THE NORTH PLATTE ST3MMVTWK1A' TRIBUNE.
CORKER ITEMS
New.i of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
' Nehraska.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
A remarkable, discovery was inndo
while boring lost wolls for potash
brine on dry Imid near Antloch n few
dnys ago. The w-oll was sunk to n
depth of forty feet mid water taken
therefrom tested 0 per rent lieatnne,
whleh Is stronger In potash than water
from any of the wells In the lakes In
the district. It Is believed by people
of Antlocli that great potash beds lie
beneath tl.e surface In the community.
Farmers along the line of the pro
posed new rallrond line from t'ulbert
son to Hays Center. North Platte,
Ognllalu to some Colorado point, have
promised that they will take stock In
the road on the basis of acres owned
and the distance of their holdings from
the proposed load. C. A. Heady, edi
tor of the Tlmes-Hepubllcan of Hays
Center is one of the moving spirits In
the enterprise.
Nebraska wheat growers are Inter
ested In the report that the first car of
new wheat offered on the Hiiltlinoro
market brought 3.4 a bushel. That
wheat was grown In Virginia. The Vnn
dorhurg county, Indiana fanners Im
provement society has announced that
the farmers of Hint county will hold
their wheat holdings for a minimum
price of !:i a bushel.
For the second Mine the Nehraska
supreme, court denied the voters the
right to pass upon the civil code bill
at the general election this fall, when
an Omaha attorney tiled nn application
asking the privilege of tiling a petition
asking for a writ of mandamus to
compel Secretary of State Amsberry to
curry out the referendum. The appllea- i
tion was denied.
Lincoln claims the distinction of be
ing the tirst city in the union to or
ganize a Cox-Hoosevelt club. The or
ganization, with seventy members, was
perfected less than three hours after
the nominations were completed at
San Francisco.
The remains of Mrs. Sarah Finch,
the llrst woman settler in the South
J.oup country of Nebraska, who died
:it Long IScnch, Calif., was burled at
Arnold. She settled In Center county
with her husband, who died some time
iigo, In 1870.
Kev. William .1. Holing, pastor of
the First Hupllst church at David City
Hind his daughter Wauneta, 14 years
old, were drowned while wading In the
Platte river, near Octavia. Their
bodies were recovered a mile from
where the accident occurred.
Planning Nebraska's new capitol
. Jiulldlng is prwlug an expensive propo
sition, a totnl of more than SWt.OOO
having already been charged against
(the appropriation, lO.OOO of which is
for plans submitted by ten architects.
Copula t ions announced by the cen
sus bureau at Washington during the
past week included Alliance with
1.1)51, an increase of 47.0 per cent
since 1010, and Supreior with -71!), an
increase of D.l in the same period.
More than 700 calls for harvest
hand-! in Nebraska were received at
the federal employcmnl bureau at
'Omaha In the course of two days dur
ing the past week, and but 17.r men
were furnished.
A special election will be held at
O'Neill August '2 to vote $:t0.000 in
bonds for the extension of the city wa
ter system and the building of a now
150.000 gallon water tower.
Mrs. Kntherlne Worley of Omaha,
named member of the state board of
control to till the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. A. G. Peterson,
will assume her duties .Inly i!0.
Hainfall In Holt county between
March 1 and July 1 totalled 21 .HO inch
es, (l.2.r. Indies of which fell In .Mine,
the government rain gauge at O'Neill
shows.
A reward of $."00 has bi-n offered
by John Kuskie of Central City for
the recovery of the body of his 5-year-old
son who was drowned July 4 In
tile Platte river.
AiiL'ust II. Hrunke. convicted In
Tlohnson county of falsifying Ids tax
report and lined :!(K) and costs, has
appealed his case to the state su
preme court.
Kalph Hess, 10-year-old Stanton lad,
lost Ids life by drowning while swim
ming in the Kikborn river at that
point.
From ui In Fremont county,, Wyo
ming, comes the report thai grasshop
pers are doing thousands of dollar's
damage to crop' and pasture land.
The Heal rice Chamber of Commerce
appropriated S500 for the purchase of
markers for the Ooldenrod and Corn
busker highways in Cage county.
District Judge Corcoran at Aurora
has ordered Secretary Hart of the de
partment of trade and commerce 10
draw on the bank guaranty fund hi the
amount of .$150,000 to pay depositors in
tlu) American Stale hank, which
recently was "found Insolvent.
Three hundred editors and their
wives are expected to attend the sum
mer session of the Nebraska Press As
sociation at Omaha July 27 to 20.
It Is reported that the Com Pro
ducts Hellnliig company, makers of
Knro svruns. plan to establish a plant
" In Nebraska, perhaps at Omaha.
A coterie of Dawson county farmers
have purchased the Cozad Canal com
pnny's Irrigation ditch and will operate
It. themselves henceforth. Much dis
satisfaction has been mnnffestml In the
past few years because of poor service
rendered by the old concern.
In federal court at Omaha, Judgu
Woodrotigh decided the case of the
Furmers Irrigation district cf Western
Nebraska against the bondholders ot
the district, by decreeing specific per
formance of a contract which meann
more than $700,000 to the farmers
owning land under the Trl-State canal
In Scottsbluff mid Morrill counties.
The case has been before the court
and the federal departments for n num
ber of years.
The webworm, which has been caus
ing damage to Colorado crops, has
been reported to lie Injuring the Ne-
nrasua corn crop In four counties, ac
cording to Prof. M. II. Swenk, state
entomologist at Lincoln. Its appear
ance was first reported In Snrpy coun
ty June 2S. Immediately thereafter
reports of Its damage mine from Hut
ler, Seward and Lancaster counties.
Some damage has been reported In
Lancaster county.
Governor MelCelvIe has again saved
the lives (,f Alson H. Cole and Vincent
Grunnuer. murderers of Mrs. Lulu
ogt. In Howard county In WIS. who
were to die In the electric chair at
the state prison at Lincoln July It. by
granting a stay of execution until
August (!. .Mandamus action pcudiii
in the United States circuit court of
appeals in behalf of Crammer was re
sponsible for deferring the execution.
A careful Investigation by land own
ers of Hon- Hutte and adjacent conn
i nes oi i ne oamage to growing crops
I by hailstorms last week indicates that
reports of widespread serious damage
were erroneous, aifd that the loss will
tie comparatively small. A few far
mers suffeied partial losses. Western
Nebraska crops look better than at
my tl for fifteen years, according
to old residents,
Custer
county people want the mo.
poseil route of the Hlack Hills, Loup
mver and Omaha Highway branch
changed so that It will run from C.rnnd
island to Knveiinn. Litclilleld, Mason
City, Ansley, Sargent, Taylor, Harrop
Aksarhen and Long Pine.
.1. II. Donelly, chief of the bureau of
securities since the Inception of the
code hill, has resigned and returned to
Ills former work as a state hank ex
aniiner. (i. T. Ton elle. attorney for
the bureau, will become, acting bureau
head.
Howard county reports to the state
hoard of assessment a gain of nearly
$1,000,000 in land values for the tax
ation purposes, hut an Increase of SI,
Hi.'$,4.i1 In the total assessed valuation 1
of all property in the country, which
is now ?(i,'J5l,lSl.
Uincaster county farmers report that
less than litilf as many hogs will bo
raised in the county this year as com
pared with 1010. This is due. they de
clare, to low price paid by packers,
high cost of grain and delay In ship
ping. The alfalfa and other grass crops
In Nebraska are better than ever In
history, crop experts say, while cher
ries are abundant with a fair crop of
tipples Indicated. Potatoes nutl sugar
heels are better than normal.
Corporal Charles Carpenter, a for
mer Heat rice boy and a member of the
LT. S. army of occupation, Is in that
city visiting relathcs. He was wound
ed three I line and gassed once on
the western front during the war.
As a result of the condemning of
the school building at Clatonla, Cage
county, by the state tire warden, tho
board of education at that place In now
considering plans for the erection of
a new structure.
Four million dollars In the state
treasury the llrst of July Is the largest
sum ever In the custody of the stato
treasurer of Nebraska. Of that
amount .Y(01,K00 Is In the fund for 1 lit
building of a new canltol.
Columbus is have a stock sales
pavilion HSxl.'lO feet which will cost
about .S40,H A company has been
formed to erect the struct ure.
Kearney has a population of 7.702,
according to census records. Tills is a
gain of 1.500 people, or 21.2 per cent
In the past ten years.
Hoy Padgett of Powell was Instantly
killed when the car In which lie was
rldug tumbled Into a llfteen foot ditch
near Fnlibury.
The J. It. Plielan 1,500 acre ranch
near Alliance, was sold last week, the
consideration being, It is said, .$27 per
acre.
Miss Alice E. Thompson of Min
neapolis. Minn.; has been selected
home demonstration agent of Saun
ders'enunty. During the past month 421 marriage
licenses were issued In Douglas coun
ty, breaking all past monthly records.
Work on the Hlack Hills Loup Klver
and Omaha highway from (irand
Island to Taylor Is progressing,
Itandoliib has obtaluad a motor
truck from the stale to work on roads
out of the city. It Is a three-ton affair
and osi S4.S00.
The city of Omaha has taken tha
privately owned gas plant, purchased
several weeks ago with S5.000.000 bond
Issue.
What result the two sulls brought
by the slate against the Skinner Pack
Ing company at Omaha, will bring, will
not be known until some time this fall,
the cases having been postponed by
mutual agreement of attorneys of both
sides, from July 0 until September 14.
Heads of the Porter Askew tfom
puny of Omaha have announced that
plans art! being perfected to drill for
oil In the vicinity of Itlverlon.
The (Irace Lutheran church at West
Point has siibsrilbed between Sl.'t.OOO
nnd SH.oOO to the general fund for tho
Midland college at Fremont.
Scottsbluff has purchased a 41 aero
tract near the city which will he turn
ed Into a public athletic park for huso
hall and other spurts. An additional
20 acres is being negotiated for on
which will be placed a public building
for conventions ami public gatherings.
Hope for Reduction in Taxe
comes and profits, to the small and normal incomes and prollts."
No hope for a leturn to pre-war expenditures and appropriations was
expressed by the Republican leader, although he predicted that for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1021. a reduction "by upward of a billion dollars"
would lie effected, making the annual go eminent expenses approximately
.$.'l.25O.00O,tK)0. Fewer government employees nnd smaller appropriations for
the army ami navy were cited by Mr. Mondell as possibilities for reductions
after July 1. 1021.
Mr. Mondell estimated that for the fiscal year beginning next month gov
ernment revenues would exceed expenses by at least .$l,OI(!.(i0 1,720 unless
"unusual expenditures not contemplated by congress" are made.
Women Drill in
One skirt, ten incjies from the
ground: two middy blouses, one black
sailor hat, taie bathing suit, one pair
of low shocM with heels not more thuTi
an Inch high ; one raincoat and one
sweater. Such is the primitive outfit
taken by Chicago's society and pro
fessional women to the United States
training corps camp at Aslievlile, N.
C. There, under the direction of the
national commandant. Miss Susanna
Cocroft of Chicago (portrait herewith)
they will romp in the woods, sport like
mermaids in the water, and live on
simple military diet. They will wear
a simple little .$12 uniform without
corsets and will spend at least half
the time In bathing suits.
"Conditioning" will consist of setting-up
exercises, military drill with
broomsticks, outdoor games and dime
dug. and long hikes In the shadow
of Mount Mitchell. Forestry classes
will lie conducted In the adjacent
woods and groves.
They will live under tents and eat
clses will be conducted by olllcers of
Hons are available for a thousand
pans of the country.
Commandant Cocroft will have
Pliiniiner of Chicago. The national
Includes Admiral Cary T. Crayson,
erick W. I'pliam.
Le Jeune Now
Is divided, some HepuDllcans as well
retarv Daniels, while others take a
Seeretarx Daniels denied General
upon lilm. saying that under the terms of General Harnett's reappointment
I wo jears ago it was for four years
Reno and the Dicks Don't Agree
Madeleine Force Astor Dick Is
again In the limelight. Her first hus
band was Col. John Jacob Astor. who
perished on the Titanic. She Is now
the wife of William K. Dick of New
York. Iteno. where divorces are the
principal Industry, says Mrs. Dirk has
taken over a resilience there. The
Dicks deny that divorce proceedings
are In any way possible, ami mi they
are happy. Iteno sticks to Its story.
Madeleine Force was llrst mar
ried in 1011. Her husband was old
enough to lie her father, and by the
terms of his divorce by his llrst wife.
Mrs. Ami Willing Astor, a year before,
had been forbidden to marry again.
The Titanic was lost in April of 1012.
In August of 1012 was horn John
Jacob Astor, the sixth of his name.
The second niarrlage tool; plate In
June of P.M8. There Is one son.
Colonel Astor left the following
bequest for his widow:
"For .Madeleine Taliiiuge Force Astor, a trust fund of S.'.OOO.OOO, she
to receive Hie Income of such fund for so long during her natural life as she
shall remain his widow or In case of her remarriage then, upon such re
marriage, the capital of tins fund shall go to William Vincent Astor."
Hope for an early reduction In
tuxes Is held out by Itcprcscntutlve.
Mondell of Wyoming, Itepiiblican lead
er of the house.
"We shall enter the new session
of congress in December and the new
congress hi March." said Mr. Mondell'n
statement, "with the way opened for
a substantial reduction of the tax bur
dens." The Republican leader made no
prediction as to when the lower taxes
would become effective, but said re
ductions would not he possible until
after the close of the fiscal year which
begins next month.
The proposed changes in the tax
laws also were not roveiUed by Mr.
Mondell, although he Indicated Ids dis
approval of the administration pro
gram for the discard of the excess
profits levies. lie contended that
such action at this time would mean
a "shifting of burdens from large In
Training Camp
in the open air. The drill ami exer-
the American Legion. Accoiiituodu
women, who will be recruited from all
as her chief of staff Mrs. George W.
board of directors of the training corps
Hlshop Samuel Fallows and Mrs. Fred
Heads Marines
MaJ. Oen. John A. Le.Ieiinc, who
commanded the second division, In
which was Included a' brigade of ma
lines, has been appointed rouimaudnnt
of the United States marine corps by
recess aiipolntiuent of President Wil
son. Secretary Daniels, upon whose
recommendation the appointment was
made, announced that (lie action was
taken in order to give recognition to
the pian who ligured most prominent
ly among marines that saw active
fighting service in France. MaJ. (Jen
George Harnett, for six years com
mandant of the corps, nils' heen re
lieved of duty, although he laid served
only two of the four years of his sec
onil term.
The unexpected supplanting of
"General Harnett, who Is a prominent
figure In Washington society and olll
claldoin. cnued a sensation second
only to the Daniels-Sims controversy
Among members of congress1 opinion
as Democrats, frankly commending Set
contrary view.
Harnett's removal was any pellectlon
"or until relieved by the president."
PROTECT STOCK
AGAINST FLIES
Pest Is in Its- Heyday During
Scorching Months of Au
gust and September.
SUCCESSFUL TRAP OUTLINED
Use of Proper Measures Beforehand
.Will Keep Insects Under Control
Windows- Should Be Darkened
With Gunny Sacks.
(Prepared by tho United Rtates Depart-
. mont of AKrtculturti.i
NOTES OF STABLE FLY
The adult stable lly resem
bles the house lly. but Is slight
ly broader and feeds principally
on the blood of animals.
It breeds for theTnnst part
In straw and mixtures of straw
ami manure.
Straw stacks after threshing
should be watched, for when
these become wet the flies breed
In the decaying straw. It Is this
set of conditions which produces
severe outbreaks.
Spraying animals with repel
lents Is not very satisfactory.
The number of tiles can be kept
down, however, by proper care
of stable refuse and by care
fully stacking or otherwise dis
posing of straw.
With the approach of that season of
the year when the stable lly Is most
numerous ami Its Injury to live stock
most acute August and September
it behooves the farmer to prepare for
meeting the enemy and protecting his
stock as much as possible from Its
attacks. In turn the farmer will he
protecting himself also, for aside from
Its annoyance to human beings the
stable fly Is suspected of playing an
Important part In the carrying of cer
tain diseases of man, notably Infantile
paralysis.
The natural time for taking meas
ures against the stable tly Is when It
is In its Immature stages, and there
Is good reason to believe that by prop
erly caring for substances In which It
breeds the Insect may he kept well un
der control. Unfortunately this Is not
always done, and the lly has reached
Its adult stage and begun Its work of
Injury before Its menacing presence Is
felt. It Is then very dtfllcult to combat
and guard against.
Various means are used both for
protecting the animals and for ex
terminating the flies. Among thest
are traps. To lie effective, however,
the trap should he especially designed
for this particular quarry, as It Is Im
possible successfully to capture adult
stable files by menus of the traps ortli
narlly used for the house fly.
Trap Recommended.
The United States department of
agriculture, alter a thorough Inquiry
Into the subject of trapping stable
)
Incpectlng Day's Catch in Trap Fitted
to a Barn Window.
flies, recommends as a successful trap
one designed by Prof. O. F. Hodge
which may he used in capturing adults
as they enter or leave the barns. TIiIh
trail, It lM ki Id, Is undoubtedly very
effective under certain conditions, and
has the advantage of catching not only
the stable tly but the house fly and oth
er undesirable species as well.
The tnii Is Inexpensive, and can be
lie made by anyone with n box, or box
lumber, and screen wire. The frame
work of the trap should he made so
that It will fit snugly Into the barn
window Intended for Its use, prefera
bly one on the brightest side of the
barn and close to tin; stock kept with
in. The screen entanglenientK art; so
arranged that llles either trying to
leave the barn or enter it are caught.
At the bottom of the trap Is a space
about oue-fcurth of an inch wide run
ning entirely across the frame on both
sides. Tills crack admits the llles be
neath a peaked roof or rhlge of screen
wire having holes largo enough for
flies to go through punched along Its
top at two-Inch Intervals. The files
enter Ihl space, ascend through the
holes Into the upper chamber of tho
i rap and are unable to escape. The
sides of the trap, also, are made of
ordinary screen wire bent Inward and
upward In two horizontal folds run
nlng across the window, one near the
bottom and one near the top.
Tho ends of the screen are securely
tacked and a series of small holes
" Js & ?l- ?
punched along tho Inner cdne of each
of the folds. The flies, In trying to
go In or out through the window,
crawl Into the folds and enter tho
chamber through thu holes. They are
unable to escape, because on the In
side the folds form a projecting ridge
that makes It next to Impossible for
the fly retrace his steps.
windows Should Be oarKenea.
I'hc trap Is especially vjell adapted
to well-made hams where the tiles do
not have numerous pluces for entrance
and exit. It Is also more suited to
small barns In which animals are kept
nnr" or less constantly than to large
dairy barns where the cows are
brought In only at milking time. Un
der the latter conditions the llles en
ter the barns on the cows nnd nmny
etitaln on the walls until after the
af'le hnve been turned out.
If such barns are tightly closed dur
ing the daytime and the windows with
out traps darkened practically all the
files will catch themselves In trying to
escape through the trap window or
windows.
In all Instances the windows without
tr:iis should be darkened by hanging
gunny sacks over them. This may be
done so as not to Interfere with the
ventilation. The darkness and the
Happing of the sacks In ibo wind will
drive the llles to the more attractive
light of the windows equipped with the
trails.
Much Interesting nnd valuable In
formation concerqlng "The Stable Fly :
llow to Prevent Its Annoyance and
Its Losses to Live Stock" Is contained
In Farmers' Hulletln 101)7, recently Is
sued by the department of agriculture.
Copies or the bulletin 'nay he had free,
upon request, from the department at
Washington, D. C.
MANY ADVANTAGES IN
COMMUNITY EXHIBITS
Afford Aid to Food Growers in
Marketing Products.
Well-Planned Display Is Always Cen
ter of Interest for Large Number
of People Opportunity to
Secure Buyers.
The spirit of competition can often
be utilized to encourage the growing
of vegetables, fruits, etc., to promote,
the Improvement of home, ground and
to Increase the food supply. In all
competitions, stich as can be easily In
stituted among youthful growers par
ticularly, zewt comes from striving and
a desire to excel. The logical culmina
tion of a season of competitive grow
ing Is an exhibit. Such exhibits can
be utilized not only to produce good
results but also to aid the food grow
ers In marketing their surpluses. A
well-planned exhibit Is always the cen
ter of Intercut for a large number of
people, and those who display their
product have an excellent opportunity
to secure buyers in case the products
exhibited or other supplies are for
sale. Hvery grower of foodstuffs of
good quality who expects to have a
surplus for the market will tie well
to co-operate in any community ex
hibits proposed, not only because of
the general henellt that will result but
because of the Immediate financial re
turns which he may enjoy therefrom.
MISSISSIPPI AGAINST SCRUBS
Extension Workers Inaugurate Drlvo
Against Inferior Live Stock
of All Kinds.
Extension workers of the Mississippi
Agricultural college are starting a vig
orous drive against Inferior live stock.
The campaign will Include enlistment
of progressive live stock owners In the
"Hettcr Sires Hotter Stock" move
ment In which -111 states nnd several
Insular possessions are now partici
pating. The work Is aimed at ihe Im
provement of domestic animals of all
kinds.
STIR HEN YARD FREQUENTLY
Spading Not Only Tends to Keep
Down Odors, but Also Allows
Droppings to Be Absorbed.
The poultry yard should be stirred
or spaded up frequently If not in sod.
This will not only tend to keep down
any odors which might arise, but also
allow the droppings to be absorbed
Into the soli more readily and there
fore keep the yard In better condition
for the hens.
Lrv& Stock
Notes
Swut the scrub hullMievlks.
Good, heavy draft horses are in brisk
demand.
During hot weather lambs gain lint
little, and their market value becomes
less.
It Is cheaper to raise yoijng Mock
on pasture than any other method of
feeding.
The sire can make or break the
herd. Send the scrubs to the butch
er's block.
A good crop of rape will produce
1150 to flGO pounds of pork pur acre, It
has heen estimated,
Good feed, sunshine and exercise
are needed by the growing pigs. See
that youru have all three.
