permanently located in North Platte, Nebraska.