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TUESDAY ntth FRIDAY
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. KANUABY 0, 1922. ;
NO. 104.
ABOUT PEOPLE
ANDJTHINGS
CUItltENT COMMENT ABOUT
PEOPLE AND. THE THINGS ,
THEY ARE DOING
LODGE, CHURCH
AND SOCIETY
BLOCKING IT
-At tho annual meeting o the par
ish of tho Episcopal church held
Wednesday evening at tho church, IL
H, Newman was elected senior war
den for tho coming year and Ednltind
Dickey, Junior warden. Tho follow
ing were elected to act as vestrymen:
F. L. Temple, F. W. RIncker, J. Q.
Wilcox, Harry Dixon, Earl Stamp,
Hershey Welsh ond'C. S. Clinton.
. Directors of tho Chamber of Com
merce are canvassing tho buslnesa
men this week for contributions to
tie budget fund. They are asking
each firm to glvo as much as it,IId
last year. Reports so far are that the
men aro being graciously received In
most cases and tho business men are
doing all they can 'to make a good
showing.
On Tuesday thoro wero 35 men at
work on tho water extensions which
aro about 40 per. cent completed. At
the same timo there -were 17 men ,at
work on tho now court' house, 10
men on tho transmission lino and 4
extra men wore taken on by the street
commissioner. Tho fine weather helps
and the public improvements in pro
cess of construction at this timo also
"help.
COMING MEETINGS IN THE VAR
IOUS ORGANIZATIONS OF
THE CITY
LUTHERAN
9:45 Stinday School .
No proachlng sorvlces
iMETIIODIST
11:00 "Cbnvorglng Avenues.
7:30 "Tho Socond Commandment."
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
11:00 Christian Sclonco service
Sorvlcos in tho Building & Loan
building.
Revolutionary War nrn" nllirihln tn PAim WnDTfiAOTC l,UTTn TV
r . . ilLVJi'A t XXI I J if Jul
membership whether their mothors
aro members of tho D. A. R. or not.
Mrs. M. K. Novillo Is sponsoring the
, organization hero in North Platto and
twill bo glad to hear of any children
, who aro eligible and would like to
I join.
1021 SHOW MARKED
DECLINE
The value of the 287 town and clt?
mortgages filed during 1921 amount
ed to $588,169 according to the report
.sbnt to Lincoln this week by Register
of Deeds Yost of Lincoln county. In
1920 there were 407 mortgages with
ti value of $958,865. Last year 213 of
these mortgages wero satisfied for a
value of $377,063 while the year be
fore 303 were paid off to the amount
of $461,182.
At a meeting hold last Friday ovon
ing the Platto Valley Tet Stock As
sociation -was organized and tho fol
lowing officers wero elected: M. C.
Rogers, president; William Jones,
vice-president; William Woodings;
-secretary and T. O. Smith, treasurer.
Tho association Is organized to pro
mote the sale of pet stock, to popular
ize cortain kinds and breeds and to
There wero 405 farm mort-jd.'ea
filed in tho office of Rogistor Yost
during the year , 1921 according to his
summary which; has just beon for
warded .to Lincoln. These -were for
a total Value of $2,621,433. In 1920
there wero 665 mortgages on farm
lands filed with a value of $3,719,041
This shows a decllno of 39 per cent
At tho samo timo 28,0 farm mortgagee
havo been paid off or otherwise satis
fied with a value of $891,471. During
1920 there wero 493 farm mortgages,
satisfied with n value of $1,683,261
'MT SHOOL TO OPEN
MONDAY WITH LARGE
: ENROLLMENT
-During 1921 the North Platte Vol
unteer Fire Department answered 40 0,1 Wednesday evening of this week,
calls. Tho estimated fire loss'during
the year was $14,000,00. The depart
ment has throe trucks and 40 mem
bers. Reports from Fremont for corn-
interest neonle In this section of -the
state in tho raising, of such animals, j Th,s showa a decrease of 47 per 'cent
The next meeting will bo hold at tho,er iast caT
Rogers shop on North Locust street
TUo composite committee of tho
night school mot Wednesday night
and completed its organization. Mrs.
Roddy was elected chairman of tho
committee, and Mrs Gilchrist, secre
tary. An oxecutivo committee of
three comrjnsed of Fred Ouimotto,
tOtto Thoolecko and Mrs. Goorgo Fra-
tor was appointed to roemmend
teachers for tho night school. Tho
rocommondations will go to tho
teachers committco of tho board ot
education for confirmation. Tho pro
gram of classes is as follows:
' Monday Typewriting, Auto Me
Some of our citizens are worried
about the leaks in the new water
mains which aro boing constructed
nhnlit Mm p.lfv. Thin la nntinrivjfinrv nn
parlson show the department of that. dt governmdnt hft8 , pro.
city to have 120 members, wi h four yWed fop Ju8(. aR occurance Tho
iruuits uuu id iuivu uiiswujuu muio
than forty calls with an estimated
fire loss of $250,000.00. Pretty good
showing for tho local department.
contractor Is under bond to keep tho
mains In repair for ono year after the
job is completed and at tho end of that
time a rigid inspection will bo made
During the past year 13 people liavo and during that timo tho contractor
received ;notary public commissions will bo notified of any leaks that de
In Lincoln county. Some of these are volop. Tho contractor has dug up
renewals and some are new. Each Is sovoral places so far where tho leaks
eood for six years. Following is a would not fill up ot their own accord
list of thoso issued during 1921 :W.
TTV McDonald, H. B. Sawyer, Moore-
and has made necessary repairs.
Word was received here yesterday
field, Chas. F. Temple, M E Crosby, I the commUtee of Ul0
John Grant, Harry Lannin, R. A.ln, nWwa' Annninttnn t,n,i n
I meeting last week and at that time
Scott, Sutherland, Alice EM. Tro
"bridge, R. D,. Rasmussen, Delpha
Young, J. W. Plelsticker, Wallace and
A. M. Hayes.
Mrs. Jolm McGraw was appointed
aspeclal police yesterday by Mayor
-Evans. Tills was done to enable her
to do some of the things which need
to' be done and which 'Who is especial
ly;' fitted to do. She will now have
police power to compel people to ac
company her into court and to ans
wer Buch questions as the police can
compel ono to answer. This is not
(ho first timo a North Platte woman
"has had thcSe powers for each mem
ber of tho apparently defunct wel
fare board had polico poworB. She
was, given the star yesterday.
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qhanlcs, Air; Sowing. - " '; jLVr'v, f ;&
' .V Tu0sdtiy-GombUstloh,(rRopalrX4FJ!S, PlPoUi.11
r ing, Mathematics,. Salesmanship, work because Tof thofabaonco
TJie unamber or commerce at
Aberdeen. S. D.. has been maklnc? a 1 oury
Rtn.iv nr Mm oat nr nvnn..n o , J Wednesday Shorthand, Machine
ber of places over tho central west. work- Cooking, Girls' Gymnasium,
A set of definite questions was sont , Salesmanship.
out to the cities of South Dakota,! Tiiursciay-uiris' uymnasium, ho
Iowa. Minnesota. Wisconsin. Missouri. ! ohanical Drawing, Valvq Sotting,
Montana and Nebraska. These ques-' English.
tions asked for nrevaillnc nrices of W-woiumg. AUvorusmg, oxy
1 i i-n v.it. 1 (
oortain standard commodities in oao'i ,M!0i0H,ne i"ic;, Aiuuiemauos,
place. North Platto was included in . Millinery, Girls' Glee .Club.
tho .questionnaire. Tho. tabulation of
BAPTIST
UiOtf "A Strange Reminder."
7:3ff HYo'ur Mbnumont" (IllustratoC
by thtoo lnrgo Water color paintlnga
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CHRISTIAN .
11:00 "Throo Great Words in the
Gospel."
7:30 "A Bihlo Tragedy."
EPISCOPAL
11:00 Morning prayer and sermon.
7:30 Evening prayer and sormon.
to high prlco of calves nnd'-thp scar
cely , of money. Tho two shorthorn
calves wero owned by tho member?
v.'hoso father Is a breeder of shcit
horns and his boy's calf won first
plttco over all fomalcs exhibited at
tho county fair. The boy who won
first place in tho Jlcroford club also
won count championship. Ho wji kn '
by tho month on U'o farm ot Ilia
uncle and paid $200 for tho cnlf with
which ho expects to start his owu
herd. ,
Wo'had two t'ew'ng clubs, otu of.
wfilnli 1II1T r.nt flniph liopnimo tlio
inn,ior Ttf fti,Hnf ,i, inB-, ,mnr , aclV for typewriting, nuto mechanics,
but which oxpocti to finish this w'.n
WAR MOTHERS
Will moot this ovonlng nt tho homo
of Mrs. J. J. Halllgan. A largo at
tendance Is desired.
TOMORROW
Woman's Rollof Corp will hold In
stallation ot offlcors at tho I. O. O.
F. hall tomorrow.
NIGHT SCHOOL
Everybody roistered' in
night
tor. Tho othor 0 ub finished and
gavo a demonstration at tho county
fair and won a priro at the 3'.r.to
fair.
sowing and nlr Is roquosted to bo at
tho Franklin school at 7:30 on Mon
day ovonlng.
A COUNTY OFFICIAL WINS
BKIDE AND IS "WED AT
.GENEVA"-; ';
W. B. Salisbury, highway commls-
of part ot tho numbers.
tach fUTT wmi Tim-rn-v sIoncr or ncaln county was mar-
r0ti to Miss Emma Cumberland of
MEN FOB TItYOUTS AT
BASKET BALL
tho replies has been received here and
Is an interesting document Here are
some of the comparisons for Nebraska
cities: Lumber, 2x4-12 common, at
Beatrice sells at 47c, Grand Island 39c,
LAST DECEMBER WAS THE
WARMEST IN FIFTEEN
YEARS
Tho mean temperature for last
Lincoln 40c, Fremont .40c, North December according to tho monthly
Platto 37c and Hastings 38c; No. 2 fir
siding sells at Beatrice at 55c, Granu
iBland 50c, Lincoln COc, Fremont 60c,
summary Just Issued by Woathormnn
Shilling, was 31 degrees while tho
avorago for tho laBt 48 years is 26.6.
A' now organization is about to be
launched on the field of endeavor in
North Platte. It is called tho Children
of tho American Involution and Is an
auxiliary of tho Daughters ot tho A
merican Rovolutlbn. All children who
havo ancestors who fought in the
appointed Superintendent Aileen G.
Cochran of Lincoln county to a va
cancy on tho board. It was decided
to hold the association meeting next,
fall during election week and to
hold it at North Platte, This will bo
tho first week in November. Tho dis
trict association was appfbved as a
substitute for either county or city
institute in tho counties of the (lis
trlct and that should bring an attend
ance of at least a-thousand teachora
to North Platte. The district extends !
from Duel county to tho further lim
it of Hall and Adams county, making
Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney,
Broken Bow and Ogalnlla In tho dis
trict. :o: , ,
Thirty or more auto owners and
drivers wore ordered to polico court
yesterday morning for driving on tho
streets without a 1922 auto license.
Judgo Tracy dismissed tho entlro lot
without trial Among them wore a
number ot prominent business men.
North Plate 45c, Hastings 50c. Port- Tho highest for ifecembor was 68 and
land cement sold nt Beatrice at $3.20,
Grand Island $3.20, Lincoln $3.40, Fre
mont $3.12, North Platto $4.00 and
Hastings $3.20. Common labor brings
tho lowest 5 below. Tho total rain
fall for tho month was fourteon hun
dredths of an Inch, Tho normal Is
forty-Bovon hundredths so thoro Is a
30o at Beatrice, 35c at Grand Island, deficiency of thirty-throe hundredths
Lincoln, Fremont and Hastings and for U10 month. This leaves a doficl-
40c at North Platte. Plumbers got oncy for tho year 1921 of 7.38 Inches
87c at Hastings, 90c at Grand Is- of rainfall. During Docomber thorn
land, $1 at Lincoln and $1.25 nt Bo wore ten clear days, ten cloudy days
atrlce, Fremont and North Platte, and eleven partly cloudy.
Round steak is 25c nt Beatrice, Grand
Island, 30c at Fromont and North
Platto and 35c at Lincoln. A large
number of other items aro given but
the opinion ot those who havo studied
tho charts is that North Platte does
not have tho advantage over tho othor
places in either Tow or high prices,
being about medium.
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Tonight tho Amorlcan Legion bas
ket ball tcaf will hold its try out
practico at th6 Lloyd Opera houso,
now
oliglbio players aro urged to bo pres
ent at 8 o'clock. Dr. J. R. McKira
hnn will bo tho head coach. It is ex
pocted that an assistant coach and
a captain will bo selected tonight. A
largo numbor of Legion mombers
havo taken an interest in tho gnroo
and It Is planned to organize a
doublo team to tako caro of them.
Any Loglonnalro who can play bas
ket ball Is urged to bo present and
mako a try for tho first team. North
Platto post will go after tho stato
championship and oxpects to got it.
Conova, Nob., on December 27, ac
cording to word recolved hero thld
week. Tho coromony was performed
at tho homo o'f tho bride's brother
who lives at Gonova. Mr. and Mrs.
known as Legion hall, and all mum
wiioro iiioy win sponu tnoir Honey
moon. Before returning th'oy will
visit Mr. Salisbury's daughter, Ida.
Salisbury has lived In North Platto
for a numbor of years and has served
as city street commissioner and
county highway commissioner. Mrs,
Salisbury mado many friends here
while visiting last summer at tho
homo of Miss Bessie Salisbury. Thoy
will mako North Platt their future
home, Tho Tribune extends its con
gratulations. ;o:
Charles Boguo left Wednesday for
Omaha' to transact business.
Road tho Bargain Countor list.
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ANNUAL REPORT ON JUNIOR
CLUIJS BY THE FARM
BUREAU
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Start the New Year "by investing your money So you
may receive a stipulated monthly income. Our plan is
safe, practical and convenient, If interested write .or call
on us for explanation.
Goodman-Buckley Trust Co.
I;
Cnpltal. $50,000 .
NortlV i'lattc, Nolif aska (
Tlio annual report of County Agent
Kollogg had tho following to say
about tho Boys' and Girls' Club work
iln Lincoln county for tho past year
Thin Is tho first vear of club work
During tho year" 1921 there were 245 . Llncolll county. Wo had twonly
marriage licenses issued m wncoin p,g c,ub momheTai nll of whlch fn,
couniy. our 01 meso nave noi yut ,,,,, w!tt, . ,, rnnr,i rhn lnt.
wolght ot tho twenty pigs produced
foeon returned which leaves 241 mar
riages porformed during tho year. Of
these Judgo Woodhurst porformed 94.
Rev. Hess 32, Rov. Koch 17, Rov,
Mooro 12, Rov. Stovons 15, Rov. Shonk
13, Rov. McDald 9, and scattering
over tho county and in other counties
wore 49 others with nono as largo as
thoso givon above. Justices Sullivan,
Meyer and Marcott performed sovon
coromonlcs which numbor added to
tho 94 performed by Judgo Woodhurst
gives 101 by civil authorities against
140 religious.
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Tho flro department was called to
tho homo of F. L. Kennedy, 1401 East
Twelfth street, last evening . on nc
couut of tho gam's burning, Tlio barn
was burned to tho ground and one
horso burned to death. Tho houso on
the Kennedy placo wns burned about
a month ago.
1b 3,693 pounds at an average cost per
pound of .0498 conts and an average
daily gain of 1.21 pounds. Thoso pigs
wero on growing and not on fattening
rations. All had somo kind of pasture
but wero fed almost entirely on feed
produced on tho farms. All animals
aro purebred and aro .remaining on
O10 farms whero thoy aro starting
herds ot purobrcd hogs. All of thoso
members havo expressed tho dcslro
to continue the work next year by
taking up tho Sow and Litter club
work. Considerable Interest has bedn
Hhown by thoso who wero not mem
bers Uils yoar. Tlio Pig club roprc-
sontod throo breeds and tho county
champion In tho Pig club was an 11
year-old girl whoso pis wolghed 239
pounds when about six months old.
Tho Calf club consisted q four
mombers tho small numbor bolus duo
SSI
When You Can't-Getto the Bank
Whenever our out-of-town cus-..
tomors aro unable to call personally-
at tho bank to transact tholr business,
wo suggest that they tako advantage
of tho fact that practically nil their
banking business can bo transacted
hero by mail.
Endorsed chocks and monoy ordors ,
can bo deposited, monoy can bo with- .
drawn and your financial problems
can bo rotorred to us for counsel. You
will rccolvo tho samo prompt, help-
ful sorvlco as if you called at' tho
bank Ju person. 1
The Platte Valley State Bank
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