NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
iCORNHUSKER ITEMS
News of All Kind3 Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
A short time ago, tlio doctors of
Pnwnco City nmdo physical exami
nations of every pupil In the public
schools. Among thu defect I von found
wore very extrnordlnnry cases. One
boy was found to bo totally blind In
ono eye, and altho ho Is ncnring his
teens", neither his parents nor the
teacher had found this nut before.
Another boy had inverted eyesight.
Everything was viewed upside down.
Ho held his books upside down to read,
and people on the street seenied'to him
to bo literally standing on their heads.
Thu hoy and his parents were both un.
conscious of thu defect.
A pipe lino from the. Wyoming oil
fields to either Omaha or Sioux City
on thu Missouri river Is a possibility of
tho near future, with construction to
begin this summer. The Mid-West Co.,
ono of, tho largest operators In Wyom
ing, Is the concern behind tho move
ment for construction of tho line,
which If built will follow the route of
tho Northwestern from Casper through
O'Neill to enable It to tap the Hlg
Chief llelds north of Itushvllle, which
the Mid-West now Is developing.
Tho famo of Valley county as the
popcorn center of thu world Is evi
denced by tho fact that Miss Jennie
Brown of Brlgulow, Queensland, Aus
tralia, wroto a letter to County Agent
0. C. Dulo desiring a supply of the
best popcorn available and has so ex
pressed her wants to tho Valley coun
ty agent. Valley county has around
4,500 acres of this valuable crop to her
credit this year and has had as much
as 0,000 ncres at times.
According to secretary Hart of tho
stato banking board the Exchange
Bank of Ogallala which was closed
last week has been laboring under
flnnnclnl difllculties for six months, due
to the fact that It could not realize cash
on Its securities. The bank was found
ed nearly a quarter of u century ago
and was considered one of the most
prolltablo and enterprising banks In
western Nebraska.
M. C. Shurtleff, Lincoln real estate
man and stock promotorer, and Perry
Anthony, stock salesman, wero arrested
on three Joint indictments of tho grand
jury In session at Lincoln charging them
with conspiracy and obtaining money
under falso pretenses, in connection
with tho sale of stock In tho Lincoln
automobilo and tractor school In 1019
and 1020.
Owing to numerous cases of scarlet
fever In the country around Dlller, the
authorities are taking eery precaution
to prevent Its appearance In the town.
Schools and churches are still running
us usual, but all other public gather
ings have been postponed Indefinitely.
The Nebraska Gas and Electric Co.
lias enjoined the city ofllclals of Ful
lerton from reducing the rntes for
electric current. The city has employ
ed an engineer and will build a munic
ipal plant If rates cannot satisfactor
ily be arranged.
The Louisville bridge across tho
Tlatto river Is closed for repairs, such
as new piling, floor and railing. This
will throw all travel to Lincoln from
Omaha to the Ashland bridge until the
repnlrs have boon made, unless cross
ing Is had at Plattsmouth.
Threu coyotes and many rabbits
wero killed at a hunt near Dunnobrog.
After tho roundup tho animals were
sold at miction. Tho next drive will
bo held February 11!. More than -100
persons hayu been taking part m this
sport.
Omaha Jewish people have entered
upon a campaign to ralso .$75,000 to be
used In relieving tho suffering .Tews
of Europe. Tho Nebraska quota Is
$125,000.
About $75,000 damage was done by
flro to the stock and building of the
Witt and Broberg store at Newman
Grove. The lire was caused by an
overheated stove.
Merchants Spring Market Week Is
scheduled for Omaha, March (Ml. W.
A. Ellis Is secretary. Headquarters
will bo at the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce.
Actunl construction of Kearney's
new $100,000 municipal nudttorium is
expected to start In a few weeks.
Tho estate of the late diaries W.
Sanford of Lincoln was valued at ?1,
500,000 In a will just tiled.
A pimple which developed on his
face after shaving a short tlnie ago,
caused the death of F. M. Buol. prom
inent business mnn of llnndolf. The
plmplo hecamo Infec'.ed when Buol
oponed f and he was 111 only a few
days.
Fearing that ho would become a
burden upon his family, J. L. Williams,
merchant of Arapahoe, fatally shot
himself thru tho' heart In an alley near
thu Ford hospital In Omaha. Tho dead
man had been a patient at tho liospltul,
whom ho was undergoing nervo treat
ment. Shipments of hay out of Nebraska
during tho latter part of January
showed n slight increase, about one
third of tho receipts of pralrlo liny at
Chicago coming from Nebraska, ac.
cording to tho state bureau or mar
kets. O. D. St. John, miller, of Platts
mouth, employed by tho Nehuwka roll
ertt mills, was warming tint olllce with
an oil stovu when It exploded. Ho
dragged it from the building, but his
face, head, arm, shoulder and hands
wero badly burned. Tho tlru was
extinguished.
William Jennings Bryan's splendid
homo southeast of Lincoln has been of
fered to tho Presbyterlnn church for uso
as n hospital nnd It Is expected that
tho gift will bo accepted. Two mem
bers of the board of roller of tho
church have been In Lincoln from Phil
adelphia nnd wero well pleased with
tho property. Missionaries and teach
ers and members of their families who
have been lncnpacltlated In service In
China and Japan arc the ones Intended
to bu brought to Lincoln. Thcso at
present go to hospitals further east,
and It Is said that additional facili
ties aro badly needed. Mr. Bryan
niado his otter when he learned of this
fact.
Tho .$10,000 damiigo action of T.esllo
Hawkins, an Infant, by Pearl Hawkins,
his mother, against Frank Itobcrtson,
Is on trial before a Jury In district
court nt Beatrice. The plaintiff al
leges that as a result of tho careless
burning of shavings and other rubbish
on a patch-back of a homo where Mrs.
Hawkins was visiting, the child ran
Into a bed of hot. ashes, burning Its
right foot so badly that three of tho
smaller toes wero sloughed off, dis.
tlgurlng tho little fellow for life. The
defendants aro owners of "the Bentrlco
Planing mill.
A new cattlu loan company has re
cently been Incorporated at Alliance
by those connected with tho First Stato
bank of that place. Tho compnny
will bo known as tho Northwestern
Cattle Loan and Investment company
and Is capitalized at $50,000. Tho
company will take advantage of tho
federal fund now avjillahlo to the
stockmen nnd will denl directly with
tho war llnanco corporation.
Bloomtleld citizens are to have tele
phone service ngaln soon, two local
men having closed n deal to take over
tho exchango from the Union Tele
phone Co. It Is reported that over 500
patrons havo signed up to resumo ser
vlco and It confidently expected that
nearly 050 of the 700 striking patrons
will sign up for re-connection.
Governor McKelvIo appointed Adam
Breede, publisher of thu Hastings Trib
une, a delegate to present Nebraska at
the Contennlal exposition in Brnzll
next September. While Mr. Breede
will pay his own expenses, ho will
become a member of a party thnt will
tour tho Brazilian states as guests of
that government.
Questlonnlres to all county clerks In
Nebraska, calling for detailed costs of
road building nnd maintenance have
been sent from Lincoln to provide data
on which Governor McKelvlo's hoard
of Inquiry into highway construction In
Nebraska will start to work February
21, 1022. Hearings will be hold at
Lincoln and will bo public.
O. Lawrenco Stall, owner of 1,000
acres In Cass county nnd reputed to be
worth between $300,000 and $400,000,
was sentenced by Federal .Tudgo Mon
ger of Lincoln to thirty days in tho
county jail and lined $200 on a chargo
of Illegal possession and manufacture
of liquor. Stull pleaded guilty to tho
charge.
The St. Andrews' Episcopal church
of Scouttsbluff has Installed a radlo-
phono that will supply to tho congre
gation, at various times, music from nil
over tho world, news of tho day,
lectures nnd other things of Interest.
A petition signed by more thnn a
thousand farmers hns been filed with
the board of supervisors of Plntte
county asking thnt no appropriation be
made for the county agent and farm
bureau.
Georgo A. Taylor, a prominent res
ident of Friend, a veteran of tho civil
war and commander of Wllllnm T,
Sherman post,' G. A. It., died at his
homo hero after a long Illness.
The farm house of S. It. Aycrs, lo
cated east of Blue Springs, wns dc
stroyed by fire, with most of Its con
tents. The loss of $4,000 was partially
covered by Insurance.
Voters of Pierce npproved a bond
Issue of $135,000 to llnanco the erec
tlon of a school house. Plans have
been drawn and construction will start
Immediately.
Grant and Crook posts, G. A. It., Om
aha, havo voted to consolidate. Tho
ranks have been so depleted by death
that this action was thought advisable.
About sixty pure bred bogs sold at
Stanton, by Ed Kern averaged $300.
No animal sold under $200.
But ono caso of smnll pox Is reported
In Omaha, whereas, on this dato last
year there wero eight cases.
Tho attendance nt tho North Platto
night school at tho close of the third
week was 1,374.
Stamped by the Sargent postmaster,
after having been addressed, tho small
son of llnrold Pernn was sent by parcel
near Callaway.
Three wolves and many Jackrabblts,
killed In a wolf hunt, In which 250
persons participated, were sold nnd
the proceeds will be given to tho
needy nt Auburn.
Auburn enthusiasts to the number
of more than 100 have organized a
country club and leased 80 acres of
suitable land near town. An attrac
tive club house, golf links, tennis courts
and swimming pool will be provided.
Plnns aro being perfected by the
Lincoln Woman's Club for the erection
of a new $100,000 club house.
Work will bo started In the spring
on Fremont's new Junior high school
building.
M. M. Foley, residing northeast of
Anselmo, mot with a serious accident
while trying to hitch a fractious team
to a wagon loaded with corn. During
the process Foley slipped nnd fell and
the wagon, which was on a slight In
cllne, passed over his body breaking
several ribs on the right side, one of
them penetrating the right lung.
HANGS SELF TO
ESCAPE TAUNTS
1 6-Year-0ld Boy, Paralyzed
From Babyhood, Hears
Last Gibe.
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LONGED FOR ' SPORTS
William Slmkowltz Hangs Himself In
Bathroom With Rope Fastened to
Water Pine Mates Were
CrueJ to Him.
. New York. William Slmkowltz, the
sixteen-year-old son of John Slmkow
ltz of 81 Washington place, Passaic,
N. J., hnnged himself In the bathroom
of his home bccniBu lie could no longer
endure the taunts and gibes of his
playmates. He was a cripple and they
IiikI been cruel to him, laughing at him
when he could not run and play with
them,' and they made fun of him be
cause he was not able to go constlng
and try out their now sleds. So he
couldn't stand It nuy longer.
Young Slmkowlte had been n cripple
since he was a baby, when ho suffered
an attack bf Infantile paralysis that
affected almost his whole right side,
hut particularly his right leg and foot.
The disease left him with a limp which
he could not hide, although all his life
he had been trying to wnlk without It.
But he couldn't. Mo couldn't be like
the other boys ; If they played baseball
he had to keep score for them, or he
hnd to watch them; If they played
football lie even had to keep away
back from the sidelines, because he
could not get out of their way.
Mimicked by Schoolboys.
Ho felt his alllletlon terribly. It
hurt him all his life, this knowledge
that he could not play and that he had
to walk with a limp. It might not
have been so had If the other boys and
girls had sympathized with him and
helped him, but they didn't. They
laughed at him and made fun of him.
The boys at school mimicked him and
paraded before him with an exagger
ated limp, nnd the girls wouldn't go
nnywhere with him because he was a
cripple, so when his schoolmates had a
party or anything of that sort he either
Hanoed Himself.
went alone or he did not go at all, be
cause he knew that If lie went he
would be alone ull evening or all after
noon. No one would play with him
because he could not play; no one
would even talk to him.
One afternoon his brothers and sis
ters went off to play games, crowds of
other boys passed with their skates
and sleds on their way to skate and
coast.
Hears Last Taunts.
They didn't slop to ask him to go;
even his own brothers did not ask him,
He had nothing to do-but to read,
and he had read so much thnt he hated
the sight of a book. Ho wandered
about the house, and In the kitchen he
found a half-Inch rope. He took this
rope nnd went Into the bathroom and,
climbing on a chair, ho tlcdnn end of
the rope about a water pipe and In
the other end he fashioned a noose.
Then he put the noose about his neck
nnd kicked the chair from beneath
him. An hour later his brother John
came In and found him, but William
was dead.
THIEF USES DOPED CIGARETTE
Makes Officer Unconscious and Steals
Fingerprints From Robbery
In Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla. A doped cig
arette was used to make an olllcer un
conscious and permit a mnn to steal
fingerprints that had been taken In
connection with tho robbing of a train.
Physicians worked three hours to re
vive the olllcer.
"After lighting the cigarette ho of
fered me, I talked a few minutes to
tho man," said the policeman. "I Inst
remember seeing tho stranger reach
ing for the prints nnd hearing him sny,
'Well, I got you that time.' "
Sentenced for Cruelty to Hogs..'
Dulu tli, Minn. Because they denied
food or water to their herd ' of hogs
Inst autumn and allowed 75 of the ant
muls to starve or bo devoured by their
companions, John Morgan has been
sentenced to 30 days' hnrd labor, and
his wife fined $100.
A Feeling of Security
You naturally feci secure when you
know that tho mcdiclno you fcro about to
tako is absolutely puro and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a mcdlcino is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, Hvcr and bladder remedy.
Tho samo standard of purity, strength
and ciccllcnco Is maintained in every
bottlo of Swamp-Root.
It is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspponful doses.
It is not recommended for everything.
It is nature's great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liter and blad
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottlo of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, i
If you need a medicine, you should
have tho best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binglmmton, N. Y., for a
satnplo bottlo. Whcp writing bo euro and
mention this paper. AdvortlBomont.
In Great Quantity.
"Jones seems rather proud of his lg
nornnce." "Well, you must admit thnt
ho hns n lot of It."
Important to Mothors
Exnmlno carefully every bottle ol
OASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, nnd see thnt It
Tlnnra fhn
Signature tlLrMJtZ
In Uso for Over 80 Yenro.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Costorio
Sticking Close-to Her Work.
Her Friend "What Is your favorite
part of the Bible?" Telephono Girl
"The Book of Numbers."
SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHILD'S COAT
WITH "DIAMOND DYES"
Each package of "Diamond Dyes" con
tains directions so simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses,
skirts, waists, co&ts, stockings, sweaters,
covenngs, draperies, hangings, everything,
even if she has never dyed before. Buy
"Dinmond Dyes" no other kind then
perfect home dyeing is sure because Dia
mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot;
fade, streak, or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye is
wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton
or mixed goods. advertisement.
What Kind of Importer?
"Yes," said tho prosperous-looking
man In tho smoking car, "I have busi
ness connections In Cuba."
"You'd better specify what they are,"
said a perfumery salesman. "Nowa
days a man who makes a statement
like that Is open to suspicion." Bir
mingham Age-Herald.
F
SHOULD TAKE lANLAG
Hundreds of Men and Women All Over America
Appear To Be Physical Wrecks Simply Be
cause Their Systems Are Starving
for Nourishment.
There aro hundreds of thin, run-down, nervous men nnd women
all over the United States who should be strong, sturdy and
vigorous, with rich, red blood tingling through their veins, and
feeling brimful of life and energy, if they would only profit by tho
experience of others all oyer the United States and Canada, and
assist nature to digest the food they eat, by simply taking Tanlac.
Millions of people havo not only
been relieved of tho most obstlnatu
forms of dyspepsia nnd Indigestion by
Tanlac after other remedies hnvo
failed, but largo numbers of them
have reported a rcmarknblo nml rapid
Increase In weight and a return to nor
hint health nnd strength by Its use.
In fact, so phenomenal havo been
tho gains In weight by thin, frail peo
ple through tho use of Tanlac that
this remarkable preparation Is now
being proclaimed everywhere as the
World's Greatest Tonic.
Tho food people eat does them ab
solutely no good unless they digest It
properly. When you suffer from In
digestion and other forms of stomach
trouble, the food docs you harm In
stead of good, becauso food which Is
not digested stays In tho stomach nnd
ferments, causing pains, swelling, gas
on stomach, shortness of breath, bad
taste In the mouth, dizziness nnd
many other dlsngrccnblo symptoms.
If this condition Is permitted to run
on for nn Indefinite period tho entire
system becomes saturated wlUi pofc
sous, the patient becomes thin and
pale and In tlmo various complication!
aro apt to result.
Tanlac Is a powerful reconstructs
tonic nnd quickly overcomes this con
dltlon by aiding nature to eliminate"
the Impurities from the system In a
natural way nnd enable tho vital on
guns to properly perform their funo
tlons. Thnt Is why It Is called No
ture's Medicine.
In fact, there Is not n single pori
tlon of the body thnt Is not benefited
by tho helpful action of Tanlac, which
begins Its work by stimulating tho dl
gestlvo nnd assimilative organs, there
by enriching tho blood arid Invlgornfo
Ing the entire system. Next, It en
nbles tho wenk, worn-out stomach to
thoroughly digest Its food nnd convert
tho nourishing elements Into bone,
blood nnd muscle. The result Is you
feel strong, sturdy nnd well with the
propor amount of flesh, as Nnturo In
tended. Sold by all good druggists.
CLING TO OLD SUPERSTITIONS
Humility.
"It would nppenr," observes a south
ern minister, that humility, as a vir
tue, Is, In some quarters at least, fast
disappearing. Our fathers used to
preach humility to us respect for
our superiors, contentment with our
humblo stntlon and so forth. 'lie win
down need fear no fnll, suld ono of
the old-timers to n dnrky In his em
ploy. " 'Jest so, sub,' answered the darkey,
'but he's shore to get sot on nnd
walked over.'" Mllwaukco Sentinel.
"Tho Way to tho Heart."
A Long Islnnd bachelor was show
ing a friend from New York over his
estate. When they reached tho sheep
fold tho woolly Inmntes, catching sight
of their master, came bleating to tho
gate.
"Seo how these Innocent crcntures
love me, Harry?" said tho land
holder. "Love, nothing 1" chortled the city
mnn. "They come to you because
they're hungry, nnd they think
you're going to feed them."
"Harry," replied tho other solemnly,
"when you hnvo reached n certain ago
that passes for love." American Lo
glon Weekly.
Hard to Make Civilized Indians Give
Up Tneir Beliefs In Maalc
Soul Transmigration.
Civilized Indlnns are very reluctant
to give up their belief In magic. Tho
Idea of worshiping objects Is qulto n
settled ono among tho tribes, nnd
some stories which connect corn nnd
flowers with beneficent deities aro very
pleasing nnd attractive.
Animals, too, aro spoken of In a
very slngulnr and superstitious man
ner, and tho different sizes of the
beasts which are hunted Is nccountod
for In a story of tho creation, which
hns mnny variations, but always
agrees that at tho tlmo of the crentlon
nil of tho beasts clamored for priority
In size.
"GJnch wns vain and dictatorial, and
ono ufter another wns humbled by be
ing mudo smaller than n hated enemy,
tho Idea being that everything humnn
nnd otherwise thnt was born had a
prior exlstcnco nnd came Into tho
world, with tho benefit of tho experi
ence thus derived.
Indlnns In mnny tribes believe In tho
doctrine of transmigration of souls,
by which Is meant that they bellevo
souls, after tho death of tho bodies
of animals that they have Inhabited,
pn3s Into tho bodies of others. De
troit News.
Conservative Man.
Of course In some respects man Is
mora conservative than womnn. All
tho same he doesn't suvo his silkiest
soqks to wenr on windy days. Gnl
veston News.
. Look out for explosions ; tho wintry
blasts are blowing up streets nnd al
leys everywhere.
Fortune really favors more people
than It gets credit for.
NOT LIKE EXCURSION TICKET
Affliction Could Only Bo Relied On tfl
Tako Its Possessor In Ono
Direction.
Snmuel Gompers at a labor bam
quet wns condemning certain ultra-rad
Icnl policies.
"Such'pQllcIes," ho said, "will got u
Into trouble right enough, but will they
get us out ngaln? Listen, gentlemen,
to a fable.
"In a lunntlc asylum there was a
lunatic nicknamed Solomon becauso 11
was his custom to cnll ovcry newly ar.
rlvcd lunntlc up and question him
about his Infirmity, afterwards dl
missing him with a kind of Solomon
esquo opinion or verdict.
"Well, ono dny Solomon called up
a now lunntlc who hnd a very stiff
walk.
" 'What may bo your trouble, friend
ho said.
"Tvo got a glass rod In tho raid
dlo of my back,' tho now lunatic an
swered.
" 'A glass rod In the middle of your
back, eh?' And Solomon chuckled.
'Well, friend, a glass rod In tho middle
of your back will bring you hero, but
you'll find thnt It will never tako yog
out.' "
Canada's Fish Industry.
Last year the ilsh products of her
two coasts netted to Canada tho sura
of $20,1GS,OM. Tho Industry gives cm
ploymcnt to between 80,000 and 100,
000 workers, of whom nbout 70,000 nra
engaged In the sea flsherlos, about
10,000 In the fresh water fisheries, and
tho remainder in canning, curing and
otherwise preparing the product foe
tho market.
And lo Never Recovered.
Professor Under what corablnatloa
Is gold most quickly released?
Student Murrlngc. slrl
Why does any healthy person want to he
kicked into wakefulness in the morning?
18 it!
Many people feel that they
have to bo agitated into wake
fulness In the morning. They
think that without tho tea or
coffee they take in the morning
that they will not be able to
meet tho tasks and duties of the
day.
Nothing could be more false
than this reasoning. Any doctor
con tell you this. For a healthy
body does not require a stim
ulant. It gets all the stimulant
it needs from food.
Tho thein and caffeine found
in tea and coffee are irritating to
the heart and nervous system.
They jolt tho nerves into undue
activity. The result is a reac
tion. This is why regular tea
and coffee drinkers think they
must have their stimulant the
first thing in tho morning to
wind them up for the day.
If you will stop using tea and
coffee for a week, and drink
Postum, the puro cereal bever
age instead, it will give Nature
an opportunity to rid the system
of the irritating substances that
harass your nerves, upset di
gestion, increase your heart
action, and make you nervous
and irritable.
Many people who have tried
Postum say that inside of a
week they wake in tho morn
ing without that "all gone" feel
ing that they used to have, and
are full of energy, strength and
endurance.
Order Postum from your
grocer today, and make it ac
cording to directions. Your first
sip of Postum will surprise
and please, you.
Postum comes In two forms: Insunt
Postum (In tins) made Instantly in the
cup by the addition of boiling water.
Postum Cereal (in package! of larger
bulk, for those who prefer to mak
the drink while the meal Is being pre
pared) made by boiling for 20 minutes.
Postum for Health "There's a Reason"
Made by Postum Cereal Co., Inc., Battle Creek, Mich.
