N10RTH PLATTE SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION JUNE 26th to 30th, INCLUSIVE.
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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB,, MAY 25, 1917.
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UNION PACIFIC WILL
INSTALLWAIER PLANT
supply to uk 0i1tainkd from
south hivuh thru settling
basix method.
Sixteen Inch Main to be Laid., Pumps
Operated by Electricity nnd 500,000
Gallon Tank Erected at
Itonnd House
Ono of tho expensive Improvements
which tho Union Pacific will complete
at this terminal beforo tho ond of tho
present year will bo tho installation
of a water plant to meet the requiro
iuonts of tho round house. Tho Iw.itor
supply will bo obtained from tho North
Platto rivor at a point Just north of
tho round houso whero a settling basin
will be constructed in tho rivor, with
electrically driven automatic pumps
located in a building on tho rivor
'hank. Tho curront for tho motors
driving tho pumps will bo furnished by
tho North Platto Light and Power Co.,
for which arrangements have boon
made. Theso automatic pumps aro
regulated by tho pressuro when tho
pressuro gots to a certain low point
they start, when it reaches tho maxi
mum thoy stop. Tho main from tho
river to tho round houso luilll bo six
teen inch, and tho tank into which
tho water is pumped will have a ca
pacity of 500,000 gallons and built
thirty feet from tho ground in order
to givo tho required pressuro for round
houso purposes. This immense tank
will bo supported by iron pillars rest
ing on a concreto baso, piling being
driven for the latter.
Probably tho most expensive pnlrt
of tho plant will bo tho settling basin,
for constructed in tho river, as wo
aro informed It will be, will require a
concrete cistern, thru the top of which
water Mil filter. This necessarily calls
for sheet 'piling around tho site and
the oxcavatlon made through tho use
of a sand pump.
Tho material for tho plant is now
bolng assembled, but work will not
begin until all material arrives. Tho
present policy of tho company is not
to begin work until all material is
assembled, and by this method avoid
delays by tho non-arrival of material.
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Demand for War Bonds.
Cashier Mooney, of tho First Na
tional Bank, informs us that subscrip
tions for war bonds by North Platte
people aro now being made overy
day through that bank. Saturday ono
citizen applied for a $1,000 bond, Tues
day another application for a similar
bond -was mado, nnd Wednesday two
subscribed for bonds of $500 each. In
' addition to these many have sub
oribed for bonds of lesser denomina
tions. The First National as an in
stitution subcrlbcd for $10,000 worth,
and is helping along tho cause by re
ceiving subscriptions from all those
who wish to invest In theso bonds,
whether for $50 or $10,000 and havo
tho necessary application blanks on
hand for tho convenience of those
desiring them.
Theso bonds draw 3 per cont in
terest and ar.o non-taxablo, making
them practically a five per cent ln-vostmont.
Ladies' Suits and Coats
We are determined not to carry over
our Spring stock of Coats and Suits
so offer the following prices.
Your Choice of any Suit in our yfl fl
stock at------- - - CP AioJtO
Ladies9 Coats we have made further reductions
on and have divided the stock into four lots at
$4.98,
Children's Coats have been reduced in price.
Come early and get yours.
Wilcox Department Store.
J. Q. WILCOX ELECTED
1'ltESIDENT OF C OF C.
Tho board of directors of tho Cham
ber of Commorco mot In session "Wed
nesday evening and eloctcd officers for
tho onsulng year as follows: J. Q.
Wilcox president, M. J Forbes vlco
prosldont, Albert Durbln secretary
and B. J VanDorhoof treasurer. Tho
salary of tho secretary was placed at
$150 per month, which includes tho
uso of his car without extra charge.
Tho greater part of tho ovonlng
was devoted to a discussion of road
work, and a committee composed of
N. B Buckloy, W. J Ilendy and tho sec
retary appointed to arrange for a
"good roads day" Mien owners of
tractors and teams will bo asked to
contribute them freo nnd men will bo
asked to donato ono day's labor
Arrangements woro also mado for
at onco beginning n campaign for tho
publicity fund.
An appropriation of $35 was mado to
assist In defraying tho expenses of tho
high school cadets to their onenmp
ment at Curtis lake.
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Garage Men Must Keep Record
Undor tho motor vohlclo law of tho
stato as amended by tho last legisla
ture each public garago is requirid
to keep for public inspection a record
of all license and cngino numbors of
each car held In such garago for salo,
rontal, livery, storago or repair, this
record to contain tho name and address
of tho owner, and tho name and ad
dress of tho person taking or deliver
ing tho car to tho garago. Tho alter
ation or obliteration of an engine
numbor is prima facio ovidenco of
larceny and tho garago men aro di
rected to notify the sheriff, who shall
hold tho car until an investigation is
mado. Such Tccord, however, need
not bo mado when a car is taken into
a garage a second time.
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Co. E Near Head.
In point of numbor of enlisted men
Company B, of this city ranks second
In tho Fifth regiment. Company E has
102 members while Company C has 105.
Nono of tho other ten companies havo
a hundred each; Co. A has but 44, Co.
B 08, Co. D 0G, Co. F. 40, Co. G. 70, Co,
I 5C, Co. K 62, Co. L 52, Co. M. 83 and
Co. H 38. It will thus bo seen that
Captain Halllgan and tho members of
his company aro entitled to credit for
tho success that they have had In ob
taining enlistments.
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AGENTS AND SOLICITOUS WANTED
by tho
FIDELITY It E SERVE COMPANY
Wo desire two Solicitors of Insur
nco to work out of the Homo offlco
hero In this city. Wo can uso a good
agent ' out of hero to work in this
county. Agent for county nvbrk must
havo a car.
Ladies or gentlemen' can do tho
work horo In tho city.
Inquire at office, Rooms 1 & 2 I.
O. O. F. Building. 38-3
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Secretary Durbln, of tho Chamber
of Commorco is planning a "good roads
day" on which citizens will bo asked
to contributo tractors, teams and day
labor. This day will bo spent on tho
Lincoln Highway between North Platto
and Gannott and it Is hoped to havo tho
work porfonned before tho first of
Juno. " ' 1
Final Clean
$12.48,
TWENTY-NINE TO RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS NEXT WEEK
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WILL
BE HELD WEDNESDAY EVEN
TING, may :h)Tii.
Class Play Tonight, Junior-Senior
llanquet Tomorrow Mfjht, mid
Haccalaureato Sermon Sunday
Morning
Twenty-nino bright, energotlc and
enthusiastic boys and girls, who have
completed tho high school course will
uo given diplomas at tho commonce
mont to bo hold Wednesday ovoning
of next week. 1'ollowing aro tho ovonts
which lead up to tho flnnl exorcises:
The Senior Class Play.
Each year tho members of tho
n et i . '
acnior jiass givo a mmmnuc produc
tion as a part of tholr graduation
weok. This is In placo of tho class day
exorcises of former years. Tho class
advisor Is Miss Brown and sho has
qoachod tho students in preparing
tno "Professor s Love Story" which
will bo given at tho Keith this ovon
lng. Tho proceeds of tho play aro used
by tho class to loavo a class memorial
in tho school.
The Junior-Senior llnmiuct.
Anothdr annual ovont lufhich means
much to tho students Is tho banquet
which will bo glv(vi in tho banquet
room of the Methodist Saturday even
ing of this week. Tho monoy for this
affair is raised by tho Junior Class
during tho year. Tho guests aro lim
ed to tho members of tho faculty
and tho president of tho Board of
Education with their wives. It is tho
farowoll social ovont of tho year and
is vory enjoyable
The Graduation Sermon.
Tho annual sermon to tho graduates
will bo given in tho Lutharan church
at tho tlmo of tho morning service
next Sunday. Rov. Harman will preach.
This sorvlco is conducted ontiroly by
tho church, tho class, faculty and
Board of Education attending In a
body as tho special guests of tho
church. It Is an annual ovont and tho
students look forward to it.
Tho Graduating Exercises.
Tho presentation of diplomas to tho
class of 1917 will bo a part of tho final
exercises of tho week IwJilch will bo
hold in tho Franklin auditorium Wed
nesday ovoning, May 30th. At this cx
erciso short talks will be given by
fouf members of tho class as follows j
Tho president of tho class, tho vale
dictorian, tho historian (selected by
tho class) and tho class prophot (se
lected by tho faculty). In addition
to these, Mr. Byron OLornt will spcatf
for tho alumni and ono member of
tho board will present tho diplomas.
Music will mako tho program varied.
This oxarclso is freo to all.
School Proud of Class.
In a conversation with Supt. Tout
this week ho said that tho school is
particularly proud of tho class of
1017. Tho class has uphold tho high
standard of tho North Platto high
school and among tho schools of tho
stato thoro aro nono which havo a
bettor record. Tho motnbors of tho
class havo taken tliclr places
In all of tho school interests
and havo carried them on with credit
up
$14.48.
No ovont has marred tho uniform good
behavior of tho class and many ovonts
testify to tho high idoals of tho boys
and girls. This Is In part duo to tho
ttlso loadorshlp of tholr c lass advisor,
miss Brown, nnd tho offlcors who have
planned their social and other affairs
As a reward for tholr uniform uood
hohavlor tho faculty closed up tholr
work tnreo weeks boforo tho school
closes and It Is to tho credit of tho
mombors of tho class that practically
ovory mombor both boys and Klrls.
nau a job ready to start on as soon ns
thoy woro out.
Class Roll.
Jollno Antonldes Delia Armstrong
Velma Lister Gladys Witt
Helen Koontz Florence Wilcox
Archlo Hood Kntherlno Wnltor
Ellznboth BrodbochHolon Tatum
Evangollno HorrodEthol SoiiBor
Adolph Hanson Doris Solbort
Edna Falk ' Paul Roddy
Ruth Elder Glonn Rltnor
Mary Drost Charles Rluckcr
Forn Dolph Jonnlo Roncau
Ralph Coates Francis O Connoll
Uosslo ChnmborlaliEra Mason
llolon Bird Georglna MacKay
Hazel Barbor
Class colors: Ornngo and Groon.
Officers: President, Francis O'Con
noli; vlco-pmsidont, Georglna Mac
Kay; socrotnry, Holen Bird; treasuror,
Mary DroBt; faculty advisor, Miss
Brown.
Memorial Sunday
Next Sunday will bo observed as
Momorlal Sunday by tho Grand
A'rmy of tho Ropubllc and arrange
ments havo ben mado for services at
tho Franklin auditorium in Witch tho
churchos will Join. Tho sermon will bo
delivered by Rov. Hull, of tho Baptist
church. Tho sorvlco will begin nt
eighth o clock nnd citizens gonorally
aro Invited to nttond.
Henry Dlscoo, managor of tho
Williams' ranch southwest of Brady,
was a Tribune callor yostorday. The
contract for a barn 40x82 foot on tho
ranch has been let to Clydo McMlchaol
of this ctly and Mr. Dlscoo hvias horo to
Inquiro when operations would bo
started. Tho Iwbrk of planting 350
acres of corn on tho ranch will bo
completed this weok.
Just a ftfw of tho big offerings
In tho Lendor Dross Goods Do'pt. Wash
Goods for summor wear only 9c a
yard. Tollc Du Nordo Ginghams 12
cents a yard. Beautiful Silk Mull and
Voiles worth up to 50c n yard for
only 29c a yard and Protty Striped
Pongee at 07c a yard and many othor
special bargains at Tho Lcadbr.
Lloyd Powers finished soedlng 800
acres to spring. wheat last weok on
tho former Cody ranch and Is ncliv
breaking out an additional 1000 acres.
Tho wheat is (reported to bo a good
stand and Is looking well.
Specinl prices on ladles' Muslin
Drawers nt Wilcox Dopt Store.
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Bargain Shoes.
Many lots of shoos at pricos wny
bolc'A today's market. Como and look
Prlco nnd size nir.rkcd on littlo white
tickot on each pair. Its worth your
while. Loader Merc. Co.
Summer
Underwear
Men's, Young Men's
and Boys!
We are as certain that
.you will find here the style
of underwear you prefer for
Summer as any store could
be that handles half a doen
of the best brands on the
market.
iewis warn suns
75c to $6.00.
B. V. D.
50c to $1.00.
MANSCO UNIONS
$1.25.
Come, let us show you
that we con deliver to
you the utmost in un
derwear satisfaction.
Harcourt
Clothing Co.
MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE
APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED
Proclamation
Fifty years ago tho Grand Anny
started tho boautltul custom of ob
serving May 30th by strowing fra
grant llowors on tho graves of tholr
departed comrades. Tho custom, so
full of moaning, has boon adopted by
all our pooplo. Tho logislaturo has
approved and mado May tho 30th a
legal holiday.
Now, thoroforo I call on nil our
pooplo to lay nsldo tholr business May
30th, 1917, and proccod to tho resting
placo of our loved ones and thoro with
loving hnnds placo tho fragrant flower
on tho hallowed sopulohor of father,
mothor, broUtor, sistor, comrades and
frlonds.
Dono at North Platto, May 24, 1917.
HENRY WALTEMATII,
Mayor,
program:
Tho following Is tho program for
Moinorlnl Day, May 30th:
At G o'clock a. m. a dotnll of Com
rades will visit tho South Sldo como
tory and docornto tho gravos.
9 aim. tho Post, Corps, Spanish Wnr
Votorans, asslBtod and Joined in by all
our pooplo will ropalr to Uio coniotory
and docornto tho gravos.
12 in. G. A. R. mombors nnd Span
ish War Votorans will nssomblo
around tho Hag polo and rovorontly
bow their heads for flvo minutuos whon
tho ting will bo raised to full mast.
2:30 p. in. exorcises will bo hold in
tho Franklin school auditorium as fol
lows :
Invocation, Rov. Harmnn.
Song, Amorlca, by II. S. glee clubs
and audience
Lincoln's Gettysburg nddross by A.
Wolngand.
Roadlng, Lovo of Country, by Don
ald Yost.
Oration, Col. J. S. Iloagland.
Song, Star Spangled Bannor, by H.
S. glco clubs nnd nudionco.
Dismissal.
All citizens aro invited to partici
pate i
We have done our "bit" in helping the Government
meet its nececsary expenses at this time by sub
scribing for $10,000.00 of the present issue of the Liberty
Bonds.
A number of our patriotic citizens -have already sub
scribed through us for some of these bonds. We are
very glad to oiler our services free to any one who wishes
to obtain any of them. The denominations run from $50
up. ,
First National Bank of North Platte
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. '
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
The most desirable features of motorcar construc
tion are found in Ford cars, They are strong with
the strength of vanadium steel, heat-treated by Ford
methods. Excess weight is eliminated by strength,
and allows the Ford more power for its weight than
any other car. Back of the car is the organization
which has built and sold over two million Ford cars.
The Ford car saves time is a sure money-maker.
Touring Car $360, Runabout $345, Sedan $0-15,
Town Car $595, Coupelet $505 all f. o. b. Detroit.
On display and for sale by
I HEND
THE RED CROSS CHAPTER
STARTS MKMREKSHIP CAMPAIGN
Following a mooting hold Tuosday
nftornoon a commlttco of tho locnl
ohnptor of tho Red Cross began an
actlvo compalgn for mombors and in
loss than two hours secured ono hun
dred and sovon now 'mombors. Tho
campaign for mombors will bo enr
rlod on with enthusiasm and It Is hoped
to socuro nt least GOO mombors in tho
city nnd ns many moro jn tho county.
This organization is stirongly on
dorsod by tho war dopartmont as tho
avonuuo through which ovory woman
can do her "bit," and do It offectivoly
during tho wnr porlod.
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Present Flag
Tho Womnn's Rollof Corps presontod
a hnndsomo (lag to tho Franklin school
Wodnosdny nftornoon. Tho nudionco
sang "Amorlca;" Judgo Hongland
gavo a short nddross, and Mrs. Mary
Eldo)r mndo tho presentation spooch.
Tho flag waB nccoptod In bohnlf of
tho school by Miss Holmnn. As part
of tho ceremony Mrs. F,rank Buchan
an gavo tho reading "Your Flag and
My Flag."
Presbyterian Church.
A conunonplnco Borvlco Sunday
morning at olovon o'clock. Sunday
school at tho usual hour. No sorvlco
In tho ovoning on account of tho Joint
sorvlco nt tho Franklin auditorium.
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Episcopal Church
Sunday noxt May 27, Whitsunday,
sorvlco will bo hold nt 11 a. m., and
Sundny school sosslons nt usual tlmo.
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Swooping prlco roductlon on ovory
hat In my dopartmont nt Block's dur
ing tho big Clearance Salo 'that begins
May 2Gth. ARV1LLA WHITTAKER.
Iva O. Cover was granted a dl
vorco this wook fromMnrloSchlorbaum
Covor. Tho plaintiff allogcd that tho
nmrrlngo took placo aftor ho had boon
druggod and without his consent.
A vory heavy rain, accompanied by
rnthor sovoro thundor and lightning
foil last night. Tho woathor bureuu
roports tho proctpltntion at nlnoty-flvo
ono hundredths of mi Inch.
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