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THE - NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25,. 1896.
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CITY NEWS.
Editor Brooks, of the Hershey
Review is in this city to-day.
Weather predictions for this
locality are cooler to-night; gener
ally fair to-morrow.
Geo. E. French returned this
morning from Denver' where he had
been with his wife in the hope of
benefitting her health.
Yesterday Harry Rice treated
his wife to a handsome new supply
of furniture which no doubt is
. highly appreciated by that lady.
Miss. Lizzie Bratt left this
morning on No. 2 for Peru, Neb ,
where she has accepted a position
as instructor in the normal school
there.
. Mrs. Driggs and grandson, who
have been visiting the family of
"Warren Lloyd for several weeks, left
yesterday morning for their home
in Erie, Pa.
Remember the republican club
meeting at the court house to-night.
An interesting and instructive
programme has been prepared, and
your presence is desired.
Young Baskins, Crick, Picard
and Sullivan rode on bicycles to
Paxton and return yesterday to
look over the route of the relay race
and to "break in" the "yellow fel
lows." The father of Milton Doolittle
left Saturday morning for a brief
visit in Holt county, and to-morrow
will be met by his wife and sister
at Missouri Valley. Iowa, from
whence they will proceed to their
homes in Illinois.
Mrs. Kaless and little daughter,
late of Signal Butte, Wyo., but
now of Grand Island visited the
family of L. Thoelecke this week,
returning to her home in the Sugar
city this morning on No. 2. She
was formerly a resident of this city.
Rev: Chas. C. Snavely lectured
last night at the court house to the
teachers in attendance upon the
county institute, and again amply
demonstrated his ability as a lec
turer who is enable to enlist the
whole attention of his audience,
and maintain it from start to finish.
There was a total eclipse of the
moon on Sunday night, but as it
occurred during "the wee sma'
hours ayont the twal," only those
of our people whose duties com
pelled them to be up all night wit
nessed the phenomenon. By those
it is reported as having been sur
passingly beautiful.
Wm. Pulton, of Nebraska City,
adjuster of the Springfield ins. Co.,
arrived in "this city yesterday to
settle the loss of Carl Johnson
last week by lightning. His com
pany together with one repre
sented by Lester Eell, had recent
.losses in Maxwell by tornado, and
together the' went down there this
morning to adjust them. Messrs.
McCullough and Dolan were the
damaged parties.
To-morrow evening an enter
tainment by Miss McKee will be
given at the court house upon phys
ical culture and an address delivered
thereon which will be elucidated by
the various motions of the delsarte
movement. This will prove an in
teresting subject to the ladies and
she will no doubt be greeted with a
packed house. Free admission to
all and the public generally is in
vited. W. R. Kelley, chief solicitor
for the U. P., Div. Supt. P. J.
Nichols, As'st. W. L. Park, one or
two minor legal luminaries, the
board of county commissioners,
county attorney a.nd sheriff are con
ferring together upon the matter
of county roads alongside the
right of way, with prospects of a
compromise of the differences. This
morning they took a special train
and went down to Brady Island to
look over the ground and to decide
what was the best for all the par
ties interested.
. Mrs. Danl. Burke returned last
evening from her visit to Schuyler.
"Back" Sawyer's injured leg is
again giving him trouble, and last
night he went to Omaha to endeavor
to procure medical relief.
Owing to the illness of Paul G.
Meyer surveyor Chas. P. Ross is
preparing the county road map for
the litigation with the Union Paci-
nc receivers.
The boiler of engine 826 is sup
plying the steam these days for the
stationary engine at the shops
while the boiler thereto is under
going repairs.
G.D. Chamberlain who returned
last week from his six months'
visit to Tom Reed's bailiwick, has
again reported for duty, and been
assigned to engine 632 as fireman.
The republican league club is
making preparations to take a poll
of the entire United States. This
is a gigantic undertaking, but
when completed will show you how
to intelligibly place your money.
It is said that the bonds of the
Alfalfa irrigation district in Keith
county have, been sold to a man
named Hurst, of Omaha, who will
at once begin the work of construc
tion and push it rapidly forward to
completion.
A fellow gave an exhibition on
our streets last night of the anti
quated old stone-breaking feat per
formed years ago in circuses. He
depended upon the charitableness
of the spectators for his pa and
was poorly rewarded.
Railroad business continues
good and is slightly increasing.
When the receivers get the road
thoroughly ballasted and in good
shape, and a new depot built at
North Platte, they will be ready to
turn the property over to the Own
ers. As many parts of South Dako
ka have prospered under systems
of artesian well irrigation some en
couragement should be offered by
the next Nebraska legislature to
experiment in this direction upon
the uplands in the western part of
the state.
The Northwestern Yeast Cos
agent is around again with samples
of the wonderful Yeast Foam which
is better than ever this year owing
to the new machinery being used for
pressing out the cakes; no excuse
for having poor bread when you can
get Yeast Foam, good flour and a
hot oven.
One day last week while Geo.
t i- r TTT I t .
ourcji, oi wuittier precinct was
coming to North Platte with a load
of wheat he was held up by a
couple of fellows with pistols. He
had some $6 in 'his vest at the
time of theliold up, but as this gar
ment had been laid aside he was
unable to produce but ten cents
with which to satisfy the bold ban
dits, which they declined to take
No doubt these knights of the road
were practical believers in tree sil
ver.
The Tribune has learned that
there is a disposition on the part of
the Uniterian society, of Boston, to
supply the North Platte church
with a pastor. If the report is true
the local organization will want its
building for church puposes. Of
course this would necessitate the
making of other arrangements by
the board of education for the
grades now taught therein. At the
present time the ward schools are
already taxed to their full capacity.
With this state of affairs it would
seem to be the part ot wisdom for
the board to make preparations
for the calling of a special election
lo vote bonds for the building of a
suitable house which would relieve
the condition of the ward schools
for years to come. Such a move
will find a ready second by those
who have the welfare of the pupils
and district at heart.
Is all right, but the X dollar bill will buy
more Furniture now than ever before.
6 We have an elegant line of
PICTURE AND ROOM MOULDING.
. " Now is the time to have your chairs and couches up-
holstered. Bring them in and we will give you good
work at reasonable prices.
E. B. WAKNEE.
, (undertaker.)
Grand Display
At RENNIE'S.
Conductor Austin -Taylor took
passenger train No. 4 out yester
day on account of the sudden sick
ness in this city of Conductor Carl
Pierce.
Register John F Hinman has
filed a water- right upon the upper
Birdwood for" 'his daughter Maud,
and jesterday took stirvej'or Meyer
up to run the lines for a private lr
rigation canal.
Our merchants are now receiv
inir suDolies of irraoes from the
vineyard of J. E. Bock, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, the father of Mrs.
Jos. Busch and W. E Bock, of this
city.
The lecture at the court house
Fnda3T evening by Prof. Stableton
was largely attended and he suc
ceeded in closely enlisting the at
tention of his audience by his man
ner of handling his subject.
The Daughters of Rebekab
gave a little informal reception at
the residence of J. S. Hoagland oa
Saturday evening to the Misses
Crawford, of Gandy. Refreshments
were served and a very enjoyable
time is reported by those in attend
a nee.
Elegant line of Ladies' Capes,
Ladies' Jackets, Ladies' Coats,
New FalPDress Goods. .-.'.. , " '
Eleoant Dress Patterns in the latest
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stvles in colors and black.
, , , . . irrigation air will oe enormous
in our snoe department we oner cnoice o-ooas at 50 The shrewd politicians will take
per cent off during this sale. Our millinery department will advantage of the assembly to pro
hP nnpn nn S?nf ocrh The mncl- n m anr P PmnHu Qn
lected stock ever shown in the city. Miss Decker will be in
charge of this department.
For rent. after Sept. 14th, the
Mathews' property on west Front
street. Apply to Saml. Goozee.
If observer Piercy will only do
tis duty by the people of North
fiatte tue crowd which promises
to be in our city- during the
Irrigation
frrofi i
RENNIE, THE LEADER.
GROWty
. CHASE & SAKBOEN, Importers, Boston.
' The. Seal Brand of Tea,
The Clttb House Brand Canned Goods,
Red Cross Brand of Crackers,
ARE UNEXCELLED.
Morth Platte, Lexington and Minnesota Flour.
: Mr. and Mrs. Smith Clark, who
have been visiting North Platte
friends for three weeks, will return
to Council Bluffs Thursday,
Jack Foster, an old time boiler
maker for the U. P., severed his
connection wih the company last
Friday evening and will devote his
time to managing his farm over in
Hall precinct.
Farmers who have thus early
threshed their oats this season
complain that the yield is very de
ceptive and that the grain will not
weigh out by several pounds per
bushel. Last year they overran.
The Wilcox Dept. Store re
ceived line of new shirt waists
for fail in Persian patterns and
plaids. They are the latest.
Joe L. Davis, a car repairer
who was injured a number of
mouths ago by falling" from a car
and had taken a position in the
round-house, has been compelled to
quit work, not being able to stand
the labor.
The general complaint this
year by consumers of the Lincoln
county melon crop is that for some
reason or other, although of good
size and appearance, the luscious
flavor is not so plainly in evidence
as in previous years.
Everyone who has something
of unusual interest or merit should
make preparations for exhibiting
the same at the Irrigation Fair. If
the management has not a class
embracing the same, a special one
will be made for the article.
Mayor Baker, in cutting the
weeds and grass in the streets' sur
rounding his property, has set an
example worthy of being followed
by all lot owners. Right now is
the time to begin getting the streets
in neat shape for the irrigation fair.
The Wilcox Dept. Store have
added a flow blue pattern to their
crockery stock. It is all the rage
this year.
Yesterday morning the officers
and a number of others interested
in the South Side irrigation canal
drove up to the head thereof to
make preparations for putting in a
headgate. County surveyor Meyer
and a number of contractors ac
companied the party. This step
promises the early completion of
the largest irrigation canal in Lin
coln county.
The shortness of the ice crop
this season is causing considerable
anxiety upon the part of the deal
ers in cooling drinks. It is an open
question whether an artificial lce-
treeziug plant in North Platte could
not be made to pay a profit. One
could be built for $2,000 expense for
Novelties
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ilver.
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O. V. Morrison has some splen
did specimens of double-laced black
breasted Indian Game chickens
which he will have on exhibition at
the Irrigation Fair that will be hard
to beat. This variety of chickens
is very rare in this vicinity and
they will prove quite interesting to
the farmers wives who have in
various egg foundries.
charge the
Leather Belts with Silver
Buckles, the latest, Ladies'
Shirt Waist Sets, Buttons and
Link Cuff Buttons, Hat Pins, J
Book Marks, Souvenir Spoons,
Watch Guards, etc. Also a
complete line ot Harps.
Up to Saturday eveing the U.
P. refrigerator car iceing gang had
averaged twelve hours per day for
tue entire month. Should the com
pany build another icehouse or two
here (and doubtless it will see the
wisdom in so doing)"in future years
this will prove a profitable source
of emploj'inent to many men in this
city.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
Three doors south of old stand.
is enlarging
Henry Weber made his period
ical Sundav visit to Ogalalla this
week.
Miss Nora Kinsman left on No.
2 yesterday morning to visit friends
in Kearney.
B. L. Robinson
his property in the Second ward by
a two-room Addition.
Mrs. Fred Rincker expects to
leave tomorrow night for a visit
with friends in Salt Lake City
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars
' Mrs. A. O. Kocken and children,
who had been visiting relatives in
Missouri, returned home Sunday
Prof. P. H. Lonergan
It is worth the trouble to go to
The Wilcox Dept. Store and see
their new lamps. They want to
show them to you whether you
want to buy or not,
The bidding for the county
line bridge between this and tf'roii-
tier county was very spirited, and
very close one firm offering- to do
the work for 51,580, another for
$1000, and another for $1,610. The
bids for wooden structures followed
about as closely together. The
tting. of the contract was post
poned until a conference could be
had with Frontier county officials.
It is again announced, and this
time with some promise of fulfill
ment, that the accommodating fore
man of the U. P. shops here has
gone to Pittsburg to take unto
himself a bride, the prospective
ceremony to occur Sept. 1st. Con
gratulations are in order, and it is
safe to .say that upon their return
to this city they will be warmly
welcomed.
game be-
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The benefit baseball
tween the legal lights and the saw
bones battirday resulted in a bril
liant victory for the former. It was
prolific of much sport for the spec-
That Hay Rack
You will need Bolts for it.
Don't send off or pay two prices
' for them at home. ....
We Sell You
x3 inch Bolts for lc.
x6 .lie.
x9 " 2c.
' xl2 41 " 3c.
;4x4i " :
;x6 44 44 44 .
4x9l 4
4xl2 44 4 4 44
xl4 4 4 44 44
WE ARE STILL SELLING YOU
20-inch screen wire for..- 7c a yard.
2c.
2c.
3c.
4c.
5c.
22- 44 44
24- 44
26- 44 44- ,
28- 44 44 r
30- 44
32- i4
36- 44
Screeh doors 2 ft,
44 : ... . vca
4 44 ljOca
44 ..11c a
4 44 ... -. i2c a,
4 44 ..12Aa
4 44 ..: 13i a
44 15c a
6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in 95c.
Screen doors 2 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in 95c.
40 sheets of writing paper 5c.
2 bunches envelopes 5c.
6 slate pencils lc.
2 1-pint tin cups.., .' 5c.
1 plow single-tree 20c.
A 12-quart galvanized pail 25c.
A galvanized wash boiler 95c.
A tin wash boiler, copper bottom 51.00.
An all copper wash boiler .$2.00.
Hame clips, 2 for 5c.
Hame staples, 2 for 5c.
A 2-pound plow hammer 45c.
A 14-tooth garden rake .-. 22c.
A Maynard irrigating shovel ". $1.20.
Stove pipe, per joint 15c.
Elbows, each 10c.
No. 1 common lamp chimneys 4c.
No. 2 common lamp chimneys 6c.
Tubular lantern globes 7c. -
A copper bottom tubular lantern 45c.
A set of handled tea cups and saucers 42c.
A set of 7-inch dinner plates ... 35c.
6 engraved tumblers 25c.
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We carry poultry netting, screen wire, tinware,
hardware, notions, hats, caps, ladies' and gents' fur
nishing goods, trunks and valises, decorated dinner
sets, chamber sets, and the largest line of crockery,
lamps and glassware in North Platte. If you pass us
by you lose money. It only takes a call to prove it.
Price and quality talk.
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
North Platte, Neb.
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Great
Removal
Sals
OF THE-
BOSTON STORE.
On the first of September the stock of the Boston
Store will be removed to the Ottenstein Block, and prior
to removal we have inaugurated
A Great Slatigliter Sale,
around wearing a bandaged eye on tators aud ilje lawyers usual fruit-
acconnt of.getting a bit of steel in f! resources were taxed to keep at which good ETOods will be Sold at SDeciallv low PrioGS.
This sale 'commences Saturday, August loth, and will con
tinue until removal of the stock. Here are a few prices:
it.
G rattan Foley left yesterday
morning for his home in Council
Bluffs, Iowa, after a month's visit
in this city.
Dick Williams put in the whole
of last week as conductor ot the
the friends of humanity from ob
taining a verdict. When the com
batants became tired, and a motion
to dismiss was entertained by the
referee, the score stood ? to 7 in
favor of the attorneys.
To rent. A live-room house on
ilnrd street, two blocks west of
court house. Citv water: newlv
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giavei iraui wmie r rauK jawreuce papered and painted
was taking a lay-off.
12-quart anti rust tin pails
48
cents at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
Mrs. Annie F. Church went to
Eiijcoln yesterday- morning to at
tend the 6, A. B. reunion and the
meeting ot the W. R. C. -
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a. letter trom uenver conve's
the news that Mrs. Thos. Lonr nee
Kate Bentle3, is suffering from an
attack of tjphoid fever.
Mrs. Carrie Marti has been very
sick for several days past with a
severe attack of rheumatisjn. At
present she is reported as improv
ing.
The Episcopal Sunday-school
will hold a picnic at Struthers'
grove Thursday afternoon. Five
hundred sandwitches will form part
of the provender.
Don t forget that the place to
buy bolts is of The Wjlcox Dept.
Some time
for
aro
C. L. Wood.
a ieilow can
vassing
registers
advertisimr
struck
for hotel
the town, and
through representing that the larg
est publishing house of this char
acter in the country had failed.
succeeded in doinir some business.
Llie latter concern has notified the
advertisers that it is still "in it."
and that it has a contract with the
Hotel Neville manager whereby
lie is compelled to use its register
exclusively, and that those who
have paid for advertising in other
books will get lett.
W. H. McDonald visited the
family of J. H. Hershey on Sundav,
returning yesterday mornin"-. He
with him a small branch
from an apple tree in Mr. Hershev's
orchard which contained a cluster
of fruit almost fully matured that
cannot be surpassed in the older
fruitgrowing sections of the coun
try. Speaking of fruit-growing
reminds us that P. A. Norton has
ill UI3 jUlU CI 11 ClLLMt;
winch he planted
Domestics.
The best standard prints in all colore,
former price 7 cents, now 5 ceuts.
Six-cent muslin now 4 cents.
Towling at 1 cents per yard.
The best 20 cent feather ticking now
12H cents.
Ten-cent dress gingham at 5 cents.
Simpson's percales, former price 10
ceDts. now 5 cents.
Eight-cent cheviots at 5 cts. per yard.
Outing flannels formerly 12 cents
per yard, now 8W cents.
Dress Goods.
We furnish 7 yards of 40-inch all wool
serge, witn ail ppimmings complete,
forS3.lt.
5G-inch imported serge jp all pqlqrs,
former price S1.25 per yard, now fOpeqts
pr yard.
'16-inch all wool silk finish Henriettas,
former price 81.25, for this sale 70 cents.
25-cent satines now 15 conts.
Hosiery.
Ladies' fast black seamless hose regu
ar price 20 cents, for this sale 10 cents cents per pair up.
Ladies' gauze underwear at 3 cents
per garment.
Ladies shirt waists at 25 cents.
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Shoes.
We are making a special effort to
build up a reputation on our shoes'. We
have just put in a largo stock of C. M.
Henderson's line, M. D Well's line, Ken
dall Shoe Mfg. Go's, line, the best mak
ers in the country.
Ladies' fine Dongola shoes; regular
price $2.00, for this sale 81.25.
All of our ladies' fine 3.00, 3.50, and
4 00 shoes your choice at this sale for
2.65.
M. D. Well's men's railroad shqe, tho
best mack) in tlie pountry, every pair
guaranteed to Ije perfect q.r" qnp.tlPF
pair rePapeq. free qf cjjarap, standard
price 3.50, for this pale at 2-0q- We have
them in lace oroongrees.
Wo have placed the odds and ends of
our shoe stock in one heap and. will
close them out at fifty per cent less than
cost.
Meu's and boys' good shoes from 9S
j Store..
on last Arbor
da-, April 22d, which has "Towinir
each ton daily capacity. This in thereon one of the finest samples of
connection with a cold storage Phas. 15. Barber returned to an apple to be seen. The man who
house tor butter and cnrs miirht Kearney Saturday aud leaves the says fruit appropriate to this lati
miuuje or mis weeic ior sauna.
be made to yield a satisfactory revenue.
E. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs Spruce st.
Agent Olds has had several
thousand tickets printed for trans
portation to the fair grounds. With
the present- time-card in operatiou
it will be a difficult matter for the
company to satisfactorily accommo
date its patrons without a track
extension, and that of the miU-
Kansas, to accept a professorship
in St. John's military school.
K. G. Sou thers and wife of Sa
: lida, Col., arrived in this city yes
terday. The former will have
charge of M. C. Keith's racing sta
bles during the remainder of the
season. He was formerly a driver
for Bob Kneebs, the Sioux City,
Iowa, horseman who became in
volved with the German govern
ment uoon a charp-e of rinprinrr
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track will not prove a satisfactory j -Fruit jars and fruit cans at The
or a ssfe one, although railroad ! Wilcox De'pt, Store.,
travel will doubtless be the most j The receivers of the Northern
pleasant way of going out. By the Pacific liaye issued a circular au
time the fair is held the icin- sea-1 nouncing their intention of turning
son for fruit cars will be over, and I ver the Property m their charge4o
, L. , ' '!he newly organized company on
the south track will be the most' An.nist A rrMf nnmhprnf
practical track to use without the
company being compelled to build
a new one.
Union Pacific employes are won
denng when this will take place i
upon tins roaa.
tude and elevation cannot be grown
in Lincoln county is .a ijase prevaricator.
The Irrigation Fair lvjll not
have a more attractive display than
can be seen any day in the crock-
en- and glassware departments at
The Wilcox Dept. Store.
A reporter for TifE Tkibuxe
called at the garden of Charley Pass
one day the first of the week and
readily discovered why he has been
dubbed North Platte's "celerv
He has growing in all
stajres of develoDment. from the
plants to those full jrrown
and bleaching, thousands of speci-
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mens or mis succulent sea plant.
In addjlion to his larcfe crop grow
ing in the southeastern part of this
city he has 100,000 plants upon W...
L. Park's lower ditch farm, wlfich
promise to yield enormously. At
the present time Mr. Pass is per
fecting arrangements to ship the
larger portion of his crop to Omaha,
Denver and other large cities.
We have the exclusive agency for the sale of the C.
Henderson Red School Hou?e Shoes.
Yours for Bargains,
The Boston Store,
J. Pizer? proprietor.
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the first to
hat upon
--R. A, Douglas was
sport a campaign plu
our streets this year.
Numerous small bets are being
made in town that the republican
national ticket will win.
- -P. B. Bloom, of Cottonwood
precinct, was in the city yesterday
upon a little horse deal with J. C.
Federhoof.
. Wild plums are a drug upen
the local market at forty cents per
b::s,lel, with grapes and. melppg
still harder to sell.
Some necessary grading is be
ing done under the direction of
street commissioner oiorgan on
north Pine street. s
WAfHIJfG A?ip JEQHPf
Kxecuted in first-class manner at
forty cents per dozen at the Fong
Ding Laundry. White Shirts teii
cents each.
NEBRASKA STATE PATE.
On the occasion of the Nebraska
State Fair Carnival of the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben, and other special
attractions at Omaha, Aug. 27th, .
Sept. 5th, inch, the Union Pacific
will sell tickets at very low ratesl
For full particulars call on rfl
N. B. Ous. Agent.
Dr. Sawyer; l)pgr Sir: Having used your Pas
tilles, I can rpponjineaa tljem to tj pqWlp. 1
have been attendoJ by four different doctora, but
one and a half boxes of your niedidnn Tina tfftrtA
me more good than all of them. Yours reepect
fully, Mrs, Maggie Johnson, Bronson, Branch
' county. 5tlch. Sold br F. H. Longloy.