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ffOBTK PLAITE, KBBRASEA, FRIDAY EVMHG SEPTEMBER 11, ISaG:
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Slaughter r Slaughter! Slaughter!'
We have got to make room for our
immense line of Fall Gfoocls and for that
reason will sell all of our goods at .marvel
ous low prices lower than ever known in
Western Nebraska.
Now is Your Chance!
We positively will allow no one to
undersell us. Comparison solicited. Goods
freely shown.
STAR MIK BSE,
WEBER & VOLLMER, PROPS.
-Ho.
First National Bank,
J?JL,A.TTE, 2 13.
Watch this space next
week for announcement
.-from Davis, the hardware
" man "who nobody owes."
OXcL "Vw" 33orTi,n Stalalo.)
Good
3ENcrtrx'3"est corner of Cocrihoese
Prices
FINEST SAMPLE EOOM ET. SDKffi PL4TTB
Hating rsStted oar rooms in the finest of style, ibe public
is in vised to call and see cs, insariag eosiieos? trealmeat.
Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar.
Oar billiard hall is supplied wiih ihe best make of tables
and competent attendants will soppij all yoer srsnts.
KBITffS BLOCK, OPPOSITE i'HE UKION PACIFIC DEPOT
349S -
CAPITAL - - 50s0i
SURPLUS. - - m-M
H. S. White, Psesiaest
P. A. Whm - - - Vke-Pres't
ArthuF Md&iaant, - Qtsfcier.
A "eaeral b2fcSag- feesisess
traaeacted.
Te8TTis3
Comf ortafole Eirs.
SHjTDS &j LOCK
square.
ASSQUSCSXEST.
The ladies of the Irrigation' Fair J
Association desire to announce to f
the public that their entertainment j
advertised to be given Fridav even-
rag; Sept. iith. has been postponed
to eanesaay evening; Sept. loth.
Mr. Llovd having donated them the
nse ol the opera house for that
date, justifies them in giving a
more elaborate programme. The
entertainment" will conclude with a
dance.
rE2iGinox fae sons.
Work on the band stand at the
fair grounds will commence to-morrow.
It will be located jast inside
the bicycle track and directly op
posite the gand stand
Secretary Seeberger says entries
ol stock for the fair-are being made
daily. Yesterday one farmer
entered a number of Jersey cattle
and another several hogs.
Arrangements are now being
made to lay a water main to the
fair grounds in order "that an
absndant snppiy of city water may
be furnished to the thirsty.
There will be no lack of music
daring" the fair; some six or eight
bands have been engraved for the
occasion. Some of them are among
the leading organizations of the
state.
Chas. P. Boss has jnst com
pleted a map of the irrigation fair
grounds, showing the location of
the beiidingsr tracks, roadways and
booths. It is a very neat piece of
work.
The statue of Colonel Cody, which
has been reposing in the treight
femse for a year, has been removed
to the tair grounds and wiii be
erected jest north of the main ex
hibition baiMing.
Mr. Eyerly, of Hersfeey. has been
employed by the fair association to
receive from the ditch farmers the
exhibits intended for the fair X7p
to Wednesday he had received a
large number of exhibits and the
work has scarcely begun.
The liberal purses offered by the
Wild West Wheelmen at the bicycle
locrnament during the irrigation
fair wiii attract the attention of
riders in Nebraska and elsewhere.
As-several of the events are open
to professional riders
great sport
may be expected.
The display of Lincoln county
fruit at the fair promises to surprise
aii visitors who imagine that this
is not a fruit growing section. The
orchards on the farms of ifessrs
Hershey. Jones. Trovilio and the
Hostetter place are -bearing well
this season aad each of the above
named wiii have Sne displays.
Ouite a number of letters hare
been received bv Secretary See-
berrer in which the writers state i
'
vided with blankets and will be!
satisfied with teat accommodations.
Is order to make provisions for sttch.
Mr. Seeberger is in correspondence i
with several aianufacturers with a
view of securing a number of tents.
Will Daiv. editor of Mcpherson's
newsv oacer. was vision- best
-t -1 ... - - -t J-
A. J. Neel took in the lecture by
Greene in North Platte. Saturday.
John Combs also transacted busi
ness in the same city.
Miss Cora Combs returned from
North Platte last week, and com
meaced the fail term of school in
District 63 Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Pease, of Whit
tier precinct, visited with. Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Moore Sunday. We are
glad to see Mrs. Pease's health so f
much improved and trust she may
be restored to health again. -
Miss Jennie McNicoi begun
school at White Plains Monday.
Martin Witkzie out in rve oa the
Mrs- Sara Combs' place last week-
He recently- traded bQQ bushels of tioes, and Bryan is warmly ia favor
com for a team of broncos to Mr. transpiaatiag them to thss coen
Chapin, of Logan coantv. try. It seems that the exceptions
A Mr. Martin, of North Platte. in his declaration of independence
is lathing and plastering the school i of European ideas are more nam-
house this week.
The McGrew school opened Mon-
day with Miss Jessie Waite as
teacher
r. . .
Miss Winnie Derov reEt to North
..t. t , -
sume .her studies
Platte i-jo,-vJ
tse North
a v Tr.-.-. T . . . .
A. h Moore last week picked
r, , . . . . ,
from hfcs vines a watermelon that
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wergucd thirtv-six pouads. How s
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that xor tee sand hills' -
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Messrs- Eckman and Combs, of
r. f,-, - .
Pawnee Cxtv. are visiting the fam-
iiv of W. Combs. "
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good rains this week, whica will
fee! r tO !f2rt the rve wrr Irt -Wrl
precinct.
W. T. Banks, of North Platte.
banting" in this vicinit y Wed-j
nesdav. r
a correction. The item reading l
r j. Meazie, D. ifcXicoI and Waite
returned from North Platte Satnr-t
day. got mixed with another item.
and shonM read, R. J. Menzie and
D. McNicol were North PJatie
visitors Saturdav: and the Misses
Jennie-McNicpl and Waite returned
from North. Platte, where they had
been attending the institute Satur-
dav. Hayseed:
.tot eiZiA xcJ5?J5i.Lri-
The elevator at Jierskey is pro
gressing" finelvy and-is a great im
provemeat to that place. The new
school house is weliunder way; the
foundation is completed and every
thing ready to go riht along.
School besnn ifondav at Sissoa.
Nichols and Platte Valley.
Ai Tin moved his hay camp from
theManion ranch down sear the
railroad bridge east of the Piatte.
We understand he has 600 acres to
pet up there
Emma Dowhowerieft Susdav for
her home south, of Ihe Platte, oa !
receiving word that her mother had
a stroke of paralysis.
Bert Fletcher has opened a bar- f
ber shop in Hershey He -placed a
6ne chair in it the fore part of the
week.
Albert Pierson made a Sse run
with his wheel Sanday,comiBg from
North Platte to Hershey in Sfty
foiir minutes
Sutherland and Hersfeey bad a
match game of base baH Sunday
afternoon; tally 16 to 19 in favor of
Hershey.
Zavier Tiiiioa thrashed eighty
bushels of alfalfa seed from tea
acres which is considered a bigyield.
Miss Lotta Wills of eastern Neb.
is visitiusr with her sister Mrs. Bee s
Goodwin
Dad Woolf took a load of See
melons west vesferdav.
BZFEBIiCAS' '
Thefollowiag list of repcbUcaa
meetiass for Lincoln count v bas
beec prepared by ir3!rtaan French
and Secretary Prosser. ot the coun
ty central committee, together with
names of the speakers:
Seot. I54Ji Cartfei PattersoQ. Haas-
koaaaaBobbias.
larsd. Pa.iefsoa. Rtbbas mad Elder.
Seos. i6 Ptent; HceslaeCj Paiec-
soa &ad Kabbies.
- Sept. Iitfc HiesMs: Patteisoa zsc
Seot. ISih Hershey: Paitarsoe aod
Fr-Eeb-
SepL92. Weffiket; Pttecsosr Elder I
aad Robbias.
Sept. S : isa Grwr-: P&ttessoa, El
der aoc Hobbies.
Sept. 31 Sotaecse; Patiesoer FJder
asd Bobbiee.
Sept. 25a Diekees; pwatecsoe, Bt-
Set 364fe -WaBaee-: Pfctts5r Etfcr
acd Boboic
Kfae asd Hinrier.
5?t 53sh. I. ziJm. Feisk se&msoiShaa&i
Sep5--2SHb Fairriew: ELUecscr Rob
bias &ad Hkieklrv.
Sept. kh tibsreU: Pa&ecsoa, Rob
bi&s aod Hisei:Bev.
Oct. 2d Solberlasd: Griusee. Patt&r
soq axsd Freacb.
Oct.6ia Gaelie: Gsiases, Pattetsos
sod Bobbios.
0t TSa Peckaas: Grwses, Bobbin
i od PastersEW.
f Oei. Stb Gioevcad
. Pat-
Oct- SbT i. p. ts. BSaiee; PatiersgiB
aac Bobbias.
Get. 9a Fore Greek: Griiaes,. Patter-
?os s.b& Boob'n?.
i
3&h Leeoe: G rises aai Pat- f
i
SersoE.
Oct. 2lsfc Mvrtfe; Grhaessed Paer-
SOQ.
0t. 52d Waktiec: Griees asd Pat-
We hear that Senator Hoagiand
is doing some good missioeary
work where ever he goes and is be
coming more and more couadecti
that there is a chair for him ia the 1
t
state
News.
chamber. Oealalia l
The income tax and free trade I
are established English iastitu-;
I eroes than the other items. St.
Loesis Globe Democrat- -r
, ;
! -PEOPI-E have very httie ese tor a
J quack doctor who des sot snder-
f
f stane bis Business, rw
Tears
7r fc t., . , " r
lirat liberal doses of free trade ,
f would make the American people
K , , I I
s Happy and pcosceroes, but the re-'
'
suit was tne opsosite. 2ow -Boc-'
t r" L . '
I tor Bryan, conscions that his ;
I '
treatment or rour vears ao ras a
. - - 4 , & ..t ,
btg mistake, prescribes liberal
. r .. L f
QO?.eS.r iTQf H,s fest e ;
scnption wsii rrove worse than the
I Sfefe sfe sai war, Sl- 1
THE EED EIFEE XDE.
THE FHIL06OFKKTAL EXPtAJtATKJM
OF A MIRACLE;
Accoc.tirx' For th Jrzrzczss3 trj- "Which.
tbe TVaizr Tensed to BIcolsit&s Cor&-m'r-ti
of H&e A Tlst 3Iax Hsre
Bees t&c c3l 13smt SsxpXsjrd.
The account of the turning of th
waters of tbeNSle isco hfced is fceaa
iii Sxcchs vii, 16-25. At the cgessssba
ef Gcg, Mcees siretcbed out ihe sym
fcolie rod, iiself s rerraculoas portent,
over xh& waters aad snoie the Nile fer
thesttOfPhaEniofe. "Azsd sil the wa
tcrs thst were ia the river were turned
to bkcdl Asd the fefc that
river died, and the river staak, sad the
Bgjgfrrary could not drink of the waer
of she river." The lairsete exteadedl
to all the canals and resecv eias asd even
ccxsesae sepoiies of BfTpt, as verse It
says, "UpcKi their streaa fcaaalsl,
upm dieir rivers ( ferraches cf the Nile K
uaou their poods (or kes) sad aoa
aii their jcois a? water (ssserroirs) asd
tsssss. the waser fcoth in vessefe of wod
and in vessefe of sttEe" that is, the
stosd cisteras ss the corsets of tho
streets, sad the doaesde vessels ia the
houses. Is this account, ns&v aoc cue
ss j in pgjag that, in she very descrrp
tiea of she oceratHHi of thealaszse, the
histcrisH ktovcs his iathsste acoaxiat
aace wish she detaiis of the geography
of Efync sad of the heme lite of its peo
ple, which is ssrcagfy pcesasucive ot
rexsoaal oiservstioa cf what he de
scriBesr is there aavthEtg like i; ixi&xy
ia the pheaecaem of the Nik saat is,
is there any ustursi eoaditkai of she
Nile which she skaele coaM lay hold
of sad by iateasiSc&doa pecdace she
piasae?
For answer, says a wriser ia aa Ejk
iiih perscdicsJ, let sse fceda wish a
qaosadon from Ostezn's caasaeatai
History of Eevps.'7 It will lead ap to
she full exaisacca. "The saa," savs
y--- Oshera. 6was jest riijBg over the
Arahiaa hills, aad I was strryeissd to
see that the racswut its bcass ssrsxk
she water a deep red xeitertkai was
caused. The iafrrnsicy of the red siew
with the iBcrtase of the 2b(, so saat
even Before the did: of the sashadrisea
cxeaaieielj stove the hills she Nile
oSered the aearaace at a river of
bleed. Sosgeetiag soesse iiissioc. I rcse
aaiekiy aad. leading overtheseof the
feoas, found aty arse isipcesioB coa
araed. The ear tire anss of she waters
wssasaqae sad of a dark red, asore like
hkod thaa agjthiag else so whiehl
cguM ccaseere it. At she Eaae tirae. I
saw that she river had rises SRaehaeaes
darjag the aight. aad the Arabs rsesa
iell'iae i was tfte r-ff Nite. "
I do cos ase this ctkbsks abeaaese
soa of she Nile as aa erplaaatioa of
the pJagae, beeacse the red Nile, si
shoah it has the aacearxace of bJcoa,
hesacaecf she ether deadly- eneetsef
she rairaele. Cte she eoBtrary, it is saM
sb&t the waters cf the red Nile are
specially dslieicas aad r?fzesaiar. Bat
yet it ices point as ia the direction we
ssast co fcr oar geographkal ideatifiui
rioB of the aatar&i phezsceieac5 sad the
asiracafcoas plague, fesr she readeaisaj
Bssseria! which is ia the c tease aad
which ems j fce healthy ia a dearee of
ascderxticB rsay decease fautl wbea
present in aa excess scch as she piagnoe
takes icr granted. The qaestioa is, Is
there what may be called a bleed rsate
rial pceseat ia tbdcoaissOapbescEaeroa,
aad is ihere asy prcaf that it caa as
saaae sach deadly iateasiScssion as is
sea ia the zairacle?
The Bstozsbcf Ehreaeerg hasrsvessi
ated the euoee cf this bleed sapearaace
of the ZiTiie aad has showa taat it arises
iroee the preseace, aot of aiad, as was
for s loas: ane sapacaed, bat of irt
fasocia sad Btimrse cr vptcaiacasplagts
of aredeclon Asscoaaswe ksow this
we caa see the aaeratkm of she asirade
its opezatioa, sfaoash, of course, act
its otisruntiiK power far one of
these stlaess is the ahja, sad she
alrse. so auaese is itself (there
are from 46,65, 000,03,000 so 8S4,
195,000, 090,000 cf phsass is a cable
iachX is capable of she race? sssonaeh
ia? reprcdacsiveatss. It iarreases so
rapidly saat it aereally Sows. The
whde bay of she Hed sex ia iSfS was
tamed so the color ol bleed by its
preseace, sad she Elte seeaedioraa
okod frees the saae csase at the fce
gyiwgr ihig nnm.fy. Iraaaiae, shea,
tyfe? alga, sdaialated by divine power
to aa abaoratai excess, iacreaeias o as
not aly so color she water, bat so possess
is, to thic&ea it iadeed iato the ccasrst
eacy of bleed wish frightful predectivs
aess, sad shea you have the placre.
Aa iliassratKB of sach a fact is quot
-
ed by Geikie frees Siliraaa's JeoraaL
He says that there is aa accoaas ot a
a
HaasaiB ra a cave in oetrt Tmenea
which Sewed bike bleed, whose Earn
seeaaed so grow solhi, aad whea is was
placed ia boctles it wodtsd ia shsa aad
bersc tlsess, aad aos coald eat ir, aad
did so grcedOy. The sssEade cf looses
only aeeded so iateaeify the 3oiac ia
crease of ihe sfeaio aOBaeilirRc liifthii
decree, sad shea we reach she coadi
of the recorded plaaae, for it ig
that the Nile has been kacwa
so h&Te the saase Jrofc. hut ato so base
bees blccdJi&e'aad so have rerearaed
fetid fer reot.tiK. Wishiactca Star.
The average stadect ia aa Aaserican
eleae today is a aae ecisaea ec asm
hood, physically as well as aieaially.
This was sot seaersdly so a geaerasaoa
ago. The stadeat of assefce&Ks esys
was, as x rule, raeatally sooag-, bat
psvsse&i wea. His brafn wascalfivac
ed, bet his brawn was aegiecfed. I5e
was apt so t e roesd shoeldered,
chested, holjow cheeked sad
r x i
Brother Jcaaihsa drawa bj the
terisss. rse wasas at all
physieal heausj to his soas aad
sorssof seday- This eee totliefae
that the youag raart of today 'sxas s
stroag," as the gfjsfe say, Sac asSt-
fecies- H? Tgagerdtqcs digs't: E
CSsySsar.
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DOLLARS ;
v .,DGJNG: ;r
"1;; DOUBLE
We iMht gije you qmse an say
oa ihe silrer dollar -ad gokH dollar,
btife we won't, no to-day. We'll only
spe.-ik ol tlie pkie. ordinary. eTerr-daT
dollar of trade as we eec i asd know
it, and spend if, wleher ifr's gold, sil-
Ter. aper or change.
And on ihe Kne of argument pre
sented last week, we'll just drop a
word of suggestion ibat any old dollar
will do double duty if yon will deposit
it with us. We are opening new
goods every day., and
two or mree weeks will be able to place
before the people ihe Snest assortment
of Dry Goods, Cloaks. Boots. Shoes,
etc, erer shown in the eity.
Yonrs for business,
Richards Bros.
ai ?j 'iir 1 i-rt iT-tr r r . n
WALL-PAPER, PAIKT AMD OIL DEPO.T,
WINDOW GiSS, YARJOSBES, GOLD LEAF. GOO
PAINTS. 3RONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PfA2f O AN
PUftKITUSB POEJSHESv PSSPAKKB !EOC'S AXDWCGGY FA5
tL? LSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES.
ESTABLISHED JCTT 136S. - 330 SPRUCE STJtEsrgir
AaTessM lasers.
Listot lettess remaining- aaeaBed ias
ia thaaost una,: atNotth PtaiSc. Nsbu
or tha Vek aadiar 3ciabz II 15S
BabeoehvGW
Dnaa. Ward
Katsh.Cbas
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GsoBobeO. Miee D CiMracdL Miss M
Henry. 3fes J E
Fescg5cgJSne: Bocataro wiB jifiii? sgy i
advarteed.'' M. W. &&ia. Pbasaunter.
MECCA CATAKHS R
For rokls ia She bead aad
ot catarrlial t?oables this prepamikra
has afforded acoaipk ?etief ; with its eaa
Stsaed see the meet sUibhora eaces of
cararrfa have yieidd to its healiae:
power. IS is made from coaeaateaawl
3teeca Coepovcd aad posesees an cf He
saothtag aad heahas: arcpe?tiec aad br
sbeocbtioc reaettee alt the untamed
parts eed hr that dfeease. "Ptatm 50
cssw Prepared by The Foser M1 Gr
Cocoed Blaas. Iowa. For sale by A. F
Sfireisz.
Br. X. 3wrj 3Uz Jl
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Boys and gwrfe wach
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NOBTH PLATTE. NEB.
Coal Oil,
Gasoline, -f
O&s Tar,
And Grade Petrokois,
Leave osdets at otoce
i Broefcer's tailor shop.
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