NORTH PLATTE- SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE .
SPECIAL SECTION PROCLAMA
TION AND NOTICE.
To tho Voters ot Lincoln County, Ne
braska :
By vlrtuo of a resolution duly en
acted by tho Board ot County Com
missioners ot said Couny, notico is
hereby given that on tho 16th day ct
August, 1921, between the' hours of
8:00 o'clock A. M. and 8:00 o'clock P.
M. at tho polling places designated be
low, a special election will bo held of
tho qualified eolctorp qf said
County on Uio proposition to issue
and sell negotiable bonds ot said
County, in tho sum ot Ono Hundred
Slxty-flvc Thousand ($1G5,000.00)
Dollars to boar interest at tho rato of
six. per cent (6) por annum, pay
ablo semi-annually on coupons at
tached, and Sixteen Thousand. Fivo
Hundred ($16,500.00) Dollars of said
bond Ibbuo to becomo duo and pay
ablo ten (10) years after tho date of
issue and Sixteen Thousand Five Hun
dred ($16,500.00) Dollars ot Bald bond
lssuo to become duo nnd payable in
oaeh year after Bald ten (10) year per
iod until all are paid nnd tho purpose
for which said bonds are to bo issued
is to provide funds for paying for tho
repair, sonstructlon or reconstruc
tion work for the following described
bridges in said County, including ap
proaches thereto, namely: Tho Bird
wood Precinct Bridgo over tho North
Platto Rivor north of Sutherland, be
tween Section lines 4 and 5, and 8 and
9, Township 14, Range 33 WcBt of the
6th P. M.; tho South Platto Bridge
over tho South Platto River south ot
Sutherland located on north and South
center lino in Section 32, Township
14, Range 33 West ot tho 6th P. M.; tho
Hershey bridgo over tho North Platto
River north of, Hershey, located on
Section lines between Sections 8 and
0, Township 14 Range 32, West ot tho
6th P. M.; tho Bostwick Bridgo over
tho South Platte' Rivor south ot Her
shey located between Sections 28 and
29, an)i 32 and 33, Township 14, Range
32 West of tho 6th P. M.; the North
River bridge over the North Platto
Rivor north of North Platto, located
Jn East half (E&) of Section 28,
Township 14, Range 30 West ot the
6th P. M.; tho Osgood, bridge over the
South Platto River .south of North
Platto located in West half (W) ot
Sections 4 and 9, Township 13, Range
30 West of the 6th PrM.; the Lincoln
Highway Bridgo over the North Platto
River cast ot North Platte, located
on Section lines between Sections 35
and 3G, Township 14, Range 30, and
Section 1 anjl 2, Township 13, Range
30, all West of tho 6th P. M.; tho
Maxwell Bridgo across tho Platto Riv
or, located through Sections 28, 32, 33,
Township 13, Range 28, and Section
6, Tbwnship 12, Range 8, all West of
tho 6th P. M.i the Brady Bridge
across tho Platto River, located
through Sections 11, 14, 15, 22. 23, 26
and 27, Township 12, Range 27, West
of the 6th P M; ana the question and
proposition embraces, also the levy
ot an annual tax sufficient to pay tho
Interest on said bonjis as it accrues
and to provide a sinking fund for the
redemption ot said bonds at their ma
turity. And the question shall be submit
ted to the qualified electors at said
olectlon and appear updn tho official
ballots thereat in the following man
ner and form: ,
"Shall Lincoln County issue and
sell the negotiable coupon bonds of
tho County, to be styled ani known as
Internal Improvement bonds of Lin
coln County, Nebraska, In denomina
tions of $1000.00 each aril numbered
from 1 to 165 inclusive, in the sum ot
S165.000.00.- to bear Interest at six
per cent (6) per annum, payable
semi- annually, and $16,500.00 of such
bond Issue to become due and pay
able ten (10) years from date of their
Issue, and $16,500.00 of such Issue to
become due and payable each year
after said ten (10) year period until
all are pai; tho said bonds to be is
sued for the purpose of paying for the
repair, construction and reconstruc
tion of the following described bridg
es in said County, including approach
es thereto, namely: tho Birdwond
Precinct Bridge over the North Platto
River north of Sutherland, between
Section lines 4 and 5, and 8 and 9,
Township 14, Range 33 West ot tho
6th P, M.;the South Platte Bridgo over
the South Platte Rver south of Suth
erland, located on north and south
center lino In Section 32, Township
14, Range 33 West of the Gth P. M.:
tho Hershey bridge over tho North
Platto River north of Hershey, located
on Section lines between Sections 3
and 9, Township 14, Range 32, West of
tho 6th P. M.; tho Bostwick brljlge
over the South Platto River south ot
Hershey, Ipcated between Sections 23
nnd 29, and 32 and 33, Township 14,
Range 32 West of tho 6th P. M.; t-he
North Oliver bridgo over tho North
Platte River north of North Platte,
located In East half (E of Section
28, Township 14, Range 30, West of
the 6th P M.; tho Osgood bridgo over
tho South Platto Rivor south of North
Platte, located in West halt (W) of
Sections 4 and 9. Township 13, Range
30 West of tho 6th P. M.: tho Lincoln
Highway brjlgo over tho North Platto
- River east ot North Platto, located on
Section lines between Sections 35 and
36, Township 14, Range 30, and Sec
tions 1 and 2, Township 13, Range 30,
all West of tho 6th P. M.; tho Maxwell
bridgo across the Platto Rivor, located
through Sections 28, 32, 33, Towns'iip
13, Range 28, and Section 6, Town
ship 12, Range 28, all West of tho 6th
P. M.; the Brady bridge across the
Platto River, located through Sections
11, 14, 15, 22, 23. 26 anil 27, Township
12. Rnnco 27-West of tho 6th P. M.I
and shall an annual tax bo levied suf-
. flclont to pay tho Interest on such
bonds as It accrues and to provide a
sinking fund for the redemption of
Buch bonds at their maturity.
"irvm issuinc neeotlable bonds of Liu
coin County, Nebraska, to bo styled
anil known as Internal Improve
ment bonds of Lincoln County,, No
haaka. In denominations of $1000.00
each numbered from 1 to 105 lnclu
alvo in tho sum ot $165,000.00, as
above described." ,
"AGAINST issuing negotlablo bonds
of Lincoln County. Nobraska, to bo
styled and known as Internal Im
provement bonds of Lincoln Coun
ty; Nebraska, in denominations ot
$1000.00 each numbered from 1 to
165 Incluslvo intho sum of $165,00.00, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ItE
as above dftscrlbod." SOLVED that tho County Clerk bo In-
Tho polling places for holding ot strticto)! to givo notico to tho Public
this election Jjhall bo tho rogular I ot tho intention of tho County Board
polling places at which general loo of Commissioners to ropalr lmmcdl
tlons tiro held in tho following pro-' atoly any domago dono to bridges dur
cincts and wards of Bald County, nnd(ing tho rccout flood by at least ono
nt which said polling places tho last, publication In somo newspaper o!
General Election was hold:
Antolopo
Brady
Buchanan
Blrdwood
Box Elder
Cox ' ;
Cottonwood -,
Deor Creek
Dickens
East Hinman
Fox Creek
Falrviow
Gaslln
Garfield
Hall
Himan
Hooker
Horshoy
Harrison
Jeffrey
Kom
Lomon
Maxwoll
Miller
Medtclno
Myrtle - -
Nowell
North Roscdalo
Osgood
Payne
Plant
Pcckham
Roscdalo
Sellers
v
Somerset ; 4
Springdalo
Sunshine t - j. . -.
Sutherland ' " '
Table - r
Vroman
Walker I . . '
..Wallace
Well . - - '
Whlttler
Willow ;
North Platto
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Wanl
Fourth Ward
Witness my hand and official seal
this 11th day of Julyj 1921.
(SEAL) A. 'S.ALLEN,
County Clerk.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS a certain resolution was
auly enacted and passed by the
Board ot County Commissioners of
Lincoln County, Stato of Nebaska, on
tho 25th day of June, 1921, declaring
that an emergency exists and author
izing tho Board of County Commission
ers to enter Into a contract immediate
ly for tho repair anjd restitution ot
certain bridges.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RE
SOLVED that since the above reso
lution authorized- tho Board of Coun
ty Commissioners to enter Into a con
tract immediately for the repair and
restitution of certain bridges, we, the
Board ot County Commlssoners here
by authorize and ilrect Jhe Allied
Contractors Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska,
to repair tho Osgood Bridgo south of
North Platte, Nobr., through Sections
4 and 9, Township thirteen, range
thirty- west of the 6th P. M., and also
build a temporary wood bridge at the
following location: At Osgood Bridge
through Sections 4 and 9, township
thirteen, rango thirty west ot tho 6th
P. M. Said Allied Contractors Inc. to
furnish all machinery, labor and ma
terial necessary to ropalr and build
tho abovo described bridges accord
ing to the complete satisfaction ot tho
Board of County Commissioners; and
that said Board of County Commis
sioners of the County of Lincoln, State
of Nebraska, hereby agreo to pay tho
following itemized prices for. said re
pairs and construction of tho abovo
described bridges:
WakelolU Sheet Piling for Coffer
dams, In place, per M ft BM $85.00.
Wakefield Sheet Piling for perma
nent use, in place per M ft. BM
$95.00.
Round Piling 8 In. Tops, driven In
place, per lineal ft, ,95.
Mass Concrete, in place, por cublo
foot, .82.
Architectural Concrete In place, per
cubic foot, .95.
Dry Excavation, per cublo foot, .03.
Wot Excavation, per cubic foot,
.25
Rock Excavation, per cubic foot, .60.
Placing forms and patterns for ar
chitectural concrete per 100 feet BM
$9.00.
Placing forms for Mass Concrete per
100 feet BM $8.00.
For any ro-lnforclng steel or other
miscellaneous iron per pound in place
.09.
Fir lumber, untreated, In placo per
M ft. BM, for now work $65.00; for re
pair work $75.00.
For handling Old Lumber, tearing
out, per M feet BM, for new work $8.00
for repair work $11.00.
For Replacing Old Lumber, per M
feet BM for now work $11.00, for ro
palr work $13.00.
For any Pilo Straps, Drifts or An
chors each,-for new work $1.00, for
repair work $1.25.
For any other Hardware por pound
for new work .09, for repair work
.10.
For any Overhaul per ton mile, for
now work .55, for repair work .65.
For any other work, materials or
labor not mentioned above and tor
tho removing of the old concreto
spans In tho river Cost plus 15 per
cent overhead, plus 10 per cent profit.
And that said prices above men
tioned aro the fair and reasonable
rvalue of raid work.
rassea ami approved wia am any
l . . . ..! nit. .
Of July, 1921.
E. W. SPRINGER,
T. M. COHAGEN,
HENRY COKER,
County Commissioners.
Attest:
(SEAL) ' A. S. ALLEN,
County. Clerk
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, tho County Board ot )
Commissioners of Lincoln Countv. In.
their regular meeting of Juno 25,
1921, declared an emergency existed
LX lr!LX SFFe&2 It
Rivers under Section 2973 of-tho Com-
piled Statute? of Nebraska,
general clrculaton In tho County of
Lincoln, Stato of Nebraska.
Passed and approved this 8lh May of
July, 1921.
E. W. SPRINGER,
T. M. COHAGEN,
HENRY COKER,
County Commissioners.
Attest:
(SEAL) ' A. S. ALLEN,
County Cleric.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notico is hereby givon that sealed
bids will bo rocolved by tho City
Council of tho City of North Platto, Ne
braska, for tho Construction of an ex
tension to tho Flro Station of said
city. Plans and specifications ot tho
work to bo dono and material to bo
furnishcjl can bo had from B. M. Rey
nolds, Architect, North Platto, Nebras
ka, All bids must bo filed with tho
Glty Clerk not later than July 21,
1921. Tho Council' reserves tho right
to reject any and nil bids.
Dated July 10, 1921.
(SEAL-. O. E. ELDER,
City Clerk.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Notico is hereby given that sealed
bids will bo received by tho City
Council of the Hty of North Platto
Nebraska nt tho oftlco of O. E. Eldor,
City Clerk of said city Until 7 p. m.
of tho 21st day of July,1921 for tho
sale ot $100,000 Water Works Im
provement Extension Bonds; and for
tho sale of $65,000.00 Sower Exten
sion Bonls. Soperato bids will bo re
ceived for each issue. Said bonds are
"datell July 1, 1921, and arc of denomi-'
nations of $1,000.00 and draw interest
at tho rato of six per cent per annum
interest payable semi-annually, Jan
nary and July ot each year; and ore
nu lncumberanco on tho property of
tho whole of snjd city. Payable twenty
yearn from data Optional after five
years from date. A certified check for
ono per cent ot tho amount of said
bonds will be required with each bid.
Tho Council reserves tho right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated July 10, 1921.
(Seal) 0. E. Ejder.
City Clerk.
NOTICE TO rUBLIC
By vlrtuo of a resolution Uuly on
acted by tbo Board of County Com
missioners of Lincoln County t State of
Nebraska on the 25th day of June,
1921, notice is hereby given that said
Board of County Commissioners of
Lincoln County, State of Nebraska,
passed tho following resolution, do
during an emergency exists and au
thorizing tho immediate repairs und
restitution of certain bridges and ap
proaches:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, tho extreme high water,
caused by floous, in tho North and
South Platte and Platto Rvers, klurlng'
tho month of June, 1921, in tho County
ot Lincoln, state ot isooraska, has
damaged and destroyed all or a part
of tho bridges over said Rivers in said
County, to such an extent that they
are made Impassable nni seriously
Inconvenience tho public:
AND WHEREAS said bridges have
been condemned for passage, by tho
Board ot County Commissioners of
Lincoln County;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary for
said County to repair said bridges im
mediately, so that that portion of the
brO'ges now standing, can bo pro
tected, and all of tho bridges be made
passable;
AND WHEREAS said repairs are
required for the public good, and in
tho opinion of the County Commis
sioners an emergency oxlsts;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE
SOLVED that since the high flood
wnters have damaged and destroyed
all or a part of all tho bridges over
tho North Platte, the South Platto and
Platto Rivers In tho County of Lin
coln, State of Nebraska, and since it Is
for tho public e;ood that said bridges
bo repaired and replaced immediately
so as not to seriously inconvenience
tho public,
WE, THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, hereby declare
that an emergency exists, and bo it
further resolved that a contract bo en
tored Into immediately for tho ropalr
and nstitutlon ot salil bridges, ap
proach or approaches.
Passol and approved this 25th day
of June, 1921.
E. W. SPRINGER,
T. M. COHAGEN,
HENRY COKER,
County Commissioners.
(SEAL) A. S. ALLEN,
County Cleric
NOTICE OF PETITION.
Estate No. 1831 of JobIo O'Hare, de
ceased, in tha. County ourt ot Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nebraska. To all per
sons Interested in saljd Estate, tako
notico that a peptllon has been filed
or tho probating of tho last will and
testament of Joslo O'Haro, deceased,
and the appointment of Anna O'Haro
as Executrix, of said Estate under
said will, which has been set for hear
ing horoln on. August 9, 1921, at 10
o'clock a. m.
. Rated July 15. 1921.
WM. H. C. WOODHURST,
(SEAL) County Judge.
THERE IS DANGER 1$ NOTJIAVING
GASOLINE CAN MEET LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS.
The law In Nebraska requires that
every can used for gjaelino shall
bo painted red. It holds tho person
who fills tho can Und tho person
who owns it A number of serious
accidents have happened lately from
having gasoline in an unpalntel can
or from putting keroslno In a can
1 which was painted red. Lincoln County
pooplo can save the horror of one
r these accidents by looking up tho
ssollne can and seeing If It Is painted
red.
WHAT OTHER
PAPERS SAY
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM EX.
CHANGES WHICH REACH
OUR DESK.
PRAIRIE CHICKENS.
Roports cotrtlng In aro to tho effect
that tho 1921 crop ot prnlrlo chickens
Is a whopper which makes all think
woll ot Mother naturo. But when you
think of tho fact that tho first mess of
'.fryers" will cost you at tho rato of
$125. for tho first bird and $25. each
thereafter, ono Isn't bo durn thankful!
nftor all. Arthur Enterprise.
A LITTLE BIRD.
A Uttlo bird informs tho Enterprise
that two Arthur young pooplo aro ser
iously considering tho marrlago vows,
and tho happy ovent Is to tnkti placo
qulto soon. Wo further learn that they
expect to make their homo In a certain
town In Kansas. Arthur Enterprise.
FISH HATCHERY.
Wo aro not inclined to bo critical
but tho fact that tho Chamber of
Commerce at Scotts Bluffs is this
week lending every aid possible to a
different route than through hero to
Yollowstono National Park, causes us
to stop to Inquire what is being dono
about tho fish hatchery proposition.
We aro unnblo to learn of anything
'definite and wo feol that it should
bo looked Into and ovorythlng dono
that can bo to secure that stato Insti
tution right hero. This location should
receive tho hearty support of every
commercial organization west of
North Platto but It won't get it it we
don't show some ourselves. Lot's
tako up tho slack In tho proposition
and get nftor this enterprise. Garden
Co. (Oshkosh) News.
DIES IN BED
Will ChowlnB, ono of the best known
men In tho community nnd prominent
Odd Fellow, expired without previous
sickness on Tuesday night somo tlmo
after ono o'clock. Ho has roomed for
years In the A. K. Greenleo homo.
About nino Wednesday Mrs. Grcenloe
opened tho door to his room and saw
him, lying thoro. Thinking ho was over
sleeping, a thing ho never dfa,
she closed tho door and rappod softly
upon It. Getting no response, sho talk
ed to her )daughtor Katlierlno about It
and they returned and knocked on tho
door, then opened and at once saw by
tho face that death hall taken placo.
Doctor Mantor and County Attorney
Warren wore called and pronounced
tho cause of death aB heart failure.
Mr. Chowlns had been to Dalton with
tho Odd Fellows on tho evening pre
vious nnl arrived homo about ono
o'clock. Tho condition of tho body
showed that doath must have taken
placo almost as soon as ho had com
posed hlmsolf for sleop.JSldnoy Tele
graph. " WR.EPICURE TELLS YOUJ
WHERE TOi
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
FRONTIER DAYS
1 CELEBRATION U
CHEYENNE, WYOMING
JULY 26, 27, 28, 29.
REGULAR NO. 3 DAIL 7
Lcavo North Platto 2:25 A. M.
Arrive Cheyenne, 10:30 A, M.
Extra coaches will bo provided
on No. 3,
. Special Train Returning
July 29.
Leave Choyenne, 8:30 P. M.
Arrivo North Platto 3:45 A. M.
Stopping at all Intermediate
points.
For othor regular train Ber
vloo consult:
L. C. JONES,
Ticket Agent,' Un. Pac. R. R.
M ROME MILLER
kHotcl Rome I
Jim. Cafcr,a J
TeW t Jackson SSiS I
SCRATCH A TURTILE
On Monday somo boys caught a
largo turtlo at tho river and on tho
shcfll was carved tho namo H. B.
O'Bryan, datod 1912, Mr. O'Bryan
says ho remembers, carving tho namo
nijl date on tho turtle's back at tho
mill race. Tho turtlo was caught about
half a. mllo from tho placo whore it
was liberated nine years ago. Sher
man County Timos.
THRESHING PRICES
Last Suturday evening tho Kolth
County Brotherhood of Thrcshormcn
mot nt Roscoo and after transacting
tho usual business and adding a num
ber of now names to their list of mom
bors, established tho following prices
for threshing for tho season ot 1921,
Ryo 8 cents, wheat 7 cents, barloy!
o cents ami oats ami Bpeits a cents
per bushel.
EL S. Company was ro-olected presi
dent for tho ensuing year, John Wost
phal, vico-prosldcnt and A. R, Clirls-
teiufc4 BccrctaTy-trcosuj-ort Kblth
Co. News.
MORE POSTAGE
Newspapers havo not "dared to hope
for n decrcaso In postage rates but
they havo boon Justified In Uio belief
that congress would protect them
from tho automatic Increase under
the Burleson war-time bill duo to
tako placo July 1, 1921. A bill by
Longworth of Ohio Buspcndod tho
July Increase and providojl for an
Investigation of cost of tho sorvico,
but is Jt announced that tho house
conynlttoo on postofflco and postroads
has tabid! it This action is indo-
foaslblo, and it is possibly not too
strong to say infamous, becauBO it
punishes thousands o t small news
papers moroly In order to tako a
"crack" at' tho magazine, and oven
they havo all tho trouble they can
carry we do not doubt Kearney
Hub.
Wall Paper
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PHONE 1061J
PHIL DEATS
Mutual BuiWing and Loau Association
Of North Platte, Nebraska.
Resources 91,477,321.69.
In order to provide funds for approved loauB this Association will Ib
buo a limited amount of fts Paid Up Stock. This stock draws dividends
nt rate of six por cent per annum, payable March 1st and September
1st Monoy invested in this stock can bo withdrawn nt any time on
thirty days' notice.
T. C. PATTERSON, BESSIE F. SALISBURY,
President. Secretary.
A Photograph
It is a suitable gift for almost any occasion. It speaks
a universal language a language understood by every
body. Whether It conveys a message of frlonshlp or love,
It tells It more effectively than a written letter, Ot course
to do this It has to be a "speaking likeness" The kind
they make at
The Rembrandt Studio '
'"MAKERS OF QUALITY PORTRAITS"
Gth and Dewey ' North Platto, Nobr.
"BE PHOTOGRAPHED THIS YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY."
NOW OPEN
King Fong Cafe
801 DEWEY STREET
Choice American and Oriental Foods Served
. . in a Tasteful Manner at Fair Prices - .
WE AIM TO PLEASE
Bread and Butter, Potatoes, Coffee or Tea
and Dessert at Lunch Time, Served With Each
MeattjOrder.
SPECIAL LUNCHES FROM 11 A. H. TO 2 P. M.
Judge-F. G. Bali
Judge of the Columbus Ju
venile Court to Speak at
Chautauqua
H Kl' N
i Hb far 'H
i SHHHBJHljHIIHBh
"A single ounce of format lou ot
character tn a ch.ld Is worth a ton
of reformation tn a criminal," sayi
Frederick G. Bale, former Judgo of
the Juvenile Court of Columbus, Ohio.
Build character Is Bale's plan. H
says "When you are working with a
child you are working with plastlo
plaster, but when you work wltk
adulta, you aro working with har
dened concrete." Judge Bale is .a
man of flro and energy, a clear think
er, a hard hitter. , Ho speaks from
the heart hb well b from thi Intel
lect; curnost, Intensive, direct, en
thusiastic, agEregslve. Evening 'ot
the third dny of Cliautatimin.
At North Platto Aug. 21 to 25.
Your Nerves and
Your Job
Medical authorities aro unani
mous In assorting that poor vis
Ion heavily taxes norvo forco,
...i i . . i . .i .
jj unu its, uiurtuuru, viuil uruw-
back to mnnt.il nfflclonov. Un
knowingly 70 of us all havo
ppoor vision, in somo dogrco.
Stop "thinking" thnt your vis
ion is all right know! Soo an
OptomctrlBt. Remember cor
rect vluion menus bnnlsuod
"norves,"- moro mental onorgy
il and efficiency to put Into your
H Job.