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1 - THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE:: TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER .IT, 1895. ft - V" - 5 Served! Exclusively i ft Over,Twent'-One MilBoa Ptfpto I3F UniverSalfV accented ft tte Leading: nac cefcc er a WorkL JOHN KERROD Sells tlie above Coffee together with a complete line of mil m faki en, Prices Always Eeasonable. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Paid For Country Produce. MINOR MENTION.- For dishes and glassware go to the Wilcox Dept. Store. The ice supply at this station is getting- rather low, and it is said tha& in the future part of the refrig erators sars will be iced at Sidney. A girl baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall last night, and the well known knight of the razor is being burdened with congratula tions to-day. Quite a number of young folks of the city enjoyed a card party at the Cody ranch Friday evening and were accorded that hospitality proverbial of the Goodman family. It is said that Alex. Adamson has been given the formanship of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway shops at Salt Lake City, a position that has a very lucrative salary at tached. Last night was the regular meeting time of the city council, but a sufficient number of council men did not appear to constitute- a quorum. There has so far been no meeting of the council this month. Men's gloves at the "Wilcox De partment Store. Harry J. Langdon came up from North Platte Thursday and took the required pharmaceutical examination and passed with honor, being at the head of the class. He has accepted a position at Monte Carlo. Denver Press. It has leaked out that Tim T. jveiiner, -wnose norns nave grown harder in the past tour years, again wishes to try conclusions with the venerable patriarch of vthe "bull fteara," in the event of his renomin- ation for clerk of the district court. A. P. Kittell and Harry Kramph left last night for Monterey, Mexi co, where they will be employed as -.civil engineers on the construction of the Mexican National Railway. They expected to leave about two weeksago. but were detained by sickness in the family of Mr. Kit tell. Paul Bartlett, ot Lincoln, for merly book-keeper at the E. W. ranch, came up Saturday night to engage in chicken hunting. He found the birds rather scarce yes terday. Mrs. Bartlett will come up next week for a visit with her' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of Cottonwood. L. E. Deemer, a broth er of Judge Deemer, of the Iowa su preme court accompanied Mr. Bart lett O. P. P. Stout, professor of , civil engineering in the state uni versity and also in the employ of the U. S. government, came up Sat urday and took a. measurement of the water flowing in the North Platte river, which he found to be but 200 cubic feet per second. On the 8th day of last June CP. Ross, of this city, made a measurement of the water discharge and found it to be 16,000 cubic feet per second, or eighty times greater than at pres ent. East ot Grand Island there is scarcely any water in the Platte Tiver. uk oaws uive orooa sows. Inquire ot R. A. McMurray, North Platte, Neb. Among the North Platte peo pie who have so far left for Omaha to attend the State tair are: Mr. and Mrs. Eells, Mr. and Mrs. War ner, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Norton, Mrs. H. C. Rennie, Miss Bertha "VonGoetz, Mr. and Mrs. Field, --Miss Sarah Grace, all the members ot the Gordon cornet band, Mr. and Mrs. Barnum, Mr. and Mrs. Fonda, WilivReynolds and wife, Geo. Aus tin and family, Mrs. Sitton, Mrs. Dill, Misses Mabel and Frances McNamara, Fred Barraclough and daughter, J. R. Minshall and daugh ter, John States and wife, Mrs. W. Edwards, Mrs. Chas. Hendy, Miss Nellie Hartman, Mrs. Schatz, Mrs. Keith, Mrs. Donaldson, John Hin inan, Miss Mattie and Sam Done hower. (It Avas the intention of 4o John J. Wilson has returned to the city after an absence of several months Carpenters are repairing the Murphy house on Front street re cently damaged by fire. On account of the Jewish New Year, the Boston Store will be closed on Thursday of this week. Mrs. Lu Huck is in a critical condition and the chances for her recovery are said to be rather faint. Geo. A. Tatum and Cora Bal lard, both of Maxwell, were mar ried by Judge Ray yesterday fore noon. A boy babv was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Morrison last i which accounts tor the extra smile O. V.is wearing. J. S. Hoagland lias purchased the Andy Struthers' house on vest Front street and will shortly remove his family thereto. Ladies' kid gloves, best quality, 95 cents a pair at the Wilcox Dept. Store. The "Jay Circus" company has been booked at Lloyd's for evening of the 27th inst. This plav is said to be a very humorous one. An invoice of peaches from the Jackson & Roth fruit farm at Grand Juuction, Col., was received .in this city Saturday. They were very fine. Rev. D. Z. Foulk; who has been oassinsr a short vacation at Colo- rado Springs, is expected home in time to hold regular services next Sunday. James McMichael, of this city, has completed the construction of the new school house in Nichols precinct. This is the finest school house in the valley. The "Milkmaid's ' Inter-state Convention' to be held on "the 17th of next month, will prove a yerT interesting affair. Keep the date in mind, and make preparations to attend. . Railroad, men can find the Abestol fire and water proof gloves at the Wilcox Dept. Store. S. C. Wills, of Buchanan pre cinct, who stands a mighty good show of securing the republican nomination for county clerk, circu lated among North Platte friends yesterday. Smoke Wright's Royal Sports and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars. An average of half a dqsen emi grant wagons bound east pass through this city eyery day. It would seem" that certain portions, of the west are rapidly becoming depopu lated. On Saturday last city treasurer Sorenson cleaned up the outstand ing" itsys city warrants, with the exception of two or three small warrants that have not as yet turned uo. I Geo. Nnnman: roan nvprsppr fl A TT Of f fM line hoon rri -1 r-l-rifi n rr 1 - - ,7- T ; Hesse. In the Third ward the in this city a . large quantity of ticket nominated is as follows: As- sessor, Greeley Bundy; justices of the peace, C. F. Scharmann and V. VonGoetz; constables, Greeley Bun dy and U. G. Sawyer: overseer. We are requested to state that David Scott: iudjres of election. there will be no gun club shoot this jas. Downie, G. G. Ensijrn. Chas. week, but on Saturday, Sept 28th, Simpson, Wm. Woodhurst. Henrv 1 . f 1 il J a regular cmo snoot win oe neia, at Yost. Jr.: clerks of election t, r Mrs. Fox, the. dressmaker, has returned to town after a year's ab sence in Lincoln. Judge Ray on Saturday united in marriage Martin N. Jepseri and Cora E. Freeman, both of Max well. Supt. Barber says the attend ance at the public schools yester day was above the average on the; opening day. The household goods of L. H. Woodmansee arrived from Chey enne Monday and the members "o this estimable family are now resi dent's of North Platte. Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Carnahan formerly of this city but ot late years residents'of Cozad. -left the latter place Jast week for Pittsburg. Mr. Carnahan will visit the southern states with a view of finding a bus iness location. ' The shipment of stock over the Union Pacific the last three days o last week were the heaviest of the season. . The stock yards here were crowded with cattle and sheep which were unloaded lo be fed. If you can't go to the State fair see the "bill of fare" for the chick en ana wame supper to oe given this evening commencing at 5:30 in the Hihman building on Fron street next- door to Banks'. A royal repast" will be served for cents. Messrs. Graves, O'Neil, Wood hurst, Cronen, Ginn and Blood are getting,, ready for a hunting trip which they will make next week, their objective point being the lake country northwest of this county. They are having constructed a boat which they will use for duck shoot ing. . ' . The republican primaries held Saturday resulted in the election of the delegates named by the caucuses held in the First and Second wards. In the Third ward the delegates elected were W. G. Bogue, W. H. Johnston, U. G. Sawyer, C. F. Scharmann, V. VonGoetz and Henry Yost, Jr. Mrs. Ruth Ward Kahn. a Lead- ville, Col., lady, was in the'eity yes terday solicing assistance forschol arships for poor children. At pres ent she has half a dozen young pro leges in educational institutions who are maintained therein through her efforts. She had a residence of over ayear in the Hawaiian Islands, and delivers a lecture upon those much misunderstood people. She has a date for this purpose in Lin coln to-night, and may return to tins city in uecemoer tor tne same object. . . . i The republicans of the First ward have nominated the following- precinct ticket: Assessor, Geo. W. Finn; constables, Joseph Weeks and W. H. C. Woodhurst; justices of the, peace, P. H. Sullivan and grapes raised on his farm west of town. In a few years the farmers of the valley will be able to supply the local demand for truit. which the gold medal will be this writer to keep "tab" on those who attended the fair from this city Jbut when told this morning that -125 persons had left qa train No. 8 awarded to the member making the best score. The supper tobe served this evening by the ladies of fhe M. E. church promises to be a rare treat to all who attend. Chicken and 4 waffles, salads, etc You will find tnem in tne Jtiinman Duilding on Front street, next door to Banks'. The Colorado Springs Tele- Isenhart and W. H. Gould. -Frank Sullivan returned from the east Saturday night and re mained in town until last night when he went to Omaha to resume his position as clerk in the office of the general foreman of the Union Pacific shops. As has been stated in these columns, Frank won the one hundred-yard running race for light weights at Brockton, Mass., gtapu ui ldsi ociLuiuoy uas tue ioi- &ept. 4a, ana or course ne was lowing to say ot, q. former North warmly received and congratulated Flatte boy: "Captain W. H. Orms- by our people while in town. The by stenographer of the Guinn gold medal awarded him, and which Commercial Colleire. has accented n he wears, is a handsome piece of position with Carnduff, the broker." C. C. Babcock, living near the Custer county line, was in town yesterday. He said that his corn would average twenty-five bushels per acre and his Avheat six or eight bushels. Mr. Babcock will con struct a water storage system which he thinks will be of great benefit to him. The "JJeestnct Schule" will be presented to the North Platte pub lic some time next month under the auspices ot the Y. M. C. A. This presentation of the couutry school as it was fifty years ago is a laugh able creation, especially when in the hands of such people as will take part in it next month. At the morning service of the Jfresbytenan church last Sunday a letter of resignation was read from Rev. J. C. Irwin. This ulivu me jai i. ua iur. ixwin is due to his physical condition which at present, at least, preludes the lAasiumty ui cuatmuing tlie Wflrjf. jno action on the letter has been taKen oy the board of trustees and none is liable to be until at least a couple of weeks elapse, the trustees artistic work, and he has good right to feel proud over this emblem which testifies that he is the cham pion of America in the light-weight 100-yard class. i ""T.- ' ; i( ' gsttfe When Buying- 'l- c:mM ' ; CCi . W.- " bh Minneapolis i ; T : VitVve Received aWline of r PmlliiSllt , J V-Do you need one? .Tv" Sf If so, come and see us. - ylSfijqssg'f,. PEOPLE "WHO COME AMD GO. - Miss Hannah Keliher went to Omaha Friday night to visit friends and attend the fair. Mrs. J. G. Anderson and daughter Bessie returned from their Denver visit Sunday morning. Johnnie Gobleman came down from Carbon, Wyo., Sunday to at tend school in this city. A. SI Baldwin went to Gothen burg Sunday morning to attend the Lutheran camp-meeting. Mrs. ;John Murphy left this morn ing tor Creston, Iowa, exbecting to stop a day or two in Omaha. Attorneys Grimes, Wilcox and Gantt are in Lincoln on business before the state supreme court. Mrs. Haines and Mrs. J.W. La- master left Saturday night for visit with friends in Greeley, Col. The Lincoln County EzMbit. From SIonday-EYealng's Bee. Lincoln county's exhibit calls out enthusiastic commendation as soon as seen.- 'rue nrst-.ettect it nasi upon. the visitor is to; cause him to wonder whether going out the door and passing- down the avenue he has found his way into the art hall. It is-one of the exhibits that brings the managers-into the building in an exceedingly challenging spirit with reference to the orize of the premium-. .Owing much of its ex cellence to the generous patronage of Colonel William F. Cody, a life- size statue in bluff sandstone ot Buffalo Bill looks out from the mag nificent archway of the facade, which is the facing of the display. The statue, which is the work of Swan Starken, a stoiie cutter oi North Platte, is a wonderfully cor rect likeness of the original, the . . . . . . I " r v -- -r- i taitniulness ot the copy being tne mrs. xx. u. uevine returnea yes- subject of comment by almost every terday morning from a yisit with one who has seen Nebraska's pop- friends in the central part of the ular cavalier. I state. Indicatinguthe beneficent realiza- J. W. Lamaster goes to Denver tion of the first promises of irriga- this week to purchase a supply of- tion and as a prophecy of what is sundries, such as he needs in his yet to come Buffalo Bill with. Ins repair shop. "sui- "o." la upemu u.u uugauuu iYir. unQ iurs. ivi. n. jjougias re- lateral ana m.Jiis letc lie is noiaing turned from the east last Saturday a piece oi nose. u. ne paueis ui luc nigJit. Their trip was a delight- archway are failed with photographs f uy pleasant one. Miss Mattie Hail left for Nebraska City Monday' to visit relatives. Miss Hail will remain there indef initely. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fikes went to Omaha this morning and after remaining there a few days will go on to Ft. Madison. Iowa, to vlsil Mrs. Fike's sister. Kev. and Mrs. J. C. Irwin return ed from Colorado Saturday morn ing. Mr. Irwin's health was not so greatly benefited by the trip as was hoped. iirnest Kowlaud, who has just returned from a trip through Texas -Why not gefc 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 norjk :if-you are not using the Washburn Flour, try it. Tt is sold by : JOHN HERR0D, - - - SOLE AGENT. I investigate We have decided tocut out our line of Shoes from 3 our stock. Id order to 3 JbJW make room for the exten- 3 jjj sive line of Crockery and i (rlass ware that we are put- 3; ting in -and will place on 3? sale Saturday September 14th All of our Shoe stock at Cost. morning, along the course of the North PJatte canal and of scenes on the canal 1 . itself, while a large part of the cereal display, comes from fields artificially watered. Crowning the arch is an immense stuffed buffalo, and about the columns of the facade, of which every smooth part is cov ered with beautiful designs in corn and small grain seeds, are wrapped the dried, green stalks of "ra grasses. "We have," said one of the managers, "broujrht- two kinds of corn with us, as you will observe." He then pointed on one side to a cornstalk which since it seemed came into the buHdinjr has ambitious to piis'U its tassel through fnd Mexico, is yjsiting his mother j, r 1- ' 1 j V t r t in flliQ cifv 17a tn.. -4 " 3 j I - the roof, for it. stands twenty feet hisrh, and on the other to a stalk v - content enough with being shorter, because it carries an ear almost the size of Jim Corbettls.'thisrh.. The exhibit is in charge of W. h. Park, He may decide to lo- in this citv. cate here. Ralston, of Rock Island, 111., arrived in town yesterday morning and will spend a few davs & interests in These are Some of the Prices : Infant's Shoes at 17 cents a pair, 2" 18 " 35 cents a pair, - 3 Children's fine Dongola, patent tip sizes. 9 to . at 85 cents a pair, 3l School shoes, sizes 12 to 2, at 85 cents a pair Boy's shoes at $1 per pair, . Men's fine shoes at 1.15 per pair, . 3- l.ou a pair, 1.90 a pair, 2.30 a pair, " , Ladies shoes at 1.25 a pair, - " .90 cents per pair, .. kid shoes at 1.65 a p'air, : 3 " " hand turned at 2.15 a -nam Misses' Oxford slippers, tan and black, si-312 Is to 2, for .95 cents a pair. ' 3 It will pay you to take advantage of this. 3 u u u il (I tt tl (I looking after his land James McDonald, E. F. Seeberger Lincoln county. and George is fiftv feet lonr and ten feet high, Hunt. The facade stands about Mr. and Mrs. Guy Laing and son uoraon, ylio had been spending several months at the ranch in Cheyenne county, returned to the city Sunday. Altred Gilman left yesterday morning tor Lincoln to resume his studies in the state university. Quite a number of friends dropped in on Rev. A. W. Graves ast evening- aud cave him a little surprise party, and it did indeed prove quite a surprise to the po'pu- Charley Hendy has also returned to pastor. it was jui. criuve s the same institution. N. G. Bulger, of Pittsbunr. audi- tor and inspector for the American Waterworks Go., spent last week in town checking uo at this nlant. A l He found the affairs of ar pastor. it was birth anniversary, and the occasion oroved a very oleasant one. Re- resnment tables were spread on the lawn, amid a liberal display of apanese lanterns. the compa Five weary looking bicyclists ny in good shape. arrived from the west this morning and after takinsr a" few hours' rest started on their journey east. Ped aling a wheel across Nebraska's dusty prairies these days can lardly be called sport. The new restaurant .which opened in the Keith block a. week or so ago has been closed on ac count of lack of patronage. Edgar Donehower left this morn ing to accept a position as machin ist at Little Rock, Ark. noping that Mr. Irwin's condition wm improve. Mr. Trwin) is a very puumar man ootn in ana out of the pulpit, and Tub Tribune sincerely hopes that he may bo improve as to Dearie to continue his-work in our We are the People who have The BEST FLOUR, The BEST COFFEE, ! , The BEST TEA, The finest grades of everything in the GF.ocry lane in the City; always fresh and at prices thaWv- DEFY COMPETITION. HARRINGTON & TOKEN. Alex. Stewart, who had- been stationed at Sidney for a couple of months as round-house foreman. returned to, this city Sunday, Char ley Peterson having so far recovered as to resume the foremanship. J. J. Sullivan, who went to Bos ton to see ljis son Frank win the light-weight sprinting champion ship, returned home Saturday riignt. En route home Jack stopped over jn iSew York and witnessed the races between the Defender and Valkyrie III. Quite a number of our citizens leave for Omaha to-niirht. anions them being D. C. Congdon and wife, Frank Redmond,' Chas. Clin ton, M. K. Barnnm and wife, Mrs. W. L. Park and Mrs. E. F. See- berjrer. The four latter will make the trip in Supt. Park's car. The Tribune expected to receive, up. to the hour. of going to prers, a. telegram announcing that the Lmr coin county exhibit had been award ed a preiniumr but up to 1 o'clock no such good tidings had been re ceived. This county is pretty cer tain to get first or second place. Paul Bartlett and his friend un wittingly managed to get hold of the wrong bird-dog,- but succeeded In getting away before the sheriff discoved the fact. A. L. Havis has just furnished the North Platte city schools- with i a couple or miguiiiceiit stoves. Unusually large luscious water- j .jneions are oemg spia: uppn our 'streets., .j ,. . . V ,; Bbb Fultoh is rUnnirig a "push THE WILCOX DEPT. STORE. MOST o DELICIOUS o COFFEE -c IN THE V WORLD' SPURR'S REVERE MOCHA AND JhVA. HARRINGTON & T0BIN, SOLE ACTS, NORTH ?im.m DEMOCRATIC HASS C0NVE2TTI0N. The democratic electors of Lin coln county, and all citizens who favor an honest, economical and safe administration of county af fairs are urgently requested to meet at the Courthouse in North Platte, Meb., on SATURDAY, LCT. DTU, i&yp, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of . STATE FAIR, For Iho State Fair and Exposition to uoholdjit Omaha, Sept. 13th to 20th. the Unin Pacific will eell tickets at ralU of one faro for tho round trip plus-iQ cents for admission to the stato fair, YORK EoHiBKHlS. First Premium Flonr Kobraska State Fift: of 1895. ' J. H. Bush, of the Front street 1 feed store, has been -i y iui ihj; uuiwsc Ul , . r ., ... ffi . 4 nrranf ... TIT.. i. n. ; i placing in the field a full counii" x.' 1 L C J.y rr en I v. ..j jhuiuuuuiib IU Uicr ticket for the suffrages of the peo- to consumers tljeir various produ. pie this tall. All who will affiliate tions at with the party of Jefferson and stock on hand. Call and'see it Jackson, irrespective of what their views may be upon present party dmerences, are invited to attend, Such other business will be trans acted as may properly come before the meeting. R. L. Graves, Ch'n, -By J. L. Minor. S'ec'y. Card of ThaakB. We extend to all those who so kindly offered and gave their assist: ance during- tlie recent" illness and burial of oUr little baby our most sincere thanks. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Sullivan, Nichols, Neb- R & C of fidvcpfciaing A DVERTISING ( - TTRACTS (x Attention. BRIGHTENS ACKWARD USINESS. CATCHES IRCULATING OIN. THS TRIBUNE is the Best Advertising Me dium m Western Nebr. a uii stock of North Platte Hour also carried with same stipulation as to price. In search of a good cigar will always find it at J. F. Schmalzried's. Try them and judge. Hershev 8r r.n DEACEKS IK II OF ALL KINDS, Farm and S-nn'na- w Buggies, Road Carts; Wind MiUs, Pumps, Ba Wire Btor - " ! " 4 las't night, he gave up in jdeair.) j midst. '.-.'. - engine at Wamsutter; Wy35. C ooui3t-Stroai-l.T)otYcon Fifthjand Sixth T 1. i