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IRAIl BARE.EDITOKAIJDPKOPKIErOK SUBSCRIPTION KATES. OnoTear, cash in advance, 11.23. Six Months, cash In advance 75 Cents. Entered at the X orthPlatte (Nebraeia)postofllcetts second-class matter. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896. The ladies' guild will meet with Mrs. Doolittle Friday after noon. The addition to the Baptist church will be dedicated on Sunday evening" next. Mrs. David Hunter and O. A. Hostetter, of Sutherland, are in town to-day. Elder Leonard held quarterly meeting services at Brady Island Sunday, returning home yesterday Last month was the coldest November since 1881, and with that excepton was the coldest on record. The weather forecast issued by Observer PiercT to-day is snow with risinjr temperature: snow AYednesda7. . The Town Topics" company came in from the west this morn ing and will play at the opera house to-night. The Union Pacific, company will begin filling its ice houses in this city. The ice will be cut from the Gothenburg lake and is said to be excellent in quality. It will require about 500'car loads to fill the houses. No longer will the mile-long "ravel trains be seen wendincf their way eastward. Work at Sherman Hill has been discontinued, and the big steam shovel which has been in operation for the past six months has been housed for the season. The gravel taken out at Sherman has been used by the company for ballast, making roundhouse floors, depot walks, etc. About 12,600 cars have been shipped from the pits and it is said tliat next season s work will be greatly in excess of this year's. Sidney Telegraph. i -Attorneys Smith and Leavitt of the Union Pacific legal depart ment and Chief Canada of the secret service department are in town to day for the purpo se of at tending the damage suit brought against the company by George Ostrander. The suit is for dam ages in the sum of $4,593 and grows out of Ostrander's arrest and im prisonment on suspicion that he was one of the fellows who held up the mail train near Brady Island on the night of August 20th, 1895. After'being in jail four dars Os trander was discharged from cus tody. He says he was not only ar rested without a warrant, but was kept in jail without cause, no war rant being obtained for his arrest even after he had been imprisoned. The damages asked are of course extortionate, yet the prevailing opinion seems to be that some sum will be awarded him for the four days he was detained in durance vile. Hoagland & Hoagland are counsel for Ostrander. Christmas AVill Soon be Here. We have a fine assortment of pretty little gifts suitable for any one. CLINTON, The Jeweler. D. C. Stapleton, formerly of the south part of of the county, and who still has an equity in a large bod' of land near Wallace, has just re turned from a trip to London. For some time past he has been em ployed as an immigration promoter and agent for the sale of railroad lands. In speaking of Mr. Staple ton the Omaha Bee of last evening says: Mr. Stapleton said that he found the interests and the confi dence in the west among the Britons at its high water mark. He was particularly hopeful that during the coming year considerable Brit ish capital would find it way to Ne braska for investment. He said that the electiou of William Mc Kinley and the consequent settle ment of the financial question has gone a long way toward re assuring the Englishmen of the fu ture pt the west. Mr. Stapleton has an office in London, but spends most of his time traveling through the country. He mingles consider ably with the upper classes and finds his work very agreeable. - He has unusually good opportunities for learning the feeling of the jnoneyed classes toward Nebraska ttndVdtber states and -when -he-says the sentiment is a friendly one the statement is worth considering. Dr. R. M. Fisher will be or dained a minister at the Baptist church on Tuesday evening of next week. Mrs. Laher and son. of Well- fleet, took out naturalization papers in the district court this morninj Dave Scott was kicked in the face by a horse the other day and now has a bandage over his left eye The Drimarv classes of the 4 j Presbyterian Sunday school will give an entertainment at the church this evening. An open service was held by the Christian Endeavor at the Pres byterian church Sunday evening; Armenia being the subject con sidered. Prof. Garlichs has selected his cast for "The Sorcerer, and re hearsals will begin within a few days. The cast has nine characters and the chorus is a large one. It is a very pretty opera full of catchy music. The cold weather has inter fered somewhat with work on the new Union Pacific ice house. The ice frozen on the roof boards pre vents the laying oi shingles on the north side of the building. Fireman Perkins was struck on the leg by the spout of the water tank at Lodge Pole last night and sustained injuries which necessi tated him abandoning his engine. He came down on No. 2 this inoru ing, conveyed to his home, and a phy sician was summoned. Judge Neville has been in Lin coln for several days consulting with the leading populists as to what action shall be taken in the supreme judgeship matter. The Judge is very anxious to get on the bench and is working hard to contrive some way in which it can be accom plished. Underwear all kinds at .The Wilcox Dept. Store, Kellner & Co. are sinking eight wells from which the' will pump water to fill their lake. The firm has purchased the old bottling works and will fill it with ice tor next summer's use. Not having the lake in readiness they could not bid on the contract tor Union Pacific ice houses filling the Judge Norris did not reach town in time to open district court yesterday, but the session was promptly opened on time this morn ing. Judge Norris will hear those cases in which Judge Grimes was interested as counsel. This tore noon was consumed in going through the docket and making certain disposition of the cases. Dr. Hardesty, of May wood, at tempted to commit suicide at Wal lace last week. First he whacked at an artery in the wrist, then he attempted to cut his throat and then twisted a sheet with the pur pose of hanging himself. He was thwarted in these attempts by the timely interference of friends. The Doctor is demented and will be sent to the asylum. A Sunday dispatch trom Denver says: jxeceiver irumbull ot the Gulf railroad admitted vesterdav that the purposeof the visit of Gen Granville M. Dodge to Colorado was to look over the system with a view to prepairing at once to take the various lines of the Gulf out of the hands ot the court. The Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison, the Chey enne JNortliern, tlie Denver & Pacific, the Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth and the Colorado Central i i "ii i -i rauruaus win ue loinoa into one compact line. It is said to be an open secret in railroad circles that Dodge and other large holders of Union Pacific stocks and bonds ive given up au nope or passing -9 the Pacific funding bill. The Union Pacific, with its immense debts. will be thrown on the hands of the government and all of its branches are now fighting for separate cor porate existence. Last Sunday evening Dr.Fisher delivered a sermon on the "Seven wonders ot North Platte ' at the Baptist church. The seven wond ers consisted of the vice and im morality which does.or is supposed, to exist in this city, and in his enumeration the D.octor made a rather severe arraignment of our mayor and the county sheriff. He said he was creditably informed that the sheriff had been seen play ing cards with minors on Sunday in the back room ot a saloon. Sheriff Miller, as soon as he heard ot this statement, took exceptions and denied its truthfulness. In fact it made the sheriff pretty warm under the collar, and he at once employed council to bring a civil action against Dr. Fisher. Sheriff Miller stated this morning that his attorneys were at work on the case and that an information would probably be made out to-day. Asked as to what the charge against the Doctor would be, the sheriff stated that it had not at thattime been definitely; settled.- Jtjs-thought an attempt will be made to settle the matter before it gxes into court. Is all right, but the X dollar bill will buy more Furniture now than' ever before.' We have an elegant line of PICTURE AND ROOM MOULDING. 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. WAKNER- (undertaker.) Our Great Dress Goods Sale Handsome novelties in dress patterns in all " colors now on sale. All our fine 75c all-wool novel ties -44-inch wide afc 50 cts. 1.90 all-wool black Henriettas. at - - - 75 cts. 50 cent Novelties go at - - 25 cents per yard. Call and examine these before they are all sold, as they are the greatest bargains ever offered. BENNIE S. BENNIE S. 4 BENNIE S. ,4Doc" Sizemore has repapered and otherwise improved the appear ance of his barber shop. Smoke Wright's Royal Sports and Havana Rose 5-cent cigar. Switch engine 1205 jumped the track in the yards Saturday which resulted iu some little damage to the tank trucks. The annual election of officers ot the Third ward nose company will be held next Thursday evening at the hose house. Mrs. Milton Doolittle enter tained about twentv young" ladies Saturday afternoon in favor of Miss Wood and Miss Cummmgs. Judge Grimes and Court Reporter Scharmann left Sunday lor the west part of the state, where the Judge will hold court this week. --Mazeppa Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will hold its annual nomi nation of officers next Friday even ing. All members are requested to be present. Henry Rebhausen has severed his connection with Harrington & Tobin after several years of faith ful service. He has not fully de cided what he will do in the future. The Wilcox Dept. Store will order you barb wire for $2.85 a hun dred delivered ih North Platte. The recent cold snap caused a momentary suspension of grading on the several irrigation ditches, but the weather will probably mod erate sufficiently to warrant a re sumption of the work. On Friday night last the mer cury dropped to thirteen degrees below zero, the lowest so far this seson and as low as at any time during last whiter. It looks as though a hard winter was setting in earlj Stove pipe 15c a joint, elbows 10c at The Wilcox Dept. . Store. Chas. P. Ross returiied Suuday night from Keith county, where he had been employed for a week or so on engineering work along the line of the Alfalfa district irrigation ditch. He says dirt on this ditch is being moved very rapidly. The records of the U, S. signal office show that the coldest Decern ber since the establishment of the office was in 1879, when the average was fifteen decrees. The coldest December day was the day before Christmas in 1879. when the mer cury dropped to 27 below zero. The average precipitation for December is fifty-seven one hundredths of an inch, but during that mouth 1877 it amounted to nearly four inches. The highest velocity at tained by any December wind was on the 4th ot that montu in when it registered 72 miles an hour. The wave of prosperity is grad ually sweeping over the country audNebraska and Lincoln county is receiving evidence of it. In proof of this we cite the fact that between. the hours ot 9 and 11:30 a. m. yes terday Judge Ray issued four mar iage licenses. The parties to whom these licenses were issued were David B. White and Bessie Leach, of Hershey; L. D. Reneau of McPherson Co. and Lilly M. New berry of Hershey; Theo. Stephens and Sophia Kitttle ot Maxwell; and Griffin Kittle and Josie DeWitt of Maxwell. The former couple Mr. White and lady were mar ried by Judge Ray. The Tribune trusts none of the above will ever have cause to regret the step they have taken, and wishes them one d all along "and pfos"pefbus fu ture. -For the Next Ten Days. Red Men's Masquerade Ball January 22d, 1897. The Wilcox Dept. Store has that stove board you need at about one-half usual price. Fifty or more country resi dents are in town this week attend ing court in the capacity of wit nesses or jurors. Messrs. Barnum, Graves, Pool Dalson and Sorenson were hunting in the neighborhood of Brady Sat urday and returned with ninety quail and six jack rabbits. Treasurer Buchanan is now en gaged in sending-out notices to res idents of the county who are delin quent on personalty taxes. There are about 1500 such persons in the county, and those who do not pay up their 1895 tax by December 15th next, will have issued against their property a distress warrant. It will therefore be well for delinquents to pay promptly aritl save costs o execution. " The Pythian" social -Friday evening was not very largely at tended on account of the cold weather. The programme rend ered consisted of recitations by Miss Hildegard Johnson, Florence Stamp . and Dr. Fisher, solos by Miss Minnie Sorenson and C. F. Scharmann, duett bv Miss Searle and Miss Sorenson, and selections by the K. P. quartette. Following the programme card games played. e were JUST WHAT YOUR EYES NEED We'll tell you alter scien tifically testing them. This service aud advice are free. It glasses are needed, we select the best and most ef fective kind, and charge moderately for them. HARRY DIXON, Optician and Jeweler. Fine Watch and Jewelrv Re pairing a Specialty. We haye received but one reply to our request for opinions frojii Lincoln county farmers as to the best time for holding farmers' in stitutes and the topics the farmers would like to hear discussed. We asked for these opinions upon the suggestion of Prof. Taylor, of the state university, who has charge of the institutes conducted under the auspices of the university. It would seem that the farmers of this coun ty are not particularly interested in these institutes. William Jennings Roche paid an election wager Saturnay after noon by turning an orgauette on the First National bank corner for two and one-half hours. The 4 -con cert had been widely advertised. and as a result a large crowd sur- rounded Mr. Roche during his per-; formance. Mr. R. was supposed to i represent a man who had been ! "stricken blind working for the sil-i . . . . I vermine owners, ana in addition iu u. oil ii cx l. tvuic gugjjua uvci ilia eyes. Me was tne subject ot mucu "frurinfr'1 frnm fli rrrnv1 Htih 1i took this good-naturedly and per formed the conditions of the wager fairly and completely. Arthur Mc $amara, who was the winner in the wager, made things as com fortable as possible for Mr. Roche. The contributions, which will be An A amounted to $12.25. PEESOKAL, XETI0N. v E. B. Warner went to Omaha last night. ' - - W. V. Hoagland is home. f rjom a weeks' stay in Lincoln. Robert Finue, of Sidne3 is visiting his parents in town. Mrs. Dell I. Davis was the guest of Gothenburg friends last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fredk. Baker have been visiting in Omaha for several days. Miss Jessie Bullard is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Warren Davis at Gil more, Neb. Miss Maggie Seyferth left Sat urday night for a visit with rela tives in California. John Dick who had been visiting his parents, returned to the state university yesterday. Mrs. J. L. Minor is in Grand Island this week instructing a class in china decorating. P. A. White has returned to town after a three weeks' visit at the ranch in Dawson county. Mr. and Mrs. John Dwyer, who were married at Wood River last week, arrived in the city Saturday. Geo. Winkowitch, night hostler at the Sidney round house, is visit ing North Platte friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hilliker re turned Sunday night from their visit with relatives at Malcolm, Iowa. Mrs. Dudle and son, who had been the guests of Mr. and. Mrs. Lu Farrington, returned to Cheyenne yesterday. Mrs. Helen McDonald and little daughter, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDonald for several weeks, left for Fostoria, Ohio, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Herton, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Seyferth while en route home to San Fran cisco from a trip to German', left for the west Saturday night. Messrs. Stewart, Smallwood, Ietts and Andersoji returned Sat urday niglit from their trip to Omaha. The two latter named are now Shriners, haying been initiated into that degree while at Omaha. The boys report a very pleasant trip. L- & D. C07cANAlT (Gothenburg Times) . Now that the supreme court .has decided the legality ot the Califor nia irrigation law, the directors of. the Lincoln and Dawson County Irrigation district are getting things in shape to build their canal. Tljis district was organized last year and in September, 1895, bonds to the amount of $375,000 were voted upon the district for the con- fatructiou of a canal. Three sur veys were made and ail the plans and specifications drawn up by the district's engineer, Rudolph Stur- negk, and the transactions of the board of directors were duly ap proved by the judge of the district court last December. -j.no. proposed canal will com mence on section 9, township 14, range 29, just south of Gannett seven miles from North Platte.and terminate on section 34, township 12, range 23j, in Dawson county the length of the jnain canal being- 60.37 miles and will water 40,000 acres; the laterals will be 115 miles long- o and a branch caiial will be run from the county line to Gothenburg. The capacity of the canal is esti mated to be 507 cubic feet per second; the ditch as now proposed being 28 feet wide at the bottom and capable of carrying six feet of wate. onsuieraoie worK was i i i done last winter by the farmers and there is about ten miles in Blaine and German precincts that that is practical completed. We are informed that the board pf ijrectprs have already advertised the bonds for sale. About $15,000 will be paid out to the farmers who worked on the canal. There is considerable opposition n some quarter to the construe tion of this canal, but the majority of the people seem t.o think that it is not only possible but practical In speaking of the recent term of district court in Deuel county. he Chappell Register says: In handling the business Judge Grimes has the welfare of the county and tax Daver at Heart. He is trvino I J - J o to keep the docket clean with as little expense as possible. He has alread3 saved the count hundreds of dollars and at the same time transacted the business. In doing this he has been ably seconded by our county commissioners and county attorney. Judge Grimes' work shows that the people made i i i t j uu 111 --ici.uij mm juugc c t- ,i : . MECCA CATAKKH REMEDY. For colds in the head and treatment of catarrhal troubles this preparation has afforded prompt relief; with its con tinued use the most stubborn cases of caarrh have yielded to its healing power. It is made from concenKtrated Mecca Compound and possesses all of its, soothing and healiDg properties aud by absorbtiou reaches all the inflamed parts effected by that disease. Price 50 cts. Tepareu oy tub UU. iT ICUUICU Ujr J.UD X 1UIL'. VU. For sale by A. F. 'Streitz. Come Here First. -r-wr i , 11 tl We have some one ten us dav. Do . w v tttti-re ieie some :r,ih.so;isfs.: WE SELL. 3 spools of thread '. 3 spools crochet cotton ... ... Knitting silk, per spool, Common Saxony,- per skein .v -r i 1-?. miporrea saxony, per skuiu. Haudkerchiefs, each ... . 2 cents. Metal back combs, each . .": . ..... 8 cents. Elastic cord or tape, per yard .'. 10 cents. White blankets, 58x74 inches, per pair. . . . . t. .V,. -. . .47 cents. Ladies' seamless black hose, per pair .... Scents. . Buttermilk Toilet soap, per Ccilc c c Am 3 cents Blanket lined duck coats trom S1.00 to S2.50. Good quality ladies' ribbed vest . 23 cents. Ladies' combination suits, .. 50 cts. to S1.35. Men's underwear from ..25 cts. o$1.35. 6-inch steel stove pipe, per joint; :. .IS cents. - Common elbows .. 10 cents. ; Large size galvanized coal hod ..".,.".". 35 cents. Stove pipe collars . 5 cents. Flue stops r . 5 cents. 6 handled tea cups and saucers.. .. . . i.v-. .. ;.42 cents. 6 dinner plates , . 35 cents. Vegetable dishes : ... S cts. up. No. 1 common limp chimney. ";, 4 cents. No. 2 common lamp chimney.. ..-.v,.f. 6 cents. Best black powder ... : :t '.'. j 30 cents. Shot.... 74 cents. 12 guage loaded shells .. 39 and 40 cents. 10 guage loaded shells 42 and 45 cents. (These are Rival and Club we do not handle inferior brands'.) Keniember when you want anything come here first, We refund money for anything- you buy of us that you do not want after taking it home. Only one price, and that price for cash only. . MTHE WILCOX- John Conway, of the Conway, Hunter &Neilson Ditch Co.. was ir Ogalalla on business Saturday. Mr. Conway is taking active sten to start work on the Paxton lrnsra- iion district ciitcu. emice tue ap proval of the Wright law by the United States supreme courtmain enterprises are already starting up. some even right here" in our own county. It is indeed a stroke of fortune for this western country, and a material change for the bet- nfifS t0 bC aHgan. It appears from his several cer. parent-Ogalalla .News. , thafc f .g Joan of Arc on the Battlellcld. In battle her courage was foarless, and well it was that it was so, for each success was dearly bought, her indomitable energy nlono inspiring her faint hearted follower's. When her troops threatened rotreat, it was by throwing herself into tho thick est of the fight, crying, "They aro ours!" that she turned defeat to vic tory. Often wounded, she disdained the pain of her mangled flesh and remained on tho field as an examplo to her men. A gracious woman with al, her pity was oven greater than her courage, braving and receiving blow3, but never returning them. She had but one weapon, her ban ner, tor Jier sword never loft its scabbard. Lator she was to say that she "loved her banner a thousand timos more than her sword." At night, when tho hoar of battlo was assuagod, her tears fell at the ought of the wounded and the dead. "I have never seen French blood shed without my hair stand ing on end," was one of her naive utterances. Tho enemy commanded her pity as well, and she was as of ten seen assisting tho dying English as her own people. Thus sho was not only the mind which directs, sho was likewise tho hoart filled with sympathy, the soul solicitous of tho welfaro of other souls, intuitively understanding that tho soldier who fights the best is ho whose heart is puro. In the same spirit sho lighten ed tho burden of tho army by cur tailing useless luggago,' and sho drove away tho disropntablo women who had followed the camp and with them tho debauohory and dis order which they had brought. On the other hand, she gently admon ished her soldiers to clear their con science, to ho virtuous and religious as well as bravo. "The National Hero of France," by Maurico Boutefc de Monvel, in Century. Iafclicitoua Candor. A certain good minister of Indi ana lost from his fiook a prominent parishioner, and, wishing to have good music at the funeral, a quartet was summoned. When tho timo ar rived for tho singing, the minister announced : "The Glee club will now render a selection." Short Stories. How Chinamen Catcli Fish. The drnp nsRd bv tho Chinpsn in : catohing fish is Cooulus iudicus, whioh is powdered and mixed with j dough and scattered broadcast over tho water af tor tho manner of sowing . seed. The fish seize and devour it I sores. teter, chapped hands, chilblains with avidity and instantly become ; corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi intoxicated and turn up by hundreds ! tively cures -p4e or no pay required, on tho top of tho water. Thoy aro . ,B uaranwu to Rive perrect satisfac tion gathered up and placed in ves- llwmoney refundocL Price 25 C0nts sels containing clear water. i I Ll 1. i.1 1 Jl mac iney wish cuey imu, ewry von know why? . . . 'to , i. .JLOcenfsY .10 cents . 5 qeiits' " , . 5 cents . 6 cents. , .-v.' .. . . . ir;.S Jb 'if . .. ... vr$- ,.r.ir .3 I DEPARTMENT STORE. BABOO ENGLISH. Some Unique Examples of How It I Expressed In India. Captain F. M. Randall copied the certificates of a dumb man encoun tered upon his interesting mission to Nepanl for the purpose of rais ing a second battalion to the re nowned Third ghookas. Didar Singh, schoolmaster of the Twenty-first N. L, wrote: "This poor Brahmin Rflflms tn Tin rlpnri vnr? nf cnonL-tnc nr family prived of. some organ or other. All people who wish to show pity on poors will help this poor Brahmin. Signed, " etc. A second was fascinat ing as a cryptograph, "This Brah min I hopo tho other gentleman sup port to them and cannot speak and have talk." A third pointed out that "this fellow is certainly too mesera blo on account cf his being both deaf and dumb. Ho wants help from tho public for God's sako. Paid an nas." A fourth urged : "Please any small donation may ho given to tho bearer of this hook. Ho is actually dumb and moro so. Very poor." Another kind soul took tho opportu nity to repeat tho "beatitudes" iu this fashion, "Blessed are they that their persecution for ritousness sake, for theirs is tho kingdom of heaven. ,? Finally there was a testimonial hearing tlie mystic signature "Loft us:" "Hoping that everybody shall help tho man as far as they can. Tho bearer of this, I presume a Brahl min, is apparently dumb as I have by subjecting him to a tost on this point though it might be questioned whether he only sustains lifo on milk if so milk must be truly nour ishing diet as his phisical condition testifies this of course does not alter the fact th?.t he is really deserving of support which I hope tho Chandari populace will afford him." Lady Dnfierin has recorded some examples in her own experience. Telegrams from a station i during an outbreak of cholera: "AH railway Baboos assembled. To stay here is in death. What can Baboo give in exchango for his soul? In anticipation of sanction wo all leave tonight. " During the viceregal stay at Mj'aoro r servant of tho ruahan. jah used to offer her ladyship a bou. quot every morning with the words, "A dolior. to attention." Finally ho presented a petition signed: "G. P. Don Juan. Talented Lepidoptera." "Hero's another brilliant concop. tion," said ho in doliverine it. A i protege wrote to Lady Dufferin, j "You have been very kind to mo, j and may God Almighty givo you tit ! for tat." It is not for want of matter i that I stop. Yet, to balance the nc i count, hero is ono from tho other . side, which I cannot guarantee, how ! ever. It is told in India that when Sir Salar Jung offered his nuzzar , (present) to her majesty, tho Eng- Jisu press made him offer a mugger (crocodile). Frederick Boyle in " ninsrer Gazette, Buoklen's Arnica Salve- J".ne oest8alve,,n 1110 ,world for cats For sale bv-A. F Sfrmf-, v . , ,
