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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1895)
I THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY HUBBUB: TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER, 8,; 1895. -2 -ar? aur." . r. i . v. " 1 m ' I ' ' . ' - C--i . - I gtrvrf Exclusively t tfc iOverTwenty-Ofte MlUtos Peopi " 7 Universally ti Leading Fe cgc t WorkL JOHN HERROD Sells tlie above Oofee together with a complete line of mil m m mmi Prices Always Seasonable. HIGHEST MARKET PEICE Paid For Country Produce. MINOR MENTION; John Conway, of Sutherland, transacted business in this city yes day. A small amount of the 1895 crop of corn is being" marketed. It is of a very fair quality. Teeth extracted absolutely painless to the patient at Dr. Mor rill's by the Mueller (Berlin) meth od. This method is harmless. W. H. Johnston leaves this week tor Clarinda, Iowa, where he has secured employment as plas terer on a building being1 erected by the state. Judging- from the Washington Post's account our own and only 'Buffalo Bill" was given a tremend ous reception at the nation's capital last week. The Sidney Telegraph prints cuts of its candidates for county offices. Four years ago the Era in this city did the same thing and it defeated every one of them. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil yesterday devoted a considerable space to the initial sermon ot the new rector in that city, Rev. L. P. McDonald, and was very favorably impressed with his first utterances. For Sale A new 12-passenger wagonette or carryall, suitable for depot use,' for hotel, or for pleas ure parties. Price $250. For par- iculars see NfBr01d&? Agent UW P. System. . WMttier.s "Corn Song" at Lloyds Oct 11th. -The . "Globe Trotters" will be at Lloyd's opera house on the e Ven ning'-of .the 22d inst. The company .is iihder the management of Wm. Hoey, of "Hoss and Hoss" noto- Tipfv. whirTi is n ffiisranfpp rtf ifs excellence. i ' 1 ' '-W "Kearney last:weekW. J Crusen of .this-city was elected fay " delegate vfi stb the general convention of the & IMethodist church to be held at j Cleveland next May. This is quite an nonor lor jur. urusen, out ne S.deserves it. . r-- Aiic acmuu Luuicai ui .the gun club for the gold badge will r.r take place next Saturday, Oct. 12th, " at the grounds of the club. Here 'after the badge shoot will be held ..twice a month on the second and fourth Saturdays. Smoke Wright's Royal Sports and Havana Roser 5-cent cigars. A number of school girls of this city indulged in circulation of some "very naughty doggerel, with the re sult that they were suspended from school. The board at its regular meeting Monday evening, sustained the action of the teacher. The falsifier is already abroad in the land circulating a report that Miss Hosford is not a church mem A"ber. Her father was a minister, a sister now in India is a missionary Awhile she is not only a member and an officer in one of our churches, but a devoted christian and an active church-worker. A petition was vesterdav cir- culated among the electors placing before the people of this district the name of J. S. Hoagland as a candidate for state senator, vice W.-R. Akers, resigned. Mr. Hoag lond will be elected, but unless vtlncle Si" concludes . to call a . special session he will not have a chance to use his title the present term. ' ing under the impression that there .v would be no democratic ticket in the field jn Buffalo county, made a . number of tie-ups with "pop" can didates. Yet last Saturday the democrats under the leadership of W. D. Oldham held a convention and nbminateda full ticket, certif icates of .whose nomination have been filed. This puts the aforesaid aper m an embarrassing position. Dr. 8W7rf r: Haviag.Bsed yoarTM tf ltee, I mm niewHad tkem to tba public Z have teee aHuadod by ioar iHSoroat Aeeorehst eaeaad a kribMe8 f ywir ateMofae haa 6ottt m mere ge4 tfcu sUe tie. Tears repct dirtltn. Tfrmfa JakMeB, Bressaa, Brasck A new floor has been laid in Harrington & Tobin's store which adds much to the comfort of their patrons. M. C. Keith yesterday shipped a valuable standard bred mare to Gibson, the big stock breeder at Clarks. Neb. The corn festival at the opera house next Friday evening should be well patronized. It will be from start to finish an evening of pleas ure. YesterdayJudge Ray married Melvin J. Barroughs to Mrs. Delia A. Hutchens, both of Douglas coun ty, Col. You can have your artificial teeth reset at Dr. Morrill's for 56. W. F. Marsh, formerly of this city, is candidate for county sur veyor upon the republican ticket for Deuel county. He is a first rate man. The S. A. Douglas Woman's Relief Corps has postponed its pro posed entertainment until further notice. Mary T. Patterson, Secretary. Mrs. C. F. Iddings entertained a party of ladies at cards this after noon, the affair being in favor of Mrs. Kate Long, who is a guest at the Iddings' residence. Rev. A. J. Clifton, who former ly preached here, has been appoint ed by the bishop as agent of the Preachers' Aid society, with head quarters at Culbertson. The Curtis Enterprise publishes his picture. The Nebraska House is serv ing excellent meals to its patrons, and the patronage of the house is daily increasing. Lunches and short orders are served at all hours. Home-made bread and pies for sale. No dental work allowed to leave Dr. Morrill's unless entirely satis factory. W. F. Stafford, the Julesburg pump irrigationist, advertises in the Chappell Register to sell "cab bage at cent a pound and other vegetables correspondingly cheap." Tally another one for the windmill pump and reservoir system of irri gation. What do you "sandhillers" think of the above. "Nebraska Land in 1895" with Comic tableaux, at Lloyd's Oct. 11th. John Schopp, of Vroman, trans acted business in town Saturday and paid this office a substantial visits ie reported- the deaths the day before, of John Sullivan, one of the oldest settlers inHhat section of the county.and a man well known by many of the old timers of this city. A pleasant little dancing party was given at the home of Gus F. Meyer's and wife Friday night which was attended by a number of North Platte young people. All report enjoying themselves heartily by reason of the many courtesies shown them by the host and hostess. Bob Oberfelder, of Sidney, has just received a letter from an old friend who was formerly a member of the 21st U. S. infantry. At present he is captain of an indepen dent company of Cuban insurgents at a5-salary "-of, $IQ0 per month in gold, which he says he regularly receives. A number of other ex soldiers of the II. S. regular army are with him. His name is Edwin C. Watson and he sends a very flat tering report of the prospects of the insurgents. Dr. Muller's (Berlin) painless extraction of teeth at Dr. F. J. Mor rill's dental parlors. G. W. Allen, who for three years or more has been superinten dent of the Fort McPherson na tional cemetery, has been trans ferred to Nancy, Pulaski county, Kentucky, where he will "assume charge of a largetf cemetery. He is succeeded at McPherson by Ludwig Baege, who was formerly stationed at Chattanooga. Captain Allen and family leave for Kentucky next Friday, and accompanying them will be the best wishes of hosts of friends. Dr. V. A. DeBERRY, DENTIST, ; Office in First Ntl. Bank Bldngr. : The Presbyterian people at a congregational meeting last Wed nesday evening voted unanimously not to accept the resignation of their pastor Rev. J. C. Irwin, but to extend his vacation six months longer, in the hope that his health may be so restored as to enable him to continue the work. The church is arranging to have a supply for the next six months, who will re main on the field and give his whole time to the churck wprk. Doubt less the church will continue in its prosperous condition. P&le, tbln, bloodless people &oald nee Dr, Sau jer's UitUa. jt Is tie greatest remedy la the -orld for HiakiBc te 7;. ptrosg. For sale by r. II. Xongley. Studeb.ftker "Wagons and Buggies -at Hershey & Gti&i The ladies of the M. E. church are making preparations to have the interior of that' church edifice repainted, repapered and otherwise renovated. J. A. Goodman went to Ogalalla yesterday for the purpose of pur chasing 200 or 300 stock hogs, pro viding he could, secure them at a proper figure. - ; A number ot eastern towns along the line of the Union Pacific are enjoying-a cut rate by the deal-; ers in anthracite coal. Do not forget the Corn Festival under the auspices of the S. A. Douglas Circle No 20, Ladies of the G. A. R. at Lloyd's Oct. 11th. Charles Simpson goes to Omaha next week for the purpose ot obtain ing medical treatment for an ail ment which has. troubled him for a number of years. Our city grocers received a carload of apples Saturday which they retailed for fifty cents per bushel. They were of fair quality and it is needless to say went off rapidly. Alex. Fenwick is thinking of taking his crippled son for treat ment to the faith healer in Denver who is creating such furore there. He appears to have caused some phenomenal cures. J. H. Seaton of Wallace, has been elected chairman of the "pop" county central committee. We mention this fact as the Era appears to be dissatisfied with this selection as no reference is made of the same in its columns. The Daughters of the King held their bi-weekly social at the guild house last evening. These gatherings are ot a literary nature and prove both interesting and in structive to the members. Grapes from the Lake Erie region in Pennsylvania and New York have been selling in this mar ket tor the past week at thirty and thirty-five cents per nine pound basket. They reach here in prime condition. Rev. Snavely, of North Bend, is the new preacher sent here to fill the, Methodist pulpit, for the coming year. He comes here rec ommended as a most worthy and excellent gentleman, well qualified for the-position. A letter received in this city from H. R. Ottman states that Geo. R. Hammond has purchased prop erty at Grand Junction, Col., and that tlielatterMvill"returntothisH city and ship his household goods to that place,;where ;he will make his future home. The democrats held a siimly attended convention Saturday but three or four precincts outside of North Platte being represented. The following ticket was placed in nomination: For treasurer, Alex. Fisher, of Wallace; clerk, H,. L. Walsh; sheriff, Luke Haley; county superintendent, Mary E. Hosford; county judge, B. I. Hinman;coroner N. McCabe; clerk of the district court, Frank A. Johnson; county commissioner Peter F. Dolan, of Maxwell. No nomination was made for county surveyor. One of North Platte's most pro gressive citizens is ot the opinion that by our people now taking hold vigorously it will be possible for this city to secure the erection of a beet sugar factory. He has been in correspondence with eastern cap italists interested in the subject, and is of the idea that by taking hold of the matter and pushing it, the accomplishment will not be dif ficult. This industry is obtaining such a foothold in the country that every one should be awTare of its im portance, and it is self-evident that the first factories started can be made, with proper management, to grow tne strongest, 'mere is no place on earth where the sugar beet can be grown so advantageously as in the irrigated district of the great Platte valley, "JECONOMT We are the People who have The BEST FLOUR, 1 The BEST COFFEE, t The BEST TEA, The finest grains of everything in trie Grocery Line in the City; always fresh and prices that DEFY !GOIWPTITQfl- Something NeW We are getting in our new stock of Jewelry, Silverware and Novelties, and we are always ready-to show you bur new styles. ... : v , , jjPriJbg hearts are all the go. We have them in different sizes .w , . K FGASH-!.. fCASH! CASH! On and after this date we will give five per cent dis count on .every dollar's worth :of goods sold for cash; and onOctober 15th, 1895, we will close our books and sell for cash and cash only and at cash prices. Pre pare yourselves to take advantage of the inducements t we will offer. Thnwienti St Swartliout ! 4 pi. -smb. The Sunday Wedding. At the. residence of the bride's sister. Mrs. Maude Holman, on Sunday afternoon, October 6th,1895, by Rev. J. C. Irwin, George E. Gar man was married to Miss Liitie S. Welch, both of this citv. Thislittle event has been anticipated for some time by our people as the sympfoms all pointed in this direction. The bride has grown irom girlhood to mature years in North Platte and has a large circle of friends who in connection with The Tribune will wish her much happiness for the future.. The groom has been a resident of this city for two or three years past, and ijs known as a most exemplary, steady and industrious young man. At present he is em ployed in Baskin's meat market. Ray Langford returned from his eastern trip Sunday night, hav ing had a very pleasant visit. He tarried in Boston for a month, where he was the guest ot Dr. and Mrs. Ayres, formerly of this city. I He reports the Doctor doing an ex cellent business. En route home Ray stopped four days in New York, where he was a guest of a brother of Wood White, of this city, fcWhoisa prominent Gotham biisi- beventu ixrime: N. Y. N. G. b rom JNew i-or jZf&$ ar went to Phil- adelphia, Washington and Canada and theftce honi ' Work upon Ife South Side irri gation canal is progressing very sat isfactorily. Yesterday morning the contractor began the work ot put ting in the auxiliary head-gate in the South Platte river, and this morning R. Dsj Thomson and a force of men went to work putting in its proper place-the 200 feet of flume swung out of position last spring. The company expects to have all its work, in and about the river completedby the first' of No vember, after vliich the remainder of the work will' be rapidly prose cuted. t Two changes have been made in the voting plaarpf' the electors in Cottonwood, ;Mylandir ijnd Sutir shine precincts which may be seen by consulting:tTe:. county commis sioners' proceedings upon our first page. IntereteoTvoters should be governed accordingly. A new tife culvert has been put in by the city at the intersection of Locust and Sixth streets. The old one .was in a' rather unsafe condi tion, and it was a wise precaution to make the change in timf. Newell Burritt did a little cam paign work Jin Cottonwood and Maxwell proBcts the first of the week, his political fences, in those precincts being out of ljne. IS VftATffEf - CtlNTON, THe Jeweler. t o t " PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO. John Hinman Sundayed in Omaha. Mrs. J. Jj. Murphy went to Omaha yesterday .morning. Mrs. W. E. Hardaway and sister left this morning for Ord. Elder Leonard returned Sunday evening from his visit to conference. Mrs. Warren Davis, of Gil more, is visitinsr relatives and tnends in town. Sam Richards returned from his trip to the eastern markets Sunday morning. George Shepherd, editor of the Kearney Sun, spent a few hours in the city this morning. Henry Schuff, of Grand Island, is in town to-day visiting friends and transacting business. Miss Irene Hartman returned. home last night from a six weeks' visit to friends in Kansas. Rev. Kenworthy and family, of Stockville, are the quests ot Rev. Leonard, while enroute to Sidney. Mrs. Evelyn Bohn and her sister Gertie came down from Cheyenne Saturday and spent Sunday in this city. .wcicm town oiiiuraay. me uocior having- come down to take a Knight Templar degree. John B. Curtis, ("Spruce Gum'' Curtis), the big- gum manufacturer of Portland, Me., was in our city Saturday making- final proof upon his timber claim. Mrs. Val Scharmann and daugh ter Myrtle returned last night from Belvidere, Neb., accompanied by Mrs. McGaw, a married daughter whose home is there. Mrs. M. I. Hoagland, Miss Louise Weingana and Joe Mqrsch leave next week for Omaha to at- state grand lodge ot Odd Fellows. The former is president of the state assembly of Daugh ters of Rebekah. BAILBOAD EOTATIONS. - Engine 642 went into the shops t?-day fpr a general overhauling-. 'Engine 1000 passed through this city yesterday on her way to the Wyoming division. Joe.Todd came down from Chey enne on No. 2 Saturday and visited friends in this city. Engine 1288 came down yesterday from the Wyomine- division on her way to Omaha for an overhauling". Jack McGraw, one of the reserve firemen, got a chance to make atrip or two the first of this week, on ac count of a shortage of firemen. The 792 which has iust received a new copper firerbox has been taken-from the boiler shop into the machine shop to be completed. Ml the extra firemen who were suspended when business dropped nff lmve been notified to report at North Platte. They are scattered all over the country. Brass polisher Charlie Burroughs has now become a landed proprietor, having" purchased the irrigated farm of fireman Joe Murphy up near old O'Fallons a few days agx. Next year Charley will be able to tell the boys some big pumpkins stories. W. E. Jackson and Albert Buzza, t ,1 r. . -t - r I two firemen who left this city for a visit in Salt Lake, have both been given good paying positions on the Rio Grande & "Western road. W. 13. has a regular run from Grand Junction to Helper, Utah. The boys secured iljeir positions two days after arriving in Salt Lake City. Eugene P. Cronen, who was a former locomotive fireman out of this city, and a brother of Morris J., passed through North Platte the other evening" with a party of English capitalists who were ac companying" him to Utah for the srjuVpose p examining" his mining Mfetf piodr' mil Washburn's Has no superior no equal. 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 JOHN HERROD, TiTmnfnrnfmmiffnfmfTfmmnmfmnrTTrmfTrnfTTrnrTTrLs I Investigate i We asm All of our Shoe stock at Cost. These are Some of the Prices : Infant's Shoes at 17 cents a pair, 3 -u 48 " 35 cents a pair, - 2 Children's fine Dongola, patent tip sizes 9 to 11,3 at 85 cents a pair, 3 School shoes, sizes 12 to 2, at 85 cents a paii 3 Boy's shoes at $1 per pair, t Men's fine shoes at 1.15 per pair,, : 3 ll ll It 1; tl It tl it ll ll ll Ladies' shoes at $1.25 " l .90 U U T g - . t nana mrnea arp.io a pair, .MisseskOxford slippers, tan and black,sjzesl2 to 2, for .95 cents a pair. . !t will pay you to take advantage of this. ;THE WILCOX iUiUiiWIlillilUiUUiiUiliUiUiiifiUJUjUiUiUJiiiUJiiliijiiiU MOST o DELICIOUS o COFFEE IN SPURR'S REVERE T4 ARPTMCTOfJ & TORIM SHi ' property there with a view of pur- In addition to producing" a good grade of ore, there is said to be a quarry of hicrhlv valuable building- stone thereon. The 'Golden Corn Song," at Lloyd's Oct. 11th. DR. W. A. DeBERRY, DENTIST, Office in First Ntl. Bank Bldnjr. 5 and 10 Acre Fans. I will sell a few five and ten acre farms southeast of town. The soil is good, and by reason pf the shel- ter afforded by the city, will be very desirable fop small farming" and fruit, Small payments and lpng- time. This is an opportunity to fix up a home under irrigation that will support a family without re moving them from citv advantages. W. L. PARK. NOTICE FOE BIDS. Notice is hereby given that the Maxwell and Brady Island Irnga- tlUii U 15 Li it- U mill v.j dirertors. office m Bradv Island, Nehmskn. until 12 o'clock noon. October 18th, 1895, for the material and construction of one headgate at the head of the Maxwell canal 48 feet long, 44 feet clear water wav. 38 feet winers, 8 feet sheet piling in front, 6 feet sheet piling behind. 7 feet sides, 16 12-foot an chor piles; in all 14.613 feet board measure, as per plans and specifi cations on file in Directors' office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of Board of Directors. E. A. Johnson', Sec'y. Children with pale, bluish complexions, indicat ing the abseuce of the requisite red globules in the blood should take Dr. Sawyer's Ukatine. Tor sale by T. II. LoDgiey. T When Buying Minneapolis FLOUR Why not get the BEST? Superlative':' It is the result of studied im SOLE, AGENT. have decided to cut out our line of Shoes from 3 our stock. Id order to make room for the exten- 3 sive line of Crockery and 3 Q-lassware that we are put- 3 ting in and will place on e sale Saturday morning, September 14th, 1.50 a pair, 1.90 a pair, 2.30 a pair, . a pair, cents per pair"--" .1 ',owr'. DEPT. STORE! o THE o WORLD 1? MflPTW PI ATTF MPR - REPQRT OF TUB CONDITION OF The First National Bank; At North Platte, in the Stats of Nebraska, at the close of business. September 28th, 131T). RESOURCES. Loans and discounts ,$122' 823 SI Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 132 78 U. 8. bonds to secure circulation 12 500 CO Premiums on U. 8. bonds 1 750 00 Stocks, securities, etc 11 574 50 Banlilng'house, furniture and fixture's. 22 612 49 Other real estate and mortgages owned. 5 871 84 Due from national banks (not reserve "Rents) 2 827 31 Due from state banks and bankers mg 67 Due from approved reserve acentn . ll w. i Checks and other cosh items ?i r. -n Notes of other national banks ZOo 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and , cenw 100 10 UAWYVL. XOXXX RESERVE I If BiMV- T17. Specio $3 377 m Legal tender notes 4 000 00 . ' 13 377 10 Due from p. 8. Treasurer, other than - if u prjr cent reaempuon rand 5C2.3Q ' ' "' Total LIABILITIES. .t230 8K as Copltol stock paid in';: 7. Surplus fund 50 i 00 yndlvided prpflts, Jess taxes paid expenses g'nd National Rank notes outstanding:.;, Due to State Banks and bankers. . . . 1 718 i 11 230 M 1 7CI & 85 57U i 4 413 05 S2 S0d Oil 1 034 00 20 00 Individual deposits sutyepf to checjf . Time certificates of deposit . . jjcu4auu ccriiucaiBS Ol aepOKlE Certified checks Cobbler's checks outstanding. Total fcsn Hil State of Nebraska, Lincoln Cuanty s . l, Annar iicnamsra, casuier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear hm ih nhiv statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief- ARTHUR McNAMARA. Cashier. Subscribed and srrorn to befora mu thu m of October, 1883. H. 31. Ghimis, Notary Public. Correct Attest: E. 31. F.Lxnasa, ) Chk. W.Bbix, -Directors. Jaxzh P. Cabb, ) Notice to Property Owners. Property owners will take notice that the city ordinances relating to repairing sidewalks and destroying weeds along the streets and alleys, find on vacant lots must be comr plied with at once, or the work will be done by the city and taxed ! against the property. VY. ix. Morgan, CityMarshal. Dr. A. P. 8awycr:-Dear 8Ir: I have been suffer ing with sick headache for a long Ume. I used your ramily Cure and now am enUrely relieved. I would not do without your medicine. Mr a A. Miller, Sold Vy F. H. LoagfeyV Mr?' - ' I "V. '