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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1919)
THE AULTMAN & TAYLOR New Century Thresher Is built in sizes to meet your needs. This thresher is noted for its simplicity, durability, and and its ability to get the grain out of the straw, which by the way is no 'small item with wheat at $2.25 per bushel. Wo refer you to men that have had work done by the AULTMAN & TAYLOR. Catalogue free. HOMER MYLANDER, Phone 784F2 North Platte, Neb. Prosperous America In the year 1909, when -apbody had a thought of this country ever being Involved In a world war, our exports to foreign countries amounted In val ue to $252,000,000. In 1918, the big year of the great war, the total value of our exports had grown to $3,150, 000,000. In 1914 the United States Govern ment owed foreign countries $4,000, 000,000. At the beginning of 1919, all this foreign debt had been wiped out and foreign countries wero owing the United States $10,000,000,000. In 1913, while wo wero at peace with the world, wo pointed with pride to our deposits In banks, then aggregat ing $G,051,000,000. Today after hav ing gone through the great war, our people purchasing 18 billion dollars' of Liberty Bonds, beside contributing billions to other war activities, and paying the high cost of living the total deposits In the United States amount to $15,051,000,000, having in creased $9,000,000,000 during the war. These aro staggering figures, and we might go on telling how America and Americans have prospered as no other nation or people ever prospered before. Ours was a righteous cause and wo wero not in the war for gain, yet through It all our people piled up and aro still piling up wealth be yond the dreams of the wildest opti mist. And now that the Government is about to launch Its Victory Liberty Loan to finish the war job, the $4,500,- 000,000 which all tho people aro to bo asked to lend at interest as an investment will not be a "drop In ' tho bucket" as compared with what America could do if necessity arose, j ::o:: i You feel different tho minute you tako it a gontlo.soothing warmth fills tho system. It's a pleasure to take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. i Helps purify the blood, drives out the germs of Winter,- gets you hustling, bustling, full of life and energy. 35c. Tea or tablets. George Frater. ... ... p-&:fcvp js&C inFT 'Jr pfi CROWN 3 fe GASOXINB 3 iii'A fttxatBsoacoMMxr ' 9 fl I J WWW PAH i v?.,:'v,u.V'.',-''iiViv. 7U PLAYED JOKE ON THE HUNS 6loux Indians Had Fun for Three Daya Talking Over a Tapped Telephone Wire. Because of the nature of the coun try over which Z&nerlcan troops fought In the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the Germans found it easy at times to cut In on our field telephone wires. The commnnder of one brigade of artillery attached to an American di vision was particularly annoyed by enemy wire tappers In a henvlly wood ed section of the Argonne. Code mes sages from artillery observers were being Intercepted by Boche listeners In, and the commander knew, ns all armies know, that no code Is Impreg nnble when experts get working on It. The nrtlllery commander took up with tho colonel of one of the line reg iments the question of the Huns' wire tapping activities. And the colonel hit upon an Idea. ,, Two Indians, both of proud Sioux lineage, members of one of his com panies, were assigned ns telephone operator.-). One was to go forward with the artillery observer, the other to remain at the brigade receiving end of the wire which the artillery com mander was certain the Germans had that day tapped somewhere along the line. Now, when two Sioux Indians get talking together In their own tongue, what they say sounds very much like code, but Isn't. Anyway, It rnlsed hob with the code experts of certain Prus sian guard units. The Sioux stuck on their Jobs for three days and nights. They and the artillery commander and their own colonel enjoyed the sltuntlon Immense ly. If the Germans got any fun out of It they kept It to themselves. Stars nnd Srlpes. Makes the Car Hem Red Crown Gasoline is motor fuel at its best. Watch the car prove it in starting and on the road. Each piston stroke is as full powered as a straight distilled, all-gas gasoline can make it You don't estimate the value of Red Crown by the price per gallon but by the mileage a gallon delivers. You get most miles in liquid form clean burning fuel uniformity in Red Crown Gasoline, no matter where you buy it, or in what make of car you use it It always pays to look for the Red Crown Sign when, the tank needs filling. Polarine, the perfect year round lubricant, conserves power. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Nebraska) Omaha BALM FOR THE DISHWASHER According to Writer, Happy Is the Man Allowed to Help In Cleansing 1 the Table Utensils. We have never hold with those who think dishwashing a dreary and sor did task, according to Colllor's. Give ns plenty of hot water, plenty of pome nbraslve soap and a couple of clean cloths nnd we will tackle tho debris of the evening meal, with keen enjoyment. After n long day at tho office It Is delightful to steep one's hnnds In hot dishwater (which nots as an excellent febrifuge for the brnln and a tonic for weariness of the body) and pass through tho purl , fylng and homely gestures of ablu tion nnd wiping. These slnrplo task of the hand always Induce a pleasant 1 and domestic train of thought. We know one poet, and not such a hud aPoct either, who always says he can Httdln I. I,, t. .4 f..t I... ...1.1. wiih- in?. im"i i.vni's ntiiT n uuui uuii the evening dishes. And no manicu rist ever gives so pink and charming a glow to the hijnds as a half-hour with the dlshpan. How many husbands, wo wonder, hnve learned the first rule of the dish washer's technique? You must hnve plenty of hot water, but always use cold water on any utensils where eges have been broken. Heat hardens the yolk, and boiling water poured upon an egg-smeared plate will so solidify nnd solder the Juices that It will take sandpaper to remove them. If any husband should ever protest against being nsked to wash the dishes let his wlfo refer him to II Kings, 21 :13. AVENGED HIS POISONED PET Mean Way In Which Owner of Ma rauding Cat Got Even With Its Executioner. A member of u certain national or ganization was laughing over certain uttacks on the Institution. "These attacks," he said, "are clever clever hut crooked. They .bring a story to my mind. s "A man owned n big black cat that used to snenk off to the butcher's and steal meat. The butcher warned the man to keep his thieving cat at home, but no attention was paid to tho warn" Ing, and so finally tho butcher de clared: "'If that pesky cat steals any more of my stock I'll poison It.' "Well, a few days later the cat made off with n leg of lamb, and the butcher, true to Iris word, sprinkled bits of poisoned stenk about. Tho next morning the blnck cat lay cold and stiff before Its master's door. "The cat's owner waited till the butcher shop was crowded with saus age buyers. Then he tucked the corpse under his arm and strode In through the crowd. "'Here you are, John,' he said, slamming the dead eat down on tho ment block, beside tho sausage ma chlne. 'Here you ore. That makes 78. I'll fetch In the 22 others in the course of the day.' " For Sale Eggs for setting from pure bred Barred Rocks and single comb Rhode Island Reds, $1.00 per setting. L. I. Tucker, phono Red 1003. ft" ft!'.? ji it w 1ft Mi ' w'ijy' I CROWN L GASOIINE 2:M jcPm Will West" By RALPH HAMILTON (CopjrUht. 1910, bj Weilctn Niiripiptr Union.) "An liwuiTcrable old borel" "Yes. mid looks nnd acts like a beg gar. Thought from his talk when he wont out West a year ago, ho was going t come back with a fortune. Looks to mo as If he has about blown In all he has on that wild llower fad of his." "Yos. and he wants to tlnd some place t store his rubbishy stuff. He won't turn this place Into u warehouse. I can t. !i you I" Thus Abel Dallas, Dan Porter and Nat Wells. They were discussing their old bachelor relative, John Hrlstow, an odd. generous old fellow who had sold out ipilto extensive property hold ings In Hveuden and had gone to the Pacific const to speculate. They had built IiIkIi hopes upon his return, for Hrlstow was a natural born trader and had quite some capital. Naturally some one of them would Inherit his fortune. Masted anticipations changed to sullen disappointment after Hrlstow had made tho rounds of their various homes, at the first a welcome guest. Following him came a lot of cases which he had temporarily stored In a local warehouse. Their contents were soon revealed. "I suppose," announced Hrlstow, "thnt I have brought back with me tho finest and most complete collection of the flora of the Rockies ever gathered. I bought It from a man who had do voted twenty years toward assem bling them. Thinks I, there Isn't much I have done for my native town, nnd hero's the opportunity to make a ton strike. What I'm going to do Is to get at tho collection, classify It, put it In permanent exhibition cases and present it to the public library for tho enter tainment and enlightenment of the community." At which Abel secretly snickered, Dan anathemized the donation under his breath and Nat covertly sneered. Tho Idea! The public library was a struggling proposition, poorly support ed and housed In small, gloomy quar ters In the half attic of a rickety old Rtoro building. Tho Inevitable resulted. 'The Dallas, the Porter and the Wells families, find- , Ing that there was no opportunity of I getting anything out of "tho old fel low," began to turn the cold shoulder upon hlui. One by one the three families ceased their coddling tactics. He was no loiifjJ;r the honored, wel come guest and, one day when Hrlstow stated that he must find permanent living quarters and a place to keep his floral treasures, not a voice, gainsaid his decision. It was while seeking his new refuge that one day Hrlstow met Nellie Tracy. Her sincere greeting warmed his lonely heart. She was his hulf niece, had recently married, and invited Hrlstow to her home. There he met her husband, about as lino a young man as he ljad ever known. Roth Ar nold Tracy and his wlfQ were nature lovers. The second visit resulted In Brlstow tnklng up his quarters at their home. They apportioned . to him two rooms, so he could have his collection ready at hand to arrange nnd cata logue, making a minimum charge for the accommodation because they wero renlly Interested In his specimens and liked him, nnd nearly every "evening took aii honest delight In helping him in his work of classifying the floral collections. John Hrlstow was certainly an ar dent devotee of his engrossing fad. He talked flowers to everybody, announc ing that when Judge Pearsons return ed from a visit to some relatives in the Kast, they would begin to plan ns to getting tho collection In charge of the public library. This Mr. Pearsons was nn ex-Judge, a great friend of Hrlstow, and had been the main mov er In establishing the Hvonden li brary. Menntlmo the Dallas and the Porter ter and tho Wells families barely rec ognized the old mnn when they passed hlni on tho street. Brlstow went about In shabby attire and they attributed this to a lack of money. They sneered at the kindly co-operation of tho Trueys. They derided tho philanthropic Impulses of Hrlstow. Thero being no evidences that he had not exhausted his foimer means, they regarded him ns unworthy of any consideration. And one evening Judge Pearsons walked into the Tracy homo nnd thero was a great confab. He commended the worthy motives of the old man, and dilated upon tho ploasuro and the ed ucation tho floral collection would give to students nnd nature lovers. "It seems n shame to place such trensuros In the poor, common quarters wo now occupy," ho remarked. "Oh I I wanted to see' you about that," exclaimed tho enthusiast In a lively tone. "You see, I've been wait l..ir to have you help me plan out n i" w building for tho library." A now building!" repeated the Judge iniiely. That's what I am going to do." But tho cost tho money?" oh, I've got plenty for that," quite ci tlly chuckled the old man. And th i he directed a queer, affectionate smile nt Nellie and Arnold. "Judge," he -.aid, "soon as wo con get together for a good tnlk, I want you to make out tho papers for a ten thousand dol lar donation to tho new library, and ns much more for these two loyal friends, who havo stool by me like Trojans, nver caring If I had only a dollar or ono hundred thousand of them, which about represents wliat I mndo out West." m The Secret Phone By Otlllls Frances Pfelfltr (Copyrlfbt, 1919, bj Western Newipiptt Union.) "If I do what you ask me. and tho company finds It out, I'll lose my Job." , "Then I will get you a better one." "I know you pretty near run things." , admitted Mark Seatou, telephone lino repairer, "but you are asking mo to break tho rules of the company." j "I'll mend them up later," airily de-! claret! Jasper Worrell. "If It ever does get out the men will call It cleverness, and the ladles will hall you as a loyal emissary of the lovo god, Cupid." Jusper Worrell, manager of the local telephone line, had got the devoted Seatou his posftlou, but he was asking his humblo pensioner to do n good deal for him. Jnrvls had directed him to tap a wlro leading Into the home of Robert Brooks, to carry it to a certain secluded closet in the house, and put In a receiver, all the time posing ns a workmnn engaged in testing and re pairing tho regular phone wire. Hero wns the situation : The father of charming Blanche Brooks had been defeated In the local mayoralty con test the year previous by Jasper's father. Bitterly Brooks had resented the success of his political rival. Ho refusod to spenk to any of the Worrell family. When ho heard that young Worrell nnd his daughter had been seen together n tho street, ho com manded her forthwith to hnve no fur ther communication, with the son of his enemy, Blanche was a dutiful daughter. Jasper was all but engaged to her. Blanche met him Just once nnd sorrowfully advised him that their dream of happiness was blighted. "Never, no; nbandon tho thought 1" declared Jnrvls In his forceful, con fident way. "Leave It all to me, dear Blancho. I've won you, undeserving a I am to be so blessed, I'll win over your father, too. Don't talk over that rubbish of patiently waiting two years until you nre of age. Leave it ull to me. Within two mouths I shall be coming to see you three times a week, with Father Brooks smiling a wel come." "But never to see you for eight whole long weeks 1" murmured Blanche. "Never to talk with you I" "Dismiss that erroneous Impres sion," directed Jnrvls buoyantly. "Wo shall have the sweetest, coziest, most blissful chats every evening of our lives nnd four times a day, if you wish," insisted Jnrvls, "und hero's my plan." It was a daring ono, and It quite scared Blanche. A secret telephone was to be Installed In a secluded room next to, nnd communicating with Blnnche's own apartment. All the nrt and science expert Mark Seatoir could employ was to be utilized In having n phone with no bell call. A mere click would call Blanche nt. the other end of the lino at an agreed on time. The only caution to bo exercised was to be certain that In talking to one an other no one should overhear them. And so Murk Seaton, selecting an occasion when Mr. Brooks was absent from home, duly Installed the secret telephone, and' all Blanche had to do was to lock the door of her room, go Into the next apartment, give the sig nal nnd In low-voiced converse those two revelled In renewed love making and tenderness. All this brought them no closer In actual contact, nor did It seem to Blanche that her stubborn, determined father was being mude more approach able. "Don't worry on that score," encouraged Jnrvls one afternoon. "I'm working hard on that end of the prop osition. Bo at the phone at 8 o'clock to the minute this evening, and I'll be ready to announce the program that Is going to win over Father Brooks in a Jiffy." Through tho misadventure of a de lay at tho house of a girl friend taken suddenly III Blancho did not got home by 8 o'clock that evening. At Just that hour Mr. Brooks, passing through the upper hall, noticed an open win dow In her room nnd the rain blow ing In. He entered and closed It, and Just then n suspicious sound directed him to tho unused apartment beyond. A series of clicks echoed, then Indis tinct sounds, ns of some ono speaking In a low tone. "nellol" ojaculated Mr. Brooks in amazement, as, tracing tho sound, ho discovered the secret telephone behind nn old wardrobe. Ho picked up tho receiver. At once the words were swept to his startled hearing 1 "It's all right, Blanche. I've fixed everything. My father declines to run again for mayor. I have got In my work with the fusion people on a com promise candidate. As I can swing all our workers I can elect Fathei Brooks. I'm ono of tho committee coming to apprise him of the sltua tion In tho next hour. Kiss your Jnrvls, dear, flood by." " 'Father Brooks I' 'Kiss your Jar vis 1' Tho audacious young reprobate." And there Robert Brooks smiled. He rather chuckled as ho discerned the cleverness of this Irresistible son ol an enemy who had undermined 'his ridiculous obstinacy. Ho wns smiling still ns Blanche, hur rylng nnd breathless, nearly ran intc him In the next room. "Oh, futherl" she gasped. '"Oh, father I'" chortled hor slro "And, Oh, .Torvlsl As possible fu ture mayor of this thriving municipal Ity, I think I shall make that clevei jroung man my prlmo mlulstorl" FEAR EXODt'S OF ALIENS New York All tho savings banks In the United States aro asked, In letters sent out by the savings bnnk section of the American Bankers' association to aid In checking tho exodus from this country of thousands of aliens who are sailing for tholr native lands with millions of American dollars. Duo to bolshevik propoganda, tho association says, nn "nlnrmlng" pro portion of tho 14,000,000 foreign-born population of tho United States aro selling tholr Liberty bonds nnd with drawing their money from tho banks. MIt is estimated that about 1,300,000 cannot bo stopped from Bolng, nnd that they will carry with thorn nearly ?1,000,000,OQO, or four-fifths of tho total curroncy In circulation in tho United States beforo tho war' snid tho letters. "It is estimated that unless vigorous action Is taken more than 6,000,000 of theso alions mny bo lured abroad by this vicious propaganda, taking with them ensh equal to tho total present curroncy resources of tho United States. This is certainly Borlous." An accompanying letter snys that "it is for tho purpose of bringing theso people and their colloctlvo wealth within reach upon their natlvo soli, that tho most insidious of all bolshe vik propoganda is being practiced to entice them to their mother countrios In Kuropo with tho allurement: 'Sell your Liberty bonds nnd real estate draw your savings and bank accounts, roturn to your native country and en Joy froo nnd unrestricted personal liberty.' " ::o:: For Snle Light Ford truck, suitable for de livery or light fnrm work. Good condi tion nnd chenn nt $275.00. Phono or address R. Kunklo, North Plntto. 27-3 ::o:: Notice to the Public Thero is an ordlnnnco which nro- hlblts throwing ashes, lawn clippings, and other rubbish Into tho street ditches, and I am instructed by tho mnyor to seo that tho ordlnnnco is on forced. All property owners nnd ten ants nro warned ngalnst tho violation of this ordlnnnco, ns complaints will bo filed In court against violators. W. B. SALISBURY, Street Commissioner. :o:;- Dull, lifoless oyos.colorlcss lips, sal low, yollow cheoks, glvo a girl llttlo ohnnco for a "mnn" theso days. Don't loso heart, Just tako Hollistor's Rocky Mountain Tea holpo to mako you at tractive and fair. Don't delay, begin today. J. O. Patterson. Arrange for your Gas be foro the spring rusli is on- Ranges from $27 to $60 NORTH PLATTE LIGHT 8c POWER COMPANY VII. TWINEN HOSPITAL For Medical, Surgical, Mat ernity and convalescent pati ents. Successful operation on Appendix, when necessary Gall bladder Hemorrhoids Tonsils Adenoids Hospital Phone 110 Office Phono 183 Residence Phone 283 1008 West Fourth Street North Platte, Neb. GEO. B. DENT, Phsylclnn and Surgeon. Spoclal Attention Glron to Surgery and Obstretrlcs. Offlco: Building & Loan Building Phonos: Office 130, Residence 115 ML L. K. VANDIVEIt Physician und Surgeon Rooms 5-G McDonald Bank Bldg., North Plntto, Nob. Hospital Phono Black 633. Houso Phono Black 633 w. t. nirrciiARi), Grnduato Veterinarian Elht years a Government Veterinar ian, Hospital 218, south Locust St. one-half block southwest of the Court Houso. ED. KIERIG, Auctioneer. (Jonoral Farm Sales a Specialty. Itoforonccs and Dittos at First Na Uonnl Bnnk, North Platte, Nob. Phono 1000.