The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, February 05, 1895, Image 4

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    11 THE JfORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY T&lBUJiEc TUESDAY EYENING, FEBRUARY 5,
Exclusively to tfc
OverTwentv-One Million Popto
tiiiWfMWerM,FlrOfaund
UnlversaQyi
Leading hue cnecefti World.
JOHN HERROD ..
Sells the ajjove Coffee
together with a complete line of ,
STAPLE MD
FAHCT, GROCERIES,
Prices Always freiSdnable.
HIGHEST MARKifE-RICE
Paid For Country Produce.
For information regard-!
ing- the Great Irrigation!
$ Belt of Lincoln Co., write;
the Lincoln Co. Immierra-!
tion Association, North I
Platte, Nebraska.
The Irrigated District of the Platte
Valley, Lincoln County, Hebraskar
The officers of the Immigration
Association are looking for a suit
able and catchy title for the illus
trated book, descriptive of the irri
gated district. It should not contain
more words than the above heading.
Suggestions will be gladty accepted.
Drop us a postal card, or call at the
secretary's office with your idea.
CRKIN.
Write T. P. Gordon, St. Joseph.
Mo., for prices on all kinds of
Grain and ship him vour Live
Stock.
WHEATLAND, WJTO. .
There is no finer agricultural sec
tion in all this broad western coun
try tnan can be found in the vicinity
of" the beautiful little town of
"Wheatland, Wyoming, ninety-six
miles north of Cheyenne. Immense
crops, never failing supply of water,
rich land, and great agricultural
resources. Magnificent farms to be
had for little money. Reached via
the Union Pacific System.
E. L. Lomax,
Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Agent,
Omaha, Neb.
POR SALE OB TRADE
Horses and Cattle at a reasonable
price. Also a five-year old regis
tered Norman-stallion,- nearly black
in color. Addres
M x Beer
fl-10v North Platte, Neb.
FOR SALE.
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
pricesand other particulars inquire
of D. W.' BAKER.
North Platte, Neb.
Shoes for the feet of North
Platte: easy to wear, eas- to buy
at The Fair.
Every Body Likes 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.
SMOKERS
In search of a good cigar
will always find it at J.
F. Schnialzried's. Try
them and judge.
FOR RENT.
Alter March 1st. the HOSFORD
FARM iu Pl'int Precinct.- 480 acres un
der fence; 100 broken. Good buildings,
two wells nod mills. Commands canyon
range aud is excellent place for stock.
Terms 650 c-ish in quarterly install
ments, one-third of crop and tenant to
keep wells and mills in order.
Apply to MARY i!. HOSFORD,
7-8-10-12 North Platte, Neb.
Studebaker Wagons
Hershey & Co's.
at
MINOR MENTION.
It is a question whether he saw his
shadow or not
The proposed fire-guard bill if it
becomes a. law will add to the duties of
county commissioners.
"'"
According to-the'daily papers a car
of corn contributed by the people of
Raleigh, N. C, has. been shipped to Wal
lace. Charley Pass was exhibiting speci
mens of his new crop 'oPmushroons
Saturday, whiefi were growninhis hot
house. . " , .
Thepmate dancing-party next Fri
day evening., at Lloyd's opera house
promises to'Wtargsly attended, and a
fine time raay,.be" expected.'-
Joe Beeler has'rao'ved his family
f romWal 1 ace to tli is city and n w oec u pies
what is usually known. s the Bob Law
property, just westpf -the jail.
Talk about yout.tea?drinking habit,
we have heard of a person, in need of
temporary relief, who wanted six pounds
of this spinsters' favorite article.
It is 6aid scores of cars are held for
freight charges in Illinois towns that
are loaded with relief supplies. The
state commission should investigate this
matter.
Miss May me Je6ter, well known to
many North Platte people, is now the
society editor of the' Duluth Press. She
is now attending a women's convention
in Atlanta, Ga., and writing' a series of
southern sketches.
I. A. Fort left this morning for Lio
coin for the purpose of bringing before
the legislature a bill to prevent the
spread of prairie fires. It is a com
mendable measure and should be
speedily adopted.
Inquiries for lrrigablelands in thip
county still' continue, and la6t Saturday
one of our real estate men practically
consummated a transaction whereby the
last of the Union Pacific lands of this
character will be sold.
The weather at Sidney must have
been a trifle colder than it has been here.
The Telegraph's steam engine froze up
last week and burst its cylinder. It
must be rather Arctic weather when a
steam engine will freeze.
Last Saturday train No. 20 pulled into
the sidetrack at Sutherland to allow
train No. 2 to pass. When the former
started to pull out a rail turned over
ditching a half. dozen freight cars. No
great amount of damage was. done.
Upon our first page will be found
an article upon the new forage plant,
particularly adapted to this country,
which should be carefully read by our
farmer friends. It is intelligent, up to
date farming that is profitable. No
further hint should be needed.
Rev. Buzzell, of. Juniata, Neb., a
Baptist missionary was in our city last
Friday. He had been over in Logan
county lcking after the destitute. It
is 6aid that while here he ordered three
car loads of coal from the Hanna mine
in Wyoming for distribution among the
people of Logan county.
It is seldom that tbe lightning
strikes twice in the same place, yet last
Saturday Mr. find Mrs. F. T. Redmond
were the delighted recipients of two
surprise parties The one in the after
noon was organized by tho immedi te
neighbors while the in in the evening
was arranged by "'those living more
remote. A' highly enjoyable time was
had t both assemblages.
The editor of the' Era appears to
covet our queer quarter and suggests
that it be devoted to th relief of the
drouth sufferers. We are sorry, brother
John, that you did not Bpeak in tim--,
as another populist patriot was ahead f
you and secure.-! the prize Really we
did not suppose that you wore reduced
to a diet of dog soup, as one might infer
from one of your alleged news items.
One of the disbursing agents of out
side relief has found a woman who
would not use C or light brown sugar
for sweetening her coffee it must be
either granulated or nothing. The same
individual wanted "a keg of good syrup,
if you can find any that is fit to eat, the
hair of it is no good." Such particular
persons should be refused assistance
until they become less discriminating.
JECONOMT IS WEALTH
HARRINGTON & TOBIN
SOLE AGENTS TOR
J
Pillsbury's Best Flour.
Also Dealers in
GROCERIES, FEED, SEED, HAY, -
ALFALFA, SEED POTATOES AND SEED OATS.
We Solicit Tour Trtarte.,
Who says the groundhog is not a
prophet and is not the equal of Irl Hicks
as a gueser?
Ed Rannie gave the people of Sid
ney an opportunity last week to get a
good easy shave.
Guy Laing was in Grand Islnnd on
business connected with his exportation
of horses to Europe.
Rev. Foulk went to Lincoln yetr
day to try and "jack" up the state relief
commission for its dilatonness in handl
ing its business.
G F. Wemgand, with hie Bb CQrnet,
is now an auxilliary to the Lutheran
church choir. His efforts very mater
ially add to the music. , .
The laborers putting up ice at Goth
enburg struck for SI a day last week.
Before their walk-out they had been
receiving but fifty cents.
As was anticipated the masque ball
at the opera house Friday night w s
largely attended and an excellent time
enjoyed by those present
Messrs. Keliher and McCarty can
find consolation for their sorrows in
Bixby's remarks on another page regard
ing a deputy oil inspectorship.
Many ladio who cared nothing for
the witching wheels of the "roller skate
have enjoyed themselves for several
days past by indulging in ice skating.
Last Friday a car load of relief
supplies from Montana passed through
thiB city. Among its contents was 2,000
pounds of jack rabbits and chickens.
Stockmen in this vicinity report the
cattle as being in good shape in spite of
the bear stories sent out by Omaha
correspondents of the associated press.
. The nicest line of valentine's
ever shown in North -Platte can be
seen at C. M. Newton's book store.
The fire alarm battery has been put
in working order, and an alarm can now
be turned in that will register at the
pumping plant This will be of aid in
tire lighting.
Our local ice dealers hav put in
store a larger amount of congealed raois-
ure this winter than ever before, md
the icecream girl i.ext summer need not
fear a short crop.
Our business men should see that
those farmers who are remaining in Lin
c In countv with tho determination to
tri to raise another crop are furnished
seed in ample season.
Charley Lenon is now editor and
publisher of the Wallace Herald. He is
a product of that office and should, be
acquainted with tho needs and require
ments of that community. "
An incipient blaze in the Foley
block Sunday evening caused consider
able commotien to John L. Minor, who
promptly extinguished die blaze before
doing any great damage.
The fall . f the beautiful Saturday
night was the heaviest thus far of the
season, and a few of those more eager
or sleighing were out Sunday with their
cutters and belis not belles.
It is said that the supreme court of
tho United States has recently rendered
a decisi'-n that is of particular import
ance t dealers who h.-mdle "cotosuet"
and other preparations of cotton seed
oil.
A follow in Gothenburg who. was
apparently disgusted with the dilatori
ness in extending temporary relief tapped
a consignment of supplies and secured a
large amount of the best clothing in the
lot.
The new count- map showing
irrigation canals, public roads, vot
ing precincts, school districts, etc..
can be had at 25 cents each at New
ton's book store.
A number of Keith county farmers
aro intending to put in some -acaline
the coming spring. Lincoln county
farm rs must be ju.-t as progressive. A
historical sUetcli of the above, plant will
bo found upon our tir-t page.
Omaha dairymen have discovered
tht they have been boying ground corn
cob for bran, which they supposed they,
were receiving. This caused their cows
to fail in milk, hence tho investigition.
It is said the mill furnishing it will go
out of business.
In evidence of the wav in which our
irrigated interests are being made known
in tho east I. A. Fort yesterday received
a letter from a mau way up in Wisconsin
who desired to know how to construct
a waterwheel for the purpose of irrigat
ing his land from a creek running
through his place. The communication
was referred to, David Hunter.
The Immigration Association hopes
to have its books setting forth the advan
tages of Lincoln county roady. for-dis,
tribution in about six week. This will
be rather late to accomplish much re
suits before next fall, and our people'
should now bend all their energies, in
the irrigated district especially, to make
as fine an agricultural showing as. pos
sible. The following Washington, D. C.
special appeared in Sunday's Lincoln
Journal: Charles F. Iddings of North
Platte, Nob , is in the city in the interest
of the North Platte National bank, en
deavoring to get tho cogent of the
comptroller of the currency to tbe bahk'e
resumption. He has made several visits
to tho treasury department in company
with Senator Manderson, and expresses
the hope that his request "'will ' be
granted."
'something in silver
Al$y makes a pretty and useful present. We have a
nic$-lrae.of?;Hair- Eins, Side Combs, Collarettes, Muff
Holdertr Emery Balls, Spool -Holders, Hat Marks, Coat
Hangers, Slipper :Bucklts, Garters, Key Rings, Match
Boxes, etC;s..yien you need any little token you can
snreIy.;find;.itat,our store.
k... CLINTON, The Jeweler.
f.fuun ' t. '
Some.ofour local amateur poultry
raisers rfi combining o ' tfie prevalence
pf orparooPyein fowls. . '
District courfopened'out yesterday
morning and is dragging ils 'wearv length
c o rv r u f'. : . -along.
The regular jury 'was not lra-
panneled during the first day.
Henry Ncbitis.,avp.resent ass sting
W. -C. Elder, , whhfs a term, , of d 'strict
.court on his hands. This.. Jatter is us
much a.sourc&pf trouble to .William us
.one ,of GrQverCJevelande, sessi ns of
congress.
' Valentinestat jNewton's..
Saturday night one of -our business
men thought'tdjimprove-the appearance
of his counters by tbe addition or a coat
of paint. Onr Monday a---number of hiB
customers were proper!y branded with
his' favorite color;
The Fremont Herald "with its usual
precision nv.kes'tnis" center 6hot: "The
money spent by Nebraskans to get to
he south v'uld put water on a quarter
section. And'a.quarter sectiou of irri
gated lanji in "Nebraska b worth m re
than a county'ln Georgia or Louisiana."
1 -77, G-JW. Diljard has received a letter
stating that several boxes and barrels
of relief B'up'pfies' had been-shipped to his
address from-- Blaghampton, N. Y. In
this case. Jones;did not; pay the freight
entirely .through, but only to Hastings,
hei-ce George will have to make of er
arrangements,-,
Editors aB a rnle-are -kind hearted
and generously An .exchange tells of a
man who dledand'-left fourteen years'
subscription unpaid.-. Just as the coffin
lid was being screwed down for the last
time the editor-appeared and- placed iu
the casket -a parasol., a linen duster, a
fun j-nd a 'receipt- for making ice Un
identified. ; " ' ' "
TheToliowi'nfc'is the statistical re
port of the Y. M.CVA. fr January, 1895:
Renewal8yl5if afreet' 't6 r'tier, 40; new
members, 5;"prrls1ebt paid membership,
275; attendance St men's meetings, 1G;
men's Bible Sa8syil2, 4 special meetings;
n'Umber of ViajtfcJUoju'ooms, week day?,
2,172rSuiidayeyi.324; 'baths taken, 378;
L,ceilm,i64fUaber'df-'-visits- of secre
tary to shfbpej,yi!l,d8'eUj.,dG; to sick and
injured, -l'rleltersjwrittenin rooms, 125;
l)hokB dra'wn-JfiJgtra: Jibrarjv 151 (paperp
'on file-ourinjf 'TOinth ' iri"reading.noom.
477; magazine 28..1'- - b H. B. H.
It appears''fc86ruB that some localities
are pushing tniA'nYatter of 'irrigation to
an ext erne.' fi Sidney paper is author
ity for the st ite'ment that move is on
foot there for putting in n irrigation
-plant in theiri'ceinetery.- What do tho
people'of thateommunity xpect to grow
from such ;procecdh g6?-i Certainly not
angels, fofmany-oldtiuie Sidneyites were
built on '"rather 'the opposite model.
Ev en savages have been noted as never
desecrating thelast, homes of the dead.
But it-is-hard .to say what shoot the
utilitarian 4 Cheyenne county man will
take. -
k-Coin!sjFinancial School" is for
sale at therBook.store; price 25 cts.
A car of relief coal consigned to L.
'P.'LuddeV was irfi the "-yards -yesterday
and no'dnpjd 'authority r to receive it.
This much advertised gent'eman has
be b regularly informing" eastern pe- pie,
through the Inedium of toe press and
if (t
otherwise, tHfit they could not procure
free billing' for 'supplies unless they were
consigned" to his address. This is an
error, as the Union Pacific has granted
this privileged till, wheie the relief wa
generally distributed. In consequence
of this action of Rev. Ludden it is said
that se res of cars are in- the yards at
Lincoln with their contents being frozen
and damaged tothe extent of rendering
them unfit for use. .If the reverend
gentleman is incompetent tq manage the
business he should resign.
A few. evenings ago oae of our
-business men, just as he was leaving his
office for hotne, was. approached by a
strangojndiyidual who said, "Say part
ner, we want ajdollirjout pf yoq. Some
of us felleretare chippin' in to send a
man east'to.gereiief. goods and them
'a'tdonT put u won't"'getr a 6meil,"
The aforesaid businessman 'replied that'
,le didotcjiran omr aid, and stated that
he had no "dollar for any such purpose.
The fellow vva- persistent and argued
.that 6ome money would no doubt be col-
Iectedljy the 6oficubf7'which"' would all
be spent among those who promoted the
bcbeme. "Your plan is thn to establish
a bogging society., to jwork eastern peo
ple?" fjvaa. propounded the promoter.
"Yes you can call it that, and them 'at
wont help us wont get' au'y," was the an
swer.. The-rapecuniotiB individual was
uotitiedAoJeaverat onoe under penalty
of being kicked, off tbe promisee.
The question now arises now many east
ern and southern communities are there
who-e charitable people are being im
poeed upon by such impostors?
Shoes must walk if there is any
possible; lyay fif making them do so
by setTinff ttfem at low prices.
, 6 The Fair.
: : : For Sale : : ;
DITCH x FARMS !
One-half mile from North Platte. We will sell yoiv
a farm of any size you may desire.
PRICE $15.00 TO $25.00 PER ACRE.
RAILWAY RESUME.
A dead engino was taken east yester
day in a freight train for an overhauling
at ho Omaha shops.
Fireman cott, who was among the
victims of the recent suspen-ion left
Saturday for Adrian, Mich.
Tho G27 blew out a stud in her fire
box Suuday night and came in "dead"
in charge of Joe Donegan.
Firem n Tarkington left yesterday
morning for his homo in Colorado. He
was one of the suspended firemen.
Tho boys in tho bridge and bu lding
department say that John McCart h:is
gone to G reeky, Col., to 6ee his girl.
The Scut's Rest ranch recently sold
a number of corn fed "critters" to a local
market.
John Hinman says this last snow
will compel him to raise the price of
Uncle Sam's sandhill farms abni t
twenty-five cents per acre.
Hastings is being scourged with
the scarlet fever to such an extent that
t has been deemed prudent to close the
public schools and churches.
The Tribune must express iU
thanks to the North Pla to Broom Fac
tory Tor a sample of its product, which
is the equal of any brought to this mar
ket. Last Friday deputy sheriff Kel'ber
took John Meyer of Woman precinct to
the insane tiosp tal at Norfolk. Lincoln
county must be the banner county of tl e
6tate at this institution.
The people of Fremont will this
morning receive their mail for tho first
time from their new federal building.
This is one of tho indica ions of enter
prise which North Platte must keep in
view.
Monday evening was the time for
the regular sitting of the city council,
but as there was no quorum th-re as
no meeting; henco the members present
adjourned until this evening when they
will try and obtain a quorum.
Kearney's new judge. H. M. Sin
clair, will preside over the district court
in this city the 25th inst. It has been
many years since "Sin" played a leading
role in this direction in this city, and
his numer us friends here will be de
lighted to see him performing in his new
capacity.
The peoplo engaged in constructing
tho South Side irrigation ditch have
coram nc d the us of blasting powder
for blowing away the soft rock that is
found in some of tho points of land
which tho canal crosses. This will make
slow and xponpive work, bu' when it i3
done there will be no such thing as the
banks washing. Fortunately thor N
not much of this class of work to be
done.
We do not claim the quackery of ex
tracting teeth without pain, unless under
the influence of an anaesthetic, but hal
ing tho most labor and pain saving instru
ments known to tho dental profession
nd local anajsthotics for ohtundants, all
our work is done with but little pain.
Neithor do wo make a specialty of one
class of work, but are all around den ists
Dr. Morrill is here to stay, and ho real
izes that he can only maintain his repu
ta ion by doing first class work.
Some of tho people of Buffalo county
are out in a protest to the legislature
against the form of oath necessary to te
subscribed and sworn to under the new
relief law, before an applicant can be
allowed aid. The protest will be of no
avail with the lawmakers, as they know
that many peoplo who avail themselves
of tho measure will not be unduly con
sciencious in regard to their etat ment
Last Friday Sheriff Miller recei ved
a notico of two m n wanto I, a nd do
scription of one of them, together with
a toward of S100. Thev were desired at
Greeley, Col., upon a charge of grand
larceny. "Buck" Sawyer was put upon
the scent, and in a few hours he had one
of them at tho jail examining him for
marks and brands. He did not cor res
pond with the description sent and was
turned loose. H- lingered about the
city until Satu day afternoon and then
faded away. On Monday th sheriff re
ceived a description of the other mm
wanted, and ho was tho very ir dividual
the officers had had in their possession,
as his identification was easy by reason
of his having a hare-lip. 'Tis hus that
in these hard times a round liui dred
plunkers have been allowed to escape
by "Buck" and Jake.
A Lincoln county relief association
has been organized and their names for
warded to tho state relief commission.
Apropo. of this subject W. N. Nason, of
Omaha, who is president of the s ate or
ganization has tho following to say:
"Supplies are being forwarded as fast as
tho organization of the relief system will
permit. It is absolutely necessary that
the commission investigate with great
care the requisitions that come in from
the counties to make sure tha no county
or comnuuity gets m-re or less than i s
proportion. This requires time. We
also must take time, before making a
shipment to look over the stock we have
on hand and p ck out the assortmen
needed. We have now aboutseventy-tive
carloads of clothing and p ovisiuns and of
this none has been there louger than ten
days, except some clothing, for which the
demand i- rapidly falling off, and some
farm and garden seeds, which will bo
shipped later. Many of these recent
complaints too, come from counties
which have not organized reiief commit
tees under the bill passed a few weeks
ago, and it is out of our power to send
them assistance until they do, for wearw
prohibited by the bill from doing so. It
is true that the organizations farmed wjth his party ho might havo secured a
under the commission in the hrst place similar sine uro.
exist there but we cannot now extend j Dr p j Mornl, has Becured the
aid through ihem. Another fact is that services of Dr. Elmer Northroup of Chi
75 per cent of tho complaints are re- cago, an expert in mechanical dentistry
ceived by ns after the provisions asked Rubber plates, gold crown and bridge
for have been ehipp- d and are in transit." j work done at eastern prices.
Terms to suit the purchaser
FRENCH 8t BALDWIN,
When Buying
Minneapolis
PLOUE
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 are not using the
Washburn Flour, try it. It is sold by
JOHN HERROD, - - SOLE AGENT.
GEO. W. DILLARD,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
PIONEER COAL YARDS.
-ALL KINDS OF-
Anthracite 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.
PURELY PERSONAL.
Oliver Sayre left Friday night for a
trip to Ohio.
Fred Bremer took the train Friday
night for Omaha
M. C. Keith wjis registered at one of
Omaha's hotels on Monday.
P. E. Sullivan, an old timo "wet"
grocer of Wallace, is in tho city. '
Pearl Armbus made a business trip to
Kearney tho latter part of last woek.
E. D. Murphy, of Brady Island, is
transacting businesa in town to-day.
Miss Pitts wont to Gothenburg this
morning for a brief visit with friends.
One of tho driving tires came off the j Fred Geo'go, of Brady Island,' trans-
G29 last Saturday, causing some con- j ncted.business in the city Saturady.
slernation to the driver, Wm.Dolson. I . , , , - ,,
O. C.Carn'.han, of Cozad was n Jsorth
The 831, one of tho Fourth district pjatte visitor the latter p . rt of last week.
passenger engine?, will come out of the
back shop to-day or to-morrow, wher
she has been receiving an overhauling.
W. D. Pulver who had l-oen working
in the bridgo and building department
for nearby a v ar vast, is now out of a
Charley Burklund, of noar Suther-la-
d, was in North P:atte on business
Monday.
Miss Mattie Hail, of Nebraska City, is
visiting with her sister Mrs Chas.Uurko
of this city.
situation owing to a reduction of the !
forco. ' C. L. Patterson left Saturday night
, , . . i for a viit with his brother David at
Hi' forco in the air-brake department
. , , , , . . ' . Salt Lake City,
has been reduced by tho transferring j
of Michael to tho back shop before he - R Elder vva8 in from MedIcine
precinct Monday and ordered hie iki
uu.nk mailed to him.
graduated under tho tutellage of Win.
Smallwood.
C. S. Sawyer is again manipulating
tho pick and scoop upon tho S22 in the
p aco of John Weinberger, who has been
put back upon freight until business
gets bettor.
Several of tho boys in tho round
house have adopted a new pattern of
overalls, and tho temarkablo thing in
regard to tho matter is tho fact that
each cluims to bo tho originator thereof.
F' r the first time in fifteen years last
Saturday tho Union Pacific railway
company paid its Omaha employees in
currency. It is said the banks there are
evincing a nisposition to hold on to their
sui ply of gold. .
There is a good sized rumor afloat.
with some resemblance of truth, that
next Sunday trails 7 and 8, the local
passengers, will be pulled off the time
card. It will make things hum to try
and make h present time of the
through trains and do the local work.
There were two sections of the 'Fast
Mail" hist night, J. G. Anderson taking
one of them as far as Julesburg. This
sav d him .from making atrip on the
"Irish Mail" this morning, as he said he
did not want to do all the running and
make all "da mon." A. W. McKeown
took on his crew.
Th turn-table has been a trifle out of
repair fyr a few days past, causing-it'to
turn very h rd. With the short force of
laborers this has been conideralIe of
an annoyance, but tho bridge and bu Id
ing gang were after the difficulty this
morning, aud in the language of tho late
H B. Stone, "everything is now running
smoothly."
With Ed.J. Halla;.d Noble War
wick appointed as deputy oil inspectors
the pop newspaper boys can not have
much reason for complaint. Had the
editor of the Era had more of a "pull"
P. M. H. Sorenson, of Omaha, is mak
ing his biennial visit in this city with
his sons John and Miko.
A. Abarcrombl, of Brady Island, is at
tending district cqurt in this city, as is
Wm. Beatty, of the same village.
Geo. W. Wright, an attorney of Hutch
inson, Kan., is transacting businoss
before the district" court here this week.
Frank Ericsson, of Gaslin, called to
day and ordered this journal sent to his
address. Ho reports some work boing
done on their big ditch, notwithstand
ing the cold weather.
Wm. Whelan left the later part of last
week for his old home in New York state.
After a brief visit with friends and rela
tives ho will join tho Wild West railroad
show for tho season.
J M. Caress, who is teaching school
north of town, called at thi- office
Saturday and had his namo" enrolled on
our subscription list. H was formerly
"editor of ono of tho Gandy papers.
While Dr. Northroup is assisting Dr
Morrill all kind of dental .ii-qrlc wilj be
reduced, bo no one noed neglect their,
teeth.
In a letter to The Tkiuc.ve Capt
Baker, formerly of the McPherson na
tional cemetery but now livitg in Phil
adelphia, says: "This leaves us all
reasonably well, but I find I am getting
old. Am glad irrigati n is taking such
a lead. With irrigation- tbe Plntto val
ley will be thobe-t country in the United
States. We often wish wo were back
there again, for the climate of western
NeLraska is the best I have ever found."
SHILOII'S CURE is sold on s guar
antee. It cures Incipient Consumption.
It is the best Couch Cure. Only one cent
a doe. 25 cts.. 50 cts., and fl H). Sold
by North Platte Pharmacy.
WHAT'S THE USE OF TALJflNG
About coughs and colds in the sum
mer timo. Yon may have a tickling
cough or a little cold, or baby may have
the croup, and when it comes you ought
to know that Park's Cough Syrup is the
best cure for it. Sold by North Platte
Pharmacy.