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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1916)
THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. i t 4 NEBRASKA : S TAT E NEWS DATES FOR COMING EVEfTS. April 2S-29 Stato T. P. A. Convolon at Alliance. April 21-25 Savannah to Seattle High way Convention at Omaha. Way 2 Omahn-Llncoln-Denvcr Good Roads association convention at Lincoln. Way 13 Eaat Central Nebraska High School track meet at Fremont. Way 14 Proclaimed "Mothers Day" In Nebraska. Way 10 to 18Stato G. A. It. Encamp ment at Lexington. Way 15-18 State Dental Society an nua convention at Lincoln. Wny 17 Nebraska Hankers' conven tion, Group One, at Beatrice. Wny 23-24-25 State Harness and Sad dlo Makers' association meeting at Columbus. Way 24-25 Stato Association of Com mercial Clubs' Convention at Omaha. Juno 5 and G Pageant of Lincoln, presenting "The Onto City." Juno 5-5 Spanish War Veterans' Stato Convention at North Platte. June 12 to 15 Trans-Mlsslsslppl Bak ers' Ass'n convention at Omaha. Juno 13 to 10 Stato P. E. O. Conven tion at Alliance. Juno 13-14-15 Great Western Handi cap Tournament at Omaha. Juno 19-20-21-22 American Union of Swedish Singers, West. Dlv., con certs and convention at Omaha. Juno 20 to 21 State Stockmen's con vention at Alliance. Juno 21 to 23 Fraternnl Order of Eagles, otato meeting at Lincoln. Abraham Vansaver, a packing liouso employe of South Omaha, on a wager drank twenty-four pints of beers and four dozen raw eggs. An iittendant preparod the feast In In stallments by pouring a pint of beer into a big stein and breaking two eggs into it Vensaver stowed them away, ono after another, and in half ;m hour had finished the task without leaving ills chair. He proposed to tncklo two dozen moro eggs on tho .sfimc basis on a $10 bet, but there were no takers. A dike twenty miles long and t costing in tho neighborhood of $50,000, is a project contemplated "by tho Elkhorn Valley drainage district. Tho wall will extend iilong tho cast bank of the Platte river in Douglas county and is ex- -pected to prevent such Hoods as hap pened in 1912, when $10,000 damage was done to Douglas county roads, also -great damage in Waterloo and Valley. To solve its electric light problem, which has arisen since the abandon ment of the private plant, the village of Winnebago Is considering tho ap propriation of tho waters of Omaha creek for tho purposo of furnishing power for lighting purposes, along the lines advocated by former Repre sentative J. J. McAllister of Dakota City. Arrangements are being made 4o Investigate tho feasibility of the plnr. Work is progressing rapidly on Fremont's new hotel. It is to be six stories high and cost nearly $150,000. Hastings won its its suit in coun ty court to force the Missouri Pacific railroad to pay for the installation and maintenance of electric street lights at all the railway crossings -within tho city limits. The judgment Amounted to about $300. The Trans-Mlsslsslppl Master Bak ers' association, which embraces tho ioXT states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas nnd Nebraska, will hold a four-days' convention in Omaha Juno 12 to 15. The association will put on a big ex hibit of baking machinery, equipment .and supplies of every description used l)y tho bakers. The ' patrons of school district at Niobrara will hold an election on April 24 for tho purposo of deciding on tho issue of voting $17,300 bonds for tho district for the purpose of erecting a new modern brick building .and installing up-to-date furniture. The week of August 7 to 11 has been named as tractor week for Fre mont this year. The York Commercial club is agi tating tho building of a $25,000 city hall. A barn on tho farm of John Voles ky near Bnrneston, Gage county, was destroyed by lire. A double corn crib, granary nn1 olght head of horses, 4,000 bushels of grain, considerable farm machinery and harness wcro consumed by ilamos. The loss will aggregate close to $5,000. Ofllcors of the Columbus Commer cial club nro planning on entertain ing tho members of the Nebraska Harness and Saddle Makers' associa tion meeting .which will bo hold there May 23, 24 and 25v Sealed bids will bo received by the Ijoard of education at Homer till April 27 for tho erection of nn addi tion to tho high school building and also for the furnishing of a heating plant. A contract has been let by tho fed eral government for tho construction of a now post ofTlco building at Falls City. Work is expected to begin Juno 1. A concrete bridge to cost in tho neighborhood of $G5,000 is to bo built across the Platto rlyor immediately , south of Kearney, Tho Union Pacific Is working out tho details for running a dairy special through the counties along the lino of the road in tho western part of tho state. A special of this character was run through Kansas and Colorado last year with great benefit to tho farm ers and dairymen. Tho Nebraska dairy special will probably he run early during Mny and will bo out on the road a week. Stops will be mado at practically all the towns and lec turen und demonstrations will be giv en by dairy and live stock exports. Tho caso of Fred L. Tledo against tho village of Orchard in which the former tried to have his Innd exclud ed from the corporate limits of thu village, was tried In tho district court, and tho request on tho twonty-olght acres south of tho track was granted, but tho three-cornered tract on which tho John Stelllng house is located was ruled In tho corpornto limits. The vil- mgo board voted to carry tho caso to tho supreme court as they bollevo that the twenty-eight ucres rightfully belong to the town. Firo which broko out In tho horse yards of Hllllker, Simpson & Smith at Grand Island last woek, contractors for horses for the French and 'British governments, caused somo loss to buildings nnd a general scaro for the section of tho city occupied ns the yards. Seven hundred head of horses, already tho property of tho allies, woro run out and others led to other corrals, and not an nnimal was lost. Tho loss of hay, buildings, etc., amounts to about $1,000. Directors of tho Fremont Commer cial club have voted to loan $10,000 to President W. H. Clemmons of Fre mont college for the purpose cf re building the dormitory. The dormitory was destroyed by fire In December. A loss of $30,000 was sustained by Mr. Clemmons and Insurance of only $11,000 was carried. Following tho recent "dry" victory at the pulls In Js'orth Platte saloon keepers aro already preparing to quit, business. A "flro sale" In one of tho saloons has already started, tho pro prietor announcing in llaming posters that liquors, wines, cigars and other stock will be sold out at cost, since he Is "quitting business." . , A disastrous prairie fire, aided by hot, dry wind, did much damage In the vicinity of North Loup before it was got under control. Buildings were saved with great difficulty, although much hay was burned. It was tho first disastrous "-"'-' flro for several years in the locality. J. W. Steinhart, president of tho Ne braska Association of Commercial clubs, declared whilo in Omaha a few days ago, thut ho expected ICO or moro of thoso affiliated with tho as sociation to send representatives to tho meeting In Omaha May 24-25. At a meeting of the Dodge county board of supervisors It was decided not to rebuild tho old court house at Fremont, seriously damaged by fire last December. The board plans to put up an entirely new building to cost between $100,000 and $150,000. Preparations! are being made In Omaha for tho convention and musical festival of tho western division of tho American Union of Swedish sing ers, which will bo held Juno 19 to 22. A very large attendance and a very successful festival is anticipated. The Rlalto Realty company of Oma ha announces tho purchase of 150 acres of land near the village of Ral ston for tho purposo of building a motion picture city. The deal in volved $300,000. Work on tho huge project has already begun. ' A committee of the Mitchell Com munity club is working to gain for Mitchell the next sugar factory. There aro about C0.000 acres of irri gated land In tho vicinity, about 25 por cent of which is now availablo for raising sugar beets. Professor Knorr of the government experiment station at Mitchell reports the appearance of an alfalfa army worm which works in tho crowns of tho alfalfa and cuts the new sprouts. There is fear that tho first crop may bo damaged considerably. A movement haB been started by citizens of Madison for a new hotel nnd it is certain thnt it will bo con structed during tho summer. More than 2,000 carloads of ma terial will bo shipped to Hastings for use In tho eleven miles of now paving, on which actual work has started. Sower bonds to tho nmount of $19, 000 wero voted nt Alnsworth recently. Members of tho Blair library board received word that tho Carneglo libra ry commission- has granted tho re quest for a $10,000 library building for tho city. Plans for tho building will bo Immediately drawn and a loca tion secured. Thirty-eight gallons of poison for gophors wero sent to about COO fann ers In Gage county recently 'by Farm Uomonstrator Libers. Tho gopher clubs recently organized in tho coun ty propose to mnke war on tho pest for tho next few months. Miss Elizabeth Graham of Cozad has ontored n contest being conduct ed by an Omnha newspaper to secure an attractive brunette for the In genue rolo In Chandler Trimble's $100 photoplay, which tho paper Is to produce In the Metropolis this summer. Plans aro being prepared for a new homo by tho Masonic lodgo of Bridge port. The building will bo a two-story brick affair. Ton now bridges have been order ed by the board of supervisors of Gage county. ST AMERICAN TROOPS LED INTO A TRAP BY CARRANZAISTS. TWO 0. S. GAVALRYIVIEN SLAIN Major Tompkins Reports Parrel Inci dent Regular Organized Action. Mexicans Report Villa Dead. San-Antonlo, Texas. It was a forco of Cnrranzn'B soldiers who engaged) tho little detachment of American cavalry nt Parral April 12th in a reg ularly organized action, according to a detailed report written by Major Frank Tompkins and forwarded to General Funston by General Pershing. Forty of tho Mexican soldiers, in cluding ono major and ono civilian, woro killed by the rotreating Ameri cans. Tho American casualties wero two killed and six wounded, including Major Tompkins. His wound was slight Major Tompkins' story of tho light Indicates lack of control over tho troops by tho commanding officer of tho Parral garrison, Goneral Lnzano, and bitter antagonism by tho public nnd troops. Tho fighting took placo outside Parral and wns continued ovor a route of olght miles to Santa Cruz, northeast of Parral on tho rail road. Major Tompkins arrived outsldo Parral on the forenoon of April 12 with two troops, M nnd K, of tho Thirteenth cavalry. Reduced In num bers tho total of these two companies is approximately 100 men. The roport that unarmed men went Into Parral appears to havo been erroneous. Ho admitted that ho did march his small detachment quite openly along tho trnil into tho city, where they wero met by General Lazano, who re colved them most graciously. Tho civil authorities arrived and Joined in tho courteous reception of tho major and his troops. Tho Incident appear ed to bo progressing without unpleas ant features. Genoral Lazano and tho civil authorities discussed with Major Tompkins tho question of camping sites, ho and the local officials decid ing on ono Just outsldo tho city, to which Major Tompkins was directed. Major Tompkins entered tho town upon tho invitation of an officer of the Parral garrison. Ho stated that tho olllcer met him ton miles from Par ral, introduced himself and urged him to accept tho hospitality of tho mili tary and civil authorities. Thlsfact, coupled with Major TompklnB' roport of the subsequent attack, caused of ficers here to express the opinion that ho and his men had been deliberately led into a trap, although perhaps not with the knowledge of General Laza no commanding officer. Bandit Villa Reported Dead. Mexico Clty.-VllIa's dead body has been dug up out of a two weeks' old grave uy uarlos Cnrranzn, nephew Goneral Carranza, the first chief tho ConstitutlonallntR. Information recoived by the war de partment. Villa's doath was duo to tho ampu tation of one of his legs, made neces sary by wounds received by him in the fighting around Guerrero. After being desperately wounded ho was carried by his followers to tho town of Temocachic, where tho amputation was performed by a village doctor. As soon as tho bandit chlof bo moved he wns carried south to tho town of Cuslhuirlachlc, thlrty-nino miles distant. Hero, according to tho story, ho lingered for a few days, suffering greatly before death onded his career. Germany Sees No Break. Berlin. In splto of pessimistic ro ports fromvEngllsh sources, officials aro confident there will bo no break ing of diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States. Tho foreign office considers the cases of tho four freighters closed by tho German reply. Germany, howover, la willing to meet tho United States half way and do everything In her power to avoid a crisis with respect to tho channel packot Sussex. Though offi cials refused to glvo any Intimation of Gormany's course, it is understood tho foreign office will glvo careful consideration to any evidence tho United StateB may submit regarding tho Sussex. BrltlBh Barbers Boost Prices. London. Tho Hair Dressers' guild has announced that herenftor shaves will bo raised from 4 to 5 cents and tho price of halr-cuttlug from 8 to 10 cents. Scarcity of labor Is the cause. Dump Beer Into the Ocean. Seattle, Wash. Twelvo thousand quarts of beer seized by tho police, who found It stored on a scow moor ed In the hay, rocently, were dumped Into tho bay by policemen and lire men. This is tho largest seizure under the prohibition law. Kills Brother During Quarrel. Lincoln, Neb.Hubert Dcardoff, 39, shot and Instantly killed his young brother', Jeremiah Deardoff, on 'the farm owned by their mother, n few miles west of hero during a quarrel. FRIEND III'1! F0E3 GENERAL This photograph of Goneral Pershing nnd his staff was takon at ono of tho enmps in Moxlco. Loft to right aro: Col. L. G. Berry, Fourth Field artillery; Col. Do II. C. Cnboll, chlof of staff; Llout. M. C. Schollonhorgor, personal aid to Gonoral Pershing; Gen. John J. Porshlug; Lieut. Goorgo S. Pntton, aid; Maj. J. I. Hlnus, censor; Maj. J. B. Clayton, chief of medical officers; Capt W. 11. Burt, assistant chlof of atnff AFTER A Carrying away on a stretcher n soldier of tho allied armies who waa wounded by a bomb dropped during ono of tho raids on Salonlki mado by German airmen. GOLDEN FLIER This ltttlo yollow Buffrago automobile, containing Mrs. Alice S. tiurko (right) and Miss Noll Richardson (loft) of tho National American Woman Buffrago association, has started on tho 15,000-mllo tour that It Is to mako In tho interest of votes for women nnd tho national Buffrago demonstrations In Chicago and St, Louis on Juno 7 and 14. From tho midst of a storm of daffo dils, a swarm of "movio" camoras, and a waving, enthusiastic crowd of suffragists, tho "Golden Flier" left Now York. BROUGHT BACK SICK FROM MEXICO A. S Gilmer of tho Sixteenth Infantry being removed on a utrotchor at El Paso, Tox., after having travolod 75 an auto ambulance. Ho was ono of tho first of tho American soldiers to buc cunib to tho trying climate of northern Moxlco, PERSHING AND HIS GERMAN AIR RAID ON OF SUFFRAGE miles ovor tho sandy Moxlcan desort in STAFF SAL0NIKI OLDEST CAPITOL GUARD Frank G Jnios 1b the oldest guard at tho United States capital. Tho only man now In congress who was sitting In tho national assembly when Mr Jones donned the uniform of a capitol guard forty years ago Is "Uncle Joo" Cannon. It was Mr. Jones who low ered tho flag ovor tho capitol to. half mast at tho ossasslnntlon of President Garllold and twenty years later ho had tho samn tad task to perform after tho nBsasslnatlon of President McKtn loy. Ho was the only guard on duty I" tho sennto end tho night Frank Holt, demonted Gorman sympathizer exploded a bomb' In tho senato rocop tlqn room, directly over Mr. Jones1 desk. Ho Is sixty-three nnd beenmo a guard with tho first Democratic con gress after tho Civil wur. Neglected Discussion. "Thoro's ono good thing nbout tho war." "What Is It?" "Wo don't hear so much about tho high cost of living as wo used to.") Detroit Free Proas. A Roland for an Oliver, "Why do you womon Insist on go ing to bargain sales to get something for nothing?" "Why do you mon go to tho poker clubs to try tho same thing?" Bt 'M. H
