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Jiorth THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JANUARY .10, 1919. No. 104 SOLDIERS' WELCOME HOME AHOH, SOON HEADY. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. Work on tho soldiers welcome homo arch which will bo orccted at tho north end of Dowey street is prog ressing raplldly and the parts will Boon bo ready for assembling. Tho date ot unveiling tho arch will bo announced at least a week In advanco In ordor that peoplo In tho most re mote sections o tho county may know, for this Is a Lincoln county and not a North Platte affair and It Is hoped to havo present residents from all narts of Uio county. ThO' arch wll bo handsomely decorated, and on tho pillars wUl bo names of 871 Lincoln county boys who havo entered tho service. In front of tho names of those who havo returned will bo plac ed a bluo star, whllo a gold star will mark the names of those who were killed' In action or died. In connection with tho unveiling there will be music by the band, an address, and selections by a mao chorus. C. C. Hupfor, who has charge of tho work, believes that by the latter part of this week he will bo ablo to announce tho dato of the unveiling. (io:: "With Mrs. Seebergor away visiting and nobody at homo, any courtesy shown B. F. Soeberger In tho way of sauer kraut dlnnors will bo appreciat ed. Wo impart this Information not at tho suggestion of Mr. Seebergor but thru our knowledge of his fondness for tliis aromatic, soul-satisfying dish. Invitations, to bo accepted, must be extended several days in advance in order not to conflict with others al ready accepted. Girls, you may have wanted a beau, eh? So did Mary Pickford as Lonely Johanna and she prayed for a husband and got a thousand. Come and seo for yoursolf at the Keith Monday and Tuesday. ::o:: Ed Klorlg's Salo Dates. W. E. Gates, February 4th. Frank Kuser, March 18th. Charfoy Robinson, March 20th. Tho county commissioners met in session yesterday and organized by tho election of S. J. Koch' as chalr mnn of tho board. Tho Union Pacific freight house will bo closed tomorrow during the funeral of Frank T. Redmond, late station agent. Walter McMullen has been confined to thohouso for several days past with a sprained anklo which lie sus tained whllo skating. Tho Methodist Brotliorhbod will meet at the homo of I. AGllbert next Wednesday evening with Rev. Hess as guest of honor. All Methodist men aro urged to bo present. '-"'If Wanted Work night and mornings and Saturdays by high school boy. Phono Black 858. Paul McCord who had been employ ed tho U. P. round house for somo time was appointed engine inspector tho first of this week. When in tho store be sure and got one" 6f those great wonder bungalow aprons at 59c On salo as long as they last at THE LEADER MER; CO. Byran Schott, who is in tho medical corps at Corpus Christi, left last evening, aftor enjoying a threo weeks furlough with his parents in this city. Ezra Dowhower, who left during tho past summer for Camp Dodgo and was sent overseas has returned to tho United States and Is at present in Newport News, Va. Mrs. Frank Faw left a fow days ago for Omaha whero she will meet Mr. Faw who was recently discharged from sorvice. They will make their homo in Omaha In future. SEE us for SERVICE. THE REX ALL STORE. Adam Christ who has been in train ing at Camp Dodge for several months is expected hero in a few days to vlBit tho home folks for a week or longer. . Miss Bossio Rannlo has roturncd from a, visit with hor slstor in Omaha, Nina Rasmusscn who spent two weoks In Lincoln with friends re turned homo tho first of this weok. 85c Lord Baltlmoro Writing Paper spocial for G9c. All week nt tho REX ALL STORE. Lieut. Claudo Selby, in the medical corps overseas, has boon promoted to captain for commondablo service on tho field. Miss Margaret Doran, formerly of this, city, is vory 111 nt St. Joseph's! hospital In Omaha with a relapse from an attack of tho flu. Don Clabaugh who was visiting his parents for two weeks left a few days ago for Mitchell to accept a position. Mrs. Clabaugh will remain hero for somo time at the Clabaugh home. As long as they last men can buy best grado bluo bib overalls worth ?2X0 to ?3.00 on salo now at $1.45- at THE LEADER MER. CO. Members ot tho Knights ot Colum bus aro requested to meet nt tho hall at nlno o'clock tomorrow morning to attend tho funeral If tho late F. T. Redmond . Miss Mildred Norrls, fomorly of this city, who has resided in Omaha .for tho past year, Is expected .hero this evening to. visit friends for a Bhort time, Evorctt Lawrence, who had boon in the tank corps at Camp Polk, Raleigh, N. C, was recently discharged. Ho returned homo a ' few days ago and has resumed his studies in tho local high school. The semester examinations in tho local high school wll begin on Fob ruary 14, this year, Instead of the lat ter part of January as formerly. Each semester will bo composed of flfteon weeks instead of eighteen as beforor on account of the timo lost dtutrlng tho flu quarantine. A messago received yesterday an nounced tho death of J. L. VanDyko in Denver. The deceased resided here for a number of years, owning and living in a property Just south of the high school building. Ho left North Platto about a year ago In tho hope that the climate of Denver would prove beneficial to Ills health. The Store-Wide Sale of many thou sands of dollars of the most season ablo merchandise. being held by THE IX THE DAYS' W1IEX Fancy Prices for Cattle. v THIS CITY WAS YOUNG. County Commissioner S. J. Koch attended tho big salo ot White .Face John Ottonsteln has furnished ThCf cattlo nt Cnmbrldgo Tuesday whoro Trlbuno for Inspection two paper? o 11 tor $21,000 and another l.ubllshed in tin days whin Korfh ono for $20,000. Mr. Koch bought Phitto wns loung. Ono of UiuiO i"o ncau, ono mm can tor wnicn , no papers Is tho VcWly Independent P'1 $1,250 and eight holforB which and bears tho date of March 19, 1870; cosi mm an avorngo oi $us& cacn. tho other 1b the Linco n County Ad- Joint ivicuonnoi, formerly oi somor vertlsor dated March 13. 1871. and of sot, bid $19,500 for tho bull which sold which Col'. J. B. Pnrk, father of V. L. for $20,000. Mr. McConnol Bold one ot Park, was editor. rs young bullB nt a salo following Tho principal nows nrtlclo In tho mo mg saio ror jfis.&uu. Imlopondcnt wns a hanging boo. Threo men named Bosson, Bales and Wnrd had been nrrcsted on tho charge of FRANKLIN'S DOUBLE SPECTACLES C Y Basket Bull This Evening. robbing tho Jewelry store ot McLucas . 1 "V "l , ' x- niv d,n nf rhhimr and nt- Played at tho high school auditorium & Dick, and also of robbing and nt tempting to murder a man named this evening beginning nt eight -::o::- O'Kolf. They robbed O'Kelf anl loft ?'O0,k- contenders In ono gome. him for dead on the rnllroad track " u" 110 "s " " i .i,i ,., innn. team ot town players, the socond.ibo- and run over him and this would Jwowi tho first ami second tenuis, of give rise to tho conclusion that O'Kolf ' muiuasion i--o wu Wlmn thn mnn wnrn arrested 13iSHOn I ! to! attempted to oacapo, but was Tho most wondorful salo of wo oil and nt fcwT o'clock in tho nf'or- men's and misses suits nnd wool coats noon wns hanged to a tree bolow tho at THE LEADER MER. CO.'S. Pick tlm unmii nvnnlnir the other two men. I HnitRnn uniii nt tor; nn ,,,.i imA ir Bales and Ward wore taken out of clork $12.50 and tnko tho snmoAar- tlio jail to no tricu ucioro .iubucq mont. Or pick out ono of those $35.00 C. Dougherty. By the tlmo tho trial guita or coats and nav tlm rWk- si 7 nn was over 200 mon hud congregated, Urni tnko tho samo gannont and sb on. and when the sheriff was taking tho Don't dolay getting ono of those taost prisoners uacit io gnu uiuy oiu iui- wonderful bargains elbly taKen rrom uio omcor. mo sklrtH ot town whore Ward succeed- VS 'or Sale. oil in getting looso and rnn off In tho Brood Sows, Gilts nnd Stock Hogs, dark. About fifty shots wero fired ot Puro Bred Poland China. Phono him. hut ho wai not found until the 797F031. C. P. HOWARD. .103-2 next morning when It was discovereu five balls had pierced his body. Bales wns gnmo to the last nnd when told that ho was to bo hnngeft, cooly said "woll I hope you make a good Job of It." Tho school had closed nnd tho In dependent, published the names ot tho tiunlls who had bben glvon first and second 'nrizes. Among tho pupils aro named Wll Park. Willlo Woodhurst Ella Pcale (now Mrs. B. B. Baker). Arthhr Wyman, Clinton Patterson and Charley Wyman, all of whom nro well known to our citizens. J. RCantlin. fathor of Ray Cant- lin was station agent at North Platte tit that time, and tho napor spoaks of him captuiring a live swan which measured eight feet and four inches from tip to tip ana wotgniea zo". nniinds. ... Tho. leading article in uio num. , Hnllroml Earnings Decrease. Washington, Jan. 8. Railroad' earn ings undor govornmont oporatlon dur ing tho calendar year 1913 will fall short about $106,000,000 of tho stand ard rotjuirn which tho govornmont must pay the roads. This rovlsod es timate wns submitted)' by Dlroator Gonoral McAdoo to Senator Smith, chairman of tho lntgrstato commerce committee, in a lottor mado public today, and represents nn addition of $00,000,000 to ostlmnto given by Mr. McAdoo in his recent testimony bo-t foro tho committee. Mr. McAdoo explained that tho In creased ostlmnto was based on actual net rovonuo fof Novcmbor, which wns now avnilablo and which was $28,000, 000 less than was anticipated when ho nppcarcd boforo tho committee He ostlmntcd that $G,000,000 of tho dlf foronco was duo to roduption in traf fic during Novombor nnd $22,000,OQO to increased wages and back payments. CHTHCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. First Prcshytcrlnn. Sorvlccs 11a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sub ject 11a. m. "Religion In tho Homo." Thoro will bo reception of members at both services. Sundny school 10 a. m. Leigh Carrol, Supt Good music and a hearty wol como to all. ::o:: Vincent Roddy, who has been ' In training nt tho San Francisco naval station and rocontly recovered from nn attack ot tho flu is cxpoctod horo tho first of noxt weok on a furlough which ho will spond with his pnronts. Keith Theatre, MONDAY and TUESDAY MARY PICKFORD in Johanna Enlists" The sudden host to a regimqnt of soldiers, this country girl wins triumph. From the story ''The Mobilizing" by Rupert Hughes. Appropriate Music Woll Rendered. THE OLD FASHIONED BIFOCALS yezt Jvtpyovetnetrt 7D f more is certainly meeting with the public's appreciation. Scores of eager shoppers havo filled the storo every hour since tho start. Its Uio most genulno store-wido salo over held in North Platto. so. ; Nollco io Wnler Consumers. Bills for water for tho past three months aro now duo and payable at tho water office. A discount of ono cent per thousand gallons will be given on all bills paid on or before January 20, 1919. No discount after tho 20th of January. HERSHEY WELSH, Water Com missioner. : :o: : eCtlOU KR.Y RTOKIGLASSES) HARRY DIXON 8c SON, We Grind Our Own Lenses. LJ3ADER MERCANTILE -COMPANY.-;,..M n, ,,r,ior r Tfato Mann. at d fiat reduction bt'TJO per' cent ror'nhir nn tho 9th of May.-' l87f tho Doily being found at her House on a nome- nton.i a milo and n nail east, or town with two bullet wounds. SovQml nnrtlcs were arrested, but all dis oiinrrrnii fYr.fnt Peter Manning, a brother of tho murdered woman, nnd nt nn innucst hold ho was toi nci 'irntitv of the worst muruor over committed In any county." In tho trial nf tho nnRe a chanuo of vonuo wan taken to Grand Island nnd mo jury nrmilttnd Manning. In those days tno union rucnic wk running two passenger trains, No. 3 and No. 4. No. 3 left Umnim ni 11 n. m nnd nrrived hero at 1:20 a. m.; ino 4 left Chovcniio at 1::40 p. m. nno nrrived horo nt 11:55 p. m. thus cov ering tho 225 miles In ten hours nd fifteen minutes. Butter was quoted nt thirty-five cents n nound. eggs thirty cents a dnzon, sugar sovcnlcon cents a 'pound. hams twonty-flvo cents a pound, pota toes $1.25 a bushel and flour $5.00 r hundred. ::o:: tv CoininlBslonor Snrlnger. of Kidney weakness, bladder troubles nml illgestivo uisorugrs aro an wiuun the curative power of Prickly Ash Bit ters. As -a tonic for the kidneys and urinary organs 'It has proved Its value. Price $1.25 nor bottle. Gum- moro-Dcnt Drug Co., Spocial Agents : :o: : ANNUAL BltOOD SOW SALE. Fifty linmnnod big typed Poland China Brood Sows to bo sold Thurs- day, Jan. . Snlo to be hold InsMo largo burn on tho farm four miles west of Lexington rognrdless of Uio weather. If Interested send for cat nloirue. J 0 ANDEKSON The Sunshine Comedy Choose Your Exit" And the Clever LEE Kiddies in "Doing Their Bit'1 A patriotic story with a punch and a pull. KEITH To-Night STATEMENT OP CONDITION OP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OP NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, .DECEMBER 31st, 1918. , Resources Loans and Securities $720,615.28 United States Bonds and Certificates of Indebtedness 180,000.00 Liberty Loan Bonds 09,500.00 Federal Reserve Bank Stock 4,500.00 64,078.50 284,485.19 Real Estate Cash Reserve Total $1,329,778.97 Liabilities Capital Surplus and Profits Circulation - -Deposits ' - w - - $100,000.00 01,704.99 90,900.00 1,071,119.08 Total - - $1,329,778.97 This bank has operated for thirty-three years under the supervision of the United States Government and offers its customers the full protection accorded by the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. B. F. SEBDERGER, Prosldont F. L, MOONEY, Cashier. RAY C. LANGFORD, Vice-President. A. C. KRAMPII, Asst. CasUIor. KEITH NEVILLE, Vico-Prosldent. W. II. MUNGER, Asst. Cashier. JOHN J. HALLIGAN, Director. Drndv. snent yesterday in town. Dur lug the winter days Ed spends Ills tlmo figuring how ho enn Improve- the roads in his district with tho limited funds allotted him trying ns it wore to do fiftv thousand dollars worth of work with about five thousand dol lars. Tho Lincoln Highway between North Platto and Brady, which Is one of his favorite pieces of road-build lmr, will receive additional attention when working weathor comes. Love and life In tho country of straight shooting and wild riding is tho themo of "Wild LUo" starring William Desmond at tho Crystal Monday. "Trot" Robert, of Maxwell, was In town yestorday settling a hail loss on his ninety acres of wheat which ho sufforeil last summer .As "Trot" and Tho Tribune man wore star boardor at tho old Nebraska Houso during tho wlntor of 1881-2, ho dropped in to say 'howdy," and incidentally to advanco his subscription. KLENZO Tooth Paste 19c a tubo Friday and Saturday. REXALL Store. Wo aro not having what might bo called a January thaw, but wo aro having delightfully pleasant weathor, with a thawing tomporntjiDro during ho afternoon and slightly freezing weathor at night Tho city council hold its regular lil-weokly mooting Tuesday ovoning, but Clork Eldor informs us that tho proceedings woro not startling, son satlonal nor particularly Interesting tc rcadors of Tho Tribune. "Tnko those feot in," commands tho soigeant. "In whoro" asks Doughboy CI. irllo Chaplin. And then tho troublo bej.liiB in "Shouldor Arms," coming to the Keith January 17th and 18th. For SaleOld Trusty Incubator, 120-ogg capacity, and a Simplex boat e(i feather broqdor. Phono Black 975 or call at 308 So. Walnut street. 102-3 if Sale Two fresti milch cows. Saturday NiuM K.EITM. Theatre Enid Bennett in ''The Marriage Ring" The story of a girl who made an unfortunate choiqc, Two reel Smiling Bill Parson's comedy "Bill's Predicament" with Bill Parsons and Billie Rhodes. Remember-SATURDAY NIGHT For W. J. O'CONNOR 5c, 10c and 25c Store. Inventory Sale Throughout the entire store. SATURDAY SPECIALS LAST DAY OF SALE, White Outings 1A I Dark Outings - JLUL Jalll Values lip to 25c yd. Large Assortment, of Enamel Ware . . 1". ... Values 50 cts. 10 cts Tinware 10c Values up to 50c Phono 794F21. 103-2