THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIDliNE.
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INTERESTING ITEMS MUMI EX
CHANGES WHICH REACH
OUR DESK.
HAVE TO DO IT
Postmaster Swanson. will go to No.
PJntte tonight nnd tomorrow will tako
civil sorvlco examination for re-ap-polntment
to tho offlco ol postmaster.
Wo understand that Grover Crano Is
also an applicant for tho offlco and
will tako tho examination too. Oar
ilcn Co. News.
uftor dark. Flvo hundred and ono cnr"
passed. Did yon guess that many?
Horshey Times..
FORETOLD DEATH
Mr. Chrlstonsen of Maxwell, father
of Mrs. Wosloy Wlghtmnn, died very
suddenly at hIH homo last Friday ev
erting, Sept. 2, 1921. Mr. Chrlstonscn
told a member of tho family that he
was tired und would Ho down to rest,
but In a short time called and said ho
was dying, and passed away very
shortly afterwards. Funeral services
wore held in Maxwell Sunday aftor
noon. Interment was In tho Brady
cemetery. Brady Vindicator.
INVESTIGATES
J. H. Hausor, deputy stato fire war
don, was in Arthur Saturday ovontn?
and hold nn all night session Investi
gating tho causo of tho recent Ilro.
Two witnesses woro on tho carpet
Bovoral, hours, but no conclusive ovl
fionco could bo found to warrant fur
thor proceedings, nnd early Sunday
morning tho state olTIcor loft for Sld
noy. Arthur enterprise.
HIGHWAY TRAVEL
Ono family, living on tho Lincoln
Highway in Ilcrshoy, took tho troublo
recently to count tho number of auto
mobiles that passed during ono day.
Now, boforo you road tho rest of
this, just mako a guess. They start
ed counting about seven o-clock in the
morning nnd continued until Bhortly
CORN AND BEANS
I. V. Zook sold over 347 dozen ears
of sweet corn and 172 gallons of
string beans ralsgd on one-half am
of ground in west Hcrshev this sea
son, notting him -138.00 for his la
bors nnd leaving him about ton
bushels Of seed corn for next season
ns well nfl some beans. His tract
of land ls Irrigated, but "Daddy" Is a
real gardener nnd has learned tho art
of making two stalks of corn grow
where ono grow boforo, nnd to think
that ho ls now past 78 years old, yet
lio Is as spry as many men of 50.1
Horshey Times.
AEROPLANE
Tho Toncray noroplano with which
tho darodovll stunts woro put on at
Lyman last week, and which wns to
have been usod Sunday In a simi
lar oxhlbltlon at Scottsbluff, was
brought down to tho Country Club
grounds and supposedly anchored
safely, Tho hoavy wind of Frldav
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
neighbors and the crowds and forget
your troubles.
Something Educational and Instructive.
DO NOT MISS THIS!
For information write Mrs. I. M. Abercrombie,,
Bignell, Nebraska.
night howevor smashed It up so badly
that It was almost useless, and It was
brought Into Gerlng and stored at tho (
French garago awaiting me rcceua
of repairs. Another plane was se
cured to lilt tho base'ball date, bu'.i
the thrills originally destined as
trimmings woro absent- Giving
Courier. rf . I I
MARJORIE
Sidney has lost for a time her prettv
llttlo dancing girl, Marjorlo Walllck.
Tho high class company, the Gler
dorff, which played so pleasingly early
In tho week at tho U. S. A. contracted
Marjorle for a limited tlmo until she(
makes a final decision. She Hill plaj
with them for two weeks In Omaha,
and thenco to Florida and abroad.
Thoy are considering a South Ameri
can contract. This company la ono
of the most pleasing concert troupes
that Manager Parks has ever billed,
and tho opportunity offered is one!
that Marjorlo (loo3 well to grasp. Sid-!
noy friends wish her only tho best of
n successful career. Sidney Tele
graph. OUT OF. ORDER
Tho pump at tho north water sta
tion wont out of commission last Mon
day, and tho city has since then been
receiving lta supply of water from
the now station at tho west end "f
Nnth street. The old north pump has
heen In constant use for fourteen
yoars, but since Us collapse it will
tako at least two weeks to repair If
properly. Workmen wero Immediately
put on tho job. Had not tho new
pumping station been put In several
months ago the city would have been
without water for all purposes this
week. At least, credit Is duo those
officials with long enough hoads to
foresee In the past a possible and very
probable emergency, such as actualy
camo this week. Gothenburg Inde
pendent. ;
It Is not known Just what their pur
pose of marching on the court house
wan, nor Mo we really believe they had
one other than the spirit of rowdyism,
but It Is out of such Irresponsible
groups as this that the spirit of riot
and tragedy is developed. Mayor Gra
blll quickly realized the situation and
hajl twenty American Legion boys
doputlzed and orderc that the street,
bo cleared. In twenty minutes you
could have swept the streets with a
machine gun anil not hit a person,
beast or automobile.
It was quickly and plainly hlemon
strated that the better citizenry of
Sidney will not tolerate any semblancj
of mob law. If there has been any
crime committed wo have our courts
of justice to meet the proper punish
ment and everyone is entitled to a fair
trial. Sjlney Telegraph. ,
TOMATOES
$1.50 a bushel at our place.
$1.75 a bushel dollvorod.
NORTH PLATTE FLORAL CO
FIELD DAY
The Odd Fellows' Field Day held in
Drlngman's grove last Friday was a
success from every vlowpolnt Odd
Follows and their families from North
Platte, Horshey, Sutherland and Fax
ton, to the number of about flvo hun
drod, spent the day visiting and enjoy,
lng the sports. Forty gallons of Ice
cream, a ton of watermelons and some
sixty gallons of lemonade vanished
during the afternoon. The sports
consisted of tugs of war, foot race3,
nail driving contests, pitching horse
shoos, ball game, etc. Before leaving
tho grounds an organization wns ht
fectod and officers elected to arrange
for another picnic next year. In the
ovonlng thoso who desired onjoyed the
dance given In tho American Legion
hall. Sutherland Courlor.
Vulcanizing j
Tires, Tubes and Ac
cessories.
FERO STREITZ
g VULCANIZING CO.
Phono G25W.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
About ten o'clock Tuesday ovonlng n
crowd of unknowns nppoarod on the
streot anil before tho citizens wero
awnro of what wns happening, had
pulley up a blazing straw dummy to
half mast on tho flag polo at tho Inter
section of Second street nnd Central
nvonuo. When Ilro had consumed tho
(dummy, with a Bhout of "Let's Go,"
thoy headed for tho court house. A
thoy reached tho lawn, a shot from
an unknown source, shattered a light
globo above tholr heads, which dotor
ed them.
AMERICA TO HAVE WONDERFUL "BRIDGE OF SHIPS."
This bridge is to be built in 90 days across the Hudson from, Yonkcrs, N. Y., to -New Je" "ing
.Uncle Sam's useless wooden ships. It will last ten years and be :a scientific tnsmcen
will raise the boats and therefore raise the bridge, Copyright pictures prnucu uy u
with Popular Science Monthly.
BONDS CARRY ' T '
Tuesday was a big day along the
proposed transmission lino. Brad,y
an(j Maxwell voted upon the prop
osition of bulbing the line east of
North Platte to Brady-through Max
well and the majority w-as heavy lu
both towns for the project. Paxton
voted upon the propostlon the same
day and caried It with but one dis
senting vote and thus takes tho blue
ribbon In the transmission line con
test. Tho election on this proposition
was held In Hershey on August 30th
and In Sutherland on August 31st,
both of these towns giving good maj.
nrltles for the line. .
Following is tho vote of the five
towns :
HERSHEY
For the line 137
Against the line 31
SUTHERLAND .
For the line .... 147
Against the line 23
PAXTON
For tho line .J,',! . .y,: 13S
BRADY : 'A,"
For the line 102
Against the line . 20
MAXWELL
For tho line 7"
Against the line 3U
Some fellow at Maxwell voted for
one pdoposltlon and against the other
through Ignorance, a change of heart
boforo he had finished his voting, a
desire to bo neutral on the proposition
or for some other cause.
Total for the lino 593
Total against tho lino 80
Notice for bids on the construction
of the lino aro now being published
In the flvo towns and by the first of
October all' detatls should, bo com.
ploted, the contract let and within
a few weeks actual work of construe.
tlon should begin. Mr. Brownell has
repeatedly said that construction work
will be pushed as rapidly as posslbla
and that with a full forco practically
a mile of line a day should be built
This means that by the first of the
year the five towns will bo supplied
with twenty four hour servico from
tho North Platto Light & Power Co.'s
plant and tho peoplo will havo the
advantages of a metropolitan city so
far as eleorlclty is concerned. Not
until tho work is completed and tho
ju'-e turned on will tho peoplo fully
roaltre the advantages of this line and
system. Mnxwoll Tolopost
EXTENSION ROAD NO .11.
To Whom it May Concorn:
Tho Hoard f County Commission
ors for Lincoln County, Nebraska,
have mado tho following resolution:
Tho Board of County Commissioners
for Lincoln County, Nebraska, being
of tho opinion that tho public good re
quires it, hereby declaro the section
lino running north between tho NWA
of Sec. 4 and tho NE,4 Sec. G In T. 14
R. 30 and beoween Sections 32 and 33
29 nnd 28, 20 and 21, 17 and 10, 8 and
9, nnd 4 and 5, T. 15, R, 30, all wost
of the Gth P. M. to bo opened to tho
public, and tho County Clerk ls hereby
directed to advertise for claims for
damages nnd to havo samo appraised
and tho County Surveyor is heroby
dlrocted to survey snmo. All claims
for damages or objections Uioroto by
ronson of opening said abovo men
tlonod section linos must be filed in
tho office of tho County Clork on or
boforo 12 o'clock noon on tho 21st
day of Novombor, 1921, or said road
will bo established without retorenco
thoreto.
Dated at North Platto. Nobraska
this 9th day of Septembor, 1921.
K S. ALLEN,
County Clerk,
Ed Kierig,
Auctioneer.
General Farm Sales A Specialty, als
Rcnl Estate. References and Date?
First Piatlonni Bank.
North Platto, Nebraska.
Signed and sealed bids and propos
als on the New Lincoln County Court
House, North Platte, Nobraska, will
be received anil filed In tho office of
A. S. Allen, County Clerk, North
Platto, Nebraska, up until 12 o'clock
noon (Central Time) on Monday, Oc
tober 10, 1921, for the erection of a
Court House Building for Lincoln
County, Nebraska, to be erected at
North Platte, Nebraska, In accordance
with the Plans and Specifications pre
pared by George A. Berllnghof, Archi
tect, Orpheum Theatre Building, Lin
coln, Nebraska.
Bids and proposals will be received
as follows:
1. General Contracb
2. Heating and Plumbing.
3. Electric, Wiring. '
Plans and specifications may bo
seen at the office of tho County Clerk,
North Platte, Nebraska, at the office
of the Architect, Orpheum Theatre
Building, Lincoln, Nebraska, also at
the offices of the following BuUUefs
Exchanges: Omaha, Nebr., St. JosepU,
Mo., Kansas City, Mo. '
Contractors desiring plans and
specifications for their individual or
private use may obtain same from tho
Architect by making a deposit of
$100.00 of which $90.00 will be re
turned when .plans and specifications
aro returneH to Architect In good con"
dltion, and bona-fide proposal or bid
filed with the County Clerk on the day
of letting.
Each bid or proposal, In oilier to be
considered, must bo accompanied by
either a certified check or a Bidder's
bonl in the amount of flvo per cent
(5) of bid and mad payable to S. M.
Souder County Treasurer.
The Board of County Commissioners
for Lincoln County, Nebraska, reserves
the right to reject any and all bids
and waive defects in same.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners for Lincoln County,
Nebraska, dated this 6fh day of Sept.,
1921.
B. H. SPRINGER,
T. M. COHAGEN,
H. COKER,
County Commissioners.
GEORGE A. BBRLINGHOF,
Architect.
Attest:
A. S. ALLEN,
County Clerk. (SEAL)
I J. S. TWINEM M.D.
If Homeopathic Physician &
Surgeon " 8
Construction Surgerj
8 Ilospltnl Accommodation
. rlnlto Valley Hospital
g ForiHC Name Twincm Hospital,
$ NORTH MilTE, NEBR.
JOHN S. SIMMS, M. tJ. .
Special Attention Given to
Surgery
McDonald Bank Building
Office Phone 83 Residence 38
DR. HAROLD FENNER
Osteopath
OVER HIRSCHFELD'S
Office Phone 333 Res. Phone 1029
DR. REDFIELD
PHYSICIAN, OBSTETRICIAN
Surgeon, X-Ray
Calls Promptly Answered Night or Day
Phones Offlco 642, Residence 676
DERRYBERRY & FORBES,
Licensed Embalmers
Undertakers and Funeral Director!
Day Phone 41
Night Phono Black 588
W. T. PRITCHARD
Graduate Veterinarian
Ex-Government Veterinarian and ex
aaslstant deputy State Veterinarian.
Hospital 315 South Vine Street Hob
pltal Phone 633, House Phone 633.
DRS. STATES & STATES
Chiropractors
5, C. 7 Building & Loan Bnildlng.
Office Phone 70. Res. Phone 1242
DR. J. R. McKIRAHAN
Practice Limited to Diseases ol
Women and Surgery
OVER REXALL DRUG STORE
Phones Office 113. Residence 640J
The Farmer's Auctioneer
H. M. Johansen,
North Platte, Nebraska.
Phone 783F3
For those who do not have enough
stock or machinery for a general
farm sale, I am located so I can hold
a combination sale at North Platto
or at tho Falrvlew dairy 1 miles
west of town. I havo always got
enough stock or machinery listed with
mo so wo can hold a combination sale
any time.
OTIS R. TLATT, M. D
Physician and Surgeon
X-RA.Y
Diagnosis and Treatment
Calls answered Day and Night
Over Union Stato Bank.
Offlco Phono 296 Houbo Phono 1236J
Offlco 340 , Hoobo1251
DR. W. I. SHAFFER
Osteopath Physician
Over the Oasis. North PlatU.
Office phone 241. Res. phone 217
L. C. DROST,
Osteopathic Physician
North Platte, Nebraska
Knights of Columbus Building.
WYLIE WALKER
Expert Piano Tuner and Ropairer.
Leave orders at 914 W. 4th St.
Or Phono 334.
GEO. B. DENT
Physician anil Surgeon
Special Attention Given to Snrgery
and Obstetrics
Office Building & Loan Building
rnone: unico 13U. Residence 11B
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT
Estato No. 1809 of Allco R. Hoyso, do
ceased, in tho County Curt of Lin
coln County, Nebraska.
Tho Stato of Nobraska, to all per
sons Interested in tho said Estate tako
notlco that tho Administrator kas
filed a final account and roport of his
administration and a petition for final
settlement and dlschargo as such ad
ministrator, which havo been set for
hearing before said court on Septem
ber 13, 1921, at 10 o'clock a, nt., whon
you may appear and contest the same.
Dated August 19, 1921.
WM. H. C. WOODHURST.
SHERIFF'S SALE
By vlrtuo of an order of solo issued
from tho District Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska, upon a doexoe of
foreclosure rendored in said Oouit
"wherein Continental Guaranty Cor
poration, a Corporation, Is pkifhtlit,
and Fred J. Bremors ls defondanwj,
nnd to mo dlrocted, I will on Che Mth
day of Septembor, 1JK51, at two o'clock
r. M. at tho east front door of tho
Court House in North Platto, Lincoln
County, Nebraska, sell at Pmblte Amo
tion to the highest bidder for cask,
to satisfy said docreo, lntareet and
coats, tho following doscrlbod rropw
ty, to-wit:
Lot Ten (10) of Platteviaw Subdi
vision, Lincoln County, Nobnufea.
Dated Nortli Platto, No., Aiignflt 15,
Z921.
A. J. Salisbury, Sheriff.
