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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, , WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1891.
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We will give j-beaesTvalue for your honest .money.
The finest and most popular line of
Fall and Winter Styles
Is now ready ready and waiting the lucky buyer
.A.t Fairest Prices.
Full worth for your money is positively guaran
teed on every purchase.
NOTHING LIKE THIS STOCK
For Style, Assortment and Popularity.
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loining, mis, iaps, doois, cMiues, liuiiKb
- Valises and Underwear.
TEE MODEL CLOTHING HOUSE,
M. EINSTEIN & CO.
GREAT
TOWN LOT
SALE!
DURING THE NEXT THIRTY
DAYS I WILL OFFER
FOR SALE
ONE HUNDRED
Choice Residence Lois
In the City of North Platte at
Prices ranging from
$50 to $150
PER LOT.
TERMS: One-tenth cash and bal
ance in monthly installments of from
$5.00 to $10.00 each.
The prices on these lots are not to
exceed one-half their real value. Oall
at my office and see plats and prices.
No trouble to show lots.
Thos. C. Patterson.
LUMBER BICOAL.
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LUMBEE,
SASH,
BLINDS,
DOORS, Etc.
LIME AND CEMENT.
Rock Springs Nut,
Eock Springs Lump.
Pennsylvania Anthracite,
Colorado Anthracite
AND
Colorado Soft
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YARD ON R. R. TRACK WEST OF DEPOT,
GENERAL NOTES.
La grippe is epidemic at St. Louis.
Secretary Foster is steadily improving.
Red Key, Ind., was nearly destroyed
by fire.
An inventory of Parnell's property
snows it to De valued at 355,870.
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Joan .aicuiong, or warren, Ind., was
killed by a wild boar while hunting.
George W. Stewart, of Georgia, who in
rented the sea telephone, died at New
York.
George Harris, the ninth victim of the
Shepard block disaster at St. Paul is
dead.
The Liberal conference to consider rural
reforms has opened in London with 425
delegates present.
The court has arrived at a decision in
the Sawtelle case. Judges decline to
grant a new trial.
President Phelps, of the American As
sociation, has called a special meeting at
Indianapolis on December 15.
Henry G. Kenney, a merchant of Apollo,
Pa., pleaded guilty to the charge of send
ing obscene letters through the mails.
Developments in the deaths of George
F. Barr and wife at Spyfield, Mass., lead
to the belief that they were murdered.
By the collapse of a frame building in
course of erection at Leighton, Pa., two
men were killed and five seriously injured.
The postmaster general has imposed a
heavy fine on the Indiana Midland rail
road for not carrying mail on schedule
time.
The inquiry into the immoral practices
of United States Marshal Parsons of Utah
Bhow that official up in an unenviable
light. ,
Private Nelson of the First artillery was
placed on trial at Brooklyn for the mur
der of Private Love. Insanity is the de
fense. E. E. Meredith, Democrat, of the Third
Virginia district, was elected to congress
to succeed General Lee by over 4,000 ma
jority! The Graves murder trial continues to
excite attention at Denver, Colo. Judge
Furman made the opening talk for the
defense.
The Misse Clinch, half-sisters of Mrs.
A. T. Stewart, deeded tlieir interest in the
Stewart estate to the children of their
deceased sister.
At a meeting of he world's fair com
mission Vice President De Young sprung
a scheme to ask congress to coin 50 cent
pieces for the fair.
The Dallas City council has adopted
unanimously a set of resolutions indorsing
R. Q. Mills to represent Texas in the
United States senate.
James B. Moore, the Chicago neent of
the Louisiana lottery, has been arrested.
In the office were found a lot of lottery
tickets hid in the coal bin.
The sixteen anarchists caught in the re
cent raid at Grief's hall, in Chicago, who
were fined and their fines remitted, have
appealed to the criminal court.
Charles P. Beckwith, a broker and
dealer in oils at 153 Maiden lane, New
York, made an assighment to Joseph A.
Sogers, jr., without preferences.
Starkey and Brown, the murderers of
ex-Senator D. B. Gilham of Alton, Ills.,
were convicted of the crime and sentenced
to thirty years in the state prison.
The fire cracker house of Marston &
Wells of Boston, Mass., has been blown
up. uno person was Killed, 'inree ouua-
ings were destroyed. Loss, f 15,000.
The Mexican government is feeding
thousands of people in Durango and
neighboring states who are in destitute
circumstances owing to crop failures.
A bloody shooting affray occurred at
Mancas, Colo., participated in by five
men. uaraner "junmngnam, a saloon
keeper, was killed and many others
wounded.
The eastbonnd Rock Island train, while
between Deroy and Bindena, Mo., was
fired upon by unknown parties. Miss
Mary Jones of Sandwich, Ills., was ser
iously injured.
Catarino Garza, after his attack on
Para, Mex., crossed the border and was
teen with three followers to enter a coach
on a train bound for San Antonio, at Cor
pus Christi, Tex.
The Sigler block, containing Bradley's
meat market, Sigler's dry goods store,
Canaday's dry goods store and Glass'
hardware store, at Frankfort, Ind., was
destroyed by fire.
Joseph L. Tire, who was convicted of
murdering his wife, has been sentenced to
he electrocuted at Auburn, . Y., during
the week commencing Monday, the 18th
day of next January.
A psRsenger train on the Illinois Central
railroad collided with a Midland train at
the crossing at Areola, Ills., killing Engi
neer Woodruff of the Illinois Central and
Injuring several passtngera.
A blacksmith in the villiage of Ath-
Kauitza, Hungary, in despair at his in
ability to procure work, killed his wife
and three children, set fire to the house
and then committed suicide.
The heirs of Thomas Dongan, governor
of the colony of New York in 1600, are pre
paring to bring a sensational suit to test
the title of millions of dollars worth of
real estate located in New York.
The election for members of the Nor
wegian storthing have closed and the re
sult is a decided victory for the Liberals.
There will be in that body sixty-three
Liberals out of a membership of 114.
Prisoners in the jail at Galesburg, Ills.,
cut off three iron bars an inch thick guard
ing one of the windows and made a rope of
bed ticks. Eleven escaped. None has
been recaptured. It is thought that there
was outside assistance.
The missing supposed to be in the ruins
of the candy factory at Louisville, Ky.,
have returned to their homes, and the rec
ord is closed with eight lost at Menn's and
four at the Boone paper fires. The total
loss is now placed at $50,000.
After being in jail two days for alleged
contempt of Judge Baker's Fourth dis
trict court, the grand jury of San Antonio,
Tex. .'was ordered released on bond by the
appellate court, pending a hearing of the
applications for release under habeas cor
pus. General Deputy Collector Spurier, ac
companied by Deputy Marshals Strong
and Craig and Storekeeper Robertson,
left Tullahoma, Tenn., for a raid on the
moonshiners near the Tennessee and Ala
bama line. Shey returned, having cap
tured two large distilleries, with several
thousand gallons of beer and other ma
terials. "While Dr. Patterson was conducting
the funeral services of Fred Smith at Ma
son City, la., an unknown man made his
appearance at the door of his residence,
and pushing his way to the coffin demand
ed that the funeral service be closed, say
ing that he was commissioned by Christ
to raise the man from the dead. It was
some time before the crank could be
taken from the room.
Von Bulow Critically 111.
Behlxs, Dec. 14. Von Bulow, the
famous German pianist, is critically ill
with influenza. He will be 61 years old
on Jan. 8.
A Severe Sentence.
San Anqexo, Tex., Dec. 11. In the
district court here J. Igo, a gambler,
was found guilty of killing John C.
Allison here last spring
$37 and costs.
and was fined
Fort Worth Iron Works.
Fobt Worth, Tex., Dec. 11. The
Fort Worth iron works failed for $100,
000.
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CHRISTMAS GOODS !
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TOYS'.
DOLLS.
BOOKS.
ALBUMS.
BASKETS.-
WORK BOXES.
TOILET CASES.
MANICURE SETS.
iCollar and Cuff Boxes.
And other articles too num
erous to mention here
may befound at
E. J. NEWTON'S.
We think we have as fine
a line of goods as anybody
and that we can sell them
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(leap.
We will make a special
cut on
Dolls and Toys
from now until Christmas.
We have a huge stock and
we want to get rid of them.
We are always glad to show
our stock.
Don't forget, about
the Mandolina. i
NEBRASKA NOTES.
A chapter of tho Eastern Star has beea
instituted at Superior.
Seward's electrlo light plant has been
sold to Lincoln capitalists for $8,000.
Ed. C. Corrigan of South Omaha, died
of pneumonia while being treated at the
Blair Keeley institute.
Track laying began on the Republican
Valley and Wyoming railroad at Palisade.
The people are jubilant.
Mrs. Charles Hinman of Newman
Grove, was probably fatally burned by a
gasoline stove exploding.
T. H. "Wilson, a wealthy farmer of Otoe
county and a resident of Nebraska 6ince
1856, died of heart disease.
The Polk county poor farm buildings
were destroyed by fire, caused by a de
fective flue. Nothing was saved.
Nebraska City is suffering from an epi
demic of la grippe, which physicians say
is increasing to an alarming extent.
The next meeting of the Northwestern
Nebraska Editorial association will be
held at South Sioux Oity, May 5, 1693.
The general store of C. P, Kreischer &
Co. of Gresham has been closed on a
chattel mortgage. The liabilities of the
firm are $6,000.
The Elsie Opera company, composed of
home talent, is preparing a new drama to
be presented to the people of that town
about Christmas time.
The Central Nebraska Medical society
has concluded an interesting session at
York. The next meeting will be held at
Aurora the second Tuesday in March.
Several of Seward's young bloods were
arrested for indulging in the festive game
of draw poker, but they were discharged
with the admonitien to go and sin no
more.
Dakota City has secured an injunction,
restraining the removal of the county
records from that place to South Sioux
City. The injunction expires with tho
present year.
A stock company wa organized with a
capital of $90,000 to prospect for coal at
Tecumseh. Last spring a find of a six
foot vein of good coal was reported and
this is the result.
Ellsworth Overton has commenced suit
against the Fremont Manufacturing com
pany for $67 as pay for 145 hours' excess
time as contemplated underthe new eight
hour labor law.
Harry Patton, a 13-year-old boy living
near Diller, was caught in tho tumbling
rod of a corn shelter and had both legs
broken and crushed. It Is feared that he
will not recover.
P. C. Carborry of Stuart had his leg
broken by the horse on which he was rid
ing falling on him. He feels worse about
it than he did, because he was defeated for
county clerk at tho late election.
A will was found at Plattsmouth in a
vault of the First National bank that had
laid there undisturbed for twenty-two
years. Both the testator and the bene
ficiaries of the will have been dead for
years.
Eugene Farr, while baling hay near
Stafford, Holt county, had the misfortune
to get his right log caught in the machin
ery, crushing it in a horrible manner.
The injuries were of such a nature that
amputation may be necessary.
Diphtheria prevails among the children
of Grand Island to an alarming extent. A
small number of cases of scarlet fever are
also reported. The school board held a
meeting and, yielding to public sentiment;,
decided to close the schools until after
the holidays.
WANTED A FREE PASSAGE.
Alleged Nebraska Mail Robber Released
iu London.
Londox, Dec. i:J. R. C. Palmer, the
self-styled American, who gave himself
up to the police recently, charging him
self with stealing some mail bags at
Clark, Neb., and who was remanded at
the Bew street police court, Dec. 1 to
await the action of the United States
legation, has been released from custody,
the representatives of the United Statss
failing to press for his extradition. The
Scotland Yard authorities are grumbling
over the unnecessary work to which
they are subjected by what may be
called bogus crooks from America
fellows who accuse themselves of hav
ing committed crimes in the United
States, and surrender themselves to th
police in the hope of being extradited
for-imaginary offenses, thus getting a
free passage to their native land, where
they are aware that they can speedily
secure their liberty. As to Palmer, there
is some doubt even as to his hailing from
America.
Nebraska Grange.
Fremont, Neb., Dec. 12. The State
Grange confined its work principally to
routine business, little of which is of a
public nature. One topic discussed was
the binder twine question. The out
come was the passage of the following
resolutions.
Resolved: That it is the sense of this
State Grange that our executive commit
tee make arrangements at once with all
ths subordinate granges in the state to
use Frement twine if the same can be
bought on proper terms.
Murderer Sloan Escapes.
Blair, Neb., Dec. 13. Arthur Sloan
is at liberty. He gained his freedom
about 6:30 last evening by digging
through the stone, wooden and iron
walls of the Washington county jail a
hole larjje enough to permit him to pass.
With him went Frank Morrison, who
occupied tho adjoining cell and who was
held for burglarizing the home of Joseph
Ware. Botli were awaiting trial at the
spring term of court.
Making Beet Sugar.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 13. T. L. Kim
ball of the Union Pacific and Henry
Gibson, an Omaha business man, are
the western agents of a New York syn
dicate which has decided to erect a sys
tem of beet sugar factories throughout
Nebraska and adjacent states, with
headquarters in this city. They refuse
to give any information on the subject
until the plans are perfected.
Morton Resigns.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 12. J. Sterling
Morton's resignation as a member of the
Nebraska world's fair commission was
placed in Governor Thayer's hands.
An Italian Steamer Goes Down.
Genoa, Dec. 13. The Italian steamer
Galabria sank shortly after leaving this
port, her boilers having exploded. It is
not known vet how many lives were
lost.
Chinese Insurrection Quelled.
London, Dec. 12. A dispatch from
Pekin states that the recent victories of
the imperial troops sent against the
rebels in Mongolia have brought the in
surrection to an end. Forty-two insur
gents who had a hand in the murder of
Christians have been beheaded at Ta
kow. Three Killed, Nine Injured.
Cairo, HI., Dec. 14. A collision oc
curred at Mountain Glen, near Mur
physlwrd, Ills., on the Mobile & Ohio
railroad between a freight and con
struction train. Three persons wero
killed and nine injured, one of them
fatally.
CHRISTMAS IT UK
The Largest and Choicest Selected Stock
Lincoln County.
We will sell all goods at greatly reduced prices for "the
ITEXT THUS1
All our Coats and Jackets will be offered at ONE-HALF
ACTUAL YALUE. We can show you a very
choice line of handsome goods especially suited"
for the holidays. "We have just received
a new stock of fine
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BLACK
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COLORED
DRESS
GOODS
which we offer much below their actual value. We open
this week twenty new patterns in all-wool two-ply
Carpets and will sell then much less than they
cost to be manufactured. Call at Kennie's
and see the choicest, largest and most
varied stock of Carpets, Dry Goods,
Boots and Shoes, Overshoes and
Wool Boots in West Neb.
RENNE'S BIG DRY GOODS STORE.
W. TLi. McGEE
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DEALER IN
Hardware, Tinware, Stoves,
CUTLERY, ITRE-ARiMS, AMMUNITION, ETC.
:A FULL LINE OF THE:
Celebrated Acorn Stoves Constantly on Hand.
MM :A fine line of ROCHESTER and other lamps..
GENUINE :: GLIDDEE" :: BARB :: WIRE.
:A1I of which we will sell at the:
Ho-west Possible Prices-
Implement Dealers,
ire Agents for the Following Well-Known Machinery, &c.
GAZELLE SULET PLOWS,
A.n examination of which will prove their superiority.
Bertrand & Holdrege Windmills,
Possessing points of merits found in no other mill.
are not surpassed by any in material and workmanship.
W00DHULL BUGGIES AND PHOTONS.
in grades to suit purchasers.
Work and Buggy Harness of all Classes.
DAVIS & GATWARD, NORTH PLATTE.
Hinman Block, Front Street.
JOS. F. FILLION,
BIUG-,
Steam and Gas Fitting.
Cesspool and Sewerage a Specialty. Copper and Galvanized Iron Cor
nice. Tin and Iron Roofings.
ESTIMATES ETTSLISTSHIIEID.
Repairing of Kinds will receive Prompt Attention.
Locust Street, Between Fifth and Sixth,
North. Platte, - - - Nebraska.
