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. He isaSPECIALI STand
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 PERSONAL
Lochlel Johnston was a buslnesn
visitor in Ogalalla yesterday.
J. G. Beoler left Sunday for St, Joe,
Mo., to transact' legal business.
Dr. Harold Fenner left Saturday fof
Denver, where he was called on pro
fessional business.
For Rent 10 room house partly
furnished. Phono 243. 17-2
Miss Katherine Bretzer came up
from Grand Island to visit the home
folks over Sunday.
Xow Eclipse gas range for sale. Mrs.
Swope, 510 ast oth street.
Ed Barroclough, now employed in
the Grand Island shops, spent Sunday
m town wth relatives.
Osctfr Bennett succeeds Harvey
Sorenson as rural carrier on Itoutu
No. 2 south of the river.
M. Q. Frater returned to Rising
City yesterday after a short visit with
his brother George Frater.
Assistant jPostmaster 0. R. Robin
son has been confined to the houso
for several days with an attack of
measles. s
Lost On east 10th street Black satin
skirt. Finder either notify or leave at
this office.
Mrs. Emma Turpio, who had been
visiting her son Frank and family,, re
turned to iher home in Golden, Col.,
Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Stoffrogan has returned
from Denver where she spent several
weeks tuklng a special course .in
stenography.
Walter Brown has purchased a half
Interest in the Brown store at Horshey
and the firm namo hereafter will be
G. W. Brown & Son.
For Rent Rooms furnished for light
housekoping. Phone Black 478. 1GT2
The1 revival recently held at the
Nichols school houso resulted in six
teen confessions and an addition of
eleven to the church.
Miss Irma McMichael, accompanied
by her father, left Saturday for Ex
celsior Springs, whero she will tike
treatment 1" r a couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ell Hansen came
down from Cheyenne Saturday. Mr
Hansen returned Sunday, leaving
Mrs. Hansen to continue her visit lor
a week.
.max m:i:u passkii
AWAY KJtlDAY .MOHMXH.
Max Beer, for thirty-six years a resi
dent of Lincoln county, passed away
at tho I'ulvor hospital Friday morn
ing after being nn Invalid for eight
years, and for live years was confined
to bed. Death must, thorofore, hae
come to him as a sweet rollof.
Tho decoascd came to Lincoln coun
ty in 18S1 and purchased a section of
land near Horshoy, later adding there
to, and for a number of years engaged
In raising horses and cattle. When
health began falling ho closed out his
ranch and came to N'ortli Platte, and
finally grow so feeble as to requiro
constant attention, mid it was then
that ho went to tho Pulver hospital.
His only known relative is a brothor,
a very wealthy man, who resides in
New Orleans.
Tho body, accompanied by T. C.
Patterson, was takon to Donvor this
morning and will be placed in a vault
In the splendid granite masoloum
built by his brother, Bernard Beer,
in one of tho Denver cemeteries.
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Tho Lutheran Girls club will be
entertained this evening by Miss
Margaret Mettin, 305 W. Gth street.
Subject for discussion "Landmarks of
Liberty."
An examination will bo held at the
North Platte postofflco April 3d for
the position of postmaster at Brady.
The office has an annual compensation
of $1,100.
Miss M. Sieman, steam baths and
Swedish Massage, ladies and gentle
men. Phone 897. Brodbeck bldg. 85tf
Jim Jagger and Charley Trembly of
tho Maxwell neighborhood were scoop
ed In by a game warden last week and
fined $5.00 each for hunting without
a license.
Mrs. Robt. pickey, now employed
as stenographer in tho district fore
man's office at Cheyenne, returned
Sunday after, visiting relatives in town
for a day or two.
For Sale One 7-room house, modern
except heat; corner lot, trees, barn
and wash houso. Inquire 203 South
Vine or Phono Red 429. tf.
Tho local exemnMnn5 hnnr1 lina ph.
nouncing uio arrival and acceptance
or me nine Lincoln county boys sent
to that camp last week.
Buchanan & Patterson are hauling
in 1,000 bushels of white corn from
their Villa Vista farm and temporarily
storing It in the mill elevator. Til
quality of the corn Is good.
Frederick W. Hein, for a number of
years living south of Hershey, died
Friday night at the age of seventy-one
years. The funeral was hold yesterday
from the German Lutheran church
south of Hershey.
There will bo a regular meeting of
Silver Lear Camp No. 301, Royal
Neighbors of America, at tho K. P
hall Wednesday at 3 p. mi. Officers,
graces and musician pleaiu meet at
2:30. Mary Ablo, Oracle.
For Sale or Trado Thirteen lots at
Julesburg , Col. Address Hi 'Smith,
C04 E. Sixth St, North Platte. 14-4
The Lincoln county teachers ex
amination will be held Saturday,
March lGth at tho usual places. Tho
Reading Circle examination will also
be given.
J. P. Nystrom, for over thirty years
a resident of Vroman precinct, has
sold his land and will shortly leave
on a southern trip. If he finds a
location to his liking he may remain,
if not, ho will make his future home
in Gothenburg or North Platte.
For Sale Pure bred White Rock
eggs for hatching. Phono Blk. 920. 1G-2
Twenty-six young men of Maxwell
and the country tributary to tho vil
lage have joined the colors either by
enlistment or draft. This has created a
scarcity of labor in that soction. The
showing, however, is very compli
mentary to that part of the county.
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Farmers' Wives
YOU, the farmer's wife, have your de
partment on the farm. The chickens, milk,
efes, butter, and also the truck garden, are
generally in your care.
SAVE yourself bother and annoyance,
and also have a record of your earning and
spending by keeping a separate check account.
MONEY comes to you that needs a
special recording. A checking account with
this bank will help you keep your books.
We Have Neat Check Books for Ladies.
McDonald State Bank
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Interested in Bond Sale.
Local bankers tell us that not a day
passes but that from two to six men
ask for information relatlvo to the
bond 8alo which opens April Gth and
that each Inquirer states that it is his
Intention to subscribe. Chairman
Patterson, of the Council of Defense
says that he, too, has many Inquiries
Judging from the present interest dis
played, it Is believed that in the conii
lug sale Lincoln county will subscribe
for its full quota, which is not likely
to be less than a half million dollars,
and perhaps more, the nmount of tho
Issue not having yet been determined
by tho federal authorities. In the two
previous bond sal6s Lincoln county
failed to subscribe its quota.
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Hershey Ited Cross Sale.
Over one hundred donations have
been made to the Hershey Red Cross
sale that will bo held next Saturday
and which will bo attended by a
number from this city. Included in
tho donations are four horses, three
calves, six or eight pigs, about a
hundred chickens, turkeys and ducks,
and miscellaneous articles ranging
from $25 checks to flvo hales of hay
In the evening a patriotic meeting
will be held in the hall, consisting of
music and speaking, and a lunch
served. The admission will be 25 and
35 cents.
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County Agent Office
Official Notices.
Important Information.
Items of Interest to Farmers.
By 1IKKT JlAHHKIt.
Son! Wlirnt Hep.
J he our nf mirlm- M.i,n.!, ... 1. 1 .....
input Imiml In 1
- .. ... ...j. v mill IIB1UH nuill III
formers from the N. P. Hloctrlc Mills
today. It Is going nut. tf alt thoso
V ,HMlllod will lot mo know at oneo
II . iu arrange ror nnollior car.
Ills M'tipnt In II, mm ipfnu.ii A .1
quality. " H"""
Look Out 1'iir Smut,
Spring uralns urn nn-Hiiilniw. ur i..
he affected with smut this year. For
this reason and been tl tie of the loss In
dollars nt harvest time, small grain
should by all monnn be treated before
planting. The following rules aro
simple, offcctlvo niirt hnvo been used
by many farmers In this county for
yoors,
No. 1. To 40 gallons of water uM
one pint of formalin. Spread the grain
on a clean floor or wuroii box. Sprinkle
wic solution on the grain and shovel
It over to bo sure every grain wets
wet. Covor with old sacks dipped in
the solution and let stand for 8 hours
or over night then sprend tho Kraln
out to dry. Sprinkle Instdo of drill
thoroly with solution before using and
In case Kraln Is swollen, plant enough
more to mane up ror swelling.
N'o. 2. t'sc 1-lb. Conoras to every ten
bushels of groin.. For twont-flve
bushels of Rood dlsolvo 2V4 lbs. Copolas
In two or three gallons of water on
tho stove. When dlsolvcd add enough
wnter to inako half a barrel of dip.
Put Kraln In one end of wagon box,
pour on aoout ten gallons, shovel over
twice, pour on ton gallons more, shovel
twice, pour remaining rive gallons and
shovel twice. Let dry. Wot drill w'th
solution and make allowance for
swelling or Ki n in in planting as nnove.
Married Help Plentiful.
A dollar add In a city papor by a
fnrnior for a man and wife to work on
his fnvm brought 41 applicants inside
of twenty-four hours, says Mr. lthodps,
of the Federal Labor llureau who call
ed on tho County Auent this week for
the purpose of establishing a Labor
Hureau In each town In tho county
Mr. Hhodes recognizes that our farm
ers In most cases rentilro a better class
of farm help than the eastern farmer
and advises thnt all farmers who can
see their way to do so, ninkc provis
ions for keeping help with families. He
does not hold out much hope for nlrt
from transclent help except for such
times ns hnrvest WTiori a farmer ntiiy
be willing to pay $4 per day for n.
short time rathor than to soo nis crops
bo Into tho ground.
Over Half Soft, Corn.
Washington. Only about three
fifths of last year's record breaking
corn crop is merchantable. Not since
lSSa has the percentage of tho crop
merchantable been so low.
Largo quantities of tho corn wai
so soft that It had to bo fed to live
stock at once to prevent total loss.
About. 1,905,723,000 bushels of the 3,
159,494,400 bushels of crop is all that
could be offered for sale, placing the
quantity lower than that available
from tho smaller 1915 and 191G crops
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Cane Proves Paying Crop.
On a farm over on tho south side,
foiiy acres 'was planted to cane last
spring with the object of securing
rough feed. In the fall, when tho crop
was ready to cut, tho owners conclud
ed to top the heads and save tho seed.
The forty acres yielded one hundred
tons of fodder and the owners have
been offered nineteen hundred dollars
for the seed. The cost of topping the
cane and threshing tho seed was about
$200, lea vim; the owners $1,700 net,
which amount they consider as "found"
as the cane was planted solely for feed.
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Jlonor to Whom lloror Is Due.
A correspondent at Maxwell writes
as follows regarding, tho statomem
made, in last Tuesday's issue relative
to W. T. Hanks giving two horses to
tho Sammy Girls:
'W. T. Hanks did not give two
horsos to tho Sammy Girls; he gave
thorn his old driving horse. H. P.
Sorenson, of Maxwoll, bought a bay
mare at the sale and give It to the
Red Cross to resell, which they did a
numbor of times. Then Mr. Sorenson
and tho salo crier bought a set of
harness and gave them to the Sammy
Girls, and they sold the harness again,
and tho crowd showered tho girls
with silver."
Sped Corn.
On the solicitation of a local bank
two hundred bushels of homo crown
calico 191 C seed corn, teBtlng 02 per
cent was purchased yesterday ami win
bn cleaned, irraded and resold to iarm
ers at cost which will not exceed $1
per bushel. AVhon cleaned and graded
tho corn may bo bad at tho County
Airents office by loav nir check for
amount purchased with tho Platte.
Valley vank About nair or tins corn
is nireauy spoken lor.
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Second Liberty Ilond.
The Mutual Building and Loan As
sociation is offering for salo on
weekly or monthly payments those
bonds in denominations of fifty, ono
hundred, five hundred and one
thousand.
Purchasers of these bonds will bo
credited on the Index cards now be
ing 'prepared by tho County Dofonso
Council, tho samo as if thoy were
purchased during tho drive. tf.
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Andy Scliariuaiin ltd urns.
A. M. Scharmann for over thirty
years a resldont of North Platte, but
late years living at Kearnoy, returned
to this city the latter part of last week
and will accept tho position of engine
dispatcher at tho round houso. In his
settlement with tho Union Pacific for
damage resulting from a collision at
Kearney a couple of years ago, and
which resulted In tho loss of a log, Mr.
Soharmann received $10,000 not, which
sum ho Invested In land soven miles
west of this city.
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Mrs. John McDonald, who soon
leaves for California, was tho guest of
honor at a function given Friday after
noon at the homo of Mrs. II. P.
Ilonckel at which Mrs. Henckel and
Mrs. James Dor ram wore hoste3Fes.
Tho guests wore members of the J.
F. F. club and as a memento of the
occasion .Mrs. McDonald was present
ed with a hand painted plate.
For Farm Loans soo Gene Crook,
Room 4 Keith Thoatro building.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weston wero a
little delayed and did not leave for
Hot Springs, Ark., uintll last night.
Tho trip is mado for tho bonoflt of
Mrs. Watson's health, but Ed expect;
to take a swim or two and drink tho
mineral waters.
At tho firemen's ball, on Easter
Monday evening two ducks will ho
auctioned for the benefit of tho Red
Cross and tho Sammy Girls. If these
birds sell as well' as have those of
ferod aj. public sales, tho two organi
sations will bo considerably enrich
ed. For Sale Tho latest model Dodge
touring car. In splendid condition.
Now last September. Box 508, North
Platte, Nobr. 1G-2
Robert French, erand custodian nf
tho Nebraska Masons, snout Inst nlirht
In town and attended tho conferring
or mo ioiiow-craft degree at tho
Masonic tcm'plo. Mr. French loft for
ScottsbiulT this morning.
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Do you havo spoils of dizziness and
everything turnlncr black before thn
eyos? Those are symptoms of torpid
liver and a clogged condition of tho
bowels. Take Prickly Ash Bitters and
get riu or tlio misery. It Is tho right
thing for such disordors. Price $1.25
per bottle. Rlnckor Book & Drug Co ,
Special Agent.
For Sale
Spring wagon, buggy, cart, corn
plow (listed corn), now hay rack,
plow, mowing machine, rako, a cow
and a yearling colt Inquire at my
homo in lb'JO block on west Ninth
All county agents in Nebraska aro
officially caned to Lincoln lor a con
ferenco with and Instruction from Ex
.Attain.. (lAmililn T anilni-D fVftlVl "Vf1 nil
Ington this wook. 1 will accordingly
be absent from the county from the
mil to ino -uii inclusive.
For Rent.
Section 9-11-34 for one-third of crop
delivered at Wallace; 1G0 acres in
cultivation, 4 room house, barn, grain
cry, good well, 10 foot mill, cement
cave. 4 miles wiro fenco, school on
east section line, G miles north of
Wallace, Neb., on C. H. Q. R. R.
W. R. HARDING, G0S S. 30th street,
17-2 Omaha, Nebraska.
SOO.OOf) IMtAKTKI) JtKN Mil)
xKv.mm for Tins yf.ak.
While a largo number of mon will
bo called out during tho present year
to lilt up tho army and completo its
organization, it is learned that war
department plaiiH io not call for the
croatlun of any additional divisions In
191S.
Tho announcement concerning tho
second draft expected soon from Pro
vost Marshal Uonoral Crowdor may
outline tho mannor in which loes than
1,000,000 men probably not much in
excess of 800,000 aro to bo summoned
gradually during the year to complete
the existing organizations.
Delay iu tho announcements ns to
tho next draft la understood to bo duo
to uncertainty as to which method of
allotlng quotas to tho states is to be
followed.
Tho senate already has passed and
tho house military committco hns fa
vorably reported an amendment" to tho
law to base the quota on tho numbor
of men In class ono instead of upon
total registration of a state; This
chango lb regnrded as certain to bo
made, but to avoid further delay
schedules of allotments under both
syHtcm havo boon prepared at provost
marshal general s oflico ready to go
out as soon as final action Is taken.
As to tho date of tho second draft,
members of congress from agricul
tural sections havo been practically
assured that no withdrawal of men
from civil lifo was contemplated
which would embarrass harvesting. It
hns boon indicated, however, that a
relatively small numbor of mon must
bo called to tho colors prior to Juno 1.
and that process may start In April
when equipment, clothing and quar
ters will bo avallablo.
Tho mon aro needed to fill up to full
itrongth divisions slated for early de
parture lu Europe, and also for field
army and corps troops not attached
tn divisions Tho replacement detach
ments also must go forward at nn
ncebloratlng Tato bIhco Amorlcan
troop? are now actually holding a aoo
tor of tho French front and men nro
bolng kiltul or wounded In action
overy da.
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Send Out Fewer Letters.
Chlcngo Is sending out loss than
throe-fourths ns many loiters as it did
before the in crease in postal ratob,
tho postofflce roport shows. Sinco
the 33 1-3 per cont IncronRo In postal
rates last November tho avorngo In
crease of receipts for the onsulng
months has been only about 11 pVr
cent. Prior to that tlmo tho nonwil
Increase in receipts, duo to steadily
enlarging business, averaged about 9
per cent.
That menus Unit tho city, Instead
of rddlnc to the postofflco revenue
by ,V! 1-3 por cent ns expected under
the new postal laws, in reality is
only adding about 2 per cent.
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CATTLF, FOK SALE.
150 head of Red Durham, coming 3
yenr old heifers, 1 car load of black
Galloway, coming 3 year old helfors.
All 7 miles north of Denver and will bo
delivered in Donvor.
C. RAUCH & SON,
720 Enst Fourth Street.
Phono Black 1008.
North Platto.
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Xebrnsku Has f.00,000 Red Crosscrs.
Tho Red Cross membership in tho
stnto of Nebraska, stood, on January
1 at 443,221, This la a record member
ship for nil states in tho union.
Nobraskans havo not been tardy In
coming forward with their "Red Cross
membership und hundreds nro being
enrolled dally. It is bollovcd that if
tho membership lists of today wero
compiled that tho number would pass
tho half million, mark. And tho drlvo
for Junior Red Cross membors is still
on nnd will boost tho list additional
thousands.
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For Salo or Trado 8 room houso In
splondid condition, bargain net quick.
Phono Blk 4G0 or 1203 No. Locust.
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THE BLACK DIAMOND
DeHorning Pencil
I'or Mile nt Iie office of
LEVPOLDT & PENNINGTON.
l'er- pencil Mill ileliorn 50 enlven
rum o ilnyN to 1(1 iiiiiiiiliH old for
MK. A profit of fri.flO for liny rnir
inn iu ileliorn.
Cull lit the office anil got one.
Nut Icr to IVoii-HfNlilent Icrcmlniitt.
Tho unknown heirs, unknown do
ylseos, unknown legateos and the un
known personal repiis.MitatlviH of
Mlnnlo Oborst, deceased, will take
notice that on the 23a 1 ly of February,
1918, Ulchl Ugal nted his petition In
tho district court of Lincoln county,
Nebraska, against the snid defendants,
tho object and prayer of which aro to
quiet plaintiff's title to wost forty-four
(44) feet of Lot two (2) In Hlook Oil"
Hundred Three (103) of the city of
North Platte,, Nebraska, am! that tho
tltlo to said promises bo qulet'd ami
confirmed in the said Iticul Ugal, and
that the said unknown Loirs, unknown
legatees, and devisees, and unknown
personal representatives ot Minnie
Oberst, deceased, nnd all persons
claiming throught or under them and
each of them ho forever bared and
enjoined from claiming any right.
title or Interest in or to said real
estate or any part thereof adverse to
plaintiff's title, and plaintiff further
alleges that lie and tils grantors has
been In onen. nortorlous. exclusive, un
disputed uninterrupted and advorse pos
session of said real estate under a
claim of right sinco December 29, 1891,
and asks for general equitable relief.
That on tho 23d day of February.
1918, tho District Court or Lincoln
County, Nebraska, made und entered
an order directing that notice of theso
proceedings be served upon the tiuld
uerennants by publication.
You are renulred to answer said
petition on or before Monday the 22d
day or April, luis.
Dated March 9th, 918.
incur HO A I. Plaintiff.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Bring your Ford car here when it needs to be
"tuned up" or repaired. We guarantee the most
reliable work; the genuine Ford-made materials and
to ask Ford prices. It is our business to know all
nbout Ford cars and we have the necessary equip
ment with competent workman and promise you
prompt attention at all time. When you want to
buy a Ford car come here: Runabout. $435; Touring
Car $450; Coupelet $565; Sedan $695; One-Ton Truck
$600 all f. o. b. Detroit.
HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO.
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Thcro was a man In our town
And he wan womlerous wleol
He jumped Into some dirty rujjs
Anil put out both ilia eyes.
Anil when ho found his eyes were out.
With all his main and nil ht,
He bouuhta Vacuum Cleaner
Anil got his second sight!
The great Annual "Schmutz Fest" comes along very shortly
the "Dirt Peat" of the year spring housecleaning!
Some (a good many, in fact) are immune. They have no
Annual Cleaning. They are annually clean. They have an
PI PTTfir1 VACUUM
JDIjJDV 1 CLEANER
It certainly is a "second sight" in home-cleaning an insight
into a new order of housekeeping.
Carpets, rugs, draperies, upholstery, clothing any fabric
cleaned, warp, woof, top and bottom, through and through, just
like newl Cleans and dusts in the one operation and in a time
fraction of the broom-dustpan-dnidgery way.
And you don't know you'ro buying It i
Under our proposition, Our Vacuum
t'lennor cams Its own "board nnd keep"
North Platte Light & Power Co.
street J. C It ay nor 10-2
13 y John Grant, his attorney. ml2-a5