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V
TUESDAY and FRIDAY
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JUNE 30, 1922
No. 50
v
SHORT STORIES OF
PEOPLyND THINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT BE-
cent lurrENmas IN THIS
community
Mr and Mrs. M. H. Gilfoyal loft the
first of the week for Chicago. Mr.
Oilfoyl will ho gono ahout two weeks
but Mrs. Gllfoyl will spend the noxt
two mouths there studying the latest
methods in teaching music and taking
somo additional work in voice.
As usual during the hot summer
months, tho Sunday afternoon attend
ance at tho city library is falling off
and so it was decided to close the
library on Sunday afternoons during
the months of July and August.
The Readers' Guide for 1919-1921
has been ndded recently to tho refer
ence equipment of the city library. It
has an index of 112 leading magazines
and records tho subject and tho au
thor. .
An application for a divorce from
Jay E. Sanford was filed this week by
Alberta Sanford of this city. They
were married in tho summer of 1918
and havo no children. The chnrge is
desertion and non-support.
The County commissioners are
meeting this week ns aboard of equal
ization. This is not. a pleasant job as
tho only peoplo who call on them at
this time are thoso who havo some
kick on the assessmen of their pro
perty. The work will bo fnished this
week.
Grading on the pavement work on
Third Street is about completed. Ex
cavation for curb and boxos will be
noxt. Laying of the top coat of as
phalt is progressing east on fourth
street and will probably be completed
this week. A delay in laying of the
concrete of ono block on west fourth
street Is caused by lack of material.
The crowds which are attracted to
the community pool each evenlngjjive
evidence of the interest in swimming
and tho need for taking care of that
interest. Tho water in the pool is said
to. be as clear as that in any outdoor
pool. The settling pool is working
well with the constant change of wat
er which is taking place there Is no
question of tho purity of the pool.
The many improvements which havo
boon made give the pool an inviting
appearance arid supply a need.
An ordinance of the city of Worth
Platte provides that "It sliall bo un
lawful for any person or firm or cor
poration to keep for sale or cause to
bo sold at any time within the cor
porate limits of tho city of North
Piatto any cannon cracker, dynamite
cracker or firo cracker which exceeds
two inches in length nnd one-half
inch in diameter or blank cartridges
or toy pistols or canes which explode
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A Dollar
It doesn't sound like much and you
may not think It worth whilo to de
posit so small a sum in a savings ac
count but a dollar a day, in three
short years, amounts to more than
$1000.
If you can't save more than a dollar
a day, set your mark at that and Btlck
to it. Wo will add Interest and our
Savings Department will co-operate
with you helpfully.
The Platte Valley State Bank
AMERICAN LEGION TO HOLD IN
TEKKSTING SESSION THIS
EVENL.NG
Tonight tho American Legion will
moot at tho Lloyd Opera House.
It is tho last meeting boforo tho
big rnces and will bo full of interest.
Tho drivers and mechanics havo been
invited and tho "boys .will bo given
an opportunity to get acquainted with
thom. Tho ladles of tho auxllllary havf '
advised tho officers of the Legion that
they havo a real treat in store for
thoso who aro proaont. For all Loglon
members.
COUNTY AGENTS CONFEK WITH
STATE EXTENSION
AGENTS
A conference of county agents of
Western Nebraska was hold horo Wed
nesday evening and Thursday morn
in. Following wore present: George
Schroll of Morrill, It. S. Scott of Chey
enne, Chostor Grau of Keith, Alvah
Hecht of Dawson, John Ludden of
Buffalo, W. II. Campbell of Frontier.
George Kellogg of Lincoln, C. O.
Sawyer of stnta Department of Agri
culture, R. E. Holland, state leader,
and Jas. Lawrence, assistant state
loader both of Lincoln. A. S. Gregg
attended tho conferenco In tho In
terests of Lincoln county farmers.
Tho Experimental substation nover
looked better than it did Wednesday
morning when the cars began to un
load farmers for the Field Day. A fair
ly good crowd was escorted over tho
farm and given an idea of the work
which tho station is attempting. Some
short talks wore given.
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GIRLS EARN SECOND PRIZE FOR
BEST DECORATED ROW
BOAT
At tho annual state camp of tho
Campflro girls hold at Crete last week
North Piatto took second prize for the
best decorated row boat in tho water
carnival. Fairmont took first. There
wero 5C0 girls in tho camp, represent
ing thirty different towns and cities.
Gladys Honckol and Helen Schwalgor
wero awarded blue ribbons for row
ing as wero Mario Watts, Ada Bigham
Dorothy Elder and Ellen ' Erlckson.
Marie Watts, Ada Bigham and Merle
Watts received torch bearer degrees.
caps or aro charged with powder or
other explosives." Local dealers have
been warned by the police that tho
law Is still In force.
A standing committee of the Boy
Scout council is that on Troop Or
ganization. At recent meeting of this
committee it was determined to take
the now school census and make a
card index of every boy in tho city
with his birthday month. Theso cards
will bo sorted so that each month
all the boys who become of scout age
during that month will bo listed. If
they do not turn up for enrollment in
a scout troop they will bo visited In
! their homes, In this way tho com-
mltteo hopes to get most of tho boys
into scout troops as soon as they are
old enough.
A Day!
HOT
GAMP FIRE
CITIZENS VOLUNTEER TO REPLACE
BUHNER. CAMl'FIRE
BUILDING ,
Tho Local Council of the Campflro
girls has decided on Thursday, Juno
0 as tho day for tho reconstruction of
tho camp grounds north of tho ctly.
Howard McMIchaol will superintend
tho reconstruction. B. M Reynolds has
drawn tho plans. The county commis
sioners havo opened up the rond from
the north so thero Is n graded opening
into tho grounds. Mr. Wright has a
galn consented to tho lease of the
land and all dlfflculles seom to havo
been removed. Tho now lodge Is to
bo in tho same locntlon ns tho ono
burned out last fall but it will bo
planned somewhat differently. Tho in
surance on tho old building will covor
tho cost of tho new building, if tho
labor is donated as it was a year ago.
All men in tho city who aro lntorested
in campflro and tho work It is doing
aro urged to givo tho day to building
tho lodge. Tho mothers of tho girls
aro making plans for a big dinner to
be furnished free to the men who are
on tho Job. All are asked to bo on tho
grounds at 7:30 with tools sultablo
for clearing ground, building fences,
carpentering. Mr3. Adda Turpio Is
chairman of tho Campflro council.
TO REBUILD
Band Concert
at Court House Park
Fourth of July
7:30 p. m.
Chamber of Commerce Band
t Earl StampDirector. '. t, -
Opening "Star Spangled Banner'' Key
March "Rotary" '- Halm
Patriotic Medley "American Patrol Meacham
Popular Melody "The Sheik" i Snyder
Overture "Revelry" Jewell
Fox Trot '"Gin, 'Gin 'Ginny Shoref Donaldson
Valse Oriental "Moonlight on the Nile" King
Popular Air "Angel Child" Silver
"Mazaniella" from Jacinthe Robyn
Popular Air "Leave Me with a Smile" Burtnett
March "Royal Australian Navy" Lithgow
Serenade " Autumn" Romance" King
FOLKS YOU KNOW
Mrs. Chas. Cooper and daughter
Mario of Wallace shopped In tho city
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Davo Day of Lincoln
aro visiting Mr. Day's parents Mr. and
Mrs. John Day.
Dr and Mrs. Harold Fonnor loft yes
terday for points In California to visit
sovoral weeks.
At The Keith,
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Jessie L. Lasky presents
Thomas Meighan
in
"White and Unmarried"
A Paramount Picture
Falling heir to a fortune, he graduated from
burglary into society. And met the girl whose photo
graph he had carried out of a second-story window.
Which started something in Paris that the Apche
underworld tried to finish!
Love and deviltry, dash and danger! . You'll say
the Good Luck Star has done it again!
Adapted from the Story, kBilly Kane, White and Unmarried
by John D. Swain.
ABOUT THE FOURTH
OF JULY
IT K.MS OF INTEREST ABOUT THE
' BIG AUTOMOHILK
RACES
Thero will bo no charge, for auto
,mobiIo8 at tho raco track on tho
Fourth unless parking spaco Is used.
Hundreds of cars can bo parkcil on
tho grounds south of tho grnnd stand
hut n charge of ono dollar Is made
to thoso who havo apneo n'bout tho
track.
Tho Chnmbor.of Commerco Band
has boen secured by the North Piatto
Chamber of Commerco for tho Fourth
of July nnd its sorvices will bo donat
ed to the Amorlcnn Legion. Tho band
will play a concert at tho raco track
from 12 noon until 1:30 when tho
first race will start.
Giant Bombs will bo used on the
Fourth, beginning at noon to attract
tho attention of tho pooplo of this
part of Lincoln county. Tho first witl
bo sot off at 12 m., tho next at 12:30
tho noxt at 1:00 and at 1:30 two
bombs will announce tho boginnlng
of tho races.
After tho band concert on tho oyen
Ing of tho Fourth, tho American Lo
glon will hold n dance on tho now
nsphalt pavomont on east Fourth
Miss Harrietto Murrln loft Monday
for Choyonno to visit with relatives
for several days.
Austin" Bedell will arrive in a few
days from Omaha where ho has been
nttendlng school to spend the sum
mer here.
Msses Evnngillno and Cocella Her
rod aro now in Washington. Thoy sail
July 1. for Europe on tho atoamcr
Pennsylvania.
ANNUAL ENUMERATION OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN HAS KEEN
COMPLETED
Prod Elliott, coiibus enumerator for
tho Board of Education hns Just com
pleted tho annual onumcrntion for
1922. Ho reports 1,260 boys nnd 1.32G
girls making a total of 2,692 pupils
of school ago. A year ago the total
was 2,553. Whilo tho present consus
doos not show n big gain, It shows
that North Piatto with hor shops clos
ed and business in mnny lines nt a
standstill, is still holding her own In
population.'
COMMUNITY t'OlJHTH CKLKHRA
TIOX PROORAM GIVEN
OUT
Tho Blgnoll Community Club has
announcod its program for tho 4th
of July celebration which will bo held
in Stovons grovo. It will open with
a parado at 11 o'clock, followed by
tho picnic dinner. In the" nftornoon
thoro will bo a program by tho child
ren after which C; W. Boal of Brok
on Bow, cnndldato for Congress from
tho Sixth District will make an nd
dross. Sports and other amusements
will completo tho program.
street. A good orchestra has been
secured and tho proceeds will bo us
od for tho building fund. In enso of
rain tho danco will bo hold in tho
Lloyd Opora House.
Thousands of Illustrated programs
of tho racos will bo distributed frco
of chargo to tho spectators at tho
racos on tho Fourth. Tho former plan
of handing out a largo program which
was full of advertising or selling it,
hns boon abandoned and n small book
lot, neatly printed and without nny
advertising will bo given out froo.
Tom Moon sends word! (that ho
will bo unablo to bo horo for tho rnces
on tho Fourth. Ho was practicing on
a track in tho west whon ho had nn
accident and his car was so badly
damaged that ho will not bobble to
got it ropairod In time.
Abbott, Green, Klrchubor, Boling
and Proltauer aro cn tho grounds arid
tho others aro expected today. Prac
tlco driving takes place every af tor-
noon and evening. .
Tho Koarnoy Hub says "All. roads
load to Kearney, July Fourth or pres
ent indications aro extremely, erron
eous. Nowhere In sovoral hundred
miles with tho possiblo oxcoptlon of
NorUi Piatto, will tho public havo tho
opportunity to witness more exciting
speed contests than will bo carded
than at tho fair grounds in Koarnoy.
Thoro is no question but that tho
real racing fans of Kearney will bo
at North Piatto. Tho races hero are'
not A. A. A races.
"If I had only had the washer
when the children were little!"
That's what one of our
neighbor the other day.
if this Mother had a machino when th'e children
wero young, tho small washings that came be
tween regular laundry days rompers, bloomers,
stockings, etc., could have been washed by elec
tricity without any bother or interruption of tho
usual day's housework.
Mothers! If you only realized how
much labor a washing machino will
savo you!. Come In or phono 15 to
day for Information about tho woll
known makes wo carry, nnd details
of our onsy pnymont plnn. J
North l latte Light & Power Go.
COUNTY TAX
A SERIES 01' TIMELY ARTICLES
DEALING WITH COUNTY
AND CITY
In our last issu'o wo showed by
quoting figures, Hint tho amount rais
ed by taxation for tho support of tho
North Piatto city schools for 1921 was
about two nnd onc-hnlf times what it
was two years "before Tho question
naturally arises it North Piatto
schools woro spending more monoy
thnn that of othor schools of about
tho samo slzo. Wo havo tho figures
compiled by tho Depnrtomont of Pln
nncd of tho stato or jNobrnska. They
givo tho amount of money raised last
yoar In tho different cities, based on
each $1,000 valuation. North Piatto
with a valuation of its school district
of sovon nnd on.o-hair million dollars,
raised $20.50 on each $1,000 of its
valuation for running its schools. Tho
four cities in Nebraska with a larger
population for each $1,000 valuation
In thoso cltos raised tho following
amounts:
Omaha ; $12.00
Lincoln ... i'13.32
Grand Island jS'$13.70
Hastings i "$14.80
North Piatto $20.50
Tho four cities noxt loss in popu
lation to North Piatto show tho fol
lowing; North Piatto $20,50
Boatrico $14.20
Fremont $11.40
'Norfolk $18.G0
Koarnoy $11.42.
This tnblo would Indtcnto that for
somo reason North Piatto schools
ralsod an cxcesslvo amount of monoy
by taxation in 1921 considered from
tho standpoint of nssossod valuation
CONGRESSMAN ' ELLSWORTH OF
MINNESOTA TO MAKE AN
ADDRESS
Ono of the outstanding numbers on
tho Chautauqua program this year
will bo tho address by Representative
Ellsworth of Minnesota. Ho is an au
thor, whoso latest book. "Tho Band
Wagon" deals with tho tondency 6't
peoplo to rush Into tho tido of freshly
created public sentiment. Tho title
of his nddross is "Amorica's Eternal
Purpose." North Piatto peoplo will
welcome bo distinguished a citizen of
this country and givo him a largo
audience.
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Miss Irma Bradloy left yostorday
for Paxton to vlBit Miss Mabel Crnbb.
customers
said to her
LINCOLN
PROBLEMS
EXPLAINED