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Keith Theatre, wntZYattd -January 1-2
DR. 0. H. CRESSLER,
Graduate Dentist
Office over the McDonald
State Bunk.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
W. G. McNutt, a cook at the Liberty
Inn, was sent to the detention hospital
yesterday suffering "from tho flu.
Two carloads of wounded soldiers
erouto to a convalescent hospital in
California, passed through on No. 19
yesterday morning.
Sherwood Woodhurst arrivod home
in time to eat Christmas dinner with
tho homo folks. Ho had been stationed
In Texas and received his discharge
at Camp Funston. ,
Harry S. Braden and Emily M.
Thompson, two well known young
peoplo who live near Le Moyne, were
united in marriage by Judge Wood
hurst yesterday forenoon.
Miss M. Sleman, steam baths and
Swedish Massage, ladles and gentle
men. Phone 897. Erodbeck bldg. 85tf
A. Holmark, of Gothenburg, who is
so well known In North Platte, and who
lias been in tho Nicholas Sen hospital
at Omaha for some time, Is reported to
bo Improving satisfactorily.
During tho danco at tho Masonic
hall Wednesday evening a young lady
had. her furs stolen and a young man
his overcoat. This Is the second time
that wearing npparel has been stolen
from tho hall during the progress of
a dance.
Dr. H. C. Brock, Dentist. X-Ray
Diagnosis. Reynolds Bldg. Phono 148
Lester Adams, who is at Camp Lee,
Va., has developed into a wonderful
football player, although ho never
played before entering the serlce. Ho
is now on tho Camp Leo team, which
Will Rltner terms as one of the fastest
the world has ever known.
REMEMBER!
to thank those who
remembered YOU
Have you acknowledged your
every Christmas
GIFT?
A quality correepon
dence card correctly
does so: :-: :-:
A Correspondence Card is es
pecially useful for friendly
notes and short lettersand
for the most formal uses.
Symphony
Lawn
Correspondence Cards
75c to $1,00
Other Values 40 tO 65c
THE
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See Our Windows
The DETROIT
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In order to provide a turkey dinner
for the First Battalion band, who were
here for several days. W. R. Harcourt
passed the hat in tho Schwaiger, Huff-!
and Den cigar stores and tho men ;
thero assembled chipped in $22. This
provided a fine feed for tho band mom-1
bers at the Liberty Inn.
When in describing "Undo Tom's
Cabin," we say it Is "great" wo are
using tho word just as Webster defines
it Large; big; importantand when
you have seen tho picture at tho Koith
Monday and Tuesday you will agree
that in this instance our English is
unquestioned.
Through tho courtesy of J. V.
Romigh who gave the postofflce the
use of a Dodge delivery car and driver
for three days, all parcel post packages
were promptly delivered. All parcels
received on Christmas day and the
two preceding days were promptly de
livered, for which Postmaster McEvoy
was grateful.
pany, Winona, Minnesota. Established
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Glen Ritner has landed at Newport
News, Va., from overseas, and a tele
gram from Will at Camp Lee, Va., sta
ted tht he and Glenn would eat Christ
mas dinner together. Tho vessel on
which Glenn sailed was twenty-three
sea. For a period of twenty-four hours
with all steam on the vessel did not
travel a mile in its course.
Tho First Battalion band, which had
been stationed at Dodge, with nbout
twenty members, and are making a
tour of the co'unty, arrived In town
Sunday, gave a concert at the Metho
dist church that evening, Monday
evening gave a concert at tho auditor
ium, Christmas afternoon tho band
played at the Sun theatre and yester
day morning left for Sidney.
about 125 tons of hay. Phone 797F031
Wanted Hay baling outfit to bale
C. P. HOWARD.
For the Inst six days the rural mail '
carriers have been unable to deliver
mail on Motor Routes A and B on ac
count of the condition of the roads,
they are drifted with snow, making it
Impossible for a carrier to get thru.
Tho only way to get mall on these
routes will bo for the fanners to make
an organized effort to break In tho
road so as to allow service.
Picture Framing done at DUKE'S
Wallpaper and Paint Store. 98-3
Buff Orphington roosters for sale;
$2.50 each. Phone 78GF2. 98-3
W. W. Hunter, living on the south
side, received a letter yesterday from
his son Archie, the first word receiv
ed from him slnco ho landed overseas
last July. Tho lotter was written No
vember 24th and at that timo ho was
nt Metz. Ho landed at Brest nnd after
remaining there for flvo weeks was
sent to tho front Ho reports himsolf
well, but now that tho war Is over, he
is anxious to return home.
Got a Detroit IVcnHier Proof Top
on Ion days frlnl. Hendr.Ogler Onto
Co.
Yesterdhy wo noticed a delivery
truck go by with nbout a ton of
dressed beef which had boon shipped
In from a South Omaha packing plant
to local meat markets. This was not,
however, an unusual sight for it fre
quently occurs, but living ln almost a
strictly cattlo and corn country, It Is
ovidenco that our business or economic
conditions aro at fault when wo ship
out our corn and cattle and ship In
dressed beef, thus paying freight
rharges both ways. Certainly Lincoln
county should bo ablo to supply all Its
people with a good quality of corn
fed beef
FOR SALE
BY THE
Heady-Ogier
Auto. Co.
We Give Y6u a
Ten Day Trial
XIMJKO IMSinVASHKlt STKALS
KING; LANDS IX JAIL.
Willurd Drown, colored, who had
been employed us dishwnshor tit tho
Liberty Inn, was bound over to tho
district court yesterday afternoon on
tho charge of stealing a diamond
ring valued at several hundred dol
lars from Mrs. C. C. Hupfor. Mr.
and Mrs. Hupfer left at live o'clock
to dine with relatives and upon re
turning lator in the ovenlng found
tjdat tho rjopm had, leen onUorod
presumably through tho transom.und
tho ring missing, although tho thief
,uul not taken a brocch eq,my n8
wlual)lo tllnt, ,ny , piain sftght.
It WBB knoWn th(U ,,UTlng Ule ftcr.
110yn Brown hntl n bottlo of whi9kv ,
hig 0BBCBBOIl nnu- whcn sheriff Sal-
,Bbury wag notIflea ot tU(K theft lt
Wttg BUBBCBted that Ho look for a
"niiruer with a bottle." Tho Sheriff
and Deputy Sutton 11 rat run ncross a
white man to whom u colored man
had given a drink, and later Brown
was found at a colored dance In tho
Fourth ward. When arrested and
placed in jail Brown denied tho theft
of tho ring, but Anally confessed to
Sheriff Salisbury and told whero the
ring might bo found In his room.
Deputy Sutton made a visit to the
room and found the ring at the
designated split.
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Elks' Glee Hub.
Now that tho Elks' orchestra has
been organized, a movement Is on foot
to organize an Elks' glee club, which
with tho orchestra accompaniment,
would givo a series of concerts and
specialty shows. Like other fraternal
organizations the Elks have been hard
hit by war conditions, but brighter
days aro now ahead and tho social ac
tivities of the Elks will bo made a fea
turo in tho future. It Is hoped at no dis
tnnt day to finish the third floor of'the
new addition and this will provide
""f? cco"lod!ltlo"!1 for V "
social functions.
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Organize Orclieslrn.
A musical organization to be known
as tho Elks' orchestra sprung Into ex
Istencethis week and promises to take
front rank. At present tho membership
is. composed of Earl Stamp, R. D
Blrgo, Trovolyn Doucet and Victor
Beck, but this will bo augmented by
several others. One requirement is
that tho members shall belong to the
Elks. Tho orchestra will play for all
functions given by tho Elks, and now
that war has ceased and tho younger
members nro returning homo, n num
uor o Parties, dancing and otherwise
are being planned.
Drum f'orjts to bo Miilntulncd.
Drum Major Beck, of tho Homo
Guard drum corps, tells us that tho
organization will bo maintained, not
withstanding Homo Guards will soon
bo disbanded. Some of tho members
onlisted In tho corps for the duration of
tho Homo Guards existence and these
will probably drop out, but there will
bo others to take their places. Major
Beck says that If tho proper apprecia
tion Is shown by cltlzons ho will con
siderably increase tho membership of
the corps and make lt to North Platte
what tho Cook drum corps Is to Den
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Lit lug Increases C2 Per Cent.
Now York, Dec. 25. Tho cost of liv
ing in New York state has increased
C2 per cent since 1914, according to fig
ures made public tonight by tho con
sumers' leaguo of New York. Tho fig
ures, taken from rocords of actual liv
ing expenses of 1.7G0 women, showed
an avorago woekly budgot of $14.62,
including room nnd board $G.G7;
clothes, $4. GO; carfare, medical care
and Incidentals $3.35. Tho average
weekly budget for a working woman In
1914 was $9.
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First LulJicrnn Clmrcli.
Morning worship, 8:30, subject "The
Fullnes of Time." Evening worship,
8:15, subject, "Old Tilings for Now."
Special music. Sunday school ono
o'clock. All will find a cordial Christian
wolcomo at theso services.
, Rev. C. Franklin Koch, Pastor
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Donne Marshall hud made a good
linpros-dnn upon "Elvn Waters, or fan
cied he hnd. He was doubly anxious
to win the good graces of her father,
the Hon. Rupert Watery, Judge, ox
mayor and present owner of the Dally
Gazette. Rushton vis n lively, up-to-date
.little city nnd boasted two dully
newspapers, hot rivals, lighting each
other every Inch of the way and keoi-
Ing things locally nt fever heat.
Bllnn Dunvers wns the star reporter
on the Field and once ln a while called
upon Klvn, which Deune deemed an
Invasion of home territory. Dnnvers
was u dyed-in-the-wool Journalist,
while Deune was a mero novice.- The
latter was striving hard to hold his
position on the Gazette and win n bet
ter one, for that meant the good will
of the Judge and penunnent position
near to Elva. The policy of Dunvers
was obstructive. He did all ho could
to keep Donne from scoring a scoop
or getting even his honest shore of the
news. This was exemplified ono day
when both young reporters stood on
tho platform of a Junction. A politi
cian of national fame was to reach
there at 0 a. m wait eight minutes
for n connection nnd go on his way.
Both reporters wero to get a brief In
terview within that precious four hun
dred nnd eighty seconds time. The
Field cared Httlo for the Item, us the
politician was of n party antagonistic
to Its principles. For the Gazette It
would bo quite a feature.
In his usual fresh way, and knowing
the ropes and full of assurance,. Dnn
vers got the car of the politician llrst.
Persistently ho held his pfcw.'e by thu
side of the annoyed functionary, simply
wasting the time to keep Deane from
getting ln a word edgewise. So net
tled was Deane that us the next train
pulled in he jumped aboard, deter
mined If It took all day he would se
cure that coveted Interview. At first
the politician resented further Infringe
ment on his time, but Deane felt that
he was making the play of his life.
"Mr. Ashton," he suld, "my future as
u reporter and possibly my life's hap
piness depeud upon your Indulgence.
I am going to appeal to the sentimen
tal side of your brood human nature."
"You Interest me," acknowledged
the politician, and Deano told his
whole story. The politician smiled,
spread himself, and, although It took
eight hours to make connections,
Deano got bock to Rushton at dusk,
chuckling over a two-column Interview
that was worthy of big headlines and
told something.
"Of course 1 don't know what I have
lost of the usual local grist, but I can
soon catch up with that," ruminated
Deane and Htarted for the central po
lice olllce to llnd lt deserted.
"Why, whore's tho crowd 1" he In
quired of the night clerk.
"All off on the Fidelity bonk case."
"The whatl" faltered Deane, with a
sinking heart.
"Where you been asleep? All the
force and three extras on the Field
are working up the biggest bank rob
bery that ever happened in Rushton.
It was Just at dark. A masked man
overpowered the watchman at the
Fidelity, grabbed a satchel with over
one hundred thousand dollars in lt
and made off. The watchman Is sure
that he winged him as he put down the
alley, but money and man haven't left
a trace."
Deano reached the bank to llnd a
crowd gathered there, but that was not
the present center of Interest. Tho
emissaries of the law were scouring
the district In every direction. Don
vers and his extras, provided with au
tomobiles, were following down clues.
Deane got the primary facts of the
case and rather dlsheartenedly paced
down the alley. Turning toward the
main street, as he passed an old un
used barn he paused. A groan, quick,
spasmodic, caught his hearing. He en
tered the lower dismantled story. He
Hushed bis electric torch about. Some
thing glistened whero a broken lad
der ran up n sidewalk.
"Blood 1" muttered Dcnno, and as
cended. Then again he Hashed the
light. There, lying face up and stiff
upon the hay, was a man, u gaping
wound In his throat. At his side wan
n satcliel. At a glance Deane took ln
the situation here wus tho thief and
his booty I
Tho liiuu, wounded, had crawled
here hours "since. He had Just died.
Any sentiment of help wus useless.
Deano became tho astute reporter in
tho presenco of a tremendous scoop,
lie thought quickly. He examined
sntchel and clothing. He took a flash
light of mon and environment. He
covered up tho body with the buy, he
took the satchel witli him to the oillce
and called up the homo of his chief.
Behind guarded doors those two
worked over the greatest newspaper
triumph evor scored 'n Rushton. The
thrilling story of the young reporter's
gruesome discovery, tho revelation of
tho Identity of tho bank robber, pic
tures, diagrams with the polltlcnl In
terviewhere was such a pago ready
for tho public as Rushton had never
seen before.
About midnight Deano strolled down
to police headquarters. Danvers was
telling of four columns of clever "theo
ries" tho Field would put out In Its
morning issue. Deano twilled. Then,
as ho went homeward, proud, com
plncent, the smile grow to u grin, nnd
then a chuckle, for ho knew that with
the morning the world would know
that he hud made his calling complete.
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KORTM-H.MTE.NtS.
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PATRONIZE NORTH PLATTE INDUSTRIES
Repairing, Cleaning and Pressing.
GERLE'S TAILOR SHOP
. Wo Take Ordorn lor tho
Standard Custom Garment Co., of Chicago.
Will Make Garments in Our Shop if Desired.
218 East 0th Street Over Keen' Gun Shop
"GOSH AIL FISH HOOKS,
AS THE FET.IiOW SAYS"
Wc have more salt and more kinds of salt
than all the dealers of North Platte put
together. Better call and get your supply.
Our sales of CARNATION FLOUR is con
stantly increasing.
Leyprildt & Pennington
PHONE 206. Lamb Building; North Locust Strce t
FROWNED ON ALL LUXURIES
At Many Times In Different Periods
an Effort Has Been Made to En
force Simplicity.
Luxury taxation Is by no means n
new Idea. In Rome, more than 2,
000 years ago, tho Opplnn law enact
ed that "no woman should possess
more than half an ounce of gold, or
wear a dress of different colors, or
ride In a carrlnge ln tho city or with
in a mllo of lt except on occasions
of piddle religious ceremonies." In
187 15. C. a lnw was passed to limit the
number of guests at entertainments.
A limit was set on tho cost of fu
nerals and of funeral monuments. And
there would certainly bo some outcry
In this country against tho methods
of Julius Caesar, who had olllcers stn
tioned In the market placo to seize
provisions forbidden by law, and sent
soldiers to feasts to removo Illegal
eatables I
In our own country, the fourteenth
century found extravagance In dress
rampant, and during tho reign of Ed
ward HI laws were mnilo to restrain
It. Food, also, has been regulated by
old KngllMi laws. In the reign of Ed
ward II a proclamation was Issued
naulnst extravngant catering ln tho
castles of "great men." Loudou Tit
Rlts. Everything Wan All Right.
One of tho policemen who took port
In the bandit fight on Montgall avenue
the other day called his home Imme
diately nfter hostilities ceased, to us
sure his wife that he was not Injured.
His wife wns In tho apartment up
stairs, but his mother-in-law was there
and answered tho telephone. She took
the message and then went upstairs
to reassure her daughter. "Now, don't
get excited," she said, "for there'
nothing serious. Now, everything will
be nil right, but you know tho police
hnve had a big light with some train
robbers out by the Relt line, nnd your
husband "
The wife slowly, softly, slipped from
her chair In n dead faint; Ten min
utes later sho was revived. Then she
said: "Well, go on, tell mo tho rest."
" And ho called up to uny ho wns
all right, and will tell you about It at
supper time." Knnsas City Star.
Electric Cast Iron.
A development of war conditions In
tho steel Industry of tho United States
has boon tho demonstration of tho
possjblllty of making pig Iron and Iron
castings direct from steel scrap In an
electric furnace something never ac
complished before. It has been claimed
that such Iron, cast In the form of
castings, Is far superior to tho some
castings made from ordinary pig iron,
melted and cast. Tests, of this now
Iron recently made nt Columbia uni
versity demonstrate Its high quality,
its tensile strength was shown to bo
40,730 to 4fi,0.'i0 pounds per square
Inch, much higher than that of or
dinary cast Iron. Scientific American.
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New German Drying Process.
The so-cnlled Kruysoskn method, a
new moans of drying eggs, fruit Juice
nnd blood, has been demonstrated bo
fore tho food authorities In Rerlln nnd
found worjh exploiting to a largo ex
tent. The drying Is done In a large
Iron cylinder flvo motors In diameter,
In which a pair of big metal wings aro
qillckly rotating, driven by n steam
turbine. Tho fluid Is lashed to foam
and dried by tho aid of a hot current
of air that Is continually passed
through the cylinder. Tho dried prod
uct Is In tho form of a powder, which
will keep for a long tlmo and can bo
most economically transported. Tho
dried products go through no chemical
process and nre directly soluble In wn
tcr. Drying plants of this typo for
treating nbout 140,000 eggs a day will
bo erected shortly In Rerlln nnd
Rucharest.
War's Far-Flung Ruins.
Russian churches In Alaskn hnvo
hard times making both ends meet
since war's turmoil In Russia stopped
tho payment of money by the mother
church townrd the upkeep of theso far
away parishes. All the churches ln
that section aro now being supported
solely by their small congregations.
Many of tho churches contuhi valuable
paintings and Jeweled robes.
In order to eke out his salary, one
member of tho Russian clergy. Father
A. P. KuBhevuroff, arch priest In
charge of tho Russian church nt
Juneau, took the post of Inspector of
customs' nt Hidden Inlet, near there,
for tho summer. '
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No Mephistophelean Monopoly.
The devil has no monopoly on the
pitchfork.
Rev. William Rarnes Lower, pnstor
of the Holy Trinity Presbyterian
church of Lognn, Philadelphia, recent
ly spent his vacation working on ji
farm near Schwenksvllle, Pa., and
sent n messago to his congregation,
urging tho ublc-bodlcd male members
to help fanners harvest their crops.
"If wo can thrash grain In tho
field," was his message, according to
the Philadelphia Rulletln, "wo can
thrash the devil In tho front-lino
trenches ho Is building 'round our
churches." United States Employ
ment Sorvlco Rulletln.
Marshal Foch a Golfer.
"In tho duys before the war Marshal
Foch wus nn enthusiastic golfer," says
the London Express, "and took spe
cial lessons from n professional. He
played a slow and cautious game, with
a very useful handicap of 12. Ho hod
quite an nmuslng hatred of losing
balls, and ln tho ovenlng aftr dinner
would stroll out with a bog and col
lect any he could find. Onco ho came
In trumphantly after n long walk In
tho dusk with qulto a collection found
with tho aid of nn electric flashlight.
He used to regret that his countrymen
did not take to the game with uny
tnthnslnsm."
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