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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1920)
XnijgOJr. TOUT, Editor and l'nMisiicr. f sOnsomrTioff piuck. ' Year, In lutvunc..,, tf2.U0 Knt&rwl at tho North Platte, Nebraska luatofllco ad Secoud GIiism Matter. FJUUAV, JULY 301 ii, 1020. -ETilousb. haB been done In tho valtoy jflio PJntto to Bhow that fruit of the .best quality can bo rained In paying nuantltloB. With tho large amount of irrigated lnnd near here It Is surpris ing to horticulturists why jnoro or chard and fimnll fruit Is not rnUod. Black rasphorrlos practically do not appear In the local market. Thoy would cbnunand a high prlco put on ihtj mnrkot In quantities, fresh muy durjng tho season. Apples, straw liorrles, grapes and currants can bo raised In nbundanco and at a good iprbflt. Some of theso days a man of vision will plant fruit and make a fortune. One of tho policies of Tho Trlbuno in tho past, which wo shall certainly maintain, Is that of'rofuslng to pub lish anonymous contributions. Any 0110 having a grudge against tho edi tor or anyone cIho may derive con aidornblo satisfaction In putting It on Jpaper and mailing It hut It will not ap pear In our columns unless tho name of the sender Is attached. We will gl'vo caroful consideration to IctterB wont uo and will bo liberal irr allowing , Dlenor leave tomorrow morning, in pacc for tholr publication when tlley their car for a week visit with rola- ro within tho law and reason. Wo tlvos In Contral City. -will withheld tho namo of tho sondor Mrs. Adda Turpio and family have when requested hut want It ns' a returned from a four Wooks visit with ;mcnsuro of confldonce. j friends noar Lake Okobojlo. Mrs. T r- 'The now Court House for Lincoln l" reports n wonderful tltno on the County should bo built next year. Tho ' Vvh,ch lfl th,rty m,le8. ,n drcura--..... t... 11.11.,.. i, .,,i n feronco. and tho pcoplo have voted a tax for orecHng a now building. In order 'that It may bo completed during the building season of 1021, It will bo nec cssary to start operations oarly In tho spring. Before ground can bo broken ah architect must bo selected, plana M. E, Crosby and family rofurncd must bo drawn and approved and bids tho first of tho wook from Estes Park must "bo advertised and tho contract by way of Donver. Mr Crosby la on 'lot.' Wo know from our oxpcrlonco thuslastlc about tho mountain driving with building school Iioubcs that It Is and warms up a llttlo when trout fish not too early right now to commoner Ingjp montloned. nn tills project and wo hopo tho Com-! a. qard recolvod In tho city from Mrs. rmlBBlonora havo started to Boloct their Halllgan says tho Scoborgor-Barn- iirchltlect, so thati wo can havo tho now building ndxt year. .'A 'bathing pool Is needod hero and w'Hl bo "built boforo another year but .jtlmt, will not guarantee us against fu ft dure, deaths from drowning. The pool will not Jm) contrally located ttnl those menrer pmo othor wator will bo load ln that direction. A bathing suit will "Tho necessary at tho pool and somo people will go to the river wkord thoy an wear old clothos or nothing It 'thoy go far enough away. Others will seek tho rlvor through sooklnc a more secludod placo than tho pool The Telephone You Want Is Only One of Millions 75,000,000 wuauo. wo aro a oiiy surrounucu on thrfift sides by water during part of tho year and sometimes on nil sides during tho spring and wo cannot hopo to control tho uso of those waters for swimming and wading. But tho pool will bo tho groat contor of attraotlon as most pcoplo llko to tako their sports In groups ns they aro naturally social beings. Wo aro for the pool. LOCAL A.NJ) PERSONAL The County Commlsloncrs are In session auditing tho Comity Treasur er's books. Mrs, M. J. Forbes and daughter wont to Mason City this morning to visit for two weeks. Mrs. 3f. Henry (Jllforl, Accredited toucher of voice culture In Junior and u.,,,1,,- ini, Schools. G8-2 Loo Nowton Is back from his trip to Suit Lake City. He likes It thoro but likes North i'latto bettor, Lostcr Allen, of Farnam, brother of County Clerk Allen entered the Platlo Valley Hospital this morning for a niajor oporatlon today. Mr. Snow, a relative of F. R. Rlnckcr left yesterday for his homo In Chcy- enno after stopping over 10 visit 111 North Platte for a day. Don a. Ncal, 22, secured a llconbo j to wed Ollto Ogg, 17, on Wednesday and Judge Woodhurst performed the ceremony. Both were from Brady. Mr. and Mrs. James Dlenor and baby unrt tho Misses Mario and Evelyn , Tho lpcal recruiting Btatlon received orders yesterdny to accept a limited number of men for service with tho American forces In Germany. Men for this service will bo sent Ia Fort Slo- cum. N. Y. Halllgan auto party has loft tho Yel lowstone Park and la headed for Salt Lako'Clty. At Pocatollo,, Idalio, Mra. Halllgan Bays, thoy saw. Miss Edith Gantt, who Is In tho City Library thorp, s ' Butler Buchanan returned this week from a month's traveling on tho Pa- clflc const. Ho was In San Francisco when tho National Democratic Con vention was In session and in Los Angeles whon tho Worst earthquake took plac6. Ho does not mako any direct comparisons but ho ' doos say that ho did not llko tho earthquake, Perhaps you, are anxiously waiting to have your telephone moved or to have a telephone Installed. You have beon told that the delay is be cause we can't get enough telephone supplies. A world-wide shortage of metals and other raw materials, as well as transportation facilities, is making it impossible for the fac tories to produco enough supplies for the telephone companies. As a re sult thoro is delay in furnishing man y people telophon service. It requires very little equlp.nnont to furniBh you service; that is true But you aro one of tho millions of people throughout the country who uso Bell service. ' ' '. Here aro a few figures which show the annual requirements of the Bell System forfmetals used In tlio building and upkeep of the plant: 100,000,000 pounds of Uuil used prlncU pally for tho covers of tele phono cables. pounds of copper mostly for wire. used 21,000,000 pounds of iron for cross arm bolts, cross-arm braces, ? Kuy clumps, He. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Huffman will on tortnln at a six o'olook dinner this ovonlng In honor of far. and Mrs. V. Lucas. A good alzad crowd attended the reception glvon last night by tho mem bers of tho Methodist Church to those who huvo lutoly joined tho church. ,. good program had beon- prepared ond It was enjoyed by nil. He on thd look, out for tho girls of Sioux Campflrc this evening ut tho band concert for thoy will bo on the lookout for you to sell you nice cold lemonade. Proceeds lo go -toward tho camp expanses of tho Girls. I). C. Hoggs has been elected tho now managor Of the Bnsc Ball team succeeding II. C. Langford, who' whl loavo shortly for Western points. Mr. Hoggs has beon the umpire this season 1 and needs no Introduction to tho banc I ball fans. I A progrosslvo dlnnor will bo given tomorrow oveiilng In honor of Miss Mnbol Morant, of Lamona, Iowa, who Is a summer guest horc. Tho first course will bo served at tho homo of Miss Betty Tur.plo, the second at tho homo of Miss .Blslo Waltemath, tho ftt MJ(JS MabeU(J McFarlan(ifl( Ul0 fourlh Rt MM A(lel(J LoDIoyt8 and tho fifth Jit the home of Miss Esther Kelly. About fourteen will bo presont. Danlol Phclph, alias Allen Randall, was arrested for wife desertion Wed nesday ovonlng. Ho had beon working for tho P. F. E. In North Platte for tho past two months under tho name of Kamal, and ha1 bcen ompi0yC(1 at Brldgeport before coming to this city. Ho said ho understood that his wife at Soward had obtained a dlvorco after ho had left that city. Ho. was taken to the county Jail and will bo I hold until tho arrival of a Soward county oftlcor. We can mako Immediate deliveries Wood Brothers All Stool Individual Threshers. HENDY-OGIER' CO. 57-2 :oi: J. E. SEHASTIAN, Tho Old Lino LIfo Man, . Phono 11S. Office Phono Res. 012.1 Among the 'entertal'nmont featuro&ol tho program aro tho following: Louis Kroldlor, noted baritone and singer for Columbia records. Lindsay-Frost Co., music and readings. 'Cheney Concert Co., violin, viola, cello, cornet, voice, organ chimes, otc. Spanish .Girls Orchestra, a great orchestra. Clmora'a Czeco-Slavak Band. Everyone likes a good band and this one Is not excelled anywhoro. Tho loader, Clmoraf was trombohe soloist In Sousa's, Innes' and 1 Ws bands. With tho Band conies Madame CafarollI, dramatic soprano. Chicago Lyric Male Quartet of great lingers with perfect voice blend. Wales Players prosontlng "Rejuvona tlon," a play that will entertain and please. Williams World Famod Jubl leo Singers who have just returned from a tour of tho world. Prof, and Mrs. Carl Stockelberg, tha woll known artlstB on violin and piano. Myrna Shadow, lyric soprano, asocond Gallt Curd, will closo tho program. 2 2') 000,000 pounds of galvanized Iron and steel wire, iy.000,000 pounds oi steel, 10,000,000 pounds of brass. 700,000 pounds of tin. 100,000 pounds of antimony. ' and mm You will iinrJ on our broken lots of Low j eludes ihe new styles frdin this sejftn and odd lots carried over j from, former seasons. We will rj) attempt to describe each 1 A ' V1 0 j separate lot but wilKsay thai you .Will save j three dollars a pair 1 dropping 'in and looking over the'Hims on 31 Hi Hi Hi Hi WILCOX IE COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS. July 26, 1920. Hoard of county commissioners met pursuant to adjournment, present. Hermlnghauscn, Koch, Springer and County Clerk. Tho following bills wero allowed. Sundry persons, hauling dirt, $391.75 W. T. Elliott, road boss, $30.00. C. J. Cochran, dragging, $90.00. H. Perkins, road work Dlst. 33 $37.50 Harry Laurie, dragging, $30.00. John Anthony, grading $30.00. Albert Stolnhausen, road Dlst.' No. 49, $72.00. John Ketchum, road Dlst. 49, $48. Royco Wolllver, road Dlst. 49 $48. ChaB. Johnson, road Dlst. 49, $48. O. Shelby, onglneman Com. 2, $153.95 L. H. Kinger, Doad Dlst. 43 $25.90. E. B. Camp, Road Dlst. 55, $7.00. Dierki's Lumber Co., culvert $37.60. C. E. Marovlsh, Road, Dlst. 41, $40. Wm. Johnson, building $406.50. N. Kolly, Road Dlst, 50, $22.40. R. C. Solby, Road Dlst. 57 $14.00. Honry McClune, Road Dlst.57, $14. J. M. Barton, Road Dlst. 57 $7.00. Tobo Bunting, Com. 3, $115.00. Clnrenco Roller, Com. 3, $82.50, W. R. Maloney. mdso for County, $223.85. Fiold-Blrge Co., coal for Jail, $18.40. C. E. Poveral,; onglneman Com. 2, $34.62. Herman Johnson, Road Dlst. 11, $17. Herman Johnson, Rd. Dlst. 11,. $22. A. C. Combs, Rd. Dlst. 7, $25.00. J. B. Toilllon, Rd. Dlst. 4, $110.25. Honry Toilllon, Rd. Dlst. 4, $50.50. F. D. Wcstonfold, mdso county poor, $44.41. Peterson Bros., Rd. Dlst. 51, $15.00. Jesso Stann, Rd. Dlst. 49, $44.00. H. W. Haught, Rd. Dlst.. 49, $9.00. John TUford, Rd. Dist. 49, $48.00. H. S. asklns, Rd. Dlst. 49, $108.00. "Adjourned to July 28. 1920. FrcsUytcrlnn Churclu . Dulng tho absence pf tho pastor on his annual vacation there will be no ovonlng services but tho Sunday School hour will bo followed by a Bhort prayer sorvlco ovory Sunday. Christian Endeavor and Prayer meet ing will bo hold as usual. CHUItCII OF OUR SAVIOR Eplscopnl Divine Sorvlces for next Sunday. Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Children's Services 10 a. m. Morning prayer service 11 a. m. No evening Borvlco will bo held dur ing tho summor. Dr. C. E. McRcynolds, Specialist. Eye. Enr, Xoso nrid Throat. Office over Koxnll Drug Store, Phono UK. Mead's Barber Shop 719 No. Locust Wo run a tlircc-cltnlr shop and fdvo expert service; Satisfaction above,' all else Is ouj aim. Giro us a trial and bargain squarjj all of Shoes for Woraen and on what you purchase. 1 A DEPARTMENT "ii For August Investment A number of 6onservaUve local investors are tak- 4 . ing advantage of the unusual investment oppor 'J tunity offer!e(l'in the 7 per cent Preferred Shares of the Union Power & Light Co. Shares $100.00 Each. Fully Fqid and Non-Assessable Dividends Payable Quarterly Exempt From Tax This Preferred Stock is recognized by bankers and conservative investors as one of the best in vestments available. 7 per cent from August 1st. Arrange your investment before Aug. 10th in order to have-certicate dated to earn 7 per cent - from August 1st. . :Ask for full, particulars at the Light Office, 519 Dewey St. ' " FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Ray F. McGuire & Co., Mgrs. NORTH PLATTE LIGHT & POWER CO. V TP " r Tha CALORIC U not a ptp far. I naea with the pipes left oft. Neither U It an experiment, hastllr t put together to meet a, demand. It V I is specially designed W heat Homes, halls, churches, stores, factories. etc.. more uniformly,' economically and satisfactorily than they have The CALORIC works thru Nature's own laws o'C circulation by air currents. Warm1 air rises. Cold , nlr falls. Warm air and cold air the same time. t , HERE'S THE1 SECRET In the same volume that the warm air is pumpeci up Into tho house, an equal amount of cold air Is drawn Into the furnace, whore It U heated, moistened by the vapor from the two gallon," water pan, and then recirculated through the reg ister. This continue1 as long as the fir buxni. A Thai there Is Constant circula tion of properly moistened warm air. Just as running water uurti 1 SIMON lUdeM THE MONITOR STOVE an Hi if? Hi Hi Ifi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi our, odd pairs and Children. This Hi Hi yourself from one to S Get Ihe habit of .ffi this square. j Orlclnal Patented PlpelcMFUmace ' flea Itself. io this clrculatlnc warm lr, pautne thru heat of from three hundred to elsht hundred degrees. In which no scrm can live, la kept pure and healthful. The CALORIC Is guaranteed by the oldest and largest manufacturers of warm air heating systems In the United States. You take no chances when you'liuy a CALORIC. Whether your house is old or new, the Caloric Is eaiily installed In one day, without interruption of your present heating arrangement. No holes knocked in your walls, no cellar full of heatwastlng plpej. ej. f Tt I dly U jrk J f The Caloric requires but one reg ister and occupies little space, burns any fuel, and needs hardly any attention. .Makes housework one-third easier, as there Is no muss i from carrying In coal 'and carrying out ashes no smoke, gas or soot. Eliminates Are danger and Increases tha value of your property. i Vt.lt tia .nil waj will fflfljllv Kiln . nlr full information without in the least obligating you to buy. BROTHERS. . KANCC CO., CtaeUuistl, Obis Shocks STORE bo convince!. G. W, HEAD, Prop.