THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, MARGE 20, 1896.
CITY NEWS.
Horse, buggy and harness for
sale cheap or will trade ior milch
cow. Inquire at this office.
M. C. Keith has been dangerous
ly ill for several days past, but was
reported somewhat better this
morning.
William Hendy.now working in
Cheyenne, came down this morning
to make his parents and friends a
brief visit.
The indications are, said Ob
server Piercy this morning, that
the present warm weather will con
tinue for a few days at least.
The afternoon meeting at the Y.
M. C. A. Sunday will be addressed
by attorney J. G. Beeler. Subject,
"Learn to meet disappointments."
All are invited.
Secretary McDonald, of the
wheel club, is designing a very
handsome souvenir programme for
use at the minstrel entertainment
to be given some time next month.
The chicken and waffle supper
served by the ladies of the Lutheran
church last evening was largely at
tended. The supper was nicely
prepared and well served.
A D. Williams expects to leave
North Platte, but has not definitely
decided where he will locate. He
is now corresponding with St. Louis
parties relative to a position in that
city.
The election for the Suburban
irrigation district has bqen set for
April 10th. The voting places
designated are at the residences of
M. C. Lindsay, W. M. Hinman and
A. M. Stoddard.
The big beli recently received
for the Lutheran church is being
placed in the belfry to-day. John
Sorenson is superintending the
work, and it is needless to add that
it will be well performed.
It is generally believed that the
reduction in the working hours ot
shop employts is only temporary.
The company usually makes a re
trenchment of expenses for a brief
period about this time each year.
Ernest Sandy was arraigned
before Justice Sullivan yesterday
afternoon on the charge of assault
ing Armbus Ridgley Monday night.
His honor imposed a ten dollar fine
on Sandy and sentenced him to fif
teen days in jail.
To-day opens the spring sea
son, the sun having passed, accord
ing to reports, the equatorial line
shortly after eight o'clock last even
ing. The intrusion of of an extra
day in February makes the open
ing day of spring twenty-four hours
earlier than usual.
Elder Leonard went to Ogalalla
Wednesday to assist a committee
in making out a programme for the
Epworth League convention to be
held there in May. The Elder
has been engaged by the Ogalalla
G. A. R. post to deliver the Mem
orial sermon.
The threatened "reform" move
ment in municipal affairs seems to
have been buried under the late fall
of snow. With a few more days of
warm weather it may again appear;
providing it is able to extricate its
self from the slush. Threatened
reforms do not always reform, and
this is about the size of the local
movement even if it should win.
While district court was in ses
sion Wednesday morning and the
court room crowded, a piece of
plaster about six feet square
dropped from the ceiling and
caused quite a stir in the audience.
Jno. Bratt was struck on the fore
head by a piece of tailing plaster,
making an ugly gash on his fore
head, Harry Moos carries a gash on
the head, C. H. Brown received a
thump on the arm, and others re
ceived scratches, but none were
seriously hurt. Ogalalla News.
A lodge ot Royal Neighbors
an auxiliary to the M. W. of A.
has. been organized in this city
with a large list of charter mem
bers. The officers of the tiew lodge
are as follows: Oracle, Mrs. Anna
Longley; vice-oracle, Mrs. Alice
Sorenson; recorder, Mrs. Eliza
Douglac; receiver, Mrs. Mary
Schmalzried; chancellor, Mrs. Annie
Rannie; marshal, Mrs. Mary Clark;
inner sentinel, Mrs. Josephine
Scharmann; outer sentinel, Mrs.
Emma Lerch. The board of man
agers are Mrs. Kate Beller, Mrs.
Mary Johnson and Mrs. Frances
McKeown.
The editor of The Tribune has
attended nine-tenths of the meet
ings of the city council held during
the past dozen years, and he is
pretty well acquainted with the do
ings of that body. During that
time the calibre of the members
has averaged about the same; some
excellent work has been done at
times, while at other times the
transactions have been very boyish.
Representative business men have
filled aldermanic chairs along with
men whose knowledge of business
was limited, and good movements
suggested by the former have been
thwarted by the latter. And so it
will continue to be. You. can't very
well get six brilliant business men
in the council at the same time; at
least efforts to that end have been
unsuccessful in the past
Mrs. Church has patterns for
the-Jewel embroidery.
Physicians report several cases
of scarletina of a mild form in the
city at present.
A 12x14 addition is being built
to the rear of the Hingston house
on west Fourth street.
The republicans ot Keith coun
ty will hold their convention to
select delegates on Saturday of next
week.
Mrs. Harry Reece entertained
a party of young folks Wednesday
evening. Of course they had a
happy time.
Believing that a stitch in time
saves nine, street commissioner
Morgan is filling up the low places
on Spruce street with cinders.
A telegram received in this city
Wednesday announced the advent
of a boy baby at the home of Mr.
and Mrs.H. S. Boal at Slack, Wyo.
The Curtis Courier says the
primary steps are being taken to
secure a mail route from Moorefield
to Brady Island via Cottonwood
Springs.
H. F. Coates, of Paxton, has
rented a tract of irrigated land of
W. C. Ritner, northwest of this
city, and will give it his attention
this vear.
Mr. Meyer, a brother-in-law ot
R. D. Thomson has shipped in a
stock of drugs from the eartern
part of the state and will open a
store in this city.
New line of ladies' kid, chamois
and Russian colt skin gloves at the
Wilcox Dept. store.
A girl baby was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Marti Wednesday
night, and this accounts tor the un
usually happy smile which illumin
ates Fred's countenance.
J. C. Bush this week purchased
the Hupfer residence on west Third
street, paying therefore the sum of
$1125. Mr. Bush will at once take
possession of the property.
The Ogalalla News says that
on account of sickness of Rev.
Snavely, of this city, the lecture
advertised to be given in that town
has been indefinitely postponed.
Shirt Waists 39 cents to SI. 75
at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
It is said that W. T. Banks, the
Front street merchant, has 190 acres
oF rye sowed on his farm in Logan
county. Mr.- Banks evidently has
faith in that section as a farming
country.
The W. R. C. was entertained
by Mrs. Orr esterday afternoon.
Great preparations are being made
at these meetings for their "Red,
White and Blue" entertainment on
April 10th.
I. A. Fort returned Wednesday
morning from a trip to the north
western part of the state. While
absent he organized five or six far
mers' institutes in that section of
the state.
For sale, a horse, surrey and
harness. Inquire ot H. S. Keith.
Charley Neilson was brought in
from Dickens precinct Wednesday
and lodged in jail. He is chaiged
with plundering the house of a man
named Bonesteel during the absence
of the latter.
Poultry netting one-half cent a
square foot at the Wilcox Dept.
Store.
Geo. Smith was lodged in jail
Wednesday on the charge of steal
a wagon of Mrs. Wm. Garrison.
Smith claims that the wagon was
given as security for money he
loaned Mrs. Garrison.
The annual meeting of the Mu
tual building and loan association,
for the election of directors and the
transaction of other business, will
be held at the court-house on the
evening of the 28th inst.
Sunday services at the Presby
terian church as follows: Sermon
by Rev. Graves at 10:30 on "Abun
dant Life.," Sabbath school at
11:45; Junior Christian Endeavor
at 4 p. m.; Senior Christian En
deavor at6 :30. Regular services at
7:30,
E. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs, Spruce st.
Henry Bennett, who accident
ally shot himself through the hand
at Brady Island Monda', had the"
greater part of the hand amputated
by Dr. McCabe, and is getting along
fairly well. On Wednesday he be
came anxious to see how the stub
looked, and was in the act of tak
ing off the bandages when discov
ered by Mrs. Pulver.
For Sale and Rent, about 1,000 acros
of land, all under ditch.
C. F. Iddixgs.
The ladies aid society of the
Methodist church to the number of
about thirty, gave Mrs. W. J.
Crusen a surprise party yesterday
afternoon, and a very delightful
time is reported. Mrs. Crusen has
been secretary of the society for a
number of years, and has always
proved an earnest worker, hence
this evidence of appreciation ten
dered her by the members.
Little girls, save your pennies
for the W. R. C. April 10th. They
will have something to please you.
Spring Stock of
arriving, 1896 designs, and cheap, too.
Upholstering and Furniture Repairing done.
We have a new line of Room Moulding.
We arc framing many pictures, bring yours in now.
Come in and look over our complete stock.
E. B. WAKNER.
(UNDERTAKER.)
Wall-Paper
at C.
Big Stock of Late Designs.
Few Remnants of last year's papers
at 10 cents per Bolt. . . .
Geo. C. Stoddard left Wednes
day on a business trip to Wallace.
He expects to return home to-day.
Mrs. H. J. Clark has been crit
ically ill for a week past, her con
dition being1 such as to cause much
alarm to her many friends.
Saml. Adams -writes from Crip
ple Creek that he has secured
steady work at carpentering- at
$3.75 per day.
The graduating class of the
high school delivered the second ser
ies cf orations and essays at the
central building Wednesday even
ing. Two bicycles belonging to Jim
Roddy and Joe Pillion was raffled
oft Wednesday night and were won
by Charley Austin and W. H. C.
Woodhurst.
For chronic, nervous, female
and genito-urinary diseases, con
sult Dr. Aley the Lincoln specialist
at the Hotel Neville, North Platte,
Tuesday, MaTch 31.
An eleven pound boy was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clinton Tues
day evening and Joe is excusable for
thinking that he is almost as
great
a man as Major McKinley.
Mrs. Church takes orders for
cut flowers.
Between 300 and 400 people at
tended the entertainment given by
the Columbia Dramatic Club Tues
day evening and the general verdict
is that the affair fully deserved the
large patronage.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
The supper given by the Pres
byterian ladies Tuesday evening1
was unusually well attended, the
net receipts amounting taabout one
hundred dollars. A number of fancy
articles were sold.
There is evidence that the coming-
municipal election will be the
livelist we have had for several
years. As business is a little
quiet, it is well to have something
to break the monotony.
Attention is respectfully invited
to the advertisement of the Boston
Store, which appears on page two.
A perusal of the prices given will
convince anyone that the Boston
is offering some rare bargains.
Miss Kate Wood is more than
pleased with California and also
with her business vocation. She
will probably send her friends in
this citr a consignmant of Cali
fornia flowers on Easter Sunday.
W. A. DeBERRY, D. D. S.,
dentist.
Office in 1st Nat'l Bank Bld'g.
There are four candidates for
the two vacancies on the school
board, namety, Victor VonGoetz,
Chas. Hendy, A. Hi. Davis and J,
F. Schmalzried. All are represent
ative citizens, and are gentlemen
who take a deep interest in the
schools.
County attorney Beeler was
feeling quite happy Tuesday after
noon over the arrival of a girl baby
at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Beeler
now possess four of a kind, and
while the late arrival was gladly
welcomed, there is a growing sus
picion that Joe would have pre
ferred a bo'.
Go to Mrs. Church for patterns
for the new Delft embroideries.
By prying open the rear door j
to Laing's saloon early Wednesday 1
morning, burglars gained entrance
thereto and helped themselves to a
bag containing sixty-five dollars
that the robberyjandmakin&.uPth5rty-four.rainutf
Indications are
-...j . i
wo.a i-u 111 milieu uy pcihuus iiuviu
more or less acquaintance with the
premises, as the money-bag1 had
oeen placed under a Deer glass in
an out-of-the-way place. i
The Y. M. C. A. has arranged j
with the advance agent of the j
Chicago lady quartette for a con
cert Monday evening, April 6th. ;
xueyaiso nave a reader and im
personator besides, making" five in
all. The quartette has been the'
opening attraction in nine of the :
principal Y. M. C. A. associations '
in the United States this year. !
juey cuange costumes and it is
safe to say that no more accom
plished troupe has ever visited our
city.
Furniture
7p
M. NEWTON'S.
Sulky Plows
AT COST.
JOS. HERSHEY,
Baptist church: u:oU sermon
to the young; 11:45 Sunchay school
7:30 o. m. "A last vounr man and
the end.
The Cod v Guard will hold its
regular monthly dancing" party a
Keith's hall this evening. These
events are verv pleasant and are
conducted in a verv smooth man
ner.
M. H. Brown, one.of the early
residents of North Platte and a
that time lanrely interested in cat
tie, recentty died at Lead CitT S. D
George E. Cole, also a former
bent of North Platte, died at
den City, Kansas, this week,
are well remembered by the
residents of this cit'.
resi-Gar-
Both
older
The Hershey ranch (the E. W.)
is being restocked with cattle. Mr.
Brown, the administrator of the
estate, who was here ten days ago,
purchased several bunches of cattle,
anions: which were fifty head of
yearlings owned by J. R. Bangs.
The E. W. ranch is one of the finest
in the west part of the state, and
the administrator thought
too valuable to lav 111 an unpro
ductive state.
Under populist administration
the financial affairs of the county
have been placed in such shape that
it has been found necessary to raise
the valuation of property this year
about twenty-five per cent. The
commissioners claim that unless
this advance was made it would be
necessary to vote bonds to pay the
floating indebtedness, which is -ten
times greater than it should be.
This is a fair sample of populist
misrule, and is a costly lesson to
those who were so anxious to have
that party administer county af
fairs; as well as a burden to other
tax-pa'ers. When the farmer walks
into the treasurer's office next fall
and finds that his taxes are nearly
one-fourth greater than in the past.
he will probably conclude that it is
time to have a change of administra
tion.
RAILROAD ROTATION.
Manager Dickinson, J. H. Mc
Connell, P. J. Nichols and other
Union Pacific officials were in the
city yesterday.
An overhead block at the shops
dropped Tuesday evening and
struck Ed Weeks on the side of the
head and shoulder with such force
as to render him unconscious. He
returned to work, however, the fol
lowing morning.
An order was posted in the shops
yesterday notifying- the employes
that beerinnimr to-day the force
would work but four days per week.
Just how the average employe can
support his family upon wages re
ceived from thirty-two hours work
per week is not altogether plain to
thoseeffected.
John N. Bonner made a fly run
with engine 835 on train No. 1 yes
terdaT, coming up from Grand Is
land in three hours and six minutes;
uu Luc liuimuL unic, jluis, it
is
said, is the best time so
on the No. J run by an
the 800 class.
far
made
engine
of
L, 0, T. HL., ATTENTION.
The Ladies of the Maccabees are
urgently requested to meet at their
hall for drill practice on Tuesday
afternoon, March 24th, at 2 o'clock.
Please make it a point to be pres
ent. Mrs. E. Otten,
Lieut. Com.
to"leaseT'
Farm under ditch, joining" city of
North Platte on north. 50 acres
tilled; balance hay. Under Irriga
tion. See F. Peale.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
Mrs. John Keliher went east on
No. 2 this morning.
R. O. Ginn left for Perry, Iowa,
yesterday morning-.
John Bratt and Judge Hinman, of
this city, attended court at Ogal
alla this week.
Mrs. L. A. Breternitz returned
this morning trotn a visit with rela
tives in Keith county.
Mrs. Al. Johnson, who had been
in the city since the death of her
mother, returned to Pueblo, Colo.,
last night.
Thos. Haley went east yesterday
morning on business connected
with the insurance company which
he represents.
R. L. Graves went to Council
Bluffs Wednesday night to visit his
mother, who has been in ill-health
for some time past.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Letts, who
had been visiting- friends in Iowa
for several weeks, returned to the
city Wednesday night.
Mrs. Wm. Coleman went to Kear
ney this week to attend the mar
riage ceremony of her brother, which
event occurred Wednesday evening.
Mr. Bradford, of Denver, who
had been visiting- his sister Mrs.
J. A. Goodman for several weeks,
left Wednesday night for California
in the interest of his health.
Col. Cody returned Wednesday
night from his trip in the northwest
and will remain a few days prior to
leaving for the east to make ar
rangements for having- the Wild
West show start out on the road.
Mrs. Helen Cody Whetmore editor
of the Duluth (Minn.) Press and a
sister of Col. Cody, arrived in this
city last night and will visit rela
tives for some time. Mrs. Whet
more is a talented writer and a
successful business woman.
HISTORY OF IRRIGATION IN NEBRASKA.
I. A. Fort, of this city, contri
butes the following article to March
number of the Irrigation Age;
The following is a brief historv
of the inception and commencement
of the construction of irrigation
canals in that part of America lying
east of the Rocky mountains.
During the past three years of
active discussion of the irrigation
questions, We have read and heard
of the merits of different canal sys
tems of the United States, yet the
pioneer irrigation county of the
great plains of America has re
mained silent.
Lincoln county, Nebraska, claims
precedence in the leadership of the
irrigation movement of the great
plains. As far as can be learned
from careful inquiry the first irri
gation canal constructed by Ameri
cans on the territory designated
was built by a gentleman now residing-
in Nprth Platte. Nebraska,
i i-i - r TTT 1 i T
uv me iuuut; oi wusmnjrton
Hinman. Mr. Hinman first com
menced excavating a small canal in
the month of March, 1803, taking
his water out from the south bank
of the South Platte river, at a point
about six miles west of old Fort
McPherson, now in Lincoln comity,
Nebraska. It? the spring- of 1864,
another resident of that vicinity,
John Burke, of Cottonwood Springs
near the same military post, com
menced the construction of another
canal a little below Mr. Hinman.
Both of these canals were used. Mr.
Hinmau's in both the summer of
1863 and 1864, and Mr. Burke's dur
ing 1864 and 1865, and a large
amount of valuable farm aud gar
den produce was gathered and sold
to the soldiers and residents of the
post, but the Indian war, breaking
out in 1864, made farm labor and
irrigation both difficult and danger
ous and no crops were planted on
the lands subject to irrigation by
these ditches after 1865, and the
canals were abandoned.
A CORPORATION QRQANIZED.
in lbU there was a stock com
pany formed in North Platte, Ne
braska, and a small canal
was excavated that obtained its
water irom the South Platte river,
at a point about four miles west
from North Platte, the head gates
being located on the north bank of
this river. This canal was capable
irrigating about three thousand
fit
acres, situated in and aoout tne
town of North Platte. Only three
crops were grown on the lands thus
watered by this ditch. As the rapid
growth and development of the free
ge and stock interest during-
these earlier years entirely elimi
nated all interest in everything
pertaining to agriculture by the
cultivation of the soil in this vicin
jty the canal was abandoned. But
North Platte still retains some of
tjie benefits derived from this work.
in the growth and development of
several long- rows of magtuhcent
trees now standing that were plants
ed in those vears along the line of
this canal. In 1S71 the soldiers of
Fort Sidney, Nebraska, constructed
small canal that was used to
water the trees and also the post
gardens. This has since been
abandoned elso. owinjr to the non-
occupancy of the fort by the United
States troops.
The Hot
We Sell You
40 sheets of writing-. paper &. . . 5c
2 bunches envelopes 5c.
6 slate pencils ic.
A belt pin . ic.
2 dozen safety pins .... .1 - . . 5c.
2 1 -pint tin cups 5c.
An ax handle....;. ...11c.
A large clevis. 10c.
2 medium size clevis 15c.
1 plow single-tree 20c.
A 12-quart galvanized pail .25c.
A galvanized wash boiler .95c.
A tin wash boiler copper bottom, $1.00.
An all copper wash boiler $2.00.
A pair of spring hinges, with screws,
that either hold a door open or shut,
for ioc.
Hame clips, 2 for ' 5c.
Hame staples, 2 for 5c.
A 2 -pound plow hammer 45c.
A 14-tooth garden rake 22c.
A Maynard irrigating shovel $1.20.
Stove pipe, per joint, 15c.
Elbows, each, ioc.
No. 1 common lamp chimneys 4c.
No. 2 common lamp chimneys... 6c.
Tubular lantern globes 7c.
A copper bottom tubular lantern . . 45c.
A set of handled tea cups and saucers 42c.
A set of 7-in. dinner plates 35c.
6 engraved tumblers. ........ 25c.
6
hotel sfoblets.. 10c.
We carry poultry netting, screen wire,
tinware, hardware, notions, hats, caps, ladies'
and gents' furnishing goods, trunks and valises,
decorated dinner sets, chamber sets, and the
largest line of crockery, lamps and glassware
in North Platte. If you pass us by you lose
money. It only takes a call to prove it. Price
and quality talk.
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
WORTH PLATTE, NEB.
New Seeds.
Package Seeds from Bice, Ferry, Bowen, Crossman,
Sioux City Nursery & Seed Co., etc.
Bulk Seeds of Extra -quality for the If arm, Field and
at muGh less than catalogue prices.
MCDONALD'S CASH GROCERY.
In 1S83 a promoter, by the name
of R. M. Day, of North Piatte.
organized a canal company at this
point, that after several changes in
its organization finally completed a
canal, now known as the North
Platte canal, that was twenty miles
in length and was capable of irri
gating twenty thousand acres of
land. This canal is one of the per
manent works of this section and
has been the means of educating
the people of Nebraska to the great
benefits and value of irrigation. In
18S7 the people of Scotts Bluff conn?
ty, Nebraska, commenced the con
struction of irrigation canals, and
in 1890 the Culbertson canal of
Hitchcock county was proposed and
commenced. Since this date the
irrigation sentiment has been
steadily increasing, aud at the pres
ent time, with the canals now com
pleted and under construction that
will be finished befote 1897, Nebras
ka can claim to have over a million
acres that are susceptible of irriga
tion, by means of the canals, that
will insure a permanency to her
agricultural population and guar
antee bountiful crops in all years
to come,
Studebaker Wagons and
Buggies at Jos. Hershey 's.
Advertised Letter.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post office at North Platte, Neb.,
for the week ending March 21, 180C.
GEJfTLEMEJT.
Bnbcook, G M Miller, Dudley L
Hall, W W Miller, Herman
Lerk, GerJoy Sheat, I Dean
Manory, Robert Shirler, Charley
Persons calling for above will please say
"advertised." M. W. Claih. Fostmaiter
Dr. A. P. Sawyei I have bad Bheumalism 6lnce
I was 20 years old, but islace using yaar Family
Cure have been free from it. It also cured my
husband of the tame disease. Mrs . Kobt. Con
nelly. Brooklyn, loira. Sold by F. H. Longley.
Stufe
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A NNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR MAYOR.
North Platte, March, 13, '96.
Editor Trikune: Please an
neunce my name as a candidate for
re-election for Mayor, and if elected
will work for the best interest ot
the city. D. W. Baker.
CITY TREASURER.
Please announce my name as a
candidate for the office of City
Treasurer, subject to the will of
the people at the pols.
John Sqrexsqn.
17 1
Theundersig-ned will sell at public
auction on
Saturday,March 21, '96,
at Patterson & Alexander's stlabe
in North Platte, Nebraska, about
35 head of horses belonging" to the
North Platte National Bank. These
horses are ot all kinds, saddle po
nies, drivers and farm horses, and
will be sold to the highest bidder
on the following terms:
Nine(9)months time will be given,
the note to be secured by ample
chattel mortgage, or approved per
sonal security. Ten per cent off
for cash.
MILTON DOOUTTLB,
Receiver.
XTNSUEPASSED FACILITIES
are offered to passengers travelling
via the Nickel Plate Road to afl
points east. Parties arriving n
Chicago in the morning via any op
the western roads can leave at 1:30
P. M arrive at Cleveland the same
evening- at 11:30, Buffalo the follow
ing morning- at 6 o'clock and New
York at 6:30 P. M. and Boston at
8:45 P. M. Its rates arealways the
lowest. Its roadbed is perfect; a
train service that is unapproachable
and that affords all the comforts,
available in travel. 3
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