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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1916)
l 0 lilt THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JULY 251 1916. No. 55 X LOCAL AND .rEKSONAL. ltobort Qnntt returned Saturday ev ening from n Bhort visit In Omaha. Attorney Goorge GIbb3 loft yester day afteniqon for Grand Island on businoHH. ' ' Friday afternoon and evening the Episcopal guild will have an ice cream benefit at tho Gem. Ray McCnnn returned yesterday morning from Kearney-where he vis ited relatives for several days. The Methodist aid society will meet with Mrs. John E. Jones, 103 south J-ocus't street Friday afternoon. The Christian aid society will meet in the church basement Wednesday oftcrnoon. A good attendance is desired. Mrs. George Zentmeyer and sons, of Grand Island, who visited her mother, Mrs. John SBrahorn, left for home yes terday. Bishop James Duffy, of Kearney, came yesterday afternoon to visit Re-. McDaid while enroute home from Cheyenne. 0. P. Cook, of Ventura, Cal left for -eastern 'points yesterday afternoon af ter visiting with his cousin W W. White and family. Joseph Herrod, of Columbus, came the first of this week and is a guest at the home of his brother John Her rod and family. The last regular meeting of Chap ter AK, P. E; O. will be held at the home of Mrs. E. S. Davis Wednesday afternoon, July 2Gth. Era Grenzell, of Omaha, who vis ited at the Clinton home last week while enrouite from western points, left Sunday evening. Mrs. W. P. ICillen came Sunday ev ening from Pittsburg to make her liome in Wallace. iMr. Killen has oeen ithere for"some time. Friday JosephWayman resumed his duties as watchman for the union Pa-, cine, after being off luty with a brok en arm for several wedks. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Ueyerle left Snlturday morning for Sidney to at tend the Uncle Tom's Cabin perform ance which is showing there and has been under the management of the former's brother, Charles Beyerlo, for a number of years. Romombcr the Dollar Day Speoinls fOITNTV l'AIH MHKCTOItS at Samuolson's July 27th. Miss Maymo Gorham, of Grand Is land arrived here Sunday afternoon Ko visit with her slstor, Mrs. W. A. Buchflnek, Wr a week or longer. . Anyone wishing carpet weaving done leave orders with mo before Aug. 20iih, after that date I Will receive orders at Cozntl Nobr. Mrs. Frank Wilson. Miss Margardt Mettln, of 'the 10 cent store, will: tako lick vacation next week and leave for Chicago and other eastern points to visit relatives and friends. Herbert L. Dorsch, a carpenter of Goring, was tho third te declare bank ruptcy in tho district court last week. Tho assots are $234.50 and the liabil ities $733. W. J. O'Connor loft yes'terday after noon for Now York City to spend sev eral weeks purchasing stock for the local 10 cent store, of which ho is now sole owner. Adam Hobson and Albert Brennan, who served out their sentences at the county jail for stealing merchandise from Henry DIscoc of Brady, have gone to Cheyenne. Georgo Eves, of Stockton, Cal., iwho formerly resided hero, Is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. York Hln man, while enrouto from Chicago and other eastern cities whdre he spent several weeks. A demonstration of aluminum ware will be hold this afternoon at a meet ing of the Episcopal Guild in the church basement. Every lady In at tendance will receive a piece of alum inum ware and refreshments will be served for ten cents. hTe public Is in vited. Leo Daly, of Omaha, the architect who drew tho plans for tho new Cath olic school building, spent tho tlrst of this week hero inspecting the work and ordering a few changes In Its construqtion. Tho building is well under way" and work is now being done on the Khird story. Unavoidable delays have been experienced by the workmen but it is expected that ev erything will be in readiness by Sep tember 15th. INSURANCE We write tlio best mid cheapest lire lightning, hull, life, accident and auto, mobile Insurance. Hit A IT, GOODMAN & linCKLEV. HOLD JIKKTINC 'nUTHLICANS JIHKT l. I co i:nty convention A meeting was held Saturday even-) The Lincoln county rt publican con ing by tho committee in charge of the' ventlon was held in '(he court house I Lincoln County Annual Fulr, which . Saturday afternoon. Ninoty-foiir del- wll be held at the North Side park from tgates had been named from the twon Septoinbor 2C'th ito 30th. . Arrango-1 ty-elght precincts and about seventy incnts are being made with a lnrgo.of theso were in attendance. G. S. carnival company to give entertain- Thompson, of Hershey acted as mctita on the grounds during tills timo (temporary :ininiian- and was elected and nn Interesting program is being permanent chairman. All candidates arranged. A new building will be rected for the display of exhibits and use of business men's booths and a new grand Btnnd will bo erected on the grounds. Following are tho committee ap pointed for tho race track: F. C. Ptel- tlcker, Albert Diirbln, George Mc- Kaln, M. J. Fowler, John Fowler, Har- y Porter and A. F. Blankenburg. Cliainlter of Commerce Luncheon. on the republican tloket for the fall election were endorsed and gnvo short talks. Addresses were also made by Judges H M. Grimes and Georgo E, French and attorney W. V. Hoagland. Tho following delegates were elected to attend nhe stnto convention at Lin today and left for that city last even ing i Scott Reynolds. North Platte; J. W. Abbott, Hershey, W. V. Hoagland. North Platto; Win, E. Shuman, North P1nMi linn. Mnvnrs Wolllli.ivt. ly p The Chamber of Commerce hold a'wtiunn. KnMinrinmi. rs aiinmmmi luncheon at the Owl Cafe yesterday j Hershey: B. D. Hatch. Wallace: W. II. afternoon for the purpose of discus sing important matters among them tho proposition of sending a repre sentative to Lincoln in regard to tho future of the water rights and Attor ney J. G. Beelor was chosen. Ho left last evening to attend tho meeting at State Engineer Johnston's office on July 2Gth. It is the desire of the local people that the government instruct the federal attorneys to hold tho wat er In the Pathfinder dam In the fall In order that in the other seasons tho supply enn be equally distributed. A f Consider What Thisl Means To You Your deposits in this bank arc protected by the Guaranty Fund of the Slate of Nebraska. Your money, valuable papcrs,and personal interests "are under the direct supervision of competent officers of many years successful banking experience. -s We most cordially invite youlo call upon us for your banking needs. McDonald State Bank. f North Platte, Nebraska. The 01destBankin Western Nebraska. general meeting will be held at Keur-as WCH as malntuln our national dig ney on August 5th. and all fanners nRy and at tho same timo kedp our na hu uo imeiuHiuii ure rcipiuaieu , tjon at pence with tho world. attend. 1 1 Tim l-nniihllr.'ins fills vinr urn is- Oll acOUllt Of puvlllg several business rificliillv fnrhmn'tn In tin. rlinlnn nf l streots many of the hitching posts used i candidates on the county, state and by the farmors were removed. This national tickets. Their records are matter will be token up by tho Cham- such as to guarantee that our plat- ,. "llvu HU,eui.uu3 form both stuto and national will bo W. R. Malonoy chairman of a commit-1 caried out in the real Interests of the tee to provide a suitable place forjp0)i0 nn(1 wo heartily endorso all of them to bo stationed and not have any out. candidates from Chnrlcs E. wuu.oi-uiviiLf uuiiim io uiu dinners HUghes to precinct candidates, while trading in town. Mayor Evans MVp condemn tho present democratic has expressed himself as being In fa-' administration as both without a pol vor of having them placed In a. con-;iCy nnd whenever nn action Is 'taken venlen't nnd desirable place as soon a i notoriously impracticable nnd In as possible, and the farmors can rest efficient In tho Interest of ono class of assured theat their teams and wagons our neonle as ucalnst tho other. ) We condemn the tariff legislation of nhe democratic party as placing ev erything the northern farmer raises on the free list and places a tariff on everything ho buys whllo everything ALlo south raises is protected. We condemn the democratic udmlii istrntion for passing nn appropriation of $46,000,000 in the interests of. the pork barrel congressmen from tho will be taken care of In a satisfactory way. . :o: : Keep (he Children Quiet. Tho membors of tho North Platto Municipal band have requested that the disturbances' cnused by the" chil dren while attending the Friday ev ening conceits be discontinued. It has been noticed that while tho band arc giving their selections tho- chil- south under tho namo of rivers and dren ga'ther around tho hand stand harbors, whllo at tho samo time they and their clamor is such that the band i levy a war tax of $100,000,000 on our rannoi uo nqnru a iow ieet away, vom-1 people in tlio time or peace. plaints have also beep made in ro- We pledge Who people jot this county gard to tho romping of tho children that our candidates for tho state log- tnrougn all parts ot the park nnu caus ing annoyance to people who are su iting on the lawn and are thus' pre- ented tiom enjoying the concerts. Tho musicians ask that the parents consider the matter. THIS WEEK AT THE PAT World's Best Feature Program Tuesday's Feature , EDITH STOREY, and other vitographj players in, THE TWO-EDGED 1 SWORD. 5 Acts. 7 Keels. 10c and 15c. Wednesday's Feature THE DEVILS PRAYER BOOK, featureing, ARTHUR HOOPS and ALMA HALON. 5 Acts. 2 reel comedy. lOcandlSc. Thursday's Feature WILLIAM FOX presents BETTY NANSEN, ARTHUR HOOPS and DOROTHY BERNARD in THE SONG 6 Parts. 10c and 20c. Good comedy. OF HATE. C. Woodhurst. North Platte: E. W Mann. North Platto; W. H. Jenkins, Hershey; Nye Bo wen, Brady; J. W. Fowler, North Platte; D. E. Martin, Hershey. , Rosolutons were adopted as follows: We, the republicans of Lincoln county, N.ebrnskn, In convention as sembled, hereby commend Uie party tills year In Its splendid National plaK .forin in the lntprosts of our national prosperity and a foreign policy tlmt will again place tlio American nation at tho front of the nations of tho earth noktii piiAtti: m:ati:n iiv a scorn: or a to o. Sunday afternoon tho Lincoln Sara togas base- ball team took tho ilrnt of n series of two gntnes wlvh the local nine by a score of 2 to 0. The scores were made In the first half of tho second Inning and although both teams had men on tho second and third bases sevwal times during the gnme no other1 scores were mndo Todcnhoft pitched for the local nine, striking nut ten men and walking one. The fuatures ot tho gamo wore- tho fielding of Lnngford and Anion nnd tho batting of Gettniun and Mnxey, each getting two of tho four hits. North l'latto was charged with two errors and Lincoln two. Boll nnd Skiles were batteries for the visitors, who allowed seven hits and two bases on ba Is. Struck out by Doll ten. Um pire Leslie Basklns. In tho gnme yesterday afternoon North Platte won by a scoro of 8 to 0. Batteries for tho homo team were Walworth and Mnx ey. Twelve hits were mndo nnd no errors, bnso on balls nono, strike outs by Walworth 12, by Brown for Lin coln 3. Two orrors wore mndo by Lincoln and one hit Catcher, Skllos. Riueker played left Hold for tlio home team,, Kelly was itrnnsferred to right Held and Amen to third base. Features of tho gamo were the hitting of Lang ford and Walworth, who each hit sov- eral doubles and u number of singles. Umpire Basklns. HASH BALL NOTES Edward Luby, formerly of tho local baseball team is now 'playing with tho team at Rockford, Colo , Dr. J. A. Amos, of Potter, Is spend ing a few days hero negotiating iwith tho local base ball manngors for n gnpie at Potter In the near future. The local ball team will play ui; Staple-ton on July 27lh and at home on July 30 and 31 with Scotts Bluff. Bridgeport will be hero from Aug ust 6th to 8th for a series of ginnou. Christy Matthowson, Hho world's greatest baseball pitcher, resigned from uctlvo service last week after pitching for a number of years In the big leagues. Hoiwill In future mnnngo tho Cincinnati team. Newspaper aicn Here August lltli. The Nobraska Press Association will hold a convention boglnnlng Aug. 7th and continuing until Aug. 11th, during which time tho newspaper men will visit western Nebraska. A spe cial train will leave Grand Island and on board wil bo two hundred nnd fifty editors and their wives. Stops will be made at several towns and four hours will bo spent hero on tho morning of the 11th. Tlio Chamber of Commerco are planning an entertainment for the guests. To Itcvlro A I a ni n I Association Major White, the valedictorian of the class of 1915, who recently re turned from an extended visit in Cnl Ifornla, Is making an exort to revive the Alumni association of tho local high school which disbanded several years ago. A meeting will be called for tho local members In tho near fu- ituro and out of town alumni will bo notified by mall or tho arrangements If successful In reorganizing this as sociation tho usual banquet wll bo tendered to the class of 1917 In May. : :o: ; CAN KXTHANGK Kmilty In it good lnnro nearly new house In this city for a good nulonio. bile. IMS ATT, GOODMAN & HUCKMIY. ::o:: Or. Cook Here. Dr. F. A. Cook, of New York, tho polar explorer, spent last evening In this city. In company with six young men ho Is giving lectures at Chautau quas, and left this morning for Osh- kosli to give nn entertainment. ::o:: After five weeks of dry weathor tho first rain fell Sunday ovonlng and measured thirty-three hundredths of an Inch. Tho storm was moro of nn electrical nature. During itho past weok tho highest tempolraturo was on Sunday when It registered 99. Heavy rains am reported at Ogalalla and Brule. .Airs. W. B. Conklin, of Chicago,' formerly of this city, camo yesterday aftornoon to bo tho guest of hor sister Mrs. C. F. Ridings for soveral weeks. Mrs. Christonson and daughter, of St. Paul, Nobrasku, left a fow days ago after visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. Vigo Chrlstensen for a weok. Money to loan on real estate for u term of years or out of our Building k Loan Association, rcturiulblo in monthly payments snme us rout. Plenty of money always on hand, see BltATT, GOOMIAN & WCKLKY. Misses PeaVl and Helen Koontz loft fcust evonlng for Caspar, Wyo to spend a month with thoir sister, Mrs. Chos. Gould, who formerly resloled hero. You are not too lute to Insure that corn crop from hail ttiiii hb. Islaturo will when elected work in the interests of an economical and efficient administration of the staito government. Our county candidates have had ex porience In public service and their record is a pledge of economical and it'fflclent servlco of the people Resolutions' were adopted on tho water problem of the North Platto river, a full text of which will appear in tno i' riuay issue ot Tiie rriniine RENTALS. Large and small, modern, nnd other houses. Stores, nice office and other rooms. Close in. Storage and safe deposit boxes. BltATT, GOO B.MAN' & HUCKlKY. : :o: : Tho (work of cutting down tho trees in tho Union Pacific palrk begun the latter 'part of last weok anil tlio sito Is being made ready for the new depot Soveral loads of gravel have boon spread around tho depot now In uso to prevent tho forming of mud and to mako tho ground more agreeable for tho pedestrians Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Brownell of Sutherland, who took treatment at a local hospital for soveral weeks, and rocently returned homo, died faatur- day evening at tho homo of a irolatlvo, Tho remaliiB woro taken to blither land. On train No. 11 Saturday aftornoon woro ten newly married couples who wore onrouto from eastorn points on their honeymolon. Yesterday at!t,en noon there were four wedding par ties on board going to Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Perry VanCleave. who had lioen visiting in Callaway and other towns in eastern Nebraska, enmo homo yesterday afternoon nnd were cnled to Green Rivor by tho Ill ness of tho lattor's mother. Misses Gortrudo Magncr and Catli erlno Miles and Messrs. James Boylo and Leo Milos went to Stapleton Sat urday evening by auto to- attend a so cial dance. Hugo Todonhoft, who had John .11. Thurston Seriously III John M. ThursKon, former senator from Nebraska, is critically 111 at St Joseph's hospital in Omaha. Ho was :aken HI a week ago when ho arose from his bed during tho night to get a drink of wnter and falling sprained his right hip. Tho injury, combined with his age and tho intense heat nro causing alarm to his friends. Mr. Thurston is ono of Omaha's pioneer attorneys. For years ho was general solicitor for tho Union Pacific and was clcntod to tho sonnte in 1894. ::o:: Nollce to rnlr Exhibitors It is tho dosire of Secretary Fisher that all farmers who have exhibits for the StiH o Fair at Lincoln, Lincoln County Fair at North Platto, or tlio Sonthwestorn Association Fair at May wood next month, will send them to tho Chnmbor of Commerco rooniB ns soon as possible, or leave word with him when they wish them called for This request is made now in order that tho best exhibits can bo obtained nnd may be arranged appropriately, giv ing tho commltteo nmplo time for t Ma work. -. to: ! homo 1 ntcr Pumped According to tlio report of Walter Commissioner Hershey Welch, ifclio nv orago amount of wator which has boon pumped at tho wator plant during tho dry spell of tho past llvo tweoks Im l.fiOO.OOO gallons dally. Tho light pressure noticed in tlio ovonlng Is duo to the amount taken up by eight hundred sprinklers each consuming three and ono-half gallons evory min ute. Both largo pumps nro in opera tion. Tho Inrgcst or which puts out two thousand ono hundred and fifty gallons a mlnuto. and 'tlio smaller ono from seven ito olght hundred gallons a minute. Tho nvorago output dally be fore tho dry spell was IiOO.000' gallons, one-third of what in now in use. : :o: : No One Under Hi Jliiy Brhc AiitoH. pitching for tho local baso ball team. iwns obliged to resign Sunday oven- ing on account of Illness and lolH for his home In- Norfolk. The nilinago mont havo Jiiade arrangements for another pitcher 'to Join tho club this week. Whllo taking tickets at the ball game Sunday afternoon Manager Langford was struck in tho face by a foul ball, tho forco of which loHsen- ed several teeth and caused a swell ing on both sides of his face. His in juries wero given attention by a lo cal physician. In a ball game between Greeley City and tho Ramblern of Omaha 41io latter part of lasitj week Johnnie An- drows formerly of tho local ball team, pitched for the former striking out thirteen men and holding them done ito throe hits. This was ifhc first game lost by the Ramblers this season. Charley Melkcr, formerly of the lo cal ball team, who had been playing with the Lincoln Saratogas, and was expected to 'play hero this week, was recently married to a young lady in The custom which prevails all qver the stnto of letting youngsitors drlvo cars caused Secretary of Stnto Pool to get out the automobile law and call at tention to the law regarding tho driv ing of nuitomohllcB, iwhlch reads as follows: Section 195: It shall be unlawful for any person under 16 years of age, or for any Intoxicated person to opor- fi i n n Ttwitrif vnlilnln niwl imv nwvinr ucon dealer or manufacturer of motor ve hicles who permits a person uii'd'or 1G years of aye or an Intoxicnteit; f)or son to operate a motor vehicle Bhnll bo guilty ot a misdemeanor anil yiiall bo punlshod us horolnaPtcr provided for violation of tho provisions ot this article. Section 199 provides a lino of not exceeding $50 for tho first offenso ami for a second offenso .a flno of not less than $50 nor more than $100 or Imprisonment not exceeding sixty days in tho county Jail. Secretary of Stnto Pool bollovetr that an effort should be made to en forco tho law. : :o: : All boys and girls wishing to .com pute in tho gardon contest glvou by tho Twontloth Cen'tury club uro re quested to given In thoir names at once to one of the following ladles: Mrs. W. C. McDormott 521 So. Dewey, Mrs. 15. A. Gnrlichs, 118 West 3d, Mrs. Mary Bidor 515 "West TOh, Mrs. R. F. Cottroll 310 east Fourth. The gardens will bo inspected this week and thq first exhibition hold. Next Saturday afternoon n't 3 o'clock in itho Ladies' I I I.. 1 . . ...... 1..... "".UHH LIIIUUIII UIUl rVHIgllUll inilll UK! C-IUI). Tlncl ..,,, I1I 1,n m-nr,1rwl tnv e lLn?? ?m?,tHl " njnchjnlst in t,10 beHt llo;ver oxhlbiL Children from ten to sixteen may compete. Tho first prize is ono dollar, tho second fifty conts. For further Information call up tho supervisor of your ward. : -n: : r For Rent 1 room house,, ,314 south Walnut street. Inquire of T. Simants, 303 south ChORitnut Btrect. B5tf COMING TO THE b 1 1 H Monday, July 31 in tho Burlington shops at Lincoln Tho federal ball team mot defeat at Maywood Sunday afitomoon iwhen the latter took tho game by a scoro of 12 to 10. Art ley and Folden wero bnt terles for tho Maywood team. Bechon and Sandnll for the Fedorals. Bo chon was overcome by tho heat In the seventh Inning and Halllgnn was put In Kho box. Tho gamo was witnessed by a largo crowd and tho features wore the batting of both teams, lilt liyn' Dog. Robert D ckey was bitten on the fheok Saturday bv a dog which sprung at him as ho was coming out of the Dickey bakory. The boy was itaken to tho City hospital where his Injuries received attontlon and ho Is doing nicely. Tho dog was ordered to be shot. ::o:: j Remember tho Dollar Day Specials , at Samuolson's July 27th. Mrs. J. B. Red Held is nursing a pain ful injury on her hand which she burned while making pastry Inst week and in which blood poisoning net in. Robert Lantz. a U. P, brukomnn, iiuunlned a fractured arm Wednesday afternoon when struck by a water crane while on tho side of a freight train. John Sides, of Kearnoy, forniorly of tlili city, Is expected hero next week to visit his parents for a week or long er. Ki'jwanl Thompson loft tho latter part of last week ror Lincoln aim urn aha to spend a week or moro. Mrs Uosoph Herroil and son, of Columbus, camo Sunday to visit with frlop Is and relatives In town. Miss Helen Alden returned last cv oning from n visit witli fnlends in Lincoln. Rmnnier the Dollar Dny Specials PEGGY. Dollar Day Specials! 10 cansRex Pork and Beans, regular $1.20 for $1.00 12 cans June Peas, regular $1.20 for $1 1 can Sliced Peaches n..i i ns c 1 can B. or W. Cherries oguiur 1 can rears 1 can Apricots 1 can Plums 1 can Grapes 4 1.00 Re N. LAMB. NORTH LOCUST ST. I :im nnitmriv r. iinnrim' ... o.. nnu ' ' J "XTt uooHJi a -iJ" :k u; v. at Sumupjson's July 27th.