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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1897)
i loom and County fleois. Miss Gertie Friend resumed her position as saleslady in the Wilcox Store yesterday. For Rent A furnished room. Inquire of Mrs. A. S. Baldwin- Miss Mary Rebhausen has on exhibition at Warner's a number of very creditable pieces of art work. Mrs. Tracy, mother of Mrs. E. R. Pluramer, arrived in town this morning: for a visit with her daugh ter. ir-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Letts re turned Sunday night from their visit with friends at Webster City, Iowa. "-Mrs. I. W. Hastings, who had been visiting her son Juew tor a week, returned to Aurora this morning. A full line of Horse Collars at Wilcox Dept. Store. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis was the scene ot a very pleasant dancing partv last Satur day evening. Robert Armstrong, who has been licensed as a Baptist minister, delivered his first sermon at the Baptist church Sunday evening. fair "address. For the best Ribbons made go to" the Boston Store. Mrs. A. S. Baldwin and Mrs. 'ID. A. Baker have returned from Columbus, where they attended a :' meeting of the Eastern Star. A . rlicfrirf mppfinor nf iht nrrlpr will he . , 0 held in this city on March 25th and 26th. Dr. W. A. DeBERRY DENTIST. First Nat'lBank Bld'g. . The W. R. C. will hold a meet ing at the Hine residence to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock. A full attendance of members is desired, as business of importance will come up for consideration. For Jet Trimmings go to the """""Boston Store. Frank Lawrence left Monday evening for Denver, where Mrs. Lawrerfce has been visiting for the past two weeks. Mr. Lawrence contemplates a trip to Texas and other southern states before re turning. : The announcement that Omaha parties would open a saloon in the Foley building on Spruce street is not well received by merchants who are doing business in that locality. They argue, and rightly too, that the opening of a saloon in the build ing wou:d materially effect their trade. Two traveling railroad men who arrived in town last night be came involved in a quarrel with Luke Hart, Tom Murphy and Bert Bobbitt, which resulted in one of the strangers being rather severely slugged. This morning an inform ation was filed against the trio, a warrant issued for their ar rest, and at the time of going to press the officers were looking for them. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ginn enter tained a number of 3Toung people last evening in favor of Miss Nina Martin, who leaves this week for r Her home in California. The even ing was delightfully passed in play ing social games of different kinds followed by the serving of season able refreshments. Miss Martin, during her visit in the city, won the esteem and friendship of all with whom she became acquainted' Smoke Wright's Royal Sports and Havana Rose 5-cent cigar. Willie Neville, the nine year old son of Judge and Mrs. Wm. " Neville, has been rapidly sinking for the past twenty-four hours, and at this writing no Tiope for his re coverery is entertained. Sometime, ago Willie had an attack of la grippe which resulted in an abscess in the head. The discharge from this was absorbed by the system, aud as a result blood-poisoning has set in. The suggestion that men ar rested for being drunk and disorder ly be required to work out their fines upon the streets instead of laying them out in jail seems to have struck a popular chord among all law-abiding citizens, and it is possible that the scheme will be put into effect during the spring and summer. Sheriff, Miller agrees with The Tribune that in .many - cases a confinement for a week or so is regarded as a luxury by those who are sent up. Four-strand Cowboy rope 12 1-2 cents a pound at The Wilcox Dept. Store. The mischievous small boys of the Third ward seem to take especial . delight in hurling stones through the street lamps in that ward, and a number of the lamps have been taken to the repair shop, thereby causing an expense to the city. Mayor Baker proposed in the coun cil last evening that when a lamp is found broken it should be taken off the post, and not returned for a period, thereby denying light to that particular locality. This action might result in the people assisting the officers in detecting the mis- utcdiits. ine city oirers a reward of25fbrthe arrest und conviction of any one breaking the lamps. Frank WenigandTe'iurned Suh- day from his visit in the eastern part of the state. A. P. Kittell returned to Lex ington 3'esterday after visiting his family for a couple of days. Mrs. A. M. Dill and Mrs. W. L. Park left yesterday morning for a visit with friends at Jacksonville, 111. Sweat Pads 20 cents each at the Wilcox Dept. Store. Bee Banks entertained a score of her young friends Friday even ing on the occasion of her twelfth birthday. Miss Bertha Thoelecke and Professor Ebright attended a meet ing of the school teachers of Keith county at Ogalalla Saturday. Mrs. G. A. Austin was hostess at a Kensington given Saturday afternoon and fully sustained her reputation as a successful enter tainer. To-morrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten sea son,' and for the next six weeks the events in social circles will be limited. Have 200 bushels of fine alfalfa seed for sale. Buy while cheap. Harrington & Tobin. Mrs. G. S. Huffman and Miss Minnie Federhoof left Saturday morning for St. Louis, where the former will purchase a stock of millinery goods. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Weingand left Sunday for Illinois, where they will visit Mr. W's relatives for a month, after which Claude will re turn home while his wife will visit her parents in Michigan. The Pioneer says that during last week thirty cars of Dawson county products were shipped to the eastern markets. The value of these thirty cars was in the neigh borhood of $75,000. Lieut. Barnum, who is sta tioned at one of the forts in north ern Montana, is visiting his brother M. K. Barnum this week. Lieut. Barnum is enroute to his post after a two months visit in the east. There are several republicans who will seek the nomination for city clerk, among them being Will Leonard.Fred Ginn, Pearl Armbus, Ray Langford and Greeley Bundy. All of these are well qualified to fill the position creditably. Crochet Cotton 3 spools for 10 cents at the Wilcox Dept. Store. Republicans should remember that this evening primaries will be held at the hose house in each ward for the purpose of selecting dele gates to the city convention and also to nominate candidates for the city council. Let there be a good attendance. Captain J. S. Stuckey, who lo cated in Dawson county in 1872, died at his home in Eddyville on Tuesday of last - week. The de ceased was treasurer of Dawson count' for several terms, and at the time of his death was president of the Eddyville bank. Mrs. Jane A. Gibbs died at her home on west Sixth street Sunday last at the age of seventy-five years. The deceased had made North Platte her home for twelve' or fif teen years. For several years she had been in poor health, and was tenderly cared for by her son Tim othy. Twenty or more couples of young folks held a dancing party at Keith's hall last evening and passed several hours in an excep tionally pleasant manner. A ma jority of the ladies present were those who will observe Lent, and this was their last chance to dance prior to the begining of that sea son. For latest cuffs and collars go to the Boston Store. The women of the city claim that they should have two repre sentatives on the Board of Educa tion, and if the republican conven tion does not name a woman as one of the three candidates, it is quite likely some woman will be nominated by petition as an inde pendent candidate. The Tribune has no serious objection to having two women as members of the board but it does not believe that an equal division of men and women on the board results to the best in terests of the schools. The Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting last evening and discussed several ques tions of importance to the schools, but adjourned without taking defin ate action upon all matters under consideration. The resolution in which it was proposed to accept as cash receiver's certificates of the school money deposited in the North Platte National Bank when the city treasurer made his final ac count, failed to carry. In the mat ter of extending the term of the senior class at the close of the present school year, no definite action was taken. A special meet ing of 'the bbard' wiir'be'held on Monday evening of next week. DE60RATE YOUR HOMES. A beautiful line of Engravings, Artist's Etchings, Im itation Pastels and Water-Color Pictures just received and will be sold at remarkably low prices and framed to suit you. f v B&RGMNS IN FURNITURE. ? ? This month we wish to make room for our immense spring stock ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. E. B, WARNER, Rennie's Grand Special Sale of New Dress Goods. We have just opened 50 new dress patterns in the latest designs and patterns which we have now 011 sale at prices from $5.00 to 10.00. We have also just opened $1500 worth of fine Moquet, Body and Tapestry Brussels which we will sell at prices that will surprise you. Also 10 pieces of fine all wool Lowiiel Carpets. Also Linoleums and Oil Cloths which we are making special prices on. We also expect to give you the greatest shoe sale ever known to the trade. We have just opened $1000 worth of new shoes, and will make a special effort to get your trade if low prices will do it. We will sell you our best $5.00' French Kid shoe, coin or pin toe, at 83-50. Our fine $4.00 French Kid shoe at $2.75. Our 63.50 shoe at $2.50, and so on through our entire line of men's ladies' and children's shoes. Remember this sale begins at once and lasts for one week at Wash Silks and Trimming Silks at the Boston Store. A. H. Davis returned Snnday from his trip to Valentine, having been absent just two weeks. Julius Pizer left this morning for Chicago, where he will purchase a stock of spring goods. Before returning he will visit friends in Detroit for a few days. Poultry Netting 1-2 cent a square foot at the Wilcos Dept. Store, Deputy Sheriff Keliber has pur chased of Thos Keliher, of Denver, eighty acres of land lying between the city and the South Platte bridge, the consideration being $900. This land at one time was held at about $40 per acre, The weather forecasts: Fair to night, Wednesday fair and warmer. The maximum temperature yester day at North Platte was 29, mini mum in past 24 hours 12 at 7 a. m. 12, precipitation .01 of an inch. For the same period and time one year ago the maximum temperature was 22, minimum S at 7 a. m. 9, precipi tation trace. New and second-hand wagons for sale. Jos. Hershey. A meeting will be held in Gandy on Saturday next for the purpose of considering a proposition to build a telephone line from that place to North Platte. The Pioneer favors the organization of a company with a capital stock of $2500; sell enough of the stock for cash to buy the poles and other material, and the balance of the stock paid out for labor. The intention would be to hiive 'phones at Dorp and Myrtle for the accommodation of the farm ers of those sections. For Laces and Embroideries go to the Boston Store. We are requested to announce that the Dorcas Girls will .give an entertainment in the near future at which will be introduced the Berlinger gramiphone. a reproduc ing sound instrument that can be distinctly heard a distance of two blocks. This instrument will pro duce an excelleat programme of vocal and instrumental music and recitations, the selections being among the very best. The pro ceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to mercy and help work, of which the Dorcas Girls have done much in the past and have more planned for the future. The time and place of holding the entertain ment will be given later, and the programme will also be published. The Wilcox Dept Store will order barb wire de livered at North Platte at $2.65 a hundred. JOHN WOLLEjlHAUpT, REPAIRING AND CLEANING IMPORTED S00T0H SUITINGS from $24 to S45. Imported Dress Suitings prom $28 to $70. Goods guaranteed and per fectfit. Give us a trial. MERCHANT TAILOR Rennie's. Miss Lenora Cummings left on this morning's train for her home in Illinois efter visiting relatives in town for five months. Cox's misses' and children's shoes at the Boston Store. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eells re turned from Council Bluffs Sunday evening. The friends of the latter will regret to learn that her physical condition is not much improved. For rent or sale Land under the Farmer's . & Merchants' ditch. Apply to D. W. Baker. In speaking of Prof. Garlichs' visit to Sidney last week, the Tele graph of that place says: "While in the city the Professor proposed to give a children's entertainment in Sidney at some future time, pro vided the proceeds would be used to purchase a piano to be used in our school." Hame straps 10 cents each at the Wilcox Dept. Store, John Hinman returned Sundav a night from a brief business trip to Fremont. While awav he sold sev 4 eral water rights on the Hinman & Patterson Birdwood ditch and also secured a lease of a section of land under the ditch. -When Mr. Hin man leaves the land office he may 1 1 decide to ensragre extensively in farming on the Birdwood. Observer Piercy's summary for last month shows the mean temper ature to have been 30, the lowest 3. and the hiirhest 58 degrees. The excess of temperature accumulated since Jan. 1st has been 322 degrees. The precipitation during the month was .46 of an inch or six one-hun- dredths of an inch more than the average of February during the last 23 pears. Best grade Harness Oil, in bulk, 60 cents a gallon at Wilcos Dept. Store, E. F. Seeberger will on April 1st sever his connection with the North Platte land and water com pany after three years of faithfull and efficient service. At present he has not decided as to what he will engage in, having several positions in view, but it is quite likely he will remain a resident of North Platte. Mr. Seeberger is an energetic, brainy man, and a hale fellow well met, just the kind that North Platte cannot afford to lose. Our prices on bran, feed, "flour, grain and hay are as low as the lowest. We guarantee to sell our goods at bottom -prices all the time. You cannot name a price you have heard of elsewhere that we will not meet, or sell even cheaper, it quality is considered. Harrington & Tobin. President Clark, of the Union Pacific, returned Saturday from his trip to New York, and to a re porter of the Bee said: "I think the foreclosure is an, assured fact. It's hard to tell just when it will come along, but I think it will un doubtedly be during the coming summer. 3o far, no obstacle to the foreclosure proceedings has ap peared. Jtliink it unlikely that any obstacle, will be encountered. There may be things that will hap pen and delay the proceedings, but they will be 'of minor importance. I know of nothing at this time to delay the sale, but matters post poning an event of this kind are al ways to be expected," "WILL SUEVEY THE RESERVATION. T. C. Patterson, who for the past eight or ten years has been work ing to secure an appropriation for the survey of the original Ft. Mc Pherson military reservation in this county, this morning received the following letter. Washington, Feb'y 26. 1897. Thos. C. Patterson, North Platte, Neb. Dear Sir: I have secured amend ment to sundry civil bill appropria ting $850 for survey of Ft. McPher son military reservation. Yours very truly, John M. Thurston. The original reservation is four miles square, and as soon as this proposed survey is made the land will be platted and filed in the U. S. land office. Under the act of 1884 M. J. Cohn, Mrs. Burke and John Murray, who are among the actual settlers on the land, can make final proof upon their claims by the payment of the usual fee. .The re mainder of the land will be ap praised and sold, actual settlers on the land having the first right to purchase. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The city council met in regular session last evening, all members but Scott being present. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and ap proved, the clerk was instructed to issue an auctioneer's license to W. h. B. Vesey for the remainder of the fiscal year upon the payment of $10 with the understanding that Vesey should not ship in and sell second hand goods. Bills were allowed on the poll fund as follows: A. F, Stritz $2.40, W. R. Morgen killing dogs $7.00. The following bills were approved: C. O. Weingand oil $16.83, M. B. Cry derman dray age 4.40. The Keith hall license, which has been discussed in the council for several months past, was again brought up for consideration. The city attorney stated that Manager .Gates had declared himself to the effect that rather than pay the reg ulation license, he would close the hall. It was the sense of the coun cil that it was not fair to exact as much license for the Keith hall as was exacted for Lloyd's opera house. After considerable discus sion the attorney was instructed to make a compromise with Mr. Gates or in case such cannot be effected that the attorney shall proceed to collect the full amount by suit. The following resolution was pre sented aud adopted unanimou sly Whereas, At a meeting of the citv council held on the 24th day o Jauuary, 1895, the following action was taken by said council, to-wit A motion in the following words was put and carried: "That the funds of the city now on deposit in the North Platte National Bank be divided in three equal parts, aud that the bank be given respectively 6 months, 12 months and IS months in wihchjto pay said amounts, the condition being that the bank will resume business;" and Whereas, Under said motion and instruction the citv treasurer of North Platte entered into a con tract and agreement with said bank and executed contract to said effect, the said city thereby taking control of said deposits as city funds and relieving the city treasurer ot all liability for said funds so on deposit; Now therefore be it resolved by the citv council of said city, that the said citv receive from John Sorenson, city treasurer, the certifi cate of deposit issued by the receiver of said bank for the funds so on de posit as cash for the amount yet unpaid on said certihcate, and that tlie nnance committee oe tnereoy instructed to compute the said cer tificate as cash in their annual settlement with said treasurer. The mayor reported that several street lamps in the Third ward had been broken, presumably by small boys throwing stones. The mayor was instructed to offer a reward of $25 for the arrest and conviction of any person breaking or destroy ing street lamps. An ordinance was introduced per mitting the North Platte telephone company to erect poles upon and string wires along the streets and alleys of the city. The rules were suspended and the ordinance was passed by unanimous vote. The ordinance provides that the poles and wires shall be so constructed as not to interfere in any way with traffic on. the streets. Thecouncilmen then lighted their pipes and passed out into the dark ness of the right. It would seem that with the regularity with which Marshal Morgan presents his bills for kill ing dogs, the city would by this time be entirely rid of untaxed canines, but such is not the case. The fecundity of the atmosphere in western Nebraska seems to be just right for the successful pro pagation of dogs, and it seems that for every one killed two are born. The number is also increased by the migration of animals from the country to town. THELDREIJABLE house of Harrington & Tobin with their superb stock of superlative grade of Groceries, Flour, etc., positively agree to meet and dis cpunt any prices named by com petitors in their spasmodic efforts tp compete. HARRINGTON & TOBIN. You would call a man if you saw him throwing his money away. You can avoid living in a glass house while throwing stones at the other party by trading with us. We Sell. Thread, 3 spools for 10c, Elastic cord, ic per yd, 6 slate pencils for ic, Vaseline, 5c a bottle, Sewing machine oil 5c, Liquid stove polish 10c, Breast snaps, 5c each, Line snaps 2c and 3c, Swivel snaps 5 cents, Queen City hats $2.00, 7-inch Plates 35c a set, Overalls, 65 cents, (the ones others get 75 cents for.)- . , Handled tea cups and saucers 42 cents" a set, a saving of 29 per cent. m These are just a few of the many . items we can save you money on. . The Wilcox Dept Store, NORTH PLATTE, NEB. -A KISS IN THE DAEK They are on their way to the benefit given by the Art Students' association aud are standing on the corner waiting for a down town car. The A. S. A. usually gives an annual banquet, but this year "no one seemed to be hungry, " as the man that makes the speech said, so they are giving in stead an artistic, musical and dramatic entertainment for those who are. Two cars approach, running tandem, one with seats running lengthwise, the other with seats running crosswise. "Shall wo take the front car?" he asks, in no amiable tone of voice, for it had taken her just 1 hour and 20 min utes to dress. "No, the last one. Everybody has such an opportunity to stare when the passengers face each other. How, if were so beautiful that nono could loo! but to admire" A low growl from the depths of his mustacho as ho hands her up to the rear platform of the car is the only answer. Then ho flashes a look at the graceful, white clad figure, the black eyes and mass of raven hair beneath the rose decked hat, but says nothing. "That wide eyed girl across the aisle reminds me of a story I read the other day of a New York man who was call ing on a lady in .Boston. She was a sort of poster woman, with orange hair aud orange lips and a crimson bodice. Stay ing with her was a young girl from somewhere iu Missouri a girl with eyes set mysteriously wide apart who enchanted him with her singing. year later he met the wide eyed gir again and asked her to sing to him. She went to the piano aud sang a touching little ballad that brought tho tears, to his eyes. 'See, you have called forth my tears. ' " 'I would give the rest of my life to see your tears, ' she said, and then he knew that tho wide oyed girl was blind. ' "Where did you get that?" ho asked quietly. "Oh, from one of those impossible little magazines, a 'Clack' or a 'Clique, a 'Chap' or a 'Chip,' " she answered. As tbey are about to leave tne car the little woman across the aislo arises, takes tho wide eyed girl by the hand and carefully leads her out. They look at each other iu silence. They are late, of course. Memorial hall is a flutter of pink and white, garden of flower trimmed hats in a per fume laden atmosphere. They are just iu time to see Bnrne- Joues' "Garden Court" in tho legend of the Brier Rose, to tho music of "She Sleeps." Then as the usher points them to the only two remaining seats fortu nately iu tho back row the curtain rises again upon one of Bourgereau's Madonnas, sitting with unblinking eyes and reverent, uplifted hands. It is the wide eyed girl they had seen in the car. In the interval that follows p girl in ivory white, bareheaded, down the aisle exchanges a few words with a Jady in black and darts back again, her glorious hair framing her face in a halo of light. - 1? 1 It L ?H "1 believe sue ma tnac wim a pur pose," ho growls. "How could one suppose anything else? She knew, of course, what tho effect of tho light on her hair would be." "Do look at that huge woman m the blue silk gown. She reminds me of nothiug so much as a lazy, pale blue cow." "Where? Which one?" "Second seat from tho end, third 1 row. As they look and laugh tho female bovine turns and casts a look of very human scorn at them. "Areu't you ashamed of yourself?" "Yes, I am. I wouldn't be rudo even to a cow, ho remarks m an undertone as ho hides his unblushing face behind her gauze fan. Just then the director's wife, a plain little woman with sorrel hair, gowned in yellow organdie, rises from a seat a little to tho left and goes to sing a Swedish folksong behind the scenes whilo Von der Lippe's little son and daughter pose in a Swedish fairy scene. But ho is not looking at the stage. Ho is studying the group just in front, a demure little maiden, with pinchablo cheeks and a nose that tilts the.least Ut ile mite in the world, and, oh, the dain tiest little chinl The two men who are with her might pass- for twins but for he fact that the one at the right wears a gray coat while the other is. clad 111 black. Yes, and ho of the gray coat a saving of 25 per cent: " I5o " " " " IOO. " ' " I OO " " " 50 " " " " " " wcarsa mustaune. "Well, what do you think of her?" she asks, observing his scrutiny. "If the lights should all go out sud denly, I think I should kiss her," he says thoughtfully while he gazes at the bronze hair beneath the correct little panama sailor. "You wouldn't have the ghost of a chance with those two men keeping guard over her. I. wonder if they are both in love with her," she says, while she catches a sly glance from the man with the gray coat. He had heard every word. The director's wife, flushed and tri umphant, emerges from a side door and resumes her seat, unfortunately also her hat, and tho view of the stage is cut off. "Does the director point?" she asks. Then, before he can answer, "Sometimes they don't, you know." 1 'No, I suppose he sometimes doesn't, ' ' he says, with a sidelong glance from un der his lashes. "Oh, you know what I mean. I know of one art museum director who never painted a stroke in his life," sho says, whilo the wonderful green and yellow moonbeams fall across the stage on Leighton's "Summer Moon." Then there is a little farce, a reprint from life, of domestic infelicity, in which all the actors do what they ought not to do and leave undone what they ought to do, and there is no sense in it. The curtain man, as usual, drops tho curtain in the middle of the act and raises it while the actors are staging themselves. "Shall we go up and look at tho art exhibition?" she asks when it is over. "Oh, I suppose one is expected to," he says, with the air of a modern Job. They join tho throng up the winding stair, past the Jbig painting of ever and ever so many chickens wading up a muddy slope to their dinnor while the wind blows their tails all to one side, past bronzes and marbles of handsome Apollos, winged Psyches and armless Venuses, while somo one inquires se riously: "Why will they be so careless with their statuary? I don't believe I ever saw a Venus that hadn't ono or both her arms broken off I" Now a head in charcoal attracts her attention. She steps back to get a better viow of it, comes into painful contact with the patent leather too of some body's foot, and, turning to beg pardon, meets tho eyes of the young man of the gray coat and black mustache uncon sciously. She lets one glove slip down to the floor. He stoops, picks it up and puts it into his pocket. Then he walks away with an air of tantalizing uncon cern, ano 100KS about ior her companion and finds him suspiciously near to a correct little panama sailor, abovo a mass' of bronze colored hair. The other young man is at her side. Presently the scarlet lips hazard tho question: "But where is the line, Archie? You told me your pictures were to be on the line." "I havo half a mind to write her one," he mutters under his breathes he comes up to where she is attentively ex amining a pen and ink sketch. 'Come, let us get out of this crush," he says, with tho air of a man who has suffered a bitter disappointment "Here is an escapo to the stairway, " and he leads tho way out. As they take their places in the car some one sits down behind them, and they thump along in silence. Suddenly tho lights go out, and the car stops. In the darkness something faintly touches her cheek. Tho lights are on in a moment, and she casts an in dignant glance at her moody companion. How dare you, and right here in the car, tool" she says mdicnantly. 'Why, what have I I don't under stand. What, has that fellow dared?" They turn just in time to catch a glimpse of a gray coat vanishing through the doorway. They are very silent the rest of the way home. Mary McCall in Philadel phia Times. WANTED 1 ,000 bushels of wheat for seed and 1,000 bushels of oats for seed. Will pay 5 cents above tne market price if turned in on accounts or in trade. Harrington & Tobin.