Htetn..,.
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR..
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., MARCH 9, 1920.
No. 17
STANDARD OIL CO. PLAN
DISTRICT 1IKA1IQUAKTEHS.
Elsewhoro bids aro invited for the
buildings on tbo lot at tho corner of
Sixth and Locust streets recently pur
chased by tho Standard Oil Co., with
tho proviso that tho buildings must be
removed by April 1st. This can bo
token as an indication that tho Stan
dard Co. will soon begin tho erection
of a building. Just tho kind and Bizc
of tho structure to bo erected thoro
havo been difforent reports circulated;
tho ono most gonernlly circulated is
that It will be a sorvlco station solely.
However, Tho Tribune lias it pretty
straight that North Platto lias been
solected as district headquarters for
tho Standard Co., and that the North
Platto disrlct will comprise that part
of tho Btatc west of a line running
north and south of Lexington, nearlj
half the area of tho state. With tho
maintenance of district headquarters
here, a building of goodly dimensions
will bo necosary, for associated with
tho headquartors will bo twelve o:
fifteen men, somo of whom havo al
ready boon here looking over the
ground and inquiring Into tho possi
bility of getting houses in which to
llvo. In tho erection of tho building
tho service station, will of courso, bo
provided for. Monthly meetings of nil
tho salesmen in the district will be
held in this city, which will bring here
fifteen or twenty traveling men each
thirty days.
In conjunction with the'ostabllshln
'of headquartors here, tho supply sta
tion in tho east part of town will be
greatly enlarged, and North Platte
will become a general distributing
point for the district. It has been
stated that tho company's investment
in North Platto will not bo less than
two hundred thousand dollars and
that tholr business through tho local
banks will run into the millions each
year.
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For Snle.
Three room house and corner lot.
electric lights and water in house.
Plenty, of shade. Can give possesion at
once. 'Price $2,100 cash. Call Red
310 or at 221 South Walnut street.
STECHER
Champion Wrestling Pictures
The remarkable pictures o
wrestling championship title which was held at the
Madison Square Garden, New York, January 30
will be shoun for the first time in the
Sun
MORTH PLATTE, NEB.
.Wednesday
March 10 th
These pictures come direct from the first showing at the George
M. Co'hn Theatre, New York, where large houses aclaimed them
the most remarkable films of their kind ever offered to the public.
New York sport lovers are fairly wild ovor them.
Ernie Holmes in securing these matchless films
was put to an expense little short of $25,000.
Mr. Holmes is one of the best known and most popular
advocates for clean manly sport.
Delightful
to ride in.
Easy to
drive.
Curtains
open with
the door.
NASH
Call at our Show Room,
209 E. 6th, St.
Trices lu 1897.
Will Loypoldt, of Horshoy, in rum
maging through papers last weckt
camo across a letter which ho had re
ceived from his brother Dorsoy writ
ten Jan. 31, 1897. At that timo Dorsoy
was buying grain for a Horshoy dealer
and Will was living olsowhoro in tho
east. This letter was published in the
Horshoy Times last week and from it
wo tnko tho following rolatlvo to prices
that wore paid for farm produco at
that tlmo:
"I was out quite a lot this week in
the country buying grnln for olova
tor. I bought ton car loads at ten
cents a bushel. The freight Is going
up from 50 cents a hundred to GG
cents a hundred on tho U. P. road the
10th of February and wo wanted tc
ship what corn wo could boforo tho
freight raised. Wheat is HO cents r
bushel, oats 12, potatoes 25 cohts
a bushol, butter 12 cents, eggs 10
cents, hogs nre worth from $2.00 to
$2.75 a hundred. I bought ton hogs
Friday, at $2.G0 per hundred but it is
pretty hard to get them at this price.
Hay is only worth from $1.75 to $2.00
per ton."
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Luncheon Postponed.
Tho family luncheon announced foi
Thursday evening of this week by tho
Chamber of Commorco has been
postponed until Wednesday of
next week, March 17th. Tho luncheon
will bo hold in tho Masonic hall, which
seats a greater number than any other
placo in town, and will be served by
tho ladies of tho Christian church,
which insures a good meal.
Notice to tiio Public
The Chamber of Commerce Family
Luncheon has been postponed until
Wednesday, March 17th.
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Dixon's -optical department is equip
ped with the most up-to-date Instru-
i ments with which to make tho most
! careful examination of the human eye.
! Miss Martha Shrlver. clerk In the
county treasurer's office, spent Sun
day with her parents in Gothenburg.
Alfalfa hay for sale, third cutting.
Thos. E. Doollttle. Phone 782F022. 14-4
CADDOCK
tho match for" the worlds'
&
Thursday.
Theatre
What Pride and Joy
5 - PASSENGER $170o Delivered
COLORADO DRIVERS WILL
ENTER AUTO RACES
L. C. McQraw, who spent last wool;
in Colorndo in quest of auto drivers
for tho Fourth of July races in this
city, has returned and roports that u
number of Colorndo men havo prom
ised to mako entries. Thrco of tho
host known drivers in Denver will
strlvo to pull down tho big pursus
which havo been hung up; two speedy
men from Colorado Springs have
promised to bo hero, and two Puoblr
drivers said they would arrange their
dates so as to be hero July 4th.
nrinkley. of Donver, who has par-1
tlclpated -n several races on the ltcal :
track, is building a new ear and will
bo bore nrcuared to turn tho wheels i
faster than they have over been turn.
ed on tho local track.
Mr. McQraw oxpects to leavo the
latter part of this week for Sioux City
and DesMolnes to Interest Iowa driv
ors In the North Platte races. Ho ie
confident that ho can secure several
entries from those cities.
In Donver and other Colorado clticr.
he found that tho moot to bo held
here July 4th was well advertised and
that the size of the purses received
very favorable comment. .
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Krnl Estate Asscsments.
This Is tho year real estate will bo
re-assessed' and tho query is on what
basis will it bo assessed. Will farm
land be assessed at ono-flfth of tho
price at which It has been sold during
tho past eighteen months, or will the
selling price bo considered abnormally
high and a fair valuation bo taken as
a basis? If land is assessed at the
late selling price taxes will be increas
ed ono hundred per cent, and in some
cases more. We have in mind a tract
of farm land in Plant precinct that
in 191G was valued at $15 per acre
and assessed at one-fifth that sum
which within the past year sold fo
accepted as a basis of valuation and
tho assesed value placed at $15 per
aero, tho taxes -on that particular tract
of land would be increased 500 per
cent. And there are probably dozens
of like instances in the county.
Tho Tribune is not "knocking on
Lincoln county or Uie country at large
when it ventures the opinion that in
most instances land values aro ab
normally high that the price is high
or than can be maintained and the
owner make a profit from tho land if
he flcures uyo or six percent on his
4hvestnfonti..5,rL - f .
ylf Lincoln, county land is assessed
atotiq-fifth 'us selling prlco a "roar"
that will reach to heaven will be
made when the owners pay tholr
faxes.
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See Dancing Itastus in Dixon's win
dow, he dances all day,. Put your
order in now.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Honsolt, whr
had been visiting in Omaha, returned
homo yesterday moruing.
For Sale Residence on wost Second
street. Phone Bed 112S. 17tf
The Catholic Girls Club will meet
Thursday evening witli Miss Gertrude
Robhausen and will spend the evening
sowing for tho bazaar to be hold
shortly after Easter.
You aro Invited to call In and In
spect our lino of platinum and dia
monds. Dixon the Jeweler.
Tho ladies' aid society of tho Chris
tian church will meet in tho church
parlors Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock. Al members are asked to hi
present as Important buslnes Is to bo
acted upon. Also a flno lunch will
bo served. Mrs F. R. Elliott chair
man. Let us repair your broken glasses
while you wait, Clinton & Son. Op
ticians, t!
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Ask us for one of those
Rest-While-You-Ride Demonstrations.
UTO CO.
PIZKIt PAYS OVER $18,000
l-'OR ItLANKENIUJUG CORNER
Julius Plzor made a, further in
vestment in property in tho business
district yesterday when ho purchased
tho Blankonburg cornor at Sixth and
Locust streets for a consideration ex
ceeding $18,000. This Is an advance
of $G,000 over what tho proporty was
offered for about threo years ago.
Tho lot Is 70x132 foot.
Wo understand it is Mr. Pizer's in
tention to Improve tho property In
tho near futuro with a business build
ing that will bo a credit to the city ami
that ovenually the building wll bo oc
tup'ed by a rclnl store second to none
outside of Omaha..
Mr. Plzer also ourcliased yesterday
a. residonco and twelve lots In the
Cody Second Addition from Nick
Chlros. Ho will move to those lotr
tho buildings' on the corner lot lu
purohaseil
Those, added investments in city
property is evldonco of Mr. Plzor
faith In tlte futuro growth of North
(Platto, a' faith that more of us should
possess.
Try the Rexnll tlrst, it pays. 14tf
Mrs. J. W. Fltzpatrick has beer
visiting; her daughter In Omaha for
several days past.
Clinton & Son, Graduate Opticians,
see them for Servlco. tt
Geo. Thompson camo down from
Chappcll Saturday for a short visit
with tho homo folks.
LaCamlllo corsets with tho vontllc
back In all tho now spring models;
every corset guaranteed and sold ex
clusively at Block's.
Mrs. J. G. Bcolor left for Lincoln
Sunday where sho will probably re
main until Mr. Beoler is through with
his work as a mombor of the con
stitutional convention.
,Wc Inft'" ,a Speciality of fitting
glasses, Clinton & Son. Opticians, tf
Win. Pitts, who had boon visiting
relatives' in town for several weeks,
loft Sunday for Sawtello. Cal.. to ro
enter tho soldiers' home at which ho
has been quartered for a year or two
past.
Lost 34x4 casing, rim, tube anrt
black and rod tiro cover. Roward of
$25 for. return to tho Overland Ga-
rago
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Tho dual funeralof Mrs. Win. Rec
tor andioii; Raymond Jtoctor. wos hold
irom'Uie'iiapnstcnurch yesterday af
ternoon, tho service being conducted
by Rev. Hull who camo up from
Grand Island for that purpose. The
services were largely attended, the
high school class fcnd the high school
band of which Raymond was a mem
ber attending in u body, as did also
a fraternal society of which Mrs.
Rector was a member.
That new suit or coat ypu promised
yoursoit is nere on our second noor
Drop In and havo Mrs. Cantlln or
Mrs. Kline show them to you nt Tho
Leader Mercantile Co.
When tho lanterns glow, a new
Columbia. Dixon, tho Jeweler.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mills enter
tained the Gleaner class of tho Chris
thin church Tuosday evening of last
week. A short business meeting was
held, after which a program consist
Ing of readings by Evelyn Taylor,
Wilmer Bryant, Mrs. Morrow and
Mrs. Scott, and a dialogue by Mrs,
Bryant and Mrs. Glavcs was enjoyed
by all. Tho hostess served a delicious
two-r.ourso lunch, and the meeting ad
journod to meet with Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Scott tho first Tuesday In
April.
A pair of properly fitted glasses will
stop that headache, Clinton & Son
Opticians. tt
Mechan- a
ically cor
rect. Low main
tenance cost.
Good gas
oline mileage.
Guards Como For Soldiers
Two guards arrived from" Ft. Mc
Dowell, Cal., Inst ovenlng to tako bhck
with thorn tho t,wo soldior boys who
had violated their leavo of absence,
gave themsolves up to tho local re
cruiting offlcor and for thrco weeks
havo been held in jail. Thoso two
boys had secured a 2 1-hour , leavo of
absence at Ft. McDowell and startod
cast. When thoy reached hoijo thoy
wore doad broke, and concluded thei
best plan was to give themsolves up
nnu8iiffor tho penalty. Thoy will not
be tried for desertion, but will probab
ly bo sentenced to close confinement
for thirty days and ordered to pay
tbo traveling costs of tho guards
their own transportation expenses
back to California and tholr board
wlille at tho local jail, In nil about
200 each. In order to earn this
money they will need re-cnllst.
'o Hope for tiie Thirsty
Government permits to druggists to
soli Intoxicating liquor on doctors'
proscriptions will not bo issued
whoro liquor sales under thoin would
bo in violation of stato law, accord
ing to a lettor rocolved by Gov
Samuol R. McKclvio !from Internal
Revenue Commissioner Daniel C.
Roper. His lettor was a rosponso to
a request from tho govornor not tc
permit tho issuance of such permits
in Nebraska, which is "bono dry" b:
stnto law.
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Regular mooting of tho G. I. A.
Friday nftornoon at tho K. P. hall.
lnttlntion, and all members uro re
quested to bo present. Mrs. Van
Cleave and Mrs. Fitch, of Keamoy
will bo guests of tho auxiliary at this
meeting.
Drosos nnd frocks in all tho now
est spring shades and materials, do
slgned and mado by America's fore
most designers nnd priced very rea
sonably at Block's.
Mrs. Jessie B. Crltcbfleld, mother
tit Leo Crltcbfleld, died Sunday at a
local hospital at tho ago of sixty
three. Tho remains will bo taken to
Omaha today for Interment.
Coals! Coats! Sport coats, three-
quarter length coats and full length
coats, up to tho mindto in stylo, now
on display at Block's.
Mrs. E. W. Fetter and lltto daughter
Jean wont to Omaha Sunday for a
week's visit with frionds.
Wnntod Stenographer. Phono 82,
Fidelity. Roservo. Company. .
A WARNING SIGN!
"The Cyclone" is coming! You will
be safe from disappointment in Keith
Theatre.
Tom Mix will be here to make you en
joy your stay during
"THE CYCLONE".
Don't Beat the Life out of Your
Rugs, Beat the Life into Them.
It Beats, as it Sweeps, as it Cleans and is guar
anteed to prolong the life of your rugs.
ASK US WHY.
North Platte Light & Power Co.
Sl'PT WILSON' TOUT WILL
LEAVE SCHOOL WOJtK
Supt. Tout, of tho city, schools,
transmitted to tho board of education
yesterday aftornoon a letter stating
tiint ho did not doslro to bo considered
a candtdnto for rc-olectlon, and at th
samo tlmo mndo a vorbal declaration
of tho samo substnnco to tho tcachors
of tho Senior and Junior high schools.
Mr. Tout retires from school work
for tho purpose of engaging in busi
ness for himself, tho nature of which
ho has not fully decided, though nowa
papcr work appeals to him stronger
tlinn anything else.
During his administration of tho
city schools, covering a period of ovbr
a dozon years, tho teaching staff has
Increased from twenty-seven teach
ers to fifty-two, tho cnrotlmont of
pupils has nearly doubled, and throe
new ward buildings and the splondld
Junior high havo boon srectcd. Thcso
Increases In teachers, pupils and ac
commodations havo boon accompanied
by a constantrrnlso In tho standard of
the schools and tho general standing
is well to tho front among tho schools '
of tho stnto. In thcso advancements
tho administration of Mr. Tout hat;
played no small part.
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Dixon & Son, Right specialists.
Dr. J. S. Twlnom mado a business
trip to Maxwell Sunday.
See us for wall paper, Tho Rcxall
Store. 14tf
Tho llttlo daughter of Mr. and Mxb.
Evcrott York is improving from a so
vero attack of appendicitis and bron
chitis. Mrs. C. M. Roynolds nnd son, who
had boon guests at tho Novllto homo
for several wcoks, returned to Oma
ha Sunday.
Gruen Vorithin, tio watch of quality
und distinction nt Dixon's. Seo it.
Tho city tiro department will hold
its annual ball on Monday evening,
April 5th, tho ovoning following
Easter Sunday.
Try tho Roxall first, It pays. 14tf
Material Is being assembled for th
Huffman building on west Front .
which will bo occupied by, tho North t
Platto Monument Co. McMlchno! '
Brothers aro tho buldtng contractors.
Lost Sunday on the streets be-
tweon Liberty Inn and west Second
stroet, dark gray purse containing
monoy and calling cards. Finder ro
urn to this office and. rocelvojrpward ;