Semi-Weekly Tribune
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18, 191C.
LOCAL AJD TEItSONAL.
Sirs. Carl Ltntz began work In the
McVicker millinery the first of this
week.
Tho B. P. 0. Elk semi-monthly
dance will bo held at their homo this
evening."
Mrs. Edward Stensvnd was called
to Denver Wednesday by the Illness
of her mother.
Sir. and Mrs. Art Yates, of Suther
land, Bpent the first of this week in
town with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wulter Ross will leave
shortly for California to spend several
weeks with relatives.
Miss Jessamine Flynn, who has
been visiting friends in Burwell, will
return in a few days.
For Sale Pure White Rose Comb
Plymouth Rock Roosters. A. F. Mc
Master. Phone 792F011. 10-2
J. B. Cross left Wednesday morn
ing for Denver after an entended vis
it with his son F. W. Cross.
Miss Delia Mavorish, of Maro, Ore.,
who came this week to attend tho fun
eral of her mother, left Wednesday.
Dr. Geo. B. Dent called for six cards
Tuesday with which to quarantine
families in the county for small pox.
Mrs. A. E. Erlckson who was called
to Altoona, Pa,, several weeks ago by
the Illness of her mother, has re
turned. Mrs. John Tighe, returned Wednes
day from Lexington where she spent
n week with her daughter Mrs. Wil
fred Stuart.
Mrs. P. J. O'Brien and son, formerly
of this city, who have resided at Wil
low springs, Mo., for several years,
moved to Omaha last week.
Joseph Fralkey, of Gandy, submit
ted to an operation at the Nurse
Brown hospital this week, from winch
he is recovering satisfactorily.
For Sale G room cottage on west
Eighth street. Modern except heat.
Phone Red 301. 8-G
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woods, who
were married the first of this week
and aro spending their honeymoon In
Omaha are expected to return tonight.
Miss Mabel McVicker, of Lexington,
returned homo Wednesday after
spending several days here in the in
terests of her millnery parlos at The
Leader.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Redmond de
parted Wednesday morning for Cali
fornia to spend several weeks visiting
their son Clarence and daughter Mrs.
Tanner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kaar-Langston of
the North Platte School of Music was
called to Lincoln Tuesday by a mes
sage stating that her father had died
that evening.
SEE AMERICA FIRST
SLOGAN OF THE l V.
Mrs. Joseph Brosius, of Stapleton,
entered the Nurse Brown hospital the
first of this week and is recovering
nicely from an operation which was
performed Wednesday.
For Sale A registered Percheron
Stallion, three years old. A good one.
Also a five year old mare in foal,
weighs fifteen hundred. THOMAS E.
DOOLITTLE, North Platte, Neb. 3-8
KLENGOXA cleanses kid gloves,
vets, felt hats, ruchings, veiling chif
fons, silk, cotton and woolen goods
without injury to color or fabric. For
eale at Coates Beauty Parlors.
Georco Weinberg, who was quar
antined for small-pox at the home of
his parents southwest of the city was
released tho first of this week and re
sumed work in the Carson-Landgraf
barber shop.
In appreciation of the services ren
dered to him during the past year
Florist C. J. Pass presented each of
the young ladles employed at the
telephone office with large boquets of
violets Valentine Day.
Mrs. Wlm. Holden, of Colorado
Springs, was tendered a miscella
neous shower nt the borne of her
mother Mrs. Frank Rork Tuesday af
ternoon. Tho afternoon was spent In
kensington work, music and conversa
tion.
For Sale Pure bred S. C. Rhode Is
land Red cockerels. Call early as we
aro nearly out of this grade of chick
ens. Phone No. 790F5. 9-2
Tho Lady Forresters have selected
March 6th as the date for their an
nnal ball and It will be held that even
ing at tho Lloyd opera house. Tickets
aro being sold by the committees and
tho attendance promises to bo larger
than in former years.
For Sale Bungalow, six TOoms, mod
em in every respect, situated in
very desirable locality in south part
of town; good terms to tho right par
ty. For information phono black 5S1
Tho Brotherhood and Philathca
classes of tho Baptist Bible school
wore entertained St Valentino's nlgn
at .tho hoo of Mrs. Wesley Roso,'520
So. Chestnut street Mrs. Rose was
assisted by Mesdames Seaton, Mang
and Winters. Tho rooms wore decor
ated in valentine colors and symbols
tlnlnuo and interesting games enter
taincd the guests in -which Mr. Slmms
and N. E. Louuen won prizes. A tw
course lunch was served.
F. J. DIENEE & CO.
Real Estate and Insurance
Come and see us for town lota in
different Darts or the city. Gooa in
vestments on easy terms. Houses for
Bale and rent. We have also good bar
gains In farms and ranches.
Cor. Front and Dewey Sts
John P. Cummins, general advertis
ing agent for the Union Pacific and the
auxiliary lines, in from Chicago, as
serts that this year a vigourous adver
tising campaign is to be started early
and carried on during the summer.
Tills year, without any expositions
on tho Pacific coast except tho one
at San Diego, according to Mr. Cum
mins, tho slogan of the Union' Pacific
wil bo "See America first." Much at
tcntlon wil bo given to tho parks in
the Rocky mountains and a special
effort wil be made to get settlors onto
tho reasonably cheap land in the west.
Ho anticipates that there will be
a large movement of sottlers to west
ern Nebraska, eastern Wyoming and
Colorado.
With no possibility of people going
to Europe this season to spend their
time and money, Mr. Cummins antici
pates that the country west of tho
Missouri river will attrnct more tour
ists. Omaha Bee.
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NICHOLS NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clemens wore
passengers on the branch to Lewellcn
Saturday..
Mesdames Fry and Haskins, and tho
Misses Joslo and Edith Calhoun, Daisy
Haovcr and Effie Heneka visited the
school Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clias. Tolllion spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Arnctt
of Platte Valley.
Mr. Olson and family were visitors
at the Haskins home Sunday.
Mrs. Jones led the Epworth league
Sunday night in a very cupable man
ner. Mr. Linquist gave an Interesting
talk on the life of Gideon which proved
very interesting to the large
crowd present. February 25th and
March 3rd Is visitors day at tho
school and every one is cordially in
vited.
Miss Ruth McConnell teacher in the
lower room accompanied by Mrs. J.
H. McConell visited at homo in Sarben
over Sunday.
Misses Alma and Marie Tolllion
Yislted at the George Sullivan home
Sunday afternoon.
The pupils of the Nichols school
had a valentine box Monday afternoon
which they enjoyed very much.
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Wages of Railroad Employes.
Luke Grant, special agent of the
United States Industrial Commission,
in an article in Chamberlain's Maga
zine says in part:
"Reports of the Interstate Commerce
Commission! show that the average
dally earnings of a locomotive engi
neer in 1914 were $5.28, a fireman
$3.23, a conductor $4.49 and brakemen
and flagmen $3.11. The wages of ma
chinists in railroad shops were $3.28
and of carpenters, $2.G7.
The acuracy of these figures are
questioned both by railroad officials
and brotherhood leaders. The former
say they are too low: the latter that
they are too high. They are not strict
ly accurate for the reason tnat tney
are based upon the number of men
on the payrolls on June 30, the end
of the fiscal year, which may not be
a fair average. The total payroll is
taken and divided by the number of
employes in each class; It is again
divided by 3G5 to arrive at the daily
earnings. The wages given, therefore,
are for 365 days a year.
The labor leaders dispute the fig
ures because they wy the men act
ually work more than 3G5 ten-hour
work-days in the year. A case is
cited where an engineer in the Chi
cago district worked 4,775 hours in a
year, or an average of over thirteen
hours for each day in the year. They
say that while wages appear high they
aro earned at the expense of health
and strength, by reason of the ex
cessively long hours of labor.
Accurate figures on earnings were
obtained In the yestern arbitration
hearings. These figures show the
earnings of engineers and firemen in
western territory to be as follows:
Engineers Daily earnings $6.73,
hours per day 10. days per month
22.2 wages per month $149.61. .
Firemen Daily earnings $4.27,
hours per day 10, days per month
19.8 wages per month $84.34.
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Vallejo, Cal. Tho battleship Oregon,
"bulldog of tho nnvy," went on tho re
tired list today when it was turned
over without fomnllty to tho naval
militia of California nt the Mare Is
land navy ynrd. It gained fame by a
cruise around tho world which ended
in tho battle of Satlago, July 3, 1893.
Ottawa The American government
has assured Canada that tho United
States will not bo used ns n base by
German conspirators for attneks upon
Canada, acording to a statement made
in tho Dominion Pnrliment tonight by
J. D. Hazen, minister of naval affairs.
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OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH
The First National Bank
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XOIiTll l'LA. TTISp XJEIIHASKA.
Member Federal Reserve Bank System.
CAJPITAZ, AND SURPLUSt
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
jJ STABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE
HATE BEEN THE FACTORS IN THE GROWTH OF THIS
BANE, AND THE SAME CAREFUL ATTENTION IS GIYEN TO
SMALL ACCOUNTS AS IS GIYEN TO LARGE BALANCES.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS.
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Dollars for Physicians.
Instead of confining the execution
of medical certificate in connection
witli civil service examinations to but
one particular physician designated
as local examiner for each office the
commission wishes to extend this op
portunity to any reputable physician
who may desire it and will ue will
Ing to executo the medical certlcate
for tho minimum feo ($1.00.) Phy
siclans desiring to be designated as
local medical examiners for the
United States Civil Service Commis
sion who are willing to executo the
medical certificates In connection with
tho civil service examinations for
feo of si.oo may have tnelr names
reglsterel for the information of ap
plicants requiring examination by 111
Ing written notice, not later than
March 1st, 1916, showing name, office
address, length of practice, and med
leal Institution from which a grad
uate, with Mrs. Lillian Gleason, local
secretary, U. S. Civil Service Commit)
slon, North Platte, Nebraska.
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War Percentage Enormous.
A chart hanging in the office of the
ways and means committee at Wash
Ington shows tho following fncts col
lected bv Congressman Kltchln: At
tho expiration of tho five-year period
for tho program this country win men
bo expending on its navy and army
more than any nation In the world in
t'imes of peace ever expended on its
army and navy; moro than England
with her navalism more than missi
or Germany with their huge militar
ism. At tho beginning of the Euro
pean war Germany was expending for
past wars (on Ub army and navy) 55
per cent of tho total amount of reven
ues collected, Japan '45 per cent;
Great Britlan 37 per cent, tho United
States over 60 per cent. With the
program enacted into law the United
States will ho expending over 70 per
cent of its total revenues that Is,
out of tho $100 collected from the
people over $70 will go into militar
ism and navalism, including $22 for
pensions leaving $30 for all functions
of our government and for all other
benefits of tho people.
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For Pure Jersey Milk. Phone 783F14.
upstairs, and it will be delivered. 103tf
Car of Boxed Apples
On Sale at the
North Side Barn.
Call and see them. We have a variety consist
ing o! Jonathan's, White Pearmain, Baldwin,
BelleHeuer and York Imperial.
They Are Selling Right.
If you cannot come and see call us by Phone
29, Thelow prices will last only one week.
4
Julius Mogensen.
Public Auction
To be held at my place one mile west of town known
as the Himan place
Wednesday, February 23,
Commcncingat 10 o'clock a. m., the following personal
property:
64 HEAD OF CATTLE
10 head of milch cows, 16 heilers, 20 steers, 1 bull.
14 HEAD OF HORSES
1 grey team weight 2500, 1 brown team weight 2400, 1 bay
horse weight 1050, 1 bay pony weight 750, 1 brown pony
weight 900, 1 three year old colt, 1 two year old colt, 3
yearling colts. ' .
27 HEAD OF FALL PIGS:
FARM MACHINERY 2 listers, 2 Badger cultivators, 1
harrow, 2 J. D. mowers, 1 Champion and 1 Jenkins sweep, 1
press drill, 1 rake, 1 disk, 1 two row machine, 2 stackers,
1 4-inch wagon, 1 narrow tire wagon with hay rack, 1 spring
wugon, 1 baled hay rack, 1 Galloway cream separator nearly
new, 1 14- inch -plow, 4 sets double harness, 1 set double
buggy harness, 1 stock saddle and other artiles too numerous
to mention.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS OF SALE Sums $20 and under cash; on sums
over $20 a credit of 7 month will be given on approved notes
bearing 10 per cent interest from date. 2 per cent discount
for cash.
OWEN O'NEILL, Owner.
COL. DAVE LOVE, Auct. RAY C. LANGFORD, Clerk.
SEMI-ANNUAL . STATEMENT
OF THE
County Treasurer of Lincoln County Neb.
From July 1st, 1915, to January 1st, 1910.
ALBERT N. DURBIN, Counjty Treasurer.
Cash on hand July 1st, 1915 $150,650.72
To 1911 tax collected 22.20
To 1912 tax collected 5.24
To 1913tax collected 885.88
To 1914 tax collected 57.C09.22
To 1915 tax collected 130,381.01
To school land principal 868.00
To school land interest 1,484.01
To school land lease 2,725.92
To school land prenilu'm 155.00
To redemption ; 8.721.10
To automobiles , 1,774.15
To miscellaneous county bridge 49,25
To miscellaneous counity general , 9G.14
To deposit interest 1,152.73
To lines 720.00
To fees 500.75
To Keith and Lincoln county irrigation 2,200.00
To school district No. 105 500.00
To state aid r. 632.00
Total 1373,145.38
DISIICHSEMENTS
State Funds
General 14,065.61
University 3,216.96
Special University building t 2.412.2S -
Normal 2.7333S
Brldgo 419.01
Special motor vehicle fund 187.05
School land lease 2,592.72
School . land interest 5,109.54
County Funds
General 30,784.90
Hrldgo 10,093.30
Commissioner's District No. 1 1,800.30
Commissioner's District No. 2 2,101.08
Commissioner's District No. 3 2,110.49
District roads . 10.067.92
Redemption 6,921.77
Jury warrants 1,132.30
Salaries 1,999.92
Refunds t 123.76
School Funds
General 74,175.29
4.790.00
Building 327.20
MbIi 1,2-48.75
Special building 484.75
Judgment 350.00
City nml Villages
North l'lntto 13,513.12
Hershey Genoral 1 oSO.OO
Hershey water bonds and intercut ' 575.00
Hershey light bonds nnd Interest 225.00
Brady light 75,00
Sutherland 450.00
Maxwell 705.00
Bridge Districts
Blrdwood brldgo construction . ...v 4,874.1l
Platte brldgo construction 12.998.03
Birdwood bridge bonds and interest 450.00
Platte bridge bonds and Interest 780.00
Irrigation Districts
Birdwood Irrigation general 1,300.00
Blrdwood Irrigation bonds and Interest 048.00
Suburban Irrigation general 590.00
Suburban irrigation bonds and interest 2,450.00
I'latto Valley irrigation general 3,700.00
Keith nnd Lincoln county irrigation general ; 6,200.00
Katih nnd Lincoln county irrigation bonds and Interest.... 1.233.00
Cash on hand January 1st, 1916 142,262.03
Total $373,145.38
BALANCES
State general 649.09
State nuto fees 135.10
State university 236.98
State bridge 13.90
State special university building 177.01
State normal ., '. '200.91
State school land principal 8G9.32
State, school land premium 155.00
Stntc school land interest 1.418.0S
State school land rcntnl 2.672.74 .
County Funds
County general 4,177.90
County bridge ' 3,675.54
County commissioner district No. 1 2,767.42
County commissioner district No. 2 371.48
County commissioner district No. 3 Overdraft 221.5
County court houso bonds 29.6S
County special bridge 1,701.05 -
County jail bond ; 27.30
South Platte bridge bonds 084.86
Finding bonds 5-273.04
North Platito bridge bonds 701.19
Soldiers' relief 871.47
North Platto bridge construction 12,989.37
Outstanding indebtedness 4.51
Advertising 610.11)
Special road 94.00
District roads 8,013.7.4
Platte Valley irrigation Overdraft 253.8;)
Suburban Irrigation general 341.30
Suburban Irrigation bonds nnd Interest , 728.53
Keith nnd Lincoln county Irrigation general 232.40
Keith nd Lincoln county irrigation bonds and interest .... 05.47
Birdwood irrigation general Overdraft 19.03
Blrdwood Irrigation bonds and Interest 202.91
Eureka bridge 70.05
Pnxton Irrigation 344.62
Horahey bridge 0,101.27
Bostwick bridge 2.149.40
Birdwood bridge 1,982.20
School Funds
General , 39.098.60
Bonds 10,255.83
Building 3,227.52
Special 44.32
Special building school district No. 105 '.. 15.25
Judgment 191.21
High 6.640.0S
North Platte bridge 590.88
City of North riutto
General 201.19
Lights 273.19
bridge 58.37
Fire department 414.94
Sewer maintenance 4.11
Sower bonds nnd interest 117.04
Municipal highway 180.07 .
Water bonds and interest 390.26
Paving bond nnd intorest 90.43
Park 84.22
Park bond and interest .' 07.71
Library U7.04
Sewer laterals 239.10
Miscellaneous 3,453.01
Fines and licenses 785.20
Special county road G4.02
Auto licenses 1. 517.00
Special county brldgo 209.45
Redemption i 3.344.S2
Deposit interest 4,450.30
Special sidewalk 1,103.42
County coroner . 20.91
Special survey 70.20
Special weeds 250.77
Jury 945.20
Sutherland 729.20
Mnxwoll light bonds and Interest 200.27
Maxwell general . . . . 221.48
Brady light bonds and .interest 205.58
Brady general 5G4.71
Hershey light bonds and Interest 247.86
Hershey general 322.54
Horshey water bonds and interest 341.15
Wnllaco 280.73
Condemnation 123.81
Estray 1438
$142,757.15
Overdraft iOS.lfi
?142.2G2.0H
I, Albert N. Durbln, Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska, do
swear thatto tho best of my knowledge and belter, the above is a true
statomont of all of the funds of tho Treasurer's office of Lincoln Coun
ty Nebraska.
(SEAL) ALBERT N. DURBIN.
County Treasurer.
STATE OF NEBRASKA. Lincoln County, ss.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 11th day of February, 1910.
(SEAL) C W. YOST.
County Clerk.
"Wo do hereby certify that tho abovo statemont of Albert N. Dur
bln, County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska, 1b a complete and
accurato summary of all his collections and disbursements as treas
urer of said county from tho first day of July, 1915. to tho first day of
January, 1910.
Wo further certify that each collection has boon correctly ontorod
and tho vouchers and other items of credit were in proper form and
correctly entered and vouchors wero received by tlio Chairman of tho
Board of County Commissioners and tho footings wero vorifled by us
and found to bo correct, and tho above statement of balances agrees in
every particular with said accounts in said County Treasurer's general
ledger.
F. W. HERMINGHAUSEN,
D. B. WHITE,
E. II. SPRINGER.
County Commissioners.
