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.
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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.
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