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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1895)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE:. FRIDAY J5VENING, MAY 31, 1895. sm& Exclusively u ts Over .Twenty-One Million- Psopte , u. tSAVorid's -&uurounas 85 Universally accepts u Leading nee Coee ctfcc Wor ki. JOHN HERROD Sells tlie above Coffee together with a complete line of STAPLE ill FllC? IB. Prices Always Seasonable. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Paid Por Country Produce. PEALE'S Wall Paper. Paper Hung by Peale. Paper Gleaner at Peale's. MINOR MENTION. Smoke the 4 'Royal Sport" cigar. A. M. Stoddard, who lives west of !)his city, has had his pension restored by the department. Miss Carlson entertains the pupils of her room this afternoon at the family residence on "West Fifth street. Various estimates place the number of children in attendance at their grand party "Wednesday night between 500 and 600. Nine bicycles were checked for Max well yesterday morning for those who participated in the exercises at the ne tional cemetery. Three new bicycles were received yesterday morning by express. One by Richard Bros, for Max Kirschbaum, one by Arthur Hoagland, and one by Frank Murray. Watch the windows in the Wilcox Dep't Store. wm. wnitiocK is improving tne ap pearance of his properly on West Sixth street by means of a neat picket fence, of which Hogsett and Austin are the architects. It is said that three inches of rain and one inch of hail fell in Grand Island weanesaay nignt. Tne ram was very general, extending over the greater part of the state. During the rain yesterday morning about the only flash of lightning that oc curred killed a valuable cow belonging to Andy Weisberg, who Hvob in the west part of the city. The stock of the Wilcox department store arrived Wednesday and the pro pnecor nas Deen ousy as a nailer ever since putting things in shipshape, but he is now ready for business. See Fair ad. on second page. Owing to the rain yesterday morn ing, with no prospect for it clearing away, the Gordon cornet band did not deem it prudent to go to the national cemetery, but wisely remained at home. Rev. Candit, agent for the "Ameri can Bible Society," will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morn ing. The pas tor will preach a special sermon on "Childhood" in the evening. By some metamorphose the hotel reporter for the Omaha Bee put the name of the register of the local land office as "John F. Harrison." Better register with a typewriter the next time, John. See the Wilcox Dept. Store before buying millinery. Their hats are trim med by one of the largest millinery 1 rf-t . nouses in unicago, ana are tne -very latest styles. Prices well come and see and be astonished. A number of the citizens out on the Medicine are very much exercised over the fact that a road supervisor of that locality will not work a road that the county commissioners have already es tablished at a considerable expense. Janitor Wm.Munson has put a time lock on the Second ward schoolhouse, which will not open until time for school next fall. This may inconvenience some young persons who are wont to frequent -an 0 VHIMaVW the western part of our city of nights. See Fair ad. on second page. A vague rumor was current at the opera house Wednesday night that an unknown tramp had been killed by the cars that evening some four miles west of this city. Investigation failed to establish the correctness of the report. Mr. Beiton still continues to talk upon bis Utopian and disinterested (?) scheme for providing offices for the mu nicipal administration. This is one of the plans that should not be considered at the present time by the city govern ment. Itittle Mies Margaret Gilman had the misfortune to fall out of a hammock on Tuesday and break a tendon in one of her legs. Although apparently but s slight accident, it may lead to serious results. We trust the little sufferer's con- valeecence may be speedy and thorough. See Fair ad. on second pego. RAILWAY RESUME. The 010, the directors' car, passed east this morning on No. 4, containing Mrs. E. Ellery Anderson. Owing to yesterday being a legal holi day the railroad shops were closed and the men enjoyed a vacation on that ac count. Joe Todd will leave in a day or two for St. Louis or an Indiana technical school there to complete his course of mechanics. Joe is taking the right method to complete himself in his voca tion, and it is a procedure which could be profitably adopted by all the young apprentices working in the shops. By following this example the boys, when their trade is completed, will not be re stricted to one class of machinist's work (locomotive repairing) but will be able to quickly grasp the details of construc tion, and overhaul any sort of machinery. AT.T.UBING ALUMNIANS. The newly organized Alumni Associa tion of the North Platte High school gave a reception Wednesday evening at the Odd Fellows' hall, to the class of '95 and their friends. This was rather a notable event, as it was the first recep tion of this character held in North Platte. During the evening quite an interest ing programme was rendered. After a few opening remarks by the president, Mrs. Hilhker, '83, the address of wel come was delivered by Fred Elliott, Jr., vi. Several enjoyable musical selec tions were given. Some of the members of the Alumni had been requested to write auto-bjwgraphies of their lives from the time ofvaeir graduation to the pre3 ent. Abouli ten members resDonded These biographies were read by Misses Bobbitt and Thoeleck,and made one of the most interesting features of the even ing. North Platte High school gradu ates are living in a great many different parts of the United StateB, but all of them seem to retain a warm feeling for North Platte and their alma mater. Rev. Foulk read a short essay on the subject of "Old Maids." Contrary to most essays on this subject, it gave a great deal of satisfaction to the ladies present who are living in "single blessed ness.' Another very enjoyable feature was the address of Miss Hosford. To her, more than to any other person, is due the credit of suggesting and helping to form this association. Miss Mame Sullivan, '87, read a proph ecy in regard to the class of '95 where and what they would be in 1910. If Miss Sullivan is a true prophet the "New Woman" will certainly be the ruling power in the Twentieth century. The programme closed with a short speech by the preciciont. "Light rofrooh ments were then served and the remain der of the evening was spent in recalling old High school experiences. A full line of lace curtains and win. dow shades at the Wilcox Deo't Store. Messrs. Orr and Snyder wish to hear from any who will boar:, teachers or I any teachers, or rent rooms that teachers may board themselves. See Fair ad. on second page. The people of Nichols and vicinity will hold a meeting to-morrow night at the Nichols schoolhouse to decide upon he proper arrangements for a grand Fourth of July celebration. A full at tendance is desired. vvm. bmaiiwood received some very handsome flowers from his little daugh- ter on the Pacific coast for use on Mem-1 orial day. Several of our citizens re- ceived flowers this morning too late for I use on the above occasion. H. M. Grimes delivered the Mem- hi i i.i m i vi am. i , , orial address yesterday at ugaiaua,ano lthough he was not a part of the "late unpleasantness," yet it is safe to say that ho gave his audience an intellectual treat worth remembering. W.T. Wilcox went to Sidney this week to assist in the defense of Bozarth, the murderer of Robert Fawcus. From the latest accounts in the daily papers, his client appeared to Btand an excel lent show for being hanged without the intervention of judge or jury. Some person "usufructed" the man uscript of the poem which J. S. Hoag land delivered at the Memorial services yesterday. The W. R. C. members are very anxious that the same should be returned to the author, or to any mem ber of the organization, for which thev will be under many obligations mi . i ...... i Bicycle cranks in North Platte, and there are great numbers of him, will be pleased to learn that the great manufac turing company of the Stubebaker Bros., have decided to add a bicycle t building department to their already large fac tory. It is said that they are doing this in order to recoup themselves for their loss of trade in wagon and buggy mak ing which this era of wheels has , "Luau iue will put upon tne market the best wheel which it is pos- ;;w ... t "uiD w mauuwuiure in mo world lor $25. The firm has unlimited capital and to it will be able to wage a very successful war against the high priced wheels. u CORN IS CASH fl ruwi nrvf-. ',- wm nou, sen corn or feed on time. Please do not ask to ;n f .- - i have such items charged. HARRINGTON & TOBIN. PURELY PERSONAL. Harry Heck left this morning to join his parents in Ottawa, Kan. H. D. Rhea transacted business in Lincoln the early part of the week. Arthur McNamara made his periodic cal visit down the road this week. Mrs. J. C. Irwin is spending a couple of weeks with friends in Fullerton, Neb. Mrs. J. C. Ferguson and Miss Marie Downing left Wednesday for New York. Mrs. J. Ii. Minor left the first of the week for a visit with friends in Platts mouth. Harry Rice and wife returned' Wed nesday night from their visit to tfie sunny south. Mrs. John Grott, wife of the foreman of the E W ranch, left this morning for Muscatine, Iowa, for the purpose of vis iting her parents. C. E. Babcock, the well known insur ance man of Omaha, stopped off yester terday morning and visited friends in this city for a few hours. Smith Clark, of Council Bluffs, form erly in the coal business in this city, ar rived last night and is doing a little "missionary" work in this vicinage. A. Holzmark, and another gentleman, of Gothenburg, came up yesterday morn ing intending to attend the Memorial day services, at Ft. McPherson national cemetery, but the rain caused them to return to their home. -See Fair ad. on second page. BO AD RIDERS BACE. Although, as a woman might say, the weather was so better than it should have been, yet North Platte's initial road race was run-in spite of the efforts of Jupiter Pluvius to prevent it. Th nnnrsft wan fmm fVio f he east gate of the pfc McPhersoa na tional cemetery to the north crossing at the intersection of Spruce and Locust Woman's edition of, The Tribune de streets. There wAra fnnrfoan Anfric in clared that the children was the best " " . thernre. viz? A H Tln.nfrinn WoH Hainline, H. E. Cox, Geo. F. McGinn, James Roddy, Frank Murray, Jos. Fil- lion, Frank Edmonds, W. L. Croxton, Rob'tR. Peale, Eugene Picard, Frank Creek, Ed. Park and Wm. Moran. Ow- inrf fn t.iin tronfiiop fmir nf thom nnt riae. xnose wno participated were given handicaps as follows: Moran 20 minutes, Park and Creek 15 minutes, Croxton 12 minutes, Edmonds 11 min utes, Murray, Roddy and McGinn 9 minutes, Hainline 5 minutes, Hoagland scratch. After but a few mlies out trouble be gan for the boys. Edmonds was the first to meet disaster, his chain breaking, and he was forced to make a four-in- hand ot the same, shoulder his wheel and start on foot for the place of begin ning. Some place along the route Murray mashed the felloe of the new road racer he was riding that day for the first time. At nnnfhpp nninUWan broke his chain and he wrh diRnnrorod m the act of skipping third base by tak- a snorcer route enrougn uratt's pas-1 Lure, various minor aeiays were en i TT countered by others of the racers. At the finish, for an hour before their arrival an eager and excited throng was crowding and elbowing each other around. So great was the anxiety of some of the juveniles to catch the first glimpse of the contestants that many of them mounted the roofs of business houses on Spruce street, and one more venturesome than his fellows, was dis- covered standing on top of the chimney of the Keith block, although a strong breeze was blowing at the time. At the cry of "here they cornel" there was an invariable craning of nenkn. Afrmnnv i " - i false alarms of this kind a weary looking - j ww&Jt i VvW wR rlicnnvorn lQw;Di ,i J " -v ailing his way up Spruce street to the few seconds place of finish, and in a Hoagland crossed the score, the winner of the time and first prizes at 5:53:40. his start having been made at 4:20. He appeared to not care about making more miles the same evening. In 35 seconds after came Frank Creek, who had been allowed fifteen minutes handicap. The next to appear were James Roddy and G. F. McGinn who were making a "whipping" finish for third place. When seventy-five yards or so from the finish their machines collided and they both went down. After a brief struggle in which both seemed so exhausted that they were scarcely able to obtain nos- session of their wheels, the later jerked his machine nwav nnrt mn in nnahin - I the wheel over the scratch. Tn an in- stent after Roddy rode over the finish. We have been unable to procure I 1 -S:1 ii -r j.1 x- - -t I Ti. j .3 , , L, third piuue, on occounii oi luevjinn running in, but this action has been reconsidered pending the looking up of precedents. In a very few minutes Master Eddy Park fnmf crallonflv ctriicrfrlincr in. lilro n win. i ...... .lL. Jin iwiinsianamg me mb tab lu ur Mnrs na ennn na thev reached town tock- " sidewalks. Considering the dif- hculties he had overcome his was tbe greatest effort of the race. Th rivalry which was engendered by this first race will probably afford our people an opportunity of witnessing some trooa contests in ine zuture. xn enmn i M I 11. --.. W Chicago the Memorial day twenty miie road race is an annual occurrence's it is in most of tho larger citie3, .and it msy become bq in Jfortfi PJatta. IinXadies' Blouse Waist sets, -very pretty, not expensive; also a new line of Cheap Belts and Belt Pins, Side-Combs, fiair Ornaments, and the new cLong Watch-chains: It you want anything in the way of a, neat little present for some one. you can find it in our line of novelties, from 25 cents to .well-as high as you wish to go. ;-f ': CLINTON, THB JEWELER. BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN. "By sports like these are aU Ihelr cares beguiled; The sports of children satisfy ithe chlld.,l,- When 01yer Goldsmith wrote the above he endearedJhiamemory to every child even of maturer years of the English speaking tongue. In proof of this with what eagerness do they accept his English history in preference to that of, more accurate authors. That the above thought has taken a firm hold of mature minds is evidenced by the una nimity with which our people grasped the idea of a grand children's party on Wed nesday evening for the juveniles at the opera house at the close of their school year. Credit for this climax of an even ing's entertainment should bo given Prof. E. A. Garlichs, and his idea stamps him as a genius, and. almost seems like an inspiration. Oncer again does this gentleman with his musical skill remind us of the lamented author of "The De serted Village" when traveling through Flunders, charming the peasantry and oft obtaining refreshment, when other means would fail, with the dulcet tones of his flute. Professor, anything within the gift of the childrenf North.Platte is yours for merely the asking. Let the praotice so happily established be con- tinued annually until.it is marked as a red letter day in the children's calendar. A pleasant and capable writer in the .. y, crop of Utah presumably that the adjective was used in. thp sense of mean inff the IarBest- Although the Treeplant era 8tate nas never enjoyed tne advant aS6 allowing her citizens who wear the bifurcated garments (this expression I is scarcely nermissiDie in mis era or I T . '"bloomers") a multiplicity of wives, yet the people of this young commonwealth have done their whole duty in respect to following the divine injunction to multi ply upon the face of the earth. In antithesis to the sentiment so oft expressed by the writers of thrilling serials retailed at the small sum of half a dime by all energetic newsdealers: In- stead of when "the sun was rushing down the slope a .solitary horseman ' might have been seen, eta," on Wednes day evening long ere old Sol had turned his face toward the children of the orient to see if they had" indulged in puerile quarrels during the night before, not one but scores, yea: verily, hundreds of youthful feet might have been seen gaily 6ndiDff their W toward the opera "u" UJCU "CD of their hopes, their eyes sparkling in anticipation of the pleasures in store for them, their nimble j footsteps scarce able to keep pace with their imaginations fancy free. TJuon reaching the opera house the children were given the freedom of the lower floor, while those of an older &rowth were permitted tp witness the sports from the galleries, Kight royally dld the llttle folks eiW yeir opportun- lt,y- Tne Gordon cornet band was pres- ent uPon tne platfrm n.d discoursed its most inspiring strains, and no one could deQy tnat they were inspiring after wit- nessinff &e attempts of the little people trying to dance to almost,, any kind of . " music some would. 1attempt to senat . i- . tisnhe. finme fn wnlt,7. Knme the Triah ----- trot, and others merely a grand romp Even the most cold blooded cynic could not view their antics ;without giving visible expression of . his satisfaction. w - Occasionally out by himself in one of tbe thinner spots of this wriggling, squirm- ing mass of enjoymeut . would be seen some little one. ruefully rubbing a bruised sppt which had come into violent con tact with the floor, yet never a whimper of dissatisfaption over his hurt only smiles and a greater disposition than ever to rush into the thickest of the throng. After being allowed to enjoy themselves to the fullest for a considerable time, the three bears used in the oneref,f,a lasf. week were introduced. Alas. thaiuven-r iles were too numerous for these person- ninm nf thn nrcinA fnmiiv 3ni ;n t,nf ' n I brief time these bruised and hatteiWl bruins were forced to retire from the scene, fully impressed with the idea that .1 uJ i j.j - r i i - I ' J , . f iuo iiluo oueu iu any percepijiDiQ exienc It was the battle of the .LillinntR Tenrn. uuubu. icecream ana cake wereeferved by the v ladies at the south end-of tbe hall for which the children evidenced their ap- preciation by the eagerness with which nhnndannflnflnmnnarn 4, " T " 7 LUV "" w irt auuesso wua 1 gjven. Highest of all in LeayeninPower. About ten o'clock the loud rapping of 13 it. n :il t, : cane, attracted the attention of the little ones, and they were informed that it was f bedtime, and it was then time for them to go to their respective homes. This order was cheerfully obeyed, although in the wild rush for hats and outer gar ments a number of the smaller ones be came "lost," and in consequence were more or less frightened. In time order was brought out of chaos, and the child ren all safely reached their homes, feel ing that the evening's pleasures was one of the greatest in their brief lives. The announcement wasthen made that a couple of hours of dancing would be permitted by the children of an older growth; and they enjoyed this feature 01 me entertainment runy as mucn as did the little people their part of the exercises. After the conclusion ourneo- ple wended their way homeward, old and young feeling that the evening was an ejpoch in their lives. Overshoes good Otten's Shoe Store. and cheap at Ftf Studebaker Wagoiis Hershey & (Vs. at C. P. Davis, of Sidney, came down from that place and assisted his old com rades of S. A. Douglas post to observe Memorial day. Arthur Hoagland received this morning from the factory a lady's racing nu.tu u a Pum ut muntu auu nuoei. J. u la lUlBUUeU lur lUfH. 1111 otl TV : S4.-JJ i Tir -r 1 v7ii.. Joe Fillion this morninc received his new tandem bicycle and you now have the opportunity to rent a wheel with which you can take your whole family out for an airing. For information regard ing the Great Irrigation ;Belt of Lincoln Co., write itheLincoln Co. Immigra tion Association. North : Platte, Nebraska. l'he huge pigeon house which for i many years occupied a place on top of -the eld Pat Walsh carpenter shop was to-day nauled out by Wm. Connors and placed upon ins new barn on his ditch farm. I ueo. JNauman had on exhibition yes- terday in his show window what was probably the largest fish over shown in North Platte. It was of the Balmon species, and something smaller than two-year old steer. CORN IS CASH, We can not, and positively Y7lll not, Sell com Or feed on time. Please do not ask to bave such items charo-pd HARRINGTON & TOBIN. See Fair ad. on second page. SOMERSET SNAP SHOTS. Corn planting nearly completed.. iw . - Vel7 "Ot in this locality Monday A. ureen was a North Platte visitor Mon- d W-s-Latimer and S. Fidler transacted business at the hub Tuesday Children's day will be observed by the Sunday-school here next Sunday ..Wm. Griffith was a North Platte visitor Wednesday.... John McConnel! . very Iair success " getting bis i : . irrigation pond to hold water and is putting out a number of fruit trees Mr. Richards and wife of Avon, 111., were in this section last week inspect ing some land with a view of trading for the same.... Two or thrao emigrant wHgons were seen wenuing tneir way westward one day this week. . . . George Ulley was called t0 Havea county last we . 10 tne Deasme 01 a sick sister. . . . Ceci1 Tue11 attended Memorial services n 4- "W.u Ti.i. mi 3 au Uitu xnureaay. O. I. C. Cabd op Thanks. S. A. Douglas Post tv-uuuio uou lUttUttO AJ Graves for his able Memorial ser- . . - uu" 1Ui tUB very uuie euorta m mats- 1DS e Memorial services rendered at the Pera house al1 -tbat ifc should be; ana to tne lar&e audience that filled the the evenine. G H TW A. M. Maso;?, AnKnrr Ari;'f Acting Adj t. Commander. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Washburn's Has no superior no equal. provement in milling machinery the product of the hard, excenent wneat of the north. If vou are not usino- the I vvumuuiu xiuui, JOHN HERROD, EVERYTHING -AT Wilcox Department Store. if our Goods are not as Back and get your Moey. We underbuy always for Cash, and we undersell in the same We have just made arrangements with the largest firm in Chicago to furnish us with special bargains which we will offer from day to day at astonishingly low pricss. Our Chicago headquarters authorized ns to undersell any and all competition. We are now ready for business, and will carrv out instructions. Our Chicago people are constantly buying entire stocks when of fered under the hammer dollars' worth at least 50 per cent, less than actual cost Of man UfaCtU H ng" . 2 actones with heavy stocks all over the land are daily going tO pieCCS, kefc to ue soid for cag for whatever I I , - 11 -1 1 .1 practicany unlimited casn, tney fifet tne Cream ot all nrst-class ooas otterea unaertlie Hammer, consequently we are in a position to sell lMl'll more gOOCSS TOY $ I QO than Can be DOUght elSe- where fhr fS2.QO. Prices and WE SELL WE SELL For four cents For one cent 2 thimbles, i spooi Clark's O N T thread, " " 4 penholders, 1 needle packet containing 5 papers " " 3 lead pencils, needles, darners, etc. " " A pencil sharpener, " " an 80-page tablet, For five cents " " A card of darning cotton, A box Tappin's SwaaDown, " " 1 card of hooks and eves. 2 rubber nipples, 2 bunches good envelopes For two cents 3 crochet hooks, A coral ring, " " A leather purse, A pair of corset claBps, " 1 doz. safety pins. A good tooth brush, For three cents For seven cents A l-inch metal back comb, A paper bound novel by thereat A yard of elastic web, uuthora- A tie holder, For lon cents A wooden spoon, A 8aiior hat A package of court plaster. A bottle sponge top mucilage, A shawl strap. We have a full line of Millinery, Notions, Tinware, Glass ware, etc. Above is only a sample of our stock. 0"CT MOTTO: UNDER-BUY, UNDER-SELL. BEST QUALITY, FAIR AND LIBERAL TREATMENT. The Wilcox Department First door south of Streitz' Drug Store, - - NORTH PLATTE, NEB. MOST o DELICIOUS o COFFEE o IN o THE o WORLD I SPURR'S REVERE HARRINGTON & TOBIN, SOLE fJoifch piafcfe umgei1 Normal II II II ODO Commencing-June 24th, lllllUll 11.1 ? ending-August 3d. Six weeks of work. A good chance tor students and teachers to "FOT Plf f prepare for next year. i. JL vjctio j5S?"Send for announcement. r , APPLY TO J. C. ORR, K . E. D. SNYDER HERSHEY & CO. Notice to the Puhlic. All persons who are keeping hogs AU counts due H. Otten & within the city limits are requested are payable at Otten's Shoe to keep the pens clean and free from Store' The firm haviDST dissolved, filth, , else remove them outside the a settleraent urgently requested, city limits. Property owners are that books m be balan notified to clean the alleys adjoin- Ftf Otten. ing their premises, if they have not already done so, and to keep them clean during the summer season. SMOKERS D. TV. Baker, Mayor. In search of a good cigar Latest Styles of will always find it at J. WINDOW SHADES t F. Schmalzried's. Try with fringe, them and judge. AT PEALE'S. ?44f t When Buying Minneapolis FLOUR Why not get the BEST? Superlative It is the result of studied im o Liy. it. 11 is sum uy SOLE AGENT. EIEST CLASS THE- Represented, Bring them way. for cash and they get thousands of and their goods thrown on the mar- thev will brine. Our neon a having J o r r - O . . . . . mm m ...... Quality Talk. MOCHA AND JAVA. ACTS, NORTH PLATTE, NEB ore tmtmm&x pubis