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    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY EYEN1NG, FEBRUARY 12, 1895.
Exclusively u ti
Over.Twwifar.One Million People
j .'rMir lit- r- I ST ..-.A
Untversalfv aceeated m the
Leading rmeCMfec of the World.
JOHN HERROD
Sells tlie above Coffee
together with a complete line of
STAPLE Mi FANCY UK
Prices Always Eeasonable.
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
Paid For Country Produce.
John Robinson came over from
Ohhkosh Monday after supplies for
the Oshkosh ranch. John says a
few weeks more will complete their
irrigation canal and that by the last
of April they will have their land
Hooded with water. This ditch is
one of the most important in 'the
count-. Chappell Register.
The Fremont Herald thus pokes
fun at the gentlemanly fellows who
wear the "brass clothes and blue
buttons:" "The Union Pacific con
ductors are keeping- a sharp lookout
for spotters these days. A man
has to make a 'flash' if he rides on
a Union Pacific train these days.
A few days ago one of the passen
ger conductors discovered when he
got to Gilmore that he had his wife's
photo in his pocket. He paid fare
from Omaha to Gilmore and left the
pholo with the agent at that place."
BRADY BUDGET.
A. C. Mahan is visiting friends in
the eastern part of the state.
Louie Ericsson transacted busi
ness in Gothenburg Thursday.
John Ericsson and Fred Ginapp
were North Platte visitors Tuesday.
J. H. Giffin started last Wednes
day for California where he will
view the sights for a month or so.
Morris VanTyle left "Wednesday
for Gothenburg, where he has se
cured a position in a furniture store.
His many friends here mourn his
departure especially some of the
young ladies.
The high wind Wednesday blew
the snow off the river so skating is
again indulged in these moonlight
o
Rev. Ebersole has engaged to
teach the spring- term of the De
Wolf school.
X. P. Solomon was at the county
hub last Fridav.
During
the high wind on Wed
nesday V. V. Ritenour climbed upon
his windmill tower to repair the
wheel, when in some way he fell to
the ground, breaking his leg. It
has only been a short time since his
daughter had a limb broken by be
ing kicked by a horse.
Laurie Mullens, section formen,
was laid off Monday. A Mr. Wat
son has taken his place.
The dance held at the Globe hotel
Friday night was not very largely
attended, owing to hard times.
Rev. Mathews.of Lincoln will ex
pound the gospel at the M. E. church
next Sunday.
Protracted meetings begin next
Sunday, and many are expected to
turn from their sinful ways.
A trio of bums struck, this, place
Saturday; during the day they went
around taking up contributions of
cold hash, but as the shades of
darkness settled over our peace
f ul village they changed their tactics
by entering the house of R. C.
Burke and purloining some blankets
and a suit of cothes. Shortly after
a freight came along and they took i
passage in a "side door sleeper"
for parts unknown. The theft was !
not discovered in time to intercept
them. Wic.gins.
MINOR MENTION.
(
Lent begins on the 27th inst.
After the first inst, the U. P.
R'y quit free billing relief supplies.
James Dorram has moved his
family from the Third ward down
into the First.
Isaac Dillon has had more fun
with his iceboat the past week than
a whole circus.
A pleasant surprise party was
ffiven Miss Eva Fenwick last Fri
day night by her young friends.
H. G. Atkinson has moved from
the Third ward to the "Scbarm'ann
property opposite the M. E. church.
"Coin's Financial School" is for
sale at the Book store; price 25 cts.
With all the guitar, banjo and
mandolin players in the city why
does not North.Platte have a man
dolin club?:
Manager Lloyd has booked the
Jarbou Dramatic Co. for the even
ing of the,28th inst. The company
will present "Starlight."
W. A. Penn, dentist, will be in
Dr. Eves' office Friday. Fefry 15th,
and will do all kinds of dental work.
Prices very low.
The dancing partv at Lloyd's
Friday night was not so well at
tended as it should have been, but
those present speak in glowing
terms of their enjoyment.
There was a pleasant dancing
party Friday night at the home of
Wm. Chambers, over on the north
side of the river. About forty
guests were present, and all report
a very enjoyable time.
Last Saturday the county trea
surer paid over to the treasurer of
this school district S2.000.00.. This
amount with the funds available
that are in the North Platte
National bank, would put the dis
trict in. pretty good shape.
Among the heavy amounts of
taxes recently paid into the county
treasury we note the U. P. R'y Co.
with $27,151, the B. & M. R'y Co.
with $8,132, the American Water
works Co. with $494, the W. U.
Tel. Co. with $287. .
The nicest line of valentines
ever shown in North Platte can be
seen at C. M. Newton's book store.
A pleasant birthday party was
given last Saturday afternoon by
Miss Irma Cody to a large number
of her young friends. A novel
r t r i a ii i
iieature oi tne entertainment was
the war dances, in costume, by a
couple of Ute Indians, who were on
their way east to join the "AVild
West" show. .
"Buck" Sawyer picked up a
fellow over at the round house Sat
urday who was offering to sell a
couple of pairs of new pantaloons,
the sizes and price marks of which
had been removed. It is thought
they have been stolen and the
would-be salesman is being held at
Hotel Miller for investigation.
"Buck" is waking up to his duties
as an officer, and his night partner
will nave to look to his laurels, or
he will get jsadly left.
As it is a rather serious thing
in these economical democratic
times to charge a man with being
the father of twins. The Tribune
must acknowledge that it was mis
informed in regard to Frank Fred
erici being guilt' of the above of
fence against the peace and dignity
of the community. His "transges
sion was only to the extent of one
boy baby of standard specifications
and details. .
W. A. Penn, dentist, will ex
tract teeth without pain Friday,
Feb'y 15th, at Dr.. Eves' office.
It is said that the "tiger" night
ly growls in this city, and that last
week a party who was in attend
ance at court got into a little game
of "draw" and in a very short time
was able to draw out with more
than his hotel expenses and some
thing on the side. North Platte
sports (?) are not always success
ful in getting the best of Uncle Jay
when he comes to town.
ECONOMY IS WAL?PT
HARRIJSTGTOjS7 & T0BIN
;.
The members of the Epworth
League will enjoy a sociable to
night at the residence of Harry
Langdon.
The Sadie.Martinot Co., which
had been booked at Lloyd's for the
13th, "has cancelled the date and
will not' be here.
Joe Schatz, who has been con
fined to his house for some time, is
not making as rapid progress tow
ard recovery as his friends desire.
Dr. Salisbury, the painless
dentist, will be at North Platte the
third Monday and following Tues
day of each month. Next visit
Feb'y 17th and 18th.
Miss Davis of Wellfleet, has
taken the Stoddard school formerly
taught by Miss Burke; the latter
takes the room in our city schools
recently taught by Mrs. Fort.
Prof. H. S. Stuff left last night
a class in
for Gothenburg to form
dancing'. He will be back in time
night
to drill his class here Fridav
in the First National Bank hall.
If your girl has gone back on
you, or you know a real mean man,
don't fail to remember them next
Thursday, and thus compel the
postal clerks to earn their salary.
The Business college in this
city is doing a noble work for many
a young man of North Platte; and
a goodly number of them are avail
ing themselves of its advantages.
Valentines at Newton's.
C. P. Dick is no longer deputy
county clerk of Cheyenne county,
having completed the education of
his pop principal, but is now devot
ing his time to his growing abstract
business,
Neighboring towns are making
preparations to see that their farm
ers are supplied with seed grain for
next spring. It would be just as
well for North Platte to get in line
in this direction.
The building bearing the sign
upon its front "Nebraska Clothing
Co.," is the only place where they
dispose of goods without money and
without price. . It is needless to
state that this is not a paid adver
tisement.
Two cars of coal and one of
provisions were received here yes
terday consigned to the Lincoln
county relief commission from L.
P. Ludden. This is the first ship
ment of this size from the state
organization.
Ex-congressman JnoF. Finerty
of Chicago, has cancelled his date
here for his entertainment, ."The
Songs and Story of Ireland," for
the reason that if he came to North
Platte he would have to miss an
engagement elsewhere.
Last Friday O. E. Hughes pur
chased the Thompson interest in the
Vienna bakery and resturant. The
portly "Baldy" and the "Kid" will
prove a popular team in this busi
ness, and they should be able to
work up a lucrative trade.
A letter was received by the
city clerk yesterday asking the co
operation ot the city council of
North Platte in securing the pas
sage of a bill by the legislature that
will relieve cities of this class from
the onerous burden of annual regis
tration under our present ballot
system.
The new county 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.
Tim Keliher probably has the
neatest paper weight in the city.
It is made of glass and has his
name, residence and occupation
blown in blue letters upon the in
side. Its weight is about two
pounds, came from Marion, Ind.,
and is presumably a gift from Den
nis O'Keefe.
SOLE AGENTS TOE
Pillsbury's Best Flour.
Also Dealers in
OKOCERIES, FEED, SEED, HAY,
ALFALFA, SEED POTATOES AND SEED OATS.
"W: flPollclt Totw Trcel.
The class of '95 held its ninth
meeting last night at the home of
Miss Minnie Sorenson. The pro
gramme consisted of recitations,
the" reciter of the most comical one
receiving a prize, who was Miss
Jessie Bratt. Miss Eva Fenwick
won the prize in the game "Trans
position." A very pleasant evening
was spent by all.
- -Overshoes good and cheap at
Otten's Shoe Store. Ftf
Secretary Ward, of the Grand
Rapids (Mich.) Y. M. C. A., who
has been doing special work in this
state for a month, is in the city
assisting the committee raising
fund to maintain the local associa
tion. Mr. Ward speaks very highly
of the economical manner in which
the North Platte association is
managed, and the good results
which have been attained.
The Nebraska Agricultural
Experiment Station has just issued
a couple of timely bulletins of in
terest. No. 39 treats of "Some
Obstacles to Successful Fruit-Grow
ling," by Fred W. Card; No. 41
j treats of the "Water supply in Ne
i braska," by O. V. P. Stout, and
contains much of interest to west
ern Nebraska irrigaters. A copv
of these may be obtained free ot
charge by addressing the University
, of "Nebraska, at Lincoln,
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SOMETHING IN SILVER
Always makes a pretty and useful present. We have a
niceline of Hair Pins, Side Combs, Collarettes, Muff
Holders, Emery Balls, Spool Holders, Hat Marks, Coat
Hangers, Slipper Bucklts, Garters, Key Rings, Match
Boxes, etc. When you need any little token you can
surely find it at our store.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
THE LEHI BEET SUGAR FACTORY.
In a conversation with W. H.
McDonald, who. has just returned
from a trig -qfinspection to the
Lehi, Utah, "sugar factory our re
porter elicited the following as the
result of his tour. The factory at
present is not in operation, having
completed its run for the year. In
company with JDavid and C. L. Pat
terson, Mr. "McDonald was shown
entirely through the plant, and its
workings explained. .It has a ca
pacity of 350 tons daily, and was
put in by a California company who
builds and furnishes machinery for
sugar factories, and will guarantee
to furnish men who will success
fully and protably operate them;
provided, of course, if sufficient
beets are afforded them. The Lehi
people would not recommend North
Platte to build a smaller factory
than they have; and only wish
their's had. a greater capacity. The
manager there states that he has
the finest beet sugar plant of its
size in the world, and he claims to
have seen all of them. The ma
chinery is said to be much simpler
than the Gerinanjnanufacture used
by the Oxnards, and is said to do
its work more " economically and
satisfactorily. ' v
The beet growers there are well
satisfied with the price of $4 per
ton for their product, and are now
said to have their lands in excel
lent shape for the growing of beets.
Although they appear to have some
natural advantages, yet to a great
extent the same conditions appear
to obtain in this vicinity.
Another point that seemed to be
necessary was that the company
operating the plant must have a
good working capital, outside the
cost of its plant, "or the sugar trust
would fasten its tentacles upon the
concern. In evidence of this the
above octopus, had a couple of rep
resentatives who visited the factory
the day Messrs. McDonald and
Patterson left. It is thought the
reason of the former's isit was be
cause the Lehi factory had 1,500,
000 - pouncf. , fpsugar - ready to
put upon the market, which it was
holding for a satisfactory price.
So far as the condition of the
agricultural class out in that coun
try, it is said the beet growers of
that locality are like the ditch
farmers of Lincoln county they
are the only ones who have odd
dollars in their pockets to clink one
against the other. They are well
satisfied with their efforts to ob
tain a beet sugar factory, and are
well satisfied with its workings;
their only regret being that it is
not a larger concern. Now the
matter is before North Platte peo
ple, will they seize their opportu
nity and secure a profitable enter
prise? Mr. McDonald reports the North
Platte contingent out in Mormon
dom Mallard, Loftus.Hutchins, et
al, as all being vigorous and well
satisfied with thir condition, as
the- all are profitably engaged;
although fo"one-out of employment
it requires about the same effort to
procure a situation that it does in
Nebraska.
TWO VALENTINE SOCIALS.
The Senior Christian Endeavor
of the Presbyterian church will
hold a Valentine social on Thurs
day evening in K. P. hall. Enter
tainment of different kinds will be
provided. Eerybody over twelve
years old invited.
On the same evening- the Junior
Endeavor will hold a Valentine
social from 7 untill 9:30 at Presby
terian parsonage. All members of
Endeavor and members of Sunday
school under twelve years of age
are invited.
PURELY PERSONAL.
Druggist Streitz sent a tobacco
cure valentine this week to each of
his patrons. It was a rather mean
trick, Alex, to thus take advantage
of the boys.
A prominent official in the Ag
ricultural department at Washing
ton writes a friend in this city as
follows in regard to the phenomenal
forage plant: "As to that weed
called 'sacaline,' of which you in
quire. I feel sure that it is a fraud:
one thousand dollars per ft. asked
tor it shows as much. Then I
have seen in the Australian papers
that it is entirely over-rated, and
by some of the writers on the sub
ject considered altogether, worth
less. - The sacaline is a
plant of much the same character
istics as the Russian thistle, so far
as I have been able to discover f mm
the newspaper articles which I have
seen regardin
Frank Fickes returned to school
at Kearney yesterday.
Joe Richards went to Kearney
this morning on train No. 2.
A daughter of J. K. Crow left the
first of the week for Peoria, 111.
Bob Rannie returned Saturday
night from the land of the Mormon.
W. L. Park and family were pas
sengers en route west yesterday
morning.
P. L. Harper, of Wallace, trans
acted business in this city yester
day. Henrj' Schuff, now of Grand Isl
and, is transacting business in this
city to-day.
Mrs. Lola Adams, nee Gillette,
of Lexington, is visitinjr North
Platte friends this week.
Miss Ehrenfield, sister of Mrs.
J. C. Irwin, left yesterday morning
for Alleghany, Pa.
W. H. Plumer and Sam'l Brooks,
of Maxwell, transacted business in
this city yesterday.
Mr. Smith, the Gandy banker, is
in our city to-day on his way home
from a trip to Lincoln.
Mrs. Julius Pizer leaves to-night
for Denver, where she will visit lier
parents for several weeks.
W. H. McDonald and C. L. Patter
son returned Friday night from
their jaunt in Mormondom.
Prof. F. A. Disraeli left Sunday
for Mesa county. Col., to begin
operations on his fruit farm.
John Conway, the heavyweight
pusher of irrigation interests at
Sutherland, Sundayed in our city.
T. C. Patterson left this morn
ing for Hastings to attend the
state encampment of the G. A. R.
Rob't Stone, an attorney of Con
cordia, Kan., is in the city this
week on business before the district
court.
E. B. Gibbs and daughter Miss
Kate are expected to arrive in the
city some time during the present
week.
John Evans, deputy secretary of
state, came in Saturday night and
spent a couple of days with his
family in this city.
Gus Norton left for Omaha this
morning to attend to some busi
ness before the probate court of
Douglas county.
B. Hollingsworth returned
yesterday morning from a trip to
Grand Island in the interests of the
Y. M. C. A.
Dennis
for the west on a trip
business with pleasure. He will
be absent several weeks.
Mesdames Val Scharmann and
T. C. Patterson left as delegates
last nisrht for Hastings to attend
Jl kill It JLV. V.
Mary Stoval also went as a
JUMP AT THIS
SOMSB JDY ! 1
n
And jump quick. No need to jump
high, the prices are low. A nice,,
new and endless variety o( Shoes,
Slippers, Oxfords, etc., in all the
different styles and varieties.
Style right! Stock right!
Workmanship right!
Prices right! Everything right!
-SB
One, Two, Three, Jump!
RICHARDS BROS. THE FAIR.
: : : For Sale : : :
DITCH :-: FARMS" !
One-half mile from North Platte. We will sell you
a farm of any size you may desire.
PRICE $15.00 TO $25.00 PER ACRE.
Terms to suit the purchaser
FRENCH St BALDWIN.
VteIr flour miw
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 are not using the
Washburn Flour, try it. It is sold by
SOLE AGENT.
JOHN flERROD,
Redmond leaves to-nirht
combining
the state meeting ot the
Mrs
delegate.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinsman, the for
mer of whom is agent for the U. P.
R'y at Big Springs, visited the fam
ily of H. E. Curtis the latter part of
the week.
George Tourtelot, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary for a St. Joseph. Mo., whole
sale house, has been calling upon
its patrons this week.
The Misses Hattie and Josie Cal
houn took Tuesday evening's train
for North Platte, where they will
make their home with their brother
R. W. Calhoun. They will be
greatly missed by their many
friends and the Presbyterian choir
will lack two of its good singers.- -Wood
River Interests.
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All accounts due H: Otten &
Co. are payable at Otten's Shoe
Store. The firm having dissolved,
a settlement is urgently requested,
that books may be balanced.
Ftf H. Ottex.
Owing to the prevalent cold
weatker a number of our fancy poul
try raisers are experiencing some
trouble with roup among their
fowls, and the following cure there
for as given in the Lincoln Journal
by J. Linford, of Vesta, Neb., may
prove timely: "I must tell you my
cure for roup in fowls. I give a
roupy bird one table spoonful of
salt pork grease night and morn
ing, and grease the throat and nos
trils with the same. When the
head is badly swollen grease the
head and eyes as well as the throat.
Two doses usually cure ordinary
cases, but if very bad I sometimes
give four, It is a very simple and
cheap cure, easy to administer and
geldom fails'
RAILWAY RESUME.
Lou Owens, the fireman who
has been sick with an abscess so
long, is now recovering.
Engineer Strahorn has caught
considerable extra passenger run
ning by reason ot the wreck last
week.
The California fruit trains are
beginning to run. and while this
lasts business on the road will be a
trifle better.
With the additional boiler in use
this winter, there is insufficient
steam for heating the various build
ings with which it is expected to
do so.
The boiler and new fire-box of the
827 has been run into the "back
shop and the machinists will have
quite a job putting her machinery
in place.
The boilermaking force lias been
divided so that a portion of them
now work nights. This tliat
their labor would prove more ad
vantageous.
jl ne overnaunng oi tne s-u is
rapidly being completed and. she
will be out within a few days look
ing bright as a new pin, and better
than ever before.
Fred Post came down from Chey
enne this morning to "break in'
the 834 preparatory to taking her
to the Fourth district to so into
passenger service.
W. L. Kingelty came down from
Sidney this morning where he had
been.rusticating for some days past
on account of a mashed toe. He
will resume service on the road.
Frank Tracy is "breaking in
the 662, after which he will take
her to Cheyenne, probably to be
laid up. He will return in time to
take the 841 when she comes out of
the shop.
The steam heating pipes in the
Sidney round-house froze the first
of the week, and a number of men
from the tin shop here have been
ordered to make the necessary re
pairs.
An epidemic of distemper is
prevalent among the blue-blooded
canines of this city.
Photographer Broach "pressed
the button" upon the pants sales
man mentioned elsewhere in this
paper.
D. M. Hogsett overhauled his
bicycle yesterday, and if he does
not now break some of the local
records it will not be the machine's
fault.
The Tribune has learned of a
new method in which a North Platte
juvenile recited the alphabet; but
it was very embarassing to the
young man who was endeavoring to
entertain his big sister at the same
time.
For information regard-J
ing the Great Irrigationc
i Belt of Lincoln Co.. writes
't the Lincoln Co. Immigra-
ition Association, North I
" Platte, Nebraska. fc
Kke to SatT
f LETTUCE,
) RADISHES,
GRE'N ONIONS
CELERY, Etc.,
HLL THE TITWfE.
AT THE
FRITZ MARTI, P rop.
CRHIN.
Write T. P. Gordon. St. Joseph,
Mo., for prices on all kinds of
Grain and ship him vour Live
Stock.
I0B SALE 0B TBADE
Horses and Cattle at a reasoaable
price. Also a five-year old regis
tered Norman stallion, nearly black
in color. Address
Max Beek,
fl-lOw 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
prices and other particulars inquire
of D. W. BAKER
North Platte, Neb.
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SMOKERS
i
In search of a eood ciear
will always find it at J.
F. Schmalzried's- Try
them and judge.
Studebaker Wagons
Hershey & Co's.
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Weekly Tribune.
HOW'S THIS!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
J. F. Chesey fe Co., Prop., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
hove him perfectly honorable m all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their Arm.
West k Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan k Marrm,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood . anu
mucouB surface of the system. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggist.
Testimoaial free.