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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1922)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY Till BUN IS I .1 m. I t -A . CHATS WITH ': YOUR ' : GAS MAN Sevunty-fivc years apo a woman of tho inldulo west wrote to lior cousin in Now York: "What do you know about this new device for making Are? It consists of small splin ters of wood with tips of some substance that bur3ts Into llamp when rubbed on a rough surface. If you can send ine some I shall bo grateful." A simple request for match es! Now consider tho conven iences of today. You turn on the gas and it Is automatically ignited; you press a button and the house is Hooded with lit;ht; you turn a faucet and receive pure, cool water; you lift the telephone receiver and talk to points thousands of milos distant, and by -walking out in front of your house you may bo transported from tho city into tho peaco and quiet of tho country. All those things aro at the command of tho ordinary per son, with an ordinary income, living fh an ordinary way. Vet some of us aro trying to find out what alls the world! North Platte Light & Power Co, 'quit and editors do not like that, . Now if wo wrlto what without doubt your readers ekpoct will bo wrltton, it will bo something llko this in brief ? Inforce tho liquor, cigarette, cur fow, and slot machlno laws and or-, illnrmrpn. SnnnVvlcn tlin ilnnnno At a called meeting of the Exccu- Consor tjl0 ,cturo flhoW8 nd flnd tive Committee of the Local Insur- moro Wftys to mlmMn tho boy8. anco Board Saturday evening, which Thoro Is noth 80 orIgInnl , im meet In C. V Temple's office, theins t0 curlnl, oUr VM from flhcpr , work of tho North Plntto Fire De- i I nnolttmni nt 41. T T T n . 9 . I u.u nouses nre mat Yct they aro all obviously truoly afternoon was discussed and from ,i,i 1 HUNDRED MILLIOK DOLLAR BABY LOCAL AiNI) ' a Miss Evelyn I old I'EltSONAL rcturmtl vrs- To The Editor? tovery standpoint their work was mar- But in view of tho fact that thoro ivojous. With quite a strong north- e i, ., m ,.- , cast wind, they only lost three hous- of our ..bcst cltZ0n8," who aro will- . f os and at one time during the fire. lng t0 ,080 n f0Cl, mlsB a fnvorIto , , It looked Impossible to save a single form of nmusomont 0r a joy ride, not , house in tho block Just vsouth of tho to montlon tUo 80rloug pog8U)lllty of ' ice houses that burnecr and tho whole losing a coveted place In society, or . , west end of tow:; was threatened It n chance to make a dollar, In order i wub oniy uirougn nerole work by the that I uoys that saved this property i mi dVPi iii terday from Scottdbluff aftor s.imiJ- lng Sunday with friends.' Miss Margnrot "Mcttln left Thurs- r 1)11. 0. 11. CJtESSLEH GHADUATK DI'NTIST Office over the McDonald State BanH.i f.j JTEWS the laws and tintlnanccs wo hum mnv 1m niilmlil ft nnnma n vn tif- i . - w " ' " e nu noi loany believe that the j,car useless thing to talk about It. citizens really appreclato to tho ox- There Is nothing today so cheap tent that they ought to, tho work n nn.i m,iv wimn fnit to done by this , volunteer organization, purpose, Is it SOMETIMES expon And when we say volunteer, we slvo. j moan It in the full senso of tho word. But let us make a fow suggestions, In many places whero they have so that however are not our deepest called volunteer flro departments, tho conclusions in rogard to the possi j men are paid a certain amount for hilltles along theso lines. each fire that they go to. but hero For Instance Let tho North Plntto J they aro not paid anything for thoir boys have' some sleep. Tho Lord jsorvlces, not oven for tho clothes knows, even if they or wo do not, i -U they spoil while at fires, and that they need it. many times it is necessary for tliem This does not demand funds and , to go In their best suits of clothes, wo can all assist. Lot thorn havo for they do not havo time to go and ono night at home at least in which change the old ones. Wo must real- to quiet thoso frazzled nerves so cs ilzo that wo have never had what pecially sad in youth, and so ron- , could bo called a conflagration here, spiciously prominent today. and this Is not chance, for wo havo. Legitimate- sports Indeed, espec had many fires that could havo ially out of doors, hut why MUST swelled into conflagrations if prompt we let tho pendulum swing so ex ilic start. It Is the service that tho tremcly in reverse to our past mis and efficient work w.as not done at takes and neglects Its to rob tho Boys give us, that saves us from tho boys of all initiative, or any chance fate that many towns suffer. to "find themselves." Novor let a timo that wo can help Why load them eternally with an tho Fire Department or encourago irksome and conscious sensation o.f them go by without due response, everlasting supervision. Why this They" arc undertaking to put on a determination on tho part of n nil, Stcto. Convention of all ,tho Firemen who are making no conspfcTous sue in the State hero In January, so let cess of maintaining a well ordered all help the Boys put it across. nnrt sano community, to fit our boys N. P. Fire Prevention & Insurance as mero pegs Into round or squnro ! Board. By C. F. Toniple, President. r . North Editor North Platte, Nebr., Sept. 22, 1022. Platte Tribune: CITY Alfl) COUNTY K Mrs'. Daisy Huntington of Maxwell shopped in (he city Saturday. Clinton's for Hyo Glasses. Fred Evans of: (I-Ior3hoy was a bual, ness visitor in tho city Friday. W. S. Rouse of Cozad transacted business in the city yesterday. Plnnn tnnlnir. TTnlliw lUuntn. TTnnui. as to now to maite .Norm l'latie a S. C. Brogan of Keystone was a;bcttor p,aco to ralg(J b ,8 weH ((?. business visitor in tho city Friday. scrveij Mrs. Hunt visited her daughter y0 tako it in all kindness and has Mrs. Nisley of O'Fallons last week, iton to mako an eleventh hour at- Russoll Bakor of Dickens was a tempt at writing an article. business visitor in tho city yesterday. ! And when wo sit down and begin I lja to chow our pencil and try to think, 1 holes as tho fancy strikes us? Wo would suggest clean and varied entertainment for boys, easily reach 'ed, and grouped if possible so far as tho community is concerned on nob more than two days a we'clc. But Wo feel the rebuko given tho North tlont hord tho boys or (lrlvo Ul0-m iPlatto mothers for not taking the op- thci.e T1)0 worst thlng WQ lmvo to poriunuy 10 express uioir opinions ; combat tot1ny j8 tho "hord" instinct. We do not seem to realize' that the Mrs, Glen Smith and Miss. Gert rude Arnold returned the last of tho week from Chicago whoro they havo been visiting for some time. Mrs. Gcorgo Gibbs relumed Sat urday ovcnlng from York whore alio day for Steeling where sho will visit attended tho convontlon for tho friends for several days. Auxiliary to tho American Legion. Miss Nova Troxlorfls qijoying a Mr. and Mrs, E. Cohngcn and cliifd weeks' vncAt)fon fr&in tlfo Bratt, ren roturncd to their horns in Rnw G ood m nn, Buckloy office, Hs, Wyoming aftor spondh'g a Mrs C. B. SoiiBor returned Sunday week at tho T. M. Cohagon home from Clarks, Nebr., aftor visiting her Mrs. Mary Muugcr of Los Augolos, son Earl tor sovoral days. . California arrived yesterday to spend Mrs. Henry Adams of Pleasant two weeks with her son, L. I. Muii 11111 undorwent an operation at ono Igor of this city. Sho Is on a trip of tho local hospitals last wook eastward, Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Lawhead re- Mrs. Frank Baldwin returned' to turned Sunday from Kearney nftcr , her homo in Calloway this morning1 visiting friends for a tow days. aftor visiting rolntlvcs for aovoral Mrs. Harry Brodbcck and daughter ,,,ny.s- Sho wns accompanied homo , roturncd Inst ovonlng from Omaha 1)y ,,or fnthor R J- Dicncr whero they visited for the past week. Mrs, A. A. 'Mann of GnNnubun: Mr. and Mrs. John White of Yodor, "''I'lwont an ororatlon for appondi Wyo. arrived yesterday and will c'll& nt of tho cn hospilr.la , spend a week hero visiting rolativos. i 1:,8t wcokl nr' Jo1 Audorson, also Walter Splinter, an employee for!r Orenburg asslstcl wU the , np tho P. F. E. had an ankle badly ' 01 nUo"' ' bruised Saturday while loading lco. ' 1 C. W. McGrow of Lincoln Is visit-; Tho following quotations wore thorns with friends In tho city. Mr., This Is notlco to nil huntors that oponlng markets at South Omnha thlujMcGrow wns a . formor resident otiyou'aro absolutely forbidden to' hunt morning and were received hero by this city. on lands ownod and oporatcd by mo, telegraph at 10 a. m. Loltoy Strong, a switchman for tho north of tho North Platto river, un- Cattle railroad sufforod sovero bruises Sat- dor tho ponaltlcs of trespass pro- Beef steers steady to strong. ?11.10 unlay whon stopping from tho car, vidod by law. Bobby Goclct, son of Robert Walton Goelet, of New York, is first heir to the famous Goclct fortune, which is estimated at ? 100.000,000, making him the wealthiest baby in the world. LIVE STOCK MARKETS -:o: NO HUNTING stock gon- paid for full load. A few head at ! ho missed tho stop nnd fell. $11.50. Other clnsscs of crally steady. Hogs Packing grades- steady to 10 cents lower. Bulk $8.25 to $8.75. Butcher! hogs mostly 10 to 15 cents higher. Bulk 200 to 300 pound butchers $9.25 to $10.15, top $10.20. :o: Henry Hansen. CARD OF THANKS Clinton's for Eye Service. ,a light dawns upon us that perhaps t xi .Lj. , ,i. , . i 11 IS "ol Iac,t OI mioni, timo or con was a North Plaltrf visitor last wcok. . , . ., ' corn that Hias Icept them from writ- 'A11 Aboard"! Tickets on sale at'ingi tho Rcxall Drug Store. People do not liko to write trite Mrs.'Vlnnlo Tatum spent last week I and uninteresting things, neither do visiting Mrs. H. P. Wing- at Pleasant , Gioy liko to write unpleasant truths! "goose-step" started entiroly inno cently by uplift organizations may end, and logivly so in a "lock-stop." For siroly we havo arrived at an ago when a boy who hns nothing in moral anatomy to stand out agnln'st the crowd, and finally against the "gang" Is lost. Porhnps evon those few pacific suggestions may not meet with fnvor. We hope howovor they will ho kind ly rocoivod. Mary Axtcll. Wo wish to thank the Flro Depart ment, tho many men nnd womon, wo don't know who thoy all wore, for j their splendid ami efflclont efforts in I preserving our homo during tho fire of Saturday, Septombor 23. Words can senrcoly oxpross our gratitude ' to tho pcoplo of. North Platto. Dr. and Mrs. V. Lucas :o: Miss Etta Cohagon of St. Louie Is visiting at the T. M. Cohagan home, i i ,"A11 Aboard"! Tickets on snlo at; tho Retail Drug Store. I ' i ' Mrs. Clara Nowton has rosumdtl her duties at the Barkalow Bros. Nows stand nftor a weeks absence. Sale of Furniture KXTIJtK FUItXlSHIXGS OF HOUSE. 405 W. 4th St. Mrs. It. L. Grnvos. JNO. II. KOCEHS l'UODUClNG CO. PRESENTS THE TUNEFUL MUSICAL COMEDY 9 O B 8 Aboard l M)EH THE ALSI'ICES OF THE NORTH PLATTE WOMAN'S CLUB AT THE- KEITH THEATRE Th ursday' Friday, Sept. 28-29 Tickets on suit at Rcxall Drug Store now. Sent reservations at box ollice Wednesday at 10 a, m. -o:- Hill. So whore can we fit in, in regard to KvncH Binekor nnd. Harold Lang-, Miss Vera Gough spent the week- tn,s trucli' serious problem. And J ford roturncd Sunday from ond in Central City visiting friends. Mrs. iEmina Throp from Portland, Indiana is visiting at tho Mary Baker j nomo mis wook. Mrs. Bishops of Jackson, Michigan is visiting at tho home of her brother T. M. Coiiagen' A. C. Tilley returned yesterday I from Ogallala after transacting busi-' ncss for a fow days. Mrs, Payton Dillon spent last I week in Lexington visiting her sister i Mrs. E. S. banning. ,' J. G, Heeler left yesterday for , Gandy whero he will transact busl-' ness for a fow days. Mrs. Dalo Holland of Sterling Is j visiting at the homo of her sister Mrs. Georgo Trexler. I Lee Nowton returned yesterday from a several weeks' tour with tho Dancoland entertainers. Attorney and Mrs. M. E. Crosby j and sor.s of North Platto nnd Mr. j and IWrs. Berkley of Davenport, Nebr., wero guests at tho Crosby homo in Sutherland last week. with 1 Personally when we begin on theso nftor attending a reunion of tho 89th .subjects, wo really flnd no plnce to division. 1 Omaha KV s- Vi Jn WHYDoJFr)I3HtMT1 i?n IAS . UtiZZslS i I M '' Mil KfCSI When in Omaha STOP WITH US Hotel Conant Hotel Sanford Hotel Henshaw ; Our reputation of 20 years fair dealing is back of these hotels. Guests may stop at any ono of them with tho as surance of receiving honest value and courteous treatment. CONANT HOTEL COMPANY Desolation Follows That Dreadful Cry of "FIRE" Last year, in the United States, fire destroyed $325,000,000 worth of property. This appalling loss means an average of 900.000 for every day in the year. Are you protected? Are you doing your part to-' ward protecting your home? How about your fire insurance? Have your poli cies been adjusted in accordance with enhanced proper ty values? If fire destroyed your store, or your home, tonight, would your loss be fully covered? Not what your property cost, but what it can be replaced for, should determine the a mounl of your insurance: C. F. TEMPLE Ail Kinds of Insurance ICast Basemen! B. & L. Bldg. Phone 63 Maurice licreiov ADVERTISING DESIGNER! AND ARTIST A Tip to Our Merchants Tell It With Pictures We leave it to any woman liv ing in this town if she doesn't read the grocery advertisement that is illustrated first and the one that is unillustrated second if at all. . - jjtH. It's because of that trait of hu man nature, the love for pic tures, that this paper procured the exclusive right to the local advertising illustrations of the Publishers Autocaster Service. ! ADVERTISING EXPERT AND DESIGNER VSiryfSp advertising illustrations of the VLiffffl itrW Publishers Autocaster Service. 1 vlTV ' . 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