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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1921)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE - jjWf pQp ) II H GONNA D,E .N j-J V J O STOP THIS STORV TELLING .'J J g SXiJ hom I ! k- .",.,',.. . . j - - - Semt-:B3ceklu Sribun WILSON TOUT. Editor and Publisher. Entered at tho North Platte, NobraBka Postoftlcc as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION PMCEi One Year, in advance $1.60 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1921. EDITORIAL tic studied and read by hundreds o people who may not know whore they camo from but who will appreciate thorn and got tho benefit of their be ing there. selfish in their activities and the about twenty or moro lots enclosed, main doslre of tho Daughters is thai, j with high board fence; parts of lots' Will North riatto make any com munity effort to celebrate Christmas this year? Christmas day Is on Sun day with Christmas cvo on Saturday night. Tho different churches win im nnnounclnu tho dates of their Christmas exorcises and if tho com-( munity is to do anything it should, bo planned soon so that it will not intorfero with tho other exorcises. It has boon suggested that a Com munity Christmas tree and Christ mas program bo held in tho Frank lin Auditorium on Saturday evening and that would leave Sunday for tho religious exercises- at tho churches. In our last lssuo wo remarked that fresh eggs woro almost ft curios ity hero in North Platte. Wo Av'cnl homo that evening and found that ono of tho hens of our homo flock had prosontcd us with one of these curiosities that samo day. Ono or our farmer frlonda says the reason fresh eggs, do not appoar on tho market in larger numbers at this time of tho year 1b because the mer chants, do not pay moro for fresh eggs' than for packed eggs. Ono thing is cortain.- Thoro are not enough strictly fresh eggs qn I ho market at this Umo to supply th demand which Is not so particular abotit tho prico aB it is about tho quality; Wo have tho privilege each week of looking over quite carefully Tin1 Hound-Up, the student publication of tho North Platte High School. It is an eight page weekly printed on good book paper and well supported by tho advertisements of the local merchants. Tho subscription price la fifty cents a year and it would be a revelation to moBt of the grown ups of this community If they would sit down ana read the Itound-Up with tho idea of getting something of tho pep and vigor which it char acterizes. Wo have seen hundreds of publications from tho best schools in tho country and none excell that of our local school'. Tho artlclos arc short and snappy a'hd breathe tho spirit of youth, What they lack In .interest forAoWweopki they make up in lutcremaiur .d young Giving of books, to the Glty Library Is a service whlclr Is especially ap preciated just now. Tho Income of tho libra'ry -from nil sources id not suf ficient to"oiiitblo the board to pur chase' as many books as nro Hooded Every book which is contributed al lows of a larger expondltUro for others which nro In domnnd, Rocont ly Ernest Itlnckor placod a valuable collection of books on photography In tho library. Charles Thornburg do nated somo works of fiction and Rob ert Diekoy, Jr., proBontod a colloctlon of book for boys. Tlioso books will Woodrow Wilson was an Idealist. Ho could see with a clear mind and a vision given to but few men. In the days Just preceedlng the groat war and during its progress his leader ship was Idealistic and powerful. Ho analyzed tho thoughts that woro In mens minds and spoke them better than wo could do it oursolves. Ho stirred tho allies and the leaders nnd common pcoplo of Europo as tho great est flguro of tho war. His political mistakes brought bitter enmity from tho politicians and for the time being they nro In control. Tho peolo were fed upon his mistakes and swayed by partisan polities they hnvo repudiated t'10 allies they fought with nnd made a separato pcaco. lirokon in health by tho groat burden ho bore and rejected !by.,tho very people ho lead to victory, ho has retired to prlvato life. How ovor it is evidont at this Umo that an increasing nuinbor of people are daily coming into tho open in support of him and IiIb groat work, and aro pro claiming him ns the groato3t hero of .tho war, our country Bhall !oroe first. Tho progrnm outlined for the coming year will seo much accomplished, in carrying out the program planned. Want Ads FOR RENT Furnished house. Mod em. Inqulro 330 W. FOR RENT Storage space in fire proof ware house. Simon Bros. FOR RENT 5 room house on Eabt Pino. Close In. Inquire 51G E. 5th. have feed racks, feed bunks, water troughs, stock scales and some sheds. This feed lot Is known ns tho Old North Platto Stock Yards. For infor mation regarding terms of lense and price wrlto John Burke, 4194' Hooker Street, Denver, Colorado or see Bratt Goodman nnd Buckley. -:o:- FOR SALE Horso hldo fur coat In qulro at Best Laundry Co. FOR SALE Bicycle, In good running order, for $10. North Platto Light & Power Co. FOR SALE Pure herd Plymouth cockrols, $2.00 each. Mrs. A. F. Hansen, Phono 790F-210. C. F. Temple, Tho Travelers Man Miss Bessie Smith and Mabel Walt ers returned to Lincoln Sunday. Give thought to Christmas. Dixon, tho Joweler. :o: Study of Patents Is Important Phase of Telephone Art Ilardly less remarkable than the rapid growth, In less than a half-century, of tho first crude telephone Into a system of wires nnd cnbles that ex tends to every corner of the country, Is tho enormous amount df research and legal work that has been done by telephone engineers in perfecting tiie patents that have mnde this develop ment possible. Alexander Graham Bell's first model ot tho telephone, placed in the patent office at Washington In 1870, was des tined to be the ancestor of a long line of other pntents having to do directly FOR SALE Box apples, Jobnnthau,' or Indirectly with the prnctlcnl nppllca- FOR' SALE Ono Radiant Home hard coal stovo, good as now. A. O. Kockon, 220 West Sixth street. WANTED Mature lady or gentlomau to collect nnd solicit business in North Platte. Address P. O. Box 078. Roman Beautys, Delicious and Grimes Golden. Call at Crystal Cafo. C B,, Bailey. tion of the principle he first nnnounced to the world.;.- Nearly -1,000 pntents are either own ed or controlled or. used under license FOR SALE High grade six cylinder! o Bull System for the benefit of auto in excellent condition, now ioord tires. Will consider Liberty bonds or real estate security in pay mont. O. H. Thooleclto. FOR LEASE Food lot containing 20 acres all foncod and subdivided in its associated companies, of which the Northwestern Boll in one Of eighteen which operate in different parts of the country. .Applications' for some 2,000 additional telephone patents,, tiled by the system's engineers, are now pending. TELEPHONE GIRLS TAKE UP FIRST AID WORK IN EARNEST Sun Theatre ' , TUESDAY . ' EARTH BOUND All Stnr Cast. Also Comedy Wednesday and Thurs. OVER THE WIRE starring ALICE LAKE also comedy Friday and Saturday BIG TOWN ROUND UP starring TOM MIX ' "Last Tuesday ovonlhg wo wore honored by an invitation to attend tho fifth annual dlnnor of the local chapter of Daughters of the Amet- ' loan Revolution. Wo went, and in addition to tho fine banquot wo en joyed a very unlquo program. Tno evening was iilnnnod as a colobration 1 of tho flvo years pf work by tho or ganization nnd wns successful from ovory Btandpoint. Mrs. Hlnman pro sided and Introduced- tho various numbers of tho program with pre liminary romnrltB which woro very happily received. Tho D. A. R. at an organization attompts to gather thoso who havo ono thing in com- mon-doscont from tho men who fought for our lndopondenco and bind them Into a compact group which while lopklng to the future Bhall chorlBh momorloB of tho past. It does not compete with any othor or ganization nnd is patriotic in purpose. Tho membership Is limited to thono Indies who aro descended from Rev olutionary soldiers and thoso asking for admittance must prove tholr eligibility, Tho program gavo ono an Idea that tho mombors aro un- Keith Theatre TUESDAY THE OATH All Star Cast. Also Comedy Crystal Theatre TUESDAY DAUGHTER OF THE LAW starring vr CARMEL MEYERS Wednesday and Thurs. Can trackers x) Casf'and 'Comedy If you should witness an accident some day nnd see dome alert young lady take charge of die situation, rend ering First Aid to the injured until n doctor Is summoned, don't be sur prised. Tho girl, perhaps, will be one of the young telephone ladles who are studying tho regular Red Cros Course In First Aid. Captain G. H. G. Fisher, of the American Red Cross, Is the geti oral director for tho entire territory of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Com pany. Employes of the telephone company throughout the five stntes of Nebraska, Mlnnosotn, Iowa, North and South Da kota in which it operates, aro study ing First Aid theso days. Dozens of jlnsscs have been formed, some locnl Joctor who is an authority, taking iharge of each class, The girls are takin,' iniutlcully the same course that l.i b' ing given tele phone men throughout these five stntes. As fast as they complete the course with satlsfactoty grades, they are given First Aid certificates by the American Red Cross. Ofilclals of tho Telephone Cornpnny explain that this First Aid training has three purposes First, it is Intended to enable oniployees to render efficient First Aid service In nny kind of emergency anywhere; second, It is in tended to ennblo them to care for nny fellow-workman who should be in jured ; third, to Indirectly teach "Safety First", and hns already shown a marked tendency to dec-cense the number of accidents among telephone employes. MAYBE WE CAN LIMIT ARMAMENTS, ANYWAY mfag ii ' ' ' ii mi ,i TELEPHONE EX-SERVICE MEN CARE FOR DEAD COMRADES. Ex-service men of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company maintain a standing organization for the purpose of giving any nld they can to families of telephone men- who died In service overseas. Tho organization of ex-service men hns the bodies met as they are brought over in ships, sees that they are properly cared for during the sad trip back home, nnd then takes part In pnying final respects to their dead comrades. :o:- Glve thought to the Jeweler. Xmas. Dixon, J. E. Nolson went to Sterling yes terday to transact business. Clinton & Son, Tho Eyo Glass Men, Sorvlco and Satisfaction. Mrs. Murphy returned to her home in Seattle yesterday after visiting at tho home of her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Fillion. Give thought to Christmas. Dixon, the Joweler. Miss Viola Murray returned to Granl Island yesterday whero sho attonds Business College. Sho was ac companied by her sister Kathryn. No Shoe But a Good Shoe Would Dare Be So Plain. a. Shoes of quality, like persons of true worth, are usually quiet, and unobtrusive. Yet in both, one instinctively recognizes fineness. These n walking Oxfords have that simple dignity which women ol particular tastes ad mire so much. Their Hidden Stunllness will Reveal Itself In Long Months of Hard Service Laird Schafer Shoes for Women shoes Mmf TiiTntffftir 1 1 1 win imm n attention! 28 PAYS TILL XMAS FOR LADIES FOR HEN Folley-Croruo Candlo Sticks Book Ends Incenso Burners Cordova Leather Purses Bags ( Picture Framos Wrist Watches Elgin Qruon 'All Makes Simmons Chains Gruen Watches Emblem Rings Silver and Gold Bolt Buckles Fountain Pens Gold Pocket Knives Slaving Sots Plpo3 Radium Alarm Clocks Flold Glasses Paper Cutters Emblem Pins DIXON THE JEWELER