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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1920)
enu-$Bccklu Subline. IltA L HAWS, Editor ntid Publisher subscription hates: Ono Vcnr by Mnll, In iulTiuico..$t.7fi Ono Year by Carrier, in ndrnnco, $-'.00 Entered at tho North Platte, Nebraska Postoffico as Second Class Matter. ritnar, jam'ahy nm, mo. i.uokixo hackwakh. -trill a Ju With this Ihhuo Tho Tribune elosoe 1Ui thirty-fifth year Just ono-halt tho biblical span of man's life. For tho first five months of Tho Tribuuo's ex istence tho present publisher was tho factotum of tho office and then pur chased a half lntorest, and at tho end of a. llttlo loss than llvo yours bucamo tho solo ownor and haw continued as uch consecutively for thirty yars. Thoso thlrty-llvo years of newspa per work has had Its hiiiHoh and tears, coupled with perhaps moro "grlof" than any other line of business. Hut possessed of a strong constitution and blessed with over prcsont good health, tho worries resulting from tho sins of omission and commission havo ucvor sot heavily, upon him, even In tho drouth years and panicky porlods, . when with many others ho scarcoly know from whenco would come tho money for tho next meal. Tho Trlbuno mado Us advent when Lincoln county had Just begun to bo populated with hardy homosteadorH; prior to that tlmo It was largely a cattlo growing country, and tho fow who had attempted to till tho soil as a means of Hvllhood had not mot with Pronounced success. Tho rush of bomoBtcndors bogan In 1885 and con tinued for several subsequent years and tho country, especially that por tion south of tho river, became- dottod with sod houses. Land was brolton out luvlshly and for two or three years the crops grown wero such as lead tho homostcaders to bollovo that they had cast their lot In tho Land Hountlful. In fact tho section sur rounding Wallaco was termed "Egypt" by reason of tho apparent richness of tho soil. Hut hopo among tho home steaders was short lived, for there camo a cyclo of dry years when ab solutely nothing was grown In tho way of farm produce: many of tho homostcaders deserted their land and with a team of poor horsos hitched to a covorod wagon containing tholr fam lllos and all tholr wordly possessions wended tholr way back to tholr "wlfo'H folks," wherever that might bo to tho eastward. In all parts of tho county tho dosorted homos wero to bo soon But not all tho homosteadors dosorted tholr holdings; thoro wero a lot of determined fellows who had faith In tho futuro of the country and thoy stuck, and In overy lnstnnco so far as Tho Trlbuno irorsonally knows, the follows who remained through thoso troublous and trying years made a winning by so doing. Many of our most prosperous fanners and stock mon today uro the follows who hall tho nervo to stay. Quito a fow In or dor to keep tholr frmllloH from starving or freezing may havo ac copted portions of utoto anil county aid In ono or two puHVulnrly bad years, but thoy wcathore! fie gale an aro now tho possessors rf broad acres and flno flocks, llvo In homos possess ed of modern conveniences and are happy and contented In tho post-mo rldlau of life. In January. 1885, tho area covorod by homos in North Plntto was loss than ono-llfth that of today south o Third street there woro a fow, but very fow homes; thoro woro only, fow housos west of the 500 block on Front, Sixth, Fifth. Fourth and Third and east of Dowoy llvo blocks covorod tho home area. Scattored and com piratlvoly fow wero tho homes north oi tho track, and North Locust street as a business section was unknown So far as wo are now able to recall there Is not now a man in business who was so engaged in 1885, tho con isolldatlou of tho Field and Uirg luin her yards a short tlmo ago tuklnit out ,of business W. W. Dirge, who opuned a lumber yard about four years prior to Tho Tribuuo's birth and continued 1'. H. MoEvoy had a Jowolry, gun and tobacco storo. Herman Otton, father of Will Otton, wns ownor of tho Star Clothing House (the Star has nover lout Its name). James Helton had a hardware and furniture store, Con way & Wiggins were hardware deal ers, there was a Famous clothing store which in February of that year was moved to Gothenburg by A. Holz mark; A. E. Huntington conducted n restaurant, Cash & Iddlngs handled lumber and coal, T. J. Foloy conducted tho big drj goods storo of the town at tho corner ot Sixth and Dowoy I tho latter street thon being known as Spruce) ; Louie Kramer had a dry goods storo In the room now occu pied by Dixon, and 12. Welncchenk was alwo In the dry goods business. Tho town was well supplied with sa loons, tho most notable of which wero Lalng's on Front street, J. C. Hupfor in tho frame building whero tho Mc Donald bank now stands and Hill Tucker In a frame building on land now covered by tho First National building. Mrs. A. H. Gillott con- uctod a hotel known as tho Hlnman House on Front street between Dewey and Locust, J. C. Fedorhoof wns pro prietor of tho Nebraska House on oast Front street on lnnd now covered by tho Palace Hotel, and Cash & Iddlngs rurt the U. P. Hotel. At that tlmo Judge II. M". Grimes was roglstor of tho U. S. land office, and tho lending aw firms wore Shannon & Church nd Hinman & Nosbltt, No North latte physician of today practiced In thoso days. Among the grocers were Wm. Grady and T. J. Foley. And as havo passed tho buslnoss mon olthor by removal eisewnoro or by the summons of tho sllont messen ger so havo passed hundreds of tho men and womon who wore Identified with tho civic, tho church and tho so cial llfo of North Platto. A number of thoRo mon and womon who havo gono wero classed among tho piofieers of the west; thoy helped blaze tho path for modem civilization; the transfor mation of a wild and wooly west Into a land of culturo and refinement. Tho plat of ground on tho northwestern limits of tho city, whoso area Is con stantly being lncrensod, as woll as tho plat south of tho rlvor, bear mute ovldenco of thoso hundreds who havo left us, many of whom wo will evor re member becauso thoy, wero our friends woro our friends In tho days when frlondBhlp seemed to mean moro than It does today. To thoso of us who havo lived that half of man's span of llfo In North Plntto should como this thought: Have wo by our living benefitted oth ers; navo wo neon oi rem sorvico to tho community In which wo havo lived? ::o:i Mailt Loan". The federal farm loan bnnks have desldod that hereafter not moro than ono hundred dollars an ncro may bo loaned on any land, ovon in case? whero the actual Bales are recorded and the land brought as high as three or four hundred dollnrs. In accordance with this .ruling and supplementary to It tho rule is mado tlint where ,i fnrm sold within a year rt it rcusidornbly enhanced prlco, the prlco of the sale no.xt previous Is to be taken by the appraisers In fixing the rmount of tho loan asked. The Catholic girls club met Wed neidny evening at tho homo of Miss Msrie Stack. Tho evening was devoted to cards. Miss Vaunlta Hayes winning first prlzo pud MIim Edna Sullivan the socond. Assisting hostesses wero the Misses Ella McGovern, Marie Schatz and Dorothy Hubbard. W. P. Moss and family loft yoster day for Carlsbad, N. M.. whoro Mr Mobs, who for. some time past has boon omployod as watch maker at th Dixon Jowolry storo, will engago In tho photographic business. :o:: ' The Flrt Presbyterian Church There will bo special services at the 11 a. m. hour. Evening worship at 7: HO p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. The men lire invited to come and Join tho 'pastor's class. They, havo Just taken up "Stewardship" or "Money tho Acid Tost." ::o:: Episcopal Church. Holy communion 8 n. in. Church school and bible class 9:45 Still The nig Drive against the Hifjli Cost of Woman's Apparel Is now at its height at BLOCK'S. We have been selling more Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Furs, etc., since this Great JANUAVY CLEAN SWEEP SAL E started than at any sale ever held in this Greater Woman's Store. People from far and near thronged our store daily and bought liberally. Why shouldn't they buy here Bargains such as we are offering during this SALE would tempt a miser. A Dollar spent here now buys about double the amount it ever bought at ANY' SALE. There arc plenty more HeautlfuIGarmeiitsleflhereatthe.se little prices, and if you are still to buy your winter outiil don't delay, come right in now while the picking Is at its best. Read a few ot the many Money Savers awaiting You at Block's Sale Ladies Suits at One-half Price Your unrestricted choice of any Fall and Winter Suit in the store exactly at Half Price. Plush and Cloth Doliman Coats at One-Third Off. $40.00 Coats now $2(.7 $45.00 Coats now - $30.00 $60.00 Coats now $10.00 $75.00 Coats, now $30.00 150 Cloth Coats 150 AT lTN HEARD OF LOW PItlCES Coats up to $33.75 now $1S.75 Coats up to $40.00, now $24.75 Coats dp to $55.00, now $3 1.75 Coats up to $75.00, now $14.75 Furs! Furs! Wool and Silk Skirts 20 per cent off. 2 groups of dainty silk waists, regular values up to $11.50, while they last $5.0$ and $7.75. Thousands of dollars worth of depend able Furs, in sets or separate scarfs and muffs at a straight discount of 25 per cent off. the regular price. WOOL SERGE AND FLANNEL jriDDJES 20 per cent off. Bath Robes made of Blankets at 1 heavy Beacon 20 per cent off Regular Price- 300 Dresses . 300 of every description, in serge, tricotine, tricolette, jersey, satin, taffeta and Georgette, reduced to prices within the reach of all. Dresses up to'$25.00, now $14.08 Dresses up to $35.00, now $19.9S Dresses up to $40.00, now $24.75 Dresses up to $57.75, now $.14.75 Dresses up to $75.00, now $44.75 Girls' Coats and Dresses, sizes 2 to 14, at a straight discount of 20 per cent off . Regular Price. SILK AND WOOL SWEATER COATS 20 per cent off Regular Price. Knitted Wool Cap and Scarf Sets, regu lar values up to $3.75, sale price 98c, $MS and $1.98. This sale for cash only no approvals, no refunds every sale must be Final. -.HIEEI LADIES' OUTFETTESMG STORE. North Platte and Columbus, Neb. Mailorders promptly filled and sent any where post paid. If not return at our ex-pense. consocutlvoly until the morgor of tlmi'1, two yurds. In January, 1885. there voru two bunks, both private, tho Hank of Clias. McDonald and tho North Platto bank of which W. H. Beach & Co. woro tho ownorH. Thoro woro two druggists, J, A. Lo Fils In a framo building where Morning prayer and sornion 11 a. m. Church school on north Hide 3 p. m It. O. MACKINTOSH. Rector. o House For Sale Strictly modorn G room house with pnriHffl nnrimr lnt nn nnst liMfth Alfan me noxaii is WB t?ihi, Annw inns nt ....... i t n nu. ...i.... i. ' v . " - !' - iu luuinuu, unit ji. vj. .Rv!.. uir FfUl or phono IUh1 1155. latter occupying tho room on Front ::o:. street oast of tho Prater drug storo". Fur Coats and Robes. Later Gray & Co. opened a drug store, "Wo tako ordora for tanning furs 11. II. Illakosly, and 10. M. Day wero and hides for coats and robos and for tho village photogrnphors, J. F. tho making of coata and robos from bchmalzrled conducted a cigar fac- furs and hides. Coats reltnod and re tory and storo, II. MacLoan and Theo- paired. doro Elrdam woro tho Bhoomakera, 91tf L, LIPSII1TZ. First Lutheran Church. Morning subject at, 11 o'clock, sub ject "Tho Childhood ot Jesus." Ev ening worship at 8 o'clock, subject "Speaking with tho Spirits of Our Dead." Sunday school at 9:45. A cor dial christian awaits you at all ser vices. HEV. C. I KOCH, Pastor. Tho Lutheran Brotherhood wm meei next Monday, night with Mr. and Mrs. Hurry 0. Johnson, 121" ivest i-ourm street. Mr. and Mrs. unas. uiem win assist in tho entertaining. All men of tho church and tholr friends are invited. ::o:: .Miners Kntify Agreement. j Tho United Mino Workers of Amer ica in convention at Indianapolis Wed- j nesday ratified tho action of tno in-1 tornatonal officers in accepting i-rem-dent Wilson's proposal to end tho coal strlko on a 14 por cent Increase basis and a commission to draw up a new wugo agreomont. Tho vote was taken Just boforo noon after Acting President Lewis had mado a plea for ratification. The vote was taken on tho motion by President Murray, of the Pennsylvania Minors' organization, that tho report of the tomattonal officers In accepting Presl voto was 1,039 for ratlllcatlon to 221 against. ::o:: Christian Sclonce sorvico Sunday 11 a. m. Wednesday evening meetings; overy week at 8:00. A cordial invi tation is extended to all to attend these sorTlcos, Building & Loan build ing, room 25. Higglns Also "Hoars." Editor Tribune: We read in The Tribune of January 2d: "Lincoln county autoists are roaring about their high auto licens es," and aro consoled by this bit of in Icrrr.ation: "Ho,wever as this license gc U v.T.rds tho Improving of tho roads of tho county, and Is, therefore, a direct benefit to autoists, wo really can't say that the owners have much of a roar." In these times of good roads camouage. It would appear only censes going for the "direct benefit of Lincoln county roads only one-fourth of such licenses goes to the "benefit of Lincoln county roads." Whether the other three-fourth go to the "ben eht of swivel chair roads boosters, we know not. The average Lincoln county auto owner and taxpayer can not understand why lie should pay taxes to build roads, pay license to tiso thoso roads, three-fourths of .vMch licenses disappear In. thin air. Thoy can't understand as a matter of reasonable that the taxpayer should justice why they, should pay such II "roar. ' censo to use their own roads, while Instead of Lincoln county auto II-' others who pay neither taxes nor li cense, should have tie free use of such roails with heavy autos that make continual repairing necessary Lincoln county taxpayers want good roads, not just one good road. JONATHAN HIGGINS. ::o:: Dixon's grind their own lenses. Try their service tho next time you break your3. Just take the pieces to them Clearance Sale. 20 per cent off on all 1919 wall pa per. Now is the time to have your papering done before tho spring rush. Phono Red 1G2. P. O. DEATS. lOltf ifwr hWKwmur uMtmmn suit a t4MAtm. ale One More Week The Four Days of our Clearance Sale has been the most successful in the History of our business career due to the foot that under these condit ions of the H. C. L. the values that we are giving are real, and we have de cided to give the people the benefit of one more week of our Clearance Sale. When we say reduction it is one in every sence of the word. Big price cuts in every department. The balance o our bolt goods go at give away prices as we are discontinuing handling thiu class of merchandise. Every practical woman should take advantage of thosq sale prices. Remember one more week sale on all merchandise. Sale Closes, January 17, 1920. E. I. Tramp & Sons', Ready-to-Wear. ifTiiian.if. T jiT.iiniriii i.iuii.iiia. .1.. TOE UNIVERSAL CA Don't Depend on Spring Delveries Spring deliveries of Ford cars have never been certain, and they should not be de pended upon. Demand has always been greater for Ford cars than the supply or pro duction. So. if you would bo sure of having a Ford car, buy it now while deliveries aro possible. Don't wait even next month Is an uncertainty. Only a limited, specified number of enrs has been allotted to this territory. That al lotment cannot bo Increased, because tho demand all over the country Is greater than tho supply or production. Get your order now, and you will be one of those who Is sure of a Ford car out of our allotment. It's first come first served. AH ardors ae filled in rotation. So, if you would be forehanded, If you would bo cortaln of having a Ford car when you want It then you will buy a Ford car now. A signed order with us is your protection. It Is the rosult of tho wisdom of looking ahead. If you buy a Ford car now, don't think you havo to "storo" It. The Ford is a car mado to serve Its owner for business or pleasure throughout tho eiitlro year. Ford own ers have long stneo come to recognlzo the fact It Is no longer popular to "lay-up your car for the winter. Buy a Ford car now. and use It now. "HI Ford Touring 00.00 Kurd Roadster $575.00 Ford Sedan $875.00 Ford Counelet $750.00 Ford Track $55)0.00 These prices with starter except truck, F. O. B. Detroit. Insist on Genuine Ford Parts. HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO. Authorized Ford Sales and Service.