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Krnn. STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY mhmt 'mat THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JULY 19, 1921. No. 55 SCOUTS HERE ON THURSDAY CLINTON HOI' SCOUT CAKAAX WILL CA3II OVEIt NIGHT IN THK CITY l'AHK. Two hundred boyv scouts and fifty business men of pllnton, Iowu, will reach horo about the noddle of the ai ternoon on Thursday, July 21. They will go Into cairip at tho fair grounds and spend tho night hero, leaving North Platto Friday morning for Grand Island. They loft Clinton on Juno 20 and mado tho trip of about 1500 miles through Northern Iowa, South Dakota and AVyomlng to Yel lowstone Park. .Now they aro on iho return trip. Sixty autos will carry the caravan which Includes doctors, nurses, reporters, moving picture men, clergymen, repair men an) I drivers. After reaching hero a ball game will bo played between tho visiting scouts and tho North Platto s.couts and tho local scouts will help entertain tho vis itors by putting on a thirty minute play. The visitors will havo a 24 plcco scout band and will put on sev eral reels o moving pictures, showing scones of tho trip. Tho expedition ...t.ii nnt mllltnrv will non mllltnrv style In traveling as that best suited it- nl. North Platto neonle aro invltc)l to visit tho camt and soo tho visitors in action. -:o: WESTERN UNION IS MAKING MANY IMPROVEMENTS AT ITS HEADQUARTERS. Tho Western Union Telegraph Co. is preparing the front part of lta oast, room for a commercial offlco. It is being Iocorated and carpeted with heavy linoleum. The desk and office furniture will bo moved to this room'ftaiid theofflcoiforco wMvhavo roar is a largo airy room which is being equipped as a ladies rest room. In tho roar of this is a men's rest) room which is to bo equipped for thlB purposo njlonev When tho move Is 'made, tho south room is to bo re arranged and used for a work room "" whoro the Instruments will bo in operation, ft is also planned to pro vjlo an emergency power room whore " a gasoline ongino can bo placed to uso in emergencies. Tho remodeling will tako somo time hut it will make a finely equipped headquarters.- ' MEN'S ALLAVOOL SUITS the World's finest makes-now offered in our Great Clearanco Salo at ONE FIFTH TO ONE-HALF OFF. EDWARDS-REYNOLDS CO. $1140 for now Dodgo touring, car with all tho new improvements. Havo you seen tho now bodies and Plato glass rear curtain in tho nowost mod els? Surely $1140 buys a lot of car In any Dodgo model today, Compare values. J. V. Romigh, Dealer. & (hvL HufC aiUAXlAvj iitrui fa NOltTII PLATTE'S FIltST. C03DIU N1TY BALK HI1IXGS A . LAIIGK CROWD . One or tho largest Saturday crowd of the year was on tho streets of North Platto last Saturday when al most fifty merchants joined - in a community sales day. Each mer chant submitted what ho thought was a bargain and these wero acted upon by a coinmltloo appointed by author ity of tho Chnmber of Commorco. Two-pago advertisements in all tho newspapers with the mailing of hun dreds of bills, brought a throng of shoppers to the city. Flvo or six of tho largest stores put 6n storo wldo sales with big discounts and many of tho merchants put other goods at discount prices than those advertised and approved by tho Committee. Buying in somo lines was brisk whllo in others It was Blow. Tho matter of having a similar sale ovory month will como boforo tho Directors- of tho Chamber of Commerco In tho near future, ::o: ANOTHUlt GltOUr OF SOUTH SIDE FARMEltS ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FERRY. Tho following communication was sont to tho Chamber of Commerco somo tlmd ago but was not ttvallablo for publication until recently. To Ira L: Baro, Secretary Chamber of Commerco, North Platto, Nobr. Wo tho undersigned farmors and others vho havo crossed on ho ferry and foo idgo and used tho transportation to itgenorously provide)! for our accommo dation by tho North i'iaue unamuor of Commerco, hereby express our ap preciation of tho courtosy and assist ance thus rendered to us: A. R. Shar rad, L. L. Zook, P. N. Rowley, W. F. Sandere, W. Bross. Jas. Guynn, It. A. Fisher, Dewey Bremers, A. F, Sode mah, R. H. Jandebeur, Mrs. W. F. San dors, R. A. Rhodes, Mrs. M E Tides, G. F. Spraguo, Cyril Donegan, M. W. Walker, D. C. Fowlor, C, O. Brown, Mfs. C. O. BroSvn, Oliver W. Finerg. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ISSUES .ri(l)FiTAHiEDJ.ftEPORT A detailed nccountof tho expendi tures of tho North Platto Chambor of Commerce for tho first six months ot tho present year was mailed to each member during the past week. It is a carefully prepared statement and is groupod under nine headings. For in stance .Conventions and Entertain ments cost tho Chambor $1078.48. This account is carefully itemized and shows the amount paid for each con vention and entertainment. Tho Auto Camp Grounds had cost $612.33; tho offlco oxpenscs and salaries $1481. 34; Publicity of, different forms $915.02; tho Free Lunch room $79.80; and tho South Platto Forry $310.40. Tho Fourth of July expenses wero $280 and miscellaneous-expenses not to bo classified under tho othor headings amountl to $161.44. Tho total re ceipts wero $5,105.72 Including tho bal ance of $13G2.45 on hand at the bo clnnlnir of the year. The statement is signed by John B. Edwards, Preat dent and Ira L. Bare, Secretary. Co ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS CURRENT COMMENT ABOUT PEO PLE AND THE THINGS THEY ARE DOLNG HERE. Tho Puro Bred Siros gato sighs aro horo. County Agont Kollogg! i8 getting them out this iWeok. Each stockman and fanner who ngreea not to use any but puro bred siros on his farm is entitled to ono of theso slgna. Thoy aro neat ornamental signs, print, ed in black and yollow on tin and arp to bo placed on tho front gato so that passers by may know what fdnl of a farm it is. Most people do not know (hat Nebraska ranks first of rill tho states in tho union In production of alfalfa This total In 1920 amounted to 3,tf27 680 tons. Lincoln County is a grent alfalfa producing county but thoro aro 37 other counties In tho state that exceeded her production last year. Lincoln County produce 43;307 tons valued at nearly half.n mjllion dollars. One by ono tho different campflro groups aro slipping out to their camp and putting It iu shape. Sometimes thoy stay all night. Owing to tho fino spirit being shown by tho Camp fire guardians and members of tho Council, friction is avoided and every thing about the camp is running Smoothly. This Is as it should bo. Whcnover any such group gets to quarreling within Itself, tho public Is going to be slow in giving It finan cial or moral support. One merchant has suggested that tho next Community Sales Day bo on somo other dny than Saturday. EviDry y Is a big day In "sonioMInCB andsuch e8tablIshinontcanri6lTfelve securing extra help. Even this does not glvo . tho service wanted. This merchant argued that bettor servico could bo given on any othor day than Saturday without sacrificing any of tho good points of tho salo. Thoro seems to bo some merit In tho pro posal but tho merchants might know of some other reasons why Saturday Is tho best. YoStorday Commissioner Cohan had a 40 foot steel pile driven into tho bed of tho South Platte where tho bridge was washed away. Tho pil ing on which tho bridge wns bulll was driven into the sand for 18 feet or until thoy struck hardpan. This stool pllo was driven Blxteen .'joi further, .ouig through two or moro layers of hardpan.- Altogether it was set into tho river 34 feet with six feet in tho air. If such piling can bo put under "tho now structuro thoro Is 'no danger of it being wash ed out. The bath houso at tho City Swim ming beach Is nearlng completion and will bo ready for uso in a fow days. Ono of tho foatures which will meet with general favor is tho check stand in connection. Here ono may check his clothes ana valuables whllo in tho wator and ho may check Ills bathing suit whon ho has drosscd again. It Is expected that bathing suits can bo rented at a reasonable prlco. AN ALLAN DWAN PRODUCTION A tale of iwo men and the woman who was wife of one and mate of the other Mary Thurman, James Kirlcw5od, Philo McCullogh, Rhea Mitchell, Noah Berry, wiih a powerful sup porting cast. They live it every second. Wc commend 'The Scofier" to our patrons as a masterpiece of action, and one of the strongest dramas we have ever, screened. Also Toonoville Comedy. Managorg of local danco halls have boon notMil that tho Fodoral regu lations roqulro ludics who attend dancos without escorts to pay the war tax. Each tickot admitting a gentleman nnd his lady carries a war tax and now thoy aro requiring any other ladies to pay at tho. door. Should a. gentleman take two laMlos, ho must pay for ono Uckot nnd t)io tax on an othor. Tho largest crowd of tho ydar attended the band concert last Fri day evening. Tho attontlon Is more marked than it formerly was. Tho numbor of people who go thoro to listen and o"Joy tho music Is Increas ing or tho numbor who go to tho wncorts to visit Is decreasing. Tho Golden Dragon Ovorturo, tho classic of tho program was received with tho greatest applauso of tho ovonlng. Tho hoy scouts ronted chairs and thb was qulto an accommodation to somo of tho pcoplo who did not enro to sit on tho lawn. Thoro will bo another concert at eight o'clock next Friday. Ono argument iu favor of having n carnival hero is that it pays a license fee Into tho city treasury, which a mounts to qulto a sum. This argu ment won't hold In North Platto bo fac this year. Tho first carnival company this sumtnor, camo under tho aus pices or tho Volunteer Firo Depart ment and so It did not pay a llconse Tho next ono camo under tho aus pices of the County Fair and It did not pay a license Tho feo Is $5.00 a day for each concession. Thoro woro said to havo been 24 concessions this last time. That Would bo $120.00 for each day and it was hero six days. Tho license thus would havo boon $720.00. Until wo get through having tho car nlvals undor tho auBplcos of somo or ganlzatlon which is entitled to free 11 Conso wo cannot uso that as nn nrgu ment in their favor. F. F. Dowllng of Scottsbluff, Deputy Stato Firo Inspector, has boon in the city during tho past fow days, making a thorough inspection of tho city. Ho roiforts that North Platto is pno Ot tho cleanest' citlosT hp visits. Iolthnt thoro could bo no Improvement, but that there has boon more Improve ment than In most places, IIo has complimented tho morchants on tho clean alloys in tho business part of tho city nrU ho says tho. back rooms, tho collars, tho store rooms and such places aro cloanor and moro ordorly than ho has over found thorn boforo. Mr. Dowllng has boon making this torrltory fbr sovoral years and knows ,tho other towns as well as ho knowa North Platto. inspector. Hq is a very efficient Paul Harrington, of tho Harrington Morcantllo Co., is in tho city for n fow days. Ho haB boon busy In tho western part of tho stajto for tho past fow weeks and will return thoro again to flirish up. IIo will- bo horo in tlmo to look after tho hay crop. Mr Harrington says that conditions aro gradually Improving and that markets will show considerable strength. Ho Is qulto optimistic over tho general situation but thinks tho gain will slow. :o: Thursday evening tilio Mbfliodjlsts and Christians' crossed bats at tho Fair grounds and tho rosult was a 2 9 score in favor of tho Mothcflists Myers and Pitman handled tho ball for tho Methodists nnd Boldt nnd AndroWs for tho Christians. Ono report was that it was an errorless game but that has been disputed so wo aro uncortaln. At any rato tho spectators and players enjoyotl 'It. TODAY! Tomorrow 'Coffer' NORTH PLATTE MANUFACTURES SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURES IS NORTH PLATTE RELEASED FROM WASHINGTON. Tho Tribune has Just rocolvod tho following otatomont from tho Dopart mont of Commerco, Iluronu of Census, Washington. R. l8 on.titled-'Mnnu. factures In North Platto, Nohrnaka. Tho Consus Buroau's Summary Con corning tho city for 1919. Hero It is: A prolimlnnry statomont of tho gen eral rosults of tho 1920 census of manufactures covering tho year 1919, for North Platto, Nobrasko, was Is sued today by tho Bureau of Consue, Department of Commorco. Tho llgurcB aro preliminary and subject to Buch chnilgo and correction as may bo found nccossnry from a furthor examination of tho roporta. Tho consus oxcludojl hand trades, tho building trades nnd tho neighbor hood industries, nnd took account on ly of establishments conducted under tho factory systom. Statistics woro not Incllcd for. establishments hav lug products for tho census yoar val ued at less than $500, oxcopt that re ports woro takon for establishments Idlo during a portion of tho consuB yoar, or" which began oporntion dur ing that year, and whoso products for such ronson woro vnluod nt loss than $500. Tho word establishment as used is tho census roportB may moan moro than ono mill or plant, provled thoy aro owned or controlled and operator by a slnglo individual, partnership, corporation, or 6thor ownor or op orator, and aro located In tho samo town or city. Tho reports woro takon for tho cal endar yoar onilng Docombor 31, 101D, or tho buslnoss year of tho establish ment most nearly conforming .toiithnt caionuar year. Tho statistics roprcsont tho estab lishments located within tho corpor ate limits of tho city. Tho capital invested was $1,097,- 000. In this connection it should, bo stated that tho Inquiries contained in tllo census schedulo calls for tho to tal amount of capital, both ownod anil borrowod, investod in tho business, but excluded tho .valuo of rented pro porty, plant, or oqulpmont which was employed in tho conduct ot manufac turing cntorprlsos. Tho final bulle tins nnd roports will bIiow tho rental paid for such proporty. Tho cost of matorlals usojlwna $676,000. tn uddltlon to tho compon ent materials which ontor Into tho val uo of products, tho cost of mntorlolB In his Bummary includes tho cost .of fuel, mill supplies, and ront of power and boat. Tho valuo of produces wldch a mounted to $1,516,000, roproscnts tholr soiling valuo or prlco nt tho plants ns actually turnod out by tho JULY THI We offer all our over stock, also odds and ends of summer and seasonable merchandise, at prices below manufacturers cost We Handle Pictorial Review Patterns. W. 1 Oi m, factories ldurlng tho consus year and may havo llttlo rolntlon to tho a mount of salcB for that year. Tho vnluoa undor this hoatl also Include amounts rccolvcd for work on mater ials furnished by othors. Summary for iho City. Numbor of establishments 10, Persons ongaged In mnnufacturora 424. Proprietors and firm mombors, 12. Salaried employees 34. Wngo camera (avorago numbor) 378. Primary horsopowor l,2"fG. Capital $1,097,000. Sorvlccs $703,000. Salarlos $68,000. Wngoa $595,000. Matorlals $G7G,000. . Valuo of products $1,510,000, Valuo raided by manufacturo (val uo of products less cost of materials $840,000. DIG 'CROWD AT NcNEEL SCHOOL HOUSE TO SEE PICTURES AND HEAR TALK Word was roturncjl hero Saturday that over soventy-flvo pcoplo attend ed tho locturo and pictures In tho ,'Bottor Siros" campaign at tho Mc No6l achoolhoUBo last Thursday ov onlng1, Mr. Kollogg led a general dlsousolon of tho subjoct nftor thcplc turos had boon shown. Arrangements Woro mado to havo a poultry demon stration at Mrs. Grant McNqoI's on July 20. Mr. Kollogg stntos that this is tho largost attondnnco ho has had at bucIi a mooting. This is a llvo pre cinct and tho Farm Bureau thoro ia wido awnko. PLATTE RIVER TAKES LIFE OF RATlfER IN C?IANNEL EAST OF CITY. Wllllaiji Shoedy, n flroman on tho Union Paciflo was drowned yostorda aftornoonln tho main channel of tho North Platto Rlvor, Just sduth of tho Air Mall Hangar. Ho, with throo tithor mon woro In tho river whon ho stopped into a'dcop Phico and sank. Tho party included Fred Ellsworth, John Saw yer, .-.Ray Slngloton, ArildToogood anil" Frank Brtrnos; Shoedy could not Bwim vory woll. Going into deop wator ho sank out of sight Ellsworth swam to his 'help and cninp near losing hlo Hfo In attempting to aid him. Tho olhcr follows d(i thotr best At last thoy tied barb wlro to tow ropes and wolghtod them with tiro chains. Drag ging this through tho deop place1, thoy pulled tho body to tho surface, whoro It was soizod and taken to th bank, It had boon in tho wator over an hour and Hfo was extinct. "Whon tho rumor spoad to otho city, a number of cars rushed to otho scone and woro thoro whon tho hojiy was rocovordd. M. Shoedy was a Boldler in tho lato Avar. Relatives who mourn his untlmo Mr. Sheody wns a soldier in tho lata two brothers', Mack Shoedy of this city and Loo Shoedy of Choyonno and a slBtor, Mrs. Ed Walker of this city. No funeral arrangomonts havo boon mndo at tho tlmo of this writing. Mrs. IT. J. Ruhga and daughter loft yostorday for Cubs county to visit. J. O'CONNOR 25c Sore