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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., 'DECEMBER 24, 1920.
No. 100
swim- mxma
NEW MEAT SHOP
OPENS TUESDAY
PROGRAM AT Till METHODIST
CHURCH THIS EVENING.
FATHER AND SON OPEN BUSINESS
LAST TUESDAY IN NFW
DUILDlftG
The Connulttoo announcoB a Christ
mas Cantata called "Elslo's Chrlstmns
Party" to bo given by about forty of
tho Sundny School children at tho
church tonight. A largo Christmas
trco, tho gift of tho Stacy Mcrcnntilo
Co. will bo boautlflly ilocoratcd. Santa
Claua will follow tho program and
distribute hoarty greetings with candy
and apples. Bvcryono Is Invited..
CHRISTMAS day"seuyices AT
CATHOLIC CHURCH SATURDAY.
Following is tho muslo program for
tho throo services to bo hold by
Father Moron at tho Catholic Church
Saturday:
HIGH MASS AT SIX A. M.
Christmas Carol Holy Night sung
by Mrs. Clias. Pass. Miss Mary Drost
Frank McGovorn and Geo. Ell.
High Mass Db Major, (C. C. Stearns)
undor direction of Miss Joslo 0'
Haro with Miss Gortrudo Titchnor
at tho organ and orchestra accom
paniment Kyne Miss Lorotta Murphy and
Chorus
Gloria Mrs. Chas. Pass, Frank Mc
Govorn nnd Chorus
Credo Miss Mary Drost und Chorus
Offertory Adesto Fideles Chorus
Sanctus Mr. McGovorn and Choi us
Agnus Dei Chorus
LOW MASS AT EIGHT A. M.
Children's Choir under tho supervis
ion of SIstor Laboria.
HIGH MASS AT TEN A. M.
(Repetition of six o'clock service fol
followed by the benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament.
O'Salutaris Chorus
Tantium Ergo Chorus
SUNDAY MUSIC.
llocauso of the appropriateness to
tho occasion, most of tho choir leaders
hava selected Christmas antliems and
carols for the Sunday sorvices Miss
Vntonides will ask tho Methodist
choir to lead tho congregation in sing-
1 Ing sovoral of tho most familiar of
son Cpunty Pioneer and ono of the,"10 Christmas carols. This will be
most prominent citizens of that county j Ul flubBtltuto for an anthem.
died Monday. Q1A,t U0 Episcopal Church Airs.
Krier camo to Lexington, then ' iuiu.u u iu.iu,uB
Crow St Crow is tho llrm name of a
now meat market that opened for
business hero this week. Tho Senior
member is W. J. Crow who moved here
about a year ago and bought tho How
ard ranch. This winter ho has como
to North Platto, leaving a son in
okargo of tho ranch. Tho Junior mom
bor of tho firm is Edward S. Crow.
Ho has lived at Hcrshey for about a
year, coming from St. Paul, Nebr.
Tho now market is located in tho
now Woodgato building at 702 N. Lo
onst. Tho building is just north of
tho tracks on tho west side of Locust
street.
When seen yesterday, Mr. Crow
said: "Wo havo oponed up business
hero in North Platto because wo think
thoro is a place for another market
horo. North Platto is a growing city.
Already our business is bettor than
wo had anticipated and wo only opon
ed day boforo yesterday."
Tho Tribune docs not know tho o.
tont of tho moat business in tills vi
cinity but wo welcomo Messrs. Crow
and Crow to tho business lifo of the
city and assuro thorn, that North Platto
is. growing fast enough to take caro
of all tho new concerns that can find
n location in which to carry on any
logitlmato business.
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WESTERN NEBRASKA PIONEER
NEWSPAPER MAN DIES AT
LEXINGTON.
BB the Day of H
rnwaf" le&M&teKt Vwiwini
known as Old Plum Crock in 1872,
hen It was but an open prairie, In
t nblted by nomadic Indians. Ho found
ed tho Pioneer in 1873 and editled
ono of tho most successful papers of
the state.
Ho was a member of the G. A. R.,
program for the morning sorvico
"ToDeum" (Buck), "O, Little Town of
Bethlehem'' (Lincoln), "Jubilate Deo"
(Aldrich), Solo "The Birthday of tho
King" (Neldllnger) Mrs. Shrlver. In
the Qvonlng she has planned tho fol
lowing: "Magnificat" (Kettlo), "Be-
having enlisted in company D, Third 1,0,(1 T Stars" (Hall), and Carols
A. 1 I " ' ''
inianir.v regimeni ow Jersey, voi-.. MASTER MASON MEETING
unteers. In the third months' r,er- Thore wm hQ a mcelln(? of alI Mas.
vice ho re-enlisted in company G, , ,or MaS0ns tomorrow afternoon at
Tenth New Jersey volunteer infan-;four Oclock ,u tll0 MiiSonic Temple,
try, and participated in all of U. S.jAH Master Masons are urged to bo
fsrnm'n pnmnnl rm a fnrtrv wnovny Horn ' .
:j "rj . ,"?". r ".r . nresem.
to iuu wiiuurneHs at opoiisyivania.
Ho was wounded at Gault Houso by
a bullet through tho face and was ' Meat on East Ninth Street
discharged November' 22, 1864.
Mr. Krier was a thirty-second do- corn fed stuff, choice meats, delivered
greo Mason and was active in all .'anywhere in city freo of charge. Phono
McKain's Wholo Sale and Retail
Prices
from 5 to 25 cents por pound. All-
public affairs.
"HOOVER HAS PERFECTED HIS NA
TIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
The starving children of Europe
must bo saved. Untold thousands of
Mrphancd children are on the verge of
starvation unless America comes to
(heir relief. It will do more good than
an army In winning tho hearts of tho
people of Europe' if America res
ponds to the appeal sent out in behalf
of theso children. Any bank will for
ward the amount if a check is handed
to ono .of Its officers. North Platto
and Lincoln County has been good to
most of their peoplo and they can af
ford to bo good to tho less fortunate.
Christmas is the opportunity.
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Following the snow of Monday and
Tuesday the thermometer took a drop
and has hovered around the zero mark
over since. On Tuesday the minimum
was bIx below, on Wednesday eleven
below and last night Weatherman
Shilling reports a drop to seventeen
degrees below zero. Steadily rising
temperatures are predicted for tho
next fow days.
1250. Wo alBo have livery and feed
barn, board and lodging. Geo. Mc
Knln and Will Stoewcr.
A new hose drying arrangement has
been Installed at tho fire station. It
v'ill hold thirteen sections of hose. It
laisea ono end twenty-four foot up
and allows tho water to run out tho
other ond and the body of the hose
will dry quicker and bettor when
suspended in the air.
The fire department was called out
this morulas to unsworn call from 308
So. Chestnut but did use any of tho
apparatus as the fire was out. A
torch used in thawing water pipes is
said to hu'.o caused tho fire.
Luther and John Tucker received
word this morning of the death of
their father at Beatrice, Nebr. They
will leave tonight for that place. On
account of tho cold weathor their
families will not make tho tript
Tho funeral of Hazel Hardin,
dauglitor of J. L. Hardin living soutv
of the city, was held this mornit' at
tho farm homo. Miss Hazel died of
typhoid fever and was eighteen years
old at the tlmo of her death.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Harrison loft
this morning for Kearney to 3pend
Christmas Day.
Thanking you very much for your
patronage. We Thank You,
Wishing You A Merry
Christmas.
CLINTON. The Jeweler.
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Ur UKV. THOMAS U. MUKGOIIY.
HRISTMAS, both in its ritual nnd in its sentiment, is almost
as old as Humanity itself. As far back as you can go we
find something very liko tho Yulotido festival a season
of rejoicing, attended by n Bomowhnt boisterously joyful
celebration.
About Christmas thero is nothing that even approxi
mates sectarianism or any kind of montal or social nar
rowness or littleness. Its spirit is as broad as humanity,
and all men of whatever race, creed or geographical status,
are invited to, and are ontitlcd to, tako part in its glad
festivities.
Very pitiful is tho human being who, in tho midst of
tho Christmas season, feels liko flocking off by himself, like
Dundreary's bird. It is a season, not for isolation and loneliness, but for
followshlp and universal brotherhood, as. though wo were saying to ono
another, "ALL HANDS AROUND 1" with nobody loft out.
Whon wo pauso to think of tho way in which tho Christmas originated
it becomes easy for us to understand why tho season is everywhere mado
to be the occasion of deep rejoicing and multiform gladness.
Beyond a doubt tho festival had it3 birth away up in tho frozen North,
in tho region of tho aurora borealis, where tho battle between tho cold
and the- heat, tho darkness and the light, is the longest and tho most ter
rible; nnd it was quite natural that at tho turn of tho sUn, when tho light
and warmth began to return, men should turn themselves loose in a sort
of paroxysm of Joy.
And by degrees the festivities of tho men of tho far north worked their
way southward; for even there tho return of tho sun meant lifo to men,
meant the sunshine and heat without which tho human raco must perish.
The hyperboreans had their Christ, Baldur by name, Baldur tho good,
the gentle, the compasslonnte, who, taking pity on them, destroyed tho
Frost Giant and saved then) from death. Wo cannot very well blamo tho
hyperboreans if, at first, their religion was largely of a material typo tho
Worship of the sun, for Baldur was no more than tho sun idealized.
Christ not the petty Christ of the professional thoologian, but tho
Christ of Humanity stands for OPTIMISM. All is well. Let not your
hearts bq troubled. Sufficient unto the day is tho evil thereof. In. reality
there is rib e'vil, the thing wo call "evil" being but good in tho makirig. "I
am come that ye might havo life, not death; confidence, not despair; glad
ness, not weeping and wailing."
Away with all grouchiuess nnd greed, nil doubt nnd despair 1 This is
the season of love and good will, of hope nnd gladness. Joy is always and
everywhere "orthodox" and in order.
If you are able to do so at no other time, of tho year, during the
Christmas" fl'mo resolve to have thcffiPcourago of your noble sslf, aiid,to
let your worthiest and bravest sontiment'asscrt itself to the full.
Lqt joy be unconfined ! Again bo is said, "ALL IS WELL." Tho Sun
is not going to be conquered by tho Frost King; the nnarchists are not
going to overthrow the Constitution of the United States nnd tho govern
ment that was inaugurated by our venerated Washington; in spite of tho
little politicians who are ready to "give up to party what was meant for
mankind," tho ways and means of bettering the condition of mankind will
surely be foun'd; the lifo of men and nations shall not havo been in vain;
and as for Old Death, who awaits us at the end of the little earthly way,
for all that wo to the contrary he mny turn odt to bo our best friend.
Those who have crossed the north Atlantic in winter need not be
reminded of the uplifting and joy-giving influence of tho gulf stream.
Those who have felt it can never forgot it. Once fairly upon tho mysterious
"river of the sea," the chill and numbness of one's body and soul depart,
the rigid muscles relax, the pent-up feelings let themselves loose in singing,
and chat, and all-round sociability and enjoyment, nnd all the world seems
to be refashioned for the better.
And such is Christmas, with its good will and good cheer, its bravo
confidence and spontaneous gladness. It is tho gulf stream of life, warm
ing us into the sentiment of a common humanity, with its unselfishness
and comradeship, nnd imparting to us nil the glad sense of security and
victory.
THE MAX AUENC1' OPENS I'OR'
BUSINESS IN NORTH PLATTE
THIS WEEK. I
A now agency having various lines
of sorvico has opened in North Platto
this week undor tho mnnngomont of
R. II. Palaoy. It la called Tho Max
Agency. Mr. 'Palaoy camo horo somo
tlmo ago from Grand Island. Ho has
.been Rales agent for ono of tho bet
ter known cars In tho Grand Island
territory until tho financial situation
compelled him to closo up that work.
Coming in North Platto ho saw tho
nood for tho sorvico ho offers nnd
has derided to locato hero. Ho has
temporary hondquartors with tho C.
O. D. Clcanors but has mado no per
manent nrrangomonts yet.
His sorvico is clnssllcd under three
bonds ColloctioiiB, Employment and
Sales. Ho proposes to maintain a col
lection ngoucy and tako caro of small
accounts which tho local business and
professional mon do not havo tlmo to
handle. Ho proposos to hnndlo an em
ployment agency, listing tho men nnd
women who want employment on the
ono hand and on tho other hand keep
ing a list of tho needs of farmers,
niorchnnts, housokeopor.i. factories
and all other peoplo who want labor.
Ho will bring tho man who wants
work to tho man who needs a work
er. Tho third lino is tho sales agoncy.
Ho proposos to tako tho agoncy for a
number of linos of mcrchandlso mid
set tho unemployed to work making
sales. This work is handlod mostly
through local niorchnnts and in con
junction with thorn.
Tho contemplated work of Tho, Max
Agoncy is now to this communtty nnd
thero Booms to bo a need for somo of
these activities. Further announce
ments will bo mado by Mr. Palsoy
from tlmo to tlmo as his work de
velops. Wo wolcomo him to tho bus
iness life of this community and as
suro him that North Platto offorB un
limited opportunities for logitlmato
business to tho young mnn who la
worthy.
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LARGE CROWD HEARS LUTHERAN
ROBED CHOIR AT TIIAMP
STORE.
I hursday a
Friday
CRYSTAL I'A g
Matinee
and Evening if
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Special Christmas
WILLIAM FARNl
Wines of the Mornim
8 A remarkably saUsfying tale of love and heroism. Just the
Vt irtn1 rvf on ontrtnlnmnt. fnr vnnr Clirinlimic flnv i.
i evening
ft Sunshine Comedy "NOISY STILL"
This picture will also bo shown on Monday. :
DFCEMBER 30 AND 3 i
To clean and cut our stock before wo invoice Jan. 1, 1921.
Stores will be closed for invoicing afternoon of Jan 1st.
This is a real cut and you have not heard of such pricer,
since the Avar started.
Each Duk.
1 No. 2 can Tomatoes u 10c $1.15
1 No. 2 can Peas - 13c $1.45
1 No. 2 can corn, extra Fancy 13c $1.50
1 No- 2i. can Hominy 13c $1.50
1 No. 2i. can Pumpkin - , 13c $1-50
1. gal. Sliced Peaches : 80c' $9.00
1 gal. can Apricots 95c $10 75
1 gal. can Pears .r $1.10 $12.00
1 Package Jello 10c
1 large package Quaker Corn Flakes, same as Post
Toasties 15e
1 large package Alber's Mush -T 20c
1 4 pound package Pancake Flour 37Voc
1 sack best Flour l -$2.50
5 bars White Flyer Laundry Soap 25c
3 bars Palm Olive Toilet Soap n 25c
1 25 cent package Washing Powder 15c
3 cans Shinola Shoe Polish 25c
1 50 cent bottle Liquid Veneer 40c
1 io pound package Pepper. 20c
1 i. pound package Cocoa m 20c
10 pounds of Sugar for , $1.00
I can Light House Cleanser 5c
3 pounds of Navy Beans ,25c
21. pounds of Japan Rice 25c
12 pounds of Cabbage for 25c
8 pounds of Onions for 25c
There are many other items thai ave taken a drop in price
so get oru prices FIRST.
Gamblers Springer
1 STORKS CLOSE AT NOON NEW YEARS
On Wednesday night and again last
night the Robed Choir of the Lutheran
Church Bang Christmas CarolB at the
E. T. Tramp & Sons Storos. Tho idea
seems to havo originated with a do
slre on tho part of tho Mossors Trarnp
-to help in making tho Christmas
spirit real to those of tholr friends
who are ablo to como down town dur
ing Uio .evenings Just boforo Christ
mfis.' Tno LUthomn Choir had'iprc
pared some of tho old Christmas
Carols and nccoptcd tho Invitation to
uso the Tramp Stores as a concert
room. Tho crowd on Wednesday was
a littlo Into in getting around and a'
somo failed to hear most of tho caro'
Lant night tho uttendanco wub still
larger nnd tho Interest grcnter.
G'OIHMVSKY, CONCERT PIANIST TO
HE AT (iOTIIENRURU NEXT
.' TUESDAY
Tho Community Club of Gothenburg
has secured a concert by dodowaky,
ono of the world's greatest pianists,
for noxt Tuesday, Dec. 28. Wo are re
printing tho following from tho Goth
enburg Times:
412 Oak Streot.
North Platto, Nebr.
Dec. 10. 1920.
Mr. II. Williams, Cothonburg.
Dear Mr. Williams:
Am enclosing five tickets which I
was unablo to sell, and check for for
ty-four dollars for tho twenty I sold.
Wo shall all ho thoro to enjoy this
promolro pianist and thank you and
your conimltl,eo for giving us thin
wonderful opportunity nnd ploauuro.
Yours truly,
Plorenco MncKny.
NEW FEATURE AT KEITH WHICH
IS HIGHLY EDUCATIONAL AND
ENTERTAINING.
FARM BUREAU
SEEMS ASSURED
THE
FARM RUREAV CAMPAIGN
DROUGHT IN OVER THREE
HUNDRED NAM.ES
A committee of farmors And busi
ness mon worked tho streets of North
Platto last Saturday and socured over
thrco hundred names to a petition to
tho County Commissioners to estab
lish n County Agent in Lincoln Coun
ty. Throo hundred is tho numbor of
namo3 of farmora required to got tho
matter boforo tho Commissioners.
When a County Agent is secured, tho
Farm Bureau will bo organized and
Lincoln County will bo among tho pro
gressive counties of tho stnto.
CI I AMD ER OF COMMERCE SECURES
SUPPLY OF FARM ACCOUNT
BOOKS.
Tito North Platto Chambor of Com
merce hnB secured n supply of Farm
Account Books for distribution ni
mong tho farmorB of this vicinity.
Those bookB nro lBsuod by tho NobraB
ka Farm Buroau Federation and tho
Collego of Agrlculturo ot tho Univer
sity of Nebraska. Thoy havo boon
commended by tho Bureau of Intornal
Rovonuo bocauso thoy nro particular
ly suited to bo used in making out
farm, income tax returns under tho
laws and regulations now in force.
Thoso books nro to bo given freo to
farmora nnd tho Socrotary announced
today that thoy may bo Bccurod by
calling at tho Office of tho Chamber
or Commerce.
NEBRASKA STATE HAIL INSUR
ANCE DEPARTMENT SHOWS
LOSS FOR 1020.
Tho roport of tho State Hail Insur
ance Department shows a deficiency
of ?03.7fi4.73 for tho year closing
f)jgc. 1, ,1920. Premiums rocelved dur
llg 1920 amounted to $615,937.51.
Total revenues including tho balance
left over from laBt year wore ?720,
80C.G3. Lossoa duo to tho adjusting of
damagea by hall including other ex
penses woro $784,041.3C. The stnto is
divided Into throo ?oncs. York Coun
ty londa thoso of tho first zone in
losses, Custer County loadB In tho
Bocond and Choyonno County In tho
third to wlilch Lincoln Count..bo
longs.
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RED CROSS SEALS ARE ON AL
MOST EVERY CHRISTMAS
PACKAGE AND LETTER.
A report has gone out. from Post
Offioo omployeoa In many places In
Nebraska that practically all of tho
Christmas letters and parcels havo a
Christmas seal on the outside. Wo
havo no roport from tho post offices of
Lincoln County but suppose the peo
plo of this county aro doing as well as
thoso of any othor county In tho, state.
Seals nro on snlo In every dowhtbwn
storo In North Platto. Thoy nelp- to
stamp out tubercuIoHls and fight all
kinds of disease.
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WEDNESDAY WAS THE SHORTEST
DAY AND THE LONGEST NIGHT
OF THE YEAR.
On Wednesday wo iKissed tho short
est day of the yonr and Wednesday
nignt wns tho longest night. From
then on the longth or tho darkness de
creases nnd tho daylight starts earlier
and lastn longor. This has no effect
on tho tompornturo or tho weathor
for usually most of our winter Is
nho.nl of uh nnd some calendars call
December 22nd tho llrst day of winter.
North Platto audiences are being
Introduced to tho Patho Nows on
Monday and Tunsdnv of onoh n-cek nt
tho Kr'th Thoalio. The big evonlH In
history, scicn.cf and discovery arr
covorod ovory week by tho movio
photographer nnd brought to tho
screen for tho entertainment and In
struction of tho patrons. Tho Trlbuno
was not ablo to learn how long UiIb
has been going on but It places North
Platto on tho movie map In this lino.
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Extra heavy outlng-flanonl 45c valuo
now 22c. Light and dark colors, John
son Dopt. Storo.
Mrs. Noll Knlbo left yesterday for
Keamoy to spend tho holidays.
Carnival Danco at IC C. Hall tonlto
Prizes awarded. Musio by Southern
ltng-A-Jazz Band.
Mrs. F. F. Dolan, of Maxwell, spoilt
yoatorday shopping In this city.
.11 KS. SARAH JANE G HUMAN.
Mrs. Sarnl' Jane Oruman, mother of
Mrs. EdiMi Unntt 209 Locust St., died
WoiVussday evonlug, Dccombor 22d. of
''(.implications due to old ngo. Sho
was oighty-thrco ycarH of ngo having
been born In Norwalk, Conn., August
17, 1837. Sho waB married Oct. 3, 1859
to Cholwoll J. Gruman and was tho
mother of throo children of whom
Mrs. Gantt 1b the only ono who sur
vives her.
Tho funornl services will bo con
ducted by Rev. II. E. Hess at tho
Gantt residence at 2:30 this after
noon. - ::o::
Make her heart glad my boy with a
diamond ring. Can Bet any stylo de
sired $18 to $1,000. C. M. AUBtln,
Jowoler. Keith Theatre Building.
ChrlBtmns candles 25 cents a pound
at McMlchaol'B Grocery.
P. A. NOLAN
J. F. NOLAN
We wish all our friends and
patrons a Merry Xmas and a
Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
E. V. BOGUE
M. TOTTENHOFF