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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1918)
THE sSMl-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEDRASKA. AMENDMENTS CARRIED Election Returns Show Proposal ' Against Allen Voting and Convention Adopted. Returns from 72 of tlio 9!t counties of the st ute show that both the con stitutional amendment to deprive ulions of the voting privilege und the proposal to call a constitution conven tion curried nt the recent election by safe majorities. In these counties the alien amendment received 10;i,3l7 votes, while the constitutional con vention question received 102.03S. In order to Insure the adoption of the Amendments, on the vote shown above In these counties the ntllrmutlve vote would have to bo about 07,500. The alien amend ment litis received fi.SOO more than necessary, while the other amendment has 4,.r)00 more than required to carry It. It is not liellevcd that the 21 counties remaining will make nny difference to the result. From Washington comes the good news that the general staff Is working out plans whereby every state In the union will have an opportunity to see Us home troops on parade when they return from France. This will mean that Nebraska's homecoming troops will irarude before their own people and It is believed tho men will be encamped at Fort Crook, near Omaha, and mustered out there. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska has Introduced a resolution In congress calling upon the federal trade com mission to make an investigation whether a combination or arrangement between the various fertilizer compan ies Is in force for the purpose of re stricting or avoiding the use of Ne braska potash. The sum of ?r2",000 was the total subscribed by the United War Fund, by Omaha, or more than 50 per cent over the city's quota. Omalia stands among the highest cities in the coun try in the total subscriptions in the drive. Prof. Fllley, head of the department of rural economics of the University of Nebraska, has Issued an nppial to eo-nneratlvo elevators In Nebraska to install small mills for grinding whole wheat Hour and whole corn meal. At a meeting of Nebraska food ad ministrators at Omaha, a resolution to donate the JJl-year salary of 12.. county controllers and heads of committees lis a gift to State Administrator Wat tles, was unanimously adopted. Resumption of construction work on posloflleos and other public buildings ordered by Secretary of tho Treasury McAdoo. will mean that n number of , federal buildings contemplated for this state will now be built. ,T. W. McKlssick of Reatrice, for merly a member of the legislature, was chosen grand master of the Ne braska grand lodge I. O. O. F. at the recent session In Lincoln. County Commissioner A. F. Volte of Hebron, was elected to olllce by 000 majority three days after his death of influenza, at the November election. Straight republican votes cast were responsible. Tho work at the Fort Omaha and Fort Crook Rulloon seliool will con tinue this winter, according to orders received by MaJ. I K. Van Nostrand, executive olllcer. Two hundred Nebraska farmers at tended the sixteenth annual conven tion of the Nebraska Farmers' Co operative Oraln and Live Stock asso ciation at Omaha. ' The next session of the Nebraska Odd Fellows and the Rebckahs will be held In York, according to action ta ken by the two societies at the recent session at Lincoln. Spanish Inlluenza has taken a heavy toll of lives at Norfolk', twenty-seven deaths having occurred from the dis ease since the epidemic became preva lent in the state. C. W. I'tmsley, secretary of Organ ized Agriculture, announced the week of Organized Agriculture In Nebraska will be held at Lincoln January 20 to 25. Thirty thousand school children In Omaha contributed at an average of more than $1 each to the united war work campaign. More than 1,500 Odd Fellows and 300 Reliekahs attended the recent grand lodge sessions of the Nebraska order at Lincoln. To nomhinte and elect Judges of the Nebraskn supreme court by districts Instead of from the state nt large is the object of a bill which will be In tioduced In the coming legislature by Senator John F. Cordeal of Ited Wil low county. Or. Samuel Avery, formerly major In the chemical warfare division ar Washington, has received his honor able discharge from the War depart ment and will resume on December 1 Ms duties as chancellor of the Uni versity of Nebraska nt Lincoln. Tho Nebraska food administration ut Omalia is sending notices to far mers urging them to hold their Imma ture poultry, instead of forcing It onto the market, thus creating an oversupply. The Idea of building a now Nebras ka state house has again come to the surfuce. Harry L. Cook of Lincoln, Blatn fair expert, and member of the next legislature, suggests that Ne braska lawmakers be asked to erect u new :"' 1 1'iilldlng at Lincoln eleven 'ii and along the line of ji f '.ullcllng. State Superintendent of Schools Clemmons, In u communication to th school boards und teachers of the state, outlines a suitable solution ioi making up the time lost in classes as a result of the recent epidemic. II the board of health closes the schools teachers cannot draw their salaries, but If the district board closes tho schools, teachers can draw salaries. Mr. Clemmons suggests that the teachers make up oue-hulf the time and the state will provldo for tho other one-half. Warren Pershing, young son cv General John J. Pershing, eonnnnndc: of the American expeditionary forces has sent his father from his home n' Lincoln, n Christmas box made up o' articles to the average soldiers' Ilk Ing. It contained a layer of choco late, u layer of candled cake, n knife throe linen handkerchiefs and u pah of socks. Dr. Inez Phllbrlck, chulrmun of tin health committee of tho Nebraska fed erntlon of woman's clubs, before 20( delegates nt the state convention a Lincoln, bitterly scored tho so-callet fashionable mode of dressing of woln en. Sho said woman's dress lnckcd three fundamental qualities modesty protection from weather and comfort Cornstalk disease has caused tin death of a great number of cattle It Hooker county. A man near Sencct turned his cattle on his winter range on which was a six-acre Held of corn stalks. He lost seventeen head lriflt few hours. Another man lost eight head In an hour. The cattle die quick' ly and there seems to be no relict once they get down with tho disease. County food heads readied a decis ion nt. a meeting with State Admlnls trntor Wattles at Omaha to present Mr. Wattles with a loving cup as a token of the appreciation of tho men and women of the state who havu worked with him on food udnilnlstrn tlon matters during tho Inst eighteen months. Twenty-four potnto growers, dealers and government and state experts will be among the speakers at the second annual convention of the Nebraska State Potato Improvement nssocia tlon, at Scottsbluff, December 4, t and G. Twenty-two thoroughbred Holsteln cows of a herd of 101 animals owned by the Woodlawn dairy, near Lincoln have been condemned as tuberculnr by State Veterinarian Anderson. The condemned animals will be killed. Tho government has given Nehru kn .? 12.052.75 with which to fight so clul diseases, according to Dr. Rich ard T. Leader of the United States public health service, who visited the state health department at Lincoln. Food Administrator Wattles has an nounced that the 80-20 rule with rof- erenco to the use of substitutes in baking and serving bread has been re scinded, so far as hotels and public eating houses are concerned. Elmer Johnson, 11, of Concord, Is a claimant for the cornhusklng onuin plonship of the United States for boys of his age. He husked forty bushels of corn in one day In a Held that aver aged forty bushels to tho acre. Changes In the ruling of the national war board concerning construction of public utilities will permit road and highway construction without specla permit, according to an order received by the stnte council of defense. The national food administration and the packers have agreed to the same minimum price, on hogs for De cember that has been in effect in No vember, $17 average with the mini mum at .?10 at Omaha. At the request of the State Moure of Health that no unnecessary public gatherings lie held, tho dedication ol the new Dodge county court house ni Fremont has been postponed indefi nitely. Washington advices to tho No braska food administration are to the effect that the licensing plan for deal Ing in food stuffs Is to continue fo another year, at least J. S. Canndy of Mlnden was elected president of the Farmers' Co-opera tlve Grain and Livestock association at the annual convention of the organ Ization at Omaha. F. F. Suavely, Lancaster count chairman of the united war worli drive, has "slackers" defense. Lincoln reported 1,500 subscription to the county council of citizens are considering changing the name of O street to Pershing avenue. O street Is the prin cipal street In Lincoln. The state banking board has In formed Nebraska state bank's thu they must not accept Liberty bond trom patrons and give a certain form of eertlllcnte promising to collect in terest and return the bonds on dr mand. Antonio Ureen, a poolhall operator at Doniphan, has brought suit against twenty citizens of the town for Si 00,000 damnges because he was forced to close his place of business and inarch In n peace parade the day the armistice was signed. Governor-elect McKelvie will ad dress county commissioners, supervis ors, highway commissioners and clerks of tho stnte at their annual meeting at Hnstlngs December ,'t, 1 and 5. A Nebraska delegation called upon tho war industries hoard nt Washing ton Inst week to secure If possible some government nction on the potash sltuntlon. The Nebraska potash In dustries aro embarrassed becnusfl there hns been no sale of potash now for several months, nnd a large sup ply of the notnsh hns nccunuihited. 'cxx)Oocoococoocxxxxxxxxooq Toys for Baby Canton flannel, eiderdown llnnnol nnd plushes are used for the doggies. ponies nnd circus nnlmnls that provo nbsorblngly Interesting and denr to Ids bnbyshlp. Patterns for them can be bought from nny of tho standard pattern compnnles nnd they nro stuffed with sawdust. The doll pictured can bo made to go through many nntlcs. She Is without n body nnd her coat Is to bo slipped on over tho fingers of whoever undertakes to nmuse tho baby. She will bow her head, wave her nrms und dnnce. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCO Something for Mother Here Is a pretty pedestal supporting a smnll basket to bo used for bonbons or as a sewing bnsket or for table decoration, now that artificial flowers nro a part of house furnishings. It Is made of paper rope nnd is gilded, ft Is a very substantial bit of decoration, suited to almost nny room In the house. OOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO To Wrap Baby Up In ! The baby can't kick out of this cozy garment when he Is rolled out In tho keen, wintry air or put to sleep by an open window, so that every ono of his relatives will want to mnko hi in u Christmas present of It. It Is made of eiderdown flannel nnd has flaps that button up over the bunds nnd feet and n hood that can be drawn up close about the face. DOOX)OOOOOOOCOOOOCOOXCOOO Of Crepe and Lace This combination or envclopo che mise Is so sheer nnd dainty that It is Just the sort of gift that one woman will like to give to another. It Is of flesh-colored crepo do chine, with In sertions of lino tllot lace. Little flow ers In email French knots ure em broidered on It In palo Hhuiles of pink nnd blue. The yoke Is novel, simply four triangles with points Joined ut the shoulder with little chiffon roses. ill- H lit mm 4rp; fit V'j ! OOCOOCOOCOOOOCOSOOOOcDOOOj For Boys "Over There r ' . i Each soldier "over there" Is to bo allowed ono Chrlstnins package from homo, nnd only one. Hero Is n smnll, waterproof portfolio containing a writing tablet, envelopes nnd n pencil. Tho donor might slip a few unmounted photographs in It, too. It Is made of n long strip of blnck oilcloth folded up at the ends nnd machine stitched down to form tho pockets. An extra row of machine stitching across ono end makes u casing for tho pencil. The portfolio is shown closed ut tho top of tho picture. With oil colors bright roses or tho flngs of tho ulllos or figures clad In khaki nro painted on these portfolios. COOCOOCOOOOCOCXXXXXXXXXXXXJ Christmas Bags Christmas wouldn't seem llko Christ mas without the lovely bags of all kinds that women delight In. Some of them ure rich and splendid nnd others charm by their daintiness. Here nro two that belong to these extremes, Tho shopping bng Is of black satin bro caded with silver nnd hns n handsome silver mounting. The other Is a pow der bag of lavender fiuiln ribbon with a big ribbon pansy on the front of it. The pctnls are tinted with water col ors, making u blossom that looks very real. It carries n powder puff and a little box of compact powder nnd a small mirror Is incased in the reverse side. cooooooooooooooooooooooooo A Home-Made Doll Tho dolls of yesterday so beuutlful nnd so cheap they are no more. It Is the war. But no little maid need bo without n doll, for It is tho easiest thing ever to make ono of heavy do mestic and paint a faco on it. Ono can buy u pattern of any of the pat tern compaules and muke tho body, which Is to be stuffed with sawdust. Such n doll dressed and making her appearance at Christmas tlmo will bo as much loved us tho most fragile waxen beauty that flver camo from overseas. Helping the Meat (Special Information Servlco, United States fcopftrtmont of Airrlculturc.) HAVE GOOD HOME-CURED PORK. Hams Before RIGHT METHODS OF CURING PGR Directions Given for Butchering Hog at Hame and Preparing Meat for Keeping. RECIPES WORTHY OF TRIAL Recommendations Mado by United States Department of Agriculture Combination of Salt and Sugar Makes Good Curo. On many farms tho butchering of a hog or two to furnish the homo sup ply of meat would be more generally practiced during late fall nnd winter If methods of keeping tho meat wcro more generally understood. Some people who would like to reduce their ment bill by tho homo butchering method fear thnt n part of tho meat might spoil nnd thus bo wasted before! It could be used. To assist such peo ple and others who do butchering In curing pork properly, tho Unl("d Stntes department of agriculture rec ommends tho following: Curing Agents. Salt, saltpeter, sugar and molnsscs nro tho principal preservatives used In curing pork. Borax, boric ncld, formalin, salicylic acid, and other chemicals arc sometimes used, but their uso Is prohibited in connection witli moats and products to which tho federal meat-Inspection law Is nppll cable. Salt when applied alone to ment mnkes It very hnrd nnd dry, becnusc Its nctlnn draws out the meat Juices and hardens tho muscle fibers. Salt peter Is used to preserve the natural color of tho ment. It Is more astrin gent than suit and should be used sparingly. Sugar and molasses net differently thun salt. They soften tho muscle libers niul Improve tho flavor of the meat, hence the combination of salt and sugar makes n good cure. Brine Curing and Dry Curing. Much diversity of opinion exists as to the merits of tho two ways of cur ing brining and dry curing. It Is less trouble to pack meat in n barrel and pour on brine than to rub ment threo or four times with snlt. The brine keeps nway Insects and vermin. If directions are followed closely and pure water Is used In ranking tho brine, It will not spoil nnd should keep for n reasonable length of time. If the brine becomes "ropy," It should be poured off and boiled or n now brine made. A cool cellar Is the most desir able place for both brlno nnd dry cur ing, though more moisture Is required for dry curing. When ment Is cured during warm weather the dry salt method of curing Is fur snfer than tho brine method. It Is advisable to rub with flno salt tho surface of tho meat nnd allow It to drain, flesh sldo down, for 0 to 12 hours before being put In the curo. This applies to both brlno nnd dry curing. Brine-Cured Pork. Thero are many different formulas for curing pork by the brlno method, but the recipe given below If followed closely will give very good results. For each 100 pounds of meat use 8 pounds salt. 2 ounces Haltpetcr. 2V4 pounds sugar or 4 Kallona water, sirup In warm weather 0 or 10 pounds of snlt nro preferable. Allow four days' cure for each pound In n ham or shoulder nnd threo days for bacon nnd small pieces. For ex ample, n 15-pound hum will take CO days; a piece of bacon weighing 10 pounds, .'10 days. Tho brine should be mnde tho day before It Is used, so that It will bo cool. All tho Ingredients are poured Into tho water nnd boiled until thoroughly mixed. Place ham on the bottom of tk container, shoulders next, bacon sides and smaller cuts on top. Pour In (ho brine, and bo sure It covers the meat thoroughly. In tlve days pour off tho brine und change the meat, placing the top meat on tho bottom nud the bottom meat on top, then pour and Milk Supply and After Curing. back the brine. Repent this operation again on the tenth nnd eighteenth days. If the pickle becomes ropy, tnke out nil tho meat and wash It off thor oughly, also the container. Moll the ropy pickle; or, better, make now pickle. When each piece of meat hns received the proper cure, take. It out of the pickle and wush In lukewarm water, string, nnd hang In tho smoke house. The temperature of tho smoke house should not exceed 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Smoke tho ment until It has a good chestnut color. An excellent curo, In which tlAs incut Is preserved In brine formed from the mixtures of tho Juices brought out ot the meat by the application of tho fol lowing Ingredients: For each 100 pounds of ment use 8 pounds salt. S ounces saltpotor. 2 pounds molted 2 ounces red peppon sugar or warm 2 ounces black pep- elrup. por. All tho Ingredients should bo mixed thoroughly. Rub each piece of meat wllh tho mixture. Tack tho meat In n container, hams on the bottom, shoul ders next, und bacon sides on top. Enough liquid will bo formed to covet tho hams. Allow tho meat to curo for six weeks; string nnd hang in tho smokehouse. Tho bacon nnd Bmaller pieces of meat, after they nro cured, should be eaten first. The hams nre better nftcr they havo nged. Dry-Cured Pork. Dry-cured pork requires inoro work than brlnc-curcd, though It Is some times less expcnslyc. Dnngcr from rats and other vermin Is less In the case of brine-cured pork. Moth methods of curing nro very successful If cure Is taken to see that each operation ly executed correctly. Following 1b tint method of dry curing: , For each 100 pounds of meat uso 7 pounds salt. 2 ounces saltpeter 2 poundH siiBar. Mix till the Ingredients thoroughly then nib -one-third of tho qunntlty ot this mixture over tho merit and pack it awny In n box or on n table. The third day break bulk nnd rub one-hnlf of the remaining mlxturo over the" meat and again pnek tho meat. Hreak bulk the seventh day nnd rub the re mainder of tho mlxturo over the meat and pack tho meat to cure. Allow one day and u half curo for each pound the pieces of meat average. After the meat has cured, wash each piece with lukewarm water and hnng It In tha smokehouse. Another dry curo Is us follows: For each 100 pounds of meat uso 8 poundn null. 3 ounces black pop 8 pounds warm per. Blrup, 2 ounces red pepper 2 ounces saltpeter. All the above Ingredients should lift mixed together thoroughly. Rub each piece of meat thoroughly with thlx mixture nnd pack the meat In bulk on a clcnn floor or tnblo dr in n con tainer. In ten dnys break bulk und repack the meat. Tills is done to make the curo moru uniform nnd to prevent souring. Allow tho meat to curo flvcv or six weeks. Pickled Pork. Fat backs cut Into suitable pieces for curing aro generally treated in the following innnner : The pieces of ment aro packed In a container nnd n pickle mnde of tho following Ingredients Is poured yer the meat: To 4 gallons of wntor-Aidd 10 pounds of snlt and 2 ounces of saltpeter for cacli 100 pounds of meat. MEAT COOL AND FRESH A A r Tho proper time to begin cur ing pork Is when tho ment Is cooled and Is still fresh. Twenty-four to 80 hours nfter killing Is tho opportune time. It Is es sential that the pork be thor oughly cooled. Meat should never bo frozen either prior to or during tho period of curing. A clean hardwood molasses or sirup barrel Is a suitable vessel In which to curo pork. Tho bar rel should bo clean nnd tight so as to prevent leakage. A large stone or metnl Jar Is the best contnlner In which to cure meat, hut the Initial cost Is high. Stono or some metnl containers ure very easily kept clean. Tf u bar rel Is used repeatedly for cur ing pork It Is necessary to scalil It out thoroughly before fre-di pork Is packed Into Jt. ft
