Nebraska Newspapers

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1893.
M. G. Perkins, manager ot the Omaha
branch of the American Proas Associa
tion, interviewed the North Platte news
papers yesterday.
E. Blankenburg has made a number
of improvements to his residence within
the past ten days which adds much to
the appearance of the same
Commander Church and Adjutant
.brans attended a meeting of the council
of administration of the state G. A. R.
at, Grand Island Saturday.
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.iwui iweniy-nve tramps congre
gated at the stock yards one -day last
week, and becoming thirsty, effected an
entrance into Laing's beer warehouse
and carried off several cases of beer.
m
iwo men ana one woman amused a
large crowd on the streets last night by
giving feats of contortion, tumbling and
rope walking. They raked in sufficient
Bilver to pay their fare to the next town.
.The merry-go-round is affording
amusement, for the young people, the
proprietors reaping in the shekels and
tne city ib receiving a revenue in -the
way of license monev. ; Under these
conditions we all should be happy.-
A report reaches this office to the
effect that a number of homesteaders in
Logan county are pulling up stakes and
leaving the country, on account of the
dry weather. It would seem that those
people have become discouraged rather
early in the season
No tidings of the escaped horse thief
Bell have been received, although Sheriff
Baker has inspected several persons who
had been arrested at different points and
who bore a resemblance to Bell. The
Sheriff has received word from a
number of towns to the effect that the
officers were on the lookout for the
escaped prisoner.
L A. Fort informs The Tribute that
the dry weather has caused a cessation
in land deals which started out quite
lively early in the spring. The lack of
rain this season has done much toward
confirming the opinion of skeptical pec
pie in the east that Nebraska is still a
desert, and those who contemplated
purchasing land in this section have
concluded not to invest. While there
iB no denying the fact that spring wheat
is materially injured, there is yet time
for an abundant yield of corn. - -
T. S. Richards and G. Li. Sherman, of
Deer creek precinct, wero in town
Monday and engaged in a little lawsuit
as sort of a pastime. Richards keeps a
large number of hogs, more it is claimed
than he can properly caro for, and as a
result they cause more or less trouble to
hiseighbors. The animals strayed over
to Sherman's farm, eat up a number of
spring chickens, destroyed several hens
which were hatching nod caused other
damage. This made Mr. Sherman hot
under the collar, and taking dp his gun
killed three of the pigs. Richards de
manded 830 for the dead animals and
Sherman refused to pay. Richards came
to town Monday and finding Sherman
here also swore out a warrant for the
arrest of the latter. Sherman then got
a warrant for the arrest of Richards for
coasaitted a-year or so ago.
hearing is set for June 15th, but
the matter will probably be settled by
the parties before that time.
Speaking of the Nebraska exhibit at
the world's fair, a spociul correspondent
of the Bee under date of May 23d says:
Not a Nebraskan who has visited the
building but has emphasized the asser
that the $75,000 appropriation has been
well spent. It is an undisputable fact.
The state building, the agricultural ex
hibit and tne horticulture are monu
ments to the efforts of the commissioner
general and the woman's auxiliary, not
ably Mrs. Briggs of Omaha and Mrs.
McDonald of North Platte. Wisconsin
-with' $IG5,000 and other states with
atuch lamer appropriations than Ne
braska has invested in the Columbian
exposition, present a showing not a bit
more attractive. The whole state, as
evidenced by o hasty glance in the state
house, has taken a lively and a substan
tial interest in the representation of the
state's natural resources. The plain yet
'handsome Corinthian architecture of the
building which stands facing the main
.avenue ujxm which are located the
' various states, a short distance from the
Fifty-eighth street entrance, appeals to
the discerning eye of tho passor-by.
There are eight rooms, four on each floor.
On the ground the main room, reading
room, writing room and the commis
sioner's office; on the second floor an
other large exhibit hall, a smoking room,
ladies' pnrlor and private room for the
use of tho board.
T. M. Bennett, of St. Paul, Neb.,
who travels forGroneweg fc Schoentgen,
grocers of Council Bluffs, is in town
to-day and unfolded to a Tribune
representative a little transaction he had
. and which might have been taken ad
vantage of by some North Platte man
. bad he possessed the necessary amount
of nerve and foresight. The deal Mr.
Bennett mado netted him seventeen
hundred dollars, and quite naturally he
was feeling quite happy OTer it. Less
than a month ago he was in town and
incidentally heard some allusion to tho
Lincoln car which had been sidetracked
at this point for several months. Ben
nett went over and viewed the car and
managed to get a piece of the upholster
ing of a seat, which he thought would
be quite a relic of the now celebrated
coach. He went down the road on busi
ness and while at Lexiugton displayed
the piece of cloth in one of the stores.
It of course attracted considerable atten
tion and one man offered Bennett five
dollars for a piece of the cloth. This
set Bennett to studying: If the piece
of cloth was worth five dollars what
would the whole car .be worth? He
a i mi,
of Michigan, the eloquent,
earnest and logical temper
ance lecturer, will address
. the people of North Platte
and vicinity at Lloyd's
opera house on
Friday, Saturday and
Sunday Evenings
AT 8 O'CLOCK,
All are invited to attend and
hear Mr. Blain talk on the
subject of Temperance,
question which should interest
everyone. Admission free.
Danctaff Lesson.
Miss Farnesworth desires to announce
that sbo is conducting a class in dancing
at Lloyd's opera house and asks those
who desire instructions to please come
to the opera house at eight o'clock this
Wednesday evening, or on Saturday
afternoon at four o'clock.
made up his mind thathe would pur-H
chase the old relic. He telegraphed the
officials at Omaha as to the sum wanted
for the car and the reply was 82000 de
livered at Omaha. The offer was accented.-
the money paid, and the car
taken to Omaha. In less than one week
Mr. Pennett had sold it to a party of
speculators for 83,700 cash, thus netting
81,700 oa the deal. And now quite a
number of North Platte people will go
behind the house and kick themselves
because they had not the foresight to
make the deal Bennet did. But so goes
tbo world.
Nearly four inches of rain fell at
Kearney Monday morning.
For thirty days Strickler will sell
stoves, sewing machines, wind mills and
pumps at greatly reduced prices and all
other, goods at lower prices than Aver
before.
A party of business men will go
down the river to-morrow afternoon for
the purpose of locating a site for the
proposed new bridges over the Platte
channels.
H. S. Boal has erected a twenty-foot
Eclipse windmill on a fifty-foot tower in
Moran canyon for the purpose of furnish
ing water for the cattle ho is pasturing
there this summer.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
serve dinner to the members of S. A
Douglas Post on Memorial Day. It -will
undoubtedly be much appreciated by
the old veterans.
Next Sunday evening S. A. Douglas
Post, G. A. R, and the Woman's Relief
Corps will attend services at the Church
of Our Saviour, where Rev. L. P. Mc
Donald will preach the memorial sermon.
Mrs. Nellie Hards, of Central City,
department president of the Woman's
Relief Corps, will be at tho McPherson
National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
We'underetand quite a number of our
people will drive down to the cemetery
on that day.
The vast facilities of the J. C. Ayer
Co., of Lowell, Mass., enable thorn to
place the superior blood-purifier Ayer's
Sarsaparilla within easy reach of the
poorest invalid. Don't be induced to
take a "cheap" substitute. Always- re
member that the best is the cheapest.
Interest in base ball among the local
players has not reached a high pitch as
yet, but will probably grow as the season
advances. Sidney claims to have a very
good club this season, and wo believe
nines have been organized at Chappell
asd Juleeburg.
Regular services at the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday, except tho
evening service at eight. The congrega
tion is requested to attend the temper
ance lecture at Lloyd's opera house in
the evering. At the morning service W.
J. Crusen will make an address. Every
body invited.
Two gentlemen representing the
Denver Investment Bond Co. have been
in town for several days establishing a
local agency. This company conducts
business on a plan similar to a building
and loan association except that the
stock or bonds taken are left to mature
instead of "borrowing money on them.
For Sal.e. A good span of work
mares. Inquire of J. R. Bangs.
Articles of incorporation of the
Somerset Improvement Co. were filed
with the county clerk Mondny last. The
capital stock of the company is placed
at one hundred thdusand dollars, and
the object of the corporation is to erect
and maintain manufacturing industries,
chief among which is a brick and tile
yard. There is said to bo excellent clay
deposits near Somerset station. It is to
be hoped the Somerset company will
prove, more successful than the one
which promised to make a manufactur
ing city of Wellfleet.
At the regular meeting of the L. L. A.
last Monday evening tho following pro
gramme was efficiently rendered: Read-
ing, Chas. Hendy; recitation, Frank
Edmonds; reading Alfred Guman;
oration, Fred Elliott; question for debate
resolved that foreign immigration should
be prohibited. Asa Searle and Joseph
Perret represented the affirmative and
Marvin Dickinson and John Baker re
presenting the negative. The judges
gave in a verdict in favor of the affirm
ative. Then a joint debate took place
between Mr. Millford and H. C. Davis
on the question, resolved that high tariff
is beneficial to the people as a mass, H.
C. Davis taking the affirmative and Mr.
Milford the negative. Each was allowed
fifteen minutes and they both made
good use of their time wielding the
sword until the president was obliged
to call time. The judges gave a decieion
in favor of the negative, and the society
cordially invited Mr. Millford to call
again.
Conductor Blood while in Denver
Monday ran across J. R. Kaiser, who
went to New Mexico with W. H. Mullane
last winter and started a daily news
paper. Thep3per started out well, and
the coin of the realm was flowing in a
stream into the coffers of the publishers.
But an event happened and prosperity
was turned to disaster. Mullane sent
east for his sister to come and nurse his
wife, who is an invalid. Matters did not
go smoothly with the brother and sister
and one day Mullane in a heat of passien
struck his sister in the eye. The wound
proved troublesome and in the course of
a month or so resulted in the loss of the
Biffht of the injured optic. Mullane was
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arrested and.fined 100 and costs, not
withstanding he ciaimed he struck the
"blow in self-defense. From that time
the newspaper business dropped, the
business men having no further use for
Mullane. Kaiser then packed his grip
and left for Denver, while Mullane will
stay at his present location and attempt
to live down the result of his fracas.
Both Mullane and Kaiser-are well known
in North Platte, the. former having pub
lished tba Current for several months.
The I. O. G. T. will give an ice cream
social in the lodge room 'Thursday,- 25th.
All members please be present.
One of the most desirable residences
in North Platte foratLE at a bargain,
For terms enquire of A. F. Streitz.
xneJiipwortn jLieague new a very
enjoyable social at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Robinson last evening.
Quite a heavy frost occurred Mon
day evening and done considerable
damage to fruit, vines and plants in the
city.
A girl baby was born to Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Newton on Wednesday of last
week, and E. J. now holds a pair that
beats four of a kind.
Messrs. McKinstry and Brown, who
will open the bank at Sutherland about
June 1st, were in town ordering certain
supplies Saturday.
Buy a $40 sewing machine of Strick
ler for 830, a 830 cook stove for 820.
Prices on all stoves in same proportion.
Now is your time.
The Tribune understands Henry
Waltemath has fixed up a picnic ground
on the land which he recently purchased
at cttrutners point. Tne initial excur-
sion to the ground was held Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Tracey held a
reception on Friday evening last in honor
of Mrs. J. H NcConnell, of Omaha, quite
a number of the latter lady's old friends
being present. The occasion proved an
exceptionally enjoyable one.
Judge Peniston, who is probably the
most successful rose and plant grower
in town, says the present spring has
been the most disastrous to ilqwers he
has ever experienced; the wind whipping
off tender plants and blighting the more
hardy one. It has been very discourag
ing to those who delight in having pretty
looking lawns.
The refreshments for the recent I.
O. R. M. social was furnished by the
wives and la'dy friends of the members
and not by Schuff, as stated in these
columns last week. This correction is
made in justice to the ladies, and to save
the editor's scalp from being numbered
among the trophies of some fair but
wrathy Pocahontas.
B. I. Hinman, of this city, has been
appointed by Governor Grounse a mem
ber of tho Nebraska committee to the
meeting held in Chicago next month for
the purpose of formulating plans to
knock out certain trustB which exist,
much to the detriment of the general
public. The Judge will take his family
with him and spend a weok or two view
ing tbo fair.
-Fred Gadka, who lives near Well-
fleet, had a horse stolen last Thursday
night, the thief also taking a bridle and
saddle from A. M. Grogg. The theft
was duly reported to Sheriff Baker
who at once notified the sheriffs of ad
joining counties to bo on a lookout for
the thief. On Monday Baker received a
telegram from Gothenburg stating that
a man answering the description pi tbe
thief had baen arrested and a utirse cor
responding to trie ono stolen iacovored-j
Baker went down Monday rtchor--:
nnd fonnd the.prisoner to bTSstiey"
Gregory, who for some time lived north
of the river, but for several months has
worked for Grogg at Wellfleet. The
horse was recognized as tho one stolen
from Gadka and Gregory was brought
to town by the sheriff and now lan
guishes in jail. He claims that, he
bought the animal, but that is rather a
lame excuse for it being in his posses
sion. Gregory haB done crooked work
before, being in jail here a couple of
years ago for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
If any person in Rochester doubts
that there is a cure fcr the blues, he
should have witnessed the "Great Artist,"
John Thompson, last night in "On Hand."
There are a great many patent medicines
that are supposed to cure all kinds of
pains and aches. Thompson should
come under this head and guarantee as
an infallible cure. To see Thompson is
to make you forget your debts. The
play is as simple as A B C, as the audi
ence are told of the ending before the
play fairly begins. However, surprises
follow each other in rapid succession.
The audience are not allowed time to
think. Songs, dances and musical in
struments are substituted for monoton
ous dialogue. Mr. Thompson is almost
continually before the people and by this
the audience are spared the dullness
which a large company of inferior people
bring with it During his absence the
interim is able filled in songs, duetts,
piano and other solos. Mr. Thompson
seems to retire for the purpose of re
loading with more fun, as the audience
explode, burst and split their sides on
his appearance. Union and Advertiser,
Rochester, N. Y. At Lloyd's opera house
May 31st
Memorial Day.
Hdqrs. Stephen A. Donates Post ")
No. 69, G. A. R , Dept. op Neb.
Nobth Platte, Neb., May 22, 1893, )
General Okdebs JNo. l. In com
pliance with General Orders No. 4, De
partmentof Nebraska, G. A. R., comrades
of S. A. Douglas Post No. 69, Depart
ment of Nebraska, and Relief Corps No.
110, of the Department of Nebraska, will
meet at post headquarters at 8 a. m.
sharp on May 30th. The procession will
form and proceed to the cemetery where
the graves of deceased comrades will be
decorated with flowers and ritualistic
services performed; after which the pro
cession will return to headquarters and
disband to reassemble at 1:30 p. m.
By order of
Wm. Emerson, Commander.
F. Peale, Adjutant.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
The procession will form at 2 o'clock
on Front and Spruce streets left on Front
The public school children will lead the
procession under Professor Sabm, fol
lowed by the G. A. R., and .citizens are
cordially invited to form in the proces
sion.
The procession will march on the
following route: West to Locust street,
north to Fifth, eist to Spruce, north to
Slrth and past, tn rmera hnimn xrViero iha
services will be opened by martial music
loliowea oy ritualistic services of the G
A. R. and W. R. C; song by the choir
and an addresa bv T?m. Tjaa Van
Fleck of Sidney; then closed by martial
music.
I guarantee you satisfmcti mhen. tit glasses to
your eyes, and any Hm4 mthitme ymr that' your
lenses need changing J )jmXtckmn frte of charge.
If. your eyes are fathering call and Have them
exam ined. No extra chmye'it txamiming your eyes.
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PEBEQRINATINO PSOFLS.:
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from a business trip to unions. 4 ji
W. L. McGee, of Omaha, came Up
business yesterday morning.
Conductor Lew Hastings has been iff
Chicago for several days-taking in tm
big fair.
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Barnuni waa
Cheyenne visitors the latter part of tka.j
week.
Dr. J. P. Dullard, of Omaha, has be
visiting North Platte friends for sevsf4
days past.
H. M. Grimes came in yesterday taora
ing from Norfolk, where he was called oa.
legal business.
WAKD LOCAL EVENTS.
OOZXECTEDBT ALIBI
sore throat are prevalent.
I think our side was
faMy jsoraasated at the nicnic on Sun-
VtlOt ialding an addition to his
w siesi e says will be a "merry-go-
,has laid the foundation
rooms to be added to his
Miss Minnie Federhoof left Snndax'f.wWi 1
for a visit with her sister at Munsy,
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Brown, of Sterling. Uolo., vn
North Platte friends for several dsyS-slis
latter part of the week. -1
Mrs. A.Ferguson, of Colorado Springs,
is visiting her daughters' Mrs. Ct Fi
Ormsby and Mrs. A. H. Church .
Dr. J. W. Hingston and family expect
to leave for Chicago Saturday, where
they will remain about six weeks.
Warren Lloyd and Hi Smith left yes
terday morning for Chicago, expecting
to be absent about thirty days.
Geo. T. Snelling went to Logan, Utab.l
Sunday morning on receipt of a telegram
announcing the death of his brother.
Mrs. J. H. McOonnall, of Omaha, who
had been passing a week with North
Platte friends, went homo Saturday.
Dr. Wisnerand wife, of Wellfleet, were
in town yesterday enrouto homo from A
visit with relatives jn McPherson county,-
Mrs. Fred Lathrop, of Chicagoi"who'
has been the guest of her. sister, Mrs.
W. J. Stuart, for several weeks, leaves
for homo Saturday.
Mrs. M. H. Douglas returned Satur
day night from a visit with her parents,
in Grand Island. Her young sister,
accompanied her home.
T. Fulton Gantt started east Suaday
and while absent will visit Boston, New
York. Washington and other eastera
cities, also taking in the world's fair
while enroute.
T. D. Cotton, who has been speadiag
a year or so at Beatrice, returned last
night to transact some business. He
and Mrs. Cotton will again make North
Platte their home in the course of a
month.
James Haynes, an old-time railroad
boy of North Platte but now running a
train out of Ellensburg, Wash., arrived
in town yesterday from Chicago, jrhere
he had been visiting his wife's parents.
ir tt -11 'ti
iure. xiaynes win remain in unicago
during the summer. Jim will tarry in
town about ten days.
C. F. Ormsby, who had been spending
several months in Colorado . rfcfcurnad
homo Friday morning. Mr. Ormsby,
wo regret to state, has not improved as
rapidly as it was hoped he would, and
returns in a rather feeble condition;
It is hiB intention to close out his busi-
ness in this city sb quickly as possible
and seek a climate better suited to his
health.
Tka sidawslk across the slough on the
siaat Wias of Locust street is in a danger
09 boaditioa.
?.Jf" 3Pal Deering and children re
lAsd Moaday from a two weeks' visit
1 JTiSi.Faaaie
ki i j ram - -
nuTBBawiMi
in Custer county.
VonGoetz is learning to
fern, ss book-keeper under
of her father, and her
the store will add to its
The Lutheran Entertainments.
Tho entertainments given at the opera
house Thursday and Friday evenings
under the auspices of the Lutheran
church were highly creditable to those
taking part and much enjoyed by the
large audience present on each occasion.
The first evening's entertainment con
sisted chiefly of recitations, singing and
tableaux, all of which were excellently
rendered. The hoop drill executed, by
seventeen girls who had been drilled by
H. V. Hilliker, was one of the most
pleasing features of the evening, as 'was
also the drapery study by Miss Farnes
worth, who posed in the several positions
with a gracefulness and ease not often
exhibited. Both Miss Farnesworth and
tho hoop drill were heartily encored.
The singing by the members of Mrs.
Kuhlman's class reflected credit on tne
ability of that lady as a teacher. The
solo by C. S. Clinton accompanied by
Mrs. Clinton with the violin and Miss
Cox on the piano was very creditable.'
The costumes worn by those taking part
in the entertainment were very pretty,
and undoubtedly consumed much tims
and care in tho preparation.
On Friday evening tho draaHi of
"Beggar Venus" was rendered by a com
pany of amateurs who might with
propriety lay claim to being professional
actors. The acting of Geo. E. Freach,
Geo. T. Field, M. C. Harrington, Miss
Mary Sullivan, Mrs.3. H. Edmonds, C
S. Clinton, P. H. Sullivan and Blanch
Weidmeyer was exceptionally good nd.
received by the audience with neartjr
applause. The drama is one in which'
several of the characters are hard toVr
fill creditably, and especially thosa
assumed by Mr. French and Miss Sallivan
.but both were fully equal to the occa-'
sion. Mr. Field managed to get oa?
several local hits, and so well did Mr.
Harrington look on the stage that the
ladies in the audience could not smotbsr
their exclamations of admiration of him..
Tho play developed the fact that North
Platte has some people who possess
natural histrionic ability, which if prop
erly cultivated would lead them to fame.
Taken as a whole the drama was well
presented and well pleased the audience.
t has been off duty for
While he was on the hind
der of his engine taking
Mytkraaa force ol the water through
Ifrs Sf out pushed him off and he fell on
tksasila, iajnring his spine. Those who
Bert's avoirdupois may think it
that he should be iniured in this
waH
,.JMsaV6rass, sister of Mrs. C. W. Bas
saas aad Pssrle and Chas. Ranck, is here
fiasa, Xswisburg, Pa. She has never
Bases far west as this and she is receiv-
1 tf
fwff a lastiag introduction to the harm-
law winds that are now blowing over our
prairies. Sbe will be joined by her
haaaaad ia a week and they will make
tha boaseward trip together, stopping at
several places including Chicago.
It iM as remembered that Inst year
tbeatty had a drainage ditch dug west
oViawa- to carry off the water that
asaslfy cane through town. Wo have
a.stjaid rain enough since the ditch was
. i i i i
awg to ffiTe ib a inui ana uio pruseuce
of the. ditch .may bo a cause for the
ahsfaca of rain. Our slough is dry
sxosseast of the.place where the rail
road oaatpany s waste water flows into
it, bat jast at present a little water in it
woaiaBS welcomed and I should liko to
sea a good, heavy, soaking rain if for no
other aarpose than to notice the effect
of the flitch on the slough.
Ormsby closing out at
cost for Cash. Must be sold
in 1 5 days. Now is your time
to 8&Y6 money.
hop and Road Notes.
- Ted McEvoy, of the Cheyenne shops,
is visttiag his old-time North Platte
friends.
Tom Murphy has quit the paint shop
and will go east in search of another
position, .
Albert Herrod,. of Cheyenne, has been
Tiaitiaf his ;Sothet'in this city .for several
dfsys past
4 WavScanlon, a former employe of the
boiler shop, passed through here Mon
day enroute to Manitoba.
' Thos. McGovern is manipulating the
throttle on the stationary engine during
the absence of Warren Lloyd.
The Union Pacific machine shops,
found house, oil house and thirteen
locomotives at Starbuck, Wash, were
destroyed by lire on 'Thursday of last
week. The loss is placed at $10,000.
, United States Railway Commissioner
Wads Hampton, accompanied by his
daughter and grand-daughtor, stopped
over in the city Sunday night while en
route on a tour of inspection of the
Union Pacifio.
.Framan T. W. Hughes carries his
-BajpUa a sling, having had a bone
broken by falling from engine 690 while
talcing, water at Paxton a few days ago.
The iron spout 6truck him, knocking
him down and as a result he -sustained
severe bruises.
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1 Boilermaker Wm. Dyer returned Mon
aayffrom Topeka, Kansas, where he had
kesa attending the convention of the
National Boilermakers' Union. M. K.
aHokss' of this shop was elected president
of the U. P. union for the ensuing term.
Math is right in it, he has also been
alsctsd a member of tho board of Feder
atjoa of the U. P. system.
The Union Pacific company has quit
,taaiag water from the North Platte
waterworks company and are again
:usmsj that pumped from the old well.
taa watr used at this point cost the
'e&aptny about 100 per month, which
considered .too much of an expense,
ally as an analysis proved that the
water from the old well was nearly as
tStrickler's.
'7 June Weather.
he chief of the weather bureau
slirectsthe publication of the following
aata, compiled from the record of obser
Tations for the month of June, taken at
.tbijr station for a period of 18 years.
f Temperature: Mean or norma tern-
It. R. Y. 31. C. A.
Several of our young men were at
Lexington in attendance at the district
convention. Although there were but
few present quite a profitable time Twas
had.
A commercial traveler led our meeting
last Sunday. Mr. Clark, the attoraey
will lead the meeting next Sunday.
Ex -President Harrison aad. easostt
master general Wa n a maker spoke bafors
the international convention of th
Young Men's Christirn Aseociatiost at
Indianopolis last week. They are both
old association men.
Acting Stats Secretary Stone, of the
Y. M. C. A., spent Monday in our cib
E.F.&
P? MthBt obtained from the water-
psrature, 68; the warmest June was that
sY 1881 with an average of 71; the coldest
Jaae was that of 1891, with an average
of 64; the highest temperature during
toy June was 101 on June 25, 1876; the
lowest temperature during any June was
33-on June 3, 1876.
Precipitation: Average for the month
333 inches; Average number of days with
.61-ofan inch or more, 10; the greatest
monthly precipitation was 7.49 inches in
1883; the least monthly precipitation
was 0.49 inches in 1876; the greatest
asaaaint of precipitation recorded in any
24 consecutive hours was 2.96 inches on
Jun3d and 4th, 1883.
Cldcds and weather: Average
her of cloudless days, D; average number
of partly cloudy days, 16; average num
ber of cloudy days, 5.
Wind: The prevailing winds have
been from the southeast; the highest
velocity of the wind during any June
was 90 miles on June 16th, 1883.
J. C. Piebct, Obesrvar.
num-
S Light on the Light Question.
Editor Tribune: I wish to place
before your readers some facts and
figures relating to lighting cities by
electricity which may be serviceable.
The following tables are compiled from
a government report on gas and electric
lighting and published in the Review of
Reviews. The Review says: "Although
it has been lees than six years since the
field of electric lighting was first entered
by municipality, more tbau 125 cities in
the Unitad States now own and operate
plants. The movement has not been a
local one. It has textended across the
country from Bangor, Me., to Galveston,
Texas. So far this movement has been
confined chiefly to the smaller cities, but
the larger cities are beginning to dis
cover that the element of size is' not
necessarily a bar to their entrance upon
the same course. The statistics and
Information relating to municipal owner
ship given in this article have been'
obtained by direct inquiry and are based
upon official and authoritative state
ments coming from the various cities
owning electric light plants. They are
taken as the result of facts secured as to
cost aad full capacity of city plant, value
of property occupied, number and candle
power of arc lights, and numberof lights
burned, and cost of each to the city."
In order to make showing as brief as
possible a large part of the article is
necessarily omitted, only that portion is
copied that would make a comparison
for pur city. The following are the
names of seven cities owning and run
ning their own plants, the cost of the
plant and the number of arc lights run
and the length of time burned. The
cities did not do any lighting of private
houses.
Decatur. Ill
Pari, 111
Bowling Green, Ky..
Marietta. Ohio
Chambe reborn. Pa. ..
Tltusville. Pa
Staunton, Va
o ; tj u e
-fc 3 S e
Se 4
25 "SE c-
MS.e-3 c cm
61 10U 121,000 W9.13
60 7 9,000 10.00
60 6 15,000 .10.00
05 5J 13,000 88.00
S3 6 34,500 45.00
60 10 9,000 40.00
50 10 17.000 1 24.00
The following are the names of thir
teen cities which contract with private
companies:
Texarka, Ark
Streator, III
Kokomo, Ind
Arkansas City. Kg
Owentburg, Ky
Bath, Maine
Springfiold, Mo
Belaire, O
Hilleboro. O
Lebanon, Pa I
Newcastle, Pa
South Bethlehem, Pa.
Parkersbarg, W Va
1 X B.
M AC
S o x
O a e
31 10? I 3160.00
60 lOiX 90.00
56 10H 100.00
3S 5i 72.00
35 B 110.00
31 6 123.00
54 B 136.00
52 6 00.00
63 6 70.00
60 5! SO 00
50 104 80.00
55 5Vt 81.82
58 ' 10J.1 102.00
The "report" shows that tho cities
which owned their own plants were the
best lighted as in the above table all are
given under sixty-five arc lights.
The cost of the plants shows that we
can abundantly afford to have one, as
everything in that line is much cheaper
now than when those plants were put in.
The kind of lamp to be used can be
determined when tho proper timo comes,
but a few remarks now may be of sorvice.
The arc light is of 2,000 candle power,
the incandescent street lamp about
twenty candle power, the ordinary house
lamp about ten candle power. Then one
arc light would be equal to one hundred
street incandescent lamps and equal to
two hundred house lamps.
There are about 125 blocks in town and
having a lamp at every corner of the
blocks it would only require about 250 or
300 lamps or if that should not be suffi
cient then put two at each street cross
ing which would brilliantly light up our
whole city.
The report further says: "There is
one important factor that has not been
considered in this cost, namely the profit
which many of the cities receive from
light supplied to private and commercial
houses, Stanton, Va., for instance, in
addition to lighting its streets, derives a
revenue from this source almost equal to
the cost of operating its plant. Hannibal,
Mo., draws an income of $1000 a year
from rented lamps and Chariton, Iowa,
it is said, earns 615000 a year in the same
way.".
The establishing of an electric plant
by the city would give steady employ
ment for a few families, would give us
light at a very reasonable cost and would
transform us from a dead to a live city.
James Belton.
The Cook & Whitby English Circus
and Menagerie which exhibited here
yesterday was a revelation to our people
of the possibilities of a genuine Old
World circus, and makes our well known
and hackneyed shows seem very shabby
and poor indeed by comparison. High
class equestrian and athletic exhibitions
in the three rings and the two elevated
stages, new and never dreamed of by our
American showmen, followed each other
in bewildering succession, amazing and
confounding the immense audience,
while the numerous clown acts inter
spersed, would throw them into convul
sions of laughter and merriment. We
cannot praise Cook & Whitby too highly;
their parade nearly a mile in length was
a succession of open dens, band wagons
and blooded horses, all blazing in gold,
silver and silk, the menagerie the most
extensive ono ever viewed, their circus
and hippodrome performance immeasur
ably superior to any we know, or have
ever witnessed. The balloon ascensions
wero successfully accomplished, while
the various free exhibitions during the
day would more than equal tho entire
stock in trade of ninety -nine per cent of
the shows that have ever visited Cleve
land. We heartily wish them success in
their American tour, they so highly
merit, and are glad to have made the
personal acquaintance of the managers,
in that, that we have never met more
courteous and obliging gentlemen.
Cleveland Journal. This circus will be
at North Platte Saturday, June 17th.
Advertised Letters.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post office at North Platte, Neb.,
for the week ending May 24, 1893.
GEJTTXEMEN.
Clifford, John M Gregory, Chas
Davis, B H Steeling, G S
Suiter, P
Held for Postage: Arthur Chambers,
Cottonwood Springs, Neb; S. H. Moore
& Co, 27 Park Place, New York, N Y.
Held for address: David Cook, Ger
trude, Neb; Mrs Sarah Reid, Crescent
City, Neb; Miss Fanny Speck, Lincoln
county, Nebraska.
Persons calling for above will nlease say
"advertised." C.L.W00D, Postmaatsr
RENNIE'S CUT PRICE SALE.
No lottery needed at Rennie's to sell goods. No tickets offered to taa
world's fair. The largest stock in the west at Rennie's, New aniaia
gant goods at the lowest prices ever known. Read the list: Check Gisgr
hams 5 cents, Pins 2 cents PaPri 8 spools of Thread for 25 caals,
one yard wide Muslin at 5 cents, $1 and $1.25 Dress Goods at 75 oaak,
75cent Dress Goods at 50 cents, 65-cent Dress Goods at 45 cents, aasl
all goods in the house go the same way.
SPECIAL MILLIHERY S A t iIEE
$1,500 in new millinery and trimmed by Miss Hill, one of the best de
signers from Chicago. Come in and examine this immense stock. X
per cent off all millinery goods at RennieTs.
John Thompson Coming.
John Thompson, who has appeared in
this city twice within the past six or
eight years, will again delight an audi
ence at Lloyd's opora house on Wednes
day evening, May 31st. Speaking of
Mr. Thompson, the Harrisburg (Pa.)
Patriot says:
The opera house never had a more en
thuiastic audieuco than it did last night
to see, applaud and laugh at the comic
alities of John Thompson, who is, with
out doubt the finest comedian we have
ever seen. "On Hand or the Comic side
of Life," he plays eight different and
totally distinct characters and as each
character is of a different nationality,
consequently there are eight different
dialects to assume; a study notsufficintly
appreciated by an average audience.
As a musician he is an uncommonly fine
artist and is not confined to one instru
ment; he plays a dozen, and what he
plays he plays to perfection, As a dan
cer he is unique; he has a peculiar and
original style of his own and can make
any minstrel man ashamed of himself.
He is also a good singer; writes all his
own songs and also his own plays. It is
loudly proclaimed by the profession
that he is the most versatile comedian
among thorn a fact that is more praise
than anything a newspaper can say
about him. Mr. Thompson is ably as
sisted by Miss Heathem, an actress of
the finest capabilities; thorough and
earnest in everything she does having
a versatile and difficult role to play and
one that only a few women in the pro
fession aro capable of undertaking.
One of Mr. Thompson's mottoes is that
politics, religion and vulgarity have no
place in his entertainments; this promise
was kept to the letter. Mr. Thompson
can always rely on a full house anytime
he wishes to favor us with a visit.
Sutherland News.
The dance at Hershey Friday evening
was well attended by Sutherland young
people and a good time is reported.
N. Thornley's team broke loose and
partly smashod up the buggy. To add
to tho excitement, Orville Hostetter also
had trouble with unmanagable steeds,
but we understand the lady felt none the
worse on Saturday.
j as. Ditto nas leic tne section ana is
digging a cyclone cave for Chas. Rich
ards.
The bank building is being rushed
through and will soon be ready for busi
ness. The safe arrived some days ago
and causod Richards and Embry a hard
half day's work getting it placed in the
building. It is said to weigh about two
tons.
Mower & Talm age have moved their
stock of goods into their recently com
pleted building and are now ready for
business. The building was finished up
in good shape and is a credit to our burg.
It is reported that Mrs. Hutton leaves
soon lor the east to spend tne summer
and take in the world's fair nnd other
sights.
Reed, our genial blacksmith, is said
to make more money than any man in
town. How is it Mr. Reed?
The flyer has been stopped every
morning since Sutherland was made a
flag Btation. It is a great accommoda
tion to the people here and also pays the
company well.
J. H. Johnson and John Pierson visited
the county seat Friday.
Saturday was a good day for our mer
chants as the country people almost took
possession of the town.
Assessor Conway is going the rounds
and is now pretty well posted oa the
wealth of our people.
Clarence Trent, from Paxton, has
started a barber shop here and it looks
like sheep shearing time.
The money is about all collected for
the Presbyterian church and our lumber
men are now squirming to see which will
get the bill. Rev. Hatch preached Sun
day at the school house.
Report says Conway and Abshire will
open a saloon in Denny's new building.
Elmer Coates has sold out his hard
ware business to Hostetter Bros, and is
now helping Mr. Hutton in Idding's
elevator.
Coker's new store is almost finished
and it is reported that it will be occupied
by a, North Platte party for a dry goods
store. CrnzEJf.
I still have a large amount of money
standing out among my customers which
I must have settled within thirty days
as I have a large sum to raise by that
time. You had better come and pay or
arrange for it or you will be liable to
have costs put upon you. I must have
these old matters settled up in some way.
L. Strickler.
SPECIflli NOTICES.
Advertisements under this head will ha
charged 1 cent per word each insartiea,
but nothing accepted for less than lOsts
To Farmers.
I have accepted the agency for
celebrated Deering Binders and M
and will also Keep in stocK repairs
these machines, n ill also keep on
binding twine. Call and see me
purchasing a machine or twine.
room corner Front and Locust s tresis.
Geo. C. Campbbll.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
Applicants for position in the Scaosla
of North Platte District No. 1 are hafaar
reo nested to file their amplications with
the secretary of the Board on or bssssra
June 1st, 1893, accompanied by cartia-
cate. Mrs. A. Jfci. IjOkgut,
Secretary:
Farmers should not be induced to
give an order to any slick tongued afeate
for binders. Before giving your owlets
you should see the New Empire which
Strickler will have set up in a few days.
It is bv far the slickest, simplest aa
best machine on earth. Everybody
should call and see it whether they waat
to buy or not.
NOTICE
I own 320 acres of land two miles
of the city of North Platte, just north of
railroad track, south halt sectioa Jot
township 11, range 31, which I will raat
cheap, for one or a term of years. For
particulars write to me at Aurora, Nsa.
M. W. Waim.
Fine line of Dado Wall Papers at
Peale's old stand.
TIKE ORIGINAL NORTH SIDIi
x Grocery Store is the place to bay
groceries cheap. 1 take special pi
to keep nice fresh country produce
will not sell anything in this line
1 can recommend it.
V. VON GOETZ.
For Sale or Rest House of fsar
rooms, corner First and Locust atresia.
Good barn on premises. Apply to
John Ottfstkijc.
The steel windmills which Strickler
sells for 830 go like hot cakes. Bettsr
see them if you want a mill.
SCHMALZRIED DOES NOT HAVE
any Nebraska tobacco cigars, but be
does have some of the best in the city;
also a full line of manufactured tobacco
and smokers' articles.
Shiloh's Cure, the Great Cough aad
Croup Cure, is for pale by us. Pocket
size contains twenty-five doses, onlv 9Bc
Children love it. North PIntte Pharmacy.
BIDS FOR CENSUS TAKING.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for taking the school census of
School District No. 1 will be received by
the Secretary of the Board of Educatkm
up to noon of the first day of June, 18ft.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Mrs. A. E. Lonolxt,
Secretary.
I still have a few Peerless ccoasfs
left which I will sell at cost.
L. Strickler.
G. A R.
Relatives and friends of deceased
soldiers can get a cast iron combination
of "Flower Vase and Flag Staff," com
plete to -use on graves on Memorial Day.
They will be sold at cost, 75 cents aca:
at F. Peale's store. Orders received
until May 3d. Some now on hand.
Wall Paper.
Largest Stock, Best assortment and
at Lowest Prices at Peale's.
Dr. Salisbury, tho Tuuntnsa
extractor, and fine gold filler, will be at
the Hawley House the third Monday of
each month.
While our corontitnm still Irinlr iu1
iiquirm and give us a little free advertis
ing occasionally we go right along selling
Hardware. Stoves, etn.. At. mmh nriroa
to keep us busy attending to our trads.
-Li. oTKICKIiXa.
Great Sacrifice in Choice Town Lota.
North half of block 34 and all of block
48, original plat of North Platte for sale
at panic figures. Call on
T. Fulton Gantt.
The drought has ruined crops in
southern Europe, and things are in a
bad way in England and as far north as
Norway. Italy believes that it will
have to import 50,000,000 bushels of
wheat, and the entire shortage for Eu
rope will not fall below 200,000,000 bush
els. The United States, if it has any sur
plus at all, will be able to sell it abroad,
which fact may be considered something
of a silver lining for the clouds that have
been hovering over us for a few weeks.
Millinery
AT
YOUR OWN PRICE.
WE ARE IN IT TO STAY.
For the next Sixty days I will sell -not
part of my Stock, but the entire
line of Millinery and Ladies
Furnishing Goods
AT AND BELOW COST.
I want to make room for a large line
of fall and winter goods which I intend
going east to purchase.
Prices talk and your own eyes can
convince you. Call early and get bargains
never before heard of. No chronic ad,"
but straight talk.
Mrs. G, S. Huflman.
Wanted Ladies to do writina at
home, will pay 818 to 820 per week. Sead
self addressed stamned envelope for'
reply. Address, Mme. Wright,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Platte Valley Lodge No. 18,
I. O. G. T.,
Meets every THURSDAY EVENING at
7:30 in First National Bank Hall.
UNITE WITH US.
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES
at the original North Side Grocery
Store. Also Feed of all kinds and Fresh
Country Produce. Give me a call.
V. VON GOETZ
Captain Sweeney, U. S, A., San Diego,
Cal., says: "Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Is
the first medicine I have ever found that
would do me any good." Price 50 eta.
Sold by Horih Platte Pharmacy.
ROSS & FELTY,
General Blacksmithing and
Wood Work.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
LOCUST STREET.
Out or Sight.
The traveling mihlm Bra nrttv fnllvaliwA
to the fact that the Chicago, Union Paci
fic & North-Western Line offers the very
best accommodations to the public frosa
and to Ohicago, Omaha and intermediate
points, not only during tb- World's Fair,
dui an me year arouni.
Ballard's Snow Liniment.
This wonderful TJnlmnnt irnn..
from the Atlantic to thn Varfftr- .nt
the Lakes to the Gulf. It la'the most
penetrating Liniment In the world. It
will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Cate,
Sprains. Bruises. "Wounds mt OnMa
Burns, Sciatica, Sore Throat, Sore Chest,
and all Inflammation, after all others
have failed. It will cure Barbed Wirs
Cuts, and heal all wounds where proad
flesh has set in. It is equally efflcleat
for animals. Try it and you will not ba!5
without it. Price 50 cents. Sold by A.
F. Streitz. 3.