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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1916)
THE 8EMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. rr. NEBRASKA STATE NEWS DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. May 23-24-25 State Hnrness and Sad dlo Makers' association meeting at Columbus. v May 23, 24, 25 Nebraska Medical As sociation convention at Omaha. May 24-23 Stato Association of Com mercial Clubs' Convention at Omaha. June 5 and o Pagoant of Lincoln, presenting "The Gate City." Juno 5-C Spanish Wnr VetoranB State Convention at North Platto. June 12 to 15 Trans-Mlsslsslppl Buk- . ors' Ass'u convention at Omaha. Jauno 13-14-15 Annual convention of Nebraska Elks at Omaha. Juno 13 to 1C 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 24 Stato Stockmen's con vention nt Alilnnce. Juue 21 to 23 Frnternnl Order of Haglcs, stato meeting at Lincoln. July 25 Nebraska Democratic con- vention nt Hastings. July 3-4-5 Mid-Summer Race Meet at, Kearney. j July 5 to 8 State Golf Tournament at Omaha. July 10-11-12 Northwestern Hotol Men's Association Convention at Omaha. Juno 28-29 International Auctioneers' Association Convention at Omaha. Victor Westcott, employe of a trac tion sawmill outfit, met death while moving from one locality to another near Ravenna. A bridgo over a small stream broke down and West cott was caught in the machino in such a way that his abdomen was crushed, one arm and one leg broken and tho lower limbs badly burned After being released he was rusheti to Ravenna for medical nsslstanco and died just as he reached town His family home is at Wood River. Joe Steelier, the Dodge county wrestler, while in Fremont tho other day, declared that he had no doubt of his ability to take the measure of Strangler Lewis, who ho Is to wrestle in Omaha July 4, "providing he wll come on nnd wrestle." He added thai lie would begin training six weeks in advance of the bout and that ht, would be In tho best of condition. A new union depot for Lincoln is in sight. Within tho next thirty or sixty days the Burlington will submit through the Lincoln Commercial club a proposition that will embody a big, new union depot for Lincoln with pro visions for the accommodation of other roads upon terms that it is be lieved certain will prove acceptable, ho say railroad oillclals. Preacldng the gospel of better roads, the Omaha Lincoln - Denver -Highway association will start a campaign during tho state commercial club meeting at Omaha, May 23 and 24, leaving Omaha by automobile at the close of the meeting and making a run over tho Omaha-Lincoln-Denver road, stopping nt every town and con ducting a sneakinc camnaicn Nebraska grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias at the recent convention' at Hastings voted to establish a Pyth ian home In tho state. The location to be decided upon when the fund has grown large enough to start the ' erection of tho building. The fund will ho raised by an annual per capita tax of 5 cents on all members. J. Corwin Temple, a young man of ,Utlca, N. Y., who is walking ncross tho continent to San Francisco, was In Table Rock the other day. He is to make the trip out in ten months and back in threo nnd one-hnlf months. If ho succeeds ho 1b to re ceive 1600 In cash. A company of Burlington officials wero In Tecumseh recently In tho In terest of the proposed now depot. They had a number of blue prints of tho railroad yards and went over the ground thoroughly. The indications aro that work will begin shortly. The cloth for the costumes for the second annual pageant, "The Gate City," to ho held in Lincoln Juno 5 p.nd C has arrived and is being made ready for the occasion. People of Omaha are considering the proposition of requesting the fed eral government to establish a citi zens' military training camp at Fort Crook. Business men from several towns over the state have already .signified their intentions to Join If tho project Is put through. Ono of tho largest events ever car ried out by the International Auc tioneers' association will be tho con vention in Omaha June 28 and 29. Moro than 400 persons are expected from all parts of the state. Boy scouts of Seward have com pleted plans for n cross-country hike, the date of stnrtlng having been set for May 26. The boys will make tho trip to Manhattan, Kan., a distance of 140 miles. An tho result of public Improve ments the city council of Hastings in creased tho annual mill levy from 28 to 37 mills, of whlcll nearly 1 mill is for the upkeep of the only municipal hand in tho state, Nebraska Knights Templars at their recent meeting nt Columbus, selected Lincoln for the 1917 conclave. W. D. Fisher, former aecrotary of tlio Alliance Commercial club nnd sec retary of tho Western Nebraska Com mercial clubs nnd of tho Stato Asso ciation of Commercial Clubs, has been engaged ns secretary of the North Platto Chamber of Commerce. Fisher Is already arranging for a visit to North Platto by various Commercial clubs and Community clubs of sur rounding towns and counties and for tho marking of 250 miles of road in tho vicinity of North Platto tolling tho dlstanco to the city. With 2,000 students of tho Unlvor Blly of Nebraska the guests of Omaha on May 10, Omaha residents will bo given an Idea of tho Importance of tho university and Its relation to tho Btato of Nebraskn. Llko all Institutions of Its kind, Nebrnska University has never received tho recognition It Is en titled to and this trip to Omaha will afford an opportunity for tho univer sity oillclals to impress tho magnitude of tho institution on tho city. For tho fourth tlmo In as many years tho Mitchell High school won tho oastorn Nebraska track and field meet. The five competing towns were: Scott's Bluff, Mitchell, Mlnataro nnd Morrill, and Torrlngton, Wyo., Tho meet wns hold at Mitchell. Out of the 12G polntB the Mltcholl boys carried away 64. Scott's Bluff took second place, MInatare third and Mor rill fourth. Torrlngton did not got a point. it present conditions aro any crlto rich, the spring meeting of tho Ne- braska Midway Racine circuit at Ben- son, the homo of the Douglas County Fair association, is going to set a number of records for opening events In the middle west. Tho program will run threo days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 8, 9 and 10. Practi cally all of tho best horses In this part of the country will take pnrt. The wheels of a spring wagon load ed with feed caused tho almost com plete amputation of the nose of C. J. Borders, a well known farmer lfcar Ellsworth. Ho wns riding on a pllo of sacks in tho rear of tho wagon when an unexpected lurch of the front wheel threw him to tho ground be tween the wheels. His nose was broken at the bridgo and from there down it wa3 nearly severed. One of tho biggest advertising schemes ever attempted will be the bringing to Nebraska tho first week in June a special tralnload of tho most eninent advertising experts from New York and other eastern cities by the Stato Publishers' association. Tho special will visit all Important cltlos In the state nnd the visitors1 will bo shown Nebraska's resources and pos sibllltles. Within fifteen minutes after the ao tion was started before District Judge Dungan at Hastings, representatives of the St. Joseph & Grand Island rail road paid $1,250 to Miss Luoy Young, 9 years old, for the death of her late father, Balas Young, who was killed in an auto-train collision north of Hastings, December 1, 1915. All former recorcs for high priced sheep and lambs were broken at tho South Omaha stock yards, when Bel mont & Kllnk of Scottsbluff county brought in 743 fed Moxlcan lambs that averaged 96 pounds and sold at $9.40, tho highest ever paid on this or any other market for fed cwpb. Tho razing of Dodge county's old firo-daniaged court house at Fremont, to make room for a new $140,000 mmin on ,l l0, B.e BUe' 18 cr i,,,, . f iuu, viim iue iiuuux niiwiuiiiB uiui uiu buyer would remove it. Tho stnte convention of Knights of ; Columbus at .their recent big meet ing in Fremont voted to go to Al liance next year. Alliance had a big delegation present. Crawford, through Its Chamber of Commerce, has taken up tho prelim inary steps to secure free mall deliv ery service in tho city limits. Kimball has Just completed the or ganization of a Commercial club. Fifty business and professional men have joined. Nebrnska Knights of Pythias at Uielr state convention In Hastings chose Lincoln ns the 1917 convention city. " Flro destroyed the Woods Bros.' silo manufacturing plant at Lincoln. The plant will be rebuilt at once. Plattsmouth Is working to "secure free mall delivery. General receipts at tho postoffice are increasing. The annual stnte golf tournament wilt be held nt Omaha July 5, 6, 7 and 8. Charley Peters, tho Paplllion wres tler, won over William Damctral In a lively match at Omaha In straight falls. It took Peters a totnl of forty four minutes to enrn both falls. It took Gotch fifty-nine minutes to turn the same trick on Dnmetral Inst Feb ruary out on tho coast. Harold' Cntes, 23 years old, was In stantly killed when he was run over by n train In front of the Burlington depot at Wymore. Gates was a brakeman and mado his home In Wy moro. Tho promoters of the Kearney can ning factory are unable to contract for a sufficient acreage of sweet corn and tomatoes to operate the factory during the entire season. The Commercial club of Wayne has changed Its namo to tho Public Serv ice club. In changing the name the organization has assumed larger functions. Arrangements have been made for the annual meeting of the Nebraska state association of Commercial clubs In Omaha, May 24 and 25. Plans for the meeting are being formulated. READY FOR ACTION PERSHING PREPARES "CLEANUP" !N NORTHERN MEXICO. FUNSTON HAS 50.000 TROOPS Outlines Scheme Which He Thinks Will Be Protection Against Any Further Bandit Raids. Washington, General Scott, chief of stuff, In n message to tho war de partment declares General Porshlng has so arranged his troops aa to make a rapid, thorough cleanup of the northern Mexico ban.dlts. It lndlcnted tho safoty of tho shortened lines by saying no Moxlcan troops wore with in sight. Genqral Obregon's proposal for Mexican policing of tho Pnrrnl nnd Big Bend districts has been an nounced. Scott Informed the war de partment that undoubtedly Obrcgon Is in a better position to aid tho United States in Mexico by not being bound by a written agreement. Both state and wnr department of ficials regard the Mexican situation brighter than nt any tlmo for several days, This optimism 1b based on an opinion from Scott that tho "acute ness of the situation has passod," and Mexico City cables indicating Car ranza la not inclined to be over In sistent in his withdrawal demand. Major General Frederick Funston has began tho reorganization of tho border pntrol. Relieved of diplomatic responsibilities and having under his direct control almost 50,000 men, ho has outlined to his staff a redistribu tion of forces that ho believed would guarantee the protection of American residents from Mcxicnn raiders. Stnte department cables told of re newed Zapatista activities in southern Mexico strong Vllllsta activity in Aa catecas and the presence of many In dependent bands elsewhere. Pershing Fortifies Line. El Paso, Texas. General Pershing Is fortifying his lino of , communica tions! from Columbus southward with barbed wire entanglements, bomb proofs nnd extra guards, according to arrivals from Namlnlqulpn. Roporta that Carranzlsta troops aro moving into territory nljolnlng the American expedition were said to have caused the extra precautions. Under Foreign Secretary Amador said no secret pact or gentlemen's agreement was entered into botween Generals Obregon nnd Scott. Asqulth Modifies Regulations. Dublin. General Maxwell, Incom mand of the government troops sent to Irelnnd to suppress tho rebellion, has issued a proclamation placing a ban on all parades, meetings, polit ical, nthclelic or otherwise, except when approved by police. Great modification in the regula tions of martial law has been given tho people. All may now come and go as they wish between thejiours of four In the morning and midnight During tho remaining four hours they must keep within doors. It Is generally understood that Pre mier Asqulth is responsible for this relaxation. The premier's study of conditions and the sentiments of peo ple apparently convinced him that there was no clement of rebellious spirit remaining. Plan Aeropjane Contest. New York. A trans-continental acroplano competition for which prizes nmountlng to $100,000 probably will bo offered, has been decided upon by tho Aero Club of America. Tho plan, which lias for its object the de velopment of aerial defense oft tho country, was suggested by Ralph Put itzer of this city, who haB donated a trophy for annual competition. The routo for the night and tho date will bo announced later. May Act Upon Mall Seizure. Berlin. In view of the recent seiz ures of mall from Scandinavian steamships by tho British authorities, notwithstanding tho protests of the governments concerned, Joint action by Denmark, Sweden and Norway now is under consideration. This step Is mado probable by Great Brit nln's refusal to reconsider hor policy In respect to detention of malls by the United States nnd Scandinavia. Girls Go Over Dam; Three Drown. Hawarden, la. Three of Hawar den'B popular high school uirls wore drowned in the Big S,ioux river when a noat containing five pupils and a teacher was carried over a dam. Cowboys Tender Services. Holena, Mont. One hundred cow boya or Montana have offered their services to the local United States army recruiting olllce. A cowboy delegate, who made the offer to th army officers here, said a thousand rangemen could bo secured. Recalled Attache Decorated. London. It is reported that Cap tain Boy-ed, formerly German naval attache at Washington, bus been dec orated with tho Order of the Red Eagle, third class, with swords. OKLAHOMA, Tho Oklahoma, oll-burnlng supcrdreadnaught, latest addition to America h navy. Is hero shown nt anchor at the Philadelphia navy yard Above aro its officers photograp bed at tho Hag raising. At tho loft, Capt, Royor Well, com mander of tho Oklahoma, and tho right, Lieutenant Commander Adolphus Andrews. COLORED Tho negro troops that nro with tho expedition in Mexico uro Htundlng tho Is a viow of their camp at CasaB Grandes. IN THE Sorao of tho men of tho Fifth cavalry aro seen in a otrugglo with un outlaw horao that noodod shooing and ob jected to tho operation. YOUNG MARBURG Mr, and Mrs. Thcodoro liarburg, New York. Mr. Mnrburg, who la tho served in the British flying corps, until in tho hospital ho mot tho Baroness April 10. OIL-BURNING SUPERDREADNAUGHT TROOPS AT CASAS GRANDES CAIV1P OF THE FIFTH AND HIS BRIDE Jr., photographed on their arrival at sou of tho former minister to Belgium, he lost his leg In an accident. Whllo de Vlvaro and they wore married on w climate und hardships very well, This CAVALRY FRANCE HONORS AMERICAN Elliot Cowdln has Juat beon awarded tho military medal, tho highest war tlmo distinction of France, la recogni tion of his valor and aerial efficiency displayed In bringing to earth his third enemy aeroplane. Mr. Cowdia In u member of tho American aoroplonn squadron. Ho destroyed his second Gorman aircraft over Verdun u fow weeks ago, adding a socond palmlcat to tho croIx do guerro oaraod nearly a year ago. Recently Cowdln was aloft about 5,000 foot when he found himself faco to face- "with a Gorman Fokkor, Although his adversary's machine was far moro powerful than Cowdln's, the young New Yorker Instantly attacked and dostroyod It,