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a? .. -... rvj ma- TUESDAX f""! lUtlDAY THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 24, 1922. No. 83 Cribtmc CONVENTION HERE IS MOONING DELEGATUS ARRIVE ON EVERY TRAIN AND OFFICERS ABE BUSY Tho first session ottho Twenty-1 sovcntU annual convontiop ol tho Ne- I braskn Federation of Woman's clubs; opened this morning at tho Methodist church in this city. It was a busl nos session and wa3 confined to tho roports, of committees and officers. Sosslons will bo held each morning, afternoon and evening until tho close I of tho convention on Thursday oven-! Jng. i Thoro are two fedorated clubs in Bayard; ono is called tho Woman's club and tho other tho Wild Horse club. Thcro Is no election of officers at ' the convention so thoro is not tho con- J vention politics which mark somo I such gatherings. Tho officers aro I elected each two years and this is tho I off year. W One of the hostess clubs which is often overlooked is tho Alphla Dol-i phian Society of this city. This is a' regularly organized and federated club ! nnd while tho club Is comparatively! small it is doing its part 'In looking j aftor tho entertainment of tho visiting ' delegates. ! Tho Nobraska Federation of Wo man's clubs was organized in Omaha in 1891 with Mrs. James H. Canfield ns president. The federation has hold a convention each year since that date making tho present convention tho twenty-seventh convention of tho stato federation. This is the first' time the convention has .been held in , North Platte and marks the point j farthest west where a state convention ! has been lield to dale. ' ' ' Tho offlcors of tho Nebraska Feder ation of Woman's clubs for tho pas't year aro Mrs. Edgar B. Penny, Fuller ton, president; Mrs. James T. Lees, T.lncnln. viptvnroslilnnt TUrs. Tl. TV Kingsbury. Grand Island. recordlnB , secretary; Mrs. W. E. MInlcr, Oak land, corresponding secretary; Mrs. 'Pn.nl f!. Pnrrvmnn. Ord. trreisnrnr : Mrs. S. Otoner, Seward, auditor and' Mrs, John Slaker, Hastings, general federation director. The stato convention of Woman's Slmmono of Scottsbluff were callers at clubs is a representative body. The!the w- R- c- mcetlns whlcn was held members are elected to represent red-l,n tho Episcopal club houso last Sat orated clubs and after. tho convention1 urday aoon. Tho ladies served thoy must return to their homo cW11 refreshments. and mako a report of the convention.; Tho Frklay state Journal had a This is not so easy as ono would think. plcturQ of L,cutcnnnt Colonel E. S. and tho members aro alert to the dif-JDav,3 of NorUl platto on tho front foront ovents of tho session so they c Tho tltlo rofora to hls p0altion may mako complete and Interesting ln tho Grand of 0d Foll0ws reports. Many of tho membern tako nnd shows tho regpoct ln whlch ho ls notes while tho addresses aro being, hQ,d by hlg 0(lg0 brother3i given and use these notes in making up tho report. Senator Georgo W. Norris is to Wheat Is Nature's Best Food Nature has provided for man a great multitude of nourishing foods. The most perfect of these is wheat the staff of life. Bread made from good wheat is perfect food. But the wheat must be properly ground or it will lose some of its qualities for health making. SIOUX LOOKOUT FLOUR Is made right by tho latest designed milling ma chinery.. With it the house wife can mako those big crusty brown loaves which appeal to the members of the family. AT ALL GROCERS. Guess What They Are Talking About 0-R.RR I WISH I HAD ftC a WIWW ES NOeEPY,BEf?r. IH TAK2M MAW'S AOVl'CE M A W , M dtJ ( Goiri It) VJCAR KThL&TIC ---- """ lcH ' L .i' a-line of Jr -Mlfe - -Z Jf.t a Mi Wi SHORT STORIES OF PEOPLE AND TRIN6S 'TEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT RE CENT HAPPENINGS IN THIS COMMUNITY The distribution of members of -the 1 Liincom county commltteo or one Hundred is as follow: .'83, Sutherland 71, Brady 9, Maxwell 22. North Platte Horshoy 17, The marriage of Clairo C. James 31, 1 of North Platte and Mrs Ina J. Smyth 27 of Glarkdalo, Mississippi was per formed by Rev. N. P. Patterson aftor tho Hcenso had been secured Saturday from Juilg0 Woahurst Judge Humphroy of Broken Bow Chas. E. Allen of Cozad and Robert PROMINENT NORTH PLATTE DOC TOR LEAYES FOB A , NEW FIELD Dr. J. R. McKlrahan, ono of ia city's most prominent physicians for tho past fow ycara left this morning for Pichor, Oklahoma whero ho willj tako chargo of tho American hospital j at that placo. Dr. McKlrahan leaves a wide clrclo of friends, all of whom ' wish him well In his new work. speak in North Piatto on Mond, October 30 at 8 p. m. The place i-has . not yet been announced. Tho address . , . . , , , Is expected to offset tho address by , , ':, , , , 1 hls colleguc, Senator Hitchcock and 1 .. '. . , . ., to show the other side of tho quos- tlons at issuo, At a mooting of tho directors of tho with its policy of making moro room Chamber of Commerco last Thursday, for tho children of tho schools. Tho a voto of thanks was ordorcd extended j building will bo furnaco heated and to the boy scouts of tho city for tho i woll lighted. It will cost in tho nolgh courteou3 servlco extended to tho ' borhood of ?5,000. when tho plumbing taachors during tho district conven tion held last week. Tho boys woro untiring ln helping In' every way. R. L. Cochran, Vincent Roddy and Arthur Barraclough returned yester day morning from tho American Leg- ion National Convention at New Orleans They report a moro satis factory convention thnn that held at Kansas City last year, partly bocauso thoro was not so much rough stuff and partly bocauso there was moro at tractions to seo and hear. Tho crowd was largo but tho hotel section is scattorcd and in tho way It differed I from Kansas City whero .tho hotels 'are located so closely together. Tho : next convention Is to bo at San .Fran clsco. 1 Roy Cochran visited the Shlloh battlefield, a fow miles out from Cor inth, Mississippi, on his way to Now 1 Orleans. Ho says that ln tho great ! battle of Shlloh Nebraska which was then a territory, had two regiments i of soldiers, ono commanded by Colonel ! John M. Thayer who was promoted to Major-Gonoral on that battlefield. Ho says Nobraska is tho" only stato ( which had troops In tho battlo of Shlloh, which does not havo somo kind of a marker hero. American Loglon men havo determined to boo that a J markor of somo kind ls placed on that ! batUeflold nnd plans will bo made ln i tho near futuro for raising tho monoy. Earl Earhurt spent tho wcok end ln Cozad visiting with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Don and daugh ter Luclllo returned to their homo in St. Charles, Minn., after visiting for tho past week at tho' J. C Den homo. Republican Candidate T LET NEW SCHOOL ROUSE TWO-BOOM STKUCTUltE IS BEING BUILT IN COBY AD DITION Tho boarQ of oducaUon haa.lot R contract tQ JoM f(jr th() orcc. , . 1,1,, tion of a two-room school building on . . . . . .. , , west Fourth street In tho Cody -ad- ., ., , , , dltlon. Recontly it purchased a half- , , , , , , , ,,, i contract for tho building ls in lino and heating systems hnvo been In stalled. Tho two rooms nro oxpoctod to tako caro of tho primary grade chlldron of that part of tho city and In this way rollovo tho crowded con dition in tho Washington school. v Tho building like the others erected hero latoly lfJ ony n tcmpornry Btructuro to cnablo tho city to tako caro of its school growth until moro substantial buildings can bo erected. :o: TRIBUNE TO PUBLISH DIRECTORY FOB LINCOLN COUNTY FARMERS Tho Trlbuno Is proparing a direct ory for Lincoln county farmors which will bo of value to ovory rural family in tho county. It will contain much Information about tho boys nnd girls clubs, Uvo stock industry, tho agricul tural organizations and. tho matters of interest to farmers. Tho directory will bo sent freo to every farmer who requests it previous to publication. Just sny "Sond mo tho Farmer's Directory for 1922" nnd you will got It. Don't doluy. No charges if namo is received boforo tho directory la out. : 0 : E. V. Cooper transacted business 1n Ogallala yesterday. Mrs. Sholton Polndoxtcr loft yostor day for Ovid, Colorado whero sho will visit for a fow days. Miss Allco Bouthwoll loft this morn" Ing for Chicago after visiting sovoral days with Miss Janet McDonald. Mrs. A. A. Elliott returned yester day from Excelsior Springs. Mo., whero mont. sho received medical .troafc,- SOUDER, for County Treasurer. COMMITTEE 01' ONE HUNDRED HAS FOUR HUNDRED MEMBERS Four hundred men and womon of Lincoln county havo signed tho dec laration of prlnolplos of tho Lincoln county Conimittoo of Ono Hundred. Tho exact numbor yostordny was 102. Tho chairman of tho committoo, 13. M. Roynodls, said "Wo aro recolving now names and lists by each mall so that tho numbor will bo much largor than 400. Tho dry forces in Lincoln county aro wldo awnko and do not proposo to allow candidates to bio elected ""without tho voter knowing whom thoy stand on this issuo. "Membership In tho committee- is llmltod to thoso who bollovo in tho strict onforcomont of tho liquor laws of tho stato and nation and who do not bellovo in legalizing tho salo of wlnos nnd beers. :o: DAVIS ELECTED BY GRAND LODGE OF NEBRASKA ODD FELLOWS E. S. Davis of this city was oloctod Grand Scrlbd tho Encnmpmont nnd Grand Secretary of tho Odd Fellows of tho stato of Nobrabka, on tho first ballot at tho stato convontldn of that ordor nt Lincoln Thursday. Tho offico has boon hold during tho paBt twonty yours or moro by I. P. aago of Fro mont nnd Is a vory importnut position. It Is said to pay $3,500 a year and to rcqulro tho tlmo of moro than ono person to handle tho buslnoss of tho grand lodgo of tho ordor. NORTH PLATTE MAN SENIOR ENGINEER ON NEBRASKA DIVISION Tho current number of tho Union Pacific Mogazine contains n fine half tono of J. II. Fonda of this city and tho following article which tho Trl buno is glad to present to its rondors. James Henry Fonda is tho nonior en gineer on tho Nobrnska Division. Ho wa3 born in Oswogo County,- Now York, September 17, 1858. Ho entered tho sorvico or the Union Pacific R. It. as freight hnndlcr at Council Bluffs in Novombor, 187fi, under Capt. Spooror, gonornl agent. At thnt tlmo Major Boyor was gonoral foromnn. In Mnrch 1877, ho transferred to tho mechanical department at North Platto as a wiper In August, 1878 h0 wont to firing, and on July 1, 1882 was promoted to on ginoor. On February 9, 1898, ho was assigned to a regular passenger run. Ho has been ln thnt sorvico for tho last 25 years, and has mado somo of tho fastostruns on record. Ho Is still j In service between North Platto and' Grand Island. Mr. Fonda ownB his homo at North Platto, a modorn ono story bungalow. A Bon, F. M. Fonda, ls an electrical on glneor for the S. P. & S. at Vancouver, Wash. Anothpr son Arthur II. ls an oporntor for th0 O. S. L. at Salt Lako. Dr. J. E. Fonda, another son, is n den tist nt Wlnnetka, 111. A daughter Mrs. D. II. Tarkington, lives nt Wnllaco, Neb. Sho will bo rcmombored as Mlsa Blanche Fonda, for sovoral years In various departments of North Plntto. Mr. Fonda has pulled somo of tho noted men of tho country, E. II. Harri son, Jay Gould, John D. Rockofollor Jr., and many othors. :o: Ono of tho members of tho local D. A. R. has prosontod tho city library with a gift of fourteen volumns on history. Tho members of othor orga nizations hnvo boon giving books to tho city library In tho namo of the organization nnd It haB provon very satisfactory to all concerned. Candidate for County Commissioner, 1 E. H. SPRINGER Mr. Sprlngor was dofeated In tho primary by a combination of somo Republicans and tho Democrats and Progressives, thoroby do foatlng tho Intent of tho Primary law. Ho ontors tho rnco again only on tho solicitation of his friends over tho county, who urge him to run and who havo promised him their support. Your voto will bo appreciated. f , ", ' , '' Wrlto tho abovo namo on tljto ballot and placo an (x)( opposite it . f v FIRE PREVENTION 13 SUUECTJF REPORT CHIDREN FILL OUT INSPECTION1 BLANKS ON PIKE PREVENTION During tho rccont firo provontlon wook, tho local firo prevention board j distributed blanks to tho pupils in tho public schools asking thorn to tnko them homo nnd fill them out with tho holp of their parents nnd return them to the school. Prizos wcro awarded for tho best reports. Thoy wcro ln tho'nmln so woll written and show such n thorough knowledge that they dosorvo praise. Tho local papors told of tho prize winnors nnd of tho con tost nt tho timo but somo of tho moro Interesting answers to tho twonty-flvo .questions ha,vo been plckod out nnd rovlowcd. Tho Bocond question was "How do you turn 1n n firo alarm?" Most of tho pupils said to call central and giro tho location of tho firo. Ono boy said, "Tclophono next door" anothor said "Bo quick nnd koop calm." Ono lad HUggosted that you "go ovor to tho watorworks" while- anothor took tho mnttcr out of tho hands of ovoryono nnd stated that you should turn In tho alarm by "blowing n whistle." Tho placo to turn in tho nlnrm -varied nil tho way from "call pollco lieadquart ors to tho oloctrio light plant." Ono girl said to "tolophono or hollar fire." Anothor said to call fireman's club rooms. A llttlo girl thought it would bo host to "notify parents and got water." Inroply to ono question, "what is your bnsomont or cellar .used for no child mentioned a stilt lut almost ovory othor uso was glvon. "Nothing" wns a common answer although by far tho largost numbor of replies said thoro was no collar or basement. Ono lnd said tho collar was to keop the gas-motor In, but most of thorn said jt wns tho placo for storago of coal, vogota,blos, etc. "Is thoro any rubbish in' tho yard thnt will burn:" brought tills, reply from ono Ind, "No, my dad kcops It all cleaned up.' Many papors told of woods, grass, and kindling in tho ynrd but tho most of tho replies woro favorable -:o: CUT!! TO HOLD ANNUAL BAZAAR AND SUPPER SOUTH OF CITY Tho I. F. F. club will hold its annual bazaar and supper Snlunlny Octobor 28 at tho Rohrbackor barn, flvo miles south of North Platte. Tho suppor monu will consist of mashed potatoes fried chicken, crnnborry sauco, gravy, slaw, baked beans, bread, buttor and pumpkin pio nnd tho plates aro 35 and GOc. A comploto bedroom sot ln ap pliquo consisting of bod spread, shams, curtains nnd dresser scarf will bo glvon away; Many othor hnnd mado linos on Balo. Evorybody Is welcome. :o: M. R. Heldcnbrnnd of Tryon was a business visitor in tho city Wednesday. Mrs. Maudo Bcightol spent tho wook end ln Gothenburg visiting with homo folks. Mrs. Lucns of Sheldon, Nobr., nr rived yestorday to visit at tho Voor- ! hcos Lucas homo for a few days, j Mrs. Dan Murphy returned to her ! homo In Choyonno Jyostorday aftor ! visiting hor daughtor Mrs. J. 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