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TIIIRTY-SEVENTII YEAH.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., SEPTEMBEB 9, 1921.
No. 70
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BIG EXHIBIT
AT STATE FAIR
LINCOLN COUNT V OCCUflES A-
rout twice the space or
OTHER COUNTIES.
OVER A' THOUSAND PEOPLE AT
THLCOUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
The o(Jltor of tho Tribune spent
Tuesday at the' Stato Pair at Lincoln.
"We visited Agricultural Hall nnd saw
tho collective exhibits from tho differ
ent counties. Wo called on E. A. Ol
son, who has charge of the Lincoln
County collectivo exhibit and fourfd
him busy explaining tho Lincoln
Count products to visitors. Tho spaco
occupied by Lincoln County is ahout
twico as great as that of any other
county. This space is weir filler with
a variety of products which includes
grains, grasses, hay. vegetables,
fruits and secJs. It is an exhibition
of which any Lincoln County citizen
could feel proud. On account of its
size it attracts attention when other
exhibits although more carefully ar
rangea will attract less attention on
account of their small size. With the
exporienco which Mr. Olson has gained
this year ho should bo able to place
"Lincoln County high among the west
ern counties, shoul;l ho bo chosen to
mako tho exhibit next year. When we
were tlyjro tho judges wore at work
hut no prizes had been announced.
Tho exhibit will ho returned to North
Platto ana shown at tho Lincoln Coun
ty Fair.
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STATE FIRE MARSHAL SENDS OUT
WARNINGS ABOUT THAI-
ItTE FIRES
Following is the gist of an article re
cently Issued by C. B. Hartford, State
Fire Marshal of Nebraska, regarding
prairie fires:
Prairie fires do much damage every
year durlng tho summer and fall when
the grass becomes very dry and a tiny
spark from a locomotive, bonfire or
lighted match or cigar will sot tho
grass on fire, and It hums with such
rapjilty that t is imposible for any
ono to control It. Very often prairie
fires start by some one burning grass
thinking they will burn only a certain
omount. When anyone starts a flro to
burn grass in a dry season they should
always Wig or plow the ground for a
space of ten or twenty feet where they
intend to have tho flro stop.
About the only "way to stop a prairie
fire is for ment to get ahead of the fire
ana plow tho ground or a space of fif
teen of twenty feet in width so that
the fire having nothing to feed on will
stop. Great caro shoulfd be manifested
always around dry prairies forests
and even parks and weeds in cities
during seasons when the grass is very
dry.
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Miss Anna O'Haro returned Wed
nesday from Denver whore she spent
three weeks.
An estimated nttondanco of from
1,000 to 1,500 people woro at the Trl
County Sunday School Convention
last Sunday at tho grove on tho coun
ty lino between Lincoln ana Logan
Counties. Sixteen schools wero rep
rosonteH by pupils una teachers. Most
of thorn took part In the program.
Tho part takon by tho chlldlen whs
under tho direction of Mrs. O. 12.
Abrams. A child's Exhibit in Art was
handled by Mrs. Glbbs of Nosbit. One
of tho features of tho day was a
roumlrtable talk conducted by F. If.'
Elliott of North Platto. The proposi
tion of purchasing a largo tent for the
use of tho annual conventions and for
evangelistic meetings during tho root
of tho year was discussed and ft move
ment started to raise the money. Al
most $150 was raised thore. It is ex
pected that tho balanco will bo sent
to F. R. Elliott, North Platte or J. A.
Noal, Stapleton nna, all friends have
been Invited to send in their offerings
for this tent. Tho banner to tho Sun
day School,, whoso (flelogation had.
traveled tho greatest number of miles
to reach the convention, was awarMcd
to the First Christian Church of
North Platte after a splritoa contest
in which several other schools wove
close seconds. Tho Christian Church
sent about 100 delegates to this con
vention. J. II. Edmlstcn was elected
president for tho coming year and Mr
Glandon was mado secretary-treasurer.
WOMAN'S CLUn" HOLDS BANQUET
AND ENJOYS ANNUAL GET
TOGETHER EVENT.
ABOUT PEOPLE
AND THINGS
t f -i V .
PLE
CURKENT COMMENT ABOUTTREO.
AND THE THINGS THEY
ABE DOING HEBE.
The Twontieth Century Club held
Its annual Good-Fellowshlp Banquet
Tuesday evening in tho basement o!
tho Episcopal Church. The dinner
wns served by tho E. Y. P. A. Fol
lowing the banquet tho following pro
gram was given: piano solo by Mrs.
C. R. Grieson; president's address
Mrs. C. R. Shelver; greetings from
the Sixth District by the president
Mrs. Geo. Frator; Mrs. Frater also
began a series af talks oa "Who's
Who in tho Club;' 'sho was followed
on this subject by Mrs. W. W. Gum
ming, Mrs. W. E. Starr, Mrs. Harold
Blalock and Mrs. Roy Cottorell. Then
followed a vocal solo by Miss Camp
bell. Mrs. Chas. Bogue, chairman of
Home Economics Department, gavo
her Impressions of the work
of the Literary Department and
Mrs. M. E. Scott, chairman of the
Literary Department gave her im
pressions of the Home Economics De
partment. Mrs. L. R. Pryor of Max
well, then gave two realllngs. Tho
program was much enjoyed by tho
sixty ladles present as it ran from
grave to gay with plenty of tho lat
ter. A number of now members wore
secured.
District Foreman John McGraw will
terminate his vncation Sunday. Part
of the vacation was spent in Kansas
City, the remainder on the farm of
a relative near Elsie.
BIGNELL FALL FESTIVAL
September 16th, 1921.
speaking
sports at 2 o'clock:
parade at 11 o'clock,
basket dinner.
DAY AND NIGHT
Get ready to go and mingle with your
neighborsand the crowds and forget
your troubles.
Something Educational and Instructive.
DO NOT MISS THIS!
For information write Mrs, I. M. Abercrombie,
Bignell, Nebraska.
Ballot for a vote on the acoptnee
or rejection of a wago cut inafle In
July are being distributor this week
among North Platto mombors 6f ttie
five railroad brothorhoods. Tho ,vote
on this same subject was tolt'ott by
tho shops somo time ago, ..tl-
The recent reduction in the our re
pair forco at this terminal wni con
fined to ton men. This roduetbjr?'Mu8
due, It Is state!, to tho fact that re
pairs on all grain cars had bMn com
pleted and that there was not a suf
ficient amount of othor work to keep
tho full forco at work.
hogs he buys como from stations on
the North IUvor branch. Ho ships the
greater part of tho hogs to Salt Lake
arm I'ftdllc coast points.
C. H. Hillson, of Omaha, district
commercial managor of tho Western
Union Tologrnph Co., has been Invltod
to address the membership of the
Chamber of Commerce on tho ovoning
of Octobor 20th. Mr. Hudson's sub
ject will be salesmanship and efflcleu-.
cy, an address he has (delivered before !
a number of commercial bodies in
Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas.
COURT HOUSE
PLANS DRAWN
ADYEHTIZi: EOlt III IKS
COXSTIilTTlON OF A
BMLBING,
roit tiu:
S'-'OO.OOO
The city council opened bids for
iron water mains Tuesday ovonlng and
the lowest price quoted was $62.50.
this price being submitttd by a Chica
go firm. The drop In the jftlco of
li'Oti nidi-lug tho past oiglit months haa
I beon roally remarkable. In January
the price quoted the city was $103 por
j ton, in June tho qutntions woro $C7,
j and the Soptombor prico is $52.80. It
Is probable that the city Will bo able
to buy tho plpo nciJed at $50 per" ton,
or loss than half tho prlco askod In
January.
Joe an,, Poto Soudor, Charley Loth,
Frank Sanford and Gilbert Anderson
roturned Tuesday from Torrlngton,
Vyo., where they registered for the
lan,,i llrawing. Tho boys report that
they fonill that 18,000 men haa Regis
tered for the 217 units of land and that
registrations wero still coming "In by
tho hundreds dally. J
Tho Secretary of tho Chamber of
Commerco yesterday morning ascer
tained tho sentiment of business men
anJ others relative to tho proposed
booster trip over tho branch to North-
port, thence across to Sidney and then
down tho main line. The number
favoring tho trip was less than the
number who opposed it. Under those
conditions It was thought best, not to
attompt to mako tho trip naw.
Tho officers of tho county fair have
.leslgnatcd' Ti(osny, Sept 20tiy, us
N'orth Platto Day, anji tho board of
directors of tho Chamber of Com
merce at tho noon mooting yostorday
ondorsed the action of tho fair offlccru
and roeommondci that nil business
houses as far as possible closo on tho
afternoon of that day ana ""Ho with
city residents generally In making
September 20th one of the big days
of tho fair.
With property valued at its supposed
actual worth, the total valuation plac
ed upon the property within tho cor
porate limits of tho city of North
Platto for 1921, and upon which' tho
levies will be assessed, is six million,
three hurUred and olghty-BOVen thous.
ana dollars. In past years tho basis
of valuation has been onc-flfth tho ac
tual value. This does not mean that
tho city can run "hog wild" in levying
taxes, as under tho full vnluatlon law
the levies can only bo one-fifth the
amount they woro In formor years.
This means that tho amount of monov
38, May 19S, Juno G25, July 1227, Aug- that can bo raised by taxation dollar
ust 1G52, six Idlays in September for dollar is not greater than in form
total 3,988.
The cost of maintaining the free
camp grounfl from April 16th, the date
on which the grounds were opened
for tho season, to September 1st, has
beon $794.78. Tho number of cars
parked on the grounds by ..njpntha
this year has been as follows: April
i or years.
Ed. Todenhoff, the local stock buy
er, is shipping out an average of ten
to twelve cars of hogs each week, with
a car of cattlo sandwiched In now and
then. Mr. Todenhoff keeps a buyer on
the road all tho time, and many of the
Miss Florence Wilcox ontortainod at
six o'clock dinner last evening at nor
home in honor of Miss Eva Iloagland
who will leave this weok for Lincoln
where sho attends the Stato University.
In another column wo are publish
ing the advertisomont of tho BonrU
of County Commissioners of Lincoln
County for bids for building the new
court house, Architect Borllnghof
oanio tip from Lincoln last wook and
prosonted tho complotojl plans nnd
specifications of tho now structure
jo tno Commissioners al they woro
approved. Thon by resolution tho
Board ordorod County Clork Allon to
ndvortlso for bids for tho building of
tho structure. All bilJe aro to bo seal
ed and delivered to tho Cleric not later
than twclvo o'clock noon pn Octobor
10. This glvos tho contractors over
thirty days In which to got prlcos and
mako estimates. Tho building is esti
mate by tho architect to cost about
$1S0,000.00 without fumlturo and fix
tures. When tho bids aro opened the
Commissioners will hnvo tho authority
to nccopt tho ono which in tholr judg
ment Is tho lowest nnd best bid or to
rojoct them nil If thoy aro not satisfied.
PAH FBSTIVAL TO UK 1IKLD AT
11 1(5 X ELL COMMUNITY
CENTO.
Tho people of IHgnoll nifd vicinity
havo planned a fall fostlval fpr Fri
day Sept. 10. Thoy aro going to hold
tho colobnttlon, at tho school corner
and wilt hnvo a big tout for tho ex
hibits. This will lncludo all kinds
of farm products iuid tho host will
be brought to Uio Lincoln County
Fair nnd ontoraa for tho grand pro
duct prlzo. In addition to tho exhibit
thoro will bo a parade at olovon, sporta
at two anfl speaking both nftornoon
and ovonlng. Mrs. I. M. Aborcromblo
Is giving out Information to thoso who
aro Intorosted. Write hor. A goodl
crowd is assured If tho wonthor Is
favornblo and tho results of tho fost
lval cannot but make tho pooplo hotter
farmers nnd bottor citizens.
Tho Inst roport from tho offlco of
County Treasurer Sotlor shows that
up to Sept. 1st ho hnd tssuaat 3S97
auto llconsos Blnco tho first of the
yoar. This Is about four hundred undo
tho number Issued at this tlmo Ins-t
yoar.
popular sunn store makes
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN
ITS MANAGEMENT.
AUTO DRIVERS TAKE NOTICE
Your Attention is
ARRESTED
while wo inform you that Dottv Compson will make her first appear
ance in "Prisoners of Lovo" at tho Sun Theatre on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday. Miss Compson was elevated to stardom as the result of
her wonderful portrayal of tho role of the girl in George Loane
Tucker's "Miracle Man" and Is personally producing her own pictures
for distribution by Goldwyn "Prisoners of Lovo" Is a
BIG- FINE
entertainment. On the first day that it is shown at the Sun Mrlve f
the theatre, and after
Leaving Your Gar
in a saro place, you can enjoy ono of the most dolightful photo-plays
over produced. After you have seen Hetty Compson you will want to
pay
COXJRT
to this wonderful girl who ropents tho triumph sho achieved in the
"Miracle Man." The picture ij loalded with
SPEED
and you will Im willing to drle
Thirty Miles
to see it Don't forget
PRISONERS
OF LOVE
At The SUN Theatre,
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Win. Burger, who camo to North
Platto from GranJl Island somo tlmo
ago ana who has boon mnnagor of
Duck's Hootorlo during tho past yoar,
has been trnnsforcd to Lincoln. Ilq
has mado many friends in tho city all
of whom wish him tho host of succors
In his now location. Ho is succeeded
by Theodore Wontlnnd who has boon
associated with Mr. Burgnor in tho
buslnpss-hero. Mr. Murphy of Koarnoy
will tako Mr. Wentlaud's place. Wo
congratulate Mr. WontlanlJ an his
promotion nnd wish him a long nnd
prosperous term as manager of this
enterprising store.
Mrs. Burt McGraw of Sutherland
was an out of town visitor yestorday.
N'ool Bullock went to Imporlnl, Ncbr
today to entor tho races thoro.
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.Too Plzor arrived homo from Hast
ings Wednesday to visit his parents
Mr. nnd Mrs. Julius Pl.er before going
to Lincoln whero ho attends tho stato
university.
Miss Mary Donnls of Lincoln loft
yostorday for hor homo aftor visiting
Miss Nina Elder onrotito from ObIi-
kosh whero she hnd been visiting.
Beautiful lino of Gngo lints. The
Leader Mercantile Co.
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TWENTIETH CENTUJtY CLUB TO
PLACE CLU1J MEMUElt NAMES
TS THE YEAH HOOK.
At tho goouVfollowshlp banquet o2
the Twontloth Contury Club last Tues
day night It was announced that alh
now members who join In tho near
future will hnvo their names printed
in tho membership list of tho annual
year book.
Tho club opons Its doors to all la
lntorostod In tho club work. The
yoar book will bo sent to tho prlntor
In n short tlmo and tho officers sav
thoy want tho list to bo complete.
Memberships may bo given to M"rs.
Sholvor or Mrs. Tout.
MANY FOOTJIALL ENTHUSIASTS
TUKX OUT FOR l'HACTICE
THIS YEAR
Thirty-one boys turned out for
football practice Tuesday night and
things aro starting off with prospocts
for ono of tho biggest seasons North
Pfntto hnB over had. A number of Inst
year's lettor men nro back. Coach Ne
ville will be assisted by E. L. Steph
ens. A good schedule has been sn
curcjl for tho soason.
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"Lost you forgot" wo aro closing out
our entlro Btock of Blankets at sac
rificing prices. Buy whllo buying Is
good. E. T, Tramp & Sons.
Mr. nnd Mrs. II. A. Brooks, Mr and
Mrs. David Brooks and Mr. ana Mrs.
John Tucker roturned WodnesHay
from a fishing trip to Artaburn's lake.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woodrow, or
Amos, Iowa, returned to tholr homo
yestorday aftor vlBltlng at tho homo ox
tho hitter's sister, Mrs. G. E. Chittenden.
Your Interest
First
In the pioneer dnys of automobile mer
chandising, the dealer was regarded pri
marily as the representative of a factory.
Today the principal obligation of the
dealer is to the car owner.
Our constant endeavor is to make the
man who buys a car here feel that this is his
personal automobile headquarters a place
where his interests are &iven first and con
stant attention.
0DGEBRQTHER5
MOTOR CAR
.. V. ROMIGH, Dealer
6th and Locust
Tolophono 814.
llassler Shock Absorbers for Dodge Brothers cars
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