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NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE StmxMttbln Sribune. WLLSOft yOUT. Kdilor and I'abilsliar. Hrtttodd &t the North Platte, "Nebraska PoUtOfflco as Second ClflBS.MMtor. SttBSOlUl'VIOM PRICK $ One Ycnr, In advance ..$2.00 TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1021. EJUVOJUAL. A Hllent change line bean innda in Nebraska in the handling of moving picture flimg which Is m$l to moan $50,000 to tho post offlco department yearly. The film are Bhlppod almost dally from plaoe to place and the transportation charge uro onormoua. Most of thl carrying has boon (tone heretofore by the express companion hut l'nccntly tho matter hua boon tok on over by tho poslofflcc parcel poat and novr most of tho films are handled that vyny. n Union Encjflfi jcmployeoo havo boon notified by hoaxlquartorn that beginning July 15 tho hospital foe will bo Bovonty-Avo conta a month. Form erly tho foo was fifty cents. Tho mon would probably not havo thought of thin lncrcnso if It had not boon announced at about tho fiamo tlmo an tho reduction in wages. Twolvo per cent reduction in wages and fifty por cont increase In hos pital foos did not malco a hit with somo of tho mon. Wo wnntod to got over to Scout headquartora yoatorday and euggOBt to Scout Bxccutlvo Stephens that lio tako n bunch of scouts out to tho City Park and clean It up. Picnlo parties boforo and alnco tho Fourth havo lytcrod tho grounds with tho dobrlB of lunches and theso must bo cleaned away boforo tho placo will bo Inviting. It would only tako tho scouts a fow minutoa and It would bb a pjeco of 'civic work which would bo worth while. SInco wo did not gqt to suggest It yostorday wo will tnko our ilrst opportunity to bco Mr Stophons. Wo do not moan to con voy the idea lhat tho conditions aro bad but only that they could bo bettor. Tho Park Board is spending iln'ontiro incomo on tho swimming pool for tho bonoflt of tho boys and horo .Is ono place which tho boys could help otlt. Mrs. Swnrtout left last evening for A.vlsU at Si'nttlo. Wash. 'Mrty.ChaB. Sleoth loft yostor lay'tior. her homo In Hastings, after visiting at tho homo of hor slator, Mrc Carl Simon. Veronica and Elizabeth Simon accompanlod hor homo ifnd wlP cpond sovoral weeks visiting thore. Work wan started this morning on n ImtH houso at tiio Swimming Pool north of tho city. Tho Park Board hold a mooting yesterday Morning-and deeded that tho 'bath house will bo a nc-pesfl'ty at onco nnd bo mado nr ranKomcnts for Hb construction .ib soon n 'posHlhlo. CAN YOIT.BEAT IT What is sold to ho tho largest treo in Lojclpgton Is located on North Wftuhlngton atroot In front of tho roaidonoo'Of Mr. and Mrs. Sim non Ball. It Is a cottonwood and moafluroB n,Iiio and onG'Jtalf foot ground lta trunk whllo tho sprond of tho troo mnneuros eighty-two foot. Lexington Pioneer, . :o: Mr., and Mrs. F. C. A. Ploy to wont to ' Grand Island Friday morning to spond a few da$;s visiting. tin:: , Equality. ' vfrijuiiilty is tho dream of a madman, or tliu iiasslon of u llond. Extreme In equnlltj, b'r High , couifort and olvllza tlon liitmnip, coexisting with doop mis ery and degradation In others, h no less nlKO u fully nud a sin. Hut an inequality where some linvu nil the 'enjoyment uf .elvlllxed lift', and more n,re without ItK comfortJ!, whoro some lme all tho tronm'troi of knowledge, onl ouno l.i Ntmk In Ignorance, thnt Is n social synteni In hnrmony with the order of Uod'a creation In the natural world. Ur. Arnold: "The Operative Classes." 'Twaa tho Room Wett Upstairs. T11 had returned from the city and was describing n large department Btoro ho had visited. Uo soouiud greatly Impressed by tho height of tho building and the number of floors. One of hid llttlo playmates who had been listening attentively flnnlly In quired: "Did you go away, 'way up; j)ttilrr "No," wild Teddy. "Wo. Just wont Into the tlhlmit, tiniest little room and stood still and tho llttlo room went upCtNlrs." Ancient Ideas About Toads. "A toad Is a manner of vunomous frog," so an nnclent writer Informed his renders. "In the right sldo of each frog Is a bono that cools boiling water If It bo thrown Into It, and tho vessel cannot bo reheated unless tho bono Is first romoved. Toads Infest sngo leaves with their poison. It Is nover safo to eat unwashed Bago leaves In consequence. If you put a toad Into a now enrthcrn pot nndlniry It In n cornfield, (hero will bo no hurtful tempests or storms there." RESOLUTION WUERIDAS a certain rofcolutlon wa ouly onnotetl and pansotl by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, State of Nobngka, on tho 25th day of June, 1921, doolarlng that an emergency oxints and author Izlng tho Board of County Commission ors to ontor into a contract Immodlrfto- ly for tho ropalr ami restitution o: certain bridgos. NOW, THEREFORE BIS IT IU9- SOLVED that since the above resolution-authorized the Hoard of Coun ty Commissioners to enter into a con tract Immediately for tho ropalr and restitution of certain bridgos, wo, the Board of County Cominissonora here by authorlzo and Uroct tho AUloil Contractors Inc. of Omahn, Nebraska, to repair tho Osgood Brldgo south of North Platto, Nobr., through Sections and 9, Township thirteen, rango thirty- woet of tho Gth P. M., and also build a temporary wood brldgo at tho following location: At Osgood Bridge through SoctlonH 4 amr a, townsnip thirteen, rango thirty west of tho 0th P. M. Said Allied Contractors Inc. to furnish all machinery, labor and ma- torlal nocossary to ropalr and build tho nbovo dcscrlbod bridges accord ing to tho complete satlHfaotlon of the Board of County CommlsBlonors; ana that Bald Board or county commw BlonorB of tho County of Lincoln, State nf . NrthrnHka. lmrnliv ncroo to nav tho following Itomlzell prices for said rc- pairH and construction of tho above doscrlbod' bridges: Wakololll Shoot Piling for Coffor dams, in placo, por M ft. BM $85.00. Wakollola Sheet Piling for porma-. nont uso, in placo por M fU BM $95.00. Bound Piling 8 in. Tops, driven in place, per lineal ft. .95. Mass Conoroto, In placo, por cubic foot, ,82. Architectural Concroto In placo, por cubio foot, .95. Dry Excavation, por cubio foot, .03. Wot Excavation, por cubic fool, -.25 Rock Excavation, por cubic foot, C0. Placing forms nnd patterns for ar chitectural concroto por 100 feet BM $9.00. . Placing forms for Mass Conoroto por 100 foot BM $8.00. For any ro-lnforclng stool or other mlBcolloneoUB Iron por pound In placo .09. Fir lumber, untreated, In placo por M ft. BM, for now work $05.00; for re pair work $75.00. i - For handling Old Lumber, tearing out, por M feet BM, for now work $8.00 for ropalr work $11.00. For Replacing Old Lumber, por M foot BM for now wojk $11.00, for ro pair work $13.00. For any Pllo Strapa, DrlftB or An chors each, for now work $1.00, for ropalr work $1.25. For any other Hardware por pound for now work .09, for ropnlr work 1Q For any Overhaul por ton mllo, for now work .55, for' ropalr work .G5. For any other work, matorlalB or labor not mbntlonoj nbovo and f'r tho removing of tho old concrete spans in tho river Cost phiB 15 por cent overhead, plus 10 per cont profit. And that said prices, abovo men tioned nro tho fair and "reasonable vitluo of i.ald work. Pnssed an)l approved this 8th day of July, 1921. , E. W. SPRINGER, T. M. COIIAGEN, HENRY COKER, Colnty Commissioners Attest! (SEAL) A. S. ALLEN, County Clerk. NOTICE TO PUBLIC By vlrtuo of a resolution Uuly en acted by tho Board of County Com missioners of Lincoln County, Stato of Nnhrneka on tho 25th day of June, 1921, notlco la hereby glvon that Bald Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Stato of vNobraslu, paaBod tho following resolution, de claring nn omorgonoy oxlsts and au thorizing tho immedinto repairs and restitution of certain bridges and ap proaches: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, tho oxtremo high wntor, caused by lloolls,. In tho North and South Plntto and Platto Rvors, hirlng Uio month of Juno, 1921, in tho County of Lincoln, Stato of Nebraska, has damagod and destroyed all or a part of tho bridges ovor said Rivers Jn said County, to such nil extent Unit thoy aro mado ImpasHablo nnjli seriously luconvonlonco tho public; AND, WHEREAS said bridgos havo boon condomned for pasaago, b,y tho Board (of County Commissioners of Lincoln County; AJJD WHEREAS it Is necessary for said County to ropalr said bridges Im mediately, so thnt that portion of tho br(Igos now standing, onn bo pro tootod, and all of tho bridges bo made passable; AND WHEREAS Bald ropairs are required for tho publlo good, nnd In tho opinion of Uio County CommU- Bjouors an omorgeuoy oxlsts; NOW THEREFORE BE ' IT RE- SOLVHD that sinco tho high Hood waters havo dnmageU and destroyed all or a part of all tho bridgos ovor tho North.Plntto, tho South Platto am Platte Rifers In tho County of Lin coln, State of Nebraska, and sinco It Is for tho public wood that said bridges be repalrod and replncod Immediately bo iiB not to sorlouBly Inconvonlonce the publlo. WE. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, horoby doclnro that an omorgonoy oxlsta, and bo It further rosolvo,i that a contract bo on- tored into immediately for tho ropalr and ii'Ktltutlon of saU'l bridgos, np nronoh or annroachos. PaBsoJl and approved this 25th day of Juno, 1U21. H. W, SPRINGER, T. M. COIIAGEN, HENRY COKER, County CommlsBlonors, (SEAL) A. S. ALLKN, County Clerk. Bit. O. II. CRESSL13K GRADUATE DENTIST Offlco ovor tho McDonald Stato Bank. id000ooadO0O000O0O0O0fo0O0o WHAT OTHER ' PAPERS SAY INTIIItESTLVO 1TJ23IS CHANGES WHICH OUR DESK. FB03I EX. REACH VOTE BONDS For Bomd time past, Sutherland. Paxton and Horshoy havo bocJtt w6rk lng on tho proposition to oliiiavo the North Platto Light Co. aupplpy all llu oo towns with electricity. In order to do this oaoh city wll have to hold an spoclnl election and voto bonds, to build tho lino. It should bo llono' at onco Bo that tho throe towns w'Can havo a 24-hour sorvico.-"-Suthorland Courier. ' ' THE SURVEY . ' Mr. Harrington, an onglncdr of the firm of tho Trl-Elcctrlc Development Co. tho firm which was employed by tho vlllogo Board to run a prcliml nary survey nnd furnish an estlmato of tho cost of a transmission lino from North 'Platto to Paxton through Her- bhoy and Sutherland, was horo mak lug tho preliminary survey Wednes day and expects to furnish tho board with tho estlmato of tho cost within a wook or ton days. Paxton Times, SOME DUST v ' While coming to Oshkosh Saturday aftornoon El Blaln encountorc)! tho big dust storm at tho top of tho hill north of Poo Pobloy's place Tho dust blinded Mr. Blaln and ho could not sco whoro ho waB driving and boforo ho know what happened ho had slid over tho big bank, tho car turning ovor In its !d?3ccnt nnd landing n uti upright position at tho foot of tho hill. Mr. Blaln suffored a dislocated Bhouldor and fow fractured ribs from tho accident, but wo understand is getting along very nicely. Oshkosh News. POWER AGAIN ' Tho trend of tho times is most as suredly toward olectrlcal current sup plied by super-power plants. The proposition ha boon practically work ed out for a transmission lino west of North Platto to supply Hershey, Suth orland and Paxton. A plan is under way for a lino from tho samo point to supply Mnxwoll and Brady. Tho ar guments aro all in faVor of tho trans mission lino. Tho advantages it has ovor tho small town plant nro many. It Is gratifying to noto tho Interest Maxwell and Brady havo taken and It sooms that tho transmission lino is an assured fact Maxwell Telcpost. CORNED Whllo Dale Knoloa and John Houk'g llttlo boys wore playing In and around tho Farmers' Elevator Wednesday, Dalo In somo mnnnor got down In tho dump whoro they unload grain. Af tor a load of corn had been dumped, tho Houk boy told his father lhat Dalo was down In tho dump In tho corn oat of sight and Mr. Houk reached down In tho corn, It having covered him up bo that there was about two foot of corn on top of him. caught him by tho hend and pulled him out. Fortunate ly Dalo was. not injured but it was a oloso call. Whon nakcjl how long Dalo was burled In tho corn, Mr. Houk said ho could not tell but that ho was 'adly stared and worked US fast as ho coulj'l to got him out Paxton Times. OWER AGAIN Last Friday ovonlng aftor tho plo- turo show, Mr. Brownoll, representing tho Electric Promotion Company of Omaha, talkod to tho business mon nnd tho Vlllago Board In rogard to trauBinlselon lino, from Maxwell to Brady. The original survey, cost of oloctlon, oto. will bo $300. which tho Iloaif l voted. Although we did not hoar all tho talk, tho way wo undorstund tho proposition is u fqllows. Tho company mnkos tho aurvoy, mnkos an ostimato of tho cost of tho lino per mllo, including transformers and th othor oqulpmont nnd Py nil cost? of a special oloatlon. If tho bonds nva voted said company Is to bid In opon compotltjon ff matorlnl to bo used and for tho construction of tho lino. vurthormoro it is nnlorstood that it ey got tho contract tho $300 voted r tho survoy, Is to apply as part vmont on tho lino, should somo "'or company bid lowor and got tho ntrnct, thoy aro oxpoctod to assumo :' i cost of tho survoy and oloctlon. wo undoratnnil It, tho company ii'-ees to tnko all tho bonds votod at G por cont, aii that tho North Platto Light & Powor Co. wilt furnish oloctrlo light and powor at G conta por k. w. to tho Vlllngo, with a down ward sliding scnlo it tho town uses ovor n Bpoclflcd amount. Brndy VIn dlcator. To whom aro you going to sell your. Hay and Grain? Tho Harrington Mer cantilo Co. will off or the hlghost prlcos. ' , CLINTON Sign oi The Big Ring LODGE, CHURCH AND SOCIETY COMING MEETINGS JN THE .VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OF THE CITY". EPISCOPAL . , guild wilt meet Thursday afternoon. In tho churah tyascment. LUTHERAN 1. Tho L. Y. ?.tM. S- Wll meet with'' Mlsa Marirariih FrnilrtdHnn "1K v nr'l 315 W, 3rrt,: Wcjrt. at 7:30, 'j' TOHEHA CAMPFIRE will hold coromonlal' at Lorain Rec tor's houso Friday afternoon, All comb. .; ARGONNE MEMORIAL UNIT. i meot at tho County Superin tendent's offico TuesdAy. July 12th at 8 o'clock. SWEDISH MISSION : . Friday ovenlng July 15 at 8 o'clock sorvicos will bo held at th'e Christian Church. GLEANERS .will meet In tho basomont of-.the Christian Church, "Tuosday evening. Oh account of important business, ovcryono Is'urgofl to bo thore. - OHAITER AK P. E. O. will meet,,Wednesday aftor noon at tho honio of Mrs W." J. Hondy Reports from- the state' convention wIlKbo glvon. CHRISTIAN ', 'l - " The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday afternoon In ta ohu'rch basomont Tho' hostesses aro Mosdames Glaves, Mrtnn, Bradly and Taylor. j ICE .CREAM SOCIAL ( Will Uo hold on tho Presbyterian' church Mfiwn Thursday evening, Jul 14. ' AH mehi' ( rs, of the congregation are cm dially in itod to bo present. : SPECIAL MEETING of tho W. C. T. U. will bo held tomorrnw aftornoon at tho homo of Mrs. I. LV Stobblns, G20 Wost Second. Tho" election of officers 1b on the program. METHODIST. Aid Society will meot Thursday aftornoon in tho church parlors. The entertaining commltteo will bo Mos dames Bailor, Smallwood, Jones and Ollpfiant. -::o:: For Hay Fover see Dr. Shaffer. NOTICE. Tho next Lincoln County Touchers' examination will bo held In North Platto only on Snturday. July 23. Alleon G. Cochran, County SuporlntonUont. ;o: Eor Sulo Upright walnut caso pU lino. Phono 1294. I'ov Eenl Offlco G05 North Locust. Phono 109J. Vor Wile Ivory round rood baby bKiv in good condition. Phono 1297W For Hon! Two aleoping rooms nnd board. 803 Wost 7th or Phono 593W. For Sale Flvo room houso. All mo()orn. 215 So. Ash.. Alsl 3 lota on Woet Third. Phono 330W. Wnnted Gooj'l second hand disc cultivator. Thos. O. Rowley. Routo 8 Box 17. Phono 785F12. Eiir Salo Two pair Spauldlng 8oz boxing gloves. Also Spauldin pitching glovo. Small slzo. T. II. caro of Trlbuno. Strayed Elovon head of cnttlo from the Osgood farm, 10 lnllos south of (North Platto. Brand Head. If scon notify J. JjJJchram or phono 789F23 Wnnted Rolablo contractors to bd on a now modern hollow tllo and Btuc co church building at Arnold, Nobr. PJaus can be seen at tho Baptist Par sonngo at Arnold. Soalod bids must bo In by Juy 20th, 1921, at high noon Porry, O. Sllvara, Arnom, wour. Want Ads CLINTON, THE JEWELER & SON, The Eye Glass Men Satisfaction SureTryUs. Graduate Ophcians Economy Surely Has Started County record of Automobiles registered during May lp other, makes County record of Automobiles registered during June Fords Dodges ; . 17 other makes A Ford buill every Q4 seconds, order. . We make immediate delivery. Hendy-Ogier Auto Co. Special Coal Prices;, FOR SATURDAY, JULY 16, WE OFFER Verehot Lump $11.00 at yard Verehof Lump $12tOO delivered . per ton of 2000 pounds. This is first class coal, well screened and free rom slate. ; ' ' Field-Birge Co.. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notlco is horeby given that Bealed bids will bo received by tho City Council of tho City of North Platto, Ne braska, for tho Construction of an ex tension to tho Firo Station of said city. Plans and specifications of tho work to be dono and material to be Turnishcjl can bo had from B. M. Roy noils, Architect, North Platte, Nebras ka. All bids must bo filed with tho City Clerk not later than July 21, 1921. Tho Council reserves tho right to reject nny and all bids. Dated July 10, 1021. (SEAL- O. E. ELDER, City Clerk. NOTICE TO BIDDERS. . Notlco Is horoby given that sealed bids will bo received by tho City Council of tho City of North Platto Nobraska at tho offlco of O. E. Elder, City Clork of said city until 7 p. m. of tho 21st day of July,1921 for tho Bale of $100,000 Water Works Im provement Extension Bonds; and for uio saio or sub.uuu.uo sowor Exten sion Bonls. Sopornte bids will bo ro celvod for each Issue. Said bonds are datoil July 1, 1921, and are of denomi nations of $1,000.00 and draw intorost at tho rate of six por cont por annum Intorost payablo somi-annually, Jan uary and July of oach year; and aro an inoumborance on tho proports of tho wholo of snld city. Payablo twonly years from dato. Optional after llvo yoars from dato. A cortiflod chock for ono por cont of tho amount of said bonds will bo required with oaoh bid. The Council reserves the right to reject nny and nil bids. Dated July 10, 1921. (Seal) O. E. ElJr. City Clerk. RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, tho County Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County, In their regular meeting of Juno 25, 1921, doclared nn omorgonoy existed for tho repair of bridgos ovor tho North and South Platto and Platto Rlvors under Section 2973 of tho Com piled Statutes of Nobraska. NOW THEREFORE BE IT UN SOLVED that tho County Clerk bo In structcil to clvo notlco to tho publlo of tho intention of tho County Board of Commissioners to ropair Immcdi ntoly any damago dono to bridges dur ing tho recont flood by nt least ono publication in somo newspaper of general clrculaton in tho County of Lincoln. Stato of Nebraska. Passed and approved this 8th (day of July, 1921. E. W. SPRINGER, T. M. COIIAGEN, 92 52 Total 151 r 76 44 V Total 125 Giv e us-your HENRY -COKER. County Commissioners. Attest: A. S. ALLEN, County Clerk. (SEAL) What's In Your Pay Envelope? Surely not as much as you would Hko to see there. Re member, hotter eyesight is a first aid to increased earnings. With out realizing it most peoplo havo ofectlvo vision. Know that your eyes aro as efficient as they should bo and con be. Soo an Optometerlst Hb will know. You ought to. MINNESOTA MAN' HEADS AIR MAIL - Minnesota man is the new laud of the U S. Air Mail Service. He ih Carl F liggc. of Minneapo lis, an employee of the postal de partment for thirty years. He will be stationed in Washington. ' Jl