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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27,' 1895.
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THE TASKESS' INSTITUTE.
To the Editor: The proposition
offered in your Tuesday's issue by
Wesley Ikewis in Telation to the
farmers of Lincoln county onran
izing a farmers' agricultural asso
ciation (or if Mr. Lewis will accept
the new name of farmers institute)
is a proposition that should be en
couraged by the citizens of Iorth
Platte in every manner possible.
Having- had the pleasure ot at
tending- several of these institutes
during- the past two years, I think
that for meetings where genuine.
practical information was the ob
ject that these institutes excel any
thing-1 have ever attended.
Western iebraska is commenc
ing to look up and forward to a
better and brighter future. 'Its
present residents and those who
will come to our county need just
sucu an organization enectea as
has been mentioned by Mr. Lewis.
He should have the help and en
couragement of our citizens and
tne press or the county, and a
meeting should be called sometime
in February to effect such an or
ganization. This meeting- should
be solely a farmers' association,
managed and controlled only by
farmers, for if organized in any oth
er wajr it will be a failure and farm
ers will refuse to attend
A meeting of this kind where
there can be an interchang-e of ideas,
of the ways, means, methods and
systems now in use in our county
to successfully grow crops ot every
character, either with or without
irrigation, of feeding cattle or
bogs and other stock, cannot but
-be of great help to the agricultural
interests of this portion of the
state and to North Platte.
By all means Mr. Lewis should
be assisted and his proposition
carried to a successful issue. Mr
Lrewis, aitnougn. at present en
gaged in teaching- school in order
to help out the fartnv is -one of our
county farmers. "Who is the next
to advocate this needed associa
tion? I. A. Fort,
and is holding- the corn until the
bill is paid, and threatens to get a
deficiency judgment against Car
penter if the corn when sold does
not fully pay it. Carpenter is think
ing- of resigning- and going- to f arm-
! ing: by contract
J. H. Johnson delivered.sweet corn
at the depot on Monday for the
Western Seed & Irrigation Co.
Dr. Salisbury, of Ogalalla, and a
relative from Chase county were in
town Tuesday looking-up a location
for a bard ware store. Citizex;
Shoes at Ren&iesf
SPECIAL
HOE SALE
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Store
Otten's Shoe
PRICES CUT IN T3MO.
In order to swap shoes for mone3'-we will offer our ladies'
- fine Ludlow Shoes,
Regular price $4,00 to $4.75, at $3.00.
Here is a chance to have a fine shoe for a little .money.
All our Men's $3.50 Shoes at $2.25.
All our Bo3''s fine lace and button shoes, the best made,
$2.50 Shoe at $1.65 $1.65 Shoe SI.
A large line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Slippers
will be sold at prices that will
Save you 1-3 to 1-2 of your money.
Children's Shoes, the best goods that money can buy, will
be slaughtered at the same rate.
Otten's Shoe Store.
SOME 3CATTZ1S OF XETEJniE. -
(Chicago Inter Oceari.)
Pearl buttons, concerning- "the
infamous McKinleyduty of 144 per
cent," on which we heard so much
from our democratic friends prior
to the disastrous elections of 1892
and 1S94, are not perceptibly
cheaper to-day than they then were.
But somebody one Uncle Sam
has lost something: by the "tariff
reform" that dealt with them. In
1892 the income collected as duty
on pearl buttons was $428,048: during-
the first ten months of 1895 it
wes $241,193. In 1893 the foreigner
paid $113,537 as toll tariff for
selling- his manufactures of shell
and mother of pearl in the United
States. During- the first ten
months of the present year he paid
but $26,282. In 1893 McKinley
tariff foreign makers of decorated
earthenware paid $4,022,656 as cus
tom duties; for the first ten months
of this year they paid but $2,291, -
444. The Canadians oaid S164.792
as tariff on eggs in 1893, and only
$78,160 in 1895, and yet eggs are
neither cheaper or better now than
then.
In 1893 the revenue by tariff on
foreign paintings was $313,015. In
1895 it has been $9,069 for the first
ten months. And yet foreign works
of art are not peddled-at a thirtieth
part of their former price. In 1893
the revenue of duties on cotton
laces, edgings, etc., was $7,688,399;
in the first ten months ot 1895 it
An iinpebse stock of new shoes just -opened f5r public inspec
tion. :Gelebmiedfe0o'd"sfiioA' S P
SELZ, SCHWAB & 'S FACTORY.-
Shoes for Men, Boys and Children atOBbttoui Prices at Een'ni&s.
threatening to make war unon
Britain while we are presenting
her with something-like $100, 000,-
000 a year in the form of reduced
tariff duties, in addition to other
hundreds of millions by the way of
profit upon the goods that we im
port from her instead of making
them for ourselves?
-over our Great Stock of-
It is said that English invest
ments in this country represent
tour bilnon dollars, and this is one
ery strong- reason why England
will not wane to go to war with the
United States.
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How about Jack MacColI, of Lex-
uigiuu, as a guoernatonai candi
date? Did the fight tor the nomi
nation two years ago put a quietus
on Jack's ambition,or has his Colo
rado gold mines drawn him off the
i track?
Clothing, Gents' Finishing Gowjs, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
Gloves and Mittens.
Surprised, First at the Large Assortment;
Second at the Superior Quality:
Third afc the Immense Yariety;
Fourth at the Low Prices. .
C. F. IDDINGS
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LUMBER,
COAL
AND GRAIN.
Order by telephone from ISTewton's Book Store.
IsHEW IjIYEE;T ATTX) FESS STABLE
Old. Van Doran. Stable.)
IPrices
Good Teams,
Comfortable IRigs,
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BLDBB & LOCEI.
.ypKottkweet ooraer of Coartbaase sqsars.
Jas. Martin, of eastern Keith
county, was hauling" corn from the
ditch country on Monday.
Jas. Ditto and wife came in from
Illinois the latter part of the week
John Keith shipped a fancy
spaniel to Omaha Monday night
The Christmas tree passed off
very quietly and a rousing" old time
was enjoyed by everybody.
E. Coates and wife are spending
Christmas with Mrs. Coates" par
ents at Wood River.
C. F. Iddings was in town Friday
evening looking" after his business
interests.
Wm. Holtry shipped a car of corn
to Colorado on Mondav. -
Alex. JNeilson made a business
visit to Paxton Monday.
TV. C. Blackmore & Co. imported
some very pretty Modern Woodmen
watch chain charms for the holiday
trade.
School has closed till Mondav,
Jan. 5th, and the little folks will
have a good Test alter their four
months of study.
Geo. Bookwalter, who left this
county in 93, writes that he is very-
likely to put in next year on an irri
gated farm in this locality.
J. 2v. Thornly, who has been in
Colorado the past two years, is cir
culating in this vicinity again.
J. D. Tallmadge has been offered
a clerkship in a general store at
Cripple Creek and will probably
spend the winter there.
John Bergman, of Hershey, tran
sacted business in our village on
Tuesday.
Mr. Beaumont, of Madrid, spent
Christmas with W. C. Blackmore.
U. P. Auditor Mahoney was in
town on Monday.
A. W. Hoatsou, H. Coker and
Swansen & Linden are shipping
hay to Chicago this week.
A runaway team. belonging to A.
Bergstrom ran over G. C. White's
baby buggy and badly demolished
it the last of the week.
Geo. Emerson departed for Water
loo Monday.
Fred Pierson returned from Per
kins county Tuesday.
Jno. Ellingham, of 2vorth Platte.
was in town Tuesday and spent
Christmas witfi John Hawlev and
family.
Harry Lute, of Paxton, Sundayed
with friends in the village.
Soscoe Zimmers, of Keith county,
was in town on Tuesday.
F. A. Carpenter is in somewhat
pf a quandrey just at present. A
party husked his sweet corn and
secured thirty-eight bushels and
now he has presented a labor claim
of 556 for shucking- and sort it, j
was $5,694,4S1. In 1893 the govern
ment drew a" revenue of $4,5, 481
from duties orr- srlk dress goods,
andm 1895 of but $2,718,657; and
yet many who were-able.to wear
silk in 1893 are content with wool
and cotton in 1895. In 1893 the lux
ury of velvet paid$Z179,96I as tariff
revenue; in 1895 $371 S77 was col
lected Irom the same source. In
1893 our imports of woolen goods
contributed $36,451,522 to the treas
ury; during" the first ten months of
1895 $20,698,265 was the sum of the
collections, and yet the woolen
goods of 1893 carried a far less
percentage of shoddy than those of
1895, and, quality being considered,
were cheaper.
Is it not time to end the farce of
W. S. Raker, editor of the Gretna
Reporter, has been sentenced by
! Judge Scott, of Omaha, to one year
I xi i a i t , .
m luc penitentiary -ax naru laoor.
Last spring Raker saw fit to criti
cize Judge Scott and he was arrested
for criminal libel and found jjuilty
bv the jury. -
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Oxe of the great hunting feats of
the year was that of George E.
Farnbam of Canaan, Me.Twho a few
days ago entirely alone, and while
standing in the wagon, hording his
frantic horses with one hand, shot
two very handsome deer.
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Missouri and Kansas have been
having unprecedented grains the
past week, and there is reason to
hope that J. Pluvius will select Ne
braska as the next state in which
to ring his surplus moisture. One
great, big crop is all that Nebraska I
needs to get her out of the present
slough of despondency.
We have been some time in getting these Sur
prises here and ready for you-, but at last are
able to announce
Bargains all Through the House.
We solicit a comparison of Goods and JPrinfts,
knowing tial you will, find our stock ihe Best and the
UHeapest. '
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PEOPLE MUST EAT,
Even if times are a little quiet and dol
lars rather scarce. They must have
Groceries, Provisions and Plouy and
they want good goods at low prices.
We Don't Blow Much,
But when it comes to selling fresh and
clean goods for little money we are uin
it" just as extensively as any dealer.
We're, after Trade,
That's what we are here for and we so
licit you to call and "look us over." We;
are confident we can please you.
V. VonGoetz, The. Grocer,
Ottenstein Block.
A full regiment of Ohio volun
teer infantry on bicycles reported !
to Governor McKinley- It is the
first bicycle regiment prepared for
war in the United States.
President Perry of Doaue colleage
received -fifty-one members into the
Congregational church at Grafton
last Sunday, all but two on profes
sions of faith, the results of a re-
by Evan-
Billings. Others are to
unite next Sunday. Grafton
Christians are rejoicing over the
grand results of their labors.
vival meeting conducted
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Or The Tribune one year and the Atlas for $2.00.
This is an unparalled offer. Call at this office and ' examine
the Atlas. It is up-to-date in every particular.
Sound financiers believe that busi
ness is bound to improve during
the coming year. They cite the
fact that there are no overstocks of
merchandise in the factories, as
there -were at the beginning ot 1893;
that there are no big lines of doubt
ful credits out, as there were prior
to the great national business
clean-up; that business houses and
banks have been running close to
shore for two years and have just
about disposed of their old stocks
and bad paper. There is no danger
of a panic now because the country
has reached business hard pan
The doubtful houses and bad assets'
have mostly been weeded out If
; mere is 10 pe any change in the
j nearjuture it will be in an upward
! direction. Journal.
Minister Bayard is in a trying
position. He will find it very diffi
cult now in. tranquillizing and
harmonizing both sides of the
Atlantic His speech at the actors
benevolent banquet Wednesday was
a sort of sop to England and was
applauded lustily by the John Bulls.
"Tonight," he said, -no sea divides
us." The president is said to be
very offended and Grover C. mav
divide him so his salary will be in
another man's pocket. It is
whispered at Washington in a loud
tone of vpice that he-will be recalled.
This will save impeaching him. ac
cording to the old program "befoh
do wah." One thing or the other
ought to happen to him. Fremont
Tribune.
Dr. Sawyer; DearfSir: Haring used your Pw
tilles, I can recommend them to the public. I
me more good tean all ot them. Tonrartspect-
fV,WiI1.e.fobnson Bronson, Branch
Ccnnty.Xkto. Sold bT T. H. Zoc!c7.
The thing the fleeing people of
the Osage -valley in Missouri most
desire at present is a prolonged
drouth. They are receiving more
than their share of rain and at a
time when they do not need a drop.
Bo yon want that vault attended to?
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