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THIRTY-SIXTII YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NED., JULY 23, 1920.
No. 56
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On It I
Chautauqua Dates
Are Announced.
KINK A Kit AY OF TALUNT.
Six Pays of Knterlalniiient Promised
by (lie Committee.
U AH PKi'AimiHXT GUAM'S ItOAl).
! following is a clipping from tho
, I!oe which Aill bo of Interest to those
I living In tho custom part of tho
County1:
i Washington, July 21j (Special
j Telegram.) Secretary Baker la,to
this aftornoon signed an order grant-
ing permission to the board of county
commissioners of Lincoln county for
a Gfi-foot rlght-olj-way acroBs tho
PANGKH SIGNS TO UK PLACED
IX THE SOUTH ltlVF.lt.
Tho Directors of tho Chamber of
Commerce at tho regular meeting
Tuosday, authorised tho appointment
of a Commltteo to procurer sultr.blo
signs warning pooplo against tho dan
gerous places in tho bed of the South
Platto river near tho bridge and order
ed tho signs to be placed as tho com
mittee thought boat after making a
H J. Moran and
I I'nrl MnPltiirann nillltnrv rOHervntioil
. H, TM.ta n,tln , til nil . "rVW tllU Si0"
The dates for the 1920 Chaiibuqua us n result of a" personal Interest ' Irr8lly W-',ch wore ,,nood 0,1 thtf5
at North Platto are August 1C-21 ln- shown In tho matter by Judge Klnkald
elusive. Tho list t talent as an-' who reviewed tho case, which had its
nounced Is one of the best that Las( boglnnlng In 1307, but for some unac
been presented to us for many years., countable reason was permitted to
The opening program will be given u0 dormant until the county clerk of
by the Lindsay-Frost Company, who Lincoln County cnlled on the Sixth
give nn entire afternoon of sketches,' district congressmen to help boost
trios, solos and readings. The Bame it along.
company gives a prelude in tho even-, The Lincoln county commissioners
ing with Ned Woodman, cartoonist, as want to construct a road across tho
tho main attraction. ' reservation to be erected and maln-
Tho Spanish Girl's Orchestra, which tallied at the cost of the county. For
was hore on a winter Lyceum Course nial application was made to the War
several years ago, will give the pro- Department In 1907 for this onact
gram on the aftornoon of tho second mont, but nothing came of tho up
day. They have tho Spanish costumes plication until today. All the l;.nd
and songs and give a novel entertain- in the original Fort McPherson resor
ment. Mrs. A. C. Zohner follows the vatlon (approximately 19,500 acres,)
Spanish Girls prelude in the evening excepting the small area reserved for
with a lecture on "Forces that Help a national cemetery, was transferred
pr Hinder tho Progress of a Nation." to the Department of the Interior by
On the third day wo have the Cheney the War Department In 1887, and tho
Concert Company in a full afternoon War Department, therefore, hnd no
program and prelude in tho evening.' 'ntorest In any land except that con
They play tho. beautiful White House tained within the excepted area. But
Golden Organ Chimes besides a num- ns the roadway contemplated is to
ber of other Instruments. pass through tho reservation bald by
The next day Is band day. Jaroslav the War Department It was necessary
Cimdra, the noted trombone player and to got a formal order from tho sec
hts Czccho-Slovak Band will give two rotary of war to build the road under
full programs. This is the great day the direction of tho Lincoln county
committee.
CHA.MIIKU OF COMLEltCK
STANDS PACK OF HALL TKA.H.
The Directors of tho Chamber of
Commerce, at a mooting last Tuosday
evonlng. voted $400 to tho Base Ball
Club to covor extraordinary oxpensos
for tho month of July and authorized
tho oxpendlturo of $G00 for tho month
of August If it Is needed. Tho ball
olub was assured tho support of tho
Directors in carrying on a Baso Hall
Tournament horo but It was thought
no funds would bo needed beyond the
Income from tho tournament.
COXCKHT PKOnitAH
by
THE CHAHHEH OF COMMERCE BAND
at
Court Houso Park
Friday evoiilntr, July 2:ird.
KAltli STAMP, Director.
Sidney Base Ball
.Team Coming. m1',;t
AXOTHKlt POOSTKU TRIP
IS PROPOSE!.
TWO ItETFItX GA.1IES.
Siiniln and .Monday ltlir Pi
for Tho Fans.
r
March THE NASH . H, L. BOOTH
FAMOUS MEN WET - - 1 Padcrowskl
Overture POET and PEASANT -w r Suppo
Four Part Suite ATLANTIS ...i-,.- Safranek
Spanish Serenade LA vPALOMA .-Ju Yradior
(By Ho(iues,t)
Selection .MAIHTANA I... .jWnllaco
Whltz EVA ,tosas
March UNIVERSAL FREEDOM Blankonburg
of the Chautauqua In tho music line.
On the afternoon of tho fifth day tho
Lyric Male Quartet will give a concert.
These boys arc full of good music,
humorous songs and readings. In the
commissioners.
Another Poostor Trip.
The Committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce Directors to
Trovlllo-Good.
Miss Sadie Trovlllo, of thisjclty and
Air. Walter J. Good, of Charleston, la.,
were united In marriage last Saturday
at tho Frank Hntch homo west of tho
city by Judge Wm. H, C. Woodhurst.
PICNIC IX THE HILLS.
The Epworth League had a picnic j
at Dodgo Hill in tho canyons south ,
of tho Experimental Station buildings,
Thursday evonlng. A largo crowd
The groom is a real estate man oft drove out at 6:30 and aftor supper,
Charleston who has visited in tho city they played games until dark. (
numerous times and has a host of! ::o:: j
friends here.
The bride is tho daughter of Mr. and
The North Platte Base Hall fund will
get to witness two ronl Will games
Sunday and Monday, July 2GUi and
2Gth, when tho fast Sidney Club will
play on the local diamond. Thoso two
toams met at Sidney ton days ago,
Sidney winning tho first gamo 4 to 3
and North Plntto the second gamo 2
to 1. Sidney has nn all salaried town
and it is supposed to bo tho fastest
team In tho state, some of Its ph.y
ers coming from tho American
League. Sidney raised $10,000 Tor tho
ball club this year and tho monthly
pay roll Is $3,300. North Piatte hns
hired Munger, tho pitcher who worked
ngaliiBt Sidney tho gamo thoy won,
and ho says ho la coming down horo
and will give thorn tho small end of
tho score. Tho games will bo called
at 3 o'clock. Let's all go and onjoy tho
two games of Baso Ball and help heat
tho Sldnoyltcs.
This aftornoon a gamo Is scheduled
with Julosburg at 3:30. Fans aro ex
pecting a win but thoro will- bo a
good class of ball throughout.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school 10:00 a. m.
Preaching 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
Young people's mooting 7:00 p. m.
Reception of mombors 11:00 a. m.
::o::
Mrs. A. P. Kelly will loavo tomor
row for Ohio to visit rolatlvos for a
mlttoo composed of Mossors.
rawford, Kolly, Portor and
Kerr was appointed by tho Directors
of tho Chamber of Cominorco at tho
meeting hold Tuesday, to make plans
for another boostor trip and ropoit to
tho Directors at a later mooting. This
committee will meet In tho near futuro
and go over tho whole situation bo
fore making a report.
::o:
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Sunday Services: Morning subject,
"Tho Shepherd Christ" by Prof. J. J.
Van Noss of Mallnltou Seminary, Ala
bama. Evonlng sorvlco 800 p. m.
auhjoct, "Tnklng Chances." Epworth
Loaguo 7:00 p. u. Sunday school at
9:45 a. in.
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OUR GLASSES rollovo muscular and
nerve strain by directing light into
tho oyes in tho mnnnor In which they
aro adapted to recolvo It. With tho
Btraln rollovod, nature restores tho
oyos to health and stronght so thoy
can do tho normal amount of work
with comfort. Dixon & Son, Sight
Specialists.
Sunday is "Men and Boys Day." All Former State Sunoillntondcnt W.
AlfO Ml.n.tnn Tn.-ltln .1 ,. 0 1 1, I . . . . ......
....... . ...... i I men ami uoya who ui not auuim ouiur
K. Fowler, of Lincoln, Is In the city
today on business.
Tho congregation and Sunday
Rolmnl of tlie Preslivtorlan Church
come on Saturday when Dr. Paul W. Qur Booster trp weal wai, such a-j ing under tho leading instructors of Rp on The FulfllUnK of tho Lw-. win hold lt8 nnnunl ptcnlc in the
"Following a City Park on Tuesday ovonlng of noxt
week.
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nnnuiiior ntinthfii- nnoster Trln has! "'"a1 iu"--u yuiiuK iuuiuh in mo en.-, moie schools in the city aro invited
evening Gregory Mason will lecture. ' following statement to tho! Sll lms taught voico culturo In tho to attend. School opens at 9:4D. !
mf. 1 -If nT lm lin.1 urtlt . l 41. L UM 4 J. .1
ine gniuu (iiiunu ut buB,ne8S men o the city: u i t,o paBu iu yeuia iuir huiuj- -j the morning the pastor will
t uuuo Lt; i mil "toi. uu ( t y iv uii iiu iitiititii
Ivey. business specialist and commun-, ,n eycp. wfty and th(J lmpref,. i New York City. She frequently sang fl ,n Ul0 evonlng on
AT THE
SUN THEATRE.
TODAY
"The Willow Tree"
STARRING
VIOEA DANA
ALSO
"MUTT& JEEF" COMEDY
i Vision."
ity expert wul gi,vc his lecture on ..,, .0f ,i o..n, nf i public entertainments here
"Heart of a Nation" in tho afternoon ' as tQ influonco and was recently offered an unusually
and in the evening tho Wales Chau- ug o cons,(lcr the samo kln(1 of a trlp good musical engagement in thet.oasL' jjoanacsaKaHE
tauqua Players will give tne popular tQ Kearncy an(1 north to staple-1 81,0 ns nm"' friends In the city, an
three-act comedy "Rejuvenation." tou aml ro(urn Tne pe0plo on the of whom offer hearty congratulations
Detailed information about each J nmnMi osnno.Iallv are on. an(1 wish both Mr. and Mrs. Good a
doring why we have shown so much , "ppy future.
program will bo avallablo later.
A fine girl came to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude B. Slbblts. 404 So.
Willow, Wednosday. Everyone con
corned is getting, along fine.
Miss Dorothy Cumming3 entertained
sixteen of her friends at a party in
"honor of Katherine Ann Brandt, of
Kansas City. Thursday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent In playiug games
and light refreshments were served.
Keith Theatre,
Monday and Tuesday.
CHARLES RAY
IN
"Red Hot Dollars"
attention to the river towns when
thoy to the north are our good friends
and customers. The Committee would
like to know the sentiment uf tho busi
ness mon toward this proposition. The
Secretary of tho Chambor of Com
merce would like to hear from every
business man. Call him up. Trade ex
tension is what wo aro all aftor and
the Commltteo thinfts that tho moro
wo go after it tho moro business wo
will get. Call him up."
LOCAL AND PEKSONAL
LOCAL XXI) I'KKSOXAL
Marion Lawllor, of Paxton, spent
yesterday In the city.
Good Quality Sort Collars for Tcn,
25c each nt Wilcox Department Store.
Miss Laura Murray returned Wed
nesday from a visit at Gothenburg.
Munsin?; Underwear for the whole
family at Wilcox Department Store.
Mary Roberts, of Lowellen, who has
been visiting her brother J. P. Roborts
left yesterday.
Mr. J. P. Riberts, who has been
visiting In town loft yesterday for her
"So Darn
Downright
Human!"
Thats' Charles Ray.
So great an artist that ho I'orsets
ho' acting. Just lives thoso wonderful
boyish roles that "get" you, warm
you, lift you, tug at your heart.
Whether he's glad, sad or fighting
mad, you're with him because hq's
so darn down-right human.
Be with him agMu in
"RED HOT DOLLARS'
Dixon & Son grind their own lenses
Mabel Johnson, of Fort Dodgo, who homo in Schuyler.
has been visiting her sister Mrs. F. E. Raymond Murray, of Topoka, Kan .
Payne left Wednesday.
Mary Sullivan and Mrs. J. J. Sulli
van, of Omaha, visited in the city
Tuosday enroute to Salt Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Newton and son
Donald and Kenneth Whelan will leave
Sunday for a trip to Colorado.
Tho Rexall handles the coods. 14tf
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dixon and Miss
Alma Waltemath returned homo Wed
nesday from a trip to Estes Park.
Holmcr Ham, who recently under
went a slight operation at tho General
Hospital, is ablo to be out again
Q
UITY
Norlh Platte's Equity Association Store
1001 North Locust Street.
We offer you the best in the following lines;
Groceries,' Fresh and Cured Meats
Agency for Geneva Paints', Oils
and Greases.
Manufacturer to Consumer Prices
FREE DELIVERY IN CITY PHONE 196
. SATURDAY
"Bullet Proof "
STARRING
HARRY CORRIGK
ALSO '
"Lizzie's Luck"
STARRING
GALE HEmRY
MONDAY
"The Love Call"
starring
BILLIE RHODES
ALSO
"ELNEO THE FEARLESS'"
( is visiting his aunt, Miss Laura Mur
ray, this week.
.Djvc Silk Underwear, the kind that
i is made right at ""Wilcox Dopartmont
Store.
Tho mombors of tho Christian
Church entertained tho new members
on Tuosday ovonlng in tho Church
basement. Games and a brief pro
gram wero followed by refreshments.
Miss Ferno Smith entertained a
number of young folks nt a theatre
party Wednesday after which a three
course luncheon was sorved at tho
Willis Todd, of Omaha, transacted"! Union Pacific dining room, in honor
of her oloventn birthday.
Tho dancing party held at tho coun
try club last evening for mombors
only proved to bo an cnjoyablo even
ing for all who attondod. Tho music
was furnished by tho Jolly Joy Jazz
ors and refreshments woro served.
business with tho North Platto Light
& Power Co., Wednesday.
- Sam Souder and Geo. N. Gibbs will
leave tho first of tho month for Cana
da whero thoy will spend two weeks
transacting business.
Christian Scionce service Sunday 11
a. m. Wednesday evening, meetings
every week at 8:00. A cordial Invi
tation is extended to all to attend
f T1.-ll.il O. T nm V 1. (1 (1
I these serTicea. uuuuiut oc uuuu uu.u
i Ing. room 25.
KEITH THEATRE
Crystal Theatre, Saturday and Monday.
IRENE CASTLE
IN
"AW AMATEUR WIFE"
The romantic tale of the "ugly duckling." The charm
of fashion and lovely gowns. Some of the inner angles of
what is called society A great picture
Two Part COMEDY
Broken lines o this Season's Best Seller
The Two Eyelet Tie.
$6.95 and $5.95 a pair.
"The Gift
Supreme'
Two Part Comedy
"Monkey Business"
Every woman likes beautiful shoes often times the
very shoes she wishes are priced beyond her purse. Not
so during this splendid sale. These are exclusive shoes of
the finest quality, lowered many dollars in price.
For Saturday only we aro offering our Two Eyelet Ties
at a price you cannot afford to miss.
These beautiful models come in black and brown kid
with High Louis Heels. "i
SATURDAY ONLY.
SHOE MARKET
AVES YOU
ONEY ON SHOES.
