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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
