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TIE. NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1896.
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CITY HEWS.
r-Ed C. Elliott left this morning for
Lincoln.
All Knights of Pythias aro requested
to be at their hall this evening.
Miss Nellie Austin returned last
night from her visit in Minnesota.
Mrs. H. M. Slack left, last night for
a visit with friends at Hiawatha,Kansas.
J. B. Nelling, who has been visiting
in Pennsylvania for a month, is expected
home Sunday.
Prof. Garlichs will entertain the
juvenile orchestra and other friends at a
picnic to-morrow.
Mr. and Mrs..Gus Anderson and Mr.
"and Mrs. H. T. Rice leave Sunday for a
brief visit in Omaha.
Jack Sullivan, who will pull Cody's
show from Omaha to this city, is already
planning decorations for his engino.
Alex Stewart goes to Sidney in a
few days to act as round-house foreman
while Charlie Peierson takes a vacation
The Methodist Sunday-school hold
a picnic at Struther's points yesterday,
about one hundred and fifty children
attending.
Miss Francis McNamara who has
been attending the Omaha Business
& Commercial College in Omaha returned
home Tuesday night.
A. S. Baldwin, of this city,has been
selected as a member of the executive
committee of the state league of repub
lican clubs.
Several of our German citizens have
announced their intention of going to
Grand Island to-morrow to attend the
saengerfest now in session in that city.
.Miss Kate Gibbs and niece Miss
Goldie Harris, of St. Louis, will arrive in
the city to-morrow night for a visit with
relatives. E. B Gibbs goes to Grand
Island to-night to meet them.
Mrs. L. A. BretQrnitz came up from
North Piatte "Wednesday, and after vis
iting a few. days here will go over to visit
her parents near Brandon, and also stop
for a few weeks on her homestead near
there. Ogalalla News.
Claude Weingand has purchased of
Mrs. B. I. Hinraan one of the Ross lots
on west Sixth street for a consideration
of $300 cash a very cheap price. If Mr.
Weingand can dispose of his present
residence, he will build on the lot re
cently acquired.
M. K. Barnum, master mechauic of
the Union Pacific at North Platte, was
in the city to-day, and visited the Stod
dard poultry farm at Watson's ranch.
Mr. Barnum is superintendent of the
poultry department of the Nebraska Ir-
rigation fair, and came down to work up
a poultry exhibit at North Platte during
: ' October fair week in that city. Kear
ney Hub.
The programme for the parlor enter
'tairiment at the Baldwin residence this
- evening at 8:30 is as follows: Violin solo,
-Irma Cody; recitation, Miss Fannie Von-
Goetz; mandolin and guitar duet,
Messrs. Bock and Hendy; vocal selection
Mrs. M. Doolittle; recitation, Miss Adda
Kocken; vocal selection, Fred Baker;
recitation, Mrs. Holman; duet, Misses
Johnson and Schatz; recitation, Miss
Stella Shuman; piano recital, Miss Jessie
Bratt.
The reception tendered Rev. and
Mrs. J. C. Irwin at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. fl. S. White last evening was
largely attended by members of the
Presbyterian church and other friends.
A number of Japanese lanters were sus
pended from the trees and porch, giving
tho house and lawn a very pretty ap
pearance. A short musical program in
which Mrs. J. H. Hershey, Mrs. H. V.
Hilliker and Miss Carrie Belton took
part was rendered during the evening,
followed by an hour or two of social
conversation. Duiing the evening Rev.
Irwin received from the people present
a purse of money as a token of the es
teem in which ho is held by the
church people with whom he has been
associated for several years. Prior to
their departure for home tho guests
were served with light refreshments.
. CHASE & SAHB0EN, Importers, Boston.
The Seal Brand of Tea,
fl . The Cluh House Brand Canned Goods,
Red Cross Brand of Crackers,
-ARE UNEXCELLED--
North P!atte5 Lexington and Minnesota Flour.
Harrington & Tolbiii.
Hew Leonard went' east 6ti this
morning's train.
Tho purses hung up for the horse
races- at the irrigation fair aggregate
seven thousand dollars.
H. C. Rennie had somewhat less
than a carload of dry goods stacked in
front, of his place yesterday, evidence
that he expects at least a fair fall trade.
The tail of the local popocratic party
held its weekly meeting at the court
house last evening. Addresses were
made by Messrs. Parsons and Beeler.
The attendance was very light. This
evening the head of the popocratic party
will hpld a meeting.
The skylight and cupola on the ex
hibition hall at the fair grounds will
give that building an imposing appear
ance. The distance from the ground to
the top of the cupola will be about fifty
feet, and above this "old glory" will float
from a sixteen-foot flag staff.
The Wilcox Dept. Store has received
about the finest line of fancy stand and
binquet lamps ever shown in North
Platter. Since moving to the present
quarters, Mr. WHcox has largely in
creased his stock, and we learn his trade
has kept pace with the increase in
stock.
Married, at the residence of John
Ritner, Sunday, August 9th. J. W.
Smith and Susie B. Haynes. After the
ceremony a bountiful dinner was served,
cooled with ice cream. After a social
chat of an hour, all departed, feeling we
all had a very pleasant time, leaving our
best wishes with Mr. and Mrs. Smith .
Rev. Thurber officiated. - T.
Yesterday a free silvorite who daily
sheds tears over tho depressed condition
of farmers, was making his hourly howl
over "six-cout oats" when a farmer
stepped up and said: "see here young
fellow, toll the truth and shame the
devil. I just Eold a load of oats for 12
cents a bushel." And Joe has not said
a word about "six-cent oats" since.
The superintendent of the speed ring
and others interested, held a conference
with the irrigation fair officers yester
day afternoon and formulated a speed
programme. A number of good races
have been provided, and the purses
hung up are suro to attract a large
string of horses. The track will be put
in better condition than it has been for
several years.
E. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinraan block, up stairs Spruce st?
While out on a "botanical picnic"
the other day a number of teachers
found and brought to town a large
specimen of the plant known as "in n of
the earth." This plant has a busby top
similar to a tumb!o weed, the top grow
ing close to the ground. About tvp
feet from the branches is a bulb some
two feet in circumference from which
protrudes long, gnarly foots several
fest in length. The plant is of peculiar
growth and is regarded a splendid speci
men of its kind.
The Lincoln county teachers' insti
tute will open next Monday morning
and continue until tho 29th . The in
structors secured are J. K. Stableton, of
Lexington, Miss McKee of Ashland and
J. C. Orr of this city, all of whom have
had much experience in institute work.
Miss McKee will give special instruc
tions in physical culture, while Messrs,
Stableton and Orr will take up the gen
eral lines of institute work. Supt. Mrs
Franklin says the indications are that
tho attendance of iachers will bo larger
than usual.
A letter received by Miss Annie
Kramph a day or two ago gives some
additional information regarding the
sickness and death of her brother Harry.
Ho was taken s:ck at "Peunto de Ixtle,
Mexico, where he was engaged with
others in civil engineering work, with
typhoid malaria. Later he was removed
to the American hospital in the City of
Mexico, and the disease treated by the
pnysicians in cnarge, but without avail,
and on August 6th bis spirit took its
flight. Shortly after taking sick he be
came delirious, and it is inferred from
the letter that he remained so until
death ensued. The remains were laid
to rest in the American cemeterv in the
City of Mexico.
Is all right;
We have
PICTURE AND ROOM MOULDING; -
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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.)
REM SHOES!
The largest line
Dollars in Shoes opened to-day, and twice as
many in a few davs. J. B. Lewis, of Boston.
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tne most celebrated lines m the United States
at prices never before heard of.
BOUGHT AT GOLD PRICES !
and that means cheaper goods to the consumer
than ever known in the United States.
; . at Rennie's Department Store.
SHOES, MILLINERY, CARPETS,
RUGS, DRESS GOODS, CLOAKS,
and the largest stock of Dry Goods in the west.
Special summer Dress Goods
1U cents: 25-cent Summer
mer goods at these prices.
Hear the talented John L. Webster
at tho opera hoilse next Tuesday even
ing. Tbe editor's . thanks are duo Mrs.
Jno. Neary for a liberal suppy of vege
tables. Secretary S'oborger has received a
number of applications for booth privi
leges on the fair grounds.
--R. Hardin was down from Whittier
yesterday transacting business and
getting a little free silver inspiration.
T. M. Cohagen left Wednesday for
Minneapolis with the racing horse which
was injured at this point several, weeks
ajo.
The county commissioners have
been employed for several days past in
checking up the books of Treasurer Bu
chanan. Through business on tho Union
Pacific has been excellent during the
past week, much to the gratification of
tho road men.
Engines 84G and 1201 came together
in the yards Tuesday afternoon, the
former receiving some damage to her
pilot and frame.
The regular weekly meeting of the
woman's department of the irrigation
fair will be held next week on Tuesday
afternoon at half past three o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Minor and Miss
Carmack left last night on a pleasure
trip to Salt Lake and other Utah
points. They will return home Sept 1st.
It is worth 'the trouble to go to
The Wilcox J)ept. Store and see
their new lamps. They want to
show them to you whether jou
want to buy or not,
Gilbert Nation, of Wallace, was in
town yesterday and applied to Judge
Ray for a license to wed Miss Alice Mc
Intyre, one of the fair damsels of
"Egypt."
Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Davis, who had
been in Gothenburg for a couple of
months, have returned to town. Mr.
Davis has resumed his position at tbe
roller mills.
H. M. Weber is home from his trip
to Chicago, whore he devoted ten days
to visiting his parents and buying a
stock of goods for the famous Star
clothing house.
A parlor recital under the auspices
of the ladies' department of the irriga
tion fair will be held at the Baldwin
residence this evening. The general
public is invited.
An organ has been purchased for
use in the Ritner school house, the
funds being raised by small dona
tions from citizens of the district and
business men of this city.
Railroad employes of this city are
considering the advisability of organiz
ing a republican club as an auxiliary to
the republican club already in existence.
This is an excellent move.
Julius Pizer has securod a lease -of
the south room in tho Otlenstoin block
and will remove his stock thereto
on
September 1st. The location is a de-!
sirable one and tho room is largo andi
convenient. i
Springer & Eavy, of Brady Island,
are making preparations to feed, and j
pasture part of this year's shipment of
sheep from the west. Last fall about
two hundred carloads wero unloaded
and fed at Bradv.
J. C. Huffman, a stranger, was over
come by the heat while walking along
the road northwest of town Wednesday
and found in an unconscious condition.
He was brought to town and placed
in the care of Mrs. W. D. Pulver.
"WASHING AND IRONING
Executed in first-class manner at :
forty cents per dozen at the Fong-Ding-
Laundry. White Shirts ten
cents each.
but the X dollar 'bill, will buy
more Furniture now than ever before.
an elegant line of
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in fche cifcv. One Thousand
& Schwab, of Chicago, two of
sale of 15-cent Percale at
Lawn at 124 cents. All sum
H. C. RENNIE.
Novelties
in Silver,
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Leather Belts with Silver i
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f Shirt Waist Sets. Buttons and
Link Cuff Rnffnns TTnf Pine
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Book Marks, Souvenir Spoons,
f waxen uuaras, .etc. Also.
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complete line ot Harps.
CLINTON, The Jeweler.
Three doors south of old stand
Miss Ella Blako returned home this
week from a visit in Colorado.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. A. Beechor re
turned Wednesday from a week's visit
in Sidney. - ' ;L
J . R: Bangs has completed a two
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room addition to his residence in the
south part of 'towh '
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x uc tvncox uepr. store re
ceived a line of' new shirt wnisrs
for fall in Persian patterns and
plaids. Theyare the latest.
Herbert "Covell went to Elmwood
to-day, where he will teach during the
coming school-year. '. v.
Dr. Bedell who has been invDenver
for ten days, is; expected to return to
this city to-morrow.
H. L. Walsh is'acting as deputy to
county clerk Burritt during the indir
position of Gus Huffman.
Swan Swanson, of the U. P. car
pentcr shop, has been off dutv -for sev
eral days on account of sickness.
Dr. Salisbury will be at the
Neville Hotel Parlors the 3d
Monday and following- Tuesday of
each month. Next visit August 17
and 18. Remember the date.
Several populists expect to drive
overland to Crawford to attend the
Sixth district congressional convention.
Fred Baker is having qu"te a serious
timo with his ankle1, which he sprained
about a week ago while playing tennis.
State Supt. Corbett came in from
Lincoln this morning and addressed tho
pupils of tho normal school this fore
noon. Miss Nellie Donahue, who had been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Warren Lloyd,
for a week or so, went to Denvor Wed
nesday night.
A recent letter from Grorgo E.
French, at Donver, conveys tho intelli
gence that the condition of Jlrs. French
is little if any improved.
Two cars of fat cattle wero shipped
to the South Omaha market the early
part of the week by Ed Loveland, the
stock buyer, of this city.
The Irrigation Fair will not
have a more attractive display than
can.be seen any day in the Crock
er' and glassware departments at j
TIie Wilcox Dept. Store
T. C. Pitlereon and W. C ElfW
left this morning for Deer Creek nre-
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cinct, where they will address a republi-
can gathering this evening. To-morrow
afternoon they will speak at Farnam
Tickets for Monday evening's en-
j tertainment are meeting with a ready
: sale, one lady having disposed of thirty-
five io one day, and others have done
nearly as well. -We are assured that the
play will be excellently rendered.
Mrs. A. S. Baldwin desires to meot
all of theyoung ladies of, the city, who
j are interested in tbe success of the fair,
: at tho courtroom next Monday after
noon, at luilf past three o'clock, for the
purpose of. organizing a young ladies'
auxiliary.
Mrs. Wm. Eves and Mrs. H. J. Roth
were the guests of Mrs. W. H. Hill at
Hershey-Wednesday.
Company E, N. N. G., will go in
camp near the mill Saturday evening
and remain until Sunday evening.
- Rev. Verner writes that Tie will not
be able to reach this city until week
after next, and will probably hold his
initial services on the 30th inst.
A large andienco of students of the
normal school and citizens listened to an
address by Rev. Beeoher at the Episco
pal church Wednesday evening.
W. C. Elder received a tine line of
republican campaign literature yester
day which ho will distribute among Ues
silverites who aro seeking the truth .
H. S. Keith returned last night
from a trip through the central part of
the state, which he made ia company
wjth C. A. Diamond. He was absent
over a week.
In reply to inquiries we would state
that there will not be a parade prior to
tho republican moating next Tuesday
evening. Several parades will be held
later in the season.
The Wilcox Dept. Store have
added a flow blue pattern to their
crockery stock. It is all the rage
this year.
It is likely that several speakers of
national reputation, among whom may
be Burrows of Michigan and Foraker of
Ohio, will address republican meetings
in this city during tho campign.
Supt. Coleman, ot the waterworks,
has several teams at work hauling dirt
with which to fill up the yard surround
ing the pump house. Next spring the
yard will be planted to blue grass.
Fruit jars and fruit cans at The
Wilcox Dept. .Store.
The republicans of Sutherland have
organized a very enthusiastic, club, and
will give Cady, McColl and Hoagland a
rousing reception next Monday ovening.
Music will be furnished by a male quar
tette. City Clerk Keith has received a let
ter from H. C. Charles & Co., Chicago,
lamp manufacturers, stating that the
order for-fifty lamps and posts wou!d ro
ceive their prompt attention, and that
shipment.would be made in a few days.
12-quart anti rust tin pails 48
cents at the Wilcox Dept. Store.
The game of ball Saturdy afternoon
between tho Elizabeth and Y. M. C. A.
teams will be a "hummer," Everybody
should go out to the fair grounds and
see the country boys "do up'' tho local
players. The game be will called at two
o?clock.
John Carrie, the Lincoln sculptor,
has been in town, this week soliciting
popular subscriptions for the statue of
Abraham Lincoln which it is proposed
to erect on tho stato house grounds.
The marble for the statue was presented
by Tennessee people, and tho work will
be executed by Mr. Currie.
Don't forget that the place-to
buy bolts is of The Wilcox Dept.
Store.
Tho remains of J. B. Beckhard, the
young mau killed at Dexter several
weeks ago, were exhumed by undertaker
Warner Wednesday afternoon and placed
in charge of Ray Beckhard, of Boston,
who arrived in town tlio day before.
The'remains wero placed in a metallic
coflin and shipped to Boston for reinter
ment. We aro in receipt of several in
quires from fanners relative to the
premium lists ot the-irrigation fair. To
these we would say that the lists will
probably not be ready for distribution
beforo Sept, 1st, In tho meantimo
farmers should preparo their exhibits.
Premiums will bo offered for about
everything the farmer raises.
The Chioigo weather foreoast for
to day is: Partly cloudy weathor. Vari
able winds. The maximum temperature
yesterday at North Platto was 92 de
grees; minimum G8 degrees; at 7 -p. m
69 degrees; precipitation nono. For tho
samo period and time one year ago the
maximum temperaturo wa3 91 degrees
minimum temperaturo G2 degree0; at 7
m. G2 dogre"s; precipitation .20 of an
inch.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose o-cent cigars.
Advertised Letters.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post omce at North Platte, Neb
for the week ending August 14, 1890.,
GKNTtjEMEJf.
Babcock G M2 Gibbon II
Eatis Dr J M Greene Eestcr E
Winegar W A ,
LADIES.
Martaiu Miss Sara J
Perrv Julia V
NOTICE.
The Board of Directors of the
Suburban Irrig-atfon 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 tjie First National Bank
Building on the 24th day of Augv
ust 1896, and continue in session
from day to day until such equalizer
tion is completed. All parties in
terested will govern themselves
accordingly.
T. C. Patterson, Secretary.
NOTICE
We hereby certify that the total
indebtedness of the Farmers &.j
Merchants' Irrigation & Land Com
pany on the 1st day of May. 1896,
amounts to the sum of $3832.36.
C. F. Iddixgs, President
C. L. Patterson y
Henry "Waltemath Directors.
DW. Baker
That Hay Rack
You will need Bolts for it.
Don't send off or rjay two prices
for them at home.
We Sell You.
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20-inch screen wire for. 7c a yard.
22- 44 " " 9c a "
24- " 44 " 10c a 44
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Screeli doors 2 ft. 6 in. x 6 f t. 6 in 95c.
Screen doors 2 ft. 8 in. x 6 f t. 8 in 95c.
40 sheets of writing paper '5c.
2 bunches envelopes 5c.
6 slate pencils lc.
2 1-pint tin cups 5c.
1 plow single-tree .- 20c.
A 12-quart galvanized pail -. 1 25c.
A galvanized wash boiler : 95c.
A tin wash boiler, copper bottom" . . .$1.00.
An all copper wash boiler 1S2.00.
Hame clips, 2 for . , 5c.
Hame staples, 2 for " CI. 5c.
A 2-pound plow hammer - 45c.
A14-tooth garden rake " .... 22c.
A Maynard irrigating- shovel $1.20.
Stove pipe, per joint A . 1 15c.
Elbows, each r-. 10c.
No. 1 common lamp chimneys 4c.
No. 2 common lamp chimneys t 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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BOSTON STORE
On the first of September the stock of the Boston.
"Store will be removed to the
to removal we have inaugurated
A Great Slaughter Sale,
at which good goods will be sold at specially low prices.
This sale commences Saturday, August 15th, and will con
tinue until removal of the stock. Here are a few prices:
Domestics.
The best standard prints in all colors,
former price 7 cents, now 5 ceuts.
Six-cent muslin now 4 cents.
Towling at 4 cents per yard.
The best 20 cent feather ticking now
12.1-o cents.
Ten-cent dress gingham. at 5 cents.
Simpson's perpales, former prico 10
cents, now 5 cents.
Eight-cent cheviois at 5 cts. per yard.
Outing flannels formerly 12U cents
per yard, now 8' .j cents.
Dress Goods,
Wo furnish 7 yards of 40-inch all wool
serge, with all trimmings complete,
forS3.1u.
50-inch imported sergo in all colors,
former pneo $1.25 per yard, now 70 cents
per yard.
46-inch all wool silk finish Henriett s,
former prico 81.25, for this sale 70 cents.
25-cent eatines now 15 cents.
Hosiery.
Ladies' fast black seamless hoso regu
lar prico 20 cents, for this sale 10 cents.
We have the exclusive agency for the sale of the C. M.
Henderson Red School Iiou?e Shoes. .
Special for Three Days Only!
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 17, 18 and 19.
"With everv nurchase of 5.00 worth of merchandise.
a fine pair of linen towels will be given away free.
With evervoair of shoes
of hose given away free of
Yours for
The
WALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL DEPOT.
WINDOW GLSS, VARNISHES, GOLD LEAF, GOLD
PAINTS, BRONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PIANO AND
FURNITURE POLISHES, PREPARED HOU?E AND BUGGY PAINTS,
KALSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES.
ESTABLISHED JULY 18G8. .... 310 SPRUCE STREET.
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Ottenstein Block, and piuor
Ladies' gauze underwear at 3 cents
per garment.
Ladies shirt waists at 25 cents."
Shoes.
We are making a special otlbrt to
build up a reputation on our shoes. Wo
have just put in a large stock of C. M.
Henderson's line, M. D Well's line, Ken
dall Shoe Mfg. Co's. line, the best mak
ers in the country.
Ladies' tine Dongola shoes, rcgulsr
prico 82 00, for this salo 81.25.
All of our ladies Hue 3:00, 3.50, apd.
4 00 shoes your choice at this saje fqr
2.C5.
M. P. Woll's man's railroad shoe, the
best made in the country, every pafr .
guaranteed to be perfect or another
pair replaced free of chanre, standard
price 3.50, for this salo at 2.05. We-fia vo
them in lace or congress.
Wo have placed tho odds and ends of
our shoe stock in one heap and will
closo them out at fifty per cent less than
cost.
Meu's and boys' good shoes from OS
cents per pair up.
bought at our store a pair
charge.
Bargains,
Boston Store
Jf Pizer, Proprietor.
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