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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1917)
Wxt to rth . "J- pmi-Mlcchli) tribune. THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., MAY 22, 1917. No. 37 M. E. CHURCH DEDICATED ENTIRELYFREE OF DEBT EIUFICK REMODELED AND FUJI MSHED AT A COST OF $25,000 CO.NSECltATED TO WORSHIP for other purposes nro also provided nnd nil In nil, our Methodist frlomls nro certainly subjects of congratula tion, nnd this The Trlbuno oxtonds. ::o;: ATTRACTIONS HOOKED KOK THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEUHATION IlMiop Stuntz Present nnd Preaches to u Large Audience In Morning mid Lectures to u Crowded Douse In (lie Ecnlng. After expending $25,000 In remodel ing and refurnishing their house of worship, the Methodists of North Platto held tho dedlcntory services Sunday. It was n great day for tho congrogn tlon nnd for tho officers, for not only was tho church dedicated freo of dobt, but thcro was present Ulshop Stuntz, Whoso sermon lit tho morning was holpful nnd whoso lecturo on South America In the ovonlng was Intonselyj interesting. uien uioro was tno cuoir of more than thirty voices rendering tuneful hymns nnd nnthoms; tho or chestral music In tho evening, nnd above all was tho satisfactory thought over present that tho beautifully finish ed building through tho enthusiasm of tho pastori and tho committees and tho liberality of tho membership and tho tlonutlons of cltlzona had bcon placed in servlco with not a cent of debt overhanging It. Tho seating capacity of tho audi torium is about 450, with a gallery seating nearly 100, but theso wore deemed Insufficient and about 200 chairs additional wore placed in tho wing room for tho morning service and then tho accommodations woro ovor-taxod. For tho evening service- sixty additional chairs were pro vided, yet a number could not bo seat ed. Over 1500 attended tho two ser vices. At the morning servlco BIshoo Stuntz stnted that all but about $500 of tho building oxpenso hnd neon provdod for; thnt ho would not ask for subscrip tions to meet this sum, but the plate would bo passed. Over $450 was plac ed on tho plate, and at tho evening ser vice an amount sufficient to more than cover tho deficit was donated by tho congregation. Tho ' building Is a modern church homo. Tho auditorium is bright and cheerful and nicely finished; back of tho gallery is a series of a dozen or moro Sunday school rooms; amplo pro vision is mado far tho big choir; and thon thero is provided for tho real pillars of tho church tho ovor busy and enthusiastic women a model kitchen nnd dining room. Qunrtera Secretary Moonoy, of tho soml-con-tonninl celebration, has signed con tracts for the following attractions: Tho World's .Museum, ten shows, nil difforont and nil 'pronounced good. Down In Dixie, n plantation show consisting of twonty colored pottform ors. This comes highly endorsed. Tho Golden West, representing the west In tho early days of cowboys and minors, giving typical scones of thoso days. Twenty girls In cowgirl cos-j tumes will glvo cabaret performances. Tho Athletic show, whore will bo soon wrestling bouts open to nil coniors, scientific boxing, nnd demonstrations of physical culture Vaudovlllo show of eight different nets. This show has bcon booked nll rect from tho Wostorn Vaudovlle Cir cuit nnd each porformor is an ntrlst. In addition thoro will bo a score or moro of other forms of amusement, including an ocean wnvo, Ferula wheel and a threo-abrcast carry all. ::o:: 500 ideas for graduation gifts. DIXON", tho Jowcler. Tho marrlngo bans of Miss Agnes Hanlon, of this city and Patrick O' Connor, of Omaha, wore announced for tho first tlmo in St. Patrick's church Sunday morning. Owing to tho High School class play bolng hold in the Keith on Friday night. It was found necessary to change tho last installment of Patria to Thursday night when It will bo shown) in connection with tho Douglas Fair banks in "Tho Americano." If that isn't entertainment for you wo would bo at a loss to know how to go about it to provido an ovening's entertain ment. Tonight's featuro at tho Keith will bo Mary PIckford, tho lovable, in a most delightful characterization of "Hulda from Holland." Tho story opens 4n Holland Micro littlo Hulda finds horself in solo charge of her throe infant brothers, upon tho death of hor parents. Some of tho richest comedy Miss PIckford has ovor displayed up on tho screen is that which takes place xilth hor littlo brothers Heinle, Hans and littlo Yacob. In nor distress she is as irresistable as ovor but in hor funny Dutch way she dovolops a phil osophical attitude towards tho harsh things of this world which robs tho scenes of all their bitterness. 31113. A. O. KOCKEN PASSES AWAY THIS MOItNINO Mrs. Christine Kocken, wife of A. O. Kocken, passed away at ilvo o'clock this morning following sovoral months of illness duo to heart nnd stomnoh trouble. Tho end hnd boon anticipat ed for sovoral days and ns tho earthly dawn broko sho folded her arms and with a smile of recognition to tho as sembled rolatlvos and a smllo of an ticipation of tho dawn of tho Ufo otor nal, sho passed away from thoso she lovod and thoso who loved hor. For forty-tUlo years Mrs. Kocken hnd boon a rosldont of North Platto; hero sho roared hor children who havo been a credit to hor motherly car nnd teach ing; a helpful companion to her hus band; n consistent mombor of tho Luthornn church slnco its first organ- izntion In North Platto. Born In Sweden in 1812, nnd mnrricd in thnt country, sho nccompnnled hor husband to the United Stntos in 18C9 nnd ldcjitod in Ohio. In 1875 tho enmo to North Plntto whoro they have since rosldcd. Bereft nro tho husband, daughters Mrs. S. W. VanDoian, Mrs. Lottlo Cronin nnd Mrs. Adn Turplo of this city, Miss Mnrgnrot of Omaha, Miss Arta of Great Falls, Mont, nnd Mrs Paulino Fotz of Hotchiss, Gol., Bon Walter of this city and son Will whoso present address Is unknown. Funornl services will bo hold nt tho Lutheran church nt 2:30 Thursday af ternoon, conducted by Rov. Harman. : :o: : Queen's Contest. Vote. Elva Day 1395 Blancho Fonda 775 Janet McDonald 545 Louise Ottonstoln 540 Florcnco McKay 435 Hlldogardo Clinton 410 Sybil Gantt 300 , Mario BoU'on 310 Hazol Smith 340 Mabel Burko 300 Helen Waltemath 345 Elizabeth Hinman 275 Maymo Plzor . . 270 Hazel Barber 275 Catherine Hall 245 Myrtlo Beolor 235 Mario McCabo 235 Luclllo Wilcox 235 : o : A big assortment of nifty spring and Bummor dresses. Do not fail to soo them. 37-2 E. T. TRAMP & SONS. Tho Methodist ladles will glvo a re ception and kitchen and dining room shower nt tho Methodist church Wedr nesday aftornoon. All Methodist la dlea qnd visitors are cordially invited. Dodge B RDTHER5 MOTOR CAR Every dealer in Dodge Brothers cars knows that the custom ers who come to him, come with the highest possible expectations. He knows that the thing he is selling is Dodge Brothers' word and their good name. He knows that he is not merely dealing in motor cars, but acting as custodian for Dodge Brothers' reputation. Naturally, this knowledge of what is expected by the buyer breeds a deep sense of responsibility. It will pay you to visit us and examine this car, The gasoline consumption is unuBually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. Touring Car or Roadster, $835; Winter Touring Car or Roadster, $1000; Sedan or Coupe, $1265. (All prices f. o. b. Detroit.) J. V. ROMIGH, Dealer, 107 West Sixth St. NORTH PLATTE. Phone 844 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET SIXTY MEMDEHS AM) A SCOHK OP LADIES ENJOY tin: MENU Officers Make ltcnorts of the Past Vein's Work and the Elcc Hon of Fho Direct, ors Follows Tho annual meeting of tho Chamber of Commorco was held hiBt ovonlng in tho bnBcmont of tho Prosbytorinn church and tho sixty mcmbors and tho scoro of lndlos ptosont woro sorv- od with a splendid dinner by the lndlos of thnt church. In tho ubsonco of Prosldont Thool- ccke, J. J. Hnlllgau, one of tho di rectors, prosldod following tho dln- nur a male quartotto composed of Jim Clinton. Paul Harrington, Richmond Dirge and Horton Mungor gnvo sovor al selections nnd following thoso tho report of tho tronsuror wus ttand, 8liowlng thnt during tho your ovor $5,000 hnd boon paid into the member ship nnd publicity funds, nnd that all but thirty dollars hnd been oxponded. Socrotnry Durbln gave n dotnilcd nc- couut of tho oxpendlturo of tho nionoy rocolvod, nnd of tho work which had boon nccompllshed. Tho roaults woro such thnt nil membora present scorn ed to be woll sntlslled. Tho chnlrman stated that tho moot- ng was open for tho discussion of (liiestions portnlnlng to tho work of tho club, but no ono vonturod to air Ills vlows. J. Q. Wilcox, M. J. Forbes, E3. T Kellhor and I. L Bnro woro cnllod upon nnd made short addresses. llio chalrmnn declared nominations for flvo directors In order and olght or ton names woro proposod, and a bal lot tnkou resulted in tho election of H. C. Langford, N. B. Butekloy, W. J. Ilondy, It. D. Blrgo and Ira L. Bnro. rho hold ovor drcctors aro B. M. Stnckhouso, ID. T. Tramp, II. M. Por- tor and Blmor Contoa. Tho directors iw'lll moot In a fow days and elect a prosldont, vlco-pros- Idont, secrotary and treasurer. : :o: : (roat Western Men Here. Mnnagor SimmonB, of tho Great Western Sugar Co.'s factories In westorn Nebraska, four officials of tho Dqnvcr headquarters offlco nnd Field Manngor Gus Holdt, woro In town tho latter part of Inst 'week onrouto to Horshoy to look over tho beet ncroago in thnt section and presumably to in vestigate moro thoroughly the posslblo sito for a factory. Tho peoplo of tho Horshoy and O - Fallon soctions covin quite conildont that a factory will bo orcctod In the vicinity of ono of thoso places In 1918. lore s hoping that their confldonco will not bo shnkou. Lund. Boom at Hcrshcy Reports thnt filtered down from Hor shoy yesterday indicate thnt on tho prospects of becoming a sugar fac tory town real ostnto is booming in price and a numbor of salos havo been mado. Eighty acres of land south and west of tho Methodist church sold for $1G,000, tho purchnaors bolng Scotts Bluff parties. Ono lot on the buslnoss strcot containing n Bmall houso sold for 12,500, and four lots at tho south ond of tho sumo stroet sold at fabu lous prices for village lots. Theso lots aro 50x140 foot each. It 1b said that other trnnsfora aro budding. : :o: : Renter Ranch Sold N. L. Reuter sold his ranch in Ar thur county tho latter part of last weok to Bon Dikomnn, formerly of this county, for a consideration of $105,000. rim Included about 450 head of cnttlo. Tho purchaser at onco took possession of tho property and Mr. Router will leave Bhortly for California to mako IiIh home, Mr. Dikomnn d.v'iiH n con siderable body of land near tho ranch ho purchased, and with tho cnttlo ho acquired now has has a herd of about 1200. Ho oxpects to ship about 400 head of steers this fall. 11)17 GRADUATION OIFTS 1017 Wo arc displaying the largest assortment; of nrtleU's sultaliPo for gifts for the yomijr lady or young gentleman graduate it lias been our pleasure lo show. see ont 11117 ti.ass window Nothing so appropriate to giro us a good piece of Jewelry for It can lie kept for ninny years nnd Is a presonal adornment. May w o nine the pleasure of showing you I See dixon, Tin: jeweleh. C1TV AND COUNTY NEWS George Ikiuor, of Omaha, visited this week with tho litzpntrlck family. Mns. J. W. Fltzpatrlck had n slight oporatlon porformcd on hor oyo Sun day. Grovor Hanson, or Fnlrbury, enmo last weok to vlalt hla aunt, Mra. Thos. Baldock for two weeks. Jos. McGmw, of Grand Junction, Col., enmo last wSjok to visit his mothor Mrs. Johanna McGraw for ton days. Tho Comotory Improvement Associa tion will moot this aftornoon nt 3 o'clock In tho rest room in tho Build ing & Loan building. Tho balance of our suits nnd coats wo aro closing out nt prlcoa far bolow coat; now Is your opportuno tlmo. 117-2 E. T. TRAMP & SONS. Tho mnrrlngo of Miss Uuoy Shnnor and Norman Connoalloy of this city will tako placo at tho homo of tho brldo's parents in Maxwoll Tuesday, evening, May 20th. Tom McGraw was arrested Sunday In nn intoxicated Krondltlon and In tho po lice court yostordny foronoon said ho obtained tho liquor from Charloy Tur ner and Cyrus Nun. Informations ngalnBt tho two woro filed yesterday aftornoon nnd thoy will bo glvon n hearing In tho county court In n day or two. All chlldron wlho tnko part In tho drill and oxorclsoa for tho CIndorolla ball will bo charged fifty cents, half of which must bo paid May 28th and hnlf on Jun0 4th. This payment, how ever, will admit thorn to tho ball. Tho object of making tho payment now is to guarnnteo that thoso who rocolvo tho lnstructlona will bo prosont to par ticipate in tho ball. Claudo Dolanoy roturnod Sunday from Tulsn, Okla., whoro ho wont In company uHtli Ralph Starkoy, Millard Hoalor nnd Goo. Wlntcowltch to attond tho stato shooting touniamont. Ovor 200 ahootora woro prosont, nearly all of whom shot nlnoty per cont nnd hot ter. Whllo thoro tho boye vcr0 on tortnlnod by A. D. McDonoll, former North Plntto druggist, who hns mndo n mint of money in tho oil Holds. Thoro aro but fow peoplo wflio havo road A. II, Wood's noted play, "Kick In." It will bo shown at tho Crystal tonight and on tho scroon it bocomoa ono of tho most absorbing motion plc turo dramas that wns ovor run through a projection mnchlno. Tho Interest novor lnga for a moment. "Kick In" is tho Btory of a man whom clrcum Btnncea mado a crook but tho right womnn nnd hor fnltlt in him nwakons a dotonninatlon In him to go straight. Red Cross Meeting Today. Tho locnl chapter of tho Rod Cross will moot In tho Chambor of Commorico rost room In tho Building & Loan building at two o clock this aftor noon to mako arrangonionts for begin nlng a cnmpalgn for membership. All members nnd others nro urged to bo prosont nt this meeting. ::o:: Tho Zettn Zotta club will moot -with Mrs. Inman Wednesday aftornoon. Wash Skirts A comploto assortment for you to aoloct from. Mado by tho Prlntzcas peoplo nnd mado right, tho vory host tailoring. Matorlal which Is pro-shrunk, which moans tho garment will Htlll fit aftor laundorlng. You lennnot poibly bo duty'ppolntod in thoso garments. 37-2 E. T. TRAM1' (i HUNS. Tho Women's Relief Corps woll pro- tont a Aug to tho Franklin school In the nditorluni Wodnosday, May 23d at 8:45. A short program will bo glvon. A cordial invitation is oxtondod to all. Now is tho tlmo to select tho gift for the graduato frlond. Our stock was never ho comploto. DIXON, tho Jowolor. A Mr. NIcholBon, ago forty-flvo, for merly of tho Hupfor mulch, was takon to tho Pulvor hospital a weok ago and dlod Sunday ovonlng. Thoro aro no rolatlvos and lntormont will bo mado In tho North Plntto comotory. Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Lowls nnd son AndnW, who rosldo south of town, woro Injured In nn nutomobllo acci dont zouth of tho brldgo Sunday morn ing. Thoy woro rotumlng homo and collided with a car coming north. An drew "was thrown sovoral foot and jxecolvod a numbor of bruiaoa on his CLASS PLAY Keith Theatre Friday, May 2S "The Professor's Love Story" Tickets reservations at Box Office Thursday morning, May 24. 1 1 1 Jl t fill I ii ii ffi Dcif ithout a Kitcften Cabinet TOTS of people are making their kitch ens more convenient and up-to-date and making housework easier by building stationary kitchen cabinets. Those who are wise use White Pine lumber. The doors never warp or twist the drawers never bind or stick. And it is so easy to work with, you thoroughly enjoy building anything of WHITE PINE. If you have shelving to put up if you want an extra cupboard or a window seat build it of WHITE PINE and be sure of satisfaction. Even at slightly higher first cost WHITE PINE is the most economical wood. Complete stocks prompt service right prices always. W. W. BIRGE CO. NORTH 'PLATTE, NEB. PHONE 9. hoad and nock.
