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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1922)
ftfo TUESDAY and FKIDAY THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APRIL 4, 1922. NO. 25. City Election Today Polls Close at 7:00 p. m., Vote. i if i p dim it SHORT STORIES OF PEOPLEJD THINGS ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT RE CENT HAPPENINGS IN TniS COMMUNITY At tho Uyemura salo-last Friday ono span of horses brought $380 anil they woro just horses not pedigreed nor thoroughbred. There will he a declamatory contost and literary program u tho Platte Valley school next Friday ovenlng. Following tho exercises tho folks will have a box social. Everyone is invited. North Platto high Doool debating team won tho fourth debate of the season at Shelton last Friday night when it got a threo to nothing de cision. The same question was used that has been dobatdd in each of the former contests. Kiwanians and their ladies will ban iuct this evening at the phristlan church at G:30. Rev. W. H. Moore will bo the toastmaster. Tho theme of the evening will bo the century of peace between Canada and tho United States. J. C. Daublo, division manager o tho National Refining Co. was in North PJatto Sunday and held a conference with a number of traveling salesmen of that company. Tho meeting was hold at the Palace hotel and took the whole day. Ten salesmen were pres ent. Dr. Kerr and J. B. Sebastian were elected- directors of tho 'Rotary club UB Thrifty lie NMifch but musT cut Jour owri lee- It's up to you -as to whether or not you can make ends meet. One big help in the practice of economy is to PAY BY CHECK In doing this you can tell where the money goes and you have the advantage of our hanks ex pert bookkeeping system. We know of not better way to help you save your dollars than to do all of your buying through a Checking Account Your cancelled checks are un questionable receipts. Pay By Check Always UNION STATE BANK NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASICA MARCH RAINFALL WX& A1IOYE THAT OF MARCH FOR PAST FIVE YE A IIS Tho monthly weather summary for March, 1922, has Just been issuod by Weatherman Shilling. Whllo tho amount of precipitation during the month was only about half thenormal for March it was more than ho has reported for any March during the past five years. Tho total was le3s than half an Inch. The temperature did not go above 77 nor below 2, with tho average just a littlo bolow tho normal. It is interesting to note that there is one March record where the thermometer wont to 2t degrees be low zero and one, where it went to 8G abovo, but neither records were made this year. Thero woro 13 clear days, 14 cloudy days and 4 which were partly cloudy. at its regular meeting held yestorday noon in tho Presbyterian church din ning room. Tho board of dlroctois will meot this weok and eloct officers for tho club to servo during tho com ing year. A shorthorn cow on tho Frank Strol berg placo gave birth to twin calves last Sunday. Both calves are good Hvo heifors. Tho mother is listed in the catalogue for tho Strolborg sale of Shorthorn cattle, which takes place on April 18 at the Union stock yards here'. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Woodhurst spent the week end with Judgo and Mrs. Woodhurst' in this city. They wero married in Grand Island last Saturday. Mrs. "Woodhurst was one of tho popular young business women o'f that city and Mr. Woodhurst is en gaged in the automobile business there. Tho. Gideon, band oL tho- Methodist Sunday school had a dinner party last, evening at tho church. After the din ner which consisted of salmon salad, sandwiches, pickles, fruit cako and cocoa, games wero played and a short business session was held. Twenty two girls attended. ,Mlss Sarah Kelly is tjio teacher. Following are tho captains of the class track teams in tho Senior .High school: Senior class, Donald Yost; Junior class, George Shaner; sopho more class, Edwin Rector. Theso captains will pick out teams for the inter-class track and field meet which is a regular annual event in the local High schools. At the clcse of tho last aftemooi. st.'PHion of tho State Association o'1 Lrcal Insura-.-. Agents the following, officers won citcted for tho coming j year: Fran' A artln, Omaha r,i"''1 ident; J. II. S eelo, Hastings. U o presldont; A. II. Burbig, Kearney,, Vlco president; J. E. Sebastain, North I T31n...i t'rif-.w.tiill I I'l'l I' It V A II rPl.rt .1 I convention will be held in Hastings. Tho G. I. A to the B. of L. E enter tained tho husbands at a six o'clock dinner Thursday ovoning at tho K. P. Hall. Tho tables wero decorated with lighted candles and cut flowers. After tho threo course dinner songs and dinner speeches woro in ordor. Spec ial honors were confered on six of tho chartor mombors, eacli of whom was presented with a beautiful bas ket of cut flowors. This occasion was tho 25th anniversary of tho lodge. Nomination papers are being cir culated this we'ok in North Platto for tho following candidates for stato of fices on tho Progressiva party ticket; Arthur G. Wrny of York for Governor T. J. Ellsbury of Grnnd Island for Lieutenant Governor L. A. Larson, Wollfloot, Nebr. Secret ary of Stato. Knuds C. Knudson, Gonoa, Nobr. stata troasuror. Grant L. Shumway, Scotts Bluffs, Stato Auditor. Edward Sughrow, Bartloy, Nobr. Com missioner of Public Lands. F. L. Bollan, Lincoln, Attornoy Gen oral. Roy M. Ilarrop, Omaha, Stato Rail way Commissioner. Anson II. BIglow, Omaha, United States Senator. Dale P. Strough, Stato Railway Com missioner. :o: . Saturday Judgo Woodhurst issuod a marriago Hconso to Emmott knight yid Miss Margaret Roseflold, both of tliis city and then performed tho marriago ceremony for them. Y& E GHANl) ISLAND CONCERN OPENS NEW STORE IN NORTH PLATTE Tho Army & Navy storo opened for .business last Saturday and roports a gpod day. Thi3 storo is located in the Lipshltz building at tho corner of Locust and Front street. It is the room formerly occupied by tho Amerg lean Express Co. Tho Army & Navy storo is owned by Stein and Smuck ler, Those men own a similar storo in Grand Island whoro they havo been located for ovor a year. They are still running tho Grand Island store and oxpoct to continuo it. In an in terview yestorday, Mr. Smucklor said they expect to keop a storo at North Platto as long as business is good. "Tho stock is on hand, the storo is open and business is good,?' said Mr. I Smucklcr. . :o: ."JUNIOR CLASS IS GIVING PLAY TO RAISE aiUCH NEEDED FUNDS On Friday and Saturday nights ot this week the comedy "Claranco" wiljy oo presoniea jai ino cranium auui torlum by a cast made up of mem bors of tho Junior clasp. This play is by Booth Tarkington, author o( Ponrod and other stories. "Clarence" has no medals, no shoulder bars, no great accomplishment One of the "five million," he Berved where ho was Bent though it wns no furthoi- than Texas.,. As,,an entomologtetho C found on "this side of the obcan no a field for his specialty In tho groat war. So they set him to driving Al NAVY STOR SATURDAY mules. Now, reduced to civil life and.Mn Vroman lives in Vroman precinct seeking a Job, he finds a position Id In Lincoln county. Ho was born in tho home of one Wheeler, a Weathy vNorth Platto in 1876. Englewood man with a family. And because ho'd "been in tho army" hoj becomes guide, philosopher and friend to tho members of that same agitated and distracted family group. Clar ence's position is an anomolous one. Ho mends tho bathroom plumbing, lie tunes the piano, he types off stage ho plays the saxophone. And around him revolves such a group of char acters as only Booth Tarkington could offer. It is a ical Amorican comedy; and tho nuulenco rlpplrs with appreciative and delighted laughter. :o: Paul Scharman of Laramie, Wyo., is in orth Platto visiting relatives. He Is enrouto to Laramio from Columbus. H. R. McMlchael returned home Monday from Omaha whoro ho trans- aActed business. Jack Ross and Lester Clapper, botli hailing from Wallace, wero arralgne.' in county court last Friday afternoon and each given a fine of $200 for hav ing liquor in his possession and for transporting it. Ross got nn addi tional $50 for resisting an officer. Both nro laying out tho fino in tho county Jail. Clyde Sheots, under parole from tho stato penitentiary was picked ui by Sheriff Salisbury last Friday night and will bo returned to Lincoln to continuo his term at tho pen. In tho early morning hours Dr. Dent discov ered him prowling about his homo after having followed ono of tho fam ily who had como in on a lato train. Doctor covered him and kept him with his hands up until tho Bhoriff arrived. First Mortgage Farm Land Bonds $100, $500 ana $1000 Denomination Issued in Trust Certificate Form Interest Rnto C to 7 Per Cent '" ' 1 Those aro socurod by lirst mortgages on Lincoln County, Nobraska farms worth 2 to 4 tlmos tho amount of tho mortgago. TAX-FREE IN NEBRASKA An Ideal Investment for Safety. Goodman-Buckley Trust Co. PAID UP CAPITAL $5p,000.00 North Pintle, EDM I ST EN SAYS BLINDNESS IS NOT SO DAD ASV n REPORTED Word received by Mis. A. Lcavltt an-i Mrs. J. II. Edmlnten is to the effoct that tho nowspapor roports about Mr. Edmiston having been stricken with blindness nro oxaggar nted. Mr. Edmiston has boon blind In ono oyo for Bovcral years. lie" has been careful of tho use of tho otner oyo and refrained from roadlng much in tho ovoning. Whon ho wont to Lincoln this winter to tako up -the work of handling tho Progressive party headquarters ho probably had an unusual amount of reading to do and that with a slight old contracted Bomo timo ago, may havo Bottled in tho good oyo and temporarily dam ngod tho vision. At no timo has ho been so ho could not seo and his tolo ram of Saturday wns encouraging He is taking treatment front t'o best oyo specialist ho can find and thinks his sight is improving. -a: OLD TIMERS' CLUB MRS. ADDA KOCKEN TURPIE, was placed in the list last week by mistake. Her name got mixed with somq ono olso's rocord. Pleaso ex cuse us- 30. E. T. CASEY, North Pla'tta. Camo to North Platto m 1879 and is an old employee of tho Union Pacifio railroad. Lives at 503 West Fourth streot. 31. A. D. ORR, 311 Efflo street, Fresn'o, Calif. Located in Woll pro oinct in 1884. Ho lea Lincoln county in 1901. 32. MRS. A. D. ORR, 311 Effio street, Fresno, Calif. Camo to Llifcoln county with her husband In 1884. 33. A. S. GREGG. North Platte. Mr. Gregg camo to Lincoln, county in 1885 and has resided horb" continuously sinco that dato. 34. W. A. VROMAN, Gothenburg. 35. MRS. JULIA CASEY, G03 West Fourth streot, North Platto. Camo to Lincoln county in July 1881 and has lived hero continuously sinco that timo. 30. W, J. THOMAS, camo to Lincoln county in 1874 nnd with his father, D. S. Thomas, settled on tho home stead seven miles northwest of North Platto on what is now known as tho Dillon place. Afterwards ho filed on land in Section 24, threo miles north west of North Platto and has mado thnt his homo continuously sinco that dato 37. MRS. WM. J. BICKLEY, North Platte, is a sister of W- J. Thomas nnd camo to Lincoln county in 1874. Her father was D. S. Thomas. 38. ANNA M. CHURCH, 414 West Third street, North Plaite. Camo t.i North Platto in Novombtr, 1875 from Pennsylvania. 1 ' 39. EMMA B. ORMSBY, Long Beach, Calif. Camo to Lincoln county in October 187C. 40. E. W. CROSSGROVE, Farnnm, Nob. Filed in tho NEVi Section 12, Township 9, Range 20 on March 20, 1885. Ho still owns tho lnnd and lives there. -:o: R. G. Haney of Hayannis loft for his homo today after visiting friends In tho city for several days Georgo Richardson returned to his homo in Denver yestorday after spending soveral days in North Platto visiting Claudo Dolanoy. Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Brusco ar rived Sunday from Tepoka, Kans., whoro thoy spent threo months visit ing rolatlvos in that city. 20 Nebraska, VALUATION OF ALU LINCOLN COUNTY ASSESSORS MAKE LIST OF .TAXABLE PROPERTY April 1 is th0 dato for boginning tho making of tax schedules. Evory proclnct in Lincoln county nnd evory ward in tho city of Nortli Platto has an assessor who will look after tho valuations. Tho blankrs woro given to the nssossors by tho county clerk in timo so thoy could begin work on tho first of tho month. Each property holder is roquirod to fill out a tax schedulo whoreon ho lists his person al property at its actual valuo. When tho assessor has finished securing tho schedules from all of tho propony holders in his ward or proclnct ho turns thorn ovor to tho county offi cials who mako up tho tax books. Each slgnor of a tax sehedulo takes oath that ho Is giving a correct list of his proporty. Only personnl prop erty is boing nssossod at this timo. Tho assessing is to bo completed in ton days if possible. FOLKS YOU KNOW Dr. Mario Ames roturnod Monday from Sidney whoro she spent LUo weok ond visiting relatives. Mrs. Mary Dunn of Grand Island arrived Sunday from Grand Island to spond a week visiting friends, F, R. Stono roturnod Sunday from Choyenno whoro ho spont two weeks visiting friends and relatives. Miss Francos Dolph Br.ont tho week brid In Paxton visiting " hor sTsto'r. Rona, who teaches school there Mrs. W, Allen will return to hoi homo In Omaha todny after vlsltlhc hor si3tor, Mrs. Frank McGoyorn. j Mr. nnd Mrs. L. E. Bnpnlk of Elsie roturnod to thoir homo Sunday. Thov visited friends hreo for a fow days.. Among- thoso who roturncd to Lin. coin Saturday and Sunday woro Mar Drost, Mablo Walters, Bosslo Smith, Wilma Coatos, Junior Ilinman. Don aid Nowton, Charles Hirsch and Ray mond Ogior. ""WW The McBedwin Finish Enthusiasm for this beautiful Finish has swopt tho country llko wJidfiro. More handsomo than slllc; costs you nothing extra. You owo it to yovr solf to examine it. John B. Edwards Co. HOME CONTEST HELD TO SE ? LECT REPRESENTATIVE TO-DISTRICT Thirteen Sonior High school stu donts have ontorod tho homo declama tory eontost and aro prepnring to try for tho prlzo which is tho honor ot roprosonting tho local nchools in tho district declamatory contost. Thoso who havo entered with tho namo ot tho selection each will give nnd tho classification of each soloetton is given below: ORATORICAL "Tho Mnrtyr President," Louis Brotornltz; "The Now South," Mildred Skinner. HUMOROUS 'Father's Talking Now, Donvor Wilson; "Ovor tho Baluster," Ida Payne; "A Comer on William," Edna Barber; "Tho Waiting Room," Hnrley Bunnell. DRAMATIC "Pat soy," Edith-Pylo; "MorJodos," Avalon Hockcnborgor; "Oh! Ml3tus" Dorothy Elder; "The Broken Soldior uud tho Maid of Franco,". Moldin Ellsworth; -;t.ska," Flirn.v Dcats; "Laddie." Gs.d.vs Haaa.,v".ija," Olara Ortnu :o: Chostor Gumming arrived' Sunday from Chicago whoro ho attonds school to spend a week with his paronts, Mr. and Mrs. W, W. Cumming. Nool Bullock and Lnwronco Enz mlngor loft today for Qrand Island whoro thoy will spond soveral daya transacting business. Mrs. Etta Taylor MoMullon, wlfo of C. W'. McMullon diod at their homo in Gibbon Nobr. on March 23 and waa burlod at Rlvorsldo coniotory on tho following Sundny. Mr. and Mrs. Mo Mullon woro residents of North Platto at ono time, Mr. McMullon. boing om ployod in a local harbor Bhop. Tho Gibbon Roportor says: '-Mrs. McMul lon bocamo n christian in early life and unttod with tho Baptist church in Rockport, Indiana, Bho llvod a faithful; ..consistent christian lifo anil In hor suffering" and sfcknoss'wpfs re signed to hor affliction, beUovlng" that all things work togothor for thoni thnt lovo God. Although taken in tho midst of lifo she was prppnred to go and left somo directions for hor funoral. Tho memory of hor lifo and oxamplo will ovor romain a blessing to hor family nnd all who knew hor. Quiot and unassuming ns sho was her influ ence will continuo ns a strong powor for good." Bo Bides her bunnd sho loaves a littlo daughter, Violet and a number of other relatives. 1922 David Adlr nd Soai Company
