-a . ' . . ' . . If Y THE. TRIBUTE. B AJffi & MOULDEN, Prop's. TERMS: Pdin Advance, only $1.00 per year. e Year, i not Advance, fl.50. Six Jiontks, ia Advance, - - . .75 Three Months, in Advance, - - .50 Advertising Rates on Application. am . aa.' aa aaaw y aai. bbi bbw . amy avnaav . v LP YOL. YI. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 6, 1890. NO 80. E. B. WARNER, Funeral Director. AND EMBALMER. "A full line of first-class funeral supplies always in stock; East Sixth street, next door to First Na tional Bank, NORTH PLATTE, - NEBBRSKA. Telegraph orders promptly attended to. HI SUI (iOODS SOLD AT 25 PEE CENT BELOW EEGULAR PRICE. To made room for winter goods we will offer everything in our store such as Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps, fat such prices as . will defy competition. 'Ho.w,, bargain seekers, is your time and will show you GOODS and PRICES. we MODEL CLOTHING HOUSE, M. EINSTEEN & 00. D. BtJCKWORTH, C. F. Iddings, President. Vice Pres't. Saml. Goozee, Asst. Cashier. J. E. Evans, Cashier is a avT Platte National Bank, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA- $75,000.00. ?PAID UP CAPITAL, E. W. HAJtiCOND," C. F. Iddings, M. C. Lindsay, DIRECTORS: M. Oberst, A. F. Stbeitz, H. Otten, 0. M. Carter, J. E. Evans, A. D. Buck worth. A General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. Choice Farm Loans Negotiated. Immediate and Careful Attention Given the Interest of our Customers. J. Q. TH ACKER, Ml 33 RUGGIS T-jW NEARY BLOCK, SPRUCE STREET, TSro-RTH; PLATTE, - NEBEASKA. WE AIM TO HANDLE THE BEST GRADE OF GOODS, SELL THEM AT REASONABLE PRICES, AND WARRANT EVERYTHING AS REPRESENTED. Orders from the country and along the line of the Union Pacific Railway Solicited. LUMBER BSCOAL. C- . XJDJDX LTJMBEK, Lath., SASH, 'BLINDS, DOORS, Etc. LIME AND CEMENT. Rock Springs Nut, Bock Springs Lump. Pennsylvania Anthracite, Colorado Anthracite) AND Colorado Soft C O -A- YARD ON R. R. TRACK WEST OF DEPOT, The Patterson Wagon and Blacksmith Shop. All Kinds of Repairing, Blacksmithing, Etc.- ALL KINDS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Cultivators, Corn Planters, Plows and Harrows, Bay Stackers, Hay Loaderi,Hiy'3jKeeps, Hay Rakes, Lumber and Spring Wagons, Buggies, Phaetons Carts, Potato Planters, the Improved Red, White and Blue Mowers. Repairs ordered for all kinds of machinery EVERYTHING AT BED-ROOK PRICES HEBRASIA HEWS. Robbincr the clothes of bathers lucrative business at Beatrice. Preparations on a grand scale are being made for the coming Chautauqua at Long Pine. C. S. Lincoln of Overton lost a Ham bletonian stallion, rallied at $1,500, by lightning. Fire destroyed Meadimber's carriage factory and several residences at Omaha. Total loss, 150,000. The census shows that there are 6,071 children of school age in Clay county, an increase of 800 over last year. A steamboat has been purchased to ply the billows of Oak creek and furnish de light to all pleasure seekers at Danne brog. Thieves made a raid on a number of binders in north Dodge county and car ried off all the twine that could be found about them. B. O. Wilson of the Kearney New Era has invented a machine for folding papers which folds three times and packs, snugly in a nesting box. The business of Nash & Hermann, merchants of Homer, came to a very sudden stop a few days ago, with liabili ties amounting to $ 6,000. The Benkleman Republican is responsi ble for the statement that Tascott, the murderer of Millionaire Snell, is located on a claim in Dundy connty. The farmers of Box Butte county are talking irrigation in dead earnest. All they want is a feasible plan mapped out and they will take hold of it. Congressman Dorsey has introduced a bill to pay John Breitling of Fremont $738 for rations which he furnished sol diers at Camp Kirkwood, Io., in 1862. A special election will be held in Gree ley county August 12th to vote on a change of location for the county seat. Scotia, Greeley Centre and O'Connor are nil in it. The engine and machinery for the sink ing of a 1,000-foot mineral test well on the banks of Oak creek, near Dannebrog, have arrived and drilling will commence at once. The United Brethren are contemplating the erection of a church edifice at Am herst on the K. B. & H road, in the near future. Plans and specifications have been made. J. A. Sollenbergerof York, "while at- The Gandy Star says a larjp amount of corn is being brought into that town for which 35 cents per bushel is paid. Rev. J. D. Pulis preached his farewel sermon Sunday to his Baptist congrega tion at Kearney. Rev. Mr. Pulls wil supply the pulpit of the Baptist church at Red Cloud, temporarily. He has worked hard in the interest of his church in Kearney and leaves behind him a new church edifice which will reflect credit on his efforts long after he has left. N. J. Lowe of Kearney lost the nozzle of the hose used in sprinkling the lawn a few weeks v ago. The nozzle was o brass, about six inches long.; -The lawn was carefully searched, but, it conldTno' be found . A week later some boys were playing with a large land turtle in the yard, shaking it by the tail, when the animal disgorged the missing nozzle. Information comes from the North river that during a severe thunder storm on Friday night the dwelling of a Mr. Keith, residing on a claim about eight miles west of Camp Clarke, was struck by lightning and Mrs. Keith and her daughter were instantly killed, says the Sidney Journal. Mr. Keith was also severely injured by the bolt but will re cover. .Last week a day was set lor tne mar riaee of H. E. Johnson and Miss Nora Smith of Glenwood. The guests assem bled, the spread was ready, but no bride groom came. The next morning It was learned that instead of marrying Miss Smith, Johnson had gone to Qentral City in company with LHlie Tiiford and a witness from Fullertnn, and was quietly married. Warrants have been issued for the ar rest of M..D. Roche, of Omaha, ex-Coun ty Clerk John N. Burke, and Edward Johnston, of the South Omaha cltv coun cil . Roche is charged with offering and two councilmen with accepting bribes to influence their vote on an ordinance re cently granting right of way through the city to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. At Ainswortu auout three weeks ago Mrs. Ben Fifer gave birth to triplets, three girls, who are thriving bs well as might be expected, and their parents have named them Faith, Hope and Charity. Sunday Mrs. A. Rathburn gav birth to twins, a boy and girl, combined, weight eighteen pounds, and they :make fourteen children for this family and the parents tempting to raise a balcony window in J are not yet forty years of age. the Methodist church, fell through to the ground, a distance of thirty feet, sustain ing severe injuries. Burglars effected an entrance into the Commercial Bank at Weeping Water, after overpowering the watchman, but failed to open the safe. They took $1,000 loose cash . Jesse Bingham was given a preliminary hearing at Chadron on the charge of stealing cattle and was bound over in the sum of $2,000. He refused to give the required security and went to jail. The York waterworks company has been pumping water from a creek into the mains, and the board of health passed resolutions condemning the water as unfit and unhealthy for use in any shape. An old lady named Young, living ut Geneva, made the second attempt to end her life Sunday by the rough on rats route. A doctor was called and she still liyes. She is said to be feeble minded. Dakota City is putting in street lamps all over the town. Every person resid ing on the corner of a block who will guarantee to keep the lamps in good con dition and light them is supplied free by the city. Clyde, the 11-year-old son of Mr. Blaine, living a mile northwest of Mason, fell in a well twenty-one feet deep, striking and fracturing his skull and breaking the bridge of his nose. His recovery is very doubtful. Chris Jensen and George Kline of Min den were bound over to the district court in the sum of $200 each for giving a tar and feather soiree in honor of M. L. Trough, who was too intimate with Mr. Kline's pretty wife. Solomon Hill, a Winnebago Indian, has taken apartments in the Dakota county jail. Solomon in his wisdom caught on to civilization and disposed of some property which was liberally plas tered with mortgages. A hog rooted tha foot of a ladder on which two painters were at work at Clay Center, and precipitated the whole outfit to the ground, a distance of twenty feet. The men were not badly injured, but the hog was. The hog must go. E. L. Heath, editor of the Rushville Standard, was allowed by the Republican convention of Sheridan county to name his own delegates to the senatorial and representative conventions, and the worthy editor appreciates the compliment. At a meeting of the town council of Sutton a contract was entered into with Engineer Richardson to get up plans for system of waterworks to cost about $20,000. The people are enthusiastic and the bonds will carry almost unanimously. Dakota county is out about $123 by a trick played by a granger wolf hunter. During the clerk's absence James Teller took a load of chip monk scalps to the office-and-jJCUs Hersch, deputy clerk, is sued warrant for the amount named as bounty thereon . The sheriff will inter view Mr. Teller A gang of horse thieves supposed to be from the Black Hills country have been doing very effective work in the vicinity of Hastings for the past two weeks, and have succeeded in running off between thirty and forty head of horses. Tues day about seventy-five farmers met in secret session in Hastings, organized, and propose to resort to mob violence if the business is continued and the thieves are caught. Great preparation is being made by the committee for the forthcoming soldiers' reunion at Grand Island. All the tents and equipage have been secured, and numerous attractions never- before heard of at a reunion will be given. Among them may be mentioned the tower which is proposed to bo built, with a steam elevator. Several landjngs'-.nlll be estab lished, where meals and refreshments will be served . It is proposed to build it 500 feet high. It will give a fine view of the city and surrounding country. Judge E. R. Dean, connty judge of Butler county, denies-that-a large portion of the crimes before the Nebraska courts have their origin in or may be traced di rectly or indirectly as the result of the saloons. He says the origin of crime in this state "is just where it is everywhere else; in the nature of the beast. They want a scapegoat for their own dovilish natures, so they put it onto poor, inno cent whisky that never was known to meddle with sny one. Fire is all right, but if a man is fool enough to han dle it improperly, why, he pays for it, that's all " Arsenic and Potash Three -Times a Day for Twenty-Five Tears. I have been taking S. S. S. (Swift's Specific), and feel it to be my duty to state its results, that others who are simi larly affected inay profit by my exper ience, and be relieved of their sufferings. I had suffered for a long, long time with what the doctors called Herpes, an erup tion of the skin, forming scales and blotches which was horrible to endure. Under the advice of physicians I took 30 drops of Fowler's Solution of Arsenic every day for 25 years besides many other kinds of medicines, without a cure. I have been taking S. S. S. for about two months, and the eruption and un pleasant symptoms have all disappeared, and I am continuing it to completely root it out of my blood, which I" am con fident it will do; and what It has done for me I am sure it .will do for others, for 1 there are thousands, ofsuch'cases all over the country which resist all other treat ment. I have lived here in my present business for 22 years. R. R. Rouse, Dealer in Machinery, 31 and 33 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. The second district of Oregon shows by the census 71,500 population. This in cludes all counties east of Mutbronahtrnd the least populous. GEKERAL IEWB. The contract for the construction of the Seattle-Montana connection of the Great Northern has been let. The new U. P. time table will make the time from San Francisco to Chicago in three and a half days. Congressman Clunle, of California, hopes to get his California war claim of $2,500,000 through this session. Albert Rappleye is journeying from the Atlantic to the Pacific by canoe. He will finish in the Columbia at Astoria. The steamer George W. Elder was ashore last week off Port Townsend, Wash., and is now being repaired. B. Campbell, general freight agent of the Union Pacific, saved two ladies from drowning at Naoaimo, B. C, last week. Dr. Samuel Francis Smith, who, in 1832, wrote the national anthem "Amer ica," Is still living at his home in Newton, Mass. The sheriffs of Oregon, in convention at Salem, elected E. M. Croisan, of Marion county , president, and Mr. Cates, of Wasco, secretary. John Shook, a wealthy cattle-owner of Klamath county, Oregon, shot and killed George Goodlow, a neighbor. A ship arrived at Tacoma from Yoka homa with 4i;385 packages of tea; valued at $1,250,000. The cargo was consigned to eastern parties. A committee of five has been appointed by the Portland chamber of commerce to assist the state commissioners in Oregon's representation at the World's Fair. Both of the Nevada Senators, Stewart and Jones, are extravagantly fond of tobacco, and their liking for a good cigar is greater even than General Grant's. According to the census now just com pleted, Portland has a population of 35, 861. The two suburbs, East Portland and Albina, together have a populotion of 15,000. The native sons and pioneers will jointly celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Ad mission day, September 9. Fully &),000 people are expected to be in San Francisco on the occasion. The Colorado Midland railroad has let a contract to Michael H. Keefe, of Butte, Mont, for the construction of a tunnel. It will be 9,350 feet long, the third longest in the United States, and will cost $1,000,- The special agents of the treasury have completed the count of the money in the United States sub treasury at San Fran cisco and find $70,000,000, though the missing $10,000 of four years ago is not yet accounted for. At the city school elections held in Ogden and Salt Lake City, the liberal or anti-Mormon party were victorious bv majorities exceeding those at the spring election. This takes tiie schools from under Mormon control. President Harrison has written Gover nor Brackett an autograph letter in which he says he hopes to be in Boston Tuesday, August 12, the day of the Grand Army parade, and in reply to the Governor's in quiry, states that he will accept such hos pitality on the part of the state as bis brief stay and the exercises of the occasion will permit. It is asserted that the habit of opium smoking is being introduced into Great Britain, not in the form of an evil custom, bu under the advice of some medical men to their patients. There has arisen in consequence a demand that the med ical societies shall deal promptly and sharply with any physician who may be found to have prescribed such a vice as a remedy. During the first six months of the year twenty-one railroads were sold under foreclosure, the total mileage being 1,930 miles, the funded debt $35,930,000, the capital stock $56,147,000, the total debt and stock $92,047,000. In the same period nine roads were placed in the hands ot receivers, the mileage being 1,380 milps; funded debt. $24,616,000; capital stock, $22,576,000; total bonds and stock, $47,172,000. The Central Labor Union of New York has already decided to go into politics and nominate a ticket. Thar hnv n. pointed a conference committee to look after it. This conference committee and the socialists are trying to agree, but the socialists have withdrawn from the Cen tral Labor Union and do not want to have any more to do with it. That means a socialist countv ticket. The only female centenarian who ever voted died at Newcastle, Wyoming. Sat urday. It was Mrs. Hannah Sullivan, who often verified the statement that she was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1779. Ten children were the fruit of two marriages, contracted at 17 and 50. Her grandchildren numbered forty, and her great-grandchildren twenty-five. Her health was always excellent, a face can cer, causing death. The National Rifles of Washington, D. C.,. have for some time been contempiat. ng-atrip. to Europe this summer, and application was recently made for pass ports. The application was held, how ever, until the foreign governments could be heard from. Germany at once abso lutely refused admission within her bor ders to any armed company from the United States, and England said rifles could not enter Ireland. Of course this' ended all talk of the European trip among the boys. RENNIE'S GREAT Dry Goods aw Carpet House, ii ub i! mm mum. TWO FLOORS, EACH 22X1 OO FEET. We are Opening New Goods Every Day, gpeeial hoe ale all W ee $5.00 French Kid Shoes at 3.50. . . " 5 to 8 Boys' Schoolhouse Shoes at $1.00. fr ; - 8 to 12 Boys' Schoolhouse Shoes at $1.25. . 12 to 2 Boys' Schoolhouse Shoes at $1.50. Every pair warranted. Will give new Shoes for every pair not satisfactory. RENNIE'S. GJRIMES & WILCOX, Attorneys-at-Law, NORTH PLATTE, - NEBR. Office over North Platte National Bank. "WM. NEVILLE, Attorney-at-Law, Office: Neville Block, Sixth Street, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. W. C. LEMON, Land Attorney and Loan Agt. Monev constantly on hand to close form loans at lowest rates given in Western Nebraska. All kinds of business before United States Land Office attended to. Office over Foley's Stobe. NORTH PLATTE, NEB. D ENTIS TEY A. B. AYRES, D. D. S., Has located at North Platte to stay. Of fice over Brown's Clothing Store. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED C. M. DUNCAN, M. Q. Physician and Surgeon. Office: Ottenstein's Block, np stairs. Office hoars from 9 to 12 a. in., 2 to 5 and 7 to 0 p. m .Residence on West Sixth Street, LAND OFFICE NOTICES. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte, Nebr., ) Jane 27, 1890. J" Notice is hereby riven that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Register and Receiver at North Platte, Neb., on September 15, 1890, viz: David E. Johnston, who filed D.S. No. 11,376, for the east half south-east quarter, north-west quarter south-east quarter, north east quarter south-west quarter, section 21, T. 15N.,R. 29 W. He names the following wit nesses to provo his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WiUiam Lane, Abraham L. Bcchtold. LafaTCtte Pease. l y . . i . - . iiuunes n.eni, an oi myrtle, Nebraska. JonN I. 256 Lincoln County, riESBITT. Register. N07,ICE FOR PUBLICATION. Laud Office at North Platte, Nebr., ) . . JalylO.1890 J Notica iS hereby-, given that the following named settleisnpffled notice of his intention to make final ptmEfl-Bupporc ot hlrfdafrn , and that said proof wilTbe made before Register and Receiver at North Platto, Nebr., on Sept. 13, 1890, viz: Alexander Johnson. H. E. No. 7711, for tho S. E. quarter Sec. 34, T. la N R. 33 W. Ho names the following witnesses to prove his con tinuous residence upon antl cultivation of, said land, viz: John Johnson, Alvah B. Clayton, Benjamin W. Jones and John Qunderson, all of North Platto, Nebraska. 27G Jonx I. Nesbitt, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte, Neb., ? July 22, 1890. f Notice is horeby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to mako final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made beforo Register anil Receiver at North Platte, Nebr., on Aug. 27th, 1890. vix: George H. Sisson, . H. E. No. 39tU for tho northeast quarter Section 20, Township 14 Range 32 West. Ho names the following wit nesses to provo his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Columbus C. Wctzell, Augustus B. Murphy, Henry H. Cook, Thomas Anderson, all of Horshey, Nebr. John I. Nes bitt. Register NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. U. P. TIME TABLE. OOINO EAST. No. & Chicago Express DeptBiO A. M. No. 2 Limited " 1235 r. M. No. 8 Atlantic Express " 1:10 a. m. No. 22-Freight " 3:15 M. GOIKQ WEST MOUNTAIN TI31E. No. 7 Pacific ExDress Dept 5:10 a. 31. No. 5 Denver Express " 925 p. ar. No. 1 Limited " 1030 p. M. No. 23-Freight " 7:15 A. ai. J. C. Febouson. Agent. $50 REWARD. By virtue of the laws of the State of Nebraska, I hereby offer a reward of Fifty Dollars for the captnie and conviction of any person charged with horeo stealing in Lincoln county. D. A. BAKER, Sheriff. Superintendent's Notice. Until October only I shall be found in the Superintendent's office in North Platte upon the third and fourth Saturdays, and during all of the intervening week. Examinations on third Saturday of each month . MARY E. HOSFORD, County Supt. H. MacLEAN, Fine Boot and Shoe Maker, And Dealer In MEN'S LADLES' AND CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES. Perfect Fit, Best "Work and Goods as Represented or Money Refunded. REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. R. D. THOMSON, -A-xcliitect, Vs 1( n j uon ictor and Boier 127 Sixth St. Cor. of Vine, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte, Nebr. ? Juiyth, ISW. j Notico is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notico of his intention to mako final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made beforo tho-Register and Re ceiver at North Platte, Neb., on Octobor'Oth, 1890, viz: Frederick J. Diener, Homestead Entry No. 4102, for the southwest quarter of tho north east quarter and the southeast quarter of tho northwest quarter and lots 2 and 3, section (J, town 12, range 29 west. Ho names the following witnesses to provo his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: John Harden, of Watts. Neb., Chris Rerup, of North Platte, Neb., James L. Pell, of Watts, Neb., and Henry T. Johnson, of North Platte, Neb. 296 Jon:; I. Nesbitt, Register. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. Notico is hereby uiven that by virtue of n chat tel mortgage, dated December 2d, 1887, and duly filed in the otiico of tho county clerk of Keith county on the 5th day of December, 1837, and in the office of the county clerk of Lincoln county, Nebraska, on tho 2d day of July, 1890, and ex ecuted by Swan P. Johnson to Hershey & Co. to secure the payment of the sum of $298.00 and upon which there is now duo tho sum of $107.50 Defanlt having been made in the payment of said sum and no suit or otuer proceeding at law having been instituted to recover said dobt or any part thereof, therefore I will sell the follow ing property therein described, viz: Ono sorrel mare with white spot in forehead, weight about 1,100 pounds, left hind foot white, scar on right foro foot, ago about 7 years; one white mare with dark points, age about 3 years, and weight about .800 pounds, and colt by her side; one whito faced bay horso colt, 2 years old; ono yearling mare colt, at public auction at the placo of busines of Hershey & Co., in North Platto, Nobr., on tho 23d day of August, 1890, at 1 o'clock P. M. of said day. Gbimes it Wilcox, North Platte. Nebraskt"03 kort July 25th, 1890. 3)9 CATTLE FOR SALE. 8oventy hpad consisting of cows, yearling steers and heifers and this years' calves. For full particulars caU on E. F, Myers, on section 2, town 11, range 29, Mylander Pre cinct. ?,w lemy 4 Acai OF THE 1 Holy Child Jesus, I.IrLcoln, 3bTe"fo. .uThis iilS!f-l,Q,tifn ondaoted by tho Sisters ot the Holy Child Jeans, from Sharon Hill, Phila delphia, Pa will open as a boarding and select dayechootforyoong ladies on Monday, Sept. 8th, 1890. Parents will find in this Academy all tho fea tures of a secluded and refined homo for their daughters. A thorough, useful and accom phshod education is imparted, and particular care 11 bestowed on tho moral improvement of the pupils. Difference of religion no obstacle to the, ad mission of pupils. Eor particulars address, REV. MOTHER SUPERIOR, Convent of the Holy Child Jesus. LINCOLN, NEB.