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(Copyright, 1920, WMtern Newpper Union.)
"Now, then, Dnvld, tomorrow Is your
birthday, mid I linvo n present for
yoii that I may ns well give you now."
"Not neckties, or n sport shirt, or n
stUkplu?" Inquired David Woolwon
suspiciously.
"Not likely, seeing Unit you nmke
knoKed strings of the ties In n week,
never would wenr anything but cali
co shirts nnd lost the pin I gave you
the second day. No, David, I'm going
lo give you a wntch."
"Why I you gave me ono once."
"I did, on the anniversary of our sil
ver wedding, nnd you let It drop on
tho floor and put It out of commission."
"No uie burdening a man with Jew
airy vho Is too busy wlHi farming to
pay attention to fnl-lalsl" pronounced
David.
"Well, n watch Is something that
every man should carry.
"I declare 1 It makes n fellow feel
sort of dressbd up to carry a watch,
eh, Martha? And you're n dear, whole
souled woman to think that much of n
liurd-hcnded, clumsy old fellow like
myself I"
David delivered n resounding sninck
squarely on Martha's Hps, and she
fluttered and flushed like some school
girl. Sho Jui'J to scold mildly nnd In
struct In detnll to get the watch placed
In tho right pocket and the chnln bnr
In tho correct button-hole.
Martlia smiled an extra welcome
when, on the stroko of six, David came
Into the houso from the field, rather
boyishly compared his watch with the
kitchen clock, and announced :
"You've had a good time-keeper
made of the old wreck of a watch,
Martha. It's right to the minute."
Arthur Moore called that evening.
He was keeping compnny with the eld
est daughter, Hazel, nnd was n gen
eral favorite with tho family. The
smaller children bad considerable fun
repeatedly asking father what time
It was, while Haze! declared the watch
must bo fast when her father ob
served that It was ten o'clock, which
was the usual hour of departure of
her lover.
It was two days later when David
walked over to Brownsville on some
business. The distance was only live
miles, and he did not care about spar
ing a horse from harvest work. It wns
nt Brownsville that young MOore lived
with his stepfntber, Hugh Grlscom.
Those two bad not been very con
genial, and Arthur had told Hazel that
the sooner they were married, tho bet
ter plenscd he would be, as Orlscom
had grown Into n gruff, unsociable com
panion. It seemed that tho latter was
a second husband of Arthur's mother,
who had left quite an estate. The
.stepfather was to havo a life Income
from tho property, but after his death
It was to revert to Arthur. -
It was about three miles from
Brownsville Unit David paused on tho
path lining the river, to ga.e In aston
ishment at two persons conversing an-
inintcdly under some trees. Ono was
n handsome young wiynnn David bad
never scon before. Tho other wns Ar
thur Moore.
The woman seemed under n strain
of Intense emotion. Her gestures wore
nnlmnted nnd her familiar manner
with Arthur aroused a deep suspicion
in, Dnvld's mind. As she clung plead
ingly to bis arm David's ffico dark
ened. Why wns this prospective son-In-lnw
meeting a woman clandestinely?
She acted as though she wns pleading
with Arthur iiis only a woman stirred
by love- or some kindred emotion wps
likely to do.
For over half an hour David watched
the pair. IIu resolved to seek nn ex
planation of the apparently recreant
love. Finally the twain parted. The
woman went away weeping. Arthur
' came up the river path, his faco serl
ous.nnd troubled. Ho acted startled ns
David sternly confronted him.
"I hnve boon here some time," spoke
Dhvld. "What does .this mean, your
mejjtlng a woman secretly?"
"If I tell you In conlldence will you
regard It as. a pledged secret?" In
quired Arthur. ,
"Yes."
"Very well; I enmo to meet that
woman, tho doserted wife of n dose
friend, to see If I cannot bring about
h reconciliation,"
"Oh I by the way, what Is the time?"
half Jocularly inquired Arthur as bo
turned where their paths parted.
"Half-past four," reported David.
"Coming over tonight?"
"Oh, surolyl"
Arthur 'Moore did not go to tho
Woolsox bbmo that night. Before dusk
n telephone- message announced to the
Btnrtled David that Arthur bad been
' arrested, charged with the murder of
his stepfather at threo o'clock that
vnfternoon the motive tho possession
of his mother's cBtato.
At the hour stated a servant had
board a shot. Hho rushed to tho Rv
Ing room of tho house, to tlnd Hugh
Orlscom lying dead on tho tloor, shot
through the heart. She observed n
scurrying llguro In tho garden rosom
bllng In build the stepson.
Bnck to Brownsville sped David. It
took only a fow moments to convluce
tho mnrshal that hi? evidence would
absolutely clear Arthur Moore. An
empty, rilled drawer In a cabinet
. where Orlscom kept his money ludj
' cntcd, that somo common burglar had
,,:ommlttod tho crime.
So Martha's birthday present had
?Idctl nn Innocent man; at least had
saved him from serious trluls and tribulations.
NORTH PLATTE HOME BUILDERS, -
Organized and fully equipped for the build
ing and selling of homes.
Buying and selling of residence lots. We
build what you want You pay like rent.
Office Room 11, Hrodbcck Whig.
C. F. TEMPLE, President
PRIVATE SALE OF PROPERTY;
liming sold my farm, I will sell the
following property: Black 7 year old
Kentucky bred saddle maro weight
1080, gray marc 5 yours old weight
13f0, broke, spun bay Holdings smooth
mouth weight 2400, 5 milch" co.vs 4 of
which are roans and coming fresh, 2
'calves, 2-year-old red bull, 0 sows
with pigs by side, 4 sows with pig, GO
Ihend of shoats weight about 175 lbs.,
extra good 3M Inch wldo tire wagon,
truck wagon, 5-horse power Horcules
gas onglno only been out n fow
months, good Challenge feed grinder,
good 314 inch Concord harness, good
single harness, oxtra good. 38 pound
saddle.
Thii prpporty must bo sold by May
1st, as I give possession at that time.
ED. KIEIUG, Owner.
Pliond 912. 400 East Third St.
STEGEMANN GROCERY
THE QUALITY STORE
Carries a Full Line of High Grade
Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables in Season
Our Motto is "Quality Goods and Good Service
at Reasonable Prices."
Call in and tell us if you want Quality Goods, cheap goods we
do not handle.
Phone 212 R. G. STEGEMANN 813 N. Locust
NEED OF SPECIAL TRAINING
Youth Starting In Life Must Remem
ber That This Is an Age of
Specialists.
Wo nre living today In tho ago of
specialists In almost all lines nnd un
less the young man who goes out to
enrn ills own living Is definitely train
ed In some one line, his ciinnces of ad
vancement nre negligible. It Is true
that ho can enrn good wages at the
outset and can hope for a few ad
vancements, but unless he fits himself
by trnlnlng, experience and study for
something bigger he will soon find he
Is In a blind alley Job.
A boy does not always realize this:
school life becomes humdrum to the
lad bubbling over with fun and energy,
and for him to sit on u bench with h
book In bis hands, studying what
seems to be uninteresting facts, Im
presses 111 in as u real hardship when
he longs to be out In the world taking
n place among comrades who have
proved themselves Independent.
This Is the place where the guiding
bjind of the parent Is necessary. The
boy must be made to understand that
tho training he Is receiving now Is
sharpening him for future opportun
ities. He Is likely to be reasonable
If his parents have retained bis con
fidence, and If they can show him that
In dollars and cents he will be the
gnlner by continuing In school. Em
ma Gary Wallace, In Christian Herald.
EUROPE TAKES TO 'TYPISTS'
Coastal Defense of China.
The government of Peking, It Is said,
has a complete coastal defenso plan
for China, according to which the
wholo Cblneso coast will ho divided
into four sections, I. e., tho Gulf of
Chlhlll, the coast of Klang-su and Che
klang, tho coast of Fuklen and the
coast of Kwantung. A coast defenso
commissioner will bo appointed for
ench section, ami ho will be held re
sponsible for the maintenance of pcaco
and order In his own section. Ilo will
also control nil ships entering his section.
The first, the second and tho trnln
lng squadrons will retain their pros- i
cut stntus, under tho direct control of
the navy department. The navy min
istry contemplates appointing Admlrnl
LI Tlng-bslng as commissioner for the ,
Gulf of Chlhlll, Admlrnl Lnn Chlcn-shu ,
for the Klnng-su nnd Che-klang sec- ;
tlon and Admiral Liu Kuan-hslng for i
Fukleri. As to Kwang-tung, the com-
mlssloner will bo appointed nftor tho !
north and south havo been reunified.
East and West News.
Business Men There Are Gradually
Laying Aside Steel Pen and Using
Modern Methods.
Without a typewriter an American
oil I ce would not be an office, but a relic
of a past age. But Europe lias been
writing with pen and Ink, and Is Just
wnklng up to the typewriter, remarks
the Golden Age. In Franco the courts
are working on the problem whether
a document such as a deed or a mort
gage Is legal If written on n type
writer. Tho world war taught Europe many
things, among others to value tho type
writer. I'rlor to the conflict the pro
portion of the American writing ma
chine output thnt was exported was
85 per cent tp 10 per cent; now It Is
50 per cent The machines would be
going over the wnter much faster if
Europe could get the credits necessnry
to correct the unfavorable conditions
of exchnngc. When the great loans
thnt nre expected have been mnde. the
situation will be Improved and a much
greater volume of typewriter exports
Is looked for as n result of the credits.
Europe needs nmong other things
modern olllco methods. She will be
helped In effecting this Improvement,
because the prices of writing machines
havo not increased nearly as much ns
those of other products, partly perhaps
beenuse tho prices were unduly high
before the wnr. Improvement Is the
order of tho day, and the tendency
will become ever more marked as the
golden ago comes on.
The Reds Win.
Ladv Red Feather Is a Rhode Island
Red hen belonging to the Peters Mill
ing Company, of Omaha, but placed in
tho egg laying contest at tho State
Farm during February. Miss Red
Feather laid twenty-eight eggs, thus
mashing all long distanco egg lay
ing records so far. This is proof pos
itive of the value o tho Reds for egg
production. But this vory Important
quality is not the only ono possessed
by tho Rhodo Island Reds. They
cannot bo beat for beauty or table use
I have eggs for salo from tho best
Rhode Island Red blood In America
Improve your stock at small cost.
J. H. VANCLEAVE.
Rose Comb Reds only.
Birds Clever Nutcrackers.
There aro certain kinds of birds
that can crack nuts. Tho nuthatches
have n clever manner of cracking nuts,
They first wedge tho nuts In the creV'
ices of the bnrk of n tree and then
pick nt them with their bills until the
nuts nre opened. Woodpeckers use
their tails for support as they climb
the trunk of a tree, .but the nut
hatches usually climb 'with their tall
pointed to tho zenith.
When the nut-hatches call It sounds
as If they were saying, "Yank, yank
yank," and this strange noise Is benrd
from both the white-breasted and the
red-breasted birds, says tho American
lTorestry association of Washington
Naturally.
"I suppose accidents vary mueb on
this Icy hill, do they not?"
"Yes. there is no fixed number.
They are on a sliding scale."
PUBLIC SALE!
Owing to tho lack of help 1 will soil at Public Auction nt my place
known ns tho Hlankonburg Ranch BVd miles east of North Platte. V4
mile south of Gannett Switch, on Lincoln Highway, tho following
proporty, on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920
Commoncng at One o'clock.
96 Head of Cattle
33 cowb mostly throe yenrs old, several havo calves by side, nil bred
to roglstored Hereford bulls. 33 heifors two years old. 17 yearling
liolfors. 14 stcors two years old. C yearling steers. 3 registered
Hereford bulls, ono threo year old, two nro coming two years old.
Thoso cntUo are 95 per cent vhltofacos which havo been bred up for
yearn by tho best rogstored bulls money could buy, all aro young nnu
houltby, havo boon liny fed for all viinter nnd aro In good condition for
grass,
Hogs
35 shoats averaging nbout 150 pounds
ONE SPAN OF GELDINGS, SMOOTH MOUTH
FREE LUNCH AT TWELVE O 'CLOCK
TERMS OF SALE: $25 and undor cash, Bums over $25, 8 months tlmo
will bo given on bnnknblo paper bear'ng 10 por cent Intorost from
date of snlo. No proporty to bo romovod till settled for.
J. A. JACKSON
ED. KIERIU, Auctioneer. HAY ('. LANGFORB, Clerk.
When In North Plntto atop at the'
Mow Hotel Palace and Cafe. You will ,
bo treated well. C8tf
FARM LOANS
I have the Money
on hand to close
loans promptly.
Real Estate Mortgages
Bought and Sold
T. C. PATTERSON
Loan Broker
Building & Loan Building
DR. REDFIEL1)
Physician, Ohstotrlctan
Surgeon, X-Ilny
1 Calls Promptly Answered Night or Day
I'honc Office 012 Residence 070
ALII HUT A. LANE,
Dentist
I Room I Mid 2 Bolton Building
I North Platte, Nebraska.
ED. KIERIG,
Auctioneer
General Farm Sales a Specialty.
References and Dates ut First Na
tional Hank, North PInttc, Neb.
400 Enst Third St. Phone 912
Sale Dates.
JOHN JACKSON. APltIL 28th..
NORTH PLATTE
..General Hospital..
(Incorporated)
One Hall Block North ot Postoflice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for the
ciantific treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement casot.
Complatly equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. JJ. Dent M. D. V. Lucas, M. D.
J.B. Reaficld,M.D. J. S. SIMMS, M.D.
DOCTOR C. A. SELBY
Physician and SurgeOK
Office over Rcxnll Drug Stote
Office Phone 371. Houso 1068
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estato No. 1734 of E. It. Raworth,
Deceased, In tho County Court ot Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
The Stato of Nebraska, ss: Credit
tors of said estato will tako notice
that tho time limited for presenta
tion and filing ot claims against said
estate is July 20th,1920, and for set
tlement of said estato is March 25th,
1921, that I will sit at tho county
court room in said county on April
29th, 1020, at 10 o'clock a. m. nnd on
July 29th, 1920, at 10 o'clock a.m.,
to receive, examine, hear, allow, or
adjust all claims and objections duly
filed.
W. II. C. WOODHURST,
m30-4 County Judge.
GEO. B. DENT,
Phsjiclaa and Surgeon.
Special Attention Glren to Surgery
and Obstretrics.
Office: Building & Loan Building
Phones: Office 130, Residence 116
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estato No. 1737 of Georgo W.
Trembly, Deceased in tho County
Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska.
The Stato of Nebraska, ss: Credi
tors of said estate will tako notice that
the tlmo limited for presentation and
filing of claims against said estate Is
July, 30, 1920, and for settlement of
said estato is March 26, 1921; that I
Mil sit at tho county court room in
said county, on April 30, 1920, at 9
o'clock A.M. and on July 30, 1920, at
9 o'clock A. M., to receive, examine,
hear, allow, or adjust all claims and
objections duly filed.
WM. II . C. WOODHURST,
M30-4 County Judge.
NOTICE OF PETITION.
DK. HAROLD FENKER
Ostcopnth
Over Hlrschfeld's
Office Phono 333 Res. Phono 1020
ROBERT A. PHILLIPS
Plumbing and Heating Contractor.
I am prcpare'd to do all kinds of
plumbing and heating. All materials
and work guaranteed. Estimates
cheerfully given.
Shop and Residence 1303 East Cth St.
Phono Red ICS
SAXON
Embodies for the first time in motor
car building the scientific princple
of
Duplex Engineering.
Dailey Motor Car Co.
LINCOLN, NEB.
We carry a complete line of repair
parts.
HIDES, FURS AND JUNK.
CAST IRON AND BONES.
We want these.
Big Price for Cast Iron.
Dry Bones $10 to $12 ton
L. LIPSHITZ.
R. I. SHAPPELL
GENERAL AUCTIONEER
Seo or wrlto mo for datos
SUTHERLAND, NEBRASKA
Notice of Final Report,
Estato No. of David Day. de
ceased In tho County Court of Lincoln
County, Nobrasluv.
The Stato ot Nobraska, to all por
sons interested in said Estato tako
notlco that tho Administrator has filed
a final account and roport of his ad
ministration ami a potltlon for final
settlement and' dlschnrgo as such
which has boon set for bearing booro
said court on May, 7th, 1920, at
o'clock a. .m, whon you may appear
and contest tho same.
Dated April 13, 1920.
Win. II. C. WOODHURST,
JOHN S. SIMMS. M. D.
Special Attention Given to
Surgery
McDonald Rank Building
Office Phone 83 Residence 39
Office phone 241. ReB. phone 217
L . C . DROST,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, NebraBku.
Knights ot Columbus Building.
DR. L. J. KRAUSE, DENTIST
McDonald Bank Bldy.
Phono t7.
Offlco Phono 340 Res. Phone 1237
DR. SHAFFER,
O&teopathle Physician
Bolton Bldg. North Platte, Neb
Phono for Appointments.
THE TWINEM HOSPITAL,
100S WEST FOURTH STREET,
North PInttc, Ncbr.
For the treatment of Medical, Surgical
and Obstetrical Cases. A place
where the sick are cared for so as to
bring about normal conditions in the
easiest, most natural and scientific
manner.
Phono 110. North PInttc, Neb.
Estate No. 1750 of Mary Norris, De
ceased, in the County Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, to all per
sons Interested in said Estate: Take
notice that a petition has been filed
for tho probato of an Instrument pur
porting to bo the last will and testa
ment of said deceased and the ap
pointment of William Norris as ex
ecutor of said estate, which has been
sot for hearing herein on April 30th,
1920, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Dated April 2, 1920.
WM. H. C. WOODHURST,
a6-3 County, Judge.
NOTICE OF PETITION.
Estato of Henry B. Plant, Deceased,
in the County Court of Lincoln Coun
ty, Nebraska.
Tho State of Nebraska, to all per
sons interested in said Estate: Take
notice that a petition has been filed
for tho probate of the last will and
testament of said deceased and ap
pointment of V. H. Halligan as ad
ministrator with tho will annexed, of
said estate, which has been set for
hearing herein on April 30, 1920 at 9
o'clock a. m. '
Dated April 5, 1920.
mi. H. C. WOODHURST,
a6-3 County Judge.
DRS. STATES & STATES
Chiropractors
5, 0, 7 Building & Loan Building.
Office Phono 70. Res. Phono 1242
DOCTOR D. T. QUIGLEY
Practice Limited to
Surgery and Radium Thernp;
788 City National Bank Building.
Omaha. Nebraska.
Gamble with Springer.
THE CHAIN SYSTEM
No. 1, 220 .North Locust, Phono 203.
No. 2, 110 East B Street, Thono 490.
No. 3, C21 Enst Fonrth, Phono 971.
No. 1, 821 West TlUrd, Phouo No. 75.
AUTO LIVERY.
Romigh Garage.
Phono 814 Day Call. Phone 1270 Com.
merclal Hotel Night Ca'l.
Taxi Service.
DERRYBERRY & FORBES,
Licensed Em burners
Undertakers and Funeral Directors
Day phone 41
Night phono Black &88
Notlco of Final Report.
Estato No. 1702 of Mary A. Simants,
deceased in tho County Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nobraska, to all porsons
Interested In said Estato tako notlco
that tho Admlstrator has filed a final
account and roport of his administra
tion nnd a potltlon for final settlement
nnd discharge as such, which hns been
sot for hoarlng boforo said court on
May 14, 1920, at 9 o'clock a. m., when
you may appear and contest tho same.
Dated April 17, 1920.
WM. H. C. WOODHURST,
County Judge A20-3vk
County Judge
NOTICE OF PETITION.
Estate No. 1751 of David Jones, De
ceased, in the County Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska.
Tho State of Nobraska, to all per
sons Interested in said Estate: Take
notlco, that a petition has been filed
for the appointment of Honrletta
Jones as administratrix of said estato,
which has been set for hearing hero
in on April 30th, 1920, at 9 o'clock
a. m.
Dated April 5, 1920.
AVM. H. C. WOODHURST.
aG-3 County Judgo.
NOTICE.
To Elsie S. Hoy, Harry A. Hoy,
Doris Hoy, his wlfo; Ruborta E. Von
Goetz nnd Victor Von Goetz, her husb
Goetz and Victor Von Goetz, nor hus
band; Alta B. Eastman and Charles II.
Eastman her husband; William A.
Hoy; and Loreta I. Hoy a minor and
Elsie S Hoy, mother and natural
guardian of Loreta I. Hoy, a minor
nnd nil other persons interested In the
estate of Frank P. Hoy, deceased.
You and each of you, aro heroby
notified that there was filed on March
2Gth, 1920, in tho district Court In and
for Lincoln County, Nebraska, by A.
E. Jafed, executor of tho estate of
Frank P. Hoy, deceased, a certain
petition, tho object and prayor of which
aro that an order bo issued by tho
District Court of Lincoln County, Nob
raska, authorizing A. E. Jared, ns
executor of tho estato of Frank P.
Hoy, deceased, to oxecuto ills certain
good nnd sufficient deed of conveyance
convoying to ono Lester II . Joy tho
fee simple title to tho east half (E)
of tho North west quarter (NW)
and tho east half (E) of tho South
west quarter (SW) of section 19,
nnd tho east half (E) of tho south
west quarter (SWV4) and lots 3 and 4
all in section 18, all in Township 1G
North of Rango 20 West of tho Gth P.
M., Lincoln County,,Nebraska, upon
tho payment to him, by tho said Lester
II . Joy, of tho sum of ?2SG0.00 with
Interest thereon at tho rate of 5 por
cent from March 1st, 1920 being tho
balanco duo in accordance with tho
provisions and terms of a certain con
tract of sale executed by tho said
Frank P. Ho,y during his lifo tlmo
and in accordnnco with tho prayor of
said petition, said matter has boon set
for hearing by ordor of tho District
Court, of Lincoln County, Nobraska,
for May, 14, 1920, at tho offlco of H. M.
Grimes, Judgo of tho District Court,
of Lincoln County, Nebraska, at tho
Court houso in tho city of North Platte
Lincoln County, Nobraska, at which
tlmo. you nnd each of you, may appear
and show causo why tho prayor of said
petition should not bo granted ns
prayed .
A. E. JARED,
Executor of tho estato of Frank
P. Hoy, deceased.
By Booler, Crosby & Basklns.
His Attorneys. M30 M7
A13-3w';