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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., OGTOHKB 25, 1921. No. 83
, FIREMEN ANOUX0lTlAl!'Oir" TT. " " '
OPENS MONDAY
REGiLAu octouek Tintar cali,i:p
BY JITIKJK TUWKLL l'OK TUB
THIHTY-FIItST.
District Court will be in session
from Monday, Oct. 01 on for nn Indefi
nite term. The bur docket has just been
printed by this office and shows some
2BS cases awaiting action. Judge ,T.
L. Tew ell will occupy the bench with
Frank SmitU as reporter. The Jury
will be called for next week and the
court calendar will bo announced on
Monttay. There are two murder cases,
one against Samuel Simmons and the
other against Victor Moss. There are
forty-one divorce cases on the docket
and the usual number of equity, judg
ment, foreclosure nnd appeal caeeu
Twenty-four jurors have been sum
moned to act when Jury cases are up
Quite a number of naturalization
oases are before the court and will
come up on. the same day next week.
The docket Is the largest ever known
in this county and is accounted for by
the fct that the April term was post
poned -on account of the illness of
docket is an accumulation for almost
u -year. . IOCal lawyers are very busy
getting, ready for the big event and
some thirty outside attorneys -ars
gciedttled to appear if ttll the" oaees,
are called. ' V,
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itr. and Mrs. JR. H. Fowles wo
leaving today for tfioir home in Long
Begch, Ca,L Theylmta heon hero fi
ttest three monhs and, ha.Ve enjoyed
thalfflofl Nebraska weather during
that -time.
V.-g. Rotfe Hnlligan and daughter
returned to Lincoln yesterday after
spending two weeks at the J. 3. Halli
jran home. Many social fumiions
!invf neeu kivuh iu uum ui hud. hx
ligan during her visit here. ,
UBThr'ifty 5Ap
bnks. oh his
dignity ovevdr-&ws
L
As we see this
Bank servo neighbors
and' friends each
Week
The privilege of
Uoing NORTH PLATTE'S
HANK
is daily appreciated
by us.
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For none "hank on
their dignity" here,
but all bank on our
Personal Service and
friondiy co-operation.
This is truly a "Home
Hank for Home People."
InLerest rale 5 per rent.
Deposits in this bank are
protected by the Depositors
(iuarantee Fund of the Slate
of Nebraska.
UNION
STATE BAMK
. ALL
Grain Checks Cashed Here.
TIIEIIt BIG. SHOW "YOU
TELL 'UM."
In following out their plan to
raise money to securo tho 1922 Stale
Firemen's Convention hero, tho
North Platto Volunteer Flromon have
decided to put on a play entitled
"You Tell 'Em." Tho boys say it
will bo tho funniest, wittiest and best I
amateur "girlie" show put on In
Nebraska for years. Thoy claim that
twenty-five of tho host looking young ,
ladios In tho city aro being chosen
to tako thoso parts and that tho
most popular girl in the chorus, Ity
Z,!n , n li n.T vrn
rirlna nf tL Lim t iiTwirmnm,
i ot? r n T i !i if Vi
n.r in 'l l .tin, wilt bn hirl
rTt, , ,1 trn , rJ.Jll
at Firemen s Hall on Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
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SOUTII LINCOLN COUNTY NKWS
Out, Equity paid ten cents per cwt
more last Saturday than Maywood
dealers wero paying.
On account of the dry weather and
tho heavy hauling our roads are
about as bad as we have ever known
iiwm io oo hc hub umo ot uie year,
John T. Burton and wife of Bing-
ham, Nebr., are visiting tho former's-
brothers A. 0. and II. II. Burton or
Wollfloet and D. IT. Burton of May
wood. John is. a cattleman owning
i a large ranch In Sheridan county.
A ( well-worked road leading to a
town Is one of the best drawing
cards for that town. Townspeople
should keep this in mind and be and read of contagious,. Infect(4
willing to do a little to keep the or malignant diseases and to WK fne ninth' grade olass of the Jim
roads leading into town in good rules and regulations to safegulfd)fior high school will on joy a mas-
repair.
Waltor Low and family have mov-,
ed from North Platte to ono of A.
C. Burtons" farms near Wellfleet,
where Mr. Low will ongage iu the
art of peeling nubbins for Mr. Bur
ton. Corn is goOd in this locality
ajjd .although tho price, fJaemj Jow 4q
the buskers, thoy will be able by
throwing her in high gear to make
good money conslderiirg"thj6G good
Republican times. ,
In spite of the tight money, some
substantial improvements are being
Imi t. near Wellfleet. Tho now buu
galoAi on tho II. H. Burton and
S. J. Filbert Tarnis aro both splendid
Improvements, John Costio living
.on:1 ( i.t of We'lfleet has commen
ced a now dwelling. Henry Folchirt
Is building a new double corncrlb to.
hold 4,000 bushels of King corn.
Chas. Gorkln has almost finished the
host granary In the country.
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Daily arrivals of beautiful dresses
Madam Flanders, Marian Maid and
Mitchell Tho latest creations In
stylo as well as color. E. T. Tramp
& Sons.
Mrs. Leo Anderson and baby re
turned from Ovorton Saturday after
spending, soveral weeks with her
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mijuu uy uur iiiuinur xvirs. uoouey.
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Mr. 1 nd Mrs. Chas. Wolr left Sat-
lirdllV for Olliuha. Mr. Well', wild lltm'
been a conductor on the second dl-
vision has been promoted to safety (
agent and will resido in tho futiro
In Omaha. j
Tho Affairs of Anatol. A Cecil B '
L'oMillo superb production,, filled with
tense drama and great hoart appeal.
I is 'ripping qualities make It ono of
tin; greatest pictures over shown.
C jminp: in the Keith soon. Watch for
tl.c date
Last Showing o
Starring Jackie Coogan
Matinee at 2:15
LET'S KNOW
NORTH PLATTE
A SERIES OF INFORMING ARTIC
LES AHOl'T NORTH PLATTE
. AM) ITS PISOlMilS.
THIS BOARD OF HEALTH
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At the laa.t session of the State
Legislature, u lnu- u-na miasm. vninli'
dti8 f 5,000 t0 20'00 I,eon,8 plajttl they received enthusiastic re-
t0 or8aulzo 1,oardB oC 1Ionlth accorrt- for their efforts. The man-
ing t0 COrtnin rUle8, Those nll8 asement of the Rome Hotel, where
C Xfmtwl over Rnd incorporaud the boys made their headmiarters
lllto an onlina,lce which was pasd said that the North Platto boys wore
i, fh wnnH, m.ii.'nii.. n n-J,.. ...
rf . ...nc wnjr uuiiuvii ftiu
signed by the Mayor on July 5, 19l j
under the ordinance the Board ot
Jloalth is composed of the MayQj,
who is chairman, the Chief of Police
who is secretary' and quarantine ;
.officer, a physician of the city who
Is medical advisor, the president or
uie Council and one other cltlsen
appointed hv th ar.vnr. tm
three ex-offlcio momben and fo
appointed The Board of Health; e
now organized consists of: :
13. II. Evans, Mayor.
s. Spiliner, Chief of Police.'
Dr. C. A. Selby, City Thystfoiaii.
H. R. McMichael, President Of
Cotia n
V
L. B. Dick, appointed citizen.
Tho B6ardhas power to make-'
l"""D i-thi uie miroaucnun
tne health of the people and to
tnt nu,sances W unsanitary Cflp-1
ditlons. Those rules and regulates
have the force and effect of law.
Tho Board is subject to certain"! re-
Btraints. and some requirements from
Executive dctnjlt ,r . the.'jj
,ro,:pii9-. 'voifct made fort "'Una
Council. .
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Lawrence Fry returnofl to Sterlln,-.,
fi!o. yesterday after visiting at the
home of his sister Mrs. John Hildc
brandt for a few days.
Word was received here tolling
of tho death of Aaron Wolfo a? his
homo in Chicago. For forty years
Mr. Wolfe has been agont for the
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Co. and ha.3
worked In this territory. Ho had
many friends In tho city.
At a meeting of tho Altar Society
of tho Catholic Church hold last week
at the home of Mrs. John Hildebrandt
tho following officer'' woro elocted for
ensuing year: Mrs'. Clyde Cook, presi
dent; Mrs. Jos. Murphy, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Geo. McGinloy, sccrotur
and Mrs. C. F. Plelstlcker, treasurer.
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LOOK-LISTEN-NO ItTII-PLATTE
t T linvn ef fi tf ml i 11 ATmif TYTa tttxt
1 r ji ur good home-grown stuff. You
don't, have to donate It to tho rail
.
road company and tho Commission
men and have nothlnir left for thf
rr.nmnnni- Rn vnn atnv wllli mo rmr.
T will abiv witii vnn. T lmvn ninntv or
choico butcher stuff of my own for two
m-oks but I am on tho market for
spring chickens, hogs from 150 to
225 pounds and voal.
I T wnnt llin vnrv linst Pnnr titnn
not wanted at any price. Thoro Is
nothing too good for tho Irish. Only
the best at the highest market prlco
at McKain's Meat Market. Phone N
Oil
and 4:10 Today.
Keith Theatre
NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL
i HANI), IS PRAISED UV
OMAHA PEOPLE
j The bnnd paraded- tho streets or
Omaha Friday stopping in fr.ont or
the Boo, News and World lloarirt
j Buildings whore they rocolvad . -a
: hearty welcome and drew largo
j crowds. Mayor Dahlmnn gave an
i Informal address to tho boys and wol
; comod them to tho city. Tho band
'boys played Saturday at the Crolgh-
, ton Unlvorsity-Mnrquotto game and
was given the oxcluslvo vrivlloge ot-
parading in the field bet wen halves
if mniA Wli ..... ......
nn-. nncst organization tne Home ever
entertained.
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Tho Young Peoples Class of the
Christ .an church la planning a big
maaueiaao pany lor i-riuay nignr.
"
R. Stevens will entertain tho
E.
members of his Sunday School class
. (u i .
of the M. 12, church at a party on
T, , . . , , k ,
Friday evening at the church parlors-
I Mrs. J. A. Ward wilt be hostess
n't a 'TT11rvt'on imvlv t hl' lwimt..
Saturday owning to members of thb
Acirema club
querade party In the Franklin Audl-
torium Saturday evening.
Tho Junior E. Y. P. A. will enter- tQr to Trosident Harding's Laddie od to her homo la Koariy Sunday af
lain their friends at a Halloween Bo' 01,0 lniP Gi8ht months old and tor visiting at the home' of hor moth-
novtv wHiinv ainiii. ft dm v i
A,. club house. Games have boon
ifeAMfiltfnittl
.aKi3: -MP'ua ' -
Alisa Claia Sorenson will entertain
ten younx ladlea at bridge this oven-
it! 1, ,:i ! i-r I.01110. The girls liave or-
gatuzed r. club and 11 name will bo
docidod upon at this maotlng.
The Gleaners class of the Christ
inn church will on Joy a Halloween
tinrfv In t.ho linsmnnnt nf tlin ntmrnli
on Saturdky ovonlng. All kinds of
gamos and contosts nro being plann
ed. 1
Tho Epworth Leaguo of tho M. E,
Church will spend Hallowo'on night al
a rollor skating party at Maxwoll.
Arrangomonts havo boon made to
hnvo possession of the- rink nnd a
p'easant evening is being anticipated.
Tho Travol and Study Club en
tcrt'.ilncd at seven o'clock dinner laal
evening at tho homo of Mrs. Geo. B.
Dent in honor of Mi-h. Blnncho Fiold
who will leave soon for California
where slio will make her futuro homo.
After a well appointed dinner
pleasant evening was spout.
' 't'ho EpiSCOJial
Young Pooplo's
its friunds will !
' Association and
onjoy a Hallowo'on party this ovonlng,
at tho club house. All will mask j
and a pleasant evening ot Barnes, ,
music and dancing has boon planned
At tho Kiwanls lunchoon today
In tho Episcopal guild parlors W. V.
Hoagland will tell of his visit to tho
Kiwanls Club at Toronto. Also dif
ferent monibors of the club will toll
of their visit to tho Ktwanis Club
last Friday in Omaha. Ton local
Klwanians attonded tho lunchoon In
' Omaha on that dato.
Miss Elslo IIowos entertained last
ovonlng at her homo at a Hallowo'on
I party. Tho guests woro many clover
costumes and all camo masked. Tho
ovonlng was spent In gamos and con
tests for which prlzos woro awarded.
House decorations wore In koeping J
with th Hallowo'on soason as were,
tho refreshments sorved at tho cIoho
of thf ovonlng. I
Tin- Rotary Club mot at tho Lutlw
eran church haaeniont yesterday and
wap h'-rved by tho Lutheran ladios
with ono of thoeo good dinner
which ilioy kilo' so woll how to
servo. County Agent Kollogg was tho
guest 'f honor and the mon llstonod
c!j3oly whllo ho told of tho work of
tho County Agont In tho Unlvorslly
extension and fnrm bureau work.
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) Mlsa Botty Stevens is confined to
j tho Gon ral Hospital for medical
f treatment
SCOUT SCHOOL
OF INSTRUCTION
,
mauv NHillTS WILL BE GIVE
nv BUSINESS MEN TO
SCOUTING COUIt.SK
first mooting of tho School of
Scout Instruction which Is bolng
planned by tho North Platto Council
01 tl10 I,0-r Scouts of America will
ho hold at tho Franklin Auditorium
nn WnilitaBilui- nvnnlnn np 4, I.
It is thought that business men and
othors will bo mora interested in
scouting If thoy know something or
what It is trying to do for tho boys,
So tho school will take thoso bust-1
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"uno u givo nioni a course m
tho principles and practices of scout
ing. Tho course will tako o'ight
weeks, one night a week and that
night Is Wednesday. A program for
the course has been worked out by
Scout Exocutlvo Stophons and each
night's program has also been work
ed OUt With care. All mn In NTn,.(ii
PltUte aro lnvllod to nUoud Tho
men wlll bo orgnnlzed inlo voguinr
8C0Ut troopg nnd wm hQ put through
the work just as the scouts are re-
.,.,. ,fl n ih,.nunU ,m, u t.
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not necessary for overyone to bo
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present at oach mooting but all are
utged to come nH often as possible.
Tliere is no charge for the course
bllt Oacll IB KUIlDOHed to haVO !Mnills
handbook costing rtfty conts. Tho
opponnnity is presented by th Scout
Council and it is oxpoctod that a
largo number of mon will take hold.
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AIREDALES FOR SAL1D
One pup, four months olilfr Inter-
national champion brod, (Half sfs -
one fomalo year and a half old. Hi
JOU wniu 1,10 USBt 5" money can
b.cttcr Investigate at onco as, they
- ,ui,pftt -iftncff't;the - reduooil
l)r'CCB'
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TI10 two year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Coleman died at (ho Colo-
man rosldcnco, 1S03 west second,
Saturday ovonlng. Ho was born
August 2, 1010.
The irrigation committee of tli-
UHom.or of Commerce hold a mooting
nini. uvt'liniK mm IO01C uciuiuo siop
toward securing a preliminary in-l-j
gallon survey of the lands south o?
the river from Sutherland oast to thoi
Dawson county line. It was decided
to ask land owners of tho south side
to nttond a meeting to ho hold in the
near futuro and thereby ascertain as
to how nearly unanimous tho farmers
favor tho construi'tion of a ditch, and
whether thoy favor a govcernmont
project or tho formation of an irri
gation district and the voting of bonds.
The members of tho committee aro J
J. Ilalligan, L. C. Carroll, J. G.
Bcoler, It. L. Cochnm, W. V. Hoagland
iV O. H. Thoolecke.
Over
BOCDOO
WHETS
J. V. ROMIGU,
North Platte, Nubr,
Dddbe Brothers
MOTOR. CARS
NORTH jl'LATTK HIGH SCHOOL
AlHJIMIOATION CONK IIOMK
VICIOUS VIWM OMAHA
TM) football boys and band re
turned Sunday from Omaha whoro
tho team met the Crolghton High
School team on tho Crolghton grid
iron. Tho final scoro of tho game
was 10 to 0 In favor of tho local
toam. Early Friday morning four
mon woro declared ineligible on tho
Crolghton team owing to tho fact
that thoy had not pnssod In three
subjects the preceding semester as
tho law requires. The mnttor was
tnlrnn in. ti'llli On.w DfiiAlra nr
Nebraska City, who is president of the
bwml of control of state athletics.
North Platto wanted to know If
it should play .with a toam with
Ineligible men. This was protested
i, o.. t v r....
""i1" "u' "ui igir
men woro unaoio to piny. Tile game
started at 3:30 and was easy play
for North Platto.
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HVWV TKIltl'XAIi TO TRY ROYS
FOH CONDUCT UNRKCOMINC
TO A SCOUT.
A joint meetin'g of all scout troopa
wlll be held In Uie Franklin Audi
torium, Tuesday evening at 7:30. A
number of caudidntoa are to be start
ed In scouting. At this meeting tho
Boy Scout Court will set for tho first
time and the eases of conts who nro
chnrgod with conduct unbecoming
to a Boy Scout will be. brought up.
This meeting will not be open to vis
itors as it Is purely & scout affair lvtt
ajl scouts add scout officials are u ru
ed to be TMshL
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Mrs. Jos. Schwalger and daughter.
i;lin on, mod Saturday from Oni.--ha
where they attended the foot-hMl
lam'
i Mrs. ltoland Batte and 0n retum-
or Mrs. C. U. JDavldson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Hoagland and
Mr. nndMrs. .E. S Ravls. rouraed
'Sunday "by-auto from Lljicolft and
Omaha '
Mrs .lameu 11. Smith returned to
her I101110 in Brighton, Colo. Saturday
after fpendlng several weeks with
lu-r 1.. other Mrs. Clara A. Nowton,
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Krausc of
West Point, Nebr., arrived Sunday to
visit at tho Arthur Tramp homo 011
routo homo from Texas to Wost Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lltsoy spent
Saturday with friends in tho city on
routo from Now York City to their
homo In Denver. They woro former
residents.
E. R. Goodman returned Saturday
from Lincoln whoro ho attended a
mooting of tho officers of tho execu
tive committee of tho Nebraska State
Association of firo insurance men.
CImh 1 .h on of Dickens had a salo
!riM Frilny. At that tlmo he sold
45 pun- in td Berkshire hoga and ro
l,.'ris are that thoy wont well. Men
wht wore thoro say tlio bidding
. was spirited and that tho prlco was
I got.d