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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1922)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE SPECIALLY WRITTEN IL FO M. READERS BfFOttMATION ABOUT TU1CAL SUBJECTS FJIOX RELIABLE SOURCES extension agents, is giving in many counties this winter. At tho cldBo.of tho dotnonstrntion such remarks us these nro common-"Had I .known that by adding moro water I could have blended my soap, I could have savod tho soap I rulnod." "I seo now AGBICUL- why I failed in making soap." A good soap is free from alkali. Tho presence of alkali can bo dctectod by tasting. If alkali Is found to bo prosont, tho cooking Bhould go continued until it disappears. All homo-mado soap should Grapo vinos may bo pruned any uo white- or of a very light color, tlmo nftor tho wood has rlponcd in the Tn,a should bo truo oven of soap from fall and beforo thi sap starts flowing "cracklings" if tho cracklings aro us in tho spring. It should n'-t bo done 0(1 while fresh. Soap is spoilod by however when the canes are frozen freezing whilo groon. In cold weather booauso then they aro brittle aud Balt mfty 00 added beforo cooling to are easily broken in handling. In oast- hasten tho curing procoss. Salt also era Nebraska whoro grapes winter hlps to soparato out tho wator in boll over without danger of freezing whou ,nB' Manufacturers do not allow their loft) unprotected, tho pruning is dono 80ap to bo U8(Hl until nhout four woeka on mild days in Fobruary and early old' Thts allows it to dry out so it March Wounds mado at this tlmo havo w,u not wasn away 80 rapidly. This a chance to dry up beforo tho cap rises. If tho cutB aro mado lato Li spring or in oarly summer tho sap flows freoly from tho wounds caus ing oxcesslvo "bleeding". Whether "bleeding" is Injurious to tho Yinos or not is atill disputod but it is Bate prac tice to pruno early. Onco moro tho babies and chlldron of Jefferson product in Madison county wero given tho opportunity to bo wolghed as a part of tho homo heal- practlco should bo followed with homo mado soap. Tho Agricultural College circular on soap-making will bo of some asslBtanco to those who did not attond a demonstration. :nt- YELLOWSTONE BEARS The bear as a playful holdup man who rifles tourists' automobiles and breaks into hotels for food 1b ono or the uncertain quantities of Yellow stono Park, says Edmund Holler, tho big game huntor, who has Just return th progmm being promoted in that d from 80VonU montha lQ a Agent. Sevonteon children and mothora wore present About 8 young children who wero at tho original weighing and measuring and physical examination wore again present Tho studying' tho wild life of larner ant- tQll , rnnlq frr tha nnnonvaH tw!1H llfnivniu.L mont station connected with tho School of Forestry at Syracuso Unl- , verslty. Mr. Holler likes boars. Ho hna effect of winter weather and days flpent hours watching and photograph - pent indoors showed plainly In tho lnB them during, tho past summer, and small gain which several of those thinks thoy are by far the most in- ehildren had made. Thoro was also terestlng things In tho park, more so vldent tho effect of head colds in than tho goysors and hot springs. A preventing normal gain in weight Tho goysor is only a goyser after you Health Specialist of tho Agricultural havo seen it a fow times, says Mr. Hol- Collego Bxtonsion Service again em- ler, but a boar Is a source of Inf l- phasized tho need of fresh air in tho nito humor to thoso who study him. homes both day and night, especially Big game in tho park is increasing, for tho little ones who ocannot play. with the exception of mountain sheep out of doors in bad weather. Older, and antelopes, he says. Much of hlo folks and children with colds and sora ' report will bo devoted to methods of throats should keep away from babies, j preserving the, graceful sheep and j"iuj iuuumuiuu uuaua ueveiop in umoiopo irom uisappeanng aiiogem Httlo children who vumo in contact or from the Yellowstone. It Is not with persons having colds. Another . their natural habitat, for In winter, practical precaution is tho daily! unless restricted, tney would move eleanslng of tho babies and smnll south into tho Dakotas, ho says. At children's nostrils with vaBeilne on in it is they stay In tho park, many freoa- appllcator. Ridding the nostrils of dry Ing to death. On tho other hand, hardened mucus will prevent much moose are increasing rapidly, and mouth breathing In tho young child, oik are so numerous that thoy can bo heard bugling all clay long as they charge across the bottoms. Thoy number at least 10,000. Mr. Holler said ho frequently saw largo herds It has been said that the gasollna with bulls driving their cows and engine is very much like a mule. It trumpeting defiance at tho world, kicks back at tho most Inopportune Mule deer are also increasing fast, an.J times and balks when action is do- beavers fill tho streams. . manded. Sometimes It acts sick when Tho greatest change In tho Yellow nothing much Is tho matter. stono in tho last fow years, however, There seemed to bo an unusual crop is In tho greatly increased number ot of sick gasoline engines down in Clay tourists, according to Mr. Holler. The County this fall, so tho Agricultural automobile and the war are both Bxtonsion Agont called on the Agrl- largely responsible, although, oddly eultural College for an engine doctor, enough, most of tho tourists are West Firo meetings wero scheduled nn.l ernors, to whom wild country Is no ach attendod by from 20 to 53 inter- novelty. Tho park is filled with ested farmers. camps at y.'hlch automobile partlesi All kinds of sizes of engines were niny Btop for tho night under tho sup brought in, small ones, big ones, old orvisfon of a ranger to see that they ones, which had not run for throe do not flro tho woods, years, and new ones which had nover T1 hoars aro a constant source or run right. Even and old two cylinder lllteroat to theao tourists. If cars avo Maxwell car was pulled to one meet- lott a moment, a fat, black bear may ing and started after some overhaul- soon 1)0 found pawing tho seat and Ing. The trouble on each engine was upholBtery to pieces In search of diagnosed, remedied and explained to food- Tho bears aro fairly tame, ba the audience. A general lecture on gas- causo thy aro novor molested. They oilno motors was given during the ha regular feeding places whoro tiio Clean pure air provonts colds and stim ulates growth and mental develop ment. afternoon. Ono farmer made of remark that through this activity of tho Agricult ural Extension Agent ho was able to save $150 since ho was about to scrap an engine worth that amount. Tho en gine was repaired at ono of the meet ings and tho ownor says ho will in Toot this saving In a Farm Bureau membership for 15 years at $10.00 a year. "Why does my soap separate?", "Why Is my soap greasy?", "Why docs it crumble?". Thcso aro typical ques tions asked by women who aro attend ing tho soap-making demonstrations which tho state Agricultural College, through its extension specialists and wasto from tho hotels Is dumpod, and tho tourist watches from bohlnd a screen. "Thoy como loping In at regular hours, often a mother boar brings her cubs. Sho will put tho cubs up a treo and tell them to stay there. If thoy como down whilo sho Is feeding sho runs back and cuffs them Into the tho treo again, Just llko naughty child ren. Boars ofton go back after a meal, climb a treo In full view of peo ple nnd go to sleep. "Thoy aro funny things. Thoy walit llko a man when thoy stand up. When they aro In a treo thoy often sit llko a man, with legs dangling on each sldo of a branch and clutching tho trunk in front of them. When you buy a LIFE INSURANCE POLICY you want a CONTRACT that Is clear in construction, and fair in terms, RATES that are equitaHe, a proper adjustment between premium charged and risk car ried, SERVICE that is prompt, courteous and effi cient, ALL backed by financial Btrength to meet every obligation. Such policies are issued by the Fidelity Reserve Company Home Office Fourth and Locust Streets, North Platte, Neb. n ft j.t ft 8 I 8 i j.t J.t ft 8 ft ft ft j.t ft ft ft ft Jt 11 8 8 ft ft :.: j.t ft ft I n i.t ft ft ft ft 8 8 ft ft 8 ft ft ft ft ft I it 8 j.t ft J.t ft J.t ft ft ft it i.t ft ft ft ft ft' i.t 8 ft ft ft ft j.t ft ft ft ft ft a ft ft ft 8 j.: j.: ft j.t j.t j.t j.t jt ft a j.t j.t j.t jt j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t ft j.t j.t j.t jt j.t j.t 8 j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t jt 2&&!5M- SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska. From July 1st, 1921, to January 1st, 1922. , ; SAMUEL M. SOUDER. County Treasurer. Balanco on July i; 1021 J232.952.38 To 1921 tax -t 324.839.C8 To 1920 tax - 161,107.73 To 1919 tax ' ---- 80.14 To 1918 tax -J. 2G7.4G School land -O- 8,052.80 Miscellaneous County gonoral 1,054.81 MIscollanooua County brldgo 5G.S0 Redemption 17,828.94 Deposit Intorest Finos Fees G44.08 943.0D 141.50 Automobile 18,912.45 State Apportionment . 8,090.93 Inheritance tax 191.72 Paving tax ..- 1,379.82 State funds Sower tax Commissioner District No. 2 84.49 21.07 71G.82 J778.022.37 Disbursement. State funds $ 02,418.47 County general 02,331.17 County bridge - 13,535.79 Commissioner No 1 739.03 ' Commissioner No. 2 8,020.78 Commissioner No 3 2,882,08 Drainage District No. 1 1,404.27 District roads 15,033.12 Court House 2,500.00 Suburban Irrigation 1,000.00 Koith and Lincoln Irrigation 4,017.20 Birdwood Irrigation 1.22G.00 School General . .219,049.10 School Bond 7.7G8.75 School High 2,005.55 School Building 1 8,993.40 North Platte 24,922.05 Tillages 7,880.47 Foes : 3,370.00 County Road dragging 5,535.12 Redemptions 25,022.05 Inheritance 1. .y 25.50 State dragging 7.04C.7G State Highway 1 2,518.08 SUito Hail 27.00 Emorgency Bridge 5,5G0.18 Bridge Bonds 1,707.00 Balanco on hand Jan. 1st, 1922 280.101.8G Road Balances Districts Jan. 1st 1922 North Platto $ 941.10 Maxwell 415.98 Brady 650.34 Horshoy 222.76 Sutherland : 150 33 573.0G 8G.G3 5G.0S 9.3S 643.43 Wallace 1 Over Draft 2 3 4 5 130.05 6 28.12 7 Over Draft 69.24 8 53.38 9 122.09 10 Over Draft 95.03 11 Over Draft 283.19 12 Over Draft 248.53 13 347.93 14 226.98 15 Over Draft 360.66 16 386.88 17 282.78 18 Over Draft 97.62 19 94.91 2d 426.27 21 103.28 22 Over Draft 355.01 23 328.57 24 331.54 26 Ovor Draft 200.93 20 10.97 27 Ovor Draft 66.30 28 Ovor Draft 266.76 ' Bal.on Hand Jan. 1st 1922. Stato Funds s..L J 33.098.68 County Funds 4,721.99 County Brldgo, over draft a 15,637.03 29 Ovor Draft bp 31 Over Draft 32 Ovor Draft 33 Ovor Draft $778,022.27 . 77.91 . 76.52 . 55.56 6.70 . 45.72 34 230.12 35 91.40 36 Ovor Draft 21.27 37 Ovor Draft 81.22 38 Ovor Draft 89.39 39 149,92 40 Ovor Draft 12.45 41 202.71 42 260.21 43 107.30 44 j 82.13 45 44.45 40 9.01 47 Over Draft 225.84 48 20.08 49 Over Draft 427.86 ,21.42 209.68 98.83 j 83.92 58.70 55 Over Draft 193.94 50 51 Over Draft 52 53 Over Draft 54 5G 57 Ovor Draft 58 Ovor Draft y : 199.87 290.69 223,70 26.41 Over Draft . ?8,221.37 - 4,163.7-1 Balance ,$4,057.63 Commissioner District No. 1 Commissioner District No. 2 Commissioner District No. 3 Spoclal Brldgo County Advertising 1,576.30 Soldiers Relief , 5351 District Road 4,057.03 Special County Roads Willow Stroot drainago Platto Valley Irrigation Suburban Irrigation Keith and Lincoln County general Kotth and Lincoln Co. Int. ovor draft Birdwood Irrigation Osgood Brldgo 1,160.49 Bostwlck Brldgo 1,430.48 Platto Brldgo- 8,264.19 Birdwood Brldgo 8,771.65 South Platto Brldgo 4,309.51 East Platto Bridge 1 6,661.15 School Gonornl 106,358.50 School Bond 19,918.96 School High 50,032.40 School Building 12,847.25 North Platto : 5,924.97 Sowor i 166.4 1 (Paving 1,379.82 Sutherland ' 2,081 81 8 j.t 8 8 8 ft j.t ft ft l i j.t t ft ft j.t 8 j.t 38G.3S 10.4t 96.40 15.10 5.G55.02 381.11 57.97 1,003.00 331.43 4,589.47 30.80 Horthoy 315.58 Maxwell 3,C51.r-2 Brady ,2,718.85 Wallaco 1,198.22 Wollfloet Fines nnd License Feos Redemptions : 2,500.41 Doposit Intcrost 103.81 2,430.20 4,044.29 715.97 State Highway I.!.1-. 5,354.43 '$300,328.90 Ovor Draft 1 , ,. 20,227.10 Balanco '". $280,101.80 I, Samuel M. Soiider, Treasurer of'Llncoln County, Nebraska, do swear that to the best of my knowledgq and bollef, the nbovo Is a truo statement of all tho funds of tho treasurer's office of Lincoln County, Nebraska: - , SAMUEL M. SOUDEB, County Treasurer. State of Nebraska, County of Lincoln, ss. Subscribed and sworn to beforo mo this 27th day of January, 1922. A. S. ALLEN, County Clork. Wo do hereby cortlfy that tho abovo statement of Samuol M. Souder, County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska, Ib a coniploto and accurate summary of all his collections and disbursements as treasurer of said County from tho first day of July 1921 to tho first day of January 1922. Wo do hcroby cortlfy that tho abovo statement of Samuel M. Souder, County Treasurer of Lincoln County; that each collection has been correctly ontored and tho vouchers and other ItemB of credit woro In proper form and correctly ontorod and vouchors woro rocolvort by tho chairman of tho Board of County Commissioners and tho footings were verified by us and found to bo correct, and tho abovo state ment of balances agrees in every particular with said account in Bald County Treasurer's gonornl lodger. E. II. SPRINGER', HENRY COKER, T. M. COHAGBN, County Commissioners. Lincoln County lias no bonded indebtedness. ft J.t Jt 8 ft ft ft I jt 8 ft 8 ft j.t ft j.t t 8 ft ft J ft ft ft ft ft 8 j.t ft ft j.t j.t ft ft 8 j.t j.t jt j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t j.t ft 8 ft ft ft j.t Jt jt jt jt it "Ono bear followed us around for days, trotting at my heels llko ft dog. Wo called him 'tho kodak boar. He waB as tamo as a kitten. There aro about sixty grizzlies in tho park now, although thoy aro not soon so often as tho others. You should boo tho black and cinnamon boars run when a grizzly comos up to tho feeding placo behind tho" hotel. Thoy scatter in ovcry diroctlon and tako to tho troes, for a grizzly, although ho can run like n horno, can't climb trees. "Tho deer and tho elk also como up to tho houses to bo fed, and aomotimoe deer can bo fed from tho hand. One oik Is called 'Ash-Can Pete' becauso when ho comes looking for food ho goes around tipping over ail tho .ash cans. Ho has been thoro for years Everybody knowB him." Tho buffaloes, which seemed In danger of extermination a fow yoan ago, aro now Increasing bo rapidfj that thoro aro two largo herds of them la tho park, says Mr. Hollor. Some of tho bull buffaloes grow to great Blzo, weighing as much as 280'J pounds Most of tho mooso nro around tho Yellowstono Lake, and their num- bors aro Increasing fast. Tho bear censuB stays about stationary bocauso a fow boars wander out of tho park every spring In search of food an.l uro cas'ly killed by any ono with n rifle. Tho coyotes aro also disappear ing. Mr. Heller thinks some ot them should bo prosorved so that tourist.'! can hear them howl. St. Louis Globo Domocrat. :o: Did your wlfo tell you to subscrlbo for Tho Trlbuno? NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE LEYPOLDT & PEN NINGTON COMPANY TO BE HEREAFTER KNOWN AS THE NEBRASKA MILL & ELEVATOR CO. Notice is horoby given that at a Bpoclal meeting of tho tookholdorB of tho Loypoldt & Pennington Company hold at tho offlco or tho company on tho 8th day of February, 1922. thut tho articles of Incorporation of the said Loypcldt & Pounlngton Company to tako the place of tho artiolca of In- to herein. corporation now existing; that under Tho nmoiyit of tho authorized cap and by virtue of said amondod articles ital stock is Two Hundred Thousand of incorporation tho nnmo of tho cor- ($200,000.00) Dollars, of which Ono poratlon was changed from tho Ley- Hundred Fifteen Thousand ($115-. noldt & Pennington Company to tho 000.00) Dollars has boon subacrlbo'd Nebraska Mill and Elevator Company. , and paid for; tho balanco of thn Tho principal placo of transacting stock shall ho paid for in cash as tho business of tho corporation Is nt sold and issued. North Platte, Lincoln County, Nobras- j Tho tlmo of tho commoncomont ot kn. The gcuoral nature of tho cor- this corporation was August 5, 1913 norato buainoES to bo transactod shall and Is to contlnuo for a poriod ot bo the manufacture of wholosalo and 50 years from that dato. reti'.tl dealing In, tho commission nnd Tho highest amount of indebtedness brokoinge business In, flour, hay, or liability to which this corporation Krain, luirucr, fuels, hardware, lmplo- may at any tlmo subject Itsolf la two mouts, M.-ni machinery, pnlntB. oils, thirds ot Its lssuod capital Btock. glass, mo Idlng, mill work, stono Tho affairs of tho corporation aro 'Thk, llino. cement, piaster, all kinds to bo transacted by a board of not ot building materials, llvo stock, pro-1 loss than Flvo (5) and not moro than duco foedn, soods, coal and gonoral Nino (9) directors; and tho officers morolmndlso business of ovory des- of tho corporation aro to bo tho prosl orlption; tho construction, mainton-' dnt, vloo-prosldont, socrotary nnd nnco and oporntlon of olovators, mills tronBuror and such othor offlcors and and machlnory for tho manufacturo of , omployoos as may Lo provided by tho any of tho products, and tho opera tion ami Handling of any of tho busi noasefl heroin set forth; the buying, by-laws. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, tho offi cers of said corporation havo horo- solling, loaslag. owning nnd operating unto BOt u,0,r hnn"3 nt North 1lfttto. of lumber nnd coal yards and other Nebraska, this 8tU y of February, real on into and personal property, In cluding mills, elevators and Btoros; tho buying nnd selling of real ostato and to do a gonoral contracting busi ness; and all other things neoonoary, woro amended by tho adontlon of now nrnnnr. tmiinl anri nuannHnl In n-w. and amended articles of Incorporation ing on any of tho businesses reforro 1922. NEBRASKA MILL & ELEVATOR- COMPAN , : -dicessor.i to thj I.oypoUt fi ren- TJIi-J Co. By, L. P. JEPSON, President, 8. M. SOUDER, Fecy, and Treasuror,
