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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1896)
VOL. XII. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY' EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1896. NO. 65. 2 " -r- X Si- CLEARING Slaughter! Slaughter! Slaughter! We have got to make room for our immense line of Fall Goods and for that reason Avill sell all of our goods at marvel ous low prices lower than ever Igiown in Western Nebraska. ;.- . Now is Your Chance! We i positively will allow no one to undersell us. Comparison solicited. Goods freely shown. STAR M i WEBER & VOLLMER, PROPS, Ho. 3496 ff : First National Batik, 1 I SOUTH PLATTE, SEB, GATAL, - - $50,000.1 f fe H-S. White. - - - President 1 fflji-ifflHp K A White' " ' Vice"Fres,t 1 J Arthur McNamara, - Cashier. M Davis Seasonable Goods Davis, the Bicycle Man, THE VIKING, is the "biking", Best of cycles. THE ELDREDG-E, strictty first class. THE BELVIDERE, a high grade at a popular price. THE CRAWFORD, absolutely the best wheel on earth for the money. Choice of all kinds of handle bars, saddles and pedals. ALL KINDS OF BICYCLE ACCESSORIES. Xavis, tlie Seed Man, Has a full line of BULK GARDEN AND FLOW ER SEED from the celebrated Rice's Cambridge. Val ley Seed Gardens. Davis, the Hardware Man, Big stock .of POULTRY NETTING, GARDEN ' TOOLS, RUBBER HOSE and the celebrated Acorn Stoves and Ranges. gSTDon't forget Davis, "that no one owes" when in need of anything in his line. Samples of "bikes" now in. nsrnnw ijirviEiRY' jlJSTJD fees stable (Old "7"xx XJoran SfaTolo.) EIjX)E &7 LOCK. 3fNorthvest corner of Courthouse square. FINEST SAMPLE ROOM ITaving refitted our rooms in ia invited to call and see us, insuring courteous treatment. Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar, Our billiard hall is supplied with the best make of tables and competent attendants will supply all your wants. KEtTS'S BLOCK, OPPOSITE x'HE UNION PACIFIC DEPOT 11 J J Good Teams, Comfortable IRigs, Sxcalh&l Accomodations for' the Farming Public. IN NORTH PLATTE the finest of style, the public Lawn Social. TheJadies of St Patricks church will hold a lawn social at the resi dence of Geo. A. Austin on Thurs day evening, Aug. 20th. The pub lic is invited to attend and pass a pleasant evening. Presbyterian Service. At the solicitation of many friends Rev. J. C. Irwin has con sented to preach in the Presbyter ian church next Sabbath morning. As Rev. Verner, the new pastor, is expected to begin -the work the following Sabbath this will prob ably be Rev. Irwin's last service with the church.. Pushing the Work Along1. Quite a large number of men are participating in the building bee at the fair grounds to-day, and if the force is as big to-morrow as is ex pected the big exhibition hall will be almost completed. The citizens who have contributed labor show an interest in the fair that is truly commendable. The Cody Party. About fifty young people enjoyed the hospitality of the Cody home Tuesday evening, Miss Irma Cody figuring as hostess. Games of var ious kinds were indulged in and much enjoyed, and highly appre ciated were the selections rendered by the juvenile orchestra. Season able refreshments were served. Eepublican Meeting. A republican meeting will be held in this city on Tuesday even ing of next week, at which speeches will be made by J. L. Webster, of Omaha, A. K. Cady, J. H. MacColl, and others. Mr. Webster is one of the best political speakers in the state, and vofers of all political complexions are invileted to be present. Hot Enthusiastic for Silver. In a letter to J. H. Baker a prom inent business man of Des Moines, Iowa, says the demonstration given Bryan when he passed through the city was a great fizzle in re gard to enthusiasm. The date of Bryan's arrival had been advertised for a hundred' 'miles around Des Moines, reduced rates had been se cured on all the dozen roads lead ing into that city, and every effort made to draw a crowd, but the crowd was limited to Des Moines citizens. The parade, which was largely advertised, brought seventy six voters into line. The republi cans of Des Moines feel very much elated over the dismal failure of the popocratie demonstration, and are fully convinced that free silver is not as popular in Iowa as the advocates ot that movement would have us believe. Didn't Like His Colors. - M. H. Douglas, Union Pacific en gineer, running between North Platte and Grand Island, is a red hot republican, and besides pinning his political faith to William Mc Kinley, thinks the next best thing after the success of the republican national ticket would be the election of Jack MacColl and A. E. Cady. Recently he took one of the large Union Pacific shields, printed in the national colors, and had the words vote for Cady and MacColl printed across the face of it. This shield was placed in the headlight of his engine on daylight runs. Up to Lexington some ranting popo crats undertook to take the shield out of the headlight, but the scheme didn't work. In fact the at tempt came near inciting a riot, but the shield still remains in place. Mr, Douglas is now' running the 689 while his regular engine, the 631, is in the shops, but when she comes out her headlight will tell the people the same as of yore, who they should vote for to insure pros perity. Kearney Hub. MILLER MATTERS. Did you ever hear people say "it never rains in Nebraska?" Well, tell them for me that they are very badly mistaken, as the rain of Aug ust 6th was a regular record breaker and the oldest inhabitant cannot recall a time when lie was out in a worse rain storm. The water came down in'torrents, and in less than five minutes was running down the CQunty road at an average depth ot eight inches, and some of the roads put of the canyons were really dan gerous. If you don't believe this just ask Mike Foster. He rot j caught in the canyons and his horses had to swim to get out. The storm was accompanied by hail in some places, and did a great deal of damage to the corn. The light ning was also very severe and struck twice at A. R. Adamson's place. One bolt struck the hen LLOYD'S OPERA HOUSE. ONE NIGHT ONLY. MONDAY Aiuy 17 EVENING, Alg. 1 Leonard Mitchell, J. H. Turpie, . . Au,d- almost capable compa ny, will present for the first time in this cit' the beau tiful comedy drama, ONE TOOCB OP HATOE For the benefit of the Wo men's Department of the Irrigation Fair. Between acts new specialties, new dances and novel features will be rendered. Reserved seats at Stamp's Shoe Store without extra charge. After the play everybody will dance. houst and cut the building in two equal parts, and scattered the frag ments in every direction, and killed a great many of Mrs. Adamson's chickens. The other bolt killed two horses belonging to the Adam son -boys. The neighbors all sym pathize with these worthy people intheir severe loss. Mr. and Mrs. John Neary were on the road from town and say they began to think their time had come, and was wish ing for a boat in place of their old prairie schooner. Max Beer had a very narrow escape fronrbeing bitten by a rat tlesnake one day this week; and all that saved him being his heavy shoe leather, "as the snake struck him on the foot. The rattlesnakes seem to be more plentiful than usual this year. One of these pesky things caused a team which was being driven by J. Richard Neary to run away with the hay rake, but little damage was done; but the young man killed the snake which must have been an old one as it had nine rattles. Miss Nettie Stebbins is the guest of Miss LissieFacka this week. John Ken worthy, jr., and Mr. Bowman were over on this side recently to see how the corn was looking'on John's homestead, as he was afraid the late rains might have washed it all avaT, but the corn is all right and so is John's best girl the one away out in the sand hills, you know. Jim Sadie and family have gone up on the ditch to work in the hay field. John Neary and son are helping Gus Meyer to put up his hay. Tom Donagan is at home now on the south side, as he is working in the hay field with Will Facka. Joe Spies took in a load of fine watermelons this week, This fruit will be very plentiful this year if the coyotes and rabbits can be in duced to keep away from the tnel lon patches. Another heavy rain and hail storm took place here on Wednes day night. The hail did no damage and seemed to pass over a very narrow strip of country. Country Cousin. MYRTLE NEWS. C. A. Moore returned from Max well Saturday. At the special meeting in school district No. 63 '-it was decided to build a frame school house, the same pattern as the Myrtle school house, within the next sixty days; one-half mile north of where the site now is. H. Phillips threshed his grain Monday. D. C. Schrainbling. accompanied by Alex and John McNicol, went up to the Dismal Mondav to gather plums and fish. Casper Sivit and family has re turned from the Black Hills. Cap says he got all the gold he wanted. Lucas McGrew, John Combs,Mrs. W." Combs and Jessie Banks left for the Dismal Tuesday morning. Miss Cora Combs has been en gaged to teach the Pleasant Hill school. Jessie and Rpy Banks, of North Platte, are visiting iu this vicinity. Miss Jennie McNicol will teach the White Plain school this fall. Hayseed. President Barnes of the State Board of Agriculture gives the as surance that the state fair this year will prove to be 30 per cent larger in extent and variety of exhibits than any former state fair. All conditions seem to point to this conclusion. Satisfied that the state show will excell any thiug heretofore doner- the people "will throng tlie grounds throughout the entire week, TWO ERAS OF INFLATION. 'What Experience Should Teach the People. WARTIME NECESSITIES, The Issue of Irredeemable Pa per Money. Washington Said a Wagon Load of Con tinental Currency Would Hardly Bay a Wagon toad or Provisions What Wa Bloat Expect Under Free Coinage. The people of the United States havo twice made au experiment iu cheap fiat? money, but it is only just to them to, say that in both instances it was done under the imperious necessities of war. It is well at this time, when there is au organized effort to plunge the country again into tho cheap money slough of despair, to turn back and count the cost of the two experiments already made in that line by our government When the people of the colonies were struggling to, achieve their independ ence, they had no resources but their own strong amis and patriotic hearts to sustain them in the unequal contest. England studied to make them poorer bj deuyiug them the right to produce anything that could be purchased in the mother country, and when the Revolu tion began the people had little raouey, and the improvised government had no basis on which to fouud credit for the issue of paper. As early as 1775 tho continental con gress, looking to the impending Revolu tion, issued irredeemable notes, com monly known ns continental money, to tho amount of 0,000,000. As there was no specie to maintain their credit they rapidly depreciated, and before the close of the year 1776 men were subject to mob violence, to social and political ostracism and even to imprisonment by the military authority for refusing to receive this depreciated currency in the payment of debts. Long before the close of the Revolu tion continental money had so greatly depreciated that it was next to value less, and General Washington is credit ed with saying that a Tvagon load of money would scarcely buy a wagon load of provisions. By 1781 the whole mis erable system was completely broken down, and. congress was compelled to provide that all debts due to or from the government should bo paid in specie or its equivalent. At that time the con tinental currency had reached $242, 000,000, or $80 per capita. So utterly worthless had the paper money of the country become that in 1778 a single Spanish dollar would legally pay a debt of $2,400 in tho state of Virginia. The continental money -was not re deemed for the reason that the 3,000, 000 of people of the colonies were un able to pay in full to the holders of the money, who had received it at a mere fraction of its face value and for which the government had received but a small fraction of value. The cheap fiat money issued to aid the independence of the colonies was pardonable on the principle of absolute necessity, During our civil war the people of this country were unprepared for the enormons expenditure necessitated by a war of tho greatest magnitude. The entire revenues of the government in 1800 wero only about $50,000,000 per year, and for severtil years of the war its cast was fully double that amount per month. Tho entire money of the country in 1860 was $442,"000,000, $335,000,000 of which was gold and silver, and tho remainder notes issued by state banks. In 1864, when the war was at tho highest point of expenditure, we bad nearly $700,000, 000 of irredeem able paper in circulation, and gold that year averaged a premium of 103, clear ly demonstrating that our issue of irre deemable money, although legal tender for the payment of debts, was reduced in its purchasing value over 50 per cent. In other words, the man who earned $1 in 1864 could purchase less than 50 cents' worth of the necessaries of life be cause of the depreciation of the cur rency. The aggregate cost of this deprecia tion of our currency during our civil" war has been carefully estimated from official figures, and the total loss to the government of the United States by rea son of depreciated money was over$l, 700,000,000. In other words, the people of the United States paid $1,700,000, 000 as the price of the enforced cheap money experiment necessitated by tho war for the maintenance of the Union. Notwithstanding the people of the country wero left with a funded debt of over $2,000,000,000 payable in gold, after having submitted to enormous taxation for many years, they stood up resolutely for the maintenance of the national credit. The greenback craze then had. its tidal wave, like the silver craze of today. It partially swept the Derqocratio national convention of 18G8 away from, its honest financial moor ings, but that body, in declaring for the general payment of debts in greenbacks, excepted all contracts made by the gov ernment or individuals which provided for payment in coin. While the Democratic national con vention of 1868 faltered on the money issue, it stopped far short of the repudi ation and communistic spirit of tho Chi cago convention. It recognized existing obligations, and that meant the payment of all national bonds in coin, because it was specifically provided for such pay ment, and as gold and silver were of nearly equal value at that time there was no repudiation of national faith, but the Chicago convention demands the repudiation of national honor by declar ing that the government and individ- M a Pofaiii The next time you see the policeman on our beat ask him if he lioticea any boxes being hauled up n tne sidewalk wasn't blocked most 3ou the exact number of boxes, but case each morning and has been for But What About What do you want to hear about how niauy cases we got in? May be you don't, but we want to say now that we bought more goods (and are going to buy more) for this fall and winter, and bought 'em cheaper than any previous season since we opened our doors. If big quantities don't interest you, big values will. Big values are what we are going to give you from now on. We will quote a few of them here, but if you will call at the store we will be glad to show them to 3'ou, in all of the departments: 300 yards dress ginghams at 5 cents, former price 7 aud 8 cents. 4005'ards check gingham at 4 cents. Best grade of calicos at 5 cents, always sold for 6 and 8 cents. 1000 yards 36-inch cashmere, assorted colors at 19 cents, former price 25 cents. - . 1200 yards all-wool henrietta 40 inches wid nh on rWtc r.nt- stores get 50 cents per yard for it. '500 yards novelty goods at 10 cents per yard. Outing flannel at 5 eents per yard. SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! Our shoe department. We do not cln shoe stock in the United States, but largest and the best stock in the city. We do not claim to be giving our shoes away. In order to induce the rjeorjle to tradf with nc tw have not been doing so, we will offer utr.xt mueen aays, commencing August 15th; we will offer all of our high price shoes for the same price tnat von Imvp Wn ;n- w medium goods elsewhere. Our $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 shoes for ladies at $2.90. Our 2.00, 2.25, 2.50 and 275 shoes for ladies at 1.90. All of our 1.50, 1.65, and 1.75 all go at 1.25. Our 1. 00 shoes go at 75 cents. OUR MEN3S SHOES Our regular 1.50 and 1.75 shoes go at 1.00. Our regular $2 and 2.50 shoes go at 1.90. All of our 4.00 shoes in the house go at 3.00. We have a few odd lots in children's shoes that cheap. Remember that all of our shoes are guaranteed to give satisfa tion and in case they rip, break or tear we will rennir thm fr. r- charge. Do not miss this great sale. choice. Yours for Richards Bros 3 nals shall pay their obligations in tho degraded money that would give the creditor only one-half the debt that is due hiin- The people of the United States havo thus made two experiments in tho lino of cheap fiat money aud paid a fearful reckoning for both. It is no stain upon the people or tho government, that they issued coutiuental money during the revolution or irredeemable fiat money during our civil war. It was tho ouly way by which means could be provided for the maintenance cf tho republic, and the sacrifice, great as it was, was insignificant 111 comparison with what it accomplished. After two experiments in cheap mon ey, what honest citizen could desire a repetition of it when there is no crave public necessity, when tho national cred it is suffering only from the effort to depreciate tlio currency and when both tne government and people arc abun dantly able to pay their obligations in the same honest dollars which entered into tho original contract? Philadel phia Times. Dr. Sawyer Dear Sir: I can say with pleasure that I hare been using yonr medic'ne, and will rec ommend it to all suffering ladies. Mrs. W. W weatnersnee, Augusta, Ga. Sold by F H xoncley Legal Notices. NOTICE TO FILK CLAIMS. Creditors of George W. Xorvell. deceased, will file their claims in County Court within six months from this August 12, M. Such claims will be audited before me on December 12, 189iJ, and Jan uary 12 and February 12, 18!7, at 1 p. m. each day. une year irom inis any is allowed lor tne settle ment of the Estate of said deceased. 65-4 JAMES M. RAY. County Judge. C. M. Newton's Bookstore. Books, Periodicals, Fine Stationery, -Fancy Articles, . - Kodaks, Cameras, and Supplies. WALL PAPER, Tents and Awnings, Hammocks, Croquet Sets, Iron Wagons, Velocipedes, Baby Carriages, Doll Cabs, Cicycles, . Dolls, Toys, Etc. K Full Liije of 0cgool pupplie He stiw the fellows make some great big hauls But he didn't do a thins:. to the Fair Store of late. Ask him of the time he can tell some time. the time. Mavbe he can't sive you that such is the it? . f we do claim that we have the the following low prices for the & , Come-earlyiso vou can tret first: business. ' v ' ' - "Tiie Fair. 99 U. P. TIME OARD. Taking effect January 5th, 1S95. EAST BOUND-Eastern Time. 2, Fast Mail Departs 9:00 a nr I.Atlantic Express '.. 44 - ll:00p in IS. Freight - 7;00ain . WEST BOUND-Western Time. 1. Limited .'.Departs 3:05 n m Xo. No. No. No. No. No. No. 3. Fast Mail lluSp m 17, Freight l :50 pm 23, Freight - 7:50 a in N. B. OLDS, Agent. yTLCOX & HALLIGAN, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, ffOItTH PLATTE, - . - NEBRASKA. Office over North Platto National Bank. jQR. N. F. DONAIiDSON, Assistant Surgeon Union Pacfio R,,'" and Member of Pension Board, NORTH PLATTE, - - - NEBRASKA. Office over Streitz's Drug Store. E, E. NORTHRUP, DENTIST. Room No. 6, Ottenstein Building, NORTH PLATTE, NEB. "FRENCH & BALDWIN. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA. Office over N. P. Ntl. Bank. T C. PATTERSON, - KTTORNEY-KT-LHM, Office First National Bank BluV., NORTH PLATTE, NEB. Claude Weiipl, DEALER IN Coal ON, Gasoline, - Gas Tar, And Crude Petroleum. Leave orders at office in Broeker's tailor shop. t MECCA COMPOUND So great ate its Healing Power and Pain Relieving Properties as to seem impossible from a Non-Poton ous Preparation that can be used with all freedom. For Hums aloac it is dften worth its weight in Geld, (lives have been saved by its use) and tor healing all kinds of sores its mer it exceeds, all expectations. Prompt use is most effective and it should W ia every home and workshop. Pre pared by the Foster Mfg Cu.. Coun cil Utuffs. lown. Sold by the trade. to: Sold, "toy