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CITr AND COUXTV NEWS.
Jack Carroll has returned from Fre
mont where he visited relntlves.
Mrs. P. A. Norton who visited in
Denver for a week pact returned Wed
nesday. Mr. atid'Mrg.' J. Walter Adams
have returned from a visit with friends
in Omaha .
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Chamberlain
spent Wednesday In Maxwell with
friends.'
Mrs. M. H. Douglas spent the first
of this week in the .western part of
this state.
The Entre Nous Club will bo enter
tained on Friday afternoon, July 7th,
by Mrs. Guy Cover.
Dr. Brock, Dentist, over Stone Drug
Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Owens and
children who were visiting in Grand
Island have returned homo.
Miss Esther Schwaiger began work
as stenographer in the Uratt, Good
man Sz Buckley office this week.
Floyd Juckson who spent a fort
night with relatives In Chicago re
turned homo Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Chester Mccombor who was op
erated upon in Omaha two weeks ago
returned home Tuesday evening.
Miss Ethol Donegan left Wedncs-
daay morning for California to spend
several weeks with her sister.
Attorney George N. Gibbs returned
Tuesday evening from a business
visit in the eastern part of the state
Mrs. George Yeoman and baby
went to Omaha Wednesday morning to
visit her mother for two weeks or
longer.
Mrs. II. S. Moores and son of 'Oma
ha, who were guests of Mrs. J. H.I
VanCleavo left for home Tuesday
evening.
License to wed was granted Wed
nesday morning to Miss Leila Wilson
of this city and John Morris Howard of
Wellfleet.
Dewey Callihan returned to Grand
Island Wednesday morning after vis
iting hero with his sister Mrs. Ed
ward Noble. .
Miss Edith Howland is assisting in
the Clinton Jewelry store during tno
absence of Miss Florence Stack in
California.
Miss Helen Carson, of South Dakota,
who visited Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Smith for two weeks returned home
Wednesday morning.
Miss Maud Miller who has been vis
iting in Chappell for several weeks,
came Tuesday to visit her sister Mrs.
Charles Thornburg.
Masters Wendt and Delbert John
ston left .Wednesday morning for Om
aha whore they will visit their aunt
Mrs. Fred Weingand.
Mrs. Harry S. Johnston left yester
day morning for Cheyenne, Laramio
and other western points to visit rei
atlves for some time.
Judge H. M. Grimes and Court Re
porter Barron returned Tuesday even
ing from Lexington wliere tliey trans
acted legal business for several days.
Mrs. George Conner, of Omaha, for
merly of (this cty, came Tuesday
evening to visit friends and to attend
the funeral of the lato Mrs. V. Lucas
Misses Edith and Pearl Boeck, of
Grand Island, arrived here Tuesday
evening to visit Mesdames Ernest and
Herbert Tramp for a. week or lonegr.
Mr. and Mrs. M. N. HoWombe and
J. R. Holcombe, of Laramie visited
James Louden and family this week
while enrouto homo from Gothenburg.
ShcnvIn-WilUams Flourluc for lmrd
or soft wood floors. It will not scratch
or boiling water will not effect it. A
slain and Tarnish combined For sale
by the HKXALL DRUG STORE,
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. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Small and
children arrived from Harvey, 111.,
Tuesday evening to visit at the Von
Goetz home; The former will- leave
tomorrow and the others will remain
for several weeks.
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The Silo-Dairy Trips Prove Big Siiccess
The two day dairy-silo and get-ac-qualnted
trip under tho auspices of
the North Platte Chamber of Com
merce, outlined by Secretary Fisher
and successfully carried out largely
through tho efforts of J. Q. Wilcox
and Supt. W. P. Snyder, was witnout
question ono of tho best moves that
North Platte has ever made. These
trips have been tried out and later re
peated in many counties of the state,
but it remained for Lincoln county to
furnish the most cars and tho largest
crowd of any such trip that has been
attempted In any county. Tho number
of cars on the trip Tuesday was llfty
six, and the number Wednesday sixty-seven
. Tho high rcaord previous to
this was hold by Gage county with
thirty-eight cars. .....
It should be Understood that the
occupants of these cars, other than
the North Platte men who drove their
cars, were farmers and their wives
or sons and daughters, and that each
car on both days was loaded to its
capacity. These farmers were not out
on a Joy-ride; they had left their
farms at one of tho busiest seasons
of tho year for the express purposo of
learning what tho other fellow-farmers
were (i'oing. and. through this
knowledge beuellt themselves; and
thoro was not a farmer on either trip
that will deny but that ho was bene
fitted. That they were Interested is
shown by the fact that practically
two-thirds of those who wont out on
tho first trip accompanied tho second
trip. Farmers came eighteen or twen
ty miles to accompany the party; they
did so not only tho first day but the
second as well.
Tho Tribune editor could not get
out on the Ilrst trip but was out on
tho second, and what struck him most
forcibly was the Interest tho farmers
displayed. At every point when tho
owner of tho silo made his talk, he
was plied with question they wanted
to know all the details of tho con
struction, tho cost, tho feeding value
of ensilage they were all eager to
learn. And all tho talk during the
day was about silos; they discussed
it among themselves, and talked about
them to the North Platte men they
talked silos all day and probably some
of them dreamed about silos at night.
The trip tho first day covered fifty
six mllos, the second day the distance
traveled was ninety-seven miles. Not
only were silos examined, but stock
and buildings inspected, conditions of
crops noted, methods of farming ob
served. It was a school of education
not alone to the farmers but others on
the trip.
There are today thirty-live silos of
all descriptions in the county; within
the next year year, as a result of this
trip there will probably be double
this number, and by 1918 the number
will undoubtedly exceed one hundred.
Tho trip demonstrated how easily and
cheanlv can nit silos ba constructed
on high ground; tho testimony of the
farmers who feed ensilage left no
doubt in the minds of others us to its
value.
Lincoln county sjiould become one
of tho greatest dairy counties In tho
state; all conditions are favorable.
The hill ranges provide the summer
forage, tho silo solves the question
of winter feed. No other move can
so greatly increase the prosperity of
tho county than boosting tho dairy
industry, and these trips were the
first boosts. Later meetings will be
held in different sections of the county,
and efforts made to import more and
better dairy cows.
Another fcaturo of tho trip was the
getting better acquainted. Fanners
from tho west end met farmers of tho
east end, and tho North Platte man
became better acquainted with botli
We must commend tho farmers for
the Interest they took in these trips
Tuesday the llrst place visited was
tho dairy farm of Albert Haspcl west
of town. Here was found a stave silo
of 110 tons capacity, and homo con
structed cement sheds that caught the
eyes of tho farmers of tho party. Mr.
Haspel highly endorses ensilage for
dairy cows; it Is not only a good food
but it is a cheap food. Ho has his own
machinery for cutting and slicing tho
fodder.
A short visit was made at the
Strollberg Shorthorn ranch, where
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the party inspected tho flno herd. Mr.
Strolberg's herd is among tho ilncst
in Western Nebraska.
A drive was then made to tho Scott
Reynolds farm where there is a stave
silo of 300 tons capacity. Mr. Rey
nolds is a cattle feeder, and is con
fident that ensllago whon fed with
alfalfa and corn shows up well in the
fattening of cattle for tho market. Ho
Is a llrm believer In tho value of en
silage, and in feeding it ho is very
successful .
Tho Harry Steven ranch at Biuncll
was reached at noon and tho lunches
eaten In tho grove. Thoro is a silo
on tho place and ensilage as a food
for growing stock was highly recom
mended by Mr. Stevens. During tho
noon hour talks were made by Mr.
Woodward, a dairy expert from tho
Lincoln state farm, by Dean Burnett
of tho State Agricultural College, and
by Messrs. Ilaapol, Reynolds and
Stevens.
A drive was then mado to tho Rob-
bins farm whoro thero nro two pit
silos, neither vory largo but sufficient
to supply tho needs, which were
erected at a very small cash outlay.
Mr. Bobbins told of the construction
tho cost and the wortli of ensllago
in feeding.
Tho Grecg farm was next visited
and a pit silo inspected and addresses
mado by D. B. McNecl and I. B.
Bostwick along genoral cattle grow
ing lines. Mr. Gregg thinks much
of ensilage for dairy cows and grow
ing stock and highly recommends silos
for tho farmer, cattle crowor and
dairyman.
The Mylandor farm was visited and
the 250-ton stavo silo inspected, as
was also tho work of preparing for
a pump irrigation plant that will wat
er ICO acres. For this plant tho con
tract has been lot. Here Louis Macey
made a talk along the lino of the far
mer and the business man uettinu
closer together.
I ho next place visited was tho Doo-
llttlo Perchcron horse farm, whero
were seen yearllnjr colts almost ns
large as the average horse. Mr. Doo-
little mado a talk on the advantage
oi growing a good class of horses:
there is always a good market for
tnem at good prices.
Tho party then drove to the state
farm, the crowd divided into four
sections and were conducted through
mo uairy barn. Tho record of tho
production of each cow was read, and
these records proved surprising to
those of the party who keep dairy
cows. Following this talks were
made by Dean Burnett, Mr. . Wood
ward, Mr. Snyder nnd others, and the
party then returned to town.
Tho llrst stop on the trip Wednes
day was at the John Griffith place
south of Maxwell whero the stavo
silo and hollow brick barn
was inspected. The silo lias a
capacity of 140 tons and the
barn 40 feet wide, GG long and
35 feet high cost $1500. Mr. Griffith
told of tho construction of tho barn,
nnd tho cost of tiling tho silo. Whon
corn runs 35 bushels to tho aero ho
said It was too expensive a crop to
put In tho silo, but when the crop run
but 10 bushels to tho aero it paid well
to convert it to ensilage. Last year it
cost $709 to lill tho silo, some of the
fodder being hauled from ono-half to
one mile.
Tho next placo visited was tho Win.
Houser farm. Hero, was found a tile
silo 14x32 feet, requiring from 25 to
30 acres of corn to flit. Thero la no
ropf or doors to this silo, and in his
remarks Mr. Houser said that on this
account stomo of tho ensilage spoiled,
and In the winter timo it lroze along
the edge. He was well satisfied, how
over, with tho results he had from the
silo and the ciiBllago. Sam Reynolds,
who had joined tho party when it
reached his homo, was called upon for
his excellence with silos and ensilage.
He is a pioneer in tho silo work, hav
ing erected tho second one In that
section. He told of tho advantages of
ensilage, tho work it required Illling
the silo, tho cost and many otlior in
torestlng facts.
From tho Houser farm a run to tho
National cemetery was made, whoro
tho party spent ten or fifteen minutes
and then on to tho Fred Ericsson
grovo whore tho lunches wero eaten
Iloro a count of tho automobiles was
made and the number found to be
seventy-one. About an hour was spent
in tho grove, and beforo luncheon
talks wero mado by several of tho ox
ports from the state agricultural col
lege at Lincoln who wero with tho par
ty. On this Ericsson farm is found tho
first silo constructed in Lincoln coun
ty. Mr. Ericsson is lust as strong an
advocate of ensllago today as whon ho
first began feeding It.
Louie Carlson's pit silo in Joffroy
canyon was next visited. It Is 10x25
holds 90 tons and cost ?S0. Ho con
sidors ensilage tho best and cheapest
feed one can havo, and would not do
without one.
W. II. AVafer, who also lives In Jeff
rey canyon, has a pit silo 14x18 and
tho silo together with an olovated
track leading to tho barn cost $3
outside the labor of himself and ono
man. Mr. Wafer has a herd ' of
thoroughbred Jersey cows, ono of tho
few herds of this breed In tho west
part of the state, and to theso ho food
ensilage with gratifying results. Ho
is a strong advocate of tho silo.
Further up tho canyon Is tho Kor
Bros, ranch which has au 1Sx30 pit
silo with a capacity of 150 tons. It
is locnted on tho hlllsido and tho en
silago is convoyed to tho feed yard be
low by means -of a wire tramway,
Herman Korr answered many ones
tions asked by tho farmers in atten
dance nnd theso brought out tho facts
that Kerr Bros, aro highly pleased
with ensilage; they would not think
of going back to tho old way of turn
ing stock into tho Btalk fields; by
siloing all tho fodder is saved, by tho
other plan ono-half Is lost. Ho does
not recommend onsilago for horses,
but it is a wonderful food for all
classes of growing stock.
Tho Willlums ranch whb next visit
ed. Hero is found a concroto or mon
olithic silo olx inches thick, 18 foot
In diameter, 45 feet high, with a
capacity of 2G0 tons. It is cost about
$G25, and is a mighty nice pleco of
work. Mr. Williams, who is associated
with ono of the GothenbuTg banks,
was present and told of its construe-
Dainty and appealing
are these new large assortments of Neck
wear, BagsJand Bells, direct from the
eastern fashion centers.
Delightful Collars and
Cuffs 25c to $2 a set
This new shipment of neckwear is what you
have been expecting. Sheer organdie collar
and culT sets in many styles, fichus and
cape elfcct of fine embroidered nets, white,
and trimmed with bright colors, from
25 Cents to $2.00
The Newest Novelty
Hand Bags
50c to $5
A Large Variety of New Belts
Middy Style, Kid and Patent Leather
Wilcox Department Store
HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! HAIL!
The hail season has opened with a 20 mile strip hailed in Adams county
and hail strip 15 miles north of North Platte. Your farm may be next to
suffer. Why take the risk, when, for a reasonable premium we can insure
your crop against loss by hail in the Home Insurance Company of New York
with Assets of $37,000,000.00. The strongest Insurance Company in the
world doing a hail insurance business. Losses settled promptly and paid
one hundred cents on the dollar.
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tion, of tho value of ensllago as stock
food, nnd answered many questions.
Ho did not think, after experimenting,
that ensllago amounts to much ns a
food in fattening cattle, but for stock
cattle and young stuff ho endorsed it
very highly. Ho had never fed It to
dairy cows, but understood it was
flno for that purpoao
Tho next stop was at tno bcott
Uros. farm where thero is au 1S.32
foot stavo silo. Mr. Scott wont into
details as to tho coat of illling tho
silo nnd tho benefit of feeding en
silage. With a force of 12 teams and
18 men this silo was filled in ono day
at a cash outlay of $GG. When corn
will run 30 bushels to tho aero it re
quires about 20 acres to till tho silo.
Ho begins reeding tlie ensunge in
December, and llguirlng on ten cowa
and forty head of young stuff tho en
silage lasts until May, wlillo tno Dare
fodder from tho samo ncrcago would
Inst but a fow weeks. Tho sIIj has
a capacity of 1(10 tons. It pays for it
self every second year.
The final visit was mado at tno
Krank Swift farm, where the circular
cement block barn was visited. This
barn cost $2,500, and will last for ages.
Enrouto homo a llftcen minute stop
was made at Brady and North Platte
was reached about seven-thirty. Tho
wind and dust made riding disagree
able, but as everybody was brim full
of enthusiasm, little attention was paid
to the wind, dust nnd hot sun.
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Tho Silo nnd Dairy Trip Committee
wish to express their thanks llrst to
tho fanners at whoso places wo stop
ped, second to tho farmers and their
wives for leaving tlieir worn nn mail
ing tho trip a success by their interest
and attendance, third to the business
nnd professional men for tho use of
their cars and their timo and last but
not least to tho hearty co-operation of
tho Chambor of Commerce. Wo cannot
help but bellevo that much good dovel
nient work will result from this trip.
W. P. SNVDKIl, Supt.
J. Q. AVILCOX, Chairman.
Dowhower-DIe'iier Wedding.
A pretty homo wedding took place
Wednesday evening at tho Dowhower
home on wcHt Kifth street when Miss
Naomi Dowhower was married to John
Dienor. Tho ceremony waB performed
at eight o'clock by llov. Harman in
tho presence of a number of friends
and relatives. Miss Hazel Calhoun
played tho Wedding inarch and Miss
Margaret l'redoriciu! was mam oi non
or. Tho brldo wore a rich gown of
whilto .not aiuU chiffon over whltc-
sllk and carried "a bouquet of lilies
and sweet peas. Her maid woro a
pjnk crepe do chino gown and held
pink carnntioiiB. Ezra Dowhower at
tended tho groom . After tno congratu
lations a dinner was served by a
number of young lady friends of tho
brldo. Mrs. DIener was born In this
city, attended tho local schools, grad
uated In 1013 nnd has beon a success
ful rural school teacher.
Tho groom la a popular and enter
prising young farmer who resides
twelve mllos from this city whoro thoy
will mako their homo on a farm. Host
wishes aro extended by many friends.
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Garngo 53x72 foot.
Also large room 53x72 suitable for
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All equipped with steam heat.
Located on corner of Eighth and
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15tf JULIUS MOGENSON. Prop.
MIsi Anna Holden, of Seranton, la.,
In visiting at the Norton homo while
enrouto from a visit in Denver.
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