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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 27, 1921.
NO. 101.
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ABOUT PEOPLE
ANDJHINGS
COItKEJJT C03OIENT ABOUT
PEOPLE AND THE THINGS
THEY ARE DOING HERE
The Rotary club will meet this even
ing with the ladlcB and will be entot'
talnod at a Christmas party. A dinner
at 6:30 will start tha festivities. Tho
committee Is holding the balance of
the program n secret.
County Agent Kellogg Is In tho east
ern part of tho Btato this week visit
ing relatives and taking a needed va
cation. Ho will attend tho meeting of
organized ngriculturo at Lincoln next
week and return to North Platto
about January 5.
Tho Farm Bureau is to havo somo
lantern slides on "Road Improve
ment" and "Swino Production" for
use in this county from January 9 to
13. Anyone wishing theso slides for
display in their school houses should
notify the county agent at North
Platte at once.
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One of tho higher officials of the
Union Pacific was in the city last
week and was Interviewed regarding.
the Locust street crossing. Ho nc
kr.owledged the great amount of traf
fic crossing the railroad at that point
and gave somo orders which are ex
pected to rellove the congestion.
The liincoln County Farm Bureau
membership will be only $7.50 for new
members and $6 for renewals. Tho
Stato Federation gets $5 of this far
state and national work and tho $1
goc3 to aid in. securing now members.
This low price should encourage
farmers to continue their memberships.
Mauley Rassmussen of Brady has
received notice of his selection as tho
winner of the Union Pacific scholar
ship prize for having mado tho hlgh-
.eat standing in club vrprkj during
U.B. Thrifty sas
f Men cjehuihe.
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Advertising is a matter of let
"ting people know what you
have that will benefit them.
Among the genuine merit? we
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ADVICE
.'ON INVESTMENTS
Our officers counsel is always
available for those seeking ac
curate information on matters
of finance and investments.
In theso unusual times reliable
advice on such matters is very
ecessary.
UNION
STATE BANK
HIGH SPOTS IN THE WORLD'S LIFE
DURING THE YEAR 1921
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In our issue of December 13 wo
gavo n Hat of tho boys nnd girls from
North Platto who nro enrolled In tho
University of Nobrnskn. Tills list
was easy to secure and accurate. A
dlroctory Is published each year with
a completo Hat of studonts attending
thoro and tho names can bo checked
from that. A list of studonts attend
ing other schools Is more difficult to
socuro and llablo not to bo so accur
ate. Following Is such a list which
Is subjoct to correction. Wo will be
glad to hear of any other North Platte
pooplo who aro nttondlng higher
schools, whoso names do not appear
horo:
Russell Longford, Loland Stanford
lUnlvorslty, California.
Lcstor Langford, Leland Stanford
University, California.
Julius Iloga, ' Colorado School of
Minos, Goldon.
Claudo Smith, Koarney Stato Teach
ors' Collogc.
Lcsllo Daro, Harvard Univorslty.
Nicholas McCabo, Notro Damo
University.
Claronoo McCabo, Notre Danto Uni
voraity. Charles Qlnn, Cincinnati University.
Clioetor Cununlng, Armour School
o" Technology, Chicago.
Ruth- Elder, Colorado Tcachors'
Collogo, Qrocloy.
Charles Yost, Midland Collogo, Fro
mont. Evorot Adams, Midland Collogo,
Fremont.
Ruth Stroltz, Univorslty of Chicago,
Margarot Fredrlcksen, Midland Col
logo, Fromont.
Frances 'Edwards, Hastings College.
Esther Kelly, Dr. Curry's School of
Expression, Boston.
. Harry Waltemath, University of
WiscotiBln; Madison. ...
Hulda Johnson, Stato Tcachors
Collogo, Kearney.
Helen Moore, Uoylo's Uuslnoss Col
lege, Omaha. -'t , '
Austin BoDoll, Kor.to ..Damo. -
Freonmn Hunson, Wosloyan, Lln
"ti" Florenco McKay, Music school, Chicago.
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tho 1921 season. The prize is a $75
scholarship in the University of
Nebraska College of Agriculture. This
is quite a honor to come to one of
tho Lincoln County boys and County
Agent Kellogg Is. more than pleased at
tho results of his first year's work
with tho boys and girls clubs.
crintendeut. Tho dates for tho next
annual poultry show will bo Decem
ber 12 to 1C, 1922, inclusive. Tho as
sociation has completed Its Incorpora
tion during tho past year nnd Is in
a position to make nn impress ort tho
poultry intoresta of tho valloy.
Tho pupils of Senior High school
enjoyed a high school mlxor Wednes
day evening at the Franklin auditor
ium. Tho evening was taken up by
a feature program and games follow
ed by thirty minutes of dancing and
a Christmas lunch was served. Tho
auditorium was decorated in keeping
with the holiday season and n light
ed Christmas tree stood in tho cen
ter. This mlxor was tho first social
affair of its kind this year and proved
to lie a huge success.
Thursday evening was tho regular
annual meeting of the Platto Valley
Poultry Association, Inc. Tho follow
ing officors wore elected for the com
ing year: Keith Novlllo, president;
L. F. Simon, vico president; Robert
H. Jandobeur, socrotary; L. I. Tuclc-
or, treasurer; M. C. Rogers, superin
tendent; T. C. Mongle, assistant sup-
County Superintendent Cochran
has received word that $1,999.77 has
been added to tho school apportion
ment of Lincoln county on account of
a law passed by tho last legislature
which provide that school lahds In tho
county which arc not taxed, Bhall be
figured upon their valuation nnd tho
amount of tho tax which tho county
should recolve If thoy were taxable,
shall be takon from tho stato appro
primont before tho division Is made.
This amount for Lincoln county Is
almost two thousand dollars and it
will bo divided among tho districts
In which tho non taxable school land
aro located. Tho balanco of tho state
apportionment has not yol been ro-colved.
Ing aftor school tho boys ;und girls
teams from each class holdXtho pre
liminary games. Tho Junior and sen
ior boys won over tho freshmen and
sophomoro teams and tho Junior and
sophomore girls defeated tho sonor
and freshman girls. Tho finals wore
played on Wednesday afternoon
tho girls' game stood 6 to 5. In favor
of tho sophomores and the boys 13
to 12 In favor of tho Juniors. Tho
high school team will bo chosen from
tho bost of all tho classes. Regular
practlco will begin with tho oponlng
of school after tho holiday vacation
but considerable work has alroadv
been done In getting tho boys In.,ghap3
for tho season. ' ,
LODAL ORGANIZATION IS TO
ENTERTAIN HIGH
OFFICIALS
Considerable intorost was centered
In tho Intcr-clasB basket ball games
Just before school dfsmlsscd for tho
holiday vacation. On Tuesday ovon-
Goodman-Buckley Trust Company
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
PAID UP CAPITAL $30,000.
We have a plan wheroby you can receive a regular
monthly income on your invested money which is safe and
exempt from State, County and City taxes.
CALL AND LET US EXPLAIN.
This institution is uuder the supervision of the State Bank
ing Board.
Goodman-Buckley Trust Co.
Tho local post office reports tho
Christmas business as very satisfac
tory. Receipts from sales of stamps
etc., wore In oxcess of last year and
while there was no count of packagos,
tho Impression nt tho post offlco Is
that thero was a larger Incoming bus
iness than formorly. ho cancelling
machlno bIiows that 35,000 postcards
and greetings woro received at tho lo
cal office and mailed from lioro. As
sistant Postmaster Tucker seated this
morning that ovory package received
during tho Christmas rush waji deliv
orod tho day It was rocelvod. Whoro
tho pnekngo wont Into tho boxes it
counted ns dollvorod when a notico
was placod In tho box. Ono of tho
big mall trucks used at tho Air Mall
station was prossod Into sorvlco nnd
that with tho regular carriers cov
ered tho city. Tho work in tho mail
ing room was systematized hotter than
over and was carried on by itho regu
lar forr-o with tho help of but ono ad
ditional clork.
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Tho Royal Neighbor Lodge will hold
a big mooting tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock in tho I. O. O. F. hall. Two
supremo officors ono from Lincoln and
ono from Omaha will bo prosont, Tho
mooting will bo opened with school of
instruction followed by a program.
At 6 o'clock tho visitors and members
will bo banquotcd In tho Guild parlors
of tho Episcopal church. Tho even
ing will be spont in adoption and
initiation followed by a fancy drill
and program. Each Neighbor may
bring a frlond as tho fancy drill nnd
program Is open to tho public.
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Kenneth Wlielan loft for Denver to
spend a few days with friends.
Jim Norris of Chicago is spending
tho holidays with his father O. E
Norris.
Miss Evangollno Horrod returned
home Tuesday from Denver whoro Bho
visited relatives.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Wilson at tholr homo Fri
day. Mothor nnd baby aro doing nicely.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS DO
NATE TO CHRISTMAS
' COMFORT
Tho Twentieth Century Nclub took
tho lead this year in distributing
ChrlstmnB cheor to tho poor nnd un
fortunato of tho city. Under Its di
rection a committee of ladios solicited
and filled olghty-slx CliristmaB bas
kets. Those often woro packing boxes
with potatoes, flour nnd other eat
ables In quantities, nnd required two
good men to carry thorn. Theso bas
kets wore distributed by men from
tho Chamber of Commorce lead by
Secretary Rare. While Bomo families
may havo received bnskots who woro
not Btrlctly needy and some needy
pcoplo may havo been ralssod, the
work wns do'no as woll as possible
and "undoubtedly brought ChriBtmaa
cheer to sovoral hundred pooplo who
.would otherwise bave been without.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Malum spont
Christmas In Gothenburg with rel
atives. Clinton & Son, Tho Eyo Glass Men,
Service nnd Satisfaction.
Monday Judgo Woodhurst perform
ed tho marrlago coromony for Emil
A. Schultz nnd Miss Jessie Mario Coy
kondnll of Moorofiold. Aftor Mnrch 1st
thoy will llvo oh a farm north of
Moorofiold in Lincoln county.
Attorney Shumnn will go to Omaha
to attend tho Stato liar Association
of which ho is ono of tho Vice- presi
dents. Ho will bo accompnnlod by his
daughter Dorothy and togothor thov
will go to Donver aftor tho mooting
Is ovor. Thoy will rotum to Nori'.i
Platto about January G.
No Change in Price of Ford Cars
A1450M 67 NL
OMAHA NEBR 22
HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO .
NORTH lLAITE NEBR.
Telegram from factory received today reads as follows;
"Your attention may have heen called to recent newspaper
articles and rumors to the effect that there is to he a price
drop January first. As there is no foundation to such ru
mors and we are not contemplating any price chunges wc
have no hesitancy in making a denial of the report."
FORD MOTOR CO.
