NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
Tin: passing ok A i'ioxi;i:it.
The following biography of John 15.
irvnna uaa written by his lirothor I. 13.
Evans nlid appaml 1(1 tile Nthriwkft
rttau. Journal for Mrch 7, lOtl. We
til Int If In ftlll
N. hraskft In do longer In the Jute-
' f
fulr flues. More than lviilf a century
ho paused since I'rceltlent Johneon
wa forced to proMntin ttu admlaiton
iu the unl'iit, iin an equality with the
original state. The territorial pio
neers have nearly all joined the ma
jority. The second group of ploneore
of the war nt' the rebellion arc rap -
..IK fulling In for the ftnnl roll call.
one of thl second group was John IC
Kvims of Noriti Platte, whoee recent
death has Im-ti briefly noted In the
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Porn lit Uloenburg, Tioga county,
i'fiiiiswanln, November 7, 1.8-10; dlod
at Noith Platte. Nebr, December 20,
!f20. IHb parenta were Evan Kvane
.ind Margaret wllllatne Evane, born in
Carmarthenshire, South Wales, and !
who emigrated to America in 1541,
Hie family settled In Pennsylvania,
emainlng three until 1849, whon thoy ,
removed to Sauk county, Wisconsin.
Evan Evans was conspicuous among
1 h neighbors as one who know. He
as mediator, referee and final arbi
trator in most of the disputes and dis
agreements among the ne'ghbors In
that frontier settlement.
John was one of throe brothers who
nrved in the civil war. Tlio First
Wisconsin cavnlry, .which ho Jolnod as
n recruit without any previous train
ing, was constantly on the movo dur
ing his ontlro service novor remain
ing in camp moro than two dnyB at
any ono time.
Tho winter following his dlschargo
,it tho closo of tho war ho attended
tho Sllsby acadomy In tho Httlo vlllago
of Spring Green, Wis., nnd In tho
spring of 18Cfi started west In com
pany with hlH brothor, I. D., and a
neighbor, David Evans. Going as far
Mi St, JoA? Mo., by rail, at that point
they took a Missouri river steamboat
to Nebraska City, then a prominent
outfitting nnd shipping point for
freighting ncroon tho plains.
Hero tho boys engaged with David
Urown (who died In 1901), to drive
mule in his train transporting mer
chandise to i'u'A Lako City. John
drovo a six mulo team, using only ono
line. It took two months to mako tho
trip from Nebraska City to tho Mor
mon capital. Fort Kearney wns then
an nctlvo military post nnd trains
were hold until tho numbor traveling
togcthor wore humorous enough to
put up a good fight If attacked by hos
tile Indians.
Remaining in Utah until tho flllow
ing spring, John taught a school in a
rural sottlement near Salt Lako City.
Tho school wnH supported by contri
butions from parents having children
Id attendance. At tho ctoso of tho
term many had no cash, and payment
was made In kind. John hired n tenm
loaded up with tho products of tho
soil, enrted tho truck to tho city und
sold It as best ho could. UusIiiobb in
Utah nt this tlmo was largely by bar
ter. It was a thousand miles or moro
to a railroad ovor an uninhabited
country and tho' products of tho soil
could not be transported by wagon
that distance. This situation harmon-
Izell U'llll tlu Illllliu tt (Iin Murium,
hierarchy which wanted tl dovo'op Its
pecullar Institution unmolested by the
gentile world
In tho spring of '07 John bought a
pony and rode alono 500 miles ovor
mountains and valleys to tho mining
regions of Montana whoro tho other
two boys had gono tho summer boforo.
After trying his luck prospecting and
working in tho mlnoa plncer mining
almost wholly In those days for two
summers, John returned to Wlscon
sin.nnd the next jour (1870) came to
Nebraska. Aft or a short roshlonco In
Aumuiio em- i-uuiamnuui, no somen
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in mini! l'iniio ami wont to work In
the general morcIianillHo store of Mil-
homo until tho day of his death, al
.i i oc x iTiiiimiiiii. nuru IIO IllHllO lllHiWHB IL HtfOlli? ennih nntmi glrnni
most fifty yonrs.
In 1879 John made n trip to -Oregon
and bought a herd of cows, driv
ing thoin to Nebraska, a hard nnd dan
KoroiiB trip, with only horo nnd thoro
a settlor, but infested with Indians
who woro noC nlways friendly. Whllo
In the Snnko rlvor valley on the homo-
ward route with sevon men assisting
in mo urive, strategy aifd a night i
drive alono Haved the herd from being1
j mi uii iiy mi) iimiiinH iiiiu pronniuy
tho lives of tho party us well
In tho ploucor dnyB politics sonic
tlmeB got pretty hot. Doing a division
on tho U, P., Nort Platte wus classed
(in a railroad town. Tho monthly pay
roll was a big fraction of tho monoy
in circulation. Not unnaturally tho
railroad thought It could run tho pol
itics or tne town nnd county, as won
us furnish tho- monoy to run tholr
J iilnoB8. Tho domocratlc party wna
n nogllglblo iiunntlty. Tho light, hlt
H r aa family lights aro apt to be, was
between tho two factions of the re-
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Before Australia taught its thtie
of the necrat 11 lot, and Iwfore the
advent of the direct primary a eort
of primary took the i)lce of the maas
ineellng caucus. A boniM to receive
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Each faction selected Its own candi
dates, printed its 'tickets and rai
led Its forces in the open.
On one occasion Pete approached
the mills with an anti-ticket In his
hand. Ills shop foreman stood on
guard and said, "Ybu vote that ticket
and there will lie a vacancy In the
P tomlrrow." "Pet,
Evane,on guard Tot the
' said John
antls, ''what
did yon come to this country for, to
he aotneliody's tool or to be a free
American citizen?" "I ban a free
American citizen," said Pete a he
handed the judge his anti-ticket True
to the foreman's threat, Pate lost his
Job. Pollical freedom Is not always a
guarantee of Industrlnl freedom.
At n county coavontlon following
one of those hot primaries which the
anus nau won, jonn mvans was uie
candldato of his group for chairman.
Having receiveu a majority oi me
votes he went forward to take the
rjnilr and was mot by a gun In tho
hands of the chairman of the county
committee who was presiding. Without
a halt In his stride tp tho front, John
said, "you wouldn't shoot'" and brush
ing aside tho chnlrmnn and his gun
took tho chair and tho convention pro
ceeded to huslnoss.
It ofton happened that these con
tests wore followod by contesting del
egations under ono protoxt or another.
Tho division wnB somotlmes so clnso
In tho stnto convention that tho con
testing dologntlons from half a dozon
countloB had tho halanco of power. It
goo without saying that tho voto on
ndmlsslon of delegations had no refer
ence to tho merits of tho credentials,
If tho regular dologatos woro on our
sldo voted f(r thorn. If tho contest
ants woro frlondly, no matter how
flimsy tho protoxt of tholr claim, wo
voted for thorn. In this rogard oach
faction pursued tho same tactics.
At tho convention that nominated
Col. T. J. Majors for govornor, John
Evnns wns n promlnont candldato for
socrotary of state. This convention
was notorious for Ub turbulonco. So
lacking In doliborntlnn and orderly
conduct was tho convention that it
wns uoxt to impossible to keep a cor
rect tally of tho votes on candidates.
Tho voto between Evans nnd Piper wns
so closo that a verification of the count
wns demadoiid. As tho call of counties
proceeded half tho convontloiwnH on
Ub foot anil changes and corrections
were numerous, but 'finally Piper was
declared tho nominee.
Excitement ronched Its grontest
height In this convonton whon Ed
ward nosowator announced his resig
nation as national committeeman, ns
a protest against the nomination of
Mnjors for govornor. John M. Thurs
ton wnB Immediately elected to the va
cancy. In his speech of nccoptnnco
Thurston mado a groat hit, declaring
n n cllninx that Nobraska republicans
stood for tho protection of William
McICInloy and tho reciprocity of sfnmes
O. lllainc.
Edward Hosowater, who could novor
bo accused of lacking tho courage of
his animosities, lived to Boroly regret
his abdication of power on this occn-
sion. even If ho did succeed in dofeat-
Inst Colonel Majors for govornor.
John Evuiib served ono term as rop-
veHciuatvo in the Nobraska legisla
ture lu 1901. A session mado memor
able by a senatorial contest that con
tinued during the entlro session. Ow
ing to the death of Sonator Haywnrd
thoro woro two United States Senators
to bo elected. D. E. Thompson who hnd
boon Hnywurd'B principal opponent In
tho precodlng session, hnd put In four
years preparing for tho contest. As a
(llllll Ine.llenl mnvnmitnl 1m ffi,1 n
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combination with Ehward Uosowator
which was oxpocted to land both of
thoih In tho United States senate It
enough to control tho republican cau
cus. Hut tho republican sentiment of
the stato wns against Thompson and
his polltlcnl mothods and against the
Thompson-ltoscwntor combination and
some memborfl woro pledged to their
constituents to voto against Thomp-
son. So It hannendod thnt nine mem
bars refused to nhldo by tho doclslon
of tho caucus. As long as tho nlno hold
out thoro was no chance of an olec
tlon. Itoslstlng all sorts of political
pressure, Including that of tho nation
nl commlltoo tho nine hold'out to tho
end, and on tho Inst day of tho bossIoii
rnqmpson ami uosowator woro
drtipped and Millard and Diotrlch
wero elocted. Following aro tho names
of thofio who won this momorablo con-
test. John U. KvaiiB, Dan Swnifson,
Frnnk Jouvonant, J. J. McCarthy (of-
tor wards elected to congross)- V. F.
Stoolo, A. R. Oloson, J. 13. IIntlorn nnd
JUIIII JV. n IIIIIUUIU. IL WUH II IIUIIIUIU
Instnnco of roprosontntlvos carrying
out at great odds, tho wishes o( tholr-
constituent-) nnd of their own sehBO
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June 8, 18S1, John B. Evans was
married to Miss Marion II. Hall. Tho
Halls, father, mother and daughter,
eauie to North Platte in 1S71 from
Uie state of New York. The forbears
of the family came to America, in
colonial days, Mrs. Era ns being a
member of the D. A. H. and also of
the V. II. C. Miss Hall was a tench or
In the North Platte schools before her
marriage, a lady of culture and refine
ment and a real home maker. Ev
erett II. Evans, the only child, Is a
practicing lawyer, a graduate of Ann
Arbor end twice elected mayor of his
unlive town. lie served two years In
th navy In the world war.
North Platto was noted for its ac
tivities In support of the government
during the world war. No troop trains
ever passed through without being
fed. Money was raised and used gen
erously for tho boys at the front or In
Icamp. There were parades and uem-
onstrauons almost naiiy,, witn uncie
John" carrying the flag. ' The Sammy
girls, a wonrerful organization of pa
triotic p(lrls was a most (effectiVo
group of workers and John Evans was
their comrade and advisor. No group
wns properly started to the war with
out a fow words of cheer and encour
agemont from John. While he hatod
tho nocosslty of war, patriotism with
John- Evans was an obsosslon.
John E. Evans held many positions
Indicating his high standing in the
county ad state. "When his frlond,
Judgo H. A. Church, was elocted de
partment commander of tho G. A. R,
John was his asslsant adjutant gon
oral. Later In 1912 John was hlmsolf
olocted dopartmcnt commnndor, filling
both positions with mnrkod ability and
dovotlon. Ho was postmaster of
North Phitto, county clerk, clork of
tho district court, doputy socrotary of
stato. mombor of tho legislature nnd
for njno yoars registrar of tho ITnltor
Stnto land office. For a tlmo ho wns
cashier of tho .North Patto National
bank. Few excelled him ns an export
In ponslon matters, In land titles and
In his gonoral knowledge of local and
fltato govornmont; whllo his grasp of
lintlonal questions was tho result of
thorough study. Tho old soldier and
his widow, tho poor and tho Ineffi
cient woro served without monoy and
wlthdut prlco not only, but with a
hearty good will that warmed tho
heart.
Ho had many frlonds over' tho stato
and In Lincoln county no man had a
wider acquaintance or n moro devoted
friend than John E. Evans. Ills bl
ow cud son survive him.
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Druggist North Platte,
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803 W. Eleventh St. ft
FOR SALE
LeMoster Rooming House
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W. T. PKITCIIAJID,
Graduate Veterinarian
Eix-Oovornmont Veterinarian and ex-
assistant deputy State Veterinarian
Hospital 815 South Vino Street
Hospital Phono Black 633
House Phona Black 633
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promptly.
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T. C. PATTERSON,
Room 2, R. & L. Building, i
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
IJo IT KNOWN: That we, tho under.
signed, do horoby In pursuanco of tho
laws of tho Stato or Nebraska, associ
ate ourselves together as a body cor
porate in manner nnd for the purpose
horoln after set forth.
I.
The name of this corporation shall
bo tho Platto Valley Poultry Breeders'
Association.
II.
Tho offices of tho association shall
bo kept In tho city of North Platte, Ne
braska, and the principal placo for tlio
transaction of its business shall bo in
Lincoln County,, Nobraska.
III. ,
Tho term of tho existence, ot this
association shall bo twenty (20) years.
The Capital stock of this associa
tion shall be one Thousand Dollars
($1000,00) divided Into shares of Ten
Dollnrs ($10.00) each, of which capi
tal Btock at least Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
shall bo Bubscrlbcd and fully paid bo
foro tho commencement of tho busi
ness of this association, and no stock
holder shall bo allowed to hold or bo
tho owner of more than one share.
V.
Tho object and general nature of
tho business to bo transacted by this
association, and for which it is being
created shall bo to placo on public ex
hibition or show, poultry for tho pur
pose of demonstrating and encour
aging poultry hrqedors to halso a high
er standard of poultry perfection and
egg productions.
VI. '
i ino ousiuess ami auairs or tins as-
soclnlon shall bo managed and direct
ed by a board of directors to bo elected
by tho stock-holders from among their
ItUUIUUt tUlll IlUb 1JL1IU1 UlOt-i Wlllll Ulvv i
Hon shall be by ballot, each stock-1
holder having but ono vote, and which
election shall be hold on tho dato of
tho organization of this association,
which board of dlroctors shall olect
and chooso from tholr number a Pres
dont, Vlco-Prosldont, Socrotary and
TronBiiror, and all olectlons for direct
ors thoroaftor shnll bo hold annually
on tho first Saturday of February nt
tho offico ot this association.
VII.
Tho Stock-holdors at any annual
or spoclal mooting election may adopt
any by-lawn for tlio guldanco and di
rection of said board of dlroctors as
mny bo doomed propor by a majority
ot tho votes cast at such election, and
a majority of snld board of directors
shall constitute n quorum to do busi
ness, and said stock-holdors shall bo
entitled to ono voto only nnd tho right
to voto by proxy properly nuthontl
e.itod will bo lawful.
VIII.
Tho board of dlroctors Bhall have
tho gonoral managomont of tho buBl
iioss of this nssocaton, and aro limit
ed In tholr nuthorlty as to contracting
nny Indebtedness ovor and abovo tho
cash In tho Troasury.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, Wo,
tho undorslgncd Incorporators horoun
no sot our hnnda and affixed our sig
natures horoto this 25th day ot Fobru
nry, 1921.
John A. McDonald.
M. C. rtogors.
L. F. Simon.
IL II. Jandobour.
Edw. Walkor.
Arthur Q. Artz.
R. McFnrland.
L. I. Tucker.
S. S. Mongol.
Frank Nool.
Oral Prophylaxis Mouth Hygjone
HOWARD YOST
Dental Surgeon
Phono 307 Twlnom Bldg-
in and see our full
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Manure Spreaders, Sulky Plows, Power Lift
Listers, Harrows, Grain Drills and Wagons.
Leypoldt-Penniogtei!
When In North Piaite stop at the
Xew Hotel Pninrn nnri pfn v,, win
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Ed Kierig,
Auctioneer.
General Farm Sales A Specialty, also
lien I Estate References und Date
First Xntlonal Bank.
lies. 400 East 3rd St.
Phono 912
W. M. Pall, March 1G, 15 miles east
or North Platte.
J. A. Young, March 14, 24 miles
northwest ot North Platto
J. II. Johnson, March 17,. 9' miles
southwest of North Platte.
Ralph Sdpor, March 22, 8 miles
northeast or North Platto.
F. O. Johnson, 14 miles south of
North Plntto, March 23.
Scott Reynolds, March 29, 8 miles
southeast of North Platte
C. R. Swanson, Mnrch "0, 17 miles
northeast of North Platte on Bill
Ross place.
DRS. STATES & STATES"
Chiropractors
5, !, 7 Building & Loan Building.
Offico Phono 70. Res. Phone 1242
Office phone 5541. ReB. phon 517
L . C . DROST,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - Nebraska.
Knights of Columbus Building.
JOHN 6. SIMMS, M. I).
Suecial Attention Given to
Surcrery
McDonald Bank Building
Office Phono 83 Resldcace 38
MRS. M. HENRY GILFOYL
Teacher of
VOICE CULTURE
and tho
ART OF SINGING.
Residence Studio: 108 West 3rd, City
GEO. B. DENT,
Physician nnd Surgeon.
Special Attention Ghoa to Surgorj
and Obstetrics.
Ofllce: Building & Loan Building
Phonos: Offico 130. Rosldonco 116
ORDER FIXING CLAIM DAYS.
In tho Matter of tho Estate )f Nettle
A. Yoho, Deceased.
Now on this 4th day ot February,
1921, it is ordered by tho Court that
tho oxecutors bo allowed ono year
from this dato In which to sottlo said
Estate, and creditors will bo allowed
until tho 8th day ot Juno, 1921, to file
tholr claims, after said dato, claims
will bo forovor barred. That on tho
Sth day of March, 1921, and tho 8th
day ot Juno, 1921, at 10 o'clock a. m.
of oach ot said days, tho court and
tho Executors will attond at tho coun
ty court room In sold county, to re
ceive, oxaralno, hear, allow, and ad
just claims. That notlco of this ordor
bo given creditors and all persons in
terested in said Estate by publication
of a notlco for four succosslvo weeks
Immodtatoly precodlng tho 8th day ot
March, 1921, in tho North Platto Soml
Weokly Tribune, a legal semi-weekly
newspaper printed and published In
Lincoln County, Nebraska.
(SEAL) WM. II. C. WOODHURST,
F8M4 County Judge.
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Donald Bank Building. JRoomu S & 8.
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DR. S. E. IIDl'FER
Chiropodist and
Foot Specialist
FOOT C03IF0BT. AKCH
BUILDING.
Corns, Callouses, and Ingrowing Toe
Nails IJomoTcd and Ulcers cured.
Bunions treated and nil other Ail
ments of tho Foot.
OVlEJ: CASH MEAT MARKET.
IJ.S.TWINEM.MD.1
Howepalbic Physician & Surgeon ft
General Practice and j
Construction Surgery. 2
ft Hospital Accomodation l
I Platte Valley Hospital, p
:j Former Name 'Twinem Hospital".
:; NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
NORTH PLATTE
..General Hospital..
(Incorporated)
One Hah Block North 01 Postofiice.
Phone 58
A modern institution for the
cientific- treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement casta.
Completely equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. B. Dent. M. D. V. Lucas, M. D.
J. B. Rcdfield, M.D.J. S. SIMMS, M.D.
Office 'M0 House 1257
DR. W. I. SHAFFER
Osteopath Physician
Over the Oasis. North Platte.
DIt. J. 11. McKIHAIIAN
Practice Limited to Diseases of
Women and Surgery
OVER REXALL DRUO STORE
Phones Offico 113 Resldenco 266
DIl. KEDFIELD
Physician. Ohstctrlctun
Surcreon. X-Ray
Colls Promptly Answered Night or Day
Phono Office 612 Residence G70
DR. IIAROLD FEJTJTER
Osteopath
Over nirschiold's
Office Phono 333 Res. Phono 1020
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