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Toam and County Jiecus. ?
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Supt. Langtree, of the U. P.
bridge department is in town today-
The Methodist ladies are holding-
a social at the Crusen residence
this afternoon.
Win. Edis returned last night
from Scuth Omaha, where he mar
t keted a car or two of hogs.
- All members of the Knights of
k Pythias are requested to attend in-
stallation services at the hall this
evening.
There is not at present a pris
oner in the county jail, a condition
.that has not existed for a number
'.ot months.
Frank Brooks is down from
.Ilershey to-day interviewing our
-citizens. The Colonel is still firm
in the belief that Hershey will be
the site of a beet sugar factory in
due course of time.
The Lincoln county teachers'
association will meet in North
Platte on Saturday, January 23d.
vA splendid programme which is in
'course of preparation, will be pub
lished next week.
The state editors will assemble
at Grand Island on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week
and a very pleasant gathering is
anticipated. North Platte will
probably be represented at this
meeting.
Ed Loveland was caught in the
snow blockade at Grand Island
while enroute to Omaha with two
cars of cattle. Not knowing how
long the storm would last, Ed dis
posed of the stock to a Grand
Island party.
Spectators at the Red Men's
mask ball on the evening of the 22d
will be furnished plenty amusement.
Prior to the grand march a tarce
entitled -The Three Chiefs" will
be given on the stage by the
Pahaska dramatic company. This
of itself will be worth the price ot a
spectator's ticket.
... E. W. Crane, of this city, has
been rewarded by being appoint
ed "time-keeper" in the lower house
at Lincoln. We are not advised as
to just what the duties of time
keeper are, but it it is a position
'which requires much labor we are
"inclined to believe Mr. Crane will
. not .fill it satisfactorily.
Dick Kellner's spirits rise and
fall with the thermometer' these
days. When a cold snap visits us
and jrives evidence of freezing- ice
Dick looks happy and whistles
Then follows a daT of warm weather
when the prospects for an ice crop
disappear and Richard wraps him
self in his buffalo overcoat and re
fuses to be comforted.
The Episcopal convocation o
the jurisdiction of the Platte will be
held at Hastings on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday of next week
Among the North Platte people
who expect to attend are Rev
Beecher, Miss Annie Kramph
Mrs. M. H. Douglas, Mrs. C. E
Norton, F. E. Bullard and B. C
Clinton.
A German, about 35 years o
age, and somewhat demented came
into town, from North Platte, Sat
urday with his feet badly frozen. J
C. Hollingsworth took him in and
cared for him until Monday when
he raised money enough, among
citizens of the village to send him
to Paxton on the tram. He is a resi
dent ot Perkins county. Hershej
Review.
The weather forecast: Fair
to;night and Saturday. Colder by
Saturday afternoon. Southwest io
west winds. The maximum tern
perature yesterday at North Platte
was 53 degrees; minimum in past
24 hours 26 degrees. Precipitation
none. For the same period and
time one year aro the maximum
temperature was 52 degrees; mini
mum 27 degrees; at 7 a. m. 30 de
grees. Precipitation none.
Messrs. Bloom, Clapp and
O'Rourke, officers of theGasliu irri
gation ditch, were in the city yes
terday for the purpose of making
ing arrangements to place $60,000
worth of irrigation district bonds
on the market. The district a year
or so ago voted 585,000 in bonds,
but the officers believe that the sum
to be derived from the sale of
560,000 will be sufficient to complete
the ditch and pay all indebtedness
contracted. This ditch is thirty
three miles long, and the excava
tion work, with the exception of
about three miles at the head, is
practically completed. The bonds
will be sold for the purpose of pur
chasing lumber for the flumes,
bridges and headgates, completing
the unfinished excavation and pay
ing the indebtedness. This ditch
passes through one of the most
fertile sections of Nebraska and its
productiveness is only handicapped
by the lack of sufficient rainfall.
With this ditch completed, the
farmers along its route bid fair to
be among the most prosperous in
the west.
E. J. Newton formerly of this
city has removed from Santa Fe to
Las Cerrillos, N, M.
The firm ot Ripley & Pass mar
ket gardeners, has been dissolved
by mutual consent.
The annual meeting of the
active members of the Y. M. C. A,
will be held at the rooms to-morrow
evening.
The ladies of the Methodist aid
society held a dime-social yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. S.
Davis.
Elsewhere in these columns will
be found the statement of the Mu
tual building and loan association
on Dec. 31st, 1896.
Master Louis Schmalzried has
been very sick for several day past
with inflammation of the bowels,
and to-day his condition is reported
no better.
Joseph Stump, a farmer living
in Sellers precinct, was thrown from
a wagon Wednesday and sustained
a fracture of the hip. Dr. Eves
was summoned and reduced the
fracture.
The attendance at the annual
meeting of the irrigation fair as
sociation last Tuesday afternoon
was not sufficient to constitute a
quorum and the meeting adjourned
until 9th day of next month.
Commencing to-day the local
Union Pacific shops will run forty
hours per week instead of thirty
two, an order to such effect having
been received yesterday by general
foreman Barnum. This increased
time will be appreciated by em
ployes. Among the petit jurors drawn
for the January term of the federal
court at Lincoln is Wiley Matthews
of this county. Mr. Matthews is
at present visiting friends in Illi
nois and does not expect to return
before spring.
Elder Rader, ot the Christian
church, went east Friday morning
on special business and will not be
back to have preaching services
Sunday morning, Jan. 10th., but
there will be Sunday school and
social meeting in the morning and
preaching services in the evening
at the usual hour, half past seven.
Mrs. Gerkin, of the Third
ward, gave an oyster supper last
night in honor of retiring commis
sioner Hill, to which a number of
local populists were invited. For
several years past Mr. Hill has
boarded at the Gerkin residence
during his stay in town.
Rev. M. R. Fisher hauded in
his resignation as pastor of the
Baptist church on Wednesday to
take effect at once. Rev. Fisher
assigned a reason for resigning
but this could not be obtained
from the clerk of the church, who
did not thing it best to have it
given publicity at this time.
Cecil L. Gates, one of the gener
al secretaries of the Y. M. C. A., is
expected here the early part of the
week, and will assist Secretary
Hollingsworth in securing sub
scriptions to the association for the
coming year. There is also an as
sociation movement on foot which
Mr. Gates will give some atten
tion, the nature of which is not
ready to be given to the public.
A distinguished party of Union
Pacific officials passed through the
city last evening on a special train
made up of three private cars and
a well stocked baggage car. The
party was en route to Salt Lake to
attend the foreclosure sale of the
Oregon Short Line, which occurs
to-morrow. The officials on the
train were President S. H. H. Clark,
Oliver W. Mink, E. Ellery Ander
son, John W. Doane and Frederic
R. Coudert, receivers; General Man
ager Dickinson, General Solicitor
Kelly,General Superintendent Nich
ols, Master Mechanic McConnell,
General Passenger Agent Lomax,
Freight Traffic Manager Monroe,
Superintendent Markel of the hotel
department and Master-in-Chan-cerjT
Cornish. These were accom
panied by a small army of private
secretaries, chief clerks, steno
graphers and porters.
HAS TAKEN THE FIELD.
Hon. I. A. Fort, one of the
lec
turers of the national irrigation as
sociation, and the well known
father ot the irrigation movement iu
Nebraska was aboard No. 2 Wednes
day enroute to Lincoln. Mr. Fort
informs the Hub that he is now
'ready to take the field in the inter
est of co-operative industries and
hopes to do much in this line by
speaking at farmers institutes in
Nebraska this winter. He sa3's he
finds much encouragement in this
idea and cites that several Nebras
ka bankers who have coincided in
his some what advanced views. "I
do not find much knowedge of the
co-operative industries among pop
ulist," said Mr. Fort. "They do
)thing but declaim. My encour
agement has come from men high
m other political parties." Mr.
Fort made this assertion with the
air of a sadly disappointed man.
He is one of the populist patriarch's
n the county of Lincoln. Kearney
Hub.
-iNs Special Sale of Furniture
FOR THE MONTH OP JANUARY.
Prices away down. Now is the time to buy
cheap for Cash. Call and be convinced.
TpfiQistering and Rep air In ge
Bring ill Yotir Pictures and have them framed this
month and save money.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK.
Rennie's Slaughter
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.
Katie Em melt at Lloyd's on
the evening- of the 21st.
Philip Picard has been off duty
this week bv reason of an attack of
grip.
The term of A. E. Hill as coun
ty commissioner expired yesterday
and E. L. Garrison took the oath of
office as a member of the board.
Louis C. Leasi, of South Dako
ta, obtained from Judge Kay Wed
nesday legal permission to wed
Miss Annie Crandall of Wellfleet.
Mrs. G. A. Huffman is now
ready to receive customers at her
new location m the Meyer block.
She has a very neat and attractive
looking store.
Link Woodmansee, of Chey
enne, was in town yesterday, hav
ing come down to take charge of the
special train bearing the receivers
of the Union Pacific.
The board of education will
hold an adjourned meeting this
evening and transact the business
which should have received atten
tion last Monday evening.
Oranges now constitute a fair
oroDortion of the freight traffic
from the west over the Union Paci
fic. This class of .business will in
crease as the season advances.
So far only 133 cars of ice have
been stored bv the Union Pacific
1
company at this point. The liar
vest at Gothenburg was stopped at
noon vesterdav on account of the
warm weather.
- Chas. bimpson, who came up
from Cottonwood precinct Wednes
day evening, reports that Ed Hart,
of that precinct, had been rather
seriousty injured by having a horse
fall upon him.
The officers of the- wheel club
have not abandoned the idea of giv
jnff an entertainment for the bene
fit of the club, but as yet they have
not decided as to the nature of the
entertainment.
beverai rammes in town are
using corn tor tuel and pronounce
it much cheaper than soft coal
Besides it creates less dirt and
does away with the obnoxious gas
which coal creates.
Fifty or more men have been
waiting for the ice harvest to be
2fin so as to gret employment, but
unfortunately the periods of low
temperature are too brief to freeze
ice the requisite thickness.
The number of train crews on
the Third district has reached low
ebb, but if the company secures the
business it expects the latter part
of the month an additional crew or
two will probably be put on.
The installation of the officers
of the Modern Woodmen Wednes
daT eveniny was largely attended.
Following these services the Royal
Neighbors served a nice lunch, and
a very pleasant social time resulted.
In a letter to a North Platte
friend Hon. Lucien Sfebbins says
he spent several precious days at
tempting to see Governor Holcomb,
but the governor seemed to be bent
on avoiding mm. Mr. toteooins
says that he has no trouble in find
ing and talking with John E. Evans,
and that the latter was about the
only man in Lincoln who did not
seem inclined to give him the
cold shoulder.
E. B. WARNER.
.STN
The ofheers of Walla Lodge
were installed last evening by the
deputy grand master of the state
who came up from Lexington. The
re - r n.ir -m
unite rs 01 voiiax lMicainpnient were
also installed last evening.
Jule Walters and his company
presented "Side Tracked" to a
large audience Tuesday evening,
and the performance gave excellent
satisfaction. The play
though
laughable throughout has a well
defined plot. Especially enjoyable
was the specialty work by several
members of the company.
The yearly consumption of!
sugar per capita in the United
O I A t -- f
I true xincola county consumes over
oiates is sixty pouncis. it tins is
00,000 pounds each year. A beet
sugar factory of sufficient size to
even supply this and surrounding
counties would be a good thinjr for
North Platte and the farmers of the
couniy.
Inspector General Chapman, of
the Sons of Veterans;' inspected the
local camp Tuesday eveninir, and
complimented the members upon
their efficiency, notwithstanding
the camp has been organized but a
short time. After inspection Mr,
Chapman addressed the members
upon the subject of patriotism in
which he used Abraham Lincoln as
an example of patriotic citizenship.
The visit of the inspector general
was much enjoyed by the members
of the camp
Wanted Competent girl to do
general housework. Enquire at
residence. C. F. Iddings
The government crop report
for November gives the total corn
crop at 2,211,000,000 busheles, an
increase of 60,000.000 bushels over
last year, but this increase ought
to be more than offset b' the in
crease demand resulting from the
foreign wheat failures. The great
est factor in keeping down the price
of corn, is the scarcity of live stock
for feeding purposes, a condition
from which there is no escape. The
next best thing, however, is to give
the stock on hand the best possible
care, and all the feed they will take
with profit a good policy in other
years as well as this. Farm News.
Royal Sports
and Havana Rose5-cent cigar.
After eight years ot litigation the
New York court of appeals has de
cided that a street car conductor
cannot be required to change a $5
bill, and that a $2 bill is the limit.
The decision ia based upon the rea
sonable theory that to compel the
conductor to change large bills
would oblige him to carry a large
amount of money and virtually to
t banking
which would distract his attention
from a proper oversight of his cars
and passengers
A wholesale sign of improving
human nature appears in the record
of embezzlements for the past year,
The total amount involved in this
class ot crime was $9,465,921, while
in 1895 was $10,423,205. and the
vear before that $25,234,122. This
marked decrease has taken place in
spite of the fact that the business
depression in the time has shown
practically no abatement. It may
be that part of the laws for the
punishment of defaulters and hold-
ers or trust tunas wuo emoezzie
have been growing more stringent
every year, uertainiy no ettort
should be lacking" to make these
aws as nearlv perfect as possi
ble.
Fred Hartman went to Cheyenne
as brakeman on No. 3 last night.
Mrs. J. E. Evans returned Tues
day night from her visit in Lincoln.
Arthur Hammond has returned
from his visit in Mylander precinct.
Jack MacColl shook hands with
his North Platte friends Wednes
day. Mrs. Saml. Adams and children
returned yesterday from Cripple
Creek.
Rev. McCarthy returned last
evening from a brief visit in
Omaha.
Rev. Evans, Baptist minister
stationed at Paxton, is in town
to-day.
Miss Ida Johnston left yesterday
tor a visit with her parents near
Maxwell.
L. C. Reueau, clerk of McBher
son county, transacted business in
town 3'esterday.
Miss Josie Day has returned home
from a visit with friends in the east
part of the state.
Miss Maud Hinmau returned
Wednesday to Omaha to resume
her studies in a school.
Misses Nellie and Laura Donahue
and brother will return to Cleve
land, Ohio, to-morrow.
Sheriff Miller has been in Lincoln
for several days attending the con
ference of the free silverites.
John Murray, of Cottonwood,
transacted business in town yester
day and made this office a call.
Dr. Bedell, after a series of un
avoidable delays, announces that
he will return from Denver to-morrow.
Mrs. M. E. Watts and daughter
Miss Mayme returned the early
part of the week from a protracted
vIsit in the east
Alex.
Stewart has been in Sidnev
this week attending
to the duties
of round-house foreman during the
absence of Charles Peterson.
Geo. Richardson, who has been
located on his farm near Kearney
for some time past, arrived in town
last night and will visit friends for
a few days.
Dr. Howard Paul returned Wed
nesda' night from his visit in the
east part of the state, and expects
to become a permanent resident of
the city, reports to the contrary
notwithstanding. Mrs. Paul will
continue her visit with her parents
for a week or ten days.
A Bit of Diplomacy.
The modem man crossed his legs
and looked intently at his wife, wlio
was a modern woman.
"Here we are on the threshold of
married life," he sSid at last, "and,
in the language of the poet, wo are
up against it the very first thing."
She shrugged her shoulders ant'
suggested that it really wasn't her
fault.
1 would be glad to Help you,
George, in anyway I can, " sho con
turned, but you must remember
that I have had a college education
If there is anything at 3-our office
that you don't exactly understand
all you have to do is to say so and I
will come down and help you
straighten it oiit."
"But what I don't
understand is
here," ho protested.
She shrugged her shoulders again
"I know no more about it than
you do," she said. "However, I can
keep books for you or run a type
writer or"
"Just the thing, "he broke in joy
fully. "That little typewriter dawn
at my office is the most womanly
little creature I ever saw, and I'll
bet she knows all about manajmiff a
house. We'll just keep her up he
to make things look nice and home
like, and you can take her place at
the office."
But there was something in his
tone that made her decido to loor
after the homemaking business her
self, even if she had to begin going
to cooking school to do it. Chicago
Post.
Eyes See 7y Their Own Light.
Helmholta has shown that the
fundi of the eves are themselves
luminous. In making an experi
ment ho was able to see, in total
darkness, the movements of his
arms by the light of his own eyes !
Oculists and physiologists declare
tat this is one of the most remark
able experiments recorded in the
history of the sciences. Probably
there are but few men. living who
could satisfactorily repeat the ex
periment, for the reason that it is
very likely that the luminosity of
the human eye is associated with
uncommon activity of the brain. It
is the fluorescence of the brain, as it
were. bt. .Louis Kepublic.
What We 3Iay Expect.
"Have you been able to catch the
speaker's eye?" asked the first lady
member of parliament.
"Have I?" rejoined the second M.
P. "Well, rather. I wore my navy
blue bengaline with the heliotrope
sleeves, and the speaker could not
keep his eyes off me." London Fun,
Maccalino will cure any case of itching
piles. It has never failed. It affords
instant relief, and a cure iu duo time.
Price 25 and 50 cents. Made by Foste
Manufacturing Co. and sold by A. F.
Streitz.
We have just received our spring line of
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Gome in and see them,
THE WILCOX DEPT.
IRELAND NO LONGER IRISH.
The Kcpeopliajy of the Green Isle Appar
ently an Accomplished fact.
While the familiar struggle of the
Irish against the English continues
to be in evidence wherever there are
Irishmen, things have arrived at
the pathetic stage in Ireland. To
the stranger entering Dublin or Eel
fast it looks as if the island that
had given letters to England had
been repeopled by Britons. In every
business thoroughfare the names
that meet the eye are suggestive of
England, Scotland and Wales. The
admixture of French, German, Ital
ian and Spanish names, so common
in England, is reproduced apparent
ly in the same proportions.
When one takes up the leading
daily newspapers, enough is found
to corroborate the opinion that the j
repeopling is an accomplished fact.
In a recent issue of a Dublin jour
nal, The Irish Times, thero appear
ed in the advertisements 325 names
English, Welsh, Scotch, French,
German, Italian and Spanish to 55
Irish names.
The owner of the leading Irish
newspaper was horn in Scotland,
Sir John Arnott, baronet, and the
name of the founder, Knox, is asso
ciated with a stirring period of Scot
tish religious history in the six
teenth century.
In the leading directory of Ireland
Thoin's there is found an abun
dance of material in favor of the
same line of thought. The lists of
landowners, magistrates, Protestant
clergymen and veterinary surgeons
make poor account of distinctively
Irish naines. In the manufacturing
districts of the country the paucity
of Irish names is remarkable. From
one end of the island to the other
the great industries, with few ex
ceptions, are operated by men whose
names are not Irish.
English is the language of the
country. It is taught in the public
schools, and, with rare exceptions,
exclusively spoken in the homes.
Yory few of the Roman Catholic
clergymen in English speaking Ire
land are capable of preaching in the
mother tongue, and, even if they
were, fewer still would be able to
understand them. Within 50 years
a great change has taken place in
regard to the Irish language. Prot- j
estants and Catholics formerly
knew something of it. At the popu
lar watering places along the south
west coast the children prattled in
Irish, and Irish was the language of
the ai-my of donkey boys and bath
ing box women. Inow the donkeys
are cudgeled by boys who use the
English language, and the younger
bathing box women aro recognized
for natives by the sweetness and
softness of the "brogue."
In some of the remoter rural dis
tricts of Connaught, Munster and
Ulster Irish is still spoken, but in
the commercial and manufacturing
centers it is virtually a dead lan
guage. "The Repeopling of Ire
land," by George Henry Bassett, in
jNorth American Review.
It has been a source of interest
and wonder to arctic explorers to
find such quantities of singing birds
within the arctic circle. They aro
abundant beyond belief. But the im
mense crops of cranberries, crow-
berries and cloudberries that ripen
in the northern swamps account for
the presence of the birds. The ber
ries are preserved m the snow,
which begins to melt about the time
he songsters appear, and then they
east royally on the crystallized
ruits nature has so marvelously
sept for them.
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STORE
Atlvertiseit Letter.
List of lottors remaining uncalled for
in the post oflice at North Platte. Neb.,
for the week ending January S, 1897.
GENTLEMEN.
Davis, E J Parker, C W
Dixon, Chas Scharft, W D -.
Gapon, Frank Smith, A J
Fift, L
LADIES.
! Gibbens, Mrs Elizabeth Murks, M C '
Persons calling for above will please say
advertised." M. W. Claii:. Postmaiter.
A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man.
Aro you billious, constipated or
troubled with jaundice sick-headacho
bad taste in mouth, foul breath, coated
tonguo, dyspepsia, indigestion, ht dry
skin paiu in back and between the
shoulders, chill and fever &c. If you
have and of these symtoms. your liver is
out of order and slowly being poisoned,
because your liver does not act promptly
Herbino will euro any disorder of the
hver, stomach or bowels. It has no
equal as liver madicino. Price 7o cents.
Free trial bottle at North Platte Phar
macy, J. E. Bush, Mgr.
2J0TICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership heretofore existing
between Edward R. Ripley and
Charles Pass, and known as E. R.
Ripley & Co.. is on this 5th day of
January, 1897, by mutual consent
dissolved. Edward Ripley will pay
all debts of the late firm.
Edward R. Ripley,
Charles Pass.
It has been said that there could bono
euro for internal piles without a curgi
cal operations, but over 100 casos cured
in Council Bluffs, la., by the use of
Uemorrhoildine proves tho statement
false. Thero is a cure and quick perma
nent relief for all who suffer with blind
bleeding and protruding piles. Its use
cauees no pain, oven in the most aggra
vated cases. It is also a cure for consti
pation. Price 51.50. For sale by A. F,
Streitz.
For Sale Cheap.
81 acres of land one-halt mile
south of city. Fenced and under
ditch. Address: T. Keliher, 2330
Washington Ave., Denver, Col.
NOTICE,
The owner of the two horses run?
ning m the Dillon pasture east of
town are requested to call and get
the same or the animals will be
taken up and advertised as estravs.
N. B. Olds.
Cheap Reading.
The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean
and The Semi-Weekly Tribune
both one year for $1.35. cash in ad
vance. This offer only holds rood
until Feby 1st, 1897. "
BTATEMBITT
Of the Condition of the
Building aqd Loan iooiatioq,
of North I'latte, Xebrnsks. on tho Alst day of
December, 1MHJ:
ASSETS.
Caps
First MortgnKe Lmm n;5 -jqq iq
Loans secured by ttock of thie Aeeocin-
"SP.-T 1 GOO 00
Heal KMate 2 K09 CO
sensos and taxes paid 2 M 111
Cash with treasurer l'm " jq-j g-
Totnl 119 gay 13
Capital stock pW up $ 50 77t 00
Premium paid si 5) gjj
Interest received "'m 27 217 CO
Fines collected 077 jkj
Entry fees 521 75
Transfer feen 3:t 50
Total Jil'J 837 13
State of Nebraska, Lincoln count jr.
I Samuel Goozee, secretary of 'the nbore-jjanipd
Association do solemnly swearthat the foreRoinir
statement of tho condition "of eaid Association is
trno and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief. . Samuel Goqzez, Secrptary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me ths 7th day
Jannar 13W7. '
Weslet T. Wilcox, Notary Public
Approved : Tno8. C . Pattcuson, )
W. J. Koche, Directors.
Jchn Sobew-jow, )