., THE. NORTH'-f'LiTTE -SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUTE: TUESDAY- EVENING, -FEBRUARY 25, q.896.
CITY NEWS.
A Mr. Hershey, the big- sheep
feeder near Gibbon, is in the city
to-dav.
Greelev Bundv this morning
j
received a very handsome specimen
of a blooded fowl.
The interior of the Presbyte
rian church is being-much improved
at the hands of the paper hangers
The ladies aid of the Presby
terian shurch will meet with Mrs.
A. F. Streitz Thursday afternoon
next.
The latest letter received from
R. A. McMurray, now at Omaha,
conveys the information that he is
improving-.
Rev. M. O'Toole left on ISq. 2
this morning- for Omaha to be pres
ent at the services attendant upon
the bishop's jubilee.
Green's Aug-ust Flower compa
uy is circulating- a very creditable
bit of advertising- in this city in the
shape of a handsome almanac.
A prairie fire swept over the
meadows east of town on Friday
evening-. Prompt work on the part
of the owners ot the property pre
vented much damage.
The family of W. S. Dolson left
last night for Willow Island for a
week's visit with friends in that
vicinity, while "William is having- a
small addition built to his resi
dence. Friday afternoon of this week
Mrs. N. Klein will entertain the
ladies of the Rebekah sewing- circle
at the residence of Mrs. J. S. Hoag
land. A full attendance of the
members is desired.
T. Fulton Gantt now sports a
handsome gold-headed caue pre
sented him on Friday evening- last
by the local assembly of Knights
of Labor. It is handsome walking
stick and the Colonel may well feel
proud of it.
' A "chain" letter has been
started for the purpose of building
a M. E. church at Paxton. Mart
Cryderman received one this morning-,
and should he comply with its
request he will be victim No. 8.
His appeal came irom a lad' near
Hersliey.
C. Palmer has moved to the
Cunningham farm south of town,
Geo. Smith has moved to the Baer
eske house vacated by Palmer, and
A. Iv. Davis will occupy the Stuart
house formerly occupied by Smith.
It is said H. S. "White has rented
the Hingston residence.
The Lincoln county fair man
agement is considering the advisa
bility of making a change in its
race track. The contemplated im
provements could probably be made
more cheaply at the present time,
while there is plenty ot unemployed
labor, than at any other.
Reports received 3-esterday in
regard to the condition of Henry
Schuff, at Grand Island, couve' the
impression that he is in a very pre
carious state. "We trust that his
recovery may be speedy, as he is a
valuable man to any community of
which he may be a resident.
A small stable and some hay
was burned last evening about six
o'clock, over in the Third ward,
upon the property owned by Valen
tine Scharmann. These little fires
in this city are becoming- so num
erous of -late as to warrant the
suspicion that they are either of in
cendiary origin, or else some par
ties, are very careless in the hand
ling of fire.
H. Cox done a very credita
ble piece of telegraphing last night
when he sent into the offices ot a
couple of daily papers a 200 word
message in five minutes and thir
ty-five seconds, after
beinjr
"broken" by one of
the receiving
operators. This is very fair work
when it is taken iuto consideration
that the telegram almost wholly
consisted of unusually long words.
"Elder Bailey" writes a letter
to .this office from Maxwell in an
attempt at justification ot his con
duct in this city. As he makes so
poor a showing judged in the
light ot human experience and it
is probably better for the peace and
harmony of the community that
the matter be dropped, its publica
tion is most respectfully declined.
Since the above was written it is
said the "Elder" has appeared at his
old haunts in this city, and . has
again been driven front his Eden,
but this time by the offended women
who escorted him to the south river.
At the meeting of the local
wheel club Friday evening M. K.
Barnum was elected president, M.
C. Harrington vice-president, J. B.
McDonald secretary, Arthur McNa
mara treasurer, Guy Laing captain,
Floyd McGhin lieutenant, Ed
Friend bugler, and Messrs. Park
and Seeberger directors. Business
pertaining to the reconstruction of
the track was referred to the board
of directors, and other matters as
signed to the proper officers. An
entertainment, probably ot a min
iature, will be given some
tu.
eliould use Dr. Smv-
reatest remedy in tho
: .strong. For salo by F
THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
The Congressional Committee ot
the Sixth Congressional district is
hereby called to meet in the city of
Kearney on "Wednesday, March 11,
at 2 o'clock p. m., for the transac
tion of such business as majT prop
erly come before it. -
G. H. Cutting. Chairman.
P. T. Lambert, Secretary.
Sutherland news came too late
for this issue.
A bright new boy baby was
born yesterday morn to Mr. and
Mrs. S. "W. "VanDoran.
Mrs. Morris Fowler of this city
is taking a part in the play that
will shortly be presented by the
Nichols dramatic club.
Fred "Wool man and wife are
happy over the arrival ot a bounc-1"
mg boy baby at the family resi
dence on Friday night.
It is said that "Will Briggs, for
merly of this city, has purchased a
fruit farm near Grand Junction,
Col., and will take up a residence
there.
Large numbers of wild geese
are now- flying northward over this
locality, and on Sunday' one was
killed in the western suburbs of
this citv.
"W. D. "Waldo will shortly move
his family out to the old Elkhorn
ranch where he will become a prosperous-irrigation
farmer under the
South Side canal.
Dr. Morrill uses a painless
method in extracting teeth which
is absolutely harmless.
The much disputed irrigation
controversy will again come up be
fore the county commissioners to
morrow. It will attract a great
deal of attention.
The committee having in charge
the entertainment by the Ladies of
the G. A. R. met vesterday after
noon at Mrs. Neville's to perfect
plans for the affair.
An indignation meeting was
held at Sidney on Friday night and
resolutions adopted denouncing the
jury wiio acquitted Uozartli, tue
Chej'enne county murderer.
"Washington's Birthday was
observed in this city by the closing
of the banks and county offices
Numerous flags were noticeable
upon business nouses and resi
dences.
A car ot Maitland, Col., coal
was received here yesterday which
had been purchased br railwar em
ployes and others. It cost them
$5.50 per ton upon the track at
North Platte.
Smoke "Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cijrars.
Some of our local gardeners
put in their first crop of vegetables
the latter part of the week. It is very
early work for this latitude, when
outdoor gardening is commenced in
the middle of February.
John Ellison, who some time
ago returned
from a residence in
Utah, is firmly of the opinion that
there is no place like Nebraska. A
short conversation with him will
convince tlie most skeptical that
this is superior to the baby state.
The Tribune is in receipt of a
very extended biographical sketch
of John Douglas, of "Woodstock.
Can., the great length of which pre
cludes its publication. He died on
the 13th inst., and was the father
of Mrs. C. L. Wood, of this citv.
At the Lutheran Sunday school
on the 23d inst a collection amount-
ng to $107.65, for the purchase of a
bell, was taken up. This is a
g Sabbath school
collection, and would not indicate
hat times are as close as some peo
ple claim.
As time rolls on it becomes
evident that irrigation litigation
will become a profitable portion of
our lawyers' practice. This proves
always to be the case until the legal
status of an enterprise is estab
lished, and the general public under
stands the rights of a new corpora
tion.
For Sale and Rent, about 1.000 acres
of land, all under ditch.
C. F. Iddings.
Last evening at five o'clock the
papers were filed in the office of the
clerk of the district court, by coun
ty attorney Beeler, which may
mean much to the North Platte
Land and "Water Co. A complaint
was made out by "W. M. Hinman,
under the alien land ownership
law, made applicable to foreign
corporations, which may cause the
lands held by this company to be
escheated to the state. Should the
prosecution be successful in its
case it will be the means ot adding
thousands of dollars to ,the perma
nent school fund of the state, as
the lauds, including the canal,
have become very valuable.
Another difficultj' which may be
experienced by the company will
be the collection of its water rents
during the litigation, as consumers
will be more than usually careful
as to whom they pay for the ser
vice rendered. It is said the suit
arises from the controversy over
the formation of the Suburban ir
ri'gatibij flistricl. '
The Grand Junction fever has
again attacked some of our people,
and a small-sized exodus is threat
ened. E. Blankenberg has complied
with the city ordinance by remov
ing his large street sign to his own
premises.
Arrangements are being made
for putting water on the tract
of land north of the mill for irrigat
ing purposes this season.
W. A. DeBERRY. D. D. S.,
DENTIST.
Office in 1st Nat'l Bank Bld'g.
The Columbian Dramatic Com
pany is making preparations to
put upoii the boards something
new in the way of a minstrel per
formance, some time in April.
It is said that the seepage wa
ters from the Birdwood irrigation
canal is doing H. J. Hansen and
Loren Sturges some little damage
by causing the formation of small
lakes. It is occasioned by the wa
ter that was used in the canal last
fall. In time to come this leakage
will stop through the deposit of
sediment and deca of vegetation
along the banks.
According to the advices re
ceived by the bureau of agriculture
the wheat crop of Argentine this
year will be several millions of
bushels short of an average. It
mar be well for Lincoln county
farmers, under irrigation especially
to put in a good c rop of this pro
duct, as although the day of dollar
wheat is probably past, under or
dinary conditions,, yet the price in
the not remote future bids fair to
be better than at present.
I urgently request all who owe
accounts at Otten's Shoe Store to !
call and settle. The stock will be
closed out. E. Otten.
Receiver Doolitile yesterday
was occupied 111 issuing the checks
of the comptroller of the currency
to the creditors of the North Platte
National bank. A point that was
not understood by many ot the der
positors was that with almost
$44,000 of collections a larger divi
dend had not been declared. This
is due to the fact that holders of
re-discounted paper of the bank
must have their claims paid in full
first, they standing in the position
of innocent purchasers of negotia
ble paper. "With this explanation,
which is in accord with the decisions
of the United States courts, and
the instructions of the comptroller,
it will be seen that the receiver has
no alternative in the matter.
E. B. "Warner. Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs, Spruce st.
John Shaw Arnold, the fellow
who recently stole a gun, saddle
and some other property from C. E.
Osgood, had a hearing yesterday
before Judge Ray. He pleaded
guilty, made restitution of the prop
erty, paid all costs and his fine, and
was allowed to depart on No. 1 for
Colorado. His last little escapade
will cost his father, who is said to
be a wealthy physician of Colorado
Springs, about $100. In a letter to
the officials here he says that he
has expended thousands of dollars
to keep his boy out of various
prisons, until his patience is now
well nigh exhausted. He stated
that he would not have helped him
out of this last trouble, but for the
sake of his mother who is said to
be dving of a lingering disease at
the above Colorado health resort
The callow vouth is evidently a
victim of the dime novel reading
habit who is anxious to ape the airs
of a would-be stylish cowboy. Tim
Keliher was of the opinion that the
most severe sentence which the
court could impose upon the fellow's
bump of self-esteem, would be to
compel him to have his hair cut.
The three hundred people who
attended the Washington birthday
exercises, given at the K. P. hall
Saturday evening by the local L.
L. A., were well repaid for their
time. The hall was tastefully
decorated with large and small
flags, and a large picture of "Wash
ington was conspicuously displayed.
The meeting was opened by a few
remarks from Fred Elliott, Jr., the
president of the league, followed by
singing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" by a choir organized for the
occasion by E. W. Crane. Miss
Nellie Hart man gave one of her
acceptable recitations, and "Wash
ington the Citizen" was the subject
of an oration by Fred Elliott. The
choir rendered a selection and
Frank Edmonds in his address took
"Washington the Soldier." This
was followed with a solo by Mrs
J. C. Orr, and Hilliard Ridgely
spoke on "Washington the States
man." The programme concluded
with the song "America," Messrs.
Elliott, Edmonds and Jtidgely
handled the three phases of Wash-
iugton's life in a very intelligent
manner, and won admiration from
the audience for the ability they
displayed. It is not flattery to them
to say that it would be well indeed
had North Platte more 3'oung men
like them. The music rendered
during the evening was highly ap
preciated by tire audience.
When you have a good tiling
Push it to the front. Thos
Baby Carriages at Warner's
push very easily because they are just right, both in price
and material. ElFNew line of narrow moulding just in.
"Rrinrr in vnnr o.hairs that
thf-m unholstered in tanestrv or leather.
T will have all the late stvles in furniture about
March 10th.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND 00.
Wni. Whitlock returned last night
from his Omaha visit.
It. B. Rector, treasurer of Keith
county, was in the city yesterday.
C. H. Breck, a representative for
an Omaha packing house, is in the
city.
Arthur McNamara returned Sun
da' night from a brief visit in
Omaha.
T. C. Patterson made a brief trip
to Omaha yesterday, returning
home last night.
E. B. Warner left this
morning
for eastern markets to purchase a
huge stock of furniture.
L. C. Renean. comity clerk of
McPherson county, was in this city
on business Saturday.
Mrs. Del I. Davis returned last
evening from a visit with relatives
at Holdrege, this state.
Rev. M. O'Tool made a brief visit
the latter part of the week to the
eastern part of his charge.
Isaac Dillon and Lester Eells
made a business trip to Ogalalla
the latter part of the week.
W. J. Patterson has been in
Omaha for several da3rs having his
eyes treated by Dr. Bryant.
S. L. Smith, of Maxwell, was in
the city yesterda', publicly carry
ing a very suspicious looking bottle. !
Henr Armbruster, of Lexington,
a brother-in-law of H. C. Blickens
derfer, is visiting the latter in this
city.
Hank Chestnut came down Sun
day night from the Keith county
ranch and spent yesterday in the
city.
Mrs. E. St. John, who formerly
conducted a hotel in this city, was 1
a North Platte visitor Saturday.
She is now living near Paxton,
Fred Thompson and his house
hold goods started Sunda' for
Collins; Missouri. The family will
follow ithe latter part of the week.
H. J. Page, of Denver, who is
secretar' of the North Platte Land
& Water Co., was in the city yes
terday in the interests of that cor
poration. A paper is being circulated
which contemplates the formation
of a Lincoln count' driving associa
tion whose object will be the im
provement and development of the
equines of this locality.
Next Friday's issue of the
Kearney New Era will be a wo
man's edition, the proceeds of
which will be recived by the ladies'
aid society of the M. 13. church of
that city.
It is said General Manager Dick
inson recently sent upon request a
pass to an eastern railway official
bearing the rubber stamp inscrip
tion "Not good on No. 1." In a
few davs Edward received one in
return endorsed "Not good on pas
senger trains."
The lady friends of the Cody
Guard last Friday night surprised
the members at the armory by
makinir a storming assault and
capturing the barracks. A little
impromptu dance was hastily ar
ranged, at which all present highly
enjoyed themselves.
The barbed wire and agricul
tural implement train consigned
to a Mormon co-operative company,
arrived in this city at two o'clock
and remained 111 the Tards here to
allow an inspection until dark. A
great number of people availed
themselves of this privilege. It is
said the freight charges upon this
shipment were about $17,000.
It is now announced as sort of
a feeler that the board of county
commissioners has about decided
to not call a special election for the
purpose of voting bonds for build
ing an addition to the court house.
What with various irrigation, rail
road, electric light, school house
and other prospective bond issues,
the average property owner is dis
posed to nglit suy or oond proposi
'.. . I
tions. Another
with the theory
thought
is that
of spontaneous
combustion a place will be provided
for a populist patriot who needed
placating, the rear around, sum
mer as well as winter, whether
tires aud lights are used in the
lights
building or not.
Dr. Sawyer; Dear Sir: Ilavlu;,' used your l'as
Mies, I can recommend them to the public. I
have been attended by four different doctor?, but
one and a half boxes of your medicine has done
me more good than all of (hem. Yours respect
fully, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, Bronson, Branch
County. Mich. 8oId bv F. II. Lonsley.
Studebaker Wagons and
Buggies at Jos. Hershey's.
need reDairmsr and have
E. B. WARNER.
(UNDERTAKER.)
RAILEOAD EOTATION.
T. A. Hedendahl, the air-brake
superintendent, was in the city for
a short time yesterday.
J. E. Grace, who is
working in
the U. P. shops at Cheyenne, came
down last Saturday and is spend
ing a few days with his family in
this cit
Conductor Pat O'Brien will move
his family to this city, from Coun
cil Bluffs, about the middle of next
month and will occupy the John
Owens property in the First ward
It is said that the present time
card is causing a great many pre
maturely gray hairs to appear upon
the heads of engiuemen and train
dispatchers. The importance of
one particular train is the cause.
Andy Weisberg )Testerday re
ceived a supply of 500 of the new
stvled Eckert batterv zincs. The
new article consists of four remov
able parts, and arc said to be much
more economical than those former-
lv in use.
Eli lMcUart lert yesterday morn
ing to visit his farm near Red Oak,
Iowa. It might be well for those
having the coming fair manage
ment in charge to have him see if
some of the fast horses there could
not be secured as attractions for
the" exhibition.
No. 1 broke the record for late
ness out of this city last Friday
night, being a trifle over five hours
behind time. Some record smash
ing was done on the divisions west
of here and the train went into
Ogden probabty closely to its usual
time. The trouble was caused by
a wreck over on the C. & N.-W.
According to the Ft. Collins Ex
press the Colorado sheep feeders'
association will refuse to ship the
stock of its members over the Union
Pacific unless Winona & St. Peter
double deck cars are furnished,
which this company does not seem
disposed to do, as it has perman
ently decked a number of its cars
for this purpose. About the only
advantage claimed for the foreign
car is that its side doors are each
divided into an upper and lower
portion which permits, the inde
pendently loading- of either deck.
The Wilcox department store
yesterday received a large consign
ment of crocker'.
A strolling photographer yes
terday pressed the button for such
of our citizens as desired his ser
vices. George Bobbitt gave quite an
exhibition of his skill as a horse
trainer yesterday morning on
Spruce street.
Our merchants reported a fairly
good trade Saturday which was
followed by a reaction yesterday
that was not so agreeable.
The increased sales of small
amounts of blacksmith coal would
indicate that the farmers are
get
ting ready ior their spring work.
&ome very voluminous papers
were yesterday filed in the county
clerk's office for the instruction o
the countv commissioners. Thev
will furnish a great amount of
mental pabulum for that body.
John McMichael, of North
Platte, "raced M. J. Coleman's bar
ber shop last Friday, and is very
confident that - North Platte will
take on a boom this year, especial
ly 111 his line of business. He has
been trying to persuade Mike to
move to North Platte and join him
in the barber business this year.
Never mind, Mike, if North Platte
booms there is nothing to hinder
the suburbs from capturing a part
of it. Gotheuburg Independent.
Friday evening an alarm of fire
was sounded. The flames were
quickly located at Dillard's coal
yard, where the small buildingused
for storing feed was in process of
destruction. The fire department
quickly arrived upon the scene,
and after some very prompt and
vigorous work the ilamps were
subdued, although the building was
in n hnrllv dnmnrred condition. The
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Jwa "tta " I .
said to have originated from the
burning of some weeds about the
premises.
THE NICKEL PLATE BOAS,
The shortest line from Chicago
to New York and Boston via Fort
Wayne, Cleveland and Buffalo,
operates a perfect passenger equip
ment with a first-class roadbed and
an exceptional service of Wagner
sleeping and buffet cars. Rates
always the lowest. For informa
tion as to rates, time of trains, etc..
call on or address J. Y. Calahan,
Gfcn'l Agent. Uri'rfjgiX 111,
ARE YOU
If you are dead this won't interesiypu.
If you have just moved oi , - .
If you are just married ntfJ .... l'v " t.
You will be sure to want something in 0111? -line:
We are getting in our spring stock of ' .
And you are sure to find
our stock. We have also
NECKWEAR,
NOTIONS
MEN'S HATS
And Ladies' Tarn O'Shanter and Golf Caps. Ciome in
and see them.
Everybody knows our prices on all we handle are
below competition.
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
JL
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
LENT
and with it an increased demand for fish. We
have just received a full line of the choicest stock
and our customers can rely upon getting exactly
what they buy. Everything guaranteed the very
best and, quality considered, at the lowest prices.
We invite you to inspect our stock.
I MeDONALD'S CASH GROCERY. I
Sweep
wean
AT,
The Boston Store
We leave for the eastern
chase our snrinjr ana summer
now filled with choice goods, but we wish to make room
for what we buy, so we offer great bargains in our dry
goods and shoe department. Here are a few of our prices:
Dark Outing Flannels formerly 12c; now
8c. One-yard wide Bleached Muslin, for
merly 7c, now oc. , Amoskeag Ginghams
formerly T l-2c, now 5 l-2c. Dress Ging
hams, spring styles, formerly 12 l-2c, now
8c. The very best Simpson Prints in blacks,
reds and grays, at 6e.
goods going at the same reduction.
We. have some remnants
for dressss, some for skirts and some for wais which
we will close out at one-half the former price. Our shoes
are still being sold at the reduction heretofore announced.
Yours for Great Bargains,
THE BOSTON STORE,
District court convened Mon-J
day. Judge Grimes presiding". The
Judge, though new in the harness,
has the judicial air about him all
all right. Tlie term being simply
an equity term, little was done ex
cept to settle pleadings. Judgment
was rendered against the county in
favor of B. E. Lowe, assignee, for
$764.69, which cleans up the coun-1 charges them in an impartial man
ty's floatim indebtednessrGxaijI; ner. Grant Herald-Sentinel (Pop
CdtfuW Tribubs. ulisfc.) "
Dead, Moved or Married?
something to interestypu in
received a new stock of v
v 4i
HERE
01
markets March 1st to pur-
siock. uur store-room is
All our fine dress
in fine dress goods, enough
J, PIZER,
Proprietor,
Wc--have talked with several
iapts
attorneys as to what they think of
Mr. Grimes as judge, and they all
seem to entertain the opinion that
he will make a good one. This is A
Judge Grimes' first sitting since.hei
has taken the office, and . although
just beginning, he seems to be
fully equal to the duties and dis
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