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IE. A L BARE, Editob and Pbopbietor
TUESDAY, SEPT. 14, 1897.
The Lutheran ladies will hold
an ice cream social at the residence
of Henry Yost, in the Third ward,
on Thursday evening of this week.
The Methodist Sunday-school
will hold a picnic next Saturday.
Thcoutiug- was announced for last
Saturday but the damp weather in
terfered. A general meeting ot the fire
department will be held at the
First ward hose house this evening
to make arrangements for the fire
men's annual dance.
The big sailboat which J. A.
McMichael has been building tor
Warren Lloyd, was taken up to the
lake yesterday. The vessel will be
launched in a day or two with ap
propriate ceremonies.
Owing to the failure of seats
to arrive, the Sixth grade did not
open yesterday in the Baptist
church. The seats were shipped
in plenty of time, but have doubt
less been sidetracked or gone
astraT.
Chas. Newman yesterday pur
chased the stock and fixtures of the
Carl Brodbeck meat market on
Sixth street, and will hereafter con
duct the market. Mr. Newman is
an experienced butcher and will
aim to conduct a first-class market.
The Ladies of the Maccabees
will serve chicken and waffles in
the room formerly occupied by C.
M. Newton on Thursday evening
of this week. Supper will be served
from five to nine o'clock. Tickets
twenty-five cents each. Everybody
invited.
At the quarterly conference of
the Methodist church Sunday a
resolution was voted by the mem
bers asking for the return of Rev.
Snavely to this charge. The pres
ent pastor is popular with his mem
bers, the church has pushed for
ward spiritually and financially
under his pastorate, and the mem
bers believe he should be retained
for another year.
Max Beer was the victim of an
attempted "hold up" about twelve
o'clock last night. He was- en
route from the residence of J. W.
Alexander to the depot when a fel
low walked up to him and grabbing
him by the shoulders said I want
some of your money." Max threw
his hand back to his pistol pocket,
and the fellow supposing that he
was about to draw a gun, let go
his hold and fled. Max says he
had neither a cent nor a gun in
his pockets.
The Chicago weather forcast
for North Platte and vicinity is:
Local rains this afternoon and to
night, cooler to-night, probably
showers and cooler Wednesday. The
maximum temperature yesterday
at North Platte was 88 minimum in
past 24 hours 62,at 7 a. m. 62, precip
itation none. For the same period
and time one Tear ago the maxi
mum temperature was 78 minimum
62,at 7 a. ni. 62; precipitation none.
The Board ot Education held a
meeting last evening and instructed
the secretary to make, through at
torney Wilcox, a demand on the re
ceiver of the North Platte National
Bank for the schooljunds due from
that institution. The state supreme
court has decided that school dis
tricts having funds in a bank which
fails are preferred creditors, and
have a right to demand and receive
the money due them, without wait
ing for pro rata dividends.
The case otH. E. Stone against
the First National Bank was on
trial before a jury in Judge Ray's
court 3-esterday. Stone owed the
bank money and presented a check
- of $232 at the bank to be cashed.
Cashier McNamara applied the
check as a credit to the past due
note owed by Stone. The latter
protested against this action and
brought suit to recover the amount
of the check and the jury found for
the plaintiff. The case will be ap
pealed to the district court.
Never in the history of North
Platte have her merchants bought
more complete lines of goods than
this fall, and never have they of
fered goods at a closer margin.
With the present stocks on hand
and prices asked for goods, there
is no excuse for any North Platte
rfirlpnt sendinJT out of town for
merchandise. Patronize home
merchants and by so doing give
xthem evidence that 3'ou appreciate
lhmr efforts to suddIv von with a
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good class of goods at low prices.
A Sure Thing Tor Yon.
A'transaction in which you cannot lose
is a sure thing. Biliousness, sick head
ache, furred tongue, fever, piles and a
thousand other ills are caused by con
Rtinnt.inn and sluErrrish liver. Cascarets
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Candy Cathartic, the wonderful now
liver stimulant and intestinal Ionic tiro
by all druggists guaranteed to euro or
money refunded. C. C. C. are a sure
thing. Try a box to-day; 10c., 2oc., 50c
jSampls and booklet free.
wiS ayw Chamber Suit of
- ITOJR TEjST DOtiXfA-USP -
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 dining room Chairs are the best
made for the money.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK.
SCHOOL SUITS
15 There are reasons why you should buy School Suits at
5 the "STAR." 5
! It is best to buy them where you are secured against poor
X wear. ONE PRICFand PLAIN FIGURES. Your money
back if not to your likes. 51
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Our stock of School Suits is larger, better tnd more ;
S satisfactory than ever. We are in a position to give you bet- J
r$ ter value for your money than ever. $1.75 buys a good knee
pants suit. $3.75 buys medium good long pants suit. , g
I STAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
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K Opposite Postoffice Across the street from old location. !
I Bennie's Grand
GOODS AT YOUE, 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 SI,
$1.25 Changeable Silks to close out 75 cents, $1 Silks at 50 cents,
$1.75 Silk Warp Henriettas, 48 inches wide, at $1. 31.25 and S1.00
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 and 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 atone-half actual cost on Saturday.
RENNIE'S CLOSING SALE.
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Mrs. Mary Sayres left this morn
ing tor Omaha.
Mrs. W. L. Croxton and mother
came up from Omaha Sunday night.
Mrs. V. Scharmann and daughter
Myrtle leave to-night for a visit in
Denver.
Mrs. J. L. Minor is expected home
in the morning from her visit in
Cheyenne.
The ladies' guild will meet next
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Saml.
Goozee.
Milton Doolittle returned last
night from a business trip to the
state metropolis.
Epward F. Myers of this city
has been granted an increase of
pension br the pension department
at Washington.
Dr. McCabe reports arrival of a
girl baby last night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wetzel, near
Hershev.
Smoke Wright's Havana Rose
five cent cigar. v
Jake Richards and Fred Doug
las go to Cozad this week to take
charge of the store to be opened at
that place by Richards Bros.
Messrs. Streitz and "McKay
started out this morning to slaugh
ter a hundred or so prairie chickens.
It is likely the former will also do
a little campaigning.
John Kinkade is delivering
about 800 bushels of rye this week
to C. F. Iddings, for which he is
receiving thirty-five cents a bushel.
Mr. Kinkade had 1600 bushels of
small grain this season.
The Boston Store will have its
grand fall opening beginning the
16th inst. Copy for a big ad was
handed in too late for this issue.
Watch lor circulars giving prices.
Sheriff Jeukius, of Julesburg,
is in town to-da' looking for three
tramps who" had overpowered and
relieved another tramp of forty dol
lars and a watch at Julesburg Sun
day night.
Mrs. H. Bostwick has decided
to make her future home in
Beatrice, in which place she has
been visiting for some time past.
Miss Annie Goslee will leave for
that city in a few weeks.
Thos. Bateman is in from Plant
precinct to-day and is feeling in
good spirits over his crops. He has
threshed over S00 bushels of wheat
and 400 bushels of rye and still has
considerable wheat to thresh. His
corn will yield about forty bushels
per acre. Mr. Bateman returned
Sunday from the G. A. R. reunion
at Iudianola, which he says was a
pronounced success.
Everybody Sajs So.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the age,
pleasant and refreshing to the taete, act
gently and positively on kidneys, liver,
and bowels, cleansing the entiro system,
dispels colds, cure headache, fever, ha
bitual constipation and biliousness.
Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to
day; 10, 25 and 50 ceDts. Sold and guar
anteed to cure by all druggists.
E. B. WARNER.
Closing - out Sale.
The Womans Relief Corps will
hold a social Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Dell Bonner.
The case of Marshal Morgan
against the city for the recovery of
salary was continued until the 21st
inst.
Judge Grimes and V. C. Elder
returned Sunday night from Ba
yard, where they went Thursday to
attend a reunion of old soldiers.
J. L. Davis, of the Third ward,
who has been sick for many months,
does not seem to improve. He
spends the greater part of the time
in bed. "
Some reprobate broke into the
granary at Jake Federhoof's farm
Sunday night and stole a valuable
saddle, and as a result Jake was for
a time somewhat wrathy.
Home rendered lard five cents a
pound at Geo. Nauman's.
W. L. Park's gramaphone at
tracted a large audience Sunday
night, and the listeners were
treated to sixty-four selections.
The instrument could be distinctly
heard for a distance of two blocks.
Fred George, the prosperous
farmer and stock raiser of Brady,
has about completed his new house
and barn on the island, both of
which are commodious. He will
give a dance in his new barn on the
17th inst., to which everybody is
invited.
Mamie Tighe entertained about
thirty of her little friends Saturday
afternoon on the occasion of her
eighth birthday. Games and re
freshments served to make the
hours pleasaut ones for the lassies.
The young hostess received a num
ber of presents.
Isaac Dillon and son Sidney,
who returned from the D. & C.
ranch in Wyoming a few days ago,
found that cattle country in rather
bad shape. The extreme dry
weather has, burned the grass on
the ranges, and winter feed for
stock will be very short.
W. A. Volmer, of the Star, who
is in the east, writes that all goods
?re advancing very rapidly in price,
and are also getting scarce, the
supply being insufficient to meet
the demand. Under its new cash
system the Star will, however, sell
goods as long as they last at the
old prices, which means tle disposal
of several lines tor Jess than they
can be replaced.
Harr' Letter has bought a con
fectionery and news stand at North
Platte and will locate there this
week with his family. Letter has
been recognized as one of our most
energetic and wideawake business
men, and it is with genuine regret
that we see him and his excellent
family remove from here. The
people of North Platte will find
him progressive and energetic and
a master of his line ot business.
We wish him abundant success in
his new location. Cosad Tribune.
Little Hugh McGovern had
quite a gash cut in his face Satur
day by a kick from a horse.
Chas. Burklund was down from
Sutherland yesterday and reports
very fair trade in that -village.
Pike fishing in the Platte river
is now in vogue and during the past
week a number of fine strings have
been brought in by local fishermen.
U. P. night policeman Davis
says hoboes have been very numer
ous for a week past, and he has had
his hands full drilling them out of
town.
Frank Ormsby was up from
Kearney yesterday looking after
the shipment of the 200 head of cat
tle which he recently purchased of
J. R. Bangs.
R. A. McMurray is reported to
be improving quite rapidly and
present indications are that he will
pull through. For several months
his condition was critical.
T. T. Keliher returned Satur
day night from an official trip to
Wallace. Enroute home Tim got
off the road and traveled five or six
miles in the wrong direction.
A quorum failed to put in an
appearance at the council meeting
Friday and it was decided not to
attempt to call another special
meeting. The next meeting will
occur on the evening of the 20th.
North Platte promises to be
well represented at the state fair
at Omaha next weeek, between
fifty and one hundred announcing
their intention of attending.
Prairie chickens have not been
as plentiful for years, and since the
first of the month, the opening of
the legal season, hundreds of birds
have been killed by local hunters.
They are so plentiful south of the
river that it is not necessary to
have a dog to flush them.
The dairymaids' festival at the
opera house on Friday evening of
last week was fairly well attended.
The festival opened with a selec
tion by the Welsh orchestra fol
lowed with a solo by C. F. Schar
mau, recitations by Miss Kocken
aud Miss Beltou and a solo by Miss
Nellie Hartman. The dairymaids,
sixteen in number, were then put
through a well executed drill by
Captain Hamilton. The maids re
sponded to an encore. Following
the drill light refreshmehts were
served.
J. C Federhoof yesterday sold
the furniture and good-will of the
Hotel Neville to James Smith of
Chicago, and the' formal transfer
will be made on the 22d inst. The
hotel will be under the manage
ment of Chas. A. Crate, who has
been clerk of the Lincoln hotel at
Lincoln, and who is a hotel man of
experience. Mr. Crate is a son-in-law
of Mr. Smith. . Mr. Federhoof
is not fully decided as to what he
will engage in, but it is likely he
will give considerable of his time to
his fine farm west of town. Mr. Fed
erhoof has been in the hotel busi
ness in North Platte for fifteen
years, and has made a popular and
successful landlord. The Hotel
Neville will lose none of,, its popu
larity by the change of manage
ment, as Mr. Crate will conduct it
in an up-to-date manner. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith will also make North
Platte their future home.
Quite a stir was created in
town Sunday night by the report
that tramps had attempted to hold
up a farmer north of the river, and
that the farmer had shot and killed
one of the tramps. Investigation
proved the story incorrect, but
brought out the following incident:
A farmer named Butterfield, living
in Cox precinct, was coming to
town with a wagon, and when
north of town met two boys named
Gutherless and Pitt man who asked
Butterfield for a ride into town.
Having on a heavy load the latter
refused, whereupon the boys be
came abusive and told Butterfield
that if he would get 011 1 of the wagon
they would fight him. Butterfield
started to get out and at the same
time picked up a shotgun he had in
the wagon. The boys ran, and
when the latter were about forty
yards awa' Butterfield fired at
them. Three shot hitPittman, two
entering his right arm and one the
lobe of his ear. Butterfied came into
town and reported the occurence to
the officers, and not knowing
whether he had seriously wounded
the boys, was very much excited.
Sheriff Miller went out to look up
the boys and found Pittman on the
road enroute to town. He was
brought to jail by the sheriff and a
doctor rendered the little medical
aid necessary.
Farm Wagons
FOR SALE BY
JOS. HERSHEY.
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ffi We have 200 pairs of fine Pants, such as usually sell from
$2.50 to 4.50. We bought the lot at our own price, and
ifi have made just two prices on them, $1.50 and $2.00.
5; These won't last long, so come and select yours early,
jft 1 Lot of Detatched Collar and Cuff Percale Shirts for
3i 50 cents each. These usually retail for 1-00. Two CoK
f lars and a pair of Cuffs with each shirt.
it you are not satisnea wizn our gooas alter
bring them back and get your money.
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
NORTH PLKTTE, NEBRHSKH,
J. J. Halligan returned this morn
ing" from his Denver trip.
Sam Richards returned Saturday
nig"ht from his trip in the east.
Mrs. John Ericsson left to-dav-for
a visit with Kearney friends.
P. H. Ruddy went to Lincoln this
morning- to attend the soldiers' re
union. Mrs. A. H. Church returned Sat
urday night from her trip in the
east.
J. G. Anderson and family re
turned Saturday from their Colo
rado trip.
Mrs. J. B. Jeter expects to leave
to-morrow for a visit with friends
in Indiana.
Miss Louise Seeberger goes to
Denver to-night to enter the Lor
etto Academy.
J. E. Evans left for Lincoln
to-day to attend the G; A. R.
state reunion.
Rhoades Longley went to Lincoln
Sunday night where he will enter
the state university.
Mrs. F. J. Dentler is expected
home in a day or two from her visit
in Illinois.
Mrs. JT. B. Hollings worth left
yesterday for a visit with lelatives
in Thayer county.
Rev. Verner went to St. Edwards
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this morning1 to attend the sessions
of the Kearney presbytery.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Sorenson
have returned from their visit in
the eastern part ot the state.
Max Kirschbaum returned from
Kansas City Sunday night. His
wife will arrive in a week or so.
Mrs. Rincker.who had been visiting-
her son P. W. for a few davs,
left for the east yesterday morning.
County Clerk Burritt was in
Cottonwood precinct yesterday looking-
after his real estate interests.
Mrs. J. F. Schmalzned returned
the latter part of last week from
her visit with friends in Illinois.
Alfred Gilman went to Hastings
Saturday and from there goes to
Lincoln to attend the state univer
sity. Mrs. H. C. Langdon and daugh
ter Miss Grace expect to leave to
morrow for a visit with friends in
Denver.
Charley Whalen came down from
Cripple Creek, Colo., Sunday and
will visit friends in town for a
week or so.
Messrs. Voodry, Gould aud Mc
Michael returned Sunday fronuln
diauola, where they attended a
soldiers' reunion.
Mrs. Joseph Weeks, who has
been visiting triends in Kansas
City for three weeks, is expected
home to-night.
Rev. Derryberry, who has charge
of the Methodist circuit in the
north part of the county.transacted
business in town to-day.
Guy Laing has been at his ranch
in Cheyenne county for a few days
past. He also attended the soldiers'
reunion held at Bayard.
Mrs. E. S. Davis leaves to-night
for a visit with friends at Sidney,
Iowa. Enroute she will visit her
sister in Omaha for a few days.
O. A. Harsh man, formerly of the
Vienna restaurant, but now engaged
in business at Norfolk, has been in
town for a day or two 'visiting ac
quaintances, We are selling Washburn's
Minneapolis flour at $1.60 per sack
and the only store having Minne
apolis H our in stock.
Chas. McDonald, Grocer, j
But we Continue to Sell
Goods at the Old Stand,
a Few Special Things for You:
Have You
Inspected those new goods at John
H. Day's? That new line of Dress
Goods, that elegant line of Gimps
and Trimmings of all kinds, that
complete line of Shoes, and that
complete line of Underwear for men,
women and children ?
EVERYDAY BARGAINS
Are found at Day's store not bar
gains for one day or one week, but
bargains every day in the year. The
bargain-seekers never pass Day's
store without stopping and buying.
They can't afford to do it.
OUTING FLANNEL
5 cents a yard up. Call and see us
and we will save you money.
John H. Day.
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RENNIE'S OLD STAND.
BAILBOAD NOTES.
Dispatcher Harry Cox has re
turned from a visit at Albia, Iowa.
An additional engine was put on
the Second district yesterday, mak
ing the twentieth.
Conductor Sam K. Ross returns
to Rawlins to-morrow after visiting
his family in this city for ten
days.
Tom Lynch has been placed on
the list of extra engineers, Joe
Roddy succeeds him as day hostler
at the round house.
The increase ot working time to
sixty hours per week at the Chey
enne shops, is taken as an indica
cation that the time in the local
shops will be increased.
It is learned that a decision in
the Hershey wreck has been given
and that Conductor Blood, Engi
neer Rvan and Brakeman Trout-
telter have been discharged.
John Bonner has played lucky for
some time past. In his last ten
trips from Grand Island he caught
the first section of No. 3 nine times
and the Portland fast freight once.
As these are considered smooth
runs, John has received the con
gratulations of friends.
Mr. H. S. White, president of
the First National Bank at North
Platte, and who is also largely
interested in stock, spent last
Tuesday in our enterprising city.
While here he informed us that
there was still some good money in
buying and feeding cattle, but that
be would not want to put much
money into them for if corn went
up to 30 or 40 cents a bushel cattle
would go down and that feeders
would loose in the same proportion
as the farmers did who sold their
wheat one month ago at 50 cents
per bushel. Gothenburg Indepen
dent. The woods along theBlue river near
Crete are filled with wild grapes.
Last week Earnest Francl gathered
sixty bushels. He proposes to have
some wild grape wine and a barrel
of choice vinngar.
A swarm of bees settled in the
kitchen chimney of Oscar Sandbers
house at Memphis, Neb., Friday.
He tried to smoke them out and
succeeded, but they went through
an open window 'into the parlor j
and took complete possession of the I
same and kept Oscar out
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Remember
we save
you Money
on every
Line
we Carry.
taking tnem nome
Painters are improving the ap
pearance of Williams' confectionery
store.
Twenty-five cents will pay for the
Twice-a-Week State Journal from
now until January 1, 1898. The
State Journal is Nebraska's great
est paper and gives more state cap
ital news than all other state pa
pers combined.
THE WORLD IS WINE
if I can only see it, but without
good vision of what value is the
beautiful earth to one who for a
brief season partakes of her hospi
tality? Nature smiles only on those
whose vision is keen enough to ap
preciate her beauties. The lesson
of caring for the sight is constantly
impressed on us. We guarantee to
fit you with the best classes, if
your sight is defective.
mmmCII1TOK,
Jeweler and Optician
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McDoeald, Grocer.
