NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
ur Pre-lnventory
CLINTON, THE JEWELLR
Clinton and Fon, The Eye Glass Men
WILL CLOSE
Sign of the Big Ring.
Satisfaction Sure Try Us
Graduate Opticians
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Saturday Night, Jan. 1 5
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XOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs J. P. Clabaugh la roporte '
bo .Til,
Dixon Optical Co. Sight and oyo
SpcclallstH.
E.J Moyor ot "rule transacted
business In UiIh city tlio last of the
week.
Wo specialize In Diamonds. Dixon
tho Jeweler.
GladyB Case, of Sutherland wub n
visitor In this city Saturday.
A. 0. Johnson, of Tyron, was a
visitor In our city Saturday.
J. 0. Anderson, of Ilrady, transacted
business In town the first of tho week.
Rev. II. B. Hom returned from Don
vor Saturday wbcre ho spent a fow
dayB,
Wo spoclnlizo In Diamonds. Dixon,
tho Jowoler. '
B. K, McQlothon, of Sutherland, wna
a business visitor In North Platto this
i Grlselda llrltslnger, of Oshkosh, was
n visitor In tho city the last of tho
week.
Mrs. W. L. Daub, of Fostohrln, Ohio
Is visiting at the William Roynolds
homo.
Ladles Hlack Cotton Hoso 2 pair
for 25c at Wilcox Dopartmcnt Store.
Mrs. D. Clabaugh nrrlvcd Sunday
evening to visit nt tho J. P. Clnbaugh
homo,
Mrs. J. S. SlmniB and Mrs. C. 0.
Day will arrlvo today from Shrevo-
port, La.
Jaunlt Paulchor, ot Oshkosh, trans
acted business In town tho latter part
of tho week.
Dr. Wurtolc, office phono 27, night
phono 25.
Mrc. Campbell, of Grand Island,
cunut yestorday to visit her son El
mer lor n fow days.
W. J . O'Connor arrived homo this
morning from Omaha whoro ho has
been transacting business.
Dixon Optical Co. Sight and oyo
Specialists.
JVin't fall to mako an early selec
tion of record from our shipment Just
received. Dixon's Music Shop,
Tlio regular mooting ot tho Knights
of Columbus will bo hold In tho K. O.
Hall, Wednesday, January 12lh.
Tho Christian Church Ladles' Aid
will not meet this week as tho-dato
hns been postponed for two weo'es.
Dixon Optlcnl Co. Sight nnd oyo
Hpecmiisuu
Mrs. It. Ilelco of Now York City will
arrlvo In tho near futuro to visit at
tho' homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. C. Cornoll.
Dr. L. J. KUAU8E. IIC'tlsL. Mc-
IMIMUIU ItUUH JIU1IUJIIK JH'"IilB fa th
bono 07. tf
Harold Fotcraon will leavo tomor
row lrr Lincoln after visiting at tho
homo of Mi brlohcr for two weeks
Fifty-two Inch all wool Navy Sctbo
$1.20 a yard at Wilcox Department
Store.
Mrs. George Golden of Gothonburg
Is visiting nt tho homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Chnrloa Frcdrlcl of this city.
Sam Block ot Fremont visited at
tho homo ot his brother II. I. Llock
Friday enrouto to Ills homo from tho
coast. '
Brighton tho Music that you liavo
by adding a fow of our lato popular
records to your stock. Dixon's Music
Shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Moso McFarlnnd will
leavo tomorrow for Bedford. lown,
whoro they will visit tho former's
mother.
Miss Kathrine JIarrlmnn left Satur
day for her home In Kimball. She
has been employed for some time at
tho Oasis.
Remember tho 13th tho Yeomen
have a big mooting. Supreme Offlcors
initiation nnd refreshments. Every
Yeomnn como.
Mrs. K. J. Vandorhoof and Mrs
Ircno Crano roturnod from Denver
Snturdny where they accompanied Mr.
vnnuerhoof.
You will enjoy selecting now rcc
A largo number o young folks at
tended tho dunco In Sutherland Friday
evening. The music was furnished by
' Scholtz orchestra of Denver.
Mr. DIMon is substituting for Mr.
Lawrence ns janitor nt tlio Jefferson
School this week, Mr. Lawrenco is
sprvlntf as Juror nt'tlio District Court. .
Your Edison phonograph will be
an added plcasuro to your houoohold
and friends when you get tho latest
selections for It from Dixon's Music
Shop.
A Rebecca Kensington will bo held
Friday afternoon in tho Odd Fellows
Hall. As this is an important meet
ing all members are urged to bo
present.
Mrs. D. W. Dnggct of Gothenburg
who has bcou visiting nt tlio home of
her daughter Mrs. P. M Pottlt loft
yesterday for her homo.
'NeNv- patterns In yard-fwido Per
cales, cither light or dark at 10c a
yard ut Wilcox Department Store
On account of tho Social Evangelis
tic Campaign to be hold this weckthe
dlfforent churchos have adjourned the
regular midweek prayer meeting.
The Swedish Mission will hold its
noxt meeting Friday evening, Janu
ary 14th, at tho People's Mission,
The meeting will begin nt 7:30 p. m.
All aro wolcomo
Whlsporlng Tho Japanese, Sand-
man Iliawatha'B Melody of Love and
many other good selections just re
ceived In a ro-order nt Dixon's
Music Shop.
Frtfd Green who has been employed
ords for your Christmas Edison or l" l optical department of the Clln
Colnmbln. Hear them at DIxon'B 1 ton Jowolery Store, for Homo tlm? re
Music Shop. .signed his position Saturday and left
Evorshnrn cad. Dixon the Jowoler. r wnuoroi, iowiu
When you buy diamonds you wnntj
natality, guaranty and price. See Dix
on for them all.
Mips TUllo Blonkonburg left Sun
day for .. Cnlltornln whero sho will
f.pond thrco months visiting hor moth
er and brothors.
Wo do our host to mako our gold
seal that Is put on all our packages,
tho seal ot .quality and satisfaction.
Dixon, tho Jowolor.
The- basket-ball gumo to be played
hero Inter In tho season with Scotts
"hluff 1ms boon cancojlcd and Sidney
ban accented tho date.
Mr, and Mrs. Roy Strykor ot Suth
erland transacted business in this
city Saturday and spent Sundny at
tho Hans Johnson homo.
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. We are continuing this sale over the 15th on request
of several of our customers who wished to h;cL their
pay checks so they could get the advantage of the
prices we are offering; ' ,
Wilcox Department Store.
COMMUNITY
PUBLICITY
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1 (IIAMIICU )1' eoMMr.Uri:
Mr. and Mrs. Deano Richardson,
who have been visiting at tho homo of
tlio lattor's parents Mr. and Mrs. C
S, Clinton loft Friday evening for
Omaha to bo gono for somo time.
Ncal Brown hns accepted a position
at tho Clinton' Optical Department!
Mr. Brown wns a former employee
but has been away In the eastern part
of tho stato for somo time tnklng some
optical worlc
Bradley Sweaters at Sale Prices
at Wilcox Department Store.
Judgo and Mrs. II. M. Grimes loft
Saturday for Loxlngton, when tho Baii
association of this District entertained
at a banquet In hbnor of Judge
Grimes who has served as- Judge of
this district for twcnty-llvo years ''
We Knew We Were
Starting Something
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when we started this sale. But this sale is exceeding all our; expectations, It's
a case of "the bigger the value the bigger the crowds.' The past few days
y2 have proveivthat people hereabouts KNOW VALUES and' take advantage of
BPi them.
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.Gut at left comes in ;hi;pw.n5 black and 8lL week u
v "- -, ' -O letters from ci
The Chamber of Commerce will
offer a purse of $250 for the best
collective oxhlblts of farm
produce from Lincoln County pro
ducts at tho Lincoln County Fair,
noxt September. This purse will be
divided Into three -moneys: $125 for
the best collective exhibit from any
ono precinct; $75 for the second best
and $50 for the third best. This
monty will be deposited in ti Jocal
bank July 1st to the credit of S. M.
Souder, treasurer of- tiro Fair Associ
ation and by tim turned over to tho
prize winners.
City Engineer Rannle has promised
an early report of tho cost of the
proposed drainage system which
would tako caro of tho water that
comes from the wost and 'floods the
city streets during heavy rains, and
which would also lower the water
table and solve the problem of having
basements fill with" water. This drain
ago proposition was taken up by tho
Chamber of Commerce last year and
tho 'committee, of which E. F. See-
herger is chairman, had a survey made
hv Union Pacific engineers acting In
coniunctlon with the city engineer
and engineer Roy Cochran This re
port was filed with the city council
ami that body directed the city en
gineer to mako a report on tho es
timated cost. Owing to a burden of
othor work City Engineer Rnnnlo has
been unablo to reach this work, but
now promises an estimate In tho near
future.
Through tho efforts of Secretary C
F. Coy, of tho Paxton Commercial
Club, Train No. 1G now stops on flag
at Paxton, Sutherland and Hcrshey,
Tlris Order became effective yester
day. Residents of those towns can
now reach North Platto at 9:20 In tho
morning and return on No. 17 at G:25
In tho qvenlng, thus giving them the
ontlrc dny In which to transact nun
iiesa
A Lincoln man writes tho secretary
that he is looking for a location for
an auto top business and another man
In Kansas wants Information relative
to tho prospects for an auto radiator
Just a Few Figures From the Annual Statement of
The Travelers Insurance Co-, Hartford, Conn.
New Life Insurance Paid for over $639,700,000
Gain over 126,700,000
Paid Life Premiums over 36,000,000
Gain over 8,800,000
Paid Accident and Health Premiums over , 9,800,000
Gain ' over " 2,200,000
Paid Compensation and Liability
premiums ovqr J 31,900,000
Gain , over 1,100,000
Total Premium Income over 77,900.000
Gain over 12,200,000
Total Income over 88,200,000
Gain !' J1J love"r 14,300,000
I have just received, the above by Special Delivery from
Hartford, which, is -taken from their. Annual Statement
fpr 1920.
Why not have a policy backed up by these millions when
it costs no inore, and in many cases less than with other
companies.
MORAL: Insure in tho Travelers.
C. F. TEMPLE,
THE TRAVELERS MAN.
Room 11 Broilbeck RIdg;.
Office riione 63.. Residence 824-J.
SOCIAL EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
OPENS THIS EVENING AT
METHODIST CHUKCH.
SHIPPING HOGS WEST.
Ed Todenhoft, the Jocal hog buyer
shipped six cars of hogs to San Fran
cisco Sunday, and placed in the cars
sufficient corn to feed tli
Wilcox will, bo here whllo In transit, air. Todenhoft has
contracted to deliver to the San Fran
cisco buyer many cars of hogs, in
fact a whole trainload.'nnd In order
to fill tho contract is compelled to
ship in from Central Nebraska a
number of cars of the animals as the
local supply up to date has been In
sufficient. Tho hogs purchased out
side tho North Platte torrltory are
assembled hero and then shipped out
with those locally purchased. In fill
ing this westorn contract Mr. Toden-
nou says ho can afford to pay far
mers and hay growers a higher price
Dr. Frank G
this evening and every day until next
Sunday night to conduct a campaign
along the lines that aro being attemp
ted by the Board of Public Welfare.
All sessions will bo hold In tho Meth
odist Church and aro open and free
to tho public Afternoon and eve
sessions will bo held on most ot tho
days with frequent talks to tho teach
ers and pupils of tho schools. These
meetings are not for fanatics and rad
icals, but aro for all men and women
who aro Interested in making this
city nnd this county and this state n
gray--
Cut al rightis ouijj
Has Diate heel' and comes in brown or
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black, in leather that will not peel.
. Was' .50; Now $6.45.
Biown kid was $13 now $8.95.
Black kid was $10. now $6.95.
Grey kid was $12 now $4.95,
wing girls5 shoe.
Buy BuckJs Shoes. Formeily known as Shoe Market.
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io secretary receiveu
eight men residing in
nearly as many different states Inquir
ing about real estate values In Nor
Platto and stating that they were look
ing for new locations.
list of traveling men who make
North Platto their headquarter )-
eluding those who travel for .local
houses, has been compiled by the sec-
mtiry. The list shows Jhlrty-soven
names. Several of these men were
lutorvlowed Saturday evening and
each reported that ho found business
Improving, a decided chango for the
better having takon place since Jan
uary first.
Oon'l. Manager Joffers write? tho
orrotnry Uint ho does not deem it
"dvlsablo to locate the nronosod llvo
slock salos navlllon on tho Union Pn
rUht of wnv on North Locust
Rtrpct as It Is folt that such ground
will bo needed for track exton7'
tim near futuro.
W. J O'Connor nnd the secrotnry
attended a mooting ot tho Paxton Com
merclnl ' Club Wodnosday ovonlng and
heard road a roport of tho doings of
tho club slnco Its organization In Juno
1920. Tho roport was a most flatter
Ins; one, and gavo ovldonco that the
club Is an exceedingly actlvo ono. At
this meeting tho membership ot tim
club wns Increased from thirty to llfy
nlno. Short nddrossos woro mnde by
Mf O'Connor, A. H. IToaglnnd and the
secretary.
LKNSB GRINDING.
Wo do 90 por cent of our own work
In our lenso grinding dopartmont
This Bpolls quick sorvico and accur
acy Dixon Optical Co.
For Sale A Ford touring body $25.
A. & II. Gnrago, (515 North Vino.
mAHKIAGE LICENSES.
Following mnrrlago Hconsos have
been Issued by County Judgo Wood
hurst slnco our lust Issue:
.inn. 8. Sylvostor Hartlott, botlor-
mnkor, Elkhart, Indiana to Miss Zua
Rohlson, North Platto,
.fan. 8. Cecil M. Trent, mall clork,
Nonn Platto to Miss I.onn B Tuckor.
Mountain Grove, Mo. (Married by
Jud?fc Woo'lhinM.
better placo In which to live. An than ho could woro he to ship to th
iiunuai auumpi win uc matio io ami- ""i" umana market
lyze the social conditions under which ' As all they grain necessary to feed
wo now live and to contrive means of , Gio hogs in transit is being purchnsod
uuuiiiiK mum cuiuriuuio a larger men- "iui t-iaiie t assists in creatine
suro of satisfaction to our enjoyment a local market for corn. Last wee'-
nepurcnased twenty tons of corn.
of tho bettor things of life,
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCEltN.
Hoport having been made to tlu
Board of County Commissioners of
Lincoln County, Nebraska, bv the
Clerk of the District Court of, said
County, which report Bhows that there
Is now and has been for tho last six
months remaining in tho hands of
said District Clork certain witness
fees which have been uncalled for, to
wit: John McConnell $9,5
J. L. Lewis 4.00
Harry Worland 2.10
Jessup 8.10
Earl Hamilton . 2.10
M. E. Conway 4.0O
Mrs. J. T. Richards 2.10
V, Polsky 2.10
Milton Ranoy
I I'MON PACIFIC TAXI AND
' THANSFElt CO.
C Jf. KLOOMHERG, Mgr.
Phono 3
Day and Night Calls
Answered Promptly
a Barrel
Charles Tntum . 2.10
D. Ranoy , 2.10 if
Ray Logan 2.10' l
O. J. Kllno . 2.10 :':
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Mrs. II. P. Larson
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Dean Howkor . 2 10 :':
C. F. Clark c.lOlS
O. Q. William 1.10 H
ji. liiinon . 1.10 t'x
uuy swopo 1.00 li Kvfirv fnriAor ii
Goorgo Wilson v 8.10 It - - J "' lUVt 1 ont- V
iv. 1. Lururuiuo Jt.li)
E. E. Dohnor 2.10
C. C. Darnell . o.lO
i-'red uielil
g interested in fanning should
tins camnaipn. TIn'o
join
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Frank Donolly g.goi a uemand tor
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G. Stogeman a.10 li ness
Dorsoy Harden 3.20
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Richard Stcgomnn . . .. 1.00.:':
v. li. uozior , 1,00
A. E. Wood 4.30
G, D. Brown 5.1 n
Louis Joedokor' 4.00
Nebraska
150,000 barrels tn
get them through the win
ter. Buy Yours Now.
Insist on
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Now If such foes shnll not be culled
for within six months from tho 31st
ilnv nt nnrnmhnp 1I90 ihn enmn d.nii
bo consldorod ns forfolted and will bo :':
paid into tho County School Fund of ft
Dntod this 6th dny of January, 1921 i 1 "e Worth Plalte FI
a. &. AMjithN, county riork.
"COW BRAND"
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