V.
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Hlrott
OFFICIAL TAPER OF THE
CITY OF NORTH PLATTE
AMI OF LINCOLN COUNTY
HAS THE LARGEST CIRCU
LATION OF ANY PAPER IN
LIN'COLN COUNTY, NEBRASKA
TUESDAY and FRIDAY
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 18, 1922.
No. 64
SHOR
T STORIES OF
PEOPLE ID THINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT RE.
CENT HAPPENINGS IN MIS
COMMUNITY
Thoro comes sifting up from Lin
coln the report that J. II. Edmlston
of this city, who for over six months,
has been In that city organizing and
managing the progressive party has
not only boon decapitated, but Is hold
ing the sack for $2,500 duo for ser
vices and for monoy advanced for tho TWO BIG GATHERINGS WILL
PAVING
NORTH PLATTE A ADDITIONAL
CONVENTION iJlTV CONTRACTS AWARDED
SECRETARY OF GOOD ROAl) ASS'N
VISITS NORTH PLATTE
Tho commlttoo handling tho propos
ed Yoeman home proposition met a
few days ago and completed prelim
inary arrangements for recolving tho
location committee fivihlch will visit
North Platto tho early part of Septem
ber tho exact dato to bo known in a
fow days. Tho commlttoo has selected
flvo tracts of land as possible sites
two of which aro undor irrigation, a
foaturo which tho location commlttoo
may demand. For this homo two one
million dollar bequests have been
made a million dollars for a hospltalf
and a million dolars for an amuse
ment center. It is figured that tho
total Investment' for tho' homo will bo
around flvo million dollars. North
Platto Is one of a dozen, sites that will
ho considered by the location com
mittee. "
"good of the, cause". Tho worst fea
ture of this incident is tho nssortion
of a third party man that ono reason
why thero Is a hesitancy to rolmburso
Mr. t Edminten is because ho spent
most of tho monoy in furthorlng can
HELD IN THIS CITY IN
OCTOBER
North Platto lias reached in popu-
dldates of democrats who became un latlon and commorclal prominence tho
P. 13. Olomonts, of Lincoln. Hold
Bocrotnry .of tho Nobraska Good Road
Association, spont a day In town this
, j wook and mot In conforonco with tho
COMPANY AWARDED TWO "loMbors of tho ,Chambor of Commerce
una othor good road boostors. Mr.
Clomonts' object was to socuro opln-
PRICE ,H,,a of 1,10 I100"0 ns to rouu measur
es which might bo presented to tho
next ' legislature. Among tho ques-
BE AKl
Uf DISTRICTS AT FORMER
UNION
PACFC
REMOVES TRAINS
FOUR THROUGH TRAINS TAKEN
OFF TEMPORARILY DUE
. TO STRIKE
Effoctivo yesterday tho Union Pac-
Mlss Helen Jeter of this city, has
been elected an Instructor in the
Bryn Mawr college, near Philadelphia,
ono of tho leading women's education
al institutions of tho country. Miss
Jotor will teach sociology, a subject in
which sho specialized at tho University
of Chicago for four years and from
which Institution she graduated this
year. At Bryn Mawr Miss Jeter -will
instruct graduating classes and those
taking post graduate courses. Miss
Byrl Jeter, who is now a guest of her
parents, wiill continue as music in-'
structor in ono of tho Los Angeles
High schools, a position sho has hold
"for several years.
Tho city council Tuesday ovcnlng tlona Involved is that of tho tax on
accepted tho recommendation of tho gasoline, matching dollars with tho
lawful mates of tho progressive party. stngo whero It must do its sharo in' street lighting commlttoo that fifteen foiloral government on road con JUy taking off two wost bound and two '
entertaining tho Btato conventions of street lights ho installed In tho Cody struction and tho keeping of nil mbti- 0RBi bound trains. Tho trains affected
Prank Barbor or this city, who owns tho scores of organizations which hold' addition. This action of tho council received from car llconsca by tho wcro No 7 nnd 8" nnrt socond sections
a big hog ranch near Lewollon nnd annual gatherings. Not to show ourJwill bo appreciated by tho rosldenta county in which tho license Is paid. It oC jNa aml 20. First sections of
had' a herd of 1,G00, has lost ovor 200 hospitality in this direction would nt of that portion of tho city. , Is probable that some tlmo during tralng NoSi 10 and 20 wm absorb tho
head by cholera during Uie past two OIlco brand us as selfish and a chnrgo' Tho city council Tuesday ovoning tho lntter part of tho year a district traffic carrtod by tho socond sections.
. 4 uuu or mcIC ot punno spiritcdnosB could nwarueu to uio aooi construction Uo. "icuiing ui uioso imorcsicu in goou .Trains Nos. 7 nnd S woro throuKb.
Los Angeles trains ovor tho Salt Lako '
route, and socond Nos. 19 and 20 wora'
'Portland trains. Tho abandonment ot
thosQl trains does away with olght
train crows running in and out of
North Platto and four onglno crows.
Company officials Btato that Uia
curtailment Is duo to labor trouble,
and It Is hoped will only bo tempor
ary. MODERN WOODMEN INITIATE A
districts awarded woro sixth Stroet
from Vino to Ash, throo blocks, and
Tho contract for paving on west
Ninth was not let by reason of some'
Htn and Arthur counties.
o:
bunch of 400 became affected, thero nud would be made. During Uio past! the contrnct for paving two additional roads will bo rold in North Platto
was some question as to tho Identity olghtoen months North Platto has districts at tho same prlco tho pro-, with delogatos attending from Daw
or tno aiseaso, tho symptoms and In- Deom host to a number of state and Ivlous contracts had been mado. Tho son. Lincoln, Keith, Logan, McPhor-
ternai conditions being at varlanco district conventions and It is only
...til. t.1 A 1 . . .
wiui uaoiera wouuio. Local veteri- volclnir the oxnresslon of Uio visitors
narians wero not willing to pronounce to say tlmt m inBtanco tho dole-! Locust stroet from Third to tho lr-
u mat uisoaso out a specialist who gatea woro wo!1 leased with tho hos- rigatlon ditch, about ton blocks.
camo aero irom tno state -university Vitality shown them and this hos
announced that tho trouble wa8 chol- polity was mado ppsslble by tho
era. Following this decision about heJp o our citizens at largo.
nuu neaa woro vaccinated
RINCKER AND NEKTON MILL RE
LOCATE NOVEMBER
FIRST
of tho property owners insisting that A chaugo of location of two busl-
I In October two important convon- tho drninngo could Just ns woll flow noss houses on Dowoy etroot will bo
At thn nrnqpnt timn tw ia mw tltm will be hold In North Platte, ono ovor tho pavomont as through tho un- mado November first. Tho Ncjajton
ment in North Platto for practically 51 Batll0rinS f tho teachers of Underground drain, thus saving that ox-Book Store has leased tho room form
overy man who seeks work It is true Westorn Nobra3ka District ' of thoi ponso. Tho council was not inclined orly occupied by tho Crystal Thoatro
that tho wages aro not satisfactory Stato TeacU0TS Association, Uio other,! tb alter Uio engineer's plans and un-nnd tho Rinckcr Drug Co. will tako
but is it not Test to tako such work tho stato convcntton of t'10 Federation til objections aro romovod tho qon-'tho room vncated by Newton In the'
na i, o.,,i ,. m.i of "Women's Clubs, each of which will tract will bo hold up. 1 Schmalzrlod building. Rinckor Co.
hnttnr ti,ro in t.n it brlnK sovoral hundred visitors to i-It la figured that tho paving of takes both floors and will ro-lcaso
DeiLer turns up,, in tno nuuumg t,,,, m -i,. ((.i-lw.( ,csim. . t... , . ,
trnrloa nvnrvlm,!.. lo n.IM, iu liiUtJuwjr UUiuiiu, kj.a., dwuhi xiuvuoH ami inuobUlU HUVUIUI UOOr.
work In sight for full employment
until tho advent of cola weaUior.
wore It not for tho men out on
striko thero would bo pracUcally no
unemployed mon In North Platto.
Somo of tho- strikers aro doing more
or less work, but they feel that they
cannot consistently ursurp Uio rights
of others who need employment
these teachers and thoao delegates,
calls will be mado for sleeping ac
commodations In private homes, and
Ninth, If an agreement is roached on It haB not boon announcod whothor
tho lattor Is all tho work that cart1 a tenant has boon secured for tho
ho complotod this year, and that room to ho vncated by tho Rinckor
.
" i n it i n i . j. i it. i I a
tno uonation ot autos tor Bigat-sceing.Huui.il. uuwoy, oecunu street, tnreo company.
Pete Gundorson, living souUi of Hor
shey, recently returned from Omaha
lng into conditions which govern tho'whoro ho had boon staying with his
Drotner uus, wno surrerea a fracture
Tho Chamber of Commercp is look-.
J i jiil i '
construction of permanent roads to
stato institutions with particular ref
eronce to such a road between tho
south limits of tho city and tho state
farm. Durlnir the nast dozen vears
this stretch of road has co'st tho coun-ieral woeks following tho accident his
ty many thousands of dollnrs-ln fact mentality was seriously affected. Tho
of tho skull In an auto accident about
a month aero. Ous shown rnnHtdomhln
improvement and hopes aro entertain- slon
ed for hfscomplote recovery. For sev
tours, and it is hoped that our pcoplo
where possible, will make a ready
Jtosponso to these cp-llB. Noticto of
these needs Is mado this far in ad
vance bo that when tho committees
begin their work they will find our
peoplo acquainted with, tho objects.
Tho big convention for noxt ,yoar
will be the stato gathering ot flror
men in January. It Is possible that
North .Platto will secure tho 1923
Stato Convention of tho American Le-
blocks on Maple, and a fow other!
blocks on streets running norUi and
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LARGE CLASS MONDAY
EVENING
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"WHEAT YIELD . IS LOW IN LIN
COLN COUNTY,
tho last time is was graded and gravel
ed tho cost was $8,000 and it Is again
rapidly going to the bad. A perman
ent roadway, would, in viow of tho
Injured man formerly resided south
of Hershey. ,
Threshing has been in operation In
Lincoln 'county for several weeks and
' tho yiold of wheat, tnklng ono section
iving iinuoy, or usnKosn, wno raiieu wltn another, will not avorago ten
to Clean un tlin nlnttor Mm MnrMi . .
nast exnendituros. ho tho cheanest In',-. 7 . . ----- f ouBneiB por aero; bovoh or uikiii uua
Uao long run y m8 Uy no hls would be more accurate. Thoro
means abandoned tho racing game, aro sorao tlods that yielded twelve
Increase- in tho volume of business and ,s Betting his car in shnpe to en- and fifteen bushels, but tho greater
at tho Plzor North Side store and ter tho Plko'8 Poak h,H raco Septam- number of fiolds did not avorago over
parenthetically It may bo added that , fourth- Last year 1 won tho fivo bushels.. Tho Nobraska Dopart
trade has been satisfactory since thor10,000 Penroso trophy and this year ment of Agriculture places tho a,vor-
onentnc- rlavhnn nncfisaUntrvl erMt.WIU muKO a mignty enort to retain a.r0 yield at elcht bushels In Lincoln
er space, nnd to this end a ro-arrange- ,L RhUey will also enter tho Ak-Sar- county, an avorago of nlno bushels in
uea auto raoes at omaim next Kolth county, fourteen in Perkins counV
montl1- ty, and eight bushelB in Frontier
county.
I Tim fllln In ihn linllni . 1.n ..nlinlt
ment of the building will bo mado.
About forty feet of tho roar of tho
building which is tafcon up by the
beating plant will be added to the
JikIro "WoodhurBt found
south must go ovor until next year.' Ellas guilty of provoking an nssault
It is probable that oast Sixth street upon Chas. McNenl and gavo him a
and Sixth stroet from Ash west to sontonco of "ton days, making an al-
Waslilngton will also bo paved next lowanco for tho throo dayB ho lind al-
year. ,., roadv served nrlor to tho hoarlnK'.
Tho Modern Woodman Camp, which
was orgnnizod in North Platto thirty
four years ago. but ot lato years has
been In a lethnrplc stato took on now
Hfo Monday ovoning wncn thirty or
moro candidates wcro initiated. Dop
uty Grand officors wcro present to.
assist iu tho corcmonfais, following
which tho Royal Neighbors sorved re-
'.Dutch"i frcshmonts.
:o:
William Burgor loft Wcdnosday for
his homo in Grand Island after attend
ing tho funeral of Zella Doram.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Iforrod,,Mr. and;
.Ellas appealed ldtlio dl'Str let" court, Mraqoorgo TokulYO.,apont Suiiaayatt3
WUtiam Sleeper of Omaha Is trans- giving surety in tho sum ot ?200 fori Uio Miko McFaddcn homo nortn ot
acting business in tho city. ' his appearance. Paxton.
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main rotfm and an additional building e so nauiy aanuay skkks pjsjuusio TO BUILD A
will bo erected In which to house tho 'm " wn8 ncce9sarj' to close down COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE
heating plant. Tho improvements will tho ,plant 1 "place tho flues. This HANGAR
wuiii. wua not compieteu until last 1
night and it is oxnocted that th nlnnt Lawrence Bnzmingor will sock
cost about $4,000.
Within tho next fow days the walls
of tho new court house will be com
pleted and the noxt raovo will bo tho
construction of tho roof. This will bo
followed by pouring the concrete floors
this work starting at tho top and
working downward. Tho placing of
tho windows will completo tho en
closure of tho building, By tho mlddlo
of Soptembor tho heat connections
will bo mado and thy Interior work
can bo carried on through tho 'win-tor.
Wliilo tho Chamber of Commerce
will bo in operation today. This caused Prmls8lon from tho government to
nn unavoidable dolay in completing bulltl n commercial hangar on tho
tho asphalt work on west Fourth, fo,lral landing field. Ho proposes to
which otherwise would havo been com- orcct 1,1,8 anBar ror mo accommott
pleted yesterday.
ation of tho airplane ho owns, ns well
as thoso owned by Charloy Sludor,
During tho (first ,llftcon days of Nocl Bullock and ono or two others
August tho tourist cars night parked who contemplato tho purchasing of
at tho local campground numbered Planes. If ho cannot get permission to
787, an increase of 82 ovor tho numbor,bun(1 n th govornmont field ho will
for tho corresponding period last year. scek anothor locaUon.
Monday night sixtyMfivo cars woro
parkod at tho camp, twelvo or fifteen
states being represented, among them'
throo cars from California, ono from'
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.03IAIIA BALL TEAM WILL PLAY.
LEGION TEAM NEXT
SUNDAY
does not conduct an employment' Ar,zona' and 80Vcral from aB far oast Tho Union Pacific Stores team, ot
agency, yet as part of Its service to as Now York and Pennsylvania. jOmaha has boon secured for a game
tho community it brings men and Jobs Farraora ,n town ycatcrday ronort. at tho bal1 lot Sunday- Thls toam haa
together every day. During tho partL"L'nfc ,n NorUl Platto 1,1 tho Pa3t and
mnnir mnr ,nn v onrn of nnomn nv-' . . '."".gave attendants a flno exhibition of
.... b v" " the National game. Tho local team Is
.... , . .. ... in winning condition as ovidoncod by
noticeably showing Uio offocts. With ... , , . - ,
., . . ... ,i tho doublo defeat ot tho Choyonno
practically no moisture in tho sub- T .. ,, , . . .. ,
.... ... . , .Indians tho early part ot tho wook.
soil, tho sun and wind soon takes up , ,,,
.1- w 1. ,Th0 eamo Sunday will morlt a largo
rains. In DaVaon and Buffalo counties '
od mon havo been placed with farm
ers and In tho hay fiolds, soven hav
ing been sent out Wednesday. Hay
men needing help can fllo tholr needs
at tho Chamber ot Commorco offlco
and efforts will bo mado to supply tholr
wants.
Julius Plzor, who hasfust returned
from a buying trip to tho castorn
markets, brings back word that tho
wholosalo prices of genoral linos 'of
morthnndlso are higher than last
spring and thoro aro Indications of
continued rising prices. For this
reason buying by country merchants
is light, nnd tho wholesale trado as a
nilo is not satisfactory. Tho railroad
and coal strikes aro also having a
percoptablo doprosslng influenco on
business tho country over.
i t m t f t
tno incit ot ram imp resuueu in a loss t Mm moMl f u, nn.,nn rn.,
day ovoning tho cstimato of Uio ox
, . A, , , lf . A, . 'ponso for conducting tho city for tho
At tho last meeting o tho Rotary, com,ng flscal yoar WflB mad and a
Club tho entertainment commits, d provl(IinB for tho fundB
rDvr. v. rr. . i . 'Tho total lcyy tI,Is yar wm bo
nlc at wh ch tho Klwanlans and Uioir thtrtoon ond Blx.tenUlB mIB whlch
UK W.U UU BU HI U. ,a fQur mIB l0BS than tota, ,ovy
iuuiuh ui iuu uuuuiuut). uio uuio oi aBt yoar
the picnic has not yet beon announc-1
cd. If you havo not yet soon tho nowost
:o: Dodgo Brothers Coupo now soiling at
Tom Hoaloy returned Wodnosdny $1130, dollvered horo, drop In and look
from Omaha whoro ho attended tho it ovor. On display at our show rooms.
Democratic convention. J. V. Romlgh, Dealer,
i I
Dan be Brothers
S'BDAN
The car's usefulness is adrair-!
ably in keeping with its innate
goodness.
In summer it protects you from
heit; in winter it protects you
from cold. Day in and day out
it insures you against expensive
upkeep and repair costs.
Recent improvements havo(
greatly increased its sturdiness
nd tho trim beauty of its
body lines.
The price is $1625 delivered,
. V. ROMIGH, Dealer.
Ovcrjanc-third of our cars produced this year ivill bo closed
cars, with demandllarger than the supply. Sec about your closed car early.
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