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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1918)
Protect Your Eyes Don't neglect your eye sight to the point where it interfcrs with your work. If your eyes are giving you the slightest trouble permit Dixon's Optometrist to examine them at once in order that the defect may be remedied, and that ypu may proceed with your work without the loss of lime, effort and comfort necessitated by faulty vision. ' WE GRIND OUR OWN LENSES HARRY DIXON 8c OPTOMETRISTS NORTH PLATTE, NEB. SON CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. .Mrs. J. S. Butler "was a passenger tomaha yesterday morning. Dr. Morrill, Dentist. Mrs). Fred Hanloa left yesterday for a .visit with, friends in Omaha. ThVNorth Platte Electric Mills needs a few loads of ryo for milling. Mr. J, L. SinClalr is visiting friends in Omaha, having left for .that city yesterday. For Sale A Borne range in good condition Call at 214 So. Maple. 45tf The Haplpy Hour club will meet Fri day afternoon with Mrs. Ray Lincoln, 609 west Twelfth street. Patronize tho Sammy Girls theatre and help supply Lincoln County hoys with sweaters and comfort kits. For Farm Loans see Gene Crook, Room west of Vienna Cafe. J. C. Den, Will Tho Sammy Girls havo mado ar rangements to have their fllmB hero a day ahead so after this the' show at Tho Sammy Girls theatre will start on time at 7:30 p. m "Wo will receive several cars of Excessive Temperature. " 111UTT, AN-EAItEl WoMnot recall a " Juno with such l'H)KBMt I'ASSKS, AWAY. a strolch'of oxcosslvoly hot weather, tj as tho present month. Starting with Surrounded by his Wife, his four a temperature ot 04 on Sunday, Juno daughters and two of his sons-ln-7th, Monday was 90, Tuesday 98; law, John Bralt, pioncor resident of Wednesday 88, Thursday 98, Friday Lincoln county passotl away at 10:30 95. Saturday 103 and Sunday 90. , Saturday night. Conscious to the last, ::o:: fthe end camo peacefully, and follow- Ico Cream Social at l'arlt. ! ed an illnosa of but a fow days, dls Tho aid society of tho Swedish Solution being duo to acnemtc poison Lutheran church will hold an ico ihg. Tho funeral was hold from tho cream social at tho city ipark next1 resldonco at ton o'clock this foronoon. Monday evonlng. Ico cream will bo. Thus is removed ono of tho central served at 15 cents per dish, cake will figures in tho dovolopmont ot Lincoln bo 10 cents and coffco 10 conts. Tho county in a period ot forty-nine yoars, genoral public is invited to attend. lor that Is tho span ot time John Movement of Troops. Evidontly tho Union Pacific will in tho immediate future movo iramenso IkmIIos of troops from Pacific coast training camps to Atlantic coast camps. Sunday night flvo trains of passenger oquipmont wont wost, each train having about twenty-flvo cars. It Is expected that this movement of troops east will begin, next wedk. 20: Traffic rickinp Up. Freight traffic over tho Union Pacific has boon picking up during tho past week. In thoso days when the avorago load per train west out of North Platto is 1850 tons, and 3500 tona east, it takes many hundreds pf cars to keep tho motlvo power busy and create what railroad employes designate as good business. ; .q. . Two Trains Added. - Two additional passenger trains wero added to the servico on tho Uunion Pacific yesterday. Ono of theso will 'bo known as second section of train No, 9 and will arrivo at 6:10 p. m. This train will probably do local work. The other train will run as second section of train No. C alid will leave here at 9:30 a. m, ;o:: Boys Leave for Lincoln Seventeen Lincoln county boys, nearly all North Platto residents, lr.iniin l.umn fJoal sonii. IMncn onlnrs ! loft Saturday morning for Lincoln to nt once if you want some of this coalrfcnl,,st f?r special training at the state uuiversaiy. me evening ooioro ine bdys-, wbrb guasts at thh Mlinstltal showjand wore Iprosonted with sweat- COATES LUMBER & COAL CO. Mr. and Mrs. Percy - O'Brien are ,. , , -V V ' n uv l0,!u.,t!',"u VYUIU lyi -DUlll-tt Willi BWUill- guestsotMr. and Mrs. H. N. '.Smith, .fitU,i rnmtnrt wta i,w snm-i. having arrived Sunday from Ports-j Glrls A ,arg0 numl)0r of roiativcs "l""l-" " "-.ana menus or urn ikivb asRomhien at the depot to bid them good bye. ::o:: been employed in a government navy yard for several months'. Dr. Brock, Dentist, over Stone Drug Storo. tf Insufficient applications Old Settlers' Picnic An old -settlers' picnic will be held next Saturday at tho A. CoolldKO MvttotoS5n for oi the north river It will laborer at the federal building, given na' ,a "no, pr0" o ir o i gram has been nrenarod. Inciudlnir a extended Si JuiTst AVy at th ""ft a"d S0U 8,d post office for information. Sl2 "l? "SS E. P.- Seeberger left Sunday for songs by a male quartette -and Bongs TtnnhfiHt.or. Minn.. In order to Tin nres-! nnil' TlfJtnHnn. iw iiirin i7nnt. uuen, nanoy,ont wtt0n Mrs. Seeberger submits to one is requested to brlntr a basket Johnson, Will Voselpka and several au operation for gall stones, which. lunch. Ice cream will bo sorved on others leiL sunuay morning ior u nu-, wui oe iperformea Wednesday" or the ground. ; :o: - Steals Auto and Cash. John Wheeler, who had been em i nlove.1 ns nleht. mnn nt tint. TliialHrlr The county commissioners convened garage, mado his get away Friday 'in session yesterday and today will'nJtht returned from begin sitting as a board of equallza-j storage in the garauo. and in order to ing trip to Rat Jake, J. R. Mlnshall, old-tlmo U. P. shop employe, who for two years past 'has mado his homo at Broadwater, is in town visiting friends. Dick Williams has Thursday of this week, Hbusehbldl Furniture for Sale. Apply at 915 W. Third. - . 44-3 Rochester, Minn., leaving Mrs. Will- tkm. If you have any complaint to.8Upiy himself with gas in his flight iams there to take treatment before .nmko in regard to your assessment, fobbed the tosh register of about SUomiiung uj uu uyuiu.i.iuii iui uciu.u. maKO il now or luruvor iiuiu juur Come to' the Crystal Theatre Thurs- j Peace, day and Friday and see how many Claude Welngand, John Davis, Clyde rounds it took before "Tho Family , Trotter and Ed Ogier will go to Kear Skeleton" got the knock out. Charles ney today to attend a meeting called Ray will show you. to discuss tho Lincoln Highway auto For quick action and Mitlsfactory travel. Representatives from each sale HRt your land with Thoclecbc. tf.joun along the Highway will be Mrs. S. W. Kelly, who has been makinc her homo at Wheatland, Wyo.,! For Service First and Guarantee for some time, is in town visiting' Work, call North Platto Plumbing and o,i iririnn- nftor hiiftineBa in-1 Heating' Co., Phono 4G9, 10G East terests. Sixth street. twenty dollars Up to last ovening Wheeler had not been apprehended, but Is likely he will be caught before tho end of tho week, as Sheriff Salisbury has wired all Ipoints north, south, east and west. From tho Oshkosh Herald it is learned that King Rhlloy of that place is uuuamg a special car which he will drive in tho auto races in this city July 4th. Rhlley Is regarded as the speed demon of Western Nebraska, and will show other drivers a fast gait. m Bf aximum SerYice TO invariably start quickly, to be sure that your engine gives ; . maximum service in strength, power and endurance use Red - , Crown Gasoline -The Gasoline t v 4 , of Quality. Red Crown gives "More miles per gallon and more comfort per mile." Why not eliminate the element of chance, a far as possible, with Red Crown, the uniform Gasoline? Poarlne Oil for greater motor efficiency. . STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Nebraska) OMAHA ?. . t M Xi'OOK FOR f h h mm Red Ci'own L OA5QUMB M II II H It THIS SIGH' Gasol me L L Bratt woe a continuous resident. Born nt Leeds, England, In 1842, Mr. Bratt camo to tho United States In 18(54 and tho Bamo year was ship wrecked In tho Gulf of Mexico. In this disaster ho lost everything ho had, but for' valiant services In rescuing llfo and property ho was rowardod by tho ship ownors. In 18G5 ho camo to Nobraska, and accepted employ ment with a Ann who operated ox team freighting servico "between tho Missouri river and Salt Lake and Pacific coast points. Ho mado ono or mora trips as a . bull whacker. In 1869 ho was engaged as a book keeper by tho Coo & Carter Cattlo Co., which at that tlmo run immense herds in this section ot Nobraska and Mr. Bratt had his headquarters at Ft. McPhorson. Later ho bocomo gonoral foreman of tho outfit and Still lator becamo financially Interested In the firm. In tho early eighties Mr. Bratt succeeded ono of tho owners, and tho namo changed to John Bratt & Co., this latter company maintaining, tho greater part of its hord onxBlrdwood creek northwest of North Platto. A fow years later tho homesteaders be gan flocking into tho Blrdwood coun try, tho "oporf range" passed into tho hands of theso settlers, and Mr. Bratt was forced to retire from the cattle business. It was at this time that tho family moved from the homo ranch four miles southeast of the city to town and Mr. Bratt acquired tho stock yards which ho conducted in connection with buying and selling cattle, and later sold tho yards and associated himself with his son-in- law E. R. Goodman In tho real estate and Insurance business, certain phases of which ho looked aftor up to within thrco days of his death. In his fifty-three years of llfo in tho trans-Missouri county Mr. Bratt had many thrilling experiences, for dur Ing his freighting and early ranch llfo ho was thrown into association with many "bad men," follows who knew how to shoot, did shoot, and lives wero snuffed out. But with these men Mr. Bratt had no sorlolus trouble, and generally his kindly office of peace maker averted trouble between two or more men who went gunning for each other. Mr. Bratt was a man of Indomitable energy, tireless worker and on tho range or on tho round-up was tho pace maker for all tho men. Ho asked gu no cowboy to bravo a storm he was. not willing to bravo himself; he was willing to dlvido tho contents of an almost empty mess wagon with tho meanest cowpuncher in tho out fit, and by reason of this good follow Bhlp always held the good will of tho men under him. Though (poor whiskoy and profane langmage wor.o as free and constant as tho air, Mr. Bratt never so demeaned himself, and nover lost tho refinement and courteousness of a gentleman. In tho very early days when sta tioned at ono of the Coo & Cartor ranches in Frontier county ho was olected a commissioner of that county. and though ho took an active Interest In tho democratic party, this was tho only timo ho held an elective office oiuer man serving iwo tonus as mayor of North Platte. His standing Jas a business man gavo him influence 'throughout tho state as a memhor of !hi3 party and his endorsement was continuously sought by thoso wishing 'political proferment In civic llfo Mr. Bratt stood for 'and vigorously supported every tiling that was ,good, and Just as heartily denounced and opposed those tilings I mat wore not for tho best interests j of the community. He had faith in tho .iuturo or the country and Invested in farm and hay land and town property I Ho was ono of tho promoters of the Birdwood irrigation ditch, and sfpont ,a largo sum of monoy in survoying and attempting to organize" a big I ditch which would irrigate thousanOB of acres of land in the northwest part of this and in Kolth county, but which .though feasible, could not bo I financed. In tho city ho evidonced his faith in ita future by erecting imroo business buildings. In tnatrlot I ism none wero more loyal, nono more liberally financially supported tho societies which this war has called into oxistanco; his financial assist ance was ever ready to church, to .charity, to civic betterment. From all I viewpoints ho was a useful man to tho community; and it can bo truthfully ,Bam mat no ono nau groAtor influence than Mr. Bratt in tho transformation , of this soction from tho crudoness ol a cattlo oountry to lta pircsent 'Status or moaernity, I Mr. Bratt's acquaintance was stato wide; he personally know and classed as friends the men who wero and aro .prominently identified with tho com merclal, the banking, the professional and tho educational Interests ot Ne braska,, and tins friendship was won 'through his integrity, his activity as a business man and Uio deep Interest ho displayed in every movo that I "would tend to mako tho stato of his adoption greater and bettor. In Ma- i sonic circles ho waB also woll known in' tho stato both as a Knight Templar and a Shrlnor. Whilo stationed at Ft McPherson ho was marrted to Miss Elizabeth Burko, daughter of John Burke, ono of tho very earliest men to locate In what Is now Lincoln county. Surviv jlng is tho wifo and four daughtors. Thctfo chjildfcn aro 'Mrs. Elizabeth jBaldwin, st Omaha, Mrs. Jesslo Hendy or uonvor, ana Mrs. uraco uoouman and Mrs, Nollio Buckley, of tills city. ::o:: Charlos Rlnckor has returned from (Denver where ho applied for enlist ment as a yeoman In tho navy but found that branch of tho servico fill ed. Ho will later mako application in I Homo othor branch. I Miss Maudo Roeso loft Sunday for Grand, Island. 41i' Family SKolclon-.T-:" r As .you woll know, many pooplo aro obsessed with r tho Idea that they inherit somo family weakness when In reality tho condition oxigftioroly In tholr imaglnaton. In tho "Family Skoloton," Charles Ray plays tho part of a spoiled young millionaire who is convinced by hia own solicitous guardian that ho has inherited his fathor's craving for drink, while, as a matter of fact, a nnor, moro wholesome chnJp nover oxlstod. During ono of his reckless spells, ho falls dosporatoly In lovo with a chomiis girl who seems to him to bo different from others of hor class, and in ordor to appear in her oyos as n man of tho world ho drinks reckless ly, trying to iprovo to hlmsolf that It 3,000,000 . MENriWIjI." MEr?'"- UNDEU ARMS ACGUST 1st. Throe anllllotn Americans will bo unflbr Anns by noxt AJugust 1, tho senato military committee was told Saturday by Provost Marshal Goncr ril Crowdor. Extension of tho ago limits In the army draft will bo noceasifry, Gonoral Crowdor said, it tho present rato ot draft calls Is continued. Ho estimat ed all tho men in class 1 would bo exhausted soon after noxt January 1. Gonoral Crowdor Bald that 1,347, 000 of tho 2,428,000 men placed In clasB ono already havo boon called to tho colora. Ho estimated that sonic 400,000 additional men for tho first class will bo eocured from tho men who registered last Juno 5 and that will nover "got him" as It did his another 200,000 will bo added by tho father. Ho goes from bad to worso, howovor, when his Bwocthoart, who really loves him, becomes so alarmed that Bho appeals to his family physician who tolls hor to go ahoad. and In any way eho can to mako him forget his imaginary struggles. Tho way Bho accomplishes this ,1s a scream from beginning to end, and will toach many a girl a lesson on fJho flno art of diverting it man's attention. It also provos tho fact, fully establlsh- ro-clasBlflcation of men In tho re examination of tho questionnaires now bolng mado. ::o:!- 800,000 Men in France. Aanorlcan Crotopsi B'ont to llranco now numbor moro than 800,000, Gonoral March chlot of staff, an nounced Saturday. Tho number of troopB. now being transported, General March said ia limited only by tho IcapaoUy of tho ships) avnllablb l(o od by sociological statistics that It ls!caITy "And wo w,n cemticuo to lack of suitable diversion that la tho 8hfn tllom alonS lUs llno''' ll addod. chief causo of tho bodily Indulgences ! T"0 800,000 flgtuire includfes all Bitch as tho oxcossivo use 6f liquor. ! branchos of tho servico necessary to An ox-prlzo fighter also adds muchimako "P ft comploto army, both com comdey to this unusual picture, which 1 batant and noncombatnnt units, Gon wo trust you will not miss at tho'oral March said. All war department Crystal theatro on Thursday and Fri day evenings. ::o:: Tho Royal Nolghbora will meet in regular session Thursday nt 8 p. m. at tho K. P. hall. When food gives you distress you need a dose, of Prickly Ash Blttors to rollovo tho stomach ad help diges tion. It ia a lino stomach and bowel, on tho plan and ondorsed it, tho other purifier. Price $1.25 per bottle. Gum-' churches will tako a congregational mere-Dent. Special Agenta. vote this wook. figures regarding troops sent across will bo givon out on this basis. :;o:: Ab a war mcaauro the Presbyterian, Baptist and Congregational Churches at Kearney propose consolidation, holding regular non-sectarian oor vlcos at tho usual Sunday hours and employing but ono minister. The Presbyterian congregation' hag voteu, Safety Deposit Boxes One Dollar Per Year. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. DR. J. S. TWINEM, 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 isno system of treatment its equal. Office phone 183. Residence phone 283. Hospital Phone 110. WE BUY YOUR 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. ,v , Quality guaranteed and SERVICE THE BEST. Leypoldt & Pennington, EAST FRONT ST. PHONE 99. Union Pacific Train Service EFFECTIVE JUNE&2, 1918 From Nortjh Platte Leavv No. 1 To Sau Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland. Standard sleepers only ,. 3:30 p.m. No. 19 To San Francisco, Portland, Loa Angeles, JJonvor. ' Standard sleepers, Tourist sleelpera and chair cars 8:55 a. m. No, 9 To Ogdon. Chair cars only 5:05 p. m. No. 15 To Denver. Standard sleoporS and chair cars.... 11:60 p. m. No. 2 To Omaha and Chicago. Standard uloopors only. ... 2:15 p. m. No. 20 To Omaha and Chicago. Standard sleopere, Tourist sleepers and chair cars 0:25 p, m. No. 4 To Omaha. Standard sloopors, Tourist Bloopers and chair cars , ..11:40 p.m. No. 16 To Omaha, and Chicago. Standard sleopors and chair cars , , 7:55 a. m. No. 6 To Omaha. Chair cars only T. .... 9:30 a. m, No. 2G To Omaha. Chair cars only G:00 a. m. No. 13 To Denver, Standard sleeperB and chair cars 8:50 a. m. F. T. Redmond j Agent NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA ITS A LASTING MtOI'OSITION With us that until you aro satisfied wo don't consider a transaction end ed. So you will bo doing us a favor if you will tell us of anything you don't llko about our FEED and our servico. Don't hesitate becauso the matter may seem a trilling ono, We want to correct tho fault bo It llttlo or big. Perfect shorvlco Is tho aim of this establishment. LEYPOLDT '& PENNINGTON rnoNE m