The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, February 14, 1896, Image 1

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Glottiing, Gents5 Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats; Caps,
Gloves and" 'Mittens.
Siirprised, First at the Large Assortment:
: s, l Second at the Superior Qualify:
Third at the Immense Variety;
Fourth at the Low Prices.
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; We have been some time in getting these Sur
prises here and ready for you, hut at last are
able to announce
.Bargains all Through the House.
We solicit a comparison of Goods and Prices,
, knowing that you mil find our stock the Best and the
Cheapest. p
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- - - ST. LOOTS, M0.
Tho directors otHhe iiincoln and
iDawsqn coanty irrigation district met
at Gothenberg the first of the week and
opened the bids for the sale of. the $275,-
000 of bonds to "be issued upon thatndis-t
tnct ior the construction of fifty miles of
main canal and tweuty-fivo miles -of lat
erals. The only bid considered "legal
was made by I. E. Doty of David City in
person, who bid 93 cbnts oh the dollar
for the bonds, with the understanding
that he was to have the privilege of
bidding on the construction of said
canal, and in case he failed7 to receive
the contract to build said canal his bid
should not bo considered. The board
rejected all bids. During the past week
JE. C. Kinney, hydraulic engineer, nnd
general manager of the West Gallatin
Irrigation company of Manhattan,MonL,
resurveyed and checked up the previous
surveys made by the surveyors in charge
or the Lincoln and Dawson county irri
gation canal, and reported that the
8275,000 worth of bonds voted, upon the
district, if sold at 93 cents on the dol
lars, would furnish ample means for the
completion of the canal, and that the"
canal was practical, and that the cost of
irrigation per acre in uiis district was
below ihe average. However, he advises
that a hydraulic engineer resurvey the
line and furnish plans and specifications
for its construction. The report was
read by the board, but not acted
upon.
T. J. Devin, a brother-in-law of ex-
president Harrison" in a recent interview
at Ottumwa. Iowa, scored the news
papers which keep reiterating the state
ment that Harrison's betrothal to Mrs.
Dimmick is causing trouble in the Har
rison family. Devin is connected with
the Burlington R'y., and bis wife is IT
half sister of General Harrison. He
admitted to the Bee correspondent that
Mrs. McKee was at hrst opposed to the
match, but said that she was now recon
ciled. Ho stat' d that the papers which
profe-sed to bel eve that lir. Harrison
would accept another nomination for
r resident did him an unkindness. Harr
r son stated to tba"relative3 before leav
ing the White House that he never
wanted to go back there again, and had"
always stuck to it. Devin said: "Har
risori'"5sotjld not accept- the nomination
under any consideration. He is friendly
both to McKmley and Allison, but has
a nartiality for Allison- Michener, the
big man of Indiana politics, is square
footed for Allison, so is John C. lSTew,
and where you find these, you usually
find General Harrison, though I don'L
think Harrison will take an actix'e part
in the .nomination of any one-. The can
didates are all his friends. Indiana
will give a part of its vote to Allison;
Bee.
IflCHOLS Ain) HEBSESY IfEWS.
- Remember the Woodmen dancer- at
Hersey to-night:
Geo. E. Sullivan marketed a load of
ha at the Platte last Tuesday- -1 - '
Charles Becker and f-iiiiily are returnr
ing to the north table after residing
upon Puxton & Hershey land ip the val
ley one seaso,n.
" AV. S. Cox is entertaining a brother
from Ohio, who is on his way home from
a trip to California. He is favorably im
pressed with this locality
A number of friends were entertained
at the Brooks residence in different ways
a few evenings no- .
It is reported that uncle Biliy White
who has been sick for some time is not
as well as common at this writing.
Spring wheat for seed in this country
seems to be about as scarce as hen's
teeth. .
Mrs. A. O, Randall has not as yet-fully
xecovered'frcm her recent illness but is
gradually cn the mend. - '
Considerable corn is being hauled and
shipped out of the valley at. the present
time.
Andy Slruthers and .wife of Sidney
who are calling upon relatives and
friends at Nichols visited at North Platte
a-couple of days ago.
Harris and McLauchlin are still de
livering corn at Max Beer's ranch over
south of Nichols.
Another swine harvest will soon be
ready to glean in the vailev.
J. W. Liles and J. C. Maisner have re
turned from theii visit over on thersouth
side. They report a social and pleasant
time.
Emigrant wagons going both east and
west have been quite numerous since the
recent warm spell.
The sports around Hershey are antici
pating a big time next Sunday if every
thing pans out as now planned.
Mrs. Lawrence new residence at Her
shey is about enclosed.
" The revival meetings at the Platte
Valley school house, conducted by JRev.
Pelton, of Haywood, are well attended
nnd a deep interest manifested.
The Hershpy editor has failed to put
in an appearance as yet.
J- C. Maisner has rented Leonard
Laubner's farm Sot the coming season.
0. ELEyerJy is visiting in Iowa at the
preseet time . Pat.
The. Finarieial Question. .
'In order tb'shed additional light upon
this ihteresting.subject it may be stated
that we, as a colony, of Great Britain,
and as an independent nation, have
always used the' decimal system of riota-
tion,m which ten of the given Senomina
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tion make one of the next higher, and
one of the given denomination makes
tea of the next Iower;and as in all of our
arithmetical calculations thTs system of
notations'was in common use. it was but
natural, when odx forefathers wero . con
fronted with the necessity .of devising
monetary system, that some one should
hit upon the plan "of making our money
system conform as nearly as possible to
the system qf notation used to. compute
the amount contained in different quan
tities of the' same kind, or in other words
in solving problems in the. fundamental
rules of arithmetic. It was no longer
desirable nor . pleasant to use the
system of GreatBritain, neither was it
practicable, for the country was so
filled with an influx of coinof overy name
and nation that honest people-were un
able to .count" their money, and were
cheated and robbed by money changers
and .-harpers. Finally after the subject
had been most thoroughly discussed, the
agitation continuing for 'years, aftr
book upon book had been written upon
the sulject, and several years L&fore
"Coiny' unit of value of 371 J: grains
was. mentioned along in. the year 17SG
it. was resolved by. congress, uthat ;he
money of account proceed in a decimal
ratio." Removing -all superfluous lan
guage from the vording of the law as ii
stands on the statutes, and we discover
that after several years of agitation the
statesmen of that time had succeeded
in establishing two facts of history tvitb
,both of which almost every ehild in the
country is familiar. The first being the
Veil known and oft repeated tables viz:
Ten millg. make one cent; ten cents', one
dime; ten dimes, one .dollar; and ten dol
lars, ood eale. The other, betog the
fact that the highest copper piece should
be-the cent, the-rlittle -piece of money
which every little boy and girl in' "the
country is familiar? TBc author ofCom'
boldly assorts that the icgBlatiqn which
G-tablished these well-known, .principles,
is trivial to bo used in an argument: but
as the action of congress at that time
has remained for over a century, and is
likely to. continue long after "Uoin-"
and
j his uFinanciaLSchoor' are both
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tec, wo may be pardoned for' espn ssing
the opinion that this vary law is the
foundation stone on. which cur whole
tnohefrry system rests; The tendency
of "free silver advocates is to ignore all
financial laws. and. ail units of value
which existed prior to 17Q2.probabh from
a mistaken idea that some of theO-Iaws
t militate against theicpefcfheory. While
.it is intensely interesting, to.traca exist
ing laws 'to thCir.' fountain head, and
learn what bearing they had in shaping
the destiny of the nation,-it would puz
zle any person of unbiased judgment to
explain what bearing a ' unit of value,.
e'ven though it glistened with sfiver,fixed
by our 'forefathers over a . century ago
has upon the present financial difficulty.'
Granting the fact that 3714 grains of
silver were made the unit of value in
1792, are we to argue from thi3 fact that
to change the unit at any future time,
when the increased commerce and foreign
trndeof the country required-it, would
bring disaster to the nation anv more
.than it vtfould when the different colonies
became independentrand discarded their
various standards of Value for one which,
was accepted by all -the people of the
country?
The wail whicb.goes up frqm the advo
cates of unlimited coinage, whenever
mention is made of the change from sil
ver to-the gold standard,;and their stren
uous efforts to drive us backward fifty
years in our history, is an evidence that
they do not possess that energy, deter
mination and spirit of advancement
typical of the true .American, bnt that
they wish to. take rank with such nations
as China, Mexico and some of the South
American countries.
When the co!onits vere pursuing
the even tenor of their way, occasionally
relieving the monotony by a Ecrimroage
witb the noble red inen'of the forest,
they had as nfany units of valne as thrA
werecolonies.thebulletof Massachusetts
4 thft inharno of Virr;n,n ,nA
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skin currency being some of the devices
by which they were enabled to estimate 5,lia?,s:U BSSriLof Directors of said
t s"c GSpha Irrigation Dislrictprpanizinc sakl dis
value, vv hue tnese were crude, cumber- tElct and Lssuiri" the bonds of;aid district to
, . ' . . tbearaoaatof I8&.000. to be examined bv said
some and inconvenient, they - teach a IKtrict Conrt of Lincoln coantv. Xebrasta.
lson which should open Ihe mental SSrS5a?SgS.?2f fiafSSS
4sion of all those who are defn.led byilKrn!? IST
the:heresy of the present day, that the gfc &3K ?&fn
stamps of the government and legal &JF'1
4 sanction !
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wnen choosing-their standard commodity ;
as a unit for. estimating the value o'f 1
other articles, they recognized intrinsic
value and universal accentabilitv as IHa !
cacuiwi uaiuiesoi money previous to
irr . .
any official tamp or legal enactment.
How TrecsTire Xs Transported In CHina.
We have heard much of the diverting
bf public treasure to private gain by
Chinese officials of allranks, and the evi
dence of it in the failure of the Chinese
army and navy to be ready for the in
evitable struggle vrilh Japan is too re
cent and convincing to ha disputed, but
cn the other hand we can only wonder
F at the power of this lavr of responsibil-
,ity which, in such a land, enables the
remotest province to transport its dues
to Peking in solid silver, by the sim
plest means, "without loss by the way
and without tho protection of a single
soldier. Nothing impresses one more
with the absoluteness of this power as
applied to transportation than to meet a
line cf pack mnlcs, horses, or camels,
loaded with silver bullion. The silver is
usnally confined in rough logs of wood
that have been split, hollowed out, and
then bound together, and each load is
marked with a little flag of imperial
yellow, stating the amount and destina
tion. That is all the protection there is
except the ordinary drivers, who carry
no weapons, and are attended by no
guard. In what other land on the face
of the globe conld tho same be done?
Professor C. M. Cady in Gentury.
His Animal Food. ,
Pat Shinnegan works on the Allen
place, and his mma is no poetic mind,
and whatever comes into it receives a
literal construction that sometimes
makes it unrecognizable when it comes
out again. In fact, Pat's mind is a very
sausage machine 01 a mind.
Kow, it happens that Pat was feeling
ill for some days, anji so, as his employ
er is an 31. D., foil fledged, albeit some
what young- iu years, Pat applied to
him for a remedy. The doctor asked the
symptoms, felt his pulse, examined his
tongue, and did whatever else profes
sional etiquette demanded. Then he
said: ,
"Patrick, yon 're run down a bit,
that's alL "What yoa need is animal
food."
And Pat departed quite contented.
About two days afterward the doctor
happened to think of his case, and call
ed on Pat in the stable.
,rWell, Pat," said he, "how are we
getting on with the treatment?"
"Oh, shure, sir," said Pat, "Oi man-
nee all riiiht with the crain and oats.
bnt it's ha'r-rd with the chopped hay."
Boston Bndget.
He" Scored Journalism.
A successful physician, who began
life as a reporter, spoke very scornfully
of the newspaper man who had not
sense enough to discover that the talents
needed to earn him a bare living in
fcial Tewards" iir ' aiiy other business or
proiessiou. 1 suppose it mast have been
some such idea that was at the root of
Horace Greeley's fixed objection to pay
ing any man a salary of more than $25
a week, it being his opinion that if an
employee of a newspaper could earn
more tnan tnat ne ougnfc to strike out
for himself. Considering the number of
second and , third rate newspapermen
who have made first class reputations
m politics; nave adorned presidential
cabinets, and made their mark general
ly in the public life of the country,
here does seem to be something wrong
with the. old hands at the bellows who
can find nothing better to dp. Forum.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received bv-
the Farmers and Merchants' Irrigation
Company, at said company's ofiice in the
City cf Lexington, Dawson county, Ne
braska, until sir o'clock p. ra.. of
Wednesday, the 26th day of February,
1&X3, fo'f furnishing all materials, tools,
labor and hauling for completing the
main canal from fetation CC0 to station
1550, approximately 05,000 lineal feet.
Also for constructing to completion
laterals A, B, C, D. E, F, G, H and J,
iocluding public and private bridges,
together "with drops, checks, lateral
gates, drains, flumes, and all other work
and materials incident to the foil and
final completion of said work or such
portion of same as the Board of Directors
may direct.
The quantities necessary to complete
the main or north canal and laterals
will be approximately as follows:
Earthwork, main canal, 193,000 cubic
yards.
Fluming 155 lineal feet
Drainage, 750"lineal feet of tile.
'Bridges, twenty in number.
Ths aggregate quantities necessary to
complete the Eeveral laterals will be ap
proximately 63,000 cubic yards of earth
work, togetber'with all materials, haul-
ing and labor necessary to fnll and final
completion or so much thereof as the
Directors may elect to contract under
this advertisement.
Maps, profiles, general and detailed
drawings can be seen at the office oi the
company in-the city of Lexington, at J
which place speciGcations, forms of pro
posal and forms of contract can be se
cured. The entire work to be- finally com
pleted for continuous service not later
than May loth, 18S6.
The Board reserves tha right to reject
any or all bids, or to make such modifi
cations in foregoing quantities, either by
increase or diminution as thev mav elect.
R.W. BA'RTOX,
A ice-President and Gen. Manager.
H.O. SMITH, Secretary.
Lexinston, Neb., Februa'ry 12th, 1S06.
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x?ara- au or any persons interested in I
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proceeumpH for the issue and sale of said
V-ads. may oa or before the date fixed io-
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Prize
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All tKing-s. will come to those who t,
But unto 'Some they come too late?
Oh! hasten to "The Fair" and choose
A pair of JRichardsvBros.
WHERE ARE YOU GOIN3IrffiTT MS ?"
' Where are you 'going- fair maiden?" I cried.
"Up to The Fair for shoes, JK she replied. '
"Come up with meLwe both want a pair: ;r w j
They keep the very best up to.
- "PUSS IN BOOTS."
"Puss in Boots" is a dear old stow,
Full of jingle and .phrase and glory, " " ;
About the cat who danced all' niofht "33k
And danced arid danced until morning "lighT
But he must have had a very strong shoe:
Or before morning heM have worn them through.
I'll bet a nickel against another,
He bought his shoes of Richar.ds!rother.
PEOPLE MUST EAT,
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 lov prices.
We -Don't Blow' Much,
"t . - - - But when it comes to selling fresh and
clean goods for litfcle money we are "in
it" just as extensively as any dealer.
We're after Trade, .
That's what we are here for and we so
licit you to call and "look us over." We
are confident we caiiu please you.
V. VonGoetz, -The Gr-ocer,
Ottenstein Block.
CLOSING : SALE
OF ENTIRE
Boots and
Otten's Shoe
FOR
A large line of the best makes of Ladies - Men and
Children's Bhoes. All goods will be closed oiit'for what
they will bring. A large line of over shoes and rubbers
will be closed out" cheap enough that you can buy for next
year. A complete line of the celebrated Lewis Boys
Shoes, Children's Red- School House; Shoes the best
made,Xudlou?Ladies' Fine Shoes, Lily Braclfeft Men's
Fine Shoes, I TyilL sell cheap for cash to "quit business.
Will also sell show cases, counters, shelfes, safe, etc.
O Wren's Slioe Store.
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Issued in 10 Parts-:-10 Cents Each.
FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE.
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