THE NORTH VlATTE SEMI-WgEKLY TRIBUNE
Scmt-BJecklu Eributte.
WILSON TOUT. Editor and Polisher,
Kntorod nt tho North I'latto, Nobraalui
Postofflco aa Second Class Matter.
Ono
SUBSCltll'TION FRIOEt
Yoar, In advanco S1.G0
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2922.
EDITORIAL
Wo licard of funmn wlio offered to
bet n thousand dollars on election day
that Dlonor would bo elected cou noil
man from tho third ward. No ono took
tho bet.
Last Monday night wo saw nlno
prarlB ohlckons fly over tho McDonald
Stato Bank going northwost. This Is
an interesting nlthouB'1 not unusuaj
sight. Several yoain ago Harold
Wlrso ssourod a fine spoclmcn which
had strnok tho bank and fallen doad
on tho walk
"Wo tho pooplo" hpwl about the
'laxity of control of the children those
days and mourn tho time whon toys
and girls had to walk tho chalk lino
and then when tho school authorities
atlffon a llttlo arid attempt to call the
ahlldreu to account, wo parents
stand up on our hind logs and runt
about their Inhumanity. Long live
"wo tho people."
rho editor was tho guest of tho
IIl-Y boys at tho wookly luncheon In
tho basomont of tho Lutheran church.
Richmond Blrgo, Will Maloney and
Waltor O'Connor wcro tho other
guosts. Wo had a plato of mashod
potatoos, creamed codfish, bread and
buttor and a cholco of coffoo or milk.
Thoy mado a pall for second helping
and it scorned as though most of tho
boys responded Thoy . collected a
quarter from each ono prcsont. Tho
boys had a good time, sang some
songs and Hstenod to Mcssors Blrgo
and O'Connor whllo thoy told of tho
plans for Boya Week. Rev. Koch and
two of tho mothers prepared tho
luncheon and two of tho boys assist
ed In clearing it away. Wo enjoyed
tho hour and aro for tho HI-Y.
.. Wo had novor thought of flro In
surance ngonts as having nny import
ant part In tho oconom'ic life of a
community as!do from collecting the
'promiums on tho policies and helping
mako tho adjustments w,hon thoro
was a loss. At tho banquet in connect
ion with tho recont state convention
of local flro insurance agents, Frank
B. Ayor of Cloveland, Ohio, told tho
guosts that if flro insurance wore to
stop Biiddonly, it would destroy all
business, over night. Tho security of
many Investments Hos In tho protect
ion enjoyed by flro insuranco policioo.
Tako theso away and panic would
follow. It was a startling statomont
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS
Water Mils aro now auo and bocomo
delinquent April 20. All parties plcaso
mako paymont by that dato. ;
HBRSIIBY S WELCH
Water Commissioner
and especially as It comos from an
authority. Mr. Ayor is a mombcr of
tho board of directors of tho National
Association of Local Firo Insuranco
Agents ami that Is a soloct body of
big men. Since Rotting this now Idea
wo approciato moro than over ngonts
for tho gront flro Insuranco organi
zations. :ov
W, C. Colo of Koystono was a busl-
nos cnllor hero Wcdnosdny.
Wo hnvo about ono hundred bushels
of apples which vo will sell for $2
n bushel. First come, first served.
Rush Morcantllo Co.
I tuo uye uiass won. minion & son.
AN ORDINANCE
Numbor 140.
Providing for tho Appropriation of
Private Proporty for tho Uso of tho
City of- North Platte, Nebraska, for,
a Street by purchase or Condemna
tion; Providing for tho Appoint
ment of Throo Disinterested Froo
holdors of tho City of North Platte
to A hums tho Dainago; and Timo
and Placo of Mooting of Said Asses
sors; Providing for tho Paymont of
Said Damages und Providing for
tho Filing of a Plat of the Property
Appropriated.
BE IT ORDAINED by tho Mayor
and City Council of tho City of North
Plutto, Nebraska:
SECTION I. That tho City of North
Platto, hereby purchase, condemn
and npproprlato tho following des
cribed private proporty for tho uso of
a street within said City, to-wlt:
I. Beginning at tho Northwest
cornor of Block 45. Original Town
of North Platte, thonco westerly
along tho lino of tho South sido
of 11th Street produced, to Mho
Intersection of the South line of
Elovonth Stroot produced with
tho wost lino of Section Thlrty
thrco (33) Township Fourteen
(14), Range Thirty (30), West of
tho Gth P. M., .thenco North along
tho Wost lino of Section 33,
Township 14, Rnngu 30, West to
tho Intersection of tho North lino
of Elovonth Street producod.
thonco Easterly along tho North j
lino of Elovonth Street produced
to tho Southwest Cornor of Block
SIxtcon (10), thonco South ncross
Eleventh Street to point of begin
ning, In tho original Town of
North Platte, Nebraska.
SECTION II. That O. II. Thoolccko
and F. W. Horminghauson and V. Von
Cootz, Sr., boing threo disinterested
freeholders of the City of North
Platto, bo and aro hereby named as
sessors and will meet at the offlco of
tho City Clerk nt 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of tho 10th day of April,
1922, for the purpose of apportioning
and assessing tho damages according
to law.
Section III. Thnt the wholo amount
of damago and exponso incurred in
tho croation of Bald strcot shall bo
assessed and loviod upon ' tho real
proporty fronting upon tho same nntf
otnor proporty ncarhy that may be
benof ltcd i thereby, 'in proportion ac
cording to bonoflts.
SECTION IV. That within sixty
days after the condemnation of the
nbovo described private proporty an
nccurato plat of clear description
shall bo filed in tho offlco of tho
County Clerk of Lincoln County, Ne
braska. SECTION V. This ordinanco shall
tnko effect and ho in force from and.
auor us passage, approval anu publi
cation according to law.
Passed this 4th day of April, 1922.
13. H. EVANS,
i (Soal) Mayor,
O. E, ELDER, City Clork.
ORDINANCE NO. 141.
"An Ordinanco Providing for tho
Submitting to tho Electors of tho
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1922, David AJlcr oJ Bom Compur
Oome in and try on our
New Collegian Models.
More beautiful this season than
ever, and they'll keep you looking
your best.
John B. Edwards Co,
City of North Platto In tho County
of Lincoln and Stato of Nebraska
tho Following Question. To-wlt.
"Shall tho City of North Platto
In Lincoln County, Stato of Ne
braska Issuo Its 'Paving Bonds of
tho City of North Platto, Nebras
ka', in tho Sum of Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00) Dollars for tho Pur
pose of Raising Money for Pay
ing the Cost of Paving, Repav- yc
lng, or Mecndamizing the Inter- r
soctions of Streets or Avonucs "J
and Spacos Opposlto Alleys In UE
the City of North' Platto, Nebras- rfJ
ka. And to Provide for the Levy Sri
ing and Collecting by tho Proper
Officers of Said City a Tax An
nunlly to Pay tho Intorest and
Principal of Said Bonds ns They
Mature and Providing for a Spe
clal Election.''
IIP. "IT nnriAlNran hv thn Mnvnr
and City Council of the City of North Lj
Platto, Lincoln County, 'State of No- rt
brnska. 31
SECTION I. That u special elec- Hi
tion, shall bo held in tho City of UJ
ka, on tho 16th duy of May, 1922, at
which election, tho following propo
sition shall bo submitted to the vot
ers of said City:
"Shall tho Mayor and City Council
of the City of North Platto, Lincoln
County, eNbroska, Issuo FIrty Thous
and No 100 ($10,000.00) Dollars of
'Paving bonds of tho City of North
Platto, Nobraska,' Issuo Fifty Thous
and and No. 100 ($50,000.00) Dollars
of Paving .Bonds of tho City of North
Platte. Nobraska in denomination of
Ono Thousand nnd No 100 ($1,000.00)
Dollars each, bearing interest at the
rato of six (C) por cent per annum,
payablo semi-annually, Intcrost and
principal payablo at tho office of tho
County roasurer of Lincoln County,
Stnto of Nebraska, and said bonds to
bear dato of Juno 1st, 1922, and the
lntorost on said bonds to bo paid on
tho 1st day of December, 1922, and
,tho 1st day of Juno, 1923, and on tho
1st day of Decomber, and oil tho 1st
day of Juno, of each and overy year
.thereafter, until all Intorest on said
bonds -shall have been paid. Said
.bonds to bo numbered consecutively
.from Ono to Fifty, inclusive, nnd tho
interest thereon to bo ovidencod by
coupons thereto attached. Said bonds
shall bo drawn payablo to bearer
twenty (20) years after dato but re
deemable at tho option of the City
at any time after five (5) years from
tho dato- thoreof, and shall tho City of
North Platto, Lincoln County, Nebras
ka, lovy a tax In the year 1922 and
each and every year thereafter suffl
ent to pay tho Intorest on said bonds
and In tho year 1922 and oach,,aud
every year thoreafer, sufficient to
create, a sinking fund to pay the prin
cipal of said bonds as they become
due, until sufficient tax has been
loviod to pay all of tho Interest and
principal of said bonds, and such tax
to bo both for principal and interest
and to bo levied upon all of tho tax
able proporty In said city of North
Platto, Lincoln County, Stato of Ne
braska. Said bonds to bo used for tho pur
pose of paying tho cost of paving, re-
Kpavlng, or mecadamizing tho inter
sections tof streets or avenues and
spaces opposlto alloys In the City ot
North Platto, Lincoln County, Nebras
ka.
SECTION 2. Tho ballots to be used
ot said oloctlon shall have printed
thereon:
"FOR Issuing Fifty Thousand and
No 100 ($50,000.00) Dollars of tho
'Paving bonds of tho City of North
Platto, Nebraska' in denomination of
Ono Thousand .und No 100 m.OOO.OO)
Dollars, each bearing Interest at tho
rato of Six (G) por cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, Intorest and
principal payable at tho office o the
County Treasurer of Lincoln County,
Stato of Nebraska, and said bonds to
bear date of June 1st, 1922, and the
lntorost on said bonds to bo paid on
the 1st day of December, 1922, and
tho 1st day of Juno, 1923, nnd on tho
1st day of December, and on the 1st
day of Juno, of each and every year
thereafter until nil interest on said
bonds shall have been paid. Said
bondB to bo numbered consecutively
from Ono (1) to Fifty (GO), Inclusive,
and tho Interest to bo ovldonccd by
coupons thoroto attached. Said bonds
shall bo drawn payablo to bearer
Twonty (20) years after dato but re-
doomablo at tho option of tho City at
any tlmo after flvo years from the
dato thereon.
And shall the City of North Platte,
Lincoln County, Nebraska, levy a tax
In tho year 1922 and each and every,
year thereafter sufficient to pay the
Interest on said bonds and In the year
1922 and each and overy year there
after sufficient to create a sinking
fund to pay tho principal of said
bonds ns thoy bocomo duo until a suf
ficient tax has boon loviod to pay nil
of tho principal and lntorost of said
bonds and such lax to bo both for
principal and lntorost nnd to bo lovled
upon nil of tho tnxablo property In
said city of North Platto, Lincoln
County, Nobraska."
"AGAINST Issuing Fifty Thousand
and No 100 ($50,000.00) Dollars of the
'Paving bonds of tho City of North
Platto, Nobraska' In donomlnntlon of
Ono Thousand and No 100 ($1,000.00)
Dollars, each bearing intorest nt tho
rato of Six (0) por cont por annum
payablo Boml-annually. intorest nnd
principal payablo at tho offlco ot the
;; 'ounty Tronsuror of Lincoln County
Jit "tato of Nobraska, nnd said bonds to
J.J '1nn ilntn nf Timn 1at lOOo n.i.l llm
:;t 'ntorost on said bonds to bo paid on
8 " o 1st day of Docombor, 1922, and
-a 1st day of Juno, 1923, and ono tho
" H day of Docombor, and on tho 1st
d y ot Juno, of onch nnd ovory yonr
t' oroaftor until all interest on said
I nds shall havo boon paid. Said
Wnds to bo numbered consecutively
from Ono (1) to Fifty (50), Inclusive
nnd tho Intorest to bo evidenced by
coupons tneroto attacnod. Said bonds
shall bo drawn payablo to Roarer
Twonty (20) years nftor date but re
doomablo nt tho option of tho City at
any tlmo after flvo (5) years from the
dnto thoreof.
And shall tho. City ot North Platto,
Lincoln County, Nobraska, lovy a tax
in tho yoar 1922 and oach and ovory
year thereafter sufficient to pay th
interest on said bonds and in th
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SHORTHORN CATTLE
TUESD
jfik. insi Era
AY APRIL
Union Stock Yards, North Platte, Nebraska
18,
This is my Fifth Annual Sale of the good old Shorthorn Breed of Cat
tle I am offering to the public, and will say I am selling the real pro
ducing kind that the farmer wants and needs along with his other line
of business to make a success.
There never was a better time to
buy Pure Bred Stock to put on the
the money and you
farm than (Tight how. You can buy them worth
will have them when they will be higher.
This offering is well bred and good individuals, not pampered and ov
erfed, but in good condition to do you some good. There are thirty
lots catalogued:
8 Cows having calves at foot, some re-bred and others well
along in calf. 14 Bulls, eight months to five years old, red,
white and roan, some real bulls to put in your herd.
One attraction in this sale is one cow selling with twin heifer calves at
foot, and another cow with bull calf at foot, and the buyer of this cow
will Have to use his milk bucket along with the calf to take care of the
milk. She is a real milk cow and I am gelling five gallons a day be
side what the calf takes. Do not overlook this, ou do not have to
own three cows to feed to get your milk. Don't forget the date, April
18, 1922. Write for catalogue.
COL. A. W..TrlOMPSON and H. M, JOHANSEN, Auctioneers.
G. F. ANDERSON, Fieldman, Nebraska Farmer.
T. O. SWENSON, Clerk, Union State Bank.
FRANK STROLBERG,
owner'
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You Don't Buy Inexperience or Take Chances When We Work on Your Car.
EXPERT AUTO TOP MAKERS AND TRIMMERS
PLATTE AUTO TRSSVI CO.
PHONE 30OJ
107 West 6th Street
year 1922 and each and every year
thereafter sufficient to create a sinn
ing fund to pay the principal of said
bonds as thoy become duo until a suf
flnlnnt tax lins been lovled to pay all
of tho principal and Interest of said
bonds and sucli tax to bo uotn tor
principal and Interest and to bo lovled
uuon all of tho taxablo proporty m
said city of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Nebraska."
" SECTION 3. Those voting In favor
nf nniil nrnnnsltton shall mark their
ballott with an "K" before tho para
graph beginning with tuo worus,
"van lssulnc Fifty Thousand ($50,-
000.00) Dollars of tho 'Paving Bonds
of tho City of North Platto, Nobras
ka."
Thoso voting against said proposi
tion shall mark thoir ballot with an
'XT' boforo the paragraph beginning
vlth tho words, "AGAINST Issuing
Nftv Thnnsniirl f$50.000.00) DollnrB
of the 'Pnvlnu Bonds of tho City of
North Platto, Nobraska.'"
SECTION 4. Notlco ot saiu eieciion
shall bo glvon by tho publication of
n unit nifironf hi the North Platto
Tolograph and In tho North Platto
Soml-weckly Tribuno, mo lurmur uu-
Ing a weokly newspaper, anu uio i.u-
,. lial.iv n aoml-WnolclV HOWSDaper
both bolng printed nnd published In
Wo city ot isorin ruuiu, unburn
County, Nobrnska, anil oi genuiui u
nil If. linn In en 111 nnlinlV! finch Of Said
papors having boon designated as tno
official papers ot said uuy: bihu
tlce to bo published for flvo (5) con
secutlvo weeks prior to tho said date
of olectlon nnd tho City Clork is here
by Instructed to causo publication ot
an lil nnllnn tn lin TTindn.
SECTION G. Said oloctlon will bo
nnn nt R n'nlnoV In thft momlllg and
contlnuo open until h o ciock hi "
ovonlng of said uay oi oieciiou.
SECTION 0. Tho polling piacua ui
said oloctlon will bo at tho A. N. Dur-
bln Garago, Intersection 5tn anu
Dowoy Stroots; In tho First warn;
pnd In tho District Court Room in tho
rvMintv rv.ir irmiRo In tho Second
Ward; and nt the Firo Station at tho
Intersection ot Front ana vino aircum
in tho Third Wnrd in. said City; and
at the North Platto Bulck Garago at
tho intersection ot Locust and 8th
Stroots In tho Fourth Ward ot said
City, or such othor placo as may bo
dosignated in tho notlco calling said
olectlon. Said olectlon to bo ' eon
ducted In manner and form ns provid
ed by the Ordinanco ot said City and
tho Statutes of tho Stato ot Nobraska.
SECTION 7. This ordinanco shall
tnko offect and bo In force from nnd
aftor Its passage, approval and publi
cation as required by law.
Passed and approved this 4jth day
of April, 1922.
E. II. EVANS,
(Seal) Mayor.
O. B. ELDER, City Clork.
ORDINANCE NO. 142.
An ordinanco amending Section 3
of ordinance Number 47 and entitled'
An ordinanco concerning tho water
works ot the city of North Platte,
Nobraska, regulating and governing
tno same, establlsiung water rate,
rulos and regulations for tho govern
ing of water consumers and others;
providing for tno Installation of meters
and payment and regulation thoreof,
and to protect said water works, in
cluding pipes, hydrants, and other
apparatus and providing costs and
penalties; repealing all ordjnunoes
and parts of ordinances In conflict
with this ordinanco.
Bo it ordained by tho Mayor and
Council of the city of North Platto,
Nebraska.
Soctlon 1. That Section 3 of nn or
dinanco passed and approved April
6th, 1914, entitled: An ordinanco con
corning the wntor works of tin city
of North Platto, Nobraska, rojni ting
nnd govorning tho snmo. establishing
wator rates rules and regulations'
for the governing of water consumers
and others, providing for tho instal
lation of meters and paymonts and
regulation thereof, to protqet Jsald
wator works, Including plpo, hydrants
and othor npparatus from Injury, pro
viding penalties, ropoallng all ordin
ances nnd parts of ordinances in con
flict with this ordinanco bo amended
to read as follows:
Soctlon 3. Tho Bald city is hereby
divided into threo wator districts to
bo dosignatod as Districts A. B. & C
District "A" shall comprlso all that
part of tho city lying east of tho
contor lino of Locust strcot and Boutn
of tho Union Pacific Railroad to and
Including Second Ftreet in said city.
District "B" shall comprlso all that
part of said city lying west of tho
center lino of Locust Street nnd South
of tho Union Pacific Railroad to and
Includlug-Socond Street.
District "C" Bhall comprlso all that
part of said city lying north of tho
Union Pacific Railroad and that por
tion of the city lying south of Second
Street.
Ah moneys due said city for water
furnished under this ordinanco will
become duo and payablo quarterly
as follows: In district A on tho first
day of February, May, August and
November. In District B on tho first
day of March, June, September and
December. In District C on tho first
day of January, April. July and Oc
tober of each year.
All water Bhall be measured by
meters, bills must bo paid quarterly
and all offlcors of tho water depart
ment are postlvely prohibited from
allowing credit to any ono. Tho Water
Coinmlsslpnor shall shut off tho wator
form any promises, tho owner or oc
cupant of which falls to pay tho wator
raio anu rout ror twenty days after
sucn rato anu ront becomes due.
All wnter and meter rates shall bo
charged to and collected froni tlm
owner of tho promises and tho same
snaij uo a lien onrsnld premises and
real estate whoro used, and may bo
collected by said city at anytlmo after
tho samo becomes due, by civil action
In tho courts nnd It shall bo tho duty
of tho "Water Commissioner, in his
quarterly roport to report tho names
of all parties dollnnuont In
of their water rato and charges and
motor ront nnd ennrges, showing tho
amount duo from each delinquent, to-
gotnor wnn a description of tho pro
porty upon or for which tho wator
has been used or supplied, and there
upon tho City Council by resolution,
shall direct tho Cltv filnrir tn fiin win.
tho County Clerk of tho county a cortl-
uuu copy oi mo roport nnd resolution
directing that tho amount assessed
against tho different promises as
shown by said roport bo placed upon
tho assessment rolls and tax books
ot said county for collection ns othor
taxos.
Soctlon 2. That Section 3 of said
ordinanco Numbor 47 and nil ordin
ances or parts of ordinances in con
flict thorowlth nro horoby repealed
This ordinanco' shall tako offect
and bo in forco from and aftor its
approval passage and publication ac
cording to law.
Passed and approved this 4 day ot
April, 1922. '
E. II. EVANS
Attest: O. E. Elder Mnvnr
City Clork (Seal) Y
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