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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1916)
THE SEMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PlATTE. NEBRASKA. LINCOLN JELECTED CAPITAL CITY CHOSEN A3 THE MOBILIZATION POINT. TO HOLD INSTRUCTION SCHOOL Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around thb State House. VVeitern Newipapor Union News Service. Lincoln Una beon selected by tho war department aa the point of inobill 2Htlon of two rcgirnentB 0110 stgiuil corps and ono flold hospital of the Nebraska national guard, and Gov ernor Morchead has Issued orders for tho troops to go Into camp at onco. Two companlos and two detach ments of sanitary troops Imvo been or dered to tho armory at tho state fair grounds to prepare the camp for tho other compunles that will follow. Adjutant General Hall has ordered all companies when called In to Lin coln to obtain transportation at tho local railroad tlckot olllces, on tho state's credit, limited time making this nocessary. Recruiting Is pro ceeding rapidly, being aided much by support of business Hrni3 in several towns. To Open School of Instruction. While tho troops aro being equipped preparatory to muster, the olllcors and men will bo given instructions, in some respects the camp may be considered a school of instruction, and if the soldiers do not got to loavo the stato, they will have the benefit of such a school. An outline of tho first two weeks Instruction at the mobilization camp has been prepared by Lloutennnt P. G. Wrightson, of tho United States army, who has hold conferences with Colonels Paul and Eberly. The in struction will lncludo lectures on pres ervatlon of health In camp, rifle work, heavy drills and discussion of infan try attack under fire. Officers will bo given instruction in the Spanish language and all militia men will hoar talks on relations of the United States with Mexico. Lieutenant Wrlghtson's program is merely r tentative one, he says, sub ject to change by any regular army officer placed permanently in direc tion of the camp instruction. Now Course at State University. A course, leading to the dogrce of bachelor of arts in music will be offered by tho state university, com mencing with the now semester in Sep tember. The announcement of tho new addition to the university curriculum, and of tho appointment of Rabbi Jacob Singer of Lincoln as assistant profes sor of the theory and history of music, Is made by Prof. Paul H. Grunmann, head of the Department of Fine Arts, under whoso direction the work will bo given. The new course will make It posslblo for university students to get instruction in instrumental and vocal music from accredited teachers in tho city, and at the same time get university credits that will lead to the A. B. degree. To Secure Pure Seed. For several years past the elevator managers havo experienced consider able trouble from ryo mixed with a largo part of tho wheat marketed. Wheat, which, if unmixed, would grade high, is lowered in value to the miller ly a small per cent of ryo or barloy. In order that tho farmer may market wheat unmixed with other grains It is necessary thdt he sow unmixed seed. According to the Nebraska college of agriculture ono of the best methods! by which a farmer may secure good seed is to pull out tho rye growing in a small part of tho field and cut and thresh it separately. The opportunity of obtaining pure seed in this way will end with tho beginning of harvest A bulletin giving general informa tion on tho coming statowido celebra tions of Nebraska's semi-centennial of statehood, in 1916 and 1917, is being printed for the stato superintendent's office and will soon bo ready for dis tribution. "Prosperity and culture" is tho slogan which aJorns the title page, along with a cover design showing In pictures the progress of the state from the time when buffalo and Indians roamed its plains to the present day of automobiles, skyscrapers aud paved highways. Adjutant Genoral Hall says that tho formal order issued at Washington for tho Nebraska national guard to ansem bio at Lincoln was In pursuance of plans mado htroo years ago. "SInco that plan was mado," he said, "the gov ernment has provided camp grounds and a rlllo range at Ashland. In case tho mon aro to bo kept In camp for any length of time they will probably be ordered to assemble there, if they aro to meot for almost Immediate depar ture for tho south, the cull for assem bling at Lincoln will stand. Plans aro being laid for a monster mass meeting of rural school patrons in connection with the stute fair, Wednesday and Thursday, September 6 and 7. Tho foronoon meetings will be devoted to conferences, committee reports and general detnlls. At 3 o'clock each afternoon an open meet ing will be Ijeld In the auditorium at tho state fair groimds at which ad dresses bearing on rural school im provement will bo given by those who can speak authoritatively on tho subject. NEW FEDERAL GAME LAW. Early Shooting Weapon Permitted by the New Regulation. Federal game regulations and nunc ing restrictions in this territory havo boon changed so as to permit an early spring season of thirty days for shoot ing ducks, geese and other waterfowl hereafter. Notlco to this offoct has just been recolved by Chief Cimo Warden Rutonbeck. Tho old regulations made tho closed season run from Dceembor 21 to Sep tember 5, inclusive, thus prohibiting any spring shooting whatever. Now the bars aro let down to hunters from l'obruary 9 to March 10, Inclusive. To offset this, one mouth and fifteen days aro taken from tho open season In tho fall, which will run In future from September 1G to Novomber 15, Inclu sive. It will bo lawful hereafter to shoot watorfowl from the banks of tho Missouri rWer north of Nebraska City, during the open seasons. This has been prohibited by the federal govern ment up to tho present tlmo. Acting Governor Appoints Staff. Three defeated candidates for lieu tenant governor in the recont stato primaries becamo tho recipients of consolation prizes distributed by Act ing Governor James Pearson when he appointed them Friday morning as his "aldes-do-camp," or colonels, on his personal staff. Tho men upon whom this distinction was bestowed are Walter Klechel of Johnson, Theodora. Uooscvclt Nordgren of Aurora and William B. Banning of Union. Mr. Pearson himself was among tho defeated ones running for lieutenant governor In the prlmutus, us ho was beaten for rcnomlnatlon on the demo cratic ticket by Edgar Howard. Ho won the populist nomination, however, and has Indicated that he will remain on that ticket through the campaign. "I just thought I'd show tho hoys they weren't forgotten even if they did lose out In tho primaries," said Governor Pearson, In a synipathet:e tono of voice, which one kindred spirit would naturally feel for another. Bank Loss Will Reach $50,000. About $75,000 of tho $110,000 loaned out by the Farmers State bank of De catur at the timo it was closed and taken In charge by tho stato banning board Is now classed an "doubtful pa per " T. R. Riley, tho examiner in ebnrgo, has reported to Secretary Rovso that he has found $35,432 of notes given tho bank by Indians and $39,438 of other questionable bills re ceivable. How much tho receiver of tho bank will be nblo to realize from tills paper can only be guessed at. If It should bo collectable on a 50 per cent basis, there would still be $37,500 loss. Ex aminer Riley has reported $12,35G of known loss on notes and other assets classed as "worthless" and "doubt ful." The best estimate that can be made regarding tho' bank's losses is $50, 000. It is certain that the stnto guar anty fund will have to be drawn upon for a larger sum than this In order to pay depositors. Evanrjellntic Effort and Tenantry. Evangelistic effort or tho church In any community by means of the cam paign of a few weeks Is open to the same danger as tenantry on farm3, according to Rev. H. N. Morse, in speaking before tho rural life confer ence in session at tho college of agri culture. Because he will not stay long on the farm, tho tenant adopts a prac tice in agriculture which will net him tho quickest profits. These may or may not be tho best for the commun ity In tho long run. The ovangellst was placod in tho same class. Ho forces immediate results In many in stances and as a result there is fre quently a crippling effect on long standing religious progress. General Colby Tenders Services. Genoral L. W. Colby, of Beatrice, has tendered his services to Governor Morchead in caso war Is declared. Ho served as a soldier In the civil war, in tho Sioux Indian Avar of 1S90 91, and the Spanish-American war of 189S-99. He was commissioned a first lieutenant, captain and colonel of the national guard. He was seven vears a colonel, nine years a briga lior general and two yoars ndjutnnt general of the military forces of Ne braska. Ho has been in command of a brigade .a division and an army corps, was commissioned a brigadier general by President McKlnloy and In now a member of the national scuard, on the retired list ns a briga dier general. Gone on Historical Survey. Director A. E. Sheldon started Sat urday for two months' field work upon the historical and technological sur vey of Nebraska. Mr. Sheldon Is chairman of tho ethnological survey of Nebraskn, conducted by tho Acad emy of Science, and director of tho Nebraska history seminar of the stato university. The pjan for this summer's work includoa visiting most of the Im portant historical sites In the stato and securing photographs and motion picture films of them for future his torical work. Tho executive committee of tho Ne braska dry federation has filed in dis trict court a petition to chango the wording on tho ballot for tho dry amendment to tho constitution as pro posed by Attorney General Reed, and to substitute a title which It doclarus to be more fair. Alleging that the title of the ballot as given by Reed will havo a tendoncy to projudlco voters against the amendment, tho committee proposes a tltlo that will include tho exact wording of the proposed addi tion, and asks the court to order Its adoption, or one that the court UbqII will draw up, ALL OVER NEBRASKA 8HORT NEWS ITEMS DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. July 3-4-5 Mld-Summor Raco Meot at Kearney. July 5 to 8 State Golf Tournamont nt Omaha. July 10-11-12 Northwestern Hotol Men's Association Convention at Omaha. July 10-11-12 Missouri Valley Votorl nary association convention at Omaha. July 11-12. Annual convention of Ne braska Variety Merchants nt Kear ney. July 17 to 22 Nebraska Stato Tennis Tournament at Wayne. July 25 Nebraska Democratic con vention at Hastings. July 25. Nebraska Republican Con vention at Lincoln. July 30-August C Summer Assembly of tho Church of Brothron1 at Beat rice. Aug. 7 to 11 Tractor Weok in Fre mont. Aug. 7 to 10 Stato Press Association's North Platto Valley excursion. August 10. Second annual barbecuo at Seward. Aug. 17-27 Seventh Day Advcntlsts' Conferenco at Hastings. Aug. 21-25 Mo. Valley Photographers' Association Convention at Lincoln. Tho Nebraska Sundny School asso ciation at their annual convention In Falls City last week, decided after a spirited contest that ns Omaha was the birthplace of tho Nebraska Sun day school convention forty-nino years ago, it wus a fitting place to hold tho golden Jubilee there next year. Now olllcors are as follows: President, J. S. Dick of Crote; vico president, II. Lomax of Broken Bow; recording secretary, E. R. Mathers, Falls City; L. C. Oberlles of Lincoln, treasurer, and these were unanimous ly chosen. As a sensational sequel to the Luff assault trial which iwua concluded just recently at Aurora, a claim hus been tiled with the county commls sloners of Hamilton county by Luff for the sum of $15,5G5.25, which ho al leges is duo him for expenses and for damages duo for false arrest, falso imprisonment and tnnllclous prosecu Hon. The sum of $3,DG5.25 is asked for expenses und attorneys' fees. Luff was tried for assault and was found not guilty on tho first ballot. A fifteen-acre field of daisies, lo cated on the Goosen farm, five and one-half miles west of Beatrice, ha3 attracted hundreds of visitors the past few days. The daisy seed appears to have been mixed with grass seed or dered by Mr. Goosen, and tho (lowers had a healthy growth. The sight Is a beautiful one. Colfax county has spent $10,000 cutting down and grading the road between Dodge and Howells. Hills havo been cut down and the dirt used to fill In the low places, making the highway that connects the Albion branch towns almost as level as a prairie road. Eleven women's organizations and every fraternal order In Hastings havo promised to participate in the Fourth ! of July parade which members of tho j committee declare will bo the longest and most attractive ""or held in cen tral Nebraska. Evi town in tho county will assist In tne celebration. Nearly $1,000,000 Is Involved In tho recent transfer of 139 quarter sections of Kansas land, in which A. L. Clarke and William Dutton, Hastings men, disposed of their holdings to the Gar den City Sugar company at $40 an acre, or just twlco the purchase pries. David E. Adams of Beuver Crossing, who was thrown from an auto four miles northeast of Exeter two weeks ago, and uustalned a broken back, died from his injury. About twenty-fivo young men have organized a band at Genon, and with the help of the merchants of the town they expect to keep It a-going. Press Martin, former editor of tho Odoll Wave, has purchased the Liber ty Journal and will take possession soon. Tho Randolph school board has juat voted to install a course In domestic science In the public schools of the town. July zti, a7 and 28 are the dates for Tekntnah's annual race meeting. Secretary Campbell of the Tecum sen Chautauqua announces that John I j. Kennedy of Omaha and Edgar Howard of Columbus will discuss po litical issues one day of the assem bly. The dates of tho Tecumseh Chau tauqua aro August 12 to 20. Improvement!) that will lncreaso the stable room by the addition of twenty moro stalls are being made by the Fremont Driving Park association to accommodate the horses that will be thero for the annual race meet, July 11, 12 and 13. Glenn Klopplng, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klopplng, living near Waynn, was killed In an automo bile accident near his home a few days ago. At tho annual school meeting tno WesturvHIe school district, Custer county, voted unanimously In favor of a two-teacher, two-room ninth and i tenth rural hlt:h school. I Arthur Skelton, a well known young farmer living between Elmwood and Alvo, was Instantly killed when his auto turned turtle und landed on top of his body near Elmwood. Nebraska farmers this year trill raise about as much winter wheat and oats as they did In 1915, but the cropa will not bo worth within a good many million dollars of what they wero last year, according to the re port of the Department of Agriculture bureau of crop estimates. This year Nebraska will ralso 02,732,000 bushels of winter wheat worth $50,158,800, ac cording to tho report, which puts tho value por bushel at 90 cents. Tho oats crop this year Is estimated nt G0,0C3,000 bushels, worth $23,G82,W0 at 3G cents a bushel. Nebraska is tile only state in this section In which tho condition of winter wheat Is better thnn that of the ten-year average. Matt Savldge, Nebraska aviator, was instantly killed at Ewlng when at a height of about 350 feet. As h was attempting a spiral glide he losi control of his machine, which dnshiul to tho ground. The Savldge boys, traveling under tho name Savldge Bros. Aviation company, wero tho first Nebrasknns to lly and havo built all their own machines. Rallrond men say that at tho pres ent rate of construction tho Yut.uv Chalco cut-off on tho Burlington, now In course of building, will bo ready for use by January 1. Largo forces of brldgomen are now at work on tho bridges that span tho Elkhorn and Platte rivers. On tho twelve miles of line there will bo ten bridges. Ten acres belonging to thu Union Pacific Railroad company wore an nexed by the village of Plckrell as tho result of proceedings heard In Gngo county district court. Tho action ot the village permits policing of tho yards of the new territory, on which the depot, stock yards and two eleva tors nro located. Fires will have dlfilculy In making any headway In Cluidron In the fu turo, for a Blxty horsepower White motor truck has Just been purchased by tho city council. The machine was origlnnlly an or,dlnnry motor truck, but negotiations havo been compluled for tho full equipment of tho machine with fire apparatus. Kearney will entertain tho Variety Merchants of Nebraska to the number of aoventy-llve or more, on July 11-12, when they hold their annual conven tlon In that city. Delegates to this meeting will bo from the larger towns In tho state, whoro five and ten-cent stores are In operation. The annual summer assembly of tho Church of Brothron, will be held at Beatrice July 30 to August G. Tho districts compriso Nebraska, Northern Kansas and Eastern Colarado. Three hundred delegates nro expected. Organized efforts of Hastings clerks to place tho lid on all business houses during the Fourth of July celebration thoro was given Impetus whon tho Ministerial association endorsed the movement. Rev. J. J. Ramsey, formorly of Lea venworth, Kans., was found guilty of white slavery by a federal grand Jury at Hastings and sentenced to fifteen months at hard labor In Loavonworth penitentiary by Judge Mungor. Dodge county citizens voted $100,000 court houso bonds nt a special eleC' tlon recently, the issue carrying by u majority of almost 4 to 1. Work on tho $150,000 court house at Fremont will start soon. Crawford voted $15,000 bonds sev oral days ago, to build an addition to Its school building, which has been clearly outgrown by the steady In crease In tho number of school cull dren. Tho Rural Mall Carriers association of Nohraska will hold their unnual convention In Hastings July 4th. An attondanco of soveral hundred from nil purls of the stato is expected, A llvo days Chautauqua will be held at Dodgo this year, starting July 19th. This is tho first season Dodgo has ever undertaken tho task ot holding a Chautauqua. Tho high cost of motoring rosulted In breaking a record for low prices when W. E. Coke, a Hastings buslnoss man, sold his car for $5. August 1 to 10 are the dateK of thu twentieth year program of tho Ne brnska Epworth assembly at Lincoln July 25 is tho dato set for tho re publican state convention and tho mooting place Is Lincoln. Charles S. Anderson was nominated for postamster ut a primary election held at Fullerton. Work has starteil on the now con croto brldgo, which is to span tho Plntte south of Keumey. On Monday, Juno 2; tho corner stone of tho now postotllce building at Aurora was laid. The ceremony wa presided over by Grand Mastor Viola of the Nebraska Masons. All Ma honle lodges In tho western part of the stato were represented. The village board of Laurel Iibb let tho contract for a now single action triple pump for the waterworks do partmont. It will be capable of pumping 400 gallons a minute and will bo operated from the eJnctric light engine. fifty-two now members most of whom were from western Nebraska wero enrolled In membership with ttie Nebraska State Pharmnclal usso elation during their annual conven tlon at Hustings. Osmond is the only town in Pinrc county that will celebrate tho Fourth of July this year. Merchants of th town havo subscribed a goodly suui for tho occasion. York county on June 1st had 1,389 automobiles according to figures com piled by County Assessor J. W. Bar nott Traveling Coat of Everyone who goes traveling wuuts a coat that will servo for walk ing and for motoring, to bo comfortn bio and look smart In. Hero Is ono that ougagos to fill all thoso require ments, and do even moro. How It ar rlvod at such chic linos, with so fow seams, Is a thing to marvel nt and to commend In its designer. In the pic ture it is shown mado of gray chinchil la, but oifo can imnglno Hit ulogauco In covert cloth, In homospun or al most any of tho coatings that aro mado up for practical, all-round woar. Tho back of tho coat and collar Is all in ono piece, and tho top ot tho slcovo is extended to tho collar. Thoro arc nmplo turned-back cuffs and sorv tccablo pockets, aud a collar that fur nlshos both stylo and rcnl protection. The collar Is faced with silk llko tho coat in color and may bo fastened up Swimming Suits of Any numbor of clover nnswerB to tho question of beach clothes has put tho unsightly bathing suit en llroly out of countenance Swim ming suits, battling frocks and shore lrosses nro designed to add to tho on :hantment of tho beachus, for tho summer girl insists thut thoy must oo pretty. Drosses for tho shoro and for bathing aro mado of taffeta, pop lin, pougue, fiber silk, und other stuffs, with hat or cap, shoes and hoso all :aretully thought out, and tho outfits for water sports ure as pleasing as my others. For tho girl who Bwlms much, or paddlefl tho precarious canoo, regular swimming suits nro made of wool Jersey cloth llko those shown In tho picture. Nuvy bluo remains tho beat liked color, hut thore aro brown nnd green and two-color mlxturea as well. Nearly all the solid-color suits aro bor dered with a braid In white or whlto with a color. In two-color mlxturea ono of the colors is usod for the nar row bunds thut make tho hordoni. In bathing frocks plaid silks aro usod fr trimming plain colors. Broad strlpos und pointed skirts are novol ties that are liked, and sashes of knit ted Bilk havo added color touches. Swimming suits uro In two pieces, with knlckeru extending to the knees, Gray Chinchilla 1 high at the throat or loft open By way of varloty in color and re sistance to tho dust of travel, very durk bluo facings for collar, cuffs and pockets mako a duo contrast with gray cloth. Elthor bluo or brown fac ings nro presented on tan coats, and black with tan is alwayB a good com bination. Rows of machlno stitching nro tho vory best stylo for decorating utility coats, and thoy may bo dona In a contrasting color on a plain cloth. Tho unbrokon UnoB and tho shnpo llnoss ot tho cont pictured will rocoin mend It to stout figures. For tho very slender woman thoro aro coats with capos which aro adorably becom ing to the too llut-chostod. Thoro aro models with both capes and nmplo collars, and others with lofty collars thut koop ono guessing as to whothcr they aro collars or capes. Wool Jersey Cloth " i- Tho ono-plece overgarment sctB closo to tho figure and fustcna on tho shoul dur or slips on llko a sweater, with out fastening. It la slushed up at euch aide In order not to bumper the Bwlmmor. Occasionally a suit la shown with elastic bands across the sorvice. With those trim and practical suits satin sauduls aro worn and bright colorod diving caps of rubber. Thoy aro for tho girl who spends hor timo In tho wuter, und uro mado for roal service. Bathing frocks for the beach aud bathing ure mado with blouses and full Bklrts, and thero uro swimming suits Icsb scant In tho skirt than thoso shown in the illustration, hut added fullness means addod weight. For thoso who llko tho beach but not the water, thero aro shoro costumes, but they aro few as compared to tho un- , ending variety to bo found in bathing frocks. Tho world's highest powored moton ship has boon built In Italy for tho Bra zilian navy, its oil motors developing 0,400-horso power.