.TBl iOBTH . BLATTBlsEMI-'IEEKJli
,:J.ULY:- 30, 1895..
Serai Exclusively to tlw
OverTwenty-One Million Peopto
Universally Acceoted the
Leading nceefthe WcrkL
JOHN HERROD
Sells tlie above Coffee
together with a complete line' of
mum
FAUCI
GROCERIES
Prices Always Seasonable.
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
Paid For Country Produce.
MINOR MENTION.
The contract for building the school
house in district Xo. 11 was awnrded to
James McMichael, of this city, last Sat
urday. Mrs. J. L. Minor bos on exhibition
at the store of Mrs. Huffman a fino dis
play of hand-painted China, a branch of
art in which she is becoming very pro
fioient. Jacob Pizer, who has been with his
brother in this city for several months,
has decided to locate at Shelton and will
open a store there some time nest
month.
Miss Mabel McNamara has accepted
a position in the Boston Store where she
will be pleased to meet her friends and
acquaint them with the bargains offered
by that establishment.
The Xebraska House, under its new
management, opened for business Satur
day. Tho proprietors advertise twenty
one meals for 83.50, which is somewhat
of a drop from former rates.
Smoke the Roj'al Sports and
Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
At a practice shoot of the gun club
Saturday afternoon, Tom O'Xeal broke
nine blue rocks out of ten. This is not
a wonderful performance by any means
but is evidence that the boys are im
proving. A false fire alarm was turned in at
4:30 Suuday morning. The fellows who
think they playing smart in turning in
these alarms will some day be detected
and the result will be anything but
funny to them.
So far we believe that C. G. Hall is
the only one in the city who has fully
decided to attend Knight Templar con
clave at Uoston next month. Several
others are planning to go but are not yet
sure they can get away.
Fand Orton, of Eddyville, and Bert
"Wiley, of Sumner, wew in the city last
"Wednesday evening on their way to
North Platte, whore they have contracted
to put up seventeen hundred ton of hay.
Gothenburg Independent.
A half dozen couples of young folks
held a picnic at nail's grove Friday
afternoon. They returned to the city
about half past nine, and then passed a
couple of hours pleasantly at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. "Williams.
Geo. C. White, of Sutherland, was
in town yesterday. Ho said that owing
to tho sand tilling up the head of the
Paxton and Sutherland ditch, crops in
that section wero suffering somewhat.
The work of cleaning out the sand is in
progress, but it will take several days to
finish the work.
Unless the local weather regulator
gives us a rain within twenty-four hours
a petition asking for his dismissal may
be sent to "Washington. Six weeks ago
when such proceedings were threatened
Mr. Piercy set to work and gave us five
inches of rainfall in thirty days, and he
must give us a similar visitation just
now or else off goes his head.
Seventy acres of potatoes are being
cultivated on the Kitner farm northwest
of town in addition to 230 acres of other
crops. This farm is under the Bird wood
ditch, and the farming operations are in
charge of a practical irrigationist from
Colorado. This acreage of potatoes is
the largest under cultivation by any one
farmer in western Xebraska. Up to
date tho tubers are growing nicely and
the yield will probably aggregate 15,000
bushels.
W. H. Johnson returned yesterday
morning from Colorado after an absence
of about two months. Mr. J. visited
several sections of Colorado, among
which was the San Xiouis valley, sup
posed to be one of the richest in tht state.
He thinks he would rather have irrigated
land in LTuieoIn county were he to pur
sue the farming vocation. He returns
to Xorth Platte pretty well satisfied that
this town is better than those of similar
size in Colorado.
Residents of the south part of town
have found another nuisance and will
petition the council for its abatement.
This time tho nuisance is caused by the
continuous thundering noise which fol
lows the bursting of the big cabbage
heads in Bill Collin's garden, and keeps
people awake at night. The petitioners
will ask that Collins be made to band
his cabbage with boiler iron or else con
vert it into sauer kraut without delay.
They -claim the nuisance is greater than
was that of the "braying jackassce."
Morris Cronen is having the cess
pool at his residence.
The Degree of Honor held an. enjoy
ablo social at their hall last evening.
Julius Esbuj, of Brady Island, is
transacting business in town to-day.
Tho Patterson grading outfit is
working on laterals on the Lindsay place
this week". "
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Radbo, living
southwest of town, lost by death Sunday
their ten months' old son.
Alfred Gilraan and Asa Searle are
rusticating at tho Osgood ranch, and
killing ennui by hoeing corn.
Major Dill will probably purchase
this week of Mrs. Edwards the house in
which he has for so many year lived.
While fishing in the North Platte
river yesterday John Pitt caught two
sturgeons about eighteen inches long.
Sam Bichards this morning received
a standard RouBe-Hazard bicycle, and
will now set the pace for some of the
boys.
H.J. Clark and Thos. O'Neal have a
novel shower bath arranged which is
proving a great invigorator these torrid
days.
Having finished about all the irriga
tion work in sight in this section, A. P.
Kittell is now in the west seeking a new
location.
Tho fact that the ladies' wheel club
has ordered sixteen additional badges is
evidence that tho organization is gaining
in membership.
The county commissioners were in
Cottonwood precinct Saturday apprais
ing school land leased by Messrs. Bur
ritt and Ericsson.
Charley Wood, cook at the Vienna
restaurant, is having a bouse erected on
his farm near Sutherland. His father
is doing the work.
A now catalogue of the books in the
V. M. C. A. library is being prepared.
It will be a great convenience for mem
bers of the association.
When trade is dull, merchants raii6t
advertiee in order to secure business.
Richards Bros, recognizo this and occu
py a half page in to-day's issue. This
firm offers some unparalleled bargains.
Quito a lot of Wyoming and Idaho
cattle and eheep have been fed at the
stock-yard? here during the past few
days. Stock shipments promise to bo
heavy this fall if tho present prices are
maintained.
W. F. Gates is figuring with tho Y.
M. C. A. for the erection of a gymna
sium 18x40 feet in size, by carrying up
another story the rear walls of the build
ing wherin is located Wagner fc Co.'s
cigar manufactory.
Gus Hamer, who is in from Buch
anan precinct to-day, says his wheat will
average about seven bushels an acre.
Corn free from weeds is looking well, but
is badly needing rain. In fields where
the weeds have not been kept down tho
corn will not make' much of a crop even
with plenty of moisture.
A great many complaints are being
made to Sheriff Miller of the large num
ber of boys (many of them not small)
who make a daily practice of bathing in
the river in the vicinity of the Xorth
river bridge. The sheriff is loath to
arrest these offenders against the law,
but will be compelled to do so if the
practice is not discontinued. Fair warn
ing is thus given to avoid trouble.
New hay is coming into this market
in liberal quantities and selling at $4.50
per ton (baled) on tho track. The Den
ver market, to which most of our hay
has been shipped in the past, is way
down, and dealers there write that at
present, least, the Colorado product is
sufficient to supply that market. The
outlook for hay is anything but bright.
This is to be regretted, as the crop in Lin
coln county this year is heavy and of an
unusually good quality.
A party of bicyclist composed of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Newton Miss Jeff
ers, Arthur Hoagland, Floyd McGinn,
Walker Hainline, Lem Steele Pearl
Armbus, Chas. Whalen and several
others, left Sunday morning for a run
to Gothenburg and return. They
reached the latter place in due time, but
owing to the extreme heat a majority of
them were much fatigued, and all bur
Hoagland, Hainline, McGinn aud Steele
returned home on Xo. 1. The distance
for the round trip is over one hundred
miles.
To-morrow evening is the dtito eet
for the election of a chief of tho lire de
partment. Tho 6trife engendered over
the result of the last election has to a
greit extent died out, and there is now
an inclination on, tho part of tho less
hot-headed of each faction to select a
compromise candidate. Tho namo of R.
L. Graves has been mentioned in this
connection, in fact we believe that he
has been asked and consented to be a
candidate for the position. His fitness
for the position of chief cannot be ques
tioned. He has been a member of the
department for a number of years, and
we have every reason to believe that his
conduct of the position would be credit
able to himself and satisfactory to the
members of tho department and the
citizens. Hfs election would heal all
differences which may exist within the
department, and put the department
back to that good, footing and friendly j
feeling which existed prior o the late
rumpus. '
c r
W. S. So triers has returned "totoxm
after an absence of abouf; a year.
The A, P.; AT and A. P. Afcc-un-cils.
will hold a social at their hall this
evening.
' Mrs. F. E. Bujlard.and children have
been visiting at the Walker ranch' for a
few days past.
. "Frank CrydermanVwho bad the tino
of a hay fork run through his foot last
week, making. a very severe wound, is
getting along nicely.
Giles Bennett, of 'Vroman, is in tofcn
to day on business before the county
commissioners. Ho reports crops in
that section us in good shape.
John Hawley, of Sutherland, is
transacting business in town to-dav. He
is meeting 'with excellent success on bis
irrigated farm near that village.
Agent McGovern had several tons of
baggage to handle for commercial travel
ers this morning the excess charges on
which amounted to a neat sum. '
The local market is being well sup
plird with home-grown peas, beans,
beets, cabbage and green corn. Cucum-,
beH aro also being brought in, though
not in largo quantities.
Save your best agricultural produc
tions for the Lincoln county exhibit at
the stato fair at Omaha, which promises
this year to be a hummer. It may bo
810 in your pocket to do so.
S. W. Clark, of Cottonwood precinct
was in town this morning for the pur
pose of getting the Hinman pile-driver
with which to do some bridging for the
county down near Maxwell.
By using a littlo ingenuity, John
Lamaster haB .improvised a tandem
bicyclo which' runs woll and rides easily.
There will probably bo quite a demand
for it by those who rent wheels. '
The Y. M. C. A. tennis club has had
some new life infused into it,' and will
soon be in condition to do some playing.
The grounds, which had grown up with
weeds, have again been put in shape.
Three of the ditches west of town
are experiencing considerable trouble in
keeping sand from washing into their
headgates. There seems to be an impres
sion that tho headgates are located too
far from the river bank, and that drift
ing sand will cause much trouble until
tho gates are reconstructed.
The letter from Colonel Cody and
the suggestions of Mr. Park, which aro
published elsewhere, should recoivo
favorable consideration from our.citizens.
We have the land and irrigating ditches;
tho next thing is to get farmers on tho
land. In order to get the latter we must
mako an effort.
There has boon some inquiry as to
whon the republican county convention
will bo held. To an inquiry addressed to
Chairman Elder as to when he would
call the county central committee to
gether, he stated that ho would, issue
such a call immediately following tho
mooting of the state central committeo
on August 7th.
It is said that Louie Burke, former
ly of this city, is financially interested
in the horse-canning factory near Port
land. If this is correct we presume Mr.
B. will remember some of his North
Platte friends with a can or two, in order
to give them a taste of this new meat.
The Wallace Herald of last week
says: "This part or JNebrasKa was
favored with another fine rain oh last
Sunday night, about one inch of water
falling. This rain placed, us in a posi
tion where such a thing as a total crop
failure is impossible. It completes tho
wKeat crop, insures us a big yield of
potatoes and small vegetables, 'and with
one. more rain will give us tho largest
corn crop western Nebraska baa ever.
had.
Bernard Beer, of Denver,, was a.
North Platte visitor Saturday.
It is really surprising- the num
ber of men there are in town .who
are wiiiinjr to stana along- .tne
bank- of the. river for five or six
hours in the boiling- hot sun in the
hope ot catching fifteen cents worth
of fish.
I k . -
Sumner Belts!
i.
WE havejust got in soine, very pretty Ster
f " ling Silver mounted Belts, price 2.00;
H Ladies' Shirt Waist Sets at from $1 to $2.50
and the new Long Watch Cljains lrom. 2
to."$6; also a fmeJineof Belt Fins from 25 cents to $1. Some
tluaghew:Watdies, every one warranted, 2.50.
v,J"?r " 1 W " " l; CLINTON.' THE JEWELER.
IwTOir flours mil
ljameturls:thii morn-
Mr. and1 lrs.McGinneS-of'New
i Albany, Ind., parents oi MraJ.MiKak
1U1SS iiBSS AUirDUV. OI IIIUIVH IB IilL-
ing her pared tsrin.bts city. ' ??
T. C. Patterson transacted business in
Gandy the latter'bitt bf the week
E. B. Warner eriject. to leave to night
for a brief visit mOihahte,
Mrs. Gobbleruaq jJ pf Laramie, arrived
in me city juonaay&na is vismng reia
tives here. ' '
Henry Weber 'made a bicycle run to
Ogallala. Sunday, returning home on No!
2 yesterday." 1
D. A. Brown, who has been visiting hiB
parents for ten days', returns to' Wyom
ing to-night.
Elmer Oberst, who has been making a
tour of the country east for some time,
returned home Saturday.
1 i
MrsT. B. Nelling left this morning
for Denieon, Texas, and' Jack now wears
crape on bis hat-lknd.'-
Miss Ada Kockeu who had been at
tending school in Des Moines, Iowa, re
turned home laBtjiiht.
Julius Pizer leaves Sunday for Chicago
and New York for the purpose of pur
chasing a stock of full winter goods.
Misses Bettie -and Stella Gravos, of
Council Bluffs, hate been the guests of
their sister, Mrs: Lester Eells, for a week
past.
W. V. Hoagland, who had been trans
acting business at Gandy for ten days,
returned home tho latter part of the
week.
Mrs. C. F. Jennings and Miss' Belle
Adamson, who had boon visiting in town
for a month, returned to Holdrege Sat
urday. :n
Dr. J. West Hingston, of Cheyenne,
was here on professional business yeter
day. Ho was accompanied "by his son
Romayn.
x
num, are expected to arrive lttHhe .city
toninhf f
H. M.. Grimes and W
turned Sunday from their
T. Wilcor. re-
1
jaunt in
Wyoming. Thoy' hnd n very' "pleasant
trip, and especially enjoyable' was ther
"camping out" experience: v
Pat Conway, of Salt Lake Citf, stopped
over between trains yesterday while en
route to Boston and mot a number .of .old
timo acquaintances. His mission to
Boston is to find a market for $350,000
of Salt Lake City- bonds.
Mibs Horlocker, of New York, .former
ly of Kearney, is in town the guest of
Mrs. A. S. Baldwin. Miss Harlocker
has won distinction as an artist and
while here is giving several North Platte
ladies instructions in decorative work.
P. W. Sitton.camoin from Omaha Sat-'
urday night and remained until last
night. ' r
Engines 071, G39 and 839 go in the
shops for repairs this week, and the 78G
and C93 come out to day.'
Advices from Denver are to tho effect
that Charley 'Peterson is recovering
rapidly and 'is now cdnsidered out of
danger.
Card of Thanks Mrs. Edwards and
family desire to'thank the friends and
the members of the several secret socio--ties
who so kindly assisted during the
sickness and at the funeral of the- late
Alex. Adams.
NORTH PLATTE DEFEATED.
The game of 'ball Sunday afternoon
between the local nine and a team com
posed of Brady, Vroman and other
points', resulted in a defeat for the North
Plattes by a score of eight to seven. The
visitors had with them a splendid bat
ter, and were all-uround good ball
players. The home team played a stiff
game,' but were not quite strong enough
to defeat the boys from down the road.
Offing to tho'intense heat, the attend
ance at the game was light. '
When Buyirig
Minneapolis
FLOUR
Why not get the BEST?
Washburn's Superlative
Has no superior no equal, It is the result of studied im
provement in milling machinery the product of the hard,
excellent wheat of the north. If vou arc not usinr tho
o
Washburn Flour, try it. It is sold by
SOLE AGENT.
JOHN HERROD,
STILL IN BUSINESS.
Did you ever buy something!
VOU found VOU an thn ae ft back to the store
Qiant Want tell you, "We can't sire your money
back, but we'll let you have something else?" And have
. There seems to be an impression in y0ll been bothered what to take instead, and eventually
certain, quarters that the Pvitner marble something VOU COuld JUSt as well lmVC done without?
worka in th city have closed This is jf g0 appreciate QUI' offer to
Beturn money for any purchase
We do not even that proves unsatisfactory
erroneous, ana needs correction. The
Kitner shop is carrying a large stock and
all orders left are promptly and satis
factorily filled. The work executed by
thiSBhop.compares favorably with any care to know the FeaSOn. The frOTQ 9TLV PaiiqP
and all work recoived from tho east, as poof funf , mnni. ,T VJ-"- mvkjv.
do also the prices. These statements
being facts, there is apparently no rea
son why the Ritner marble works should
not receive the patronago of this section
of the country.
fact that you want your money
back is sufficient for us. We want your future trade, and
all our customers MUST be satisfied.
FOUND IN A CANYON.
On last Sunday while W. W. Hunter
and a companion named Birch wore
gathering berries at the head of Box
Elder canyon, they came across a boy
about three years old. The youngster
was in a famished condition and scarcely
able to walk. The men questioned him
as to his name, residence, etc., but could
not get any intelligible replies other
than that his name was "Johnnie
Messrs. Hunter and Birch visited the
nearest houses, but found no one who
had lost the boy or that knew anything
about him. The youngster had been
subsisting on berries, and thoro were in
dications that he had been in the canyon
for' several days
He was brought to town where he will
be kept until como traco of his parents
Samp
es and Prices
will be cheerfully given.
I The more you compare,
, The more money you will
save. The more business
1
we will do.
can be found. Some are inclined to best grade COpper for 1.89
"WIS SELL
A Grater for 1 cent,
5 Lead Pencils for 1 cent,
4 doz. Hooks and Eyes for 1 cent,
4 Thimbles for 1 cent,
A good Purse for 2 cents,
Socks for 4 cents a pair,
A box of best wood. Tooth-picks for 4 cents,
A good quality 26-inch Saw for 44 cents,
. full size No. 8, all copper "Wash Boiler, made of
think that the child was abandoned by
iome heartless parents, while others
think that ho accompanied somo grown
person and that the latter had either
gotten lost or else met with an accident
or possibly death. The case is exciting
considerable intorest.
Later It appears that tho child had
on Saturday accompanied his parents,
named Morris, to Woll canyon in search
of wild fruit. His father was watching
the younger children while the other
members of the family woro berrying.
Tho father fell asleep and tho little fel
low wandered away, and across hill aud
dale to the canyon where he was found.
He has been returhed to his anxious
parents.
.nr. ana Aurs. J. i?;. awards re
turn to Ridg-way. Col., to-night.
Mrs. B. I. Hinman on Saturday
uiiernoon gave a reception to a
large number of her lady friends.
Chief train dispatcher Hilliker
was confined to the house the latter
part of the week by an attack of
lumbago.
i nere seems to ue a super-
i i r i i j ,
aunnuancc oi scuooi teacners in
this county. One district, which
nas nve scnoois, naa over nity ap
plications on file.
We have a full line of Granite Preserve Kettles at
1 -2 the regular prices.
We handle nothing: but first-class iroods. If 'ou arc
not satisfied with the quality or price bring- back the goods
and iret vour moncv. We handle a full line of Shoes. No-
tions, rurmshing uoods, Millinery, tinware, vvoodenware.
Oueensware. etc. Call and jjet our prices.
.eoi Department Store
First door south of Strfitz Drug Store, - - NORTH PLATTB, NEb
John Burke returned the latter j 1,1
rn rf rf flr ivpoL- (mr li?c f rin in ' tl
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Iowa and Illinois, feeling refreshed
and reinvigorated.
Rev. and Mrs. L. P. McDonald.
who have been visiting in the east
for nearly two months, arc expected
home to-morrow.
The funeral services of Alex.
Adams were held at the Courthouse
park Saturdaj' afternoon, and were
very largely attended.
Messrs. Smith and Kugler, of
here on Aujnist 10th. A pleasant
me is expectedd.
Married. July 25th, Charley Jack
son to MissLodi Knowles. A pleas
ant trip on the voyage of life i& the
wish of their many friends.
O. I. C.
Henry Waltetnath in a recent Kexington, made a trip to this city
letter says he is having a very on their bicycles Sunday arriving
pleasant time in Germany and does here about 10 o'clock
not know just when he will start Rev. W. E. Hardaway expects
ior nome. ue is visiting an tne to return nome irom Colorado in
principal cities of the empire. time to fill his pulpit at the Metho
The building committee of the dist church next Sunday.
board of education inspected the The cornet band under the lead
several school buildings last even- ership of Prof. X. Klein gave a very
ing for the purpose of ascertain- enjoyable street concert Saturday
inn fpfinirc nffrfr nrinr In I CVCninOf.
- "JEXONOMr IS
We are the People who have
The BEST FLOUR,
The BEST COFFEE,
Thsis tea;
The finest grades of everything in the Grocery line
in the City; always fresh and at prices' that
DEFY COMPETITION.
HABEINGTON & :TOBIN.
opening ot the school year. It has
been decided to cut an archway be
tween, the two lower rooms in the
central, building, and these rooms
will be occupied by the high school
department. The eighth grade
will occupy Unitarian hall, which
will be divided by a partition.
A Fair Inferemc.
It -is -undeniable that actions often
speak louder than words. A usurious
money lender, who had for Bome time
collected an extortionate interest from
a debtor, sent his collector to the man,
as usnal, one day. The. collector return
ed and reported to his employer that he
could not collect the rnoaey.
"Do you mean to say that the man
declared to you that he wouldn't pay the
interest?" the usurer demanded furi
ously. "He didn't declare so in so many
words, but he gave me to understand
w."
"How did he give you to understand
so?"
"He kicked me down three flights of
stairs !" Youth's Companion.
Most of our misfortunes are more sup
portable than the comments of our
friends upon them. A. Dumas.
Turkman was originally tho etan, or
knd, of t&e'Ttarkv
SOMERSET SNAP SHOTS.
A nice rain Sunday night and
Monda-.
Corn is growing line.
Miss Venus Knowles has returned
to Beaver city.
A. Green and J. H. Knowles trans
acted business in North Platte last
week.
News received from Mrs. M. B.
McConnel stated that she had
passed through a very severe oper
ation for the removal of a cataract
from her eve.
Mrs. Jessie Hershon, of Beaver
City, spent one night at A. Green's
last week, returning home the next
day.
Born, July 19th, to James Wag-
The section men have been re
moving Russian thistles from the
right of way of the railroad com
pany.
A well has been sunk at the
school-house here, a much needed
improvement, and as this is the
third one it should prove a success.
Preparations are under way for a
Sundav school celebration nearj
Studcbaker Wagons at
Hershcy & Co's.
For sale, a jjood heavy work tuam.
Inquire at the-Wilcox Dept. Store.
Notice to Trespassers
All persons are hereby warned
against trespassing, especially
hauling, driving and grazing stock,
on my land in and Hershey. Viola
tors will be dealt with according to
law. A. S. Guthrie.
SMOKERS
In search of a good cigar
will always find it at J.
F. Schnialzried's. Trv
them and judge.
:
Homeseekers' Excursion
To points in Idaho, August 13th
and 27th and Sept. lOLh and 24th,
at one fare for the round trip. Final
limit 20 days from date of sale. For
further particulars see X. 13. Olds,
Agent, U. P. System.
NORTH PLATTE
MARBLE : WORKS,
v
W. C. RITNER,
MnnTrof and Dealer in
MONUMENTS, : HEADSTONES,
Curbing, Building Stone,
And all Uud.- at Monumental and Cemetery wort.
Carelul atteatioa glvca to letteslsg of e vory do
:criptlos. Jobbing done oa (hart notice. Orders
lollcited and estlswtes Iresly furSijhed.
