McMichael Bros Win Ugat Building Contract at $44,600
Ugat awards the Front Street project for a 49%132 three story building to McMichael Bros with a bid of 44,600. Next lowest bids were 45,000 by F C McMichael and 13,541 for heating by North Platte Plumbing. The ground floor will house a restaurant and lobby, second floor 39 guest rooms, third floor partial completion. Also notes Sammy Girls Theatre week lineup and a taxi parcel delivery sale by C H Spicer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Alohi Ugat
McMichael Bros
F. C. McMichael
North Platte Plumbing
W. T. Lyman
Registration Board Reclassifies Registrants Under War Plan
The Registration Board will re classify registrants with advisory and federal agents assisting. Classification will shift many men to class two A and B and to class three A B, with self inquiry and possible personal appearances before the board. The effort aims to identify men properly placed as the program seeks nine million armed by August 1 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maratauma
Arma
Railway Engineers Mobilize 66 000 Americans in France Transit
The five new regiments and nineteen battalions of railway engineers will mobilize 66 000 American crews in France for railroad construction and operation. About 9140 000 000 has been spent on railway materials including 1 727 locomotives, 22 680 freight cars, and 859 000 tons of steel rails. W C Reynolds and son left for Omaha for several days while Mr and Mrs Relph Smith also traveled to Omaha for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
W. C. Reynolds
Omaha
Relph Smith
Frank Short
Salt Lake City
Local notices and personal items from North Platte
John Burke returns to attend the funeral of John Bratt. Obits, sales, and requests appear along with notices of exams, livestock, and coal deliveries. Archdeacon Bowker conducted Bratt funeral. Child birth reported for Chas Herrod. Short family visits from Salt Lake City. Weather hits 103 with fire risk to wheat and rye across the region.
Lincoln county reg istrants placed in class one
Forty three Lincoln county men married since May 18 1917 were forwarded to Omaha for district exemption board review. They are reclassified into class one and will likely be called to service within thirty days. Further reclassifications from classes two three and four will push more men into class one as the war nears North Platte and Lincoln county.
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Lincoln County
District Exemption Board of
Omaha
Total Board
Allen
North Platte
Sammy Girls Thank Home Guards for Minstrel Funds
Mrs. John McGraw reports the Sammy Girls raised £498 5s 0d from Home Guards Minstrel receipts with more dollars expected. The group plans expenses not to exceed £80 and thanks participants and the public for support to provide sweaters and comfort kits for the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGraw
Home Guards
the Tribune
Home Guarda
Army Boys to Harvest Furloughs At Camp Funston
Furloughs for soldier farmers in training at Camp Funston Kansas are estimated to reach one thousand for the harvest season in Kansas and neighboring states. Most furloughs go to locals within the state. average duration is fifteen days with pay forfeited but earnings of 4.50 to 7 dollars daily in the fields for experienced workers.
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Funston
Kas
Arrestields
Great Wars Compared by Cost Across Centuries
The Rocky Mountain News compares war expenditures from Napoleonic conflicts to the present US civil and global clashes. It notes Napoleonic wars cost about 7 billion dollars, Mexican and Spanish American wars under 175 million, Civil War around 8.5 billion, Franco Prussian about 3.6 billion, and Russo Japanese conflicts near 4 billion, with current war totals surpassing all prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the
United States
Europe
Congress
Tusin
Japan
Rocky Mountain News
State P E O Sisterhood Convention Meets in North Platte
The annual state convention of the P E O Sisterhood convenes in North Platte this week with 100 delegates expected. Supreme president Misa Durward of Denver and past supreme president Mia Drake of Beatrice attend. Sessions at the Presbyterian church begin with a reception tonight. business meets tomorrow and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. &. O. Sisterhood
North Platte
Misa Durward
Denver
Mia. Drake
Beatrice
Omaha
Presbyterian Church
Aire
Union
Nebraska
North Pintte
Mra. Reeves
Keokuk, In
P. E O. Record
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Allied Forces Repel Seven German Attacks In France
On the French front the conflict centers on limited German attacks at isolated points near the Matz river and at Xivray east of St. Michiel. American artillery shattered the assaults causing heavy losses. a small party reached Xivray and was wiped out. A raid on the Alance sector Sunday was halted by machine gun and rifle fire. In Flanders the Lys salient endures German artillery pressure with focus on the Ypres-Dickebusch area and the western flank of the salient, where British forces recently advanced locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Matz
Doault
Xivray
St. Michiel
Alance
Lys Sallent
Flandera
Ypresenat
Dickebusch Lake
Extending Army Draft Backed by Senate Leader
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon urged extending the draft to men 18 to 45 at hearings on the $1000000000 army appropriation. He said many men over 30 are idle and should be reached. The House committee unanimously approved a provision giving the president power to call all draft-age men who can be trained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avely
Washington
Provost Marshall
General Crowder
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate
House
Military Sib
Also Mentioned on This Page
UGAT
McMichael Brothers
Sammy Girls
Mary Miles Minter
Pogey
Wm. Duncan
Carol Holloway
Emma Wehlen
Guy Empey
C. H. Spicer
Registration Board
Ford
Ford Service
Hendy-Ogier Auto CO
Corner
Dewey
Arthur Guy Empey
John Burke
John Vat
Arthur Coredewno
Eala Ie
Cant
4Th Street
Bes
McKay
Greeley, Col
Wasling
West Third Street
Tout
Franklin School
Palmer
Lutheran Girla Club
Ida Wainburg
North Platte Electric Mills
Chas. Hendy
John Bratt
New South River
Iniplace Worlane
W. W. Birge CO
J. J. Bowker
Laramie
Norwth Platte
B. F. Krier
Lexington
Wallace
North Patte
Bh Mall
O. H. Thoblecke
Briscoe
Chas. Herrod
Hanna Lump Coal
Coates Lumber & Coal Coq
Chappell
Cornelius Drake
West Second Street
Salisbury
Hinman
C. Villa
Buchanan
Peggy
Roland Gardiner
Sammy Girls Theatre
Emmy Webblen
Alice Sheldon
Alice
Maude Ti Ia
Lawrence Gray
Gray
Alice Sheffton
Hershey
Hershey Red Cross
Fred Rasmussen
Sam
BP. E. C. Convention
Fair Grounds
Old Settlers
Planle
Singer Sewingee
Scharmann
Eapolia
Wonder Boy
Charles Ray
Family
Crystal Theatre
Thurs. & Fri
Keith Theatre
Web
Sherwin
William Paris Green
Rexall
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