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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., AUGUST 2, L921.
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ABOUT PEOPLE
AND THINGS
CURRENT COMMENT A1IOUT PEO
PLE AM) THE THINGS THEYi
ABE DOING IIE11E.
M. J. Forbes and family have ro
turned from a vacation trip to tho
mountains. Most of the timo was spent
in a cabin eighteen miles from Waldeu
Colo. Hero tho fishing was fino and
tho mountains grand. Mr. Forbes
says they got more trout than thov
could eat and that they were large. By
next year Waldcn will be more access
ible, a new road being under con
struction from Fort Collins at this
time.
Many people who attended tho band
concert on last Friday night did not
, know why the banj stood and playwi
Tho Star Spangled Banner at tho oon"
ing- of tho concert. It was because
in tho upper room of tho Court House
tho body of a soldier of the lato war
lay in state. Soft lights shone on his
casket, flowers perfumed the air and
tho colors ho fought for wore over
bim. It was out of respect to this
soldier dead that tho band played the
national anthem at tho opening o
its program. .
Lato Sunday afternoon heavy clouds
came up in tho north-west and about
suppertlme tho wind shifted strong
from the east. Old timers predicted
rain and prepared. During tho night
over an inch of rain fell according
to the weather report. Weatherman
Shilling cannot got tho credit, for on
Saturday his prediction was fair for
Sunday. It's too bad he couldn't have
cot ten a hunch as to what the people
wanted and now ho would have ueen.i,,,- nnA nnd oil and these are com
given all the credit. At any 'rate every-1
thing -and everyone is feeling better.!
sinpo tho rain.
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Last Friday eight cars of Lincoln
county uoys anu uiris uiuu momuers
and friends accompanied Messrs. ulpment and see that it Is properly
Jones and Kellogg to some of the pure lnBtailed in9pCct every inch of rod
bred live stock farms where oxpejt ,,, at ," ast once a year. Pt up "No
Instruction was given in Judging tho
animals, btops wore mauo at tne spur-
rier, Koch, Powell and Rishel places
west or Here. Touay tno same uuncn
expect to ylsit tho State Farm and to
make stops at the Mylandor and Gr!-'
flth farms east of hero. Tho young
folks seem very onthusltasic and it Is !
certainly good training. The stock
judgelng team to represent Lincoln
County will be chosen from this group.
County Superintendent Aileen G.
Cochran returned Saturday from a
brief visit with her mother and sister
at Pocatello, Idaho. She stopped thero
during the return trip from Los Ang
eles with Mr. Cochran. Mrs. Cochra.i
reports that her sister Miss Edith
Qantt is about to go on a vacation
trip into tho mountains to secure a
much needed rest. When Miss Edith
Tire, (awl oiCiuA Waa Iwj GjU.
wont to Pocntcllo the appropriation
for tho City Library was about ?4,000
a year. Now It is $12,000 for thin year
and it is through Miss Qantt's offorts
that tho big increaso with tho enlarged
servlco has come about. Mrs. Cochran
enjoyed bor trip and says she is ready
for a lot of hard work now.
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Ono of the new concerns which hue
just opened business in this city' in
the Burke & Crook Filling Station lo
cated at tho southeast corner of Sixth
and Locust Tho building which has
stood there for many years has boon
covered with a coat of light stucco
and the necessary improvements
havo been added to mako it a vory at
tractive corrier. Tho firm is com
posed of William Burke,, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Burke of Denver and
North Platte and William Crook, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Crook of tills
city. These are upright, enterprising
ypung men and will earn a place In
tho business life of the city.
The Mutual Building and Loan As
sociation on August 1st passed tho
million and a half mark In assets.
This makes it the strongest financial
institution In Western Nebraska. In
a conversation with T. C. Patterson
yesterday, he said that it has not
been five years since tho assets wero
under ono million and during that
time they- havo gained over half a
million. "It is a striking example of
tho wonderful power Of co-operation
That amount of money distributed in
to tho hands of tho citizens would not
havo been able to accomplish any of
tho good things which have come to
this city from tho combining of tho
small amounts into tho big total now
represented by tho loans and property
of the Association.
The Stnte Fire Marshal of Nebraska
says that the barn is a bad place for
the automobile. It is also a bad place
for grain. Storo grain In a granary and
nut flu. nuto in a enrage. Tne auio
bustible. Grain heats and 'the aU3t
sometimes explodes-through spontnn
eous combustion, causing fires. Other
precautions included in tho statement
q thj gtato Flro MarBnni are: Hod
. . .. ilUitdjnKB using a standard
gmoklnt, 8igng about bams and out
,.,,. aud enforce the rule. Von
ulato the barn but aXeQ se0 that tight
. d windows are provided
nlnst tue invasion of sparks and
bll'zzanis. if you havo nothing to fight
flrjj w,t,j get something, if only a
bunoh o buckets. Do not put the well
. , to tbe barn. You may
need tho water some night to save you
x - n trvlit r anvn VOl1
property. Get non-freezing pumps.
Know where tho axe is and have two
ladders on hand long enough to reach
over tho eaves of the tallest buildings.
Keep tho oils out of house and barns.
Watch for spontaneous combustion in
tho barn. Thero is no rural fire pro
tection more offectlvo than the hand
chemical fire extinguisher.
Robert Stolo of Paxton is a guest at
the E. N. Ogler home.
NEW ARTIFICIAL
ICE PLANT
Till: TRIBUNE .MAN VISITS THE
NK1V PACIFIC FRUIT EXPRESS!
ICE PLANT,
Tho members of tho Rotary Glnb
wero invited to visit tho now ico man
ufacturing plant of tho Pacific Fruit
Express Company in this city, follow-
Ing tho dinner yesterday noon. About
forty men mndo tho trip to tho plant l"
autos. Load by Engineer Frederick
and Trainmaster Sholver tho group
entered tho big machine rooms anjl
inspected tho boilers. They wero thfcp
conducted through tho freozing room
where the large tin tanks wore fllloil
with water and sunk in tho vat of
chemicals. Lator these aro taken oitf.
as solid blocks of Ico without a drop6f
chemical having ever come In contact
with tho water or the Ice. Thqfic
blocks of ice aro removed by lngcniqus
contrivancos and are olevated to tho
second floor where they nro carried
by chain convoyors to tho storage
room or to the tracks outside. There
wero about thirteen hundred tons In
storago thero yesterday and about
three hundred tons are manufactured
each day. The loading tracka are al
most completed. They accommodate
fifty-five cars at ono time. From six
to ton cars of ico is being shipped out
of North Platto to Omaha dally now.
It Is tho policy of tho P. F. E. as it is
more familiarly called to employ only
home people where possible and to
buy all tho supplies and repairs from
North Platte merchants that it can so-
cure here. North Platte people wl o
have tho opportunity of inspect!! g
this wonderful plant will do well to
avail themselves of the chance at tljo
first opportunity. It is an institution
of which North Platto maywoll be
proud. - - 2Sfc'
NORTH PLATTE GENERAL HOS
PITAL TAKEN OYER HY DR.
OTIS K. PLATT.
Arrangements were completed last
week by which Dr. Otis R. Piatt of
this city assumed the management of
tho North Platto General Hospital
Sunday night at midnight. The Hos
pltal Is owned by a corporation which
subleases tho building and leases tho
equipment Dr. Piatt has had experi
ence in hospital management and likes
It well enough that ho Is willing to
take It up again. He will place Misa
Susie Murchio in charge as Superin
tendent of tho hospital. Miss Murchio
camo to North Platte with Mr. and
Mrs. Piatt and has been the doctors
office assistant here. She had had con
siderable hospital management and is
a trained nurse of broad experience
Tho hospital will be open for all physi.
cans and surgeons in this part of tho
country and It is tho Intention of tho
now management to make It the liest
hospital in tho west.
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SIDNEY BALL TEAM WINS DOITKLE
VICTORY AT THE HANDS Or
LOCAL LEGIONERS.
Tho North Platto Amorlcan Lesion
base ball team lost to tho Sidney ball
club, in the games Sunday by a scoro
of 9 to 3 and yesterday by J to J. a
good sized crowd witnessed in
rr,v,nc, Tn im pnmo vestorday no
j3tltll(l - - 1 3
scoro was made by either team until
the ninth inning when Sinoy nia-lo
nna nn.1 North Platte tWO. Tho
llk-Vi- W - -
Sidney club is composed of ex-leaguo
ball players and tho locals made thorn
work for their victory.
:o:
E. R. Plummer 1b on a vacation from
duties at tho Dorryborry Ac rumen
storo this week.
it
Combination Sale
will bo held at
Besacks Livery Barn
on East Eth and Pino St., on
Saturday, Aug. 6th,
Sale beginning at 2 p. m. sharp.
It you havo anything you wIbIi
to sell havo it at tho salo pavll
llon by Saturday poon, August
0. 218 E. Frqnt Sa. Phono 231.
E. L. CANADAY,
AUCTIONEER.
CITY AM) COUNTY NEWS.
Mrs. C. V. Turple has reslguad hor
position at tho Stylo Shop.
Miss Helen Gotty loft yesterday- for
Denver to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Cornolley leit
Sunday for Wallace to visit
Mrs. Bossle Show spent Sunday in
Horshey visiting her parents.
Miss Paulino Smith went to Ognllaln
yesterday to visit friends.
Dr. J. B. Rcdfteld was a profession
al visitor to Wallace Friday.
V. E. Posoy of Cozad transacted
business in tho city Saturday.
Mrs. G. A. Cardwell of Maxwell
shopped in the city Saturday. '
Frank Horrod rcturned"aunduy from
Sarbon whoro he visltol relatives.
Misses Holon and Marie 'Schwalger
visited friends in Sarbon Sunday.
Louis Martini of Horshey trans
acted buslnoss In the city Saturday.
R. A. Scott of Sutherland trtins
acted business In the city yestordny.
Miss Mary Ellsworth spent tho week
end In Hershey visiting with her par-
M?s. C. E. Lawson and daughter Vio
let left Saturday for Missouri to vis
it. ents.
Mrs. John Ballard of Dickons was
among the out of town visitors Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hart of Wyo
ming are guests of relatives in tho
city.
Miss Madge Flyun returned Frldny
from Denver whore she spent two
weoks.
Mrs. Chas. Boguo and daughter Em
ma wont to Omaha to spond a few
days.
Miss Myra White of Sutherland
came yesterday to visit Miss Helen
Bird.
Nool Bullock returned Saturday
from South Dakota where ho has been
racing.
L. C. Stevens had Ills tonsils re
moved Saturday nt the General Hos-
pltal.
Mrs. . J. Rauch left yesterday for
Kansas to visit relatives, tor several
.weeks.. . ..; ,fc.A:.
Thomas Mullen returned to Omnlia
yesterday after visiting relatives In
the city.
Mrs. A. W. Shilling returned yes
terday from Cheyenne where sho at
tended tho Frontier Days celebra
tion.
Miss Loretta Murphy left Sunday
for Chicago whore sue win tane a
Library Extension Course for a
month.
Mrs. Cora Wilson returned to hor
home in Summit yesterday after taking
treatments nt tho Platte Valley Hos
pital. Dr. R. E. Marvel and wife of Omaha
who have boon visiting at the Dr. Har
ry E. Mitchell homo left Sunday for
Denver.
J. E. Sebastian and family loft Sat-
nr.inv liv nuto for Denver anu mo
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mountains nnd will bo gone about two
weeks.
Miss Dorothy Rosencrants resumed
duties at the offlco of Beeler, Crosby)
& Baskins Saturday after a two weeks
vacation.
A special train of Elks passed
through tho city Saturday; enrou.to
from the convention in California to.
tho East.
Miss Blanche Taylor returned to hor
homo In Bladen, Nebr., yesterday af
tor visiting at the home of Mrs. Paul
Thompson.
Miss Lillian Hoppoy returned to her
home in Lexington after spending
the week end as tho guest of Miss
Allco Soiman.
Miss Sylvia Watts of Billings, Mont
I Is expected to arrlvo soon to visit her
brother Tom Wntts. She was a form
or resident
Mlsa Harriet Murrln Bpent tho weeic
nn.i with hor mother Mrs. Harry Mur
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rln. Sho returned to sciiooi in uraim
Tnlnnrt vestorday.
Misses Eleanor and Angela liouuy
returned Saturday from noyuu
. . m.m 1trl1.lMAl
u,l,rn IhoV VlBltOU .MISS IMIHHBU
Norrls for two weeks.
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A baby girl was born Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. Earnest mhos. wrs.
was formerly Miss Mary McNeal. Ail
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concerned aro doing nicely.
Mtss Mary Morrow of Scotts uum
i.t
is a Kuest at tho W. R. Malonoy homo
this week. Sho was a former teacner
i.t
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In the Junior High School.
V. Ij. Mooney and son and slste
it
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m! nrnc'o and Mrs. R. C. Langford
infi- c' lHininv hi auto for Denver
Boulder and the mountains.
Roy Dcats suffered a broken
Saturday while on duty at tho
nlnnf whfln ho lot a throo hundred
pound cako of Ico fall on his foot.
Miss Kttty Moss has accopted
nosltlon at tko Western Union tolo
graph offlco during tho abnence
LODGE, CHURCH
AND SOCIETY
COMING MEETINGS IN THE
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OF
THE CITY,
PHILOS OUXA C&B ,
Will meat at lUihpthe of Mrs. IC. N.
Ogler We(!nosdawTrtornoon.
AC-IK EM A CLUB
vm meet rriuay auernoon at Hi
homo of Mrs. Roy (Jathers.
SWEDISH MISSION
Services will be held at tho Chtist
tian Church on Frldny ovontug August
5 at 8 o'clock. Rov H. E. Sundborg
of Gothenburg will preach.
LADIES AUXILIARY
1o B. of R. T. will hold a combined
business meotlng and Kensington Fri
day afternoon In tho K. P. hall at 3
o'clock. Tho hostesses aro Mcsdamoa
Johnson, Ballot and Banks.
BAPTIST
Tho Blblo nnd Ann Hnzoltino groupa
will bo entertained next Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at tho church.
Tho Queen Esther group will meet
on the same day at 2:30 at which time
conveyances will carry thorn to tho
home of Mrs. Foster.
SUPPER
The E. Y. P. A. will govo a supper
Wednesday August 3rd In tho base
ment of tho Episcopal Church. The
supper starts at 6:30. Following is the
menu: Fried chicken, cream gravy,
now brown potatoes, corn on coh.
shrimp salad, lemon pie, fresh butter
milk -and cake, hot coffee. Price 7Gc.
1 ::o::
Miss Marguerlto Kolker of PuoMo
arrived- this morning to visit hor aunt
i .... is.
Mrs. Chas, Weir. -
John States returned this mornlm;
from Excelsior Springs where ho
spent several weoks.
Mrs. . A. Carlson of Corcsco Nob.,
left this morning for hor homo after
visiting nt tho home of Mrs. A. Shea.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Miller of Brok
en Bow are gucBts at tho C. E. Miller
home.
Miss Mnblo Hultnlan of Ottumwa.
Iowa and Mstor Mrs. C. Jones of Kear
ney tro i.uosts of their brother E. F.
Hultman this week.
Charles Boguo loft Saturday for Now
York City to attend a conrorenco or n
commttt'o of fifteen general chair
men of the four railroad brotherhood.3
who will meet to consider tho wago ro
ducttons and conditions. Mr. Bogui
was picked as ono of fifteen out of 800
general chairmen.
UB.Thrifty
IP
I'm going to work
for Somebody in this
town. Every week I
will deliver a mes
sage of real worth
while interest.
But who doYou sup
pose has engaged
Me Who? Watch
next week's issue of
this paper-"
DON'T MISS IT!
too
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of
EXPERT OPINIONS 01' ONE OF OUR
GREATEST COMING INSTITUTIONS.
"The 'farmor Is willing to walk tho
donation plko back to normaland ho
N walking it but ho Is determined
that othors must walk with him or ho
will urn around nnd go In tho othor
direction. Ho Is organized and awake"!
Tho Illinois Agricultural Association,
for oxnmplb, has 180,000 mombors who
pay dues of flfteon dollars a year. Oth
er states aro slmilnrly organized. Tho
ntato farm bureaus in Iowa, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, and Texns havo
more, thnn 100,000 mombors each, and
tho American Farm Bureau Federation
has more than 1,000,000 members nnd
is incronslng nt a rate of 50,000 a
month. Thoso organizations command
a high order of talent. Thoy aro well
advlsod and they aro dctormlnod. Tho
very fact that they aro not asking for
class legislation inspires confldenco lu
their counsel." (From an artlclo by
Forrest Crlssey in tho Saturday Even
ing Post of July JO, 1921, pago 79.)
"I have met many of tho lenders of
tho now fnrm movement, nnd I testify
In nil sincerity, thnt thoy aro endeav
oring to deal with tliolr probloms, not
ns promotors of a narrow class-lntor-ost,
not ns exploiters of tho hapless
consumer, not as morcllcss monopo
lists, but na honest mon bent on tho
Improvement of tho common weal.
"Wo can and must moot such men
l nnd such a cause half way. Their
business is our businoss-tho nntlon'i
business." fStatomont by Bornard M.
Baruch in "Some Aspects of tho Farm
er's Problems," Tho Atlantic Monthly,
July, 1921, pago 120.)
"But it Is not in co-operatives that
tho most significant phnso of tho, new
agrarianlsm Is to bo round. That
phnso is tho organization of the mod
ern farmor group. Aftor a long nnd
costly process of trial and ralluro
which led mnny mon to bollove that
tho farmers could novor bo orgnnlzod,
what onco Beemed so difficult has been
noconfplldh'etl so quietly and Bo qulckly
thnt oven tho farmors themselves
scarcely realize tho significance of
what has happened. Almost ovor
night, the Farm Bureuu has become a
factor of major nntlonal importance.
It must not bo believed that this Is
tho only farmors' organization, Thero
nro activo .survivals of oarler organi
atlons of which tho Grange Is probably
tho most powerful nnd most usotul.
Futhennore thero are organization
of specialists within the ngrlcultural
field such ns tho Dairymen's League,
j and the National Wool Grfowors' As
. sociation.
Tho contor of this complex
of organizations, howovor, is to bo
found in tho Farm Bureau." (From
"Tho Farmor in the Commonwotlth,"
by Rulph Gabriel, Yalo University, In'
tho North American Review for May,
1921.)
Miss Besslo Cochran who is ll'.