NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEETCLY TRIBUNE.
10RNHUSKER ITEMS
sNows of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
i Nebraska.
Acting Postmaster Herbert S. Dan
lol of Oiimliii, has been uppotnlfd aud
itor by Kedorni Woodrough to Investi
gate regularity of the Hale of tlio
Wells-Abbott Nlbinan Milling company
jtroporty at Kchuylur to V. Dale Clark
imil to protect rlghtH of stockholders
jund creditors of (lie million-dollar con
cern. Tlio Wells-Abbot t-NIomun prop
erty holdings wero sold for $1)0,000 to
W. Dale Clark by tlio receivers In a
sale November 21, 1021. Judge Wood
rough will not conllrin tills sale un
til bo receives the report of Daniel.
One hundred Nebraska Hankers met
recently in Omaha and organized the
State. Agricultural Loan association.
Tire purposo of the association Is to
convert slow assets Into cash and In
turn, put tho cash Into circulation In
order to help tlio tlnanclal situation.
Kour persons Joseph tfclnk, Mrs.
John Strolow, ' John llagemlre and
Frank Keller were badly burned, ono
of them seriously, In n prairie lire near
linssett which raged nil of Saturday
anil Sunday. It covered an area of 110
square miles and consumed 200 tons
of hay.
Tho Nebraska Alrcrafe corporation
announced that Otto Turner of Venice,
On!., representative of tho Pacific
Asiatic Co., was on his way to Lincoln
tty nlrplano to negotiate the purchase
of llfteon pnsxenger pianos for tho
Chinese government.
December 20 will bo "Bridge day"
In Contral City. Tho occasion will bo
a fitting celebration of the opening of
the new state aid bridge, which spans
tlio Platte due south of this city and
which was built at u cost of $100,000.
Tho postolllco and general merchan
dise store at Cuinro, wax burned to
tho ground. Tho Btoro belonged to N.
Morgan, who Is Uio postmaster, it
was partially Insured. All' stamps,
records and government papers werw
In tho safo and not destroyed.
Ono of tlio Ave night schools to bo
established In tlio state by federal
iiud state governments will be at North
Pbttte, It whh decided after otllclals
lind completed an Investigation. The
school will carry twenty classes.
J. B. areokmur, 40, proprietor of
ilio Vesta battery station of Fnlrbury,
-was found dead in his plnco of busi
ness. It Is tho supposition that ho was
llxlng a battery with n blow torch and
Hint tho bnttery exploded.
John Heorlud, who farms near Iow
Jston, has Just finished gathering corn
from 2100 ncres, tho yield totaling 1,400
liushels, as shown by the scales, or
forty-eight bushels to tho acre
Charles McNally, postmaster of
luoz, Neb., was bound over to tho fed
eral court at Norfolk on a fedornl
Unrge of embezzling a money order
amounting to ?2,fi07.78.
In two days after tho organization
of the Omuha branch of the War VI
nance corporation, farm loans aggre
atlng $l,o:0,000, coming through t
.Nebraska Hanks wore approved.
In u drive to raise funds for tho
Improvement of Its building, the Onv
.aha Young Women's Christian assoclu
tlon obtained pledges amounting to
10,000.
MIkh Laura Suhr, n Lincoln teacher,
flailed from San Francisco for India,
wlicro kIio will bo a missionary for
tho Womon's Foreign Missionary w-
clety.
Many head of hogs liavo died of
cholera In Richardson county durlu
tho pant fow days. lOno Olosmnu lose
forty head within u short time.
It lias been announced that the Con
Holldated Gas nnd Electric Company
at Itcatrico will soon build a new
lRO.OOO plant nt Hontrlce.
At Chadron tho Chlcag6 & North
western bus laid oft the largest, nuiu-
1er of men In years and Is to cut tho
xliop and track force 40 per cont.
The Nebraska Stato Hnr association
will moot In Omaha Decemhor 20-:tt)
An attendance of 5(H) Is anticipated.
Anon Itaymond, Omaha Is secretary.
Twenty-five marines have arrived
Jn Omaha to act us guards on mall
trucks and mall trains.
Tlio Omaha city council Is Investi
gating a proposition to developo power
ny harnessing tlio Missouri river.
.A milch cow census of olghl wostern
Htntos rocorded Nebraska second with
451.71H) cows.
' Dun V. Stephens, banker of Fremont.
predicts fifty cent corn by next July,
Deputy Stato Fire Marshal Harry
Jlnuster lias been sent to Mludou, nt
the request of city and county ollleials
ithere, to determine tho origin of the
ay0,000 fire that destroyed tho Hind
erup block.
Golden eagles are unusually nuin
flrous thlH winter. George Robertson,
xtUo resides on tho Idlewlhl farm,
Dodge county, captured one alive tlio
other day and it Is being displayed In
a store window at Fremont. John
'Greenlee on the Abbott farm found th
(body of an eaglo that had heen electro
icuted by wires passing over Ills farm,
Wayne Marples was badly cut and
liruised when a tractor ho was operat
ing along tho highway near Wymore,
struck an obstruction and rollod over
i 10-foot, embankment, pinning him
beneath the wreckage.
Trouble with the heating plant In
tlio schools at Alnsworth led to a mas-
meeting at which It was decided to
liulhl a new school building. Petitions
voro prepared which wero signed bj
filxty-nlne per cent of the voters.
JJonds to the extent of $125,000 wore
risked. Work on this enterprise will
bo begun as early w wonther will per-'iiilr.
Tho economic depression In No-
braska Is threatening to force tlio
4tatc to discontinue paroling convict
from the penitentiary, It was an
nounced by M. T. Harmon, secretary
of the state board of pnrdons and pa- ,
roles. "Men eligible to parolc.wliosopa
rols hnve boon sanctioned by the bonrd
are remaining in the penitentiary be
cause no work can bo found for them
outside tlio walls," Harmon said.
A telephone strike Is almost certain
to start In Valley county January 1
with1 nearly 100 por cent of tho sub
scribers "out." Following a mass
meeting nt St. Paul, attended by reprc-
! KfintnllvcM nt IimmIih'mk nnd fnrmlni? In-
terosts from all sections, tho locnl
Community club was given full power
to "call out", telephones tlio first of
the year unless the Northwestern Hell
company reduces rates.
Frank T. Israel of Henkelmnn, who
held a responsible position In the of
fice of the comptroller of the currency
for the last 110 years, has received n
promotion to that of chief dork In tho
chief national bank examiner's odlco
of the Eleventh federal reservo dis
trict, with hoadqulirters at Dallas,
Tex.
After silencing the gongs which
were Installed In ordor to alarm tho
town In case of attack by burglars,
yeggmon blew open tho door of the
outer vault of Hie bank of Juniata, and
tied with contents of 1,020 wifely de
posit boxps.
Thomas Daniels, of Pierce, who
sued Frank Dutcher, prominent bus
iness mnn, for $10,000 heart balm, lost
bis suit In district court. Daniel
clnltncd Dutcher caused a separation
between himself nnd Ills wife.
After Judge Clement, of Ord, has la-
sued an order discharging Emmet
Holman from the Holt county Jail ho
presented him with $5, which would
enable hlni to procure food and shelter
honestly until he could find work.
As a precautionary measure, the city
council of Fremont ordered tho pur
chase uf high powered rifles and saw-
ed-off shotguns for use of the pollca
department.
Tho Rotary, Klwanls nnd Lions'
clubs all will Join with the chamber of
commorco In erecting n municipal
Christina tree and arranging a Christ
mas program for Hastings.
G. D. Lofltcr, of Lincoln, has been
arrested for selling 1000 shares of
stock In the Missouri Valley Coal &
Mining Co., to Jacob ltoucnhnum of
Wymore, without a license.
Several farmorri living In the vicinity
of Shclton report the loss of horses
from tho corn stalk disease. F. C.
north, who has been feeding corn fod
der to Ids herd of horses, lost n valu
able race horse.
Ray A. Lower, former cnshler of the
defunct Valparaiso State bank, wns
found guilty by a Jury in district court
at Wahoo on six or seven counts
charging htm with embezzlement.
Rather than cause the laying off of
43 por cent of their co-workers Fre
mont omployes of tlio Northwestern
voted to adopt n four day week pro
gram during tho present depression
The four yenr old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Pferfer, of nenr Hutte,
was burned to death In the family
home whllo her parents wero out In
the Held picking corn.
Because his rent wns raised $20 n
month, .lulls Petersen, hardware deal
or of Hlalr, Is closing out his business.
Other linns are said to be planning
similar action.
McCook has olllclally qualified ns
a city of 5,000 population and n dis
pensation has been granted for the or
ganization of n lodge of the Elks In
that plnco.
The possibilities of n community
snles barn are being Investigated at
Suporlor. Plans are being made with
the hope of Interesting stockmen In
this pnrt of the state.
Robert K. Moore, 72, lieutenant gov
ernor of Nebraska from 1805 to 1807
under Government Silas A. Holcomb,
died at his home nt Lincoln.
Nebraska farm hens laid 40,l2,r;7
dozen eggs In 1020, according to a re
port by the Chnmber of Commerco
publicity bureau.
A temporary Injunction ngalnst Is
suing bonds for the erection of a high
school at Imperial was granted in (lis
trlct court at McCook.
tho dedication of the new county high
school building at Harrison. Prof. J.
Wilson of Chadron normal gave tho
main address.
Valley County has Just dedicated
their new $207,08:1.00 court house.
Hundreds from all sections attended
The large two-story brick Woodman
building at Comstock was destroyed
by lire. Loss Is estimated at $50,000,
A few cases of lnlluonza have been
reported In the vicinity of Callaway.
Attorney General Clarence A. Davis
of Lincoln, has been requested to be
gin disbarment proceedings against
Thoiuus H. Matters, Omaha attorney.
Tho request cumo from tho supremo
court, being preceded by tho receipt
by the court of a request for disbar
ment from tho Stato liar association
Thomas II. Mutters is the Omaha at
torney, who was Indicted on an eni-
bozzleniont charge In connection with
the failure of the Pioneer Stato bank
which failed some time ngo.
The totnl paid for 08 head of Hero
ford cattle at II. Guudroault & Sons
sale at Hastings was $20,810.
Through the efforts of tho North
Platte chapter of the D. A. It., n Lin
coin county museum will be establish
ed In connection with the public
library.
Fire starting In O. 10. Kratzer's
Mercantllo store at Virginia from an
unknown cnuse, destroyed tho Kratzer
store and tho Mitchell Hardware store
Tho tiro department from Heatrlco was
called to assist In lighting the Haines
Tho loss is placed at $10,000 and U
partially covered by insurance.
Ha-)eTou Been
CHRISTMAS DOES
NOT STAND ALONE
3F CHRISTMAS stood nlone It k
would bo an Idle mockery, ft
But It docs' not stand alone, -h
It Is part of n yenr. Yet it 1b a X
W!CUllar pnrt. It Is that brief K
IHjrlod In which the child rules ft
the world. ft
If mnrlcn nmvnflnva tlift nil- .K
z mlnntlon of n clvilizntlon which
has had n lending principle, ll
I Tho selfish, the hard, the grasp- ft
I mg nnu mo unsparing nre oui -a
lj und npnrt tbnt ono week from If?
the great flowing tide of tho K
development or tne worm s w
progress. Tho man or womnn ft
K who does not know this or see
:(1 It or feci It Is nllen to tne Chris-
:i tl.ii enlt-lt mill tt nil tlio TM-nl.
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nets wroncht bv the Christ
vi spirit In tho twenty centuries
lust pnst.
Christinas day, then, brings n
message. But It also sings n
song of hope and cnlls aloud a
prophecy. The message Is that
gentleness Is stronger far than
fnrro nml thnt tho rrrentest now- ft
er on earth Is tho compelling
power of tenderness.
Every Chrlstmns trco Is lit
with thnt light. Tho great flood
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nf npnonnto hnnrit Mila na ita fH
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il iiiiktumfn Tlio rhnor nnd ill
chnrlty of tho whole sensoh are ft
fed by this love. Ik
If tho result of this process 1
Is only a century flower, how- flj
ever, or one thnt blooms even ft
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I only once n yenr, then of wlint
I lion In t)tt a ttinrn tlmn flint iltlu
rte?quc fnct thnn thnt K
ijf stranger pinnt7 It Is n curious
Hi phenomenon only, n hothouse
spectnele nnd not nn abiding t
food product. Rev. Dr. Dnvld Ik
M. Steele, fhllndolphin.
NONE FOR HER.
Mr. Bncon I see by using n modified
wireless receiving Instrument n French
scientist has been able to detect thun
der storms more thnn 300 miles dis
tant. Mrs. Bncon Well, denr, if you wero
thinking of getting mo anything like
thnt for Chrlstmns, forget it. I can
hear thunderstorms soon enough as It
Is.
CELERY AND CHEESE SALAD.
Chop nicely blenched, tender celery
lino nnd bind It together with inuyon
nnlse. Line an Ico cream dipper with
cottago cheese, then fill up with tho
celery mixture, packing It In well.
Screw out tho cones on crisped lettuce
leaves nrranged for Individual serving.
CHRISTMAS FOR THE BABIES.
Never deny tho babies their Chrlst
mns I It Is the shining seal set upon
n yenr of lumplness. Let them believe
In Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas, or
Krlss Krlngle, or whatever name tho
Jolly Dutch snlnt benrs In your region.
Mnrlon Ilnrlnnd.
NO MISTLETOE TRUST.
"If mistletoe wns positively neces
sary to Chrlstmns osculation," said
Undo Eben, "dnld bo n mlstlotoo trust
In no time."
PLEASURE.
Oh, pleasure mny ttsett refute
As for Ha Rirts we call.
We work to hard In Its pursuit
Wo havo no tun at all.
ft
a Good Bo$?
l Fun With I
8 Christmas Parcels
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ST year we lintl much more
tun over tho Christmas tree
than ever before because
each purcel was wrapped In
t nuuii ii wujr mui nun tin-
posslblc to guess what It contained.
To stimulate the children's Inge
nuity, a prize of a box of candy was of
fered to the member of the family
who displayed tho greatest cleverness
In wrapping gifts. This was won by
elght-ycar-old Jack. He hung a string
of remnrknbly lifelike sausages upon
the tree, ns an offering to his mother.
When the strings were untied hulf-n-dozen
hemstitched
handke r c h 1 e f s
tumbled out. Ench
handkerchief hnd
first been rolled In
a small cardboard
and then wrapped
In mottled paper,
A close second
a fountain pen
to Jack's was
concealed In n candle made of thin
pnstebonrd wrapped In white tissue
pnper twisted to a point nt tho
top to represent the wick nnd blnck
ened with n drop of Ink to show that
tho wick hnd been lighted. This was
stuck Into the kitchen cnndlcstick be
fore plnclng It under the tree where
it presented n very realistic nppenr-
unce.
A wrist watch wns hidden In a bou
quet of paper flowers. The tiny watch
hid Itself In the henrt of n huge Amer
leun Bcnuty that formed the center
blossom of this masterpiece. A brace
let was concealed unions tho steins und
tho wide ribbon
which tied them
together.
This year, a
silk umbrella Is
to be disguised as
a dachshund by
first wrapping It
In strong pnper
and then twisting
a wire around each end nnd bend
lng tho ends up to form the short
legs of "long bowwow." Another bit
of pnper twisted on the ferrule forms
the tall. Tho crook bundle of the um
brella Is padded with cotton bnttlng for
the head nnd the whole thing covered
with brown crepo pnper. Two big
pins nre used for eyes.
Small gifts nre the cnslest of nil
to ranko mysterious. They ciyi bo bid
den In Imitation npples, bnnanas,
oranges or other kinds of fruit or pn
per cornucoplus or drums. A set of
dollies has been made into Old Glory
by using crepe puper covered with
American Hags. Two of these were
cut out, pasted on cardboard and fast
ened together on ench side of the flnt
package of dollies and n small stick
nttnened to- one
end. This will
"wnve" most t
effectively from
tho Christmas,
mm
tree.
A bottle of
cologne is mudo
Into n doll. A
round enke of soap forms tho
head which Is swathed In n frilly cap
of whlto crepo pnper. Eyes, nose nnd
mouth nro lightly traced upon Its
vacant countennnco In wnter colors. 1
Tho head Is tied to the top of tho bot
tle, tho long dress of whlto crepo pa
per put on, nnd unother twist of paper
runs crosswise for nrms. Paula Nich
olson In Fanner's Wife.
I Story of the
I I Christmas Stocking
SB
EARS and years ngo stock
ings wero not hung on
Chrlstmns eve as we'hnng
them now. No ono over
beard of Buch n thing ns
hanging up a stocking for
Christmas gifts. And If
children hnd thought of such n thing
they would hnve said, "What a foolish
Idenl A stocking wouldn't hold half
the things we want." So the children
throughout the world pluccd crocks,
big brass basins, and copper kettles
on the henrth on Christmas eve and
left notes In them telling Santa to
till them to the brim. Each year the
children left larger vessels to he filled,
children left larger vessels to be filled.
Up In the great white north Santn's
reindeer no longer pranced nnd pnwed,
Impatient to bo off on Christmas eve,
as they once bad done. They hung
their heads and a tired look came
Into their big brown eyes, for they re
membered how heuvy the loads had
grown nnd how mnny more trips they
were forced to mnke year by year.
St. Nicholas no longer rested now
through the summer, months, ns ho
onco had done, but labored evory
dny throughout the year, und often he
built toys lnte Into the night, for n
grent mnny gifts had to be made o
fill the baskets thnt the greedy children
left. The twinkle left his merry eyes,
nnd he no longer snng about his work,
for he was sad nnd thought of the
time thnt would come when he could
no longer build enough presents to go
around.
Late one December dny St. Nlcholns
stepped from his workshop Into tho
deep snow. Facing the south, he
stretched out his tired nrms nnd
culled : "Henr, oh hear, children of the
enrth, my loved ones, can you not see
you nre becoming selfish nnd thnt your
greedy demands nre too great a task.
even for St. Nicnoins, King of tne
Christmas spirit? Can't you see, my
children, thnt you are killing the spirit
of Chrlstmns?"
Ills chin sank upon his chest nnd
tenrs glistened ln his kindly eyes. A
soft white snowflnke fluttered down
nnd nestled against his cheek, and n
tiny voice whispered Into his enr:
"Snntn, I will help you."
"Who nro you?" nsked St. Nlcholns
"I am a snow fnlry," nnswered the
tiny voice. "As my sisters nnd I hnve
dnnced nbout the nlr we hnvo often
swirled nbout your sleigh on Chrlst
mns eve, nnd have seen the grent
loads you huvt always carried and '
how tired you hnve looked."
"Whnt, O what, shall I do7" nsked
Snntn.
"Just go nbout your work ns usunl,"
nnswered the fnlry. "I nnd all my
sisters will help you."
"Oh, thnnk you thank you," cried
St. Nicholas. And the fairy floated out
among the other snowflnkes.
As the children went nbout the
snowflnkes whirled nround them, nnd
It seemed ns If they henrd the chant
ing of tiny voices, und ns the snow
flnkes nestled ngalnst their ears they
seemed to sing: "Just n stocklng-
hnng a stocking up on Christmas eve."
".TufiJ n stocking Just n stocking,"
rang through tho henrts of the children
on Chrlstmns eve. And In plnce of
leaving the grent vessels ns they once
hnd done they Just hung up their
stockings.
' Some children were too selfish to
hear tho song of the snowflnkes nnd
left the grent bnskets ns they nlwnys
hna done. But when they snw the
grent Joy the unselfish children hnd
in their gifts nnd how contented nnd
hnppy they were these selfish ones
were nshumed, nnd they, too, begnn
to hnng up only their stockings when
Chrlstmns eve came round.
When St. Nlcholns found stockings
In pluce of the great baskets and
barrels the twinkle came again Into
his lnnghlng eyes, his cheeks grew
red, nnd he snng ns ho drove through
the merry sea of snowflnkes.
With Just stockings to fill St
Nicholas had time to rest, and he
grew strong nnd well, nnd the spirit
of Christinas lived. So this Is why
nowndnys we hnng up our stockings
on Chrlstmns eve. All this we nro
told by a writer, who lenrncd it from
n Chrlstmns fnlry.
Santa
Fetched Her
Three Trial Bottles
of Perfume for
Your OwnTest
J1IB PEHFUMB
Before Christmas try th.d fascin
ating method of determining the
real value of different perfumes.
Let us send you three miniature
vials of perfume with instructions
for duplicating the famous Inter
.national perfume test. You can
(then choose for yourself the
special perfume which will sur
round you with that Individual
ntmospnere of fragrance that so
delightfully portrays your per
sonality. This famous test was conducted'
by twopromlnent NewYork men,
assisted by a Jury of 103 women
famous actresses college girls
society women all fastidious
about their perfume. It not only
demonstrated beyond a question
of a doubt now the Individual
can safely select her personal per
fume, but It developed some sur
prising facts about the real pref
erence of these fastidious women.
Every girl should read this Inter
esting story; it is told In a little
folder packed In each test equip
ment package.
Three trial size vials of wonder
ful fragrance a package of per
fumer'stestslips fulllnstructlons
for use nnd the story of the fam
ous test all packed to reach you
safely for a two cent stamp nnd
your address.. Send today to Per
fume Test Bldg., Colgate &.Co.,
P. O. Box 645, City Hall Station,
New York City.
There's heart's delight in
COLGATE
KNEW HOLY LAND GEOGRAPHY
Insurance Man Could Do More Than
Guess at the Birthplace of
His Acquaintance.
An insurance man of Indianapolis,
who Is also a Biblical student, was
recently mnklng his usual weekly
calls In Irvlngton, nnd stopped nt a
residence to Inquire of the young
womnn nt the door nbout the birth
plnce of her mother.
She snid thnt It wns the same
name of a town mentioned In tho
Bible.
"Wns It Jerusnlem?" he nsked.
"No, but I nm sure It wns a town
near there," she snld.
"Well, then," the man replied. "It
must hnve been Antloch."
So In the evening when the mother
returned home from n soclnl function
the dnughter relnted the conversation
thnt hud tnken plnce when the In-
surnnce mnn called.
"It seems strange," said the moth
er, "but he wus right. I was born In
a little town In Ohio by the name of
Antloch, nnd nearby was another vll
lnge cnlled Jerusnlem." Indlnnnpolls
News. , 1
Roadside Episode.
"Can .vou direct me to Perkins' ferrv.
my good man?" nskedfthe supercilious
motorist.
"Certulnly," said the millionaire.
who was dressed for h!!l-cllmblng.
"But I wouldn't ndvlse you to be too
condescending with the ferryman. He's
a queer old dulTer und very Indepen
dent." "And who are you, my good fellow?"
"Oh. I'm merely the owner of all
this country nround here. Including
the ferry." Birmingham Age-Hernld.
Sometimes the voice of conscience
seems to sound us if it came from
the neighbors.
Atwaus Plentti
no robber to rot
KxcellO
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Nu-Way Strech Suspends Co,Hfrs,Adrian.Hich
RATS and MICE
MUST
KILLED
ByU.ingtk.Cwln. STEARNS'
ELECTRIC PASTE
Ready for Una Better Than Traps
Directions In ttlininiauc In everr box.
nt. Mice, Oockroacneii, Ants ana WntarbORs
destroy rood and property ana are carriers nt
disease. Sltunit' Jvlc(rlc 1'aitt forces these pesu
to run from the balldtn for water and fresh air.
85c and ll.CO. "Money bock If It falls."
U. 8. QoTornmmi t liu y It.
It the finest product of iu kind In the
world. Every woman who hat used
It knows this statement to tie true.
We kliiit direct CiUet- una i. ui-i- .u.i .it
Legs. Write for prices. Also aenls wanted.
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