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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1919)
t '3' if ; PREST-0 LITE SERVICE Drive Around Today. While you, are .here we will test and re-fill your battery x FREE OF 'CHARGE Official Service Station McDonald Bank Building, Phone 317 LOCAL AND PERSONAL VERV1!0Y WELL PLEASED WITH THE AUTO SHOW LOCAL' AND PERSONAL 1 s . Lorcn Hnstlngs spent tuo zvx&k oud witn the homo folks. K. P. Secbe'rgor lias inVo'dtod In now Palgo, ono of the niftiest looking carB made. Mrs. Jones and daughter Elizabeth came up from Drady Friday to attend the auto show. Wanted Contracts for plowing. Call at 07G No. Locust Phono Red 660. 22 J. H. Stono has been in Omaha for several days past transacting business j than any ono expected, the display 6f and visiting friends. (cars was largo and limited only by A. L. Kanold, of Laramie, chairman I tl,c exhibit space, good cntortainment of tuo D. of L. E. protectivo board, was I wna Provided and tup dealors ano. Biiic'smcii wero courteous anu ou Hglng. a visitor In town yesterday. Joo Landgraf and Will Hupfer havo returned from a three weeks' vacation spent at Hot Sprfligs, Ark. For Sale Davenport' and bed. 10G south Locust. Phono Black 492. 25-4 Mr.' and Mrs. E. R. Goodman and Mrs. John Bratt leftx at noon yester day for a visit with relatives in Oma ha. Clark Booker of Gothenburg spent tho week end In town attending the auto show and visiting at tho L. C. McGrawi home. Mri and Mrs. P. A. Norton went to Omaha Sunday to attend the' funeral of a brother-in-law of Mrs. Norton who died Saturday. Miss M. Sleman, steam baths and Swedish Massage, ladles and gentle men. Phono 897. Erodbeck.bldc. 85tf Judgo Grimes and Attorneys Halli- gan, Beatty and Crosby went to Chap pell .yesterday morning where a term of district court Is being held Mrs. J. M. Calhoun, of'North Platte who has been visiting friends hero for several days, left this morning for Gibbon for a short visjt there. Kearney Hub Dr. H. C. Brock. Dentist. X-Ray Diagnosis. Reynolds Bldg. Phone 148 Chas. Hlrsch has returned from Hot Springs, Ark., and Excelsior Sprngs Mo., where ho had been taking treat ment for kidney trouble. Ho is. some what improved. warned wiuuio agea woman, or man and wife without children to work on ranch. Phono 782P12. 24-5 Jesse Smith, now located at Chey enne as state manager of an- insur ance company, spent Sunday with Mrs Smith, returning to the Wyoming cap ital yesterday For Sale Four year old registered White Face bull, also about 15 tons of hay. Address Frank Hood, Motor Route A, North Platte. 25-4 Dr. L. D. Smith leaves Thursday for worthlngton, Alinn., where he will ac cept a position as medical examiner In a sanitarium at a salary of ten thousand dollars a year. For Sale Five room cottage, mod ern except heat, two blocks from pav ing. Phone Black 1159. 25-4p Arthur Barraclough writes his fath er that ho is attending the big school for .soldiers at Baume, . France, and lids 'taken up a three months'' course in electrical engineering. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Harcourt re turned tho latter part of last week from Omaha. While there Mrs. Hnr court Submitted to a serious operation, out is recovering nlcoly therefrom H. N. Getty, who returned from Hot Springs, Ark., after taking treatment for amonth without beneficial resultb for rheumatism, Avill leave this week for Excelsior Springs, Mo., to try out conditions at tliut place. For Sale Seven room modern houso with ono and one-half lots. Phono Black 920. 24-3 F .L. Mooney has purchased a sev en-passenger Paige car, Harry Block a Chandler sedan, W. E. Starr a Lib erty G and Miss Irma Johnston a Ford sedan. These are a.f ow of those win made purchases during tho auto show White Leghorn eggs for sale. In cubator lots at SG.00 per 100. Inquire at Rodgers' harness shop. 24-6 Will Otton Is driving a noWWcst- cott car which ho purchased last week. It is a car that cost $2800 laid down in North Platte but Mr. Otten eels confident that it Is worth tho money. Wanted to buy Light stock hoes and somo brood sows. Phono 797F031. Dr.. Mario Ames has purchased the Frank McEvoy residence on tho cor ner of Sycamore and A streets for a consideration of $2,000. Dr. Ames purchased tho property with tho vlpw of some time In tho future erecting an apartment house. At the close of the auto show Sat urday night C. M. Trotter banqueted his salesmen and distributors at tho Union Pacific cafo. A splendid menu was served and this courtesy on th part of Mr. Trotter was highly ap preciated by those presents Tho agency for tho IS. J. Reefer chicken remedies Ready Relief. Rloro Eggs, etc. has been taken "over by Mrs. J. C. Raynor, 408 east 11th. Pnono Black 1132. 25-3 An extra pair of glasses A reserve pair of glasses Is common house. Such foresight prevents dis tress when an accident happens. Se cure a reserve pair of glasses today. Come into Clinton's and try on tho now stylos In shell frames.. You will bo delighted with the way they be come you. The rims keep the lenses from break Ing euslly, and their firmness adds much to your comfort by maintaining proper ndjustnient of the glasses. C. S. CLINTON, GRADUATE OPTICIAN. At the Sign of tho Ulg King. At this writing tho number of cars and trucks sold is not obtainable, but tho sales were as large, wo un derstand, as was expected and tho number of 'prospectlvo buyers created by tho show Is announced as particu larly large. All North Platte dealers participated In tlio show, and they were so well pleased that they favor making tho show an annual event. Tho success of the initial show makcb possible greater successes In tho fu ture. Tho Trlbuno congratulates tho North Platto Automobile Dealors As sociation upon tho successful results of Its efforts; it was a show credit able not only to the association bui to North Platto, and their future ef forts in this lino wo arc confident will bo backed very heartily by our citi zens. ? :o: : Helnney in Trouble. A special wire received this morn ing from Hpt Sprngs ,Ark., states that Claude Delanoy who went there foi treatment two weeks ago is suffering from a badly Injured leg, tho result of a kick from an ostrich. Delaney with others went out to an ostrich farm and while attempting to herd tho big birds together In order that a lady friend might take a plcturo of. them ono big follow gave him a kick that sent him spinning and when ho recovered he found himself possessed of a badly Injured leg. The report that Mr. De laney had accidentally shot himself in an arm is denied by tho wire received but that the account of his 300-pound landlady getting the best of him in a wrostling match and that she pulled all the kinks out of his hair, was by no means overdrawn. : ;o: : Storm Hops Some Damage. During the storm Sunday after noon the barn of L. C. Applegate was blown down with the result that ono of his horses and two cows were killed. His automobile, a mowing ma chine and other machinery were bad ly damaged. Mr. Applegate said that when tho storm hit his place it was In the form of a twister. Several building on the Gus Drlng man and Bert McGregor places were blown down. In Sutherland several small build ings were turned over. Sutherland Courier ::o::- Ifellls Loses Match. In tho wrestling match at tho Fire men's hall Friday evening Art Nellis, of this city, suffered defeat at tho hands of "Dynamite" Fay, tho latter taking two straight falls out of Nellis, the first in thirteen minutes and thb second in less than two minutes. While Fay is supposedly a resident of Chappell, ho is evidently a "ringer" who Is traveling through tho country taking on all wrestlers In tho amateur class. Those who saw the match pro nounce Fay a real wrestler. ::o:: Big Crowd at Entertainment. An audience that taxed tho seating capacity of tho Franklin auditorium was present at the school entertain ment given therein Frldav ovonintr. The program, in which a number of the schools participated, was varied, excellently rendered and pleased the nudience. Admission was free but a collection was taken and tho nrooeedH will be used In defraying tho expense of promoting community organiza tions for tho boys and girls. AT THE SUN t'hEATRE TOMfiHT. A t...AMllf .... .k.l. 1.-4 ... - t- ss fKw sisals lS terVsted visitors, many of whom woroi JI?& 'V?2 ,0n iotoh,S eVcn' out-ol-town people, and tho show cro-l " , , 7 ated a favornblo Impression with ov i t. 1 hllB- Hurklund, who has been In erybody during tho threo clays of Its i Vlf' m?rcantllo business at Sutherland existence. In fact this writer did nov. ! A a (l,.mrto,r f contjiry has hear a word of criticism or complaint, 1l8 8tor,d to HUo" & Roberts of or oven a suggestion whero an lm-1- ,oway' who hnV0 tnkon Psso'88,n- provement might navo been mndo. Postmaster McEvoy, who has beeiyi The decorations woro moro lavish f a "ufferer from stomach troublo fofl Homo imio past and lins reached a condition whore there Is but Httlo peace or happiness in llfo, oxpocts to leave tomorrow for Rochester, Minn., to Consult II RtinHnllst nt. thn Atnvn lino. Hull Insurance on Growing Crops In best companies.. WoodhursCs Insur nnre Agency, Room 8, Reynolds build Intr, Mrs. Kelso, Jtanager. 20-1 While tho quota for Lincoln county in the Victory Loan has not boon an nounced, it will probably bo in tlio neighborhood of $460,000. Had tho size of tho loan romalncd at six bil lion as originally announced, Lincoln county's quota would havo been $GOO,000. For Sale Vacant lot northeast cor ner Fifth and Oak streets. Dr. H. C. Brock. 15-tf The report current In town last week that J. H. Fonda was critically 111, was orroncous. Mr. Fonda had been at Hot Springs, Ark., for two or threo weeks, went from thero to tho south to visit a brother, Is now in Chicago visiting his son, Dr. Fonda, and so far ns known Is in his normal condition. Mrs. Fonda is also In Chi cago. For Trade- 10 (Acres land and town lot In Lake Vlow, Oregon, for auto mobile. Address 2 South Maplo street, North Platto. . tfl9 The propollor of tho model aero plane exhibited at tho auto show by L. C. McGraw. was broken In ccttinc tho machine to tho hall and sot up and j ai a conscqucnco visitors of tho first' two days were disappointed in not see ( ing It running. Mr. McGraw mado a1 now propollor and hnd the machine rtjady for flight again Saturday. Tho machine is an exact model of the Do HavIIIand bombing plane used by the United States during the war. i ::o:: 1 Switchman Loses Fingers. 'I TV'm. Metcalfe, a switchman in tho local yards, lost tho lingers on his loft hand Sunday night. Ho was as sisting in switching train No. 12 when ho stumbled and fell nnd tho hand was ' thrown across tho rail. : :o: ; FOR SALE A register French Draft Stallion, foaled' April 21, 1SU5, siro Beau manolr 24741 (53G78); dam Dolly 14919. Full registration will bo shown to interested parties. Animal can be1 seen at my farm. half mile east of the i uaker school house. 2fei . .W, J. THOMAS.. . ::o:: . Notice, Royal Neighbors A special meeting will bo hold at K. P. hall AVednesday, April 1G th, at a p. m. for initiation. MARY ABEL, Oracle. ' Of Omaha, incorporated under the laws of the Stnte . of Nebraska. Capital stock $2,500,000.00.' Manufacturers of Auto Tires and Tubes, Heavy Truck Tires, Bicycle Tires, Rubber Hose, Rubber Belting, Sol ing and Rubber Heels, and Mechanical Rubber Goods for all purposes, etc. , - " , Our representative is now in North Platto to'receive subscriptions for stock ----- Auto owners should bo much interested and others who are looking for safe and rapidly growing investment. All common stock $10.00 per share, after May 1, $12.50 per share. Terms half casii, balance in 6 months with-' out interest. Those interested living out of the city will E lease state in first letter how many shares they wish to uy. Phone or Write for Appointment or Call for Full Particulars at tbe McCabc Hotel. A. JACOBSEN9 Sales Rcpreseatative, Financial Department INCORPORATED 1887. Mutual Building and Loan, Association, Of North Platte, Nebraska. RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS, .. ', , , . p The Association hasinlimited funds at its command- to assist in the building or purchase of homes for the people of North Platte. If you are interested, the officers of this Association will render every assistance and show you how easy it is to, acquire your own home. " '.' T. C. PATTERSON, BESSIE F. SALISBURY, President. Secretary. Patrons of tho Sun theatre will wel come nutKnMcont Kitty Gordon In tin. big United Suporplcturo "Adole," will be seen hero tonight. Tho fa mous stage and screen beauty will hn seen a3 the bravo and lovable Amer ican lio.n cross nurfo who In thn nnth of duty meets her life's ronance as she milliliters to the wounded In France. Iho story is that of a Louisi ana girl and Is believed to present tho actual nilvcrifurob' of tho autlim Adolo lileneau, from whoso widely luiiu uuim, u;o curse's story," tho play lb pictnrired Tho storv fnsoln- atoa with Ji thrill t.lft action and s.trvi.si' r,d ptepc.ta Kitty Gordjn in a novel phase of artistry. a nurses cnarmlng costume Bervos as a refreshing counterpart to tho nenness or dress which adorns tho fashion-setting star In tho earlier nnrt of tho play and reveals this popular actress In unusual and. appealing at- ure. .Marion Hamilton, art st n nmi popular leading man. nlava onnosifn to JSUbr Gordon. In his staclnv. of "Adolo," Wnl Worsloy is said to havo caueht tim author's remarkable inspiration, and to have blended tho thrilling action with liulKhcd artistic direction In this production of one of tho most mm. I pelllng screen dramas of tho year. FOR "SALE. I A few Registered Hereford ItnllH Theso bulls aro grandsons of Mousol.l tho great Beau Mischief, and aro good ! muiviuuais. 1'iiono 78GFM., Fred j J McUlymont, two mllos east of stato! S rm. oc-a, FOR SALE At tlio Old Stock Yards. 1 Metal windmill tower. 2 wnrvi towers, lot of old lumbor. hlir mont of natlvo cedar Hosts dlfforont lengths, kindling wood stovo length, 1 Emerson mowor.nearlv new. iimm-ir polo, shafts, neck yoke, 2 sets harness, - Biumies, a neau work horses, 3 mares, l cultivator, 2 sec. harrow, iiBiiT, piow. used wire, barb and woven. o.4 air. Allied War Veterans Military Band EZ3 The Fighting Sobs of Guns. CHAS. F. WARD, JiHiidmastcr. ':SJW2S ' BIG WAR ORGANIZATION Forty Musicians Who Went Over The Top. KEITH THEATRE THURSDAY, APRIL 17th. S The Kilties Band Con cert and Entertainment. Watch for the Street Parade Thursday atf4 P. M. Admission Prices 75c,$l, $150.