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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1897)
IRA L BARE, Editor and Pboprietob FRIDAY, SEPT. 3, 1897. E. F. Seeberger is down from - Hershey to-day. " A girl baby was born last evening- to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stuart. A party of young- people left this afternoon on a picnic excursion to Lamplugli's lake. J. A. McMichael is building a large sail-boat for Warren Lloyd which will be launched on the lake near the iair grounds. The vessel will accommodate sixteen persons. H. B. Hollingsworth has pur chased a lot in the south part of town and will at once erect a four or five room residence thereon. John McGovern, a young man who was formerly employed as train crew caller, has been confined in the county jail, For some time he has been suffering from a mild form of insanity, which seems to be growing worse. Comrades! Dick Wood received a bad cut on the head at the shops last even ing. A drive wheel vas being ele vated into the drive press by means an air lift, when the chain parted and Wood was struck on the head by the hook of the chain. The blow cut a big gash and rendered him unconscious for a short time. --The defeat of William Neville for the supreme judgeship nomina tion will be regretted by his politi cal friends in North Platte. It was generally conceded, however, that Bryan and the state house ring would triumph in their efforts to bring about fusion. The populists held out for Neville, but were at last compelled to take up Sul livan, of Columbus, the candidate agreed upon by the democrats and free silver republicans. H. F. Kellner is constructing a new lake just south of the railroad bridge which will have an area of eighty acres. It is a piece of low land and can be made into a lake with an average depth of four feet without much excavating. The supply of water will be obtained from the North Platte river, and will be conducted through a draw which runs up to the river bank. Kellner's principal outlay will befn constructing the headgate. i. The ladies" missionary society of the Presbyterian church will hold a dairy maids entertainment at Lloyd's opera house on Friday evening of next week. Among- the entertaining features will be a drill by sixteen younggirlsof thePresby- terian Sunday-school who have been under the instruction of Captain Hamilton for some time past, and who have reached a high state of perfection in military tactics. Re freshments will be served during the evening. C. F. Scharmann returned yes terday from Colorado, where he had been for about two weeks in vestigating the mining property controlled by the North Platte company recently organized. He made a thorough examination of the claims, had the ore assayed, and was so well satisfied with the result that several men were put to work developing the property. The cropping of the ore assays about $4.50 per ton. but as the vein is worked the ore becomes richer. The property is situated about twelve miles south of Cripple Creek and is surrounded by a number of rich mines. Mr. Scharmann saw several former North Platte men, among them Sam Adams and Doc Pulver, both of whom are interes ted in mines that are producing paying ore. -A North Platte railroad man who came up from Omaha yesterday says there is strong talk of pTftting on train 5 and 6 between Omaha and Kearney. This train should be run through to North Platte, as it would be a great accommodation to the people along the line of the road between Kearney and this city. We believe if the people of North Platte, Gothenburg, Cozad and Lexinton would unite and pe tion the officials to have the train run through to North Platte the re quest would be granted, providing, of course that the train is put on. The renting of the Baptist church lor school purposes a at ren tal of $22.50 per month, will not re li eve to any great extent the con gested condition of the schools out side of the Sixth grade and the high school. In the third room of the First ward there, will be seventy nine pupils, between ninety and one hundred in the first room of the Third ward, and eighty in the third room of the Third ward. 1 lit: iaU V LLaLUCl 2 11 II 1 1 1 I IIP expected to properly handle such a large number of pupils as will be enrolled in the rooms above cited. ana me prooaouuies arc mat a system of half day school will be inaugurated. The school board is now paying $540 per year for leased buildings and $180 for jani tors' salaries at the' two buildings rented, a total of $720 per year. Wi?ke aw Chamber Suit of - FOJEl TBTST IDOJCAJRSP I presume you would. We caunot 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 dining room Chairs are the best made for the money. ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. 1 New and Decided Attractions ! 2 Every department filled to overflowing. Your attention is invited to our magnificent new stock of X Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots 5 Shoes and Men's Furnishings. The best selected and most desirable assortment of new styles now awaits your inspection. We lead the trade. We dial- lenge the country for bargains. We guarantee satisfaction S EVERY TIME. :::::::::::::::: 1 STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 1 if W. p. lTOIIlyI, Ptop., g 1 Opposite Postoffice Across the street from old location. ! Bennie's Grand Closing-out Sale. GOODS AT YOTR, OWN PRICE CHEAPER THAN EVER. We still have some goods left, but they must be sold regardless of value. Look at these prices. Two-dollar Silks to close at $1, $1.25 Changeable Silks to close out 75 cents, SI Silks at 50 cents, 51.75 Silk Warp Henriettas. 48 inches wide, at SI. 31.25 and $1.00 Henriettas at 50 cents, 75 and 85 cent Dress Goods at 35 cents, 65 cent All-wool Novelties go at 30 cents. All goods in the house go the same way. Shoes at your own price. We have just opened up $1500 worth of Carpets acd Winter Cloaks which we bought previous to making arrangements for closing out, and which we had to take. We place these goods on sale at exactly cost, freight added. This is the choicest line of goods ever shown in North Platte. Thirty silk waist patterns will be closed out at one-half actual cost on Saturday. RENNIE'S CLOSING SALE. The Eagle clothing store is tTk If Inrr t4-o of"rlr iti tnnnp n ti rl ill be ready for trade in a day or two more. Mrs. Huffman has the new golden brown in Filo Silk for edges. M. M. Fisher and familjT re turned yesterday from a visit with relatives in Keith count'. Mr. Fisher thinks considerable late corn in that section has been ruined by the dry and hot weater. Comrades! Mesdames Gibbs. Stuart, Lang don, Donehower and Bare, accom panied by children of the respective families, picniced at Lamplugli's lake yesterday afternoon, and not withstanding the heavy wind, passed several hours .very pleas antly. The hailstorm southeast of town Wednesday evening was very severe, one farmer sajing that the hail was four inches thick on the ground, and the stones of good size. He thought that consider able late corn would be injured by the storm. Go to Mrs. Huffman's for Filo Silk. Harry Lefler, of Cozad, pur chased the stock of goods owned by Sam Smith, and will re-open the place within the next ten days witu a new siock. ivir. seller, we understand, will run a resturant in connection. He is a rustler and will hustle for business thirty days in the month. Comrades! The tennis tournainent next Monday will give our people an op portunity to see some pretty fair sport. Many people regard tennis as a lady's game, but those who witness a few contests by fairly geod players will arrive at the con clusion that it is active work, both physically and mentally The good player must excercise not only his arms and legs but also his brain and have a quick eye. In the tourna ment Monday alKthe best players in the city will take part. MASON JARS. 1 quart fruit jars ssc a dozen. 1-2 gallon fruit jars 7 Dc a dozen. at the WILCOX DEPT. STORE G. D. Mathewson, of Brady Island was arrested Wednesrlnv hv deputy sheriff Keliher on comnlnirif of William BeatfyT who charged waiiiewson with collectimr nnfr amounting to one thousand dollars, and failing to account for the same. iviatuewson toJd Keliher that he would raise the money by four o'clock that dav. and during 0 the interim he was placed in chanre of -a constable. Four o'clock came. but the money was not forthcoming and Mathewson was brought to town and turned over to the sheriff. Yesterday he was released on his own recognizance and later suc ceeded in making good the amount. E. B. WARNER, A girl baby was born Wednes day to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Orr. The Nativity school will begin the fall term next Monday with a very fair attendance of pupils. A lovely line of 10-cent Silk Braids for dresses will be found at Mrs. Huffman's. Monday being Labor Day, the city council will hold its regular bi monthly session" On Tuesday even ing next. About nine hundred boys and girls will resume their studies in the public schools of the city next Tuesday morning. The Junior Epwprth League is this afternoon entertaining the members of the Junior Endeavor at the Beeler residence. Mr. and Mrs. James Downie, of the Third ward, are happy over the advent of a boybaby who made his appearance Tuesday. A boy baby was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Miltonberger. This boy fills a long felt want in the family, and the parents are cor respondingly happy. - Booth's celebrated oysters are now on sale at Marti's. The storm the early part of the evening interferred to some extent with the attendence at the ladies' auxiliary social held "Wednesday evening at the residence of J. I. Smith. Elmer Coates came down from Paxton and will take the position of grain buyer at the Iddings' ele vator. In this business he has had much experience. He will move his family to town some time next week. Just received a line of new de signs in Stamped Linens at Mrs Huffman's. - The wind reached a very higl velocity for a few minutes Wednes day evening. Dry goods boxes were whirled along Spruce street and several trees were blown down in different parts of town. Division Foreman Barnum has received an order to the effect that societies desiring the use ot engine headlights for lawn socials and othet events must get permission trom general headquarters at Omaha. Home rendered lard five cents a pound at Geo.a Numan's. John E. Evans, who returned Tuesday night from the G. A. R. encampment at Buffalo, N. Y., re ports one of the most pleasant trips of his life. The people of Buffalo were uniformly kind and courteous to the old veterans, and showed a disposition and desire to assist the visitors in every way possible. The accommodations were adequate and the weather perfect. The city was handsomely decorated thoughout. Mr. Evans visited Niagira Falls and can give an excellent descrip tion of this justly celebrated place. Field's minstrel troupe has written Manager Lloyd for a date on Sept 25th. Geo. Nauman has on hand about a ton of fine home rendered lard which he is selling for five cents a pound. Butler Buchanan has been se lected as the Lincolncounty mem ber ot the populist state central committee. Mrs. Isaac Watts, who had been visiting Mrs. M. JE. Watts, left this morning" for her home in Corning, Iowa. Jim Weeks, who isnow work ing in Cheyenne, has of late figured in several public sparring exhibi tions in thatT city for small purses. W. L. Rutlege returned last night from a two weeks' trip to South Omaha, where lie was working- up real estate deals, A stone walk is being laid along the new Belton building. Stone walks are a little cost ly on the start, but are much the cheapest and best in the end. The populists between the rivers are considerably stirred up over the manner in which the pop convention last Saturday was man ipulated by Sir Timothy Keliher and King Beatty. We are selling Washburn's Minneapolis flour at $1.60 per sack and the only store having Minne apolis flour in stock. Chas. McDonald, Grocer. rue monthly summary issued by Observer Piercy shows the aver age temperature last month to have been 70 degrees, which is two de grees cooler than August, 1896 The highest point reached by the temperature during the month was 96. The August rainfall amounted to 3.05 inches, which is two inches more than we had in August last year, arid is a half inch more than the averge of August for twenty- two years past. A large party ot young folks tendered a surprise party Wednes day evening to Miss Genie McGov- 1 r- -m ern, wiio returned a tew days ago from Colorado. Games ot different kinds were employed as amusement teatures, supplemented with music and followed by seasonable refresh ments. The Misses -Phillips, of Ridgway, Colo., were the guests of honor. The evening'proyed a de lightful one to all. Comrades! On next Monday Labor Day the North Platte tennis club wil have its annual tournament. In singles the following- will contest: Mooney vs. Beecher, Hoagland vs Hoagland, Orr vs, McMichael, Ebright vs. Foulk, Langford vs. Woodhurst, Scharmann vs. Schar mann. In double's the following will play together: Mooney and Hoagland, McMichael and Hoag land, Orr and Beecher, Ebright and Foulk, Langford and Scharman, Woodhurst and Scharmann. The public is invited to attend this tournament, which will be held at the court west of the Episcopal rec tory. Buggies, road and spriDg and surreys, A fine assortment wagon at low prices at Jos. Hershey's. The Board of Education held a meeting Tuesday evening and elected Miss Eva Fenwick as teacher, and Misses Lula Davi s Lizzie Burk andTillieBlankenburg as substitutes. The board closed a lease for the Baptist church for next year, and the building will be occupied by the Sixth grade. It was decided tocharge pupils out side of the district thirty-five cents per week tuition in all grades be low the high school, and fify cents in the high school, but no outside pupil will be accommodated unless there is plenty of room for all town pupils. W. Brooks was appointed janitor for the school in the Baptist church. Other minor business was transacted and the Board adjourned to meet next Monday evening. Smoke Wright's Havana Rose five cent cigar. YOUR WATCH is of most delicate mechanism. It needs attention. It pays to have vl good watch first of all. These it pays to keep in perfect order. A watch needs cleaning- at least once a year, it gets clogged and then begins to wear. We are expert re pairers and warrant all work, Jeweler and Optician. - C. C. C. CORSETS, , THE STANDARD OF AMERICA. m 9 Iir8t in All Combined in the r If by every FLEXEBONE MOULDED. f3 4 ftV-7?-. The Wilcox Dept. Store NORTH PLKTTE, NEBRKSKH, Mrs. J. It. Minor is the guest of relatives in Cheyenne.- Mrs. Fred Baker and familv left for South Omaha last night. Mrs. C. It. Patterson returned Tuesday night from a visit in Kan sas City. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Newton re turned Wednesday morning from Colorado. Mrs. M. H. Douglas has been the guest of friends in Omaha for sev eral days past. T. M. Collagen and family left yesterday for St. Louis, traveling by wagon. H. T. Crockett returned Tues day night from a month's visit with his brothers at Indianapolis. Mrs. Nate Trego, who had been visiting inends in town tor some time, returned home Wednesday. Chas. Burke came in from Den ver yesterday and remained until last ight when he went to Omaha. Mrs. W. Croxton, of Omaha, who had been visiting Mrs. J. L. Minor, returned to Omaha yester day. Mrs. C. C. Suavely and children returned the early part of the week from their visit at North Bend, Neb. Miss Florence McNeel left Wed nesday night for Butte, Montana, where she will make an extended visit. E. C. Elliott want to Leadville Wednesda3' night where he will teach chemistry in the public schools. Miss Margaret and Chas. Leedei returned to Omaha Wednesday night after a pleasant visit with North Platte friends. The Misses Phillips, who had been the guests of Miss Genie Mc Govern for a couple of days, went to Grand Island yesterday. Wheeler Gety has returned from a visit with his parents in the east part of the state. Mr. Gett "will teach school this year in Plant pre cinct. Miss Sophia and John Grau, who have been visiting their brother Fred, returned to Omaha yesterday. Earl Grat? returned with them and will visit his grandmother. Alfred Gilman is entertwining digits with his North Platte friends after spending a couple of months at Grand Island and vicinity as a lay-reader in the Episcopal church. P. W. O'Brien and family left this - morning for Council Bluffs where the family will reside. Mr. O'Brien will continue his passenger run between North Platte" and Chevenne. Miss Minnie Federhoof left the early part of the week for St. Louis for the purpose of gaining ideas of the latest fashions in millinery and will also purchase a stock of goods for Mrs. G. S. Huffman. Dr. Donaldson returned Wednes day night from Omaha, and Mrs. Donaldson returned from the same city last night. They had accom panied Mrs. Little that far on her return trip to Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Anderson and daughter Bessie, left last night for a trip to Grand Junction, Colo., and from there will go to New Mexico for a visit with Mrs. A's sister. Enroute home they will stop few days 111 Denver. Prof. F. W. Robbins left the early part of the week for Lewisburg.Pa., where he will take a special course n Bushnell college. Until he com pletes this course, which will re quire a year, his family Will remain I -V i. TT1 i-i 11 iui 111 xrictiLC. MODEL, first inQTJALITY, lirst in WOBKMANSHIP FLEXIBONE MODELED CORSET makes it the highest attainable in corset construction, securing; thereby pit, Fancy and FaVop to every wearer. EVcty garment guaranteed every fea ture expressed, every idea embodied. A finely moulded waist and bust can be attained lady that chooses a corset giving; a ing waist with graceful curves, beauty of carriage, andj shapely mould which result is the creation of the' skilled designer, and due to scientific relations in the corset in all its parts. This distinctively modern and hiffh grade corset is the most elegant and stvlish model. fitting with glove like nicety, flexible and yelding and C.C. C. No. 550. having a body shape, fits at once and does not require breaking in. It is unalterably shapely and does not by cuear assume abnormal shape but always retains its original and beautiful lines. FOB S-A-XjE BIT r DRESS PATTERNS. - We have just received what we believe is the finest line of Dress Patterns ever re ceived in North Platte, and will be" glad to have ladies call and see them. - . DRESS TRIMMINGS. Late novelties in Dress Trimmings just received. Fine quality for little money. UNDERWEAR. Our stock of fall for men, women and children awaits.your inspection. All grades and prices. OUR SHOE STOCK Is complete and we can suit you in quali ty, size and price. JOHN H. DAY. RENNIE'S OLD STAND. RAILEOAD NOTES. James Dowd has been acting as day hostler during the absence of Thos. Lynch. Master Mechanic Manning was here Wednesday looking over the shops and the work on hand. Herman Weise, late with Victor Meyer, has taken a position as helper to the night gang of michinr ists. Train No. 2 yesterday morning dame in fifty minutes late and was divided into two sections, the mail cars being sent ahead. George Smallwood, who lately re turned from South America, re turned to work in the Union Pa cific shops yesterday. Clarence Turner has secured em ployment in the U. P. shops at Cheyenne and his family will leave for that point the early part of next week. An official investigation of the recent wreck at Hershey is in pro gress, and the employes involved are awaiting the result with much concern. Sixty-two cases of fruit for Cozad, besides the usual North Platte sup ply, were unloaded at this point Wednesday night. The Cozad con signment was sent down on No. 2 the following morning. During the month of August 1056 fruit cars were iced at this" station, and about 300 meat cars were supplied with more or less ice. The pay-roll for the ice gang proper for the month was $746.50. Will Goodman arrived from Ox ford, Miss., Wednesday night and will go on the road as a fireman. He had been farming in Mississippi for a year or two. His family is visiting in Iowa and will return here later: A Washington dispatch under date of September 1st says: The attorney general is considering the advisability of appealing to the cir cuit court of appeals from the de cree of the United States circuit court recently entered at Omaha for the sale ot the Union Pacific under foreclosure proceedings. The gov ernment, it is understood, desires some modifications of the decree entered by the circuit court in order to still further protect the govern ments interest and it is only by an .-v .-.-. 1 - n i : r: a - appeal that sucli modification can be secured. long, taper ft ft ft ft 9 it and winter Underwear, There is more work on hand in the Union Pacific shops at present than at any time during the past six months. Conductor Will Blood, who went over in the ditch with his caboose in the wreck at Hershey, is peram bulating the streets with the aid of a cane. Victor VonGoetz, jr., has been given the position of messenger boy in Supt. Park's office. The five applicants were given a com petitive examination ot a practical nature and Victor lead the others. The front of the Ottenstein block has been repainted, Mr. O. wielding the brush. Carpenters have well underway the house being erected in the souths part of town by J. G. Beeler. Hank Chestnut was down from the ranch in Keith county Wednes day, bringing- with him a bunch of cattle belonging to Turpie Bros. A tail-end collision occurred Wednesday on the Fourth dis,rict near Adams, a gravel train run ning into the pile-driving cars. Several cars were derailed and the engine somewhat damaged. In the bicycle race at Kearney last week, Zimmerman won first place in the six day race, riding- in the six hours 120 miles: Theman son second, riding. 120 miles; Cook third and Cummings fourth, each riding 119 miles. SOLD BY si Cleans j Aini a-: I Th2 Removes 11 ' Smut, K KoAcd, Grime, ffl Chas McDonald broce 9 m ft an m ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft