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Wm Jtortlt
FIFTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4f 1899.
NO. 56.
Jlemt
City Property
For sale by the Receiver
of the North Platte Na
tional Bank.North Platte
No. I. I.otn It and 12, block 6, North Platte
Town Lot Co'h. addition to the city of North
IMatte, NcJ). Location on the comer of
Sixth and Lincoln Avenues.
I,',ot.8. blScf 24, Vf lhe or'Binal town
of North IMatte, Nebraska.
No. 3. Kant half of lot n. block llfl, of the
original town of North IMatte. Nebraska.
This property Is only one block and a half
from the court house square. On the lot Is a
comfortable, story and a half, live room
frame house. Location Is on Fifth street,
between Locust and Vine streets.
.N,.' 4 it8- 3i4- fl- 7 "
11. Mock S In North IMatte Town Lot Co s.
Addition to the City of North IMatte. Loca
tion on Sixth street between Madison and
Jefferson avenues.
No. 6. Lots 3 and 4, Illock 08, In the orig
inal plat of the City of North IMatte, Nebras
ka. Location on Front street corner of
Ash. On Lot 3 Is comfortable eight room
frame cottage. Convenient to railroad and
shops.
The Best Ice
In the local market
comes from ....
The Edis Lake.
This lake is filled from wells, hence
the water which formed the ice
is pure and wholesome.
My wagon is now making its
rounds and can supply you in
quantities to suit.
WM. EDIS.
OUR NEW
Spring and
Summer
Suitings
Which have just arrived.
F. J. Broeker,
Merchant Tailor.
5c
The best
CIGAR
IN TOWN
Cnn bo found nt
j. r. stmmiEH.
Our Ten-Cent Cigars are the
equal of any.
Your attention is invited to
our fine line of Chewing and
Smoking Tobaccos and Smok
ers articles.
See
PROFESSIONAL OARDS.
Q V. BEDELL,
' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Onicea: North Platto National Bunk
Building, North Platto, Nob.
Jji P. DENNIS, M. D.,
IIOMOEOPATIIIST,
Over First National Dank,
NOUTII l'LATTK, - NK1IUABKA.
JjJ E. NORTHKUP,
DENTIST,
Onico ovor Modol Clothinjr Storo,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
JJ S. RIDOELV,
ATTORNEY-AT-L AW ,
Onico iu Hinmnn Block, Dewoy Btreot.
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA
T. II. KDMOMIS. J. M. CALHOUN.
Edmonds & Oalhoun,
LAW AND COLLECTIONS.
Over l'ostodlcc, NOUTII 1'I.ATTV.. Nl'.ll.
w
ILCOX &. 1IALLIGAN,
ATTORN K Y8-AT-LA TP,
XOKTH I'l.ATTK, . - NK11KAHKA
Office over North IMatte National Hank.
J. 3. HOAdl.AND. W. V. HoA(ll,ANI).
Hoagland & Hoagland,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
Onico ovor
McDonald' Hank. NOUTII FI.ATTK, NK1I.
rn O. PATTERSON,
A.
KTTORNBY-KT'LPClati
Olllcd ovor Yollow Front Shoo Storo
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
FACTS TO REMEMBER.
That the election for the high school bonds will beheld
to-morrow (Saturday, Aug. 5th), and that the voting place
is at the hose house in each ward. The polls will be open
from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
That the man or woman of the age of 2 years or over
who has resided in the district forty days, who is assessed
for real or personal property, or who has children of school
age (5 years), is entitled to vote on the bonds.
That if the bonds are voted your taxes will not be as
high as they were last year or this year, for the reason that
the building fund levy of five mills will no longer be levied.
That the men who are the prime movers in the attempt
to defeat the bonds do not have children in the public
schools, are not interested in the welfare of other people's
children, and are opposing the bonds for purely selfish and
mercenary motives. Will you allow these men to inlluence
you into voting against the bonds?
That in awarding the contract for the building the
school board will favor as far as is consistent with law and
good business principles the awarding oJ the contract to
HOME BIDDERS.
That Architect Grant, whose plans for the building
were accepted by the board, recommended that a resident
of North Platte be appointed superintendent of construc
tion of the building, and that the recommendation was very
favorably received by the school board.
That if you are in favor of better educational facilities for
your children or your neighbor's children, you should cast
your vote for the bonds. Don't allow apathy to keep you
from voting.
Ham's -Homo to .
The chap who has been in a
heap of deals and jobs is apt to
be over-suspicious o the motives
tt his fooiieat nighbtn
The fellow who does not pay his
taxs has ' no kick comin" as to
the desires of his more public
spirited neighbors who do.
lie, whose whole business is de
pendent upon the good will and
patronage of the people should
hesitate ere opposing a reasonable
work of public improvement.
Tmj Triiiunk has been advocat
ing the erection of a new school
building for many moons and it
appeals to the parents and more
especially to the mothers who love
their children, to deposit their
suffrages iu the ballot box tomor
row in favor of the plan.
A short time ago apolitical fac
tion was loud iu its declarations
of fealty to the Hag and "the little
red school house" yet today a king
bee in the former organization is
said to be opposing the issuing of
bonds for affording educational
facilities for our children.
An opponent of the bonds was,
the other day, boasting of the num
ber of barrels of cement which
John Iliuman is alleged to have
poured between the hollow walls
ot the brick school house and thus
rendered it a safe and satisfactory
building. Had John used some of
the same compound iu lilting the
cavities iu the crauiums of these
fellows their would be a better
quality of gray matter in their
skulls today.
The Union Pacific Kailroad Co.
and the American Waterworks Co.,
two of the heaviest non-resident
taxpayers doing business iu Nortli
Plaite are not opposing the issu
ance of school bonds, but on the
other hand the management of
these corporations are in sympathy
with any work of public improve
ment of this character. If it is
good business policy for nou-resi-deut
concerns to occupy this posi
tion how much more consistent is it
for the resident taxpayer, who re
ceives the direct benefit of the tax
ation, to favor the bonds.
As the late Judge Snelling would
say "Jim Helton ib continually sit
ting on the shirt-tail of progress."
No aane man will deny that the
easiest way to accomplish a public
improvement is by bonding a com
munity. When a resort is had to
reach the above consummation by
the slow method of making an an
nual levy, "doubting Thomases" in
a community (with some show of
reason for their skepticism) really
begin to think the improvement
will never bu niado, and they allow
their property to deteriorate in ap
pearance, and thus value decreases
instead of increases with the pros
pect of public improvements. In
stead of annual levies decreasing on
account of increasing values the
levies grow larger by reason of tho
depreciation in values; as every
sensible person will admit that it
takes just about so much money to
properly conduct cither a school
district, municipality, county,
state or nation. If this sum cannot
be realized by a low levy from a
thrifty community, with increasing
values, the amount for expenses
must be secured by resorting to a
higher levy upon stationary or
sinking values. If a community
has proper facilities for the educa
tion of its children capital and busi
ness enterprises are more readily
attracted, the increased valuation
of which will reduce the rate of
taxation. Hut taxation for educa
tional purposes should not be con
sidered in the same way as a sub
sidy for a railroad, canning factory,
creamery or other private enter
prise. In this connection the chief
purpose Bhould be to procure the
best educational facilities possible
consistent with a reasonable rate
of taxation. lOvcn the misguided
opponents of the bonds are forced
to admit that Nortli Platte is not
as well equipped with school facil
ities as should be, but they are
simply wishing to slide along from
year to year upon make shift
methods in the endeavor to meet
the ever increasing needs of the
district. It is a deplorable lact
which speaks ill for the public spirit
of a portion of her citizens that
North Platte, although many times
larger, is not as well equipped with
a suitable high school building as
is Lexington, Ogallala or Sidney,
or proportionally even Julesburg or
Chappell. Neither of the objectors
to the high school proposition can
lay claim to an atom of public
spirit, although each is the owner
of considerable property. Neither
Mr. Helton nor Mr. Iliuman has
erected a building iu this city other
than as a cold-blooded business
proposition, viz: in order to get an
interest upon the money invested.
Iu this respect they are not to be
classed with Messrs. Keith, Foley,
Ottensteiu and others ad lib. men
who actually pay their taxes and
are not annually presenting Ilium
selves before the board of equaliza
tion and complaining that they arc
assessed higher than thoir neigh
bora, as are these two Dromios.
Somorsot Brlofn.
George Turner has received a 12
foot open wheel wind mill.
1 J. l Hrittaiu will piaster An
drew Smith's house this week.
John McConuell has just complet
ed the finest sod house iu this part
of the country. It Is 20x42 feet and
contains four rooms. J. b Hrittaiu
plasturcd the building.
"Word has been received that the
suit of Emerson against Stimmel
has been won by the former. This
means about four thousand dollars
for the Dickens seed growers.
The prospect for a corn crop is
the best iu years in Somerset pre
cinct. O. C. Mullikcii has been building
a foundation under and plastering
Griffith's house.
Lee Smith has sold his cattle and
horses, except one team, to Theo.
Smith.
A heavy rain visited this section
Friday and a shower Sunday.
Orrin and Perry Mullikeu helped
the May wood boys "tan" the Curtis
ball team last week.
C. A. Glaze of Wclllleet has sold
the lumberyard and buildings to
Hcrt Votaw.
Joseph Beyer went over to the
Platte hay fields to work, but did
not stay long.
Win. McMichael has a new Uuck
eye binder.
Botwcen the IMvors.
Harvesting is drawing to a close
iu the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Lokcr arc re
joicing over the advent last Sunday
of a new daughter at their home.
Charlie Erickson and also Claire
Hill are each tryiijy U conquer a
new bicycle,
Lew Coatcs passed over the
Nichols bridge to the south side
with his threshing machine the
fore part of the week.
The republicans as well as num
erous demo-pops iu thin section ol
the county would like very much to
have Win. II. Sullivan, of Nichols,
nominated for sheriff at the rcpub
1 ican county convention. Mr. Sul
livan has been a life long rcpubli
can and always stood by the party
through thick and thin. He is a
good business man and well qual
ified for the office in every respect
and has been a resident of Nichols
product for the past fourteen years.
1 Ie is a man who has hosts of f riciids
and but very few if any enemies.
The Nichols and Hcrshey section
crews are loading steel at the latter
place.
Mrs. McKellip has about recover
ed from her recent sickness.
Leonard Laubuer sold Seebergcr
& Co. a load of stock hogs the
oilier day as well as a quantity of
old wheat. They were both deliver
ed at Ilershcy.
A. A. Leister is tenderly nursing
a sore finger that recently came in
contact with a hammer that he was
handling.
The U. P. grading outfit located
at Nichols is at this time at work
near old O'Fallon.
Cecil Ahlboru who has been 011
the sick list is reported about con
valeseut. Mrs. J. C. Maisner is reported on
thcsick list at this time.
Han Edstrom has W. II. Hill's
new coal bins completed and ready
for use.
Ned Trent, of Nortli Platte,
visited his sister Mrs. O. II, ICycrly
near Hershey this week.
Seebergcr &Co, sold the U. P.
grading outfit located at Nichols
about four tons of baled hav the
first of the week.
The section crew at Nichols un
loaded a car f new ties at that
station recently. They as well as
the one at Hershey are busy these
days putting iu new ties and fixing
the track for the ballasting gangs
which are now located at Hershey
and Pallas.
L. A. Keugler of Paxton spent
last Sunday with relatives atller
bhey. H. Newberry returned from the
county seat with a new double
LOOK OUT I
We are going
week and will
Watch for bur
lot of bargains.
4M
S. RICHARDS.
4U
seated spring wagon Monday even
ing. Miss Louise Seebergcr and Miss
Susie Show returned Tuesday
evening from a social visit with
friends at the county scat.
D. A. Brown of the county cap
itol was up to Nichols on business
Tuesday afternoon.
J. W. Bergman of Hershey has
charge of the ballasting crew locat
ed at Pallas.
Seebergcr & Co. shipped a car of
stock hoga to Monroe this ptrirc
"Wednesday tnHUad of Monday ia
Was reported.
A. Ai Leister the Hershey blacR
smith and his aBslHtant'Gco. Hack
ney are driven to death with work.
The right kind of a workman can
get a good job with him.
Threshing is iu full blast In the
valley and grain in general is very
good both in quantity and quality.
Mrs. G. 10. Sullivan is in the duck
business at Nichols quite exteusi vc
ly this season.
Stlbo" HwmA, 9100?
Tim roadora of this jmpor will bo
pleased to learn that thoro is at least
ono dromlod diaeaBo Unit Hoionco Iiiih
boon nblo to euro in all its utajoB, and
that is catarrh, ilall's Catarrh Cnro ih
tho only nositivo ouro known to tho mod
ical fratornity. Catarrh bohiR a consti
tutional diBoaRo, roquirofln constitutional
troatinont. Hall's Catarrh Cnro is taken
intornally, acthiR directly upon tho blood
and mucous surfaces of tho Hyetom,
thereby doHtroyiutf tho foundation of tho
disease, and Kivinjr tho patient strength
by building up tho constitution and as
siritinK naturo In dohif,' its work. Tho
proprietors have ho muoh faith in it
curative iiowore, that they offer ono
hundred dollaru for any ciiho that it fails
to cure. Kend for lint of toHtiinoniiilH.
AddroHH, R J. Chonoy fc Co.
Tolodo, 0.
Sold by all dru'ista, 70o.
Hall's Family Pills nro tho host. 2-8
NEW TIME CARD.
KAST HOUND OKNTItAI. TIM I'.
No. G Local PnHBongor 8:10 a m
No. 2-Kust Mail 8:110 a m
No. 1 Chicago Bpooial 11:00 i- m
No. 28-Way Frofoht 8:10 a m
TrninsNo, '2 and 4 stop only at Lexing
ton and Kearney botwoon North Platto
and Grand Island,
WKST HOUND MOUNTAIN TIMK.
No. r Colorado Bpooial ,.0:!15 A m
No. 1-Limitod 4:115 I'M
No. :$ -Fast Mail 12:01am
No. il'l-Way Froiimt 7:15 A M
No. 21 Fast Froiuht 11:00 v m.
JAR. H. SCANLAN, ARont.
THERE
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on 'run mnT:
via
DIRECT LINE
To Alt
POINTS WEST.
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You will find Fishing in Rocky Mountain Streams
Hunting in Wyoming,
Curativo Waters. in tho Hot Springs of Idaho,
For Timu TnhleB, FoMura, HluatrateU Hooks, Pamphlets Descriptive
of .thu territqry traversed, call 011 . .
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to flavor another sale next
quote prices in next issue. Jit
tumoanccmenf. A big
The Pair. 1
The Windsor
Hfeat Market. '
You enjoy trading at a well con
ducted meat market........
A. MEEKEN & SON
rliim ono which commands
tho boHt trade in North
Platte. You should trade
thoro "
CiihIi ita'd for Hidea.
lIiRhtfiln:
uirkot price paid for fat cattlo.
TELEPHONE 81.
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KpccillcH net directly upon tho (linowfi),
without oxcltlui; ditiorrtcr in othor parts
of Uio uj'Htcm. They Curo tho Sick.
ffo, cunM. rntcr.it.
l-4?ti'r. Congoitlonii, Inflammation!.
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Dr. lliinipliri-yB' Mnnunt tit all Dlnunicg at your
DrtiKuliiUiir Hailed l'rre.
HoM tiv ilrimglniH, nr Kent on receipt of jirlre.
mirimhroys'Mud.Co., Cor.Wllllum & Jolmbts.,
Nuw Ydrk.
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DAILY,
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