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VOL. XI.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1895.
NO. 24.
Spring Opening for 1895.
Is it bargains you are looking for? Well, stop right where you are. Our new
spring stock is full of them. During our stay in the east wo selected one of the
finest lines of go'xls ever shown in this city, consisting of Dress Goods, Novelties,
wash Silks Plushes and Velvets, Percales, Sateens, Chambrays, Nainsooks, Silk
alenes, Zephry Ginghams, Outings, Cretonnes, Drapery, Table Linen, TowlingB,
Cassimere for suits and pants, Prints, Apron Ginghams, Laces and Embroidery,
Parasols, Gauze Underwear, White Muslin Underwear, Trimmings for Dress,
Huckles for Dresses and belts, Hair Ornaments, Sido Combs, Hair Cloth, Hosiery,
Veilings, Corsets, Corset Covers, Infants' Cloaks and Bonnets, SIicos, and thous
ands of articles which space will not permit to mention. Even-thing goes at
SACRIFICE I'lilCES, All we ask of the public is to call and examine our beau
tiful lino of goods and prices. Hero is a few of our price. Read them:
G-OOjDS DEPABTMEWT.
2" pieces of double width dress goods, plain or plaids, spring and Eummer
fchades, at 13 cents per yard.
23 pieces Henriettas, all colors, three-fourth wool, ,'W-in. wide at 23 eta per yard
Onting flannel at 3 cents per yard.
Dress Ginghams at VA cents per yard.
Apron Ginghams at 1'X cents per yard.
I'epperell U i Sheeting, unbleached, at 13 cents per yard.
Pepperell '.) 1 bleached sheeting at 20 cents per yard.
Turkey Red Table Linen, warranted fast colors at 33 cents por yard.
Jileached or Cream Table Linen at.TT'i cents per yard,
Frederick Arnold's Henricttis, if'-inch wide, silk finish, made in Greitz, Ger
many, in ail colors, at 73 cents per yard.
China Silks for waists or dre33es at 11 cent3 pnr yard.
Three papers of pircn for 3 cents.
Three spoo's of thread for 10 cents.
German lilue Print at x. cents.
Ladies Ulack Ho?: at 0 cents per pair.
Figured Sateens at 10 cent: per yard.
SHOE
1!00 pairs ladies' fine Dongola Hut tori Shoes, French or square toes, at ?1. 25
per pair.
L'idiea O xford? in black, tan. brown or buff color from ?1.00 up.
Children uhoea from 23 cents up.
Men oil gr iin, buckle plow shoes at 'J cents per pair.
Children kwv Hints, ages -1 to 1 1, three-fourths wool, at $1.13.
Our Htock is ail freah and clean; nothing left from other seasons. This sale
coimiienrcH Saturday, March 'd, and will continue the balance of this month.
I'ietiireH and Silverware for those who have tickets taken up.
The Boston S
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ALFALFA, POTATOES, CORN AND HAY
will make this country prosperous.
Juv vour Seeds of Harrington & Tobin. We are here to stay.
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ARTHUli McNAMAEA,
Cashier.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
GEO. W, DILUARD,
PROPKIETOR OF THE
PIONEER COAL YARDS.
-ALL KINDS OF-
Anthvacite and Bitumiuous Coal
Always on hand. Your patronage respectfully solicited.
Orders for coal left at Douglass' Drug Store on Spruce
street will be promptly filled.
"A Bight at the Circus "
Jolly Nellie McHenry, the charming-
and vivacious comedienne, who
has been crowding- the theatres
nightly all over the country will be
at Lloyd's Wednesday' night in her
circo-comedy "A Night at the Cir
cus." It is a farce-comedy with a
plot, something rather exceptional
to this style of entertainment;
nevertheless the circus has a well
founded plot that can be followed
with a great deal of interest. It
blazes, burns and sizzles, that is,
it comprizes three distinct acts.
The first shows us the law offices
of Friske & Banger, and the en
deavor of Signor Bonanza, (J. H.
Bradbury,) to have his equestrienne
star, Mile. Electra, (Nellie McHen
ry,) arrested. The next act shows
us the office of a temperance hotel,
with an accommodating safe in the
background, that proves to be an
all-around useful piece of furniture,
inasmuch as it affords the thirsty
an opportunity to moisten their
throats, by being the receptacle for
liquors. Here the plot begins to
form itself into something tangible.
All receive invitations to the circus
from Birdie, and we find doting
wives and loving husbands in
ridiculous attire waiting for Birdie
and Mile. Electra to accompany
them to the circus. And how the
third act does sizzle! In the dress
ing tent of the circus- are clowns
making up. equestriennes waiting
for the call bell, and acrobats dis
playing their muscular agility: and
only one thing to make it more of a
reality would be to have peanuts
and red-headed lemonade. Jolly
Nellie McHenry is the life of the
company and has engaged an en
tirely new cast, with the exception
of Mr. J. U. Bradbury, who will be
remembered for his excellent im
personation of the Circus Manager.
The pretty music and catchy songs
are all new, and the specialties
novel and original. "A Night at
the Circus," is said to be a refined
and charming entertainment, well
worth seeing and will no doubt
crowd the opera house.
THEY ENTER A PROTEST.
The following petition, signed by
hundreds of farmers and others,
has been sent to Lincoln from every
count in this senatorial district:
To the governor and the legisla
ture of the State of Nebraska:
We, the undersigned citizens of
Count v. Nebraska, herebv
enter our protest against the en
actment of House Roll No. 443,
unless bill is amended to repeal or
modify Section 2034, Cobbey's C. S.
of Nebraska, which reads as follows:
"No tract of land shall be crossed
by more than one ditch, canal or
lateral, without the written consent
and agreement of the owner thereof,
if the first ditch, canal or lateral
can be made to answer the purpose
for which the second ditch, canal or
lateral is desired or intended."
This section ought to be repealed
or modified, so that farmers whose
lauds are back from the stream can
get to the source of supply. The
law should encourage and not re
tard the development of our irriga-
tion interests.
In western Nebraska, and more
especially on the North Platte
river, the most valuable in the state
for irrigation, the land along the
streams is owned mostly in great
tracts of ten to twenty miles by
great corporations, and these cor
porations have, in nearly every
instance, began the building of
canals for irrigation, that in the
language of Section 2034, could be
made to answer the purpose in
tended by any later proposed canal,
with a view of monopolizing the
water, and compelling the un
fortunate farmer who is back from
the stream to pay extortionate and
perpetual tribute to organized
capital.
It is rather awkward that just
when the agricultural department
is vehemently protesting to foreign
governments that there is no pleuro
pneumonia among American cattle,
the governor of South Dakota
should prohibit the importation of
Texas cattle into his state because
of the existence of that disease
among' them. The only plausible
explanation is that the authorities
of South Dakota, like the European
authorities, are using the disease
as a mere pretext for commercial
protection. Philadelphia Ledger.
Money is going into real estate
in New York with a rush. The
builders are now working or figur
ing on new structures to the value
of nearly seventeen millions of
dollars. This is about three times
the value of the buildings in pros
pect one year ago. Capitalists have
evidently made up their minds that
a low rate of interest on realty is
better than high rates on specula
tive investments.
There is no reason why one
should have a cough auy length of
time. All that is needed to allay
soreness of the throat or to free the
bronchial tubes from irritating
musqus is Ayer's Cherry P.ectqral.
It is a wonderful cough cure, and
should be in everv medicine chest.
Hichol Hnggeta.
Dr. McCabe, of. North Platte, is
attending Mrs. J. M. Dwyer, who is
quite ill.
Farming is in, full blast, and with
but few exceptions the soil is re
ported in first class condition.
A large acreage of potatoes will
be planted In the valley again this
season.
Henry and "Dane" Layton, from
Keith county, enjoyed the hospi
talities of their sister and husband
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Sullivan at this
place Thursday and Friday nights,
while en route for Brady Island on
horse back.
C. B. Merry will move upon the
Abshire farm near Sutherland as
soon as the buildings are completed.
Rev. Franklin met his appoint
ment at Hershey Sunday evening
and as usual was greeted by a fair
sized audience.
The home of grandma and grand
pa Toillion and son Louis was in
vaded by a surprise party number
ing about ten or twelve persons on
Saturday evening. A social time
is reported.
Fred Stoddard and family, for
merly of North Platte, are now
enjoj'ing country life in what was
formerly the old school house in the
Stoddard district, but- was pur
chased bj his father, A. M. Stod
dard, last fall and moved upon his
farm and converted into a neat
dwelling. Fred will work a part of
the old gent's farm this season.
Work on the new residence which
is being erected over on the ditch
by Dick Forrest, foreman of the
steel gang, is being pushed as fast
as possible.
"Newt" Brummet and wife of the
county seat were guests of the
Zook family Saturday and Sunday.
Ben Gibbens and family moved
over on a ditch farm Monday.
We were informed the first of the
week that the firm of Snow & Por
ter, blacksmiths at Hershey, had
collapsed. The firm had been in
business but a short time.
Notwithstanding that this coun
try was flooded with mighty nim
rods on Sunday of this week there
seemed to be full as many, if not
more, wild geese on the wing Mon
da' morning than usual.
The crop of blackbirds in the val
ley this spring is unusually large.
They are more than likely- waiting
for the horny-handed granger to
plant his corn,wnen they will have
a picnic. .
Mrs. J. H. Hershey, who has been
at Hot Springs, Ark., the past two
months or more for her health, re
turned a tew day's ago much im
proved. A few "tripped the light fantas
tic' in the town site hall at Hershey
on last Friday evening.
Mrs. M. C. Brown, who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Carrie
Struthers. at Sidney, for several
yveeks, is expected home this yveek.
The members of our Sunday
Miss Sadie
to
evening next
school yvill meet yvith
Brooks on Friday-
practice singing.
The insurance on the Tilford
residence, which yvent up in smoke
recently, yvas satisfactory adjusted
several days since and lumber is
now being hauled from the hub
yvith which to erect a neyvdyvelling.
The old ditch is receiving many
needed repairs at this yvriting. It
is being cleaned out and made wider
in many places.
W. L. Park, of the Platte, in
company yvith parties from Omaha
and Denver, yvere trying to correll
the wild geese in this section the
fore part of the yveek.
Agent A. G. Smith, of Hershey,
transacted business at the hub last
yveek.
A young man by the name of
Bijrjrs. from Ohio, and an acquaint
ance of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Sulli
van, Sundayed yvith them. He yvas
on his way to the Pacific coast.
John Toillion is constructing a
bridge across the Farmers & Mer
chants' canal near the old Stimson
farm.
Magnetson, the young man from
Logan county who recently leased
a farm of Paxton & Hershey, is
erecting a dyvelling upon the same.
W. S. Cox and son-in-law Chas.
Becker, of Cox precinct, haye leased
240 acres of land in this precinct of
Paxton & Hershey, and yvill move
upon it as soon as they can con
struct the necessary buildings.
Deputy sheriff Keliher passed up
the line Monday forenoon en route
for Sutherland.
E. F. Seeberger and Will Cam
eron, of the Platte, yvere viewing
the irrigated district in this locality
on Monday.
While on his yvay to the hub on
, Saturday W, O. Thompson's horse
, became frightened at a train when
about a, mt'e eas,t pf this station
nd skipped out, leaving the top of
the buggy and W. O. by the road
side. The horse was captured by a
WE PAY CASH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR AND SELL
CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY.
MOWS SLAUGHTER SALE--1895.
THE NEW TARIFF
On All Imported Woolen Goods and Silks
IS IN OPERATION JANUARY 1ST.
We must close out our stock of nice fine "foods and make room for our new stock
under the new tariff regulations.
$1.75 Silk Henrietta at SI. 10: Sl.50 Silk
Henrietta at 85 cts.: $1.00 Henrietta at 05 cts.; $1.25 Bedford Cords at S5 cents: $1.25
French Serges at S5 cts.: $1.00 French Serges at 65 cts.: all wool 11 yd. yvide $1.25 Broad
Cloth at 75 cts.; 65 ct Flannels, 46 in. yvide at 50 cts. : : : In our Shoe department
we offer the choicest line in the yvest. C. D. and E. yvidths. in line new goods. : : :
Call and see for yourself the Wonderful Bargains at Rennie's for January and February in
1895. : . ;" Amoskeag Ginghams at 5 cts. per yard, Layvrence LL u slin at 4 cts.
per yard, Lonsdale Muslin at 6 cts. per yard, at " RENNIE'S.
certain party before he had gone
far and returned to his driver, but
again left him standing upon the
prairie and started at a high rate
of speed for home, but yvas again
caught after which the round trip
was made in safety. Pat.
BRADY BUDGET.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mathewson
spent Thursday in Gothenburg.
E. D. Murphy transacted business
in North Platte Thursday.
B. Holcomb. of Gothenburg yvas
in town Wednesday.
Eph Swancutt has gone to Cozad
to yvork for A Abercrombie.
A. W. Mathewson was in Gothenburg-
on Friday.
Wm. Dolan, of Maxwell, was on
our streets Thursday.
Miss Mamie Nugent returned Sun
day morning from Lincoln.
The U. P. pile-driving outfit made
Brady their headquarters for the
past week, but have noyv gone to
Kearney.
The revival meetingclosed Thurs
day night, but yvc understand they
are to open again next Thursday
night, yvhen Mr. Flehartv, of Oga-
lalla. and Wm. Crusen, of North
Platte yvill be here to conduct them.
A couple from Ncrth Platte rode
.to Bradv on their wheels Sunday.
Two Iowa sports spent the yveek
in this vicinity hunting.
E. A. Johnson has put in a yvater
elevator on his place yvest of toyvn
with yvhich he expects to do consid
erable irrijratimr.
Fred Ouimette. of North Platte,
yvas a guest of J. M. Marcott, Sun
day last.
E. I. Andrews, of St. Paul yvas in
town Monday. Winr.ixs.
Neighborhood Hews
Deputy U. S. Marshal Louis
Boehme took Will Fry in custody
last Monday at Cozad and brought
him to this city. The next dav he
left yvith his prisoner for Lincoln.
There are several stories in circula
tion as to Fry's arrest, one being
that he is the man that held up
Night Operator Mallo at Cozad one
night last yveek. and another that
the marshal took him to Lincoln
where he is to be tried in the fed
eral court on the chargejof breaking
into the Lexington postofiice some
thing over a year ago. Pioneer.
The dam at the head of the Lex
ington canal yvent out Wednesday
afternoon and the flood of yvater
filled the ditch to its full capacit3.
The ditch not being completed, the
water of necessity found its way
over the lands under the ditch and
a good quantity of hay and pasture
land received irrigating free of
charge, while the rail road bed re
ceived a good soaking up. A force
of men has been employed day and
night putting in a new dam and
the yvater in the canal has about
subsided to its former stage. Co
zad Tribune.
C. M. Corbin, editor of the Elm
Creek Gazette, is in trouble, and
all through soliciting a car of grain
from farmers in Illinois and appro
priating same to his own and his
friends use. A yvarrant was sworn
out by Charles Loibl charging him
him yvith embezzlement and he yvas
placed under $300 bonds to appear
for trial on March 14th. At the
trial sixteen letters from donors in
Illinois were read, stating that the
grain had been given to Corbin as
a relief committee agent for gen
eral destribution. He yvaived ex
amination and appealed to the dis
trict court, his bond being- fixed at
$500. Gothenburg Ind.
"Success is the reward of
merit" not of assumption. Popular
appreciation is yvhat tells in the
long run. For fifty years, people
have been using Ayer's Sarsaparilla
and to-day it is the blood-purifier
most in favor yvith the public.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla cures.
GRAND
SPRING OPENING
-AT THE-
Star Clothing House.
THE LARGEST STOCK OF
Spring Clothing
Gents' Furnishings,
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes
ever shown in the city of North Platte,
or any other city west of Omaha. Our
Prices Defy Competition.
Immediate Inspection Invited.
STAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
WEBER & VOLLMER, Props.
Mail orders promptly attended to.
State News
All but about $300 of the $50,000
deposits in the Security National
Bank of Grand Island at the time
it closed, has been paid out.
Pugilist Jim Lindsay, who yvas
convicted of manslaughter on the
charg; of killing Robbins in a prize
fight has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years.
Thieves tapped a car of relief
corn standing on the track at
Stuart and carried oft" a large
quantity. They bored a hole in the
bottom of the car yvith an auger and
let the shelled corn run into their
sacks.
George Phillipps. a Superior
sport, was so elated over shooting
a goose that he had a fit and fell
into the water. lie lost his gun,
but he retained a death grip on the
goose and yvas rescued by a party
of men who saw the accident.
Albert Walker, a Custer county
farmer, tried to ride a horse yvith
out a bridle and yvas thrown into a
ravine, both arms being broken.
He yvas forced to walk a mile before
he could secure assistance and for
a time it yvas feared his injuries
yvould prove fatal. He is noyv on
the road to recovery.
The Buffalo county district court
has rendered a verdict for $3,500
damages in favor of K. Wvman,
populist candidate in 18'J3 for
county treasurer, against the Hub
Printing Co.. Homer J. Allan and
H. A. Lee, for publishing and utter
ing a libel against him by conspir
ing to injure his reputation as an
honest man and thus defeating his
election.
Mrs. Hannah Zimmer, of Paxton.
last Friday received a telegram
from J. AY. "Wilson, of the Soldier"
Home at Grand Island, notifying
her of her appointment as matron
of that institution and asking her
to come at once. She immediately
filed her resignation with the school
board, taking No. 2 for Grand
Island Saturday morning. Oga
lalla Xews.
The officers of Baron Hirsh's Em
igration society are corresponding
yvith parties in Cheyenne county
yvith a vieyv of buying land and
locating a colony of Russian Jews
on it. The plan appears to be to
start a co-operative diary farm
yvith twenty families of them at
first, and send more as there is room,
to get them started-
Irrigation Notes
Conway. Hunter and Neilson of
the Hershey & Paxton irrigation
ditch came up Saturday to finish
putting in the headgate yvhich they
were obliged to abandon during the
winter on account of the severe cold
woathcr. When they have finished
this work at the head, the ditch
yvill be completed and the enterprise
of these pushing men has proven a
success. They have already sold
over $31,000 worth of yvater rights.
but this is only a small portion of
the land it is capable of watering,
the total acreage it can cover being
estimated at 20,000 acres. Water
rights for this 20,000 acres at $7 per
acre yvould amount to $140,000. We
predict that every foot of this soil
will be tilled in the not very distant
future. Ogalalla news.
Following are the prices which
the Elkhorn Irrigation company
will ask for water the coming sea
son: To parties owning a yvater
right. $1.00 per acre. No water yvill
be sold to parties owning land
under the ditch and not buying a
water right. Those owning 120
acres of land or more must own
water right on not less than 120
acres in ojder to buy water. Those
owning less than 120 acres of land
must own water right on yvhatever
number of acres of land they own.
Water for yvild ha or pasture laud
will be sold at 50 cents per acre.
The company builds no laterals or
lateral boxes except at the expense
of the parties using the water.
O'Neil Frontier.
H. S. Tibbels,
Upholsterer
-AND-
Furniture : Repairer.
Special attention paid to all kinds of
of. furniture upholstering. Mattrassos
made to order or remade. Furniture re
pairing of all kinds promptly and neatly
executed. Leave orders at The Fair
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