THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIHUNE,
CORKIER ITEMS
News of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
' Nebraska.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
A remarkable discovery was nmdo
while boring test wells for potash
.brine on dry liuul near Antloeh a few
dnys ago. Tin well was sunk to a
depth of forty feet and water taken
therefrom tested (I per cent liraunie,
which Is stronger In potash than water
from any of the wells In the lakes in
the. district. It Is believed by people
of Antloeh that great potash beds lie
beneath tl.e surface In the community.
Farmers along the line of the pro
posed new railroad line from Cnlbert
Min to Hays Center. North I'latte.
Ognllula to some Colorado point, have
promised that they will take stock In
the road on the bnsls of acres owned
and the dlstnnce of their holdings from
the proposed road. C. A. Heady, edi
tor of the Tlnios-Itcpubllcon of Hays
Center Is one of the moving soirlts In
tin.' enterprise.
V'ebniskn wheat growers are Inter
ested In the report that the first ear of
new wheat offered on the Baltimore
market brought .14 a bushel. That
wheat was grown in Virginia. The Van
dcrburg county, Indiana farmers im
provement society has announced that
the farmers of that county will hold
their wheat holdings for a minimum
price of $.'l a bushel.
For the second time the Nebraska
supreme court denied the voters the
right to puss upon the civil code bill
at the general election this fall, when
an Omaha attorney liled nn application
asking tin; privilege of tiling a petition
asking for a writ of mandamus to
compel Secretary of State Amsberry to
carry out the referendum. The applica- i
tlon was denied.
Lincoln claims the distinction of be
ing the tlrst city In the union to or
ganize a Cox-Uoosevelt club. The or
ganization, with seventy members, was
perfected less than three hours after
the nominations were completed at
Sun Francisco.
The remains of Mrs. Sarah Finch,
the tlrst woman settler in the South
J.oup country of Nebraska, who (lied
nt Long Beach, Calif., was burled at
Arnold. She settled In Coster county
with her husband, who died some time
ago, In 18d.
ltev. William .1. Holing, pastor of
the First Baptist church at David City
land his daughter Wauneta, 14 years
old, were drowned while wading in the
I'latte river, near Oclavia. Their
bodies were recovered a mile from
where the accident occurred.
Planning Nebraska's new capitol
. Jtullding Is prc.ving an expensive propo
sition, a total of more than $.'1(1,000
having already been charged against
(the oimronrintion. &!).000 of which is
for plans submitted by ten architects.
Populations announced by the cen
sns bureau at Washington during the
past week Included Alliance with
I.J).rl, an increase of 47.0 per cent
since 11)10, and Supreior with '7!. an
increase of "J0.1 in the same period.
More than 700 calls for harvest
bands in Nebraska were received at
the federal employemnt bureau at
Omaha in the course of two days dur-
ln" the oust week, and but li.r men
were furnished.
A snecial election will be held at
O'Neill Amrfist to vote SKO.OOO in
bonds for the extension of the city wa
ier svstem ami the building of a new
IftO.OOO gallon water tower.
Mrs. Catherine Worley of Omaha
iKimiwi member nf Hie state -board of
control to till the vacancy caused by
Hie resluniillon of .Mrs. A. G. Peterson,
will assume her duties .Inly 110.
Unifif.ill In Molt county between
March 1 and July 1 totalled Ul.'M) Inch
cs, ('.'-!" Inches of which fell in June,
iiwi f'oveiniiiMiit rain lrnuue at O'Neill
shows.
S.-.00 has ben offered
bv John Kuskle of Central City for
lie recovery of the body of his Ti-year-
,.i.i u, vvlui vii ili'uwncd July 4 In
Hi.. I'latte river.
A.i.n.ui ti tii-imice. convicted In
Johnson county of falsifying his tax
report and lined s$M)0 and costs, has
appealed his case to the statu su
preme court.
Hnlph Boss 1(l-ycar-o!d Stanton lad.
lost his life by drowning while swim
ming in the Llkhorn river at that
point.
From up In Fremont county,, Wyo
ming, comes the report that grasshop
pers are doing thousands of dollar's
damage to crop ami pasture land.
The Beatrice Chamber of Commerce
appropriated $.',00 for the purchase of
markers for the (ioldenrod and Corn
husker highways in Cage county.
District Judge Corcoran at Aurora
has ordered Secretary Hart of the tie
pnrtmenf of trade and commerce to
draw on the bank guaranty fund In the
amount of S1."o,000 to pay depositors In
IIU. American State bank, which
recently was 'found Insolvent.
Three hundred editors and their
wives are expected to attend the sum
mer session of the Nebraska itcss As
sociation at Omaha July '27 to 20.
It is reported that the Corn Pro
ducts Uellnlng company, makers of
Karo syrups, plan to establish a plant
' In Nebraska, perhaps at Omaha.
A coterie of Dawson county fanners
have purchased the Cozud Canul com
pany's Irrigation ditch and will operate
It themselves henceforth. Much dis
satisfaction bus been manffeslod In the
past few years because of poor service
rendered by the old concern.
In federal court nt Omaha, Judgtj J
Woodrotigh decided the case of tho
Farmers Irrigation district cf Western
Nebraska against the bondholders of
the district, by decreeing specific per
formance of n contract which means
more than $700,000 to the farmers
owning land under the Trl-Stiito cnnnl
In Scottsbluff and Morrill counties.
The case has been before the courts
and the federal departments for num
ber of years.
The wobworm, which has been caus
ing damage to Colorado crops, has
been reported to be Injuring the Ne-
oimskii corn crop in four counties, ac
cording to Prof. M. II. Swonk, state
entomologist at Lincoln. Its appear
ance was tlrst reported In Sarpy coun
ty June 2.S. Immediately thereafter
reports of Its damage came from But
ler, Seward and Lancaster counties.
Some damage has been reported In
Lancaster county.
Coventor MclCelvIe has again saved
the lives of Alson B. Cole and Vincent
drummer, murderers of Mrs. Lulu
ogt, In Howard county In 1IMS. who
were to file In the electric chair at
the state prison at Lincoln July 0. by
granting n stay of execution until
August !. .Mandamus action pcndln
In the rnited States circuit court of
appeals in behalf of Crammer was re
sponsible for deferring the execution.
A careful Investigation by land own
ers of Box Butte and adjacent conn
lies oi me oamage to growing crops
by hailstorms last week Indicates that
reports of. widespread serious damage
were erroneous, add that the loss will
be comparatively small. A few far
mors sniveled partial losses. Western
Nebraska crops look better than at
any time for fifteen years, according
to old residents.
. ...
v usier county people want the pro
posed route of the Black Hills, Loup
ltlver and Omaha Highway branch
changed so that It will run from Crand
Island to Kavenna. Litchfield, Mason
City, Ansley, Sargent, Taylor,. Harrop
Aksarben and Long Pint
J. II. Donelly, chief of the bureau of
securities since the Inception of the
oile hill, has resigned and returned to
bis former work as a state bank ex
ainlner. ('. T. Ton Velle. attorney for
the bureau, will become, acting bureau
head.
Howard county reports to the stato
board of assessment a gain of nearly
$1,000,000 In land values for the tax
ation purposes, but an increase of SI,-
1(.'I,4."1 In the total assessed valuntlou
of all property in the country, which
Is now ?(I.2.-)4.IS4.
Ijincaster county farmers report flint
less tl in it half as many hogs will be
raised in the county this year as com
pared with 1!)!!). This Is due. they de
clare, to low price paid by packers,
high cost of grain and delay In ship
plug. The alfalfa and other gr:iss crops
In Nebraska are better than ever in
history, crop experts say, while cher
ries are abundant with a fair crop of
apples Indicated. Potatoes and sugar
beets are better than normal.
Corporal Charles Carpenter, a for
mer Beatrice Hoy anil a memlter ot tne
lT. S. army of occupation, Is in that
city visiting relatives. He was wound
ed three limes and gassed once on
the western front during the war.
As a result of the condemning ot
the school building at Clutnuhi, Cage
county, by the slate tire warden, the
board of education at that place Is now
considering plans for the erection of
a new structure.
Four million dollars In l lie state
treasury the first of July Is the largest
sum ever In the custody ot the stato
treasurer of Nebraska. Of that
amount .(! 1.S00 is in the fund for tho
building of a new canitol.
Columbus is have a stock sales
pavilion .SSxl.'tO feet which will cost
about .SI 0,00 1. A company has been
formed to erect the structure.
Kearney has a population of 7.702,
according to census records. This is a
gain of 1. ."00 people, or 'JI.'J per cent
In the past ten years.
Uoy Padgett of Powell was instantly
killed when tl ar In which he was
ridng tumbled into a fifteen foot ditch
near Falibury.
The .1. it. Phclan 4. ."00 acre ranch
near Alliance, was sold last week, tho
consideration being. It Is said, $ per
acre.
Miss Alice K. Thompson of Min
neapolis, Minn.; has been "-elected
home demonstration agent of Saun
ders County.
During the pnf month 4UI mnrrlago
licenses were issued In Douglas coun
ty, breaking all past monthly records.
Work on the Black Hills Loup ltlver
and Omaha highway from (fraud
Island to Taylor Is progressing.
Itaudoliih has obtained a motor
truck from the state to work on roads
out of the city. It is a tliree-lon affair
and vosi S4.S0O.
The city of Omaha has taken tho
privately owned gas plant, purchased
several weeks ago with Kfi.OOO.OOO bond
Issue.
What result the two suits brought
by the state against the Skinner Pack
ing company at Omaha, will bring, will
not be known until some lime this fall,
the cases having been postponed by
mutual agreement of attorneys of both
sides, from July ft until September 14.
Heads of the Porter Askew Com
pany of Omaha have aunouueed that
plans are being perfected to drill for
oil In the vicinity of Klverton.
The Grace Lutheran church at West
Point bus subcilbetl between $1:1,000
nnd S14.000 to rhe general fund for tho
.Midland college at Fremont.
Seoltshluff has purchased a 44 aero
tract near the city which will be turn
ed Into a public athletic park for huso
bull and other sports. An additional
'JO acres Is being negotiated for on
which will he placed a public building
for conventions and public gathering!!.
Hope for Reduction in Taxe
comes and profits, to the small and normal incomes and profits."
No hope for a return to pre-war expenditures and appropriations was
expressed by the Republican leader, although he predicted that for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. 11)111. n reduction "by upward of a billion dollars"
would be effected, making the annual government expenses approximately
.fll.LTilMHKl.vKK). Fewer government employee and smaller appropriations for
the army and navy were cited by Mr. Mondell as possibilities for reductions
after July 1. lltlM.
Mr. Mondell estimated that for the fiscal year beginning next month gov
eminent reenues would exceed expenses by nt least . 1, 040.(50 l,7'.J0 unless
"unusual expenditures not contemplated by congress" are made.
Women Drill in
One skirt, ten luetics from the
ground: two middy blouses, one black
sailor hat, olio bathing suit, one pair
of low shoes' with heels not more thn!i
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 Stales
training corps camp at Aslievllle, N.
C. There, under the direction of the
national commandant. Miss Susanna
Cocrofi 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
n simple little uniform without
cor.-vts 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 dnnc
dug. and long hikes In the shadow
of Mount Mitchell. Forestry classes
will be conducted in the adjacent
woods and groves.
They will live under tents and eat
elsos will be conducted by nlllcers of
lions nre available for a thousand
parts of the country.
Commandant Cocroft will him
Pluininer of Chicago. The national
Includes Admiral Cary T. Crayson,
crick W. rphani.
Le Jeune Now
is divided, some nepuhiicatiH as well as Democrats, frankly commending Sec
retary Daniels, while others take a contrary view.
Secretary Daniels denied Ceneral Harnett's removal was any collection
upon him. saying thai under the terms of Ceneral Burnett's reappointment
two years ago It was for four years "or until relieved by the president."
I Reno and the Dicks Don't Agree I
Madeleine Force Astor Dick Is
again in the limelight. Her first litis
bund was Col. John Jacob Astor. who
perished on the Titanic She Is now
the wife or William K. Dick of New
York. Bono, where divorces are the
principal Industry, says Mrs. Dick has
taken over a residence there. The
Dicks deny that divorce proceeding
are In any way possible, and say they
are happy. Bono sticks to Its story.
Madeleine Force was llrst mar
rled In 1011. Iler husband wax old
enough fo be her father, and by the
lemis of his divorce by his llrst wife.
Mrs. Ami Willing Astor, a year before,
hud been forbidden to marry again.
The Titanic was lost in April of
In August of 1011! was born John
Jacob Astor. the sixth of his name.
The second marriage took plne in
June iif 11)18. There Is one mhi.
Colonel Astor left the following
bequest for his widow:
"For .Madeleine Talmago Force Astor, a trust fund or .f.VOOO.ooo. she
to receive the Income of such fund for so long during her natural life as she
shall remain his widow or in case of her reinnrrlage then, upon such re
inurrlage. the cnpltul of this fund fchall go to William Vincent Astor."
Hope for an early reduction In
taxes Is held out by Itoprosentntlve
Mnndcll of Wyoming, Republican lead
er of the house.
"We shall enter the new session
of congress In December and the new
congress In March." said Mr. Mondell'H
statement, "with the way opened for
a substantial reduction of the tax bur
dens." The Ilepubllcan lender made no
prediction as to when the lower taxes
would become effective, but said re
ductions would not be possible until
after the close of the fiscal year which
begins next month.
The proposed changes In the tax
laws also were not revcdled by Mr.
Mondell, although he Indicated his dis
approval of the administration pro
gram for the discard of the excess
profits levies. He contended that
such action at this time would mean
a "shifting of burdens from large in
Training Camp
In the onen air. The drill anil excr
the American Legion. Accoiutnodti
women, who will be recruited from all
as her chief of staff Mrs. George W
hoard of directors of the training corps
Blshoi) Samuel Fallows and Mrs. Fred
Heads Marines
MaJ. Cen. John A. Le.leune. who
commanded the second division, in
which was Included a' brigade of ma
rlnes, has been appointed counuaiiilant
of the United States marine corps by
recess appointment of President Wll
son. Secret nry Daniels, upon whose
reconnnendntlon the appointment was
nun e. announced that the action was
taken In order to give recognition to
the nam who figured most prominent
ly among murines that saw active
fiirhtini: service In France. MaJ. Cen
Ceorge Burnett, for six years com
maudant of the corps has been re
Moved of duly, although he had served
only two of the four years of his sec
olid term.
The unexpected supplanting of
"General Burnett, who Is a prominent
liL'tire in Washington society and oil!
claldom. cnusvd u sensation second
only to the Daniels-Sims controversy.
Among members of coogrc.su opinion
PROTECT STOCK
LIES
Pest Is in Its Heyday During
Scorching Months of Au
gust and September.
SUCCESSFUL TRAP OUTLINED
Use of Proper Measures Beforehand
lit Keep Insects Under Control
Windows Should De Darkened
With Gunny Sacks.
(Priwre) by tho United Htatca
Dopiirt-
, mint of AKriculturn.)
NOTES OF STABLE FLY
The adult stable fly resem
bles the house lly, but Is slight
ly hronder and feeds principally
on the blood of animals.
It breeds for thetnost part
In straw and mixtures of straw
mid manure.
Straw stacks after threshing
should be watched, for when
these become wet the tiles breed
In the decaying straw. It Is this
set of conditions which produces
severe outbreaks.
Spraying iinhnnls with repel
lents Is not very satisfactory.
The number of tiles can be kept
down, however, by proper core
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 fly Is most
numerous nnd Its Injury to live stock
most acute August tint! .September
it behooves the farmer to prepare for
meeting the enemy nnd protecting his
stock as much as possible from Its
attacks. In turn the farmer will be
protecting himself nlso, for aside from
Its nnnoynnce to human beings the
stable lly Is suspected of playing an
Important part In the carrying of cor
talu diseases nf mini, notably Infantile
paralysis.
The natural time for taking meas
ures against the stable lly Is when It
Is In Its Immature stages, and there
Is good reason to believe that by prop
erly curing for substances In which It
breeds the Insect may be kept well un
der control. Unfortunately this Is not
always done, and the fly has reached
Its adult stage and begun Its work of
Inliirv before Its menacing presence Is
felt. It Is then very difficult to combat
and guard against.
Various means are used both for
protecting the nnhnals and for ex
terminating the tiles. Among these
are trims. To be effective, however.
the trap should be especially designed
for ibis particular quarry, as It Is Im
possible successfully to capture adult
stable files by means of the traps ordi
narily used for the house lly.
Trap Recommended.
The United States department of
agriculture, after a thorough Inquiry
Into the subject of trapping stable
Intpcctlno Day's Catch In Trap Fitted
to a Barn Window.
flies, recommends as n successful trnp
one designed by Prof. C. F. Hodge
which may be used In capturing adults
ns they enter or leave the barns. This
trap. It Is said, Is undoubtedly very
effective under certain conditions, and
has the advantage of catching not only
the stable fly but the house fly and oth
er undesirable species as well.
The trap Is Inexpensive, and can he
be made by anyone with a box, or box
lumber, and screen wire. The frame
work or the trnp should he made so
that It will fit snugly Into the barn
window Intended for its use, prefeni
bly one on the brightest side of tin;
barn and close to the stock kept with
in, 't he screen entunglenients are so
arranged that files either trying to
leave the barn or enter It are caught.
At the bottom of the trap Is a space
about one-fourth of nn Inch wide run
ning entirely across the frame on both
sides. Tills crack admits the flies he
neuth a peaked roof or ridge of screen
wire having holes largo enough for
files to go through punched along Its
lop at two-Inch Intervals. The Hies
enter thl, spare, ascend through the
holes Into the upper chamber of tho
trap it ti c 1 are unable to escape. The
sides of the trap, also, are made of
ordinary screen wire bent Inward nnd
upward In two horizontal folds run
ning across the window, one near the
bottom nnd one neir the top.
The ends of the screen are securely
Utcked nnd a series of small holes
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punched along the Inner edtff- of each
of the folds. The flies, In trying to
go In or out through the window,
crnwl Into the folds nnd enter tho
chamber through the holes. They nre
unable to escape, because on the In
side the folds form a projecting ridge
that makes It next fo Impossible for
the lly yi retrace Ids stops.
Windows Should Be Darkened.
The trnp Is especially xvVH adapted
to wetl-nuide burns where the Me do
not have numerous pluces for entrance
and exit. It Is nlso more suited to
small barns In which nnliunls nre kept
tiiir or less constantly than to large
dairy bnrns where the cows nre
brought In only at milking time. Un
der the latter conditions the files en
ter the barns on the cows nnd inony
remain on the walls until nfter the
cnMlo hnve been turned out.
If such bnms are tightly closed dur
ing the daytime and the windows with
out traps darkened practically all tho
files will catch themselves In trying to
escape through the trap window or
windows.
In all Instances the windows without
traps should be darkened by hanging
gunny sacks over them. This may be
done so as not to Interfere with the
ventilation. The dnrkness nnd the
llnpplng of the sacks In (he wind will
drive the tiles to the more nttructlve
light of the windows equipped with the
traps.
Much Interesting and valunble In
formation concerning "The Stable Fly:
How to Prevent Its Annoyance anil
Its Losses to Live Stock" Is contained
In Fanners Bulletin 1007, recently Is
sued by the department of agriculture.
Copies of the bulletin 'nay be hud 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 Laroe Number
of People Opportunity to
Secure Buyers.
Tho spirit of competition can often
be utilized to encourage the growing
of vegetables, fruits, etc., to promote
the Improvement of homo ground and
to Increase the food supply. In all
competitions, Stich as call be easily In
stituted among youthful growers par
ticularly, zel comes from striving and
n 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 nlso to aid the food grow
ers In marketing their surpluses. A
well-planned exhibit Is always the cen
ter of Intercut for n lurge number of
people, nnd those who display their
product hnve an excellent opportunity
to secure buyers In case the products
exhibited or other supplies are for
sale. Uvery grower of foodstuffs of
good quality who expects to have a
surplus for the market will do well
to co-operate in any community ex
hibits proposed, not only been use of
the general benellt that will result hut
because of the Immediate tlntinclal 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 slock owners In the
"Better Sires Better Stock" inhve-
nient In which 411 states and several
Insular possessions are now partici
pating. The work Is aimed at the Im
provement of domestic nnhnals 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 he stirred
or spaded up frequently If not In sod.
This will not only tend to keep down
any odors which might arise, out aiso
allow the dropping" to be absorbed
Into the soli more readily and there
fore keep the yard In better condition
for the hens.
Live Stock
Ty Notes
Swut the scrub bullshevlkH.
Good, heavy draft horses are in brisk
demand.
During hot weather lambs gala but
little, and their market value becomes
less.
It Is cheaper to raise yotjug Mock
on pasture than any other method of
feeding.
The sire can
herd. Send the
er's block.
make or
scrubs to
break the
the butch-
A good crop of rape will produce
XiO to 40o pounds of pork per acre, It
has been estimated,
Good feed, sunshine nnd exercise
are needed by the growing pig.s. See
that yours have all threv,
