THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY . TRIBUNE
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HIGH BROWS AND LOW
I don't atlmlro the poet that infLatos hto mushy linos with fol-do-rol, ot
puppy-lovo, or verbal monkoy-shlncs, I can't digest a vision that's a
million miles from here, nor swaller vaguo distractions whoro the moanln'
isn't clear. . . .
Can somethln' that's lntangfblo consolo a battered brain? Or fool
imagination counteract iu klllln' pain7 If I wns fairly starvln' for a dish
of bread an' meat, would you Bet mo out a casscrolo of fantasies to eat?
But that's the daily menu with tho highbrow chaps of course.
. . . Thoy mount us on m rainbow when wo holler for a horsol They
hand us spocklation, when it's dividends wo need an' thoy seem to bark
tho loudest when thoy'vo got a critic treed.
Tho poem Bomo as sausage should bo moulded into pats,' with plenty
of sago an' pepper, an' tho right per cent of fat, mn when you fry 'em
proper, to a crisp, delicious browns you can raiso tho kitchen winder and
tho smell will charm tho townl
WHAT OTHER
PAPERS SAY
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM EX.
CHANGES TfHICII BEACH x
OUB DESK.
SPEED
G. H. Gustafson, national presidont
.of tho U. S. Grain Growers, vas
stranded at Brush Friday morning
when he was due in Sidney for the
big meeting. Ho took a taxi and was KNOWN HERE
dangeroUB practice. It is an unlawful
practice that is entirely too provalenl
especially in tho larger cities.
Tho law abiding citizen has no de
Biro to carry a gun around In his
pocket unless it (be for the protection
of life and property when they are
In immiment danger.
Tho punishment should bo made
so swift and sovoro that tho law
breaker would shun a gun as ho
would a poisonous reptile.
aro complaining about the wild ducks
and geese that aro feeding on tholr
crops. They aro here tills spring
In great droves and as It Is against
tho law to shoot them, they have tak
en possession of wheat and corn
fields and aro said to bo doing p. tent
damage. One farmer reports that the
ducks aro coming into his feed yard,
whoro ho is feeding cattlo and hogs
and eating tho grain. Old settlors
and hunters who havo resided in this
county for many years declaro that
they havo nover Been as many ".lid
birds as thero aro this year, l'hc
birds do not travel In small bunches
but congregate and go In drovos o
many hundreds, both 1 ducks and
gooso mixed together, Tho question
is asked by farmors: "Do I havo to
stand and eco those birds tear my
wheat out of tho ground by tho roots
or can I protect my property?"
Tho Pioneer.
MUST MOVE
Goorgo 0. Wallace laBt summer es
tablished a residence on an Island In
the North Platte Just south of tho city
of Mitchell, with a vlow of securing a
squator's right to' same. Tho islands
aro continguous to tho old John Pov
ors ranch to which title has been
vested In Tom H. Young Binco 1SJ0C.
Tho latter brought suit in Uio county
court alleging forcible entry, and up
on a hearing a day or so ago tic
court decided for tho plaintiff and Mr.
Wallaco will be compelled to absquat
ulate. Cases of this sort have c me
up from tlmo to time along tho river
in this section, and invariably the out
como has been tokostabltsh tho rights
of tho riparian owner to tho island
torritory which abuts agalnBt his
property. Tho same holding Is also
adhered to at Washington In. cases
driven to Sterling to bo met there by
County Agent Scott. According to Mr.
Gustafson the drive back to Sidney
with Mr. Scott was a wild one, Mr.
Scott slowing down In some places ot
hazard to 40 miles an hour. But any
way tho big speaker was larded here
in time for the big dinner and the big
meeting. Sidney Telegraph.
GOOD EGGS TOO
Will Taylor's Ford tried to imitate
Toddy, tho steer that throws 'em all,
while in Sutherland Saturday. Will
was ready to go home, but tho Ford
refused to go when cranked. Taylor
jacked up a hind wheel and cranked
again. Result, Ford left jack and
started north. Twelve cases of eggs
and E. & W. Coker's store -were In
the road and when the Ford stopped
Then thero would be more honest
work and less lawlessness. Dawson whero efforts havo been made to make
County Pioneer. flllnKS unon thorn as public landu.-
Gorlng Courier,
Wo have a similar case right here,
W. H. Willis lias been appointed man by tho nnmo ot
as postmaster at Bridgeport and the Savard of Omaha, decided to locale
office will De turneu over 10 nun oy . a 50.ncro ialand. adjoining some of
Editor Bruco wucox wno nas ucen w Bower'a !and and built himself
acting as temporary postmastor. uic a homestead shock. His contention
latter which would no doubt have had . . t th 0 thftt oZ tnis
an Inside chance for tho permanent Wallace mentioned In ho above
appointment decided after a few artlcle Thero Isn't a ghost of chance
weeks experience at tho Job that it f(jr Savari to aCqUiro title to the laud
was not calculated to be very narmon- W(J seo whero trespasser
lous with tho conduct oi nis goaa wm havB a moyo ming ln the n it
newspaper down there, and declined dlstant fUtUre. Some people must
to ask for It. Mr. Willis is one oi ue lcarn by experience, It seems. 0-
plonecrs of that section, a line Busi
ness man and will make a thoroghly
competont official. Ho Is a brother
of Engineer R. H. Willis. Goring
Courier.
den County News.
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TELEPHONE COMPANY
Bruco Brown returned from Liu-
ovn. vitwv An orira worn fnnnil coin last Saturday whero ho had been
to bo no good and one of the largo attending tho annual convention of
windows broken ln the store tho NeDrasKa xeiepncno associuwuu
Tho Ford was ablo to take
glass
front.
Taylor home.-
-Sutherland Courier.
SmuaflUno ln "Merrle England."
Smuggling and Illicit trading were-
common enough ln England n century
ago, according to the Journals of tho
day but more often than not the sub-
rosa transactions were ln tilings to
eut. This was especially true of
game, which was very scarce In town
and seldom offered for sale. That Is,
It was not offered openly except at
CONGRATULATIONS
Tho Rev. N. P. Patterson, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at North
Platte occupied the pulpit in the
Presbyterian church on Thursday
evening. In tho absence of Mr. Swget
land of Lexington, he made some
statements concerning tho make-up
of the Budget for the coming year. He
then gavo a very inspiring address
from Epheslans 2, which was highly
Mr. Brown was re-elected president
of the association. Tho report of the holiday time, but, none the less, hare
secretary discloses the fact that the and gume birds appeared on many uin
nor tables,
"1?. V,? " 7nf n' The place to buy was at the end
uanv.wuo , ------ ot a stuge ne of the anver, as a
panles in tho state only 59 paid any , . . understanding with
dividends whatsoever, 59 others ended ponci,ers throughout the territory, and
tho year with a loss, 38 raueu even 10 wno managed to Keep supplies
pay operating expenses and the re
mainder just broke even. The property
of thn Indenondent companies out
side the Boll and Lincoln company,
on
hand for good customers, ln spite of
the game wardens.
Seizures of game off the Sunday
Dlatters of families that were weary
of the taste of the everlasting ueer
and mutton and pork are not recorded
represents an investmen of over five
million dollars and tho avorago dlvl- . nPOtninent wnv. but some of tho
anDreciated by the considerable audi- dond earned was 1.8 per cenu mora news notes Ure nothing less than an
enco gathered to hear him. The North was a general feeling among the dole- cient family portraits of old man
Pinf to rfnimh Is to be concratulutcd ' Kates that bettor times wore Dounu Human Nature.
to como in the near future. Brady
Vindicator.
There is a scarcity of
Hatching Eggs
Peopl do not know
where to go to jet
good eggs for in
cubators and setting
hens.
POULTRYMEN
should advertise in
our Want-ad column
which reaches every
part of the county.
The Tribune.
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on securing so ablo a man for their
pulpit. Gothenbvrg Independent.
CONCEALED WEAPONS
Carrying concealed weapons Is a
WILD BIRDS
Fanners in and around Lexington
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REPAIR WORK
GUARANTEED
DiSTniouTon
BATTERy
Midwest Elec. Service Station
215 E. Sixth
North Platte, Nebr.
Rival for the Skunk.
Muskrats force themselves occasion
ally upon one's attention ln India by
their habit of entering a bungalow and
ambling slowly round the rooms, talk
ing loudly to themselves all the time ln
a chltterlng voice.
Although rntllke, the muskrat Is not
really a rat, but a large shrew, pro
tected by an extreme degree of offen
sive odor like slckenlngly strong musk,
which It emits at will.
If not Interfered with it will solilo
quize round the room, picking up In
sects attracted by the light, and wan
der out iicaln: but let anyone assault
It, and the room will scarcely be hab
itable for a time. Dog or cat only
attacks a muskrat once In its life, and
the mongoose moves politely out of Its
way.
That is the meaning of the continu
ous noise which It makes ns It goes
along a sort of alarm bell to let all
concerned know that something lu com
ing which Is best left alone.
SPANIEL GETS GOLF BALLS
English Dog Source of Considerable
Revenue to Small Boy, His
Owner and Colleague.
The Manx seagull who seized a golf
ball from under the very niblick of a
player, was a spoil-sport as well as a
gourmand. His conduct can be ex
tenuated only on the plea of defective
education. Very different it Is with
the spaniel who plies a steady trado
on certain links In Cornwall, England.
The course lies along the cliff top,
with a steep seaward slope strewn
with loose rocks and thick with goroc
and all kinds of tangled growth.
Many n ball goes bouncing down.
From the doorstep of n cottage look
ing on tho links, un amiable spaniel
watches. Is It fancy which sees nis
brown eyes glisten when a new ball Is
abandoned? When the last golfer hies
home, the spaniel's hour comes. Un
hnstlncr. systematic, he works that
bank of rock and heather, where four
feet have so great an advantage ln
security, and tho nose Is a safer guide
to hidden treasure than the eye. His
accomplice, a mere boy, who nets ub
storekeeper and accountant, receives
the proceeds on tho brink. Up and
down trots the traveling member of
the firm, till darkness Is complete, and
he lolls homeward behind his col
league, whose pockets bulge with
treasure to be exchanged tomorrow
with Its former owners or their friends
for coin.
Big Irrigation Project.
The Grouter Wcnutehee Irrigation
association Is planning to spend closo
to $15,000,000 in Irrigating a tract of
40,000 acres in tho neighborhood of
Lake Wcnatchee, Wash. It Is expected
that work on the canals and ditches
will bo started next year. The land
that Is to he Irrigated Is now worth
from $10 to $50 per acre, while ad
joining property that Is Irrigated and
under cultivation is worth $2,000. Tho
cost of irrigation is estimated at $100
per acre. Much of tho land will bo
planted In upple orchards but largo
scct!on3 will be used for general agriculture.
Tho Logan Bulck Auto Co., reports
tho salo of a Bulck "Four" roadstor
to Dr. Chas. II. Holder ot Sutherland;
a Bulck "Six" roadstor to J. C. Hitch
cock, and a ono-tono truck to D. R.
Fulk of Wallaco.
L. & S. Groceteria.
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Tumbleweed.
If one crosses the western prairies
of the great Arkansas valleys, and
happens to be thero In the fall, dur
ing n high wind, one may see a very
strange sight. Antelopes, rabbits,
prairie dogs, und sometimes even
herds of cattle racing along the plains
pursued by strange balls, nearly as
tall as a man! These balls, when
seen a little nearer, seem to be masses
cf sticks stuck closely together. The
plant that forms these balls Is called
the tumbleweed. Botunlsts call It
Cycloraa plalyphyllum. It belongs to
a genus of plants that grow Into a
thick, round mass of small branches,
attached to the roots each by u smull
item that, ln the fall, becomes dry and
brittle. As tho autumn winds sweep
over the prairie the stems of these
plants go leaping and bounding along,
scattering their seeds as they go.
BUSY MAN GATHERS NICKELS
New York Street Musician Might Bo
Said to Be a Whole Concert
In Himself.
A whole choir seems to burst forth
into music along Chambers street
these evenings as tne workers nre
rushing along homeward bound, the
New York Sun states.
There Is a volume of song supported
by an organ accompaniment. At first
It seems as if some singing band had
taken possession of the street. No one
would imagine for a moment that one
human being could bo responsible for
all this music.
But tho crowd, pausing for a brief
second, discovers that this Is the caBO.
Drawn up to the curb is a street organ
which the owner Is operating with one
hand. With tho other hand he holds a
megaphone through which he sings. Not
having a third hand, tho singer-player
cannot accept the tributes of passers
by whllo the concert is ln progress, but
this concert, like all such affairs, has
its Intermission when the orchestru be
comes for the time being the business
manager.
Can You Use $1,
Let Us Tell You How to
Get it, Without Fail
Open an Insured Savings Account in any North Platto Bank.
Mako a small monthly deposit of from $7.90 to $9.G0, depending on
tern ot regular savings will yield you over $1,000.
your ago. You wll recolvo compound lntorcst. In ton years this sys-
Suppose you should dlo beforo tho completion of tho doposlts?
Tho full amount you had sot out to savo Is paid Just tho same, PLUS
tho balanco ln your Savings Account at death. Tho small monthly
payments cover overythlng, Including tho protection fcaturo, tho cost
of which Ib very small.
By this plan, you Bot a savings goal for yourself. You aro suro
to roach it, llvo or dlo. Wo can suggost a system for you that will
produce any glvon amount in any time.
Start now to got your thousand!
SATB SOMETHING! AND HE SOMEBODY YOUIt I1IG CHANCE
TTILL COME SATE AND HE HEADY!
ASK US ABOUT THESE NEW ACCOUNTS
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