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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1920)
Til 13 NOliWl PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLV TJifBUNE. CORNHUSKER ITEMS News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS ''iiHltlernble mystery surrounds tin disappearance of Clyde M. Trotter, former stntu bunk examiner nml Sun ilny school teacher, from bis homo at North l'lntte. He left Jnnunry 17 iinil bus not been hoard from since. Ills nobis, accrued In an nutomoblle busi ness at North Platte, are estimated to be between $80,000 and .?1.-().000. Trot ter was president' of the North IMatte Commercial club, and a widely known business man. The State Department of Agricul ture at Lincoln lias Just Issued a bulb-tin on Nebraska weeds, probably I be llrst bulletin of this sort ever printed. Copies have been sent to county agents for distribution and prolmhly some will be sent to libraries and rural schools throughout the state. A re serve stock will be held at the state house for those who inquire either in person or by letter. Nebraska showed herself as n potato raising state when she earrled olT tirst prize at the western potato exposition at Denver during the week of January 10. The award was a big silver loving cup valued at $150, the Brand prize of the show. Nebraska won over such states as Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and New Mexico. , The Nebraska Sheep Iireeders' nsso ciatinn has passed a resolution askhiB sheep breeders in each county In the state to decide on whether they desire a state federation for the marketitiB of wool. If enoiiBh counties so desire, the state, association will perfect ar ratiBements for pooling. Heads of the Nebraska Anti-Saloon league announced that they would tight to the last ditch the pro posed sale of whisky in Nebraska on doctors' prescriptions. It Is said that the league was prepared to oppose any setting aside of the Nebraska pro hibition amendment. According to Dr. I. II. Dillon, -chief of the state bureau of health, the in lluenza epidemic in Nebraska has readied the crest and a gradual de crease in the number of new cases in the state may be expected soon. The fatalities continue to bo very low, Dr. Dillon says. Moorefield citizens are circulating pe titions calling for a special election to vote on a proposition to move the county seat of Frontier county from its present location at Stockvlllt to Moorc tield. The need'of a new county build ing Is the. immediate, cause for the ac tion. The Installation of a moving picture machine In the Methodist Episcopal church at Sidney by the Itev. T. Por ter is proving exceedingly pop ular. The first pictures were shown to a capacity congregation. Through Ite. Mr. Porter's efforts the member ship has greatly lncrensed. The most important news In Ne braska ifolitical circles for some time was the announcement by Governor Mi Kchie that be will be a candidate in the gubernatorial race for re-nomination at the spring primaries. Hastings is to lie made the distrib uting point for the South IMatte terri tory by the Standard Oil Company. The company plans to spend $100,000 in the city for buildings and equip ment. (Iiiiin men estimate that unless Im mediate shipments are nmdo more than 1.-1,000,000 bushels of corn will in Nebraska. Iowa and South Da knia. Most of tin grain is on farms. Hog prices skidded downward at the Soni It Omaha market during the past week one dollar a hundred, because of demoralized money conditions in the east. McCook school board hns accepted plans for a new Junior high school building to be built this year. The es timated cost Is $85,000. Alliance Is looking forward to a monster gathering of Elks during the sinie convention of Hint organization there on June 23, 24 and '27,. As a preventive measure against the spread of influenza, the nrmy post of Fort Crook, near Omaha, has been put under quarantine. T hers in Kearney schools have bet n granted an Increase In salary of srsint a year, making the minimum $1,000. A total of 1,070 cases of Influenza wen- reported In Nebraska for the week ending Jnnunry 31. .Inc Steelier of Dodge brought the Krid's heavyweight wrestling chain ptonsiiip back to Nebraska when he ill -teated Enrl Cnildock of Iowa In a iiimi contest at New York City. The greatest gathering of preachers over helil In Nebraska, and one tbnt will be attended by practically every minister of every evangelical church In tin- -late, Is to be held In Lincoln on Fi t ruury IS, 10 and 20, In connection wiih the Interchurch World movement. Workmen are to commence laying .S-mo.noo worth of paving nt Wayno about April 1. A tract of farm land comprising 50.'! acres near Cedar Muff was sold nt inieiion for an nverage of $29l.r. per in re. This is a new record price for Saunders county bind offered at a referee's sale. Stare Superintendent .T. M. Matzen of rreniont, recently appointed to fill the neancy caused by the sudden deal'., of W. II. Clemmous, hns filed for nomination to his office In the spring primary. Despite the general oplnloh of At torney General Davis and other state olllclals that Nebraska's dry law will prevent tin legal sale of liquor In this state for medicinal purposes under the eighteenth amendment to the federal const itttt Ion, J. II. Hanley In charge of prohibition enforcement in Nebraska, Is preparing to Issue permits to bonded druggists and furnish prescription blanks to physicians so the 111 may se cure liquor. According to the War Department nt Washington, Nebraska Is the leading stale In airplane development, with over 320 planes hi actual use. The de partment goes further by saying that government airplane are being adapt ed for civilian flying In this stale, while one of our physicians uses u plane in making the rounds of his patients. State Senator vtniicr Hoagland, trustee of the Odd Fellows' orphanage at York, protested before the state board of prison j-ontrol nt Lincoln the erection of a custodial home for women on laud adjoining the orphans' home. He said the proximity of such women would endanger the moral health of the orphans. D. O. Knot of Wood Hiver lias been selected as principal, and Elbert A. llaugh of Hastings as first alternate, for military cadetshlp at West Point, by Congressman Andrews He has al so selected Clyde E. Whitney of Mc Cook, and Lysle Short of Nelson ns principals for naval cadetshlp at An napolis. A (bulletin issued by the State De partment of Agriculture shows there are in Nebraska 13.5H) more farms oc cupied by owners that) are occupied by tenants. There are 110,333 farms, listed; owners live on OO.-llid of these, the remainder of which are rented or leased. Alfred Nye, civil war veteran, who died a few days ago at Lexington, was a member of the U. S. signal corps from Wisconsin, and was the man wlio sent the famous message from General Sherman at Kenesaw Mountnln, to General Corse at Altoonn Pass, "Hold the fort, for 1 am coming I" A bulletin Issued by Secretary Sluhr of the State Department of Agricul ture reminds restaurant and boarding house keepers that milk served for drinking purposes must be served In individual sealed bottles. That's the law, says the bulletin, and It must bo enforced. Citizens of Meadow Grove were con siderably wrought up the other day over tlie arrest of a ninn nt the North western deitot who was suffcrliur from leprosy. A pest house Is to be erected ior me man, who may later be sent to a leper colony. Nebraska's quota in the United war work caninalL'n was $2,000,000. nml Its pledges total .$2,Sli,",0O0, giving tills state third position in the drive among fourteen states in the central division. Kansas and North Dakota exceeded Nebraskn in over-subscription. A "people's university," to give those lacking a college education, -tho advantages of lectures on siibiods of the hour by those best qualified to discuss them, has been organized in Lincoln by a committee kno.wn ns the Community Service council. Threatened damage to winter wheat from a heavy blanket of sleet which covered a large nortlon of the statu for two days during tho past week was relieved by the warm rain which melt ed the Ice. University of Nebraska ag riculture authorities stnte. State penitentiary convicts are to bo used on Nebraska rond-bulldlng pro jects, according to a decision reached by Governor McKchio and tho board of control. The men will be worked In gangs, under guard, in different parts of the state. A carload of wheat containing 2,175 bushels, was shinned from Hentrien llio other day to Kansas City. It graded No. 3 and sold for $(S,3ti1. It was the largest single car of wheat ever re ceived at that market. The Geneva city council lias decid ed to hold up all paving projects for the city .until prices for material are reduced, or. at least, until they stop the skyward ascent. Several cases of influenza, scarlet fever and smallpox In O'Neill caused authorities to close the public schools nnd the convent. Ited Willow county citizens are quite certain that McCook is to be named one of the landing places for airplanes In flights across the state. Work Is progressing rapidly on tho new home of the Farmers' Slate bank at Cozad. It will cost about 510,000, when completed. The board of education at Hebron has decided that beginning this fall limning shall have a full 12-grado high school. The lone bandit, who carried a btil lotloss gun when he held up six clerks in n mail car on the Overland Limited, fast U. P. train, between Omaha and Fremont and rifled nine registered mall sacks, escaped with currency and bonds valued at 8200,000. it is said. Members of the State Irrigation as sociation, 200 strong, In convention nt Goring went on record ngalnst alien land ownership. was one of tho most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the organization. A. N. Mathers of Goring wjs elected president and It. !'. Willis Iirldgeport,'s'H'retar.v. Several Nebraska towns are plan ning to send whist teams to the tourna ment of the Central Whist association nt Omaha. Feb. 20 and 21. Tho new ?fl,10,ft00 packing plant for Alliance Is now practically assured, most of the capital stock having boon subscribed by citizens of Alllnnce. The 37 and 3-S miles of stnte high way In Thnyer county will be main tained In the future by the state out of the county's apportionment of the state highway fund. Tills was decided at a recent meeting of the county com missioners at Hebron. EAST STOI SWEPT ATLANTIC COAST CITIES SUFFER SEVERE DAMAGE. HOUSES SHED BY FLOODS. Heavy Coat of Sleet Causes Collapse of Buildings Many People Hurt; Shipping Tied Up by Gale. New York. Damage' ninountlng to millions of dollars resulted from the terrific storm which swept Atlantic coast states for three days last week. Along the Massachusetts coast the storm was the worst In twenty years and caused great suffering and destruc tion of property. l'.Hthhouses, recreation piers, dance bulls, pavilions, restaurants, cot luges and summer hotels were seized from the piles by the waves all along tho New England coast and smashed or carried out to sea. Coney Island was submerged nnd many residents were mnrooned in their homes for three days. Points along tho New Jersey coast, especially Atlantic City and Seubtight, were hardest hit. Houses were washed into the sea and towns partially In undated. In Jersey City the wind from off shore was so strong that the excep tionally high tide resulting flooded all the streets near the wharves. The steamship Maine, bound from New' York to Bridgeport, Conn., was blown ashore on Long Island sound. In lirooklyn the weight of the snow nnd Ice on a building was so great tho structure collapsed. Signs and sus pended billboards throughout the city were so heavily laden with snow they fell to the street. In New York dozens of persons were injured, many seriously, by falling copings, awnings, cornices and mar qulsos carried down by weight of snow Tratllc was completely demoralized and tho Inability to distribute food caused much suffering. , A totul of thirty-nine vessels were re ported In distress and several Long Island Sound steamers were prisoners In Ice jams. Transatlantic ships were hold in port because of the gale. SERVICE MEN FIRST. Given Priority Rights In Middle West Land Opening. Washington, D. C. Soldiers, sailors and marines, who served In the world war will have prior rights of entry on tin vast North Platte and Shoshone Irrigation projects in Wyoming to be opened up next month. Secretary Lane, following passage by congress of the Joint resolution giv ing honorably discharged service men a preference right In obtaining lands under the homestead act, announced that llrst application of the provisions of the resolution would be applied to the North Platte and Shoshone pro jects. The North Platte tract wiU be open ed to entry by ex-servlco men March H, and the Shoshone project March 13. The right of priority In favor of former' service men will be In force for 00 days, after which remaining lands will be available for public en try. Thus the public will be permitted to enter nil the North IMatte tract May 1, and on the Shoshone May 12. Exchange to Low Level. New York.--Durlng the past week the most disastrous collapse In the his tory of the foreign exchange marker In New York was experienced. Demand sterling fell to .$3.10. a decline of 31 cents In tho course of seven days. Translated Into the American dollar, the pound sterling shows a loss of con siderably more than 33 per cent from Its normal or prewar price of .$l:S(i. French, Iielglan and Italian remit tances nt nt'w low quotations of lfi.12, M.S2 nnd 10.10, respecthiye, were at discounts extending from (IS to 77 per cent of their normal quotation of 5.1816 to the dollar. Menace to American Trade, New York. The recent sensational slumps In foreign exchange havo un settled prices on the stock exchange and the various commodity markets, especially those trading In foodstuffs and cotton. The decl.nes have been most severe In the long sustained reac tion of Internallomii credits ami were attended by many disquieting rumors, especially as to the probable effect on this country's foreign trade. Accepts Lane's Resignation. Washlngon, D. C President Wil son accepted, effective March 1, the resignation of Franklin K. Lane, for nearly seven years secretary of the In terior. The necessity thnt after 21 years of public life, he must "think of other duties." was. the reason assign ed by Mr. Lane for his withdrawal, and In reply, Mr. Wilson wrote ills hope "that your future career will be ns full of honorable success us your past." Closed Because of "Flu." J'.ouldei', Colo. Ail places of public assembly, Including the University of Colorado, were ordered closed by the city board of health on account of the spread of Inlluetiza. Scandinavians to Join League. Copenhagen The Sciuillunvinu pre miers and foreign ministers at a con ference decided to accept the Invita tion to Join the league of nations. It whs considered, however, that with out the United States the league did not guarantee much. MDOTJ EVENING VALENTINE PARTY. "The Fairy Queen to going fo give a valentine party," said old Witty Witch. "Are you ready for It?" "Witty Witch." said old Mr. Giant, ul am always ready for one of the Fairy Queen's parties. We will go together. And we will take her val- , entities, tool is everyone going to be at the party?" "1 bellou so," said Witty Witch. "The Gnomes and Elves and Hrnwnios and Goblins and IVogey family and Oaf fatally and Fly-High, the Elves' bird, :;d all of the usual guots." "That's line." said old Mr. Giant. "I haven't been to a parly In ever so long. We niusit think about our valen tines Tor the Fulry Queen, Witty Witch. What are your IdeasV" "It might be nice." said Witty Witch. "If we each made her a valentine and then showed It to the others before hand, hut ouch of us to make It quite by ourselves nnd without any sugges tion from the other. Then they will Kure to be so very different." "That's a good Idea." said Mr. Giant. "Well. If the party is to be tomorrow, we'd better be hurrying." "That we had better be," said Witty Witch. "Let's meet tomorrow morning, bright and early," said old Mr. Giant, "before It Is time to go to the party, nnd show each other the valentine we have made." "That's a good Idea." said Witty Witch. "Let us meet outside your cave at ten o'clock and then we will have a simple luncheon, which I will bring along with me, for I can make so ninny different dishes In my kitchen In the corner of the cave. And 1 will carry along a basket with the sandwiches and everything else I'll make." "Hut you mustn't bring too much," said old Mr. Giant, "for the Fairy Queen will want us to bring our appe tites as much as she will want us to bring our valentines, and even morel" "All right." said Witty Witch, "I will only bring us enough to nibble on and enough to keep us from being too stnrvhigly hungry. Good-lty," she said as she went off. ,"Good-by." said old Mr. Giant. They each worked over their valen tines, and so did all the Fairyland creatures, for everyone wanted to have a valentine for Hie Fairy Queen, and she wanted to have a valentine for each of her guests as they sat at her banquet table. The next day when Witty- Witch went to old Mr. Giant's cave she found that he had made such a big vnlontlire there wasn't room for It and him In the cave at the same time. "You see," lie Mild, ns he looked at "Such a Big Valentine." the enormous red heart lie bail made which was bigger than himself, "1 tried to work over something really big, and of course this turned out to be it, for 1 forgot I'm so big myself!" "And I've made my valentine about my size," said Witty Witch, "and all over It I have written verses for the Fairy Queen. Little verses telling her how we all love her." So Willy Witch and old Mr. Giant soon stuiied for the valentine parly alter they had finished their simple luncheon. They arrived Just as everyone was arrhlng. and everyone had made a valentine for Hie Fairy Queen of the same sized heart as the size of the giver's height and fatness! For they all said that their hearts might lie small In -real size, but their hearts full of love for the Fairy Queen were as large ns they were, because they had to be fo hold all that love. Ami tho Falr. Queen had a valen tine for ench of her guests, made of ri (I rubles ami flashing with woodland diamonds, made by the diamond mak ers. Mr. Sufi and Mr. Snow. Hut after they had had their supper at twilight all around from the trees they saw hearts made of crystal glass, which sparkled and danced and showed ninny dIU'eroi)t colors. "There Is a crystal heart for each of my guests." said the Fairy Queen, "and I am giving you these hearts, too, be cause thvy show how my heart Is al wujk dam-lug In so many different, happy, sparkling, merry ways for my friends of Fairyland 1" Tools That Are of Use. An Idea is a tool, hut many a tool lies Idle till It rusts and becomes useless. Having Ideas Is no assur ance that we will accomplish some thing worth while. Hut when we be gin to put our Ideas Into practice, to think and act In the direction of our Ideals, then our tools begin to be of use. Girls' Companion. INSTRUCTION OF VERY IN BEST METHODS Grading of Cattle Explained (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho big stockyards of the country nro being used temporarily for short course schools. Instruction of a very practical sort Is being conducted, namely, In the best methods of mar keting live stock. One of tho llrst of these schools was conducted In the National stockyards at Hast St. Louis, ill., a few weeks ago, and was such a pronounced success that tho "stu dents" unanimously passed resolu tions urging that similar courses be offered semiannually. The bureau of markets of the Unit ed Slates department of agriculture In co-operation with the National Feder ation of Live Stock Shipping associ ations baa been Instrumental In pro moting this work. This Instruction Is given primarily for mnnagers (if live stock shipping associations and others directly In terested In shipping live stock. A course similar to that given nt St. Louis lias been conducted In Kansas City. Arrangements have been, made for repenting them In Omaha. Chica go. Sioux City, Detroit, South St. Paul, and other cities. Morning and Afternoon Classes. What was done at tho Kansas City meetings Is typical of the Instruction In other cities. Tho course covered three days, "classes" opening at 8:30. Tho llrst morning an Intensive study was made of tho grades of cattle and hogs largely marketed through ship ping associations. It was a big sub ject to cover In a single morning, but the men were Intensely eager for tho facts and there was no need for ped agogical repetition, nor were there useless questions to take up tho time of the Instructors. The 1 :30 o'clock session might be called a class In applied bookkeeping, as the afternoon was given over to accounting methods for shipping as sociations, including much helpful ex planation of the methods of prorating shipments. There Was help also for managers about the regulations gov erning freight rales and minimum weights of mixed shipments. The case of one shipper was cited who recently was required to pay $30 more freight on a mixed car of calves and pigs than ho would have Incunvd had ho been properly Informed on the regulations. It was pointed out that the presence of n few calves In this shipment of pigs required that the minimum weight for a car of cattle be used as a basis of calculation instead of a low er minimum which is ullowed for hogs. Notwithstanding, the total had to be computed at the "hog rate" which is higher than the cattle rate. Tho men present fell that many Mingle points Ilko this brought out at the sessions more than repaid them for all the time nnd money spent In attending the classes. A conference of the managers was also hold the first afternoon at which they took up the problems of shrink age and similar questions. Reporting Service Explained. Addresses were given by representa tives of the bureau of markets the morning of the second day, In which the bureau's market reporting service was fully explained. Hepresentatlves of the local stockyards company and tho local live stock exchange also spoke. One or the subjects to which they called special attention was the Increased development of co-operative marketing of llvo stock. The grading of sheep and lambs was explained by buyers for packing houses and repre sentatives cif commission firms. In the afternoon the men wore given a chance to see how the different classes of animals "killed out." that Is, tho Character of tho various car casses from the standpoint of the butcher, or packer. Everything said was speelllc and practical. When It came to a detailed discussion of tho valuo of carcasses of this or that grade all tho figures, brought right up to date, were supplied by olllclals of the packing plant. In tho same way tho men secured much valuable Infor mation regarding the special demand which each class of meat supplies. On the third and last day much of what hail been given (n the two previous days was repeated for the benefit of several men who had been unable to attend earlier sessions. The schedule of most of tho schools calls for visits to the stocker and feed er divisions of the hog and sheep yards, on the morning of the third day. How a manager can assist In distributing thin animals of good qual PRACTICAL SORT . OF MARKETING STOCK by Buyer for Packing House. ity to men desiring less than car lots Is one of tho subjects discussed. In tho afternoon a final conference of managers is usually held, nft(x which a pneking plant Is visited to see how different classes of hogs nnd sheep, previously graded, hnve "killed out." Less Haphazard Shipping. Tho giving of this Instruction to scores of stockmen In various parts of the country illustrates how rapidly the days of haphazard shipping of live stock are passing. Anlmnls nro handled in Increasing numbers and mistakes on tlie part of shippers must bo reduced to a minimum for they are costly. These courses nro but ono feature of a general trend toward bet ter llvo stock marketing, which Is re ceiving the support of progressive live stock interests and the department of agriculture. With tho Improvement of marketing methods stock raisers are sure to realize larger returns on their efforts. And a simplified, more Intel ligent marketing means that goods can bo delivered at less cost to consumers. CONTROL OF TOBACCO PESTS Methods in Florida Revolutionized by Introduction of Efficient Power Machines. Promising control of tho tobacco ilea-beetlo hns been obtnlned In Flor ida with certain Insecticides, accord ing to tho annual report of tho chief of the bureau of entomology, United States department of agriculture. This Is an Important result, tho report says, as In 1013 ono grower claimed a loss from this Insect of $050 an acre. Dusting methods In the shade-grown tobacco region hnve boon revolution Ized by the Introduction of power ma chines which nro capable of dusting from ten to twenty acres a day more than can be treated with hand dust ers. For tobacco tlnips It has been found that nlcollno sulphate, 1-1 ounces, and snap, three pounds, to 00 gallons of water, gives satisfactory control If applied properly once a week during the emergence period. An Important point is the time of ap plication. Much valuable work has been done on other tobacco Insects, tho report' adds. MARKET FOR BLACK WALNUT Wood Is Especially Adapted for Growing as Individual Trees on Farm Prices Vary. j Hlack walnut, the highest In price of all American woods, Is especially adapted for growing as Individual trees on the farm, according to for estry specialists of the United States department of agriculture. Prices de pend chlelly upon the dlnmcter of tho logs, ranging for the most pnrt from 10 to $150 a thousand feet at the loading point. It Is recommended that tho logs bo marketed In carload lots and shipped direct to manufacturer.' of veneer furniture and cabinets and llrearms. In many cases co-operative sales projects prove profitable. A carload usually contains from 30 to -10 black walnut logs 12 to 10 Inches In diameter, or from 18 to 25 logs of larger size. A carload usually scales from 3,000 to 5,000 bonrd ieet. Live Stock tzzs Hot es More animals for moro meat and manure. Young pigs should have tho best of sleeping quarters. If the sow Is feverish glvo her two or three ounces of castor oil. If the pigs have thumps reduce tholr feed and glvo them more exercise. I Keep the pigs sanitary, killing off I the lice, worms and other parasites. Sour skim milk gives tho same re sults In hog feeding as sweet skim milk. Too close confinement of stock In a poorly ventilated stable Is as bad as exposure. Pet the young things the colts, calves, lambs, and oven the pigs. Win I their affections. It makes them better , grown-up stock.