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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1912)
StAta Historical SoclAtV- rv -WtM $ribum , TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JULY 5, 1912. No. 46 MMth fcttf swm ! it 4 V ' i- 7 )mk account Ring off extravagance; ring in economy. Then you will find FREEDOM. The man is not a free man who is worried by debtor fear oftlic future. A.ro YOU one or this kind? . IBank your money and be independent. We oiler YOU the services nnd safety of OUR bank. Do YOUR banking with The; First National Bank, OEJXORTII PLA.TTE, X13J3RA.SICA.. The Hardest IBank in "Western Nebraska. & TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS "' Miss Elizabeth West, of Gothenburg, spent yesterday with Mrs. Geo. Field. Miss Maude Mollyneaux is visiting relatives at Sulton, having left Wed nesday. Mrs. M. Z. Mitchell, agent for the Rapid Fireless Cooker. Phone Red 104. James Flynn returned last evening from Excelsior Springs, where he spent the past fortnight. Miss Maybell Smith, of Gothenburg, is visiting her brother Jess this week and will remain until Monday. The remains of Mrs. Fred Morgan who died Tuesday afternoon were shipped to Bebraidier last evening. Keep out the Flies Screen doors and screen wire cloth at Hershey's, corner 5th and Locust, Phone 15. Miss Elizabeth Hammond, of Phil adelphia, arrived this morning to visit her sister Mrs. Bert Brown for several months. Mrs. Louis Lane and family, of Gotlienburg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Bonner this week and left last evening. The Tribune force celebrated yester day; under such conditions the reader will excuse the lack of the unusal amount of local news. The Twentieth Century club will hold a kensington Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. W. Van Doran, 901 West Second street. Guests of Miss Kathleen Flynn yes terday were Misses Margaret McCarty, Elda Waters and Messrs. John Beale, Ernest Bicknell of Ogalalla. Mr. and Mrs. W. Tanner, of Lexing ton, will arrive today to accompany Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Redmond to the Elk convention at Portland. ATTENTION Farmers Bring us in Your Sweet Cream We are paying 30c per lb. Butter Fat test for Pure Sweet Cream. DICKEY'S Confectionery. ti$hW$& Julius Pizer has returned from short visit in Hastings. Mrs. Nance, mother of Mrs. Frank Redmond left this morning for Gothen burg ,to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Connors, of Ogal alla, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. 1 M. Mason this week. Lost A small gold cross and tan ribbon rosette: Return to this office. George Rendell came in from eastern points Wednesday evening to spend the Fourth and visit with friends. Your choice of Pattern and Trimmed Hat3 worth up to $15 at $1.48 each this week at Parlor Millinery. Miss Mata Rumbaugh, of Ogalalla, who was the guest of Miss Amy Lang ford this week, left last night. Mrs. Will Jeffers, of Cheyenne, came down yesterday morning to visit rela tives and friends for several days. Herman Steve resigned his position at the Rush grocery nnd will leave shortly for Evanston to accept a posi tion. , Miss Emily Baker, of Detroit, ar rived the first of the week to spend the summer with her sister Mrs. Geo. T. Field. Mayor Patterson expects to leave to night for Atlantic City. N. J., to attend the national convention of building ajid loan associations. Keep the chickens in or out Poultry fencing at Hershey's. The Young Ladies Puzzle Club will leave this week for the Holcombe ranch near Maxwell where they will go into camp for a couple of weeks. Lost A diamond brooch between the Edwatds home on west 4th and the First National bank. Liberaljreward offered by Mrs. Charles Edwards. Mr. and Mr3. Arthur Hartwig and children, of Paxton, who visited the latter's mother Mrs. B. L. Lambert for several day3, left for home this morning. Ideal Hair Brushes G5c Stone Drug Co. Eber Murphy returned Wednesday evening from Omaha where he took treatment in the hospital for his eye which was injured recently by a spike. The meeting of the Nevita club at the home of Mrs. John Voseipka on Wednesday afternoon was a very pleasant one. Prizes were won by Mesdames Thomas Austin and Wallace Quinn. Decorations were appropriate to the 4th of July. Detroit Vapor Stoves, best gasoline stove on the market, self generating at reduced prices at Hershey's corner5th and Locust Sta., phone 15. The pastor of the Lutheran church was granted a vacation by the church council at its monthly meeting this week. The time and length of it was bft to the pleasure of the pastor. Hence Rev. Herman and family will go away during the month of August and the regular services will be discon tinued during that time. Yesterday's Celebration. North Platte's celebration of the natal day yesterday was somewhat hampered by rain, which began falling by noon and continued at Intervals dur log the grenter part of the afternoon. The precipitation, however, did not cause an abridgement of the program; and every feature advertised was pulled off. The crowd on the streets was very large throughout the day, the repre sentation of visitors being as large as could be expected, with so many of the urrounding towns holding celebrations. The program rendered was, as a whole, about as good as any ever given in town, and much credit is due C. K. Martini, C. M. Newton and Harry Porter, who bore a large share of tho burden of work. ' Captain P. H. Ruddy and his firing squad opened tho day early with tho proper salute from "Long Tort," the big cannon located west of town, and successfully disturbed the slumbers of every resident. The parade at ten o'clock was a most creditable one, composed ot the band, city officials in cars, the local and Goth enburg fire departments, Goddess of Liberty float, lodge floats, business floats, comic features and a long lino of decorated automobiles. The judges awared prizes as follows: Hose cart, North Platte No. 3; best uniformed hose company, Gothenburg; lodge float, Yeomen first, Eagles second; business float, Derryberry & Forbes first, Birge second, Porter third; comic feature Wilcox, Watts and Halligan burro herd first, sheep herder second, Pat Loner gan third; decorated auto Dr. Crook first, F. L. Mooney second. The Yeo men float was one of the finest if not tho finest, ever seen in North Platte. Tho Goddess of Liberty float deserves favorable mention, as also the Crook decorated car. Next on the program were the hose company contests which resulted as follows: Ladder contest, Gothenburg 6 1-5 seconds, North Platte 10 seconds; firo contest, North Platte first, Goth enburg secqnd; wet contest, Gothen burg 29 seconds, North Platte veterans 29 7-10 seconds, North Platte regulars missed coupling; dry coupling, North Platte 15 seconds, Gothenburg 17J sec onds. The Japanese daylight bombs, were fired at 1:30. There were eight of these projected from a mortar nnd as they ascended six or eight hundred feet exploded and threw out various forms fish, baloons, men, etc. which sailed through the air Until lost to view. This feature of the program was loudly applauded by the several thousand who witnessed it nnd the Japs were ac claimed "good fellows." On account of the muddy streets the mortorcycle raes scheduled for two o'clock, were postponed until seven thirty and a varied program of foot and other races were called. " "The game of ball between Ogalalla and the local team was played on soggy diamond yet was a very fair exhibition of the game, the score resulting 4 to 0 in favor of North Platte. The visitors secured more hits than the locals, and played as good a game, but their hits came at times when conditions for runs were notfavorable. Three double plays were made by Geo, Gibbs assisted by Evans. In the motorcycle events "Von Goetz took first money and Mc Williams sec cond in the single race and Westenfeltl first and Vroman second in the twin race. The course was west on Sixth from Locust to the Cody residence street, south one block and return to start, threejlaps to the race. The display of fireworks in the even ing was exceptionally good and in keeping with the other excellent feaurcs of the program of the day. Many visitors at night gave complimentary expressions of the celebration, evidence that they had enjoyed the day, Dances were conducted day and even ing at the K. P. hall and the Lloyd operahouse and were well patronized. While the crowd on the streets was very largo throughout tho day and the saloons fairly well patronized, there was, but little disorderly conduct, and the day passed without accidents of a serious nature. In the expenditure of money the crowd was not lavish, and tho greater part of the dozen or more booths on Dewey street barely made oxpenbes, and some suffered an actual loss. Harry Hemphill camo, up from Sumner yesterday to visit local rela tiyes and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shinklc, of Hershey, spent yesterday as the guest of local friends. A head-end collision on the Lacka wanna road near Corning, N. Y., yes terday resulted in the death of thirty-: four and Injury to fifty others. Another City Election. North Platte is being "joshed" by outsiders as a Nebraska town whero they hold at least one election each month. This, of course, is an exagger ation, nevertheless we do get our monoy's worth when it comes to using our right of suffrage. The election now scheduled will be held Tuesday, August Cth, and the question wo are called upon to decide is whether wo shall npprovo or reject a resolution passed by the council on May 22d last when tho sale and assignment of tho franchise of the North Platte Telephone Co. to the Nebraska Telephone Co., was ratified and confirmed by the council. There nre some people, in fact there seems to bo a good many, in North Platte who place a very high value on franchises some as high as $10,000 and think they should not be given away by. the city; there are also' othors who think that such a franchise as that held by tho old telephone company, if offered for sale in tho open market, would not bring over $4.98 with a ten percentdiscount for cash. Butof course, you can't expect all the people to take the same view of things. Death of Mrs. Mary Morgan. Mary Harris Morgan died at her home on West Gth street Tuesday after noon from poisoning which was caused by eating canned sweet potatoes last Saturday. I For a year or more her health has ibeen poor and she took treatment in Tt local hospital from which she was discharged recently. Her weakened jcondition hastened the effects caused by the poisoning. Mrs. Morgan was born in Richland county, Wis., on September 18, 1859, and in 1878 she wa3 married to Fred Morgan at Belvedere who survives her They came to this city twelvo years ago. To this union three children were born, one son 22 years of nge who re sides in Colorndo and two daughters. Other relatives left to mourn her death are one sister Mrs. Walt. Stuart, ,ngod mother Mrs. Esther Harris and two grand children. The funeral ser vices will be held from tho residence and conducted by Rev. Miller. Bold Burglars. The office of the CT F. Iddings Co. was entered through n window last night and an unsuccessful attempt made to blow open the safe. The knob of the combination was knocked off, pow der poured into the opening and ignited, but the explosion was not of sufficient force to blow open the door. Other than the breaking of the combination no los3 occurred, no attempt being made to enter tho vault. The mill office was also entered, but nothing was secured. The burglars obtained the tools to do their work by breaking into VanClcave's blackmith shop. The work was evidently that of nmateurs. The Drought Broken. The prolonged dry spell, which threatened the loss of small grain as well as corn, was broken thisweekby alight rain Tuesday night, aheavicrfall Wed nesday night and showers yesterday, tho total reaching about three-quarters of an inch. Yesterday's rain was, ap parently, general over the county, and west of this city was considerably heavier, a small washout of tho U. P. track at Roscoe occuring. J. B. Hemphill left yesterday morning for Summer to visit relatives. Miss Elinor McCarty and Majory Reed, of Ogalalla, are visiting Miss Marie Martini this week. Miss Henrietta Flynn and father John Flynn, of Sioux City, left for home today after visiting the Flynn, Barker and Healcy families for two weeks. The Airdome. rtri 10- and Saturday. PICTURES Accidents Will Happen. My Princess. Poor Jimmy. VAUDEVILLE Drexler & Fox, Musical Acts. 10 and 15C JL JL &.!. IL Local and Personal. Will Adair is enjoying a visit from hie fnther who camo up from Kearney yesterday. Miss Kate Spies returned Wednesday from a month's visit in Neola, In., with relatives. Howard Horde, of Denver, visited friends this week, hav'ng arrived here Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rnsmussen nnd children, of Hershoy, visited relatives here on tho Fourth. Miss Marie Troupe, of Kearney, ar rived Wednosday to visit hur brother H. T. Troupe and wife, for a few days. After visiting Miss Margaret Frazior for n week past Miss Catherine Feathers, of Ogalalla, returned home this morn ing. Mrs. Warner and children, of Cozad, left yesterday morning after visiting her mother Mrs. Bothol for several days. Grocery Saturday Only. Golden Apples, 2 cans ' 0DC Standard Corn per can , .' Q 3-lb Pail Axle Grease. ....... . . . . .'. .".... 3C Pink Salmon, i-lb can, afor..i.' ItfijG Lemons per doz fvEl ....... C Swifts Premium Hams per lb . '.,; ;..' I OL Swifts Empire Bac'ori per lb rev. T ". . . .'.?."'. V .' . - j Swifts Bacon per lb .' fi U2 Wilcox Department Store Organized Mutual Building & OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Paid in Capital and Surplus $462,852.51. Prospective Building & Loan borrowers should carefully investigate the advantages offered by this Association before doing business with any foreign Building & Loan -Association. Borrowers in this Association save over eighty pr cent of the preliminary expenses charged by foreign associations; have smaller monthly dues on the amount borrowed; pay a less rate of interest; receive twenty per cent larger dividends and with the same amount of monthly payments would mature their loans in a year's less time; and have a more liberal contract in regard to repayments before maturity. Plenty of money ori; hand at all times to close loans. T. C. Fata, Prcs. I 'shoYt 0rders a Drop in the next time and have a trial of the most up-to-date place in the city OPEN AJjJj NIGHT. H Opposite Depot Miss Vera Bartholomew, of Gotlien burg, spent tho fourth with Miss Florence Stamp and other local friendfl. Miss Mildred Pizer, of Hnsting8,iwho has been the guest of her cousin 'Miss Mayme Pizer for two weeks, will leave for Denver tomorrow. George Smith the messenger for the Western Union was knocked down and received a number of bruises last even ing while riding his wheel on Dewey street, having colliding with two auto mobiles. Tho wheel was broken in several pieces. At Las Vegas yesterday afternoon Jim Flynn, tho white hope, lastedliine rounds of his scheduled forty-five rounds with Jack Johnson. Flynn's fnco was chopped and cut frightfully by Johnson a deliberate blows and in the ninth round Captain Cowies of the New Mexico state police pushed his way into the ring declared tho contest ended; that it was a brutal and improper ex hibition. Johnson bore not a single mark of tho contest beyond a slight cut insido his lower lip. 1 in 1887. Lean Association -- Samuel Goozce, Sec'y a -t- 2: r Specialty With Us. PALACE CAFE Special. rr rffr r
