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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
NOHTH PLATTE, NE& DECEMBEft 31, 1920.
No. 102
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NEW YEAR; ;HAS
FINE PROSPECTS
NORTH l'LATTE AM LINCOLN
'.COUNTY TO FACE 1921 WITH
: ' ' CONFIDENCE.
Tomorrow morning tho people of
N'orUi Platte and Lincoln County will
start tlio first day of tho new year. It
Is a holiday. Each will celebrate it
In his own way; some by feasting,
othors by sports and ontcrtalnment.
Tho Now Year's dinner Is usually a
big occasion. Dancing, plcturo shows,
baskot ball, and religious services
will each have its followers. Often
in study and offico tho more serious
minded will bo found pouring over
tho record of tho past year in order
to learn its lessons.
Tho year 1920 has been marked by
two distinct eras tho first when wo
wero still under -the spell N)f the war
With prices advancing and freo spend
ing on tho part of tho wholo people.
In early summer came tho reaction
which was rather sharp and tho ten
dency of prices turned downward. In
some lines tho decllno was rapid:
textiles, food and farm produco mado
sharp decline. Tho readjustment had
set in. Great losses wore sustained
by merchants everywhere. Now tho
mala lines of merchandise are fairly
well established on a basis but a little
above that prevailing before tho war.
Exceptions are metals, paper and
coal, which havo not yet gone down to
any degree. Tho farmer stands to
lose his share in the readjustment
and the farmor who Bpont all ho mado
during tho time of high prices will
fool tho pinch just ad tho merchant
has. Labor was tho last to get the
raise and it will bo tho last to taker,
tho loss. Skilled labor probably will
not lower its wago Btandard but com
mon labor is now on tho decline and
will probably go still lower, largely
on account of non-employment,
So wc faco the year 1921.
Important matters aro to oomo before
it.
There Is a ronowed nctivitly in all
religious and social linos. A number !
of new Undertakings l.u theso linen aro
promised for North I'latto during tho
coming year. Ono is a school nurse for
tho schools of tho County and nnothor
is a County Social "Worker and n
County Board of Public "Welfare. Tho
programs of tho Boy Scout Council,
tho Campflro Girl Council, tho He'd
Cross, tho Salvation Army, the Y. M.
C. A. and such organizations all call
for special activity In Lincoln County
during tho coming yoar.
show slgs ofiivnuladnrltl-hctF
Financially tho conditions show
signs of improving. Tho best sign is
that which is expressed by tho word
co-operation. There nne very fo.w
peoplo who are forcing othors to pay
accounts unless thcro is some indica
tion of fraud. Tho banker, tho far
mer, tho laborer, tho business and
professional men, all arc boing as
lenient as tho conditions warrant and
seldom do wo hear of anyone exacting
the pound of flesh because they aro
'ontltlcd to it. It will tako somo time
yet for tho readjustment to be com
pleted but tho crest has been passed,'
wo hall 1921 as a year of promise. Tho
need of the hour Is for wlso heads in
leadership and heart In dealing with
our follow men. North Platte and
Lincoln County have both. Let's use
them to tho limit.
THE ARMY & NAVY SXOltES TO
OPEN WESTERN NEBRASKA
HEADQUARTERS HERE.
Announcement is made this week
that the Army and Navy Stores Co.
is to open a Btoro here on Saturday,
Jan. Sth In the room formerly oc
cupied by the Sudman Bakery. This
building Is at tho comer of Fifth and
Dowey. Permanent qunrters have not
yet beon established. The new store
will carry a varied line of gqods such
as .was contracted for by tho United
Ltntosarmy during tho war.
mr. a. ti. suae, Manager or. tno
stores in this part of tho state said
last night, "Wo-expect to mako North
Platto the center for distribution in
western Nebraska This Is because
North i ,ts railroad facilities. Wo now
"latte and Lincoln County arc fav-!avo stores at Sidney. Scottsuluir, Al-
t "ably located to recover from tho re- Dance and other poluts In tho western
:"Uon of 1920 and soon will bo back l,art of tho state. Wc will open tem
n normal. We have tho great Union PPrary Quarters in the Sudman Bak
Paclflc Railroad with its steady pay- cry building. Wo will bo opon for
roll. Tho force has been reduced business on Saturday January 8th.
somewhat during tho slack business P'ans for pormanent quarters will
season, Just as Is done very year, but , announced lator."
nothing like tho retrenchment that Is ;:o::
being practiced on other roads. SARGEANT JOHNSON OF LOCAIi
Wo. had many- thousands- of dollars , RECRUITING OFFICE IS PRO
from the sugar beet crop which money I MOTED.
put many of our farmers in good fin-
ancial condition. Our bank statements Sargeant Johnson, who has been in
show a satisfactory condition on tho North Platte for more than a year
wholo with a strong tendency to co- went to Omaha last week and re
operation on tho part of all. During eelved promotion to the rank of war
tho past six months there has not been rant offlcor. This Is the highest of
a business failure in North Platte, lice In tho non-commissioned list and
Several business houses liav-e quit carries with it a substantial increase
business because of ono thing or an- In pay. Mr. Johnson is now here on
other but not one has had need of tho leave and will move his family to St.
law In order to net Its affairs straight- Louis In the near future. Ho has
made an enviable record hero and It
was because of this record thnt ho
rocelved his reward.
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oned out. i This Is a romarkablo rec
ord and one which speaks well for the
business conditions In the city.
A little more than two months (.way
tho now administration will tako over ANNOUNCEMENT.
all departments of government and V. W. Rlncker has purchased the
with tho united peoplo back of the Gummere-Dent Drug Stora and has
new administration something should nssumed active charge. Ho invites
1)0 done to right tho wrongs of the the patronage of the public. Rlncker
present. The State eLglslaturo will Drug Co.
meet next week and its action will be F. W, PJNCKER, Prop.
watched with Interest as some mishty 102-3 Wo Deliver.
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SOMETHING NEW
"There is nothing new under the sun,"
said tho sago of old. That Is true ns a
general principle, but scarcely so as
an Individual experience. Each day ls
new. Each opportunity is new. Many
experiences are new. Tho year be
fore Is new Its pages aro unsullied.
It holds for many the now opportunity
Of knowing Jesus Christ. Tho Church
stands, ready to help you grasp that
opportunity, that experience.
If you do not attend any church,
come to our church ' noxt Sunday
morning at cloven o-clock. ,
The robed choir will sing.
.There Is room for all.
You will be heartily, welcome.-
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NEW-
PLANS FOR FAIR
Anothor suggestion is thnt a $280
pursa divided into thrco monuya, bo
hung up for tho best collective farm
produco exhibit from any ono precinct
and I would strongly urgo that moro
liberal premiums bo offorod for live
stock, in fact premiums in this lino
should bo as lnrgo as possible, for tho
raising of puro bred llvo stock I bo
comlng a real factor In tho mntorlHl
progress of tho county.
Last fall betweon $5000 and $''000
were hung up in auto purses and
Over two thousand doilnra was H;iont
(luring tho year to got tho track In
shape for tho advertised dare-devil
ISujior rrlbuuu: fr00 attractions which wn nnn onallv
In view of tho fact that tho annual , got along without. With a homo tulent
meeting of tho LlncolnCountyAgvIcul- program wo can materially cut down
tural Society will bo hold next wock nig purses, and tho money needed for"
at which several now directors and track improvement wll be light. In
new officers will bo elected, permit nm theso particulars money can bo saved,
to suggest that tho now directors and and tho .amount saved can bo nddod
all officers other than tho secretary to tho varied program suggested and
consist of residents of tho precincts to Increasing premiums on llvo stock
mm viuuguB uuiaiuu oi iNorui -iaue. unit agricultural oxuioits.
IRA L. if A HE WRITES REGARDING
, REORGANIZATION OF FAIR
PROGRAM
TO ORGANIZE
FARM BUREAU
Exception of tho secretary is mado for
tho reason that I bollove ho should bo
located in tho county seat because- of
his ready availability and tho fact
that ho Is at tho base of all oporattons.
With tho officers and dlrect6r3 well
distributed ovor our vory largo coun
ty, I believe that thoy would ho able
to arouso" moro enthusiasm for, and
pnterest in, tho fair, for certainly
Without tho hearty co-oporatlon of the
farmers no county fair can bo made- n
success.
Candor compels us all to admit thai
as a county fair our fair has not loen
n success: that it has degenerated
from what should bo an agricultural
and live stock exhibit to a moro ehl
bttlon of auto races, which wo must
admit havo beon more tiresome than
oxclting. It Is true that exhibits of
llvo stock nnd farm products will nol
alpno attract crowds to tho fair
grounds there must bo entertaining
features. For those entertaining feat
ures allow mo to suggest Jhat wo oer
mlt them to be furnished by the peo
plo of Lincoln -county, and thus allow
our own peoplo to win the prlzo money
Instead of having outside peoplo lug
It off-r-ln other words, lot us l;eep
within ourselves tho monoy" wo snend.
nnc thus retain it in local circulation.
i nave utmost connuenco m tno abil
ity of tho people of Lincoln county
(o furnish .an on:ertn wpl program
iiuu win curumiiy uluuhu uiui wnaii'
uess which comos from sitting in the
grand atnnd, on tho bleacher or in a
car for it whole half day and Avatchlng
ono auto driver follow another, each
keeping a respectful distance behind
tho other?
Auto racing need not be totally elim
inated as one of tho entertaining fent
upes, but let us accept as ontrics only
cars driven by Lincoln county resi
dents, and tints have Lincoln county
men win tho prizes. They may not bo
able to round tho track as quickly as
Rhlley, but thero would bo stronger
and more exciting competition
Other track events could consist of
pony races by Lincoln county hor3ea
and relay horso races In which the
riders could como from thrco distinct
divisions into which tho county might
bo divided. There are still some out
law horses find bucking mules; there
aro steers that could or could not be
ridden, and thero aro In tho county
men who can rope and throw a steer
W.o can have a Marathon race, we can
have tugs of war betweon different
sections of tho county. In fact, a some
thing doing every minute program
could oasily bo arranged and ovory
participant would be a Lincoln county
man.
I nm not ready to admit that a home
lalont program of entertainment will
not draw a crowd; In fnct I am pos
itively cortaln thnt such n program
will provo popular with not only tho
farmer, but with town pooplo ns woll,
and coupled with a strong exhibit of
llvo stock and farm products, such a
fair noxt fall will attract an attvnd
anco that will ill 1 grandstnnd, bleach
er and car parking space. And best of
all the admission and grand stand
prlcos can bo lowored to a flguro that
will not bo excessive.
These suggestions aro subm'ttod
by ono- who Is a stockholder in tho
fair for the consideration of thoso
who nro interested In our fair, with tlio
hope that if deemed worthy, tho plan
may recolvo tho hearty co-operation
of every farmer and buslnoss man In
tho county. IRA. L. BARE.
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NORTH PLATTE TYPEWRITER
' EXCHANGE ENLARGES FIELD
OF ACTIVITIES.
Messers Hughes & Hollund, who
established tho North Platte Type
writer Exchango hero sovcral months
ago have taken over tho Wostorn Ne
braska Agency for Uio Dalton Add
ing Machino and will maintain offices
at Grand Island, North Platto and
probably one place still farther west.
Tho Exchange will emphasize tho
Adding Machine business rather than
tho typewriter businoss now as thero
seems to bo moro demand for tho
former than tho latter. It Is probablo
that for tho present the Grand Island
offico will bo made tho headquarters.
Both of those men have mado many
friends hero and It is hoped thoy will
Uiebfda to make North Platto their
homo,
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN THE
BASKET BALL SEASON WITH
A GAME TOMORROW.
Now Year's Day Is to open the High
School Basket Ball Season In North
Platto, Tho girls of the Culbertson
will play tho girls of tho North Platto
High School. Contrary to reports tho
boys of tho two schools will moot on
tho samo floor during tho same after
noon, ono game to follow the othor.
Tlio girl's game Is oxpoctod to bo a
godd ono as the Culbortson girls nro
said to havo won a dozen games so far
this year. Tho boys gamo Is not so
cortaln ns neither team Is yet well
known for its ability.
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Uesolvo to buy nt Edwards-Roy-nolds
Co. and save monoy. That's
tho best Now Year's Resolution,
MKIITISG OF FARMERS CALLED
TO KOlWr LINCOLN COUNTY
ORGANIZATION
Following Is Uio otflcal call for a
meeting of tho farmers to organize
Tlio Lincoln County Farm Bureau.
To bo hold at tlio Court IIoliso Wed
nesday, January 5, for tho organiza
tion of tho Lincoln County Farm Bu
reau. All farmers aro urged to bo
present. Mr. Browknh, Director of
Agricultural oxtonslon will bo prosont
to assist In organization.
S. J. Koch,
James Shoupc,
Fred McClymont,
John Griffith,
Frank Strollborg,
A. S. Grogg,
Committee.
GODOWSKY CONCERT AT GOTHEN-
DURG HIGHLY APPRECIATED
About forty North Platto pooplo
wont to Gothonburg Tuosdny ovenlng
to attond tho concort given undor tho
nusplces of 'tho Gothenburg Commun
ity Club by tho premier pianist Go
dpwBky. Tho opinion was that It was
well worth tho trip nnd tlio oxponsc.
Godowsky is ono of tho groatcst piano
playors In Uio world mnd it is a rare
prlvllogo to hoar a master of such re
nown, Ills vnrlod program waB ap
preciated especially by thoso who
havo studied tho pianoforte and know
Its capabilities. Tho Gdthonburg
Community Club is to bo commended
on Us enterprise In getting such tnlent
for its ncoplo.
FUNERAL OF JOHN E. EVANS IS
HELD THURSDAY AFTERNOON
MAX AGENCY OVER RUN UITIt
BUSINESS THE FIRST WEEK
OPKN. 1
At 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon
tho funeral services for tho lato John
E, Evans wero hold at Uio Mothodist
Cliurch. Previously tho B. P. O. E.
had conducted a sorvlco at tho homg.
At Uio church tho G. A. R. service
was followed bv a brief sermon by
Row G. F. Koch. At Uio cpmctory
Uio I. O. O, F, hold Its burial coro
mony. Each of theso organizations
attended In a body as did tho momborfl
of the bar and the officers of tho city
and county. The pallbearers werj
all Spanish AVar Votoruns. Interment
was in the North Tlnttfe Cemetery.
Wo are Inaugurating a Mid-Winter
Munngor Pasloy, of tho Mux Agency,
has had moro than ho can do. Ho
lias oponed tho otnploymont sorvl'co
In tho room formerly occupied by tlio
Tramp Roady-to-Woar storo on Front
Strcot and has been swamped with
applications for employment. Ho had
listed qutte a number of jobs but
within a short tlmo nftor, opening ho
had exhausted tha list and had many
applicants waiting for work. This Is
a convonlenco which will como to bo
appreciated In North Platto nnd Lin
coln County. Ho now has men and
Women listed for ovory kind of em
ployment. Many want farm work,
Othors want houso or shop or ofTIco
Qinploymont. All ono has to do is to
call his number nnd ho is thoro to
connect ono with tho right porson,
Tho Trlbuno liopos Mr. Pnsloy will bo
supported In this work and given a
chnnco to supply a gront ncod In this
community.
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES SHOULD
BE SECURED TODAY FOR 1021.
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This is Uio last day of graco for the
owner of all nuto-vohlcles in Lincoln
County to socuro his automobile 11
conso for 1921 boforo ho Is liable to
tho penalty of tho law. County -Treasurer
Soudor is mailing out tho noticos
to all people who took out Hconses
during 1920. Ho will thon wait in
pationco- until Uio owners pay up.
Stato officers make occasional trips
through tho country and mako arrosts
of all owners who liavo not complied
with tho law in regard to tho license
Arro3t can bo made at any tlma after
January 1. Tho amount of tho llconso
depends on tho rating of tho vehicle
owned.
EP WORTH LEAGUE TO HAVE A
PARTY AND BOX SOCIAL AT
EIGHT O'CLOCK TONIGHT.
The box Boclal and party which tho
Epworth L'oaguo is to glvo tonight
will begin at olght o'cllck. This an
nouncomeut is mado becnuso tt has
beon rumored that tho Boclal and
party -was not to commonco until mid
night. Thoso who wish will stay at
Uio church and watch tho now yoar
in.fcjA general JnvUaUon has been ox
tiifld.W by tho' Leaguo to fill young
peoplo of tho city. -
ENTERTAIN INHONOR OF MISS
ALLEYNE BECKER.
Wednesday ovonlng of this week
Mrs, L. B. Dlclc ontortalnod." a num
ber of young ladfoB in honor of M188
Alloynts Becker who haa been visiting
relatives during tho Ohrlstmna holi
days. After a social tlmo gamos were
Clearance Sale to challenge attention playod nml nt a lato hour dellclouB ro
,,.C11 u,u ,,iuiiuau iu piuuucu rum froshmontB woro served.
uuuuuiuy uuai yeur. uur values speaK
for thomselves. Edwnrds-Rcynold3 Co.
Surely you will want somo now rec
ords to play on tho machine placed l'n
your home this Christmas. Got them
nt Dixon's Music Shop
Wo are Inaugurating a Mld-Wlntcr
Clearance Salo to challenge nttor-.tlon
of men who propoBo to practice real
economy noxt yoar. Our values spoak
for themselves. Edwards-Roynolds Co.
Our great Mid-Winter Clearance, A visit to our now storo will bo a
Salo is for a limited Umo only. Do pleasure to you. Wo will bo glad to
not delay gotting your share of tho show you our now departments. Dix
bargalns. Edwards-Reynolds Co. on, Tho Joweler. .
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fort) years of faithful service to it's
credit in North Platte.
Located on Fifth Street at Sycamore.
Rev. C Franklin Koch, Pastor.
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All Winter Hats in our store
will be on sale from December
31, until every Hat is sold.
Prices from $2.00 to $5.00.
Come while they last.
McVICKER'S MILLINERY.
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SAVE FUEL AND DOCTOR BILLS BY USING THE HENRV AUTO
MATIC AIR TIGHT WEATHER STRIP.
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The U. S. Fuel Admini. ration Advocates
the use of Weal ar Strips.
Advocates tho uso of Weather Strips Don't try to heat all out doors,
It coBts too much. If tho cold comos l. tho coal goes out. Tho ma
Jortlty of doors aro so open at tho bott i n that a curront of cold air
Is continually swooping ovor tho floor. To remedy this, and also keep
out Uio rain and dust In suramor uso on Woather Strips. I will call
Ina fow days and demonstrate the Strl i -nd tako your ordor.
L. N. LOWIS,
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1921 Ideals and
Automobiles
We have our ideals.
Although ideals are not always attained, no
business can truly serve or become great unless
it constantly strives to live up to high aspira
tions. The ideals of this institution are
1, to serve all its patrons fairly, squarely, im
partially
2, to offer "an automobile that represents full
valuo.
3, to carry spare parts and operate an efficient
service department to assure continuous and
satisfactory performance of our customers'
cars
4, to bo always courteous, considerate and pro
gressive.
Each year we become better able to realize our
high ideals. Our only New Year resolution is o
try more energetically to do so.
NQT0H CAR
TtiEf?
. V. ROMIGK Dealer
GUi & Locust.
During 1920, Podge
141,250 good motor! cars.
Phone 844
Brothers, produced
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