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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1922)
THE NORTH PLATTE &EM I-WEKIvLY TRIBUNE Juan i m .viv.vrifl&.a i . . iut v itov GIFTS THAT LAST Sign of The Big Ring CLINTON, THE JEWELER CLINTON & SON, The Eye Glass Men Satisfaction Sure Try Us. Graduate Opticians I DR. 0. II. CllESSLEIl GRADUATE DENTIST Offico over tho McDonald State Bank. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Claudo DoLanoy transacted bual dcbs In Gothenburg Wednesday. Joo DIorlngo of Lincoln Ib In North Platto nttondjng tho district court. Dixon Optical Co., glasses fitted. P. O. Fast of Sutherland trans acted business In tho city yesterday. Reuben Johnson left yeatorday for Gothenburg whero ho wll visit f rlonilH. Arthur Hawloy of Horshoy visited friends in North Platto Wednesday. Fred Brlggs of Sutherland trans acted business In tho city Wednes day. Is your wlfo lonosomo whllo you aro away7 Send her Tho Tribune. J. W. Chilton of Kearnoy trans acted business In North Platto yes terday. Attorney Cook of Loxlngton in attending to legal matters in district court this week, Miss Florcnco Fltzglbbons la off duty at tho W. J. O'Connor storo this week duo to Illness. Mr. C. 0. Dodmoro wll return to day from Lincoln whero ho has been transacting buslnes.8. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gray loft for Lincoln Wodnosday morning whore thoy will visit friends. It L. Cochran loft tho first of tho week for Lincoln whore ho will looic after business matters. Ford Coupo, GOOD. $385.00. Ford roadster", $G5.00. Hondy-Oglor Auto' Co. MIbs Gladys Stogall has resumed her duties at Dr. Dent's offico aftor bolng absent for a wcok. Mrs. Guy Fear of Wallaco Is at tho North Platte Gonoral hospital receiving modlcai treatment MrB. Morlan Young returned to hor homo In Cozad after vlBltug at tho J. W. Rosoncrantz homo. Dixon Optical Co., lens grinding. Miss Margaret Stilt!! loft for Scotts Bluffs Wednesday whoro Bho will visit frlonds for BoYo,ral weeks. Miss Marjorlo Lldoll was taken to tho Plntto Valloy hospital Wednes day whoro sho will rocolvo modical trcatmont. Superintendent C. L. Llttol roturn ed thlB morning from Chicago whoro ho attended tho Dopartmont of Sup orlntendanco, , INTERESTING HISTORICAL DOC U3IENT IS HELD 111' NORTH PL ATT K W03FAN Copy of a letter written to tho mother of Charlos W. Baskins an'l Bhown by him to tho editor Just 7 J years later: Covington, Ky., Fob. 9th, 1852 To Miss Angellno Snyder: My Dear Niece I was truly glad that To tho Editor: A representative community Is a precinct by tho name of Illnman pre cinct In Lincoln county as was shown last fall at our county fair when It aomo of my rolatlvoa In that distant took second prlzo In tho precinct dls jnntl had condcccaded so much as to jfiu.ro ......... vmuu. ! 1U1.U1U "v. write a j'jtter. unco more i was giau pcoplo of this prodnct aro still work- (0 iloar that you was all well and Ing for a big county fair. Last week . i hopo thlt you nn nmy ejoy the Uioy called a meotlng to find out' jjiesslngd of continued health and hap how wo should spond tho money that mcs8 fo,. a ionB ufo to mo. My was awarded to us. It Bcemcd that Mit nnd family aro all well at Ma Uioy all had tho samo spirit as last Umo nmi nn tho rest of tho connexion fall and that Is to work togothcr and EO fttr as I know at this tim AM win. Tho finances of tho fair Is not tho famny connexion but myBelf live In tho best Bhapo as wo all know it Bome CO mllea North West of hero In Is hard up and this was considered at ( tho Grand Pralry So that I don't got tho mooting. Tho motion was made to to Beo thom oIten Moth0r and Maria pay what exponso was against tho ana horhusband was to seo ub thl precinct display and turn the balance fnll and x nm looking for thom every, back to tho fair association. Wo aro day now Mothor Is agoing to live with going to work for a prlzo this com- U8 thlB summor and also Washington lng year and tho thought came that Ia agoing to 'work for mo this sum- wo snoum Bavo out m ior new seen. mor. SUllfl showoy, that Is Marion's so look out boys or wo may grow a husband talks some of selling v his bigger pumpkin this year. Another iiralry fam an(1 buying ono in mv W was nom out to pay tno expense nolghborhood. I told my mothor that of tho last fair and tho ?175 balance !t wa8 moro tIum llkoly tlmt you nil was taken out In shares In tho county woui,i movo ollt to tills country yet. fair by Illnman precinct. This Is Sho becamo so effected that sho aho-l Homo Interest In the county fair Is It tcara for Joy to think that she should not 'got to bco you all onco moro in thW This Is not written to throw any . worl(. But j WBB Borry to learn from dirt on' nny of tho other precincts but your Iettor than i Rccl. Fobi tho 7th. let mo Bay that a good county fair can u,at was dated January tho 18th. that bo put on hero In Lincoln county as you dld not thluk It nkely that your was shown last fall. By making a real fathor would movo to this Country fair out of It and not a sporting fair soon j lcnow that It Is a good long wo got tho stock and agrlcultura road to moVo but hnlr the Journov.H raised hero In Lincoln county and If porrormcd ln Getting Started. When wo aro not interested in that wo are nvo movod we came round by Pitts- . .Int.... 4.nln 'A ntlw slfAllllttr Till! . . '. ... hul uuini, juDui-u f if in wuhkj. f."v ourg wiiiclx 1 ot tho way vt farmers and business men should ,vaa iXVil trom tho 2Cth dav ot Sur,. work togethor to mako tho fair a goo.l I tombor A. D. 1836 to tho 2Gth day of :o:- FOR SALE Ono aero and a 7-rooin houso nt 93000. Three acrcB and a 4-room houso at ?3,G00. I have largor tracts with or without Improvements It you aro looking lor a homo I can navo you tlmo and money. Phono 323 ovoning 1130. E. A. Olson. ono rind to pay out But wo havo a big hole in tho treas ury and 1 would Just ,llko to mako ono suggestion. .Supposing ovory taxpay er In Lincoln county would go in to North Platto or send in to our secro' tary, Sam Souder. a $5 bill or what ever ho folt like giving to tho falF as a donation. This would show a good spirit nnd a, good feeling. Just flguro out what a paid up county fair means to us alb Wo can mnko It bet tor yoar nftor yoar, which wo suroly would as was sh wn last fall. It can bo done. Como on boys lot's all pull togothor and mak,o it tho best fair in tho state. My boy and girl ldarnod moro but fall at tho county fair than you could havo told thom. Thoy woro shown it could bo dono and It Is tliq samo with us oldor folks. And think, what tho calf and pig clubs havo meant to our boys and. girls.' It Is worth taking care of. FRANK STROLBERG. Precinct Chairman. last of January and tho wcaUier In-1 toncely cold. But wo havo flno wonth or now and 1 hopo wo havo a flno spring. I am agoing to tap the Sugar Camn In tho morning and then I do wish you wan hero to seo how W3 mako tho sugar and molases, Sweet tlmos then Indeed. You wanted mo to excuse your poor writing nnd m's takes In your lottcr. I think yoin lottor needs no appollgy. I was gla-l to seo that you could wrlto so well. ' tho only thing that I shall regret here- aftor Is It you don't wrlto oftencr as I know that you can write lu, good style. I know you have a secret wlsii that somo of us would pay yoou all Islt hero Is nono of us but would Hko to seo you all. But I don't know how It will be. Tho oldor onccs that would llko to seo that country has got families, hi fact tho whole family is married now except Washington. And another thing Is that thoy hao always expected that you would move to tills country yet. I think I shall visit you nil sometlmo In my Ufo yet- Now I will toll you what to wrlto mo In your next letter. (Then follows a portion which is much torn but which Is local In Its nature.) I will add' no moro at this time but give my host wishes to father anJ mothor and Sussannah and her Hus band and all the children and babya too and all Enquiring frlonds. And I Will Ever Remain Yours With ReapL HIRAM REED. N. IS. I want you to writto soon If you pleaso and I want you to tell me whero my poof old grandmother died and whether Bho did come to want and misery before sho died. I did hear that sho did die In the poor houso (God grant that It may not prove so. 'Miss Augollne Snyder Halifax, Pennsylvania". :o: Women's bungalow aprons on sale at 98c, $1.45 and $1.95 at The Leader Mercantile Co. Tho spring Pacific Packages have arrived and aro on display at the Whlttaker Specialty Shop. You'll find It here whether Its. a new spring Coat, Suit or Dress. Thid season's best styles at n price you want to pay. Tho Loader Mercantile Co. Dixon Optical Co., grinds Ioubos. "Stick-Tite" Water-Proof Elastic Cement A HIGH GRADE, TENACIOUS ROOFING CEMENT Spreads Easily No Wnsto Stops Leaks In Everything, any Placo, any Time, on any Surfaco Wot or Dry, Hot or Cold Will Produco an clastic, Pormanont Patch that will LnBt for Years. Used for Patching and Repairing SHINGLE, TIN, IRON, SLATE, FELT, CONCRETE, COMPOSITION and ALL KINDS OF ROOFS. RELINING GUTTERS and FLASHING a'rOUND CHIMNEYS. WILL REPAIR WORN OUT GUTTERS ON TIN TOO RUSTY TO SOLDER. Put up In Gallon Cuns and Hulk, Hull Hnrrols nnd Hnrrols. Distributed by WM, WALDORF, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA First Mortgage Farm Land Bonds $100, $500 and $1000 Denomination Issued In Trust Certlflcato Form Interest llnto fl to 7 Per Cent Those aro socurod by first mortgages on Lincoln County, Nebraska jaras -worth 2 to A times tho amount ot tho mortgage. TAX-FREE IN NEBRASKA Ah Ideal iHTestiaont for Safety. Goodman-Buckley Trust Co. PAID UP.CAPITAL $50,000.00 Xrtk Watt, Nr8tau Octobor that is ono month on tlict road. But wo lay by several days on tho road and always from Saturdu ovoning till Monday morning nnd from whoro wo landed In Ohio to where I live a team can travel tho distance in six dnys. I think to tnlec the direct routo from Halifax hero a team would travol it In 4 wooks,. Toll your father I should for him to koep in tho no turn of moving to this country don't do llko, wo did to load a woggon Chuck full of household Plunder ami haul It 7 or S hundred mtjes. All that you should do is got a light running two horse waggon and two gool traveling poncys not big horses an-1 load In your bedding that you want to uso by the way and vory few other llttlo notions so that you could haul your family and you could come right along without any troublo. Yo.i would not meet jllh the times now Unit wo did In 183C & 7. When wc cuiiio to Ohio wheat was .12 per bu. or flour G$ per barrel, Pork 8$ nor. hundred Pounds and everything In porportlon. Now tho times Is differ ent. Wheat 1b from 40 to 45 cts. po.: bu. or flour $2.80 Por Barrel Corn 20 conta; Pork was higher this winter than It hns been since 1837. It was from $3.75 to $4.00 Por hundred pounds. But tho best of al things for a poor man Is wages for labor Is high Any chunk of a boy that can plow must havo from 10 to 13$ por month and noboddy to got nt that But It Is a matter of Impossibility to got a girl to work for hero at any price. Girls aro not trained to hard labor bore You cannot find a girl or woman that can spin n throad of flax nowhero In my nolghborhood that I know p Girls that will work for tholr neigh bors enn got $1.00 to $-.50 por week Whon I lived In that Country your mothor worked many a hard wook f r 50o a wook and not only worked lu tho houso but workod In the harvest field at that I have -of ton wlshol that I could just roap grain like your mothor could. I bavo ofton told the atory how tho womon could reap In Ponn, for tho llkp of that is not done here. I havo boon In Ohio and thb stato for 1G years and I havo nover saw tho Bight of a woman working In tho harvest flold yot, Wo havo liad tho hardest wlntor this winter that I havo saw Blnco I loft Pennsylvania. Wo had snow on tho ground from G to 8 inches doop from Christmas to tho :o: WILL SACRIFICE PLAYER PIANO For qulok turnover will sacrlflco prlco. Playor in our possession In North Platto and muBt ba movod nt once. Easy payments. Wrlto quick for particulars to tho Denver Muulc Co., AT THE KEITH Sunday, Monday and Tuesday AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS , , "Look her over boys, she's a bad one! Laura Chambers, shoplifter, husband doing a stretch in Sing Sing. It runs in the family But in the eyes of God, Laura Chambers was as innocent as her own little baby. And the invis ible power which saves all things good, came to her rescue in the end. i IRENE RICH AND HOUSE PETERS IN THE "INVISIBLE POWER.' A CiOLDWYN PICTURE GOLDWYN PRESENTS FRANK LLOYD'S PRODUCTION "THE JNVIfSIBLE POWER By Charles Kenyon. Supervised and Directed by Frank Lloyd L. & S. Groceteria. When in North Platte COME AND SEE US Hotel Palace Palace Cafe Palace Bazaar Everything reasonable. Station. first class and prices Opposlto Union Pacific Notice to All Who Have Broken Anything in the Line of Machinery New Models New Prices Never have models and prices changed so quickly and radi cally as during the past year. Manufacturers aro utilizing the Auto Shows to quickly inform the dealers and the buying public as to these changes. You cannot keep up to date unless you attend th.q OMAHA AUTO SHOW Municipal Auditorium More Y if Cog Wheels, Cog Out of Wheels, Castings of All Shapes and Kinds, Cylinder Blocks, Cylinder Heads, Aluminum Crank Cases, Aluminum Manifolds, Auto Frames or such Like, let me figure with you before sending lor a new one. 1 have one ot the largest welding equipments in Western Nebraska and guar antee quick and satisfactory work at North Side Blacksmith Shop. Martin Wyman, Prop. March 13 to 18 distinctive modeh3 more new designs will be shown here this year than ever before; at prices re vised sharply downward. A new feature is the Automo bile Accessory Exhibits. SPECIAL FOR DEALERS There will be a great Dealers Frolic better this year than last year: and any dealer r""f who attended last year will say that was "some" 'frolic. ' Pep, jazzatalkby abiglead- 5 er in the industry and tho big Dealers Dinner Thursday, March 16. No dealer should ;y , miss it. Arrange NOW to ' attend and bring your pros ' pects along. OMAHA AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASS'N, ; A. B- WAUGH, Show Manager. ' 2051 Farnara St. OmaLa, Netr. SPECIAL LOW RAILROAD FARES Special low railroad rates haje been arranged for you, good going March 13, 14 and 15 only good re turning up to March 20. Ask your station agent or wrlto A. B. Waugh, Show Manager. NOTICE ;.; vv. .'.'..'.'..'''.'. Films Developed Free with Prints made of the same. REMBRANDT STUDIO GEO. M. WEBB, Prop. SJ in if I I 1 I I it Dearer, Colo. Phone 361 W.