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THIRTIETH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., SEPTEMBER 10, 1915.
No. 67
Pertinent Paragraphs Pertaining
A Statement.
When the proposition of purchas
ing the Dillon tract of land Tor park
purposes Was first taken up for con
sideration and an examination of the
records made, It was found that the
plat on file showed ninety-four and a
fraction acres, and the tax receipts
also showed tho same acreage. To
satisfy tho people as to what the exact
acreage Is, City Engineer McXamara
made a survey of tho land Wednes
day and founO It to be but seventy
flvo acres. Tho survey was reported
to Mr. Dirge, who stated that ho had
been paying taxes on ninety-four
and a fraction ncres; that he had two
offers of $12,000 for the tract, and that
In face of these offers he could not
very well reduce the price to the
city.
While the re-survey caused some
surprise to those who have been
boosting the proposition they believe
that the area of the tract Is sufficient
for all purposes for a community park,
and that If the seventy-five acres are
worth $12,000 to an Individual they are
worth more than that to the city as
a community park.
Tho result of the re-survey could
very easily have been kept quiet, but
there is no desire on the part of those
who favor tho proposition to engage
In any underhanded or unfair work
they want tho people to know the
facts and the men who started the
movement would not misrepresent tho
facts for the sake of securing one or a
dozen city parks.
71 K A HOOSTEJt.
Be a Booster if you can,
Booster of your fellow man,
Boost your project, boost your state,
Boost yqur town at any rate.
Boost It as a place to live,
Boost it every boost you glvo
Makes tho town a bettor town,
Boost It up, don't knock It down.
Be a Booster for you can,
Boosting Is the better plan.
Boosters always win 'acclaim;
Boost the knockers to their shame.
Boost them for they, need your help.
Make them yoll Instead' ofyelpj
Boost them till, they have' to boost,
Boost them up7 or oh" the roost.
Don't he Selfish
Suppose you would not visit the park
ice a year you know there are hun-
eds of people who will visit it daily'01'
once
dr
or weekly
re you so selfish that'CDuld 1,0 Payed? His reply was as
you will not donate a Ismail sum yearly.
L .u i,QfH f tw9
lllg Property Owners Favor Bonds
Messrs. Neville, McDonald, Walte
ninth. Plzpr. Reynolds. Bolton and olll
ers who havo lnrge property Interests
in North Platte favor street paving.
Thoy are among the men who will not
only pay for paving the streets, but
will also pay their share of the inter
est on the l.-nc"iS--aiid their share will
amount to quite a sum. If these men
aro willing to shoulder more than
three-fourths of the entire cost of tho
paving, certainly the property owners
at largo should be willing to pay their
share.
.Tames Helton Favors Bonds.
James Bolton, who for several years
past has made his liome in San Diego,
Cal., but still owns tho buildings occu
pied by the Crystal theatre, the Dickey
Bakery and by Howe & Malonoy, has
written Mr. Malonoy that he is glad
that North Platte wants to. pave Its
streets, and requests that Mr. Ma
loney work nnd vote for the bonds.
Mr. Bolton realizes that North Platte
has too long worn the swauiinng
clothes or a country village and that
It ls 'time to wake up and become more
modern.
Work for tlio Laborers.
City Engineer McNamara estimates
and Charley Is in a position to know
that thirty per cent, or about $18,000
of the $G0,000 to be expended for
street paving will be paid out to labor
ers and to teamsters for Hauling sand
nnd other material. PaJing means
employment for a number of men and
under tho specifications local labor Is
to be omployed, thus creating work
tor the laborers of North Platto and
plenty work Is what the laborer
needs. The money paid for labor Is
put In circulation right liere in town
and creates business for the grocer,
the butcher, bakor and the rest of us.
PnvliiL' Ponular In Kearney.
Tho city of Kearney voted on the
proposition Tuesday of Issuing $50,000
bonds to pave street Intersections and
niinv minces and tlie nropositton car-
in ouch of tho four wards. Like
North Platte, Kearney was sonioWliat
slow In taking up paving, but stneo
the first pavement has been laid prac
tically everybody is in favor of per
manent roadways. Kearney has paved
one district. Is now at work paving a
annnrwl nil ii thn bonds to be voted
Tuesday will be used In tho third dis
trict. The experience of Kearney will
ua ronontA!! in North Platte once
paving Is started everybody will want
it
Young 3Ien Should Take an Interest.
Tho young men In North Platto and
especially thoso auovo voting uB,
-limiiii Interest themselves In tho af
fairs ot tho city, and when bond prop-
Aaltlnna all Mi na wo havo before us
today, come up they should get out
and vote, and not only voto but work
for tho success ot the measure. The
oldor meu of the town who have been
and Park Propositions.
I doing tho boosting for twcnty-ilvo
years, realize that sooner or later they
must give up the work, and younger
men carry it on. They one and all
believe that the present time Is a
most excellent opportunity for the
young follows to Jump Into tho har
ness. Start in today young men to
boost for tlio paving and park bonds,
both of which are propositions that
merit your best oitorts.
Ladies arc lloosters
Two tho best boosters for
street paving and the park are Misses
Anna and Joslo O'Harc. They wore
present at the boostor meeting Monday
evening, and both In talks regretted
that they could not vote as well as
boost for public improvements. If the
women ot Aorni riattc nau an op
portunlty to voto for street paving ! w,tu to "inn n tow minutes and ho
and park bonds there would be no admitted that lie had only crossed tlio
question about tho result. If tho menitrack co In more than a year. Dan
of tho town were half as good boost- i Korous crossing? Why truly there is
ers as tho women North Platte would I lesa danger In pnsslng over tho Lo
be tho busiest, brightest, best and ' cust street railroad crossing than
most beautiful town In tho west. But thoro ls ,a crossing Dewey street Sat
be patient, ladies, within three years lirtlav evening when tho auto drivers
tlio right to vote will be yours are out ,n ful1 force. Don't yoii know
i that every train, every light engine,
Look up Your Valuation. every swich engine must come to a
Did you, as suggested by The Tri- (lea(1 stou hefore passing over the
bune, look up tlie nssessed value of crsslng, and when getting under 1110
your home and figure just what the , t,on uftor maMng tlio stop, the train
paving bonds nnd park bonds will cost or cnE'e must bo preceded over tlio
you? And if you havo did you not crossing by the tlagman. brakenian or
iind the sum just what The Tribune' switchman? Ask the engineer nbout
said it would be? The Tribune will tl,,s matter and ho will toll you that
not misrepresent in order to gain 1 tl,e engineer who passes over the
votes, it is absolutely square. It crossing without coming to a dead
stated that if vour Homo is worth stop ls promptly discharged Itis a dis-
$2,500 or $2,S00 and assessed at $400,!
you win pay lorty cents a year as
your share of the Interest on the pav
ing bonds nnd thirty cents on the
park bonds seventy cents a year. If
your assessed value ls smaller the
amount you pay will bo correspond
ingly less; if lurgci1 your share will
be correspondingly .greater; but In
no event will tho tax be a burden
'to you. Lot oyorybody boost tho two
bond propositions and , thus show to
the outside world that we are a wlde-
Jawalio progressive town.
lie Consistent
We run across a man Tuesday who j
iu niu ou cuu ja-i
buf h,e, ditln'.t, t0 vote tl,outls;
e skcd him it bonds were not voted
"'''ccl tax levied, how the streets
J 'Bht expect; he said
know." Of course he don't
I don't
know;
neitlui ! i's nu.'UOily o'r.e Know. .
city. . Ve an ir-dividual, can't get
something for nothing. If wo want
paved, streets, .somebody must pay
uor uiem, aim certainly as uio street
Intersections and tho alley spaces be-
IUI15 iu nun tit v mts jji urui ij ui mi;
city you could not justly and consist
ently ask tlio property owners on the
streets to bo paved to pay for tlie In
tersections nnd spaces any more than
to ask your neighbor to build aniUpay
for a sidewalk in front of your prop
erty Therefore when a man tellB you
that he favors public Improvements
but ls opposed to bonds, you can safe
ly put it down that ho is telling you
a falsehood he don't favor public im
provements ho is a knocker.
North Platto Covers Much Urouud.
About half tho peoplo of North
Platto don't seem to Know or realize
tho ground covered by North riattc,
and occasionally you hear one say
that the Dilllon park Is too far out of
the way. Is that so? Well let's con
sider where you could possibly se
cure a like number of acres that
would be nearer just scratch your
cranium awhile, and let us know
where that land is located. Did you
over stop to consider that North Platte
covers thirty blocks cast aim west
and eighteen blocks north nnd south
and that no mntter wnero the pane
was located some of tlio peoplo would
need travol anywhere from twelve to
twentfl blocks to reach 'tho park:
This park Is to be a community park,
it isn't to lie bought for tho accomoda
tion of any particular section of tho
city or because it is .asy of access by
somo one particular portion of tho
city. It Is to be for the benefit of
all the people, and with 'the area cov
ered by the city, and which nrea ls be
ing Increased each year, more is no
land so well adapted for park pur
pose, moro easily accessible, or more
convenient to the peoplo of the whole
town than is tho Dillon tract.
A Holy Honor of Bonds
One mason why North Platto still
weais tho swaddling clothos of a
country vlllnge so far as public lm
provein 'tits aro concerned, Is bocauso
tho peoplo have a holy horror of bonds,
yet more than half of them run store
accounts and at times borrow money
at tho banks. They go In debt them
selves, but think it is perfectly awful
for a city to go in debt bond itself.
Now wo wnnt to ask cvory man In
North Platto this question: Were you
ever In or have you over heard of a
progressive and prosperous city that
has not a bonded uetit? uo you sup
nose thnt Now York and Chicago would
have become, as they arc, the greatest
commercial cities in tho world had
they never bonded themselves? Do
you know that both these cities aro
bonded to tho limit, and that If flvo
millions of bonds ore paid this week,
pext week flvo millions moro will bo
Issued? And yet tnese cities navo
prospered wonderfully, In fnct their
to the Paving
progress Is tlio wonder of tho whole
world. Did tlio Odd Follows, the Ma
sons and tho Elks pay cash for their
splendid buildings in North Platto?
No, emphatically no; if this had been
necessary tho buildings would not havo
been built. Wo aro not advocating a
profligate expediture of money; but wo
do Insist that North Platte is in tho
discard as compared with other towns
In tho matter of public Improvements;
that these Improvements 'cannot bo
made without tho Issuance of bonds,
and that there is no progressive town
that has not a bonded Indebtedness.
That "AwfuP Hallroml 1'rns.slnt,'.
"I would be in favor of the park
proposition," remnrked a man yester
day, "if It were not for that awful
Locust strot crossing." Wo conversed
chargeable offense ana all tho railroad
men know It we repeat, you are moro
safe passing ovor the Locust street
railroad crossing than you are cross
ing Dewey street on Saturday evening.
Possibilities Unlimited.
The possibilities of tho Dillon tract
of land as a community park for the
people of North Platto Is almost un
limited. There is ample room for fair
grounds, race track, ball grounds,
golf links, one corner on the river
bank can be used for gun club trap
shooting, foot Imll grounds forthehlgh
school bovs. nubile nlav grounds for
the children can there be located, the
grove uiiorus a suiouum piace mr
holding Sunday- school, lodge and
church picnics, It would make Ideal
Chautauqua grounds, and with but lit-
tie expense a lnke for boating and
bathing could eventually bo created
with but little expense. The
city is constantly hauling dirt
for tlie streets, why not excavate
for the lake nnd use 'the dirt on tho
streets, making the excavation as the
dirt, is needed. The present dirt pit j
is aoout exnausieu anu auuuionai tana
for that purpose must be purchased.
The grove on the ground will provide
tho necessnry shade while the newly
plnntcd trees are getting their growth.
If wo bought land elsewhere we
would need wait for fifteen or
twenty years before we would havo
trees large enough for shade. There
ls no other tract ot land so well situ
ated, so well adapted for a community
park as tho Dillon tract. Certainly
we will be a foolish peoplo If we re
fuse to buy It at tlio present time and
ten years from now wo will, If we ne
glect to buy, be strongly condemning
ourselves.
Tho Lighting Contract.
Tho street lighting contract which
will be presented at the election next
Tuesday, is ono that was drawn by a
committeo of citizens, approved by the
city council and is now up to the vo
ters for npproval or rejection. This
committee of which E, R. Goodman
wiiB uiuiuiuuii, v '' '",""
gathering data relative to street light-'
Ing in towns or Norm i'latto s size
and condition ,and 0110 of the strong
Uio best 1 K of the dtT The
contract runs for a period of five
years; anu under its provisions uio,
,"
present lighting will be
increased cost to the city of about' Broom will be remembered as a form
a year. If the contract Is ap- ('r North 1 l"tto ho:
at an 1
$1125
McVICKERS5
Our first display of attractive Vw Millinery will be
given
September 16 and 17.
The discriminating buyer will find our hats to be of
unusal value and exquisite charm. Our big quanity buying
enables us to retail high class millinery at more reasonable
prices than the small buyer must ask for inferior merchandise.
We Sell "REGINA HATS." Host in Style, workmanship
and quality. Ask to see them. Wc will be pleased to wel
come the trade to our First Fall Opening.
McVickers' Millinery
2nd FLOOR THE LEADER.
Lexington, Cozad, North Platte, Ogallala.
proved by the voters, tho compnny will
put In an cntlroly new lino of wire,
lamps, shades, nnd other necessary ma
terial at a cost of between $3,000 and
$4,000. At present tho city has no con
tract with tho electric company; in
fact thero has been 110 contract for
flvo or six years. When tho contract
with the former company expired the
council rofused to renew unless a bet
tor system was provided. Tills tho old
company was financially unablo to do,
and so by common consent tho matter
has slid along, tho city paying the old
rate for a very unsatisfactory, system
of street lighting. Tho now contract
having been drawn by the citizens'
conunitttee, tlio voter can rest assured
that thero Is no "nigger In tho wood
pile," nnd that tho adoption of the con
tract means double the present light at
an lncrcnso of only ton por cent in cost.
Brands Story as Falsehood
W. W. Birgo brands as an absoluto
falshood the story In circulation on
tho streets that the Dillon tract of land
was offered for six thousand dollars
within tlio last year. Mr. Blrge says
that a year boforo tho lato Mr. Dillon
died, or about six years ago, Mr. Dil
lon refused an offer of $10,000 for the
same tract of land that Is being of
fered to tho city for $12,000. Any fair
minded person will ngrco that laud
contiguous to tlio city has advanced
more than twenty per cent during tho
past six years, and that If this land
was held at over $10,000 six years ago,
it is easily worth $12,000 today.
Here ts Something In Store for Us
Tlie Tribune wns told some mighty
good news for North Platte this week
which, however, cannot bo given pub
licity at present. It will assume ma
terial form within tho next year and
will be a realization of North Platte's
fondest desire. Our Informant per
mitted no statement further than thoso
few lines. We will add this In sin
cerity: If North Platto does as well to
Itself next Tuesday as outsldo Inter
ests will do within tho next year, wo
will certainly bo a bigger and better
town.
LOCAL Alfl) PEBSONAL
Mrs. Edward Rebhauson entertained
the Degree of Honor social club Wed
nesday afternoon.
Biggest assortment of Fall Suits ovor
shown In tho city, 200 of them now on
display at BLOCK'S. Prices $10 to
$40.00.
-Cs'i;;Fall Coa,t's,pf any description,
any style, nny size, at any price now-
shown at BLOCK'S.
Miss Dolly Kldwoll, of Wallaco, who
had been visiting in town, loft this
morning.
II. A. Chambers returned to Wood
bine Iowa, Wednesday afternoon, af
ter visiting at the Elmor Coates homo
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. George Austin are on
joying a visit from the former's broth
er, John Austin, who enme from Avoca
i0va, yesterday
Mrs. H. P. Hansen and daughter and
Miss Hazel Mlnshall 10ft Wednesday
evening for Omaha nnd Lincoln. Tlio
former will visit friends and tho latter
talco up her duties as fcaclior In tlie
Lincoln schools
Weather forecast for North Platte
and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight nnd
Saturday, cooler tonight. Highest
temperature yestcrdny 70, a year ago
84; lowest last night 5G, a year ago
577.
Another Improvement to tho bus!
nusB buildings on Dewey street lias
beon started. New fronts are being
nut In the Donaldson building occu
pied by Harry Dixon and Dlenor &
Fleishman
A Union Pacific official says It is
probable that when tho no"w Hotel Mc
Cabe Is ready for occupancy tho Pacific
Hotel will closo Its doors. Whllo tlie
officials do not so state it la gonor
n Jd Umt tl0 hotcl ls loslng moIlcy
every day It Is operated
' ' :
Harry Plercy Married
Friends in town have received cards
m0
o of Harry
ranees Lora
fho ceremony occurred Aug-
' ust 15th at Tonnpah, Nevada. The
- ",.,
Wanted Experienced saleslady, at
Tho Fashion Shop.
Misses Irono nnd Dorothy Hubbard
isited in Gothenburg yesterday.
Mrs. Bert Barber wont to Sidney
Inst evening to spend a week or long-
V. W. Ilcfmlnghnuson has returned
from Missouri whore he spent the past
wook.
Arthur Dullard left this morning
for Minneapolis to spend ton days on
business,
Miss Lucy Lott. of Wvmoro. arrived
hero Wednesday to tako chnrgo ot
tho Hub millinery.
Our $1.50 Manhattan shirts arc guaranteed fast color and
the strength of the fabric will eiutblc them to withstand
more laundry trips than most shirts that cost more. Try
them out under our guarantee protection.
SUITS
GROWING BOYS
Strongly enforced at the critical points
knees and seat, All wool materials
blue serges 'and a fine line of fancy
weaves.
You will like the way they wear and hold
their shape until worn out.
Bring us your boy to clothe and wc will save you money.
$2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $5.
- HARCOURT & JENSEN
The Clothing Store of Better Valuer
ry- 1I1VI 11UUUIIU1 A UUII1VII If
fmA. known as
ft.
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Chicago.
Whose line 61 the newest woolens and the latest
Young Men's Fashions
WILL BE demonstrated for your style information
Prices $20.00 to $35.00
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR NO SALE
Authorized Tailor for R. R. Uniforms
Room 9 Waltemath Bldg.
EDW. BURKE.
Tho blblo clnBs of District No. 1 will
meet with Mrs. W. T. Dnnks Tuesday
afttrnoon.
Mis Elizabeth Hanlon returned last
ovonlng from Denver whoro sho visit
ed friends.
A number of young peoplo aro plan
ning to attend the social dance nt Hor
shoy this evening.
Tho Epworth League will meet with
Miss Gall Swnnson, 003 west Third
street this evening.
, Mrs. M. E. Watts ls furnishing hor
house west of tho Ray Langford resi
dence and will occupy tho samo after
October Ilrst.
SHIRTS
THAT STAND THE
MOST TRIPS TO THE
LAUNDRY ARE THE
BEST SHIRTS FOR
YOU TO BUY.
FOR
Tii a National Faciiinn Shnw
Tlfl 1 Cm 1 III 1
i ne Ming mens diyie weeK
Will be held in Burke's Clothing
Shop.
Sept. 4, to 11, inclusive
We urge your attendence, to in
troduce the
Famous Young Men's Tailors
