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NOME PLATTE, MBEASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANOARY 21,. -489BV
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Clothing, Gents' Finishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Gaps,
Gloves and Mittens.
Surprised, First at the
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Third, at the Immense Variety;
Fourth at the Low Prices.
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i" We have been some time in getting these Sur
prises here and ready for you, but at last are
able to announce
W - Bargains all Through the House.
We solicit a comparison of Goods and -Prices,
knowing that you will find our stock the Best and the
Cheapest.
Star Clothing House,
WEBER & VOLLMER, Props.
MOST o DELICIOUS o COFFEE o IN o THE o WORLD
SPURR'S
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HARRINGTON & TOBIN, SOLE
SPECIAL
SHOE SALE
Otten's Shoe Store.
PRICES CUT IN TJtfO.
In order to swap shoes for money we will offer our ladies'
- sjfine Ludlow Shoes, - '
; -1 Regular price $4,00 to $4.75, at $3.00.
Here is a chance to have a fine shoe for a little money.
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All our Men's $3.50 Shoes at $2.25.'
iULour Boy's fine lace and button shoes, the best made,
; $2.50 Shoe at $1.65 $1.65 Shoe $1.
A large line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Slippers
will be solcf at prices that will
paye you 1-3 to 1-2 of your rnoney.
Children's Shoes, the" best goods that money can buy, will
be slaughtered at the same rate.
Otten's Shoe Store.
C. F. IDDINGS
LUMBER,
AND GRAIN..
Order by telephone from
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(Old XTan Porart iStctkslo.)
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afNorthwest corner of Courthouse square.
Stock of-
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Newton's Book Store.
Teams,
Corn f ortable IRigs,
immhVm for li: hmm folk
:. ilOEIN'S MODERATION
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF A TEAKS-MIS;
SOUKI PIOHEEE.
Careful Habits through Life Conducive to a
Green and Tnnfty Old Age.
The following sketch of a trans-Missouri
pioneer one of the very few left was read
before the late meeting of the Nebraska
State Historical Society in Lincoln last week
by I. A. Fort.
Edward Morin was born in Montreal,
Canada, on the 28th day of September,
118, of French Canadian parentage. In
the year 1836 he left the city of his birth,
and following the course of the sun
moved westward. The spring of 1837
found him on his way southward to the
leading metropolis of the south New
Orleans. KemainiDg but a few months
in that city ho took passage on the Mis
sissippi river packet, the United States,
of St. Louis. He there remained a few
months making the acquaintance of the
French American residents of that city.
While there he decided to enter the em
ploy of the American Fur Company, as
a voyageur. The work to bo performed
was that of a packer, carrier and boat
man, conveying tho articles sold to the
different trading points that had been
established by theompany,and bringing
back in return the articles that they had
obtained from these stations to ono of
the cent ral trading posts on the Missouri
river. The goods obtained wf re prin
cipally robes and furs. These were after
wards, when sufficient quantities were
collected, packed away in Mackinaw
boats that the company had constructed,
and then a fleet was made up and -the
boats were floated down to St. Iiouis, or
sometimes a steamboat would take them
down. The principal points where this
company carried on their business were
at Fr. Pierre, Ft. Union, at the' mouth of
the Yellowstone, and one with the
Mandans at old Ft. Ijookout. Ft. Ben
ton being one of the highest points on
the Missouri river where a. post was
established the Indians that he traded
with were the Poncas, Omahas, Paw
nees, Sioux, Mandans, Choyennes, Black
feet and Crows.
In that early day the different tribes
carried on a war with each- other. AH
the Indians with whom he came in con
tact were possessed of a liberal quantity
of firearms, although as to-day they
carried their bows and arrows. One of
ihe staple, articles that were traded to
the Indiaus were paokages of strap or
hoop iron These were exchanged to the
Indians for furs and meat. Of these
bundles of strap iron tho Indians fash
ioned thoir lances and arrowheads. The
fur company supplied them with fire
arms, mostly flint-lock smooth bore guns.
These they contiuued to use until the
advent of the breech loader. The com
pany also furnished the Indians with
swords that they obtained from the sale
of discarded military equipments, sold
by the United States and other nations.
Among other staple articles handled by
tho company and exchanged with the
Indians, were sugar, molasses, flour, tea,
coffee, hominy and anything thjit tho
Indians in Jheir contact with tho whites
had learned to want. Powder, lead, flints
and knives were iu demand.
The first buffalo sighted by Mr. Morin
in 1847 were seen on what is now the site
of Sioux City. As bo with other voy
ageurs worked their way further up the
river tho number of buffalo increased.
On either bank many bands were seen
crossing the river on their upward voy
age, and many wero shot from the boat.
Mr. Morin continued in the employ of
the American Fur Co. five years, with
Rabbit & Cotton six years and with
Harvey Premo & Co. about six years
Altogether ho was engaged in working
and trading for these th.rep cqmpanies
about seventeen years. At that time
there were no white3 in the trans-Missouri
oountry except those engaged in
the fur business. No permanent settle
ments were found except along the Mis
souri river. He remembers that about
1850 a few whites commenced to settle
along the Missouri river. Back from the
stream the country was inhabited solely
by Indians. Bands of hardy trappers
and traders were coming in trading with
the company. On the arrival of any of
these bands at the posts tho agents made
them an offer for their loads, and "if a
trade wero completed the trappers re
ceived an order or check upon their
principal house in St. Xiouis. This order
was good at any of the cornpany's stores
or trading posts. At the larger ppsts or
stores money was obtained upon these
orders. The principal nationalities who
wero engaged in this work were French
Canadians and Americans. The trappers
were called "free men," as' they worked
entirely free, and what they earned was
their own.
Mr-Morin remembers the Mandan In
dians, who he states were tall, powerful
ly builtlndians with blue eyes, and some
of them had fair hair. These, he states,
were considered the bravest IndianB of
tho plains. History records their almost
entine destruciion by that dread disease
the small-pox.
In 1844 Mr. Morin crossed over the
Rocky mountains to the Pacific coast
under the guidance of -Jim Bridger, for
whom Ft. Bridger was afterward named.
OnUhis trip the party had several fights
with the Indians, one man by the name
of Lambert having been dangerously
wounded qpon'tbeic western trip. The
first whito residents that they reached
iq what is now in the state of California,
were at Sutter's Tort, where gold was
first discovered in 1849. Mr. Sutter had
a flouring mill at that time run by water
power. There the wounded trapper
Lambert had the Indian arrow extracted
from his back by a doctor, and in . the
following year,"1845, he returned to- the
Missouri river. Oa their trip both going
and returning the only white residents
seen were at Ft. Bridger on Green river,
Utah. "When the subject of this sketch
first crossed the continent to California,
buffalo, antelope, deer and other game
were more plentiful than aro domestic
animals along "the same route to-day.
West of Green river no buffalo were seen
although deer and antelope were plenti
ful. During these seventeen years when
in the employ of these companies he was
often in great danger from hostile bands
of Indians, who while not directly en
gaged in war upon the whites were con
tinually upon raiding or war excursions
to attack some other band or tribe of
the plains or mountains. Mr. Morin
bears on his person the marks of two
arrow wounds, one on bis side and ono
on his knee. j
Although seventy-eight yeaas of age
Mr. Morin is still active and vigorous.
He is now residing at tho home of one of
his daughters, Mrs. 3. F. Fillion, of
North Platte, Neb. He credits his good
health and vigor at his advanced age to
to the fact that he never dissipated nor
engaged in the carousals so common to
the frontiersmen of early days. In 1848
he married Miss Valerme Peters, of St.
Louis. Her father was a steamboat pilot i
upon the Mississippi river. Eight child
ren are the results of this union, all llv
ing to-day.
In 1853 Mr. Morin established a trad
inc post at the mouth of Box Elder
canyon. This canyon is about two miles
west of where Ft. McPhorson was after
wards located. A few years thereafter
he bui'.t a very commodious and sub
stantial trading post and ranch at the
mouth of what is now known as luonn
canyon. This ranchfhe occupied until
18G8, when on the decline of 'travel he
built a small house or ranch near the old
Jack Morrow ranch, whero for a short
time he resided. He afterwards built
and lived in a house five miles west of
McPherson. From 18G2 until 1872 he
was in the employ of the government as
an Indian interpreter.
Mr. Morin lost his wife on the 28th
day of August, 1875, by the accidental
discharge of a gun. While she was
journeying along the road on a trip to
gather wild grapes an emigrant in taking
his gun from his wagon accidentally dis
charged the same, the contents striking
Mrs. Morin in tlfe breast, from which
death occurred the next day.
Of some of the Indian tribes Mr.
Morin remembers that tho Mandans and
Creos cultivated tho ground, growing
corn, pumpkins and a few other vegeta
bles. The Siouxs were always at war
with other tribes. His father first in
spired him with a desire tq visit the
mountains and plains of tho west, as, he
had been a fqr trader and trapper on
Lake Superior before those waters bo
came a part of the American possessions.
During tho first twenty years of his
life on the plains Mr. Morin lived quite
a good proportion of his time in tho
camps of the Indians with whom ho
traded. Ho was always welcome, and
when in these camps was always well
treated. In those early days the only
danger to whites was from marauding
bands that waro engaged In plundering
rival tribes, or from some outlaw who
desired to acquire property without giv
ing an equivalent therefor. Mr. Morin
says there are as many variations of
character among Indians as among the
whites the good and the badl tho lazy
and the thrifty; the provident and the
improvident, the iutellignt and the
ignorant; some "who bave a natural - fac
ulty for requiring property, and some
who are always in want and distross.
For nearly tw'onty-eight years the
writer has been "acquainted with Mr.
Morin and his family, and he remembers
seeing him engaged in trading with tho
Sioux and other Indians who twenty
five years ago would pass through North
Platte on their trips north and south.
He is to-day in all probability one of tho
oldest pioneers of tho plains now living.
He was a man who never aspired to be
come a scout or an Indian fighter. The
writer remembers that the statement
was general that in early daysb.efore the
whites were numerous? that v Mr. Morin
was a, member of the Poof.jdian tribe.
He was a fair business man, afl no could
buy and sell in a way. that showed he
possessed peculiar .characteristics which
fitted him for a mercantile life.
Despite the years and tho terrible
hardships he bas umSergpne he walks
the streets of our city with quick, active
steps which indicate that he has many
years of life yet before him, bis mind and
memory being yet clear and strong.
"When be passes away he will be tho last
of that hardy band of early pioneers who.
have seen the trans-Missouri country be
come converted from abarren and savage
wilderness into a land of civilisation and
homes.
eOMHKSIONEBS' PROCEEDINGS.
Jan'y 11 Board met, present full
board and county clerk. "Work on treas
urer's accounts was continued. Adjourn
ed tq meet Jany 13th.
Jan'y 14th Board met, present Hillt
Hardin and county clerk. B.ond as a
repository of the State Bank of Wallace
Tas approved. Work cpntinuedjon treas
urer's accounts.
Jany 15th Board met, present Hill,
Hardin and dop.uty clerk . Board made j
contract with G. C. Hawkins to build
bridge on road No. 144, compensation1 to
be $9999. Contiuued work on treasurer's
accounts.
Jan'y 16lh Board met, present Hill,
Hardin and county clerk. Edward Jack
son appointed justice of, the peace for
Fox Creek precinct. Official bonds ap
proved as follows: T. T. Keliher, deputy
sheriff; Edward Jackson, I. M. Aber
crombie, J. C. Hayes and J. M. Souder
as justices of the peace; and Charles E.
Baker and J. C. Wilson as overseer of
highways, the latter for district No. 49.
Jan'y 17th Board met, present full
board and county clerk. Work continued
in treasurer's office.
NICHOLS AND HEESHEY NEWS.
The Kolly boys aro baling and shipping
to Chicago the hay they put up on the
Avelino farm last season.
Wm. H. Sullivan marketed two hogs
at the Platte yesterday that weighed.
oyer 900 pounds at 83.00 per hundred..
Remember the drama "Louva, the
Pauper." in the Maccabeo hall at Her
shey on Friday evening of this week. .
H. W. Brown returned from Sidney
Sunday evening.
Chas. Golvin lost a work horse by
death the other day.
D. A. Brown expects to transact busi
ness in McPherson county this weok.
Uncle Billy White is reported as criti
cally ill. Dr. MoCabe of the Platte' is
attending hiin.
Tho newly organized M. W. of A. lodge
at Hershoy will install officers to-morrow
evening.
J. M. Dwyer shipped a car load of
shelled corn and potatoes west the latter
part of the week.
W. W. Young, proprietor of. tho Her
"Bbey lumber yard, wo understand, will
put in a stock of hardware in connection
with the same in the near future.
Rev. Stearns, of North Platte, is still
conducting revival meetings at Nichols.
He did not meet his regular appoint
ment at He rshey last Sunday evening,
but preached at Nichols instead.
R. W. Calhoun has the new addition
to his residence about completed.
J. B. McKee sold a number of fine
and thrifty shoats to Jacob Koch from
the south side recently.
Oscar Wright who has been residing
in the valley tho past season, is now. a
resident of the south side, having gone
there a few days since.
Manager Hill of the Hershoy lumber
yard went west on No. 1 last Friday
evening on business.
We have be"en told that the old diteh
company's potatoes are rotting badly in'
tho cave at Hershey.
Wo are sorry to note that Mrs. A. O.
Randall is not, im.provi.ng as rapidly as
her many friends would like to see her.
Charley CutJ.er,tho nersheyliveryman,
has been transacting business at Elsio
lately.
George Anderson", of Gothenburg, -a
brother-in-law of W. H. Minney, is up in
this country on business. Mr. A. is
connected officially with tho irrigation
ditch at thtt place.
Isaac Dillon, of North Platte, is haul
ing his share of tho corn grown, upon a
ditch farm near Sutherland to his ranch
near town.
Several neighbors and friends enjoyed
a social and pleasant timo at tho home
of Mrs, M. 0. Brown last Saturday afterr
noon where all present did ample justice
to a bountiful repast.
Mrs. A. B. Goodwin and sister Miss
Nellie Wil.s, of North Platte are the
guests of Mr?. F. L. Terry and sister,
Miss Stella Goodwin.
Rev. Coslet, tho M. E. pastor on this
circuit, will preach at Nichols next Sun
day at the usual time.
Deputy sheriff Keliher, of the county
seat, passed down east last Friday even
ing on his way home from a trip over at
Wallace and vicinity.
W. A. Loker returned the latter part
of last week from a trip'over on the B. &
M., and as usual visited this locality last
Sunday evening.
Dr. Wm. Eves, of the county metrop
olis, visited Hershey last Friday evening
on business connected with tho now M.
W. of A. lodge at that place. District
organizer W- S. Plummer was alsothro.
W. K. Miner, of Mountain View, Mis
souri, a former merchant at the hamlet
of Hershey, was up this way on busineas
not long since. He is now conducting a
fruit farm at tho above named place and
we have been informed within the last
day or two that he had a team of h frees
and some other property stolen from his
farm during his absence up here.
All of the parties owning land west of
Spudville who are included in the irri
gation district recently organized by thfi
Farmers & Merchant's canal company
are "pulling out," which wU eavo them
only a small territory in 'which to vote
bonds. lAAl is not gold that glitters."
Whilo Archie Anderson was on his way
to the Nichols school houso with a horse,
and oart a few evenings ago after hia
little sister Grace, threo young cha.psx
about ten or twelve.years f axje whoso,
names we will not divlg6,were returning
from school, and when they saw him
earning, down tho road hid under the.
bridge which spans the canal near John
Toillion's residence, and when he came
up to the bridge they threw out a tumble
weed and all jumped up at tho same time
thus Scaring the hbrso. whnh ;rvrnnr
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sideways, throwing tho driver to the
ground. Archie was bruised somewhat
and a thill to tho cart was broken. One
of the lads received .a "dressing down"
from." his father, which ho justly merited,
PRICE REDOCTIONEi:
That" makes
saying . . . ...; v-.
"There's no Place for Bargaiii-' r
Like THE FAIR" V t .-
7 TRUTH THKT GROMS ELTERY DHY.
OUR FAMOUS MONEY SAVING JANUARY SAlLE
Of Ladies' and Gents' Fine Shoes
Always establishes a new record for cheapness. It will do so more
than ever tnis year. F6r six months we have been gathering-, buying-,
comparing- and figuring; with several shoe manufacturers of conse
quence. The result of our effort has never been so orritffVi"ncr ic
sure to win the admiration of our
particularly upon the excellence of our malces and emphasize the fact
that there are no shoddy goods in this stock, also that the qualities
are extraordinarily large and plenty for everybody. We wish to par
ticularly impress the facfi that the prices are very much lowerjhaa
qualities can be obtamed for elsewhere. . :j ;v
RBAD OUR PPuIOER AND BE CONVINCED,
All of our Ladies' Dongola Kid Shoes
formerly
' 1.50,-
1.65,
1.75.
Kangaroo calf shoes, suitable for slrnHncr. nt 1 9
former price 1.65, 1.75 iiud 2.00. 7
All of put Me.D VShoes
formerly!
1.50,
1.75,
Vat
2.00, J
Our best $2.0 Shoe at S2.O0.
shoes, sizes from 12 to 2. in heels
. j V l.UKU
price 1.65, 1.85, and 2.00. .Remember all our shoes are warranted to give
good wear and are repaired free of charge:.in case they rip, tear or crack.
The Fair Store
PEOPLE MUST EAT,
We Don't ,Blow Much,
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We're after Trad
V. VonGoeiz,
Ottenstein
but we understand that tho other itvn
"who were as deep in the mud as be was
in the "mire." were not even, ronrovarl nt
all, but left to pursue tho evil of their
ways, until some day undoubtedly their
parents will be brought to grief by thoir
doings,-which could - have bean Snipped I
in tho bud. Pat.
Dr. A. P. Sawyer Sir: After safferJbg foar
years with female) weakness I v.-Rg persuaded by a
friend to try yonr P.istilloe, and attpr using- tkem
for one year, I can say I am entirely well. I ms
not recommend them too highly. Srs. SI. S.Ur-wk
Bronson, Bethel Branch Co., Slieh. Pr sale by F.
II. Longley.
KQTG SOI03iO2rS H0TICH
That "There is nothhir new under
the sun" does not always qparfij
the truth. Especially is" this true
asregards the new: composite cars
now operated daily-' via TheCbicago,
Union Paeific and Northwestern
Line between Salt Lake City und
Chicago. ,
These handsome Buffet Smoking
and Library Cars are entirely new
throughout, of latest design," con
tain all modern improvements, and
are well supplied with writing f
material, tne leading daily papers,
illustrated periodicals; magazines
etc. - ; .
The fact that these cars run daily-
via -The Overland Limited" and
that the Union Pacific was fine line
'.vest of Chicago to inagurate this
service nourn commend itselt foe
all.
See that your -stickers nsad; via
'The OverlandRoute"i , . 1
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os. riersliey,
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iipiilrai : Mpra
OP ALL KIXDS,
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Farm and Spring Wagons,
s Buggies iRoad Garts,
Wind Mills, Pomps, Barb
' WinvEtc.
Locust Street, between Fifth aad Sixth
the people reJeaShe popular
many customers. We wish to bear
formerly!
3.75,
4:00,
45Q,
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. formerly V
53.00,
, 3.25, j-at
3.50,
3,75,
All Otir philrlrfn'; TTnTumrnn fSlf
and snrino- Tip1; nf r r- rnkr
- Richards Bros
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Even if times are a little quiet and dol
lars rather scarce. They must have
Groceries, Provisions and Flour and
they want good goods at low prices.
. JBut wrhen it comes to selling fresh and
clean goods for little money we are "in
it" just as extensively as any dealer.
2k
That's what we are here for and. we so
licit you to call and "look us over." AVe
are confident we can please you.
The Grocer
B!ock.
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(North Side Grocer) -
Invites the attention of the
pnrehasihg::pu'BI'i6-to-nis fresh
and clean stock of
Groceries, PkHMoM
: ' !tair ail Feet "
Everything, as represented and
goods sold as, low as the low
est. Remember the place
The North Side. .
Give us a.
MORTH PLATTE
MARBLE. .- 'WOtlS,
MOOTMMm HEADSTONES.'
.Curbing, Building Stone,
And aH Id ads of Moeaiaantal and Cemetery rk.
Careful atlontlon givan to tottering of every de
seripMoa. Jobbing done on short notice. Orders
selleHed and estimates freely fnrntehed..
$ SMOKERS ' -f"
In search of a good cigar
f TV-ill always find it at T. Z
CAMPBELL
F. Schmalzric&'sr Try
o tuem and judge.
