NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY" TRIBUNE.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
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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.
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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. Hardin, 1400 Garden St., Los An
geles, Calif.
"Three years ago, I had rheumatism
In my shoulders and neck so bad I
could hardly work. I tried medicine
after medicine only to get worse, but
Anally I got bold of Tanlac, and I
haven't had a truco of rheumatism
since.
"Then lust summer my stomach got
out of order, I lost my appetite and
what llttlo I did eat made mo feol
bloated, all stuffed up and miserable.
I always felt weak, tired and worn out.
and was so nervous I couldn't sleep.
"Well, Tanlac did a good Job for ma
before, so I Just got somo moro of It,
and now it has again fixed me un. and
Pm feeling strong and energetic Ilka
I used to. I'll tell tho world Tanlac'
tbo medicine for me."
Tanlac Is sold by ull good druggists.
Publicity Music.
"Don't you want tbo trumpet of fama
to sound your name?"
"No," replied Senator Sorghum. "I
want to bo In touch with my time.
I'd rather have my name sounded, If
possible, by a saxophone In a Jazz or
chestra." Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rej'ected.
Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. It stands -the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so mcny applicants for insurance are re
jected is because, kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whoteo applica
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the '''sease.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is on sale
&t all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large. However, if you wish
first to test this great preparation send
ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention this paper.
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Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
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for Infants and children, and see that It
Honrs tho
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Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Ensy money Is the kind thnt peo-
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Piles
aro usually due to straining
wben constipated.
Nujol lwlna a lubricant keep
the food waste soft and there
fore prevents straining. Doctors
prescribe Nujol because it not
only soothes the suffering of
piles but relieves the Irritation,
brings comfort und helps to re
move them.
Nujol Is a lubricant not a
medicine or laiatire so cannot
gripe. Try It today.
TO KILL RATS
and MICE
Always use the genuine
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it forces tbeae pests to run from the building for
saterand fresh air. Hats, mice, cockroaches, water
ugs ana ants destroy food and property dud are
larrleraof disease.
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