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5 ,j jg- , . . i V - 1 I I - - 33 aH Banana ST t I 7 WEDNESDAY, FERRUARY 14, 1S94. :v For satisfactory photographs try G. ' W. McDonald of the Elite Studio. W. C. Ritner received. a large in- voico of marble the latter part of last week. The continued snow-fall the latter part of last week augurs well for crop prospects the coming season. The drop in temperature the latter part of last week occasioned what was almost an epidemic of colds. The members ot the K. P. lodge are collecting quite a bice lot of suitable furnituro for their new lodge room. The probabilities are tliat to-day Judge Dundy will receive an unusually large number of valentines from railway employees. Ira Bra?hears, founder of the Chap pell Register has been deposed from his official position in the pension depart ment at Washington. Charley Breternitz hopped the counters in Thomson & Swarthout'6 store this week during the illness of Xiuke Miltonberger. The county commissioners have been in session the past week, The junior member ot the board arrived in North Platte last Saturday night. The local militia company has boon assigned by Gov. Crounso to the Second Nebraska regiment and will bo known as company E, of that organization. The anniversary of es-President Lincoln's birthday was observed in this city on Monday by the hoisting of flags over the banks and other buildings. The inter-stalo irrigation meeting will be held in Omaha on March 21st and 22d. Lincoln county should not fail to bo represented by a full delegation. The Washington correspondent of the Lincoln Journal is authority for the statement that the Nebraska U. S. land officers will bo appointed this week. Work on repairing the Hawley house is steadily progressing despite the inclo tnsnt weather, and it will bo but a short time ero it is again ready for occupancy. George I and George II (Campbell and Prosser) are preparing to conduct a vigorous campaign of insurance solicit ing and implement soiling the coming season. And now it is announced that the local lodge of the I. O. G. T. is canvass Cing.tho propriety of starting a paper for tho promulgation of tho principles of that order. Some local weather prophet un known to fame, living in tho vicinity of Gothenburg, has predicted that thero will be nineteen more snows before the winter is over. Tho members of tho Rebekah lodge hero arc preparing to mako some im provements in tho interior of tho Odd Fellows' hall which will bo appreciated by the members. From appearances John Bratt fcCo., will have tho water flowing through their ditch this season before any others of tho proposed irrigating canals for western Nebraska. Tho tintinnabulation of the merry sleighbells was not much heard by rea son of the recent snowfall. Tho grouud vas too dry beforo tho snow to make sleighiug enjoyable. Photographer Broach mado some very tino pictures last week, of an extra large Eize, of the members of tho North Platte military band. They were genuino works of art. Miss Florence McNeal has been seriously 6:.ck with a f-ver for several days past at tho homo ranch in Ritner precinct, A couple of physicians have been treating her case. Chas. E. Cohagon, son ot Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Cohagen, of this city, died Sundaj' of dropsy of the heart. He was aged 8 years, S months and 7 days. Tho . , funeral took place yesterday. Now is th e fa vorablo momon t to take tha initial steps looking toward the erec tion of a suitable High school building for this city. Tho crowded condition of our public schools makes this a necesT sity. Mrs. Marrictta Keen, living on West ,-!Front street, died on Sunday of this week. She was aged almost sixty-four years, and had resided in this city about four years, coming here from Pennsyl- vania. v- W. M. Baskin's delivery horse sue ceeded in making toothpicks of the wagon ono day last weok. It does beat all how easily a horse will vanish while tho dcliwryman is making a brief back door call. The charitably disposed ladies of tho city have made a house to house canvass and collected tho partially worn cloth ingin this community, which they are distributing among tho poor of the city, r from a room iu tho Keith block on Spruce street It has been ascertained by the per " sons who were endeavoring to secure a date for a lecture in this city by Col. Rpb't G. Ingersoll upon the topic i'What ghall I do to be Saved?" that this great orators dates for this season are all ailed. The caso of tho State of Nebraska vs. Wrn. Munsell in tho district court upon a charge of coal stealing from the Union Pacific railway company resulted in the acquittal of tho defendant. This was a caso brought up on appeal from justice court. One of Lester Eells' insurance com psnies celebrated its centennial anniver; gary lagt week, and the managers sen him a fac-similo copy of policy No. 2, issjed Feby Sth, 1791. Tho document t was very brief and did not contain one twentieth of the ambiguous and mislead ing phraseology of the average insurance policy of to-day. Tho ralo was one-half of ono por cent. The 120 acres of land south of town formerly owned by H. W. Davis, and the 160 directly north of town, formerly owned by Antone Berneker, were sold at sheriff's sale lust Saturday. Wo are in formed that C. C. Hawl rins purchased both pieces. "If this is truo, and we hope it is, the dam across tho Medicine ie an ; assured certainty, as we have been giveq ' to understand that all thai stood in tho way of its completion heretofore was tho title of this land, which will be made perfect by sheriffs deed. Wollfleet Argus. The local United States laud officers; have been Beading out a large number of patents for land. " ' I. L. Miltonberger has been quite sick for several days past with inflam matory rheumatism. Mrs. Wm. Brown,of the Third ward, was quite sick a number of days last week, but is now recovered. New milch cow for sale. Enquire at this office. An effort is shortly to be made to infuse new vigor into the organization of St. Andrew's Brotherhood in this city. "Buck" Rowland held down a stool in tho Telegraph print shop this week during the absence of "Peck's Bad Boy." Smoke tho "Little Star" cigar; clear Havana. Made by McGlone & Hess. Services at tho Methodist church this evening with announcements as to the future. Let all the members be present. To-morrow is St. Valentino's day, which carries with it memories that are somotimes pleasant and sometimes otherwise. Services at tho Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morning and evening. Tho sermon in tho evening will be to tho young converts. A now floor has been laid in the county treasurer's office, tho counter shifted, and other changes been made to add to tho convenience of tho public and officials. Tho Presbyterian church is having its external appearance improved by the addition of some badly needed now paint For a long timo this has been almost a necessity. Tho first issue of The Platto Mis sionary, under the editorship of Rev. L. P. McDonald, was mailed this week. It will no doubt prove a satisfactory pub lication to its many readers. Attorney Gantt appeara to have covered himself all over with glory in his argument of tho receivers' injunction cases in Denver. His picture was pub lished in tho papers of the Queen City. This is fame. J. H. Boobam, tho Wallace farmer who was adjudged insane and sent to tho Norfolk asylum several weeks ago, has been discharged from that institu tion and is apparently all right mentally and physically. Numerous coyote scalps are being preseatol at tho c mnty clerk's office for tho bounty thereon and tho 3iide3 aro not mutilated by the teeth of canines belonging to tho arious coursing clubs of this vicinitv. Officer Halligan, of Ogalalla, shot a coal rustler at that point Wednesday evening. Tho wound is not considered dangeroue, the bullet having lodged in Ids arm. Tho wounded man is a resi dent of Perkins countv. Radishes, lettuce, green ouions aud California celery wiil bo kept on hantt from now on at the Enterprise Bakery. Monagan's orchestra h:.s been en gaged to furnish music for the annual ball of the Lexington firo department which will bo held on the evening of the 22d inst. It is safe to say that tho bovs will givo excellent satisfaction. Wm. Annin, tho Washington corres-, pondent of tho Lincoln Journal, makes the statement that Goo. Patterson tho West Point csdet appointed from this place, stcod seventh in a class of oigbty six at his Juno examination. Gocd. A U. S. postoffico detective was here a few days ago examining typewriting machincr-for the purpose of tryiug to discover tho author of the obscene letter which was mailed at North Platto somo timo ago. Ho did not succeed in getting a clue. Last Sunday was tho thirteenth anniversary of tho Y. P. S. C. E. It claims a membership of 2,000,000 mem bers. This would indicate it to bu a very healthy infant. Special services commemorating tho ovent were hold in many places. Smoke tho "Little Star" cigar; clear Havana. Mado by McGlone & Hess. One of tho most awkward and in differently conducted street fights that has recently taken place inNorth Platto occurred yesterday afternoon. Ono of tho parties was very much afraid and tho other dare not. Very little damage was done to either of the participants. Many people throughout tho slate arc alarmed over tho appearance m cer tain localities of the Russian thistle. If this agricultural pest has obtained a foothold in Lincoln 'county stops should be promptly taken to exterminate it or make it move on. It i? now said that Omaha is about to offer a bid for tho Corbett-Jnckson prizo fight. This is no doubt on the theory suggested by a newspaper of that city that Kearney or Gothenburg" could avail themselves of a great deal of cheap advertising by sending a night rato mes sago making an offer of a purse for tho big "mill." The ladies in chargo of tho supplies furnished by the people of North Platto and vicinity, desiro all people to know that tho goods aro in the store-room south of tho Star clothing house. Any persons desiring any assistance (whether in town or country) should call at that place. A numbor of ladies are there to servo you. A recommendation is necessary. The versatility of Buffalo Bill is already tho wonder of several continents but ho has done nothing yet to excite surprise until a few dnys ago ho an nounced his intention to establish a Quaker colony on his private domain near North Platte. "Peaco hath her victories no less renowned than war,'' says Col. Cody, "therefore why should not Buffalo Bill become Quaker if he sees fit?" No reason at all, William, that is thy privilege, and tby friends will wish tho well shouldstthou conclude to become a meek and lowly wearer of tho drab. Yea, verily. Kearney Hub. At last Wallace has been recognized at tho hands of the present kuklux couety administration. For tho sweat and blood Beeler exuded last fall tho village on the south has been reVarde'd by the appointment of Hugh Hollings worth as clerk to make out the assessors' books and tax list This was contrary to tho wishes of Boss Buchapan; but no matter with what apparent care the deputio3 wore selepted in order to pander to as many political elements as possible, the pop party in Lincoln county will bo but a stinking reminiscence two years hence. Will you gentlemen who have cast off clothing, .or underclothing, whiatle for M. B. CrfclermaB or Tom Brown and they will see that your packages reach tho relief bureau headquarters. That was an amusing incident at the district court yesterday afternoon, when T. Timothy Keliher, deputy high sheriff of Lincoln county, attempted to hold a man whom he knew to be a non-resident in the court-room for examination as a juror while talesmen were being drawn. A boy who has lingered around a law shop as long as Timothy has 'should have known better than to attempt such methodB. It required a vigorous nega tive by Judge Neville to mako the deputy let go. Of such timber does the popu list party mako officials. Ten years from now and- Nebraska will have more miles cf irrigating ditches, more prosperous and happy farmers to the section, and more surplus cash in her banks than any other western state Irrigation will revolutionize farming in this state. Instead of the farmer plod ding over and cropping 320 or more acres he will give forty or sixty acres his best attention. Less money will bo invested in machinery, fewer laborers will bo. needed and the net income of his farm will bo greater. Tho owner of irrigated farm is the most independent man in tho country. Board with room at Mrs. J. W. Kingston's. Services in tho Presbyterian church this (Wednesday) evoning, to morrow and Friday evenings. The pastor will preach this evening on "Christian Love;" Thursday evening on "Christian Peace," and Friday evening on "Christian Joy.' The annual meeting of the congregation for the election of officers and other business at tho close of the service this evening". Tho session will meet at tho close of tho service on Thursday and Friday evenings, when an opportunity will be given to any who may desiro to unite with the church. The qualifica tions and conditions of church member ship will be explained'at these services. Formal reception of new members and baptism on next Sabbath morning. Tho revival services closed Sunday last and Mr. Nathan left Monday for Fremont, where ho has been engaged to labor for a month. As a result of his labors in this city about two hundred came out on tho Lord's j-ide, and will hereafter aim to lead a moro christian liko life. It is said that as a result of this meeting, fifty persons will unite with the Presbytorian church next Sun day, but we cannot vouch for tho correct-ess of tho statement. Wo hope, however, that all who stood up in tho meetings and signified their intention to become christians will remain true to their intentions. In this connection we wish to state that wo have no apology to mako for tho matter published in these columns last week. Our criticism of Mr. Nathan was endorsed by many of tho very best christians, of all denomina tions, and be?ides it would bo a pretty mess if an editor should not bo accorded the privilege of expressing his opinion, so long as that expression was honest and free from vulgar taint. As to the communication by "Catholic" we have only to say that an cditior does not nocossarily endorse tho opinions ox-presed-by- correspondents, yet in this particular instance thoro was nothing at which a good christian could take anv very great exception. A very readable reply cr uld be written to the "lady's" communication in last week's Telegraph, but wo believe that tho people have al ready had a surfeit of tho matter. PEREGRINATING PEOPLE. Editor Ellingham went to Sidney on Monday of this week. Tom Murphy, late of Omaha, was visiting friends here this week. N. A. Davis left last night for a brief business trip to Lincoln and Omaha. Miss 3!ary Yost arrived in this city on train No. 2 Sunday, from a brief western visit. J. C. Ferguson, U. P. agent at Fre mont, is to-day shaking h;inds with friends in this city. I. A. Fort leaves next week for Grand Tslnnd to work up an irrigation senti ment in Hall county. Thos D. Crane and Wm. Haley, attor neys of Omaha, were in the city this weok on legal business. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Conklin, of Omaha, visited their many friends in North Platto tho (irst'of this week. Matt D.iughorty, tho irrepressible inspector of Goal oil was in the city a brief time the first of the week. W. N. Cartright, formerly of this city but now of S ilida, Co'., arrived in this city Monday morning for a brief visit. O. K. Peck left Sunday night for Now York to assist in identifying the post office burglar roccntly arrested in that city. Lester Eells mado a business trip tq Denver and Salida, Col., the latter part oflast week, returning to this city on Friday. Miss Kate Gibbs. of Portland, Ore., who has been spending the winter in St Louis, Mo., is ut prosent visiting friends in this city. Mrs. C. F. Qrmsby, of Cop.rado Springs, is in the city looking after the business interests of her husband. She reports the latter as enjoying excellent health. A. E. Huntington has received notice to hold himself m readiness next week to go to Kearney and bo present as a witness in tho trial of tho Buffalo county clothing thieves- A Mr. Lillis, a special agent for thp Merchants Ins. Co., was in the city on Monday. A Mr. Benedict, of the Han over Ins, Co , was also in tho city on the sams date. L. C. Leuon, of Wallace, strayed into North Platte last night and was busy to day shaking hands with his many friends in this vicinity. Ho is a genial, whole- souled gentleman. Mrs. J. A. Goodman, who came dow$ from Denver last week in response to ttie telegram announcing ' tho mjury of her husband by the kick" of a horse, is visiting relatives and friends here. Mr. G. was reported the first of the week as nicely recovering. Rav. James Leonardj presiding older for this co.nfereqce district, returned Monday night frotu visit to McPherson and Logan counties. Next week he starts over to the south part of the dis trict to visit the churches under fits charge along the line of the B. & M. R'y HTTISa We desire to call the attention ot all fttiHBMBHH&'fhose handsome! iSlPnd other pre"y iy Tiuua ve a tnena lor a I ru.p. wtm "We Tjave just'rcmvtsjE Sterling Silver Corsage novelties, rneyare.ji sweet little birthday Examiner.y.- r 1he: Jeweler. Shop and Road Noteaf-Hj Geo. W. Dillard made a brief xWjg- to Omaha the first of this week. r&tsir Engines 907, 912, 508 and ?2havei passed through this city the past? week en route' for the Gulf system. And still the harmless and ill-tilled "roasting" by tho correspondent ptltne Employees' Mogazine continues. ' , . Geo. W. Vroman returned tho latter part of last weok from his trip to Denver to straighten U. P. affairs in that cityr Geo. Hockenberger camo down off thoj branch Sunday with the 718. He onlyj claims "rights" from La Salle to Jules burg. Vv A couple of cab-lights wore" smashed out of engine 822 by the tank rope jat Hershoy when she was coming down on No. i Sunday morning. The tank of the 7SG, which was slightly damaged by a collision in Grand Ialand some time ago, has been repaired anil once more put in service. General Manager Ed Dickinson and J. H. McConnell superintendent of mo tive power and machinery, are expected to visit North Platte to-day. Engine 798 has gono to- Omaha to' re ceive a now fire-box and a general ovor overhauling. Fred Thompson has been assigned tho G9G in her placo. f When tho onginemon received their pay checks hero Monday each one was also presented with a pamphlet copy of Judge Dundy's restraining order. :V telegraph polo burned in twain during the storm Saturday night. It iguited well up toward the top, probably from a spark from a locomotivo gettirg into a woodpecker hole. The SC4 came out cf the shop this week after having received a light over hauling, and John Bonnor yields up tbei r i i . rr t r t i -i i mn - i i1 V-iO LO XI. tJ. UiHTK WUUO L11U OX IS in LUO "back" shop for an overhauling. 1 A new main was put in at the 'round house wells this week and all of ,tliom coupled to the pump. They aro thought to bo capable of furnishing all tho water necessary for the company's use. The "Painter's Quartette" under tho leadeiship of Reese Lemon, is progress ing nicely. Its membership has been materially strengthened by tho acquisi tion i f a Mr. Jacobs, of Omaha. Hore you follows who aro always get ting sick when a hard run in sight. Tho fireman and engineer who brought out the 907 from Omaha stayed with train No. 19 from Omaha to Cheyonno. This breaks the long distance record. A bullet iu order has been posted pre venting tho practice of carrying coupling links and pins between the tank-ladder and tank. This is n custom which h"s: obtained among brake'men.when.onloca! freight. Engineer Bichardson left this week for Iowa with a loavo of absence, until next August. In the meantime he. says he will develop some coalmine property near Fairfield, that state, in which ho is interest d. Tho master mechauics of the seven main chops of the "Big Four" system, in connection with the superintendent of motivo powor have decided to attempt a reduction of wages by a system of equal ization. Tho plan proposfd will effect tibout 3,000 employees. It was reported here Tuesday morn ing that a bulletin had been posted iu Denver by tho receivers that tho new schedulo of wages would bo placed in effect March 1st, injunction or no in junction. This is probably a false alarm in tho light of tho recent judicial rulings in that city. With possible congressional action upon tho power of United States' judges it is moro than probable that the receivers of tho. Union Pacific will call tho heads of tho various labor organiza tions upon tho system togother, and en deavor to patch up a satisfactory 6ched ule. THIRD WARD LOCAlTkVENTS. Ia Meditation, Fancy Free. jttis now ajnoteworthy fact that Col. A. ruuon iantt s congressional boomlet COrECTr.D UY ALIBI Bert Winget has been laid up somo days with neuralgia. Miss Mary Dunn leaves this week for a ten days' visit with" her sister, Mrs. Quirk, in Green River, Wyo. W. A. Cridolbaugh and father-in-law, Mr. Laughrey returned Sunday from Furnas county, this sfcite. Miss Salho Muck has a neat IjUlQ in vention in operation over tho stove in J. H, Day's store that if enlarged would furnish power that could bo utilized J. C. Raynor, who has been living in G. C. Campbell's houso is looking for an other house, as Mr. Campbell will move his family into town in tho spring. W. L- Willorton has lieeri doing soma boot and shoe repair work, during the long winter evenings, in the way of put ting on somo half-soles for a number cf railroad men. The cold weather of Monday night made the nails in rcofs and porches pop so loud that suspicious people though of burglars, and superstitious qnes thought of spooks. The genial countenan.ee of-young Chas. Hendy may now be seen behind, the gro cery cqunter of Von Goe.tz,'s Btore very Saturday. He takes his exercise in tying up groceries instead of skating. While Thos. Crick was at home with a sore foot a family quarrel arose over something and ho camo out second best, with his whole family arrayed against 'him. He now has a broken collar-bone that he w Mrs. Dec way from the homo of her parents at Gibbon, Neb , to her "home at Sidney, visited a few. ' days wth Mr, and Mrs.' N. L Newman. 'Mrs. Newman accom panied ber last n?bt as far. as ulesburjj, Wm. jilcCpnnaugh.ayj whq was in tho employ f the U- P ak J ulesburg and JateK at this placo until last summer, is now located in Tulare, California. He likes the climate but he says jt is as hard to find employment there as it is here. Ho recently suffered with a broken arm which laid him up fifteen weeks. has taken on a more vigorous growth by ieason of that gentleman's recent'efforts ,& Denver in behalf of orfrnni7Ar! Inhnr. CJfK4san open- question whether it will be able to choke out the Custer county man'fl effort in this direction. The Colonel's beit tactics will bo to divido the pop strength in that homo of Ne braska statesmen botweon o'kem and Sile Holcomb while ho forages upon tho outside. Well if it comes to a question of a populist statesman from somo point or other in tho district The- Tribcne unhesitatingly favors a Lincoln county product to that of any other. Alderman, Iddings favors a crusade by the chief of police upon tho unlicensed canines of tho city; and yet the worthy councilman knows that thero is no better way t politically kill off a man than to compel him to couduct such a warfare. It surely is not possible that Charley has sinistor designs upon tho marshals political preferment. It is a source of wonder to tho stran ger visiting our city and to many of our townsmen upon learning the strepgth and aggressiveness of both the Presbyterian and Methodist congrega tions that they aro not domiciled within walls of brick. Each owns a valuable lot which might bo exchanged for less valuable realty and a fund thus formed which would materially assist in the erection of suitable church edifices. Come gentlemen get a move upon Your selves and lot us seo which of vou will firstrpierce the clouds with a handsome uew'church-spire. s hi ft was certainly a very fine compli ment paid to Bro. Nathan by tho ladies of this city uhon they requested him to bayp his photograph taken that they might be able to securo his shadow after hi3: substance had vanished from our midst. Many a man has lost almost a throno by less feminine blandishments. ' This will bo a great crop year, and tire agriculturist who religiously eschews politics and devotes a goodly portion of his time to preventing the veeds from choking out his crops will bo immeasur ably better off at tho end ot tho season than the ono who comes to town to lis ten to street-cornor oratory. A word to the wiso is sufficient In this connec tion it might bo well to state that Sec retary Morton's remarks in regard to the individual who farms tho farmers aro beginning to be better understood by the thinking and reasoning portion of the agriculturists; and a mention of hisTuamo no longer causes noDuIist pYWbeateflmen. to hare an attack oi spasms. - The pupils at the Central school build ing no longer march into their respec tivo rooms to tho monotonous tapping upon a drum. Tho resonaut calfskin appears to havo outlived its usefulness This is as it should bo. Old military men long havo kuown that when a col umn of men is required to march across a structure like a floor or bridge a vi bration was occasioned that was injur ious to tho structure. For this reason it has Jong been tho command to "break step" when passing over such a structure. It scarcely can bo urged that the custom formerly in vogue here has had a beneficial effect upon tho old structure used as a high school building, The idea that it inculcates lessons of patriotism is as absurd as would bo tho claim that boiling a huge lot of beans in;a campkottle thus recalling an in cident ot army life would bo conducive to-the same purpose. A thorough con ning of tho history of our country would Ignore beneficial and more lasting. y.J jA.nd now it is whispered that a strong pillar in ono of the local churches is figuring upon a plan to introduco a por tion of an orchestra into the song service as an auxilliary t: the choir. It is dimes to doughnuts that if tho scheme is carried out and tho musicians will now. and then drop into tho way of occasionally running in as an interlude a little 3-4 or G-8 movement it will be the best attended and most popular church in our city. Yet which will be the first to shook; puritanically prudish ideas of propriety; for when one intro duces tho little fiddle and the cornot others will follow. Doin- of the DNtrict Court. , The following cases havo been tried and disposed of at tho present term of the district cqyrt u,p to tho hour of pur gojng to nressj U.Lombard etal (trustees) vs Goorge W. Dunshee et al, decree of foreclosure for $300 and costs of suit. Jeremiah Taylor vs Lewis Davis et al, decree of' foreclosure for 8731.32 and costs. Amanda Eorguson vs Emma Fifield et al, decreo ot partition as prayed. " North Platto National bank vs John C. Hupfcr, decree of foreclosure for 8-5,44G.9o, subject tq a prior ien. of $570.99. W. H. Bradley vs David McGaughoy, (leeree of foreclosure for 6831 and costs of action. James Worland vs Henry Schuff, judg ment for plaintiff for $75.00 and costs. W". M. Morgan vs H. C. Rennie, judgT ment by court for plaintiff or &J9.10. Thos. M. CJaFk vs Vm. Lipe, judg ment for plaintiff foi S3.00 and costs. Esterly Harvesting Co. vs Frank men to the worker's training class which will meet in association parlor Saturday night from eight to nine o'clock. Also tho men's meeting will be interesting next Sunday at 4:15 p. m. Some of those who recently began the christian life will be present to take part, We desire to ask the ladies of our auxilliary to meet in our parlor next Friday at 4:15 p, m. The general secretaries of the Young Men's Christian Association of .Nebraska are to meet in conference in North Platte, March lGtk to 18. We detire to have our auxilliary assist us. We will explain our plans that day. All Is not Gold that Glitters. The Tribune cheerfully gives place in its columns, upon tho request of ono of its readers, to the following: North Platte, Neb., Feb. 14, '94. Mr. Editor: As there are so many people in North Platte who think and cannot see why railroad men do not save more money than they do I will show what my check was for the past month, and where it has gone, and perhaps some of them can show where we can save in some way, as I cannot see but where 84.50 could bo cut off. on this bill, and that is for music lessons. Meat $ 4.10 Groceries, 21.30 Shoes for self and family,. 9.25 Butter from country, 3J50 Coal, hard and uoft, 10JJ0 Board and room away from home. 6.90 Assessments on insurance 16.75 Milk, 2.00 Stationery, -30 Wife, new hat, 1.25 Mending shoes, 90 Coal oil L67K Music lessons for children 4.50 Two broken window glass 1.40 Doctor's bill and medicine, d.SX) One load of hay for a dry cow,. .. 4.30 Drv iroods and clothing 8.55 To church,... 1-00 . , v , 1- .tiisteny narvesung vo. vs rrans ill be compelled to nu.rse. Wlkov et al, verdict for defendants foe enms p'Brien who is on herj amJ costs Qf.6-aU John J. Berger vs Lincoln 3o., injunc tion' dissolved and costs taxed, to plain, tiff.' . . Bt Tj-. Iamuert vs 5Iax Einstein, judg ineut by court for plaintiff for $23.15. David Long vs Rob't C. Burke, dis missed at plaintiff's costs. State vs Wm, Mttusel), verdict of not guilty. Prospects for the political pot boil ing to overflowing at the spring election are excellent. My check amounted to $97.85, which is a fair average of engineers' pay, except for about three months in each year. Now in order to got a fortune by railroad ing a man has to commence at the age of twenty-one and work until he is sixty- nine, and when he dies his wife will re- ceivo $4,000 if all insurance is kopt up, and the wife does not die first. Now is not this a bright outlook for a railroad man? I have a wife and five children. When does the editor expect to get his pay for tho papor? I guess he will have to wait anothor pay day. No thanks, I don't smoke this month, I will try and got shaved in tho spring. An Engineer. Tho North River Ditch. Tho great irrigation ditch project which has been mentioned several times in this paper is proeressing finely, and there seems to be no doubt of its being pushed to completion as rapidly as pos sible. John Bratt or North Platte, general manager of the irrigation company, was in town last Saturday on his way from tho scene of operations to North Platte. A News reporter interviewed Mr. Bratt and secured several items of interest concerning tho progress of the work. Tho snrvey is being made by C. A. Walker of this place, and is now com pleted from the starting point, almost due north of Chappel, Deuel county, to Clear creek, in this county. So far a good grade has been obtained and no obstacles encountered. The actual work of digtriBg the ditch will be begun as soon as epriBg op eat. "If everything goes right," raid Mr. Bratt, "and I havo no doubt it will, since the company has been organized, 500 mon and teams will be. employed in the construction of tho ditch. Wo mean business, and will push tho ditch so as to havo water for this season's crop." The reporter inquired if any applica tions had yet been mado for land under the ditch. "Yes," said Mr. Bratt, "several appli cations havo already been made, and I havo letters every day inquiring about the ditch." ' This project will be a great thing for Keith and Deuel counties if it is pushed to completion on the scale contemplated by the projectors, and there is overy reason to believe it will be. Ogalalla Nows. SUTHERLAND NEWS. N. B. Whiteside departed for his home in Illinois Wednesday evening. He is like a majority of the people who have spent a winter in Nebraska and thinks tho climate cannot be beat and the coun try is allright if some way is reached to make tho rainfall more sure. F. A. Carpenter is having a windmill erected on his lot in tho east part of town and intends to irrigate his ground and have a fine garden. This is a good scheme and others will follow in hie footsteps. Mrs. Gunnoll and a party of ladies from Paxton visited Mrs. Elmer Coates Thursday. Charles Richards was a county seat visitor Thursday. G. C. White has completed the addi tion to his store and is now "at hqme" to his many friends iq the new residence. Seymour Babbitt has purchased a lot in the north part of town and expects to raise enough chickens to supply tho vi cinity. Henry Coker iB having an ico plow made so it is not likely we will use con gealed moisture from North Platte the coming summer. Mower & Tallmadge received a. car of flour and ground feed, frqm Cozad the last of the week, Ed Coker has established a barber shop in the hotel ofllco. His business card reads "Whiskers removed without pain." John Noehrn i3 tho proud ownor ot a t'-orougnbred Irish Setter pup, which was presented to him by A. F. Strejtz, of North Platto. Dr. Allwino,, a dentist from North Platte, was at the Sutherland House on Monday. Mr. Burke, of North Platte, was pur chasing hogs at this point Monday. Report has it that the busiqesa changes in Sutherland, abou.t 2$arch 1st will be many bqt pa.rticu.brg will be furnished later, Bluford Charabliss is preparing to re turn to Iowa. Of course ho will be back in about a year. Rev. Hatch preached a very interest ing sermon to a good congregation on Sunday. Geo. Bonvell has ronted Henry Ab shire's farm on tho proposed ditch and will take possession soon. James A. Speer is correspondent from this place for the Missouri World Lppk up his letter and see w.b.et ail$ you. I Advertte tetters, T i .e i.ii . ti-.T xjitn ui jutieiB iwtiiuiuK uuuuueu ior iq the post oflloe at North Platte, Neb., for the week ending J? ebruary 14, ls'Ji. gentlemen. Anderson, S P Finley, Geq Barnum, C T Grei-'gereon, Jno Duvall, J V Hostetter, John Dolan, B F Larson, John Dav, James Shears, J H Woods, LW, 4 LADIES. Nesnith, Mrs Ola One package addressed E Frank, North Platte, Nob. Persons calling for above will please say "advertised." C.L.Wood, Postmaster Knt.hias ! aonra 0smHt diaremntod in pattisfriB an oatMt tkaa tke proper size of cylinder for different elevations, ami tha nmnnrtionata size of pine for ma ,r;fti flifrnrant cvlindera. Mem who for twenty-live years have been selling the old slow-running wooden windmills, with short stroke, do not realize ma in putting up a modern, fast-running, steel mill, witk a stroke twice as long, they must first reduce tne aiameier 01 wm mriinar and then nrovide a large dis charge pipe to carry off the greater volume of water. With the wooden windmill which has four or five inch stroke, one inch pipe or thre-fourths iwnVi ninA hut TvMn naed for the discharge pipe without bad results, because the wheel has not power enougn 10 injure itclf Ynn ran hitch it bvthe numn- pole and it will stand like a gentle horse. The steel mill nas power enougn 10 de stroy itself, or the pump, if securely hitched. I frequently have men say to me about like this: "We have been using one inch pipe with three inch cylinders for many years, and can't see any reason why we should use larger pipe now." It 7a nnitA tha annnnil Vifilinf that it is easier to elevate water fifty feet through a one men pipe tnan tnrougn one ana one-nan inch pipe. The fact is overlooked that toVmIa tha nrnirrVit. rtt tratAr in fliaonn nnd one-half pipe is two and one-fourth times as great as in the one inch pipe, still the water in the one inch pipe must be raised two and one-fourth times as fast; and because of greater speed, there is more than six times as much friction in the smaller pipe. V, In 3 inches FiR. 2. e 1 in 1 in 1 in c 3 in plj Vt in pipe 1 1nch pipe Fig 3. un rwhnrslrttej -fTSEfoff' mmm safe' W For the nurnose of simnla illustration. let us suppose cylinder and pipe to be square instead of round, the larger squares in the above diagram represent ing the cylinder, and the small squares the pipe. Tho proportionate area be tween three inch cylinder and one and one-half inch pipe, is shown in figure 1, the area of the cylinder being four times that of the pipe. Fig. 2 shows the pro portion between three inch cylinder and one inch pipe. The cylinder in this case having nine times tho area ot the pipe. The same proportioh exists between cylinder and pipe of the usual form hav ing corresponding diameters. As a consequence, where one inch pipe is used with three inch cylinder, the water must rise in the pipe nine times as fast as it rises in the cylinder. When it is remembered that the piston with an eight-foot stroke Aermotor on an eight-inch stroke travels at its max imum speed, forty-eight feet per minute, or on the up stroke alone twenty-four feet, the fact appears that with three inch single acting cylindfr with eight inch stroke and one inch pipe, the water in the pipe must travel 216 feat ner aaiav ute. When no air chamber is used, the speed saet Beosssarilr be at ffc ef 432 feet per minute, tokiw tataeoa- ideratioa the fact that the frictxM in creases accerdiBf to tha square ef the velocity. Figure 3 represents the pro portionate speed in different sizes of pipe used in connection with three inch cylinder with eight inch stroke its proportionate standing is one to four to nine. The proportionate amount of friction in raising water fifty feet vertically with the same cylinder is like one to thirteen to seventy-two. Bear in mind that this proportion is for a direct vertical lift of only fifty feet. In forcing water a long distance the friction in a small pipe would be very much more. Let me consider a case where water is forced away 2,000 feet to an elevation of only fifty feet, using three inch cylinder with inch stroke and one inoh discharge pipe. The least possible friction under the most favorable circumstances with check valves, straight pipe and large air ohamber would require as much power as to raise water with thn H Jim ft Mrlmrlnr and pipe vertically 187 feet. In" actual practice, nowever, the circumstances could not be found to reduce the friction to so small amount If no air chamber is used or if the air chamber is insuf ficient and them nro Kni-arnl allmtm ri- uw.v.M V sharp turns m the pipe, the amount of friction in the one inch pipe will easily become equal to a vortical lift of 500 or GOO feet By using one and one-half inch pipe under the same conditions. ih friction with everything oronerlv arrangod, would be reduced so that the total power required would equal a ver tical head of about seventy feet, which is so reasonable an amount that it would not endanger the safety of the outfit. The use of three inch pipe would reduce the friction so that it would hardly be noticable. The load to be carried by the wind wheel depends upon its speed, because the friction in the pipe increases accord ing to the square of the velocity of the water. This accounts for the fact that a windmill often works satisfactorily in moderate winds, while in a Btrong wind tho pump pounds, or tho pump pole breaks, or something else goes wrong. Even though the amount of friction may not be so great as to be apparent in the improper working of the outfit, still the fact remains that the windmill is un necessarily overloaded by the use of Bmnll pipt A windmill is not so unlike any other piece of machinery but that its" durability depends very largely upon the amount ot work which it is required to do. An intelligent farmer will not make a practice qf hauling four-ton loads on a waaon intended for no mnra than two, ton. Whv then should h load his windmill to many times the amount of work for which it is intended? After all that has been shown would seem unnecessary to call the attention of anyone to the fact it ia Yery poor policy to attem.p.ttq save something on the first cost of a windmill outfit, by pur chasing pipe ot a small size. The tempt ation to do this is greatest where water is to be forced long distances; but tb.u ia just the place where larger pipe la most necessary. The man who uaes small pipe not only increases tha wear and tear ot his winmynd pump, but runs great risk of something breaking or getting out of order. These difficulties aro al most certain to arise when the outfit is moat needed, and serious loss from the delay in making repairs is likelv to occur. After a man has bad difficulty through using small pipes, he sometimes advances the argument that because the pump can be operated with comparative ease by hand it ought to work all right with a windmill. This does uot necessarily follow, for theso reasons: In operating ujr uuuu me biroKe is mucn slower, usu ally shorter, and the power applied is less positive it the pressure becomes too great, the man will work slower and will stop frequently. The windtnUl keepB right on, and the strger the wind, or tho rrtr thn 7 O 2f Kf m. M v 'lesB possibility, there' is 'of checking its Jnhrersd&t JOHN HERROD Sells tlie above Coffee together with a complete line of Prices Always Seasonable. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Paid For Country Produce. Use large pipes. .The outfit will be so much more satisfactory that you will thank me for insisting on larger pipes. I would rather not sell a windmill at all then sell it to be attached to a pump where the diameter of the pipe used is less than two-thirds the diameter of the cylinder. Study over this matter until you are thoroughly convinced that too large pipe cannot be used, and you will then be able to more easily impress its im portance upon you. Respectfully, Victor E. Meyers. Why Hood's Wins. It is especially gratifying that the sale of Hood's Sarsaparilla increases most rapidly in those sections where it is best known. The inference is plain. Hood's Sarsa parille has proven that it posses genaise merit. It maintains a high standard, which others cannot even approach. It is the people's favorite blood-purifying and building up medicine, and is more popular this year than ever before. All this because Hood's Cures. Card of Thanki. To the many kind friends in Nerth Platte who so materially assisted us during the illness and burial of Fred Sandall, we wish to return our sincerest thanks; and earnestly hope the period of similar affliction for them may be far removed. Mrs. Edith: Sandau Jonn Sandaix. Chas. Sandall. The blood is the source of health. Keep it pure by taking Hood's Sarsapa rilla. which is nennliar to italf. axi superior in strength, economy and 1 I. utu merit. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, care fully prepared from the beat ingredients. 25 cents. SPECIflli NOTICES. Advertisements under this head will be charged 1 cent per word each insertion, but nothing accepted for less than lOcts CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES at the original North Side Grocarv Store. Also Feed of all kinds and Freak Country Produce. Give me a call. V. 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