NORTH PIiATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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BiWhWttklu Snbunc.
, - Established In i$8G.
WILSON TOOT, Kdllor ami Tubllslior.
SDllSCIlIt'TION I'JUCE:
Ono Year, In ailtanco- 12,00
Sintered at tho North Platte, Nobraska
Postottlco as Second Class Matter.
tui:siay, ii:ci.miu.r tsih, lm.
LDITORIAL.
It shown tliut wo arc not a niolo
fan, Whon wo commontcd In our laBt
tlssuc on tho l'atho Nows at tlio Kclth.
'i 'Our attention has boon called to tho
fact that tho Sun Thcatro lma been
running tho Universal Nowb for Bomo
- timh. What wo wanted to say was
thai wo heartily approve of such feat
ures and wo commend tho ontorprlso
of any manager who will secure them
In addition to tho regular pictures.
They aro Interesting and Instructive
and highly educational.
i::o::
In taking over tho Crystal theatrci
tho now management assumos a re
sponsibility to tho community which
Ib assumed by overy picture houso In
tho country. This obligation Is not
set down in tho statutes nor is it sub
scribed to in tho bill ot sale, but It is
Just as binding. It Is tho obligation
to uso every posslblo precaution that
thoro bo no pictures shown which will
corrupt a single child in this com
munity. Filth and obsconlty mako
their appeal to somo people and
thoro Is always tho temptation of tho
movlo manager to 1111 his house at tho
.oxponBo of morals. Sometimes tho
tomptatlon becdmcs too strong to re
sist and tho demand for rostrlctlvo
laws thon becomes moro Insistent. Tho
movlo Is a pleasing form of ontortaln
mont, perfectly harmless in limited
quantities but subject to tho grossest
abuse. Wo think thoro has been loss
criticism of North Platto picture
shows than In most places ot this slzo
nnd wo aro glad to welcomo tho now
.maniiiiiu.' or tho Crystal to thoir
now business .venture confldont that
thoy will Uphold the standards set by
thejr predecessors.
RULED KING IN SUCCESSION
HThreo Sisters of Noble Family Who
Became the Favorites of Great
i.- French Monarch.
. King Louis XIV of Franco foil In
lovo with three sisters, ono after the
other, tho daughters of tho marquis
iof Ncslc. Tho first was not a beauty,
but she was n clever woman and a
good dresser. Her reign ended after
thrco years, when her younger sister
appeared. Tho king's devotion to tho
first sister was a secret until Louis,
after Indulging too heavily In cham
pagne, paid a call upon his wife, who
was bo dlsgustod by his condition that
sho ordered htm to leave her pres
ence. Ho was bitterly angered, nnd a
few days later ho publicly acknowl
edged his dovotlon to Mme. do Mnllly.
ller ypunger sister, Pauline, catno
loathe, palace with tho firm intent of
winning' tho king from her sjatcn
Sho did, but died suddenly -shortly
after her success. Then Iho third
slater, Marie Anno," ,the young
widow of iho marquis of Tournolle,
the most ultlo, Iho most unscrupulous
and tho most beautiful of the family,
ppearal. Mine, do la Tournolle, In
love with n young nobleman, refused
to listen to tho king. Louis sent his
rival to war. but tho young man came
back wounded, and a hero. A young
woman of groat beauty wits Instructed
, to woo iho king's rival, which she did
SO vflVetlvoly that his passlonnto lot
MUhf to her were sent to tho king, who
'wrpmptly showed them o Mine, do In
Tournellei
Thin crafty plot was miccosaful,
and the ambitious favorite, after In
(dating that her Hlntor should bo sent
nwny, was y.lvon an olllclnl place at
court and tho llllo of tho rtticlutsa of
ChntoauruUN.
I.
t-"acU About Violins.
Some poopio aro possessed of the
Idea that tho more scars, erncks and
disfigurements they aro In an old vio
lin tlio more valuable It is. Tho eon
trury In truo. In the ease of genu
tiic old Cronionu, vIolliiH, preservation
enters largely Into their vajue. The
more perfectly preserved thoy are, tho
greater prices thoy command. Vio
lins with tho beautiful Cromomt var
nish In a lino state of preservation aro
especially sought by connolsseuri. Vio
linists who wish to prosurvo (ho valuo
of their violins should take pains to
keep them In perfect ropnlr, and to
wlpo all dust and resin off the violin
after using. Exchange.
K CWvttrNcglcct t1
, , Proves Casclyl
YOUU 8torr.uo Ictlcry noeda
certain rvtul.ir nltentlona tit
WtNTKH AYf'r- lioro to
cIto It thojo nltfnflotiv wliother
you linro a powrfi riwt.O-LHo
or any other in a La. ItcimUr tett
i Ins saves battery osiwiue.
MIDWAY MOTOIt CO.
Stazme Slattern
TI fr , m t raiit,y,
SORAITLE.;
A Column of Nonsense
Tho other day when we woro going
down to Waltemath's to got a little
coal to keep our offico warm, a man
stopped to talk to us and said 'Why
don't kids watch whero they are go
ing?" Wo told him wo couldn't tell.
So whon wo got the coal wo thought
wo would go over and ask Ed Davis
about It so we did. Ed was busy talk
ing over some laws with somo of his
constituents but wo usked him any
way. Ho at first said ho didn't know
but that didn't sound welt so he said
maybe It was because they don't
know whore they are going, We said
wo had tried sovoral times to stop
ono of thorn whon he was going to a
plcturo show and wo found out ho
know where thoy aro going. Wo said
ho tried to get out of the way of a
kid who was going somewhere the
othor day but he could not make It.
Tho kid who was looking back, struck
him amidships and almost broko the
crystal on his watch. Ono of Ed's
frlonds who lives on South Locust
Street was there nnd ho said that It
was just llko a kid not to look whero
ho was going. IIo said ho know a
kid over In tho south part of town
who didn't watch whero he was going
ono awful dark night and foil over a
bicycle that had been left on the side
walk and flattened his noso. Wo said
wo fell ovor a wheelbarrow onco that
wo woro pushing and' that Btoppod
suddenly when It struck a holo In
the road. Ed said ho foil over a lawn
mower once and it didn't hurt him and
thon nnothor man said ho fell out of
a hay mow onco and another frlond
of Ed's said ho would hato to fall out
of an aeroplane Wo reminded them
that thoy woro off tho subjoct and
iMt saiu no didn't know as thov bad
any subject nnd wo told him that wo
Had doponded on him for a lbng tlmo
now to help us when wo needed help
and ho had novor failed us yet and wo
hopod h,o wouldn't fall us now. Ed
looked sorry for what ho said sn wn
didn't pay any attention to It for ihat
time, so wo lot him off ntld rnmn
homei And now wo know.
TjOCAX OT) PEJtSONAI.
Qcorco LIcBR loft. Mnml
for Lotf Angolos
Albert LoDInvL
lng at tho W. If. LoDloyt homo.
Dixon's Optical Cd, oxcluslvo sight
specialists.
I. O. .TonklllH. nf Prnr
( t - ".hum, LiuiiauukUU
business in, this city yesterday.
Blanche McHftlcr.
in this city tho first of the week.
Mr. and Mm. TT. Hli
land, aro visiting friends in tho city.
Mrs. Wilfred Ktnwnr lo vlalH.,,, n
tho home of Mr. and Mrs. John Tigho.
Chas. McClaln and wife, of Ilorshey,
transacted business In this city yes
terday. AlltO Utron. Glllnttn nn! KWlnro
safely razors at W. H. Malonoy Co.
A babv bor wnn hnm Hm lnttn- nnr
ot last wool: to Mr. and Mrs( Edward
rarion.
A babv irlrl was lmhi niifiatmna
" - ' ' lUVtllUM
morning to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ilar-
mciougn.
Mario ftinlnt. loft Mnmt
for SuthoHand whero sho wm visit for
somo tlnie.
IMlUlOS and. nhonnirrnnlm ni u i
Malonoy Co.
Frod Armstrong resumed duties nsi
englucer Sumlnv nftoV linimr ntv r
somo tlmo.
Mm Dortha Dally and two daugh
ters. Of Paxtflll. flllfllmnil In (l.l lt,.
1 ... .ma t.ii. I
yestordny.
Lloyd Hoggs, of Horshey, was a
bUSlllCHB Visitor Imrn Mm ...i!
of tho week.
Eloctrlo DOWOr mill Imiul W'ft oil In n
machines at AV. It, Malonoy Co.
Dr. Mltcholl rntiifimiH Milu
from Omaha whero ho ; Bpont the
Christinas holidays.
Mrs. M. E. Croshv will
tho members of tho P. 10. 0. Wednes
day aftornoon at her homo.
Mr. and Mrs. V. n Mni
aro visiting at tho homo of thoir son
. n Hiiuouoy ot inis city.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Iloiigau. ot
Crand Island, am vlutti 111 lit l.itmA
of Mrumd Mrs. y. It. Malonoy.
Dixon's Optical Co., oxcliislvo Bight
specialists.
Mr.- and Mrs. Virgil Lowis loft tho
In tier part or tho week to visit at tho
homo of their paronts In Maxwell
Carpots. rugs, draporloB uiul lino
leums at W. H. Malonoy Co.
Rov. Curry loft Monday morning
for St. Paul, Nobraska, whoro ho was
called by tho lllnoss of a relative.
R S. Davis lort Monday morning W
Si'thorlnnd whoro h will attond tho
oncampinont ot tho I. O. 0. F. lodge
Peltn Maupln. of Oninha, who has
boen visiting frlonds In this city for
somo tlmo loft Sunday for her homo.
Mrs. Ilurke Uryant and children ot
Choyonno. who havo boen visiting at
tlio I). H. Hnll homo loft yoatorday
for Lexington,
Goo. N. Glbbs rotumed this morn
ing from Lincoln whoro ho spout the
ChrlBtmas holidays.
Ruth Loan nnd mother, who Hvo
been vlsltng at th0 II. A. Brooks h""io
loft yesterday for thoir homo In I i
vor. n. E. Iliggs wont to Lincoln tho f t
of the weok as roprosontatlvo of t'
H. of H. T. lodgo on the leglslot' -
board.
Mr. and MrB. Pat O'Connor, or 0 '
aim, aro spending tho holidays wl "
tho lattor'B mother Mrs. Mnrgar
Haulou.
Mr. Illld Mrs. John llnv rnlnnmil
Sundny from Grcoloy, Colorado, whoro
moy Bponi mo noiuiays with Mr and
Mrs. Cody Boal.
Dr. Claudo Solby left for Los An
golos yostorday In rosponso to n mes
sage telling him of tho serious Illness
Qf hla sister Dornlco.
"Outing Flnnnols In White, Fancy
anil- coiorcu at ivp, 23o, 29c and.
33o. Our prlcos tho lowest In tho
ciiy, i no ucuuor Aiercantuo Co.
Special
Iti All
Schwartz, Forney, -Hexter Coats- for well
dressed young men; $35.00 Coats off.
$100 Coals, $50; $75 Coats, $37.60.
All Suits and Dresses price.
Furs in Hudson Seal and Mink off.
36 Inch Percale, 45c value now 25c; 35c
value now 18c.
Wool Blankets, $18.50 value at $11.50;
$10.60 value at $4.5; $12 value at $5.95. Cot
ton Blankets $5.25 value at $3.00. (Large
size.)
Extra heavy Outing flannel, 45c value, now
22c.
Hope Muslin, 45c value, now 22c.
We are closing out overy Hat in our Millin
ery Department at price.
Men's Caps, $3.50 value now $2.50; $2.50
values now $1.75.
Men's extra heavy Work Shirts, $2.00 val
ues at $1-45.
Men's extra heavy Overalls, Special Sale
Price $1.45. - . - .
Johnson Dept. Store.
1 " . THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY,
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TAlL
TItlBUNE OFFICE AND SHOr
Wo believe In. art in printing. Wo
nro working out something in tuts Hpb
wnicJi we aro cmuuieni wm meet wun
the approval of those bf our patrons
who care. The business house which
buys or soils by mall or which de-
ponds upon Its letters to get a fol-
lowing must be careful not to havo a
thing about that lotter which will or-
fond tlio oyo of the people who count.
In tho business. The mission of art
Is to render things pleasing to the eye.'
Art In printing has tho samo mlssjon
and it counts.
Shipping tags are worth while. Ev-
ory packogo sont by mall, expreos or
freight should havo a shipping tag
of some kind. Business houses w hlch
ship a number of packages should
havo their names printed on the tags
and tho spaco for the address Bhould
bo woll marked. Wo cau furnish
those tags, correctly printed at a
vory reasonable price.
Th'ero aro a largo number of public
salos sot for the host thiva months'
Many farmors aro going to hold a salo
In ordor to get rid of surplus stock
or to roduco tlio amount oi larm
stock nnd implements boforo moving.
File success of the public sale often
depends on getting a largo crowd of
Interested persons presont, Tho sale
bill is ono of the most successful ways
of attracting a crowd that our ex
porlonce has found. Posted in on-
spIeuoiiH places throughout the cun-'
try and tho neighboring towns it
rIvoh tho facts which possible btiyors
want to know. Wo print them In at
tractive form and at reasonablo ntes.
Wo have Installed u small oak filing j
case with an adetpiatp supply of form
cards for hooping the records of our
subscribers. Ono ot tho young hullos!
of our olTlco forco is In charge of thlsy
case and whon sho gots the records j
completed In their now form wo ox
poct to correct a uutnbor of errors
which havo boon creeping into our
rtcords in tho past.
XOTI C II TO 0lt K DITOUS
Estato No. 1790 of Jomos Babbitt, de
ceased, in tho County Court of Lin
coln County, Nobraska.
The Stato of Nobraska, ss: Credit
ors of said estate will tako notice that
tho tlmo limited for presentation and.
filing of claims against said estato Is'
April 2S. 1921, and for settlement of,
sntd estate. Is Docombor 24, 1921; that
I will sit at tho County Court room in
said county, on January 28, 1921, at 9 ,
oelock A. Mi. and on April 28, 1921,'
at 9 o'clock A. M., to rccolve. examine
hoar, allow, or adjust all claims and
onjocuons amy uica, i
(SEAL)
WM.-JI. C.
WOODIIURST,
101-4w
County Judge.
::o::-
Margaret myth, of GoUienburg,
who has been vlsltng at the homo of
Rov, Father Moron loft Friday for
hor homo. j
TIvq B. P. O. E. Initiated thlrty-flvo ,
candidates Into tho mysteries or tho
lodKo,at a meeting last night and fol
lowing tho" Initiation a dutch lunch
was served.
Reduc1otis
Departments
.SPECIALS I3f OUH GKOGEUY DEPT.
100 pounds of sugar no $0.75
45c Coffee, now per pound .'j 3Qc
Canned corn, 25c grade now j15c
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Canned Peas, 25c grade , now 15c
Canned Tomatoes, 25c grade now i-15c
White Syrup, 10 pound can -t l"95c
v -Dark
Syrup, 10 nound can 85c
Advo Coffee, every pound guaranteed, 30c
t
per pound or 3 pounds for , 85c
Advo Canned
"'
ItESOLYED
WHEREAS: Our oyes have given
wonderful service and "are tho great
est assets we have T' JfV ':
Resolved That they c shall recelvo
the vory best ofuttentIon"'and shall
bo examined at. onco by the Dixon
Optical Co. as they havo enuinned
'uiemsones wun uie lntest or modern
instruments tnat bring the bent of
k sraiie wont.
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ivtu-n In North Platte atop at th
N'ew Hotel Palace and Cafe Von win
be treated well. 58tf
To 'whom are your going to sell your
Hay and Grain? The Harrington Mer
cantile, Co. will offer tho highest,
prices. G4tf
!r. L. J. KRAUSK.
Donald Itauk Uulldlng.
I'lmno fl".
Dentist. 3Ic
Rooms 2 & n.
42t:
order
s itirz
OSM
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Want Ads
2 dbizfdelazf:
Fruits, 60c value at -50c
y 'ii,-' t ' - lAi&l I
Wnntcd Lady experienced cook.
imiuirc ui once. 1'none 87.
For Jlent Modern sleeping room
Phone 122 W; ' V
For Sale Rhode Island Red Cock
orals, ?2.50 and $3.00 each. Mrs. Fred
Nelson. Phono 783F22.
For Snlo Duroc Jersey boars, good
ones at farmers' prices. N. N. Pottit,
4 miles west of Bignell.
For Itent My farm four miles east
and ono milo north of Horshey. A. E.
McConnel. 014 East Fourth St.
For Rent Six room modern dwolf
ing, furnished at 529 West Second St.
For particulars see Bratt, Goodman
& Buckley.
For Rent Six room modern dwell
ing, partly furnished, at 402 W. Eighth
St. For partlclars seo Bratt, Goodman
& Buckloy.
Wanted To buy somo second hand
lumber that can bo used for a loft In
a barn or shod. I can tear It down.'
Also I would like to buy a platform
or counter scale. Would like to buy
n good spring wagon that will make a
delivery wagon. Phono at onco if
you have any of these to sell. Phono
12H0. Geo. McKain.
The Pretty Dream
By MOLLIE MATHER
(, 1330, Westorn Newapaper Union.)
Julie thought It would be different
after she was married; everyone told
her so. Aunt Milllccnt in comfortablo
complacence .cxplnlncd how light ro
mantic visions vanished In tho reality
of sensible devotion, nnd surely no
husband had ever been moro sensibly
devoted than Tom. He was kindly
concerned In hor health and her pleas
ures ns well, and never too wrapt up
In business to refuse a sympathetic
ear. l'ct, the "visions" remained.
Visions of n green bordered road with
a lake blue and sparkling nt Its foot.
Of n summer there, the mnglc of Its
moonlit nights. Of a crude, pictur
esque cabin at the edge of the wood
whero a young man lnbored over pos
slblo Inventions, n bronzo faced, dark
eyed young man with n smile of wom
anly sweetness, nnd a tender voice to
match tho smile'. Julie had been much
In this man's companionship. It was
her uncle who had whimsically Intro
duced tho two. '
"Stewart," ho said, "this Is n mod
ern maid of tho cities ; Julio, my friend
here was born n future Edison, but
ho has not quite achieved not yet."
After that tho girl had seemed to
chanco upon tho unusual man every
where In the. wood where the treys
made a cathedral, on tho banks of the
lake, where, his little boat was har
boredsometimes thoy would row to
gether, sometimes talk idly as ho ex-'
plained nnd laughed with her about
his futuro Inventions.
There were hearts, Julie was told,
that had loved and lost where Stewart
Holmes was concerned. But tho girl
smiled nnd went on to her fate
for Julio, too, learned to love the man
of gentleness and chnrm. All nt onco
Tom Carter back In tho city seemed a
crude being, on nn endless quest for
mere dollars. Dollars won by hard
thinking and tireless action In a big
concern In the city. Tom's brief
notes proved to her his absorption In
mercenary pursuit. "Dear Julie," Tom
would scrawl "Busy every mlnuto;
thinking of you just the same, and
hoping you will hurry homo from the
Wilds."
And while Julio would crumple her
unsatisfactory letter, Stewart would
go on talking In his beautiful way, hint
ing sadly of what her return would
mean to him. 'Julio realized what It
was going to menn to her.
When Stewart .made love to Julie
sho longed wildly tb.bredk her engage
ment, and told him so.' But even in
his . disappointment Stewrirt was
thoughtful. -
"Take time to think It over, Jewel,"
ho safd, '
Jewel was his jriiime for her.
"There will beJ'pJ(nty 'of time' to
think, I fear,'' iio added sadly, and mo
tioned about the cabin tdwnrd 'his
many half-finished plans. It was then
that Aunt Mllllcent interceded regard
ing prnctlcnl choice' In n husband!
Stewart was their' loved friend, she
said, but Tom was fhelr choice. Stew
art himself settled the grievous ques
tion. Julio bad gone, nonr the time
of her departure, t6 meet her wood
larfd lover on the ban); of the lake, and
as. the moon turned tho waters to
gleamhir silver, Stewart tenderly
leaned tovard her. while hor hands
clung to his.
"Good-night and good-by. little
Jewel," the man said. "Ours has been,
n pretty dream."
Later sho told big Tom till about It.
Tom's only answer was the repeated
urglnsr that she sot their marriage day.
As far as .Tulle could judge, hor sum
mer romance troubled I.iin not nt all.
But as years pnss'ed, and Julie en
deavored to bo worthy of her hus
band's sensible devotion, the dream re
mained to hnunt ;her happiest hours.
Unconsciously she found herself con
tinually comparing Tom's good nature
with tho other man's sympathetic un
derstanding; Tom's bluff ways with
the other's tender, hnlf-utterod
thoughts, iuu' sho wondered If from
that gifted mind somo Idea had not
gone out to enlighten u world. Sho
wished, sometimes 'Impatiently, thiU
Tom vns not so commonplace in hla
care for her; overy physical comfort
was well supplied. Tom's labors had
won him success, but still her dream.
Then ono day they motored to a dis
tant town. Tom had business there,
and Julio nccompnnlqd him. Half-way
on tltfjir journey they encountered en
gine trouble. Tho spot was a strangely
familiar one tho short-cut through
tho woods, n crude cabin near by.
"Tom," cried Julie, "this Is whero
I used to visit with Uncle five, sir
years ago before we were married.
You remember, Tom?" Her husband
nodded absently; ho was examining
tho car's engine. "Now, If I could flna
somo fellow to help me," he said. A
man enmo from tho cabin.
"In trouble?" nsked a musical voice.
Tersely Tom explained.
"Sorry I can't help you," Stewart
Holmes said, "but I am not much on;
practical work. There's a gnrago at
the bend."
"You won't mind waiting?" Tom
asked his wife. Julie shook her head
then she and Stewart Holmes looked a
each other. The man's face seemed
untouched by the yenrs, his mouth less
purposeful, perhaps, his clothing worn
and faded. The cabin door hung on
ts broken hinge, the pictures had
turned to shabblness. And afte
a while, as Julio and her husband rode
St ' iim .,,,,0,,00!e,, "P w
with a little happy laugh.
"What foolish, ronmntlc divunis Klrln
can have, Tom dear," she said.
X