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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1897)
: Tomn and County flems. j j m;oc ATvrtlp Scharmann left yesterday for a visit with her sister at Belvidere, Neb. Dr. Donaldson was called to Hershey yesterday by sickness in the family of W. M. Ware, The ice gang- filled twenty-four refrigerator cars yesterday and about half as many to-day. Miss Lillian McCracken left Wednesday night for a visit with her sister in Portland, Oregon. Mrs. George Scharmann, who had been visiting in town for some time, returned to Kearney yesterday. FYed Hartman has been wear- in a passenger brakeman's uni form" this week during the rush ol west-bound excursionists. rni,rpP mnre enn-ines were sent XUiW " o down to Grand Island light at noon to-day and will bring back excur sion trains to-night. Mrs. John Scharmann, who was so badly burned ten days ago re mains in a serious condition, and M.-ni-c frr lipr recovery are not very bright. Ten engines were sent light to Grand Island yesterday forenoon in order to be bring through excur c?nn trains and the accumulated freight trains. The mother and sister of Robt Vance who had been visiting that "-entleman and his family for sev eral weeks, returned to Wisconsin the early part of the week. The officers of Walla Walla lodge were installed last evening by Judge Hoagland. Deputy grand master McDonald, of Lexington, n nrmnnf rt sickness in his fam- ily, could not be present. Don't ruin your health by us ing adulterated spices ell, Wright WSed a new ChaittberSuit of 'JSs - - FOB, TEN DOLLAESP - - . , ttt- caU imvi nrf inr mat moiiev T nresume VOU would, w e tauum j ' but voucau purchase a good one for a little more money, out you can p FURNITURE ever shown in the city. Call TtcS We have something cheap Z ifexSon table, and our dining room Cha,rS are the best made for the money. E. B. WARMfclK. ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. -Judge Grimes returned Wednes day evening from a business trip to Omaha and Lincoln. 3Sf ft ft ft ft ft ft A. AAA. . A. A Rennie's Vast Stock of Dry Goods, Shoes Coats Millinery at COST AND LESS. 9 o Buggies, road and spring wagon M M t and surroys, A fine assortment at low prices at Jos. Hershey's. Misses Margaret and Kate Gab- . i bert, of St. Joe, Mo., are the guests. of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stuart. -Miss Josie Goodman returned a few days ago from Emporia, Kan sas, where she graduated from a school. Sidney Dillon, who is attending school in the east, has returned home to spend the summer vaca tion. General Secretary Baer of the ffj Christian Endeavor came in on one ffy of the excursion trains yesterday morning and remained until even- fax Miss Jennie White leit wea- nesday night for San Francisco to fa n,i n, ol,;ctin TCndeavor COll- mAi. You Need Tools IP li it vb We haye them, 9 Hay Forks, Header Forks, . Drills, Saws, ' Grindstones, Oil Cans, Lace Leather, Collars, Harness, Hames, Barley Forks, Braces, Bits, Pulleys, Rope, Fly Sheets, Vises, Forges, Hammers, Machine Oil, Collar Pads, Bale Ties. injr. The chance of your life. I am positively going I out of business. Those people owing this house ill J will please call and make arrangements to settle 1 their accounts, either in cash or note. We will sell no more goods on credit to any living person Beginning Monday, June 14th, 1897. Come and see for yourself. Eating the pudding is the proof thereof. All goods one- half price, JUTNote this Positively out of business- No ifs or ands about it, H. C. RENNIE. o A o attend the Christian Endeavor con vention. She will be absent several weeks. Thos. McGraw, an old resident r xl of the city, was taken ueiore uic board of insanity Wednesday and adjudged insane. He will oe tauen to the Norfolk asylum. Quite a large number of our people will go to Hershey to-morrow to attend the celebration at that place. The Hersheyites will endea vor to make it pleasant for all who visit them. Smoke Wright's Havanna Rose 5-cent cigar. ft ft ft m ft Hame Straps, Snaps, In fact you can find just what you want and at prices that save you money, at 1 lb fi x JWtlMlt Store, Xoirti? Platte, Nebraska. m w m m m m m on vt m A girl baby was bora Tuesday night to Mr. and Mrs. Con Walker. Mrs. B. L. Robinson and son Guy returned yesterday from tbeir There has been a potato famine visit at Beatrice,. North Platte since Tuesday last, Frank Crick went to Hastings the several grocery stores being t0.aay to attend the wheel races to without a bushel. Potatoes nave be iieid there to-morrow. in AAAAMA4A6464M6mmm been ordered from St. Joe, Mo., and Miss Louisa Weingand and a Get Dwin & Go's Pure Spices at McDonald's Cash Grocery. Messrs. W. H. and J, H. Tur pie, representing the syndicate which purchased the Bratt & Co. real estate holding, are in town on hncitipc: rnrmected with those in terests. Excursion trains still continue to come; there will be four sections of train No. 1 this evening, and ar rangements are being made at the Pnrifi,- TTntpl to feed several hun- JL. V- V dred of the excursionists. Those holding tickets on tlie bicycle will please bring them in at once. H. C. Rexxib. An effort is being made to have a coupling contest Monday morn ing between the members of the Third ward hose company, but at this writintr it is not certain that 0 a sufficient number will compete. TTn to noon to-dav the mer- i -chants had made no definite SPECIAL FOR TENDftYS! . ! "-st With Every Child's Suit i- : I SHIRT WAIST FREE! I g Goods marked in plain figures: g S Notice Front street window. S 3 Yours for value, Ciotliin Hous Sta L6 WEBER & X'OLLMER. are expected to be here to-morrow Fem stamp left AVednesday for morning. The local.Christian Endeavorers presented several h undred boquets fcQ Holdre0re Wednesday, after visit- in"- relatives in, town for several ... i -r- .T11 visit with relatives at ltosbvuic, i. . j -Mrs. C. F. Jennings retumcu Ed Loveland chased a carload 'esterday pur of Oregon cows and steers which he has turned out on pasture. Miss Mattie Rennie, who had rau"-ements in regard to closing the been visiting her father for a couple ar- Presiding stores Monday. The banks will, of course, be closed, and it is likely a majority ol the stores will close after the noon hour. A carload of Washburn's Best just received from the Pillsbury Washburn Flour Mills at Minne apolis, at McDonald's Cash Gro cery. Miss Jessie Bratt, who has been attending the Boston Canservatory rf Mnic. nnd Miss Charlotte Us of weeks, returned this morning to Racine, Wis. -McCormick Binders and powers at Jos. Horshey's. Dick Kellner is cutting, baling and shipping hay from Ganclt this week. He says he is getting live dollars per ton on the track. -The North Platte Gun Club will hold practice and sweepstake shoots at the range near tlie lair rood who is also attending a Bos- grounds on Monday afternoon next. t3 ton school, returned home last night. Miss Lizzie Bratt will be up from Omaha to-night. Placing hoboes under arrest ensuing The Board of Education will hold a meeting next Monday evening and the new members will take their seats. Officers for the and sentencing them tb work on the year will be elected streets has aoparentlv had a good The maximum temperature .... I . . . ... . , effect, at least the weary willies yesterda', as taken at tne weaiuer l.n..n nnf lipon cn nnmpmiis nround hnrpnil. was llinetV-fouT. The 11U1W llUfc wwwu ' I -J"" 1 " v town of late. The officers will cease greater part of the day was sultry ,ni.Miifr nrrpcts tnr vnnrranr.v for a wViirli made the heat the more Elder Leonard, of Lincoln, is visiting friends in town to-day. Masons began laying the foun dation of the Belton block this morning. T. M. Lee, the well-known farmer of Medicine precinct, is in town to-day. Grasshoppers are proving quite destructive to crops in certain sections of Keith county. Miss Gertie Friend leaves to nijrht for a month's visit with friends in Denver and Cheyenne. Master Linn Griffin, of Denver, formerly of this city, fell from a tree Monday and dislocated his shoulder. to the C. E. excursionists AYednes- day and yesterday. Attacnea zo each boquet was a card bearing the inscription: "Greetings from Y. P. S. C. E. First Presbyterian church, North Platte, Neb. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee." John McConnel, of Somerset, who had a hearing before the feder al court at Omaha the early part of the week on the charge of sending letters without attaching a stimp thereto, was fined ?50 and costs. Mr. McConnet receives considerable freight at Somerset, and as the service of the B. & M. company is not good at that station, Mr. Mc Connel had occasion to write sev eral letters to the railroad officials. ocarance thereof These letters ne mariiea "jvun road Business" and handed them to the express messenger on the trains, for delivery to the officials. The messenger, it seems, turned the letters over to the railway mail clerk, and in this way the matter came to the notice of the govern ment, and Mr. McConuel was "athered in by a deputy U. S. mar is weeks. Tii TCphmska House on Front street is being improved in appear ance at the hands of painter Spicer. Mrs. E. Guslason, of Burling ton, Iowa, arrived in town the early part ofthe week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Letts. T. F. Bishop arrived in town Tuesday night. Mrs.- Bishop is visiting'in Council Bluffs, but will come to North Platte Monday. Having repainted and papered the interior of his saloon, Guy Laing is now having the exterior repainted, which enhances the ap- Mrs. WT. F. Marsh left Wednes day for California. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Strahornare visiting in Denver and other Colo rado points. W. J. Bryan passed through on No. 3 Tuesday evening en route to Denver. He made brief talks at Grand Island, AVood River and other points, from the rear of the train. Lovers of the dauce should not forget the ball to begivenatLloyd's opera house Monday eveningbythe ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. E. Refreshments will beserved during the evening. Doctors Donaldson, McCabe and Eves performed an operation for appendicitis on the Cratty boy Tuesday afternoon and tlje patient isgetting along nicely. The appen dix is preserved at M.cCabe's drug store. Nine ball players from this city will go to Gothenburg to-morrow morning and play a game of ball with the club of that place. Daly and Hart will form the battery for the local players. Seventy-five or a hundred citizens are expected to accompany the team. The social of the Daughters of the King Tuesday evening at the VonGoetz residence was largely at tended. Among the entertaining features were several selections by the juvenile orchestra and a solo by Miss iulia Baker. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the B. of L. E. wish to announce that they will serve ice cream and cake in connection with the ball to be given at Lloyd's opera house on Monday evening, July 5th. Doors will be open for ice cream at five o'clock p. m. General admission free. Dance tickets 50 cents. Committee. During the month of June G15 refrigerator cars were iced at this station while in transit and the pay roll for the men working amounted to over four hundred dol lars. Last year fche iceing up to July 10th was performed by Gress' gang of laborers, but this year the busir ness has so increased that it was necessary to put on an iee gang one month earlier. The ieeing so fap this season is away a head of last 3'ear, and when the fruit traffic be jrins to rush there will be an extra demand for wbrkingmen. short time. Four wrecks of C. E. excursion trains have been reported, one in New York, one in Kentucky, one near Chicago and the other in Oregon. The Union Pacific has cn fnr handled its bijr number of trains without accident or friction, which speaks well for the officials and the train men. keenly felt. HOC FENCING. We sell you the best Hog Fencins, 6-lnch mesh, for 25 cents per rod, a savins of 25 per cent, at tne BLAN KEN BURG DEPT. sioxc. Messrs. Park, Barnutn, Bullard I and Woodhurst leave early Monday morning on their Wyoming fishing trip. Miss Jessie Bullard will ac- DEEDING TwiHa $5.85sDotcas Twill go i times' as far as any other twine because 'tis closely twisted and a greater number of feet to a Dan flaiTHpil 01 1 0D1D. evening at the the attend- company them as far as Laramie, Here is a Great Snap, where she win visit lnends tor a The best Deering Binding Twine hev 3 ' . , X11- " . . . r- . rru, Droohvfpnnn Indies held o lwinrirpfl I lie niieSt - oo " -- - - I , . , . : ..,., i f t,r rrnrs Tier uounu. a uwu auwiui W1C liana x r . m:jj KnriwH wirei5-2oternun- residence or ur. ji-s, Vjiiuuuii .. m. dred. Compare these pneeb wuu ancc at wnicn was mi. a..v. thnv nnoted bv our lnends Deiore wn was handsomely decorated we commenced handling this class w-th Chinese lanterns, and two of merchandise and see now " e neadiijrhts were employed light up pound them down the surroUnds. AJxvawxv rrt. Vv--i -A rf nninlivn firm will Water was again turneu nuu adjourn wmhumuu, the South Side ditch Tuesday ev- Monday make the levy. The board , - 4.1. .i(or flia nnillf nf ndlOlimin"" tWO enin, ana since iucu ou.i.v. ..u. ju l"- i' j o been running through about two- or three times this week-, out just thirds its length; the farmers west about that time persons who had of the Osgood ranch using the wa- grievances would call ana lioia tuu ter as fast as it comes down. The attention of the board. result is that tue larmer.s u tuu Some oE the engine crews maue west end of the ditch have plenty exceptionally fbng continuous runs t. iimr croos are doing fine, while those along the east end iiave ao water and their crops are -RufferiKP- orreatlv bv reason of the drouth. A meeting of the share holders of the ditch is called for this afternoon, and ettorts will be made to equalize the use of the water. .;ni the excursion trains wednes.- day. The longest was by engi neer Sullivan and fireman Jeffrey, who made a run from Omaha to Julesburg and them back to North Platte, a distance of 461 miles. Fireman Jeffrey stood the work like a Trojan. Rev. B. S. Haywood, president of the West Nebraska Conference Epworth League, was in town Wednesday on business connected with League convention to be held here beginning July 28th. He re turned last Wednesday night. - From data furnished by Obser ver Piercy we learn that the mean ! temperature for June was sixty seven degrees. the highest tempera ture being 94 on the 22,and the low est on 43 on the 4th. The total rainfall for the month was 1.72 which is a little more than half the average fall for the past twenty three years. In 1S91, the year ot big crops, the June rainfall was 7.19 inches. The deficiency in rainfal since January 1st, as compared with the yearly average, is 3.92 inches During June the wind traveled 7,031 miles, and the maximum velocity attained was 32 miies per hour- Wanted A thoroughly competent servant girl and housekeeper who wil appreciate a good home.for small family, dwelling with modern conveniences ith references, aud wages de sired.to Box 5G, Gothenburg Neb. hal. The Christian Endeavor excur sion to San Francisco this week has been making lively business for the Union Pacific, notwithstanding its haul is only from Omaha to Jules burg. Wednesday there were four sections of train No. 1 and twelve sections of train No. 3 the following night. Last evening there were three sections of No. 1 aud six sec tions of No. 3. Each train had an average of ten Wagner and Pullman sleepers. Three of the trains yes terday morning stopped here lor breakfast, the Pacific Hotel feeding nearly 300 people, while half as many more bought meals and lunches at the resturauts near the depot. It is said that less than one half of the excursionists who have been passing through are accredited C. E. delegates, a majority being people who wanted to make a trip to the coast and took advantage of the low rate. The rate from Bos ton for the round trip is $75andS45 from Missouri river points. One hundred and fifty-two trains of these excursionists were expected in Den. ver yesterday over the several railroads, A PRETTY PRESENT Hi m if a ili it lit lis iL il il- ii. i it m it iff lit! !vf iJi! m N m is not wasted. No investment can equal in its return a loving gift. For presents nothing can compare with jewelry. Our stock is full of pleasing novelties, which can be secured for a small sum. Silver and gold dress buttons, shirt waist "ce;, "ladW Ifljjg .chains, etc. Would be. pleased to Ijave yon call. Jeweler and Optician. Special Sale of Shoes i( AT the YELLOW FRONT. Mil 0 s! ii !iS, 6! One-Quarter to One-Half off Former Low Prices MORE ROOM Tvill be needed for the large stock of fall goods that will be-in to arrive in "the course of six or seven weeks, Plans are made and the contract let to enlarge our store room to almost double its present ghelt capacity. Before the carpenters commence the work we propose getting as many goods out of the way as possible, and now announce a special sale-a reduction of one-fourth to one-half former Prices. You are sure of getting Good Shoes here whenever you buy tnem and now you can get Fine Qualities at the Price of common goods. D Geo. M. Graham, Manager. CLE, MEN'S AND BOYS' SHOES. $5 Men's Chocolate Vici Kid, lace, cloth and leather tops, pointed toes, hand sewed, now 3.90. Ladies' Misses' and Children's SHOES AND SLIPPERS. $3,00 Men's Tfin Lace, ppinted toep, welt spies, at pijc-lialf g , price, ........ it? 1 1 1 ' r 1 -t-t fJ $3.00 Men's Oalf Lace, plain Globe toes, welt soles, going 2.00. for Men's Satin Oalf, Lace, poin ted toes, Dongola top, re- (S r duced to aO 1 Men's $3,50 Patent Leathers, $ 1 lace, medium toes, now f r . . . . & J. Boys' and Youths' Tans, lace, square and pointed toes, few (j , qq pairs only, now ' (worth $1.75 and $2.) Ladies' Tan Lace Shoes few" pairs jeft $3.75 qualities, can be had npjyfor.. I ,50, Ladies' Tan Oxfords, that sold for 2.00, 3.50 and 3-o, now 1 gelling lor 1.75. i5 doi 1 Misses' Tan Oxfords, two styles, in spring heel, your choice Misses' $2,50 Shoes for including button and lace, cloth and kid tops, pointed and square toes, width A, B, C. p: and, Ii, sijees ijr tP 2r ..9C. SI.5O Children's Ox Bloods, spring heel, rp button, coin toes, 85c grade .50c Men's Red Russia Oalf, high Congress Slippers, easy and , w -light, few pairs left and going at v 1 y Infants' Shoes fine kid, patent leather tips, hand turn soles, the finest and best in fants' shoes ever sold in town for the price. 1 Pi H m m S: y m til Si y ini v. 9 if y ft ft ft ft, ft s ! ft to ,ft ft 31 ft ft ft ft ft y i1 .w fft ft, ftt ft ft ft ft ft ft 'ft ft ft ft ft ft !--g-3-3-3-3-3