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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1921)
Jfforth t h , ,'i , . , ,11' ; THIRTY-! - 2 - NORTH PLATTE, RJjt JUNE 14, IS21. No. 45 RIVER IS GONE TnB NEW CONCRETE STRUCTURE JUST SOUTH OF CITY FALLS INTO TID3 PLATTE. Yesterday Just after dinner tho threo sections of tho concroto bridge OTor tho South Platto IUvor Just south of this city fell Into tho river. No warning was given and one man was caught in tho fall and had to bo re scued by bystanders. On account of tho excessive rains in the west the South Platte has been rising rapidly since last week and Sunday It over flowed Its banks Bouth o tho city and camo up to the city limits of North Platte.. It cut a channel through the fill of tho south approach but a hast ily constructed dike again put tho water back into tho channel. . Tlio force of the water has ovldontly un dermined tho concroto piers for they tumbled into tho current. This bridge was built during tho war at a cost of $40,000. Of this amount, $20,000 was paid by tho state, $10,000 by North Platte and $10,000 by bond ing tho South Side. It was built un der the supervision of tho State En glnnor's office but always was tho cause of great dissatisfaction on ac count of being narrow. Tho tate En gineer has been sent for and as soon as ho arrives, somo definite plan will bo formed for repairing or replacing the bridge as soon as possible. :o: BOY SCOUTS WERE" TO START ON CLEAN-UP INSPECTION (YESTERDAY. Yesterday the Boy Scouts wero to atart on tho Second Annual Clean-Up 'inspection o the homes In North Platto. Each year tho Chamber of Commorco has 100 signs print ed and theeo are distributed by the Boy Scouts to the homes in the cltv which are cleaned' and mowed to the satikfactiohot r the; iijspectoijB. The ; boys sometimes do not make reports satisfactory to tho different citizens; but they are In close touch with tho Scout Executive and together they do tho best thoy can. Elmer Stepiens Is tho new Scout Executive, taking the place of Wm, M. Barrlbal.' Mr. Stephens needs no in troduction to the' scouts of North Platte as ho servod as Scout Execut ive last summer and has been ono of tho live scoutmasters during tho past two years Ho has established offices In "the Board of Education rooms of tho Franklin School and from this Toon will direct the scout activities of the boys during the summer. Peggy lracelets $1.60 and Peggy boads at $1.00 aro tho most popular adornment this season. Clinton & Son, Jewelers and Opticians. Mrs. M. B. Smith of Lexington came this morning to visit at tho homo of Mrs. H. Whito. cl pout of BICYCLE HIKE FOR HOY SCOUl'vS IS SOMETHING NEW FOR , LOCAL SCOUTS. Scout Executive Stephons has Issued tho following call: Every Scout In town who has a bloyclo or can borrow ono Is oxpoctod at tho Scout Headquarters Friday afternoon at 2 p, m. Bring two blank ets or tho equivalent and enough grub to (lasH, tos. supper and breakfast., Tho night will bo spont at scout camp if it is dry or on tho hills if the camp is still damp. Tho food should bo of such a naturo that a little hard rid ing will not urt It, cheese, canned pork and beans, sandwiches, hard boiled oggs, weinles, cold ham, beefsteak, po.tatoos, , condensed milk, Jotc. will bo practical. Tuno up t your wheels boys and take along somo patching material. The trip will not bo made fast so any scout can go no matter how large or small. Ono thing more I Bring nlong a good disposition -and bo ready to follow the Instructions a given by thoso in charge MID-WEEK GAME OF BASE BALL TO BE PLAYED HERE ON WEDNESDAY. Tho American Legion Baseball toam will tackle tho Paxton team at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. Tho Paxton boys have shown up so well so far 'this year although their relative strength Is uncertain at this time. This is ono of tho .few mid-week games and H being put on ipartly to seo if" thoro Is a demand for games on other days than Sunday. - Tho game for next Sunday will bo played with Gothenburg. On tho 2Gth tho Legion boys go to Ogalalla and on tho 27th and 28th thoy play frith Sidney at Sidney. J. G. HEELER MAKES A STIRRING SPEECH AT ELK'S FLAG DAY EXERCISES. A comparatively small crowd at tended the Elks' celebration 6f Flag Day at the Elk's homo, Sunday aftor noon. Several readings and musical selections wero given and these were highly .enjoyed. J. G. Beeler gave an addressHthat was. patriotic ,. In sub stance" and' those who wore present spoak very highly of his efforts. Ono old residents here said It was one of the best addresses he had over heard in North Platto. MOSCOVITB INSTALATION EX CEEDS ESTIMATES AND IS STILL GROAVTNG. When tho officers-appointed to ar range for, tho installation of tho Im perial Order of Muscovites hero at North Platte, first looked over the field they set tho number of initiates at 200. Last night tho reports show ed 230, applications on file and more coming In. The local officers will have a big Job in looking after the visiting Odd Fellows and citizens are preparing to help whero possible. :o: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Macho return ed Sunday from Omaha In their auto. Thoy also visited friends In Grand Island. ipktds UMW ABOUT PEOPLE .' AND THINGS CURRENT COMMENT ABOUT PEO PIiE AND THE THINGS THEY ARE DOING HERE. King Rhtloy has Bent for ontranco blanks for tho Fourth of July rrfcos and wo understand he Intends to en- er. The Chamber of Commerce cup ia ui Hiuue uuu iiiiuoy woiuu mco to , . ,., . ... uuvu ii uu ma ijuraumu property. The 'City Library has received for distribution pamphJctB entitled fySrtraySng Jwlth Iron Siilha)to tb Eradicate Dandelions." Anyone inter ested in thlo manner of- getting rid of these lawn pests should see tho librarian, Miss Lorottn Murphy about getting ono of theso bulletins. The two rural mall carriers who go south did not make their routes Saturday or yesterday but It was ex pected that thoy would go out today. The washout at tho brldgo ovor the Platto Just south of tho city kept them on the north side, of tho South Platto river. ' ) Tho water ih tho North Platto I river is steadily rising and some aM i xlety is felt in North Plaito lest it find a way through somo of tho low places west of hero and again flood the streets and cellars as it did several years ago. Ono report says that tho crest of the vise In tho North river will not reach here until next, (Monday, but that roport Is offset by 'another which says the crest will not reach her.o until next month. Tho Peoples Mission bread line was moro popular last week than It has boon for some tlmo. An avorago of fifty-nlno men were fed each day. Most of these men came In on late afternoon freights from the east and after get ting supper went on west on tho night trains, as many as fifty have unloaded from- ono train., Thoy ,ar.,usually gonulnoly thankful for tho entertain ment thoy receivo horo and express thomsolvea as being grateful that they do not havo to go out Into tho city and beg. Tho rush west is in resinonso to word from tho flood districts of Colorado that thoro will bo work for all. This shows that .these mon are good citizens and are looking for work. Drs. Drost and Fenner left hero a week ago Sunday arid started out for Denver but on account of bridges be ing out and long detours thoy did not reach Denver until Monday. Bridges wero out at Ft. Morgan and Greely. Thoy visited Idaho Springs and Look out Mountain that day and on Tues day they wont down to Colorado Springs' arid Pueblo. That Is, thoy wont to tho edge of Pueblo but tho military guards would not let them enter. They saw tho destruction in Manltou and other places but none of theso equaled Pueblo. Thoy visited Bouhlor and Estes Park on Friday and after running 'up, to Choyonno they Camo back to North Platto ovor tho Lincoln Highway. Thoy roport tho cnly half i t the day on each occasion, road back as being In fine shapo upi'1 scino futuru (Into tho. boosters will to within two miles of this city when! visit the pouth silo and make tho ao thoy struck the worst road of tin 1 qualntance of the people of that part trip. ' 'if the couivy. " 1 ! ' :o: , Tho other day wo saw Charley Echelberry out ln front of his store on Front street with a hoso and ho Vas 'washing off tho Bldo walk. Tills is ono of tho best things that could bo dono by the business men of North Piatto. Wo aro told that ther is a law In Colorado Springs which ' imiinimii,iiMiiiii.Uilllv w A Photograph It Is a suitablo gift for almost any occasion. It spoaka a universal langungo a languago undorstooU "by every body. Whothor it convoys a message of frlenship or love, it tolls it moro effectively than a written letter. Of course to do this it,has to bo a "speaking likenoss" Tho kind they mako at .-rr 73 The Rembrandt Studio "MAKERS OF Gth and Dewey rllhvilrefl tho property owner to wash 0ff tho walk every morning. Wo havo soon dozons of people there at any time between sovon and eight In the mc-rnlng, each with a short piece nf hoo. Instead of stirring up tho dirt, it 'o'loans th'o walk and currlo3 tho gormn lnp tho guttor whoro thoy are col lected with tho sweoplngs from tho stfpot and It gives a clean fresh np poaranco to tho city. 1 ffho task of gottlng peoplo and lijfngfl across tho South river con ffindfo while ,t "hed like diJmty gorIoua comlltlont Thon nll fronted tho citizens of North Platto , , at once tho skies cleared for Skipper Don came forward with a proposition to .uso the motor from his fishing launch and tyttach It to a boat. JUot when tho problem of how to get a boat scorned to bo beyond solution, a corponter camo forward with tho suggestion that ono bo made. So tho Chamber of Commorco got back of the proposition and at 7:30 this morning the keel was to bo latd and the carpontors wore to make a record in getting the noble ship roady to bo launched. Someono has suggested that It could never have a successful chroer because it could not bo chrlst e'ned lu the propor way but tho dif ficulty Is to bo solved by Inviting Maor Evans to. uso somo of tho con traband taken from Harry Watson last wook With Commodoro Den at tho helm and Mates Edwards and Bare heaving tho log or whatever thoy heave on a ship, tho peoplo of the South Sldo should take courago and plan on as many trips to North Platte as possible. Sailing schedules will bo arrangod as soona3 it is dc- formlned how long it tnkos tho boat to make a round trip. John Stryker, who robbed North Platto of a good teacher when ho married Elslo Johnson, has started oqt as a producer of wild west and Frontier days. Ho tried to got North Platte Interested but something was In the way and tho plan didn't work out for this year. Ho found business w ,mon of Norton, Kansas moro re sponsive nnd now thoy aro getting .ready to put on a real wild west and F-rontler, days down there. John Bays hfaran 'promote a frontier celebrarH tlon and riot bo any ,tho worse' for it as tho mon who tako part aro not tho toughB thoy are pictured to be. Ho says he has associated with them lot ln those ,aat 'ears and that ho neither drinks, smokes, chews, swears or gambles yet and that he does not Intend to do any of these things to please anyone. If the fron tier days needs elevating, John can do It . and yet ho has enough red. blood in him so that wo need havo no fear of his taking the punch out of tho sport. Hero's success to tho Norton Frontier Days. . :o: BOOSTER TRIP IS NOT POSTPONED BUT THE ROUTE 1VILL BE CHANGED On nccount of tho high water It will probably not bo possible for tho boost er irip planned for Juno 22, to follow i the original Itinerary, It s now proV ' "hlo that tho auto boosters will tako a route oatt of horo on ono day and tho roitto wfcei on the next day, spending This evening at G o'clock tho mem bers of tho Rotary Club and tholr guests will meet at the Episcopal church and after a dinner -togothor 1 will listen to tho presentation of a ! monologue by Jimmy Iloron of Now York. His subject Is "Tho Spirit of j Rotary." QUALITY PORTRAITS." North Platto. Nobr. FOURTH OF JULY PARADE NORTH PLATTE IS TO HAVE IUO PAltADE OX INDEPEND ENCE DAY. At n meeting of tlio Board of Dl l octos of tho Chambor of Commerce last ovonlng It was unanimously do cided to got behind a big parado as ono of tho leading features of the Fourth of July celebration. Commit tees aro to bo appointed today to tako chatfjO of tho various features of tho parado. Tho several divisions will each havo someone in charge who will seo that his .dlvlsloa is woll represented. Tho Chambor of Com merce will probably offer 'lloO in prices for tho fkat section. Tho dlv?j on of thlb amount has not yot boon scaled and tho points upon which tho decision of tho judges will bo mado woro still In question. Mer chants aro askodvto start early and prepare. for tho float section of the parado. Lodgos anil societies aro urged to got tho matter under way as soon as possible. The commlUcee will moot lu tho neai futuro and mako announcements In full as soon as possible. With tho Chamber of Commorco back of tlio parado and good prizes offored . for tho floats thoro is no doubt of tho 'success of this fcaturo of tho day's celebration. :o: BAPTIST MEN ARE TO BE THE GUESTS OF THE LADIES AT DOLLAR DAY MEETING Tho Baptist Ladles Auxiliary will moot Thursday evening at eight o' clock at tlio church. As this is to h(j .lnlln,. ,1n onnl. 1n.lv (a nvnnntn.l tn , ... havo earned a dollnr and to bring It and tell how she earned it. Mrs. Chas. Townsend Is the leader and she boo prepared a good program. The !ad!o3 have invited the men U, be their guests but It is understood that has nothing to do with the dollar. Tho hostesses will be Mecd'nmos Saunders,. Foster, Calhoun, Bain, Arnold, Peaso and Mur phy. -::o::- ANOTHER PRECINCT ORGANIZES FOR WORK IN THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU. Friday night County Agorit Kellogg wont out to Plant precinct and there met tho members of tho Lincoln Coun ty Farm Bureau who live thero. An or(ganlzat1on was effected With tho following officors: John Diolior, presi dent; Aaron S. Gregg, vico-prcsldont; Jess Highbofgor, secretary; W. C. Hasso, treasurer. A fino Intorost was shown in this work and Plant .pro- cinct plans on heading tho ljst In this EDWARDS irAMILL, A quiet' but, pretty wedding took placo Sunday, Juno Gth at 2 ip. m. at St. Mary's Catholic Parsoriago when 'Miss Frances Edwards of Grand Is lnnd, Nobr. and Charles II. Hamlll of Sioux City, Iowa, woro joined in tho Holy Bonds of Wedlock, Father, Hollies officiating. Tho only attend cnts wero cousins of tho bride, Mlss Sablna Ryan of Wood Rlvor, Nobr. and Joseph M. Ryan of Sholton, Nobr. After tho ceremony tho bridal party enjoyed a. wedding dlnnor at the homo of tho bride. After Juno lCth thoy will bo at homo at Sioux City, Iowa. Mrs Hamlll formerly llvod In North Platto and attended tho public schools hero. i'.m:: Tho nowost and finest In rigs are now horo." Onyx rings In green gold, fancy mountings, with and without diamonds. Clinton & Son, Jowolorg and Opticians. F. L. Temple camo from Lexington this morning whero ho visited his family. ' BASE BALL s Paxton vs American Legion FAIR GROUNDS. 3:30 P. M, Wednesday, June ISth. LATEST NEWS OF TIFI00D SIT- UATION iN lJN'CqjlN COUNTY, Tho Herslioy bridge is standing nnd Commissioner C6kor says It Will stand. Tho Brady bridgo has boon closed. The Sutherland bridge fs out and thoro was no roport of any change tit Maxwell. Roy Coohrnu made an Inspection of ovory brldgo botwocn North Plntto;and Koarnoy yesterday and returned horo at six o'clock last night Ho found them all In placo but somo of the older bridges wero a Httlo shaky. At a conforenco of tho Co. Com missioners and Highway Superintend ent Cochran this morning It wna de cided to dynttmltQ tho approach to tho South Itlvor brldgo and allow tho wat er to oscapo around tho remaining spans of tho brldgo rathor than to run tho risk of losing thom also. Tho spans which havo dropped Into tho river nro acting as a chock on tho flow of wator through tho break. t Word from tho -wost Is that tlio South Platto has dropped . about four inches at Ueroboy. Xho North Patto rlvor iu steadily ris ing and will continue to rise during tho rost of tho wook. , Tho fill at tho Lincoln ' Highway bridge was throatonod this "morning whon n cavo-In occurred but It was stopped In tlmo by tho men on guard and tho road Is still intact :o: LOCAL DOCTOR AND NURSE MAKE AIRPLANE FLIGHT TO SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE Yostorday afternoon Dr. C. A. Set by tecolvod word from th6 Experi mental Substation that Dr. glmms who wns attondlng a caso thoro need ed nssl8tanc,o In order to aavo tho Hfo of Mrs. R. H. Jnndobauor. Tho brldgo had gono out whllo Dr. SImmu was gono and thoro did not seem to bo nny. way to got Dr. Solby over tho rlvor or to' got Mrs. Jandobnucr to tho ill nontf n 1 Tn 1l nv AnrvnH n w I a " "w " t,v.;j- llUlUHt,- 8'01 was rocolvod from Omaha and In . . , . . . , ., .. J mJnntf08 of ho.b f 1 f TT f 'I u l by P"0t C;R0 ff1 an ' J"?; T .Dr , Slby. d ,.,, PV ' nuoiiiiiii, xiiu piano mado a aafo landing on tlio Bouth 'jstdrof tho" rlvor and tho doctor and nurse wore rushed" to tho' borsldb of tho sick woman. At last accounts Mrs. Jandebauor was resting woll. PUBLIC IN1TATION OF MASONIC OFFICERS TONIGHT AT' MASONIC HALL. Ths inflation. ..of officors of tho Bluo Lodgo will bo hold aT S 2. a tonight. AllMasoiiB and their wives and families aro invited to bo pros ortt. Jewels will bo presented to .tho following Past Masters of.thl lodge: Geo. C. Donohowor, Wm. J. Stqart, John G. Mcllvan, Frank L. Mooney, nlln TT. flrosHlof .Tnliti AToflrriTir . fiR(nr n wm,nn1n. TT nlnv I and Joslah B. Rodfleld. CITY AND COUNTY Miss Marguerite Nelson of Gothon burg camo Sunday to visit her sister Mrs. A, T. Johnson over the week. ortd. Mrs. Charles Weir returned homo this morning from Puoblo whero sho visited relatlvos. Perry Totterton of Wollfleot trans acted business ln tho city yostorday. Kenneth Wholan returned last ov onlng from Indiana whero ho attondod Notre Damo college. Harold Burlco will loavo today for his homo ln Donvor nftor visiting his siBtor Mrs. L. J. Krauso. Ho attended the University of Nebraska this' win ter. Tho Country Club has aoourid tho sorvlcoa of Mr. and Mrs. Rqoso, a colored man and his wife to tako caro of tho Club UiIb summer. .They aro cleaning up tho' club houso this week arid oxpect to bo ready' to servo meals by Thursday. Wo havo the pencil you need on your vacation. It Is always sharp and tho lead will not Jam. Guaranteed for 50c. Clinton & Son. Jewelers nnd Opticians. "BE-PHOTOGRAPHED THIS YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY." &000fl0S0a00&000aa0tt
