STXOUIiS.
I The universal popularity of Bevo made it necessary to erect this building, I
I the largest of its character in the world. Covers two city blocks. Floor space 26 I
II acres. A basement 30 feet high containing 13 tracks each to accommodate I
I ten freight cars.Will employ 2,500 people and have a bottling capacity of I
FOR SALE.
Owing to poor health I will offer my
Harness Shop for sale. Stock, tools,
machinery and electric motor; no bet
ter location than O’Neill. Work for
two men. Shoe repairing in con
nection.—J. H. Davison, O’Neill, Ne
braska. 49-4
Holt County Boy Gassed, in France.
Earl W. Faulhaber, serving with
the Marine corps in France, is the
first Holt county boy to be gassed.
A letter just received by his sister
and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Faul
haber, relates briefly the adventure
and shows that young Faulhaber is
not at all discouraged, but expects
to be back in the trenches again soon.
Somewhere in France, April 25.
Dear Sister and All: As I feel
pretty good today I am writing you
a few lines. On the thirteenth the
. Germans bombarded us with gas
shells for about five hours. The
name of the gas is mustard gas and
a very dangerous gas.
I got my mask on all O. K., but
we took them off too soon so that
I got it in my lungs and eyes. I
could not see for six days. I thought
I would go blind, but they are so
I can seep pretty good now. I can
not talk out loud, but I can whisper.
I was in a French hospital first.
They were very nice to us. I am
now in American base hospital 15, A.
E. F. I hope to be back on duty
soon again. I hope you are all well.
We have nice spring weather. As I
don’t know of any more to write this
time I will close. Write soon. I
hope £o be well by the time you get
this letter. Love to all.
Earl W. Faulhaber, 97th Co., 6th
Reg’t U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F.
A Letter From France.
Co. I, 23rd U. S. Engineers
A. E. F., April 17, 1918.
The following letter has been re
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davison
of this city from their nephew who
is with the American forces in France
I have not been in France very
long but I have traveled over con
siderable country, and was lucky
enough to do most of it in the day
time. I never took time to try to
imagine what France looked like
Telephone Rates Lower
in the United States
Than in Europe
♦
Bates for telephone service should be based upon the
cost of materials and labor and the kind of service fur
nished.
Wages paid telephone employees in this country are
practically double those paid in Europe for the same kind
of work.
Telephone materials also cost a great deal more in
America than abroad and the grade of telephone service
furnished here is far superior as everyone who has trav
| eled in Europe knows.
Thus, the same materials could be purchased, the
same amount of labor employed and service, such as is
provided, could be furnished for less money in Europe
than in America.
When the cost of operating is twice as much in Amer
ica as in Europe, telephone rates in Europe, to be pro
i| portionately equal, should be only a dollar for service
costing $2.00 in America, and a long distance call costing
$1.00 here should only cost 50 cents in Europe.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY
Save Food
Buy War Savings Stamp*
and Liberty Bond*
and so I was much surprised. Lum
ber is scarce, but rocks are plentiful,
hence all the cities, and even the farm
houses, are of rock and cement con
struction, and of one color, gray. A
man need not build but once and that
will last for ten generations. Stone
thresholds on some houses have been
worn down three inches. Many a
wooden shoe must have passed
through those door ways. I am
glad that Lula does not have to wear
the kind of shoes the children of
France wear. Boys running down
the cobblestone roads make as much
noise as a horse would make. A lot
of shoes are made of straw woven
together.
The effect of the four years of war
upon the poor can be seen everywhere.
Women do most of the farm labor
and they believe in intensive farm
ing. Every square foot of ground
is used (with the exception of moulds
of dirt that separate the small farms)
and the brush that grows on the
fences is carefully gathered and
dried.
The French soldiers stationed along
the railroads are polite, talkative and
hopeful as to the outcome of the war.
Nearly every boy writing home
mentions something about the sold
iers being moved in cattle cars.
They are not so uncomfortable. Last
night when given the opportunity to
sleep on the ground or in the car, I
chose the car. The railroad equip
ment seems very odd. The track is
a standard guage with heavy rails,
but the ties are twice as far apart
as ours at home. Most of the cars
are about twice the size of a wagon,
in fact they would make good auto
trailers, if they were built stronger.
Some of them have only one brake,
and that is operated by the foot of
a man standing on the ground. This
must be an old style of a car. The
brass engines surprised me by the
load they could pull, but when we
saw a modern locomotive we began to
cheer. Modern railroads are being
forced upon France.
I am getting along all right and
am trying to learn a few French
words.
Yours
W. H. HOLMES.
News Notes.
Because of the high price and
shortage of sugar each farmer should
plant some sorghum cane. There are
several mills in the county and the
owners have agreed to run them this
fall. As most of the cane in this
county has been grown for fodder so
long it will be best to send for Sor
ghum Cane seed.
Many farmers have been inquiring
at the office for information about
sprays. The following may be of
help to some:
1. —When the cluster buds are
showing pink. Bordeaux Mixture
4—4—50, or Lime Sulphur—4 lb. lime
—4 lb. copper sulphate and 50 gallons
of water.
2. —Just after the petals fall. Lead
Arsenic and Lime Sulphur, or Bor
deaux Mixture.
Two pounds Lead Arsenic to 50
gallons water. Dissolve Lead Arse
nic and pour into other solution.
| Use all pressure available.
3. —Use same material, same pro
portions two or three weeks after the
second.
4. —About 7 weeks after the third.
Use Arsenic only.
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
Copper Sulphate or Bluestone Vs lb.
Stone Lime . Vs lb.
Water . 6 gal.
Dissolve Copper Sulphate in one
half of the water and slack tht lime.
Then add to the other half. Mix well
and add all together.
Burlap and grain sacks are very
scarce and should be well cared for.
If you have not received the Ex
change published for Holt and Boyd
counties send in 25 cents for a years
subscription.
We have plenty of cane seed listed
for sale, also some 1916 corn.
FRANK H. LANCASTER,
Emerg. Dist. Demon. Agt.
Notice.
Every farmer in the county having
rye should phone to the County Agri
cultural Agent at O’Neill. Arrange
ments are being made to have a car
in each town in which this rye may
be loaded as it is hard to sell rye to
the elevators and mills.
J. M. HUNTER,
County Food Administrator.
County Board of Equalization.
The County Board of Supervisors
County Assessor and County Clerk of
Holt county, will meet as a County
Board of Equalization on Tuesday,
June 11, 1918, and will be in session
for at least three days for the pur
pose of equalizing the taxable prop
erty of the county.
All persons who believe that their
property is assessed too high or that
the property of another is assessed
too low should present their claims
to the County Board of Equalization
for adjustment.
P. C. Kelley, County Clerk.
Young Men to Register June 5.
The act providing for the registra
tion of men who have become twenty
one years of age since June 5, 1917,
has been passed by congress and
June 5, 1918, has been set as the day
for registration.
The registration will be con
ducted at the office of the Local Board
at the Court House in O’Neill, where
sufficient help and ample office room
has been provided to handle the one
hundred fifty or more men who will
be required to register. Registration
booths will open at 7 o’clock in the
morning and continue open until 9
o’clock in the evening.
To be required to register a man
must have been bora in 1896, in a
month and on a day subsequent to
June 5, or in 1897, in a month and on
a day thereof prior to or on June 5.
Struck by Lightning and Still Lives.
John Sullivan, living south of town,
was struck by lightning during Mon
day evening’s storm and suffered
several severe burns, but aside from
this sustained no serious injuries and'
again is able to be about. His escape
from death is miraculous and accord
ing to Dr. Carter one of a few on rec
ord. Mr. Sujlivan was in the house, I
;
during the storm,and was seated with
one foot against the stove. The lightn
ing struck the house and ran down
the stove, jumping from there to Mr.
Sullivan’s leg. The leg was badly
burned below the knee and again just
below the hip, while the skin between
the two spots was seared and blis
tered. He was rendered uncon
scious from the shock and for several
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hours was partially paralyzed. He
has now regained the use of his limbs
and is able to be about again.
The allotment of meat purchases
for the Army, Navy ,and Marine Corps
and the allies has been consolidated in
a single bureau, with headquarters in
Chicago.
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