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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1922)
mm mm msmsm ill mm TUESDAY and FKIDAY THIRTY-EIGHTS YEAR. NORTH PIATTE, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 28, 1922. NO. 15. ill SHORT STORIES OF PEOPLE AND THINGS ITEMS OP INTEREST A110DT HE CENT HAPPENINGS IK THIS C03OIUNIT1' Tho opening of tho Plattp Valley schoolhouso was n big affair from tho reports received hero. A capacity house greeted the speakers and cheer ed tho performers. Tho ladies served a flno supper and following that a program was given. Tho danco given last night at the K. C. hail by tho Lady Forresters ttos fairly well attended. It was moro of a social ovont for tho members and tholr friends than most of the dances givon this year, and netted tho ladies something for their treasury. A banquet wil be served to all ex service men tonight in tho Episcopal church basemont. All thoso who aro planning to attend arc requested to bo prompt as thoy aro . planning to start at 7 o'clock. Tho War Mothers and tho Auxiliary of tho American Legion aro serving tho banquet. a i i. Tit n . State FIro Marshal's office, as say As an Indication of tho standing of .,, ,, . ' ., , , , ., , . InS All eyes aro now turned to railroatl business the number of cars 1 t,i,4 4, . ,, , ., , ., . , , , i North. Platto, tho next convention passing through this terminal last rtiv nni1 ,t . r . Friday was 990. Eight wooks pre- vious mo numDcr was osu. in uccem - oor mero wore ia lroiEiiL crows worir- . . . " ing west, not counting tho regular crews. Last Friday the number Im mcroased to 19. W. L. Brownfield of Horshev died Friday morning and was buried Sun-! day. He was tho father of I. D. and Earl L. Brownfield of that ltv and' had lived thoro for many years. Mr. Brownfield had been a subscriber ot Tho Tribune for many years and rp - . . . . ... . . noweu nis subscription just a row. ' " asm- days before his doath. .statement; "On January 13, Train- dies was cut and served, by nWep- . . . . r ' r r,4Jafll.HWi . g-Sholver,, repxesontingrcsontatlve of Uin brotherhoodIP'. jGoneral Manager Jeffries, publicly Bailor assisted by Mr. Rigg. Tho ood sehse VgIn&q success Good sense and .a fevr cents will also put in force for you an INSURANCE POLICY This bank is fortunate - in representing a Tiumber of America's greatest Old Line Companies. So whether your needs for insurance come under the classifica tion of FIRE ' LIFE or AUTO you will find reli able protection and reasonable rates here for you. UNION STATE B NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA' "Tho Bunk for YOU In 1922" FOR LINCOLN COUNTY OPENS HERE THIS MORNING Judge J. L. Tcwoll, judge for the thirteenth Judicial district of Nebraska this morning oponod tho regular jury term of court for tho winter session. Ho arrived in tho city yesterday after noon and spont tho rost of tho day iu conferring with tho attornoys and ot fleers ot tho court Thoro are many cases to bo tried with quite a number to take up tho time of tho jury in ad dition to thoso which aro decided by tho judgo. Tho dockoL is crowded and thoro Is much activity about tho court nouso. Somo progress was mado this wooi: on tho now addition for tho Ideal Dalry on Locust street Tho now building will wonderfully Improve. i. a . ... mat uiock on ijocusc street witn new gas stations on each side of It. Tho National Refining Co. has about com- ploted its station and whon these two buildings aro In shape tho Locust etreet side of tho hlock will bo ono of tho most attractive on tho Lincoln Highway hero. .lolin TVTnrfln I"rn v., jiiuoiuuii. of tho Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association, is quoted in tho News Bulletin, issued from tho v.b.r .1, id UtVUlUOO 1U1 111 U LU OUJ to you that tho North Platto boys ' , , . . I Will UUJiU UYUi U1LU1 L LU iUiliiO Lilt! .. ... 11U23 convention a success but to I be a guccejg VQ mugt do our QUr part ,g tfj aUend Uio fi0g sions and gQt aU tho lnformation and instruction wo can carry home 1 with us." j I Tho February number of xnv "'""'"J- Union Pacific Magazine undor tho heading "Whom Wo Dolight to Hon- or" has a plcturo of Charles Emmctt '1311 and the follnwlnt? ftitnrosfln? I expressed to Charles Emmett Ell on j behalf of tho management ot tho Union Pacific, railroad his high ap- prociatlon of his continuous, loyal and efficient service for 51 years, When Mtj Ell's application for a pon- slon was received. General Manager Jeffries remarked, 'So far as train operation was concerned we nover knew "he was on tho railroad.' Mr. Ell was born May 14, 1855 nt Colum- bus, Ohio, and entered tho service of tho Union Pacific Railroad Decern- ber 18, 1870 at North -Platte, Neb., as a wiper; was made a locomotive fire- mnn Juno 22, 1872, and promoted to an engineer November 13, 1870." Local highway officials say that the contention about the Lincoln Highway between North Platto and Brady will bo cleared up vor,y short ly and advertising for bids will take DISTRICT COUItT place soon. Much of this road lies iVorth PlaUo Sundny. on. tho land claimed as a part of the Mrs. Fred Rohlfing of Lewollon Union Pacific right-of-way. Tho visited ln tho city yesterday, company was willing to givo a lonp L J- Sowlo or Maxwell transacted time leaso but would not give up its business in tho city Saturday, claim to possession. Federal and Mrs. C. H. Eichner returned to her state laws and regulations did not homo yesterday after visiting in tho favor spending money on leased city Saturday and Sunday, highways. For this reason this Miss Marjory Liddoll returned yon stretch of tho Lincoln Highway has torday morning from Grand Island stood out on account of its wretched whoro sfto visited friends, condition at certain times of tho Sidney Baker was a' business vis year in comparison with other sec- lt6r horo Monday leaving late in tho tlons. Now it seems that it is to day for Lincoln, havo its turn and bo placed in tip- Miss Mamio Coruolia of Croston, top shape. Tho commissioners havo Iowa arrived Sunday to hrisit nt tho done tho best they could with tho homo of her sister Mrs. J. Murphy funds at tholr disposal and havo mado a good road as roads go but from Lincoln whoro ho attended the spondlng tho past two months vislt at times it has gono bad Just as all Veterinarians convention. Ho w inc nt tho homo ot tholr daughter. tho roads of that class do. It is the conconsus of opinion of 500 growers ot purebred and grado livo stock who woro questioned by tno . United States department ot agrl- ii culture that tho purebred slro is from 10 to 40 por cent bettor than tho ordinary slro. This applies to all classos of livo stock. Many ot t.t tho mon who replied to tho dopart-jj-j mont's auestionalro gave figures and j Bpoclflc instances to back up what : they had to say regarding' tho ro-j:t markablo Improvement effected in nM relatively short tlmo. In reply to tho question as to tho' valuo of their examplo In inducing othors in tho community to tako up improved livo stock most of these it farmers and breeders said that thoy had been tho moans of starting at l least two or threo, and ono man who j had beon raising purcbrods for forty :t yonrs said ho had Influenced every -j man in tho neighborhood. B. A. 7. S T?.7lll..l ' H HEil HOTEL CHANGES HANDS QMAHA HOTEL MAN "WILL TAKE . OYER MANAGEMENT AllOUT APHIL FIRST J. C. Trumbull of Omaha has pur chased tho Tlmmorman Hotel and will toko possession April 1. Ho will ar- rivo horo tho last of this wook and bogln preparations for oponing undor tho now rannasomont Under tho nsreomont, ovory room is to bo redec - omieu anu mucu 01 1C nowly Iur" 1 kt - n,Bcd- Extensive improvements will bo mttdo- mcl"dtag lowering of tho lnllliv nml lnnllfriiiviMrtt .f n f1lnln- ' ' """r room serv,C3- Th0 stairway will bo chan" R0 11 Tom tho rottr of 1,10 of tho front. The dosk wlu bo ,laca noar tho QR- trauc0 and tho rcar w,n 1)0 a readiig "'n'oking -oom. W.r, Trumbulljis '"'' 'peritneed hoiol man and .) - .pecs t use his cxpe.-onco.in imprdv- jiik mo nmmernian wnoroviu ni.i siblo. Tho building was not included jn tho purchase s -to: A.VNIYERSAY OF LOCAL ORGANI ZATION IS CELEBRATED . WITH BANQUET Tho Ldlas Auxiliary to the DroUr- ilfin,i nf vanrnn,i 'v h.uiiuuh V-WIOUIWIVU ..-,. ... . . ullUBUUI Hiuuvorsary oi uio or- 8RnlwUon la8t OTonlng by a Yanml iu tho Labor Temple to which, the- Indian and tholr families woro Invjtcirt. , AIrg- Murdock was tonstmastor. Irs. TT 1 ' . . unwon snvo uio nuuross ot wei- mo' Mrs- Bolle 8Pko on tho orP- m present umo ana,ilr Lambert responded for tho brother? hood of railway -trainmen. Mrs. -Self of Cheyenne was the only out ot tawu miont A lnn noim mitv, firt planning to attend aro rcfuested to rated with cut flowers and the colors of tho order, red, white and green. The ovoning was spent with games and music. - , HUMAN NATURE STORY Little Willio had been reading on old but popular story that quite thril- led him, bo as ho said his prqyors and had reached "Give us this day our dally broad," his mind wont back to tho days of Captain Kidd and ho add- od "yo ho, and a bottle of rum." "Ho was .startled back to consciousness whon Daddy added a fervent "Amen." :o: CITY AND COUNTY NEWS Mrs. Keith Novlllo and daughter loft last night for Omaha. W. S. Wood of Wallace visited in Dr. Frank Baldwin arrived Satur.inv onrouto to his homo at Calloway. jt:4Mj.MMMM..". Mw7. M..M..MM......M..........:.:.: g v..-.,v,v.vv.:,v.vvv.-....-.. N OTI . .. Films Developed Free with Prints made of the same. REMBRANDT STUDIO GEO. H. WEBB, Prop. LUTHEIUNS AKE HAYING "IIOHHi COMING WEEK" WITH SEK YICES DAILY Tho program at tho Lutheran churoh for tho this week started Sun day with regular sorvices In tho morn-, lng and an address by Dr. Harmon in uio ovoning. juonuay ovoning ur. Harmon spoko again. Tuosdny and Wodnosday ovonings, Rov. Koch will preach. Thursday and Friday ovon- ings Dr. J. F. kruecor will speak. Atj each ot tho Borvices thoro will bo frond tminlo. Nn mllnr.tlnnn. TUrnrv. ; ones Is invited is tho mcssago sont out - by Rev. Koch j ROTARY MEMBERS . ENTERTAIN FARJIERS AT REGUTAR LUNCHEON Each member ot tho Rotary club ontertainod a Lincoln county farmer th 0 y lun1cIhon; th club J ostorda. It was difficult to pick tho g m,muor 01 ctr but slnco it '"ol,,d hfive l'f Impossible to have tainca all, selections woro mado nd 11 13 PInmicd to hold similar - inieu uuuresscs woro mado by 0. IL Thoolocko, S. J. Koc'.i nnd J- ' uscd mn J. Halllgan. Mr. Thoelccko maps to illuslrato Just what is hoinc nlnnnff1 fn flin anntli al,1n t.r j O .--"- - - - - " UU..V.. u.v.u llll- gation project and told of its immonso value to this county; Both Mr. Koch and Mr. Hrtlligan emplmslcd tho im portance of irrigation. , :o: f , I i jJ COUNTY PURE BRED HENS STILL HOLDING HIGH PLACK Itaimrtfl frnm tlin Nolir.nnVn Mnttnn, al Eirir Lnvlnir contort l.nln lVoi.i nfo.tho nmttar from u city offlcors. state farm nt Lincoln tell that a 1 J ! ,c: pen ot single comb White Leghorn!, T1A followln& tlB" avo furnished hens from tho North Platto Expori-i by ",0. onB,ncor for tho approximate mental Substation stand" at tho top ot,OOSt tho VarIo"s '"Aerials, based tho twenty-throe pons entered in thatl"1!?" t,l loZBt, WlB rocolvcl at 1 class. Tho record sent out shows "ns forDsWcts 3, 4, 5 nnd,G hald that this pon has laid 332 eggs to date M5 tn ,int! with 147 as tho record for January; This Is considered highly, satisfactory, by Robert H. Jnndobour, in charge ot tho poultry work at tho farm Iiom who says' that while iho Loghorns nro not, showing up woll at this tlmo, it is safo to count on them later when tho other breeds aro broody as tho Leghorns havo a long laying season. Tho March report will be looked for ward to with interest FOLKS YOU KNOW A son was born to Mr. and Mr?. F. E. Anderson ot Pnxton, Sunday. Rcmombor Uio Hereford sale, March 9, at tho old Bosack livery ham. Rov. C B. Harmon left last night for his homo ln Grand Island, after spondlng two days here. Miss Lorctta Erickson returned to her homo today after spondlng sev eral weeks at the homo of her sister Mrs. Wm. Sheedy. Mrs. Anna Church left this morning for Omaha where sho will Bpond two weeks visiting her daughter Mrs. S. B. Parr. Mrs. Parr intends to movo to Maumeo, Ohio ln tho near future. Tho McGInley houso on west fifth street was sold last week to J. F, Sclunalzrold. There woro sovontoon pooplo looking nt it beforo Mr. Sclimalzrled bought it. Tho meeting of t Control Labor Union which was to havo been hold' last night was postponed until Satur day, March 4. All union mon aro urged to bo present Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Tracy returned to tholr homo in Kearney today after Mrs. Carrio Schwalgor. .. . PAVING LOWEST If! STATE (TrY torNCIL OPENS 11IDS FOH iu auiKET 1'awau rnvmMivms vimijmu& -. Tho city council at Us meeting Friday night oponod tho bids for navln- fnnr rnaMnnnn .iti,tt,U. i.. i . ... ' uiaiiiii ill biW ; .'m-oBonco of sixty contractors, ma- tonal ngonts, promoters and theJr, I assistants. Tho hall was orowdo.l! with property owners and spectator? Sixteen contractors from Minnesota,1 worn horn imf tJiron nf fim, ,n,i nt put ln a bld whon lt wa8 ov,Uont tlmt tho 8UCCC3sful btlUlor muat sac rlflco his profits and tho profits o'' tho nmtorla, mon wlth whom 1)0 ,a,l i uui,uimi tiiuii iiiLii wiiiiiii mi a connected. Contractors woro open in oxporss - ,,lg tholr oplnlon t,m(. R woHld hQ cheaper for thorn to remain ldlo all . summor than to try to fulfill a onn - trnct based on tho bids mado hero Friday night Property ownors are (nssoclntos on tho dovolopmont br a given ton days to narao tho kind 0t "wondormi ground organization and pavomont thoy doslrc. They should flyIne Porsonnol who proved their givo it careful consideration nnd -otnblllty 100 po cont ,n carrying me bo unduly influenced by thoso wl j across tho most difficult territory havo a special interest In tho solec- ln tho Unltd States in rocord time Hon of any cortnin kind of nmtorl.il. dock-llko precision and proves Tho mombors of tho council oxnoot. Jn tliat a groat responsibility rests on , visit othor cltios nnd loarn from then tho rolntlvo morlte of tho dlfforent kinds of paving. " Following is tho official Btatomont: uary 24, iw23. TUcso figures in- elude grading and all incidentals In eluded In the bidding, k nnd. 911-b. whoro ln blaco slibuld bo deducted. Brick at $3.'JG per yard, cost to Gil-foot lot ?Gi55.00 Bitullthic at $3.73 or yard, cost to GG-foot lot G26.0C Concrete nt ?3.3G per yardT cost to GG-foot lot 5G4100 Sheet Asphalt at $2.GG per yard cost to GG-foof lot' 44G.00 Asphaltlo Concroto nt ?2.G2 por yard, cost to GG foot lot 4 10.00 Respectfully, E. II. EVANS, Mayor. O. E. Elder, City Clork. -:o:- Miss Elizabeth Littol rotumcd yes terday morning from Chicago where sho haB boon studying millinory. Miss . uuuu .1 ..ui unop m iouanon Mo. last vnnr. Rim will tnim ' ,hu 11 tho Loader Mllllnoryxdopartmont. Is your wife Ionesomb white you aro away? Sond hor Tho Tribune News reached horo tho last ot tho -week of a destructive flro at tho homo of L. H. Joy, Staploton. A garage, now car and tho old houso was burn ed, but through tho efforts of neigh bors tho now houso was saved. ffi t l.l. 11 11 REPAIR WORK GUARANTEED I I DlSTRIQUTOn I Midwest Elec. Service Station j I J 215 E. Sixth North Platte, Nebr. farmers Onion will hold county wide meeting open to all Announcement is mado this, week at ,a mooting to bo hold in tho K. P. ,ml1 ln "lbi city, on Thursday, Mnrck .2. It is tho first quarterly mootiEc of Uio Lincoln Coillltv Tfarmnra' Union. Tho spoakor for this occasUn "u wunoy, sinio mnnngsr J of tho livo stock department. Farm Bureau and Farmers' Union inombtrn ' nro Invited, . i,., . rt AIR MAIL SERVICE RECETVH LETTER OF COMMENDATION FROM ACE .A. R DumP,ieJ'. BuperintondcBt of tho central division of tho air mall aorvlco recoivod a telegram from Captain Eddlo RIckonbackor tho "uvi -, gi wmcn jio is quite proud. Tho captain was n passongw in tho mall piano from Omaha west. ' pnssing ovor North TJatto on tho. Mp' 1art of tho message WAs ki follows: "Snowstorms at Reno un- ' fortntltol' 'orced mo to finish tho llr,P y trftIn whw I rogrot. Hott- r 1 wlsu t0 congratulate you and thoso who havo powor to further tn'8 volopmont whloh ln tlmo of wnr will provo tho most formldablo woapon at our command." :o: AT THE HOTELS Tho following guests from noarby towns woro registered at . The Tlniiiicriuan. SATURDAY O. L. Jonklns, Tryon. SUNDAY W. M. Cook, Loxington. Gcorgo Amos;-Paxtcn. - Mrs. M. B. Hendorson,' Oshkosh. E. M. Clutter, Wallace MONDAY O. L. Jenkins, Tho Palace. SUNDAY Addio Pounds, Pnxton. aretchcn Linn, Paxton. Jos. Putnam nnd wlfd, OslikoBh. MONDAY Geo. M. Smith, Staplctoril Ed Salisbury, Staploton. W. M. Baskins, Staploton. Robort P. Baskins, Staploton. A. D, McNicklo, Fnrnnm. , 1 CARD OF THANKS Wo wish to oxtend our thanks for I ... i ail Kindness nnu noip extendca us and wo fnli to find wbrds to' oxpress our appreciation ot tho beautiful floral tribute paid our daughter, sla ter nnd nolco, ForroBt May Bcdkor. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bedker nnd family Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Roberts. Dixon Optical Co., Ions grinding. 1
