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Beginning Monday, November 21, we are going to put our Entire Stock On bale at One-Fifth Off our Regular Prices.
This appliqs to everything in stock but not to speoial orders or to goods that have been laid away for customers. We will not
open any new goods during this sale for the reason that we wish to reduce our investment in our stock. The season has been
backward and while we have reduced our prices right along to conform to the reductions in the wholesale markets we feel that ;
we had rather take a further loss than to carry any surplus fall goods over into another season. Goods will be priced to you at
the regular price and one-fifth deducted from ) our bill.
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The Hamilton County shipping
association, organized by tho county
Farm Bureaux reports that It Is findlnq
a market for light hogs for feeders
and is out-biding tho local buyer
$1.30 per hundred. It is also getting in
a largo number of cattle from the
sand hill country which are being fed
by Hamilton county farmers for sev
en conta per pound gain, tho owner
taking chances on losses. Tho asso
ciation Is also paying three cents per
'pound for butter fat above tho local
buyer and returning a dividend of onu
cent per pound to the producer, while
eggs; throughout tho season have av
eraged better than seven cents above
tho store prices. Hamilton county has
proven that tho local shipping asso
ciation can be made a success.
donts In tho east who are friendly to
tho grain speculator and thoso who
have booa making their profits off tho
grain speculator and thoso who havo
boon making their profits oil the
farmer."" Wlioro bankers are un
friendly tho Farm Bureau locals are
being advised to organize their town
ship headquarters in order to look
after membership collections them,
solves.
According to H. D. Lute, secretary
of tho Nebraska Farm Bureau federa
tion, somo bankers throughout the
state aro showing a certain amount
of hostility to tho Farm Bureau, par
ticularly in tho matter of collecting
Farm Bureau memberships through
tho banks, even going so far as to
advise members to cancol their mem
berships. "In somo instances wo aro
inclined to think tho banker is labor .
Ing under a misapprehension of what
tho Bureau is trying to do for tho
farmor," Mr. Luto said, "but in the
main we are suspicious that he is at
tempting to protect his corrospon.
Somo of tho barriers which stood
in the way of securing a great quan
tity of war flnanco corporation money
In Nebraska seems to havo been put
asido by tho decision on tho part of
tho corporation to advance money to
Nebraska banks for paying depositors
and establishing reserves. Tho stale
law which (prevents banks from loan
ing beyond their capital stock and
surplus practically eliminated most
banks from securing further monoy
throu'jh tho corporation. "While
monoy will not now be advanced for
rediscount the now ruling will permit
banks to rediscount their present
loans in order to secure funds. Sec
retary J, B. Hart of tho Btato depart
ment of trade and commerce is
recommending that county cattlo loan
corporations bo organized to take
advantage of tho war finance corpora
tion's announcement that it will loan
up to ten times the capital stock of
these corporations on good paper,
Which will eliminate tho statutory
provision limiting corporations to an
Indebtedness of two thirds of their
capital stock.
tlon work will bo carried on in this
' state to join in the nattonnl llvo stock
I marketing plan. Tho plan calls for
'the organization of incorporated live
j stock terminal commission houses on
each of tho important llvo stock mar
kets, and tho organization of local
llvo stock shipping associations In
communities of such size as tho pro
duction demands. The entire plan
will bo supervised by tho National
Llvo Stock Producers Association and
membership In all organlations will
bo limited to bona fide llvo stock
producors- Stocker and feeder com
panies are to also bo organized in
connection with the terminnl commls.
sion houses. "The plan must be all
right' Secretary Lute said, "as !l no.
tico that tho great llvo stock ox.
changes havo already organized their
fight on both the national co.opera
tlvo, live stock marketing plan and
the Farm Bureau."
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coanrissioxERS proceedings
H. D. Lute, secretary of the Ne
braska Farm Bureau federation hus
returned from Chicago, where he at
tended tho ratification meeting of the
plan of tho Farmers' Live Stock Mar
ketlng Committee of Fiftoen. In a
very short time announcement will
bo mado as to just how the organiza-
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tific inventor, has just produced. Rumplcr took as Ins plan the shape
of a falling raindrop and his car has the lea.t resistance of any in
existence. This effect is helped by the in ml guards, which arc placed
m as to resemble rudimentary wings. The car has only a .10 horse
IKnvcr motor, but because of its reduced rc.siMance it can make 75
miles an hour. Of course thfl cost of it is low, which is a prime con
sideration with the Germans at present.
Tho board of County Commissio
ners met in the Lincoln county court
house on Monday, November 14, with
present Commissioners Coker, Co
llagen and Springer, and ' County
Clerk Allen.
The following bills wero approved
and allowed:
Herman Schwanz, dragging? 27.U0
N. C. Bowen, bridge work 25.55
Fred nine, dragging . 1.75
Geo. Bailey --r 13.00
Chas. Middleton, road dist. 17- 1S.0O
Add. L. Larson, road Dist. 17.' 2,00
Olf Stack, dragging 18.00
Junlflr Lewis, bridge work Yl.50
II. R. Hostetter, bridge work 7.50
Chas Matson, services 15.00
E. C. IJostetter, bridgo work 57.30
Wilson Bros., bolts - t.30
Chas. Boyce, stato ,,Jtl
L. M, Cochran, state 48
S. C Anderson, work on truck. 2.00
T r Welsh, repairs on truck 11-39
Mrs. N. G. Dean, caro of poor 337.20
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Tom Alyward, road Dist. a
Frank Speer, road Dist. 24
Lawrence Flower, road Dist. 24
J. It. Catterton, road Dist. 24 -F.
W. Llndekugel, road Dist. 9
Paul Ocstrlch, road Dist. 9
Rudolph Oostrich, oad Dist. 9
v t Knlcht. Mdsc Co. poor-
Si M. Soudor, offlco expenses.- 202.99
Duko & Overn, repairs 0-20
Wm. Dowhower, Com. 1 - l&M
Fred Zolger, dragging 19-80
L. J. HanBen, Mdse. Co. poor 9-00
C. W. Harris, road Dist. 43 9.C0
John Powers, road Dist. 43 - 9.60
Goo. Garman, services 12.00
Phil. Brunt, road Dist. 16 9-00
DlaL 10 15.00
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Cy Cochra, road Dist. 16
Olf Carlson, road Dist. 10
W. "W. Kern, road Dist. 16 ...
ninrnnce Brick, road Dist. 16 .
S. C. Wills, rood Dist 62 12.00
Briggs-Whlte Lumber Co. 239.50
Adjourned to November 21, 1921.
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Mrs. Mildred Lothrop of Homer, Nebraska, Wins Theodore N. Vail Award
for Noteworthy Public Service. i
Telephone People Honored With National Medals.
Dakotactye Ncbr rl8ht MrS' MI!dred I-,otl,ro, Homer, Nobr.; Ulrd'a-cye view of Homer; Frank H. Forrest,
Y C!mrie?NPCox !u?nnBenOToxke0P810' N" Y'! Fra"k C Wc,lB' put8bur- Pa-i Jol' E. Moran, Syracuao, N.
.ftTVlU$$, ?u.Xi: "aroW E- IJlI5e"C' Toocl' Utahi Frcd J- L- nny,,a' En"t ovldcnoe,
To a little Nebraska woman, the
mother of live boys, three of whom are
World War veterans, hns come a medal
and with It a $1,000 nwnrd, one of the
highest of such honors ever paid a wo
man in the United Slates.
Tho woman Is Mrs. Mildred Lothrop,
telephone operator In the little town of
Homer, Ncbr.
Tho honor Is n special gold medal
and cosh award of $1,000, provided out
of a fund left by the Into Theodoro N,
Vail, president of the American Tele
phono and Telegraph Compuny.
Mr. Vnil's ideals of "Service First"
have been perpetuated In n memorial
fund established in his numo for the
purposo of recognizing In a substantial
way, tho heroic performances of Bell
telephone men and women In behalf
of the public.
There are three kinds of medals
awarded ench year under this plnn.
There is first the silver medal with
$250 cash, which has been awarded to
nine Bell employees In this country for
exceptional performances during 1020.
Second, Is the gold mcdnl with $500
cash, reserved for employees whoso ex
ceptional deeds of service aro still
more outstanding.
Third and last, Is the special gold
medal, only one of which can be award
ed each year and which Is given only
in tho cases of utmost heroism, self
sacrifice and exceptional service.
It Is the big special honor that has
come to Mrs. Lothrop. Since this Is
the first year of the existence of the
Vail Memorial Medal Plan, the honor
coming to Mrs. Lothrop Is even more
pronounced. Her performance, tersely
recited In a citation accompnnlng the
medal, was:
"For noteworthy public service,
In the face of increasing personal
danger and public disaster, de
ploying tho highest courage, loy
alty ami devotion In saving hu
man lives.
"After midnight on Mny 81, 1020,
receiving word of an approaching
flood, she took her place at tho
switchboard, warning the people
to llec for safety and calling for
help from the surrounding country,
continuing her efforts until tho ris
ing water disnbled the switchboard,
when she barely escaped from the
flooded building."
Tho Hood mentioned In the citation
was when a cloudburst caused Omaha
Creek, which Hows through Homer,
Nebraska, to sweep tho town between
two and three o'clock In the morning.
Clad only In n thin nightdress, Mrs.
Lothrop, notified of the approaching
flood from up tho valley, sat at her
switchboard for 25 minutes with the
roar of the oncoming Hood in her ears,
wurning everyone with whom she could
connect.
Through her efforts, not a life wns
lost and thousands of dollars worth of
property saved.
Frank II. Forrest, telephone manager
at Dakota City, Ncbr., was nwarded
a silver medal and $250 ensh In recog
nition of his services In connection
with the same disaster. The citation
nccompanlng Mr. Forrest's medal
reads :
"For courage and devotion to
duty In tho service of an isolated
nnd threatened community. On
Juno 1, 1020, at th risk of his llfo
ho fought his way for miles
through a flooded valley to reach
the stricken town of Ilomcr, where
ho reestablished, by telephone,
communication with the outside
world, summoned aid and as
sisted In the work of restoration."
Mrs. Lothrop, Ilomer, Nebr., and Mr.
Forrest, Dakota City, Ncbr., are both
employees of tho Northwestern Bell
Telephone Company, which Is one of
the 18 Associated companies which,
with . tho American Telephone and Tel
egruph Company, form whut Is known
as tho "Bell System."
Eight other silver medals vrcrt
nwarded by the American Telephone &
Telegraph Company's Theodoro N. VaU
Medal Committee, as follows:
Prcd J. L. Bayha, Hast Providence,
It. I., who entered u burning house,
rescued a small child, gave aid anfi
comfort to n fatally burned woman,
nnd alone put out tho lire.
Charles N. Cox. llurllngen, Terns,
who found a broken rail, climbed n
polo nnd not Hied n train dispatcher,
preventing the wreck of u heavily load
ed passenger train.
Mrs. Kate Day, Dallas, Texas, who
prevented u panic during a lire In a
rooming house for operators.
Harold LeBelle, Tooele, Utah, who,
after being out nearly all night in a
blizzard locating line trouble, sought
and rescued from freezing an Injured
and helpless companion, carrying him
In the darkness for over n mile over a
rough swunip, and driving with him 21
miles for medical attention.
Miss Katherlne I.lnd, Mnhuffey, Pu.,
who, when tho town of Muhuffpy was
swept by lire, hastened to the threat
ened telephone building where sho re
mained alone at the switchboard,
mulntulnlng emergency service despite
the rapid spreading of lire around, her.
John E. Moran, Syracuse, N. Y., who
saw a serious uutomohllc accident,
used his equipment (o rescuo two per
sons, summoned aid and then by tlrst
aid treatment saved the life of ono of
the victims.
P. W. Oldlleld, Poughkeepsle, N. VT.,
who saved an electric light employee
who had come In contact with a dan
gerous current.
Frank C. Wells, Pittsburg, Pa., who
saved the life of another llueuun who
had come In contact with a circuit
carrying u dangerous electric current
