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Sfa f rite. ft 1- STEVENS & BARE, Editors and Pbops. WEDNESDAY. AUG- 14, 1889. Cfell for Meeting of the Republican County Central Committee. The Republican Central Committee for Lin coln county frill meet at the court house in North Platte, on Saturday. August 24th, at 2 p. m for the purpose of calling a county conven tion, and for the transaction of such other busi ness as may properly come before it. Geo. E. Fkekch, Chairman. E. B. Wabnkb, Secretary. ANNOUNCEMENTS . COUNTY COMMIBSIONEK. Being requested by many friends, 1 hare de cided to become a candidate for County Com missioner, subject to the Republican Conven tion. H. G D1EHL. Gab field, Aug. 12th, 188V. Editor TsnrtwE: f. TO Dear Sin Please announce in rour paper that 1 am a candidate for County Commiseioner subject to the will of the Bepub licsn County ConTention CAMPBELL. The boomers o Kearney liave found that the subsidized newspa per, the Enterprise, is an elephant on their hands. The paper having accomplished its mission will prob ably be allowed to suspend if it cannot live on its own resources. Keatlney, our booming neighbor on the east, is not content with small things. During a storm Sun day before last hail stones fell as large as base balls, and quite as damaging to anatomy and property. Kearney is nothing if not sensa tional. At the meeting of the Republi can State Central Committee held last week Hastings was selected as the place for holding the nsxt state convention and October 8th as the time at 1 p. m. The committee decided that the basis of represen tation be as formerly, one delegate for each 150 votes cast and one at large from each county. This will make about 800 delegates. The Canadian people, fudging from the papers, are anxious for a war with the United States. The Dominion press is red-hot over the seizure of a vessel sailing under the British flag while stealing seals in Behring sea. It is quite time to set tle the whole fishery business, and if a fight is necessary for that purpose we 'don't know that the country will ever be in better shape. After the fight the geography of this con tinent will be materially changed. At recent elections in Utah the "gentiles" have been quite success ful, the latest "victory" being in Salt Lake itself. The Mormons know a thing or two, and among them, thev know that Utah will never be admitted as a state so long as it is under Mormon rule, lheir onlv show is to allow the Gentiles to carry the elections, thus placing the country under the rule ot the Gentiles so called. It is hardly probable congress will be fooled by a thin dodge like this. Squibe Campbell of Garfield pre cinct, at the solicitation of friends, has concluded to be a candidate for the office of county commissioner, and he makes his announcement this week. Mr. Campbell is an old resident of Garfield; he went there with limited means, took a home stead and timber claim and by in dustry has been highly successful, now having a fine farm, well stock ed. Bfe is an old soldier. He has always taken a prominent part in the affairs of his precinct, being the first justice of the peace, an office he still holds. He is an uncompro mising Republican and makes his candidacy subject to the approval of the Republican county convention . the press excursion. Incidents of the Trip as I Saw Them. CHEYENNE. It had not been the intention on starting out to stop at Cheyenne, but a telegram from Gov. Warren changed the minds of everybody. This dispatch was received at night, but our chairman very wisely kept it to himself until morning, know ing as he did that sleep would be a stranger to every eyelid, particu lar! v among the ladies, were it known that Gov. Warren actually wanted to see the Nebraska editors and their wives at a reception as soon as convenient mfter reaching the city. After the telegram -was read and we had recovered sufficiently from the shock that all considered it safe to start, we cot into carriages Drovided for this purpose bv the city council. Here we found some of the weaker ones had over rated their strength, seeing the carriages and knowing the Orovernor was only a few blocks away was too much, they verylwisely thought it beet to have tne carnages return Northern, thus giving them more time to prepare for the might-be occasion of the trip. Here one of the ladies in looking for her smell ing salts made the discovery that instead of putting that necessary article in her valise she had put in a box of "rough on rats". What was to be doue? Time pressed, the carriages were waiting, so was the Governor. This woman is a living witness to-day of the great nerve restoring properties contained in a box of "rough on rats." - Gov. Warren, assisted by ex Gov. Hoyt and several other gentle men of distinction, entertained us for half an hour in a very able manner. The Governor is strik ingly handsome, brilliant and witty, with a recollection for names and faces not equalled by many. After the reception, we were taken to the tdp of the capitol building where an excellent view of the town and vicinity for miles around was had. Cheyenne 516 miles west from Omaha and 100 north of Denver, is beautifully located. As everyone knows this city contains more wealth for the size of it than any other town in the United n States, as its expensive residences and ele gant business blocks plainly indi cate. The -streets are broad and lined on either side with trees and streams of running water, while the yards are nicely ornamented with trees, flowers and shrubbery. The depot is exceptionally fine and well arranged, being better in some respects than the famous union de pot in Denver. After the recep tion we were driven over the city for about two hours. A heavy rain the night before laid tho dust, cooled and cleared the atmosphere most delightfully. This was the last damp ground we saw. After Cheyenne the dust was intolerable. Wherever we went just the same gray dust filling one's nose, eyes, ears and. mouth and making life al most unbearable and no Nebraska zephyrs to blow it away. v At our request about twenty of our party were dropped at a restau rant which proved to lie the poor est in the United States. We paid forty cents each for tomato soup and baker's bread and waited nearly an hour to be served. Several of our party feeling the need of a great brain food and not finding such in the dinner set before them, seemed inclined to find fault. The more thoughtful of the party si lenced them however by simply re minding them that they could not have the earth while in Cheyenne. Not two hours before they had stood in the presence of the Gov ernor and now complaining at as trifling thing as dinner. After dinner the Cheyenne band came to our cars and gave us some very good music, which was appreciated by the lever that moves the world as much as could be expected under the circumstances. At half past two ve steamed away on the flyer for Ogden at the rate of sixty miles an hour, all pleased with the treatment we had received at Cheyeune and wonder ing if the next reception would be as pleasant. IN THE SOUP. With the exception of a man getting in the sonp, the trip from Cheyenne to Ogden was made without accident or incident worthy of note. In our prfrty we had sev eral good debaters and the temper ance question was one that came up for its share of attention when the speakers were inclined to talk. On this occasion the debaters had talked themselves into a white heat and had the attention of every one in the car. Our cars were buffet cars and meals or lunches were served at all hours. A dinner had been served some time before, the remains of which the porter for some reason had neglected to clear away. Among other things left from the sumptuous repast served was a plate "of soup. Just when the argument was at its height, a brainy pencil pusher from the other car came in and in order to get a near position he squeezed in by the table. As the talk vvent on and his interest increased he grad ually sat back in the soup. There he sat and still the speaker went on; point after point was made, and point after point was downed. One speaker full of sound sense and logic, the other full of witty sarcasm and funn3r hits, still Johu son sat in the warm greasy soup,, which was slowly but surely soak ing into his best clothes and anato my, opening the pores and making him susceptible to climatic changes it also seemed making him sus ceptible to the fine points under discussion. The man looked as if taking mental notes of all he. heard. How long this might have lasted I don't know. A cry of a man in the soup brought everybody to their senses. The able journalist looked round and saw that he had sat down in a buffet dinner and in so doing had got into the soup. The "boys", always kind hearted and ready to lend a helping hand, after having a good laugh at his expense, assisted the Horace Greeley of the hour to the back platform where they proceeded to scrape him off with a cinder screen, assisted by the porter who got in some fine finish ing work with a dish cloth. Little things like these are soon forgotten by men who have ability and brains to run a great religious weekly. Two or three days after I saw this great faber pusher in a fruit orchard, not a care on his mind; peaches, pears, plums, blackberries, j in fnrf. p.vprvf.hincr fKs.innp.nrino I "- j n . . 1 i 0 that came in reach, while there was nothing suggestive about him but the grease spot on his ulster. This stood out in bold relief like a target as he flitted from tree to tree or troiickea among tne ousnes. OGDEN". At Ogden we were met more roy ally than at Cheyenne, more car nages waiting than we had any use for. The writer, with two others, is under obligations to Mr. Willi- son tor a nne carnage ana team, food driving, and last but not least Lr. Willison is a good conversa tionalist and knows a great deal of Ogden's past, present and future. So we found him instructive as well as agreeable. If one is look ing for a town on the verge of a boom here is the chance in fact the boom is already there. Properly has advanced at a lively rate in the last year. The gentiles were in majority at the last two or three elections and the results are plainly seen. Ogden claims 40,000 people and surely has a bright fu ture before it. It is not only the terminal of the two great trans continental lines but is also the starting point of the Utah Central and Utah and Northern branch of the U. P. R. R. Its attractions are fine scenery, nice drives, hot sulphur springs, cold sulphur springs, fishing and plenty of fruit of fine flavor. After we had been shown the fine residences, broad streets, lovely yards, substantial school and church buildings, the new motor line and a thousand other things to numerous to mention, we were depositsd on the table land overlooking Ogden . Here was an addition to the city of fifty acres all in orchard. A rail road man a few years ago had bought this land for a trifle and commenced the culture of fruit for his own use. When the boom struck Ogden he concluded one hundred thousand dollars would pay him for his labor, so sold out a short time ago. Fruit I suppose is public property on this land, at least, the reception. committee seem ed to think so. The fruit would have been grand if ripe, but the peaches were green, the apricots and blackberries sour, and the cher ries and plums in the lock jaw state. Time pressed; the editors would only be there one day and they felt it their duty to do some thing to show their gratitude; now was a chance; they fairly out did themselves. I learned something that may be of use in the future, the size of a man has nothing to do with the amount of green fruit he can hold, several of our party will bear me out in this who kept their eye on Pufcell, From here we were taken to the Broom Hotel where a dinner that would tempt a saint furnished by the Chamber of commerce awaited us. After din ner we tried to rest and get ready for the ride up Ogden canyon which we took at four o'clock; but who can rest at such a time, in fact who expects to rest on a trip like this? In my next I will give a description of our visit to Ogden Cauyon. our trip to Salt Lake City and ride to Portland over the Orogon Short line. An Ottawa dispatch. to vessel. referring the seizure of the British sailing savs: The Citizen, the organ of the government here, which has hitherto been silent on the Bering sea question, says in its editorial column: "If the present government at Washington fails to bring about serious complications between the Imperial government and the United States, it will not be because no effort has been put forth to produce so undesirable a result. The truth is, that statesmen of the calibre of Webster aud Clay do not reach maturity in the south ern portion of this continent. Peddling politicians, seekers after notoriety, professors of brag and duplicity, appear to have- monopo lized all the places of importance, and are now intent upon forcing issues with a county which its peo ple are Rapidly learning to despise, not fear them. The recent shame ful act of piracy committed upon a Uanadian vesssi in Bering sea is unjustifiable, and lias only one redeeming feature, namely, that it will bring the whole question un der consideration and the Washing ton authorities will be obliged to apologize, as well as recoup the the owners of the vessels thev in terfered with. If this is not done, what is left of the Yankee naval effects will probably disappear from more seas than Bering s. The survevors of the Missouri River. North Platte & Denver rail road were camped here last week while running a line from North Platte northeast toward Albion. Thev were bound for Anselrao when thev left here and had gone over about half the distance when they were recalled Sunday, the 4th, and are in camp at JMilldale, six miles east of Arnold, running to Broken Bow. This road will be built next season and will mean a erreat deal- for Arnold. Arnold 9 Correspondence. GOVERNOR LOWRY'S NEW- FOUND ZEAL. Sir: While vou and others are lauding Governor Lowry of Missis sippi for his new-found- zeal in the suppression of crime, it is in order to ask- a "few questions. How many proclamations did he issue, and what, if any, effort did he make to bring to justice the men who murdered a dozen negroes in the court-room at Carrolton, or the men who went gunning for weeks for the negroes in Kemper County, or the men who at Artesian openly hanged two emigration agents for daring to employ negro laborers to leave the State? Sullivan and his friends had good reasons to believe they could violate the law with im punity when such an official was Governor. They could not know that he who had swallowed a camel would strain at a gnat. JAMES R. CHALMERS. Cape May, N. J., July 16. 1889. jT. Y. Tribune. again NICHOLS. Threshing is now the order of the day. Tillion's boys having purchased a new thresher, they are prepared to do the vrork. Xavia says he had so much grain he could not stack it on the ground he cut it off, so he had "to stack some in his pasture. The dance given Friday night by Miss Ida McWilliams was an en joyable affair. ' At midnight a splendid supper "was served; then the dance continued until the wee sma' hours, when everyone went home well satisfied. Miss ' McW. surely knows how to entertain a party in good shape. Miss Lottie Keyes is down from the sand hills visiting her brother-Milt. Mr. Whiteside is around after a severe illness. T. Anderson had a fine two-year-old mare break her leg one day last week. She was valued at $100. Eva. PROSPEROUS GARFIELD. Editor Tribune: By your valuable paper we are informed you want to hear from this part of the county. Well here it is: We are all hard nt work harvest ing and taking care of our immense crop of small grain. However, harvesting is about over and threshing has commenced which much nicer than in iormer since our most enterprising men lou ana jauou ouijuu Adam Sensel have bought a Aultman & Taylor steam thresher. They are now threshing about 1,000 bushels of grain per day, using straw for fuel. Wheat is good, running from 26 to 30 bushels per acre. Rye about the same. Oats from 40 to 60. Barley good. The corn is growing nicelv and promises an immense crop." Potatoes and all garden crops splendid. Grass good. Forest trees have made a wonder ful growth tkis -season.nnd groves and timber claims are. looking beautiful all over the table lands. There is some sickness among children, generally of a nature pe culiar to summer. There were two young English men appeared at Mr. Pargiter's on August 2d while 'Mr. Pargiter was at the Platte. Dr. Burbank of Gandy oificiated. The people of-this vicinity are jubilant over the prospect for a railroad since the two surveying outfits have passed through near Garfield lately. We would be glad to see both roads build. Political affairs are more quiet at present since a meeting of four or five men was held at Whittier the 2Uth of last month to nomi nate- a eaixtsfisue ior county com missioner. We presume they think they have the delegates from this part of the county in their vest Dockets, but this aoes nou ais- courasre other candidates who are before the people. W. F. C. goes years, vniiner j - o and new Send two cents in stamps to E. L. Lomax, General Passenger Agent Union Pacific Railway, Omaha, Neb., and secure a copy of "Out door Sports and Pastime," contain ing complete rules for Lawn Tennis, Croquet and Base Ball; just issued. 1 1 o o PAXTON ITEMS. From the Pilot. The editor of the Pilot is making a strong fight for temperence in the town. The subject has grown hot and personal. Jliva lates was thrown trom a colt last Friday afternoon while coming to town. The colt got scared at some other horses that were coming up behind her, and jumped to one side throwing her to the ground backward striking on her head and arms.' her left arm was thrown outr or place at the el bow, she was picked up and brought to town and Dr. Harris was called and fived the iniured member. She was taken home and is along nicely. Last Saturday evening a man by the name ot A. U. Smith aged 6z years boarded the tram at this place, going east, his two companions failing to get on he jumped off about one mile east of town when the train was running at the rate of 25 miles an hour, his purpose in jumping was to await his compan ions as he had no money himself, he was found by the section men soon after the train passed, but still living and conscious, he was brought back and taken to the Globe Hotel. Surgical aid was called, his scull was found to be crushed just above his nose about the center of his fore head several of his ribs were broken loose from back bone and his spine was injured, he lived for six hours suffering great agony,he being conscious un till the last. He asked to have his father, notified giving his address at Olney, 111., a telegram was sent to his fatheF, an answer was received, to have him hurried here. Agrea ble to the request a coffin was pro vided and he was laid to rest. SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO. The splendid, new Idanha Hotel erected last year at Soda Springs, Ibaho, is now open for the season under the direct management of the Union Pacific Ry. This hotel is first class in every respect with all the modern conveniences and will accommodate comfortably several hundred guests. The medicinal springs which abound about Soda Springs are noted for their curative properties and many remarkable cures have been recorded. Splendid hunting and excellent fishing is to be found in a few miles from Soda Springs. Good livery and guides always to be had. E. L. LOMAX, Gen'l Pass. Agt., Omaha, Neb.. Another dam disaster, this time near Nebraska City. X Sterling Morton's large fish pond is now a complete wreck caused by late heavy rains and probably with the assistance of muskrats. All the boats were washed away, and about 20,000 fish have disappeared, some of which were nearly three years old. The remains of thirty-one bodies which reposed in the old cemetery at Kearney were removed a few days ago to the new burying grounds in the northeast part of the city. The old cemetery was used in early days by settlers from all the sur rounding.country south of the Loup and contained the bodies of. several f ioneers who were murdered by the ndians. Only five of the graves could be identified. The Miner says that 4,000 cars of cdal were shipped from Rock Springs in July, containing over 36,000,000 pounds of coal for the company and 36,000 pounds of commercial coal. Freight receipts are more than double; last year for July they netted 7,400. this year the total is over 15,000. This amount does not include the freight on over fifty car loads of material, which were received for the mines. The increase from that station alone is sufficient to pay all ning expenses for this division. run- POWDER Absolutely Pure. i 1 1 r n 1 1 - xnis powder nover vanes, a miirvtu ul ijuiiij, ntrnnfrfli nnfl Tff1ir1nsnnifnfSx. Morn OCOnomiCftl than tho ordinary kinds and cannot be sold m competition with tho mnltitailo of low tcst,short weight, alani or phosplmto powders. Sold only in cans. Koyai. Baking Powdkh Co.. 106 Wall Street, Now York. R. D. THOMSON, --xclItect. Contractor and Builder. 127 Sixth St. Cor. of Vine, NOHTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. RICHARDS & Co., CONTRACTORS, iSTEB. We contract on everything in the line of building. NOriCE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS. Sealed bids will bo received tit tho otlice of tho Connfy Clerk of Lincoln until Monday, Sept. , 1889, at 2 o'clock p. m., for a bridgo across tho Flatto Kiver on a public highway on section line between sections 10 and 11. 14 and 15. 22 and 23, township 12, rango 27, in Lincoln County, Ne braska. Said bridgo will boa pile bridge about 3,003 feet long. Plans and specifications for said bridge havo been adopted by tho Roard of County Com missioners and all bids will bo made ontaid plans. Said plans can bo seen at tho oBico of tho County Clerk tit North Platte, Nebraska. The Board reserves tho right to reject any or ail bids. By order of Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Nebraska. J. E. Evans, 311 County Clerk NOTICE FOR PUBL1CATIONT Land Ofiico at North Platte, Neb., ? Aug. 10th, 1889. Notico is hereby given that tho following named settler has tiled notice of his intention to raako final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will bo made beforo Register and Receiver at North Platte, Neb., on Oct. 19, 1889, viz:Loren Sturgis on Timber-claim Entry No. 1256 for tiio south lialf of the northeast quarter and north half of tho southeast quarter Bection 6, town 14, range 30. Ho names tho following witnesses to provo his continous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Lester Walker, H.J. Hansen, D. B. McNeal, of North Platto, Neb., T. J. Jones, of Dorp, Neb. Wm. Nevtlie, 3 US Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte, Neb., July 10th, 18S9. J Notico is hereby given that tho following named settler has idea notico of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will bo mado beforo Register and Receiver at North Platto, Nebr., on Sept. 16th, 1889, viz: Benjamin W. Jones, H. E. No. 4919 for tho southwest quarter, section 22, township 13, range S3. Henames tho following witnesses to provo his continuous residenco upon and cul tivation of, said land, viz: Orlando Murphy, John Gunderson, Eli Etcherson, William Mer ritt, of O'Fallon, Nebr. Any person who desires to protest against tho allowance of such proof, or who knows of any substantial reason, under the law and the regula tions of tho Interior Department, why such proof should not be allowed, will bo given an opportunity at tho abovo mentioned timo and place to cross-oxamino tho witnesses of said claimant, and to offer ovidenco in rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. 276 Wji. NevduLe. Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platto, Nebr., July 10th, 1889. 5 Notico is hereby given that tho following named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and tliat said proof will bo made beforo Register and Receiver at North Platto, Nebr., on Sept. 16th, 1889. viz: Orlando Murnhr. H. E No. 4920 for the northwest quarter section 14, township 13, range 33. Ho names tho following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: Benjamin Jones, John Gunderson. Eli -Etcherson, William Merritt, of O'Fallon, Nebr. Any person who desires to protest against the allowance 'of such proof, or who knows of any substantial reason, under the law and tho regula tions of the .Interior Department, why such proof should not bo allowed, will be given an pportumtyac tho above menuonea time ana ilnce to cross-examine tho witnesses of said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of 4, 4 t A. i3ai suDinuvea oy ciaimam.. war. Neville, negisrer. N 0 To mn.kf. room for onr lTTimAnflP fall i-rMf 3 we will for thirty days sell you Clothing, Furnishio HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND 1 Y ONE-HALF THEIR YMM. We must have room, so do not delay we are determined to sell oiit all our summer wear STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. y wr 'i Weber & Vollmer, Propsr A. D. BUCKWORTH, President. Saul. C. F. Lddlngs, Vice Pres't. Goozee, Asst. Cashier, J. E. Evans, Cashier. North Platte National Bank, . NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. PAID UP CAPITAL, E. W. Hammond, C. F. Iddixgs, M. G. Lindsay, DIRECTORS: M. Oberst, R. D. Thomson, H. Otten, $75,000.00; O. M. Cakteb, . J. E. Evans, A. D. Buckworth. A General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. Choice Farm Loans Negotiated. Immediate and Careful Attention Given the Interest of our Customers. A.. IT. DRUGGIST STJREITZ, AND OPTICIAN, and dealer in PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES WINDOW GKLASS A.2STD BKUSHES AGENT FOR SHERWIN & WILLIAMS' Corner Sixth, and Spruce Streets. C. S. CLINTON, 4 (I) Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, SILVERWARE, ETC Watch Repairing and Engraving. Exclusive Watch Examiner for the U: P. Ry. McDonald's Block, Spruce Street. LUMBER BSCOAL. C. IF1. XTDJDTTGr LUMBER, .SASH, BLINDS, DOORS, Etc. LIME AND CEMENT. Eock Springs Nut, Kock Springs Lumn.: Pennsylvania Anthracite,. Colorado Anthracite 1 -3 AND Colorado Soft CO YARD ON R, R. TRACK WEST OP DEPOT, " -f! : 1 i ''MY V