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About The North Platte tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1890-1894 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1894)
'V if L ' x.r- - Jb ir jlf -V ..4 " ? -1 -. WEDNESDAY, FERRUARY 21, 1894. The I. O. G. T- will give a dime Bocial at their ledge room, on Thursday to which tho public is cordially invited. The raeetine of tho W. C. T. U. will be held on Saturday at three o'clock p. m. at the residence of Mrs. H. M. Slack. "Mrs. N. F. Donaldson entertained a party of young ladies and gentlemen Friday evening in a very acceptable manner. M. T. Tobin has been dangerously" ill. the past week with an attack of pneumonia. His hosts of warm friends hope that his recovery may be speedy. Bob Rannie and Bob Mason are now two of the happiest tinkers in tho town. They are ensconced in the shop over Keith's hardwaro store where they are prepared to do your job of tin work expeditiously and m first class style. Tho Daughters of Pocahontas slipped m last night and surprised the bucks of Pahaska tribe No. 10, 1. O. R. M. while the latter were having a little fun in the Haymaker's degree last night Refreshments were served and a general good time was enjoyed by all present G. W. McDonald of the Elite Studio is giving entire satisfaction to tho many patrons. Tho county commissioners have created a new precinct out of part of town 11, range 30, and all of town 11, range 31, and have named it Kem pre cinct, presumably in honor of the con gressman generally supposed to represent this district. This is about the only recognition Kem has received either west or east since his last election. At tho request of numerous peti tioners tho county commissioners havo issued a notice for a special election to be held in Eureka piecitct on the 24th of March for tho purposo of voting on the proposition to issue bridge bonds in tho sum of S14,000. The money thus obtained will bo used in tho construction of wagon bridges across the Platte rivers near Maxwell. Tho bonds will boar six per cent interest. In concluding his forecasts of periods of rough weather for the months of Feb ruary and March, Rev. Irl Hicks, the St. Louis weather prophet closes as follows: "Do not forget whnt we have said about the months of February and March. Look at our forecast column?. Study our Almanac closely, and bo ready for the combined battle of Venus, Earth and Mars. Koep your eyes open and your plans well in hand, or you'll pay the penalty of your neglect" Wo have learned of a real mean trick played upon a couple of fellows one night last week by a North Platte busi ness man. Tho latter has some hay over on the south side of tho river. Last Saturday ovening he was over in that vicinity and discovered a couple of fel lows loading a wagon from one of his stacks. Driving down to where they were ho ordered them to come along to town with'hitn. This they dono, and he made them unload tho hay at his barn, and after reading them quite a lecture allowed them to depart in peace, inform ing them that if thoy had come to him and asked for the hay he would have fc given it to them. It must bo very amusing to those who have read the Telegraph for a couple of years past, and especially dur ing campaigns, to notice with what ease Colonel Heavenly Hill has become the self-appointed champion of tho religious interests of the city, and this too with out tho consent of the church members. Tho Colonel is a very politic fellow, but he slops over vory badly, and his over worked zeal for the interests of the church is evidently more for the sake of obtaining a stray dollar than in forward ing the cause of Zion or obtaining a pass port to heaven. If "the church-goers of the city" desire to ascertain who en dorsed recent opinions of The Tribune, they can obtain tho information by ap plying to the editor; we refuse to satisfy the morbid curiosity of Colonel Hill. Several parties wero arraigned be fore' justice Peniston on Monday morn ing charged with stealing coal from the Union Pacific company. A couple of them were given tho usual dose by "hiz zoner?' costing them $4.75. One of them pleaded not guilty and was discharged for lack of evidence to convict. This is much better than to put tho county to tho exponse of a couplo of hundred dol lars in the effort to secure a conviction upon insufficient testimony. It might be a good plan although not just exactly Hoyle torequiro the company to giro a bond indemnifying tho county against loss through failure to convict Either this plan or olso require the detectives (?) to use greater discrimina tion in regard to filing informations. F. L. Meredith, who has beon assist ant principal of tho schools sinco Sep tember, resigned his position Thursday ovening and left for tho eastern part of the state the following morning. It seems that Mr. Meredith possessed an almost ungovernable temper and early in the school year he corrected pupils in a rather forcible way. Through these actions the pupilB lost, to a certain ex tent, their respect for him nnd contin ually perpotrated acts tending to annoy him. As a result much disorder pre vailed in the High school room, and bo resigned rather than be subjected to eo much annoyance and vexation. We are creditably informed that tho action of Romo of the young misses during school hours was such as to entitle them to a good "spanking" had Mr. Meredith tho aorvo and vigor to attempt it. A very interesting service was held in the Presbyterian church on last Sab bath morning. Fifty-seven new mem bors were received into the church mak ing sixty -six received sinco Jan. 1st Twenty-four of these were baptized. About one-half of the number received were men. Four dozen extra chairs were usedto accommodate the congregation, and yet a large number were unable to find standing room. Rev. Irwinpreached an appropriate sermon on tho text "Thou hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." The church was also filled to overflowing at the evening ser vice. A new church seems to be a neces sity. The Sunday school was the largest in the history of the church, there being one hundred and eighty-one in attend ance. The pastor has tho namos of about twenty-five more people who will come into the church within a few weeks. The ladies of the Presbyterian church gave a pleasant little sociable at the new K. P., hall last night A very pleasant time is reported. We understand that negotiations aro pending between Goo. W. Dillard and Smith Clark, whereby the former will become the owner of the latter's resi dence and coal business. According to the Wallace correspon dence of a local paper the now clerk in 'the county clerk's office must bo of a very delicate organization and liable to injury by the frosts of winter. The local Lyceum League will present the celebrated trial of tho "State vs Smith," at Keith's opera house next Friday night There will be fun for tho funny and tears for tho sad. Everybody invited. Admission 25 and 15 cents. Begins promptly at 7:30. Secretary Rideout, of the Y. M. C. A., was made happy last night over tho arrival at his homo of a bright new boy baby, and himself and family have been busy receiving the congratulations of their many friends. Tis thus that North Platte grows and increases her school population. Tho postal authorities in New York City yesterday sent for Anderson, P. W. O'Brien's bartendor, as a witness in tho preliminary hearing of Geo. Sterling charged with the robbery of tho North Platte postoffice. Mr. Anderson declined to go as his health is not such as to war rant the journey at present, he. being under the care of a physician. J. C. Orr arrived in our city this weok from Alexandria, Neb., where lie has been principal of the schools for tho past three years. Mr. Orr has been on gaged here to take tho place of Mr. Mer edith, resigned. He is a son-in-law of Valentino Scharmann,of the Third ward, and comes well recommended as a teach er and a man. He will movs hero as soon as he procures a suitable residonce. I. M. Clark died yestorday afternoon in this city of pulmonary consumption For several months past tho docoased had made his homo with his brother Thos. M., in tho Third ward. He was twenty six years of ago tho 4th of November last The deceased read law in this city with Grimes & Nesbitt and G rimes & Wilcox, after which ho attended the law school of the Iowa Stato University, and waB admitted to practice. Ho was very favor ably known to his acquaintance?! nnd tho business men of our city. The funeral takes placo to-morrow afternoon. Hugh Wetmore, a brother-in-law of our own and only Buffalo Bill, has been arrested in Duluth on a chargo of criminal libel preferred by the city physician. The former is publishing a paper called tho Press and charged in the columns therein that the city physi-, cian,by his course of treatmont,had been guilty of the death of a man who was supposed to have the small-pox. And our William has also recently obtained considerable free advertising on account of petting into an altercation with a well-known Washington tough in a res taurant As Guy Laing would say "somobody has opened up another barrel of fighting whiskey." Last Saturday night there was a largo-sized row on Front street, and a a result discolored optics were quite numerous Sunday morning. Sev eral Swedes, Soruere, Ernest Snel- ling and Curt Hinman wero tangled up in tho melee. Just who wero the aggres sors in tho altercation has not yet devel oped, although the latter trio appeared before police judge Ray and wero fined $1.00 and costs. The Swedes havo had their case continued until March 1st, when A. H. Church will appear in their defence. Smoke the "Little Star" cigar; clear Havana. Mado by McGlone & Hess. From data afforded by tho local U. S. signal officer we glean the following as to tho average of woather for the month of March covering backward for a period of nineteen years: Tho average temporaturo for that month ha? been 35 ; tho warmest March was that cf 1878, with an average of 45 ; tho cold est March was in 1S88, with an average of 27 ; the warmest day in March waa 8GC on tho 27th day of that month in 1879; tho coldest day for that month waa 21 below zero on tho 14th day of the month in 1880; average precipitation for March has been .74 inches; tho greatest precipitation was 2.19 inches during March, 1891; tho least precipitation was .04 inches in 18S2; tho greatest precipita tion in any one period of twenty-four consecutive hours was 1.10 inches on March 23th and 29th, 1891; tho greatest snowfall for tho same period was 12 inches on March 29th, 1891. ft was tho season of 1891 that this part of Nebraska had tho largest crops iu its hiBtory. Register Baldwin, of the U. S. land office, has famished us with a copy of tho bill introduced in the senate by Senator Allen on Jan'y lGth, providing for tho disposal of tho public lands of tho Fort McPherson military reservation. The bill was read twice and then reforred to the committee on public lands. As the matter is one in which many of our readers are interested, we insert tho bill, which is as follows: "Bo it enacted by tho senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in con gress assembled, that tho public lands now remaining and undisposed of within the reservation in Lincoln county, Ne braska, known as Fort McPherson military reservation, as well as all public lands withdrawn from settlement and attached thereto, by presidential procla mation or otherwise, aro hereby made subject to disposal under tho homestead laws of the United States only. Actual occupants of any of said lands in good faith on the first day of January, anno Domini oighteon hundred and ninety four, shall have the preferred right to make one entry, not exceeding ono quarter section, which shall include their improvements under the existing land laws, if othorvvise qualified: Pro vided, that any such lands as are now occupied for townsite purposes shall bo disposed of as now provided for lands subject to entry and sale under tho town Bite laws: Provided further, that sec tions sixteen and thirty-six in each con gressional township shall be, and are hereby granted to tho stato of Nebraska for the uso of the permanent school fund of that stato. Section 2. That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the in terior immediately after the passage and approval of this act to cause all unsur veyed parts of said lands to be surveyed, and this act shall be in force from and after its passage and approval." Give Ear, Oh Saint sad Sinner. A Macedonian cry comes up from the ladies of .the relief bureau who are mak ing a gallant effort to prevent suffering and sickness among such of our people as are in destitute circumstances. As charity, was considered the greatest of christian graces in the human character, the public both saint and sinner should be quick to respond to this worthy appeal. The evidences of dire necessity exhibited by the applicants are enough to touch a heart of stone. A number of instances in proof of this are cited by the ladies. With the inclement weather tho greatest difficulty experi enced by the bureau has been to provide suitable foot wear for applicants, and there has been a wonderful shortage in this respect. Much of the cash that has been collected has had to bo expended for theso necessities on account of the scarcity in this lino. If you have a pair of misfit shoes that are increasing your crop of corns or bunions you can put them to no better use than to turn them over to the ladies of the relief bureau. What is true of foot gear may be said of other articles of clothing. Many a gar ment do you have stored about your homes that with some cutting down and alterations would protect a child from tho severity of the wintry weather. This work of repairing and overhauling the 1-dies aro voluntarily performing. Don't hesitate about sending in your surplus garments because they are not of the latest cut and style, but send them in and they will bo adapted to relievo some case of suffering. With a little labor many a garment can be so repaired that it will protect a little ono. Then make it an especial point to send in your cloth ing. The people from the outlying pre cincts aro just beginning to learn of the establishment and work of the relief bureau and thedomands being mado are growing very large. Let all our people who are in a position to donate any article of clothing for this most worthy purpose do so at once. By so doing the necessity for another bouso to bouee canvass will be avoided. There are many single individuals among the rail way employees hero who are in a posi tion to bo of immense aid in this work, and they should take a prido in seeing that everything of which they are capa ble is done. If you havo not the time nor tho disposition to deliver your pack ag"s in person to the ladies simply notify either Tom Brown or M. B. Cnderman that you have a bundle for them and they will see that it reaches its destina tion. Cily Couucil Proceedings. The city Solons met in regular session on Monday night with the First and Third wards fully represented, while tho aldermen from the Second ward were conspicuous for their absouce. Minutes of last regular mooting read and approved. Tho committco on bills reported in favor of approving the bill of Patterson & Alexandor for 6954.54. Upon this mcasuro tho vote stood two to two and tho mayor had the pleasure of Voting. An attempt was mado to amend by allowing this bill for S11.08 moro. The matter of collecting tho delin quent poll and personalty tax was then discussed, and it was decided to notify thoso in arrears by published notice and by letter that If the" delinquencies were not settled'byMRylBtdifltress- warrants would bo asked for from the county treasurer and any property possessed by the delinquents would be levied upon and sold. There being 5752.00 iu the water fund a warrant for that amount was ordered drawn in favor of the superintendent of waterworks company. The occupation tax and awning ordi nances were read by their titles for the second time and passed to tho next regular meeting. About 83S.00 being found in tho poll fund tho city clerk was instructed to draw a number of warrants for small bills covering this amount The city clerk was also instructed to correspond with electric light manufac turing companies in regard to the cost of a plant for North Platte. On motion adjourned. Seeds for Hie Seedless. The following letter is sufficiently ex planatory, and Mr. Birge requests us to ask those desirous of obtaining seeds from this Eourco to send him a postal card containing thi-ir address and he wiil compile a list of such and forward the same to tho secretary of agriculture. Dept. of Agriculture, t Washington, D. C, Feb. 10, 1894. ) Mb. W. W. Biuge, North Platte, Neb. Dear Sir: Tho Secretary directs mo to acknowledge the receipt of your let ter of tho 10th inst, calling his attention to the distressed condition of the people of your county, to whom you desire va rieties of seed sent Tho Secretary de sires mo to say that if you will send a list of names to this department he will take pleasure in directing that a small quantity of seed bo sent to their address. Very respectfully, " D. MacCua'ig, Chief Clerk. Smoke tho "Little Star" cigar; clear Havana. Made by McGlone & Hess. Jim North's proclamation relative to the photographing of Chinese has been posted iu the Union Pacific passenger depot here. Look out for an epidemic of sickness in the near future. A huge dray load of patent mo'licines was seen being unload ed this morning at one of our pharm actes. Several fine work horses were shipped in from the eastern part of the stato last weok by John H. Clark, who will use them on his farm in Garfield precinct O. K. Peck returned from New York this morning. Gus Huffman stopped to visit friends in Pennsylvania. It is not known whether sufficient evidence can bo obtained to convict the fellow hold for robbing the postoffice in this city. The members of Sarah Rebekah lodge No. 10, will give a social for their members and those of tho subordinate lodgo on Friuay night, March 2d. Re freshments will be served and all present will be asked to contribute their dime. The Tribune, under a pledge of the profoundest secrecy, has learned of a caso of hymeneal happiness shortly to be consummated, wherein in one of North Platte's most charming ladies and a popular clerk of this city are the most interested persona. Y.M.C. A. The ladies' auxilhary of the Y. 31. C. A. will givo a social in the association rooms Friday night, March 2d. Everybody come Do not forget the men's meeting next Sunday; Dr. Allwine and H. V. Hilliker will talk on tho subject of "Does it pay?" We have just received another line of those handsome Sterling Silver Corsageins, Hair Pins and other pretty novelties. They are jmtlt the thiag to give a friend for a sweet little birthday reaiatfarance. - ;CUNTONVThe Jeweler. (U. PiSWateh ExamincH) 3 PEREGRINATING PEOPLjt Chas; Whalon left Saturday fohGrand Island. 1 . Dr. Salisbury, of Ogalalla.waq in town the first of the week. ! ' . Mose McFarland and Wm. Blood are visiting in Grand Island. ;i- Mrs. Lester Eells went to Kearney last Saturday for a brief visit Max Einstein left, yesterday morning. to visit the eastern clothing markets. ' C. A. Diamond made his bi-monthly visit to town the latter part of the week. John Keith, of Sutherland, spent, the greater portion "of this week in North Platte. . I Mrs. Chas. McDonald went to.jbmaba the latter part of last week for a'fsit'in, that metropolis. H. C Hensel, representing the Lincoln Newspaper Union, visited the printing offices here to-dav. . Jack Crane, of Lodge Pole, was -"in town the first part of this week visiting friends and relatives. j"".s A Mr. Marsh, "brother-in-law of Bob Ginn, of Deuel county, has been in town several days visiting his sister. . Mrs. Warren Lloyd left this week for Pueblo, Col., to accompany a sister-in-law from that city to North Platte. A. H. Church and John Evans left yes terday morning for Lincoln to attend the state encampment of the G. A. R.. Attorneys Kelly and Whitaker and claim agent Canada, of Omaha, were in tho city this week attending district court B. F. Reed and daughter left yester day morning for Delavan, 111,, to settlo an estate in which thoy are interested. Deputy revenue collector Easthamj:'of Broken Bow, was calling upon our 'to bacco dealers last week in the. .interest of Undo Sam. " , ."" Geo. Richardson, tho popular dispenser of sweetness in Williams' confectionery, left yesterday morning for a visit with Kearney friends. D. C. Stapleton, a real estate agent'of Omaha and well known in Lincoln count', was in the city the first of the week looking after his property interests. Mrs. Chas. McElroy entertained about twenty of hor lady friends this afternoon at a lenten tea. It was in honor of Mrs. Blood, of North Platte, who has been visiting in the city for three weeks Grand Island Independent Ed. Gillett, formerly of ths city, has recently purchased the Echo newspaper office at Crested Butte, Colo., and as sumes the editorship. Ed. worked von one of the North Platte papers about fifteen years ago and is therefore no novice. We wish him abundant success in his new"vehturer"r ' Shop and Road Notes. Sam Hindman made a trip last week from Omaha to La Salle, Col. ' ttt : nr i t i , , ; jugiHo uuwnicn nas ocen m use on thtf-.GuIf stem, passed through this city;,otr.Monday on its way to Omaha to teewre an overhauling. I TSebig wheel-lathe was run last Sat urday Tiight "on account of a rush of WorkVthus allowing Charley Pool to get in a few hours overtime. "Bob" Douglas, the well known en gineer, had a brief vision of tho devil a jfew nights ago in Grand Island. For particulars inquiro of him. I Engine 809 recently in use on tho Julesburg branch in passenger servico .pissed through tho city to-day on its '?Xt Omaha for an overhauling. 'OIe Ryberg, switchman hero in the yards, -had his foot quite severely mashed bn?.J?igbt lask week. Fortunately he wilL et loose any portion of the member. i 13ohn Soronson's homo made water Jwior.hgs proven so much of a success l>jhe is now making ono with a four ioefcxheel to run a much larger saw tha84he one will that is now in uso. 1 The 1201 the switch engine which is bdnqverbauled for uso in tho yards here' will receive a new set of steam tjyliaders. The old cylinders formerly upon "her aro almost as largo as tho boiler. i Aew process lias been adopted for rolling., flues in the boiler shop. This is "HPS done with the "fleriblo," which is almost humau in ita movements. By the pew method much timo is saved and the work should be moro uniform. : 'Engine 72J will bo turned out of the sfiophere this week after receiving an on'l&onday haliling,and will be assigned to Sanford nartman. Tho latter has turned the 78G over to M. H. Douglas wtfife the 631 is in tho shop for an over .hduW. ' I The old 1205 was uso last night as a THIRD WAKD LOCAL EVENTS. VaL COMiECTED BY ALIRI Mrs. Geo. S.. Baskins and Mrs. Scharmann spent Sunday in Koaruey. Frank Overta, from Gibbon, Neb.,, js visiting with- his couMn, Mrs. Chris Tagader. James Downie has been sick for ten days caused hy too close confinement , in the paint room. Willio YoGt has come homo to stay from Kearney. A reduction in force dropped tho youngest man. C. B. Jordan, of Jordan Bro. feed stables, has gone to tbo eiistern part. of. the state on a business trip. Eddie Scharman, who has beenspond irg the winter with his sister in Alor andria, Neb., came home Monday oven ing. , A beautiful wreath made by Mrs. Jane McWiiliams was" disposed of by means of a drawing last Saturday evening and Wm. McGlone held the number.- t There has been lees tardiness by the pupils of the Third ward school than by the pupils of any other school in town. The cause for this is not given, but it is a fact. . A rumpus between two belligerents' last Friday night near the school house yard in which a club was used made blood visible on tho ground tho noxt morning. Among the recent arrivals we notico that a little girl has taken up hor resi dence with Mr. and Mrs. David Scott, a little boy with Mr. and Mrs. Millard Hosier, a little boy with Mr. and Mfj, Adam Waltz, and a little girl with Mr. and Mrs. Outhamer. Cigars at Von Goetz'. Diktrict Court Doinjjs. Since our report of last week the fol lowing business has been transacted by the district court for Lincoln couuty now in Eession hero: State vs Barney Sheldon, forgery, ver dict of not guilty. Ben Robinson, who was tried- before the district court last week on the charge of raping Emma Miller, a thirteen year old girl, was found guilty as charged. A motion for a new trial will-be argued. The two Eggers boys, residing near Wallace, who were arrested on tko charge of stealing harness from Dr. Longley were acquitted by the district court jury on Wednesday of last week. ; Ella Haner vs Abraham Haner,divorce, decree as prayed. The case of John Hammond vs. D. A. Baker and the American Hand Sevved Shoe Co., resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5,580 aad interest from date of judgment. At the time of our going to press the case of the prairie fire sufferers against the Union Pacific railway company is being tried. Tim Denies It. North Platte. Fob. 20, 1894. Editor Tribute In your issue of February 7th a correspondent from Somerset, who signed himself "O. I. C," Btated that I employed four deputies in making an arrest. I wish to state that the whole paragraph regarding my self is a deliberate falsehood, and was prompted by the malice of a very small man. Tim T. Keliher. special passenger engine to convey a number- of interested parties to tho locality, near Horshey where last spring's piajrie fire.stnrted. Jack Stuart bandied the air while conductor Gilfoyle collected the fare (?) Cwductor Jackson has taken a sixtv daytf lay-offi and about the 1st of March willcPup to his possessions near Grand Junction, Col., where ho will plant an orchard - Success to you, Jim, and The lHaibrns speaks for tho first box of peachesfyou ship. Conductor McBride, of tho Second district, while tramping around his house in the dark a few nights ago had the misfortuno lo break one of tho toes of-his tight foot, and sow the gonial :tc; swears rtKn t is the foot with -which jRfialHisLBVbVy thing. -CHirenee.Howard, who will be remem bered by the old timers here as a youth whoTearned the machinist's trade in the North Platte shops, is to bo married to an'cstlraable young lady of Denver. At prv$ent Mr. Howard is tho manager of theCoVsplidatcd Car Liehting and Heat ingjpo.,qf New York Cily. One'ofetho crying necessities at this place is a new roof for the round house. The leaking causes considerable cues words.bys firemen who are honestly en deaieVing to keep their engines in a creditable shape. While you aro about it tfcke dbwn tho gables and slopo the roo'Fone $ay tho same as tho round- .boUsd at Grand Island. By so doing you will havo a more comfortable and 4 economical building. X Ql'ard From the Colonel. .MIiEditor': Just a brief word in ,regt!?the "muttorings of Col. Walsh" as to'fVtielber Silas A. Holcomb is a meniber, otthe A. P. A. While oath to beliejceathat such is the case, yet upon no father theory can I account for tho vigorous support given that gentleman by that other "Col." W. C. Holden who;fh&s" 'gone daft upon what ho is pleased to consider true Americanism. While'd:this subject it might be well to cojitrfcstf'the action of the Era with that of thdjdney Poniard the termor in timajes jlbat it is bitterly opposed to the A. P. Ji., jvhile the latter nourishes and cherisbes the organization. The same conditions. obtain in Kansas Governor Llewelling and his faction, who favor fusion with tho democracy, occupying the eameiposition as does tho Era; whilo sisterLeaso and her cohorts aro in lino with- the Ponhrd's ideas. As I have iefoWoften stated, in mv iudcrment. wh'en.thlsquestion comes to bo passed upon by tjio delegates from all political parties in national convention assembled itC wilbe 'found that tho democratic platfogg; v.'ill. havo tho strongest and straihKt.declaration upon this subject of anyorganization. This will bo in line witfeiho traditions of tho party in protectiag'the political rights of thoso of foreign-birth during the 50s. Mark this prediction. The Colonel. Work of the Grim Reaper. MrsV'Huldab W. Dunkin died yester day morning at tho home of her grand daugbt$VIrs. Carrie Hilliker. The de ceased 'Was. born in Deerfiold, Mass., on Jujy10tby:1810, went to western Now Yoirkidi830. She tanght school four years, waif converted at the ago of fifteen years aa United with the Baptist church. She waVarried to Lorenzo Dow Bowen in uue J$J4 at Nunda, N. Y. In August 1$& ttwrxonjy child, Curtis L. Bowen, wm born. In March 1833 they moved to Al re.flbpaad in a few days tho husband dj( d, iMtoff, tie, widow among strangers Wi h her boy, three years old. In the fall herselfraad &m returned to Nunda. SoW'fiTed' there until 1850 when she ntovwto'Cfoba, N. Y., and in 1857 mar rie'iUiamlj.unkin. In 1880 ho died aod'.se remained in Cuba until July, J890rwhen.k6be came, west with her griaddaughter Mrs. Hilliker. For the past three years sho has lived with and kepthou0e for her son, C. L. Bowen. Fdrsixty-niie years she was a sincere airf'1 faithful christian, and was well jbeioVed by her friends and in her church relatioBa. The funeral takes place this afternoon from the Baptist church. 4t "Jerry" has his Day in Court. North Platte, Feb. 18tb, 1891. Editor Tribute: The wail of "An Engineer" in your issue of last week is pitiful indeed. Poor fellow! He cannot get along on an average incomo of $97.85 a month, and according to his state mentwith no rent to pay ho is con tinually playing bo-peep with the gaunt wolf, poverty, and has great difficulty in keeping him from entering his home. His caso is a sad one, for should sickness, or some unforeseen calamity on tho road overtake him, whereby an income would cease, he and his family would soon be destitute, and fit objects for county aid. it is a terrible state to be in, and in his case, awful to think that he has to "shuffle off this mortal coil" in some way before his family can bo rescued from pending destitution. What would ho do were ho a wiper, (as possibly he has been at one time) a machinist, blacksmith, or boilermaker? Their wages rarely reach $70 a month, and on that sum uAn Engineer" would evidently starve. But what would he do were he a helper with 81.75 a day, or a section hand, like myself, with 31.15 a day? Many men working for the above amounts havo families. They live, and it would bo well for "An Engineer" to take a lesson in economy from them. If he does I'll bet that he will live in comfort, and save a third of his monthly pay. He should do this as it is, and by way of retrenchment he ought to send his dry cow to a farmer whore it will bo cared for for seventy five cents a month. There is no profit in a brute of that kind. Tho curse of tho average engineer is style. Ho is rarely a skilled mechanic, and is usually promoted from manipulat ing a shovel to tho engineer's seat He understands signals, how to pull the throttlo and reverse lever, work the injector and air brake, and that is about all. Ho forgets his former position, and he and his family put on stylo, dress and airs, and live up to every cent earned, and often moro, and hence the harassed circumstances of many engineers, and others in tho employ of tho U. P. com pany, as the monthly garnishee list testifies. I am a section hand with a wife and four children, and an average income of $23 a month a sum that would not keep "An Engineer" in groceries and coal. To obtain this pittance I work constant and hard in tho sunshine and showers of summer, and the frost, tho snow and storms of winter. To thoso unacquainted with "The short and simp'o annals of the poor" it would be hard to explain how six persons can subsist on tho amount; but "must" is a hard master, and as I cannot obtain other employment I adapt myself to circum;-tances. Rent of house $5.00 Coal 6.00 Coal oil 25 Flour 3.00 Sugar 1.00 Coffee CO Tea 50 Beef....: 3.00 Butter 50 Soap .50 Potatoes 1.00 Sundries 65 The cost of these bare necessaries of lifo amounts to $22.00, leaving just one dollar each for clothing and shoes and nothing for many little comforts very necessary butiot procurable. It'was the poet, Hood, I think, who thought it strange that "human life is cheap, and bread so dear," but I think it stranger still that a corporation like the U. P. railway company should take advantage of men's circumstances and pay less than living wages to a class of very important servants. It is a ques tion if it take3 moro brains to run an engine than it does to keep a track in order. But alas! Section men aro not organized, and engineers are. Therefore they can, to a very great extent, get more than living wages. In conclusion I will say that any man in receipt of $97.85 a month on an aver age, ought not only to be satisfied, but have something put away for the pro verbial "rainy day," and he ought to feel ashamed to proclaim in the public press that he can scarce get ends to meet Respectfully yours, A Section Hand. Sirs. Mary Etta Keene. Mary Etta Hutton was born in Black Creek township, Pennsylvania, March 13th, 1S93. She grew up to womanhood in tho same community and thero in tho year 1819 was married to Peter Keene. Their married life was passed in tho town of Hazleton, near tho placo of Mrs. Keeno's birth, and where they lived till Mr. Keeno's death in 1888. Mrs. Keene was loft alone with her childron, and some four years ago came to this place. Separated from tho homo ties, and the associations of their lives, coming among strangors, she has naturally depended much upon hor two children who came with hor. They have been constant in caro and For and any their love, patient in their provident in meoting all her wants, a number of years she has been ill, unable to get out from home to extent In her younger years she was a mem ber of tho Evangelical church, and a regular attendant there. In later years, when ablo to do so sho has attended with her children tho Methodist Episco pal church. Sho was fond of her Bible and the songs we have sung to-day were favorities with hr. Though littlo known outside of her own home, sho will be all tho more missed there, whero she was as con stantlylhelpful as tho clock in its tick ing. How many are tho thoughtful things that a mother does. Wo corao to take them as a matter of course like the gifts of God, the sunshine, and the air, and life. Like the patient beauty of the flowers, it is not considered till it is gone. Peace to her memory. Let us to-day lay a flower upon her grave. Peaco to her ashes, Sweet be her memory. May her orphaned children find shelter in the great Rock in a weary land. May the tendrils of their love now torn from their hold entwine themselves securely about the Rock of Ages, He is a friend who remains, the same yesterday, to-day end forever. W. E. H. A. McLaughlin. was mado nappy on of near Horshey, Monday night of this week over tho arrival of a bouncing new baby at his home. The torture of dyspepsia, the suffer ings of scrofula, the. agonizing itch and pain of slt rheum, the disagreeable symptoms of catarrh, are removed by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Hood's Pills nre the bsr, after-dinner pills, assist digeslion," prevent constipa-tioa.-. -a tu V-v i Niohol Huggeta. February 21st, 1891. How did yoar valentine suit? Hershey is minus a store at present. Miss Mary Zook is stopping with rela tions at the county seat. John Ahlborn and Jud Hostetter trans acted business at North Platte on Mon day. W. F. Gibbons will not remain on the W. E. Parks' farm the coming season as was reported. Quite a few from this locality did business at the county "hub" on Satur day last Ditch Supt E. F. Seeberger left for Denver Friday night on No. 5. lien Lay ton, of Brady Island, was up in this community the last of the week. All those who attended the Maccabee dance at Horshey on Wednesday even ing last week report a pleasant time. E. Spitsnoglo will reside on a ditch farm the coming season in the western part of this precinct formerly occupied by John Veach. The ditch company is repairing some of its old residences in this country at present. Richard Brown is critically ill at this writing. Dr. McCabe of North Piatte. is in attendance. I. M. Btiloy now residing on J. M. Dover's farm has purchased eichty acres of the W. E. Parks farm containing the buildings. J. H. Giffin, of Brady Island, moved the goods in the Hershey store to his store in the above named town tho latter part of last weok. Jud" Hostetter has disposed of his farm and personal property situated in the western part of this precinct to a man by the name of Miner, from Thayer county. "Jud" will engago in tho mer cantile business at Sutherland. Andrew Anderson, who sold his farm at this place to George Gibbons recently has moved his familv to North Platte. George Wilson was spilled out of his cart Friday morning while on his way homo from a dance on the south side. George and the horse escaped with a few scratches but the cart was smashed into tooth-pick material. It is reported that L. btrickler, of North Platte, will erect a store building at Hershey in the near future, where he will put in a general stock of merchandise. Elmer Berry will work the John Frcderici farm in Hinman precinct the coming year. C S. Trovillo shipped a carload of potatoes to Central city from this station one day last week. We have been told lately that A. a. Goodwin will "ride tho ditch" again this season. Foreman Erickson's mother who re sides with him in tho section house nt this station, has about recovered from hor recent illness. Chris Eshelman, a bachelor who resides on H. Schuff's farm in Hinman precinct, gave a dance one night last week which was well attended and a pleasant time enjoyed by all present. M. H. Douglas and wife and Rev. L. P. McDonald and wife, of North Platte, visited Richard Brown's people a few days sinco. Wm H. Sullivan mado a business trip to the Platte on Monday. Tho majority of tho now ditch resi dences aro ready for tho masons. Thoy will be plastered as scon as tho weather will permit, iillis rook3, cf Urand Island will do the work. Wo understand that tho singing school which was organized at the Stoddard school houso somctimo since under the supervision of E. W. Crane, is no more Andy Struthers and wife, of North Platte, wero called up here one day last week by tho illness of Mrs. b . father, Kichnrd Brown. Mrs. Jennio Pond, of Iowa, is visiting her father James Ball. We understand that sho expects to remain about two weeks. Ervo Sbroy, a young man who worked on the section at this place m the sum rrmr mf TftO nrf lina rocirla1 wlrttirn tlirt Jine since, passed up the road the latter part of the weok with three horses and a wagon en route to his homestead near Ogalalla. xne recent cold weather has led a great many people to believe that tho ground-hog story is not as "fishy" as it might be. A number of changes are being made by farmers in this vicinity at present Some are moving out and others com ing in. L. E. Jones is expected hero from Illinois, where he has been spending the winter with relatives, in a few clays to take possession of his farm which has been occupied by I. N. Ball the past two years. I1 . H. Thompson, ex-superintendent of the ditch, has returned to his home at Castle Rock, Colorado. It is said that ho will go into tho feed and provision business at Greeley, in said state, with Thomas Stimson, formerly of this place. U ill Johnson and "best girl" visited tho county metropolis on Saturday last. W. O. Thompson shipped a car load of potatoes down tho line a few davs since. Tho Nichols bridee still sticks in the crop of the Horshey attorney. We have beon informed, that W. F. Gibbons has rented tho Forguson farm east of this place for the next year. It is reported that Mrs. Geo. Sisson's youngest daughter formerly of this place but now or Michigan is critically ill. Wo hope that tho above is only a rumor. Frank L' unkhouser, who had four or five cancers cut from his left side a few days ago by Dr. Powell, of Sutherland, was doing as well as could be expected at last account The largest cancer weighed twelve ounces. It is said to be one of the most skilful pieces of surgery ever performed in this country. Pat. SUTHERLAND NEWS. C. R. Hutton of Paxton and C. F. Id- eings of North Platte, wero on our streets Wednesday. John Pierson of Keith county, passed through town Thursday on his wav home from North Platte. J. G. Hall of Gibbon, purchased Nel son's bunch of steers and shipped them to Umaha. Eli Etchison took a car of hose for himself and some of the neichbers to Omaha on Thursday. T. Haney is shipping hay from Dexter to Denver. Jud Hostetter returned from his east ern trip Friday. ti. lii. bherwood of Wallace, was on our streets Friday. He was accmpanied by his mother. Fre- Peaso is on tho sick list Dr. Powell was called Thursday night. Mrs. Hostetter will build a dwelling house in Sutherland and remove from the farm soon. Banker Harper of Wallace, was in town Monday on his way to court Dell Smith and Mr. Funk are taking in tho sights at the county seat being on the Hammond case from Wallace. I. B. Bostwick of Nowell precinct, was in town Tuesday. Miss Cora Hoover is drilling her scholars for an entertainment to be held at Pleasant View tho last day of school. Conway & Neilson purchased eleven fine mares the latter part of the week. Thoy will be usod on the ditches as soon as spring opens up. A. B Yates is learning the baling bus iness on Keith's island. J. H. Johnson is on tho jury this week. He spent Sunday with his family, re turning to North Platte on Monday. Mrs. McKinstry spent the fore part of tho week in the country. Chas. Richards has" purchased the pool and billiard tables from Lock & Co. and will move same into the saloon. Judson Hostetter is now a partner in tho east grocery store having purchased xur. iuower s interest He traded, hia farm for a stack of dry roods, and-' cloth ing and promises tbeic patrons the latest styles and good materials. Notices are up for a concert in the. uear future in behalf of the church. Miss Emma Hawlev of North ta . visiting with her sister, Mxa. Whjjte. ' j Alex Neilson shipped a cjir of hogs to ' Q3ah.a & Tuesday CitizLv. Exclusively tb Millies PfMfe P N ' accestea ta Hit iLMKMng ftoe Celfce of tfcc World JOHN HERROD Sells tlie above Coffee together with a complete line of 'Ml m FUG! B1K Prices Always Seasonable. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Paid For Country Product. Commissioners Proceedings. VohniAnr 12 Board met on call of clerk. Pres ent Hammond, Diehl, Hill and county clerk. Ap pointed J. L. Lewis assessor of Cottonwoe tr cinct, Walter Eavey and K. P. Wlssler jtuMe nt the peace for Brady Island, T. J. Winters over seer district 49. The following official beads were approved: V. Roberts assessor MaxweIl,Olln Bennett assessor Vromon. U C Tlmm eeasi Brady Island, G W Heed constable Medietas, TJmlberir overseer district 31. Frank Jwrw overseer district 53, James McGregor Jostles at peace Wallace. Bond or repository ror ta bonk of Brady Island approved. Petition bv I. P Derby. Chas Wvbere and others t a county road commencing at a point SO teas of the Hall school house In Hall precbiek i north one mile to the south line of seotteaU, town U. rnnee 30. thence threo-iourtns of. ai as near section line as pracucanie to ine a corner of section 11. thence north and a bv most oracUcable route to the south line of i uon V' town it. ranee su. Lnenco norm a section 12 on half section line, thence nmtfut across secUon 1, town 14, range 30, and 3MS, 39-17, IS and 9, to southeast corner of section 4, tawa 16, range 29, thence two miles north to the northeast corner of section 34, town 10, range 29, theses emm mile east on section line to northeast comer sec tion 38, town 16, range 29, thence extendlas; and west on the section lines to the east ssd range lines of town le.rango 29, Lincoln, e Petition siirned bv B. M. Sister and othi ing for tho location by consent of a road eesa mencing at east center line of section 23, otttisacs line between ranges 32 and 33 In town 9, ssd rsa ninff thence west along the halt section line tkro said section 25 and of road No. 104 in secUsa M, town 9, range 33. February 13th, 1894. Board met; present West moud, Blehl and Hill nnd county clerk. OSelsl bond of T-J. Winter for overseer of district 1 ap proved. Claim of H V Snook, cloak, J8, waa allowed. Petition signed by H C Welch aad fear others asking to form a precinct out of the follow ing territory to be known as Kem, with toMs place at Pleasant Hill school house on seetfea M. town 11, range 31: Commencing on the towa Ka at the northeast corner of section 18, towa 11, range 30, thence east on secUon Una to the north east corner of section 17, town 41, rssge 30, thence west on section line to soethwest comer of sec tion 32, town 14, range 30, and all of towa ll.raags 31 in Lincoln county. The time being past and ao bids received as per advertisement for tie poor farm, the same was re leased to Sam VonDoran for fli for the yoar 184. February 14th, 1891 Board met: present Ham mond, Diehl anil county clerk. Contract for the britlgo across the If edictee creek road 27o. 170 on section 35, town 10, rsage 31, was awarded to J. H. Enowlcs as per Md. Bridge to be 27 feet long, 16 feet 5 indies widn, 5 feet high, to be planked with 3-inch lumber 5x21, stringers 3x12 inches,bubaeBta to be plonked with two inch plank, supported at each side with three-fourth inch Iron rods with caps to connect with a 6x8 cross piece under stringer. Said bridge to bo constructed In good workmanlike manner as per specifications. Contract for filling and grading for bridge on road No. 170, Somerset precinct, section 25, town 10, range 31, Mas awarded toT. A. McGinn at tea cents per yard as per bid. The following bills were allowed on the general fund: JB Jriule, constable and witness I7.S0, J H Seaton. raastable 27.10, W B Moore witness $11, Wll QOHid cHg ginggrave 3.50. Petition signed by W H Plnmor and over fifty others asking that a special election be held in Eureka precinct for the purpose of voting bridge bonds was granted, and bond for securing county against toss in case proposition fail was approved and special election ordered to be held at school house in Maxwell and sod school house south of South Platte river on the McPherson reservation on March 21th, 1694. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved that Lincoln county hereby guarantees to pay In current funds all reasonable bills for clothing, transportation, burial expenses in case of death,, and all other necessary expenses which are-ov provided by the state that may be made for Jacob Haven by the superintendent of the Nebraska In stitute for Feeble Minded Youth as long as said Jacob Haven shall remain an Inmate of the insti tution or until the legislature make other pro visions. (Continued next week.) SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements under this head will be charged 1 cent per word each insertion, but nothing accepted for less than lOcts CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES at the original North Side Grocery Store. Also Feed of all kinds and Fresh Country Produce. Give me a call. V. VOr GOETZ Studebaker Wagons Hershey & Co's. at rIE ORIGINAL- NORTH SIDE Grocery Store is the place to buy groceries cheap, l take special pains to keep nice fre6h country produce and will not sell anything in this line unless I can recommend it. V. VON GOETZ. Dr. Salisbury, the painless dentist, may be found at Dr. Lonirley's office on tho third Monday and the following Tuesday of each month, and will extend his visit as much longer as business justifies. SCHMALZRIED DOES NOT HAVE any Nebraska tobacco cigars, but he does havo some of the best in the city; also a full line of manufactured tobacco and smokers' articles. A HOME FOR SALE! A six-room house, newly papered and painted; city water in house. Full lot. Located in pleasant part of city. Will be sold at a bargain. For particulars apply at this office 1 tf Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Mower & Tallmadge, doine business at Sutherland, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent, Emmett Mower re tiring. Z. J. Hostetter on the same date assumed .bnimett Mowers interest in same firm, and the business is conducted by Hostetter & Tallmadge, to whore all accounts are payable and who assume all liabilities. Dated February 16tb, 1894. J. D. Tallmadge. Emmett Mower. WANTED: TO EMPLOY A LADY or gentleman to represent us in each county. Salary $40.00 per month. Address with stamp, Chas. A.Robinson & Co., Salina, Kansas. DONT TOBACCO SPIT OR SMOKE your life away, is the truthful, start ling title of a littlo book that tells all about No-to-bac, the wonderful, harm less Oruaranteed touacco habit cure. Tho cost is trifling and the man who wanta to quit and cant runs no physical or financial risk m using "No-to-bac" Sold by all druggists. Book at drug stores or by mail free. Address. Th Strlfno Remedy Co, Indiana Mineral Springs, lnd. A. F. Streits. acrftnt. , o SKATES REPAIRED -BY- J. W. LeM ASTERS