Semi-Weekly Tribune
I HA L. BARE, Editor mid i'ubllnher.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Ono lour by Mull In Advance. . . .flJUo
One fcur by Carrier In Advance.
Entered iit North Platte. Nebraska,
iotolUoo aa Second Cims Mattar.
TUESDAY, I)l!L'E3inKH 20, 1010.
(JOOI) IIOAIIS Or KSL'KCIAL
' BENEFIT TO PAlftlKHS.
(OmiUftt Hoc.)
Tli0 Boo, relies upon statements
made by Stttto Hnglnoar Johnson to
support Its contention Uint good roads
an; to tho bsnoflt of tlto former moro
tnnn any othr cltJzon of Nobrnnkti.
Jloro is what tho Btatc onglneor says
on tho mattor of hauling:
"A team thalts can Haul tr.OOO pounds
owr an ordinary road could haul
3,500 pounds ovor it well-graded road,
4,000 pduntts ovor n cluy and gravol
rbftd and 7,000 pounds orer a brick
road; On long hauls J olghting is
usually dono at 1 cent per mile por
hnndred, but for short hauls, such as
tho fannor makes to and rem towns,
it umially costs 26 centa per ton mllo
ovtr ordlna'ry roads. By hauling tho
amount I havo liorotofoua iMutod,
on different clawtis of stood, lUtfa
would make a coat of hauling on woll
graded roads 21.4 cents por ton mllo;
ovfr clay and gravol roads, 18 cents
por ton miles; and ovor brick' sur
face roads 10.7 cents "par ton mllo
TIiIh 'would niako tho cost of hauling
over brick torfaco roada C7 por cent
loss than hauling ovor ordinary
roads." ,
If MF. Johnson's figures aro dependable-
and applying thorn to tho
wheat qrop of tho ourront year, wo
find nemo inkling of what poor roads
cost the farmers of tho state. Tho
wheat crop of tho stato for 1916 is re
turned at 08,77.1,081 buahols, or, in
round numbers, a.O.ll.'COS' tons, to
movo which ono mllo at tho rato of 25
cents pc ton mllo would cost $507,
851. If one-half of tills could bo saved
by good roads, tt wpuld bo $253,925
Into tho farmers' pockets. Capltalizo
this at C por cent and wo havo $5,078,-
510; If th0 av'orago haul for a ton of
' wheat on its way from tho farm to tlto
shipping point iB seven miles, tho sav
ing thus effected would pay 5 por
cont on $36,500,000. which would un
der Mr. Johnson's ostlmato construct
250 miles or brick-surfucod roads. Arid
this Is on tho wheat icrop of tho stato
alojio and takes no account of tho mil
lions of tons of other matorials hauled
by tho1 farmers.
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OITV AND COUNTY" NEWS
Mr..McLntn, of Grand Island, was In
tontn on buslnoss Thursdny.
Gl'audo Wolngnnd and oon roturned
Friday front Illlulois where they vlslt
od tho former's mothor.
-Mrs. B. B. Bontmnu roturned homo
Tuesday ovonlng from an extended
visit with hor paroifts In Illinois.
Saturday tho North Platte Electric
Light and I'oWor Company ga,vo each
of Its seventoon employes ton por cont
of thoir month's salaries for a Christ
mas gift,
Robert Uuzsa, of Lincoln, formerly
or una city visited his uncle Elmor
Contos arid family laslj week whllo on-
routo to Sidney to opond tho holidays
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wim roia'iJVOs,
'josepn uonogon, who vlslf.oil his
parents tho laat two weeks, will leavo
In a.fow days for Now York from
where ho wll sail to Europe to roaumo
work hs first onglneor on u battle
ship, v
Mutual Building
OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
ASSETS $840,000.00
To Prpspoctivo Building & Loan Borrowers;
Non-resident Building & Loan Companies arc adver
tising,tho fact that they havo reduced the - monthly payments
of hoi-rowers to $1.10 per month on each $100.00 Borrowed,
making tho monthly payment the same as tho Mutual Build
ing & Loan Association of North Pintle. They fail to state
that of the $1.10 paid to the non-resident company, there is
only thirty-five cents credited as a principal payment, the
halunco seventy-five cents heing taken for interest. Of tho
$1.10 monthly payment to this association on 'each $100,00
borrowed sixty cents is for interest and fifty cents is credited
as a principal payment.
This difference in the amount credited tho borrower
will result in the borrower in the non-resident company be
ing compelled to pay not less than $25.00 more on each
$100.00 borrowed in order to dischnrgo the debt than they
.yould if they were doing the business ilh 'this Association.
r Mutual Building & Loan Association
V OF NORTH PLATTE, NFBP ?KA
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AMERICAN COMPANY SAYS
NO FAOTOJtY IjN 1917
(Hershey Times.)
A representative bunch of the sugar
beet growors of this tiorrltory mot In
the directors' room of the Batik of
Lincoln County Saturday morning
with Manager A. J. Denmnn, of tho;
Grand Island facte ry and KleW' Man
ager John Bryan. Mr. Denmen had
Just returned from a trip to Denvor
whoro he had been In conferonca with
the heads of the American Ueet Sugar
Co., and who instrudd him to Inform
the growers hero that their company
would oroct no factory hero during
tho year 1917. Tholr reasons weie that
It would cost In tho neighborhood of
$2,000,000 to. do this, twlco the amount
It should, on account of contractors
having all tho work they can handle
along this lino and nr0 not looking for
any rush Jobs, anil also that the price
of stool and machinery wo higher on
nccount of tho war. A representative
from tho Qreat Wostern Sugar Co. Is
expected any day to go ovor tho 'terri
tory with a vie'A toward locating a fac
tory Iiore. Contracting will bo hold off
for somo tfmo t or until some defi
nite conclusions can be arrived at, the
American pooplo having doflnltoly de
cided not to construct a factor' hero,
noxt year, at least, but will undoubt
edly contract somo beet rogarloas of
who would locate bora. It is ox
poctod that tho bulk of tho boot con
tracts from this, torrltory in tho fu
turo will havo a factory clause in
thorn and whothor we got the factory
noxt yoar or not, it Is bound to come
soon.
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Sutherland News.
(Prom tho Free Lanco.)
ISd Mcdlothlen, of tho Kolth, ranch,
has lost fourtoon, head 'Of oattlo from
tho corn Italic dlsvaso.
Miss Sophronla Brewer, ngod hov-onty-tnroo
yeans, and an aunt of It. A,
Brewer, of this placo. passed away at
an nrly hour Wednesday morning
after a briof illnoss. She had boon
making her homo with tho Brcwor
family.
Goorgo Crosby recently lost seven
head of calves from corn stalk poison
ing. Up to tho time of going to pross
this afternoon (Thursday) Iloy Mar
tln' loss Is reported to bo twonty-two
head. Numerous othor growers JiavO
suffered llko lossoa, hut wo havo been,
uunblo to get the exact llgures.
Word Tocoivod from Emmott Ilobh,
who wns injured In the Burlington
wreck several' weeks ago, la to tho ef
fect that thoro has 'not beon' the do-
slred lmprovomont In his condition re
cently. His broken leg scorns not to
bo mending proporly, nnd nn operation
wan necessary. Hb will llkoly bo eon-
II nod to tho hospital at Hastings for
somo time.
RAILROAD NOTES
Victor Falk loft Saturday evening
for Omaha to tako examination for
employment on the Union I'nolflc.
Dr. Jonas, Union 1'ncHlc physician
and surgeon of Omaha, spent the week
end horo on business nt tho City hos
pital.
Bon Jackson, a dining car waiter on
train, No. 2 was tltrlekon with muscular
paralysis of tli0 limbs. Ftiday whllo
In tho locul dopot, Dr. Dont wns sum
moucd and Jackson taken to tho hos
pital l1or treatment. Ho recovorcd dur
ing tho night and Wont Ho Omaha Sat
urday aftornoon,
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Tho Entre Nous club hold; a pleasant
mooting at tho bomo of Mrs. John
Uascko tho lattor part of last weok.
Decorations wero appropriate to tho
holiday uonsion. Mrs. Russoll Wyman
was ftwrrdod tho first 'prlzo.
Tho Nebraska Tolophono Co. through
tholr manngor Mr. Von Dollen wish
extend the soasbn's greetings to tho
matrons of tho local office
& Loan Assn.
Night Scones In Yokohama.
In most oriental countries Hiiitgot
brings quid to the streets nud lhro is
littt nliflit life. Hut on Tliotitor stmt.
Yjkplwima, 11 o'clock ,nt night e. tlu
grant crowds leaving the movie, wnb-h
nro close toother, nnd the resulting
scene Is one never to ba forgotten.
Iliunnnlty packed loo clow for com-
fort surges In nn unbroken title from
one end of the street to the other. Add
to this limes of tunny lined forms the
taking down of the highly colored ban
ners nnd you have a scene thnt makes
the dropping of the big tdp at home
look 111(0 it nldo show.
Sometimes the lights on the water
produce nn effect almost Venetian In
cliurni, but the bulky cnnal bout lacks
tho artistic linos of the gondola, and
the water sends forth a scent which
might be called lnv a plainor name.
Tho newspnper boy rushes through the
narrow streets hurling Hie sheets t
r,K,lt nI)( oft ng ue nni8 uml
the bolls at his waist to amioiinco his
arrivol.-Chrlstiun Herald.
Burdotto' nnd tho Towel.
The story of how Bob Burdette be
gan, to write for publication Is nit her
Interesting. Ills wife was nn invalid,
and most of lite verse and short stuff
wore written solely for her entertain
ineiit. One day lie was talking to Frank
Iliittoii, who later became postmaster
general under Arthur. Ilatton was
then editing vj Burlington Hawkeyo.
"Bob," snkt "Hatton, 1'when you get
through reudlng your stuff to your
wife hand It over to me and I'll
prlirt it."
One of the first things ho turned ovor
was his famous ode to tho printing of-
flco towol. This Is part of it:
Over and under wao blanker limn thunder
Ado dally put on a more Inkier una
Until one windy morning without any
wnrnlng , ,
It foil on the floor and wns broken In
twd.
Charles B. Lewis (M. Quad) In New
York Sun.
Germany's Intensive Farming.
Germany has an area equal only to
the three stutes of Minnesota, Iowa
nnd -Missouri. Yet Germany produces
throe-fifths as much oats, four-flfths
as much bnrley, six times as many
potatoes and nine times as much rye
as wo produce In the wholo United
States. In the last thirty ycrtVs 'Ger
man rye production per acre Increased
87 tier cont while tho United Stales
Increased 10 per cent: German wheat
Increased 58 per cent, ours only M
per cent; German hurley CO per cent.
the United Stutes 10 per cent; German
oats 85 per ccut, our own 0 per cent;
German potatoes 80 per cent, ours 7
per cent, it is n noiuuie acmey'diiem
for a nation whoso soil resources are
poor and which for tho last 'thirty
years has been thought to bo special
izing on Industrial development. New
Vni-lr lUnll
Not What Sho Expected.
Maria was a tender, sentimental lit
tle tiling, but, to put it mildly, hardly a
beauty. She was very fond of hubby,
but exneted from him rather an undue
amount of attention and sen-Ice
"Oh. Gcorcc." she complained ono
night, "I don't believe you really lavo
me! Tell me, would you feel It. dear.
If wo wero parted?"
"Eh-what's that?" said George.
brightening up.
"I mean if some one wero tri come
and offer to tako mo away, give mo a
beautiful homo and every loving care
atid nil the best that money could buy,
how would you feel?"
"It wbn't happen." he answered, re
lapsing Into moody sllcnccPlttsburgh
Chroulclo-Tclegraph,
Logond of Fyvle Castle,
.Fyvio castle. In Scotland, has n cele
brated ghost. It seems that ono of
tho lords of Fyvle, enrly In the castle's
history, captured amoug other prison
crs a little drummer boy. and because
tho boy refused to perform his office
for tho enemy ho wns thrust into his
'own drum nnd thrown off tho battle
uu"'t8 of the castle. Ever slnco that
wuuuw v uieiuwr oi uie mm
ii.i ia H'""M iu uiu iiiu juuiik in oi
mer sounds u warning by drumming
through the long corridors of the ens
tie. This Is only ono of mnny cele
brated Scotch ghosts.
unmoi. i itinera.
SparrowH aro proverbially pugna
cious. Sometimes n tree will bo a
sparrow battleground, and for ten min
utes it will bo ns lively a,a dog light
Probably tho finest fighter In tho
world, quadruped or biped, Ih thognmex
cock. Ilo la a match for anything hli
Blzo In tho world if ho gets a fair field
ami no favor, lie Is as quick ih a llnHh
of lightning, nnd IiIh spurs nro terrible
wenpona, qulto a effective ns u pair of
bayonets, and lined much more scion
tlflcnlly nnd foreofully.Londpn Tele
gvnph. v John Adams1 inauguration.
John Adnms. the second nresldeut.
saw moro persons weeping nt his inau
guration than ho had over seen at any
funeral nnd said of It:
"Whether It was because of tho loss
of a beloved president or tho accession
of an unpopular one, I cannot Bay."
Hao a Heavy Touch.
Jones Docs my daughters piano
practice annoy you! Neighbor-Not at
nil. But, tell me. what does sho wear
mittens or boxing gloves? Life.
How fbout tho Hear.rs?
Certain musical compositions hnvo
been found to bo ncrvo poisons that
dcrango tho minds of those who play
Ihcm.KuiiHUH City Star.
not to be poor ; whatever yon
"I TOLD
YOU SO
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By ESTHER VANDEVER
Antolue de Falre at the opening of
the ICuropeun war wn a French buy
only sorenleon years old. Antolue was
so full of light tluit In wished to enlist
at once. But ho was not of tho ngo
required of u rec'itlt. and his mother
prevented Ids being nccopted.
Antolno wns so disappointed nt not
being able to go to the war and sjo im
patient to get there that he excited
the attention of ills uasoeintes. Ono of
them said, "When he wets to the front
lie will be Kind to get to thb rear."
Another remarked: "I have no confi
dence In the bilivory of these fellows
who nro spoiling for n fight."
Louise Boyer, a little girl living near
Antolno, considered him the bravest
rnnn In tho world. Whether this wns
because she was Impressed with his
desire to go. to the front, which sho
liernclf shrank from, or because sho
loved him Is tiot, known. Certain It Is
that when any one impeached Ills cour
iiac she would say:
"Just you wait. Antolno will bo cnll
ed with next year's troops, and you
will see whiit he will do."
One morning notices wore poitcd
thnt the reserves of 1015 were called
for. Antolno wns very happy. lib
bade his mother and I.oulso goodby
and, taking position on a gun carriage
for he was In tho nrtillcry rode
away with his arms folded over his
dwelling chest, for all the world llko a
gunner. with many service stripes on
Ills sleeve.
Antolno wks what was considered n
good Holdier-tthnt is, ho wns soldierly
In ids nppenranco nnd ntteiided to his
duties with zest. But" this' is no cri
terion as to how a man will net con
fronted by missiles of war or cold
Etoel. In Ills first fight his battery was
placed In a gap between two Blopes in
tho ground to dofend It ngalnst a
charge of Germnns. Antolne, who had
been ndvnnced to the fnnk of sergeant,
was placed In command of two can
non, separated from the rest, and or
dered to hold his position at any cost.
During the thick of tho fight ho left
his guns nnd was seen running ns fast
n3 . his legs would carry him to the
rear with half a dozen shells In his
arms.
"Thnt man," said ono who saw him,
'must Do n tcrrlblo coward to bo able
to get away so fant with those heavy
steel shells. But why does ho not drop
them? How singular!"
Tho Germans poured through tho gap
left by Antolne, whoso men fled with
him, and were thus enabled to turn tho
position. Tho fight thnt day was lost,
for they held the ground they took.
The commander of tho French forco
whoso duty It was to repel this attack
was furious. Ho ordered Antoiue s ar
rost and trlnl by court martial. An
tolno begged to bo permitted to sec
him, but his request was refused.
When the news of Antolno's dlsgrnca
was carried back by a wounded com
rndo to the village where he lived every
ono said: "I told you so. Antolno was
altogether too nnxlous to spill blood,
It is not surprising that his ardor was
cooled at facing an enemy."
Meanwhile Antolne sent for his cap
tain and turned over to him tho shells
that he had carried from the battle
field, asking hilu to produco them on
his trlnl. It wns not long delayed, for
tho general was anxious that punish
ment should bo meted out to tho man
whoso Inglorious retreat had lo-it the
fight,
When Antolne . wns about to bo
brought before tho court a letter from
Loulso was handed him. Opening It,
ho rend It nud took comfort She said
that sho did not believe thnt uq had
run away 'from tho battlefield and if
ho had ho doubtless had a good reason
for doing so. At any rate, sho was
still of tho opinion that he was a bravo
man.
When the court wih opened the
charges and cvldenco produced show
ed that Antolno had run away from
Ida guns with his anna full of Bhells.
Tho accused made a statement Umt
he had been placed in charge of two
guns without any ammunition. Ho
wns confronted with tho shells thnt
ho hud carried away.
Taking up ono of tho shells, ho asked
for an ns, which was brought to him,
and, sotting tho shell on its base, ho
aimed a blow with tho blado of the
tx on Its upper pointed end. Every
man of tho court dropped on tho tloor
to avoid tho expected explosion.
Hut no explosion citmo. Instead tho
shell was split in two parts, and a
ouavt of sand was scattered over the
tloor.
"May it plcaso tlio court," said. Au-
olno when tho members had regained
their seats, "having no ammunition, it
wns lmposslblo to defend my guns.
Thoy wero in such poslUon that I
could not get them away. It was of
tbu utmost Importanco that I bring
back theso shells, that an examination
should bo nfado with n vtow to cor
recting tho evil of furnishing -wooden
pussllcs lllleu wit it san;.- ,
Through Antolno'n ncrSt was lo
ed that somo enomy to Franco" had
substituted a lurgo wumber of wooden
sholls for metal oucs. Antolub was
comnllnicuted In orders and at tho
eamo tlmo promoted to bo lieutenant.
When the news of his vindication
and pVomotlon reached her nntivo vll-
In go every ono kept silent but. Loulso,
who said:
"I told yon ho,"
This Man did not Forget
There aro two reasons for his fyulle
of satisfaction one is pleasant antic
ipation of good things to cnt nnd the
other Js thnt
HE HAS l'LEASEI) HIS WIFE.
Every woniuii who hus onco used
COW BltAJU) FLOUK Insists upon her
order being filled right. Why? Ask
any woman who uses it You ought
to believe your friends uud neighbors.
Lierk-Sandall Co.
NORTH PLATTE
.General Hospital..
(Incorporated)
One Halt Block North ot Postoflicc.
Phone S8
A modern institution -for tho
scientific- treatment of medical,
surgical and confinement cases.
Completely equipped X-Ray
and diagnostic laboratories.
Staff:
Geo. B. Dent, M. D. V. Lucas, M. D.
J. B. Rcdfield, M. D. J. S. Simms,M.D
Miss M. Sieman, Supt.
SLIDE
Down To Echelbery's
And look over our stock of
Furniture, bought before the
raise, same old prices'. Best
quality goods, always have extra
bargains in used furniture.
Something you need in the home,
. xK v,0ip
u v wkkv Mr
Top price for Furs, Hides,
Rubber and Metals.
000 LOCUST STREET.
Hospital Phono Black G33.
House Phone Black 633.
W. T. PJIITCIIAJID,
Graduate Votorinarlun
Eight years a Government Veterinar
ian. Hospital 218-south Locust St.
one-half block southwest of the
Court House.
Phones
Office 333 Res Black G42
DR. IIAHOLD A. FEKNEIt
Osteopath.
6 Reynold Building
Office hours 0 a. m. to 5 p. in.
7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
s an d Ga
Bought and highest market
priceB paid
PHONES
Residence Red C36 Office 459
Hi
J. II. ItEDFIELD.
1'IIYSICIAN & 'SUHGEON
Successor to
PHYSIOlAN&SUnGEONS HOSPITAL
Drs. Rcdfield & Rcdfield
Office Phone C42 Res. Phone 676
Office phone 2-11. Ilea, phono 217
L. C . DROS T,
Ostoopalhic Physician.
North Piatto, - - Nebraska.
McDonald Bank Building.
Office Phono 70 Res. Red G87
1)11. LATH AN
Snipiio Vapor Ilnths
WITH REGULAR TREATMENTS
Bolton Building
john s. snnis, m. d.,
l'iiysician nnd Surgeon
Office B. & L. Building, Second Floor.
Phone, Office, 83; Residence 38.
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DOCTOR J). T. QUIGLEI- ..
Practice Limited to
Surgery and Iladium Tlicriipy
728 City National Hunk Building.
Oninha, Nebraska.
Gertrude Mfiausen,
Teacher of Piano
102 South Locust Phone Black 342
Florence MacEay
Teacher of Piaiso
.804 west Fifth St.
Phono Blk. 521
I have pleased others, I can please you.
F. J. DIXON,
AUCTIONEER,
WHITE ME FOIt TEH3IS XSJ) DATES
MAYWOOD, NEB.
'DR. JOHN S. TWOEM
Special Atf.ontIon to
Surgery, Gynecology nnd Obstetrics.
NORTII TLATTE, NEB.
Nurse Bnown Memorial Horipital.
Geo. B. Dent,
Physician and Surgeon.'
Special Attention given to Surgery
and Obstetrics. -
Office: Building and Loan Building
phno Office 130
Phones Residence 115
Highest Prices Paid for Hides
SCRAP IRON $5.50 per ton.
RAGS 1c A POUND.
BONES, DRY, $12 per ton.
Big Prices for all kinds of
FURS.
L. LIPSHITZ,
CORNER FRONT AND LOCUST.
W. J. 1IOLDERNESS
Eoctrical Supplies
Wiring Storngo Batteries
Morsch Bldg
Phone 175.
Sheriffs Sale.
By virtue of an ordor of salo issued
from tho District Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska, upon a decree of
foreclosure rendered In eaid Court
wherein Florenco M. Hershey is plain
tiff and Oliver A. Rldenour et al are
defendants, and to mo directed, I will
on tho 29Uj day of December, 1916, at
of tho Court IIouso in North Piatto,
Llncol n County, Nob., 1916, sell at
Public Auction to tho highest bidder
for cash, to satisfy said decree, inter
est and costs, tho following described
property-, to-wlt:
South Half (SVs) of Section Ten (10)
and tho North Half (N) ot Section
Fifteen (15), Township Eleven (11),
North of Range Thirty-Threo (33),
Lincoln County, Nob.
Dated North Piatto, Neb.. Nov. 27.
1916.
A. J. SALISBURY.
n28d29 Sheriff.
Notice of Petition.
Estajto No. 1452 of Mary J. Applogate,
deceased. In tho County Court of
Lincoln County, Nebraska.
Tha State of Nobraska, To all per
sons interested In said Estate take
notico that a petition has been filed
for ho probato of tho last will and
tostnmont of Mary J. Applegate, de
ceased and for the appointment of U.
Orant Applegate as Executor of said
will which has beon sot for hearing
heroin on January 12, 1917, at 9 o'clock
a. m.
Dated Dec 13, 1916.
(119-J9 GEO. E. FRENCH,
County Judge.
C. H. WALTERS.
n.l lesH, Pr. Johnson.