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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1913)
i Stats "'ftilcij C(V( (.E&W. rv . rv; myelin 9rifamft wra TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JULY 4 191, No. 47 MQVtk i. xw mm W4'W'444k r 1 f. County Finances in Bad Shape. The county finances of Lincoln county givo evidence of tha high cost of living or the coat of high living, whichever you please. Today the floating indebted ness of the county is in round numbers twenty-six thousand dollars, or about ten thousand dollars greater than a year ago. Practically two-thirds of tha claims unpaid have been on file since August 1, 1912, eleven months ago, and tha other third has accumulated since that time. The claim register shows that there are $9,0-15 in claims for road damages unpaid, 2,290 for road work, 54,004 for bndgo lumber, culverts and labor, 52,495 for county assessors' work, $850 for court and witness fees, $1,460 for supplies to andcaro of county poor, 5843 for salaries, and 53,947 for general expanses. Some of these claims nave been on file since May 5th, 1912, oyer a year ago. In paying this indebtedness it will be necessary to absorb a good portion of the 1913 levy of taxes. As the expenses of the county never halt, paying 1912 bills with 1913 revenues does net ease matters, for if expenses are materially, in fact radically, reduced, tha unpaid bills of 1913 must bo paid by the 1914 revenues, and soon ad infinitum. Under a strict compliance cf the law, the county commissioners cannot legally pay bills contracted in 1912 out of the rev enues of 1913, as oach year is to take care of the expenses of the year. This course has not, however, always been followed, in fact when a county once al lows its expenses to exceed its revenues a floating indebtedness must follow, and if the deficit of a previous year is not paid by the revenues of the following year, the claims would need be dishonored or else bonds voted to pay them. The Tribune disclaims any effort to criticize the county commissioners for this condition of affairs, they are prob ably doing the best they can, but it docs believe that it is a condition that calls for action on the part of tho com missioners; evidently they must cut the garment more closely to fit the cloth, for certainly if the indebtedness in creases proportionately Lincoln county will in another year or two, be up against a stono wall. Another phase of this Indebtedness is that those who have unpaid bills against the county must wait months for their money, and this too, .without, receiving interest, and yet when iheir taxes be come due they must pay them promptly or suffer the penalty of ten per cent- interest. Enroute Home By Auto. G. D.Wood an 1 G. L. Clark, two young men from California University at Berkeley, Calif., were in the city yesterday enroute homo from Madison Wis., via the Great White way. Tho young fellows are members of the California University,. track team, running the sprints and middle dis tances, and are now returning from the big eastern meet at Cambridge, Mass.. which occurred on May 31, and the Western conference meet which took place a week later, June 7, at Madison, Wis. After the meet at Madison the boys purchased a little Ford roadster automobile in which they are making the trip west. The car has been stripped of all superfluous weight and is adorned with California University pennants and signs adver tising tho Pacific-Panama Exposition at 'Frisco in 1915. They left Madison Juno 16th, and are not attempting to break any speed records but expect to make occasional stops along the route for short visits with friends. Shops an Assured Fact. "If the construction of big repair shops west of tho new round house has not been authorized, such action will soon be taken," said a Union Pacific official Monday, "and it will only be a matter of a few months until the work will be started. These shops have always been part of the contemplated improvements at North Platte, but as the round house was more badly needed than the shops, work on it began first." T It i3 understood that these new shops will be much larger than tho old, will be equipped with the latest models of machinry, and be erected with the view of obtaining tho best results in the way of light and sanitation. The present shops will be used for storing engines that are not in active service. Young Men and Young Women. On account of the new Parcels Post system and also because of regular vacancies many additional appointments will be made during the summer and fall to the government postal service as Railway Mail Clerks, Post Office Clerks, Letter Carriers, etc. Salary $70 to 5150. Agos 18 to 45. Mr. H. L. Carl will be at tho Timmerman hotel in NorthlPlatte on Saturday, July 12, 1918, and would like to meet young men and women who may dosiro to qualify for these appointments. Mr. Carl will be in North Platte one day only, until 9 p. m. Do not fail co call and see him. Adv. The Denver delegation of Elks en route to tho annual convention in Rochester, will pass through tonight. There are 130 in the party, including a drill team. PJTRONIZE THE njT 111 'House of GoodShowl HI When in North Platle. Motion Pictures. Runs Every Night. Matinee Saturday After noon at 2:30 O'clock. 10 CENTS. Local and Personal Mr. and Mrs. Roland Batie are moving to Staploton this week. A social danco will be held at the Lloyd opera house tomorrow evening. Joseph Weeks, of Grand Island, is spending this week with friends in town. Joe Brosius has just purchased a new Buick touring cur of the J. S. Davis Auto Co. Attorney George Gibbs went to Kear ney yesterday to transact business for a few days. Mrs. W. J. Sims, of Sidney, came at noon yesterday to visit her sister Mrs. S. J. Ellis for n week. Mrs. Fred Owing3, of Sidney, came n few days ago to visit Mrs. Floyd Pass more for a week or longer. Rev. T. D. Sullivan, of Elm Creek, came yeBterday morning to spend a few days with Father McDaid. Claude Mecomber, of Lodgepole, came yesterday afternoon to spend a few days with the home folks. Mrs. W. J. Sims nnd Mrs. S. J. Ellis will go to Konesaw next week to visit relntives for a couple of weeks. Sebastian Schwaiger and daughters Then and Esther left at noon yesterday for Chicago to visit relatives for four weeks. Bankers Life Insurance, Woodhurst's Insurance Agency. 42-8 Dave Day and father will leave the latter part of this month for Pasco, Wash., and other points west to spend several weeks. Mica ATnru Fliafrtl frtirrw-li. ff tVio city, came up from Omaha Tuesday evening to visit relatives in town for a couple of weeks. Father Hyne, of Omaha, arrived a few days ago to ussist Rev. Kananough during the three months absence of Father McDaid. Mrs. Thelma Tinsman and daughter, formerly of this city, arrived here from , Sidney yesterday afternoon to visit for a few days. The W. O. W. ball at the K. P. Hall Wednesday evening was attended by a large number of people who spent sev eral hours dancing to good music. ', Mrs. A. S. Chamberlain has taken possession of the former Y. M. C. A. rooming house which has been remod eled aha freshened up with a new coat of paint. Masters Milton and Glen Weeks, who have been attending school in York came the first of this week to visit their father Robert Weeks and attend the carnlyal. Square grand piano for sale cheap. Mrs. M. J. Neary, 412 East 3rd. 46-2 Mrs. Norman Loudon and children, who have been visiting in Omaha and Council Bluffs for several, weeks will return the first of next week. Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Allison, of Wallace, came over Wednesday after noon to visit their daughter Mrs. Walter Knox and attend the carnival. Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Austin came home tho first of this week from Sabetha, Kans., and other eastern points after a month's visit with rela tives. Rev. C. F. Chapman and son returned yesterday afternoon from Alliance where the former attended the dedica tion of a new church Sunday and preached in the evening. A bundle of alfalfa two feet in highth which was .planted thirty days ago is being shown at the Buchanan & Patter son office. The alfalfa was grown on the Fred Payne farm south of town. Have several bargains in city prop erty. Call and us. C. F. Temple . A district Sunday school convention will be hold ut Birdwood Sunday. Among the speakers on the program are Messrs. Frank Ellidtt, W. V. Scott, Carl McGrew, E. W. Crane and J. H. Edministen. Ball games for this week have been arranged with the Mink team as fol lows: North Piatte va Staploton on local grounds today. North Platte vs Sidney (double header) tomorrow at new park, North Platte vs Stapleton at staple ion sunaay. Elrnor C. Baker, now residing in L03 Angeles, and who is in town for a short visit, says that city continues to grow at a wonderful rate and there seems to bean immediate demand for every house that is elected. Los Angeles now leads San Francisco in population and is destined to lie a much larger city. Mr. Baker is well pleased with south ern California, where he recently re moved from Ogden. Six room house on West 2nd St., good lawn,- trees, barn, walks and bath, located in one of the best parts of the city. Price $3,100.00. C. F. Temple. A farewell reception was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cary Monday even ing in the parlors of the Presbyterian church by the members of tho congre gation. As a token of their esteem and in appreciation of the faithful services rendered in the church work Mrs. Carv was presented with a beautiful ame thyist and pearl lavalier. The presen tation was made by Mrs. M. E. Crosby who on behalf of tho congregation ex pressed gratitude to Mrs. Cary who for a number of years furnished the pipe organ music. Mrs. Cary accepted tno gift nnd feelingly responded to Mrs. Crosby's remarks. Other addresses were made by Rev. Christie and Butler Buchanan. A buffet lunch was served 'and farewells and good wishes extended. Meets Death by Electrocution. Will Besack, employed as a switch man in tho local ynrds, met death shortly aftor seven o'clock last evening by electrocution, having grasped a parted electric light wire through which 2,300 volts were passing Tha wire had parted in front of tho premises occupied by Fireman Burke in the 500 block on east Fifth street. Neighbors noticed the spluttering sparks emitted from the ends of the wire and phoned the plant, but as it was tha supper hour, no workmen were available just at that time. A few min uteB later Will Besack, roturning homo from his work, passed tho Goorgo Austin residence, near the parted wire, and was warned of the wiro by Mr. Austin. Besack passed on, and as lip came to the wiro dangling from thd cross arm and reaching near the ground, met two men who were strangers. "If 1 had a knife I would cut this wire and get it out of the way so children would not get hold of it," remarked Besack. One of the strangers said he had a knife, and as he reached in his pocket for it, Besack caught the live wire with his left hand. That instant ho dropped to the ground unconscious and lay with the left arm extended upward and the hand Cemented to the wire by the cur rent. The two strangers wore dumb founded; they saw tho hand and arm become blackened and seared and the clothing emit smoke, but they knew not what to do. A third man appeared on the scone, and grasping the situation ran iniw-lhe Burke house nnd phoned the power house. He had some trouble in making tho man nt tho plant under stand tne trouble, but finally succeeded and the current was turned off. It is said fully ten minutes elapsod from the time Besack grasped the wire until tho current ceased and he was released. In the meantime a number of peions had gathered nnd physicians were sum moned. Dr. J. B. Redfield was the first to arrive, followed a few minutos later by Dr. Wurtelle, and with the as sistance of Mr3. Pulver and others the two physicians applied every moans nnd method of restoring heart action and respiration. For two hours they labored over the man. and at timos there seemed to be some little hope of success, but the faint heart boats finally grew fninter and then ceased, and the tdsk was given up at ton o'clock. Albert Herrod Passes Beyond. Albert Herrod, formerly of this city, died at his home in Denver at one o'clock Wednesdays morning from in-juriea-receive'din an"atftomobil0 acci dent last December. For seyon months he wasji patient in a hospital there but 30 serious were his injuries that blood poison set in and his condition had been critical for several weeks. Relatives in this city were notified and were with him when he passed away. Mr. Herrod was a North Platte boy and for a number of years was employed in the local tin shops. He was a skilled workman and after his removal to Denver followed his trade in which he was unusually successful. The large number of friends which he had made in this city and Denver are grieved to learn of his death. To mourn him are left a wife and son, who reside in Denver, his mother Mrs. Regina Herrod and sister Mrs. John Frazier, brothers John Herrod of this city, Frank Herrod of Ogalallu and Joseph Heirod of Columbus. Funeral arran gements have not been made as yet. Special sale of millinery July 5th to 20th. One lot of trimmed hats, regular prices up to $10.00, special S2.98.. One lot of trimmed and untrimmed hats regular prices up to $3.00, special 98c Villa Whittaker, Wilcox Dept. Store Otha Beobe, the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jame3 Beobe of the First ward, died early early yesterday morning after being ill for several weeks with typhoid fever. The boy was unusually bright for his years and courteous in his manner, boing a fav orite with his young associates and in structs s. The parents have the sym pathy of many friends in the loss of tneir little son. the funeral was held this afternoon from the Methodist church. Watch our show windows for ncinl during our Mid Season Clearing Sale. wncox uepartment store. The gentlemen composing tho Fourth of July committee feel warranted in assuring tho people that th program tomorrow will prove one of the best, if not the best eyer given, and one that will be worthy the attendance of country residents from a distance. The program of sports is varied, the big parado will be a feature, tho fireworks will be splendid, and these with the at tractions offered by tho carnival com pany insures something doing overy minute. The carnival company did a fair busi ness Tuesday evening, but last night on account of the threatening weather, there were comparatively few people on the streets, and the attendance at the shows was somewhat of a frost. To morrow and Saturday the shows will be in full swing throughout the day and evening. Mrs. II. W. Slasson of Grand Island who was a patient at tho P. & S hospital returned to her homo this morning. Miss Ellen Welsh will leavo in tho near future for New York to spend a month or longer. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ha.llof Croighton are spending this week in town with friends. ' Mrs. C. T. Robison left this morning for Savanna, III, to make an extended visit with relatives. Miss Lillle Osborne went to Grand Island this morning to visit friends for ten days. CPn Railroad Notes and Personals. S. S. Jacobs has returned from a short business visit in Hastings. John Mcllvain went to Lexington Tuesday to attend the laying of tho corner stono of the court house. Edward Barraclough will leave in tho near future for Salt Lake, Ogden and other points west to spend a couple of weeks. M. H. Douglass transacted business In Lexington Tuesday and attended the ceremony of laying the now court houso corner stone. Stewnrt & Co., who had the contract for erecting the new round houso In this city, have been awarded the con tract for building the now Union Puciflc passcngen depot at Hastings. President Mohler announces that the Union Pacific will do no construction work this year. It was expected that tho North Platte valley lino would bo ex tended beyond its present terminal, but Mr. Mohlor's declaration seems to put an end to this hope. Tho now cut-off between Gibbon nnd Hastings was placed in service Tuesday by the putting on of a mixed train be ilS Pittsburgh Perfect" Fence Did you ever notice that a prosperous farm is invariably well fenced, and is usually divided into small fields by a fence ' horse-high, hog-tight and bull strong"? Why is it? Because the prosperous farmer real izes that good fences are as necessary to successful farming as fertile seeds, effi chicks, poll-hit and As'.: your dealer for "Pittshijrl. Pcrfec." and insist on hi-J furnishing It. you that soms otlicr fence is just cm good. If he doesn't sell "Pitttburgh Perfect" nrand. of Barbed Wlrei nriiiht, Anuoaled & Calvanlied Wire) 1 wltted Cable Wiro: Hartf Spring Coll Wirei Fenco Staple; I'oullry Netting Stapleit Regular Wire Nail. Galvanized Wire Nallij Lane Head Roofing Noll.i Single Loop Bale Tin I "PitU burgh Perfect" Fencing. All made of Open Hearth material. Friday and Saturday SPECIAL Shoes and Oxfords in black and tan, button or lace q$i2otJ Sailor Straw Hats 95c v, a , H. SCOONOVER & CO. The Home of Chesterfield Clothes tween Kearney and Hastings. As soon as the roadbed becomes firmly settled through trafiie to St Joe and' Kansas City will be established. June Weather. The mean temperature last month was two degrees warmer than tho averngo June, tho highest degree reached being ninety-nine on tho 27th. The hottest Juno day on record is 104, the date of which Is not given In Ob server Shilling's monthly summary. Tho precipitation last month wus 2,13 inches, which is 1.12 inches less than the avernge for the month. However, we had more rain in Juno, 1913, thnn wo had in Juno, 1912, or Juno. 1911; in June, 1912 it wns but little over a half inch, wMlo in June, 1911, it wus 1 l.'J. With tho exception of tho closing days of the month, there was compara tively little wind, the total reaching D.797 miles. During tho month there were nine thunderstorms, and rain fell on eight different days. For bargains in choice residences see Buchanan & Patterson's bargain list in another column. tf Mr. unci Mrs. James E. Sebastian have as their guest this week Mrs. C. W. Simons of Sidney, who came the first of tho week. Gives the Farmer a Big Boost in malting His Farm Prosperous S55 cient labor and proper machinery. But the wise farmer investigates before he invests. Others just buy and are often "sold." " Pittsburgh Perfect'' Fence is made with but one end in view-- to give best service for cost. Investigating it costs nothing. Investing in it pays. raudit yakd nj gakoen - very rvou nuariiiieea JRHIK. rfcsMr ft h im i P3 i BflWif m 1 i u Celery plants for sale. Henry Yost, 110 West 8th. Phone Black 510. 47-2 Dr. O. H. Cressler expects to leave Saturday for the Notional Dental As sociation in Kansas City next week. CRYSTAL THEATRE Friday's Program. The three-part feature "The Ivi&g can do no Wrong" gives nn interesting study of the loyalty of thoir king. Loyalty is beautiful but come and 8ee if you think this was entirely justifmbJp this time. Saturday Afternoon and Evening "Tho Ranch Girl nnd the Sky Pilot" is a Frontier rojoaso of Juno 8th and gives some very, good scenes in New Mexico. v Aladdin's Awaking" will show how the modenfboy finds u bracelet instead of a lamp as tne old story goes. "Behind tho Times" is a Powers re lease of Juno 20, Then you will want to see how to nr rango the financial part of a surprise on Dad. h the longest time at least Do not allow him to persuade it, write us direct. If you aro Interetted In Wire Penctng, write for FREE copy of our ALMANAC, 1913- Pittsburgh Steel Co. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
