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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1895)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, lS'Jo. &ria Exclusively t OverTVenty-Onc Million People World's Falrurounds universally xttc m Leading rmtCeawertti World. JOHN HERROD Sells tlie above Coffee together with a complete lino of STAPLE ill FANCY (SMB. Prices Always Reasonable. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Paid For Country Produce. J W W WWW WW WW w SMOKERS X In search of a good cigar will always find it at J. t. bchmalzned s. Trv them and judge. CRHIN. Write T. P. Gordon, St. Joseph. Mo., for prices on all kinds of Grain and ship him your Live Stock. Studebaker Wagons Hershcy & Co's. at The present humid weather promises well for the prospect of a good crop next year. Certainly it will put the ground in better shape for spring work than it has been for three years past. Shoes must walk if there is any possible way of making them do so by selling them at low prices. The Fair. the teachers' meeting. The lifth mooting of tho county teach ers' association held at Brndy January 12th, had tho host attendance of any held in the county this year, and proved fully as interesting. The meeting B3 called to order by Miss Hosford, and after singing America and offering prayer, the following programmo was rendered: A paper by P. C. Cullon in which and with tho discussion following, many good points were brought out. The discussion was opened by Miss Elder, followed by E. A. Johnson and II. C. Good. Miss Mae Dblau, of Maxwell, recited "Land Poor," showing the disadvantage of having too much laud. Emil Ericeon read a paper on the Methods of Teaching Geography, show ing how much could bo brought out by getting pupils to reason, and getting en thusiasm aroused. Misa Bortha Thool ecko recommended Jauo Andrews' Seven Littlo Sibters for 6econd and third grade pupils. Miss Hosford spoke encouragingly of having wall maps con stantly spread out where practicable Mr. Wafer was absent, but tho sub ject, How to Attest Correctness, was ably discussed by all. Glo Gifiin recited "Paul Revere's Ride" Wm. Dolau in his paper, "Indiffer ence of Parents," shovvod what influence it had on tho school, and what evils could be overcomo by the hearty co-operation of teachers and parents. E. A. Johnson road a paper, How to Secure Comprehensive Thinking, and convinced us that wo must secure cor rect observation to reach this end. The programme closed with a recitation by Mona Johnson, "Independence Bell." Q. Z. THE LEGISLATUKE. Every Xebratkan is Interested In What it Ioet. The coming session of tho legislature will be especially interesting. After six years tho republicans aro again iu con trol of both houses. A United States Bonator will bo elected aud a host of other good things should be done. No matter what your politics, you will want to read about tho legislature. No mat ter what paper you read :it other times you should read the Lincoln State Jour nal during tho legislature. It is printed at tho state capital and devotes more space to legislative doings than all the other state dailies combined. Tho Jour nal has jumped away up in tho lead, haviug tho largest circulation iu Ne braska. It is spending more money for news than its competitors. Col. Bixby is its daily poet. It also has Walt Mason. Wm. E. Annin, its Washington correspondent, serves up Washington stuff as no other correspondent employed by Nebraska papers has ever done it Annin knows Nebraska people and Ne braska politicians liko a book; his letters are a great feature. Stories are fur nished by Conau Doyle, Rudyard Kip- ling,and a host of others who aro regular contributors to the world's greatest magazines. Tho Journal's price has beeu cut to uO cents per mouth, without Sunday, and Oo cents with Sunday. You should try it awhile. The Semi-Weekly Journal is only 81.00 per vear, and . is a great family paper, almost as good as a daily for a large class of people. The Journal's phenomenal growth is due largely to the reduction in price and the For information regard ing the Great Irrigation ; Belt of Lincoln Co.. write ; theLincoln Co. Immigra tion As-ociation, North Platte, Nebraska. MINOR MENTION. Sheriff Miller leaves to-day for Wallace on official business. Rev. J. C. Irwin will preach a sermon next Sunday evening to the vounir on "Readinir and Amuse- ments." Remember W. A. Penn, the dentist, extracts teeth without pain, in Dr. Eves' office, the 24th and 25th of January. Deputy sheriff Keliher has been over in (jarneid and Kilmer pre cincts almost the whole of this week on county road business. The subject for the young men's meetinjr at the 1. M. C. A. next Sunday afternoon is "Wild Oats,' and wi"ll be led by Fred Elliott, Jr, All men arc invited. Improper and deficient care of the scalp will cause grayness of the hair and baldness. Escape both bv the use of that reliable specific, Hall's Hair Renewer. F. J. Morrill returns this week from his trip to the Grand Island bi-chloride of gold sanitarium, and will be prepared to resume his den tal practice in first-class shape. The Eastern Star social at the Baldwin residence Tuesdav even ing was attended bv about sixty irrown persons who iounu no uu- ficulty in pleasantly passing the hours. Rehearsals for the Kirmess. to be Held on tlie .ivtu mst., are pro gressing in a satisfactory manner. Prof. Stuff feels confident that the entertainment will please the public. The schoolboys are but small respecters of persons when a good snow is to be had for throwing. They made life a burden for the average drayman and pedestrian this week. Wednesday morning John Mar- cott made a shipment to a friend in the eastern part of the state which attracted considerable attention. t was a monster bear trap with wicked looking teeth. Wm. Connors is now the proud possessor ot a Handsome new ihaeton. With the weather of the past few days it would seem that le could have enjoyed the vehicle more provided it had runners. The Zook and Harris families, of Nichols precinct, desire The Tribuee to extend their thanks to the people oj that vicinity, as well as those at Paxton, for the many vindnesses shown them during their recent bereavement. To remove dandruff, keep the scalp moist, clean, and healthy, and rive vitality and color to weak. aded and gray hair, use Ayer's lair Vigor. It has no equal in merit as a hair dressing and for the prevention of baldness, scalp lumors, and dandruff. The county commissioners have appointed Jobeeler county attorney. lad Brc'r Rhea remained "truly oil" last fall he would have had a show at the plum. It is said that Col. Gantt would not have had to lave his clothes torn in order to compel him to accept the position. The services of that grand old lero who looks like George Wash ington, Col. James Cannon, has at ast been recognized, and that gen ial old gentleman has been granted a pension by a dilatory government. Tis thus that the declining" years of Jimmy's life is made easy by the thought that he need have no further anxiety as to being unable to pro cure grog and tobacco. We have beeu favored with a copy of the Germantown (Pa.) In dependent containing an account of e marriage of Nellie M. Baker, formerly of Cottonwood, to Frank Baker, of O inner. HI. The wed ding occurred on the 2d inst. and after a week's trip, the couple settled in Ouincy, where Mr. Baker is em ployed in the Gem City roller mills. Yesterday clerk of the district court Elder and Sheriff Miller drew the jury for the next term of the district court commencing Feb'y 4th. The following individuals will have an opportunity to serve their country in the above capacity: N. G. Wiberg, John R. Ritner Jacob Delay Wm. Johnson j3d Miller Wm. Beattv W. F. Mahan O. Robertson Wm. LaRuo B B. Siglor S. W. VanDoran Hugh Brogan G. H. Ratcliff Jas. W Fishbum E. L. Garrison M.F.Buckley John Kinkad'e James Adams J. C. Gambrel C. H. Wicks Myrtle Ritner Fairvlew Fairview Deer Creek Brady Island Kilmer Sellers Walker Willow North Platto No. 2 Birdwood Buchanan Fox Creek Well Plant Osgood Kem Whittier Jlvlander E. A. Stone Xowell Thos Jones Walla - JJ a. - . 1 A.UUO IUUfE5. .................. . 5iHH'" policy of attending to its own business, Sam' Clapp Gasli cot prwumiDsr to bo n dictator. Fnnk Gadka iSedicinr The I. O. G. T. supper to-night will be given in the room lately vacated by John Federhoof. W. A. Penn, the dentist, will make his regular trip to North Platte the 24th and 25th of this month. The city council held a special meeting Wednesday night with every member present for the con sideration of the revised city ordin ances. If you wish to enlighten your friends in the east as to the actual condition of affairs in North Platte and vicinity send them The Semi Weekly Trihuxe. The local officers have received a notice of SI. 000 reward for the capture of the bold thieves who so successfully robbed a C. B. & O. express car last Saturday night near Ottumwa, Iowa. Tim T. Keliher yesterday re ceived $25 in cash from some un known charitable Californian, through R. B. Peattie, of Omaha, to assist in relieving the needy ones iu Lincoln county. Already the B. of L. E. is agi tating the subject of their Thir teenth annual ball. There's noth ing like grasping the forward locks of the capillary covering of old father Time, as the old gentleman is bald-headed in the rear. Photographer Broach is mak ing arrangements for taking the views which are to be used in the immigration handbook to be issued shortly by the local immigration society. Information reached this city the first of the week that John Holman, who is undergoing treat ment for cancer in Cincinnati, O., is improving very niceiy, anu is able to walk about the city. Sheriff Miller received a tele gram Wednesday offering a reward of $100 for the capture of a soldier who stabbed a policeman in Chey enne on tlie d mst. Tins looks like the authorities in Wyoming were not in much of a hurry for their man. North Platte business men. in the face of the exaggerated fairy tales of destitution now in circula tion in the east in regard to Ne braska in general, must take hold of the fact that we are in the GREATEST IRRIOAISLE DISTRICT IX THE WORLD, and THAT HV THIS MEAXS AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS IS ASSURED HEYOXD THE SHADOW Of A douht. This must be impressed upon eastern people in search of new homes; their good sense will do the rest. Being a believer in the idea that frequently the end will justify he means. The Trihuxe is of the opinion that our citizens would be justified in the effort to give a grand charity ball, say some time about the 22d of February. Make it eclipse anything in the terpsi chorean line that has ever been at tempted in North Platte. By this means many a dollar difficult of extraction from purses, where oth erwise the contents might be squandered, would be secured for this greatest of christian graces charity. Now don't let us hear any objection that this date would come right in Lent. You all doubtless remember the concession made by the pope during the preva- ence of the grippe epidemic, and we believe that fine old gentleman when made cognizant of the situa tion in western Nebraska would rrant a similar absolution. Do we not find many instances in- Holy Writ where dancing was indulged in for a less worthy purpose than he one to be attained. We believe hat we can safely say that SI. 00 can be secured from every- employe upon the pay-rolls of the Union Pa cific R'y in North Platte. As to our business men, if they do not succeed in collecting a solid silver dollar from every traveling man or agent entering the city, the-should withhold their orders. As North Platte is noted for being a city of civic societies, let a number of tickets be placed in the hands of each society and let them prove their fraternity and true christian charity by disposing of them. Let an appropriate prize be offered to the society proportionately to the membership which it had on Jan'y lst, 1895, as certified to by its pre siding officer and secretary which succeeds in selling the most tick ets. Let a prize be offered to the individual who succeeds iu dispos ing of the greatest number. If all take hold of the matter this can be made the grandest affair in the his- I tory of western Nebraska grand in its magnitude, and grand in its commendable purpose. The mayor in his official capacity should at once call a meeting and appoint proper committees of representa tive citizens to take the matter in hand and work it up to a success ful termination. The Tribuxe stands ready to do its share in the ' way of printing, publishing and promoting the object, and it be lieves that its views will be heartily coincided with by the press of the citv, i SOMETHING IN SILVER Always makes a pretty and useful present. We have a nice line of Hair Pins, Side Combs, Collarettes, Muff Holders,. Emery Balls, Spool Holders, Hat Marks, Coat Hangers, Slipper Buckles, Garters, Key Rings, Match Boxes, etc When you need any little token you can surely find it at our store. CLINTON, The Jeweler. Martin Brennan leaves to-day for Grand Island for treatment at the bi-choride' of gold hospital. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Davis are packing their httsehold goods pre paratory to removing to Sidney. Overshoes -good and cheap at Otten's Shoe Store. rtf Owing to the fact that the Ott man building has been rented for another purpose, a change was compelled to be made in the loca cation of the I. O. G. T. supper- to night given to the Red Men dancers. Manager Lloyd this morning received a telegram from Sadie Mar tinot's manager in California want ing a date at the opera house for Feb'y 13th. His reply will be held in abeyance until he hears further from Morrison's "Faust" company. Get a more on you and help refute the silly stories of sorrow ful suffering and sadness afloat in the east in regard to this part of Nebraska, and which sensational space stories arc concocted by writ ers at an average rate of a couple of dollars a column. u. . liaker Has platted sev eral hundred acres of his land west of the city into forty acre tracts and placed the same in the hands of French & Baldwin for disposal. This is a fine tract of land and has the advantage of being close to the city limits. Omaha captured the location of the state fair for the next five years. The "Gate City" is well located for this exhibition, and if her people only take the proper interest there is no room to believe that the state board of agriculture will regret its action. PURELY PERSONAL. While looking over the effects of his late father, C. A. Wyman run across a number of books of very ancient date, one having been printed iu the latter part of the seventeenth century. He also found files of North Platte papers pub lished in the early seventies. The Lincoln County Immigra tion Association is getting ready to push matters this spring and there is no doubt many well-to-do farmers will lbcate on the irrigated lands of the Platte valley. Yester day Mr. Seeberger was showing a prospective purchaser over the lands owned by his company. By the payment of one dollar and fifty cents Jim Hall became the possessor of a pet coon Tuesday. He took the animal home and the first night it selected a keg of saner kraut for its sleeping apartment. For this breach of good behavior the animal was reprimanded, aud the following day it departed Hall s premises. A reward of one dollar will be paid for its return. Shoes at half price. A large assortment of good goods. Buy them quick and save half your money. Ottex's Shoe Store. The following Washington special to the Omaha Bee of the 15th inst will prove of interest to North Platte people. The gentle man named therein was the straight democratic candidate last fall for the office of state superin tendent of public instruction: "The comptroller of the currency has ap pointed Milton Doolittle. of Atkin son, to be receiver of the North Platte National Bank of North Platte." News reached this city Wednes day of a frightful catastrophe oc curring at Butte. Mont., on Tues day evening. It appears that some cars in the railroad yard caught fire. While the city fire department was at work extin guishing the flames two cars of Mrs. Hainline has been the guest of Grand Island friends for a week past. Mrs. Hope, a sister of Mrs. D. W, Saxe, left Wednesday morning for her home in St. Joe, Mo. Mrs. J. H. Hershev visited North Platte friends yesterday and inci dentally did a little shopping. Mrs. Donaldson. Mrs. Norton, Miss Kramph and Rev. McDonald came in from Grand Island last night. Miss Mattie Donehower returned the early part of the week from Omaha, where she had a specialist examine her throat. J. R. Bangs left Tuesday night for a trip through Mew Mexico and Arizona, his object being to look up a location with a view of engag ing in the cattle business. Florence Thacker left Wednes day night for Omaha to join her mother, when the two will proceed to their Texas home stopping a day or two in Beatrice. Neb., with rel atives. Geo. T. Field and wife returned last night from their wedding trip, and are now occupying their future home on "West Fifth street street. The Trihuxe extends its best wishes to this popular couple. Geo. R. Hammond started yester day morning for a tour through the south. He will visit Missouri, j Tennessee aud Alabama and may then strike west to New Mexico and Arizona. Mr. H. makes this trip for the purpose of looking up a town in which to locate, but we venture the opinion that he will re turn to North Platte pretty well satisfied that this town has as bright a future as any he found. Mrs. Pfeffer, of Council Bluffs, arrived in town yesterday with a large line of costumes which she is renting to those who will attend the mask ball to-night. A. L. Davis and Wm. Price went down on the islands Wednes day on a deer hunt. They had the usual hunter's luck and returned with nary a deer. All accounts due II. Otten & Co. are payable at Otten's Shoe Store. The firm having dissolved, a settlement is urgently requested, that books may be balanced. rtf H. Ottex. On Saturday evening last a large party of friends called on Miss Hesse, of the First ward, and much to the surprise of that estim able lady proceeded to take posses sion of the house. For two or three hours the members of the party were very hospitably entertained, and before leaving presented Miss Hesse with a handsome banquet lamp. That diversified farming is the most independent and highest type of that industry is well illustrated by the following: "Wilford Wood ruff, president of the Mormon church, has for years cultivated a farm of lorty acres witli no other labor than that of his own hands, and those of his family. His wife and daughters raise chickens pre serve fruit and run a dairy; while his sons raise hogs and calves, and do general farm work. Except tea. coffee, sugar and groceries, the farm has produced nearly everything the family has needed to live on." Col. John A. Cockerill who was When Buying Minneapolis FLOUR Why not get the BEST? Washburn's Superlative Has no superior no equal. It is the result of studied im provement in milling machinery the product of the hard, excellent wheat of the north. If you arc not usino- the Washburn Flour, try it. It is sold by JOHN HERROD, SOLE AGENT. GEO. W. DILaLARD, PROPRIETOR OF THE PIONEER COAL YARDS. ALL KINDS OF- Anthracito and Bituminous Coal Always on hand. Your patronage respectfully solicited. Orders for coal left at Douglass' Drug Store on Spruce street will be promptly filled. r THE IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION. Considerable interest is being manifested in the Lincoln County Immigration Association. Unques tionably this is the best opportunity North Platte has ever had to do some needed and systematic adver tising, which is absolutely neces sary to obtain the benefits of our numerous irrigation enterprises. Those who own the lands have about exhausted their funds iu building the ditches. If people can be induced to come here who hsve money to buy some of these lauds and improve them, it will enable the owners to immediately improve the rest. Without something of this kind they cannot do anything in this direction for several years. During the last show season Col. Cody distributed advertising mat ter furnished by Sheridan, Wyo. Even with a stationary stand at Brooklyn, the results far exceeded the expectations of those people and a large amount of capital was attracted. They are preparing to go into this on a much larger scale during the coming season, if Mr. Cody can be induced to repeat his generous offer. We have the inside track for the present. The advan tages are much greater this season, as the show will traverse all of the eastern states, and our matter be placed in the hands of a farming community. The amount necessary to start this movement is estimated atSSOO, of which sum the various ditch com panies will raise, perhaps, over one half, although some of them hare no lauds for sale as companies. Other expedients will have to be . wav company resorted to for the balance, aud it is! Omaha to consult Dr. Galbraifh. RAILWAY RESUME. The company will have in store in this city about 5.000 tons of ice for next summer's use. Herbert Estes. formerly express agent in this city, is now running as a train expressman on the Union Pacific. W. L. Park's special car went west on No. 7 Tuesday morning, returning to this city on No. 2 Thursday. The passenger conductors be tween here and Omaha have com menced "running the rounds." which causes some grief to the older men. Engine S3-1 came down from Cheyenne Wednesday to receive an overhauling in the North Platte shops. Engineer Ellis took the 846 back in her place. Certain nervous railroad men think that the present western trip of the officials is portentous of a coming storm. Let us hope their fears may prove groundless. Engine 17') brought the officers special up from Omaha and will take it through to Cheyenne. Iu these days of short mileage it looks as if this running might have been given to the respective divisions. A special train consisting of three cars came in last night and went west this morning. It had as pas sengers E. Dickinson, 1. J. Nichols. Jacob Markel. et al. and was en gaged in paying agents, operators, section men and others. Alex Adams, who for many years has been in the service of the rail- left this morning for powder exploded, killing some seventy-five spectators and injuring about 150 others. Wm. Adamson, formerly of this city, telegraphed his mother that he was all right, as he was not near the scene of the explosion. The evidence presented to the coroner's jury and since sus tained, proves beyond doubt that the Keith .county tragedy of last Sunday was premeditated suicide. There was nothing whatever to in dicate that Harris had murdered his wife and then took his own life, as was rumored the day after the occurrence. Harris, we learn, was of a kind and gentle disposition, aud had the reputation among his neighbors of being an honorable and truthful man. The coroner's jury found no evidence of an at tempted accouchment, though Mrs. Haaris was enciente at the time. The remains were enterred Friday that region is appealing for char at the O'Falloas cemetery. t?''t a guest of Col. Cody for a number of weeks last fall has the following kindly- works in regard to our town in the N. Y. Herald of the 7th inst. He says that so far as he himself is concerned he can personally testify that the town of North Platte sets in the bosom of pros perity and that the people in this vicinity enjoy plenty. He adds: "The Union Pacific railway shops pay out $30,000 monthly to em ployes; nearly every family in the town owns a home, and the farms in the region roundabout are well irrigated from the North Platte river. Capital has just been sub scribed for a beet sugar factory in the town, and many land owners are preparing to go into the beet growing industry. Lincoln county has the strongest soil of any county in the state for beet growing, or in all the west, for that matter, and two new railroads are now pushing toward it in appreciation of its agricultural resources. Whatever may be said of the result of short crops in other sections of the state, it cannot be said that North Platte is languishing or that any.body in time for North Platte to show her hand. A map of the irrigated districts surrounding the town will be got ten out, printed on the back of a folder descriptive of our advantages. The illustrated book will be a work of art containing over fifty illustra- which is interesting tions, the material for abundant and of an character. Tiie engravings will cost over $300. An edition of the books will probably be printed in German. It must be known atonce whether we can take advantage of our most liberal and generous offers, both in printing and distribution. A sys tematic canvass will be made for the memberships, names, and the fee of one dollar, together with liberal subscriptions for the books. The cash is not required at the present time, but those in charge of the work desire to know if the necessary- interest will be taken by our citizens, in order that they may go ahead. Next Sunday morning Rev. L. P. McDonald will speak upon some things of interest in the convoca tion just held at Grand Island. In the evening his subject will be: "The Roman and Anglican churches in the period of the General Coun cilsDid Henry VIII found the Church of England?" At tlie convocation of the Platte held this week at Grand Island F. E. Bullard was elected lay delegate to the General triennial convention of the Episcopal church to be held at Minneapolis next fall. Miss Kramph was elected as a delegate to the Women's Auxilliary to be held at the same time. The entertainment given Wed nesday evening at Lloyd's opera house for the benefit of the Nativity school was fairly well attended and the parts assigned were well sus tained. The audience dispersed well satisfied that thev had received j the worth of their money. chief surge-in for the company in re gard to his health. For some time past he has exhibited symptoms of some dropsical affection. It is said that there will be some opposition to the application of Wm. Coleman for executive clemency. A Mr. Cole, of Indianola. pur chased a tract of land from the old ditch company yesterday. Others from his section wdl probably fol low his example. Watch the prediction: A cer tain county officer will endeavor to again ride into office upon the great amount of relief work he is doing. This was attempted in 1891 and you all know the result. This is the season of the year when the agricultural editor of the bucolic weekly instruct his readers to test their seed corn. In Lincoln county, this year, with the excep tion of those living upon irrigated farms, the above admonition would be valueless. The work of the av erage farm editor upon the ordinary weekly almost surpasses human ken. Every Body Like3 Them. They are the best that is the remarks made by all that buy their Shoes of Richards Bros. Words of praise are heard on every hand, and there is no question that the people that read and keep posted fully ap preciate a good thing when they see it. Shoes for the feet of North Platte; easy to wear, easy to buy at The Fair. If price is an object, your ob ject is attained here. The Faik. FOR SALeT" 500 acres of land under the Farm ers and Merchants' ditch, only one mile from town; suitable for garden farming, beet raising and like pur poses. A plat of the land can be seen at Otten's shoe store. For prices and other particulars inquire of D. W. BAKER. North Platte, Nel?.
