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III '. i. ' ... . , : I f ie nhmt. STEVENS 4s BABE, Editors akd Props. SATUKDAY. MABCH lO, 188a ;v 'it X MMttxwr of the Bepublican State Oaotxvl Committee. The members of the Bepublican State Central committee will meet in Omaha, at the Millard hotel, Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p. m., lor the purpose of determining the time and places for holding the sev eral conventions for the election of delegates to the national republican convention which convenes in Chicago June 19, 1888. A full at tendance is desired. Geo. D. Mmklejohh, Chairman, Walt M. Skkley, Secretary. NOT A CANDIDATE. A short time since The Tbibuke - stated that Hon. Geo. D. Meiklejohn was spoken of as a candidate for Governor. A private letter from Mr. Meiklejohn to the editor says: "I wish to state distinctly that I f ' will not be a candidate for the posi tion under any rircuwitances." :n NemiheUae, fir. lrapRfmhVTe cord as a citizen and statesman has -proven him worthy of the honor, and he has many friends who would. like to sec him placed in the guber natorial chair, when the proper time comes, That may not be this year. Cokkling does not want to be called from his retirement into pul lie life. There is no danger. The people are quite willing he should remain where he is. The Democrats are howling for reduction of the tariff. Why do thev not abolish internal revenue taxes, infinitely more appressive and burdensome? Then if there is a surplus revenue, imports can be reduced. By the call elsewhere, it will be seen the Bepublican State Central committee is called to meet at Omaha next Thursday the loth, to inaugurate the preparatory move ments of the Presidential campaign. The attendance will be large. In the county seat election in Perkins county last week, Grant ap pears to have a majority, the vote being Grant 902, Madrid 474, and Lisbon 309. Pretty good voting all round, we should judge, indicating at the low rate of four to each r voter, a population of 6,740. As the time for city election ap proaches, it becomes more apparent nhat politics will cut ho figure. Economy in expenditures will be expected, and the pruning knife can be used in several places to the ad vantage of tax payers. It is poor economy and bad financial manage ment that exhausts the levy a year in advance. The affairs of the public printing office in Washington occupy a good deal of space in the telegraphic columns. One of the best things the government can do is to abolish the government printing office. Better work and just as good ser vice can be furnished by private parties. Chairman Meiklejohx calls at tention again to the necessity of early formation of Bepublican Clubs. By his timely action last fall. Mr. Nesbitt, chairman of our county committee,has already organ ized clubs in this county, and it is only necessary to call meetings. The President and secretary's name should be sent to Mr. Meiklejohn at once. The Emperor William of Ger many is probably on his death bed. On the morning of the 8th he was in a critical condition. With the Emporer dead and the c wn prince at death's door, it, is indeed a criti cal time for the German Empire. But Bismark still lives and is in vigorous health. He has tided Germany through many a crisis, and is equal to the present emer gency. The policy of the Burlington road in sending Pinkerton men (supposed to be deputy marshals) into the state to guard the property of the road is not warranted by the situation. If the sheriffs are unable to maintain order, the Governor has authority to call out the militia. The Pinkerton men armed with Winchesters are selected from roughs and frequenters of low places in cities, and are not the class of men into whose hands the enforcement of law should be placed. We have no use for such "cattle" in. Nebraska. . The strike of the Engineers on the Burlington system is still on, the company being able to transact about half its usual business. The struggle is now assuming another shape will the engineers on other systems stike if other roads1 accept freight from the Burlington. This is a "matter in which the entire country is vitally interested. At the outset, the engineers had the sympathy and moral support of the public, but if they carry the strike beyond reason in order to force; the Burlington to acquiesce in their de mands, they will lose this supports Engineers no doubt have 'their grievances, which like other wrongs are hard to bear; they are suspend ed without warning,, frequently without just cause, and in the case of the Burlington their other sources of complaint may have been aggravated. But they cannot ex pect to secure a full removal of these grievances by force at one jump. They are men above the average intelligence, and that intel ligence should teach them to use diplomacy, which succeeds where force often fails. Gaining one step at a time, holding their ground with firmness, it would only be a ques tion of time, -wiLjthexljtncejd. SOME HISTORIC SIDE SHOWS. The political side show, says the St. Joe Herald, made its appearance in 1872. This was the first year af ter the rebellion in which all the states voted, the democrats had se lected the veteran abolitionist and protectionist Horace Greeley to be their standard bearer. They would have taken up with John Brown if he were alive, niid if there were any chance of success under his leader ship. Charles O'Connor of New York ran in opposition as a Simon pure democrat of one tpye and Jere Black of Pennsylvania as another. Each had a Punch and Judy show of his own. But, though the disapproval of the nomination of Greely was al most universal, the dicipline of the democracy prevented any very serious results O'Connor only receiv ed 29,308 votes and Black 5,608 votes. These political facts have not been accorded the importance which attaches to them. They demonstrated in the clearest man ner that the sideshow, even under the strongest provocation to de sertion, had little or no attraction for the rank and file of the demo cratic party. It is on the proper reading of that fact that the demo cratic success since has been mainly founded. In the election of 1876 venerable Peter Cooper set up a political ex hibition, in which Punch duly be labored Judy over the head, and Henry Clay Smith another. A lack of natural growth is contempor aneously observed in -the:ranks of the republican party. The vote for Hayes was only 4,033,975, against 3,097,070 for Grant four years pro ceedings It has to be remembered that there was nothing against Hayes. He was a fair average can didate. He was something of a soldier, legislative and politition. But the republican party did not exhibit its full expansion under his candidacy. There is no other ex planation of the circumstance than that a large number flocked to the side shows. It curiously fell out in this election that while Hayes had a majority of one in the editorial college Tilden had a majority of 157,020 in the popular vote. In connection of this fact are two to be read the 81,740 votes cast for Peter Cooper, presumably mostly republican and the 9,522 thrown away onHeury Clay Smith. As we get along toward 1880 and find the side show business in pro cess of further and greater develop ment. Weaver, the greenback can didate, got away on that occasion with 306,219 votes. Garfield was elected by 3,834 plurality. In this election, as in the preceeding one the republican party does not ex hibit a full natural growth, ' while the democracy does. The Weaver vote clearly was in the main a sub traction from republican Strength. The heavy reduction of the republi can vote in Iowa from which Weaver hailed, indicated that fact clearly enough. In 1884 this new kind of political sideshow to all appearance culmin ated. St. John entered the field under the name of prohibition Jipr the avowed' purpose of helping the democracy in order that temperance might be promoted and vice sup pressed in these United States. Ben Butler started another side show in the interest of the workingmen, but in that particular he was never clearly set forth. It was a sort of a countermove against St. John, but the product was Grover Cleveland by a plurality of 26,584 votes. The 270,359 votes which he drew off, and and the 150,767 which were thrown away on St. John, were mostly re publicans. We arrive at that con clusion because in all these contests the republican party does not ex hibit the growth to which it was entitled, while the democracy al ways does. The political statistics of those years is illuminated by the pregnant fact already noticed- that in 1872, under the, provocation of Greeley, less than 36,000 democrats wandered off to the Simon-pure democratic side shows of that year. One of the minor tactics in this business is to put a democrat at the head of the side show for the pur po'se of including republicans to be lieve that it is genuine co-operative business to which they are invited. There will of course, be side shows in the future. It is useless to ex pect that a device which has been: so serviceable to the democratic par ty in the past will be abandoned. The hope is indulged, however, that at some tinfein the future republi cans, no matter how interesting and entrancing may be the performances of Punch and Judy, will insist that the screen shall be drawn aside, so that the grinning democrats behind may stand confessed, before they throw away their votes. COIOOSSIONEHS PROCEEDINGS. Feb. 29. -The full board was pre sent. ' Application of C. E. Osgood, County Treasurer, for allowance for deputy, providing the receipts of the office will pay the same, is hereby granted. The road petitioned for by G. C. Campbell and others is hereby granted as follows: Commencing at quarter post, between sections 19 and 20, town 12, range 29, running north on section line three miles, thence west a quarter of a mile on quarter line of sec. 6, thence north half a mile on eighth line of section 6, to town line between towns 12 and 13, thence west on town line to quarter post on south side of section 32, town 13, range 29 west, thence nrth a quarter of a mile on quarter Kne of section 32, then west on eighth line of section 32, 122 rods, thence angle to section line between sections 31 and 32, thence north on section line to north-east section 30, town 13, range 29. The above road having been view ed, advertised and duly considered by the board, is hereby declared a public highway and may be opened and worked by the overseer of high ways of said road district No. 13. On the 28th, 29th and March lstv 2nd, 3rd and 5th the board worked on the delinquent personal tax list not collectable, with a view of strik ing the same from the list. Mar. 6th. Upon petition, Boon Anderson was appointed constable for Peckham precinct. The clerk was directed to order certain blanks -of the Lincoln County Tribune, as per contract. A Pecard's offer to make 100 pigeon holes for County Superin tendent's office for S20 was accepted. It is hereby ordered that taxes due on lots 5, 6, 7, and 8. in section 32, 14-31, for 1886 and 1SS7; also lots 1 and 2, block 51, North Platte for 1887, be stricken from the tax list, the same having been wrong fully assessed. On the 7th the following order was made: To the County Treasurer Lincoln county, Nebraska: You are hereby directed by the board or commis sioners of Lincoln county to com mence suits by civil action in the proper courts in said county for the collection of delinquent personal taxes in the following cases Where the parties owing delinquent per sonal taxes have no personal proper ty upon which to levy in said coun ty, and have real estate subject to .levy, you are required to proceed as directed by section 89, chapter 77, annotated statutes of Nebraska. 1887. James Belton, Chn. Bd. Co. Comrs. The Journal has heretofore re marked that the Chicago convention will be a republican convention, will nominate a republican candi date, and will adopt a republican Slatform. No man will be a candi ate who was in active or tacit op position to Mr. Blaine in 1884, and neither the candidate nor the plat form will be dictated by free trade mugwumps. This is a valuable chunk of gospel truth, offered to everybody without money and with out price. Indianapolis Journal. C. H. Van Wyck is circulating among the Grand Army men at the Capital hotel to-night, sporting a badge as big as anyone. This would be all O. K. but for some past history. The old man was im portuned frequently to join the or der, but he shook his head and said, "no, it is keeping up the animosities of the war and I won't do it." When he was defeated for re-election to the senate last winter he gathered his parts together and hied himself to Washington, and there he joined a post. Adversity is a great teacher sometime. Omaha Bepublican. o A New Departure. Commencing' Sunday, March 4th, the OMAHA & CHICAGO SHORT LINE, via the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul ' Railway, will have an evening train leaving Omaha at 7:00 and Council Bluffs at 7:80 p. sr. The train makes the only connection with evening trains from the west over the U. P., B & M. and F. E. & M. V. Railways Please remember that this train makes J fast time East, making all Chicago con nections East, North or South. Our Pullman Palace Cars, xew axd' elegaxt, now start from the U. P. Depot IN OSIAHA. All passengers coming in on early after noon trains from the west can have four hours in the city to devote to business or pleasure, and then arrive in Chicago in ample season for all Eastern connec tions. Remember, and call for your tickets via the C-. M. & St P. Hy., when going East. For further information, maps or time tables, address A. V. H. CARPENTER, Gen'l Tk't and Pass. Agt. Milwaukee, Wis., GEO. H HEAFFORD, Ass't Gen'l Tk't and Pass. Agt., Milwaukee, Wis. JNO. E. McCLURE, Western Pass. Ag't, 1501 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. LOST IN THE STORM. Narrow Eacape Saved by Presence of Mind and Good Sound Judgment. On last Saturday evening Mr. Ambrose Larkin, Mr. Chas. D. Connelly, Mr. Schrader and Mr. Billings, all homestead ers Hying south of Paxton about 8 miles , started for home, having been at Paxton d oing some trading during the afternoon. At the time when they ' started from town it was showing quite hard and it was feared that they might get lost and some of their friends tried to persuade them to wait until the storm was over. But they thought they could get home all- right as they were well acquainted with the road. After getting1 away .from town, the storm increased . and. the kept on. going, thinking that they were going in the right direction until they "thought? theyfeiad gone far enough-: Theythbn afters consultation, came to th? conclusion that they were lost. 'The 'snow was falling fast and it was beginning to, blow making it so blind ing that they could not see a rod before them. After wandering around for several hours and becoming almost exhausted, some of the party wanted to give up and lay down, but some of the others knowing "well the result of such an act, urged the others to extra effort and finally they ran onto a atrip of breaking. They rightly supposed it to be a fire guard and follow ed it around until, they found.a sod shanty, and got into it and stayed until the storm was oyer. Faxtoa' Pilot. Hdw Men Die. If -ire know all the methods of approach adopted by an enemy we are the bettor enabled toTvanl off tho danger and postpone the moment when srirrendcr becomes -inevitable. In many instances 'tha-' inherent strength of tho bodysof ficeAo'enableittoopposB the tendency towAd death. Many, however, have lost these forces to such an extent that, there is little or no help. In other cases alittlal holp to the weakened longs will make all the difference between sadden death and many years of useful life. Upon the first symptomn of .a cough, cold or any trouble of tho throat or longs, give that old and well known remedy Boschee's German Syrap, a care ful trial. It will prove what thousands say of it to be, tho "benefactor of any homo." I, G. B. Hammond. MofttoC North Platte, Nebrwk byrta of the sd pt& fiS-bff & lection fol- lowing officers : One Mayor, One Clerk, One Treasurer, One City Emoneer, One Ponce Jndge. , One Councilman, Fir Ward. One Councilman. ggqWara. Two Councilmen, Third Warn, . . n- Two Members of Board of Education, for Dis trict No. L.fer three years, K- nM,-n That 'the poUs for wid electioa be o'clock a. ni. and reaia open .until;, v .? ciook f. mGive?dund my hand this 3d day of March, 18S? g. R. Hamkond , Mayor. E. B.. Washer, City Clerk. ESTBAYS TAKEN UP By the undersigned on Sc. 18. Town 1. Bange 30. who there resides, on tholst day of March, 1888. One Bay Mare branded TE (connected)on right thigh; , j ... One iron gray colt, two years old this spring, branded 33 on left thigh- The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and take them away. 86 Feed Su.vebs.ul. roiai POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of parity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in competition with tho multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powdeb Co., 105 Wall Street, New York. SHERIFFS SALE. By virtue? of execution directed to me from the District Court of Lincoln County. Nebraska, oa n judgment obtained before the county court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, on the 3d day of May, 1887. a transcript of which was filed in the office of the clerk of the said district court in favor of Mollie G afford as plaintiff and against Dan 8. Dickinson as principal and Sao C. Dickinson, surety, as defendants, for the 6om of one thous and dollars and no cents, and costs taxed at $9.10 and accruing costs, I have levied upon the fol lowing lands and tenements taken as the prop erty of said Sue C. Dickinson, defendant, to sat isfy said erecution to-wit: An undivided one-half of lot 1 and that portion of lot 2 lying east of the center line of the county road' rnnnlac across .paid lot 'connecting the bridges across the north and south channels of the South' Platte Biver in section 9. town 13, range SO, and all of lots 5, 6, 1 and 8. in block 14, in Miller's addition to tho City of North Platte, all in Lincoln county, Nebraska, And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand, on the ltth day of April, A. D. 1888, at the east door of the court house, in North Platte, Nebraska, (that being the building wherein the last term of court was held) at the hour of two o'clock p. m.- of said day, when and where doe attendance will be given by the under signed. Dated March 6th, 18S8. D. A. Baker, 81 . Sheriff of said County. Mrs. W. G. JARVIS, Profess ional Residence on West Fifth Street. Clydesdale Stallions FOR SALE. One Imported Stallion, eight years old, One Stallion coming two years old, seven-eighth blood. For par ticular address F. J. FELTZ, Ogalalla, Neb. if i TO WITHOUT A PEER! :rI'. A.T the iar Boot and Shoe Store FOR THE NEXT JL WENTY !' DAYS Boots, Shoes and all kinds of footwear, of the very best manufacturers in the couritryV consisting of such celebrated makes as the Reynolds Bros. Fine, Ladies1 Shoes; nothing, better made in the way .of shoes in the United States.11 V-Fine shoes of a dozen manufacturers in Men's; Boys', Ladies' and Children's; all sizes, all grades. This includes the celebrated ; HENDEKSON SHOE, . i for which weiare. the exclusive agents. Children sizes, 5 to will go for $1.00. worth 1.50; from 9 to 11, 1.25,, ort1i 1.65; "from 12 to 13,'1.3o, w.orth 1.85; from 1 to 2, 1.65', worth 2.25. frothing bet ter for children than Henderson's Red School House Shoes. Each pair has the picture of a school house on bottom of shoe. All other: shoes representee! as such are frauds on this justly celebrated school house shoe. Ladies' Fine Kid Shoes, worth $3.00 go for $2.00. Ladies' Fine Kid Shoes, worth 2.50 go for 1.75. M&'s Fine Shoes, worth $5.00 go for $3.75. Men's Fine Shoes, worth 4.00 go for 2.75. "Men's Fine Shoes, worth 3."(5o go for 2.25. M. Boys' Shoes in a great variety of styles at the same slaughter reduction. Every pair ol'our shoes, be they for ladies,children,men or boys,are good. WE HANDLE NO SHODDY. Most of our goods are warranted and we hold ourselves responsible for the quality of material and workmanship. We have a large stock of FINE LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HOSE, that we will close out for less than wholesale cost: All sizes and fine grade of goods, Ladies' hose, usually sold for 75 cents by our competitors, can be had of us for 40"cents. All-wool ribbed children's hose, fine goods, for 20, sell at 35 cents at any other store in town. Our reason for this break is, we have placed some very large orders . for footwear with eastern manufacturers and we must have room. Next month we will receive Cjk.TlTjOjT& O IT SHOES aud room we must have, and at once. Buy now, don't put it. off. Buy to-day, don't wait until to-morrow,' for the very shoe you wanted may then be sold. We will positively sell for the next twenty days as here represented. Don'.t fail to call arid see us slaughter fine footwear. SI ar Boot and Shoe Store H. OTTEN Prop i t It has been discovered. The only perfect- lysafe gasoline stove made. Accidents from this stove are impossible. Self -light er; no match box attachment needed. Ho" pump to get opt of order or gas forced into the room. Drop tank. The most simple and economical stove made. More of these stoves in use in North Platte than all others combined. Be sure and call and examine before purchasing. CONWAY & KEITH, FORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA. WIDE AWAKE! Better Offers Than Before AT THE Ml atte Boot & Sloe S ore My stock of goods is still large and my spring stock is arriving weekly. I find it necessary to decrease my stock more rapidly to make room for the incoming goods. I will therefore offer my goods at still GREATER REDUCTION UNTIL APRIL i. Beat these prices if you can: -. Men's Railroad Shoes, Warranted, $2.25, Men's Fine Shoes, $1.75. . , ' Men's Hand-Sewed Shoes, 4.50. Ladies' Fine Kid Shoes, 1.00. Ladies' Fine Kid Shoes, 1.50. ' Ladies' Fine Dongola Shoes, 2.00. Ladies' Combination French Kid Shoes, 3.50. Ladies' French Kid Shoes, 4.25. Children's, Boys' and Misses' Shoes at astonishingly low prices. A call will better convince you of the Great Bargains better than by mere ly reading an advertisement, therefore if you are wise come at once, where you will get double value for your money. ' Truly jours. McDonald's" Block, ) . North Platte, Neb. J" . C C. NOBLE STILL IN THE LEAD ! We are just receiving our JEWEL GASO LINE STOVES which are still in the lead of any stove in the market, as they still have many improvements over all others. Our cook stoves are also of the best makes. ' : We have agricultural implements of every description. Call and see us and examine our goods and prices. ; L. STRICKLE R.