tribune.
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 30, 1921.
NO. 102.
Jtora
NIGHT SCHOOL
IS ASSURED
BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO
EXTEND FINANCIAL. SUPPORT
TO PROJECT
ACTIVITY OF THE POLICE
CAUSES ARREST OE
GAMRLERS
A vocational night school is to ho
oponcd In North Platte on Monday,
January 9. Tho board ot education
has authorized the uso ot tho school
plant with lights, heat and apparatus
itind a part of tho other expenses, the
stato to pay and the national govern
ment a part. Twenty courses havo
boon decided upon and will bo ot
tered. Tho classes will meet one night
a week for probably two hours'
Tenphors aro to bo selected from res
idents of North Phitto and aro to be
paid at tho rate of ?2.50 an hour for
the work. The classes aro free to all
who-enroll. No one under 1G is to
enter and tho high school pupils can
enroll only when they aro employed
in some place of business on Satur
day. Superintendent Littel stated last
night that registrations are coming
in in fine shape, over forty bavins
been received to that tinie. Those who
wish to enroll should call at tho of
fice of the city superintendent dur
ing tho afternnon or evening of tho
next fow days and learn what classes
aro to bo givon and tho scope of the
work in each. Superintendent Littel
Is in direct charge of tho school and
will be glad to explain it to any
one. Following aro some of the subjects
that will bo offered: Shorthand, type
writing, salesmanship, millinery,
sewing, gymnasium for women, gleo
club for women, mathematics, valvo
petting, air, combustion, electric
welding, car repairing, mechanical
drawing, machine work and subjects
of like order. The plan is now to
open the night school on' January 9.
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Ernest Itincker left yesterday for
Omaha to transact business.
Tuesday night Chief Splllnor and,
(Patrolman Knapp and ,Esholman
raided tho pool hall at 221 East Sixth
atret and nrrostod five men who were
playing cards in a basement room.
They appeared in police court Wed
nesday and gave tholr names as Har
old Emerson, Fred Haywnrd, Joo
Thomas, Joo Hall and John Smith.
Evidonco showed that they had tho
materials for gambling although they
claimed they were only playing "rum
my." They woro fined $5 and costs
each and A. E. Bell, tho proflrlotor
of the place was fined $30 and costs
:o:
William Elliott and Sidney McFar
land night switchmen for tho Union
Pacific, were hold up Wednesday whlly
on duty in tho west yards. It is report
ed that a bold bandit stopped up to
them nnd pulled a rovolver but ho
was not fast enough as tho switch
men turned and ran faster than him.
MVs. Eatolla Moore died it hor
homo Tuesday and the remains wero
shipped Wednesday to Pino Bluffs,
Arkansas for burial. Mrs. Moore was
tho widow of Uriah Moore and has
mado her homo for tho past years
with hor two sons, Vinson and Mar
cus. She was G9 years of age.
LOCAL Ajfi? JKKS0N L
The Tribuno editor joins the staff in wishing every sub
scriber, advertiser and reader a year of good health,
-great happiness and .increasing prosperity.
ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S HALL
TO RE HELD ON
FRIDAY
Tho thirty-sixth annual Now Year's!
Ball by tho Brotherhood of FJro
mcu and Engineers will bo hold Fri
day at tho Lloyd Opora House. This
is one of tho social holiday events nnd
is looked forward to with pleasure.
Tho committeo in chnrgo will en
deavor to maintain tho stnndnrd
which tho brotherhood has acquired.
:o:
Tho Senior Class of tho Central
High School will bo entortalncd this
evening by graduates of Midland Col
lego and thoso nttendlng Midland Col
lego this year. A special tlmo has boon
planned by tho committeo in chnrgo,
ROY SCOUT TREASURER
ISSUES FINANCIAL
STATEMENT
A New Tears resolve
make it real, for for
sooth, &
You say It with flowers J
you say it with truth. f
Brighton up tho lives oft
your family and friends'
with cholco, f ragrantn $
flowers, and bring morerp
real happiness into your
own existence than youk
nave nnown uoiore. ey
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Miss Graco McConnoll shoppod In
tho city yesterday.
Samuel Howes came this morning
from Sterling Colo.
L. Jopson left yesterday for Om
aha to transact business.
M. C. Keller of Lomoyno was
among tho out of town visitors Tues
day. Dr. J. S. Simms transacted pro
fessional business in Oga'killa yes
terday. Dr. J. S. Twinom spent the first
of the week in Omaha transacting
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rasmussen o!
Horshoy visited relative? in the' city
this week.
Attorney Max Cook of- Lexington
transacted legal business In tho city
Wednesday.
Misses Jennie and Edith Pyle will
return today from Greeley where they
viisted friends.
Miss Helen Solbort of Grand Is
and arrived yesterday to visit friends
in the city.
Miss Sarah McCord of Oshkosh who
has been tho guest of Miss Gertrude
: Doty will return to her homo tomor
row. j Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Cronlin of Mln-
, neapolls aro visiting at tho Jos. Rod
' dy home and Charles Martini in tho
city.
Arthur Hubbard of Kimball is
spending tho week at tho homo of
his parents Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hub
bard. Edward Bogue and Sherwood Wood
hurst of Grand Island aro expected to
' arrive tomorrow to spend Sunday In
the city.
Mre. A. P. Kelly left yesterday fur
P.oston to visit he." daughter Esther
who attends Dr. Curry's Sclion- of
expression.
Following is a copy of tho financial
roport of tho local council of tho Boy
Scouts as given at tho annual meet
ing last week by M. E. Scott, treas
urer: Tho amount on hand at the be
ginning of tho year was $22.G8 and
ono( Liberty bond for $50. Received
from all sources during the year, $2,
1G7.32, making a total received of $2,
239.90. According to the vouchors In
the hands of tho treasurer ho paid out
$2,171.19, leaving a balance on Jan
uary 1, 1922 of $G8.71. The report was
audited and approved by a committee
consisting of Harold Welsc, R. J. Ras
mussen and C. F, Temple, .
Tho American Legion basket ball
team is ready to go. Tho suits havo
'bnnn nrilornil. now linllg nnmirnfl tliul. . ....
, , ... -auovo can is issued by tno two mom
PROGRESSIVE PARTY CALLS
LINCOLN COUNTY
CONVENTION
Followiug is the call for tho Lin
coin County convention of tho Pro
gressivo party: There wll bo a coun
ty convention hold at North Platto,
Neb., December 31st, at 2:00 p. m. at
tho K. P. hall, for tho purposo of con
sidoring tho adoption or rejection of
tho now Progressive party, and tho
platform that was adopted by, tho
Progressive party on December 8th.
J921, at Grand Island, Nebraska. This
call is to every voter, man or woman,
that aro favorablo to tho now party
rand each of you aro urged to bo pres
ent on December 31st, and to par
tlcipate in this convention, helping to
elect officers and committees for tho
'transaction of any buslnoss that may
como beforo tho convention. The
field has been marked off in
Lloyd opera- house and tho men havo
been notified. Practice was to start
this week but on account ot tho gen
eral rush of tho holidays It Is prob
able that next week will mark tho
real beginning of the season. Man
agor Peterson says ho has had sev
eral inquiries from othor Legion
teams and that he will proceed with
tho schedule ns soon ns work on the
team begins.
BUSINESS MEN
HOLD BANQUET
ANNUAL MKKTING OP CHAKBER
OF COMMERCE MtlNGS LEAD
ERS TOGETHER
About 150 of tho leading business'
mon of North Platto attended tho an
nual business meeting and banquet of
tho North Platto Chambor of Com
morco last night at tho Luthoran
church basomont. A C:30 a fino din-
Tho party will bo hold in Uio church nor was served by tho ladles of tha
parlors of the Luthoran church.
When tho mon ot tho Chambor of
Commorco took a box loaded with
food and toys Into ono Homo tho dny
beforo Christmas, tho strong man
who met them at tho door was flllod
with emotion nnd r.ccoptod tha gift
for tho snko of tho five or bIx child
ren who surrounded him nnd hlu
wife but ho roso big when ho told the
mon that ho would rather thoy had
brought him a job by which ho could
havo earned tho things that were
brought. Such mon havo ncod of nil
the courago thoy can command and
thoy will win out in tho end.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
A very pretty wedding took place at
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pot
ter, six miles southeast of Hershoy af
5:30 Saturday evening when their
daughter, Lola, became the 'bride of
Roy Heldobrand. Tho groom is tho
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles HoldG
brand living in tho same vicinity and
both young peoplo aro woll known
and highly esteemed. Tho ceremony
was witnessed .by almost fifty friends
who later partook of a bountiful wed
ding dinner and spent tho evening in
festivities appropriate to tho season.
Mr. and Mrs. Heldobrand- will start
Housekeeping in a farm homo which
has been prepared by tho groom.
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"'"f.bersjioLtho stato committed and threo
members of Lincoln county, who are
friendly to the adoption of tho Pro
gressivo party and its platform of
principles. Please phono your neigh
bors. Tho cnll is signed by Thomas
Orton, stato committeeman; Mrs. Odlo
Abercrombie, stato committeeman;
William Ebright, county chalrmnn; A
R. Lcavltt, county secretary nnd Mrs
C. E. King, county committeeman.
:o:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gllfoyl Bpont
phrlstmas In Lincoln with relatives.
Paul Mason of Croston, la. is , tho
guest of relatives in tho city.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McConnoll spent
Christmns at Ilorshey at tho Edw.
Waro homo.
A. II. Shriver of Tryon was ablo 40
return to his homo Wednesday after
receiving medical treatment at tho
Platto Valley Hospital.
1LERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL COJOIEKCIAL COURSE
Hcginnlnb' January 1G, 1022.
OwiHg to the demand for a business education tho School Board havo
decided to add a commercial course to our cummlculum in high school tho last
somestor. Tho subjects to bo given are, Typewriting, Shorthand, Bookkeep
ing, Commercial Law, and Commercial Arithmetic.
Miss Parriott, a graduate of tho business department of tho Peru Nor
mal School, and who also has had a number of years actual experience In
tho commercial work, is being transferred from tho Grammar room.
Anyono with an eighth grade diploma may enroll in tho commercial
course only who Is not at present time enrolled In Tligh School.
Beginning with September 1922, ono must bo a regular enrolled stu
dent in High School In order to take tho course, as olectlvcs.
Enrollment should bo mado as soon as possible.
For further Information inquire of superintendent.
H. C. NORMAN, Supt. of Schools.
Goodman-Buckley Trust Company
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
PAID UP CAPITAL $80,000.
We have a plan whereby 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.
President Edwards Bpoko at some
length during his address to tho
Chamber of Commerce last night on
tho band. Ho told of tho services tho
band had rondored to tho Chambor of
Commorco nnd of the impression
which ho and others havo gotten of
tho city, when thoy heard tho summer
concerts of tho band. He urged the
now directors to support to Chambor
of Commerco band in overy possiblo
way an stated that ho had found out
that instead of being overpaid, soveral
of tho members had not yet earned
enough from tho band to pay for tholr
instruments although thoy. had given
about four hours a week during tho
concert season. ,
.7? any
William Burgess and wlfo returned
Wednesday from Sldnoy.
J. C. Mooro loft Tuesday for Kin.-
bal to transact business. 1
Clinton fi Son, tho Eyo GlaBs Mon.
Sorvlco and Satisfaction.
Louis Troxlor will return to Lin
coln whoro ho attends tho Stato Uni
versity. Mrs. O. Loan and daughter, Ruth,
returned to tholr homo in Denver
Tuesday. "
Attorney R. II. Beattoy spent Wed
nesday in Oshkosh transacting legal
business.
. W, .It. MalQiiey.retyriieilthls morn
ing from Omaha whoro ho transacted
buslnoss.
Mrs. F. E. Krpnquest underwent an
operation at tho Genornl Hospital
Wednesday.
Scholl Harman arrived Wednesday
from Lincoln to visit at4tho F. L.
Tomplo homo. t
Miss Bertha Thoolocko will return
to hor homo in Omaha tomorrow after
visiting relatives.
Mrs. W. II. McDonald nnd daughter
Janet will leavo Jan. 2 for San Diego,
Call to send tho romalndor of the win-tor.
Lnwronco Block, son of Mr. and
Mrs, H. I. Block, underwent an opor
atlon at tho Gonoral Hospital Tucs
day.
A group of mombors of tho local
Yoeman lodgo nttended a mooting nnd
social at Sutherland Wednesday ovo
ning.
Mrs. Earl Stamp and daughtor ro
turned from Council Bluffs this moru
lng whero thoy spent Christmas with
relatives.
church and following tho dinner the
buslnoss mooting was hold. Election'
of flvo now directors was hold by mall
and tho canvassing committeo had
counted tho votes. W. E. Starr aa
uounccd tho following as having boon
elected for tho now term: R. D. Blrge,
W. It. Mnlonoy, L. E. Mohlman, E. N.
Ogior nnd F. L. Moonoy. Thoso mon
will moot with tho four directors who
hold ovor and oloct'tho officers for
tho coming year. John B. Edwards
presided and in a short addross com
plimented tho board of directors on
their fino support nnd co-oporation.
Ho then introduced Secretary Ira L.
Baro who road a detailed roport of
tho activities ot tho Chambor for ttio
past year. It wns astonishing to ov
oryonq present that tho officers could
I havo accomplished so much on a
' Binallor budget than beforo nnd yet
, havo a balanco in tho- treasury. High,
sports in Mr. Dare's roport will ho
given later. Short talks woro mado
by sovoral and thon tho chairman in-,
traduced Rev. J, B. Payno who spoko
at somo longth on tho question of or
ganized charity and carried his audi
onco along with him. At tho closo
of his talk a committeo consisting of
J. Q. Wilcox, clmirman; J. E. So-
bastlan and M. E. Scott was appoint
ed to consider tho wholo matter and
co-oporatc with tho 1 dlfforont organ
izations of tho city in tho wriy which
soomcd best to thorn. Tho mooting
adjourned at 9 o'clock. j
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About S o'clock Inst Friday night a
man wns found In a box car in the
wost yards badly burned. Ho wbb
taken to a local hospital whoro he
Ava given care and tho next morning
ho rogaincd consciousness. Ho said
his nnmo wbb Eugcno Armstrong nnd
that ho was bound for Fort Dodge,
la. Boforo ho could toll tho cauBo ot
his condition ho lapsed into uncon
sciousness nnd died shortly. Rela
tives woro notified but thoy sent
word thoy woro unablo to do any
thing so ho was buried horo at public
exponsc.
Tho now method ot olectlng tho di
rectors of the Chambor of Commorco
seems to havo met with general fa
vor. Twonty-flvo names woro nomin
ated by tho dlroctora and each mem
ber voted for his cholco of tho twenty-five.
A by-law disqualifies any
mombor to bo ro-o'loctcd.
SUN
TODAY & TOMORROW
George Walsh in, "Dynamite
Allen."
Fourth chapter, "Winners of
the West."
SUN., MON; & TUES.
W. S. Hart in "Sands."
r.
William E. Shuman is In Lincoln
this week looking after tho intorcsts
of tho citizens of North Platto in a
hearing beforo tho Stato Railway
Commission rcgnrdlng an application
ot tho Northwestern Boll Tclophono
company for somo adjustments in
rates. Representatives of a numbor of
Nebraska cities aro thoro as aro rep
resentatives of tho Nebraska Farm
Bureau. In tho adjustment of rates as
thoy call it, somo places get a slight!
ralso in rates and somo get a slightly J
lower rate. North Platto was ached-1
uled for a ralso and tho Chamber of I
Commorco appointed Mr. Shuman to
look nftor its interests at tho hearing,
This morning's papors,say tho discus
sion still continues.
:p:
Miss Anna Sylvia of Oshkosh had
her tonsils removod at tho Gonoral
Hospital Tuesday. 1
KEITH
TODAY
Vaudeville.
SATURDAY S
Eugene O'Brien
Door."
SUN., MON. & TUES.
"The Shick."
in "Last
CRYSTAL
TODAY & SATURDAY
"World and Its Women."
SUNDAY & MONDAY
"Tho Truent Husband."
A LOOK- AHEAD!
Are you looking ahead into tho Now
Year and making doflntto plans for
what you hope to accomplish or are
you Bitting back to lot tho year bring
what it may?
Progress is best achloved as a re
sult -oC careful planning. A connec
tion with this strong, progressive
bank will insure holpful co-operation
in realizing your dreams for 1922.
' The Platte Valley State Bank
