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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1897)
prwirvyTwvvw'(j Toom and County flews. J. L. Minor went to Omalia this morning-, expecting" to return to-morrow night. W. J. Roche completed this week a frame house on his home stead in the Chapin district south of the river. Messrs. Park. Barnum.Bullard and Woodhurst are expected home to-night from their fishing trip in Wyoming". As we go to press a nice gentle sizzle-sozzle rain is falling with indications that it will continue for several hours, and that it is general over the county. H. S. Ridgely expects to return to Lincoln Monday after visiting his parents and friends in town for about two weeks. Hilliard will, a tew days after reaching Lincoln, plead his first law case. W. C. Elder returned Wednes day night from Adell.Iowa, where he attended the reunion of his old reg iment. Mr. Elder reports a most enjoyable trip and was highly pleased at meet ing so many of his old-time friends. -Three-tenths of an inch ot rain fell at this point last night, while at Cheyenne the tall was consider ably over an inch. Prior to the rain a heavy wind prevailed, blow ing at the rate of forty-eight miles per hour for five consecutive min utes. The Board of Education's esti mate of expenses for the coming school year is $14,135.00. Of this sum $10,677.00 is apportioned to salaries, $433 for rent, $750 for books, $725 for fuel, $700 for repairs and the remainder for miscellan eous expenses. Hon. Lucien Srebbins has been in Nashville this week attending the conference of the populists who are opposed to all fusion and to all compromise. Mr. Stebbins has tor years been strenuously opposed to fusion, and we predict that he will return home even more strongly im pregnated with the middle-of-the-road theory than before. The South Side Ditch company are perfecting their plans and sur veying the site for their headgate on the North Platte river and, we understand, the contract has been let for its construction. Civil engi neer VanDreveldt who done the surveying and engeueeriug in lay ing out the ditch, is putting on the fiiuishing touches and giving grade on the coutract work. The water will soon be pouring through the headgate. The South side com pany have had a herculean task but it is about completed and they will sooii reap the harvest of successful effort. Sutherland Free Lance- The city council held a regular meeting Tuesday evening, all mem bers but Tracy being present. Pe titions for privilege to construct irrigation culverts across Ninth, . Tenth and Eleventh streets were presented by Messrs Fry aud Stearns, and were referred to the committee on streets. O. V. Mor rison made complaint that stock belonging to David Beightel was allowed to roam at large and de stro' Third ward property. Mr. Morrison made complaint to the council for the reason that com plaints filed with the marshal, mayor and city attorney had not received-attention. Scott made a motion to vote on the confirmation of Morgan as marshal, but was headed off bT Thomson who moved to amend by rejecting the commun ication of the mayor relative to the matter. Thomson's motion pre vailed. President Field, of the North Platte telephone company, has evolved a fire alarm system which can be operated in connection with - the telephone system, and a full sized working model will be on ex hibition at the next meeting of the city council. This alarm system makes it impossible for anyone to turn in a false alarm, or if a person does so he will be detected in the act. The working apparatus of the svstem is arranged in a box of sufficient size to allow a man to enter and stand inside. He opens the door by means of a key, but before he sends in the alarm he must close the door, otherwise the electrical connections will not be made. As the door closes it locCs itself and it cannot be opened unti a release key is inserted in the lock As the door closes it makes elec trical connections with the alarm bell and the gong at the water works, and sounds both. The man inside the box calls up the operator in. the telephone office and tells him the exact location of the fire, who in turn reports the location to the three'hose houses, with which tele phoue connections will be made B3' this method the hose companies know where the fire is before leav ing the hose houses, and thus save? valuable time in reaching the fire. The person in the alarm box is released by the officers carrying re lease keys. Would you rvh mifoer Suit of th-ree like a new wnainuer imi pieces FOB TE1TST IDOLLAJEISP I presume you would. We cannot sell you one for that money but vou can purchase a good one for a little more money. We have the finest line of FURNITURE ever shown in the city. Call and see our new Couches and Lounges. We have something cheap in an extension table, and our fining room Chairs are the best made lor the money. ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. Rennie's Vast Stock of Dry at COS The chance of your life. I am positively going out of business. Those i will please call and make thmr accounts, either in cash or note. We will sell i XT $ no more goods on credit to Beginning Monday, June I4xh, 1897. Come and see for yourself. Eating the pudding is the proof thereof. All goods one- half price. glT'Note this Positively out of business- iFo ifs or ands about it H. C. RENNIE. I I SPECIAL FOR TEN With Every SHIRT i Goods marked in plain figures. Notice Front street window Yours for value, Star CfotMiig House, WEBER & VOLLMER. Mrs. Fred Lathrop, of Chicago, will arrive in town next week for a visit with her sister Mrs. W. J. Stuart. J. C. Clinton is off duty and suffering- from a badly inflamed eye, due to being struck by a flying" cinder. Will Jeffers was this week trans ferred from Sidney to this point and will manipulate the keys iri the dispatchers' office. Mrs. R. F. Forrest, who had been visiting her mother for three months.returned to Siloam Springs, Arkansas, this morning. Pearl Armbus is temporarily disabled from work by reason of injury sustained to his right hand while working at the ice house. If the outlook for business this fall justifies, another North Platte merchant will secure additional room and open a department store. Eight cars of California fruit consigned to London, England, passed through the city Testerday. This fruit left Sacramento July 6th and is expected to reach Lon don July 20th. Sheriff Miller went to Suther land last nijrht and returned this morning with Reinhold Stelzer.who is charged with assaulting his wife. He will probably have a hearing in Judge Ray's court to-morrow. The high wind last evening wrecked one or two awnings around town, broke branches from trees, and swept the streets clear ot dust and rubbish. For half an hour people inclined to be nervous were uncomfortable. The Chicago weather forecast tor North Platte and vicinity is: Thunderstorms and cooler tbis afternoon; Saturday generally fair. the highest temperature yesterday was 99 degrees. On July S, 1S96, it was 7S degrees. The members of the Simpson family, who had been camping out in Colorado for several weeks past, are expected home the earty part of next week. The trip has not proven as beneficial to Mrs. Frank Simpson's health as was hoped. Rev. Beecher marshaled his boys club sixteen or eighteen in number in military style to the north river Wednesday evening where an hour was devoted to frolicking in the water. The mem bers of the club will go camping on the Birdwood for two weeks in September E. B. WARNER. I Goods, Slioes s Coats Millinery T AND LESS. people owing this house arrangements to settle any living person DAYS! I Child's Suit s- WAIST FREE! I Miss May Vance left last night for a visit with Cheyenne friends. M. C. Keith made his custom ary bi-weekly trip to Omaha this week. Miss Nina Mason has been the guest of friends in Ogalalla this week. Miss Ivy Broach is a guest at the Glenburnie ranch near Suther land. J. W. Whelpton, of Grant, will establish a bank in Ogalalla about August 1st. A. H. Davis has been transact ing business in Frontier county for several days past. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Strahorn and family returned this week from a brief visit in Denver. Chas. A. Parton and Cora E. Law were married at Wallace this week by "Judge" Kelly. The members of the Episcopal choir will hold a picnic at Lam plugh's lake on Thursday of next week. E. B. Warner has just received a fine line of wall pockets with me dallion fronts, which are very pretty. J. S. Hoagland has been in the east part of the state this week. On Tuesday he delivered an address at the Crete Chautauqua on Odd Fel lowship, that date being set apart as Odd Fellows' Day. A PRETTY PRESENT 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 Mi Hp 1' pleasing novelties, which can be secured for a small sum. Silver and gold dress buttons, shirt waist sets, ladies' long chains, etc. Would be pleased to have you call. HHMCIIKfTOl, Jeweler and Optician. A boy babv was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. John Jones. Miss Lizzie Sawyer left Wed nesday night for a'"visit with friends in Nebraska City. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Trego left yesterday morning for a visit with friends in Pennsylvania. -E. R. Smith, the Gandy banker and newspaper man, transacted business in town yesterday. Ludwig Baege, of the McPher- son national cemetery, transacted business in town yesterday. The Methodist church is being repainted, an improvement that will add much to the appearance of the building". Mrs. H. SchufiF, who had been visiting North Platte friends, re turned to Grand Island Wednesday nijrht. The Bee's Washington corre- pondent says that J. W. Prickett will probably be appointed post master at Hershey. Eight or ten men have been employed on the Belton building, thus giving work to laborers who would otherwise be idle. Street thermometers Wednes day afternoon registered 102 in the shade, causing people to hunt the coolest places to be found. Dr. Donaldson reports Mrs. J. H. Hershey suffering from a slow fever of a bilious nature. She has been sick for about ten days. Increasing business on the Third district has necessitated put ting on an additional train crew, with John Simpson as conductor. The shipments of California fruit over the Union Pacific continues to increase as the season advances. On Wednesday fifty-one cars were iced. The man who complaired about the cold weather in June, is now complaining of the hot weather in July. We mortals are hard to please. MASON JARS. 1 pint fruit jars 45c a dozen. 1 quart fruit jars 55c a dozen. 1-2 gallon fruit jars 75c a dozen. at tlie WILCOX DEPT. STORE. W. P. Collins has the finest dis play ol sweet peas we have ever seen. He has about a dozen choice varieties and the blooms are- very profuse. Mrs. H. V. Hilliker aud two children, are expected home from Fullerton Monday night. Mr. Hil liker will probably go down to night and return witu.tnem. A farmer in-.from Perkins coun ty yesterday said that in his sec tion grasshoppers were as thick as bees around a hive, and that they were working great injury to grow jgn crops. Buggies, road and spring wagon and surreys. A fine assortment at low prico3 at Jos. Hershey's. The Wild West show has been giving exhibitions in Canada for a couple of weeks past. The per formances at Ottawa last week were attended by audiences aver aging 15,000 people. Lorenzo Dow, a brother-in-law of Senator Thurston and at present bailiff of the federal court in Oma ha, was in town the early part of the week and visited the McPher son national cemetery. Communion service will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Preparatory ser vice will be held at the church this evening at eight o'clock, with a sermon by Rev. Suavely. Dnring the first six months ot 1897 there were sixteen deaths in North Platte, which is but five less than the total number for the whole of last year. Several of those who have died this year were inmatedot the county hospital. The past few days have had a rather serious effect on growing crops, and in some of the precincts the farmers are feeling pretty blue over the outlook. The hot wind of Wednesday made corn curl bidly. Claims against the city con tracted during the present year will be allowed the early part of Aug ust and warrants drawn for the same. The delay in passing the appropriation ordinance has de layed the auditing and allowance claims. The county commissioners began allowing claims against the county yesterday morning. The warrants will be drawn at once, but as provided by statute they will be held by the county clerk for ten days from the date upon which they were drawn. HOC FENCING. Wo sell vou the best Hot Fencing, 6-inch mesh, for 25 cents per rod, cnuinn' of 25 Dfir cent, at the 5LANKENBURC DEPT. STORE. Geo. T. Field yesterday finished drawinir the plans and - fj specifications of the house which D. B. McNeal will erect on his ranch north west of town, and which will cost in the neighborhood of $3,500. Mr. MeNeal will at once invite bids for the construction of the house. I You Need Tools 9 9 WE Header Hay Forks, v 9 9 Drills, Braces, Bits, Hammers, Saws, Grindstones, Pulleys, Rope, ' Machine Oil, Oil Cans, Lace Leather, Fly Sheets, Collar Pads, Collars, Harness, Hames, Hame Straps, Snaps, Bale Ties. In fact you can find just what you want and at prices that save you money, at 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 m 9 e 9 9 Reta Burke, of Omaha, is visit ing her auut, Mrs. John Bratt. Mr. and Mrs. V. F. McCarthy left yesterday morning for a visit with relatives at Cozad. Milton Doolittle has been in Omaha for a day or two attending a meeting of the state board of ag riculture. John Burke has taken a brief la3'-off and is visiting friends in Iowa. During his absence George Dowlen is pertorming the duties of book-keeper in McDonald's bank. McCormick Binders and Mowers at Jos. Horshoy's. Willis Record was down from Keith county Wednesday, and re ported corn in his section looking first-rate up to; that time, though it would need ratn within a few days. Henry Waltemath received this week a half dozen barrels of extra fine old rye, which he can recom mend to those desiring a good whisky for medicinal or other pur poses. Victor VonGoetz received a let ter from his daughter Ida Wednes day announcing her safe arrival in Austria, and giving a graphic ac count of her trip from New York to Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wilcox will spend their vacation this year with Mrs. W's relatives at Living stone.Montana, and while there will visit the Yellowstone Park. This will make a very pleasant trip. Services will be held at the North Side Chapel next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. There will be no evening service at the Episcopal church. Rev. Geo. A. Beecher will go to Sidney for the evening ser vice. Smoke Wright's Havanna Rose 5-cent cigar. J. H. Seaton, ot Wallace, who is one of the thirty-three aspirants tor the pop nomination for sheriff this fall, was in town yesterday attempting to . draw a little en couragement from the pop rounty officials, an effort that proved of little avail. Ed Davir, yesterday received a letter from George Smallwood who is now at Kingston, Jamaica. He had been working in the gold fields of British Guiana, when taken sick with fever. In order to get rid of the disease it was necessary to leave that country, hencehe went to Kingston, The week's engagement of the Senter Payt6n Comedy Co. will open next Monday evening at Lloyd's with the presentation of that ster ling four act sensational comedy entitled, '-Escaped from Sing Sing." The prices ot admission will be 15. 25 and 35 cents. Reser ved seats can be secured at Stamp's. The geological surveying part which has been outfitting at this point under charge of Mr. Ains worth, will start in on its work the early part of next week. The chief engineer will arrive to-night or to morrow. . The object of the survey is to ascertain the geological form ation of the : Platte valley. The party will start in at Lexicgton and work west. Sheriff Miller made application at the Norfolk asylum for receiving Thos. McGraw, but was informed that the asylum is crowded and twenty applications on file. Mc Graw is confined in jail, but is not violent. He labors under the hal lucination that some one seeks to kill him, For a time he insisted that he would be compelled to march in the Fourth of July parade and later would be shot; the execu tion to be part of the day's celebra tion. His -condition is certairiljj very sad. ffi H - AvnE them. Forks, Barley Forks, Ioirti? Platte, jebiraska. - igy Jwtfflii cox One Week CoffSY,g July 12th. SENTER FAYTON'S BIG COMEDY CO. Sixteen people Brass Band and full operatic orchestra. The foremost aggregation of recognized artists, gorgeously arranged in tho richest cos tumes of dazzling brilliaucy, producing ouly tho most pleasing pliiys and rendering the newest songs and latest dances. Special scenery. "ESCAPED ntOZS SING- SING," tho groat four-act sensational com edy will be presented Monday night. PRICES 15, 25 and 35c, Nellie Bratt gave a party Wed nesday afternoon on the occasion of her eleventh birthday, to which were invited twenty-five or thirty of her young friends. The hours were trom tour to eight, and a royal rood time resulted. Elaborate re freshments were served. The weather of the past four days has averaged about ten de grees warmer each day than during the same period last year. On Wednesday afternoon the thermom eter at the weather bureau regis terred 99 degrees, a point rather seldom reached at the North Platte station. George H. Sherman, of this city, is sweating his garments these days in an effort to make members of the pop part' believe that he is unquestionably the fit person to be nominated for sheriff. George has been a very active worker in his party, and if there is such a thing as reward for political services he should receive the nomination. But he will not be nominated. He does not "cut enough ice" with the men who will have the populist convention under their thumbs. A Washington dispatch to the Bee under date of the 6th says: "Comptroller Eckels has decided to investigate the conduct of affairs of the North Platte National bank of North Platte, and will send a special examiner to that city. He has however, gone further and will ask the committee of depositors to be present at the examination, many of the depositors having al leged that that the receiver was conducting the bank's affairs for his own personal ends.'' We learn that the examination referred to above will be held at Keith's hall next Saturday afternoon, and that notices have been mailed to the stockholders and depositors of the bank requesting them to be present. Special examiner Blee will be present at the meeting. Bucklen'a Arnica Salva. Tho best salve in the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sees, toter, chapped hands, chilblains corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay rcq iired. It is guarant ed to givo perfect satisfac tion or money refunded. Prieo 25 cents per box. For tale by A. F. Streitz This is a package of Schillings Best tea. You can buy it (and get your money back if you don't like it) at McDonald's Casli Grocery. jpjjl mi ft ) Hi Hi vi ii) Hi Hi Vises, Forges, r si, w? . w . w?t Don't miss this: it's one of the best Reserved seats at Stamp's Y. LT. C. A. EEPOKTS. The financial committee of the Y. M. C. A. audited the books of Secretary Hollingsworth Wednes day for the six months ending June 30th. The report for the months of April, May and June show expendi tures of $329.95 and receipts of S331.G0, leaving a balance of $1.05 m the treasury on July 1st. There were at that time, however, unpaid bills amounting to $47.05. The statistical report for the quarter ending June 30th shows a present paid membership of 2S6. During the quarter sixteen mem bers were dropped and nineteen added, a net gain of three. Eleven men's meetings and five special meetings were held with a total at tendance of 252. There were two requests for prayer and one conver sion. The total number of visits to the rooms was 6,025, aud the baths taken aggregated 1444, or an average of sixteen per day. There were 300 letters written in rooms and 425 books drawn from the li brary. The individual work of the secretary included fifty-two visits to the railroad shops and yards and six visits to the sick. During the three months 1547 papers were sent out to section men and other em ployes along the line of the Union Pacific. These reports on the whole are encouraging. They show that the association is being economically conducted, and that the people of the city take advantage of the many privileges offered by the associa tion. PEYTON'S COMEDY COMPANY. What the Ileppner Gazette has to say about the Payton Comedy Company which will open a week's engagement at Lloyd's operr house commencing Monday, July 12th: The week's engagement of the Payton Comedy Company, which concludes with to-morrow evening's performance has been presented in a pleasing manner, and as a result the company has received a very liberal and well deserved patronage each evening. Too much cannot be said for the troupe m personal character and dramatic skill, and should they ever return to Heppner they may rest assured of a crowded house. Mr. Payton is an artist, and the ladies, Lucy. Vin and Iola Payton and Mrs. Curty have cer tainly pleased the audience in every production. Mr. Curts has also , played the heavy parts in a very satisfactory manner. The music furnished by both the baud and orchestra has called forth a great deal of favorable comment and well merited applause. In the future the Senter-Paylon Comedy Com pany will certianly be great favor ites with the Heppner people. Advertised Lcttcrn. List of letters remaining uncalled for in tho iost office at North Platte. Nob., for the week onding July 9th 1S97. GETLEMKN. Babcock G W Keith S A Bonsen J R Roberson C L Decker A lonzo Robbineon Frank Jones E Ross TI iM Persons calling for above will piease Bay advertised." M. W. Claik, Postmaster. fl i6 Hi