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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1914)
Sfol 0 Nortel ft,a V A. mt-tSleelilir' fftrtfame. TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., AUGUST 14, 1914. No. 59 Jtwtit 4$i'l (3 ( hi BETTER SERVICE FOR THE NORTH SIDE l'OSTMASTKU DAVIS TAKES STElS T(MYAIM) SKOUHINfl JtltAXCH office i roujtTii wai Itraiich Would Sell Stniiips mill Money Orders, Itepislcr Packages nnd Let ters ami Ilnndlc L'urccls 1'ost. rostmaster E.' S. Davis Is taking up the project o establishing a branch postofllco In the Fourth ward. The matter has been presented to the res idents of that part of the city and if It receives the proper support, which it undoubtedly will, It will be taken up wlh the United States senators nnd representatives to be put beforo tho postolllce department at Washing ton. A petition Is now being circulated among the residents of that part of tho city and It Is hoped that they will all sign It. Tho matter as proposed Is to establish the dhlce In the North Side drug storo in charge of Jerry Bowen. These branch olllces aro gen erally put in drug stores as thoy aro open most of the time. The office car ries a salary of fifty dollars per year and is also an advantage in that it draws people to tho store. The olllce will carry stamps nnd money orders and will also handle 4ho mailing of parcel post packages. No mail will be delivered from there on account of tho city delivery thor oughly covering tho territory. Few people realize that there aro twenty business enterprises on the North Sido and that there Is a big need of an office thero. All of the residents of that part of the city have to send to tho postoffice for their stamps and to mail parcel post pack ages and get money orders, and they aro required to cross olghteen tracks. In case the children are sent there is much danger In their crossing these tracks. It is also inconvenient for them to be compelled to come all tho way over town to mail a regis tered letter of package or secure a money order. Another matter that Is being agi tated is tho extension of sidewalks over the city so that the city delivery can be extended to the outskirts of the town. This would be a big help to the residents of the outlying dis tricts and would also require one or two more city carriers. This mattor is bolng taken up by Postmaster Da vis and ho hopes to get the city to extend the sidewalks if the residents themselves will not all do so. Tho matter of placing a mall box in tho alley between the two garages on Fourth street is also being given some , attention. Many tourists drive up to the garages dally to get gasoline or repairs, and many times they have let- Fm'iPNUMU'AiSfftJGI CSSQSnnsaCSSSEI 1 NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, I S - ti- The Four Fastest teams First Day, Wednesday 2 p. m. Ogalalla vs Cozad. 3:45 Hershey vs North Platte. First $150. J Dance tors to mall and they aro compelled to search around for a letter box. These matters will all bo taken up with Senator Hitchcock and Congress man Klnkald and they will bo asked to present them to tho department. Tho branch office is especially desir ed. Hegardlng tho branch offices, thore have been several established In tho stato recently In the larger towns. Norfolk, which Is about the same bIzo as North Platte, recently had a branch olllco put In. Beatrice recently had two new branch offices located In the suburban parts which makes threo branch offices in that city.. 3Irs. Effle 3rc(Joern Seeks Dhorce Mrs. Elllo Olive McGovern filed suit Int he district court Wednesday ask ing for a decree of divorcement from Bartle McGovern. She asks for di vorce on tho grounds of neglect and non-support and complains also that her husband is an habitual drunkard. She also asks for the custody of the one minor child. In her petition she states that they were married in Grand Island on Oc tober Sth, 1900 and that since that time- she lias ever been a dutiful nnd true wife. Sho alleges that shortly aftor their marriage the husband be gan to be neglectful and that he failed to provide for herself nnd her child, and that she was compelled to go to tho homo of her parents to get a live lihood. Also that her husband soon began drinking nnd soon became and now is an habitual drunkard. Sho prays for complete divorce, cus tody of the minor child, James An drew, on the grounds of the husband's being an unfit person, costs of tho ac tion and any other relief as is Just and equitable. General Manager Ware Maries. Yesterday's Omaha Deo contained this item which will bo of Interest to North Platte people: Charles H. Ware, general manager of the Union Pacific, surprised his friends by being quietly married Tues day night to Miss Nell Nesbitt of this city. The ceremony was performed at the homo of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. An son In Dundee, Rev. G. E. Fisher of the Dundee' Presbyterian church of ficiating. Longest llnllot Eier Nebraska voters will be called upon at the coming primary election, Aug ust 18, .to handle tho longest ballot ever inflicted upon them. The reason for this is mainly that off-year elec tions have beon abolished, and county officers that would otherwise havo been elected a year ago aro to be chosen now, along with the state officers and congressmen. New Suits and Coats are arriving at Wilcox Department Store. 9. 9 ..& g inra Sn 1 1 n DMISSION Each Night. Good Music. Directors For Additional Information AN INDIAN LEGEND OF SIOUX LOOKOUT Mil. II ALL. OF KANSAS, ItELATKS STOIIY T()I,H JII.H HY THE JIED.MEX YEAHS A(J() Hill Whs iNed ns Sitpinl Point With Smoke Columns ns Code, nnd Wns Scene of Deadly HnmMo-IIuml En counter. E. Georgo Hall, of Oneonta, Kan., sends Tho Tribune the following leg ond of Sioux Lookout, one of the most prominent hills in the entire Platte valley. Mr. Hall was an onrly settler In tho west nnd understood the language of several Indlnn tribes and especially tho Ogalalla Sioux, and from them learned many of the legends of tho west. Mr. Hall's story fol lows : Going up tho North Platte river and when Hearing North Platte, the beau tiful vordured hills on a June day at tract your attention. One of thesq hills, higher than all others, attract your attention; It Is the highest point for many miles, and Is named "Slta-ooaa-gah-ohnia," or smoke-talking height. It was so called from the fact that the Indians used it for signalling to their people by building smoke fires; one column of smoke meaut "we have sighted the enemy and arc watch ing," nnd two columns meant "Join us." And thus for years was Sha-oosn-gah-ohma, or Sioux Lookout as now called, tho signalling point for the Sioux tribe. In connection with thi3 point of In terest, tho following legend was told mo by the red men, which I put In readable shape. In tho days of ah shah meaning long ago the Ojlbways wore watching the Shoshones (Blackfeet) who had ben hovering about the Ojlbways stealing their ponies and sometimes killing a mem ber of the tribe. A watch was kept on Sha-oosa-gah-ohma to warn the Ojlbways of the approach of their en emies this particular watchman being tnamed A-pah-gua, or bunched Bull- rush. Ba-nab-sahanan, the wise one, one of the Shoshones, wns sent also to the lookout to watch the Ojlbways, nolther being aware of the presence of tho other. In the early morning as cending from opposite sides, the rep resentative of the respective tribes met on top. "Wall su-go-lah" said A-pah-gua, "how-wjiy-bh onltt nush-N Kan, (I greet you, benolu me.) Each grasped a war club and a knife. Hate Hashed from their eyes, every muscle was tense an impending conflict for a life and Indirectly the lives of oth ers. Cautiously they advanced, Sud denly tho Ojlbway brought his club In action, but the Shoshono avoided the blow. "Ekh-ni-nh ko-mls," (whinnlng old woman) said the Shoshono; "sha- p.igVip7 Cnmrl irc UAAWJ ; VVSMVL LJLA "' in Western Nebraska will Compete for Championship. Second Day, Thursday 2 p. m. Ogalalla vs North Platte. 3:45 Cozad vs Hershey. 375.00 IN CASH PRIZES. Second $100. Third $75. H. ML Porter, .W J. Landgraf f, A. J. write H. H. Musselman, Manager of ka-do-ga- wah-ah-blk" (cowardly snake) replied tho Ojlbway. They ad vanced, retreated, each watching for an opening. Then thoy clenched, knives Hashed, blood dripped, each Struggling for that ndvantngo that would mean n death thrust. Tho mo ment ftimlly came, for the Ojlbway drove his knife Into his adversary's heart. Weak from wounds nnd loss of blood, the Ojlbway summoned all re maining strength, scalped the Sho shone, and utterlnug the scalp yell fell dead. Later the Ojlbways found the two bodies, burled them In one grave and departed swiftly to the northwest. For years following, tho monument of sand orected o'er the graves was visible, but through time the wind leveled tho monument and today only the legend remains. Two Ilojs Taken (o ltcforinntory uclen Bowers and Fred Wilson, two boys of about seventeen years of age, wore taken to Kearney Wednesday and they will be kept-Jn tho reforma tory until thoy are twenty-one years of ngt The boys have been held at tho county jail for some tlmo until they could be sent down. Wilson Is tho young man who was arrested the day of tho Yankee Robin son show for entering a house on east Second street and robbing It. He plended guilty and was sentenced. Bowers was arrested a little later by Union Pacific officers Combs nnd Wlcd mnn on the charge of stealing elec trical appliances from tho Union Pa cific company. Ho nlso pleaded guil ty and was sentenced by Judge Grant to the reformatory. Serious Charge Against Xiitrcl. Complaint was filed with Governor Morehead Tuesday for the removal from office of John H. Nagel, a notary fiublic, of Dickens, this countp. The charge against Nagel Is that ho ook an acknowledgement of Mrs. Jnno C. Blakely of Hastings to a deed con veying 400 acres of land near Dickens when Mrs. Blakely was not present nnd, It Is claimed, know nothing of the matter. The land was sold to E. J. Moore of Guldo Rock for 5,000 and tho purchase prlco paid to tho agent. It is alleged that Mrs. Blakely had not received the money and that Moore did not know until tho matter was In vestigated that tho deed was not good. $1,000.00 lluy.s a Going lluslness Es tablishment In this City that villi " Produce 2,.on per Day. Poor Health Reason for Selling. I have Just listed for quick sale a business proposition in this city for $1,000.00 cash, and there are over $1,500.00 practically new fixtures in tho business now. For a young couple that aro not afraid of work, this propo sition cannot be beaten. See mo at once. C. F. TEMPLE, Exclusive Agent. v BREAK GROUND FOR THE ELECTRIC PLANT OFFICERS OF COMPANY AM) Hl'SI- NESS MEN THROW FIRST DIRT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Work Starts on Main llulhlliig Which Will Do SSvlLM Feet Plant vlll Re quire .'..00,000 founds of .Material to Complete. General Mnnngor Todd, Englneor French nnd local Manager Morey of the North Platte Electric Co., assist ed by W. II. McDonald, Frank Plel stlcker, E. S. Davis, E. A. Crosby, A. P. Kelly nnd Ira L. Hare, on Wednes day afternoon throw tho shovelB of dirt that marked tho first stop toward tho erection of tho buildings for the now electric and gas plant. The slto of the now plant Is at tho oxtremo end of Front street, and for this pur pose the company purchnsed all of block 108. Tho principal buildings will bo on the north half of tho block, nnd will consist of the main building, SS.0xl22, ono story which will contnin the throe engines, the dynamos and tho boilers. The building will set on the west part of the north half of the block, and on tho northeast corner of the block will he the gas plant, with the tank or container sltunted across the alley on tho south half. Other smnllor buildings will hnvo sites on tho north half. The whole block Is really more ground than the compnny needs, but by purchasing it cntlru avoids nny trouble that might arise from adjoining lot owners. Tho mnchlnery to bo Installed will bo In duplicate, so that should accidents occur to ono unit, tho other can be plncetl In service. The boiler and en glno cnpaclty Is six times greater than tho present plant, which ensures plen ty of power for years to come. The stnek rising from the boiler room will be 150 feet high and seven feet In di ameter at tho top. , In going into the details of tho con struction of tho plant, Engineer French finds that tho weight of all tho mater ial used will bo five million pounds. Tho buildings will bo of concroto, brick and stool, nnd constructed in the most substantial manner possible. Tho first work to bo completed will bo the concroto bases for tho engines nnd boilers, tho Iden bolng to remove these direct from the cars to the founda tions, thus avoiding relinndllng. A track will be built from tho end of the spur at tho signal maintainor's office near by to the plant, thus making It convenient for tho unlondlng of tho material and mnchlnery and for plac ing enrs of coal at the boiler room. Part of the machinery Is now on tho ground, sand for the concrote Is be ing hauled, and the cement and brick will begin arriving tho early part of lVntt,Vi HIH- X 1 V A 6. J. A JL 1U Third Day, Friday 2 p. m. Hershey vs Ogalalla. 3:45 Cozad vs North Platte. Big Time for All Salisbury. Tournament, North Platte. tho wo'ek. Tho engines nnd bollors nro now on the rond, and In a week or so thoro promises tob o much activity at tho site of tho plant. NORTH PLATTE Three Big Nights XAug.l? B. M. Show Grounds Amusement Purveyors Extraordinary fTTrfj In their own train o! cars. BBOYD C? URROWES SHOWS Acnowledged Aristocrats of Tented Showdom. A new Metropolitan Success Every Night. Band Serenades Daily. Free concerts on tho show grounds each evening. Seats enough for nil tho Town. Prices So low that wholo familial can afford to attend the whole serle. I, I W .jM Fourth $50. r 1 hii i "Maff Jk,.V-'SN.''jcCi lM 'jUr.'M'.J'ItETiK-3J33i l&- o.s.y .uk-mi's. : ItitEC JfcJ"fc3C