THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
N )RTM PLATTE, NEB., SEPTEMBER 26, 1919.
No. 74
SYLVESTKK I'MUNll DIES AT
AT SHKUIAN LAST FltlDAY
TOJIOltltOW WILL HE THK
111(3 DAY AT THE VMM
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Two Women ltnrncit to lXnth.- fYKltO CONFESSES HK SHOT
Mrs. Newton Davidson, wife Of .ftf lOMlUCTOll llOHKKT jrASSIIY
farmer, and Miss Brittnin. u school
teacher, wore burned to ddutli on tliu
Davidson farm twelve mllos south-
cast of "Wallace Monday, ovonlng. The
t t..n...n.. I.. M. ttll.lt. ... riwr. lnl...t
Tomorrow will he tho big day nt the
coma)' fulr, big bocau&o it is tho home-
tvnlnoiiitns? ilnv nt thn linv UJlin li 11 -
henh in thn aervlo nml Itlir for tWO Women ill 'building a fire plclUKl
reason that everybody takes an in- un n flv; 8a,llon can of snsollne whloli
toiost in the auto races which are Utejr mistook for coal oil and etar.lad
htagod for the day pouring It on tho slowly, burning wood.
Twenty-four drivers havd ontored Tho sasollno ignited and tho can x
the sevornl rnoes. and by reason vt Plodod, throwing the burning lluld
tho excellent condition of tho track. ovor uoth omen. Mr. Davidson, who
and especially tho building up of the wna working somo distance from the
i i i ... ..., ti. hniiso. heard tho seronms nml ran to
n no, ii. to luuouiiituiu LU UAiiuiil lliut 7 ' . - ... TA . 4 . . ,
the time made will bo the fastest ever 11,0 ll0US0- but b' tho t,mo 1,e sot there Sen Darling began at eleven o clock
Leo Darling, a negro thlrty-ono
years of ago, who had been In North '
Platto for twenty days, confessed ear
ly Wednesday morning that he shot
and killed Robort Mnsssy, the OniRh i
passenger conductor at 1:30 Monday
night Darling admitted his guilt al
ter an inquisition conducted by' Coun
ty Attorney Kcofc, Shorlff Salisbury ;
Doputy Sheriff Sutton and two rail-1
road men, the latter friends of tuo
murdered man. Tho "third degree"
Tuosda night and from that hour i
til five o'clock tho following morning
tho attempts to break Dnrllng'a pro
tdstatlons of innocence wcro inane.
I nnd at five o'clock, weakening under
Sylvostor Friond, an old timer of
North 1'Iatto died at the homo of
his daughter Mrs. Otto Stovie, near
Sheridan, AVyo... last Friday, and. tho
funeral was held Sunday.
Tho deceased was an old-timer In
North Plntto. Ho camo to old Ft. Mc
Phorson in a8P8 where lip was em
ployed as -vl teamster, and when the
post was abandoned, moved to this
city. Ho engaged in tho dray business
in the early days, and continued in
this vocation for many years. Later
ho was city marshal, and for sovoral
years before moving to Sheridan in
1911, was an employe of the Union Pa
cific. Tho deceased "'Was soventy-soveii
years of ago, and leaves a wife, threo
daughters and two sons. Tho daugh
ters nro Mrs. Stovie of Sheridan, Mrs.
Austin of ' Pasco, Wash., and Mrs.
Murphy of Seattlo; Will rosides in
Grand Island and, Ed in Donvor, Mrs.
J. P. Fillion, of this city, Is a sister of
Mrs. Friond.
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Demand a real Cordova leather hag.
Don't take anything but goods stamp
ed Cordova. Dixon has exclusle
agency.
"Bill" Kearney fdvmor moss ser
irpniit of Comnanv B. camo down from
Sontt.; muff todnv tn visit friends and tr t ,i n tit n Imanltnl wliorn lm w. vlvi.w mfii.!1r"B found that tho bullet picked up
nttend tlio sottliers homo-coming col- Trotter, North Platte. cal attention but up to this morning-"" lhe p1"; ttoinpting during ttie
cbralion tomorrow. 2:415 ccond heat or North Platte had not regained consciousness. His iK'A', wr .f. Ule u,Ve!llu?,to secure
Free-Froex-i-Matinoe-Monday nt Special, five mjles. Bkull Ih said to be badly ftured.!??1"""
-iJe.. ...-.J a.ii5.T.lnPnln Pn.,tv Sn.lnl. nnr-.n His niotlior arrived from from D?nve- 'luestionlng of Darling began t
aviu p. m. ai me oun. ova now won "1 " . v V- ' , i , , i , . V. . illaveti nVlnol
Dodge cars are made and how "Mutt $200; anme entries as in 2:15 race. last night, also his sister Mrs. Pot-. $elr
and Jeff Capture the Kaizer." J. V. 3:48 Third neat or iNortn riatto lernoiu irom wiucnou.
Wnmiffh nnnlir Special, five miles. . ::o::
Engineer P. A. Norton went to Opi- " nft. ' T .,. T , . hpvIii enhi thIr ro.irienro nrnnur- anothor man; that Massoy show
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;iu, uuu uimi nv mm biiui, mm
times. Discovering that lie had
the wrong man. Darling did
ing from St. James church. Whe"n Mr. f..t., nl Hot attempt to molost Uie body, did
Alamoy made Me first trip on the road ; ..--A. WilnH, ' nHPP flv mllo4 tTma Kor,u Plnttft two of m.r olil-tlm-' tle wch that during the
turned on a North Plntto trnok. wibs untinin was clean ana Mr&..
Tho races scheduled, the tlme at Davidson so badly burned that sha
which thoy will occur and the name tiled the following day.
and residence of the drivers are as - TT::o::. 7T
rn...... Itnillr Ililtiriil III If:iri.
tuuuno. . : .. : " . .i ........ j-t,.. ,. .: r.
I p. m. Midget Race, five mile?, purse Clayton n.woy. of Sidney, son or, oi un ioiir conunuou nnng
$100, entries James Bell. Horshey; Mr. ami Mr. George Harvey, former of questions, Darling broke down ai.d
13. E. . Freel, Brady; It. Ogler, P. North Platte residents, wns seriously, coufossed. .
Bretzer, C. Lake. North Platte. Wurod on the race track Wednesday! The eyldenco against Darling was
1:30 Trnok record, one mile, purse afternoon while participating in the, but slight-ho had purchased a ro
$100 motorcycle race. A flying start had v'olver nt i Ink s hardwaro store Mon-
1:46 North Platte Special, first bu made by five or six riders, and day forenoon and tho calibre of that
heat, five miles- entries. KIiik Ilhilov. before tho first turn had boon reach-1 rpyolver corresponded with tho cart-
O&hkosh; Glen Breed, Salina; Noel narvey turned ms.nead.to jook nt tf b, .,... ... w .u.u..u.i
Bullock, Madrid; C. S Ruenker, Grand tho rider behind; as he did so he rd and wa the bullet which passed
Island; Fay Bonham, Franklin; C. A. bumped tho machine in front of hlnti aough Mnssoys body. Ascortaln-
r,-.,i. v wiiinii rnimhfi Hs tnnchtnn to sworveing that Darling had purchasod a n
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01 k T .tt.stni. ' r,.f,. a.,nnlr.1 Hid hf Ml to flin Brnuml atul n rlilV ! VolVer, tho polico picked him Up Oil
purso $150; entries, Gray Wohn, following closely run over young Har-' streets Tuosdny afternoon and
Bridgeport; J. A. Mais, Salina; Swan- voy's head. Tho latter was rendered $ac J"- H? had the rovo -son
A Uorger, Gothenburg; Lylo Fay. unoounscious, picked tip and taken to;1 on ins person at tlio time, and It
i ibarllng's confosslon of guilt was
.brief; he had nttomptod to hold up
MaiBey under tlio ImproBsIon that he
sis brakeman Mr. Norton was on tho
idicap Race, fiVo mile-, frota Nor'h Plntte two of our old-tim-'1
purse J.300 ontriea to be the four rami, gib, for there are very few peop'o in
Nolnn-Fei'iicr.
Frank Nolan. Of this olty. and MIsh
Ilaxel Feeney, of Konrnoy, wcro mM
riotl nt seven oolock Wcduesdtiy
morning nt St, James church In
Kearney, Uev. Fntlior Munetrom per
fomtiig tho ceremony. Tho brido
woro her traveling suit or blue sorgo
with hat to match and was attended by
Mlas Marjorle Onrrlgair, of Omaha, as
bridesmaid. Paul Nolan, brother of
tho groom, was best man. Only the
;nemt'rs of the two families wore
pro-sent. Iinmodiatoly following tlpj
coromony a four course breakfast wiu
served at the homo of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Foeney. Tin
ovng couplo loft at once for Chicago
and other eastern points and will re
turn by way of Kansas City and Wy
cintiiK to North Platto whore thoy
will be at homo aftor Octobor tenth.
The bride l. tho daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John FOonoy, prominent re
tired farmers of'iroarnoy, whllo tho
groom Is ono of tlio six Nolan boyn
lio wore in tho service nnd recently
roturnod from slxteou month! service
In Franco to rosumo hla work as lo
comotlvo flromnn.
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IVnllnec Goes Over tlio Top.
Word hns boon received from Wol
laco that tho peoplo of that village
and 'immediate section have oversub
scribed their quota In the Salvation
Army drive. The vquotn given thft
Wallace district was $288, nnd th"
sum tat $306 hns been subscribed.
Good for Wallnce.
First clnss drossos in serges, Jer
soys, trlcotlnos, tricolottOB nnd all
tho now nnd wanted fabrics. Wo can
nbsolutoly fit you and any alterations
froo. E. T. Tramp & Sons.
Just received a full lino of hand
bags. Beautiful goods at npeclal
prices. Clinton, Jeweior.
Wedding rings. Dixon, the Jt-wolcr.
Jlorso llnccs nro (ood.
Tlio horso races at tho fair ground
track Wednesday und yesterday wero
uch ah tp please tho big crowds
presont, nnd gave attondanta nn op
portunity to seo tho fastest tlmo ovor
mndo on tiro North Plntto track. Tho
drivers urged their horses for about
nil thero was In thorn, and In a num
ber of the heats tho finish wns olose.
On tho track wcro horsoB that trot
tod In 2:20 and pnecra that mndo th
milo undor 2:15, nnd that 1b going
protty well.
Tho events for this nftornoon nro a
2:2? trot with four ontrlos, a 2:12 pace
with seven entries nnd a 2:22 pace
with four entered. Tho, 2:12 pneo'
promises to be a hummer one of. tho
horsos ontored having n record closo
to tho two minuio mark. '
Wo lfavo just recolvod our newest
patterns In storllng- sllvor; the. King
Albert design. Wo will be pleased to
show you those pieces. Clinton, J(SW
olor. Mrs. N. Oglor was happily .surprised
last cvonlug whon a numbor of 'hor
old frlonds come In to spend tho ov
onlng nnd prosonted her with a benutt
ful pin as a token of tjioir friendship.
Mls& Graco Burko roturnod tlila
morning' from a threo months' trip to
Portlnnd, Snn Francisco and othnr
points along tho coasU,
Boys and Girls Froe matlnoo at the
Sun next Monday aftornoon Dodge
Work and Mutt & Jorf films. J. V.
Romlgh, Dealer.
Joe Larson, of Green Rtvor, who
has bean taking a vacation and.qprtjft
tho tlmo with relatives In thocontrnl
part of tho stato, nrlved In town yW
torday and will remain to witness -M!
rncos today and tomorrow." ' -
Athenlc Bronze, "The Gift Artistic"
THn's.
Mrs Fhvo Russell of Ognlalla, vis
ited with friends In town Thursday.
engine, and Mr. Norto o n also , the .lttnerB of u NortJl plalte Spe.. Sorth jilAlt(i who hBVe ben rPRidenM
engineer on tho last trip tha.t Mr. Mas-; U c pupe Jn wjIch Jf) $1000 (. foja longer perod Qf yoara Mr
niuae. vWed ,,0 30 -j0 an( t0 per ceat ( Mr- ijealej were stationed at rt. Mo-
Vl Hllll Mm. Mnrlfi WllCOX. Of CO.ail i r.nh NT1,nnv. Cn.n...t1.nB 4n,f. Plt'aanli Imfnra nnmtnn ir. Mnfl.
sppnt yostolday in town visiting wtn ty.flVe ml,Bfei purgo.$i,ooo, entries Mm-' Platte where Mrt Heaey was a meniber , rl.,n walked over to f ront
friends and relatives. lt, to inoney winners in preceedlng of the Fifth- Cavalry, an organization BL'J1??,,1
H. Dixon Ss San. Opticians, 'raoe. Umt did much Indian campaigning n"iyl i1', "i
ft lt. had been jerked from Massey's
k"t and left dangling by the chain,
' i l he :o through the dead man s
hep to ascertain if lie had money
ills person. Following tho mtf.-
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AT I THE
GUM TH17ATP17
Snlvntlon Army lrive Drags.
To Auto Owners.
trie tl.no of his arrest had been saun
' tering -on- tho streets.
I Fearing that the more radlcr;!
Th, drive to obtain fund, far Iow Z m of dead eondVotoh
Home service runu ror'tne saivniioji ....-.-. . w.c uu,i, n",erp Mffhlv Incensed mlaht attemut
vm i i nn ennt't,. p ti, atntt th- ''innrv to the soldiers ami sailors ?e. . ! nce.8r"' .,miBni . llemoH
.1. ill J . Hfto ... .... w, ..iv. ,rn III 1 1 fl V
" . ... . . ... ullt nnori t.r. 4i.. ........... .1 u W lklOl
111
iroaohsd
interest
week will find a shortng
"'FRIDAY . '
"Almost" Married" .
STAltRING
WHY ALLISON
A 5-act come-Jy Delight of NW
York stae life.
ALSO
"THE JVSZ WAITER''
with
Charlie Chaplin
SATURDAY
"Law Unto Herself
. STARRING
Sousie G3air.ce.
AND
' " "FLIRTS"
WITH
, Billy West.
MONDAY
"THIN ICE"
1VITII
t
Corrine Griffith
' ALSO
Elno the Mighty.
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this county the quota has not been will need be titin.rted from tt., iBb.SMv-
ohsd, and unloss people, takp more canteen building to the city park. Will t k DnrlIn to ' eftstfli-n iai!
srest In tho drive the pm of tfie fleen or twenty can owners please re S No '10
ek will find a shortn8 f iron VOVt nt canteen gliding at that hmif -fains !i '
m'Wh- XTuWlWtti?-M9?io body of CoWtor'Ma-
last evening about R2D0' had been ui. lauise i u hu ki nuyus way Aailha (o Q h wedpesday inornlnK.
subscribed in :North Platte, Horshpy, yoj ' can do your mite in helping to accomJmnl(irt ,jy John J. McllVane.
Brady, Sutherland and Wallace-had ontortaln the boys who were in sor-, Att0Vey KQkite, Sheriff Sulisbuiv
made lnirly good reports, but the re- vice. aM Deputy Sutton are certainly on-
maindor of the county did not report - v: ; j tltle(1 to oredlt for 8eCMrlng Darllnn's
anything. ' IMiiley V ins ! Irst IMacc. i arrest nnd confession when the thrn.d
Thero is some talk of instituting a In the elimination or place race at upon which thoy hnd. to work was so
Salvation Army tag day at tho fair the fair grounds Wednesday afternoon .Hunt
tomorrow, but this has' not boon dot- hold preparatory to tho big races to-, o. -
imnjiy uBcmeu uyuii. . muiiuw, ivuik ivnuey, oi usnivosn, i (.(ivonuir Vill Jliint imioks.
::o:: won nst place, driving the half mile Governor McKelvie will arrive in
Seo our special values in diamond ln thirty-three seconds. Brcede, of town tomorrow and will make nn ud
rln gs ?60 to $400. Clinton, Jeweler. Salina, took second pjace in thirty- dross nt the soldiers' and sailors'
Saturday morning Misses Laurel fr oOicr drivers made homo-coming celebration. Sunday
and Eva Mason and Mrs. Oda Roberts 1,10 lialf 1,1 from tWrty-aix to forty the governor ncoomwmied by Guy
Keith, MoncSay and Tuesday.
WM. S. HART
IX
"The' Poppy Girl's Husband" ,
In love and facind 11 yp;!rs in jnil. Wnnsho true or fulse. Don't
try to liiiese, conic und fcc Bill bundle tbe situntion.
entertained twelve guests at a miscel
laneous shower in honor of Miss Evn
Dienor, who recently became a britln
seconds.
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Swopee. Pam Souder and Albert Dur
bin will leavo for tho Dalloy rancli
west of Tryon, where they will shoot
Ditslness Houses tVill Close.
After a pleasant evening had been H'l.f'L""1,!"0111 "t00-? "-
spent the guest of honor was presont- , mm ruosuay nmn umi uiu nuowing
ed with a numbor of pretty and use- , ' r J f . . , V, 8101 lay Uovornor wcivoivie win go to
;u glfls . will re-open at six o'clock in the oven- Maywood to mnko an nddross at the
Mr. Automobile Prospect Be sure,Ilg' ..n.. district fain
to see the Dodge Brothers Works film Sells Elpolrlc I'lnnt. . ', nnnlisSVlli Close.
J " ', t 0- yne ot Uie largest deals that wu; All banks of-lho city will close at
at uie fcun i neatre. J. . uomign, QVcr closed in the city occurred Tuos-; 12 o'clock noon tomorrow. Do your
jtay wnen a. 1;. naming som his hold-. banking business before that hour,
Three alrplauos have been stationed , lngs in tho united Electric Companj ! ::o::
near the lair grounus tins weok, one or this city, to Tliomas P. Crawford -Clev(l:iml Six Is bore. See it at
the property of Harry IHles of Gotheu- J. E. Jacobson and David P. Rnnkln, Homigh garapo, or first booth at fah
.!
burg, the otlier two belonging to tho tho consideration for tho ontire sys
Thompson Airplane Co., of Grand Is- torn bolng $1GO,000,
land. Occasional ilights are mnde tor Tho system Includes the plant T
tlie benefit of fair attendants, and Ixington. Cozad, Overton and Elm
many visit the planes to look them ' creek and about forty-five miles "
ovor. I transmission lines connecting the-'
Our stock of poarls is the most cities. Lexington Pioneer,
complete in the west; $3.50 t6 $75.00.1 J'o: ,
Clinton, Jeweler. j The tonchers of the city fcIiooIb hi l
i .o:: their annual nicnio . Tnesdav rvi nl.i
Clinton & Son' will! in the hills back of the state fam
take core of your Eye Miss Laura Murray was In charge
Glass trouble; we guar, j the commissary department and imu'
ainw.' ti give you satis- ample provisions for a big wi-lni
iKtici Sign of tho Big1 1'oast. t
i nixnn & ' Son. Slglil Speciiilists.
grounds. J. V. Itomlgh, ncnlor.
lUxon's grind their lenses.
' Ring.
FP FF
i3 mssm mum
See
Henry
rord s
Motion
.cture.
3000 feet of Jilm.
on the Farm:"
Evening 7:30, to 10:00.
"Keep the
Matinee 3 to 5.
HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO, EXHIBIT.
r
ELMO LINCOLN
IX
''"Elmo the Mighty
99
I(aown to millions jxh "Tho Illack-
jBJUi" in "The Kaiser" and "Tarzan'
In "Tnrznn of tho Apes," supporter
Uy Graco Cunmrdf First opisodo at
THE SUN
Monday, September 29
Don't fail to start this as it Is a worl
boator.
iff? Theatre, JFriclay and Saturday.
Farm Life an it should,be with ail modern methods
made. miserable by
64
Charles Chaplin -
? it.
a now picture.
FRIDAY, Madlaine fravers in "ROSE OF. THE
. WEST.'
SATURDAY, Vivian Martin in "AN INNOCENT
ADVENTURESS."
Adults 30c.
Children 15c Including Tax. I
MATINEE
at the
. SUN THEATRE :'
Monday afternoon, September, 29, 1919.
. 2:30 P. PI,
"Mutt & Jeff capture the Kasier in a Dodge"
By Bud Fisher.
"A Glimpse of Dodge Brothers Works"
Showing this 80 acre plant producing
good cars in quality.
FREE!
Compliments ot
J. V. RONIGH, Dealer.
P. S. Have you seon the new 1920 Dodge models
at Romigh's.
