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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1895)
i THE". WORTH PMTTE SEMtWEEKLY TRIBDlEEIDAY "EYENIN6, JBM : 21, 1895. Exclusively the (OverTweflty-One Million People JOHN HERROD Sells th.e above Coffee together with a complete line of staple m m m Prices Always Seasonable, HIGHEST MARKET PRICE . Paid For Country Produce. M : MINOR MENTJON. ' Smoke the 'Royal Sport" cigar. The members of the Eastern Star were pleasantly entertained by Mrs. A. I. Dayis Wednesday after noon. The members of the graduating class of the Nativity School array ed in their handsome gowns, had a group photograph taken by Broach yesterday. W. W. Cameron, who has been suffering1 from his old enemy rheumatism for the past ten days, left for Omaha yesterday to receive medical treatment The proposed festival by the la dies of the Baptist church on the 4th of July will be postponed out of deference to the wishes of the com mittee of .business men. The lane between the Mc Donald and Wyman farms, which was in bad condition for the road race, has been graded by C. It. Pat terson for the benefit of the riders taking- part in this evening's con test. Rev. Graves is expecting- a visit from Rev. A. W. Clark, general mis sionary, of Omaha, who will preach at both services in the Baptist church. All the members are re quested to attend. Everybody wel come. We understand that the keeper ,of the "braying-jackasses" refuses to remove them, althoug-h notified to do so by the city marshal. The keeper has employed an attorney to fight his case if the matter comes to an issue. When a drouth in western Ne braska is once broken, rains follow each other in rapid succession. Since the 30th of May this section has been visited ;by nine rains, the ag-gregate precipitation being five and one-quarter inches. The Daughters of the Kine- gave a social at the guild house last evening, a large number of young people being in attendance. To in crease sociability among the mem bers and the friends of the society is the object of these socials. The Grand Island baseball team wants to make a date with the local club. As the former is one of the strongest amateur teams in the state, 1 1 will be well for the North Platte players to do a little .practicing before arranging for a All members ot the Knights! I. A. Fort is talking irrigation Pythias are requested to be pres- to the people of Paxton tojday. ent at the meeting to be held in the Thos. C. Patterson was this reception room at the hall this (Fri- eek admitted to practice before the day evening. supreme court at Lincoln Friends of the parochial school The. Presbyterian people are gave an icecream social to the small having their house of worship pupils of the school Wednesday at- cleaned and freshened this week. frninfrl flip Inrrrpr I . . .... uwuuuu D i ij ratLK j&Deie lett this morning pupus in tne evening. for Big Springs, near which place A number ot property, owners he will put in aheadgate for an irri have heeded the request of the mayor gation ditch. - 3 2. J.1 J 1 XI .4- I cum cut luc wccub diuug luc Frog's legs -are becoming a very in Tzonz ox meir premise, wluc popular deHcacy with North Platte snouia ioiiow tneir example. C. F. Iddmgs has ust com pleted two nice houses on his farm west of town, costing about SI, 000 each. They will ba occupied by Messrs. Wilson andHrumett. In the case of the North Platte National Bank vs. -Stuckey, which was submitted to the supreme court this week, the motion to quash summons in error was overruled. people. Alocal butcher sold fifteen dozen pairs yesterday. A. W.Plumer, of Maxwell; who is an ardent .admirer of bicycle races, came out this morning to "witness the road race. Druggist Streitz has one hun dred acres of nice growing crops on his farm southeast of town. He visits the farm semi-weekly. v :Jn Ladies' Blouse Waist Sets, very 'pretty, not expensive also a new line of Cheap Belts and. Belt Pins, Side-Combsr Hair Ornaments, and the new Long Watch-chains. It you want anything in the 'way of aneat little present for some one. you can find it in our line of novelties, .from 25 cents to -well as high as you wish to go. CUNTON, THE JEWELER. When Buying Minneapolis FLOUR Why not get the BEST? Washburn's Superlative -Mis&'3av'Pii02,i -the.' elocu- tionisandiXeide&iW.ftp so' delight- PURELY PERSONAL. Ten of the twentv-eisrht riders The Gordon cornet band will entered for the road race this even- entertain the public to-morrow 'mg have dropped out, among them evening at the corner of Sixth and rjox, Roddy and Murray, three of Spruce. A number of new selec- the "swifts." tions will be rendered for the first A democrat reuests us to s time. lil, it, A Jl 1 xi. - ry 1 Itua l luc i-iay puic u&cu uj luc vuuy Guards was loaned that organiza- work or pass a grade should attend tion by the democratic party of the summer school under the man- North Platte agement ot Miss White, commenc ing June 24th, at the Central build ing. Railroad men say it is simply wonderful the way in which small grain in the central part of the state has recuperated since the recent 1 rains. Wheat and oats which prior to May 31st had every appearance of beinir completely burned, now promise to yield unusually well. Thos. GutherlessandLawrence Walters were arraigned "before T- I " T" TTT 1 Jl I ustlce -f eniston w eanesaay on tne later in the nj ht the latter had the cnarge or assaulting wm. Lngm, former arrested for assault and but the court did not consider the battery. The case was to have plaintiff had sufficient evidence to treen heard before justice Sullivan convict and the boys were dis- this morninr. but on reauest of the charged. The parties live north of paintiff the hearing was postponed for ten days. H. J. Roth will probably take a protracted lay-off, beginning the early part of next month, and help J. F. Jackson harvest his fruit crop at Grand Junction, Colo.. On Sabbath morning Rev. J. C. Irwin will preach the special ser mon on "Childhood," whiclr- was postponed a few weeks ago. It is desired that the children of Sunday school attend. R. A. Douglas and H D. Rhea had a little scrap last evening, and for several days past. ' E. C. Elliott came- in from Lin- John States, returned from Omaha fully entertained outiteople on two tbis morninr. nfiJaifrtb- r-OTfain 1 . rnn rc ttrrifi - Vt7 ill I rrrr5Tf ,r :J . 7ZZ . . John Bratt has been in Omaha give anventertainment at iveitns hall on Friday cveninir qi next week, the 28th inst. . Sihceaooear ing before thqJSforfh Platte people, coin weanesaay morning. Miss Pike has takennstruction in J. H. Knowles, of Somerset, trans one of the best scl&ols'in the coun- acted business in town yesterday. try, and is therefore even? more Guy Laing has been at the ranch competent to please, her audience in Cheyenne county for several days. xt t,r rriJr.. '.ii; . I . Luau uciuic. j.u46.culcilhuiucul, jvirs. John Hi. JWvans and son we believe, is under the auspices of Everett went to Lincoln yesterday the M. E. churchy The admission 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 Zx Washburn Flour, try it. It is sold, by JOHN HERROD, SOLE AGENT. ieiuct ions tkt do Dot Ret.' t. own. arranging game. V. E. Meyer received this week a'dentrifugal pump ot 3,000 gallons per minute capacity which he will use in the irrigation plant he is putting in for William Edis on the south side. The power for the pump will be furnished by two wind mills, one a sixteen-foot and the other a twelve-foot Mrs. H. C. Rennie is suffering from severe bruises she received by being thrown from a buggy while out driving Wednesday. From some reason the animal became frightened and dashed away at a rapid pace, upsetting the vehicle and "badly wrecking it. Mrs. Ren nie had a narrow escape from much greater injuries. HansGertler received word yes terday announcing that Henry Waltemath and wife had arrived safely at Bremen on the 18th. They sailed from Baltimore on the . 5th, thus making the trip in thirteen days. Mr. Waltemath expected to attend the grand fete at Kiel yes terday, given in celebration of the 'opening of the ship canal. v--If"the city council passes the vhicy cle ordinance, a number of the riders say that they will follow the example of the wheelmen at Topeka. 'Down there the city council, having decreed that bicycle riders should provide themselves with lamps and oeiis, tne riaers nave oeen appear- f ing for several days and armed with great cow-bells andZall sizes of lamps, from tiny night wicks to locomotive headlierhts. It iseems to us that if the local riders ;are ggtricf ed io six miles per hour, . rwnicn as JlPt mucn iaster tuan a man "walks when in a hurry, it is . 4innecessarv to compel them to resound their gongs .when approach ..ijog'.street crossings, " ' Chas. O'Dell and Harry Dalton, two boys living near Chappell, were arrested in this city Monday as run aways. n;acn boy naa taken a horse from his father and left the A couple of representatives of the Agricultural department arrived in this city this morning, and are prospecting in this vicinity in search of novel specimens of plants r i mi I parental rooi unceremoniously, x ne and stranp-e insects. Had thev ar 1 3 J.1 1 1 U t I J uoys unu luc norscs were nem uerc rived ere the exodus of the buffalo until Wednesday when Mr. O Dell arrived and took them home. The Odd Fellows assembled at the hall on Wednesday and pro ceeded to the cemetery to decorate the graves of deceased members of the order, but upon arrival at the cemetery a rain came up and inter- ferred with the ceremony. Iater in the evening memorial services were held at the hall, an address being delivered by J. S. Hoagland. Mildred Crane went to North gnat they would probably have been sufficiently amused; as it is we have no better sport to offer them than the trapping of the bloodthirsty mosquito, which is quite numerous. -The young man or woman who expects to ensrasre in teaching can not afford to miss such an opportu nity for instruction as is presented by the summer normal which opens in this city nejtt Monday. In this' school such a course of instruction may be secured at,a much less ex- will be twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. ; See ;Fair ad. 2d page, The' 'four fire companies held meetinsrs Wednesday night, the object of which waswe are informed to discuss the situation resulting T is a practice, unforunately too fre quent, for dealers to mark fictitious and fanciful prices upon goods as a basis for 2l morning. Deputy Sheriff Keliher transacted legal business at Sutherland on Wednesday. Mis Nona Eiderieft this morning reductions and a text for advertising; for a VlQlf -friATtrlc iti fli-on I . O county, Iowa. C. 1 Mathewson, Miss Dot Allen This is sometimes done on a large scale. Positive evidence confronts us in which the net result of vaunted from the failure of the council to and several others from Brady, are and much advertised bargains is simply a Scale of prices which are more than we and other honorable dealers regularly, charge. Delicacy stops the statement here:;r- The remedy for this "humbug" is south part of the county this week with the retail buyers. . . . -.. serving legal papers. v ' confirm S. L. Bristol as chief of the department. The meetings did not result in clear ing away the trouble, the most definite action taken being an issuance of ardjctum to the effect that the members of the, three com panies would not turn out on the Fourth of July under the present chief. Some -of .-the members who do not want .Bristol as cnier are just as strongly opposed to Evans the present chief.. The feeling be tween the Bristol and anti-Bristol factions is still rsomewhat bitter, and it is now proposed that a com promise be made by the election or appointment of Leo. Hart, It is a source of regret that this trouble, in town to-day. Alexander Green, of Somerset, is in the city to-day on business be fore the land office. A. E. Huntinsrtonl is in the Mrs. David Hunter returned to Sutherland yesterday after passing a day or two in town. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dillard left Tuesday for a month's visit with friends at Sedalia, Mo. Miss Sarah McGinn.of Cheyenne, is the guest of her sisters, Mes dames Austin and Ell. Miss Calla McDonald left yester- which at present, threatens to im- day morning for Beatrice to attend pair the efficiency of the depart- the Chautauqua assembly. Platte Monday, where she will pense than is possible for Lincoln remain until after the Fourth visit- county residents to secure else- ing. Mrs. Weston, who has where. Knowing the capabilities been visiting for some time with of Messrs. Orr and Snyder, the in ner parents Mr. and Mrs. H. structors, we have no hesitancy in Feather, returned Tuesday to her recommending this school to all home at North Platte "W. B Smith, J. S. Lucas, C. S. Horton and G. F. Copper, of Ogalalla Ma sonic lodge, visited lodge at North Platte Tuesday evening to witness third degree work. OgalallaNws. . Messrs.Patterson, Grimes.Gantt and Wilcox have returned trom Two hogs" from the Wyoming division were sheltered in the round house Wednesday and some of the boys were in favor of peti tioning the city council to remove them on the grounds of being a i nuisance. According" to an Omaha oaperthe Lincoln where they went the early Union Pac:fic is figuring upon put part of the week to argue ths irri- tiag in electric light upon its gation case before the supreme switch targets at all division nninfs. O If this plan is adopted it will be the court. The court would allow the attorneys but thirty minutes to make their arguments, and this was deemed insufficient time, hence the case wassubmitted by printed argument. A decision in the mat ter will probably be given at the sitting of the court in September. The case of the State vs Robert Edwards, charged with rape, came up in Judge Ray's court yesterday. Eleanor Vaughn, the principal wit ness was called to the stand, and after telling how Edwards had came to her home, entered a room and sitting down on a sofa with her had put his arm around her, she stopped and could not be induced to proceed with her evidence. His Honor therefore remanded Edwards to jail until f His morning, when the principals appeared before Judge Ray and were married, which ac tion may be regarded as sensible. H. B. Hollingsworth informs us that the two men who took refusre in a cave on the Young farm at the time Benjamin Young was killed in the cyclone, were his brothers. One of the brothers has written Mr. Hollingsworth giving an account of the storm, and among other things says that wagons and farm imple ments were torn apart and smashed into smithereens. The horses .be longing to the Hollingsworth hroth ers were carried with the storm and at the time the letter was -written no trace of them had been found. The wagon in which the Messrs. Hollingsworth had been riding was wafted away and one of the axles found several hundred yards away with the end driven in the ground. A valise containing a number of valuable papers had been left in the wagon,, but up to date jj; fhas 4iot peenlound. - 3: first road in the country so doing. You can get more for your money in the sure return of health and en joyment at any of the many resorts on the Union Pacific System than anywhere else on this continent. See your jiearest Uuion Pacific agent. Summer Tour tickets on sale to Sept. 30th. E. L. Lomax, Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb. al ment. has occurred, and it will take considerable diplomacy on the part of the council to unravel the snarl in a way which.will prove satisfac tory to all, or even a majority, of themembers. .But we trust the council will' be equal tothe occasion and will act ),ras promptly in the matter as possibler u.:ne commencement exercises of the School of Nativity were, held at the- opera hpuse qn Tuesday evening in the presence. of an audience- numberiner about 400. The graduating class, the first the school has sent out, was composed of Misses Katie McGlone, Jennie Frazier, Mary O'Hare, Margaret Kelly, Nelliei'fAustin and Annie W. A. Stewart, formerly day clerk at the Pacific hotel, is visiting North Platte friends to-day. Mrs. O. A. Harshman and Mrs Note the following Prices':' 4 Thimbles for 1 cent, 5 Lead Pencils for 1 cent, 1 pair Men's Socks, ribbed top, for 4 cents, 4 bunches Hair Pins for 1 cent, 4 dozen Hooks and Eyes for 1 cent, Window Shades on best spring roller for 17 cents, Working Shirts for 17 cents, Ladies' Merrimac Print Waists 29 cents, Children's Shoes 22 cents a pair, Ladies' Tan Oxfords SI a pair, ' ' Clark's O N T Thread at 4 cents a spool. - Prices and quality talk. If goods wm.Bowioy who had been visiting are not as represented brine them back and get your money. friends in Iowa, returned last night, Miss Lizzie Stoltenburg, of Grand Island, who had been visiting her sister Mrs. John Sorenson, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Noonan and two sons, of Indianapolis, Ind., arrived last night and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs A. S. Baldwin. Ivy Broach is visiting the family of J. G. Crabtree at Myrtle and and Master Frank is the guest of friends at Sutherland. The only store in North Platte where $ I will 1 buy 1 00 cents worth of merchandise. We handle a full line of Furnishing Goods7 Notions, Millinery, Stationery, Shoes, Tinware, Hardware, Queensware, etc. Give us a Trial. y Rebhausen, and very creditably in- George McMichael returned last deed did the young ladies acquit week from the state normal school themselves in the matter of the at Peru, and will pass the summer composition and rendition of their vacation with his parents. essays. The programme was in- Mr. and Mrs. Barnett, of Lincoln, terspersed with a number of vocal who are makine- a bicvele trio to II Wilcox Dei .1 Mil b mm First door south of Streitz' Drug Store, - - NORTH PLATTE, NEB. and instrumental selections, all of which were excellently rendered. Ihe diplomas 'were presented by -Kev O'Toole, after which Rev. Con way, formerly priest of this parish, delivered a very interesting address to the class. As a parochial school, the Nativity has been excellently Wednesday. cuimucLta,, angyfjie graduates enter upon the duties of life possessed of an education which cannot help but be of material assistance to them at present and during coming years. Interspersed in. the programme was a three-act operetta, in which the children taking part gave some ex- Denver, spent Wednesday in town. So far they have enjoyed the trip very much. Mrs. Wm. A. Paxton, of Omaha, Mrs. Wm. Ware, of Blair, and Mrs. J. H. Hershey, of Hershey, were oruests of North Platte friends - John Hinman left Wednesday for Omaha, and from there will accom pany his daughter Maude to Des Moines on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Woodworth. Miss Eunice Babbitt went to Beatrice Thursday morning and after attending the Chautauqua Maxwell Melange. Knowing" of "Cly tie's" absence this weeek we send in a few items which may be of interest to Max wellites. Dan Fowles and E, D. Murphy are shipping baled hay. Scott Cowgill was in our town Thursday selling" rake trucks for which he has the agency. Con Scharmann visited Maxwell friends Thursday. Miss Mary A.Han rail an has been spending a few days in North Platte. Mr. Pickett, of McPherson island, has purchased a lot in Maxwell and moved his house thereon. T. Fellows and cellent drills and sanfr orettv sonirs Several priests from adjoining assembly for several days will go to famny occupy the house lately parishes were present at this the initial "commencement of the school. Illinois to visit friends. " Rev. Carroll of Omaha, Rev. Donahue of Lexington, Rev. Fitz- patrick of Kearney, Rev. Conway of Chevenne and Rev. Haves of j O'Connor were present at the moved from the Plumer ranch T. Cotton, of Gothenburg, has been moving houses into town. The ball players expectf- to cross bats with the Cottonwood boys on Sat urday. The social held Friday graduating exercises of the Nativ- evening was enjoyed by all present. ity School Tuesday evening. -An irrigation We are the People who have The BEST FLOUR, The BEST COFFEE, The BEST TEA, The finest grades of everything in the Grocery Line in the City; always fresh and at prices that DEFY COMPETITION. HARRINGTON & TOBIN. Advertised letters. List of letters remaining uncalled for m the post office at North Platte, Neb., ror tne weeK ending june , iovo. GENTLEMEN. Bronhv Wm Ross W S Calhoun J M VanBerg Harold. anMeter A LADIES. Overman 3Iiss B Polzel Miss A E Persons calling for above will pleas say "advertised." M. W. Clair, Postmaster HOW'S THIS! Wb offer One Hundred Dollars "Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Care. J. F. Chenejc & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West &. Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Latest Styles of WINDOW SHADES with fringe, meeting" was held last Saturday for the purpose i of electing" officers. Mabel Mc- Namara, of North Platte, was in Maxwell Thursday. Wedding cards of James Richie were received by friends liere this week. T. Keliher was around posting notices last Friday. Recent showers have caused all fields to look better. E. Delaney took a trip to Wil- lard with our mail carrier Wednes day. Dan Fowles may be seen almost every day spinning about on his fine looking" new bicycle. jMaster Arthur Horn has pur chased a Shetland pony, and is now engaged in breaking- it. The young men of our town are making eve"ry effort to havfc the celebration on the Fourth a success-. M.C. Keith was in town on Tueso last. Starlight;. NOTICE. Property owners are respectfully requested to clean their alleys, cut the weeds and sweet zlover and de stroy the Russian thistle adjoining" their property by the 1st of July, so that the city will have a clean appearance on the Fourth. D. W. Baker, Mayor - 4TH OP JULY CELEBRATION RATES. For this occasion the the Union Pacific will make an open rate of one and one third fare to within 200 miles. On sale July 3rd and 4th. limited July 5th. N. B. Olds, Agt. NO KEGRETS If you make the trip via the Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern Line- Fewest changes to Chicago and other eastern cities. Through vestibuled trains composed of dining cars, first and second class sleepers and free reclining chair cars. For full information call on or address N. B. Olds, Agent U. P. System. Strayed, about the 10th of April one two year old bay mare, black mane and tail, weight about 700 pounds. A reasonable reward will be paid for the return of the animal o Herman Steinhousen, 3t North Platte, Neb. "A TIMID TRAVELER Need never fear to make that contem plated trip east if he or she will trust to the Chicago, Union Pacific &Northwest ern Line. Quickoft time. Fewest changes. Union depots. For fall information call on or address N. B. Olds, Agent U. P. System. J SMOKERS In search of a good cigar will always find it at J. r. bciimalznea s. Try them and judge. N. E- A. at Denvor, July 6th to 12tb,1895 The quickest time and best train service is offered by the Union Pa cific System. Low rates and liberal arrangements for a charming" va riety of Excursions to Western Re sorts, comprising a tour through the famous Yellowstone National Park; trips to San Francisco, Port land and Salt Lake City; the fam ous mountain retreats of Colorado; the Black Hills and renowned Hot Springs, South Dakota; the Sum mer School at Colorado Springs, and other attractions. See your nearest Uuion Pacific agent or ad dress E. L. Lomax, Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb. jl
