THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE : TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY, 7, 1896.
SPECIAL
BULLETIN.
'Spend your cash for grocer
ies where you can get credit
for 30 days in case you run
out of cash.
We guarantee to' meet any
prices named in this paper by
-competitors and give you a
superior article of merchan
dise. Our Pillsburys Best
Flour, Chase & Sanborn's
Coffee and Tea, New York
Apples, and the celebrated
Club House brand of Canned
Goods are not carried by any
other house in this city.
POTGTOK & TOBlfr
either store.
CITY NEWS.
TEE EAILEOAD MEETING.
The Tribune goes to press with
this issue too early to give any ac
count of the railroad meeting", which
holds its first session at the Knights
of .Pythias hall at two o'clock this
afternoon.
Delegates who have arrived to
attend "this meeting are as follows:
Mr. Peufold and Major Clarkson.of
Omaha; F. O. Wisner. Harvey
Stephens and Chas. McCarter, of
Bayard; H. W. Hague. F. W. -En-derle,
W. S. Peters, Geo. B. Luft,
Frank Beers, Martin Gering and
"Won. Wright, of Gering; B. E. Fish
and S. P. Delatour, of Deuel coun
ty; M. A. Daugherty and John Hal
ligan, of Ogalalla; A. D. Atkins and
Dr. Stowitts, of Sidnev. These
gentlemen are influental and pro
gressive citizens of their respective
localities and will do everything
possible to further the building of a
road up the North Platte river to
the "Wyoming line and beyond.
A forecast of the proceedings of
to-day's meeting can not be accur
ately given, other than that a com
pany will be regularly organized
and arrangements made for the
preliminary work.
"Edwin Morin, one of the first
settlers of the Trans-Missouri
country," is the title of a paper
which I. A. Fort will read before
the state historical society at its
meeting in Lincoln next week. Mr.
Morin is a resident of this city, and
crossed the Missouri river many
years in advance of the hardy
travelers of 1849. There is perhaps
no man living who has had greater,
more varied or more dangerous ex
periences in the country between
the Missonri and the Pacific than
has Mr. Morin, and an account of
his trontier life would make a high
ly interesting book and prove a
valuable history of the early Trans
Missouri country.
The action of the city council
directing the city attorney to draft
an ordinance levying a tax of five
dollars per year on each insurance
company doing business in the city,
is one which can be commended.
Such a course is authorized by state
law, and the funds thus provided
are applied to the maintenance of
the city fire department. The in
surance companies can easily afford
to pay such a tax, and the fire de
partment needs the funds which
will accrue from such tax. There
are probably twenty fire insurance
companies which do more or less
business in North Platte.
The Patterson & Alexander
grading outfit which had been work
ing on the south side ditch, closed
operations for the winter the latter
part of the week. Ot the thirty-six
miles of the ditch south of the river
considerably less than a mile re
mains to be completed and this
will be finished early in the spring.
Water from the South Platte river
will be flowing down the ditch be
fore April 1st. Inquiries relative
to the water rights on this ditch
are being made daily.
As will be seen by statistics
furnished by Undertaker Warner,
there were but twenty-five deaths
in this city during the year 1895,
the lowest number during any one
year for a decade past. Few towns
in the Uuited States with a popula
tion of 3,500 can make such a
healthy showing. People who don't
want to "shuffle offi" should be
come permanent residents of North
Platte.
" W. A. DeBERRY, D. D. S
DENTIST.
Office in 1st Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Dan Sully in ' "A Bachelor's
Wife" at the opera house to-morrow
evening.
Arthur Hoagland gave a skat
ing party to a number of his friends
at the rink last Saturday night.
The county commissioners have
ordered linoleum for the floor of the
five offices in the court house. This
will give the offices a much neater
and cleaner appearance. The lino
leum will be furnished by H. C.
Rennie.
The unmarried men of Sidney
have formed a bachelors' protective
association, the object of which is
for mutual protection against all
propositions ofamatrimonal nature.
Charley Doran is president of the
organization.
On January 1st the law firm of
Wilcox & Halhgan began busi
ness. The two gentleman make a
strong team and are well prepared
to take care of the extenisve prac
tice of the late firm of Grimes &
Wilcox.
We wish to notify all who are
owing the firm of May E. Welch &
Co. to settle their accounts or call
and secure us bv note by Jan. 18th,
1896. as after that date all unsettled
accounts will be given into the
hands of a collector.
May E. Welch & Co.
The records of the local U. S.
land office show that during the
past year final proof on 68,800 acres
of land were made. There are still
in this land district 765,000 acres of
vacant land subject to homestead
entry, 65,000 acres of which are in
this county.
The heating apparatus in F.
E. Bullard's green house became
disarranged during one of the cold
nights the latter part of the week,
and the larger part of his plants
and flowers were frozen, entailing
a dead loss of over one hundred
dollars.
Some fiend in human form ad
ministered a dose of cold poison to
Faank Redmond's well known dog
"Gyp", to which the animal suc
cumbered. In giving the ordinary
antidote, lard and sweet milk to the
animal Frank was accidentally bit
ten, and is now contemplating a
trip to the Pasteur hospital in Paris.
The corresponding secretary of
the local Circle of the Ladies of the
G. A. R. is the recipient of several
fine photographs of Mrs. Martha
G. Kimball, the lady who suggested
Memorial Day to Gen. John Logan.
The executor of her estate will
soon send an enlarged picture of
Mrs. Kimball which S. A. Douglas
Circle No. 20 will hang in the room
dedicated to the L. of G. A. R. at
Milford, Neb. V
The Presbyterian Sunda'
school held its annual electiou ot
officers Sunday, and the following
were chosen for the ensuing year:
Superintendent, H. I. Swarthout;
assistant Supt., J. C. Orr; secretary
and treasurer, Arthur Strahorn;
librarian, Miss Carrie Belton; as
sistant librarian, Miss Eva Single
ton; organist, Miss Lulu Salisbury;
assistant organist, Miss Lizzie
Burke.
J. A. Voodry received a letter a
few days ago from Capt. B. F.
Baker, formerly of Fort McPherson
but now of Philadelphia, in which
the Captain says he has been in
poor health for a month, rheuma
tism being his trouble. The Cap
tain has charge of a national sold
iers' cemetery and says there are
about ten interments each month.
He writes that he is glad to know
that W. C. Elder was re-elected
and that H. M. Grimes knocked the
persimmon. The Captain expresses
the hope that he may in the future
be able to visit his old friends in
this county.
The report of the chief of the fire
department submitted to the coun
cil last evening shows that since
Sept. 1st the date on which Chief
Graves assumed control there has
been four fires entailing an estimat-
ed loss of $600.
During the same
period four false alarms were
sounded. In his report the Chief
lists the property of the four fire
companies, which is in good con
dition, and shows that the depart
ment is well equipped for fighting
fire. The Chief has not yet had
sufficient time to test and make a
definite report upon the fire alarm
system but will probably do so at
the next meeting of the council.
The Senior class of the High
school rendered very efficiently the
following programme on last Fri
day evening: Music, class; address
Josie Day. recitation, Blanche Wid
meyer; music, class; magic lantern
exhibition, Anna VonGoetz and
Lena Klein; dialogue, Messrs. Mc
Michael, Gleason, Strahorn and
Edmonds, and Misses Hine, Irish,
McNeel and Abbie Day; debate,
resolved, that the constitution of
the United States should be amend
ed, affirmative Frank Edmonds and
Nellie Hartman, negative Hilliard
Ridgley and Josie Day. The judges,
Messrs. Leonard and Elliott and
Miss Irish, rendered a decision in
tavor of the negative. The Junior
class and a few friends of the
classes were present.
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We have a large number of
pieces of silverware which are
suitable for wedding presents.
irtli
In sterling silver novelties;
ornamental as well as useful
articles. When you need these
goods remember we keep 'em.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
W. T. Wilcox transacted legal
business in Sidney the latter part
of the week.
After a two weeks vacation,
which was probably enjoyed by both
teachers and scholars, the city
schools resumed work yesterday.
Ed Rannie, formerly of this
city, writes us that he has decided
to leave Boulder, Colo., but does
not say wherehe expects to locate.
The State Bank at Gothenburg,
which closed about a month ago,
reopened for business last Thurs
day. H. L. Carlson has been in
stalled as cashier.
H. M. Grimes has fitted up an
omce in tue Lrraay block in a very
neat manner which will be occupied
by himself, A. H. Davis and court
reporter Scharmann.
A copy of the Duluth Tribune
received at this office contains an
account ot a reception given Col.
Cody by his sister Mrs. Whetmore
at the Cody sanitarium in that
city. The event was largely at
tended.
A. E. Moore, of Myrtle, made
this office a business call yesterday.
He says the farmers of that section
feel encouraged over the amount of
moisture now in the ground, and
will put in all the crop they pos
sibly can next spring.
I. A. Fort is gathering statis
tics from the irrigators this week
which he will embody in an address
on "Irrigation for Orchard and
Garden," to be delivered by him be
fore the state horticultural society
at Lincoln next week.
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The proposition to vote $85,
000 bonds for the Gaslin irrigation
district will be submitted to the
voters of that district on the 27th
inst. The bonds should, and un
doubtedly will, receive the required
majority of the votes cast.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Minor en
tertained a number of young people
at cards Friday evening, the party
being in honor of Robert Sherwood.
The participants report a very en
joyable evening. Mr. Sherwood
returned to Plattsmouth to-day.
The Episcopal congregation
will tender a reception on Wednes
day evening of next week to the
delegates attending the convoca
tion. Up to this morning the place
of holding the receotion hard not
been decided upon; several houses
having been tendered.
The new fire hose was distrib
uted Saturday to the First and
Second ward hose companies, the
rmer receiving 500 and the latter
250 feet. The Third ward com
pany's hose is in much better con
dition than either of the other com
panies, hence they did not come in
for a share ot the new hose. The.
Third ward boys attend as many
fires and probably lavas much hose
as the other companies, but they
have the credit of taking better
care of their hose.
Vedd
Presents
Preseii
gra
We ate the People who have
The BEST FLOUR,
The BEST COFFEE,
The BEST TEA,
The finest grades of everything in the Grocery Line
in the City; always fresh and at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION.
HARRINGTON & TOBIN.
Compare Notes
Bring in your pass books or bill and com
pare prices with ours, and see the differQnce
for yourself. : : : :
Get out your scales compare weights with
those represented on your book or bill; that
is the way the merchants do why should
you not do the same?
Yours for Cash Bargains,
THOMSON g SWARTHOUT, CROCERS.
MBS. J. Q. THACKEE DEAD.
T. D. Cotton received a telegram
yesterday afternoon announcing
the death at Webster, Texas, of
his daughter Mrs. J. Q. Thacker,
The cause of her death was cancer
which first developed itself some
thing over a yeas ago.
Mrs. Thacker with her husband,
resided in this city tor many years
and was universally loved and es
teemed by our people. The death
will be deeply regretted byall who
knew her, and to the bereaved hus
band and children the warmest
sympathy will go forth.
The remains will be interred at
Webster temporarily and later will
be removed to Beatrice, Neb.
PYTHIAN INSTALLATION.
Maiceppa lodge, Knights of Pyth
ias will hold a public installation of
officers on Friday evening ot this
week. The programme will be as
follows:
Music-K. P. Quartette.
Prayer Rev. Beechor.
Recitation Mabel Donehower.
Address.
Installation o Chancellor Conuuaudcr.
Solo Mrs. Doollttle.
Installation of V. C- and Prelate.
Recitation S. Ooozee.
Installation of K. R. S., M. A. and M. F.
Music.
Installation of other officers.
RecitaUon Miss Addle Kocken.
Charge to Lodge.
Recitation Miss Sorenson.
Music K. P. Quartette.
Benediction.
MOHTTJAEY EE COED.
Undertaker Warner furnishes
The Tribune with the following:
Number of deaths in the city of
North Platte during the year 1895
was twenty-five, of which IS were
males and 7 females. Six died in
the First ward, nine in the Second
ward, ten in Third ward. Nine
were under one1 year of age, none
between five and twenty "years,
three between -20 and 30, five be
tween 30 and 40, two between 40
and 50, four between 50 and 60, one
between 60 and 70, one between
70 and 80.
The number of deaths in North
Platte for the last six years were as
follows: -1890, 42; 1891, 36: 1892, 37;
1893, 40; 1894, 27: 1895, 25.
ENTERTAINMENT AT NICHOLS.
"Louva, the Pauper," a drama of
high moral character will be ren
dered by the local dramatic club at
the Nichols school house Wednes
day evening, January 8th. The
club has spared no labor or expense
to make it a thorough entertain
ment. CAST OP CHARACTERS.
Louva.. Carrie Dyniond.
Aggie Farnam Sadie Brooks.
Mrs. Craft Nettie Courmick.
Aunt Charity Mary Zook.
Gipsy Crone. .Martha McWilliams.
Col. Farnam Wm. Sullivan.
Sol Craft Wm. Brooks.
Dick Langley H. W. Brqwn.
Will Spriggs R. W. Calhoun.
Peleg Pucker Lr. F,. Jones.
Bub Craft Oscar Wright.
TonT Grant Bear.
Cranky Banks Zook.
Mr. Withgon Oscar Sullivan.
An admission of 25 cents for ad
ults and 15 cents for children will
be charged, which will go towards
buying an organ for the
house.
school J
Robert Fulton, who has been
visiting his family for a week, re
ceived a telegram j'esterday to re
turn at once to Wamsutter, "Wye,
as the Union Pacific was tempor
arily short of engineers at that
point.
PEOPLE "WHO COME AND GO.
S. H. Donehower was a visitor in
Omaha Sunday.
Charlie Hendy returned to the
state university yesterday morning.
Miss Mabel McNamara is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. G. H. Hirst, in
Omaha.
Miss Lena Schatz and her friend
Miss Fisher returned to Salt Lake
City Sunday night.
Mrs. M. Breternitz. who had been
quite sick for two or three weeks is
now convalescing.
Mrs. J. F. Evans and son Everett
returned Saturday night from a
week's visit in Lincoln.
Mrs. Dr. Stowitts, of Sidney,
has been the guest of Rev. and
Mrs. Beecher for several days past.
Pearl Armbus, who had been
visiting in the centeral part of the
state returned to the city Saturday.
Chas. Moore, of Myrtle precinct,
left yesterday morning for Grand
Island to attend the business col
lege. Dr. W. A. BeBerry, who had been
visiting friends in Missouri for a
couple of weeks, returned to the
city Saturday evening.
Prof. C. E. Barber and E. D.
Snyder returned the latter part of
the week from the state teachers'
meeting at Lincoln, and entered
upon their school labors this week
with renewed vigor.
James M. Kerr.of New York city,
one of the active promoters of the
proposed North Platte railroad,
came up from Omaha Sunday night
and spent . yesterday looking over
the city.
Dr. H. W. Allwine came in from
Omaha Sunday night and will offer
his professional services to the peo
ple of North Platte during the
present week. He is stopping at
the Nebraska House.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Hingston, of
Cheyenne, are visitingNorth Platte
friends this week. They are ac
companied by their little son
Romaine, who has lately recovered
from a violent attack of diphtheria.
Three full wagon loads of dis
gusted emigrants were discovered
on our streets this morning en route
to their former home in Sheridan
county, .bacu wagon bore niscrip-
ons indicating distrust of "daown
east."
The North Platte broom fac
tory and business was traded br
Pearl Armbus to McChesney Bros
for the temperance billard parlors
oa Front street. It is possible
that a change may be made in the
location of the latter. Each of the
new proprietors is well fitted for
the respective business in which he
embarks and should succeed therein
The chancre will be made about
the 18th inst.
At the home of Mrs. Brown, on
the north side, on 'esterday after
noon Rev. J. C. Irwin baptized the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Power, of
Laramie, Mr. and Mrs. Bellar, Mr.
and Mrs. Hall and Mr. and Mrs.
Downie, of this city. H. I. Swarth-
: out was present as a representative
of the session of the church. Mrs.
tsrown liaa prepared a nice supper
of which, all partook at the close of
the service.
The Union Pacific company
has cleaned out its three mammoth
ice houses at this points, and to-
morrow will beg-in the work ot fill
ing' them for next season's use.
The supply will be shipped in from
Shelton, Kearney and Gothenburg-.
A good winter use for some of the
numerous irrigation canals would
be to filial huge reservoir, so that
local men could have a chance at
this contract.
The city council held a regular
meeting- last night, all members
but Scott being- present. After the
minutes of the previous meeting
had been approved, the clerk read
the report of the chief of the fire
department, and the report was
ordered filed. The ordinance prohibiting-
saloons from keeping- open
from twelve o'clock, midnight, until
five in the morning-, was, on motion,
laid over until the next meeting-.
Thomson moved that an ordinance
be drafted imposing- a tax of five
dollars on allinsurance companies
doing- business in the city, and the
motion was unanimously adopted.
A report was read showing- that 181
voters had been notified to work
out their poll tax, of which number
105 "had responded. One hundred
and four had worked out their tax
without notification, leaving seventy-six
voters who have failed as yet
to perform or have performed the
necessary work. A warrant tor
S180 was ordered drawn in favor of
the waterworks company, and af
ter approving- other minor bills the
council adjourned.
D
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But there is a 'law against falsehood and deception
in an advertisement. It is not on the statute books, but
it is written in the hearts of the people, and when they
convict a merchant of this offense they fine him like
"sixty' We are willing to accept service any time and
submit our case to the people. "We DO NOT deceive
you in our advertisements. For instance note the price
on these sroods: "
One Lot of All)
Wool Scarlet
Underwear
To Oloso Out
Stove Pipe 15 cents a joint.
Common Elbows 10 cents each.
10-quart Galvanized Pail 24 cents.
A good ax handle 11 cents.
Also a full line of Blankets, TJnder-
wear
Hosieiy, Caps, Glassware,
and' Tinware. Give
m
cox
NORTH PLATTE, NEB,
One door south of Streitz's drug1.
If We (J&n'l
(sfd the Best
Groceries, Provisions. Queensware,
-
Etc. Compare our prices with any.
You'll find that we are LEADERS OF
LOW PRICES.
McDonald's Cash Grocery.
BAHB0AD ROTATION.
Sanford Hartman will probabl'
make a visit in Denver this week.
Geo. VanCamp was in Omaha
on business the latter part of the
week.
Pat Norris goes to the First dis
trict this week to run the pile
Four engines were taken into the
shops for repairs Saturday. This
is starting- in the new year well.
The Union Pacific has dumped a
train loadof cinders at the point
where the Gothenburg canal washed
out the track last fall.
It is said .that in the near future
the 5 and G run will be from Omaha
to Kearney, instead of Omaha to
Grand Island and that three engine
crews will be used on the run. This
will necessitate the removal of an
engineer from the Second to the
First district and it is said Lu
Farrington will be the man. The
rumor is eiven for what it is worth.
A local railroad man predicts that
within three months the Vander
bilts will have control of the Union
Pacific, and it must be admitted
that there are evidences which indi
cate such a consummation. The
Vanderbilts not only desire the
Union Pacific, but the Central
Pacific as well, thus giving- them a
line from ocean to ocean. The em
ployes of the road would lose noth
ing- by having- the U. P. a part of
the "Vanderbilt system.
The new time-card took effect
Sunday, the principal change being
the taking off of local trains 5 and
There are now only two passen
ger trains daily each way. Going
east No. 2 departs at 9 a. m. and
No. 4 at 11 p. m. Going west No. 1
departs at 4 p. m. and No. 3 at 11:25
m. Freight train No. 28 leaving
for the east at 7 a. m. has a pas
senger coach attached as has also
freight train No. 27, from, the east,
Which reaches here about 9 p. m."
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Misses' No. 25 at 35 cts.
Misses' No. 30 at 40 cts.
Misses' No. 32 at 45 cts.
Misses' No. 34 a 50 cts.
Lais' Pants and Vests 50 Cte
us a call.
Store,
We want none. That's our principle in
buying. We deal only with firms' who
produce the best. We order only the
choicest of the best. Isn't an article in
our store that won't please you. And!
we've everything you could wish in
Engine 889, a twin of the big-88S.
is expected up from Omaha almost
any day. She has made several
trips on the First district.
The 835, which came out of the
shops last week, was limbered up
for several days by engineer Lam
bert and is now on the 4 and 1 run.
I Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
jand Havana Rose 5-cent cigars,
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Dr. A. 1'. Sawyer: Dear Sir: I have been suffer
ing with sick headacho for a long finie. I used
your Family Cure and now am entirely relieved
I would not do without your medicine. Mrs. O.
A. Miller. Sold by F. U. Longley.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing un
der the name of Hershey & Co. is
this day dissolved by mutual con
sent. The business will be continued
by Joseph Hershey, the senior
member of the late firm, and he
will collect all notes and accounts
due the firm and will pay all debts
owing by the firm.
Witness our hands his 1st day
of January. 1896.
Jos. Hershey,
Mrs. M. H. Hollmax.
A BARGAIN.
Forced sale of 320 acres of
choice land near Sutherland. Ad
dress 717 Twenty-fifth street, Den
ver, Col.
For sale.-
-Thoroughbred Po-
land-China Boars; April
p:gs.
Price ten dollars each. Apply to or
address N. B. Spurrier. North
Platte.
Studebaker Wagons and
Buggies at Hershey& Co's.
Do you want that vault attended to?
Send your address I do the rest. Box
17G, city.
Dr. A. P. Sawyer I hate had Rheumatism since
I was 20 years old, but since using y&ur Family
Cure have been free from it It also cured my
husband of the same disease. Mrs. Robt. Con
nelly, Brooklyn, ToVa. Sold by r. H. Longley.
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