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Entored nt tho North Plulto, Nebraska M By EDWARD BRONSON.
Tfmitfflnn ft a Cnnnnd Pinna MnMnr .V tV
By EDVINA ROSATTO.
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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EDITORIAL.
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Hune items were loft out of our(
last issue thrqugh bntl luck In this
office. An obituary of Kiul Davis was
proparcd for ua and then disappeared'
boforo It could bo set Into typo. An
nccount of tho trip mado by Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Richards was written and
it .it..... i mi - . i.
it dlsnppearod. The write up of tho
Blgncll Fall. Festival did not get Into
tho papor although vory carofully
proparcd. This Is an easy thing to
do hero thoro are so many papers. to
bo handled but wo thp.ncn we had
guarded against their getting away.
Evidently somoono has put them In
tho wrong place and thoy cguld nut
bo foundl It Is regretted affd every
effort will 1)o malo In tho future to
provont such happenings.
A man at tho fair was tolliug us of
a stunt thoy pulled off at Holdrcgn
this year. According to tho story tho
Holdrogo Chnmbor of Commerce got
hold of nn enormous pumpkin a yoar
ago and saved tho soods. With oacb
ten dollar purchaso they gave a num
ber of these soods. Thon thoy' hold a
thousand t dollar pumpkin show Mils
fall. Tho largest pumpkin rocolved a
flvo hundred dollar prlzo and anothor
flvo hundred dollars was dlvldod n
mong tho other prize winnors. Tho
largest pumpkin i"ei"hcd 105 pounds.
A groat deal of Jntorcst wns manifest
in tho contest on account of tho largo
prlzoB and tho vicinity around Hold
rogo Will havo nn abundanco of largn
pumpkins raised each year for a long
time to come.
G. H. Whlto of Malvern, Iowa, was
the Judge of tho cattlo oxhlbit, In a
conversation yesterday morning ho
complimented tho Lincoln County ex
hibitors for tho flno cattlo ho found
hero. One nine month old bull which
was ralsod in Lincoln County was sin
gled out for special notice. Ho said
it was one of tho best animals of Its
ago and1' kind he had over seen. Ho
Judged tho Nebraska bred bulls at
tho State Fair this year and has been
a breeder for 20 years and nn' export
cattlo Judge for 7 years. He was
speaking of Sultan, Jr., a Hereford
ralsod and owned by Scott McCrono.
That Is prgtty high commendation fo
Lincoln County cnttlo.
County Superintendent Cochran
has Uron oxtromoly busy this week
with tho Teachers' Institute. When
soon yesterday she -said tho Fall ln
tltuto has boon a succoss. Practical
ly evory teacher In Lincoln County
bar t&. prewnt and this includes
tho rural and city toachors. In dl
cusslng tho mutter of toachors this
year Mrs. Cochran paid a compliment
to the mon and womon who are em
ployed In Lincoln County school.
"Tho nro tho highest typo of teach
on wo havo had Blnco I havo boon.
Comity Superintendent," sho said.
"Not ono leachor Is In tho schools
of Lincoln County 'now who Is not
qualified for tho placo hold. Wo havo
sovoral who aro teaching without
fully quallftod cortlllcatos but thoy
nro 6rrouB who hold cortlflcatos of
equal griido'in ohor states and nro
JitBt waiting for cortnln formalities
boforo thoy hold tho propor qualifica
tions hore." Mrs. Cochran la qulto
pleased wltli tho prospects for tho
yonr's work In tlio schools of tlip
county and hor optimism scorns to bs
woll founded.
Mr and Mrs. Dave Lawler roturnod
to their homo In Paxton, yostorday af
ter standing the County Fair.
Executives!
T7"EP a Corona hi thfl
S crter of your dock I
Yoen you want to wrlto
a oonMcattal leUtsr, or
daih off a memo you
cm; rlte it with Corona
quicker, easier, more legi
bly than by hand.
Call at the nearest C
store or we will Uu.
stratoatyour convenience.
Stone's Drug Store.
VVuigJir,i lbs.
IoM nod flto
Jlna:ioatcrr-
Ska with
CoroNA
The Perfoml Writing h'adimt
SIUISGKII'TION I
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When the chnlrinnn of tho Inspec
tlon hoard announced the closing of
j the polls, Alnsworth, wlio stood Just
within thu mil( Q conscious of u
quick tlirill of anxiety n ml doubt. Ills
reason told him Unit his plurality of u
your before was an earnest of success,
but bis Instinct warned him of fnll-
ure. ' He rollt his clgur and leaned
nfcnllst tM rftl)ng wlth 8tU(1,e(I cnre.
lossnoss. lie wished to keep his face
expressionless during the count. DI-
redtly opposite him stood the Tarn-
many captain, and bo knew that the
Tammany Inspectors were watching
l,.lm " .ll0'r Vvarml their tally
siiocir. no co u suppress any sign
of 0Xllltntlfm lf he won. ll0 m01int to
steel himself against visible disap
pointment If he lost. For him tho re
sult In this one district would toll tho
story of the election.
The room was tense with excite
mont as tho formalities proscribed by
law were compHt'd with.
The candidate watched the opening
of Iho Ilnnl ballot listlessly. He knew
that he was beaten.
At the club house he pushed his way
through the crowd. "It Is all over,"
he said.
District captains reported at Inter
vols, some by telephone, some In per
son, handing over their slips with brief
comment,
"It was simply h I In the Eight
tetith," announced one as he gave the
secretary his report.
The telephone rang aguln, aiTfl th.
secretary turned to Alnsworth.
"Your wife wants to sponk to you.'
Alnsworth spoke Into the, transmit
ter. "Wo will postpone our winter In Al
bany," he said. "The people don't
appreciate us,"
Tho light tone and tho Jest were for
thoso who stood around him. The can
didate knew that no assumption of
cflrolessness would deceive the woman
at the other end of the wilro.
Alnsworth resumetr his ftent on Ui
tvlge of the table.
"You were going to take her with
jou?" asked tho louder.
Alnsworth nodded.
"Too bad," said the leader, relapsing
Into silence. ' i
Presently It was certain that the
state had, been saved by the unexpect
ed magnitude of rural majorities.
The streets were quiet us Alnsworth
walked home. lie listened curiously
to his own foot-fiills, and noted .as ,lf
for tho llrst tlie familiar buildings
and shop windows. , , , (
Ills wife met him in the hallway,.
"Dearest, poor, dearest I" she said,
with her arms around him.
They went Into bis fjtudy and sat
down at bis table, pushing mi accumu
lation of papers from blip distaste
fully. Ills' wife sat opposite, watch
ing him.
"Well?" she said presently.
"I'm Just simply beaten," he an
swered. "That's all."
"IladlyV" '.
"Pretty badly. I don't know Just
how much. It doesn't uiiike any dif
ference." '
There wns a long silence. lie no.
tlced a wistful look in hor eye. und
came across to her.
She smiled rather curiously, no
thought ami stopped hint with fc ten
der bund over bis mouth.
"llushl"
"Hut you will,"
"How blind you are!"
"Wind?"
"Yes. Shall I tell you the truth?"
"Of course."
She walked nwny from him a little,
still looking nt him and smiling curi
ously. "Then listen." she said. "If It woro
not for your disappointment, I should
be glnd, glad, glad I What do I care
tor a wlntor In Alhnny, or nnywhere,
when I nin not li p'art of your life?
Oh, you don't know how I havo prayed
to keep from wishing, hoping, that you
would losol I wanted to hnvo you
win, because your heart wns bound
up In It: but I oh, I only wanted
you I I am n foolish woman, perhaps,
but 1 was Jealous of your other life."
Sho was sobbing passionately as
Alnsworth caught her In his arms.
"Doaror," he said humbly, "I never
know 1"
"No, you never knew."
"And you enrod so muchT'
"Do I care? Oh. my husband I"
Tho slleni" which followod was
brokon by the sound of baro, tiny feet
In tho hallway. A curtain was parted
doubtfully, and a small volco cau
tiously announced:
"I got Unosome, mnvver. I'm
n-comln' In !" And thon a Joyous "Oh,
tboro's my papa I"
I Seated on a beloved but unfamiliar
. knooi a curly hcnd nostllng against tho
! dofontod candidate's wnlstcont, an anx
ious Inquiry followed:
"Ilns you got to go In Just n mln
' utb, pupa J"
I- "No, darling. Why?"
"I 'was 'frald you had to. I've been
, wlshln' I'd see you, evor so long!"
Half an hour Inter the door-bell
, rung, though It was long past raid
I night. Tho child was fast asleep. In
' Alnsworth's urius.
j "I saw -'your light as I was turning
. In," said tho visitor, "and, lato as lt:ls,
I could not keep from coining to tell
you how wo all feel about your do
feat It Is simply u shame."
The candidate stared blankly,
"Oh," bo said, after a little, "you
aro speaking of the election,
forgotten all about It I"
I lm'd
( 1121, by McClure Newtpaoer Syndicate.)
Tho sky wns threatening, with Its
ominous masses of purplish black
thunder clouds streaked every now
and then with Hashes of chain light-,
nlng. Though the storm was still at
some dlstunce from tho quiet lake,
veryono was scurrying In to the land
ing, for It give promise of being a
severe one. ,
Tlio group of girls at the boathouso
wero casting frequent glances at Uie
approaching dnrknoss In the heavens,
Only one of them stood silently
opart. Sho scorned to bo gazing va
cantly out over the expanse of wa
ter. "Why. Altai" cried Muriel llrown,
a tiny blonde. "Surely you aro not
frightened by tho storm I"
Alta slowly shook her head. Tho
girls whispered covortly to ono ' nn
othor, for they know that It wa3 not
tho fright of tho storm that troubled
Alta.
"Flo I Alta Winston l" said Muriel In
mock Indignation. She seemed to be
leader of tlio group. "Thinking of
Mr. Hilton? You arc a fine bachelor
girl. I supposo It Is qulto natural to
bo so anxious for one's future brother-in-law,
Isn't It, girls?"
They Joined In her merry peul of
laughter. Strangoly Alta did not par
ticipate In their fun. Tho storm was
qulto near now, and one by one they
sped timorously from tho boathouso
to their camp. Only Muriel remained,
with Alta., Sho was troubled by the
girl's seeming moodiness,
"I nm sorry," sho began, half apolo
getically, putting her arm around Al
ta's waist, "but I didn't mean to be
rude. I novcr knew you to be so smlt
ten with any fellow like this, and we
do hnto to lose you."
"Please don't Jest, Muriel." Alta
Interposed, "Why won't you girls lake
mo seriously. You have often heard
me speak of Hurry. You know ho Is
engaged to Helen. He has often tensed
mo about our 'bachelor camp,' and I
Invited him up while, Helen wns away
on his vacation. Now be Is out alone
on .bat lako" her volco broke as a
Warning 'rumble announced tho begin
ning of the storm. "He doesn't know
nbout the drop at tho mill up nt the
other end. After nil, he Is like a broth
er and "
"You silly girl," Interrupted MurlelJ
though her henrt sank Inwardly. "Ho
will be In any moment. Oh!" slid
started at a fearful crush of thunder.
"Coino back from that door, Attn. It
Is dangerous to stand near It I"
"I have watched the lake Hncc bS
ivent out. f iiinde blm promise not to"
go far, for some vague" foreboding
troubled me," she spoke ns If to her
self. "It Is all my fault. It Would
kill Helen If nnythlng should bapperi'.
There s only ono thing for nlc to do,"
and she started for tho landing. Mu
riel had only dimly grasped the nienn
Ing of her words.
"Alta Winston !" she cried, seizing
her by the hands. "You won't go out
on that lako In this storm. It Is in ini
tios'; It's worse It's death!"
Muriel's efforts to stop her were
futile. With a quiet smile she thrust
tho llttlo blonde from her and In trice
was down on tho landing and Into her
motor bout. Muriel gasped in dis
may and her face went as white as
her sailor dress. Sho stepped to the
head of the landing. As she did, a
vivid flash of lightning lighted the
whole of tho dnrkenlng lnke.
It did not take long for Muriel to
spread the news, even though tho
slorm was at Its height; but luckily
bdtlt storm and peril proved to be not
ffs great as had been threatened.
In less thnn three-quarters of an
hour the boathouso was thronged with
people. Though tho wntcrs of the
lako were still tossing wildly, mnny
were starting out nftcr the bravo girl
when a cry went up that her motor
boat had boon henrd.
In the meantime Muriel wns sur
rounded by a bevy of anxious ques
Honors. "Just to think," sho kept saying,
"nor bravory was In vain, for Ilnrry
Hilton had already put In at ono of
tho other equips, where they mistook
him for ono of their now members
who Is missing. Ho Is. right horo now,
while poor Alta Is probably drowned."
A loud cheer proved thut she was
mistaken about Alta's dangor, for that
young lady had already reached tho
landing. It wns bard to distinguish
hor In tho darkness, but ns tho lan
tern shono upon her its light disclosed
n rather bedraggled but Joyful Alta.
"I've got him 1" sho smiled weakly.
"He wns Just drifting to tho drop when
be capsized. It was hard work, but"
Sho stopped abruptly. There boforo
b- r with the lantern stood narrj Ull
t' 'i. Amazed, sho wntclied him shift
l - light upon tho unconscloiu form
U " wero lifting from tho hour. Then
st turned quickly to hldo her embnr
rn ment, for Ills fnco was a strange
one. Ho was tho missing camper.
About 10 o'clock that night Muriel
Interrupted tho rubber band of whist
at the "Hncholor Camp,"
"dlrls,1' she said, slamming the door
by way pf announcing tho lniportnnco
of hcrappearnnco. "The doctor said
that Alta's camper needed a nurse, so
Bho remained to fill the position. I
guess -wo' havo lost her this tlmo nil
right. Do you know, I nm going to
make nn addition to tho rules of the
camp, 'No member can under any
condition go fishing during a thunder
storm.' "
fSPPlWMw 'COPYRIGHT 1911 rUO.AUTDCASTCn BtV. C
HAItlt WIIIH fi:nci: phonks akk
fllKAP ASI OFTKX QUIT!'
EFFICIENT, Tho Weekly News Lettor of tho De
partment of Agriculture says:
"Thoro nro still many rural homo
that do not have telephones, audi as
at present, economy In all lines n
Imperative, Intorest is reviving m ii
"bnrbad-wire system," which wis
more or less common In parts of the
west 20 years ago.
In Carson County. 9. D., the counrv
agricultural agent has assisted farm
ers to instnll such a system at an av
orago cost of material per farmor of
less than $20. Carson County Is 87
miles long and very sparsely settled,
although agricultural lands arJ
fenced. Standard telephone lines ap
peared to bo too' expensive, yet there
was a great need of facilitating com
munication. The county agent fur
nished Information regarding tho cost
of installing the lino, using porcelain
nail knobs for insulation, which cost
about $5. per mile. The knobs work
satisfactorily when tho barbed wire
Is tied to them with a short 'piece of
wlro.
In order further to reduce the cost
some farmers tried pieces of rubber
out from automobile Inner tubes a.
fnsulnto'rs. 'Pieces of the tubing lVa
inches squaro woro wound around, the
barbed wlro and fastoned to tho posts
with Staples. Tho county agent re
ports that this Insulation Is giving sat
isfaction, although, of course, the rub1
bor will deteriorate In time.
Tho farmors wero able to obtain
secondhand phones nt froth $5 to $20
each, and CO cents bought a llglitnlng
arrester, so that the final cost per
fnrmor was nominal.
Each farmer has his own special
ring, so thoro Is no expense for a cen
tral. It Is possible with a system like
this to connect various parts of tho
farm or distant barns with the houso,
or the tenant houso with tho farm
homo, nt a vory low cost. While such
a system leaves mifch to be desired
In tho way of sorvlce, It meets an
emergency nnd can bo mado to ans
wer, pending tho coming of timos
when conditions will warrant a more
oxpenalvo and more satisfactory sys
tem." o::.-
E AW, WILLIAM DAVIS.
Tho subject of this sketch was born
In North Platte, November 27, 18S2,
nd died In Portland, Orogon, Soptom
bor 11, at tho ago of almost 39 yonrs.
Ho attended the local schools during
his bovhood and as young man work
ed In tlit Union Pacific freight depart
ment, lator becoming a brakeman.
On Juno 8, 1905, ho was married to
Miss Anna May Guthorless of this city,
who survlvos him as do tholr two
chlldron. Biloon ago 12 and Bornlco
ago 10. In 1914 tho family moved to
Portland, Oregon, whero they havo
ljved continuously until tho death of
Mr. Davis Of Ills imniodlnto rolatlvo3
thoro are his mother, two brothors an"
four slstors, all living in Portland.
Tho funoral sorvicos woro hold In
tho Episcopal Church of North Platte
on Saturday, Soptombor 17 at 10:30 a.
in. nnd woro conducted by Tlov. W. II.
Mooro. Interment was In North Platto
cemotory.
Earl W. Davis was a mombor of tlie
Urothorhood of nallway Trainmen and
tho Anclont Order of tho Unltod Work
mon. Ho was woll known in NorMi
Platto and tho largo crowd which at
tended tho funornl spoko of tho warm
friendship which had existed botwoon
blm nqd ninny nooplo living bore. The
sympathy orTOrbio frlonds nnd many
othors Is oxtonded to tho unhappy:
family In tho loss of this good man.
ItoV C A. Klrchor of St. Paul, Ne
braska hns boon soourod for the sor
vicos lit tho Presbyterian Church noxt
Sunday. Ho will preach both morn
ing and evening. Tho church officials
doslro a full attendance of tho con
gregation at each service.
nn'w il.u"t 3 room house Illflll,re fT
For Snlc-S room modern '-home. On
torms. Phono 120GJ
i -
tVuUvLGirl "for housowork. Lbjlit
washlngsi Phono 12G0J".
Found Tire on rim. Call at this
office and identify.
For Kent Garage, inquiro 70S E.
Sixth. ,
For Sale Call ducks for hunting.
Geo. Kariger, ,Route 1, North Platte.
Wanted Girl for house work. 403
West Gth St. .
For Kent Two nicely furnished
roms, strictly modern. 40S E. riixth.
For Sale 5 lots. Call 703 W. 11th
between 8 a. 111. and 2 p. m. '
Wanted Responsible party to keep
gopd piano for its use this winter Can
give references. Phone 1077.
For Sa'lo Two hard coal burners
and ono soft coal stovo and one dining
table. 408 E. Sixth.
Wanted Girl for general house
work. Competent girl can command
gopd wages, Phone 132 .
For Sale One Radiant Home hard
cqal sove, good as now. A. O, Kocken,
220 West Sixth street.
To Trade A thoroughbred Duroc
Jersey boar for one of same breed.
Phone 7S1F11. C. H. Shin.
To Tritile House nm) lot
wash house, hen house and barn for
horses, cattlo and machinery. 30G E
10th. Phone 941 W.
Wanted To placo 300 head o 3
year old steers for feeding GO to 100
days. Feeder to take the gain. For
particulars see P. P. Maddox, phono
G94, North Platto, Nebr.
Wanted To ' rent In North Platte
furnished houso or apartment for
wlntor or board for lady with two
girls three and four years of ago.
Address H. C. Shofstall, Hershey,
Nobv.
For Salt 5 rooms and bath with
Areola boat, corner lot with fine Elm
trees, hedge fence, garage with ce
ment Uoor and driveway. Will sacri
fice for $4500 If taken within 30 days.
302 South Ash.
For Sale Breeding Cookorels, S. C.
Whlto Leghorns, S. C. Rhode Island
Reds,, Barred Rocks. 1 Prlcas $1 to $4
according to size and quality. No
cokerols for sale after October.
Poultry Department Exp. Sujbstatlon,
North Platto, Nobr.
For Sale Tho property at 1219 Vine
St. can bo purchased at your own
price and torms. This 1b n four room
concrete block houso with full base-
mont nnd garago. This Is a barealnj
homo for a small amount down 'i I
monthly payments. See Bratt, Guel
man & Buckley. .
Wiint ed Young women of good ed
ucation and rlgh moral character to
train for nursing In tho Bishop Clark
son Memorial Hospital, Omaha, Nebr.
Tho training school Is up to date and
is nccrodltod. High Sohool education
roqulred. Good homo conditions aro
I provided and personal Intorost Is tak
en In each student.
David Cole Creamery Co.
Pays Highest Price
For Gream.
310 EAST FRONT ST.
ROSCOE "FATTY" ARI1UCKL1!
Famous screen comedian , who
rnust-facc trial in San Francisco
ton the death of wf iss Virginia
RappcViTmoying picture actress who
ilied following a party in his room?
at a- San Francisco hotel.
MISS VIRGINIA RAPPE
Motion picture actress, who fdiect
following a party in Roscoe "Fattyji
Arbuckla's rooms at a San1 Fran
cisco hotel, rjncl which resulted'! in
an indictment charging. . nian-r,
slaughter being1 returned againsCj
the comedian.
MRS. ROSCOE ARBUCKLE
Mrs. Roscoe Arbucklc, who was
living apart from the famous' com
edian, went immediately to his as
sistance from her home in New
York. She says she will stand by
him through his trial for the dcatlil
of Miss Virginia Rappc.
Wil. WALDORF,
Tinner.
Makes or repairs anything made of
tin or sheet metal.
510 Locust. Under General Hospital.
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