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NORTH PLATTE, NEB., AUGUST 5, 1921.
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RED CROSS
HEALTH SERVICE
FKJUItES ON PU3II' IKIUGATIOX AT
THK XOHTH l'LATTK EXPEM
v 3IENT STATION.
LINCOLN COUNTY 1'UHLIC HEALTH
NUJISE JtETUHNS l'JIOM
81UUIEK SCHOOL.
Miss frlorenco Chaffin, Red Crosa
Public Health nurso for Lincoln Conn
ty has just returned from a month at
Omaha where she attended tho
Institute of Public Health and Nurs
ing. Dr. Manning, Omaha Pathologist,
conducted tho course in Hyglono and
he was assisted by a number of Omaha
specialists. Miss Chaffin has returncl
to Lincoln County full of enthusiasm
regarding tho kind of work she is to
do and with many ideas as to tho best
way In which to do them. Sho took
courses in School Inspection and
Health Supervision and says sho
thoroughly . enjoyed them. It Is hor
intention to spend much of her time
working along these lines. Miss Chaf
fin reports "that out of G05 school
fehildrn examined during Uio last
few weeks of school sho found 333
who had some physical defect which
Kvould prove a handicap in later do
velopmont.'' Continuing she says.
"Many of us are In a rut and a rut
is a small sized grave. Let us get out
of the ruts and remember that wo only
have one lifo to live. Why should we
cut tho span of life shorter by stick
ing to the old Ideas when tho new
offers so much of happiness and ac
complishment. It Is difficult for tho
adult to leavo tho old rut and acquire
new habits, but very easy for tho
children. Health habits are formed
easiest and best In early life. That is
why we go to tho schools. But none of
our work Is forced upon tho people.
Many of our suggestions arc along
new linos whore only the pioneer has
gone. Ho has analyzed and balanced
sall the suggestions offered and from
Mieso ho has built up a system which
upon trial has proven Its worth. Thin
we intend to bring to the children
and they and their parents can select
vhat seems best and most worth
while."
Miss Chaffin Is again at work, start
ing out after her months leave, with
the Idea of putting something into
Lincoln County homo and school life
which will make this a bettor place
in which to live.
Experiments conducted at tho North
Platto Experiment Station show that
ono Inch of water ovor an aero can bo
pumped forty foot at a cost of 10
, cents. Here Is tho statomont from the
I Thirty-fourth Annual Itcport of tint
! Agricultural Experiment Station:
Work has beon conducted in co-op-aration
with tho North Platto Station
to determine the cost of Irrigation
water under a pumping system, and
tho ncreago which could bo Irrigated
under tho conditions existing at tho
North Platto Experimental Farm,
where water Is lifted 40 feet by a six
inch rotary pump, driven by a 30 H.
P. kerosene engine. Such crops as
corn, alfalfa, and potatoes were grown
under irrigation.
Ono Jiundrcd flfty-throo and three
fourths hours' pumping was dono, giv
ing 317.09 aero Inches of water, or 8,
494.CC0 gallons, which was used in ir
rlgatlng 4S acres. A total of C40 gal
ons of fuel was used or ono gallon oi
fuol furnished power for the pumping
of 13,275 gallons of water. This gives
an approximate fuol cost of 40 cents
pqr aero Inch of water pumped from
an average depth of nearly 40 feet.
CIIAMBElt OF COMMENCE ENDORS
ES PLATTE ItlVEIl ItOUNDUI'
ON BIRDWOOI).
At a special called meeting of tho
Dlroctors of tho North Platto 'Cham
ber of Commerce, tho Platto River
Roundup and Pioneer Days Exhibition
on tho John Bratt ranch was endorsed
and Tuesday, August 23, set as North
Platte day. On that date, tho Chamber
will attend in a body and tako the
Chamber of Commerce band. A com
mltteo consisting of Messrs. Lang
ford, Oglor, Carroll, Hondy and Pal
her was appointed to arrange for tho
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ENORMOUS TRAFFIC ON LINCOLN
HIGHWAY SHOWN BY CAMP
AROUND REPORTS
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Alrs. Lydia Deerlng of Grand Islanl
who has been a guest of hor daughter
Mrs. T. Green left this morning for
Campbell, Nebr. She was accom
panied by her grandson William Deer
ing, Jr.
Mrs. Guy J. Congdon and children
who have beon guests at the D. C.
Congdon homo for several weeks wll!
ieavo today for their homo in Toledo,
Ohio.
Steve Brush of Now York City is
expected tho first of tho week to visit
Ms sister Mrs. Chas. Cornell.
Georgo Finn, Custodian of the Freo
Public Camp Grounds says that 12S7
different automobiles stopped at tho
camp grounds during tho month of
July just closed. Allowing four pas
sengers to each car, which Mr. Finn
says Is about right, wo have 5,148 pen
.pie patronizing the camp grounds.
Last year the number of cars in July
was 872, showing a 50 per cent in
crease this year. The camp ground
is established in North Platto as it Is
in many other cities and Is a form nf
community service which Is appre
ciated everywhere.
The campllro girls need a kerosene
stove next week and some kerosene
lamps. Some qf the latter may bo hang
ing or bracket. Anyone having such
will call Mrs. Adda Turplo. President
of the Local Council.
Mrs. J. W. Daniel of Stapleton was
among tho out of town visitors yesterday.
FARMERS TO
GET MARKETS
RIG CAMPFIRE CAMP TO START
MONDAY WITH ALL AHOUPS
TAKING PART.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS TO HE
RECEIVED OVER FARM
PHONE LINES.
Plans wero completed this week by
County Agont Kollogg whorohy farm
ors In Lincoln County can got tho
latost market reports ovor tholr own
phono linos. Tho government wlrolosn
station located hero at North Platto
picks up market ropors from all
over tho country Bovoral Umos a da.
Tho plan Is for tho wlroless operator
to phono thoso roports to tho County
Agonfs oiTico where they will ho ro
corded. Thon any farmor in tho county
can call tho County Agont's office and
got tho latest quotations on any line
of farm produce or llvo stock. Tho
prices on live stock, grain and hay
chango very rapidly and It la a great
advantage to the farmor to know the
very latost quotation before starting
for market Tho wlrblcss operator
Is busy at tho machine most of tho
day and cannctt, bo called at any tlmo
so ho calls the County Agont at1 his
covenlcnce nnd gives him tho report.
pllss Hoga is in charge of tho County
Agont's office when Mr. Kollogg is
away and she can give tho market
Information nt any time during the
day. North Platto is peculiarly situ
ated for this work In that It is the
only city) in tho flfcte outsldfe of
Omaha which has the gpvernment
wireless stntlon. '
finch of tho groups of cumpfiro
girls In North Platto is getting ready
for the big camp to start -noxt Mon
day. Tho plans call for tho camp to
continue until Saturday but that wag
bofore tho bills wero put up for tho
circus on Saturday. It Is probablt
that most of tho groups will return to
tho city in time for tho big circus par
ade. A regular program will bo carrlod
which Is designed to teach health and
hyglono and to give health and hap
piness. The cottagt at tho camp is in
shnpo and somo furnlturo has bodn
added but much Is needed in tho way
of equipment.
SpocinI classes will bo hold In na
ture study, l.i.'.KFtry, otc. A nurso
will bo In constant attondanco and a
lito guard on duty when tho girls arc
In tho wntor Written pormlBslon from
tho mot hor must oo furnished before a
j girl will ho allowed In the river.
I Each camper should bo equipped
! with tho following: a camp uniform
J consisting of ono pair of bloomors and
; as many mlr.ulos as aro necessary, a
Ipu'r of lew lioeled shoes, two or throi
pairs of cotton ytc!ir gs, changos of
underwear, ooremonlal gown, towels
and tlct articles, swimming suit and
cap. "woutor o- ceo l. at least ono pair
of blankets and a o.u.fort and pillow
it dcMrnd, plate, ctp, corcal dish,
knife, fork, spoon, two dish towels.
II.vu are prme hi lfui things to tako
to tho camp: lantorn or flash light,
lv.icot ':nlf small Ir unner, scissors,
ni'ils I p nun, voire, hoo, camera,
bead needles for bead work.
ABOUT PEOPLE
AND THINGS
CURRENT COMMENT AHOUT PEO
I'LE AND THE THINGS THEY
ARK DOING WIRE,
TENNESSEE RATS AND .AMERICAN
LEAION TO PLAY FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Tennessee Rats are comlnc n-
galn Sunday, August 7 and will ploy
tho American Legion team for first
honors. Two weeks ago tho Ruts play?
od the. locals two games. Tho Rats
won tho first game by a score qf 7 tcr
1 and tho Legioners won tho second
game by a scoro of 7 tp 3. Tho final is
sure to bo tho event of tho season.
Largo crowds attended both games bo
fore but a record breaker ia looked
forward to for tho game Sunday.
JULY RAINFALL LESS THAN ONE
HALF THAT OF JULY OF
LAST YEAR.
According to tho Weather Summary
for July just issued by Woathormau.
.Shilling, tho total rainfnll was ight
tenths of an Inch. Only four times In
tho last thirty years has thpro beon as
small an amount of rainfall In July.
JTha temperature lias bceu aboutthrco
dogroos above tho avorago- for 47
years. Tho highest was 97 and the
lowest 53. So far this year tho rain
fall sIiowb a deficiency over tho av
orago of over six inches. There wcrci
19 clear days, 8 partly cloudy and 4
cloudy. Warmer and dryer than usu
al is tho way to sum up tho weather
for July, 1921.
Qtmt jscSL (jo.
On Sale One Day Only
SATURDAY, AUGUST6
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LADIES ffolepFGDf
Pure Silk rr
Lace JQ310Fg
We have just 3S dozen of these high grade hose.
A real $2.50 value
On Sale One Day Only
WHILE THEY LAST
Colore cordovan and black only
$3.90 A BOX OF 3 PAIRS.
NOT MORE THAN 3 PAIRS TO A CUSTOMER
HIRSCHFELD
NORTH PLATTE'S EXCLUSIVE HOLE
PROOF HOSIERY STORE
Mr. and Mrs. E T, Tramp and Mr.
nnd Mrs. II. V. Tramp nnd daughUr
returned Wednesday from a vacation
spent In tho lako country of northern
Minnesota. Thoy went through Min
neapolis to Cass Lako where tliov
fished and onjoyod boating and tho
ibko scenery or that part of the coun
try. Mr. Tramp has somo good fish
storlos and thoy mnko ono wnnt to go
to Cass Lako and go fishing thero with
him.
month as its guosts, giving them froi
rent, free flro for cooking. froo water,
freo toilet privileges, froo showor
baths, froo shndo, free road Information
and freo police promotion an(J tho mn
orlty f ,10 lo.oo people do not know
t'mt it Is being ,iono nor holp In tho
expense. Tho Chamber of Commerce
nnyfe tho bills. It ia n service which It
can ronder and wiiinii ...i.i . .
, " "uuiu not 00
lnno It It dl(i ot do K. North PiuttA
wull, im4s pKpIo nro nindo
happlor and ovoryono is satlscd. ft la
nothor Illustration of tho power of
ber of North Platto business and pro-X
festlonal men. rnllroa(l men aim la.
bor union man who mo not members
ad wn, from day to day knock,
knock, knock.
Elmer L. StophoiiB roturned Wed
nesday evening from a two wcoks
attondanco at tho Scout Offlcors Train
ing School nt Culver, Indiana. Ho took
a courso for Scout Officers and is very
enthusiastic about tho work nnj tho
results. Tho class ho was in was com
posed of mon of nffairs who wero on
rolled In tho Courso that thoy might
uouor servo tho cause of boys. Mr.
Stephens roturned at this tlmo so that I
ho could get tho preparations for tin'
Scout Camp going and put through!
some othor scout work which ho Is'
doing. '
Agonts for another Carnival com
pany wero In tho city last week con
sulting with various organlzalons n-!
bout bringing it hero under tho aus-'
pices of ono of tho local condorna.
The City Council promptly put tin,
ond to the mattor by passing a reso
lution not to romlt any carnival li
censes during August. Tho idea seem-!
cd to bo that having had two earn!- i
vals hero so far this summer and an
other undor contract for the County i
Pair week In Sontomber. thero who no '
demand for-another to bo 'horo-thls
month.
Ono of tho greatest menaces to good I
health In tho summer tlmo Is fllect,
Years ago every child nd altornato
porlods of summer heat and consti
pation and It was laid to tho heat.
Now wo know It Is flics. A houso-
kcepor may scrub and scour and keep
hor houso absolutoly freo from dust
and dirt but If sho allows Hies In tho
houso, sickness Is bound to follow.
It is estlmnted that practically all of
tho summer sickness Is caused by
illseaso gonns distributed by flies
Householders shoujd do everything
possible to ollmlnato them 'from the
homo. Traps, poison, stlckoy paper,
screens, fly , spats nnd othor moans
should bo used constantly as long as
thero is a fly in sight. It saves sick
ness jtlmo, money, ,hnd somellmos
death.
Somoono Iiuh
tho Municipal Bathing Hoach has beon
condomnod bocnuso of its fllthlnois
Wo havo tried to find out-who stnrtod
tho story but no ono knows. Wo can
not find that anyono with authority
has oven thought of xcondomnlng It.
Tho water Is not as clear as it would
lo if the outlet wore opened and tho
contents of tho lako allowed to run
out. Thero was consldernblo clay
and earth in tho pool nnd this will
havo to bo washed out boforo tho wat
er will bocomo clear. Thoro is n
movo on foot to tako up a collection
among tho patrons and tho fathers of
patrons of tho pool and put gravel on
tho banks of tho pool. Tho plans also
Included building bleachers along the
pool so that parents could sit In tho
shndo and watch tho chidron in tho
wator. Somo quick growing shndo
trees would do about as well and laat
longor.
It Is certainly remarkable for a com.
munlty of 10,000 pooplo llko North
Platto to entortaln 5,148 people In ono
One qf the causes of dissatisfaction
which tho farmer feols Is tho low
prlco of farm products, produced at
excosslvoly high cost, while tiro
frolght rates, intorost, taxes and
manufactured goods which tho farmer
must buy, such 'as building material
and mnchlnoryj remain as high or
nearly as high as before. According
to the roport of tho Congressional
CoinmlttBo ifpnolnted to, inquire nto
Depressed Agricultural " Conditions
thoy find a numbor of factors as caus
es of thoso low prlcos. Chief among
thoso aro 1 tho restriction of credits
and lntorest ratos charged by banko,
which forced liquidation; gambling
and speculation 'in food Tiroducts;
artificial deflation by propaganda
against high prices; reduced foreign
buying power with low forolgn ox-
chnngo rates; high taxes; high
freight ratos and tho fact that tho pro
ducers woro not organized to bargain
offocjtlvoly In marketing tholr pro
ducts. Somo dairymen gavo Importn
of forolgn buttor and vegetable oils
as an Important factor. Occasionally
tho unsettled state of Industry with
unemployment and decreased buying
power of laborers was suggestod as a
cause. Excesslvo commission charger
by middlemen also receive "honor
ablo" mention in tho list.
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Ml-ws Wta Hrlpii ai.dtda Fitzgll
bon will leave tomorrow for Denver
and Colorado Springs.
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7-1 J-''Afc'Ar.a.'TTf'l.'.'ViVl'.fc.XVAW -fTw
ill
Mail Us Your Deposits
Depositing here by mall is Just a
Hiifo as making deposits In porson.
You savo tho tlmo and .effort of
coming to tho bank whon your time
oan bo moro profitably omployed at
somothlng olso.
Why spend nn hour or more dolus
something that can bo dono just as
well In a fow minutes? Wall us your
doposits. .
The Platte Valley State Bank
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