The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, March 23, 1920, Image 7
VERA CRUZ WORTH VISITING Mexican City Has a Number of At tractions That Invite the Wandering Tourist. Vera ruz Is n city of contrasts. Its vividly painted houses of red, blue nnd yellow, built close to the narrow streets, havo grated windows and heavy, forbidding doors, which give little evidence of the charming Inte riors with their patios, palm-shaded, Oiled with exotic flowers and cooled by fountains. Modern street cars look out of place In the same streets with burros laden with merchandise, fruits and vege tables, and caballoros In their broad sombrero, vividly colored blankets, enormous spurs nnd silver-mounted saddles. Even the troplcnl climate Is In sharp contrast with the snow capped, extinct volcano, Orizaba, which towers almost 20,000 feet Into the cold nlr above. Although this peak Is near ly fifty miles away from the city. It can be plainly seen from there and makes a beautiful picture standing white against the sky or cntcfilng all the colors of the sunrise. Another point of interest Is the an cient fortress of San Juan d'UUon, which Is built on an Island, connected to the mainland at the northern end by a long sea wall. It has a fair ex terior, being painted a pure and radi ant white, but hidden bencntb this In nocent mantle are dark and noisome dungeons where many political pris oners of Mexico have been kept for years. Turning hastily from this unpleas ant scene, gentle reader, let us retrace our steps to the center of the city, which Is marked by the plaza. This Is a large and beautiful square filled with palms and flowers, and watched over benignly by the ancient and stately cathedral. Every evening dur ing the band conaert It Is the quaint custom of the youths of Vera Cruz to promenade nround the squnre on the outside of the walk In one direction, while the young girls, carefully watch ed over by their duennas, walk In the opposite direction on the Inside. In this way most Mexican flirtations are begun. KNOW ALL ABOUT WEATHER Animals, in the Construction of Their Houses, Show They Can Fore f ' tell the Seasons. The weather man has co-partners In the prediction of a had season In the wild anlmnls who qualify as weather prophets for the experienced out-of-doors man. "Trappers believe firmly In the abil ity of wild animals to forecast weath er conditions," says the Hunter-Trader-Trapper, published In Columbus, O. "The type of house which the musk rat builds for the season Indicates the kind of weather he expects. When the muskrats build large houses, with thicker walls, n cold winter Is to be expected. If the houses are made un usually high, much snow and high wa ter will come. , "Just before a storm, all animals are unusually active and traVel fast and far. Even human beings notice a difference In their feelings just be fore a storm, especially If they are troubled with rheumatism or other ail ments of a like nature. "It Is reasonable that nature has provided animals with a sixth sense for forecasting weather conditions which mean so much to them." Desert Compensations. For all the toll the desert takes of n man It gives compensations, deep breaths, deep sleep, and the com munion of the stars. It comes upon one with new force In the pauses ot the night that the Chaldeans were a desert-bred people. It Is hard to es cape the sense of mystery as the stars move In the wide, clear heavens to risings and settings unobscured. They look large nnd near and palpitant, as If they moved on sonYe stately serv ice, not needful to declare. Wheel ing to their appointed stations in the sky, they make the poor world-fret of no account. Of no account you who He out there watching, nor the lean coyote that stands off In the scrub from you and howls nnd howls. Mary Austin, In "The Land of Little Italn." Not a Stlckup. While motoring In Tennessee on a lonely road one night we were being followed In a machine containing flvo colored men. They kept uncomfort ably near us, and nfter a few miles we motioned them to pass, hoping they would speed along, as we feared a possible holdup. Instead of continu ing on, they stopped directly In front of us, and when one big black fellow asked us to stop our hearts were al most at a standstill. However, we breathed easier when he said: "Will you-all be bo kind as to lot us have n little gas? We sho can't mako It to town, fo' we am about out." Ex change. American Pearls, There Is a species of green or Iri descent pearl found occasionally In the abalones, or ear shells, of the Cal ifornia coast. Black and gray pearls are found In Lower California waters ; iviittn. nlnk. brown and other colored pearls In some of the fresh water brooks of Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, and Wisconsin; purple nnd black pearls arc sometimes found In the shells of the common clam of Long Island sound nnd the Atlantic coast The principal pearl fisheries of the world are Ceylon, the Persian gulf, western Australia. Tones straits and ,the Sulu archipelago, NO EXCHANGES tiy IZOLA FORRESTER. (. 1920, by AcClure Ntwipaper Syndicate.) There would be plenty of time to mnke the exchange, Evelyn reasoned to herself, before the bill wont In to Lnurle. The lawn party was the 10th, and she could take the gown back and mnko tho change the following week. He would ho nway until the 28th, any way, so there wasn't n ghost of n chance he would Qver find It out. Yet sho hesitated and went hack to look nt the temptation several times. It hung on a model In the showrooms upstairs at Allalro's, the sheerest, daintiest hand-made lingerie own In peach-blow tint with a crush girdle' of deep-toned velvet nnd undersllp of satin. , She knew she could take her black chiffon hat and make It look right, and there would bo a saving, for she had planned on a hat, too, besides a cheap little dress that would "got by" ' at the lawn party. The Idea of the exchange had come like a blessing. They had an account nt Allaire's, one she had never over stepped or presumed on, It hnd been so precious in times of need. By tak ing the peach-blow gown sho could wear It for two dnys, just to the lawn party and for tea on the Wninwright's terrace Sunday afternoon. Then on Monday she could go back to the store and could exchange It for n sensible blue serge suit that Laurie would np prove of, aud this would tide her over for early fall besides. There wore no alterations. She had mado sure of that, and she ordered the gown sent home over the. tele phone bravely. It came just before dinner. Hugging the long white box she ran upstairs to try It on nnd was Just pluming herself before the mir ror when there came the sound of wheels outside on the graveled drive. She held her breath for fear It might be Laurie, but Instead thoro came a full-toned genial voice that sent the color back to her cheeks. It was Laurie's Uncle Sandy, tho sole hope she possessed In the line of In heritance. Slipping out of the gown, she put on a plain linen dress nnd hurried to greet him. "Never mind If he Is away," Sandy said when he heard of Laurie's ab sence. "I'm going to stay a couple of weeks with you'. The air up here, al ways does me good, and I like your cooking, Evelyn. Don't notice me n bit. I'm going to get an axe and cut some wood for you to tone myself up a bit." It hnd been her very first social In dulgence since their honeymoon, nnd every minute at the lawn party seemed happier than the last. She knew people were looking at her and asking about her who had never been aware of her existence before, and Inter on Mrs. Walnwrlght compliment ed her as they sat oyer their coffee after dinner. "You always seemed like such a lit tle brown wren," she laughed. "I didn't know you cared for pretty things." Alice returned home Sundny night, nnd Monday morning, while Uncle Sandy was safely out of earshot, she called up Allaire's, and asked them kindly to call for the gown, as she had decided to exchange It for a suit. "No exchanges on that, Mrs. Buell," said the clerk. "I'm sorry. It was a special model." She hung up the receiver In a daze of consternation. No exchanges, and she had n $05 charge, with only n lit tle perishable lingerie gown to show for It. Before she knew It she had laid her head on the mahogony hall stand and wns sobbing miserably. It had been so perfectly senseless and reckless of her, Just n piece of child ish vanity to nppenr In the gown when she knew she couldn't nfford It. And she did need a suit badly. So did Laurie need a suit, and there was the interest to meet and taxes. She heard Uncle Sandy's cough before she knew he was standing staring nt her. "Well, girl, did you got bad news?" he asked cheerily. "Mustn't take on like that? Is It anything happened to Laurie?" "Uncle Sandy," she said desperately, "I've done something terrible, and I'm pfrnld Laurie won't forgive me." Brokenly sho went on explaining while the old Scotchman listened, his eyes keen nnd hnmorous. "You see, It Is the deceit that he will despise me for," she cried. "And I deserve It, too, for being so silly." "So you do," he agreed. "But It was a mighty neat-looking frock. I thought so myself when I saw you walk out in It, and I was proud of you, and Laurie would have been, too." "But we can't possibly afford It, Uncle Sandy 1" "No, you can't, but you'll have to," he said firmly. "I'm not going to give you n check, either, to help you out. You'd best wear It and do without the suit, but I'll help Lnurle so ho doesn't feel the loss of it." "And I .will have to tell hlra?" Evelyn begged. "It might break down all tho love and faith between us." "Toll him," he said kindly. He'll love and trust you the moro for It.1 Ho wrote the check Blowly, nnd then patted her shoulder as tho tears rolled down her cheeks. , "Twos a bonny frock," ho said gently. "Run put It on for Laurie. Ho Just 'phoned, from the station. 1 dont' believe In coercing any Judge, but you can persuade them some times." r-nr THEED'S FEET By LILLIAN CYR. a it (. 1920, by McClure Nwippr Syndicate.) Feeling buoyant with oil the confi dence nnd nssuranco due to n young mnn lu his first long trousers, Theed Laurence, Jr., -stood before n poster calmly surveying tho announcement of tho sophomore high school dnnce. Although he hnd a perfectly good looking pair of feet, and took lessons from an excellent mnster, Theed was In the nwkwnrd squad when It came to dancing In public. It was very nat ural, therefore, thnt he should suffer himself to lose a bit of his confident bearing when he saw that Anita WI1 kins, the new girl In town, had ap proached him so quickly thnt they were greeting each other directly In front of the poster. She stopped nnd looked nt tho fate ful announcement. "Ohl It will be on Friday evening I" she exclaimed. I'd love to go, but 1 don't know any of the boys here," she added wistfully. Immediately the boy defended tho lone girl. "I'll take you," he said. It. was now Friday evening, nnd Anita and Theed wore approaching the school. "Tho grounds and rooms wore ablaze with light. Theed was fright ened nnd miserable; he had an lden that the evening would be disagree able. Anltn was chatting gaily, all unconscious of his nnxlety; but when they had reached the hall and sho left him to take off her wraps, he breathed more freely. The school's military bnnd was play ing nn accompaniment to gay laugh ter and the rhythm of dancing feet the dnnce was on. Theed groaned Inwardly as ho thought of the last time he had come to n school dance. ' By his clumsy dancing he had sent one couple spin ning over a settee. He wns brought back from his hor rible reminiscences by the reappear ance of Anita, who sweetly snld that he could have her first dance. "Miss Wllklns," he began, hoarsely, "I really don't er or think I real ly don't think I'm feeling well, nnd If you will please er excuse me " Anttn feared he was 111, nnd offered to sit out the dance with him, but ns be would not hear of It, she reluc- tnntly allowed herself to be led away by Fred Marston. Theed lied to tho cement wnlks on the grounds. Why wns It that he could dnnce without a break when he was nlone and yet not be able to tvhen he reached a hnll? He tried Mt out on the wnlk. He danced smoothly nnd enslly. no became encournged. He would try It on the floor with the other dancers that very night. How ever, on second thought ho decided that If he should make n break he would not want to humiliate Anltn, nnd therefore he asked another girl for the next dnnce. His trial dance work ed! He could dnnce in public 1 And with such n good dancer ns Anita he was sure that hts dancing would be even better. He wns Just about to nsk Anita for the next dance when someone on the platform announced that two prizes would be awarded to the best dancing couple of the next dance number. The prize for the young lady was n white silk bag with pink piping, nnd a mem bership enrd to the schools exclusive Bllllken club. The prize for the young gentleman was a membership card to the Bllllken fraternity nnd n frater nity pin. Theed hadn't sourcfsd on this, nnd he wns again about to flee when he saw Anita looking longingly nt the lovely, plnk-trlmmed favor. He now noticed that the pink just match ed the ribbon on her dress. She turn ed and looked at him in the same w!st ful way as on the day ho had asked her to the dance. His ebbing courage remounted, nnd ho crossed over to her. "You'll have your pretty bag," he said, with smiling assurance. Ho would show people that he could dacce. The flash and pop of the mili tary band suited his mood, obstinate and resolute, nnd that of Anita, who was determined to win tho whlto silk bag with tho pink piping. They dart ed nimbly In and out among the throng of dancers. On nnd on went the dance; on nnd on whirled the competitors. Almost abruptly the danco came to an end. There was a general turning of heads toward the band platform as the judges stepped Into tho hall to an nounce their verdict. "The prizes for tho best dancing of the evening are awarded to Miss Wll klns and Master Lnurence." After receiving tho prizes they were greeted by great applause, and the prize winners were made to perform a dancing skit by the admiring crowd, which was promptly encored and en cored. They were walking slowly toward her street. "You dance wonderfully I" she exclaimed. Theed was watching the stars and fingering his fraternity pin. Would she? He wondered If she would. He hold up the fraternity pin, mutely seek ing her eyes ns they vere' passing un dor a corner light. "Will you wear It for me?" he snld hesitatingly. Sho bowed her head In silent con sent, nnd suffused with a sudden Joy, ho pinned It, his hands trembling, on her whlto dress. Ho was a trifle dazed as he left hci at her gato by tho brllllanco of hit success, no paused for one breathless moment under nn elm tree near the sidewalk; then ho took n long breath nnd turned, n chnmplon dnncer, ex ultlngly home. P 1LJ B Li I C S jA. Li E Having leased his land and Quit farming , tho undersigned will offer at public salo at his ploco two miles south and five and ono-hnlf miles west of North Platte, on THURSDAY, MARCH 25th, Commencing nt 12 o'clock sharp tho following property, to-wlt: 28 Head of Cattle 4 Consisting of ono 2-yoar-old high grndo Horeford Bull, 3 milk cows, 3 stock cows, four 3-ycar-old heifers, threo 2-year-old heifers, two yearling steers nnd Eiovon fall and winter calves.- 8 Head of Horses Team of grey geldings, 4 and 5 years old, wt. 2900; team grey of grey geldings, 6 nnd 7 years old, wt. 2G50; team brown and mares, 7 years old, wt. 2700; team df grey horses, 7 years old, wt. 2250. BROOD SOWS: 10 Poland "China Brood Sows and a thorough bred Poland China Boar. Farm Machinery Two lumber wagons with boxes, hay rack nnd wagon, buggy, 2 McCormlck mowers, Minnesota mower, 12-foot McCormlck hay rake, Jenkins hay stacker, Champion hay swoop, disc, harrow, 4-soctlon harrow, 2 riding cultivators, Best Ever 2-lnch gang plow, P. & O. lG-lnch Bulky plow, 16-Inch walking plow, two 2-rows, two ono-horso grain drills, two Acmo blndors, hog ollor, Nlsko manuro spreader nearly now, Triboll listor, C-foot galvanized tank, Admiral hay press, grindstone, flvo sets of good work harness nearly, now, sot cnrrlago harness, two. sots of single harness, feed grinder, 191G Ford Touring Car. free lunch at 11 o'clock. TERMS OF FSALE: $20 and under cash; sums over $20, 8 months tlmo will bo given on bankablo paper bearing 10 porcont In terest from date of sale. No property to be removed till sottled for. G. W. SMITH, Owner. COL. II. M. JOHANSEN, Auctioneer PUBLIC SALE! The undersigned will offer at public sale at his place 8 miles north of North Platte on the east Tryon route, on Wednesday, March 24th, 1920, Commencing at 2 o'clock, the following property, to-wit: 6 HEAD OF WORK HORSES 6 Consisting of 2 mares 7 and 8 years old, weight 1400 each; 2 geldings 7 and 8 years old weight 1400 each; one 2-year old mare weight 1200 and one saddle horse. 10 HEAD OF CATTLE .10 Four Durham milch cows, ranging from 3 to (5 years old ; six 2-year old heifers. FARM MACHINERY 2 mowers nearly new, 10-foot hay rake, 2 hay racks, 1 wagon practically new, one-row lister, new one-row cul tivator, new go-devil, new one-horse seeder, four-horse seeder, 14-inch plow, incubator and brooder, new Beatrice cream separator, set double work harness, set single har ness and other articles. 50 Drown Leghorn Hons and G Turkey Hens. ( Also Some Household Goods. FREE LUNCH AT ONE O'CLOCK TERMS OF SALE $20 and under cash; sums over $20 8 months time will-be giveri1 on bankable paper bearing 10 per cent interest from date of sale. No property to b.e re moved until settled for. B. A. ELIAS, Owner. COL. ED KIERIG, Auci. KAY C. LANGFOltD, Clerk. DOCTOB D. T. QUIGLEY Practice Limited to Surgery and Radium Therapj 728 City National Bank Building. Omaha, Nebraska. DOCTOR C. A. SELBY Physician and Surgeoa Offico oyer Itexall Drug Stoto Offico Phono 371. Houbo 10C8 Gamble with Springer. THE CHAIN SYSTEM No. 1, 220 North Locust, Phono 203. No. 2, 110 East B Street, Phono 490. No. , J''l East Fourth, mono No. 4, S21 West Third, Phono No. 75. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Dcpnrlmcnt of the Interior, U. S. Land Offico at Broken Bow, Ne braska, March 10, 1920. Notlco Is hereby given that Fred erick W. Tlbbols, of North Platto, Ne braska, who, on May 15, 1910, mado homestead entry, North Platto No. 0G355, Broken Bow No. 011910, for tho NVfc NEVi Section 18, Township 11 North of Range 30 West ot Oth Prln cipa Meridian, has filed notlco of ln tenton to make threo-year proof, to establish claim to tho land above des cribed, boforo W. II. C. Woodhurst, United States Commissioner, at North Platto, Nebraska, on tho 20th day April, 1920. Claimant names aB wltncssos: George Menary, of North Platto, No braska, David G. Tlbbols, of North Platte, Nobraska, Norman White, of Wollfleet, Nobraska, John II. Boyle, of North Platto, Nebrnska. MACK C. WARRINGTON, lmlG Register. ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES On thla 2d day of March, 1920, tho 1 BAY C. LANGFOltD, Clerk county commissioners proceeded to make, and did make, tho following os tlmato of expenses for the year 1920: County General $70,000 County Bridge 1 40,000 County Roads 50,000 Agricultural Society , 1,000 Bridge Bonus Osgood $1,000 BIrdwood 1,500 South Platto . 1,500 Platto 1,600 Bostwlck J 500 Ilershoy 700 East Platto 2,000 School Bonds No. No. 1 $12,000 7 23 47 . 55 07 94 D5 08 1,750 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 500 . 100 3,000 450 350 300 300 No.- 105 . No. Ill 300 300 2,000 200 200 No. No. No. No. No. 119 120 . 122 . 12G . 131 . 300 350 .' 500 T 500 300 No. 132 . No. 133 . No. 21 . -o. 113 No. 116 No. 18 .. 200 200 300 Special Building No. 33 $2,500 No. CO No. 130 No. 131 , No. 19 - No. 31 No. G5 . No. 132 1 No. 133 No. 91 900 200 200 200 500 1,000 300 300 200 200 200 300 No. 78 .. No. 100 No. 112 F. W. IIERMINGIIAUSEN, S. J. KOGII, E. II. SPRINGER, m5-4T County Commissioners, I)RS. STATES & STATES ' Chiropractors o, 0, 7 BaUdlng & Lonn Building. Office Phono 70. Res. Phono 1242 DK. HAltOLI) EENNER Osteopath Ofcr lllrschfchl's Offico Phono 333 Res. Phone 1020 AUTO LIVERY. Romigh Garage, hone 811 Day Call. Phono 1270 Com mcrclnl Hotel Night Ca'l. Taxi Service. !ol. H. M. JOHANSEN, . AUCTIONEER. Sale Dates: i March. G. W. Smith, 2 miles south nnd 5V, miles west of North Platto, March 25. Land Sale, 8 mites north of Maxwell, March 31 . EXTENSION ROAD NO. 800. To Whom It May Concern: Tho special Commissioner appoint ed to locato a road aS follows: Com mencing at station 21 of Rond No. 309 in tho SBViSWVl of Section 35, T. 13 N., II. 29 W. running thonco in a northwesterly direction nlong tho slopo of tho cast sldo of a canyon about 40 rods to tho North lino of tho NEVlNWtf of section 3, T. 12 N., II. 2D W., terminating there, Bald road to bo 40 feet wido, has reported in favor thereof as follows : Beginning at a point on tho North and South center line of Section 35, T. 13 N., R. 2D W., 7. CO chs, North of tho Yi section cornor on tho South Lino of said Section, running thonco N. 85 degrees W. about 9 chains, thonco S. 45 degrees W. nbout 1 chain, thonco S. 10 degrees W. about 7 chains, to a point on tho South lino . of said Section 35, or N. lino of Sec tion 3, T. 12 N., R. 29 W., about 10.25 chains west of tho Section corner on tho South lino of said Sec tion 35; all objections thereto or claiming for damages by tho reason of tho establishing above road must bo filed in tho offico of tho ,County Clork of Lincoln County, Nebraska, on or boforo 12 o'clock noon on tho 5th lay of May, 1020. Witness, my hand and official seal this 24th day, of February, 1920. (SEAL) A. S. ALLEN, m2 County Clork. NOTICE OF SALE. By virtue of an order of salo Issued by tho District Court of Lincoln coun ty, Nebraska, on Docomber 17, l'Jl'J, in an action in partition wherein A. Bollo Swarthout is plaintiff and Wil liam E. Pickens, tho holrs, dovlseos. logatees and porsonnl representatives of said William E. Pickens, and all persons Interested in, tho ostnto of unld William E. Pickens are defend ants, I will sell at public auction at tho cast front door of tho court house In tho city of North Platto, Lincoln county, Nobraska, on tho third day of April, 1920, at tho hour of ono o'clock P. M., tho following described real os tnto sltuato In Lincoln county, Ne braska, to-wlt: Lots flvo (5) and six (G), Block ono hundred and olghty- slx (18G) of tho original town of tho city of North Plntto; part tf lot threo (3), Union Pacific plat lying south of lots flvo (6) nnd six (G), block ono hundred eighty-six (186) In tho city of North Platto; tho north forty-four feet of lots ono (1) nnd two (2), block ono hundred seventeen of tho original town of tho city of North Platte; all . of lot threo (3), block ono hundred twonty-sovon (127), of tho original town of tho city of North Platto; west twonty-two feet of lot threo (3), block ono hundred four (104) of tho original town of tho city of North Platto; part of lot six (G), block ono hunded four (104) of tho original town of tho city of North Platto, "Nobraska, described as follows: Beginning at tho north east cornor of said lot, thenco 132 foot In a southerly direction along tho oast side of snld lot to tho south east cornor thoreof, thonco GG foot In a westerly direction along tho south lino of said lot to tho southwest corner thereof, thonco 82 feet In a northerly direction along tho wost lino of said lot, thenco cast 3 feet, thenco 15 foot In a northorly, direction on a lino par allel with the wost lino of said lot thenco east 3 feot, thonco 35 foot in a northorly direction on a lino paral lel with the west lino of said lot to the north lino of said lot, thonco cast 60 foot to tho plnco of beginning; all of blocks ono (1) and two (2) In Thom son's sub-division of a part of lot 4 of Section 4, Township 13, North of Range 30", wost ot tho Oth P. M., of tho city of North Platto, Nebraska. I will sell at public auction at tho west front door of tho court houso in tho city of Lexington, Dawson coun ty, Nebraska, on tho second day of April, 1920, at tho hour of ono o'clock P. M. tho following doscribed real es tate sltuato In DawBon county, No,-, bniskn, to-wlt: Lots ono (1), two (2), and threo (3) In block fifty-six (50) of tho origi nal town of tho city of Loxlngton; all of block ton (10) In C. h. Ervln's ad dition to tho city of Loxlngton; and a part of block sovonteon (17), Mac Coil's Addition to tho city of Lexing ton, Nebraska, descrlbol as follows: Commencing 100 feot wost of tho northeast corner of said block 17, thonco south parallel with tho east lino of said block 150 foot, thonco west parallol with tho north lino of said block 100 feet, thenco north par allel with tho west lino of said block 150 feot, thence east to tho place of beginning. Tho torms of snld salo to bo cash In hand. Dated at North Patto, Nobraska, this 1st day of March, 1920. m2a2 O. E. ELDER, Referee.