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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1896)
8fc Jtomt TOL. in. fiOBTH PLATTE, MBRASKA, FRIDAY EVMEfG, DECEMBER 11, 1896. SO. 1 OS. 1 Closing Sale! Owing to an expected change in "business-ie are . . inr to sell our entire stock of . - Clotliitig, Hats, Caps, Gents Fur nisliing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Trunks and Valises -AT- Slaugliteritig I Low Prices. OaH and be coariicd at -what we tell yoti are facts. "I" a n liolll House. . . Weber & Yolliner. . . All parties indebted please call and settle- Her. McCarthy was a Iexington ; visitor yesterday. Mrs. M. Boolittle went to Omaha on. this mornings train. Mrs. James Patterson is visiting- her daughter, Mrs. KeyesT in Cotm-dlBlnffs. Piatt White returned this week from a business trip to Dawson countv. -Jack" Celling- left the early part of the week for a visit with friends in St. Loins. Henry Weber was m Ogalalla Tuesday looking' after his business interests in that village. I. A. Fort left last night for Phoenix, Anr., to attend the na tional irrigation congress. Mrs. W. M. Holtry and children, of Sutherland, were the guests of North Platte friends yesterday. W. F. Marsh, of Deuel county, a iormer jsotza .fiatte resident, transacted business in town yesterday. Mr. and. Mrs- Lester Eells went to Omaha yesterday, where the hit ter will receive medical treatment for several weeks. Jce Barstow. formerly cashier of the Pacific hotel, visited. jNorth Platte friends yesterday while en- route to Rawlins. P. H. Cohn, who had been visit his sister Mrs. Newell Burritt for several weeks, returned to Buf falo, Wyo. this morning". R. A. McMurray left Tuesday night for Kendall ville, Ind., in re sponse to a telegram stating- that his father had been killed. II First National Bank, jjj XOKHf PLATTE, TEB. The weather forecast is: Fair to-night; fair and cooler Saturday. The maximum temperature yester day at North Platte was 92, mini mum in past 24 hours 28, at T a. m. 29. Precipitation none. For the same period and time one year ago the maximum temperature was 57, minimum 2S, at 7 a. m. 32, precipi tation none. The lecture on the great Yel lowstone National Park last night seas a grand -snccess. The opera house was well filled, and the audi ence was unanimous in the expres sion that it was grand, not only ; for beauty but for instruction. Dr. Culliss will lecture to-night on the Yosemite "Valley. There wfll be plenty of laughter mingled with nsrjE csErAiraxi- If you intend, to make holiday presents these hard times we in vite you to inspect our magnificent line of imported. French and Carls bad chinaware, Bohemian ware and fancy useful household articles. These goods were imported for nsby Lr. Strous & Sons of New York and shipped direct to North Platte in the original package from Europe. We declare without fear of contra diction that we have the finest line ever bought in a town the size of North Platte. A present of an in dividual plate, cup and saucer or a vase from this line of goods will be treasured in any household for years. Haehtxgtox & Tobix. The world-renowned Smith family were induced to attend the meeting" of the Bachelor Maids which was held at the guild house Mondav evening". ATI the members of the family (eight in number) are celebrated vocalists. Each one fa vored the assembly with a solo and then the entire family sang" a. chorus. Several musical selections were also rendered by home talent and Miss Breyer gave a recitation- The Maids dispersed at 10-30 after en joying" a hmcheon of hot weiner wurst, bread and butter and coffee. The Board of Education is in somewhat of a disorganized condi tion. It has been without a presi dent for several months,-and at the last meeting" Mrs. Birge resigned the vice-presidency. The position of president seems to be considered. an undesirable one by the members of the board. It is said there is more or less clash between the three lady members and the three male members. I learning". JL I1VI s no Use! From a Scranton (Pa.)paper we take the following account of the marriage of H. N. Dolph,formerly of this city: Miss Christina Oakley of MayfieldV and Harry N. Dolph of Carbondale, were married Wednes dav eveninsr at the home of the bride's mother on North Main street. The ceremony was per formed in the front parlor in the presence ef a number of friends and You can't find in these ill"led St bJ Rer- Francis Gen United States the Equal oi tte M- s ?UJ-ch; siliC wim uimiainga to mduur iuiu DCCKVVIIJI Mattie, who wore blue silk. Mr. lOHHCl. Oal tmcleof the groom, acted as best man. The groom is in the employ cm mav frv- vnn M crp.t of the Traction companv for left. Keme mber, if S the several years and is wett and popc- pnm'hTn s tf nn nf crnnfl nnfn frs larly known. The young lady has that makes the rerfect neea a resiaent oi inis iocuii) xor RfnTTA Tof'c Inoro anumoer oi years ana is nigjuy get the BIITATIOlSrS, esteemed. After the ceremony a verv fine repast was served- The newly married couple was the re cipient or a large number or pres ents. SEE THE NAME ON THE LEG. If you are posted you cannot be deceived this to post you. SOLD OXLY EY They can't steal the whole stoye. They steal one thing and think they haye it all, butit FAILS. They build another. Tfc fails Still they keep on crying I Jennie's rood as the C U U JN V OAK. Some peculiar merchants say they haye them, when ITSOT SO We write 5IGH0IS 3TSWS. Rev. Evans and wife, of Paxton, visited with friends here the first of the week. Crick, the bicycle swift from" the county seat, visited at the Ander son farm a few days ago. R. W. Calhoun and family are at present on the north side visiting relatives. Mrs- Layton, of Brady Island, mother of Mrs. Geo. Sullivan, came up Monday to spend a few days with her mother. Rev. Coslet preached at the Nich ols school house last evening" to a fair sized audience. Several Maccabees from this pre cinct went to Sutherland last night to attend a meeting of the order in that village. , Miss Carrie Dvmond is suffering" from sore eyes, the effects ot a bad cold Carpenters from the Platte re paired the IT. P. bunding- at this point Monday and Tuesday One of L. E. Jones carriage horses received 'some pretty bad wounds a few days ago by getting" too close to a wire fence. A very neat and interesting" pro gramme was rendered by the chil dren at the Platte valley school house last Friday evening. Water in the South Platte river has at last reached as. far east as this point. Mrs. M. C. Brown leaves to-mor row for Sidney, where she will visit for some weeks with relatives. Maurice Cronin came up Wednes day and made a short visit with the Trovillo family. While here he took advantage of the opportun ity and slew a couple of dozen fine grouse. Mrs. Terry and Miss Stella Good win were in North Platte Wednes day calling" on friends. Grant Bare and Will Brooks were looking over the country in the vicinity of Sutherland Thursday. Black-leg" has made its appear ance in some herds in the valley the past week and now everybody is on the look out for symptoms. A grand sociable was given bv the ladies aid at the Platte Talley school house last evening-. The novelty of the entertainment drew a large crowd and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves hugely. Ice cream and cake were served as re freshments through the evening for the small sum of 15 cents. The i proceeds go to the christian organi zation in Hinman precinct. JDTKTTTfc JUdWS. Ed Wright moved onto his rfefm recently. It is rumored that Mr. Foster of North Platte, will move on his farm, where Ed has been living, in the spring". A number of the neighbors and friends of A. J. Neel gave him a pound parry last Thursday night- Alex McNicol closed a successful school in district 29, Saturday He will teach in the same district in the spring. The snow and ice have disap peared much to the satisfaction of the farmers, and corn husking" is all the rage again. D. McNicol had the misfortune to break a couple of ribs recently. The little daughter of J. E. Ful ler fell from a horse and bruised her arm one day last week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Moore Nov. 27th, a son. A number of the young" foiks spent a pleasant evening" with Miss Jessie Waite the first of the week. Art Marr and J. E. Fuller had a quarrel over an election bet, which resulted in a fight, in which Art came eff victorous. Art says he whipped Fuller for calling" him names and next timewill whip him for the saddle. Among" the passengers who pur chased tickets on the overland route to North Platte during" the past two weeks were, D. C Schrambling, L. Pease, R. J. Menzie, A. E. Moore, AV" McNicol and W. Combs. HA.YSEED- SPECIAL SALE From now till after Christmas. All Otfr Coats and Capes A I DAVIS Thet aodtWy Badmre Man go at Half Price. A t 1O5 111 Lincoln Co. that no one Owes. etc.. OKTH PLATTE. finr -n-rtf snr? x - -nlncTi fvs-rvac 2ti Fuii line of acor2st sto yes and BADGES, stoye our fee and fi5 pins capes. ; : : ; ; ; : ; ; : ; ; : : : ; : ; ; ' 7;5oi PIPE, ELBOWS, COAL SODS, ZETC BOARDS, fe - at Lowest Prices on B eeord. " 1 All our capes and coats must he closed out regardless Tsrpp-D a qtta I of cost. V p haye just received a large line of French. WlXAiiO. OXLU WUi. SitiSS WCLLCj ilU W Oil tiXiilUlLIUil. r large line of Silk MuSers, and Genuine Emhroidered Handkerchiefs. Also a large line of Seal Muffs in "prices ; from $20 to 15.00. We oner in our dress goods department this week our $1.75 hlack silk at $1-25 per yard. We haye also a few fine dress patterns in silk and wool, in all colors, now SSLQO, former price $12-00. We also carry the finest line of men s, ladies and children s shoes m the city. Call and he convinced at is ffe m Sail More 1 We are well satisfied if this ad simply brings you to this store. The values we shall oner you will sell the goods without argument on our part. iSoth- 3 ing we can say to you in this space, or 3 at the store, would appeal half as strongly to your good judgment as the goods we will show you and the prices 2 we will quote- This ad is therefore only an invitation to the store. If you 3 accept and become acquainted,' the re- E suit will be mutually beneficial. We will make a fair profit on our goods 2 and you will buy cheaper than you could 2 2QXWSLL H0T2S. Mrs. Dora Wilcox, who has been the guest of Mrs. C. H. Knhns, left Saturday for Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Knhns spent Monday in North Platte. Frank Horn, of the Island pre cinct, is seriously ill. Dr. Oninn, of Gothenbarsr, "was called to attend him. Mrs. Paulina Walters is quite sick. Her daughter Tillie who was attending" a business college in Omaha, was called home to care for her mother. Miss Mae Dofe.n, attended the teachers meeting" at Brady Island last Saturday. C. H. Knhns has a fine stock of holiday goods. Mrs. and Miss Baege, of Fort McPherson, were in town Monday. Mr. Kenworthy is hauling" com for W. H. & A. W. Plumer this week. Quite a quantity of corn is brought here eTery week. Rev. Xr. S. Dorman preached to our people Sunday afternoon. Arthur W. Horn carried the mail to Willard post ofiiced last Satur day. Williard is seventeen miles from Maxwelll. John Murray of Cottonwood was in town Thursday. C W. Horn came very near losing two of his best horses. They regaled themselves with red paint. Renters on the Scully farms in Nuckolls county reefved a rebate of 25 per cent as a Christmas gift. Iiillie Daniels, a thirteen year old girl living near KolmesviHe was killed Tuesday by being" kicked on the breast by a horse. A sneak, thief at Qrand Island stole an overcoat and "soaked" it for 90 cents. The judge fined him $20 so his net loss was $19.10. The Pender dentist who it is thought poisoned his wife, and was unable to give bond in the required sum is under the sherifFs- watchful eye. The Norfolk sugar factory had up to Thursday made 3-900, 00 pounds of granulated sugar, over 3,000,000 pounds of which had been sent out to brokers and wholesalers. An advertisement of a concert in in the Neligh Leader contains this request: "All ladies under thirty five years are requested to remove their hats." It is safe to say every head will be bared. E elsewhere. Yours for business. THE FAIR. Christmas Will soon be here and everybody is now thinking as to what they will buy for Christ mas presents with which to remember their friends - THE BOSTON STORE - Has jest received a large supply of goods for this occasion which w3ft HNEST SAMPLE E00M IN ffOEEK PLATTE Having refitted oar rooms in the finest or style, the pubKc is ipvited to call and see us, insuring courteous treatment. Finest Wines, Liquors and eigars at the Bar. Oar billiard hall is supplied with the best make of tables s-nfl comnetent attendants will sttdoIt all your wants. ISHTffS BLOCK, OPPOSITE x'HE HKIOJT PACIFIC DEPOT BENNIE S. BENN Emu pi BENNIES. A Sound. Liver Vm- a "WeS Man. Are yen dC&obst constipated or troubled vrith. J&Badice. sick-headache bad taste m moBtix, Cool breath, coated tongae, dyspepsia, indigestion,, hot dry gkirr pain, in back and between, the shoulders, chffl. and fever &c. If yoe have and of these symtoms. yoar liver is out of order and slowly being poisoned, because your liver does not act promptly Herbine will cure any disorder of the liver, stomach or bowels. It has no equal as liver medicine. Price id cents. Free trial bottle at North. Platte Phar macy, J. E. Bush, Mgr. Attrrertll Xtters. Iiist of letters remaining uncaged for in the post face at Xorth Platte. Neb-, for the week ending December 21, 1SS6 make useful presents. Here is a list of some of oar speciaities: " 50 sne Dress Patterns wkkii we offer to seil cheap. An elegant Kne of verv Sue Linens. A great variety of Moqnetteand. Smyrna Rags. Ice Wool and Silk Fascinators of tbe vrery finest made. EaeL Gloves in aE styles and colors. Ladies' and CniMren's Muffs and Boss. The finest line of Bed Spreads ever ssowh in Imxsg&i Piatte storesir.. Handkerchiefs and Muffkrs of every description' for ladies' and! gentlemen, from one cent up to $3 each.. Pocket Books of all descriptions. Baby Bonnets from 25 cents up to $2.30. . A fiae Cape or Jacket will make a saitainle Christinas present. We bave them in the latest styles. Or what is the matter with, a pair ef Henderson's fine button or fece Shoes for a Christmas present? Cold nights are here and a pair of these a3-wool California Blankets would make a suitable present. Gents We have not forgotten yon. We have a fete line of house' Slippers, some very handsome Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, fine Furnish ing Goods, Gloves, Mittens and Hats. Gents, if you. wish to remember your mother, daughters, or sweet hearts come to the Boston Store, where yoe wiU. find many articles1 which will make handsome presents, and we wM make a special low price from now until December 23d. THE BOSTON STORE j. Pizer, Prop. P. S. Albums, work boxes and manicure cases given awav with Alien & F Carbon CA Hawk W S Stout David H2 13ft Deal Sirs Frederick Misses Maggie and Polly 31 Pierce LaeRa Persons calngitaraboe wS please say adxerted. 3J."W.Cfcr&, Postmaster. a certain amount of goods purchased at ear store from bow rt-ntH', Christmas. The outer door of the Union Pacific company's safe at SL Paul was blown open by burglars Tues day, but 110 attempt was made on the inner door. The supposition is that tbe burglars were frightened away before completing the job. I Carl Brodbeck, 50TKE T02 PTTBUCATTOy. Land Gfiee at SsOt KaCa. Sek-, 1 December 8, ESC f Tstiee is keretrr gireii that tixe iaQsrin-sssied. settler has StednaCce of Ha iatentfec ta rzaie proof in support e his irTntm and. tiat said proof -wiS. ten node before tbe aegiater and e celver a yortii ?Inse, 5"sb oa Jaszarr Jlitlt, JOBS H4SSEK. vto made Henifeitead 2stry Se- E.faj9. fr the snt!nrc5tqtsirter3et!ss 24 tawzaliix I nortii, raosirss. E nones tie fnHowina- ar'Js.&ioes fa nroe Ma eoriMcanta nsidezx ojaa as enltf m&ira. c aii land, Tizz Easdas Hassec. Pter Hmr.r. George Scitsidasd 'EetzyW. HSer, aH. at Curtis. 3feb JOBS' T. HXSMAS; Segiater. Fresh, Smoked and Salted Meats. Having re-opened the City Meat Market, opposite the Hotel Neville,. I am prepared to furnish castomers. with a choice quality of meats of aH kinds. A share, of your patronage 13 re spectfully solicitecL