A
TUESDAY una FRIDAY
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
NORTH PliATTE, NEBRASKA, MAY 5, 1922.
NO. 34.
SHORT STORIES OF
'llIGH SCHOOL DEBATING TEAM IS
ENTERED IN STVTE '
CONTEST
PEOPLE UNIT T
MINGS
items 01' interest about kb
cent happenings in this
community
Tho dobatlng team from the North
Platto high school will go to Lincoln
next week whoro It will enter tho
state contest. Thoro nro cloven de
bating districts In tho Btato nnd tho
champions In each district strive for
the state pennant at. that time. Tho
North Platto team will bo ono of tho
twolvo teams to debate at this tourn
ament which comes on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. Tho team Is com
posed of Albort Shonk, Goorgo Dent,
and Louis Brotornltz with Robort
During April twenty marriago 11- Iloagland as alternate.
censes wore issued by tho county I
judge. This is about the average for jTorrington, Wyo looking after tho
any month and may show that affairs spiritual welfare of tho Japanese ana
of the heart have returned to normal, holping thorn to becomo American.
The number of automobile licenses
issued in Lincoln icounty up to May 1
was 3,508.
There are now fifteen- pool crows
working on tho third district. It is
predicted that this numbor would bo
increased if tho
end.
coal striko would
ized.
0. 13. Shooman In a small -car got
onto Fourth street tho other day and
went a block or two before ho dis
covered he was making qulto nn im
pression on tho freshly laid concrete
bed. Not seeing a chance to got out
by going ahead ho turned around aud
wont back, leaving just as much im-
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POPULAR N0HT1I PLATTE ART
ISTS TO GIVE CONCERT
SOON
At tho meeting of tho Board of Ed
ucation held Wednesday evening, Mrs.
Jcjhu Baker Jr. was rc-oloqtcd )as
Music supervisor of tho city schools pressIon ag he whon golnB In
ioc uio coming yoar. court ho wag cnarged wlth ln.
. ., ,., Uurlng a public road and fined $14.80.
Durinf; tho month of April thero ,,,..., . .
, ' , , . ,Ho explained that tho street was not
IVUIO UUL LWU mu uiunua U.UU UULII
wore real fires. This is a record as to
numbera for' any month for several
years.
properly closed but Judge Tracy
thought ho had dono that much dam-
ago.
S. C. blark, the popular Union Pa-
I James S. Walton, traveling passon
Cor airont for thn Rnmirfl Kttvnnifili'n
..in j. a - 1 . l 1 . .1 k.
uio usuiit ui uHiiiiK hub uuuu iu(co. was in North Platto yesterday
sort of a traffic- manager for the ex- looklng UD buslness Ho was mtorcst
tension west of thero and his brother' ed IntervIowlnir thoso whn nrn
has been made assistant agent so that'tondlng to make a tdp tQ EUropo n
Jiu-uui nuvo timo tor ma new uuuea. . Ul0 neap futuro aml thQaQ haVQ
Reports from tho churches Indicate connections thoro to whom they send
that more than 350 boys attended the money. He said travel would bo heavy
regular services in tho different but that tho new Cunard steamships
churches of North Platto last Sunday. aro standardized so that thoy aro not
Attendance at these services was a 80 ,arS as some of thoso built ear
iwrt nf Mm hnvs' d.avs nroirram. . 1,er and U,ey burn oil instead Of coal
-j so that only ono smoke funnel- Is 10c
Committees have lieen appointed for esBary.
tho Boy Scout financial campaign and! "' . . -
thev are out this week asking tho "At tho "twelfth annual sale of tho
citizens to support tho work during Highlino Shorthorn Broeders assocla
the coming year. Wo should cheer- Uon held at Farnam last Wednesday,
tully and with a whole heart give to there were forty-six lota of fine cat
thls cause. tie offered. Tho sale pavillion Is a
small one compared with some In No
Freight trains are now scheduled braska but It is well appointed and
to Cottier on the North Hlver branch. was Wg enough fpr the crowd that at
ijus is ?4 mues oeyoiiu nuig. il xvua tended thero. A. W- Tljompson of
formerly called Cherry Creek. The York was the auctioneer and ho was
new trains are numbered 91 and 02 a good one- The a8gaolatlon gave the
and cover the round trip from Haig to visitinE cattlemen a good dinner at
Cottier every day. ono of the and iooked after tlielr
A meetintr wliTbo" held at the S. comfort in every way possible. Ani-
P. Brock farm, south of Brady o 1111118 from n,.no hords wero entornd.
May 9, at which F. C. Old, poultry
speclalst with the Extension service
Arrangomenta have been made for
a recltnl-concort In tho First Presby
terian church In tho near future by
Mia Florence McKay and Paul Ilar-
iiiliigton. Miss McKay has but recont-
y returned from somo months ot
study In Chicago and Mr. Harrington
has spent tho last fow months in Don-
vor. This concert promlaos to ho ono
of tho musical events of tho season.
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NORTH PLATTE TO ENTER DIST.
RICT ANJj) STATE TRACK
MEET
MAKE ROOM!-
ONE AT A TIME!!
ENGINES TO BE BUN
THROUGH THIS CITY
BOARD
TON
OEE
B
OONZED
EXPERIMENT BEING TRIED
RAILROAD PASSENGER
. DEPART3IENT
BY
Passenger engines aro now being
run from Omaha to Cheyenne aud
from Cheyenne to Omaha without
change Tho englno is put ln good
condition in Omaha and a crow takes
it to North Platte. Here another
crow takes tho engine and runs It
through to Choyenno. It is put Into
tho round house thero and cleaned
and tested and when ready Is sent
back with a change of crews at NpYth'.
Platte. The plan is being' tried out
aa an experiment and so far has been
quite satisfactory. Somo of the work
at the round house will be cut out It
tho plan Is adopted. No chango is
contomplated in tho freight englno
service. ,
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TWENTY-FIVE SHR1NERS HAVE A
SPECIAL CAR FROM
HASTINGS
NEW -MEMBERS TAKE PLACES AND
OFFICERS ARE NOW
ELECTED
M. E. Scott and Chas. Licrk, Jr
wero duly installed as members of the
Board of Education hero at a meeting
held Wednesday evening in tho office
ot tho board. Tho retiring members
nro Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cramer nnd
Mrs. Ray Snyder. Tho now members
filed their certificates of eloct on
Itoprosontlvea of tho North Platto
high school will go to Kearney whoro
tho district track moot will bo hold
on Saturday. The next week they will
go to Lincoln whoro thoy will enter
tho stato track meet. It is freoly pro
dieted about town that if tho boys
aro In condition thoy will probably
broak somo stato records.
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MUSIC CLASS TO GIVE RECITAL
AT ST. PATRICK'S
HAIili
RESOLUTION
NEW
YOEMAN
HUM
E
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS I'NDORSE
INVITATION TO
1'OEMEN
Announcement was made yesterday
of a recital to bo given on May 18 and
19 by tho pupils of St. Patrick's
school. Tho Slstors in chargo of tho
muslo instruction in that school pro
paro tho pupils for public appearanco
each yoar and tho ovont is looked for
ward to by music lovers. Tho musi
cal will bo given in tho hall at tho
school. Admission will bo 50 cents.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPEAKERS
TO STRIVE FOR STATE
HONORS
Mildred Skinner nnd Dorothy Elder
will roprosont this district in tho
stato contests next week. Mildred will
attend tho oratorical soction ot the
declamatory contest, which will bo
this including the School of Agrlcul
turo at Curtis. The average price for
will give a demonstration of poultry " ru.
Lincoln ii maivo io quiu lu
do a nine nignor.
methods. Ho will bo in
county on May 10 but tho place haa
not yei ubbu ubwiiuiubu. Qno of the foaturog of Ul0 Bllcs
Miss Jessie Gfecn, from tho Exten. show at s Polr. Callf- la8t Thurs
sion service. Lincoln" will bo in Lin- ila' nlt was given by the Dally
coin county for two days this month ,Nos 38 f;i0v'si: ti 4
nn Mnv 13 RhB will meet tho hot Tho fashion show- wlUl ten
lunch clubs of Box Elder and West
Osgood at Blgnell. On the following
day she will bo in North Platto at
the office of County Agent Kellogg.
Twenty-flvo Shrlners attended tho
convention at Hastings yesterday and
loft thoro in a spocial oar last night.
Tho car was attached to ono of tho
Union Pacific trains which arrived
there this morning. They report a big
tjme.
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STATE GAME WARDEN ARRESTS
AND TWO ARE FINED
MAXIMUM
matlc soction which will bo hold at
Auburn.
CONTRACT WITH THE CUAMBER
OF COMMERCE BAND IS
REFUSED
ladies clad in tho very latest styles
and in the various colors of tho rain
bow, and with Frank R. Crydorman
as featured soloist, was' ono of the
biggest and best numbers on tho pro-
A belated Item of news relates to Bram- The models ln tho fashion
tho marriago on March 22 of Miss show wero as follows: "Tho Flame
Lola Scott of Denver and Elmer C.,G,rl." WIss IIclon Berry. "Tho Blue
Roso of Santa Monica, Calif. Mrs.!G!rl" Mlss Noo,a Douglas. "Tho Gold
Rose is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrn-jOM." Mlaa Dorothy Davidson. "Tho
Prank C. Scott, former residents hero.0011 GlrI" Mr8- An Ray- "Tho
and she Is a graduate of tho North !Brown Girl," Miss Helen Logan. "Tho
Platto High school. Thoy will make " "uou iU1SB u''
tlielr homo in Santa Monica.
"Tho Rod Girl," Miss Ellen Lundstcdt.
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l"Tho Silver and Green Girl," Miss Ella
Ross Dalv. assistant at tho local Ernest "Tho Bathing Girl," "Tho
woatlfor station was working with an . Vamp," "Tho Bride," and "Tho Old
-air gun Wednesday when it went off Fashioned
and buried. a bullet in tho bono near Olark.
tho ond ot his finger. Yesterday ho
Doputy Game Warden A. M. Gouge-
was in Lincoln county yestorday ar
rested Clyde Chappel of this city for
fishing without a license. Ho-was tak
en Into County Court and Judge
Blankenburg fined him tho legal rate
of $15 and costs amounting in all to
$21.40. Ho also arrested Gcorgo Hood
and Lee Soltow for hunting without
a license. Gcorgo was- released be
cause ho had a lloenso which was not
on his person but Leo was fined the
us'ual amount which came to $21.90.
SENIOR CLASS PLAY WILL J1E
PRESENTED FRIDAY OF
NEXT WEEK .
held at Scottsbluff. Thoro will bo oight
and thoir oaths of offico and then contestants In this soction each giv-
tho board proceeded to eloct Its of- lng an oratorical solcction. Dorothy
fleers, for tho coming year. Edmund w represent the district at tho dra
V.. - - ' -::'. . I mntln onrv'tlnn it.MMi mill Imlj n
Dicuey was ro-oiecieu president, vv.
J. Hendy was made vice-president.
and M. E. Scott was olocted seciet
ary. A chango was made In tho plan
lor uoing uio worK wnicn nas ueon
dono formerly by tho secretory. Tho
i . i i fnrv .t
uamry aus uuuii uuu a yvui uuu u Whnii tlio iinnnl mntrnot wna nffor
groat deal of clerical work was dono d by cliambor of commerco band
This work will hereafter be dono by to tho clty councl, ,asL TuoBdny nlght
the cici-k wno is rogiuariy employed lt wns rfttuB0(l by Q yote Q four tQ
in tho Superintendent's offico. So Mr. T,msm vnMn , fnv-r . f,, .
c. i j. .1 ii.. eei ...in.
aeon hub uvcopieu uio ouico wituuui CQrtg woro Hughes, Langford, Simon,
imy. rnis wm save uiu huiiuum uu McMlcIiaol; untl against, Owons, Mur
UOliarS a yoar. nhv. Dlnnnr anil Rmnllwnn.1 Tim nnn
-n
FATHER AND 'SCOUT BANQUET tract 0:11,0(1 for ullrtoon concerts at
TTFNDl''n BY TWO "tun iiui uiiiwjh, uunuuh u uiku.1
HUNDRED anout ? auu. tho monoy nas uoon
levieu ror this year uut it not used
Every scout brought his father and "1 revert to tho general fund at tho
every father had a scout with him at closc o tlle yar- haro lias l,on
tho lwnquet at tho Presbyterian considerable discussion ot tho matter
church Tuesday ovenlng. At least since that tlmo and It Is possible that
that is Uio way It seemed to thoso somo solution can bo reached whore'
who wero there. Almost 200 men and by tho concert will not hnvo to bo :
boys, sat down to tho dinner prepared fvon up. Tho band voted to disband
and served by tho ladies of tho church. """1 some agreement Is reached.
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Oirl," Mrs. Marguerite J
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Threo Italian boys from Omaha,
aged about 10 years, wero picked up
at O'Fallons by local authorities and
Drought hero for keeping. Word was
received from Omaha that their par
ents will not como after them so they
will bo arraigned in county court to
day and probably sont to tho Indus
trial Bchool. Thoy aro real products
of tho city slums.
wont to a local hospital and had the F- M- Stuart and daughter,
bullet extracted. It was a painful Maurino, of Norfolk arrived Wodnos
exporienco that gives him a short lay W anl will spend several weeks
off from his duties at tho station. "oro vwiuns at uio j. t. siuari nome.
Joo Thomas, apprentice machinist
for tho Union Paclfio mado hls solo
flight with Bullocks School of Flying
Tuesday evening. Ho will finish his
course jn two or threo weeks when ho
will bo an experienced aviator.
Wo havo a nlco assortment of sport
hats In tho now shades for $5.00 and
$G.OO. Also a beautiful stock ot mid
summer trimmed hats in all tho now
shades. Arvllla Whlttaker. 50C Lo
cust St. Under General Hospital.
Among thoso that attended tho
Shrlners convention In Haatings yes
torday aro Horton Mungor, I. A. Gil
bort, Harry Lannin, Ernest Rinker,
Gcorgo Frator, Otto Westonfold, Al
bert Westonfold, Abo Leo, Sidney Spll-
ilov. Sloto. missionary to tho
Japaifbso of tho North Platto country,
spoko for a fow mlnutos at tho mom
lng services at tho Methodist church
Sunday. Ho is a flno Christian
gentleman and with hia Japanese
wlfo ia traveling up and down tho
North Platto river from horo to nor and Jim Clinton
Tho Senior class of the North Platto
High Bchool will glvo "Nothing But
iho Truth" at the Koith theator on
Friday, May 12. Following is tho cast
of characters:
Robert Bennett, a young stockhold
or who says ho will toll tho truth for
twonty-four hours, Urban Simon. E.
M. Ralston, tho head of the- firm who
bets it cannot bo dono, Donald Yost.
Richard Donnolly, another young
stockbroker who is in on tho bet,
Georgo Russell, Clarence Van Duson, a
sarcastic young Btockbrockor, Royor
Hastlugs. Bishop Doran, a bishop of
alxty, Ha'rloy Bunnoll. Gwendoline
Rujston, leading lady who Js in lovo
with Bob, Elmlra Brodbeck. Mrs. E.
M. Ralston, a dignified and mlddlo
agod lady, tho wifo of E. M. Ralston,
Evelyn Dlonor. Ethol Clark, ingonuo,
Holon Hoga. Mablo Jackson, a
soubrotte, Avalon Hockonborgor. Sa
bol Jackson, another, Lcola West.
Martha, d maid, Evallno Wilcox.
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i Ira LoMastors returned today from
Omaha. Ho mado tho trip homo In a
now car that ho purchased thoro,
DROUTH BROKEN BUT RAINFALL
FOR APRIL BELOW
AVERAGE
Richmond Birgo was s'ohgmnster and
with his usual onorgy and ability
stirred up tho musical ond of tho pro
gram until it was really fine. Harry
uixon was loasunasicr anu wiuwim Tho ,nonthiy 8Ummary of weathor
usual skill introduced tho speakors conduit for April has boon Issued
as follows: James Flynn, John B. Ed- -weatherman Shilllntr. It shows
Wards, W. V. Iloagland, Ro". P. It. t,,ft tomnnratnro to have been lust
Stevens, Charles F. Temple nnd Cal- normal wltu tho highest at, 77 ana
vert Nnviaux. Tho last named is a t, lowoat at 2G doKrc08 abovo zero
scout who has almost reached Uio L,,n ,., rnfnii fnr tl.n month was
oaglo scout degreo and ho told of his 2 01 ,nchoH or il4 bo,my tll0 Aprn
efforts and tlioir results. avorago for tho past 48 yoars. In 191C
DECORATION DAY COMMITTEE IS tll 1 local f10"0? ,ronorto, ,W ,n
timnnrtnim ltv April. TllO ic'oncy SillCO tllO first
' l J-"" " ' , ir n J...1 Ai. .1
ol January is .i iiiciiub. ai uiiu iuuu
Tho following communlcntlon ex
plains Itself:
Whoroaa, Tho organizations which
aro represented by tho official sig
natures attached havo learned that
tho Brotherhood or American Yoemon
with a membership of 300,000 has in
contemplation tho establishing ot a
homo for tho orphans, tho infirm, and
tho aged of tho organization, nnd that
a committee haa been appointed to se
lect a sito for such an institution, and
Whoreas, Tho City of North Platto,
Nebraska, for so many yeara Uio homo
ot Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), is
located almost in tho center of tho
eastern aiid western districts of tho
Brotherhood of Yoomcn; Uiat tho city
is situated in tho boautlul Platto val
loy and has an olovatlon of 2,800
foot; that tho cllmato Is healthy as
Is attdstod by Uio fact that tho deaUi
rate In tho NorUi Platto Homestead
is tho lowest por capita of membership
of any homestead In Uio United States;
that this nltitudo and dry aud Invig
orating air and nbundanco ot sunshinoV
Is recommended by eastern physicians
to Uioso who aro tuborcularly afflict
ed; that thero aro subject to solcction
as a. slto for tho Institution fertile
lands that aro under irrigation as
woll as sites that aro not irrigated;
that North Platto Is a passonger di
vision torminal as woll as a freight
division torminal on tho groat Union
Pacific railroad and Is on tho coast-to-coast
Lincoln Highway; that lt la
a terminal station on tho coast-to-
coast government atrplano mall ronto;
a city that had a population ot 4,793
in 1910 and 10.4GG In 1920; Uiat a fed
eral survoy has been completed for an
irrigation project that will lrrlgato
85,000 acres ot land adjacent to North
Platto; that 94 blocks ot street
paving aro now being Inid, and a court
house costing $275,000 Is under con
struction; thoroforo be it
Resolved, That tho organizations
which aro officially represented bo
low moat respectfully solicit a visit
to North Platto by the committee to
whom has been delegated tho power
to soloct a slto for tho proposed homo,
assuring such committed a most cour
teous reception and Uhorough presen
tation and inspection of Uio sites Uiat
can bo offered for Investigation.
Chamber of Commerco,
By F. L. Moonoy, President.
Lookout Homostend No. 33,
By C. 0 Dedmoro, Foreman.
North Platto Klwanls Club,
By F. C. Plolstickcr, PresldodL
North Platto Rotary Club,
ByW. R. Maloney, President.
W. J. Tiloy loavos Monday for Dos
Moines nnd will presont the abovo In
vitation to the committee on ocation,
with tho members of which ho is per
sonally acquainted.
It Is bollevod that tuo location com
mittee will accept this invitation to
visit North Platto, and to handle tho
proposition in tho propor manner a
committee composed of Mcsaers Thoo
locko, Tlloy, Soudor, Malonoy, Starr,
Ogior and Langford has been appoint
ed.
VETERANS
tho wind roachod 42 miles an hour.
Tlio United Spanish War Veterans P10 wore nlno clear days, six partly
nml tlio Anxlllarv mot at tho Firemen's Cloudy anu nueon ciouuy.
THE PRESENT LINCOLN COUNTY
TREASURER FILES FOR
NOMINATION
hall Wednesday ovonlng. A. W.
Brown, Tom O'Koofo, and A. W. Shill
ing wero appointed as a commlttco to
arrango for Docoration day. All past
officers and somo othors wore ap- Thirty workorp on tho street pav-
pointod delegates to tho stato con- hnB naked for a ralso in pay from 30
PAVING WORKERS STRIKE FOR
HIGHER PAY AND QUIT
WORK
vontion which will bo hold at Has
tings. Juno 12, 13 and 14.
cents to 40 conts nnd when this wns
refused they quit work In a body. It
The stato convention ot tho Spanish i8 snjd that tho contractor bid on the
War Veterans is to try an experiment paving on a basis of 30 cents an hour
this year at its mooting at Hastings. for common labor and that ho was
Tho officers aro securing rogular successful becauso ot that bid. If ho
army tents and lt is proposed to havo paid inor0 it would mean financial
a real encampment, eating and sloop- hosa to him. Tho mon claim thoy havo
lng In tho opon. North Platto would to- work ton hours and then get $3.00
llko to entertain tho samo convention which Is not enough to support them'
a yoar from this coming Juno nnd lt nolve3 and families. In which caso
will furnish a good camping ground thoro soomod nothing to do hut quit
at tho city park with an abundanco Tjl0 mon Woro ordorly nnd caused no
ot good wator, shado and other nccos- trouble Sympathy soomod to bo with
sitles. Our dologates might tako this tho men.
suggestion seriously, for it Is not .0.
original with us but wo pass lt along Ladies Sulta at roducod prices at
for consideration. Wilcox Department Storo,
S. 1VJ. Soudor, for four years treas
urer of Lincoln county "estorday
filed for ronomlnation on tho 'Republi
can tlckot. Mr. Soudor was doputy
troasuror undor Mr. Durbin nnd then
was olocted treasurer. Ho has won
tho ostoom ot all who know of his
work by his buslnoss-llko meUiods
and has helped to kcop Lincoln county
out of debt Wlillo tho taxes aro paid
to him, ho has no part in saying how
much thoy aro and haa dono all ho
could to kcop thorn down.
A. S. Allen, presont clork ot Lin
coln county filed for ro-nomlnatlon on
thq Republican ticket Ho haB boon
clork for sovcrnl years after serving
a doputy for Bovoral yoars.
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Tho Whittakor Spocialty Shop will
put on salo Saturday, May C a nunn
bor ot Paciflo Embroidery Packages
at ono halt, prlco. Thcso includo chlld
ronB drosBos and coats, carriago robes
bjbs, luncheon aota, otc DOC Locust
St Undor Gonoral Hospital.