IA L BARK. Krillor ami Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Ono V'car by Mnil, In ail ranco. .$1.75
Oho Year by Carrier, In atlrnnco, $2.00
Bntorud at the North Platto, Nebraska
Postofflce as Second GlaHa Matter.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2((, 11)10.
SOMKKSKT MAN CRITICIZES '
8IUX NBAK THE HI VI! It
COUNTY NEWS.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
Editor Tribune: 1 want to call at
tention to a c rtaln sign post placed
at the Intersection of Locust and Daw
HEltSHEV.
(From the Times.)
ni t.-i,t-.' Ilnrsev ltayOiui uiuuuubu u u , fmintl tliron in I Inn vit nf thnt nil- .
uv Birireiw jjtmi inn puuui i mire ine,w . . i -- -
which has boon placed there presum- Samson tractor a i , 8tr ppod or three tiros,
ably by a company or an Individual He oxpecU to brook out his farm, p. r. Finch has boon1 busy In tho
selling fuol oils In North Plattee. lyl"S outh of he rlvor. roal tato samo for tho past few
A traveler approaching your city I H. Morris, former station agent. days. Ho has closed deals amounting
from the south Is confronted with I noro. iim neen oi
MAXWELL I
(From tho Tolopost.) j
Clarence Yost's car was stolon from
the street at North Platte one night ' rc .u r i i e i -. .mi i t -
last wcok and ho was not able to gut a i Uf the Conty Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska, from
r it ....in m.. ...i l .i.
uuw ui it umu iuuwuuy wnon it was i iaio t 1 1010
S. M. SOUDER, County Treasurer
COLLECTIONS
3Iany Tramps on tho Henri.
While- railway track labor Is de
creasing to a startling degroo, accord
Kuropo, tho tramp nulsauco Is In
creasing to it stratllng degree, accord
ing o Vice Prosldont and General
Manng'or W. M. Joffors, of the Union
Pacific
"Tho old-tlmo holo Is back with us
again," said Mr Joffors. "Ho prac
tically disappeared during tho war.
because ovory time ho showed his
head somebody asked for his draft
cord or Insisted on putting him at
work. Slnco tho danger of being
yanked . Into tho military service Is
past, tho bum Is found along our linos
as In the old times. He Is riding vour
trains and walking our right of way.
Whoro he has boon, nobody sooms to
know."
Mr. Joffors says that a "Go to work
or got 6ut" campaign has boon Btartod
all along the Union Pacific system,
tho govornmonta of tho cities and
towns co-operating in kooplug the
tramps on tho move or on tho Job.
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this particular sign, painted red, and Medicine Bow, Wyo. He P l Henry Eflonbcck's nlaoo north of town B((ltmce on hand Janunrv , 1919 .21 7S, fi2
ottered with tho word "Stop." Now! run up thero Saturday to toko i soid to Mr. Patrick or Kearney; Nols " ",09" na January iy10 $221,784.02
ucl a promlZouVl ol a danror!Wtth9thln.!9.1na(!o(!wlicthor It Cover's place In Box Elder sold , To 1018 tnx ----- 228,085.90
Why Prices Keep Going Up.
Tho Lincoln Journal rolatcs this
story:
"Hero Is an incident," said a dry
goods man, "of how tho spending
fovcr has solzcd upon tho people. A
man came In horo tho other day and
wanted to buy a dress for his wife as ; tlon of Labor.
a birthday present. Tho ono ho picv
od on was priced at closo to $100. Ho
said ho would tako It if I would sell
It on $10 down, tho remainder In
monthly payments that would clear itt
i i i ti..i.. ....i i ; nnKs coo to nun or uui. m frame urestni nr nnM.nnin.rir j o jyiY tax
"(.. ,.t ;...i. ...in , i,J .Tobn Mi lor. foster son of Mr. and and V. It. Finch's lmwl wnat. nf nt.M.nii . t mm v
bui luuq jvoiiiio vukuiokn iii uui u " , , . . . , - o - - Av I VJ UJ t L, t
ho apt to hood tho next real danger I Mrs. John Fowler, arrhod hoi o fro" sold to Elof Bllxt who lives north of To 101B tnx . 50
signal they sec. Wo deplore the rail- overseas duty last 1 Friday whoro ho Gothenburg. ) J l - $
road crosslnu nccidonts but in nor- IW service for fifteen months ns a , Ao ldld tax i.. 7.31
ZMnTh :mt liiJlt ri- ,"-' 18 ,?,k,nK f,n. an,! , WALLACE To 1000 tax -' 47;78
a safety signal wo nro not liolping ma- mighty glad to get home. (From the Winner.) To School Lands 18,720,42
torlally to decrease them. Abbott & Moore purchased the D. Dr. L. S. Coopor who for tho past To Misc. County General fa 4.017.8G
iioiore crossing ino soutn rivor "u"'u" ; - - " "vvuua uu umu m mm
bridge when coming into North Platte of tbe site for the sugar factory about Wallace, arrived hero from
there Is a sharp turn In the hlKhwnv. Tuesday for $150 per acre and sold Galosburg, 111., Tuosday for a visit.
275.31
5G.27
Several large sign boards are located ! ,l thc "cxt "lorn,nB to Albert and Ed. Ho formerly practised medicine horo.
on tho Innor sldo of tho curve making
It difficult for a motorist to observe
tho approach of other cars. Those
signs should bo located farther away
from tho road. Placed as0thcy aro
Johnson for $158.40 per acre. Dr. Lucas of North Platto mado n
Charles Loypoldt sold the i&4 acre professional call hero Sunday, in con
farm no roconiiy purciiuseu noru
To Misc. County Bridge 02 15
To Redemptions 12,828.05
To Deposit Interest -J. 1,817.82
To Fines 1 ' 1.17G.00
To Fees 1 ' 180.75
they nro certainly
road safety.
not conducive to I
Sincerely,
rocontlv nurchased north- sultntlnn with nr. .TniTrnvn i ti rntrnrfl . ..... -
west of Horshoy to Plorson & Spauld- to tho condition of E. J. Eamcs, who I" "UI-""1UU0 iu.bbd.uu
ing real ostato men of Sutherland 1ms boon having a pretty hard siogo of To "J415 Apportionment 5,970.83
for $175 por acre, an increase of $30 it in tho past week. I To Inheritance Tax 1 ', 131.52
por aero. Miss Fern Cooper arrived hero from ' To Sewer Tax 540.48
r n T m n h rmn I rvt r lUAH. Th Cni....1 mi. y n. .. '
l. u. ruiiw unu luumj 'vit uuavui oiiv-uruuy, 1 110 UOroilt SCIlOOl Tn Pnvinn- Thy noon
CHARLES D. BAIITOX. noday for Concordia, Kansas, near near town has been taught by Miss
wnicn pmcc no nas leasuu a mriu una uoopor ror tno past two years and wo
will got noxt to naturo noxi year, aro informed sho has been employed
For tho past several months ho has hy the district for tho onsulnc venr.
held down thc position of maintainor Harvey Heath arrived homo from
at tills station. He Is succeeded by military service Saturday after an
Hugh Thomason, who tormoriy neiu nbsenco of nearly ftwo years. Mr.
tho position. Heath wns wounded in ono of tho
Thc water in tho Paxton & Her- major offensives and nut in five
Somerset, Nob., August 20, 1919.
Hope to 31nke Tie.TJp Complete.
A Washington dispatch says: "Suc
cess of tho striko on which tho railway
shopmon of tho country (aro now
voting 'will dopond entirely upon how
far wo can stop tho transportation
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Total Collections : $510,422.07
DISBURSMENTS
By State Funds $ 33,717.43
By County General . 30,885.41
By County Coyote i 457.00
presented in tho senato Saturday by
Sonator Thomas, democrat, Colorado.
Tho sonator said tho statement had
been sont out by tho railway cmployos'
dopartmont of tho American Fedora-
why prlcos keep going up,
::o
Hogs Eat Too Mnch Sand.
Ono thousand dollars wortli of hogs
on tho farm of It. C. Johnson, Saund
ers county, died from eating too much
Sand, according to a roport of It. II.
Watson county agricultural agent. Tho
hogs had boon without mineral mat
ter for some tlrao whon a wagon load
bf sand was dumped In tho pen. A
postmorten examination showed tho
largo Intostino to bo, gorged with Band.
Tho extension service, collogo of ngrl-
tulturo, rocommonds that tho follow
ing mlxturo bo kept before thc hogs:
Charcoal (coal slack, soft coal or
Vood nBhos.) 1 bushol.
Air-slacked lime, 8 pounds.
Salt, 5 pounds.
sulfur (llowors.) 4 pounds.
Copperas (Iron Bulphato.) 4 pounds.
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sorvlco of tho country,' said a circular shoy ditch was closed down Wednes- months hi military hospitals in France,! By County Bridge 2 567 11
By County Commissioner No. 1 3G5.23
By County Commissioner No. 2 1,372.60
By County Commissioner Wo. 3 857.38
By County Jury 637.20
By District Roads 14,124.23
By Platte Valley Irrigation 781.98
By Surburban Irrigation . ' 3,000.00
By Keith and Lincoln County Irrigations 1 . 6,520.00
By Birdwood Irrigation -l 1,750.00
By Bridge Bonds and Coupons 1 3 440.00
By Bridge Construction 3.90
By School Bonds 7,107.75
By School High J 2,040.00
By School General 110,527.66
By School Building 2,661.60
By City of North Platte I 27,269.83
liy Villages s 7,497.50
By Salaries 2,283.61
By Road Dragging 3,502.70
By Redemptions - 13,331.41
161.59.
day under government orders, we and oeforo receiving his military
understand that about twenty ditches discharge was placed in a hospital
were closed down west of hero in in tho .east and a plcco of
addition to tho Paxton & Hershcy high explosive, shrapnol, which wns
ditch to allow water to get to the located in his shoulder, was extracted.
Gothenburg ditch, which lias a prior Harvey Is tho one of two brothers from
Tho circular said If It came to a right. Evidently tho Pathfinder dam ono family who returns, Carl being
strike 'wo want to make tho tieup must bo getting shy on water. killed on the battlefield. Harvey's
complcto and keop It In that condition Jimmy Boll, living on tho Birdwood. many friends aro pleased to see his
' until wo got proper recognition.' proceeded to fill his car with gas with faco again and have him back. '
sonator Thomas said this situation a burning lantern sitting closo at
SUTHERLAND
(From the Courier)
Mrs. F. H. Lewis and Mrs. Enright
up by Christmas. Imagine a man with; wna a perfectly legitimato develop- hand. In somo manner somo of the
only $iu to sparo ouying iub o " mont ot tho action of congress in 1914 firey liquid got on tho lantern and
ivu ureas, iuv numu iiuuiuu m exempting organizations of labor- things happened real sudden like.
ing mon from tho operation of tho The tanks had just been filled that returned Tuosday from North Platte
anti-trust law.' mnrnlnc and there was in tho neich- whoro Vornon Lewis and Mareunrnt
Demands or raiiroau employes naw whood of 140 callous that exploded unrlgnt had their tonsils removed.
are being considered by Director Gon- That thero is anything loft of Jimmy Sunday afternoon a car loaded with
oral HInos of tho railroad admlnlstrn- to toll tho talo Is a miracle. There hay had to be set out on the siding In
tlon." iat nnvtiiinir irfi nf tho enrnep this city for the reason that it was nn
.o. : - ...lint wna in ii fnr inekllv thn imr- nro. uar and hay was a total loss
Miss Stolla Vlncol has accepted a ,.. i,nil , ,.i fiinimnPo mi .Ummv'R Tho 570 acres of wheat on tho Bobout
posiuon in uio loiepnono oiuce. ...nR nntsIrio Jlm wns taken to one ranch south of Sutherland wont 25
Kodaks and films at the Kcxall. of tho hosnitals nt North Platto for a ousneis por acre. They finished up
nn1n nf ,1nvn lmt Ih now nt linme inresillllg lllCro last WeeiC.
v.uvi..u . - n , r ... .. ' r . . Tr i
XfiHnn Vnv 1M.I-. ncain. His arms wore burned severe- ai i-yo soia tnc soutn-east quarter y iiunys
Notice is is hereby given that scaled ly from tho elbows down, but a little of section 7 to Nellio Bebout last Sat
111 fin will hf rnnnlvnil nt Mm nfflnn nf ihlntr llkn thnt won't keen Jim down "relay for ?1UU.UU por acre. This land
snninr f M.n iir..,..,i of ni,.!. vwv lnnp Is about three and half miles south of
ors of tho Suburban Irrigation Dls
trlct, tho samo being the offico of
Beolor & Crosby, Attorneys, I. O. O. F.
Building, North Platte, Nebraska, up
until tho hour of 0 o clock P. M. of
Sutherland and is a good buy.
Tho most enjoyable occasion of tho
season, was tho surprise party given
in honor ofMiss Ellen Thomas of North
Ghc Up ChaHC
Tho bandit chaBo by American cav
airy and aviators Is ondod. Tho Unit
od States forces woro back in enmp said
yosterday having withdrawn from heads,
11 RAD Y
(From tho Vlndecator.)
Threshing Is about finished with tho Platto at tho homo of her slser. Mrs
1 It 0 4t.n ...1. . -.-, 1 . .(. . t-i -r. ti tt . i. n -i .
tho 20th day of Septomber, 1919, for "AUU1,V"' UV , ', T ' f' , UTO"notll i oauruaj- evemm.
4li nnitatmnt mi fP ti linn I irnf.k I IU uuoiiUia w v uitv Y miuy I1UHIUUI Ul IlUi II 1U11UO ttUlU
scouring gato, and shoot piling dam, 801110 "O'"8 of oats make as high as 50 present, the time being spent In dan-
By School Land Refunds . 10.48
By Balance on hand July 1, 1919 - 239,548.47
Moxico Sunday night when It was do
cldod that furthor soarch would bo
futllo, '
-.o;t
MinoiN honiund I lie Increnso.
An thrarite coal minors in aosslon at
bushols to the aero. ( I clng and games. At a late hour
and in tho south branch of tho North wo "nuersianu a reprusuuiuuvo, oioxcouoni rciresnmenis. were servcu.
Platto Itivor on which said canal of Ul f arpiors union, ironi ine casual anas 'i nomas roiurneu 10 worm iiiiic
Suburban Irrigation District nnrt 01 11,0 8Ull0 nas ucen "suring sunuay evening.
plans and specifications for witn iviurpny tc jonnson ior mo pur-
i mi-
lul.lol, nnxmivul liv Pl.nrlna ATf.Mnt.mrn CliaSO OI lllOir lOWn UUSinQSS. I llil
Civil Engineer, are now on file in the chances nr0 favorable for a deal be
off ico of tho Secretary of said Board InF made.
of Directors, and thnt such bids will Signs woro posted on the bridge
Im onoiied nt the iffflco of said Secro- soutli 01 town mis, weeic wuriimi;
:: ..n!
tnry at 7:30 o'clock P. M. by tho Board automobile owners not to drive faster . Sco us.
Till! II. & S. AGENCY
Op.1!! their Pnrm nnd Ranch Popt.
on September 1st with an exclusive
manager In thnt department. It" you
wnnt to soil or liny n farm or ranch
tho
wiikiislmrrii. T'n... Saturday dolarcd for nf nirprtnrs nn Hniii aoiii dnv nf Sen- thnn eight miles, an hour over
tho chock-off. a six hour work day, tember. 1919. and contract for the bridges under penalty of arrest.
five davs a wook and an ineronso of CO construction of said works will bo let A mall sack wont under tho train
por cont in wngos. Tho trl-district to tho lowest responsible bidder, as horo last Saturday morning, and somo,
convention in session to formuinto tuo ROon as convenient after said bids are of tho Omaha Dally News subscribers
demands of tho minors adopted tho re- ononed. tho Board of Directors, how- failed to uet thoir napor that day. Al
port of iho fccale comniittoo.
II. & S. AGENCY,
liroilbcrk BMcr., North Platte, Neb.
G. F. STOUT, Manager,
rami Dept.
Try tho Rexall first.
Cl-6
ATTENTION
Auto
Drivers, IHcyclo anil
ejelo Riders.
Motor-
.. . . ..........!.... 11... ...t,i . I .... 1 ...... I .. 1 1 . . . . . . 1 . .t.A iirlinnln - t '11
1 ..It 1 II.. 1 1 1 It. I 1 ... .. . . n...MnnA .. 1 1. ... . '
aim an uuiH, aim 10 ro-uuveriiMO joi iram nuro un uu iuuiubb hi uuuui
proposals, or to proceed to tho con- onco a month. Thero seems to bo no
structlon of such works under tlinlr oxcuso for tho numorous times it
own suporlntondonco with tho labor happens, and it must bo pure careless
nf thn rnalflnnta nf nnnli Rnlinrhnn Ir. nnao mi llin nnrl nf tlin nlnrk
rigatlou District, such scaled bids to Jno. Engmnn, Jr., returned home from i liill
bo accompanied with a certified check, Fort Russoll last Saturday after being' JUiI
pavablo to J. G. Boolor, Treasuror of dlsclxirged from tho army, "Jack" is
said Suburban District, in tho sum of an overseas man nnd got back In this
$500.00, conditioned, Hint tho person to country about two months ago. but
whom tho contract may bo awarded was in tho hosnltal at Des Molnos fbr
lt8iinii ontor into tno contract, ana up- n short tlmo. Ho Is like all tho over-
on raiiuro ot sucn person to ontor imo 80ns bovs. c ad to cot back In tho o d
such contract, said chock shall bo for- United States and out of tho army,
felted, and bucU porson to whom the nn,i tho pooplo of this vicinity are glad
comrnci is ivwarueu snnu ooioro me u0 soo nm return.
contract shall bo binding upon the
Suburban Irrigation DlHtrlcti. outer
Into a bond for tbo faithful perform
auco ot tho contract, in a sum equal to
twonty-fivo per cont of tho contract
price, and such work to bo constructed
undor tho direction and to tho sails
foctlon of said Charles McNamnra, or
somo ono appointed by him in his
stead, with tho consent of said Board
of Directors of said Suburban Irriga
tlon District, and to bo approvod and
1. You muHt not oxcood a snood of
12 miles an hour. '
2. You must not uso an auto with
tho mufflor oDon.
3. You must not pass another car
'at night without dimming your head
lights.
4. You muiit not to around an
othor car at tho intorsoctions.
C. Minora undor 10 years must not
drivo motor cars.
fl. Blowing horns continuously nnd
for fun day or night must bo Btoppod.
7. Always koop to tho right.
8. You must not obstruct traffic by
stopping cars on Dowoy stroet whon
another car la ncaror tho curb.
9. Blcyclo riders must keop off tho
utdowalk oxcopt In very muddy woath
or. 10. Podestrians mus,t not Jay
hawk, across tho stroots.
Violators ot tho Vohlclo and Motor accepted by tho Board of Directors of
Laws will bo stringently dealt with. said Suburban Irrigation District.
S. C. MECOMBEH, . J. G. BEBLER,
Chlof of Police. n2Csl9 Secretary.
For Sale
One fine three year old
Eight good milch
coming
some
Cows,,
fresh.
Mrs. H. E. Woods.
10 Allies Northeast of North Platte.
Balance on Hand July 1,1919. (
State Funds J ? 40,453.74
vuuuty ueiiunu Overdraft 1,727.86
County Bridge Ooverdraft 526.09
Commissioners No. 1 : 8,799.75
commissioner xno. J. 2 297.49
Commissioner No. 3 q'qqo
Juty Overdraft 563.80
Special Bridge , 151G
County Advertising 640.80
Soldier's Relief --c or.R
District Roads '" 18,549.32
bpecinl County Roads
Willow Street Damages L
Prairie Dogs . ,
Platte Valley Irrigation , ' ,
Suburban Irrigation
Keith and LincolnCounties Irrigation 5,120.71
Birdwood Irrigation . 944.20
Bridge Bonds I 15,068.76
School General . 68,975.28
bchool Bonds 14,483.87
School High J 21,566.17
School Building " 01 00 n4
School Judgment 1 90.17
School Special Building , ' 284.69'
North Platte General 12,666.52
Paving Tax 7,712.07
United States Grain Corporation.
140 pounds juts bag straight (second)
grade Flour, $12.00 per ML
MADE? BY? GUARANTEED BY?
COW BRAND FLOUR
48 pound cotton bag. The size you want
High Patent Flour, $12.00 per bll.
Mado from select Nebraska Wheat.
Guaranteed to give full satisfaction
by the North Platte Flour Mills.
For Sale By Your Grocer.
DANCE
Gayle's Musical Merrymakers
that Original Southern Rag-a-Jazz Band.
at the K. C. Hall
Saturday, August 30
If you like real jazz music, the kind that won't
let you sit still, hear this Rag-a-Jazz Band.
BE THERE.
$516,422.07
018.85
381.11
191.24
3,915.92
882.41
Laterals
Sidewalk
Special Weeds
Sutherland
Hershey
Maxwell
Brady
Wallace ,
Fines nnd Licenses
Autos 3,510.20
Redemption ----,,,, 2,143.36
695.24
1,337.41
61.94
393.21
617.73
11656
260.96
662.29
1,178.20
Less Overdraft's- : 2,817.75
$239,548.47
I. Samuel M. Smirlnr. ri
, , uiuvuiii v-uuiii,
braska. do swear that, tn tVin hoat. nf mv tnnu-lnrifrn o,i
the above is a true statement of all the funds of the treasurer's
omce oi Lincoln county, rsebraska.
S. M. SOUDER,
State of Nebraska, Lincoln County, ss.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of Aug
ust, 1919. . A. S. ALLEN.
County Clerk.
We do hereby certify that the above statement of Samuel
M. Souder, county treasurer of Lincoln county, Nebraska, is a
complete and accurate summary of all his collections and dis
bursments as treasuror of said county from the first day of
January, 1919, to the 1st day of July, 1919.
We further certify that each collection has been correctly
entered and the vouchers and other items of credit were in
proper form and correctly entered and vouchers received by the
chariman of the board of county commissionei's and the foot
ngs were verified by us and found to be correct, and the above
statement of balances agrees in every particular with said ac
count in said county treasurer's general ledger.
F. W. HERMINGHAUSEN
S. J. KOCH,
E. H. SPRINGER,
LINCOLN COUNTY HAS NO BONDED INDEBTEDNESS