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TIIIIITY-SIXTH YEAfc.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., Opl'OBER 19, L920.
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TEACH THE
YOUNG TO PLAY
BOARD Or EDUCATION EMPLOYS
SPECIAL PLAYGROUND
SUPERVISOR.
Tho boys and girls o North Platte
schools aro being taught how to play
and what to play. Miss Lillian Story
has been employed by tho Board of
Education as gymnasium director for
tho girls of the high schools and sup
ervisor of physical education and play
at tho ward schools. Sho Is a gradu
ate of tho University of Nebraska
and has had experience in her chosen
line.
Miss Story spends half of each day
in tho Franklin gymnasium teaching
threo classes of girls from tho Junior
High SchooL Sho has moro than 100
girls in these classes. "I liko to cm
phasizo Swedish gymastics moro than
folk dancos or games," said Miss Story
when questioned about her work. "Of
course, wo will play some games in
the gymnasium, and considerable work
will bo dono with basketball when tho
season comes," shov continued. Tho
girls of the Junior High School arc"
enthusiastic about tho work Miss
Story is giving and it will bo very
valuable to them in their development
Tho other half day ig spent in tho
different rooms of tho ward schools.
This is something entirely new to
North Platte Schools and so the Prin
cipals, teachers and pupils hardly
know what to do yet. Miss Story
spends fifteen minutes in each room
rnce a week; Sho has tho pupils go
through tho exercises she wishes,
them to practice and she reviews the
exercises she has given them pre
viously. She is on one of tho play
grounds during the noon hour and
after school when the weather is nice.
Here sho organizes tho athletics of
tho boys and girls and directs 1 their
play. This Is tho work in tho grndo
school. Tho favorito gamo at present
is Soccer ball for tho boys. Each of tho
ward schools is organized and com
petitive games between teams from
different schools in tho city aro being
arranged. "Tho boys and girls must
learn to bo good losers or they can
never enjoy competitive games," said
Miss Story,. "Wo will try to teach
them that they are to do their best to
win, but that whentheyloso they must
smile instead of fight."
Later in tho year a tournament will
bo hold for tho ward schools and at
other times parents will bo given tho
opportunity of seeing tho results of
this training.
LINCOLN CHAMBER OF C03DIERCE
ENTERTAINS NORTH PLATTE
VISITORS.
Over eighty North Platto visitors
wore entertained at lunch Saturday
j noon by tho Lincoln Chambor of Com-
merco. Included in this numbor were
tho football team and tho cadet band.
Tho boys speak very highly of their
cordial reception by tho Lincoln
people The Trlbuno extends tho
thanks of tho peoplo of North Platto
to tho Chamber of Commerce for its
' hospitality to-tho boys.
I AEROPLANE TAKES PICTURES OF
EXPERIMENTAL STATION -
FRIDAY.
Professor G. E. Condra, of Lincoln,
Head of the Nebraska Conservation
; Commission came ta North Platte,
Friday from Allianco in an aero
iplane and took somo moving
(pictures of tho Experimental
Station from the plane. These pictures
aro used in advertising Nobraska and
her resources.
INCREASE POST
OFFICE FORCE
POSTMASTER STURGIS SECURES
TWO MORE MKN AND PROMISE
OF A THIRD.
All residents of North Platto living
within tho carrlor district aro to havo
two deliveries a day in tho very near
future. Two additional carriers, havo
been put on tho force and another vflll
soon bo added. Theso men will cover
tho territory now covered with pos
sibly somo slight additions. No de
liveries will bo mado on Sundays and
on holidays tho deliveries will bo cut
down or discontinued as tho need
dictates.
Mr. Sturgls has recommended to tho
Post Office Department that a now
routo bo established to cover outlying
districts of tho city. This might bo
I attached to one of tho rural routes or
It might bo a part of tho city delivery
I system. This carrier wold havo to
uso somo means of transportation as
tho distanco to bo covered would bo
too great for walking.
Tho Post Offlco force Is now work
ing under difficulties becauso there is
riot enough room on tho working floor
for all of tho desks and cases needed
to work tho malls to tho best advan
tage. With tho nddltlon of tho new car
rier's desks tho crowded condition will
become worse. Congress has boon
asked for an appropriation for an ad
dition to tho present building but no
action has been taken as yet. Pos
sibly room will havo to bo rented to
care for tho work properly.
' Mr. Sturgis has gone to work encr
1 getically to get hotter postal sorvlco
( and some results have already been
secured.
REV. .MACKINTOSH LEAVES EPIS
COPAL CHURCH IN FLOURISH
ING CONDITION.
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Id presenting a gift to Rev. and
Mr. Mackintosh at tho farewell ro
coption held in their honor by tho
members and friends of tho Episcopal
Church, J. Q. "Wlloox told of tho work
during tho past year. Ho Bald in part
"In Ism than two yoars uudor tho
leadership of Rev. R. 0. Mackintosh,
tho Parish of tho Church of Our
Savior has mado wonderful advance
ment both in spiritual and financial
way He has organized tho work or
St. Paul's Chapol so that tweontinua
tlon of tho regular church work there
will be tho result. With tho aid of
Mrs. Mackintosh tho Christian Nur
ture Series of Church School Lessons
was placed in both church and chapel
schools, building thorn up to almost
double tho former onrollmont. Tho
Choir. Ladles' Guild and Ladlos' Aux
iliary havo boqn ro-organlzod and
strengthened and from a haphazard
system of financing tho Parish, a bud
get of over doublo tho former amount
has been subscribed and church im
provements costing nearly four thou
sand dollars havo boon ma'do. Ht has
been ono of tho strongest workers
among men that tho parish has over
had, not only among tho men of tho
Parish but among tho men outsldo
tho church."
'O
GOVERNOR McKELYIE WILL VISIT
NORTH PLATTE THURSDAY.
A mcsago received from Gov. Saml.
McKclvio sayj ho will bo in North
Platto Thursday, Oct. 21, and will ad
dress tho voters from tho Republican
standpoint.
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Tho Methodist Aid Society will meet
In the church parlors Thursday after
noon at 2:30. Tho entertaining com
mittee consists of MeBdamos T. G.
Thorripson, Cruzcn, Trotter, Murphy
and, Jepson.
Radical Reduction
In Prices
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Men's Fine Made-to-Measure
TH
$3750 $49'
You Save an Average of 2S Per Cent Now
No Need to Wait for Clothes Costs to Come Down
We Have Brought Them Down Already
Every Garment
in this Sale
Bears the
Famous
KAHN
Trade-Mark
v3ev 'J
This Reduction
Brings the
Price of Tailored
Clothes
l low the
Lev il o Fine
ReaJy-Mades
EXCLUSIVELY AT
BURKE'S TAILOR SHOP
STYLE LEADERS FOR YOUNG MEN
LOCAL ELEVEN
IS DEFEATED
LINCOLN HIGH DEFEATS NORTH
I'L.TTi: 111(311 JtV SEVEN TO
North Platto again took a defeat at
the hands of tho Lincoln High School
squad Friday when Morrison for Lin
coln blocked a punt and mado a touch
down with a goal, thoroby scoring
sovon points. North Platto was tin-!
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nuio to score, xno gamo was watcnou
by threo thousand peoplo and was full
of thrills. Each school had a band
and a crowd of rooters. Tho follow
ing account is takou from tho Lin
coln Daily Star for Friday:
Lincoln iPoa. North Platto
Morrison lo Shanor
Packer (c) It Hornt
Stowoll lg Uunncll
Hutchinson o -Yost
Moriitt rg Ilcaloy
Austin rt , Simon
Mnrriner roi Ovormai
Hugh qb HInman
Thomas lh Locki
Wilcox rh Adam'i
Hummoll fb Walton
Reforco Snm Wnugh, University of
Nebraska.
Umpire O. M. Garoy, Cornoll uni
versity. Head linesman "Lun" Doyle, Uni
versity of Nobraska.
Threo thousand football buga gath
ered at tho State University athletic
flold to wltnoss tho annual gridiron
clash Of Lincoln nnd North Platto
high schools. Thjb North Platters
came down In full force with tho
endot band of forty pieces and as many
students. Ex-Governor Koith Neville
who coaches tho North Platto team
and Superintendent C. li. Llttol had
charge of tho party.
Play was fairly oxen in tho flrsti
quarter although faulty generalship
by tho Lincoln team hnlted an of
fensive inarch by tho Red and Black,
which gavo promise of a touchdown.
In tho second quarter Lincoln
profited from tho, breaks In tho luck
and recovered a fumbled punt In North
Platto territory, Fullback Hummoll
then throw a forward pass to Half
back Wilcox which was good for twen
ty yards, Wilcox was downed on tho
North Platto 4-yard lino and Lincoln
was in easy distanco of a touchdown,
but tho lino bucking ability of-Hummoll
was not called into action and
tho North Platters took tho ball away
from the Red and Black on downs. Tho
visitors punted out of danger and
during tho latter part of tho second
period cnrrlod tho ball to Lincoln's
30-yard lino, whoro tho whlstfo
sloppod tho Ncvillo toanis advance
Scoio at tho end of tho first half:
Lincoln 0; North Platto 0
In tho early part of tho third quar-
tor North Platto outplayccl Lincoln
anil had tho ball in Lincoln's territory
most of tho tlmo. Lincoln got tho
breaks in tho luck and rccovorod tho
ball in North Platto's territory on a
fumbled pass from center when tho
visitors attempted u ,punt. Lincoln
then drovo from tho mlddlo of tho
flold to North Platto's 20-ard lino
whon tho whlstlo blow for tho end of
tho third period.
Scoro Lincoln 0; North Platto 0
Lincoln outwolghcd North Platto,
particularly In tho' line. North Platto
played scrappy football all tho way
through dcsplto tho handicap ln -tholr
wolght. Tho visitors' brand of foot
bal was far suporlor to that of tho ,
local warriors.
Lincoln advanced to within threo
yards of tho North Platto goal and
lost tho ball on downs in tho fourth
quarter. North Platto then attempted"'
a punt out of danger and Ovorman's
kick was blocked behind tho goal.
Morrison loft end for Lincoln, re
covered tho ball behind tho goal and,
put It down for a touchdown.
Morrison also kicked goal.
Scoro Lincoln 7; North Platto 0
Keith Neville's pupils rofused to
glvo up tho battlo aftor Lincoln scored
and carried tho ball to Lincoln's 25
yard lino where Hummoll Intercepted
a forward pass and Lincoln kicked
out of danger. Final scoro Lincoln
7: North Platto 0.
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jrACNElL-WILLIAMS 11E01TAL
DRAWS A CROWDED HOUSE.
Tho Roctal given at the Lutheran
Ohtfrpji, Friday ovening undor tho
management of Dixon's Music Shop
was well nttended and tho artists re
ceived tho unstlntod approval of tho
audience. Tho vocal and .violin num
bers were given with tho Edison
Thonogrnph accompaniment At tlmos
tho artist would stop and tho ro-croa-tlon
of tho artists voice , would go on.
Tlioso In tho rear of tho room wore
unablo to toll tho. real volco from tho
ro-croatlon. Tho climax camo whon
tho lights wero turned off near tho
closo of tho rondltlon of ono number
iMid Just as tho numbor wns finished
they wero turned on. Tho absonco
of tho soloist convinced the llstonors
that thoy had doponded largely on
sight In tolling whethor tho artist or
tho machine was rondorlng tho selection.
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Our Customers
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elates of those who have al
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Our position in the commun
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but on satisfaction already ren
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this confidence by maintaining
the high character of our ser
vice to owners.
Come In and talk with us
you are always welcome.
Prices aro now stabilized and
you can safely buy one of our
good cars.
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CHANDLER MOTOR CARS.
J. V. ROMIGK
6h &: Locust.
Telephone 844.
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