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VOL.- II.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAT 24, 1895.
NO. 41.
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OTJH GREAT '
SPECIAL SALE
For the month of May"
will begin Thursday May 16th, and con
tinue until May 25th.
We find our stock-too large, and if the following
low prices will sell the goods we are willing to let th&m
so. Our goods are all new and fresh and we have a large
assortment irom wmcn to seiect-
PuBAD OTTIR, P"RIOE-LIST :
DRY GOODS DEP'T.
26 yards of yard- wide unbleached ;
muslin for $i only one dollars;
worth to each customer.
German blue prints at 7 cts. per
yard.
One yard-wide dress goods, sum
mer shades, for this sale at i24 cts.
per yard.
All-wool Fred' k Arnold's Hen-
riettas, silk finish, 46-inches wide;;
former price $1, at this sale for 62;
cts. per yard.
Fast colored table linen, former
price 50 cts., at this sale for 35 cts.
per yard.
Ladies' black hose, former price
10 cts., at this sale for 6 cents per
pair.
Boy's bicycle hose, sizes from 5
to 10, at 18 cts. per pair.
Ladies' gauze underwear at 5 cts.
per garment.
All colors broadcloth, 56-inches
wide, former price 1 to $1.50 per
yardj r,t this sale for 87 cts. per
yard.
Ladies' waists, starched collars;
and cuffs, at 47 cts.
All our 5-cent embroidery goes
at this sale for 1 cts. - -j' '
All pur 10-cent embroidery goes at
64 cts.
All our 1 2 - cent embroidery at
8 cts. per yard.
All our 15-cent embroidery goes
at 10 cts. per yard.
All our 20-cent embroidery at 15
cts. per yard.
All our 25-cent embroidery goes
at 18 cts.
All our embroidery goes at the
same reduction.
Laces will be sold at the same re
duction as embroideries."
Three spools of thread for 10 cts
Silk veilings in all colors, regu
lar price 25 cts., ior this sale at 18
cts. per yard.
China silk for waists, one-fourth
off from regular price per yard.
CAPES AND JACKETS.
All our $5 capes at $3.25.
All our $3.50 capes at this sale
for $1.75.
We have 36 jackets left, all sizes,
in black, tan and gray, at prices
ranging from $5 to 8, at this sale
your choice for 3.25.
GREAT SPECIAL ON SHOES
AND OXFORDS.
We have them; we have thous
ands of pairs, the latest, all styles
and colors, the best makes, every
pair warranted. We are bound to
sell them off. We have.too many
of them.
NOW WATCH.
All our 1-75 and 2 ladies' fine
dongola shoes, patent tipa, French
or square toes at Si. 25 per pair at
this sale.
All our ladies' black and tan Ox
fords, former price 1.75 and 82, at
this sale for $1.25.
All our Padan Bros, fine shoes,
button, gaiter or lace, regular price
from $3 to $4, at this sale lor 2.65.
All our Padan Bros, fine Oxfords,
tan, black and buff Juliets, regular
price from $2.75 to S3. 50, for this
sale at Sr. 98 pel pair. .
Children'ns tan shoes and slip
pers, from 2 to 5 in size, at 48 cts.
per pair; from 8 to 12 in size at 75
cts per pair; sizes from 12 to 2 at 98
cts per pair.
Men's shoes from 80 cents and
upwards.
All the above goods will be sold
; for cash only. .
Yours for Great Bargains
"THE BOSTON"
J. PIZER, Proprietor.
Having removed my stock of books, sta
tionery, wall-paper, etc.,
r- TO THE OTTMAN BUILDING j
(the old book store stand), shall be pleased to have
everyone call on me when anything in my line is de
Jired. First class stock in all branches.
-fctj' BIG- POTTH""
jPALFAr POTATOES, COftN AND HAY
will make this country prosperous.
I xitva: Seeds of Harrington & Tdbin. We are hereto stay.
AN IRRIGATER'S ITINEBABY.
During the week I. A. Fort has
been visiting the towns between
here and Julesburg and viewing the
different irrigation plantsthat have
been set up along the valley of the
South Platte.
From Mr. Fort's statements he Ts
surprised and astonished at the ca
pacity of the pumps that - lift the
water, and are operated by wind
mills. A number of the plants will
irrigate over twenty acres. The
model plant that every farmer in
western Neoraska whose lands can
not be irrigated by canals, must
have, was found two and one-half
miles east of Paxton. The owner
had erected two fourteen-foot vane-
less windmills each working: an
eight-inch pump with an eight-inch
stroke, pumping from .a depth of
thirty-four feet. The water was
conveyed into a reservoir made by
excavating the earth from a space
100x140 feet in size, the depth of the
water being six feet. This lake
will be used to grow fish and fur
nish ice in winter. When nicely
sodded and filled with water it will
be one of the most beautiful as well
as one of the most profitable places
on the farm. The owner estimates
that he can irrigate twenty-five
acres this year, and in time that
forty acres can be irrigated. The
cost of this plant was about $400.
The most surprising result that
had been attained was the success
the people about Paxton were meet
ing with in making reservoirs from
the coarse gravel formation upon
which the town is located. If earth
reservoirs can be constructed from
Paxton gravel that is merely thrown
up in an embankment, and the bot
tom puddled, what must be the suc
cess that may be obtained on the
clay, the loam, or even the sandy
ands of Nebraska. The low cost
of construction of these reservoirs,
and the low price of the pumping
plants, argue well for the great suc
cess that will yet be met with in our
county as well as state.
When this system becomes uni
versal some of the plants that only
cost from $80 to $100 will irrigate
rom five to seven acres of land.
Quite a number of the farmers-south
of Paxton who are residents upon
thehigh lands are putting up plants.
These will be compelled to pump
from eighty to 150 feet, but they
claim that the same amount of
water on the uplands will go from
three to five times as far as the same
amount applied on the low bottom
lands.
Mr. Fort states that it would pay
our farmers who are contemplating
putting up anything of this char
acter to visit Paxton and examine
the different systems. After seeing
the gravel reservoirs they will never'
say that water cannot be held any
where on Lincoln county lands, even
in the sandhills.
Fancy pictures the good time in
the future, when on every Lincoln
county farm where water is not sup
plied from canals, will be seen the
mills busily at work, the refreshing
sheet of water wherein will be
grow fish for the family of the
farmer, the reservoir surrounded by
an orchard, and thrifty growing
crops.This is the good time coming
to Iincoln county and Nebraska.
Maxwell Melange
The weather has beeen very cold
almost like autumn, - during the
past week, and overcoats and win
ter jackets which had been put
away, are again being used and
found to be very necessary articles.
Mr. McMamara and his little boy
spent Monday in Gothenburg.
Dr. Donaldson, of North Platte,
was in Maxwell Tuesday.
Hardly a day passes without
bringing to our doors three or more
hard-up men asking ior bread.
Many of them look like working
men, and it is a pity that they are
unable to find employment.
Miss Nugent, of Cottonwood
Springs spent Saturday and Sun
day in Maxwell.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. "W.
Home a daughter May 21st.
G. Snyder went to North Platte
last Tuesday.
The young people are anticipat
ing having a delightful time at the
dance May 31st.
C. H. Kuhns was on the sick list
several days last week, but is im
proving at present.
Both Sunday schools were well
attended last Sunday, and church
was held in the evening.
The farmers are becoming almost
discouraged again, because it is so
dry, but we are pleased to hear
favorable weather reports from
places.
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It is well to be a "S'wamp Angel,"
at least during?- this dry weather,
beause nearly affcthmgs grow finely
in a swmp. Thishas' been, proven
by George Clark. His morning-
glories are so large that not long
ago a party of persons riding over
the prairie took these vines to be-
cottonwood trees, and' did not ob
serve the differenceuntihtold.
There was ar4anceinithe Cotton
wood school hbusenearithe ceme
tery last Friday '"might,- .hd ttie
following named r young persons
from Maxwell were in attendance:
E. Delaney, A. W. Plumef, F. Nu
gent, A. Workman and F. Ayer.
All report having had a pleasant
time.
It has been suggested that we
hold a picnic here July 4th, instead
of on the Island, for the reason that
if we were to have it over there,
the "old folks" wbuldn't go, and
many of them could not go because
of the distance. I wish to say that
there are "old folks" on the Island,"
too, and it has been a case of "stay
at home" with them for years, as
there was no bridge across the
river, and now perhaps they could
not come over here to-a picnic. Why
not have one here, and another on
the Island if we wish to make a
complete sacrifice vfor the sake of
the old folks, and " then have the
dance here in the evening, when all
of the young folks can meet and
enjoy themselves? Clytie.
BRADY BUDGET.
H. C. Timm transacted business
in Gothenburg, this week.
Mrs. JSrbe, of Gothenburg, visited
J. H. Giffins on Monday.
R. C Burke made a"trip to the
county hub, Tuesday.
A. W. and G. D. Mathewson were
at North Platte Wednesday.
It looks as though Brady would
be deserted on Decoration Day
every one will be at Ft McPherson.
Cy Carson and H. 'Brown were
visitors at North Platte on Wed
nesday.
Several couples- from here at
tended the dance at Cotton Wood
Springs Fridy, from .reports, they
did not enjoy .themsplyes to any
great extent. ,.ir
The crops in'.tjiis, setfiori are very
much in need of rain,, and if some is
xot receivedsoon there will be many
farmers leave for a climate where
there is less wind and more rain.
Wm. Kinney, who has been visit
ing at R. C. Burk's, returned to
Cozad Wednesday.
Morris VanTyle left on Saturday
or his home in Iowa. He will make
the trip on his wheel.'
The section men took a trip, to
Hendry Monday, where they spent
a pleasant day unloading cinders.
A birthday party Jwas given by
Mrs. J. M. Marco tt-ilast evening,
the guests being treated to a most
royal supper, after which the "light
fantastic" was tripped till the wee
small hours morn. j-
The game of ball between the
Cottonwood and holtte nines was
postponed from last Saturday until
this coming Saturday Wiggins.
A curious documentary com
ment on Great Britain's attempt to
steal 10,000 square rililes of Vene
zuelan territory haslbeen unearthed
at Honolulu. In the old times
when under the queen or her pre
decessors, Hawaii was under Brit
ish influance a map'-of Venezuela
and Guiana, was filed at thebritish
foriegn office It was the official
survey of the British territory and
conformed exactly to the lines as
now contended for by Venezuela.
This map simply goes to show that
the british contention for the dis
puted territory is of very recent
origin. The attempt now being
made by the British government to
show that it always claimed this
territory -is very thin in the pre
sence of an old official map of this
sort. Journal. " i?
General Cameos, the Spanish
commander in. Cuba, nas given
orders to have' any" American re-
porter snot wno visits tne uoan
rebels whithout his permission.
Ot course the war. correspondents
in Cuba will pay ho attention to
this threat, for they must get the
news. But if .Spain, ,had not been
allowed to-take ier .own time to
apologize for theAllianca affair,
General Cempos would be a little
more diplomatic about giving
orders to shoot American citizens
without trial.
The French cal!1:his a bad year
because their treasury deficit will
amount to $11,000,000. But they
have the consolation of looking
down the line and seeing the United
States at the rear, with a deficit of
nearly five times that amount.
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jPECIAL MILLIMEY SALE.
Grand Display of Millinery at
BENNIE S DECORATION SALE.
For Two Weeks
All our fine Millinery at Fifty Cents on the Dollar.
WE : ARE : DETERMINED : TO : LEAD : IN : LOW : PRICES.
Miss Kate Wood will show you the Lowest Prices
for the Choicest Millinery in the west. Eemember spe
cial sale begins at once at 50 GENTS on the DOLLAK.-
at RENNIE'S.
at RENNIE'S.
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Nebraska Notes.
A telephone line is to he estab
lished from Butte to Niobrara.
Sandy Jackson is under arrest at
Chadron for attempting to shoot
Sheriff Bartlett.
Although not in the drouth belt,
Platte county has 500 acres' under
irrigation.
Jacob Bloom is under arrest at
Pierre, charged with stealing forty-
three head of cattle.
Ex-congressman McKeighan is
much improved in health and hopes
to soon recover his sight.
About twenty-seven acres of beets
near Norfolk were washed out by
the rain and will have to be re
planted.
The mother of Charles Osborne,
a Hall county citizen, is dead, after
having lived 100 years, 2 months
and & days.
The Nebraska state dental soci
ety will hold its annual session in
Norfolk Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week.
Selah Abbott, a white-haired
union veteran, was waylaid by two
men at Chadron and robbed of S500
back pension money he had just
received.'
The Gazette at Bigspring has
been revived. Its publishers an
nounce that it will sit on the fence
politically, and howl for free silver
at the popular ratio.
Stantn claims the most degraded
citizen in the state. After purchas
ing a pint of whisky he induced a
six-year-old boy to drink enough of
it to make him beastly drunk.
"While parties at Eagle were dig
ging a grave for Mrs. Greenfield, a
skeleton was exhumed, supposed to
be that of a man named Bader who
was buried twenty-three years ago.
Frank Stortz, a forty-five year
old citizen of Newman Grove,
hanged himself because he had a
$1,200 mortgage on his place. He
owned $2,000 worth of unencumb
ered property.
The Grand Island sugar factory
has contracted for an acreage of
beets large enough with a fair crop
to insure a five months' run. Hun
dreds of farmers applying for seed
were turned awav.
The eight-year-old daughter of
James Delahunty of Dawson county
was kicked in the face by a horse
and remained in an unconscious
condition twelve hours. She will
recover, but can never erase the
ugly scar.
Charles "Wilson thoughtlessly in
duced Peter Moody's wife to elope
with him from Daykin. The pair
were arrested at Minden. Moody
forgave his wife, but there was no
one to forgive "Wilson. Consequent
ly he is in jail.
It is simply marvelous, cruelly
remarks the Lexington Pioneer,
how quickly recuperation takes
place in Nebraska. People who
drew aid last winter in Dawson
county have so far recovered as to
be able to purchase bicycles.
The fee of $40,000 which Secre
tary Hoke Smith has just collected
from a railway corporation is not
so much as he has frequently taken
away from the pensioners in a
single day to make a democratic
record of economy.
It is not surprising that there
should be a great increase in the
importation of shoddy under the
Wilson bill. It is a shoddy piece of
legislation and was passed by the
shoddiest administration every
known in Washington.
Joseph Swartz, of Shamokin.Pa.,
won the wager that he could drink
a ouart of whisky at one draught,
but unfortunately for his neighbors
the money won was not enought to
pay for the funeral, which" almost
immediately followed.
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-AT THE-
Star Clothing House.
THE LAKG-EST STOCK OF
Spring Clothin
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.
USTO- 3496.
jfTirsl ffafional Ban
NORTH PLATTE, 3ST33B:
Capital, -Surplus,
$50,000.00.,
$22,500;00
E. M. F. LEFLANG-, Pres't.,
ARTHUR McFAMARA,
Cashier.
A "General Banking Business Transacted,
A. F. STREITZ,
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils,
PKINTERS' SUPPLIES,
Machine Oils,
Window Glass.
Diamanta Spectacles.
CORNER OF SIXTH AND SPRUCE STREETS.
FINEST SAMPLE ROOM IN NORTH PLATTE
Having refitted our rooms in the finest o style, the public
is inyited to call and see us, insuring courteous treatment.
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Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar.
Our billiard hall is supplied with the best make of tables
and competent attendants will supply all your wants
KEITH'S BLOCK, OPPOSITE x'HE UNION PACIFIC DEPOT
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