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iRAIi BARE, Editor and Proprietor
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1897.
Miss JessieBratt is prepared
to give piano instructions at resi
dence or borne of pupil. Charges
moderate.
The Episcopal ladies announce
November 16th as the date for hold
ing their annual fair, supper and
entertainment.
Frank Simpson stepped through
the floor of the round house at Sid
ney last t riaay ana sustained a
sprained leg, from the effects of
which he is laying off.
The laaies guiia will nave a
cake sale at the .Gil man residence
on Saturday afternoon next. This
announcement is official; the one
published Friday apparently was
not.
James Auble was down from
Garheld yesterday. Owing to a
scarcity of machines, very little
irrain line n c vpf hppn 1irfcliprl "FTf
thinks the yield will run from eight
to twenty bushels per acre.
It is learned that Marshal W.
R. Morgan has began a mandamus
suit against the city clerk with a
view of compelling the latter to is
sue a warrant in payment of his
salary for the first quarter of the
present fiscal year.
On Wednesday evening of this
week the ladies' auxiliary to the B.
of Li. E. will hold a lawn social at
the residence ot J. I. Smith, to
which the public is cordially invited.
Ice cream and cake will be served,
berinnmir at six o'clock, for ten
cents.
C. C. Hawkins was in from
wei meet j-esterday. Me says
Armour & Co. are buying all the
wheat they can ret alonjr the B. &
M. andstorinsrit in elevators. This
looks as though Armour & Co. ex
pect a continued rise in the price of
wheat.
Colouel Bill Collins, while
branding a lew of his choicest bees
Friday was severely stunc and for
thirt3-six hours suffered a total
eclipse of his left eye. It is the
Colonel's intention to de-stinger all
his bees and has encrajred Dick
Bangs to assist him.
Mrs. t razer, wlio lias been so
liciting funds in town for the
children's home at Hastings, re
ports rather poor results. She
says the ladies of the town con--tributed
quite liberally,' but the
men seemed adverse to sub
scribing". Mrs. Frazer left for
other fields last night.
Smoke Wright's Havana Rose
five cent cigar.
The executive committee of the
state irrigation association, at a
meeting held the latter part of the
week, decided to hold the next con
vention of the association at Lin
coln instead of North Platte. This
change was made, it is said, on ac
count of lack of interest on the
part of North Platte people. Com
ment is unnecessary.
Witiiin tne past week or so
some one has stolen and hauled
away three stacks of alfalfa hay
from the land owned by Lt. D.
Thoelecke southwest of town
Thieves ire jrettinjr pretty bold
when they steal hay by the stack.
Elsewhere Mr. Thoelecke offers a
reward for the arrest and conviction
of the guilty party.
Nails 2 la2 cents par pound at H & T's
The Cody Guards haye received
an invitation from the Kearney mi
litia company inviting them to go
into camp at that place for the two
days' encampment this year. The
Kearney company offers to pay half
the railroad fare of the local com
pany. The proposition will be con
sidered at a meeting ot the Guards
this evening. It is the desire ot
the Kearney company if possible
to have Colonel Olson's batallion
go into camp at that place.
A BEAUTY,
Do you want a present which will
be appreciated. One that will be
pleasing to that fairest and dearest
person. Easy enough to find the
right thing, come to us we can
show you variet' a,Jd quality.
Prices will harmonize with the
goods. Here are a few suggestions:
Watches, rings, long watch chains,
silver mounted bottles, hair pins,
sealing sets, manicure sets, etc.
hhhCITOX,
.Jeweler and Optician.
wSff He. Chamber Suit of
FOE TJSjST DOILLAJRSP -
I presume you would. We cannot sell you one for that money '
but you cau purchase a good one for a little more money. We
have the finest line of FURNITURE -ever shown in the city. Call
and see our new Couches and Lounges. We have something cheap
in an extension table, and our dining room Chairs are the best
made for the money.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK.
We w be
in our new store. September isr, opposite
postoffice across the street from old loca
tion. Remember you have but a few days
left to take advantage of our
Great Boraoval Sale.
New store will
J No goods leave
1 STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, I;
WEBER &
! ANOTHER SLASH
A I KH NNIK'S
Thirty days more in which to close out the most choice line
of Dress Goods in town. JSSp-Onr Black Goods this week at $1.00
and $1.25. "Henriettas and Serges at 50 cents per yard,
JdSS-Silk Henriettas and Serges, in colors, worth $1 and $1.25 per
yard, go at 50 cents. f"Ten dollar dress patterns at $5.00 each.
JteSTwo dollar Black Silk at $1 per yard. .PS-Ten cent Lawns
at 5 cents per yard. tei.OOO pairs of Shoes for men, women
and children will be sold for 50 cents on the dollar. jflSAll our
Wool Carpets at 50 cents per yard. Do not let a day pass with
out making a purchase at this sale. "BLANKETS Fine $9
and $10 Blankets for $5.00. Fall will soon be here and you will
need these goods. You can never again buy them so cheap.
RENNIE'S CLOSING SALE.
, The Presbyterian Sunday-
school will picnic at the Dillon
ranch next Friday.
Dr. Win. Eves returned last
night from Ogalalla. where he was
called to see a patient. He brought
the latter to this city for treatment.
A couple of dozen of chickens
escaped from Cecil Tuell's huckster
wagon this morning and Spruce
street habitues had more or less
sport in helping catch them.
Judge Grimes sa3s his trip
through the Yellowstone Park was
one of the most enjoyable events
of his life, and he advises all who
can take such a trip to do so. He
and his party spent ten days in the
park, and while there met W. J-
Bryan.
M. C. Harrington was a brief
visitor at Hershey yesterday, going
up on No. 1 and returning on his
wheel. Mr. H. was surprised at
the amount ol business being tran
sacted in that village. A great
amount of wheat is being- marketed
the price of which yesterday was
eighty cents.
Deeringr Machine Repairs at H. & T's
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith, ot
American Forks. Utah, arrived last
night from a. trip to Wisconsin,
and are the g-uests of Mrs. S's
father, Chas. Beach, foreman of the
Beer ranch. Mr. Smith is editor of
the American Forks World, and
formerly published a paper at
Wallace.
The Nebraska delegation to
Buffalo in which there were a
number of North Platte people
reached that city at 7:15 j-esterday
morning, with everybody feeling
good. - The excursionists spent
Sunday in Chicago driving about
the city on coaches and visiting
Lincoln park and other points of
interest.
MASON JARS.
1 quart fruit jars 55c a dozen.
1-2 gallon fruit jars 75c a dozen.
at'the WILCOX DEPT. STORE
Lorenzo Dow, superintendent
of the McPherson national ceme
tery, is in town to-day and gave
this office a call. Mrs. Dow, who
has been visiting in Wisconsin, is
expected to arrive at the reserva
tion the early part of next month.
Mr. Dow says he expects Senator
Thurston to visit him about the
middle of September and will de
vote a" few days-to chicken hunt
ing-.
J. J. Sullivan returned Sunday
from Newcastle, Neb., where he
went to assist in a little celebration
in commemoration of the twentieth
anniversary of the ordination of
Fathers McCarthy and O'Tooleinto
priesthood, both of whom were
formerly located here. Rev. Mc
Carthy of South Omaha, formerly
of Sidnej', was also present. Mr,
Sullivan reports a very pleasant
trip. -
E. B. WARNER,
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be a strictly cash store.
the house until paid for.
VOLLMER.
IN PRICES !
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Rev. Beecher and the members
of his bovs'club returned this morn
ing from their week's outing- in
Wyoming. The boys look rugged,
hearty and report a very pleasant
time.
Home grown plums of a very
nice quality are being marketed
in town this week. Home grown
watermelons made their first ap
pearance Saturday and from this
time forward the grocers will be
well supplied.
There is quite a demand for
laborers for the hay field, and there
is a scarcity of men for that work.
This morning a hay man went to
the stock yards and attempted to
find a few hoboes who were willing
to work, but he was not successful.
J. H. Day finished moving his
stock to the Rennie building- this
forenoon, and is lapidly getting
straightened out. He will be in
ship shape by to-morrow morning
and invites 'ou to visit hjs estab
lishment and examine the new
goods just received.
Rev. Snavely, Mr. and Mrs. A.
McMichael, Rev.. Randolph, Mrs.
W. T. Brown. Mrs. Robinson of
the Third ward, Rev. Bowlen and
W. J. Crusen returned last night
from Curtis,- where they for a week
had been attending a Methodist
camp-meeting. Mr. Cruzen says
tlie meeting was very successful,
fully 1000 people being present Sun
day. There were about twenty
conversions during the meetin.g
The Chicago weather torcast
for North Platte and vicinity are:
Unsettled butgenerally tair weather
to-night and Wednesday, warmer
to-night. The maximum tempera
ture yesterday at North Platte was
84, minimum in past 24 hours 50
at 7 a. m. 52; precipitation none
For the same time and period one
year ago the maximum tempera
ture was 79 minimum 50, at 7 a.
m. 52; precipitation none.
M. C. Lindsay will gather over
a ton of honey this season from
his bee colonies. Mr. L. says he
will make a belter profit from his
bees than anything he has raised
this season, and yet all his crops
are immense. He considers the
Platte valle' an exceptionally good
section for bees, mainly on account
of the great growth of alfalfa and
sweet clover, both of which are ex
cellent feed for the busy little in
sects. A deal was completed to-day
whereby Will Voll mer becomes the
sole owner of the Star Clothing
house, baying the interest ot H. M.
Weber. The final transfer will be
made September 1st. Mr. Voll mer
will go east the first ot next month
to purchase a new stock of goods
and will remain indefjnitply. JDur
ing his absence the store will be
under the management of Charley
Vollmer. Mr. Weber, the retiring
partner, will for a time at least
give his time to his busiuess in
terests at Ogalalla.
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R. H. Langford was a visitor in
Hastings Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Bogue is visiting
relatives in Missouri Valley.
Miss Nora Kinsman of Julesburg
is the guest of iriends in town.
C. L. Williams left yesterday to
look after his farm in Buffalo coun
ty-
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Park left
Sunday, for a brief recreation trip
in Colorado.
Mrs. T. Bresnehan left Sunday
for a visit with friends in Omaha
and Kansas City.
Mrs. Geo. A. Beecher has been in
Sidney for a week as the guest of
Dr. and Mrs. Stowitts.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Soule, editors
of the Wallace Tug, were in town
on business Saturday.
T, M. Cohagen and family expect
to leave next week for.a visit with
relatives in St. Louis. '
Mrs. H. V. Hillikerand daughter
Marcia left this morning for a visit
with Grand Island friends.
Sam Richards left Sunday for
the eastern markets to purchase a
stock of goods for The Fair.
Mrs. Gus Smith left Saturday for
a visit with friends in Buffalo, N.
Y., and other eastern points.
Miss Maud McGee, who had been
visiting North Platte friends for ten
days, returned to Omaha Sunday.
Mr. andMrs-R. D. Thomson left
yesterday morning for a visit with
friends in the east part of the state.
Mrs. W.;.W. Birge and children
returned Saturday night from a
protracted visit in the east part of
the state.
Gea G. McKay returned Satur
day from Chicago, where he pur
chased a stock of fall and winter
goods.
Mrs. Geo. E. French, who had
been in Denver for a couple of
weeks, returned home Saturday
morning.
Miss Emma Leety returned to
Pittsburg Saturday after a month's
visit with her sister, Mrs. John
Singleton.
F. P. Morgan, of the Chappell
Register, is in town to-day day en
route to the republican state con
vention at Lincoln.
Clarence Pierce, of Chicago, is
the guest of his cousin Mrs. Frank
Simpson. Mr.. Pierce will propably
go on the road as a brakeman.
Mr. and Mrs. Letts, who had
been visiting their son Fred, left
Sunday for their home in Iowa, go
ing via Denver and Kansas City.
Loren Sturges and W. D. Ellis of
the north side, and R. A. Douglas
were among those who left Satur
day for Buffalo and other eastern
points.
Miss Bertha VonGoetz leaves in
a day or two for Kansas City where
where she will enter a wholesale
millinery house for a couple of
weeks, and then go to a Kansas
town where she will be employed as
a milliner.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grimes and
son Lee returned Saturday evening
from their trip to Wyoming. Mr.
and Mr. W. T. Wilcox remained
a few days longer at Livingstone,
and will probably reach home the
latter part of this week.
L GUddJSarb.'jre $2i25per.JDO at
.Harrington & Harrington's.
Hogs are selling in the local
markets tO'tfay at 53.15.
Elsewhere in these columns
John Bratt offers for sale 1250 head
ot cows and heifers. '
September wheal sold in Chi
cago yesterday at 971 and Septem
ber corn at 37 cents.
J. B. Hendr of Denver, the
well known contractor, is transact
ing business in town to-day.
Chas. Richards, the Suther
land inn keeper, transacted busi
ness in town yesterday.
Chas. Simpson spent yesterday
at Cottonwood as the guest of
Supt. Dow, of the national ceme
tery. A stone walk.similar to the one
in front of the Keith block, will be
put down along the new Bel ton
building.
Pillsbury and Lexington Flour at Har
rington & Tobin's.
Miss "Omega McNamara is
entertaining a party of friends this
afternoon in honor ot Miss Ruth
McBride, of Omaha.
Prof. ISbright and a friend were
seen leaving the city at an early
hour this morning, presumably in
quest of specimens for the class in
ornithology.
Julius Pizer, who has been east
for over two weeks purchasing the
largsst stock of goods ever shipped
into North Platte, is expected home
in a day or two.
Business in North Platte is
radjdly improving-. Merchants an
ticipate an unusually heavy fall
trade and are laying in big stocks
of goods.
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THE STANDARD OF AMERICA.
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The Wilcox Dept. Store,
NORTH
Editor Ellingham was the
guest of his sister in Suthlerland
Sunday.
Conductor Lew Pierce has
taken a lay-off and is'spending the
time in Denver.
The Episcopal Sunday-school
is holding a picnic at S'truthers'
point to-day.
Geo. C. McAllister.of Chappell,
has been transacting businss in
town for a day or two past.
Buggies, road and spring wagon
and surreys, A fine assortment at low
prices at Jos. Hershey's.
Mike Cox, Billy Russell and
Frank Montague have been given
employment at the round house.
It is understood that the gov
ernment will soon order a survey of
the McPherson military lands.
Fred Letts has his new house
about ready for occupancy. He
will have a neat and pleasant home-
The sidewalk on west Sixth
street which was burned over two
years ago, will be relaid for several
blocks.
Fifteen engines and fifteen
train crews are now employed on
the Third district, and all road
men are making big time.
Baled Ties, the best, at H. & T's.
Two gentlemen from Lincoln,
one a nephew of M. K. Barnum.who
are traveling overland to the Black
Hills, were in town Sunday.
Fred Thomson brought down a
stock train from Sidney yesterday
morning in two hours and fifty min
utes, actual running time.
' Local receipts of merchandise
were unusually heavy yesterday,
nearly every merchant in town re
ceiving a dray load.
For Sale 250 head of two-3Tear-old
steers. Inquire of J. R.
Bangs, North Platte.
Fred Thomson says that he
and other farmers in Hickory coun
ty, Missouri are selling their crop
of peaches at about ten cents a
bushel.
One or two engines have been
brought down from the west and
after receiyhig jni nonrepairs will
be put on the Second district.
The populists held primaries in
the three wards Saturday evening
and elected delegates to the county
convention to beheld Saturday.
While in the act of throwing up
the tank pipe at Julesburg Satur
day night, fireman Jeffrey lost his
balance and fell from the tender,
striking his breast on the rails,
As might be expected, he is laid up
for repairs.
Willis Hansen had three toes
severed from his left foot Friday
while repairing a windmill out in
the country. He was at work on
the tower when a gust of wind
caused the wheel to revolve rapidly
and in some manner Willis got his
foot caught in the gearing. He
was brought to town and Drs.
Donaldson and McCabe dressed the
wounds. Mr. Hansen has been
rather unfortunate of late, having
just resumed work last week after
laying off six weeks on account of a
felon on a thumb.
"There is bound to be a greater
movement ot immigration in Ne
braska thisfail than for many years
past," said John Francis, general
passenger agent of the B. & M.,
this morning. "There is already a
marked increase in the attention
that is being turned toward this
state. Our last homcseekers' ex
cursion went out from here for var
ious points in the state so large
that the train had to be run in two
sections. We haven't had to divide
a train of homeseekers.into two sec
tions for a number of years past.
And the good thing about it is that
a great portion ot these homeseek-
,ers are very apt to remain perma
nently in Nebraska.' qmana see.
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we wili be pleased to
have you call.
Watcb this space for import
ant announcement.
North Platte Patent Plourat H & T's
A LOVER WHO LOST.
fixe Trouble Was That His Kival Trovcil
More Knterprisinj;.
"JnPt iuv infernal Icefc, " growled
ouc of our mcst eligible bachelors as In:
threw himself on a ccuch ami looked
daggers at his closest male fiicuri, nJ
though he were the di?peuscr of fate.
"If a fellow wants to get nnnried and
fulfill his proper destiny iu lift, fortnuo
trips him up and makes a fool of him.
Yen know that I've ropped to three or
fonr-girls, aud iu every ease I've been
jnst too Jate. Yon may pnt it down
uow that if I ever marry a woman she
will do the proposing and make all t!:(
preliminary arrangements. "
"Scored another failnre?"
"Yes; lost by au eyebrow, as ncv-i
Yon recall that divine creature I pciat
ed cut to you from the clnbwinuow tl.
other day? That little Rnddius and 1
have both been sweet cu her rivals. J
suppose yen would say. I called win re
she is visitiug caily last ereniig to pr.:
my fate to the xvst. While 1 was screw
ing my courage up to the sticking po.nt
and trying to separate htr from tko
other people there she was called by ono
of the servants. She came back looking
bo rosy and sweet that I pushed mat
ters, piloted her to a side veranda ami
told her, with all the gndi and seuti
mcutalisni of some callow youth, how I
loved her, how I could not Hyp without,
her. She never looked morp beautiful
than when she tcld how Ecrry she wag
to canse mc pain, bur; she had jnst ac
cepted Mr Rnddins by telephone. It
was to talk with him that she had bem
called by the servant. I stammered my
way to the hat rack and out cf tho
house the best I could. The impudent
little rascal 1 Ho kuew I was going
there, fcr I told him myself, and I went
early for the cypress purpose of heading
him off No other man would have had
the cold uerve to propose by telephone.
If any girl wouu? me after this, she
knows whero to find mc. "--Detroit
Free Press.
Not Fnnny.
Jawkcr Fogg thinks ho is fuuuy,
doesn't he? But there's no use for a fel
low to Le persoual in his jokes.
Widdlc For instance?
Jawker Referring to my lecture the
other evening, Fogg wanted to know
why it reminded cue of o wheelman
inflating his pneumatics. The answer
was that it was a case of wind going
into the audience's tire. I suppose he
thought that was funny, but I'm bless
ed if I do. Boston Transcript.
A 'cultural Geography.
First Western Farmer (at railroad
station) You're a farmer, too, eh?
Second Western Farmer Yes; been
farmin a good many years.
Thnt.cn? Glad to meat
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you. Where is your farm located in tho i
flood district, the drought section, tho
grasshopper region or the cyclone belt; .
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400 Cows with Calves.
650 Dry Cows.
100 two-year-old Heifers.
50 one-year-old Heifers.
50 Bulls.
These cattle are well bred
Hereford and Short Horn
stock, are in pasture norti
of North Platte river, four
miles '.north of Sutherland
station on U. P. Ry. If you
want to buy come and see
them. Prices and quality
will satisfy you- Call on
or write,
JOHN BKATT,
North Platte, Neb,
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FOR FINE RIGS
at REASONABLE PRICES
GO TO
Elder 4 Loci's Stable.
Northwest Corner Court-house Square.
Two aiilliiuis a Year.
When people buy, try, and buy again,,
it means they're satisfied. The people
of the United States aro now buying
CascaretR Candy Cathartic at the rato
of two million boxes a year and it will bo
three million before New Year's. It
means merit proved, that Caecnrots are
the most delightful bowel regulator for
every body tho year round. All drug
gists 103,25o., 50c. 'i box, cure guar
anteed.
Mr, -
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