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- TflE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE : TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1896. " '
2 CITTNEWS.
Tlie March term of district
court opened tbis morning with
. Judge Grimes on the bench.
The - ladies of the Lutheran
church will Jiold a social at the
residence of B. I. Hinman this even
ing". Lester Eells returned from
Omaha last night where he had
been on business connected with
the stock yards fire loss.
W. F. Steele and Samh Adams
had made arrangements for an over
land trip to Colorado, but an acci
dent to one of their horses has de
layed the trip.
The Junior Endeavor Society
held a social at the Vroman resi
dence Saturday evening -which
proved a pleasant occasion to the
members present.
The Episcopal Sunday-school
has presented the church with a
very handsome pulpit, correspond
ing in finish with the other furni
ture of the church.
A beautiful picture book given
away to each purchaser of goods to
the amount of 25 cents and over at
A. F. Streitz's Drug Store on Sat
urday, March 7th.
A chicken and waffle supper
will be given on the evening of the
19th inst by the ladies ol the Luth
eran church. The place of holding
the same will be announced later.
With the exception ot the hose
house registers, the fire alarm sys
tem is now said to be in good work
ing condition. The registers have
never worked with any degree of
satisfaction.
We can sell you baled hay for
your horse ruinously- cheap! No
horse well we can sell rou a bicy
cle of the finest make. '96 pattern,
up to date in improvements.
Harrington & Tobin.
The bell for the Lutheran
church will arrive the latter part of
the week. The exact weight of the
bell is 1227 pounds, which with the
frame, etc., makes a shipping weight
of 2,038 pounds. :
The Board of Education held a
meeting last evening, but only
transacted routine business. i A
petition to have the South Side
school building moved to a point
nearer the center of population was
-tabled.
A joint meeting of the Daugh
ters of the King and the Brother
hood of St. Andrew was held last
.. evening, the object of which was to
talk over the church work being
performed by the two organizations.
Mrs. Anna Baskins, mother ot
George and Cbas. Baskins, died at
her home in the Third ward this
morning, after a rather prolonged
illness. The deceased had been a
resident of the city for about fif
teen years and was a very estima
ble lady. The funeral wHl proba
bly be held Thursday, although at
this hour arrangements have not
been fully completed.
Owing to sickness, the rep
resentative of the American water
company was unable to be present
at the council meeting last evening,
but hopes to be here the early part
of April and confer with the coun
cil relative to the reduction of water
rents.
The recent outburst of the
Spaniards at Barcelona and the at
tack upon the American consulate,
together with the tearing to shreds
of "old glory" by the mob, has
caused a revival of the "war spirit"
among our people. The fire de
partment stands ready to turn the
hose on the inflamed Spaniards.
The councilmen whose term ex
pires this spring are Fikes, Iddings
and Scott. Among the candidates
mentioned are Claude Weingand in
the Second ward and N. Klein in
the Third. There are others who
want to be members of the council
but they are somewhat modest in
having their names announced.
The monthly weather summary
issued by Observer Piercy shows
" last month to have been the warm
est February since the establish
ment of the signal office in this
city twenty-one years ago; the
mean temperature being thirty
seven degrees. With one excep
tionFebruary, 1880 it was also
the driest February during that
time, the precipitation amounting
to but six one-hundredth s of an
inch. During the month the total
movement of wind was 7,383 miles.
Sunday evening the annual
praise meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society was held at
the Presbyterian church, and the
exercises proved interesting. Mrs.
Oberst gave an illustrated talk and
papers were read by Mrs. H. V.
Hilliker, Mrs. J. C. Irwin and Miss
Carrie Beltou. The local society,
though of limited membership, suc
ceeded in raising about S130 for
missions during the past twelve
months.
The trial of Messrs. Hill,
Triggs -and Hartman, who were
arrested upon a charge of hauling
away a house from a claim filed
upon by Guy Pitts, was heard be
fore Judge Ray yesterday an'd re
sulted in the . discharge of the de
fendants. The testimony showed
that the parties had purchased the
property prior to the time Pitts
'secured the claim. Thp tin rt ?rc
J$sdjei jjojth-pf Maxwell.
Ray Langford received a high
grade Kearney bicycle yesterday.
Asa Searle has been confined
to the house for several days by an
attack of erysipelas.
Will Fikes, late of this city,
has joined the Y. M. C. A. cornet
band in St. Louis, and has had his
baritone horn shipped to him.
Reports from Henry Schuff are
to the effect that he is rapidly con
valescing, a condition that his many
North Platte friends are pleased to
learn.
The Gordon cornet band, which
has been practicing regularly dur
ing the winter, is awaiting a pleas
ant Saturday evening on which to
give a street concert.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
meet with Mrs. H. F. Jeffrey on
west Front street Wednesday after
noon. All members of that order
arc requested to attend.
The name of W. H. C. Wood
hurst has been added to the list of
probable candidates for the office of
city clerk. He has the clerical abil
ity to creditably fill the office.
The cold snap has caused Win.
Edis to feel happy, as he is now as
sured a crop of ice from off his lake.
He had reason to fear that he would
not have a chance to fill his house
this season.
For sale, a horse, surrey and
harness. Inquire ot H. S. Keith.
The storm ot Sunday night was
more severe both cast and west than
at this point. Quite a fall of snow
occurred both in Omaha and Chey
enne, while here it was hardty suf
ficient to whiten the ground.
A petition nominating James
Belton as a candidate for mayor has.
been circulated for several days
past. Whether Mr. Belton will
make the race as a populist or as a
non-partisan we are unable to say.
Next Sunday Rev. George A.
Beecher, of this city, and Rev. A.
G. Pinkham, of Grand Island, will
exchangee pulpits. Rev. Pinkham
is a very able minister and will no
doubt please his audience.
Do you want any of the follow
ing seasonable articles onion sets,
alfalfa seed, seed corn, blue grass
seed? We can supclv you at very
low prices. Good goods.
Harrington & Tobin.
If faithful and accommodating
service cuts any figure and it cer
tainly should John Sorenson is en
titled to a re-election as city treas
urer. We believe a majority of the
voters are in favor of giving Mr
Sorenson another term, and will so
express themselves at the polls.
W. L. Park is in correspond
ence witn tne salvage company
which purchased the World's fair
buildings, with a view to utilizing
a portion of the same in the con
struction of the buildiuars for the
Nebrska Irrigation fair to be held
in this city Oct. 12-16, 1896.
Thos. Healy has been appointed
an organizer for the Equitable
Mutual Accident Association of
Grand Island, and after organizing
local divisions at this place and
Kearney will go on the road. As
Tom is quite a rustler, we ' predict
he will make a success in his posi
tion as an organizer.
W. A. DeBERRY. D. D. S.,
Office in 1st Nat'l Bank Bld'g.
The fifth Saturday of each
1.1. jf r i 1
uiuuLii or raxuer or tnose montns
which have" a fifth Saturday is ob
served by the G. A. R. post and the
W. R. C. in the way of holding a
social. February 29th proved a
fifth Saturday, and the social and
entertainment given in the evening
was more than ordinarily pleasant
In the way of entertainment there
were recitations and readings by
children, followed by an exhibition
drill of the Cody Guards. A "bean
supper," which included several
dishes other than beans, was served
and greatly relished by the 200 who
were present. Following supper
army songs were sung, stories told,
and a general good time prevailed.
Capt. James Robbins, of Wallace,
commander of the district reunion,
was present, and made an interest
ing address.
In asking the waterworks com
pany to submit a proposition for
lighting the city, the council last
evening took the first step toward
securing electric lights. This prop
osition will probably be promptly
submitted, and, if reasonable, may
be accepted; if unreasonable it
should be promptly rejected. The
law authorizes the levying of a five
mill tax for the maintenance of an
electric light system, and on the
present valuation of the city this
levy would provide about S1800 per
year. If the water company will
contract to supply twenty-five or
thirty arc lamps for that sum, the
proposition would, we believe, be a
fair one. But before accepting any
proposition we believe the clerk
should be instructed to ascertain
the cost of maintaining lights in
towns owning their plants. We
need street lights, but they should
be obtained as cheaply as possible.
Let the matter be thoroue-hlv-'ln-
1 "j me council Detorganv,
I definite &ttjog js takVu. - i
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When you have a
Push it to the front. Those
Baby Carriages at Warner's
push very easily because they are just right, both in price
and material. EiPNew line of narrow moulding just in.
Bring in your chairs that
them upholstered in tapestry
I Tvill have all the late
March 10th.
Wall-Paper
f at O.
Big Stock of Late Designs.
Few Remnants of last year's papers
at 10 cents per Bolt. . . .
has been purchased by Victor Me'er
the north side merchant.
W. C. Elder has been confined
to the house for several
days, his
condition at 5ue time
being" very
serious.
The entertainment at Lloyd's
April 16th, under the auspices of
the Ladies of the G. A..R. promises
to be well worth the patronage of
the public.
Some repairs are being made to
the Keith double store room on
Spruce street. The room has not
as yet been rented, although two
parties have made propositions to
rent the same.
A rack full of clothes toppled
over against a red-hot stove at the
Crusen residence Saturday night,
burning up the clothes, but fortun
ately not ig-niting the carpets or
furniture.
If you intend to purchase a bi
cycle this spring it will be money
in your pocket if you will inspect
the line carried by Harrington &
Tobin. Ten wheels carried in stock
at prices ranging from $45 to $100.
The reception by the Ladies of
the G. A. R., at the cozy home of
Mrs. J. F. Schmalzried last Satur
day evening proved very pleasant,
and was very much enjoj'ed by
those fortunate enough to have
been present.
Had not the present cold snap
visited us, a gentleman of this cit
would have made arrangements to
purchase a machine for making
artificial ice. With the present ice
consumption in the city, it is ques
tionable if an ice making plant
would pay.
I urgently request all who owe
accounts at Otten's Shoe Store to
call and settle. , The stock will be
closed out. E. Otten.
The first number of the Wallace
Tug, edited and published by Char
ley Soule, reached this office Satur
day. The paper would be a credit
to a much larger town than Wallace,
and if the business men of- that
town are wise they will see that it
is well supported. In politics the
Tug will be republican.
Observer Piercv informs usi
that the late snowfall was about an
inch an
one-half, which is more
duriii"- the entire
k 1 - V4
month of March last year. The
Chicago forecast for North Platte
and vicinity is: "generally fair to
night and Wednesday." At Havre,
Montana, this morning at 8 o'clock
the mercury registered thirty-two!
degrees below zero.
The members ot the board of
education whose term expires this
spring are Messrs. Osgood and
VonGoetz. As the former is no
longer an actual resident ot the dis
trict he will probably not be a can
didate for re-election. As to Mr.
VonGoetz we are not prepared to
say whether he will be up for re
election. He has proven an excel
lent member of the board.
The Wallace Tug gives a list of
seven men who left that village for
more desirable locations, but who
have recently returned, or are on
their way back. It adds that dur
ing the next few weeks the popula
tion of that part of the county will
be materially increased, as the list
given does not include others who
have announced their intention of
returning.
The county commissioners were
in session several days last week,
and adjourned Saturday to meet
March 5th. The principal business
transacted last week was that re
lating to the formation of the Sub
urban irrigation district. County
attorney Beeler was appointed to
prosecute the road tax case against
the Union Pacific receivers in the U.
S. district court, and to receive $225
for such services. The commission-
ers purchased live shares-of the f
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South Side ditch stock at a cost of '
$850, in order that the poor farm
might be irrigated. C. P. Ross was
authorized to make two maps of the The secretary was directed to com
city or North Platte and additions . A A,
thereto, the same to cost $5. Quite mumcate with the county coramis
a number obilis.ion file were audi-. sioners relative to grading a road
ted and -allowed , , Mt the fair grou rids".
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good tiling
Deed repairing and have
or leather.
styles in furniture about
E. B. WAEN KB.
(UNDERTAKER.)
M. NEWTON'S,
Joe Fillion last week fitted out
Frank Fikes with a line new Belvi
dere bicycle.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
The Order of the World has de
cided to postpone its sociable until
after Easter, a further notice of
which will be given.
Mrs. A. H. Church is prepared
to take orders for cut flowers. They
will be promptly delivered.
E. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs, Spruce st.
A fellow who claimed to have
been a former driver of Jay Eye See,
and the bearer of a copious "jag,"
annoyed a number of our people last
Saturday.
The highway just south of B. I.
Hinmau's is becoming quite a favor
ite race course. Almost every Sat
urday a matched race of some kind
is run.
For Sale Farm of 40 acres under
the old ditch, one mile north of
Nichols. Terms eas-. For partic
ulars call on or address Louis Toil
lion, Hershe3r, Neb.
Rev. D. W. Crane closed his re
vival meetings at Ogalalla last
week. There were twenty-five con
versions and twenty-seven acces
sions to the church.
Evangelist W. J. Crusen went
to Grand Island yesterday moruing
on No. 2 to conduct a series of meet
ings at the Soldiers' Home. Much
good will doubtless result from his
efforts.
The Cody Guards on Saturday
night, in response to an invitation,
drilled before the local G. A. R.
post. A number of other similar
invitations have been received by
the company.
A. P.. Kittell, of this city, is
now in Lexington, where he will
be employed for the next six months
as engineer in charge of construc
tion and operation of the Farmers'
& Merchants' irrigation canal.
Mrs. Belle Gillett and daugh
ter, Mrs. Lola Adams, formerly of
this city, left Lexington last week
for a visit with Ed W. Gillett at
Phoenix, Arizona. Ed is city ticket
agent for the P. S. F. & P. Ry.
0ne niffht tl,e latter Part of the
weeK sux crav s'.ulors irom u,u u'
' war SI1,P DU1L,,I,ore LIi"
c i r)n: x .
No. 4 en route to an eastern hospi
tal. It is said that four of them
were "possuming tor tne purpose
of procuring discharges.
Before you order a bicycle this
summer we invite you to inspect our
line of up to date wheels. All the
latest improvements. Take a look
at the Syracuse, Eagfle and Iver-
Johnson.
Harrington & Tobin.
A correspondent at Wellfleet
writes us that the following peti
tion has been presented to the
school board of that village by the
residents: "Whereas, the self-
styled Holiness preachers, in their
so-called revival meetings, have
prostituted the teachings of our
Saviour, and whereas they have
viciously attacked the christian and
God-fearing societies of our laud,
disregarding the truth and the
gospel; we therefore ask that their
contaminating use of our school
building be forthwith prohibited."
The correspondent adds: "Tar and
feathers may come next."
For Sale and Rent, about 1,000 acres
of land, all under ditch.
C. F. Iddings.
A very enthusiastic meeting of
the local wheel club was held Fri
day evening, about forty members
being present. W. L. Park make
a report of the investigation of the
Kearney track by Mr. Barnum and
himself, and stated that the track
could be duplicated at this point
lor about $350. The directors of
the county fair having given the
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the executive committee wasauthor-
lzed to expend one hundred dollars
in beo-inninr the construction work-
PEOPLE WHO COME A2TD GO.
E. M. Searle, of Ogalalla, was in
the city yesterday.
Guy A. Laing made a trip to his
ranch in Cheyenne county last week.
Mr. and Mrs. York Hinman left
yesterday morning for a visit with
relatives in Fremont.
Dr. J. West Hingston, of Chey
enne, is in the city on professional
and other business.
Julius Pizer left Sunday for Chi
cago and New York to purchase a
stock of goods.
A. M. Scharmaun spent several
days in Kearney last week visiting
his brother George.
Miss Ella Jeffers returned the lat
ter part of the week from a visit
with friends in sfdue.
Mrs. L. A. Breternitz and son
left last week for Keith county,
where they will visit relatives for
several weeks.
Charles Burke, of Denver, was a
North Platte visitor Sunday. He is
well pleased with Denver as a city
in which to reside and do business.
E. B. Warner returned Friday
niguc irom tne east, wiiere lie pur
chased a large stock of furniture
which will be on exhibition at his
store the latter part ot the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood White left
last night for Omaha, where they
will meet Mr. W's brother, whois a
resident of New York City, and
is making" a business trip in the
west.
Mrs. J. D. Matthews left Friday
night for Denver, where she expects
to make her permanent home. Mrs.
M. has been a resident of North
Platte many years, and her friends
regret her departure.
eaileoaiTeotation.
A syuchonized clock has been re
ceived for use in the train dispatch
er's office.
Gus Chamberlain came down from
Cheyenne Sunday moraincr. He
has resigned his position in the U.
P. shops in that city.
The recent coat of paint given the
interior of the U. P. carpenter shops
gives that hive of industrv a much
improveed appearance.
The night telegraph offices at
Maxwell, Cozad and Elm Creek
have been discontinued, the order
taking effect Sundav.
R. O. Ginn has left the employ of
the Union Pacific, and will proba
blv go to Perry, Iowa, to take charge
of the night switching crew.
Conductor Gus Anderson left for
Grand Junction, Colo., Sunday
night, where he will superintend
setting out trees on his fruit' farm.
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as a result ot tne little wreck in
the Grand Island vards
engineer
Hall has been discharged, and
ductors Palmer aud Costello
con-sus-
pended for thirty days.
Wood White has been assigned to
the
night
switch
eng'ine
hi the
yards in this city. Hi Smith, who
has been filling that position, takes
C. G. Hall's place on the Second
district.
rom .Lyncii ana L,eo Mart took a
couple of days off and went iroose
hunting. The latter returned Mon
day with one jroose, while up to
last evening the former had not re
turned.
DIRECTOBS' MEETING.
A meeting- of the Board of Di
rectors of the Lincoln Count)' Agri
cultural Society will be held a
Lester Eells' office, Wednesday
March 4th, 1896, at 2 p. m. Repre
sentatives of the Wild West wheel
men and the Neb. Irrigation Fair
Association will be present and im
portant business will be considered
Lester Eells, President.
J. B. McDonald. Secretary.
It was A. H., and not A. L. Da
vis, as stated Friday, who went to
Hares Center upon a lawsuit.
A number of fatal cases o
blackleg have occurred among cat
tie in Dawson county recently.
H. A. Honaker. of Gandy,
shipped a car load of horses from
this station to the St. Louis mar?
ket last week.
Pale, thin, bloodless people should use Dr. Saw
yer's Ufcatlue. It is the greatest remedy in the
world for making the weak strong. For snlo by F
11. Longley.
James W. Matthews, of Liver
pool,-N. Y., a brother of the late J.
D. Matthews, died on Feb'y 17th.
The deceased visited this city, a few
years ajro ana maae several ac
quaintances.
Smooth Roadway. Quick Time
Perfect Passensrer Service. Uni-
formed train porters for the con
venience of first and second class
patrons. Through sleeping, cars
between Chicago, Buffalo, New
York and Boston. Unexcelled
dining car service. No chauge of
cars tor anv class ot passensrers
between Chicago aud New York
City 'via the Nickel Plate Road. J.
Y. Calahan.Gen'l Agent, 111 Adams
street,
Chisago.
Children with pale, bluish complexions, indicnt
Ing the absence of the requisite red globules in the
blood should take Dr. Sawyer's Ukatiue. For sale
by T,. 11. Ix)ngley.
Studebaker Wagons and
BugreS at Jo?. HtrshiH.
ARE YOU
If you are dead this won't interest you.
If you have just moved or
If you are just married
You will be sure to want something in our -line., 9
We are getting in our spring stock of
coasiEe-'sr and
And you are sure to find something to interest, yout .'in
our stock. We have also received a new stock or
NECKWEAR,
NOTIONS
MEN'S HATS .
And Ladies' Tarn O'Shanter and Golf Gaps. Gbm& in
and see them.
Everybody knows our prices, on all we handle arc
below competition.
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
LENT
and with it an increased demand for fish. We
have just received a full line of the choicest stock
and our customers can rely upon getting exactly
what they buy. Everything guaranteed the very
best and, quality considered, at the lowest prices.
We invite you to inspect our stock.
McMLD'S CASH GROCERY.
(Jean
AT
The Boston Store
We leave for the eastern markets March 1st to pur
chase our spriii"' and summer stock. Our store-room isV
now filled with choice goods,
for what we buy, so we offer great bargains in our dry
goods and shoe department. Here are a few of our prices:
Dark Outing Flannels formerly 12c; now
8c. One-yard wide Bleached Muslin, for
merly 7c3 now 5c, Amoskeag Ginghams
formerly 7 l-2c. now 5 l-2c. Dress Gino.,
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hams, spring styles, formerly 12 l-2e, now
8c. The very best Simpson Prints in blacks,
reds and grays, at Gc.
goods going at the same reduction.
We have some remnants in fine dress goods, enough
for dressss, some for skirts and some for waists, which
we will close out at one-half
are still being sold at the reduction heretofore announced.
Yours for Great Bargains,
THE BOSTON STORE,
TEE NICKEL PLATE E0AD, j
The shortest line from Chicago I
to New York and Boston via Fort
Wayne, Cleveland and Buffalo,
operates a perfect passenger equip
ment with a first-class roadbed and
an exceptional service or wagner
sleeping and buffet cars. Rates
always the lowest. For informa
tion as to rates, time of trains, etc.,
call on or address J. Y. Calahau.
Dead, Moved or Married?
JS HERE
IvlPflPQlllfl
DdJ Mlllo
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but we wish to make rooi
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All our fine dress
the former price. Our shoes
J. PIZER,
Proprietor.
Dr. A. T. Sawyer-1 have had Kheumallsm since
was 20 years old, but since u?Idr yur Family
Cure tr lrom 11 aiso cured my
husband of the same disease. Mrs .
Koot. con-
nelly, Brooklyn, Iowa. Sold by F. II. Longley.
Pale, thin, bloodless people should use Dr,
Saw A
n thoM
eb"
yer'e Ukatlnc. It Is the greatest remedy
world for making the weak strong. For salebS
Dr. Sawyer Dear Sir: I can say with pleasure
that I have been using your medicine, and will rec
omroend it to.nll suffering ladles. Mrs. W. TC-