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WILSON TOUT. Editor ami Publisher.
Entered at tho North Platte, Nebraska
Postdfflco na Second Class Mutter.
One
SUIiSOKU'TION L'ltlCEt
Year, In udvance . $1.50
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20', 1922.
EDITORIAL
Remember tho meotlng of tho stock
hbldors and officers of tho County
Fair which will bo hold at tho Llborty
Land Cos. officers on Saturday aftor
noon. Election of officers and plan
nlng for tho next county fair Is tho
order of business.
Poem
Uncle Joe
IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT THAT'S SURE
THE HOUSEHOLD FURNACE
0,' my best girl sits In her cosy niche, away from tho haunts of men,
. . . Sho receives my calls as early as six, and in rifternoons till "ten.
! . . I tlcklo her chin sho opens her mouth I drop a, carmel thor.o
Sho blushes anon, llko tho Solid South In a yellow fever scare.
Sho Inspires my pen as I sit aloft, In tho range of her amorous' smile.
. . . Sho knows my heart and my coal are soft I'll visit her onco In
awhile. ... Of courso sho cools when I ain't around, as a faithful
sweetheart can, so Bho braces right Up and stands her ground she. knows
Cm a married man!
Tho editor received nn Invitation
to attend tho annual meeting of tho
Nebraska Road ,-InstItuto at Lincoln
on Fobruary 14-17 and was somewhat j So, I flirt with hor, at her ovory whim, In neglect of my lawful spouso
surprised whoa, the invitation closed .... but my bank resorvo is becoming slim, with affinities in my
with tho suggestion that wo bring u house . . . But, what can I do, or what shall I say? I hato to admit
follow "highwayman" with us. Wo I'm stuck I ain't no hand to pester around an' swear at my
probably can'tugfyjbut wo havo been j blasted luck.
woudorlng whoi wo could take with us , T.. ,. , T . .,, . . .
, . , If Old King Coal 1b a merry old soul, I reckon I'd ort to be. . . . I'll
in caso wo could net aWay. . . f i , , L , , ,
try to augmont tho vanishing roll that lays between him and me. . . .
Mrs. Fred Elliott loft yesterday ,Tho sooty old ,vamp ",at ,wams my ?mP' Jf cf"B o to her lalr.-I mhst
morning for Omaha whore sho wlli; h, ,no ,UVIiy t0 11,0 tryst 80 at Ul foot ot tho kltoheu 8ta,r!
visit hor son Frod Elliott Jr. for a
fow days. Mrs. Elliott confessed a do-
of tonsllltis and a complication of
Biro to sco Hory Lauder when ho Is pneumonia. Sho will probably not be
in Oniahn. Saturday but did not say around for sovoral days yot as she
for cortain alio would go unless sho will need somo tlmo to recuperate
accompanied somo of tho grand child- ( before taking up hor work again. Her
nor. Sir Harry Is a groat man and wo physician says sho is getting along
hopo Mrs. Elliott will go to hoar him. ' nlcoly howovor and wo hope sho Is
North Platto cdngrrttulatos tho lo
cal firemen $n their success in lo
cating tho state "convention for 1923
to North Platte? Tho wholo city will
Join with you in making preparations
and helping: to entertain tho firemen.
Wo nro ur tfe response will bo
hearty and that you will work hard
er ond mako jnoro brilliant succoas
fo Hi convention whon you know
that you havo such backfng.
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In a general way, all books may be
classed no flckjon and non-fiction. Li
brarlani oxpoct,(tio roadors of fiction
to grotttly outnumber tho roadors of
other books nnjl Uyjy usually do. Hut
tho reports of thp North Platto library
for tho .pMt'typnk.ohow tho opposite
to bo true, IXtthp night school can
got peoplo to ,uso non-fiction boQlq
part ot tho'ttmo Jt will havo accom
plished a great deal. Wo shall watch
tho further use of tho. library for ad-
for wo miss hor sorvlcos at tho office.
Howovor" hor friends and ours havo
been very kind about "phoning news
in to us and wo nro getting along
until she gets back.
Thoro aro sovoral hundred young
men in an around North 'Platto who
Should bo lntorosted in those fllxtoon
younx womon who composo tho sup
per class in tho night school. , Thoso
young ladies prepare and oat thoir
suppers oach'cvonlng undor tho direc
tion of tho regular cooking toachor
of tho High school. When tho course
is ovor it should bo a recommendation
of their efficiency as coqks and
should mako an appoal to tho youn
'inon of tho community who do not
llko boardinghouso cooking and are
anxious to mako a -change, s
bo done. We would suggest that
Scout Executive Stephens take up the
matter and boo what can bo -dono in
that lino by tho scouts. Wo havo
hoard of scouts acting as traffic di
rectors in other placos and it might
bo worked out hero.
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ItHOEDER DISTRICT DOINGS
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FOR TWO DAYS ONLY
SAT,, JAN. 21 ANDJON. JAN J3
WE PLACE ON SALE
ONE BIG LOT OF
MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S
SUITS
Broken Sizes From Our Regular
Lines, Your Choice
No Alterations No Wrapping Put
them under your arm and walk'out
POSITIVELY NOT MORF. THAN ONE SUIT TO A CUSTOMER
Mr. and Mrs. Voss and family spon'
last Sunday witlMr. and Mrs. FroJ
Elliott.
Chief Splllnor has proscntcd a con
dition which should bo looked nftor
A ll2 o'clock thoro nro many autO'
dltional roports on this Bldo of tho niobiles on tho stroet. Business and
night school work.
Tho Function and Marco production
ot "Sun-Klst" which nppeared at tho
Keith Wednesday evening drow a
crowded house, T)io play was a sue
professional men aro Just going tp
tholr homos. Somo plan on stopping
nt tho High Bcliools and picking up
members of tholr families. Delivery
wagons and truck drlvors aro just re-1
Tb,o Sunday School met last Sunday
and oloctod officers for tho coming
yoar. f
Marshall Orton and family visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cypher and
family Inst Sunday.
Almost ovoryone in our digging has
a bad cold In somo form or another.
Somo aro affoctod moro and scfnYe
less. - , .
We Are
Always
Busy
There
Is a
Reason
We Are
Always
Busy
There
Is a
Reason
THE ONLY fjTORE IN .NORTH. t'LATTt- THAT HAS NO COMPETITION
EES
Miss Llzzio Broedor has)becn con
fined to her room for moro "than ,a
week with a sovorp cold but is somo
bettor at this writing.
Ed Chittenden butchered a beef
Monday. Ed is becoming quite a butch
or, wo supposo tho people In North
Platto aro glad of it as ho soils to them
cheaper than they can buy it in town,
and gets a great deal moro out ot it
for himself. Great is the meat trust.
iou iiuubu, i. j . om thQ,r ,nBt ,oad,or put.
and ploaaed. To tho writer the
mix.
COBB
star of tho bIiow was tho musical dl
rector. Roubon Wolf. Ho
orchestra and choruses with his cor
net and did everything but mako it
talk. Brilliant execution, artistic In
terpretation and skillful directing
gave adash tp t,ho music which was
attractWo..' Tho comedian .was. good
and sovoral other parta wore woll
takon.
. uu iiiviiuj DUbiv.J litut. Itvab rtl
TUn uirnnt frnfflo Is llflriVV IllHt fit tllQ nn. ,., .. i ....!
lead tho jvu luut. uiuiu u migu i;iuvii
noon nour ami uiiuumuy uu nmJ ft gO0(l Buort program which In
stroet. At tho same tlmo tho two eluded a mock trial. Frod Elliott was
High schools dismiss about BOO boys convicted of stealing chickens from
and- girls and tho most of thorn cross , Robi KUnkel by tho Happy Hollow
Dowoy strcot at the comer ot Fourth, j court un,i wua flne(1 tcn conta wllIch
Uut61y sovoral accldonts havo beon Fr0(1 Sfty8 ho won-t pay s0 h0 wln
avoided by a very narrow margin and hnvo to lay out hls flno ln jall Ti10
6 of the "Heart Throbs" from the Angel Face Chorus.:
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Want Ads
WANTED A good used incubator.
Ray W. Hoatson, Sutherland Nebr.
North Platto, Neb.
FOR SALE Hogs; also Incubator.
Phone 828J. 714 East 7th street.
pouuJf each. Liberal roward for re
turn or for Information leading to
recovery. R. H. Jandebeur. Experi
mental Station, North Platto, Neb.
FOR SALE OR TRADE 1,500 pourd
dapple gray brood or draft mare;
8 years old," will trade for cow or
Ford. Phono 540W.
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FOR RENT Furnished room in a
modern homo. Phono 913J.
John Nelson returned tho first of
this, week for Sterling where ho
transacted business.
Mr. and,Mrs. Fred Bradley returned
WANTED Salesman for North Platto , to tholr hJmie in Maxwell after spend
and vicinity. Commission contract, i ing sovoral days at tho E. E. Bradley
only, for spare time or full tlmo. We : homo.
will teach you to sell income protec-
FOR RENT Storage spaco in tire "" luluus ulu "uo B"J"UUU1 1,1 ,u'
proof ware house. Simon Bros. struction and help you build a profit
able business. Aiassacuusetts uonu-
tho attontion ot tho chief has boon j jall iias to 1)0 yct so we congior LOST Dunn fountain pen. Reward, ing and Insurance Company, Aocident
brought to tho conditions at that cor-,Froti juat 10c to tho good
nor. Ho docs not hajVo an officer to
Leave at this office.
Miss Adulo LoDIoyt who la city re
porter for tho Trlbuno, is still con-.dotnll for traffic direction at that
More than seventy friends and LOST Ladies' fountain pen. Phone
and Health Dept., Saginaw, Michigan,
Capital $1,500,000.
wi,nm win. nvorn ruse tlmo and ho is wondering what can , nolgnbors of Mrs. Carl Broedor gath- 430J.
itiiuxt i,w iivi "'w " r I , . , , . , ,
at hor , homo last Sunday and
Vaudeville
at the
Keith Theatre, Friday Only.
SONG Aiil) STEP KEVIEW
MEYEKS & NOLAN Novelty Song and Dance Miss
Nolan is a vocalist of high ability having a range of
five tones above High C and is a writer and composer
Of a number of popular songs and material for several
well known stars. Mr. Moyers is an exceptionally clov
er dancer having appearod for threo successive years in
the famous Winter Garden Now York City.
DAINTY BITS OF MUSICAL CHATTER
. CHASE & JANIS presents an'unusually high class and ex
clusive offering of specially written songs and chatter
closing With somo graceful dancing. Tho little lady is
dainty and pretty and has an abundance of personality
while offering hor songs. Tho young man knows how
to roach his audlonco with comedy lines, also display
ing a woll cultivated baritone voice a woll matched
team.
DANCING BltOWNIE
DANCING BROWNIE in his novelty eccentric dancing act
shows himself to bo tho king of stops. This act should
pleaso all.
THE MUSICAL EOUR
THE MUSICAL FOUR offer both singing and instru
mental numbors. This act comes Veil recommended
ahd should prove a treat for all.
!Also a Good FIvo Rool Feature
succeeded in giving hor a completo EOR SALE Fresh milk cow; tested.
Riirnrlnn fin Min fnliln thorn wna n PllOnO VSUI'-J5,
1.111. .1 . t 111. I
m.KO mummy RU wiui any ono FOR RENT Furnished rooms, strict-
can.ues representing uio mile posts - lv mo,lorn. 405 West Fourth St.
suo niiu paHscd on uio journoy or nro.
STRAYED OR STOLEN From the
Experimental Station at North
Platte, pair of Alrdale dogs, malo and
fomale; both had on round collars;
male has jet black coat of very coarse
hair, no whiskers on forofaco; female
I has white spot on breast and has been
After tho guests had loft wishing her FOR SALE Plymouth Rock roosters. nursing puppies; dogs weigh about 45
many moro happy birthdays, sho was Mrs. C. S. Trovlllo.
driven to North Platte where sho took
Dixon Optical Co., 'lens grinding.
J. P. Rauch left Wednesday for
Lowellen whero ho will transact bus
iness for several days.
Father McDaid is reportod to be
getting along nicely, Ho is taking
medical treatment in a Grand Island
hospital.
G. Poterson reports that over five
pedplo attended the dance last Sat
urday night.
All heet music 15c per copy. Rob
erts Music Co.
Mrs. Brosseau and sister, Cecilo
Bache will loavo tonight for Concor
dia, Kans. .
a night- train for Alexandria. Nebr
While thnro shr will vlnlt. lmr ninrl
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Sinn mT0 1U0 weat x "OHO
FOR SALE Two soft coal heating
stoves, and ono kitchen range. In-
who aro nearly ninety years old. Her F0R SALE 8 room
fathor's birthday comes this month TXrilt rrnalf1nr art run
also.
modern houBO.
trade ln
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stook. R. H. Stock. 515 West B St.
delivered. Choa. Shlnn, Just north
of Baker school house. Phono 781F11.
G. Peterson loft this morning for EON SALE Alfalfa in tho stack or
Gothonburg whero ho Is giving a car
nival dance.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Stowart last Thursday. Mrs.
Stowart was formerly Miss Eva, Dick.
Congratulations.
Josoph Finloy of Omaha, division WANTED Maturo lady or gentleman
managor of tho Fraternal Aid Union to collect and solicit business in
was in tho city thte cok looking North Platto. Address P. O. Box 678
nftor Uio affairs of tho lodgo and
FOR SALE Beet tops for stock. Can
also tako in cattlo and horses for
winter. Chas. Shlnn. Phono 781F11.
conducting a school for agonts. " roowB- ovor luu
J. V. RomlKh who has snont most w "
of his time during tho past six weeks U8t st w- u' McDonald.
in umana wiui ms mtio ooy wno is pQR EXCHANGE Land in north-
taking treatments thoro. is in tho cast Kansaa for clty pr0porty
o-ty touay looking nrtor ouainess Pllono ncow,
manors.
both in good condition,
street
120 E. Third
Clinton & Son, Tho Eye Glass Men, WANTED Agent to soli Hog, Stock
conrlco and Satisfaction. and Poultry tonic. Supply dealers
Tho danco nt tho K. C. hall last and also sell direct to farmers. Ad-
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F'lday night was given by the Fra- dross E-6 caro Tribuno.
nmnl Alii TTnlon rmil Mi nan wlin nt-
tended say it was a very pleasant of. FOR SALB-A 4-holo kerosene Btovo
for January 27.
A- gang of workmon is planking
tha Locuat stroat: crossing of the STRAYED OR STOLEN Ono light
Union Pacific tracks in rosponso to brown maro, Bpot in forehead, and
a promtso made somo tlmo ago by ono light brown gelding, each weigh
officials ot that road that this' .im- ing about 850 pounds; ono of them
provomont would bo mado in tho near has mano roachod and tail bobbed. II
future. found notify A. J. Salisbury, Sheriff,
ATTENTION!
HOUSEWIVES
We have reduced the price on Semi-fini3hed
or sometimes called Rough-Dry Laundry, from 12c
per pound to 10c.
In this proces we use nothing but pure soap
and pure soft water just like rain water. All your flat
pieces, are ironed and starched pieces are starched
ready to dampen. Surely a flno combination for this
cold, snappy weather. All we ask is a trial bundle.
Just Phono 77 and "Your Bosom Friend" Will Call.
Dickeys Sanitary Laundry
"Tho Soft Water Laundry"
Phono 77
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