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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1897,
A Happy New Year to all.
Chas. Hendy returned to Lin
coln this morning-.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred England
are the guests of Mrs. A. England.
Rev. and Mrs. James Leonard
returned last night from a visit in
Lincoln.
Miss Beruice Searle has been
visiting- her uncle and aunt at Ogal
alla this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams, of
Lexington, are the guests of North
Platte friends to-day.
A gang of Union Pacific paint
ers are in town and will apply the
regulation color to the new ice
house.
C. W. Baskins is suffering from
an inflamed hand due to getting
poison in a slight abrasion of the
cuticle.
Sam Richards returned "Wednes
day night from Gothenburg, where
he had been for a couple of days
looking after his business interests.
The preliminary hearing of
Frank Yocum, who is charged with
firing the shot which killed young
Evans at Ogalalla, will take place
on the 11th inst.
Now that the holiday season is
over the Red Men will begin active
preparations for their mask ball,
which will be held on the evening
of the 22d inst. It will be a great
event.
The new year dawned with two
professional fortune tellers in town,
both of whom claim to be proficient
in the science of palmistry. It has
been several years since a palmister
has visited this city.
Mrs. Fanny Brooks, of Nichols,
was in town the early part of the
week making final proof upon her
homestead. Mrs. Brooks and
daughter will visit friends in "Wis
consin during-the spring.
No forecast of the weather for
the coming twenty -four hours was
received to-day by Observer Piercy.
The precipitation of the present
storm up to seven o'clock this i
morning was fortv-four one hun
dredthsof an inch.
Mrs. F. N. Dick and family re
quest The Tribune to extend their
sincere thanks to the fraternal so
cieties and other citizens for the
many acts of kindness and sympa
thy shown during the sickness and
at the funeral of the late Dr.
F. N. Dick.
-The subject for discourses at the
Baptist church next Sunday will be:
Morning, "What have you done?"
Evening. "Has eyery man his
price?" Holy communion after the
morning services. The ordinance
of baptism will be administered to
two persons after the evening ser
vices. Major A. M. Dill made his
usual New Year call at this office
this morning. This is a practice in
which the Major has indulged for
just an even dozen years. He has
been a constant reader of this paper
since its birth, and has never been
guilty of borrowing it from his
neighbor. "We trust we may re
ceive many future New Year day
calls from the Major.
Lucien Stebbins, representative-elect
from this district, is now
in Lincoln. Prior to his departure
The Tribune solicited his opinion
on the beet sugar bounty and the
Omaha exposition appropriation,
but Mr Stebbins was not in posi
tion to express his views. He would
wait until he reached Lincoln and
discussed these mattsrs with the
other legislators. We opine that
Mr. Stebbins will not prove a mere
"seat warmer" in the legislature.
He will have views of his own on
every question which may come up,
and he will not hesitate to express
them. Though a political opponent.
The Tribune will give Mr. Steb
bins due credit for all the good he
does while a member of the house.
Notwithstanding the wet and
disagreeable weather yesterday
afternoon the funeral of tlie late
Dr. F. N. Dick was largely attend
ed. At two o'clock a large delega
tion of the Masons, Odd Fellows
and Red Men proceeded in a body
to the Dick residence and under
escort of the Knights Templar the
funeral cortege wended its way to
the Episcopal church where the ser
vices was held. The church was
densly crowded with friends and ac
quaintances who had assembled to
pay their last respects to all that
was mortal of the late respected
and highly esteemed citizen. Rev.
Beecher conducted the services and
delivered an impressive sermon,
touching upon the many commend
able traits of character possessed
by the deceased. At the ceme
ery the Masonic burial rite was
observed.
Mrs. Saml. Smith returned'
Wednesday from her visit in the
eastern part of the state.
Mrs. Ada Lee, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. N. A.
Newman, returned to Iowa yester
day. Midnight services were held at
the Episcopal church last night,
the attendance being large and the
services impressive.
Lester England leaves to-morrow
for Georgetown, Colo., where
he will go to school and live with
his sister.
The free silver people will as
semble at the court house to-morrow
evening and select delegates to
the free silver conference to be held
at Lincoln next Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Picard were
given a surprise party last night
by a number of their friends, who
watched the old year out and wel
comed in the new one. The party
was a very pleasant one.
Reports from the three wards
up to 2:15 this afternoon showed
that 401 men had made new resolu
tions since breakfast; and this too
in the face ot the fact that Walte
math received a carload of beerTes
terda The Hershey Review says those
people who scoff at the idea of Her
shey securing a beet sugar factory
may change their mind before the
expiration of the present year. Her
shey certainly has advantages
which a promoter of a beet sugar
factory would seriously consider.
It is the desire of the publisher
to make The Tribune a represent
ative local and county paper, and
to this end desires correspondents
in a number of precincts not now
represented by a news collector.
Who will volunteer to send us the
happenings of their neighborhood?
--The rain which had been fall
ing a good part of j'esterday and
last evening, turned to snow after
midnight, and this morning
dawned with more than an inch of
"the beautiful" covering the ground.
As for moisture the new year starts
in well; let us hope that there will
be plentT of it during the year 1897.
The erection of the proposed
new school building would distri
bute a good many thousand dollars
among the laboring men of North
Platte. This is a point that
should not be overlooked when
discussing the question as to
whether the building should be
erected.
Jim Hall threatens to go out on
another coyote chase within the
next week, and will take down the
names of those who would like to
engage in this exciting and exhil
erating sport. Truthful James
says he knows where there is quite
a den of these animals, and thinks
with the proper support he can
secure the scalps of at least a
dozen.
The following programme will
be rendered at Keith's hall this
evening in connection with the Y.
M. C. A. dinner: Music, mandolin
and guitar, Messrs Hendy and
Bock; Recitation and reading, J. H.
Turpie; selection, K. P. Quartet;
solo, C. F. Scharman; violin solo,
Prof. Garlichs; Y. M. C. A. annual
report: Solo, Fred'k Baker; Recita
tion, Miss Breyer; Selection K. P.
Quartet; music, Messrs. Hend' and
Bock; Solo, Dr. Fisher; with pos
sibly a selection by the Catholic
choir.
Smoke Wright's Royal Sports
and Havana Rose 5-cent cigar.
"Side Tracked" the attraction
Lloyd's on Tuesday evening of next
week will be produced in all its
magnificient, dazzling splendor on
its presentation here, The drama
tic situations are said to be acted
in creditable style, and the numer
ous amusing scenes scattered
throughout the piece are said to
evoke much laughter. The most
noteworthy features are the excel
lence of Mr. Waters conmpany, the
elaborate scenery and clever spec
ialties. Jule Waters' well known
characterization of Horatio the vag
abond, is too well known to need
comment.
Dates and temperatures ot the
coldest days of winter at North
Platte, Nebraska, from 1S72 to
1895, as recorded by the Weather
Bureau office.
January 13th, 1875, 26 below zero.
December 29th, 1876, 25 below zero.
January 12th, 1877,15 below zero.
December 17th, 1S78, 16 below zero.
December 24th, 1879, 27 below zero.
December 29th 1880, 26 below zero.
January 9th, 1881, 27 below zero.
January 7th, 1882, 8 below zero.
February 4th 1883, 29 below zero.
February 13th, 1884, 20 below zero.
February 18th, 1885, 27 below zero,
January 8th, 18S6, 21 below zero.
November 27th, 18S7, 25 below zero.
January 15th, 1888, 35 below zero.
January 20th, 1889, 6 below zero.
February 28th, 1890, 16 below zero.
February 28th, 1891, 14 below zero.
January 12th, 1892, 26 below zero.
February 7th, 1893, 16 below zero.
January 24th, 1894, 26, below zero.
February 7tb, 1895, 23 below zero.
Rennie's Slaughter Sale !
PREVIOUS TO INVENTORY GOODS AT YOUR
OWN PRICE.
We have culled out all the remnants and of
fer them at less than one half the actual cost
in fine all wool Dress Goods. We will also sell
for ten days 75 and 80 cent dress goods, all wool
and 40 inches wide at 35 cents, and all other goods
at the same great reduction.
Just opened, one thousand dollars' worth of
Fine Shoes in the latest styles. We ask you to
inspect these shoes.
RRNNIR,
The Leader in Fine Goods and Low Prices.
Red Men's Masquerade Ball
Jan. 22d, 1897.
Pearl Armbus is again installed
as clerk in the Fair store.
P. F. Dolan, of Maxwell, trans
acted business in town yesterda'.
Miss Dora Wright, who was
seriously ill for a week or ten days,
is convalescing.
Rev. Fisher found it necessary
to postpone his oratorical and mus
ical contest until the latter part of
February.
Don't make any new resolutions
to-day unless you are certain you
can keep them. This world is cov
ered several feet thick with broken
promises.
The G. A. R., the W. R. C. and
Sons of Veterans will hold a joint
installation at the K. P. hall to
morrow evening. The services will
public.
As a mark of esteem to the late
Dr. F. N. Dick, all the busiuess
houses of the citr were closed dur
ing the funeral services yesterday
atternoon.
Doctor Aley, the Lincoln
specialist, may be consulted at the
Hotel Neville, North Platte, Wed
nesday, Jan. 6th, by all those who
are suffering from any chronic de
rangement. There were ten new arrivals at
the jail the early part of the week,
but three have since taken their de
parture. These additions make
considerable more work for the
deputy sheriff.
Owing to the absence of deputy
grand chancellor French, the in
stallation of the recently elected
officers of Mazeppa lodge has been
postponed for a week or so. Mr.
French, at last accounts, was not
certain when he would reach home.
John E. Evans will complete
his duties as deputy secretary of
state the latter part of next week,
and will then again be counted as
a North Platte resident. It is
understood that Mr. Evans will de
vote considerable time next spring
and summer to improving his irri
gated lands on the north side of the
river, and put them in shape so that
he will receive quite a revenue
therefrom.
CLOSING OUT SALE
The North Side Hardware Store
is selling out its entire Stock at
bed rock figures.
VICTOR E. MEYER.
It is said the democrats, popu
lists, free silverites, etc., will unite
on candidates for municipal offices
next spring, and by so doing hope
to sweep the opposition off the face
of the earth, politically speaking.
No one as yet has heen definitely
slated for mayor, though several
men are being considered for the
position. When the proper time
comes the republicans will nomi
nate a representative citizen for
mayor and elect him.
The leap year dancing party
given at Keith's hall last evening
was largely attended b' young
society people notwithstanding the
disagreeable weather. It was
strictly a leap year party the
young ladies escorting the young
men to the hall, and during the
evening were very gallant in paying
them attention. The programme
consisted of eighteen numbers, each
dance being dedicated to some pop
ular young man with a favorite
quotation used in connection. The
grand march was called about nine
o'clock, and for the three hours fol
lowing pleasure and enjoyment ran
riot, the new year being ushered
in amid a chorus of well wishes
from one to another. During the
evening the ladies guild served a
complimentary lunch, which was
duly enjoyed. The music furnished
by the North Platte orchestra was
up to the usual standard of excellence.-
The party was a most de
lightful one, and reflected much
credit upon the ladies in charge.
Take your dinner this evening
at Keith's hall. Price twenty-five
cents.
W. H. Blood yesterday moved
into the house he recently purchased
ot Hans Gertler.
Mrs. G. S. Huffman yesterday
moved her stock of millinery to the
Meyer building.
MartMcCullough, of Elsie, who
owns a stock of general merchan
dise, may decide to remove the same
to this city.
A local Union Pacific oflicial
says the road has in sight about all
the freight business it can handle
during the month of January. This
is cheering news for road men.
-Manager Lloyd has booked
Katie Emmett for the evening of
January 21st. Katie and her com
pany will present "The Waifs of
New York" a play in which she
makes a great hit.
On Wednesday evening of next
week the Modern Woodman have a
public installation of officers at
their hall. Following these ser
vices the Royal Neighbors will
serve refreshments and furnish
amusements for the woodchoppers.
A letter received in town the
early part of the week announced
the marriage of Dr. Howard Paul
to Miss Alice Smith, the ceremony
occurring at the bride's parents in
Rock Bluffs. Dr. and Mrs. Paul
will return to this city next week.
Wanted Competent girl to do
general housework. Enquire at
residence. C. F. Iddings.
Jule Walters' portrayal ot the
character of the tramp in "Side
Tracked" is free from the ordinary
objectionable features which gen
eralty go to make up the character.
Mr. Walters' tramp is a man of re
finement and high instincts, who
through the force of circumstances
has been crowded down the social
ladder.
Jupiter Pluvius attempted yes
terday to even up the shortage of
precipitation for the year 1896, and
was partly successful. Let us
hope that during the year 1897
Jupiter will look with favor upon
the people of western Nebraska
and supply them with sufficient
moisture to insure a bountiful crop.
While the Second ward hose
company was making a run from
the house Wednesday night, a man
named Gray who was helping pull
the cart fell and was run over, the
wheel passing over his chest and
shoulder. He was picked up and
conveyed to his room and a physi-1
cian summoned, but it was found
no bones were broken. The bruises
he received, however, are pretty
severe.
A false alarm was turned in
from box 31 in the Third ward
Wednesday night a few minutes be
fore twelve o'clock, which brought
out the fire department. The fire
laddies indulged in considerable
strong swearing, and in this they
were justified. An application ot
tar and feathers to the persons who
turn in false alarms might have zc
wholesome effect.
Jule Walters' "Side Tracked"
will be presented at Lloyd's opera
house Tuesday evening, Jan. 5th.
It is a farcical drama that not only
pleases the public, but has proven
itself worthy of praise for the man
ner in which the author has con
structed each individual character.
Jule Walters as Horatio, an inde
pendent representative of the
American congress, has won golden
opinions for the pleasing manner
in which he portrays with dignity
what his advance couriers describe
as a gentleman tramp. The author
of the play has been literally en
dowed by nature with a fund of
mingled humor and pathos, admir
ably suited to the requirements of
the piece. "Side Trackek" as the
title suggests, is purely an Ameri
can comedy in which scener-, high
class specialties and uproariously
funny situations has -made it pop
ular with the masses.
PEIlBQNAfc MENTION,
10. C. IfJlllott returned to t!itate
uuiverftity yenterdnyi
Mrs. C. h, Williams mid sou Dsrt
are viniting frieiuU in Ktfaruey iO'
day.
Dr. Galbrailli came up from Oma
ha yesterday to attend the funeral
of Dr. F. N. Dick.
Win. Neville went to Lincoln yes
terday, where he will remain until
after the legislature convenes.
Miss Bertha Owens, of Cheyenne,
is the guest of Miss Ella Sullivan,
having arrived yesterday morning.
C. C. Callahan, of the Sidney
Telegraph, devoted Wednesday to
the transaction ot business in this
city.
Mrs. Geo. T. Field returned the
early part of the week from her
visit with relatives in Detroit,
Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Baskins left
Wednesday morning for Junction
City, Kansas, for a visit with Mr.
B's parents.
E. W. Crane is in Lincoln for the
purpose, probably, of attempting
to secure a berth during the session
of the legislature.
Miss Lillian McCracken. who
had been visting her sister, Mrs.
H. M. Grimes, returned to Denver
Wednesday night.
E. A. Cary, of WTilber, was in
town for .a few hours Wednesday.
Mr. Cary is still employed as a dis
trict court reporter.
Charles Burke, of Denver, visited
friends and relatives - in town yes
terday while en route home from a
business trip to Omaha.
Arthur Hammond is visiting
a friend in Mylander precinct and
devoting the time to hunting
coyotes and jack rabbits.
Miss Josie Day is attending the
state teachers' meetiug in Lincoln
this week, along with those men
tioned in Tuesday's issue.
M. K. Barnum and family who
had been visiting relatives in In
diana and Michigan for several
weeks returned home Tuesday
night.
Miss Elizabeth Bratt returned to
the state normal school at Peru yes
terday. Miss Bratt is librarian of
the school, and not a teacher of
stenography in an Omaha school
as reported in these columns Tues
day. There is but little doubt that
our townsman William Neville will
be declared elected supreme judge
and that he will take his seat.
Secretary Piper has countersigned
the certificate of election issued by
Governor Holcomb and the legisla
ture will do the counting-in. Unless
some one brings a suit to test the
right of Judge Neville to hold the
office supreme judge on the score
that the amendment creating the
office failed to carry he will be
seated.
The musical given Tuesday
evening by Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Hughes proved a very pleasant suc
cess, and an affair that will not
soon be forgotten by the fifty or
more guests present. The pro
gramme consisting of vocal and in
strumental music, interspersed
with a few choice recitations, was
rendered in a most delightful man
ner. Among those who assisted
in the programme were Mr. and
Mrs. Doolittle, Misses Irma Cody,
Hattie Schmalzried, Fannie Von
Goetz, Grace Langdon, Ida Otten
stein, Theresa Austin, Julia Baker,
Lenora Cummiugs. Anna Conner
and Hildegard Johnson, Prof. Gar
lichs, Messrs, Pool, Bock and
Hendy, Mrs. Davis and the Juvenile
Orchestra. Each number received
merited approval from the guests,
and the latter were a unit in the
expression that the musicale was
the most successful social event of
recent date. To the young host
and hostess is due much praise for
the pleasant manner in which the
affair was conducted throughout.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Gertler left
Wednesday night for their new
home near Wilber, Neb. On Tues
day evening these worthy people
were tendered a surprise party at
Odd Fellows' hall by the Red Men
and the Pocahontas, and as a token
of the estimation in which they are
held by the members of.those orders
Mr. Gertler was presented with a
handsome diamond studded charm
and Mrs. Gertler with a fine gold
Pocahontas piu. The presentation
speech was made by Dr. Warner.
Following the presentation a lunch
was served, after which card play
ing was indulged in for an hour or
two. The people of North Platte
regret the departure of Mr. and
Mrs. Gertler, but one and all wish
them success in their new home.
In making a farewell call at this
office Mr. Gertler asked that we
tender to the people of the city the
heartfelt thanks of himself and
wife for the courteous treatment
and good-fellowship accorded them
during the many years residence
here, and to extend to our people
an invitation to visit them in their
new home, where the latch string
will always be found on the outer
door.
We have just received our spring line of
Hats and Caps.
Come in and see them.
THE WILCOX
e Sell
There is no two ways about that.
We sell it cheap too. We have all grades from the
cheapest to the best. Just now our stock is very com
plete. You can find a good Christmas present for the
young or the old. Something in the line of Fancy
Rockers at very Low Prices.
Folding Beds, Chiffoners, Side Boards, Chamber
Suits, Household SewiDg Machines, Stands in
Onyx Wood and Reed, Book Oases and Desks,
Couches and Lounges, Easels, Slipper Cases,
Foot-stools and many other articles at extremely
Low Prices
We have just received a new line of Picture
Moulding and if you expect to get your pictures
framed before the holidays, bring them in now. We
have Feathers, Down and Hair by the pound for cush
ions or pillows. Call and see us in our new location.
E. B. WARNER.
Odd Fellows' Block.
IRISH ASK FOR RELIEF.
Adopt Strong Resolutions at a
Limerick Meeting.
gEEK EEMEDYPOK OVERTAXATION
Bishop O'Dwycr Exhorts Irishmen to
Stand Together in thcSplritof the AVords
of Lord Castledown--Rumor About Arch
bishop Corrigan's Elevation to the Cardl
nalnt Is All Guess Work.
Limerick, Dec. 30. Lord Dnnraven
presided at the meeting here of all
classes, at which a resolution similar to
the one agreed upon at the Mansion
House, Dublin, meeting was adopted,
calling upon the government to remedy
the financial injustice dono to Ireland
by overtaxation. Bishop O'Dwyer, -who
was the chief speaker, exhorted Irish
men to stand together in the spirit of the
words of Lord Castledown, uttered at
Cork on Dec. 3 last, when he denounced
the obstinacy of the British treasury
officials in refusing to right the griev
ances of the Irish in respect to taxation.
Lord Castledown upon that occasion
said that he hoped history might not re
peat itself and the people of Cork follow
the example of the people of Boston ip.
1773, when they threw a cargo of tea
into the harbor as a protest against un
just taxation.
John Daly, the Irish agitator, recently
released from prison, said that Lord
Castledown 's declaration that he would
have truth and justice on his side or do
as the people in America had done, sent
a thrill through the country and he
hoped that the meeting would declare
that if Lord Castledown was true to
himself and Ireland, history might yet
proclaim him the successor of the great
and illustrious "Washington.
Negotiating With Unclo Sam.
London, Dec. 30. The Daily News
Paris correspondent says: "It is quite
clear that Spain is negotiating with Mr.
Olney, but the Castillian prido compels
the government to negotiate in an under
hand way. They cannot help trying to
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DEPT. STORE.
Furniture.
arrive at a private unaersranfung wnn
the United States, for the proceeds of
the recent loan are nearly exhausted,
and Captain General "Weyler's apparent
inaction has checked the buoyancy,
which followed Maceo's death."
Rumor About Archbishop Corrigan.
Home, Dec. 30. The statement pub
lished in New York of the possibility of
the elevation of Archbishop Corrigan to
the cardinalate are pronounced by the
Vatican authorities to bo jmro guess
work and nothing will be known defin
itely on the subject until the next con
sistory, which takes place at Easter.
Shocking Double Murder.
Pakis, Dec. 30. A shocking double
murder has occurred of a wealthy
widow, Mme. Royerharatt and her ser
vant, who were found strangled to
death at Yitry-le-Francois. The perpe
trators stole 0,000 francs.
To Restrict German Emigration.
London, Dec. 30. A Berlin dispatch
to the Standard says Chancellor von
Hohenlohe will submit to the bundes
rath a bill, which is intended to restrict
emigration from the agricultural dis
tricts of Germany.
Newfoundland Wants Reciprocity.
St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 30. The New
foundland legislature will attempt to
secure reciprocity with the United States
when it meets in February. The cabi
net is now discussing the question.
Ravages of Rubonic Plague.
Bombay, Dec. 30. During tho past
48 hours the health authorities have re
corded 177 fresh cases of the bubonic
plague. In the same period 130 deaths
from that disease have occurred.
Cyclone Destroys a Town.
London, Dec. 30. A Melbourne dis
patch says a violent cyclone has de
stroyed the town of Ncvertire, N. S. "W.
It is feared several persons have been
killed.
Springer Coining Home.
Havana, Dec. 30. Joseph Springer,
the United States vice consul-general,
will leave for the United States on the
steamer Olivette.