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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JUNE 7, 1921.
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NEW LODGE TO
BE ORGANIZED
NORTH PLATTE SELECTED FOR
ONLY LODGE OF THE ORDER
IN NEIHtASKA.
Odd Fbllo.ws aro ovory whore. Tlioy
aro about as numerous as tho members
of any other lodgo and thoy aro a fino
bunch of men but thoy have taken
things too seriously according to some
of" their grand officers, so as a means
of diversion a now Idegroo has been
instituted for Odd Fellows only. It It
tho imperial Ordort of Muscovites
And thore can only bo one lodgo of
this order lu any one stato. Nebraska
has not had a Muscovite lodge so far
but W. V. Hoagland of this city has
boon a me'mbor of tho Imperial Order
for the United States and ho was asked
to organize b. lodgo at somo point In
Nebraska. Ho naturally chose North
Platto as tho seat of ,the order and
horo it will bo. Odd Follows from
every part of tho stato wttl be mem
bers of tho Kremlin Kolo, Imperial
Order of Muscovites of North Platte,
Nebraska.
Tho new .lodge is to' bo organized
hero Friday, Juno 17 with officers of
the grand lodgo In attendance. These
officers will- bo on ttielr way to one
of tho' provinces of Canada to Institute
a branch there and they will stop off
at North Platto and put on tho cer
emonies hero that will make this the
leading center" of Nebraska Odd follow
ship. "W. V. Hoagland is to bo tho first
Czar of tha Nebraska Muscovites with
C. M. York as Minister of Records and
B. S. Davis as Minister of Finance.
It will bo a big day for North Platte
with fifty or sixty of her -local Odd
Follows up for initiation and probably
three times that many from out of
town here for the same purpose. A
llvcPribear will accompany tho grand
sOfficersand a 'paradoiWHl'4)te'-hed
during, tho day. , .
BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
SPEAKER TO LECTURE HERE
THURSDAY,
M. A. Howlett of Toronto, Canada
will lecture at the Court House Paik
if tho weather permits, otherwise In
tho court room on the evening of June
9th. Tho literature says that tho pur-
poso of tho lecture is to furnish ovory
inquirer positive biblical nroof and
secular evidence that wo' will within
the next few years enter into this lone;
hoped for period, when families will
bo reunited and Hvo happily on earth
ever after. The lecture is free.
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ter wearing -ft pair of LaFranco hose
wo aro convinced that you will d6
claro them tho finest silk hosiery val
ue obtainable .Perfeotf flttflntr of
first quality, heavy lustrous silk. La
France stockings give good old- fash
ioned service. Tramp's Ready to Wear
B. T. Tramp & Sons.
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STATE CONVENTION OP AMERICAN
WAR MOTHERS CLOSES
WITH A BANQUET
Thursday Juno 2nd. was a big day
in tho affairs of tho War Mothers of
North, Platto for on that day the
Second Annual Convention was hold
horo. Afoout twenty delegates from
Omaha, Ansloy, Maxwell and Walldco
woro In fittendanco at tho first jes
slon which, was hoi In tho I. O. 0. F.
hall. Tho program opened with the
slnglriff of America and was followed
by Invocation by Rev. Stoyens and
a short address of wolcomo by Mayor
B. H. Evens with a response by Mrs
Storey ot Maxwell. Anita Johnson
gavo a little . danco nnd Miss Alma
Walteniath road a selection which,
was much appreciated. Tho songs by
tho Ainorlcan Legion Quartet wero
woll rocolvcd. After lunch, reports ol
committees and other business took
most of tho time. Tho election of
of floors resulted ast follows: Mrs. 0.
D. Shaner, Maxwell, stato war moth
er;Mrs. W. A. Wilcox, Omaha, first
vlco-war mother; Mrs. Chas. Bogue,
North Platto, second vice-war moth-
or; Mrs. Mattlo "Wotjlhurst, North
Platto, recording secretary; Mr?.
Frank Baker, Maxwell, state chaplln;
Mrs. HInzIr, Omaha, stato historian;
Mrs. Evans, Wallace, stato organiz
er; Mrs. Mary Eldor, North Platto,
parliamentarian. Mrs. "Wilcox, Omaha,
Mrs. Stevens, Alnsloy; Mrs. G,eo Rob
erts, Maxwell and Mrs; Woodhurst
of North Platte wero elected to the
National Convention to be held In
Sacramento California.
In the evening the out of town
dologates were guests of tho local
chapter at a banquet served by the E.
i. f. a., a vaneu program was given
Including music, rollings and toasts,
after which tho convention adjourned
to meet In Omaha, Juno 2, 1922.
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ANOTHER PRECINCT IS ORGAN
IZED FOR THE LINCOLN
COUNTY FARM BUREAU.
Last Friday night the members of
the Lincoln County Farm Bureau
whoJlye,int,Cottonjjvoqd Preclnct met
and organized by electing tho foll6w-
ing officers: S. R. Pattlson, pres.;
Herman Kerr, vlce-pres.; R. A.
Boauchamp, secretary and Hugh
Clark, treasurer. This Is the twelfth
precinct to complete the organization
so far.
NORTH
PLATTE LEGION
TEAM DEFEATS
OVERTON.
BALL
North Platto defeated Overton
baso ball team Suifday at Overton 6
to 2.' Totenhol,. pitched his third one
hit game In four starts tand struck
out eighteen men. Beal did the heavy
hitting for North Platte. Batteries
North Platto Totenhof and Sanjlal;
Overton Ingram and Pingerton. Hits:
North Platte 9, Overton 1; Errors
North Platte 0, Overton 3.
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Austin BoDell will leave this even
ing for Omaha to rosumo his course
in Crolghton Collogo. Ho was forced
to leavo some time ago on account of
Illness.
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LODGE, CftURCH
AND SOCIETY
COMING MEETINGS IN THE
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OF
THE CITL
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REBEICA11S
Konslngtou will meet Friday, June
10 In tho . O. O. F. hall.
EASTERN STAR
Rogulor meeting of tholgnet Chap
ter, No. 55 0. E. S. Will bo held Thurs
(day evening at 8 P. M.
ATTENTION YEOMEN '
Regular business meeting, at tho
K. C. Hall Thursday evening, June
9th at 8 p. m.
MISSION
Swedish Mission wlH hold a meet
ing at the Christian Church, ono block
wost of tho Court House on. Friday,
Juno 10 at 7: 30.
PRESBYTERIAN. .
Aid Society will meet In the church
basement nf3 p. m.. Thursday with
Mesdames Jung, Curtis and Dickey
as hostesses.
CHURCH HELPERS .
Will be entertained at tlie homo
of Mrs. Rhodes Friday afternoon.
Mrs. D. Kunklo will bo assisting hos
tess. l
BRADFORD DIVISION
Nq. 20G. G, I. A. B. L 11 Will
hold Installation at tlitlr meeting Fri
day, JuneMO. Lunch will be served
by special committee. Good attend
ance is requested.
SEWING CIRCLE s- . v .
J Tho South Side Sewing-Circle ''of
the Lutheran Church will meet In
the. church basement Thursday after
noon with Mesdames E. T. and H.
F.. Tramp as hostesses.
NOW OPEN
King Fong Cafe
x501 DEWEY STREET
Choice American and Oriental Foods Served
. . in a Tasteful Manner at Fair Prices - .
WE AIM TO PLEASE
Bread and Butter, Potatoes, Coflee or Tea
and Dessert at Lunch Time, Served With Each
Meat Order.
SPECIAL LUNCHES FROM
Great Sacrifice Sale on
WALL F
Beginning Vednesday, June 8th and con
tinuing for ten days we will have on sale the
largest assortment of wall paper ever
brought to North Platte, at a special dis
count of 25 per cent. This is not old shelf
worn goods, but every roll is new paper just
received from the largetwall paper factories
in the country.
Can you afford to miss this opportunity of
buying you paper now? Come in and let
us estimate your rooms.
DUKE & OVREN,
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218 East
PEOPLES MISSION FREE LUNCH
RUNNING SHORT.OF
FUNDS.
Three hundred and fifty-two meals
woro served last week by Mossors
Pnyno and Flynn at tho Peoples Mis
sion. Theso meals woro given" to men
put ot work who wero going through
North Platte. At tho closo ot tho weak
tho supplies had been so far exhaust
ed that practically no foods woro on
handivnd only about threo dollars, in
money. Secretary Baro of tho Cham
ber of Commerce turned over the
proceeds of tho base ball game you-
torday which netted $38.30. Tho num
ber of mon who seek food n't tho
mission Is decreasing ovory week but
tho decreaso is bo' slight that North
Platto citizens cannot afford to allow
the Mission to close for want of funds,
Anyono who has not contributed
should do so at once, olthor sendliu;
the money or supplies direct to Mr.
Payne at tho Peoples Mission or to
Ira L. Bare at tho Chamber of Com
merce.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BALL
v TEAM WINS FROM TRAVELING
MEN SUNDAY,
Mrho Chamber of Commcrco ball team
proved to bo too much for tho travel
ers Sunday who woro .defeated by a
scoro or s to a. a collection was talc
en up which amounted to $44. An ex
petfilturo of flvo dollars and thirty
cents for balls left thirty eight dol
lars and thirty cents In tho hat. This
donation was given to tho Peoples
Mission Lunch Room by Secretary
Ira L. Bare.
.lEdward Bell, P. Patterson,, and Loni
Ballov drove the Ainorlcan Locion
balUteam to Overton, Nobr. Sunday.
Wm. Landgraf left Sunday for Over-
ten to attend tho ball game but on ac
count of car trouble had to remain In
'Loxinctnn.
iJack Beal and Elmer Meyers attend
ed tho ball game lu Overton Sunday.
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lata "We write every Known kind
of Insurance. Woodhurst Insurance
Agenoy, tho oldest Insurance Agency
In Western Nebraska.
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A PIONEER
IS COMING
NORTH PLATTE TO BE VISITED
BY MISSIONARY BISHOP OF
EARLY DAYS.
Iljtt-four years agO' this year
Daniel Sylvester Tuttlo was conse
crated a Missionary Bishop and start-
od west to tako chargo of his kllstrlct
which Included Bovoral of tlio moun
tain states. Ho reached North Platto
on Juno 9, 1SG7 nnd found that thin j
was tho terminus of tho Union Pacific
at that time. Ho must go on so ho
transferred o jh stago coach Vind
mado tho trip to Julesburg, but tho
stago was attacked by Indians on the
way and two of tho party lost tholr
lives. On account of Indian trouble
ho could not go any fnrthor bo ho ro-
turni to North Platto and spont
somo tlmo hore. In ono ot IiIb books
ho tolls ot securing a rlflo and spend
ing" considerable tlmo horo at targot
praotlco. When his party again set
out thoy carried twnty-flve rifles and
4,000 rounds of (ammunition. As
soon nB possible thoy wont to Denver
nrJI from therjo ito lUs now Hold
That was fifty-four years ago. Since
then ho has boon '6alled to othor po
sitions In tho church until today ho is
presiding bishop of. 1th o Eptsctfpal
Church In America. i
On Thursday, Junrf 9, ho will ar-
rivo In North, riotto on tho snmo
railroad ho came on ftfty-four years
ago. Ho will survey tho sconos as
they aro today ar(l recall tho scenes
of that early day. Ho will bo ban
quotodand honored as far as tho lo'cal
church nnd ,tho citizens of tho city are
ublo to honor him, 'Tho noxt day he
will again cover tho somo trip ha
mado fifty-four years ago but under
tho comforts of modern railway trav-
ol.n his party this tlmo will bo a
Lswirtw nfmlonsor ..blshons ami Jt church
Ulguiumusi yuo uro jourjieyiHB io
Donvor to consecrate Rov. Frederick
Ingloy, Bishop Con)Jjutor of Colorado.
North Platto peoplo fool honored In
this visit which Is attracting at
tention all over tho country.
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TICKETS FOR DISHOI TUTTLVJ
LUNCHEON ARE LDHTED
TO 150. .
Tho noonday luncheon In honor uf
Blsliop Tii'ttlo, will bo hold In tha baso-
mont of tho Episcopal 'Church, Thurs
day, Juno 9, at 12. Tho num
ber -of seats is limited to ft30
nnd tickets will not bo sold for
moro than that many plates. Tho price
Is 7Bc. TIclcots may bo purcliasod of
Ttlnqkor Rrug Co., Ed DJckoy, Hor
shey Welch, C. R, Moroy J. Q. Wilcox,
H. H. Newman lor Rov. W. H. Mooro.
Tho Indian Card Club will bo on
tortalned Wednesday at tho home of
Mn 'ciiaB. Herrod, 702 West 4t3i
Street.
L!!iuJJJM.iai.ii .'I'm 1 1 n,. mmmmktiWi m
The Strong Dealer
Remains' to Serve
Tho purchase of an automobile involves
dealer responsibility and service for a per
iod of years the entire life of the car.
You are not through with the dealer
when you have accepted the car. You need
him henceforth and thereafter.
Included in the price of the car is the val
'ue of his permanent responsibility for the
car's behavior for your satisfaction.
For .these reasons we are putting the
foundations of, our business down to bed
rock In this community. "We are here to stay
and to serve.
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Dodge Brothers
motor CAR
J. V. ROMIGH, Deafy:-
6th and Locust. Telephone 844
Drop in and see tlio new Dotlgo Brothers
Oara thejr aro quality throughout.
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EuiTOns smm diswmot ' con-
VENljONsfrWITII $iATK
OFFtCtiltSl IVltESENT
tVltors from seven counties meet
horo Friday and organized tho Wost-'
Central District- of tho Nebraska
Editorial' Association. J. II, Kroiiof
Ogalalla was elected president, S. B.
Clqtltor or Tryon, vJccflrosldonf
and A. P. Kolly of North Pjattja,
socrcHary-trousuror. Tho district is
composed of tho territory wost of
Koarnoy and east of Sidney and tho
counties on the north and south of
tho nuil ii lino. A business meeting
wob holji in tho afternoon with a
dinner at six followed by a varied
program In tlio oVonlng. Geo. C. Snow
of Chadron, president and O. O. Buck
ot Harvard, secretary ot tho Ndbr
aaka Press Association, woro present.
O. S. Foxworthy ot Omaha was a
visitor.
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LOCAL LAUNDJtY TO INSTALL
MUCH NEEDED MACHINERY
TO S0VTEN WATER .
Tho Dlckoy Laundry has Just re
ceived a largo" water softener and tho '
material for Installing It and it will
ho put in placo tills wools. Tho chem
ical examination of tho city water
shows' that it is 2G degrees hard. By
tho uso of this machinery tho tost will
show zoro or tho Bnmo as rain water.
This will onablo tlio laundry to handlo
gonoral and family work In as good
ahapo-as If tho wator woro naturally
8,0ft. A now sleovo lrouor baa boon
Installed to tako tlio placo of tho old
rotary lronor.
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DlSTltlCT CONVENTION OF M
WOItTII LKAGUIC TO COM13
TO NOltTH PLATTH
Tho First Annual Convention of
tho Koarnoy District Epw.orth League
of tho Methodist Church was held
at Cozad last woolc. E. E. Carr ot
hls city was re-oloctod president and
MlsslDorothy Itosonornntz was olect-'
cd BoTrottiry. Tho North Fltttto
League! won tho efficiency' .baunpr
,a'ndSpttrlly4as
tlon voted tj come to North Plavto
next year.
UNITED C03OIERCIAL TRAVELER?
0V AMERICA TO ORGANIZE A
v COUNCIL IN THE CITY.
A Commercial Travelers' Council
will bo organized In tho city on Juno
18th. Tho, grand secretary, Harry C.
Price, of Beatrlco, will attend and
also a number of members will coma
from Granjl Island. Tho committee re
quests all U. C, T. mombors and all
candidates" to bo prosont.
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Ralph Adams is expected today
frqm Lincoln whoro ho has been
transacting business.
Dr. F. J. Wurtello returned fr.om
Oshkosh last nventng whoro ho spont
several days.
Miles McCullough of Brady visit
ed friends In tho city yesterday.
' Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Popo of
Arnold transacted business In tlio
city yesterday.
