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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1922)
Ute Jtottlt tftttfnme. rt ,k. , . '4-m mm- TUESDAY and FRIDAY THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JUNE 13, 1022. NO. 45. 4- 39 utamun AUTO DRIVERS CAN NOT FAIL TO GOME DMYEJIS ENTEKED WILL HE IN NORTH PLATTE ON JULY FOUItTlI Tilt; drivers who have entered the A. A. A. races at. North Platto on the Fourth of July will be here. They arc members of the A. A. A. and as such are under contract to do as thoy agree to do. A letter from the headquarters of the A. A. A. irt New York informed Manager Crawford early In the season that It was not necessary to require the racers to post a forfeit In cnsc thwy did not appear. The letter reads "The fact that n driver signs such a contract at the A. A. A. contract which you are using will obllgato him to make his appearance or ho will bo disqualified and the matter reffored to this board and made permanent providing there aro no circumstances which would indicate that it was either physically or mechanically im possible for him to start." They aro dealing with organized auto racing as thoy have dealt with organized base ball. Jumping a contract there Is almost unknown. George Kirchuber undor dito of June G writes as follows: "I will ship my car crated via American Railway express J. S. Davis Auto Co. about the 20th of June and same will arrive about the 25th. I will bo in North Platte about the 27th, or 28th. I have rebuilt my car and spent a Jot of mon ey in getting it in first class shape." Ira Vale under date of June 7 writes from Indianapolis: "I am expecting my racing car to arrive horo by ex press tomorrow and as soon as it is overhauled at the Dusenburg factory I will ship it to North Platto. However it is very possible that I will not bo able to got it there before the 30th of Juno. as there is a great aoal of work to be dono on it. I trust that some arrangements can be made for me to get on the track for at least a few laps. (This was mado in reply to a notice that tho track would bo closed for repairs after Junef30. ) & S. Groceteria. Lumber! L. $7500 Worth of Lumber Going at $700 Sale to Start June 14th at the Premises The U. P. Ice Housos at North Platto will bo sold In sections to suit purchaser. Several of theso houses havo already been sold. There is enough lumber In ono of theso houses to build C residences or en ough lumber In ono houso to build all tho Improvements ever needed on a farm or ranch. Theso houses aro 112 feet long, 32 feet wide and 32 foot to the eaveB and aro easily taken down. All aro floored with 2 inch planks and roofed with tho best of removablo tin. $700 will buy ono houso. $350 will buy ono halt house. If ono half is too much to handle alono, get your noighbor to go in with you. Thero is also 1500 lineal feet of doublo dock platform with roof. This will bo sold In 100 foot longths at tho rato of $75 per hundred feot. Purchaser will bo given until November 1st to got lumber off tho premises. SEE MR ADAMS AT THE ICE HOUSES FOUJt MEETINGS ABE ANNOUNCED FOIt W03IEN OF THIS COUNTY , County Agent! Kellogg announces tho following meetings at which Miss Rachel Harris, specialist from tho Unlvorslty of Nebraska Extension Sorvico w'll glvo demonstrations: Juno 14 Sowing machine attach ment demonstration at Sutherland high school building at 2 p. m. Juno 15 Dress form demonstra tion at Mt. Pleasant school house, district 25, soven miles north of Mny wood at 2 p. m. June 10 Dress form domonstra t'on in school houso of District 109 about fourteen miles northeast of Brady nt 2 p. m. Juno 17 Sowing machlno attach ment demonstration nt McPhorson school houso south of Maxwell at 2 p. m. Mr. Kellogg asks that delegations from othor communities nttend theso demonstrations so they can carry tho work to their neighbors. Over e'ghty flvo dress forms have been mado in this county as a resnlt of former dem onstrations. Tho sowing machlno at tachments follow the dross form dem onstrations and is in turn followed by the clothing nnd millinery work :o:-2 SIOUX CITY SIIltlNEItS PARADE STREETS "WITH SIXTY-PIECE BAND Eleven cars of Shrinors from Abu Bokr Temple at Sioux City formed a special train which reached North Platto at ton-thirty Saturday morn ing. The siren-attracted wide attention but 'when the Shrinors started the parade up Dowey Street every store and office was deserted while tho crowds marched and applauded. Tho band of more than fifty pieces, bril liantly uniformed nnd equipped was bettor than any hoard here for some time. It was followed by tho state flag of Iowa and tho twenty-flvo or more Shrine Chantors who sang as they marched. Tho Shrine Patrol was unmounted in tfio parade but marched as well as they ride. Many ladles and unorganized Shrlners completed tho brilliant sight. The train is en route to San Francisco where tho Im perial Council will be in session next week. The Stars and Stripes was conspicuous in the line of march. tor- Big preparations nre being mado for tho corner stono laying of tho now County Court house. The, walls aro be ing pushed up on all sides excopt tho northeast corner where tho big stone will bo placed. Tho Chambor of Com merce band has been engaged for the day and other organizations will assist in tho oxerclses. Every taxpayer in Lincoln county is urged to bo present as it is an important occasion in tho history of Lincoln county. Lumber STATE FARM FIELD DAY FOR FARMERS FIELD-DAY AND PICNIC PLANNED FOR ALL WESTERN NEBRASKA Wednesday, Juno 28 Is to be n big (dny at North. Platto Experimental Substation'. That is tho day set for tho Annual Field Day. It Is not an athlotic ovent but tho day when par ties of fannors and other interested pooplo aro taken over tho experimen tal part of tho farm and shown tho oxporlmcnts which nro being conduct ed there. Guides will take groups ol fannors froiu ono experiment to an other and explain what is being dono This will Include tho crops, forestry, poultry, hogs, cattle, dairy and horti culture. On the same day the Lincoln County Farm Bureau and tho Ltncoif County Farmers' Union will hold their postponed picnic. It is expected that most of thp County Agents of Western Nebraska will be on hand that day as their convention Is to bo hold at tho farm on the following day. County Agents from neighboring counties have sent word they will bo horo with largo delegations of farmers. Ono Lincoln County official estimated that two thousand1 farmers would bo hero that day. Full announcements will bo mado ntor. :o: ANOTHER LINCOLN COUNTY DIS TRICT ORGANIZES COM MUNITY CLUB At a meeting held In tho Platto Valley school house last Friday night tho Platte Valley Community Club was organized nnd officers wore olected as follows: II. S. "Hasklns, president; Ray Arnett. vice-president; Mrs. Wm. Haught, secretary; Mrs. Geo. Starr, resistant secretary? George Starr, treasurer. Tho follow ing chairman of committees wore ap pointed: Pure-Bred Stock, Frank Strolberg; Pure Seed, Andrew Olson; Refreshments, Mrs. Andrew Olson; Entertainment, Charles Bostwick; Sports, Elliott Olson; Nows Reporter, I. E. Crabb. Other committees will be appointed from time to time as nec essity arises. This organization is tho result of a meeting held May 19 at which time Miss Murphy of the Uni versity Extension Department nnd County Agent Kellogg were present. Miss Murphy gavo a very interesting and instructive talk on health and In connection with this subject spoko of tho work nlong community organi zation. Mr. Kollogg spoke of tho ad vantages to be derived from organ ization in its relation to the work of I his office 'and urged the people of Platto Valley to set a dato or a meet ing to proceed to orgnnlze. Tho results was tho meeting of Friday night. It is planned to hold meetings on Friday night at tho ond of each four weeks and July 7 Is tho date of tho next meeting. It will probably be a moon light picnic. Tho Hershoy band will probably bo present on that occasion. Tho people are enthusiastic about tho community club and urge all who i live within that territory to nttend tho meetings, ono member suggesting that j thoy como by alrplano If thoy wish. Albert W, Jiffnit Republican Candidate for United States Senator Farm boy, country school teacher, college man, amateur ball player, lawyer, earnest worker in development of Ne braska, now in Congress. Always a Republican Primary July 18th. SHORT 3T0RIE5 OF PEOPLEJD THINGS ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT RE CENT HAPPENINGS IN TIIIS COMMUNITY The subscription contest which tho Trlbuno had planned for this month had to bo postponed until a latter date. Full announcements will be mado later. Tho fast soml-profosslonnl team front Cambridge, Nobr. will bo hero Friday, June 1G nnd tho two follow ing days for a sorlos of games with the North Platto' Legion team. R. F. Stuart wns a city visitor yes terday for a few 'hours. Ho was in tho plumbing business hero nt ono Jimo, moving to Columbus, Nobr. about sev en years ago. Ho was on his wuy west for a rest and treatment for honrt troublo which has lately developed. A proposition to voto ono mill each year for five years for a fund with which to build a now school houso wns carried at tho annual school moot ing hold Monday in District 30. Tho' amount available at tho closo of tho' fivo year period will bo in tho neigh borhood of four thousand dollars. Nowspaper roports from Omaha toll of tho marriage of A. R. Dunphy of tho Air Mail service to Miss Irene C. Gibbons of Omaha. Mr. Dunphy is Well known horoi hnving roprosontod tho government in tho Installation of tho air mail and the wireless Btn tions tko other day. Ed Mnson, chlof clork for train master Sholver returned from sovcrni Weeks spent In California. Mrs. Mason remained behind nnd will visit with her parents who live there. Mr. Mason traveled along tho Pacific from Los ni " -w. w - W 1 M utlli I O UUkUUB- instic about tho country and its de velopment. W. E Flynn. a lawyer of this city who is quite well known horo, nas filed for tho republican nomination for congress from tho Sixth District. Ho desires to tako tho placo so long hold by M. P. Kinkaid. Mr. Flynn bollovcs that ho has somo Ideas which should bo mado Into laws and ho bo Hoves ho enn got thorn passed If given tho chanco. Two candidates for county offices on tho Progressive ticket wcro fikd yesterday with tho county clork. Thoy wore H. E. Brestel for shorriff and Thos. Axtell for state representative. Mr. Brestol has boon a resident of North Plntto for a number of yoars boing employed in the Union Pacific I shops horo. Thos. Axtell has nlsn ueon a resident of North Platto for qulto a while and is well known. He is a Union Pacific englneor. The European party with Mr. nnd Mrs. W. P. Klllen ns guides will cm bark from Now York during tho first week in July, going on moro than one boat but arriving at Naples at about tho same time. Some members of tho party aro leaving tills week nnd stopping at various eastern points for brief visits. Mr. and Mrs. Klllon will accompany part of tho group, starting from horo noxt Sunday and stopping at Chicago, Pittsburg and Washington enrouto. Tho accounts of tho graduation ox erclses of tho North Platto city schools do not contain any reference to any part taken by the high school alumni. Tho organization is dead horo but it should bo revived. Tho alumni mooting and bnnquot should bo hold during tho holidays and not at tho closo of tho school year and tho alum ni should plan to take somo part In tho formal graduation oxcorslsos. Tho Alumni aro needed not to boost foot ball but to encourage boys and girls to stay In school as thoso who graduated boforo thorn havo dono. Thoro has boon somo complaint from motorists that thoro nro count less tacks In tho roads nnd on tho now pavomonts. Investigation has con vinced Street Commissioner John Jones that thoy como from tho prac tlco of tacking pastboard signs on polos and sides of buildings and tho first wind carries thorn away and dis tributes tho tacks. At fho last mooting of tho council ho complained about tho matter and asked for somo remedy. It was thought that tho matter could I bo stopped If tho praetlco of putting BOY SCOUTS TO GIVE PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARK BOARD Exocutlvo Stephens hns mado ar rangements with tho Park Board for the scouts to assist In cleaning up the community lake nnd put it In shape for tho summer swimming season. He has called on all scouts to report at scout hondnuartors Mils: aftornoon at 1:30 with a boo or sharp shpvol. The scouts aro anxious to as sist as they are among tho chief users of tho pool nnd It is a part of their progrnm to help In such community ontorprlsos. up signs with tacks could bo.atoppcd. Friends of Miss Lola Tllford who was ono of tho Junior itlgn school teachers hero for n number of yoars, will bo intorstcd In learning of her successes in Drako Unlvorslty at Dos Moines, In. Sho hns been taking dra matic work In which sho showed n great deal of interest nnd ability when in North Plntto and sho has Just won tho first placo in tho an nual contest between tho Juniors nnd Sonlors. This entitles her to Initia tion into tho nationnl dobating frater nity which Is a coveted honor. The orntlon cntltlod "Missions From a Business Point of View" was her own composition. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Guy Swopo lenvo today for Toronto, Canada where Mr. Swopc will bo tho dolcgato from North Platto Kiwanls Club to tho Inter national convention which opens thoro on noxt Mondny. Following tho con vention Mr. and Mrs. Swopo will visit a number of places, planning to reach Now York City on July 4 whoro thoy expect to bo Joined by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Halllgan and 'Mr. and, Mrs. Horton Mungor. Thoy will spend the day together nfter which. Mr and Mrs. Swopo will contlnuo tholr vacation trip to various places of interest, stop ping nt Mr. Swopo's old homo nnd with relatives in othor places. Thoy will bo gone a month or moro. A deserted car was found in tho east pnrt of tho city Monday morning which bore tho numbor of n car stol on in Lincoln Friday night and which was thought to havo boon taken by Fred Brown, tho man so much wanted by tho polico of sovornl cities. An nt tompt wns mndo to secure tiros for tho car and ono gnrngo had boon en torod nnd two tiros romovod from a car but Is thought that tho men wore frightened from this Job or gavo it as too difficult as thoy wont across tho block and took tho Dodgo from tho.garago of D. A. Klsor nnd it has not boon soon slnco. Federal, stnto and local offlcors spout much timo yestorday trying to locate tho Dodgo car In which tho oscnpo was made. A big reward has been offered for tho enpturo of Brown, dead or allvo. VAUDEVILLE AT THE KEITH THEATRE Wednesday Only ZIG AG TRIO Consisting of three men who do a nut comedy singing and talk ing act. Thoy aro especially to bo commented on their harmony sing ing nnd comedy. A feature act on any circuit. EDWARDS Comedy singing and talking with a novolty finish, This act must bo soon to bo appreciated, ' BENNETT AND CULVER Naval captain introducing different sweethearts he has mado while traveling tho sons. Also a too dancing specialty by tko femalo mombor. IlUII JHLLIKEN Presonts his now musical comody a la carte. Ho appearod last season with Bert "Willams as co-star In tho musical comody rovtto "Broadway Brovltlos". Ho has also boon featured with many Now York Shows ond also foaturod by Mack Sonnott in tho famous Koy Btono comedy. MUMkln's act Is a suro euro for tho blues. His mono loguo Is up to tho mlnuto and his songs Hkowlso. ALSO A GOOD FIVE KEEL PICTURE, Something to romomber. Our theatros aro tho coolest 'placo in town. Our now blizzard fan now Installed at the Kolth Thoatro and tho ono which Is always on tho job at tho Sun makes our theatres an Ideal placo to koop cool and roat whllo LINCOLN COUNTY TAX PROBLEMS EXPLAINED A SERIES OF TIMELY ARTICLES DEALING WITH COUNTY AND CITY Tho general fund to tho nnmo of tho part of tho taxos of Lincoln county that Is uso'd in paying tho running oxponses of tho county. This includes tho salaries of tho officers, tho ox ponses of elections, tho enro of tho county poor and sick, tho cost of tak ing caro of prisoners, holding court and many othor dopartmonts of gov ommont. Tho gcnoral fund docs not pay for roads, bridges nor buildings. Tho nmount raised in Lincoln county for oach of tho past ton yenrs for tho general fund is given below: 1912 $39,515.00- 1313 $41,008.00 1914 $41,1G0.00 1915 $41,507.00 191G $50,480.00 1917 $47,802.00 1918 $50,25000 1919 $51,309.00 1920 $72,107.00 1921 $60,448.00 In a talk with Treasurer Soudor, yostorday tho editor was informed that in order to mnko a fair comparison of 1921 with tho othor yoars ;3.000.00 should" bo taken from tho amount giv en nbovo which would loavo $51,448.00 This would bo back to pro-war n mount. Tho nlno thousand ho would tako from this fund Is for Institutions which wore not boforo givon nn ap propriation. Thoy nro tho Farm Bur oau, $5,000.00, tho County Fair, $2,000 and tho Mother's Pension Fund of $2,000.00. Lincoln county has a greater population than in 191G nnd has many moro neods and yet according to Troasurer Soudor's statomont Lincoln county was back to pro-jwajvcondl-tions. It cortnlrily is not tho county gonornl fund which hns Increased tax ation this year ns it amounts to $12,000 less than last year. FARM LOANS Lowest Rates Best Terms mmnrnAM X. C. PATTERSON B. & L. Building enjoying our programs. J