The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, January 30, 1917, Image 1
1 Off THIRTY-SECOND YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEB., JANUARY 30, 1917. No. 5 IHfrmte. JOHN BRATT WRITES OF OLD SIOUX LOOKOUT JtELATES INCIDENTS OF PIONEER JJFE WITH THIS SAND DUNE AS THE BASE Sioux Indians Gathered on tills Emi nence to Wntch for the Advnn. clng Emigrant nnd Freighting' Wagons Hound Wostwnrd. (The following artlblo wrltton by John Uratt at tho request of members of Sioux Lookout chapter, Daughters of tbo American RovolMlcm, was read at a recent meeting of tho Chap ter, nd as It contains much of hlstor cal Interest, we are glad to publish It. Editor.) In compliance with your request for information as to what I know about Sioux Lookout, tho adopted namo of your Chaptor, would say that I regret that I cannot glvo you Its early his tory. It Is located on tho north half of section 33, township .13, Rango 29, and is about 300 feot high. Thlovlng, rov ing bands of Indians, principally the Sioux, made its crest tholr rendezvous between tho years 1847 anil' 18S0 Hero they planned tholr raids and at tacks on tho unsuspecting emigrant, freight trains, stage coaches and pony express riders and later on tho set tlers and cattlomen. It is claimed that tho commanders of many military expeditions, moving east or west of this prominent point, often made use of It to see if tho trail along this part of tho Platte valley was clear. Captain Ware, of Seventh Iowa Cavalry, in his bbok entitled, "Tho Indian War of 1864,' refers to Sioux Lookout. w I passed Its base in tho early part of July, 1S66, enroute with our ox trains, totaling 150, on our way to Fourth Company Post, lator named Fort Phil Kearney. In 18GS John (Burke with his family had built a road ranch on this, known now as the Oregon Trail, about ono and one-half miles east of Sioux Lookout. When ono day"- a bunch of Sioux Indians pounced down upon them from this same Sioux Look out, Mr. andMrs. Burke barely had time to hitch a team to a wagon, In which all the children were dumped, my wife, Mrs. Bratt, then a littlo girl, inclifded, the team never breaking a lopo until It ran Into Fort Cottonwood, later known as Fort McPllorson. Tho Burkes lost everything they had at the ranch, Jadding, fclothing, merchan dise, all live stock; all that was saved was the team and tho clothes that they had on. Tho Indians took everything they could and then burned tho ranch Indian raids became more frequent, from this on, Many of them seemed to originate at Sioux Lookout. The government herd of horses nnd mules attracted their and other Indians' at tention frequently. John Burko, tho present manager of the North Platte stockyards, was eight years old when one of these Indian raids occurred nnd all alone rode up to the Bishop road ranch, some ten miles west of tho presont state ex perimental farm, and notified Mr. Bishop and family that tho Indians were coming. This courageous feat of John saved the Bishop family, but nothing else.- The Bishop family nev. er returned to 'the ranch, everything was taken or burned. In 18G9 I helped to fill a govern ment hay contract of 3300 tons at Mc Pherson and the Indians raided our outfits several times, same with Mc Donalds, Burkes and others. In 18G9 I bought out tho Interests of John Walto in tho cattle business with Qoe & Carter. In 1870, wishing to keep a closer watch on Sioux Lookout, the bottom and tho country south of It, I built a camp in tho neck of a pocket Or short canyon about throe quarters of a mile- east of Sioux Lookout. Here I kept two fearless cowboys whose duty it was to roport any Indians in tho vicinity of Sioux Lookout. Our lino riders from tho home ranch now tho Turpio ranch would usu ally meet tho other two. men and com pare notes- I had cautioned tho line riders and our other men nevor to follow tho same trail twice In suc cession. Thoy disobeyed this order once. Tho result, William Jlix re ceived two Indian bullets through his "body. Rix and his partner plugged Gas Is Increasing In Price Fast MOTOR AGE SAYS FORD WILL SOON PLACE A A KEROSENE CARBURATOR ON THE MAR KET FOR FORDS, WHICH WILL MAKE AN OTHER SAVING TO FORD OWNERS. Order a Ford for bpring delivery today. The lowest priced dependable Motor Car on thp market with the least cost lor service to the owner. Cars of other makers have increased an average of $87. Ford Reduced Ijis price $80. Also cost of repairs. Tires for other cars have increased in price 15 to 20 per cent; Ford Tires only 10 to 12 per cent. FORD TOURING CAR NOW S395.05 AT tfORTH PLATTE HENDY-OGIER AUTO CO., Cor. Fourth & Dewey. tho two bullot holes witli a torn hnnd-t kerchief and rodo back to tho ranch: wiiuru qiuuH. niuuiuai uuuimuii Biiinii his lite. Tho last letter received from Rix wag from Salt Lako whoro ho paid ho had turned Mormon nnd was doing woll. With the . risk of being considered egotistical, I will state that I have been chased several times whon going dawn from our ranch to Fort Mc PhorBon, wblch we supplied with beef cattlo for several years. As a rule tho Indians would sweep down from Sioux Lookout. vOnco I had to swim the North Platto rlvor to save mysolf., On thoso raids tho Indians did not have it all their own way, since aftor them wo "would often find somo doad Indians laid out anj tied to upper branchos of trees in adjacent canyons. Those bodies would lator fall to the ground whoro I and our men would gather up tho bleached bones nnd de posit them in somo unmarked grave, belloving that humanity to man de manded this, oven If an Indian. Somo day I hopo to publish my au tobiography which goes into more de tail of pioneor life, Including an ac count of the last fight with the Stoux Indians lu Nebraska In 187S, in which I happened to bo first lieutenant of the North Platte Guards. JOHN BRATT. (A1J copyrights resorvod.) :c: NINETEEN PASSENGER TRAINS WILL PASS EAST TODAY. Tho oponing of the blockade in Wy oming will mako this terminal a scono of activity todav. for nineteen passenger trains, belated on account of tho blockade, will pass through be twoon the hours of nine this morn ing and five this oVeaing. These trains should havo reached this ter minal Saturday, Sunday and yestor day. At eight o'clock this morning sixteen Omaha crews were at this tor minal ready to tako out the drains in their respective turn of first in first out, and other crews arrlvlnc dur ing tho day will tako out tho belated trains arriving lato this afternoon To dispatch thso nlnoteen trains In eight houlrs will prove a heavy drain on the motive 'power, but District Foreman McGraw will ba equal to the emergency. o: Will They Do It I , The cigar store card games are be ing" pretty woll threshed out Tim Tribune has alwavs contended that. Tvhlle' thoQfclT;game8nro a - harmles!Tf class of gambling, they should bo tol- orated until the peoplo of tho town provide a better place for 'recreation and amusement. Will the 700 men and women who signed tho 'petition pre sented to tho council each glvo ten dollars toward building a community recreation hall for tha men and boys of North Platto? If they will do this, The Trlbuno will do its utmost toward raiding an equal sum, or a greater sUm, from citizens who did not sign tho petlttqn and The Tribune is con fident It can carry out Its part of tho program. If these petitioners are re nlly and sincerely in favor of im proving the moral condition of North Platte; If their d'esiro is truly to help tho men and boys, they will tako up this proposition lnstanter. No ono who is slncero wll stand back on account of ten dollars Tho Tribune puts tho question to you squarely and honestly, Mirs. Mary McNamara, of Peoria, HI., arrived hero last evening to visit her son Charles McNamara while on route homo from a visit in western cities. Mrs. Frank Winslow, of Council Bluffs, formerly of this city, camo a fow days ago to visit Wfrs. William Hupfer and other friends fc' a week or longer. : :o: : Attention Please. Monthly cost after sdcond year on ?l,000 of old lino life: Ago 20, $1.31 per month and less. Age 28, $1.58 por month and loss. Ago 35, $1.93 por month and less. Ago 45, $2.74 per month and less Ago GO, $5.3G per month and less. Tho above rates aro shown after de ducting tho estimated divldond which is based according to our 1916 dividend schedule. All other ages accordingly. For full particulars phono or call, SEBASTIAN, Tho Old Lino Man, Doollttlo Building, North Platto, No braska. r-::o:: North Platte, Neb. if VAB PIT fi 110 fkTTAHiPP MATY UK tVANO UuUlDO THE LAW ON GAMBLING iTN'DER ITS PROVISIONS HOYS AltE NOT PERMITTED TO PLAT MARBLES. A Strict Enforcement of thtStututo Would Rule Ont Certain Jteoro ntlou that Is Anything1 Jml Harmful- To tho Public: Gambling, Hko many ether wdrds, has a popular meaning which may vary with times, conditions and locnlltios. Tho ' word haa an ugly sound. Thoro aro fow people wno care to have tho namo gamblor applied to themselves or their friends. When a discussion is started nB to tho card games, played in cigar stores ior mercnanuise chocks it is always sugested that this is not gambling; tho man on tho other side will then refer to tho statute "which provides that any -one who plays fbr anything of value shall bo guilty etc., but I have never known the statute which gives the most comprehensive defini tion- of gambling to have been called to tho attention of the people of North Platto. This statute was adopter with our criminal codo In 1873. It roads as follows: v "Whoever,- at nny time, plays In nny ordinary, (morn, or race Hold, or In any booth, nrbor, outhouse or other erection connected with such tavern, ordinary or "race field or at any other public place, at any game whatsoever, except games of athletic exorcises, or bets or wngcrs on tno nanus or sides of such ns do piny ns aforesaid, shall pay u fine in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars." This should dlsptd any doubt as to whether or not these games como with in the law. It Includes within Its terms marbles or spinning tops as played by bbya on tho streets, or a gamo of Jack stones, by tho girlB, in tho band stand. A game of checkers In tho Y. M. C. A. could be dofonded only on the possible technicality that 3uch was not in ;v public placo- Laws of this kind aro sometimes made broad in their application so that prosecutions tor actual violations will not fall for want of evidence, - Ot,'oiirs&tha point is, that officers chai getV with tho enforcement of. such law-3 must exercise a rational dlscrc' tion as tp where to draw tho lino and as to what practices are harmful to the community and of courso this dl3r cretlou Is governed by what tho peoplo think. Petitions wero presented to tho Council asking that "tho laws regard ing gambling bp enforced in tho city of Nor,h Platto." It is clear that the word gambling as used in the petition was not intend ed as in tho definition given by tho above statute. Then what Is tho gen erally accepted idea of gambling In the domnvunlty. This Is to what we must look as -a basis of enforcement. I It Is generally accepted that' these petitions wero directed against the cigar store games, and without doubt mnny signers regard them as gam bling and harmful. On the other hand many do not regard them as such. Many, of tho men who play aro tho back bono of tho city nnd do not knowingly do anything wrong. Tn my judgment It Is a question of civic welfare and not of morals. Some places havo banished those games; others havo not. Thoro is littlo ques tion but that thoy will all go in North Platto sooner or lator, but for present consideration I desire to call atten tion to tho following roasons' why' I do not bollovo such action opportuno: 1. These games aro not essentially wrong. Tho men who piny thom do not so regard them- 2. Thoy aro an established institu tion, and it Is hazardous to chango ex isting conditions especially such as havo to do so vitally with tho social conditions of so many people. S. A half dozen or moro business housos rely on theso gunres aB their chief source- of revenue. Thoy repre sent business devolopcd with tho ap proval of the community. 4. Business conditions have not yet becomo fully adjusted to tho abolition of tho saloon and tho ruling out of an other lino of enterprise would bo pro carious to business at this time. 5. Tho dally, population of North Platto contains an unusual number of transients wlio nre without homo, ciut) or uopot accommodations and who generally patronlzo thoso places. 0. The presont typo of cigar store 1s a form of club room and a ruling out of tho card games would brlntr a chango In arrangements to morcly ac- commouato tno counter trado. i, inoso ciud room leaturcs are necessary as tho men of tho town have adopted this stylo of placo as their social gathorlng place. 8- Thero is no substitute offorcd as a placo of social cathorlnc. Thoso places havo boon crowded all winter not only with persons who might want to piny cards, but with thoso who had no other placo to go to keep warm or 10 moot tuoir mentis. 9. It would bring about tho substl stltution of clandestine appointments for tho orderly placo open to public inspection. nospoctrully, E. II. EVANS, Mayor. : :o: : r. J. nrENun & co. Heal Estate and Insurance Como and see us for town lota In different parts of the city. Good In vestments on easy terms. .Houses (or gale and rent. We have also good bar gains In fame and ranches. Cor. Front and Dewey Sta- upstair. " LOCAL AIO) PERSONAL J. E. Sebastian will leave today fori Omftha to spend a fow days on busi ness. Miss Clara Roche, of Wood Rlvor, is spending a few days with friends in town. I B J. S. Twlnem left Saturday nftor nodn for Omaha on profealonnl btul neqe. Itave 190 acrea farm laud Will five first two yoara' crop. J. V Mc Mlohal. ' -2 Mis Elohoro Duotell wont to Omaha Saturday afternoon to remain for a few days.' Miss Margaret BToGfutey, of Fnxton, ertent the vk oudwHJi Mr. Roae Garrison. , The wtfll known tory, "The Vlr glntnn." will be shown at tho Crystal Thursday night. Miss Ksihor Hogtrett spent last week in Omaha attending grand opera and vlaltlug frlonds. , Robort DIckoy, Jr, is suffering. with an infected hand which reetoltod from tho removal of a wart- 1 W. W. Ristlne returnod to Uothon burg a few days ago after visiting with Mrs. Ristlno for a week. Attorney ' J. J. .Halllgan ro-tUrned Saturday morning from a visit In tho eastern part of tho stnto. A marriage liconso waa granted Prl day afternoon to William P.' Sltorius or Gothenburg and Dora B Morrow of CquI- William Bloom, 'ho had lived in Peckhnm precinct, sinco- I188G, OJiod January 10th at tho ago of.sovonty four. ' Por Salo Single Comb Buff Or phlngton '.roosters from good laying strain. Mrs, C. J. Brs-nnt, Sutherland, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Frod' Payno aro on- Joying a visit from tho latter'B moth- or who arrived from Missouri a few days ago. Mrs. W. E. Owons, who spent several weeks in Laredo, Mo., fpr tho benoflt of her health, returned hero Friday ovomng. i . Mrs. Frank McPaddcn, of Paxton, camo downfthe latted part of last week ttnfcislt usttVMrT aud Mrs. Omar Huff for a' few days. Edward Everts, of Brady, who was operated upon recently at a local hos pital for pressure Q.f the brain, is slowly improving. ' Trainmaster Mulick ' and Mrs. Mu llck returned Saturday afternoon from Omaha whore they spent tho greater part of last woolc Wanted Housekeeper, family of four; must be competent and of good character. Homo privileges. R. 'L. Douglas, 207 cast Eleventh street. 5-2 Mrs. Mike McFnddon and children, who have been visiting her paronts Mr. and Mrs. John Herrod for a week, will leavo 'Wednesday. , Mrs. W. T. Berry, of Grand Island, fonuorly of this city, arrived Satur day afternoon to visit Mrs. Ralph Smith and other frlonds. R. .V Emery, secretary of tho Groat Westorn Accidont Insuranco Co., of Omaha, spent the latter part of last week as tho guest of Albert Schatz. Pa'rmors In Vroman nroclnct ro port tho loss of cattlo from tho corn stalk discaso, among them T. T. Carr, who lost four head. Seven hunters of Ogalulla killed oighty-sevon Jack rabbits in loss than two hours. Ono of tho hunters nnd thlrtoen to his credit. Miss Katherlno Feather, of Ogalalla, vlsltod with hor sister Mrs. Edward Weston this week while onrouto homo from tho county superintendents' convention nt Oamha. Mrs. J. J. Halllgan who wont to Lincoln to attend tho wedding of her son, and following tho coreinony vis ited friends In that city and In Omaha( roturned homo Saturday morning. "Tho Bugler of Alglors," with Ru pert Julian, showing at tho Crystal Wednosdny night, Is a patriotic story that is admirably transferred to the scroen. In tho past sovoral days, says tho Sutherland Froo Lance, James Shoup has lost twclvo head of cattlo by the corn stalk dlseaso nd his brother George five head. Charlofl P. Templo has gono to Oma ha to visit his mother Mrs, Boyor nnd accompany hor home. Mrs. Boyor has boon taking treatment in a hospital tuoro ior several weoks. Mrs- Eva Cumpston, mother of S. S Cumpston of this city, who rbcontly died nt Brady at tho ago of ninety-one, lort sixty-two doscondants Wur chil dren, thirty-five grand children and twenty-thrco great grand children. Thoy grow dandy chickens In Lin coln county. Mrs. Charles Dammlore, o! Sutherland, recently sold a Barred Rock cockorol to a party in DeWltt, Neb., for thirty 'dollars- Mrs. Dam- mi, r has brought hor chlckons up to a very high standard. Judge Grlmos wont to Lexington yo.;torday to finish up a torm of district couit. Two cases will como up boforo tno Judge, ono wherein a man proposofl to pleajd guilty to liorso stealing and anothor guilty to tho chargo of ar Bon. Fresh Cow. Frtsh young milch cow for Hownrd ranch Phono 790F031. salo. SOCIETY WILL HANG " UP $3,000 IN PURSES HOARD OF DIRECTORS OK 1'AIU ASSOCIATION HOLD MEETING SATURDAY AFTERNOON Make Arrangements for the Fall Rnc- cs tho Construction of Additional Buildings nnd tho Extension to the GrniiiTstiuid. The board of directors of the Lin coln County Agricultural Society hold meeting Saturday afternoon nt which nearly all df tho luteon menibera wore presont Tho attendance of tho mem bers from tho country precincts khvo ovldenco of the interest thoy aro tak ing in tho society and tho fnlr to be held this fall. The most important questions dis- cunsod wero tho racos nnd tho eroctjion or Ruumonni iniiuungs. it was tlie concensus of opinion that it racer are to bo held, they should, be good, anu uio oniy way in wnicn koou aim well filled ovonts can bo aocurai Is to bocomo a part of tho circuit which it is proposed to form of Buffalo. Dawson and Lincoln counties- In or der to form this circuit tho directors thought it nocossnry to hang up $3,000 in pursos. It 1B believed that in form ing this circuit a string of fifty or moro harness and saddlo shorscs can be securod, thus Insurlnjr nilKhty good ihcos.; Tho Ideal association will send ropro'sontatlvoe to a moot ing to be held at Koarnoy for1 tho pur poso of organizing thV association. Another question that was dismissed at length was tho erection of now buildings. An additional horao barn is noodod, aa is also a hog building, a stablo for tho racing horses, o, poul try houso, and a lino arts hall. Prob ably not all thoso can be oroctod tills Bummor, but part of them will ho con structed. An extension to tho grand stand and also tho bloachors must bo mado In ordor to nccommodato the crowds. Tho amounts subscribed for stock In tho association will bo used In constructing buildings. Other minor mattors wero dlscussod by tho directors. Slock nnd Dairy' Farm for Sale. UIO acres located 7 miles north of Mnnvcll, well and windmill, 9 mllos of fencing, Go acres in cultivation, balance hay and pasture- Price six dollars per acre. Terms $1500.00 cash and balance on easy terms, six per cent mtercsr. more Jh h Dig bargain In this property. BUCHANAN & I'ATTERSON, 6-4 Agents. : :o: : Chns. Wholan yestorday closod hlu billiard room on Front streot and has stored tho furnishings, Tho buslneus Just about broke ovon and undor thso conditions Mr. Wholan did not care to longdr conduct tho placo. Ho will contlnuo his soft drink business In the wost room. It is understood that by a shifting of tho tenants of the Keith block tho room will Boon bo occupied, It is now tho propor thing whon you pass Davo Day on tho stroots to glvo him tho military salute, for lot it bo known fra and wldo that Davo has boon appointed a colonol on tho staff of Governor Novillo. Tho honor has boon woll besto'wod, for Colonol Day comos from fighting stock, and then, too, consider his rugged, commanding figure when arrayed in that $200 gold buttoned, gold-brnlded uniform. Do' without Ono cigar por day and buy $1,000 Old Lino Lifo Insuranco of the SE BASTIAN AGENCY on tho MONTHLY PAY PLAN for your FAMILY or ES TATE. Preparedness for You Preparedness, should be Universal for the people of Lincoln County in the mat ter of personal, material" welfare. Regardless of the amount of your earnings, wise sav ings and true econorr jt are essential and the Mcbonald State Bank offers you the best conservative plan. When you receive your money is tho exact time to deduct a portion tor your savings account. Do this. $1.00 starts M? Donald North Platte, Nebr, F. E. Dullard Soon to Leave. P. E. Bullnrd, who hns beon with tho Union Pnaifio In ono capacity or an other sinco 1882, will resign withlii the next thirty days and tako up a res idence on his fruit farm noar Willow Springs, Mo. This is a tract of 120 neroe. on which aro 1200 applo trees, six or eighf acros of poach trees and patches of blaokborrlos and straw berries Mr. Bullnrd, oxpoota, how ever, to dovoto his tlmo to tho poul try business, and Artlrur and- Mil lodge will handle tho fruit. Mr. Bullnrd first camo to North Platte In 1874 nnd for sovon years waa rector of tho Episcopal church. Ho resigned to becomo superintendent of tho schools, but exporlipftiig?.. Ill hoalth was compelled to rtillhquish that position. In tho fall ot48S2,Jio accepted tho position of chjqfudlerl to Supt- W. A. Douol, and served Iti that capacity through succeeding superin tendents nnd assistant superintend ents, until about oight years ago ho was appointed station agent. Which po Bltton ho Is about now to roslgn and go on tho pension list. i ; jq. . Snow Blockade Cleared. After fighting drifting snow in Wyoming for thnoo or four days, and during tho greater part of which tlmo traffic was completely tied up, tho blockado was cloarod Sunday ov.oning. Tho greatest trouble was oxporloncod in tho vicinity of Rock River, nnd bo tweon that point nnd Hnnna. Tho blockado began Tuesday, but Thurs day tho road was opened and trains wore gotten through. Tho following day, howover, the wind blow a galo, tho snow drifted, and tho cuts wero again filled. This condition contlnuod until Sunday, whon thero was a cessa tion of, tho drifting snow and tho halt dozen or moro bhow plow nnd tho army of shovolcrs succooded in cloar Ing tho track. Moro than twenty pas songor trains somo of which loft Chicago Tuosdny. wero hold at Lara mlo and Choyonno West bound freight traffic was hold up in tho local yards and Satur day ovonlng the total numbor of west bound cars at thlB terminal numbered over 800. Theso begnn moving out Sun day night. Prcsidont Calvin. Gonoral Manager Joffers and Genn Supt. Stonger were at tho acono or tho blockade, which Is pronounced to havo been tho most soriouB tho Union Pacific has over "experienced. :jq::- llllHmi Arlrlro ButtpnB advertising North Platte soml-CQiitonnlnl colobration were ro colvod yostorday by Secretary Moon- ey. They aro vory unique and appro priate, containing tho plcturo of a buffalo, Biirroundod by tho Vords, "Soml-Contonnlnl Colobration, 1SG7 bl917, Juno 20 to 30, North Plntto, Nob" Thoro aro two sIzob of tho buttons, tho largo ono selling for CO cents nnd tho smnllor for 25 conts. Tho money derlvod from tho sale will bo covered Into tho colobration exponso fund. NURSE BROWN MEMORLiX HOMEOPATHIC HOSITPAL i Tho lifo of this Institution comoa through tho successful ubo of tho truo. and tried Homeopathic romcdy; noth ing healiug moro quickly, moro oaBlly, moro pormanontly, Hero Is a hospital that Is making it self known by good roSults in Major and Minor Surgory, and which is tho Homo of Orlflclal Surgory with ac complishments that no other system can daro challongo in tho troatmont of acute nnd chronic diseases. 1008 West 4th St. North Platto, Nob. John S. Twinoin, M. D. an account. State Bank r