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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1921)
NOItTTI PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. CORNHUSKER ITEMS News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS Goring merchants will have Satur day bargain days during the summer. The State Dental society will hold Its annual meeting at Omaha May 10 to 10. A large pelican was captured by James Flnnecy, a farmer ueur Strums burg. Beatrice is putting on a drive for increased membership In the Chamber of Commerce. The state tire inspector has con demned as unsafe, several old build ings at Callaway. Younger members of the Christian church at Brock have organized au Endeavor society. Calloway Is now without night" po lice protection, Marshal Stelger hav ing moved onto his farm. A knitting factory is being estab lished at Deshlcr. Most of the ma chinery is already In place, Ex-Governor Keith Neville has been appointed receiver of the Skinner Packing Company at Omaha. Stockmen will ship 1,400 head of cattle from New Mexico for pasteur ngo at Merrjam this Bummer. Truman W. Bass of Broken Bow has been nominated for register of the land ofllce located In that city. Ex-Governor Keith Neville of North Platte has been appointed receiver for the Skinner Backing Company at Omaha. ' While sawing logs In the woods near Tecumsch, P. H. Battels found 10 wolves, but a few days old, in a hol low log. West Point is considering the call of n special election to vote bonds for the erection of a municipal light and pow er plant A boys' home to care for youths be tween five and llfteen years of age, has been opened by the Masonic order ut Omaha. x A unliin revival which has been con ducted for the last four weeks at Wy more, resulted In about seventy-Ave conversions. The anti-alien law, prohibiting all aliens from acquiring or holding title to land. in this stnte, has been signed by the governor. Six horses, several calves, a lot of oats, corn and hay, several wagons and harness were destroyed In a fire on the Brozarth farm near Deshler. Students of Nebraska City grade schools held an athletic carnival, pre senting a program of drills, folk dances and various exercises. West Point Is just completing "n combined high school building and community house, which will cost, wlien furnished, more than $250,000. Governor McKclvIe vetoed the bill which would have created a board of three censors with urbltrary power over the moving pictures of the state, In a single day during n recent search revenue oiucers located and took In chnrge, eleven stills between the towns of Julesburg und Sedgwick. Cream prices In north Nebraska took a sensational drop last week, falling from' 42 cents to 80 and 3.'! cents. This -as due to heavy produc tion. A state hoard of mediation will bo appointed to hear disputes, between labor and capital before the antl- plcketlng law becomes effective in 00 days. Robbers forced open a window and secured nbout $11 fnjm the money drawer of the Burlington station at Superior, while the agent was gone to lunch. Fern Harmony, 14, living near Am herst, suffered the loss of an nbund nnt growth of hair, when some one en tered her bed room and cut It off while she slept. Emery Calhoun, nineteen years old, was drowned In Seymour lake at Ralston when a boat In which he nnd three companions were, tilled with wa ter nnd sank. Francis Swanson, a 5 year old Nnponee lad, was Instantly killed when a shotgun which an older brother was handling, was accidental ly discharged. Mrs. Minn Schmidt of Blair was se verely Injured by falling from a chair while hanging curtains. She was found lying unconscious on the floor an hour after she had fallen. Elijah Smith, 71 years old, dropped dead in n business house at Bloomfleld last week, supposedly from heart trouble. The steel work on the steel bridge erected over the Platte river at Cen tral City, Is progressing rapidly. Fifty men are employed and It Is estimated that the bridge will be completed early this fall. Governor McKelvlo has appointed W. H. .Osborne as tax commissioner under th8 now law passed by the leg islature. The appointment went im mediately to the senate for concur rence and was afllrmed. Fire resulting from explosion of a gasoline engine, caused the loss of the elegant farm home of Joseph Umland, near Stella. n. M. Grimes, 08, for 25 years Judge of the Tlilrteenth Judicial district, Is dead, following a stroke of paralysis uffercd while eating breakfast, from which he did not, regain consciousness. P. H. Hebbard, for over thirty years an employe of the State Journal at Lincoln, was thrown from a bicycle when struck by an owl street car one morning last week, and received in juries from which he died a few hours later. Cozad's now street lighting system has Just been completed and now th town boasts of having the best' street lights of any town its size In- the state. Mrs. Ben F. Robinson has been placed in chnrge of the high school at Chappel to fill the unexpired term of Superintendent Frank L. Smith, re signed. All farmers' selling and buying or ganizations In Nebraska will Join Into one mammoth organization, It was de cided nt a recent meeting of director ates of these bodies. A spectacular lire nt Sidney destroy, ed tho Buckner and Dunlnvy gnrngo containing 23 uulomoblles nnd trucks. The loss Is estlmnted at $80,000, cov ered by $35,000 Insurance, The Ladles' Glee club of Dnnne col lege at Crete, composed of sixty-six girls under tho direction of Prof. Allcr, nre making a tour of the statu and meeting with unbounded success. The Madison county fair association has secured the services of u land scape gardener In mnklng tfie grounds more beautiful and from year to year further Improvements will be mnde. Property loss to the amount of many thousands of dollars wns cnusqd by a tornado which visited the south ern, part of the stnto Sundny, A Inrgo number of cattle and hogs were killed. JusUlt Lilly, who wns a member of the national convention nt Chicago that nominated Abrnhnm Lincoln for president In 1SC0, Is dead nt his homo in I'inttsmouth. Ho wns 81 years old. Thieves entered the A. II. Mnrms Mercantile store at Hooper and pack ed off silk hose, waists and silk goods, tobaccos, men's clothing and other ar ticles, estimated to the value of over $2,000. Theodore Anderson nnd his sister Ruth, of Omaha, are dead as there suit of being thrown from a motor cycle when they rnn Into n curbing la order to nvold collision with nn uuto mohlle. A two-headed calf, which lived for five days, was born on the John Schar rel farm nenr Lodgepole. The ani mal's death was believed duo to tho inability of the rail body to support the double head. The state senate granted Lieuten ant Governor Barrows, presiding of ficer of that body, n leave of absence to go to Los Angeles, where he lias a group of reception dntes as commander-in-chief of the Sons of Veterans. Yeggs blew open the safe In tho postonice at Plnttsmouth, und ac cording to the postmns"ter, R. M. Ho bnn, obtained loot estimated at be tween $4,000 nnd $5,000. The loot In eluded wnr saving stamps and money. E. L. King, GO, former state legisla tor, county uttorney nnd one of tho most prominent men In Polk county, dend nt his home In Osceola fol lowing a stroke of apoplexy. He lived but ten minutes after being stricken. The boys' nnd girls' club ugeiit of Fillmore county reports nineteen or ganized clubs with a totnl enrollment of 180 boys und girls. The' clubs con sist of fourteen poultry, three pigs, two gardens and one cooking and bak ing club. Fire caused by defective electric light wires becoming crossed In it high wind, caused $40,000 damages to tho Illinois Central bridge over the Mis souri river nt East Omaha. The struc ture Is said to be tho largest of tho kind In the world. -Harry W. Scott, county clerk of Pawnee county, paid $102.50 bounties for wolves one day last week at his ofllce at Pawnee City. A. N. Aylor of Table Rook received $54 for the scalps of some baby coyotes he captured a few. days previous. When Arthur Woodmnn, a farmer living near Alexandria, attempted to pour some liniment on a horse's leg, the animal kicked, breaking the bottle in Mr. Woodman's hand, throwing the liquid Into his eyes. It Is fenred that he will lose his sight. (Tho explosion of six tons of dyna mite set off In a rock quarry of the Nebraska Cement Co., near Superior, caused a shock that was felt In that place, four miles nwuy. It required 12,500 pounds of dynamite to bring down the hill of rock. Oakland lays claims to the largest and most beautiful pnrk In northeast ern Nebraska. It consists of flftv nrwa of natural woodland along Logan crceic, und Is located on the Corn huskcr highway and within four blocks of the Washington highway. Nebraska still has good tfrult pros pects, despite the hard freeze of two weeks ago, according to R. F. How ard, horticulturist at the stnte farm," Earlv annles were badlv datnriL'ei!. li says, and cherries hurt some, but tho prospect Is still better Man It has been tor two years. The Chuvenne district court Ih in session nt Sidney with the longest docket in Its history. There are eighteen divorce cases. The Great Western Suirnr pninnnnv. " - - n 1 ' - - - I operating fnctorles at flvo Nebraska points, an except one in scotts itiulr count v. runorts (1.1.000 arret nf 1uitn contracted for now, as against 74,000 at the corresponding date last year. An unidentified bodv. horrlhlv innn. gled, was found on tho U. P. tracks near Ames, witu me nenn crusnou, one leg nearly severed from the body, nnd practically every bone broken. It la supposed he hnd fallen from u train. Fire starting from a heated Journal destroyed tho Lelch llonrliii' mill, with a loss estimated at $25,000.. The lire department at iioweiis ana (Jlarknon were summoned, but arrived too late to be of much assistance. A speclnl summer school for dis abled soldiers oncned at tht imlver. slty school of ngrlculturo April 18 and will continue until September 10. Thlr- ty-ono men have registered for the lire months' trnliilnc. Clnssen nro rnn. ducted In stock Judging and breeds, feeding, woodwork, forge work, crops, dairying, poultry raising, arithmetic, LESSEN LOSS IN PRODUCING PORK University of Illinois Gives Ex pert Advice on Care of Sows and Litters. TIMELY REMEDIES OUTLINED Ten Times as Many Plo Lost In First ' Two Months After Farrowing Than From Cholera Good Management Eosentlal. Uy J. 1. IUCE.) While we usually (lgure the profits and losses In raising hogs from the time of weaning to marketing, there Is a chance to make some difference In the cost df production up to the time the pigs nre taken from the sow. Cholera causes a greater financial loss than any other disease, but nbout ten times as many pigs are lost In tho first two months after furrowing than nre lost from cholera. Hog cholera gets Into tho herd when ench pig rep resents a larger investment than Is the ense with the suckling pig. It may bo fair to asic the question what Is n fair-sized litter for a sow to wenn? I have heard of men who weaned on the average eight or nine pigs per sow. We hnvo nil, no doubt, lienrdof such cases. Theso stories usually arc not told In a "nonbrng glng" way. That Is why we hear of such records. The man who raises three pigs per sow seldom remembers much ubout the record or very firmly establishes the fuct In the minds of Ids neighbors. The normal farrow of a sow Is seven to nine pigs. About 10 per cent of these either are dead when they come or dlo during tho first 24 hours. Then, due to various causies during the first week or ten days, ns many more" die or are killed ; and by the time the pigs nre two months old, you mny say that you have done as well as "common" If you hnve an aver age of live pigs to, wean from the sow. This leak In pork production ns told by 102 fnrmers. In 1018 In oucstlon- Sow and Pigs on Rape. nalres sent to them, Is shown below. A few suggestions are given on how It may be stopped. The Loss Before Weaning and How to Stop It. x Overlaid by Sows 29.13. 1. Do nut have tho sows too fat. 2. Provide tho pen with a good guard rail. 3. Ilemovo pigs from nervous sow na furrowed. Return when sow has fin ished farrowing and qulotcd down. 4. Have as little nolue and commotion about the pen as possible for the first few days. 6. Qlve tho sow and Utter a little care and attention during the first weok, 6. Do not use large quantities orbed ding. Farrowed Weak or Dead 22.34. 1. Have the sow gaining In flesh at breeding time. "During the gestation period: 2. Feed the sow a good ration. 3. Keep her In good physical condition. 4. Give her plenty of exercise; make her go some distance for her feed each day. v Chllled-16.88. 1. Be present at farrowing tlmn to warm the chilled pigs. 2. Keep the beds dry and free from drafts. Eaten by Sows 4.69. 1. Feed a balanced ration during the gestation period and while the sow Is suckling the litter. Too much corn is often fed. 2. Sell those sows that have the habit of eatlng their pigs. Aborted 4.66. 1. Keep "piggy" sows from other classes of live stock. 2. Do not allow sows heavy in pig to go over obstructions or very rough ground. 3. If contagious abortion, sell the sows. Scours 3.43. 1. Feed the sow a light ration for the first week or ten days Increase It gradually, 2. Do not change the feed of the sow too suddenly. 3. Keep the, pens and troughs clean. Thumps 1.78. 1. Reduce the amount of feed given to the sow, 2. Exercise the pigs. Nec'robaclllosls (sore mouth, sniffles, bull nose, otc) 1.66. 1. Disinfect pens before the bow far rows. 2. Treat abrasions In the skin about the pig's mouth wltli solutions of cresol dip, permanganate of potash or other good disinfectant. 3. Clip (not break off) pits' teeth. Cholera 1.01. 1. Have Immune sows. 2. Keep place cleaned up and free from the disease. 3. If In danger, vaccinate soon after weaning pigs. Miscellaneous 6.64. 1. Get pigs to eating well before time of weaning. Make a creep for them. 2. Take extra good care of the pigs during the first few weeks following their remoral from the bow, for they will miss her If you do not. ; TEST DON'T GUESS J 1. I'lnnt fewer acres of corn J t but raise mora bushels per acre, t J 2. A dend ear planted' means ' 0 000 missing stalks. f .1. Missing stalks mean lost t Innd nnd labor. t 4. Testing Is not expensive nnd t J Its advantages aro certain. ' t 5. By testing there Is every- t t thing to gain and nothing to J t hise, t . t .4 HANDY FEED BOX FOR STOCK Barrel Cut In Two and Strengthened by -Doards Placed Inside la Quite Convenient A handy feed box ror use In open lots or where cattle are fed upon grass Is shown In this sketch, writes CInude Dleckmnn of Nebraska In Pnnn Jour nal. Cut a barrel In two and strength en the halves by plnclng a frame of Handy Feed Box. two boards ncross the Inside, ns ,8hovn. This will prevent the tub from being smashed nnd will allow four ani mals to eat out of the box without bo.hprlng.ench other. A Btrong barrel must ho selected, and the hoops must bo nailed to each strive. MANURE IS BEST FERTILIZER Contains Plenty of Humus and All Other Necessary Plant Foods Add Acid Phosphate. The homo gardener who can get a load of well-rotted stable manure need not. worry nbout fertilizer, anyone who hns ever done any gardening Is well nwnre. Mnnure contnlns humus In plenty and nil the necessary plant mnterlnls, as well as bacteria which put theso materials Into the most nsabla shape for crops. To get tho full benefit of stable mnnure, however, It should bo balanced with acid phosphate, which Is comparatively Inexpensive, garden ers nt the Iown state college of agri culture say. 'An application of one ton of stable manure, which Is about an average two-horse load, Is not too much for a garden .10 by 00 feet, and 50 pounds of ncld phosphate may be used with It. Fresh stable manure should not bo applied In tho spring. It contnlns too much rendlly available nitrogen nnd may cause In some plants n growth of stems and lenves at the expense of fruits. This Is especially true of to mntoes. UTILIZATION OF FARM LAND Value of place Depends Upon What Proportion of Total Area Can Be Made Productive. Rffectlve utilization of farm land means a high percentage of Income producing nrea, say specialists of tho United Stntes Department of Agricul ture. The value of a farm depends upon what proportion of Its total nrea Is productive. Compare n farm of 100 acres at $200 an acre, 05 acres being in shnpe to yield available products, with- another farm of the same acre age at $150 an acre, but with only 05 productive acres. If all the other fea tures of the two farms are similar, the former should be tho most profit able because Its profit-producing land costs but $120 an.acre against $280 an aero on the second fnrm. NEW SEED CATALOGUE HELPS Pamphlet la of Much Assistance In Planting Garden Prevent Over looking Anything. Have you received a new seed cata logue? Get one from a reliable firm for It will help you In plnnttng your garden and prevent you from overlook ing something you may otherwise for get, say specialists of tho United States Department of Agriculture. From $2 to $5 worth of seed will plant a va cant lot or n small home garden. Sev eral of the seed houses offer special collections of seed that are suitable for various sized gardens. NICOTINE KILLS PLANT LICE When Insects Are Discovered on Ap ples, Plume or Plants Spray. Ing Is Recommended. If plnnt lice ore noticed on apples, plums or plants In early spring, spray with nicotine sulphate and soap (ono hnlf pint of 40 per cent nicotine sul phate and two to three pounds of soap to 50 gallons of water), as soon ns discovered. If tho llco nro numerous when applying regular sprays, tho nicotine sulphnto may bo added to tho regular mixture, but It la more tract ive when used ales. Gives Tanlac Credit For Splendid Health T. J. PARKER N 4246 Juneau Street, Seattle, Wash. "I used lo think nil tho Tanlac tes timonials wcro exaggerated, but I hnvo felt thankful a thousand times I ivcr believed in It strong enough to glvo tho medlclno n trlnl," said T. J. Parker, well-known suloman for Gately'H Clothing Store, residing at 4240 Juneau St,-Seattle, Wash. "Several years ago I commenced having periodic spells of sickness nnd n few months ago I hnd an attack that I thought would finish me. .When 1 did finally get up, I was scarcely able to go. I had no appetite and what lit tle I forced myself to eat caused so much gas on my stomach I could hard ly get my breath. "At night I was often so bloated I couldn't brentho while lying down nnd just hnd to sit up and struggle for air. At times I hnd cramps so bnd I could hardly endure It. What to Take for SICK HEADACHE CARTER'S WITTLE I VER PBLLS Greatest Zinc Mines In Jersey. Tno greatest zlfic mine In tho world, located In Sussex county, New Jersey, hns bicn worked almost con tinuously since colonial days. All politicians nro willing to bo caught In tho cabinet. It's tho man's own push that gen erally gets lilm a pull. Absence of Disease ; Isn't Health; You i Need Vitality, Energy You may hnve no particular dis ease, and yet fall far short of en joying: real health. To be actually healthy you must bo sturdy, alert, vigorous, a-sparklo with enthus iasm and the joy of living fairly bubbling: over with vitality and energy. Aro you thus? If you are well, yet listless and unambitious, it is because you lack some quality that would fill you with vim and drive, and nine times out of ten the sole cause of this lack is found to bo disordered, weak blood. Wholesome blood la tho very fountain source of that energy which puts spring: into your mus cles, snap into your step nnd spar- FOR THE BLOOD Standard far over 50 years "My liver wnR sluggish and some times I . got so dizzy I would nearly fall. I felt tired and miserable all the time, couldn't oven sleep and for days at a tlmo I wasn't nblo to go to work. "Well, a friend of mine finally got me to try Tnnlnc, and It certainly has dono a good Job for me. My appe tite Is line now nnd although Unm cutlng Just anything 1 want and us much as 1 pleasu, my stomach never gives ino tho least trouble 1 havo picked up In weight, my strength, haa come buck to me, nnd I am now en Joying tho best of health. "All tho men nt tho store., kliow Tanlac put mo back oirmy feet, and r am glad to glvo this statement for what It mny bo worth to others." Tanlac Is sold by leading drugglsta everywhere. Adv. Take a good dose of Carter's Little Liver Pills then take 2 or 3 for a few nights after. A few doses restore your organs to their proper functions and the Headache and the causes of it pass away. In the same manner They regulate the Bowels and prevent Comllpallon. Smr." Sil' PM S..I1 D...i Soil p; They'll Do That. Trumpeter Stcndmun I never pay old debts. I forget them. 1'rlvutc Ileldcl But bow about new ones? siencimnn un, i let tneui'get oiu. Sparks. Tho Invalid realizes that ho Is on tho high road to recovery when ha sees tho doctor's hill. klo into your eyes. If you want all this, begin right now to enrich your blood stream. You will find, ns thousands of others havo found in tho last fifty years, that S.S.S. is an excellent remedy to do this for you, one that removes tho poisonous impurities and helps build your blood Into a rich, nourishing supply. S.S.S. is an herb compound, discovered by tho Indians, and still mado as they mndo it. Get S.S.S. from your druggist to day. Start taking, and then if you want expert medical advice free, write in detail nbout your condition to Chief Medical Advisor, 862 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia. Swift Specific Co Dept. 8H, Atlanta, Ca. P If ut vxA tni your fret bootlit a 5.8.1. Bt. or K. P. V.. JSUU.
