TEE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1896.
That We Have What You Want.
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That It Will Pay "You To See : : :
THAT WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY.
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That is why we have Sixteen customers to our competitors' One. We quote you a few
items and will make it worth while for you to call and examine our stock.
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NOTION DEPT.
Butter Milk Toilet Soap 5 cents
Thread 3 spools tor 10 cents
Crochet Cotton 3 spools for 10 cents
Knitting- Silk -. . .5 cents a spool
Cotton Handkerchiefs 2 cents up
Silk Handkerchiefs 8 cents up
Good Rubber Comb. . : .". 5 cents
Metal Back Horn Comb. . . : 8' cents
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Pins .. 2 cents a paper"
Cotton Tape 1 cent per roll
YARN DEPT.
Saxony Yarn 5 cents per skein
Imported Saxony 6 cents per skein
German Knitting1 Yarn. .15 cents per skein
Ice Wool . $1.00 per pound
HOSIERY DEPT.
Ladies' Seamless Black Hose .8 cents
Ladies' Seamless Black Hose. . 10 cents
Ladies' Seamless Black Hose 15 cents
Ladies' Seamless Black Hose 17J cents
Children's Black Ribbed Hose, all sizes,
10 cents up.
Men's Socks, all qualities, both wool
and cotton.
UNDERWEAR .DEPT.
Ladies' Ribbed Vests" 23 cents
Ladies' Ribbed Vests.. 30 cents .
Ladies' Vests, all wool, extra fine. .70 cents
Ladies' Combination Suits. from 50c to $1.35
Boys' and Misses' Underwear,, all kinds
and qualities.
Fair quality Men's Underwear for. .25 cents -Men's
fleece lined heavy 45 cents.
One lot of men's undershirts only 50 cents,
worth 15 to 25 cents' wore. ;
Men's all-wool underwear, fine qualities,
70c, 85c, 99c to $1.35. t
BLANKET DEPT.
White T51ankets, 58x74 inches, for 47c a pair.
Ask other dealers to measure theirs.
Heavy cotton blankets 95c and $1 a pair.
Pine grey wool blankets $2.90 a pair.
DUCK COATS. -
We liave tlicm at S1.0Q.
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We have them at 1.35.
We have them at 2.00.",
We have them at 2.50."
Both blanket and rubber lined, better by
25 or 50 cents than ypu can buy anywhere
else. Our 65-cent Overalls beat them all. - -
GLOVE DEFT.
Wool Mittens from 10 cents a pair up
Ladies' Guaranteed Kid Gloves 95 cents
Ladies' Guaranteed Kid Gauntlets. 95 cents
Gauntlet Gloves, best made.. $1.40
Men's Gloves, unlined 23 cents to $1.23
JfWe have the largest glove depart
ment in North Platte.
HATS AND CAPS.
Men's Hats from 50 cents.up
Caps of all qualities.
JKayWe guarantee every Queen City Hat
we sell, and we sell them for Two Dollars.
- GLASSWARE DEFT; -
Glass Table Sets from 35c to $1.65
Six Good Tumblers for. 20 cents
Six Fine Lead Glass Tumblers for. 30 cents
Six fine Eng. lead glass tumblers. .40 cents
Six fine Eng. lead glass tumblers.. 50 cents
A fine Water Set for. $1.00
Bohemian Glass Water Sets for $1.40, $1.50
$2.00 and $2.25.. We have 17 different
patterns.
Cut Glass Tooth Pick Holders. . ! ..50 cents
Cut Glass. Salts and Peppers. .50 cents a
pair. '. ; - .
LAMPS AND LAMP GOODS.
No. 1 common lamp chimneys 4 cents.
No. 2 common lamp chimneys 6 cents.
Lantern globes 7 cents.
No. 1 lamp burners 7 cents.
No. 2 lamp burners 10 cents.
We carry everything- in lamps from the
.most common to the finest parlor lamps
shown.
CROCKERY DEFT,
6 handled cups and saucers 42 cents. .
6 dinner plates 35 cents.
Vegetable dishes 8 cents up. ?, '
Cream pitchers 10 cents up.
Bowls and pitchers 70 and 85 cents. .
Combination chamber and slop jars $1.10.
Full size covered chambers 45 cents.
56 piece decorated tea-sets $4.50. -
85 piece decorated dinner set $6.79.
101 piece decorated dinner set $8.23.
We have five open stock patterns of dec
orated ware at from $S.23 to $16.00 for 100
piece set, or you can buy odd pieces at
same rate.
CHINA DEPARTMENT.
Pin Trays, Cups and Saucers,
Tooth Pick, "Mustards,
Tea Tiles. Salad Dishes,
Smoking Sets, Trinket Sets.
Table Sets, - Mush and Milk Sets. -
Bread and Butter Plates.
White China for decoration.
White China Dinner Sets.
Decorated China Dinner Sets and an
endless number of odd pieces. This depart
ment alone is worth coming miles to see.
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JipjDWB DEPT.
6-inch steel stove pipe 15c a joint.
Common elbows 10 cents.
Adjustable elbows 15 cents.
Stove boards 45 cents up.
Maydole claw hammers 55 cents:
1-pint cups 2 for 5 cents.
4i inch Disston taper file 5 cents'.
2 hame staples 5 cents.
2 hame clips 5 cents.
Iron stand and three lasts for
. shoes 50 cents.
No. 8 galvanized wash boiler 95 cents.
No. 8 copper bottom tin wash boiler $1.00.
No. 8 14-oz all copper wash boiler $2.00.
12-quart galvanized pail 25 cents.
Ax handles 9 cents.
Large'size galvanized tub 75 cents.
4-tine pitchforks 45 cents.
Two boxes best axle grease 15 cents;
'2-quart tin cbffee pots 10 cents.
Tubular lanterns 45 cents.
Anti-rust tin water pails 48 cents.
Patent adjustable strainer pails 57 cents.
Bolts 100 per cent less than regular hard
ware prices.
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Best black powder 30 cents.
Shot 7 cents.
12-guage loaded shells 39c. and 40c per box.
10-guage loaded shells 42c and 45c per box.
Wiljclou Glass.
8x10 window light 4c; 10x12" 6c; 12x14 7c.
We guarantee everything to be just as represented. If you are not' satisfied with the quality or price after you have purchased your
goods, return tliem and get you,r money. " -
HE, NEB.
CITY NEWS.
Milton Doolittle returned last
night from a business trip to
Omaha.
About fifty people, principally
from Grand Island and Kearney,
arrived in town on No. 3 last night.
Miss Annie McAvoy, of Sidney
arrived in the city this morning
and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Mose McFafland.
The Episcopal guild house has
been secured as quarters for the
Hamilton Cadets oLLexington, the
young ladies' military organization.
Miss Fannie Clayton, a former
teacher in the city schools, came in
from ttfe west this morning and is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Barnum.
Till mau Casey, Will Fikes and
Alex Russell were given positions
in the U. P. machine shop Wed
nesday. Mrs. Alex England and child
ren, of Colorado Springs, arrived in
the city last night for a visit with
relatives.
The cemetery association -has
made an improvement in the ap
pearance of the grounds by having
the weeds and grass cut.
The Nebraska House will be
headquarters for the A. O. U. W.
during the fair.
banner will
street.
A large shield and
be hung across the
O. G. Smith, of Kearney, one of
the 'directors of the Irrigation Fair,
has been in town this week on busi
ness connected with his official position.
The farmers alonjr the Bird-
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wagon loads of agricultural exhib
its yesterday that are especially
fine.
Mrs. Bessie . Frackelton, of
Sheridan, Wyo., is the guest of
North Platte friends. Her hus
' band Dr. Frackelton, is expected
here to-morrow.
-r-Y. M. C. A. meeting at the
rooms at 4:15 p. m. Address by
Attorney A. F. Parsons and others.
Attractive service throughout. All
men are invited.
Armstrong
decorating
this
Some attempt at
business houses was made
, morning, but the light rain caused
a temporary abandonment. The
work will be renewed.
Two coops of White Wyandotte
fowls, the property of Oscar Bock,
of Council Bluffs, "were received by
express last night for exhibition at
the fair. They are beauties.
- The extra policemen on duty
have experienced some difficulty in
killing time during the past day of
two, but they anticipate having
their hands full after to-morrow.
The 40x80 foot .tent which will
be used a headquarters for the A.
O. U. W., was received yesterday.
It will be provided with seats and
can accomodate an audience of 500.
Claude Weingand yesterday
purchased street lamp and erected
it in front of his resedence. It is a
great convenience to pedestrians
who travel in that section after
dark.
Cbas.Mallette has stored sev
eral hundred fine watermelons at
Miltonberger's grocery store.
Those who wish a nice melon
should leave their order with Mr.
Miltonberger.
x The gun club has now onhand
seven hundred sixty pigeons-for
use at the . shooting events next
week. The birds are kept at the
residence of Wm. Dolson on Front
street and present quite a sight.
The interior of the
restaurant on Front street has
been re-arranged in order to ac
commodate4 a greater number of
customers.
Former North Platte residents
are taking advantage of the fair to
return to the city for a visit. Thirty
or more such persons are. now here
and man' others contemplate com
ing. Street fakirs, anticipating the
crowd next week, are already mak
ing their appearance. Two opened
business on the streets yesterday
afternoon, but their transactions
were limited.
morning-
A letter received this
announces that the Midway band
will arrive here Sunday noon. The
organization will be quartered on
the Watts' lots-on west Fifth street
and will give a concert during the
afternoon.
The Wallace State Bank closed
its doors last Tuesday owing to its
inability to realize on loans. Lin
coln county had $7,300 on deposit
in the hank at the time it closed.
This is secured by bonds executed
by Messrs. Galvin, Connealiv,
Campi, Nichols and Farrell, P. B.
Gavin, the president of the bank,
has considerable real estate which
he can turn in as assets of the
bank, and it he does this the credi
tors will in time be paid in full.
The callapse of the institution is re
gretted by all.
The local A.Q. U. W. members
are making great preparations to
receive and entertain the members
of the order who will be in the city
during the fair and particularly on
A. O. U. W. Day, next Tuesday
Committees on reception and enter
tainment have been appointed, and
the rustling ability of the men who
compose these committees is assur
ance that the Work will be well per
formed. Grand Master Work
man Tate and other prominent
members of the order will be pres
ent. .
Isaac Stoddard.of Shenandoah,
Iowa, parents of Mrs. R. R. Peale
are guests at the home of the lat
ter. Chairman French, of the repub
lican county central committee, has
been notified that at least six differ
ent speakers will be senf to this
county between now and the close
of the campaign..
Geo. E. French leaves in a day
or two for Denver where he will
probably remain for a couple of
weeks with Mrs. French, who is
receiving medicial treatment.
--The republicans have leased
the Meyer store room on Spruce
street and will fit it up as head
quarters for the remainder of the
campaign. 'The room will be pro
vided with tables and chairs and
supplied bountifully with campaign
literature.
A number of citizens have an
nounced their intention of decorat
ing their homes and places of busi
ness during the Irrigation Fair.
This move is commendable and
should be made general. It will
give visitors to our city a favorable
impression of our people.
- Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eells went
to Council Bluffs Tuesday night in
response to a telegram announcing
the serious illness of Mrs. Graves,
mother of Mrs. Eells. Mr. Eells
returned home the following night
and reports Mrs. Graves' condition
somewhat improved.
Hon. J. L. Caldwell, of Lincoln,
will address a republican meeting
in this city on the evening of Oct.
29th, and at Brady Island on the
following evening. A number of
other meetings are being arranged
for different points in the county,
due notice of. which will be. given
later.
J. B. McConnell, of Reynolds,
111., who lSNvjsiting his brother in
Somerset precinct, was in town
Wednesday and called at this of
fice. He is a staunch republican
and says in Illinois it isonly a ques
tion as to the size of McKinley's
plurality. Mr. McConnell will
visit the Irrigation Fair for a day
or two,
On August 29th A. H. Davis of
this city sent a number of legal
papers to John Corbett, a populist
constable of Wallace precinct, to
serve upon a citizen of that section.
He inclosed the papers in an en
velope bearing the stamp oi the re
publican central committee, and
presumably on account of it bear
ing the word "republican" ' Corbett
refused to take the letter from the
Wallace postoffice, and it was re
turned to Mr. Davis a day or two
ago. Had Corbett taken the letter
from the office and served the
papers enclosed he would have re
ceived $6.65 in fees, a sum ,he un
doubtedly jvould have been glad to
am.
Mrs. Cody and Mrs. Bradford
went to Omaha yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Snelling, ot
Sheridan, Wyo., are visiting friends
in the city.
Guaranteed quality ladies, kid
gloves at The Wilcox Dept. Store.
Presiding Elder Leonard left
yesterday, morning on a business
trip to Albion.
Harry Dixon offers for sale
some very handsome Irrigation
Fair souvenir spoons.
B. B. Warner, Dentist, office in
Hinman block, up stairs Spruce st.
Harry Coleman has returned
from his stay in Cripple Creek and
other Colorado points.
C. J. Woodhurst, of Denver, is
visiting his brother Will and will
remain for a week or ten days.
Charley .Whalen came in from
Cripple Creek Wednesday morning
and will visit friends for a fortnight.
Best line of gloves and mittens
in town at The Wilcox Dept. Store.
The prizes offered by the Wild
West Wheelmen for the successful
riders in next week's races are dis
played at the Star Clothing House.
The articles are both handsome and
useful.
It is said that a 3'oung man
connected with one of the banks of
the city will shortly become a ben
idict. The reader can speculate as
to whether it is John, Frank,
Arthur or Piatt.
The Bratt building on Front
street has beensecured as head
quarters for the city officials during
the fair. It will also be police head
quarters and the office of the com
mittee on public comforts
Underwear all kinds at The
Wilcox "Dept. Store.
George Prosser and George
opened a checking stand in the Bratt
building on Front street. Visitors
in the city during the fair and re
union can have their baggage, par
cels or bicycles checked and stored
for a nominal price.
The room next to Streitz's
drugstore has been fitted up lor
dancing purposes and will be
opened to the public this evening
and continue open during the fair.
Music wi)l be furnished by the
North PJatte orchestra, wh ich is a
guarantee that it will be first-class.
See those Irrigation Fair
souvenir spoons at Dixon's jewelry
store.
Mrs. C. F. Ormsby of Colora
do Springs is expected here to-morrow
for a visit with her mother and
sister.
Mrs. Geo. Hammond- came in
from Grand Junction, Col., 3'ester
day morning and will visit friends
for a couple of weeks.
Capt. R. E. Haskell and wife,
of Lena, Neb., are the guests ot
North Platte friends. The
Captain is an old-time cattleman.
Misses Nellie Hartman and
Louise Gilman will assist in. Wil
liams' store for the next week or
ten days.
Are you- afflicted with any
chronic disease? If so consult Dr.
Aley the Lincoln Specialist at the
Hotel Neville Monday and Tuesday,
Oct. 12 and 13.
A big republican rally will be
held in this city on Monday, Oct.
26th, both atteruoon and evening.
Senator Thurston and A. E. Cady
will be the orators.
The ladies ot the Catholic
church are making arrangements
for a sacred concert to be given some
time in November.
Mrs. J. L. Minor, who has been
instructing a class in painting at
Grand Island for a couple of weeks,
will return home to-night.
The Wilcox Dept. Store will
order you barb wire for S2.85 ahun
dred delivered in North Platte.
N. St. Marie and mother, who
have been county charges tor a year
or more, were shipped to Quebec
yesterday morning by the county
authorities.
-The Wilcox Dept. Store has re
cieve'd a large invoice of fne China;
both odd pieces and dinner sets.
Call and see them.
"The silver cup contributed by
Colonel Cody and which will be
offered as a prize at the tournament
of the gun club next Monday, was
received yesterday and is now on
exhibition at Clinton's. It is an
exceedingly handsome cup and the
winner will have reason to feel
proud ot it
Rev. C. C. Snavely has been at
North Bend for several days. His
family, who preceded him to that
place, will accompany him home the
early part of next week.
You can find those extra dishes
you need for fair week at The Wil
cox Dept. Store. They have the
largest stock ot crockery and glass
ware in western Nebraska.
The ladies' McKinley club held
its weekly meeting Tuesday even
ing and transacted considerable
business. The membership of the
club is rapidly increasing.
Rev. Foulk has been at Stella,
Neb., for several days attending-
the Lutheran synod. Owing to his
absence there will be no services at
the Lutheran church next Sunday.
A. S. Baldwin went to Gibbon
Wednesday to attend the repubh
can rally at which Senator Foraker
of Ohio made a speech He reports
a very large and enthusiastic meet
ing.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose o-cent cigar.
Frank Schopp, of Gothenburg,
writes The Tribune as follows:
The base ball club from this place
will cross bats with the Gandy nine
on the grounds at North Platte on
Tuesday, Oct." 13th."
Joljn Curtin. an inmate of the
county jail attempted to drilla hole
in 'the wall of the building Tuesday
afternoon thereby hoping to escape.
He was detected before he had
made much headway.
Plans are on foot wherebj- it is
believed that in the future the local
Y.M. C: A. will have a building of
its own. It may take a couple of
years for the plans to mature, but
as suggested they are praticable.
Harshman & Hughes, of the
Vienna restaurant are preparing to
serye meals to one hundred persons
at each sitting. They are in shape
to serve nearly 2000 meals a day.
Flue stops 5c at The Wilcox
Dept. Store.
Senator Hoagland spent several
days this week in the west part of
the state and reports everything in
good shape. There is no doubt but
the Senator has a 'cinch" on being
the next representative from this
senatorial district.
Visitors to the Irrigation lair
have began arriving", a number com
ing" in
from both the east and the
west on last niglit's trains. A
large number are expected to-mor
row, but the big- crowd will reach
here Sunday. A large majority of
the farmers who will arrive from
surrounding counties will arrive on
that day.
.The Wilcox Dept. Store has
that stove board you need at about
one-halt usual price.
Senator Akers has been secured
to deliver a half dozen speeches in
this county the latter part of next
week and the early part of tlie
week following. The Senator is a
very forcible talker. The dates of
and the places where these meet
ings will be held will be announced
later.
Wm. Turpie arrived from Co
lumbus, Onio, Wednesday night
and will remain in town for a couple
ot weeks. He is accompanied ov
W. C. Maholm and L. C. Newsom,
of Columbus, .W. W. Maholm of
Newark. Ohio, and W. H. Long-, of
Marion, Ind, The four latter gen
tlemen will remain during the fair,
look over the country, and perhaps
invest in .fjatte vaney reai estate.
Stove pipe 15c a joint,, elbows
10c at The Wilcox Dept. fctore.
A. C. Fish, of Chicago, delivered
a sound money repuoncan speecn
at the court house Tuesday even-
inxr to an audience that filled the
scrying capacity of the room. Mr.
Fish spoke from a bqsine&s stand
ooint and presented in a clear
manner the disastrous results which
would follow the free coinage of
silvor. Mr. Fish left for the east
part of the state yesterday morn-
inr.
. The county commissioners have
been in session this week. On Tues
day the contract for delivering elec
tion ballots was awarded to lames
Teel for the sum of S31.00. On Wed
nesday the board examined the Jail
and considered plans for steel lined
walls and enlarging the steel cages.
Yesterday the greater part of the
board's time was taken up in ap
proving claims against the county.
Ice Wool shawls, Tarn O'Shan
ters, and Infants, knit sacques at
The Wilcox Dept. Store.
It is said that 275 cowboys from
Wyoming are enroute to this city
on horseback. They come here for
the purpose of seeing the Wild
West Show. Among these visitors
are a number of men who years ago
rode the range for Cody & North,
Keith & Barton, Nichols & Beach
and other outfits who had their
headquarters in this city,
Sweat pads, 20c at The Wilcox
Dept. Store.
The free silver fellows of the
city held a rally Tuesday evening
and attempted to create enthusiasm
but in this they were only moder
ately successful. There were
about seventy-five voters in the
parade, followirg which Congress
man Allen, of Utah, addressed a
fair-sized audience at the opera
house. The speaker's remarks
were along the well-known lines of
free silver argument; no new or
striking points being presented.
Ax handles 9c at The Wilcox
Dept. Store.
The ladies of the Irrigation
fair held their final meeting prior
to the fair Tuesday afternoon at
which the financial report was read.
The total amount received from all
sources was $712. Of this sum $171
were cash contributipn, tje rer
mainder representing the receipts
from entertainments and suppers.
There is sufficient money in the
treasury to pay all indebtedness on
the woman's building". The ladies
are entitled to much credit for the
earnestness they have displayed in
securing their fine building.
" For Sale A lot of cows and
calves. Inquire of J. R. Bangs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Neuman, of
Keota, Iowa, step-father and
mother of E. F. Seeberger, are the
guests of the latter. Mr. .Neuman
is a life-long democrat, and prior to
his arrival Mr. Seeberger thought
it best to remove from the room
which he was to occupy a picture of
Major McKinley for fear it migh:
disturb Mr. N's. political equimmT
ity. But iq thf' Mr. Seebgcger
was mistaken, for immediately
upon bis arrival at the hquse 3f.
Neuman drew forth a German edi?
tion pf Carl Scljurz's Chicago speech.
and handing it to Mr. . remarked
that sums up to the situation. and
it's true as gospel." The picture of
Major McKinley is now occupying
us accustomed piace.