The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, August 07, 1896, Image 5

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    THE NORTE PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: -FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1896.
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CITY NEWS.
T. T. Keliher, of thiscitjvhas
been appointed a member ot the
oonulist central committee from
this senatorial district.
Frank Weingand leaves this
week for a trip of recreation in the
west, and will probably go as far
as Salt Lake before returning. .
A mass meeting- was held' "at
last Saturday at which
for a
irrigation
Ojralalla
arrangements were made
exhibit at the
county
fair.
- A. J. Mitchall, of St. Louis, the
commercial embassador who visits
North Platte about twice a year, is
in town to-day, taking orders from
our merchants and meeting acquain
tances. John "Woods, who lives about
six miles south of town, reports
that the storm last evening iblew
down his windmill and demolished
his outbuildings, leaving nothing
. standing but his house.
The rain last evening inter
fered with the lawn fete at the
court house park, and a change o
base was made to Keith's hall,
where a fair sized crowd assembled.
- This is the second time rain has
inlerferred with fetes given -by the
ladies of the irrigation fair.
Grindstones at the Wilcox Dept.
, Store.
The maximum temperature at
this point yesterday was 36 degrees
and the precipitation amounted to
fifty-three one hundredths of an
inch. - One year ago yesterday the
maximum temperature was 84 de
grees and no precipitation. The
forecast for to-day and to-morrow
is generally fair.
me county commissioners
finished allowing claims ajrainst
the county yesterday. Warrants
-to tlie amount ot 5?44.40o.30 were
drawn on the general fund, $4,410.50
on the road fund and 5719 on the
bridge fund, a total of $27,535.00
nie general iuna ievv or bvo is
practically exausted, but all bills
on file up to date have been allowed.
The amount of the bills carried
over from 1895 was between four
and five thousand dollars. The
commissioners are out in the coun
try to-aay inspectinsf ondsres over
the South Side ditch.
Buy your hammock of the Wil-
-cox Dept. Store.
The meeting of the Bryan free
silver club at the court house last
evening was very slimly attended
and devoid of interest. Several
present were called upon for
speeches, but we are informed none
of them complied with the request.
An amalgamation of the populist
silver club and the Bryan silver
club was attempted, but without
effect. The effort to substitute
Sewall for Watson on the populist
presidental ticket is making some
of the middle-of-the-road populists
in the city real angry, and they
positively refuse to be swallowed
up entirely by the silver democrats.
It is likely that the populist free
silver club will continue its indi
vidual existence.
iESTBUCTIVfi STORM AT SUTHERLAND.
Paul G. Meyer, who returned
from Sutherland this morning, re
ports a heavy and destructive hail
storm in that vicinity last evening.
The storm, which traveled in a
southeasterly direction, struck the
irrigated district at the head of the
North Platte canal and covered a
territory about two miles in width.
The hail ranged in size from that
of a grape to a lien's egg, and all
corn in the track of the storm was
practically destroyed. Mr. Meyer
drove over the devastated country
ana estimates that between 5,009
and 6,000 acres of magnificent corn
was rendered almost valueless.
The fall ot rain was very heavy,
and. the water from the hills broke
open the banks of the Hunter &
Neilson ditch in twenty places. In
Mr. Meyers opinion it was one of
the heaviest storms that ever
visited this section of the state.
Miss Belle Carroll, of Indian-
applis, Irid., is visiting her sister,
Mrs: coy. Eoss.
August
Acker-
Colorado,
been em-
v'-
- Is all right, but the X dollar bill will buy
more Furniture now than, ever -before.
We have an elegant line of .'
of the First PICTURE AND ROOM MOULDING.
Now is the time to have your chairs and couches up-
.T TT T)nv lmR 1fnsed the south
l. i . i -i-i . . i .... j l -
noisterea. .Bring mem in ana we win give you gooa id f the ottenstein store room
-work at reasonable prices.
E. B. "WAKNEE.
(undertaker.)
The family of
man left last, night .for
where Mr. Ackermau has
ployed for some time.
Frank Mooney,
iNationai, lett tuis morning on a
business trip to Gothenburg" and
other points in Dawson county. He
will return Monday.
We understand S. K. Ross, of
Rawlins, has purchased the Ormsby
house on west Third street opposite
the lail. The consideration was
not learned.
V. VonGoetz has been delayed
in opening his photograph gallery
by the non-arrival of part of his
material. He hopes to be ready for
business within a tew days.
George E. Prosser has been
selected as secretary of the
republican county central commit
tee. He is an excellent man for the
position, and will well perform the
work.
Mrs. A. S. Baldwin- and Mrs.
A. L. Davis expect to go to Ogalalla and that means cheaner fronds to the consumer
i- ri i r I . i . - . x Sz.
xms aiternoon xor iue purpose 01 tnan eyer known in tfae United States.
orsranizinjr an auxiliary to the
at KENNIES DEPARTMENT STORE.
Mrs. Winn, of Grand Island,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. V:
Hilliker.
P. W. Sitton left last night for
St. Louis to accept a position with
theM.P.Ryr
A number of ladies emoved a
Kensisgton at the home of Mrs. Ed
S. Davis Wednesday -afternoon.
RENNIE IN
SHOES!
and will use it for a shoe depart
ment. A young deer consigned to J.
A. Goodman was received by ex
press from the . west yesterday
morning:
many in a few days. J. B. Lewis, of Boston,
line, and ek & Schwab, of Chicago two of
the most celebrated lines in the United States
at prices never before heard of.
BOUGHT AT GOLD PRICES !
n i
oil
women's' department of the irriga
tion fair.
The Presbyterian missionary
society will hold a service at the
church Sunday morning at 10:30
o'clock. A collection for the Merry
Home Seminary at West Point,
Miss., will be taken.
The ladies department of the Eier goods at these prices.
irrgation fair offer a handsome
prize to the lady selling the largest
number of tickets to the entertain
ment to be ffiven at the opera
house on the evening of the 17th
inst.
SHOES, MILLINERY, CARPETS,
RUGS, DRESS GOODS, CLOAKS,
nd the largest stock of Dry Goods in the west.
Special summer Dress Goods sale of 15-cent Percale at
10 cents: 25-cent Summer Lawn at 12i cents. All sum-
H. C. RENNIE.
The Juvenile Orchestra rend
ered some very fine selections at
the farewell reception tendered
Father O'Toole on Tuesday even
ing. The rapid improvement of
our young people under the instruc
tions of Prof. Garlich is very notic
able, and like many other good
things in life will perhaps never be
appreciated until he is absente
reo.
Extra caps ior Mason's fruit
jars at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
Durinp- the storm last
Novelties
in Silver.
Leather Belts with Silver
Buckles, the latest, Ladies'
Shirt Waist Sets, Buttons and
Link Cuff Buttons, Hat Pins,
Book Marks, Souvenir Spoons,
Watch Guards, etc. Also a
complete line ot Harps.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
Three doorssouth of old stand.
lightning
eveninjr
struck the
Pacific Hotel badly Store you lose monej'.
a bolt of
cupola on the
shattering the south and west sides.
The current did not enter the build
ing. The house of John Minshall j
in the south part of the city was j
also struck by an electric bolt,
which knocked a hole in the roof of
the kitchen and played havoc with
the stove pipe. Several persons in
the buildings struck were badly
frightened, but ho one was hurt.
-The building
barbecue at the
Geo. Scharmann and Judp-e Neville,
fair grounds is in progress to-day, wbo had been attending the popu
and the main exhibition hall, upon hst convention at Hastings, re-
which the workmen are employed,
will be well under way by to-mor
row evening". Between forty and
fifty men are at work to-day,
all of whom have contributed their
services, and the force at work to
morrow will probably be larger. A
fine beef contributed by John Bratt
has been roasted and will be served
to the workmen along with other
eatables.
Summer, underwear, mens
women's and children's, at the Wil
cox Dept. Store.
The largest line in the citv. One Thousand Miss Nellie Donahue, of Paris,
Dollars in Shoes opened to-day, and twice as Texas, arrived in the city Wednes-
aay ana is visiting uer auni,
Warren Lloyd.
Messrs. Warner,. Hoagland and
Wilcox, who attended the republi
can league convention at Lincoln,
returned home last night.
The game of ball between the
lawyers and physicians announced
for to-morrow afternoon has been
postponed until Saturday, Aug. 22d.
Ed McCreary, of Omaha, passed
east yesterday en route home from
a visit with his sister, Mr. J. H.
Hershey, at the ranch near Her
shey. Guy A. Laing returned Wednes
day night from a week's visit at his
Cheyenne county ranch. Mrs.
Laing and son Gordon will remain
on the ranch for several weeks.
Dell I. Davis, who has been in
Gothenburg, tor several weeks, will
return to North Platte next Mon
day and resume his position of head
miller of the roller mills.
Dr. and Mrs. N. P. Donaldson
arrived home from the west yester
day morning. Their trip was a
very pleasant one, and the Doctor-s
health is very much improved.
12-ouart anti rust tin pails 48
cents at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
Several North Platte republi
cans will attend the rally to be held
at Kearney to-morrow. P. G. Horr,
of Michigan, and G. M. Lambert
son, of Lincoln, will be the orators.
Joe Baskin returned from the
Grand Island wheel races with three
prizes hanging to his belt, having
won first, second and third time in
the three eyents in which he parti
cipated
At the meeting of the republi
can club Tuesday evening speeches
were made by Judge Ray and R. H.
Langiord. the former confining his
remarks to the money question and
the latter to the tariff issue.
S. A. Douglas Post, assisted
by the W. R. C, will hold an ice
cream social at tiie court house
park on the evening 'of the 29th
:nst., the proceeds of which will be
donated to the reunion fund.
Don't forget that the place to
buy bolts is of The Wilcox Dept.
Store.
Sixty ladies attended the par
lor recital at the Hotel Neville
Julius Essig was up from Brady
Island yesterdy.
E. E. Culver, advertising agent
for the state G. A. R. reunions, pent
Wednesday in town talking up the
reunion.
Doctbr Aley, of Lincoln, may
again be consulted at the Hotel
Neville, North Platte, Wednesday,
August 12th.
Miss Annie Goslee, who had
been visiting relatives in Crab
Orchard for several week, returned
home last eveninjr.
Work on the horse track at the
fair grounds was commenced Tues
day, a dozen teams being employed;
in hauling and leveling the dirt
If you don't buy your
machine oil at the Wilcox Dept
i : :
That Hay Rack
mowing
Dr. McCabe informs us that
Mrs. Chas Trovillo, of Nichols pre
cinct, who lias been very sick for
several weeks, is now convalescing.
James Hamilton Hall devoted
yesterday to investigating this sea
son's yield of stubble duck, and
came back pretty well convinced
that the crop is light.
Newell Burritt, Chas. Lenon,
turned home last nisrht.
Mrs. W. L. Croxton, now visit
ing in the city, will assume a lead
ins; character in "One Touch of
Nature," the play to be rendered on
the 17th inst for the benefit of the
The section of country south-
west or tne city was visited by a
heavy rain last evening, the storm
partaking of the nature of a cloud
burst. A heavy wind and consider
able hail accompanied the rain. At
the Smallwood place, where Wjn.
Gaunt lives, the water came out of
the canyon in raging torrents, and
spreading over the bottom covered
the floor of his house to the depth
of six inches. The water carried
away and drowned a large number
ot chickens belonging to Mr. Gaunt.
At the Burch place the wind had
such force as to overturn a heavy
wagon.
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CHASE & SAjNBOBj Importers, Boston,
The Seal Brand of Tea,
The Club House Brand Canned Goods,
Red Cross Brand of Crackers,
-ARE UNEXCELLED
North Platte, Lexington and Minnesota Flour.
Harrington & Tofein.
woman s buildinfr tuud.
Fruit jars and fruit cans at The
Wilcox Dept. Store.
Messrs. J. H. and Wm. Turpie
left last evening on a business trip
to Laramie, Wyo. Both gentle
men will return to their home in
Columbus, Ohio, in a week or so.
leaving J. H. Turpie, Jr., to look
after their real estate in this and
Keith counties.
The local nature of rains in
Lincoln county is shown by the
fact that during July six inches of
water fell at Wallace, while in this
city the fall was less than two
inches. Certain sections in the
county received even less rain than
fell in North Platte.
Frederick Haynes Newell, of
Washington, D. C, was in North
Platte Wednesday. Mr. Newell is
in charge of the hydrographic de
partment of the U. S. geological
surveys, and was here to arrange
for the more permanent establish
ment of a station at this point to
measure the discharge of the Platte
rivers.
Men's leather gloves at the
Wilcox Dept. Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Clark, of
Council Bluffs, arrived in town
Wednesday night and will remain
about one month. Mrs. Clark's
health has not been very good for
some time past, and it is thought
a change ot location will prove!
beneficial. These popular people
are gladly welcomed by their many
old friends.
Utah pattern hay forks at the
Wilcox Dept. Store.
The
find business distressingly quiet,
and the opportunities for making a
few dollars in fees are scarce. The
day and night police have made no
arrests for several days past, and
Sheriff Miller finds time heavy on
his hands, his sole occupation
being, hcsays, the reading of heavy
editorials on the silver question and
"herdincr the kids."
Miss Weaver, of Clinton Iowa,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Coleman.
Fifteen Shriners of the city had
a group photograph taken by Broach
yesterday.
Fruit jar rubbers at the Wilcox
Dept. Store.
C. W. Burklurid, of Sutherland,
was in town yesterday. He has
just recovered from a brief but criti
cal illness, due to over-exertion.
Dr. Bedell was taken critically
ill the latter partDf last week with
heart affection and for a time his
chances for recovery were asrainst
him. Later he was taken to a hos
pital in Denver.
E. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs Spruce st.
Engineer Whitlock brought up
train No. 3 from Grand Island Wed
nesday night in two hours and fifty Tuesday afternoon. . The program.
two minutes. He left the Island one -"clr OI msirumen
,v 0iQna tai music ana recitations, was ex-
UWMI U11U III1UULWO 1UIV UUU I
reached this station eight minutes celley rendered
late. The Tribune inadvertently
-Fifty cakes have been baked by omitted to mention that a 91 pound
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the ladies of the city for the child
ren's festival at the opera house
this evening and sufficient icecream
purchased to serve over 1000 dishes.
This would indicate that none of
the children attending" will leave
the hall hungry.
The Wilcox Dept. Store has
just received a fine pattern in John
son Bros. English Porcelain Dinner
sets, which they are making a run
on: so piece tea sets M.5U, & piece
dinner sets $6.79, 101 piece dinner
sets$8.23. Seetheirshow windows
for samples.
Melville Ridgeley, the ten year
old son of Eli Ridgeley, was thrown
r ...
rrom a norse yesterday morning
and sustained injuries to his head,
the exact nature of which was not
boy had been born to Mrs. A. D
Williams last week. Thej'oungster
is of course the "sweetest baby on
earth," and all relatives are happy
over his advent.
Owing to the fact that a repub
lican meeting will be held in this
city on the evening of August 18th.
the presentation of "One Touch of
Nature", announced for -.the 18th,
has been chauged to the 17th. The
date on the tickets was printed prior
to the change.
Fishing tackle at the Wilcox
Dept. Store.
A republican basket picnic will
be held at the Max Beer grove at
the south end of the Nichols bridge
on Tuesday, August 18th. Speak
ing will commence at one o'clock.
You will need Bolts for it.
Don't send off or pay two prices .
for them at home. . . . .
We Sell- You -
x3 inch Bolts for lc.
x6 4 14 ....,,............-..-.... -'1' c.
fsx9 " " 2c.
ysXl2 " " " ...J;. .. . :. 3c. -
x4. " " " ..-...-'.?, 2c.
x6 " " " . i . v ; . -21c.
4x9J " " " -3c.
J4X12 " ' "
xl4 " " . 5c.
WE ARE STILL SELLING YOU
20-inch screen wire for. ..... . 7c a yard.
22- " ".......". 9c a "
24- " " " 10c a v
26- " " " 44 Ilea 44
28- 44 44 14 44 12c a 44
30- 44 44 44 44 1.2-1 a 44
32- 44 44 4 4 ...13ia.-4'4 '
36- 44 44 44 44 15c a 44
Screeh doors 2 ft. 6 in. x.6 ft. 6 in 95c.
Screen doors 2 ft. 8-in. x 6 ft. 8 in 95c -
40 sheets of writing paper 5c.
2Jbunches envelopes : 5c.
6 slate pencils ".J lc
2 1-pint tin cups 5c.
llplow single-tree .; .- 20c
Ax12-quart galvanized pail 25c.
A galvanized wash boiler 95c.
A tin wash boiler, copper bottom SI. 00.
An all copper wash boiler .$2.00.
Hame clips, 2 for v.- 5c.
Hame staples, 2 for 5c.
A 2-pound plow hammer . 45c
A14-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 7-inch dinner plates 35c
6 engraved tumblers 25c
We carry poultry netting, screen wire, tinware,
hardware, notions, hats, caps, ladies' and gents' fur
nishing 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,
North Platte, Neb.
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I- McDonald's Prices. I
3 25 Pounds of Rice for One Dollar.
2 2 cans Bartlet Pears for 25 cents. x
j3j Castor Machine Oil, per gallon 35 cents.
2 Mason Glass Fruit Jars, Pints, Quarts and Gal-
Ion sizes at Bottom Prices.
3 Stone Fruit Jars in x gallon and gallon sizes.
Don Alfonso Cigars, 50 in box, worth $3.00, our
3 price per box $2.00.
3 Try a sack of Snow Flake Flour, guaranteed equal
g to any on the market. ' g
If
C. G.
making
fully known up to last evening by Messrs- CadJ' MacColl, Hoagland,
- O J I a 1 a.l i -r- 1 t -n
-fvuuoit anu jraiterson win maKe
addresses.
Government enginee
Hawkins, who has been
a topographical survey of the coun
try between here and Camp Clark.
has returned to the city, having com
pleted the preliminary work. He
will leave shortly for Minnesota to
do similar work.
Lawrence Dickinson and Miss
Laura Schieb were united in mar
riage Wednesday' evening by Rev.
C. C. Snaveley at the residence ' of
the attending physician. The boy
for a number of hours was in a
semi-unconscious condition.
You can buy that hay fork you
need of the Wilcox Dept. Store
There has been an unusual
amount of sickness between the
rivers west of town this seasou due
to some extent, a local physician
says, to the use of surface water
for domestic purposes. The decay
ing of the rank growth of vegeta
tion has a tendency to poison the
water which is drawn from shallow
wells.
To-nigflit, at the Methodist!
guardians of the peace j church, Mr. Suavely will deliver a
lecture entitled "The King- and His
Miss Ruth Patterson has re
turned home from Lincoln.
Mrs. John Adams, of Cripple
Creek, is visiting relatives in town.
Ed. Meyers has returned home
from a visit with relatives at Du
Bois, Penna.
Mr. Barnuin received instruc
tions Tuesday evening to run the U.
P. shops four days a week during
August.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigars.
G. S. Huffman is entertaining
his mother and brother, who reside
in Omaha, also Mrs. Jordan, of the
same city.
Geonre Baskins left Wednes
WASHING AND IBOJflJfO
Executed in first-class manner at
forty cents per. dozen at the Fong
Ding Laundry. White Shirts ten
cents each.
Pale, thin, bloodless people should use Dr. Saw
yer's Dkntine. It is the greatest remedy in the
world for making the weak strong. For sale by F
mgley.
dav nisrht tor a visit with relatives terested will
H. M. Slack. Following the cere
mony a wedding supper was served
to the guests, who were limited to
the relatives and more intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
Palace." The problem of the uni- Mr. Dickinson is an employe of the
verse and the genesis of life will be Union Pacific shops, and is a
dis'cussed in a popular manner, but steady, generous and popular young
according to the latest phases of man. The bride has lived in the
speculative philosophy and scien- city several years and is held in
tific researches. The lecture will
be intended to both entertain and
instruct. Everybody' is invited.
No charge for admission.
high esteem by all acquaintances.
We unite with friends in wishing
the newly wedded couple a long life3
replete with happiness.
at Williamsport, Pa. He will beab
sent several weeks.
Twentv-five oer cent off on all
shirtwaists at the Wilcox Dept.
Store. These are all fine goods
Percales, French Ginghams. Dim
itiesand Zephyr Cloths.
Mrs. Jones, of Salt Lake, who
had been the iruest of her sister
Mrs. F. W. Rincker for several
weeks, returned home Tuesday
nigut.
A republican rally will be held
at the Dameron school house in
Deer Creek precinct on the evening
of August -14th, and on the follow-
at Farnam- The
will be addressed by
Messrs. Patterson, Elder and others.
ing
evening
meetings
Advertised Letters.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post office at North Platte, Neb.,
for the week ending August 7, 189G.
GENTLEMEN.
Dison Chas R Johnson E P
Haguey James North Maj Frank
Query C D
INDIES.
Rolanter Miss
Persons calling for above will pleaee say
advertised." M. W. Cl.uk, Postmaster.
NOTICE.
The Board of Directors of the
Suburban Irrigation Ditch will
convene as a board of equalization
for the purpose of equalizing as
sessments of real estate in said dis
trict at the office of T. C. Patter
son in the First National Bank
Building on the 24th day of Aug
ust 1896, and continue in session
from dav to day until such equaliza
tion is completed. All parties in"
themselves
govern
accordingly.
T. C. Patterson, Secretary.
Dr. A. P. Sawyer Sir: After suffering four
years with female weakness I was persuaded by n
friend to try your Pastilles, and after using them
for one year, I can say I am enUrely well . I can
not recommend them too highly. 3Irs. M. S. Brook
Bronson, Bethel Branch Co., Mich. For sale by F.
II. Longley. ,
NOTICE.
We hereby certify that the total
indebtedness of the Farmers &
Merchants' Irrigation & Land Com
pany on the 1st day of May, 1896,
amounts to the sum of S3S32.36.
C. F. Iddings, President
C. L. Patterson )
Henry Wateath Directors.
D. Wf Baker 1
Maccaliqe will cure any case of itphing
piles. It has never failed. It affords
nstant relief, and a cure in duo timo.
Price 25 and 50 cents. Made by Foster
Manufacturing Co. and gold by A- F,
Streitz.
FOR SALE.
Lot 5, block 66, having theron aC
5-room house, city water and mod
ern improvements.
Lots o and 6, block 55.
160 acres of farm land situated
in Baker precincts-
lor particulars call at this office.
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