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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1917)
M o rtli TIIIRTY-TIIIRD YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB,, MARCH 9, L917. No. 16 m m m tm m m,m m NEGROES FROM SOUTH COMING HERE TO WORK UMON PACIFIC WILL IMPORT EIGHTY FHOM TENNESSEE I'OIt WORK IX THE YARDS ICoailiimstcr Warfel, of Kearney, Start, ed North Yesterday with the big Gang that Will Arrive To night or Tomorrow. The population of North Platto will bo Increased tomorrow by tho ar rival of olghty colored men from the douth, nt least Itoadmastor Georgo Warfol, of Kearney, left Tonnesseo yesterday with a gang of eighty real southern negroes, tho offspring of those who hoed tho cotton and tho corn boforo tho war. Just how many (will desert Warfol before North Platte Is reachdd Is problematical. Those men aro brought to North Platte to work on tho yard Improve ments the Union Pacific Is making, which Includo twenty-threo mllos of track. This work will last until next fall, henco tho Sencgamblans will be with us for some tlmo and tho sum mer air around tho old round house Is likely to bo surcharged with plan tation melodies, for all southern col ored men aro vocalists. For sovoral days past Foreman Murphy, of tho bridgo and building department and his gang of work men havo been busy converting a por tion of tho old round houso into a bunk house, dining hall and kitchen (wherein to lodge and feed tho dusky workers and will havo this work com pleted today. Suitable bunks havo been provided and tho blankets and coverings will bo furnished by tho party who has the contract for feed ing tho men- :c: :- "Pasquale," starring Georgo Sted man, showing at th0 Keith Saturday night, shows Boban as a quaint small grocor a likeable Italian whoso smile 1s- so contagious- Working always to wards tho goal of his ambition, to pay off tho indebtedness of his grocery and then to ask Margarita to bo his wife. To ono whom ho thinks his friend ho proudly boasts of his achievement and then come trouble. LOCAL AND PERSONAL For Sale A Pullman Phon0 174. Davonport. 1C-2 Thomas Ray accoptcd a position In tho American express offico tho first of this weok. Frank Litzie, of tho Economy store, loft yesterday afternoon for Jules burg to spend sovaral days- The RoJwona Circle will meet Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Chris Prod beck, 214 West Front atroot. A marriage license was granted yes terday nftomoon to George II. Ehlors and Eva M. Brott, both of Welllleot. ON AN1 AFTER 31ARCII 11TII THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRST NATIONAL HANK WILL HE 1000. Councllmnn Loo Simon, of to First ward, will not be a candidato for re election, as during the summer ho Mill tako up a residence outsido tho city limits. Carl Holman, spoken of in Tuesday's lssuo as a probabln candidato for may or, haB anounced his intontion of mak ing tho raco and his friends aro or ganizing for tho campaign. . Moorman, of St. PaulMnn., arch itect of tho First National Bank build ing, speiit yesterday in town inspect ing tho structure. Ho is expected to return next Tuesday and bo present at tho opening. Hogs jumped thirty-five cents In South Omaha Wednesday, selling at $14.55. Yesterday, howovor, thoy djropped thirty-five cents. Today's quotations had not been received at tho tlmo of going to press. Roy C. Kelly filed his petition in bankruptcy in tho district court yos torday. Ills liabilities are $G9L8G and tho assets aro $351.00. He has been employed ao driver for. a local coal offico for somo timo. "Fair and Warmer'' Iwas presented to a largo audience at the Keith Tues. day evening notwithstanding tho rag ing storm. This farco is a good ono, full of funny situations and brought hearty applause and laughter. Tho company is an excellent ono, and tho audlcnco showed Its apreciatlon by sovoral curtain cnlls. The First National Bank OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, Announces the completion of their New Banking House and will be to the Public during the Afternoon and Evening of Tuesday, March 1 3th, 1917. The Hour from 4 to 5 will be reserved for School Children. FENWICR PRESENTED WITH A THIRTY-YEAR BADGE WELL KNOWN ENGINEER RE CEIVES COVETED TESTI.nO NIAL FROM LOCAL DIVISION Came Here In ISS1, Became n Mem ber of tho Division in JS85, andj Was Hut Recently Placed on h0 Pension List. Alex Fcnwick, rotired onginoor, ap peared on tho stroots yostorday wear, ing a hadgo of which ho is Justly proud for It wag prcsontcd to him by Division S8, Brothorhood of Locomo tivo Engineers, and tostlfios that ho has beon in good standing In that splendid organization for thirty or moro yoarls. Tho badge, upon whioh is tho Union Pacific shield sot upon a background of gold, is ongraved with Mr. Fon,wick'8 name, tho datk (1S85) upon which ho was admitted to tho Division, and the time when he retired from actlvo service. Tho pre sentation of theso badges Is a omstom Inaugurated a fow years ago by Divi sion 8S, and previously but throo hail boon prcsontcd, thoso going to C. V. Tracy, Wm. Whitlock and Jnmoa Flynn. Tho presentation of tho bitdgo to Mr. Fcnwick occurred Wednesday ev ening at a smoker given in his honor by mombors of tho local division, at which J II. Fonda was master of cor emonlos and made tho presentation speech, to which Mr- Fnwick foolingly roplied. This ceremony was follow ed by a smokor and lator refreshments woro served. Mr. Fcnwick began his railroad career In Laramio in 1872 and re mained there as locomotive fireman until 1S77, when ho was promoted to onginoor and at tho timo of his re tirement had rounded out forty years In that vocation. In 18S2 ho enmo to North Platto, whero ho has since re sided. - During his long period of sorvico ho was in three wrecks, two on tho Wyoming division and the third near IBig prings in 18SG, when ho sustained injuries that kept him out of sorvico for six months. AT HOME As nonr a9 ho can figure, Mr. Fon wick road an engine 2,025,000 mlios over tho ratls during his forty-flvo years of railroading. In connection It not out of placo to state that tho cigars for tho smoker wero prosonted by George Freed, who travols for aronowlg & Schoontgon, of Council Bluffs, and wore mado through the Sllvor Front cigar store. ::o:: CITY AND COUNTY NEWS Jason Sawyer wont to Pino Bluffs last evening to spend . couplo of days. Dr. Lathan was called to Horshoy Jast evening on profosslonnl businoes. Mrs. H. V. Temple, of Lexington, is visiting iwith her sister Mrs. C. F. Sponcer this week. For Sale Five room houso, strict ly modern, full bosomont. Must be sold at once. Call Black 1007. Clifford De Mott, of Scotts Bluff, formerly of this city, visited this week with his aunt Mrs. Clara Van Doran. Mrs Fred Ginn Is enjoying a viBlt from her nelce, Mrg. Schollold, of Counch Bluffs, who arrived a fow days ago. On account of tho recent snow storm trains from tho west run from eight to twelve hours Into Wodnosday and yostorday. . Mrs. J. C. Todd, who had been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchanan, loft this morning for her homo in aiondlvo, Mont. Mrs. Frank Buohnnan was called to Uextor, Iowa, this morning by a tele gram announcing tho sorlous lllnosa of hor father. Miss Ella Stegemann has resigned hor position n offico girl In Dr. Rod fitfld's offico nnd Is succeeded by Miss Gladys Stogall. Tho Tilllkum Girls will bo entortain od at tho Patterson homo Monday ev ening by tho Misses Barber, McFar land, Stool and Stuart. Christian Sclenco scrvico Sunday 11 a. m. Sunday school 12 m. Wednes day cvoning mooting at sr Building and Loan building, room 25. Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Hand, of Scotts Bluff, aro visiting hero nnd in Kcnr- noy this week whilo enrouto to Spokano to mako their homo. Moo Sundholmor, a former merchant of tills city, was hero today while en routo to Portland to spend a weok. Mr. Sundholmor Is now managor of Shirley Clothing Co. of Omaha. lr. O. Stiver, editor of tho Frooport, (111.) Dolly Bullotln, Is In town for a day or two- looking utter 480 acres of land ho owns southeast of town. Mrs. 11. W- Allwlno, of Omaha, who llvod horo a number of yeara of yoars ago, camo last ovoning to visit her daughter Mrs. Harry Mitchell for two wooks. Tho Dorcas sowing club gavo a houso party In tho basomont of tho Proabyterlan church Wednesday af ternoon at 4:15 with about sixty girls prosont. Thl8 club moots ouch Wed nesday afternoon nt 4:15 and all girls nro invited to attend. Just unpacked a largo shipment of now Spring Coats and DrosHos for tho school girls, ns woll as for tho little totH- Positively ths host and largest assortment ln tho city. Dross prices 50c to $3.98 i coats $1.98 to $9.9S at BLOCK'S. Edward Mulcnhy, formorty of tills city who was lntor locatod at Chey enne and for sovoral months haa boon employed Hi Denvor, visited horo yos yostorday with local frlonds whilo enrouto to Omnlm- Wo havo already sold moro Spring Sultw and Coats this season than wo over havo In tho paBt nt this early In tho sonson. Wonder why? Bocauso iwo havo tho right stylos at tho price you can afford to pay. BLOCK'S, of course Gail Kano in "Tho Red Woman" Is tho Brndy-Mad0 picture sholwing at tho Crystal Saturday aftornoon and ovoning. It portrays an Indian Maid on educated among whlto girls and yet sho goos back to hor old homo and loads tho lifo of an Indian matdon Ir respective of ovorything sho has learn ed nt school. But hor training tolls in the crises of her life. ::o:: Coats! Coats! It mattors not what kind of a Coat you may want, wo'vo got It; Sport Coats, throe-quarter lengths, full lengths, In all tho wanted shades at wondorful low prlcos, $0.75 to $50.00. BLOCK'S. Gleo Club Concert. Collogo gleo club ontortninmonts aro always popular, but tho Ornnd Is land Collogo club gavo ono of tho most enjoyable of tho sort to a full houso at tho Baptist chuch last night. Ma jor W. A. Haborstro's lino solo work and splendid directing, gavo distinc tion to tho program, whilo Josophlno Toft'sJ (readings, James StookWoll's cornet numbora nnd Mario Lundburg's piano solo, together with ono or two specialties of tho musical sort, gavo so much variety to tho program that thoro was no opportunity for tho In terest of tho audience to ling for a momont. Tho full chorus singing of tho gleo club was especially enjoyed. It Is bollovod that If tho Grand Island Collogo Gleo Club should roturn to North Plntto for nnothor concert that tho Baptist church would provo too small an auditorium. : :o: : Postmaster nt Welllleot Injured. Tho postmastor at Welllleot was badly burned on tho fnco, hands nnd ankles last Monday, morning When gonoratlng a llro in a coal oil stove. Ho gonornted tho llro and then went Into another room to breakfast. Upon roturning to tho stovo ho attempted to ro-gonornt0 tho llamo whon an ex plosion occurred, which sot llro to tho furnishings of tho room and throwing burning fluid over him. An alarm was given and through tho offorts of I. S. Geaadroault, who picked up two of his chomlcal llro oxtlngulshora as ho started, assisted by Sim Shlll,, tho llamos which threatened tho building, wero oxtlngulshod. ::o:: A petition nominating F- L .Moonoy for ctly troasuror was circulate tho early part of tho week and readily obtained tho requisite numbor of sig natures. Mr. Moonoy has hold tho offico sovoral terms and has proven as accommodating aa ho has efficient. For tho largo amount of clorlcnl work h0 does ho rccolvos tho munificent sal ary of fifty dollars a year. For Rent Nino now modoni stonm hoated liv ing rooms olthar In two or four npart montu in tho Brodbock building. Sco or Phono THE H. & S. AGENCY, of fices Doolittlo Bldg., Phonos Red or Black 012. 1C-2