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TUESDAY and FRIDAY
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JUNE fl, 1922.
NO. 44.
SHORT STORIES OF
PEOPLE ND THINGS
ITEMS OF OTEltEST ABOUT HE-
CENT HAPPENINGS IN TlIIS
COMMUNITY
Treasurer Souder,'s office reports Is
suing 3.C57 auto licenses so fur this
year up to Juno 1st.
During tlio month of May the coun
ty Judgo's office Issued only thirteen
mariago licenses. It is understood
that the rush will como this month.
The death, of Henry B. Burke of
Kimball was announced here last
Tuesday. Mr. Burke was a member
of company K, First Nebraska regi
ment and served In the Phlllipines.
Ho was -a member of the North Platte
post U. S, W. V.
During tho month of May the North
Platto Volunteer Flro Department re
sponded to flvo alarms. Tho total
damage was estimated at $350, and
this was by two of tho thrco fires.
Thero was no damage at tho other
three.
Calvert Naviaux has been chosen
assistant chief senior patrol leader
of tho Boy Scouts and will have charge
of the senior patrol leaders In troops
seven, olght and nine. Darroll Trout
will havo chargo of those in troops
three, four and five.
The International convention of
Rotary clubs Is being hold in Los An
goles this week. Harry Dixon is tho
dolegato from North Platto. He 13
one of tho S.000 members from all na
tions' who are in attendance at tho
sessions which are being held In tho
Philharmonic auditorium.
The members of the Pioneer Camp
Fire aro selling tickets for tho show,
"Tho Journeys End," which will be
shown at the- Keith tonight The
girls havo arranged for a vaudovlllo
consisting of homo talent Tho pro
ceeds will bo used to send the girls
to camp at Crete.
Seventeen young ladies entertained
Thursday afteroon at a farewell party
in honor of Miss Alta Munslnger at hot
home at 218 South Dewey. Tho after
' noon was spent Ix playing games and
-with music. At the -close of the after
noon a dainty luncheon was served,
tfiss Munslnger will leave about June
15 for Europe.
John Ginapp of Brady filed the
first of the week for the nomination
on tho Republican ticket for county
commissioner from tho second district.
He is a resident of Gaslin precinct.
BASE
Sunday,
AT 3
Omaha U. P. Stores vs. North Platte
This team defeated the local team in one of
the fastest games played last season.
ADMISSION 50 CENTS
CAItll'FljlJ. 01KLS TO ATTEND THE
STAIh CAMP AT CHETE
MIXT WEEK
Sovon members of Nioaflgoo Camp-fire-
with tho acttng guardian, Mrs.
H. A. Blalock and tho samo number
from tho Pioneer group with Miss
Alma Morrill as guar.dlan will leave
next Wednesday morning for Crete
whore they will spend n week in what
is known as tho state camp. Tho fol
lowing girls expect to attoud: Helen
Schwalgcr, Gladys Stogall, Lucille
Goldsmith, Alice Smith, Floriuo Stob
bins, Bonnie Murdock. Evelyn Pow
oll, Mario Watts, Ellon Erlckson,
Merlo Watts, Dorothy Elder. Ada
Bigham and Gwendolyn Mcltoynoids.
Mr. GInnpp has boon a resident of
this cpunty for many years and feels
that ho knows conditions here woll
enough to givo a good account of him
self If he Is Intrustod with thiB import
ant position.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Figard and
Charles Figard of Thedford, and Mr.
nnd Mrs. Gadrick of Grant visited at
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Starr
whllo enrouto from Thedford t to
Grant. J. H. Figard Is vlco president
of tho Citizens Stato bank at Thed
ford. Charles Figard is interested in
tho mercantile business In Thedford.
Mr. Gadrick is the owner of tho Tele
phone exchange in Grant.
Chas. E. Allen of Cozad Tuesday,
filed for tho Republican nomination
for Stato Senator from this district
This district comprises Lincoln and
Dawson counties and it seems that in
tho arrangement of affairs this is tho
turn of Dawson county to supply the
senator. Mr. Allen has been an active
Republican for a good many years
but has never been asked for any of
flco before. Ho is in tho general mer
cantile business and is highly respect
ed by thoso who know him.
The funeral of Mrs. Rachel Now
bold was hold on Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 from the homo of her dau
ghter, Mrs. Butler Buchanan. The ser
vlco vas conducted by Rev. N.'P. Pat
terson of) tho First Presbyterian
church and music was furnished by
a quartet composed of , Mrs, Edw.
Burke, Mrs. Guy Andorsdn, Glen Rit
ner and Dr. H. E. Mitchell. Miss Flo
rence McKay was at tho piano. Thp
body was taken to Mount Pleasant,
Iowa whero a short service will bo
hold before placing It beside that of
her 'husband.
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James Mallon, ono of tho officials
for tho Groat NortlnYostorn railroad
Is transacting business in the city
for a fow days.
Gordon Schwalger accompanied' by
his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Schwal
ger left this morning for La Grande,
Oro. whero they will spend several
months.
BALL
June 1 1
P. M,
LINCOLN COUNTY TAX
PROBLEMS
EXPLAINED
A SEMES OP TIMELY ARTICLES
DEALING WITH COUNTY
AND CITY jt
It has lieon charged that tho North
Platte schools aro more oxpenslye
than thoso of other places. In order
that wo may study this fact wa se
cured somo figures from tho Depart
ment of Financo of Nebraska. Out of
over' dollar paid for tnxos in 1921
forty-flvo cents wont to tho school;
In tho four cities In Nobraska which
aro larger than North Platto tho part
of tho dollar paid In taxes thero whlgh
wont for their schools was as follows
Omaha 31 conts
Lincoln 48 conts
Grand Island 42 cents
Hastings ! 52 cents
North Platto 45 cnts
Tho four cities next to North
Platte in tjize show the following
figures:
Beatrice i 44 cents
Fremont 42 cents
Norfolk 47 cents . .
Kcarnoy 44 cents
Other places In tho state having a
population of over 2,000 show as fol
lows: University Place 05 cents
Havelock 59 cents
Bayard 5G cents
Collego View 5G cents
Superior 31 cents
South Sioux City
31 cents r
This" shows that tho schools of
a c Dodge B
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CIL ESTABLISHED
HOY SCOUT ORGANIZATION PUT IN
THE HIGHEST
ItANK
Tho local council of tlio Boy Scouts
at Its mooting Wodnosday noon voted
unanimously to apply for n charter
as a flr3t class council. Thero are but
four first class councils In tho stato
and tlioy are located t. Omaha, Llur
Coin, Grand Island, and Hastings.
Those aro the four cities in Nobraska
having larger populations than North
Platto and as this city is tlio fifth in
population it is proper for it to be
come tho fifth city to establish tho
lajger relation with scouting. Tho
council has compiled with every ro
qulrment for a charter of tho first
class council nnd It will undoubtedly
bo granted ono. A full-tlmo paid scout
executive Is ono of tho -requirements
that is tho last action of tho council.
Executive Stophons began working
full-timo for tho Scout bodies on Juno
1st.
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Dr. nnd Mrs. Noal of Charlostown,
West Virginia aro visiting at the homo
of their daughter Mrs. Keith Neville
and family,
Otto Westcnfcld, Albort Westenfcld
and Harry Lannln' loft Thursday
morning for Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Chicago. They will bo gone threo
wcoks.
North Platto arc not spending more
than about tho avorago part of each
dollar of tax paid in.
FIRS
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ANNOUNCE
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Conservative changes
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V. ROMIGH,
DEALER
6th and Locust
TAX REDUCTION MEETING IIEAHS
MUTZ AND ELECTS
OEEICEKS
Tho stato commlttoo of tho Pro
gressive party In holding a sorles of
moetlngu over tho stato and organizing
Tax ltoductlon associations ' In onoh
locality. Chairman ISdmlston of tlio
state commlttoo was in North Platto
last Saturduy nnd at a mooting hold
In tho county court houso ho Intro
duced Kr-Sonntor Otto Mutz of Lin
coln who opoko nt length on tho gon
oral subject of tax reduction. The
pormanent otflcors ot tho Lincoln
county association aro Win. Lyman,
North Platto, prosldont; Mrs. Chas.
Porkins, North Platto.socrotary; J.
W, Shoop, Maxwoll, treasurer. Flvo
mcotings woro held in Lincoln county
during tho wook nnd Mr. Mutz ad
drossod them all. Tho addresses worn
woll given and are causing much dis
cission, somo claiming they aro
overdrawn and that tho romcdiod
nggosted aro impracticable and
others that titty irost a true- ifolvt
tlcn of our 'iconomic reeds.
:ot
J. O. Wilson loft last ovoning for
Glonwood Springs, Colo, whoro ho will
spend a month. Ho will rocolvo med
ical treatment whllo thoro.
MEATS
I havo bought tho shop formerly owned by Henry Simon, at 820
North Locust and will carry a full lino ot fresh meats at fair
prices. Give mo a trial.
N. P. ED WALL
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CORNER STONE TO
BE LI UK LODGE
ODD l'ELEOWS TO HAVE CHARGE
OF IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONY
Tlio Bonrd ot County Commissioners
has glvon tho North Plntto Lodgo of
Odd Follows pormtsslon to Uao Its
coromony at tho laying of tho now
Lincoln county court houso cornor
stono on Thursday, Juno 22. Tho stono
is furnished by tho Odd Follows nnd
is boing properly engraved now. Tho
oration of tlyj day is to bo glvon by
Sonator W. V. Hongland who is high
In tho councils of the Odd Follows
in this stato and who is widoly known
over tho country. It is planned to
mako tho occasion as much ot a holl
day as posslblo In ordor to gtvo pconlo
a chanco to attond such a historic oc
casion. Architect Borllnghof, Contrac
tor McMicliaol and tho County offi
cials will tako part In tho proceed
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