THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1896.
CITY HEWS.
Mrs. A. S. Baldwin went to
Lexington on this morning's Irain.'i
The Presbyterian aid society
will meet Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. C. F. Tracy.
Josepfr Schatz has been con
fined to the house for some time
past by severe illness.
Buy your hammock of the Wil
cox Dept. Store.
The Chicago forecast for North
Platte weather is partly cloudy to
night and fair and warmer to-mor-
row.
Mrs. Paul Bartlett, of Lincoln,
arrived last night and will visit her
parents in Cottonwoood precinct as
well as friends in this city,
Five-gallon galvanized oil cans
70 cents at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
Max Kirchbaum, clerk at the
Model, left last night for a visit
with friends in Omaha and Chicago.
Rev. S. G. M. Montgomery, ot
the Platte Institute, accompanied
the remains of Frank Frazier to
this city Sunday.
Mrs. J. N. Bonner, who had
been in Omaha for several weeks
receiving medical treatment, re
turned home last night.
Rennie is closing out his stock
of millinery at wonderously low
prices. This sale will be a great
opportunity for ladies to secure
bargains.
New line of men's hats just re
ceived at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
Four engines were brought out
of the shops yesterday and a similar
number will be taken in this week.
There are several other locomotives
that will be taken in for repairs in
the near future.
The fence around the fair
grounds is being torn down, and
will be rebuilt. The north and west
sides will be enclosed with a high
board fence, while the east and
south side fences will be of woven
wire.
P. W. Sitton came in from
Omaha last night and after remain
ing here tor a few days will leave
for a visit at his old home in South
ern Illinois. He will visit St. Louis
during the republican national con
vention.
Fishing tackle at the Wilcox
Dept. Store.
The list of extra engineers has
been increased by the addition
thereto of F. D. Winn and William
Edwards. This gives firemen
Roddy and Votaw regular engines
and places A. M. Scharmann and
John Erickson on the extra, firemen
list.
The Buffalo Bill Hook and
Ladder Co. held a meeting last
evening and elected Thos. O'Neal
second assistant foreman. An
amendment to the by-laws, which
will serve to insure a more regular
attendance of members, was pro
posed. See those dollar shirt waists at
the Wilcox Dept. Store.
E. D. Murphy was up from
Brady yesterday. He has just fin
ished putting in the headgate and
flumes in his irrigating ditch, which
with the laterals is about five miles
in length, He takes his water from
Pawnee creek, and uses the water
from that stream not appropriated
by the Holcomb ditch.
Frank Beeman, ot Kearney,
spent a tew hours in town last niggt
while enroute home from Sidney,
where he delivered an address on
Memorial Day. Mr. Beeman
thinks his chances of securing the
republican nomination for congress
man are about as good as those of
the other candidates.
A fellow named Connolly, en
route to Colorado, claims to have
been "held up" in the local railroad
yards Sunday night by; presumably,
a tie-pass traveler. Connolly had a
little money on his person, but this
was not taken. His assailant then
scru ck him on the head with a club
and made his escape.
You want good bread, be sure
and get the Lexington Patent
Flour.
The Board of Education held
its regular monthly meeting last
evening. Considerable discussion
arose over the development that
six or eight members of the gradu
ating class had not reached the
seventy per cent mark in their
final examinations and were there
fore not entitled to receive diplomas.
The matter was finally adjusted by
granting those who failed to pass
permission to take part in the grad
uating exercises, and to receive
diplomas the latter, however, to be
unsigned until they can pass
an additional examination to be
held within the next month. Bids
for taking the school census were
opened and the ten dollar bid of S.
E. Douglas accepted. The Board
adjourned o meet June 29th, when
warrants for all outstanding in
debtedness will be drawn. The
sehool year closes with the district
free of debt. u
FOR SALE,
Household Furniture. Inquire of
Wm. Brown, opposite Second ward
school ;house.
A slight reduction has been
made in the yard force, and switch
man Wood will go on the road.
Mrs. Wm. Coleman is entertain
ing Mrs. Laura Clauson.of Atlantic,
Iowa, the latter having arrived last
night.
Miss Lillian Pike, ot Denver,
will give an entertainment under
the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. at
Keith's hall, Monday evening, June
8th, 1896. Admission 25 cents.
Summer underwear, men's
women's and children's, at the Wil
cox Dept. Store.
D. W. Besack, who is emplo3'ed
in Denver, came in Saturday night
to visit his family. We understand
it is his intention to remove his fam
ily to the mountain city in the near
future.
The republican central commit
tees of the senatorial and repre
sentative districts met at Ogalalla
yesterday and named June 29th as
the date, and Ogalalla as the place
of holding the two conventions.
Judge Hoagland, of this city, at
tended the committee meetings.
The case of Guy Pitt against
Messrs. Hill, Triggs and Hartman,
wherein the plaintiff sues to recover
$175.00 on property in dispute, was
called in Justice Wood's court yes
terday and is still in progress as
we go to press.
Boston rubber hose 13 cents a
foot at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
During the month of May there
were filed in the county clerk's office
farm mortgages amounting to
51,592.10, and chattel mortgages
amounting to $19,091,58. The re
leases were as follows: Farm
mortgages $9, 932. 55, city mortgages
$3,972.35, chattel mortgages $12,
788.34. W. C. Elder, congressional
committeeman, has called a meet
ing of republicans at the court
house to-morrow evening for the
purpose of making arrangement to
provide accommodations for the
delegates and others who attend the
congressional convention in this
city on July 3d. Republicans
should make it a point to be pres
ent at to-morrow evening's meet
ing. Burglars forced open a door
at the residence of John Singleton
between the hours of eight and nine
Sunday evening, while the members
of the family were at church, and
stole articles to the value ot about
one Tiundred dollars. Among the
articles taken was $11.40 in inone
a gold pin, ear-drops set with rubies,
a pair of new pants and vest, a gold
pen with ivory handle and a purse
full of old and rare coins. The
burgiars were three tramps who
were seen around the premises by
a lady living in a neighboring house.
The matter was promptly reported
to the police, and night-watchman
Davis rounded up a number of bums,
none of whom were fonnd to be the
guilty parties. A description of the
fellows have been sent to points
east of here, the indications being
that they were traveling in that di
rection. Our Queen Colony Navel
Oranges are out of sight. Buy a
dozen and see.
Harrington & Tobin.
The weather summary for May,
issued by Observer Piercy yester
day, shows the highest temperature
to have been 89 on the 6th, the
lowest 34 on the 14th, and the
mean 62 degrees, which is 4 degrees
warmer than was the mean for
May, 1895, and four degrees warmer
than the average for the past twenty-two
years. During the month
the wind traveled 9,350, with 55
miles per hour as the maximum
velocity. The rainfall for the month
was 1.47 inches, nearly one inch
less than in May, 1895, and over an
inch less than the average for the
month during the past twenty-two
years. The greatest May rainfall
was in 1888, when it reached 4.93
inches. The fall in May, 1891, the
big crop year, was 1.69 inches. The
last frost this spring occurred Mar
14th, last year it was four days
later.
Clark's pattern blind hinges,
with screws, 15 cents a set at the
Wilcox Dept. Store.
Considerable excitement was
created Sunday evening by the sud
den disappearance of Miss Nellie
Lytle, who has made her home with
her uncle D. W. Besack. She left
the house about five o'clock and not
returning during the evening,
search was instituted but no trace
could be found of the missing girl,
although the search was continued
throughout the night. Yesterday
morning additional searching par
ties started out to scour the coun
try, and about noon Miss Lyile was
found at the Pawnee Spriugs ranch
by Rev. Snavely and U. G. Sawyer,
having walked from this city to
that place. She gave no excuse for
her somewhat peculiar action. She
was taken to the home of a cousin
residing near Maxwell, which was
her objective point, and this morn
ing accompanied by Mr. Besack lett
for Grafton, Neb., the home of her
parents.
Is all right, but the X dollar bill will buy
more Furniture now than ever before.
We have an elegant line of
PICTURE AND ROOM MOULDING.
Now is the time to have your chairs and couches up
holstered. Bring them in and we will give you good
work at reasonable prices.
E. B. WAENEE.
(UNDERTAKER.)
If you don't buy your mowing
machine oil at the Wilcox Dept.
Store you lose money.
John Leraaster yesterday re
moved his repair shop to the build
ing four doors east of his old stand.
J. D. Hawkins returned to
Wellfleet Sunday accompanied by
Mrs. Hawkins, who had been visit
ing her parents in this city for ten
days.
The bond election in the Sub
urban irrigation district is being
held to-day. It is expected that
the bonds will receive the necessary
majority.
Dry land farmers in town3res
terday were in high spirits over the
splendid rain. Prior to Saturday
many of them were feeling pretty
blue.
The high wind Saturday night
wrought some damage to the gospel
tent on South Spruce street, snap
ping the ropes, scattering the seats
and tearing the canvass,
Wm. Brown contemplates leav
ing North Platte in a short time
and will probably go west. Mrs.
Brown will visit in Canada until
Mr. Brown finds a suitable location.
Strawberries! fresh every morn
ing. Leave your standing order.
Prices declining rapidly.
Harrington & Tobin.
Final examinations for the
year are being made this week in
all the schools rooms, and pupils
are naturally anxious to know
whether they will be presented with
promotion cards.
J. T. Murphy is out in tbt
county this week erecting bridges
across the irrigation ditches, for
the construction of which he was
recently awarded the contract by
the county commissioners.
The magnificent rain of Satur
day night and Sunday came at an
opportune time, and has revived
small grain that had been suffer
ing on account of dry weather. The
rainfall was sreneral tlirourlioiit
western Nebraska.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
Mrs. S. F. Kenyon, of Oneida,
N. Y., will arrive in the city Fri
day and visit her daughter
Mrs. Walter Coville for several
months. Mrs. Kenyon's husband
died about a year ago. He was for
many years a Methodist minister.
Jack MacColl, of Lexington,
was in town yesterday and felt good
over his chances for the republican
nomination for govenor. It - may
not be out of place to state that
Jack claims to be responsible for the
recent rain; although A. E. Cady
also claims the credit.
Yes, The Lexington Patent
is the best. Sold everywhere.
Frank Frazier, son of Mrs.
Mary Frazier, of this city who had
been attening school at Kearney,
was drowuded in the lake at that
place Saturday afternoon while
bathing. The remains were
brought to this city Sunday and the
funeral held at the Episcopal
church yesterday forenoon. The
loss of this boy of sixteen years
falls heavily on the widowed mother,
and in her bereavement she has the
deepest svinpathy ot the entire com
munity. Hon. William F. Cody will in
the near hereafter be known as the
"ex-governor of Nebraska," reason
ing from analogy. He lias figured
all over the earth for many years
as an ex-member of the legislature
of Nebraska, because he was talked
of as a candidate for the legislature
one autumn, and now several news
papers are talking of him as a candi
date for governor. This is why he is
most generally called "Hon."
William F. Cody for short when
they do not hail him as "Buffalo Bill.
Lincoln Journal.
E. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs, Spruce st.
Alderman Johnston left at this
office yesterday a quart of straw
berries raised by him. They were
large in size, fineiii flavor, very firm,
and far superior to those shipped
in. Mr. Johnston has about one
half of a residence lot planted to
these berries and says he will have
about 500 quarts therefrom. He
picked twenty-five quarts yesterday
morning, but could have gotten
more had he so desired. Mr. John
ston finds a ready sale for the ber
ries at fifteen cents per quart, a ver3r
moderate price when the quality is
taken into consideration. He be
lieves there is money in raising
small fruits in this country.
Novelties
In Silver.
T mflia "Rolfe wifll Ri1t7fr
Buckles, the latest, Ladies'
Shirt Waist Sets. Buttons and
Link Cuff Buttons, Hat Pins,
Book Marks, Souvenir Spoons,
Watch Guards, etc. Also a
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
Three doors south of old stand.
-t-S. W. VanDoran returned Sat
urday from his eastern trip.
Mrs. Wm. Brown returned from
Kansas City Sunday morning.
Mrs. C. E. Osgood has returned
home from her visit in Leadville.
Mrs. O. Y. Ross returned from
from California Saturday night.
Mrs. Carrie Lofdohl will be
taken to the Norfolk asylum Thurs
day. Mrs. J. C. Clinton returned
Sunday from a visit with Hastings
friend1?.
" The Nativity school entertain
ment will be held at Keith's hall to
morrow evening.
Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Morrison
left yesterday for a visit with
friends in Kansas City.
The Lexington Patent Flour
is warranted to please.
Mrs. Rosalie Condon, who had
been in town "for a lew days re
turned home yesterday morning.
Mrs. A. W. Aitken and son, of
Sidney, have been the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. Beecher for several
days past.
W. A. DeBERRY, D. D. S.,
dentist.
Office in lst.Nat'l Bank Bld'g.
Frank Brooks, of the Hershey
Review, visited the city Saturday
and reported, the Review in a
healthy and growing condition.
Ed Donehower returned to the
city the latter part of the week,
looking as though his wanderings in
the west had been of physical bene
fit. A. E. Cady, of St. Paul, who is
one of the leading candidates for
the republican congressional nom
ination, stopped over in town Sun
day.
.beer cattle are ratuer searce
in this section and some of the local
-t -
Durcuers nave oeen snipping in
dressed meat from Omaha and other
eastern points.
Judge Grimes went to Sheridan
county Sunday to hold court for
Judge Kinkade. To reach that
county requires a railway ride of
about four hundred miles.
Fresh lettuce, radishes and
strawberries, every thing to date
prices declining.
Harrington & Tobin.
A lamp which had been left
burning in Gertler & Waltemath's
saloon Sunday night got out of
order and filled the room with a
dense smoke about midnight. Po
liceman Davis reported the matter
to Mr. Gertler and he came down
and extinguished the lamp. Had
not the lamp been noticed at the
time, it is likely an explosion would
have occurred.
The Ladies of the G. A. R.
served an elaborate lunch to mem
bers and their families on Decora
tion Day at the home of Mrs. J. F.
Schmalzried, president of S. A.
Douglas Circle No. 20, after which
they drove to the cemetery to dec
orate graves and render a service
to the unknown dead. The flowers
used, with the exception- of a few
wild ones, were furnished by the
ladies from their own yards, show
ing that by judicious irrigation
North Platte is fast becoming the
home of the royal rose as well as
"the city of trees.
DETAILS FOE THE PAIE.
The local board of managers of
the irrigation fair held a meeting
at Secretary Seeberger's office last
evening and appointed the follow
ing superintendents of departments:
George W. Dillard was appointed
general superintendent. He will
have general care and supervision
over the work at the fair grounds.
R. D. Thomson as superintendent
of buildings; W. W. Birge superin
tendent of horticultural depart
ment: M. K. Barnum superinten
dent of poultry department; Isaac
Dillon superintendent of speed ring;
W. O. Thompson superintendent of
agriculture; Lester Eells superin
tendent of booth privileges; David
Hunter superintendent of irrigation
appliances; Mrs. A. S. 'Baldwin
superintendent of woman's depart
ment; M. C. Harrington master of
transportation; Jacob Miller chief
of police; I. A. Fort superintendent
of windmill department; E. B. War
ner master of ceremonies and
parades. Other appointments will
be made later covering other de
partments and sub-divisions.
These superintendents willhave
exclusive charge of their respective
department from now until the
close of the fair and will. hold con
ference meetings at such times as
is deemed best for the interests of
the fair.
The soliciting committee is ex
pected to complete its work this
week, and it will then be known
jnst what amount of money can be
apportioned to the several depart
ments. Material for the construc
tion of the buildings has been
ordered, and work thereon will
shortly commence.
The management believes that
the magnitude of the fair, and the
attendance, will be even greater
than has been anticipated, and in
order that the crowd mav be com
fortably accommodated, Secretary
Seeberirer desires that all those
who can furnish rooms for lodgers
notify him without delays
The progress of the preliminary
work of the fair has been of a very
satisfactory nature to the managers,
and that the great fair will be all,
and more, than has been claimed
there is no doubt. The citizens
of North Platte are lending much
assistance to the officers, and this
they will continue to do. The fair
is a good thing: push it along.
meetinToIFthe crrFcbirKcii.
The city council met in regular
session last evening, Mayor Baker
and Councilmen Day. Hall, John-
ston and Scott being present.
The first business considered
was that of street lamps. The
company manufacturing the lamp
recently purchased by Messrs.
Hendy and Fikes, offered to furn
ish the city fiifty lamps at four
dollars each and accept in payment
a warrant drawn in July. Another
company naa mailed tne mayor a
circular of a sun vapor lamp ac
companied by an offer to send a
lamp for thirty days trial free of
charge. The council accepted the
offer and instructed the clerk to
send for a lamp and a price-list.
Mr. Fikes, who was present at the
meeting stated that he had inter
viewed a number of citizens and
found several willing to pur
chase and erect lamps if .the citjr
would take care of the lamps and
furnish oil. A communication from
a St. Louis party was resd in
which an offer to sell a small elec
tric light plant was made but this
was not considered by the council.
C. F. Tracy was present and
stated that Judge Hinman had re
moved the wire fence from across
certain streets in the town lot com
pany's addition, in accordance with
the instructions of the council, but
that he had erected a fence on the
west line of the addition, leaving
no room for a street. This com
plaint brought forth considerable
discussion, but no definite action in
the matter was taken. The city
attorney was of the opinion that
the city might obtain possession of
the west street through an action
brought in court, but that the lot
owners themselves, who are injured
by the fence would have a better
case against Mr. Hinman. There
was also some discussion relative
to the opening of a roadway on the
south of the town lot line, and the
committee will probably look into
the matter.
On motion of Scott the city at
torney was instructed to urge the
Union Pacific officials to cause
that north side sewer to be con
structed. It was thought a couple
of months ago that the sewer
would be built at once, but the
matter seems to have dropped out
of the officials' sight, hence the
necessity of a remainder.
The bonds of W. N. Salisbury,
Perry Buchanan and J. R. Court-
f -9
nay, as town neraers, were ap
proved.
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Memorial Day was appropriately
abserved in North Platte Saturday.
There was a ereneral cessation of
business after ten o'clock in the
morning, and the people devoted
the remainder of the day in doing
honor to the nation's dead.
About ten o'clock the procession
which was to march to the cemetery
formed. In the line were the
members of the G. A. R., W. R. C,
Cody Guard, the fire department
and other citizens. Arriving" at the
o
cemetery the post rendered the rit-
ilistic service over the grave of a
soldier, and assisted by the W. R.
C, placed flowers on the graves of
soldiers and sailors there buried.
The members of the fire department
also decorated the graves of de
ceased members. Returning to the
city the procession disbanded, and
during the noon hour the W. R. C,
Fly Time is
HOW ABOUT SCREEN WIRE?
WE SELL YOU:
20-inch screen wire for . . .'. ..... . 7c a yard.
22- . . . . . . . 9c a
24- v -....... ..10c a "
26- " 11c a "
28- 41 " " 44 44 12c a ,4
30- 44 44 44 12a "
32- 44 44 44 44 .. 13 a "
36- 44 44 " " 15c a "
Screeh doors 2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in 95c.
Screen doors 2 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in 95c.
WE ARE STILL SELLING YOU:
40 sheets of writing paper 5c.
2 bunches envelopes . 5c
6 slate pencils . lc.
A belt pin lc.
2 dozen safety pins 5c.
2 1-pint tin cups . .. 5c.
An ax handle . 11c.
A large clevis 10c.
2 medium size clevis 15c.
1 plow single-tree v. 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.. 10c.
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 10c.
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 T-inch. dinner plates 35c.
6 engraved tumblers 25c.
6 hotel goblets 30c.
We carry poultry netting, screen wire, tinware,
hardware, notions, hats, caps, ladies' and gents' fur- 5
nishing goods, trunks and valises, decorated dinner
sets, chamber sets, and the largest line of crockery, "rS
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,
North Platte, Neb. S
New
Seeds
Package Seeds from Kice, Ferry, Bowen, Grossman,
Sioux City Nursery & Seed Co., etc.
Bulk Seeds of Extra quality for the Earm, Field and
at much less than catalogue prices.
GNAIB'S CASH GROCERY.
served a free dinner in the Keith
block to the veterans and their
families, the Cody Guard and
others. Sufficient table room to
serve 208 at a time was provided,
and the tables were more than
twice filled. The meal was a' sub
stantial one and duly enjoyed. For
this display of hospitality the W.
R. C. is entitled to much credit.
At 2:30 the procession was re
formed, and composed of the G. A.
R., W. R. C, the Cody Guard and
several hundred school children
bearing flags, marched to the opera
house. Here the -attendance was
large, fully one thousand people
being present. The exercises were
opened by the usual service by the
Post, followed with an address by
Judsre Wall, of 'Loup City. The
Judge's talk was devoted largely to
a presentation of statistics show
ing the sacrifice of human life dur
ing the war of the rebellion, closing
with an eloquent plea that the liv
ing veterans not be forgotten. Mrs.
Condon, president of the Nebraska
W. R. C, followed with a brief but
pleasant talk in which she plead
for an installation of patriotism
into the hearts of the young. She
spoke in denunciatory terms of the
efforts made by some in having
monuments erected to the memory
of the secessionists.
Jt was the intention to nave a
camp-fire at the opera house in the
evening, but the heavy rain pre
vented.
Something to Know.
It may be worth something to know
that the very best medicino for restoring
tired out nervous system to a healthy
vigor is Electric BitWa. This medi
cine is purely vegetables, acts by giving
tone to the nerve centres in the stomach
gently stimulates the liver and kidneys,
and aids these organs in throwing off
impurities in the blood. Electric Bitters
improves the apetite, aids digestion, apd
is pronounced by those who have tried it
as the very best blood purifier and nerve
topic. Try it. Sold for 50c or S1.00 per
bottle at A, F. Streitz's drug store.
Here
The Board of Education will
receive sealed bids, up to 1st of June
for taking the census of school dis
trict No. 1. They reserve the right
to reject an or all bids.
D. Z. Foulk, P. J. GlLMAN,
Sec'. V. Pres.
Please call and see the New
McCormick Binder.
Jos. Hershey.
Neatly furnished lodging rooms
at the Hawley House. House re
fitted and refurnished. Terms
reasonable. Mrs. E. C. Mills.
Studebaker Wagons and
Buggies at Jos. Hershey's.
Sulky Plows
AT COST.
JOS. HERSHEY,
Marvelous Besults.
From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun-
derman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are per
mitted to make this extract: "I have
no hesitation in recommending Dr. King's
New Discovery, as the results were al
most marvelous in the case of my wife.
While I was pastor of the Baptist Church
at Rives Junction she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and it
seemed as if she could not survive them.
A friend recommended Dr. King's New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results." Trial
bottles free at A.F. Streitz's Drug Store,
Regular size 50 cents and ?1,00.
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