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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1920)
X t. 1 Give Something Electrical THIS CHRISTMAS Irons, Toasters, Grills, Percolators, Urns, Sewing Machines, Vacuum Sweepers. BUY NOW North Platte Light & Power Co. TOY TREE TABLE DECORATION -2340- $ AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Poor Utile chap-! He darted out from behind a wagon. The most careful driver couldn't have avoided him. Hospital attention and medical aid are costly. Someone must pay. If the case goes to court, the car-owner stands to be the one. This boy's parents did not have to sue. The motorist carried a TRAVELERS Automobile Liability policy and The Travelers settled the claim to -the satis faction of all. Telephone us to-day C. F. TEMPLE . THE TRAVELERS MAN. Room 11, Brodbeck Bldg. Phones 63 or 824J. 1M m I HELP NORTH PLATTE HOUSE ITS PEOPLE UILD! DO'S AND DONT'S AT.THE P. 0. ; Miniature Christmas Emblem May Do I Surrounded With Presents Tied With Red Ribbon. ECOIIATK tho mblo with n Christina's tree, ono of tho toy ones, nnd pllo n round Its foot n quantity of presents tied with red ribbons. Those should bo only what n collcgo man would cnll "grinds" perhaps n liny tin plnno for n would-be perform er, n Iniitem for tho ono Iho points of whose Jokes nro dlfllcult to see, n placid pnper golf bug for tho cnthujl nstle plnyor, nnd so on, onch with n rhymo or quotntlon, snys Hnrpcr'a Bazar. If one considers a gooso n Bomowhnt undignified, bird, ducks tnny bo exchanged for It, either tho domes, tic fowl or tho more expensive canvas back or redhead. Fried celery Is very good with duck," the crlspcst pieces dropped la batter nnd then cooked In deep fat. But the apple sauce' cro quettes should not bo omitted oven with this. For tills Informnl dinner there Is a very good and Innocuous drink to servo with the heavy course sweet cider, spiced nnd sugared to taste, cooked ton minutes nnd served hot. Thoughtfulness on Part of Patrons of Uncle Sam Will Assist Clerks and Carriers. ON'T put off mailing that packago until Christmas eve. Don't neglect to tie It properly. It Is handled at least live times beforo It reaches Ita destination. Don't forgot to wrlto your own re turn address on all parcel post matter. Don't, guess at tho postago and glvo your friends tlio pleasure of pnylng "postago due." Don't plaster Red Cross stamps on tho face of packages or letters; take caro not to "seal" parcel post packages with them. It raises tho rate. Don't forget that a little thoughtful ness on your part can help to make Christmas happier for Uncle Sam's men, his horses and his automobiles. Do mall early, preferably before De cember 20th, writing on your pack ages: "Not to be opened until Christ mas." Do your best to uso the post offices In the forenoon, the earlier tho better. Do write legibly, both the address .to which you arc sending tho gift nnd your own return address. Do bo courteous and "Christmassy" to tho post office men who servo you. They are handling thousands of pieces of mnil matter. Do he brief at tho counter. You keep someone else waiting If you are loaded like an express truck, with packages and foolish questions. THINGS THE BOYS LONG FOR Our Stock Is Complete Our Grades are the Best Our Prices Right. Coates Lumber & Coal Co. (First Prize vion b Jack Raue In competition for best display advertisement written by High School student. WHEN EVERY HOLT AND NUT YULETIDE THORN TREE SAVED Blooming Gla&tonbury, Subject of) Beautiful Legends of Christmas, Was Doomed to Destruction. - ONE of tho most beautiful legends of Christmas Is that of tho Glas tonbury thorn. The thorn treo grew at Glastonbury Abbey, In Somerset shire, and was supposed to have de veloped from tho stnff of Joseph of Arlmnthea. According to tho legend, Joseph came to Glastonbury nnd whllo ho was resting on a hill, afterward known ns Weary All hill, he stuck his staff In tho earth. Tho staff Immedi ately grew green nnd budded, nnd at Chrlstmns time It blossomed Into beautiful flowers. One chronicler states that during Queen Elizabeth's reign tho thorn had a double trunk, but that a somewhat bigoted Puritan, who disliked tho treo because to his mind, it smncked of popery, started to cut it down, and succeeded In demolishing ono of the trunks. A miracle rescued the re maining trunk of the tree by causing n chip of wootl to fly up nnd hit thu Puritan In the eye, while nt tho same time he slipped nnd cut his leg. Lnter the treo was grubbed up, but a number of smaller trees raised from slips of. the original aro said to bo owned by persons In the neighborhood. Mrs. El F. 3ooborgor will entertain tho Saturday Afternoon brldgo club at hor homo Saturday afternoon. Gift parchmonts, Dixon, tho jowolcr. Joo Wobor is -spending tho lattor part of this week In Kearney on busi ness. . Plonrd china,. Dixon, the Jowclor. Phrietmnc Tpppc hv M inn V Will I v? VI 1 1 v v w vw mj niiwii Is In place and tight, when your en gine is throbbing morrlly, when tho wheels turn smoothly on their oxlos and your car runs with llttlo or no vibration, then you will get tho most out of your motoring. It Is our work to make your car this efficient. Roy V. Buskirk Garage 216 East Fifth St. Youngsters Prefer Toys or Contrlv., ances to Test Their Muscular Skill or Endurance. WHAT shall be said of that blun dering kindness of home folk that considers giving the boy only presents of such things as he actu ally needs? It Is an outrage upon the spirit of Chrlstmns to present him with new shoes, ties, handkerchiefs something Hint he knows he will get ary'v?nyk ' when lTis slopping and wak ing dreams for weeks before have been filled with visions of tops, balls, guns nnd magic lanterns, says Maud Sou ders In the Woman's Home Compan ion. The most beautiful knitted muf fler woman's lingers ever constructed cannot compare with a Jack-knife with four blades and n cork-screw attach ment, when exhibited over the back fence to n neighbor boy on Christmas morning. Very soon after the days of kilts a boy reaches the' age when he yearns with his whole soul after any Toy or contrivance that will ust his muscular skill or endurance. At this ago an appropriate present would be a rawhide or rope lariat, such as is used by the Buffalo Bill riders. A pair of hnnd or nrm stilts will be re ceived with equal fnvor, nnd In the same cntegory comes n new fishing rod, snow shoes, tennis racket, golf clubs, a good ball, lamp or cyclometer for his wheel, or even a llvo pet, a new dog, a pair of rabbits or guinea pigs -something thnt he can pet and train for his own. Funny Christmas Habit. Thero Is not n drug store, cigar shop or barroom In tho largor cities which has not been made tho storage room for Christmas presents bought beforo the rush sets In, The strange part of j It Is that every man who utlllzos tho friendship of his favorlto place round the corner thinks ho Is the only -one who thought of the plan. Itenllzlug thut the stores will be crowded, many far-sighted heads of families bought their presents a weak In advance, and then, fearing tho nnture of the myste rious package would be discovered at tho office or nt horns, they hit upon tho device of making n cache in some re sort near homo. TVTURSEHyansN grow .1 of largo Norway Harold Peterson loft Wednesday i morning for Sioux City aftor spondlng tho week end with relatives and frionds in this city. M, It. -Parks, of North Dakota, who has been visiting at tho homo of his slstor, Mrs. Harry Lowell, left Tues day evening for California John Egnn, of Denver, is snendlnir a few days In this city this week on business. 111 n ti I tfi spruce for Christmas uses rather moro In tho mlddlo West, where conifers are not common In tho woods, than on the east ern and western coasts, where they fringe every hillside. Bui the treo most commonly used Is a short-needle pine found In the woods of Northern Michigan nnd Wisconsin. Early Jn September tho Indians about the lumber camps of this region are set to work cutting these trees for tho market, and by early November a little fleet of vessels makes Ita. way down Lake Michigan, a Christmas tree hauled to tho foremast of each one, that by this sign all may know thnt In their holds Is n cargo which might not tempt n Captain ICIdd, but Is far more precious than many a ono for which good ships have been scuttle.!. Our Commercialized Christmas. Christmas is tho decoration day of a commercial age. Then, ns on no other day, we face with compassion those who have fallen tn our battles for wealth. For a moment wo think of the thousands of children who hnvo no share In thnt easy life wo glvo our children, nnd must find the season's Joy In the charity dinner. Along with the bnrtcr to which vo have debased our giving within our circle of ac quaintances, wo play nt extending tho spirit of tho day to those who are tho pawns of our Industrial game. The Salvation army lass, standing cold nnd numb on the street corner, collecting funds for Christmas baskets for tho poor, reminds us of the wreckage left In tho wake of our prosperity. Wo give a trllle to holp the poor temper thq bitterness of the year- with n iouple of hours' good eating. A PESSIMIST Duc!: I'll bet t get a raincoat, or a pair of rub. b :o, or tome, t- 'ng like that ijt Christmas. Coffin-Shaped Pie Crusts. R'- leu. the antlqunr. tells us that Chn-tiiiuK pies were formerly baked In M t-nuiii-fclinpcd crust to represent iIih .-'ruii'ii hi manger In wlilch our Suvii.ui una laid. -2340- ..w i Farm Auction Sale Service Let us help you in making your, auction salo arrangements. Wo will attend to preliminary de tails, clerk and attend to the settling of your sale, thus re lieving you of details, work and worry. Many farmers around North Platto will toll you how help ful our auction salo service has been to them. Wo want to ex tend its helpfulness to you, al so. Come in and talk it over. The Platte Valley State Bank NORTH PLATTE, NEB. y -23 40- 1 New Edison they want. Come 1 NT 1 Plan. It fits the payments to flp "TjBg H your pocketbook. I - 4 Harry Dixon, Dealer. 7& NEW EDISON Phonograph'' (With a Soul " -2340 " PUBLIC SALE Tuesday, December 7, 1920 BALK STARTS AT 1:0(1 l St. On old Hnpfor Rn"ch, 10 miles northwest of North Pintle, soc. ".ll-JU 36 COWS 32 cows from 3 to C years old, mostly all milch cows, som, fresh, all fresh soon; 4 steer and holfer calves. "' 2 sorrel mares 8 and 0 years old, wt. 2300 lbs. 2 brown horsoB 7 and S years old, wt 2400 lbs. 1 sorrel maro 4 yoars old, wt. 1000 lbs. 1 bay maro G yoars old, wt. 1000 lbr. 1 gray horso 7 years old, wt. 100 lbs. 1 bay horse G yenrsold, wt. 11G0 lhg. 1 grey Iforse 0 years old, wt. 1000 lbs. 45 HOGS 11 lied Sow, wt. 260 lbs each; 24 Rod Shouts, wt. 100. lbs. each; IS Fall Pigs, wt. 40 lbs oach. 12 DOZEN CHICKENS 1 DOZEN TURKEYS 4 sets work harness, 2 saddlos, 1 McCormlok mower, 2 plows, t gal vnnzod tank, 1 wagon and olhor articles. TREE LUNCH AT NOON TERMS OP SALE All sumB of $20 and under, cash; on sums oor $20 0 months tlmo will bo given at 10 per cont with approved security, D. C. KEMPER, Owner. RAY O. LANQFOKD. Clork. COL. II. M. JOIIANSDN, Auctioneer.