The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, February 28, 1919, Image 7
V ( PREST LITE We Have Said it Before We Will Say it Again. -04JTE PREST ESBEJS5S3EHBSS BATTERY SemtJ3JcebIu Sribune. IRA L HARK, Kdltor mid Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ono i'cnr bj Mali, In advance. .81.76 Ono Year by Carrier, In advance, $3.00 Entorcd at tho North Platto, Nebraska Postofflco as Second Class Matter. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1910 CORPORAL JIIGCJINS WHITES OF LIFE IX GERMANY Corporal Jennings B. Illggins, of this city, writing home from Dum polfeld, Germany, says in part: " Wo -will probably havo to stay hero until peace Is settled; It Isn't so bad now. Wo havo finished our hik ing and are prcttp comfortably sit uated, but aro drilling just as we did before tho armistice. Wo aro scat tered out, ono company In a small town. Wo don't have camps such as you might imagine, but are living in people's houses, six or eight or moro men to a house, depending on the room. I am staying with my squad In a family's dining room about 12x24. There aro twelve In tho fam ily nnd eight of ua, making a pret ty good roomful, and thoy arc all present most of tho tlmo, especially in the evenings when they usually havo visitors. You would naturally think the peope would at least bo Inclined to bo indifferent, or oven hos tile toward the Americans, but thoy aro not. I havo heard of no case where there has been tho least trouble, and wo hiked through Ger many for somo threo weeks, staying with the people at night, tho same as wo are now. There wero orders from the German headquarters for the people to treat tho soldiers with kindness nnd respect. The Burgo master (mayor) of each town collect ed all the firearms tho people had and cautioned them as to their at titude toward the soldiers. I have only seen tho richest part of Ger many. The conditions are far bet tor than I had expected. Every where tho peoplo seem to have plenty. They all have a little patch of grou d and raise most all of their stuff.. They aro exceedingly short on fats and oils, a piece of soap is worth a smal'.l for tune. I arry my soap in my pocket to make suro that some kid won't see it. Pastries aro very scarco and what you do find are nothing like 'we have. Sugar and all sweets aro scarco. Wheat flour is about out of sight, and tho allowance very small. They havo a card for everything. Their bread seems funny stuff, I guosg it Is all rye; It is black and an av erage size loaf weights about two pounds. Tho peoplo bake their own bread. They havo a big box about tho size anl shape of a coffin. They mix tho dough in this. Their bake ovens are built right in the walls pf tho houses, and aro 'larger than the firo box of a locomotive. They burn wood in tho oven men rake the fire out and shove in tho dough, do 't uso pans. Tho dough is heavy enough not to run out of shape and sure does bako tho bread line. The hot stones givo it a nice even bake. One peculiar thing about the coun try is that the houses are all stono. I haven't seen a frame house since I loft England. All through tho moun tains where wo travcicd tho sides of tho (iioiiiifraJjis were covered with fine forests, mostly pine and spruce in this part; further back there wero all kinds of trees. 1 have seen somo pretyt country and had 1 a kodak I kodak I could bring homo some very pretty and Interesting pictures. Right from whero I am sitting I could get Ono of fine scenery. My old Gorman and two kids are busy grinding tur nips and beets for the cows; .thoy havo N a team of oxen hitched to a power something liko our old horse power corn sheller, one kid following each oxwltli a stick. They have been on the job two hours steady. There is a good road up the mountain side closo by and It zlg zags up tho side and Is in viow most of tho way up. 1 sat bore tho other day watching a team of oxen crawling up. I could look out once and see them and after a tlmo look again and thoy would bo almost In tho samo place. It took them about three hours to make tho hill. This whole country, Franco in cluded, seems to bo standing stil, probably for centuries. Everything I read about in ancient history I find hero in reality. Ono thing I havo not soon- in Germany nro wooden shoes. Whllo in Franco that is about all tho shoes they wear. Shoes hero aro very costly, hut hollevo thoy aro bettor niado and have hotter leather than tlio average shoe In tho United States. Tho women and chlldron, hi fact everybody. wer heavy hobnail shoos except for Sunday. Somo of them havo nice dres jjhoos. A dross shoo probably lasts as many years as ours last months. Tho fprmors aro all collected In littlo tjowns; no one livog In tho country. Tho stores aro very different from ours. Most of them just a small room with very lit tlo attempt being mado to display the Stock. Candy "has boon at a promlum slnco tho soldiers hit tho country. About tho only kind you find is sim ilar to our gum drops and cost abofft two dollars a pound. Thoro have not been any chocolate hero for four years. You said for me tw bring homo a lot of relics. You must not expect mo to bring homo very much because I am not equipped with trunks oV packing cases. Everything I havo must bo carried on my back nnd beliovo mo I don't stock up very heavy on stuff that is not absolutely necessary to carry . A Y. M. C. C. trvupo put on a lit tlo show hero yesterday. It was not any grand opera but was good to rc- Hovo tho monfetony. Tho company consisted of two nivjn and threo wo men. It was tho first tlnjo I had heard a woman speak slnco I landed In Franpe. I have KOt so that when a woman starts talking I don't pay a bit of attention because I know I can't understand her. In thnt show Jt sounded good to hear a woman sing a song I could understand. I havo been, going to school this wook learning to shoot a rlflo. I have had that stuff a dozen times nnd it is getting pretty soft. I soo somo of tho North Platto uoya occasionally. Mo80 McFarland was transferred to this company a few days ago. I read a couple of Tribunes Fred Peterson reeived tho other day and was sur prised and sorry to hear of tho death of Archie Discoo, also others I knew I went to school both at North Platto and at Lincoln with Leo Bird and was in tho same club with him. Tho sui cide of Mrs. Goldsmith almost knock ed me cold, as I went to school with her for twQ Vears. Her brother Dick was In our company nnd Is over hero somewhere. ::o: WOOL WILL LONG BE SCARCE Life of a Pound of Valuable Product Has Been Shortened on Account of the War. "Even with peace It Is doubtful If our clothes will return to normal, In price or otherwise, until long after tho war," writes Douglas Jusporsen in veryhody's. "The necessity of re habilitating the millions of 'men In kliiikl Is already a problem. This vast uriny to be reclothed will lie a heavy drain upon the world's already ex hausted wool and shoddy markets, l'lien, too, the need of depleted Ger many for wool and shoddy should fur ther tend to Increase the Nlim-tuge all over the world. "Ewjr since the beginning of the war shoddy has been disappearing from our midst at an alarming rate, while the production o wool has been en tirely Inadequate to the world's needs. "In normal times the life of n pound of wool In Us various Incarnations ex tends over a period of years. "But war, the most wasteful of nil businesses, has changed tin; old order of tilings. Both the virgin wool and the shoddy that went to make up. that khaki coat for some soldier are burled, with Its wearer, somewhere 'over there' and will never return to do duty for us again. And so, in a great many cases, the life of a jiound of wool has been suddenly reduced from some where nrntuul six years to as many months. Wool alone can never clothe the world. It lias been shoddy that kept the world's clothing bill down for many a year, and until the shoddy sup ply Is normal again we can all expect to have more or less trouble with our clothes." IN SPANISH HALL OF FAME The Name of Espartero, Duke of Vit toria, Has Been Properly Ac corded High Position. Fifty years ago Queen Isabella was dethroned, and Spain threw off the yoke of the Bourbons and Inaugurated u new order of things, looklni; at least to tho establishment of u constitutional government, If not a government of the people. Espartero, duke of VlUorln. was placed at the head of the state. He nail occupied that position en two for mer occasions. He aided In securing the succession of Isabella, and success fully led her armies In putting down the Cnrllsts. In the insurrection of 1840, caused by the law suppressing the freedom of speech In the town coun cils, espartero became head of the government and was confirmed In that position by tho cortes. and was un pointed regent during the minority of tne queen. He wus deposed in 1813 uml had to lly to London for safety. In 1817 ho was recalled to Spain and oy the revolution of 1851, which drove the Queen Mother Chrlstlnla and Nnr vuez from the country, bo was a train placed at the head of tho government, a position which ho resigned in 1850. Espartero was born In 170L. He was tho son of a wheelwright, commenced life as a common soldier in the Span ish army and gained his honors, and titles by his own ubllity as a soldier nd stntcsniim. For Rent ' 1C0 acres good natlvo hay land for 1919 season, four mics from North Platto In Sec. 2-13-31. Addross II. A. Trlllor, C8C 38th St., Des Moines, la. - io-3 -: :o: :- February 21, 1919. Bona! of county commisslonrcs mot pursuant to adjournment, present Koph. Hcnninghausen and Springer and routny clerk. The following claims wero allowed: S. Workman, road dragging, $25.80. Colin & Wilson, blacksmlthing, $2C10. E. & W. Cokcn funeral expenses of Dobnet, JG0 00. H. S. Haskins, rood dragging, $39.15. Geo Prater, drugs county poor, $rr.co. O. W. Knngor, dragging, $10.20. E. t Hostottor, bridgo work, $39.50. Fred George, riunnWo for calves breaking legs, $30.00. Mrs. J. H. Ball, caro of Tuff. $12.50. Geo. . Glbbs, soivlcea In tho Van Natti rase $50.00. Sundry porsons, mrvoylng, $14.25. W. T Elliott, bridge work, $15.00. John Mulrhead, dragging, $15.00. Bond of N. j, Potors. assessor Sprlngdalo precinct, approved. Bond of F. E. Konquest. assessor Sellers precinct, approved. Bond of H. S. Rose, overseer DIst. G, npproved. Bond of Ernest Hulcn. overscor DiBtirt 40, approved. Adjourned to Marh 3, 1919. : :o: : . Get your Dodgo Brothers car order ed now, when wo can givo you dof Inlto delivery date. J. V. ROMIGII, Dealer. 7.0 Old Trusty and Queen Incubators and Brooders at Factory Prlcoo. SIMON BROS. 8-8 Avoid n constipated habit, it breeds disease In the body. An occasional doso of Prickly Ash Bitters will keep the bowels healthy and regular. Prlco $1.25 per botte. Gummore-Dont Drug Co., Special Agents. Drivo out constipation, promote ap potlto, improvo digestion, induco re freshing sleep, got ronowed strongth and health. Holllstor'B Rooky Moun tain Tea. nature's gift of wondrous herbs. Results guaranteed or monoy back, 35c, GEO. FRATER, Druggist. COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS REPARTEE THAT HAD STING Barber Made Some Little Mistake When Ho Started to "Kid" tho Younjjster In Khaki. It vns nil the barber's fault. -He hnd no business kidding tho young boy. Goodness knows, the man in uni form never said anything to the' bnr ber before. This was the way It was: The young soldier was a frequent visitor nt the harbor shop on the ave nue, lie didn't have so much of a beard, but yet it demanded shaving once In a while. The burlier hnd no ticed thnt the boy only came In on Saturday evenings. So ho said: "Say, son, how's It come you step in here only on Saturday nights? Don't you need a shave often or; enn't you get leave, or won't you pay union prices?" Tho boy blushed. "I get the leave nil right, and Lucie Snm pays mo about us often as any boss barber, but you see, I shave myself once n week, and let you shave me once n week, too." ,4So you're" just on semi-friendly terms with the snfety. eh?" urged the barber. "Oh, I wouldn't say that," replied the soldier. "You see. I have two girls In this town. One I see every Wed nesday. Then I shave myself. The other I.seo every Saturday. Then I pny you the fifteen cents. Mary likes the movie soldier type, clean-cut, clean-shaven, handsome fellow. I se' her on Wednesdays. Ruth thinks she cares for the bloody, scrutched-up son of battle. I see her on Saturdays. Now you understand?" "Maybe," laughed the harbor, as ho sharpened his never-ready razor. "You'll give Mary my regards to night?" "Mary I" said the soldier. "Mary! Bless you, man, did you think I was going to see Mary I Nope, I see Ruth every Saturday night." ItidlnnnpollR News. PUBLIC SALE ! Hurving sold my farm, I will sell at public snlo 2 miles jvest of tho Hnving sold my farm, I will sell at public snlo 2 miles west of the WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5. 1919, Commencing at 10 o'clock sharp, tho following property: 25 HEAD OF GALLOWAY CATTLE, Six fresh milch cows, two with calves, ono 2-year-old heifer, six coming yearlings, threo heifer calves, three bull calves, six young cnlvos, one registered Galloway bull. SEVEN HEAD OF HORSES One team bay mares 0 years old wt. 2400, sorrel horso 7 yrs. old wt. 1400, bay mare 12 years old wt. 1400, bay colt coming 2-year-old wt. 1000, two Shetland ponies coming 1 nnd 3 year old. 34 HEAD OF HOGS Three registered Duroc Jersey sows with pig, two Duroo sows with pig, ono grado Durop sow witli 0 pigs, ono registoredftorol Jersey boar and 25 HEAD OF STOCK HOGS. FARM MACHINERY. Ono lumber wagon, hay rack with truck gear, John Deoro lister, 1- row Mdlino lister cultivator nearly now, Now Ddparturo cultivator, 2- sortion harrow, good disc, 10-Inch Kingman' sulky plow, McCormick mower, 10-ft. McCormick hay rake, nearly now Jenkins hay stackor, good hay sweep, Suporior cornstalk drill nearly new, Hooslor corn stalk drill, 2 aetswork harness, 10 tons good prnlrlo hay, 250 bu. good ear corn, 10 bu. White seed corn, somo household goods nnd other numerous articles. 20 Doz. Well llred Brown Leghorn Chickens. TERMS: All sums under $20.00 Cash; ubovo tlmo will be given at 10 per cent interest. FREE M'NTII AT NOON that sum 8 months J. F. DOWNS, Owner. RAY ('. LANUFORD, Clerk ED. KIERJG, Auctioneer BIG LIVE STOCK SALE! Tho undersigned, who cannot get pasture, will soil their llvo sUxik at tho KJar ranch 4Ms miles west of Lexington, on the Barr River Bridgo road on Wednesday, March 13th, 1919, Live stock as follows to-wlt: 500 Head of Good Cattle 150 head of good two year old steers, SO head of good Hereford cows, 25 head of good two year old Horoford heifors, 120 head of' red Shorthorn cows, somo of which hnvo calves at foot, 14 head of good yearling steers, 10 head of Shorthorn heifors, 3 head of good milch cows, 40 head of good cows thnt have been corn fed for 70 days; 0 head of good purebred Hereford bulls, ages 12 to 14 months oach; theso billls will soli with registration papers with cash bull. Tho abovo cattlo aro all in good serviceable condition, naving been woll wintered, and are ready to go out and make monoy for tho buyers:. Most all of tho cows and two year old holfors will drop calves this spring. Tho cattlo will bo old In lotK to suit tho purchasor, and wlil be delivered at Lexington free of charge, to those who wnnt to ship out. Froo transportation will ho furnished from Lexington to the ranch nnd return for those from a distance. Also Ono Matured Roan Shorthorn Hull, with papers. 16 HEAD OF HORSES Tho horse salo will take placo In the forenoon, so be on hand for tho horse salo onrly. Ilorsos consist of good heavy boned brood mnroB, good goldlngs, and good colts. Terms mid Conditions of Sale Sums of $25 and under cash; over $25 a credit of 8 months will be given purchaser if desired, with in terest from dato at 8 per cent. All property must ho settled for bo foro leaving tho premises. C. KJAR, and L. J. STUART, Owners. COLS. J. L. MITCHELL and II. M. JOHNSON, Auctioneer. First National Rank of Lexington, Clerk. For Qnlck Snlo Wo havo about 60 good lots In Bollovuo Addition which for a short tlmo wo are offorlifg at bargain prices. Anyone interested In tho purchase of a lot, seo ua at G20 Dwcy street, or call phono red 572. F. J. DIENER & CO. 1 ft iip VMMRIklt Ml n iaika routers FREE with every Shayne-Brun Tailored Suit Dress in fashion. Choose from the Shaync- Brun classy patterns and each one guaranteed pure wool. And don't forget Extra trousers FREE if you ORDER NOW HARRY SAMUELSON, The Suit Plan :.: j.t i,t if V HE FARMERS' AUCTIONEER H. M JOHANSEN North Piatte, Nebraska 1'HONF. 018, By cnllng this numbor you can as certain whero I am. Hospital Phone Black 033. Houso Phono Black G33 ; Y. T. PKITCHARJ), 5 Graduate Veterinarian Eight years a Government Veterinar ian. Hospital 218, south Locust St. ono-half block Bouthwest of thoX Court Houso. Nutlco of Petition. Estate No. 1024 of Walter Q. Mc- Nool, deceased In the County Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska. Tho Stato of Nebraska, ss: To all porsons Interested in said Estate tako notice that a potltlon has boon llled for tho appointment of Mary C. Mc- Noel as Administratrix of said Estate which has been set for hearing heroin on March 7, 1919, at 9 o'clock u. m. Dated February 4, 1919. Wmf U) C. WOODIIDRST, Fll 3v. County Judge. Nollco to Creditors.. Estato No. 1G13 of William 'A. "Mil ler, deceased In tho County Court of Lincoln County, Nobraska. Tho Stato of Nobraska, ss: Credi tors of said estato will tako notlco that tho tlmo limited for presentation and (11 lug of claims against snid Es tato la Juno 14, 1919, nnd for settle ment of said Estate Is February 7, 1920; and that I will sit at tho county court room In said county on March 14, 1919, at 9 oclock a. m., and on June 14, 1919, at 9 o'clock a. m., to recolve, examine, hear, allow or ad Just all claims' and objections duly hied. Wm. H. C. WOODIIUUST, F11-4W Countv Judce. notici: of rf.fi:ri:i:s salij Notlco Is hereby given that by vir tue of an order issued to mo by tho District Court in and for Lincoln county, Nobraska, on the 19th day of February, 1919, in mi notion wherein FranlcxGrconwood is plalntilt. and Pat rick Greenwood, Kate Fletcher, John Greonwood, Jr., John Shaffer, Uuth Muller, Jano Shafl'or, PJnklo White, Charlos Shaffer, a minor nnd Georgo Taylor, guardian of Clinrlos Shaffer, are defendants, I will on tho 29th day of March, 19J9, nt tho hour of two o'clock P. M. of said dnto nt tho east front door of tho Court Houso in tho city of North Platto, Lincoln Coun ty, Nobraska, soli at public auction to tho highest bidder for cash tho fol lowing described roal estato, to-wlt: East Hnlf(EVfc) of Section Thirty (30), Northwest Qunrter (NWV4) of Sec tion Twonty-nlno (29), Southeast Quartor (SE4) of Section Nineteen (19), nnd South Half of Southwest Quarter (S of SWVi) of Section Nlneteon (19), all in Township Ten (10), Hnnge Twenty-nlno (29), west of tho 0th P. M.. Lincoln County. No brnskn. nlso Lot Eight (S). In Block Six (6) of Peniston's Addition to tho city of North Platto, Lincoln county. Nobraska, said land to bo sold as a wholo or In sopnrnto tracts. Dated this 24th day of February, 1919. O. E. ELDER. -F25.M2S Referee.