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-over our Great Stock of-
Clothing, Gents5 Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Gaps,
Gloves and jVlittens.
Surprised, First at the Large Assortment;
l Second at the Superior Quality:
Third at the Immense Variety;
Fourth at the Low Prices.
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We have heen some time in getting these Sur
prises here and ready for you, hut at last are
able to announce
Bargains ail 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 COFFEE IN o THE WORLD 1
MOCHA
AND
REVERE
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HARRINGTON & TOBIN, SOLE ACTS. NORTH PLATTE, NEB
C. F. IDDINGS,
COAL
AND GRAIN.
Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store.
-r.-rT7"Fm?V AlTID PEED STABLE
(Old "Vasx Poran StaTole.)
Good Teams,
Prices
Comfortable -IRigs,
lulled kmmiiWm for lis Farais fobbe,
BfNorthwest corner of Courtbousa square.
& LOOEZ.
The Great as2
National and Representative
Republican Newspaper.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat
OSE OP HELOTS KYZXOTUTS.
The last visit m. Gaslin made
lo this city in Iris judicial capacity
he expressed the wish that he was
clothed with additional powers to
that of a judge, so that after sentencing-
a criminal he could carry
into execution the punishment.
This stern sense of justice rendered
Judge Gaslin a very popular and
acceptable judge to the masses of
the plain people. Our newly elected
district judge is starting out to es
tablish a record that will make old
man Gaslin's popularity pale into
insignificance. The reason for
asserting this belief is found in the
following tale:
Some six months ago a fellow
calling himself Elder John Bailey
struck the town and took up his
residence at the home of John Min
shall, claiming that the Xiord had
so instructed him. He professed to
be a member of the Reorganized
Church of Latter Day Saints of
Jesus Christ, an offshoot ot the
older Mormon church. Through
his apparent piety, and perhaps a
hypnotic influence, he was gradu
ally but irresistibly alienating the
wife from her marriage vows. For
some reason' or other the injured
husband did not seem to have suffi
cient force of character to eject the
rascal from bis hearthstone, after
administering to him the castiga
tion which he so richly merited. In
this dilemma he called upon citizen
Grimes (not Judge, mind you) for
advice, being upon terms of great
fraternity with him. Mr. Grimes,
recognizing the inadequacy ot the
statutes for properly punishing- this
wrecking of the holy ties of divine
origin, gave the inquirer some ex
cellent instruction as to the proper
course to pursue. Mr. M. being
somewhat diffident an the matter
asked Mr. Grimes if he would not
go to his house in company with
Rev. Stearns, endeavor to reason
with the fellow, and get him to
quietly leave. To tjiis the accom
modating Hans kindly consented.
According on Friday afternoon this
missionary pair visited the family
domicile and" began: their good work-
Recognizing that he was enjoying
a good thing, and one which he was
loth to yield, the elder (?) did not
seem disposed to "move on unless
he had a heavenly command to do
so. Grimes was not satisfied with
the prospect for getting a prompt
mandamus from the divine court.
hence he moved to proceed; but to
this defendant demurred, and de
sired the time to present a petition
to his heavenly counsellor. The
prosecutor telt fully satisfied that
the prayer of the petitioner would
be denied; hence as neither the
sheriff nor a court bailiff was in
'lit be was forced to execute his
own orders, a la Gaslin s desires.
Taking him by the collar Mr.
Grimes forcibly ejected him, at the
conclusion of which he vigorously
applied the toe of his shoe to that
portion ot the fellow's anatomy
covered by his coat-tails.
it flually penetrated Bailey's think
box that he must change his quar
ters. Accordingly he proceeded to
the home of another of his deluded
followers, Chris Willerton, who
lives in the Third ward. As he
evinced so little a spirit of reforma
tioh. with a probability that he
would repeat his tactics, an im
promptu surprise party was ar
nsred for Bailey's benefit on Sat-
urdav nieht. About 10:30 o'clock
several enthusiastic citizens re
paired to the,. Willerton abode on
the north side and invited this gay
Don Juan out. He was a little slow
about putting man appearance, and
some of the more venturesome
spirits invaded his retreat- At the
first search he was not discovered;
but another effort disclosed him
snugly ensconced in the only bed in
the room, covered up to his eye-
tjrpws with the bed clothing. He
was promptly hustled out and the
crowd firmly, but not roughly, es
corted him over to the vicinity of
the freight depot, his shirt removed
and a bucket of tar administered
from his head downward. As the
party was a little short on feathers
a supply of scraps of asbestos, used
principal character in the play was
discovered hanging suspended in
front of the postomce bearing: a
placard "Elder Bailey! Ameu!"
While.North Platte is a law-loving
community the public is gener
ally of the opinion that the fellow
received no more than he deserved.
Of course it is to be expected that
sentimentalists will exhibit a
mawkish sympathy in behalf of the
victim; yet the difficulty is the in
adequacy of the iaw to reach and
properly punish such rascals, and
the interminable delays and oppor
tunity for escape sometimes afforded
by courts. In addition there is no
reason why tax-payers jshould be
mulcted into the expense of attempt
ing to secure though often failing
the sufficient punishment by law
of such, fellows. "- - -
Washington Club .No. 985,
Lvceum League of America, will
hold exercises in commemoration of
George Washington at the K. P.
hall next Saturday evening. The
program to be rendered is as fol
lows! Opening, Mr. President;
The Day, Mr. Secretary; Song
The Spangled Banner, All;, Select
Reading, Miss Nellie Hartman;
Solo, C. L. Adams; Oration, Wash
ington the Citizen, Fred Elliott Jr;
Song, The Nation's Banner, Prof.
Crane's Octette; Oration Washing
ton the Soldier, Frank H, Esmonds;
Solo, Oh Guard that Banner while
we sleep, Mrs. J. C. Orr; Oration,
Washington the Statesman; Hil
liard S. Ridgelv; Song, America,
All.;
Dr. Morrill uses a painless
method in extracting teeth which
is absolutely harmless.
The pinaneial Question.
THE GREATEST FARCE OF THE AGE
was perpetrated on unsuspecting
people when Coin'T undertook to
show that 3711 grains of silver, the
amount contained in a silver 'dollar,
could never be worth less than 100
nts so long as the unit remained
unchanged. If this is true, and if
sophistry such as this is accepted
by sensible men as good logic, then
in the name of all that is reasona
ble, and for the sake of peace and
narmony, take any ordinary com
modity, as leather, and by the fiat
of government proclaim to the coun
try that a small quantity of this
substance, say a piece the size of a
silver dollar, shall henceforth be
the unit ot value and worth 100
cents, and then so long as this re
mained the law, it would be impos
sible for any one to say that the
eather in a leather dollar was
worth any number of cents less
han a hundred! Divesting each of
these commodities of its commer
cial value, and the leather proposi-
ion is equally as reasonable as the
silver proposition. If the fool-killer
passed alonjr and beared any one
THE HICKEL PLATE $QAD,
The shortest line from Chicago
to New York and Boston via Foct
Wayne, Cleveland and Buffalo,
operates a perfect passenger equip
ment with a first-class roadbed and
r tit
an exceptional service oi wagner
sleeping and buffet cars. Rates
always the lowest. For informa
tion as to rates, time of trains, etc,
call oil or address J. Y. . Calahan,
Gen?l-Agent Chicago;Jll. ,
KICHOIS ASH HJSESHE53TE'W8, .
The Hershey Sentinel is a thing
of the past. The editor, with his
outfit, has departed for a more con
genial clime John Toillion. sold
a car of shelled vcorn to-W. M. Hol
try Friday. -The price paid was
seventeen cents per bushel on the
car at Nichols.. The county survey
or was establishing corners in this
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SSFSnnple copies free oa application a ward.
GLOBE PRINTING- CO,, - - ST. LOUIS M0. Sunday morning aney of the
in "lagging" boilers at the shops
was used in order to give the huge
biped a downy appearance, as if he
had just been hatched. He was
then released with the admonition
to immediately "get, and lie
promptly got, with the understand
GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, jinff thate was to be out of town
Sun-
section last week . . . . A4j Struth
ers has recovered from his recent
illness and returned to Sidney.
Mrs. Struthers and Mrs. Wm. PatT
terson, of North Platte, were the'
guests of Mrs. Brown recently . . .
The literary exercises given by the
Nichols school last Friday after
noon are high complimented by
those who were present The
dance given by the Woodmen at
Hershey Friday evening was at
tended by a social and orderly
crowd. The refreshments served
by the ladies were first-class in
every respect. The affair was a
success throughout. . .F. L. Terry
who wentto the St Joseph hospi
tal at Omaha some three weeks ago
toliave a defective eye examined,
returned last Friday evening, The
ball was saved but the sight is gone
Otherwise he is not teeling as well
as when he departed Several
from Nichols are at the county
seat to-day attending the hearing
of the application fortlie- farma-
tion of the N.orth. Platte irrigation
district. ,.Pat McGraw was upjn
this section Friday after butcher
stock. . . .Mrs. M. C. Brown was at
the county seat Thursday Oils
and paints, as well as hardware,
can now be found at the Hershey
lumberyard Last Friday being
Mrs. M. C. Brown's birthday, a
number of friends and neighboi
called upon uer in tue evening,
and were pleasantly entertained in
various ways. Seasonable refresh
ments were served, after which all
returned to their homes, feeling"
that their time had besn well spent
It was a complete surprise to Mrs.
Brown, as she knew nothing about
it until the guests had assembled.
She exerted herself in seeing- that
Pat.
all had a good time.
seriously upholding either absur
dity, that individual's life and use-
ulness would be instantly cur
ailed.. Having donned his silver-
ine suit, with the white metal but-
ons, we scarcely recognize our old
acquaintance who formerly wore
he "greenback" jacket, but when
he opens his mouth to declare that
by the fiat of government a ficti
cious value can be given tosilver.or
auy other substance, aud that value
retained, regardless of supply and
demand, it steals over our senses
ike a dream that we have heard
hese declarations .before, several
years ago, wnen scores otgooa men
brsook the well-beaten path, light
ed, up by the lamp of history, and
ell down and worshiped the "Green
back God". Does any one suppose
that a financier like Hamiltonor a
statesman like Jefferson was ignor
amus enough to believe- that "any
government under the broad can
opy of heaven, by simply placing
ts stamp on a piece ot metal.
could give it an unchangeable value
through all future generations? If
this be true, had they been able to
gaze.into futurity and see what
damage would be done to the pros
perity of the country which they
by the untimely and useless agita-
of this question, our forefathers
would have bestowed a priceless
boon on the present inhabitants of
of the country, as well as on the
countless millions vet to come, it
they had adopted the simple, cheap
and quite convenient wampum of
the North American Indians and
et it forever remain the standard
of value, unchanged and unchange-
"5
Prize Poetry
- - . DON'T WAIT.
All things .will corrie to those who wait,
But unto some they come too late,
Oh! hasten to "The Fair" -and choose
A pair of Richards Bros, shoes: v,
No. S'i
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, MY PRETTY. MAID ?
"Where are-you going fair maiden?" I cried.
"Up to The Fair for shoes," she replied.
"Come -up with me! we both want a pair: ;
They keep the very best up to The Fair.""
No. 5.
"PUSS IN BOOTS."
"Puss in Boots"iis a dear old story,
Full of jingle and phrase and glory,
About the cat who danced all night,
And danced angi danced until morning light.
But he must have had a very strong shoe;
Or before morning he'd have worn them thrqugh.
I'll bet a nickel against another,
He bought his shoes of Richards' brother. m
No. v
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 low prices.
We Don't Blow Mtichi
But when it comes to selling fresn and
clean goods for little 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
t. licit you to call and "look us over." "We
' i . are confident we can please you.
V. VonGoetz. The- Grocer;
Ottenstein Block.
CLOSING : SALE
THE SOLD) TSXOUGH TBATKS
or tne iicKei iate Koad, equipped
with the most modernlj construc
ted day coaches and luxurious
sleeping aqd dining- cars, illumin
ated throughout with the famous
Pintsch gas lights, and colored por--ters
in dy coaches are some of the
features of this popular line that
are being- recognized By travelers
seeking- the lowest rate and fast
able. Such ignorance cannot be
imputed to the men who liad the
ability to devise our monetary sjs-
em. it nas taKen an me evoiuiions
of a century to produce men suffici
ently selhsh, dishonest or ignorant
to profess to believe, and arrogant
enough to assert, such fallacious
doctrines. There is much more
yet to be said regarding this unit of
value. The untutored savages who
dwell in the jungles of Africa, the
Bedouins who roam over the Ara
bian desert, the inhabitants of
Patagonia, the Laplander of the
frozen north, as well as the ancient
nations of the east who rose to
great power and a high state of
civilization, .all have recognized
the fact that it was, and is, conve
nient to have some common measure
by which to get at the relative
value of things, without going into
the complicated calculations which
directrbarter entails; but there is
not an instance on record, and we
challenge the whole "free silver"
coterie to name one, where an ar
ticle was cnosen tor . tnis purpose,
that it did not possess, to the peo
ple adopting it, a peculiar intrinsic
value which was liable to fluctua
tions in price as the supply made it
abundant or scarce. All the fiats of
government, all the mob law, all
the patriotic appeals, all the penal
ties imposed, have never been able
to give to an article, whether used
as a common standard or otherwise,
a fictitious value, above the com
mercial price, and hold it at that
valuation in opposition to the will
of the people. The history of every
nation shows that in its first at
tempts at self-government the ar
ticle chosen asa common denomina
tor by vhichthe relative worth of all
other articles was ascertained, was
frequently of the crudest character,
burdensome and inconvenient. As
tne nation grew 111 commercial im
portance, prospered in trade with
other countries, advanced in the
arts and sciences, established its
schools of learning1, built its beauti
ful churches.declanng- to the world
that it was a christian nation,
then these primitive measures of
value were forced into the bac-k
ground, and a unit adopted more
in accord with the dignity and edu
cation and refinement of a people
composing" a mignty nation.
OF ENTIRE STOCK OF
Boots and Shoes
-AT-
Otten's Shoe Store
FOR CASH.
A large line of the best makes of Ladies, Men and
Children's Shoes. All goods will be closed out for what
they will bring. A large line of over shoes and rubbers
will be closed out cheap enough thai you can buy for next
year. A complete line of the celebrated Lewis Boys?
Shoes, Children's Eed School House Shoes the besfc
made, Ludlou Ladies' Fine Shoes, Lily Brackett Men's.
Eine Shoes, I will sell cheap for cash to quit business.
Will also sell show cases, counters, shelves, safe, etc.
Otten's Slioe Store.
MMcNally Mas .
Issued in 10 Parts-:-10 Cents Each,
FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE.
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