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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1917)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. MINOR NOTES FROM ALL PARTS OF NEBRASKA Four dozen pulrs of pajamas, ami im equal number of sheets nnd pillow cases, the work of Mrs. Woodrow Wil son nnd Miss Helen Woodrow Bones for the American Red Cross, during the past month, have been divided equally and distributed to the Red Cross societies of England, France, Italy and Canada. Mrs. Wilson und Miss Bones have been devoting much time to sewing for the Red Cross und their example has been followed by-" women high In olll clnl and diplomatic circles. Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the vice president, organized the wives of the senators, and they have been meeting weekly to sew for the Red Cross. Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, wife of the Interior department for the same purpose, while Mrs. David F. Ilouston, wife of the secretary of agriculture, Is work ing nlong other lines of Red Cross work. In a letter to the British Red Cross society regarding Mrs. Wilson's handl- work, Eliot Wadsworth, acting chair man central committee, wrote as fol lows : "Wo are sending you under separate cover n bundle containing one dozen pillowcases, three pairs of pnjnmas, and n half-dozen sheets. These sup plies have been made by Mrs. Wood row Wilson nnd Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. Mrs. Wilson and Miss Bones work. with their own hands on Red Cross supplies nnd have sent to the American Red Cross for distribution the product of their first month's work, which Is very material in quantity. "The American Red Cross sends this special shipment to the British Red Cross at the request of Mrs., Wil son to evidence her active and most practical Interest In the work of mercy i E 0 H mSKS&Sii& H Hats for the Schoolgirl's Needs. Bate that fill In the time between the end of summer and the beginning of winter are obliged to meet the de mands of the weather in both seasons. They must look cool on warm days and hint at warmth on cool days. Light felts nnd velours, known ns "summer felts nnd valours," make their entry witli July, aad this year have been more enthusiastically re ceived than ever before. The sunimor shades of those colors which have come to be described as "sweater shades," and these soft tones of gay colors nrc at their best In soft surfaces like felts and velours. For August nnd early September wear fashion ap proves hats of this description above all others. Light blue, pnle rose nnd dellcuto apple green, head the list as favorites so far ns color Is concerned. For school girls, who must bo hutted by September for full, darker felts and velours, and velvet hats are In the hands of milliners In August, In an ticipation of the needs of girls going away to school. Tlurr are very sim ply trimmed and the shapes are grace ful and very soft. Nearly all velvet hats have lloxible crowns, but the brims are of both kinds liexlble nnd "lloppy" or straight. The group of three hats shown In the picture, begins with a velour hat trimmed with n band nnd sush of soft nnd heavy plaid ribbon having Ions ends, at the left of the group. At the center a velvet-covered hat In back, is made on a soft frame, bound with nar row grosgralu ribbon and trimmed with a band of wide grosgraln ribbon. The third hat Is a velvet sailor shape and relief carried on by Red Cross societies. "We trust that the shipment will reach you safely, ns It cnrrles with It such cordial good wishes from the im mediate family of the president of the United States." Red Cross oillclais say that the enor mous quantities of surgical dressings and hospltnl supplies mnde by the women of the country, working In Red Cross chapters, have nil been sent abroad and thnt an appeal for renewed activity In this phase of Rod Cross work had been sent out to all chaptera to provide these supplies which will be needed in large qunutltlcs. Bonnets for Babies. When sunshine gets uncomfortably hot, mother lays away baby's tight lit tle muslin enp, substituting the wnsh bonnet to shnde her toddler's eyes from the sun's rays. Mnterlal for this bonnet mny vary from the finest ba tlste nnd handkerchief linen to the heaviest pique. Pique forms the outside of nn attrac tive bonnet, the' brim of which Is lined with n soft rose-colored linen. Button holing with white cotton holds the mn torlnls together at the edge. This should be done first along n basting thread to show the shape of the brim and the goods cut nway afterward. A very fine plcot edge of pink cotton is worked Into this white buttonholing. Wash Fabrics In Hats. Plaid gingham is much in vogue for hats this summer, and delightful mod els of gray-colored ginghams are often faced with black or bright colored straw. Dimity is another fabric that has come In with gingham, and is re celvlng its share of attention. that depends for ornamentation on chenille cord vewed In a "battlement" pattern to the body of the hat, about the brim edge and on the crown. There are only three selected from a variety of hats of similar character. They are representative of the sea son's styles and may be depended up on for their good style. The velvet hats are In blnck and tho velours In dnrk brown; the latter Is made In dark shades of all tho standnrd colors. Patriotic Handbags. Red, white and blue reticules are made of knitted artificial silk, and the colors are arranged In horizontal stripes In graduated widths. The handles are of red, white and blue cord, und u red, white und blue tnssel swings from the bottom of the bag. One Ingenious maid thought she would fashion herself a patriotic hand bag .out of a smnll silk Hag, but she speedily discovered that Old Glory Is not to he put to any such uses. One may wear the Hag as a decoration on one's costume, but It mny not form nny part of the costume or b Incorporated lit parasol or handbag. Brown Patent Leather for Shoes. Brown patent leather Is being used to fashion feminine shoes. It has a wonderful softness and pliability and lias not quite the same slzu-lncreaslng highlights which black patent leather shows. Tho central part of Nebraska was visited by one of tho worst storms In tho history of the stnto last weok which done thousands of dollars' worth of damage to growing crops and property. Exeter, York and Charleston were In the path of tho storm and sufTored the heaviest dam nge. Hall beat down crops In the path of the storm and broke many windows, while tho accompanying wind toppled over a number of wind mill towers nnd destroyed several farm houses. Arrangements for the second an nual national swine show, to be held October 51 to 10 in South Omnhn, aro rapidly being perfected. Fifteen thousnnd dollars In cash and trophlos for prize hogs will, bo offered this year. A hog Judging contest between student teams representing state ag ricultural colleges In the corn belt will he a new feature of this year's exhibition. Six colfegos have nlrcnd.v signified their Intention of sending teams. Bancroft, with a population of 742, holds the high record tb date for a town of Its slzo in the state for Red Cross activity. Over $2,000 has been tnken' In In memberships. Bancroft has four patron members of $100 each and more than forty life mem bers of .$25 each. R. S. Van Tassell of Van Tnsscll, Wyo., sold n shipment of cattle on the South Omaha market the other day, 40 head averaging 202 pounds, bringing $12.50 per cwt., nnd two bond weighing 1,455 pounds each commnndlng tho high price of $l!l.Gd per hundred. , Tho highest price ever paid for cat tle on tho South Omnhn mnrket wns paid to E. T. Graham of Crestou when he sold a carload of Hereford that averaged 1,5558 pounds, for $14,155 per cwt. . Lancaster county faces the possl blllty of being compelled to hold n special election as iho result ot County Judge Wilson being drafted The election would cost $2,500. Lancaster county commissioner have authorized the paving of tht Lincoln-Omaha road from Lincoln to Wnvorly, one of the largest district? ever created in this state. Victor Hallignn of North Tlntte, ox captnln of the Nebraska university footbnll tenm, hns been chosen cap tnln of a compnny In the Sixth regi ment. Tho Adams county corn crop In the district of Roseland' vicinity. Is a to tal loss, ns the result of the recent hall nnd wind storm thnt visited the section. .Nebraska's corn crop Is estimated nt 22S.0O0OO0 bushels, as compared with 102,400,000 last yenr, by the gov ernment crop report for August. A blue heron, something rarely seen In this part of the country, wns killed nonr Avocn. Tt will be mounted nt tin state university. Rev. F. C. Wilson, formerly editor of the Cortland Sun, has again turned evangelist nnd hns opened a series of meetings nt Crab Orchard. Trof. J. fj. Brown, for over thirty five years n member of tho fnculty of Dnnne college nt Crete, died nt Omnhn. , Hogs sold for S10.no n hundred pounds on the South Omnhn mnrket the other dny, n now record for the mnrket. More thnn 000 Nebraska banker are expected to attend the state con ventions In Omnhn next October. Agnew Is to have a new bank the Fnrmers State Bank, with a cap ital stock of $10,000. Much fnrm lnnd near nnrtlngton Is belnc cut nway by the current of the Missouri river. Dr. J. W. Thomas, the only physi cian nt Nebnwkn. hns enlisted In the Omnhn nmbulnnce corps. Government nnd stnto ofilclnls nfter n lengthy Investigation report the dis covery that fanners and shippers In Nebraska aro careless In transporting eggs, the loss averaging from 20 to SO per cent, which Is about 50 per cent above the normal loss. Unless the conditions nre bettered, these au thorities say, prosecutions will follow. Farmers around Beatrice who lost their corn crop ns the result of the recent hailstorm, say they Intend to dispose of their stock before winter because they will have little corn for feed. Nine horses died In n pasture npnr Grand Island from thirst during the recent hot spell. They were watered from a windmill and a tank. In some manner the water plant wns put out of service nnd the horses could get nothing to drink. Former Major Evans nnd Mr. San dnll of North Platte, who recently Joined the navy, accepting work as stokers, rather than stay out of the service, have been named as appren tice seamen and will be given ship duty. Threshing crows nt work over Johnson county report thnt wheat Is turning out from fifteeh to twenty bushels to the acre. One farmer near Tecuinseh threshed wheat from a field of twenty-five acres which aver aged thirty-five bushels to the acre. Loans applied for at tho Federal Land bank at Omnhn up to July .'11 total $0,005,010. of which $51G.'1,175 came from Nebraska farmers, The Fremont Trl-Weekly Tribune, established In 1S08 by J. N. Hays, nnd one of the oldest newspapers In Nebraska, hns suspended publication 1--Student airplane observers making topographic sUou-hos of an improvised battlefield over which they are supi posed to be Hying. 2 Rear Admiral Cirry N. Grayson, who hns been assigned to the medical board of the council o national defense. 3 Camouflage as practiced on a British "tnnk" so as to make It look Hko the surrounding land scape. ALLIES' DRIVE IVIAY THREATEN ZEEBRU6GE Part of the grout breakwater and one of tin public building oi .nhruggc, the Gemma submarine baso in Bel glum vhlclj may be threatened by tho new drive of the al lies in Flanders. THIS WAS THE JERSEY "SUBMARINE" 1 his giant sunllsh, weighing l,s;t pounds, was caught a few du,s ago by Imvld I. McMeekan of Brooklyn, assisted by Messrs. Lung and Cheney of Philadelphia. Recently a submarine has been reported off tho Jersey coast. The sunfish going through the water shoots ids flipper Hko the periscope of n U-boat. Since the big fellow was captured no more submarines have been seen on the Jersey coast. LUMBER FOR ARMY AND MERCHANT MARINE tsjt. Tlie West is supplying most r Hie lumber for the building of the mer chant fleet and the great cantonmeiild for the now draft army. This huge raft of Oregon pine logs, (MX) feet long and 52 feet wide, Is towed 1,000 miles from an Interior point on the Columbia river In Oregon, via the Pacific ocean to San Diego, Cal where It Is converted Into lumber for the use of the United Stntes army- nnd for shipbuilding purposes. Tho lumber Is distributed throughout the Southwest. . -i niu r.-trtf.i' ir w -ti AIRMAN'S HASTY LUNCHEON French aviator taking a hasty lunch-' eon between flights, using the wing of his machine for a table. Camel Not So Docile. The came) Is considered a very sub missive and unemotional animal. Tho Bible tells us that Job had 0,000 cam els and students fancy that ho may have acquired his reputation for pa tience by associating with his herd. But the camel Is not renlly putlcnt. (lis is the docility that Is associated with sttllenness. Ho lacks tho initi ative and energy to be mallgnnnt, but he enn bf mean. When he holds a grudge against n person ho calmly bides his time and when all Is ripo and ready ho carelessly nibbles a mouth ful out of his victim's arm. Beneath his placid exterior thoro mny slumber an abandoned heart. But ordinarily the camel has about the same reason ing powers us a setting hen. Household Suggestions. Never peel a can of benns without plenty of proper precaution. Sneak up on the can and seize It by the hip. Plungo the weapon Into It nnd rip It open before the can Is able to turn and gash your wrist. A can is harm less when left alope, but once attacked it fights viciously. Never throw away old blotters. Tliey nre very hnndy for use In trim ming it hat or nfter a cold bath. Few people seem to know how to make, use of their old toothpicks. When tied on a ribbon nnd given sev eral coats of white paint they make a very nttractlvo little object to Jiang In a bedroom. ' k