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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1922)
NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY" TRIBUNE. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF i Timely News Culled From All Parts of the State, Reduced for the Busy. Nebraska lias been Invited to send a young lady to represent tlie Hlntc In the pageant of tbo United States at tho Intoniatlonal convention of the ICI wnnls club to bo bold at Toronto .Tune 20 to 22, at wblcb each Htato will bavc n young lady representative. f m ' -s 4 A smnll fragment or porcelain from a plate, wblcb was broken wblle Mrs. Joe Illgnell of Cedar Jllufls, was wash Ing dlsbes, lodged In bcr left eye, and made neccssaryi an operation for tbo removal of tbo oye. W. II. Osborne, state tax commis sioner, bas ruled tbat slock tax of building and loan associations shall be (axed against sbarebolders and not die association. Tbo ussorlutlous, be an nounced, will bo taxed 4 mills on tbelr Gross receipts Tbo Hay Springs street, commls- slouer, Georgo Horn, while grading, un covered several quarts of moonshine. No owner has put In claim for same. However, ho has bad plenty of applica tions for positions to help In grading tbo street. Hxcavatlon work for tbc foundation nf Nebraska's new capltol started last week, a caterpllar truck drawing a large stonmshovol Into tbo furrow flowed by Governor McICelvIe nearly iwo weeks ngo. Col. C. J. Howlby, of Crete, a veteran newspaper man and prominent In dem ocratic circles, died last week at Lin coln, after an Illness of several weeks. The treasurer of Jefferson county paid out over $100 last week for wolf and coyote bounty, principally for pups found In litters of two to ten. Ilert I'nrrlsh, a farmer near Tecum sell lost four lingers when bis band be came caught in a piece of wood be ing fed Into a buz, saw. Chappel will erect a $1)2,000 county high school. Dormitories also will be built. Plans call for completion of the Htructnre by next fall. J. McD. Anderson of the state dairy Inspection force, bus begun Intensive work In Douglas, Sarpy, Washington nnd Hurt counties. The newly elected school boutjd at Gibbon, has voted as its llrst action not to employ married women as teachers tlie coming year. Soles on tho Parnilee ranch near llroken How totalled .f.'lO.OOO, the larg est amount ever realized at a salo In tlmt vicinity. Mrs. William Rothschild, believed to lie the oldest woman In Nebraska, re cently celebrated her 100th birthday jit Omaha. Itobert W. Gilbert, of Omaha, bos "been notified that ho bus been elected n member of tho Poetry Socluty of Amorlcn. Dr.' n. F. Unlley of Lincoln was elected head of the State Medical as sociation at Its sess'on at Omaha last week. Fremont Is being considered as tbo site of tbo national homo for children of tbo Urothcrhood ot National Yeo men Tetik NIn Clio, a native of Korea, was among tho graduates from the Pres byterian seminary at Omaha. Tho trustees of the state humane so ciety jfro making plans fo- tho erection of a building to cost 970,000. .Tames Horry Is dead at Gross from Injuries to his spine received six years ngo In ah auto accident. lunula In the sum of SUfi.OOO were voted at Uchllng for the construction of a new school bulbil g. Over three Inches of rain fell at UlgSprlngs, tho llrst real rain at thai place since last .Tune. The Farmers' National Grain Dealers association will bold Its annual meeting In Omaha May 0-10. The American Legion state conven tion will convene In York September 38, 10 mid 20. Pender Iiiib voted $100,000 for the erection of a new school building nt that place. Tbo lllalr high schools will graduate n chiss of fortb-four, eighteen of whom are boys. . From COO to 1,000 amateur radio sets are being worked lu and around Oni jihu. Drenching rains fell over most of the wheat belt In Nebraska last week. Fifty members attended tbo bannuet of the Gibbon business men's cluti. The republican stato campaign wl;l bo opendd ut Lincoln May 11. .Shipments of fat cattle from tho South Omaha market last week mtido i new season's,, record, there being 2T1 rniK, or fi.-I'lS bead purchased on out side orders and shipped to other points for slaughter. When a corn stalk struck his foot, throwing bis leg between spokes of the wheels of tbo disc bo was driving, "Marten Mlcbels, 10, near Fulrbnry, suf fered a double fracture of the log and other Injuries. The building commit! ej of the St. Catherine Sienna hospital nt McCook (inuoiinces that building operations will to started May 1. Frank Galda mid wife, near La Platte, In Sarpy county, are tbo proud (iiirents of four pairs of twins, one set uf triplets and a lone bqj)li,The Just twins arrived during tho ' post wool:, and all the parties are doing- wollv Tho llrst gamo of Sunday handball (dayed In Tociimseb In over twenty years was staged when tbo lleatrlco state league team won frOm Tecumsob, 11 to 0. TecumBcb residents voted for Sunduy ball at tbo last election. The United IJrcthorn church of Aurora bas decided to build an ad dition, expending about $0,000 In per manent Improvements. Tbo Cbnmbcr of Commerce nt Neb raska City 1ms offore d substantial prizes for tbc best kept lawns and premises In tbo city durlnjr tbo sum mer In connection wltb Ibelr beauti fying campaign In co-operation wltb tbo Civic club. Tbo Inrgest acreage of potatoes tbat bas been planted for years bas been put In In tlie Loup City vicinity. Tborc are several fluids of 20 to f0 acres, and almost every farmer bas In creased bis usual acreage. Itndolpb Itaduecbel, a fanner living near Hloomllcld, bad a narrow cscapo from dentb wben be was attacked by a 2-year-old bull. Mr. Itaduecbel man aged to grab tbc animal by tlie horns and avoided being gored. Warrants drawn for maintenance of state departments of government during March totalled $1,018,555, com pared wltb $81)8,221 for February, .e cordlng to figures by Philip Iiross, secretnry of finance. The class play, "Mary's Millions,' was presented by tbc graduating class i of the Nebraska City high school to a 1 packed bouse. The cast was selected from among tbc forty-nine niembero of Ul clnBS Nebraska will got 1023 auto license- numbers plntes nearly nne-tblrd less this year than last according to the re port of A. L. Cole, state purchasing agent after bids were opened for 280, 000 pair. An egg laid by a member of the Ply mouth Itock Hock belonging to Clar ence Murtlu of Wolbacb, Is attracting considerable attention. It has a per fect picture of a sunflower upon tho shell. Georgo B. Noble, professor of Inter national law In the department of political sclenco and sociology In tho state university lu.s resigned to accept a call to Heed College at Portland, Ore. Plans hnve been drawn for tho erec tion of an addition to St. Mary's hospi tal at Columbus, which will practically double the capacity of the Institution. The new wing will cost $200,000. Officers of tho Illg Four Fair associ ation, comprising Valley, Greeley, Shermun and Howard county fairs, have made arrangements for the fnlra lu encb county this year. J. D. Schock of Hlue Springs, lias been a continuous resident of that place for fifty-four years, having sot tied there in 3808. He made the trip by' ox team from Itulo. Mr. and Mrs. C. Gllkerson, pioneer residents of Wymore, celebrated their golden wedding annlvors'iry recently. Mr. Gllkerson Is a veteran of the civil was and Is 8.'l years old. The community bargain day sale put on by tho merchants of St. Paul last week was a success. Thousands vis ited the city and took advantage of tbo many bargains. Hogs In the neighborhood of Cnll away uro suffering from "flu." Veter inarians declare the disease has all tho characteristics of that which affects human beings. The power house of the municipal water and light plant at Heaver City burned Saturday morning. The flro caught In tho roof from an overheated exhaust pipe. A prairie fire swept over more than 30,000 acres In Custer county, burning tons of hay. The tiro started west of Climax anil almost, reached Wagner postofllce, While playing with a companion In a barn the small son of .Tako Slttler near Urokon How fell on n plow, suffering Injuries to his head which may result seriously More than 4,000 bankers from nil parts of northern Nebraska attended the banquet of tbo Northwestern Hankers association at Norfolk last week. Charles Long, near Fairbury, bad ripe tomatoes on the market at that place last week, picked from a vino eight feet long, planted In a box last October. Tho board of education nt Superior plans to cnll a special election to voto on bonds for a gymnasium and rooms for tho seventh and eighth grades, A four months' drouth was broken at Hlgsprlngs last week by an Inch of rain, which will greatly help the wheat crop In this section, which was beginning to dlo out. Poland China and Duroc bogs wero sold at auction to boys of Strntton who have entered the county pig club A calf club also will bo formed hero soon. Pender's $100,000 school and bond proposition for building a now school- bouse cnrrled by a vote of 285 to 1.'15. The smallest class slnco tho early days will be graduated from tbo Pawnee City high school this spring. 'I ho number Is twenty-three, compared to nverngo classes of sixty for tho post decade. a one nays "city honutlfur' enm- palgn carried on by Pawnee City wo men's club organizations, resulted In clennlng up unsightly spots and tho planting of shrubbery and flowers. hovoral Fremont families bavo solved tbo high rent problem by erect ing small buildings which they will later use as garages. Tboso tiro serv ing as homes until prices decline. The llrst bird nnd game reserve to bo established la tho stato by Secre tary Stuhr Is four miles from tho city of Fairbury, and ono hundred ninety acres of land owned by 11. D. Roodo Is to be a sanctuary for song nnd In sectivorous birds nnd game. Mrs. n. F. Hole, president ofthe woman's club of KalrburyV -firia Miss llortba Ilolly. lender of a bird lovers' club of that city wero Instrumental In having the reserve established. Hentrlco pool ball owners, following n conforonco with the city commission ers, voluntarily voted to close tbelr places of business on Sunday. TEPS TAKEN TO AVOID BEE LOSS Isle of Wight Disease Cause of Serious Injury to Industry in Parts ot Europe. SPECIALISTS HOLD MEETING All Feasible Efforts to Be Made to Prevent Introduction of Queen t aces from t-oremn countries, Except Canada. (Prepared by the United States Department or Agriculture.) Serious ravages causing almost com plete destruction of tbo beekeeping In dustry In pnrts of Europe by the "Isle of Wight" disease bas started deter mined action by American beekeepers to save their business from similar losses. Thus far the disease has not gained a foothold In this country or In Canada, and It Is believed that should tho disease become established hero beekeepers, queen breeders and manufacturers of bee supplies would quickly be ruined nnd horticultural In terests would be seriously damuged. As a first step toward preventing tills, n meeting was held recently nt the bureau of entomology of the United States Department of Agricul ture, which was attended by special ists from several states and Canada who are Interested In protective meas ures. Prevent Introduction of Bees. The meeting decided to use all feasi ble efforts to prevent tho Introduc tion of queen bees from all foreign countries except Canada, and to dis courage the Introduction of adult bees Into fhe United Stntes except for ex perimental and scientific purposes by the United States Department of Agri culture. Since there Is no known Isle of Wight disease In Cnnnda und since It Is hoped and expected thnt the Dominion of Canada -will establish the same safeguards to the beekeeping Industry, It Is planned not to establish any quarantines or prohibitions against shipments of bees from and to Cnnnda. All tho men who nttended the meet ing were of the opinion thnt tho Isle of Wight disease would bo such a serious menace to beekeeping on this continent that every possible step should be taken to prevent Its Intro- Swarming Bees. ductlon. All Importation of queen bees should bo stopped, they believed. Pend ing full legislation In this matter, the conferees are hopeful that beekeepers In both countries will co-operate to tho fullest extent by making no at- tcitlpt to Introduce adult bees. Any queen breeder who Introduced this dis ease Into tho country would bo doing a great damage to the beekeeping in- USE FORMALDEHYDE ON OATS Treatment Will Add at Least 10 Per Cent to Yield and 20 Per Cent to Quality. To prevent smut In oats dissolve one pint or ono pound of formalin (formaldehyde) In -10 gallons of water, soak the seed therein for 20 minutes, sprend out tlltn and rake over until dry. Or sprinkle oats wltb ten gal lons of water In which Is a pint of formalin, shovel over until wotted. cover wltb blnnket or canvas for two hours to let the gas do Its work, then spread out to dry. This simple pre caution adds at least 10 per cent to tho yield and 20 per cent to the qual ity of the crop. Immense Loss by Insects. Insects cause an annual loss In tho United States amounting to 'between one and two billion dollars. Place to Make Cheese. On farms where there Is a surplus ot milk, cheesemuklng offers exceptional advantages. Attended Lenlon Sunday Services. Moro than f0 members of New York posts of the American Legion at tended special "American Legion Sun day" church wrvlcos. Ministers and Legion spVnkors addressed tho con grogatlons lu explanation of the alms and purposes of the former service 'nen's organization. Ono ot the main points emphasized In the services was the fact that tho preuinblo to the Le gion constitution begins "For Ood and country, we associate ourselves together." diihtry (hat woinJ no a serious draw back to future business, It was said. Heekeepers who see any outbreak of any disease of adult bees are urged to send at once samples for examina tion and diagnosis to the bureau of en tomology, Washington. Moro detailed Information concerning the dlsenso may bo obtained by writing to tbo United Stntes Department of Agricul ture. Washington, for a copy of De partment Circular 218, entitled "Tho Occurrence of DIsenses of Adult Bees," which Is available for free distribu tion. RAG DOLL TESTER IS EASILY CONSTRUCTED Necessary to Eliminate All Weak or Dead Ears. Dry Rot Fungus Seriously Weakens Germinating Qualities Glazed Paper and Strip of Bleached Muslin Needed. Tho rng doll tester, which has saved ninny corn crops by eliminating the poor seed, will have to bo brought back Into service this spring, according to plant disease experts of the Iowa Stato m. Modified Rag Doll Tester Partly Rolled, Showing Corn In Place to Bo Tested Each Ear Is In a Row and Rows Are Numbered to Correspond With Ears. college. They say that, due to tho large amounts of corn rot fungus In many sections, the seed corn ought to be tested so that tho dead or weak ears can bo taken out. Dry rot fungus stuys in the ears and cannot be detected In the seed. How ever, wherever It is present It seriously weakens tbo germinating qualities, and often destroys them. A modified rag doll tester is niado chwinlv and easily. Tuke a strip of glazed butcher's paper nine or ten Inches wide and six feet long and a similar strip of good quality bleached muslin and lay the muslin on the pa per. The paper is used to prevent tbo molds from spreading throughout tho roll. To operate the tester, boll the cloth In water and place on the paper. Then placo the grains of seed corn, taken ut random from the cars, on tho damp cloth germ side down. Plnce the tips of the corn all the same way. Roll up tho strip with the kernels of the corn carefully nnd place the roll on end In a tub or pall which has nbout a quart of water In it. Place a wet sack over the dolls to prevent their drying out. Keep at a temperature of SO to 85 degrees 1 The corn will germlnnto rapidly. Bo careful not-to place the kernels too close together In the tester as tho molds, If present, will spread. Where kernels are weak discard the ear. In using the rag doll tester for second estlngs bo sure and get new pnper and to boll the cloth thoroughly so as to remove any molds that might have stayed In the cloth. to- "V'4 HIGH VALUE OF GARDEN Tbo value of having n vegeta ble garden on the farm thnt will supply tho table during tbo growing season with n bounteous nniount of fresh garden produce cannot be estimated. A plot 100 by 100 feet properly planned, planted and cared for, should produce a good supply for table, winter storage nnd canning. Winter-Laying Hens. Finish hutching chicks for win ter layers. Give them plenty of wa ter, sour milk, green veed and u good growing mush. Keep the brood In tho shade on sod and move often to fresh ground. Crop Rotation. Stnrt some system of crop rotation on your farm this year. Growing tho sumo crop on the sumo field year Miter year will wear out the uolL Go to Aid of Farmer Legionnaire. Y hen a farmer member of tho Denlson (In.) post of the American Legion suffered Injuries to his hand while cribbing a loud of corn, his Le gion post friends orgnnlzed a husking bee and cribbed the U5 acres of com that remained In the Hold. Membors of lienjamln Ilaecker post of Eureka, III., recently shingled the home of ono of their townsmen who was In bard luck. Thou they finished tho day by digging tlie foundntlon of the new Legion clubhouse. DAIRY HINTS REDUCE EXTENT OF DISEASE Testing Cattle for Tuberculosis and Cleaning Up Infected Herds Having Effect. (Prepared by the United Elates Department of Agriculture.) Thnt testing cnttlo for tuberculosis and tbo clennlng up of Infected herds are having a permanent effect in re ducing tho extent of the disease Is shown conclusively by llgures recently collected by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture from Inspectors In charge of the eradication work In various parts of the country. Tlie In spectors were asked to supply figures on the results of three or more tests on badly diseased herds, those tbat bad not less than 10 per cent of re actors on the llrst test. Tho first test on more tbnn 58,000 cattle In these bad herds showed that 20 per cent had tuberculosis. Another test six months Inter on the snme herds, from which the reactors bad been removed, showed only 0.0 per cent of the dis ease. By another six months the per centage had gone down to 2.8. A fourth test on more thnn 25.000 of these cattle showed only 1.8 per cent of tuberculosis. The reports from which these fig ures wero taken show thnt under ndr mnl conditions herds very badly, dis eased may be established as relative ly free In a short time. They also show that eradication work can be carried on without destroying the cnt- tle Industry as Is sometimes thought. Erratic results wero obtained on a very few of the 3882 herds tested, the list of this class containing less than 100. Out of the 320,008 herds under A Dairy Herd Certified by the De partment of Agriculture as Free From Tuberculosis. observation December 1, 3923, there were only a very few that had not shown satisfactory Improvement as a result of testing. COWS REQUIRE MUCH WATER It Should Be 20 Degrees Above Freez ing Point and Same Temperature Every Day. During . the winter, when cows are stabled the greater part of the time, they should be watered two or three times a day, say specialists of the United States Department of Agrlcul ture, unless arrangements have been made to keep water before them at all times. The water should, if possible, be 35 degrees or 20 degrees above the freezing point, and should be supplied ot practically tbo same temperature every uny. wiion water wen auove freezing temperature Is stored In tanks and piped directly to the cow, there Is probably little occasion for facili ties to warm It. When it stands in a tank on which ico often forms, it usually pays well to warm It slightly. This can be done by a tank heater. by live steam, or by hot wnter from a boiler. If a boiler Is used for run ning a separator or for beating water to wash and sterilize utensils, stenpi fromlt can readily and cheaply be used to warm the wnter. CREAMERY TAKES SAFE MILK Vermont Association Accepts Product Only From Herds That Have Been Tested. Increasing Interest in the tuberculin testing of cattle Is evident from re ports received by the United States Department of Agriculture from muny narts of the country. Tins tenueney applies not only to milk used directly, but to manufactured dairy products. A co-operative creamery association at llarre, Vt., accepts milk and cream only from herds thut bavo been tuber culln tested under feileral ana state supervision. The products of the nssociutiou'8 dnlvy plant are butter, cheese, ico cream, milk and cream, the products being sold both wholesale and re- tall. Sneclallsts In the bureau or aulmnl Industry regard the Increasing Interest In tuberculosis eradication as an Important development In the dulry manufacturing Industry. Warm Quarters for Cows. Cows In winter should bavo uccess to warm nuarters uuring stormy weather although they require exer else and should not be stabled ull tho time. Warm water Is a great help In keeping the nulmuls lu good winter condition. Cow Needs V lent! on. After a seuson of steudy, high pressure work, the dnlry cow needs a Blx or eight weeK's vacation not at tho shore or In the mountains, but out In the quiet of tho back pasture. HARDIN PUT BACK ON HIS FEET TWICE Was Relieved of Both Rheumatism nnd Stomach Trouble by Tanlac, States Los Angeles Man. "For the second time Tanlac has put me on my feet, and you may know by that what I think of It," snld William T. 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