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STEVENS & BAKE, Editoks and Props
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11, 1889.
NORTH PLATTE IAABKET.
ScptcmbcrUOth, 1S89.
Wheat Xo. 2 45 50c per bu
Wheat No. 3 40 44 per bu
Oldcorn 55c per cwt
Old oats 90c per cwt
New oats 75 per cwt
Chopped feed 85c per cwt
Bran 60c per cwt
COUXTBT TBODUCE SELLING TBICE.
Butter Creamery 25c
Choice Dairy 20c
gse 15c
Potatoes 3oc per bu
Tomatoes.. S1.40 perbu
Onione 51.00 perbu
Cabbage 50c per doz
Sweet potatoes 5c per lb
Green PenDern 25c per doz
Green Apples 25c per pk
Chickens ..25ct8
Watcrmelous 515c
Subject at Unitarian church next
Sunday, "Liberal Orthodoxy."
Dr. Hingston -will this week occupy
his fine new home on west Fifth street
Shepard has the first box of Flemish
Beauties that ever came to North Platte.
The county fair commences on the
17th. The indications point to a large
and prosperous gathering.
A number of people enjoyed a dance
at the ranch of Col. Hupfer on Wednes
day evening of last week.
The Casey house on west Fourth
street has been partially torn down and a
better class building will be erected.
Subject of discourse next Sabbath
morning at the Presbyterian church:
"Is the 'Young Man Safe ?" 2 Sa. 18 :29 .
Rev. Hart preached on the use of
tobacco Sundaj' eveuing, his remarks be
ing especially for the instruction of bo3Ts.
Invitations are out for the wedding
nuptials of Beed Ilindman and Miss Edna
"Walsh the ceremony to tike place at the
Episcopal church on the 18th inst.
Married, on the 5th inst, at the resi
dence of E. A. Gary in this city, by Rev.
O. C. Hart, Frank A. Brown to Miss
Lena McGuuhey, both of MedMne pre
cinct Contractor Adams and his force of
men are pushing Mr. Patterson's new
house forward with rapidity and will have
it pretty nearly completed before cold
weather sets in,
See the advertisement for the ball
at Wellfieet on the evening of the 20th
inst It would be a good occasion for a
number of North Platte citizens
over and see the prosperous village
The ball to be given on the 20th will
stvled "The First Annual Ladies Fair
of the B. of L. E.," and will open
to go
be
Ball
the social season annually during the fair.
All are invited to attend.
On Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs.
B. L. Robinson entertained a number of
their young friends at an elephant party,
an affair which proved an enjoyable one
to the guests.
If vou want the best canning Pear in
America buy Flemish Beauties at Shep
ard's. A company has been formed in Pax
ton to publish" a Republican paper that
will leave the prohibition question to be
settled by the people irrespective of party.
A. G. Tyler will be at the editorial helm.
The five bricklayers on the Neville
building have been humping themselves
since the work commenced, the wall now
being up to the first story. No Hies
repose on contractor Hinmau when he has
a building in course of construction.
Generally speaking, the North Platte
merchants have bought larger stocks this
year than ever before, their stores being
filled to overflowing with goods. It is an
indication that they expect good trade
and in this they will not, we hope, be
disappointed.
The first frost of the season came
"Wednesday night last; about twenty days
earlier than usual. But this has been a
season of extremes and most anything can
be expected- We understand it was not
severe enough to hurt late corn to any
extent.
Miss Mcrtie Wilkinson entertained a
number of friends on Tuesday evening of
last week in a manner pleasant to the
guests and creditable to the young lady.
Dancing consumed the larger part of the
evening, music being furnished by Prof.
Monagan.
The officers of the county agricul
tural sociot- were somewhat late this
yearin getting out the premium lists, but
that does not signify that the fair will
not be above the average in attractive
features. From present indications far
mers are going to take more interest th'in
usual.
The wedding ceremony of G. S.
Huffman and Miss Amauda Federhoof
was announced by invitation to tike place
at the Lutheran church last evening at
nine o'clock, the ceremony to be followed
by a reception at the home of the bride.
The contracting parties are well and fa
vorably known in the city.
I can furnish for ten days only all
the people in North Platte with Flem
ish Pears for preserving. F. A. Siiepard.
The Misses Buckworth entertained a
party of fjiends Wednesday evening at
"progressive Jack Straw", a game which,
according to the statement of the young
men in attendance, requires a steady
nerve in order to win. Miss Hinman
received the ladies' prize, Mr. Field the
gentlemen's honor, and Mr. Williams the
"booby." The affair throughout was
pleasantly conducted and much enjoyed
the guests.
The prospects of North Platte as a
commercial and business center were
uevers o bright. The fame of the boom
she is experfencinff without an effort on
her par- is spreading abroad, and
strangers are dailv arriving to look over
the city. One thing that speaks volumes
in our fa .or is that the money we are
spending this year in improvement is
every cent home capital. We are not
borrowing from abroad and no eastern
capitalists have come to boom the town.
North Platte is building on a solid basis.
Thrr-p vpnrs nrrn a resident of this
city who had been here for years but who
had neglected to take land when he could
have made selection from tracts adjoining
the citv took a claim in what we call the
"snnd hills" rnnciWprl bv all Of US
absolutely worthless except for grazing
purpose until quite recently. This year
he has 1.500 bushels of corn, several
hundred bushels of potatoes and
vegetables galore. This is only one case
ainonn- mnnv nf like nharacter. and we
mention it just to show the productive
character of our poorer land.
Jacob Shields alias Jacob Wilson was
arrested in Grand Island Thursday of last
week and brought to this place on com
plaint of C. E. Gunnel! of Paxton on tue
charge of obtainimr money under false
pretences, having represented himself as
me agent ot a t. JjOUis una aim ciuimcu.
to have special rates over the Wabash
railwav. thus inducinir Mr. Gunnell to
shin a ear of hnnes m his name. He went
to St Louis and obtained $100 on the
taones "RptiirnSmr he was arrested as
stated. Ho had also mortgaged a team o
horses which existed only in his imagina--tioH
to the First National Bank of North
Tlstw. Ugaiaiia Jigiector.
Loose hay by the wagon load sells in
this market at $3.50 per ton. In former
years the price generally ran from
$4.50 to $5.00.
A report was in circulation Thurs
day that a little girl of Supt. Langford's
had run away and was lost. The report
was groundless: she couldn't run away
she wasn't twenty-four hours old .
J. H. McConnell, well known in this
city as former master mechanic of the TJ.
P. shops, has been appointed superin
tendent of the Omaha & Council Bluffs
electric motor company.
Leonard Glovenor a man employed
at the farm of Thos. Stimson, was kicked
by a horse while raking hay Thursday
and suffered a compound fracture of a
leg. Dr. McCabe is attending the patient
Farmers who paid one dollar for
seed wheat last spring are now offered
fifty cents for the same article. We be
lieve prices will be better before spring
and advise all who possibly can to hold
their grain in store.
Tribune readers living east of the
Mississippi river should come out and see
the agricultural products to be exhibited
at the Lincoln county fair. It is not often
one sees a 200-pound pumpkin, corn
stalks eighteen feet high or wheat that
yields sixty-five bushels to the acre.
Cattle breeders throughout the
county are taking an active interest in the
forth-coming fair and the exhibit of live
stock will probably surpass that of any
previous season. This is right Every
pen and stable on the grounds should be
occupied.
While in Marshalltown, Iowa, last
week C. L. Patterson ran across Jimmie
Cannon who is an inmate of the Soldiers'
Home there. Jimmie will, however,
make an effort to be transferred to the
Grand Island home so as to be nearer his
old camping ground.
The ladies engaged in getting up the
ball to be held at the opera house one
week from next Friday night will demon
strate that they know how to conduct an
affair of this kind. They do not make
this boast, but The Tribune knows that
their efforts will be crowned with success,
Will Snelling brought to this office
Saturday specimens of sod corn raised on
his father's claim south and west of town.
The ears were over a foot long, solidly
filled with deep kernels and far enough
advanced to be out of the way of frost.
It will average about thirty bushels to
the acre.
"Bilty the Bear," who at one time
worked for Codr & North and later was
so badly frozen while conveying the mail
on one of the routes out of the city, is
now one of the leading citizens of Chad
ron, "Billy" is well known by all the
old-timers.
In the way of new dwelling houses
the Third ward keeps up with other
portions of the city, several new buildings
being in course of erection while quite a
number have been completed. On the
streets supplied with water mains, many
handsome lawns are to bo seen, among
which Maj. Woodhurst's is particularly
worthy of mention.
A danco was held at the residence of
James K. Crow, eight miles southeast of
the city, Friday evening, which was well
attended and nicely cbunducted. Re
freshments, which were a credit to the
ladies of the house, were served at mid
night, after which, the dance was
continued until the wee sma' hours.
The Triuune regrets to say that the
North Platte base ballists who went down
to Lexington Sunday lor tne express
purpose of knocking the wadding out of
the club there, failed to accomplish the
desired end, the score standing 22 to 8 in
favor of the Lexingtonians. This is a just
rebuke to the. North Platte young men.
They should have remained at home and
occupied their usual places in church.
I. A. Fort was showing the south
east part of the county to G. C. Odell,
of Watertown, N. Y., who is looking
over the country as the advance guard of
a colony from" his part of New York.
Mr. Odell secured a claim on the south
east quarter of section 2, 12-31, only eight
miles from town, where there is consid
erable vacant land. He likes the coun
try very much.
North Platte was quite well repre
sented at Omaha last week, J. I. Nesbitt
and wife, H. M.Grimes and wife, W. L.
McGee wife and daughter, E. B. Warner,
Dr. Donaldson, Geo. Hammond, Guy
Laing, John Keith, Irv Van Doran,
Robert Douglas being among those at the
fair. While the city was pretty well
crowded, they experienced no difficulty
in obtaining quarters.
When the contract for rebuilding the
the South Platte bridge was let thirty days
was considered ample time to get material
on the ground. They came and passed,
but the material did not arrive, greatly to
the disappointment of the contractor, the
commisssioners and the inconvenience of
the public. In the meantime the bridge
had become in so dangerous a condition
as to make it necessary to close it to
public travel, in which condition it is
Hkplv to remain some time.
S. A. Douglas Post has for some
time contempiaxeu giwug u suuawo
entertainment and camp-fire the boys
call it a "bean eat," but the beans cut so
cmnll n figure in tne matter tuat we ratner
consider it a misnomer but at a discus-
c?nn Ratnrdav evening tne iear was ex
pressed that any movement at present by
the Post might oe cousrruea as navmg a
political bearing, so it was decided to
postpone action m tne premises until
after election The unmet Army as sucn
desires to avoid an ainniiy wim p:uues
political.
j.UO COOl wave ui imv """'
f.,mwinrr nrnundamon'r the old rookery
in out-sheds for heating and cooking
ctovpc Tn consequence an unusual
rmnV nf h;ird lansuace was indulged in,
the churches being crowded last Sunday
uh npn tent ottenaers. io pui uu au
niA ctnvfl is a sore trial to the most
Qiir ilnnned mind, and even the good
i v . ...
. . a. MA.4nin nvnlamatinnc
preacliers ao.mii mat tenuiu oAwomuuuo
of surprise are excusable; but we do not
We assisted in putting up a cook stove on
Fridav without uttering uu .wuauuu,
or.fl wflu nniv once caneu u uuuci uoou
bv our better half who was superintending
the jOD. 15UC We Kept an amui kuiutv
inrr hftWOVer.
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The Telegraph ratner oversteps uie
bounds of truth m its report oi me pro
.oeriintrs of the meeting of the council
Mavor'Ormsby did not sign the contract
J J . . . . , ..i v. .i i. :.
fnr th P IRCtriC aiariU avsioiu, ojiuwuuu ll
had been purposely spread in the minute
book hoping no aouut inereuy io receive
Bi'trnntnre. The Tribune is aware
that it is on the unpopular side of this
question, viewed irom me sisuupomi oi
the boys who comprise the firo brigade,
but its duty to the public requires that it
,oiiiH not nermit this occasion to pass
without at least entering a mild protest
aeainst the consummation of an illegal
art Section 89. of chapter 14, page 191
rvimniiPd Statutes, reads, "No contract
cimll hereafter be made by the city
council or board of trustees, or any com
mittpp or member thereof, and no expense
shall be incurred by any of the officers or
departments of the corporation, whether
the object of the expenditure shall have
been ordered by the city council or board
of trustees or not unless an appropriation
shall have been previously maae concern
ing such expense, except as herein
otherwise expressly provided." As there
is no express provision suspending thi s
section, of course the action taken by the
committee creating an interest-bearing
obligation ot one tnousana dollars is
without authority of law. "
PERSONAL MENTION.
Chas. Brown of Gaslin, was in the city
Friday.
"Jack" Dill returned from Illinois
Saturday evening.
G. W. Fourgeson of Medicine precinct
came over Thursday.
Rev. Amsbary, of Sidney, was a visitor
in the city Saturday.
J. M. Dyer is spending the week with
friends in O'Fallon precinct.
Fred J. Mack returned last week from
a visit to Westfield, New York.
Mrs. Dr. McCabe returned Saturday
from a visit to friends in Omaha.
Harry Winters, of Sidney, interviewed
old-time friends in the city Monday.
Mrs. A. D. Buckworth will leave this
week for a visit with friends in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Lester Eells Is visiting the family
of W. H. Dudley in Nichols precinct.
M. T. Allum returned from the east
Sunday, having accompanied Mrs. Allum
toDes Moines.
C. E. Osgood and Loren Sturgis went
down to Lincoln Tuesday to attend the
State fair.
C. L. Patterson returned Sunday from
Marshalltown, Iowa, where he had been
for four weeks.
Maj. Risse has been doing the editorial
work on the Telegraph this week during
the absence of editor Dyer.
Walter Hoagland and James McDonald
went to Lincoln Monday to continue their
studies at the University.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Foley expect to
leave in a week or two for a pleasure trip
to Salt Lake Citv and beyond.
Rev. C. C. Hart is at Fullerton attend
ing the meeting of the Kearney Presby
tery. He will return Friday evening.
P. M. Sorenson and John Baker have
been doing carpenter work on the farm
of G. C. Campbell for several days past.
W. C Bogue was called to Pittsford,
Vermont, last week by a telegram
announcing the sickness of his son Will .
Mrs Geo Newman arrived at home
Mondny morning, from a visit of several
weeks with her father in Aumsville.
Oregon.
Elmer Baker went down to Lincoln
Monday to spend several days visiting
the State fair and looking at the sights of
the Capital .
Dr. F. M. Gray will leave about the
20th of this month for Chicago where he
will attend dental lectures and complete
his course of studies. The Doctor thinks
he may locate there permanently.
Johu Keith returned from Omaha
Monday, being the rear guard of the
Lincoln county contingent. Upon him
devolved the duty of rounding up all the
boys and sending them home. None of
them were lost, an indication that he did
his duty well .
J. E. Bush, accompanied by his wife,
arrived in the city last week aud nas ac
cepted a position in Streitz's pharmacy.
Prior to coming hero Mr. Bush was" a
clerk in one of the largest and best cpn
ducted drug stores in Omaha and is a
gentleman thoroughly conversant with
the business.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
Austin, Mr, and Mrs. Keliher, Mr. and
Mrs. Stamp, Mr. and Mrs. Finn, Mr. and
Mrs. Sorenson and several others went
down to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
tlendy, near Maxwell, Saturday after
noon and remained until Sunday even
ing. The guests were very pleasantly
entertained and are especially loud in
praise of the meals served by the hostess,
she being an exceptionally fine cook.
The ladies of the Women's Christain
Union will give a promenade concert for
the benefit of their working fund some
time during the month. Light refresh
ments, music and tableau.
Marian D. Arbogast of Garfield pre
cinct met with a severe loss during " the
storm of Tuesday, Sept. 3d, having a span j
of valuable horses and four hogs killed
by lightning. A subscription paper for
his relief was being circulated Monday,
to which our people liberally subscribed.
A man who hauls freight to Gand'
met with a mishap last Friday that will
likely serve as a good lesson, although
somewhat expensive as all good lessons
are. un tne top or a nign loau oi lum
ber he had placed his wagon box, some
mi scellaneous freight and a quantity of
coal. The whole outfit went in the
ditch not far from town.
At the meeting of the Oxford League
Friday evening President Cliffton sug
gested that the meetings be indefinitely
pestponed, or for some time at least, as
he thought it would be almost impossible
for him to be present until after confer
ence. A motion to mdenniteiy postpone
was promptly voted down, indicating that
the members believed they could get
along even without their pastor. These
meetings are very popular with tne young
people and are a source of much profit
to all who attend.
Railroad Meeting:.
There will be a meeting this (Wednes
day) afternoon at the room of the North
rlatte Ulub tor tue purpose of discussing
questions in relation to the railroad
election.
The Broken Bow Election.
The election in Broken Bow to vote aid
to the M. K. N. P. & D. Ky., will take
place on the 12th of October, one week
after the election in this county. The
precinct will give $35,000.
The B. of L. E. Fair Ball.
The ladies are making preparations to
make the B. of L. E. Fair Ball one of the
most pleasant of the coming season, on
the evening of Friday the 20th. There
will not be any formal invitations sent out,
the publ ic generally being invited.
The Bridge Bonds Sold.
The county commissioners opened the
bids for the Brady Island bridge bonds
Saturday afternoon, and sold them at a
premium of $97. After the bids were
opened and sold, a bid by telegraph was
received offering $200 premium, but of
course it was too late and the bid could
not be considered.
Fair Attractions.
In addition to the many other attractions
at the coming fair there will be a liberal
purse offered for the roping, saddling and
riding of wild bronchos and roping and
tieing wild steers. This will be excep
tionally interesting sport and will be
worth coming many miles to see. A
number of cowboys have signified their
willingness and desire to enter this
contest.
Ten Hours.
On Wednesday morning last the work
men in the Union Pacific shops in this city
j i , .
commenceu io worn ten nours per day, a
condition that has not existed for over
four years, nine hours having been the
regular days work. Of course during the
temporary rushes of work, more than
nine hours have often been but in, but the
excess was counted an overtime.
The increase of the number of hours is
hailed with delight by the workmen and
by our people. For some time past the
men have been working less than fiftv
hours per week, and a portion onlv em
ployed each alternate week, a condition
that could not ber endured very long, as
we wages earned were oareiv sufficient to
buy provisions, to say nothing of clothing
ana necessary iamny expenses.
Those in a position to know believe that
the number of men in these shops will be
Increased before winter by the. addition
of a' considerable -number. We are on
the threshold of better times .
Mr.
Mr. Belton "foor fotf-Tta Tribune
this week with a viftr mi earnestness
characteristic of th imb. lie makes an
argument which t Ant'aigkt may seem
impregnable, aad .yot &a viewed from
a business point of'tiew is untenable.
To follow the strict letUc of the law
would be almost riiohM to business
interests. The tmnnc kas at all times
large balances of the people's money in
his hands, hardly erarlett than ten and
often running up tof forty thousand
dollars. If Mr. Belttfi ware treasurer,
according to his theory, he would with
draw this vast sum of money from circu
lation, lock it up in the aafa is the treas
urer's office, and allow.it to remain there
idle, a standing invitation to every burglar
in the land to coma, and help himself.
That is what thelaw says shall be done,
but it is a 'dead' letter, throughout the
State, because it would be a ruinous
policy and is practically impossible. In
the first place, if a treasurer should
pursue such a course he could not give a
bond. Although Mr. Belton advocates
that policy, he, a careful and prudent
business man, would not be on any
treasurer's bond that would pursue it In
the second place the treasurer's life would
be in danger. A burglar would lay here
for many months watching a favorable
opportunity when the treasury was full
to "hold him up" and march him to the
safe at the point'of a anin.
Then if a treasurer cannot obey the
strict letter of the law, and in this case he
manifestly cannot, what is he to do with
the money? He can't go into the loaning
business; he must put the money some
place where it will get iato circulation as
largely as possible, and the universal
course is to deposit with the banks who
are his bondsmen. The assertion that
the banks charge usurous interest is
another question.
The Tkibune's position that Mr. Os
good has been and is a good treasurer is
still unshaken. As a collector we believe
he has been the best the county has ever
had. Exercising forbearance, prudence
and a degree of leniency consistent with
duty, he has collected large sums of old
delinquent personal taxes that were con
sidered uncollectable, and many others
who have not paid taxes lor years have
paid in part or have promised and are
making efforts to pay. Here again the
strict letter of the law is not followed.
He might issue executions levy upon and
sell the property; but that in most cases
would be persecution and would not be
sanctioned by our people.
We may have something more to say on
this subject, but we hardly think it prob
able. The people see 'it in its proper
light We think the people see it as we
see it, and will act accordingly.
Notice to Ladies.
Don't pay too much for fruit to pre
serve. Note Omaha prices at Shepard's:
California Plums per,. 20 pound box,
ANY VARIETY, $ 1 .50.
California Grapes per 20 pound box,
ANY VARIETY, $1.50. -i
California Peaches per 20 pouud box,
ANY VARIETY, $1.75. .
California Quinces', fine quality, 15 ct-s
per pound.
California Pears, extra fine quality, 10
pounds for one dollar.
All of the above fruits from Utah orch
ards when preferred. '
F. A:: SHEPARD.
Low Prices.
Time and time again the assertion has
been made that the merchants of Gaudy
and Wallace were selling goods cheaper
than the merchants of North Platte. Of
course such reports werff Jiaturally irritat
ing, although they poaeeaaed no founda
tion in fact. An inveetigitfeQ showed that
on two staple articles cqjjfee aad sugar
the merchants of taV U was named were
selling below "costf ;aaaFUwiw cut "
promply met and kept up vuwtil some
people were tired. The' competition
however resulted in close, buying, and
prices now in North Plattefare at a point
where no one can truthfully say they can
buy cheaper at surrounding towns, or even
in Omaha. The people of Lincoln county
should bear this in mind? They can get
more for their produce here than at any
competing point, and they can here buy
more goods and better goods and have
larger and more varied stocks to select
from than at any competing point
North Platte will not be undersold.
Not Pubtteted.
A lady correspondent, writing from
Wallace, says:
"I was filled with Indigaiition when
some persons in JNortn Rlatte accused
the Superintendent of appropriating to
himself a part of the institute fund . So
in justice to the Co. Supt please publish
the inclosed item, but do not publish my
name just simply what I have signed
to the item. lours respectful y,
We desire correspondence upon all
subjects of interest to the people. We
will cheerfully puDium sucn articles no
matter whether the ideas expressed coin
cide with our views or not And we do
not in all cases insist upon the writer
. . A.
signing ins or ner name.;, oui in most
cases to write over one s own signature
is the preferable way. It adds strength
to the argnment, places part of the re
sponsibility, if any exists, where it be
longs, and is proof to the public that the
author is not afraid to father his own
ideas and sentiments. While in the ar
ticle referred to in this case there is
nothing objectionable, the situation is
such that we must insist upon the author
signing her name. For that reason the
article is not puoiisneo. 4
The Bridge Contract Let.
The commissioners opened the bids for
the construction of the Brady Island
bridge on Monday afternoon. There
were six bids on file and the coutest was
spirited. Plan No. 1 is for a 10-foot.
bridge, 3-inch oak plank floor, ice break
and heavy braces. Plan Jfo. 2 is for the
same bridge except ice break nd heavy
braces.
The contract was awarded to Lisco &
Co. of Brady Island, to. construct 2,1C0
feet of No. 1 and 2,200 feet of No. 2, the
contractors being allowed five days in
which to file bond.
Following are the bids:,
Cox & Elliott of Kearney Plan No.
1, $4.49 per lineal foot for 1 foot bridge ;
plan No. 1, $6.46 per lineal foot for 16
foot bridge ; plan No. 2, $3.58 per lineal
foot.
A. G. Tullock, Leavenworth, Kansas
Plan No. 1, $3.95 per lineal foot; plan No.
2, $3.51 per lineal foot. ,
Geo. E. Ktug Bridge Co. Des Moines,
Iowa Plan No. 1, $400 per lineal foot;
Plan No. 2, $3.30 per lineal foot.
P- E. Lane, Chicago Plan No. 1, $4.87
per lineal foot; plan No. 2, $4.33 per
lineal foot; plan No. 1, 1ft foot roadway,
$6.52 per lineal foot; plans No. 2. 16 foot
roadway, $5.67 per lineal foot; turnout
No. 1, $132, extra; turaout No. 2, $121,
extra.
John L. Means, Grand Island his own
plans and specifications 10-foot roadway
with 3-inch oak floor with ice break $3.75
per foot, or with 3-inch pine or 2-inch oak
floor, $3.45; 10-foot roadway, 3-inch oak,
no ice break, $2.95, or with 3-inch pine or
2-inch oak floor, $2.67; for 16-foot road
way, same as above, fi.91, $4.63, $4.30
and $3 .91.
Lisco & Co. Brandy Island Plan No. 1,
$3.44 per lineal foot; plam No 2, $2.65
per lineal foot
Rev. E. D. Bewick visited Ogalalla ingt Wednes
day in tne interest of his denomination. lie
reports the work flourishing among the several
cuurencs in me western part or the State.
Z
To The Public
The Ladies Aid Socity of the Baptist church has
completed arrangements to give dinner and
supper each day of the county fair beginning
oept. isth. The Meyer building has been secured
as the dining hall. The Society respectfully asks
the liberal patronage of the entire community.
M.J. Sec'y.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Thompson died Sept 1st This is the second
child they have lost within a month.
Leonard Lauftner met with an accident Thurs
day night which resulted in a broken leg. He
was raking hay and the horse began kicking aad
that is all Leonard knows about it
Wm. Park has eleven acres of the finest pota
toes in this section. He has some Australian
millet seven feet high.
Alias .Tpnnff A rl tm crn Vinn luirrnn niTi?nr tha
school here and has already captivated her
scholars.
Another bachelor in this precinct is to jump
the broom stick in November.
Frank Zook has a large stock of guns, pistols
and ammunition which must be sold at once to
make room for fall stock.
G raping parties are all the go and both grapes
and pleasure arc gathered.
Willis Frazier wrecked his mower so badly the
other day that he will have to buy a new one.
O. Funkhouser will shortly start for Kansas to
bring up a herd of horses.
P. Hansen has purchased a horse and buggy.
Jim Gibson has also purchased a fine mare. Y
GARFIELD.
Everything is on the move in this section. Cy
Fox has a bran splinter new buggy, John Clark
is putting down a well on his farm and Louis
Schell is as happy as a coon in a hollow log over
the arrival of a daughter, the first girl in a family
of six children.
Jack Frost put in an appearance Wednesday
morning but he did no damage to crops.
Lee FInley, of Kansas, is visiting his brothers-in-law,
Messrs. Alexander and Speagle.
Dick Pittman fell out of his wagon a few days
since and broke his wrist He says he was per
fectly sober.
A number of families who have been visiting
the Dismal foraging plums report the crop short.
The Smith boys and Adam Sensel arc making
things lively with their uteam thresher. They
claim they can thresh corn as easily as wheat or
oats.
Marion Arbogast met with a severe loss on the
night of the 3d during a thunder storm. Light
ning struck his stable containing three horses
and a number of hogs. The stroko killed two
of the horses and two hogs, missed the third
horse, killed the third hor on the onnosite side
of the stable from the two horses and tnen passed
through the sod wall killing the fourth hog on
the outside. During the same storm Jacob Mil
ler had a stack of srrain fired by lightning and
burned to the ground, while two other stacks only
few rods distant escaped with a slight ecorching
Tho lightning also struck so near Kobert Hoffe's
house as to put out the lamp 'n the room but did
no damage. X
Real Estate Transfers
Recorded in the office of the County Clerk for
the week ending Sept. 7th :
D. Burr Willis and wife to Geo. E. Hay-
den, lot 4, block 4, Wallace f 2.30 00
T. C. ratterson and wife to Maria L.
Green, lot 8, block 13, Wallace
U. I'. Ky. Co. to Isaac Coc, s hf of 15-13-30
U. P. Ity. Co. to Isaac Coe, sw qr 5-9-28..
U. P. Ity. Co. to John Bratt, lots 3, 4, 5, G
and 7, 7-13-29, 143 acres
U. P. Ity. to Isaac Coc, lots 5, 8, 9 and 10,
in section 11, and the n hf of 1, 1:1-30
Frank Woolington to, Robert G. Ball, sw
qr of sw qr and nw qr of sw qr and sw
qr of nw qr and nw qr of nw qr 27-10-20 1000 00
rred D. apannuth to if. A. Reynolds, sw
111 a
Mary B. Thomas, formerly Mary B. Heed,
and husband to Anna W. Hawkins, u hf
of ne qr and n hf nw qr 35-9-30
U. S. to Edgar K. Howe, s hf of ne qr and
lots 1 and 2, 1-15-20. 1(50 acres
A. II. Williams to A. II. Carlson, n hf of
se qr and the sw qr and ne qr and se qr
of nw qr all in 10-10-31 ItOO 00
Abraham B. Cox to Chas M. Cox, nw qr
8-10-32 1500 (X)
Isaac Coc and wife to Equitable F. & S.
Inii). Co., sw qr 5-0-26, also lots 1, 2 and
3, lb-13-29, also all sees 13 and 15, lots 5,
0, 7, 8, 9 and 10, sec 11-13-30, 1745 acre?,
quit claim, valuable consideration and.
John Bratt and Elizabeth Bratt to Equi
table Farm and Stock Imp. Co. e hf nw
qr sec 8, se qr se qr sec 2, in 9-28; nw qr
sec 18, and lots 3, 4, 5, 0 and 7, sec 7 in
13-29; the nw qr sec 14. se qr sec 14, sw
qr sw qr sec 10, lots 3, 4, 5, 0, 7, 8 and 9,
sec 10, lots 0, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 1 and 12 sec 12,
13-30, 1187.33 acres, quit claim, valuable
consideration and 10 00
NOTICE TO DEBTOES.
One-half of all the accounts of the old
firm of Conway & Keith alter Sept. 1st
will be collected by me, and they must
be settled by Sept. 20th, and to save cost
you can settle same by calling at the
North Platte National Bank.
Signed: P. J. CONWAY.
GREAT SLAUGHTER IN
DRY
AJJUk)
CARPETS
NOTIONS, ETC.
-AT-
T. J. FOLEY'S.
250 00
900 00
480 00
429 00
1739 CO
9-30 00
700 CO
200 00
10 Ot)
CASH! CASH!! CASH!!!
Look
morelLf-
One dollar saved is one made,
at a few prices below. Why pay
for goods and pay for others who never
pay their bills. Come and gel prices.
Are you buying gnod3 as cheap as I
quote them? All goods warranted.
3-ib cau Tomatoes 10c
Corn por can 10c
Peas per can 10c
Blnckberries per can 10c
Royal or Price's Bakitig Powder pr lb 4oc
Evaporated Blackberries 10c
Evaporated Apples 10c
5-gal keg Syrup 1.50
3-gal bucket Syrup 1.00
Star Tobacco per lb 40c
Spear Head Tobacco per lb 40c
J. T. Tobacco per lb 40c
O! My! Tobacco per lb 35c
1 have a line line of Teas from 30c to
80c -per pound.
C. F. ORMSBY,
FRONT STREET.
Nearly all our fall goods have
arrived and we propose to put the
knife into them at once. Look at
the immense bargains.
DRESS GOODS DEFT.
15 pieces Cable mill double-width
dress goods in all new shades, 12ic,
worth 25c; 20 pieces 50-inch all-
wool sacking flannel 4oc, worth
75c; 25 pieces 54-mch very best
flannel in all the new
shades 75c, worth $1; 15 pieces ail-
wool imported 42-inch Henriettas
75c, regular price 1.25.
L1NEJN DEPT.
50 pieces all linen crash 8c per
yard, worth 12ic; 50 pieces at 10c,
worth loc; Unbleacned lableuam-
ask 40 to 60c; 5 pieces bleached
linen damask 50c, regular price 75c;
25 doz. Turkish bath towels 2 for
25c, worth 25c each.
DOMESTIC DEPT.
All the be:;t Prints will go at 5
cents ner vard: 2000 yards brown
cotton at Cc worth 8c; 2000 yards
brown cotton at 8c worth 10c;
5000 dress and staple ginghams at
Gc, worth 10c; 5000 yards all the
best makes staple and dress ging
hams at 8c worth 12; 5000 yards
fine seersucker ginghams at 8c,
worth 15c; 2000 yards best shirt
ings at 10c, worth 15c.
CARPET DEPT.
The best makes two-ply
Garnet 62Ac. A fine line
Ingrain
of Body
Brussels at much
usual prices.
less than their
75 doz. ladies' fine merino vests
45c, worth 75c.
Fifty gold handle
brellas 1.50 each,
83.00.
silk-
regular
Urn-price
Great
Laces.
ST3
Jm m
bargains in Ribbons and
J. FOLEY.
-Guns for sale or rent at McGee's.
Just received at Hershey &
Co's an assortment of Fine
Buggies, Phaetons and Buck
boards, whifjjfrwill be sold at
loiclifureaiwmsidering qual-
tyle.
Pitch forks for twenty-five cts at
Stewart & Sherman's.
Prices orhardware, tinware, stoves,
&c have taken a tumble at McGee's.
Call on him and be convinced.
-Shells loaded to order at McGee's.
GRAND : BALL
-AT
Wellfieet, Neb.
-ON-
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20.
AGrnndBall, in nidof the building fond of
the Epiecopal church, will bo held nt Wellfieet
in the new store building on Friday evening,
Sept. 20th. The floor is 48x60 feet and will ac
commodate 100 conples comfortably. Dancing
will commence at 8:30 p. m. Splendid mnsic
has been engaged. Tickets S1.00, ladies free.
Supper and refreshments will bo served upstairs
on the second floor. Contributions of refresh
ments for the supper table may be sent to Mrs.
George C. Hawkins and Mrs. Alf Davis Tickets
are to bo obtained only from the executive com
mitteeDoctor McNeil Smith, C. C. Hawkins
and Alf II. Davis and at the hall.
II. McNEIL SMITH, Treasurer.
Settle Up!
I shall leavo town about the 18th or 20th
of this mouth. All who are indebted to
mo are requested to call aud settle.
F. M. Gray, Dentist.
Do not. fail, to stepf in Stewart &
Sherman's and ee their twortmeut of
Flower Pots andBtwcto. .
GRAIN WANTED.
I want 50.000 bushels of wheat, 75,600
bushels of corn, 75,000 bushels oats and
30,000 -bushels of rye, for which I will
pay cash at highest market price.
C. F. IDDINGS,
Lumber, Coal and Grain.
Brim;
in the bones. Highest market
price paid for tnera at my residence at
west end of Fifth street.
Martin English.
The best powder is to be found at
McGee's.
A full line of fishing tackle cheap
at McGee's.
The largest stock of Flower Pots
ever brought to this city at
Stewart & Sherman's.
LOOK OUT I
If you buy one gallon of Paint, I give a
good brush to put it on. This refers to
any color you may select.
JVRANK JfEAIiE.
For choicest
Pork call on
cuts of Beef. Mutton or
Klenk & "Gat WARD.
The Garland Stoves and Ranges made
in over 700 different styles and sizes are
for sale by Stewart & Sherman.
Good Sulky Hay Rakes
from eight to thirteen feet
wide at low prices.
Hershey & Co.
IF YOU WANT
Nice, fresh, dried fruits, call at Von
Goetz iSorth bide Urocerv store, wnere
3Tou will find them and everything else in
the grocery line.
For Good Meat Call on
BltODBECK & GlRMANN.
V. VON GOETZ
Says that competition is the life of trade,
aud that he is alive and has a better class
of goods than ever. He is bound to
please in quantity, quality and price. The
original north side store.
If you want the best sewing machine in
the market, call and see me and get the
Genuine Singer. Terms easy. Or if you
want a Loan on your farm I can accomo
date you without delay.
Jas. P. Taylor.
Office at Conway & Keith's. No. Tlatte
Money To Loan on Chattels,
II . S . Boal, Rooms 7 and 8, Land Office
Block.
AT COST.
I have a few buggies, two seated
carriages and road carts, which I
will close out at cost. Call before
they are all gone. L. Strickler.
Rock Springs lump or nut coal.
C. F. Iddings
Choice home-cured Hams and Bacon
at Klenk & Gatward's.
HORSES FOR SALE.
Several head of heavy work horses for
sale by J. It. Bangs.
Machine Oils at
Hershey & Co.
Money to Loan on Chattels.
Gk T. Field, Rooms 7 and 8,
Land Office Block.
u
ore Sate.
Great Bargains in
FUENITUEE.
I have on hand an overstock of
Children's Carriages, Rattan Rock
ers, Easy Chairs and Children's
Chairs that I will sell
REGARDLESS OF COST
within the next thirty days.
All kinds of Upholstered Goods,
Lounges, Parlor Suits, Fancy
Chairs, Platform Rockers and Di
vans at a BIG DISCOUNT.
Foldiner Beds in late Styles AT
COST.
JAMES BELTON,
20,000 pounds Barb Wire at cost.
100 kegs Wire Nails at Cost.
10 Gasoline Stoves at cost.
Money to Loan
ON
IMPROVED FARMS
AND CHATTELS
Lowest Rates, Best Terms.
NO DELAY.
J.
Call at Strickler's and see the
Love Sewing Machine. It will sew
two seams at one time with two
colors of thread, work button holes
and do oyer seaming, all without
any attachment and at a low price .
mi
The celebrated Diamanta Spectacles
and eye glasses, all styles and prices
fitted by A. F. Streitz.
All persons who are in
debted to Kate Wood & Co.,
please call and settle.
Kate Wood & Co.
TO HAY CONTRACTORS.
We have a large supply of prime
Smoked Meats and Corned Beef
very cheap. On account of our
largely increased trade, we can sell
on very small margin. We are
selling more meafcchan ever.. Call
on us before purchasing your supr
plies, and you will save money.
KLENK & GATWARD.
McGee has all sizes of cutlled and
drop shot.
The Best Tinner in the Land.
I have always done good tin work, but
I lately secured the services of C. F.
Wills the best tinner in the land, and am
prepared to do better work than ever for
those who favor me with their orders.
L. Strickler.
Rooms To Rent
By the Day, Week or Month at the Lloyd
House, first door east of Opera House.
tf W. LtOYD.
We can at any time supply customers
with the choicest cuts of Beef, Pork,
Veal and Mutton. Also Fish, Oysters
and vegetables in their season. The
finest line of all kinds of sausage in the
city at all times.
BltODBECK & GlRMANN.
McCormick & Deering
Mowers and a large stock of
Repairs for the same.
Hershey & Co.
Go to Hershey & Co's for
Studebaker, Whitewater and
Moline wagons.
Klenk & Gatward have jast put in
new steam sausage machinery and are
now prepared to furnish better sausage
and cheaper than any market in town .
Qive them a call when you want first
class goods.
Smokers can always find a good cigar
at Schmalzried's manufactory. He man
ufactures his cigars from the best of leaf
tobacco.
NEW ROAD.
The new road is surely coming and for
proof just call at the undertaking rooms
of Sam Adams the Locust street under
taker and see the low rates on his goods,
which must have come in on the new
road or else he could not afford to sell at
such a reduced rate. Remember his
stock of goods is entirely new. Free
hearse to the city burial grounds.
GEO. R. HAMMOND,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Oils, Gasollse, Coal Tar, Crude
Petroleum, Mica Axle Grease,
Rochester Lamps, Etc.,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEB.
Powder 25 lbs. for $5 at McGee's.
If you want a good gasoline stove
cheap, call at McGee's.
MONEY TO LOAN
on Chattels by Wm. Brown, Room 1,
Land Office Block.
I have just received a fine stock of
Dodson & Hill's celebrated mixed pickles,
both sweet and sour. These are fine
goods. V. Von Goetz,
North Side Grocery Store.
Machine loaded shells cheap
McGee's.
at
New Fall Suitings.
I have just received a fine stock of new
fall goods for suits and single garments,
which I am prepared to make "up in the
latest style, workmanship guaranteed.
Shop up stairs in the Carlson block.
A. P. Carlson.
FINE SAUSAGE.
The sausage of all kinds manufactured
bv Klenk & Gatward has aehievprl n wirin
reputation for excellence. They ship
large quauuuea io aeaiers up ana uown
At J
tne roau.
To make room for new stock
will sell the best line of cook and
Jewel gasoline stoves and baby
carriages, at greatly reduced prices.
h. bTRICKLER.
HAY MEN
ATTEHTI03ST!
I am agent for the
im Sa; Siaokers ani Loaders
And Acme Hay Sweeps-
I am also agent for the
Steel ail Chain Mowers.
I keep repairs for the Steel and
Chain Mower, Champion Mower
and Buckeye Mower. Six different
kinds of Hay Hakes from 15 to 18
each. Implements of all kinds at
bed-rock prices.
liepairs for Champion Mowers
and Halliday Windmills.
Wm. J, PATTERSON
