THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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THE CHAMPION BABIES
AT NEBRASKA STATE FAIR
RESULT OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS
OF TREATMENT AND STUDY
OF BABY LIFE.
FIND PERFECT BABY BOY
The "Better Babies" Contest Proves
the Drawing Attraction at
the Great State
Fair.
"Western Newspaper Union News Service,
The "Better Babies" show at tbo
iNobraska state fair brought out a list
of contestants far hi excess of any
expectations of the managors.
Nearly every county In the stato
was represented, and a husky, hearty,
healthy lot of Infantile humanity was
much In evidence. The weather, how
over, proved a slight handicap and
Arthur Van Gorden, of Gresham, 23
months old, weight 26 pounds, is
a perfect baby, according to the de
cision of the committee on awards
at the Better Baby show at the
state fair. The youngster's father
Is Fred Van Gorden, a merchant at
Gresham. After the decision of the
judges the baby was re-examined by
the doctors, but not a blemish nor
a defect could be found, although a
scientific examination, including
over 100 points wa3 made. He was
given a gold medal and $25.
perhaps cut down the representations
to some degree.
Tho result of the contest goes far
toward proving that more and more
attention is boing paid to tho welfare
and physical training of the little
ones, as parents arrive at a bettor
understanding of their needs and re
quirements. This is evidenced by the
increasing attention being given to
wholesome sports, and playgroui.ds,
Howard Richard Kidney, con of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kidney, R. F. D.
No. 6, Lincoln, was declared by the
committee to be the champion rurai
boy at the state fair's better baby
show. His examination scored him
99.5. He is 24 months old, and was
given a special $25 prize and a
bronze medal.
and other outdoor amusements for the
"kiddles."
Mrs. Vanco, tho siiperlntt ndent, is
much pleased at tho inlerest dis
played at the contest, o-jd at tho
growing Interest among parents along
tho lino of hygienic surroundings In
the home. As a point sho cites an
instance of a baby which scored next
to the lowest among tho C-)0 bablos in
last year's baby contest, and took
third prize in its divlUoir of this
Greatest Apple Crop 1 t History.
Howe, Nob Owners cf commercial
orchards In this part of tno state havo
begun picking and harroling apples.
Hundreds of pickers a.iJ packers will
be required to take caro of what Is
conbldered tho greatest apple crop
ever grown In this county. The fifty
ucro Howe orchard, adjoining town,
will produce nt least 40,000 bushels of
perfect apples. The apples will bo
packed and shipped direct to cold
storage by the owners, who sold tho
entire crop to ono firm
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year's contest. When the inothor
brought lu hor baby she said, "I be
lieve I hnvo brought my baby's scoro
up this year," and sho had. On learn
ing oi' her baby's low scoro last year,
Dorothy Grace Field, who scored 99.5
per cent, is the baby daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Field, R. F. D. No.
5, Lincoln. She Is 21 months old, is
the rural champion girl of Nebraska
and was given a bronze medal and
a $25 prize.
she had started in at once to scien
tifically better her baby's physical con
dition. Slio studied the baby and
studied scientific methods of treating
it, with admirable resulto.
"This is jtiht what the baby show Is
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Denice Green of Elmwood was com
pelled to divide her prize of $75
with another baby, both of tham
scoring 99.5 per cent, The little
lady is 21 months old.. Her father,
Ralph W. Green, is a pharmacist at
Elmwood.
for, to awnkon tlio mother's interest
in developing her babies to their full
est possibilities and wo arc very pJl
of this case," said Mrs. Vance.
A bettor record of attendance was
mado in tho better baby department
May Beth Ryerson, who tied for the
city baby championship, Is the 27
months old baby of Dr. Edwin
Ryerson, 211 South Nineteenth
street, Lincoln. She was given a
bronze medal and half of a $25
prize.
than any other part of the fair, all
but four babies being there on sched
uled time In spite of the rain and the
cold.
Will Buy New Old People's Home.
Hastings, Neb. Hastings club wo
men, backed by the support of repre
sentative business men and with the
cooperation of tho hoard of county su
pervisors, have pledged themselves to
raise $5,500 among business men of
Hustings and taxpayers of tho county
in general to pay for the large twenty
four room brick ' resldenco building
north of tho city park on Hastings uve
nuo for tho use of Sunnyslrlo homo
for old people.
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CATTLE HAVE TUBERCULOSIS.
Thtrty-flve Out of 100 Head at Hast
Ings Are Afflicted.
StnteVoterlnnrlnn Right has com
plc'cd n tost of cattle ut the stato hos
pital for the insane nt Hustings. Ho
found thirty-live out of 101 head of
dairy rattle nfllictcd with tuberculo
sis The dlson-ed cattle will bo
bliippptl to youth Cmalia and klllod
under governmeiu Inspection. Tho
cattle that lire found unlit for food
will bo used for the manufacture of
grease. Tho stato 1ms n lino new
dairy- barn at Hastings nml will not
placo any cuttle In it until tho tests
show them to be free from tubercu
losis. The old bam is to be recon
structed and dlscnfected. Tills sys
tem of cleaning up herds at all state
Institutions will bo forced by Dr.
Klgln under direction of the stato
board of control.
Tho romplnnt of tho Nebraska
Portland Cement company of Superior
for lower railroad rates was agnln
called for hearing before the state
railway commission and was again
postponed. H. G. Calkins, secretary
and general manager of tho company,
was called to the stand to testify In
regard to tho rates which ho pro
poses, but as ho did not have Iho orig
inal rates the case was continued un
til one week from Wednesday. Ho
desires a rite of 7 cents from Su
perior to Omaha and a rate of 5V6
cents to Lincoln. Denver and Kansas
City Cement companies wore repre
sented nt tho hearing. They will ask
that the now rates bo made hi such
a mnnnor that they will bo able to do
business In Nebraska on an equality
with the latter company at Superior.
The latter company says the present
state rates are so high that It cannot
do business in competlton with com
prnies In other states.
Stato Food Commissioner Ilammn
has Instructed wholesale dealers
thov must brand oyster cans In a
mere conspicuous manner and to
brand the number of pints Instead of
the number of ounces. Tho cans used
are la and 21 ounce containers The
larger ones should bo branded ono
and one-half pinto or ono pint and
eiEht ounces. Consumers nre led to be
lieve they are getting pint and quart
cans, but If the cans are marked
with tho number of pints or fraction
of pint thcro will bo less deception.
This method of branding conforms to
the federal law which is similar to
the state law.
Tho state railway commission has
refusqu to grant the request of tho
St Joseph & Grand Island Railroad
company for a change of train service
in Nebraska. The railroad company
desired to. discontinue its shuttle
train between Grand Island and Has
tings which makes two round trips
eneh day The company desired to
dibcontinuo its stock train service be
tween Grand Island and Hastings. It
now has a stock train sorvlce out of
H stings. Tho company nlso desired
to run most of its passenger 'trains
in daylight, all of which the railway
commission refused to grant.
In reply to a query from the state
railway commission, Deputy Attorney
General Ayres has ruled that a rail
way company cannot he compelled to
furnish elevator sites on its right of
way. even though It has previously
granted such sites to other elevator
companies. Tho United Slates su
promo court lias twice ruled to this
effect, and the Nebraska court has
also decided tho samo way in ono in
stance.
According to a report of Account
ant Georgo Weldenfeld filed with tho
state board of control the state paid
$40,574.27 for tho maintenance of the
ntate tchool for the deaf at Omaha
for tho year ending August 1 This Is
an average of $4,1:51.19 a month Tho
averago number of inmntes per
month was 121 and the per capita
cost per month for tho year was
S34.14.
Tho Havens Hridgo company of
Havens, Merrick county, has filed ar
ticles of Incorporation with tho secre
tary of state. The company proposes
to build a brldo across tho Platte
river Fouth of Havens. The capital
stock is $5,000. Tho Incorporators aio
('. h. Hoitzman, D. J. G.iL"s, Fred
hind, John Christian and J. W. Hut
chison.
The Interlocking Cement Stavo Silo
company of Omaha fllQd articles of In
corporation with tho secretary of
state with a capital stock of $10,000
II. M. Lunbach, II. L. McDonald and
G. S. Lanbnch aio the Incorporators.
Omaha railroads did nearly a mil
lion dollars' worth of business during
Juno, according to a report Just filed
with the Nebraska state railway com
mission Intrasiato revenue, $229,597,
and passengor revenues, $1,000 a day
Stato Food Commissioner Harman
has issued a new h'inltary inspection
blank for the use of his inspectors
who examlno storps, restaurants, ho
tels, meat markctb and other places
whro food is prepared or Fold. Tin
blank contains flfty-nlno dlftorom
items which are to bo marked by the
Inspector's grading mark. Tho grades
aro eNcellent, good, fair and bad
When "bad" Is recordod by an Inspec
tor ho Issues an order to clean up
A copy of tho marked blank Is to be
left with tho owner of tho placo ln
apocted, showing standing of place.
Native troops from India are being hurried to Europe to usslst tho allies, Tho photograph shows the first do
tnchment to arrive, on Its way to join General French's command.
SIGNING
Scene In tho ofTlco of tho secretary of stato when tho peaco treaties between flvo countries woro Blguod. Left
to right nt the desk are: Senor Don Juan Ulano, Spanish nmbassador; M. J. J. Jusserand, French ambassador;
Secretary nryan; Sir Arthur Cecil Sprlng-UIco, British nmbasBador, and Kal Fu Shah, Chinese minister.
SAVING A RUBENS MASTERPIECE
Removing the Assumption of tho Virgin" from Antwerp cathedral for
tho purpose of hiding It In a collar to save It from tho vnndallsm of German
raiders.
FRENCH AVIATOR FIRING AT THE ENEMY
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INDIAN FIGHTERS WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
THE BRYAN PEACE
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TREATIES
HAPPY HERO OF NAMUR
One of tho heroic delonders of Na
inur who found his wife and child
waiting for him on his return to Zee
bruggo, ARMORED HOWITZER ON CAR
.One of tho eight-Inch rapid lira ar
mored howitzers of tho French army.
It Is mounted on a lint car of a war
train ami l"!dlng arms swing from
both Hides when it la fired to keep the
iecoll from overturning tho car.
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