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VOL. XIII.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1897.
NO. 58.
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BLO WN TO ATOMS.
Who is blown to atoms? Who could be so mean as to blow a fellow to atoms. Who did
it? THE HUB did it. I will tell you how it was: You know that fellow who used, to be at
The Hub called King Credit, well he tried to get back and the Hub told him to "git." He tried
to lounge, but the following prices shocked him so that he flew all to pieces.
One lot of ladies' shirtwaists, sizes 34 to 38, former price $1.20 now 95 cents.
One lot of ladies' shirtwaists, sizes 34 to 40, former price $107 now 80 cents.
One lot of ladies' shirt waists, sizes 34 to 38. tormer price 50c to 97c now 35 cents.
One lot misses' wash suits in blue, pink and black stripped, age 4 to 14, were 1.35 now 1.15
12 dozen Windsor Ties, in plain and fancy colors, former price 8c to 35c. . . .now 5 to 20
Twenty-four silk Umbrellas, former price 1.35 to 2.25 now 1.10 to 1.75.
All colors Lawn and Dimities at your own price. Seventy -five pairs of double-knee, ribbed
cotton hose, seamless and absolutely fast colors, sizes from 6 to 8, as good as any 15 cent hose
you buy, go at 10 cents a pair. These hose will be on sale at prices quoted until further notice.
MptVQ nnfhinfr Did you say yon kept Men's and Boys' Clothing at The Hub? I
IVlCil'o VlUliillJ. should say so, and these garments are hummers and record breakers;
in fact we are making prices so cheap that it will surprise everr one.
Cl- Our shoe department is complete in all lines. New goods arriving almost every day.
OllUCo. if you are in need of good and stylish footwear do not forget that we are making
prices which make King Credit blush. Yours for one price and cash only,
1 tit,
D, M. HOGSETT,
Contractor and Builder, ?
AND AGENT FOR
IDEAL STEEL
PUMPING
AND POWER
WINDMILLS
4-ft,6-ft. 8-ft, 9 ft, 10-ft, 12-ft, 14-ft
and 16-ft Wheels back geared.
.IDEAL STEEL 10 and 12-foot
"Wheels in direct stroke.and IDEAL
STEEL TOWERS.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
SMOKERS I
In search of a ircod cijrai
will always find it at J.
F. Schmalzried's. Try
them and judge. t
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the Platte
Collegiate
Institute..,
A Heme School for Boys and
Girls. Best in the State for
price and advantages. For cat-
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HARRY N. RUSSELL,
Kearney, Neb. ....Principal
You Need
ICE.
We have it have plenty of it
and can furnish you any quantity
desired. Our ice is good none
better and we make prompt de
liveries. We solicit your trade, feeling we
can please ou.
Miner 4 Frazicr.
Carl Brodbcck,
DEALEIt IK
Fresh Smoked and
Salted Meats,
Having re-opened the City Meat
Market, opposite the Hotel Neville,
I am prepared to furnish customers
with a choice quality of meats of
all kinds.
A share of your patronage is re
spectfully solicited.
J. F. FILLION,
Plumber, Tinworler
General Repairer.
Special attention given to
BICYCLE EMS,
WHEELS TO RENT
MUb
Dr. j. w.
BUTT,
DENTIST.
Over First Nafl Bank, NORTH PLATTE
U. P. TIME TABLE.
GOINO EAST CENTRAL TIME.
No. 2 Fast Mail 8:45 n. m.
No. 1 Atlantic Express.... 11:40 p.m.
No. 28 Freight 7:00 a.m.
GOING WEST MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. 1 Limited 3:55 p. m.
No.3-Fast Mail 11:20 p.m.
No.23 Freight 7:35 a.m.
No. 10 Freight 1:40 p. m.
N. B. Olds. Agent.
SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR TEACHERS.
Commencing July oth and closing with
tho Lincoln County Teachers1 Institute.
For further information address,
Mns. F. A. FRANKLIN. Co. Supt
or E. D. SNYDER,
- North Platte, Neb:
JH'or Sale!
SIS WATER RIGHTS
Under the canal of the South Side Irri
gation and Land Company at the rate of
8300 00 per water right. Apply to
P. MYLANDER,
Uox 211. North Platte, Neb
PURE LAKE ICE
I am again in position to supply
the people of North Platte with a
superior quality of pure ice frozen
from well water. It is as clear as
crystal and of good thickness; not
frozen snow and slush. A trial
order will convince you of its
quality. I have plenty to last
j through the season.
WM. EDIS.
Claude W&iopd,
DEALER IN
Coal Oil,
Gasoline, r
Gas Tar,
And Crude Petroleum.
Leave orders at office
in Broeker's tailor shop.
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BROEKER'S SUITS
ALWAYS FIT.
We have been making garments for
North Platte citizens for over twelve
years, and if our work and prices were
not satisfactory we would not be here
o-day. We solicit your trade.
F. J. BROEKER,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
, W. T. BANKS, prop.
KEBSHEY HEWS.
Farmers are busy irrigating their
corn.
A light shower prevailed Friday
night and another Sunday evening.
The rye and fall wheat harvest
is in full blast. The crop is good
in both quantity and quality.
C. R. Kelsey & Co. shipped a car
of hogs west the latter part of the
week.
G. R. Golwin, jr., will harvest
his grain this season with a new
McCormick binder recently pur
chased of C. R. Kelsey & Co.
Mrs. Ed Ware is critically ill at
this writing. Dr. Donaldson, of
North Platte, is the attending phy
sician.
Th e old canal company is con
structing a wing to their dam in
the North river so as to capture
more water.
Several toughs from the county
seat bad to be brought-to time at
this place during the celebration
Saturday. Parties who can not go
to any doing of that kind without
getting drunk had better remain at
home.
J. O. Liudth is painting the new
hotel.
Henry White leit Saturday night
lor his home in San Francisco. -
C. W. Keyes is doing the mason
work on the new hotel.
W. H. Hill and family expect to
take possession of their new resi
dence this week.
Geo. White has sold his crop to
Leonard Laubner and with his
family and her people will depart
for Oklahoma by team soon.
The celebration at this place last
Saturday was quite well attended
and all seemingly enjoyed a good
time. The addresses by Messrs.
Wilcox and Rigely.of North Platte,
were well received and highly com
plimented by all.
"Al" Hill and family spent Sun
day in Wallace.
The dance in the Maccabee hall
at this place Saturday afternoon
and evening was well attended and
a pleasant time enjoyed by all
present.
A few from here celebrated at
Maxwell Monday.
J. A. Ellison and family of Keith
county Sundayed at their old home
east of Nichols.
New potatoes are quite plentiful
in this part of the county.
Chas. Smith who had a subcon
tract on the F. & M. canal moved
his outfit down east the first of the
week.
Mrs. Applegate, of Belvidere, is
visiting her father, W. R. White,
who has been seriously ill for some
time.
Mrs. J. H. Hershey has been
numbered with the sick lately.
Mrs. McNichols, daughter Lunie
and son Carle, of Yuma, Colo., are
guests of the Dymond family.
Pat.
KEMPEECINCT.
Miss Bernice McGuire of Ash
Grove was in these parts Friday.
Five eights of an inch ot water
fell Sunday night last.
J. H. Jolliff visited Ash Grove
friends Wednesday of last week.
Chas. Spelde and Mrs. Jones were
elected to the school board in dis
trict 102.
Chas. Spelde marketed hogs at
Wellfleet Friday.
Corn is growing fine and some is
shoulder hisrh.
Madam Rumor says Jake Miller
of your city passed down our streets
last week.
The glorious Fourth has passed
and gone without any event of note
to record.
J. H. and Julia Jolliff spent Sun
day at the Rose Valley Ranch.
Farm laborers are scarce in south
Lincoln county. Our energetic
women have began to fill the wait
ing places and still the McKinly
boom is N. S.
J. H. Knowles and wife -were on
our streets Monday last.
Early potatoes, large as turkey
eggs, are seen on the tables of the
enterprising farmers.
Geo. Miller of Missouri Ridge
was in these parts Friday.
Late potatoes looking splendid
with a prospect of an enormous
yield.
David Artlip and wife transacted
business at the county capital Mon
day. X. X.
ti EVENTS" IIT NEBRASKA. jn
The total rainfall at Grand Island
in June was 4.13 inches.
Brownfield Bros, of Cozad pur
chased fifty-one head of two and
three-year-old steers of Stewart &
Co. of Logan county last week, pay
ing $40 per head for them.
Jim Williams, foreman of the car
inspectors at Sidney, has been
working for the Union Pacific Co.
for nineteen years and during that
period has lost but but eight days.
Dora, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr. alid Mrs. Olaff Swartz of Har
risburg, was bitten on the hand by
a rattlesnake, and died after two
days of terrible suffering.
The eighteen year old son of
Gus Anderson of Trognitz precinct,
Cheyenne count, was thrown from
a horse last week and so badl v in-
jured that he died fourteen hours
later.
A little daughter of A. E. Lines
of Odell was struck by a hailstone
and rendered unconscious. Her
skull was found to be crushed, and
the result of the accident is dub
ious.
A little son' ofSyl- Lukeflake-of
Bartlett fell off a truck wagon and
a wheel passed over his left arm,
crushing and breaking it badly.
The wagon stopped just in time to
save his leg from a similar mill.
George Gunderson reports that
they have finished shearing their
sheep and have 12.000 pounds of
wool ready for market. Their flock
numbers 1,600, some of which are
yearling lambs, and the fleeces
averaged about "eight pounds.
Kimball Observer.
A young man about 25 years old,
named Warren, living between Cur
tis and Maywood, attempted sui
cide last Wednesday morning by
cutting his throat. He failed to
carve deep enough, which gave him
a chance to try again.
Harvesting has commenced in
Dawson and surrounding counties,
says the Lexington Pioneer. Last
week farmers began cutting rye,
and will soon have their binders in
the wheat fields. There is a much
larger acreage in small grain than
ever before in this part of the state
and it will require an immense
amount of twine to tie the crop.
During a thunder storm Friday
night the house of David Scheming
a few miles north of Kearney, was
struck by lightning and his four
teen year old son instantly killed.
His brother had hold of his hand
at the time and was severely
shocked and burned, but will re
cover.
The bond proposition for voting
$4,000 for building a new school
louse was almost unanimously de
bated Monday: eight voting for.
orty-one against. Another peti
;ion was circulated for a smaller
sum $2,000 and signed as unani
mously. Sutherland Free Lance.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Celebrated for its ereat leavenine strencth
and healtafulness. Assures the food against
alum and all forms of adulteration common
to the cheap brands.
ti Ox AT JUAKIKG IrOwDEu UO.t NEW YORK
RfflfAl
r i
Broken Bow has a claimant for a
portion of Barney Barnato's indefi
nite millions... His name is Houser
and he says he is a half brother of
the drowned South African diamond
king. As Broken Bow gets nearly
everything it goes alter peradTan
ture Houser is what he claims.
The West Point baud gave an en
tertainment recently that was so
poorly patronized as to cause them
to Hunk on giving any more free
serenades in the city park. The
only music now to break the still
ness of the evening summer air
will be the croaking of bullfrogs at
the mill dam and the populists on
the street corners.
Andrew Oleson, a butcher al
Hammond's, South Omaha, Wed
nesday tried to jump down into an
enormous vat over which a big hook
was suspended. The sharp point
of the hook caught into his left hip,
penetrated it five inches and lett
him hanging by his own flesh in
midair and completely helpless. He
now knows how it goes himself.
During a seyere electrical storm
last Tuesday night a cloudburst
raised the Sou th Loup river about
five feet five miles above Callaway,
washing away bridges, tearing out
banks, and almost completely
sweeping away the big mill dam at
Callaway. The rainfall is reported
as high as five inches in some local
ities.
The passenger department of the
Elkhorn road has been making
great efforts this spring to get the
farmers along its line to adopt the
Campbell system of soil culture.
Success has attended a large part
of these efforts. Letters received
from points where the system has
been tried this season are most
favorable to its continued use.
A Kearney special to the Bee,
dated Saturday, says: On account
of the hot weather for the past few
days, Mrs. Win. Strasbaugh, who
lives in the southeast part of town,
has allowed her children to play in
the cellar under the house during
the afternoon. Yesterday, she went
down with them herself-and took a
seat near the wall, holding a nurs
ing child in her arms and a three-
year-old daughter sat beside her.
Suddenly the bank gave way,
burying the little girl completely
id covering Mrs. Strausbaugh
nearly up to her waist and breaking
:r right ankle. There was no one
else in the house at the time, and
when the little girl was unearthed
she was dead. The baby wa not
injured.
The News, published at Narka,
Republic county, Kan., tells of the
latest corn destroyer, as follows:
Charley Dettman has found what
is killing the growing corn in his
fields. He noticed that the corn in
a row would suddenly turn yellow
and die, sometimes for nearly 20
rods, and he; concluded to investi
gate. He saw traces as though a
mole had been working- alone: under
he ground, and on following it up
bund not a mole, but a large toad.
Not knowing whether it was there
by accident or not, he searched fur
ther and every time found a toad.
We have always thought that ani
mal harmless, but this is a new
wrinkle. Let other farmers report
if their corn is going the same way.
Strange Fish From the Bermuda.
Dr. E. H. Bean, the superintendent
of
the New York aquarium, returned
from the Bermudas recently and brought
with him several interesting specimens
of fish peculiar to Bermudan waters.
There were beautiful flatfish, with opal
bodies, tinged with rainbow hues, in
cluding purple,, crimson, bright green
and bright blue. They are known as
angel fish and are to tho finny tribo
what the gorgeous plumed peacock is to
the fowl creation.
There was a slate colored flatfish,
which Assistant Superintendent Spencer
called a snrgeon, or doctor fish, and of
which little is inown.
Another tank contained groupers,
whoso sides are striped like those of
tigers and leopards.
There were also ten hind fish, each
from 10 to 15 inches in length. The
bodies'aro white, with brown and red
spots. Two squirrel fish, each 10 inches
long, were included in tho collection.
They are similar to onr goldfish, except
ing that their eyes resemble those of
wnirrels.
What a rromincnt Insurance Han Says.
H. M. Blossom, senior mumber of II.
M. Blossom & Go , 217 N. 3d St.. St
Louis, writes: I had been left with a
very distressing couch, tho result of in
fluenza, which nothing s-eemed to re
lieve, until I took Ballard's Horohound
Sjrup. One bottle completely cured
me. I sent one bottle to my sister who
had a severe cough, and she found im
mediate relief. I always recommend
this syrup to ray friends.
John Uranston UOa liamshire btreet
Quincy. 111., writes; I have found Bal-
ard's Horebound Svrup superior to anv
other cough medicine I have ever known.
It never disappoints. Prico 25 and otic.
bold by The XMorlh Platte Pharmacy.
J. E. Bush, Mgr. , 2
To Clean Up.
Here are a few lot numbers of Ladies Fine
Shoes, Pad an Bros. make. The selling price of
these goods are from 2.50 to $3.50 per pair. We
offer to cle.-m them up at 1.75 per pair. Here
are the sizes of the lot numbers:
LOT 1620 Plain toes, button, width D
and E 3 pairs 2i, 2 pairs of 3, 2 pairs
3i, 12 pairs of 4, 2 pairs 4i, 1 pair of 5.
LOT 1601 Congress One pair 2i, one
pair 3, one pair 7. - -
LOT 1643 E last 1 pair 24, 1 pair 3,
1 pair 3, 1 pair 5, 1 pair 5, 1 pair 6.
LOT 161 Lace 1 pair 2, 2 pairs 3, 1
pair 3 1-2, 1 pair 4, 2 pairs 6. -
LOTS 1420 and 1410 Cloth top, lace
and button 1 pair 2 1-2, 1 pair 3, 1 pair
3 1-2, 2 pairs 4, 1 pair 5, 1 pair 5 1-2.
If you desire good values for a little money,
you should call before these goods are- sold--they
won't last long. Every pair warranted to give
satisfaction or monev refunded. When callimr
for these shoes please state that you want the lots
V ,1 i.
ciuYiiriiseu.
The Boston Store, J. Pizer, Prop.
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Arm YELLOW FRONT! j
Ladies $6, $5 and $4 Fine Shoes S
at $1.00 Per Pair 1
Made by such well known fine shoe makers as
Laird, Schober & Co., E. P. Reed & Co., and
sE Ludlow. As fine qualities as ever covered a 3
g woman's foot, but the styles are not strictly up
g to date. Sizes run from 1 to 5i widths A to E. 3
An unusual opportunity for ladies with small
or narrow feet.
KID OXFORDS SPECIAL.
p
gwi Ladies' Kid Oxfords, two styles, square 3
1 and mediem pointed, 90 CENTS. 3
s These goods will go quic!dy,don't delay.
I DECATUR & BEEGLE,
g GEO. M. GRAHAM, Manager. 3
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THE TEXAN RANGERS.
The Foro Nbvr but a Shadow of What It
Was.
In tho appropriation bill which tho
legislature of Texas was recently called
in extraordinary session to consider ia
nn item which provides for the mainte
nance of the ranger force. It will not
exceed $25,000, and the smallness of
the sum emphasizes the decadence of
an arm remarkable for its singularity
and efficiency. There is nothing exactly
similar among the forces of tho world.
The mounted constabulary of South Af
rica bears, perhaps, a closer resem
blance than any other, though there
are wide divergences.
The Texas ranger wears no uniform.
His dress is composed of stout, dark
trousers, sometimes protected by over
alls, a woolen shirt, heavy sack coat,
sombrero, boots, stout gloves and spurs.
His arms are a single action 45 caliber
colt's six shooter and a Winchester car
bine not rifle. Ho furnishes his own
horse and bedding. If the horse is
killed in action, the state replaces it. If
it dies or is stolen, the ranger must get
another. The pay is 30 a month for
privates, $40 for sergeants, $75 for lieu
tenants and $100 for captains. The state
feeds them. Their supplies include flour,
coffee, sugar, lard, bacon, beef, mutton
and canned goods. They slay much
game and add variety to the bill of fare
fn that way.
Owing to tho settlement of tho fron
tier and the gradual establishment of
law and order tho ranger force has stead
ily decreased for some years past. For
merly it consisted of six companies,
numbering approximately 100 men each.
Today there are not more than 50 men
in the service, all told, nor are they of
so high a class as those who risked their
lives back in the eighties. In those days
tho composition of the companies was
unique. No native Texans were in the
ranks. They were not enlisted because
it was feared that their homo affilia
tions would interfere with their work.
The men camo from all sections of tho
union, lured by the spirit of adventure.
Many of them wero collegians. In
Company F 15 years ago were two grad
uates of Yale, ono of Harvard, ono of
Princeton, three from the University of
Virginia and a dozen from tho smaller
southern and western universities. Somo
of them now are high in political place
in the state of their adoption. Other3
sleep in tho sandy stretches that sweep
down to the tawny river, aud even their
graves have been leveled by the constant
winds. Exch ange.
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Wanted A thoroughly competent
servant girl and housekeeper who will
appreciate a good home.for small family,
dwelling with modern conveniences.
Address with references, and wages de
sired.to Box 5G, Gothenburg Neb,
FB 0. Company Corsets,
MAKE
American Beauties
ECCo
GQliREOT
SHAPES.
ARTISTIC
EFFEGTS.
All
Lengths,
NEWEST
MODELS.
FANGY and
PLAIN.
FEATHERBONE CORSET CO,,
SOLE MANUFACTURERS.
SOLD BY
BOSTON STORE,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
Merchants are authorized t refund
tho money if cornet is not found satis
factory after 30 days trial.
On. Each Box.