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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1902)
local News in Brief. f J DR. F. W. MILLEK, OUADUATE DENTIST Offlco ovor StrolU'i Drag Store Altalfa hay lor sale at Cody ranch. Pour-room house for rent. Apply to W, II. McDonald. Commercial Fertilizer for Lawns at City Pharmacy, Dr. Lonirlcy. . Prof. Crane's choral class will meet at the Methodist church this eventnff. John J. Ilalligan transacted busi ness in Sidney the early part of the week. Claude Wcingaiid will leave Mon day for a visit with his mother at Kosavillc, 111. Geo. M, Baker, late of this city, has leased the Commercial livery barn at Gaudy. W. D. Hover, Embalmcr. Howe's Furniture Store. Night call Telephone 90. George Sherwood returned the his early part o' the week from yisit !n Plattsmouth. Verne Lang-ford, who had been in the cast part of the state for a mouth or more returned home this week. 10. F. Sccbcrtfcr and daughter Miss Louise leave next week for a two week's visit with relatives at Kcota, Iowa. Dr. P. T. Chadwell, Osteopath, will permanently locate in this city February 1st. He is a graduate of American School of Osteopathy. Martin Magnuscn, southwest of the city, has been suffering with a broken leg for ten days past, due to a kick trom a vicious horse. The annual mask ball of the Ked Men will be held at the opera house this evening. A large crowd is ex pected, both maskcru and specta tors. Max Deer, who had been upend ing several months at Hot Springs, Ark., ' returned home Tuesday night. He feels much benefitted by his stay at the springs. The concert tomorrow evening by the Y. M. C. A. quartette of Omaha will no doubt draw a large crowd to the opera house. The loycr of good muBic 1b sure to be picascu. Wc regret to announce that Major Wm. Woodhurst isgradually growing worse, and that he suffer mucupaiu, inougn 1101 counueu . . 1 . . . rt t 1 I to bed all the time, he requires stant attention, The annual election of officers of the First National Bank was held Tuesday, and resulted In the re election of II. S. White president, P. A. White vice-president, Arthur McNatnara cashier and F. L. Mooncy assistant cashier. .-wi v..... ing relatives in McPhcrson county, i-i i.i i.... i., pni,n.inin Pa., Wednesday morning, Mr. Dolph formerly lived in North Platte, removing to Pcnusylvauuia about six ycarB ago. Mr. Lee, the stockman on the Van Brockliu ranch, will move a herd oi cattle to the Cody ranch about February first where they will be fed 400 tons of alfalfa hay which Mr. Lee purchased of Mrs, Cody. Mrs. L. Walker and Mrs. Luce entertained a number of ladies at a Kensington yesterday afternoon, and last evening were hostesses at a card party at which both ladica and gentlemen were guests, Both functions proved ycry pleasant to the guests. N. J. Wilson will leave Sunday for Nebraska City to attend the twentieth annual convention of the Nebraska state volunteer firemen's association. Usually a delegate is scut from each of the tour teams, but thiu year Mr. Wilson aB chiel will represent the department, Now is the lime ,To make that Dress for early Spring-wear. Our line of Suit ings of all shades is the best to be found in the city. Remember also that wc have a machine for properly sponging-and shrinking these goods. This prevents spotting and (jetting- out of shape. Store open evenings until 8 o'clock. Wilcox Department Stofe. i toe r. Df ITCH ESS fT Every pair sold under the following warranty: You t t t-...1 WT 1 T may otiy a pair oi uutcness wooi irousers at j C $2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3,50, 4.00, 4.50, 5.00, and wear them two months. For every suspender f button that comes off, we will pay you ten cents. t If they rip at the waistband, we will pay you fifty cents. If they rip in the seat, or elsewhere, we will A pay you one dollar or give Best in the World. Try a Pair. Cotton kinds, 75 ceills, $1.00 $1.35, $1.50 $1.75. $J.OO Shirts, New Elgins at $1.00 Good honest Shirt values NOTICE SHOW The Degree of Honor Social club will meet with Mrs. John II. Day next Tuesday afternoon Frank Uurinan has taken a ten Lay lay-off and will visit friends in the east part of the state. Tnc iadlCB ot the Christian Lid society will meet with Mrs. Bowlbv Wednesday afternoon, Jon w 22d. A cordia? invitation to all. John Simpson returned Wednes day night from a trip to Wichita, Kan., and Denver. He will proba bly move to southern Kansas this spring and take up a position with a railroad. As 1 am about to leave the city I offer my furniture for sale cheap. Bed room sets, carpetB, matting, chiurs- ""tains, wash bowls and pitchers, centre tables, kitchen tables and bargains. iron beds. Mks. H. F. These are JiiiTKEV. Seventy-live shares oi the base ball association stock have been Bold up to date, and when twenty five more arc sold a meeting of the Htock-holuers will be held for the purpose of considering the leasing of suitable grounds, euclostrig them with a good fence, andtakmg steps toward getting the team for the coming season. This meeting will probably be held some time next week. now An easy shoe desig-ned for Women tender or sore feet. Made from softest of Kid Leather, with very flexible turn soles. Have medium wide plain soft toes, and low broad heels. A boon to women who arc on their feet all day. YELLOW FRONT SHOE STORE, OCO. At, GIUIIAM V.gr. 3 doom So, lotoUlce, No. I'Uttc, Nub 1 W5M0E m TROUSERS. 5 you a new pair. m 50c; most stores get 75c. WINDOWS. Elmer Bushnell, now firing oul of Cheyenne, has been visiting North Platte friends for a lew days past. County Commissioner Robbing returned from Wallace Wednesday evening and is presiding as chair man ot the board. Burns and Hayes, who had been sentenced to jail for ten days for stealing a cape from Bank's store, were released yesterday. In the county court yesterday Frank Carpenter brought an action against Ellis McCord to 'recovei $10.10 claimed to be due aB wacres. Mrs. Lewis Bonham of Suther land, died Wednesday at the age ol seventy-five after a brief illness She had resided in Sutherland foi a number of years. Wallace BaBkin and family came down from the ranch Wedncsdav. Mr. B. returned yesterday but Mrs. B. andiyouugcst son will visit rcla tivcB for a week. The fellow who assaulted G. W. Applegate ot Sutherland several weeks ago, has been located in Missouri, but as the charge ol assault hardly warrants the ex. pense of bringing the man here for trial the matter will be dropped A man named Kobb, Jiving in Wallace precinct, who ib suffering with mental trouble, was brought over yesterday aud placed in jail pending au investigation before the board of insanity, which will prob ably be held tomorrow. "A Stranger in a Strange Land" drew an average audience at the opera IioUbc Wednesday eveinng. wuue me piay is a Humorous one it did not come up to the full ex pectation of part of the audience, out perhaps they expected too much. There will be no service of public worship in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath eveuiug that all may have the privilege ol attending the . M. C. A. mass meeting at the M. K, church. The usual scr vicch aud babbath school will be held in the morning to which all arc invited. Strangers will receive a hearty welcome. H. V. Hllllker, John Strahorn ana will Calull, the committee which is examining road employes on rules, returned from Denver Wednesday night. The committee will again meet at Omaha next Monday and make a tour of the iMcurasxa uivision. The exami nation will take in engine aud train meu, section fdremen antl others. 6 RAILROAD NOTES, V M Frank Hibncr has been taking an enforced lay-off caused by a cold settling on his lungs. Manager Taylor of the Pacific Hotel resigned this week and is succeeded bv a Mr. Lovett. John Mcllen, traveling passen ger agent of the Northwestern, transacted business in town yester day. W. A. Mardis, foreman of the coal chutes, has returned from a three weeks' visit in western Kan sas. Will Moorchousc, at one time a passenger conductor between Oma ha and North Platte, is in town to day visiting old friends. Twenty-five men arc wanted to unload Lc at the local U. P. houses, the present force being in adequate to unload the cars as fast as they come in. John Sorensou went to Grand Isl and this morning to secure meas urements of repairs needed there, the work on which will be done at these shops. A wheel on one of the cars of train No. '18 broke near Egbert, Wyo., Wednesday night, causing a delay in traffic for about four hours. One of the old standard engines is oeiug overhauled at the shops and will be sold to the Colorado & Wyoming road. It has been re numbered 102. N. G. Chilberg, salesman for the Union Pacific Coal Co., spent yes terday in town. The warm weather of'the past ten dayB has greatly decreased the coal sales. The shipments of hay from this station are rather light at present, averaging about two cars per day. For the corresponding week last year the shipments were about four cars per day. About ohe-half of the 25,000 tons of ice required by the Union Pacific at this point had been housed up to last evening. The receipts from the west are trom fifty to seventy cars daily. The adjustment boards of the conductors, brakemen and yard men held conferences with General Manager Dickinson Wednesday and yesterday, but the result of the conference has not yet been an nounced. The contract for the new Union Pacific shops at Omaha will be let within a few days and work will then begin at once. The principal building will be the machine shop with detnensions ot 150x460 feet. The expenditure for the improye mentB will exceed three-quarters ot a million dollars. It is authoritatively stated that the Burlington will extend its Cody line aB far as Meetcetsc in the Biir Horn basin. The new line will pans th'rough the 200,000-acre tract ot land which, through the efforts 01 uoi. w. i cooy, win be re claimed by means of the big canal how being constructed. A number of company employes would like to meet the supposed 'spotter" who was instrumental in getting them up before Asst. Supt. Ware on the charge of using intox icating liquors, It is said that several of the men so charged have never tasted a drop ot liquor, and to be charged with drinking has naturally made them wrathy. The Atehisou, Topeka & Santa Fe road has made an appropriation of thirteen million dollars to itn Hardware Items. Wc scll- Cialvanizcd Wash Tubs 60 to 80c Galvanized Wash Boiler 95 Wash Hoards 15c to .50 Galvanized Pails 12-qt .20 Coal Hods 17-inch 30 to .45 Oil Cans 5 gallon 60 to $1.35 Chamber Pails 12-qt 35 Flour Bins, hold 50 lbs.... 2.15 Carpet Sweepers 2AQ Lanterns 55 to .95 Iron ISxprcss Wagons, best made $1.40 to 2.00 Wringers 1.75 to 3.50 Western Washing Machines 3.50 Michigan Rotary Washing Machines, best rotary made 7.50 Store open evenings until 8 o'clock. Wiltox Department Store Forty-seven Ranges $ m Sold Since Au&. 1st. a Hi vi them at right prices. B WARNER., THE BIG STORE. 0) S E prove the ro'ad, the 13. & O. has appropriated fifty millions for the purpose, aud last but not least, the Union Pacific will expend twenty- five or thirty millions. The effect of these vast expenditures will tend to a continuance ot the pres ent era of prosperity; and is also evidence that the railroads are pre paring to work more cheaply and on a larger scale than ever before. J. 13. Weisner of the Palace meat market, was very enthusi astic yesterday over the arrival of a ten pouud hoy at his home. A letter received in town states that O. K. Peck, now at Begge, I. T.. is suffering from appendicitis and that an operation will prob ably be performed. The newspaper man strives to help all the people in the town and docs it but some people are not satisfied with the milk of human kindness, they want the cream. They get it at Tekulve's slide aud repair shop at the Yellow Front. OCCASIONALLY you meet a man who savs he "can't af ford Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand Coffee." Now, as a rule, the poorer a man is the less he ran nfford to do without. If any one needs the invigoratton of this famous lood-dnnlc it is tne la boring man and the mechanic. Don't let us confuse terms. Cost is what you pay; value is what you receive, vv nen value is in itself a source of still greater income, vou can't afford not to afford it. Think it over! RICHELIEU GOODS Wc have just received a iresh line of RICHELIEU GOODS and they arc sold at the following prices. No better goods on the the market than Richelieu. Richelieu Small Early June Peas 2 cans for 35c Richelieu Sweet Wrinkled Peas per can 15c Richelieu Superfine Sifted Peas per can 20c Richelieu White Morrowfat Peas per can 15c Richelieu Sugar Corn pr can 15c Richelieu LimaBeans,2 cans 35c Richelieu White Wax Beans 2 cans for 35c Richelieu choice Stringless Beans per can 20c Richelieu Strawberry Beets 2 cans for 35c Richelieu Succotash 2 cans. 35c Richelieu Mammoth Toma toes, 2 cans fdr 35c Richelieu 1-lb White Aspar agus Tips, per can 30c Richelieu 2 :1b Ex. White Asparagus per can 35c Richelieu 2-lb Sliced Pine- apple'pcr can 25c Richelieu 2-lb Extra Pre served Strawberries, can Richelieu 1-lb Christmas Plum Puddinir !ac 30c Richelieu Christmas Plum Pudding, 2 pounds 50 Richelieu 10-oz Selected Queen Olives per bottle. 35c Richelieu lfi-qunce Selected Queen Olives per bottle. 50p Wc have numerous other arti clcs bearing this label, such as Mince Meat, Seeded Raisins, Cat sup and Salad Dressing. A complete line of Dried Fruit Boiled Cider for Mince Meat, Maple Syrup, Pancake Flour, prepared Buckwheat Flour, which is a sufficient guarantee that they arc the finest produced. Harrington & Tobin. That people appreciate good articles when they sec them is attested by the fact that we have sold forty-seven Ranges since August 1st, and we are ify selling them right along. But Ranges arc not all; our sales of Heating Stoves ( have been very large. This business jjjjj! only tends to show that we carry Off superior Stoves and Ranges and sell it A Stiong1 Attraction. "A Romance of Coon Hollow," which will be seen at the opera Iioubc Tuesday, Jar. 21st, has some of the most exquisite scenery on me road. The hrst act reveals an Autumn view of a typical southern plantation, with sunset and moon light ciFects, and contains a splen did electrical display. The second act is a fac simile of Coon Hollow, a rugged glen in the Tennessee hills, painted from sketches made on the spot, and is made sensation al by a strong and thrilling climax. The third act shows a wood landing on the Mississippi and a night view of the famous Lee-Natchez Bteamboat race, the boats being lighted up and under full head ot steam. The last act iB given to an actual cotton compress in operation and is thrillingly dramatic. The play will be given here with all the effects used in the original run at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York. In the wood landing scene is introduced a rollicking me lange of songs and dances by a troupe of colored boys and girls, including a splendid quartette of vocalists. The play is now in itaV eighth successful season on the' road and is one ol the most popu lar entertainments traveling. The favorite little star actress, Iola Pomeroy, is at the head of this sea son's cast. LLOYD'S OPERA HOUSE TUESDAY I AM II EVENING, J All. LI A complete and Elegant Pro duction of the Stirling Comedy-Drama A ROMANCE OF COON HOLLOW Eighth Season. Strong Company, Eighteen People, Special Scenery. Electrical Effects, J n The Thrilling Burglary. J Hie Torpedo Sensation. nii.ji, I lie Steamboat Race. MUJU The Cnrnllnri nnnrfpifp I The Cotton Press Tragedy. Prices 50 and 75 cts. CALIFORNIA Southern California its lovoly Fonfiitlo resorts ornoRo groves, bonutiful gardens nnd quaint old mission towns nro VISITED EVERY YEAR by thouBnnds of tourists vlio travel Over the Union Pacific because it is tbo best nnd quick est routo nnd th.e only lino run ning through trnins to Cul for 11m from Ownlm. In addition to tho Pullman PaJ iico Sleepers tho Union Pa ni'ie runs Pu)mnn Pnnnry bleppprs ovory d'i Lcaylng Chicago at 11:30 p. pi. and Omaha at 4:25 p, m. Tlieso Ordinary .Onra aro Por eonnlly Conducted oyory Tueq. day nnd Thursday from Ohiongq nnd oyory Wodnosdny nnd Fri day . from Omnlin. A Pullipnn Ordinary Sloopor njeo leavoa Omnha ovory Tuowlav nt U;:j() p. m. forljos Angeles'. Full information cheorfully furnlshfHl upon application. mrnianod E, H. OBn'oe, Ajjipnt., y