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THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., AUGUST 9, 1918;
No. 60
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S EX VOH SPECIAL WORK
WILL 00 NEXT WEEK.
Next week eleven Ltnccl'n county
young men who have enlisted for
special work will ho sent to tholr
respective schools, the week follow
ing tour colored nion will bo sent
from this county to Cam'p Pike, and
probably a week later three young
men w.l be sont to Logan, Utah, for
mechanical Instruction.
Eight of these loyd who onllsted
for special work will leave August
14th for the Ilaho automobile school
In Kansas City, where they will bo
taught auto mechanism.
Ihe following day, August lGth,
three young men will bo sent to the
state university at Lincoln for speci
nl training.
The four colored men will bo sent
to Camp Pike, Ark., August 22d.
The date of sending the three boyj
to Utah hits not been definitely an
nounced. For this special work In
Utah nine yotr.ng men signed up, but
only throo will be called at this time
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llnmi Corps Dance.
A gala dance will be given by the
Lincoln County Drum and Bugle
Cor'ps at the Lloyd opera house on
Thursday evening of next week,
August 15th. This wil be the biggest
and best dance of tho season, and
those who attend aro assured good
music, a good floor and the coolest
place in town.
Many kinds of refreshments will be
Bervel during tho evening.
Tho entire proceeds will go to tho
purchaso of uniforms, and equipment
for tho Honid Guards and everybody
can well afford to boost for this
patriotic ovent. Tell all your friends
to be there if they want 'a good time.
Tickets $1.00 plus 10 cents war
tax, spectators 35 cents.
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LEO EDDY, EOK.MEll XOUTII
PLATTE HOY IS KILLED.
Mrs. Mary Eddy, of this city, who
has "been visiting in Donvor for a
week past, received official notice
from tho govormont Wodncsday that
her son Leo Eddy had boon killed In
action In Frnnco. In tho absence ot
Mrs. Eddy It has boon learned from
friends that Leo. who was about
twonty-flve years of ago, had boon at
tending school in Denver: that within
last year ho went to Chicago and on
listed in tho Infantry and had been
In Franco three or four months una!
at the time of his deuth was in n
brigade ot sharpshooters.
Tho Eddy family have boon resi
dents of North Platte at different
times for a numbor of years, the
father, Charles Eddy, having boon em
ployed by the Union Pacific for a
numbor of years.
Mrs. Eddy has had apartments in
tho Twinem building for a number
of ntonths past.
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lied Cross Shipments.
Mrs. H. H. Baldrldgo, of Omaha,
etato censor of tho American Iidd
Cross, acknowledges tho receipts of
shipments of knitted goods and hospit
al supplies from tho Lincoln county
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
There will bo a cavalry drill Satur
day afternoon at tho fair grounds at
4 o clook
NEWS ABOUT THE HOYS j WAMHEIt OK COMMENCE HOLDS
WHO AllE IX SERVICE. AXXUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Alfred Peterson, a formorenfhoyoo '
Thn nnminl inrf',llni nf Hin Clmm.
Ot. the Ulfinhono exchancGLnow
Mrs Todim Donocan Jr loft lasL.t,Qned nt thQ Qrcat I-Koifjirainlng ing. a fairly good representation of
mrs. josopn fioncgan, jr., ion ,,, un,n n.ih .n"kt, . i..,t ...... .......n..
night for Sterling, Col., to visit Mr,'
and Mrs. C. II. Murrln and other
rolatlvcs.
Mr. and Mrs. Krauso, who had boon
vlcitlng tholr tlaughtor Mrs. Arthur
Tramp, returned to tholr homo in
West Point this morning.
Dft Morrill. Dentist.
O.arcnco Redmond, onrouto east
from Los Angeles, stopped ovr be
tween trains yesterday to visit his
father F. T. "Redmond.
Mrs. Frank Martin left this morn
ing for Camp Cody to visit hor son
Goorgo Hall, who was ono of tho first
to onllst In Company E two years ago.
Join tho crowds of cagor buyors at
tho groat August snlo now on nt
TI1L LEADER MERC. CO.
Mrs. J. F. Clabaugh'and Miss Mnrikt
Rowan returned yostorday from their
auto trip to points in Iowa and Mis
souri nfticir an absence of several
weeks.
There will bo a special meeting of
Btiu on. camo homo this week on a business men nttoiidtncr. It wnn do
furlough, at tho tormlnatlori Of which , cidod not to attempt to rniso a publi
ho .will bo assigned to a vcSsol. city fund, but by a momborshlp charge
Glen Todd, formerly of this city. ,ot ?15 . I?'8 flclont funds to pay
ho been In Frnunn for nnnm llinr, n9,r 01 l Prosoni rooms nnu assist
a member of tho marine corps nnd Is
prpnnuiy on tlio firing lino, as tho
marines hnvo born In tho thick of tho
flgjit since tho n'.llod offonslvo began.
J. A. Bell. Y. it. C, A. snprnfnrr II
SjP. O. 70G. A. E. F. France' nonda a
card to Mrs. Joseph Donocnn and
says: "I amglad to say I know your
boy Noel O Donogan. Ho is well nnd
happy. Ho Is tho spirit that snolls
complete victory. We are liroud of
him."
Chapter on June 1st, July 26th, , thn Sammy Girls at tho homo of Mrs
Rev. T. A. Lindcmmcyor has com
pleted his courso of training in Y. M.
A. war work at Lake Gonova, Wis.,
and is now- located at the Great Lakes
Naval Trnlnlnir f!iiiiin na mlnmtlrmnl
secretary of the 7th Regiment, Camp i two nml oloct officers.
i,.; tt , ai.l. . .... ' n i
rurrv. itn in irrnnnv Tiinnsafi wirn ma
now work and with what, tho Y. M. C
A. 'is doing for tho boys.
Sargoant Fred
Jack McGraw s, Monday evening at
7:30. Every one Is requested to como
prepared as there will bo a short
program.
For Farm Loans seo Gone Crook,
Room west of Vienna Cafo.
and Jully llth, and that all articles
had passed tho censor. Theiso ship
ments wero:
Hospital su'ppllcs Twenty-five un
dordrawers, 50 undershirts, 37 bath
towols, 137 pajamas, 70 bed shirts,
10 trench sllnners. 30 comfort bags.
20 operating ca'p3, 20 operating masks, I Not only aro oleven girls working
20 hand towols. I nt tho U. P. store room handling all
Refugee Garments Twonty-flvo classes of material, three girls aro om
chemise, 30 houso dresses, G house "ployed nt tho freight depot handling
gowns, 8 blouses, 15 night gowns, 50 all classes of heavy freight and Agent
petticoats, 5 skirts. Redmond says more will probably
SurgicaltDressings 110 bandages of employed. Ho says the three gjrls aro
three kinds, 1,200 gauzti compresses, doing good work. They receive 30
100 gauzo rolls.
Knittod Artlcles-
cont8 an hour.
-100 sweators, 20
For qnlck action nnd satisfactory
uo list your Innd with Tknclcckc tf
Fhyslclnl Examination Next Week,
piftv-flvo nf tin mis class of reg
istrants In Lincoln county asked fori socks, 5 helmots, 10 wristlets
offrlniilritrnl ovoniTiftnn f nrtv-Hirfirt nf , " 1 1 1 ' " JO" .
,inin,i i,ia ovomnUrm, hv i Nurse llrown Hospital Notes. i The scale of nrlces for thrtlshing as
ihr- district hoird leavlnc twelve' Dr- D. A. Footo of Omaha, was at recommended by a committee of three
nioi.c Wnr roY-Mii-roii Nnho the hospital yesterday. Mrs. W. D. thrcEhornKU and three farmers, all
f iiIIB. ivnn th Wwnini I YNANOOshrdlu taoin otaoi etao mw residents of tho county, Is nino cents
v,,m(nntini, ,i,t nnW thnt thn tnrfv. 1 Downing, Miss Lillian Carlson, and for wheat and rye nnd five cents for
three wero' denied exem'ption, they'Mrs R- W Wilson's little 'daughter other grains. Whoro long and dlffcult
will be summoned for such examina
tion next week by tho locat board.
Methodist Church.
The following services will bo held
in the Methodist church Sunday: Sun
day school 9:45 a. m., morning wor
shipll a- m the subject, "Eternity in
the Heart.'-- Epworth. league at 7 p.-
m. At 8:30 p. m. the congregation is
asked to attend tho mass meeting at
tho Franklin auditorium.
were operated upon.
faster Ltlland Crouch
was ro'cat'ed from tho hospital having
puils are made tho farmer
of Paxton malce adequate compensation.
should
Miss Zelia Werntlr of Hebron, Neb.
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For Sale A Hudson auto car irt
good order. A bargain if solid at onde.
J Morsch, 305 west 3d st. 3t
Congressman Chas. H. Sloan, a can
didate for the republican nomination
for United States senator Is spending
today in town.
Letters from Leonard Redmond
now in France, speak of a big Fourth
of July colebratlonln the town In
which he is located.
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V . r " !; UVU1 ttlLCI "I''-hns accepted a pVaco In the iprimary
i,r a.i,.. ,1 dopartment of tho Nortli Platto
"7... schcols for next year. Miss Werner
7? . i i H iivl 1 nf hn- cen a student at Highland Park
1,ia,d beo.n dP" ca30S at tll, college, holds a professional life
a tw .J..0 iw T-rf'dtirtlflcnto. and bas had a numuer of
A baby girl -was born to Mrs. Leo "., t,. , p
,, ...... ... w. .v. w..wv.w
of Norfolk, Nob., whom sho was re
elected for tho coming year but did
riot accept on account of local con
ditions
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Wanted A competent girl for gen
eral housework in smaJl family.
Thirty dollars per' month. Phono 243.
A Red Cross- sale will be hold at
Maxwicll, August 17th to raise funds
to buy material. The Daughters of
Rebekah will servo a chicken supper
in tho ovonlng.
The Lincoln Highway gardens have
cabbage at 4 cants per lb. No delivery.
R. McFarland, 2005 E. 4th street.
Phone Red 732. 2t
"The Whispering Chorus"
With Katheen Williams conscience may
make cowards
of men but you should listen to the Whispering Chorus
and this picture will show you how. .
Monday and
Tuesday
Keith Theatre,
August 12-13
Now is the logical tlmo to buy your
tailored suit for fall. Tho lato spring
styles now on sale are identical with
tho coming fall styles but from tho
fact wo never carry over suits from
ono stjas.cn to another is tho reason
you can savo $7.50 to $18.00 on any
suit you buy during this sale. Wo are
giving you yoiir unrestricted cholco of
scits that sold at $25.00, $27.00, $30.00
and up to $37.50,, on suio at $19.05 as
long as they last. A Hot of highest
grade suits at $20.50 and up at THE
LEADER MERC. CO.
Mrs, Edna Shaffer of this city has
beep ef.cctold to a position in the
Eenior high school and has accepted
She will teach history and take
charge, of tho work of tho girl's
gymnasium. She! Is a graduato of tho
Los Angeles, Cal., State Normal
school and has attended tho Univer
sity of California, tho Indiana statel
Normal school. Mrs. Shaffer has
taught In Indiana, California and Ne
braska and com'els to us wdll recom
mended.
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Hay and 6
rain Growers
Attention
We have the most completely equipped plant for the
handling of your products of any concern between Omaha
and Denver and can give you service second to none. Our
bids on grain are the highest that conservative business will
permit.
We buy more prairie hay direct from the Producer and
sell direct to the Consumer, than any other Shipper in the
United States, and are, therefore in a position to bid you the
top market, or better, at all times.
Leypoldt & Pennington
HAY, GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK, COAL AND FEED PHONE 99
Branches:-Newport and Atkinson, Nebraska, on the C. & N. W. Railway.
County Agent Unrbor ns far as pos
slblo In his work. Tho rooms, aro oc
cuplod by tho county ngmt and tho
federal labor bureau, both of which
are of groat bonollt to tho county, and
tho rost room for farmers and their
wives is also maintained. In ordor
to maintain theso .ngonclos it is nec
essary that tho Chamber ot Com
merco provide) quarters and assist In
paying othor oxponses. For tboso 'pur
poses about $1,000 a yoar la rcquirtid.
S. R. Derrybatry, C,. S. Clinton, II.
L. Pennington ad J. E. Nolson woro
V.octd members of tho board of
directors to succeed thoso whoso
terms oxplred.
Tho board will me"et In a day
or
lire Dcmonstnitlon.
Mr. Atkins, br man of tho Dopt, of
Potorson and Sar-' Entomology, university of Nebraska,
goqnt Moso McFarland arrived home will glvo a demonstration to boo men
Tuesday night from Camp Cody and and otheirs lntorostcd next Wednesday
will remain until Sunday, Doth nra aftornon at Geo. Scharman's homo,
looking lino and say they could not
bo , in bettor shapo to' go up agalnBt
"Vi miles west of town.
Mr. Atkins besides discussing bco
tho Huns. They oxnoct to leave Camn culture generally and answering qucs
Cody for overseas duty somo tlmo tlons will pay (particular attention to
next inontht. i tho discussion for tho protection of
Rov Louden, ono of our North P1. bro.otl n torial nmlndy ' which
mj.,' i.-.." ,' v,:." n: nee '.oopors not. oniy ior uio pro-
. " tcctlon of tholr own bees, but for tho
eafoty of thoir neighbors, should bo
nblo to idontlfy and know how to
control.
On Thursday, August 15th, Mr. At
kins will answer calls, us far as ho
Is able, to visit apiaries and assist
tho Individual In his particular
troubles. Arrangomants will bo mado
an (Instructor of the now boys as thoy
aro sont over and Is consequently
moyed around. U&foro hoing mado In
structor he had a turn In tho tronchos
anuf so knows what it is like. Ho
speaks of ono city of 08,000 people
which ho says has boon totally de
stroy, d, In tho cities nothing but tho j nt lho Wedncslay mooting.
wiy juuib 1,4 tuu uiu mull iuui : : O
seen, an otners uemg ai ino iroiu Mrs c M Trottor loft last ovonlng
rcBuruieai 01 iu uo u uiou um- for n. visit in Ogdon and other west
lies. The fields ar full of poppies rn nnina
growing wild like tho sunflowers in
Nebraska. Whon -thoro is hard work to do In
In a letter to tho homo folks Lee hot weather Prickly Ash Bitters proves
nirrl. ntatlnniwl at tho Carruthor's worm as a siumacn, nyor ana
nvlntlnn flnlrl mnr Vt Wnrlh Toy.. OOWCI purilior. inOSO WHO USO 11 BlttHU
fuivs htK nnv im i.Aon cut. from S7K to tbo boat better and aro less fatlguod
ISS ptir month and ho gots up at 4:30 nt niBht. Prlco ?15 por bottlo. Gum-
in tho morning instead or. &:30 as ror , w-
merly. Tho instruction courso has al
soJieon kaigthenod from ten, to fifteen-
woeks: Starting last wook Loo now
files a machlno without an Instructor,
and goes up ovory day icbccopt Sunday.
His usual landing placo was on a dairy
farm near Ft. Worth, hut tho nolso or
tho motor frightened tho cows so that
they kicked over tho milk palls, and
tho owner of tho farm got so riled
up that ho wouldn't givo Leo even a
drink of water, much lclss of milk.
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Liltlo (Jlrl Passes Awny.
Marjorkl Snyder, five year ctd
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Snyder
of tho Stato Experimental farm, pass
ed away yesterday aftornoon at four
o'clock. Death was duo to somo intes
tinal poisoning and followed an illness
of-only a fow days, hor condition not
bblng coijsidorcd critical until Tuesday.
At this writing arrnngemonts for
tho funeral havo not been announced.
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F. W. Rincker is in Omaha today
transacting business, leaving for that
city last night.
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lilouey to Loan.
Plenty of six per cent money to loan
on funps nnd ranches, Interest pay
able annually with privilege- of pny
Ing part or nil nt any time. Loans
closed promptly. No delay.
RUCIIANAN & PATTERSON.
IIKITISII AND FRENCH ADVANCE
THREE MILES IN 1I0ARV.
Giving tho Germans no tlmo to
catch tholr breath after tholr crushing
doroot en the Aisno-Mame front.
Marshal Foch has launched a fresh
Wow against them in n now sector.
Tho nttnek started at dawn yostor
day morning on n wldo front la
Plcardy, oaat nnd southeast of Amlons,
Thn Kronen first army and tho Bri
tish fourth army aro engaged. In this
now offonslvo, which is undor tholtn
mcdlato direction of Flold Marshal
Halg. tho British commanddr-ln-chicf.
According to advices recolved In
London tho Fronoh and British forces
which attacked ThiirHday morning In
tho Plcnrdy sector havo advanced at
some points to a depth of moro than
threo mllo3 on a twonty-olght miles
front.
Reports up to noon yesterday the
alHos havo captured tha towns ,ot
Moroull, Domuln, Ablancourt and
MorlnncourK tho holghts west o!
Corlsy and tho heights south 'of Mor-.
lancourt. k
Sovoral thousand prisoners hnvo
boon taken nnd many guns captured.
Tho flold ot Uio fighting Is. tho
scono of tho most pronounced Gor-,
man success In this year's series of
oncmy offoifstvoB. It was in tho first
Gorman blow, dlvorod against tho
British front, between Cambrai and
La Fore, on March 21, that Uio onomy
broko into tho allied lines and was
not stopped until ho had pushed to
tho region of Montdldl'or.
Tho great British drlvo to recapture
tho ground lost in Plcardy and French
Flanders last March and April Is on,
and thoro Is ample) Justification for thu
bjllet that this tiart of Foch's Inten
tions will bo accomplished beforo tho
rains preceding winter set in. Tho
mlddlo of Octobor usually finds tho
roads, cut up as thoy aro by passing
armies. In bad condition.
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Tho Keith program tonight will
prosont "Six Shootor Andy," a story
in which Tom Mix ehootB a crooked
sheriff to savo tho town, and with
this a comedy "A Nolghbor's ICey-
hole," a comedy .that is aCl comedy,
it doesn't skimp in anything. Thoro
aro rivals for tho hand of tho horolno,
school girls In bathing, cops, crazy
automobiles, and other wheels ot
many kinds, an Indomltahlo swan, a
pugnacious ram and many othor
funny things,
The first official war picture.
Made under the supervision of
the Government. Given with
the support and for the benefit
of the local Home Guards.
Keith wnes,day
jtt&iui, Thursday,
August 21.-22
Wash Skirt Special
WE ARE putting our entire Stock of WASH SKIRTS on
SALE TODAY at SPECIAL PRICES to close the season
The larger part of what we have are HIGH GRADE SKIRTS,
made with Shrunk Waist Bands and materials that have been
SHRUNK before making.
Prices: -98c, $1.48, $3.48,
$5.48, to $6.98
Wilcox Department Store J