MABEL NORMAND IN
"JOAN OF PLATTSBURG"
By PORTER EMMERSON BROWN
It Isn't a War Picture. It Isn't a Battle Pictnre
Ii Isn't a Morbid Picture. It Is a Picture of
" " '"' Faith' and Courage and :Hope and Inspiration.
KEITH THEATRE
Wednesday and Thursday, August 7 and 8
LOCAL AN!) PERSON All
Mrs. Theo. Lowe, Jr., and son re
turned yesterday morning from Color
ado. Mrs. Albert Muldoon went to Ogal
alla Saturday td mako arrangements
for moving to that town.
Wanted To Rent a Farm, with
soma pasture. Inquire of C. H. Smith.
Phono 780F012. 2
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cramer and
Mrs. Ella Lanyon spent the week end
In Gibbon, making tho trip by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Weeks comja up
from Grand Island Sunday to attend
tho funeral of their grandson, Wm
Weeks.
For Service First and Guarantee
Work, call North Platte Plumbing and
Heating Co., Phone 4G9, 10G East
Sixth street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Richards went
to Omaha Sunday where Mr. Rich
ards will be one of a committee rep
resenting tho B. of L. E. in a con
ference with Union Pacific officials.
Miss Laura Murray, who had been
Spending two months in Chicago; .re
turned Saturday eivoning. She was ac
companied homo by her nephew Mast
(" Raymond Murray of Lincoln.
W. T. Wilcox returned Sunday
from Colorado whore he had boon
spending a two weeks vacation. Mrs.
Wilcox and Misses Florence and
LuciU'i who woro with him, will(ro
turn by auto today.
The Episcopal Guild will hold a
social "nucl business meeting, in tho
basement' o the church Thursday
afternoon. Tine buciness meeting .will
be hold at three o'clock and every
member is requested to bo present.
FOR
u.
ienator.
What His Home Folks Think of Him.
Resolution adoptWd by tho Dodgo
county republican convention, July
20. 1918.
"Wo desire to express our approval
of tho candidacy of Ross L. Hammond,
ono of our follow citizens, for the
high offico of United States Benator,
and wo cheerfully offer him our sup
port. For nearly forty years hel has
beon prominently Identified with
loading Institutions. Ho has thUB ma
terially assisted in tho development of
our industries and has never failed
to do his utmost toi promote tho high
est local and state intorests. In his long
and successful! nletwspapor career ho
has beon a leader In all movements
' Ross L,
: Hammond
that have given strength to .the amoral rom Bloo,ngtoni NeU( an'd Simda
foundations of thfd community. Al- , continued their Journey in
ways a student of public afalrs ho has ,r car t , , MrB,
kept abreast of tho economic and lcharaB remain a week visit
political issues of tho day. In public.. ,M frp.1(1(, "
offico ho has beon offlclont and up-linB wun Ineas
right. His relation, to labor has always About tiwonty-fivio IJrfendii and
been ono of sympathetic concern.' neighbors of Mrs. M. H. Mischko llv-
Hlmself a- farm owner his Interests,
In agricultural problems and this;
createst Nebraska industry has never '
failed. In his attitudo toward tho pres
ent great world war ho has shown the
highest patriotism. His courageous
and vigorous dlstouJs&Hon of var
problems and his loyal support of tho
war program have bjeon a real public
service His visit ta tho battle front
in Franco and Belgium has, wo be
lieve, fitted him to djeal moro Intelli
gently with tho big war questions. For
all thepo reasons wla commend Mr.
Hammond to tho people of Nebraska
as one who. in our Judgment, as
nrdfrhbora and frionds, believe he
would eredltablv sorvo tho Btato and
tho nation In tho office of United
Hates Snator"
- ,noon from tho Episcopal church, Rov.
Mrs A L. Bostwlck was brought A,r'hur Jonf conducting tho services
down from Denver Sunday seriously whkh emrgcly attended by friends
, I To tho griof-strick:h parents tho
Mrs. Omar Huff went to Paxton sympathy of all our pcoplo goes out
Saturday to visit friends for a fow In tho loss of their son.
days. ....... s-ot:
Miss M. Sieman, steam baths and NEWS ABOUT THE HOYS
Swedish Massage, ladies and gontle-j WHO ARE IN SERVICE,
men. Phone 897. Brodbeck bldg. 85tf "
Mr. 'and Mrs. E. R. Goodman and' Word received yesterday announced
Mrs. John Bratt loft this morning by that Lieut Burton W. Lambert, of thl;.
auto for points in Colorado. city, had arrived Barely overseas.
Dr. II. C. Brock and Owen Jones left Lieut Percy Schntt, of Camp Cody
Sunday by auto for a ten day fishing ono of Company E's original offldcars,
trip In Wyoming. spent yesterday in town while enrouto
nr. a r c t. i i it i to Cody from Camp Perry whore ho
Mrs. A. M. Scharmann and childrer. j d b r.,ceiving rifle Instructions,
have been spending tho past week
with friends In Grand Island. 1 Walter Ellis, who was sent from
iir m ii i.. tt i here to Camp Dodge, has been trans
W. T. AMen and daughter Helen ferml to thQ offlcborg. tralning CBmp
left Saturday by auto Tor Wyoming nt Louisvlllo, Ky.. and will go in train-
whoro they will fish for a week or so ,ng for a BCCond lktutenancby, Walter's
Lost Plink sho'.l cameo Saturday friends will be glnd to learn of his
evening. Reward. Call Black 727. 2t success.
Chas. Yost went to Omaha Sunday ' A kUe-r from Earle Hdbbard, witli
to attend tho conference between tho tho A E. F. in activo " service in
Union . Pacific officials nnd tho 0. R. France, ttates that ho Is foeelng well,
C. , ' cats three meals a day, and Is alright
, - ,, , ., i., as yet. Ho sys tfrill all North Platto
F?,U?1k Mtl 0.r0K! '"r,,1.110. So?Ui friends "Hello, would bo glad to re
Bluff sclfoM'Kiuso.a child'fipocket colvo ,ettera from thom
book containing small sum of money.
Owner call at this offico. 1 A letlor received by the homo folks
frnm ffrnil Tlllr nf fs Til fllaf T?!ii.
Air and Mrs. 'J. H. Krause, of West
'einl. have been in town for several
I
dayi? visiting thoir daughtor Mrs.
Arthur Tramp and their son Dr. L. J.
Krause.
Wanted Girl for general house
work. Mrs. Chas. Whelan. tf.
Mi', and Mrs. B. F. Thorpe, .of Chil-
llcothe, parents of Mrs. Ray Cotteroll,
t -i. - . ,
inV rZ tC;, i" " " , "'"""'a'
left for their homo yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shannon and
daughtor, who had bee., guests at the
Frederlcl homo returned to Stldl-
water,' Minn., yesterday. 1
Anion Burinell.vho has been on tho
sick list for tho nast Ojreo months.
enjoyed a postal card shower August
2nd from his school friends. He Is now
.convalescing and wishes to express
ills thanks.
The way the store has been crowded
since tho start of the sale at THE
y '
Miss Kathorine' Feathers, of Ogalal-
la, a sister of Mrs. Ed Weston, of this
city, is r, candidate for tho nomlna-
tlon of county superintendent of Keith
rmmtv hr ip vnrv Vinnninr in hor
n?,n r.nn iv P0P"ar n "or
I A dWllghtfuC party was given by Mr, tparonts and friends. Captain Ilallig
and Mrs. George Weinberger at their an's company is not now qujto up to
I resldonco at 721 west Ninth street war strength, having 195 men, but the
Thursday evening In honor of thtlr number lacking wlj: soon bo furnlsh
son Harry. Twenty wore present ahd ed. Ho feels quite confident that Com
tho boys and girls expressed their en- p.iny E will bo ordered out of Cody
Joyment and appreciation of tho oven- between September 1 and October 1.
! ing.
Ladles Aid Society of tho Methodist Company E when It left bore ar0 now
church meets next Thursday after- 'membors of tho organization and near
noon, 'August 8th. A plenty of Aid ly all of thorn are now sergeants or
sewing wiil bo on hand for tho ladles
In the evening a, committee of ladies
will aervo one of their usual splendid
suppers, to which the congregation and
their friends are Invited.
You will find that it will pay you;
to accept our Invitation to make youi
own try-out with one ox our Chandler
cars; You will probably find driving
satisfaction unknown to you before.
A truly wonderful car and motor.
Cars aro short and an early order
may bo your only protection. J. V.
ROMIGH, Dealer.
For Sale Two registered Hereford
Buf.ls. 4 years old. Inquire J. W. Payno
or Allison Wilcox, 2t
W. J. and Charles Handy returned
tho latter part of last week from Hol
drege with 8100 pounds of Ford re
pair parts. These woro transported on
two Ford trucks a distance of 104
miles. Tho dealer at Holdrteigo re
ceived a i.-arloai" of parts, part of
which wero consigned to tho Hondy
Ogler Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller and Mrs.
Rosa Richards, nclco of Mrs. Wm.
Madison woro visitors at tho Madison
lng on west Ninth street tendered he
a ttork shower last weok. Tho guost
of honor was certainly suprised and
received many llttlo gifts.
A very pleasant birthday party "was
tendered little Dollio Laiinln, of Grand
Island, who is visiting Wctr Aunt Mrs.
Russel Wyman at 422 west Tenth st.,
Saturday afternoon. Thero woro four
teen llttlo ones present. Th'o guest of
honor was six years old. Sho received
many remembrances.
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Honey to Loan.
Plenty of six per cent monoy to loan
on farms and ranches, Interest pay.
nble annually with prlvllego of par.
ling purt or nil nt any llnio. TiOnns
closed promptly. No dclny.
BUCHANAN & PATTERSON
WILLIAM WKF.KS DKOWXS.At
THE SOUTH )UVEU , lUtlftafT.
' Tho deep swimming holctit tho npw
brldgo at tho South Platto River
claimed another boy Friday evening
about 7:30. Th'c unfortunato boy this
,tiino waB Wlldlam, tho eleven year old
son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Edward Weeks.
William accompanied two of tho
Dickoy boys to tho river, but not be-.
Ing nble to swim contented hlmscfjf for
n time In wading In tho shallow
water. In doing this ho ventured too
ntar tho edgo of tho deep hole, the
sides of which aro almost perpondlc
ular with from eight to ten feet of
water thoroln. Ho cried to his com
panions as ho sank, but they wore
powerless to give him aid, and by the
time tho attention of the workers on
the brldgo woro attracted ho had gone
down to his death, Tho body had beon
In tho water about forty-flvo minutes
boforo rtcoverod.
I Tho funeral was held Sunday nftor-
glneors Btationed at Saimiur, Franco,
,tho conaor anowlnc tne nnni0 to nn.
ftho censor allowing tho namo to ap
pear) states that ho is feollng flno as
Is also Biggs, Thayor and the other
North Platt'e. boys. Tho lettar Is dated
June 30th and tho Americans woro
making arrangements for a big cele
bration on July 4th.
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- Cl 111 11 11 LI 11 HI III VUI MUiai X' l IV UlUVYUi
members of Company E at Camp Cody,
arrh.ed 1)omo guud ' on a ton
lough. Sergeant Scully was the first
man to sign tho muster roll when
Company E was organized, Corporal
Marti, tho youngest as wtf.l as tho
L1.?. lPJ tyt
.u uu' bb
S??,Cody and nW l0k8 Uk a ral
'301ulor-
Earle Wright, who Is stationed with'
Co. L, 15th infantry at Tcintsln, China, 1
"f 'hrinJ,011!,? nJr
"L "rt t ?1 rg 'i
:work but wlU not bo uisatlsfled if hoi
does not go to France. Ho visited tho
Great Wall oi' China and says It is
a. wonderful aieco of workmanship. I
n)ntn t n tt,ui nWii (,
t.aptain P. K. Halllgan arrived from
Camp Cody Saturday night and wlllt
Only sixty-five mon who were with
corporals.
A North Platte boy in Franco clips
the following from tho Stars and
Stripes, tho paper published by tho
Amorican soldiers and sends it homo:
second clnss mall is no more certain
of arriving in tho S. O. S. than it is
any wnero else, bo ono man who Hikes,
much as do tho rest of us, to seo tho
homo town paper onco In a wlillim, has
his wife Bend out tho news that will
Interest him -and ship it along in a
sealed envelope, postage paid. When
he gots a letter from homo his offico
looks llko a clipping bureau. But ho
finds out what's going on.
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Buys Dental Practice.
Dr. L. J. Krause, brother of Mrs.
Arthur Tramp, and late of West Point,
has purchased tho dental practice of
Dr. Walter Crook, taking possession
last Saturday morning. Dr. Krauso is
a graduate of one of tho leading dent
al colleges of tho country and well
qualified to give patrons modorn and
satisfactory service.
Untlilng' Prohibited.
Tho Koneral pubtlc Is hereby notified
that bathing In tho South Platto river
at or near the now brldgo is Btrlctly
prohibited and that tho sheriff has
b?en notified to enforce this order.
K. II SPRNGER
F. VV. IIERMINGHAUSEN
S. J. KOCH
County Commbji'loners
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Dr. Brock, Dentist, ovor Stone Drug
Store. tf
D. M. Loypoldt, of Horshoy, will
move his family to North Platto In tlm
near futuro If ho can secure a suitable
house. Ho makes this moyo in order to
glvo his children tho advantages of tho
North Platto schools.
Dr. Shaffer, Osteophath, K, C. Bldg.
Phil Deats and Isaac Doats returned
Sunday evening from a flshlnc trin to
Saratoga, Wyo. Thoy roport excellent
fishing In tho streams In that nelgh-
oornooa.
Wanted to Rent Small farm place
closo to town. Ernest Hlelms, City,
Tho Catholic ladles will hold a
social Thursday aftornoon In tho base
mient of tho school building.
ii Battery Experience, he has attained
m
and what
$ As
gr ! .iLjiLijiLi.
i Sizzling Wcntlicr.
Weather Regulator Shilling has,
started out tho month of August with
a temperature that suro makes one
porspiro freely and when romonstrat-(
ed with yesterday, smiling said "Why
don't you go to Omaha whoro they
have real summer weathor, and whoro
tho temperature Sunday climbed up
to 110, tho hottest over known In that
cily." But thanks, Its hot enough
here. Last Thursday tho tomporaturo
was ninety-seven, Friday ninety
two, Saturday 102, Sunday ninety
eight and yesterday It was 95.
Obsorvor Shilling can givo no prom
Iso of coolo r weathor In tho near
futuro.
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Allies Take Muny Prisoners.
Tho Gorman retreat continues un
abated, with tho alle in hot pursuit.
Apparenlly tho situation now hasi rd
solved itself Into a race for tho north
ern bauk of tho Alsno river by tho
Germans, who have been evicted
from tho stragotlc positions along tho
Vesle river, in tho center of tho lino
and dlre-ctly east of Rheims, which
soomlngly renders necessary that thoy
put the Aisuo between thelmsolvea and
their pursuers to escapo further largo
losses of m,'eln made prisoner. Just
how large this bag of captives Is at
present cannot be reckoned, but un
official advices from Paris assert that
when tho figures are made 'public thoy
will thrill tho allied world. Goneral
Ferehlng In his communication says
tho Americans nf.ono havd taken 8,400
prisoners and In addition 133 guns.
For Farm Loans seo Gone Crook,
Room west of Vienna Cafe.
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II KEARNEY, GRAND ISLAND, tp
I"1 1 nil i iillli 5Bi sEaszHMdr-zr
H
EUGENE HEAL, Candidate for the
Democratic nomination for reprlcHent
ativo of tho 77th District.
Dprn and raised In Nobraska.
Resident of Ketih county 1G years.
Served as Sheriff of Koith county
nlno years.
war and Philippine ) Insurrection
1808-09 in Co. "C" 1st. Neb. Iteg't.
Sorved In tho Spanish-American
Representative 77th Dislt, 1917-18,
If my services In tho tast Loglslo-
turo merit your continued support,
I Bhall appnVlelato tho same.
EUGENE HEAL,
S3?S
Is your Storage Battery a mystery to
you? Then drop in and meet your friend
Mr. Moore.
You on't need a spyglass or a Who's
Who, to tell you that he knows his business.
Having been through the school of
he knows, HE KNOWS.
official Prest-O-Liie service station
LLtmmum .J.T li. ' rr juijilM. ni mmrigg
representative in this temfory,
glad to extend you every courtesy.
Midway Motor Co.
Battery
Alios Hold Most of Salient.
Four-fifths of tho salient botwleton
Soissons and Rheims which was oc
cupied by tho Gormans on tho'inorn
ing of July 18 Is now In allied hands,
and tho end is not yet, Whtto Amor
ican advanco of moro than hIx miles
in tho Inst twenty-four hours has boon
comparatively easy going, the suc
cess Is tho result of tho last week's
heavy fighting.
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Dr. Morrill. Dcntint-
DR. J. S.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
NORTH PLATTE, NEUItASKA.
Physician, Surgeon, Obstetrician. X-Ray. M
For your comfort and accommodation The Nurse Brown
Memorial Homeojiathic Hospital. Homeopathic medicine s for
acute and chronic diEeases. A trial will convince you that there
isno system of treatment its equal.
Office phone 183. H Residence phone 283.
Hospital Phone 110.
WE BUY YOUR HAY GRAIN. SEEDS AND LIVESTOCK.
We still 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 &
EAST FRONT ST.
OAR EXCHANGE
Before buying a car be sure to see mo as I have a number
of cars almost as good as new, which I will sell at a
bargain. These cars aro not old broken down junk, but
cars which will stand closo Inspection and will save you
money. Would be pleased to havo you call and see these
cars. ,
A. M. BLTJME
FIRST CLASS CAR PAINTING.
success,
he will be
Servic
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Ynnks Club Germans.
Tho Americans covorod thomsclvoB
with glory In tli.a hand-to-hand fight
ing In tho stroota of Flsmes Sunday
when they captured that Gorman
baao. Tho fighting is said to havo been
tho blttorost of tho whole war tho
Prussian Guards asking no quarter and
being bayonletod or clubbed to death
as thoy Btood by their machine' guns.
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For quick nctlon mm satisfactory
alo list your land with 'flmolcclfo. tt
TWINEMi
Pennington,
PHONE 99.
IT'S A LASTING MtOTOSITION
With us that until you aro satisfied
wo don't consldor a transaction end
ed. So you will bo doing ub a favor
if you will tell us of anything you
don't llko about our FEED and our
sorvlco. Don't hesitate because tho
matter may seem u trifling, ono. Wo
want to correct tho fault bo it llttlo
or big. Perfect shervlco Is tho aim
of this establishment
LEYPOLDT & PENNINGTON
rnoNE do.
818 North Locust St.
