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cmi xicleehlir (Tribune
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JANUARY 6, 1920.
No. 103
BASKI1T HALL TKAM HAS
many (A3n:s st'in:nn,i;i
This wctk tho high school boys and
girls nre soiling season tickets for
their basket ball games. A season tick
ot admits to any six games. They nre
planning on having double that num
ber of games during tho next two
months and somo of them will be woll
worth attending. Games have been
Hcheduled to dato with Ogalalla
Koarncy high school, Sutherland
Brady Gothenburg, Lexington, Max
well, Kearney military academy and
dates aro pending with Curtis, Garden
County and Julesburg. Tho team is
being worked out this week prepara
tary to meeting Ogalalla hero next
Friday. Coach Mincer and Captain
Brown aro a little short on voteran
material but with the now follows
they nre promising some good games.
Lester Langford was elected student nroducts.
manager by tho high school students room directly under tho eye of tho
on i-riday anu Airs. Kouoson was customer.
made treasurer of tho basket ball ::o::
fund. Superintendent Tout has 1 Lrt's oj Thorn AM.
chargo of the correspondence and the What Is North Platte's population?
scheduling of tho games. The season; Well, wo shall know, for the cen-
tlckots cost ono dollar and tho pro-'sus enumerators started at work last
dates aro not certain yet and will not j Vato residences, business blocks and
bo announced until later. Miss Carter; rooming houses, and it might bo well
Bii, Crowd at Bakery Opening.
Charley Llork opened his now Bnko
Rite Bakery in tho Waltemath build
ing on cast Sixth streot Saturday
morning, and during tho day and ev
ening hundreds of jwople called to
Inspect tho bakery and to purchase
tho products. Mr. Llork announcod
that free doughnuts would bo given to
purchasers of bakery goods and had
prepared about 200 dozen, but this
number was exhausted beforo ton
o'clock in tho forenoon and sovoral
hundred dozen moro woro mado dur
ing tho day. x
In this bakery everything Is in plain
view. Tho flour is seen put into tho
mixer, tho dough placed in the pans,
tho pans In tho revolving gas hentod
oven, and through tho big glass doors
tho baking process can be seen. The
same applies to tho making and cook
ing of doughnuts, and tho many other
Everything Is done in ono
A Splendid Record.
In a letter to Engineer Chas. Ell in
reply for a request for annual trans
portation, Sunt. Woodruff compli
ments Mr. Ell on his forty-nlno years
of continuous service with tho Union
Pacllls, a service, says Mr. Woodruff
without mar or blemish. This is cer
tainly a fine record of which Mr. Ell
should, nnd no doubt does, feel proud
Mr. Ell hopes to comploto fifty years
service with tho company and will
then ask to be retired.
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ln8urnnco .Men to .Minneapolis.
A party composed of Mr. and Mrs
.1. E. Sebastian, Mr. and Mrs, A W
Billiard, C P. Temple, E. W. Itlnckor
Wm. Smith, M. C. Murphy and It. A
Scott of Sutherland, left on No. 1IJ
last night for Minneapolis. Tho men
of the party, who aro connected with
tho J. E. Sebastian Agency, go to
Mlnnoatiolls to attend tho annual con
vention of the agents of the Minnesota
Mutual Life Insurance Company,. Mrs:
Bullard, whose home Is In that city,
will remain thero for several months
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Buys Thoroughbred Cattle.
Tlin Trihtinn somo tlmo ntro stated
coeds aro used to pay the expenses of! Friday and will complete tho work in that S. J. Koch, living southwest of
tno games, iso part or it is useu to a couple of weeks. North Platte is a Horshey, would close out his grado
pay tho salaries of anyone or for any difficult town In which to securo a cattle and dovoto his tlmo exclusively
personal gain. Games arc being; comnleto census because thero aro. to growing thoroughbreds. In line
scheduled for tho girls' team but thoso many young men who room in prU.wlth this decision Mr. Koch last week
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aivanueu mo uauuoicuui suiu oi wiiuu
face cattle at Parnam and purchased
olght young cows for which ho paid
$8,272, or an averago of $1,034 each.
Two of those cost him $4,150, which
can bo taken as evidence that these
two aro especially finely, bred nnl
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Christian Church.
Following tho suggestion of tho
Intorchurch World Movement the
Christian church will observo the
present week as a week of prayer
and discussion. A meeting will be
held each evening of the week ex
ceoting Saturduy evening, at 7:45 in
the church basement. Every member
of tho church should be present at as
many of these meotlngs as possible
Others are invited y-t attend. Thr,
pastor will glvo a ten minute ser
mon each evening which will bo fol
lowed by discussion and prayer
Topics for the week are as follows
Monday "Tho Church Awakened by
National Sclf-Examlnatlou,"
Tuesday "The Church Awakened
by a Vision of the World's Need."
Wednesday "The Church Awaken
ed by the New Call for Co-operation."
Thursday "The Church Awakone
by a Revival of Family Religion."
Friday "The Church Awakened by
the Call for Workers."
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LOCAL AND PEKSQyAL
Mrs. Nols Nelson loft last week for
Roekvlllo, Nob., to visit her daughter.
Jap nntlquo crockery waro. Dixon,
the Jeweler.
Mrs. Goo. A. Austin went to Omaha
this morning to visit his daughter
Mrs. J. B. Hayes.
Everything in our ready to wour
store now on sale. E. T. Tramp &
Sons.
Ladlee' coats, suits and dresses from
one-third to ono-half off at Block's.
Dr. Marie Amos has returned from
Mt. Carroll, 111., whoro she had boon
visiting her mothor.
Ladles' coats, suits and dresses from
one-third to one-half off at Block s.
Tho Elks will hold a dancing party
at tholr home Thursday
COATL'S COMPANY PLANS
KXPA NSION OF . BUSINKSS
Tho Coates Lumber & Coal Co. is
tearing down and remodeling the
grain elevator on their premises and
converting It Into a three-story store
house for mill-work that Is sash,
doors and mill products of a like na
ture with tho intention of conduct
ing a wholesalo business in that line.
Sovoral wood-working machines will
bo Installed, ami as tho trado do vol ops
other machines will bo ndded, the in
tention being to eventually, work into
a planing mill business In connection
with tho lumbor yard. It Is the Inten
tion also to evontunlly handle building
steel products.
With a view of this expansion, tho
capital stock of tho company was con
cvcnlnc to sldorably Increased in November, nnd
which all membors and their ladles uiorony ampio Minus nave ooen pro;
nra Invltul. viuod to carry on tno new mis
m- J..H. Tni.m. tii,. Situated as it Is, North Platte, It
nets with grocery, orders. McGovorn & ,wuld, 80om; 1 well located as a dts
stnek l'hntii. so trlbutlng point for pinning mill Work.
Twonty per cent discount on our Organ Belays Dedication.
entire stock ot children's coats and Onr frlond Rev. C. Franklin Koch Is
wool drosses. Block's, ladles, out- ono of tho best nntured follows In tho
Utters. world, but thoro aro times when his
Cotton thread 4 cents a spool. E. patience becomo ruffled. For Bovoral
T. Tramp & Sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Davo Day, and daughter
1 coaching tho girls' team
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Do not complain about the high
cost of living if you fall to bike full
adrnntngc of the radical reductions
now being offered by Kdwnrds-ltey-noIdH
Co.
Reynolds Co.
Miss Coral Mercolles, who has
charge of the Marlnello Beauty Par
lor at tho Stylo Shop, left Saturday
night to spend a few days with her
mother. After her visit she will go
to Chicago to get new ideas in hair
dressing and other work from Mon
ster Felix. Willie at the Marlnello
school Miss Mercolles will take spe
cial lessons in all branches given by
exports in beauty work.
for the Chamber of Commerce to np
point a committeo to assist in what
ever way, possible the enumerators. We
don't want padded returns, but wo do
want tho name of every bona fide
residents.
The enumerators when they have
covered their districts, should com
pare their lists with the city directory
and tho telephone directory and In this
way may discover residents that they
missed. It is important in moro ways
than one that every resident bo in
eluded in tho enumeration.
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Advised to be on Guard.
That tho United States government
looks with somo fear upon the. com
munists, more commonly alluded to
The ladles' aid society of the Pros-! as tho Reds, is evidenced by the fact
byteriau church will meet in the ai a ieuerai ageiu was m
church parlors Thursday afternoon Ptte last week in conforenco with
ontortained by Mesdames Mary Elder olty officials and with the banking in-
Sinclair and Moulton. stltutions. The banks woro adylsod
n .. . , , - to be on their guard and to keep
Our entire stock of furs Included themselves well arnicd (aa a matter of
a of v Tl'oJ aZ y 'flVej safety. While so far as known North
to fifty per cent, at Block s. I pJatt Jg frce Q th(J rad,cal elomont
Misses Mildred and Mabel Daly and i tiiPn iinvs whim tii noils aro so
Ethel Wilson-lefiyeatordajwforvGrand.0UBy spreading their propaganda l 16
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loiuuu niieiu meji nm suuuu u, uubi- not known when some oi tueir enus
noss college. Mrs. Daly accompanied sarles may drop In and attempt to In
thent. fluenco some of our foreign born.
Ladles' satin bloomers, $3.50 quality,, , - ::o::
special this week $2.50 at tho Style Billy's Palace.
Shop. We make our own Chill; 50 cents a
For Salo Almost new houslihoK i quart. Merchants' lunch 35c, 40c and
goodB. G19 west B. 103-i 50c Opposite U. P. Depot.
who had been visiting relatives in
town for a week, returned to Lincoln
ths morning.
DJxon & Son grind their own lenses
n their own shop
Wo lmvo no leuders, but offer yon
the choice of our entire stock at One
Fifth to One-Half off of the regular
prices. Kdwards-Itcynolds Co
1 Tomorrow Br in
g?
Rounding Up the Reds.
Government offlcors, assisted by tho
officers of tho larger cities, rounded
up 4,500 mombors of tho communists
!nnd communist labor party Friday
night and Saturday in a
coast to coast drag not. Somo of
thoao arrested woro natlvo born
Americans, and tho rolls of tho com
munist party woro found to contain
tho nnmos of porfcdnrfvll known in
their respective conVmunltlos. In
Omaha nlno mon woro gathered in by
tho officers. Over 700 arrests woro
mudo n Greater Now York.
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Wanted to Buy
A small modern homo, six or olght
rooms on south sido of thrncks. Pro
fer not far out In North Platto. Tol
ephono No. 7O7F031. W. J. CROW.
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Court in Session.
Tho adjourned December term of
district court convened yesterday, tho
Jurymon reporting at ten o'clock. Tho
first ense called was that of tllo Sttito
against Howe, in which tho latter is
charged with stealing trousors con
taining n wntch from Georgo Talbot.
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Apples! Applo"!
There will be car of choice box ap-
weoks ho has boon roady to dfidlcato pies on track Wednesday and Thura-
tho now $05,000 Lutheran church : day of this week. Nowtons, Gnnos
thnt is everything has boon In rendl- Rotnnn Beauties, Baldwins, Spltzon
noss except sotting up tho pipe organ
which hns been stored In tho church
for about two mouhs. And herein
comes he ruffling of tho pastor's pa-
tlnnniu-.tlm fnrtnvv fnlla in annil fi
Miss MargarotlKockon returned to mai, to nut the orcan In nlnco and of
Omaha this mornng after a. two courso a dedication without tho noals
weeks' visit with her fathor and sis- ot tho orKnn wouid bo lncomploto.
tars. Hov. Koch Intimated vesterdav that
t. There will be a regular meeting of tho organ manufacturer might bo the. come,
Signet Chaptor 55, O. E. S. Thursday recipient of a tologram somewhat
6vening at 7:30. Cassle Redfleld, W warmer thnn tho tempornturo of the
M. day.
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borg and Black Twig. All choice, at
$2.85 a box. Como to the car and got
them.
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Swedish Mission
On noxt Friday ovoning, January
9, 7:30 o'clock, at tho Peoplo's Mission
church on North Locust, wo will havo
our regular mootjng. Everybody ivol-
Tho balance of our blankets aro now
being closed out regardless of cost.
E. T. Tramp & Sons.
Roller Sknting '
Tho Dledrlch hall at Maxwell will
be open for rollor skating Uio first
third Saturday nights of tho month.
Helen Keller Is Happy.
Tim Tlntnn ivnllnr nhnln nlnrv "Tin
llvornnon" In nmilnonifMit nnrn anil IIOUSO 10 r 3UIO
Wallace Qulnn and family leave to- aimDiu nRhouch It carries with it an! Strictly modern G room house with
day for Falrbury where thoy will invnlimble amount of thought and BaraB' comer lot, on oast Fifth. Aloo
spend tho balanco ot tho month visit cmiritual boautv It Is not an educa- i 'ot 011 west Fifth. Apply 1002 cast
x I i xrt l . l . -. nrr
ing reiauves. tlonnl. a nrooaganda n cturo. but n r 11111 or i'"u"u " ilon
Ladies' satin bloomers, $3.50 quality life drama pulsating with emotion and
special this week $2.50 at the Stylo Intense humun Interest. Thero are two
Shop. parallel stories unfolded on tho
Tiu Ynnnmn will meet In thn K. C. screen. Ono rolutes the adventures of
lmlt Thnrsdnv ovnnlnir for tlm mir- Helen ivoucr WHO uiougn oeai, uumo
pose of initiating candidates anil una imnu, cagoriy sougiu to oxpioro
transacting lodue business. the limitless world of knowlodgo and
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nvallod herself of every opportunity
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entire stock of children's coats and ""' 1 ' . ' - I-
dressos. Block's, ladles, .out- ""uu ,l"J'
Amaziiii tilings purlinus, if it were given to man to rend the future tilings of such
import nnd sig'iiificnnce that the people of the world nre fnr hnppicr to dwell alone in
ignornnee. But how few of us hut would like to peer into the future nnd see what living
conditions are to he!
Take the three great essentials of human life Food, Clothing, Shelter. A year ngo
the hest posted men in the country predicted thnt prices would drop, that, the Cost of
Living would lower! Many merchants, ourselves included, believed this. You know
what happened; your own purse hns felt the .strain of rising prices on manufactured
articles ever since!
SJEi.-a"" "'""' . -- eltn. ,aml and daughter of an oml
"filF' " irVirn?""OrATilterlii.' Nudltf' mitiriift' the
W. II. McDonald Will return to- nimnilhinlHon nlTo, In hl wnn-
day from Rochestor. Minn., where she dorftil land and pnys a dear prlco for
accompanied ner iiusouuu lor un up- lt aa sho iouri.eyS through life. How
eratiOll SOVOral weeks ago. Mr. MC- ia rrnnhlniillv Hlmwn In tlm do
uonaiu is oxpecteu to oo in snapo to vninnm.nt 0r i,n Rtnrv nf "nollver-
return homo somo time next week. anco" and It proves a more lntordst-
Ladles satin bloomers, ?3.D0 quality, Mug and ompresslvo object osson thun
special this week $2.50 at the btyio any sormon froin any pulpit could
Shop. possibly Impart. Life becomes a Joy
Many of tlm church neonlo and and a sourco of dollght to Helen, but
friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McLane what Is It to Nadja? Helen builds aui)
attended the farowoll rocontlon given constructs as she Ives nnd gives Vu
them lust night at the Methodist glad messago to tho worm. I'eopio do
church. Mr. and Mrs. McLano leave not generally know It hut novertlio
od.iv for their future home In Louk less It Is a fact, Holcn Kollor Is thor
BeaHjh. Cal. ougny nappy ami comenieu, aiuiougn
i ...u. .,.i ., ? r.n .,ni liind and dear,
a.wnlnl thla vinnlr rft n Rtvlo "UIU" , III lluuuiuu in
r?rt ii riiu flint lina vnt linmi ttlllilrt Tf
Mr. anu mrs. u. u. luck leu &un- ,.., ,wk , i,ia ,., ... thl Iv-ni.i,
uaj .or uimuia uuiu u iju, wuiaii m thontro for two nights and two matl
noss. starting Thursday, January 15
FOK SALE.
Now modern houso, oak flniBh. corn
er location, with very llttlo oxpenso
could bo made Into a double houso.
Rent from half would mako goodly
paymonts on proporty. Priced at
cost of construction. Phone Red 834
IN
Shop.
Wha
About the
orrow:
t mi i r, ifnQn!
We,
Men in high places in the manufacturing world say 'Trices are going higher!"
ourselves confess our ignorance. WE DO NOT KNOW!
This Great Clearance Get the Money for
bo consulted as to Mrs. Dick's condi
tion and thon a four or five weeks'
vacation will be takon, the place of
destination to be determined by tho
physician's advice it may bo oast.
south or west.
Clonmnco Sale.
20 per cont off on all 1919 wail pa
por. Now is tno tune to nave your
papering dono bofore tho spring rush
Wo deliver mil It nnd cream from the Phono Red 102. P. O. DEATS. lOltf
Bakery
"The Spite Bride"
Some women aro easy to get and
hard to loso. But this ono was hard to
got and easy to lose. Then ho almost
killed himself trying to ftnd hor again
A drama of youthful impulse. ,
Crystal
Tonight and Tomorrow
These men are sincere in their helief that
the crest of the high price wave has not.
heen reached. That the next twelve
months will find no relief. Will this
prove true?. Indications point to it, hut
WE DON'T KNW!
We do know that our present stock, ac
cepting late deliveries, that we do not
DARE risk or hold these goods over un
til next season. We prefer to sacrifice
IMMEDIATE profits. Besides Pizer, hav
ing sold his interest, demands his money
IMzer Sale means many thousand dollars
saving to the people, nnd the way they
have responded since our opening day is
very gratifying, and evidence that they are
satisfied of the great bargains.
It's nn opportunity of such tremendous im
portance to you as a consumer, offers such
an unusual chance to protect your purse by
supplying your legitimate needs, that if
you are -within trading distance of this
store, you should make every effort to attend.
during January.
During this DEAL JANUARY CLEARANCE GET THE MONEY FOR PIZER SALE
Our entire stock, the largest in this section of the state, is offered absolutely nothing
reserved to go nt 20 per cent Deduction, besides on so mnny items, such ns Women's,
Children' nnd Men's Wearing Apparel, is being sold at a reduction of one-third to one
hnlf off our former low prices.
DO YOU DARE RISK A RISE?
Consider this thoughtfully. Consider your needs carefully, and be ready, for wo om
phnsize ns strongly ns our poor command of words mny: Thnt this is n time of all
times in which to exercise all the prudence and foresight with which man or woman h
endowed.
Lots of merchandise will be opened up as the sale progresses, nnd ns soon ns our in
ventory records nre completed, which will he during the next few days.
The Leader Mercantile Company
Bako-Rlto Bakery with grocery or-
dors. McGovern &. Stack. Phono 80
J. G. Beelor, Lincoln county's dole
gate In tho constitutional convention
who had been homo for a few days
returned to Lincoln this morning. Ho
was accompanied by .Mrs. Beelor whe
will remain in Lincoln during tho ses
sion of tho convention. They have
I rented an apartment In that city.
Our salo contlnuos a grand suc
cess, with new merchandise added
dally. Real bargain pick-ups, do not
fall to come In. E. T. Tramp Sons.
P. J. Oilman and Miss Annie Kramph
had a short visit last ovetilng with
Bishop Root, of tho Hankow, China
dloceso, who was returning to China
after attending a conforenco In the
east. It was through Bishop Root that
Rov. A. A. Oilman wns elected prosl-
dent of tho Episcopal university at
Hankow and the two clergymen ar
warm personal friends.
Our entire stock of furs Included
In this salo. Savo from twonty-flvo
to fifty per cent, at Block's.
Agents ot tho Standard Oil Co. In
the western Nebraska district con
vened In this city yostordny nnd the
conference Is being continued today
Sovoral of tho company's officials' re
siding' in Omaha aro In attondnnce
Tho object of the conforenco is to con
sider conditions of tho past year and
tho prospects of tho coming year.
You can without a doubt find root 1
bargains nt Tramp's January clear
ance sale. E. T. Tramp & Sons.
Miss Anna Rubls, head saleslady In
an excluslvo ladles' ready to wear
."(nro In tho east, arrived Mondny to
t: ko a position at tho Stylo Shop. Miss
Rr'ilH Is thoroughly oxporlencod in this
lli!.- and the Stylo Shop's Increasing
bu Iness demanded an additional of-
flr ;..ut saleslady. Miss Rubls as
si tho Stylo Shop with its first
stj' show and at that tlmo accepted
a i osltlon.
Watch DIxon'H Window.
Wanted Liberty bonds at market
price. Louis Llpshltz.
Crystal Theatre, Thursday and Friday.
'"Break the News to Mother"
A theme which all the world glories in mother
love. Your eyes will smile while veiled in tears.
Keith Theatre
Wednesday and Thursday.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
IN-
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
The story of a selfish young man who woke up
to himself and cleaned house.
"Doug" starts out to do something for somebody
it takes him through riproaring Arizona into devil
ridden Mexico and out.
ADULTS 30c.
CHILDREN 15c