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TUESDAY ana FltlDAY
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APRIL 25, 1922.
NO. 31.
Boys Days Track Meet and Entertainment Postponed.
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SHORT STORIES OF
PEOPLE JID THINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT HE
' CENT IIATPENINGS IN TIIIS
COMMUNITY
Vergil S. Hawkins of Arthur and
Miss Alma G. Crouse o this city wero
married Sunday at tho Hawkins
homo in this city, by Row H. E. Hess.
Both aro weU known in tho Arthur
community and belong to . prominent
families. t
TWO GIRLS WIN AT DISTRICT DE
CLAMATORY COX-TEST
Dorothy Elder and Mildred Skinner
won first place at tho district de
clamatory contest Friday night fit
Gothenburg. Thoro wcro flftegn con
testants roprcsntlng Cozad, ' Gothen
burg', Elmcreolc, and North Plattei
They will both represent North Platto
at tho state declamatory contest
which will possibly bo hold hero.
Harld McCord, formerly of this city
but recently living at Bridgeport, was
picked up here yesierany and held
ponding tho arrival of Information
from Mankato, Kans., whoro ho is
wanted for not paying alimony to a
former wife who has a divorce.
Tho track and debate teams will
leave Thursday for Cambridge where
North Platte will debate tho same
evening. Tho track meet will bo held
Friday. Cambridge is not in this dist
rict for debate so it will 'bo but a
practice debate for tho local team.
A chlclcen supper starting at G
o'clock will bo hold at tho South
Bluffs school house, two miles east
of tho State Farm Friday, April 28.
A program has been prepared and
will bo given, after the supper, ss.
charge of 50 cents and 25 cents will
bo made.
Miss Ida May Salisbury, daughter
of William B. Salisbury of this city
and Ivan Rhodes of Long Beach,
Calif., werc'smarried April 15 at Santa
AnajCalUjjMisSfSallsbury moved to
California several years ago and held
a responsible position with the Tele
phone Company.
Local members of tho Woman's
club havo been more or loss inter
ested in a county convention of Wo
man's clubs which is to bo hold at
Gothonburg next Friday. An Invita
tion has been extended to tho mem-
bors of tho North Platto Woman's
club to attqnd. A number of tho la
dles havo signified their Intention to
bo present and The Tribune is asked
to announce that all .who will go
should notify Mrs. Brennan this af
ternoon or evening. An Interesting
program has been prepared and a
good time Is assured.
, Tho ico men of North Platte havo
reduced tho prlco of Ice for household
uso to 75 cents per hundred pounds.
This is a reduction of 25 per cent from
tho prlco at tho close of last year.
Some thought this reduction should
havo been made earlier but a close
study of tho facts showqd a shott
suppjy and a good demand with ec-
(ponslvo delivery. Tho sitpply has
been increased by tho building of ad
ditional storage for natural ico ml
onlargirig of tho capacity of the ar
tificial ice plant and the reduction in
price was a consequence. "
A committee from the Wallace
Chamber of Commerce visited North
Platto yesterday and conferred with
county and state representatives about
various road matters in which they
aro Interested. The- committee con
sisted of Wm. Horner, T3. J. Eames,
J. G. C. Akers and Milton Raney.
George R. Boomer of Lincoln wai
in Lincoln county tho last three days
of last week and spoke in a school
near Maywood, another school south
of Brady and a school west of Her
shey" in addition to" addressing the
students of tho local high school. Mr.
Bommor Is a refined and cultured
collego man who has made a study of
co-operatlvo marketing and is preach
ing tho results of his studies in each
county of tho state. Ho Is sent out
by the University extension service
and is rendering a fine service to
the farmers of Nebraska. His message
is co-oporation and that Is the spirit
not tho fad of tho age. Como again
Mr. Boomer.
For Your Health's Sake Use
Pure Artificial Ice
AVe do not uso Chomicals of any kind
in tho Water lo make Ice.
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The water we use for making ice is pure deep well
water and the analysis of this water shows it to be as
good as any in this part of the state.
The chemicals we use in the process of manufac
ture are all enclosed in seamless and leak proof pipes or
containers, and the chemicals do not at any time come in
contact with the water that is used for the manufacture
of ice. ,
OUR ICE IS PURE AND CLEAN
VVe have reduced the price and we guarantee sat
isfactory delivery.
Artificial Ice & Cold
Storage Co.
900 East Front Street
Phono 40
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LOCAL BOYS WIN FIFTH CONSEC
UTIVE INTER-SCHOOL
DEBATE
j Saturday nlglit at tho (1Franklln
::t ' Auditorium, tho North Platto High
School debating team won a unanl
j , moiiB decision over tho team from tho
Grant High School. Tho Grant stu
dents supported tho affirmative of
tho quostion and tho team was com
posed of Harry Hartwlg, a formor
North Platto boy, Gladys Burgo and
Glonn Griffith. Tho negative was
maintained by Albort Shank, Louis
nrorGrrtltz and Goorgo Dont. Supt.
Emory of Grant prosldod and judges
woro W. P. Snydor, Roy. P. R. Stovons
and Jns. T. Koofo. Thh Is Uio fifth
consocutivo dobato won by tho locald
and gives them tho district champion
ship. Tho team will go to tho stato
dobato at Lincoln Bometlmo In May.
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ONLY WOMAN COUN
TY JUDGE IN STATE
MISS TILL IE BLANKENBURG
APPOINTED ACTING-JUDGE
IS
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DUGT0R0FF TRAIN
JOHN L., MORAN FOUND DEAD BE
TWEEN CARS T
PAXTOV
Tho Yoemon of North Platto aro
rather outdoing thomsolves by having
tho Supremo Lodgo dogrco team from
DosMolncs to "put on tho Third dogrco
work next Wednesday afternoon nt
OLD STOCK YARDS
TO jE REMOVED
SEUVED CATTLEMEN FOR MOKE
THAN HALF A
CENTURY
Tho old stock yards aro to bo torn
down and sold, pioco by piece, to tho
highost blddor. Thoy havo sorvod
thoir purposo and nowor and bottor
yards havo taken their places. John
Burko, tho present owner has . anr
nonnccd tho salo for May 8. Ho says
thoro aro a largo number of native
cedar posts In the Btructuro which
havo boon thoro slnco tho beginning
and they aro In as good shapo as
when placed thoro. Thoy woro cut
rom Uio canyons south of here. Thcso
yards woro built atyout i860 by. Keith
& Barton, and havo passed through
tho hands of somo of tho biggest cat
tlomon in tho western part of tho
stato. At ono timo North Platto had
tho only cattlo yards for shipping
that wero locatod on tho Union Pa-
tho K. C Hall. This Rhadamnnthus
dogrco is only given to thoso who clflc botwoon Grand Island and Clioy-
havo won merit by securing now mom- oun0, Thoy woro formorly Inuch Us
hers for tho order, and each Neophlto 'or nna raoro extensive tlinn now. ana
woro much more important, Whon
cleared of tho yards", Mr. Burko will
probably plot tho. ground and uso It
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holds tho Meritorious Service Button.
Many official visitors will help mako
this a meeting to bo rcmomborod.
McCook, Ogalalla, Sutherland, and for rcaldoncos.
othor neighboring lodges will bo rep
resented. Thoro is already a largo at
tendance assured and interest is just
beginning. Tho banquet will bo nt
tho U. P. Depot and the ball at tho) Tno nnnual father and son ban
K. C. Hall in tho evoning. As this ,1U0t for Uio Boy Scouts will bo hold
Realm has only boon hold in tho larg-1 nt tho Prosbytorlan church basomqnt
FATHER AND SON BANQUET FOR
BOY SCOUTS IS NOW
ASSUItED
io congratulated tipon securing
a-festival of filn. 'r
At a special called mooting of tho
Lincoln County Bar Association hold
yesterday tho conditions in tho county
court woro carefully gone over and
Miss Tillle Blankcnburg was unan
imously nominated as acting county
judgo until Judgo Woodhurst Is well
Tho body of John L. Moran, Union
Pacific conductor, was found at Pax
ton on tho tracks between two stand
ing freight cars. Ho had been work
ing on tho top of tho cars and it is
supposed that ho lost his balance and
fell between tho cars, striking his
onough to take his Beat again. The hoad in tho fall. Tho theory that Uio
Board of County Commislonors unan-1 wind which was very strong at tho
imously approved Uio nomination and time, had a part In causing "him toJ
Miss Blankcnburg has accepted. For
some time Judgo Woodhurst has been
In poor health and has been out of
the office for a part of tho timo for
several weeks. Friday lie submitted
to an operation for gall stones nnd
is now at his homo recovering from
tho sickness and tho operation. Dur-
fall, has many believers. Tho crow
of a passing train had soon him on
tho freight cars jUBt beforo tho acci
dent nnd some of them had . waved to
him. Thoy woro tho last to seo him
alive. Ills body was brought to this
city whoro ho has lived for a number
of years. Ho leases a wife and threo
est cities, North Platto Yoomcn aro
to bo
such
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John Nolas returned to Cheyenne
after spending Uio week end In North
Platto.
F; L. Tiornoy returned homo Fri
day from Fort Dodgo, Iowa where he
spont sovoral wcoks.
r. S. Bush of Now York City is" in
North Platto visiting his mothor Airs.
Bush and his sister Mrs Chas. Cornoll.
Mrs. P. A. Shonk loft Sundny for
Topoka, Kansas whoro sho was called
on Tuosday, May" 2. Evory man In
North ( Platto who will attend and
take' a Scout as''lils'- gucBta urueUto
plan to bo there. Tho plates will bo
paid for by tho men and thoro should
bo enough men on hand so Uiat each
PVout can attend. Thoso who plan to
bo thoro should noUfy Scout Execu
tive E. L. Stophons by phono, lottor
or in person. ,
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A daughter was born Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Seaburg,
Misses Mario Schatz, Edna McNoal
and Margaret Postal visited .friends
by tho serious HUioss of her brothor.In Kearney Sunday.
lug this time tho court was at a stand- children, Mary, 11, John, 9 and -Dm
still with many papers accumulating
which simply need looking over and
signing, many cases to bo entered,
marriago licenses to bo Issued and
other routine business to bo carried
on. So It was thought best to author
ize an acting judgo and get somo
of tho work done so that tho Judgo
will not havo it all on hand when ho
returns. Miss Blankonburg is tho ef
ficient clerk in Judgo Woodhurst's
offico nnd as sho is quito familiar
wlUi tho routine procedure there she
was tho unanimous choice of tho
men who havo most to do with tho
court. Sho is said to bo tho only wo
man who holds Uils otflco In Uio
stato.
silla, 4. Mr. Moran was a inombor of
tho MaBonio lodgo, tho brotherhood of
rallwny trainmen and tho Methodist
church. Funeral services will bo hold
Uils afternoon frpm tho Mdthodtst
church. Interment will bo mado In
Xorth Platto comotery whoro Uto Mas
onic lodgo will havo chargo of tho
services.
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FORESTRY EXPERT STUDIES
FOltEST PLANTINGS AT STATE
FA KM
CITY LIBRARY CATERS TO THOSE
WHO STUDY THE
BIRDS
Miss Loretta Murphy has issued a
list of bird books which may bo found
at tho city library and which Includes
Uio following: Chapman'8 Bird
Study Book, Blanchan's Birds, Poar-
Bon's Bird Llfo, Mlllor's First Book
of Birds, Chapman's Warblers of
North America and Wilson's Ameri
can Ornithology. Bird Lore, tho of
ficial organ of tho National Assocla
tlon of Audubon Societies is on file
thoro. Miss Murphy also advises that
tho library has a largo numbor of
bird plcturos in natural "colors wlilch
aro for tho uso of thoso Booking in
formation about birds.
Mr. Fred R. Johnson of tho United
States Forest Servico spont last Sat
urday at tho North Platto Exporimon
tal substation in company with Sup
orintondont Snyder and othor mem
bers of tho farm staff ho Inspected
tho forest plantings which wore mado
In 1900 and 1907. Somo Bpocles woro
found to havo dono woll and somo
to havo failed. Somo spaclngs and
somo mlxod plantings havo developed
features vhlch should bo of valuo to
trco plantors In this part of tho stato.
Mr. Johnson expects to uso data so
cured hero Saturday In his bulletin
on trco planting on tho Great Plains
area, which Is to bo published soon
by tho forest service.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Strykor and ba
by loft yestorday morning for Suther
land whoro thoy will visit rolativos.
Thoy havo boon visiting nt tho homo
of Mrs. Stryker's parents Mr. and Mrs
II. Johnson.
To all Dodge Owners
and oivnSrs of other good cars..
This good eastern oil has been used by Dodge
Brothers at their factory for Uio past four years, as
well as being used by other high grade makers such
a8,Haynes and National. We use it exclusively at our
garage and recommend it to all car owners. ,
. V. ROMIGH, '
' Distributor- -
For Sale at . ' ';
' S. & R. Service Statiqns. - I
Burke & Crook. .'
Ilershey Auto Co., Horshoy. ' '
, '. B. & W. Coker, Sutherland. .
A, W. Hoatson,, Sutherland.
' Brady Garage, Brady. ' '
Mangold Garage, Brady.
Jobman & Albers, Gothenburg.'
Western Auto Co., Ogalalla.
C. C. Lyon & Son, Grant.