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THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., APRIL 1, 1919.
No. 23
SPECULATING AS TO TOTAL
VOTE IN THE CITY TODAY.
LOCAL AND PEKSONAL
TJiero was considerable speculation
tion yesterday tis to the total vote In
the cllytoday If fair weather prevail
ed. Wo say speculation, because It Is
all speculation, as no poll of tho city
has been attempted, and there Is ,but
little opportunity of learning what
percentage of women who are entitled
to suffrage will "cast their ballots.
The vote of past years cannot bo
used as a basis qf calculation for tho
mon vote. For Instance flvo years
ago when tho franchise of tho electric
company was an issue In tho city
election, the total voto cast was 1404.
In tho fall of 191G. which was a pres
idential year the vote by wards was:
First 348, Second 239, Third, 315,
Fourth 352, total 1254. In tho state
and county election last fall the vote
was First ward 272, Second 193, Third
270, Fourth 239, total 914.
County Clerk Allen, who made a
poll of tho city last year found 1700
men of voting age within tho city lim
its and ho is of tho opinion that tho
total voto today is greater than when
he mado the poll.
With four candidates In tho field for
mayor, it is rcasonablo to expect that
an effort will bo mado to induce every
xoter to go to tho polls and vote, and
that a greater per centago of the men
votes will bo cast than for several
years past.
The strength of tho woman vote is
rated at or above sixty-five per cent
of tho man vote, so that tho total vot
ing strength of the city does not fall
below 2,800, and possibly 3,000.
With a strong canvas in each ward
It is not unreasonable to predict that
tho vote today will exceed 2,000.
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Cuttle Wanted
For summer pasture, can handle a
thousand head of steers and 700 cows
or heifers. " Plenty of grass, salt n,nd
water. Price per season from $4 to $C.
For further particulars address,
. , S..A. THOMAS,
Sutherland," Neb.
Reference: Farmers' State Bank,
Sutherland, Nob. 23tf
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Mrs. Sanford Hartman entertained
a few intimate" friends at a kensington
Friday afternoon.
Whitman's and Johnson's fresh
candles nt tho Nyall.
Mombcrs of tho Travel and Study
club mot last evening with Mrs. Bare.
"Tho Shorlff," with Fatty Arbucklo,
Keith theatro Friday and Saturday,
IMrs. James Hart returned Sunday
from a two weeks visit with friends
and relatives in Chicago.
Tho Young Married People's Club
will hold a dancing party at tho K. C.
hall next Thursday evening.
Capt. and Mrs. Roy Cochran re
turned Sunday morning from thoir
wedding trip to Ornnha and Lincoln. I
The Episcopal guild will hold their
annual sale of fancy work, nprons and
woven rugs April 22nd in the church
basement. A supper will also bo
served.
Tho salo of the F. E. Dullard resi
dence on West Thl.d street to Fred
Kusor was closed yesterday through
J. E. Evans as agent. Tho price paid
was $7,500. Mr. Kuser moves to town
from a ranch northeast of town.
The east end sixth grade boasts a
very good base ball team. Tho boys
have played three games with the west
end sixth grade team and have come
off victorious on all three occasions.
Saturday's scoro ran rather high, yet
tho game still was good enough to bo
deserving of notice.
Famo has Us price. Motion picture
stars realize this today as never bo
fore. When an actor" becomes well
enough known to draw the crowds pic
tures that have been made as long as
five years ago aro brought out and
put before the public, in order to trade
on the popularity of the actor. Now,
no industry has maile- more rapid
strides than that of the motion pic
turo and when you see a picturo ta
ken several years ago you reallzo
that thoro Is- something lacliiug. You
havo been educated to tho better films
and if you are going in for entertain
ment you want tho best. You need
not fear but that you are getting tho
beat if you go to see Fatty Arbucklo
jln "The Sheriff" Friday or Saturday
at the Keith It Is a Paramount Ar
1 buckle' comedy and Is a now up to tho
'minute picturo.
I'll It I! K KOHBEIMES OCCUlt
WITHIN TWO DAI'S
Throe robborlos, two of which wero
burglarlos, occurrod Vlthln forty
eight hours tho latter part of Inst
week. Tho moth'od of their work In
dicate homo talont.
Tho first of the three occurred
Thursday nlglit when tho Croon pool
hall was entered and about fifty dol
lars which had boon left In the cash
register Instead of being put In the
safe, was taken. Tho thief, or thieves,
gained entrance to the room through
tho coal chute, in tho alloy which had
been loft open.
Saturday cvonlng about 8:30 while
tho Rush Mercantile store was crowd
ed with customers some one slipped
up to tho safo, which satnds behind a
high dosk, opened tho unlocked door
and took therefrom twonty-flvo dol
lars in money and a fifty dollar check,
but overlooked several hundred dol
lars In a separate drawer. As tho
thief passed tho desk ho took a large
leather pouch filled with trade checks
which ho evidently thought contain
ed money. This pouch with tho con
tents was found tho following morn
ing on tho Prodbeck premises on wost
Front.
Sonic- time during Saturday night
th6 Patterson drug store on north Lo
cust street was entered by forcing
open a rear door and nearly two hun
dred dollars In cash and watches and
jewelry valued at about ono hundred
dollars taken.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
SUOUt IIUK'11 ACREAGE
UEATS PRDVIOUS RECORDS
John Bryan, who has been field
agent In this torrftory for the Grand
'Island sugar factory for soventoon
years says tho beet ncreage for this
year is greater than any year since the Guard movements.
Mrs. Harry Reeco, of Wallace, Is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Jack Mc
Graw, where she la taking medical
treatmont.
Indian Runner ducks and egg's for
gale or trado for chickens. Phone
Red 34 or call at 703 west Eleventh
street. 23-2
Miss Alice Sleman left Sunday for
Hot Springs, S. D., to accept the po-1 gron.
ho beirnn his work ns contrnctlnK
ngonu Detweon North Platte and a
lino drawn north and south two and
one-half miles woet of Hershoy, Mr.
Bryan has wrlten contracts for two
thousand soven hundred acres, or
nine hundred acres more than wero
written in 1918. In what Is known as
the North Platte district, which covers
the territory adjacent to tho city,
contracts for S40 acres havo boon
written. Tho largest single contract
was made by tho C. II. Walter Co.,
owners of tho former Cody ranch, who
will plant ISO acres. Frank Turplo
has contracted for 100 acros, as havo
also each of tho Japs who havo leased
tho George Mudd and R. H. Framo
farms In tho Hershoy section. There
aro a number of others who have con
tracted from forty to seventy acres
each.
In tho district covorcd by the
Scotts Bluff factory, which includes
tho territory from a point two and a
halt miles west of Hershoy wost to the
county lino, tho total acreage has not
been learned, but It is said to be
greater than tho 1918 acreage.
With a favorable season, tho sugar
boot crop in Lincoln county will bo by
far the greatest In tho hlBtory of tho
boot growing industry, and with tho
present price of beets, tho revenue de
rived therefrom will run Into hun
dreds of thousnntte of dollars.
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Land Sales
O. II. Thoelecko reports tho follow
ing sales:
Uli4uleolduccpla!lnooon-W otaonillshrd
J. A. Kunkle ranch, 17G0 acres, with
250 cattle, hdgs, horses and nil per
sonal property to Louis Fredrlcks for
?50,000.
Kh of SEVi 11-12-31 to Fred AM
'Plans for a Standing Army
Tlnns for a standing army forco of
ilvp 'hundred thousand men, rtvo "army
corps, of twenty-one divisions woro
nnnounced by Chief of Staff March
Saturduy. Ho also statod that tho now
army plan would not lnlorfero with
Mon will bo
KEITH THEATRE
Wednesday and Thursday
CONSTANCE TALMADGE in
"A Pair of Si
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From the play of the same name. A play that was very popular
on the stage and still more so on the screen.
5000 Feet of SiSk Stockings.
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one ttlcW in aut.9show
NIGHT
COAST TO COAST TRIUMPH
and GEORGE CTYLE-P-
present sT r,
"Booth, Tarkiricbtori
7ar cJUiicm streets
a A m m rt no mm
fOW
slton of superintendent of a largo
bathlng institution.
A. F. Beeler, who mado a trip to
Mayflower yesterday says that cattlo
in the sandhills havo come through
the winter well and are In fine con
dition.
Tho Twentieth Century club will
meet at the homo of Mrs. J. L .Loudon
1015 .east Fourth street, Instead of
with Mrs. C. M. Trotter as was first
announced.
Ilas Elsio Johnson completed her
work at Alliance Friday and arrived
honio Sunday morning. She is now
suffering from a physical breakdown
duo to overwork. s
An important business moetlng of
the Sammy Girls will bo held Monday
evening, April 7th, at the K. C. hall.
All members are requested to bo
present. A social time will follow the
meeting.
Charles Ray. who portrays boy roles
better than any other actor on tho
screen, 'Will bo seen at tho Crystal
TJyij;sday.o.nd Friday. You will want
iu'suu iiiiu lur ins pictures are always
a delight.
In tho list of soldiers published in
tho special edition last evening tho
name of H. F. Wright should not havo
appeared, while tho name of Harold
Langford, which should havo appear
ed, did not. This correction Is mado
in justico to both the soldier boys.
enlisted In tho army for a porlod of
three yonrs and nono will bo sont
ngulnst tho bolshovlk In Russia or to
other lighting fronts unless they so
doslreT' If. tho rccrult3 wlsch to seo
sorvlcb in Franco, Italy or Siberia
thoy will bo sont there Immediately
following a short training period in
this country.
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' Ked Cross Note.
Tho yarn for children's sweaters
and stockings for foreign relief Is now
hero and the knitting room wll bo open
on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons.
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On Thursday afternoon and ovonlng
April tho 17th at tho church, the Moth
odlst ladles will hold an Easter salo
of aprons, fancy work, etc. In tho
ovonlng the public will bo invited to
n cafeteria supper which will bo serv
ed by tho ladles.
Joseph Gleason Is visiting friends
In Ogalalla.
kki riiosS'iutm: for
uskh Clothing kxtkNdkd
&
Tho Red Cross drlvo for clothlngjfor
destitute people overseas has boSn
extended to and Including tdntorrow,
WcdnoHdny, April 2nd. Shipment
will ho mado Thursday. Donations by
children and sent by chldron, may bo
left at tho Franklin auditorium, other
donations should bo sont to tho Durbln
Co. garage. Tho time is short, you
must act today or tomorrow.
Tho donations up to this time havo
been fairly gonerous, but still moro
aro needed.
Go through your closets today or
tomorow morning and select tho
clothing and shoos you wish to do
nate and seo Unit they roach tho Dur
bln garago or tho Franklin auditor
ium not later than tomorrow after
noon, i
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Joo Soudcr Mikes n Record
That Joo Sotidor Is somo tractor
salesman is ovldonccd by tho fact that
ho has sold fifteen Fordsons In fifteen
days,, an average of ono each day.,
Whllo wo don't know Just what con
stitutes successful salesmanship in
tho tractor lino, it would seem that
Joo possesses tho requirements.
Eft of .WM and W of NEW and
SW 2G-12-31 to II. P. Larson. '
W G-12-30 to R. E. Anderson.
SEV4 28-17-32 to W. F. Crook.
Lot 2. block 7, Ponlston's addltlou to
Julius Hoga.
South lot 1, block 3S to G. W.
Welch.
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Congregational Meeting.
The annual congregational mooting
of the, Presbyterian church will bo
hfcldMrednesday- evening at' 7 o'clock.
A free supper will he served p.m.d
A free supper for tho congregation
will be served cafeteria. Everyone Is
requested to bring their own silver.
This is a very important irioeting and
tno cntlro congregation is urged to bo
present.
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An exchange will bo hold by the
Sammy Girls on Saturday. April 19th,
at Derryberry & Forbes' store. Tho
proceeds from tills exchange will go
into the general fund which provides'
elovon dozen doughnuts daily for the
Red Cross Canteen. 23tf
Donald Hughes, son of Mrs. Thos. I
Hughes, of Glenn's Ferry, Idaho,, for
merly of this city, who had been In
the navy for two years, was the guest
of his aunt, Mrs.D. C. Congdon yes
terday while enrouto homo following
lils discharge.
0iTH
ALFRED LUNT
and exceptional Cas'
Not a No. 2 road show but the genuine New York com
pany and production.
Smart satire on society not a rural drama.
PRICES $1. $1.50 AND $2,-pius Wnr Tax
Seal Sale Tuesday, April 8th, 2:00 p. m. at Box Office.
Theatre
Tuesday-Wednesday
"The Shuttle"
Willi Constance Talmadge
In which story the shuttle
of love spins across the
wide waters of the Atlantic.
The story from Frances
Hodgson' Burnett's novel
Charles Kay in
'String Beans'
String henns and fake
schemes don't always jibe.
Anyway they couldnt string
Charlie.
THEATRE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
I iSosewlts
H A Personally Authorized Motion Picture
M Version of the Life and Works of I
I ' Col. Theodore Roosevelt I
From tho Cradia to the White House I
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PI A TTF
AUTO
CARS,
LLOYD'S OPERA
April I
TRUCKS,
HOUSE
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TRACTORS,
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.