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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1896. 1 i CITY NEWS.V, left for Indiana Rob Dickey last night. . John' Sees went to Grand Island oil this morning's train. A. P. Kittell, of Lexington, visited his tamily in this city yes terday. Dr. Eves returned this morn- inr from a professional visit to O j. Sutherland. Mrs. Win: Brown will probably leave Sunday lor a visit with her parents in Canada. Miss Sadie Thomas returned last niirlit from Peru, where she had been attending the state nor mal school. The Chicago weather observer predicts for this section fair weather to-night and increasing cloudiness to-morrow. G. C. Stoddard and family will remove to Wallace this week, where Georsre takes a position in the Se- curity bank. C. E. Burke, a bicj-cle tourist enroute from Des Monies, Iowa, to the Yellowstone Park visited this office yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Howe, of Virginia, parents of Mesdames Oberst and French, arrived in this city last evening. beverai 3Toung ladies came up from Maxwell last evening and will attend the jrraduatinjr exercises at the opera house to-night. Immediately after the national convention. R. H. Langford, of this city will sfo to Indiana, where he has been engaged to make sound mone3r speecnes during tne presi dential campaign. The Sisters of the Navity school leave for Concordia, Kansas, to morrow morning. They will be ac companied by Miss Mary Reb- hausen, who will take instructions in painting during the summer months. Ralph Minshall was compelled io administer a tnumping to a farmer from Wellfleet last eveninjr. Ralph was out riding on his wheel and the farmer refused to give him half the road. This action resulted in a war of words, and the wind-up was a pitched battle in which Ralph came out best man by long odds. Dr. N. McCabe. was called to Medicine precinct late yesterdav afternoon to attend two wo men who had drank a quantity or poison. It seems that a girl named Auley Chessenhall got hold of a bottle containing whiskey in which there was some form of poison, and was taken violently sick. Her sister, Mrs. Fletcher, also imbibed some of the liquid and she too became sick. "When the Doctor arrived at the house he found that both women had been having spasms from the effects of the poison. He gave the necessary antidote, and says both will pull through. The Nebraska irrigation fair s necessary m order to contradict the stories current throughout the east that the entire western part of Nebraska is wholly unfit for farm ing purposes. In order to develop the resources of irrigated Nebraska we must have eastern people and eastern monej, and we can only secure these by a public demonstra tion ot the extent of the irrigated section and the benefits to be de rived from irrigation. If we are to have our irrigable lauds occupied b farmers we must advertise our resources. Unless we do this it will be many years belore these lands are brought under cultivation. The following is the statistical report of the Y. M. C. A. for the month of May: Renewals during month, 6: withdrawn or dropped, 3; new members, 5; present paid mem bership, 268; attendance at men's meetings. 208; evangelistic meet ings, 6638; requests for prayer, 2; attendance at socials and entertain ments. 1253; directed to boardin house, 2; men assisted, 1; commit tee meetings, 3; number ot visits to rooms, o21; baths taken. 458; num ber of visits of secretary to shops, yards, etc., 21; to sick and injured. 3; letters written in rooms, 100; books drawn from library, 115; papers on file in reading room dur ing month, 512; magazines, 18; papers sent out on railroad. 428. fillinjr API Druggist Streitz has put in an elegant line of Gunther's justly celebrated confectionery. Miss May Welch will open a summer school in the Second ward building on Monday of next week. Misses Gertie and Hattie Spoor of Cheyenne came down Sunday for a visit with the family of R. R. Hine. Dr.F. J. Morrill has been at Chapman for several days past. He was called there by the illness of his sister. Joseph Facka, of Chicago, has been in town for a few days, hav mg been called here by the death of his brother, Henry TTacka. I. E. Van Doran is now the position of bill clerk for the Leadville mining" company of wlrich C. E. Osgood is secretary. Arthur Strayhorn, a member of the graduating class, will enter Streitz's drurr store with a view of becoming a pharmacist. Arthur Hammond has been chosen delegate to the national council of the Jr. O. 17. A. M., which meets in Denver next week. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rice leave this week for the Birdwood where they will devote a couple of days to fishing. Will Fikes, of St. Louis, is ex pected home on a visit this week, He will entertain all his friends with a full description of the tor nado at St. Louis. Mrs. C. W. Keyes, of Council Bluffs, arrived in the citv last night and will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson, liv ing north of town. E. F. Myers received official notice yesterday that he had been granted a pension. He will receive six dollars per month, and back pay for a period of one Tear. If you don't buy your mowing machine oil at the Wilcox Dept. Store you lose money. Some fifteen or eighteen mem bers of the wheel club made a run to Hershey last Sunday, leaving the city about half past one and re- turning in the evening. -The marriage bans of Jos. E. Roddy and Miss Mar' Sullivan were published at St. Patrick's church Sunday. "We understand unsightly AKlH3 POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tarter baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength.-Latest United States Government Food Report. KOYAL, BAKING POWDER CO.. New York the event will occur on the 17th inst. The Korth river is runnins: nearly bank full, being higher at this season than it has for sevejal years. Some slight damage ac curred Saturday to one or two headgates on irrigation ditches. Judge Grimes, who had been holding court at Rushville for ten days returned home last niglit. He will leave the latter part of the week for St. Louis to look on at the republican national convention. The rank growth ol .Anir4n 1 1.1 J I v ccuo aiuujj me streets ana upon vacant lots is not indicative of pro- gressiveness. A man armed with a good scythe could make a noticeable improvement on the streets within a few days time. It has been a month since Jude Ray issued a marriage license, condition that does not speak well for the 3Toung people of the county. The Judge will, however, be called upon to issue at least two licenses within the next ten days J. S. Hoagland went to Lincoln this morning to be present at the graduating exercises of the state university. His son Walter will graduate from the law department waiter will return with his father Friday and at once enter the latter's office as a partner in the law business. The Gothenburg Cigar factory left the first of the week. On Mon day H. L. Smith loaded up part of the contents and, in company with Miss Berglund, drove to North Platte. Tuesdav Mrs. Smifi, ' - - . ceived a supply of revenue stamps and after stamping what cigars were made up she boxed up the whole outfit and shipped it to North Platte Tuesday evening on No. 27. Gothenburg does not lose much by the move and our citizens are will ing that North Platte shall gel the benefit of the factory. Indepen dent. Five-gallon galvanized oil cans 70 cents at the Wilcox Dept. Store. The entertainment given bv Miss Pike at Keith's hall last evGn ? no- was fairly well attended, and everybody was well pleased. As an elocutionist Miss Pike is im proving each year and she has now reached a position in that art of which she may justly feel proud. Her numbers last evening were of such nature as to prove pleasing to the audience, and was heartily ap plauded. The programme was in terspersed with solos by Mrs. J. H. Hershey, C. L. Adams and W. H. McDonald, all of which were ex cellently rendered, Miss Pike left this morning tor Sheltbn, where she willgivean entertainment to-night. While in town she was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. C. F. Tracv. Is all rio-lit, but the X dollar bill will buy more Furniture now than ever before. We have an elegant iine of , PICTURE AND ROOM MOULDING. Now is the time to have your chairs and couches up holstered. Bring them in and we will give you good work at reasonable prices. E. B. WAENER. (UNDERTAKER.) Alfred Gilman home from tht pass the sum- J. E. Evans was up from Lin coln Sunday. . Gus Norton and son went to Omaha yesterday morning. John Halligan went to Ogalalla yesterday on legal business. Miss Louisa Weingand has ac cepted a position in McKay's store., Mr. and Mrs. H. S. White re turned last evening from Lexington. Eli McCart left last evening on an official trip p Sidney and Chey enne. Matt Walsh returned yesterday morning from Julesburg, where he had been employed for a week or so. The graduating exercises of he high school wi 11 be held at Lloyd's opera house this .evening. T. F. Bishop, agent of the C. F. X. in this city, returned yester day from a brief visit in Council Bluffs. Tate lodge, A. O. U. W., of this city, will be honored on the 22d inst by a visit from Grand Lecturer Van Dyke. Clark's pattern blind hinges, with screws, 15 cents a set at the Wilcox Dept. Store. Miss Blanche Buckworth leaves shortly for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. C. A. Diamond, of Lincoln. Mrs. Heaney, of Cheyenne, who has been visiting friends in town for the past two weeks, left for home to-day. Chas. Hendy, and John Dick are state university to mer vacation. Jake Richards, of the Fair store, has been transacting business in the east part of the state for several days past. Miss Lillian McCracken, in structor of music in the Denver public schools, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. M. Grimes. A. L. Davis sold two Crawford bicycles the latter part of the week, one to Gus Anderson for his daugh ter Bessie and the other to Miss Lizzie Burke. -Summer underwear, men's women's and children's, at the Wil cox Dept. Store. Nine stalwart young men of this city went to Hershey Sunday and defeated the ball team of that place by a score of thirty-three to twenty-four. The sophomores of the high school held a picnic at Lamplaugh's lake Saturday and notwithstanding the disagreeable wind report having had a very pleasant time. ! Joe Fillion received this morn ing the tandem bicycle which he had been expecting for several weeks past. It will be used to some degree as a pace maker. Frank Mayo, the actor, died on No. 2 yesterday as the train was entering Grand Island station. The company was enroute to Omaha, where it was billed to play "Puddenhead Wilson." The Lexington Patent Flour is warranted to please. Pattersou & Alexander's grad ing outfit began work yesterday on the latteral connecting the Suther land ditch with the South Side ditch. The work will be pushed forward rapidly. 'The Sculptor" is the title of a drama to be produced by the Columbia dramatic club the latter part of the month. The rehearsals will be under the direction of Leon ard Mitchell, who will assume one of the leading characters. Yes, The Lexington Patent is the best. Sold evervwhere. m ' The First ward republicans will meet at the First ward hose house on Thursdav eveninn- nrvf j - o Novelties in Silver. Leather Belts with Silver Buckles, the latest, Ladies' Shirt Waist Sets, Buttons and Link Cuff Buttons, Hat Pins, Book Marks, Souvenir Spoons, "Watch Guards, etc. Also a complete line ot Harps. CLINTON, The Jeweler. Three doors south of old .stand. has resigned his H. L. AValsh position on the Daily Telegraph. J. R. Bangs has been transact ing business in Colorado for a few da3rs past. W. C. Elder is having the shelving capacity of his office ma terially increased. Buy your hammock of the Wil cox Dept. Store. Tom Lee, of "Wellfleet, was in town yesterday looking after busi ness matters. Mrs. W. R. Vernon left yester day for a visit with her parents at Boone. Iowa. IS. B. Warner, Dentist, office in Hinraan block, up stairs, Spruce st. The work of white-washing the interior of the Union Pacific shops was completed 3resterday. A boy baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Fisher, of the Third ward, last Saturday. Smoke Wright's Royal Sports and Havana Rose 5-cent. cigars. Roadmaster Connor and wife went to Omaha Tuesday night, ex pecting to return home to-morrow. Lost My account books. Fin der will be liberally rewarded by returning same to. M. B. Cryder man. Ida VonGoetz went to Lincoln yesterday morning where she will attend a normal school this sum mer. C. C. Hawkins came in from the Medicine country yesterday. He reports crops looking- well in that section. Fishing tackle at the Wilcox Dept. Store. Mrs. H. C. Blickensdrfer and Miss Emma Armbruster went to Lexington yesterday for a visit with their parents. A small printing outfit con signed to Theo. Ward, of this city was received at the depot yester day. Andy Westburg was at Elm Creek Sunday repairing telegraph wires that had been blown down by the wind the night before. .Boston ruooer nose 6 cents a foot at the Wilcox Dept. Store Prof. E. A Garlichs returned home Sunday night after a week's A. S. Baldwin visited friends in Lexington Sunday. Mrs. A. O. Kocken and children left for Missouri esterday morn ing. F. L, Williams returned from Omaha Sunday night, where he been for a day in the interests of the Daily Record. The household goods of J. L. Bristol were shipped to Columbus yesterday. The family will follow in a day aa two. New line of men's hats just re ceived at the Wilcox Dept. Store. H. S. Ridgley has taken charge of the circulation department of the Daily Telegraph, and will proceed to increase the list of that newsy paper. The committeeof the Southwest G. A. R. reunion has issued a call for a meeting of the delegates to be lield in Curtis on Wednesday of next week. You want good bread, be sure and cret the Lexington Patent Flour. The Presbyterian Sunday- school will hold a social on the 25th or 26th inst. Among the numbers on the programme will be a talk on Mormomism" by Miss Nell For- sythe, a former teacher in the North Platte schools. Fresh lettuce, radishes and strawberries, every thing to date prices declining. Harrington & Tobin. Mazeppa Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will observe the Pythian memorial day next Sunday. The lodge will march to the cemetery in the afternoon and decorate the graves of deceased members, of which there are six or eight. The longest train of cars that ever crossed this division ol the U. P. passed through this city Thurs day bound west. It was drawn bjr one locomotive and was made up of an even hundred cars, exclusive of the caboose. Lexington Pioneer. Frank Herndon, who is con nected with the circulation depart ment of the San Francisco Ex aminer, has been in town for several days visiting his sister Mrs Ed Syferth. Mr. Herndon is enroute to Germany. When the board of managers o of the fair association selected Geo. i W. Dillard as general supennten- dent the' made no mistake. Mr. Dil- Fly Time is Here 3 HOW ABOUT SCREEN WIJRE? 3 WE SELL YOU: g; 20-inch screen wire for 7c a yard. zS 22- " 4 " ' 9c a ' ' 24- " 10c a 44 26- 44 44 Ilea 44 28- 44 41 .....12c a 44 30- 44 44 . V2 a 44 S 32- 44 44 " 13.1 ja 44 36- 44 44 15c a 44 Screeh doors 2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in 95c. 5 Screen doors 2 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in 95c. jS; WE ARE STILL SELLING- YOU: 40 sheets of writing paper .. . 5c. 5 2 bunches envelopes 5c 2 6 slate pencils . . . : lc. A belt pin , lc. 2 dozen safety pins . . . i,.. 5c. 2 1-pint tin cups t 5c. An ax handle .c. lie. A large clevis '. ; lQc. 2 medium size clevis ; i. 15c. fc: 1 plow single-tree 20c. 5 A 12-quart galvanized pail 25,c. jr A galvanized wash boiler 95c. A tin wash boiler, copper bottom $1.00. An all copper wash boiler .52.00. A pair of spring hinges, with screws, that -rz either hold a door open or shut, for 10c. Hame clips, 2 for 5c. Hame staples, 2 for -t 5c. A 2-pound plow hammer 45c. A 14-tooth garden rake - . 22c. A Maynard irrigating shovel ; ; $1.20. Stove pipe, per joint 15c. Elbows, each .' lQc. No. 1 common lamp chimneys 4c. No. 2 common lamp chimneys 6c. Tubular lantern globes ..." 7c. A copper bottom tubular lantern 45c. A set of handled tea cups and saucers 42c. A set of 7-inch dinner plates 35c. 6 engraved tumblers 25c. 6 hotel goblets 30c. If you pass us 2 rail to prove it. We carry poultry netting-, screen wire, tinware, hardware, notions, hats, caps, ladies' and gents' fur- nishing goods, trunks and valises, decorated dinner spf-fi. r.linmhpr Kfts. nnrl tltr Irirovcf lin nf rrA'l-onr ? m t - h.vwb ai... 1 . p zZa lamps and glassware in North Platte. r oy you lose money, it only takes a cai gpr Price aud quality talk. j The Wilcox Dept. Store, S S North Platte, Neb. g visit at his former home, St. Joe, Mo. He reports a very pleasant trip. One of the horses drawing Co hasfen s sprinkler dropped dead yesterday morning. Mr. Cohagen purchased the horse a day or two before it ded. Strawberries! fresh everv morn ing. Leave your standing order. Prices declining rapidly. Harrington & Tobin. At the recent meeting of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star held at Fremont, Mrs. A. S. Bald win was elected associate grand worthyT matron. Miss Fannie Clayton left Sat urday night for Denver, where she will attend a summer normal school. Prior to her departure she was ten dered a party at the home of Miss for the purpose of selecting ten ! Thoelecke by the lady teachers of names from which to elect at the tllis citJ- primaries five delegates to thecoun- j See those dollar shirt waists at ty convention. John Sorenson, ; the Wilcox Dept. Store. Committeeman, i When our taWe lands afe cqv l1. bcharmanu has been ered with small bunches of stock in busy for a few days past in trans-i sufficient numbers to consume the lard is giving the fair business a great deal of his time, visiting the grounds on an average of twice a da'. If all do their work as com pletely as Geo. W. the fair is bound to be sucessful. Victor VonGoetz yesterday received quite a stock of literature and circulars from the German American Sound Money League of New York, and a request for his opinion on a number of questions pertaining to the gold standard. Among the officers of the league are Carl Schurz and Otto Offendor fer, two of the most prominent Germans in the country. George A. Eckels, of Chadron, candidate for the republican nomina tion for auditor of public accounts, was in town the latter part of the week looking after political matters. Mr. Eckels is making his canvass on the grounds that the entire west half of Nebraska is unrepresented at the state house, and that the claims of a western man should be recor- O nized. Mr. Eckels has taken an active interest in state politics for the past twenty 'ears. Secretary Holliugsworth of the Y. M. C. A. has received letters from a number of lecture bureaus giving a list of lecturers they can furnish and the terms. The board of directors will hold a mecHmr o shortly and select the lecturers which they think will best please a North Platte audience. It is the intention to have a course of six lectures this fall and winter, the first to be given about the date of the irrigation fair. Our Queen Colony Oranges are out of sight, dozen and see. Harrington & Tokjn New Seeds. Package Seeds from Eice, Ferry, Boweji, Crossmaii, Sioux Cifcy .Nursery & Seed Co,, etc. Bulk Seeds of Exfcra quality for the Farm, Field and at much less than catalogue prices. MCDONALD'S CASH GROCERY. Navel Buy a Observers of tornadoes in this countn' agree that a peculiar greenish appearance ot a portion of the bky invariably precedes the worst of the storm by fitteeu min utes .or more. It was noticed in St. Louis in the north and west for more than an hour before the storm broke. One theory is that the greenish tint comes from an enor mous mass of water held back from precipitation by a confusion of air currents. One of the leading- attractions of the Crete Chautauqua will be the debate upon the silver question, July 4th, between ex-Congressman W. J. Bryan and Hon John P. Irish, of California. No person who I Please call and see the New McCormick Binder. Jos. Hershey. foe SALE. Lot 5. block 66, having theron a 5-room house, city water and mod ern improvements. Lots 5 and 6, block 55. 160 acres of farm land situated in Baker precincts. For particulars call at this office. Neatly furnished lodging rooms at the Hawley House. House re fitted and refurnished. Terms reasonable. Mrs. E. C. Mills. Studebaker Wagons and Buggies at Jos. Hershey's. world for making the weak strong. n. Lonslej-- For sale by F cribing and I type-writing the evi-i surplus feed that goes to waste every year, then we will have pros perous tunes in this country. It i dence in the Elsie case, in wliirli he acted as referee. The tes- nuiuiiy marces aoout JaU pages of i will beat tree coinage 16 to 1 closely typewritten matter. j Kimball Observer. Jessie Craig Norton will bei The wheel club - -mm . united in marriage to Miss Isabel day Adamsnn nf fli Immn if krMoV meeting evening Fri- was slimly attended mother to-morrow evening at eight- ; perfected for the Fourth of July thirty o'clock. The guests will be i races. The committee on program limited to the relatives and imme- ( 18 at work. 1lOvfvrr. anrl liav mnrip A COHBECTIOK. Editor Tribune: In your last week's paper 3-011 mentioned that he Sutherland and Paxton Land and Irrigation Co. have sold water to the South Side company to be conducted throujrh the flume to ands on the south side. This is a mistake. We have sold no water to these parties at all, but merely irave them permission to build a lateral from our waste ditch to their canal so that when we have an over supply of water and have to turn it into the river they can get it and receive some benefit from what would otherwise be a waste. Yours respectfully, S. & P. Land & Irr'g't'n Co. I Fulo. thin, bloodless ueoole should uo Dr. Save. wisues to oe inorouglliy posiea on , yer's Ukatlne. It is the srenlest remedy in the this most vital question of the day should fail to hear this masterly presentation of the subject by these eminent speakers. On the same day Prof. Louis Favour, the "Elec trical Magician," will give one of his popular scientific lectures, ac companied by brilliant and startling experiments in electricity, in which t rt .1 , , r j I a uewiiuermg aispiay or apparatus will be brought into use. Mr. Heber Dowlinir MacDonald, of Chicago, one of the funniest of funnj' men, will give an hour of mirth provok ing monologue, caricature and pan tonine; and the exercises of the day will be fittingly closed with a grand concert of southern melodies by the Slayton Jubilee Singers, of Chicasfo, the leading colored con cert company in the United States. Admission 15 and 25 cents, children under 10 free. Write for program to Geo. W. Baldwin, Sec'y, Crete, Nebraska. 1 i I UlKy Flows 1 AT COST. diate friends of the contracting pa r ties. up a card that insures highly inter esting races, Lexington is making preparations to have a big Fourth of July. J. L. Bratt, living in the north part of Frontier count', was killed by a stroke of lightning last week. Bncklen's Arnica Salve The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe-vor celebration on the ! Eores tetor, chapped hands, chilblaius, : cornF,and all skiu eruptiou3,and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. 1 For sale by A. F. Streitz. NOTICE FOR ITHLICATIOX. Land Ojtice at Nonm Plitte, Ken., ) June rtb, 189u. ) Notice is hereby Riven tbnt the followliifj-nnnied settler lia.i tiled notice of his Intention to make final proof in support of hi claim, and that nld proof trill be made before tho Kepi?ter nnd Ite celvcr nt North Platte, Nebraska, on July Jth, lgDG, viz: JOHX S. HIKCKLEV, who made Hcmeeiead Kntry No. lti.IM)for Ihu Southeast qwrter of section :si, town lit north, rnn-'e :j west. lie nnrae.t the following witnesses to prove Mi coutinnous residonce upon nud culti vation of Mid land, viz: George L. McLaughlin, Ellery A. Crosbey, Charles W. Burklnml nnd Charles T. Kicbard, all of Sutherland, Neb. UMi JOUN 1 HINMAN, nosi-ster. SICTTLEMENT OF ESTATE, The tinal account of John Keliher, executor n ihe consolidated e-tntes of Thomns McFalU nnd Joseph McFall?, both doceased, filed this Juno 6th, lbWI, will be heard in Countr Court of Un colu county, Nebraska, on Jnno 27th, 18ft), at one j o'cbrcJc p. m. Kl JAMES M. RAY, County Judge.