Crystal Theatre,
Saturday and Monday.
DOROTHY GISH
IN'
"Mary Ellen Comes
to Town,
99
Sho was tired of being tlio only
"livo"ono" in a villago of sleep-walkers.
So Mary Ellen camo to town
New York.
Dorothy Glah Nuff said and plenty!
Different Comedy Each Night.
LOCAL AND l'EHSONAL
A. N. Durbln transacted business In
Omaha Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sco tho womon's oxfords and pumps
on salo at Wilcox Dept. Store.
Supt. Roy 0. Young, of tho Brady
schools, was a North Platto visitor on
TnoflfTnv.
t 3
C. R Halstcad, of Laramie, trans
acted business at tho freight house
yesterday.
Mrs. J. M. Todd and J. Todd left
Wednesday for Kansas City to visit
Glen Todd..
Mrs. J. B. Redfleld and sons lott
Tuesday for Omaha whore they will
visit for a few days.
Mrs. W. Breternitz and daughter
.motored up from Gothenburg yestor-!
day to visit friends.
Mrs. I. J. Brooks camo homo from
Gothenburg' ydfeterday where sho had
bees visiting relatives.
IClng Rhlley returned to his home in
Oshkosh after transacting busiscsa
hero and in Omaha yesterday.
MIbs Alberta Burton came home yes
terday from Colorado where sho had
been visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Askwig and Mr.
and Mrs' J. E. Rector left yesterday
by auto for Colorado to spend a week.
Tuesday afterncon Judge Woodhurst
married P. C. Rcdferu and Miss Ruth
,M. Chamberlain. Both Hvo at May
wood. s Members of tho Country Club aro
' planning on a party and dance to bo
, given August 19th. This is for mem
Dors only. . f
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Popojoy camo
homo this morning from tho east
where they had been buying for Tho
, Stylo Shop.
Wo still havo a few of tho Black
Oat Silk Hosiery Seconds at 98c and
$1.98 on our Bargain Square. Wilcox
Department Store.
Additional Season Tickets may bo
had at tho North Platto Flour Mill Of
fice. See L. C. Carroll, President of
tho local Association.
Tho first of tho Victory Medals for
Servlco men havo been received.
They aro a beautiful memorial qf the
Great War.
Misses Grace Illrsch and Doris
Stcvons left yesterday for Grooley
whoro thoy will visit relatives for Sev
ern! weeks. '
Miss Bertha Marcollos of Waterloo,
la., is expected hord Sunday to visit
hor sIstors'Mrs. Guy PBpoJoy and Miss
Coral Marcollos.
Miss Mabel Walter has roturncd
from Lincoln whoro sho has boon at
tending tho summor school nUtho Uni
versity of Nebraska.
Dixon & Son grlndMhelr own louses.
RoV. P. R. Stovous loft Wcdnosday
in company with Ira LoMasters for
Estos Park and Colorado points. Thoy
will make tho trip by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murphy left
Tuesday evening for a months visit at
Decatur and other points in Illinois.
On tho return .trip they expect to tako
in tho State Fair at Lincoln. s
Wo are somewhat dolayed In mov
ing into our now location but it will
not prevest us showing fall morchnn-
dlso early, so do not hesitate for wo
can fit every individual with real exs
elusive styles. E. T.. TRAMP & SOflS.
LETTER TO
GOVERNOR.
A LETTER ON TAXATION IS AD
DRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN
OE TUB HOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
North Platto Nob.,
Aug. 10, 1920.
Hun. Sainuol R. MoKclvle,
Ctialrman of Stato Board of Equal
ization, - " Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Governor :
On behalf of a largo number of
citizens and farm owners in Lincoln
County Nebraska, I am placing a pro
test In writing With tho Stato Board
of Equalization against making any
ralso In tho assosscd values of Lin
coln County, and I dcslro to supplo-
mnnt what wns orallv stated to vour
Edward Jackson returned Wcdnos.-
day ovenlng from a two. weoks vaca. Jn tn0'flrst pinC0i tho speculative
Hon In Lincoln. Ho attended tho ses- saleg or gomo of our bogt lands ln tho
slons of tho Epworth Assembly ana roannt n,innrn,i situation and
reports a good time, Tho attendance ,Pmi,l1pnln .,., -.in, 50 cent dollars.
at tho Assembly reached twelve
thousand on tho day that Billy Sun
day was there.
W. P. Snyder travelled with Dean
HBWBSHBBHMWBHWBHHWWIWffWHI,
We have a large accumulation of short lengths from ail
sections of our Dry Goods Department and will feature them in
connection with our Bargain. Square this week and next. We
are-also putting special low prices on all of but fancy Vbilles,
mostly in twolols:v .: s
vl'1 LOT 1 Lights and dark patterns
vgtui?v&.-, 36Cand 40Iinchcs wide
39c
Is not a Just basis for fixing land
values for assessment purposes bo
causo tho condition in each County Is
different. In somo counties thoy havo
Burnett by auto to Sidney, -Kimball, booms and In others whoro tho land Is
Scotts Bluffs and Cheyenne last week, intrinsically worth tho same there is
Ho states that tho development of all no boom. Again, tho character of ths ,
that country during tho last Hvo years lands and tho proportion of thf Lad youp argumont to our doiCgution that
uynu aiHcripuon. rops aro una to Ulo goou is umerunt m aiiui , vornmcnt hn(1 askod that tho
almost everywhere. Somo fields of counties. L 1 ,,.
wheat near Kimball averaged over 50 Your Board claims you aro equal- nofc lncrca8C(J( that frolght ratcg
bushol per aero. izlng tho real estato on tho basis ot tnnrnnnMt nn.i th.t n.n
Tho young fcon of D. McNeol, of the G8 of tho real value. Professor
Birdwood vicinity, who ls brougne Burr had figured that there aro 271,-, ,n lncrca8Cd ratos g not ovon
to town a few days ago suffering from 447 acres of tho better class of lands r morfll Justlflcatt(m. and of cours0i
lockjaw, died "Wednesday evening and m Lincoln County and 1,542,285 acres atnn.un na n .inW
was burled yesterday from his home, of tho poorer class or grazing sand. as8C8slng our homo ownora on
Rov. H. E. Hess officiating. Tho lock- Mils. If you will take grazing lands
Jaw camo from art Infection In a at $8.00 per acre and I sold Bomo thin ..,., nt(,rM.H
.i it. i i t i i ,mt. i.nnf.r ilnofl fnr
womm on uiu uujs uum. spring uu" SvU ...... - , n.nrnfn nlonillnn- wlHi Min
. . a . r-. i.i Ar fA aha ri1 If Vf11 Will tfUCO
ask anyone who was ai mo urysuu o.uu pui u.u, R. . n ilfli,nif nf ti,n nnnnln nf
last nlcht how they like "Tho Six Best tho bettor class of lands at an average 00.,nl rt,i,.if in , Btnf
Collars." We know what they will of $50.00 per acre 1U have a oard o Equalization rcccdo from its
say and If you want to see the ONE total of $25,700,000.00 for ' Jalu0 contonipltlte(1 purp0Se nnd cut down
picture of the week you must see It of Lincoln County lands or $14.00 po; ass0s8mont or roal Dronorty ot
tonight. There will be an excellent acre for the 1.813.73Z acres m u o ,n8tca(1 of rft,slns ,t nn4
comedy, too. Como right up after thi county. If you will tako 68 of this
band and you will round out tho oven- you will have $9.52 per acre. The Nebraska as it Is to tho
. . . I- i. T....1 nnilnllitAil mi I fill II
Ing of mighty good entertainment. uoumy uuuru uu corporato interests. Lincoln CoUnty
i nt $n.23 ner ncre. Tlio $8.00 per aero
. i i " t - ifiinna nvA nnr rnv omr irnrn ' rnnv
AS UnUMKTiUS'ia-WO KHOW umi . , ,,, ,, ten no nn.
an examination of the eye Is not com- "ZZ Z " .reater aro wlllIn& 0 W their share of the
Plate, and' In a large percentage of o tho reat , r o burdens; bat not con-.
LOT 2 Very good assortment o yf
40-inch cloths.
WILCOX DEPARTMENT STORE
cases absolutely inadequate, whichL.
takes only tho sight or vision test. a 1 " Z T "Z " ro T ' greater share of tho tax burden than
rv,n anmn raqa nrn a,.ltfi(i wifli iv I IL,U .BUll ' ' i railroad companies whoso stocks are
sinEle.'slmnlo test'Others tax the In
.n,,w of tl,.most exoert onorators " . . - .- ..'.'Wonro compelled to accept your
0 j . . ar(J nga0SSCH nignur in iiruput uuu ;
TO OUR PATRONS
AND THE PUBLIC
nign onoufaii. i wnrM mnrn f linn e-nvnrnmnnt hnnils
.. n II. - 11. n nn - o
II UIO Oilier Vvouunua ui mu ow.iu .
assisted with all the scientific devices " ,.,,. ., tUn rr juagmenf hecauso thero is no appeal
- . nra i 'uohui'ii iiiii in l: n . ililii liiut h v .
known. Dixon & Son, Sight Specla- i,-SiiMnfinn- nf a 10 law now Btands- In tUeS0 un
n-i . " , ., settled times tho boat should not bo
llSlS. MnntiKn. nTlfl inn
..... a f TT.M.f f rmwRon l t, rocked but steadied. Tho pcoplo aro
v,uuuiy fav..o ..vvu., secretary or your ouuu buuiu u. ...
fonm nf .. .. t,.., uuiiouuiuB on mwir uiuwu ui uiu
I hvitm nvni nn ' n pmjiih iiiiiLiii uuuuiu . . -
timo to tako the lattor course.
Slncoroly yours,
I W. V. HOAGLAND.
Stato Senator 25th District.
;:o::
X.ollce of Special Election.
Whereas a Constitutional Convoiii
other state teams at Sioux City. Tho aml jncreasing tho assessed values of .tion called agrocablo to law by tho
final competition will bo at tho Inter- llie property will ralso according to people of tho Stato. of Nebraska to
national Live Stock Show at Chicago. tho flBureg ot Mr. Osborno $1,458,000.00 moot Decembor 2d, 1919, and whorcas
from tho fixed Stato lovies more than tho members elected to said ConstlU
wag contemplated by tho legislature . utlosal Convention did so meot and
when wo passed tho lava "making tho provldo that certain amendments to
lovies. No Stato Board has a right to ( tho Constitution bo submitted to tho
makb assessments and equallzo them electors of tho State gap adoption or
to placo these unnecessary tax bur-' rejection, and dlcl furtuor provldo that
County, with his Judging team ot Equaiizati0n. Tho, Stato Board should ,
t1vn linva nrtflllt Wednesday at tllO . molf,, n foJr rH '
Experimental Substation Judging scgsrnent 0f tho lands of tho homo
cattle, hogs and horses. Three ljoys. owner8 a8 compared with tho railroad
from this team will competo with JJKo nssessmcnts.
teams at tho Stato Fair. Tho winning Again, tho Stato Board of Equal-,
team ln that contest will competo witn izatjon has Increased the assessment
We, the unclersignedMiaving purchased.
the interest of W. H. Diener in the firm
of Diener & Son will continue the busi
ness at the old stand, 107 west Sixth
St., and give the same fair treatment,
best of work and service at all times.
Give us a trial
dens upon tho people.
Again, tho Stato Board of Equal
ization ha increased tho" assessment
of tho Railroad Companies only 8 in
Nebraska. I haven't timo to tako all
tho railroad companies, but I want
to tako tho Union Pacific for an ex
ample. Secretary Osborno's roturn
shows that tho Union Pacific Railroad
Company's net earnings last year
woro $12,058.28 per railo. Tho com
pany was assessed last year at $21,-
512.00 per mile. It has been raised
8 this year. Tlio Union Pacific's
stocks nro quoted at $llY.00 per
said proposed Constitutional ' amend
ponts bo submitted at a specla elec
tion to bo held throughout tho, Stato
on Tuesday, tho twonly-flrst day ' of
Soptembor, 1920. f
Now, Thoroforc, I, A. S. Allen,
County Clerk of Lincoln County, Stato
of Nebraska, by authority of law In
mo vested do horoby dlroct and pro
claim that a special oloction be hold
in tho sovoral polling places within
Lincoln County, Stato of Nebraska,
on Tuesday, tho Twenty-first day of
September, 1920, botweon tlio hours'.
of 8 a. m. and 9 p. m. ot tho samo day
share. It 13 capitalized at $C7,GC2.00 ! for tho purposo of adopting or ro-
willst Vttit 4e TTntnn To r( r Incf ' i it f ..i -
DIENER & DIENER,
Service, Vulcanizing and Anto Repair Shop.
Successor? to W, H. Diener & Son
JAMES W. DIENER
W. C. DIENER
per mile, but tho Union Pacific last
year earned 5 or moro than $200,-
000.00 per mllp In Nebraska, It is
thoroforo apparent, that your Board
assessed tho Union Pacific Railroad
Company at loss than cno-fourth ot
tho actual stablo value per mllo .of Its
ralroad stocks or capitalization which
is worth moro than par, and at less
than one-tenth of Its value based upon
its net earnings nt 5.
I want to say that tho Officers of
tho Stato of Nebraska aro not Justified
in assessing tho homo owners of tho
Stato of Nebraska at C8 of an abnor
mal temporary spcculatlvo valuo of
their property and assess tho corpor
ations of tho Stato at from one-fourth
to onc-tonth of their values. Tho as
cessment of tho property fpr taxation
purposes Is a rolativo torm. If Iho
railroads aro assessed at ono-fourth
their stable values then ' tho homo
owners aro entitled to havo their prop
ertloe assosscd on tho samo basis.
Jcctlng said proposed amendments.
Qlven undor my hand and official
seal this 10th day of August, 1920.
C0-4 A. S. ALLEN, County Clerk.
::o::
Notice to Water Consumers.
On Friday night August 13th tho
water plant will Bhut down sometlmo
betwocs 11:30 and 12:00 p. m. and tho
city will bd without water until pob
sibly about 4:00 a. m. It is necessary
to do this ln order that tho main dls
chargo lino from tho plant may bo cut
to connect samo with tho emergency
pumps tho city Is installing,
AIL hospitals, restaurants, etc.,
will bo notified personally and tho
Water Department roquosta consum
ers who seo this notlco to kindly notl
fy their neighbors "who do not tako
any of tho. North Platto papors as tho-
Water Department cannot sond no
tlc'os to each consumor personally.
Horshey S. Welch,
Water Commissioner.
Celebrating A Bouitiful
Harvest
. -. I, . .
. Practically ovory section of tho country - 1
gv Is enjoying a bountiful harvost and thoro Is
eSs&jrpJ a natural dosfro on tho part of most ovory-
jP5s body to coobrato.
DAjWECUAlr Tno 01,0 l)0St wtvJ to co,ol)rato hnrvost '
AKTEED undp? this year Is to build up a good big bank ac-
STArtf count ngalnst tho day when tho harvost may
not bo so bountiful.
Bank accounts aro no longer considered'
luxuries. Thoy nro necessities. "
v vi - This bank has built its buccoss on caro-
r 1 ful, courteous nnd comprohonBlvo 'servlco.
' ' I, i ,t.. ' , " t
You personally, ns well as yoir account,
4"! nro welcome always 1 ,
s -v; ,
, ! The Platte Valley State Bank
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
THE CHILDRENS, MOUTHPIECE TO JOYLAND,
Lot them drink and bo'morry-r-Noi Next timo and always Tho
STAR BOTTLE tho vlsiblo testimonial of tho STAR goodness.
Your favorlto flavor 10 cents tho bottlo: cheaper by tho case.
Llttlo Chlldron and grown ups lovo to drink STAR bovoragos tho
Individual bottlo.
Puts your palato in dollghtful touch with tho luscious fruit flavors. .
STAR BOTTLING & MERCANTILE CO.
ASK YOUR DEALER.
Put up In tho dlstlnctlvo bottle.
Originators of Bottor Bovoragos.'
PUBLIC LAND SALE
Choice Keith and Perkins County Farms. '
At Public Auction Commencing at 10:30 A. M.
PAXTON, NEBRASKA.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AUG. 19 AND 20, 1920.
Salo will bo hold at Company Farm Headquarters, new town
Spuhlcrvlllo, 14mllos south-west of Paxton.
Wo offor at Publlo Auction 2(f of our Keith and Perkins County
Farms divided Into quarter, half and section tracts, tho cholcdst farm
land ln Western Nebraska, located from 2 to 13 miles Bouth ot Paxton,
Keith County, Nebraska, 7 to 12 miles from Roscoo and 8 to 12 mllos
from EIbIo and Madrid. On tho main lino of tho Union! Pacific and
high lino Burlington railroads.
TERMS: 15 per cent day of salo. Reasonable payments on con
tract January 1st Settlement March 1, 1921. Liberal amount car
ried back in mortgago, 6 por cont.
Wrlto Company Offices, Lincoln or Paxton, for detailed descrip
tion of lands offered.
STATES REALTY INVESTMENT CO.
311 Fratornlty Bldg., .LINCOLN, NEBR.
OWNERS.
COL. D. F. BRYSON, Auctioneer.
Mr, and Mrs. C. O, Dodmoro roturn
cd Wcdnosday from a trip to Illinois,
If thero Is a better looking malo
movlo star than Walllo Rold, wo
hdvon't soon him. If you want to bo
convinced soo'"Doublo Speed" at tho
Keith Monday and Tuesday.
Nov fall suits and, coats arriving
dally quality, prlco and stylo beyond
comparison. E. T. TRAMP & SONS
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stack, Sr., ro
turncd from Lincoln Wednesday, whoro
thoy had boon visiting relatives :for
a woolc. t