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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1920)
fllltttf V t 1 z.a si Cttlt- THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. NORTH NATTE, NEB., JANUARY 23, 1920. No. A tkottkit leaves town um)i:k financial cloud Tho Tribune regrets to chronicle the business failure of Clydo M. Trotter And that his affairs aro In such shape that ho did not have tho nerve to face bis creditors and that he has loft for parts unknown. While It has been known that Mr. Trotter's affairs wore In bad shape, largely bocuuso ho was doing a big buslnos3 In tho auto lino in this city and as a hay grower and cattlo feeder at Urudy, without being the possossor of any capital to speak of, and that he was handicapped by the Immense sums he necessarily had to pay Interest on his loans, yet It was thought that he might eventually pull through. IJut Instead of getting out from under his burden of Indebtedness) liabilities Increased until he realized that ho was hopolessly Involved and ho gave up the tho fight In flight. The climax catno Tuesday morning when Mr. Voss of Omaha, a brother of Mrs. Trotter, arrived In town with a letter from Trotter which was written last Saturday ovenlng, mailed at tho Omaha depot and which ho redelved Monday In which Trotter stated that - . he had become hopelessly Involved and tliat ho was leaving for tho Lord only knew where, If tho authorities wanted him that they would probably get him, and nsked that Mr. Voss go to North Platte and save what he could out of the wreck for Mrs. Trotter. Mr. Voss spent Tuesday and Wednesday In town and while hero learned that outsldo of her lawful Interest In the home, Mrs. Trotter's prospects of getting a penny of salvage from tho wreck was ex tremely slight. Mr. Voss returned to Omaha Wednesday afternoon. Tho amount of Trotter's liabilities aro not at this timo fully known, but chattel mortgages placed on file in the county clerk's office since the crash camb aggregate over $100,000 with others yet to be filed. Tho valuo of the securities named In those mort gages Is problematical. All but two cover new or second hand cars and auto accessories. Of tho two excep tions one mortgage of $15,000 is so cunad by 500 tons of hay for which he had made a bill of salo, and the other is secured by cattle. Tho largest creditor Is Henry Hupfer of this city whoso mortgages total $17,150, while other big creditors are the Gothen burg State Bank, tho Farmers' State Bank of Gothenburg, the First Nation al Bank, of this city, the City Safe Ebposlt Co., of Omaha, and tho Pow ell Supply Co., of Omaha. Tho mort eagoe. held-ny-theso six. concerns to tal $77,0Q0,r.vfcw 4 Since; liSyliooir Trotter had Jlvcjl in Lincoln county, and as a young man was first employed 'as school teacher, later elected cotmty superintendent of schools, and following this was cashier of a bank of Brady. As a banker ho was unsuccessful, and relinquished thp position to engage in the auto business In Brady. About four years ago he came to this city and opened a sales room and as a salesman was energetic and sold many cars, but apparently on account of taking in so many made but little money on ho cars he second hand cars on the deals. Fatally Burned Miss Florence Hoover of Blgsprings was fatally burned Saturday morning i at the Paul Betcher homo east of Co- zad. Miss Hoover was teaching near Darr and boarded at tho Betcher home. In attempting to start the fire with kerosene, her clothing became ignited and she wi.s so seriously burn ed that her death roulted. She died at tho depot at Cozad -at eight o'clock Saturday morning while waiting for Xo. 19. on which she was to be taken to tho hospital at North ; 1'iaue.- -uouioiiuurg iiiuupenueiii. Take advantage of our Great Stock m Hi m ! m Save By Buying Now Sale Positively Closes This Week. Plenty of Bargains left for Every one. Edwards-Reyn For Men ltAM)A NOT ONE OF SEVEHAL SI'Sl'ECTS HELD Tho offorts to npprohend Uandn, the Mexican wanted on tho charge of kill ing the North Plntto pollco officers have In no way boon relaxed, and the man hunt Is ns vigorous as at tho start In n number of plnces Mexicans havo olthor boon arrested and held for Investigation or hav6 been placed un der surveillance. Up to Inst evening however, nono of the men placed un der arrest had proven to bo Uanda. Gun Hyers, of Lincoln, has been In teresting himself in the hunt for Itnndn, and It was he who wont to Donvor to Investigate the suspect. Hyers wont through from Denver to Grand Island yesterday morning In tending to stop at tho latter place and look ovor the Mexican who has been held there. From there ho expected to go to Omaha to look over a Mexi can who the police bellevo is Uanda The Omaha officers seemed cortaln yesterday that tho man they were holding was tho Mexican wanted. Sheriff Salisbury wired the officers to look for a wound scar which it Is inn f ,8B ?n ono, of j)a"dil' lint llti trt lnoT ni'aiilnfT liiwl il-iw but up to last evening had received no reply to his message. ::o:' .Mis. Dixon Entertains Mrs. Harry Dixon was hostess at n rooeptlon from three to six o'clock yesterday afternoon, Miss Dow and Mrs. Frank Con 1 in, of Omaha, and Mrs. Rolf Halllgan being the honor guests. A color scheme of pink and white was carried out with roses and tho samo applied to the refreshments. Mrr. H. S.White and Mrs. A. F. Stroitz received in tho hall, and Mrs. B. F. Seoborger and Mrs. W. H. McDonald presided in hto k dining room Assisting tho latter wore Mrs. J. J. Halllgan, Mrs. Chas. Dixon and the Misses Jnnet McDonald, Alma Wal temnth and Louiso Ottenstcin. Or. Fenner Brings Iliid0. Dr. Harold Fenuer arrived from the east the early part of the week accom panied by a bride, having been mar ried last week to Miss Ruth Dixon, of DesMotnes. Mrs. Fennor was a social favorite In the Iowa city, and Is cor taln to become such in North Platte. Dr. ana Mrs. Fenner are "at homo" at 710 south Dewey street ::o:: Tho Great January Clearance Get tho Money for Pizer Sale is liable to bo called off any day, so don't put off attending now and save lots of dollars at THE LEADER MERCANTILE CO Crystal, Saturday and Mond lay. PAULINE FREDERICK IN "The Loves of Letty" a Dace from the book of overy girl's j life. And when it is all done and said, i i what Is moro interesting than the life of young people, Saturday Comedy A Popular Villian." Monday Comedy "His Wife's Friend. fSSS 12Y i a Hi the last days of Reduction Sale. Hi J Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi bFS Hi m Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi and Boys. Ms Co- FIDELITY KESEKVE AGENTS MEET IN CONVENTION Tho annual conforence of anents ot tho Fidelity Rosorve Company, our homo life Insurance organization, was held Tuesflay afternoon with about thirty agents and sub-ngonts present The afternoon was devoted to discuss ing tho agents' work ot tho past yonr the work of tho coming yuar, tho ex perience of tho agonta who hnva lon gost been In tho Hold for tho contpflny ami a school of instructions for tho agents whose oxpierlenco has been limited. At this meeting there wore piv.iout officer and directors of tho company and the ntterncon proved profitable as ell as piensent, i.o the o!vIeors and the age;its. In the evening a banquet of tho o:"Icial, directors, agents and a few Invited guests was hold at the Union Puclllc d'nlng room, covers being laid for forty. Following a splendid llve courso dinner served under the direc tion of the manager, and with F. H. Temple, of Lexington, ono of the direc tors, occupying tho chair of toiut nmstor, responses wore made by qulto a number of the agents and by others. In their responses the ngonU made statements of the amount of Insurance they would aim to write during the year 1920, and theso amounts aggrega ted somewhat over eight million dollars. From tho evident enorgy possessed by those agonts. coupled with their expressions of earnest be lief that the contracts put out by the Fidelity Company aro tho best In tho world, and tills backed by their work tho past year, would indicate that the agents will make good In the amount of tho business they hopo to write during tho year. Tho Fidelity Reserve was organized at Lexington seven years ago, and four years ago the home office was re moved to this city. The insurance wtitton by the company has doubled each year since organization, last year showing considerably more than a 100 per cent increase. The company by no means covers a local field; it lias ao.its In tho larger towns In the con trol part of the state and during the past year Invaded tho eastern part of the state with marked success. It is tho aim- to make tho company nation wide In its field of endeavor, and its growth since organization indicates thut within a few years such will be true. As a gu.-'st at the banquet Tho Trib uno man could not but notlco the character of tho agents. They aro a mighty clean cut looking bunch of y.oung men, and 'tho apiwircnt energy which they display in their work can not help but appeal to tho fellow who admires pep In the human make-up That the "boys" aro hustlers; that their heart Is in choir work, is ovi danced by their work of the past year and their promise tha they will do gronter things during 1920. : :o: . Deputy Will Assist Taxpayers In a letter to Tho Tribune. Geo. L Loomis, internal revenue collector says that a deputy collector who will assist taxpayers in making income tax returns will visit Lincoln county. Ho suggests that arrangements bo made for a room to work in and prefer a public place This deputy collector will be at tho following towns on tho dates designated: Paxton January 20th. Sutherland 27th. Hershoy 2Sth. North Platte January 29th, 30th 31st. Brady February 1th. I. 0 0. F.' NOTICE Colfax Encampment No. Z'.U I. 0. O vii will hold Installation of officer this Friday evening, January 2:d. All subordinate iiii'inbors nr most cor dially invited to attend- Following the installation there Mill be an oys ter supper J. GUY SWOl'E, Scribe. AT THE FRIDAY HOBS IN A HURRY WITH Win. Russell 2 reel Joe Martin Moskey, comedy ftiaiineo z:;ju p. m. ana 4:iu p m. SATURDAY Mary McLaren IN BONNIE BONNIE LASSIE AND Billy West HOT DOGS Afternoon Matlneo 1:45 and 4:10 p. m MONDAY Gladys Loslle IN MIDNIGHT BRIDE ALSO Last Chapter of "Elmo." Matinee 2:30 p. m. and 4:15 p. m SDN THEATRE. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Dow, of Omaha, Is a guost nt tho Hnrry Dixon homo, having ar- rlved yesterday morning. Dixon A; Son, Sight Specialists' Mrs. Allon, of Lincoln, is the guost of her daughter Mrs. M. L Ovor- streot. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Smith and daughter have returned from a visit nt Ilookford, 111., and are guoflts nt tliu Iloxlo home while tenrouto to Julos burg. Have music in your home. Kdfoon and Columbia phonograph. Dixon tliu jeweler. Strayed from 500 block on west Rlfth street, a whlto silk haired toy loQdle dog. Liberal reward for Infor- natlon lending to recovery. Phone Hl 21 S. The atork vlsltod the home of Dr. and Mrs. Shaffer yesterday and de posited an eight pound girl baby. The mother and daughter are reported to be doing nicely. The weather this morning is some- wlint. wtntrv fi olilllv tnnitinrnt.nrn. n light snow falling and a penetrating I ... . mi t. ... ' w inn. l no snow comes in accordance with the weather forecast of yostor day. A capacity house was present last ovsnlng nt tho presentation ot "Parlor Bedroom and Path. Tho play Is of tlio hilarious natur,o and tho audience smHod and laughod all the while. Cordova leather is considered the sterling of all leather goods. Seo Dxon's complete Uno. A civil servlco oxamlnatlon of ap- nllcants for tho nosltlon of nostmas- t4 at Sutherland will be hold at the fedorul building In his city February 18th. The nnnual compensation of tho Sutherland office is $1,500. Wedding announcement cars receiv-1 ed yostorduy stato that Mr. and Mrs Dewey Tnrkington will be at homo in Hot Springs, Ark., after February 15. At the time of the wedding Mr and Mrs. Tnrkington were undecided whfttlior their homo would be in North Platto or Hot Springs. Mrs. Guy Edis, who lives south of the city. Is at tho Fenner hospital suf fering from a badly burned throat. Mrs. Edis had been ill. and Mrs. John son, a neighbor, who was taking care of her. gavo her by mistake a spoon ful of lysol. Mrs. Johnson's mistake was excusnblo as thoro woro two bottles of liquid ot the samo color and tho bottles works of the santo size. "Tatfih Dixon's. wludoys, V , 'Jp' ::o:: -- T Has rhlros Heen "Jlarkwl I" Nick Chlros, who shot Vonzuelln, one of tho murderers of Officers Mo lomber and Uogors. has reason to be liovo that ho has been "marked" by the Mexican friends of tho man he shot. On two occasions Chlros lias been followed at night by Mexicans but has succeeded In keoping them at a respectful distance. Fearing at-1 tack Chlros made application for leavo to carry a weapon, which wus granted If attacked it is probable that Nick will get another Mex. ::o:: Twentieth t'entury Club Tho Twentieth Century Club will meet with Mrs. F. C. Plelstlckor, 221 west Second street on Tuesday after noon of next week, at three o'clock. Mrs. Catherlno Brown and Mrs. Mae Forbes will bo the assistant hostesses. The program, dealing with the Immi grant and what he is giving to Amorl ca, under the leadership of Mrs. C. Franklin Koch, promises to bo of un usual interest, MRS. STANLEY ORR, Press Chairman ::o:: Flu is Strong in Chicago. Influenza and pneumonia claimed 79 deaths In Chicago within tho 21 hour period ending 9 a. in. Thursday according to reports to tho health de partment. The number of now Influ enza cases mounted to 2,220. a now high mark. Pneumonia cises also In creased. 2.17 being roporftcd. Further spread of tho malady in this country was reported to tho ser vice, 93 now cases being listed In Kansas and 2.430 in 1C counties of northern Illinois. ::o:: Apple8 The car of apples that wore to be hero last weok arrived today. All choice apples In bushel boxos. Ganos, Ualdwln. Snitzenburg, Roman Renu- tles, AVlno Saps, Nowtons and Illack Twigs. Will bo sold trom tho car at $2.S5 per box. Come and get thorn. Special Kettle rendered lard. Drod beck's Meal MarkPt 8Ctf aw. Keith, Tonight. WILLIAM RUSSELL IN "Sacred Silence" 'J' reo men and a woman play tho gar - of llfo. Only one of thorn wins WHICH Sunshlno Couidy - The Roaming Bathtub. DIXON ELECTED PRESIDENT CimillEU OF COMMERCE At a mooting of tho board ot direc tors of tho Chatnboi of Commerce at noon yesterday tho offlco of prosldont to which C. M. Trotter wns oloctod r couple of weoks ago, was doclared vnV, cant and Harry Dixon oloctod to 1111 tho vacancy. Mr. Dixon hnd been vice president of tho organization, and his election to tho presidency loft a va cancy, which waa illlod by tho olectlon of John U. Edwards. Geo N. Glbbs was oloctod ns a mom bor of he board of directors to 1111 the existing vacancy. In the selection of Mr. Dixon tho dlrectcrs tnudo a wise choice, for his standing In the community, his enorgy as a progressive business man and tho Interest ho takes In city and county affairs adds weight to tho In tluonce of the organization. At yesterday's meeting tho directors mado plans for a big mooting tho early part of February which will be In the nature of a welcome to Mr. Mornn. who was recently selected as secretary of tho organization. Mrs. Wilson' A warded 7,o(M). The district court Jury Tuosduy ev ening brought In a verdict of sjevon thousand five hundred dollars in favor of Mrs. Wilson and ngainst tho General Hosltnl in an action wherein tho plaintiff sued for $15,000 dnmngos This caso was brought by Mrs, Wilson on tho chnrgo that ono of her foot hnd boon permanently crlpplod through treatmont sho had recolved at tho hospital about two yearn ago. Mrs. Wilson was represented by W. E. Shu man. Tho caso will probably bo ap pealed to tho higher court. :o:: Ycnzucllii's Condition Critical. Henry Vonzuolla, ono of the slayers of Officers Mccomber and Rogers and who has been confined in Jail, has but little hope of recovering from tho gun shot wound received at the hands of Nick Chlros. While he hangs on to I life tenaciously it is considered that I his future stay on earth is but abort. ::o:: The Great January Clearance Got tho Money for Pizer Salo Is liable, to 'bo called off any day, so don't put otf attending now and savo lots of dollars at THE LEADER MERCANTILE CO. ::o:; Christian Church Illble school at 9:45 a. in. Preaching at 11 a. m., subject "Far off Followers of Jesus." Preaching 7:30 p. m subject "Tho End of tho Commandment." :eiUaaUn.tore3Uiig .blblo schqnL ciass ror every coy tutu gin trom ono year old,uii to nlnety-nlno yoara.old. Como to bible school, Btay lohlrrch nnd como again In tho ovonlng. ::o:: Dlxons' grind tholr own lenses. Keith Theatre, Monday and Tuesday. MARGUERITE CLARK, the adorable IN "Come Out of the Kitchen" The sttigeplny in which Ruth Chatterton mudc such a hit. On the screen with Marguerite Clark, well use your own judgment, but we wouldn't advise you to miss it. I Ae Elastic Dime Is what you make of 10c when you buy "Mother Goose" Bread. i In no other article of food can you buy as much real nourishment for the money as in bread. ' Consider how much meat, potatoes, etc., you would get for ten or fifteen cents. Eat more bread and cut the cost of living. Sudman's "Mother Goose" Bread is a loaf of high food value. It has the true wheat flavor and does not crumble when cut which is a real test of good bread properly baked. "Mother Goose" is scientifically mixed in an electric dough mixer and baked in a modern brick oven which In sures a loaf with that delicious flavor as in "Mother Goosei" Order bread with your groceries. "Mother Goose" at 10c and "Sudman's Home Made" at 15c. "It's the flavor that counts." SUDMAN'S BAKERY, SUCCCKSSOU TO II. II. DICKEY. Phone 71 , fiOl Dowey Street. .WHY FINDS YENZUELLA AN D RAN DA (JUILTY The coroner's Jury which wns urn pnnolleil last Friday,, viowed tho re mains of tho dead offlcors and tlion took a recoas In hopes that the mur derer who OBcnpod would bo appre hended, convened In tho district court room Wednosday nnd hoard tho evi donco of the mon who woro In tho Chlros storo room nt tho timo tho shooting occurrod. Thojovidonco did not produco anything different in tho main from tho statements which havo previously appeared in those columns. Tho witnesses tostlllod that both Mexican hnd guns In their hands nnd belloved that each of them hnd tired shots nt the officers. After hearing the evldonco tho Jury rendered a verdict to tho effect that S. C. Meeombor nnd Georgo E. Rog ors camo to tholr death at tho hands of Henry Vonzuolla and Antonio Panda. ::o:: Chickon and wafl'los sounds mighty good to tho average man nnd woninn as well an' when tho Lutheran ladloa sorvo that class of supper in tho church basomont noxt Tuesday even ing they will undoubtedly havo a putronngo that will tax their accom modations. The Luthoran ladles havo boon sorving theso suppors for twenty or moro years and have established n reputation for serving chicken nnd wafflos in a worth whilo stylo. Tho losers of tho Indian card club ontortaincd tho winners nt a six courso diniior nt tho Pacific hotol Wednesday ovonlng. Potted plant and cnudlos wcro used as tablo decor ations. Tho dinner was followed by n 'theatre party at tho Sun. Mrs. D. T. Qulgloy, of Omaha, was the only out of town guost. Diamonds Dixon Diamonds. Keith, Saturday. "The Girl Alaska." Tho first and only photoplay ovor, mado on Alaskan soil. Tho Sunshine Comedy "The Rooming Bath Tub. V