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Wedded
Enroute
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By SAIDEE E. BALCOM
(Copyright, ltli by tb Wtittrn Nw
papr Union.)
The newly selected clergyman for
Morton stood looking dismally across
a barren expnnso of meadow, sparsely
sheltered Inside of a board structure,
one end of which was entirely exposed
to the elements.
lie had been Informed by letter by
his new parishioners that ho would
be met by wagon or by a light hand-car
which twice a day brought freight, and
sometimes passengers, from Merton
nlong n seven-mile abandoned narrow
gauge spur. Neither wngon nor hand
car had appeared, and almost with re
sentment Itcv. .Tool Mannierre stood
viewing the unfamiliar landscape.
lie ran out Into the middle of the
road and waved his arms as an auto
mobile driven by a pleasant-faced
young man, a very charming girl of
nbout seventeen at his side, slowed up.
"Dense excuse me," spoke the for
lorn one, "but 1 am n stranger, and
was to have been met here ly some
body. I am the new pastor of the Mer
ton church. Can you direct me how
to reach that town?"
"Why, jump right In!" cried Alan
Ware, open-heartedly.
"1 think I understand." spoke up Lu
cille Durland. "We passed a wagon
broken down In a rut some ways down
the road, and It must bo the one dele
gated to see that you were taken care
of."
"As It Is, make yourself comfortablo
In the back sent and we will get you to
welcome and comfort In a Jiffy 1" said
Alan. "I am not much of a church
man, but Lucille, here, has devoutness
enough to make up for a whole neg
lectful community."
It was very plain to Reverend Man
nlere that he was In the company of
two heartsome beings, very much In
love with each other.
Lucille told him a lot as to his new
charge, and the clergyman warmed to
wards the bright-spirited young fellow,
who kept up an animated conversa
tion until the reverend gentleman was
landed In the hotel at Merton.
Alan and Lucille were secretly en
gaged. She lived with her stepfather
at the edge of Merton, and behind her
home was a shed where the hand-car
was stored. Lucllle's mother was dead
and her stepfather, u crusty, exacting
old tyrant, and a servant were her
sole home companions. Alan left her
a few hundred feet from the house, for
Mr. Durland had a decided aversion to
beaux, and had told Lucille she must
not think of engagement or marriage
for at least two years to come.
"Wednesday afternoon, Lucille,"
were Alan's parting words.
"Yjes, If you must have your wny.
Oh, dear! I fear there will be a sceno
when father learns the truth."
"It's, the only way to Insure our hap
piness," Insisted Alan. "I'll come at
nbout three, In the automobile. You
be all ready, and we'll spin to Verden
and be back, man and wife, before your
father gets home."
And Wednesday at three o'clock
Alan Ware drove up In front of the
Durland place. The servant liked him
and, admitting him, told him that Lu
cille would he downstairs In a few
minutes. Ahm was Impatiently await
ing the appearance of his lady love
when the servant burst Into his pres
ence, alive with excitement.
"Mr. Ware," she fluttered, "Mr. Dur
land Is coming tearing down the street
like mad. I don't know why, but If you
do, and your Idea Is to go somewhere
with Lucille, you had better hurry."
"That fellow, Ward" panted Mr.
Durland, n few minutes later dashing
Into the house. "That's his automo
bile outside. He's trying to steal a
mnrch on me! Where Is he, Lucille?"
"Mr. Ware was hero a minute ago,"
reported the servant, "and Miss Lu
cille was up In her room."
Hut Ahm had disappeared, and, Lu
cllle, too. Warned by the servant, they
hnd stolen out the hack way. The
dauntless Alan resolved that the elope
ment should not be a fizzle. Had ho
not the marriage license In his pock
et? Lucille was all unnerved, but she
followed his Instructions. They had
reached the hnnd-car shelter.
"It's the only wny," declared Alan,
and settled the old but light vehicle
across the rails. "Now, then, dear, for
terminus and a dash on foot to Ver
den before your father can overtake
usl"
Richard Durland uttered a hollow
roar of rage and discomfiture as he
saw his stepdaughter and Alan speed
ing down the rails. Then he hurried
around the house and Jumped Into Al-
nn's automobile.
From the hand-car the fugitives
could discern and comprehend tills ma
neuver. Whenever the road boyond the
cut came within view of Alan, he could
see the automobile keeping pace with
them. Turning a curve ho made out a
figure walking between the rails.
"Oh 1" spoke Lucille. "It's Mr. Man
nlerel"
"What luck! HI, get aboard! We
need you," cheerily hailed Alan, and
tho hand-car slowed down, and then
dashed on again, with three passen
gens aboard.
The automobile reached the end of
tho snur first. As the hand-car arrived
Durland made a dash for his step
daughter.
"Reached you In tlml" he shouted
"No, too late," dissented Alan, all
smiles. "Mr. Durland, allow me to In
troduce you to our accommodating
friend. Rev. Mr. Mannlere. lie ha
Just married us, on route."
The Tea Cup
Analyst
By RALPH HAMILTON
(CopyrUht. by the Wuttrn Nw-
ppr Union.)
They called Miss Phoebe Dayton a
spinster, but Juvenile looking and aril
mated at forty, the seeress of tho vil
lage, she never laid claim to nnj
extraordinary occult powers. Hot
speciality was tea grounds and she
enjoyed telling fortunes through tlic
bottom of a cup.
"Of course it may be silly and all
that," Miss Dayton confessed, "but Its
pleasure for me nnd fun for the brlgh!
young spirits who llock about me. 1
never try to find nny misfortune In
the tea grounds but always some
thing bright and hopeful and happy."
Miss Dayton had Invited live girls to
ten nnd ns they reached the end of the
refection there was a thrill of ex
citement nnd anticipation as she an
nounced :
"Now then, girls, pass up your ton
cups In the order In which you sit nnd
I will try and construe what the tea
leaves say. Ob, dour! My own cup
predicts a new arrival. It Is a hand
some young man. Don't flutter so.
Only one of you can have him."
"Which Is the lucky girl?" pressed
Ada Rankin.
"Not you, dear," announced Miss
Dayton, "for you already have one
ring and I see another one coming."
There was one new girl In the group
who took In all this exhibition of clair
voyant power with great Innocent
eyes. She was Elsie Travis and she
shrunk back timidly as she passed up
her cup. She fairly trembled as Miss
Dayton took up the cups In turn, gave
each one a shake and Impressively sur
veyed the leaves and specks. Over
two of the cups she shook her bond
quite doubtlngly. Then she picked up
the one Elsie had drank out of.
Elsie had noticed that In some wny
her cup hnd been put fourth In order
Instead of llfth, whore It belonged
Miss Dayton did not know this.
"Alma Wharton's cup," she an
nounced mistakenly. "Ah ! here's u
fine oracle. Alma, you are the fortun
ate one. Here Is the handsome stran
ger. The sun Is shining when he
comes nnd 1 see an auto ride in the
moonlight, sweet love making, a
blushing, happy bride, a fairy castle
like a palace."
Alma laughed gayly. "I shall tell
my fiance all about It," she exulted,
"and make him jealous," and then ns
Miss Dayton read n fanciful fortune
from the last cup really Alma the
party broke up.
Miss Dayton had Introduced "the
handsome young man because a friend
In another town had adylsed her that
one Terry Barton, living there, had
been left some property In Elmwood
through the death of a relative, Includ
ing the show place of the town, the
Cedars.
The impressionable Elsie was consid
erably aroused by the fortune of the
teacup and she began to live a ro
mance, wondering If the prediction of
Miss Dayton would come true.
A week after the tea party Elsie,
strolling through the woods In quest
of flowers, came upon a young man
near the hotel at the lake. He walked
with a cane and suggested a person
who had recently sustnihed some limb
Injury. A queer thrill pervaded Elsie
as she noticed with one swift glance
that he was young and undeniably
handsome, and her foolish little heart
flnttered as he halted and lifted his
lint courteously.
"You will pardon me, please, but do
you live In the town?" nnd then, ns
Elsie assented, he added : "I met with
an auto accident a week ago and have
been rusticating at tho hotel. I start
ed for Elmwood expecting to get some
mail, but I find my sprained foot will
not carry me there. I wonder wheu
you go back to the village if you could
not get my mall I will give you a
written order1 nnd hire some accom
modating lad to deliver It to mo and
I will glndly pay him for his trouble."
"I will see that your wish Is attend
ed to," replied Elsie, and the young
man wrote on u card authorizing the
postmnster to deliver to the bearer
what mall there might be for Perry
Bnrton.
Elsie received three letters at tho
post office. She had It In mind to
have her little brother Ned take them
to the hotel. Ho was not In ready
call, so she herself walked back to the
lake. Mr. Barton was profuse In his
thanks, ne told Elsie the details of
his accident and she sympathized In
his mishap. He had started for EIm
wood on business, but this was post
poned on account of his acldont and
awaiting repairs on his automobile.
But that would be ready for use tho
next day, he further told Elsie, and
would she hear him company then, and
add to her kindness by showing him
the points of Interest In the district?
And one moonlight night n little later
as he took her home from a drive
around the lake, It suddenly dawned
upon Elsie that at least two points In
Miss Dayton's prediction had come
true.
It was a few evenings later when
Perry Barton told Elslo of his love,
In a mutual confidence that followed
Elsie recited the Incidents of tho tea
party.
"All that's loft to complete tho
oraclo Is the castle-llke palace I" smiled
Barton. "Well, my dear, that too Is
an actuality. It was to look over the
Cedars, which I have Inherited, thnt
I came to Elmwood, and you, mistress
of my heart, are bound to be Its ml
freKs, tool"
Col. H. H. JOHANSEN,
AUCTIONEER.
Sale Dates:
January
7th. Goneral farm sale nt Loxlng-t
ton.
15th. Denuis Breon, general farm
Kilo northeast of North Platte.
14th, Geo. Snyder's general farm
solo 3 miles east of Maxwell.
10th. Joo Pllnas, general farm salo
southeast of North Platto.
20th. General farm salo at Lexing
ton. 21st. Hnrry Goldsmith, genoral
farm salo, southwest of city.
28th. E. D. O'Mara, gonral farm
sale, northeast of North Platto.
February
4th, Loo Mustard, general farm salo,
southeast of North Platto.
11th. Chas. Swcdell, goneral farm
salo 4 miles wost of North Platto.
18th, A. H. Turpon goneral farm salo
10 miles northeast of North Platto.
Land and Stock Sale.
On March 9, 1920, Mrs. Bartholo
mew & Son will hold a stock and
land salo, 1120 acres of land, in Sec
2, T. 1C, R. 32, and Sec. 3G, T. 17, R.
32, locnted 12 miles south of Tryon,
20 miles nortwest of North Platto
and 2V4 miles wost of Tryon mall
route. Now is tho tlmo for those In
terested to look this land over, whllo
tho snow is oc, as It will bo sold upon
tho above dato regardless of the
weather. 102tf
ROSE ABOVE HUMBLE STATION
Thomas Brltton a Curious Anomaly
In English Social Life of Tim
of Queen Anno.
One of the most curious anomnllea
of the social life of London during
tho time of Queen Anne called the
Augustan age because of Its great
literary men was a retail dealer In
coal, named Thomas Brltton, who was
buried in Clerkenwell churchyard,
London, on October 1, 1711. He exer
cised a humble craft, und occupied
a habitation and wore a garb corres
ponding in plainness to his trade, nnd
yet this singular man contrived by
his various talents, and more especial
ly his musical tastes, to assemble
around him the most aristocratic com
pany In London, niwl to be admitted
into their society on equul terms. Ac
cording to the practice of (he time, he
sold coal )n small quantities, deliver
ing It himself ench morning. It Is re-
lated that having finished his rounds,
he joined a distinguished company
that met each Saturday at one of the
booksellers to discuss literature nnd
exchange opinions respecting the lat
est books. This company contained
such distinguished nnd powerful per
sons as the duke of Devonshire nnd
the earls of Oxford, Pembroke, Sun
derlnnd and Wlneholsca. Brltton's
house in Aylesbury street, Clerken
well, was the meeting place of leaders
in the fashionable society of London.
On the ground floor was the ware
house for coal, and nbove, reached by
breakneck stairs from the outside,
was a low narrow room, In which the
musical coalman entertained his grand
and elegnnt guests. A portrait of this
remnrkablc man Is In the British
museum.
NOTHING UNREAL ABOUT THIS
Only an Idealist Would Have Ex
pected Anything El6e From tho
Modern Gilded Youth.
Editor George Horace Lorlmer wns
talking In u Philadelphia club about
realism.
"I've got no time for renllsts," he
said, "because they paint human na
ture worse thnn It Is. Here's a typ
ical realist story for you:
"A pretty girl was engaged to two
young men simultaneously, and one
evening the parlor maid came to her
nnd said In a scared voice:
"'Oh, Miss Bessie, them two gents
whnt you're engaged to has called to
gether, and somehow they've found
out nbout both engagements.'
"The protty girl threw her cigarette
Into the lire pettishly.
"'What the dickens shall I do?' she
exclaimed.
"But the parlor mnld smiled Joy
fully.
" 'I'll tell you what to do, Miss Bes
sie,' she said. 'I'll go downstairs and
say you're crying In your room because
your pop has lost all his money. Then
you can be engaged for keeps to the
gent what stays.'
" 'That seems n good plan," said the
pretty girl, and she lit another clga
retto and waited.
"Tho maid was gono nbout three
minutes. Than she returned with a
frightened look on her white face.
" 'Miss Bessie, both on 'era has
gone,' she said."
A Preacher Fisherman.
Ho couldn't get rich prenchlng, so he
gave It up and went fishing. After a
season's work with a salmon fishing
crew be had enough money to buy
tickets to Norway for his wife, their
four children and himself. Now Rev.
H. B. Nyoen, former pastor of tho
Norwegian Baptist church of Tacoma,
Wnah., Is on his wny to Norway whore
ho says preaching Is more lucrative
than in America.
Ills desire for money was duo en
tirely to his longing to return to Nor
way. When his earnings as a fisher
man were sufficient to buy the tlckots
he was willing to quit fishing. He will
go to Harad, Norway, where ho will
receive as pastor about $1,500 a year,
with house and fuel. Ho recolvod only
$800 from his little church In Tacoma.
PROGRESS OK STATE AND
FEDERAL AID ROADS
Thmo Lincoln Journal says: j
Up to dato nearly a million dollars'
only of tho ten nnd a half millions!
available during a flvo years' torm
havo boon exuendod by tho state blub-1
way department on tho roads of tho
Btatc. With tho opening of spring,'
howovor, tho number of contracts will
bo multiplied nnd 1920 will see vast,
activity scattered all over tho statist
mat time most surveys nnd other
preliminaries will have been complet
ed, i
Nobraska now has thirty-one feder
al aid projocta undor construction, at'
an estimated cost of S2.885.000. of
hlch tho federal government will nav
$1,352,000. A hundred and twenty-one1
projects havo been submitted by tho
stato highway nt an estimated cost of
$8,075,821, of which tho govornmont is
called to pay nearly four millions. Of
theso tho govornmont has approved,
projects totallnu $2.4,71.000. PlanH.
specifications and estimates havo been
form heat, with regulation for three different tem
peratures. It means comfort for those who use a
sleeping porch or sleep in a cold room.
North Platte Light
& Power Co.
H jAl
We Buy and Sell
Obtain our Prices.
THE HARRINGTON MER. CO.
INCORPORATED 1887.
Mutual Building and Loan
Association,
Of North Platte, Nebraska.
RESOURCES OVER ONE
The Association has unlimited funds at its command to
assist in the building or purchase of homes for the people pf
North Platte. If you are interested, the officers of this
Association will render every assistance and show you how
easy it is to acquire your own home.
T. C. PATTERSON, BESSIE F. SALISBURY,
President. Secretary.
Winter Courses
University of Nebraska
School of Agriculture.
January 26 to Febr. 20, 1920.
GENERAL AGRICULTURE : Belter Farming Methods: study of
seed selection, crop rotation, soil tlllago; Llvo Stock Farming: judg
ing of cattle, hogs, shoop and horses. Caro and foodlng of llvo stock.
Diseases of Animals and riunts; Growing of Fruits and Vegetables;
Poultry Raising for Profit, - t --.. v
DAIRYING A Practical Trailing In tho ossoutials of tho dairy busi
ness; Selection and caro of Dairy Cuttle, feeding, housing and man
agoment;lluttcr Making, chooso making, marketing of dairy products;
Milk Testing, preparation of milk for markot.
JtUJtAL ECONOMICS Farm A counting, bookkeoplng, farm records;
Farm Organization, farm equipment, cropping systems; Marketing,
grain exchanges, co-oporatlvo organization.
For for agricultural coursos $8.00.
AUTOMOMLES AND TRACTORS Courso opens January 5, Four
weeks; SI idonts enter ovory Monday. Instruction for tho Farmer who
hnndls his own machines; Lectures and Shop Work on onglnos, igni
tion, transmissions, differentials, carburctoors, etc. Practice In opera
tion, repair and caro of tractors; New ilulldlng, splondld equipment, ox
port instructors. Feo f 10.00. 'JMt.Ctt-t
Minimum Ago Limit 18 Year.
For further Information address,
PRINCIPAL, SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE,
. University Farm, Lincoln, Nhbraskn.
submitted on forty-four projects, es
timated to cost $3,535,000, of which
tho government's share Is $1,630,000.
Thirty project agreotnonts hnvo boon
oxecuted, which cull for $2,071,000 ox
pondlturc, of which tho government's
shnro Is $1,245,000.
Tho road betfeon North Platte and
Sutherland Is one of fifteen projects
thnt nro announced to bo fifty per
cont complofced.
:o::
Tho Bank of Lincoln County at Hcr
shoy has Installed a $1200 manganese
burglar proof safe.
S. J. Koch has received a commis
sion from tho stato grand master to
Install I. O. O. P. officers nt Hershey
Brady and North Platto.
Mooro & Loypoldt, of Horshoy, last
week sold 190 head of whlto faco cnt
tlo to a South Omaha Ann. They
wolghed 900 pounds each and brought
a fancy price
::o:;
When in North Platto stop at the
Now Hotel Palnco and Cafo. You will
ho treated well. C8tf
HEATING PAD
Every family needs an
electric pad. In case of
gf sickness there is nothing
like the continuous, uni
MILLION DOLLARS.
Gamble with Springer
TDK CHAIN SYSTEM
No. 1, 220 North Locust, l'hone 203.
No. 2, 11C East II Street, Phone 400.
No. .1, (121 East Fourth. Flione 701.
No. I, 824 West Third.
If You Don't Want to buy
Genuine
Oleum Baunscheidtii
for your own use, buy it for
tho children and be ready for
Colds, Croup and
Pneumonia
Ask any one who has used this
medicine as to its merits.
KI HMKGEL, Agont,
Route 1
North Platte.
Notlco of Petit ion.
Bstato No. 1715 of Joaoph J. Bowkor
doceased, la tho County Court of
Lincoln County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nobraska, To all per
sons interested In said Estate, tako
notlco that a petition hns boon filed
for tho appointment of Annlo C.
Kramph as adminlBtrntrix of said os
tato, which has boon Bet for hearing
herein on Vnnuary 30, 1920, at. 9
o'clock n. m.
Dated December 31, 1919.
(SEAL) WM. II. C. WOODHURST,
JGJ23 County Judge.
Notice of Petition.
Eatato No. 171 G of ChriBtlna Cohngon
docoascd, in tho County Court of
Lincoln County, Nobraska.
Tho Stato of Nobraska. To all por
Bons intorosUed in said estate tako
notlco that n petition has been filed
for tho appointment of Tonnosseo M
Cobagen as administrator of said os
statto, which has boon set for hearing
herein on January 30, 1920, at 9
o'clock a. m.
Dated January 3, 1920.
(SEAL) WM. II. C. WOODHURST,
JGJ23 County Judgo
NOTICE OF SALE.
In tho District Court of Lincoln Coun
ty, Nebrnskn.
Paris M. Sporry, Plaintiff, .vs. Maggio
Sperry, Dulclo Wolfe, Wron Yost
Maudo Morrisslon, Lota. Sporry.John
Sperry, Lesllo Sporry, Huth Sporry,
Grace Sperry, Morle Sperry nnd Bud
Sperry, DofondantB. '
Notlco is hereby given, that In pur
suance of a decree of tho District
Court mado und entered in tho abovo
entitled notion on tho 24th day of Do-
comber, 1019,, tho undersigned Reforoo
duly appointed in Bnid cause, nnd hav
ing takon tho oath proscribed by law
and having given tho bond required by
law and tho Court, which was duly
approved by tho Court, I, Oro E. El
dor, tho said Roforeo will offor at pub
lic auction nt tho East front door of
tho Court Houhq of tho county of Lin
coln, In tho Stato of Nobraska, to tho
hghest blddor for cash in luind tho fol
lowing doscrlbod iproporty by, tho said
docroo ordored to bo sold, to-wlt:
Tho North Wost Quarter, tho North
East Quartor, tho "West Half of tho
South West Quartor and tho East Half
of tho South East Quartor of Section
Twonty-Two in Township Fourteen,
North, Rnngo Twonty-EIght, Wost of
tho 6th Principal Morldlan.
Said Bale will bo hold and said prop
erty offored for salo aB aforesaid at 2
o'clock p. m. on Monday, February 2,
1920.
Dated this 29lh day of Docombor,
1919. O. E. ELDER,
d10 j Roforeo.
Attachment Notice.
William Adair will tako notlco that
on tho 10th Oay of Doccmboh, 1919,
Paul G. Moyor.n Justice of thoPoaco of
Lincoln County, Nobraska, issued an
Order of Attachmont for tho sum of
$8,00, in an notion ponding beforo him,
whoreln Gilbert W. Barton Is plaintiff,
and William Adair is defendant; that
proporty of tho dofondant, consisting
of a trunk of wearing apparel, station
ery, and notions, has boon attached
undor Bald order.
Said cause was continued to tho 26th
day of January, 1920, at 11 O'clock a. m
GILBERT W. BARTON,
d23-3 Plaintiff.
Attachment Notice.
William Adnir will tako notlco, that
on tho 12th day of Docombor, 1919,
Paul G. Moyor, a Justice of tho Poaco
of Lincoln County, Nobraska, issued
an order of attachmont for tho sum of
$10.00, in an action ponding boforo him
whoreln Freeman B. Johnson is plain
tiff and William Adair Is defondant,
that proporty of tho dofondant, con
sisting of a Ford dollvory car, has
boon attached undor said order. Said
causo was continuod to tho 2Gth day
of January, 1920, at 10 o'clock a. m.
FREEMAN B. JOHNSON,
123-3 Plaintiff.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estato No. 1697 of John Rylander, do
coascd in tho County Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nobraska, ss: Creditors
of said estato will tako notlco that tho
tlmo limited for presentation and filing
of claims against said ostato Is April
30. 1920, and for sottlcuiont of said es
tato la Docombor 19, 1920; that I will
sit at tho county court room in said
county, on January 30, 1920, nt 10
o'clock a. m., and on April 30, 1920, at
10 o'clock a. in., to rocolvo, oxamino,
hoar, allow, or adjust all olalms and
objections duly filed.
(SEAL) WM. II. O. WOODIIURST,
u23jlS County Judge.
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