WILSON TotlT, Editor mid I'ubllslior.
'SUBSCRIPTION 1'JtICE:
One Ycnr, in mlranco $2.00
Entered at tho North I'latto, Nebraska
. Postofflco as focond Class Mattor.
FJUIUY, AUGUST 271 li, 1920.
HIUTOKIAL.
, On of our local merchants recently
npproacliod n young lady and askod
for pnymont on a bill of goodg which
fiho hnd bought on time and had only
paid part of tho amount. In tho course?
of tho conversation the lady Informed
him that she did not intend to pay
tho balanco of tho bill and that now
she ig married and since her husband
is not liable for bills contracted bet
foro her marriage, tho merchant could
not colloot tho amount by-law. We did
not lonrn what ho did next.
NKJJllASKA. STATE FAIIU
Oftlatally opening the Fifty Sfoond
Nebraska State Fair, a cotoria of
speed demons, attractod from all part
of the "United Statos by the heavy
curses hung up for fast driving, will
UllUinpi IU lUnUI XUUBailk liuun. imiunn
and thresh out a few disputes between
thomBcIvos as to the leadors in tho
gnsollno world. Whon they noso the
radiators of tlioir half score of cars
to the starting lino on tho afternoon
of September 6, while thy wait for
tho ling that starts the big evouts,
everything tindlcntos the start of one
of the fastest afternoons of sport ever
witnessod In tills section.
Cliiof among tho drivers who rank
high In the speed world and who will
pilot their cars nbout tho Mncoln
oral will bo Slg Hugdahl, presont
world's dirt track champion: Krod
Want Ads
Tor Sale Ono complete goniuno
oak dining room set. Must bo sold be
foro we move Into our new residence,
Call at Block's residence at GOO W.
Fourth. CC 07
For Suit A two-yoar old hoifor,
will bo fresli in Decombor. She Is
crossed with Jersey, Ouornsoy and
Itodpoll stock. Inquire at 221 S. WaU
tmt fin r.7
For Sale One oxtonsion dining
tablo, three small tables and pedestal.
I'hone 1147W. - CO '
For Said An 8-room, two story
rosidonco, strictly .modorn. Inquire at
Horoy, former world's champion who 000 enst Third. Phone 924J. CG GV
will attempt to regain tho honors For Snlo or 'J'rndo 1G0 acres hay
taken from him by tho little Scandlu land olght mlios from North Platte
avian; Burr Lampkin, British spoon Addross BU Care Tribune. GG 68
Ono of the departments in our
Junior and Senior High Schools which
has met with a good rccoptlon from
parents Is tho system of accredited
mUBlc. Tho bos! teachers of piano,
voice and orchestral and Imnd in
struments are approved by tho Board
of Education to glvo lessons nnd high
school credit is given whon tho teach
or sends in tho proper reports. A fow
ovor sixty pupils woro enrolled for
this work last year. Tho musrc toach
ors roport hotter attondanco and bettor
work whon tho pupils nro expecting
high school credit. Tho mothors roport
loss difficulty In getting ho boys nnd
girls to practlco nnd tho teachers say
tho rosult on tho school Is lino. Of
course tho oxponso comoa on tho pa
rents but somo day that will bo chang
ed and our schools will train over
pupil in tho things which that pupil
is adapted to do. Tho Unlvorsitlos and
Collogoa havo not yet como to giving
all tho ontranco credit which thoy
should glvo but nny pupil can bo cor
tain of getting credit for six somcstors
nt loast. Wo hopo that every boy nnd
girl who possibly can do so will on
roll with somo music teacher and
mnko good whothor tho music Is token
for credits or not.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.
star who Is adding iaurols of this
country to those ho hag established in
tho old world; Itay Claypopl, who
though a youngster is grayhaircd, In
dicative of tho tenseness of tho sport".
Davo Kootzla, holder of the world's
hour record, and others. Time trials,
match racos, three cornered lights
and a long distanco grind aro on tho
program and entries have assured nil
of those. In addition to tho otlioi-
prlzos offorod, thcro is n special purso
to tho driver making tho fastest mllo
In the tlmo trials, and for tho break
ing of the present track rocords.
With promises that tho Lincoln
track, known as ono of tho host dirt
ovals in tho mlddlo west, will bo In
lip top shapo for tho speed baltlos,
prosont records, not only of tho track
but of tho section, aro due for a fall
whon this array of kings in tho world
of speed go thundering about the
track.
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METHODIST CHUKOT.
Tho pastor will preach on "The
Vino and tho Branches" nt tho morri'
Ing sorvico and "Tho Elder Brother"
In tho evening. All will bo. welcome.
H. E. HESS, Pastor.
. Mrs. Osburg, of Stromsburg, enmo
Frldny afternoon to visit at tho Joo
Nelson . homo.
N.'J. Hathmnn camo homo this week
from St. Louis wlior ho purchased fall
goods for tho J. O. Ponnoy Store
A big assortment of suits and coats
all tho very latest models now on
display. E. T. TRAMP & SONS.
Mrs. J. V. Romigh and children
returned Thursday from vacation
trip and visit in Massachusetts.
Blouses for ladios at roal sale
prices E. T. Tramp & Sons.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Chns. Pass returned
last evening from a protracted visit
in Kentucky with Mrs. Pass pnronts
for Miio Hlpo tomatoes for can
ning nt ?2.00 n bushol. North Platte
Floral Co. Phono 1023 GO G7
Owing to rfidocorntlng tho Prosby
lorian church, tho sorvlcos Sunday
will be hold In the basoment
Miss Little hns just returned from
Chicago whoro bIio purchased a lino of
fall lints for Tho Loador More. Co,
Mrs. J. C. Plorson loft Wednesday
for her homo in Koystone nttor visit
ing lior parents Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
Walker.
, Miss Roso Loop, of Roscoo, and
Prudence Aglnton, of Paxtpn, loft
Tuesday for their homos after visiting
Mrs. Glen Forguson.
No man was ovor o good but that
there was somo bad In his mnko up
and no man wns ovor bo bad but that
l here was somo good in his life for
I.rcof of this seo Dustln Farnum In
"Durnnd of tho Bad Lands' nt tho
Keith tonight only.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Porry Carson wont to Oshkosh
Wodnosdny.
Miss Tryon Frazuro loft Tuesday for
Sutherland to visit for a month.
Mrs. A. E. Woods nnd daughter, of
Brady, spent Wednesday in tho city.
Miss Harriett Murrln has accoptod
a position nt tho Union State Bank.
Miss Grace Croghan, of Omaha, Is
expected next week to visit her sister
In this city.
Fall dresses In serges nnd trlcotinos
nrrlvlng daily. E. T. TRAMP & SONS
Missos Josephine and Frances Lacy
of Spnullng, who were guests at tho
Jtunos Guynnn home left Tuosdny for
Sidney.
Wo can fix your broken glnssoa
whllo you wntt. Clinton & Son, Op.
tlclnns.
Miss Margaret Wllor will leavo next
week for Denver whero she will spend
two wcoks.
Mr. und Mrs. J. C. Works, who had
boon visiting at tho Chas. Htrsch
homo loft Tuesday for Denver.
J E. SEBASTIAN,
Tho Old Lino Lifo Man,
lies. Phono 113S. Ofllco Phone G12.T
Mrs. Woodhurst has returned frcm
hor vacation und resumed her position
with tho millinery department of tho
Lendor.
For Sale Art square 9x12, hard
coal stovo, cook stoyo, Inquipont C01
E. Sixth strcot. GG GO
For Rent Furnished rooms with
furnnco heat, light and bath. Gentle
man only. 1207 West 4th St. Formor
Cody rosidonco.
Do you wish to own nn irrigated
farm? Tho Itollnian & Sebustlnn Agen
cy Fnrm Dcpnrtmcnt can tell you
how you can obtain one under tho
"Cnroy Act." So tlipin without de
lay. GG 7
Wanted Woman without a family
to take caro of rooms in hotel good
wages, easy work. CIIAUSSE HOTEL,
Sutherland, Nobr. GG G7
Household goods for sale. 215 Lo
cust Friday and Saturday.
1'or Snlo Good steel range. Phone
349W or call at 901 West Second
Street. G5 G9
Farm for Kent, Write- Mrs. Mlnnio
Scoso. North Platte, Nebr. G5 68
Wanted Second Hand Cash Regis
ter. Inquire D. H. B. caro Tribune.
For tSuIo Strained Honey. J. L.
Hastings. Phono 275W. G5 GG-
Lost July lGth last on tho Lincoln
Highway, east of tho Ford garage In
North Platto a key ring containing
several koys and bottlo opener. If
finder will- communicato with J. C.
Simpson, Louisville, Colorado, ho will
recoivo a very substantial reward. GG
For Rent Furnished rooms in
modern home. Phono 122W.
Wanted Competent girl for goneral
housowork. Mrs. E. R. Goodman. C9tf
For Rent Mow house on East 4th.,
20th block. GOtf,
All kinds of dressmaking dono at
420 East 10th Street G5 GS
For Rent Modern rooms. 304 East
Tenth. G5tf
For Sale Wagon nnd Hay rack,
Phono 1194W. G5tt
lor Sale Large sizo soft coal stove
in first class ondltion. Phono 285W. G5
Wanted A maid. Right prlco to the
right person. Apply at tho Platto Val
ley Hospital. 59tf; I
Wantod Girls for nurso training;
$35 per month with board and room.
Apply at Goneral Hospital, City. 4Gtf
For Salo Good garage, largo
enough for two cars. Inquire at this
office. 58tf
For Salo Sfx-room "house, all mod
ern oxcopt heat. Good location, closo
in. Phono 830J. GOtf
Buy at tho Farm Cucumbors In any
sizo, Potatoo3, Beans, Green Corn, al
so honoy and eggs. Phono Doolittles.
C. II. Spicor, tho Transfer Man, has
moved his headquarters from Huff
man's to Donolson's Cigar Store on
Front Street. G5 GG
For Salo or Will Trade for North
Platto 'property 20 acres In San
Joaquin vclloy of California, near
Chowchllta. Address H. D. Caro of
Tribune. G4 4
For Salo Fifteen aero tract of Ir
rlgatod land sevon room stucco house
full basoment with heating plant, 1
story barn, garaco and other snail
buildings. Crop goes with place. West
end Fourth St Phono GGSJ. Wm. M
Morris. . G3-70
Wanted Two sleeping rooms con
nected. Closo In. Phono 125. Gi GG
For Snlo Modern olght room houso,
samo as now. This property to bo
sold nt onco as owner doslros to
leavo tho city. Tho prlco Is below tho
cost of building. Someono can buy n
good house very cheap. Prlco $5250.
Phone 578. G5 G3
NORTH PLATTE OK OGALLALA1
Tho following clipping from a re
cent issue of tho Omaha Bee Is of
interest to North Platte, and Lincoln
County roadors:
Hayes Center, Neb., Aug. 22.
(Spoolal.) Tho railroad from Cul
bortson via Hnyoe Contor to North
Platto or Ogallala now appears to
be aseurod. C. A. Ready of this place
who Is promoting the road, gays plans
are comploted for tho organization
of the company, and It will bo definite
ly settled within tho next two weeks
whothor tho terminal on tho Union
Pacific will bo at North Platte or at
Ogallala. Tho survey will be made an
soon as that Is determined.
Farmers along tho lino aro oagcr
for the. work to commence, as thoy
seo In the early construction of tho
road tho only means of getting their
large wheat and corn crop to market.
A portion of tho 1919 wheat crop and
much of tho corn crop is yot In the
farmers' hands, owing to tho Inability
of tho present railroad facilities tj
move it.
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
Board of County Commissioners moU
August 23, pursuant to adjournment
Prosont Hormlngaliusen, Koch and
Springer.
Following bills woro allowed:
John Kotohum, hauling gravel $48.
John Anthony, work on tractor ?30.
Honry Tower, worft on drag $3o.
Nowton Wilson, dragging 49 $15.
Sundry persons, bridge work $40G.
Low Porklns, hauling hay on roads
$G7.50.
Martin Brostel, road work Dlst. 33
$90.00.
W. L. Mannish, road work No. 4
$19.50.
Jesse Rice, road work Dist. 43 $S.40.
A. E. Riahel, dragging on 8, $35.10.
Rush Mercantilo Co., mdso $35.25.
Star Bottling Works, $3.50.
W. II. Dale, brldgo work $G0.30.
Sundry persons', surveying $12.
E. F. Hultmnn, supplies $4.50.
Nat. Refining Co., Com. 1, $40.95.
David Clark, road work 2G, $15.
C. E. Voncill, road work 2G, $7G.
Leo Tollion, drag, $18.00.
A. F. Beeler, mdse, $22.96. ''
J. Ay Montgomery, rent, $18.80.
Standard Oil Co., $210.51.
Roy Titus, road work 21, $t.
Board adjourned to Aug. 30, 1920.
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A now moving picture theatre is
being built at Cozad coating $30000.
Tho plnns and specifications wcro
mado by Victor Beck of this city. The
building Is to have two facados of
face brick of varigatod matt effect
with a gray faco brick and cement
castings for tho dentals nnd trlmt
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The subject of the morning sermon
will be "Building a Sunday School."
In tho evonlng tho pastor will speak
on "Church Attendance a Duty"
Everyone mado welcome.
PAUL A. SHENK, Pastor.
CHURCH OF OUl'sAVIORjEpIscopal
Divine Services for next Sunday:
Holy Communion at 8 a. m.
Children's Services 10 a. m.
Morning prayer 11 a. m.
No evonlng service vlll bo held
during tho summer. .
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Electric Rug and Carpet Washing Co.
Does not
injuro the
most del
icate colors.
Gives new
Rugs or
old.
All tho beautiful colors, tlu ploaslng designs and oxqulsito pat
terns that first lnducod you to buy your ruga will como back o light
whon thoy aro cloanod by tho HAMILTON BEACH METHOD. And
they'll bo clean and absolutely sanitary, for tho Carpot Washer, which,
wo employ extracts tho last bit ot dirt and grlmo and grpaso from
your rugs and leaves thorn fresh, and sweet amolllng. Phono ua today,
bo that wo can clean your ruga or carpota when you wish.
M. E. BOYD, Mgr.
911 East Third St
Notico to Bidders.
Scaled proposals addressed to O. E.
Eldor, City Clerk, North Platto, Nobr.'
and endorsed "Bid on Cast iron Plpo'
will bo recolvod at tho office of Bald
clerk in tho Keith Theatro Building,
North Platte, Nebr., up until G o'clock
P. M. of Tuosdny, Soptombor 7th,
1920, for tho furnishing, F. O. B. cars
North Platto, Nobr., of tho following
matorlnl: 400 feet 8 In. Class B Casb
Iron Water Plpo.
All plpo to bo subject to Inspection
nnd to conform In all particulars to
tho American Water Works Associa
tion specifications for Cast Iron Water
Plpo. .
Paymont for samo to bo made in
City warrants drawn on tho North
Platto Wntor Dopartmont, drawing
7 Interest from dato Issued until
paid.
Bidders will stnto in tlioir bids
earliest guaranteed tlmo of dollvory
of said plpo or oarllost dnto which
thoy guarantto to dollvor said plpo on
board cars at point of shipment.
Tho City Council rosorves tho right
to rojoct nny or all bids, to chango
tfco plan and scopo of tho work and
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All' real estate holdings belonging to the Estate of Charles
McDonald will be sold
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at 2 P. M. at Public Auction at the Court House.
There seems to be an impression prevailing that this sale
is merely for the purpose of closing the estate and that the offer
ing ol the land is merely to satisfy the law and that the property
will be bid in by the heirs.
I am authorized to state that every piece of property
offered, on which there is a reasonable bid, will be sold.
The list comprises the following:
Residence Property and Lots.
103 Willow Street, Lots 5 and G, Block
4, Miller's Addition. This is two very good
residence lots on South Willow, G2& feci
by 12G feet each.
120 East Third and Dewey. Lot 1,
Mock 1G2, Original town, size GG ft. by 182
ft., this is a residence; good six room house,
south of the southenst corner of the court
house block.
201-2051 West Third Street, Lot 8, Block
147. This is the cornor lot of the old Mc
Donald homestead property. Tho most
vnlunblo residence lot in North Platte, GG
by 132 feet.
205-207 West Third Street, East 56 feet
of Lot 7, Block 147. Also an exceptional
residenco lot.
209-211 West Third Street. Lot G nnd
tho west 10 foot of Lot 7, Block 147. This
is the old homestead property with the
double rcsidonce.
S14 East 4th Street, Lot 8, Block 4,
Trustee's Addition, 44 ft., by 132 ft. Splen
did residonco lot.
81S Enst 4th Street, Lot 2, Block 4,
Trustco's Addition, 44 ft., by 132 ft. All
modern brick bungalow. An excellent op
portunity to get a home.
S22 East 4th Street, Lot 1, Block 4,
Trustee's Addition, 44 ft. by 132 ft. Excel
lent modorn frnmo bungalow.
West Gth Street:
Cody's Addition, Lots 7, S, 9, 10, 11 and
12, Block 8. Thcso aro all first clnss resi
dence lots, 34 by 132 feet, just tho right
distance from tho round houso to mnko nn
excellent home.
BUSINESS PROPERTIES.
Corner of Locust nnd 5th Street. Six
of the best business lots in the city fronting
on Locust Street, 22 by 132 feet. This is
the first opportunity business men of North
PIntte havo ever had to acquire n site on
which to build their own building.
Corner of Locust nnd Front Street. Six
splendid business lots fronting on Locust,
22 feet by SI feet. This is the property
where the orignnl Charles McDonald store
was located. Faces on Locust street, will
always bo the mnin thorough-fnre from
north to south through the city.
Corner of Dewey and Front Street. Two
story brick business block. No better bus
iness location. In connection with this
building, the vacant property west of it will
also be sold. 22 feet runs through to the
alley. S4 feet by GG feet runs back to the
north wall of the Star Clothing House.
LAND.
Section 5, Township 13, Range 30, lies
directly southwest of the city. The corner
being only nino blocks from the court
house. It is bounded on the enst by South
Park Addition nnd on tho north by "A"
street oxtonded west. Hns a fully pnid up
wntcr right nnd is nn exceptional opportun
ity to get land nenr the city.
Southwest Qunrter of Section 14, Town
ship 12, Range 30, lies ten miles southenst
of North PIntte in the Jnck Morrow Flnts
section.
Remember that nil of this property is going to sell.
This is nn opportunity for overy ono wanting n homo or business propottn
which docs not often como to a community. No speculations and no commiVlis.
Every piece of property freo and clear of all incumbrance including tho 1919 tnxes.
TERMS: Sufficient money paid day of sale to bind the bar
gain; one-third of purchase price before delivery of deed; two
thirds carried back on property ur.chased. All amounts under
$1,000 cash. All amounts $10,000 or less on or beiore three
years time, interest 7 por cent. All sums over $10,000 five
years time, interest 6 per cent.
The Sale will start at 2 o'clock promptly.
O. E. ELDER, Referee.
Cut this out for reference at the sale.
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Phone 1039W
to call for now bids on changed plan,
A. F. STREITZ. Mayor.
Attest: O. E. Elder, City Clerk.