THE NORTE PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE r-TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3), 1896,,
. THE CITY LAW-MAKESS.
Tlie city council met last evening
irregular session, all tlie members
being--present but alderman Thom
son, although the heavy-weight
member from the First ward came
very near getting a tardy mark.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and after some
discussion relative to the wording
of a motion that had previously
been adopted, were approved.
A communication was read from
the Outta Percha Mtg. Co., of Chi
cago, agreeing to furnish ' rubber
hose coupling gaskets at the rate
of five cents each, when ordered in
lots of 100. On motion the deputy
clerk was instructed to order 100
for the use of the fire department.
A petition signed by 232 citizens
principally females of North
Platte and Lincoln county, praying
that the council pass an ordinance
requiring the saloons in the city
to "close from midnight until five
o'clock a. m. was filed.
Alderman Iddings reported that
some months ago he had been ap
pointed upon a committee to inves
tigate the condition of the slough
in the Third ward, occasioned by
-the waste water from the Union
Pacific shops and round-house, but
owing to the absence from the city
of a member of the committee lie
had been unable to before make a
report. He said that he had ex
amined into the matter, and had
conferred with the local officials
upon the subject, the latter agree
ing to recommend the putting in of
permanent sewer by the railroad
company. Upon motion the city
attorney was instructed to give the
railroad company officials notice of
the desire of the council that the
former put in such1 sewer from the
rear of the round-house along Sev
enth street to the east line of the
city limits.
The ordinance requiring the clos
ing of the city saloons at midnight
came up for its first reading. Guy
Laing was present, and said that
as he was probably the only indi
vidual this legislation would effect,
that so far as he was concerned he
was perfectly willing to close at
about that hour, if such were the
wishes of the council; although he
would at times like a little lee way,
as for instance at the time of the
arrival of the night passenge
trains. Upon motion the time was
changed to 12:30 o'clock, and the
maximum fine fixed at $50. "With
these amendments tnree voted in
favor of the adoption of the ordi
nance and two against. A motion
was then made to suspend the rules
and proceedJ:o the passage of the
ordinance. This failed to receive
the requisite number of votes and
the statute was laid over until the
next regular meeting of the city
lawmakers.
The ordinance licensing fire in
surance companies doing business
in this city and requiring them to
pay an annual tax of $5.00, was then
read, the rules suspended and the
same was regularly, adopted.
A bill of Syl Friend for $25 for
sprinkling the street crossings for
the season of 1895 was then read
r
and on motion approved.
The matter of traveling dentists
and doctors coming into and doing
business in the city was then dis
cussed. The city attorne' feared
that the present ordinance might
nofbe effectual in that it discrimi
nated against the itinerants and in
favor of the local professional men
In other words that if the latter
, were willing to stand an occupation
tax. there was not much doubt that
an ordinance could be made which
would control the wanderinjr
knights of the lance and forceps
Upon motion the attorney was in
structed to draft an iron-clad ordi
nance which would protect the local
men and present the same to the
council.
A letter from John B. Evans com
plaining of the manner in which the
waterworks company had raised the
rate for water for his house this
year, with fewer persons to use the
same than ever before. On motion
the communication was referred to
the water committee Avith instruc
tions to report upon the same at
the next meeting of the council.
Citizen Dillard then brought be
fore the council the matter of the
city voting bonds and purchasing
the waterworks system at the ex
piration of its option next year.
The concensus of opinion of the
members appeared to be in favor of
this idea, and the subject will be
further agitated in future meetings
of the city Solons.
Upon motion of Alderman Id
dings ttie city attorney was in
structed to draft an ordinance re-
ducinsr the water rates for resi-
"dences twenty-five per cent per an
' num, and city fire hydrants fifty
per cent. -
On jnotion the council then ad
journed:
. t The members of the Rebkah
-degree-staff are. requested to meet
at the Odd Fellows' hall to-morrow
afternoon rat' 2:30 o'clock for the
purpose of a regular drill. By order
of Jhe captain.
SPECIAL
BULLETIN.
Spend your cash for grocer
ies where you can get. credit
for 30 days in case you run
out of cash.
We guarantee to meet any
prices named in this paper by
competitors and give you a
superior article of merchan
dise. Our Pillsbury's Best
Flour, Chase & Sanborn's
Coffee and Tea, New York
Apples, and the celebrated
Club House-brand- of Canned
Goods are not carried by any
other house in this city.
KBIJlGTOK St TOBlfi,
either store.
W. L. Park is at present on the
sick list, but fortunately nothing
serious.
Rev. "Wilhelmj Albertson, of
Gothenburg, visited North Platte
friends yesterday.
George Day, the popular clerk
at McDonald's store, was on the
sick list the first of this week but
has now recovered.
Already there is some talk of
testing-the constitutionality of the
new municipal ordinance licensing
fire insurance companies.
Harry Lamplugh is this week
busily engaged in filling the old
bottling works ice-house with a su
penor quality of that commodity.
Another high five club has re
centlv been formed, and will be
entertained at the initial party to
morrow evening- bv Mrs. H. S.
Keith.
Miss Edith Gregg, daughter of
W. A. Gregg, of Willard, left yes
terdav morning- for a visit with
relatives, and friends at Ft. Wayne,
Ind.
R. A. McMurray, of the Third
ward, has been seriously ill for sev
eral days past, but his many friends
trust that his recoverv may be
speedy.
A traveling representative of
the Standard Oil Co. interviewed
our business men to-day in regard
to their needs for lubricants the
coming season.
Frank Herman, of Jackson, Mich.,
who has been visiting the Fowles
Bros., of Maxwell, for some time
past, left this morning for his
northern home.
A supply of battery materials
was received this morning by A.
Weisberg, who keeps in order the
apparatus for the Western Union
Telegraph Co. here.
Manager Goodman is daily ex
pecting from Col. Cody a couple of
fine thoroughbred English dogs.
They were presented to him by an
admiring "beef-eater."
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
Observer Piercy predicts that
the pleasant weather we have been
having will terminate to-morrow,
and that overcoats will be needed.
Mr. Piercy thinks we have had less
cold weather this month than in
any previous January.
The agitation of the purchas
ing of the North Platte waterworks
System by the city will doubtless
enlist many sympathizers in the
movement, although it is question
able whether under muricipal man
agement the plant can be operated
as economically as under private
ownership.
It is said that certain parties
are engaged in killing and shipping
game (now out of season) to the
eastern markets. There is a se
vere penalty for this, and some of
local sportsmen are talking of
bringing the offenders to justice
with a round jerk.
The Columbian Dramatic Co.
is preparing to put upon the boards
sometime at the close of this month
that standard old English farce
"Lend me Five Shillings," after
which a social little ball will be
given to those in attendance. It
is the intention of the organiza
tion to put on about one play each
month during the coming year.D
A member of tlie local commit
tee is of the opinion that the proper
effort is not being made to secure
the immediate construction of the
proposed railroad up the North
river by local citizens. It behooves
them to get a move upon themselves
or some rival company will build
the road, 'and North Platte will
thus lose the opportunity to secure
the trade from this garden spot of
Nebraska.
Dr. Sawyer; Dear Sir: Having used your Par
HUes, I can recommend them to tlie pablic. I
have been attended by four different doctors, but
one and a half boxes of your raedlclne hss done
me more good than allot them. Yours repee4
fnlly, Mrs. Xaggie Johnson, Broasos. Stands
County, Mc&. Sotd by r. H, LoogUr?,
A. D. Orr has. moved his family into
he Searle. property on West Third-st.
" The soldier's relief commission has
prepared its report for 1895 ready to sub
mit to the county commissioners.
Jake Richards made a bicycle trip
from Gothenburg to this place Satvrday
evening in about three and one-half
hours.
Col. W. F. Cody has dehnitely fixed
a date for his Wild West exhibition at
North Platte on October 12th . The
West Nebraska district fair will be
at the same time.
Persons who'Iesire to get a correct
idea Of the locality, of the Venezuela im
broglio can best gain this knowledge by
calling at The Tkibcne office and pur
chase the world's atlas for 82 00, in con
nection with a subscription to this paper.
The first number of the Hershey Sen
tinel has been received at this office. Its
news services appears to be better than
the mechanical execution of the paper,
but probably in time Bro. Stalling will
be able to improro the latter.
A Nebraska farmers' and business
men's convention has been called to
-
assemble at Hastings on the 28th inst.
The object is to restore confidence, at
home and abroad, in the state's almoat
inexhaustible resources.
According to the Sidney Telegraph
the family of Andrew Struthers will
make an extended visit with relatives
near this city. Mr. S. has stored his
household effects, and next spring will
move to Grand Junction, Col.
The county commissioners have
authorized the county attorney to pur
chase a typewriter for use in his office.
It might be well for Wm. Grady to re
vive the old pen ttory told in regard to a
former member of the North Platte
school board.
The University of Nebraska opens its
fifth annual session of the Nebraska
sugar school on the 4th of Feb 'v. The
objects of the school are to give instruc
tions in the best methods of sugar beet
culture, and in the details of factory
methods of sugar making.
George Charles Henry Nelson, the
weary waggles who stole the grip belong
ing to E. H. Sbarman from the Union
PaciHc waiting room last week pleaded
guilty before "hizzoner" P. H. Sullivan
made restitution of the property and was
sentenced to ten days in the county jail.
. By reason of the turning in of cold
water on the hot metal of the beater
Saturday evening at the Y. M. C. A. bath
rooms there was a small explosion
which cannot be remedied until repairs
are recpived from Omaha. The amount
of damage was very small.
It is said that an armless driver liv
ing in the vicinity of Elizabeth postoffice
a day or two ago undertook to convey a
young lady from this city to her home in
that vicinity. When near the Montague
place south of town the team ran away,
but fortunately no harm was done to the
occupants of the vehicle.
Tbe Sidney Telegraph evidently does
not put much faith in the proposed rail
road from that place to Orrin Junction,
as witness the following paragraph:
"As surmised by the Telegraph last
week, the Sidney & Northwestern rail
road proved t be a fake, manufactured
from whole cloth."
With the great amount of immature
corn gathered last fall in Nebnsska and
all over the west it behooves the farm
ers of Lincoln county to immediately test
the germinating qualities of their seed
corn. A little attention to this mattter
now will perhaps save a great deal of
loss and trouble at the commencement
of the growing season.
Card. The statement circulated by
a certain person as regards a letter being
written,to Prof. Bartling and attributed
to the North Platte orchestra is branded
as false, as Mr. Bartling acknowledges
never having received any such letter
Truth hurts some.
North Platte Orchestra.
The Bed Men's annual masque ball
Friday night was largely attended and
everything passed off in the customary
smooth manner incident to the above
affair. The roaring farce preceding the
ball was highly enjoyed by those present
as was evidenced by the rounds of vigor
ous applause given. Tbe net receipts of
the entertainment will be about $100.
Owing to the damages sustained by
the Star Clothing House the water was
shut off from the Y. M. C. A', bath rooms
last Saturday until the association
agreed to pay the amount of ihe injury.
Messrs. McKay and 0:ten have been se
lected to assess this sumf and in . case
they fail o agree a third arbitrator will
be called-in to decide.
U0
"JJCQNOMT
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.
I. L. Miltonberger has accepted a
position in VonGoetz's grocerv store.
G. Ed Loveland shipped a consign
ment of fat porkers to the. hog market
the first of this week.
The ladies' gaild will hold its
monthly social at the rectory on Friday
afternoon of this week.
The joung folks of the vicinity of
Nichols are preparing to produce that
modern society drama "Among the
Breakers" in the near future,-
A soliciting committee in the in
terests of the Y. M. C. A . was interview-ing-our.business
men yesterday and met
with fairly good' success in their efforts.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
will give a sociable at the . residence of
Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson on Friday
evening, Jan. 24th, 1896, to which the
public ia cordially invited.
The two republican county officials
at the court house .can justly bring a
charce of discrimination against tbe
county commissioners as they each fur
nish their own typewriters. It takes a
populist reformer to work an office for
all it is worth. -J.
S. Hinckley, who is teaching
school north of town this winter will, at
the close of his term, enter a law office
in this city with the view of becoming a
disciple of Blackstone. He is an ambi
tious young man and will undoubtedly
make a success in the profession.
While in Lincoln last week I. A.
Fort had a conversation with a promi
nent farmer of the east part of the state
and he consented "to come to this city
and assist in organizing the proposed
farmers' institute. This gentleman has
had considerable experience in this class
of work in eastern Nebraska
Mrs. N. F. Donaldson, assisted by
Mesdames Seeberger and Woodhurst,
will entertain the members of the ladies'
wheel club and their husbands and
friends to-night. These parties have
proven very enjoyable this season, and
the one to-night will po doubt be up
to the standard.
John Burke. John Bratt, M. B
Burke and E. Bratt have associated
themselves together as a corporation to
be called "The Union Stock Yards Co.,"
of North Platte, Neb., (Limited), the
object of which is for the feeding and
sale of live stock in this city, and also
to own and lease lands in tbe state of
Nebraska.
The Nebraska Btato press associa
tion meets in Lincoln on the 30th inst ,
andBixby,the poet-philosopher of the
State Journal has tendered the boys the
freedom of the city in his usual gener
ous manner. Now if Julius Gethseraane
Percival Hildebrand but seconds the
motion a large attendance may be ex
pected. The dancing club of former years
has been revived and will give its initial
hop at Keith's hall on Thursday evoning
of this week. There are about forty
members, and these with their ladies,
will make a crowd just large enough to
comfortably fill tile hall. Prof. Garlichs'
orchestra will furnish the music and a
pleasant evening iB assured.
The Omaha end of the North River
road appears to scatter a great deal as to
their remarks anent the proposed road
up the valley. One of the promoters
claims the starting point will be Sidney,
while a little further on in his interview
he 6ays articles of incorporation will be
tiled in North Platte. If his latter state
ment is correct it looks like the former
was erroneous.
PEOPLE "WHO COME AND GO.
B. M. Weber visited Ogallala yester
day on business.
Milton Doolittle boarded No. 2 yester
day for a brief eastern trip.
Carrol Hawkins, of TWHfleet, was
North Platte visitor Saturday.
Miss Mamie Griffin, who has been
visiting the family of J. J. Sullivan for
several weeks past, loft last evening on
No. 1 for her homo in Cheyenne,
"Shorty" Hodshire expects to leave to
morrow for Cripple Creek to seek his
fortune, but just whether at the bottom
of a mining shaft, or at the bottom of a
wash-tub ho has not yet fully decided.
R. L. Graves and Arthur McNamara
went to Fremont Saturday night to at
tend the funeral services ot Mrs. Myers.
or that city. The former will return to
Grand Island to-day and put in the week
attending tho state fireman's convention
Dr. A. P. Sawyer: Dear Sir: I have beea suffer
Jng with eick headache for a long time. I nsed
your Family Cure and now am entirely relieved
I would not do without your medicine. Mrs. G,
A. Miller. Sold by F. H. Longley.
IS fiM2H v
Weli Presents
We have a large number of
pieces of silverware which are
suitably for wedding presents.
11
In sterling silver novelties;
ornamental as well as useful
' articles. When you need these
goods remember we keep 'em.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
RAILROAD E0TATI0H.
Trackmen Btraightened up the track
running into tbe carpenter shop
J. C. Vizzard, ot the U. P. detective
force arrived in the city Sunday night.
One of the new styled vestibule sleep
ers on No. 1 yesterday attracted con
siderable attention uoon the part of
spectators.
Engine 889 is expected to shortly arrive
here from the First district to run op
posite the 888 between this city and
Grand Island,
Philip Augustus Norton has taken a
lay-off and will visit relatives and friends
in Omaha, althcuch he declared he was
going to Hot Springs. Ark.
One thousand pounds of U. S. stand
ard test weights were received here yes.-
terday for the purpose of testing the
track scales in the yards here.
The track scales in use by the com
pany here recently became deranged,
and an expert was sent here yesterday
from Umaha to rectify their grievous
weighs.
Conductor Clapper is indignant that
the Grand Island papers as well as in
this city had metamorphosed his name
into "Klaprot" thus giving it a French
twist. It is a mighty poor speller that
can only spell a word in one way.
An ex-railway employee was endeavor
ing to have some fun with express agent
McGovern by endeavoring to hoax the
latter into the belief that general bag
gage agent Traynor had given the genial
Jim one of his unceremonious calls while
he was "working" No. 2.
&S OTHERS SEE US.
North Platte is a bristling iittle city
down in Lincoln coumy about 125 miles
east from this hub of the universe, with
an estimated population of 3500 people.
We attended the railroad meeting there
last week in company with many others,
and enjoyed a day among live business
men and enterprising people.
Headquarters at tbe Hotel Neville
were found to be tirst-class in every re
spect. The rooms were finely furnished,
an excellent table, and an irrigating
plant on the side were sufficient induce
ments to attract all well regulated dele
gates and make them comfortable so
comfortable indeed that some of them
were inclined to remain until the road
was completed up the valley, but after
due persuasion upon our part Harvey
and Charley consented to return with us.
Among the pleasant people of .tho city,
alive to the interests of tho North Platte
valley were the enterprising newspaper
men, Wm. Neville, Judge Grimes, W. T.
Wilcox, Hon. J. S. Hoagland, W. C
iider, ixuy .uaing ana a dozen or so
other gentlemen whose names have
escaped us; whtfp every man m tho city
seemed to be enthusiastic and alive to
the future business and deyejopment of
their oity with a railroad up the valley
North Platte is much more of a city
than wo expected to find. A ride about
the city, for which we are indebted to
Mr. Hoagland, revealed a large number
of fine residences, churches and school
buildings, substantial business blocks,
wide well kept streets and almost a forest
of trees, making homes attractive and
pleasant.
With a railroad up tho valley, North
Platte will doubtless become one of the
best inland cities of tbe state. Irriga
tion is being rapidly developed through
out that section and many canals are
completed and in course of construction
All hail the day, so say all of us,when
irrigation and railroads, as they surely
will, make this valley the richost and
best spction of Nebraska. Bayard
Transcript.
Children with pale, bluish complexions, indicat
ing the absence of the requisite red globules in the
blood should take Dr. Sawyer's Ukatlne. For sale
y F. II. rangier.
Mrs. Liease ana Jerry Simpson were
booked to appear at Minneapolis. Ellen
balked. She declared she wouldn't
touch her foot on the platform if Jerry
did. Can it be that Jerry has quit wear
ing shes as well as stockings. Tbe
woman persisted, of course, and Jerry
had to perform the bare feat alone.
SUTHERLAND HEWS.
Z. J. Hostetter came in from Cripple
Creek Monday and will spend a few days
viBiting among friends.
G. W. ADnlecrate returned home from
Denver Thursday morning.
Simon Nordquistand Chas. Lengren
nassed throuch town with their house-
hold goods Thursday onroute to their
homesteads in the west part of tho j
county.
Nels Anderson, of Keith county, dor
ivered hogs hero the latter part of the J
week.
Several parties are figuring on carry
ing the mail, to Lilac and Iiena, Mc
Pherson county.vand to Birdwood. This
route will noi be much of ft Enap, ss it
Presents
D
Toil
erbans
But there is a law against falsehood and deception;
in anadvertisement. It is not on the statute books, but:
it is written in the hearts of the people, and when they
convict a merchant of this
"sixty1 - We are willing to accept service any time and.
submit our.case to the people. We DO NOT deceije
you in our advertisements.
on these goods:
One Lot of All
Wool Scarlet
Underwear
To Close Out
Stove Pipe 15 cents a joint.
Common Elbows 10 cents each.
10-quart Galvanized Pail 24 cents.
A good ax handle 11 cents.
Also a full line
Hosiery, Caps,
wear
and Tinware. Give
m
NORTH PLATTE, NEB,
One door south of Streitz's drug.
If W e Q-an't
(kl Ifie Best - . ' . f
We want none. That's our principle in
. 7 buying. We ' deal only with firms who
- produce the best W e order only the
choicest of the best. Isn't an article in
-'"- - our store that won't please you. And
we've everything you could wish in
Groceries, Provisions, Queensware,
Etc. Compare our prjees with any.
You'll find that we are LEADERS OF
LOW PRICES.
McDonald's Cash Grocery.
is through sandhills the entire distance,
and no ranches along the road where
teams can be exchanged.
G. W. White shipped a car of corn
the first of the week and a car of bones
Saturday.
Hay is being piled up in all directions
from the depot on account of no pars ip
which to shjp.
Tbe Hershey paper made its first ap
pearance in Sutherland last Friday.
Li. J. Sherwood, oc Wallace, was in
town Friday.
John Cooper, of Paxton, visited with
friends in tlis locality the latter part of
the week.
Aug Gries, of eastern Keith county,
transacted business here Saturday.
E. C. Brown spent the week at Lute's
ranch north of Poxton.
L. C. AuDlezate, ot l6r8hey. was in
town on Thursday.
G. J. Hunt, of Omaha, and a party of
landseekers snent nart of the week in
this section.
J. D. Tallmadge is still laid up" with
lung trouble.
D. S. McConnell and family passed
through town Saturday on their way
back to Keith county.
Lou Pierson, of Grant, who has been
building a dwelling here, returned to bis
home in Perkins county Saturday.
Frank Ware, of Hershey, transacted
business in our village Saturday.
Dr. Eves made several professional
calls in this locality Saturday.
Tim Keliher. of North Platte, called
on some of our citizens Friday.
J. A. Eobb has moved his family from
the Hostetter farm south of Keith's
ranch to his homestead at the south end
of the bridge.
iloriimer Jobnsou viewed the sights
at the county seat Saturday. He was
accompanied by his mother and sister.
John and Harry Lute, of Paxton, were
on our streets the first of the week. They
brought down some fine porkers.
Citizen.
w. a. DeBERRY, d. d. s.,
DENTISf.
.Office in 1st ITat'J Baqk pid'gf.
Pale, thin, bloodless people should use Vr, 8aw
Ter's Ukattno. It la the greatest remedy & the
world for making the weak strong. For eeleby T,
Don 1 1
mow
offense they fine him like;
For instance note the' price
Misses' To. 25 at 35 cts.
Misses5 JSTo. 30 at 40 cts.
Misses' T6. 32 at 45 cts.
Misses' Fo. 34 at 50 cts.
Ladies Pants and Vests 50 Cts
-EAOH.-
of Blankets,
Glassware,
anas:
ns a call.
tore
Studebaker Wagons and
Buggies at Hershey & Co's-
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